text: Careers Want to help make a difference in the community? Become a part of the HawaiiUSA Family and join the Life matters movement. Explore Job Openings Explore Job Openings Home > About Us > Explore HawaiiUSA > Careers Print A A A Navigate Pages within this Section Pages within Explore HawaiiUSAAbout HawaiiUSACommunity SupportNewsLeadership TeamHawaiiUSA FCU FoundationCareersHoliday ScheduleHawaiiUSA Golf TournamentAnnual Celebration OverviewFAQs A rewarding career that provides financial stability makes a true difference in people's lives. At HawaiiUSA, we provide personal and professional enrichment opportunities in the financial services industry. We are committed to making a positive impact on people's lives, and we seek employees who embody our core values. Our goal is to earn members' trust by educating and informing them about the rich opportunities available through a relationship with us. We want people who enjoy working with others and helping them achieve their goals. We value trustworthy, respectful people whose honesty shines through in all of their work. And we want teammates who strive for excellence and welcome new challenges. Our Culture HawaiiUSA's culture is a direct reflection of the personalized service we provide to our members and the respect and professionalism we exhibit to each other. Our Core Values were carefully designed by our staff to reflect the culture we strive to live and perpetuate each day. Service We create a positive impression/outcome during each interaction. We build strong member confidence and satisfaction. Our members and employees find value in their interactions with us. Integrity Our word is trusted: What we say is what we do. We are respectful and honest in all business and interpersonal dealings. We take a broader view, making decisions based on what's best for members, the organization and our teammates. Unity Every day, we live our organization's vision and culture of assisting one another. We support and work with others until the goal is achieved. We collaborate to resolve conflicts in a manner that benefits everyone. Achievement We continuously seek opportunities to enhance our skills and knowledge within the profession. We are responsible and our results are tied to personal accountability. Our resiliency allows us to overcome challenges and adapt to change Benefits We pride ourselves in providing a comprehensive benefits package to you and your family. Health & Wellness This program is available at a low cost to employees and their dependents. Medical: Employees may choose from multiple plans offering comprehensive coverage with an emphasis on disease prevention. The plans differ in cost and operation. Emergency coverage is available at any time, anywhere in the world. Wellness: Our medical plans provide professional counseling to help employees assess their lifestyle, health habits and health risks and then design a plan to encourage healthy behavior. 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Paul Languedoc has been Phish's soundman since 1986. In addition to mixing all of their live shows, he is also responsible for building Trey's guitars and a few of Mike's basses. I caught up with him before the 7-13-99 show at the Tweeter Center.
JW: You first met Trey in 1984 when you were working at Time Guitars in Burlington. What was your background leading up to that point?
PL: Well, I moved to Burlington in 1982 when I was just a year out of college. I went to Bates College and I was a philosophy major, believe it or not (laughs). I had always done lots of woodworking and stuff as a hobby up to that point, but before building guitars, I was rebuilding pianos. I did that off and on for four or five years while I was in school. It was like a part time summer job thing. For some reason or other, ever since I've been about eighteen, I seem to have been involved with musicians in some way or other.
JW: So your background was more woodworking and carpentry than sound engineering?
PL: I was always kind of a technical person. You know, I studied philosophy because I wanted to and I sort of felt like "I don't really need to study engineering. I get that already." You know? At least I feel like I have a pretty good mentality that way. A lot of times, I do wish I had studied electrical engineering or something like that.
JW: So were you mixing for other bands? Were you doing any work with other musicians at that time?
PL: No, not at all. I really started with Phish and as a matter of fact, the first time I mixed them, it was also the first time I ever heard them.
JW: Really?
PL: As far as I can remember.
JW: This was 1986?
PL: Yeah, something like that.
JW: So one day, Trey just walked into Time Guitars to have his guitar fixed? Is that how it went down?
PL: Well, he had been coming in and out for a few years and I actually was staying with him, because I was looking for an apartment and we had become friends. So, I was looking for an apartment and I was staying with him. He had a house with some other people and also another friend of mine was living with him. So, I happened to walk in on band practice one day and I think they were in the middle of this discussion about getting a soundman or a person to do sound for them exclusively because they were starting to play out at that time. So, I just kind of walked in on this conversation and they looked at me like, "Oh, let's get Paul to do it". It was just sort of a coincidental thing.
JW: I'm very curious about how the whole collaboration happened when you built Trey's guitar. Did you guys listen to a lot of music together? Did he give you examples on tape of other guitarists that he wanted to kind of emulate?
PL: No, nothing like that. We were just talking about it. He was playing a Time guitar at that time, and then that company had closed down. This was like 1987 and I was working for the band at that point, but I also had a job as a cabinet-maker. So, he came to me and was interested in getting something different. I made some drawings and we looked at the drawings. He had some ideas and I had some ideas, but I can't remember exactly who contributed what. It was his idea, I think, to make it a hollow body. He was interested in something different.
JW: It's definitely a pretty unique sound and he rarely tunes on stage. He's got this outrageous sustain. He only plays the one guitar, yet he can get many different tones. I was just curious if he came to you and said, "I'm gonna be bending a lot of notes, I don't want to have to re-tune." So many players at the club level re-tune between most of the songs. Was that a special design you came up with?
PL: I don't know if I was thinking about that in particular, but I had built some jazz guitars and hollow body guitars with tail pieces on them. I think that's the major contributing factor that it stays in tune, you know? It's the type of bridge it has and the type of tailpiece. So I just sort of preferred that. And, it was a hollow body guitar, so it seemed to make sense to do it that way. A typical electric guitar bridge I think puts the strings under a lot more tension, like a Fender style bridge where the strings come through the back and then over the bridge saddle. There are very high stress points on the strings at certain points with that type of design and that contributes to the thing going out of tune and strings breaking, especially when someone is really bending a lot of notes, you know? Where as in this case, with a tailpiece and a separate bridge, there's no point where the string is really under that incredibly high tension like that.
JW: How was your first gig with Phish? Were there a lot of problems? Do you have any memories of that night?
PL: The band played at Hunt's in Burlington and I had a friend there who was the house sound engineer. So, when this idea came that I might be interested in learning how to do this, I just kind of asked him if it was OK if I came down and helped him out. So, I did that for a few nights and helped him out with a few shows. The real first time I ran sound, he really sat over my shoulder. So, it was smooth in that sense I guess.
JW: The legendary road trip to Telluride in 1988. Were you travelling with a PA (public address system) at that point?
PL: Yeah, we were. We had a small PA system at that point. It was like a small club type PA system. That was very educational to me, because it was always breaking down, you know? Actually, some of my major training with PA at first came through Mike (Gordon). He had had high school bands and he actually owned a small PA system, like a Peavey or something like that. So, he knew more than I did for the first little while.
JW: I find that very interesting because at the level that Phish is at now, you're really renown in the business as having a pretty amazing crew and both you and Chris Kuroda are self-taught…
PL: Yeah, it's not that unusual in the business for bands to have their own sound engineer. I consider myself to be very interested in the PA system. There's lots and lots of stuff out there that I'm not up on, the latest, greatest stuff, but I really try to understand PA systems even if it's some kind of a festival gig or a one-off gig, I want to understand what's going on with it. So to me, that's very important. I think a lot of sound engineers are much more fixated on their mixing board and their console and they don't really care about the PA system, you know?
JW: As time went on and Phish started moving into theatres, you were travelling with your own larger-scale PA, which was kind of rare for bands at that level at the time. That must have given you quite an advantage, to play through the same system every night.
PL: Yeah, it was like old, used stuff that we bought, but it was good quality. It was breaking down a lot and it taught me how to figure out what pieces we needed and stuff, you know? So we just added things gradually, bit by bit. Yeah, it's always preferable to have something that's consistent.
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Bariatric Surgery and Reactive Hypoglycemia
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01581801
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 20, 2012
Last Update Posted : February 7, 2017
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Bariatric surgery has long been recognized as an effective treatment for grade 3 or grade 2 obesity associated with complications. Among the bariatric surgical procedures, roux-en-y gastric bypass (RYGB) was shown to account for 41% of all bariatric operations at least in the United Sates. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG), that was conceived as the first step before performing a RYGB or a biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch in patients who were super-obese, has recently emerged as a new restrictive bariatric procedure.
Reactive hypoglycemia is a late complication affecting up to 72% of RYGB patients although it seems to occur also after SG, in about 3% of the cases. However, until now no prospective studies have investigated the incidence of hypoglycemia after RYGB nor randomized studies have been undertaken to compare the effect of SG to that of RYGB in terms of incidence of hypoglycemic episodes.
The primary aim of the present study is to conduct a 1-year randomized trial to compare the incidence of hypoglycemia after RYGB or SG.
|Condition or disease
|Obesity With Complications Morbid Obesity Reactive Hypoglycemia Bariatric Surgery
|Procedure: Gastric Bypass Procedure: Sleeve Gastrectomy
|Not Applicable
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|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|120 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|RANDOMIZED CLINICAL STUDY COMPARING THE EFFECT OF ROUX-en-Y GASTRIC BYPASS AND SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY ON REACTIVE HYPOGLYCEMIA
|Study Start Date :
|October 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|March 2015
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|March 2016
Gastric Bypass
60 subjects obese subjects with complications or morbidly obese subjects will be assigned randomly to this arm to undergo gastric bypass
Procedure: Gastric Bypass
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass This laparoscopic operation includes the division of the stomach in two parts. A proximal, smaller pouch (20-25 cc volume), is connected to the rest of the gastrointestinal tract through a gastro-jejunal anastomosis, whereas the distal gastric pouch is left behind but excluded from the transit of food.
An entero-entero anastomosis, with a Roux-en-Y type of reconstruction, allows the bile and pancreatic juices to mix with the nutrients at about 100-150 cm from the gastro-jejunal connection.
Sleeve Gastrectomy
60 subjects obese subjects with complications or morbidly obese subjects will be assigned randomly to this arm to undergo sleeve gastrectomy
Procedure: Sleeve Gastrectomy
Sleeve gastrectomy Laparoscopic SG involves a longitudinal resection of the stomach on the greater curvature from the antrum starting opposite of the nerve of Latarjet up to the angle of His The final gastric volume is about 100 mL.
- incidence reactive hypoglycemia [ Time Frame: up to 12 months ]The Primary Endpoint of the study is the incidence reactive hypoglycemia within 1 year after the bariatric surgery.
- insulin resistance [ Time Frame: 0,1,3,6,9, and 12 months ]
Changes at 1 year of insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion measured after an OGTT.
Changes at 1 year of body weight, BMI, abdominal circumference, body composition, lipid profile and cardiovascular system abnormalities.
the incidence of severe hypoglycemia or related symptoms (shakiness, sweating, dizziness or light-headedness, confusion, difficulty speaking, weakness, confusion, syncope, epilepsy, seizures) within 5 years after the operation.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|25 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients are eligible if aged between 25 and 65 years, have a body mass index of 35 (in presence of complications as sleep apnea, severe coxarthritis or gonarthritis, severe hypertension) to 50 kg/m2, and are able to understand and comply with the study process.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of type 1 diabetes or secondary diabetes;
- Previous bariatric surgery;
- History of medical problems such as mental impairment;
- Major cardiovascular disease;
- Major gastrointestinal disease;
- Major respiratory disease;
- Hormonal disorders;
- Infection;
- History of drug addiction and/or alcohol abuse;
- Internal malignancy;
- Pregnancy;
- Impaired glucose tolerance;
- Suspected or confirmed poor compliance;
- Informed consents.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01581801
|Catholic University School of Medicine
|Rome, Italy, 00168
|Principal Investigator:
|Geltrude Mingrone, MD
|Catholic University, Italy
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Geltrude Mingrone, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01581801 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2012-bariatric-001 ( Other Identifier: Catholic University )
|First Posted:
|April 20, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|February 7, 2017
|Last Verified:
|February 2017
Keywords provided by Geltrude Mingrone, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart:
gastric bypass
sleeve gastrectomy
reactive hypoglycemia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Obesity, Morbid
Nutrition Disorders
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases


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Yu Darvish works 4 strong innings, Rangers hit 4 homers to beat Mexico City Red Devils 12-1
ARLINGTON, Texas – Yu Darvish is ready for the regular season to begin.
Darvish threw four solid innings in his final tuneup of the preseason and the Texas Rangers hit four home runs to beat the Mexico City Red Devils 12-1 in an exhibition game Thursday night.
Darvish mowed down the Mexican League team, allowing just one hit while striking out seven. The Japanese star threw 42 of 52 pitches for strikes and the only hit he gave up was a blooper by Jesus Lopez in the fourth inning that barely made it out of the infield.
"I felt really comfortable out there today and I had really good control," Darvish said through an interpreter. "I feel very comfortable going into the season. I think I'm ready."
The 26-year-old right-hander, entering his second major league season following an outstanding 16-9 rookie year, completed his preseason with a 2-1 record, a 1.52 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings. Opposing batters hit just .138 off him.
"He was outstanding," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "He started the spring off throwing the ball well and did it again tonight, had good zip on his fastball, had nice cutter work and sinker, really pounded the zone."
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Washington noted that Darvish, who is expected to start the Rangers' second regular season game Tuesday in Houston, seems a much more confident pitcher heading into his second season than he did when he first came over from Japan a year ago.
"I see a more relaxed Darvish," Washington said. "I think the success he had down the stretch last year, he recognized the things he needed to do to be successful. He's gained some experience. I think he's more aware of what he can do better and he's just going out there and doing it."
Darvish agrees: "I think it is a big difference between last year and this year, I'm more relaxed this time around compared to last year."
Ian Kinsler, David Murphy, Nelson Cruz and Mitch Moreland each homered for the Rangers, who got at least one hit or a run scored out of all their starters. By the sixth inning and with an 11-0 lead, all the Texas starters had left the game.
"It was a fun game," said catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who went 1-for-2 with a run scored. "We swung the bats, got some hits, hit some homers — it was just fun to be out there, fun to be in front of the home crowd for the first time and hopefully it got people excited about Rangers baseball."
Former major leaguer Ben Broussard, who spent 2008 with the Rangers, drilled a home run to right field off Texas reliever Joe Ortiz in the seventh inning for Mexico City's only run.
The Rangers close their spring training schedule with a two-game series against San Diego at the Alamodome in San Antonio on Friday and Saturday before Sunday's season opener in Houston.
NOTES: The Rangers announced that Ortiz and RHP Tanner Scheppers had secured roster spots in the bullpen. Ortiz, a 22-year-old LHP who split last season between Texas affiliates Frisco (Double-A) and Round Rock (Triple-A), enjoyed an outstanding spring, allowing just nine hits and two runs in 13 innings. Scheppers, 26, spent most of 2012 with Texas, making 39 appearances and recording a 4.45 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched. ... Texas has one more roster spot open, which comes down to a decision between OF Julio Borbon, who hit .304 at Round Rock last season, and a reliever, either RHP Josh Lindblom or RHP Cory Burns.


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2013 BMW M3: New Car Review - Video
For fans of BMW's big V8 powerplants, times are a-changing. The 2013 BMW M3 will be the last of the V8-powered generation for this Bavarian hot rod. A new M3 is on its way for 2014, and it will be powered by a more reasonably sized twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder. Regardless, the M3 will likely remain one of the world's great performance machines.
Inside, the 2013 M3 features upscale materials with excellent fit and finish. The standard front seats are the main attraction with a lot of comfort and support, and enough side-bolster adjustability for hard driving. And the BMW iDrive interface is a tech-toy favorite, with intuitive controls and a great-looking display screen.
However, the true magic of the 2013 M3 is its high-speed capabilities. Its 414-horsepower, 4.0-liter V8 flexes out 295 lb-ft of torque through either a 6-speed manual or a 7-speed dual clutch automated manual transmission to the rear wheels. That means the M3 can get from 0 to 60 mph in under five seconds. Add to that a race-inspired suspension to give the M3 all the track prowess one could ever want. Just be ready to make frequent stops for gasoline with fuel economy estimates of 14 miles per gallon city/20 mpg hwy.
The base price for the M3 coupe is $60,100. The convertible stickers at $68,750. The M3's main competition comes from the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG and the Porsche 911.
The 2013 BMW M3 offers a strong combination of styling, performance and handling, in your choice of coupe or convertible. If you're thinking about buying one, the base coupe with the carbon-fiber roof and the manual transmission is our recommendation. Go for the 825-watt sound system and you've got a ride that will keep you happy whether you're in traffic or on the open road. Now go burn some rubber.


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Kenmore 4.0 cu. ft. Front-Load Washer - White ENERGY STAR®
Step up to efficiency, cleaning power and convenience with the 4.0 cu. ft. Kenmore 41182 front-load washer. It has technologies such as Kenmore Connect™, which can troubleshoot some problems over the phone, and Smart Motion™, which uses motions such as rolling, tumbling, stirring and cradling, depending on the cycle you select.
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10 Uses for Chalkboard Walls & Chalkboard Paint
Chalkboard walls are not only functional and fun for a kitchen, but can also be used in a home office, a dining room, and a kid's room. As much as I love technology and managing my calendars and to-do lists electronically, I do still enjoy the nostalgia of school chalkboards and writing out my lists. Recently, I visited a friend who used the chalkboard wall in her office to write out her list of tasks for the day.
As I dream about painting one wall in my kitchen with chalkboard paint, I thought about the most practical and fun uses for chalkboard walls in different rooms in the home.
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19:12 Monmore Thu 12 July 2018
- 480m
- 1st £175, 2nd £60, Others £50 Race Total £435
Final Result
Race Details
- Winning TrainerP Slater
- Winning Time28.62s
- Runners6 ran
- Distances1, 1, 1, 2, 3
- Off Time18:12:30
- Forecast£28.94
- Tricast£94.64
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Forty-two years of hurt were finally swept away in ninety glorious minutes of North London sunshine.
The FA Cup 2011 will reside alongside Champions League qualification on the Blues roll of honour.
Finally a squad of players has stepped forward to write their names into the history books and put new heroes on the lips of the modern generation.
Now the names of Tevez, Yaya and Richards will ring out loud and proud alongside those of Bell, Lee and Summerbee.
This must have been the noisiest Cup Final in living memory as both sets of fans traded verbal volleys driving their players on to greater heights and fiercer collisions in the sweltering bowl of Wembley Stadium.
At times this was an epic final full of beauty and precision and at other moments this 130th renewal of the famous old trophy was not the prettiest thing to view but the passion and pride flowing from the fans was ceaseless. To coin a well-worn phrase it was 'emotional'.
And never more so than after 74 minutes of City dominance Yaya Toure wrote a second chapter in his love affair with Wembley by firing home the winner into the same net as he did in the semi-final against United.
No one, not even the most blinkered observer could say Manchester didn't deserve to come out on top in this tale of two Cities.
As expected Roberto Mancini recalled captain Carlos Tevez but less predictably started with Mario Balotelli and Aleks Kolarov who ousted Pablo Zabaleta from the left back slot.
Etherington and Huth, Stoke's major pre-match doubts, both pitched up – no shock at all there.
The Blues made a fabulous start, the first fifteen minutes was played almost exclusively in Stoke territory. Thomas Sorensen made a wonderful save from a Tevez drive and Yaya Toure shaved the post with a howitzer from outside the box.
The movement from Roberto Mancini's men was terrific particularly from Balotelli who showed commendable discipline both in attack and defence as Stoke were forced into containment mode relying on winning throw-ins on the half way line to ease the pressure.
Sorensen's day went from brilliant to sensational when he climbed and flew to claw away a curling Balotelli effort that was destined for the top corner. Just how the Dane is not the Potters number one is hard to believe on this evidence.
His effort came just before a 24th minute Poznan celebration in honour of Neil Young that was an emotional and fitting tribute.
The Blues had chance after chance none better than when Silva managed to miss from eight yards driving his shot into the ground and over the bar when it looked easier to score.
Stoke meanwhile continued their tactics of pumping high balls for Kenwyne Jones.
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Top 1% Got 93% of Income Growth as Rich-Poor Gap Widened
By Peter Robison
Oct 2, 2012 9:01 AM CT
Since 2009, Anita Reyes wages have been as frozen as Lake Minnetonka in January.
While the U.S. economy was recovering from the Great Recession, Reyes, 52, a casino dealer from Minneapolis, was dining on $1.67 cans of soup and searching for a way to keep her house, which was foreclosed on last October.
I went backwards, Reyes said. Two years ago, three years ago, I didnt know Id be looking at being homeless.
Stephen Hemsleys salary has been frozen too. His income hasnt.
The chief executive officer of Minnetonka, Minnesota-based health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) earned $1.3 million in salary every year since 2007. Still, as the economic recovery took hold from 2009 to 2011, Hemsley, 60, exercised stock options worth more than $170 million and made at least $51 million from share sales, making him the object of an Occupy Lake Minnetonka protest on the ice outside his lakeside home each winter.
The divergent fortunes of Reyes and Hemsley show that the U.S. has gone through two recoveries. The 1.2 million households whose incomes put them in the top 1 percent of the U.S. saw their earnings increase 5.5 percent last year, according to estimates released last month by the U.S. Census Bureau. Earnings fell 1.7 percent for the 96 million households in the bottom 80 percent -- those that made less than $101,583.
The recovery that officially began in mid-2009 hasnt arrived in most Americans paychecks. In 2010, the top 1 percent of U.S. families captured as much as 93 percent of the nations income growth, according to a March paper by Emmanuel Saez, a University of California at Berkeley economist who studied Internal Revenue Service data.
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The earnings gap between rich and poor Americans was the widest in more than four decades in 2011, Census data show, surpassing income inequality previously reported in Uganda and Kazakhstan. The notion that each generation does better than the last -- one aspect of the American Dream -- has been challenged by evidence that average family incomes fell last decade for the first time since World War II.
In this recovery its proved better to own stock than a house. For stockholders like Hemsley, the value of all outstanding shares has soared $6 trillion to $17 trillion since June 2009, the recessions end. Even after a recent rebound, the value of owner-occupied housing, the chief asset of most middle- income families, has dropped $41 billion in the same period, part of a $5.8 trillion loss in home values since 2006.
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Income inequality of the scale we have today is destroying our democracy, retired American Airlines CEO Bob Crandall said in an interview. Crandall, 76, says he became so frustrated at what he sees as selfishness among his peers that he started writing a blog on his Lenovo laptop. Anyone else willing? he titled his first entry in August 2011, which argued that people should pay higher taxes.
While the Census income numbers dont count benefits from some safety-net programs, such as food stamps, which tend to reduce inequality, the income gap has drawn enough attention to become a battleground in the presidential election. Both candidates say theyll do more to protect the shrinking middle class.
President Barack Obamas administration has attributed the growth in inequality under his watch to a deep recession and dramatic fluctuations in equity prices. Obama advocates the Buffett rule, legislation named for billionaire investor Warren Buffett that would levy a minimum 30 percent income tax rate on anyone making $1 million or more a year.
Dividing America
Republican nominee Mitt Romney, who was governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007, has said Obama is dividing America based on 99 percent versus 1 percent. He calls for cutting government spending and taxes to stimulate job growth, reducing marginal tax rates for all brackets and eliminating the Alternative Minimum Tax and the estate tax.
The best way to bring more prosperity to more Americans is through economic growth and job creation, said Andrea Saul, a Romney spokeswoman.
Even as a mending economy generated 4.6 million private- sector jobs since February 2010, almost 40 percent of them were in fields such as hospitality and temporary staffing where the average wage is $15 an hour, according to a report last month by Wells Fargo Securities LLC senior economist Mark Vitner. A broken middle class isnt just an economic challenge -- it also erodes political stability, said Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc. in Chicago.
What is China focused on more than anything? Growing the middle class, she said.
Danger Level
The income gap between rural households in China under a commonly used gauge known as the Gini coefficient reached 0.3949 last year, nearing a danger level of 0.40 set by the United Nations for potential social unrest, according to a study released in August by the state-backed Center for Chinese Rural Studies at Central China Normal University. The figure was 0.47 in the U.S. last year, the highest since at least 1967, the Census bureau estimated.
The patterns reflected by the two recoveries may consign the U.S. to slow growth for years, said Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, who explored the income gap in his 2012 book, The Price of Inequality. Depressed earnings lead to lower consumption, which stems job growth and keeps the risk of recession high, he said.
Were all in the same boat, Stiglitz said. If our economy doesnt go well, the 1 percent will suffer.
Fewer Stockholders
So far, the boat has been leaving some in its wake. Fewer Americans own individual stocks than before the recession began, so many have missed the chance for income from the markets rebound. About 11.7 percent of middle-income families owned stock in 2010, down from 14 percent in 2007, according to the Federal Reserve. Almost half of the wealthiest 10 percent of American families owned stock in 2007 and 2010, the Fed says.
At the same time, at least 176 companies lit a sleeping time bomb of stock-market wealth in 2009 by awarding mega grants of stock options to executives, said Paul Hodgson, chief research analyst at GMI Ratings, a New York corporate governance firm. A mega-grant confers 500,000 shares or more, according to GMIs reports.
Seagate Technology Plc (STX) gave CEO Stephen Luczo options to buy 3.5 million shares of the computer disk drive maker in January 2009, when the price had plummeted to less than $4 from $20 about six months earlier. That same month, the company, which is run from Scotts Valley, California, and formally based in Dublin, said it would eliminate 2,950 jobs -- or 6 percent of its workforce -- and reduce salaries by as much as 25 percent.
Share Sales
The CEOs salary was cut 25 percent -- yet Luczos options could be exercised starting at $4.05, a price they exceeded within a week of the grant. The options began vesting in 2010 once specified performance criteria were met, according to corporate filings. This year, Seagate shares have had an average price of $27.13, and Luczo has sold more than $110 million worth, including some from the 2009 options grant, the disclosures say.
Awarding stock option grants at record lows allows executives to profit handsomely from a market recovery with which they have nothing to do, Hodgson said. It divorces pay from performance even more spectacularly.
Brian Ziel, a spokesman for Seagate, declined to comment.
The GMI report also cited Richard Fairbank, CEO of McLean, Virginia-based Capital One Financial Corp. (COF), who got options on 970,403 shares in January 2009. The company valued them at $4 million at the time; they would be worth more than $38 million now.
No Salary
Fairbank receives no cash bonus or salary and hasnt yet exercised the options, said Capital One spokeswoman Julie Rakes. Bottom line, Rich only gets paid if Capital One shareholders get paid, she said.
Crandall, the former American Airlines CEO, said that while his blog isnt a burning success -- hes heard from 50 readers -- he feels compelled to write about income inequality, taxes and CEO pay. I wake up every morning and read the newspapers and fly into a rage, he said. Growing up in Rhode Island during the Great Depression and World War II, he felt a sense of collective effort thats missing now, he said.
The whole notion of responsibility kind of went away, Crandall said. If the boss is going to get a bonus, then everybody in the company ought to get a profit-sharing check.
Caterpillars Contract
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) made headlines this year for resisting wage demands at a plant in Joliet, Illinois, after reporting a record $1.7 billion in second-quarter profit. Machinist Kathy Keifer, 56, started there in 1994 after a friend in a geometry class at Joliet Junior College raved about the opportunities. She said she was trained in welding, machining and assembly, and by 2007, was making $25 an hour, enough to support a daughter as a single parent. After a career detour as a real estate agent, she said she returned in 2010 to a changed employer.
Joliet machinists, who make $14.74 to $25.88 an hour, in August accepted a six-year contract that provided no pay increase for those hired before May 2005. Workers hired later receive a one-time 3 percent pay raise or market-based increases, whichever is higher. Employees also got a $3,100 signing bonus.
Compensation for Caterpillars CEO, the 37-year company veteran Douglas Oberhelman, rose 60 percent to $16.9 million last year. Keifer said that over the next six years, the most she can expect is a 55-cent increase from $17.39 an hour.
At $25, I was feeling pretty good, definitely middle class, she said. Now its like the bottoms giving out. As the strike depleted her savings, Keifer put off plans to buy a two-story frame house for $99,000 in Joliet.
Minimum Wage
I dont see what good it does our country if companies are hiring at minimum wage, she said.
Caterpillar takes a market-based approach for all employees, and comparing a production workers pay to the CEOs isnt valid, said Rusty Dunn, a spokesman for the Peoria, Illinois-based company. The contract is fair and necessary to keep the company competitive globally, he said.
It is not in anyones best interests to have the type of labor agreement suited to something you would see years ago, he said.
Keifers postponed home purchase helps explain one factor limiting job growth: Americans dont have the income to spend as much as they used to. Although U.S. consumer spending climbed to its highest level in four years in August, according to Gallup surveys, it still lags 2008 levels by more than 20 percent. Most of the spending came from higher-income households.
Borrowing Trouble
Easy credit in the last decade propped up consumer spending, masking long-term forces that had been pummeling workers -- among them global competition, increased automation and falling educational attainment, said University of Chicago finance professor Raghuram Rajan. His 2010 book, Fault Lines, argued that the financial crisis was caused in part by excessive borrowing to make up for falling incomes.
Now that people cant borrow, they look at their paycheck and say, What happened? said Rajan, a former chief economist for the International Monetary Fund who was named top adviser to Indias Finance Ministry in August.
From 1979 to 2007, about $1.1 trillion in annual income shifted to the top 1 percent of Americans -- more than the entire earnings of the bottom 40 percent, according to Alan Krueger, chairman of Obamas Council of Economic Advisers and an economics professor at Princeton University. If income were distributed as it was in 1979, there might be $440 billion in additional spending each year -- a 5 percent boost to consumption, he said in January.
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So I guess this proves that Obama policies have savaged the middle class and the poor while allowing the rich to get richer.
And the only solution Ereckshun can see is to rob the ones doing well and give their money to the ones who are starving under his failed administration, instead of adopting policies promoting growth in the middle class.
Wow, that's just ****ing retarded and incredibly shortsighted.
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Regarding the bolded.. how are you expecting that to be implemented? If it were as easy as just adopting policies promoting that growth, why hasn't anything like that been effectively implemented? I don't see either side giving a shit about the middle class right now, or in the foreseeable future.
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I wonder how many millions are employed because of the "1%."
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I don't know, you tell me. You're the one who has spent a few years here talking about your huge raises and salary and beach front house.
I don't really care to be wealthy. The group that attack the middle class the most are the non-producer Americans and those who want to bring themselves up the food chain on the back of others.
i think both parties will agree that a strong middle class is important. It's the method to get there, and I strongly disagree that the best way to make a strong middle class is watering down the upper class to do it.
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How many Trillions has the Fed given away? 16 trillion? That we KNOW of?
I read today on http://zerohedge.com that $22 Trillion is missing from the EURO union.
We have how many trillions in unfunded programs like Medicare, Social Security, etc??
The 4 major banks have how many 100s of Trillions wrapped in funky derivatives? This crash always comes with fiat money... if you can print it for $0.06 per $100. And you have unlimited printer ink... what are you gonna do?
The Rothschild central banking system is at the root of all of these issues, IMO.
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New Car Review
2012 Acura TL: New Car Review
Pros: Optional all-wheel drive; impressive acceleration and performance; proven reliability
Cons: Uninspired styling;
Originally debuted in 1996, the Acura TL has been given a slight facelift for the 2012 model year. The TL is a heavy-hitting competitor in the mid-size luxury sedan segment. Built in Marysville, Ohio, but based upon the Honda Accord, the TL is a meld of Japanese and American styling and power.
Available in seven trim levels, the front-wheel drive TL starts at $35,705 and the SH-AWD all-wheel drive equipped TL starts at $39,255. Add Acura's Technology or Advanced packages and the sticker price will quickly climb from there.
Comfort and Utility
Determined to be a driver's car, the TL interior features, what Acura calls, a "dual personal" design that gives both the driver and front passenger the feeling of having his or her own personal space.
New for 2012 is an available Advance Package that incorporates all new ventilated front seats, larger wheels and a new blind spot information (BSI) system that alerts the driver when another vehicle is detected behind the driver in an adjacent lane.
There's something about Acura interiors that is not quite like any other interior in the automotive industry. Some might find the TL interior and its many dash-mounted buttons overwhelming. Customers not turned off by the clutter will find the technology laden TL exemplary.
Both the TL and TL SH-AWD models can be fitted with an optional Technology Package, which includes a satnav with voice recognition, AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic with Traffic Rerouting, AcuraLink Real-Time Weather and a 440-watt Premium Audio System.
For 2012, the TL satnav system has been increased to 60 gigabytes, map coverage has been expanded, and the screen has been brightened. With the revised satnav system, there is a 15 GB space for music-up to 3,500 songs. Also new is the "Song By Voice" system that allows the driver to choose music by artist, album, song title, genre, play list, and even composer.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The 2012 TL is available in two variations. The first: a front-wheel-drive, 280-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 with a six-speed automatic transmission. The second: an all-wheel-drive, SH-AWD, 305-horsepower 3.7-liter V6 paired with either a six-speed manual transmission or a six-speed automatic. The EPA has rated the front-wheel drive 2012 TL at 20 MPG in the city and 29 on the highway. The SH-AWD model is rated at 18 MPG in the city and 26 MPG on the highway.
Both engines choices benefit from improved mile-per-gallon ratings over the 2011 model year. The slight fuel economy improvements are thanks to new friction-reducing technologies applied to the cylinders of the 3.5-liter, paired with revised air intake manifolds on both the 3.5 and the 3.7-liter V6s.
For 2012, the TL features six airbags and active head restraints for both the driver and front passenger. And like most of the Acura lineup, the TL has been built with Acura's Advanced Compatibility Engineering body structure technology.
ACE is an Acura-exclusive body design that enhances occupant protection especially in frontal crashes. ACE utilizes a network of connected, high-strength structures to more evenly distribute crash energy throughout the front of the vehicle. This enhanced frontal crash energy management reduces the forces transferred to the passenger compartment and can help to more evenly disperse the forces transferred to other vehicles in a crash. This means the TL is not only safe for its passengers but for the passengers in other vehicles as well.
Driving Impressions
The TL isn't quite as composed as the BMW 3 Series but perhaps more exhilarating. The Power output in the TL feels more raw and unrefined compared with its competitors. It is especially the case in the 305 horsepower 3.7-liter SH-AWD model with the six-speed automatic transmission. The TL is as at home quietly cruising down the highway as it is roaring around a track or on some back roads-even if few of its owners will ever use it that way.
For customers who aren't performance obsessed, the TL is still sure to please. The automatic transmission is taut and forgiving, the V6 engines are both smooth, the SH-AWD system rarely encounters a road surface it can't master, and the cabin is quiet and comfortable.
Aside from its sporty and luxurious amenities, one of the TL's best features is its heritage. Some sports sedans have racing pedigree or have long been the vehicle of choice for the world's elites. The TL has something better, more tangible: reliability.
Underneath, as we said above, the TL is a Honda Accord. Hondas are world-renown for their impeccable reliability and longevity. The TL might have a hefty asking price but unlike many of its competitors, the TL is actually a car you could own and enjoy for ten years with little hassle. Acuras, from the factory, are firm and fun. And unlike other cars, they remain that way.
Other Cars to Consider
Cadillac CTS: Starting at $36,810, the CTS is America's answer to the BMW 3 Series. Cadillac's base 3-liter V6 makes 270 horsepower but only achieves 18 MPG in the city and 27 MPG on the highway.
BMW 3 Series: As the gold standard of the mid-size luxury sedan, the 3 Series is a force to be reckoned with. Starting at $35,795 with a 240 horsepower 2-liter inline four cylinder, the basic 3 Series is easily overshadowed by the base-level TL.
Audi A4: Staring at $32,500, the base model A4 is a fun vehicle but in no way can match the TL's performance. Also, customers might be disappointed with the A4's continuously variable transmission (CVT) which isn't as smooth as one might hope.
AutoTrader Recommendations
We're not convinced the standard 3.5-liter, front-wheel drive TL is worth the sticker price, as it's simply a dressed up Honda Accord. For customers interested in the TL, we recommend going full-boar and buying the SH-AWD equipped TL. It's an extra $4,000 but well worth the money considering improved performance and handling.


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Published January 13, 2015
Christian Standhardinger scored 18 points, Vander Joaquim added 15 , and Hawaii erased a double-digit, second-half deficit to post a 77-75 victory against Cal State Fullerton on Saturday night.
Hauns Brereton scored 13 points for the Rainbow Warriors (13-9, 7-4 Big West) and hit a 3-pointer with 3:38 remaining that put them ahead for good, 65-64. Each time the Titans (11-11, 4-6) threatened to take back the lead down the stretch, Hawaii had an answer.
Kwame Vaughn scored 19 points, D.J. Seeley 18 and Sammy Yeager 17 for Cal State Fullerton, which led 55-45 with 13:53 left. The Warriors, ending a four-game road swing on the mainland, were sparked by Joaquim during their comeback, as his six straight points cut the deficit to 62-60 with 5:36 remaining.
The Titans have lost five of their last six games.


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by Jennifer, fasten her seatbelt
It's been four months since my last post…
Always reachin' for the risin' star
To guide me far
And shine me home
Out here on my own.
Needless to say, thirty odd years later I am not a brilliant actress -that dream faded along with the popularity of the movie Fame (but wouldn't it just be a hoot if I was?). I am a wife, mother, artist and 'accidental advocate'. I have a wonderful and caring family, and though I am not alone, the song 'Out Here On My Own' seems as relevant to me today as it did in 1980, yet in such different way. So, how exactly does this fit together? Lack of posts? The movie Fame? Out Here On My Own?
I close my eyes so I can be with you
Oh, baby, be strong for me
Baby, belong to me
Help me through
Help me need you.
When the girls were younger, my husband and I had made the joint decision that I would stay home with them. It's been equally rewarding and challenging as many of you know. However, as their needs grew, I felt my own identity slipping away.
And then it hit like a ton of bricks. For about the past four months – I've been feeling lost. I find myself becoming more withdrawn as each day passes. I'm sure we all feel like this at times – a bit lost. With so many things to take care of, I find at times I take care of nothing. We are mothers, wives, providers, educators, advocates and problems-solvers… but sometimes I wonder: Who am I? It sounds so simple, and I should be able to answer. Who. Am. I?
Making light of all my fears
I dry the tears
I've never shown
Out here on my own.
The exterior me shows strength and confidence. Yet the interior is slowly ripping herself apart.
We're talking a five to six year tear here. Corresponding with??? You betcha – our diagnosis. You see, I think there has always been a little part of me (2%? 5%? 10%?) that has been living in denial. Who knows the actual percentage, but it gets pretty loud every now and then. And then I think to myself, by admitting that this percentage even exists, what does that say about me? That I don't support my daughter? That I don't accept her for who she is? Emma's a gem – I love her fully and completely. Sometimes, it's hard though -it's really, really hard. The play dates, the birthday parties, the sleepovers… all those 'typical' activities she sees her younger sister partaking in, but she never gets asked to partake in. But everyone's so 'friendly' to Emma, right? There's a BIG difference between being 'friendly' and being a 'friend'. The hardest thing you will ever do as a parent, will be to watch the things you have absolutely no control over take place.
I close my eyes so I can be with you
Oh, baby, be strong for me
Baby, belong to me
Help me through
Help me need you.
As I work through this song – 'Out Here On My Own', I ask myself: Who is Coco/Irene asking 'Baby, be strong for me, baby belong to me. Help me through, help me need you'? My only answer can be: HERSELF. She will find it within herself to get through, to be strong, to be who she needs to be – to be the best she can be – for herself. I need to be strong for myself, so I'm able to be strong for my daughters. I need to know who I am, so my daughters will be able to know who they are…
Who I am
Do I fit in
I may not win
But I can't be thrown
Out here on my own
On my own.
Over the summer, I had the opportunity to visit with two very dear girlfriends (both whom are living in different states now). They're friends from college – you know the kind… the ones who have known you since you were just finding your feet. The kind of friends you don't have to 'edit' yourself around, because they've already seen you at your best and worst. We went to art school together, so trust me… there were plenty of 'worst' times! We shared so much in school: laughter, tears, inspiration! I miss those ladies. Seeing them – albeit separately – enabled me to find some of those small pieces of myself again… to begin to answer the question Who I am.
As I mentioned to a friend earlier today: It's time to take off the dirty old robe and toss it away. It's time to start this new journey, to rediscover who I am – to be reacquainted with these different aspects of myself. In order to 'reach my destination' Fasten Her Seatbelt may change a bit, for not only will this be about Emma's journey, but mine as well.
Title Inspiration:
Irene Cara: Out Here On My Own
Jennifer lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband, and is the proud mother of three beautiful girls: Frannie (9), Emma (10), and Isabella (22). She is an artist, fine jeweler and educator. Emma was diagnosed with an ASD at age 4 and Frannie was diagnosed with ADHD and Dyslexia at age 6.
With Emma fast approaching adolescence, Jennifer found there was not much information available for 'girls, autism and adolescence', thus 'Fasten Her Seatbelt' was born. Using 'Fasten Her Seatbelt as a vehicle to re-account life experiences both pas and present, Jennifer hopes to connect with other parents on the same journey. So, hop on in and join her as she travels the world of adolescence on the spectrum.
This post was originally published HERE and used with permission.


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From Sydney and on: Exciting games slated for '14
It is normally bad form to look beyond the next pitch, next inning and next game, but you can throw all that out the window when it comes to next year's schedule.
The ultimate day of looking ahead has arrived -- for Major League Baseball families, fans, hospitality staff, media and all associated with the national pastime. MLB on Tuesday released a tentative 2014 master schedule that starts in one continent's fall and ends in another's.
It is normally bad form to look beyond the next pitch, next inning and next game, but you can throw all that out the window when it comes to next year's schedule.
The ultimate day of looking ahead has arrived -- for Major League Baseball families, fans, hospitality staff, media and all associated with the national pastime. MLB on Tuesday released a tentative 2014 master schedule that starts in one continent's fall and ends in another's.
As unveiled in June, the season opens with the historic March 22-23 Opening Series between the Dodgers and host D-backs in Sydney, Australia. MLB has opened seasons in Monterrey, Mexico (1999); Tokyo, Japan (2000, '04, '08, '12); and San Juan, Puerto Rico ('01).
One week after the completion of that series, the 25th season of ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" will begin the rest of the schedule on March 30. That Opening Night matchup will be announced later.
There are 14 Opening Day games on Monday, March 31. Ten of them are divisional matchups, including the traditional opener in Cincinnati, where the Reds start their season with an immediate challenge from the National League Central-rival Cardinals.
The other four games that day include: an Interleague contest between the host Rangers and the Phillies; the Atlanta Braves visiting Milwaukee, the city where they were located from 1953-65, to play the Brewers; a matchup between 1993 expansion clubs Colorado and Miami, almost guaranteed to be Jose Fernandez's next regular-season start after Wednesday; and a game in Oakland between the Indians and A's, both of whom are battling for postseason berths now.
Nine games are scheduled for Tuesday, April 1, including the season debuts for the Astros and Yankees at Minute Maid Park. So begins a new post-Mariano Rivera era, meaning no player will wear No. 42 again starting with that game. The number was retired in 1997 throughout MLB to honor Jackie Robinson, and Rivera was wearing it before that declaration was made.
The final scheduled day of the 2014 regular season will be Sunday, Sept. 28, and will feature 12 divisional games. It follows this season's format, permitting a World Series end in October.
Other important dates next season include Jackie Robinson Day on April 15, the first day of the 2014 MLB Draft on June 5 and the 85th All-Star Game at Target Field in Minneapolis on July 15.
For the first time since Toronto's Rogers Centre (originally Skydome) was built in 1989, MLB is on course to go a second straight season without the opening of a new ballpark -- only further demonstrating what has been an unparalleled era of new architecture. One legacy of Commissioner Bud Selig's long tenure has been an almost constant rollout of new stadiums, never less often than every other year, with Marlins Park in 2012 the last opening. Starting with Camden Yards in 1992, the year he became acting Commissioner, 21 new ballparks have opened.
Interleague Play will once again take place throughout the season following MLB's decision to put Houston in the American League for a 2013 balanced schedule with six five-team divisions. For full Interleague series, teams rotate divisions on a yearly basis, and in 2014 it will be the NL East vs. AL West, NL West vs. AL Central and NL Central vs. AL East.
The home-and-home rivalry series format returns for a second year, with such examples as Reds vs. Indians on Aug. 4-5 at Cleveland and Aug. 6-7 at Cincinnati; the Windy City Series May 5-6 at Wrigley Field and May 7-8 at U.S. Cellular Field; Mets-Yankees May 12-13 in the Bronx and May 14-15 in Queens; and the Bay Bridge Series June 7-8 in Oakland and June 9-10 at AT&T Park.
There will be familiar sights. How about a rematch of the 2012 World Series? The Giants play Sept. 5-7 at Detroit -- site of last year's Game 4 clincher. How about a 50th anniversary of the Cardinals' seven-game World Series triumph over the Yankees? New York makes its first trip to Busch Stadium II on May 26-28, and that history will be front and center.
There will be rare sights. Pittsburgh's June 23-25 visit to Tropicana Field will mark its first there since 2003. That's the same year Tampa Bay last visited Wrigley Field, but Joe Maddon and his Rays will be there on Aug. 8-10. And it's the last year the Padres played the White Sox in Chicago, a run that will end May 30-June 1.
The Red Sox will celebrate the 10th-anniversary of the season that reversed the curse, and Milwaukee will be Boston's home-opener foe for the first time since 1975 -- when Hank Aaron played his first game in a Brewers' uniform. The Dodgers made their only previous visit to Kansas City in 2005 and were swept in three games, and they are scheduled to return with ex-Royal Zack Greinke on June 23-25. The Yankees make an unprecedented two-team Chicago visit, facing the Cubs on May 20-21 and then the White Sox on May 22-25.
Keep a close eye on Toronto, which has not won a series in Tampa since April 2007 and has a 16-44 record over that span of 19 road trips. The Blue Jays open the season with a four-game series there, perhaps a harbinger for a club that failed to meet expectations in 2013.
The announced 2014 schedule and start times are tentative and subject to change. The official schedule, with complete home and road start times, will be released in January.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor of MLB.com. Read and join other baseball fans on his MLB.com community blog.


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This onion thyme tart is a cinch to make: frozen puff pastry, yellow onions, thyme, olive oil, and salt. Bingo. Dinner's done.
Puff pastry is a delicate, flaky pastry made by folding layers of butter between layers of dough. Puff is an excellent staple to keep in your frozen pantry, as it can be used for both sweet and savory dishes. I made it once (a very laborious process!), then decided that I'd rather save time and buy it from the freezer section of my local grocer. I consider it my lazy food: it's quick-baking, takes little effort to embellish, and is a great shortcut for serving a crowd.
I serve this Onion Thyme Tart recipe as a complement to soup or salad or for an easy pre-dinner nibble.–Amy Pennington
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We have a thing for simplicity. At least when it takes the shape of this stunning, conversation-stopping tart strewn with sweetly burnished onions and traces of fresh thyme. That's not to say you can't embellish this five-ingredient phenomenon from blogger Amy Pennington, whether with a crumbling of feta or goat or blue cheese, a splash of balsamic, maybe even…well, we'll let you fill in the blank. Although speaking of perfection, why is it that the photos we snap of our dinner or other random moments of the day never turn out as lovely as the one above, taken by the talented Della Chen?
Onion Thyme Tart
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- Makes 1 tart
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 whopping big yellow onions, cut into thin half moons
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 to 7 sprigs thyme, leaves stripped and chopped
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, defrosted but kept cool (Editor's Note: Splurge on the all-butter puff pastry from Dufour. Pepperidge Farm has too many ingredients–none of them butter–for us to feel good about.)
- 1. Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the onions and stir continuously until softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle in the salt and continue stirring until the onions release their moisture and the pan becomes more and more dry. When this happens, add half of the thyme and reduce the heat to medium low. Cook the onions, stirring occasionally, until caramelized and golden, 30 to 40 minutes or so. (If the onions start to brown, reduce the heat as low as your stove goes.) Remove from the heat and set aside.
- 2. Preheat the oven to 350°F (176° C). Adjust the oven rack to the center position.
- 3. Unfold the sheet of defrosted puff pastry on a parchment-lined baking sheet. You may wish to run a rolling pin over it a couple times just to even the dough. Scatter the top evenly with the onions.
- 4. Bake the tart for 25 to 35 minutes, until the pastry is golden brown and flaky. Remove it from the oven, sprinkle the remaining thyme over the top, and let it cool for 10 minutes before slicing into small squares for serving. (Any leftover tart can be kept at room temperature, lightly covered with parchment. Best to crisp it in an oven or toaster oven prior to nibbling.)
If you make this recipe, snap a photo and hashtag it #LeitesCulinaria. We'd love to see your creations on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.


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Churubusco expecting a better Jets team; Stars have confidence
"There's probably any number of teams that could win it," stated Churubusco coach Lee Etzler on Sectional 35's possibilities for a champ.
"There are quite a few teams that have shown good success this year. The team that wins is going to have to show up each and every week with their A-game, that's for sure," said Etzler whose Churubusco Eagles play host to Adams Central Friday night in one of the early critical games. The No. 3 Eagles come in at 8-1, while the improving Jets are 7-2.
North Miami has a solid 6-3 record, but they host one of the hottest teams in the area in South Adams, 4-5 after a four-game winning streak which included the 69-14 dismantling of No. 6 Southern Wells last week.
Fremont is at Northfield on the SA-North Miami side, and Southern Wells will travel to 2-7 Southwood with the winner meeting the Jets, or the Eagles.
A year ago, the Eagles were stunned by Adams Central. The hosts built a 16-0 lead, then watched as the Jets battled back and took control of the game.
"Sometimes you can get in trouble with expectations. We're up 16-0 and expected to win and felt like the game was going our way, but, credit to AC, they played really well, stuck with what they wanted to do, then the quarterback (Dalton Combs) hit a couple of long touchdown passes. All our kids suffered wide eyes, we started playing slower and the kids were shocked at situation they were in. We couldn't recover," explained Etzler.
"We just want to play our best football, and we're not going to try to convince the kids AC a good team, they know."
"I am very proud of what this team accomplished this year - it has not always been pretty but this team does know how to pull together when they need to and win games," said Central coach Michael Mosser.
"We have played some great competition and have been in some games that we could have easily lost. Our goal is to always out hit, out play, and out class our opponents — I believe we did that this year."
"AC has always had a tradition of winning. We expect to win even when we shouldn't. That is who we are," declared Mosser.
The Jets are going to have to limit the Eagles' Kyle Mathewson, who Etzler says is one of the best football players to come out of Churubusco. He has carried 158 times for 1650 yards, with 19 TDs, rushing, and seven more receiving. He's also the punter.
Mathewson is a fullback in the Wing-T and runs a lot of trap plays, but can also get around the end. Currently, he's suffering from a deep thigh bruise, but will play.
QB Kyle Mond has tossed for 602 yards with 14 touchdowns and six interceptions.
"We must stop Mathewson and keep their offense off the field. We must maintain ball control. Our Offense has struggled the last two games — we cannot struggle — we must be "on" to win this ball game. We must methodically go down the field and score as often as we can. If they get up on us they will be hard to beat," said Mosser.
Combs has tossed for 1010 yards. Nathan Busse has rushed for 512 and Spencer Sharp 566 for the Jets.
One advantage the Jets have is that 'Busco almost always goes for two points after touchdowns. They feel they don't have a reliable kicking game. However, they are very successful on the two-pointers.
South Adams is going great guns after the poor start. "We are finally playing with some confidence. It is the same players who played during the 0-5 portion of our record but now they know that they can win and are expecting to win. Also, we are gaining experience. Our starting lineup usually consists of 7-8 juniors. Those juniors did not have a lot of varsity experience the first few weeks of the season, and now they are seasoned veterans," said coach Jason Arnold.
" As we have gained confidence and experience, we have limited the amount of mistakes that we are making. It is a lot easier to win when you are not fumbling the ball away as many times as we did early on."
The Stars will be facing the very successful spread offense of North Miami. However, speed is not a problem for the Stars.
The keys to the game for South Adams? "Stingy defense and executing offense — we must play mistake free (or at least eliminate big mistakes) to win," said Arnold.


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