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John Hodge Week 6 picks http://3downnation.com/2015/07/30/week-six-cfl-picks/#comments ***** Mike Beamish Week 6 picks and 7/29 power rankings http://www.canada.com/sports/football/cfl/This+Week+Picks+power+rankings/11252566/story.html ***** Justin Dunk Week 6 picks http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/cfl-picks-eskimos-defence-could-feast-on-riders/ ***** Dan Ralph Week 6 picks http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/week-6-cfl-picks-division-leading-eskimos-seeking-fourth-straight-win/article25767649/ ***** CJOB Week 6 picks http://www.cjob.com/2015/07/29/680-cjob-sports-cfl-experts-look-for-week-six-rebound/ ***** Week 6 trick shot - Cato and Bridge http://www.tsn.ca/thursday-night-trick-shots-hula-hoop-toss-1.338403 ***** Week 6 game notes http://cfl.ca/article/cflca-game-notes-a-look-at-week-6

Jim, a Kindle book chapter is free. I have tried to order the Charles Tyler (Thanks TD!) but there is a problem on Amazon's end. Thanks for all of your suggestions so far!

Hope you had a great day yesterday, Jonathan!

Happy Birthday Gary!

Week 5 review http://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-replay-looking-back-at-week-5 ***** cfl.ca 7/28 power rankings http://www.cfl.ca/article/boatmen-sail-to-the-top-of-nissan-titan-power-rankings I think that it's extraordinary that the Argos are ranked #1 because all of their games have been on the road without their starting quarterback. ***** Josh Smith 7/28 power rankings http://3downnation.com/2015/07/28/3downs-week-5-wrap-up/#comments ***** Malcolm Kelly 7/28 power rankings http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-power-rankings-week-5-1.3171411 ***** Scott Cullen TSN 7/28 power rankings http://www.tsn.ca/argos-climb-to-top-of-cfl-power-rankings-1.337270 ***** Week 5 Plays of the Week http://www.cfl.ca/video/index/id/113489 ***** Jamie Nye Week 6 picks http://www.cfl.ca/article/weekly-predictor-starting-qbs-affecting-confidence ***** Chris Schultz Week 6 picks http://www.tsn.ca/week-6-cfl-picks-can-cato-beat-stamps-again-1.337413 ***** The Sport Network's web address is getting an "Invalid URL" response. I sure hope that Gregg Xenakes hasn't lost his job. ***** Here's something I didn't know. John Hodge says that Canadian teams wore only one uniform until the games were televised in the '50s. At that time, the league required the road team to wear white so that the viewer at home could tell the difference between the teams on his black and white TV. http://3downnation.com/2015/07/29/time-for-cfl-to-eliminate-away-uniforms/#comments I can relate. One year, maybe 1979, I attended a Pittsburgh Pirates game against the visiting San Diego Padres. The Pirates wore black and gold, and the Padres wore brown and gold, and I found it difficult to differentiate the teams. And I was there!

This week's games start tomorrow night, so let's see how many quick posts it will take me to catch up. Two great games last Friday... Ottawa 29....Calgary 26 http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/statsGame/id/12881 http://cfl.ca/article/redblacks-stun-stampeders-in-ot-victory The Redblacks' kicker Alvarado missed a convert and a field goal late in the fourth, either of which would have won it. But he redeemed himself with a field goal in overtime. Jon Cornish broke his thumb, and has been placed on the six-game injured list. http://www.tsn.ca/stamps-place-cornish-evans-on-six-game-il-1.337362 http://3downnation.com/2015/07/25/stampeders-loss-to-redblacks-costs-them-cornish-for-a-few-weeks/#comments **** Toronto 30....BC 27 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/game/toronto-argonauts-bc-lions-20150724/Stats http://cfl.ca/article/harris-argos-overcome-21-point-deficit-in-win-over-lions http://3downnation.com/2015/07/25/lions-fall-to-argos-as-discipline-decisions-and-execution-falter/#comments The Lions swept the floor with the Argos in the first quarter, and took a 21-0 lead 30 seconds into the second. After that, they stopped doing anything right, and the Argos came back to win it. ***** Edmonton 32....Winnipeg 3 http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/game/winnipeg-blue-bombers-edmonton-eskimos-20150725/Stats http://www.cfl.ca/article/franklin-takes-over-to-lead-eskimos-over-bombers It was raining with a slick field in Edmonton, and the Eskimos led 4-3 at the half. Chris Jones put in third string quarterback John Franklin in the third quarter, and he led the team to four touchdowns! ***** Hamilton 31....Sask 21 http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/statsGame/id/12887 http://www.cfl.ca/article/gable-gallops-in-return-as-ticats-outrun-riders http://3downnation.com/2015/07/28/ticats-showed-the-potential-to-be-great-in-win-over-riders/#comments CJ Gable played his first game of the year, and ran for 160 yards. Kevin Glenn hurt his shoulder in the second half, and has been placed on the six-game injured list. http://www.cfl.ca/article/glenn-out-brett-smith-to-start-for-riders http://www.tsn.ca/glenn-has-pectoral-tear-smith-up-for-riders-1.337970

LOL! JLH, that's what I got two years ago, the last time this happened!

Scott, I haven't forgotten about you! I've just been busy. I'm looking forward to studying your link, and if I don't find what I like, I'll look for a rebuttal.

I have a $1.00 Amazon mp3 credit which will expire July 31, the day after tomorrow. I have rarely purchased an mp3. It's not my style. I'm not interested in a $1.00 discount on an mp3 album. But since I'm in a "use it or lose it" situation, what do you recommend I spend the dollar on? Thanks!

The Criterion 2-DVD set is $25.20. http://www.amazon.com/Elevator-Gallows-Criterion-Collection-Jeanne/dp/B000E5LEVA/

I was not aware that any members of the audience considered Miles's performance to be a comeback. I thought that the concept was entirely an invention of George Avakian, for the purpose of promoting Miles's new relationship with Columbia.

Happy Birthday 2015 md655321!

It is now at the half, and Calgary leads Ottawa 19-17. I mention this because both teams after every touchdown have gone for the two points.

Shirley Bassey OAS - now down to $10.91 + $3.99 http://www.amazon.com/Original-Album-BASSEY-SHIRLEY/dp/B00NIUECCQ/ref=sr_1_5?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1437784312&sr=1-5 This is the one I wish I got because it is the one without The Bridge.

Elvis - Young Man with the Big Beat (5 CDs) - $26.10 http://www.amazon.com/Young-Man-Beat-Elvis-Presley/dp/B00LUC11PK/ The complete 1956 masters.

CJOB Week 5 picks http://www.cjob.com/2015/07/23/79671/ ***** John Hodge Week 5 picks http://3downnation.com/2015/07/24/week-five-cfl-picks/#comments ***** Week 5 game notes http://cfl.ca/article/cflca-game-notes-a-look-at-week-5 ***** Here's a Mike Hogan article about how many XFL people eventually became involved with the Argos. http://www.tsn.ca/argos-revisit-xtreme-football-roots-1.335392 ***** Here's an interesting article about the 1915 Grey Cup. http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/cfl/war-controversy-revenge-and-carrier-pigeons-the-1915-grey-cup-was-a-marquee-day-in-canadian-football

Happy Birthday 2015 Marcel!

Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet Celebrates 10th Anniversary With 5th CD "10," To Be Released by ZOHO Music August 7 Special Guests Include Arturo O'Farrill,Ron Carter, Russell Ferrante, Badal Roy The New York City- & Lima-Based Ensemble AnnouncesTwice-Monthly Residency at the Zinc BarTo Begin August 13, Through December July 22, 2015 A decade of musical innovation by Gabriel Alegría's Afro-Peruvian Sextet is something to celebrate, and the ensemble marks this anniversary in glorious style with the release of 10, due for release August 7 by ZOHO Music. The program on the band's 5th CD is richly infused with Alegría's trademark synthesis of folkloric Afro-Peruvian rhythms, jazz, and other musical strains. "It's a concept album," Alegría says. "For our 10th anniversary, we wanted to give special care to American and Peruvian standards. It all comes together in the arrangements in the Afro-Peruvian style. We've incorporated many guest artists, people who have helped us along the way. Most importantly, we've brought together jazz musicians with eminent Peruvian musicians, and we're the glue that holds it together." The band's unique blend of deep scholarship and playfulness is evident throughout, with each piece serving as a statement about the delicate balance required to keep one foot in New York and one in Lima: "My Favorite Things," Juan Tizol's "Caravan," and Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman" set to a sensuous festejo rhythm; Joe Zawinul's "Birdland" performed as a tribute to the great Peruvian percussionist Alex Acuña, formerly of Weather Report; ingenious renditions of the American and Peruvian national anthems. Guests including bass legend Ron Carter, Grammy Award-winning pianist Arturo O'Farrill, Yellowjackets keyboardist Russell Ferrante, and tabla expert and Miles Davis alumnus Badal Roy augment the sextet, half of whose players are based in Alegría's native Lima and half in New York City, where he is a Professor of Jazz Studies at New York University. Freddy "Huevito" Lobatón, a founding member of the sextet, is a master of Afro-Peruvian percussion who grounds the band in the folkloric textures of the box-like cajón, the cajita, and the quijada (made from the jaw bone of an ass). Drummer Hugo Alcázar, also a founding member, incorporates the cajón into his drum kit's polyrhythmic feel, while American-born drummer Shirazette Tinnin gracefully navigates the predominantly 12/8 beats. Alegría shares the front line with tenor saxophonist Laura Andrea Leguía, a tremendously expressive player who helped found the band. Peruvian criollo guitarist Yuri Juárez provides expertly calibrated rhythmic support and telegraphic solos. In New York, bass duties are shared by two veteran masters, Puerto Rican-born John Benitez and Nigerian-American Essiet Essiet. Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet Celebrates 10th Anniversary With 5th CD "10," To Be Released by ZOHO Music August 7 Special Guests Include Arturo O'Farrill,Ron Carter, Russell Ferrante, Badal Roy The New York City- & Lima-Based Ensemble AnnouncesTwice-Monthly Residency at the Zinc BarTo Begin August 13, Through December July 22, 2015 A decade of musical innovation by Gabriel Alegría's Afro-Peruvian Sextet is something to celebrate, and the ensemble marks this anniversary in glorious style with the release of 10, due for release August 7 by ZOHO Music. The program on the band's 5th CD is richly infused with Alegría's trademark synthesis of folkloric Afro-Peruvian rhythms, jazz, and other musical strains. "It's a concept album," Alegría says. "For our 10th anniversary, we wanted to give special care to American and Peruvian standards. It all comes together in the arrangements in the Afro-Peruvian style. We've incorporated many guest artists, people who have helped us along the way. Most importantly, we've brought together jazz musicians with eminent Peruvian musicians, and we're the glue that holds it together." The band's unique blend of deep scholarship and playfulness is evident throughout, with each piece serving as a statement about the delicate balance required to keep one foot in New York and one in Lima: "My Favorite Things," Juan Tizol's "Caravan," and Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman" set to a sensuous festejo rhythm; Joe Zawinul's "Birdland" performed as a tribute to the great Peruvian percussionist Alex Acuña, formerly of Weather Report; ingenious renditions of the American and Peruvian national anthems. Guests including bass legend Ron Carter, Grammy Award-winning pianist Arturo O'Farrill, Yellowjackets keyboardist Russell Ferrante, and tabla expert and Miles Davis alumnus Badal Roy augment the sextet, half of whose players are based in Alegría's native Lima and half in New York City, where he is a Professor of Jazz Studies at New York University. Freddy "Huevito" Lobatón, a founding member of the sextet, is a master of Afro-Peruvian percussion who grounds the band in the folkloric textures of the box-like cajón, the cajita, and the quijada (made from the jaw bone of an ass). Drummer Hugo Alcázar, also a founding member, incorporates the cajón into his drum kit's polyrhythmic feel, while American-born drummer Shirazette Tinnin gracefully navigates the predominantly 12/8 beats. Alegría shares the front line with tenor saxophonist Laura Andrea Leguía, a tremendously expressive player who helped found the band. Peruvian criollo guitarist Yuri Juárez provides expertly calibrated rhythmic support and telegraphic solos. In New York, bass duties are shared by two veteran masters, Puerto Rican-born John Benitez and Nigerian-American Essiet Essiet. Web Site: gabrielalegria.com Follow: Like: View:

7/23 Checking Down http://cfl.ca/article/checking-down-players-adjusting-to-new-roles ***** Chris Schultz Week 5 picks http://www.tsn.ca/week-5-cfl-picks-can-riders-finally-win-1.335065 ***** Vancouver Sun Week 5 picks and 7/22 power rankings http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/This+Week+Picks+power+rankings/11234736/story.html ***** Phoenix Sports Ticket Week 5 picks http://phoenixsports.com/cfl-week-5-computer-predictions-july-23rd-2015/

Here's a funny Canadian news story. A Canadian expedition via ship whose purpose is to study global warming in the Canadian arctic has been stalled because there has been too much ice! http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/pj-gladnick/2015/07/22/canadian-climate-change-arctic-expedition-derailed-due-heavy-ice

Gregg Xenakes Week 5 picks http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfl/news/news.aspx?id=836702 ***** Jamie Nye Week 5 picks http://cfl.ca/article/weekly-predictor-will-time-zone-hurt-argos-in-bc ***** Sacks are at a record low so far this year. http://cfl.ca/article/statsgeek-quarterbacks-being-protected ***** Taj Smith has a legal problem, so the Riders announced today that he would not play again for them this year. His status regarding the league was not made clear. http://www.tsn.ca/roughriders-decide-to-sit-receiver-smith-for-season-1.334586 ***** Vegas Insider Week 5 preview http://www.vegasinsider.com/cfl/story.cfm/story/1692174 ***** Ed Tait comments on the Bomber convert problems. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/precious-points-going-wide-318087151.html

Thanks for those, Scott! Of course, those were indeed balks, even if they weren't called. The purpose of the rubber is to regulate how close a pitcher may be to the plate. If his foot is off the rubber, he's too close! In time, the pitchers developed the practice of placing their back foot not on the rubber, but touching the front of it. Thus, they needed to dig a pit in front of the rubber. And in the Greg Maddox case, you may recall that the umpires in those days were not calling the strike zone; so I guess we shouldn't wonder why they didn't call the balks either!

Malcolm Kelly 7/21 power rankings http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-power-rankings-week-4-1.3161851 ***** TSN 7/21 power rankings http://www.tsn.ca/stamps-lead-eskimos-rise-in-cfl-power-rankings-1.333948 ***** cfl.ca 7/21 power rankings http://cfl.ca/article/nissan-titan-power-rankings-alouettes-climbing ***** The Stamps have released Shomari Williams. And their first round pick OL Karl Lavoie will be out three months. http://www.tsn.ca/stamps-lose-ol-lavoie-cut-dl-williams-1.333970 ***** The Riders have signed DB Alex Suber http://cfl.ca/article/report-riders-add-veteran-db-alex-suber

Golly, without the ability to read the spines, I wouldn't be able to find anything. Do you guys store everything in alphabetical order?

Thanks for that! Yes, that was a balk too.