http://TippingPitchers.com/ A gathering place. en Sat, 19 May 2012 22:00:42 GMT vBulletin 60 http://TippingPitchers.com/images/BP-Light/misc/rss.png http://TippingPitchers.com/ http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82073&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 21:35:30 GMT Bodemiester is a 5-2 favorite. IHA is 3-1. Bodemiester is a 5-2 favorite. IHA is 3-1. ]]> The Lounge tallahassee blues fan http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82073 http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82072&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 17:16:22 GMT My friend Allen died today. He was only 35. He left behind a wife and three children. We grew up together. I am about as heartbroken as I've ever been in my life right now... ]]> The Lounge SKIDOG http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82072 http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82071&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 16:18:31 GMT This is a harder question than it might seem to be. You can get definitions of it by googling high risk student. 202 million results I want the... This is a harder question than it might seem to be. You can get definitions of it by googling high risk student. 202 million results

I want the definition of what it means if jay Nixon signs the charter bill.


"this act modifies the definition of "high risk" student."

There are requirements for charter schools to include percentages of high risk students. I suspect the definition is being modified to accommodate the needs of the charters to cherry pick the students they want, to get the highest ratings at the lowest cost. I might be a bit cynical about this subject. But I read the bill...I am probably better informed than most legislators. It is a very lonely feeling...I might have to repost this at mckernans where I get multiple replies in the form of really....clever.....gifs. ]]> The Lounge kjoe http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82071 http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82070&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 10:19:27 GMT From light industrial to commercial? Came into some money, have an idea. Found land in a great place but need to get either a variance or just... From light industrial to commercial? Came into some money, have an idea. Found land in a great place but need to get either a variance or just rezoned. I know there are several people in the legal profession on here. Any help would be appreciated. All smart ass comments expected and welcome... :lol: ]]> The Lounge SKIDOG http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82070 http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82069&goto=newpost Sat, 19 May 2012 02:06:19 GMT Cardinals Lineup: SS Rafael Furcal 1B Matt Carpenter LF Matt Holliday RF Carlos Beltran Cardinals Lineup:

SS Rafael Furcal

1B Matt Carpenter

LF Matt Holliday

RF Carlos Beltran

3B David Freese

C Yadier Molina

2B Tyler Greene

CF Shane Robinson

P Lance Lynn

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseb...#ixzz1vHFOPgkW ]]> The Lounge dvyyyyyy http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82069 http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82068&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 21:51:09 GMT $700 budget. Go! $700 budget. Go! ]]> The Lounge Glovey http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82068 http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82067&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 20:04:23 GMT http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/man-fathered-30-kids-needs-break-child-support-140439765.html Some impressive statistics. Produced 4 kids in... http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow...140439765.html

Some impressive statistics. Produced 4 kids in one year....TWICE! :lol: ]]> The Lounge Brummerball http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82067 http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82066&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 19:04:08 GMT *On Sunday, May 20th, the Moon will pass in front of the Sun, producing an annular solar eclipse visible across...]]> SOLAR ECLIPSE THIS WEEKEND: On Sunday, May 20th, the Moon will pass in front of the Sun, producing an annular solar eclipse visible across the Pacific side of Earth. The path of annularity, where the sun will appear to be a "ring of fire," stretches from China and Japan to the middle of North America:

An animated eclipse map prepared by Larry Koehn of ShadowandSubstance.com shows the best times to look. In the United States, the eclipse begins at 5:30 pm PDT and lasts for two hours. Around 6:30 pm PDT, the afternoon sun will become a luminous ring in places such as Medford, Oregon; Chico, California; Reno, Nevada; St. George, Utah; Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Lubbock, Texas. Outside the narrow center line, the eclipse will be partial. Observers almost everywhere west of the Mississippi will see a crescent-shaped sun as the Moon passes by off-center.

Because this is not a total eclipse, some portion of the sun will always be exposed. To prevent eye damage, use eclipse glasses, a safely-filtered telescope, or a solar projector to observe the eclipse. You can make a handy solar projector by criss-crossing your fingers waffle-style. Rays of light beaming through the gaps will have the same shape as the eclipsed sun. Or look on the ground beneath leafy trees for crescent-shaped sunbeams and rings of light.

Solar eclipse resources:

• Annular eclipse photo gallery -- from spaceweather.com
• NASA feature story and video
• Live webcasts: #1, #2 (submit more links here)
• Animated Eclipse Map -- from shadowandsubstance.com

http://spaceweather.com/ ]]> The Lounge BlueBrained http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82066 http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82065&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 16:39:50 GMT Now in book form.... Now in book form.

(Players and coaches only) ]]> The Lounge Burrito Brother http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82065 http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82064&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 03:14:55 GMT ]]> The Lounge ironman http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82064 http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82063&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 01:23:42 GMT FYI:

The Cardinals anticipate making two roster moves prior to Friday's series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers:

Outfielder-first baseman Allen Craig will land on the disabled list due to a left hamstring strain suffered during Wednesday night's win against the San Francisco Giants.

And reliever Kyle McClellan may be lost for a far longer period after leaving Thursday's seventh inning with right elbow pain.

Though Craig insisted before the Cardinals' 7-5 loss Thursday that he expected his condition to be resolved after a day or two of rest, the Cardinals decided to send him back to St. Louis following an examination by team orthopedic Dr. Lyndon Gross. If Craig returns to the disabled list, it will mean the Cardinals will have had him, Beltran and first baseman Lance Berkman together on their active roster for only five days through May. Craig opened the season on the disabled list following November surgery to repair a knee fracture.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseb...#ixzz1vBEHjKeD ]]> The Lounge dvyyyyyy http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82063 http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82062&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 00:57:31 GMT Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios Can’t Pay Employees, Bounced A Check To The State

We've been following the sad saga of 38 Studios, Curt Schilling's video company that moved to Rhode Island after receiving a whopping loan from the state. Well, things haven't gone well. They haven't employed the number of people they promised. Their big game isn't close to being on schedule. The state is afraid they might go under, and leave taxpayers on the hook for more than $100 million. Schilling pleaded for a bailout.
Three things happened today. A spokesman for the RI Economic Development Council said 38 Studios was unable to make payroll this week, stiffing the few workers whose jobs they did create. Then they delivered a $1.125 million check to the state, an overdue payment as mandated by their loan. Then, shortly after, the state returned the check. It had bounced. 38 Studios doesn't have enough money.
Earlier this week, 38 Studios and state officials had discussed the possibility of additional tax credits to get the company back on its feet. That's probably not enough. It doesn't help to owe less when you have nothing to pay in the first place. Without another, major loan (aka good money after bad), 38 Studios is done.

http://deadspin.com/5911284/curt-sch...k-to-the-state

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just read this on deadspin. I'm surprised that this is the first I've heard of this little venture of Schilling's. Have I missed conversation about this here? ]]> The Lounge cardinalgirl http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82062 http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82061&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 00:12:03 GMT I tried to be gentle with the pd editorial board regarding their endorsement of the charter bill, but.... ... I tried to be gentle with the pd editorial board regarding their endorsement of the charter bill, but....

Why..did...you...omit...this...part....of...the .....charter......bill? Accredited schools, anywhere in the state, will have the right to establish charter schools through their school boards. They included a helpful to charter schools caveate...no more than thirty-five percent of the students? Making the cherry picking aspect easier. Yes...kipp has done a good job with 270 of the 34,000 students. Gateway math and science does well, too....I do not know if what I read is true...that they are one of the gulen Turkish managed, extraordinarily profitable schools featured on 60 minutes. The danger to public schools is not the thieves from imagine....it is from the ones which work well, thanks to being allowed to stack the deck.

Thaman is sleazy, mealy mouthed character, who is actually using imagine as a marketing tool. If they do badly, make them go away. (they do get to keep an enormous amount of money, but so what? The nine member board...appointed after being vetted by big shots with absolutely zero input from teachers is a joke that will quickly be bought and owned by sinquefield. I am not surprised, considering the source of this editorial with roots going back to paying roberti, and...when the hand picked board members lost elections to parent candidates...the right of st. Louis to elect board members was taken away. This scenario will be played out all over the state in one variation or another the next few years. This editorial board has been and remains extraordinarily dishonest about education issues. ]]> The Lounge kjoe http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82061 http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82060&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 19:43:40 GMT Lets do this. We need Wainwright to get right. Lets do this.

We need Wainwright to get right. ]]> The Lounge Schwahalala http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82060 http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82059&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 19:29:10 GMT Image: https://p.twimg.com/AtHjesMCMAIp5fR.jpg ]]> The Lounge backstop http://TippingPitchers.com/showthread.php?t=82059