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SANTA CRUZ -- There was no way for Santa Cruz police detectives Loran "Butch" Baker and Elizabeth Butler to know everything they needed to know about the suspect they were about to confront.
They didn't know 35-year-old Jeremy Peter Goulet had a history of run-ins with the law, and recently had confided to others a vow of violence. They didn't know Goulet himself was police-trained while in the Marine Corps Reserves. And they didn't know Goulet's own family regarded him as a "ticking time bomb" who vowed never to go back to jail.
There was no way to know any of it. Instead they stumbled into a death trap, when a man many described as unstable and prone to anger opened fire, committing two cold-blooded slayings that have rocked this laid-back coastal town. Goulet himself died a short time later when he exchanged gunfire with multiple law enforcement officers across from a busy Santa Cruz shopping center.
A fuller picture of Goulet began taking shape Wednesday, revealing a troubled man whose actions set off a series of small alarms but never quite triggered the warning bells that in retrospect seemed needed. The killings were such a shock to the department that Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputies and the California Highway have taken over patrols of the city.
Goulet earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 2000, though his troubles with the law always got in the way of furthering his career.
Prior to his Santa Cruz arrests, Goulet's most recent run-in with the law came Aug. 6, 2012, when he was caught peeping into a house on the 1900 block of Haste Street in Berkeley. On Aug. 22, he took a plea deal to serve 20 days in jail and three years' probation.
Goulet's most serious run-in was a 2007 incident in Portland, Ore., not long after he left the Army. He was caught peeping on a 22-year-old Portland woman, scuffling with the woman's boyfriend and discharging a firearm during the melee. Police never found the gun.
He was beaten badly during the exchange, even losing a piece of his ear. Charged with four felonies and two misdemeanors, he was acquitted of the more serious charges, including attempted murder. Those familiar with the case said Goulet came across as normal, and suggested the Portland jury was sympathetic based on the outcome of the fight.
"Had he been convicted of attempted murder, it would have been 90 months mandatory minimum -- 7½ years," said Don Rees, a chief deputy district attorney in Multnomah County. "He would have still been in prison."
Goulet was ordered to undergo sex offender treatment as a condition of his probation. But he fought with his female probation officer, refusing to leave the premises after one meeting and even peering back into her window from outside.
After that, Goulet moved to Berkeley, where until last fall, a neighbor said, he and his twin brother Jeffery lived for at least a year in a brown-shingled house on a quiet street.
Alicia Morrison said she and her husband lived in the apartment just below the brothers and called the police in September when they got into a violent fight.
"I didn't think it was an everyday fight. It sounded like one of them was going to get killed," she said. "They would throw each other down on the ground and they had two dogs upstairs who sounded like they were really scared."
She said Jeremy left before the police arrived on that occasion.
She said neighbors had previously called police for the same reason, and that a few days after Morrison called the police, they came by the apartment again because Jeremy Goulet's girlfriend had been screaming.
"Every time the police were called they acted like it was no big deal," she said.
He also was cited for two misdemeanors in San Diego, in 1999 and in 2000. No further information was immediately available, but Rees said they were "peeping" cases.
Those incidents occurred during Goulet's decade in the military, which ended in February 2007 after three years in the Army. Despite being a Blackhawk helicopter pilot, Goulet was never assigned to a war zone -- the closest he got was a stint in Honduras, according to Army records.
Prior to that, Goulet spent six years in the Marine Corps Reserve, and was discharged in June 2002. Personnel records list his specialties as helicopter mechanic trainee and military police.
Goulet joined officer candidate school in April 1998, but he was dropped in December 2000. A Marine spokeswoman declined to say why, citing privacy reasons.
According to a newspaper account, Goulet's unit was called to active duty in 2002. But Marine records show no overseas deployments, nor do military officials discuss discharge reasons.
People who crossed Goulet's path described him as seemingly normal, but with frightening undercurrents. He was arrested Friday for disorderly conduct and fired from his harbor-area coffee shop job the next day. Officers were looking into sexual assault allegations.
Employees at the coffee shop, The Kind Grind, declined to comment on the record but said Goulet broke into a co-worker's house twice and touched her inappropriately.
Despite all the warning signs, none of Goulet's run-ins apparently were serious enough to merit discharge from the military. Had he been convicted of a felony, Goulet may have been prohibited from gun ownership. Minutes after Tuesday's shooting, police broadcast that Goulet had three weapons registered under his name.
Furthermore, he was not registered as a sex offender in either Oregon or California. Despite admitting on the stand to secretly taping women with his cellphone and being ordered to undergo treatment as a condition of probation, it appears Goulet's misdemeanor convictions did not merit sex offender registration.
A new law by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-California, codifies policy preventing sex offenders from enlistment in the military. But it only applies to felonies, and Goulet already was enlisted by the time he ran into trouble with the law.
Goulet's family seemed to know what Butler and Baker didn't: That something was wrong with Jeremy Goulet. Twin brother Jeff released a statement Wednesday expressing sympathy for the families of the slain officers, and father Ronald told The Associated Press his son was a "ticking time bomb."
On a quiet Tuesday afternoon in Santa Cruz, that bomb exploded.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Located in the heart of SouthPark, AZN Azian Cuisine is one of Charlotte�s newest restaurants specializing in upscale Pan Asian dishes.
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|Dishes Served at AZN Azian Cuisine in the SouthPark area.
Owners Raymond and Anna Hsu have over 35 years of experience in the restaurant business. Both were born into families of restaurateurs. Anna�s family is from San Tung in northern China and had numerous Chinese restaurants in Korea. Raymond�s family is from Shanghai and owned restaurants in Hong Kong.
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AZN�s grand opening was fantastic, but I wanted to review the restaurant during regular business hours. So I stopped by for dinner the following Tuesday with a friend.
The food
As an appetizer, we split a California Roll (krabstick, cucumber and avocado inside and rice, sesame seed with masago on the outside - $8).
For the entrees, I ordered the stir-fried AZN Lo Mein ($13), which is served with wok saut�ed shrimp, beef, chicken and vegetables. My friend ordered the Kung Pao Lo Mein ($18), which is served with saut�ed shrimp, vegetables and peanuts in a Szechuan garlic sauce.
We split a Tropical Zen ($24), a refreshing blend of four Bacardi-flavored rums and tropical fruit juices served in a 52-ounce fishbowl-style glass.
The good
The food was amazing. The California Roll was fresh and flavorful. Our Lo Mein noodles were cooked to perfection and chocked full with meat and seafood in every bite.
Our humongous drink � which we slid back and forth across the table and drank with two straws � was also delicious. It was refreshing and tropically fruity without being too sweet. But be careful; it goes down smooth and sneaks up on you later.
The ambiance at AZN exudes upscale luxury and is very Zen-like. The d�cor of the two-level space is contemporary in design and adorned with vertical tiles and rich woods. The booths are cozy and comfortable. The music is soothing. The playlist consisted of contemporary jazz, a little reggae and the soft sounds of a genre of music that I did not recognize. Too bad it was not warm enough for us to sit outside. AZN has one of the swankiest patios I�ve seen in a long while with a lounge area, plush stools and an indoor/outdoor bar.
The bad
If you go after sunset, you may need a flashlight to read the menu. Our booth did not have spot lighting and it was so dim that I strained my eyes trying to see the hard-to-read print on the menu. The frosted glass lantern on the table provided no recourse. I had a slight headache by the time I placed my order. My friend complained that she could hardily see what she was eating. Perhaps such lighting makes for a nice romantic atmosphere, but I found it annoying.
Other than the poor lighting at night, I really could not find anything wrong with my experience at AZN. The food was great and the service was pretty good. The chocolate dipped fortune cookies general manager Tom Jones personally dropped off at our table were a nice touch. However, I cannot say that I was absolutely �wowed� by my experience, so I give AZN Azian Cuisine 3.5 of five stars.
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Hi-ho all, and a wonderful Un-SQL event it's been! We had at least twenty-six entries!! First, the recap:
While T-SQL Tuesday is "…the SQL Server blogosphere's first recurring, revolving blog party….on the chosen [SQL-related] topic, "UN-SQL Friday is a completely intermittent blog party about something SQL-adjacent. (This, by the way, sort of sums up the theme of a lot of what we do on the DBAs at Midnight webshow, but I digress.)
Your mission: To write about branding.
Second, my absolute favorite sound byte OF ALL TIME, EVAR:
My good friends Sean and Jen, the Midnight DBAs, have decided to blatantly copy me.
Un-SQL Friday is like T-SQL Tuesday, only it's not about SQL topics, it's not going to happen on a regular basis, it's not a revolving event, and it's not organized by me. So in short, they've created a chaotic, disorganized, and thoroughly downmarket twist on what I've done. How cool is that?
-From Adam Machanic's contribution, Don't Be a Port in the Storm
Adam has achieved new levels of #awesomesauce in my book.
And third, your roundup. Note that a few pingbacks may not have worked; if I missed your article, please write me or leave a comment, and I'll be happy to add it.
The Roundup
First to appear on my list was earlybird Eric Wisdahl, with UnSQL 001 – Personal / Professional Branding | Destination: Change. He discusses how he came to realize he needed a more unified brand, and offers some tips. Notable quote: "I hadn't really thought about the fact that the information that was out there was often a mixed signal."
*A close second was Un-SQL Friday — Shock-n-Roll, from hubby and MidnightDBA extraordinaire Sean McCown. I asked him to write down "what we had talked about with Nic at PASS, "and he did that and more. This is a MidnightDBA manifesto. Memorable quote: "I don't care to mince words when reporting on [crappy software] because I always figured other DBAs want to know what the real scoop is." Call me biased, but this post is one of my favorites. (See also Sean's follow up, One More Thing.)
Datachick Karen Lopez was next, declaring the First Rule of Branding: Grab it! It's good advice, because a consistent web presence is key. "By having a common name and joining late, I missed out on having a common brand for me personally."
Matt Velic gets triple points for designing his own personal Un-SQL logo, AND our now-official Un-SQL logo, and then going back unasked to clean it up for me. His blog UnSQL Friday 1: Branding talks about his brand, and his plan. "I'm "that SQL Cruise guy." You know, "the one with the video." And while I am proud of the work that I do at the Foundation, and I am proud of that video entry, I do want to be known for more."
*My contribution shows up next: Branding, my ass! (Un-SQL Friday 001) I wrote about our brand, of course; and the concept of individual and moniker brands (with examples! and pictures! and a lolcat!); and how organizations are pairing their company brand with individual brands, to great effect. "The REASON we've been thinking about branding is that…the subject has come up roughly twelve gazilliondy times, often with MidnightDBA as the focus."
Side note: As I'm writing this post, on Sunday afternoon, I just got notice of another contribution. A-w-e-s-o-m-e.)
Thomas LaRock wrote the brief Un-SQL Friday: Branding, about purposeful branding. "… you need to sit down and think about the brand you want to market."
*I specifically asked Adam Machanic to write a blog for this event, and I'm so glad I did, and that he did. His post, Un-SQL Friday: Don't Be a Port in the Storm, gives us a lot to think over. He is also the first to point out: "Everyone's goals are different …I do not believe that everyone should bother putting in the work required to get their name on the radar. For many people the reward is simply not worth the investment." If you only read one of the branding blogs, read mine. If you read three, be sure that Adam's is one of them.
Andy Galbraith continues the party with Branding for Dummies, and a couple of key branding points. "I don't really consider that I have a brand, other than being yet *another* Andy…"
In UnSQL: Branding, Andy Leonard charmingly talks over his own brand (motto: "I Am Here To Help™"), injected with some startlingly good parenting advice: "Mom emphasized our individual strengths. She differentiated her four sons based on our strengths…first, we felt good about each other; second, we did not feel threatened by each other." Get to know Andy; he's a good guy.
Troy Gallant's Un-SQL Friday 001 – Branding & Bunny Murder talks over what one's brand says about them. I have to admit, like a couple of others, that I didn't recognize "The Grateful DBA" as a tribute to The Grateful Dead"…I thought he was just a happy kind of guy. "So, what does your brand say about you?"
Our very own Nic Cain (freshly knighted by the MidnightDBAs) wrote UnSQL Friday #1: Branding, which chronicles the discovery of his accidental brand. "I was introduced …as the guy with the bush baby picture on twitter. It seems that even without deciding upon a brand I had one anyway."
Pat Wright, who I (and probably many) tend to think of as The Photographer, writes his branding to do list in his post: Branding Me? "I'll have follow up posts that I can use to detail these items out and show progress." I look forward to reading them, Photog….ah, I mean, Pat.
K. Brian Kelley presents an opposing point of view in I Don't Worry about My Brand. " I could improve on the self-marketing, but I think I've done better spending that time on developing my skills, making friends, and just doing what I do."
In Un-SQL Friday : Building a Brand, Aaron Bertrand tells us his story as a 1840′s gold rush pioneer. No, I'm sorry, that's not true…but the truth is just as interesting: "I sold the aspfaq.com property…I received a wire transfer larger than any consulting project I'd handled to that point – and to this day."
Next up, Andy Lohn's entry Un-SQL Friday #001 – Branding "is more of a promise than my thoughts and ideas on it. My promise is that I've got to do a better job at branding." Attaboy, Andy. Start by reading a bunch of these posts!
Oscar Zamora is his own brand, says he in I am my own brand. "I met many people at the SQL Pass Summit this year, and they recognized me just because of my Twitter name. "
*Rob Farley wrote One other thing: Why 'LobsterPot'? And I'm going to put him in for some kind of marketing medal, for he hath seized this opportunity to talk up his consulting company. This is real admiration, folks…I like an opportunist. He talks in detail about the thought process behind the name and logo for LobsterPot, and about separating his personal brand from the company. I'm going to call this one a must-read, along with Adam's (and mine, and Sean's). Double points, Rob, for using the Un-SQL logo.
Andie Letourneau – a personal favorite MidnightDBA Groupie, and all-around eclectic Wonder Woman – explores the idea of her brand. "I'm still working on building my "Brand" in the SQL server commmunity. I'm not really known yet as the one who knows <cool SQL thing that no one else is expert at>…"
Mike Walsh wrote Brand Meet Person, a very humble examination of his own non-brand brand. "Perhaps the question could even be phrased as "Whose brand are you working harder for?""
Rafael Salas wrote Personal Branding by Accident (bonus points for using the logo!) about his accidental branding. "…pick things you like – and that are legal – that can be easily aligned with your professional interests."
Brent Ozar's blog is the harsh one: Un-SQL Friday: Branding – Tough Love Edition. In response to the Un-SQL Branding blogs he says, in essence, you're doing it wrong. "I read the responses unfold, and I'm not going to name names, but I saw a heck of a lot of really, really bad advice – and nobody referenced a book." I won't say here (yet) whether I agree or disagree, but the branding advice he gives – to read a book – is always in good standing with me.
"Honorary" SQL Geek Sarah Sjolander presents Personal Branding – make people know who you are, wherein she ponders branding: "What it all comes down to, is questions. What are your passions? What are your goals? How do you want people to see you? How can you best represent who you are without feeling like a fraud?"
Jorge "SQLChicken" Segarra graces us with Un-SQL Friday: Branding…gazillionty points, Jorge, for not just a mention, but an actual PICTURE of Clinton and Stacy from What Not to Wear. Chicken talks up his own brand, and the good and bad associated with brands. "…what it basically comes down to is common sense. If you're blogging from an employer's blog, remember you can't just spout off whatever you want to say no matter how badly you want to."
SQL Agent Man Tim Ford wrote a very clever and funny blog on brands in the SQL community: Un-SQL Friday-001 Branding. "…no matter what we think, SQL ain't sexy. It's hairy (Sean McCown). It's inky (Jeremiah Peschka and Crys Manson). It's prickly and wants you off its lawn (Buck Woody)…."
David Stein presents Branding Leaves a Mark. He shares a few thoughts – "There's a reason Hemmingway didn't write Choose Your Own Adventure Books and I shouldn't be modeling my career after them. I've made progress, but I've been doing so in a random, unfocused way." – and promises to show us his branding plan in the weeks to come.
Tim Mitchell wrote Un-SQL Friday: Personal Branding – Don't Bother. "I'm to play devil's advocate here and tell you why you shouldn't bother with branding." But why, Tim? [I read.] Ohhhhh….


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Thank you to everyone who attended the September 8th Spark at The Moody event featuring Dr. George Friedman. Here's a video wrap-up of the evening.
The next event takes place Oct. 19 and focuses on health care. Tickets
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What Are The Costs?: Increasing the Value of Healthcare
As Americans continue to grapple with rising healthcare costs,
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Thursday, March 08, 2012
Today we had the funeral service for my mother in law, Donna Lawrence. She died on Sunday morning peacefully in her sleep after months and months of suffering from a debilitating disease. Her husband cared for her with such incredible love these past months that it inspired my brother in law to say in the funeral service, "he showed me how to be a man." I don't know why she had to suffer so much. She was perhaps the most kind person I have ever known.
It was in fact my mother in law who picked out my wedding ring. She called Sopurkh one day and said, "I don't know, this ring just seems to be the one." It was in fact the perfect ring....still within my husband's budget, but sparkly enough to make me feel special. This morning as I put on the ring, and a blue crystal necklace that she had given to me I looked in the mirror and felt a pang of sadness tug at my heart as I realized the loss I felt inside. I hoped as I did a full circle that if I just kind of kept moving it would create enough sparkle that I would at least honor my mother in law as opposed to just sitting down with my head in my hands and crying which is what I felt like doing.
Such a beautiful lady, such a beautiful grandmother. It felt strange to have the realization that my daughter would not have the opportunity to grow flowers in the garden and find salamanders on the road with her grandmother.
As we entered the Church this morning and sat down, I could feel the collective burden of eyes on us as all of her friends and family looked at us as we took our seats. This day had brought some blessings. One was that my husband and his brother were reunited after many years. During the service the two of them got up together to speak about their mother. As they spoke, I could feel the great history between the two of them with many snow ball fights, swims, camping trips, and I'm sure plenty of mischief. More importantly I could feel the love that their mother had showered so graciously upon them. And now, their love for her was coming out in their words so pure, and so true.
Their stories brought everyone to tears, including Grandpa who sat next to me. I could do nothing but put my arms around him. What do you do in moments like these? What do you do with pure love? You can only be present with it. And that is in fact the present that Donna gave to us. It was just pure love. She was just a loving and kind person through and through.
If you were a turtle who happened to be trying to cross the road outside of her house, her dogs, her sons who grew up with her, her beloved husband, her daughter in law, her grand son, her grand daughter, or simply her friend.... you were damn lucky. You got love... you got pure love.
And so later that day as I shopped for some snacks for my daughter and my cart smashed into the cracker shelf, instead of getting frustrated and allowing one of my classic "I've had it looks! " that my daughter has seen so many times, I decided to take a deep breath and smile. I got inspired to be like Donna.... to find the way no matter what to be loving and kind. "She did it" I thought to myself. "I can do it too." I know that her life had struggles. I know that all of our lives do. Yet she rose above. Blessings to all of us that we can too. And blessings to the Soul of Donna, thank you for all that you have done for us.
this is really a very inspiring post. Thank you so much for sharing it with us! It makes me want to do it, too: to smile instead of getting frustrated.
Thank you, love,
I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your mother-in-law. Thank you for sharing such a tender reflection on her life and how she has inspired you to be even kinder. I wish you and your family peace and love.
love xxx pamela
Thank you for sharing your tender reflection of your mother-in-law. I know it must hurt to feel this tremendous loss but I'm glad that you are remembering her kindness and instilling that practice in your daily life. Your words inspire me to create a deeper relationship with my mother-in-law while I have the opportunity. I send you and your family love, peace, and a warm hug from San Francisco.
Thank you for sharing, and helping to remember that everybody has to struggle in one or the other way, but you can always be kind and grateful. Sometimes we need someone who reminds us of that.
Many blessings to you and your family.
Blessings for you and all your family.And keep bringing us such a happiness with your lovely voice!!
Thank you also for your sweet voice the Divine God granted you, that make my spirit arise... blessings.
Siri Akal Kaur
i pray to all mighty that she walks on roads to heaven..may baba ji bless u nd ur family wid loads of courage to bear d loss of sch a precious gem frm ur family..
with regards,
Deepak madaan.!
I am so sorry to read of this. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. This is indeed a sad time. May you find peace. I wish there were more I could do. I too hurt for you.
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i really enjoyed watching our staff this year. They impressed me a lot and impressed me even more in the playoffs. CC while awful on his last start was pitching with bone spurs and pitched like a stud in 2 Very important ALDS games. Proved to some of us who've forgotten that he is our real ace(at times i did wonder). Fatty or not he's clutch and proven to be a big time asset and worth every penny.
Phill hughes actually had a solid year, would have had 2 solid playoff starts too if it wasn't for his back acting up. Hughes proved he can pitch a full season into the playoffs. The first time he's done that this well.
I really enjoyed watching Raul play. That was a bright spot in the playoffs. He's helped bring back the attitude that new yankee stadium or not there is an aura and mystique still present. Can never count the Yankees out.
In a season entering with low expectations, losing mariano was huge however we didn't even notice it. Making the transition into next year possibly without Mo a little easier. The fact that Soriano was able to hold down the closer role as well as he did proved to some of us that there is a life with out mo.
A season that ended somewhat prematurely was actually still quite enjoyable. And if i had to go back and do it again i would. Watching bostons demise was epic. The fact that we didn't choke was amazing. Seeing Texas get beat by oakland was lovely.
But back to the point let the off season begin! If there was only some way we could trade for james sheilds. Too bad tampas smart


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Nashua schools in the running for federal grantBy SIMON RIOS
Union Leader Correspondent
November 26. 2012 10:33PM
NASHUA - The school district has been chosen as one of 61 finalists for a Race to the Top-District grant, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday, boosting Nashua's chances at receiving a piece of a $400 million pie.
"That's good news indeed," said Superintendent Mark Conrad at Monday night's school board meeting. "I'm very proud of the effort that went into that by all parties."
According to the DOE, the program is aimed at supporting locally developed plans to personalize and deepen student leaning, improving student achievement and educator effectiveness, closing achievement gaps and preparing students for success in college and careers.
The grant proposal is for a $27 million chunk of the Race to the Top Fund, a $4.35 billion education component of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The district's proposal contains nine projects to be funded over four years. The first deals with management of the grant, proposing to fund a grant manager position at nearly $90,000 a year, in addition to a secretary and a team of teachers funded through stipends.
Of the grant, $3.6 million would go toward developing a standards-driven curriculum, with the hiring of 20 specialized teachers. Furthering the integration of technology into the city's classrooms, the proposal budgeted $8.7 million to plan for a new era of Internet usage in school. Wireless upgrades would be carried out at both high schools, and 3,5000 portable devices would be purchased to support a 3:1 student-device ratio. Devices could include laptops, netbooks or tablets. Five hundred computers would also be replaced.
Board of Education Chairman Robert Hallowell lauded the district for its work. "There are over 900 districts that issued their intention to (apply) and in the end only 231 actually put in the grant."
Hallowell noted that about two-thirds of the districts that applied backed out before completing their applications.
"I thank the union for agreeing to go along," he added. "Change is not always an easy thing."
The 61 finalists represent more than 200 districts that were selected from 372 applications. Nashua is the only New Hampshire district in the state in the group of finalists - and one of four New England schools - in league with the Boston Public Schools and two urban districts in Connecticut.
The finalists were chosen from a mix of urban and non-urban schools, and picked by three-member panels that scored each application.
"These finalists are setting the curve for the rest of the country with innovative plans to drive education reform in the classroom," said Arne Duncan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.
The DOE will select between 15 and 25 districts in the competition, for four-year awards ranging from $5 million to $40 million.
At Monday night's meeting the board also approved a $12,000 Special Olympics grant for the district to participate in a Unified Sport Program for three years.
Board member Dennis Ryder, who chairs the finance and operations committee, emphasized that the grant is for only three years. "There's no guarantee it will continue past that time, and we may be stuck with having this cost on the budget if we wish to continue it."
The auditorium at Elm Street Middle School - one of the largest in the state and the home of SymphonyNH - was renamed at Monday's meeting, changed from the Edmund M. Keefe Auditorium to the Edmund M. Keefe Center for the Arts.
The policy surrounding use of the auditorium, which prioritizes the needs of the schools over those of the arts community, will stay in place.


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defensive freaking holding
Defense gives up another 1st down.
Its going to get ugly when they start playing teams with good QBs again.
That is the ballgame. Browns can run out the clock now
Game was dominated statistically by the Bengals, but that stupid fumble by Palmer and the blocked FG was the difference.
And I won't shed a single tear if Ward suffers a season-ending injury at some point this year.
Thank goodness for Reds playoff baseball because this NFL season is going to be a clunker.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
Everything that happens before Death is what counts.
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
I'm really afraid this season is the beginning of another long period of bad Bengals football. The offensive line needs an overhaul. There isn't one legitimate playmaker in the front seven. The receivers are old. And the quarterback is past his prime, but due to his large/long contract coupled with cheap ownership, he will be the starter for the next three or four years. You aren't going to solve all of those problems, but even to address most of them will take several years.
Found this video when searching TJ Ward:
YouTube - Oregon safety TJ Ward absolutely crushes OSU QB Zac Robinson during the 2008 Holiday Bowl
Browns fan here. Ward is well known for big hits, but I won't defend that one. Pretty malicious in my view. He could have blown him up without trying to decapitate him
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"Sit over here next to Johnathan (Bench)...sit right here, he's smart."--Sparky Anderson
I usually don't question the Refs. Today I have to say that was one of the worst crews I have ever seen. Three blown calls and they were all tremendously important.
I don't even want to rant about the Bengals problems. I'm just asking if anyone can remember a crew as inept as that one.
This is the time. The real Reds organization is back.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
1. Unnecessary roughness on Chinny for trying to separate the WR for the ball.
2. Dhani getting flagged for PI
3. Defensive holding.
I dispise that head official. I just don't think he calls a good game. Those three calls were awful and clearly helped out the Browns.
That said the Bengals had their chances and just didn't capatilize. Hopefully Carson uses this game as a springboard instead of an outlier.
"In our sundown perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms, the game of ball is glorious"
-Walt Whitman
A friend of mine just posted this on facebook.
"RT@MissEnquirer:TJ Ward on hit on Shipley:"I hit him with my shoulder.They tried to yap at me, but I ignored them. I would do it again.""
I hope this isn't forgotten when the Browns come into town later this year.
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Bipartisan Agreement Likely Means USDA Will Set Nutrition Standards for Vending in Schools
Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
In an otherwise contentious time in Washington, it's good to know that Republicans and Democrats can come together for the sake of child nutrition and health. The agreement that Chairman Blanche Lincoln and Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss have forged, along with the support of industry leadersand health groups, will allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ensure that the federal investment in healthy school meals isn't undermined by foods that harm kids' health.
USDA is currently updating the school meal standards; now Congress is poised to allow USDA to take care of the rest of school foods. The current national nutrition standards for foods sold out of school vending machines and a la carte lines in cafeterias are 30 years out of date and no longer make sense. They don't address key nutrition problems like calories, fats, salt, and sugar.
USDA needs to update its nutrition standards for school foods sold outside of meals, and apply those standards to the whole campus, the whole school day. We're pleased that industry leaders like Mars, Nestlé, Coke, and Pepsi see the need for this as well.
There has been an absolute sea change when it comes to parents' expectations for the foods that are available in schools. Many cities, states, and companies have already begun to improve the nutritional quality of foods they sell in school. However, two-thirds of states still have weak or no school nutrition standards. When Congress passes the child nutrition reauthorization bill, it will help get all junk food out of every school once and for all.
Contact Jeff Cronin (jcronin[at]cspinet.org) or Ariana Stone (astone[at]cspinet.org).


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Barcelona are being linked with a €30million move for Inter Milan goalkeeper Samir Handanovic.
La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Spanish giants – who suffered an embarrassing 4-0 defeat at the hands of the Bayern Munich in their Champions League semi-final first leg tie last night (Tuesday) – are keen on the Slovenian international stopper.
And, the Blaugrana are willing to offer big money to bring the player to the Nou Camp, with the future of Victor Valdes far from certain under Tito Vilanova in Catalonia.
Liverpool were linked with a move for the 28-year-old as recently as February, with Italian website TMW claiming Reds boss Brendan Rodgers were ready to offer £12million to bring the player to Merseyside.
However, the Anfield outfit appear set to be blown out of the water financially if they were to pursue the former Udinese stopper as either competition or a replacement for Pepe Reina, with Barca showing their financial muscle in the battle for the Serie 'A' star.
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It wasn't enough that the Bruins improved to 7-1 in their last eight games with their victory over Philadelphia last night in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Flyers.
They also had to go and beat the Celtics.
Amazingly, the Bruins trumped their TD Garden co-tenants, who played in Miami Tuesday night, in the ratings game.
The Boston market received an 11.76 household rating for Game 3, which is the market's highest local rating ever for an NHL game on VERSUS. The Bruins' win over the Flyers earned a higher rating in Boston than that Celtics-Heat game on TNT Tuesday (11.1).
The game was also up 47 percent from the Bruins' 2010 semifinal exclusive three-game average in the market on VERSUS (7.98, also against Philadelphia) and up 3 percent from Game 2 of the series this year on VERSUS (11.39).
VERSUS was the No. 1 rated network overall in Boston during the time period.
Obviously the Bruins are capturing the hearts and imaginations of the fans in this region. Now if VERSUS could just get on the air in hotel rooms.


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WAYNESBORO — The driver of a vehicle that pulled from an alley into the path of a bicyclist that was traveling east on West Main Street at 10:48 a.m. Dec. 24 was charged with a moving a stopped or parked vehicle violation by Waynesboro police. The bicyclist had a leg injury but was not taken to the hospital, according to police.
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Gotta pay the bills somehow, man.
Rumor is he and his brother are big coke dealers
Gotta pay the bills somehow, man.
It boggles the mind, the guy made millions playing football and he couldn't stay legit
Another thing to blame on football and concussions and the NFL....
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didnt a mcchesney play for us as well? a defensive guy i believe.
Jason the walking penalty Fabini!
This is one of those "you can't make this stuff up" situations. So, Fabini is busted for "holding" coke. LOL. That's all I remember of guys like Fabini and Criswell as Jets: A ton of holding calls.
Ridiculously hairy arms.
How many false starts was he called for?
New York Jets
The New York Jets converted McChesney from a defensive lineman to a guard in the 2008 offseason.
Fabini was a very good player....Curtis Martin ran behind his blocks more than anyone on the O-line
Well it's good to finally see something different that the normal pissing and moaning going on right now this board ..


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Despite cooling albeit blinding rain, the American Diabetes Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes at Marlins Park went off without a hitch raising dollars for a great cause. The stage, sponsor and vendor tables at the event were fully protected with the massive overhang in front of the stadium. The crowd of corporate teams, school groups, nonprofits and individual walkers not only enjoyed circling the interior of the Marlines Stadium and viewing the beautiful new ballpark but also had a chance to collect samples and talk to vendors about a variety of diabetic product lines. Community Newspapers was happy to be there with the folks from Navarro Discount Pharmacy, Baptist Hospital and several groups from the area including GFWC Coral Gables Woman's Club, Coral Gables Rotary, Doral Business Council and Miami Christian School, to mention a few.
Coming up next, an expected crowd of 12,000 will convene on FIU's Modesto Campus at 11200 SW 8th St. on Sat., Oct. 6, for the American Heart Association's Annual Heart Walk . The fun begins at 8 a.m. with booths galore, free Subway sandwiches, health screenings and more. After warm ups, the actual walk starts at 9 a.m. Stop by Community Newspapers' booth and see me. Tell us why you love the paper and you will have a chance to win some great restaurant gift certificates. For more information on that walk, visit www.miamidadeheartwalk.org.
Chamber South will takes guests of their Chairman's Gala for a travel staycation at the Bora Bora Ball on Friday, October 5th, 2012, at Grove Isle Hotel & Spa. Guests will enjoy a night of dining and dancing during which time the outgoing Chairman, Joseph Corradino, and incoming Chairman, Zac Hall, will be honored. This busy Chamber is also in the midst of producing its 41st Annual South Miami Art Festival sponsored by First National Bank of South Miami. Mark your calendars for November 3 & 4th, 2012, in beautiful downtown South Miami. For more information on the Gala or the Art Festival, visit email@example.com.
With football season upon us, student athletes and particularly football players are hard pressed to find time for anything more than studies and the game. Thus, when times allows for other activities, those who commit to community service are all the more deserving of praise. So it is that congratulations go out to University of Miami senior running back Mike James, one of only 22 student-athletes to be named to the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team by Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association. James is one of only 11 college football players from the Football Bowl Subdivision receiving this recognition, one of the most prestigious community service awards in all of college football. In addition to contributing countless hours to supporting community service organizations such Empowered Youth, an organization providing mentoring to atrisk youth; serving as a project manager for the 2012 University of Miami Bone Marrow Drive; and serving meals to the homeless with the Miami Rescue Mission, James has also been involved with The Ronald McDonald House, Rushing the Community, and 'Canes on Patrol.
By the way, James, the sixth Cane to be so honored, also shines on the field. He scored four touchdowns against UM's win over Georgia Tech 42-36. Good job on and off the turf.
Finally, the public is invited to a book reading at Stanfill Funeral Home on Friday October 5, 7-8 p.m. The event will give guests a chance to meet the author of "Do They take Credit Cards in Heaven?", Milica Z. Bookman. Interestingly enough, former President Bill Clinton was spotted with this book at a recent event held at The Biltmore Hotel. Considering the title, sounds like an appropriate site for the reading.
Until next time, keep making each day count.
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October 13, 2012 - Nation of Change
The people's movement for our right to know what's in our food has hit a critical fork in the road: the moment when it's time to ask ourselves and each other -- how hard are we willing to fight for our basic right to know what's in the food we're eating and feeding our families? . http://www.nationofchange.org/fighting-prop-37-truth-36-million-can-t-hide-1350097249
October 10, 2012 - Tom Philpott - Mother Jones
Big Ag is spending tens of millions to keep labels off genetically modified foods in California—and with good reason... http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2012/10/california-prop-37-monsanto-gmo-labeling
Big Pesticide, Food Companies Spend Millions to Fight Honest Food Labels http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2410023720/big-pesticide-food-companies-spend-millions-to-fight-honest-food-labels
October 11, 2012 Reuters: Multi-Million Dollar Ad blitz drains support for California GMO-labeling plan http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/12/us-california-gmo-idUSBRE89B03I20121012


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The store room of the Gibson Bethel Community Center was piled high with large cardboard boxes full of donated back packs and brand new school supplies before the 10th Annual Back Pack Give Away, when over 300 packed back packs were given away to area youth just before the first day of classes.
The fall holiday spirit was in the air on give-away day as center staff filled the back packs with goodies prior to the kids' arrival. "We've had such a great response to our outreach efforts," said Parks and Recreation Director Lorenzo Woodley.
South Miami Middle School and South Miami Senior High School volunteers Jonathan Gonzalez, Janiqua Warren, Chanel Adams, Jamelia Warren and Lauren Taylor were as busy as elves stacking tables with piles of note books, crayons, pencils, pens and erasers, to be loaded into the back packs.
When the back packs are ready, they are restacked in the boxes and placed on dollies to be delivered to the display area in the gymnasium. Every year hundreds of area families gather at the center in anticipation of this annual fall school year event. Live music and food add to the festivities.
"Our sponsor support this year has been tremendous," said Woodley. "We have had at least 50 to 60 individual families sponsor the kids (in addition to corporate sponsorship)."
Ed's Boot Camp, Alliance for Youth, South Miami Hospital and Peak 360 are some of the area business sponsors that helped make it possible for hundreds of neighborhood students to start school well prepared with the tools they need to foster the joy of learning.
The 2013 Back Pack Give Away will be August 15. Sponsors are encouraged to sign up early. To find out more about how to get involved call Gibson
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In the distant future, two superpowers control Earth and fight each other for all the solar system's natural resources. When one side dispatches a team to a distant planet to terraform it for human colonization, the team discovers an indigenous race of bio-mechanoid killers. In 3D at select locations.
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GEICOs GloveBox app has been released for BlackBerry. Dave Weaver, manager of mobile applications, said GEICO continues to expand mobile offerings for its policyholders with the release of the BlackBerry GloveBox app. The BlackBerry is a great addition since it is still one of the most used smartphones for business, offering an abundance of features and exceptional functionality.
The GEICO GloveBox app for BlackBerry features:
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LANSING, MI (AP)-- Nurse practitioners and other nurses with extra training could practice in Michigan without oversight by physicians and prescribe drugs under legislation that has cleared a hurdle in Lansing.
The Senate on Wednesday voted 20-18 to recognize registered nurses with advanced training under state law. Backers say the bill could lead to more competition, reduced medical costs and offset impending doctor shortages as baby boomers retire.
Supporters say demand for health practitioners will rise as more residents qualify for insurance under the federal health law.
Doctors opposing the legislation say it effectively lets nurses act as physicians with far less training.
The bill now goes to the House. It was amended to require that advanced nurses initially be supervised for four years by a doctor.


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UH Board of Regents approve the naming of ethnomusicology wing of music complex at UH Manoa in honor of Barbara SmithUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi — At a special meeting held yesterday at the University of Hawaiʻi's Mānoa campus, the UH Board of Regents (BOR) approved the naming of the ethnomusicology wing of the music complex at Mānoa in honor of Barbara Smith. Professor Smith is a retired faculty member of the Music Department who began her career, specializing in ethnomusicology, at UH in 1949 and retired in 1982. From the beginning of her career, she was enthusiastically open to Hawaiʻi's multicultural environment and immersed herself in the musical traditions of Hawaiʻi's people.
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Ents were created at the request of Yavanna to guard the trees, and thus were called "Shepherds of the Trees".
As with Hobbit, Ent is a term that in modern times is almost exclusively connected with J.R.R. Tolkien, and the usage of the term seldom evokes in people its earlier meanings.
Concerning Ents
Ents are a very old race that appeared in Middle-earth when the Elves did. They were apparently created by Eru Ilúvatar at the behest of Yavanna, after she learned that Aulë's children, the Dwarves, were wont to fell trees. Ents were envisioned as Shepherds of the Trees, to protect the forests from Orcs, Dwarves and other perils. The Elves have tales of teaching the trees to talk, and they also taught the Ents to talk: although the Ents were sentient beings at the time, they did not know how to speak until the Elves taught them. Treebeard said of the Elves "curing the Ents of their dumbness" that it was a great gift that could not be forgotten ("Always wanted to talk to everything, the old Elves did").
Ents are tree-like creatures, having become like the trees that they shepherd. They vary in traits, from everything to height and size, colouring, and the number of fingers and toes. An individual Ent more or less resembles the specific species of tree that they typically guard. For example, Quickbeam guarded Rowan trees and thus looked very much like a Rowan (tall and slender, etc.). In the Third Age of Middle-earth, the Forest of Fangorn was apparently the only place Ents still inhabited, although the Ent-like Huorns may still have survived elsewhere, as in the Old Forest.
Almost nothing is known of the early history of the Ents — they apparently lived in and protected the large forests of Middle-earth in previous ages, and they briefly appear near the end of the First Age, attacking a band of Dwarves, apparently summoned by Beren and Lúthien. Treebeard told of a time when apparently all of Eriador was one huge forest and part of his domain, but these immense forests were cut by the Númenóreans of the Second Age, or destroyed in the calamitous War of the Elves and Sauron of the 17th century of the Second Age. Treebeard's statement is also supported by remarks Elrond Half-elven made at the Council of Elrond. Elrond said that "Time was once when a squirrel could carry a nut from tree to tree from Rivendell to the Great Sea...", further indicating that all of Eriador was once a single vast primeval forest, of which Fangorn Forest was just "the Eastern End of it" according to Treebeard.
There used to be Entwives (literally "Ent-women"), but they started to move farther away from the Ents because they liked to plant and control things, so they moved away to the region that would later become the Brown Lands across the Great River Anduin. This area was destroyed by Sauron, and the Entwives disappeared. The Ents looked for them, but have never found them. It is sung by the Ents that one day they will find each other. In the Fellowship of the Ring, Sam Gamgee says his cousin Hal saw treelike giant in the north of the Shire. When Pippin and Merry tell Treebeard about the Shire, Treebread says the entwives would like that land.
Ents are not hasty creatures, they take their time; even their language is "unhasty". In fact, their language appears to be based on an ancient form of Common Eldarin, later enriched by Quenya and Sindarin, although it includes many unique 'tree-ish' additions. There are actually two different languages:
- Old Entish. Originally, the Ents had a language of their own, described as long and sonorous; it was a tonal language (like Chinese). It is unknown if a non-Ent could even pronounce Old Entish correctly: it was filled with many subtle vowel shades, and was very longwinded. Only Ents spoke Old Entish; not because they kept their language a secret, as the Dwarves did with Khuzdul, but because no others could master it. It was quite an alien language to all others. The Huorns and trees of Fangorn forest could understand Old Entish and converse with the Ents and each other with it. The only extant sample, a-lalla-lalla-rumba-kamanda-lindor-burúme, the word for hill (or possibly even just part of the name of a specific hill), was described as a very inaccurate sampling. Even the Elves, master linguists, could not learn Old Entish, nor did they attempt to record it due to its complex sound structure. The grammar structure of Old Entish was also quite bizarre, often described as a lengthy, long-winded discussion of a topic. There may not even have been a word for yes and no: such questions would be answered by a long monologue on why the Ent in question did or did not agree with the Ent who asked the question. The Ent Quickbeam was regarded as a very "hasty" Ent for answering a question before another Ent had finished: the end may only have been another hour away. Ents as a rule would say nothing in Old Entish unless it was worth taking a long time to say. For everyday language function, they usually resorted to "New" Entish.
- "New" Entish (Never named as such in the text). Due to contact with the Elves, the Ents learned much from them. The Ents found the Elvish language Quenya to be a lovely language, and adapted it after their fashion to everyday use. However, they basically adapted Quenya vocabulary to Old Entish grammatical structure. Thus, unlike Old Entish, the individual words of "New Entish" that characters such as Treebeard spoke were easily translatable. However, in context they formed lengthy run-on sentences of redundant adjectives that could still stretch well over an hour in length. For example, when Treebeard essentially wanted to tell Merry and Pippin, "There is a shadow of the Great Darkness in the deep dales of the forest", he literally said in New Entish "Forest-golden-leaves, deep-dales-winter, forest-many-shadowed, deep-valley-black". Unlike Old Entish, a non-Ent conceivably could speak "New" Entish. Even when speaking the Common Speech, Westron, Ents fell into the habit of adapting it into their grammatical structure of repeating compound adjectives used to express fine shades of meaning.
Treebeard boasted to Merry and Pippin about the strength of the Ents. He said that they were much more powerful than Trolls, which Morgoth (in the Elder Days or First Age) supposedly made as imitations of the Ents, but did not come near to their power. He compares this with how Orcs were Morgoth's imitation of Elves.
The Elvish name for Ents is Onodrim, singular Onod.
The March of the Ents
- "The Ents are going to war!"
- ― Treebeard
In The Two Towers, the second volume of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, the Ents—usually a very patient, deliberate people—do become angry at Saruman, whose armies are cutting down (in their eyes, killing) large numbers of their trees. They convene an Entmoot, a meeting of the Ents of Fangorn Forest at Derndingle.
After lengthy deliberation (though from the perspective of the Ents, this is very quick action), they march on Saruman's fortress at Isengard: the last march of the Ents. They are led by Treebeard, the oldest Ent, and accompanied by the Hobbits Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took. They destroy Isengard in an all-out assault and trap Saruman in the tower of Orthanc. Tolkien later noted that the destruction of Isengard by the Ents was based off of personal disappointment in MacBeth, when "Birnham Wood is come to castle Dunsinane", Tolkien was less than thrilled that it amounted to men walking on stage with leaves in their hats; he decided that when he did that scene for himself, he'd do it right.
Portrayal in Adaptions
Ents in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings were portrayed as, perhaps, more tree-ish than in the books (the books describe them as having smooth skin; the movie has them with skin like thick and rough bark. They have been accused of being "stupidified", though the exuse that Peter Jackson gives is that he wanted to give Merry and Pippin a more important part in the scheme of things (though one wonders why, then, Pippin does not kill a Troll at the Morannon). In the movie adaption, the Ents at the Entmoot decide that this is "not our war", despite strong protest from Merry. The scene is also shorter, cutting out Bregalad completely.
Treebeard is about to take them north to the border, when Pippin insists that they go South instead, because "the closer we are to danger, the farther we are from harm". This "does not make sense" to Treebeard, but he does as they ask, and sees the ruin and destruction that Saruman has wrought on southern Fangorn. Treebeard then calls the Ents to battle with his booming Ent-call, and they appear out of the forest as if they had been standing there waiting for it. That they do not know the borders of their own forest is another critizism. One wonders why they are named "Tree-shepherds" if they do not know about the trees in their own forest. But others have accepted Jackson's reasoning as valid, because of the seemingly minor actions of Merry and Pippin throughout The Two Towers.
J.R.R. Tolkien most likely had not heard of the phenomenon, but there are actually rare trees which can "walk" by growing roots on the side in which they intend to move and killing the roots on the opposite side. [1]
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"My mission is to be the ray of hope, the guy who stands out there on that beautiful field and owns up to his mistakes and lets people know it's never completely hopeless, no matter how bad it seems at the time. I have a platform and a message, and now I go to bed at night, sober and happy, praying I can be a good messenger." -Josh Hamilton
Historically, the guy I've always appreciated more than most is Keith Hernandez. Like Jeter, it seemed like he was involved in every game-deciding play, and most of the time he made the key defensive play or got the big hit to decide it in his team's favor. Some think first base defense isn't that important or that it doesn't provide much differentiation, and most of the time, they're probably right. But that's because no one I have seen before or since played it the way Hernandez did. What a weapon.
Sorry for the tangent. Please return to debating the streakiness of Jay Bruce.
On a personal experience here, I think Pujols is the most consistent player I've ever seen. I was surprised he wasn't on the list.
"I can't take this homerism anymore." - 10xWSChamps, August 11, 2010. A Cardinals fan having a problem with all the homerism on Redszone. Classic.
"Man do I miss the days where were didn't need a calculator and an encyclopedia of baseball metrics to enjoy a baseball game ... - MikeS21" - 8/2/12 game thread
Edited to add-After I posted this...I looked at Jeter's BR page. I swear I didn't know this before I pulled that example out of my butt. Number 1 on Jeter's similar players list...Craig Biggio. Headasplode.
Bruce is basically helpless with 2 strikes. When he gets down 2 strikes I always reflexively smirk because I know what's coming next - a strikeout. If that issue could be improved, e.g., maybe make an adjustment with 2 strikes (see Votto), then his "consistency" and numbers would look much better.
Bruce is a good player, and position of strength on the team. But every player has things that could be improved upon. No reason a player can't try to make some adjustments to do that; and I wish Bruce would would work on his 2 strike approach this offseason.
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Two big differences between Biggio and Jeter:
1) Biggio made his bones by beating up on weaker pitchers. That's not an entirely bad thing. MLB was flush with bad pitching during his career and he made the schlubs pay for it. Yet he also struggled mightily against good pitchers and generally performed a disappearing act in the playoffs. Meanwhile Jeter hits good pitching about as well as anyone we've ever seen. His playoffs stats are actually a hair better than his regular season stats. It's yet another reason why Jeter is worshipped. There's a firm reality behind the hype. BTW, Jeter's got 3,504 career hits and he's 9th on the career runs scored list if you count his playoff numbers (and I remain under the firm belief that those games count).
2) Jeter's aged better. It probably goes towards him being a less volatile player. There's a reason Jeter was heading up the list that started this thread and Biggio's not on it, and it says more than a little bit about the differences between them.
Plus, far as I can tell, Jeter has Biggio trumped for career value across the board. Use any measuring stick you want, Jeter's ahead. They're certainly similar creatures in many respects, but Jeter's been the better of the two.
Wait until the year after next year.
One thing about Biggio that always bothered me was that he always wore that armor on his arm all the time and if anyone dared to pitch inside he would just let the ball hit him on the armor and trot down to 1st. I know he was just taking advantage of the rules at the time but it's a lot tougher to pitch to a guy when you know you can't come inside on him.
I think there's a lot of merit to the theory that if Biggio and Jeter switched organizations, Biggio would be the fair-haired boy and Jeter would have toiled in obscurity. In a way, that's not fair to the NY players because people are going to say that a great player's success in NYC was in part because he played there. It's probably not fair to a guy like Jeter and definitely not someone like Rivera but might be more fair to a guy like Pettit or Posada.
What it boils down to is you could airlift Jeter into any era - deadball, 1960s - and he'd still produce. Biggio feasted on a bad pitching era. He reached his prime exactly when the 1993 expansion hit and probably was able to scuffle his way to 3,000 hits thanks to the 1998 expansion. Biggio was a great player. I'd vote him into the HOF straight away, but he's definitely a product of his era. He was wired to thrash bad pitchers during the regular season of a hitters' era.
Jeter's risen beyond that because he's shown himself to be a truly rare animal. When you look at who the steadiest hitters are and at how the guys are that do the best against good pitching and at the guys who perform the best in the postseason, Jeter is at the top of the list. It's substance, not hype.
Wait until the year after next year.
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