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2009 Way Klingler Young Scholars. The awards of up to $32,000 are intended to fund $2,000 in operating costs and up to 50 percent of salary for a one-semester sabbatical.
Dr. Allison Abbott is using the roundworm C. elegans to research the functions of small RNAs known as microRNAs that regulate gene expression and are important regulators in the roundworm and in humans. "The goal is to identify specific biological pathways that are regulated by microRNAs," said Abbott. "If we can understand what microRNAs do in normal animal development, then we can begin to understand what's happening when they're misregulated in human cancers." Abbott will take her sabbatical in spring 2010 to identify the target genes and genetic pathways that are regulated by three microRNAs.
Focusing on embedded, real-time software systems, Dr. Dennis Brylow has set his sights on creating better, less expensive tools for system designers and software engineers. "As a society, we seem to be a distance from technological change not just causing change, but actually causing measurable improvement in the lives of people," said Brylow. "We're working on our little corner of it here." During his fall 2009 sabbatical, Brylow will continue work on his "little corner," which has brought in more than $250,000 in grant funding, to extend operating system infrastructure and explore new programming paradigms.
During the spring 2010 semester, Dr. Irene Guenther will take her sabbatical to prepare for publication Fashioning Berlin: The Politics of Clothing 1945–1961, a book on post-war Berlin. Guenther will examine a ruined post-war Germany. Out of that destruction, the Germans reshaped themselves to be the citizens that they are today, according to Guenther. "What people are encouraged or are required to wear, choose or refuse to wear, how they clothe themselves or are fashioned, and how a nation imagines and fashions its identity can tell us a great deal," said Guenther.
With an expertise in mental health disparities, Dr. Lucas Torres is focusing his research on Latino populations, examining how living in the United States affects the mental health of Latinos. One project involves investigating how Latino intercultural competencies, including the integration of traditional values and personal capabilities, help individuals navigate between cultures and within a culture. Another project uses a daily diary study to track individuals for two weeks and measure their responses to race-related stressors. Torres' sabbatical semester, in spring 2010, will allow him to advance his research, collect and analyze data, and prepare a manuscript.


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Chicago comedy fans have the chance to meet the cast of TBS' latest sitcom, "Sullivan & Son," just a week after its July 19 premiere.
Series star Steve Byrne and co-stars Owen Benjamin, Roy Wood Jr. and Ahmed Ahmed bring their "Sullivan & Son" Tour to UP Comedy Club at 8 p.m. July 26. The cast mates and comedy club headliners will perform their standup for Chicago fans.
To get the $22 tickets, go to Up Comedy Club's website. The club is located at 230 W. North Ave, 3rd Floor in Piper's Alley.
In "Sullivan & Son," Byrne plays Steve Sullivan (Steve Byrne), a corporate attorney who becomes disillusioned with his life in New York and decides to move back to Pittsburgh and take over the family bar. Steve's best friends, Owen (Benjamin), Roy (Wood Jr.) and Ahmed (Ahmed), keep the bar in business by spending most of their time there.
The series, which is executive produced by Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley and showrunner Rob Long, has a definite "Cheers" vibe. (That shouldn't be too surprising; Long worked on "Cheers.")
Dan Lauria and Jodi Long plays Steve's Irish father, Jack, and Korean mother, Ok Cha. The series co-stars Vivian Bang, Brian Doyle Murray, Christine Ebersole and Valerie Azlynn.
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With Micro Four Thirds cameras already into their second or third generations, Nikon is so late to the 'mirrorless' party its rivals are already tucking into their 'morning after' fry-up.
But after much deliberating the 'Big N' has finally entered the fray with its Nikon 1 series. Led by captain V1 (left, £830 with 10-30mm lens) and lieutenant J (right, £550 with 10-30mm lens), the series debuts a new lens mount and claims to be the 'world's fastest and most intelligent camera system'.
Our brief hands-on confirms that both the Nikon 1 V1 and J are, indeed, extremely quick in the autofocus department. But faster than the lightning Olympus E-P3? It didn't appear so, but we will reserve final judgement until our full review.
What's more immediately noticeable about both cameras is their reassuringly premium magnesium alloy build. Their minimalist approach also stretches to the external controls which, as you can see above, are fairly sparse.
This means the Nikon 1 will, like the Sony NEX series, appeal more to those stepping up from a compact, rather than pros stepping down from a DSLR. Manual exposure control is possible with some digging around in the well-designed menus, but those who like to fiddle with their apertures (so to speak) will prefer the more accessible buttons of the Panasonic GF1 or Nikon's own P7000.
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Of course, neither the GF1 or P7000 come in a rainbow of colours (see above), or have some of the Nikon 1 series' interesting shooting modes. Rather than offer shortcuts to well-trodden effects like 'background defocus' or 'tilt shift', Nikon has created a new one called 'motion snapshot'.
Seemingly a way to show off the series' new Exspeed 3 sensor, this simultaneously records a short, slo-mo .MOV movie file and takes a still JPEG to create a 'living picture'. No, we're still not entirely sure what that means either, but Nikon is apparently working on easy ways of exporting these to social networks.
We're fond of the Nikon 1 series' build and style, but fear it could struggle to carve an identity between the firmly established Olympus Pens, Sony NEX-5 and Panasonic GF range. The V1 does have an built-in electronic viewfinder – a big plus when shooting in bright sunlight – but the CX-format CMOS sensor is smaller than the Four Thirds and APS-C seen in its rivals.
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- When you put the kettle on, only boil the amount of water you need.
- Turn off computers and other electrical devices when you're not using them. On average, IT equipment accounts for 13% of people's electricity bills.
- Energy-saving light bulbs can save you lots of money over time. Even turning lights off for a short period will save energy, so it's a good idea to always turn the lights off whenever you're not using a room.
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For more tips on making your home warmer and more energy efficient and saving money, visit energysavingtrust.org.uk
Fitting insulation to your home is a big step but could help you make significant savings. The better a home is insulated, the less money will be needed to heat it. Consider insulation for your loft, walls and even draft proofing or new windows. All of the major fuel companies also provide either free or discounted insulation. Many local authorities also have schemes.
Contact the Energy Saving Trust for information on schemes in your area.
In some parts of the UK, there are independent advice centres that can offer tailored advice on making your home warmer. They may even be able to visit you in your home. Your council can advise you if there is an energy advice centre in your area. Examples of local advice centres include the Severn Wye Energy Agency in south west England and Wales and Tadea in North East England.


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I figure if I can't have this precious fella maybe we can at least spread the word and help him find his forever home.
More About WilburWhen you look into Wilbur's eyes they just seem to say "Please." "Please love me, please don't leave me, please take care of me." He wins the heart of everyone who meets him, and doesn't understand why he isn't special enough for someone to look at him and say "Wilbur, you're mine." He might just burst with excitement when that day comes for him. He tries and tries to be special enough - he quietly sneaks up to snuggle with you, or crawls in bed with you so gently as if not to wake you - for fear that if you know he's there you won't want him. He quietly nuzzles against you, sometimes keeping his head down, asking if it is ok that he asks you to pet him. You can see how affectionate and devoted to his people he is in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPvYCB3a14M. Wilbur's entire life he has been left. Left in a dog run with no water, left with no food until he was so skinny that you could see every bone in his ribcage. Ironically, feeling unwanted his whole life has turned him into an amazingly devoted, appreciative, people-centered dog, the way that only sadness sometimes can. It is literally like he is seeing the world for the first time and wants to experience everything. Show him a tennis ball and he lights up just waiting for you to throw it. Sit on the couch and he asks if he can come sit next to you. Treats are like the biggest delicacy he's ever seen. Not only that, but he received excellent training at a top-notch canine behavior training center. He's kennel trained, house trained, and leash trained - he's all wrapped into a great package just ready to mix right into his new home. For now he would really like to be your one and only canine companion - he needs some extra special attention so he can know what it is to have a family of his very own. He is a sweet, gentle, trusting dog who more than anything else in the world wants someone to look back into his eyes and say "I love you, I won't leave you, and I'll take care of you." For the person that opens up their heart and their lives to Wilbur, instead of "Please" he'll say "Thank you" in every way that he can. Can you be Wilbur's loving forever home? Or just want to find out more about him? Email firstname.lastname@example.com. If you can't take Wilbur home with you, can you help him by spreading the word to your friends and network? Wilbur is house trained and spayed/neutered.
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Kavanaugh's accuser wants FBI probe before hearing
Trump defiant on tariffs as China strikes back
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Russia and Israel at odds over downing of Russian aircraft
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ISU taking lead on virtual career fair trend for Southwest MBA Alliance
Mark Peterson, director of MBA graduate career services in ISU's College of Business, is managing the software being used this year for the second annual Southeast MBA Alliance Virtual Career Fair from November 6-20.
ISU coordinating statewide Pappajohn new venture business plan competition
Officials from Iowa State's Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship are coordinating the statewide 2007 Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition. The competition is open to any Iowa university or college student/team with an interest in starting a business.
Accrediting team notes 'noteworthy progress'
Iowa State's accreditation was continued recently by the Higher Learning Commission. An external review team noted that despite many challenges, "the university has made noteworthy progress in increasing the quality of its programs and services, responsiveness to various constituencies, student retention and graduation rates, fund raising and funded research, among others." The next comprehensive evaluation is scheduled for 2015-16.
ABC correspondent Lynn Sherr is fall Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics
A correspondent on ABC's Newsmagazine "20/20," Sherr will deliver a free, public presentation titled "Outside the Box: Women, Politics and Media" at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28, in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.
Alum will be on space shuttle next June
When NASA launches the space shuttle Endeavour in June 2007, its crew will include the first Iowa State alum to become an astronaut. Clayton C. Anderson, who earned his master's degree in aerospace engineering at ISU in 1983, will travel to the International Space Station where he will spend up to four months.
ISU professor studies gender differences in investment behavior
Tahira Hira, ISU executive assistant to the president and a professor of consumer economics, joined with a colleague to produce a report for NASD -- the world's largest private sector securities regulator -- titled "Gender Differences in Investment Behavior."
Summit to generate recommendations for keeping Iowa a leader in biorenewables
"A Call to Action Summit: Ensuring Iowa's Leadership in the Bioeconomy" will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, in Iowa State University's Scheman Building. Registration is required and there is a $25 fee.
Memorial Union schedules ceremony to honor ISU's fallen in Iraq
Iowa State's Memorial Union has scheduled a ceremony for 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, to honor the university's two Iraq casualties. The pre-Veterans Day ceremony will begin in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union, then move to Gold Star Hall. A reception for the families will follow the ceremony. The public is invited.
Webcast, mini-conference on ethanol Nov. 13
Experts will offer a variety of perspectives on the corn-based ethanol industry in Iowa in a statewide webcast and mini-conference Nov. 13. The conference is sponsored by the ISU economics department.
Engler will explore critical landscapes in Presidential Lecture Nov. 6
There's more to landscape architecture than moving dirt and planting flowers, says Mira Engler. The Iowa State University landscape architecture professor will discuss her ideas on critical design and present examples of her work during the fall Presidential University Lecture. "Critical Landscapes: From Pork Barrels to Otherworldly Dumps and Gardens," will be at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, in the Sun Room, Memorial Union.
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ISU sophomore Lee Harris, who was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident a year ago, maintains his busy pre-accident routine while raising funds for experimental surgery.
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Women who divorce may lose some of their good health, according to a study at Iowa State University.
Viral videos as the new attack ads
YouTube can carry candidates' messages, or record their lesser moments for posterity. University Professor of Political Science Steffen Schmidt discusses YouTube's effect in next week's election in CNBC's "On the Money."
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Text messaging has advantages and drawbacks, but the technology has a "power we have not earned and don't yet know how to use," says Michael Bugeja, director of ISU's Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication.
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Pat Schnable and the Plant Sciences Institute are featured in Successful Farming magazine's October cover story, "Yield of dreams," about groundbreaking crop technology in the works. Research by Schnable and others to sequence the corn genome is key. It will enable scientists to speed development of varieties with desired traits, like drought resistence and cold tolerance, so that agricultural productivity can keep pace with increasing demand for food and fuel.


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Setting up backup and recovery for Dynamic Tiering.
Esserver Status to see if Dynamic Tiering is active
The overall HANA system including Dynamic Tiering is a single database system which consists of both in-memory and on-disk data stores. In order to ensure data consistency across the entire database, HANA manages the backup and recovery of both the in-memory and on-disk Dynamic Tiering data stores through a single coordinated process. This means that both in-memory data and Dynamic Tiering data are always backed up and restored together.
In this set of tutorials, we will be backing up and recovering one of our Tenant databases,
The Dynamic Tiering data and log backup directory locations are the same as the core HANA data and log backup locations.
To view the currently configured directory paths for the HANA and Dynamic Tiering backups, navigate to the "Configuration" tab in the HANA Administration Console, go to "
global.ini" > "persistence". These locations identify where the backups will be created. You can modify these locations if desired. Ensure the locations and paths are correct. Set the parameters for
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Note: The configuration parameters can be set at the Tenant level and System level, however the configurations in Tenant and System will be the same regardless of where the configuration parameters are set. In this tutorial, we set the configuration parameters at the Tenant level.
You will need to assign the TPCH user the required roles and permissions to create a backup. If you need a quick refresh on how to assign permissions, refer to Create a New User and Assign Permissions. Under the System Privilege tab, grant the following permissions to access the backup editor and to execute backup properly:
Click the deploy button near the top right or the F8 key on your keyboard to execute the changes.
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Science Scoops: Forget Your Homework? Blame Mom!
by Stephen James O'Meara
Or Dad. Take your pick. Yes, a new study shows that forgetfulness may run in the family. That's right. Dr. Daniel Weinberger (National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, MD) has discovered that a gene long known to be involved in memory actually comes in two types—and which type you have may decide whether you'll remember what I've just said.
The "good" memory gene—the one that plays a role in building and retaining memory—is known as BDNF (if you really must know, BDNF stands for "Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor"…happy?). The genetic variation of BDNF, known as metBDNF (don't ask) apparently does the opposite. Weinberger says that 15 to 20 percent of the population carries the metBDNF gene.
To test his hypothesis, Weinberger created a series of memory tests. In one, more than 600 adults were simply asked to recall story events. As expected, people with the metBDNF gene performed worse than those with the BDNF.
If you have the metBDNF gene, don't despair; the study did not find that metBDNF was related to all types of memory—just so-called "episodic memory" that involves recalling past events. Besides, Weinberger says, metBDNF may have some beneficial effects—although what those might be haven't been discovered yet.
- gene: A tiny part of an animal or plant cell that determines a characteristic that will be passed on to the animal's or plant's offspring.
- hypothesis: An educated guess about why something happens.
- In Lesson 3, you learned about how a child can inherit certain traits, such as eye and hair color, from a parent. But what about other inherited traits, such as a good (or a bad) memory? Think about a physical or mental ability that you have. Maybe you can run very fast. Maybe you are really good at science! What is one physical or mental ability that you have that you would like to pass on to your children someday? Write a brief paragraph explaining the trait, and why you think it is an important trait to pass on.
[anno: Answers will vary. Students should identify a physical or a mental ability and why they think it is important to pass this ability along.]


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When Lindsey Stirling was eliminated from the quarterfinals of "America's Got Talent" in 2010, the fan-favorite "hip-hop violinist" (a term she doesn't like) received some classic reality competition judgment--somewhere between tactless criticism and brutal honesty. Said Piers Morgan at the time, "There were times in there when it was OK, and there were times when it sounded to me like a bunch of rats being strangled."
That kind of letdown would make your father tell you to get up, dust yourself off and find a hard day's work. Stirling did that, quickly finding a ton of momentum in a place most fathers would never consider: YouTube.
Almost three years later, Stirling, 26, is a YouTube mainstay, boasting 2012's 8th-most-popular video for her song "Crystallize." With a sold-out show at the Vic on Saturday, clearly this violinist, dancer and video editor is doing something right.
In a recent phone interview, Stirling talked about being a self-made YouTuber, her eclectic song covers and how she writes her originals.
On being seen as an "Internet artist": "You know I'm very proud of, I guess you could say my YouTube heritage [Laughs]. I don't know if the outside world sees it too much, but any YouTuber works pretty hard because you pave your own way. You do it yourself. It's a very DIY world, and all of us YouTubers have a lot of respect for one another because we know how much work it takes … I'm proud to be a YouTuber. I definitely don't like being pigeonholed in any regard, like, I don't like being called a hip-hop violinist. I don't like being called this or that, you know? Everything I like to represent through my playing and my videos and my music is that you don't have to be in a box in order to make it. You don't have to fit into any criteria. You can express yourself any way you want to."
On cover songs: "I take a lot of suggestions from my fans when I do covers just because they've been my support. I feel like it's the least I can do for them if they want to hear a song, so I'll kind of listen to their suggestions, but the other key ingredient is that I have to love the song. There's no passion behind it if I'm not interested … Another thing is I always like to make it my own. I'm not a fan of just covering a song and doing it exactly [how] the original artist did it. If I'm gonna cover something, I like to do it in a unique way. So, for example, 'Skyrim,' doing it with an a cappella artist and working out, 'How can we make this sound powerful and just as awesome as a full orchestra with just two people?' Or like 'Phantom of the Opera,' doing it in a rock and roll style. With [Rihanna's] 'We Found Love,' it was in an African style with Kenyan artists on it."
On her dance moves: "I haven't [had any classical training]. I do my own choreography… I just really have always loved dancing … I would say it's my second love. The first was violin, then was dancing. But no, I've never had any formal training. In fact, I would say I'm the first YouTube-trained dancer because I would find tutorials on YouTube like on how to moonwalk, or I looked at how to glide and would practice watching those YouTube videos."
On the considerable visual element behind her music: "I actually started out as a film major in college, and even in high school, I was always making music videos with my friends, you know, roping them into these projects. Even now, they're like, 'Oh my God, Lindsey, the same exact thing that we were doing in high school, and you were always like pulling us in and making us do, now you do that for a living!' I'd always, like, find our costumes and tell everybody what to wear. I'd plan the set. Being a film major really helped me go into the YouTube space because not only do I think in music terms, sometimes the idea--before I even write the song, I've got the idea for a video. That was the case with 'Shadows,' for instance. I had this great idea to do a video where I danced against my shadow and I was like, 'Oh, I need to write a song for that, and I'll call it 'Shadows'!' So the two go hand-in-hand. Sometimes the music inspires the videos; sometimes the video concept inspires the music. Sometimes they both kind of happen and overlap each other."
On her experience touring with a drug- and alcohol-free bus, stemming from her Mormon faith: "I really think that the whole no drugs or alcohol or whatever allowed on the bus, I think that makes a big difference. And it surely eliminates a lot of potential drama that could happen. We're just a pretty clean, happy little tour."
Lindsey Stirling, 7:30 p.m. Sat. at Vic Theatre. Sold out.
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Saturday we were introduced to a unique way of hair removal and at the same time finally achieved one of our long-held desires when we met Tarangini Piyusbhai Patel at the Cathryn Jamieson Salon.
We now have a tattoo. The henna was artistically created on our left forearm by "Gini" as she is known at the salon. She was dressed in a gorgeous multi-colored saree. Gini came to our country a month ago from Mumbai (Bombay), India, bringing many talents with her from her homeland.
One of those is threading. She demonstrated how she wraps thread methodically around fingers on both hands and with a loop in the middle captures a hair and removes it by pulling on the thread. In addition to threading, in India she gave facials and was a post offi ce agent.
She was introduced to salon owner Cathy Jamieson by her brother Ilesh Patel who owns Jamestown Wines & Spirits. She is at the salon Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 to 3. Gini lives in Johnston with her husband and son and daughter. She said she is very happy in this country. In broken English, she added "My job is best here." Our thanks to salon employee 12-year-old Matt Rafanelli for his translation help.
Welcome to the U.S., Gini!
Barbara-Ann MacIntosh and Patty Vandal both identified Johnny Ray as the artist who sang "The Little White Cloud That Cried." Patty added to Mary Webster's poser that Ray also wrote the words and music. "However, closer to home, Pat Smith's son, Sam, sang it it in one of my shows way back when.'"
Patty also answered our query of what Mr. Kean did. "Mr. Kean was a 'Tracer of Lost Persons.' I believe that the show was on Monday through Friday at 7." Nancy Logan, Bob Kinder, Ruth Newman and Barbara-Ann MacIntosh all had the right answer. Joe Vecchione said that "'Tracer of Lost Persons' became part of a Bob & Ray radio show skit entitled 'Mr. Trace Keener Than Most.'"
Thanks, guys!
Marlene Murphy wonders what the second line is to the old saying, Hey (cq) is for horses?
When we inquired about why the American flags were at half staff Friday at East Ferry, we were told that the governor had requested it. Actually, he requested that all Rhode Island state flags be at half staff.
Who said, many times, "cuff'em Daniel?"
Tara Beaulieu writes, "Giant kudos to island resident Jennifer DuBois for completing the 200- mile Pan Mass Challenge bike race over two days on Aug. 2 and 3. To date the Pan Mass Challenge has raised $24 million for cancer research and treatment at the Dana Farber Institure.
Its goal for this year is $33 million (still accepting donations). Two hundred miles in two days, from Sturbridge to Provincetown! We're proud of you, Jenny! Love, your friends and family."
Kudos from us, too!
John A. Murphy poses, "An 'oldies' singing group, sort of a precursor to The Village People, took its name from a doo-wop chant in an early rock 'n roll classic by the Silhouettes.
"What was the name of that band?"
School days, school days, happy golden rule days.........it won't be long now and the kids will be running for the school buses once again. How do they feel about it?
Reece Bennett, 9, will be in the 4th grade at the Jamestown School and said, "It's going to be fun!" Alex Clarke, 17, and a senior at N.K. complained that the school year is beginning too early. "It should start in September," he said. Jessica Safford, 14, will be a freshman at N.K. and responded that she is "excited but at the same time kind of nervous." Matt Rafanelli, 12, an eighth grader at the Jamestown School said his school has good teachers who will prepare him for high school. "But nobody likes to leave the summer so I guess I have mixed feelings."
A Snapple cap moment: Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.
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November 1782
Anno 23o Georgii Tertii.
DIE Martis, 26o Novembris 1782.
Domini præsentes fuerunt:
The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That His Majesty had been pleased to issue a Commission under the Great Seal, for the further Prorogation of the Parliament."
Then Three of the Lords Commissioners, being in their Robes, and seated on a Form placed between the Throne and the Woolsack, the Lord Chancellor in the Middle, with the Lord Privy Seal on his Right Hand, and the Lord Osborne on his Left, commanded the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod to let the Commons know, "The Lords Commissioners desire their immediate Attendance in this House, to hear the Commission read:"
Who being come, with their Speaker,
The Commission was read by the Clerk, as follows; (videlicet)
Commission for proroguing the Parguing Parliament.
George the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth: To Our most dear Brothers and faithful Counsellors William Duke of Gloucester, Henry Duke of Cumberland; the most Reverend Father in God, and Our faithful Counsellor Frederick Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan of all England; Our well-beloved and faithful Counsellor Edward Lord Thurlow, Our Chancellor of Great Britain; the most Reverend Father in God, and Our faithful Counsellor, William Archbishop of York, Primate and Metropolitan of England; Our wellbeloved and faithful Counsellor Charles Lord Camden, President of Our Council; Our most dear Cousins and Counsellors Augustus Henry Duke of Grafton, Keeper of Our Privy Seal; George Duke of Manchester, Chamberlain of Our Household; Edward Duke of Somerset, Charles Duke of Richmond, Harry Duke of Bolton, Thomas Duke of Leeds, George Duke of Marlborough, William Henry Duke of Portland, James Duke of Chandos, John Frederick Duke of Dorset, Henry Duke of Newcastle, Hugh Duke of Northumberland, George Duke of Montagu, Frederick Earl of Carlisle, Steward of Our Household; Francis Earl of Huntingdon, James Earl of Salisbury, Basil Earl of Denbigh, John Earl of Sandwich, George Bussy Earl of Jersey, Thomas Earl of Kinnoul, Hugh Earl of Marchmont, John Earl of Bute, William Earl of Dartmouth, Charles Earl of Tankerville, George Earl of Pomfret, John Earl of Ashburnham, Thomas Earl of Effingham, Granville Earl Gower, John Earl of Buckinghamshire, George Earl Temple, Francis Earl of Hertford, Charles Earl Cornwallis, Philip Earl of Hardwicke, Henry Earl Bathurst, Wills Earl of Hillsborough, Thomas Earl of Ailesbury, Thomas Earl of Clarendon, William Earl of Mansfield, Our Chief Justice assigned to hold Pleas before Us; George Viscount Townshend, Thomas Viscount Weymouth, David Viscount Stormont, George Viscount Mount Edgcumbe and Valletort, George Viscount Sackville, Richard Viscount Howe, Augustus Viscount Keppel, the right Reverend Father in God, and Our faithful Counsellor Robert Lord Bishop of London, and Our well-beloved and faithful Counsellors Thomas Lord Grantham, One of Our Principal Secretaries of State; George Lord De Ferrars, Francis Lord Osborne, George Lord Onslow, William Lord Ponsonby, William Lord Wycombe, Thomas Lord Pelham, John Lord Cardiff, Jeffery Lord Amherst, Alexander Lord Loughborough, Chief Justice of Our Court of Common Pleas; John Lord Ashburton, and Fletcher Lord Grantley, Greeting: Whereas We did lately, for divers difficult and pressing Affairs concerning Us, the State and Defence of Our Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Church, ordain this Our present Parliament to begin, and to be held at Our City of Westminster the Thirty-first Day of October, in the Twenty-first Year of Our Reign, on which Day Our said Parliament was begun and held, and from thence, by several Adjournments and Prorogations, was adjourned and prorogued to and until Tuesday the Twenty-sixth Day of this Instant November, then to be held, and sit at Our City of Westminster aforesaid: Know ye nevertheless, that for certain pressing Causes and Considerations Us especially moving, We have thought fit further to prorogue Our said Parliament; therefore, We, confiding very much in your Fidelity, Prudence, and Circumspection, have, by the Advice and Consent of Our Council, assigned you Our Commissioners, giving to you, or to any Three or more of you, by virtue of these Presents, full Power and Authority, from the said Twenty-sixth Day of this Instant November, in Our Name, further to prorogue and continue Our present Parliament at Our City of Westminster aforesaid, until and unto Thursday the Fifth Day of December now next following, there then to be held and sit: And therefore we command you, that you diligently attend to the Premises, and effectually fulfil them in the Manner aforesaid: We also strictly command all and singular Our Archbishops, Dukes, Marquisses, Earls, Viscounts, Bishops, Barons, Knights, Citizens, Burgesses, and Commissioners, for Our Counties and Boroughs, and all others whom it concerns, to meet at Our said Parliament, by virtue of these Presents, that they observe, obey, and assist you in executing the Premises as they ought to do. In Witness whereof we have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.
Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Twenty-second Day of November, in the Twenty-third Year of Our Reign.
By the King himself, signed with His own Hand.
Then the Lord Chancellor said,
My Lords and Gentlemen,
Parliament prorogued.
By virtue of His Majesty's Commission under the Great Seal, to us and other Lords directed, and now read, we do, in His Majesty's Name, and in Obedience to His Majesty's Commands, prorogue this Parliament to Thursday the Fifth Day of December next, to be then here holden; and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thursday the Fifth Day of December next."


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Who Is to Blame When a Man Cheats? According to a Revenge Website, Only the Woman He Cheats With.
Last month, I reported on states that are trying to ban a practice called "revenge porn," in which men punish women for cheating—or often just for the "crime" of dumping them—by publishing naked photos the women gave them in good faith, often with the woman's address and real name attached. Turns out that a lot of straight women want in on the game of publicly shaming people they blame for their broken hearts. The twist is that these women prefer to focus their anger and harassment efforts not at men, but at other women.
Kate Dries at Jezebel reports on a popular website—250,000 "likes" on Facebook!—called She's A Homewrecker, where women can publish the names and photos of women with whom their husbands and partners chose to cheat. Emphasis on "chose," because while some of the tales of woe on this website do involve women bothering to be mad at their cheating spouses, the overall message is clear: The job of keeping a man faithful belongs not to him, but to the entire population of women that he could encounter at any time.
The belief that women are the ones mainly, if not solely, responsible for men's choice to cheat is made all the more apparent when you realize that the cheating men are spared having their information made public, often because the women writing in want to keep the relationship together. One entry features a photo with the woman described as a "home wrecking slut" cuddling with the man in question. His face is blanked out, and the cheated-on woman writes, "She will never have his heart like I did. EVER. I will love that man until the day I die." One photo caption reads: "A pathetic excuse for a female. Knowingly, continuing to try and bed a man that is taken." Another woman writes about how her "perfect marriage" was ruined because her husband decided to join a gym, where he met the other woman. The result: That woman gets her name and picture published on the website. The cheating husband, however, gets anonymity and forgiveness, since he "quit the gym and all he does is spend time with us."
Look, I'm not going to defend a woman who makes the crappy choice of sleeping with a married man, but this retrograde belief that men can't control themselves in the face of a woman who tempts them makes it clear the work of feminism is far from done.
People of all genders and sexual orientations and kinks and familial arrangements: If you're old enough to have your heart broken, you need to be mature enough to handle it like an adult. Party inappropriately. Sleep around. Whine to your friends—that's what they are there for. Listen to sad music while curled up in a ball crying on the floor. Fantasize about getting your revenge, if you want. But whatever you do, don't actually try to get revenge, either on your ex or the woman you blame because you've absorbed the idiotic notion that anyone other than the man behind the penis is responsible for where the penis goes. The only person who looks bad when you do that is you.


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Matt Dowse diving at Broughton Island, New South Wales, 9 October 2011.
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This week Carrie Prejean has been making headlines once again because of an investigation into some semi-nude photos that may have disqualified her from retaining her crown as Miss California. As it turned out, pageant owner Donald Trump allowed her to retain her crown, saying "We've made a determination that the pictures taken were acceptable. Some were risque, but we are in the 21st century."
Furthermore, he defended her answer to Perez Hilton during the Miss USA Pageant and started another controversy by saying "It's the same answer the president of the United States gave. It's the same answer many people gave. She gave an honorable answer. She gave an answer from her heart, and I think for that she has to be commended."
Last month when the controversy broke, I wrote in defense of Carrie Prejean, arguing that her answer exemplified perfect tolerance and noting that she "did not say that gay marriage should remain illegal in the other states. She said in fact, that she thinks it's great that Americans can choose one or the other." Though I did criticize her for fumbling over the answer, not directly addressing the question, and not offering the best possible answer (which I formulated at the end of the post). Well today I have some sharper criticisms for her, particularly for the speech she gave at the press conference with Donald Trump.
She said: "On April 19 on that stage I exercised my freedom of speech, and I was punished for doing so. This should not happen in America," thereby turning her loss of the Miss USA title into a free speech issue. But it's not! The government did not punish her for her answer, a private organization did and that is not a violation of her freedom of speech.
Over at Big Hollywood, Melanie Morgan compares the media controversy over Miss Prejean's answer to 1950s era McCarthyism:
Leo Penn, the father of famous actor Sean Penn, was hauled before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (the McCarthy hearings) during the 1950s and harassed, spied upon and ultimately blacklisted for his political views.
But no one is dragging Miss Prejean before Congress to testify about her beliefs, and the government is not involved. A private beauty pageant and several private media companies are. The Miss USA pageant does not owe Carrie Prejean a crown and it is free to award or not award her a crown according to whatever criteria it chooses, including disliking her political beliefs. That criterion may be wrong and you may disagree with it (as I do in this case), but that doesn't mean Prejean's rights are being violated.
In her editorial, Morgan goes on to ask: "So where are the free-speech warriors? How about Sean Penn and the rest of the Hollywood elitists who think the First Amendment was written solely for their benefit?" How were her free speech rights being violated? Because the rest of the media has exercised its free speech rights in criticizing what she said? The way the article reads, Morgan seems to be suggesting that Carrie Prejean's freedom of speech somehow nullifies the rest of ours. That to criticize her for speaking is a violation of her freedom of speech. But what about our freedom of speech?
Everyone has the right to say what they want about Carrie Prejean's political beliefs no matter how wrong, stupid, or ugly. And everyone else has the right to say that those criticisms are wrong, stupid, and ugly. So far, I have exercised my own freedom of speech to defend Prejean, to criticize her critics, to criticize Prejean, and to defend her critics. Figure that out! It's amazing how the fierce pursuit of truth leads you to see all the nuance in controversies such as this.
Hopefully the world will come to understand that the proper exercise of our freedom of speech, is in the earnest pursuit of truth, uninhibited by forcible interference from others. Hopefully we will all begin to see that misunderstanding and misrepresenting this fundamental human right does great injury to it. Here's hoping.


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Killing the Emperors
- A Jack Troutbeck - Robert Amiss Mystery, Book 12
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 10-08-12
- Language: English
- Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $20.97
Publisher's Summary
Sir Henry Fortune, celebrity curator, has vanished. So too has his partner in love and money, disreputable art dealer Jason Pringle. Panic spreads throughout the London art world when more people go missing. No one can locate Anastasia Holliday, sensational Abject artist; Jake Thorogood, the critic who catapulted her into stardom; or Dr. Hortense Wilde, notorious for having influenced generations of art students to despise craftsmanship.
Hysteria hits the media when it is found that the common link between the victims is that their careers blossomed when they embraced newly fashionable conceptual art. Could it be that they are hostages? If so, why? Ransom? Revenge?
Who will be next? Will it be Sir Nicholas Serota, mighty overlord of British temples of the avant-garde, or the internationally renowned young British artist Damien Hirst, whose dross became platinum? Is danger in store for Charles Saatchi, megarich husband of a TV cook and the genius who took talentless young people and turned them into a winning brand?
When news comes of a disappearance in New York, the fears of the art establishment go transatlantic, with even such stars as Jeff Koons at risk.
Next the friends of Lady (Jack) Troutbeck report her missing, too, she a standard-bearer of conservative values in education and art who recently described admirers of conceptual art as knaves and fools. The police are bewildered. And then begin the horrifying Hommage murders, lethal satires on notorious works of art.
Can Troutbeck's friends rescue her before her worst fantasies become reality?
Ruth Dudley Edwards, a historian, novelist, biographer, and journalist, has won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Gold Dagger Award, and the National University of Ireland Prize. Her novel Corridors of Death was named a 1982 New York Times Notable Book.
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- oshawa, ON, Canada
- 10-09-12
bring back Bill Wallis as Narrator!
I love Ruth Dudley Edwards, a bristish mystery with lots of dark humor. I loved Bill Wallis's narration of all the previous books, he brought great identity to each character. This new narrator fell flat and made it difficult to identify who was speaking as there was little difference from one characters portrayal to another.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- connie
- Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
- 10-28-12
too much exposition!
At first I thought Audible mistakenly placed this in the Arts and Entertainment category rather than mystery - but maybe not. RDE's mysteries never start with a corpse, and usually I love her set-up and backstory, but this novel began with almost an hour discussion of post-modern art. Unlike "Carnage on the Committee", where you do not need to know about Booker-like novels to engage with the satire (although it helps), this may require knowledge about post-modern art to get all the humour.
Fans of the series might wonder if the new offering focuses on Lady Jack or on Robert Amiss - but really the focus is the issue (critique of so-called experts in art), and the novel is weaker for that.
For me, Wallis is the voice of both Troutbeck and this series. Usually I like narrator McCaddon/ Doneda Peters, but not for this series - though it was funny to hear her prim voice repeatedly say the F word - which was sprinkled liberally around this novel compared to the others in the series. Is it even used in other instalments? Maybe Wallis slips it by my ears. Still, McCaddon is very competent; those who think Wallis over-the-top as Troutbeck might like the change.
Only Plutarch the cat was in top form here. I'd recommend any other mystery in this series, unless you are interested in the post-modern art angle.
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- MELigon
- 11-16-12
Ruth Dudley Edwards Kills Again!
Which character – as performed by Wanda McCaddon – was your favorite?
Jack Troutbeck
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Any additional comments?
I am extremely fond of the Robert Amiss/Jack Troutbeck mysteries and my favorite way to experience them is through audio. I have spent many pleasant hours enjoying their exploits in the past through the talent of Bill Wallis, so I was unsure whether I would like Wanda McCaddon's narration as much. I am happy to say that she does a very nice job of Killing The Emperors. I really only have one complaint about the narration. Someone forgot to brief Ms. McCaddon on the proper British pronounciation of Featherstonhaugh (a club featured in both "Killing The Emperors" and an earlier entry in the series "Clubbed To Death") Strangely, it is pronounced Fanshaw. A minor thing to be sure, but it did grate on me. But I digress. I thought "Killing The Emperors" was great fun as well as being very instructive about the world of conceptual art. I would recommend "Killing The Emperors" to anyone who enjoys mysteries with memorable characters and snarky humor.
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- Travelin Gal
- 12-30-12
Author missed the mark on this one
I have enjoyed all the other Robert Amiss books but after an hour of nonstop rambling, I had to give up on it. Also the change to a different reader did not help.
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- soosiewoosie
- 10-22-12
shame about the narrator
Love Ruth Dudley Edwards stories as read by Bill Wallis, why oh why have they changed to a woman who doesn't even get some of the pronounciation right.


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OT: Matt Millen Out ! Gus Johnson In!
NFL Network is going to fire Matt Millen and Hire Gus Johnson to cover thursday night games. Good News for all!
NFL Network is going to fire Matt Millen and Hire Gus Johnson to cover thursday night games. Good News for all!
I hate the Lions so Matt Millen is one of my favorite people of all time....take the BPA!
If it made any difference, I would neg you. Then create a dozen other usernames to neg you some more. FORWARD DOWN THE FIELD! GO LIONS!
April 15th, 2011 at 10:27 AM ^
I think negging and pos banging is back up now.
April 15th, 2011 at 10:53 AM ^
Neg-bombs confirmed ineffective on that Lions h8er three posts up.
April 15th, 2011 at 11:47 AM ^
Someone in another thread randomly lost 1500 points so I thought maybe the points are beginning to take effect. Apparently not.
April 15th, 2011 at 12:16 PM ^
I had 1000 points (or so) expire today. That is probably what happened to them.
Whatevs. I think I will live.
I had a bunch of points deleted because they expired.
About 180 gone just like that.
I won't start losing my hair until November 14, 2011, so I can still build up my totals for awhile before that shrinking feeling sets in for me as well.
April 15th, 2011 at 10:01 AM ^
Dude, just.... no. How can you hate the Lions? What kind of sick person wants to see them suffer any more than they already have? It's like hating the redheaded stepchild. I mean, it's not even worth it.
April 15th, 2011 at 11:58 AM ^
is like hating the LA Clippers.
April 15th, 2011 at 12:09 PM ^
Or the Cleveland Browns.
/beaten down Browns fan
Lions fans are incredible. I have to hate the Lions. Just like I have to hate the Bears and Vikings. I'm a Packers fan. I'm sure every Lions fan hates the Pack as well. You guys keep talking and my team will keep winning Super Bowls.
I know they are getting better, they beat the Pack last year...blah, blah, blah. They should win a division game once in awhile. Get over it, they stink. Oh BTW, I love when they play that "Forward down the Field" when down thirty and Hanson kicks a field goal with 5 minutes left iin the game.....real classy Detroit.
Uhh, hopefully he doesn't land a job w/ ESPN full time... that wouldbe bad news, right?
"Pam Ward here with Matt Millen ... "
I think I am feeling a bit queasy.
April 15th, 2011 at 12:06 PM ^
Wait until they begin their career as an adult film duo.
Worst GM in pro football history (Mike Brown at Cinci is #2) but I think he's a decent color guy on both college and pro. And. I'll always remember his "there is a jockstrap on the filed, and it belongs to (forgot name)" call when Forcier went up the middle against ND.
I am so sick of this "Millen was a bad GM but good commentator" sentiment. Thats bullshit. You know what I like? I like it when the people talking during football games actually have a clue what they are talking about, and Millen has proven to be one of the worst evaluators of talent in the history of western civilization. So when he starts yapping about which players he likes, and for what reasons, why the fuck should I be paying attention to him? Fuck Matt Millen, he ruined my team, and its only now starting to recover. He can fucking rot in television commentator purgatory for all I care.
April 15th, 2011 at 10:23 AM ^
That's kinda harsh. They weren't great before he got there. He just took suck to a much MUCH higher level.
April 15th, 2011 at 10:45 AM ^
Dude, providing color commentary during a game is about understanding what is happening on the field at that moment, coming from the perspective of an ex-player or coach. Being a GM is about projecting a players ability to be a good NFL player for you, and about running an organization. the two have nothing to do with each other. This Lion fan meme that his awful GM performance discredits his ability to describe action on the field is the product of resentment and nothing else. Start thinking and stop lashing out a guy who's been gone for two years.
April 15th, 2011 at 11:54 AM ^
I actually think he's pretty good when calling the action on the field but I have a really hard time not wishing he would choke to death in the middle of calling a game for the crap job he did with the Lions. Unfortunately for him, he gets all the credit for that teams horrible history when really, all he did was manage to make it worse than it already was.
April 15th, 2011 at 11:48 AM ^
I didn't know Millen was a Ford. Yes, he left something to be desired GM wise, but as we all know, shit rolls downhill. People act he was a GM for the Rooneys or Krafts.
April 15th, 2011 at 12:53 PM ^
Whatever. Reason and rationality go out the window with me when Matt Millen's name comes up.
That's Six.
April 15th, 2011 at 10:36 AM ^
I loved that call. He knew it was going the distance a half second before McDonough and was so matter of fact about it.:
April 15th, 2011 at 12:35 PM ^
I loved the Rich Rod era for pre-Big Ten games. It was like the bizarro experience of being in college when Lloyd was coaching us against Pac-10 teams.
Hell, even when we went 3-9, we almost beat a Utah team that went on to go undefeated and smack 'Bama around in a bowl game.
April 15th, 2011 at 10:23 AM ^
Bob Papa was good but Gus is phenomenal. If he's doing Thursday night games those are must-watch games. Good move by NFL network
Yeah, apparently mandatory Millen statements aside, Gus Johnson is probably the best play by play announcer in sports today. He could make women's basketball exciting. This is a very good move by the NFL.
April 15th, 2011 at 10:47 AM ^
I didn't really mind what Millen said and did on that side of the cameras. He did seem to point out things most broadcasters would miss. But, as long as he doesn't go on to screw with any of my other favorite teams I'll be meh.
April 15th, 2011 at 11:48 AM ^
so I actually liked Millen, as far as ESPN commentators go he was pretty good. Millen and McDonough has been one of my favorite pairs, and it sure as hell has nothing to do with McDonough.
April 15th, 2011 at 11:50 AM ^
Yes, Millen and McDonough have done a good job. Millen was apparently a fine TV analyst before he got involved with the Lions.
April 15th, 2011 at 11:52 AM ^
This doesn't really make sense, given that Gus Johnson and Matt Millen don't have the same responsibility in front of the camera. Gus is almost certainly not replacing Millen.
April 15th, 2011 at 12:03 PM ^
I guess, if officially hired, Gus Johnson would actually be Papa's replacement. I believe they're hiring/hired Mike Mayock as analyst.
April 15th, 2011 at 12:51 PM ^
was bad. They need to get Chuck to retire and broadcast NFL games. Desmond on Saturday and Chuck on Sunday????? Nice real nice clark.
April 15th, 2011 at 12:45 PM ^
What wonderful news! Now every Thursday night game will be a classic!
So now I get to not watch Gus Johnson calling the Thursday night game? This is just another reason why the NFL Network sucks. Get the best announcer to call the game that nobody gets. Wasteful.
1. Detroit Red Wings
1a. Detroit Lions
1b. Michigan Wolverines
2. Detroit Tigers (booorrringgg)
42153644361346. Pistons (could not care less)
Screw anyone that dislikes the Lions. The nation would LOVE it if the Lions got good, I can imagine a Saints-like nationwide lovefest if they became a playoff team.
I honestly can't say I'm a huge lions fan just because I checked out and didn't let it ruin my day when the lions would lose the last few years.
If you don't emanate sadness, anger, anguish, or a combination of the above after your team loses you aren't a fan.


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|Last 5 years
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|May 1, 2018
|Algodoneros Union Laguna signed free agent RHP Manny Corpas.
|February 17, 2016
|Guerreros de Oaxaca released RHP Manny Corpas.
|July 15, 2015
|Diablos Rojos del Mexico traded RHP Manny Corpas to Guerreros de Oaxaca.
|April 2, 2015
|Diablos Rojos del Mexico signed free agent RHP Manny Corpas.
|July 13, 2014
|Colorado Springs Sky Sox released RHP Manny Corpas.
|April 2, 2014
|RHP Manny Corpas assigned to Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|February 4, 2014
|Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Manny Corpas to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|October 17, 2013
|RHP Manny Corpas elected free agency.
|September 3, 2013
|Colorado Rockies recalled RHP Manny Corpas from Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|August 17, 2013
|Colorado Rockies optioned Manny Corpas to Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|June 2, 2013
|Colorado Rockies selected the contract of Manny Corpas from Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|January 9, 2013
|Colorado Rockies signed free agent RHP Manny Corpas to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|October 26, 2012
|RHP Manny Corpas elected free agency.
|June 6, 2012
|Chicago Cubs selected the contract of RHP Manny Corpas from Iowa Cubs.
|January 26, 2012
|Chicago Cubs sent Manny Corpas outright to Iowa Cubs.
|December 26, 2011
|Chicago Cubs signed free agent Manny Corpas.
|November 2, 2011
|RHP Manny Corpas elected free agency.
|September 21, 2011
|Round Rock Express activated RHP Manny Corpas from the 7-day disabled list.
|May 3, 2011
|Texas Rangers signed RHP Manny Corpas.
|May 3, 2011
|RHP Manny Corpas assigned to Round Rock Express.
|November 16, 2010
|Colorado Rockies released RHP Manny Corpas.
|November 2, 2010
|Colorado Rockies activated RHP Manny Corpas from the 60-day disabled list.
|September 18, 2010
|Colorado Rockies transferred RHP Manny Corpas from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
|August 27, 2010
|Colorado Rockies placed RHP Manny Corpas on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 26, 2010. right elbow strain
|November 6, 2009
|Colorado Rockies activated RHP Manny Corpas from the 60-day disabled list.
|August 22, 2009
|Colorado Rockies transferred RHP Manny Corpas from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. right elbow inflammation
|July 24, 2009
|Colorado Rockies placed RHP Manny Corpas on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 21, 2009. Right elbow inflammation.
|July 16, 2009
|Colorado Rockies activated RHP Manny Corpas from the 15-day disabled list.
|July 8, 2009
|Colorado Rockies sent RHP Manny Corpas on a rehab assignment to Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|June 20, 2009
|Colorado Rockies placed RHP Manny Corpas on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 19, 2009. bone spurs in right elbow
Manuel Corpas…signed by the Rockies at the age of 16 in 1999.2013
Corpas made two stints with the Rockies in 2013, going 1-2 with a 4.54 ERA (41.2 IP, 21 ER) over 31 games...24 of his 31 appearances was 1.0 inning or longer...he allowed runs in 13 of his games with 8 of them just one run allowed...10 of his final 13 appearances were scoreless...he threw 10.2 innings over those 13 games and finished 4 games...Began the season with AAA Colorado Springs and went 2-3 with a 5.19 ERA (34.2 IP, 20 ER) in 17 relief appearances...at home he was 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA (16.2 IP, 6 ER) in 8 games...Appeared in 21 games for the Sky Sox and had a record of 3-3 with one save and an ERA of 5.49...From 5/11 to 5/31 had a record of 2-1 and was second in the PCL in ERA at 1.69 (3ER/16IP)...Went 2-for-2 at the plate against Albuquerque on 5/22...Was called up by the Rockies on 6/2 and optioned back down on 8/17…In his first start back with the Sky Sox pitched 1.2 scoreless innings...Recorded his first and only save of the year on 8/24 for Colorado Springs...On 9/7 at SD, he pitched his in 301st game wearing a Rockies uniform and passed Mike Munoz for sole possession of 5th place on the Rockies alltime games pitched list...Corpas finished the year with 311 total career games as a Rockie and sits behind Matt Belisle's 326 for 4th place.2012
Manuel signed a Minor League deal with Chicago in December of 2011 and continued his return from Tommy John surgery, which he underwent on September 8, 2010...he began the year with Triple-A Iowa, and was selected by the Cubs, June 6...he went 0-2 with a 5.01 ERA (26 ER/46.2 IP) in 48 relief appearances for Chicago...Retired the first batter faced in 30 of 48 relief appearances...stranded 14 of 23 inherited runners...picked up six holds...had a 4.68 ERA (13 ER/25.0 IP) in 24 home games compared to a 5.40 ERA (13 ER/21.2 IP) in 24 road games...produced a 3.62 ERA (11 ER/27.1 IP) in 24 night games, over three runs lower than his 6.98 ERA (15 ER/19.1 IP) in 24 day games...held the opposition to a .212 batting average (11-for-52) in 15 games prior to the All-Star break ... batters posted a .298 average (39-for-131) against him in the second half...had a 1.54 ERA (2 ER/11.2 IP) in his first 12 outings for Chicago from June 6-July 3 ... held opponents to a .200 batting average (8-for-40), allowing just three extra-base hits...recorded a 6.02 ERA (24 ER/35.0 IP) in his final 36 big league outings from July 5 through the end of the season...made his Cubs debut, June 6 in Milwaukee, tossing a scoreless inning of relief ... was his first big league outing since August 25, 2010, vs. Atlanta with Colorado...entered games with the bases loaded and stranded all three inherited runners, both on July 29 vs. St. Louis and July 30 vs. Pittsburgh, an outing in which he threw a season-high 2.2 scoreless innings...began the year with Iowa, going 0-2 with a 4.01 ERA (15 ER/33.2 IP) in 19 relief appearances ... walked nine and struck out 19...recorded a 1.93 ERA (5 ER/23.1 IP) in his final 12 Triple-A outings after starting the season with an 8.71 ERA (10 ER/10.1 IP) in his first seven games...held right-handed batters to a .161 average (10-for-62) while with Iowa.2011 Manuel missed the entire 2011 campaign after undergoing Tommy John ligament replacement surgery September 8, 2010...he signed a minor league deal with the Rangers May 3, 2011, but did not see any action with the club before declaring free agency November 2, 2011. 2010 Manuel made the Rockies Opening Day roster for the fourth time in his career and appeared in 56 games, going 3-5 with 10 saves and a 4.62 ERA (32 ER/62.1 IP)...Was limited to 56 games after being shelved, August 26, for the remainder of the season with a right elbow strain...was moved to the 60-day disabled list, September 18, due to right elbow surgery...Threw a scoreless inning of work, April 6 at Milwaukee, marking his first big league action since July 20, 2009 vs. Arizona due to surgery to remove bone spurs in his right elbow...Tossed 2.0 or more frames 10 times, including a career-high 3.0 innings twice, April 24 vs. Florida and April 26 vs. Arizona...Owned a 2.81 ERA (10 ER/32.0 IP) in 29 road contests compared to a 6.53 ERA (22 ER/30.1 IP) at home (27 games)...Boasted a monthly-best 1.06 ERA (2 ER/17.0 IP) with 12 strikeouts, seven walks and a .140 average against in 10 April games...Converted 10-of-12 save opportunities, May 15-June 25...Rode a 9.2-scoreless innings streak and converted all five save opportunities, May 12-June 1. 2009 At age 26, was on his third straight Opening Day roster, and pitched for the big league club for the 4th consecutive season...competed for the Rockies closer role in Spring Training with Huston Street, though he began the season as the Rox primary set up man after Street won the closer job...started his season by tossing 3 consecutive scoreless appearances, including his first hold of the season 4/7 at ARI, in the Rox first win of 2009...took his first blown save 4/12 vs. PHI when he allowed 3 runs in the 8th inning, including a 2-run home run to Chase Utley...was named the Rockies closer for a portion of April, and converted his only save opportunity 4/21 at ARI by tossing a scoreless 9th inning...took the loss in his next appearance 4/24 vs. LAD by allowing the winning run in the 9th inning of the Rox 6-5 loss...was removed from the closer role shortly after...would suffer losses in 2 of his next 4 appearances, including a walkoff hit to Rich Aurilia in the 10th inning 5/3 at SF...following the walkoff loss on 5/3 at SF he tossed a season-best 5 consecutive scoreless appearances from 5/6-16...then allowed a season-high 5 runs, all earned, on 6 hits and a walk in 0.2 of an inning 5/17 at PIT; the 5 runs he allowed are his career high for a single outing...earned his 2nd hold of the season by tossing a scoreless 8th inning 5/24 at DET in the Rockies 3-1 win...would go on to earn holds in five of his next nine outings from 6/2-18...earned 4 holds during a period in which the Rockies won 17 of the 18 games they played from 6/4-22...following his hold on 6/18 vs. TB, Corpas was forced to go on the 15-day DL with bone spurs in his right elbow...returned to the club on 7/16 following the All-Star Break, but made just 2 apps before being shut down for the remainder of the season...had surgery to remove the bone spurs in August...at the time of his first DL stint, Corpas led the Rockies in appearances with 33, and he also led the club with 7 holds before going on the DL...owned a 1.87 walks/9.0 innings pitched (7 bb/33.2 ip), which was the 3rd-lowest on the club for pitchers with at least 20.0 innings for the Rox in '09...allowed 11.76 hits/9.0 innings, which was the highest on the club among Rox pitchers with 20.0 innings or more...opponents hit .326 (44-for-135) against him this season, with lefties hitting .400 (24-for- 60) and righties .267 (20-for-75)...owned a 7.16 ERA (16.1 ip, 13 er) in 17 appearances at Coors Field, while posting a 4.67 ERA (17.1 ip, 9 er) on the road...though he spent nearly the entire second half of the season on the DL, Corpas still appeared in 35 games for the 4th time in his four Major League seasons. 2008 Began the season as the Rockies closer but finished the year in a setup role...went 3-4 with 4 saves and a 4.52 ERA (79.2 ip, 40 er) in 76 games...led Rox pitching staff in appearances for the second straight season (78 in 2007) and ranked T-9th in the NL in that category...his 79.2 innings ranked 8th among NL relievers...struck out 50 and walked 23 in 2008; marked his second consecutive year with at least 50 strikeouts (58 in '07)...induced 10 double plays, T-9th highest total among NL relievers...inherited 21 runners and allowed 10 to score (47.6%); 3rd-highest pct. allowed by Rockies relievers (min. 20 games)...earned all 3 wins at Coors Field...allowed 93 hits, exactly 30 more hits allowed than the previous season when he surrendered 63 hits in 1.2 fewer innings pitched (78.0)...had a 3.51 ERA (33.1 ip, 13 er) in the second half vs. 5.24 (46.1 ip, 27 er) in the first half...did not allow any runs in 5 Interleague games (4.2 ip)...went 4-for-13 (30.8%) in save opportunities, the lowest save pct. among all MLB pitchers with at least 10 opportunities...lost closer job on 4/24 when he was 0-1, 7.50 ERA (4-for-8 in saves chances)...finished season 0-for-7 in his last 7 save chances (4/22-9/28), 1-for-9 in last 9, and 2-for-12 in last 12...overall posted an 11.68 ERA (12.1 ip, 16 er) in his 13 save opportunities...earned his only 4 saves of the year in the team's first 17 games (4/1-19)...did not allow a run in any of his 4 appearances when converting a save, facing the minimum 12 batters combined in those games...went 3-1 with a 3.21 ERA (67.1 ip, 24 er) in 63 games w/ no save chance...after losing closer job on 4/24, he posted a 3.99 ERA (67.2 ip, 30 er) with 5 blown saves in 65 games (none of those save chances were to finish a game)...allowed 7 home runs, but allowed just 2 homers from 6/1 through the end of the season (final 50.1 ip)...was unscored upon in 34 of his final 44 games from 6/19-end of season; posted a 3.05 ERA (44.1 ip/15 er) with 6 BB's and 31 K's in that span, lowering his ERA from 6.37 to 4.52...issued just 6 walks in his final 47 appearances, a span of 49.1 ip (walked 17 in first 29 games, 30.1 ip)...did not issue more than one walk in any of his final 58 games (5/13-end of season)...Rockies went 28-11 (.718) in the last 39 games he appeared in...earned first save of the season, retiring all three batters faced on Opening Day 4/1 at STL...charged with first blown save in his second opportunity after taking 1-0 lead into 9th inning and then allowing 2-run homer to ARI's Mark Reynolds...recorded the save in his next 2 games, in back-to-back outings 4/7-8... 2007 In his first full season at the Major League level, Corpas emerged as the club's closer just before the All-Star break and posted the lowest relief ERA in Rockies history...went 4-2 with a 2.08 ERA in 78 relief appearances for Colorado...was 19-for-22 in save opportunities, 19-for-20 after taking over the closer's role in early July...his 2.08 ERA was the lowest relief figure in team history, besting a 2.14 figure by Steve Reed in 1995 (minimum 50.0 ip)...the ERA ranked sixth among NL relievers...established career highs in nearly every category...opponents batted just .224...lefties had a .234 average with right-handers at .214...first batters hit .221 (15-68) with eight walks...permitted just 14 extra base hits all season...allowed seven of 18 (38.9%) inherited runners to score and recorded 16 holds...had a 1.96 ERA in 41 games at Coors Field, 2.21 figure over 37 outings on the road...had an ERA under 1.00 in three of six months for the season...tossed 3.0 shutout innings against the Mets...had a 1.35 ERA (20.0 ip, 3 er) over his first 20 outings through May 16...allowed season-high four runs over 0.1 inning in take the blame for removing Jeff Francis with a 2-1 lead in that contest...from May 18-June 23, compiled a 4.67 ERA to raise season figure from 1.35 to 2.89...over final 40 appearances from June 27-end of season, had a 1.33 (40.2 ip, 6 er) ERA to finish at 2.08...allowed multiple runs just three times: May 18 vs. KC (4 runs), June 5 vs. Houston, and June 23 at Toronto (two runs each)...in fact, over that season-ending span beginning June 27, only earned runs allowed came on three solo homers: July 18 at Pittsburgh (Adam LaRoche), Aug. 10 vs. Chicago- NL (Matt Murton), and Sept. 21 at San Diego (Adrian Gonzalez)...all three solo home runs led off the ninth inning...after Brian Fuentes went down with an injury, Corpas received his first opportunity to close a game on July 7 vs. Philadelphia...beginning with that game, converted each of his first 16 save opportunities until the Adrian Gonzalez homer on Sept. 21 at San Diego tied that contest and gave Corpas a blown save...Rox went on to win that game 2-1 in 14 innings...retired 21 consecutive batters faced from Sept. 2-18 before a Jeff Kent leadoff single on Sept. 19 vs. Los Angeles...fell one shy of matching club record in that category... earned win in Rockies' 6-5 walk-off victory Sept. 4 vs. San Francisco, tossing scoreless ninth inning...recorded first career save of more than 1.0 inning on Sept. 9 vs. San Diego to close out series win vs. Padres...induced double play ball on first pitch to first batter faced in eighth, pinch-hitter Brian Myrow, escaping a two-on, one-out jam with one pitch...allowed runs in three of his last seven regular season outings to raise ERA from 1.80 to 2.08. 2006 In his first campaign above A-ball, Corpas compiled sterling minor league numbers over the first three-and-a-half months of the season and spent the rest of the year with Colorado...Manager Clint Hurdle used Corpas often after his arrival, as he wound up ranking sixth on the club in appearances...went 1-2, 3.62 (32.1 ip, 13 er) in 35 relief outings for the Rockies in his major league debut...ranked 5th among Rox relievers with 27 strikeouts despite not making his major league debut until mid-July...split the rest of the year with Tulsa and Colorado Springs...allowed just five of 29 inherited runners (17.2%) to score, a mark bettered only by Brian Fuentes (6.3%) among Rockies relievers...allowed just one of his first 19 inherited runners to score...had seven holds and was 0-for-2 in save chances...first batters hit .258 (8-for-31) with three walks and a hit by pitch...in 11 outings with zero days of rest, went 1-2 with two blown saves and a 12.00 ERA (6.0 ip, 8 er)...in his other 24 appearances, had no record with a 1.71 ERA (26.1 ip, 5 er)...compiled 2.60 ERA (17.1 ip, 5 er) in 18 games at Coors Field...entered games with a lead 15 times, including nine of final 12 appearances...entered in seventh inning or later in each of his final 14 outings...was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs on July 17...made major league debut July 18 at Pittsburgh, tossing eighth inning of a 13-4 Rockies victory...allowed solo homer to Craig Wilson, second batter faced, but struck out Jose Castillo and Jeromy Burnitz to end his first big league outing...would allow just that one run over his first 10 games and 10.2 innings in the majors, compiling an 0.84 ERA to begin his career...allowed three-run double to Ryan Theriot Aug. 13 vs. Chicago-NL, suffering blown save and loss in 8-7 Rockies defeat...still had a 2.22 ERA (28.1 ip, 7 er) over his first 28 games through Sept. 19...allowed six runs in final seven games and 4.0 innings to finish at 3.62...posted first and only major league win on Sept. 7 vs. Washington, retiring only batter faced...went a combined 2-1 with an 0.99 ERA (45.1 ip, 5 er) over 42 minor league games in 2006...allowed an earned run in just one of his final 36 appearances in the minor leagues...began the year with Tulsa, going 2-1 with 19 saves and an 0.98 ERA (36.2 ip, 4 er) over 34 relief appearances in his Double-A debut...his 19 saves was most among Drillers for the entire season...did not allow a run in his final 28 games in the Texas League...recorded 35 strikeouts against just four walks...was promoted to Triple-A Colorado Springs on June 28...had a 1.04 ERA (8.2 ip, 1 er) in his first Triple-A action as PCL batters hit .167 (5-for-30)...allowed a home run in his Sky Sox debut on June 28 vs. Salt Lake, long ball by Angels prospect Ryan Budde, which was his only long ball allowed in the minor leagues all year...made one appearance for Panama in the inaugural World Baseball Classic. 2005 Spent all of last season with Modesto of the California League, going 3-2 with 2 saves and a 3.78 ERA (69.0 ip, 29 er) in 47 relief appearances...ranked among Nuts staff leaders in appearances (3rd) and games finished (T2nd, 19) in his first campaign at the High-A level...permitted just 2 home runs all season while posting 52 strikeouts against 14 walks...opponents batted .299, with lefties at .364 (40-for-110) and right-handers at .256 (43-for-168)...all but 11.0 innings of work for the year came in the 7th inning or later...each of his 5 decisions came at home, while both of his saves came on the road...both saves came in his final 2 appearances of the year, Sept. 2 and 4 at Visalia...had a 2.52 ERA (39.1 ip, 11 er) in 25 home games and 5.65 figure (28.2 ip, 18 er) in 21 road outings...opposition hit .260 at home, .339 on the road...tossed season-high 2.1 innings on 2 occasions, April 14 vs. Rancho Cucamonga, and Aug. 30 at Stockton...registered season-high 3 K's twice, Aug. 16 at Bakersfield and in final outing, Sept. 4 at Visalia...for the year, allowed home runs to only Inland Empire's Wladimir Balentien (Seattle) and Stockton's Richie Robnett (Oakland)...Balentien is a top Mariners prospect who finished among the Cal League's top 5 in home runs while Robnett was an A's first round draft choice (26th overall) in 2004...issued just 3 walks in his first 25 outings and 37.0 innings...allowed more than 2 runs on just a pair of occasions, 3 on June 2 at Lake Elsinore and 6 runs on July 12 at Lancaster...beginning in mid-July, Corpas had a 2.31 ERA (23.1 ip, 6 er) over his final 15 outings...tossed 6.1 shutout innings over final 3 regular season appearances...allowed one run over 2 appearances and 2.2 innings for Modesto in Cal League playoffs...registered lone postseason save in the Nuts' 4-2 win over Stockton in the opener of clubs' 3-game series on Sept. 7 in Modesto, tossing scoreless 9th inning...participated in Rockies instructional league after the season...was added to the 40-man roster on November 18...went 2-2, 2.42 (26.0 ip, 7 er) in 22 relief appearances for Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League. 2004 Led Asheville with 43 relief appearances, going 2-2, 3.05...averaged 10.6 strikeouts per 9 innings (52 K/44.1 ip) and 4 strikeouts for every walk (52 K/13 BB)...allowed just 2 runs over a span of 22 games and 22.2 innings from May 11-July 9 (0.79 ERA), lowering season figure from 4.66 to 1.95 in that stretch...gave up one run in 10 appearances during the month of July (0.90 ERA in 10.0 innings)...did not pitch between appearances on July 11 and Aug. 7, missing nearly a month with inflammation in his right elbow...of his 3 home runs allowed, 2 came after he returned from that stint on the disabled list...issued last walk on June 17 vs. Augusta, as he did not allow a free pass over his final 19 games and 19.1 innings...recorded season highs with 3.0 innings and 5 strikeouts on May 17 vs. Kannapolis. 2003 In only season of his career to be used solely as a starter, Corpas established career highs with 5 wins and 84.0 innings...led all short-season Rockies in innings, 3rd-most in the Northwest League...the 5 wins led Tri-City staff, also tying Jeff Watchko for most among short-season farmhands...tossed at least 6.0 innings in each of his first 4 starts...earned first win on July 2 at Yakima (8.0 ip, 3 h, 1 r-er, 1 bb, 9 so), the longest outing and most strikeouts of any outing in his career...only run allowed in that game came on a solo homer...won 3 of 4 starts from July 2-22...named league pitcher of the week, July 21-27, following win on July 22 vs. Yakima in which he allowed just one hit, no walks and an unearned run in 7.0 innings...allowed just 2 home runs over his final 9 starts and 49.1 innings...issued just 5 walks in first 10 starts and 59.0 innings, but 17 free passes in final 5 outings and 25.0 frames. 2002 In his first season in the States, went 2-4 with a 5.73 ERA over 29 appearances for Casper of the Pioneer League...tied for staff lead in appearances, registering 42 strikeouts in just 33.0 innings...finished game in 20 of his 29 appearances, recording 2 saves...longest outing was 2.0 innings on 3 occasions...twice posted 4 strikeouts...had a 3.71 ERA (17.0 ip, 7 er) over his final 15 games. 2001 At age 18, spent season with Rockies' Dominican Summer League entry, going 2-1, 2.24 (56.1 ip, 14 er) in 15 games/five starts. 2000 Made one appearance for Rockies' club in Venezuela.


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* Meals and lodging while away from home
* Cleaning and laundry expenses
* Meals and entertainment, only if they are directly related to the active conduct of your trade or business. However, the expense only needs to be associated with the active conduct of your trade or business if it directly precedes or follows a substantial and bona fide business-related discussion.
* Vehicle expenses for the business use of your personal vehicle. For more information on this type of expense, click the following link: Publication 463.
If you did pay any qualifying unreimbursed employee job-specific expenses during the tax year, you can enter these under: Federal Section >> Deductions >> Enter Myself >> Itemized Deductions >> Unreimbursed Employee Business Expense.
If you did pay any qualifying unreimbursed employee travel-related expenses during the tax year, you can enter these under: Federal Section >> Deductions >> Enter Myself >> Itemized Deductions >> Job Related Travel Expenses (Form 2106).


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Being Here for Each Other in Oklahoma
By Mindy Brooks
Mindy Brooks is Director of Education and Research for Sesame Workshop.
My first vivid memory of a tornado was the day my sister was born. I was 4 years old, it was nighttime, and I was alone with my grandmother who spent the majority of her adult years in Papua New Guinea. I vividly remember hearing the voice of Gary England (an Oklahoma meteorologist) giving advice about the storm and telling us to quickly take cover. To my preschool brain it was targeted solely for us and our house. I remember the panic my grandma expressed as she was new to tornados. I remember talking about how to take cover, securing the mattress over us in the bathtub, and holding on to her. And, even more vividly, I remember the feeling of fear that my parents weren't there to protect me. Read More