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ARLINGTON, TX - There they were again, just like they used to be, lined up side-by-side with dangerous implements in their hands.
Except this time, instead of wreaking wrestling carnage throughout the Southwest, members of Devastation Incorporated were breaking into smiles, swapping wisecracks, and using their knives and forks for food instead of sport.
Devastation Incorporated - Mick "Cactus Jack" Foley, Kamala, King Kong Bundy, The Missing Link, and their chieftain, General Skandor Akbar - were the featured guests at last weekend's Wrestlecon fan festival.
"This is really a touching moment," Akbar told about 100 guests at a banquet Saturday night. "It's great that people remember Devastation Incorporated. I think we made our mark in professional wrestling."
The event marked the first reunion in more than 15 years for one of pro wrestling's most memorable and heinous ensembles. Akbar's charges dominated the Texas-based World Class Championship Wrestling and other areas in the 1980s.
The legendary wild and wooly action at the Dallas Sportatorium, the clever angles and feuds with the likes of the Von Erich family, and the sheer intensity of the matches remains with fans and wrestlers.
"I've always felt that Dallas was really the place where things kind of took off for me, but where I also had the best time of my career," said Foley, who has since graduated to icon status in the world of wrestling.
Organized by memorabilia show promoter Britt Britton, Wrestlecon played to solid, enthusiastic crowds all weekend. The lineup also included Rick Steiner, Steve "Dr. Death" Williams, Red Bastien, Kevin Von Erich, Al Snow, Killer Tim Brooks, Cowboy Johnny Mantell, and Killer Karl Kox.
The distaff side was well represented by Ivory, Kimberly Page, "Queen of Extreme" Francine, Baby Doll, and NWA-TNA's Lollipop.
If Wrestlecon was any indication, Devastation Incorporated is still in fighting shape - witness an impromptu assault by the Link on Killer Tim Brooks in a corner of the host Arlington Convention Center. And Akbar, dressed in full Middle Eastern garb with Kamala and the Link, angrily growled, "Where are the Von Erichs? Bring them on!"
Of course, it was no guarantee that successfully battling the Von Erichs was a cinch in the glory days of Texas wrestling. As he sat just a few feet from Kevin Von Erich, Bundy recalled, "When he leaned back into the ropes with that big right, you just hoped you'd see your family again."
The respect was mutual, though. Von Erich, though noted for his fantastic high-flying moves, said Kamala (James Harris), the Ugandan Giant, did things that wowed him. "Kamala could jump up at 350 pounds and touch his toes like a baby," Von Erich said. "That was impressive."
That's why Dallas radio personality Chris Myers, who hosts a radio wrestling program, could praise the in-ring work and wrestling psychology of Devastation Incorporated, saying many fans "wouldn't know what a heel was without these guys."
The highlight of the weekend was the Saturday night dinner and open mike that brought forth legendary tales of the road.
The Link, aka Dewey Robertson, said Akbar kept his traveling companions in stitches by inserting their names into prominent newspaper stories he read aloud.
"'In the White House today, the Senators Dewey Robertson and John Mantell' ... he'd put in certain names, and he would keep you laughing and he would keep you awake the whole distance." Robertson said.
Bundy lovingly recalled the since-destroyed Sportatorium as the "quintessential arena," even though it was dilapidated and beyond repair.
"You could see the holes in it - it was hotter than hell in the summer, and you'd freeze your butt off in the winter," he said.
"When I think back at the Sportatorium, of all the places I've wrestled - a lot nicer places, a lot bigger buildings - but the Sportatorium, as a place to start off ... it just didn't get any better than that."
And what Foley-Snow get-together would be complete without a display of good-natured one-upsmanship?
Said Foley as he approached the dais at the banquet: "I never thought I'd really see this today ... the same room together, the first time, I think ... Karl Kox and Al Snow. 'The Killer' and the ratings killer."
Foley complained about traveling with the likes of Snow and Bob Holly, who watched their diets religiously as athletes-in-training.
They wanted to eat the same thing every day, no matter what state we were in," he mused. "When I was in Louisiana, I wanted to eat Cajun food. When I was in Texas, I wanted to eat barbecue."
Snow quickly interrupted: "That's not true. Wherever we went, you always wanted to eat the same - free!"
This time, Foley acquiesced to his long-time foil. "You made a valid point there. Score one for Al," he said.
The sparring continued into Sunday, when the Link, in full gear, spotted Brooks, now a wrestling trainer in his native Texas, and took off after his old nemesis. Toting chair and chain, they renewed hostilities for a minute, much to the glee of onlookers.
"I didn't come here to wrestle on a Sunday morning," Brooks announced with mock indignation. "I'm not going to be jumped from behind. Do it to my face!"
Fan attendance was strong - several attendees said it was at least double that of the inaugural Wrestlecon last fall - and Britton said he plans to continue to stage wrestling festivals.
"There's a lot of interest, not just from the fans, but from the wrestlers," he said.
Steven Johnson is a writer in Virginia. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Denver Broncos have made the drop from 88 players to 77.
Waived were receiver Kemonte' Bateman, cornerback Mario Butler, tackle Manase Foketi, quarterback Ryan Katz, linebacker Uona Kaveinga, cornerback Nigel Malone, receiver Quincy McDuffie (waived/injured), receiver Greg Orton (waived/injured), tight end Deangelo Peterson, center/guard Quentin Saulsberry, and defensive end Lanston Tanyi. McDuffie and Orton will revert to the injured-reserve list if not claimed on waivers.
The Broncos have until 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday to make two more roster moves.
And they likely won't submit their final moves by fax.

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Big Box Worship
Florida's biggest church is a $40-million-a-year, 550-employee enterprise — one of 80 megachurches in the state that are succeeding at mass-marketing faith.
Everything at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale on Cypress Creek Road bespeaks a high-volume enterprise. Island-themed trams shuttle worshipers from the parking lot hinterlands of the 75-acre church campus to the sanctuary lobby door. The sanctuary itself seats 3,800; a gymnasium can hold another 600 of overflow. On an average weekend, 18,000 adults and children throng four services. It is the largest church crowd in Florida and one of the largest 10 in the nation. The church has a $40-million annual budget and employs 550 people.
After services, worshipers can pick from three on-site eateries: A cafeteria with $1.50 bagels, a teen hangout with $2.50 burgers and a new, 350-seat restaurant where the flock can discuss the day's Bible teaching over $13.95 seared Ahi tuna while watching Christian rock videos on plasma screen TVs. The church held its Easter service this year at Dolphins Stadium; 20,000 people did The Wave for Jesus.
"Megachurches" have been gaining market share for the past two decades. Nationally, there now are 1,200 such churches -- defined by sociologists as non-Catholic churches with at least 2,000 in average weekend attendance. (Including Catholic churches with 2,000-plus attendance would swell national megachurch numbers by about 1,900.)
In Florida, too, the Little Brown Church in the Vale has given way to the SuperSize Church in the 'Burbs, as churchgoers in a car-dominated society skip the neighborhood house of worship in favor of a larger church where they find the pastor, selection and convenience more to their liking. In 1980, the state had just two megachurches. Today, there are at least 80. While fewer than two in 100 Floridians attend a megachurch on any given weekend, the numbers add up: The state's megachurches collectively total 245,156 in average weekend attendance, according to John Vaughan of Church Growth Today in Bolivar, Mo. Texas and California lead the nation in big box worship, with Florida and Georgia rounding out the top four.
The CEO
Usually conservative theologically, often non-denominational like Calvary Chapel, megachurches typically grow up under the pastoral equivalents of visionary, entrepreneurial CEOs -- senior pastors with leadership skill and charisma like preacher/best-selling author Joel "Your Best Life Now" Osteen, whose Texas church was once the Houston Rockets' arena, and Rick "The Purpose-Driven Life" Warren of California's Saddleback Church.
At Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, Bob Coy is the pastor who puts the people in the seats. Coy, 50, follows some familiar Christian and American archetypes: The saved sinner on a mission, the mainline Protestant turned evangelical, and the preacher short on university theological education but long on relating to his flock. Raised Lutheran outside Detroit, one of five kids of a furniture craftsman and stay-at-home mother, Coy says the ideal in his neighborhood was working 30 years in an auto plant and retiring to a bass boat.
After high school, he did record company promotions before moving to Las Vegas. His life there is now his testimony, including a failed quickie marriage and a stint as a casino floor-show manager during which he concocted a fantasy theme for a nude-girl show. Between the "cocaine use and the alcohol abuse and the womanizing," he says, "I was pretty serious about sin at the time."
His transformation came, Coy says, in 1980 after late-night partying made him late to spend Christmas with his brother Jim and Jim's wife, Theresa, both devout believers. At bedtime, Coy's brother tossed him a New Testament. Coy threw it back but later that night picked it up and opened to the Gospel of John. "Started in John Chapter 1 and made my way to 3:16 where it says 'For God so loved the world' and I just started weeping." His brother and sister-in-law came out from the bedroom. "(Jim) said, 'God just woke me up, and I'm supposed to pray for you.' I prayed and asked Christ to come into my heart that night, and I've never been the same."
CATERING TO THE FAITHFUL: Churchgoers have three dining choices on Calvary Chapel's grounds, including a new 350-seat restaurant that serves $14 seared Ahi tuna. The restaurants are for evangelizing, not profit, says pastor Bob Coy.
Coy became a "go-fer for God" at Calvary Chapel Las Vegas. It is one of some 1,100 loosely affiliated Calvary Chapels worldwide known for Bible instruction, contemporary worship music and a casual atmosphere. By 1985, Coy had remarried and was an associate pastor. A Las Vegas couple moving to Fort Lauderdale asked Coy to pray for a Calvary Chapel to start there. Coy heard the call. He set out for Florida with his wife, Diane, a U-Haul and a lay couple, Fidel and Theresa Gomez, and the Gomezes' three kids.
The first Sunday, Coy held services at the beach for the seven. Over the next 20 years, as Coy built a flock, the church moved from free space in a funeral home to ever-larger quarters. The expansion culminated in 1996 with the largest property deal in Broward that year, the church's $22-million purchase of Harris Computer's property on Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale's suburban office corridor. Calvary Chapel renovated the site and moved to it in February 1999. The factory floor became the sanctuary.
The church has no membership roll. Executive pastor Mark Davis says 50,000 names are in the church's database but that includes people from other churches who register at seminars and other events the church opens to outsiders. Some 30,000 names are in the database of recent donors.
Coy is quick to credit the Almighty with his church's success. "It must be God," Coy told the flock in October. "I'm not in charge. Yield your heart to Jesus Christ, and if you do, you'll be blown away by what he does." In an interview, Coy elaborates on other causes (which he also sees through his faith): A growing region; a willingness to experiment with how to "package" the church's unchanging "product"; and the same societal trends that have created multiplex theaters and superstores.
As with most megachurches, much of Calvary's growth is directly related to the senior pastor's energy and personal appeal. On that October morning, after 20 minutes of contemporary worship songs from singers accompanied by piano, sax, electric guitars and percussion, "pastor Bob," in a sport coat without necktie, makes his way inconspicuously to the pulpit from the wings. For the next hour and five minutes, seated for the most part on a stool to the pulpit's side, without notes and with just a few references to his open Bible, Coy conversationally mixes anecdotes with heartfelt messages. He is entertaining, animated, comedic, self-effacing, earnest -- and he never stumbles.
The thousands watch raptly, with Coy's image televised onto giant screens on either side of the sanctuary. He does it four times on weekends, and on Wednesdays conducts two teachings that usually draw a total of 5,300.
Beyond the church grounds, Coy employs a full range of media to get his message out. Church services are broadcast nationwide on radio and television. Coy has a weekly column in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and is an early adopter of technology such as podcasting.
AMENITIES: Calvary Chapel's church grounds in Fort Lauderdale include a circular fish tank, an indoor skate park and an auditorium with game consoles.Among those he's reached is Scott Spages, a 45-year-old Davie resident in medical sales who's now active in the church's singles ministry and a food outreach program. Raised as a twice-a-year Protestant (Christmas and Easter), Spages first visited Calvary Chapel five years ago at a friend's request and loved the Bible instruction. "The skeptic in me then takes a look at the pastor and says is this guy slick and putting on a sales job or does he know his stuff?" Spages says. He was impressed at Coy's leap of faith in coming to Florida to start from nothing. "In any institution, it doesn't matter what it is, leadership matters." And, he says, "I was there six to nine months before I ever heard them saying anything about money."
Like most of Calvary's churchgoers, Spages is white. But unlike many mainline denominations, the church is multi-ethnic, with about 10% of the typical Sunday morning crowd African-American and another 20% Hispanic. Spanish speakers line up before services for headsets for simultaneous translation.
Politically, the church is widely viewed as much less diverse. While Coy, like the other pastors of Florida's largest churches, doesn't let politicians use his pulpit, the church has held voter registration drives and distributed candidate position guides from the Christian Coalition of Florida. Both major political party chiefs in Broward view Calvary Chapel, like most megachurches, as Red State country. Coy says the GOP is better aligned with the church's view on abortion and defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
The church, at times, has tension with at least parts of the community. It sued on First Amendment grounds, successfully, in 2003 to put "Jesus is the Reason for the Season" and a cross on a portion of a county park holiday display it financially sponsored.
Mass appeal
Part of Calvary's appeal is simplicity. The service is straightforward, accessible and informal -- worship music and Bible instruction -- with no hymnal, only a dove symbol on the pulpit and a lighted cross on the wall behind. The flock dresses even more casually than its pastor. Extensive additional instruction beyond Sundays is encouraged but only required for those volunteering in certain ministries. The doctrine centers on the Apostles' Creed, inerrancy of Scripture and the Second Coming.
As with mass merchants, the challenge for megachurches is how to cater to individuals in the crowd. Calvary Chapel's facilities run from a 1,180-student K-12 school to banquet rooms. A youth ministry auditorium has game consoles and, as part of the decor, half a Volkswagen. The lower school hall's African plain murals and giant circular fish tank smack of a Rainforest Cafe. Instead of animatronic elephants, however, there are theme park-like decorations relating dinosaurs to Genesis verses and the Great Flood. A warehouse holds an indoor skate park.
An exhaustive ministry list targets a load of niches, including sports, scouts, single parents, seniors, addicts, wives of addicts, HIV/AIDS sufferers, quilters, crisis pregnancies and financial counseling. A focused approach to community-building shows in an emphasis on small groups. Large groups (the 150 in addiction help, for instance) break into smaller groups for part of their meetings. The church also matches people to meet at members' houses to pray and make friends. The church's website can be sorted by the day the small group meets, the city it's in and the marital and family status it draws. "In American society today, congregations have to serve their members," says Scott Thumma, who studies megachurches at the Hartford Institute for Religion Research in Connecticut.
Even the eateries are for evangelizing, not profit, Coy says. The rationale: It's easier to persuade friends and neighbors to join you for a meal or coffee than a church service alone. Says Davis, "How do you make a big church small? Right here. People come early and stay late because there's food and fellowship." Plus, he adds, it smooths out traffic flow after services.
All the growth at Calvary Chapel brings challenges. Plenty in the church operation, such as the internet and worship band, is scalable. But much isn't. Growth, averaging 1,100 a year for the past five years, has been constrained by parking (hence the trams and also bus service to an off-site parking area) and the size of the sanctuary. Nursery and toddler space is bursting at the seams. It's a given in megachurch circles that growth slows when the sanctuary reaches 80% of capacity: People have trouble finding seats, locating their friends to sit with or getting seats together. But churches have to worry about the capital risk of building too far in front of growth.
Another issue is the increased need for administrative and financial talent, controls and technology. The church does cost-benefit analyses in considering improvements, Davis says. "We're looking for spiritual return on investment rather than a financial return. But it's got to make sense."
The church's size lets it do things smaller churches can't. The church has had guest speakers like Billy Graham and former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It also inspired the creation of 4KIDS of South Florida, an independent agency that operates the initial intake facility where child protective investigators bring all of Broward's abandoned, abused and neglected children for care until they can be placed in shelters or foster homes. In September alone, 263 children passed through the center. 4KIDS also has 10 foster care and teen pregnancy homes and its own licensed adoption agency. While it gets support from many churches, Calvary Chapel is its primary support.
Approximately $26 million of the church's $40-million budget comes from offerings. No collection is taken during services. The church pushes a Biblical model of financial stewardship -- saving, avoiding unnecessary debt, living on a budget, helping the needy and tithing 10% of gross income. A full tithe is the exception among Calvary goers. Only 65% of attendees donate and, of those, Davis says, about half give from $2,000 to $5,000 a year. The rest of the revenue comes from school tuition ($7 million, for an average of $5,932 per student), a thrift store, bookstores, the restaurants and banquet catering.
DIVERSITY: Unlike many mainline denominations, Calvary is multiethnic: Most of its churchgoers are white, but about 10% are African-American; another 20% are Hispanic. Politically, the church is seen as less diverse.
Radio and TV are a drain. Broadcasts reach an audience estimated at 1.2 million, but only a sixth of the $1.6-million buy-time cost is covered by donations from the 60,000 listeners or viewers who responded to e-mails or phone-in requests in the last six months, says Rod Pearcy, the church's media director.
Pearcy and Davis won't disclose salaries but say Coy makes below what pastors at comparable churches make. A survey by Capin Crouse, a CPA firm for non-profits that audits Calvary Chapel, found a salary range of $150,000 to $200,000 for pastors of megachurches. The church subscribes to financial practices put forth by an evangelical church accountability group. The Coys and their two children live in a middle class Coral Springs home appraised for tax purposes at $391,650.
The church carries $22 million in debt. And lender Bank of America recognizes Coy's importance to the enterprise: The bank insisted on a $5-million key man life insurance policy for Coy. Because growth depends so much on one individual, succession is a key issue. Churches handle it differently, depending on their governing structure. At some, the senior pastor has the major say. At others, the selection falls to a board, and at still others, the denomination plays a role.
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, the California church that "parented" all the others, has no legal or financial oversight of the other Calvary Chapels. The Fort Lauderdale church is governed by a 12-member board that selects its own new members from 50 elders. The elders, in turn, are nominated by pastors and churchgoers, presented to "the body" for review and approved by Coy and the pastors.
Thinking ahead
Coy is opening a satellite church, a hot trend among megachurches, in Boca Raton, absorbing a community church. He hopes the satellite will pick up people reluctant to drive to Fort Lauderdale and make it convenient for them to volunteer and persuade friends to try Calvary Chapel. Churchgoers at the Boca satellite get their music from a team dispatched from Fort Lauderdale; their teaching comes via big-screen video of Coy. He anticipates three more satellite churches.
In Fort Lauderdale, meanwhile, a 165,000-sq.-ft. building to house the middle school, youth ministry and adult discipleship classes is under construction. Coy, in his talk that Sunday in October, laid the pastoral groundwork for a parking deck and a 6,500-seat sanctuary the church hopes to move into in 2009. Coy urged his flock to listen to "your pastor's heart."
"I'm not in a competition to have the biggest building," he told his flock. But after 20 years, he says he still has 30 years left. Without more seats, he says, "I will be turning away people for more years than I invited them."


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The internet has changed the job-hunting process for all generations. The days of checking out the classifieds in the local newspaper or a jobs board at a community center are long gone.
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Whether you are a baby boomer, generation X or Millennial, online job searching is key. What's surprising is that boomers and older job seekers might be beating out their younger counterparts when it comes to online job searching.
Generation Y consulting firm Millennial Branding and Beyond.com recently released a survey of more than 5,000 job seekers consisting of baby boomers, generation X and Millennials that shows all age groups are spending the majority of their job hunt online, but some age groups are faring better than others.
Younger generations are more optimistic than their parents about finding work in today's job market, according to the survey, but they are not as effective when it comes to using social media to land a job.Baby boomers conduct the most online job searches with 96% reporting hopping online for their job hunt, compared to 95%of Gen X and 92% of Gen Y.
Online job boards are every generation's top job-finding resource with company websites coming in second. Close to 30% of baby boomer respondents reported using social networks to find a job, with 27% of Gen X and 23% Gen Y using sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
I spoke with Rich Milgram, CEO of career network Beyond.com to discuss the findings in the survey and how baby boomers can best use the internet to gain employment
Boomer: Other than posting resumes on job boards, what other ways can job-seeking boomers find work?
Milgram: As the job search migrates online, boomers must embrace technology. While many have, there are still people who are not comfortable using the Internet, so when boomers suddenly find themselves searching, the Internet will play a critical part in their career path.
Searching for job opportunities on general job boards is a nice way to see what's out there, however, as most jobseekers are increasingly taking that same avenue, the likelihood of establishing contact with recruiters and hiring managers decreases.
Establishing a strong personal brand and marketing yourself will increase boomers' odds of finding a job. Both of these steps are more important and accessible online, yet most candidates ignore this critical area and rely on generic resumes. Personal branding includes making sure that your resume, cover letters and other materials are relevant to every job opportunity and establish why you are uniquely qualified. It also includes ensuring that employers who are searching for your information can easily get a well-rounded picture of your skills and capabilities.
Another tip all job seekers need to keep in mind is to be sure to establish the legitimacy behind job postings and to do research to make sure a company is reputable before submitting personal information.
Boomer: What is a well-rounded job hunter?
Milgram: Being a well-rounded job hunter can be broken-down into two aspects. The first is how one looks for a job. Eighty-seven percent of boomers turn to job boards first during their search, but that shouldn't be their only tactic. Online job searching can be a powerful tool, but don't limit your efforts.
Job seekers of all ages should have a presence online through career and social networks . Not having online profiles can hurt their search because companies are increasingly posting openings on Facebook and Twitter. Additionally, with the surge in smartphones in recent years, candidates should add a career-related app to their devices to stay current on new positions and job trends.
What most people find challenging as they strive to become well-rounded job hunters is in-person interaction. Our studies show that the boomer generation has an easier time reaching out to friends or colleagues for possible opportunities compared to their Gen X and Gen Y cohorts. This is most likely because boomers didn't grow up with resources like the Internet, social media or text messages. While these platforms have made our lives easier, they have also hindered our communication skills, especially among millennials.
The second aspect of a well-rounded candidate is the ability to demonstrate value as an employee. Boomers bring perspective and experience in a number of areas and they need to balance showing their focus and being a well-rounded employee in their applications.
It is imperative that candidates customize their resume and cover letter for each opportunity to highlight to recruiters that they have the precise experience they are looking for. In addition, candidates must perceive the interview as an opportunity to further demonstrate an overall perspective of the company or process that will enable them to be an effective employee.
Boomer: What steps should be taken by baby boomers to create robust profiles?
Milgram: Our study found that 65%of boomers feel like they suffer from age discrimination and while this bias probably won't go away completely, there are ways to create a strong online profile that doesn't give away your age. As mentioned previously, personal marketing and branding is an important skill to have especially now that the job market has largely moving online.
A strong online profile will increase job prospects.
Here are some tips to keep in mind as boomers create a resume and online presence:
1) Shorten your resume. You have two options to condense your resume, either only go back 10 to 15 years in your experience or create a functional resume that highlights relevant skills at the top and then details impressive job titles towards the bottom. By downplaying your titles you'll appear to be a less intimidating candidate to a likely, younger hiring manager.
2) Choose your words carefully. Avoid using terms like "seasoned" or phrases like "x-number of year of experience." Both hint that you're an older candidate. Also, don't use outdated phrases or include outdated skills that are no longer relevant to the workplace.
3) Briefly mention education experience. There are mixed thoughts out there when it comes to listing dates related to education, but it will reveal your age so our suggestion is to keep that section short.
4) Keep your skills current. Regardless of how many years of experience you have, there's always something new to learn. By staying up-to-date in your field with your skill set you'll show hiring managers that you're eager to stay active in the workplace and have just as much to offer (if not more) than those applicants from Gen X or Gen Y.
Boomer: Is there a way for boomers to use social media to research companies and hiring managers?
Milgram: Using social media sites to research companies and people is a great way to get the inside scoop on an organization, but most baby boomers already know this.
Most companies have a presence on sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter and by following or "Liking" their pages, you can learn about what drives the company's success, keep tabs on the organization's latest moves and engage with the brand even before seeking employment with them.
Social media engagement can have a more casual tone than say a corporate website, and can sometimes provide an exclusive look behind the corporate curtain for an insider's view of what's going on at the firm. Information like this can help you standout as the perfect fit when you apply for a position or go through the interview process. When it comes to researching information on hiring managers, LinkedIn is the logical option to make a professional connection.


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Leaves basal or cauline, alternate to whorled, simple to compound
Inflorescence: 1° inflorescence a head, each resembling a flower, 1many, generally arrayed in cymes, generally subtended by ± calyx-like involucre; flowers 1many per head
Flowers bisexual, unisexual, or sterile, ± small, of several types; calyx 0 or modified into pappus of bristles, scales, or awns, which is generally persistent in fruit; corolla radial or bilateral (rarely 0), lobes generally (0)45; stamens 45, anthers generally fused into cylinder around style, often appendaged at tips, bases, or both, filaments generally free, generally attached to corolla near throat; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 1-chambered, 1-seeded, style 1, branches 2, generally hair-tufted at tip, stigmas 2, generally on inside of style branches
Fruit: achene, cylindric to ovoid, generally deciduous with pappus attached
Genera in family: ± 1300 genera, 21,000 species (largest family of dicots): worldwide. Largest family in CA. Also see tribal key to CA genera: Strother 1997 Madroño 44(1):128. See glossary p. 25 for illustrations of general family characteristics.
Subshrubs, appearing glabrous
Stems decumbent, widely spreading or erect, striate; old growth gray, bark sometimes shreddy with age; new growth white below, tips green
Leaves simple, sometimes in axillary clusters below, spreading-ascending to appressed-erect, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, generally minutely spine-tipped, pale green to light gray-green
Inflorescence: heads radiate or discoid, 1many in rounded to ± flat-topped clusters, very small in bud, expanding rapidly in fruit; involucres widely bell-shaped to nearly spheric; phyllaries 2024 in 23 series, ovate to ovate-elliptic, bases cream-yellow, tips green, margins scarious; receptacle deeply pitted, with projections between flowers but not chaffy
Ray flowers present or 0; ligules yellow
Disk flowers many; corollas funnel-shaped, yellow, sinuses deep, lobes spreading to reflexed, style-branch appendages lanceolate
Fruit densely long-hairy, hairs white, bronze, or brownish; pappus of 2025 wide, stiff, widely spreading bristles, slightly > fruit
Species in genus: 2 species: sw US
Etymology: (Greek: unbending pappus)
Reference: [Lane 1988 Madroño 35:247265]
Stems much-branched, ascending to erect, generally < 1 m
Leaves < 1.5 cm, < 3 mm wide, generally linear to oblanceolate
Inflorescence: heads very many, borne singly or clustered; involucre hemispheric to spheric
Ray flowers 0
Disk flowers 1327; corollas 23.5 mm
Fruit < 3 mm
Chromosomes: 2n=18
Ecology: Gravelly or rocky soils on flats or slopes in deserts to juniper woodlands
Elevation: 602200 m.
Bioregional distribution: Tehachapi Mountain Area, San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains, Peninsular Ranges, East of Sierra Nevada, Desert
Distribution outside California: to Utah, s Nevada, Arizona
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text: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 APTA Comments on CMS Proposed Polices for Skilled Nursing Facilities On Monday, June 27, APTA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 proposed rule. In the proposed rule, CMS seeks to make significant payment cuts to SNF payment amounts and to substantially revise the provision of group therapy, the completion of therapy assessment requirements, and policies governing student supervision. In its comments, APTA recommended that: CMS delay its large cuts to the SNF PPS and conduct further analysis of RUG-IV claims data Rescind its proposal to narrowly define group therapy as 4 patients, revise its proposal regarding the allocation of minutes for group therapy, and reexamine the 25 percent limitation on group therapy Remove line-of-sight supervision for therapy students and clarify levels of student supervision in the RAI manual Revise, clarify, provide more information, and/or conduct further research on its proposals concerning therapy assessment requirements Revise, clarify, provide more information, and/or conduct further research on its proposals concerning therapy assessment requirements Concerning the therapy assessment requirements, APTA seeks better flexibility and less redundancy for SNFs' requirements to complete Other Medicare Required Assessments (OMRAs) for Start of Therapy (SOT), End of Therapy (EOT), End of Therapy-Resumption (EOT-R), and Change of Therapy (COT). APTA specifically called for withdrawal of the proposal for COT OMRAs, requesting instead further analysis of the situations that CMS raised in the proposed rule to come up with a more appropriate and less burdensome requirement. Comments There are several problems with the current format including the minute rule and exclusivity requirements.A physical therapist is entirely capable of treating more than one patient at a time effectively and ethically. Th impact of the new guidelines have placed more limitations on patients, therapists and organizations. It does not appear that the "rulemakers" really understand how an exceptional therapist is able to be effective, ethical and productive. The end result is that patients are effected the most Posted by Jeff Parks MS,PT on 6/29/2011 1:28 PM Having worked in skilled nursing for more than17 years I feel I have a good overview of what has occurred and what is occurring in the SNF setting. The current rules are often quite detrimental to our patients. The very fragile, medically compromised patients often gain much more from a theapy session that can be slower paced and spaced out over more time with MANY rest breaks. i.e. a. 30 or 45 minute tx. spread out over 60 or 90 minutes for two low endurance patients is often the best and most effective pattern. With the current rules and the current high productivity requirements this option is no longer available as a tool for treating therapists. This is a disservice to our clientel. Posted by Anne Cunningham on 7/2/2011 1:37 PM I have recently graduated as a PTA from St. Catherine's University in Minneapolis, MN. I am currently seeking employment as a PTA in a SNF environment. Many of my "clinical experiences" during school were in the SNF environment. My opinion is that there can definitely be effective treatment(s) of more than one patient at a time. Certainly planning of activities and treatment(s) is required - but my ability to perform this, even at my initial experience level, is quite "do-able". I am aware of, and have observed,experienced PTs or PTAs performing this effectively while remaining within the scope of regulations. I would ask a question regarding this "format"...why would it NOT be ethical and effective? If patients can be treated effectively, timely, and within the parameters of the SNF timing/scheduling requirements, it should be encouraged rather than disencouraged. There are many benefits from this that people may seem to overlook. Please allow us to become decision makers, within the prescribed format, rather than promulgation followers. We are intelligent people. We do not make decisions at random, nor should we be subject to additional legislation which limits our decision making ability. We care about our patients. We want to do the best we can for ALL of them. If we didn't, we would not be in this field... Posted by Paul Marinello on 7/2/2011 8:43 PM I have worked in SNF settings for almost ten years and the majority of therapists I have worked with are more than capable of working with more than one patient at a time. Currently, the SNF I am affiliated with has low level patients, many with dementia and cognitive deficits limiting their ability to participate in group sessions. These types of patients do much better with one-on-one treatment in order to enable them to focus on task. CMS is putting these stringent rules on our organizations and ultimately on the therapist to come up with "excuses" to have group sessions when they are totally inappropriate. We are being forced, in a sense, to babysit groups of demented patients who are not getting the benefit of group treatments which would be more beneficial to patients in an orthopedic rehab setting. Someone needs to look at the whole physical therapy practice and the differences in healthcare settings. Posted by Barbara Boetsch, MSPT on 7/4/2011 4:21 AM Simple fix, just penalize SNF's that are abusing the system. The red flags are easy to see. Also if PT's in these settings limit their caseloads to the truly medically, skilled therapy appropriate patient, overutilization would not be such a concern of the federal government. The overregulation of SNF's primarily hurts ethical therapist who will have to jump through the hoops while unethical therapist will continue to ignore them without much fear of retribution. Posted by Shonda Hazel on 7/4/2011 8:32 AM I am with you Shonda...its is easy to see which of these SNF, rehab companies & therapists are "bleep" the system. Seen it too many times & in fact acted on it to no avail. It is an aggressive cancer we are fighting & sadly, even with these changes they are making, its still spreading....and you know why...these entities are blinded with the thought of either being invisible or protected. After all, they are overlooked by the SNF & rehab staffing management so as long as they are productive in paper. Most sad to note is that recent graduate therapists I have met are more adaptive to the wrong ways, feeling that this is the way of the therapy world. Much can be said & must be done. Let's start with truly penalizing the very people who's caused all these problems...and let's start it with the bigwigs & not the small fishes. Small fishes are easier to scare when they see that the "used to invulnerable" are penalized. Posted by C. R. Sasedor on 7/4/2011 4:09 PM Since my last post, I have resigned from working the SNF and moved on. The company I worked for as the only Physical Therapist was "encouraging" me to justify Medicare B patients continuation on therapy. There became that fine line of "an ethical dilemma" when, after all the Medicare B payments were exhausted, my demented patients were then placed into Hospice care and rarely lived more than another few weeks. I resigned! SNFs can be a terrible environment in which to practice with a clear conscience. Posted by Barbara Boetsch on 7/6/2014 5:07 AM


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The Evil Dead, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Fargo, not to mention a story of a similar group picked off in these very woods 20 years previous by killers who are still... out... there. You don't have to be a horror movie aficionado on the lookout for those homages and quotations to enjoy Tucker & Dale, but it sure does help.
The title characters are a pair of goofy, likable good ol' boys. Tucker (Alan Tudyk) and Dale (Tyler Labine) are headed out to the ramshackle cabin they've just purchased as a "vacation home" when they cross paths with an inordinately large group of college campers--there are so many, we (correctly) presume, so that there's more to die later on. The most likable is Allison (Katrina Bowden, from 30 Rock), who Dale immediately crushes on; the least likable is Chad (Jesse Moss), whose frat-boy douchiness appears to house a particularly dark streak. When Allison takes a nasty fall into a lake, Tucker and Dale come to her rescue in their fishing boat, but the rest of the group believes the "dirty hillbillies" have kidnapped her, and that they must come to her rescue.
Thus comes the picture's central premise: that in their attempts to be heroic, these moron kids keep fumbling into their own slapstick deaths, with poor Tucker and Dale, who are not the brightest bulbs to begin with (Tucker, on the bones hanging from their new home: "Whoever use to live here must've been a archaeologist or somethin'!" Dale, seeing the clippings of killing sprees on the wall: "A news junkie too!"), left as innocent bystanders to the bloodshed. And make no mistake, there is an abundance of it; Craig pours on the gore by the bucketful, following a logical downward spiral as the bodies keep piling up, one after the other.
If the script (by Craig and Morgan Jurgenson) had punch lines to match the cleverness of the construction, the picture might genuinely merit comparison to an Evil Dead. Alas, though the film is fun, we keep waiting for it to be as funny as it could be. It constantly circles its targets while never quite hitting them; too many of the comic bits fall flat, and many require sitcom-style misunderstood eavesdropping. The occasional non-sequitur lands ("He's heavy for half a guy..."), but the screenplay could've definitely benefited from a bit of punch-up.
However, Labine (so good recently in A Good Old Fashioned Orgy) and the brilliant Tudyk (Firefly, Death at a Funeral) are so effortlessly funny and charismatic that they manage to sell even the weaker bits (one of the film's biggest laughs is Tudyk's incredulous "You okay?"). They keep us interested (as does Bowden's frequently bare midriff), and mostly entertained. Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil is ultimately a film that warrants cheerful affection, in spite of its indisputable unevenness.
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Here's a lesson that no one probably needs to learn – Don't attempt to jump over a moving car. Like, ever. Actually, the only thing you should be doing with a moving car is sitting in it.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College baseball team (12-7, 6-3 PBC) took a pair of games from Georgia Southwestern State University (6-15, 2-9 PBC) 8-3 and 5-2 Saturday at John Kurtz Field. The wins gave the Bobcats a 3-0 Peach Belt Conference (PBC) series sweep of the Hurricanes.
In game one the Bobcats rallied late, scoring all eight runs in the fifth and sixth innings.
Georgia College plated four in each of those two innings, the big blow in the fifth a two-run Daniel Bick (Alpharetta, Ga.) single. Ryan Sabalaskey (Carol Stream, Ill.) tagged a triple to right center with the bases loaded in the sixth to push it further out of reach.
First baseman Clay Ardeeser (Loganville, Ga.) was the lone multi-hit performer in game one, going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Sabalaskey scored twice and drove in three, adding two stolen bases. Bick added two runs and two total RBI, also snagging a steal. Centerfielder Mikee Moore (Dunwoody, Ga.) drove in a pair as well.
Righty starter Matt LaMothe (Troy, Mich.) went eight innings to get the win (3-1), scattering 11 singles for three runs with four strikeouts. Justin Lott (1-1) took the loss in 5 2/3 innings of work. Third baseman Josh Sanders had three hits and three runs for the Hurricanes.
More solid pitching in game two helped the Bobcats pick up a 5-2 win.
Righty starter Justin Blue (Mulberry, Fla.) tossed 5 2/3 innings, allowing just two runs on five hits for the victory (4-2). Christian Bragg (Augusta, Ga.) finished off the game for his second save, a hitless 3 2/3 innings.
Bick added four more hits in game two, driving in one and scoring three times. Ardeeser had another single, extending his hit streak to 17 games. Sabalaskey was 2-for-4 with a run, while third baseman Rob Hogenkamp (St. Louis) had two hits in four trips, also scoring a run.
Matthew Suggs (3-3) went the distance in the loss and leftfielder Randal Sheffield collected two hits. On the doubleheader, the Hurricanes had 16 total hits, all going for singles.
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Outdoorsman Is New Pastor
The Rev. Bill Hoffmann favors small towns and is used to cold winters. So he should be a good match for the Montauk Community Church, where he has been installed as its new pastor.
Mr. Hoffmann, his wife, Valerie, and three daughters, the youngest of whom enrolled in the Montauk School yesterday, moved to the hamlet in early August from the Rochester (N.Y.) Community Church, where winters can be harsh, but still not as bad as was his time serving the ministry in Minnesota. "It cannot be any worse than that," he said.
Montauk is familiar to him. He grew up in Hicksville and visited Montauk in his early years and as a teen. He went fishing with his father and grandfather and with friends to the beach. But what he enjoyed most, he said, was hiking through the area's wooded acreage.
"As one who loves the outdoors, it's certainly an amazing place to be," he said. "I'm feeling pretty spoiled to look out my window and see the ocean right now."
Mr. Hoffmann and his wife were married almost 30 years ago, three days after he received an undergraduate degree in forestry. He became superintendent of Wisconsin's state parks, but was always active in the church. Eventually, he began to sense a calling. "I was exploring if this was the right thing for me," he said.
Through prayer with his family and local pastor, he made the decision to attend a seminary in Kentucky. When he graduated in 1996, he served in several upstate New York towns and also counseled prisoners incarcerated nearby.
One day, while tinkering at the computer, he searched the Presbyterian Church's network, mainly to catch up on friends. "I wasn't looking to move," he said. But he and his wife had thought that if an appointment came up in Montauk they should look into it.
That is what happened. After meeting with the church's research committee, the congregation voted unanimously to hire him in June. "It seemed like a good fit," he said.
Mr. Hoffmann said the Montauk church's ecumenical spirit and the community's closeness attracted him, adding that the almost oceanfront parsonage was also a draw. "It's beautiful," he said.
As a hiker, he said he cannot wait to get out on the wooded trails and paths in the hamlet. Sitting at his desk with a computer open and stacks of books neatly on shelves, the new minister said he does house calls, as was evident from an overheard phone call. As for his ministry, he said he planned no quick changes.
"I think it's important for me to learn what's important to [the congregation]. The things they have already in place are excellent. I'd just like to strengthen those relationships."
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Indeterminate ELISA Indeterminate Western Blot - scared
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Hello Dr. Bob - Really appreciate the work with your website.
I am a 30 year old man.30 days before ( Sep 20 2010), I had unprotected oral sex with a female sex worker. She cleaned up my penis before oral with a towel and I am not sure if it had someone else's semen. Also, I ejaculated directly into the same towel with the towel hard-pressed against my penis. There were no other activities.
Similarly, on Oct 6, I had a similar encounter. A sex worker gave me an oral and cleaned me up with a towel before and after. Again, I am not sure if the towel was used on someone else.
I got very scared and went for a HIV test on Oct 15. The Doctor called me today and indicated that results were indeterminate - both ELISA and Western Blot.
I have been very clean all these years and I am really scared now. I am on regular medicine for asthma - Singulair, Advair, Desloratidine and levosalbutamol. Not in the recent past ( 2 - 3 months), but pretty regularly over the years I have taken anotbiotics like Norfloxacin for my stomach upset and IBS. Though I do not remember, my asthma Doctor in India had given me some antigen ( I believe so ) to help with my dust mite allergy and I was on it for an year or so till some time in 2008.
I am really scared. Please let me know what I should do and how to stay positive
Response from Dr. Frascino
Unprotected insertive oral sex carries only a very slight chance for HIV transmission/acquisition. The spunked-up cum towel would not be an HIV risk.
Regarding the test results, I don't understand the indeterminate ELISA. That test is either reactive (positive) or nonreactive (negative). There is no indeterminate ELISA result! If, and only if, the ELISA is reactive (positive), a Western Blot (WB) should be done as a confirmatory test. It can be positive, negative or indeterminate. Your asthma medication from 2-3 months ago would not alter the HIV-antibody test results. Likewise, your dust mite allergy immunotherapy (allergy shots) from 2008 would not affect the validity of your recent HIV-antibody test results.
My advice is to repeat your ELISA (and WB if the ELISA is positive) at the three-month mark (from the date of your last potential exposure). If the test is negative, you are HIV negative. If the test shows a positive ELISA and indeterminate confirmatory WB, you should get an HIV PCR DNA test. This type of test does not rely on anti-HIV antibodies, but rather assays for a piece of the virus's genetic material. It can help sort out inconclusive HIV-antibody test results. If your ELISA and WB are positive, you should see an HIV specialist physician for further evaluation.
I don't think you have to worry about "how to stay positive," because from what you've written, you are most likely "negative"!
Good luck.
Dr. Bob
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It's Fruits & Veggies–More Matters Month! What's On Your Plate?
Happy September! This month is packed with good things–a new season, a new school year and we get to celebrate Fruits & Veggies–More Matters Month. "More Matters" is important to understand when talking about fruit and veggies. Why? Because consuming sufficient quantities of fruit and vegetables each day help our bodies function properly and, unfortunately, many of us don't eat enough fruits and vegetables. Many times consumers will ask what the required serving is of fruit and veggies. Over the years this amount has increased, and in 2011 the USDA developed the MyPlate icon to show that the recommendation is to fill half your plate with fruits and veggies. I often joke that you won't ever find your doctor telling you that you're overindulging in green beans or spinach. Here are some reasons why physicians and nutritionists tell us that "More Matters:"
- Variety – The more variety of fruit and vegetables you eat, especially colorful varieties, the more nutrition you're providing your body. Different colors and kinds of fruit and veggies contain different types of vitamins and minerals. So the more different kinds you consume, the more diverse the nutrients you're getting.
- Weight Management – Fruit and vegetables contain fiber and many have a high water content. They tend to make you feel full after eating them and because they are low in calories they won't pack on the pounds, which makes them terrific for healthy snacks. Almost all fruit and veggies are also fat free too! The more fruit and veggies you fill your plate with, the less of the higher calorie/fat foods you will consume, which make them an important part of any weight management regime. In addition, fruit and vegetables contain vitamins that help keep energy levels high for exercise.
- Flavor – Let's face it, life is just plain boring with out those sweet and savory fruit and veggies! They add so much to your meals–color, texture and taste. Use citrus juice in place of salt, herbs to add zip to your recipes, add veggies to your casseroles for color and fresh fruit to any dessert to make it extra special.
Fruits & Veggies–More Matters is celebrating their month in a special way this year. They are holding a Freshen Up & Pin Up Challenge via Pinterest through September. It's really simple–all you have to do is show how you've "freshened" up your meal or snack by making it half fruit or veggies and then pinning the picture on their special Pinterest board. Fruits & Veggies–More Matters will select the top 5 pins receiving the most likes and re-pins (combined) at the end of the Challenge period and the winners will be announced on October 1, 2013. The Grand Prize winner will receive $1,500 and the 4 First Place winners will each receive $250! So start showing off how you've made a change to your plate for the better!


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It's been a while since I took a look at the Giants' farm system, so I figured I'd do an end-of-season roundup. These aren't rankings per se, but rather, a rundown of a few of the Giants' top prospects, with notes on other guys to watch for.
Back in late July, I posted a midseason top 25 list; since then, the system's undergone quite a few changes. Zack Wheeler and Thomas Neal departed in trades soon after, the signing deadline for 2011 MLB draft picks has passed, and — of course — minor-league seasons (including the postseason) have been completed.
Eric Surkamp: I had him at #4 on the midseason list, and he's since made his major-league debut (six starts in total). He's been quite underwhelming, to say the least. Though his performance is certainly a very small sample we're talking about — roughly 27 innings in total, he has failed to a) induce whiffs, and b) throw with the command he consistently displayed at various levels in the minors. His future remains to be seen, although he's most likely not going to begin 2012 in the Giants' rotation:
Sabean all but said Jonathan Sanchez will be tendered a contract. Eric Surkamp clearly isn't ready and Barry Zito has had his "trials and tribulations." Zito will be in camp this spring to compete for the No.5 starter job. It's looking like Sanchez will be the guy, though.
I have not been the least impressed with what he's done in the majors thus far, but I'm still holding out hope that he can stick at the back-end of the rotation as a useful starter.
Heath Hembree: While the Giants' organizational depth is fairly thin in terms of starting pitching, they have a few intriguing relief arms. Hembree is the cream of the crop. He spent half of his first full season in the minors down in San Jose, where he posted a 0.73 ERA over 24.2 innings pitched, and struck out nearly half the hitters he faced (43.6% K/PA). After receiving the call-up to Double-A Richmond, he continued to dominate: 2.83 ERA/2.86 FIP spanning 28 appearances. The average pitcher in the Eastern League this year was 24 and a half years old, so Hembree's fairly advanced for his age (22). As of now, he's looking like the future closer for the San Francisco Giants.
Kyle Crick: The Giants' 2011 supplemental-round pick — a right-hander out of high school, he's probably got the highest ceiling of the Giants' starting pitching prospects (now that Wheeler is out of the picture). Keith Law actually liked Crick better than the Giants' first-round pick, Joe Panik. He made seven appearances this year with the AZL Giants, but hasn't done anything to really affect his prospect status.
Others: There are quite a few other interesting arms in the Giants' system…Ryan Verdugo made the switch to starter this year, and while he had a solid season, nothing about his performance really stood out — especially considering that he was in the pitcher-friendly Eastern League (pitching in pitcher-friendly Richmond). Mike Kickham and Seth Rosin, a pair of Augusta arms, each did well this year (Kickham starting, and Rosin pitching out of the bullpen for the majority of the season). Lastly, Adalberto Mejia had a hell of a season in the Dominican Summer League, and the Giants selected some quality pitching in this year's draft — Joshua Osich, Chris Marlowe, and Bryce Bandilla, in addition to the aforementioned Crick.
Gary Brown: He's the best prospect the Giants have, and after an excellent season in San Jose, he's one of the top 50 prospects in all of baseball. One of the major concerns about Brown entering this season was walks: he didn't draw very many walks in college, which is (for obvious reasons) alarming for a prospect whose game is speed. No longer much of an issue though: he posted a 7.2% walk rate this season, which is perfectly acceptable for a hitter with above-average contact skills. And considering that he has a penchant for getting hit by pitches (which, I'd assume is a somewhat repeatable skill), all the better.
There was a story on Brown in the Mercury News the other day, and one quote stood out to me:
"People keep saying I'm a singles hitter," said Brown, who is 6-foot-1, 190 pounds. "Maybe they think that because I'm a leadoff man, but that's not me. I've been a gap hitter my whole life. So that gets me a little riled up."
He's got a point, really. His numbers: 33 doubles, 13 triples, 14 home runs (.181 ISO). Juan Pierre comps (I've heard him compared to Pierre on several occasions) don't do him justice — his power's a lot better.
Joe Panik: There were a lot of people that weren't happy with the Panik pick — having hoped that the Giants would go for a player with a higher ceiling. I was pretty content with the pick though, and I feel somewhat validated by Panik's performance in Salem-Keizer. .341/.401/.467 in 304 plate appearances with 13 SB/5 CS, and a BB/K ratio of 28/25. Even if he doesn't stick at short, he projects as an above-average defender at second-base. I expect that he'll continue to move up through the system quickly.
Tommy Joseph: The biggest snub on my midseason rankings, Joseph was all the way down at #16. The reasoning behind this was: 1) defensive limitations at catcher, which is of paramount importance. 2) poor plate discipline.
Joseph got off to a cold start this year, but really started to pick things up as the season progressed. Here's his wOBA by month (note: September includes only ~20 plate appearances) —
Joseph finished the year with a line of .270/.317/.471, nearly a +.100 improvement in OPS from 2010. In mid-August, he was ranked the best defensive catcher in the Cal League, and Joe Ritzo, San Jose Giants director of broadcasting, raved about Joseph's progress:
I've noticed a tremendous improvement with Tommy Joseph behind the plate this year, just going from April to August he really has become one of the better defensive catchers in the league. His receiving skills I think have improved the most, and his ability to block pitches in the dirt. He definitely has made tremendous improvement in that regard. I asked Andy Skeels recently which player has improved the most and Tommy Joseph was at the top of that list for what he's done defensively and offensively.
Joseph's still only 20 years old, and a catcher that can excel at both defense and offense is inherently valuable. He's rocketed this year to become — in my mind — one of the Giants' top five prospects, and maybe even one of the top 100 prospects in baseball (he was listed on THT's top 100).
Others: Ehire Adrianza hit well in San Jose this time around (.845 OPS in 56 games), which is an encouraging sign. Not a big fan of Francisco Peguero, who's widely considered to be one of the Giants' top prospects, and here's why: .309/.318/.446 at Double-A Richmond. He only drew five walks in 71 games, and posted a miserable BB/K of 5/45. Hector Sanchez and Andrew Susac round out the Giants' organizational depth at catcher. Lastly, there are others to look out for: Jarrett Parker, Chris Dominguez, Charlie Culberson, and Ricky Oropeza to name a few. As a whole, I think the Giants' organizational depth in terms of hitting — particularly at the catching position — is markedly better than the pitching.


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"You know smoking two or three cigarettes
is better than having smoked two or three packs!"
This statement was angrily snapped at me by an irate clinic participant on her third successive day of cheating during her stop smoking clinic. She was mad because I kept telling her that she was blowing her chance at quitting smoking.
I told her that as long as she smoked three or two cigarettes or even a single puff, she should just smoke the other two packs she would normally consume in a typical 24 hour period. She was suffering horribly and was convinced that all this misery had to serve a useful purpose. I was belittling her valiant attempt, and she was mad as hell at my arrogance.
She had been in other professional programs before. The other programs considered an 80% reduction in smoking a great accomplishment. Sure, they thought 100% would be better, but not all people could do 100%. Her physician would probably agree as well, that, if she couldn't quit, at least she drastically reduced her smoking. Her family and friends were most likely equally impressed by her major victory.
Then she would come in to our meeting and I would say she was back to square one and should either smoke everything or stop all together. What made her so mad was her conviction that I really thought she was doing a great job but wouldn't admit it to her.
Contrary to her beliefs, I did not consider her attempt at reducing smoking a praiseworthy effort. Cigarette smoking is an addiction. Because of this, smoking is an all or nothing proposition.
While her other programs, family, friends and other professionals may have viewed her drastic reduction as impressive, they all failed to understand that reduction was a temporary state. Reducing smoking by 50, 80, 90, or even 99.99% is worthless. It will result in a complete failure in the attempt. This failure will most often result in an eventual return to the old level of consumption and may even lead to a substantial increase over the level smoked prior to the attempt at quitting.
It does not pay to cut down for a day or week or even a month just to become a heavier smoker for years afterward because of it. The end result of such a pattern is often the loss of one's health and eventually one's life. No one has ever lost his or her life from following our clinic's cold turkey and total abstinence approach, but many have already died and many more will die from disregarding it.
Eventual loss of health and life is not the only problem with cutting down in our program. There is the more immediate problem of intensified withdrawal lasting over a longer duration of time.
It's not that the quitter is treating herself to one or two a day. In fact, she is prolonging the period during which she feels that she is depriving herself of 30 or 40 per day. This period will last until she either totally quits and survives through the initial quitting phase or until she reaches her old level. Unfortunately, the latter is the outcome in the vast majority of similar situations.
For a person truly dependent on nicotine, cutting down on tobacco consumption is guaranteed suffering and failure. It doesn't pay to suffer just for the sake of suffering.
Quitting cold may cause some discomfort, but it is short term, and the end result can be freedom from cigarettes. Sure, quitting cold turkey can be difficult. But - for an addict - quitting by any other means is virtually impossible.
Given the choice between difficult and impossible, go for the difficult. At least there is a chance of success. With that success comes improved health, self-esteem, societal acceptance, more money and an overall improvement in the quality of life. Once quitting is accomplished, all that needs to be done to maintain a life free from nicotine addiction is to - NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF!


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The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a modification of the cleanup plan for the Tar Creek Superfund site in Oklahoma that will help Treece, Kan., residents relocate from the area.
"Coping with this legacy of pollution has been an extraordinary challenge for this community. It's important that they have the support of their government, and we're happy to be able to offer assistance as they relocate to a safer, healthier place," said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. "We hope this marks the beginning of a new chapter of health and prosperity for the families of Treece."
After several senior EPA officials visited Treece last year, Jackson determined that residents face a unique and urgent threat from the legacy of pollution related to lead mining. Residents of neighboring Picher, Okla., which faced similar challenges and is also part of the Tar Creek Superfund site, were relocated starting in June of 2008.
On October 29, 2009, Congress provided EPA with an exemption from the Uniform Relocation Act, thereby allowing for the relocation of Treece residents. As a result, EPA identified relocation as the primary option for Treece residents due to similar environmental challenges to those faced by immediately adjacent Oklahoma residents. This announcement is the next step toward making relocation arrangements.
On Jan. 13, EPA sent a letter to the state of Kansas on the status of potential relocation of Treece residents, outlining several steps the state of Kansas had to take. Those steps include:
EPA offered to help the state carry out these actions, and offered to make $300,000 available to help Kansas take these steps once a final determination is made. The voluntary relocation assistance will be provided by the State of Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The estimated number of properties being considered is approximately 77 residential and business properties.
Copies of the Superfund Explanation of Significant Differences for the Record of Decision: Tar Creek Superfund Site Operable Unit 4, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, April 2010, are available at the Miami Public Library in Miami, Okla., and the Johnston Public Library in Baxter Springs, Kansas.


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