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Archive: October, 2009
The Phillies are playing things close to the chest with regards to their playoff rotation in that they've not yet announced it. In fact, all they've announced is that they're not announcing it.
So we'd like you, dear readers of the clogosphere, to pick the rotation for them.
Of the pitchers on the Phillies roster who've started games in September (not including Jamie Moyer who's out for the season), what 4 pitchers should be in the rotation? And what should that rotation be, which is to say, who should start Wednesday's 2:37 p.m. Division Series opener and so forth?
The Phillies bats will have to come alive in unusun. The pirchers will have to go deep or we wont win the series
Julia Harte with your morning fix.
The U.S. Supreme Court was preparing to take on a Western Pennsylvania case against a man convicted but later acquitted of unlawful cruelty to animals in his dogfighting videos.
Bereaved female macaque monkeys in Morocco were observed to drink their own milk, possibly to relieve stress or boost their immune systems. One macaque self-suckled for 106 straight days after her infant died.
Iraqi tribal leaders who helped the U.S. army fight insurgents were feeling abandoned after the abrupt departure of American troops from Anbar province, complaining that U.S. soldiers didn't even say goodbye and that the British were better occupiers.
Eight U.S. troops and three Afghan soldiers were killed over the weekend in the densely forested Afghan province of Nuristan: one of the deadliest attacks yet launched against an American base in the country.
Afraid he'd be arrested for dropping a one-ton bomb on a densely populated area of Gaza in 2002 to kill a single militant, Israeli minister and foreign military chief Moshe Yaalon canceled a visit to the United Kingdom.
A Philadelphia man brought a 32-year-old live shell into a police station on Saturday to dispose of it but failed to call ahead, causing the station to briefly evacuate and call in the city's Bomb Squad.
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Friday: Book nerds rejoice! The 215 Fest is back with events ranging from a hot-to-trot library dance party to musical interpretations of your fave books. Check sites.google.com/site/215festival for more info. But before you get down and dirty with some about-to-turn naughty librarians, take a stroll through Old City before First Friday becomes to cold to endure. Chucks gives you the hook-up this week.
Saturday: It's Design Philadelphia time! Nathaniel Popkin's got the scoop and gal-about-town Lauren F. know what's up events-wise like the TAZtetris. Check out this abandoned lot-cum-gallery space Flickr photos. Tonight is your last night see it so get to it. Is Kurt Vile the most important man in music today? Decide for yourself when the hometown hero does Philly up right at Kung Fu Necktie.
Sunday: It's getting oh-so-cold outside but warm up with a viewing of Allens Lane's Psycho Beach Party, about a Gidget-y surfer chick who just wants to fit in — too bad her split personality transforms her into Ann Bowman, dominatrix goddess. Then head to the revitalizing South Street for the Harvest Beer Dinner at Supper or just curl up by the TV and watch Jose Garces own on The Next Iron Chef.
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So, the much anticipated Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit begins on Monday, October 5 with an 8:00 am lecture by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love. The two-day conference, held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, is one of the few opportunities you'll have to immerse yourself among forward thinkers on topics ranging from video game design, to social media, to entrepreneurism, to sustainability. You'll hear from creative professionals, technology experts, and business and cultural leaders. You should really register for this conference because a) it's cheap (your can grab a no-frills registration for $75), b) it's right here, so airfare and accommodations are not required, and c) how often do you get to set your mind on fire over a two-day period. You may even walk away with some new perspectives that you can put in play. Invest in yourself. After all, chances are, if you're reading this, you're part of the creative economy. Go forth and mingle.
Tom, maybe I should qualify what I mean by cheap. I receive scores of invitations throughout the year, to register for similar conferences held around the country. The standard price is around $399, although I've seen plenty with similar kinds of speakers at around $625 and a few that are even more. At the end of the day, though, the value in attending a conference like this has a lot to do with your ability to meet and engage with thought leaders. For many intellectually curious people, it's worth the $75.
since when is 75$ cheap? especially for the "creative economy" which, last time i checked, is based on witty repartee and Malcolm Gladwell books.
Julia Harte with your mid-morning fix.
Children who eat sweets every day are significantly more likely to be convicted of a violent crime by age 34, researchers at Cardiff University have found.
An army reservist who stabbed a stranger in broad daylight over the weekend committed suicide by electrocuting himself in a West Philadelphia bath. In his suicide note, he wrote, "I hope this shows that the system is not built to fix a person."
A prisoner was exonerated by DNA evidence after spending more than 27 years in prison -- the longest sentence that any ultimately-exonerated inmate has served.
Paleontologists found a fossil skeleton of a hominid 1.2 million years older than Lucy, making it the oldest human specimen yet.
A 90-year-old Spanish-style mansion near Bryn Mawr, the historic La Ronda estate, was demolished today to make room for a new 10,000-square-foot house.
Housing activity in the United States was up 5 percent in August, boosting a 0.8 percent increase in construction spending, according to new figures from the Commerce Department.
While everybody thrills at the confirmed list of what next Philadelphia International Film Festival will bring to the screen Oct. 15 to 19, nobodyâs asked the most important thing — which celebs are coming. The Philadelphia Film Society's J. Andrew Greenblatt gave me the skippy so far. "F. Gary Gray will bring Law Abiding Citizen along with special guests," says Greenblatt (teasing Jamie Foxx and/or Gerard Butler?), and Lee Daniels will bring Precious [star Gabourey Sidibe]." Maybe weâll have more surprises soon.
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