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Reader Story: Why I Spent $5000 to See the Space Shuttle
Published on - March 6th, 2011 (by J.D. Roth)
This guest post from Elizabeth Howell is part of the "reader stories" feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success — or failure. These stories feature folks from all levels of financial maturity and with all sorts of incomes. Elizabeth is a Canadian science/business freelance journalist who runs a blog on space exploration, Pars3c. She's currently pursuing her Master of Science, Space Studies by correspondence at the University of North Dakota.
I'm a sucker for space. Not the architectural kind, but the rockets kind. The astronaut kind.
I saw the movie Apollo 13 when I was a young teenager, and that hooked me. Permanently. During high school, I spent most of my spare time reading about the Apollo astronauts and wishing I could watch one of their rockets take off in person.
Alas, I was a generation too young. But I kept my launch dream alive. I became a journalist in Ottawa, Canada when I grew up. I talked constantly about space on Twitter. And through Twitter, people at NASA began to get to know me. That's how I got my first invitation to a shuttle launch.
The experience (as many who have seen one would attest) was addictive, so I spun that into two more launches — all in six months. The cost? About $5,000.
I asked myself constantly, "Is this foolhardy? Am I spending the money in a sustainable fashion?" Here are the factors I considered each time, before I flew down:
- What is this experience worth to me? I waited nearly 15 years before going to see my first shuttle launch. My dream of seeing one didn't waver in all that time. Plus, the shuttle program is ending in 2011, so I knew there would be scarce chance of easily seeing humans go up again for the foreseeable future, pending commercial launches or a trip overseas to watch a Russian Soyuz take off. Although seeing the launches would be costly, I knew it was an experience I would not forget.
- What does my financial situation look like? At the time I went down for the launches, I was lucky to have flexible hours and a permanent part-time job. I also had spent years building up an emergency fund and maxing out my RRSP (the Canadian equivalent of a Roth IRA). I had no debt and good cash flow. I accepted that my decision to go see the launches could delay other long-term goals, like buying a house. But given my passion in space, I felt I could wait.
- How is my cash flow? I also made a concerted effort to cut down expenses. I don't own a smart phone, I rarely eat out and I don't watch television. The same month I saw my first ship fly, I moved into a cheaper place — a decision that saved me $1,800 over six months. That alone made my frequent trips more sustainable.
- How can I save money on airfare? I live in Canada, an expensive three-hour flight away from the Floridian coast. I couldn't use frequent-flyer miles as shuttle dates change too often to risk it. So I had to be creative. The first time I flew down to Florida, I booked a cheap fare on an airline that had a very expensive change fee. Big mistake. The launch was delayed a couple of weeks, and I had to fork over about $300 more (on a $500 flight) to make the new date. The second time, I smartened up and chose an airline with more reasonable change fees. I ended up actually saving about $50 when the shuttle date changed, since the fees were so low and the new flight took place at a less convenient time.
- How can I save money while I'm there? I packed lots of granola bars and other snacks for the flight and trip, saving me hundreds of dollars in food. I also picked a reasonably priced hotel room with a fridge and microwave, within walking distance of a grocery store, so I could eat in. And I avoided Florida attractions and instead brought books with me, so I wouldn't spend hundreds of dollars at tourist traps on top of the launches.
The result: Three trips of a lifetime, and the knowledge that I managed to see all three existing shuttles fly into space before the program ended. For me, $5,000 was worth that feeling.
What big goals have you saved up for — and how? What sacrifices did you make to meet them? Please share your tips in the comments below!
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Hooray for you, Elizabeth! What a great and inspiring post! I am filled with admiration.
I had a near-death experience a few years ago that made me determine to make as many of my dreams come true as possible, according to my "bucket list" which keeps being updated and added to as I go along. Admittedly none of them have been quite so expensive as yours, but they've given me just as much pleasure as your launches!
Why do launches change dates so often?
Sounds like you had a great trip!
We saved up to be able to take a year off from work. It was awesome.
That is awesome. Good for you Elizabeth! My wife and I will be seeing the last launch of Endeavour in April. It is going to be great!
@jasmine the launch schedules change because the shuttles break down so much. There are almost always delays of some kind for almost every launch. That probably isn't the only reason, but certainly one of the main factors.
I equate frugal living with smart spending. It is the mindful choice to invest/spend where you will get the most reward. In this case it was making a dream come true. Good for you Elizabeth!
So cool to see another Ottawa-ite on GRS!
You are doing your spending wisely. The advance planning, budgeting, provisioning all serve you well so that you can do what your heart and head want to.
I admire people who make their dreams happen by planning for them, rather than rushing ahead and worrying about paying for them after the fact. Or, just as bad, never achieving their dreams at all.
Sounds WONDERFUL and very smartly planned. Good for you!
Good for you, Elizabeth! I did a similar thing–I saved 5k for a month-long trip to Japan last summer, and don't regret it a bit. Sure, I could have left the money in my savings account (on top of my already existing 6-month emergency fund), but the joy and memories from that trip are worth more than the sight of a few extra digits in my account.
We can see the shuttle launch from our front yard! Love the night time launches. Thanks for coming to FL and please come back again.
And it is time to retire manned space exploration – unmanned space exploration (think Mars Rover program) is the frugal way to go!
Those childhood dreams that never quite go away are what feed your soul. You will never regret spending that money or time.
It's not one big goal but more of an ongoing thing: horses.
Lessons were expensive and time-consuming, so for several years I did "the proper" thing and avoided them. I mean, I'd be losing 3 hours a week for only 1 actual hour of riding, at a cost of around $250-300 a month – not a frugal thing for a young professional.
And then I watched a jumping event and began to cry. Uncontrollably. So then I went to schedule a lesson and upon arriving on the farm, broke down once again – from the feeling of painful emptiness, which I was not even aware of before, being filled.
I may cut down riding to twice a month but I will not ever try getting by without it again. My finances are under control otherwise, so it's a trade-off I am willing to pay for.
Great post! Over the years I've frittered away much more than $5K in meaningless activities and stupid stuff (ah, the embarrassing memories). If I could take it back and do something meaningful with it, I'd do it in a New York minute.
You have inspired me—and I signed up for the ticket lottery for the next launch!
Congratulations on achieving your dream, Elizabeth!
This is what life is all about for me; live responsibly so that when amazing opportunities present themselves, we have the time and money to jump on board and not just watch them roll by.
My husband and I are long time fans of Aerosmith. Several years ago, we saved up the money to take a fanclub trip to Boston where we got to see multiple Aerosmith concerts, attend a private party and meet the band. It was the experience of a lifetime for us! We had three young children at the time and many of our family members thought we were being foolish. I'm sure people thought we were somehow putting our wants before the needs of our kids, but what they didn't realize was that because we had always lived within our means, the trip expenses had no impact whatsoever on our daily life. Our kids never lacked for anything and I think they even benefitted from having happy parents!
This is a good example of what financial freedom can give you. Awesome story. Yay
What a cool way to spend smart!
When my sister was in graduate school, her big project was on a satellite that was launched in to space on a sounding rocket. My parents flew themselves and me and my brother out to New Mexico for four days so we could see the launch, which took place the day after my 16th birthday. I will never forget the thrill of standing in the desert in the middle of the night with my mom, watching that rocket go up. My folks must have saved for a long time so we could do it, but it was absolutely worth it – a memory I'll never forget!
And that was an itty bitty rocket compared to the huge suckers those shuttles go up on.
This is the type of ability that each of us should aspire to. The ability to have the flexibility and discipline to pay cash for experiences that are most important in our lives. Great post! There is something special about reading how through disciplined savings and deferred gratification you can eventually enjoy the fruits of all of your sacrifices.
I decided three days prior to go see the last Discovery lift off. A friend of mine told me he went three prior times and it did not launch. So based on his history decided to cut some risk out. Used my Southwest rapid rewards which I can cancel a flight withou penalty. Was fortunate to have a sister who lived in the area and could put my friend and I up for the night. Only cost we had was the rental car and our time. It was truly a once in a lifetime experience since I had always taken for granted the shuttle program would always be here. So it was sensational to see the blast off on one of the three remaining launches and the last Discovery launch…..The other part that made this last minute trip possible was my wife and I just became debt free after a long time.
Elizabeth – get in touch with one of those science blogs and see if they'll pay you to write for them, I know of one which covered the launch and I'm sure they would love you to write for them. Sorry to be nosy but I think JD knows the guy I am thinking of.
Inspiring story too. Love how people accomplish their goals. Live your dreams, etc.
Just have to throw in a clarification – The RRSP is like an IRA – not a Roth IRA. The TFSA (tax-free savings account) is most similar to a Roth IRA for Canadians.
You have done what I want to do – Rock on! What an incredible experience. I'm jealous!
Congrats on fulfilling a dream. Someday, when it's more affordable, I would like to be a space tourist. I hope it happens in the next 30 years. As a kid, we used to vacation in FL when they did the January launches.
I knew someone who was the space training program. I don't think he appreciated how amazing it was since they were bogged down in endless hours of homework. There is a great space camp in Huntsville, AL where you can learn more firsthand about space exploration and simulated shuttle missions.
Minor nitpick:
Why do people keep calling RRSP's "Canadian Roth IRAs?"
The Canadian Roth IRA is the TFSA. The RRSP is much more like a 401(k). Contributions are tax-deductible, and withdrawals are fully taxable. They are tax-deferred growth.
A Roth IRA (and a TFSA) are NOT tax-deductible. You fill them with after-tax money, and the gains are not taxed.
I loved this story – all about "Mindful Spending" on what truly is important to YOU.
Good for you, Elizabeth! What an incredible experience-worth every penny!
What's with the pseudo-journalist freaks being allowed to post this junk? How about getting back to smart discussions about finance rather than letting some Canadian nutcase ramble on about her obsession with space.
Great story. Glad to see a Canadian on here!
I'm overwhelmed by your kind responses, folks. I wish I could thank all of you individually.
I'll address some of the questions here:
@Jasmine: Shuttle launches depend on if the shuttle is mechanically sound (it's a complex and aging system, so often something breaks in the weeks before launch); if the equipment on it is functioning properly (again, if something breaks, it can take weeks or months to repair); if the launch "range" is free and not being used by another mission; if the crew, Mission Control and all other parties are ready; and finally, if the weather is decent in Florida and all the emergency landing sites. There are other factors as well. Hopefully you can see why a lot of launches get delayed.
@John Richards, @schmei, @bb –> What incredible stories. Glad I'm not the only space fan around.
@Inga –> I'm a closet horse geek, actually. One of my childhood dreams was also to visit Spruce Meadows, but I was lucky enough to be able to go when I was only 14.
@indio –> Space camp is on my bucket list. I just need the money and time off work, which will take a little while to achieve
@Kate –> Small world! Maybe we can have a personal-finance tweetup!
@Lo-Wa –> Did they play "Hysteria"? I'd even be happy just seeing them do that one song live
@Trying to help –> That does sound intriguing. Perhaps one day I'll get lucky enough to get an opportunity like that.
We took a trip to Italy. I had never traveled to Europe before. We knew it would probably be the only time we would go and called it a "once in a lifetime trip." We still talk about it to this day. It cost us a total of about $8000 for 10 days of great scenery and memorable people.
I think great experiences are worth the price.
A story about how someone budgeted and planned well to help make things happen IS a smart, very readable and inspiring discussion about finance. Often, it's more than "just about the numbers".
vern, I hope your comment is deleted soon. Your statements are pointless and mean.
Elizabeth (and fellow Canadian from Ottawa!), you've really reinforced what we save our money FOR. The point of saving is so that we can have a happy, safe, and fulfilling life, and I think that in our desire to be fiscally responsible, we lose sight of that. Saving just to sit on our big pile of money is (I think) unlikely to result in any real feelings of fulfillment. Personally, I save to spend, but spend smartly on things that I love or need, or will love or need one day in the future.
After waiting 3 years between vacations, I finally took one about a month ago, and I realized that, without my noticing, I'd become a very unhappy and frustrated person. Travel is what I love, and having passions like that motivates me to save more, not less.
Great post, and congrats!
Congrats on seeing a shuttle launch! My husband and I tried several times but it was always delayed. When I was 12,I was a space nut and I read in the Phila. Inquirer that you could write to NASA for tickets to see the Apollo launches from the Causeway. I told my father that I was going to write for tickets. He scoffed and said that tickets were only given to NASA dignitaries and friends of the astronauts. However, He said that IF I did get passes, the family would go. I wrote for passes to the launch of Apollo 16 and received them. The launch was also around my birthday. We rented a motor home and even took our cat to the launch. It was awesome!! Don't know if the cat appreciated the sight when we held him up, the way the rest of us did. LOL
Space shuttle launches have always interested me, too! I get teary-eyed when I see them on tv. My dad worked at NASA years ago, and we've seen 3 launches from the beach!
The CAT Daria? Wow! And we thought we were so ahead of the curve when we took our guinea pig camping one year!
This is a fantastic story. I love these reports of making dreams come true, especially when you work so hard to do it affordably.
I saw 2 shuttle launches when I was going to school in Florida. Even though it didn't cost anything more than 2 tanks of gas, it was worth the time and effort to get down there. The only thing I regret is not spending the extra money to watch the launch from KSC. The first time I watched it from the beach, the second time the traffic was so bad we watched it from the side of the road.
What a great post! I hope, Elizabeth, that you won't dwell on vern's snarkasm and will enjoy all the positive comments instead.
Posts like this remind us of why we're all trying to get a handle on our finances in the first place. The fact that space travel happens to be Elizabeth's interest is almost irrelevant to the point that she's making. Just substitute "space travel" with whatever it is that makes your eyes light up and there you go. That's why it's called "personal" finance.
Thanks Elizabeth, from a fellow Canadian nutcase.
I saved up for several trips in the price range you describe – one driving to all the National Parks in the west, another to Nova Scotia, another to Japan and Thailand. I'm about do take my next trip, to France and Spain… I've never regretted the money spent.
As a kid I was obsessed with "Space Camp" and wished that I could go to camp so that too could accidentally end up in space just like the kids in the movie
I was just thinking about this topic today. I'd like to go to Nome for the end of the Iditarod. Dog sledding has been on my bucket list for 15 years.
Last summer I hiked the Chilkoot Trail…my husband thought I'd lost it when I started crying (out of sheer excitement) at the trailhead.
What a great post. Thank you. It is amazing at how we take things for granted. I have never seen a launch though have a cousin that works on the shuttle so could have gone there anytime and visited over the past two years. I was a fan of the Apollo program as a child and have an admiration of how everything meshes to make the launches happen from the engineering, logistics to the management. I was a submariner and it became just a job until we had guests aboard that realized being on a submarine hundreds of feet below the ocean surface was the thrill of a lifetime. To give balance to the space reading one should read "Who Built the Moon" and "Dark Moon: Apollo and the Whistle-blowers".
My man was named 'Alan' for Alan Shepard, so his space fascination is lifelong and deeply sincere. Every shuttle launch filled him with such wistful longing to be there, but…… it was so far away and so hard to get tickets and hard to do this and that and so on….until I couldn't just stand there and watch him suffer any more.
So: we booked a motel with balcony view of the launch in Titusville, Fla., we spent the ticket money to experience a day of 'astronaut training' at NASA complete with simulated shuttle launch and landing, and we hit the road rather than the skies (Texas to Fla.=24 hours drive time).
So his dream came true, and there was an unexpected bonus: for the simulated shuttle flight he drew the part of shuttle commander….had to land it nose up or the crew was toast….took a cool head and nerves of steel, but he succeeded and we survived. Priceless memories at a cost of about $1,000. is a good return on investment.


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Strawberry vanilla agua fresca, with RECIPE! Isn't summer awesome? I mean, all we have to do is sit around and drink alcoholic fruit and life is dandy. Wait, there's alcohol in this, right? Because if not, just add a quart of rum and you'll be emailing me being all LAURA OMG YOU'RE RIGHT SUMMER IS RAAAAAD. Do it!
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At Whole Paycheck, I mean Foods, silly me. Today and today only organic strawberries cost $1.99 a pound, and only while supplies last, so hurry—you can brainstorm recipes on the way over! Or try this one. Strawberry "crab" cakes? I'm interested.
Strawberries are one of the dirty dozen, as in one of the 12 fruits and vegetables you should always buy organic. No excuses today, peeps. Fortunately for me, Whole Foods just opened by my pad! You better get there before me!
Now that you're motivated, I've found some vegan strawberry recipes you can get even more excited about:
- Strawberry Shortcake by Hell Yeah It's Vegan
- Raw Strawberry Cheesecake from the PPK. Not for the faint of heart.
- Strawberry Sorbet! Do it!
- Strawberry Chocolate Margarita by She Knows Vegan! Strawberries, chocolate and tequila—if you are into making this, by all means, just come over.
Happy creating!
∞ posted at 07:45 by jennybradley
Vegan strawberry Napoleon with pomegranate creme custard from Vegan Feast! I could totally HOUSE that mofo right now. Dang.
I've always loved pomegranates because, you know, Persephone and Hades and all that. But really, I don't understand them. I totally end up buying like one a year when they are first in season and then I'm like, what the hell do I do with it now? Eating them is the most ridiculous endeavor. It's like all seed with a teeny tiny juice layer. And the seed isn't like a sunflower seed, it's like tree bark (I imagine. I totally don't eat tree bark). You eat all this tree bark and get very little actual fruit in return. But darn it! Pomegranates are so pretty! I still buy them.
∞ posted at 08:03 by youtalkfunny
Hey guys, remember that recipe for strawberry gazpacho we had in the link-o-rama a couple weeks ago? I made it! Around these parts we can buy strawberries from a stand RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE ACTUAL FIELD for $9 for a seven-poundish half-flat, and they are abundant, and we must take advantage of their abundance while we can.
It's unbelievably easy—the most challenging parts were pouring it neatly, and dicing the veg for the garnish, because my knife skills are lacking.
REGARDLESS: make this. You will LOVE IT. And yes, they're a set.
∞ posted at 08:05 by time-for-naps
It's spring, let's make a pie! »
Start with two pounds of cherries that were fresh last week. Realize you have to do something with them, and look up recipes until you find the right one for you. Realize you don't have enough cherries, and add fresh strawberries until ideal weight is achieved. Wash, stem, and pit cherries. This will take longer than you think, but it won't be nearly as irritating as you expect, I swear.
Adjust your recipe according to your ingredients and tastes. "But it's a pie! I'm afraid!" Don't be; the filling is super-easy and you have leftover crust from your last pie in the freezer, so now all the hard work is over.
I adapted the above-linked recipe and this is roughly what constituted the filling:
2 pounds fresh cherries, and 1/2 pound fresh strawberries
1/2 cup sugar (could've been less, really, the cherries were very sweet)
2 Tbsp. water
1/4 cup lime juice
1 tsp. vanilla extract (there wasn't any almond)
a dash of whiskey
Stir, cover, and let sit for a few hours. Now you can defrost your pie crust, and clean up your mess. Fun!
Now instead of making one giant pie, maybe you want to make two smaller pies. I did! Unfortunately after rolling out two pie crusts and heaping the tins full of filling—no pre-baking the crust this time—I didn't have any crust left over for a top. What to do? Make a crisp topping, obviously!
1 cup oats
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup non-dairy butter
cinnamon, to taste
Combine in a bowl until everything is all pebbly. Then sprinkle across the tops of your pies, like so. Very nice!
While you've been mixing and sprinkling, your oven has been preheating to 400 F. When it's ready, pop the pies in, with foil over the tops, but make sure they're on some kind of tray, because they will probably erupt a bit and you don't want cherry-strawberry mess all over your oven. I had to bake mine individually because of this. Pro tip: If you re-use a tray that's already covered in semi-carbonized pie overflow, it'll bake on so hard it may never come off. Best not to.
After 30 minutes, reduce heat to 350 F and remove the foil from the pie. Bake for another 30 to 45 minutes (mine needed 30), then take out of the oven—mind the spillage on those trays!—and place on a wire rack to cool. See how much overflow there was? Thank goodness I used a tray!
Now, allow to cool for a good long time before devouring. Why? First, because the pie filling is like sweet, delicious lava that will blister ever part of you that it touches. Second, because, like a pudding, it's still setting. You don't want to cut it open and have all the filling spill out like some ridiculous fruit-waterfall, right? Of course not. So, wait. Give it a good hour at least.
Finally, slice and eat. Although to be honest, this pie is best served at room temperature at least 12 hours after baking. The flavors need more time to develop, I guess, to get comfortable with each other, so try not to eat it all up that night. Allow their relationship time to grow!
Still, definitely eat a piece when it's done. You pitted cherries for this!
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While pondering genealogical research, I have come to the conclusion that men and women go about their tasks with different goals in mind.
Women are more family oriented, while men are much more technical and business minded.
I have noticed this when corresponding with male researchers about a family I thought I knew quite a bit about. As it usually turns out, he will have all kinds of facts either I haven't found, or simply glossed over because they weren't of much interest to me. It would be a great advantage to have a husband and wife, brother and sister, etc., to work on the same family to get a complete picture.
Take for example, researching military records. When the male ancestor was of the right age to have fought in a major war, I always look for a record, but I don't comb every military index for every male on my chart. A man is more likely to do that. When I find the military record, I look for all the genealogical data; age, physical description, dates, places, injuries, imprisonments, pension records, and anything to do with his family.
The male researcher will research the whole war. He will investigate all the battles he was in, his commanders, their movements, equipment, treaties, uniforms, you name it!
He may very well have walked the whole battlefield in person and relived the battle blow by blow. Believe me, I've been there.
I just want to know if he was in the war, where he served, did he live or die, get hurt, come home, and did he or his widow get a pension. Copies of any papers, certificates, or photos are much appreciated, but I don't need rocks and dirt from the actual battlefield.
Now, let's look at land records. Land records are full of genealogy. They give you where and when your ancestors lived in each area. You can trace their movements from around the county to around the country and even the world. You can see who their neighbors were and often the relationships. There can often be vital family information in those records detailing inheritances, or buying and selling of the property to family members. Of course, I'm interested in how much land he owned and how much he paid, and where it came from, but I don't usually pull out the plat maps unless I am really trying to solve a problem.
The male researcher will have a record of every sale, the amount paid, any mortgages, interest rates, seller's name, date, when it was resold, and each piece platted out perfectly on the map. Again, he may actually have visited each piece, and be able to tell you how much it is worth on today's market. As a rule, I'm happy knowing the neighborhood, and driving by someday, unless I find a reason to think it is worth more investigation.
Then there is the marriage and family issue. There is usually a new baby on average of every two years. Many women seem to just wear out and die and are replaced. I'm sure the men look at the situation and see the men wearing out and dying, trying to provide for this growing family. They often have to be replaced, also.
I guess men and women are as different in genealogy, as they are in everything else, but together we make history.
If you need any help just send me a message; you will make a new friend, plant a seed, and maybe reap some reward.
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September 17, 2013
The Call-Up
Yordano Ventura
The Situation: The Royals find themselves in the playoff hunt for the first time since the advent of manned flight, and adding a potent weapon to an already potent bullpen could help propel the team toward October baseball. With the grind of a long season wearing heavily on the legs and the hands of hitters, a high-octane flamethrower capable of hitting over 100 mph on the gun can be a devastating force, even more so when you consider that the league is unacquainted with the young arm.
Background: Yordano Ventura was signed out of the Dominican Republic in the fall of 2008 for less than $30K. The Royals took it slow and low with Ventura, keeping him in the Dominican for all of 2009 and parts of 2010, before bringing him stateside for a taste of the Arizona League and Fall Instructs. A strong full-season performance in the Midwest League brought Ventura more attention, as the bat-missing skills were hard to overlook despite some concerns about his size; at the time, Ventura was listed at 5'11'' and a generous 150 lbs. (depending on the source).
But it wasn't until his breakout performance in 2012 that Ventura started converting some of the doubters about his ability to pitch in a rotation. Over two levels (three if you count his AZL appearance), the Dominican righty made 23 starts, logged 109.1 innings, and struck out 130 batters. Thanks to this strong performance, Ventura found himself on the Baseball Prospectus Top 101 for the first time, ranking 62nd overall coming into the 2013 season. The 22-year-old built on his strong performance with an even stronger performance in 2013, making more starts, logging more innings, missing more bats, and pitching well enough in the upper minors to get the much anticipated call to the majors.
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abwinkel (Prague)
"...and a changeup you name your children after. " This is why I love The Professor.
Sep 17, 2013 00:00 AM
Is there a demonstrated correlation between height and stamina or is that just scouting bias?
Sep 17, 2013 05:57 AM
Craig Goldstein
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I don't want this question to be ignored but I also acknowledge I'm probably not the ideal person to answer it, so if a scouting type can respond, please take their answer over mine.
Sep 17, 2013 14:36 PM
You need exceptional stuff just to get scouted and signed as a short righty.
Sep 18, 2013 06:07 AM
try lincecum, shantz...or, if they don't do it, eddie gaedel
Sep 17, 2013 08:47 AM
Four of the six winningest Dominican pitchers were 6'0" or shorter (Marichal, Martinez, Colon, Andujar). Marichal threw an amazing 244 complete games. Strikes me that this is one of those baseball myths, like "strikeout pitchers don't have long careers," that doesn't stand up to the most casual scrutiny.
Sep 18, 2013 07:32 AM
Jason Parks
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It stands up. You can find exceptions to every rule, but for the most part, undersized pitchers don't often develop into sustainable starters at the highest level. It's not just about height; rather, its more about the body itself and the strength and stamina involved. You have to scout each player as an individual, but if you show me a slight Dominican arm in the low minors, I'll be willing to bet that pitcher fails to develop into a major league starter.
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BARCELONA, Spain - Sixth-seeded Maria Kirilenko, the champion at last year's Barcelona Ladies Open in her first ever appearance at the event, looks to be in prime condition for a title defense, as she routed Camille Pin on Tuesday, 62 60. Three of the 22-year-old Russian's five career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles came last year, but she's still seeking her first of 2009.
The other seeds in action on the top half of the draw were No.5 seed Carla Suárez Navarro, who, fresh off her runner-up showing in Marbella last week - defeated fellow Spaniard and wildcard entrant Estrella Cabeza Candela, 62 60, and No.4 seed Kaia Kanepi, who was edged by Masa Zec Peskiric, 36 62 64. Zec Peskiric lost in the final round of qualifying, but made the main draw when Anabel Medina Garrigues withdrew with an abdominal strain. This was Zec Peskiric's second win over a Top 20 player, her first coming in February over Flavia Pennetta.
Also Tuesday, lucky loser Emilie Loit got past qualifier Mervana Jugic-Salkic, 76(3) 36 62, María José Martínez Sánchez - runner-up to Kirilenko last year - beat Kirsten Flipkens, 62 62, Severine Brémond topped Anna-Lena Groenefeld, 76(4) 62, and qualifier Tatjana Malek beat wildcard Nuria Llagostera Vives, 63 36 61.
The bottom half of the draw yielded one surprise, as qualifier Anastasiya Yakimova upended No.8 seed Sorana Cirstea, 76(2) 76(5). The Romanian was coming off her best result of the year, a semifinal showing in Marbella last week. Also, Francesca Schiavone stopped Lourdes Domínguez Lino, 76(4) 64, and Nicole Vaidisova - whose six Tour singles titles ties Pennetta for most in the field - handled qualifier Yevgenia Savranska, 62 64.
Second round play gets underway Wednesday, highlighted by the second-seeded Pennetta against Roberta Vinci and Kirilenko versus Brémond.


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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Arizona's total value of international exports as a share of gross product was 33rd highest among the 50 states and District of Columbia in 2012. Arizona ranked 36th for manufactured goods. In 1997, Arizona had ranked eighth overall and ninth for manufactured goods. The state's large relative decline in export share can be traced to its sizable relative decrease in its manufacturing sector. In particular, the electronics manufacturing subsector's share of total GDP has dropped considerably.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
For decades, Arizona was one of the national leaders in aggregate economic growth, as measured by the percent change in measures such as gross product and employment. However, its growth rate always has been highly cyclical. During expansionary periods, Arizona always has been among the top states on the rate of growth. During recessions, the Arizona economy generally slumped at a rate similar to the national average, but would experience a rapid recovery. This pattern continued through the economic expansion of the mid-2000s.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013
This year, Arizona Directions assesses the health of both ends of the P-20 spectrum: early childcare and education and the high school /postsecondary-to-industry nexus. Both are viewed through the lens of Arizona's current competitive position and its trajectory through the broader economic landscape. How well does Arizona regulate, promote and ensure equitable access to quality early childcare and to programs that help children enter Kindergarten ready to learn?
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Per capita earnings in Arizona has been lower than the national average for decades. The 2011 differential of 19 percent is the largest on record; the typical differential has been between 10 and 15 percent. Thus, for residents who have spent some or all of their working life in the state, the state's historically low per capita earnings help to explain the state's below-average per capita property income.
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The transaction privilege tax (TPT), often referred to as the sales tax, is a major source of revenue for state and local governments in Arizona. The TPT is applied to numerous categories, such as contracting and utilities. The analysis in this paper is limited to the retail category, which accounts for half of the TPT collected by state government, and the restaurant and bar category, which contributes one-tenth of the TPT revenue.


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Sorry I have been Mia but things have been hectic since going into labor last Monday...wow has it been that long already.
Well here goes. On Monday after having tons of contractions over a four day span I stood up from sitting on my couch and my water broke. Drove myself to my dh job a few minutes away and then to the hospital. When I got to the hospital the flood gates really opened up. I got checked and was sitting at 4cm. Started walking around cause contractions were not very good. After two hours with no change doctors put me on pit. I was stalled at 4cm til 1045 that night. Just as the doctors started talking about csection I asked to be checked again because I was shaking so bad. A sure sign for me that things were moving. She checked me at 1115 and I was 8 cm...got checked again at 1200 and I was complete. Three little pushes and he was born at 1209 am on march 25.
About 20 mins later he was latched on nursing like a champ. Then at noon the next day all hell broke loose. He got really sleepy and would nurse. He also hadn't pooped yet. I was highly concerned but the nurse said that it could happen...he was just tired. Fast forward to 4 in the morning and he still wasn't eating and they started shoving expressed milk down his throat with a syringe. But he was just throwing it back up. His stomach was swollen and he wasn't pooping on his own. At 8 the next morning I demanded to see the ped on call and he was a complete joke. He keep telling me that he just had a confused suck...the nurses were putting down that he was eating and I keep telling them he's not eating he throwing it back up. Finally I called my ped when they tried to discharge me at 9. She came over and took one look at him and order an xray. He was immediately placed in the nicu to await transport to another hospital.


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Djokovic, Murray book semis spots at ATP Tour Finals
London, England, United Kingdom (4E Sports) – Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and US Open champion Andy Murray are into the semifinal round of the ATP Tour finals after they wrapped up the group stages with almost similar victory Friday at 02 Arena.
Djokovic remains on track of capturing his first ATP Tour Finals title, besting Tomas Berdych 6-2, 7-6 (6) to keep his slate clean after three games in Group A.
The top-ranked Serb defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6, 6-3 in the first game, edged Murray 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the second before dispatching the Czech in the third.
Murray qualified for the semis by besting Tsonga 6-2, 7-6(7-3) Saturday. Murray survived Berdych 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in his first match.
Meanwhile, Roger Federer looks to stay unbeaten in his group matches as he faces Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina.
Federer has been masterful in his two previous matches, defeating Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 6-1 and David Ferrer 6-4, 7-6(7-5). Del Potro is expected to bring his best as he tries to qualify for the semis of the ATP Tour Finals.
Ferrer also has a chance to become a semifinalist in the season-ending event if he successfully defeats a slumping Tipsarevic, who remains winless in the tourney.
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If I hear another politician or business leader say "moving forward", I may hit the brakes and reverse all over their hollow words. How can these people be so confident about what's next? As far as I've worked out, the only things we can be certain of (apart from the obvious death and taxes) are that the Rolling Stones will tour forever and that Brad Pitt will continue to look about 38 years old.
Everything else is up for grabs.
Perhaps this obsession with "moving forward" scares me because my own future is looking a bit shaky at present. Spicks and Specks, the TV show I've worked on for seven years, winds up soon, and until the producers of Australia's Next Top Model finally recognise my amazing catwalk modelling skills, anything could happen.
So with life at a crossroads, I ignored everyone's advice to be confident in "moving forward" and did the opposite. I went backwards. I visited the house I grew up in.
To be honest, this time-travel business is a little more unsettling than Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future would have us believe. This particular bout of naval gazing and regression was spurred on by a documentary project I'm involved in.
I'm sure many people have fantasised about going back to a childhood house, knocking on the front door and asking to go inside. Most sane people wouldn't actually do it. But I work in TV, so that's my excuse.
And so, with camera crew in tow, I went back to the 1950s three-bedroom, cream-brick-veneer home in the small country town where our family of six lived in the '70s. Any sort of renovation rescue had bypassed our little joint. It was time-capsule stuff.
The only thing that had changed over the years were the trees Mum had planted in the front yard. They now towered over everything. Mum's signature was, and always will be, forever embedded in the dirt in front of our old house.
The front room (or "good room", as they were called back in those days) remained unchanged.
I was instantly transported back to my childhood, when I would secretly observe the adult gatherings from the hallway through the frosted-glass sliding doors. I would guzzle in the view, wide-eyed, until I was caught out and sent back to bed. It wasn't until I was much older that I learnt that a man holding Neil Diamond's Hot August Night LP while sporting a beard and wearing a skivvy did not equal the height of cultural sophistication.
The gas heater that I got dressed in front of after a bath (and burnt my backside on) was still there. The water tank I climbed to leave letters for Santa every year was still standing. The kennel my dad made out of corrugated iron for our much-loved old dog, Butchie, now long dead, had housed new family dogs many times over.
The tin shed that my brothers would jump off, pretending to be the daredevil Evel Knievel, seemed so much smaller than I remembered.
Going into my brothers' room, I pulled out one of the built-in wardrobe drawers. Inside, scrawled in biro, in the neatest of handwriting, was a signature. My brother had signed his name, marking his territory forever. It was dated 1978.
At that moment, it all got a bit much. I teared up. And I don't normally do tears in public! (There is a reason I will never watch the film The Notebook.)
Not only was this little house a visual embodiment of the passing of time, it was once also filled with all my parents' dreams for us kids when we were children. This is where they laid the foundations for our future. And now, as adults, we kids are making our own new memories. Are my childhood dreams safe with the adult that I've become? Have I done them justice?
The whole experience raised so many questions, but, fortunately, before I could disappear up my own self-reflexive backside, I was "moving forward" again with all the vigour of a corporate executive on a team-building weekend.
But I did walk away from the experience feeling as if something had shifted. Any worry about the future stopped, if only momentarily. I'm not suggesting that everything was better when we all wore moon boots and sported unsightly perms. Quite frankly, we all looked ridiculous.
But there's something lovely about remembering where you came from. Especially if you're not so sure where you're going next.
I started out in life not knowing what the future held. It didn't matter to me then. So it shouldn't matter now. And sometimes that's all the evidence you need to move forward.
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to coordinate between their transit routes.
JETS serve the city of Jonesboro while
NEAT services those in the county or rural areas. This week a few passengers
were unable to be picked up because they were outside JETS service area but
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for people in the region of east Arkansas," said Steve Ewart, transit director for JETS.
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Editor's Note: The article below on revisions in the Draft Act Governing Hospitalization of the Mentally Ill is reprinted from the February 1953 issue of Mental Hospitals. Formulation of the act was one of the major developments reported in the journal in the five-year period between 1951 and 1955. Paul Appelbaum, M.D., discusses the significance of the act and subsequent developments related to commitment of mental patients in the commentary and analysis beginning on page 190.
Two years after the formulation of the Draft Act Governing Hospitalization of the Mentally Ill, the National Institute of Mental Health has published a revised version, which is being circulated this month.
The foreword is by Dr. George S. Stevenson, Medical Director of the National Association for Mental Health, one of the agencies which helped prepare the revisions.
In this foreword Dr. Stevenson declares that if a patient is to be committed to an institution, society has a clear obligation to make this deprivation of his liberty an act of good faith.
"Anything which aggravates his illness unnecessarily is a violation of this principle," Dr. Stevenson says; "…the law cannot fully replace common sense. Peremptory or superficial medical examinations are able to negate a wise law….
"There are many steps needed to improve our provisions for the mentally ill. Basic to all these improvements, however, is adequate provision in law for all aspects of proper treatment of the mentally ill. One primary consideration in such basic legislation has to do with statutes that can adequately protect the rights of individuals and at the same time make possible suitable and medically sound commitment procedures. The provisions of this Draft Act can be sincerely recommended as a forward step in our handling of the mentally ill and in the maximum utilization of our mental hospital facilities.
The revisions contained in the new version are all designed to improve care and handling of the mentally ill. It is made clear that hospital superintendents have a duty to admit any individual in an emergency; the possibility of an individual's injuring himself or others constitutes grounds on which a health or police officer may recommend that the patient be hospitalized. An added recommendation calls for the head of the admitting hospital to report to the state or other central administration. Rather more latitude is permitted to a central administration in developing certification procedures which best fit local needs.
A new section specifically excludes from hearings all persons not having a legitimate interest in the hospitalization of a patient. Emphasis has been placed upon the importance of family ties to the restoration of the patient and greater emphasis upon the patient's convalescence.
The introduction to the Act has been revised to clarify the basic criteria used in identifying the mentally ill. A separate statutory approach is recommended for the mentally deficient. Alcoholics and psychopaths are included in the provisions of the Act, but only to the extent that the individual may meet the criteria set forth in the definition. Another revision clarifies the types of information which may be disclosed from the patient's confidential medical record.
The central administration is given additional and specific powers to investigate, by personal visit to the hospital, the commitment procedures of all new patients and complaints by the patient or his relatives.
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Saturday was a very big day for Cassandra Ladika.
It grew even bigger just before she stepped on stage at the Sundome in Tampa a little before 9 a.m. That's when she was greeted by her brother, Army Specialist Taylor Livingston.
"Oh my God," screamed the University of South Florida Communications major as she caught a glimpse of Taylor minutes before she received her degree from School President Judy Genshaft.
The solider returned to his Ellenton home Friday night but family members managed to keep his visit a secret from Ladika.
"It's amazing," she said after coming off the Sundome stage. "I had been bugging him to come for quite some time and here he is. It's great."
When Specialist Livingston, 21, arrived at his Manatee County residence on Friday he too was greeted with an unexpected surprise. Relatives and some friends - with assistance from a handful of 'Christmas Elves' with Florida Power - had decorated his home for the holidays.
How did Livingston manage to keep his sister from finding out about his visit? It certainly wasn't easy.
"We were worried about [her finding out on] Facebook," Livingston explained. "I kept checking it every day."
Following the graduation ceremony brother and sister had a big day planned.
"I am just so glad to be here," Livingston added. "I am here until after the beginning of the year and I am looking forward to spending some time with her."
The Black Hawk Helicopter mechanic has been stationed in El Paso, Texas for the past nine months after serving one year in Afghanistan. Specialist Livingston is scheduled to head back overseas following his brief leave.
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The hair in my drain-catch looked like a small toupee, a curly clump that should have been on my head but instead had bolted for freedom during my shower. I was, naturally enough, alarmed. Fat is welcome to shed itself at any time, but I strongly prefer my hair to stay where it is.
By the end of the week, I'd lost enough to make a nice hair shirt, or at least a hair tank top. The exact damage was impossible to ascertain because when it's your hair in the drain, the horror of what you're seeing there overpowers the rational mind.
Before you could say "Sam Donaldson's toupee isn't really that bad," I was at the health-food store perusing a shelf of vitamins and supplements for hair. The vast array of choices was daunting. So I decided to back up and start with some basic questions, like why am I losing my hair anyway? And, is there anything I can do to stop it?
In such a way did I begin to unravel the science of hair loss and its sidekick, hair thinning. Right off the bat I stumbled across the worst-case scenario: If you think you have the gene for male-pattern baldness or female-pattern baldness—a gene that can be inherited from either your mother or your father—there's probably not much you can do to reverse the downward slide unless you rely on hard-core prescription drugs like Propecia, which is approved only for men, or Rogaine, for both men and women. Propecia works by restricting production of dihydrotestosterone, the key hormone involved in hair loss, while Rogaine revitalizes shrunken hair follicles and extends the hair-growth period.
Even if you don't have the gene, the odds of hair loss are stacked against you: Men in their twenties have a 20 percent chance of it, in their thirties a 30 percent chance, and so on, according to the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. For women, the numbers are just as grim once we reach our forties and our hormone levels change. But the symptoms aren't nearly as severe. Even the dreaded female-pattern baldness, which refers to extreme thinning on the top of your head, can usually be masked by clever styling.
I don't think I have the gene for female-pattern baldness—my mom had a decent head of hair until her sixties, when she died, and the hair on my 77-year-old dad, while noticeably thinner, is still clinging stubbornly to his scalp.
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Reminiscent of Lewis Carroll's famed fairytale, the performance saw the singer stepping in to serve swift judgment as the hatter herself.
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About a dozen people gathered at the Talladega County Courthouse Friday to pray for the safe return of a missing five-year-old boy.
Evan Diggs has been missing since last week. Authorities believe his father, Eric Diggs, who does not have custody of Evan, has taken him. Family and friends of Evan's mother, Amanda Turner offered prayers during the vigil.
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Turner became emotional at times, wiping away tears during the event.
"I know people all over are praying for him, not just here. I know Evan is safe and he is okay," Turner said.
Turner's father believes the prayer vigil will make a difference.
"We know His hand is on Evan's life. I believe God has a watch over all children. His guardian angels are with us in that sense," Paul Burrell said.
Evan is 3 feet tall and weights 65 pounds. He was last seen wearing a green John Deere shirt, camouflage pants and jacket with red and black Spider Man light up tennis shoes.
Thomas Eric Diggs is believed to have been driving a white 1996 Grand Jeep Cherokee, Alabama tag number BA 14549. He had recently lost his job. Authorities believe that the pair is possible heading to Daytona Beach, Fla.
There are no arrest warrants on Diggs, but family members are concerned about the safety of Evan. Anyone with information on the location of Evan is asked to call the Talladega Police Department at 256-362-4162.
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In Barbara Kingsolver's debut novel, she presents us with a unique heroine Taylor Greer, a young woman from Kentucky determined to avoid becoming a pregnant teen. Taylor leaves home in a beat-up '55 Volkswagen bug, on her way to nowhere in particular. But when a Cherokee woman drops a baby in Taylor's passenger seat and asks her to take it, she does. Taylor names her "Turtle," because she clings with an unrelenting grip. With Turtle in tow, Taylor lands in Tucson with two flat tires and decides to stay. Here she meet a wonderful cast of characters, Maddie the owner of tire store, Lou Ann a divorced mother of a young boy and two undocumented workers from Guatemala. The novel presents issues of motherhood and parenting and friendship. Interestingly, though the book was written 20 years ago—the issues of undocumented people remain the same. A wonderful book—4 out of 5 stars.
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Home to over a quarter of the world's marine life, the Indonesian Archipelago is famous for its world class diving and exciting underwater beauty.
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Forget shopping in the fancy malls or dining in popular restaurants, go ditch the city for the raging, white waters of Probolinggo in East Java , south of Surabaya. Stunning, natural beauty and adrenaline-pumping action make for the perfect escape from the daily doldrums, not to mention providing an excuse to scream your lungs out. Rafting in Probolinggo takes you down the Pekalen River, through the simple Ranu Gedang village and up to majestic,...
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As your plane slowly descends for its approach to Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta international airport, you can see a large number of large and small islands dotting the sea in the Bay of Jakarta. These are known as the Thousand Islands, or Kepulauan Seribu. In fact they are a cluster of 76 coral islands with more appearing and disappearing with the tide. Located 45 km north from the city, this part of Jakarta offers a huge change in pace and...
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The fourth generation Amazon 79 Dollar Kindle has arrived.
The next-gen Kindle's name was expected to be the called Kindle 4.
The cheapest Kindle model Amazon announced on September 28 along with Kindle Fire and Kindle Touch is called simply the Kindle.
Its price is around 80 dollars with special offers (which means you will see ads on the bottom of the screen or as screen savers) or around $110 without ads.
People already are referring to this model as to the '$79 Kindle' to differentiate it from Kindle 1, Kindle 2 and Kindle 3 because its price was 79 dollars when it was launched.
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The new cheap Kindle looks really small if compared to the Kindle 3 or earlier versions.
It is mainly due to the fact that Amazon decided to replace the Kindle keyboard with touchpad controller.
New Kindle has lost 1 inch from its height and 0.3 inches from the width. Now you can easily put the Kindle reader in your jeans pocket. I should say that it is much more difficult task if you put your reader in the original Kindle case. Which (using the case) might be a good idea to preserve the screen from scratching.
The 79 dollar Kindle is the lightest ebook reader in the market now, weighting 6 ounces. That is 2.5 ounces less than Kindle 3.
79 Dollar Kindle Keyboard
As I mentioned above, there is no physical keyboard built in. Now you have to use the 5-way touchpad controller and additional navigation buttons (Back, Keyboard, Menu and Home) you might be familiar with from the Kindle 3. You have to use the touchpad to navigate the selection on screen. There are also Page Up and Page Down buttons on the sides of Kindle.
The early reviewers that have tested the new Kindle, are stating in their $79 Kindle reviews that lack of touchscreen or physical keyboard in not a problem. Until you get the idea that you should try typing something. So push the Keyboard button and then start endless cycling thru the letters.
The good news is that there are only couple of reasons why you would want to type – searching for a particular book in the Amazon store, or typing the URL in the browser's address bar.
If you do not feel comfortable using this system, you can chose either previous generation Kindle 3 with built-in QWERTY keyboard, now called Kindle Keyboard (available as Wifi only and WiFi/3G) or the new Kindle Touch with infrared touchscreen.
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There are no surprises in the screen department. The new Kindle features the same 800×600 pixel Pearl E Ink screen from Kindle 3. The quality is brilliant, you can still use the reader in the sun, everything as promised by Amazon.
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- massive range of over 800,000 book titles
- new borrowing feature – borrow Kindle books from your public library
- no audio playback option – no speakers and no headphones jack
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Office space varies greatly—cubes, the corner office, sometimes even a kitchen corner—but experts agree that your day-to-day environment has a profound effect on your attitude. Clutter creates stress and if your can-do spirit is flagging, you may find that a clean, new look for your office will give you a new outlook at work!
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GM's stock sale just gets bigger
The size of the automaker's offering is expanded to 478 million shares. It could be larger and may be the biggest US IPO ever.
GM is expanding its IPO by almost a third as the Treasury Department and the United Auto Workers retiree health care trust sell more stock, news reports said.
GM hopes to raise as much as $15.8 billion by increasing the number of shares by 31% to 478 million. The offering could be even larger because an additional 72 million shares -- called a greenshoe -- may also be made available if there's enough demand.
If GM realizes $33 for 478 million shares, that's $15.8 billion. If it sells the greenshoe portion as well, the total hits $18.2 billion. Add in a $4 billion issue of preferred stock, and GM will have raised $22.2 billion, which would be larger than the $19.7 billion that Visa (V) raised in a March 2008 IPO.
Demand doesn't seem to be an issue. The 365 million shares originally set to be sold were oversubscribed by 10 times -- even after the projected price for the issue was raised to $32 to $33 a share. The original projection was for $26 to $29 a share.
What's not known is whether the expanded offering means a sizable number of shares will be sold to individual investors. There has been criticism that most of the efforts in selling the stocks has concentrated on large institutional investors, including pension funds and hedge funds.
A big question once the shares are sold and trading starts is how long the early investors hold on to their shares. Look for significant volume if the price holds even as hedge funds, in particular, sell their stakes.
GM boosted the size of its preferred-stock offering from $3 billion to $4 billion.
If nothing else, the offering will succeed in one of GM's main goals: reducing the stake held by the Treasury Department to about 26%, down from nearly 61%.
Cutting the Treasury's holdings was seen as a crucial move to help GM shed its unwanted moniker "Government Motors," a label the company claimed was hurting car sales.
The progress at GM, which has earned $4.2 billion in profit through the first nine months of this year, and at Chrysler means that the government can expect to recover more of the $82 billion it invested in the auto industry.
Orders for shares closed today, and the price is scheduled to be set after Wednesday's market close, with trading to start Thursday morning.
The IPO will help CEO Dan Akerson return some of the $49.5 billion GM received in a taxpayer bailout last year. The Treasury, which is taking a loss on its portion of the sale, will break even only if the shares climb at least 50%, Bloomberg data show.
The IPO comes 16 months after GM emerged from bankruptcy.
GM reported third-quarter net income of $2.16 billion last week, bringing its earnings this year to $4.77 billion.
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup are leading the IPO that includes 35 underwriters, according to a GM filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Barclays, Credit Suisse Group, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Royal Bank of Canada are also listed in the prospectus.
GM's common shares will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker GM and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker GMM.
I know, I know...they are an important part of a strategic industry. Make them sock away some of their profits, spin off smaller companies, buy insurance, do something different. But no more too big to fail. That is like saying they are too big to make a mistake and they can do stupid stuff with impunity...look at their car line-up for the last 30 years.
Ah, talking about stupid and too big to fail...anyone check out how efficient our government is lately?
Oh, and I laugh when I break that government category down to the state level. What a joke! Best gov't I have ever seen is at the municipal level, where there is almost everyday accountability. Well, therein lies some hope.
And maybe the freshman Congressmen/women will have some time in the new year to look under the rug, behind the curtain and in the closet.
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A former Lassiter High School teenager injured in a car accident threw out the first pitch at a baseball game on Tuesday.
Last summer, Christopher Heitzman and two friends were involved in a car wreck on Trickum Road in Marietta. The driver, Ryan Achenbach was killed. The third teen was not hurt.
Christopher spent months in the hospital and at Shepherd Center. He only recently came home to finish his therapy.
"The biggest issues that we have right now with the brain injury is just reprogramming himself and rewiring the nerves to function correctly," said Randy Heitzman, Christopher's father.
"It's pretty hard some days to see him struggle and eat -- it's just sad," Davis Heitzman, Christopher's brother. "But I'm just glad that I'm able to have him and to see him improve and become my brother again."
Randy Heitzman said that throwing out the opening pitch at Tuesday's game was a sign of how much the former Lassiter High baseball player has progressed.
"A few months ago he wasn't able to even hardly get out of bed and just for him to be here and just to have a ball in his hand is amazing," Randy Heitzman said.
The players on the Lassiter High team have Chris' number, 17, embroidered on their hats. Christopher played four years on the team.
"It warms our heart to everyone here with number 17 on," said Christopher's mother.
His father says, when Christopher watches the other players on the field, he knows his son wants to be out there with them.
"That's where he wants to be. That's for sure. And I think that's why he pushes himself to work hard and do the best he can," said his father.
In the last several months, friends and neighbors have held numerous fundraisers to help Christopher get the specialized care that he needs.
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"Unoriginality was much more ancient than I had originally suspected."
Over at the NYTimes, Drew Christie has a fun video op-ed called "Allergy to Originality."
When reading a 1976 oral history book called I Wish I Could Give My Son A Raccoon, he came across a line that seemed really familiar: "We've always been hewers of wood and the drawers of water." He went home and checked his bookshelves:
I grabbed off the shelf a copy of Cormac McCarthy's 1985 masterpiece, "Blood Meridian." Right there in the first paragraph of the first page was the line: "His folk are known for hewers of wood and drawers of water …" I thought I had uncovered some secret, cracked a code. As McCarthy himself said in one of his rare print interviews, given to The New York Times in 1992, "The ugly fact is books are made out of books." After a little more research, I found out this same line about hewers of wood and drawers of water appears in a much older and more well-known book, the King James Bible, in Joshua 9:23. At first I thought McCarthy had copied this woman's line, but in reality, she had likely taken it from the Bible as he probably did. Unoriginality was much more ancient than I had originally suspected.
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From Gov. Dannel P. Malloy
"Decades after Dr. King's fearlessness in the face of injustice and racial inequality, his message of non-violence and optimism continue to resonate deeply throughout our communities and across this nation. Particularly at this time, as we struggle with the questions around building a stronger, safer, more just society, leadership at all levels of government can reflect on Dr. King's legacy. We are dedicated to ensuring access to the ballot box, economic justice, and educational opportunity for all citizens, and our work will continue to reflect this commitment."
From Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman:
"I will be thinking of Dr. King on Monday when I will have the privilege of witnessing President Obama take his second oath of office. I strongly believe that if not for Dr. King's work, I would not have seen an African-American President elected in my lifetime. I also think Dr. King's convictions about empowering people and strengthening our communities are particularly relevant to us in government today. These difficult economic times have put incredible stress on so many people and families, and it is more important than ever that government helps provide a roadmap to prosperity for everyone."