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Recipe: Vanilla Nectarine Agua Fresca
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I have two goals on hot summer days: stay hydrated and eat as much fruit as I can. Agua frescas are the perfect solution to both goals. Lately I've been whipping up these fruit juice blends every week, and so far, this vanilla nectarine version has to be my favorite. It's the drink-child of fresh peach ice cream and takes about two minutes to make.
Agua frescas, literally translating as "fresh waters" from Spanish, are summer drinks popular in street-side stands throughout Central and South America. Traditionally, they are made by blending fresh fruit or seed purée with water, sugar, and sometimes lime, lemon, or herbs.
Most agua frescas are then strained to make a more juice-like, translucent beverage, but some vendors like to include the pulp for a thicker version. This agua fresca can be strained entirely, partly, or not at all. When I make it, I like to add a few extra pieces of nectarine and pulse the blender a few times to make a light and frothy agua fresca studded with bits of whole nectarine.
Vanilla Nectarine Agua Fresca
3 nectarines, rinsed and sliced (about 3 cups)
2 cups cold water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon sugar
Ice (optional)
Combine the nectarines and 1 cup of water in a blender. Purée on high speed until smooth. Strain, if desired, and return the juice to the blender. Add the vanilla extract, sugar, and remaining water, and blend. Serve chilled or over ice.
Recipe Notes
- Agua frescas are traditionally non-alcoholic, but no one will judge if you add a dash or two of bourbon to this one.
Per serving, based on 2 servings. (% daily value)
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Don't add the sugar! Taste first. It doesn't need added sugar!
I agree! I made an agua fresca yesterday (without realizing it until I read this post!). I used peaches, bananas, strawberries, and mango and blended it all with coconut water...no sugar needed!
I made a watermelon aqua fresca recently that was....awful. Tasted like wet, dirty socks. I think sugar would have helped in that case.
looks good. I always think dairy when I'm blending up something like this - must remember this water option.
Also, just keep in mind that if you're trying to "eat as much fruit as [you] can" that straining the liquid removes the fiber that you would've consumed if you ate the whole fruit, so the benefit you're seeking would be diminished.
This does sound delicious. Gotta buy some nectarines.
My favorite agua fresca this summer would be agua de jamaica (or hibiscus iced tea).
Here's my recipe:
Homemade Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus Iced Tea)
I made this last night for a party and it was delicious, like peach ice cream! I have a sweet tooth so I liked the added sugar but I would recommend tasting first and then adding sugar as needed.
This was the first time I have made an agua fresca and it was so easy, I can't wait to try out some more.

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A sterling silver object that is to be sold commercially is, in most countries, stamped with one or more silver hallmarks indicating the purity of the silver, the mark of the manufacturer or silversmith, and other (optional) markings to indicate date of manufacture and additional information about the piece. In some countries, the testing of silver objects and marking of purity is controlled by a national assayer's office.
Hallmarks are applied with a hammer and punch, a process that leaves sharp edges and spurs of metal. Therefore, hallmarking is generally done before the piece goes for its final polishing.
The hallmark for sterling silver varies from nation to nation.
One of the most highly structured hallmarking systems in the world is that of the United Kingdom, (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland), and Ireland. These four nations have, historically, provided a wealth of information about a piece through their series of applied punches:
The series of hallmarks described above are still in use in today.
However, there are two silver hallmarks that have been discontinued:
The French assay mark for sterling silver is the head of the goddess Minerva. In fact, the French standard for sterling silver is higher than that of other nations, requiring a silver content of 950 parts per thousand, or 95% silver. Silver items with a slightly lower grade of silver, 800 parts per thousand, are marked with the head of Minerva, next to which is a "2".
French silver made for export carries an assay mark in the shape of the head of Mercury, along with a number to indicate the millesimal fineness: "1" for .920, "2" for .840 and "3" for .750.
French silver also is punched with the mark of the maker.
In the early United States, no national assaying system was adopted, although the city of Baltimore did maintain its own assay office between 1814 and 1830. Prior to the general adoption of sterling silver as the standard of purity in 1868, silver was generally obtained from the melting of coins. Since these could vary considerably in purity, from around .750 millesimal fineness to around .900, silver known as "coin silver" varies in purity. Silver at that time was sometimes marked "COIN" or "PURE COIN", but can also be without a standard mark altogether. After the adoption of the sterling standard, pieces were marked with "STERLING", the number "925" or the notation "925/1000".
The United States also had no date marking system. Because of this, some companies within the U.S., such as Tiffany and Gorham, adopted their own date marking systems.
While American manufacturers did not apply assay marks, city marks or date marks, they did (and still do) apply a maker's mark. For example, pieces from the Gorham company could be identified by a Lion Passant (or Lion Rampant, depending on the year), an anchor and the letter "G". The letters "T. and Co." indicated a piece manufactured by Tiffany and Company. These stamps were as unique as today's logos, and disputes often arose when one company copied another's stamp.
The difficulty with hallmarking systems other than those of the United Kingdom and Ireland is that in most cases one cannot pinpoint the manufacture to a specific year, but instead to a range of years during which the company or silversmith was in business. Many larger companies did put out yearly catalogs, however, and these, coupled with patent dates, can often be used as a reference to narrow down the date of a specific piece; some individuals make a living doing research on the history of specific sterling pieces.
Between 1867 and 1933, Austria-Hungary and later, Hungary used the crescent moon crowned head of antique greek heroine Diana as the hallmarking symbol of legal silver alloys. The head was encircled by a frame, optionally composed of convex, concave and straight lines. One concave line represented 140/1000 fineness, a straight one 150 and a convex one 160. For example, a Diana head within a frame made in the shape of a 5-petal flower represented 5x160 = 800 thousands fineness, a local silver standard commonly used in eating forks and spoons. Meanwhile a hexagonal frame represented 900 fine silver. The same logic was also used to frame gold hallmarks.
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Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning are both sporting some huge bling from their respective Super Bowl wins. Philip Rivers, on the other hand, is still without a Super Bowl ring.
But is Rivers the best QB out of their draft class? Pete Prisco of CBS seems to think so... and I'd be inclined to agree. Especially lately, when Rivers has been asked to carry the Chargers' offense, he has done so with incredible efficiency.
If you're looking at team success, there's no doubt that Roethlisberger and Eli Manning have a leg up. But based on individual QB play, there's really no doubt that Rivers is the best of the three. Even in the Chargers' loss to the Steelers last year in the playoffs, there's really no debating that Rivers was the better passer. If the Chargers had been able to establish the run as well as the Steelers, last year would have been an entirely different ballgame.
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Single audit can trigger electronic recorder order
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided to mandate electronic onboard recorders for motor carriers shown in a single compliance review to be in serious noncompliance with any major hours-of-service regulation.
The final rule takes effect June 4, 2012, giving EOBR suppliers time to adjust to the new performance standards that also were adopted in the final rule.
The rule, published April 5 in the Federal Register, is significantly more stringent than the regulation proposed in January 2007, when the agency planned to mandate EOBRs based on a review of HOS records during each of two compliance reviews conducted within a two-year period.
FMCSA estimates nearly 5,700 interstate carriers will use EOBRs after the final rule's first year. In January 2007, the agency estimated that approximately 930 motor carriers would be subject to mandatory EOBRs. Carriers that would be subject to mandatory EOBRs if the rule were in place today have 40 percent higher crash rates than the general motor carrier population, FMCSA says.
FMCSA also elaborated somewhat on its plans to conduct another rulemaking to expand the scope of mandatory EOBRs due to "the potential safety risks associated with some motor carrier categories, such as passenger carriers, hazardous materials transporters and new motor carriers seeking authority to conduct interstate operations in the United States." The agency said it could not adopt a broader mandate in the final rule because the scope of the rulemaking was limited to a compliance-based regulatory approach implemented through a remedial directive.
Under the final rule, published April 5, if an audit finds a motor carrier has a violation rate of 10 percent or greater for any major HOS regulation listed in a new Appendix C to part 385, FMCSA will require the carrier to install EOBRs in all of its commercial motor vehicles — regardless of when they were built — and to use the devices for HOS recordkeeping for two years.
The new EOBR performance standards replace the current standards that have been in place for more than 20 years for what previously have been called automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRDs). The new standards will be required for EOBRs installed in CMVs manufactured on or after June 4, 2012, regardless of whether those EOBRs are installed voluntarily or subject to an FMCSA remedial directive.
Carriers using recorders voluntarily may continue to use already-installed devices meeting the previous AOBRD standards for the remainder of the vehicle life. Carriers that are required to install recording devices as a result of poor HOS compliance will be allowed to use AOBRDs if they already have vehicles equipped with them and can establish that their drivers understand how to use them.
FMCSA also finalized its plans to offer incentives to carriers to install EOBRs voluntarily. The agency revised its compliance review procedures to permit examination of a random sample — as opposed to a focused sample — of drivers' records of duty status after the initial sampling and provided partial relief from HOS supporting documents requirements under certain conditions.
FMCSA estimates the rule's cost at $139 million a year and safety-related benefits at $182 million for a net benefit of $43 million annually. In so doing, the agency said it assumed carriers would use the least expensive device that satisfies the requirements of the rule — the RouteTracker sold by Turnpike Global and using the Sprint network.
In addition, FMCSA's cost estimates take into account carriers that already use AOBRDs that can still be used as long as the truck is in service and fleet management systems that would allow compliance just by activating hardware or software functions on existing devices. The agency also accounted for the savings carriers would realize because they no longer would have to purchase and process paper logs.
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The lighter side of modern aggressive metal
Reconcera is a modern metal band growing out of the spawning pods laid in place by bands like Norma Jean, August Burns Red, Underoath, among countless others. Their self-titled debut EP wears their musical influences very openly, and comes paired with religious overtones as is commonly found within this style of hardcore music. It is almost paradoxical to me that music meant to be an outlet for spiritual expression, compassion, and a proclamation of hope (as their online biography states) would come drenched in a fairly aggressive, and at moments seemingly dark, style of music. Much like the "white metal" movement, which evolved out of black metal (and maintains the aesthetic and sound, but with Christian oriented lyrics), Reconcera is walking on a fine line between the secular and religious world; and one I don't mind to see bands walking on. While I am not religious by any stretch of the imagination, I do understand that music is often used as an outlet for religious expression (or expression of some other philosophical, religious, or political ideation); and can appreciate the openness in this regard. In the least, Reconcera is a throwback to my younger days when I spent much time in the basement of clubs and at festivals for bands like those I note as apparent inspirations for this music. Now, let me take a look at how these independent metal musicians hold up with their debut EP simply titled Reconcera.
The music contained on this album is well produced. There, I said it. It sounds pretty much perfect for the style. It can easily be compared to an assortment of records available today in the genre, and I'm not sure I can complain at all. It has this certain sound which finds a good place in between being approachable and poppy (as far as hardcore music can be, anyways); while also maintaining this very dry, almost live, mix across all of the tracks which is highly entertaining. As a side, Reconcera's own guitarist Jake Roach actually did all of the recording and production on this album, so props to him for the high quality job.
As far as the compositions go, they range from feeling fairly average to a bit above. They never quite get into a genuinely "bad" territory, but I can't help but feel like more should be done with this genre considering the heavy influx of bands over the past decade. Taken on their own with little context of other artists, these are pretty solid compositions all around. But, part of this review is geared towards emphasizing why you should listen to this band as opposed to other artists in the genre, and unfortunately there are not many unique identifiers that allow this band to stick out in my mind. Indeed, tracks like the intro "Road to Nowhere" does a good job of setting an atmosphere, and another like "Captivity and Struggle" provides some catchy choral segments and some hard hitting riffs; but at the end of the night I just don't feel as inspired as I feel I should from a genre like this. More complexity on the compositional front would certainly serve this band better in the future.
The instrumental aspect of Reconcera is a bit lacking by my taste. No doubt, some people are drawn to the standard array of metal instruments (guitar, bass, drums, and vocals); but I find that it gets pretty dull really quick unless the instrumental parts are complex, technical, sometimes very melodic, and memorable. Unfortunately, we don't get a whole lot of any of this throughout this 5 track EP. Strangely enough, even with this to say, the album as a whole sounds good and just feels good to listen to; but when I break it down and examine the parts, there isn't a whole lot of content to care for. Take track 2 for instance, "Let This Be Your Voice," wherein the intro riff has been heard time and time again on metalcore albums in the past. It then turns into a chugging breakdown of sorts, which again, have been beaten to the pulp in recent years by bands in this style. It's not "bad," but it's not revolutionary or unique.
Fortunately, the vocals performed by Joshua Smith are top notch for the style. They are all over the place in terms of tonality, ranging from low gurgling growls to higher pitched screams; and paired with some clean singing moments for the melodic choruses and such. I honestly have no complaints in this regard, and a track like "Out of Darkness" becomes a standout on this album as a result of a really solid vocal performance.
Overall Impression
At the end of the day, Reconcera is an enjoyable debut EP littered with moments of mediocrity. As I listened through this album several times, I kept asking myself one simple question: What is this band doing differently than others in the genre? There was no real answer in my mind. Indeed, there are no bad tracks on this album. Nothing feels like filler. But it just feels a little bit empty from a musical standpoint, but I am certain they will garner themselves at least a small following of people who really enjoy this genre of music and are trying to dig deeper into the independent underground. So, if I can give any advice to Reconcera it is this: take your music farther in the future. Add more textures and sounds. A guitar solo, synthesizers, world instruments, and so on would add depth to music like this and rejuvenate my interest in the genre; which has lied dormant for quite some time since seeing early living bands at a younger age. For what it is though, Reconcera is a good debut album, not great.
Standout tracks: "Out of Darkness" and "Seconds into Hours"


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Always great photos from Alex Hofford. This latest post has pictures from the PLA open day in Hong Kong. Perhaps there has never been a more sensitive time for this to be brough to the fore. Yesterday saw thousands of people (young and old) march on the issue of national education. At the same time there are increasing tensions with China and territories in the South China Sea.
I have been saying it all year and I shall say it again. 2012 has been the most interesting year in Hong Kong politics for the best part of a decade. Arguably 2003 (SARS) was the only time there was both so much change and so much tension since the handover.


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Dusty Baker and the Push for 100
Two years ago this month, Cubs fans were in misery. Despite a gut-wrenching end to the '04 season and in spite of a depressing '05 season, Jim Hendry had insisted on letting Dusty Baker play through his contract with the Cubs. Well before August 19th, 2006 rolled around, Cubs fans had known that it was a hopeless, futile cause.
On that day in that season, the Cubs beat the Cardinals in 10 innings to, uh, improve to 53-69 on the season. Yep, the Cubs were 16 games under .500, and it was about to get a lot worse. Apparently satisfied with their late-inning triumph, the team proceeded to flop over and die. They'd lose 18 of their next 21. That's right, they'd go 3-18 following that win. Kind of makes you wonder how in the hell Carlos Zambrano had managed to win 16 that year.
"Oh, we suck. We suck mightily, we are flawed and we are very harmless to the rest of the league," lamented Goat Writer Rob in a post on August 17th of that year. "It can be said in some quarters without immediate fear of rousing the Manteno Whitecoats that with the speed and fielding up the gut, the power on the corners, and the surprising level of success of some of the baby pitchers we've been casting out there as bait, that there is Hope for Next Year, given the Right Trades and Free Agent Signings. (Like either or those will ever happen, but bear with me here)." Turns out he was right, even as he expressed his skepticism.
Jim Hendry would somehow keep his job, even while Dusty Baker was chased out of town by angry fans wielding weaponry. I was not alone in expressing tremendous disappointment in Hendry's return. However, driven by the go-get-'em philosophy of a new team president and the never-to-be-underestimated desire to save his own skin, Hendry and the Cubs opened the coffers and proceeded to acquire players who would almost immediately turn the Cubs into contenders. Meanwhile, Dusty - the guy Hendry wouldn't fire - sat behind a desk with ESPN for a season, spouting wisdom that even befuddled certified geniuses like John Kruk. And yet, despite exposing an entire country to his keen baseball mind, Baker managed to land another managing job.
Now, we are taken full circle. Baker has returned to Chicago for the last time this season, and he will be facing a team that is, in many ways, the antithesis of the group of losers he managed. Where Baker favored veterans at the expense of promising rookies, the Cubs are now a team where every player makes meaningful contributions. Where Baker made decisions that baffled, the Cubs now play with precision and order. Most importantly, where Baker brought out the worst in his team and failed to make the slightest positive contribution, the Cubs are now managed by a guy who seems to do everything right.
Dusty Baker, Cubs past, meet Lou Piniella, Cubs present and future. It took Lou a couple of months to fix the mess you left him, but since June 2nd, 2007, the Cubs have gone 139-94, which is the best record of any team in baseball in that time. Meanwhile, in their first season under Baker's leadership, the Reds are whatdoyaknow, 55-70. Pretty much on par for Baker.
Two years ago today, the Cubs - an already bad team - embarked upon a losing streak that was epic, but not unexpected. They narrowly avoided a 100-loss season. This year, the Cubs - an already great team - may very well be on the brink of a winning streak that is epic, but not unexpected. If they do, if they can, then this time they should not fall short of 100.
Cubs wins
Now that the Cubs have hit 26 games over .500, I thought it would be appropriate to look back on the recent schedule, and to look ahead to what remains.
With 42 games remaining, the Cubs are 73-47. Over the course of the season, the Cubs have a .726 winning percentage at home - that's 118 wins over 162 games, folks. On the road, however, the Cubs haven't been so good. They're 28-30, which projects out to 78 wins in 162 games. In their defense, however, here's the road records of every other possible playoff team:
Rays 27-30
Red Sox 28-35
Yankees 28-31
White Sox 26-33
Twins 26-31
Angels 38-21
Mets 28-33
Phillies 32-29
Marlins 29-30
Brewers 34-28
Cardinals 34-28
D-Backs 28-33
Dodgers 26-32
It's not exactly a who's-who of dominating teams. In fact, we can segment it down to four teams: the Brewers, Cardinals, Phillies, and Angels. These are the only four teams in all of Major League Baseball to have winning road records at this time, and only the Angels look outright scary on the road.
Then again, the Angels play in a division in which the second-place Rangers are 61-60. Contrast that with the Cubs, whose second - and third! - place division rivals would be at the top of half the divisions in baseball.
For those reasons and more, I'm not worried about the Cubs and their mediocre road record. My concern decreases additionally when we look at the Cubs road record since the All Star Break: 9-4.
The Cubs hardly have an easy schedule here on out, but they're playing like that isn't a concern to them. I already mentioned that they have 42 games remaining, they play 12 more in total against the Cardinals and Brewers - a sweet 29% - including half of those games in their opponent's home ballparks. I mention this figure not to worry you, but instead because I believe that the Cubs very strongly control their own destiny. Short of being routed by them, it will be difficult-if-not-nearly-impossible for either team to gain ground on the Cubs.
In fact, I'll take it a step further. With the way Chicago has been playing, with their remaining schedule ahead of them, and with the momentum that they've been gaining, I think it is well within the realm of possibility that they will win 100 this season. It's not a big deal if they do, apart from our natural fascination with that lovely, round number - and all Cubs fans have to be fascinated, if not disgusted with it by now - but it does appear to be a strongly possible event. But as I mentioned yesterday, what's more important is entering the playoffs with the best record in the National League.
After all, not many teams are good on the road this year, and I would have to guess that no playoff rival wants to play the majority of their October games in Wrigley Field.
Feeling good about the Cubs
There has been some worrying as of late because those pesky Brewers have refused to go away. Well, sure, they're playing great baseball right now, but so are the Cubs. Here's a little comparrison between the two:
On July 12th, the Cubs were 57-37. The Brewers were 6 games out in the loss column at 51-43. Since that time, Milwaukee has had an 8 game winning streak, they are presently riding a 7 game winning streak, and with a few road bumps excepted, they've been one of the best teams in baseball.
And yet, they are still 3 games out of 1st. Maybe we should be nervous that they are closing the gap, but as Andy Dolan noted at Desipio, they haven't exactly had the toughest schedule during their recent run. Since July 1st, they've accomplished their great surge by beating on teams like Pittsburgh, Colorado, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta, Cincinnati again, Washington, and now San Diego.
Hey, the American Legion softball team could probably go .500 against those teams. It's not shocking that the Brewers are beating the teams they should be beating. But how are they doing against good teams?
Including their series against Arizona, since their recent run, Milwaukee is 6-6 against teams that are competing for the playoffs right now, including the Cardinals, D-Backs, and Cubs. They aren't exactly world breakers.
The Cubs, meanwhile, have played 17 games against teams of similar stature in the same time frame, and they are 11-6 against those teams. They include the Cardinals, D-Backs, Cardinals again, Marlins, and Brewers.
In other words, I feel good about the Cubs. They've lost ground, but they've done better against good teams. They will, in all likelihood, continue to play well, and I'll be very surprised if Chicago's not the first place squad in the NL Central, and the Brewers are not the Wild Card team.
I've got the '04 Cubs on my mind; or Waiting For an October
Four years ago this month, I went on a road trip with my fiancee. The year previous, 2003, we had driven out west - from Toronto to Golden, B.C. (look it up on a map, it's a long, loooong haul) before swinging back east and stopping in Chicago on the way home. The 2003 trip had taken 2 weeks. In 2004, we chose to go about half the distance in the opposite direction, also in 2 weeks.
That 2 week trip can best be described as a time in which I desperately spent every moment trying to find an internet connection in order to learn about how the Cubs were playing. Every minute on the road entailed me looking for sports stations to tune into, and every moment in which we'd stopped at rest stations or information centers consisted of me logging onto the internet to see the latest box score.
At the end of the month, on our way home, we paid a visit to Montreal where we saw Greg Maddux and the Cubs take on - and defeat - the Expos. It was Greg's 13th win of the season, and, if only briefly, the Cubs looked like a World Series was inevitable.
As we watch the Cubs surge toward another possible playoff appearance, as we observe a Cubs team that is perhaps the most dominating of any of our life-times, let's remember that there are no real promises in baseball, only hopes. Nothing is ever guaranteed, and while Chicago may very well be reversing the curse this season, they may also implode again in the last week of the season and fall apart in epic and heartbreaking fashion.
But whether they do or don't, I have fond memories of 2004, and I will have fond memories of '08, as well. And as I sit here in an office with the world moving forward just outside my window, I can't help but wish to be on the road again, desperately searching for a sports station with the latest scores while my fiancee reads me another passage from The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, waiting for an October that would arrive differently than any of us had planned.
12-Man Staff
Goat Reader Alex Walsh wrote us recently with the following: I'd love to read your take on what the Cubs' 12-man pitching roster ought to be, both now and in the future. You could talk about the 5th starter's spot, as well as the bullpen roles of each guy, etc. etc.
Alex, as promised, this article will answer that request. Of course, Lou Piniella has yet to return one of my phone calls, but even if this isn't what the Cubs will do, I will submit that it's what the Cubs should do.
First and foremost, it's almost certain that this will be the Cubs rotation the rest of the way:
SP Carlos Zambrano
Ryan Dempster
Rich Harden
Ted Lilly
Jason Marquis
That's the easy part, although it's debatable if Marquis is the best 5th starter.
In terms of the bullpen, these are the likeliest options:
Mop-Up: Bob Howry 53 IP, 5.09 ERA
Scott Eyre 11.1 IP 7.15 ERA
Middle Relief: Jon Lieber 44.2 IP 3.43 ERA
Neal Cotts 20.2 IP 3.48 ERA
Sean Marshall 32.2 IP 4.13 ERA
Michael Wuertz 38 IP 3.55 ERA
Set Up: Carlos Marmol 61.1 IP 3.52 ERA
Jeff Samardzija 8.1 IP 2.16 ERA
Chad Gaudin 12.2 IP 2.13 ERA
Closer: Kerry Wood 44.2 IP 3.02 ERA
That's 10 options for 7 positions. If I'm Jim Hendry, the first move is to re-evaluate the #5 starter. Jason Marquis just isn't cutting it. Here are the options:
Jason Marquis 6-7 4.68 ERA
Sean Marshall 1-2, 4.38 ERA as a starter
Jeff Samardzija 0 starts so far, but damn good so far
Chad Gaudin 3-2, 3.75 ERA in 6 starts
Jon Lieber let's ignore his 1 start this year and still argue he's better
I'd submit that any of these guys are better options than Marquis, but the bullpen is hugely important to the Cubs. Of this group, Samardzija has perhaps the best future as a starter, however, at this point he's been huge to the Cubs as a set-up guy. Lou's going to probably want to keep him in that role this year. Marshall, while respectable as a starter, also serves an important role as a lefty pitcher. Lieber and Gaudin are perhaps the best two options, although I'd probably be most inclined to try Gaudin first, as he's had more success as a starter this year. Therefore, I'd turn Marquis into the long-inning mop-up guy, and Gaudin would become the new #5 starter.
For the pen, first and foremost I would call Bob Howry and Scott Eyre into a room, shake their hands, thank them for their 2.5 years of work, and send them on their merry way.
Next, while I would like to return Wuertz to the pen, as I believe he's a very competent middle reliever, at this point I'm hard pressed to be convinced that he's any better than Lieber. For that reason, Wuertz stays in Iowa until the Cubs can unload Marquis. I dunno, maybe they can waive him, let somebody claim him, and wave him goodbye. Maybe they can find a taker, although it's unlikely at this stage that he has any trade value. Regardless, my bullpen will look like this the rest of the year:
Mop Up: Marquis, RHP
Middle Relief: Sean Marshall, LHP, Jon Lieber, RHP, Neal Cotts, LHP
Set Up: Marmol, RHP, Samardzija, RHP
Closer: Wood RHP.
If Marquis stays in the rotation, I move Lieber to mop up and Gaudin to middle relief. If Lieber stays injured, I return Wuertz from Iowa. But none of this is possible so long as the Cubs keep Howry and Eyre. One way or the other, those dead-weights need to be tossed overboard. The Cubs need to move forward and think about winning, rather than loyalty.
Looking ahead to August
It has become habit at this point for me to look ahead to the coming month's schedule in order to make some kind of prediction as to the play of the team. I sort of did this for July - while noting that it would be a tough schedule, I predicted that the Cubs would "lay waste" to many of their opponents. Well, I suppose I was right when I needed to be.
The Cubs play 28 games in August. They start out with 9 at home against the Pirates, Astros, and Cardinals, before going on the road for 6 against the Braves and hated Marlins. On August 19th, they return to Chicago to play 6, 3 against the Reds, 3 against the Nationals. They then will take a 3-game detour to Pittsburgh before returning home for a 4-game series against the Phillies in order to finish the month.
All told, the Cubs play 19 at home and 11 on the road. 10 of their games are against teams I would currently label as being competitive.
If the Cubs are the team we hope and believe them to be, then they should pull away from the pack in August as they have a much easier schedule than what they've seen up to this point.
Point of fact, in their 28 games played, I believe the Cubs are capable of going 17-11 without breaking much of a sweat. I'd submit that if they do worse than that, even to the tune of 16-12 or 15-13, then it will be a tight race until the last day of the season. However, if the Cubs can win their 17 - and they truly should be capable of winning as many as 20 - then it might not be as much a race in September as it is a victory lap, because I don't think Milwaukee or St. Louis will be able to keep up.
Looking Back on Yesterday
I'm just going to tack something to the end of this because it drives me nuts -
I'm looking at Chicago Sports and I see not one but two headlines that have probably increased my blood pressure. The first:
Cubs on verge of sweeping Brewers. I know that, while this article was written by Sullivan, he almost certainly didn't write the headline so he gets a pass. However, unless this headline was written later today, with the Cubs epically leading the Brewers in the box score and with only a few outs remaining in the game, then it is incredibly too soon to proclaim that they are on verge of sweeping the Brew Crew.
The second:
Buyer beware: Cubs fans can be rapid - literally. Maybe I use a different dictionary than Mike Downy - or that same jackass headline writer - but to me, the word "literally" means "exactly as described." So, unless that article literally features details about the tragic Wrigley '08 rabies pandemic, then, no, Cub fans are not literally rabid.
I usually don't get so ridiculously annoyed by headlines, but to see these two on the same front page at the same time really irked me. C'mon, you guys are professionals, you can do better.
Us vs. Them - Matching up Chicago and Milwaukee's rotations
As somebody going crazy for Cubs content these days, I was given an inspiring idea that I had to look into. You see, Brewers fans are ecstatic because C.C. Sabathia is a talented arm who will fortify their eventually - and now almost certain - playoff run.
Sabathia, however, wasn't always good in '08. In fact, his first 4 starts were ridiculously bad. Point of fact, the Cubs have a lefty starter who's followed a similar path. Theodore Roosevelt Lilly is another guy who started out horribly and picked up the slack later. So, because I'm a curious bugger with time on my hands, I've basically drawn up a comparison chart for your consumption as to how they've done their previous 15 games:
While Sabathia is the clear winner, Lilly has been a tremendous pitcher for the Cubs. None of Ted's numbers are bad, and, considering that we're comparing the Brewers #2 pitcher to the Cubs #4 guy, it gives you a little bit of perspective on how deep our rotation is now.
All told, the Cubs are rolling with the following four pitchers in a short series, and here's how they look:
Carlos Zambrano: 17GS, 112.1IP, 37ER, 9-3, 73K, 38BB, 2.96ERA
Dick Harden: 13GS, 77IP, 20ER, 5-1 92K, 31BB, 2.34ERA
Ryan Dempster: 19GS, 118IP, 41ER, 10-3, 98K, 47BB, 3.13ERA
Ted Lilly: 19GS, 112.2IP, 56ER, 9-5, 105K, 39BB, 4.47ERA (who, as we know, has done far better in his last 15)
Total IP: 420
Total SO: 368
Total BB: 155
Total W-L: 33-12
Total ER: 154
Comparatively, the other competitive teams in the NL look like the following:
Ben Sheets: 17GS, 117IP, 36ER, 10-2, 97K, 26BB, 2.77ERA
CC Sabathia: 19GS, 128.1IP, 54ER, 7-8, 128K, 39BB, 3.79ERA
Manny Parra: 17GS, 93.2IP, 38ER, 8-2, 72K, 49BB, 3.65ERA
Jeff Suppan: 18GS, 101.1IP, 53ER, 5-6, 55K, 44BB, 4.71ERA
Total IP: 440.1
Total SO: 352
Total BB: 158
Total W-L: 30-18
Total ER: 181
Cole Hamels: 19GS, 135.2IP, 48ER, 9-6, 118K, 33BB, 3.18ERA
Jamie Moyer: 18GS, 107IP, 49ER, 7-6, 66K, 31BB, 4.12ERA
Kyle Kendrick: 18GS, 98.2IP, 48ER, 8-3, 43K, 32BB, 4.39ERA
Adam Eaton: 18GS, 100.1IP, 58ER, 3-7, 52K, 40BB, 5.20ERA
Total IP: 441.2
Total SO: 279
Total BB: 136
Total W-L: 27-22
Total ER: 203
Brandon Webb: 19GS, 124IP, 45ER, 13-4, 106K, 33BB, 3.27ERA
Dan Haren: 18GS, 117.2IP, 37ER, 8-5, 103K, 20BB, 2.83ERA
Doug Davis: 11GS, 65IP, 27ER, 3-4, 92K, 27BB, 3.74ERA
Micah Owings: 16GS, 92.2IP, 53ER, 6-7, 80K, 29BB, 5.15
Total IP: 399.1
Total SO: 381
Total BB: 109
Total W-L: 30-20
Total ER: 162
I'd include St. Louis, but let's be fair - even if they acquire Burnett, which they may do, they are sad participants. They might as well kiss their place in the NL Central goodbye as they spiral down into mediocrity.
Regardless, the Cubs look good compared with these other guys. Nobody has as much depth, and even if Zambrano gets out-dueled, at this stage we have to feel confident that Harden or Dempster - or even Lilly - can outpitch the other guys these teams are putting out there.
It's still early - it'll be early until somebody clinches - but things are looking good for the Cubs.
Editor's Note: this post was compiled over about 3 hours, so if it is at all disjointed, that may be why
Looking for perspective
I'm sitting here entirely charged up, although my energies aren't directed toward blogging right now. Actually, I feel a podcast coming on, so you should stay tuned for that this weekend as it will certainly be interesting and amusing.
As far as the Cubs go ... meh. Look, I'm so sick and tired of panicking - and of panicking people - every time the Cubs hit a bump in the road. We know that this is a solid team with good pitching and offense. We know that even the best teams in baseball lose and lose often. On any given week in any given season, the World Series champions can look like absolute tools. And before we spout our inherent concerns and fears about our shaky set-up man, or our lack of starting pitching depth, I would heartily recommend that all Cub fans study the best teams in the NL and AL. They all have holes, they all have flaws, and they all suffer from ridiculous losing streaks.
Now, the Cubs are headed into St. Louis, where they will be doing battle with the second place team in the division, the Cardinals. It won't be an easy series, but I submit to you that it actually doesn't mean all that much one way or the other. Put it to you another way - if the Cubs sweep the Cardinals, who here thinks that St. Louis is as good as dead and buried in the division? Anybody? Anybody at all? I mean, sure, you'll feel a hell of a lot better about things and you won't be dancing on the ledge anymore, but I think we're all smart enough to recognize that a Cubs sweep of the Cardinals means nothing right up until the Cubs win the division in late September by 3 games.
Therefore, if the worst case scenario happens and the Cubs are swept straight into second place, I'd recommend that you maintain some perspective. If you wouldn't be ready to declare the Cardinals dead and buried if they get swept, then you shouldn't proclaim that viewpoint if the Cubs get swept.
Tap dancing on the ledge
Cub fans are fickle and live precarious lives.
Let's pretend that we don't know they've been playing like refried shiz the last week plus. Let's pretend that you woke up from a five-month coma this morning and discovered the following -
The Chicago Cubs have the best record in the National League. Shocked and awed, you do some research and uncover that they've achieved this best record in the National League despite the absence of Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Zambrano. Upon doing some deeper research, you also discover that the second and third place teams in the Central have better records than any other team in the rest of the league, and yet, the Cubs were on top of the heap.
You might be pretty excited to learn those figures. I know I would be.
And yet, we have realistic, caustic, honest Cub fans who say things like "we'll never win anything with this pitching rotation," or "there are too many holes/concerns for any series in October." Naturally, this is either ignoring or forgetting that no team is built to perfection, no team is without flaws, and no team is a sure-fire October winner.
I think it's a safe bet that, whether the Cubs are on pace to win 100 on July 31st or not, Jim Hendry will be burning up his cell phone minutes like the diligent GM he is. Perhaps they'll swing an Epic Trade for a Sabathia, or even a Burnett. Or, perhaps they'll settle for an Epic Fizzle, and land another Traschel.
Point is, we've yet to see the Cubs team that will march into October, assuming they get there, and I wouldn't be worried yet just because like every other team in baseball they are, from time to time, made to look useless.
Reflections of June
And so, as the Cubs limp into July, we should all feel relieved at the outcome of June.
Remembering that the majority of the month was spent without the team's best-hitting outfielder, and that half the month was without the team's ace pitcher, and that a few days were spent with the sickly feeling that the team's best set-up man had lost it, and that there were a number of other minor, scary incidents...
When you consider all that, it's practically a miracle that the Cubs finished the month 15-12. And yet, we are - and we should be - more than a little disappointed that the Cubs didn't do a little better. It was within this team's grasp to have an epic June, injuries be damned, but that little 1-5 slide at the end of the month laid all those hopes to rest.
But what about July, you ask?
Well, let's give it a very quick overview. First and foremost - from all reports, Carlos will be back soon, and he seems healthy. Alfonso Soriano, meanwhile, hopes to be healed before the All Star Game, but he should be back by the middle of July at the latest. The team appears to be getting healthy again.
They play a grand total of 26 games this month. Of those 26 games, 16 are on the road. Of those 26 games, 17 are played against teams currently with winning records - St. Louis (3 on the road against), Arizona (3 on the road, but Az may be under .500 by then), Florida (the Cubs host them for 4, and they have an epic losing streak going against the Marlins - and all Florida teams - right now), and 4 in Milwaukee against the third place Brewers.
I submit that this won't be as tough a schedule as June's, but it's hardly going to be easy. The Cubs have been dinged up as of late, they are perhaps grateful to be playing the Reds, Astros, and Giants this month, but ultimately I have a very strong feeling that the Cubs are going to lay waste to a lot of these guys. Arizona is playing bad baseball right now, the Marlins aren't exactly magicians on the road, and the Brewers and Cardinals aren't going to necessarily be easy, but they should be fun, and this very well might be the month that a resurgent, healthy Cubs team really buries their rivals.
In the meantime, they're playing 3 more in San Francisco, against one of the worst teams in the game this year. After being pummelled by the Sox, it could be worse.


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When President George W. Bush assumed office, most of those disgruntled about the stolen election contented themselves with this thought: Given our system of checks and balances, given the gridlock in Washington, how much damage could be done? Now we know: far more than the worst pessimists could have imagined. From the war in Iraq to the collapse of the credit markets, the financial losses are difficult to fathom. And behind those losses lie even greater missed opportunities.
Put it all together -- the money squandered on the war, the money wasted on a housing pyramid scheme that impoverished the nation and enriched a few, and the money lost because of the recession -- and the gap between what we could have produced and what we did produce will easily exceed $1.5 trillion. Think what that kind of money could have done to provide health care for the uninsured, to improve our education system, to build green technology ... The list is endless.
And the true cost of our missed opportunities is likely even greater. Consider the war: First there are the funds directly allocated to it by the government (an estimated $12 billion a month even according to the misleading accounting of the Bush administration). Much larger, as the Kennedy School's Linda Bilmes and I documented in The Three Trillion Dollar War , are the indirect costs: the salaries not earned by those wounded or killed, the economic activity displaced (from, say, spending on American hospitals to spending on Nepalese security contractors). Such social and macroeconomic factors may account for more than $2 trillion of the war's overall cost.
There is a silver lining in these clouds. If we can pull ourselves out of the malaise, if we can think more carefully and less ideologically about how to make our economy stronger and our society better, perhaps we can make progress in addressing some of our long-festering problems. As a road map for where to begin, consider the seven major shortfalls the Bush administration leaves behind.
The values deficit: One of the strengths of America is its diversity, and there has always been a diversity of views even on our fundamental principles -- innocent until proven guilty, the writ of habeas corpus, the rule of law. But (so we thought) those who disagreed with these principles were a fringe, easily ignored. We have now learned that the fringe is not so small and includes among its numbers the president and leaders of his party. And this division of values could not have come at a worse time. The realization that we may have less in common than we thought may make it difficult to solve the problems we must address together.
The climate deficit: With the help of corporate accomplices such as ExxonMobil, Bush tried to persuade Americans that global warming was fiction. It is not, and even the administration has finally admitted as much. But for eight years we did nothing, and America pollutes more than ever -- a delay that will cost us dearly.
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When people use the terms "sexual knowledge" today, they mean things like knowledge of technique, anatomy, and positions. These are indubitably important and can certainly help improve our sex lives. However, they are far from exhaustive of the field of sexual knowledge.
When I think of sexual knowledge, I think of things like: understanding what sex is, what role sex has in a human life, whether we can identify what sex acts are moral or immoral, etc. At an even more fundamental level, the very words we use to think about sex can influence our thoughts about it. These more fundamental senses of sexual knowledge are necessary to really understand sex: after all, you wouldn't go out and try to play baseball without first learning the nature of the game and its rules, would you? It's not that we don't need to know sexual technique, we do, but if we cannot understand sex at the more fundamental levels, then all sex can ever be for us is just a source of physical pleasure, when it has the potential to be so much more as well as more pleasurable.
To begin our journey into sexual knowledge and the understanding necessary to make sex into one of the most valuable aspects of our lives, we need to understand the words we use to talk about sex and their meanings: we need to understand sexual etymology.
Interestingly, the idea of "knowing" and sex has long had a connection, which is particularly prominent in the Western tradition. The bible uses the euphemistic "to know" for "to have sex with." In this way, one knew a person "in the biblical sense" if they had had sex. Plainly, knowledge and sex go together; however, this need not be this literal. Our knowledge affects not only how we think of sex, but it can also affect what we do sexually.
Let's take a fairly straightforward example: masturbation. We all know what masturbation is, right? Colloquially, it's "playing with yourself," "jacking off," "rubbing one off," "polishing the pearl," and all of the other fancy names we use to describe the act of auto-eroticism, or sexual self-pleasuring. The problem is, though, that what word or term we use to think about this act can influence how we think about this act. To think of it as "playing with yourself" is light and playful, it recognizes the pleasure of the act and the joy that it can bring, as well as the knowledge of our own bodies we gain. However, what would we think of the same act if we thought of it as "self-defilement"? This is, after all, the etymological root of masturbation (which we shall explore in the second installment of this column). It's not the same mental picture at all and perhaps we would likely not even want to engage in such behaviors.
Although the word masturbation has lost much of its etymological origins in "self-defilement," it is obvious that some of this negativity survives. Think, for example, of those poor adolescents who are led to believe that pleasuring themselves will lead to blindness, hairy palms, infertility, and perhaps even dead kittens. These are obviously all false, but they are insidious nonetheless because they seek to establish that self-pleasuring is bad, by trying to connect it to something else bad. However, this is not to say that one might not have a legitimate reason to abstain from masturbation, but that we must be careful how we define the words we use.
As a society, the major ideas that we hold shape our language. As an individual, our language can shape our thoughts. However, as society is simply an aggregate of individuals, each of us affects the culturally prevalent ideas, the zeitgeist, that leads to changes in our language. Thus, in the situation of language and ideas, there is a complete causal circle with each part affecting the others.
As individuals, we should take the responsibility to make sure that our understanding of words is clear and corresponds to our actual beliefs. Just because there are multiple words that point to the same thing (e.g. self-pleasuring, auto-eroticism, self-defilement), this does not mean that each of these is mentally equivalent. We need to be careful that the definition and connotation correspond to what we believe. If we believe that masturbation is dirty, then we will naturally tend to use words that make it sound dirty. The danger, though, is that if we believe that masturbation is good and pleasurable, but we still use words that signal that it's dirty, then we run the risk of slowly convincing ourselves that it is actually dirty. After all, words are what we think with and if we constantly use words that signal that masturbation is dirty, we will likely come to believe it.
On the other hand, sometimes words that are currently negative need to be reclaimed for practical reasons: to disarm your opponents, to clear up negative connotations where they shouldn't be, and to make positive what was once negative. We can see an example of this in the LGBT movement and the reclamation of the historically negative word "gay" and the fight for the word "fag." These are instances where the words are not changing their actual meaning (denotation), but the associated ideas that go along with them (connotation). These words still mean "homosexual," but throughreclamation, they need no longer imply that this is bad.
By now, I hope you are starting to see that the words we use can make quite a difference in our lives. Knowledge of sex at its more fundamental levels will be the purpose of my column and its impetus: to show how the underlying issues of sexuality affect all aspects of our sexuality. Initially, I will do this by working through issues of sexual etymology. Once we have a good handle on the words we use about sex, then we shall move into more complicated issues like what role sex should have in a human life and whether sex is subject to a special set of ethics.
Jason Stotts blogs at Erosophia and is working on his first book, tentatively titled Sexual Perfection: Foundations of a New Sexual Ethic, on the nature of sexual ethics and the deeper meanings of sex. The book is currently being represented by James Fitzgerald of the James Fitzgerald Agency New York.
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Thanks for this! As a writer of erotic fiction I am constantly looking for just the right word to help readers 'feel' what I am imagining as I write. Sometimes being dirty is exactly what I want to convey, but at other times I want to convey something more transcendent, some reminder that sex is the magic carpet ride that rocks our world, for better or worse.
On the other hand, as a writer of mainstream fiction, I find that sex is often the ultimate way of allowing the reader to 'know' the character. We're never more vulnerable, more open to ourselves and the other than when we are engaged in the sex act. As a writer, I have always thought that sex IS the window into our souls. Sex, and our reaction to it and to it's consequences exposes us, in reality and on the written page, in ways nothing else possibly can.
I look forward to your next installment.
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Yes I have had a problem with bus 158. I reported him 3 different times for the same problems you have mentioned, including cussing at my child who is a well behaved, straight A student. The transportation office accused my children of lying when I made the reports, and then never responded to another email I sent. Thankfully bus 158 driver "retired" a couple of weeks ago, and the new lady is MUCH, MUCH better. Other than that I love the school and the staff! And I have not had any other problems.
Has anyone had a problem with BUS 158 ???????? PLEASE SHARE such as seeing him pull off before your child has a chance to even pass the 1st seat to sit down, not waiting till your child is away from the bus as he drops him/her off before taking off , calling your child out of his name inappropriately, making your child sit with someone that bullies your child if your child rides this bus ask him/her questions like you would to see what they have learned in school
This is my child's third year at the school and I love every teacher!
The teachers and support staff are amazing. They make an effort to learn each child's name, and make sure that each child has the help they need.
My son is starting on his 3rd year at L.P.S. and he has had two wonderful helpful teachers Mrs.Palmer and Mrs.Brown.The only major problem is trying to pick my son up from school. I really wished that there was a different way instead of waiting on the side of Murfreesboro Rd. I live 5 minutes from the school but it takes nearly 30 to 40 minutes to pick my child up,there has to be a better way.
I moved into this community at the end of the first 6 week marking period last year. The teachers were very helpful getting my children caught up and on track with the others since my children, coming from the north were only in school for less than 2 weeks and the children at La Vergne Primary were again approaching their first 6 week marking period. My children loved their teachers, their subs and the overall involvement. Kudos! I do agree with the front staff...they are the first to greet people, they should put on that smile as that is their job.
I volunteered a lot last year, but my offers to volunteer this year have rarely been accepted. My daughter is bored and gets in trouble for talking on a regular basis. My only conclusion is that this is a daycare center and not a school. Run as fast as you can!
I am extremely pleased with my child's teacher. We have been blessed to have her loop with my child from 1st into 2nd grade. She is an excellent teacher. We get constant communication from her via the daily agenda or emails directly to me. However, I must agree with many of these reviews that the administration is not great. In the 3 years that my child has attended I have never met or had the opportunity to speak with the principal ( and yes, I have tried). The front office staff lacks customer service when a parent comes into the school.
I have two children in this school. One in prek and the other kindergarten. There are great teaches and do the best they can. You have to understand there is 23 students in each kindergarten class. Lavergne is growing so rapidly there is just so many students. They need to build more schools. I never have a problem with the traffic in the mornings. But, if you plan to pick them up to school plan on a long wait. I decided to let my child ride the bus home because of all the problems. Good teachers just to many students.
Terrible staff from principal to lunch room. Worst school I have ever dealt with. Principal is never helpful, teachers (with exception of only a few that left due to incompetence in administration)are either too young, too old, or just plain lazy to be of any assistance. 2 Children, 3 yrs apart went through this place. There is absolutely no effort to teach the children, only to push them through. Couldn't get 1 of the teacher's to meet with us to discuss our child. Not only is the school horrendous, but the school superintendent simply dismisses any complaints about this or any other school.
My children moved into the Rutherford County School System 2nd semester of last year and I must say that this school is the only school that my husband and I have had problems with. The communication between the teachers and parents, and even the principal, is awful. They don't return your phone calls. They even had a problem with me coming to the school to check on my child, which is unheard of. They act like your getting on their nerves when all you are trying to do is help eliminate whatever problem they may be having with your child. So if you have a choice in the matter, send your child somewhere else.
If you have to send your child to this school. Get ready for long pickup lines. You will have to get used to sitting on the side of a very busy Murfreesboro Rd. Forget about complaining about it. It only falls on deaf ears. So grab a book and prepare to read at least half of before you get your child.
My son has attended this school for 3 years. I can't wait for him to go to different school. There are some good teachers there but they are outnumbered by the not so good teachers. The school building itself is disgusting. There is a horrible mouse problem there that requires my sons teacher to have glue traps in her room at all times. The principal is just short of useless if you need her. She will not return phone calls. In the 3 years that my child has been there, not one person coming in to pick him up has been asked to show ID or questioned as to who they are. This school is a recipe for disaster.
First of all, there isn't a school on the planet that can replace a parent as a child's best teacher! We placed our twins in LPS kindergarten just this year and have been impressed with the teachers. Our kids are in separate classes, but the teachers go on field trips together and work closely with each other throughout the week. We can tell they're learning what they need to learn at school. Communication is excellent and the daily behavior folders are very helpful. We've seen that discipline is strict in the hallways, many times overkill, but my children like their teachers and are learning, which is the main thing. We also supplement their learning by reading and writing with them at home. Overall, this is a good school in a good neighborhood. Traffic before/after school is a pain, so plan your commutes accordingly.
I currently have one child in LPS and we like the school, my oldest child just came out of LPS last year. The education seems very balanced. The teachers are very helpful. Many of the teachers are young and new and will benefit from more experience on the job. But overall I love the effort that the school makes to involve parents in the everyday activities of their students. My kid's have learned alot in the schools they have attended since we have lived in LaVergne, we don't regret the move at all.
This is one of the worst schools that I have ever dealt with. When my two children were attending there were so many Lice outbreaks that I could not count them. The teachers had their personal adjendas and the principle is the worst administrator that I have ever had the displeasure of dealing with.
I took my child out of this school. We just moved here from another state and I must say I am very disappointed in the Tennessee schools. The teachers at Lavergne Primary School were too busy discipling the children who were unable to act appropriately in class and were unable to teach effectivly. I called the principal to talk with about my concerns and they never returned my calls. I would strongly recommend anyone thinking about putting their child in this school to go and check it out first. You may change your mind.
It depends on the teacher as for as parent involvement. The teachers we have had have been great.
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The Supreme Court will issue its ruling on a Marathon County prayer death case Wednesday.
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Madeline, better known as Kara, ultimately died from untreated diabetes.
The Neumann's argued they believed in faith healing and prayed for Kara's recovery instead of seeking medical attention.
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