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In the spotlight - The Named Drivers based in Edinburgh and Tranent (Scotland)
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The Great Order (USA) is the moniker for Jared George's music. It's solidly rooted in rock songwriting and stands up if played solo on an acoustic guitar. But synergizing various influences and current record production creates releases that are unmistakably fresh yet familiar. "Sometimes I think of The Great Order's music and overall style as combining the flowery and nature-based imagery of last century's Art Nouveau era with the geometric, […]
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In the spotlight - Broken Bear: Broken Bear are a two-piece female fronted indie guitar garage rock band with a live feel from Epsom (UK), featuring Laura on lead vocals, guitars and drums, and Paul on bass, synths, drums and backing vocals. Their sound is influenced by the likes of Nirvana, Fleetwood Mac, Half Moon Run, and The Cranberries to name a few. In september 2022 they released their last […]
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In the spotlight - Bleak Affair: Imagine Radiohead, Foo Fighters and Placebo went to the pub together and decided to write an EP. That's how British band Bleak Affair describe their sound. Bleak Affair consist of two members: Ben Barnett (guitar/vocals) and James Oliver (guitar/Father Figure). They released their debut single 'Sometimes' in September. Let's chat about their debut single and plans for the rest of the year. Tell us […]
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New Release – Echoes (EP) by Blue Nation
Blue Nation are a three-piece band hailing from Birmingham (UK). They use riff based melodic bluesrock from a reservoir of influences, including the Beatles, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Brit Pop 90's, more recently Rival Sons and Vintage Trouble, to create their memorable sound. Their four track EP 'Echoes' will be out (digitally) 2nd September. The physical CD release will take place at the O2 Institute in Birmingham 24th September - https://bit.ly/EPlaunchTickets […]
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New Release – Poetaster: A Miscellany (album) by The False Poets
Hailing from Durham (UK) the False Poets originally formed in the summer of 2012 by four fans of garage rock. They soon started writing their own material and put out a single and EP before disbanding in 2014. The band got back together in 2018 with the intention of focusing on their own songs. They have since put out their eponymous self titled debut album in 2019, followed up by […]
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Indie rock singer/songwriter Robi Mitch's dreamy yet groovy sound is inspired by 70s psychedelia and 90s mixtapes, along with his experiences as a session musician in Taiwan. In 2021 he moved from his hometown of Bristol (UK) to Cornwall and is now based in Penryn. He released his debut album 'Our Year' in January 2020 as a limited edition vinyl. Most recently his 'Dreamer / Loser' EP was released and […]
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namespace base {
template <typename T>
struct DefaultSingletonTraits;
class Thread;
}

namespace device {

struct SensorInfoLinux;

class DEVICE_GENERIC_SENSOR_EXPORT PlatformSensorProviderLinux
    : public PlatformSensorProvider,
      public SensorDeviceManager::Delegate {
 public:
  static PlatformSensorProviderLinux* GetInstance();

  // Sets another service provided by tests.
  void SetSensorDeviceManagerForTesting(
      std::unique_ptr<SensorDeviceManager> sensor_device_manager);

  // Sets task runner for tests.
  void SetFileTaskRunnerForTesting(
      scoped_refptr<base::SingleThreadTaskRunner> task_runner);

 protected:
  ~PlatformSensorProviderLinux() override;

  void CreateSensorInternal(mojom::SensorType type,
                            mojo::ScopedSharedBufferMapping mapping,
                            const CreateSensorCallback& callback) override;

  void AllSensorsRemoved() override;

  void SetFileTaskRunner(
      scoped_refptr<base::SingleThreadTaskRunner> file_task_runner) override;

 private:
  friend struct base::DefaultSingletonTraits<PlatformSensorProviderLinux>;

  using SensorDeviceMap =
      std::unordered_map<mojom::SensorType, std::unique_ptr<SensorInfoLinux>>;

  PlatformSensorProviderLinux();

  void SensorDeviceFound(
      mojom::SensorType type,
      mojo::ScopedSharedBufferMapping mapping,
      const PlatformSensorProviderBase::CreateSensorCallback& callback,
      const SensorInfoLinux* sensor_device);

  bool StartPollingThread();

  // Stops a polling thread if there are no sensors left. Must be called on
  // a different than the polling thread which allows I/O.
  void StopPollingThread();

  // Shuts down a service that tracks events from iio subsystem.
  void Shutdown();

  // Returns SensorInfoLinux structure of a requested type.
  // If a request cannot be processed immediately, returns nullptr and
  // all the requests stored in |requests_map_| are processed after
  // enumeration is ready.
  SensorInfoLinux* GetSensorDevice(mojom::SensorType type);

  // Returns all found iio devices. Currently not implemented.
  void GetAllSensorDevices();

  // Processed stored requests in |request_map_|.
  void ProcessStoredRequests();

  // Called when sensors are created asynchronously after enumeration is done.
  void CreateSensorAndNotify(mojom::SensorType type,
                             SensorInfoLinux* sensor_device);

  // SensorDeviceManager::Delegate implements:
  void OnSensorNodesEnumerated() override;
  void OnDeviceAdded(mojom::SensorType type,
                     std::unique_ptr<SensorInfoLinux> sensor_device) override;
  void OnDeviceRemoved(mojom::SensorType type,
                       const std::string& device_node) override;

  // Set to true when enumeration is ready.
  bool sensor_nodes_enumerated_;

  // Set to true when |sensor_device_manager_| has already started enumeration.
  bool sensor_nodes_enumeration_started_;

  // Stores all available sensor devices by type.
  SensorDeviceMap sensor_devices_by_type_;

  // A thread that is used by sensor readers in case of polling strategy.
  std::unique_ptr<base::Thread> polling_thread_;

  // This manager is being used to get |SensorInfoLinux|, which represents
  // all the information of a concrete sensor provided by OS.
  std::unique_ptr<SensorDeviceManager> sensor_device_manager_;

  // Browser's file thread task runner passed from renderer. Used by this
  // provider to stop a polling thread and passed to a manager that
  // runs a linux device monitor service on this task runner.
  scoped_refptr<base::SingleThreadTaskRunner> file_task_runner_;

  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(PlatformSensorProviderLinux);
};

}  // namespace device

#endif  // DEVICE_GENERIC_SENSOR_PUBLIC_PLATFORM_SENSOR_PROVIDER_LINUX_H_

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Les rites et les fêtes religieuses dans le jaïnisme sont spécifiques à cette foi. Pour autant, il existe des similarités avec l'hindouisme et le bouddhisme comme le don aux moines, ou la fête de Divali.

Les rites

Les rites sont obligatoires pour les moines-ascètes, les saddhus, mais ils sont aussi recommandés pour les laïcs. Six devoirs majeurs ou avasyakas sont reconnus par les deux branches du jaïnisme; si dans le fond ils sont relativement similaires, leurs noms diffèrent.
Pour la branche shvetambara :
 samayika : la méditation ;
 caturvimsatistava : la prière envers les Maîtres éveillés: les Tirthankaras ;
 vandana : le respect pour les professeurs de la foi ;
 pratikramana : la demande de pardon pour les fautes ;
 kayotsarga : l'essai d'abandonner le corps pour le dépasser ;
 pratyakhyana : la renonciation aux biens terrestres par le jeûne, la cessation d'activités temporairement.

Pour la branche digambara :
 devapuja : le culte des Tirthankaras ;
 guru-upasti : le respect et l'écoute des enseignants de la foi ;
 svadhyaya : l'étude des écritures ;
 samyana : la renonciation à la nourriture, l'acceptation de vœux d'ascétisme supplémentaires ;
 tapas : des charges, des devoirs envers les pauvres, pour se détacher du monde matériel ;
 dana : la charité.

Le culte (Puja)
Le terme de puja est aussi utilisé dans le jaïnisme pour définir des temps de prières, de célébration envers les Tirthankaras, mais aussi dans les temples. Le puja est alors extérieur à soi-même, le terme de dravya puja est utilisé; mais il peut être aussi intérieur, en récitant avec la pensée des mantras ou des hymnes en regardant une image, d'un Maître éveillé par exemple : il s'agit alors d'un bhava puja ; On parle aussi de « récitations silencieuses ».

Parmi les formes de puja les plus répandues, on peut mentionner tout culte ou cérémonie pour honorer les vingt-quatre Tirthankaras; allumer une lampe à beurre ou poser des fleurs devant l'image d'un Être éveillé;  préparer de la nourriture pour les moines-ascètes (ce rituel important peut être pratiqué quotidiennement).

Les fêtes religieuses
Les festivals principaux du jaïnisme qui ont lieu au cours d'une année civile du calendrier grégorien, se regroupent autour d'une dizaine de dates généralement liées à la lune; quelques différences de noms et de dates existent entre la branche shvetambara et le courant digambara, le moteur de la cérémonie étant le même.

 Nouvelle année ou Kartika-Purnima : une célébration de la nouvelle année et de l'omniscience du Maître éveillé le Tirthankara Mahâvîra ; en octobre-novembre, pour la pleine lune du mois hindou de .
 Jnana-Pancami : la fête à la connaissance : un culte spécial aux livres sacrés est présent, pour la branche shvetambara du jaïnisme, l'équivalent de sruta-pancami pour les digambaras (voir plus bas). Des récitations d'Écritures jaïnes ont lieu ; en octobre-novembre, cinq jours après Divali, le cinquième jour de la lune brillante du mois hindou de kartika.
 Parsvanatha-Jayanti : l'anniversaire de la naissance du vingt-troisième Tirthankara : Parsvanatha; en décembre-janvier, le dixième jour de la moitié sombre de la lune du mois de pausha.
 Mahâvîra-Jayanti : l'anniversaire de la naissance de Mahâvîra, le dernier et le plus célèbre des Maîtres éveillés ; lors des mois de mars-avril, en fait le treizième jour de la moitié lumineuse de la lune du mois hindou de chaitra.
 Aksaya-Tritiya ou Varsi tapa : une fête pour le don, pour l'aumône. Le croyant doit jeûner suivant l'exemple de Risabhdeva, mais il doit aussi faire un effort au niveau du don pour les moines-ascètes. En mai-juin, le troisième jour de la lune brillante du mois hindou de vaisakh.
 Sruta-Pancami : la fête des Écritures, pour commémorer les premières lignes écrites par les Acaryas suivant la branche digambara du jaïnisme. Un jour où l'importance de garder les Textes sacrés est mise en avant ; en mai-juin, le troisième jour de la lune brillante du mois hindou de jyaistha.
 Paryusana Parva : paryusana vient des mots : un an, et, le retour. En fait ce festival de huit jours pour les shvetambaras et de dix jours pour les digambaras cherche à brûler le karma de l'année écoulée. Méditations, prières, jeûnes supplémentaires sont de mises. Le dernier jour de cette fête est le plus important de l'année, il se nomme samvatsari, et la tradition veut que ce jour-là les jaïns cherchent le pardon pour tous les fautes faites, consciemment ou inconsciemment. Pour la branche shvetambara cette étape est en juillet-août, le douzième jour de la lune sombre du mois hindou de sravana ; pour le courant digambara, le festival des Dix Vertus est en août-septembre, à partir du cinquième jour du mois de bhadrapada.
 Divali: le jour des lumières, le deuxième festival dans l'importance après Paryusana Parva. Il célèbre le jour où Mahâvîra a atteint le moksha : la libération ; il se situe en septembre-octobre, le quinzième jour de la lune sombre du mois hindou d'asvina.
 Oli: deux fois par an cette fête est placée autour du culte du Siddhachakra, et une semi-diète pour neuf jours est de vigueur. Des lectures d'histoires épiques comme celles du Shripal se déroulent ; en mars-avril et septembre-octobre, à partir du septième jour de la lune brillante des mois de chaitra et asvina.

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Pierre Amiel, B.A.-BA du Jaïnisme, Grez-sur-Loing, Éditions Pardès, 2008, 128 p. (ISBN 978-2-867-14411-0),  p. 63 à 71; 74-75

Jaïnisme

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I got up on time(ish) and got to do my yoga and a headspace routine before preparing my protein shake for breakfast to take. Traffic was interesting this morning, as it took me 1h20 to cross 45km. But I got there and I got to have a few interesting conversations on the phone.
First few hours of the day were spent on finishing preparations for our workshop tomorrow. It is going to be so cool, I'll let you know tomorrow how it went. It was difficult, exciting, invigorating and truly work=play. We got to brief the other facilitators and observers for tomorrow and we wrapped up the design in time for me to pass by the Lego® store for my order. GoPro are ready, I just shouldn't forget to check the audio tomorrow morning. I am grateful for my co-facilitators for designing this workshop to the maximum level we could.
Thank you to my wife for helping out with sorting the Lego® and getting my suitcase ready for the workshop.
I'm going to go for the short yoga before bed set and then get me some headspace before going to bed. Alarm clock 6:00 tomorrow. That should give me time for yoga, headspace and breakfast. I wish you all a mighty fine night.


Dorothy Day was an oblate while she lived in the heart of New York City. So was the French poet, Paul Claudel. Kathleen Norris is an oblate, and so was Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, the first woman in Europe to earn a Ph.D. What connects them all? There are at least ten thousand oblates in the United States today (no one knows for sure how many), and each of them is connected in meaningful ways to a monastery or abbey. Most oblates are ordinary lay people from various Christian traditions. They are linked together by common appreciation for the Rule of St. Benedict. Originally written for monks, the principles in the Rule may be applied by everyone else---and in today's hectic, changing world, being an oblate offers a rich spiritual connection to the stability and wisdom of monastic life. This essential guide explains how people who live and work in "the world" are still invited to balance work with prayer, cultivate interdependence with others, practice hospitality, and otherwise practice their spirituality like monks.


So things are definitely heading towards the "serious" side and we have done the Meeting of the Parents, the dreamy conversation of ring design and the more scary (but necessary) finance Life Budget talk… and managed to survive it all mostly unscathed.
I was chatting to a friend yesterday and mentioned how challenging relationships can be, especially when it goes beyond the "I really really like you" stage and heads towards the "lets plan Forever together" direction… and the line between living by Faith and wobbling by Fear becomes very fine. Don't get me wrong; I have no doubt that G is the man God has planned for me, but with him starting a new business, us beginning a creative collaboration and me already trying to run two sideline business projects (above teaching, because we all know that is such an undemanding career) its easy to become distracted by the circumstances and just a little overwhelmed.
I have been reading the gospel of Mark as part of my daily devotions and in chapter 4, it speaks of a man who sowed seed, returned to his daily business and the seed grew unseen until a harvest was ready. Isn't that a picture of how we should approach a prayer-filled life? Now, when the Fears threaten, I sow my seed by laying it down before God and (like the man in Mark), I return to the daily "business" of remaining in the Present Moment with Holy Spirit. I know that Jehovah Jireh (one of God's Hebrew names) is my ultimate provider; G and I both look to Him for our provision (of opportunities and simply the wisdom to make good decisions). We trust Him with our seed. We also trust Him to know better with our lives: that the bad seed may fall away and come to nothing, while the good, God-honouring seed may provide a rich harvest.
What I didn't realise when Holy Spirit drew G and I together was that is exactly what He had in store for me – a man who looked to God first, and who was willing to step out in faith when called to do so. And what's more: God gave me an Encourager. G has this effortless ability to speak encouragement into any and every situation. Most of the time he doesn't even realise how incredible his gift is – it comes to him so naturally. I stand amazed on an almost daily occurrence.
We've both started new businesses in the past couple of weeks, so we are very much stepping out of our little comfort zones and trusting God to lead us along these paths. [Quick shameless plug: please go LIKE G's FB page – Selah and check out his online ordering system while you're there… and yeah, happy stalking??] On Saturday, I had to do an engagement shoot for a couple and on a whim, I invited G to come along… it was amazing having him with me, helping me climb rocks, holding me in place while I leaned over ledges to get 'that shot' – supporting me not only physically, but emotionally too. And I think for the first time I appreciated the extent of what (who) God has blessed me with: when joining our hearts together, Holy Spirit also joined our paths – our personal Adventures – to include one another. Although our businesses are very much our own things to grow and build, the other is always included and shares both the highs and the lows. We do happy dances for each step of faith the other takes (there was whooping when G began his FB page and there is oohing and aahing for every baby romper I sew). But what's more: when the one is lagging in faith or has a confidence wobble, the other is there to speak Life and Encouragement – to believe enough for both. We're in it together. And its drawing us closer together every day; we're learning not just how compatible we are, but how we have been created to complement eachother and bring out the best in one another – I guess we're becoming a team.
I honestly do not know how my business is going to grow or what's around the corner for either of us, but I am fully convinced that this relationship is from God and will be used not only for His purposes, but to His glory. And I know that He will provide for both of us, every step of the way. And every step we both take towards God, draws us closer to one another. Together, we have been called to a Life of Faith-filled Adventure and yes, I will admit there are moments when I feel completely overwhelmed at everything that seems to stand against our chances of success… but those moments fade in comparison to the awe I stand in when reminded of God's greatness and faithfulness. If he can create and co-ordinate our Love Story right in front of us (without us even noticing), I know He will continue to write it with as much Joy.


Auto-dimming mirror installation on a Saab 9-5.
Some cars came with it, some without. You can find it in eBay, on scrap yards, or buy it from Saab. It's a direct replacement, you just need to provide the power for the mirror. Later cars have an accessory wiring harness to plug the mirror in. If the harness is not there, you will need to do the wiring yourself. The only tool required is a Torx/flat screwdriver from the trunk.
If you need to quickly test the mirror, power it up by applying 12V between the red wire (pin 5) and the black wire (pin 8). Then cover the sensor on the back of the mirror and point a flashlight or another source of the bright light at the glass. It takes about 3-4 second to dim, giving the image a greenish hue.
The wiring used in this guide is specified by the Saab manual for early style mirrors with no compass and homelink device. It uses an non-switched power source. Later style mirrors draw more current, so you need a switched power source (e.g. a sunroof lead) to turn the mirror off with the car and prevent it from draining your battery.
Undo the Torx screw holding the housing.
Unscrew the mirror from the ceiling and remove it from the car.
Attach a 12V power lead to the red wire (pin 5). Attach a ground lead to the black wire (pin 8).
Unplug the grey harness in the centre of the housing, keep the new wires near.
Install the lamp cluster housing, tighten the screw and fit the lamp cover. Wait until it gets dark and go for a drive to check your mirror on the road.


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Q: Applying the same Analyzer to Queries and Fields I am trying to build a basic search for my API backend. Users pass arbitrary queries and the backend is supposed to return results (obviously). I would prefer a solution that works with a local index as well as Elasticsearch.
On my entity I defined an analyzer like this:
@AnalyzerDef(name = "ngram",
    tokenizer = @TokenizerDef(factory = StandardTokenizerFactory.class ),
    filters = {
      @TokenFilterDef(factory = StandardFilterFactory.class),
      @TokenFilterDef(factory = LowerCaseFilterFactory.class),
      @TokenFilterDef(factory = StopFilterFactory.class),
      @TokenFilterDef(factory = NGramFilterFactory.class,
        params = {
          @Parameter(name = "minGramSize", value = "2"),
          @Parameter(name = "maxGramSize", value = "3") } )
    }
)

For the query, I tried the following:
    FullTextEntityManager fullTextEntityManager = Search.getFullTextEntityManager(this.entityManager);
    Analyzer analyzer = fullTextEntityManager.getSearchFactory().getAnalyzer("ngram");

    QueryParser queryParser = new MultiFieldQueryParser(ALL_FIELDS, analyzer);
    queryParser.setDefaultOperator(QueryParser.AND_OPERATOR);
    org.apache.lucene.search.Query query = queryParser.parse(queryString);

    javax.persistence.Query persistenceQuery =
            fullTextEntityManager.createFullTextQuery(query, MyEntity.class);

    List<MyEntity> result = persistenceQuery.getResultList();

As far as I understand, I need to provide an analyzer for the Query so that the search query are "ngram-tokenized" and a match can be found. Before, I used SimpleAnalyzer and as a result, the search only matched full words which - I think - backs my theory (Sorry, I am still learning this).
The above code gives me a NullPointerException:
java.lang.NullPointerException: null
        at org.hibernate.search.engine.impl.ImmutableSearchFactory.getAnalyzer(ImmutableSearchFactory.java:370) ~[hibernate-search-engine-5.11.1.Final.jar:5.11.1.Final]
        at org.hibernate.search.engine.impl.MutableSearchFactory.getAnalyzer(MutableSearchFactory.java:203) ~[hibernate-search-engine-5.11.1.Final.jar:5.11.1.Final]
        at org.hibernate.search.impl.SearchFactoryImpl.getAnalyzer(SearchFactoryImpl.java:50) ~[hibernate-search-orm-5.11.1.Final.jar:5.11.1.Final]

in the line
Analyzer analyzer = fullTextEntityManager.getSearchFactory().getAnalyzer("ngram");

A: You cannot retrieve the analyzer from Hibernate Search when using the Elasticsearch integration, because in that case there is no analyzer locally: the analyzer only exists remotely, in the Elasticsearch cluster.
If you only need a subset of the query syntax, try out the "simple query string" query: it's a query that can be built using the DSL (so it will work the same with Lucene and Elasticsearch) and that provides the most common features (boolean queries, fuzziness, phrases, ...). For example:
Query luceneQuery = queryBuilder.simpleQueryString()
    .onFields("name", "history", "description")
    .matching("war + (peace | harmony)")
    .createQuery();

The syntax is a bit different, but only because it's aiming at end users and tries to be simpler.
EDIT: If simple query strings are not an option, you can create an analyzer manually: this should work even when using the Elasticsearch integration.
org.apache.lucene.analysis.custom.CustomAnalyzer#builder() should be a good starting point. There are several examples in the javadoc of that class.
Make sure you only create the analyzer once and store it somewhere, e.g. in a static constant: creating an analyzer may be costly.

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Final boss, someone must of bought it right?
Mir does too much damage (around 5k-7k) and heals 6k every turn. I can deal with 1 thing but not both. Any suggestions?
I played it and finished it but I can't remember, lol! I'm sorry I can't be of any help.
A game this old, gets spolied all over the place on Gamefaqs from experience so no.
attacks that will cause Curse on your party, as well as reduce your Speed.
After Mir goes down, watch the following scene.
because of one thing: she can hit your entire party, including your Reyvateil.
You read that right. She can directly attack your Reyvateil this time around.
up an Ar tonelico, and if you're using Misha, have her use Tower Connection.
Thank you, I will try that soon.


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Some things to read while starting a third party.
One longtime Brewer won't be back with the team next season: Brian McTaggart is reporting that Ed Sedar has accepted a job with the Astros as an outfield and baserunning instructor for their minor leaguers (FanShot). Sedar has been with the Brewer organization since 1992, and filled the same role in the Brewer organization from '92 until 2006. He's been the first base coach for each of the last four seasons.
The Brewers Bar notes that, in addition to his first base coaching duties, Sedar was also responsible for coaching and positioning outfielders and baserunning. Toby Harrmann of Brewerfan.net notes that the Brewers' outfield defense has been below average and failed to improve during his tenure.
In fact, the Brewer defense could improve more or less everywhere. No Brewers appeared in the 2010 Fielding Bible Awards (although Ryan Braun, Alcides Escobar and Carlos Gomez did receive votes), and the Fan Scouting Report suggests the Brewers had the fifth worst team defense in all of baseball last season.
If you hadn't noticed, the World Series ended last night and the hot stove season unofficially kicked off. The Biz of Baseball has the list of 142 players that became free agents after last night's final out, including Dave Bush, Chris Capuano and Craig Counsell. The list includes ten Yankees, Twins and Rays but just one Cub, Pirate and Royal.
Speaking of the World Series, Macleans.ca has an interesting theory on why the Brewers have yet to win one: They say the Brewers, Rangers and Nationals are cursed for leaving Seattle, Washington and Montreal, respectively.
It was another quiet day on the managerial front: Tom Haudricourt says the Brewers are still making calls and gathering references. He did point this out, though: Bobby Valentine's contract with ESPN requires him to give the news to the Worldwide Leader first if he decides to leave.
Meanwhile, Ken Macha could land on his feet after all: MetsBlog notes that his name has come up in conversation about the Mets' vacancy.
In the minors:
Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com has the Brewers' 2010 Organizational Review, and named outfielder Erik Komatsu and pitcher Kyle Heckathorn as the team's players of the year.
He's been overshadowed a bit by hot starts from Eric Farris and Caleb Gindl, but Hunter Morris is putting together a solid season in the AFL, and his .325/.378/.475 line is even more impressive when you consider this is his first professional appearance above low A. Carson Cistulli of FanGraphs is using his new SCOUT stat to evaluate AFL hitters, and notes that Morris is the tenth best hitter in the prospect-rich league by that standard.
John Steinmiller is headed out to Arizona to watch the AFL and has more on the league and the Brewers in it.
Do you have some time on your hands and love the smell of freshly cut grass? Then you might be the ideal candidate for the Brewers' Turf Management Internship.
No transactions today, but I do have a couple of former Brewer notes:
Davey Lopes, who had been serving as the Phillies' first base coach, will not return next season after the two sides were unable to reach an agreement on a new contract.
Pat Listach is leaving the Nationals to become the Cubs' bench coach.
Edgar Renteria hit the game-winning home run last night for the Giants and was named World Series MVP. Ben Badler notes that he's the greatest Colombian player in major league history, and it's not even close: B-Ref has Renteria at 31.9 WAR, and he's one of just two Colombian players with more than one (Orlando Cabrera has 18.6). Padres reliever Ernesto Frieri leads all Colombian pitchers with 0.7 WAR.
By the way, here's some fun with small sample sizes and playoff stats:
Player Playoff Round Series G AVG OBP SLG
Edgar Renteria NLCS 5 27 .188 .243 .208
Edgar Renteria World Series 3 16 .333 .391 .508
Renteria is also a former Brevard County Manatee.
Here's another fun postseason fact: Jeff Fletcher noted that each of the last 13 best-of-seven postseason series (dating back to the 2006 NLCS) have either been four game sweeps or 3-1 after four games.
I've recently taken up running, but maybe I should stop: Beyond the Box Score has a study suggesting that pitchers who run more often are less likely to retain velocity than pitchers who don't. Of course, my velocity also isn't anything to write home about.
On this day in 1974 the Brewers acquired Hank Aaron from the Braves in exchange for outfielder Dave May and a minor leaguer. Aaron would go on to play the final two seasons of his major league career and hit his final 22 home runs as a Brewer.
Happy birthday today to:
Huntsville Star Taylor Green, who turns 24.
2000-01 Brewer Paul Rigdon, who turns 35.
1984 Brewer Paul Hartzell, who turns 57.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go vote and then watch an old This Week in Baseball.

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Am I Wrong to be Pro-Life?
I am 100% certain of #1. Biology and embryology and science in general say two humans cannot make a dinosaur, or a turkey, or a third kidney. Unborn babies are human. The term fetus refers to their level of development, much as infant, teenager, or adult.
So if science proves #1 then the disagreement must be about #2. Is it ever okay to kill an innocent human? The pro-choice position is that yes, under certain circumstances, it is okay to deliberately end a human life. I won't get into arguments on bodily autonomy or level of consciousness or size or disability or poverty or potential abuse or addiction or mental health. You know them. You're probably composing them in your head right now. Each relies on the premise that the mother's right to choose abortion for any reason trumps the child's right to life. This is what I reject.
Credit DPLM. That car on fire.
To me these arguments involve a lot of mental gymnastics and don't make sense logically. A right to choose doesn't trump a right to life in other circumstances. You can't kill a man just because he is under anesthesia. You can't kill a newborn just because she is entirely dependent on you for breast milk (imagine a blizzard scenario, if you will, with no other option). You can't kill a child who wanders into your house without your consent. A family who loses all sources of income should have options so they don't go hungry, but killing their children should not be one of those options. You don't end poverty by killing poor people. A mother whose toddler has an accident that leaves him paralyzed and bedridden for life will be heartbroken and face a life she never imagined for herself. She deserves sympathy and support, but not the choice to end the life of the now-disabled child. Mothers who are suffering from poverty or mental illness or poor physical health or are young or alone or afraid – these mothers deserve sympathy and assistance and options. But you would never suggest to such a mother that making "the very difficult decision" to terminate the life of her three-year-old is an acceptable option.
So WHY is this such a widely accepted option with unborn children? Why do people fight so strongly to defend these rights? Why is it so much easier to see the worth of elephants or polar bears or dolphins or lobsters than that of unborn humans? Who deserves protection? Who deserves a voice?
Why should one person's value be determined by another?
It should not, and our culture and laws should reflect that. As much as I want to reduce the demand for abortion, I also think we should reduce the supply.
So, what if I am wrong? Then I been wasting energy and feeling heartbreak and frustration only to one day discover I've been working against women's freedom. Then I have been advocating for denying women their rights in my misplaced desire to acknowledge an nonexistent right to life of the unborn. I have then been blind to the fact that there ARE circumstances when it is morally right (or even morally neutral) to deliberately end an innocent life. If this is the case, I can live with this. I can live with being wrong about being pro-life. I cannot live with being wrong about being pro-choice.
If anything, I worry that my black-and-white view on abortion is lacking in compassion. I think you can be pro-life and pro-woman, but I do worry sometimes, because in an attempt to be a voice for the voiceless, I struggle to never diminish the fear and uncertainty of women in a crisis pregnancy. However, logic and heart always bring me back. Even when it comes to the most heartbreaking scenarios. Even when I make someone angry enough to wish me or my daughters raped and pregnant. A human's inherent value is established at conception, when his or her life begins. There is no other logical answer. Any other depends on personal opinion or circumstance, and if everybody has a different definition of when a human qualifies as a person worth protecting, how can anybody be right?
If we can't tell who is right, isn't the most logical solution to err on the side of life? Otherwise it's Pascal's Wager with not just your soul on the line but the lives of millions of innocent children.
So yes, I've wondered if I'm wrong.
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