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When he was selected 15th overall in the 2013 draft, Braden Shipley became the highest-drafted athlete in the University of Nevada's history, purloining that mantle from former NBA guard Kirk Snyder (RIP). Shipley spent his freshman season at Nevada playing all but two of his games at shortstop, hitting .344 in conference play and successfully completing 80% of his stolen-base attempts. He took to the mound as a sophomore, partly just because Nevada needed extra arms, and he was terrific, leading the WAC in ERA. That summer, as a rising junior, Shipley pitched in relief in the Alaskan Summer League, was touching 97, and struck out 22 hitters in just 13 innings. He was up to 99 as a junior, impressing scouts with his athleticism, arm acceleration and the changeup projection those two attributes allow.
As is the case with many conversion arms, Shipley's athleticism has played a huge role in his minor-league development and has allowed him to make adjustments. Most notably, Shipley's reined in his fastball. Gone is the occasional upper-90s heat in deference to a sinking fastball in the 89-92 range that touches 94. The pitch will flatten out at times, usually when Shipley — who's only 6-foot-1 — tries to work up in the zone with it, but dialing things back has allowed Shipley to cut his walk rate in half this season. The pitch is most effective when Shipley is locating it to his glove side, allowing the pitch to run back onto the corner.
The Diamondbacks called upon top pitching prospect Braden Shipley to make yesterday's start against the Milwaukee Brewers. Though it marked his big-league debut, the 24-year-old has been on the prospect scene for a while now. The Diamondbacks originally drafted him 15th overall out of college back in 2013, and he's been a fixture on top-100 lists ever since. Last month, Baseball America ranked him 63rd on their midseason list.
Despite his prospect pedigree, Shipley's minor-league numbers have never quite lived up to his raw stuff. He spent the entirety of the 2015 season at the Double-A level, where he pitched to a 3.50 ERA — though peripherals suggest he wasn't quite that good. The D-backs bumped him up to Triple-A this year, where he was equally underwhelming.
It could be argued that, when Atlanta sent Craig Kimbrel and Melvin Upton Jr. to San Diego last April, it was neither Matt Wisler nor Jordan Paroubeck nor the draft choice they received from the Padres which represented the greatest benefit of the deal for the Braves, but rather the relief from Upton Jr.'s salary. At the time, Atlanta owed more than $45 million to Upton Jr. through the 2017 season. Getting out from under the contract made sense for a club that appeared unlikely to contend anytime soon. Upton Jr., who possessed negative trade value, was nevertheless traded.
Quite a bit has changed in the meantime, it seems. Since arriving in San Diego, Upton Jr.'s on-field performance has improved as the total remaining cost of his contract has decreased. Once a liability, Upton Jr. became a hypothetically tradeable asset — one who was actually traded today, to the Blue Jays, for right-handed prospect Hansel Rodriguez.
There is, of course, some cost to the Padres, who will pay $17 million of the $22 million still owed to Upton Jr. through next season, per Jon Heyman. But that's not entirely surprising: the trade market currently features a great number of outfielders, something that was true last summer and carried over into the free-agent market last winter. The cost to acquire outfielders simply isn't very high, and Toronto is benefiting from that glut.
On Sunday, news broke that the Rockies were ready to call up top prospect David Dahl following his 2016 minor-league stints at both Double-A and Triple-A, both of which were incredibly successful. For a prospect who looked to be thrown off his fast track last year thanks to a spleen injury, the news is joyous for Rockies fans. The high-school standout reaches the majors in his fifth professional season, which in the grand scheme of things, isn't really that far off course.
While plenty of players from his draft class have already found success in the majors — Carlos Correa, Addison Russell, Corey Seager and Marcus Stroman, and Michael Wacha are other 2012 first rounders who have done well — some still haven't debuted at all. That list includes three players taken ahead of him — Kyle Zimmer, Max Fried and Mark Appel — and Albert Almora, taken four picks ahead of Dahl, was only just recently promoted.
I think Dahl will be a monster, but don't take my word for it: read what Eric and Chris have to say about him. As cool as Dahl's promotion is for the Rockies, it wasn't his actual promotion that was the most interesting tidbit to come out of his news report. The Rockies, 7-3 since the All-Star break at the time of his call-up (and now 7-4 following a loss last night), suddenly are not yet ready to give up on 2016. Per Thomas Harding of MLB.com:
The callup comes with the Rockies challenging themselves to become a contender. They are 47-51, six games back in the National League Wild Card race.
The Rockies wake up this morning in sixth place for a National League wild-card berth, behind the Dodgers, Mets, Marlins, Cardinals and Pirates, whom they trail by 4.5 games. The Rockies are sort of floating in their own tier, as they have a bit of separation between themselves and the next team in the queue (the Phillies at 8.0 games back).
Yesterday, the Cubs acquired the final couple of months of Aroldis Chapman's contract, adding the flamethrowing lefty to their bullpen for the stretch drive, but paying a high cost to win the bidding; shortstop Gleyber Torres is considered a top #25-#50 prospect in baseball, the kind of asset that is worth something like $40 million right now, and they had to throw in some sweeteners on top of that, including a big league pitcher was was worth +2 WAR just last year. Overall, the package of talent the Yankees received was probably worth around $50 million; that's a staggering price for a rental.
In fact, I think it's probably correct to say that the Cubs paid more for two months of Chapman than the Red Sox did for 2.5 years of Drew Pomeranz. And while this deal might prove to be an outlier in terms of deadline prices — the Cubs are somewhat uniquely positioned to overpay for relief help, given the strength of the rest of their roster, and how difficult it would have been for them to upgrade at another position — it also looks like a continuation of rising prices for relief pitchers.
Last winter, the Red Sox gave up a significant prospect package to acquire Craig Kimbrel from the Padres, and the Astros put together a five player combination for Ken Giles that the Phillies simply couldn't turn down. Even the mid-tier relievers benefited, with seemingly every bullpen pitcher with a pulse landing a multi-year contract, and three year deals becoming standard for arms coming off strong seasons. With the game trending more towards shorter outings from starting pitchers and the Royals showing you can win a World Series with lousy starting pitching, teams have begun to alter their calculations on what relievers were worth.
But is this increasing emphasis on specialists an acknowledgment of the growing importance of bullpens, or simply an overreaction to the Royals winning the 2015 World Series on the backs of Wade Davis, Kelvin Herrera, and Ryan Madson?
The Chicago Cubs paid one hell of a price to acquire Aroldis Chapman yesterday. Maybe the highest we've ever seen for a reliever; certainly the highest for a half-season rental. What this post won't do is answer whether the Cubs paid too much, not enough, or just a little for Chapman's services. What it won't do is give you any kind of added indication of how Chapman might perform down the stretch; Chapman's not only his own person, but he's unlike anything we've ever seen. To be honest, this isn't going to answer much of anything, really, but I'm interested in checking on how similar reliever acquisitions have gone recently. Or, more importantly, seeing if we can even answer that question at all.
I used MLBTradeRumors' Transaction Tracker to span the last few years for reliever trades and free-agent signings by contenders. The names I picked were subjective, but I hope you all can trust me enough to correctly identify the big ones. Once I had my names, I decided to look for… something.
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Before debuting yesterday for Colorado, 22-year-old outfielder David Dahl had recorded a smooth .307/.389/.562 between Double-A and Triple-A this year, including a torrid .456/.508/.886 showing in his short stint at Triple-A. Dahl possesses an exciting combination of power and speed. The former 10th-overall pick belted 18 homers in the minors this year while also swiping 17 bases. Dahl's 20-plus-homer power is a relatively new addition to his skill set, but it's not as though he hasn't shown glimpses of it before.
Dahl has plenty going for him in the power and speed departments, but his strikeout numbers are some cause for concern. He whiffed in 25% of his plate appearances in Double-A last year, and didn't really improve in that area this season. Much this year's improvement can be traced back to his sky-high .388 BABIP, while the underlying contact issues linger.
Dwelling on Dahl's contact rates almost feels like nitpicking, however, especially since his strikeout numbers are trending in the right direction. All in all, Dahl has an awful lot going for him. Whether you look at his stat line or his scouting reports (such as the one published today by Eric Longenhagen), it's very easy to envision him sticking as a quality everyday center fielder.
My newly revamped KATOH projection system is a big believer in Dahl. My stats-only model rates him as the #12 prospect in baseball, while my KATOH+ model — which also integrates Baseball America's prospect rankings — placed him at #14. They foresee 9.0 WAR and 11.1 WAR, respectively, over Dahl's next six seasons.
Outfielder David Dahl's (dahl?) ascent to the major leagues, at which level he debuted last night for Colorado, has been relatively swift considering he missed just about all of 2013 with a hamstring injury and a huge chunk of 2015 with a ruptured spleen. That missed development time — in concert with Colorado's unenviable affiliate situation — has made Dahl difficult to evaluate and project. In four pro seasons, Dahl has spent time with clubs in Grand Junction, CO; Asheville, NC; Modesto, CA; Boise, ID; New Britain, CT; Hartford, CT (but not actually in Hartford because that club doesn't actually currently possess a home park); and Albuquerque, NM.
Pro scouts with area- or league-based coverage had a difficult time getting in-depth looks at Dahl because of the unusually nomadic nature of his career. His tools haven't been difficult to evaluate (and they're impressive), but what has been hard to grasp are Dahl's secondary skills. He came into this season with a career walk rate around 5%, but Dahl has doubled that this season and it's hard to discern if those improvements are real.
Let's say, for the sake of argument and in effort to discern his floor, that Dahl's newfound plate discipline is a mirage. Steamer has him regressing to a walk rate just shy of 6%. We're still talking about a plus runner with a plus arm (his throw to nail Josh Naylor at the plate in the Futures Game was particularly impressive) who projects as a plus defender in center field. Impact defense at a premium position is often sufficient to justify playing everyday, even if the bat is light. Punchless though they may be, black-hole center fielders like Ender Inciarte (.242/.309/.319), Billy Hamilton (.251/.299/.351) and Kevin Pillar (.259/.390/.382) are all comfortably above replacement level this season. Dahl's defense, though not on the elite level of Hamilton and Pillar, is strong enough that the offensive bar he'll need to clear to play every day is relatively low.
Dahl sports plus bat speed and good bat control, but his ability to hit is undermined by some of the effort in his swing and inconsistent pitch-tracking. His swing can get long at times because of how early he extends his hands, which causes some tardiness. I've also gotten some reports that question Dahl's ability to hit anything on the outer half with authority, though he's adept at taking those pitches to the opposite field and his bat path aids in that. There's above-average pull power here — and it will undoubtedly play up in Denver. It just remains to be seen how much of it Dahl will get to if I'm correct about his swing-and-miss issues.
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Home runs are up! Okay, you've noticed that. But here's a wrinkle: the Rays' starters have been hit especially hard. Especially in the starting staff. Only the starters for Cincinnati, Kansas City, Minnesota, and Pittsburgh have suffered a greater increase in home runs per nine innings — and those staffs had more turnover. These Rays starters were supposed to be the club's strength, but the gopher ball has eaten a hole into their value. Why?
To answer, we'll have to look at the tendencies of the team and the league and the pitchers themselves. I asked Drew Smyly and Chris Archer for help figuring it out, too.
"We've all noticed. We're all talking about it," said Smyly. "Max Scherzer is giving up 22 home runs, and he's filthy! Our whole staff has given up like 20 a piece. It's weird." I agreed.
But even just establishing as fact that the Rays have been harder hit than other teams is tricky. If you look at home runs per fly ball for the starters, for example, the Rays' starters have improved actually, from 19th in the league to 23rd this year, even as their HR/FB has risen. It hasn't risen as badly as other teams have seen around the league!
If you look at the starters with the biggest difference between their projected home-run total and actual, though, the Rays zoom to the top. Smyly is fifth, Archer ninth, Moore 17th, and Odorizzi 34th. They were projected to give up some home runs, but then they got it much worse than the projections suggested they would.
You've undoubtedly heard about the Chapman blockbuster by now. Yesterday, lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen gave his take on the prospects involved. Below, I outline what my newly revamped KATOH projection system thinks about the youngsters headed to the Yankees. I also go on to compare that group to the group the Yankees sent to Cincinnati last December in exchange for Chapman's services.
Note that I've included two types of KATOH projection. KATOH denotes the newest iteration of my projection system, outlined yesterday. KATOH+ denotes a version of that same thing which also accounts for Baseball America's prospect rankings.
Gleyber Torres, SS (Profile)
KATOH Projection: 5.6 WAR
KATOH+ Projection: 7.1 WAR
Although he's just 19, Torres has been one of the more productive hitters in High-A this year. The Venezuelan shortstop is slashing .275/.359/.433 on the year, with an impressive nine homers and 19 steals. In addition to his offensive exploits, Torres plays an uber-premium position and plays it well.
I first laid eyes on Gleyber Torres in 2014 at the Rookie-level Arizona League. He was just about a year removed from signing a $1.7 million bonus the year before and, along with Eloy Jimenez, was that summer's headliner in Mesa. Torres was polished for his age but he was slight of build and his tools were relatively muted compared to some of the other players from the 2013 J2 class. I put a 45 on him at the time, lacking confidence in his ability to find that happy medium where he could become physical enough to do some damage with the bat while also remaining at shortstop. Since then, things have gone about as well as anyone could have hoped. Torres' body matured rapidly and he began to make more authoritative contact while retaining a contact-oriented approach and enough range to remain at shortstop. For now.
Torres has above-average bat speed and makes good use of his hips and lower half throughout his swing, allowing him to make hard ground-ball and line-drive contact to his pull side and back up the middle. He can also drive fly balls the other way, though doing so sucks some of the torque out of Torres' swing and he doesn't have the raw strength in his wrists and forearms to poke balls into the right-field bleachers regularly. He has solid feel for the barrel and, despite some effort, finds a way to make hard contact with pitches in various parts of the zone. He's hitting .275/.359/.433 in High-A ball at age 19 (he turns 20 in December) and all signs here point to a future plus hit tool.
A year ago today, baseball fans outside of the Delaware Valley were first introduced to a rookie outfielder on the worst team in baseball. His name: Odubel Herrera. You may recall that Herrera was a Rule 5 pick who had been a second baseman in the Rangers organization only to find himself named the Opening Day center fielder for the Phillies due to the, how shall we say, less than ideal nature of their 2015 roster. He didn't find immediate success and received inconsistent playing time during the first half, so it wasn't until July 25th that he appeared on the national stage. In what ended up being Cole Hamels' final start in Phillies red, Herrera made one of the more iconic final outs in a no-hitter.
When the ball was hit, I remember knowing it would be a home run. When I realized the wind was going to keep it in the park, I remember knowing Herrera wasn't going to be able to backtrack and make the catch. When I saw him make the catch, I remember knowing that baseball is unknowable and I should really stop pretending otherwise.
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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/scouting-astros-call-up-alex-bregman/: So here's the link to my Bregman callup piece:
: Dahl callup piece has been filed and is just waiting for editing. Same goes for the reports on the Cubs prospects sent to NYY in the Chapman deal.
Over the weekend, Chris Sale decided that he really didn't want to wear the White Sox' throwback uniforms, believing they were too heavy to pitch in and might impact the team's performance. Unhappy with the thought of having to wear them anyway, Sale went all Edward Scissorhands on the jerseys, forcing the organization to wear a uniform with which he was more comfortable; as a result, Sale was sent home from the clubhouse and suspended five days for insubordination.
The timing was particularly poor for the White Sox, who had just started listening to offers for their ace, realizing that they probably aren't going to make a second-half run that would justify the team's win-now moves over the last 18 months. Instead of showing scouts why he is still one of the best left-handed starters in baseball, Sale reminded everyone that he has a bit of a temper, lashing out at the organization for the second time this year; he was one of the most vocal critics in the Drake LaRoche matter during spring training.
In the aftermath of the kerfuffle, I've seen a few comments about Sale's outburst reducing the White Sox' leverage, opening the door for other teams to swoop in and pick him up at a discount. But thankfully for Rick Hahn, I don't expect that the weekend drama will have any real effect on the kinds of offers the Sox will be fielding for Sale this week, because in baseball (as in most markets), leverage is much more about a player's value to a potential buyer than to the seller. Even if Sale came out and demanded a trade this week, the price the White Sox could extract from opposing teams probably wouldn't change.
When a baseball trade happens, it's common practice for folks to want a winner or a loser anointed right away. It's only natural to desire an instant verdict, to immediately express an opinion. Truth is, it's impossible to declare a winner or loser on the day of a trade. It might be impossible to do so until the careers of every player involved are finished. It might even take longer than that. It sure looks like the Blue Jays are going to win the Josh Donaldson trade, but what if Franklin Barreto turns into a Hall of Famer?
The expected deal between the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs is different. There's external factors we don't typically have to figure into a trade evaluation. Aroldis Chapman is likely heading to the Cubs. Some prospects will be going back to the Yankees, including a really good one. It's interesting, strictly from a baseball perspective. Strictly from a baseball perspective, we won't know who will have won or lost this trade for more than a decade. But this is one of those rare times when you can rightfully declare a winner or loser on the day of the trade, if inclined.
Aroldis Chapman's been accused of choking a woman and firing eight shots in the garage of his home, for which he was suspended 30 games. I've since heard folks refer to him as a monster. You'd be hard-pressed to argue with that description if the police report is accurate. We enjoy sports because they provide us a necessary diversion from the terrors of the world and the tedium of daily life. It becomes harder to glean pleasure from the diversion when the diversion and the terrors begin to intertwine. The Chicago Cubs had a young man in their organization who, as far as we can tell, is an upstanding citizen with a bright future ahead of him, personally and professionally. They seem, in this case, to prefer the troubled man with the dark history. You could say the Cubs already lost this trade.
I know this is FanGraphs. I know you came here for baseball analysis. This is supposed to be the diversion from your favorite diversion. We're getting to that. The real-life stuff is just so much more important, and it needs to be discussed. Front and center.
It's difficult to transition back into the trivial stuff. Feels dirty. But that's what you came here for. This is the best I can do.
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A mere 13 months ago, the Houston Astros selected Alex Bregman with the second pick in the amateur draft. Tonight, he'll suit up for the Astros, after he gave Houston no choice but to call him up to the show. The 22-year-old hit .311/.412/.589 in the minors this year, including a .356/.387/.685 showing during his 17-game pit stop at Triple-A. Last season, his junior one at LSU, Bergman slashed .323/.412/.535 and, unsurprisingly, had little issue adapting to life in the pros. He closed out his draft year by hitting a strong .290/.358/.408 across two levels of A-ball.
Bregman pairs exceptional contact ability with ample power and a good walk rate, making him an all-around offensive threat. Bregman owns a minuscule 10% strikeout rate as a professional, yet has still managed a .200 ISO. Very few hitters possess Bregman's combination of contact and power.
As if that weren't enough, Bregman also provides value through means other than his hitting. The Astros have given him time at several positions this year in anticipation of his promotion, but he's a shortstop by trade. That suggests he could be a fine defender at just about any place further down the defensive spectrum. He's also swiped 20 bases in his year as a professional player, indicating good (or, at least, usable) speed.
As you probably imagined, my newly re-vamped KATOH system is head-over-heels for Bregman. He's easily the top prospect in the land according to my math. Both KATOH (which considers stats only) and KATOH+ (which also incorporates prospect ranks) peg him for more than 17 WAR over his first six years in the big leagues.


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World First: Melissa Andrzejewski, Sketchy Andy Lewis, & Jimmy Fitzpatrick take the Desert!
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Aerobatic pilot Melissa Andrzejewski flies under highliner Sketchy Andy Lewis and freestyle motocross legend Jimmy Fitzpatrick in a first of it's kind aviation stunt.
Matt Macduff - Loop Of Doom | The Rise MTB
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Read the Full Story Here: http://www.the-rise.com/loopofdoom On saturday march 19th, Matt Macduff sustained a terrible fall attempting to make his way around the Loop Of Doom. After over 3 year of research, determination and hard work, Matt managed to find everything he needed to make his project happen. Built in a month at the Garden Route Trail Park in South Africa, the gigantic structure rises up to 40 ft. in the sky. The crash left him with 10 fractures in his right wrist and 3 fractures in his right ankle. The story behind his stunt is as impactful as the structure itself. A real story of determination. After spending a week in a South African hospital, Matt is now home in Ontario, working on his rehabilitation. Just as he started to walk again, we catched up with him to get his version of this incredible story. In previous posts about the Loop of Doom, there was a lot of interrogations from the readers so we did our best to cover all the aspects of the project. Keep on reading to take a journey through the mind of a young man determined to leave an impact on the sport he loves. Read the Full Story here: http://www.the-rise.com/loopofdoom Follow The Rise for more MTB Videos: WEBSITE: http://www.the-rise.com/ SHOP: http://www.the-rise.com/shop FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/therisemtb INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/therisedotcom
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The fourth stop of the 2016 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series saw the world's best divers make a return to La Rochelle, where the competition made its debut back in 2009, as another classic battle unfolded from the 27 metre platform on the Saint Nicolas Tower. Gary Hunt recovered from a below average start to thrill the 70,000 strong crowd with a typically stunning display of diving, while Andy Jones and Michal Navratil continued their impressive form with 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Watch the clip and enjoy all the best moments from an exciting day in the Bay of Biscay. © Red Bull Media House
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Heaven Sent By Stride Gum: Luke Aikins No-Parachute Jump
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On July 30th, Luke Aikins will perform a high fall from an airplane at 25,000 feet. He'll have oxygen, GPS, and comms. What he will NOT have is anything that can slow his descent toward the ground. In order to land safely, Luke will need to target a sophisticated device, aptly called "The Trap." With a total catch area only slightly larger than a baseball diamond, the apparatus will not be visible to Luke from 25,000 feet. Plummeting toward the the Trap at terminal velocity, Luke will only be guided by the positioning of his arms and legs. He will be Heaven Sent. Tune in to see history made on July 30th, 2016, 8pm EST on FOX About Luke: Luke Aikins is arguably one of the greatest skydivers in aerospace history. With over 18,000 jumps, Luke has set several world records and developed technologies and techniques that are utilized by the best in the business. His attention to detail is unique, and preparing for this event has allowed him to exercise his entire skill set. His wife and son have supported him throughout the preparation process, while his Mom wishes he'd taken up another activity.
Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2016 - Teaser - La Rochelle, FRA
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Following on from a thrilling competition at the mid-Atlantic cliffs in the Azores, the men will make a return to mainland Europe for the fourth stop of the 2016 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. La Rochelle will once again be the historic setting as the world's best divers battle it out in front of record-breaking crowds, who are sure to provide a pulsating atmosphere. Watch the clip and get a taste of the action that awaits. © Red Bull Media House

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We have sailed on many luxury lines and this was our first Seabourn cruise. We had heard raving reviews and I don't know what we expected, but we were let down.
The service was excellent, but not any better than on comparable lines.
The food was very good, probably a notch better than the competition.
Our suite was disappointing. It was smaller than expected, in comparison with other luxury lines. There were larger suites on the ship, but much more expensive yet.
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CHEVY CHASE, MD—The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company will open 15 new hotels by 2016, growing its global footprint to 100 hotels and resorts. With new openings ranging from a property in Cairo to a beachfront resort in Bali, the pipeline of upcoming openings offers travelers unique experiences in both established and emerging destinations.
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Over the next 30 months, The Ritz-Carlton has new luxury properties scheduled to open in Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Indonesia and the People's Republic of China and Panama. This is propelled by the tourism growth of Asia; The Ritz-Carlton will add five new hotels in the Asia-Pacific region with further development planned in Malaysia and India.
The brand is making a formidable return to Bali with two properties—The Ritz-Carlton, Bali, uniquely situated with a combination of white beachfront and elevated cliff top settings, as well as Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Ubud, Mandapa will be the third global Ritz-Carlton Reserve property and its second in Asia, following Phulay Bay.
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Saying that the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement was "hit hard and got none of its demands," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the seven-week conflict in Gaza ended in "victory." In the meantime, Hamas has also claimed the truce represents a victory for Gaza -- and held a large rally to celebrate it.
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posted at 12:42 pm on October 2, 2007 by Bryan
Rush just played this audio clip on his show. It's a clip from back in August, of Sen. Hillary Clinton addressing the YearlyKooks, I mean Kos, convention. In it, she brags about starting and supporting Media Matters for America.
Doesn't that make them an adjuct part of her campaign for the presidency? What does McCain-Feingold have to say about this arrangement? And has Norman Hsu's Ponzi scheme money funded any part of Media Matters? These are the questions that the MSM that regurgitates Media Matters press release attacks as if they're actual news will not ask and doesn't want answered.
"…putting together a network in the blogosphere and a lot of the new progressive infrastructure, institutions that I helped start and support like Media Matters and the Center for American Progress…"
Hm. How many "progressive" blogs are part of this network? What roles do they play? How does this network work?
Media Matters has repeatedly denied any connection to Clinton or her campaign. Either they or Clinton is lying. Media Matters has established a record of lying; Clinton still has dirty Hsus laying around and a possible felony floating around out there.
Update: Via Jammie Wearing Fool, here's video of the Glacier's admission speech.
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