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(CNN) -- Engineering organs begins with something missing -- a phantom organ in the body that causes a patient incredible discomfort, dysfunction or pain. It ends with a Star Trek-esque feat of engineering where missing organs are replaced using cells culled from a patient's own body.
In a small pilot study, published Monday in the Lancet, scientists reported successfully reconstructing urethras in five young patients, using their own cells.
"We were able to create patients' own tissue that actually belongs there," said Dr. Anthony Atala, lead author of the study and director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. "If the tissue is supposed to be there, hopefully we will do better by the patient."
Patients had their engineered urethras implanted between March 2004 and July 2007 at the Federico Gomez Children's Hospital in Mexico City. Their urethras continued to function after several years' follow-up.
The urethra is a narrow tube that connects the bladder with the genitals, providing a conduit to usher waste out of the body. When it is damaged -- sometimes congenitally, or as result of disease, pelvic fractures or other traumas -- it is usually replaced using tissue harvested from the lining of a patient's cheeks or using skin grafted from another area of the body, according to Atala.
"Unfortunately for the narrow structures in the body (like urethras), they are kind of complex because they tend to collapse," said Atala, who added that conventional urethra replacement fails more than half the time. "Every organ has its own challenges."
The challenge with traditional urethra replacement is creating a viable tube, one that will not easily collapse. And that is where engineering urethras may offer some benefit.
The first step for engineering a new urethra is to take a very small piece of the patient's own tissue (around half the size of a postage stamp) from the bladder area. Cells are scraped from the biopsied tissue, allowed to multiply, after which muscle cells are separated from urethral cells.
It is the next few steps in the process that sound like science fiction. When there are a sufficient number of cells, scientists "seed" them -- much like you would seed a new lawn -- onto a mesh scaffold that is shaped like a urethra. The inside of the mesh is coated with urethral cells while the outside gets muscle cells.
"It's like baking a layer cake, but doing it one layer at a time," said Atala.
The seeded structure is placed in an incubator for about two weeks, in a "cooking" process that Atala says simulates how cell growth occurs inside the body. After that, the newly engineered urethra is ready to be implanted into the patient.
"During the surgery, we go to the area that has been damaged, clean out scar tissue and plug in a new, engineered urethra," said Atala. "It sounds easy but it is a fairly complex surgical procedure. This is a narrow structure and it has to fit just right."
According to the study, the engineered grafts appeared normal about three months after they were implanted. Patients' urethras functioned normally within a few weeks after surgery and maintained that function for up to six years.
"This is an exciting study showing that tissue engineering can be a viable option for complex urethral repairs," said David A. Vorp, a professor of bioengineering and cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, who was not involved with this study. "It shows that the patient's own cells can be utilized, which will eliminate the possibility of rejection."
Vorp added that biopsies carry their own risks, such as infection and other complications, and that the study needs to be replicated in a larger study group. Although the current study had few patients enrolled, Vorp said it represents "a significant step toward an important new means for urethral repair."
Atala concedes that it will be several years before engineering organs becomes the norm, and that it is not yet clear whether this same technology will work in adults. He said that in addition to patients with urethra dysfunction, patients with other, complex small vessel problems -- such as blood vessels that collapse after heart bypass surgery -- could one day profit from this technology.
"There is a huge population with small vessel disease where the vessels keep collapsing and occluding," said Atala. "The main concept here is a narrow tubularized, complex structure that doesn't collapse long-term."
Atala and colleagues reported similar success in seven spina bifida patients to replace their dysfunctional bladders in 2006. Scientists at Wake Forest have successfully engineered more than 30 tissues and organs, including miniature livers, heart valves -- even printing organs such as human skin and kidneys -- in the lab.
Scientists like Atala say regenerative medicine represents a new frontier in medicine that could see doctors curing, rather than merely treating, diseases using the body's natural ability to heal itself. Autologous cells -- or cells that come from a patient's own body -- allow organs to be transplanted without rejection.
Still, all of that is many years away. Most of these burgeoning technologies are not yet ready for widespread implantation, and the cost of regenerative medicine at this early juncture is often much higher than conventional procedures.
"An interesting challenge with a lot of these technologies and with regenerative medicine is you have to go slow," said Atala. "The key is to go slow and have long-term follow-up. Keep patient safety first."

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"What's the deal, Jessica Biel?"
Community, after an absence of what feels like five years and numerous timeslot and launch date changes, finally unveils its fourth season on Thursday. For the faithful, waiting this long to return to Greendale has been an arduous trial, particularly as curiosity is running high amid the many behind-the-scenes changes made since the show wrapped up its third season way back in May 2012.
For one, series creator Dan Harmon is no longer at the helm, after a well-publicized ouster that saw him as well as showrunners Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan depart the NBC comedy. A handful of others—including writer/producer Chris McKenna (currently writing on Fox's The Mindy Project), executive producers/directors Anthony and Joe Russo, and actor/writer Dino Stamatopoulos (Starburns)—also exited stage left. In their place are new showrunners David Guarascio and Moses Port, perhaps best known for their work on the multi-camera workplace comedy Just Shoot Me and for creating the short-lived comedy Aliens in America.
Suffice it to say, fans of Community want to know: what does the show feel like without Harmon and Co. steering the plot? On a show so gonzo and absurd and generally out there, what does the loss of its creator mean?
It would be far easier to say if the (new) Community were a disaster or a masterpiece. However, the truth doesn't fall at either end. Community now feels rather like it did during its first three seasons, with its sense of humor and bizarro-world energies intact. (That sense of sameness might be aided by longtime writer Andy Bobrow scripting the season opener, offering a sense of continuity.)
If there's anything I noticed during the two episodes provided to press for review (the first and third installments, but not—oddly enough—Megan Ganz's Halloween episode, which airs on … Valentine's Day), it's that perhaps a spark that permeated the very best episodes of Community is missing. Perhaps that sense of mad genius came from Harmon himself or perhaps it can be regained once this new configuration of the Community writers finds their legs. But I can't point to anything specific after two viewings. It doesn't feel entirely off, but it feels as if not everyone came back from this prolonged summer break.
As for the two episodes themselves, they are good, if perhaps missing the same levels of confidence that Community exhibited during its run thus far. The Season 4 opener ("History 101"), written by Bobrow, and the third episode ("Conventions of Space and Time"), written by Maggie Bandur, both demonstrate a savvy and deft hand at juggling the metatheatrical underpinnings of the show.
"History 101" is particularly self-aware about the audience's expectations, skewering fans' preconceptions about the conventions of multi-camera comedies and the new showrunner team at play here. The episode imagines what the format of Community would be if it were filmed before a live studio audience, the jokes becoming suddenly far broader and more stereotypical, and followed by inane and hollow canned laughter. I don't want to give away why multiple Greendales are at play within the episode, but I'll say it involves Abed (Danny Pudi), television escapism, and a dawning realization that the gang's time at Greendale is coming to an end.
Let that sink in for a second.
Characters, like real human beings, shouldn't ever be static. They should grow and change and, in the case of this eccentric group, possibly go their separate ways. As far as the show is about the absurdist plots (zombie apocalypse! Paintball warfare! Parallel universes and causality!), it's also about the emotional bonds that unite a group of people who likely would not be friends had they met anywhere other than Greendale, that chronically underfunded Skinner box of a community college.
When Community began, each of these characters was stuck. Jeff Winger (Joel McHale) started out as an obnoxious, self-centered jerk; his sacrifice in the Hunger Games-spoofing season opener points toward how much he's changed and how he's come to care about these oddballs. Annie (Alison Brie) was a perfectionist and overachiever who crashed and burned after an Adderall addiction. Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) wanted to find an identity outside motherhood. Troy (Donald Glover) had lost his football scholarship and sense of purpose. Abed (Pudi) was looking for connection. Britta (Gillian Jacobs) was a caustic activist searching for meaning. And Pierce (Chevy Chase) was bored. Like Jeff, each of them has grown and changed, finding a maturity or grounding that they were missing. (Except maybe for, well, Pierce.)
Both "History 101" and "Conventions in Space and Time" contain moments that advance the relationships between the characters. The bond between Troy and Abed is tested by the arrival of an Inspector Spacetime-obsessive (Little Britain creator/star Matt Lucas) who shares more with Abed than just a love of the Doctor Who send-up. Annie imagines a life as "Mrs. Jeff Winger" and finally sees herself as Jeff's equal. Britta navigates the awkwardness of her newfound romance with Troy, particularly around Abed. A trip to the Inspector Spacetime convention brings out these inner conflicts, magnifying them against a backdrop of the fictional and the surreal.
The inexorable sense of change apparent here is not only intentional but important. The writers seem to be well aware of the show's situation at NBC and the real possibility that this could be the final season of Community. They might just be preparing the viewers to say goodbye in May, both to Greendale—which provides the show's fluid premise and setting—and to these vibrant and strangely lovable characters as well.
Will I mourn the death of Community when it comes? Absolutely, but I also celebrate the show for taking—and continuing to take—risks with its storytelling. In an age of television sameness, of procedural conformity and lowest common denominator programming, Community has dared to be different


text: 1 Semantics and Behavior of Local Atomic Operations 2 3 Mathieu Desnoyers 4 5 6 This document explains the purpose of the local atomic operations, how 7to implement them for any given architecture and shows how they can be used 8properly. It also stresses on the precautions that must be taken when reading 9those local variables across CPUs when the order of memory writes matters. 10 11 12 13* Purpose of local atomic operations 14 15Local atomic operations are meant to provide fast and highly reentrant per CPU 16counters. They minimize the performance cost of standard atomic operations by 17removing the LOCK prefix and memory barriers normally required to synchronize 18across CPUs. 19 20Having fast per CPU atomic counters is interesting in many cases : it does not 21require disabling interrupts to protect from interrupt handlers and it permits 22coherent counters in NMI handlers. It is especially useful for tracing purposes 23and for various performance monitoring counters. 24 25Local atomic operations only guarantee variable modification atomicity wrt the 26CPU which owns the data. Therefore, care must taken to make sure that only one 27CPU writes to the local_t data. This is done by using per cpu data and making 28sure that we modify it from within a preemption safe context. It is however 29permitted to read local_t data from any CPU : it will then appear to be written 30out of order wrt other memory writes by the owner CPU. 31 32 33* Implementation for a given architecture 34 35It can be done by slightly modifying the standard atomic operations : only 36their UP variant must be kept. It typically means removing LOCK prefix (on 37i386 and x86_64) and any SMP sychronization barrier. If the architecture does 38not have a different behavior between SMP and UP, including asm-generic/local.h 39in your architecture's local.h is sufficient. 40 41The local_t type is defined as an opaque signed long by embedding an 42atomic_long_t inside a structure. This is made so a cast from this type to a 43long fails. The definition looks like : 44 45typedef struct { atomic_long_t a; } local_t; 46 47 48* Rules to follow when using local atomic operations 49 50- Variables touched by local ops must be per cpu variables. 51- _Only_ the CPU owner of these variables must write to them. 52- This CPU can use local ops from any context (process, irq, softirq, nmi, ...) 53 to update its local_t variables. 54- Preemption (or interrupts) must be disabled when using local ops in 55 process context to make sure the process won't be migrated to a 56 different CPU between getting the per-cpu variable and doing the 57 actual local op. 58- When using local ops in interrupt context, no special care must be 59 taken on a mainline kernel, since they will run on the local CPU with 60 preemption already disabled. I suggest, however, to explicitly 61 disable preemption anyway to make sure it will still work correctly on 62 -rt kernels. 63- Reading the local cpu variable will provide the current copy of the 64 variable. 65- Reads of these variables can be done from any CPU, because updates to 66 "long", aligned, variables are always atomic. Since no memory 67 synchronization is done by the writer CPU, an outdated copy of the 68 variable can be read when reading some _other_ cpu's variables. 69 70 71* How to use local atomic operations 72 73#include <linux/percpu.h> 74#include <asm/local.h> 75 76static DEFINE_PER_CPU(local_t, counters) = LOCAL_INIT(0); 77 78 79* Counting 80 81Counting is done on all the bits of a signed long. 82 83In preemptible context, use get_cpu_var() and put_cpu_var() around local atomic 84operations : it makes sure that preemption is disabled around write access to 85the per cpu variable. For instance : 86 87 local_inc(&get_cpu_var(counters)); 88 put_cpu_var(counters); 89 90If you are already in a preemption-safe context, you can directly use 91__get_cpu_var() instead. 92 93 local_inc(&__get_cpu_var(counters)); 94 95 96 97* Reading the counters 98 99Those local counters can be read from foreign CPUs to sum the count. Note that 100the data seen by local_read across CPUs must be considered to be out of order 101relatively to other memory writes happening on the CPU that owns the data. 102 103 long sum = 0; 104 for_each_online_cpu(cpu) 105 sum += local_read(&per_cpu(counters, cpu)); 106 107If you want to use a remote local_read to synchronize access to a resource 108between CPUs, explicit smp_wmb() and smp_rmb() memory barriers must be used 109respectively on the writer and the reader CPUs. It would be the case if you use 110the local_t variable as a counter of bytes written in a buffer : there should 111be a smp_wmb() between the buffer write and the counter increment and also a 112smp_rmb() between the counter read and the buffer read. 113 114 115Here is a sample module which implements a basic per cpu counter using local.h. 116 117--- BEGIN --- 118/* test-local.c 119 * 120 * Sample module for local.h usage. 121 */ 122 123 124#include <asm/local.h> 125#include <linux/module.h> 126#include <linux/timer.h> 127 128static DEFINE_PER_CPU(local_t, counters) = LOCAL_INIT(0); 129 130static struct timer_list test_timer; 131 132/* IPI called on each CPU. */ 133static void test_each(void *info) 134{ 135 /* Increment the counter from a non preemptible context */ 136 printk("Increment on cpu %d\n", smp_processor_id()); 137 local_inc(&__get_cpu_var(counters)); 138 139 /* This is what incrementing the variable would look like within a 140 * preemptible context (it disables preemption) : 141 * 142 * local_inc(&get_cpu_var(counters)); 143 * put_cpu_var(counters); 144 */ 145} 146 147static void do_test_timer(unsigned long data) 148{ 149 int cpu; 150 151 /* Increment the counters */ 152 on_each_cpu(test_each, NULL, 1); 153 /* Read all the counters */ 154 printk("Counters read from CPU %d\n", smp_processor_id()); 155 for_each_online_cpu(cpu) { 156 printk("Read : CPU %d, count %ld\n", cpu, 157 local_read(&per_cpu(counters, cpu))); 158 } 159 del_timer(&test_timer); 160 test_timer.expires = jiffies + 1000; 161 add_timer(&test_timer); 162} 163 164static int __init test_init(void) 165{ 166 /* initialize the timer that will increment the counter */ 167 init_timer(&test_timer); 168 test_timer.function = do_test_timer; 169 test_timer.expires = jiffies + 1; 170 add_timer(&test_timer); 171 172 return 0; 173} 174 175static void __exit test_exit(void) 176{ 177 del_timer_sync(&test_timer); 178} 179 180module_init(test_init); 181module_exit(test_exit); 182 183MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); 184MODULE_AUTHOR("Mathieu Desnoyers"); 185MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Local Atomic Ops"); 186--- END --- 187


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Minecraft fans have had a great summer of merchandise. You had the Vinyl Creeper Figure, Creeper Face Mug, and my favorite, the Minecraft Creeper & Steve Wearable Heads. But if you still crave more, this Minecraft Creeper Plush Toy with Sound should hold you over until the next big thing.
Measuring 14 inches tall, this soft plush makes that unforgettable fuse-burning, hissing explosion sound. Just give him a quick squeeze and you'll be enjoying some real life Minecraft action minus the actual exploding.
OMG IT PLAYS YOUR FAVORITE HISSING EXPLOSION!! That's right ladies and gents, the most loved creature in the Minecraft universe, has been manifested into a huggable 14 inch plush and even plays the signature sound! This plush will be a favorite for the young and old alike. It's durable, it's soft, and it plays the explosion sound. These will be available for mass consumption later this Summer, but since we like you so much, we are giving you an opportunity to get first dibs.
You can pre-order the Minecraft Creeper Plush Toy with Sound for $34.99 at J!nx.com, with delivers expected by October 1, 2012.


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Yes. If you intend to widen your driveway past the width of your garage, you will need Planning Commission approval before the Building Department may issue you a building permit.
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No. Section 751.04(b) of the Traffic Code requires that Planning Commission approval widening a driveway past the width of the garage. Specifically, 751.04(b) states: "For the purposes of this section, a driveway is limited to the width of the garage extending to the public right of way. Any further extensions of the parking area must be approved by the Municipal Planning Commission."
Because this approval is not a variance, you may obtain your building permit immediately after Planning Commission approval. Once you have your building permit you can begin construction. Please note, you will need to schedule a pre‐pour inspection once the forms are in place and before any concrete is poured.
You will also need to schedule a final inspection once the driveway is complete.
Yes. The City of Berea Charter requires that all signs to be permanently displayed must be approved by the Planning Commission.
No. You will still need a permit to install a temporary sign but this permit can be approved by the Building Department. In recent years many people have used temporary signs (banners, flags, yard signs, etc.) on a continual or permanent basis.
Temporary signs are designed and intended to be displayed for a short period of time. If you need signage on a continual basis, you should consider installing a permanent sign.
Yes. The Planning Commission must approval changing the face of a sign.
You must also submit a check for $50 made payable to the City of Berea.
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A variance may be necessary because of the size, location or height of the sign. In order to determine whether you need a variance, please submit the following information to the Zoning Administrator for a preliminary review: the address where you would like to install the sign:
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In order to appear before the Planning Commission for approval of your driveway widening, you must submit 12 copies of the following items:
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Once a variance has been approved by the Planning Commission, there is a 20‐day waiting period before a building permit may be issued to you.
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Remain at the scene and either use a cell phone to call the police or ask someone to call the police. Give an accurate location of where the accident occurred. It also helps us If you can advise whether anyone was injured or whether any hazardous conditions exist such as power lines down or fire. The more Information we have the better job we can do of ensuring that all emergency equipment needed Is dispatched immediately.
Remain at the scene and the Investigating officer will Interview you when they arrive.
Again, stay at the scene and try very hard to get a license number, vehicle description, and driver description for the hit and run vehicle. The license number is the most important aspect of the description. We caution you against chasing a hit and run vehicle, especially if your vehicle is damaged.
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We have a very strict policy that governs vehicle pursuits and weighs the benefits of apprehending offenders against our top concern, which is protecting public safety. Police officers are equipped with tire deflation devices that can be used to stop an offender's vehicle. These devices have proven valuable in protecting lives on several occasions involving pursuits that were initiated by other law enforcement agencies.
You may call the police department and report the problem. We will respond any time of the day or night if the animal is aggressive or dangerous. It will be very helpful if you can tell us where the animal's owner lives so that we can speak with them concerning the problem and/or take enforcement action if needed.
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No. Your animals are your own responsibility to care of. An option is to contact your veterinarian and see he/she can assist in finding a home for your pet.
OVI is an acronym for Operating a Vehicle Impaired. Formerly known as DWI, DUI, OMVI, or drunk driving, the Ohio General Assembly changed the statute to OVI in January 2005 to more accurately reflect the actual scope of the offense since it doesn't necessarily require "driving" or that the "operation" be in a "motor vehicle."
Ohio's Physical Control Statute, O.R.C. 4511.194, became effective on January 1, 2005. Physical Control is similar to an Ohio OVI/Ohio DUI charge in that it deals with being in a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs of abuse with one exception, Physical Control does not require that the vehicle have ever been driven or even started.
The best example of a Physical Control violation is the person who staggers out of the tavern and decides to "sleep it off" in their vehicle. Often times what happens is the person starts the car, either to run the air conditioner or the heater, so the vehicle is actually running, then goes to sleep. However, one need not have the car running or even have the keys in the ignition in order to be in violation of O.R.C. 4511.194 - Physical Control. Under the statute, having the keys within reach will satisfy the definition of having "physical control."
There is no permitted parking on the streets in the City of Berea between 3 to 6 a.m. There are signs posted stating as such on all major thorough fares into the city. Anyone parking on the streets between these restricted hours will receive a parking citation. These citations carry fines of $20 if paid in the first 72 hours, then $30 thereafter.
If an emergency or extenuating circumstance arises, you must call the Berea Police Department at 440-826-5870 and request emergency overnight parking. Your name, residential address where the car will be parked in front, license plate number, Make, Model, color, contact phone number, and reason for overnight parking must be given.
All parking citations received in the city may be mailed in the envelope attached or paid at the Berea Police department window. Two or more unpaid parking tickets will result in said vehicle plate number being placed on a "tow list." If the vehicle in violation is found on the city streets it will be towed and impounded until the citations have been settled.
The only way to reduce the number of feral cats is to spay and neuter. Unfortunately many pet owners allow their cats to roam outside even though it is not permitted. Any cats able to roam freely that are not fixed will reproduce.
Animal shelters already care for and try to find homes for thousands of lost, injured, abandoned and relinquished pet cats. Berea Animal Control will not trap feral cats as the Berea Animal Rescue cannot accept feral cats do to the risk of injury to animals staff as well as the staff.
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The Senate's decision on approving Ben Bernanke for a second term as chair of the Federal Reserve Board is coming down to the wire and the Wall Street crew is once again pulling out all the stops. To get the 60 votes they need for Senate approval they are reaching into the treasure chest of tall tales they used to push through the TARP. They are once again telling the American people that the world will end if we don't do exactly what they want.
The main story they are pushing is that if Bernanke is not approved then the markets will panic and send the economy tumbling. Both parts of this story deserve some serious skepticism. First, there undoubtedly will be some uncertainty in the financial markets if Bernanke is not reappointed. Markets like continuity. A new Fed chair means a break in continuity. Therefore, we can expect to see some decline in the stock market, probably about the same as we get when there is a worse-than-expected jobs report.
However, focusing on day-to-day movements in the stock market is no way to make economic policy. For practical purposes, the daily movements in the market have no impact on the economy. Furthermore, there is no way to move the economy away from its current Wall Street bubble-driven growth path to one built on a productive economy without at least some temporary decline in stock prices.
Such a decline is inevitable if for no other reason than the fact that Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and the rest account for a substantial portion of thevalue of the stock market. If we can never do anything that even temporarily hurts stock prices then we can forget about ever reining in Wall Street.
Interestingly, the bond market, which is far more important for the economy than the stock market, has been rallying in recent days as Bernanke's nomination faces increasing difficulty. Bernanke's troubles may not be the case of this rally, but they have not prevented the 10-year Treasury rate from falling considerably.
It is also worth pointing out that one supposed source of bad news – a declining dollar – would actually benefit the economy. The country has a huge trade deficit because the dollar is over-valued. If the dollar were to decline as a result of Bernanke not being reappointed, it would give a boost to our exports and cause domestically manufactured products to displace imports.
Bernanke's troubles don't seem to be depressing the dollar at the moment, but if the Wall Street fear mongers and their allies push this line, we should realize that they are once again spouting nonsense. A lower-valued dollar is good news for the economy.
To briefly summarize the case against Bernanke, at the top of the list is the fact that his failures at the Fed (both as chairman since 2006 and as a governor since 2002) brought the economy to the brink of a second Great Depression (Bernanke's assessment, not mine). Anyone else who had failed so completely at his or her job would be fired in a minute.
Only in Washington and on Wall Street could such a disastrous record be rewarded with another term in office.
Second, the focus of his bailout was to return Wall Street to health while leaving the rest of the country reeling. Bernanke rightly tapped the Fed's virtually unlimited resources to keep the financial system from collapsing; however, he gave out money to the banks at below market interest rates with no strings whatsoever.
They were able to use this money to restore themselves to health, but were not required to do anything about compensation practices, risky trading or helping homeowners facing foreclosure. Nor were their shareholders and bondholders required to incur any losses. In effect, Bernanke gave a huge gift from the taxpayers to the Wall Street boys who were responsible for the crisis in the first place.
Finally, he misled Congress to help get the TARP passed back in October of 2008. He told Congress that the commercial paper was shutting down, which meant that even healthy companies would not be able to borrow the money needed to meet their payroll and to pay other bills. This would have quickly led to an economic collapse.
Bernanke did not tell Congress that he was planning to set up a special lending facility to directly buy commercial paper. He announced this facility the weekend after Congress approved TARP. It is not the Fed chairman's job to deceive Congress. Nor is it his job to bail out Wall Street at the expense of the rest of the country. And, it is his job to prevent the growth of dangerous bubbles. That's three really big strikes.
Bernanke should be sent out to enjoy his TIME "Person of the Year" status in retirement.
To get through this nonsense we just have the repeat the great mantra: It's the economy stupid.
DEAN BAKER is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). He is the author of Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy.
This column was originally published by The Guardian.


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Sometimes, it's fun to paint or draw on something other than paper. A jumbo craft stick is the perfect canvas for creating a mini-masterpiece. We tried two different painting materials on our craft sticks – watercolors and acrylic craft paints. I asked my girls which type of paint was their favorite for craft stick painting, but they couldn't decide!
Colorful Painted Craft Sticks
These are so fun to make – I bet your kids will want to paint a bunch like my girls did! I set-up two painting stations – a palette of acrylic paints and small containers of liquid watercolors.
Near the acrylic paints, I had assorted paintbrushes, water for rinsing brushes, and a rag for drying. The acrylic paints cover the wood craft stick with nice, solid color.
The paint dried fairly quickly, so we were able to paint a solid color, set it aside for a few minutes, then come back and add dots, stripes, and other designs. We only painted one side of our craft sticks, but you could certainly let them dry and paint the back, too.
I thought trying a watercolor resist might be fun, so I put out oil pastels with the watercolors. Crayons would work, too! The oil pastel and watercolor resist technique worked great, especially with a light-colored pastel and a darker watercolor. I left the liquid watercolors almost full-strength (I usually dilute with water), for bolder colors.
Have a couple paper towels or tissues on hand for soaking up extra watercolor paint.
Once you've had your fill of craft stick painting, what will you do with them? They are fun to just play with, but here are a few more project ideas for your pretty painted sticks:
- DIY Painted Magnet Sticks :: The Artful Parent
- Washi Tape Popsicle Frame :: The Bold Abode
- Craft Stick Wreath :: Babble Dabble Do
- Popsicle Stick Coaster :: No Time for Flashcards
- Craft Stick Bookmarks :: Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
What would you make with a stack of painted craft sticks? Happy creating!


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Fellow Monks, Just as we put up code we have problems with so that it may be improved by the community, we often put up ideas about the monastery itself, bringing new ideas that could improve it. Something which would be personally useful, and I believe others may find it so, is a total of monks you have voted for. This would only allow you to see who you voted for, not who voted for you, so it shouldn't create bad feeling or popularity contests. The purpose I see this used for is so that as a monk one can track which other monks write messages that you find worthy of a ++. For example, if I find that I've given a plethora of ++s to Ovid, I might make sure that I read all of his nodes because I personally find them more worthwhile. Or if I find a new monk whom was been getting a good amount, then that is a monk to watch and read. In a perfect world, we could read every node and every response. However I know that personally I can get to maybe 80% of the root nodes, and of am not likely to go back later to see if there is something new if I hadn't added to that particular discussion. These facts, and the fact that the monastery is still growing, lead me to wish for a way to focus my reading to help me catch those that I feel add greatly, as reflected that I ++ed them. This is not a replacement for browsing newest nodes, but an addition so that I don't miss later additions to nodes that I might otherwise not have time to add. Our monk level gives a good indication of how someone contributes to the community, which is more then just straight Perl knowledge. But we still have individual preferences. One example is IO - I love his terse and correct answers, they make me work and figure out the why myself, which leaves me remembering it better, but perhaps some other monk prefers more verbose answers, and has voted that way. We would be expanding the functionality of the voting system to allow each monk to track their own preferences. I can see that it would definitely add to the size of the databases, but I feel it has merit. Enough merit? That's up to others to decide - I just came up with the idea. {grin} Comments? Other (better) ways to do achieve the goal? I'd love to here thoughts and criticisms on the idea.
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First Drive: 2012 McLaren MP4-12C
Can the Other Championship-Winning F1 Constructor Take it to Ferrari on the Street?
Ferrari and McLaren are two of the oldest, most successful Formula 1 teams in history. They have 24 constructors' championships between them (16 for Ferrari, eight for McLaren) and duke it out every season on circuits around the world.
But now McLaren wants to take the fight to the street with the all-new MP4-12C, a carbon-fiber-intensive, mid-engine supercar powered by a twin-turbo V-8 that makes 592 horsepower.
Though McLaren is at a considerable disadvantage compared with Ferrari's 61 years of experience producing road cars, it's not a complete novice. Founder Bruce McLaren attempted a homologation special in 1969 called the M6GT, but it was canceled before the program got off the ground. From 2003 to 2010, the Woking, England-based company helped build the controversial Mercedes-Benz SLR Mclaren -- a 600-hp winged trustafarian torpedo that could hit 208 mph and take pole position outside of the Beverly Hilton.
Most famous was the BMW V-12-powered, 627-horse McLaren F1. That Gordon Murray-designed three-seater set a new standard for supercars with its otherworldly performance and innovative use of carbon fiber. Until the Bugatti Veyron came along, the F1 held the production-car top-speed record at 243 mph. Only 100 F1s were built during its production run from 1992 to 1998, and McLaren never threatened to steal market share from even the smallest boutique car manufacturer, let alone Ferrari. But with the MP4-12C, McLaren believes it has the formula to take on the world's premier supercar manufacturer. Skeptical? Let's take a look under the skin.
Carbon MonoCell
Amidst the alphabet soup of MP4-12C is the carbon fiber tub that McLaren has dubbed the Carbon MonoCell. (This is what the "C" stands for.) It is the very backbone of the 12C and an auto-industry first for a production car. Hollow sections make it exceptionally rigid and light -- only 165 pounds. It is built to McLaren's specifications by an Austrian company called Carbotech via an advanced process called Resin Transfer Molding. How advanced? Well, it took some 4,000 man-hours to create the carbon fiber structure that underpinned the McLaren F1. For the Mercedes-McLaren SLR, that number dropped to roughly 300 hours. The 12C's MonoCell is stiffer, lighter, and loads more complex, yet takes only four hours via RTM.
Aluminum Subframe
Lightweight, high-strength aluminum alloy trusses manufactured by ThyssenKrupp of Germany are bolted to the front and back of the Carbon MonoCell and provide attachment points for the body panels, suspension, and powertrain. The large diameter structures up front are designed to crumple on impact, absorbing energy that would pass directly through the super-stiff MonoCell.
The heart of the 12C is a race-derived V-8 built for McLaren by the racing specialists at Ricardo. Rumor has it the engine, dubbed M838T, is based on a design meant for Indy Car racing that has been tweaked for road use, high fuel efficiency, and class-leading emissions. But don't let that fool you. Despite displacing just 3.8 liters, this twin-turbocharged and intercooled 90-degree V-8 redlines at 8500 rpm and produces 592 horsepower at 7000 rpm and 443 pound-feet of torque from 3000 to 7000 rpm. Thanks to composite cam covers and Nikasil-coated aluminum liners, the engine only weighs 331 pounds. Dry sump lubrication allows this low-mass mill to be mounted as low as possible and prevents oil starvation under high g loads.
Exhaust pipes exit at the rear of the car above the bumper, between the taillights, and flow out of a mixing box to save weight. Also on offer is a lightweight sport exhaust made of Inconel, a heat-resistant alloy more commonly found on race cars.
McLaren calls the 12C's dual-clutch transmission the "Seamless Shift Gearbox (SSG)" for its lighting-quick response. The seven-speed box is built for McLaren by racecar supplier Graziano and is controlled via a seesaw paddle shifter setup that allows for up- and downshifts on both sides of the steering wheel. Even quicker is the PreCog feature of the SSG that allows the driver to prime the gearbox for an ensuing shift by applying light pressure to the paddles.
The front and rear suspension layout consists of lightweight forged aluminum control arms produced by Pankl Racing Systems. Special dampers produced by Tenneco are interconnected via hydraulic lines and react to changing road conditions. McLaren claims they eliminate the need for mechanical anti-roll bars, yet provide excellent ride characteristics in a straight line and optimum cornering performance.
The brake systems are provided by AP Racing and consist of cross-drilled iron brake discs and four-pot calipers in the front and rear. Because of their aluminum hats, the iron brakes actually weigh less than the ceramic option, but are not as fade-resistant.
Cast alloy 19-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels come standard and weigh 26.1 and 32.1 pounds each. The special lightweight wheels option drops 5.5 pounds from the front and 5.6 from the rear.
Side-mounted radiators flank the engine and are cooled by air forced into the massive side
ducts at speed. Twin intercoolers in the nose feed cool air back to the mid-mounted engine.
The battery is significantly lighter than similarly sized batteries and positioned low and toward the MonoCell for optimum mass centralization.
The battery is significantly lighter than similarly sized batteries and positioned low and toward the MonoCell for optimum mass centralization.
The dashboard support is constructed from a lightweight, high strength piece of magnesium.
Body Panels
Though expert in carbon fiber, McLaren decided against using the material for the exterior surfaces because such strength was not required. The 12C's roof is made of lightweight aluminum and several body panels are formed from sheet molded composite (SMC), both of which are easier than carbon fiber to manufacture and repair.
Our first drive of the MP4-12C comes at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, aka Portimao Circuit, a roughly 3-mile ribbon of blind rises and late-entry corners just off the coast of southern Portugal. McLaren has four preproduction prototypes on hand, dynamically identical to the car coming this summer, but lacking final interior polish.
Before we head out for hot laps, we take a 15-minute road drive to get familiar with the car and learn a bit about how it handles real highways and city streets. The McLaren people are hopeful the broken tarmac of Portimao's roads will showcase the 12C's excellent ride, but in truth there is just too much going on.
McLaren development driver Matt Jackson rides shotgun, and sprays me with bullet points about the 12C's myriad chassis and transmission controls. We keep switching between normal, sport, and track modes so I can experience the differences in ride and response, but I'm too busy sampling all 592 horsepower to also wrap my head around pivoting paddle shifters and PreCog. What?
A few distinct impressions penetrate this avalanche of supercar sensations. For one, the 12C is surprisingly smooth on the road, although my impression might be colored by my observations from the factory floor. I've seen how only a couple of layers of thin carpet lie atop the floor of the Carbon MonoCell tub, so it's a bit shocking how little vibration and road noise is transmitted up from the deck.
On the other hand, the amount of wind noise in the cabin is notable. Did the 458 Italia I recently drove for the weekend serve up this much turbulence? Or perhaps I just wasn't driving it as fast? It's a question that will have to be answered when we have the car for longer than 15 minutes.
The final impression as we blast back towards the track: The 12C's gas and brake pedal work really, really well on a short bit of highway. Time to see how it handles the curves.
Though only three years old, the surface of Portimao Circuit has deteriorated into wavy breaks at the end of the front straight. I can see why Formula 1 test teams come here to prep for the crap conditions of street courses. The 12C's nose twitches nervously and sends wiggles back through the electrohydraulic steering system as the Pirelli PZeros scrub the lumpen asphalt into turn one.
Next to me is Chris Goodwin, McLaren's chief test driver, who is providing guidance around this complex circuit as well as directions on how to properly pilot the 12C. First topic: that trick Pre-Cog system, which allows the driver to ready the gearbox for an impending shift with a half pull of a paddle shifter. It is like the initial press of a camera's shutter button to engage autofocus, except that completing the stroke doesn't snap a picture, but executes a near-instantaneous shift. It seems to work as advertised, but the benefits aren't immediately clear around this unfamiliar track. Now, on a track or stretch of canyon road I know like the back of my hand, PreCog would be a dream. After a bit of fussing, I let Goodwin take me through a refresher course on the twin concentric dials that control chassis and powertrain modes. There are normal, sport, and track detents on both, along with a button for extra downforce and another to send the seven-speed transmission into manual mode.
As with the road course, it is a lot to digest in only a half-dozen laps over Portimao's mobius strip. More time will be necessary to tease out the subtleties of ride modes and shift ferocity, let alone determine if the cross-linked, hydraulic fluid-governed suspension really does deliver a limo ride on the straights and race-car handling in the corners. But three additional impressions crystallize from the haze of fast lapping:
1. The 12C is fast, fluid, and flickable, yet easy to control. I get on the gas a bit too early out of a rising left and the rear 305/30ZR20 Pirellis just begin to break away. I steady my foot and countersteer just a touch, and the car drifts ever so slightly through to the edge of the track. It's natural, beautiful, and I'm feeling smug, when the voice next to me says:
"It does a nice job of correcting mistakes, doesn't it?"
Indeed. McLaren set out to build a super sports car that can be driven by guys who have the money, but nowhere near the talent, of an F1 driver. Active dampers with adjustable roll control and brake steer technology culled from F1 make this scalpel easy to handle, as do simpler virtues like excellent visibility and honest steering feedback.
2. The 12C delivers brutal performance. For $231,400, roughly the price of a Ferrari 458 Italia, McLaren aimed to deliver "level-up" performance -- the speed and handling of super exotics with names like Pagani, Koeniggsegg, and Bugatti. And the 12C does just that. Per the McLaren's data logger, I muster over 150 mph down Portimao's 0.6-mile front straight on my second lap, just before firing the carbon ceramics and fancy airbrake to generate 1.1 g of deceleration over the bumpy tarmac. While chatting me through the car and track, Mr. Goodwin hits over 158 mph and pulls 1.5 g of braking into the very same corner. This only partly validates McLaren's supercar claims, but at first blush, it appears the 12C dives deep into supercar territory.
3. The 12C is not a Ferrari; it is very clearly a McLaren. The gents from Woking, England, weren't shy about calling out the 12C's primary competition, but there was some grumbling from the assembled journalists about what the car gives up to the Ferrari 458 Italia. Some of these whispers are merely reactions to the unfamiliar. Despite the flat-plane crankshaft, there is no signature Italian shriek, though the 12C has a turbo-muffled roar all its own. Crisp Italian lines are nowhere to be seen, but why would they be? The 12C cuts its own purposeful profile, which looks much better in person than in photos. Its broad nose and organic curves recall manta rays while its cab-forward proportions bring to mind the Acura NSX.
And then we're done: 15 minutes on the street and handful of laps on the track in a prototype Ferrari killer. Though our sparring session was brief, McLaren's first crack at a volume road-going rocket ship impresses. From the moment you snap shut its dihedral door, it's clear the 12C is the product of the same master-planned, cutthroat compulsiveness that drives McLaren's other business -- winning F1 world championships.
We need and will get more time with a production MP4-12C to determine how it stacks up against the Italia, but one thing is for sure: McLaren is ready to battle Ferrari, and this one is going to be a street fight.
2012 McLaren MP4-12C | |
Base Price | $231,400 |
Vehicle layout | Mid-engine, RWD, 2-door, 2-pass coupe |
Engine | 3.8L/592-hp/443-lb-ft twin-turbo DOHC 32-valve, V-8 |
Transmission | 7-speed twin-cl auto |
Curb weight | 3100 lb (mfr) |
Wheelbase | 105.1in |
Length x width x height | 177.5 x 75.1 x 47.2 in |
0-60 mph | 3.0 sec (MT est) |
EPA city/hwy fuel econ | Not yet rated |
On sale in U.S. | Summer 2011 |
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The controversy rages on over whether filling up previously purchased refillable mugs (and other containers) at Disney World self-serve beverage locations is advisable, but should Disney move forward with its new experimental system, that question will be invalid.
Mousesteps.com, Micechat.com, and StitchKingdom.com have reported that the new system, which uses an RFID chip to recognize whether guests are using an appropriate mug or cup to obtain beverages, will begin a trial period on July 18th at Disney's All Star Sports Resort.
At this time, the RFID chip will be embedded into regular drink cups — allowing the guest to use the cup for only the length of a meal (around 1 hour) — as well as the refillable mugs that Disney has been selling at its resorts for years. These, I'm guessing, will be coded to work for the guests' length of stay.
Cheating the system and using the mug to transfer large quantities of beverages to a bigger container won't really work after this change. The system requires 5 minutes between refills.
You can see a video of the new system here:
This technology is being brought to Disney by ValidFill, who already maintain systems like this one at Sea World and on Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. They've just signed a 5-year deal with Coca-Cola, and say that the system will be available for use on Coke Freestyle machines as well.
And here's an actual demo of the refillable mug system at work:
You can read more about the patented technology used in this system here. To read more about refillable mugs, click here.


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MGM Resorts International unveils details about the experience it is creating in Las Vegas surrounding the world-class 20,000-seat arena under development in partnership with renowned sports, entertainment, and facilities organization AEG. Plans include new Stripside experiences at New York-New York and Monte Carlo resorts and a public park leading to the new state-of-the-art arena. The company also announced details about the team who will bring this new experience to fruition.
Shake Shack, 800 Degrees Pizza to Open at Monte Carlo
For centuries, plazas, squares, and grand boulevards have served as important gathering places where people take in the sights, sounds, and flavors of great cities. Enlivening one of the city's most exciting intersections, MGM Resorts will create an experience that encourages social interaction and one of Las Vegas' best-known pastimes – people-watching.
Providing opportunities for visitors to enjoy Las Vegas outdoors, this vibrant plaza will connect New York-New York and Monte Carlo as well as the newly announced arena on land behind the resorts. Construction will begin on the outdoor experiences at New York-New York and Monte Carlo in the coming weeks, with anticipated completion in early 2014.
Jim Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, says, "All great cities offer vibrant pedestrian experiences, and Las Vegas is certainly no exception, as The Strip is one of the world's greatest boulevards. Our vision is to extend the excitement we traditionally create within our world-class resorts outside onto The Strip, and ultimately in an entertainment district leading to our new arena. To bring that vision to fruition, we have assembled a team recognized around the world for creating special venues and places."
The front facades of New York-New York and Monte Carlo will be transformed into an outdoor plaza experience featuring a series of casual bars, eateries, and retail destinations. New York-New York will modify its skyline and Brooklyn Bridge to create a wonderful environment brought to life through a vibrant patio culture and retailers new to the market. Anchoring the new experience will be Hershey's Chocolate World flagship store, a two-story interactive, experiential destination that celebrates the incredible array of Hershey's-branded products that inspire the "Hershey's Happiness" mantra. Additionally, the hotel's Irish pub, Nine Fine Irishmen, will be enhanced, including an expansion of its high-energy patio culture both on the casino floor and the Brooklyn Bridge.
At Monte Carlo, the current formal European-style exterior features will be removed to make way for new partners, including Double Barrel, a casual roadhouse restaurant and bar concept by the leading hospitality experts at sbe; Sambalatte, the art of sipping found in the ultimate coffee experience, beloved by Las Vegas locals, and soon available to visitors; and 800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria, serving build-your-own personal pizzas prepared to each guest's liking and baked in around a minute in an 800-degree wood-burning oven, right before their eyes.
Between the two properties and leading back to the company's new arena will be a park environment featuring dining pavilions and performance spaces complemented by areas for quiet relaxation. At the gateway to the park will be Shake Shack, a modern day "roadside" burger stand known for its all-natural burgers, flat-top dogs, frozen custard, beer, wine, and more by restaurateur Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group.
Additional partners and details surrounding both properties and the park will be announced in the coming months.
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Watch Scarlett Johansson Get Weird And Sexy In The Under The Skin Red Band Trailer
I can't quite figure out why the latest trailer for Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin has been saddled with the restrictive red-band restriction. It's certainly weird. But provocative? I must be missing something. Take a look:
JoBlo shares the clip, which begins with an extraterrestrial eye that calls to mind the clinical visuals of the late Stanley Kubrick. That should set a tone for the rest of Glazer's bizarre sci-fi drama, which I was lucky enough to catch at the Toronto International Film Festival back in September 2013. Under the Skin stars Scarlett Johansson as a predatory alien, and while it primarily left the film-fest circuit known as the movie where the Avenger gets naked – a lot – Glazer's film goes to great lengths to say a lot about how people are judged by their superficial features.
That message was conveyed better in the regular Skin trailer that hit the Web a few weeks back. Watch that here:
So yeah, this fur-coat-wearing seductress basically uses the looks of Johansson to lure average-looking dudes into "her" non-descript van where she transports them to a remote location and drains them of their essence. She's feeding a larger power, but the details are vague. The meat of the movie has to do with how men overwhelmed by her superficial "power" recognize the danger of getting in this woman's shady van, but they either can't resist, or simply couldn't live with their sorry lives if they passed up on the opportunity. In time, the alien begins to question its own motivations, and questions the draw of its own "skin."
The narrative knocked me flat, and Glazer – the Brit filmmaker who previously directed Sexy Beast and Birth -- isn't afraid to embrace some unusual tactics to convey the emotional disconnects in his story. These clips play with uncomfortable sounds and visuals to keep us off balance. The whole movie maintains that tone-shift. You can see soon. A24 grabbed rights to Under the Skin recently, and is aiming for an April 4 release date. Go out of yoru way to see it. It will challenge you in the best ways possible.
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In French, there is a word erre which is the residual speed of a train, a ship or a car (or whatever is moving and needs propulsion).
For example, if you see a red light in your car, you stop accelerating, but you don't brake either; you just let the car move on its own. You can say that your car is on erre.
For a ship, if you cut the propulsion of the engine, you are on erre.
In a train, it is used if there is a switch of electrical alimentation. For a hundred meters, the train is no longer fed with electric power, and it continues moving with its residual speed. The train is on erre.
What is the best English expression for this?


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State of the Farm: "Two of us wearing raincoats, standing solo in the sun. You and me chasing paper, getting nowhere. We're on our way home. We're on our way home."
The Top Ten
- RHP Dylan Bundy
- RHP Kevin Gausman
- IF Jonathan Schoop
- LHP Eduardo Rodriguez
- RHP Mike Wright
- IF Nick Delmonico
- OF L.J. Hoes
- RHP Branden Kline
- SS Adrian Marin
- LHP Josh Hader
1. Dylan Bundy
Position: RHP
Height/Weight: 6'1'' 195 lbs.
Bats/Throws: B/R
Drafted/Acquired: 1st round, 2011 draft, Owasso High School (Owasso, OK)
2012 Stats: 0.00 ERA (30 IP, 5 H, 40 K, 2 BB) at Low-A Delmarva; 2.84 ERA (57 IP, 48 H, 66 K, 18 BB) at High-A Frederick; 3.24 ERA (16.2 IP, 14 H, 13 K, 8 BB) at Double-A Bowie; 0.00 ERA (1.2 IP, 1 H, O K, 1 BB) at major-league level
The Tools: 7+ FB; 6+ potential CB; 6 potential CH; 8 potential CT/SL
What Happened in 2012: After signing, Bundy did things to Low-A hitters that would make the hardest of prisoners weep like school children.
Strengths: Elite combination of stuff and pitchability; plus-plus arm strength; excellent arm action; excellent delivery; from high ¾ slot, creates good plane; fastball is near elite pitch; works 94-98; explosive life; very easy; curveball has intense late bite/tight rotation; 12/6 shape; plus pitch; changeup comes from fastball arm; good deception; future plus pitch; best secondary pitch not used in minors; 8 potential cutter; devastating pitch; velo/late glove-side cut; feel for pitching; dangerous power arm.
Weaknesses: Good control, but command within the zone is still loose; needs to finish delivery and work down; curveball thrown for strikes, but often high in the zone; changeup is more deception than action; can get too firm.
Overall Future Potential: High 7; no. 1 starter
Explanation of Risk: Low risk; reached majors in first season; has arsenal and feel for the mound to be special.
Fantasy Future: Has the potential to develop into one of the best arms in baseball, with all the numbers that come with that distinction.
The Year Ahead: There were a few sources that felt Bundy could have started his professional career at the major-league level and held his own, which is an insane outcome for a high school arm. Despite having little to prove in the minors, Bundy might have to crush a few more minor-league hopes and dreams before he gets the call back to the majors. Once he arrives in the rotation, he will be there to stay, with a potent combination of stuff, pitchability, and confidence, the latter being just as vital to his future success. Bundy is a stud, he knows he's a stud, and pretty soon, major-league hitters will know as well. He will need to stay over the ball and work down, and the secondary stuff could use more refinement, but it's not going to take long for Bundy to become must-see-MLB.tv.
Major league ETA: 2012
2. Kevin Gausman
Position: RHP
Height/Weight: 6'4'' 185 lbs.
Bats/Throws: R/R
Drafted/Acquired: 1st round, 2012 draft, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge,
2012 Stats: 0.00 ERA (6 IP, 1 H, 5 K, 0 BB) at short-season Aberdeen; 6.00 ERA (9 IP, 10 H, 8 K, 1 BB) at High-A Frederick
The Tools: 7 FB; 6 potential SL; 7 potential CH
What Happened in 2012: The fourth overall pick in the 2012 draft, many talent evaluators had Gausman rated as the top prospect available in the entire class.
Strengths: Excellent size/present strength; arm is very loose and live; fastball is plus-plus table-setter; can pound the zone at 93-97 mph; slider has plus potential; thrown with velocity and extremely sharp tilt; changeup can work plus; excellent arm speed with good arm-side fading action and some weight; efficient pitcher; can hold velocity.
Weaknesses: Still finding command over the slider; can overthrow; likes to challenge hitters up; more stuff than pitchability at present.
Overall Future Potential: 7; number two starter on a championship level team
Explanation of Risk: Moderate risk; limited professional experience; stuff to survive even if pitchability limits ultimate upside.
Fantasy Future: Has the potential to develop into a high-impact arm in the rotation; should log innings, rack up wins, and miss a lot of bats.
The Year Ahead: Like Bundy, several evaluators thought he was ready to jump to the major-league level fresh from the amateur ranks. With excellent size and three pitches that will eventually grade out in the plus range, Gausman is built to be a major-league starter for a very long time. Refining his command and overall secondary execution can push him forward in 2013, and it shouldn't take long for the 22-year-old to make a name for himself in the Orioles rotation. Going forward, Bundy and Gausman have the potential to form one of the most potent one-two punches in the game.
Major league ETA: 2013
3. Jonathan Schoop
Position: IF
Height/Weight: 6'1'' 195 lbs.
Bats/Throws: R/R
Drafted/Acquired: International free agent, 2008, Curacao
2012 Stats: .245/.324/.386 at Double-A Bowie (124 games)
The Tools: 6 arm; 5 glove; 5+ potential hit/power
What Happened in 2012: His Double-A debut was hit and miss, but his 21-game stint in the Arizona Fall League gave evaluators a taste of his future promise.
Strengths: Good athlete; good size; shows game skills; loose swing; good overall feel for hitting; has some pop; can use the gaps; punishes left-handed pitching; good fundamentals on defense; 5 glove; arm is plus and can play on left-side; versatile.
Weaknesses: Questions about hit utility against high-end pitching; swing can get long; will extended early; crushes balls out over the plate, but struggles on the inner half; chewed up by arm-side stuff; power "only" projects to average; below-average run; lacks the range for shortstop at major-league level; good glove at second, but lower half can look stiff; footwork can be clumsy.
Overall Future Potential: High 5; solid-average regular at second base
Explanation of Risk: Moderate risk; questions about bat; already played at Double-A level; shows ability to adjust.
Fantasy Future: Has the ability to stick at second; can provide solid-offense from position; ~.275 avg/15 HR pop;
The Year Ahead: Schoop is a top 101 prospect in baseball, but often gets mentioned as a potential impact talent at the major-league level, and sources are mixed as to that eventuality. Most see the young infielder as a future major leaguer in some form –be it as a starting second baseman or perhaps at third –but the offensive output will make the player and reports on the bat are diverse; some believe in the power potential and overall hittability, while others are concerned about his arm-side struggles and ability to stay back on quality offspeed stuff. 2013 is a huge year for Schoop, as he can position himself for a major-league job in 2014, or he can fall victim to his weaknesses in the upper minors.
Major league ETA: 2014
4. Eduardo Rodriguez
Position: LHP
Height/Weight: 6'2'' 175 lbs.
Bats/Throws: L/L
Drafted/Acquired: International free agent, 2010, Venezuela
2012 Stats: 3.70 ERA (107 IP, 103 H, 73 K, 30 BB) at Low-A Delmarva
The Tools: 6 FB; 5+ potential SL/CH
What Happened in 2012: In his full-season debut, the fastball matured throughout the season, ending up as a plus pitch and propelling the young lefty up prospect lists.
Strengths: Projectable body/stuff; repeats delivery; arm is fluid and fast; fastball can work in the 88-92 range; touches higher in bursts; shows some arm-side life; changeup plays well off fastball; good arm speed and action; slider shows above-average potential; can throw strikes; shows pitchability.
Weaknesses: Needs to continue to add strength; find comfort/utility in enhanced stuff; questions about ability to maintain velocity deep into games; secondary arsenal is still more flash than fire.
Overall Future Potential: 5; no. 3/4 starter
Explanation of Risk: High risk; questions about sustainability of stuff; long road ahead.
Fantasy Future: Lots of unknowns, but Rodriguez could end up with three solid-average to plus pitches, all from the left side. Needs to get stronger, but could develop into mid-rotation arm at full maturity.
The Year Ahead: As with most prospects that see their stuff tick up throughout a season, the jury will still be out until that stuff shows back up again the next season. Reports on Rodriguez were very positive, but the didn't contain the type of glowing language that makes your heart skip a beat. Put Rodriguez on your follow list and pay attention to his progress in 2013. If he proves to be the real deal, the velocity will hold steady and the secondary stuff will remain sharp. He'll be a 20-year-old in High-A, and as the production starts to catch up to the stuff, the prospect status really could jump.
Major league ETA: 2015
5. Mike Wright
Position: RHP
Height/Weight: 6'5'' 195 lbs.
Bats/Throws: R/R
Drafted/Acquired: 3rd round, 2011 draft, East Carolina University (Greenville, NC)
2012 Stats: 2.91 ERA (46.1 IP, 47 H, 35 K, 5 BB) at High-A Frederick; 4.91 ERA (62.1 IP, 71 H, 45 K, 17 BB) at Double-A Bowie
The Tools: 5+ FB; 5+ potential SL; 5 CH
What Happened in 2012: Fast moving third round pick from 2011, Wright finished the season with 12 starts at the Double-A level before heading to the prospect-heavy Arizona Fall League.
Strengths: Excellent height; lean/athletic frame; some room to add strength; good delivery; pounds the zone with a low-90s fastball; can touch mid-90s; some sink in the lower zone; shows an average slider that can flash a little better; effective against RH; can execute an average changeup; has some action; holds fastball velocity into games.
Weaknesses: Secondary arsenal is average; slider can get slow and slurvy; changeup can get deliberate in the delivery; throws strikes, but often lives over the plate; some think he profiles better as a reliever.
Overall Future Potential: 5; no. 4 starter
Explanation of Risk: Moderate risk; already pitched at Double-A level; average-to-solid average now arsenal; some room to refine.
Fantasy Future: Body to log innings; could be league-average type that makes 30 starts and keeps it close; lacks impact potential as a starter; could fall into bullpen role where stuff could play up.
The Year Ahead: Wright isn't a flashy prospect, and his ceiling isn't going to strain anybody's neck. But he's a long-limbed pitcher that can pound the strike zone with a heavy low-90s fastball and compliments it with two playable secondary offerings. Reports on the mechanical profile and command are solid, and if he can push one of the secondary offerings beyond a 5 grade, he can miss more bats and improve his odds of sticking around in a rotation.
Major league ETA: 2013
6. Nick Delmonico
Position: IF
Height/Weight: 6'2'' 195 lbs.
Bats/Throws: L/R
Drafted/Acquired: 6th round, 2011 draft, Farragut High School (Knoxville, TN)
2012 Stats: .249/.351/.411 at Low-A Delmarva (95 games)
The Tools: 5 potential hit/power; 5 arm
What Happened in 2012: Making his professional debut, Delmonico jumped straight to the full-season level, where he showed an advanced approach and good pop in the Sally League.
Strengths: Solid athlete; good present strength; projectable hitting ability; potential for 5/5 hit/power; mature approach for age; tracks well; has a plan at the plate; solid arm; gamer type.
Weaknesses: Future tied to bat; lacks plus tools; glove/range not ideal at second base; most likely a corner defensive player; chewed up by arm-side pitching
Overall Future Potential: 5; second-division player
Explanation of Risk: High risk; good approach, but lacks plus tools; has to maximize on offense to have value
Fantasy Future: As a second baseman, a .265-plus hitter with 15-plus HR home run potential is a very nice player, but the same production doesn't offer much if he has to move to first base down the line.
The Year Ahead: With only one season under his belt, there are still more unknowns about Delmonico's game than knowns. The bat will have to play, and several sources were high on the potential, as the 20-year-old shows the ability to put the stick on the ball and make loud contact. Everybody seems to have an opinion about his future defensive home, be it as a fringe third baseman, fringe second baseman, or perhaps even a catcher, but the most likely home will be at first base, where the bat will need to exceed expectations to offer much at the highest level.
Major league ETA: 2015
7. L.J. Hoes
Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6'0'' 190 lbs.
Bats/Throws: R/R
Drafted/Acquired: 3rd round, 2008 draft, St. John's High School (Washington, D.C.)
2012 Stats: .265/.368/.372 at Double-A Bowie (51 games); .300/.374/.397 at Triple-A Norfolk (82 games); .000/.000/.000 at major league level (2 games)
The Tools: 5 potential hit; 5+ glove; 5 arm
What Happened in 2012: A return trip to the Southern League sparked a journey that found him at the major-league level in late September, a destination he'd like to call home in 2013.
Strengths: Good baseball skills; can put the bat to the ball; can work counts; can run the bases; very good fundamental/situational player; glove is solid-average; good reads and routes in the outfield; arm plays; 5 all-around defender; good overall feel for the game.
Weaknesses: Lacks impact tools; hit tool is average at best; power is below average; speed is fringe; exposure to advanced pitching could limit opportunities as a major league regular
Overall Future Potential: Low 5; fourth outfielder/second-division player
Explanation of Risk: Low; has the baseball skills to play in the field; approach and contact ability to make a pitcher work
Fantasy Future: Hoes is unlikely to emerge as a major-league regular, but he does have some contact ability and some secondary skills at the plate; despite fringe speed, is a good baserunner.
The Year Ahead: Sources are mixed on the player that Hoes can become, but most agree that he is more likely to contribute as a bench player than a regular. The profile is the problem, as the defensive skill-set is better served in left but the bat looks better up the middle. If he can hit for average and develop more power than we've projected, he has a chance to be a second-division starter. If not, the floor is a valuable role player with valuable versatility, and that's not a bad player to have on the 25-man.
Major league ETA: 2012
8. Branden Kline
Position: RHP
Height/Weight: 6'3'' 195 lbs.
Bats/Throws: R/R
Drafted/Acquired: 2nd round, 2012 draft, University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
2012 Stats: 4.50 ERA (12 IP, 12 H, 12 K, 4 BB) at short-season Aberdeen
The Tools: 6 potential FB; 5 potential CH/SL
What Happened in 2012: Drafted in the second round, Kline made only four starts in the New York-Penn League but showed bat missing ability and a deep arsenal.
Strengths: Excellent size; shows a fast arm; good extension; low-90s fastball; touches higher in bursts; multiple breaking ball looks; slider could be solid-average offering; can turn over a changeup; could see stuff step up to impact level out of the bullpen.
Weaknesses: Mechanical inconsistencies; can lose his delivery; fastball shows velocity, but can lose movement; lacks knockout secondary offering at present.
Overall Future Potential: 5; no. 4 starter/reliever
Explanation of Risk: High risk; short-season resume; lacks impact stuff (at present).
Fantasy Future: Has the potential to find a home at the back of a rotation, with a deep arsenal and a body built to log innings. In relief, stuff would play up and could have late-inning potential.
The Year Ahead: As a starter, Kline could develop into a solid but not spectacular back-end type (and maybe more), with a plus fastball and several average-to-solid average secondary offerings. He has some feel for pitching, but the delivery can get out of whack and his raw stuff can play down, especially in longer stints. Several sources thought his ultimate role would come out of the bullpen, a role he was familiar with in college. It's still early in the process, but 2013 will tell us a lot about Kline and the developmental path he is set to take going forward.
Major league ETA: 2015
9. Adrian Marin
Position: SS
Height/Weight: 5'10'' 165 lbs.
Bats/Throws: R/R
Drafted/Acquired: 3rd round, 2012 draft, Gulliver Prep (Miami, FL)
2012 Stats: .287/.339/.360 at complex level GCL (47 games); .286/.348/.286 at
Low-A Delmarva (6 games)
The Tools: 5 arm; 5 potential hit; 6 run; 5 glove
What Happened in 2012: The third-round pick spent most of the short-season at the complex level, but he did dip his toes into full-season water with a six game sample of Sally League baseball.
Strengths: Instinctual player; has the raw tools to handle shortstop; arm is solid with quick release; glove and actions are solid-average; good range; plus run; has some hitability; not an empty contact swing; can drive the ball; lots of room to improve.
Weaknesses: Some sources don't think the arm strength is ideal for the left side of the infield; mixed reviews of the glove; lacks impact tools at the plate; if moved to second base, bat will need to exceed expectations.
Overall Future Potential: 5; second-division player
Explanation of Risk: High risk; complex league resume; questions about defensive profile and bat.
Fantasy Future: If he reaches his potential, could be a .~270 hitter with good speed and extra-base hit ability; should be able to swipe a few bases; won't hit for many balls over the fence.
The Year Ahead: Marin is ready to jump to the full-season level and put his prospect status to the test. If he can stick at shortstop, he's a completely different kind of prospect, one that will no doubt move up this list. The bat has question marks as well, but he will play the 2013 season as a 19-year-old, so the future is still very cloudy. He shows some bat-to-ball ability and has the legs to force the issue, so he has the potential to hit for average. Again, it comes back to his defensive profile, as that particular skill-set is very valuable at the highest level, even if the bat underperforms.
Major league ETA: 2016
10. Josh Hader
Position: LHP
Height/Weight: 6'3'' 160 lbs.
Bats/Throws: L/L
Drafted/Acquired: 19th round, 2012 draft, Old Mill High School (Millersville, MD)
2012 Stats: 2.66 ERA (20.1 IP, 12 H, 35 K, 7 BB) at complex level GCL; 0.00 ERA (8.1 IP, 2 H, 13 K, 2 BB) at short-season Aberdeen
The Tools: 6 potential FB; 5+ potential CB; 5 potential CH
What Happened in 2012: A local kid popped in the 19th round, Hader surprised many by showing better-than-expected stuff at the complex, missing 35 bats in only 20 innings of work.
Strengths: Highly projectable; very long and athletic; shows some pitchability; arm has some life it in; fastball can work low-90s; projects to be plus offering; very good late arm-side life; curveball will flash plus potential; good spin; some feel for changeup.
Weaknesses: Still physically underdeveloped; needs to add strength; needs to hold stuff once he moves into rotation; limited looks beyond short burst; hard to gauge true nature of stuff.
Overall Future Potential: 5; no. 4 starter
Explanation of Risk: High risk; limited professional experience; big gap between present/future
Fantasy Future: This kid is only 18 and has only pitched out of the bullpen in short-season ball, so its hard to say what he could develop into; mid-back rotation arm based on the initial projections.
The Year Ahead: Hader is a high-risk arm that could develop in a number of different ways, including taking a step forward in '13 that would put him on the prospect map. He has size and the physical projection to add strength, his fastball can already work in the low-90s, and he can spin a quality breaking ball. We shall see what happens when he logs more innings and throws more pitches, but you have to like the ingredients the Orioles have to work with. Could be quite the steal in the 19th round.
Major league ETA: 2016
Prospects on the Rise:
1. RHP Zachary Davies: A 26th-round draft pick in 2011, Davies might not look the part, but he is most certainly a pitcher to keep an eye on. The stuff isn't crazy, but his feel for pitching and deep arsenal should allow him to keep minor-league hitters off balance and off the pedestrian fastball.
2. IF Hector Veloz: A 19-year-old Dominican that showed legit pop in his stateside debut, Veloz could jump up the prospect queue in 2013 with a strong short-season campaign in the New York-Penn League. He's not likely to make a name for himself defensively, but if the hit/power develop to projections, Veloz's bat will play anywhere. In a system thin on power bats, Veloz could emerge as the most intriguing.
3. RHP Brady Wager: Working in the low-90s out of the rotation and hitting the mid-90s out of the bullpen, Wager is a likely candidate to climb the prospect rankings in 2013. He will mix in a mid-80s slider and a changeup, with the former showing above-average potential at times. Most likely a bullpen arm, Wager could move quickly if deployed in that role.
Factors on the Farm (Prospects likely to contribute at the ML level in 2013
1. OF Xavier Avery: A player with vocal supporters and even louder critics, Avery failed to make the cut on the top 10 list, but should leave his mark at the major-league level in 2013. In his 32-game exposure last season, Avery's bat fell short, which is the main question mark in his skill-set, and one that could make him a major-league regular or relegate him to a bench role.
2. LHP Mike Belfiore: Relievers that profile as arm-side specialists don't make sexy prospects, but when they can offer a cheap service at the major-league level, the value rises. Belfiore isn't there yet, having only reached the Double-A level in 2012, but with a lively low-90s fastball and a functional secondary arsenal (that includes a good slider), his ability to disarm lefty bats could come in handy at the major-league level at some point in 2013.
3. RHP Steve Johnson: With a deep arsenal and strong pitchability, Johnson has found a way to get outs without big stuff. It's not even close to be sexy, but getting outs is the name of the game, and the 25-year-old righty finds a way to make it work, mixing his pitches, changing sight lines, forcing weak contact and even missing bats. He's most likely a no. 6 starter, but if he can continue to baffle hitters at the major-league level, the Orioles will find a way to utilize his arm.
Top 10 Talents 25 And Under (born 4/1/87 or later)
- Dylan Bundy, RHP
- Kevin Gausman, RHP
- Manny Machado, 3B
- Chris Tillman, RHP
- Jonathan Schoop, 2B/3B
- Zach Britton, LHP
- Eduardo Rodriguez, RHP
- Mike Wright, RHP
- Nick Delmonico, 3B/1B
- L.J. Hoes, OF
While the minor-league system remains thin, the Baltimore Orioles are in a position to have as many as the top six names on this list contributing at the major-league level by the start of 2014. Over 51 games, 20-year-old Manny Machado held his own at the plate while showing flashes of plus defense at the hot corner. He'll return to third base in 2013 and, along with shortstop J.J. Hardy, should provide defensive stability on the left side of the infield. Machado projects to an above average offensive profile, though he'll need to continue to make at-bat to at-bat adjustments.
L.J. Hoes and Xavier Avery could each see some time in the outfield in a reserve role, with Hoes still potentially projecting as a second-division starter, long term. Jonathan Schoop will likely return to Double-A Bowie with a shot at a late-season call-up, and will play all of 2013 as a 21-year-old.
On the bump, Baltimore will look for Chris Tillman to build off of last year's performance as the former top 20 prospect continues to work towards his no. 2 ceiling. Tillman showed improved consistency in his pitch execution during the second half of the summer, which aided in his ability to more successfully sequence. Zach Britton missed a chunk of 2012 due to shoulder soreness and will have to prove that off-season strengthening efforts were successful. He retains no. 2/3 upside, but needs to show he's healthy and capable of implementing his sinker with more precision, particularly down in the zone.
Steve Johnson could contribute from the pen or eat innings in the rotation depending on the team's needs throughout the summer, while Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman should be capable of providing positive value at the major-league level this summer if needed. With continued development, both Bundy and Gausman could be fixtures at the front of the rotation in the near future. –Nick Faleris
A Parting Thought: While players like Rodriguez and Schoop are exciting and have respectable projections, this relatively weak system is supported by the enormous ceilings of Bundy and Gausman.
Special thanks to Nick Faleris, Chris Mellen, Mark Anderson, and Jason Cole for the input and influence on this list.
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