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... choose colors for your gradient, style and scale (in my case, dark blue, radial, 96%).
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Barcelona maintained its stranglehold on top spot in La Liga with a resounding 4-0 victory over Levante on Sunday evening.
Andres Iniesta was the undoubted star of the show, creating two goals for Lionel Messi and one for Cesc Fabregas, as well as scoring a stunner himself.
Levante had held Barca scoreless until the interval but simply had no answer to Iniesta's genius after the break and the league's top team ultimately coasted to a victory that restores its three-point lead over Atletico Madrid, but perhaps more significantly, moves it 11 points clear of reigning champion Real Madrid.
Unsurprisingly, Barcelona dominated possession early on, but it was the home side which threatened first, with Jose Barkero drawing a spectacular one-handed save from Victor Valdes, after stepping nimbly inside Sergio Busquets.
The Catalans then lost Dani Alves to injury, with Martin Montoya filling the considerable void left by the Brazilian at right back. Barca appeared unperturbed, though, and Messi very nearly broke the deadlock midway through the first half, but his low drive from the edge of the area flew just wide of Gustavo Munua's left-hand post.
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Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. didn't see a reason to wait until the offseason to explore other possibilities.
The Philadelphia Phillies removed the interim tag from Ryne Sandberg, signing him Sunday to manage the next three years.
"I think this is the right person to take us forward," Amaro explained on the decision not to wait. "I know his philosophy on the importance of cohesiveness throughout the organization, and that's exactly what we're looking for. I know he understands the importance of player development and scouting, he's got an idea and a vision of what's necessary to move this organization forward."
Sandberg had been serving as interim manager since the Phillies fired Charlie Manuel on Aug. 16. He entered the season as the Phillies' third-base coach after managing the team's Triple-A Lehigh Valley club for two years previously.
The move was not a surprise, but Sandberg expressed his relief that it finally became official.
"I think there's been a very large weight lifted off of me," Sandberg said. "I'm still focused on the last eight games - still focused on today's game to tell you the truth - but I'm looking forward to not only the eight games left but to 2014 and getting the wheels turning in that direction."
Before joining the Phillies organization, Sandberg managed in the Chicago Cubs' minor-league system for four years. As a player, Sandberg spent 15 of 16 major-league seasons with the Cubs. He left the organization in 2010 shortly after Chicago named Mike Quade its manager to join the Phillies, the team that originally drafted him and ultimately traded him to the Cubs in 1982.
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005, Sandberg hopes to overcome the notion that Hall of Fame players can't make good managers.
"I don't know too many Hall of Famers who went to the minor leagues for six years to work their way up," Sandberg said. "I thought it was necessary. It was also the only job that was offered at the time - that had something to do with it. As it turns out, it was the right path."
The new skipper also believes he can succeed because he's a great communicator.
"Communication is one of my strengths, which is ironic because as a player I think I wasn't strong at all at communicating. I was focused on catching the ball and hitting it, and it kind of stopped there," Sandberg said. "That was all part of going to the minor leagues and aging a little bit and maturing.
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"Take this job and shove it. I ain't working here no more," sang Johnny Paycheck in his great musical groan about working life.
Lots of us hope to croon that tune to the boss one day, and we wonder just how much money we'd need to pull it off.
Dave Ott hears that question often from his graying clientele who are thinking of retirement. "I'm ready to quit working, but I'm not sure I can. And it would be so hard to go back to work if I had to," said Ott, partner at Acropolis Investment Management in Chesterfield, Mo.
Deciding if you can retire requires peering deep into your own soul. What would you do with yourself all day? If you plan to tour the world's finest golf courses, your budget will look a lot different than if you'll be feeding geese in the local park.
"Lots of people think of it as a number — I need X number of dollars," said Ott. "I think of it as a ratio — how much do I have, relative to what I need to spend."
So, the first step is to figure your spending. A few of us are Quicken or Mint junkies; we track every penny in and out. The rest should study their checkbooks. Look at 12 months of bank statements to get a handle on what you're spending now, advises Rick Hill, a founder at Hill Investment Group in Clayton. Figure a budget, then adjust it for your new life of loafing.
We often assume that we'll spend less in retirement than when we're working. But that's not always true. You may spend less on clothes and gas once you're not working. Your car insurance may go down. Your income taxes will be lower, too, and there's a special tax break for Social Security.
But your gas and electric bill may go up once you're hanging around the house all day. Do you plan to travel? Better budget for it. Don't forget the big-ticket bummers. How soon will you have to replace the car, or need a new roof?
You'll spend the most when you're first retired — while you're spoiling grandchildren and chasing around the countryside. You'll spend less as the knees and back give out. JPMorgan Asset Management, quoting federal estimates, says a typical 65-year-old retiree spends a little less than $49,000 the first year, dropping to $30,000 by age 75.
Medical costs may go up once you're off the company health plan. Medical spending averages 14 percent of a retiree's budget — a little higher than among younger people. A 65-year-old retiring today will spend about $4,000 a year on health care, and that will rise to $12,218 by age 85, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
If you're under 65, Obamacare may be in your future. You'll be eligible for a private health insurance policy come New Year's Day no matter what your health condition. Your shrunken income may qualify you for federal subsidies. But insurance companies haven't set the premiums yet, and cost is still a great mystery.
For those age 65, Medicare doctor coverage, called Part B, costs $104 per month for most people. You'll pay more if you earn more than $85,000 per year for singles and $170,000 for couples. Uncle Sam judges your income by your tax return from two years earlier.
Part A hospital coverage is free for most people, but you'll pay a $1,184 deductible per benefit period in a hospital, and higher costs for very long hospital stays. Medicare pharmacy premiums vary.
Smart people get a Medicare supplement plan to pick up some of the things Medicare skips. The most popular Medicare supplement insurance, called "Plan F," costs $134 to $266 per month in St. Louis. Neither covers nursing homes.
Next, look at your income and savings. Add up your Social Security and pension payments. (Social Security no longer mails out annual estimates; you can get one from their website at ssa.gov.)
Subtract that from your expenses. The big number remaining is what you'll have to make up from savings.
Do you have enough? To find out, think Monte Carlo. Not James Bond's favorite gambling resort, the statistical simulation.
A Monte Carlo simulation takes the amount of money you have, looks at how it's invested, and how quickly you plan to spend it. Then it runs your portfolio through hundreds of possible investment results — bull markets, growling bears and in between. It comes out with a percentage chance that your money will run out before you plan to die.
And just when should you plan to die? There is a 45 percent chance that one spouse will live to age 90. So, better use a higher age when calculating how long your money has to last.
You can find several Monte Carlo simulators on the Internet. The illustration below is from the simulator at T. Rowe Price, the big mutual fund company.
Take a 64-year-old couple, making $80,000 per year at retirement, with $500,000 saved for retirement, mainly in a 401(k). Their savings are invested half in stocks and half in bonds. Including Social Security payments, they can spend about $4,000 a month and have an 80 percent chance of having money left at age 95.
Reduce their income to $50,000 (which means smaller Social Security payments), and their savings to $100,000, and they'll have to get along on $2,200 per month if they want an 80 percent chance of making it to age 95.
Simulations aren't guarantees. They rely mainly on how stocks and bonds have behaved in the past, and make assumptions about the future.
Today's rock-bottom interest rates are highly unusual, and could affect simulation accuracy. The low income from bonds and bank accounts makes it more likely that a retiree will be raiding his principal in the first years. That's like eating the seed corn; it can lower future returns.
The rule of thumb used to be that retirees could spend 3 or 4 percent of their savings per year, and adjust that up with inflation. Low interest rates have made that rule much more risky.
Some advisers urge a three-bucket approach to investing your money. The first bucket is for money you won't be spending for many years. That bucket contains mainly stocks. You'll expect a higher return over the long run from stocks, but you'll have some crashes along the way, too. The long horizon lets you ride out the bad times.
The second bucket is for money you'll need in a year or more. That sits mainly in bonds, which are less volatile than stocks.
The third bucket is for near-term spending. It's in bank accounts, short-term bond funds, money funds and the like. That bucket should hold perhaps a year's worth of living expenses.
When the stock and bond markets slump, you live off money in the short-term bucket. When investments are doing well, you refill it.
Don't be afraid of stocks, advisers say, but don't fall in love with them. "If you're going to live for decades, you need stocks for growth," says Ott. But stocks lost half their value in 2008, and there have been five 20 percent drops since 1990.
Some retirees buy fixed annuities with their savings. These insurance company contracts guarantee a fixed monthly check for life. But today's low interest rates make them less attractive. Keep them in mind if rates rise.
What if you just don't have enough money to quit working? "Save more, spend less, work longer," says Ott. "If you're concerned, why don't you just work another year?"
Your alternative is to live a little meaner in retirement — be the goose feeder rather than the traveling golfer.
Realize that retirement may come sooner than you think.
About 70 percent of Americans plan to work beyond age 65. But only 28 percent of current retirees actually did, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. In fact, most people knock off work before 65.
Nasty surprises — sickness and layoffs — force people out sooner than they expect. Happy surprises happen, too. At some companies, a lot of older workers have danced out the door with big severance checks.
So, for planning purposes, better figure you'll retire at 65 or a little earlier.
How much?
How much money do you need to retire? To get an idea, we ran some scenarios through the retirement income calculator at T. Rowe Price.
We assumed a married couple, just turning 65 and planning to retire this year. We assumed that both earned equal incomes, and had equal amounts saved, mainly in their retirement accounts, and expect to live on their savings and Social Security with no other income.
The resulting number is the amount they can spend per month with an 80 percent chance of their saving lasting until age 95.
Couple 1: Income before retirement, $40,000 per year. Savings, $75,000. Spending per month in retirement, $1,872.
Couple 2: Income before retirement, $60,000 per year. Savings, $100,000. Spending per month in retirement, $2,363.
Couple 3: Income before retirement, $60,000. Savings, $500,000. Spending per month in retirement, $3,638.
Couple 4: Income before retirement, $90,000. Savings, $400,000. Spending per month in retirement, $4,028.
Couple 5: Income before retirement, $150,000. Savings, $600,000. Spending per month in retirement, $5,855
Couple 6: Income before retirement, $200,000. Savings, $1 million. Spending per month in retirement, $7,661.
Source: MCT Information Services


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Dude! If you are still available, I am in Sumner! I am down, I have my own means of transportation, and my girlfriend makes wonderful baked goods for the group!
Do you remember (or wish you remembered) the heady days of high adventure when the best computer RPG available was Zork and required a boot disc? Do you remember wondering what kind of bow Eric had and why it was missing from the DMG? Do you recall a time before THACO where hits and misses were determined by looking at the table below the scimitar? Well if so I may have a campaign for you!
Seriously, I am a thirty something who was an avid gamer in the 80s but kind of fell out of gaming just when 2nd edition was being released. Lately I have wanted to play but its hard to find a group that plays old school games located within 30 minutes of my home.
My campaign would be based on the T, A, I, C, and G/D/Q series TSR modules. I know we have played (or wish we had played) most of them, but they are classics that can be run over and over again IMHO.
Let me know if you are in the Pierce / South King county area and are interested in starting a 1e (or possibly 2e) campaign based on the classic Greyhawk adventures.
Dude! If you are still available, I am in Sumner! I am down, I have my own means of transportation, and my girlfriend makes wonderful baked goods for the group!
Hey there,
This weekend is out because I have only had you and one other guy say yo can make it. I am going to give it another shot in 2 weeks. Sorry about that, hopefully you can make it in 2 weeks.
Well this weekend didn't work and after a Pen & Paper direct media blitz I only had confirmations from Opus and Dylan. Because of the responses I received over the weekend I am encouraged that we should have at least 4 players interested to participate in our first session.
I would like to have the initial session run from 11:00am to about 5:00pm on Sunday April 29th. The date and time are not set in stone and if there are folks who can't make a Sunday session we could move it to Saturday the 28th. As for the time we probably will have a hard ending time of 6:00pm so I can get the kiddies to bed on time. Personally I am an early riser and would be available anytime after 9:00am but I realize that's early for normal folks on a Sunday morning.
One Idea I have been kicking around is a "meet and greet" character generation session for this Sunday (the 22nd). I Can't make it on Saturday because I am taking the family truckster up to Mt. Vernon for the tulip festival and will be gone all day. Anyway, if there is enough interest in a 2 hour or so meet and greet session this weekend I will clear it with the Chief Family Officer.
Please join the group here:
and let me know if you are available for either the initial character generation session this Sunday or the general first campaign session on the weekend of the 29th.


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Confession time… I'm not much of a football fan. American football that is… For me, I am way more into the game that the rest of the world calls football (soccer). I follow my favorite teams and am excited about the upcoming World Cup.
One thing I've noticed being a part of a city that has a team headed to the big game (Go Hawks!), is Seattle has the best, most ravenous, crazy fans. Seahawks fans LOVE to go all out showing their support of the team. Honestly, it's the enthusiasm of the fans that has gotten me caught up in Seahawks fever. It's infectious! One glance at one of these fans, and there's no doubt in anyone's mind who they stand for, who they're cheering for. They're willing to paint body parts, wear wigs, and dress like crazy fools to cheer on their team… it's their excitement that has drawn me in.
This got me thinking that our enthusiasm about Christ might just draw in that neighbor, co-worker, or friend… if we're bold about it! When others look at you, talk to you, spend time with you… is it clear to them Who's team you're with? As excited as we all are about the big game, in the end- it's a game. Five years after it's over, our lives will be pretty much unfazed by the outcome on Feb 2, 2014. Imagine that same energy and excitement, on display because of your friendship with Jesus- I'm guessing your friends and neighbors might just wonder what all the celebrating is about.
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He believes it is a fact. He has zero proof and the fact that Gillis has pulled off trades with several GMs completely destroys his little theory but he likely won't be happy until the Canucks are eliminated from the post season and then we can all read his daily tantrums about what a shitty GM Gillis is.dbr wrote:RoyalDude wrote:If Mike had a kept his opinions to himself and shown a little humility at the hiring I think he has more friends in the GM club than he has now
Do you know how many times you've brought this up?
Honestly if anyone in the hockey world is making decisions in 2013 based on a couple of phrases uttered at a press conference in 2008 they should get their head checked..
As for how GMs who don't like each other conduct trades, Elliotte Friedman covered that recently.. "we had our assistants do it."
As an asside the ignore feature doesn't really work when people are quoting these people's post.


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Crude dropped after an industry report showed that U.S. oil stockpiles climbed to a nine-month high as output held at the highest level in more than two decades.
Futures in New York fell as much as 0.8%. The American Petroleum Institute said yesterday that supplies climbed 4.7 million barrels to 385.1 million, the most since June. An Energy Information Administration report today probably will show inventories rose 2.1 million barrels, according to a Bloomberg survey. Exxon Mobil Corp.'s Pegasus pipeline, linking the U.S. Midwest to Texas refineries, will remain shut until regulators are satisfied with repairs.
"The API numbers were clearly not good for the crude market," said Bill O'Grady, chief market strategist at Confluence Investment Management in St. Louis, which oversees $1.4 billion. "Today's government numbers will also show a big gain in crude supplies, although not as large as the API."
WTI oil for May delivery fell 50 cents, or 0.5%, to $96.69 a barrel at 9:39 a.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The volume of all futures traded was 9.6% below the 100-day average.
Brent crude for May settlement declined 90 cents, or 0.8%, to $109.79 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Trading volume was 18% above the 100-day average. Brent, the European benchmark grade, traded at a $13.10 premium to WTI, narrowing from $13.50 yesterday.
22-Year High
Today's EIA report will probably show that U.S. crude stockpiles climbed to 388 million barrels last week, the highest level in more than 22 years, according to the Bloomberg survey.
The EIA report will probably show gasoline inventories dropped 1 million barrels, according to the median estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Distillate inventories are projected to fall 1.1 million barrels.
The API collects stockpile information on a voluntary basis from operators of refineries, bulk terminals and pipelines. The government requires that reports be filed with the EIA, the Energy Department's statistics unit, for its weekly survey, scheduled for release at 10:30 a.m. in Washington.
Exxon's 96,000 barrel-a-day Pegasus pipeline line was closed after a leak was discovered in Arkansas on March 29. The line runs 940 miles (1,512 kilometers) from Patoka, Illinois, to Nederland, Texas, and serves refineries around Port Arthur and Beaumont in eastern Texas.
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|MLB Career Stats
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|March 30, 2015
|Texas Rangers released LF Ryan Ludwick.
|February 9, 2015
|LF Ryan Ludwick assigned to Round Rock Express.
|February 4, 2015
|Texas Rangers signed free agent LF Ryan Ludwick to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|October 30, 2014
|LF Ryan Ludwick elected free agency.
|August 12, 2013
|Cincinnati Reds activated LF Ryan Ludwick from the 60-day disabled list.
|July 28, 2013
|Cincinnati Reds sent LF Ryan Ludwick on a rehab assignment to Louisville Bats.
|July 24, 2013
|Cincinnati Reds sent LF Ryan Ludwick on a rehab assignment to Dayton Dragons.
|April 15, 2013
|Cincinnati Reds transferred LF Ryan Ludwick from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Torn cartilage in his right shoulder.
|April 2, 2013
|Cincinnati Reds placed LF Ryan Ludwick on the 15-day disabled list. Torn cartilage in his right shoulder.
|December 10, 2012
|Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LF Ryan Ludwick.
|November 3, 2012
|LF Ryan Ludwick elected free agency.
|February 8, 2012
|Cincinnati Reds signed free agent LF Ryan Ludwick.
|October 30, 2011
|LF Ryan Ludwick elected free agency.
|September 7, 2011
|Pittsburgh Pirates activated LF Ryan Ludwick from the 15-day disabled list.
|September 2, 2011
|sent LF Ryan Ludwick on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis Indians.
|August 24, 2011
|Pittsburgh Pirates placed LF Ryan Ludwick on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 23, 2011. Mid-back muscle spasms.
|August 1, 2011
|Pittsburgh Pirates activated LF Ryan Ludwick.
|July 31, 2011
|San Diego Padres traded LF Ryan Ludwick to Pittsburgh Pirates.
|July 31, 2010
|San Diego Padres Traded Corey Kluber to Cleveland Indians; Cleveland Indians Traded cash and Jake Westbrook to St. Louis Cardinals; San Diego Padres Traded Nick Greenwood to St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Cardinals Traded Ryan Ludwick to San Diego Padres.
|July 24, 2010
|Ryan Ludwick roster status changed by St. Louis Cardinals.
|July 20, 2010
|sent OF Ryan Ludwick on a rehab assignment to Memphis Redbirds.
|July 3, 2010
|Ryan Ludwick roster status changed by St. Louis Cardinals.
|June 26, 2010
|St. Louis Cardinals placed RF Ryan Ludwick on the 15-day disabled list.
|May 29, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals activated RF Ryan Ludwick from the 15-day disabled list.
|May 13, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals placed RF Ryan Ludwick on the 15-day disabled list. Strained right hamstring.
Graduated from Durango High School in Las Vegas and played baseball at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas...at UNLV in 1997 was named to Baseball America's Freshman All-America squad...his uniform number 18 is 1 of only 3 retired at UNLV, along with Matt Williams (15) and coach Fred Dallimore (13)...his brother, Eric, was selected by the Mets in the second round of the June 1993 free-agent draft and from 1996-1999 appeared in 31 Major League games as a righthanded pitcher for the Cardinals, Athletics, Marlins and Blue Jays (31g, 12gs, 2-10, 8.35).2013
Spent most of the season on the disabled list following surgery on 4/3 to repair the torn labrum and anterior capsule in his right shoulder...suffered the injury while sliding head first into third base on Opening Day vs LAA...didn't play for the Reds again until 8/12 at Chi...made his last 3 starts of the season batting second, his first apps at that spot in the order since 7/25/10 for StL at Cubs...in the 6-2 loss at Pit in the Wild Card playoff produced 3 of the Reds' 6 hits, including a pair of doubles.2012 In his first season with the Reds was a finalist for the Players Choice Comeback Player of the Year Award ... tied the Reds' record for fewest errors in a season by a left fielder (1, George Foster 1980) ... in his last 80 apps of the season beginning 6/14 hit .313 (87-278, 21 2b, 18hr, 53rbi) ... with RISP produced 24 hits in his last 57ab (.421) ... while Joey Votto was injured led the team in hitting (.340), HR (12, tied w/ Jay Bruce) and RBI (36) ... from 9/20-9/28 missed 8g with tightness in his left groin but played in each of the Reds' last 5g of the season (3-12, 3 2b) ... his 12rbi from 7/27-8/1 were a career-high over any 4-game span ... hit his second career grand slam in the first inning of the 11-inning, 8-5 win on 4/15 at Wsh (off Ross Detwiler) ... in the 5-2 win on 5/20 at NYY produced a solo HR in the seventh inning off CC Sabathia that pulled the Reds to within 2-1 and a 2-out, 2-run double in the ninth that extended their lead to 5-2 ...in the seventh inning of the 10-3 win on 5/26 vs Col produced his fifth career pinch-hit HR, a 3-run shot off Matt Reynolds that extended the Reds' lead to the final score ... on 6/7 vs Pit produced his 13th career 2-homer game (off Kevin Correia, Joel Hanrahan) ... in the 10th inning of the 3-2 win on 7/14 vs StL hit his fifth career walkoff HR (solo off Victor Marte) ... during the Division Series vs SF hit 3 of the Reds' 5 homers, the first Postseason home runs of his career (solo off Madison Bumgarner in Game 2, solo off Barry Zito in Game 4, solo off Matt Cain in Game 5) ... led both teams in home runs, the most in an entire single Postseason by a Reds player since Tony Perez produced 4 homers in 1975 ... hit safely in 4 of the 5 NLDS games overall, including each of the last 4g ... was the club's nominee for the Hutch Award, given annually to the player who best exemplifies the character and fighting spirit of the late Reds manager Fred Hutchinson ... on 10/31 declined his mutual contract option for the 2013 season but on 12/10 was re-signed to a 2-year contract through 2014 with a mutual option for '15. 2011 In 139 apps for the Padres and Pirates combined to hit .237 (13hr, 75rbi)...at the 7/31 trading deadline was sent from SD to Pit for a player to be named or cash...among National League left fielders ranked third in both fielding percentage (.995) and assists (9)...recorded 9 outfield assists for SD, which ranked T2nd in the National League when he was traded...missed time in August while disabled with lower back spasms. 2010 Split the season between the St. Louis Cardinals and Padres after being acquired by San Diego 7/31 as part of a three-team trade with the Indians. Played in 77 games for the Cardinals and 59 for the Padres, combining to hit .251 (123-for-490) with 27 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs, 69 RBI and 63 runs scored...Ranked fifth in the National League, hitting .345 (40-for-116) with RISP...Hit .273 (72-for-264) prior to the All-Star break and .226 (51-for-226) after, with 11 of his 17 homers coming before the break...Belted two home runs 8/10 vs. PIT, his third multi-homer game of the season and number 11 of his career...Missed time when placed on the disabled list 7/3 with a strained left calf...reinstated from the DL 7/24, following a rehab assignment with Memphis...Following trade to San Diego, started 57 of the Padres 60 games in right field...Reached base via hit, walk or hit by pitch in 45 of his 59 games with San Diego. 2009 Led the team's outfielders with 22 HR & 97 RBI...Was voted N.L. Player of the Month for July after batting .340 with 6 HR's and 28 RBI...The Cardinals were 34-20 in games he had an RBI. He had hits in 53 of his final 77 games, batting .292 (79-271)...Enjoyed a career day on 9/4 at PIT when he had career high 5 hits, 5 RBI and 8th career 2-homer game...Led the team's outfielders with 9 assists and made just one error...His 93 RBI as an outfielder ranked 6th among N.L. fly chasers. Had 27 two-out RBI, 2nd on the club to Pujols (28) and batted.323 (51-158) w/RISP, 18th in the N.L. 2008 The popular outfielder earned playing time and responded with an All-Star season, posting career highs in batting average (.299), home runs (37) and RBI (113). ... Became first player since Hideki Matsui (2004) and Lefty O'Doul (1929) to hit 30 HRs and have 100 RBI at age 30 while having had 750 or less career at-bats in prior years. Source: Elias. ... Was voted to N.L. Silver Slugger team and named to the Sporting News N.L. postseason All-Star team. ... Was selected (by players) to his first MLB All-Star game. ... His 37 HRs were tied for the team lead (Pujols) and ranked T4th in the N.L. His 113 RBI were 6th-most in the N.L. ... Led the club with 104 runs scored, 10th-most in the N.L., and the most by a STL outfielder since Jim Edmonds scored 129 runs in 2000. ... His 80 extra-base hits ranked 3rd in the N.L., his .591 SLG% was 3rd in MLB and his .966 OPS ranked 6th in the Majors. ... Collected 40 doubles, 2nd-most on the team (Pujols-44) and the most by a Cardinals outfielder since 1993 when Bernard Gilkey also had 40. ... Ranked T7th in the N.L. with 318 total bases. Ranked 8th in N.L. with a .316 batting average vs. RHPs. ... Had a .320 (78-244) batting average at Busch Stadium; batted .282 (83-294) on the road. ... Hit 19 home runs on the road, T5th-most in MLB. ... Averaged 4.8 at-bats per RBI (3rd-best in the N.L.); averaged 14.5 at-bats per HR, 4th-best in the N.L. ... Batted .308 (49-159) with runners in scoring position. ... Was T4th in N.L. w/ 12 outfield assists. ... Batted .320 (33-103) with 22 runs, 9 HRs & 24 RBI in August. The 24 RBI for August ranked T3rd in the N.L. ... Tied a club season record for consecutive games with a HR (5) from 8/1-6. Was the 5th Cardinal to do so (J. Bottomley, R. Collins, J. Edmonds & A. Pujols). M. McGwire had 6-straight over 2 seasons. ... Accumulated a team-high 7-game RBI streak from 7/30-8/6 (10 RBI). ... Named N.L. Player of Week for the week of 7/28-8/3 (.539 BA, 14-26, .613 OBP, 8 RBI, 27 TB). ... Finished the season with an 11-game hitting streak intact (.429, 15-35), matching his career high. ... Batted .402 (43-107) vs. N.L. West foes. Was 12-for-20 (.600) in six games vs. the Rockies. ... Batted .455 (5-11) with 3 HRs & 5 RBI in 4-game series at SF 4/10-13. HRed in 3-straight games from 4/11-13 at AT&T Park. ... Reached base safely in 10 of 15 PA's in 5/5-8 COL series. Had 2-HR game 5/8 at COL & batted (.692, 9-13) in 4-game series at Coors Field. ... Homered in 4-straight games from 7/11-18 and totaled 9 RBI in that span. ... Was double shy of the cycle 7/12 at PIT as he drove in four runs with a 3B, HR &1B. ... Hit 23rd HR on 7/22 vs. MIL, the longest (450 ft) in Busch Stadium III history. ... Belted 3rd career walk-off HR and 2nd of 2008 (also 5/17) on 8/5 vs. LA. 2007 Outfielder earned a promotion from Triple-A to the Majors in May and never left. Played all three outfield positions, committing just one error. Made 65 starts and appeared in 120 games for St. Louis, hitting a career high 14 homers, third most on the team, with 52 RBI. His 11 go-ahead RBI were tied for fourth on the team and his nine game-winning RBI were second behind A. Pujols (13). Had an RBI and/or hit in 44 of his 65 starts. Had 11 pinch hits in 35 at bats for .314 average with three home runs, four RBI and five walks. His 11 PH's were second on the club behind Taguchi (13) and tied for 11th in the National League. Was purchased from Memphis (AAA) on 5/6 when OF Preston Wilson was placed on the D.L. and started that day. At the time of his purchase, with 29 games played, Ludwick was leading Memphis with a .340 batting average and leading the Pacific Coast League with 36 RBI and 27 runs scored...his eight homers were T2nd in the PCL. Had a pair of hits 5/9 vs. COL, including RBI double that proved to be GWRBI. Had two hits 5/15 at LA with 3 RBI. Had pinch single 5/25 vs. WSH, PH-double 5/27 vs. WSH and hit pinch single 5/31 at COL. Hit his 1st HR as a Cardinal on 6/6 vs. CIN, tying the game in the 7th. It was his first career pinch homer. Hit 430-ft pinch HR in the 9th on 6/12 at KC to prevent shutout. Had career-high three hits, three runs and five RBI on 6/17 at OAK, including 3-run home run for GWRBI. Belted 14th inning walk-off HR in win 6/20 vs. KC, his 2nd-straight game-winning HR. Collected first multi-HR game as Card with two home runs on 7/1 at CIN (solo, 3-run). His solo shot traveled estimated 473 ft. atop CIN's Great American Boathouse in CF. Doubled in five straight games 7/4-8 (six doubles) in the midst of a 7-game hitting streak (10-25, .400). Came in game 7/7 vs. SF as PH & doubled in two runs in the 8th. Had two doubles & single in 3-hit game 7/8 vs. SF. Had a pair of GWRBI vs. MIL on 7/28 [1] and 7/29, including bases-loaded walk in 9th inning on 7/29...had a two-out runscoring single in the 9th inning in Game 1 on 7/28 for the GWRBI. His two-out double scored the go-ahead run in the 6th 7/31 at PIT, giving him his seventh GWRBI. Homered in back-to-back games 8/5-6. Followed S. Rolen's blast with a HR in the 10-run, 5th inning on 8/6 vs. SD. Clubbed a three-run 1st inning HR (#10) 8/12 vs. LA into Big Mac Land, his 8th GWRBI. Broke open game vs. FLA on 8/21 with a two-run HR in the 8th, his 2nd-straight game with a home run at Busch. Had career-best 11-game hit streak (.432; 16-for-37) snapped on 9/29 2006 Spent the season at Triple-A Toledo in the Detroit organization...Represented the team at the Triple-A All Star game...Finished second in the league with 28 home runs and 64 extra-base hits and ranked third with 81 runs scored and 34 doubles...Earned International League Player of the Week honors for 8/21-27 after hitting .400 (10-for-25) with seven runs scored, four doubles, four home runs and 11 RBI...Recorded four hits, that included two doubles and a home run and drove in five runs on 5/11 vs. Norfolk...Had a seven-game hitting streak from 8/17-23 in which he batted .516 (16-31) with five home runs and nine RBI. During that stretch had two, two-homer games: 8/18 vs. Richmond and 8/22 at Columbus. 2005 Made the Cleveland Indians Opening Day roster, the first time he had done so at the major league level...managed a .220 batting average in 19 games with the Indians, before he had his contract outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo on 6/3...belted two home runs for Buffalo on 6/6 vs. Columbus...sidelined 8/11-19 with a left calf strain...returned to action and played in four games before his season ended after landing on the disabled list 8/27 with a right ulna bone fracture. 2004 Opened the 2004 campaign on the Indians disabled list after undergoing a second procedure on his right knee on 3/31 by Dr. Richard Steadman in Vail, Colo. to remove scar tissue from his patella and patellar tendon...played in eight games with Double-A Akron during a rehab assignment 6/21-7/5 before the Indians optioned him to Buffalo on 7/5 after being reinstated from the disabled list...hit safely in 11 of his first 12 games with Buffalo 7/6-23, batting .340 (17-for-50) with five doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI...drove in a season-high six runs on 7/23 at Syracuse -- matched the high with six RBI on 8/17 at Pawtucket, belting a season-best three home runs in that contest...joined the Indians following his recall from Triple A on 8/31 -- batted .220 in 15 games. 2003 Began the season at Oklahoma, before being recalled by the Rangers on 7/2...in 30 games during May batted .308 (37-for- 120) with 21 runs scored, 10 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 25 RBI...posted a 12-game hitting streak 6/13-24, batting .326 (15-for-46) with three doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI...hit .327 (37-for-113) with 16 runs scored, nine doubles, four home runs and 16 RBI in 28 games during June...hit .353 (18-for-51) with runners on base and two outs and .395 (15-for-38) when hitting with runners in scoring position and two outs...named the 10thbest prospect in the Pacific Coast League following the season by Baseball America...recalled by the Texas Rangers from Triple A Oklahoma on 7/2...saw action in eight games with Texas before he was acquired by the Indians in a three-player deal on 7/18... established a career high with two home runs, while matching a career best with three RBI on 8/12 at MIN...recorded two five-game hitting streaks, 8/17-22 and 8/24-29 to establish a career best...batted .274 (26-for-95) with 11 runs scored, four doubles,a triple, five home runs and 21 RBI in 25 games duringAugust -- tied for 13th in the American League with 21 RBI during the month... jammed his right knee and bruised his patella tendon sliding back into first base in the fifth inning on 9/3 at Detroit following a single -- landed on the 60-day disabled list on 9/9 and rehabbed the injury in Cleveland...underwent athroscopic surgery on his right knee to repair torn cartilage in the joint on 10/23 after experiencing persistent inflammation during the rehab process. 2002 Acquired by the Rangers from the Oakland Athletics in a six-player deal on January 14, 2002, and opened the season at Oklahoma...third on his club in Oklahoma with 27 doubles and 15 home runs...earned Rangers Minor League Player of the Month honors in April after hitting .305 (29-for-95) with 22 runs scored, seven doubles, a triple, six home runs and 20 RBI in 25 games...recalled by the Rangers from Oklahoma for his first major league action on 6/5 -- made his major league debut that night at Anaheim as a defensive replacement in right field... collected his first major league hit on 6/6 at ANA a single off Kevin Appier in the second inning...established career highs with three hits and three RBI on 6/11 vs. CIN -- matched the high of three hits on 6/14 at HOU...belted his first major league home run on 6/25 vs. ANA, a solo shot in the third inning off Scott Schoeneweis...optioned to Oklahoma on 7/1...batted .344 (32- for-93) over a 24-game stretch 5/31-7/27, scoring 19 runs and collecting 10 doubles, seven home runs and 18 RBI at Oklahoma ...landed on the disabled list on 8/3 for the remainder of the season with a left femur stress fracture...underwent surgery on 8/22 to repair a hip fracture, having a screw inserted into the hip in a procedure know as internal fixation...named the seventh-best prospect in the Rangers organization following the season by Baseball America. 2001 Split his season between Double-A Midland and Triple-A Sacramento...led all Oakland minor leaguers with 103 RBI and was second with 26 home runs...Earned a spot on the Texas League postseason All-Star squad after finishing fifth in the league with 96 RBI...averaged one home run every 17.72 at-bats...Named the Texas League's best defensive outfielder by Baseball America...Participated in the Futures Game in Seattle. 2000 Earned California League postseason honors for Single-A Modesto...Ranked second in the CL with 29 home runs and one every 17.0 at-bats...finished third with 249 total bases, fourth with 58 extra-base hits and 102 RBI and tied for fourth with a .505 slugging percentage...Named the best power prospect in the CL by Baseball America. 1999 Made his professional debut with Single-A Modesto after being selected by OAK in the second round of the First-Year Player Draft...Belted two home runs in his professional debut 7/20 vs. Bakersfield.


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FRAMINGHAM — One of the things you notice first in "Eternal Presence," a terrific career survey of John Wilson at the Danforth Museum of Art, is how attentive Wilson is to the faces of children. From his earliest days sketching his brother to his most recent large-scale drawings in charcoal, the impulse has remained the same: It is an impulse toward clarity, toward truth. He doesn't sentimentalize or caricature children. He doesn't give them false or generic expressions. He gets them just so.
What you notice later is the high number of pictures showing children in the arms of adult men and women. But here again, even with this most hackneyed of subjects — a staple throughout art history and across cultures — you don't feel the motif is clichéd or generic.
Yes, Wilson is after something elemental and profound. But the resulting image is not just another mother and child, or dad with young kid. There is instead, each time, something tender and hard-won about what you are looking at. A hope, a promise, a lament all in one.
Wilson, 90, is one of Boston's most esteemed and accomplished artists. He was born in Roxbury, the son of parents from British Guiana (now the nation of Guyana), was admitted to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 1939 after developing a natural aptitude for art at the Roxbury Boys Club, where he attended classes taught by SMFA students.
He was a star pupil at the museum school, where he was taught by Karl Zerbe, the German-born Boston Expressionist who played such a vital role in Boston art during this period.
Wilson was unable to enlist in the US military during World War II because he had a heart murmur. But he was very much alive to the consequences of the global conflict, not only abroad but at home, where he saw his African-American community make extraordinary sacrifices for the war effort.
There are 84 drawings, prints, sculptures, and oils in the Danforth show (which is complemented by a smaller Wilson show at Martha Richardson Fine Art on Newbury Street). One of the handful of paintings at the Danforth is a portrait of the artist's brother, according to the show's curator, Danforth director Katherine French. Called "Black Despair (Black Soldier)," it shows a man with his head down on a table, one fist clenched in anguish.
Coming just five years after the two small pencil portraits Wilson sketched of another brother on the eve of the war, it seems intimately connected to those images — and yet separated by a gulf of unwanted experience.
Wilson, as an African-American artist trying to make his way, needed to know that he was not alone during this crucial formative period. He found inspiration in the example of Allan Rohan Crite, a dynamic Boston artist who had graduated from the SMFA before Wilson. And he took heart from Alain Lock's 1940 anthology, "The Negro in Art: A Pictorial Record of the Negro Artist and the Negro Theme in Art."
Between 1943 and 1945, Wilson was exhibiting nationally. His work was reproduced in Time magazine and Art Digest. He was on a roll.
After the war, having graduated from the SMFA, Wilson went to Paris on a traveling fellowship awarded by the school. He studied there in the studio of the great modern artist Fernand Leger.
Many of Wilson's prints and drawings from this period, often in gouache, bear Leger's strong influence: rounded, pneumatic figures, schematic modeling, dynamic composition, and blocks of color dissociated from the duties of description.
But they also show Wilson adapting Leger's idiom inventively to his own purposes, and to subject matter that had always interested him — especially life on the street and outdoor labor.
Even before going to Paris, Wilson had fallen under the sway of the Mexican muralists. He saw their works in "100 Twentieth Century Prints" at the Boston Institute of Modern Art, a precursor to the Institute of Contemporary Art, and he traveled to New Hampshire to see Jose Clemente Orozco's ambitious mural "The Epic of American Civilization" at Dartmouth College.
He now went to Mexico and became part of a circle of artists, many of them African-American, engaged in making overtly political art. Much of it was directly inspired by the great Mexican muralists, but adapted to US racial politics, and molded around all of Wilson's earlier interest in the feel and texture of life for the working poor.
Wilson's story did not stop there. He came back to the States in 1956, lived in Chicago and New York, and taught at Boston University between 1964 and 1986. He continues to make vital work. He took up sculpture relatively late, but has become well known for his sculptural heads of Martin Luther King Jr., one of which has pride of place in the Danforth show. (Another is in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington.)
The historical background to Wilson's work is fascinating. And it is interesting to think of how this African-American artist relates to, and yet remains apart from, the predominantly Jewish circle of Boston Expressionists who loomed so large in this city in the '40s and '50s. (On seeing the work of one of those artists, Jack Levine, Wilson has said: "I was struck with the fact that he was doing largely in relationship to the Jewish people what I was attempting to do with the Negro.")
But so many of the works in this show press back against stereotypes and generalities with unusually direct and personal force. The reason has only partly to do with Wilson's impressive virtuosity in so many different media. It has just as much to do with the touching immediacy of his art.
The work may be involved in illustrating a dramatic story, as in the series of six illustrations for Richard Wright's short story "Down by the Riverside." It may be a jaunty expression of the crowd-pressed vitality of street life among the urban poor. Or it might deftly evoke the protective tenderness of fathers holding their children. But it is always speaking directly to you. It almost shivers with sincere feeling.
Nothing illustrates this better than the ink drawing "Self Portrait #4," which, like many of the works here, has been lent to the show by Wilson himself. In its tangle of dark lines obscurely involved in the rendering of the artist's own tilting, mortal head, it is reminiscent of Pierre Bonnard's late, great self-portraits. It is a thing of simplicity, humility, and self-knowledge. It's impressive.Sebastian Smee can be reached at email@example.com.


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mrsmiley4 wrote:...there seemed like a LOT more math/science questions than the 5/5 per packet asked for in the distribution.
mrsmiley4 wrote:...after about the 8th graph theory question which our team had no clue on the apparent prevalence began to get a little tiresome.
mrsmiley4 wrote:...the editors [have] a math/science bias...
mrsmiley4 wrote:...[the editors had] to replace a large number of bad [non-science] questions [with science questions.]
Nathan wrote:the "Ibrahim" tossup's explicit instruction not to take "Abraham" was horribly in error...unless I missed a specific statement at the beginning of the tossup that the Islamic name was required.
several of the clues referred equally well to Abraham (Terah was an idolator in Jewish tradition as well) and anyone listening to the tossup would conclude that it was seeking a pan-religious character.
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4) I also have no idea what Nathan is talking about. How is a tossup on John Austin a "mistake"? He's only the most influential British philosopher of the post-WWII era.
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WKB approximation: This one also feels like a pretty hard question.... Anyway, huzzah for real quantum mechanics, and down with particle physics.
Heat transfer bonus: the third part on Dirichlet problems was a bit confusing.
Equations of state, radioisotopes bonuses: I tend to feel that questions on crazy equations of state are kinda ass.
Landau: I don't know anything about this Landau pole of which the question speaks, so I have no idea whether that clue is properly placed in the question; assuming that part's fine, I think this is a really good question. I realize it's probably harder than the typical science tossup, but I still wish it had been put in the first 20 of some packet.
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people should know. There are all sorts of well-known topics like "pressure," "electric field," and so on that have scads of important, interesting facts that could be used as clues. Why write another boring tauon tossup? I would argue that concepts like pressure and electric field are far more useful to the typical layperson, as well as the typical scientist.
I don't really have much else in the way of arguments here. Matt is correct in pointing out that it is possible to write real particle physics questions; the Regionals set contains at least one example that seems good to me. I guess particle physics is probably sexier to the typical layperson than the fundamentals of physics, but: a) I think "importance" and "usefulness" should probably be weighted more heavily in determining science subdistributions than "interest for the layperson," at least at ACF Regionals and Nationals; b) I think it's entirely possible to write non-particle physics questions on important concepts/people/whatever that will be interesting to most laymen; c) shitty particle physics questions have little or no sex appeal.
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A mere smudge on the border between France and Spain on a European map and coming in at a lightweight 291 square km (181 square miles), the tiny landlocked Principality of Andorra attracts an inordinate number of tourists – over 10 million a year – with a population of just 86,000 people. It's the tourism euros that keep the economy afloat (making up over 80% of the country's GDP), ably supported by its status as a tax haven. Comparatively rich, the people here not only enjoy fantastic winter snow but glorious summer sunshine that no doubt contribute to the inhabitants having one of the longest life expectancies in the world.
Amazingly, since 1278 Andorra has been ruled jointly by the President of France and the Catalan Bishop of Urgell in Spain. The agreement was reconfirmed in 1993 when the first Andorran Constitution was passed, however, the dual head of state roles are practically honorary. Andorrans live in seven valleys framed by the steep mountains of the Pyrenees, but locals make up only approximately 43% of the population, with Spanish, French and Portuguese making up most of the rest of the population. While the official language is Catalan, it's common to hear French, Portuguese and Spanish being spoken – as well as plenty of English on the ski lifts!
The main ski area is Grandvalira, the larger of the two areas in Andorra and the largest in the Pyrenees, which consists of several linked ski areas. The closest to the capital, Andorra la Vella, is the low-level Encamp, followed by the family-friendly Canillo, and then El Tarter, with a well-regarded snowpark, good family facilities, and nightlife. Next, at the centre of the Grandvalira ski area is Soldeu with excellent steep descents, as well as wide open slopes for intermediates. While it's very family-friendly, it's also known for its nightclubs and in summer its bike park on the mountain.
The next ski area is the pretty Grau Roig with excellent scenery but no accommodation at the base of the slopes. The last area is Pas de la Casa, considered the best place to purchase equipment and to party. The terrain here is fine, with good runs down to Grau Roig. The smaller ski area is Vallnord, which consists of three areas, two of which are directly linked. Of these two, Pal is the smaller of the areas, while Arinsal is more of what would be considered a typical ski town – for better or worse. The other area, Arcalís, is not yet linked to the others by ski lifts and is more of a small village than ski town. All have good general terrain, but Arcalís has better off-piste and powder skiing.
In summer, Andorra offers nature-based activities, particularly walks and hikes through the mountains and valleys. Valleys such as the Incles Valley and the Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley are beautiful and offer rewarding walks, particularly during spring.
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May 30, 2012
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, is ending enrollment in its "Cryptococcal Optimal ART Timing" (COAT) study because of higher mortality rates among participants in one of the two HIV treatment arms.
The Phase IV study began in November 2010. It was evaluating whether HIV-infected participants hospitalized with cryptococcal meningitis (CM) but not yet taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) would improve their chances of survival if they began ART while receiving CM treatment as inpatients compared with the standard practice of beginning ART as outpatients, approximately five weeks after receiving CM treatment.
Two reviews of the COAT trial's safety and effectiveness data last month by an independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) found substaintially higher mortality rates among the 87 participants who received early ART compared with the 87 participants who received delayed HIV treatment. For this reason, the DSMB recommended that study enrollment end immediately. As the study's sponsor, NIAID agreed with the DSMB's recommendation.
The COAT study, which was being conducted at two sites in Uganda and one in South Africa, was intended to enroll 500 volunteers ages 14 years and older diagnosed with CM and HIV but not yet taking ART to treat HIV. Cryptococcal meningitis treatment consisted of 14 days of the anti-fungal drug amphotericin B followed by fluconazole. Antiretroviral therapy included an efavirenz-based regimen in accordance with national treatment guidelines, The study was slated to end in June 2015.
Participants are being notified of the study's developments and will continue to be followed by study staff. Treating clinicians are being advised to continue or modify ART for current study participants based on standard of care and medical judgment.
The COAT trial was initiated and is being coordinated by the University of Minnesota's Clinical and Translational Science Institute in collaboration with NIAID; Mbarara University of Science and Technology-Uganda; the Infectious Diseases Institute/Makerere University-Uganda; and the University of Cape Town-South Africa. The ClinicalTrials.gov identifier for the COAT Trial is NCT01075152.
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Alanna from Tacoma, WA
Reviewer is A current student here.
1 of 5
Categories Comments Clubs and Activities
Great clubs and always pro for more
Great for these types of students
Hands on mechanics, truck driving, auto painting, diesel, fire fighting, wood shop
Bang for the buck
If you put in your time you will be very satisfied
Food and Dining
Its in the works of getting great food back on campus
Dorm Life
No on campus living
Academic Rigor
Tips for prospective students
Join the ASG student government or just be involved with the school other than your course program.
In three sentences
I highly recommend this college for there hands on programs. They work with you every step of the way when enrolling. Also they are involved with the community and becoming more so.
Savy from Tacoma, WA
Reviewer is A past student here.
2 of 5
Categories Comments Food and Dining
A few blocks from downtown Tacoma where most of the finest dining are at such as Melting Pot, Varsity Grill, Matador bar and lounge.
Dorm Life
There isn't a dorm around the school, but the apartments are really close and affordable for any college students
Tips for prospective students
Take a look and tour the campus. Maybe sit in a class and see if it's good fit. This school is rough around the edges, but great success!
In three sentences
It wasn't my first choice to go, but it was the only school that took me right away when I was late in applying for school. Campus is small, but the faculty and advisors are great and very helpful. They really prepare you for the workforce and help with you with a job placement.
Bradley from Tacoma, WA
Reviewer is A current student here.
1 out of 1 people found this review useful. 3 of 5
Categories Comments Bang for the buck
You definitely do not waste your money at this school. They give you exactly what you pay for which is what I was asking for and they know what they are doing. This is a school that is great with it's students but at the same time they do not joke around when it comes to your education.
What to do for fun
For fun I hunt, camp, build things with wood or metal, and I hang out with my friends.
Food and Dining
There is no cafeteria at the school but there are great places to get lunch at around the school that is fast and inexpensive.
Dorm Life
There are no dorm at this campus but the living around the school is great because there is a lot to do and the campus is really nice to walk around.
Academic Rigor
The courses really are not very hard at all, unless you dislike your career choice. The courses are really nice and steady and the times that they have for them are great for students that have jobs or life outside of school. Its not too stressful like some classes can be.
Tips for prospective students
For future students the only tips that I have for them is to really decide what career you want and when you go to school ask all the questions that you have because the teachers have all the answers and they are really helpful.
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I love going to Bates Technical College and am very happy with my choice. The classes are great, they teach me exactly what is going on in the field that I have chosen. The teachers are great and really try to be honest and straight to the point with the students which is exactly what I was looking for.
Arizona from Tacoma, WA
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4 of 5
Categories Comments Campus Safety
great guards protect and serve.
Clubs and Activities
diversity center has tutoring.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
the parking on the roof is a funky hideaway.
Bang for the buck
students discount in the cafeteria and assemblys offering pizza. job opportunities are handed to us in work-based learning. school uniforms are gone for good around here.
What to do for fun
walking the few blocks around the campus gives me a good stretch in morning breaks. singing away in the courtyard when school is out. jumping for joy when another speaker visits the conference hall.
Food and Dining
candy machines and soda pop can be found in the hall. a cafeteria run by students had full course meals and salads. a coffee shop across the street from downtown campus has money saving items.
Dorm Life
close by affordable apartments and waterfront views. no on campus rooms available for students of any age. three separate locations in tacoma, wa.
Academic Rigor
strong curriculum provides the essential tools i will use for success in employment. instructions are easily understood and suitable for my learning needs. due dates are bottom line in my school.
Tips for prospective students
dress comfortably because you will be sitting down so much. the people are friendly sharing the halls. remember your coffee mug.
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vocational training for superior success. professional instruction modeled for your pace. candid memories for a lifetime worth while.
Paul Raymond from Steilacoom, WA
Reviewer is A current student here.
1 out of 1 people found this review useful. 5 of 5
Categories Comments Great for these types of students
This great for hands-on junkies like myself I got into auto parts and I am enjoying it here. beside get to know new people that you have not met before and for me I think its good way to go to college.
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Kidnappers arrested
Hickory police have arrested four people with kidnapping a man from a Lowe's Home Improvement store on U.S. 70 in Hickory Monday.
four suspects were arrested around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday after Hickory Police found the kidnap victim bound with duct tape in a residence just outside the city limits.
According to Hickory Police officials, the chain of events started around 6:30 p.m. Monday evening when Alfonso Moreno was abducted from Lowe's Home Improvement.
Police officials said they reviewed video footage recorded from the surveillance cameras at the Lowe's Home Improvement the video that shows the victim's vehicle pulling into a parking space followed by a second vehicle, a dark colored minivan, pulling up beside him.
A short time later, both vehicles drove off in the same direction. Neither vehicle was found at the residence where the arrests were made.
Moreno was reported missing by an acquaintance, after she received a telephone call demanding a ransom for Moreno's safe return.
During the early stages of the investigation, Hickory police was able to establish a possible location of the victim.
With the assistance of the Catawba County Sheriff's Department, Hickory Police units entered a residence located at 1030 21st Street Drive SE and found the victim along with four suspects who were arrested.
To read more of this story, pick up the Thursday edition of Catawba County's community newspaper, The Observer News Enterprise, at newsstands throughout the county.


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As if one Schmidt wasn't enough, now there will be two on the upcoming season of New Girl.
Rob Riggle has been tapped to play another Schmidt, the rival cousin of the original (Max Greenfield), TVGuide.com has confirmed. As first reported by TVLine.com, Schmidt 2.0 will pop up during the Thanksgiving-themed episode in November.
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Riggle, who is well-known as a correspondent on The Daily Show, has also had roles in The Hangover, 21 Jump Street and NTSF:SD:SUV::.
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Mary Catherine Smith
Mary Catherine Smith, 86, of Benton, passed away Monday, Nov. 14. She was born March 2, 1925 in Benton.
Mrs. Smith was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, T.J. and Lena Mae Runyan; her husband, Jack Smith; and her brother, Joe Runyan.
She is survived by three children, Charles V. Smith and wife Chris of Seattle, Wash., Donna Mae Candy Lindsly and husband Donald of Dayton, Ohio, and Bob Smith and wife Debbie of Tulsa, Okla.; six grandchildren, Kari Meier, Charles Maxwell, William Smith, Marla Freeman, Michael Smith and Eric Smith; and four great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at Old Rosemont Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at Ashby Funeral Home.
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Supervacaciones available only for residents of Mexico. Mexico is one of the most attractive destinations in the world, particularly for those who want to enjoy its infinite possibilities, such as white sand beaches in crystalline waters, nature preserves, ecotourism, picturesque and colonial cities full of life and color. Discover the flavor of Mexico.
*Breakfast not included during free night
The perfect atmosphere for your romantic getaway. Enjoy an unforgettable romantic experience at The Haciendas. Reserve this package for a minimum of two nights and receive:
Taste the Exceptional Luxury The Haciendas offer and enjoy your 4th night free. Indulge in a sumptuous getaway with an extraordinary offer from The Haciendas. Stay three consecutive nights and enjoy:
In Latin America, receive the Best Rate Guarantee plus daily free breakfast for two.
Start your day off right and enjoy your trip even more