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This has got to be the most boring Slog day of all time.
Are you bored? Check out this photo essay from Dan Savage's glorious war on the people of Iraq.
Emocracy? Now that's something everyone can get behind! (Except for Mexico.)
You know, it's sad that something like this is pretty much always expected to result in death threats, mob riots, and attempted murder. As Leonard Pitts put it so well, Lord, save us all from the irony-impaired.
I predict a lot of people on both sides will stereotype each other a lot, yell things, and get angry at non-existent threats to their ways of life, while accomplishing nothing.
And the news media will report it all, gleefully.
What is sad and ironic, is that this is such a real threat, and there are many even here, who would rather minimize the message, than take a moment to wake up and smell the reality.
What is sad is people adding fuel to the fire of fundamentalists. Fundamentalism is dangerous. Whether it's christian, muslim, hindu, it really has nothing to do with promoting religion and everything to do with promoting the power of the individual. The moderates of the religion really need to reign in these abuses in the name of their religion.
I opened the article mostly to see whether the NYT was mischaracterizing a critique of fundamentalism as 'anti-Islam', but I'm not convinced that they were.
Remember, it's not just Sakuracon that practices Emocracy, it's a Way of Elif.
hmmm. i don't get all the comments here. but the livelink video was pulled for the safety of their workers.
I don't give a fuck about Islam or the Danes. Neither culture has done anything for me lately. Of course I don't believe in this amorphous concept of the West either. Am I supposed to get behind Denmark because they're white and live under the same political/econonomic system I do? Maybe our two cultures are simply incompatible and nothing is going to change that. Who the fuck am I (or you) to impose my value system one everything? If the Danes want to test the limits of their civil society, let them, and let them deal with the repercussions. Because short of Western Europe deporting or killing all their Muslims, or imposting strict immigration quotas (of course, their economies would putter to a crawl) the situation is not going to change.
In other words, this post is just more blind hysteria from people without solutions. All you can do is impotently rage against a situation in which you are too weak and liberal to anything about. Your blood is a little too thin to get beyond "Islam bad! West good!"
And yes, that goes for the Dutch too.
The thing about the United States and the West in general is this belief that art has a real political impact. This film isn't going to actually do anything other than piss people off- you're not committing to a political act because you want to see it. The film can be nothing more than an empty provocation, because saying "Islam is this way" isn't going to change the nature of Muslim immigrants or Muslims overseas. All it's really doing is putting wood on the fire, inflaming anger on both sides. In other words, it's an impotent sign of weakness that will only serve to deepen hostilities. But people actually naively believe it means something or is doing something, and oh no, the backward Muslims don't understand Western irony, whatever will we do!? I don't know, until you lay out an immigration policy or a working secular policy that will enable Europe to take advantage of Muslim immigration while effectively neutralizing their religion, you got nothing but "freedom of speech man!"
This film is exactly the kind of political impotence I mentioned above. You think you're saying something by standing behind it, but all you're really doing is being an art fag/snob holding up the banner of art and freedom without considering real world political implications.
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Ski Roundtop is my 'home' resort and I'm there at least once per week with my daughter. This is the first full year of skiing for both of us and we have been very satisfied with every trip to the mountain. The snowmaking staff does a tremendous job – they blow snow every time the weather gives them an opportunity. Grooming is also top notch. We love arriving right at the opening time so that we can lay down some of the first tracks of the day. I can't comment on crowds or costs since we're skiing on season passes. We ski when conditions are good and the crowds are light. Our longest wait for a lift has been in the 2 – 3 minute range.
The mountain: I'll break my review down to the three separate skill rating areas on the mountain.
Beginner: There are four beginner's slopes. The quad lift servicing Drummer Boy, Powderhorn and Fanny Hill is fairly slow but offers an easy exit from the chairs at the top. The lift for Fife & Drum is shorter and faster but has a little steeper drop from the unloading point. You can also access the top of Fanny Hill from this lift but it can be intimidating for a true beginner. Powderhorn is only an offshoot of the upper Drummer Boy slope but provides a wide and gentle descent. Both Drummer Boy and Fanny Hill offer wide-open slopes with very moderate terrain. Fife & Drum is a little steeper and provides a good transition for the aspiring intermediate skier. One of the best parts of the beginner's slopes is that they are mostly segregated from the more advanced slopes. Novice skiers don't have to worry about major trail intersections and packs of faster skiers flying past every few seconds.
Intermediate: The three four intermediate slopes are Minuteman, Susquehanna, Lower Exhibition and Lower Lafayette's Leap. Skiers are treated to an outstanding view of the Cumberland Valley from the top of the Minuteman quad lift. The Minuteman slope is steep at the top before transitioning into a more gradual descent. Fortunately, this section is exceptionally wide and there are options for an easier descent to the right. The remaining intermediate runs branch off of Minuteman after this steep top section. If you are a beginner making your first move up to intermediate slopes, you will have no doubt that you are at a different level of difficulty. The curves and profile changes on Susquehanna and Lower Exhibition / Lafayette's Leap provide a good contrast to the arrow-straight run on Minuteman.
Expert: I'd describe the expert slopes as a range of advanced intermediate to advanced expert. Upper Exhibition is a good spot to cut your teeth on advanced terrain. It is steeper than any of the blue trails but short and manageable. Barrett's Trail is narrow with a couple of sharp turns near the end but not excessively steep. Upper Lafayette's Leap is usually half-groomed and half-bumps as is Lower Gunbarrel. Lower Ramrod is wide with good pitch changes. Only Upper Ramrod and Upper Gunbarrel have a double black diamond rating with Upper Gunbarrel being the steeper of the two. Fortunately, skiers are able to access the transition between the upper and lower sections of these expert slopes if they aren't comfortable or competent with the extreme pitches.
The Resort - I have yet to find any rude or unhelpful employees at Roundtop. Everyone from the parking lot attendants to the Ski Patrol has been friendly and accommodating. My only complaint is with the guests that commandeer tables in the cafeteria all day with their gear bags. The solution would be to offer plenty of free unsecured storage space and then enforce a no table-saving policy. Or hire some airport security folks and post signs that state "All unattended bags will be removed and destroyed."
Summary – Ski Roundtop truly offers something for everyone. With the exception of the terrain parks, my daughter and I have skied every slope but Upper Gunbarrel and look forward to each visit. I like the fact that skiers of different abilities are segregated from each other on different slopes and lifts. Accept Roundtop for what it is – a small Pennsylvania mountain convenient to several metropolitan areas – and you won't be disappointed.
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Nice, insightful article. Hayward has always conducted himself with class. His
calm demeanor Is a real plus as he competes day in and day out against the best
talents in the NBA. Hopefully Jazz management can surround him and the other
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Good luck, Gordon, and Go Jazz!!
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I didn't know Hayward shaved!
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Thanks for taking the time to write a great article about Gordon Hayward and his family. It isn't often that we (as fans) get to know the man behind the basketball player.
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A championship?
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It is a good thing that Gordon's "hairy chest" did not get in the way of his shaving. Now if Corbin will just let the younger guys play and get a lot of minutes you might see one of them break out into a great player. You noticed I did not say "All Star player.' Today's All Stars are nothing but a popularity contest. Ming got voted in every year and the last three years he hardly played in a game.
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I agree..that it's a popularity contest...because majority of the vote comes from the fans...think about it...in yao ming's case...there is more than a billion chinese in the world...and he is their nation's pride...like Manny Pacquiao is to the Philippines...so yeah...they'll vote for him...even if he played just 5 mins the entire season...Allen Iverson has a ton of fans...still got voted in...and...im sure that the least likely to get voted in would be the players in a Jazz uniform...unless this team...surprises everyone and dominates...they won't get the attention they deserve...the good side is...we dont have a lot of bandwagon fans....like the Lakers...the Heat and The Celtics...
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this is a great article...and probably the main reason he was drafted...its because you know he'll try to make the right basketball decision...he isn't at par with a guy named John Stockton with that...but having a great family like he has...and the way he is raised...you know that this kid will only succeed...and i am pretty sure...if Gordon Hayward was a free agent...there'll be a lot of teams lining up to get him...a very heady and efficient player...plays solid D...and yeah...he needs to shoot more...we all know he could score...we all know he'd make the right decision...so i just hope he puts it up more...reading this made me respect Hayward a little bit more...and made me more of a fan of his...so i hope we lock him up...cause the kid can play...the coach just have to release the beast within him...he could put up a 20-5-5 line someday
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Gives a bit more context to the "wet willie" from Delonte West.
Hayward never responded because he has self control and restraint. Very tough to do and a rare quality these days.
I'm glad Hayward is on our team.
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The Politics of Freedom
I like say it's back, but the reality is that it never went away. In much the same way that the various political parties in the United States want to define what democracy really is, software politicians want to define what free software really is.
While the majority of the users of free software (whether it be GPLed, public domain, BSD licensed or any of the other free classes of software) are happy to use it and appreciate that it exists, there is a minority who have their own political agenda. And the one at the top of the minority list is Richard M. Stallman (commonly known as RMS), creator of the Free Software Foundation.
Most Linux users are aware of the GNU project of the Free Software Foundation the people who have made a huge contribution to the Linux effort through the creation of programs like Emacs and gcc. But not many people know that the GNU project was supposed to turn out a complete Unix-like operating system, including a kernel called The Hurd.
RMS approached Linux Journal almost two years ago and told us that we should refer to what we call Linux as GNU/Linux. While we all recognize the contribution that the GNU project has made, we declined to make this change, as it is our job to report what is happening, not to create news (something that many other magazines along with newspapers and TV news programs could learn from).
Stallman's latest idea is to rename Linux as Lignux. (I would have included particulars from the opinion RMS wrote, but it is under a copyright that allows verbatim copying only, and it is longer than the space allotted here. The gist of his stated opinion is that the GNU project has been working for 12 years to make something like what Linux is today, that Linux is based on GNU, and that the GNU project was built from other free software including X Windows, TeX and BSD network utilities. He then concludes that these components together make up what is called the GNU system.
Using this same logic we could say that we have combined the GNU system, the Linux kernel and other free software to produce what is called the Linux system. If fact, we do say it.
Perhaps RMS is frustrated because Linus got the glory for what RMS wanted to do. Linus managed to get more people working together for free to produce a commercial-grade finished product. While Linux didn't start out to be put under GPL license teRMS, Linus decided that was the right thing to do. Rms should see this as a serious conversion—it's like Linus found religion. Linux isn't a threat or a competitor; it is RMS's biggest success.
Or, put another way, why am I taking up all this space to discuss this matter? Because a split between FSF-supporters and Linux-supporters just doesn't benefit anyone in the free software community. It doesn't benefit any consumers of software—free or otherwise. In fact, it only benefits companies like Microsoft.
I have been a supporter of the Free Software Foundation for years: SSC continues to sell FSF books (none of which have ever been profitable for us, but have helped the FSF), and I have little disagreement with what RMS has to say. However, I do have a problem when he feels that everyone has to believe exactly the same things he does. I want Bill Gates to yield to the pressure of a successful free software movement and make his software freely available, rather than let him watch the infighting in the free software community over which type of free software is best.
I see two driving forces that have made Linux a success: it's good, and it exemplifies the right attitude. While the BSD crowd has been busy with infighting, and the Free Software Foundation has been trying to define what 'free' really is, the Linux community has been writing code and building a complete and successful package.
This attitude is what has made commercial vendors see Linux as a viable platform for their products. We've seen you can't go wrong if you buy IBM and then you can't go wrong if you buy Microsoft. Neither of these may have been the best answer, but both were safe answers. Linux is becoming successful in commercial markets, because once again, it offers a safe answer.
While I don't have a formula that will make all this go away (so we can get back to development on the best operating system around that just happens to contain software from various sources including the Free Software Foundation), I would like to offer one final opinion; this one is from Darin Johnson's Usenet posting, where he says, heck, you can do whatever you want with my posting. I think it offers another way to look at what is happening:
Finally, to quote someone I think we all know: "Umm, this discussion has gone on quite long enough, thank you very much. It doesn't really matter what people call Linux, as long as credit is given where credit is due (on both sides). Personally, I'll very much continue to call it Linux."
Relax, Linus—so will we.
Phil Hughes
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I'm trying to define an overload for the != operator. My code is as follows. (Update: outdated code. If one of two article pointers points to NULL, this code will crash.)
bool ArticleContainer::ArticleIterator::operator!=(const ArticleIterator& artit) {
if (this->article == NULL && artit.article == NULL)
return false;
else if (this->article->GetID() != artit.article->GetID())
return true;
else if (this->article->GetName() != artit.article->GetName())
return true;
return false;
When I put a breakpoint on its first line of code, I saw this in the debugger.
this - 0x22fedc
artit - Unable to create variable object
Apparently the function can't access
artit, so it crashes. What am I doing wrong?
Edit: the call happens here.
for (ArticleContainer::ArticleIterator art = cont.Begin(); art != cont.End(); art++) {
cout << art << "\n";
Basically, I walk through a list of articles until I encounter the sentinel.
I just tested
cont.End() right before the for loop:
const ArticleIterator& End() const { return *tail; }
With tail:
Name : tail
Edit: operator++ code is as follows:
void ArticleContainer::ArticleIterator::operator++(int i) {
this->article = this->next->article;
this->next = this->next->next;


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To: Our Readers
From: Philip S. Balboni, President, CEO and Co-Founder of GlobalPost
The year 2010, GlobalPost's second year of operations, brought with it dramatic new challenges for our international coverage, most notably with the expansion of the war in Afghanistan, the horrific earthquake in Haiti that claimed nearly a quarter of a million lives, and the slow rebuilding of the global economy. But these are just a few of the hundreds of vitally important stories from across the world that played out during the past year. We created GlobalPost to help fill the void in foreign coverage that has been growing wider and deeper in recent years. And who could dispute that international developments have greater impact today on the lives of Americans and people of all nations than ever before in history. These stories cry out for strong, objective and consistent reporting and that is the very core of our mission.
I'm proud to report that GlobalPost's progress has been very good again this year. Perhaps most importantly, we are proud of the way our brand has spread literally around the world and of the growth in our audience which reached more than 10 million readers this year, nearly triple 2009's total. Thanks to you we exceeded all of our monthly audience goals this year, passing the one million unique visitor mark in September and reaching the year's highpoint in October with nearly 1.3 million readers.
Let me share with you a few other audience highlights:
61 percent of readers come from the United States and the rest from virtually every country on earth, 234 in all in 2010 and an average of 220 country visits each month. Top traffic sources include Canada, the U.K., India, Australia, Germany, Indonesia, France, Japan, Turkey, China, Singapore and the Netherlands.
65 percent of readers are male, 35 percent female.
60 percent of our readers are 18 to 49 years of age which is a surprisingly young audience for news. We hope this helps to prove that younger people do care about what's happening in the world and find the internet to be the most convenient source for news.
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47 percent have college degrees and 23 percent attended graduate school.
GlobalPost also has acquired more than 118,000 Facebook fans. That puts our site in the top rank of all news organizations and far ahead of venerable brands like the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Guardian, Slate, Salon and Politico.
Most importantly, we have worked hard to create a compelling online news site with distinctive reporting from every corner of the world. We've published more than 7,000 original reports and multi-part series since our launch.
While there are literally hundreds of outstanding examples from this past year, let me highlight a few that showcase the high quality of our reporting. Our "On Location" video series is unique and ambitious, employing the highest standards of professional video production with an authenticity and grit that is palpable. Each video report takes viewers to a remote location — from deep inside the Congo to the mean streets of Juarez, Mexico, introducing viewers to extraordinary characters and providing context on key global issues.
In the special multimedia report "Rise of the Megacities," GlobalPost attempted the kind of ambitious project that has become increasingly uncommon for established American media, let alone for an online news organization. Through months of tireless reporting, our correspondents Erik German and Solana Pyne delivered a series of in-depth written reports and five documentary videos that provide an extraordinary look at urban living in Dhaka, Bangladesh, one of the world's sprawling urban behemoths.
Our correspondent James Foley, embedded with U.S. troops in Afghanistan, brought us an incredible video of a firefight in Kunar province, and our Senior Correspondent Jean MacKenzie's reporting on the war in Afghanistan sparked a year-long government probe into USAID funding which found that Afghan subcontractors have been funneling millions of dollars in American taxpayer money to the Taliban.
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Thank you again for your readership of GlobalPost. It is always deeply appreciated.
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Hilton Garden Inn Denver/Highlands Ranch
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At the five-story Hilton Garden Inn, 128 rooms and suites offer modern decor and comforts, and some rooms boast Rocky Mountain views. Plush beds, mp3 clock radios and 32-inch HDTVs with premium channels are all standard, as are handy microwave/mini-fridge combos. Start the day with a cooked-to-order breakfast and look forward to dinner and your favorite libation in the cozy lounge. When late-night munchies hit, there's a 24-hour convenience mart stocked with snacks and ready-to-cook meals. You can stay on track with free high-speed internet access as well as remote printing to the 24-hour business center, and then unwind in the fitness room, indoor pool or hot tub. There's also a complimentary shuttle to shops and restaurants and other attractions within a five-mile radius, room service and free parking. Non-smoking rooms can be requested.
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The Hilton Garden Inn is in the Highlands Ranch Business Park, less than a mile from Alcatel-Lucent, Visa USA, Similasan Corp. and Software AG. Guests can explore more than 50 shops and restaurants at Aspen Grove, just three miles away, or play a round of golf at the Arrowhead Golf Club, about 12 miles from the hotel. Make the 20-minute drive to Denver to catch pro sports events at the Pepsi Center, Mile High Stadium or Coors Field, or drive 19 miles to the Red Rocks Amphitheatre for great outdoor concerts. Denver International Airport is 41 miles from the hotel.
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Nice rooms and very professional staff.
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August 26, 2015
August 26, 2015
Our room was very nice and spacious, added bonus was being able to open the window for fresh air and a nice breeze in the evening. The location is very convenient for Hudson Garden Events.
Pool smelled horrible, couldn't get in due to too many chemicals; one of two elevators did not work and the housekeepers were using it at check in causing a looonnng delay in getting to our room. desk clerk not very friendly, basically lackadaisical.
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August 17, 2015
August 17, 2015
The cleanliness, decor, and personnel.
The location was a little out of the way from the wedding we were to attend, but that is not the hotel's fault.
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The hotel was great! They respected our privacy while we were there and the location was very close to our family which was very convenient.
My only complaint is the hotel charged us less than what we paid and I have not received any type of refund for the rate that I have paid to my pay pal account like I was told I would receive by the hotel staff.
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September 18, 2014
Good value, had everything we needed for a long weekend stay for a family wedding
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September 17, 2014
September 17, 2014
The location was PERFECT for us!!! We used the workout facility and liked the equipment¿minus the one that wasn't working.
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It was okay until going in the room.
The smell inside the room was extremely strong and unpleasant. They used a spray (probably a bug killer, made to smell "nice") which was almost irespirable. The good think was that we stayed only few hours in the room.
That's all, never coming again. and avoid the Hilton.
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I don't think he's anything special, but feel a lot of the criticism is unwarranted. He started off well, then has crumbled as the team around him has crumbled.
The good:
2 AFC Championship game appearances
26 TDs 2 seasons ago
Clutch wins - 10 fourth quarter comebacks, 12 game-winning drives
Has played pretty well in the playoffs all things considered
Hard worker
The bad:
High INTs
boneheaded plays
accuracy issues
Appears to be on the down swing
Obscenely pricey contract
lack of talent at skilled positions for most of his career
Defensive minded head coach and poor OC's. 3rd OC/System going into his 5th year.
Playing in the fishbowl that is New York.
Is there a future for Mark or is he done? I think he may be done in New York, but can be serviceable or even above average somewhere else. Thoughts?
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CHICAGO -- Once again Paul Konerko stepped into the batter's box, and once again White Sox fans rocked the stadium with "Paulie! Paulie!" chants, and once again the opposing pitcher fired a fastball within his reach, and once again the first baseman responded by launching another home run toward Lake Michigan.
Only this time, had any fans at U.S. Cellular Field been able to think clearly enough while dancing in the rain and slapping hands and spilling their beers as Konerko circled the bases, they might have also had a sobering thought. That dramatic seventh-inning grand slam might have been the final time all of them did this.
That's because if the White Sox win two games in Houston to clinch the World Series and if Konerko signs with another team this winter, it means the Chicago first baseman swung the bat for the final time in a White Sox home uniform.
Granted, no one on the South Side is going to complain about a World Series championship, but still. No more Konerko at-bats? No more "Paulie! Paulie!" chants? Say it ain't so.
"I'm sure that ran though his mind," White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski said after Chicago's dramatic 7-6 victory in Game 2 of the World Series. "Hopefully Jerry [Reinsdorf] and Kenny [Williams] will figure out a way to keep him. He deserves to be here. He's the heart and soul of this team, and he's put in a lot of years for this team and he deserves to stay here for a lot longer."
Well, it shouldn't take Reinsdorf or Williams long to figure out a way to keep Konerko. All they have to do is give him a lot of money. The question is whether the White Sox will be willing to do so given how much Konerko has increased his value this postseason. The Game 2 homer was his fifth of the postseason and gave him the cycle -- he's hit a solo home run, a two-run homer, a three-run homer and a grand slam. He has 19 RBI in Chicago's 10 games.
And he's suddenly gone from one of the less-appreciated players in the league to the marquee free agent on the market this winter.
But if Sunday marked his final home game with the White Sox, Konerko certainly went out in a great way by guaranteeing that the only way he doesn't play another game here this season is if Chicago wins the World Series for the first time in 88 years.
"Without a doubt," Konerko said when asked whether it was the biggest home run of his career. "The last time I hit a grand slam in the World Series was never."
Of course, Konerko might never have hit that grand slam had home plate umpire Jeff Nelson not messed up a call moments earlier. He mistakenly ruled that reliever Dan Wheeler's two-out, 3-2 pitch hit Jermaine Dye when it actually hit Dye's bat. What should have been nothing more than a foul ball became a hit batsman who loaded the bases for Konerko.
The umpires have had such a bad postseason this year that it's as if Vladimir Guerrero is working blue.
"I'm actually surprised it didn't happen to me," Pierzynski said. "That's the first thing I said, 'Thank God it wasn't me.' Now he can answer all the questions I've been getting."
"It's unfortunate. Everyone is human. Everyone makes mistakes," Dye said. "And it was close. It barely nicked my bat. So maybe it hit me, too. I took a step out of the box and I thought that I fouled it off but he said go to first base.
"When the ump tells you to go to first, you go to first. I'm not going to tell him I fouled it off," he said.
Houston manager Phil Garner argued the call and said that catcher Brad Ausmus asked Nelson to ask for help but the umpire declined, apparently preferring to be wrong on his own rather than have someone else get it right.
There's no guarantee that Dye wouldn't have eventually reached first base anyway. We just know what happened afterward. Garner brought in Chad Qualls to replace Wheeler and Konerko hit his first pitch into the bleachers.
What's it feel like to hit a grand slam in that situation and circle the bases with more than 40,000 fans shouting your name? We'll have to ask someone else because Konerko says he can't remember.
"You don't even know what you're thinking out there," Konerko said. "It doesn't hit you until you're in the dugout about five minutes later. The only thing you're thinking is that you still have to get five more outs."
It appeared that Konerko told a teammate in the dugout, "I knew what was coming," but he told reporters that it was "more like I hoped" that a first-pitch fastball was coming in that location.
"He threw the ball right where I was looking," he said. "I wasn't good all night. I don't think I got in position to hit one pitch all night. [Qualls] has got nasty stuff, that guy, and he threw it exactly where I was looking, and I think that's what it might have taken to do it."
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If you are blessed enough to have a pension or a decent sized annuity with a financially solid insurance company, your appropriate to asset allocation must be entirely different than your less fortunate neighbors.
The reason is because whether you realize it or not, you indirectly have a portfolio worth hundreds of thousands, or perhaps even millions, of dollars worth of bonds, cash, and fixed income securities. Don't believe it? Let me explain and you'll see the reality.
How Pensions and Annuities Act as Bond Replacements
The fastest way to calculate the "capitalized" equivalent value of your pension or annuity is to take your total annual pre-tax income generated and divide it by 0.04. For instance, if you collect $1,200 each month from your pension, that works out to $14,400 each year. Dividing this by 0.04, you get $360,000. Your pension is paying you the same sustainable rate that you would earn if you had a portfolio of $360,000 in high grade bonds.
Thus, if you retire with a $200,000 personal portfolio of cash, stocks, and bonds, you shouldn't use an asset allocation model based only on that $200,000. You have to take the money you have ($200,000) and combine it with the capitalized bond value ($360,000) for a total of $560,000. Your decisions about asset allocation and individual asset classes are now more complete because you know that $360,000, or 64.59% of your assets are invested in bonds. If you were following a passive asset allocation or a balanced asset allocation model portfolio, you wouldn't want to put any of your $200,000 in bonds because you are, indirectly, already exposed to them. Instead, you would want to put that portion of your earnings into businesses, stocks, real estate, and cash reserves.
Why 0.04? It's because decades of statistical research has shown that investors who withdraw no more than 4% of their money each year from a portfolio of investments are virtually guaranteed to never run out of money no matter how far the market crashes. This is considered by many to be the maximum sustainable rate of withdrawal and we like to use it for the sake of conservatism.
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By having such a large portion of your "true" net worth invested in bond equivalents through your pension or annuity, you don't need to worry near as much if your $200,000 portfolio crashes by 50% or more during times of market stress because you are still going to receive your check each month. In fact, that check would allow you to purchase more stocks, businesses, and real estate, giving you even richer long-term results.
The moral of the story is that some financial advisers will make the mistake of overexposing you to fixed income and bond investments, not capitalizing the true value of your pension or annuity when determining the asset class mix for your asset allocation strategy. Now you know better. Speak up in the meeting and ask your adviser why they haven't factored in the stability of your regular monthly checks. Never forget that it's your money. You don't need to apologize for asking questions or insisting on a full understanding of the whole picture.


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Angus Young is the lead guitarist for the Australian rock band AC/DC. He is one of the most under rated guitarists out there. So many people copy his style, but no one can play like him. He is also one of the most energetic live players and is more of a frontman to the band then Bon Scott (old singer who died) or Brian Johnson (Current singer) Angus and his brother Malcolm (the rythym guitarist) write all the songs.
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The absolute fucking best guitarist I've ever heard. Not mearly becuase of his skill at the guitar but because of his stage performance, his school uniform lol and energy and love of rock. he's the best and he was AMAZINGLY hot back in the day and even though he's 50 he still kick most modern guitarist's asses.
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A very, very awesome guitarist.
Turned 50 March this year and isn't showing any signs of stopping his awesome music.
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People wish they could play guitar like Angus Young.
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Why study history at Taylor?
We strive to develop you with a Christian perspective on history while providing tools and skills for success outside of the classroom. History is a strong foundation for a variety of careers.
What type of student fits Taylor's history department?
If you enjoy thinking deeply, discussing passionately, and reading reflectively, then you would make an ideal history student. We strongly value students who, because of their Christian faith, have a caring heart and are passionate about the quality of life for people in the US and around the world.
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Beyond the Blues: A must read for every cricket lover
Biswajit Jha
We, in India, adore our national cricketers; confer them with God-like status. When they take to field, our national pride is at stake. We envy their riches, their cult-like position, their popularity, their presence in the hearts and minds of millions.
But there are only a few, lucky fellows in the country, who break into the national team and establish themselves as heroes. In a country which is obsessed with the game, every cricketer grows up with the single aim of playing in the national team. But there is a rather dark side behind the glory, generally associated with cricket in India.
Aakash Chopra, who represented India in 10 Tests between 2003 and 2004, wonderfully delineates this bleak face of cricket in India in his recently published autobiographical book 'Beyond the Blues'.
The book is a diary of 2007-08 domestic season in India when Chopra's state team, Delhi, went on to clinch the Ranji Trophy after a long hiatus of 16 years and his zonal side, North Zone, stamped their supremacy in Duleep Trophy.
Little-known domestic players are the chief protagonists of the book, which has a tinge of humour written all over it. 'Beyond the Blues' is an expression of agony, ordeal, ecstasy and that of hopes of thousands of cricketers, who dream of donning India colours one day. The book also describes the inner struggle of the writer, who despite being the highest run-getter of the season, could not break into Team India again.
Aakash is a good student of the game and an astute observer of human beings and situations around him. Having seen both - the glittering world as a national player and the gloomy side of domestic circuit in India- he can easily empathize with his fellow cricketers, who keep on performing, day in and day out, without any recognition.
In an honest attempt to depict the sordid reality of Indian cricket culture, Aakash points out the follies in our system and the myopic outlooks of its administrators in his path-breaking work.
The book also points out the different aspects of domestic cricket, the pitiable standards and partial nature of the umpires, the politics around selections, the unprofessional itinerary and the shabby accommodation for the players, among other unflattering observations.
The book sheds light on the dilemma over T20 cricket for the copybook batsmen like the writer himself who, until the shorter version revolutionized cricket, viewed the game from a completely different perspective.
Flipping through the pages of the book, which is really a unique attempt to bring forth the lives of domestic cricketers, one empathizes with the poor souls, who despite knowing the fact that the game can no longer earn them fame, spend their days under the baking sun just for the love of the sport, for the joy of hearing the sound of the bat hitting the ball or the ball hitting the timber after wheezing through the gap between bat and pad.
While describing his own agony of not getting a national re-call despite scoring heavily in first-class level, Chopra finds solace while comparing his fate with those who have not got any opportunity to play for the country. "They (domestic players) need to keep for long as it takes to get recognition even if it comes at the domestic level. But to constantly live with the possibility that someone who has performed a lot less than you might get the nod ahead of you must be heartbreaking. For the rest of us who have been blessed enough to see the other side, to make something out of our dreams, however, briefly, periodic chats with players like Rajat (Bhatia), wonderful team-men and great mates, should be mandatory. It would teach us to value what we have."
In another place Aakash writes, "Being an India cricketer is hell in many ways, because of the intense scrutiny you are subjected to by a billion people. But not being an Indian player is worse."
The book is replete with anecdotes about the unsung heroes of the Indian cricket. Take the example of a Himachal Pradesh lad playing with worn-out gloves or the heart rendering story of Yashpal Singh of Services, who had no other way out but to join Indian Navy as a clerk because he did not have sufficient money for the treatment of his ailing father. Despite performing well players like Yashpal have to live far away from the dazzling world of men in blues.
And then, there is former team India player Sujith Somesundar, who, like the writer, was part of the men in blues for a while, is so disenchanted with the system that he doesn't want to talk cricket- a passion for which he spent his entire youth.
So, next time when you see a newcomer dropping a catch, or bowling a wrong line, or getting out while playing a rash shot, spare a thought for the poor soul before passing on a vitriolic comment or gunning for his head, because he does not do it intentionally. No sportsperson in the world wants to perform badly and let his countrymen down by giving a below par performance.
Anybody, who loves the game, must read this book to know that there is a life "Beyond the Blues".
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