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The best tuberose fragrances in my opinion are:
Thread: Tuberose - carnal flower or...?
So it turns out I like tuberose. Or at least, I really like Carnal Flower and I could see myself wearing it a lot. I am tempted to just save up and buy it, but I am conscious that I haven't tried many tuberose scents and maybe there is something even better out there. So which tuberose scents would people recommend I try?
The best tuberose fragrances in my opinion are:
I recently figured out that I am a sucker for tuberose. Try:
Peche Cardinal by MDCI.
Kiss My Name by Ramon Monegal
Try By Kilian Beyond Love or Diptyque Do Son.
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L'Artisan Nuit de Tubereuse is an earthy, almost smoky take on tuberose. I find it a little more easily wearable than Carnal Flower, as a casual everyday scent; it's not as opulent, much more subtle. And believe me, I love me some Carnal Flower, but the projection is somewhat fierce. Fracas is the classic. Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle is beautiful and weird, almost mentholated. I have almost finished my sample, and might just end up buying a bottle.
Carnal Flower is indeed luscious and worth the price. I don't think there's anything better, just different. My favorite is perhaps Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle, which, as said, stresses a bit the camphoraceous, mentholated aspect of the flower, and is perhaps a touch more masculine. Then, as also suggested, there is the classic Fracas, which instead stresses the creamy, buttery aspect (Madonna's Truth or Dare is more or less copied from Fracas, and, as all copies, is a little more pale than the original); while I like it, as a man I find it difficult to wear at times.
For the sake of completeness, I also want to mention the superexpensive JAR Eclair (also called Bolt of Lightning), which goes for $900 for 30ml. It's a tuberose bomb, sweet, with all the disturbing aspects (camphor, meat, etc) nicely in evidence.
Try Fracas, Tubereuse Criminelle, and Beyond Love, too. You can get a 3.4 oz bottle of the first for around 80 bucks on Amazon.
Well, LittleMiss, as far as I'm concerned, you're starting at the top with Carnal Flower. Well done. I have both Carnal Flower and Tubereuse Criminelle on my full bottle list -- quite different but both are marvelous.
Another bottle i just picked up is Estee Lauder Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia -- it's sometimes more tuberose, sometimes more gardenia, but who cares when it's that beautiful? I was surprised by how much I liked this one. I wore it around the store for 30 minutes and then just bought it on the spot. It's that good.
I have not tried Fracas -- I shy away from aldehydes, and, from all accounts, there's a lot of them in the opening.
Happy hunting -- and welcome to Basenotes!
I don't do tuberose but I would say +1 on the Kilian and Fracas.
Annick Goutal Tubereuse - a soliflore, absolute - very true flower rendition
Mahora - exotic tuberose, very nice
L´Artisan Tubereuse Indiana - rather sh*ty on me
Renee Tuberose - a buquet of spring flowers with heading tuberose
Pavlova - I have only reformulated version that is very soft and pale rendition of the original one
Tubereuse Criminelle - tuberose heaven, No. 1
Nicolai Number One - also very nice and heady but wearable tuberose
My top three;
1. Carnal Flower; l agree with others here that this truly is the best & most beautiful!
2. Fracas; a whole bouquet of flowers really, but dominated by a big, buttery tuberose, & a bit of a manslayer. l don't really notice any aldehydes in it.
3. Beyond Love; high quality, sweetened by a touch of coconut, musk & vanilla in the drydown.
Tuberose Gardenia is indeed wonderful, but l find it more gardenia than tuberose.
Welcome to basenote LittleMissMainstream, & do let us know what you sniff!
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I'll add Mona di Orio's Les Nombres d'Or Tubereuse, Andy Tauer's Loretta, and Memo Sundance. And you should read this: http://thecandyperfumeboy.com/the-ca...e-to/tuberose/
Fracas, although not a soliflore, is as wonderful as everyone here suggests ... grand, luscious and adorable. Softer tuberose fragrances that conjure colourful shades of cerise and pink include:
Parfums MDCI, Peche Cardinal
Annick Goutal, Tubéreuse ... creamy
Serge Luten, Tubéreuse Criminelle ... the styrax leads to a cool and unique entrance
Dorin, Un Air de Damas Tubéreuse ... a beautiful, soft variation of Fracas
JAR, Bolt of Lightning ... an eye-opening, head-clearing green fragrance that remains close to the skin
by Kilian, Beyond Love ... a favorite amongst lovers of this opulent flower
Bruno Acampora, Blu ... a slightly sweet perfumed oil
There are so many others and good affordable everyday fragrances amongst them as well which other BNrs have mentioned.
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Very different from CF, but certainly worth trying, is Honoré des Près Vamp à NY: a boozy, rubbery, fruity, extremely funny tuberose
"Your fragrance with a fume of iodine" L. Cohen
Frederic Malle Carnal Flower is great if you like it loud, an in-your-face 'supersonic' tuberose. Apply carefully.
By Kilian Beyond Love is in the same fresh green vein but softer and in my mind easier to wear.
L'Artisan Tubereuse is a delicate, decidedly more feminine take. The one that started my love affair with tuberose.
Serge Lutens' Tubereuse Criminelle has many fans here but I simply can't find the love for its weird mentholated beginning.
Ava Luxe Tuberose Diabolique a creamier more voluptuous take on tuberose that unfolds slowly on the skin.
Histoires de Parfums' Tubereuse 1 Capricieuse is my favorite, but it is really more about the tuberose/iris duet.
WELCOME to Basenotes!
To me, nothing beats Carnal Flower in the arena of tubereuse fragrances, so I would say: save up for it and enjoy.
I do also enjoy a lot Mona di Orio - Tubereuse and L'Artisan - Nuit de Tubereuse and HdP Tubereuse 3 L'Animale for a more quirky twist.
My favorite Tuberose perfume hands down is HdP's Tubereuse 3 L'Animale.
Carolina Herrera is my personal favorite
[QUOTE]Carolina Herrera/QUOTE] as recommended by jacona, is also another very soft and pretty Tuberose
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Enjoying a sample of Carissa created by basenotes member Paul Kiler. Its tuberose is deep and fresh at the same time.
This thread is so helpful (and so evil!)-- now look at all the other tuberose samples I'm going to have to try... Lisa
Carnal Flower is my favorite. I also like Fracas, and I wear it well, but I never seem to reach for it.
I did the same thing you did, OP -- I discovered Carnal Flower, went "yowza!" and then started looking around for other tuberose fragrances. I sampled pretty much everything I could get my hands on...and wound up coming back to Carnal Flower . But it IS worth trying! There are some very nice tuberose fragrances out there. OTOH, if you're happy with Carnal Flower, you really can't go wrong purchasing it -- you'll smell beautiful.
Thank you all for your suggestions - I'm reporting back on my tries so far. I am in the UK, so some of them are quite hard to track down but this is what I've tried so far:
Fracas - Is verrry nice. I do get some aldehydes from this (full disclosure: I like aldehydes), and I read it as a more feminine perfume than Carnal Flower (though Carnal Flower is not so much unisex as daring you to guess while singing "I am what I am" at the top of its voice). I did like this a lot and it's certainly got the same heft about it ("grand" is a good word for it). I probably prefer Carnal Flower a tad just because I like the "dragged up to the eyeballs" aspect I get from it (just in case I didn't make it clear I am looking for an On The Town With Red Lipstick and Heels perfume*)
l'Artisan Nuit de Tubereuse - I also like this a lot. It is smokier and starts fairly indolic on me (just about at the borders of taste and decency, which is fun) before settling down into a lovely seductive scent. It's more restrained than Carnal Flower but actually it's not terribly restrained and I'd say it was definitely an evening perfume. I take the point that this might be a tad more generally wearable and if I don't go for the Malle (or lose patience saving up) this is the one I'd go for at the moment.
Beyond Love - this was medicinal for over an hour on me before it settled down into a very nice tuberose, but a lot more delicate and restrained than the other two - this could be a work perfume.
Loretta - I'm disappointed in this because Tauers often work on me. I do get a nice tuberose in there oscillating between candyfloss and smoke, but the candyfloss/smoke interchange means the perfume has something of barbecue sauce about it after a while and its just weird rather than intriguing (I would wear something with a barbecue sauce note in it if it was interesting enough, but this isn't it!)
Tuberose Gardenia - very pretty indeed. I'm another who got more gardenia from it, but it really is pretty. I'm not really out for pretty, but this is impressively good at what it does - I can understand the poster who just went back and bought it.
I'm still hoping to track down some of the other suggestions, though I'm not sure how many I will find before I'm next in London.
* If I also wear it to do the ironing just because it is that fabulous and ironing needs More Glamour, noone will know...
LMM, you are quite the writer! Stick around, we'll—'scuse the Royal We—want to hear more from you.
What do insomniac perfumers do to fall asleep? They count chypres!
Gosh - thank you!
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Delayed CFPB/Other Wall Street Reform Rollbacks Happening Today On House Floor
Last month the House canceled floor consideration of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. FSGG Approps is back on the floor today and tomorrow. We urge support of amendments to protect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) but, since they won't pass, we urge a no vote on the bill. Here's an updated excerpt from my previous blog (June 22).
In the main ring, we have HR 5485, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (FSGG) Bill. We urge opposition to the bill, which does not adequately fund government agencies. However, worse than that, as passed by committee, it includes numerous dubious, dangerous policy riders. For example, it would make the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) our only banking regulator without independent funding, even though others have had it since 1864 to protect the agencies -- and our financial system and economy -- from political interference. That's right, since 1864 (yes, the long-ago 1864, during the U.S. Civil War), it has been national policy not to risk our financial safety net and economy to the highly politicized, porkbarrel-driven, influence-peddling-special-interest-lobbyist-dominated gauntlet known as the "appropriations process." Yes, some in Congress would make CFPB the only one of four bank regulators subject to this system. The banks and payday lenders certainly want a return to those reckless pre-2008 days, when pliant regulators coddled them and they could run amok. But that's no reason to do it while there's every reason not to do so.
A separate rider would eliminate the bureau's single-director structure and replace it with a commission which could be dominated by industry-backed appointees. A variety of other riders would further delay important CFPB efforts (1) to regulate high-cost predatory payday and auto title lending and (2) to eliminate the insertion of onerous bans on joining class actions into arbitration clauses included in financial product contracts.
Other already-included riders would strike at the safety-and-soundness reforms of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including to gut the powers of its Financial Stability Oversight Board (FSOC) designed to coordinate the efforts of regulators to prevent another spectacular, but now-preventable, collapse as we had in 2008. The bill would also weaken the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to protect investors.
We support amendments to ameliorate these provisions, such as #48, #49, and #50, to strike the anti-CFPB riders, but urge a no vote on final passage even if the positive amendments prevail. Of course we also oppose further weakening amendments. Here is the White House Statement of Administration Policy opposing the bill.
We concur with the detailed provisions of this letter from the PIRG-backed Americans for Financial Reform. Excerpt from AFR letter:
"At the end of last year, Congress rejected multiple efforts to use the budget process to force through unrelated ideological riders, including changes in financial regulation that would undermine consumer protections, endanger financial security, or reduce accountability for large financial institutions. Again this year, a broad coalition of 255 organizations has weighed in to oppose riders in appropriations bills that would undermine financial reform. Unfortunately, the Appropriations Committee draft of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act is nevertheless loaded with ideological policy riders, and numerous additional such riders aimed at weakening Wall Street oversight and consumer protection have been offered as amendments."
Since we wrote that 6/22 blog entry, what has the CFPB done to help you? Here are a few excerpts from its newsroom, covering its work in educating consumers, supervising companies to ensure that they follow the laws, and enforcing the laws. Take a look.
- Supervision 6/30: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Supervisory Actions Return $24.5 Million To A Quarter-Million Consumers Harmed By Illegal Activities
- Enforcement 6/29:Consumer Financial Protection Bureau And Department Of Justice Action Requires Bancorpsouth To Pay $10.6 Million To Address Discriminatory Mortgage Lending Practices
- Education 6/28: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monthly Complaint Snapshot Auto And Other Consumer Loan Complaints
- Education 6/27 Many consumers face challenges in understanding auto financing, says new CFPB report
- Supervision 6/22 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Supervision Finds Mortgage Servicers' Ongoing Technology Failures and Process Breakdowns Trigger Rule Violations
The idea of the CFPB needs no defense, only more defenders. Please tell your Representative and Senators to defend the CFPB.
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The PERC Proceedings provides a snapshot of the research being performed within the PER community and serves as the written record of the scholarly work presented at the annual Physics Education Research Conference. The PERC Proceedings accepts for publication papers related to the teaching and learning of physics at all levels of instruction and emerging areas of research including new methodologies and/or theoretical frameworks. Accepted papers have been found to be scientifically sound, important to the field, and in satisfactory form. The editors welcome submission not only of significant or final results, but also of preliminary research results and discussions of works in progress. The PERC Proceedings editors will implement this policy as fairly and efficiently as possible and without regard to national boundaries.
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Sony is trying to sell their new NEX e-mount camera by telling most DSLR users that they are dumb and stupid and clueless. According to their data, two thirds of all DSLRs users never take their camera out of the full-auto mode.
And almost three quarters admit they purchased it "for fun" and "family snapshots." And 20 percent got it to post low res photos to Facebook.
So, knowing this, they took out professional photographer Gary Heery to the streets to tell all these people that they are a bunch of imbeciles who wasted a lot of money and apparently like to carry around heavy equipment to make their dumb full-auto photos.
Well, Sony—maybe this is not the best way to sell your new camera. Even if you are 100-percent right—and yes, yes you are totally right. [Sony Australia via PetaPixel]


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Metaphysical Bible Study | 11:30 am
Join us each week in Fellowship Hall as we discuss and interpret various aspects of the Bible. These powerful lessons can turnaround any negative situation in your life and refocus your attention on the good that God is making available to you. Each class is self-contained and childcare is not provided.Find out more »
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This class is facilitated by Mark & Dawn Morris We invite you to join us each week in the sanctuary for "Centering Prayer." Centering Prayer is a practice that facilitates contemplative prayer and silence. Contemplative prayer is considered to be the pure gift of God. It is the opening of mind and heart - ourRead MoreFind out more »


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Combustion News
Fives delivers 2 Pillard InductFlam L to in EM alliance in Russia
At the end of 2014, Fives delivered 2 x 48 MW complete Pillard InductFlam L for supplementary firing systems in gas duct burner, to be mounted on two Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG) manufactured by the Russian boiler maker EM alliance in Novobereznikovskaya, Perm region.
Fives successfully completes Pillard LoNOxFlam G2 commissioning at Thail Oil Siracha refinery (Thailand)
In 2013, Thail Oil awarded Fives with a contract to supply Pillard LoNOxFlam G2 burners within the retrofit of 4 utility boilers.
First start-up of NOx retrofit at Paris Urban Heating Plant (CPCU)
The first boiler at Ivry's boiler house is now ready to be commissioned and the project is entering a crucial phase.
ITAS became Fives on Nov. 1st
After joining the Group at the beginning of this year, ITAS has now become Fives and the company name will change from ITAS to Fives ITAS.
Fives to supply SRU Pillard burners for PROSERNAT in Russia
Fives was recently awarded 2 new contracts by PROSERNAT for Lukhoil Perm gas field and Taif refineries in Russia.
Pillard LoNOxFlam AS successfully commissioned at AMBITERMO sugar plant
In 2013, the Portuguese boiler maker AMBITERMO awarded Fives with a new contract to supply 4 Pillard LoNOxFlam AS burners for the retrofit of an existing boiler in a Portuguese sugar plant.
Agrana Sugar Plants boilers successfully replaced with Pillard technology
The Austrian sugar company Agrana has to upgrade and replace their combustion systems - 3 steam boilers including 4 burners each (50 to 80 to/hr), in their plants at Tulln and Leopoldsdorf.
Fives exhibits at Power Gen Asia 2014
POWER-GEN Asia, co-located with Renewable Energy World Asia and the POWER-GEN Asia Financial Forum, as part of ASEAN Power Week, is the leading force in delivering a platform for the power industry to meet, share information on the challenges facing the power industry and discuss solutions...
Fives to supply Pillard NovaFlam and Pillard GRFlam to CGN
In April 2013, Fives was awarded a contract to supply a coal combustion system for ferronickel kiln and dryer to Compania Guatemalteca de Niquel (CGN). As part of this contract, Fives supplied a Pillard NovaFlam® burner and a Pillard GRFlam burner.
Fives to provide Pillard LoNOxFlam G2 burners to Paris Urban Heating Plant
In 2013, the Belgian boiler-maker CMI awarded Fives with a new contract to supply 62 Pillard LoNOxFlam G2 burners to one the biggest heating network in Europe, Chauffage Urbain de Paris (Paris Urban Heating Plant).


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mpossible riffs. Obscene showmanship. An ass-groovin' rhythm section. New punk songs with catchy melodies, the likes of which you never thought you'd hear again. The Sharp Lads released their debut album in the summer of 2011, and unleashed a campaign of live rock n' roll shock and awe, unlike anything the world had ever witnessed before. And now they're back!
Taking lessons learned on their home turf of NYC and on the road everywhere else they could, playing to crowds of sweaty loyalists and stunned new converts alike, with no concern for their own personal safety or worries about anything other than the moment, the Lads have emerged from their experiences with 10 new songs to be released this fall 2013.
Dave Tierney leads the charge with schizo vocals alternating between desperate screams and genre bending melodies. Rob Fudge shreds alien riffs that make you feel like your first time all over again while Kurt Wahlstrom holds down the bowel shaking bottom end playing a bass carved from a Jamaican treehouse. Driving the beat like a hell spawned hot rod with its brake lines cut, Tim Ireland is blasting these songs with a frightening fury all the way to their grisly finish.
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600 scarves for Sandy Hook
MONROE -- Jeanne Malgioglio had to do something about the tragedy in Newtown. As a mother of two boys, as a teacher, as a human being.
She felt helpless and heartbroken. To relieve the stress of the past week, she picked up her knitting needles and started working on a hat intended as a Christmas gift. Then it hit her: scarves.
"I then picked up green and white yarn and started to knit a scarf for a friend's daughter, a student at Sandy Hook," said Malgioglio, who lives in Monroe and is a teacher at Madison Middle School in Trumbull.
She called on friends at the St. Jude's Prayer Shawl Group, of which she belongs and texted a friend, Deana Saunders, a fellow teacher, who crochets. Scarves for Sandy Hook was born.
The effort, to knit as many as 600 green and white scarves in 30 days, has mushroomed with the help of an open invitation on Facebook to include, at last count, 700 volunteers from 45 states and five countries. The outpouring is such that Malgioglio had to get a post office box to accept donations. The Monroe Post Office donated the box.
Some of the scarves, which are to all be kelly or shamrock green and white and between 40 and 50 inches long, will be presented to students at Sandy Hook. Others will go to school staff, families, first responders and others impacted by the tragedy.
Malgioglio said students at her school will help by bundling some of the scarves in groups of 25 and tying them with gold ribbons.
"When this unspeakable tragedy happened, we both felt so helpless," said Saunders. "We're both teachers and mothers of young children; I think we both just wanted to hug every child and teacher. Creating scarves was the closest thing we could do," said Saunders.
Some of those offering to help through the Facebook page have expressed thanks for having a way to help without intruding.
Katie Boland, a Trumbull High School teacher and Malgioglio's sister, called the project as therapeutic as it is helpful.
"It's just a way to help when you feel helpless," said Boland, who said her older sister taught her Sunday night how to knit so she could try her hand at it.
Malgioglio learned to knit 10 years ago. Left-handed, it was a struggle, but once got the hang of it, she found it relaxing.
She can whip out a scarf in a night or two. The corner of her living room is a repository for skeins of yarn of all colors. Most of it destined to become baby blankets or hats.
Those who wish to contribute scarves will find collection boxes in Monroe at St. Jude School, Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, Salon Sanctuary and Day Spa and Patience Pediatrics. Also, in Trumbull at St. Theresa's Church. Scarves can also be mailed to: Scarves for Sandy Hook, 500 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe, CT 06468. Knitters are invited to include a tag and message with their scarf indicating the town, state or country where it was made.
Questions can be sent to Jeanne Malgioglio at email@example.com.


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Simcoe is a town located in the southwestern part of Ontario, and every fall it hosts the oldest genealogy fair in Ontario – The Norfolklore Genealogy Fair.
The resource providers/exhibitors for 2011 included Colonel John Butler Branch UELAC, Elgin County OGS, Grand Erie Education Archives, Grand River Branch UELAC, Haldimand County OGS, Hamilton Branch OGS, Heronwood Enterprises, Kent County OGS, Kinfolk Finders, Log Cabin Publishing, Mayholme Foundation, Niagara Branch OGS, Norfolk Historical Society, Norfolk County OGS, Norwich and District Historical Society, Oxford County OGS, Ruthven Park National Historic Site, Waterford Townsend Historical Society.
It will be held on September 24th, and tickets will be available for $5.00, and this includes admission to both the Norfolklore Fair as well as to the Eva Brook Donly Museum and Archives where you can do some local research with volunteer help. Usual admission to the Archives is $10.00.
It will be held ay the Simcoe Seniors Centre, 89 Pond Street, Simcoe from 10 am to 4pm.
The website is http://www.norfolklore.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=20


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Lyrics:First verseAn actorman, on a one night stand met a girl who sent each day a note or two, And ev'ry note this nice gat wrote would read, I'd leave my happy home for you,"" Now this actor needed money, So he wrote to her, ""dear honey, Would you leave you happy home for me"" he said, If you would please send me ten, Till you hear from me again, When he got an answer this is what he read. Well! ChorusI ain't got no happy home to leave Oh babe don't grieve, I met an actorman last Thursday eve', would you believe, I joined his show I blew my dough, and sold my happy home, Now I ain't got no happy home to leave Oh! babe don't grieve. leave Oh! babe dont grieve.Second verseThis man felt sad and he got real mad so he wrote the girl and asked her what she meant, He said, now hon I've got no mon' Don't leave me stranded here without a cent, The next day he got a letter, Though it wasn't any better, She enclosed a bill which he said was a two, And she added ""Henry dear Make this last you till next year, For you know, I'd leave my happy home for you." But!
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How to install Java using apt-get
Java is a programming language that's specifically designed to be as platform independent as possible. Developers can write their applications once without the need to recompile a separate version of the application for each platform. The Advanced Packaging Tool is the most common method of installing Java on Debian Linux distributions such as Ubuntu. Apt simplifies software management on these systems by automating much of this process, including the download, configuration and installation of software packages. This example shows how to select a Java Development Kit (JDK) 7 installation package, install it with apt and verify that Java has been properly installed.
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|Ubuntu-based VPS or dedicated servers
Here is a quick tutorial on how to how to install Java using apt-get.
Select the Java package to install
Open a terminal window and login as root. Execute the following command to list the available OpenJDK packages that can install Java:
Select openjdk-7-jdk for this example, which is the OpenJDK 7 Development Kit.
Install OpenJDK
Enter this command to update the list of available packages from your remote repositories:
Enter the following command to install the software package you have selected.
Press 'y' when prompted to authorize the required storage space for the installation.
Verify that Java has been installed
This command provides the version of Java that was installed:
The following screenshot shows that java 1.7.0_65 was installed in this example:


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Affiliate Partners And Fans From Atlanta To Los Angeles Enjoy A Hometown Culinary Experience
NEW YORK, NY - March 19, 2009 - Today, Bravo announced the official kick-off for "Top Chef: The Tour 2," which makes its first of 21-city stops in New York on Friday, March 27 at the Flatiron Pedestrian Plaza. Bravo's passionate fans and affiliate partners nationwide will once again have the opportunity to interact with the No. 1 food show on cable, the Emmy and James Beard award-winning "Top Chef," in a more grandiose and interactive way than ever before. The tour will feature a brand new state-of-the-art customized traveling 18-wheeler semi-truck, with an expansive space to accommodate more fans for each on-site demonstration.
The "Top Chef" truck will be making an extra special stop at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby weekend. The truck will be in the infield of Churchill Downs on Friday, May 1 for a Bravo special featuring the food, fashion and celebrity experience associated with Kentucky Oaks and will be featured on NBC's red carpet show for the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 2.
"Bravo viewers are engaged and passionate about our shows," said Frances Berwick, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Bravo Media. "On the first Top Chef tour, we had fans lining up for hours to meet the chef'testants and see them at work. It's a hands-on experience that allows our viewers to be one step closer to the show they love."
As part of the tour's launch event in New York City, three finalists will experience what it's like to be a "Top Chef" when they compete in the first-ever Quaker Oats Viewer Quickfire Challenge and prepare an original dish featuring Quaker Oats. Dishes will be judged by "Top Chef" season 5 winner Hosea Rosenberg and season 4 chef'testant Nikki Cascone, with the grand prize winner receiving the chance to attend a future "Top Chef" taping. Finalists for the Quaker Oats Viewer Quickfire Challenge were chosen as part of a nationwide challenge where at-home chefs and fans of the show submitted original recipes showcasing Quaker Oats as an exciting and versatile ingredient to www.BravoTV.com.
Watch what happens when "Top Chef: The Tour 2" pulls up to a farmer's market, mall or food festival in the following cities:
New York, N.Y. March 27-28
Hollywood, Fla. April 5
Delray Beach, Fla. April 6
Jacksonville, Fla. April 9
New Orleans, La. April 14
Houston, Texas April 17
Dallas, Texas April 19
Little Rock, Ark. April 21
Nashville, Tenn. April 24
Hopkinsville, Ky. April 27
Louisville, Ky. May 1-2
Atlanta, Ga. May 4
Raleigh, N.C. May 6
Washington, D.C. May 9
Westchester, N.Y. May 13
Boston, Mass. May 15
Pittsburgh, Pa. May 20
Columbus, Ohio May 23-24
St. Louis, Mo. May 27
Chicago, Ill. May 30-31
Des Moines, Iowa June 6
Los Angeles, Calif. June 12, 13
"We're very excited for the chef'testants to unpack their knives and set out on this nationwide promotional consumer and affiliate promotion, which proved hugely successful the first time around," said Brian Hunt, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales Strategy, TV Networks Distribution, NBC Universal. "We are committed to bringing our distribution partners and foodie fans alike an even bigger and better interactive experience with the hit series they love."
In each city, two select "Top Chef" chef'testants will host four live interactive shows, including three for fans in attendance and one private show for affiliate partners over one or two days. Cooking demonstrations, gourmet tips, show secrets, and food tastings will be highlighted on the "Top Chef" truck, the impressive self-sufficient moving vehicle equipped with power and water. The truck will expand outwards with its kitchen, stage, demonstration area and 60 seats, all under an enclosed canopy. Additional guests will be able to view demonstrations from outside of the seating area or from a 50" plasma television in the activity area.
Partnership opportunities for affiliate partners at each city stop include one reserved cooking demonstration, meet and greet with chef'testants, "Top Chef" trivia wheel sponsorships, logo placements, a sampling of affiliate products, advertising services and sponsor table, and promotional spots on plasma televisions airing throughout the day. Additionally, affiliates will provide 150 on-air spots, which include 75 "Top Chef: The Tour 2" promotional spots, as well as 75 spots for designated Bravo programming.
Fans and affiliates will have the opportunity to experience new activities such as the "Top Chef" trivia wheel sponsored by a local affiliate and/or local advertiser, giving guests the chance to win prizes by answering "Top Chef" trivia questions. Attendees will be able to use the interactive web kiosks, with access to a "Top Chef" computer game and Bravoshop.com, and receive answers to cooking questions, autographs and photos from chef'testants. Also, they will have the opportunity to purchase Bravo and "Top Chef" merchandise, including exclusive tour items. Finally, they can make oat-based smoothies using the "Top Chef" blender bikes powered by human energy and sponsored by Quaker, national sponsor of "Top Chef: The Tour 2." The Tour is produced by mobile touring specialist LeadDog Marketing Group.
In 2008, "Top Chef: The Tour" traveled 10,200 miles, stopped in 20 key cities and hosted three consumer demonstrations at 26 events, resulting in thousands of "Top Chef" fans served inside the truck, with an estimated 1,000 consumer impressions per day. The success of the tour was evident as fans camped out in multiple markets just to get on the waiting list.
To sign up for free admission and learn more about "Top Chef: The Tour 2," visit www.bravotv.com/thetour. For artwork please visit NBC Universal Media Village, www.nbcumv.com.
About Bravo
Bravo is a program service of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBC Universal one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Bravo has been an NBC Universal cable network since December 2002 and was the first television service dedicated to film and the performing arts when it launched in December 1980. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com.
About TV Networks Distribution, NBC Universal
TV Networks Distribution, a division of NBC Universal, drives the company's multichannel video platform distribution, marketing and local ad sales for a top-rated cable portfolio of 16 networks (Bravo, Bravo HD, Chiller, CNBC, CNBC HD+, CNBC World, MSNBC, mun2, Oxygen, SCI FI Channel, SCI FI HD, Sleuth, Telemundo, Universal HD, USA Network and USA HD). Reaching nearly 600 million MVPD subscribers, the division also oversees retransmission consent for NBC and Telemundo owned-and-operated stations; the distribution of the Olympics on cable; and the distribution of On Demand (VOD), Pay-Per-View (PPV), and set-top box interactive features to multichannel video programming distributors.


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Dick Morris writes this morning that the Democratic nomination race is far from over:
Only the liberal wing of the Democratic Party has reached a conclusion in its designation of Kerry as their finalist for the nomination. There is still a big opening for a moderate candidate such Edwards or Clark… Democrats held two primaries on Tuesday in New Hampshire. In the liberal contest, Kerry bested Dean by a sufficient margin to endanger the ex- governor's candidacy. But the moderate primary was essentially a three-way tie


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(ORLANDO, Fla.) Dr. Scott Swain, currently associate professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, has been approved and appointed the academic dean starting June 1, 2012, while continuing to teach. This decision will allow Dr. Mark Futato, a beloved Old Testament and Hebrew professor who has served as academic dean for seven years, to return to teaching more classes.
I am so grateful for the steady leadership that Mark Futato has given to our faculty over the past eight years, said RTSO President Don Sweeting. Mark is highly esteemed by all, and students are clamoring to have him back in the classroom full-time.
Sweeting added, But we are thrilled to have Dr. Scott Swain as our new academic dean. He brings the perspective of a younger scholar to our faculty. God is using him greatly in his writings. He has a vision for the theological influence of RTS. And it is all backed by a deep love for Christ, his church, the Scriptures, and for reformed theology.
RTS Orlando struck gold when we found Dr. Swain, said Futato. Scott makes a wonderful contribution to RTS, the church, and the academy through his teaching and writing. His colleagues and students alike appreciate who he is as well as what he does. We look forward to what God will do for us and for others through Scotts leadership as academic dean.
In 2006, Swain joined the faculty of RTS in Orlando. Prior to that, he taught theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Ill., and served on the faculty of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
His publications to date have focused primarily upon two areas, the doctrine of the Trinity and the theological interpretation of the Bible. His most recent book is Trinity, Revelation, and Reading: A Theological Introduction to the Bible and its Interpretation(T & T Clark, 2011). Swain is in the process of completing God According to the Gospel: Robert Jensons Trinitarian Theology for the Strategic Initiatives in Evangelical Theology series, published by IVP Academic. With Michael Allen, he serves as general editor of T & T Clarks International Theological Commentary.
A native Floridian, Swain earned a B.A. from the University of North Florida, an M.Div. and Th.M. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He serves as an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America, and is a regular teacher in the Institute for Biblical Studies (for Cru staff). He and his wife, Leigh, have four children: Caroline, Sophia, Josiah and Micah.
"Dr. Scott Swain is a treasure to RTS; and to the church," said Dr. Michael Milton, chancellor-elect of RTS. "Through his pastoral warmth, academic precision, love of the Lord, the Church, and the Bible, as well an increasing world-wide network of readers who have come to trust Scott's strong but winsome confessional writings, he demonstrates the model of a 'pastor-scholar' that we desire for our faculty. As we rejoice to see Dr. Mark Futato return to teaching more classes, where his gifts are so clearly used and appreciated, and express our deep gratitude for his sterling work as our dean, we now rejoice with the RTS Orlando community and the broader RTS community in welcoming my friend, Dr. Swain, as the new academic dean of the Orlando campus of RTS."


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CultureHaus: Jim Guttau reflects on how to attract, retain young professionals' support
Young professionals. Nonprofits need their support; far too many have a tough time keeping them engaged. In its 16th year,the Denver Art Museum's CultureHaus is one of the success stories. Jim Guttau, director of public relations for the Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail, is concluding his two-year term as co-chair of the board and sat down with The Denver Post to share some thoughts.
(Hint: throw 'good' parties with imaginative themes).
I moved to Denver in August, 2004, and immediately began looking for organizations to volunteer with. That led me to CultureHaus.
I volunteered at the CultureHaus Banner event in 2005, and met (board member) Kasia Iwanizcko. I inquired about serving on the board and sure enough, in late 2006, there was an opening. I joined the board of directors as sponsorship chair and became public relations chair soon after.
When I joined, we were one of the very few young professional groups in town. But we were well-known, as it had been 10 years since the group was founded.
Getting people to events was easier, as we had less competition and were known for throwing the best parties in town. Plus, attendees were almost always guaranteed to see the then-Mayor John Hickenlooper; he had helped found our group in 1997.
By 2008 and 2009, though, it seemed as if every nonprofit organization was creating a young professional group. Everywhere we looked, another YP group was sprouting up. I was even creating my own competition by starting YP groups for other foundations.
Nonetheless, we still managed to create event themes that people desired — or actually weren't expecting, such as "Art of Passion" in 2008. That party is still being talked about today!
There, we featured Nyataimori — the legendary "naked sushi" of Japanese origin. One female and one male became human sushi bars. While tastefully done (the man and woman wore nude body suits and were covered in palm leaves), it created that 'wow' factor for which CultureHaus is known.
In 2009, the economy was plummeting and our membership started to decline. We were noticing that people, instead of becoming members, were paying outright for each individual event. We thought about abolishing our membership requirement, but we had to remember our mission: to raise funds and awareness for the Denver Art Museum. So the membership requirement stuck.
Faced with a poor economy, declining membership and stiff competition from other groups, we really had to step things up.
In 2011, I became chair of the board and made it a priority to recruit stellar young professionals in the community. We needed people with amazing connections and the zest and ability to plan extraordinary events.
One by one, we added these people to the board — from event planners to marketing gurus. We overhauled our mission, our website and overall look.
Today, armed with a board of directors comprised of upwardly mobile Denver YPs, we have once again put CultureHaus on the map.
Our membership is steadily increasing, and our events are selling out, such as the recent "Mortuary Monday" at Linger, which featured a Grim Reaper, Death's Door Vodka cocktails, a funeral planner, demonstration of funeral make-up and more.
Our "Art of the Street" event in February wowed guests with live tattoos, street art and performance art.
It's bittersweet for me to be leaving the board of directors at the end of September, but I know I have left CultureHaus in good hands. Our founding fathers would be proud, and I know they are. I can't wait to see what CultureHaus becomes in the next five to 10 years!
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Head Men's Lacrosse Coach Coach Don Zimmerman and his staff welcomed 26 returning players and 13 newcomers in September as the Retrievers begin preparations for the 2013-14 campaigns.
UMBC reached the America East championship game in 2013, winning a dramatic semifinal contest versus Hartford before falling to Albany in the title game. The Retrievers finished the campaign with a record of 7-8, won three of five conference games and earned a place in the four-team league tournament for the tenth consecutive year.
Many of the returning players visited Japan in the late spring, enjoying the cultural experience and winning all six competitions against Japanese national teams and universities. It was the third time that Coach Zimmerman had taken a UMBC team to Japan.
In August, alum Steve Settembrino joined the coaching staff and will work with the Retriever defense. Settembrino competed as a defenseman for the Retrievers from 2005-09 and was a part of four consecutive squads that competed in the NCAA Tournament. As an assistant coach, he helped guide Mercyhust to an NCAA Division II national title in 2011 and served on the staff at Binghamton in 2013.
"Our staff is pleased with the overall talent and diversity of our incoming players," said Zimmerman. "Combined with a solid corps of returning players, the 2013-14 Retrievers will be solid at every position and have the depth necessary to create a competitive atmosphere in both practices and games."
A Brief Look at UMBC's Newcomers…
An attackman/midfielder for the Ontario high school lacrosse champion Saints in 2013… Competed in the 2012 Adrenaline All-Canada Games for Ontario Southeast… Also excelled in ice hockey for the Whitby Warriors.
Defensive midfielder who competed for rising Virginia power St. Stephen's & St. Agnes… Saints won two Virginia Independent state titles and knocked off powerhouse Landon in the 2013 Independent Athletic Association championship during his tenure… Recorded eight ground balls in a 7-5 win over Boys' Latin in 2012.
A four-year varsity close defensemen for the New Hope-Solesbury Lions… Awarded First Team BAL honors both his sophomore and junior year, and had the most ground balls for a defensemen during those years… Selected to the Intelligencer First Team in 2011 and 2012.
A First Team All-Conference honoree in lacrosse, football and wrestling during 2012-13 campaigns at Easton… A member of the National Honor Society.
A face-off specialist/defensive midfield candidate for the Retrievers… Earned All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference honors for DeMatha… A 2012 Brine All-American who captained the Stags last spring.
Earned 2013 Adrenaline All-American honors… Selected to the Warrior 40 squad after his junior campaign… Won 75 percent of his face offs in addition to scoring 24 goals and dishing out 13 assists in 2012.
A 2011 and 2012 First Team All-County lacrosse selection and a member of the Cougars' state championship teams in those campaigns… Also an All-County and All-Conference football player at Fallston.
Joined his brother Max at UMBC to become 31st "brother act" in UMBC's short lacrosse history… Starting goalkeeper for the 2012 and 2013 NJCAA National Champion, Onondaga CC..,. Recorded 4.39 goals against average and 78 save percentage… An All-Conference netminder at Hamburg from 2007-10.
A two-time high school All-American from western New York… Amassed over 100 goals and 80 assists in his junior and senior seasons at Hamburg… Part of Rochester squad which represented USA in Brogden Cup victory over Canada early in both 2012 and 2013... Scored four goals and added four assists in the two-game sweep last winter.
Highly-decorated midfielder from South Carroll… A 2013 C. Markland Kelly finalist who competed in the MSLCA Senior All-Star game… Also took part in the 2012 Maryland Free State Rising Senior Game… The 2012 Frederick Gazette Player of the Year.
A multi-sport athlete for the Eastern Tech… Took face-offs during his tenure with the Mavericks… Also competed in football and track & field… A relative newcomer to the sport who began competing while in high school.
The 2013 Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Conference Player of the Year… An Express Times All-Area First Team selection in his junior and senior campaigns… Scored 40 or more goals in his final three seasons at Nazareth Area HS and amassed a career best 73 points (44-29-73) in 2013.
A First Team All-County selection by the Capital Gazette in 2013… Finished the season with a .628 save percentage and allowed only 5.5 goals per game for Chesapeake, coached by UMBC alum Rodney Beres… Made 19 saves in a 2013 a 7-6 upset over Severn.
Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School
Colin Amodeo A/M 6-2 195 Oshawa, Ont./Paul Dwyer Catholic
James Bull M 5-10 170 Woodbridge, Va./St. Stephen's & St. Agnes
Pat Dignan D/LSM 6-6 165 New Hope, Pa./New Hope-Solesbury
Wyatt Griffith D 6-0 210 Wye Mills, Md./Easton
Garrett Hasken M 6-0 195 Odenton, Md./DeMatha
Steven Larson M 5-11 175 Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral
Sean Lewns D 6-1 205 Fallston, Md./Fallston
James Maxwell G 5-6 155 Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg/Onondaga CC
Max Maxwell M 5-9 175 Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg
Dylan McDermott M 5-9 180 Westminster, Md./South Carroll
Alex Pfannenstein M 6-0 185 Perry Hall, Md./ Eastern Tech
Grant Searfoss A/M 6-3 175 Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area
Ruston Souder G 5-9 150 Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake


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The mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) is one of the most abundant bird species in urban and rural areas of North America. There are approximately 349 million doves in the United States and range-wide their numbers appear to be stable. In Louisiana, however, dove numbers have been increasing over both the short-term (last 10 years) and long-term (over the last 48 years) (Figure 1). To determine population trends of mourning doves, biologists conduct call count surveys. During call count surveys, trained biologists have listening stations spaced at 1-mile intervals along secondary roads. At each station, the number of individual doves heard calling and the number of doves seen are recorded. These numbers are then analyzed in order to determine dove population trends.
Mourning doves are primarily granivorous ground feeders. They avoid tall vegetation and prefer relatively open areas for foraging. Some preferred food plants are: pigweeds, crotons, sunflower, panic grasses, foxtails, barnyard grass, and ragweed. Agricultural crops, particularly cereal grains, are important sources of food for doves. Preferred grains are: wheat, millets, sunflower, corn, sorghum, and rye.
Mourning doves are monogamous (only one mate) and form pair bonds that persist through at least one nesting season. In Louisiana, mourning doves have a long breeding season and may nest at any during the year, but most nesting occurs from February – October. Peak reproduction is May – July. Mourning doves are determinant layers and lay 2 eggs per nesting attempt. Eggs hatch after being incubated for 14 days and young leave the nest when 15 days old. Adults may have 5-6 nesting attempts each year.
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There are at least seven species of doves in Louisiana, five of which may be legally hunted (). Hunting seasons are set by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. To provide ample hunting opportunity for Louisiana residents, LDWF manages dove fields on state-owned WMAs and leases private lands from farmers for hunters to pursue doves.
LDWF offers free assistance to private landowners interested in managing their property for wildlife. Landowners interested in managing for mourning doves should contact LDWF's Private Land Management Assistance Program.
Managing Dove Fields
The objective of mourning dove field management is to attract large numbers of birds to shooting areas during the hunting season. Fields may be planted and the mature crop manipulated specifically for doves, or commercial agricultural fields may be managed to attract doves. For more information on dove field management, click here.
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Mourning doves, like other birds in the pigeon family, produce what's known as crop milk. Crop milk, or pigeon milk as it is sometimes called, is a nutritious fluid fed to young. It is full of fat-laden cells sloughed off the epithelial lining of the parent's crop. It is rich in protein (23%) and fat (10%). It also includes essential amino acids.
Literature Cited
Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, J. E. Fallon, K. L. Pardieck, D. J. Ziolkowski, Jr., and W. A. Link. 2012. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2011. Version 07.03.2013 USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD


text: Just past the three-quarter mark of the 2013 MLB season, Scott Cullen digs into the numbers to make his picks for awards to this point of the season, along with Gold Gloves, All-Surprise and All-Disappointing teams: AL MVP Miguel Cabrera, 3B, Detroit (40 HR, 120 RBI, .359 AVG, 1.133 OPS) Runners Up: Mike Trout, LF, L.A. Angels (21 HR, 78 RBI, 28 SB, .333 AVG, 1.004 OPS) Chris Davis, 1B, Baltimore (45 HR, 115 RBI, .306 AVG, 1.071 OPS) Cabrera has put up numbers that would be sensational for a full season and, despite his fielding and base-running issues, his bat puts him in position to go back-to-back. Trout, who was runner-up last year, may not get as much consideration, since the Angels have been terrible, but Trout continues to be great and easily could win under different circumstances. Davis has been mashing, and has rebounded from a July slump but, even so, he has a tall order to overtake Cabrera. Adrian Beltre, Evan Longoria and Robinson Cano have been very good, but theyre not at the level of the top three. NL MVP Joey Votto, 1B, Cincinnati (18 HR, 58 RBI, .314 AVG, .931 OPS) Runners-up: Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, Arizona (31 HR, 100 RBI, 13 SB, .297 AVG, .945 OPS) Andrew McCutchen, CF, Pittsburgh (17 HR, 71 RBI, 26 SB, .316 AVG, .901 OPS) This race has been wide open all year, though this trio of candidates may be settling in. Votto hasnt put up big counting numbers, but he gets on base like no one else (.432 OBP leads the NL). Goldschmidt has the power numbers to draw attention, is a good defender and the Diamondbacks are at least contending for a playoff spot, so no argument if he turns out to be the winner. McCutchen started the season slowly, but has been gaining steam with strong play since the beginning of July. He does play a more demanding position than the other two finalists and if the Pirates are a playoff team, it could be hard to keep McCutchen from the winners circle. AL CY YOUNG Max Scherzer, Detroit (18-1, 2.82 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 185 K, 172 1/3 IP) Runners Up: Felix Hernandez, Seattle (12-6, 2.62 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 182 K, 178 2/3 IP) Yu Darvish, Texas (12-5, 2.68 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 214 K, 161 IP) Record isnt the measure of a pitcher, so its merely good fortune that Scherzer also happens to have an 18-1 record, but strong strikeout numbers and the fewest baserunners per inning in the AL earn him the nod. Felix Hernandez had closed the gap, possibly overtaking Scherzer, before allowing 11 earned runs over his last three starts. That Yu Darvish puts up such great numbers despite pitching in Texas is a credit to him and warrants inclusion in this discussion, ahead of Chris Sale and Hiroki Kuroda. NL CY YOUNG Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles (12-7, 1.80 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 182 K, 190 1/3 IP) Runners-up: Matt Harvey, N.Y. Mets (9-4, 2.25 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 187 K, 171 1/3 IP) Adam Wainwright, St. Louis (14-7, 2.66 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 173 K, 189 2/3 IP) Kershaw has been ridiculously dominant, so much so that even Harvey, who has been sensational, isnt going to catch him. Wainwright has slipped lately, opening room for Jose Fernandez, Madison Bumgarner or Patrick Corbin to overtake him by seasons end. AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Leonys Martin, CF, Texas (6 HR, 31 RBI, 27 SB, .276 AVG, .724 OPS) Runners Up: Jose Iglesias, SS/3B, Boston (2 HR, 23 RBI, .321 AVG, .765 OPS) Dan Straily, LHP, Oakland (6-7, 4.21 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 92 K, 113 IP) The American League rookie class has been mediocre all year, but there is hope for late surges from call-ups Nick Franklin, Chris Archer and Wil Myers so that one of them could overtake Martin or Iglesias at the top.. NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Jose Fernandez, RHP, Miami (9-5, 2.41 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 157 K, 145 2/3 IP) Runners-up: Yasiel Puig, RF, Los Angeles (12 HR, 28 RBI, 7 SB, .352 AVG, .979 OPS) Hyun-Jin Ryu, LHP, Los Angeles (12-4, 2.95 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 126 K, 155 2/3 IP) The thin AL crop only looks worse when contrasted with the outstanding National League rookie class. Fernandez has been the best pitcher in baseball for more than a month, Puig has exploded onto the scene and Ryus season-long consistency places him ahead of Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller. GOLD GLOVESC - Russell Martin, PittsburghRunners-up: Yadier Molina, St. Louis; A.J. Ellis, Los Angeles Molina is an all-time great and could easily win again, but Martin has been outstanding in his return to the National League. Miguel Montero, Welington Castillo and Salvador Perez are all having strong seasons behind the plate too.. 1B - Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs Runners-up: Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona; Yonder Alonso, San Diego Youth is served, with Rizzo just ahead of Goldschmidt, while Alonso, Eric Hosmer and Brandon Belt are all above average around the bag. 2B - Brian Dozier, Minnesota Runners-up: Dustin Pedroia, Boston; Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Dozier, a former shortstop, has proven to be more than competent with the glove on the other side of second base while veterans Pedroia and Phillips are near the top in Ultimate Zone Rating. Teh As Eric Sogard and Cubs Darwin Barney are also viable candidates. 3B - Nolan Arenado, Colorado Runners-up: Manny Machado, Baltimore; Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Arenado and Machado have been amazing, ranking at the top in Defensive Runs Saved and Ultimate Zone Rating. Longoria is also at the top tier, while Chase Headley and Juan Uribe have been very good, but not quite at the level Arenado, Machado and Longoria. SS - Andrelton Simmons, Atlanta Runners-up: Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado; Pedro Florimon, Minnesota Its a one-horse race as Simmons is likely the best fielder in all of baseball. Tulowitzki and Florimon are very good, among the mortals, while Yunel Escobar, Clint Barmes and Pete Kozma have had strong seasons with the glove. LF - Starling Marte, Pittsburgh Runners-up: Andy Dirks, Detroit, Alex Gordon, Kansas City Martes range puts him at the head of the class, a position that used to be held by Carl Crawford, who has been good when healthy this year. Andy Dirks is lesser-known, but a strong fielder and Alex Gordon is consistently above average. Yoenis Cespedes and Nate McLouth are among other left fielders playing well this season. CF - Carlos Gomez, MilwaukeeRunners-up: Lorenzo Cain, Kansas City; A.J. Pollock, Arizona Gomez is a sensational fielder, who effectively blocked Cain from regular duty in Milwaukee, but Cain has shown this season that hes an elite defensive outfielder too. Pollock made the most of his opportunity when Adam Eaton was injured, earning him the nod ahead of Jacoby Ellsbury and Andrew McCutchen. RF - Shane Victorino, BostonRunners-up: Gerardo Parra, Arizona; Josh Reddick, Oakland Victorino, a former centre fielder, has the best range at the position, Parra leads in Defensive Runs Saved and Reddick is near the top in both categories. This trio comes in just ahead of Jay Bruce and Ichiro Suzuki. (I realize there are Gold Gloves awarded in both leagues. Im just trying to recognize the best fielders at each position.) ALL-SURPRISE TEAM C - Jason Castro, Houston (14 HR, 46 RBI, .270 AVG, .799 OPS) 1B -Chris Davis, Baltimore (45 HR, 115 RBI, .306 AVG, 1.071 OPS) 2B - Matt Carpenter, St. Louis (9 HR, 62 RBI, .312 AVG, .859 OPS) SS - Jean Segura, Milwaukee (12 HR, 44 RBI, 37 SB, .308 AVG, .795 OPS) 3B - Josh Donaldson, Oakland (18 HR, 71 RBI, .297 AVG, .859 OPS) LF - Starling Marte, Pittsburgh (11 HR, 33 RBI, 35 SB, .282 AVG, .786 OPS) CF - Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee (18 HR, 55 RBI, 30 SB, .288 AVG, .858 OPS) RF - Michael Cuddyer, Colorado (17 HR, 66 RBI, .324 AVG, .925 OPS) SP - Patrick Corbin, Arizona (13-3, 2.45 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 150 K, 172 1/3 IP) SP - Matt Harvey, N.Y. Mets (9-4, 2.25 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 187 K, 171 1/3 IP) SP - Jose Fernandez, Miami (9-5, 2.41 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 157 K, 145 2/3 IP) SP - Francisco Liriano, Pittsburgh (14-5, 2.53 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 126 K, 121 IP) SP - Hisashi Iwakuma, Seattle (11-6, 2.95 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 146 K, 171 IP) RP - Edward Mujica, St. Louis (32 SV, 1.65 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 41 K, 54 2/3 IP) ALL-DISAPPOINTING TEAM C - Miguel Montero, Arizona (9 HR, 34 RBI, .228 AVG, .661 OPS) 1B - Albert Pujols, L.A. Angels (17 HR, 64 RBI, .258 AVG, .767 OPS) 2B - Danny Espinosa, Washington (3 HR, 12 RBI, .158 AVG, .465 OPS) SS - Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs (7 HR, 32 RBI, .240 AVG, .615 OPS) 3B - Chase Headley, San Diego (8 HR, 35 RBI, .237 AVG, .695 OPS) LF - Melky Cabrera, Toronto (3 HR, 30 RBI, .279 AVG, .682 OPS) CF - B.J. Upton, Atlanta (8 HR, 21 RBI, 11 SB, .186 AVG, .567 OPS) RF - Josh Hamilton, L.A. 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