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For the final month of the season, I'll be posting a slightly different set of trade retrospectives. In 1997, the Marlins, under owner Wayne Huizenga, won the whole thing, taking the World Series in 7 games in a walk-off victory over the Cleveland Indians. The team had assembled quite a collection of talented players, with Edgar Renteria, Bobby Bonilla, Moises Alou and Gary Sheffield anchoring the lineup and Kevin Brown, Al Leiter, Livan Hernandez, and Robb Nen anchoring the pitching staff. However, the team was for sale, and had been prior to the championship. From Peter Schmuck of the Baltimore Sun, on the morning after the victory:
The Marlins are in danger of being dismantled. Owner H. Wayne Huizenga put the club up for sale last summer and — even though the Marlins reached the World Series — figures to decrease the payroll this winter.
Well, it didn't take all that long, and the pieces started falling pretty quickly. These posts will not be just surrounding 1 trade, but rather the whole of the work related to this firesale. You can find Part 1 of the series here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here. This part covers the trades made during the 1998 season.
The Trades
May 14, 1998 – The Marlins acquire C Mike Piazza and 3B Todd Zeile from the Dodgers for OF Gary Sheffield, C Charles Johnson, OF Jim Eisenreigh, OF Bobby Bonilla, and P Manuel Barrios
May 22, 1998 – The marlins acquire P Geoff Goetz, OF Preston Wilson, and P Ed Yarnall from the Mets for C Mike Piazza
The Moving Pieces
In Los Angeles, Sheffield, Johnson, and Bonilla were all slotted into the starting lineup, with Eisenreich providing a bat off the bench.
In New York, Piazza became the middle of the order bat and catcher that the team desperately needed.
In Florida, Todd Zeile was slotted in as the starting 3B, Preston Wilson was sent to AAA Charlotte, and Ed Yarnall was sent to AA.
What Happened Next
In Los Angeles, Sheffield led the team's offense with a .316 batting average and 16 homeruns in just 90 games that season. Johnson finished the season in LA with a .217 batting average and 12 homeruns. Eisenreich provided a good bat off of the bench, and Bonilla would play in 72 games for the Dodgers, hitting just .237 with 7 home runs down the stretch.
In New York, Piazza helped the team with his production, hitting .348/.417/.607 in 109 games with 23 home runs and 76 runs batted in.
In Florida, Zeile went on to play in 66 games for the Marlins before being traded to the Ranger prior to the trade deadline. He hit .291 with 6 homeruns for the Fish.
The Net Moves
NY Mets – First Level
- Mike Piazza spent the next 8 seasons in Flushing, and made 6 All Star teams. He won 4 Silver Slugger awards, and hit 220 homeruns with a .296 batting average. He left via free agency after the 2005 season, and the Mets received no compensation for him.
Florida – First Level
- Ed Yarnall was included in the trade to the Yankees that acquired Mike Lowell for the Marlins. He spent just 1/2 a season with the Marlins in the minors, posting a 2-0 record in 2 starts with a 2.93 ERA.
- Todd Zeile played in just the 66 games with the Marlins before being traded to the Rangers for two minor leaguers, Daniel DeYoung and Jose Santo.
- Geoff Goetz was in the Marlins' organization from 1998 to 2002, never reaching a level higher than AA. He has since bounced around, and played in the independent leagues in 2006 before retiring.
- Preston Wilson was with the Marlins for 4 seasons, posting a .262/.333/.473 line with 104 homeruns and 329 runs batted in. He was traded on November 16, 2002 along with Charles Johnson, Vic Darensbourg, and Pablo Ozuna to the Rockies for P Mike Hampton and OF Juan Pierre.
Dodgers – First Level
- Manuel Barrios made 1 appearance with the big club in 1998, his last season in the Majors. He was out of the organization after that year.
- Gary Sheffield would spend the 1998 season and the next 3 with the Dodgers, making 2 All Star teams and hitting .312 with 129 homeruns and 367 runs batted in. He was traded by the Dodgers on January 15, 2002 to the Braves in exchange for OF Brian Jordan, P Andrew Brown, and P Odalis Perez.
- Charles Johnson would spend only the remainder of the 1998 season in LA before being traded to the Orioles via the Mets. The Dodgers received C Todd Hundley and minor leaguer Arnold Gooch in return.
- Jim Eisenreich would play in 75 games as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement in 1998, and would retire at the end of the season.
- Bobby Bonilla played only the 1998 season in the city of Angels, and was traded to the Mets after the season for P Mel Rojas.
Florida – Second Level
- Mike Hampton was traded two days later to the Braves in exchange for P Tim Spooneybarger and minor leaguer Ryan Baker
- Juan Pierre spent 3 seasons in Florida, posting a .303/.354/.378 line with 167 stolen bases in 486 games. After the 2005 season he was traded to the Cubs in exchange for P Sergio Mitre, P Ricky Nolasco, and P Reynel Pinto.
Dodgers – Second Level
- Brian Jordan spent 2 seasons in L.A., hitting .289 with 24 home runs and 108 runs batted in. He left via free agency following the 2003 season and signed with the Rangers.
- Andrew Brown spent 2 seasons in the Dodgers' minor league system before being sent to the Indians to complete the trade which acquired Milton Bradley from the Indians.
- Odalis Perez spent parts of 5 seasons pitching in the Dodgers' rotation, posting a 45-40 record with a 3.94 ERA. He was traded to the Royals as a part of a package to acquire Elmer Dessens.
- Todd Hundley spent the next 2 seasons playing part time for the Dodgers, posting a .284 batting average in 2000. He left via free agency after the 2000 season, and no compensation was received.
- Arnold Gooch would not play in the Major leagues, and actually never pitched for the Dodgers' organization either.
- Mel Rojas would pitch only 5 innings for the Dodgers before being traded to the Tigers for a package of minor leaguers.
Florida – Third Level
- Ricky Nolasco remains with the Marlins and has posted a 54-36 record with a 4.45 ERA in 716 innings.
- Sergio Mitre spent 2 seasons with the Marlins and posted a 6-13 record in 34 starts. He was released by the Marlins after the 2008 season, which he had missed with an arm injury.
- Reynel Pinto is currently in the Marlins organization, and has jumped between AAA and the Majors for most of his seasons. He has a 8-10 record with a 3.62 ERA in 231 innings pitched.
Overall Reactions
The Marlins were clearly trying to dump as much payroll as possible, as they gave up a lot of players to get the All-Star catcher Piazza in return. But the part that really seemed strange even then was that they team flipped him after playing just 5 games for the Fish. The winners of this trade clearly have to be the Mets and the Dodgers, if for no other reason than the Marlins didn't really get a lot of production out of any of the players they received except for Juan Pierre and Ricky Nolasco. Piazza became an even bigger star in New York, and the Dodgers would get a lot of production out of Gary Sheffield in his time there.
After looking back on the trades, it becomes pretty clear that the Marlins were essentially trying to gather as many players as they could for the players that they got rid of. They say there's no such thing as a pitching prospect, and the bulk of these trades tend to bring that point home. So many of the prospects that they acquired through these trades did not turn into Major Leaguers, and while they did get the pieces for the next championship run, overall these trades still look pretty bad for the Marlins in hindsight.


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On November 16, 1992, almost two years to the day after Rabbi Meir Kahane was assassinated in midtown Manhattan, four Jewish teenagers threw a hand grenade into the shop of an Arab shoemaker in East Jerusalem's Old City, killing him and wounding ten others. The boys, who called themselves the Revenge Commandos, told Israeli police investigators they had thrown the grenade for no other reason than to kill Arabs. Police later learned that the young terrorists were members of a small Jewish extremist group called Kahane Chai (Kahane Lives), which is based in the West Bank settlement of Kfar Tapuach, a collection of shabby prefabricated dwellings situated about fifteen miles south of Nablus on the West Bank. "It's unfortunate that more people aren't attacking Arabs," David Cohen, a leader of Kahane Chai, told me during a recent visit to Tapuach. "As long as the Arabs are fighting us, there has to be a response. The Arabs have no right to be here. Revenge is ours."
Not long after that grenade attack, Kahane Chai set up a front group in the US called the Committee for the Freedom of the Youths. It solicited contributions for the suspected terrorists' legal defense in ads placed in the Brooklyn-based, Orthodox weekly newspaper, the Jewish Press. At the time, there was little, if any, controversy about these ads. Kahane, whose US support went far beyond the radical right-wing fringe of New York's Jewish community, had raised millions of dollars in America. Though the Kach movement broke up into small competing factions after his death in 1990, Kahane Chai, the largest Kahane-linked group, continued to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars, largely from its offices in Brooklyn. The money, according to government officials I talked to in Israel, as well as Kahane Chai members, was used to run the Tapuach settlement, to set up a paramilitary training camp in the Catskill Mountains, and to buy weapons on Israel's black market. Although the Kahane groups vehemently opposed the Oslo accords, and their members were involved in numerous attacks against Palestinians, including shootings from cars driving near Arab villages, the Rabin government viewed them as little more than a nuisance.
This indifference changed to alarm after the massacre on February 25 of at least twenty-nine worshipers in Hebron's Ibrahim Mosque by Dr. Baruch Goldstein, a Brooklyn-born disciple of Kahane. Goldstein lived in the nearby settlement of Kiryat Arba, a center of extreme right-wing Jewish fundamentalism, where settlers' vigilante groups had been attacking Arabs with virtual impunity during the intifada. Goldstein was elected to Kiryat Arba's town council in 1985 as a representative of the Kach Party, which Kahane set up in Israel in 1974, and in 1988 he ran Kahane's campaign for the Knesset. That year Goldstein told an Australian journalist why it was necessary to expel the Arabs: "I'm not looking to punish the Arabs," he said. "I'm looking to rid ourselves of this danger in any way that's possible…. The Arabs are the Nazis…
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Study: Weight isn't the real issue
Big Liberty has already covered this on her blog, but I wanted to add a note about it here, too.
HAES advocates keep saying over and over again that weight isn't the real issue. If you have an issue with cardiac risk factors, then it's best to address those risk factors by tweaking your habits and, if necessary, using drugs. The same is true if you have an issue with high blood sugar. Control the blood sugar, and let your weight do whatever it's going to do in response to any changes you make. The number on the scale isn't the main issue.
Now, there's a study that strongly supports that view. It's a high quality analysis of population level data.
Anthony Jerant, Peter Franks. "Body Mass Index, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Short-Term Mortality: A Population-Based Observational Study, 2000–2006″ J Am Board Fam Med July-August 2012 vol. 25 no. 4 422-431
If you follow the link above, you'll find that the entire text of the study is available for free.
In analyses not adjusted for diabetes or hypertension, only severe obesity was associated with mortality (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.26; 95% confidence interval, 1.00–1.59). After adjusting for diabetes and hypertension, severe obesity was no longer associated with mortality, and milder obesity (BMI 30-<35) was associated with decreased mortality (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.81; 95% confidence interval, 0.68–0.97). There was a significant interaction between diabetes (but not hypertension) and BMI (F [4, 235] = 2.71; P = .03), such that the mortality risk of diabetes was lower among mildly and severely obese persons than among those in lower BMI categories.
Yes, not only were even the highest BMIs only weakly associated with excess mortality, fat diabetics are less likely to die than thin diabetics. This study also found that people with BMIs under 35 do not have an elevated mortality risk at all, not even when diabetes and heart disease aren't controlled for.
Interesting stuff.
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So those of us who are
So those of us who are DEATHFATZ and don't have any problems with blood pressure or blood sugar aren't going to drop dead within 5 five years if we don't lose weight like, yesterday? Gee, I think I could have told them that, even though I'm not a statistic, I'm just anecdotal evidence, seeing as how I've been DEATHFATZ for over 35 of my 58 years of life and haven't dropped dead yet (and have had that normal blood sugar, blood pressure, AND cholesterol the whole time). I want to print out that study and shove it in my doctor's face so I can tell him to STFU already about my "risk factors" because I'm so damned fat. He's a new doctor, and another in a long line of doctors who espouse the party line of calories in/calories out and being fat is bad for you/it's going to shorten your life (like the years it's going to take off my life are the good ones anyway – the ones I'd be spending in a nursing home having someone change my diapers and wipe my ass? I don't think so).
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Maybe you could take a copy
Maybe you could take a copy of the study and hand it to him next time you see him.
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I just downloaded the PDF of
I just downloaded the PDF of it, so the next time I see him, I'm going to print it out, take it with me, and hand it to him with the comment that I think he needs to read it - that according to that, I'm not in any danger of dying early simply because I'm DEATHFATZ.
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So based on the way these
So based on the way these stories are normally reported, does this mean I can expect to see screaming headline coverage of the end of the war on obesity and the heralding of a new HAES era on the front pages of tomorrow's newspapers? Will the numerous organisations and has-been celebrities that have jumped on the bandwagon with their anti-obesity campaigns and mission statements now quietly drop them so as not to appear suddenly behind the times? Can I now look forward to Bill Turnbull, Suzannah Reid and all the others who are normally so keen to gleefully repeat the latest doom-mongering predictions of skyrocketing obesity rates and a crippled NHS sheepishly admitting they got it wrong in their focus on weight as a proxy for health, and apologising to Britain's fatties for the climate of hostility and hatred to which they so willingly contributed?
Not bloody likely. In fact, given how far 'off-message' these findings are, I'd be surprised if a single mainstream outlet even picks this story up. Why would a considered study like this have any impact whatsoever on celebrity campaigns and 'awareness drives' that are rooted almost entirely in misinformation, propaganda and sensationalised reportage?
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Participating in the rehabilitation of endangered sea turtles is one of the most rewarding aspects of my job. As you probably already know, the National Aquarium is part of a stranding response network that encompasses the North East region of the United States. Many of the turtles we handle initially are found as "cold stunned" along Cape Cod beaches in Massachusetts.
New England Aquarium stabilizes animals and rehabilitates many, but often reaches out to partner organizations such as us for assistance. This was the case for one of the animals currently in our care, Blade, who came to us last December.
Blade initially had a large fracture of the upper and lower shell (carapace and plastron) that healed nicely over the first two months of rehabilitation. After initially improving, Blade started to decline significantly in mid-February. Diagnostics showed he was septic (systemic bacterial infection) with a resistant strain of Enterococcus bacteria.
His front flipper digit joints began to swell and it appeared he had bacterial infections developing in them and he stopped using his front limbs. This is very rare in sea turtles; normally digit infections don't impact their swimming ability.
Radiographs and a CT scan showed the shoulder joints were infected as well. Biopsy and cultures confirmed the joint infection was due to the same bacteria found in the blood.
After aggressive antibiotic therapy and general supportive care, we were able to resolve the sepsis and distal limb infections and he showed some improvement in strength, but remained unusually quiet and weak and refused to use the front limbs. A physical therapy program was started to improve limb motion.
In order to check for bacterial abscesses in his organs and brain, we took Blade for an MRI scan at Veterinary Imaging of the Chesapeake. There were was no evidence of organ or brain abscesses found on MRI, although the shoulder joints were abnormal, as expected.
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11-year-old Lucy Li shoots 78 in first round of U.S. Women's Open
PINEHURST, N.C. – Decked out in red, white and blue, a smiling 11-year-old Lucy Li arrived at the 10th tee to begin her historic round Thursday in the 69th U.S. Women's Open at Pinehurst No. 2.
With an opening drive that found the native area rimming the fairway, Li, all 5-1 of her, went on her merry way.
The sixth grader, the youngest player to ever qualify for the U.S. Women's Open, turned in a respectable 8-over-par 78 that included birdies on No. 1 and No. 5.
The round was marred by double-bogeys on her opening hole and the 16th hole and a triple-bogey 7 on the third hole when she tangled and lost with the turtle back green.
Then she ate a watermelon flavored ice cream bar at her post-round interview.
"I'm happy with how I played," Li said. "I mean, it's 8 over, it's not bad. But I was 7 over in three holes, so that's 1 over in 15 holes. I just need to get rid of the big numbers. … I learned that you've got to be patient. One shot at a time. Try to get rid of the big numbers. And, yeah, I learned a lot."
Her playing partners – Catherine O'Donnell and Jessica Wallace – learned Li can flat out play. And is a delightful girl.
"She's way better than I was expecting," O'Donnell said. "She's a great player. She hits it out there farther than I was expecting, too. She hit it by me twice, I wasn't really happy about that. But, no, she's a joy to play with. Couldn't have been nicer. Very intelligent girl.
" … She was out there having a great time. She's sitting on the ground, having a snack or waiting. I struggled on the back nine because we waited 10 minutes on every shot. And she was like, all right, this is great, another stroll in the park kind of thing. And she just chitchatted with us all day."
Added Wallace: "She is so mature for her age. There were times when I felt more immature than she is. She is mature beyond her years. I thought she handled herself really well out there. Her first U.S. Open, she's 11 years old. Who knows what people were expecting out of her this week? And I thought she played the course well. She's capable of playing well on this course. She hits the ball a good distance. So it was a pleasant surprise playing with her."
Li hit all but one fairway, nine greens in regulation and had 32 putts. She had the longest drive on the second hole – with a big kick it went about 260 yards – and gave some fist pumps when she made key par putts and her birdies. She acknowledge the crowds with a quick wave of her right hand throughout the round.
She also sat down on more than half the holes – a perfect way to deal with the delays on the course.
"Yeah, I normally sit down even more than that," she said with a laugh.
"I was just trying to have fun, go out and play my best," she added. "I'm happy I broke 80, because I got two doubles and a triple and that can really ruin a score. But I'm glad I got it back after that.
" … I guess I am glad that I got it over with, but I'm also excited for tomorrow."
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Brighton and Hove Albion have signed Manchester United youngster Jesse Lingard on loan until the end of the season.
The 21-year-old striker, who famously scored four goals on his debut while on loan at Birmingham earlier this term, will be available for Saturday's trip to Millwall.
His loan spell will include the Championship play-offs should the Seagulls - currently four points off sixth with a game in hand - be involved.
Brighton boss Oscar Garcia told the club's website: " We are delighted we have finally secured Jesse until the end of the season.
"He is one of the most exciting young English strikers and has already created a lot of interest following his successful loan spell at Birmingham City earlier this season.
"We worked hard to secure a talent who has already shown he can play at Championship level, and I am very pleased to have added Jesse to our striking options for the rest of the season.
"He has an excellent pedigree, having come through the academy at Old Trafford, and there is no doubt that he has a lot of talent and ability; I am really looking forward to working with him.
"There were many clubs interested in signing him, so we are very grateful to David Moyes and all those at Manchester United, for allowing him to come to us here at Brighton & Hove Albion."


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Going to London for me is often about trying out new places but with a hectic schedule of sightseeing or friends to catch up with what I actually crave is familiar luxury and a warm welcome. Luckily, you can get seductive style and comfort in London at a reasonable price in a great location, with the London Malmaison.
Last year during the London Dream Find Do workshop, Michelle and I were guests of the London Mal. Tucked away in historic Charterhouse square you immediately feel cosseted by the sumptuous decor. We arrived late and headed straight down the the Brasserie where we were immediately soothed and revitalised by modern tuna cerviche and perfectly cooked lamb followed by chocolate fondant with salted caramel ice cream and an impressive cocktail list. Afterwards, the room was exactly what the doctor ordered. Super soft beds, heavy weight linens, power showers and relaxing toiletries; that luxury feeling that comes as standard at The Mal.
After a rested night we opted for breakfast in the room and were wowed by the breakfast basket tray that was delivered with more breakfast on it than even this hungry girl could eat. The croissants? Heaven.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love Malmaison hotels. For me they are reliably good with a bit of cheeky naughtiness, always stylish and often unexpected buildings, with great breakfasts and locations. What's even better is the range of offers that extend to London too, with the same Sunday Stopovers, Sunday Brunch and bargain room offers as the rest of the country with only a small mark up considering it is London. In a city that can sometimes be confusing when it comes to hotels, this one gets my seal of approval for a romantic weekend or a girls' getaway.
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Photos by Jack Delano, May 1941 (Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress)
My grandfather's family on my mother's side were farmers in
Greensboro, from the 1830's. They began to grow cotton after the civil
war. When the boll weavil struck in the twenties the family lost the
land. According to my father, Emmet(my grandfather) sd that after the boll
weavil destroyed the cotton crop, there was simply "no money". My
grandfather eventually bought it back, in the 1950's, after he
returned from service in the war. Pine trees are growing there now- I
have been recently to visit- the land is hard- clay, very rocky.
Grateful for your testimony, record and reminder of the heritage of all those decades of precarious survival on this unforgiving land.


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Look who turned 11 months old today! And yes, mom is having a hard time with it! I can't believe how fast the past 11 months have gone. Brit is the happiest kid I know. He makes the best expressions, and his smile lights up the house. He is starting to babble more and more, walking around like a drunk man, playing peek-a-boo, and continues to steal our hearts on a daily basis!
This was the 1st photo I took...pretty good smile. (He knows what to do when I pull out the camera!)
The smiles and sitting didn't last but seconds...luckily I snapped that photo when I did, cause he was all over the place!
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Here he is planning his escape route!
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Next to us was a Japanese mother and son. That inspired my confidence in the food. I can't helped but to overhearing in the conversation. Not the content but the tone of it. It was a loving motherly nag. The young teen kept quiet. As the minutes ticked away the slouching child's head was barely above the tableline. It was a one-way traffic. Then the food came. Big bowls of Japanese pasta. The child found his voice and I even heard an 'arigato - thank you'. Then they were bantering away. His back straightened and shoulder squared. A lovely meal takes away the rough edges. Total costs: RM123.00. I got a RM20.00 voucher for their 1st Anniversary Celebration gift.
Asari Miso Soup (with 4 fresh and 'done just nice' clams)
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Not too pleasant dining though. Large chip on the bowl. There was another smaller chip over the other side. Both chips on the rim. Not acceptable at all lah! If I choose to drink from the bowl like a Japanese it will my lips!. And the restaurant is just celebrating their 1st Anniversary this month!


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I confess. When I started writing about the first season of Survivor a few weeks back, I came to the show as someone interested in the origins of the reality genre, though not as a huge fan of this show in particular. This past summer, I revisited the first season of The Real World, a landmark series that is indelibly burned into my memory after umpteen repeat viewings over the years on MTV. I adored the early seasons of that show, so the exercise felt like visiting old friends. Re-watching Survivor has become just as enjoyable to me for the opposite reason. I was late to join the Survivor bandwagon back in the heady days of 2000, and so I'm able to watch the show with relatively fresh eyes—albeit ones that are well-accustomed to the conventions of reality television.
Which is all a long-winded way of saying that I friggin' loved everything about "The Merger." Let the record state: This is the week that Meredith Blake became not just a Survivor observer, but a Survivor junkie. In weeks past, the first act of the show is where Survivor sets the scene, establishing the mood among each tribe as they brace themselves for yet another round of challenges. But this week, with the merger looming, there's an exhilarating uncertainty in the air. Jeff Probst explains the situation as only Jeff Probst can: "There are many questions to be answered. Where will they live? What will this new tribe call themselves? What kind of world will they now create?" He sounds like he's narrating a film about a band of humans trying to rebuild society after the apocalypse, and not a reality show about people competing for a million bucks. The guy is nothing if not deeply committed to bullshit.
Probst explains that Sean and Jenna have been picked to be ambassadors for their respective teams. Escorted by a member of the opposite tribe, they'll each travel to the other tribe's camp and size it up. (Once again, I found myself curious to know just how far apart the respective camps really are.) Kelly leads Jenna to Tagi's outpost, and gives her the scoop on her teammates. "Rich is a sweetheart. He's naked a lot," she says, which seems half accurate. Once Jenna gets to Tagi's comparatively luxurious camp, which has distinct areas for cooking, lounging, and sleeping, she can't quite contain her enthusiasm. "You guys are so organized, so much more than ours!" she gushes. Way to play it cool, Jenna. While she's feasting on a bowl of grilled ray, Sean and his tour guide Greg are on the other end (or wherever) of the island, desperately sucking on coconut rinds for sustenance. "A lot of work for a little sugar," Sean says. The editing is hilariously effective.
"But why Sean and Jenna? They're hardly the leader of their tribes," I found myself wondering. This question was quickly followed by, "Oh, riiiiiight. I get it." With Sean gone, the remaining Tagi members feel free to discuss the voting alliance. We learn that Rudy has finally decided to join Susan, Richard, and Kelly. "I seen the light, " he declares. "If you want to win the money you got to get a little dirty." Richard calls Sean and Gretchen "stupid" for their moral opposition to joining an alliance. "I consider myself extremely ethical and moral and this has absolutely nothing to do with that," he says. He's right and everything, but while he's talking, I mostly find myself distracted by his mottled, sun-damaged skin (see above for the horrifying evidence). Dear Richard: It's not a sign of weakness to protect yourself from melanoma. Wear a hat. Love, Your Mother.
But there's another reason that Sean and Jenna were picked—by the producers, that is—as their tribe ambassadors: because they're young, single, and attractive. Last week's episode was fun because it felt like an episode of The Real World: Borneo. "The Merger" is even more enjoyable because, for a while there, it turned into Blind Date. When Jenna and Sean show up at the sand spit for their summit, there's a table for two, overflowing with a lobster feast. Probst outlines their incredibly important task: they need to pick a new name for the tribe, paint a new flag, and decide where the merged tribe will be living. Once again, Probst's commitment to the B.S. is impressive. It's clear the summit is actually a big ruse, and the producers were in fact hoping for a "merger" of another kind (hey-o!). Not to put too fine a point on it, they have also placed two luxurious beds a few feet from the dinner table. Hell, it's so obvious even Sean picks up on it. They get nice and drunk, consuming two bottles of wine a piece (can you imagine the horror of being hungover on a desert island?), but it's not meant to be.
The next day, the other tribe members are overcome with anticipation. Gretchen, the Tracy Flick of Pulau Tiga, practically short-circuits. Eventually, Jenna arrives at the Pagong settlement and tells everyone they have five minutes to gather their belongings, along with three items belonging to the tribe. She also announces the merged tribe's name, "Rattana." Jenna picked the name, inspired by the rattan that grows on the island. Sean suggested adding an "a," to "give it a little flare, a little pizzazz." All I can think of is furniture.
So, like the settlers of Roanoke, the members of Tagi flee their homes in a mad hurry, leaving their belongings behind. I can't blame them for leaving. The place looks like a dump, and there's no shade anywhere but the jungle. Once they arrive at Tagi's end of the island, it feels like the beginning of another show. Everyone sizes each other up all over again. Greg describes his impressions "a boy named Sue," a.k.a. Susan, whom he finds "strong, loud, with an accent that will drive you up the wall." (You're not the only one, Greg.) Colleen, her senses perhaps weakened by hunger, thinks Sean is smart. Susan thinks he's dumb. (Takes one to know one, maybe?) Everybody likes Gervase, especially Gervase. "People tell me I'm a charmer, a smooth-talker," he says. He and Richard play cards while the women refurbish the shelter. Typical! Amirite ladies?
Rattana's first night together starts out giddily, like a desert-island sleepover party. Gathered 'round the campfire, everyone shares tales of past debauchery. As Greg puts it, "This new group is like a banquet of stories." Sean humblebrags about turning down a threesome opportunity and Gretchen reminisces about the time she drank a fifth of whiskey at the age of 14, but I'm most intrigued by Jenna's mysterious story about a Suzuki Sidekick. I only wish we'd gotten to hear the whole thing. Rudy, however, does not feel this way. He's disgusted by all the sex talk, and decides to go to sleep. Eventually everyone else does too, but it's a restless night. Rudy, who's pissed that he has to share his sleeping quarters with a bunch of young, attractive women, wakes everyone up on his way "to the head," and their shelter isn't exactly waterproof. The tribe wakes up grumpy, tired, and bug-eaten—a foreshadowing of the tension to come.
It's time for the immunity challenge. The castaways assemble at Snake Island, where they'll take part in a relatively low-concept breath-holding competition. The three contestants who hold their breath the longest will then compete in an underwater race. The winner will be awarded with an "immunity talisman," and the immunity idol will go into "the archives," Probst tells us. (I know you were worried.) The results of the breath-holding are a little surprising. Tough-girl Kelly, of all people, is the first person to give up, followed in short order by the rest of the women. Rudy and Richard hang on for an impressive amount of time, then Greg and Sean. But it's Gervase, the guy who can't run more than 25 yards without having an asthma attack and says he can't swim, who holds on the longest—for 2 minutes and 9 seconds, to be exact. David Blaine, eat your heart out. In the finals round, Gervase doesn't fare as well, giving up a few seconds into the race. Greg wins by a nose, almost losing his shorts in the process. He's awarded the immunity talisman, which he rocks with pride. (Speaking of "pride," how much do you want to bet they had to call it a "talisman" rather than a "necklace," just so that Rudy wouldn't think of it as cross-dressing.)
There's more uncertainty than ever as Rattana mulls over their looming tribal council. Greg thinks it'll be "boring" if people get voted off because they're considered threatening, and Jenna agrees. The real mystery going into tribal council is who the alliance will vote for. Will it be Sean the doofus? Or maybe Jenna the chatterbox? It's anyone's guess. Around the fire, Probst artfully brings up the subject of the alliance once again, asking "is it too soon to think voting has shifted?" The answer, of course, is no. Most of the tribe still votes according to their own principles or, in the case of Sean, their whims. He enacts a stunningly stupid alphabetical strategy, voting for Colleen. Gretchen casts her ballot for Rudy, "the person I respect the most but least want to play the game against," while Colleen and Jenna take the opposite tack, voting for people they don't like (Richard and Gervase, respectively).
The non-alliance votes seem evenly distributed, so when Probst starts counting the ballots, the tension is extraordinary. Then, as Gretchen's name comes up four times in a row, the ruthless efficiency of the alliance becomes clear. Gretchen is stunned by the results, laughing in that way people do when they're actually really mad. The elimination of Gretchen, one of the hardiest and most disciplined players on the island, represents a kind of tipping point in the show, the moment at which Survivor became a game of strategy rather than endurance. Things are about to get nasty, and I can't wait.
Stray observations:
- During the alliance conversations, Kelly once again reminds everyone she didn't come here to make friends. Has Kelly ever officially been credited with coining this reality show cliché?
- I'm also really interested in knowing how, before the merger, each tribe got intelligence on the other—i.e. how does Richard know that Gretchen was opposed to an alliance? There must have been some interesting conversations during the challenges, or maybe the producers were leaking information.
- Over dinner, Sean explains the concept of the bases to Jenna: first base is kissing, second base is boobs, and so on. Jenna says she didn't know about the bases, only "home plate." Insert your own sex tape joke here.
- Greg tries to go fishing, but comes back with one measly, inedible urchin. Richard says that it's only good for him if Greg tells everyone how hard it is to catch fish. The guy is a master manipulator.
- Minor but hilariously telling detail: Probst tells Jenna and Sean that they need to write down their new tribe name in a parchment book held together with pins.
- Gotta love the handmade "Rowdy Rudy's Diner" sign in the kitchen.
- In his interview, Greg gets distracted by the scenery: "Woah, cool. Flying fish!"


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Hello there! I'm a kite, and I will ruin your day!
Boy oh boy, do I like flying in the air! Boy oh boy I do! It's such a nice day outside! Why not take a little time off of work for a relaxing drive to the park with your little toddler? It's only a 30 minute drive! Oh what fun we will have!
- 1 Don't forget to pack some things before you go!
- 2 First, we drive to the park!
- 3 Okay! We're here!
- 4 Boy! It sure is warm out here!
- 5 Hurray! I'm free
- 6 Hey, where's junior?
- 7 So, do you want to fly me or what?
- 8 Um...
- 9 Wait! Wait!
- 10 Well, well well...
- 11 Welcome back, bitch!
- 12 Hey Wait, Where are You Going?
Don't forget to pack some things before you go![edit]
There's a few things you'll probably need before you head on out to the park. Don't worry! It will only take a few minutes to gather what you need! Then it will be high time for fun in the sky! Don't forget to bring the following items:
- Me! The kite!
- Juice! And lots of it! Your little one's growing fast, just bring gallons of the stuff!
- Buzz Lightyear and Woody action figures!
- My best friend, the fishing pole!
- My best friend's best friend, the tackle box!
- A first aid kit! Why? Oh no matter, it's just important to be safe. If you don't want it, that's okay. Don't say I didn't warn you.
- Lastly, don't forget to bring a SMILE! This is your time off! Your family time! Enjoy the blissful fun of the outdoors!
Now you're ready for some fun!
First, we drive to the park![edit]
Drive! Drive! Drive! Are we having fun yet? No? Just you wait until we get to the park! Uh-oh! Looks like we hit some traffic! Some silly man crashed his car on the freeway because he was looking at another car accident down on main street! Isn't life just backwards like that? Oh well, chin up friend! Let's put this in perspective: You have that MammaMia CD that you've listened to a thousand times before, you know, the one you just LOVE that you listen to all the time with your wife because you insist? Well, guess what? Now you can use that CD to help pacify your toddler, who I have to say is getting increasingly anxious.
Hopefully we can get through this traffic soon, or else you'll have to bribe the little one with some McDonalds to keep him happy! That wouldn't be good at all, would it?
What's that you say? Ooops! Did I say that out loud? And now he's crying and begging for McDonalds? Whoops! I'm sorry about that! I'm just a humble kite! I don't always know what's coming out of my mouth! I just try to be happy all the time! Happy happy happy! After all, it's the journey that important, not the destination!
Okay...Now we just need to wait to get there...
Just a little bit.
A little bit longer...
Okay! We're here![edit]
Aren't you glad we're going to the park? This is going to be a whole lot of fun, isn't it?
Now, it's time to take your screaming toddler out of the car seat! I bet you just can't wait to fly me, can you? Okay, let's go find a nice open spot where there's some wind!
Boy! It sure is warm out here![edit]
Did you bring your toddler's juice? What's that? You left it in the car? Well, you better go get it, your little one's starting to look hot and cranky. Also, don't forget to grab Buzz and Woody! If you had to go back to your car a third time, well, that would be just evil of me.
Okay! we have our refreshments and we have a nice, clear, open spot to fly. It's time to take me out of the packaging! Any chance you brought some scissors? I know that wasn't on my list, but I am just a kite, you know. I didn't know it would be this difficult to open my packaging! Perhaps you aren't trying hard enough?
Here! Try that sharp rock over there! Who knew it'd be so hard to open a little plastic?
Hurray! I'm free[edit]
From that wretched prison...I knew I could count on you! Now the REAL fun begins!
It's a good thing there was that guy there to help you out! He brought scissors. He sure was prepared! Imagine all the things that you could learn from a guy like that!
Hey, where's junior?[edit]
Oh gee! It looks like you were so busy trying to open my packaging that your little one has wandered off somewhere all on his own. What a pity! Well, now's not the time to panic, I'll help you find him!
Golly jollies! Don't you just love this sun?
Hey there he is! He's up on that tree branch over there! Oh look! He's pretending to be a spaceman! How sweet! Looks like he's just about to jump...
Oh. Oh good. You caught him just in the nick of time. I'm really happy for you. No, I am SUPER GLAD that you caught him. I wouldn't want anything else to happen. Why would I? I'm just a kite. A happy-go-lucky, always smiling, never angry, never sad kite. Good for you that you caught him. It would have been TERRIBLE if you didn't.
So, do you want to fly me or what?[edit]
Yes? I thought you'd say that. Okay, just unwind my little string here...a little more, a little more. Hey, don't forget to have your wee one fly me! That's the best part! No, just take Buzz away for a minute, he won't mind. He's starting to cry? Well, he won't when he gets to hold me! Hand me over to him! Do it! Just do it!
What's that you say? He doesn't want to? Let me ask you something here. Who is the parent and who is THE FUCKING CHILD HERE? MY FUCKING GOD!
I'm sorry for that little outburst. Oh look, junior is crying. I know the reason for that. You didn't give me to him. I mean, I know you're mad about me cursing and everything, but I mean c'mon man! Your kid can play with those stupid toys any day, any time of the week! I'm a
fucking freaking kite for crying out loud! It's for his own good to play with me!
Wait! Wait![edit]
Hey, don't go home! Don't go! You don't need to go! Okay, you win. Your kid doesn't have to play with me if he doesn't want to, agreed? Okay.
But YOU still want to play with me, right?
Well, all you have to do is unravel me, tug on my string a little, and wait for some wind.
Well, well well...[edit]
Whadya know? No wind? Isn't that funny? Wind is such a fickle thing. One moment, it's here, and the next, it's gone. Then again, it's been hot most of today. Maybe you should have had better judgment in your choice of kite-flying days? Maybe you should have realized there was no wind before this?
Don't you think that would have been a good idea?
That's okay though! We can fix this!
You did bring your electric hand fan, right? Hey, don't second-guess me man, of course it was on my list! How else would you expect to fly me?
Okay, so here's what you do: Go back through the trees, through the traffic, back to a store like Walmart, where you will purchase an electric hand-held fan. Also, get more juice and some diapers because you're out and your toddler pooped himself. After that, drive back through traffic, back to this very spot, and THEN we can fly.
Why would you do all this? Because you've already made up your mind that you are going to fly me, that's why. You won't leave until you've had a good day, and until you do, I will just stay here, mocking you. Well, cowboy? You going to try to rebel, or are you going to go to the store like a good little boy?
Welcome back, bitch![edit]
Ha! I can't believe you actually followed all of my instructions, down to a T! You really are a bitch, aren't you? Alright then, since you have an extension cord going from your car to this tiny electric fan, and since you are so desperate to do at least a little kite flying, I'll humor you. But first-Isn't that your little one climbing that jagged fence over there?
Just kidding! HAHAHA!
Oh man, are you gullible! Okay, okay bitch. Just unravel my string already.
Uh-oh! Looks like you pulled a charlie brown! How are you ever going to get me out of this tree? Man, you just can't do anything right, can you? Not that it matters, because there's a storm coming. Looks like all you can do is just take me down, put me away for the rainy day, and pray for the chance that you'll actually be able to fly me another day!
Hey Wait, Where are You Going?[edit]
Hey? Don't leave me up here? Please? Hey man, I didn't mean all that stuff, and I really DID care about your toddler almost getting hurt! Don't LEAVE ME HERE! I'M SCARED OF THE STORMS! NOOOOOOOOO!
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Now that Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility have been taken over by zombies and sea monsters, respectively, and Huck Finn is being rewritten to replace Jim's character with a robot (because then nobody could possible be offended. Ever.), which classic novels are next for a 21st Century update?
Writing for the National Post, Mark Medley notes that the literary update has a grand novelistic tradition — just take Ulysses or The Hours. But the imaginary novels artist Steve Murray came up with to accompany the article are fairly horrifying. Read the article to see Murray's The Babies Karamozov and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, and their Friend, Gary.
Make lit new: Are retold tales a new fad or the latest incarnation of a rich tradition? [National Post via Popped Culture]


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William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats [W.B. Yeats] (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939 / County Dublin / Ireland)
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A hexacopter camera rig does not a brilliant video make. Stunning views of West Virginia, dotted with rally cars, all shot from above — that makes a brilliant video.
This is the 6th annual Rally West Virgina, promoted by Bill Caswell and shot by HELISKOPE. If you needed a fix of American nature and any and every kind of rally car you can imagine (including a very sweet Ford Ranger), this should have you covered.


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When you live on campus, you have easy access to the library, student center, study groups and career services. Learning communities connect you with students with similar interests or academic goals, planned community service activities help you get involved, and you'll find leadership opportunities in your building and all over campus. Plus, because college is a transition, you'll have access to a professional staff, including campus ministry and student health and counseling.
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On Friday, Feb. 8, a man wearing a military uniform motored up to a Malian army checkpoint in the ancient city of Gao, which had recently been liberated from Islamic militants that had held the arid country's expansive north since early 2012. The rider triggered an explosive belt, killing the bomber but merely wounding a Malian soldier standing nearby.
By the standards of suicide bombers, the Gao attack was unimpressive. But it was chilling nonetheless. It was the first suicide attack in the West African country since the beginning of the civil war last year, and an early blow in a nascent insurgency targeting Mali.
Last Friday's desultory blast was also a reminder of a recent military lesson. Speedy, high-tech, coalition-based military interventions, the kind increasingly favored by the U.S. after more than a decade of open-ended occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan, can begin neatly and end messily – if they really end at all.
Washington's calculated support in Mali, including intelligence, drones, logistics and cash, enabled French, Malian and allied troops to quickly recapture northern territory from militant forces led by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, a.k.a. AQIM, the terrorist organization's North African affiliate. A coalition victory in the main assault was a foregone conclusion. It's the phase of the conflict after major combat that should worry U.S. officials. And that phase is beginning now.
Army Gen. Carter Ham, head of the U.S. Africa Command, put it best in mid-January during the early hours of the French-led campaign. Paris' bombers struck militant forces as French commandos mobilized Malian troops and armored battalions raced to reinforce France's African garrisons. Ham was apparently already thinking past the initial battles, to the possibility of a drawn-out insurgency. "The real question," Ham said, "is now what?"
Now more than ever, America wants neat, short conflicts. There's no appetite for drawn-out operations, to say nothing of large-scale troop deployments. But Mali is likely to underscore an unpleasant truth. Today's conflicts are usually anything but tidy or brief.
21st-Century Blitz ——————
In March 2012, a coup by Mali's army toppled the elected government in the capital of Bamako in the south. In the resulting confusion AQIM fighters and other militants seized the less populated north. The fighting between the new Malian regime and the rebels quickly reached a stalemate.
The French Ministry of Defense began the planning and preparation for the current intervention way back last summer. Some French forces were already in Bamako. Others were on standby in nearby Chad, Senegal and Burkina Faso. Bertrand Clément-Bollée, head of French land forces, identified France-based troops that could be quickly sent to Africa to bolster the existing garrisons for a total deployment of some 4,000 troops. In October, Paris sent Harfang drones – France's unarmed answer to America's Predator – to begin tracking militant targets in the north. By late last year, the French intervention was primed.
In structure and purpose, the planned French assault force was indicative of an approach to warfare pioneered by the U.S. six years ago in Somalia, after Islamic militants captured most of that country. The U.S. was already bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan. So in a secret meeting that summer, Jendayi Frazer, the top State Department official for Africa, told the Ethiopian president that the U.S. would support an invasion (.pdf) by Ethiopian forces. The attack came in December 2006, combining Ethiopian tanks and artillery with U.S. Predator drones, AC-130 gunships, carrier-based naval fighters and Special Operations Forces.
Within weeks the Islamists were on the run. As a proof of concept the "fantastic" "Somali job," as one foreign dignitary characterized it, was encouraging. But the second phase of that conflict was a reminder that invasions begin wars; they don't necessarily end them. After only a month's lull, Somali militants struck back against the Ethiopians with suicide bombers, roadside explosives and ambushes by fighters dressed as civilians. Fighting raged for years.
When militants in northern Mali attacked towards Bamako on Jan. 11, France's response followed the Somalia model. French armored vehicles sped north under intensive air cover. Special Operations Forces organized Malian battalions and led them into combat. The U.S. offered intel; sent transport and aerial refueling planes for support; and laid plans for a drone deployment to the region. In less than a month, French-led forces liberated all of the north's major cities, reportedly killing hundreds of militants at light cost to themselves. Paris is now planning to pull out its troops as early as March.
But if Mali continues to echo Somalia, the real nasty fighting is only beginning just as France plans to pull out its forces. The corrupt, undisciplined Malian troops and unproven West African peacekeepers who will remain behind might not be up to the task of defeating an entrenched insurgency. Suppressing Somali militants took another five years of painful effort after the invasion phase. Does Mali also face years of bloody irregular fighting before it can declare peace?
Indications are, yes.
Backlash ——–
The French assault was a barely a week old when terrorists struck back elsewhere. Dozens of militants, reportedly including several Malians, seized a natural gas facility in Algeria along with hundreds of workers – all in retaliation for the French-led intervention, the hijackers claimed. Twenty-nine militants and 37 hostages, three of them Americans, died when Algerian troops retook the facility.
The backlash in Algeria could be symptomatic of a new era of war, in which swift, high-tech military operations leave instability, insurgency and terrorism in their wakes. The difference between this era and the previous decade of battle is that the U.S. and its allies are no longer prepared to indefinitely deploy tens of thousands of troops to maintain security.
In a foreboding sign that "liberated" Mali might descend into insurgency, on Sunday militants traveling in canoes infiltrated Gao, earlier the site of the suicide bombing, and launched three separate attacks on French and Malian troops. "These attacks were quickly brought under control by Malian armed forces," the French defense ministry announced.
Abou Walid Sahraoui, a militant spokesman, rejected that assessment. "The combat will continue until victory, thanks to God's protection," he told Agence-France Presse. "The mujahedeen are in the city of Gao and will remain there."
Now what, indeed.