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For F/A-18 Super Hornet, the end may be on the horizon
By W.J. HENNIGAN | Los Angeles Times | Published: February 21, 2014
Workers at Northrop Grumman Corp.'s 1-million-square-foot El Segundo, Calif., facility have been cranking out fuselage sections for the Navy's F/A-18 fighter jet for decades.
But now, the end may be near.
Since entering service in 1983, the lithe twin-engine fighter-bomber has been a symbol of U.S. military might, catapulting from aircraft carrier decks and obliterating targets in the sky and on the ground.
Today there are increasing fears that the F/A-18 Super Hornet assembly line may be shut down because of dwindling orders, as the Navy prepares for a new generation of warplane — the controversial F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
The new radar-evading jet is scheduled to be the F/A-18's eventual successor when it becomes operational in 2019. It's only about halfway through its development plan and has been plagued by billions of dollars' worth of cost overruns. There has also been a string of technical problems, including a redesign of its arresting hook, which is essential to landing on a carrier deck.
Now the Obama administration must decide by March 4 — when its fiscal 2015 budget request is sent to Congress — whether it wants any more F/A-18s. Then it will be up to Congress whether to go along.
With no new orders, the last F/A-18 fuselage is set to be hoisted onto an 18-wheeler for the 1,800-mile trek from El Segundo to prime contractor Boeing Co.'s final assembly plant in St. Louis by the end of 2016.
John Murnane, Northrop's program manager, said there are nearly 100 fuselages left to deliver to Boeing, and contractors are hopeful for more.
"We continue to work with our industry partners to identify future opportunities," he said. "The program has always received strong support from its customers."
To give customers more time and to extend the line's life several months, Boeing and Northrop have slowed production rates from four per month to three. The aerospace giants have also proposed a more fuel efficient, stealthy version of the plane as a potential alternative. To lower costs, Boeing negotiated a new tentative contract agreement with a St. Louis machinists union.
If political maneuvering and a fresh sales pitch don't work, the El Segundo assembly line could join dozens of other airplane manufacturing plants that have had to close their doors. The latest is Boeing's sprawling Long Beach plant, where the last hulking C-17 cargo plane is to be built next year.
The difference here is that the Navy wants to purchase more fighters no matter what, whereas the Air Force was not interested in more cargo jets, said Todd Harrison, a defense analyst for the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments in Washington, D.C.
"It's a zero sum game for the Navy," he said. "It's only a matter [of] if they're going to buy F-35s or Super Hornets."
Boeing and Northrop have had luck staving off the end before. By now, the military had hoped to start phasing out the F/A-18 and begin flying the F-35, but repeated problems have forced the Navy to buy more F/A-18s to hedge against the delays.
That's been a boon for Northrop's 900 F/A-18 workers in El Segundo. Aerospace workers have been assembling military aircraft at the redwood building on Aviation Boulevard, which is only about a mile south of Los Angeles International Airport, since World War II.
In the 1940s, Douglas Aircraft Co. made the SBD Dauntless, a Navy dive bomber, in the facility. Northrop moved into the facility in 1977 to build the F/A-18 and another supersonic fighter, the F-5.
It now produces about 3.5 of the F/A-18 fuselage sections per month.
Each section is about 28 feet long and 12 feet tall and consists of the center and rear of the fuselage. The jet's twin vertical tails and the electronics and pump systems are also installed at the plant.
About 210 parts suppliers are spread throughout California on the program alone, and the plane has its friends on Capitol Hill. It supports about 90,000 supplier jobs in 44 states.
Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in December expressing concern that if the F/A-18 line begins to close down, there will be too great a reliance on the troubled F-35 program.
"Should the Navy choose to allow the F/A-18 production line to close, the U.S. will be left with only one manufacturing line capable of producing combat ready tactical aircraft until later this decade," he said. "The risk to U.S. national security and the health of our aviation industrial base of relying on only one tactical aircraft supply line is simply too great to allow the line to close."
Last month, Congress passed an omnibus federal spending bill that included $75 million for 22 planes that the Navy didn't even request.
Winslow T. Wheeler, a military budget specialist and frequent Pentagon critic at the Project for Government Oversight, says the Navy is not speaking up about the concerns over the F-35.
"The Navy should show some real leadership on its own, rather than squirming over to Capitol Hill, to get some relief from the F-35 and its unaffordable costs and unacceptable performance," he said.
Depending on the variation of F/A-18, costs can range from about $52 million to $61 million. So the planes are relatively cheap when compared with newer fighter jets such as the F-35, which costs about $130 million.
That's not a revelation. As more planes are built on the assembly line, the cost per plane falls. Only about two dozen Navy versions of the F-35 have been built.
The F/A-18 first proved its worth in the 1990s in Operation Desert Storm when it shot down Iraqi air force fighters in dogfights and took out key enemy strongholds with laser-guided bombs — sometimes on the same mission.
Boeing and Northrop have delivered more than 2,100 of the F/A-18s — and all of its variations such as the Hornet, Super Hornet and Growler, the electronic warplane.
"This is the best product at the best price," said Mike Gibbons, Boeing's F/A-18 program manager. "The aircraft we deliver today has more capabilities than what we did years ago and it's more affordable."
Boeing is also holding out hope that it can sell more planes to foreign buyers. Countries such as Kuwait, Denmark and Malaysia are looking to buy fighter jets. When pitching the fighter overseas, it doesn't hurt to mention that the Blue Angels, the Navy's flying aerobatic team, fly F/A-18s.
But even if foreign countries choose to purchase the plane, they often buy fewer aircraft and cannot come close to replacing the gaping hole expected to be created by the lack of U.S. government funding.
Critics of the jet often say that it's not stealthy enough. But Boeing has made several changes to the design on its newest proposed version, the Advanced Super Hornet. Boeing says it has reduced its radar visibility of the plane by 50%, so it doesn't pop up as readily on enemy radar screens.
"This has been a model program in how it faced problems and overcame them," Gibbons said. "We expect to build this aircraft into 2016 and beyond."


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Greenpeace blocked one of the main gates of Shastri bhavan that is the entrance to the coal ministry with 18 life size tigers chained from one end of the gate to the other. Three tiger mascots held a banner "Our Forests are a No Go for coal". They also carried petitions signed by around 120,000 supporters and demanded a meeting with the coal minister Shri Prakash Jaiswal. The agenda was simple- Tell the coal minister that his ambitious plans to convert lakhs of acres of forest land to coal mines was destructive and unacceptable.
Watch the video to find out what happened next.
Forests in Central India are being threatened by the coal ministry's ambition to mine more coal. These forests are home to a large number of tigers and other wildlife species. They also provide livelihood to millions of people. Coal mining will impact all of them.
Greenpeace India has been campaigning to keep these forests safe from coal mining. Renewable energy, energy efficiency measures and the coal available in the existing mines can provide electricity. The forests can be saved.
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HOLIDAY ON THE MOVE: Autumn may bring the occasional changing leaf and carved pumpkin, but it also is the time for another staple to show: The report on holiday travel. We learn how many millions of revelers are venturing onto planes and highways to go see family, and the number is always pretty dang impressive. But not in those holiday travel reports? How many people actually spend the big day itself, on the move, and not to get to a destination, but to enjoy the ride.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT... it's a smaller number, but an important one. Those revelers are the ones that like their feasting a bit funkier, and they don't mind a little travel after they've traveled to reach their final holiday stopping point. If Thanksgiving on the move, literally, is kind of up your offbeat alley this year -- and so it should be, given that Thanksgiving, with all of its family-drama pop-culture-y references, is a truly exceptional day -- then best head out for...
THE NAPA VALLEY WINE TRAIN: One of the gourmet-iest of rail lines is of course going to do up the day of feasting, and do it swanky, too. There are three car options for Thanksgiving dining, with the Vista Dome lunch or dinner being the top price: $154. The ride in all? It's three and a half hours. Consider it time well spent at a table, as the scenery passes by outside.
PALM SPRINGS AERIAL TRAMWAY: Nope, you don't actually get to pass around the mashed potatoes while moving uphill inside the famous tram, but you do get to tram it up Mount San Jacinto, part way, to your Thanksgiving dinner. There are two options, the more casual Pines Cafe and Peaks Restaurant, which is going to go the full-out glazed-ham-and-such route. Thankgsiving tram! Yep, it's not the typical holiday carpool.
HORNBLOWER CRUISE: There are buffet and seated options, but both toodles around the water take about three hours. And while Hornblowers sail from a number of California cities, we'll shout-out the San Francisco holiday cruise. You'll take in the Bay -- helloooo, Bay Lights, and you, too, Golden Gate Bridge -- and you'll have your old-school Thanksgiving dinner while you do so. Pier 3 is the departure point.


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Certified Financial Statements as a Basis for Credit
A Paper Read Before the Utah Bankers' Association, Ogden, June 19, 1920
THE way from hiding shell money in the
crevices of rocks to the gigantic and
versatile financial institutions of to-day is
a long one. The sole idea in the former
situation was to preserve the funds and
protect them against loss. The modern
financial institution maintains the same
idea but at the same time makes the funds
available for use.
The old idea that a bank was a place in
which to keep money has given way to a
new order of things wherein the bank has become
an institution in which to accumulate
funds in order that they may be made available
for the financial needs of the country.
The country owes much to the banker.
He has been an important factor in the
expansion and development of business.
He has become an instrument of service in
financial matters, locally, nationally, and
internationally. He gives advice as to
investments, taxes, general business procedure,
and sometimes matters of accounting.
He does all this freely and the service
is gratuitous.
The banker makes most of his money
through the loaning at interest of funds,
which have been deposited with him and
for the use of which he suffers, generally
speaking, only the expense of keeping the
depositors' accounts.
But the banker has certain duties and
responsibilities. To his depositors he is
liable for maintaining intact the loanable
fund constituted largely by their deposits.
To the stockholders he is responsible for
the integrity of their capital. To the public
he may be regarded as having the moral
obligation of acting as controller and
regulator of industry and business.
Good judgment is necessary if the loanable
fund is not to be impaired through
losses. Courage, vision, and public-spirited
interest are necessary if the banker
elects to play his part in regulating financial
affairs as opportunities offer.
Some few years ago a previously unknown
individual, under the cloak of
corporate organization, opened a new department
store in New York City. The
show windows contained goods which were
cheap looking and tawdry. The advertising
copy was undignified and unconvincing.
Everything about the store contributed to
an atmosphere which was anything but
first class. The establishment continued
only a few months. The company failed.
The failure disclosed the fact that three
prominent New York banks were creditors
in the amount of about three hundred and
sixty-five thousand dollars, no part of the
loans being secured. Fortunately the re-


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The point of this discussion is to get people's perspective on abortion. Why people do it. And why people are against it.
From Catholic.org I found a video on abortion, but it didn't look like the normal procedures performed in the United States. It looks like they purposely chose the worst pictures possible to convince Christians that abortion is wrong. Where did they get such graphic material?
Video Link: http://www.catholic.org/video/watch.php?v=13
A legal abortion in the United States looks more like this: http://www.thisismyabortion.com
I believe if you get pregnant by accident that you should keep it. But if you are forced (rape) (incest) then it definitely changes things. How can we force her to bring a rapist's baby to term? I also heard that giving birth to a rapist's baby is like being raped all over again.
I think that making abortion illegal is wrong. This takes away women's rights. I believe women should choose, but I think it's recommended that women take counseling before taking any action.
This is my opinion, but I would like to know others point of view on the subject.
I got two questions for you:
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Thank you for answering respectfully.
Atheism will not give you any value, male or female, only remove the distraction of religion.
As for abortion, the only thing being an atheist will yield is that you may take a decision to keep or abort a pregnancy based on your personal thoughts (or feelings, if you are thoughtless). Presumably you would, as a woman, clap on brave young men facing dismemberment or death to protect you if war was on your doorstep, yet you quibble over the rights over something/someone which has yet to see the light of day.
Gina Weston,
I have seen both types of images (such as you put the links to). Both of them are valid images. All you have to do is take a look at fetal development from conception to 9 months. The one image you showed was a very early, probably suction abortion. The fetus was very small and probably basically torn into very small pieces by the suction. The other images are of older fetuses. A lot of these also happen in the US. The fetus by five months looks just like a fully formed, very small newborn. I looked up the statistics: 1.5 % of abortions occur after the 21 week period in the US. That might not seem like much, but do the math of 1.5 % out of 1.2 million and that's plenty enough to make these valid images from the US. They throw them out with the medical waste, or someone in the clinic could photograph them. So yes, they are real.
So, Gina, a legal abortion looks like both of these. I think it would be dishonest to deny either one or the other, because both are true.
In most states, and the UK it's illegal to get an abortion after 24 weeks. At 24 weeks a fetus is a little over 10 inches long. Some of those fetuses were much bigger. That's why I doubted that some of those images came from legal abortions.
And anyways, why would you abort a pregnancy so close to being done? It's kinda pointless. And even with medical reasons, if she can make it to 6 months, then why can't she bring the baby to term?
The reason why it's illegal after 24 weeks is because the fetus can feel pain in the 6th month of gestation. You're basically hurting another being when performing an abortion after 24 weeks. "Fetuses cannot feel pain until at least the 28th week of gestation because they haven't formed the necessary nerve pathways." - http://m.discovermagazine.com/2005/dec/fetus-feel-pain
You will find other information that says the fetus can feel pain starting from the 24th week. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neonatal_perception
I'm neither pro-life OR pro-choice. It the woman's body... let HER make the decision...
It the woman's body... let HER make the decision...
uh.. that's what pro-choice means man
I am generally not against the taking of life for good reason as long as individual humans remain expendable, and find the stretching the concept of life to include a somewhat developed zygote to be tenuous at best.
its like this, the woman should have the say so because it is her body. the end.
First... Gina... if you believe that abortion is wrong but should be a choice... then you are pro-choice. Pro-life is a bit of a misnomer. The abortion battle is solely over the LEGALITY of abortion. Pro-life should actually be called "anti-choice" because the position of "pro-life" is that it should be illegal in most (or all) cases for women to get an abortion.... which has nothing to do with whether abortion is right or wrong. Second, the catholic "abortion" video is disgusting and misleading. The fetus in the video is clearly far too developed to be a legal abortion. This may be a back-alley abortion in another country.
Secondly, there are anti-choice non-theists... but their logic is flawed. This particular article outlines exactly how they are still influenced by the vestige of religion in their mind when thinking about abortion.
The true question is this... and it is very simple: Do you think that abortion should be illegal?
Yes? You are "pro-life" (anti-choice)
No? You are pro-choice.
Morality is not the main decider of whether one is pro-life or pro-choice.
My religious mother thought she was pro-life until I asked her whether she thought that abortion should be outlawed. When she said no... I said... "I have news for you mom... you are pro-choice. You think abortion is wrong... but then again, most pro-choicers don't think it's a good thing either. But you don't think that it should be illegal- ergo, you are pro-choice by default."
This is a false choice. Everyone is pro-life. I think that women have the right to control their bodies and not have unwanted children. Those calling themselves pro-life are really anti-choice. I am pro-choice.
I think abortion is okay. I am not against it. George Carlin actually has a brilliant video on YouTube about this topic, go check it out! I think nobody says it better than him. I used to be against abortion when I was a teenager, but I think that every woman has a choice to do it or not. If you do not have the means to provide for the child, then why have a baby? And in cases like rape etc, i am totally for it. The world has 7 billion people on it, abortion of fetuses will not make that number go down. And abortion must be done within 8 weeks. In cases where mothers get an abortion after 7 months, mmm.., I dont support because then the fetus have developed too much and has all the features of a baby...


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Life With Maxie
Diane Rehm. Gibbs Smith (2010).
Diane gives an inside look into her life through the story of Maxie, her long-haired Chihuahua. Illustrated with color photos of Diane and her dog, My Life with Maxie tells the story of how Maxie's presence and sweet personality have profoundly impacted Diane's life. Fans of Diane's show and pet lovers everywhere will love this heartwarming story.
Toward Commitment: A Dialogue About Marriage
Diane and husband, John Rehm. Knopf (2002).
Diane teamed up with her husband, retired attorney John Rehm, for Toward Commitment, a frank series of essays on marriage.
With extraordinary candor and generosity, they open up for the reader their decades-long marriage, revealing the strong and passionate bond between them as well as the conflicts and turmoils that can overtake a relationship. They grapple with their pronounced differences of background, attitude, and expectation, so that the reader actually watches them working to understand each other and themselves, and to resolve issues that even after their decades together have remained hurtful and destructive.
In 2010, the Rehms celebrated 50 years of marriage.
Finding My Voice
Diane Rehm. Knopf (1999).
In Finding My Voice, Diane tells the story of her life up through the 20th year of her broadcast career.
She begins with her upbringing in a traditional Christian Arab household. Her parents were immigrants from the Near East who had a grocery store in Washington, D.C. After a brief early marriage and divorce, she embarked on a second marriage, to John Rehm, and raised two children. Then, in her thirties, as she found life as a housewife and mother pushing her into depression, Rehm began volunteer work at what was then a small public radio station in Washington: WAMU-FM. She found that she loved radio and was good at it. Six years later she had her own show, hosting politicians, writers, musicians, and scientists for incisive, thoughtful discussions.
Finally, Finding My Voice recounts Rehm's battle with a rare neurological disorder, spasmodic dysphonia (SD), a condition that threatened to end her broadcast career. She was off the air for months searching for a diagnosis and treatment.
Today her talk show is entering its third decade. NPR distributes the program across the U.S., where it reaches more than 2.6 million listeners each week.
"Diane's Diary." Five columns written May 10-14, 1998, for the on-line magazine Slate.
"Strangling to Get My Words Out," Special to The Washington Post, Tuesday, June 16, 1998, Health Section, page H12.
Foreword in Washington, D.C., Universe Publishing, A Division of Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 300 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10010, 1996. pp. 6-11.
"A Tower of Babel: Talk Shows and Politics" in The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1996. Pub. by The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA 02142. pp. 138-142.
"Hot Mouths, Hot Buttons and the Danger to Public Dialogue," The Washington Post, February 18, 1996, Outlook Section, page C3.
"The Tower of Babble: How To Keep Talk Radio From Deepening America's Division," The Washington Post, September 11, 1994, Outlook Section, page C1.
"We Need A Truth Detector," The Washington Post, June 30, 1994, Op. Ed. Page.
"Talking Over America's Electronic Backyard Fence" in Media Studies Journal Radio: The Forgotten Medium, Vol. 7, No. 3, 1993. Pub.by Columbia University, 2950 Broadway, New York, NY 10027. pp. 63-69.
"Voices of America: The Talk-Show Campaign Isn't Showbiz: Angry Voters Really Want To Be Heard," The Washington Post, October 25, 1992, Outlook Section, page C1.
"Uncivil Wars: Can We have World Peace With MacArthur Boulevard like This?", The Washington Post, June 7, 1992, page C5.
"Our Masters' Voices? Talk Show Hosts Should Stay Out Of Politics," The Washington Post, February 26, 1989, Outlook Section, page C7.
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The Brewers come into today, August 24th, with a record of 78-53, a .595 winning percentage and the franchise's first ever double-digit lead. Nine years ago, on this very same date, the Brewers were 40 games below .500, at 44-84, 27.5 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals with 34 to play. Keep hope alive, boys.
Rewind another 10 years, and we come upon the 1992 team, the last team before the 2007 should-have-been playoff team and 2008 actual playoff team to win more games than it lost. Somehow, nobody in Milwaukee seems to talk about this team, but at 92-70 it was within two games of winning the AL East and it owned the best Pythagorean record in the entire major leagues. It was the last Brewers team led by Paul Molitor, and perhaps the great Paulie's exit can explain how this proud team fell so far so fast. Molitor would go on to win a World Series with Toronto in 1993, and just like that the Brewers were losing 93 games instead of winning 92. By the turn of the millennium, any finish above third place was unfathomable.
2002 was rock bottom. Inertia was beyond reversal by August 24th, and the Brewers finished an equally poor 12-22 down the stretch, ending at 56-106 — worse than last year's historically bad Pittsburgh Pirates team. Despite coming one away from Bobby Bonds's MLB strikeout record of 189, Jose Hernandez had a decent year, hitting .288/.356/.478 as the team's shortstop, and Richie Sexson * was decent at first base, with a .279/.363/.504 showing. Ben Sheets was good in his first year as a Brewer, throwing 216 innings with a 4.15 ERA (remember, this is the steroids era in full force). But he wasn't yet Ben Sheets, the pitcher whose inability to last long enough to pitch in a playoff game as a Brewer I will lament as long as I have a keyboard and an internet connection. Also, let's be real — the Brewers best player was one away from setting the MLB strikeout record. That should say enough.
*Richie Sexson was, by far, my favorite player of that Brewers mini-era. I wore 11 in little league to honor him. I went to one game in 2002. My dad and I went on a trip to Green Bay to watch Packers training camp and then swung down to Milwaukee to catch a Brewers game. First, we saw Terry Glenn get carried off the practice field with a hurt ankle. I thought that would be the worst of it. Then we get to Miller Park and see Sexson is sitting. "Oh, well at least I'll get to see Mike Piazza," says naive 12-year-old me. Nope. I found the box score on Baseball-Reference. Vance Wilson started for Mike Piazza. And some guy named Israel Alcantara started at first base for Milwaukee. Familiar with this guy, the greatest fight-starter in baseball history? Yeah. Man, if only I appreciated irony as much when I was 12 years old as I do now. We were just over a year removed from my favorite drop kick in history (a highly subjective honor as it is).
After that — you know, the guy who almost set the strikeout record — things turn ugly in a hurry. We could talk about your regular old bad players. There's Nick Neugebauer and his 55 replacement-level innings, Lenny Harris in a role other than perma-pinch-hitter, Mark Loretta earning $5 million dollars for a 89 OPS+ (I got his autograph in 2002, I think. Jerry Royster's in that book too, and Paul Bako. Context clues!), or Nelson Figueroa's 11 starts (the Pirates signed him to their Triple-A club yesterday). All excellent choices.
But no, to truly understand the 2002 Milwaukee Brewers, we need to talk about the true anchors. The ones that make Jeff Suppan and Bill Hall of 2008 look like utterly fantastic players. We need to talk about Jim Rushford and Ronnie Belliard, and we need to talk about Jose Cabrera and Ruben Quevedo.
Quevedo and Belliard were that truly magical type of awful player which manages to compile tons of playing time for absolutely no reason. Quevedo will forever be best known for showing up to Spring Training too fat to finish a single mile run, and his fitness showed in his pitching. In 25 starts, Quevedo gave up a stunning 28 home runs and 100 total runs, good for a 5.76 ERA and rather robust -1.8 WAR. Solid work, no doubt. But Belliard's season was even worse. Ronnie took 317 plate appearances as a Brewers infielder, managing to slash a mere .211/.257/.287. Mr. Belliard cares not for your steroid era, baseball — that mark comes out as a 45 OPS+. For reference, Craig Counsell has a 36 OPS+ this season. Unsurprisingly, the rather rotund Belliard wasn't a great fielder either, and overall his season grades out as a harsh -2.4 WAR. Naturally, he would go on to play for eight more MLB seasons.
Rushford and Cabrera are different stories in themselves, equally fascinating and perhaps evenmore depressing. Rushford never saw the field in the majors after 2002, and he can at least say he has 11 more MLB hits than I do. But his line could have been truly historically bad with more plate appearances — he compiled a .143/.213/.208 line in 84 plate appearances, good for -1.5 WAR. Over 600 plate appearances, roughly a full season, Rushford's line would be worth -10.7 WAR by itself. Even the 2003 Tigers are weeping at such a thought.
Cabrera, however, sets the standard for futility on the 2002 Brewers. Over 103 innings, roughly evenly split between starting and relieving, Cabrera allowed 84 runs, good for a 6.79 ERA. Hitters socked 23 home runs, or 2.0 every nine innings. To put it in perspective, the lines of a) batters facing Cabrera in 2002 and b) Ryan Braun in 2011:
a) .314/.378/.573, 23 HR, 31 2B, 152 OPS+
b) .326/.395/.581, 25 HR, 29 2B, 163 OPS+
Cabrera racked up a stunning -2.5 bWAR in those 100 innings. It was probably the worst single-season pitching performance ever for the Milwaukee Brewers — at least Manny Parra (-3.0 bWAR) had decent peripherals in 2009.
Just for one last point of just how bad the 2002 Brewers team was, observe the graph of their game results (via Baseball-Reference) next to that of the 2011 team.
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The top is full of red. The bottom is full of green. Green is good; red is bad. Just let it sink in. It's only been nine years since Rubie Q and that Rushford guy and just losing in general were simply what baseball in Milwaukee was all about. And if you just happen to be getting into the Brewers recently (whether it was 2007 or 2008 or even this season), welcome. We as fans are glad to have you on board. But just know, it was seasons like this one that drive our complete excitement and immersion in the magic that is 2011 — we know what rock bottom is, and that makes the victories of 2011 even sweeter.


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From wheels as you recently saw from HRE, to pistons, and even valve stems the sky is the limit with applications.
What is the advantage here? Well, you have a very high strength to weight ratio and can really get the most out of the material. The precision of the machining is astounding. Traditional metal techniques would not be able to replicate this piston.
The downside is the cost, time, and complexity of the design. How much do these pistons cost? Will they even enter production for any particular application? Who knows.
What is clear is engine building is going to radically change in the internal combustion sphere in the next decade. From 3D metal printed internals to composite rods, we are not at the end of technological advance in the internal combustion motor. Not by a long shot.


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skuuzi needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 29 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
New german Project; we are selling stuff for young people (aged 16 to 25) via internet and in offline stores.
Desired Color Scheme:
no particular colors required - white background
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Innovatively and modern
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The logo should be on a white background. Innovatively and modern. Our company stands for modern trend products with changing product lines.
Feel free to use every colour you want.....
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New York May 20, 2011--The Committee to protect Journalists is concerned by reports that a Philippines provincial radio announcer, Jun Albino of Magnum Music and News Radio 99.9 FM in Cagayan de Oro City, has received a text-message death threat.
According to the Philippines media support group Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) and Philippine news reports, Albino received a text message on his mobile phone in the early morning of May 14 that said in Filipino: "Mr. Albino, stop talking about Bigcas if you still want to attend the festival, or we might cut your head off."
"Bigcas" apparently referred to businessman Lynard Allan Bigcas, who had been the subject of Albino's commentaries about his alleged smuggling activities in the days before the threat. CMFR said it kept getting a busy tone when it tried to call the mobile number used to send the threat.
"These sorts of threats must be taken seriously by local police," said Bob Dietz, CPJ's Asia program coordinator. "CPJ research shows threats are often the first step in a deadly sequence of events in the Philippines in which local radio commentators accuse local figures of corruption and then wind up shot to death. The police must take steps to protect Jun Albino before he becomes yet another journalist killed for his work."
Albino is the general manager of the radio station, where he also anchors the station's morning news and commentary program, "Jun Albino Live" six days a week. Cagayan de Oro is in Mindanao, not far from where 52 people, including 32 journalists and media workers, were massacred in Maguindanao in November 2009.
The Philippines ranked third on CPJ's global Impunity Index in 2010, making it one of the worst nations in the world in combating deadly anti-press violence. The index, which calculates unsolved media murders as a percentage of population, highlights countries in which journalists are killed regularly and governments fail to solve the crimes.


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Docter turned in 21 kills against Columbia Saturday to help Harvard go 2-0 on its weekend roadtrip.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Senior captain Taylor Docter tallied a match-best 21 kills, two shy of the career-high of 23 she notched at Dartmouth earlier this season, to lead the Harvard women's volleyball team to a 3-0 victory over Columbia Saturday at Levien Gym. The Crimson won by set scores of 25-23, 25-22 and 25-20.
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The Crimson attack was most efficient in the third set, hitting .308 with just one error. Columbia tied the score twice early in the frame, but Harvard never trailed. Jennifer Shults scored a kill to ice the Crimson's fourth victory in its last five matches and put the team above.500 in conference play.
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2000 Bulgarian Olympian Christian Ivanov continues his blog, "London Calling," for International Gymnast Online, through which he will be sharing his experiences visiting the Olympic host city.
July 29: Another Shock at the O2
It was a long day for gymnastics today with the women's qualification, but I skipped the first two sessions to meet up with a friend in central London. My meeting was on Regent Street, an area that must be a haven for the shopaholics, featuring stores from Burberry and Hugo Boss, to specialty boutiques for tea and candies... you get the picture. In addition, this location must be very attractive to the theater fans. While walking from the underground I must have passed by at least 10 theaters. Shows like "Les Miserables" must be packed with tourists every night.
Later in the day I had dinner at the O2, where I also watched the final session of the day featuring the teams from Romania and Japan. At the arena I bumped into so many gymnastics people. The great thing about it is they are everywhere, and a lot of the fans at the venue have no idea who some of them are! I chatted with former Olympic champion Yuri Titov and congratulated him on the good performances by the Russian teams so far. He was great to talk with and it was an honor to meet him again. If you think about it, the years when Titov was president of the FIG (1976-1996) were really the golden era of gymnastics.
I also ran into Brazilian native Nilson Savage, who is actually the personal coach of Venezuela's Jessica Lopez. Nilson told me that he was very pleased with Jessica's performance, since she placed 13th in qualification and will compete in the all-around final.
I did my first Olympic apparel shopping at the gymnastics venue. The clerk was wearing this blue T-shirt, which he said is the most purchased item (£25). The lines are huge and customers are shopping with intensity! From this photo, you can see how enthusiastic the Olympic staff are. (I hope he works on commission!)
I also saw Anna Li, one of the U.S. alternates, and her parents/coaches Li Yuejiu and Wu Jiani. Anna had fallen from bars during training and damaged ligaments in her neck just a few days ago. She was in a brace and able to move her neck delicately, but told me that she was feeling OK, and that she has already scheduled treatments when she gets back to the U.S. Although she was really pleasant and I was happy to see her in London, from her body language I could tell she was feeling some pain. But you have to think she and her parents are relieved she was not more seriously hurt.
On the competition side, the big news was that the reigning world all-around champion and American superstar Jordyn Wieber did not qualify to the all-around finals. That is as big of a shock as it was for Kohei Uchimura and the Japanese men doing so poorly yesterday. My heart goes out for her and I still can't believe that she will not be able to even get a shot at the all-around gold. The two-per-country rule makes no sense and needs to go. You don't see this in other sports like swimming, track & field etc to prevent medal sweeps.
I also spotted two-time Olympic gold medalist Yelena Zamolodchikova from Russia! Yelena was always one of the smartest and hardest-working gymnasts on the floor, and now she's using that same work ethic working for the Russian gymnastics federation.
After today's full day of competitions it appears we will be set for some very competitive and interesting days ahead at the Greenwich Arena. The event finals look awesome with a lot with typical representation from China, Romania, Russia and the U.S.. But we also have the astounding Beth Tweddle on bars, Lauren Mitchell and Vanessa Ferrari on floor, and six-time Olympian Oksana Chusovitina on vault.
Next is men's team finals. I think it may be the most exciting final in London, and I can't believe it's the only the first gymnastics medals of the Olympics. Not only is the gold up for grabs, there is a very real shot Great Britain will take a team medal.
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The campaign to kill the Stop Online Piracy Act has lots of support from some of the Internet's biggest names, including Wikipedia, Cheezburger and other big sites that plan to blackout their pages Wednesday in protest of the bills.
Now the initiative has its own video and song, as well.
The team at YouTube comedy channel LaughPong, has put together this video, to the tune of "American Pie," seeking to raise awareness of SOPA and the related Protect IP Act. The tune might not win any Grammy awards, but given the intense interest in SOPA and PIPA in technology circles and increasingly the broader public, it's bound to get more than its share of views.
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Las Vegas is home to some of the biggest events, conventions and celebrations, but few can compare to the four days in March that completely captivate the sports world. March Madness will take full effect on March 20th at approximately 9:20 a.m. and the craziness will take over Las Vegas. If you love nonstop basketball action, last second buzzer beaters and wagers galore all while you are enjoy cocktails, world-class food and the biggest televisions in the world, nothing beats these four days and Las Vegas is like no other place in the world when it comes to taking it all in.
The first thing you need to do is put a plan together and get prepared for March Madness. You don't just show up in Las Vegas on Thursday morning and think you are going to walk right into hoop heaven. First thing you need to do is book a room and the sooner the better, by the time March rolls around the supply is going to be limited and with that the rules of supply in demand go into full effect. Plan early where you are going to watch the games, waiting until tipoff on Thursday morning might leave you standing for most of the day. Don't be shocked to see people grabbing seats at the sports book at the crack of dawn or earlier. Don't forget wagering, that is what separates Las Vegas from the rest of the world and like the rest of this lesson, timing is everything. If you try to get a bet in for the first game of the day at 9 a.m., forget it. The lines are long and there are plenty of people who are going to be a the betting window for a while trying to figure out the game and number of what games they want to wager on. Getting your wagers in on Wednesday will make your life much easier when Thursday comes along. Now that you have all of that accomplished the rest of the weekend relies upon location, location, location and Splash Magazines Worldwide has the definitive list of venues that you will have the most fun watching all of the games at.
If you want your own private box MGM has created the setting just for you with the Skyboxes at the MGM Grand's Race & Sports Book. You will feel like you are in an arena, but instead of watching one game you will be overlooking every game that is going on. A sports book is the best place to watch March Madness so you can only imagine how amazing taking in the games from the Skyboxes would be.
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One of the best sports books to watch March Madness is at ARIA. ARIA will have all of the games covered with a pair of 220 inch televisions to go along with 90 more high-definition screens. When you are going to be watching games for 12 hours you want to make sure you are comfortable and ARIA has plush couches and chairs along with a VIP area and full drink and food service. ARIA also has plenty of betting windows and they also have two self-bet kiosks so you can wager on your own for all sports. The best part of the ARIA sports book is what is next door, Five50 Pizza Bar from Executive Chef Shawn McClain. Five50 is a fantastic restaurant with a full menu and bar, but for March Madness the fact that you can quickly grab a slice of gourmet pizza and get back to the games will make your viewing experience perfect.
If you are staying at the ARIA and you are looking for something in additon to your hoops action you can get the ARIA Madness package. This fantastic package includes VIP access to HAZE Nightclub, LIQUID Pool Lounge (with ladies' open champagne bar) and 2-for-1 drinks at Gold Boutique Nightclub and the DEUCE Lounge along with a stay in one of ARIA's luxurious rooms.
The Wolfgang Puck Pizzeria & Cucina, inside The Shops at Crystals, will be celebrating March Madness from March 17th through March 30th with a special Marzo Pazzia "March Madness" menu in the bar area while showing all of the games on three TV's on three sides of the bar as well as projecting games on a wall in the restaurant using their projector.
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What could be the definitive March Madness package is taking place at Carmine's inside The Forum Shops at Caesars. How you and 24 of your closest friends taking over a man cave that includes TVs, video games, comfy recliners and a beer pong table. Available on game days March 20 – 23 and 27 – 30 in a private dining room and throw in all day feast of family-style Italian favorites including a 45-ounce Porterhouse Contadina that rivals any steakhouse in the city and of course bottomless cocktails, beer and wine. This package will set you back $50,000 but that is not all you get, this package takes you from tipoff until well into the next morning.
Bragging rights and a $1,000 will be on the line with an over-the-top free throw challenge from Carmine's Strip-view balcony. Spectators can then shake off the stress from a nail-biting game without missing any of the action as a massage therapist kneads out the knots. Fans will also receive a $100 Forum Shops gift card and a personal shopper who can assist in picking out a present sure to mollify any basketball widow. No one will leave empty handed with a custom flask to commemorate their time at Carmine's.
In order to take the party into overtime, a visit from Hangover Heaven Bus will make sure everyone is in top form after a full day of eating and drinking, and ready to close out the night with a VIP experience at PURE Nightclub for after the games.
Reservations can be made through special events by calling 702.473.9700. Package details and prices are subject to change based availability. For more information visit Carmine's Carmine's is located at 3500 Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89109, inside The Forum Shops at Caesars.
Diablo's Mexican Cantina at Monte Carlo might not be your typical sports bar, but it just me the location that is the most fun. Overlooking The Strip, Diablo's offers two floors of fun, 17 TVs and two big screens to watch the big game on as well as the best Mexican food on the strip and halftime giveaways. For more information visit Diablo's Mexican Cantina.
The Las Vegas Hotel (LVH) is home to HOOPS CENTRAL and with that you get enough to keep you March Madness day filled from the opening tip until the final came concludes. From March 20th through the 23rd the LVH Theater will be showing all tournament games on Giant HD Screes in the LVH Theater. Theater is not overstating what you are going to get, great seats and the games are crystal clear in a setting that will remind you of watching a movie in a theater, with the addition of screaming basketball fans! In terms of value you are not likely to find a better spot in Las Vegas, admission is free and there are plenty of food and drink specials including $2 beer and $2 dogs. There are over 1,500 seats and it is smoke-free. There are plenty of betting stations and some extra satellite stations, but make sure you get your bets in early, don't expect to walk up right before tipoff and get your wager in with 1,500 people at the LVH. If that was not enough, the LVH has some fun giveaways throughout the day. Doors open at 8 a.m., except Sunday, so get there early.
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The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas will be hosting their own version of March Madness with "Hoops & Hops" inside The Chelsea, March 20th through the 22nd. Hoops & Hops will open daily at 8 a.m. and continue until the final basket of the night at 9 p.m.
Hoops & Hops takes all of the style and luxury of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and merges that with the industrial grit and artistic glamour of The Chelsea to give basketball fans all of the excitement of March Madness in an exclusive sports lounge setting. There will be plenty of betting stations, which open at 8 a.m. each day to make sure you get you bets in, along with multiple televisions throughout the venue. In addition Hoops & Hops provide a number of interactive experiences including access to a basketball court, video game stations, pool tables and arcade games. Finally add in the resort's world renowned mixology and culinary programs and there is no need to go anywhere else!
The recently opened TAP at MGM Grand takes the best of a sports bar and merged it with a 220-seat restaurant to give you the perfect setting for March Madness. There is not a bad seat in the house, as TAP will give you all of the basketball action on their 60 HD flat-screen televisions. While you are watching all of the games you will also be mesmerized by the unique sports memorabilia that fills TAP.
TAP has a huge selection of beers that include; bottles and draughts including local and seasonal craft brews. If you are looking for more than a beer, TAP has created a unique cocktail menu that includes drinks such as the Belgian Mojito, a twist on the refreshing classic made with Bacardi Superior rum, fresh mint, hand-pressed lime juice and Stella Artois.
To take care of your appetite, TAP has a perfect pub menu with items like the South-Side Street Dog, a house-made all pork, jalapeño and cheese-stuffed hot dog loaded with pickle spears, sport peppers, red onion relish and brown mustard served on a Chicago-style poppy seed bun; Little Phillys, slider-sized authentic Philadelphia cheese steak sandwiches and Beer Can' Chicken. For more information visit TAP.


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Albion's unique recognition of outstanding graduates, the Young Alumni "Top 10 in 10" awards brought a celebratory crowd to the Science Complex atrium April 19. From a hardworking professional poet to a tenure-track sociologist, a Mayo Clinic teaching physician and the owner of Mi Farm Market, the Top 10 in 10 again affirmed the diversity of fields—and successes—in which Albion alumni distinguish themselves.
The award recognizes noteworthy and distinctive achievements made by alumni who have graduated within the past ten years.
"It is important for our students—and our future students—to recognize the tremendous accomplishments of alumni who have achieved notable success quickly following graduation," said Vice President for Institutional Advancement Josh Merchant, '96. "The Top 10 in 10 offer inspiration and encouragement as models for principled leadership and a wholehearted commitment to serving others."
The 2013 Top 10 in 10 Young Alumni are:
Deanna Babcock, '06
Personal Trainer; International Sales Representative, Inside Out Sports
Durham, North Carolina
Twice named the Most Inspirational member of Albion's cross country team, Babcock's optimism was stretched to the limit in 2007 when a triathlon training accident resulted in a two-month hospital stay and the loss of her left leg. Nonetheless, Babcock has since completed two master's degrees, in soil science and exercise science. She qualified for the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Trials in two swimming events, and is determined to compete in Brazil in 2016. Babcock also runs and swims competitively against able-bodied athletes.
Scotty Bruce, '08
Co-Owner, Mi Farm Market
Ellsworth, Michigan
Bruce is a co-founder of Mi Farm Market, a family-based company that works with food producers, artisans, and artists, promoting their Michigan-made products to a national market of retailers and consumers. Begun in 2010 in the family garage, the company now boasts two retail stores, a mail-order catalog, and distribution partnerships with Traverse magazine and Pure Michigan. Bruce is currently developing a food logistics platform that gives chefs and restaurateurs a single "e-market" for finding and ordering Michigan-produced local and artisanal foods and ingredients.
Stephanie L. Edwards, '09
Poet and Editor; M.F.A. Candidate, Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Just four years post-Albion, Stephanie Edwards' career would be enviable for a poet 10 years her senior. She has published 75 poems in many top-tier journals and anthologies, along with two chapbooks and one full-length collection; two of these books were the result of winning two national competitions. Edwards also spent two years in Chicago, working with literacy and arts programs focused on inner-city youth. She is in demand as a guest at poetry slams and similar events nationwide and is the founder of "Muzzle," which made The Library Journal's Best New Magazines of 2010 list.
Josh L. Fales, '06
Founder, President, and CEO, CreateMyTee
Ann Arbor, Michigan
CreateMyTee has its roots at Albion College, when Josh Fales hit upon T-shirt design/printing as a way to make some spending money (he earned some $25,000 before graduation). CreateMyTee became Fales' full-time job in 2009, providing professional custom design and quick service. The company currently boasts 10 professional team members and Fales has a long-term plan to expand into a national market. Fales was a founding sponsor of WorldClothesLine, a successful philanthropic enterprise created by Mallory Brown, '08; he continues to be active with the Gerstacker Institute's Student Ventures program.
Kristina G. Jelinek, '05
Project Manager, Office of Achievement Resources
New York City Department of Education
New York, New York
From her first-year seminar through off-campus experiences in Mexico and Bolivia, Jelinek did first-hand studies of immigration issues. As a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in the Netherlands, Jelinek added graduate study in intercultural communication. This unique background and expertise led to a spot in Columbia University's New York City Teaching Fellows program and spending six years in teaching and school administration. She now designs and delivers citywide professional development programs for educators, impacting the education delivered to some 1.1 million students.
Jessica L. Joanis, '04
Director of Residence Life, Ripon College
Ripon, Wisconsin
Joanis was hired as a hall director at Ripon College with the expectation that she'd leave after two years for greener pastures. Two promotions later, Joanis is Ripon's director of residence life, a position she has held for three years. Joanis' excellence has been noted beyond Ripon's campus; she has received two Program of the Year awards from the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and was recognized by the national St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Foundation as its Collegiate Advisor of the Year. She has also received the Ripon College Faculty/Staff Mentor Award.
Michael T. Light, '07
Ph.D. Candidate, Pennsylvania State University
State College, Pennsylvania
Freshly minted Ph.D.s rarely land tenure-track positions, let alone at Division I research institutions. Light, however, will pick up his doctorate this spring, then join Purdue University's sociology department. Light is an urban sociologist, researching citizenship and racial/ethnic inequality under the law, racial/ethnic stratification and criminal offending, and the role of social context in determining the trajectory of the U.S. color line. Several national and Penn State entities funded his work, which has been published in professional journals and national media, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune.
Matthew R. Meunier, '04
Physician/Senior Associate Consultant, Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Meunier is currently an instructor as well as an attending physician with his clinic's Newborn Nursery Hospitalist Service and Obstetrics Service. His Mayo appointment followed on the heels of his work, during the 2011-12 academic year, as a clinical lecturer in the University of Michigan's Department of Family Medicine. Meunier's practice, teaching, and research revolve around women's and infant health. He has conducted research on the use of antidepressants during pregnancy and is developing a tool to improve fetal monitoring education in family medicine residency programs.
Sarah A. Slamer, '07
Assistant Director, the National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC)
Starr Global Learning Network
Albion, Michigan
In her role with TLC, Slamer conducts training nationally and internationally for schools, agencies, and Starr Commonwealth staff. Within the Starr Commonwealth organization, she provides case consultation and supervision of staff as they implement TLC trauma intervention programs with the young people they serve. Slamer assists with community outreach for trauma-related incidents and continues to provide individual therapy for survivors of complex traumas. She has co-authored professional resources for the treatment of trauma victims and recently developed a free online resource for military families and professionals.
Kristen Mitchell Wooden, '09
Exploration Geologist, Chevron Corporation
Houston, Texas
As an Albion undergraduate, Wooden participated in a research project north of the Arctic Circle; today, she's still exploring, providing the research expertise needed for successful deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. At the University of Nebraska, Wooden was elected president of the student chapter of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). She led her chapter to a fourth-place finish in an international AAPG competition and organized a "Dinosaurs and Disasters Day" event that drew several hundred community members. Wooden is active with Chevron's Humankind service program, with a leadership role in her business unit's support for a homeless rehabilitation organization.


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"Patience, my brothers! Cast away your thoughts of the future, and savour this moment! Leave tomorrow for tomorrow! The Stocky-Yet-Swift Pasty White Rosy-Cheeked Hope shall have his time! A day off won't kill him!"
In the moment, those sorts of thoughts seemed to make sense to us. To our way of thinking, a day off here or there wasn't going to impede his development that much. But for much of the last week, we've watched Snider cool his heels on the bench, waiting for his chance to go out and get his reps and at bats to help him learn and develop.
(Remember how well part-time employment worked for José Bautista through his development years with the Pirates? Probably not.)
Mind you, we're not a two-time World Series Champion Manager and we never had the opportunity to put the lineup card in the Gestetner machine and run off carbon copies night after night in that era, so we're probably no match for The Manager's baseball acumen. But if we tilt our head in just the right way, we can start to think like him, and see what value this time on the bench might offer to the franchise's single most important young player. Here's what we came up with in terms of mad skills that Travis is developing while sitting:
1. Rocking a hoodie: Shaun Marcum is obviously a leader on this team, and his intense hoodie-wearing must be some sort of key to the rotation's success. If Snider can apply himself, he might be able to spur the offense by chewing intensely on his hood's drawstrings.
2. High-fives: An important part of becoming a part of the team. If you see a guy who just got jammed on the first pitch and squibbed a weak grounder to second, but advanced the runner by one base, you'd best know how to get up to the top step and give a sincere fist bump to your returning hero.
3. Sunflower seed spitting: What happens if you're in the outfield, and you get a shell caught in your throat? You think you're gonna know how to hack up that carapace based on instinct and gag reflex?
4. Preparing for your close-up: You know the TV cameras are going to find you on the bench, and you need to prepare that steely, cold, detached-yet-emotionally complicated look that lets the fans know the depth of your soul, and the burning fire within. (Side benefit: This totally works on chicks too. Stare off intently beyond the bottle service table, and some lady is going to look upon you a wounded soul that needs solace. Mrroawr.)
5. Putting weight back on: You think you're going to keep hitting one-handed homers if you drop 20 pounds through the physical exertion of playing the field and running the bases? Forget that. Park your ass on the bench, dig into an O-Dog Combo and think about the days when Cecil Fielder was the most feared hitter in baseball.
6. Funneling your rage more productively: Because that needle-point isn't going to finish itself.
That's the best that we can figure. Feel free to add your own notions on the skills that Snider can develop from the dugout in the comments section below.
(Yes, as established yesterday, I am a comment whore.)
Friday Rock Out - The Jam, "In the City"
Consider this our Long Distance Dedication to The Manager: We wanna tell you about the young ideas.
The Ack is off on assignment this weekend, but we should be around to fill in as necessary. Have fun, and stay cool my babies.


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Disasters in South Africa
Impendle Hurricane, Christmas eve, 24 December 1994, was the first local disaster Gift of the Givers responded to assisting 300 families with food parcels and blankets. The relief was carried out with Premier Frank Mdlalose, Provincial Social Welfare Minister Gideon Zulu and Provincial Traditional Authorities Minister Nyanga Ngubane. The following year we were involved in the Christmas Day floods in the Edendale valley providing 500 food hampers, cooking pots, eating utensils, blankets and new clothing to individual families; also mattresses and carpets were given to relief shelters. The assistance was spread over several areas including Kwa Pata, Mpumuza, Vulindlela, Slangspruit and Plessislaer.
Over the years we have assisted in various disasters throughout South Africa. These include minor shack fires to massive runaway veld fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, xenophobic attacks, cholera epidemics and diarrhoea outbreaks caused by infected water supplies. Depending on the type of disaster the response includes:
- Tents, blankets, mattresses.
- Food parcels, high energy and protein supplements.
- Pots, cooking utensils.
- New clothing.
- Bottled water, water purification tablets.
- Detergents and plastic buckets.
Below is a list of the very many disasters we have been involved in over the years in South Africa.


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Lighter Mashed 'Potatoes'
My Recipe for Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes
What does it take to create nearly the same mouthfeel and flavor of traditional mashed potatoes, except low-calorie and low-carb? Ditching the potatoes! For anyone looking for a low-cal and low-carb substitute for potatoes, try mashing cooked cauliflower and turnips with the usual butter and milk plus a splash of Tabasco which – do not ask me how or why, it stumps me – makes all the difference in the taste.
Turns out, there are two ways to concoct a steaming bowl of light 'n' fluffy mashed potatoes. The first calls for a dairy's worth of butter and cream. The second calls for – get this! – ditching the spuds entirely!
These 'potatoes' are really cauliflower and turnips, cooked and mashed. Texture-wise, the mouthfeel is like traditional mashed potatoes except lighter. Taste-wise, once the 'feel' of mashed potatoes is present, the two vegetables are subtle enough that you just might not notice!
Now before Mr. Potato Head accuses me of potato-ism, please know that I love potatoes! In fact, you just might say that only a potato
fiend fan would collect this many potato recipes.
But not everyone eats potatoes, either by choice or by prescription. There are the dieters, the whole low carb craze and all. And there are the diabetics, whose blood glucose skyrockets when confronted with too many carbs.
The great news is that this recipe for 'low-carb potatoes' is delicious for everyone. I recommend serving it with something, say under a bowl of stew, rather than on its own.
Now to be honest, when my dad first tried my new low-carb 'potatoes', he sniffed, "There's no substitute for the Irish potato." But another taste-tester with certified culinary credentials thought otherwise, "This could pass for potatoes, no question."
Which camp is yours? Decide for yourself!
CELERIAC MASHED "POTATOES" If you like, substitute celery root (also called celeriac) for the cauliflower. It adds a subtle touch of celery flavor that's quite lovely. Celeriac is expensive, however, so use a small head with one to two pounds of turnips. The celeriac takes longer to cook so cook them alone for about 15 minutes before adding the turnips.
CAULIFLOWER IS THE LOW-CARB SUBSTITUTE FOR POTATOES & OTHER STARCHES I'm especially fond of Cauliflower Spanish 'Rice' and many people love this no-potato Cauliflower "Potato" Salad.
but so close, your mouth will do a double-take.
Time to table: 45 minutes
Makes about 4 cups
- Salted water to cover
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 head cauliflower, trimmed, core removed, cut into large florets
- 1/2 pound (or more) turnips, trimmed and cubed
- 1/4 cup whole milk or half & half (fat-free half & half works great, so does buttermilk)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme or sage
- Tabasco to taste (don't skip)
- Salt and white pepper to taste
Bring the salted water and bay leaf to a boil; add the cauliflower and turnips as they're prepped. Reduce heat to maintain a fast simmer, cover and cook for about 20 minutes or until vegetables are cooked through. Drain well and transfer to a food processor (see TIPS) and process until smooth.
TO SERVE IMMEDIATELY Return to the hot pan on medium high heat. Stirring often, cook off the excess liquid, about 5 – 10 minutes. (Do take the time to cook off the liquid, otherwise, the wateriness will mar the final product.) Stir in remaining ingredients. Transfer to serving bowl. Serve and enjoy!
TO MAKE AHEAD After mashing, stir in about 4 ounces of low-fat cream cheese along with the milk, butter, herbs and Tabasco. Transfer into a well-greased baking dish. Sprinkle with additional chopped fresh herbs. Cover with foil and refrigerate. Return to room temperature. Bake for about 30 minutes at 300F or until hot clear through.
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Is it indie-rock season in Hampton Roads? Maybe. Two notable indie touring acts will be playing separate shows in Norfolk this weekend.
E.D. Sedgwick, not the late actress and Andy Warhol associate but the Washington, D.C. songwriter otherwise known as Justin Moyer, released the album "We Wear White" on the venerable Dischord label late last year.
"Why wear white?" a press release asked. "Because red means blood. Because blue's no good. Because you get to be born again. It's the color of renewal."
Listen to the garage-punk tune "It Wasn't Me" from the album below.
E.D. Sedgwick performs at the Norfolk Taphouse Saturday, Feb. 2.
Meanwhile, indie-pop songwriter Matt Pond is scheduled to perform at the Jewish Mother Backstage in Norfolk the same night.
Pond is warming up audiences for the Feb. 5 release of record "The Lives Inside The Lines Of Your Hand" on the BMG label.
"I broke my leg last year on tour," Pond explains in the album's press kit. "When you can't move, you kinda wanna be able to move, to dance, or something. There's a lot of movement on this album, and that was definitely intentional."
From the Norfolk Jewish Mother, Pond's promotional tour will take him to New York and a Feb. 7 appearance on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon."


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1986-2020: Celebrating Scotland's Music for over 30 Years
…Hardie is an outstanding fiddle player and multi-instrumentalist, who played in many fine folk groups which sprang out of the very vibrant session scene of Sandy Bell's Bar in Edinburgh. These include Chorda and Jock Tamson's Bairns. Ian has also played a significant role in Highland Connection, The Ghillies and…READ MORE
…Hardie ... exhilirating presence of Thorburn.' (The Scotsman)READ MORE
…Hardie (fiddle) plays his own compositions. 'A magnificent achievement for fiddle music.' (The Longford News)READ MORE
…Ian Green. The 59 tracks for this 3CD compilation have been carefully selected by Ian from over 300 albums, showcasing the remarkable Greentrax Recordings catalogue of Scottish traditional music. Only the very best tracks have been selected and they represent a musical journey spanning two decades - a unique collection.…READ MORE
…Ian Green from the many special projects of the past thirty years. The compilation includes tracks from not only the Greentrax label but also the Culburnie label (licensed from Alasdair Fraser for the UK, Europe and other territories), also celebrating 30 years in 2016. As well as these, there are…READ MORE
…Hardie, Hamish Moore, Tony McManus, Iain MacInnes, Lorne MacDougall, Gary West and Jimmy Young. All the solo tracks have top accompanists from within the Scottish music scene. A truly outstanding collection of Celtic Airs and Reflective Melodies which again emphasises the strength of the Greentrax back-catalogue.READ MORE
…Hardie, Kevin MacLeod and Gus Millar. This album is a celebration of 25 years of playing dances at many different occasions, and the band has included some old classics, lesser known gems from Jimmy Shand and Bobby MacLeod, and a good few new ones from Freeland. For those of you…READ MORE
…Ian Green. The tracks selected by Ian are not necessarily a 'best of' collection (although they readily fit that description) but each has featured prominently in some special way in the 25-year journey, including a track from the very first album and one from the last release as celebrations commence.…READ MORE
…Hardie (fiddle), Kevin MacLeod (banjo, mandolin, tenor guitar) and Gus Millar (drums). Freeland, Ian and Kevin all have solo albums to their credit. Join The Occasionals as they take their music to the dancers in a' the airts of Scotland and beyond - and invite you to have a go…READ MORE
…Hardie, James Ross and The Strathclyde Police Pipe Band. Margaret also pays tribute to her close relationship with the Irish Gaeltacht, and has included translations for all songs in Irish Gaelige as well as English. Four of the tracks on the album were recorded in Ireland, accompanied by such musical…READ MORE
…Hardie (fiddle), Peter McClements (fiddle), Norman Chalmers (concertina), Iain McNair (guitar), Allan Johnstone (guitar), Roy Martin (bass), Rod Paterson (bones), John Croal (bodhran) and David Baillie (bodhran). 'Sandy Bell's is unique. Nowhere else in the world is there a place where the folk music of a country is carried on…READ MORE
…Hardie (fiddle, Scottish smallpipes), Kevin MacLeod (electric tenor banjo, resonator, tenor guitars, bouzouki, mandolins) and Gus Miller (drums). Over the past sixteen years the band has performed at many large and prestigious events, including Cambridge Folk Festival, Celtic Connections, BBC TV's Talla a Bhaile, Tonder Festival in Denmark, Jakarta Highland…READ MORE
…Hardie, Derek Hoy and Norman Chalmers - remains the benchmark for younger aspiring players, and in singers Rod Paterson and John Croall they have great interpreters of both Burns and traditional Scots songs. After two early 1980s albums The Bairns officially went into 'retirement', but came back with a bang…READ MORE
…Hardie. Written information about the tunes and dances is included. Featuring Freeland Barbour (accordion), Ian Hardie (fiddle, bass), Kevin MacLeod (banjo, mandolin, tenor guitar) and Gus Millar (drums). Freeland Barbour is arguably one of the finest accordionists in Scotland and has previous solo albums to his credit. He is also…READ MORE
…Hardie's Reel / Frank Gilruth Reel / McArthur Road Reel * The Fairy Dance: The Fairy Bridge Clog / A Salute to Angus Chisholm / The Maid of Castlebar / The Kylebrack Rambler / The Fairy Dance * Torna A Surriento: Torna A Surriento / Reel For Brenda / The…READ MORE
…iano, synthesizers) with Natalie Haas (cello) and Todd Phillips (bass). The first of a series dedicated to Scotland's fiddle heritage, this album features classic favorites which Alasdair and Paul have performed over the many years of their partnership, including compositions from the pens of J. Scott Skinner, Simon Fraser, Nathaniel…READ MORE
…Hardie (fiddle, vocals), Derek Hoy (fiddles) and Norman Chalmers (concertinas, melodeon, moothie and whistles). The Bairns have a very strong Scottish identity and perform mainly Scottish traditional songs and tunes, all with character and enjoyment - a few more recent compositions are also included. Highly regarded by all Scottish traditional…READ MORE
…Hardie on fiddle. An album of songs by well-known international songwriters including Kieran Halpin, Cat Stevens, A S Hutchings, C While, Robin Laing, Lucy Kaplansky, Rick Litvin, Mavis Taylor and Tim Harrison. John Wright has built up a solid support both as a solo artist and with The John Wright…READ MORE
…Hardie (fiddle), Kevin MacLeod (banjo) and Gus Millar (drums).READ MORE
…Hardie on Tuesday 16th October 2012. Ian was an outstanding fiddler and composer and played with Jock Tamson's Bairns, The Occasionals Ceilidh Band and others. His funeral will take place on Tuesday 23rd October at 12.30 in Nairn, in the United Reform Church. Ian Green was proud to have Ian…READ MORE
…Hardie Memorial Concert held on 3rd September during the Nairn Music & Arts Festival was a sellout. Numerous artists, who Ian had worked with over the years, gave their services free and the concert was a stunning success. Viv Hardie donated one of Ian's fiddles for a raffle and Greentrax…READ MORE
…Hardie, and Roddy MacLeod MBE were inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall Of Fame. See a list of all the winners.READ MORE
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Cliff Lee a 'possibility' for Yankees?
If that were the case, Gammons said a big-market team would go for Lee in a hurry, and one of those teams could be the Yankees. Ironically, the Yankees were this-close to trading for Lee in 2010 before the Mariners chose to do business with the Rangers. That winter, Lee turned down the Yankees' seven-year, $148 million offer for five and $120M in Philadelphia, a place he claimed he never wanted to leave. (Lee was traded from the Phillies to the M's in December 2009).
The Phillies are 37-50, losers of four straight and 10 of 11, and are closer to the last-place Astros in the National League than the East-leading Nationals. The Yankees have professed fiscal responsibility and are aiming for a payroll under $189 million by 2014. Lee will cost a contender top prospects and the acceptance of the left-hander's contract. That along with Brian Cashman's insistence he's not looking to do anything big by the July 31 trade deadline would put the Yankees out of play.
Or would it?
"The Yankees can say all they want that they won't trade," Gammons said (LISTEN HERE). "I do think it's not exactly in Brian Cashman's DNA to trade young players, but it's different when you're Cliff Lee. I think there's a possibility. I really do. I think (the Phillies) can get more for Cliff Lee than for Cole Hamels."
Lee went 13 starts this season before finally winning a game July 5 against the Mets, the longest skid by a former Cy Young winner since Greg Maddux's 13 with the Padres in 2008. To be fair, Lee's April ERA was a sparkling 1.96 and May's an OK 3.71. The left-hander pitched poorly in June (0-3, 6.12) before allowing just two runs on seven hits to the Mets with one walk and nine strikeouts.
Though the Phillies have reportedly been fielding any interest in Hamels, they aren't sellers quite yet. They're hoping Lee's back on his game, have Chase Utley and Ryan Howard finally healthy, and are awaiting the rehabbing Roy Halladay to return. A strong rest of July could help their chances at the second NL Wild Card, but if they continue to stumble, GM Ruben Amaro Jr. will start taking formal phone calls.
I don't see Lee ending up back in the Bronx due to his salary, Cashman's protection of his prospects –Manny Banuelos is hurt and Dellin Betances was recently demoted to Double-A Trenton – and perhaps a desire not to entertain Lee a third time. But if Phillies come calling and the Yankees somehow figure out the logistics, you get excited if you're a fan. Lee's track record, in spite of his first half, speaks for itself.
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baze22 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 21 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
New owner would like a new logo. He's provided a basic sketch of what he'd like but is open to improvements and suggestions. Please check complete brief for link to sketch and notes.
Scotty's Trout Dock & Marina
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New owner would like a new logo. He's provided a basic sketch of what he'd like but is open to improvements and suggestions. Business name is Scotty's Trout Dock & Marina and is located in Branson, Missouri. His sketch is here. A couple of notes:
1. The "S" is a hook, bent into the shape of an S, barb on one end and eye hole on the other.
2. The fish needs to be a Rainbow Trout. His sketch is a pretty good representation.
3. Would much prefer format as layered vector but would accept layered bitmap.
4. Design is intended for use on web site as well as embroidery on shirts & hats, so if you have suggestions/modifications that would be helpful towards that end, that would be great.
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