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More honors for Russ and congrats to Lon Joyce
It was just announced that Russell Martin has also taken home a Silver Slugger Award, which completes his clean sweep. Starting catcher at the All-Star Game, Gold Glove and Silver Slugger. Wow. What more can be said about this kid?
Our congratulations go out to him and to all of the people in the Dodger organization (past and present) who have helped make him who he is today – from the scout who signed him, Clarence Johns, to those in player development and scouting on his way up the ladder (Jon Debus, Terry Collins, Steve Yeager, Kim Ng, Logan White, Chris Haydock), to his minor league managers (Luis Salazar, Dann Bilardello, Travis Barbary, Scott Little, John Shoemaker, Jerry Royster).
It seems unfair to try and list all of these people because of course there will be someone left out who was involved in his development but the point is simply this – that players at the Major League level interact with so many people in an organization from the time they are drafted as teenagers until the time they see Dodger Stadium, there are so many people who deserve credit. Especially when you talk about a guy who was taken in the 16th round because obviously our scouts, cross checkers and supervisors saw something in this young Canadian that has helped and will continue to help the Dodgers for years to come.
Along those same lines, our sincere congratulations go out to Dodger scout Lon Joyce, who earned the annual Distinguished Scouts Award for 2007 at the Professional Baseball Representatives annual banquet last night in Whispering Pines, NC. Lon has helped find tons of talent over the years and two big league names that comes to mind are Edwin Jackson and Reggie Abercrombie, as well as current Dodger minor leaguers Brian Akin and Russell Mitchell and 2007 draftees Alex Garabedian (8th round catcher) and Franklin Jacobs (17th round first baseman), among others.
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Congratulations again Russ you're the best. As for Miggy, I'm not saying I don't want him , just not at the current asking price. Offer Pierre and pay half his salary ,and Meloan ,and maybe one of Either or Abreau. Then when Miggy outgrows third you still have options.
Wow, amazing! Congratulations to Russell Martin (again!) and Lon Joyce.
Congratulations to Martin!
He is the real cornerstone of this team, and that is something fine to build upon. I'm proud of his ability and his character.
As far as Miggy goes, I agree with fliegel, but only if we can get a window to negotiate a 4-5 year deal with him, so we don't lose him to free agency at the end of 2009.
congrats martin…
finally the dodgers will have a true leader on the club!
Russell Martin is a Superstar!
If I might pick up from the last thread, Casinod and martinloneykemp were right that I am jumping the gun on calling Kemp a superstar. But I think max_power hit the nail on the head–they are in love with and demanding Jacoby Ellsbury play in Boston, and here we are talking about trading Kemp. And I think martinloneykemp is right that Kemp would be a superstar if he got to play everyday.
Jungar, once again, kills me with better statistics. Don't you know it's bad form to argue the facts? Just kidding. But I don't think we disagree–I don't doubt that Cabrerra is an excellent ballplayer, and I would love to have him. Also, people are really obsessing about his weight, and if that means that he'll have to move to first base or left field. If he does, then he just creates holes for us, rather than filling holes, but I think it is likely overblown, or at least controllable, and if I had to bet, I would bet that he would spend a long time at 3B.
My only point is I can't see it making sense to make the kind of deal for him that people are talking about. I think Bills is out because pitching like that is more valuable than hitting, and so rare. As for Loney and Kemp, who knows what their ceiling is (true, we don't know for sure what Cabrerra's is, either). But I could see Loney and Kemp both being his equal. LaRoche is a big unknown, and I could see a deal including him. Kershaw is also an unknown, but pitching again is so key.
The big problem is the economics. Cabrerra made $7.4 million last year. Imagine even a Kemp for Cabrerra trade (a thought I find horrible). That's a $500,000 right-fielder with all 5 tools for a $9 Million player. That's an $8.5 Million jump in team salary that might prove to be a wash, and it still leaves a hole in RF.
I don't mean to get overly attached to prospects. I could see dealing a bunch of prospects for Cabrerra. But I don't consider Kemp a prospect (OK, maybe not a superstar yet, but definitely a quality major leaguer).
So, I would love to have Cabrerra, but I just don't see a deal for him that works–and certainly not along the lines that have been out there.
Even with Torre on board, I am nervous this off-season, because I still fear a fast-trigger in an effort to win now. I could suffer through another unsuccessful year if it meant giving a chance to the players we have–but mostly because if we keep the core we have intact now, I think we have the talent to win the division. I know people have mixed feelings on A-Rod, but I think that's the only big move that makes sense for us as it fills the one hole in our order and field (that can be filled without dumping a $9 Million salary that we are likely stuck with), and I think it turns us into prohibitive favorite. But even without, I still like our chances.
To jspelk2 and lbirken, I appreciate your comments. I'm glad folks like my postings, because I sometimes feel like I'm rambling. I want to return the compliments, and to really almost everyone who posts their thoughts on the team.
Sorry for off topic.
Where's Hu? We're really worried. Please.
Great Post!
Further congratulations go out to Russell Martin who has proven to be not only a great defensive and offensive catcher, but also an outstanding teammate. He uncomplainingly does anything and everything to help the offense and guide the pitching staff. Well, he will complain if he's not allowed to catch both ends of a doubleheader, but I guess I can forgive that.
Great post Lee. If one of Kemp and Loney becomes as good of a hitter as Miggy we would be stoked. Miggy is Manny Ramirez jr IMO. His numbers are deflated playing at that park.
But I don't want to trade those guys either so I here ya. I guess at least they are talking about him instead of trading for an older player.
I agree with you that A-rod seems to be the best bet, but the concern with him is that he will make 22 million more than Cabrerra next season! If we sign A-rod, will we be able to keep our nucleaus together? Bills ,Brox, Kemp ,Martin, Loney are all cheap now but will need to be given raises and long term deals soon.
Personally I don't think we need a 3b guy. (I do think we need a in his prime bat) I think LaRoche is a top prospect and Nomar is decent insurance.
From Yahoo:
So then, let the offseason shopping spree begin.
"There are some intriguing bats out there," Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said. "We're not looking at a long list."
After finishing fourth in the NL West, the Dodgers could be one of the most active teams in the majors this winter. They're a big-market club with money to spend and a popular new manager.
"We didn't hire Joe Torre to help us finish .500," Colletti said.
Los Angeles has holes in all the right places, too. Center fielder Juan Pierre's defense has diminished, and he managed only 32 extra-base hits with a .331 on-base percentage this season. He had 64 stolen bases, but a more well-rounded player in center would help.
The Dodgers also hit just 129 home runs, ranking 15th out of 16 NL teams, so Rodriguez would be a perfect fit at third base. He's almost sure to win his third AL MVP award this month after batting .314 with 54 homers and 156 RBIs for the New York Yankees.
I think the only way to improve the team is through free agency this year. If we trade Kemp or Ethier or Loney or Bills we'll just end up with more holes.
The more and more Pierre gets talked about as being horrible the more i think he'll have a diminished role on the team last year…at least i'd only hope so.
As soon as LaRoche learns to hit a major Leauge curve ball and a major league fast ball outside. and stops trying to hit the ball out of the stadium. he would be our guy. but until then we need to look elsewhere. We are better off with Nomar. LaRoche does not have the skills at this point.
Once again jungar you and I are on the same page. The only 2 moves that make any sense for me this offseason are aquiring Jones (Hunter as a fallback option) and trying to sign Pettite (the Torre angle might work). Then try to dump Pierre (and eating some $$$ if need be). If we can't deal Pierre, I think Ethier is expendable and nowhere near as producive to us as a bonafide gold glove CF that can go yard with some consistency.
And yes Miggy is a young version of Manny but we don't need him.
These are the moves I would like to see.
Sign A-Rod – this way we do not give up any of the kids.
Trade Pierre to the Whitesox for P John Garland. Chicago is interested in getting a leadoff hitter and are willing to trade Garland. He is a local guy with great stuff.
Sign one of the free agent center fielders. In order of preference; Torii Hunter, Andruw Jones, Aaron Rowand.
so we're better off with nomar eh? i disagree, even for the fact that laroche can be far better defensivley, and has far more potential to become a good hitter, whereas nomar looks close to done or done. they're both injury prone so that cancels each other out.
I think people are making too much of Cabrera being fat. I guess people wouldn't want Prince Fielder either if he was offered up.
what do u think of Matt Kemp right now?
What did you think of Matt Kemp before this season?
I thought he (Kemp) needed to learn to hit a major Leauge curve ball and a major league fast ball outside and to stop trying to hit the ball out of the stadium and then he would be our guy.
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I'd be happy to trade Juan Pierre for nothing. Seriously. But Todd man, if you can get Williams to give us Garland, make it so!
I hear actually that Damon is going to CHI for Crede.
Andy LaRoche knows the Dodgers are busy talking to other teams about a third baseman with a big bat. Right now, he's concentrating on showing them they have one right on their own roster.
LaRoche is playing third for Team USA which is currently involved in the World Cup being held in Taiwan. Thursday, he at least convinced the pitchers from Panama that he is a hitter of note.
With LaRoche providing the impetus, USA blew Panama away 7-0. That was its second win in a row in the tournament although in later play, they suffered their first defeat when Italy surprised them 2-1.
LaRoche got them going against Panama in the first inning when he came up after a two-out single and a walk to fellow Dodger Delwyn Young. He ripped a single to plate the initial run.
He got his second chance in the next inning, again with two out. This time he doubled for a pair of runs. In the sixth he did the same, a double that scored two more.
oops got cut off
Three hits, two of them doubles and five RBI. A pretty good day's work
Todd if we could manage to do all of that, we would have the best line-up in baseball (Red Sox included). I don't think we can make it happen, but could you imagine our line-up looking like this:
Thats a lot of runs right there.
charris its a good lineup if that can happen.
i wouldn't include Kent on the lineup! he is a clubhouse cancer!
put LaRoche at 2B! he is a good replacement for Kent!
While Yadier Molina of the Cardinals has a reasonable argument for the Gold Glove, Russell Martin's Silver Slugger is unquestionable the right call. "What more can be said about this kid?" Front office management, the coaching staff, and the veteran "leaders" need to cite Martin explicitly as an example of a young player who really understands the game and how to play it. That would go a long way toward healing the rift and controversy (real or imagined) over the veteran vs. rookie chasm.
Dodger blog True Blue LA's current entry is downright hi-freaking-larious.
I would love to have Miguel also but realistically I doubt it will happen. A nationals scout told me in July that there had been talks between Ned and the Marlins about a deal, but that all talks were dead because the Marlins wouldn't pull the trigger unless it included Martin… I would still love to have ARod on the team… or even better BELTRE!!!!!!
Hu is back in Taiwan and getting ready to play in the World Games. He stopped playing in the AFL because of a slight hamstring issue but it was precautionary more than anything. The team knew that he would be playing in the World Games, so he was told to rest and prepare for the international competition.
Someone asked,"Where's Hu?"
First base, of course.
Headline: Torre thinks Rodriguez could join Dodgers
"It's possible," Torre said Friday, repeating that phrase twice as a small grin crept across his face. "You've got four or five clubs maybe that figure to be in the sweepstakes. There aren't a lot of clubs that are going to be able to pay the money."
Also from that link:
Lee Mazzilli said he has decided to turn down Torre's offer to be a coach on the Dodgers staff. Mazzilli, who is the lead studio analyst for SportsNet New York, recently lost his father and his mother, who lives in Connecticut, is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. "It is one of those years where I think staying home is a good thing," Mazzilli said.
That's sad news for Mazzilli; can't blame the guy for wanting to stay out east and close by. I suppose that makes Mariano Duncan even more likely to stay as 1B coach.
I think Mariano and Honeycutt are staying on bored. With this news on Mazzilli I think it brings about the opportunity to get a former Dodger in that bench coach role. Kirk Gibson or even Orel Hershisher would be great. Groom them under Torre to become the next Manager.
board* hahaha
The Dodgers have been blessed with fine catchers and we know them by name. At present we have, in my opinion, and proberbly everybody elses, the finest catcher of them all. And the best is yet to come. I don't think we seen everything yet. Congradulations Russell Martin.
Old Fogey…the rest of that quote is great..
"All I can tell you, I know the McCourts are certainly dedicated to putting the Dodger franchise on the right track. They understand the pride factor. We talked about that a lot," Torre said. "But again, they're business people. They're certainly going to take into consideration what they can do that makes sense. And the fact that they have a lot of young players certainly could help make their decision, too."
im not so jazzed about bringing over every ex yankee available..anyone else? i mean i know its arod but… i still don't like it. its like we can't form our own idenity, we have to keep taking from the red sox, then giants, the yankees… its getting old.
I heart Torre. That's the most intellegent thing I have heard come out of Dodger management's mouths in years. (I know there are some CONS…but keeping kids, getting A-rod and pitching help if possible and we have a good shot over the next 5 seasons..
We surround him with DODGERS.
By next season the only non dodgers surrounding him in the field would be ethier(sorta feels like a real dodger though), pierre(if still with us) ..trade LaRoche
A friend was over my house tonight, former Dodger fan, now a Met fan. He notice the Dodger Media Guide on my desk and said, "Jackie Robinson was a Dodger". So I said, "that's right". So he said,"so why doesn't it say that on the cover?" So I said, "because everybody knows that" He was puzzelled. Some Met fans are dumb. He doesn't know that Brooklyn or Los Angeles Dodgers are one and the same.
I bracketed out the word Brooklyn above and it should read Jackie Robinson was a (Brooklyn) Dodger is how he said it.
i know but if arod joins the dodgers it will be arods team. the casual fans (and media) won't care about any of our young players and it won't be "their" team, it will be arods. arod 24/7. i don't like the idea of that. call me crazy.
IF we get A-Rod, It won't be only his team it will be our team. No matter how well he does he is wearing the same uniform as everybody else. I root for the Dodgers. All the Dodgers and I'm sure all our fans do.
jspelk2 … You are crazy!
jk. a-rod would be good for the team. it will bring much national attention to the dodgers, and hopefully so titles too.
I understand where Jspelk2 is coming from, if you watch the highlights from the Laker game on ESPN, 90% of the them include Kobe in someway, even if the story of the game wasn't him at all. The same would be true of A-Rod because he would be 'the show' here in Los Angeles. However, the other side of the coin is if A-Rod came here it would put a tremendous amount of national attention not just on A-Rod but the entire team. We would lead on most national sport shows and nearly all of the local shows. Which also means more ESPN games for the country to see our kids and A-Rod of course. Because I don't think the national media really knows for the most part how good this young core can and will be. Especially with our captain leading the way behind the plate.
Personally I would love for A-Rod to sign the dotted line and come to the Dodgers no matter the cost. Far more so than trading off the kids to fill one hole, while opening up more along the way in the process.
If you put a winning product on the field Los Angeles will come and watch, regardless of ticket prices. Heck even when we're losing we still draw 45,000 a night. A-Rod will come with a big contract, but he's box office. And he'd be coming to a team headed in the right direction.
If there were any doubters before, the cat is definitely out of the bag now. We've got the best catcher in the nat'l league and you could make an argument for all of baseball. I'd like to repeat what I said during the season: Russell needs a multi-year contract for a lot more money and to be rested more often. There are only so many games in those legs. Although I was in favor of Little continuing, I think Torre might do a better job of resting Martin.
Given the Dodgers history of trading catchers to the Marlins, I honestly would not trade Martin for Cabrera and Willis. He's the real deal.
Just an off-the-wall thought, as long as everybody is speculating. What if we returned Martin to his original 3rd base position and signed Posada as the catcher for 3 or 4 years? Don't think that would damage our productivity at catcher, and it would fill the hole at third without giving up the farm for Cabrera or $350 million for A-Rod.
Josh – I think the Dodgers need to re-think their ST schedule. Staying in Vero a month is downright horrible. Those fans need to be treated better if this is going to be the last season at Dodgertown. Most people consider it the best ST camp of all time.
Just an off-the-wall thought, as long as everybody is speculating. What if we returned Martin to his original 3rd base position and signed Posada as the catcher for 3 or 4 years? Don't think that would damage our productivity at catcher, and it would fill the hole at third without giving up the farm for Cabrera or $350 million for A-Rod. messagebear, I had the same idea in the middle of last season and people told me it was ridiculous. I still think it makes sense. It would prolong Russ's career and he'd probably be an even better hitter.
You do that when Martin is getting older, not at this point when he's the best catcher in the league.
i am reading so much **** about A-rod this A-rod that. That is going to be all about A-rod 24/7. That the the kids are going to be over shadow by A-rod. All that is bull. A-rod is going to make the dodgers twice the better team they were last year. We will provide the power that they lack.
He will be a leader in the club house. The kids are going to look up to him. He hit over 300 54hr. over 145 rbi. The kids will follow right behind.
All these guys have the potential to hit 20+ homeruns.
Now throw in 60hrs. for A-rod.
I can't wait for the announcement of A-rod coming to the Dodgers. It's in the bag it is all about Scott Boras who is an attention hore to be in the spotlight for a few more weeks. Then the announcement will come.
A-rod coming to the Real LA Team.
email@example.com You're right about Martin being the best catcher in the league, and I myself am not really sure if moving Russ is a good idea or not, but it has been done before with young catchers notably Todd Ziele when he came up with the Cards.
MESSAGEBEARER: How do you guy come up with this stuff? I never thought of it. Martin back to 3rd, and Posada behind the plate. Messagebearer, You're the man. I thing Jorge has a mancrush on Torre and it could happen. You got you're wish with Little so you never know(Maybe you do). I thing he along with Mo will stay here in N.Y. But like I said Mes, your wishing well does have some magic.
If Messagebearer's wishing well doesn't respond and the Rodman ends up at third, it proberbly would be great for old Dodger fans like me in Brooklyn. Like it's being said A-Rod will make headlines all over, including here and maybe the N.Y. papers will have more than a paragraph everyday on what the Dodger's did the night before. I of course will be interested, not only in A-Rod but the entire former N.Y. team.
If you take Martin out from behind the plate you go from having the best cather in the league to having a merely above-average third baseman.
As far as Posada goes, he'll be 37 by mid-season '08 and it's hard to imagine him continuing to hit and especially catch at a very high level for much longer.
This idea should be a non-starter.
Torre and A-Rod have been exchanging phone messages lately.
Whatever the Dodgers do, they should not trade Martin, Loney, Kemp, Billingsley, and Broxton. Period. They should be considered untouchable. They are the heart of a future Dodger dynasty, and Dodger fans should not be deprived of the privilege of seeing home-grown talent mature into big time stars. Ethier should be retained, too, if at all possible. Build around these kids and good things will happen!
while i do understand why so many of you would really want miggy, i don't understand how he is a better alternative to arod.
sure, for one or two years, the pay differential will be great (10-20m), but over the following 5-10? i'm sure he'll command 20mil/yr as well.
i just don't like the idea of trading 3 bluechippers for miggy and creating more holes.
by signing arod (and yes, it IS a lot of money and perhaps even a small part of your soul), you still retain a cheap core of young talent to build around him… or if you please, chips to deal to build up pitching.
trading for miggy (i presume will HAVE to include loney or kemp) just doesn't make us THAT much of a better team overall, given what we have available as replacements at those positions.
though arod costs a bunch, there's probably 30mil that will come off the books in the next year or so (lowe – who appeared wanting to leave, furcal to make room for hu unless we can get rid of pierre's leadoff "bat" instead, and kent).
so why couldn't we sign arod for that 30mil, deal with kent for a year, and then move guys like furcal and lowe and some bluechips to build up that pitching staff? we'd still have an OF of pierre/kemp/ethier/dyoung. and IF of arod/hu/abreu/loney/martin and hopefully a pitching staff built or re-built around penny/bills/kershaw/xx/xx in 2009?
I think that acquiring A-Rod will ultimately be a McCourt decision. Although I'm not thrilled with the idea, I would prefer that to trading two or three top talent young guys for Cabrera. If we trade good prospects, I'd rather do that for Santana, but only if we get an extended years' contract in the bargain.
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Andy LaRoche hit two two-run homers, powering the U.S. team to a 12-2 win Sunday over Spain at the Baseball World Cup.
LaRoche, a third-base prospect with the Los Angeles Dodgers, homered in the first and seventh inning. He also drove in four runs in the 7-0 victory against Panama on Thursday.
"I spoke to Jeff Kent on the phone yesterday, and Jeff's really enthused," King said on Saturday at his 2007 King of Hearts Awards Gala, a black-tie affair in the Beverly Hilton Hotel's International Ballroom. "There was a question if he was going to play out the last year of his contract — no doubt about it." "He's looking forward to playing for Joe Torre," King said. "The community will be very happy with Joe Torre."
Kent coming back *****!!
Selfish *******.
When did Larry Kind start breaking Dodger stories?
Anyway, I'll take a .375 OBP and 20 HR's from a second baseman any year, we have a coaching staff that won't let it hit the fan. For eight million it's a freaking steal.
Kents little tirade and calling out teammates is unaccecptable and unforgiveable. Kinda like Jane Fonda cohorting with the Viet Cong. Never goes away.
I would still rather have Kent back and Grady gone though. Pierre is a bigger problem.
Kent will be much better suited to batting 6th or 7th in the order if we can get a big bat for the cleanup spot.
Kent is no longer a cleanup hitter.
id like to see the dodgers grab kenny loften. sign him to a one yr deal would be great. he's be a good vetran to join the team and help guys like pierre and kemp. a perfect outfield reserve, pinch runner, and pinch hitter
Good to read that Kent will be back for another year.
He bounced back this year after an injury riddled year in 2006 with a nice .302 average and 20 hrs. That's not bad production from a 39 year old 2nd baseman.
It was unfortunate that Kent had that hamstring/leg injury in the middle of the season, otherwise, you never know what would have been. HE was hitting .500 for an entire month, and our club was doing pretty well in the middle of a division race.
It's important to remember that Kent, and his relatively cheap salary (for his production) is just a piece to the puzzle, along with the other Dodgers we have, young and old, and hopefully with the new skipper in charge with Torre, we can be playing deep into october, and parading in the streets of Los Angeles soon enough! 🙂
For all of you who are pushing for A-Rod, here is is an article worth reading:
I agree. I don't know if Santana will be available though. But get A-rod and get some pitching. It would be foolish to belive that Scmidt and Lozia will even be MLB Average and healthy for all of 2008. Henderickson is usless.
I would rather have pitching then A-rod but we can have both. No excuses anymore.
Both the nydailynews and the dodgers.scout articles hit the nail on the head. Please pay attention to them, Ned. Don't go out and do anything foolish like last year. This team can win without giving up the great talent that LA has in the kids. Give them a chance!
Here's the latest on LaRoche:
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Andy LaRoche hit two two-run homers, powering the U.S. team to a 12-2 win Sunday over Spain at the Baseball World Cup.
Team USA, managed by Davey Johnson, advanced under the seven-inning mercy rule. The U.S. leads Group A with a 4-1 record.
LaRoche, a third-base prospect with the Los Angeles Dodgers, homered in the first and seventh inning. He also drove in four runs in the 7-0 victory against Panama on Thursday.
Young is showing his stuff, too.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Delwyn Young hit a three-run homer in the first inning to lead the United States to a 5-1 victory Saturday over Japan at the 37th Baseball World Cup.
Jungar–you brought up a key point about whether if we sign A-Rod we can keep our nucleus together. That was a big worry of mine, but one of the reasons that I decided it could work is that our current contract situation makes him affordable.
This is the last year that we pay $7.5 Million for Odalis Perez. We lose Gonzo's salary of $7.5 Million (or so) this year. Nomar's $8 Million comes off after 2008, along with $9 Million due Kent. That's $32 Million for guys we know will be gone.
We're also dropping a million a piece on Saenz and Martinez, both of whom are likely to be replaced in terms of roster sports with kids. And if we re-sign Wolf, it will be significantly less than he was paid this year. But let's just add these guys up as a million dollar savings.
Lowe and Loazia are free agents after 2008 (Loazia has a 2009 club option). I don't think we lose both of those guys, and if we do, we are likely to replace one of their salaries. So that's another $7-9 Million after 2008. Bringing our total to $41 Million in savings from current salary levels in 2009.
Now, some of that in the future years has to go to starting to lock in some of our top notch young guys–Martin, Loney, Kemp, Bills, Brox. But while the team might not have the resources to simply add a $30 Million salary for one guy, with the money coming off the payroll, we can afford it. I don't expect us to have the Yankees payroll, but with the salaries coming off in the next year or two, we definitely can afford the bump in payroll that would come with A-Rod.
In addition, depending on how LaRoche develops, A-Rod may be able to play shortstop, or Hu could develop into a shortstop. That leaves Furcal's $13 Million contract gone after 2008. If that happens, it's a $54 Million contract savings.
This is also the benefit of having a good farm system–in the classic "Dodger Way." Let's take Ethier as an example. Plenty of people think that he might be a superstar too, and we can definitely see how that develops. But let's say he's a consistent .280 hitter with 20 home runs. Nice production, to be sure, and a key role player, but probably not an All-Star. So, come 2010, he becomes eligible for Arbitration. By then, there should be someone coming up through the system that we can count on for .280 and 20 Home Runs. Certainly by the time he is eligible for free agency after the 2011 season.
It's why despite my reservations of A-Rod as a teammate, and the salary concerns, it seems like it's actually the perfect storm. We need a middle of order hitter, we have a hole (potentially) at 3B, we are getting (mostly) disentangled from large salary obligations, and likely replacing them with quality kids who will not have big salaries for several years, and we have the best farm system that we have had in well over a decade.
All that being said, I maintain my earlier position–I think our chances are still very good even without making a move, as I agree with Jungar's idea of LaRoche with a Nomar insurance as a potentially good situation.
Congrats Russ !!!
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BP announces 'top kill' has failed to stop Gulf oil leak
BP has abandoned its most recent "top kill" effort to contain its runaway oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, a company official announced Saturday evening.
"After three full days, we have been unable to overcome the flow," said the company's chief operating officer, Doug Suttles at a news conference in Robert, La. ". . . This scares everybody, the fact that we can't make this well stop flowing, or the fact that we haven't succeeded so far."
"So engineers and experts have explored a variety of alternatives to stop the leak now," President Barack Obama said in a statement Saturday evening. "They had hoped that the top kill approach attempted this week would halt the flow of oil and gas currently escaping from the seafloor. But while we initially received optimistic reports about the procedure, it is now clear that it has not worked."
In its next effort to halt what its officials have called an "environmental catastrophe," BP will cut off the leaking riser at the top of the five-story blowout preventer atop the wellhead to get an even surface on the broken pipe.
Then the company will install what's called a lower marine riser package, a cap containment system that would be connected to a new riser from the drillship Discoverer Enterprise 5,000 feet above on the surface. The aim is to minimize the amount of oil reaching the shore until BP can drill relief wells, Suttles said.
He estimated that the procedure would take about four days to complete, but if it also fails, it could be several months before BP can finish drilling two relief wells to intersect the runaway well so concrete can be poured into it.
As much as 73 million more gallons of oil could contaminate the Gulf of Mexico if the spill continues unabated until August — the soonest that officials estimate the relief wells can be drilled — poisoning wildlife, destroying fragile marshlands, closing more fishing grounds and depriving fisherman, resort workers and many others of their livelihoods.
Scientists fear that the volume of oil, the depth of the leak and the chemical dispersants the company is using will combine to threaten a vast array of undersea life for years.
At risk are such endangered species as Kemp's ridley sea turtles and the Atlantic bluefin tuna, as well as the Gulf's 8,300 other creatures from plankton to birds. The contamination, some say, is likely to undo years of work that brought some wildlife, such as the brown pelican, back from the brink of extinction.
The economic impact on fisheries could be dire. On Friday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration closed additional areas of the Gulf to fishing, shutting off about 25 percent of federal waters to ensure that seafood from the Gulf remains safe for consumers.
Because of the closure, shrimpers in particular fear that they face what could be a years long, if not permanent, loss of market share to farm-raised shrimp from Southeast Asia.
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry said officials were disappointed that the top kill method failed, but added that the Coast Guard and BP are still fighting to keep the oil from reaching the shoreline.
"It's a little bit of a roller coaster ride for everyone," she said. "Obviously, we've said we've had to prepare for a worst-case scenario from day one, that this could fail totally and release a tremendous amount more than it is releasing now."
After three days in which BP said it pumped more than 30,000 barrels of drilling lubricant known as mud into the runaway wells blowout preventer, BP engineers determined that it was time to try something else, Suttles said.
He said the decision was made in consultation with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Energy Secretary Steven Chu, a Nobel laureate in physics.
Engineers had hoped that the drilling mud pumped into the blowout preventer using the top kill method would block the crude oil and gas from spewing out of the damaged wellhead and blowout preventer.
However, from the beginning technicians said that most of the mud flowed right back out, along with the oil and natural gas. BP stopped pumping the mud for an extended period within hours after it began on Wednesday, and in the ensuing days, it also pumped debris into the blowout preventer in hopes of blocking leaks and allowing the mud to accumulate.
Those efforts failed, too.
Oil spill is taking a toll on BP's and government's credibility
Oil spill's scope threatens Gulf's already endangered sea life
BP 'systemic failure' endangers Gulf cleanup workers
Gulf shrimpers fear oil spill will put them out of business
Low estimate of oil spill's size could save BP millions in court
BP withholds oil spill facts - and government lets it
Gulf oil spill may be 19 times bigger than originally thought
Gulf oil spill's economic impact will be long term
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I was wondering what are the existing service for sharing code. The only one I know is http://pastebin.ca/
What are the other alternative and what feature do they have ?
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I was wondering what are the existing service for sharing code. The only one I know is http://pastebin.ca/
What are the other alternative and what feature do they have ?
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There are 4 that I know of:
The big difference in features are that options 1 and 2 seamlessly integrate version control and allow you to have public and private projects. So you will be able to work with others on code without the whole world seeing it.
Options 3 and 4 allow version control but I am not sure how tightly integrated they are with certain version control systems. Also, my understanding is that you can't keep projects private in those 2 systems.
In general the Ruby community used github, the python community uses bitbucket, microsoft runs codeplex, and sourceforge is all about open source. Though I believe you can use any language with any of them.
For code snippets I think http://ideone.com/, http://friendpaste.com/, and http://jsfiddle.net/ are good. JSFiddle is especially awesome for editing and sharing Javascript.
If you literally just want duplicate pastbin functionality I use Friend Paste. It allows you go comment on lines of code, edit friend's code, and even set a password that people have to enter to view it.
Forrst allows you to share code (and screenshots/links) and discuss them, currently in beta and invite-only but due to open up soon.
Here's an example post: Forrst screeny http://cl.ly/1aVE/Screen_shot_2010-07-08_at_16.38.25.png
See this question that also brings in executing the code. Answers regarding IDEOne and JSFiddle both offer pastebin functionality. Some of the others may as well.
For sharing, writing simple JS code http://www.jsbin.com/ is pretty cool!!
I use jsFiddle all the time for javascript prototyping or code snippet sharing.
Assembla is a good one. http://www.assembla.com It offers Git and SVN source code control, tickets, private/public options, user management, web viewing, etc. Prices start at free and move upwards from there. ;)
Features Include:
This question was asked on stackoverflow for c#/.NET code: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3078045/is-there-a-public-site-to-make-and-share-live-examples-of-c-net-code/
A good answer is CodeRun:
If you want to share between fewer than ten people, then take a look at Fisheye: http://www.atlassian.com/software/fisheye/ - it's $10.
It hooks into a subversion repository, so you can see changesets of people's checkins. Another application which works well with Fisheye is Crucible, http://www.atlassian.com/software/crucible/ which works for code reviews.
Try Liveweave for HTML5, CSS3 & JS coding. It is awesome!


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OXFORD, MS -- The Nintendo Wii Fit has little impact on family fitness, per a recently released study by the University of Mississippi (UM).
Although children in the study displayed significant increases in aerobic fitness after three months of using the Wii Fit, the same amount of use didn't produce significant changes for families as a whole in daily physical activity, muscular fitness, flexibility, balance or body composition.
Researchers also found that daily Wii Fit use per household declined by 82 percent during the first six weeks of the study, dropping from 22 minutes per day to four minutes per day during the second six weeks.
The Wii Fit had little impact on daily fitness and "modest amounts of daily Wii Fit use may have provided insufficient stimulus for fitness changes," wrote Scott Owens, study author and UM associate professor of health and exercise science.
The eight families who participated in the six-month study were loaned a Wii Fit to use for three months. Their physical activity levels were charted during those three months, as well as for three months when they weren't using a Wii Fit. The families' fitness levels also were measured before the study to chart their daily movement and physical activity.
During the study, each family was evaluated on aerobic fitness, balance and body composition. Software on the Wii Fit consoles tracked how much each family member used the games and how much movement was involved.
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Throughout the country there is no bigger sports day than Super Sunday. Luckily, the anticipation is just about over as Super Bowl XLV between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers will kick off in just a few days.
As a result, we asked our PGA.com Facebook fans a deep question for this week's, 'A Quick Nine,' feature: From a golf perspective, what was the best Super Bowl matchup ever? (Ex: New York vs. New England could be Bethpage vs. The Country Club or San Diego vs. San Francisco could be Torrey Pines vs. Pebble Beach)
There are so many great Super Bowls and golf courses to choose from. Here's a look at what you told us were the best:
1. Super Bowl XLV -- Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers. Well, it hasn't happened just yet, but people found a couple of nice courses to square off.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Whistling Straits v Oakmont is pretty epic in itself. I went to both in 2010 and it's a toss up for sure." -- Kent Kolemainen
"Whistling vs. Oakmont is pretty sick." -- August Organschi
"I think it may just be next week, Whistling Straits (Green Bay) vs Oakmont (Pittsburgh)." -- John Booth
2. Super Bowl XLIII -- Pittsburgh Steelers def. Arizona Cardinals, 27-23. As is the case every year, the PGA Tour will actually be playing the final round of its Waste Management Open at TPC Scottsdale on Super Bowl Sunday.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Steelers vs. Cardinals (Oakmont vs. TPC Scottsdale)." -- Carson Letot
3. Super Bowl XL -- Pittsburgh Steelers def. Seattle Seahawks, 21-10. Man, the Steelers are getting a lot of love early on here. And Kudos to Bob Makowski for sneaking Oakland Hills in there. Detroit was a Super Bowl venue, which is a good thing since they don't have a Super Bowl team. Sorry, that was too easy.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Seattle vs. Steelers. Sahalee v. Oakmont." -- Ryan C. Pontius
"Super Bowl XL, Pittsburgh (Oakmont) vs Seattle (Sahalee) in Detroit (Oakland Hills)." -- Bob Makowski
4. Super Bowl XXIX -- San Francisco 49ers def. San Diego Chargers, 49-26. In terms of golf courses, you're taking about some serious heavyweights squaring off when it comes to area courses in or around San Francisco and San Diego.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Super Bowl XXIX -- San Francisco (Olympic Club) vs. San Diego (Torrey Pines)." -- Phil Werz
"Super Bowl XXIX -- SF vs. SD -- Harding Park vs. Torrey Pines." -- Jesse McSweeney
"Super Bowl XXIX -- The Olympic Club, SF vs. Torrey Pines, SD." -- Jon M. Cortez
"Torrey vs. Pebble is tough to beat." -- Howard P. Curtis
"Torrey vs. Pebble North vs. South!!! I am bias because I am from California." -- Eric McCance
5. Super Bowl XXV -- New York Giants def. Bills, 20-19. Great Super Bowl, but a bit of a stretch to say Shinnecock is anywhere close to Buffalo. However, Oak Hill in nearby Rochester wouldn't have been a bad nomination.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Giants vs. Bills = Pine Valley vs. Shinnecock." -- Jim Font
6. Super Bowl XXXVIII -- New England Patriots def. Carolina Panthers, 32-29. Fantastic match-up, course-wise here. It's the start of a trend, folks.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Patriots vs Panthers. The Country Club vs. Pinehurst No. 2. Host of the most exciting Ryder Cup of all vs. one of the most famous and prestigious courses in the country. Can't beat that." -- Sammy Wammy Russell
"Pinehurst vs The Country Club, aka Panthers vs. Patriots." -- Nick Richardson
"Superbowl XXXVIII Panthers vs. Patriots (Pinehurst #2 vs. Boston TPC)." -- Jim Allred
"Super Bowl 38 -- (Pats v Panthers) The Country Club vs. Pinehurst." -- Michael Hughes
7. Super Bowl XLII -- New York Giants def. New England Patriots, 17-14. The end result in this game was brutal (yes, I'm a diehard Pats fan, who grew up and still lives 20 minutes from Foxborough, Mass. Still, some solid courses in this discussion.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Well seeing that the Giants play in New Jersey how about Pine Valley versus The Country Club of Brookline." -- Bryan Patterson
"Hands down Giants (Bethpage Black) vs. Patriots (TPC Boston)... Just like the game the Giants (Bethpage Black) wins." -- Greg Bollaro
"Super Bowl XLII Bethpage Black, NYC vs. The Country Club, Brookline Mass." -- Jon M. Cortez
8. Super Bowl XX -- Chicago Bears def. New England Patriots, 46-10. Few places in the country boast better courses than the greater Boston and greater Chicago areas.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Chicago Golf Club (Bears) vs. The Country Club (Patriots). No other matchups need apply." -- Kurt Nolen
"Super Bowl 20. Medinah (Chicago) vs. The Country Club (New England). Not to mention Da Bears won!!" -- Doug Arenberg
"Brookline v. Medinah - Patriots v. Bears." -- Doug Ward
9. Super Bowl XVIII -- Los Angeles Raiders def. Washington Redskins, 38-9. Not one, but two major championship venues in this debate.
Facebook fan quotes:
"XVIII. Washington vs. L.A. -- Congressional v. Riviera." -- Mike McGill


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Medical Transcription Outsourcing – Seamlessly Integrating With Healthcare Facilities
The healthcare sector provides valuable services that help save lives and improve the quality of life. In the modern world healthcare services have gained a more significant role considering the stress levels of today's lifestyles. To provide quality services healthcare facilities and healthcare professionals draw quality inputs from various sources. To enable the continuous provision of quality healthcare it is equally important for healthcare facilities to have a healthy bottom line.
The key to empowering the main goals of providing quality healthcare and maintaining a healthy bottom line it is important to evaluate each input to the healthcare process on the following basis:
· Ability to seamlessly integrate with the working of the healthcare facilities
· Ability to maintain quality services
· Help lower costs
One of the components for providing quality healthcare and maintaining a healthy bottom line is the information from patient medical records. Patient medical records provide support to healthcare facilities and healthcare professionals in the many aspects of successfully running the healthcare facility. Information from the patient medical records is essential as:
· A chronicle of the treatment process
· Forms the basis of continued care and future care plans
· Is the basis of referrals
· Provides important evidence in case of litigation
· Helps fulfill statutory requirements
· Provides the basis for coding and billing
Healthcare facilities and healthcare professionals have many options available to them to document the patient- healthcare professional encounter to create patient medical records. However outsourced medical transcription services have been found to be the most preferred, cost- effective, versatile and convenient option for documenting the care process. Medical transcription services also have the additional advantage of being able to seamlessly integrating into the working style of healthcare professionals and healthcare facility operations.
How do outsourced medical transcription vendors seamlessly integrate with the operations of healthcare facilities?
No change in working style: Healthcare professionals are starved for time and adapting to new styles of capturing information could result in loss of productivity or even result in errors. These service providers are fully aware of the pressures of healthcare professionals and have made it convenient for them to capture information regarding the patient encounter. Doctors/support staff/clinics/hospitals are provided with options to use dictation devices they are comfortable with. Once the dictation is finished, systems are put in place to help upload these audio files for transcription by configuring the system to check for dictation files at agreed intervals.
Once the audio files are downloaded for transcription, the files are allocated according to the specialty the transcriptionists have trained in, this ensures maximum accuracy.
Transcription providers have quality processes in place to ensure that each transcript is put through rigorous quality assurance process to ensure minimum errors. The role of the dictator is limited to clear and audible dictation, which can be easily integrated into their working life.
Customized services: Outsourced medical transcription service providers realize that the needs of different doctors/support staff/clinics/hospitals are specific. Therefore these services are customized to meet all the special requirements as specified by them Factors like templates, turnaround time, the modes of delivery and even the option of delivery to multiple healthcare professionals is offered and inculcated into the service package. Additional services like editing and proofreading services for speech recognition transcription are also provided as per their preference.
Easy access: These service providers provide easy access to services in terms of the technology required for transcription and the team. Outsourced services also provide easy access to older transcripts and summary of work.


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La team Libretro propose la version 1.7.3 de "RetroArch NGC", portage pour la Nintendo GameCube de l'API multi-plateformes "RetroArch" qui regroupe principalement des émulateurs.
Téléchargement :General changelog
AUDIO: Audio mixer supports FLAC/MP3 file types now!
COMMON: Fixed bug 'crashing in cores that don't range check retro_set_controller_type'. Some people were having crashes when device is set to RETRO_DEVICE_NONE and the cores don't check the number of ports, in VBAM's case it was overflowing and crashing. QuickNES was crashing too.
COMMON: Fixed buffer overflow in url encoding (affecting MSVC2010/2013).
COMMON: (QuickMenu) Added Configuration Override submenu.
HID: Merge new HID subsystem.
HID: Fix WaveBird support for the Wii U GCA.
HID/OSX: Fix regression with IODHIDManager – gamepads which are connected later would not be autoconfigured.
LOCALIZATION: Update Italian translation.
LOCALIZATION: Update Japanese translation.
LOCALIZATION: Update Portuguese translation.
MENU: New WIMP Qt GUI!
MENU: Audio mixer now works in the menu without any cores loaded. You have to enable the setting 'Enable menu audio' for this to work.
REMAPPING/OVERLAYS: Fix regression – overlays could no longer be remapped.
SCANNER: Add Wii Backup File WBFS support.
X11: CRT SwitchRes support for X11/Linux.
RetroArch_NGC v184.108.40.206z
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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, get your bricks ready because it's time for for the second annual FBTB MOC Madness Building Tournament! Last year we kicked off a big contest with a simple task and it was such a success that we've decided to revive it this year with a few minor changes. The challenge remains the same:
- Build a new original bounty hunter and a ship for them to pilot.
How To Enter:
Simply post three photos as follows in a reply to this thread before November 1st:
- A close up of just your bounty hunter.
- A presentation shot of your bounty hunter's ship.
- A demonstration shot of the prisoner compartment. Prisoner optional.
Optional: include a link to a gallery or MOC Showcase post with more images.
Standard Contest Restrictions:
- No more than one entry per person.
- No modified parts or cut stickers.
- No unofficial elements.
- No pre-existing or virtual models.
- No changes allowed after the deadline.
Do not post non-entry photos to the contest thread.
You must use Flickr to host your entry pictures because we rely on the built in image resizing feature. If you do not have an account, you can sign up for free, or ask someone to upload it for you.
Once uploaded you will need to embed the photo in the forum. To do so:
- go to the flickr photo page for your image
- click the little down arrow above your photo to the right of the icons
- click "Grab the HTML/BBCode" from that drop down menu
- check the bubble next to "BBCode" (HTML will not work)
- copy the code from the box above and paste that into a reply here
- do not add any more code tags
- click Preview to verify that it worked, then Submit.
If it didn't work, PM me.
Voting will be in Tournament Format:
- Tournament sign-ups (i.e. submitting your entry) are open until 11:59pm on Monday October 31, 2011 Pacific Standard Time.
- All entries received will be placed in the group pool round. Voting by the community will occur for one week. The top 32 advance to the next round.
- After the group pool round, the top 32 will be paired off into brackets and go head to head. Winners of each bracket will advance to the next round. Bracket play will continue until 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners are determined. Voting for each round of brackets will be open for 3 days.
- A special forum will be created for users to vote for each round. Up to date tournament standings and bracket pairings will be viewable at any time via an image linked to in this post.
- Final Four round: winners will advance to the finals to battle for 1st and 2nd place; losers will compete for 3rd and 4th place.
- Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Just like the Olympics, there is no prize for 4th.
What better prizes could a hoard of bounty hunters compete for than a chance at their own capital starship?
1st place:
- 10221 UCS Super Star Destroyer (yes, seriously)
- FBTB T-Shirt
- White Boba Fett Minifig
- And your very own M-Wing Starfighter Kit!
- Your choice of either 10198 Tantive IV or 7964 Republic Frigate
- FBTB T-Shirt
- White Boba Fett Minifig
- Whichever ship the 2nd place winner didn't choose
- FBTB T-Shirt
- White Boba Fett Minifig
Thank you and good luck!


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Four Places To Nosh in Los Angeles
On vacation late last year in Los Angeles, my husband and I were all about spontaneity — meaning we dined without reservations or a specific game plan in mind. And yes, that made it feel like a real vacation, indeed.
Here are some of my favorite eats from that excursion:
Short Order
Often referred to in shorthand as "Nancy Silverton's burger place," Short Order was created by Silverton, who started an artisan bread revolution in Los Angeles before opening her now famous Osteria Mozza and Pizzeria Mozza with celeb Chef Mario Batali and restaurateur Joe Bastianich.
Silverton planned to open Short Order in 2011 with Amy Pressman, once her former assistant pastry chef when the two worked together at Spago. But tragically, Pressman died of cancer shortly before the restaurant opened.
Today, Executive Chef Christian Page carries out Pressman's vision of a gourmet diner serving food with top-notch organic ingredients.
Located in the popular Farmers Market on W. 3rd Street, Short Order is tucked in a quieter back corner of the complex. It's two stories with seating both inside and out around glassed-in fire-pit tables.


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With the rise of YouTube, affordable video editing software and improved smartphone video quality, more nonprofits are using video to tell their stories or spread awareness of their causes.
For many organizations, a powerful and effective video means an emotional appeal that reaches out to viewers' empathy to encourage donations, awareness or other forms of support. Triggering the right emotions in viewers can help them connect with your issue on a more personal level. One of the most effective ways to trigger an emotional response in a video is through music.
In this video from Heal the Bay, the music helps drive home the message and connects the viewer to the plight of the seagull caught in the plastic bag. It also helps reinforce the caption–"everything man does affects nature"–in a a negative sense. The music choice helps keep the message of this video simple and direct. They don't have to explain anything else beyond that one sentence, because the emotional impact fills in the gap.
You have to pay close attention to the music you choose, however. The wrong tempo, the wrong tone, even the wrong associations can drastically alter the message you're trying to send. What if we changed the music in this video, to something less serious?
Now the video tells a completely different story. Instead of feeling empathy for the poor seagull, we've turned its plight into an object of ridicule. It's good for a cheap laugh–but we've lost the message we were trying to convey.
Heal the Bay does great work bringing attention to ocean pollution, and just launched a mobile device app for their Beach Report Card, which lets users access the latest water quality grades for more than 500 beaches on the Pacific Coast.
Feel free to share other examples of nonprofit videos in the comments. We'd love to see what you're doing out there.


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Climate mitigation from vegetation biophysical feedbacks during the past three decades. Nature Climate Change. 73546(6):432-436.. 2017.
Disentangling climatic and anthropogenic controls on global terrestrial evapotranspiration trends. Environmental Research Letters. 10(9):094008.. 2015.
Global land carbon sink response to temperature and precipitation varies with ENSO phase. Environmental Research Letters. 12(6):064007.. 2017.
Global patterns and climate drivers of water-use efficiency in terrestrial ecosystems deduced from satellite-based datasets and carbon cycle models. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 25(3):311-323.. 2016.
Greening of the Earth and its drivers. Nature Climate Change.. 2016.
Human-induced greening of the northern extratropical land surface. Nature Climate Change.. 2016.
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The IRONMAN Oceania App has everything you need to know about IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong as an athlete or a spectator.
Available for both iPhone and Android, the app includes live athlete tracking, race leaderboard, race results, course maps and event schedule.
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FLOWERS AND WARMTH: We're not here to say that the Palm Springs season is winding down with the start of March. We happen to believe that the resort city's season extends for the better part of the year, and we've used this space before to sing the praises of spending an extra hot June day in the desert (especially if we just happen to be under one of those restaurant misters with a tall Arnold Palmer, extra lemonade). But winter is rollicking around the resorts, due largely to the Palm Springs International Film Festival and Modernism Week, meaning a springtime visit is just a mite calmer. (Okay, disclaimer: It won't be during Coachella Week, in April, but you know that.) So, how to spend the flower-bloomiest time of year in the arid destination? Read on.
HORSEBACK ADVENTURE: There are several outdoorsy to-dos that are a solid fit for the transitional season. The 1930-swank Smoke Tree Ranch has several family-focused activities, including horse trail rides into the desert. And you know about the waterfall at Indian Canyons, yes? All of that mountaintop snow has to go somewhere. It's a calmer, take-a-hike, go-for-a-ride time in the area, is what we're saying. Get out and enjoy it before the misters go full blast. For more tips and springtime suggestions, check here.


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To Really Work for Enterprises, MultiCloud Adoption Requires Far Better and Inclusive Cloud Monitoring and Cost Management ... But How?
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Moderator Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions, brings together a panel of experts to discuss performance management and cost monitoring in a multi-cloud world.
Overwhelmingly, even as enterprises have adopted cloud computing and are expanding to multi-cloud computing, IT leaders remain concerned about how to monitor, manage and control costs across hybrid and multi-cloud deployments. It's clear that traditional IT monitoring and management approaches, designed after all for on-premises data centers, are falling short in this new hybrid and dynamic environment.
Enterprise IT leaders tasked with management of apps, data and business processes amid this new level of complexity have been used to being able to gain logs- and agents-based data sets and generate analysis on IT assets that they control, that they own, and that they can impose their will over.
Yet, seemingly overnight, the vast majority of companies have ceded control of their public cloud assets to the cloud providers. The still have management insights into their on-premises, systems, but in many ways, the ability to manage in a fully hybrid fashion has been overtaken by the actual hybrid deployments models.
The cart is in front of the horse. IT leaders have hybrid computing - but not commensurate hybrid management and monitoring. They can't assure security nor compliance. They can not determine true and comparative costs - never mind optimize for efficiency across the hybrid IT and multi-cloud spectrum.
Just like server virtualization a decade ago proved a great idea that was soon limited by sprawl and an inability to measure, manage and optimize Virtual Machines - hybrid cloud and multi-cloud deployments run the risk of losing the performance and productivity race if the total hybrid and multicloud management equation is not solved.
The panel will examine these challenges and explore new ways that true multi-cloud management and monitoring will evolve. Automation - in synergy with big data analytics - is the key to effective and on-going multi-cloud management and optimization. Great strides are being made in big data analysis of such vast data sets as IT infrastructure logs from a variety of sources - including from across a hybrid IT continuum.
Many IT industry analysts are now envisioning how automated artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled "bots" leveraging IT systems and cloud performance data can begin deliver more value to IT operations management and optimization. Whether you call it BotOps or AIOps, the idea is the same: The rapid, concurrent use of multiple data sources, data collection methods, and real-time top-line analytical technologies to make IT operations work the best at the least cost.
Similar in concept to self-driving cars, wouldn't you like to see self-driving IT operations? It may, in fact, be the only way to manage the complexity and speed of true multi-cloud management and costs optimization.
About Dana Gardner
Since 1999 Dana Gardner has emerged as a leading identifier of software productivity trends and new IT business value opportunities and is frequently quoted as a thought leader in top, news and IT industry publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Washington Post, Business Week, San Francisco, Reuters, Associated Press, MSNBC.com, CNN.com and more.
Gardner is well known as a creative thought leader on enterprise software solutions, strategies, partnerships, and markets. As a skilled multi-media communicator and evangelist, he has written dozens of industry reports on the business benefits of IT and Internet innovation for advancing general productivity, improving employee efficiency, and reducing total IT costs.
CloudEXPO | DevOpsSUMMIT | DXWorldEXPO 2018 New York will be held November 12-13, 2018 in New York City.
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Judge hearing arguments over night deer hunting
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge is hearing arguments over whether the Wisconsin Chippewa can hunt deer at night.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb two weeks ago declared the state's ban on night deer hunting extends to tribal hunters, scuttling the Chippewa's request until Wednesday's hearing.
The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, the organization that oversees the Chippewa's off-reservation rights, last month quietly authorized tribal hunters to hunt at night, known as shining.
The OK was given for night hunting in the so-called ceded territory, a 22,400-acre swath of northern Wisconsin the tribes handed over to the federal government in the 19th century.
The state Department of Natural Resources has banned night deer hunting for decades out of safety concerns.
The judge didn't indicate during Wednesday's hearing when she would rule.
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Compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles have been around a while and have had a great deal of success — look at all those NYC Crown Vic cabs adapted to use CNG. Though the fuel is abundant and relatively cheap, one of the biggest limiting factors has always been how to package the bulky cylindrical tanks used to store the fuel.
There may be an answer, and you can feel it in your gut. Literally, because the solution proposed by Tucker Gilman of Otherlab is to design the tanks like intestines, which allows for a much more efficient use of space.
I really like this idea, partially because of how amazing these things will eventually look in a junkyard. I just hope nobody cheaps out on the material of these gas-guts, because tracking down and repairing a leak looks like it'd be a nightmare.
Also, the analogues between exhaust and farting just get better and better.
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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
The primary mission of the International Studies Program is to create global awareness by providing students with the intellectual skills and substantive knowledge necessary to meet the global challenges of the 21st Century.
The International Studies Program is designed to:
"The minor created opportunities for study and travel abroad, and helped me acquire a greater understanding of culture, something that helped me when I worked in Japan."
Matt Logterman, political science graduate
"I'm attracted by the fact that there are so many opportunities to travel and study abroad. I'm an international studies minor because I would like to work with an international company." Meredith Verberne, marketing communications major
"It's a great way to learn about the world and understand it. International studies fits well with my major and may be helpful in my future career. Employers are always looking for people with international experience." Heather Madigan, political science major
"The minor includes classes from all over the university, getting you involved in many aspects of the school and letting you experience different cultures right here at home." Eryn Langland, marketing communications major
"The international studies minor is great for learning about the cultures of other people - their histories, ideals, and values." Jessica Samuelson, psychology graduate
"I like the electives in the minor, and . . . with the decreasing size of the world, I feel that it is important to study international issues." Katie Murphy, Spanish & English education major
"The minor makes all the concepts and terms that you hear in . . . world news mean something. . . . It helps you understand why governments and economies grow or fail, . . . I study language and culture . . . [as part of] the minor." Julie Medbery, Spanish graduate
"I've always had a love of traveling. I'm fascinated by different cultures and felt that international studies would be a great supplement to my major." Jennifer Kern, mass communications major
"I want to be informed about what is going on in the world and this was a good combination of philosophy, political science, and sociology. [The international studies minor] combines a lot of different areas and gives students a lot of choice in direction." Nadia Glaser, Spanish graduate
"This is a very good program that helps student get more involved in other countries. I'm interested in international study because of the interesting courses that are offered. I would like to improve my knowledge of the business, economics and development of other countries. I would like to be able to work abroad someday." Nakati Kakosso, math and French major
"I find traveling the world and meeting new people and immersing myself in new countries very fascinating. There are many opportunities to learn about yourself as well when you travel." Jenna Bennett, business administration, economics, marketing graduate
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The word shopping obviously means purchasing things of need either for consumption or utility. The need for buying things has become a link between the product and the buyer. As social beings the need to shop varies from the rich and the poor.
- Who shops more? Women or Men
Well this is a million dollar question and the obvious answer is women. Women love to shop just as women love to earn. As there is a famous line " I spend more because my husband earns more". Most men shop either at the last moment or with a feeling of reluctance where as women shop with a feeling of freedom from the drudgery of household chores .Women regardless of the occasion or the economy have that extra spend bone not found in men to spend lavishly.
- What is female drive?
This is just a term to describe a woman's enthusiasm when she goes on a buying spree. The list on hand may contain ten items but on exit from the mall that list does not exist as the items are just double. Women are linked to shopping just as men are linked to sports. Both get an unusual kick or a stream of adrenalin surges through when the idea of shopping arises. Women in general are the best bargainers as compared to their male counterpart. While men keep an eagle eye on spending women on the other hand open their eyes wider as they feel a bargain made is victory and the right color is magic.
- What is the secret science of shopping?
A research has shown that friends and neighbors influence you and your buying behavior. Family opinions take a back burner as friends take the driver's seat. It is noticed that shopping with friends increases the purchase limit while shopping with family members is just the opposite. But do strangers also influence women during purchase? Definitely yes , as a new idea from an unknown person may prove beneficial. Researchers found that there was a thirty per cent increase in purchases made when advice came from strangers.
- Does temperature effect shopping?
Research shows that warmer days are ideal for shopping as compared to cold and inclement days. This is because the warm weather causes a spring in the step and a feeling of goodness. Clear skies brings about a change in buying habits also as consumption products sold more of the shelf than on unclear sky days.
- Does online shopping change shopping habits?
To a great extent many would agree that online shopping does become boring as the freedom of movement goes out of the window. For the lethargic person it is a boon but for the energetic woman in the kitchen it's a drab. Women like variety in everything that they shop for ranging from household items to personal needs. Men are satisfied with a single choice or color as compared to women who could shop till they fall. It is definitely both bizarre as well as fascinating how shopping really makes the world go round.