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2014-15: Saw action in five meets during the fall…finished as Duke's top competitor in four of five contests…led Duke to a first-place finish at the JMU Invitational (9/13) after finishing second with an 8K time of 25:08.80…crossed the line as Duke's first finisher at the Panorama Farms Invitational (9/26), clocking an 8K time of 25:15.90…ran a 10K time of 31:29.4 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (11/14), placing 56th in the process…Indoors, focused on the 3,000…posted a season-best 3,000 time of 8:24.55 at the Hokie Invitational (1/23)…competed in the 3,000 at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/28), finishing 25th in a time of 8:24.88…Outdoors, ran a personal-best 1,500 time at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/14), placing 16th with a time of 3:48.39…earned a top-three finish in the 5,000 at the Penn Relays (4/23), placing third in a time of 14:26.59…registered a team-best 5,000 time of 14:22.34 at the Raleigh Relays (3/27)...named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the third straight year.
2013-14: Saw significant action in the fall, participating in six meets…opened the season with a fourth-place finish at the Bull City Classic (8/31)…set a personal-best 8K time of 24:44.73 at the Furman XC Challenge (9/14)…highest finish of the season came at the Royal Cross Country Challenge (10/11), where he placed second overall…Outdoors, competed three times…clocked a season-best time of 4:01.03 in the 1,500 at the Raleigh Relays (3/28)…also competed in the 3,000, placing sixth at the Joe Hilton Invitational (4/12) in a time of 8:41.72…did not compete during the indoor season.
2012-13: Made his Duke debut in the fall at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational, finishing 14th...took 10th at the Great American Cross Country Festival with a time of 26:24.9 for 8K...Indoors, competed in the mile run at the Virginia Tech Elite meet where he finished 28th in 4:33.93…served as the anchor leg for the distance medley relay team that combined to finished second at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 10:10.90…did not compete during the 2013 Outdoor season.
Prior to Duke: Four-year letterwinner for Jeff Kaye at Millburn High School...won back-to-back sectional titles in cross country his junior and senior seasons...finished seventh at the New Jersey Cross Country Meet of Champions as a senior...notched a personal-best of 15:04 for 5K in cross country during his prep career...other personal-bests include 1:57 in the 800m, 4:09 in the 1,600m and 9:12 at the 3,200m distance outdoors.
Personal: Son of Ken and Rose Udland...born March 14, 1994...has two older brothers, Myles and Tyler...brother, Myles, competed in cross country and track & field at Auburn (2008-09) and at UConn (2009-10)...brother, Tyler, was a member of the cross country and track & field teams at Princeton (2011-14).
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Mile- 4:33.93 (2/8/2013)
3,000m- 8:24.55 (1/23/2015)
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1,500m- 3:48.39 (5/14/2015)
1,600m- 4:09.62 (High School)
3,000m- 8:41.72 (4/12/2014)
3,200m- 9:12 (High School)
5,000m- 14:22.34 (3/27/2015)

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I've always wondered this. God likes to test us and Satan likes to hurt us. Are the two the same or even related?
I've kinda had the view that Satan is God's mercenary. So when God says "this city will be burned to the ground for their sin" it's Satan that carries out the action. Is this at all accurate?


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It just occurred to me that Jesus lived in the middle-east, where there's not much water. Alcohol dehydrates you by making you pee more, and Jesus was supposed to be a man of the people- that is, someone focussed on helping people get from day to day. So doesn't it seem counter-productive to turn water into wine? Wouldn't it actually be more characteristic/benevolent to turn wine into water? Or was it all just to show off his superpowers and that's seen as more impressive?
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Jesus was supposed to be a man of the people- that is, someone focussed on helping people get from day to day.
Why do you think so? Jesus came to redeem people by his suferring and death. Not to make their life comfortable.
Jesus lived in the middle-east, where there's not much water
Water was not scarce in Jesus's place and during his time. I don't know where you got that data from. Water was an integral part of temple ceremony and was lavishly used during sacrifice. Also Water Into Wine miracle narrative itself records there were six stone jars full of water present there just to be used in ceremonial washing. That is how much water they had. There is no contemporary record showing that water was scarce. After all Jerusalem was suppose to be a land flowing with milk and honey.
So doesn't it seem counter-productive to turn water into wine? Wouldn't it actually be more characteristic/benevolent to turn wine into water?
No. In Jewish marriage custom at those time Wine was an integral part. Not providing sufficient wine is an insult to the guests and there by a shame to the newly wed. Jesus helping them in their need is in fact a "characteristic/benevolent" act.
Was it all just to show off his superpowers and that's seen as more impressive?
Have you read the Gospel narrative? Vast majority of people who attended the wedding including the master of the banquet did not know where the wine came from. So your claim of show off his superpowers doesn't hold good.
When Jesus turned water into wine, He performed His first miracle at the wedding feast. It was also at the request of His mother. He didn't want to demonstrate His power yet, but still obeyed His mother. It shows how Christians must respect Mary as Christ did.
This first miracle also foreshadowed His death on the cross as being the sacrificial lamb. To explain, during the Last Supper, Jesus and His disciples did not eat the traditional passover meal as all Jews would have. They did not eat a sacrificed lamb - Jesus became that perfect lamb who was broken on the cross. What at first seems strange, they also did not drink all the different cups of wine required during the meal. When Jesus drank the vinegar wine on the cross, He stated "It is finished." This was the final cup of the passover meal. When Jesus died, He completed the passover meal on the cross.
The first miracle of turning water into wine was bookended with Him becoming the passover feast. Christians and His Church are the Bride of Christ. The events in the New Testament correlate for very specific reasons to demonstrate His divinity and salvation.
Jesus commanded that we must eat of His flesh and drink His blood. This was not symbolic. Many of His disciples left because they could handle His command. In Communion, Jesus becomes the bread and wine in Mass. This belief was even understood by the pagans in the first centuries and was only disputed over 1000 years after Christ. Peter commanded that you cannot have communion in a state of sin, otherwise you drink and eat condemnation upon yourself. The miracle when Jesus multiplied the bread and fish also ties into how during Mass how Christians can still eat His flesh and drink His blood.
To be a Christian, you must believe in the actual presence of Christ in Communion. It is a core belief, not something optional. This is why Jesus turned the water into wine - and how he "turns Himself" into wine in Communion.
Uta Ranke-Heinemann, among others, points out the parallels to pagan tradition in the account of Jesus turning water into wine. She says, in Putting Away Childish Things that the transformation of water into wine is a typical motif of the Dionysus legend, in which this miracle serves to highlight the god's epiphany. On his feast day, Dionysus made empty jars fill up with wine in his temple in Elis; and on the island of Andros, wine flowed instead of water from a spring or in his temple.
A similar example, also in John's Gospel, at John 5:1-9, where Jesus cured the lame man at the pool with five porches, near the sheep market outside Jerusalem. Archaeologists have found that pool, still with a votive offering to the Greek god of healing, Asclepius. This was an Asclepium, or temple to Asclepius. As was typical of his temples around the Greek world, whenever he came by and disturbed the water, whoever was first to enter the water would be cured. In both examples, John has portrayed Jesus as being capable of doing with great ease whatever the pagan gods could do. So these examples were to show off Jesus' powers, although it was not Jesus doing this but the author of John, and the audience for the miracle was John's readers, not people at a wedding.
At http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus#Parallels_with_Christianity, we find Peter Wick cited as saying, "... the use of wine symbolism in the Gospel of John, including the story of the Marriage at Cana at which Jesus turns water into wine, was intended to show Jesus as superior to Dionysus."


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Until 2001, Batu was administratively part of the regency of Malang, but since then it has become a municipal town in its own right.
Surrounded by three mountains : Mount Panderman, Mount Arjuna, and Mount Welirang, the town of Batu sits on a hill between 680 to 1,200 meters above sea level and has plenty to offer as a perfect holiday destination.
Selecta , a tourist resort specifially constructed in 1928, sits on the slopes of Mount Welirang and Mount Arjuna, and is a favorite laid back resort since the Dutch colonial era. Here visitors can enjoy the lush green landscape, flower gardens, and a large lido. For those wishing to feel the refreshing hot springs, the nearby Songgoriti Hot Springs and Cangar Hot Spring will not only refresh the body but also relaxes the mind. Cuban Rondo, Cuban Rais, and Cuban Talun are some of the beautiful waterfalls around here that add to the natural splendors of Batu.
The sweet green apple is the icon of this pleasant town, and with good reason, since Batu together with Malang are known as the nation's major apple producing centres. The apple plantations around the city have also grown as tourist attractions where visitors can experience the sensation of picking fresh apples right from the trees. Punten Village, Bumiaji Village, and Kusuma Agro are the places where apple is the main attraction.
Batu is also sprawling with exciting theme parks perfect for the whole family.
Jatim Park or East java Park combines recreation and education activities, making it a perfect destination for children. The park comes with a science stadium that can house approximately 300 persons and comes complete with indoor and outdoor science collections. The Water Park, Midi Skater, Airborne Shoot, are among some of the rides that will please visitors of any age.
As addition to the first park, Jatim Park 2 was officially opened in 2010. With the same theme of recreation and education, Jatim Park 2 focuses more on the wildlife kingdom in its two main attractions: the Animal Museum and Batu Secret Zoo. With its Roman Architecture, the Animal Museum presents a collection of over 1000 pieces ranging from fossils, life scale animal diorama, and many more all in a modern style museum. The Batu Secret Zoo offers more than just a regular zoo. Aside from presenting some of the most unique collection of animals, the emphasis on "Secret" is implemented in the many revealing facts presented to visitors through various interesting media. Jatim Park 2 also features a tree style hotel called Pohon Inn (literally meaning Tree Inn).
Another sensation of Batu's Theme Park is the Batu Night Spectacular located not too far from Jatim Park 2 complex. Opened in 2008, the collection of rides and other features are specifically designed for night recreation. Opening from 03.00pm local time in the afternoon to 02.00am, visitors will be thrilled to take on the gallery of ghosts, Rocking boat, Bumper cars, Vertical Spinning Bike, High air Bike, Go Cart, and other rides under the bright Batu moonlight.
Declaring itself as a vacation city (Kota Wisata Batu), Batu truly offers a complete experience for those who wish to get away from the bustling city life.
The official website of Batu City is : http://www.kotawisatabatu.com
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There are a lot of quite exclusive hotels in Batu which are designed to cater to the weekend market. If you are visiting Batu on a weekday outside of the school holiday season you can very likely get a nice deal at one of these higher end hotels. Simpler budget accommodations are also available and if you visit on weekdays without a reservation you will almost certainly find plenty of available options.
Here are some of the accommodations options in Batu:
Kartika Wijaya Hotel
Jl Panglima Sudirman 127, Batu,,
Phone: +62 341 592600
Klub Bunga
Jl Kartika 1, Batu,
Phone: +62 341 594777
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Kampung Lumbung Boutique Hotel and Spa
JL Puskesmas Dalam 1 Raya Beji
Phone: +62 341 5025177
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Metropole Hotel
Jl Panglima Sudirman 93, Batu
Phone: +62 341 591759
Royal Orchid Garden
Jl. Indragiri 4, Batu
Phone+62 341 593083
Hotel Sumber
Jl. Darsono 14, Batu 65311,
Phone: +62 341 591467
Villa Gunung Putri
Jl. Arumdalu no. 42, Songgoriti
Phone: +6281916339191
Its proximity to the city of Malang (which takes a mere 30 minutes' drive) makes Batu easily accessible via several transportation modes. From Surabaya, Jakarta or Bandung you can take the train which will stop at the Malang City Station. Then you can continue to Batu by Taxi, or public transportation. The Abdurrahman Saleh Airport in Malang serves flights from Jakarta and Bali. From the Bungurasih Terminal in Surabaya there are frequent bus services to Malang's Arjosari bus station. The trip will take about 2-3 hours. From Arjosari Station you can take a taxi or public transportation to Batu.


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Half way running the program exited w/o any error both on the console nor the log, I even checked the /var/log/message and no way I could figure out what's wrong with the program.
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A liberal Republican from Massachusetts, Mr. Brooke in 1966 became the first African-American popularly elected to the Senate.
January 5, 2015, Monday
Adoptions From Guatemala Face an Uncertain Future
The Guatemalan Congress dampened hopes for an overhaul of the adoption system by failing to pass a bill recognizing the validity of a treaty on international adoption.
May 16, 2007, Wednesday
Bosnians in America: A Two-Sided Saga
A group of Bosnian refugees has formed a leadership initiative and a support group intended to help other young Bosnians adjust to life in the United States.
April 29, 2007, Sunday
Working on Overhaul, Russia Halts Adoption Applications
Russia has temporarily stopped accepting new applications from American adoption agencies as part of an overhaul of its accreditation process.
April 12, 2007, Thursday
Investigation Thrusts Former Counsel Back Into the World of Politics
Harriet E. Miers's former colleagues and fellow loyalists of President Bush are pointing fingers of blame at her in the dismissal of seven federal prosecutors.
March 17, 2007, Saturday
Was Dane's Madness Just Method? Jury to Decide
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March 10, 2007, Saturday
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March 5, 2007, Monday
A Senator's Ambitious Path Through Race and Politics
The autobiography of Edward W. Brooke, the first black politician popularly elected to the United States Senate, offers some parallels to the politics of today.
February 21, 2007, Wednesday
The Racial Politics of Speaking Well
SENATOR JOSEPH R. BIDEN'S characterization of his fellow Democratic presidential contender Senator Barack Obama as ''the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy'' was so painfully clumsy that it...
February 4, 2007, Sunday
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What I would like to do is design a program (for academic purposes) which will take a representation of a DFA (as a directed graph) and display the regular language which it accepts, in a reasonable format.
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For this graph: as input, an algorithm will spit out:
The set of regular languages is computable and decidable. But what about the language which we use to represent regular languages? Is it decidable as well?
Edit: I thought about this some more, and I think this should be doable, because implementation examples of regular expression parsers are bountiful, and clearly they internally construct a graph (or an equivalent structure). What I am wondering is if the reverse is possible -- construct the correct expression from a DFA representation.


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The purpose of this question is to ask about the role of mathematical rigor in physics. In order to formulate a question that can be answered, and not just discussed, I divided this large issue into five specific questions.
1) What are the most important and the oldest insights (notions, results) from physics that are still lacking rigorous mathematical formulation/proofs.
2) The endeavor of rigorous mathematical explanations, formulations, and proofs for notions and results from physics is mainly taken by mathematicians. What are examples that this endeavor was beneficial to physics itself.
3) What are examples that insisting on rigour delayed progress in physics.
4) What are examples that solid mathematical understanding of certain issues from physics came from further developements in physics itself. (In particular, I am interested in cases where mathematical rigorous understanding of issues from classical mechanics required quantum mechenics, and also in cases where progress in physics was crucial to rigorous mathematical solutions of questions in mathematics not originated in physics.)
5) The role of rogor is intensly discussed in popular books and blogs. Please supply references (or better annotated references) to academic studies of the role of mathematical rigour in modern physics.
(Of course, I will be also thankful to answers which elaborate on a single item related to a single question out of these five questions.)
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Is there any way I can let specific people add photos to my album on Facebook? The way it is, right now; If I have some photos of an event and my friend has some; then we need to collate before either of us creates a complete album. Tagging helps to some extent. Still..
Go to the Groups Facebook App, create a new group, (fill out the info, etc), on the screen after you fill out your group info, you'll see a lot of permissions. One which enables Photos and allows you to control who uploads photos to it. Click the box which says something like
Use google picasa web albums. It has the ability allow others to contribute photos.
I do not think so. This sounds like it will add an extra layer of complexity to the privacy settings. People will need to authorize access to photos ... What happens if one person does not like what the other has posted ? Who has control over it ? What will be the version control ? I like the idea but I do not see it happening in the near future.
If the event is listed as a Facebook Event, it is still accessible even though the event is archived.
Now from here there are two ways to do this
Pre-Facebook design change one was able to scroll to past events since 2008, I am not able to vet if this is still possible. So you will want to do it to recently archived events. I know for some people they use Past Events as spam.
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Ray Lampe aka Dr. BBQ has written another book. This time its SLOW FIRE a Beginners guide to Barbecue. The book is full of very approachable recipes and content driven towards the novice BBQ'er. There is nothing in this book that is cooked above 250F. Its all about low and slow. Very little in the way of competition mentions. No grilling recipes are included. From the basics of brisket, pork, chicken and ribs to the more adventuresome Spicy Orange Duck its a great read.
The sauces have definitely taken it up a notch in this book. They are complex but not so complex that they are not easily replicated at home. I am really looking forward to making banana ketchup. I have been lucky to call Ray a friend for years and so I asked him many many questions not only about his new book but about his life as a BBQ Man.
What inspired you to write SLOW FIRE?
The idea that there are a lot of hero books out there are intimidating. The size of the books are intimidating. This is a down to earth book. I think it is important. I have the experience to do it. Its just about cooking BBQ. Not very much in competition.
Where does your creativity come from
I think that it is a gift that I can just do it. Just write. The way I start is by figuring out how may recipes I need and chapters. I need to write 75 titles. Later on some of them change or they are not viable. I just sit down and do it. At this point there are some good things about being old. First of all I am experienced, I have more comfort in all sorts of kitchens. It makes it easier to write and come up with creative recipes.
Who was/is your BBQ Mentor?
There were two guys- the first is Ed Roith. He was at the top of his game when I started with a Jedmaster. I bought one after him. He took me under his wing and helped me a lot. Most significant mentor. John Beadle from Grand Rapids MI – fun BBQ guy. He was never wildly successful and he always was there for the good times. Made me stay on the Saturday night. He taught me the right way to enjoy it and approach it. I think I was a better cook than him but he taught me how to enjoy it. Its different now – everyone is much more serious. More focused it was different back then.
What other BBQ's do you enjoy other than your BGE?
I love my weber kettle. When I first stated dated Sandi she had a horrible gas grill. So I brought one (weber kettle) over to her house and left it there. I figured if it didn't go well it wasn't as expensive as leaving the egg. I think my Jedmaster is still one of my favorites. When I first started Oklahoma Joe (Horizons) or David Klose were the only viable commercial BBQ's . The next wave was after Traegers and then the Jedmasters. It was one of the first set it and forget it bbq's.
Ray Lampe has been sponsored by the BIG Green EGG for years
He also would like to thank the fine folks at Thermoworks
What is your favorite libation or cocktail to go with BBQ?
Jack Daniels & Coke Zero – Early times, Buffalo Times as long as there is coke Zero to go with it.
What is your favorite smoking wood?
Pecan. I always liked it. Karen Putnam was the first to teach me to use combinations of woods . I used to like a combination of oak and cherry.
What is your proudest BBQ accomplishment?
I got to cook with Chris Lilly at the James Beard house cooking real BBQ on the street. Very proud of that. It was a great experience.
Picture courtesy of Hoss's BBQ & Catering
What is your proudest competition BBQ accomplishment?
The most important trophy would be 3rd overall at the American Royal. Gary Wells gave me the award in 1998. I didn't expect to be third. Gary was a good friend of mine. AS soon as I walked off the stage there was John Willingham. I had been doing pretty well and he said a few things to that context.
I will tell you that last year at Sams Club winning the GC was pretty darn cool. Making a comeback after so many years.. I think that I am a bit disenchanted with competition BBQ currently. The people are so good at what they do. Everything is soo perfect. Is not as much fun anymore. For me I love going to the Royal – I think it is pretty special and there are lots of memories there for me. Since 1993 I have been going. Over 20 years it has evolved so much.
Where is your favorite place to BBQ?
At home. Staying home and cooking is the place to BBQ that I love the most.
What is your favorite recipe from the book SLOW FIRE?
The BBQ Duck with Spicy Orange Glaze, the Pastrami, and the Cuban Style leg of Pork. The BBQ recipes- there are so many and they are good. I have become a much better sauce maker and the sauces in this book are terrific.
Do you feel that you have learned everything you need to know about BBQ – considering your long career?
No definitely not. I go back a long ways but it never ends. There is always history to learn about. There are so many new things always being developed and always another BBQ joint to eat at.
Where do you like to eat BBQ?
I eat BBQ everywhere. In Florida – Fred Flemings Championship BBQ, Arthur Bryants, Big Bob Gibson, Cozy Corner, In Chicago – Smoque BBQ. Blue Smoke in Manhattan. I love eating BBQ turkey anywhere. In Texas though its always brisket.
What is your best advice to a novice backyard BBQ'er?
Patience. It takes a really long time. I am not a fan of hot and fast. It doesn't make better food and takes away the element of what BBQ is. Taking a big piece of meat with a lot of fat and making it good. It takes a long time to cook great BBQ – get used to it.
What projects are you working on next?
New Cookbook. Won't be out till 2014. I am going to grillfest in Minneapolis. Guest Chef (Legends Culinary Series) at Yankee Stadium May 9th & 22nd at the Legends Suite Club. Cooking class in Brandon Florida coming up. Oakland CA- July going to cook Santa Rosa Tex Wasabi's . GrillStock in June. July at a winery with Chris Lilly. Might see me turn up on the Food Network in July. Book signing at Costco in June.
What are your favorite BBQ forums to read?
The BBQ Forum. The BBQ Brethren Forum – It amazes me how well everyone is very well behaved there. Great information.
How has in your opinions social media/bbq forums changed BBQ?
Its good and its bad. We all get to know each other. We have found each other and networked. It amazes me at the other end of the country I can walk into a bar full of BBQ'ers and I know them. The internet has a lot to do with it. I am not a fan of the contest sharing – the boxes and the recipes. Not that it is not nice to share but it is a lot of sharing. Its watered down the competition. The classes that are the same ingredients – all commercial products. No one seems to make their own anymore. Not skilled as much. Social media is a great communication tool. I can't stand however the same regurgitated crap over and over again.
How many BBQ books do you own and which besides your own would you recommend?
I own all of them. LOL I would recommend – Walter Jetton's LBJ's ranch chef. I would recommend that one. Its from 1965. I buy most of them. I don't read a lot of them because I just don't want to steal ideas accidentally.
Where would you ideally like to travel next on a BBQ adventure?
I think I already did it. There are not many more places on my BBQ bucket list. I have been to the greats. Lockharts, Arthur Bryants etc. I have been lucky enough to travel to so many places.
I have not been to Alaska. Maybe ill have to head there next.
You recently came back from the UK, Why do you think Southern US style of BBQ is trending internationally?
The internet has made the world more available. It is the American cuisine. It is catching on. It has just so many elements. It has the food and the culture. Its not like burger or steak joints. When you walk into a joint -that BBQ guy cooking is revered. BBQ has so much more going on other than the food. The concept of cooking the lesser cuts. Very few chain restaurants of BBQ have worked. So many layers that make it interesting. Its good also because we like to eat it. It tastes great.
The way they cut meat there is really different. Brisket is chopped flat and slicing the point. They are very skilled chefs over there. The competition guys get stuck in this pattern here. Creativity is being bred out of it. I hate to see that. I find that over in the UK they have more creativity.
You have a legendary 5 o'clock tattoo – any plans for more?
YES. I was in England and it inspired me to get pork fried rice on the inside of my arm…….
Do you think physical cook books are becoming obsolete? Is everything going to be online?
Obsolete no. Changing yes. They are becoming more collectibles and are becoming more impulse buys. Now to travel its easy to travel with an Ipad loaded with books. This is the first time I have had a lot of this book on downloads for tablets, kindles and Ipads. The big books for $40 or $50 come with the food network stars. Online more of the smaller books are being sold.
Your relationship with fiancee Sandi seems to have mellowed you in the last few years – would you agree?
Yes there is no doubt I am very happy. The place I am in my life and where I am – she is a big part of it. Is all good. Just wait to see what comes next.
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7 Animals That Are Evolving Right Before Our Eyes
#3. Other Lizards are Rewiring Their Own Guts, Right Now
In 1971, scientists introduced 10 Italian wall lizards to an island in Croatia, but right after they dropped them off, the Croatian War for Independence prevented the researchers from following up on their little lizard guinea pigs. In fact, the scientists couldn't get back to the island until 2004. When they did, they found 5,000 lizard descendants who had not only annihilated the entire indigenous lizard population, but also rewired the shape of their own innards to accommodate the local diet.
Via sciencedaily
Experiments are currently being performed to rewire the human stomach to accommodate Taco Bell.
Before their introduction to the island, the wall lizards were carnivores, so their digestive systems weren't built for leaf-eating. But on an island short on insects and long on plants, a strictly carnivorous stomach would be a one-way ticket to Deadville. So the lizards developed things called cecal valves, which were muscles that slowed down the process of food digestion and gave them more time to break down plant cellulose. But growing new gut muscles wasn't all the lizards had up their sleeves. They also grew bigger heads for stronger bites, and dropped territorial defenses.
This man is marking his territory with a Waltz before consuming her head whole.
Scientists said evolution this rapid would be like humans developing another appendix over a few hundred years. Or better yet, Americans spontaneously evolving butt muscles that turn digested corn syrup into car fuel. That last one sounds pretty awesome, actually. Get on it, evolution.
"That's the shit-gasket, and this is the poop chute. I hate my job."
Then you have the three-toed skinks which come from Australia -- where the lizards are apparently gearing up for some kind of uprising, V-style. See those blobs under Mommma Short Arms' skin?
Via National Geographic
Downwind from the creepy little arms?
Those are eggs, which you'd expect. But her babies are going to exit her body alive, like some kind of freaking mammal.
Other lizards of the same species are still laying their eggs on the ground, as Xenu intended. But scientists think the three-toed skinks in harsher mountain climates have found it more efficient to keep their young in their bodies longer, because laid eggs are more vulnerable to weather and predators. And to accommodate the live birth of her lizardlings, her uterus is secreting calcium to her embryos, which is actually the beginning stages of developing a placenta. A LIZARD PLACENTA.
2, Peppered Moths Are Changing Color Due to Pollution
Despite what you probably heard on the streets, 19th-century England wasn't a totally radical time to live in. If Dickens is to be believed, raw sewage actually rained from the sky and street urchins ate coal for food (and don't even get us started on the dragons). Times were certainly tough back then. But if it wasn't for the Industrial Revolution, we wouldn't have all the spinning jennys and steam-powered locomotives that we enjoy today. And we also wouldn't have the classic example of evolution in action: peppered moths.
The Darwin awards existed back in Victorian times too.
Before there was such a thing as "environmental awareness" or "clean air laws," factories lived the lives of rock stars: raw materials came in, smoke, waste and soot came out. No regulations, no apologies, no craftily staged PR campaigns proving they were really the good guys all along. As a result, 19th-century England was a craphole of a country. Soot was everywhere; trees, buildings, streets, children, waistcoat stores -- everywhere.
Hey, here's a cheery chimney sweep! All together now ... Chim chim-in-ey ...
In the midst of all this sootiness was the peppered moth, just minding its business, trying to get along in the world. Here was what it looked like:
Via Wikipedia
The peppered moth's mottled-grayish color was just about the same color as the lichen and tree trunks that the moths rested on. Which was important, because moths are bird food and birds can't chomp on things they can't see. BUT, as the trees trunks got sooty and the lichen died from pollution, the light-colored moths stuck out like sore thumbs. They also got eaten.
It wasn't long before people noticed peppered moths started turning the color of filth-covered trees:
Via Wikipedia
These moths blended in with the trees nicely, and black became the new black of the moth world. Within 50 years of getting noticed, 98 percent of all the peppered moths in England were black. And we should note that it wasn't just English moths who went black -- American and continental European moths changed colors during the Industrial Revolution as well.
But the story doesn't end there. Over the 20th century, England cleaned up its act and the tree trunks went back to tree trunk color ... as did the moths. That's right, evolution doesn't just plow relentlessly forward. It goes whatever damned direction it needs to.
#1. Grolar Bears are Coming to Get You
For anyone who's ever regrettably accepted a late-night booty call from an unfortunate looking associate, you can probably sympathize with the polar bear. Between the melting of the Arctic ice caps, ocean pollution and their obvious issues with obesity, some polar bears have found getting a sexual hook-up as hard as the rest of us find getting a gallon of gas for under two bucks.
Every gallon you buy, another bear spends a cold night alone in his igloo.
Enter the grizzly bear. Ha ha, no really. Polars and grizzlies have decided it's time to know each other biblically, and this time without the involvement of an ark and a horny old man. Not only have they started boinking in the wild, they're also making babies. Grolar bear babies.
Via Wikipedia
The grolar: A proud and magnificent beast, killed and stuffed for your convenience.
The cutest thing about grolar bears is how they get together and stare down evil by the power of the light radiating from their tummies. No wait, we got that wrong. The horrifying thing about grolar bears is how they have carnivorous polar bear behaviors in bodies that are adaptable for warmer climates. So while the grizzly diet is 80 to 90 percent plants, the polar bear feeds strictly on the flesh of other animals. This is why captive grolar bear babies stomp their toys around -- like they would stomp a seal to death.
Via onearth
Here's an unconfirmed photo of one in the wild. We can't be sure it's a grolar, as no one has shot it yet.
So, the good news is that in the face of climate change, evolution finds a way to keep on keeping on. The bad news is that we just might lose our cuddly Coca-Cola loving friends of the North forever. Because the characteristics that allow a polar bear to thrive in extreme conditions are going to die out among the grolar mudbloods. After all, if the planet is getting warmer, why would the next generation need those traits at all?
There goes our dream of staging armored polar bear fights in our ice palace.
And did we mention how, unlike mules -- which are the sex fruit between donkeys and horses -- grolar bears have proven fertile? So, in order to preserve the racial purity of the polar bear, it's going to have to avoid miscegenation with its brown neighbors. Not coincidentally, that's the exact platform of the Polar Bear KKK.
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A Millwood business owner is looking to start over after an early morning fire destroyed nearly all of his shop on Wednesday.
Owner of Green's Cycle Shop, Orville Green, says the fire started at the back of the shop around 6:30 Wednesday morning.
He says it started in a tractor at the back of the building. He also says the heater was on in the tractor, so the motor would be ready to start in the morning, but he says something shorted out and the resulting fire raged through most of his 18,000 sq. ft. shop.
Green says every motorcycle in the shop was damaged, and from an inventory of about 65, better than half were in ready to sell condition. He also says he lost 175 motors and hundreds of assorted parts.
The Caneyville Fire Department was on the scene of that fire, fighting the blaze, but by the time it was put out, much was already lost.


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Let $\Phi$ be a set of bijections $\phi_a:X\to Y$. To each pair of bijections $\phi_a$, $\phi_b$ one naturally relates a bijection $\psi_{ab}:=\phi_a^{-1}\circ\phi_b: X\to X$. In some cases the set of all such $\psi_{ab}$ forms a subgroup of $Sym(X)$, the group of all bijections $X\to X$.
Were these kinds of constructions studied in any generality? The question arose as in our very special setting, with $X$ finite, the resulting group turned out to be abelian. At least it would be nice to know if this kind of construction has a name.


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J.R.R. Tolkien's classic prelude to The Lord of the Rings trilogy—now available in a movie tie-in edition.
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.
Written for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic.
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What does "Movie Tie-in edition" mean? Is this book any different than the original The Hobbit book?
I think the consensus last time was that the only movie related change was a different cover image taken from the movie. That's based on the copyright date and preface in the text.
This is the original ~300 book (316 pages it says), which means it will be the cliff notes version of Peter Jackson's bafflingly 3-part epic "The Hobbit" trilogy.
@sailorspork: Are you just trying to be snarky with your comment, or are you truly not familiar with the books in the "Ring Trilogy"? And just exactly how would YOU create a series depicting a trilogy of books? What, maybe 3 "baffling" movies? (Now THAT'S snarky)
@cole103 I don't think you read his comment very carefully. He was talking about the trilogy of The Hobbit movies that are in production based on the 300 page book. That means that there's going to be about 9 hours of movie created from a 300 page book. Really, I like the idea of not having to cut book material out, but they're also going to have to fabricate some material to fill 3 incredibly long movies. (Thus his Cliff Notes joke)
@ssiemonsma: My apologies for my ignorance, I truly did not know that there even WAS a planned trilogy of Hobbit movies. The comment makes total sense now, which leaves me with exactly the same question as sailorspork---why make the Hobbit into another trilogy?
@sailorspork: Far too true.
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Because a lot more goes on in 300 pages than you can fit in a 3 hour movie. If you start throwing out content, you end up with crappy movie versions like Narnia and Harry Potter.


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The Impact on America's Children Study of Three Raid Sites Finds One Child Affected for Every Two Adults
As the number of worksite immigration raids has increased in recent years, the number of families affected by the raids continues to grow. The number of undocumented immigrants arrested at workplaces increased more than sevenfold from 500 to 3,600 between 2002 and 2006. The Urban Institute and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) closely examined the sites of three workplace raids – in Greeley, Colorado; Grand Island, Nebraska; and New Bedford, Massachusetts. Their recent report, Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America's Children [1], highlights one of the most harmful unintended consequences of the raids – the devastation to families and children, many of whom are U.S. citizens. The report does not address whether enforcement activities should take place. Rather, it questions how enforcement is done and the impact that enforcement policies have on Americans. The focus is on children "because they have strong claims to the protection of society, especially when they are citizens and integrated into their schools and communities, and the Unites States is the only country they have known and consider home." The number of very young children affected by worksite raids is alarmingly high.
- On average, the number of children affected by worksite raids is about half the number of adults arrested. Over 900 adults were arrested in the three study sites, and the parents among them collectively had just over 500 children.
- A large majority of the children affected are U.S. citizens. Nationwide, there are approximately five million U.S.-citizen children with at least one undocumented parent, and policies that target their parents have grave effects on the children.
- The children included in the report were very young. In two of the sites, approximately 80 percent were ages ten and younger. In one site, more than half were ages five and younger.
The raids resulted in immediate needs for childcare and basic services.
- Many arrested parents were unable to arrange for alternative childcare because they had limited ability to communicate with family members. Some were not able to make phone calls, some were held in detention centers far from their homes, and others signed voluntary departure papers and left the country before they could contact lawyers or caregivers.
- Informal family and community networks took on significant caregiving responsibilities and economic support of children. Many families faced severe economic instability as their incomes plunged following the arrest of working adults.
- In all three sites, school districts played an important role in ensuring that children were not dropped off to empty homes or left at school overnight. However, some children were left without adult supervision, and others were taken into foster care.
The raids had a long-term economic and psychological impact on families.
- Many families continued to experience significant economic hardship and psychological stress because of the arrests and separations, as well as from the uncertainty of knowing if or when an arrested parent would be released
- Following the arrest of a parent, children often experience feelings of abandonment and show symptoms of emotional trauma, psychological duress, and mental health problems. However, due to cultural reasons and fear of the negative consequences of asking for assistance, very few affected families seek mental health care.
Churches, local government agencies, community-based organizations, and nongovernmental service providers supplied important relief and resources, but better capacity and coordination are necessary.
- Churches emerged as central distribution points for relief efforts because they were considered "safe" by families. But in the long run, church-based assistance is not sustainable due to lack of resources and staff.
- The effectiveness of relief efforts varied in the different sites depending on the level of coordination, service delivery capacity, and the level of trust the immigrant community had with the various service-providing agencies.
ICE has been somewhat responsive to these concerns and issued new guidelines for addressing humanitarian issues during certain raids. Under the new guidelines, in operations targeting more than 150 persons, ICE should attempt to identify single parents, primary caregivers of young children, and other special cases to be released on humanitarian grounds. The guidelines also suggest that ICE coordinate with local social service agencies, provide adequate food and water, provide arrestees with information about their legal rights, and institute a toll-free hotline so that relatives can access information about their loved ones. Unfortunately, these guidelines are insufficient. Current U.S. immigration policy mandates the arrest of undocumented parents, and by extension causes separation of parents from children, as well as economic and psychological hardship. Only significant changes in immigration law and policy can reduce the threat of worksite raids and the disruptions they cause. The Urban Institute/NCLR report's short-term recommendations include:
- Congress should provide oversight of immigration enforcement activities to ensure that children are protected during worksite enforcement and other operations.
- ICE should assume there will always be young children affected whenever adults are arrested in worksite enforcement operations, and should develop a consistent policy for parents' release.
- Schools should develop systems to help ensure that children have a safe place to go in the event of a raid, and to reduce the risk that children will be left without adult supervision when the school day ends.
- Social service and other public agencies should prepare plans to respond to immigration raids and develop outreach strategies to assure parents and other caregivers that it is safe to seek emergency assistance and benefits for children under such circumstances.
- Relatives, friends, community leaders, and service providers should develop plans for immigrant families in the event of a single parent's or primary caregiver's arrest and be ready to provide ICE with necessary documentation for a parent's release.
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I save articles in evernote but never read them again which doesn't make any sense. Recently, i started saving articles related to ubuntu as i installed it on my system.
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Alexandria, VA – Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) conferred honorary doctorates upon five distinguished recipients at its
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Jane Lynch stars in "Angel From Hell" as a heavy drinking, foul-mouthed guardian angel. Finally, a religion we can get behind 100%!
Jane Lynch stars in "Angel From Hell" as a heavy drinking, foul-mouthed guardian angel. Finally, a religion we can get behind 100%!
Justin Chon stars in "21 and Over," written by the guy behind "The Hangover." We hope that Justin is okay with nudity and/or Bengal tigers.
Sarah Darling probably has the sweetest name in country music, right next to Wynonna Honeybunch. Her new album is Home to Me.
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We know that "Growing Up Fisher" star Jenna Elfman is a person, but we can't help be a little sad that she's NOT a wish-granting elf from a magical realm. OR IS SHE?
Frightened Rabbit is an indie rock band from Scotland; we're stocking the greenroom with haggis as we speak. Their new album is Pedestrian Verse.
Matthew Fox stars in "Emperor," set in post-WWII Japan. Boy, even after "Lost," Matthew keeps landing on islands.
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I have searched quite a bit but still javen't manged to find a general Jabber client that supports video calling. There are a few that support sending video files though.
No there is no federated XMPP Client for Android that supports video calling. Federated because there many proprietary XMPP Clients that do so, but they work only within their own network.
The reason because there is no such XMPP client is pretty simple: Jingle (the XEP which is used for XMPP video calling), is pretty new and most XMPP libraries don't support it yet. This is espically true for the most relevant XMPP library SMACK (relevant because it's a Java library). SMACK has some Jingle components, but the development on them stopped years ago and they don't seem up to date.
But there is hope: For example the Beem Project started to work on an Jingle XMPP Branch of their XMPP Android Client.
UPDATE: JITSI has not released it yet, but it's already available in alpha and has video calls.
We all wait for the Android Version of Jitsi which is probably out by next year. It's announced for some time though.
A bit late to answer this question but of late, a few FOSS XMPP apps have emerged for Android that have video chat feature:
https://www.jabber.de/clients/android-ios/ https://jitsi.org/Main/Download#latestnightly https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cisco.im&hl=en
official android jitsi repository is on hold. and the github repository does not allow to publish issues
i found this github fork where android jitsi testers can publish issues


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Mel Stottlemyre
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- Born:
- December 13, 1941
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- Height:
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- Weight:
- 178 lbs
- Major League Debut:
- 8-12-1964 with NYA
Perhaps the most overlooked and underrated pitcher in the rich history of the New York Yankees, Mel Stottlemyre had the misfortune of spending virtually his entire career pitching for either losing or mediocre teams. After first joining the Yankees in August of 1964, Stottlemyre excelled during the final two months of the season, enabling New York to edge out Chicago and Baltimore for the American League pennant. However, the 1964 World Series turned out to be Stottlemyre's only trip to the postseason, since the Yankees found themselves mired in mediocrity the remainder of his career. New York finished with a losing record in five of Stottlemyre's 10 remaining years with the team, seriously contending for the pennant just once. Through it all, though, the slender right-hander remained one of the American League's top hurlers, earning All-Star honors five times, surpassing 20 victories on three separate occasions, and serving as the ace of New York's pitching staff.
Born in Hazleton, Missouri on November 13, 1941, Melvin Leon Stottlemyre grew up in the state of Washington, graduating from Mabton High School, before attending Yakima Valley Community College. After signing with the Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1961, Stottlemyre spent parts of four seasons in the New York farm system, excelling at every level. The right-hander established himself as arguably the team's top prospect in 1964 when he earned International League Pitcher of the Year and Minor League Player of the Year honors while at Richmond. Stottlemyre posted a record of 13-3 and an ERA of 1.42 over the season's first four months, prompting the Yankees to summon him to the big leagues in early August. In the midst of a pennant race, New York desperately needed another reliable starter to complement Whitey Ford, Jim Bouton, and Al Downing. The 22-year-old rookie quickly demonstrated he was up to the task, handling himself like an experienced veteran after being inserted into the starting rotation upon his arrival. Following his debut on August 12, Stottlemyre proceeded to compile a 9-3 record in his 12 starts, while also posting an outstanding 2.06 ERA. His outstanding performance helped the Yankees capture their fifth consecutive American League pennant.
Apparent immediately upon Stottlemyre's arrival was the exceptional movement he had on his sinkerball. While he also featured an excellent slider and an above-average fastball, Stottlemyre's sinker looked like it fell right off a table, breaking almost straight down as it approached home plate. Correspondingly, the young right-hander induced an inordinate number of ground-ball outs when he had his best stuff. Since the downward movement of his sinkerball tended to increase when his arm grew tired, he also seemed to get stronger as the game progressed.
Also evident from the very beginning was Stottlemyre's tremendous poise. The youngster always maintained his composure, conducting himself like a wily veteran in the midst of an extremely close pennant race. The maturity with which Stottlemyre carried himself convinced Yankee manager Yogi Berra to hand him the ball three different times in the World Series against the Cardinals. Starting Game Two against Bob Gibson, Stottlemyre went all the way in New York's 8-3 victory. He left Game Five for a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning, trailing Gibson by a score of 2-0. Although New York eventually lost the game in extra innings, Stottlemyre avoided being charged with the loss when Tom Tresh tied the contest in the bottom of the ninth inning with a two-run homer. Stottlemyre then found himself pressed into duty on only two days' rest in Game Seven when Whitey Ford's ailing shoulder left him unable to start the contest for New York. The rookie did his best to keep the Yankees in the game, but he ended up taking the loss to Gibson and the Cardinals after he surrendered three runs in the fourth inning. Little did Stottlemyre and the rest of the Yankees know at the time that he would never again make a postseason start for the club. Yet, no matter how poorly New York played throughout the remainder of his career, Stottlemyre continued to stand out as a true professional, and as a link to the championship clubs the team fielded in the past.
The Yankees finished sixth in the American League in 1965, but Stottlemyre compiled a record of 20-9 and an ERA of 2.63 in his sophomore campaign. He placed second in the league in wins and shutouts (4), and he topped the circuit with 291 innings pitched and 18 complete games. Major League Baseball presented only one Cy Young Award to the best pitcher in both leagues combined at the time, and Sandy Koufax received the honor for the third time in his final year with the Dodgers. Stottlemyre, though, likely would have been named the recipient in the American League had the junior circuit presented its own award.
Stottlemyre pitched much less effectively in 1966, losing a league-leading 20 games for the last-place Yankees. However, he rebounded the following year, compiling a 2.96 ERA and finishing 15-15, despite receiving little in the way of run-support from ninth-place New York. The right-hander had two of his finest seasons in 1968 and 1969, surpassing 20 victories both years despite New York's anemic offense. Stottlemyre finished 21-12 with a 2.45 ERA in the first of those seasons, while throwing 19 complete games, 279 innings, and six shutouts. He followed that up by going 20-14 in 1969, with a 2.82 ERA, 303 innings pitched, and a league-leading 24 complete games.
Stottlemyre also pitched well in 1971 and 1973, but poor run-support from his teammates enabled him to compile a combined record of only 32-28 those two years. In fact, a weak Yankee lineup resulted in Stottlemyre posting a career record of just 164-139, a mark that doesn't come close to reflecting just how effectively he pitched for the team much of the time.
Nevertheless, Stottlemyre still amassed some fairly impressive numbers. In addition to winning more than 20 games three times, he surpassed 15 victories on four other occasions. He ended his career with an outstanding 2.97 ERA. Stottlemyre threw at least 250 innings in each of his nine full seasons, tossing as many as 303 frames in 1969. He completed at least 18 games five times, threw at least six shutouts three times, and compiled an ERA below 3.00 a total of six times. In addition to being named to the American League All-Star Team five times, he earned one selection to The Sporting News All-Star Team (1965). Stottlemyre finished tenth in the league MVP voting in 1968, and he placed in the top 20 two other times. A true workhorse, Stottlemyre annually placed among the league leaders in innings pitched and complete games, topping the circuit in the first category once, and leading the league in the second category twice. He also placed near the top of the league rankings in wins three times, and in shutouts on six separate occasions.
An outstanding all-around athlete, Stottlemyre excelled in the field and acquitted himself quite well in the batter's box as well. Extremely quick and agile, the 6'2", 190-pounder moved around the mound exceptionally well and completed his delivery to home plate in perfect fielding position. And at the plate, Stottlemyre once accomplished the rare feat of hitting an inside-the-park grand slam home run. He had probably his finest all-around performance as a rookie, though, throwing a two-hit shutout against Washington and going five-for-five at the plate during a 7-0 victory over the Senators.
Stottlemyre is tied for second place with Hall of Fame pitcher Red Ruffing on New York's all-time list with 40 career shutouts. (Whitey Ford is first, with 45). He also is among New York's all-time leaders in wins, innings pitched, strikeouts, complete games, and ERA (for pitchers with over 800 innings). Yet, Stottlemyre's name rarely comes up when the finest pitchers ever to wear a Yankee uniform are mentioned.
Whitey Ford is one person who considers the exclusion of Stottlemyre's name during such discussions an injustice. In his book Few And Chosen, Ford stated, "If he (Stottlemyre) had been with the teams I played on, he would have been a 20-game winner several more times and might have been regarded as the greatest right-handed pitcher in Yankees history."
Outfielder Roy White, who spent parts of 10 seasons playing behind Stottlemyre in New York, said of his former teammate, "I think Mel's been very underrated. He was really a dominant pitcher for the Yankees until he got hurt. He broke more bats than anybody. He had that great sinkerball, a good slider, and good control. He was a big-game pitcher. He was a lot like Catfish Hunter, personality-wise, in that he was always the same. After a game, you couldn't tell whether he won or lost. He was one of those guys who wouldn't go into a shell after he lost a game, get mad, and not talk to the press, or anything like that. He was the same guy all the time. But, when you talk about great Yankee pitchers, he's usually never mentioned. People have kind of forgotten about him, but this guy was really tough."
Unfortunately, the workload Stottlemyre carried for the Yankees during his time in New York took its toll on his right arm. The right-hander tore the rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder early in 1974, bringing his pitching career to a premature end at the age of 32. Stottlemyre attempted to rehabilitate his ailing shoulder during the offseason, but the Yankees released him in the spring. Claiming that management lied to him about giving him more time to come back from his injury, Stottlemyre vowed never again to have anything to do with the team as long as George Steinbrenner was in charge. The pitcher's feelings of animosity towards Steinbrenner intensified when the Yankee owner subsequently reneged on a promise he made to pay Stottlemyre $40,000, whether he could pitch again or not, if he went to rehab his shoulder with a kinesiology professor he knew at Michigan State.
Stottlemyre received an offer from his former manager Ralph Houk to join the latter's Detroit Tigers in spring training, but he found himself unable to pitch again. After officially retiring from the game, Stottlemyre went 20 years without having any contact with the Yankees, annually tearing up his invitation to the Old Timers' Game.
Stottlemyre took two years off, before re-emerging in 1977 as a roving instructor for the Seattle Mariners. After spending five years in that position, the former hurler joined the New York Mets, for whom he served as pitching coach for 10 seasons. While with the Mets, Stottlemyre helped develop the team's talented crop of young pitchers, including Dwight Gooden, Ron Darling, David Cone, and Sid Fernandez.
Stottlemyre left New York in the early 1990s, taking on the role of pitching coach for the Houston Astros for two years. Although he earlier vowed never to return to the Yankees, Stottlemyre changed his mind after receiving a telephone call from George Steinbrenner shortly after the latter hired Joe Torre to be his new manager in the fall of 1995. Recalling his telephone conversation with the Yankee owner, Stottlemyre said, "He never really apologized for what happened years earlier, but I could tell he felt badly about it. When I got off the phone, I said to my wife, 'If he had the nerve to call me, I guess I've got enough nerve to go to work for him.'"
Stottlemyre joined Joe Torre's staff for the start of the 1996 campaign, proving to be an integral member of the coaching staff that helped New York capture four world championships in the next five years. However, Steinbrenner's demanding and impulsive nature eventually began to wear thin on Stottlemyre, who later admitted he became aware the owner criticized him privately after the Yankees stopped winning championships under Torre. Stottlemyre resigned as New York's pitching coach after 2005, later revealing, "I felt I might be pushed out the door if I didn't go out on my own. I didn't want to hold a grudge again, so I decided it was time."
Although Stottlemyre often objected to the callous manner with which Steinbrenner sometimes treated his employees, he very much appreciated the kindness the Yankee owner showed him during one of the most difficult periods of his life. After being diagnosed with multiple myeloma – a life-threatening blood disorder – in 2000, Stottlemyre had to endure weeks of chemotherapy administered to him at New York's Sloan-Kettering Hospital. He later recalled, "I had my ups and downs with him (Steinbrenner), and I didn't always like the way he did things, but I'll never forget how much he did for me when I was sick." Stottlemyre eventually recovered from the illness and is currently in remission.
After leaving the Yankees a second time, Stottlemyre stayed away from the game the next two years. However, he resurfaced again in 2008 as the pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners. He remained in Seattle for two years, before being relieved of his duties at the conclusion of the 2009 season.by: Bob_Cohen
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