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Marketing is a powerful force. It is growing in power, impact and significance.
And complexity. Thus being a great marketer is—ironically—more obscure and more important than ever.
Marketing Impact
The result of effective marketing is always better business results. Period. Marketing is often the most noteworthy differentiator between good and great companies. Positive revenue and ROI are the consequence of great marketing.
Marketing is a dynamic profession in constant flux. The definition of marketing and marketing leadership is continually being redefined and reinvented. It's a simultaneous process of construction and deconstruction. Further, the speed and magnitude of change is staggering, putting new and ever-changing demands on marketing professionals.
It is not easy to map out how to make a significant difference when the target is constantly moving. This is something I aspire to do and to be, so I like to learn from others. Here are some of my observations: Agility, Authenticity and Passion
In order to navigate the turbulent, and exciting, opportunities and challenges for marketers today, marketing leaders need to possess extreme agility, impeccable authenticity and the passion to inspire greatness in others. These traits are required in order to stay relevant and significant.
For me, these traits are not natural default positions.
Agility requires the dedication to embrace ambiguity and loss of control and jump into the moving current and flex with its bends and turns. That's a bit unnerving for many of us.
Authenticity requires choice and vulnerability. That's uncomfortable. Per Brené Brown, "Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen." It is a deep vulnerability. The payoff? Brown states that, "Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change." Now who doesn't want that?
Passion is contagious. It is the fuel which drives us and drives others. Said more eloquently by Tony Robbins, "Passion is the genesis of genius."
Four C's to Significance
In addition to Agility, Authenticity and Passion, there are "four C's" which describe what I believe are the pillars of great marketing today. These pillars must be baked into a marketing approach and marketing department in order to achieve significance. My disclaimer: These may change in the next week.
- Customer-centric. In our customer-driven economy, customer engagement is the most critical, elusive and valuable asset to a business.
- Curious. Real-time, iterative learning to stay current with warp-speed trends and developments is a must-have.
- Communicative. Commitment to communicate and establish clarity can make or break marketing.
- Connected. Building bridges, networks and cultivating relationships is a cornerstone of marketing survival.
More on each of these four C's in my upcoming posts.
Do you have some input that I may share in those posts? If so, please let me know.
Sandra Zoratti is an author, speaker and marketer. You can find Sandra on LinkedIn, Twitter @sandraz and on her website, sandrazoratti.com.


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Denarau Island is a small island in Fiji and one of its most beautiful and popular spots for a relaxing getaway.
On the western coast of Fiji's biggest island, Viti Levu, Denarau Island is connected to the mainland via a causeway. It is conveniently located next to Nadi International Airport, which means you can land at the airport and be in the pool within half an hour – now that's a true tropical getaway!
Denarau Island is known for its quality resorts, great beaches and excellent amenities.
A visit to Nadi Town, just 20 minutes away, can take you into the world of ancient Fijian tribal traditions and customs.
That's if you have time. Denarau offers all the activities to make your stay the perfect beach holiday. The marina offers sailing trips, island-hopping excursions or private charters to take you to a secluded beach for the day. You can take a dinner cruise to enjoy the spectacular Pacific sunset or, if you're game, sign up for a jet boat ride.
Denarau is also home to an international standard 18-hole golf course and racquet club.
As the soft coral capital of the world, a visit to Fiji wouldn't be complete unless you did some snorkelling or scuba diving to witness the magnificent reefs and colourful underwater life.
When to go:
The best time to visit Denarau Island is in from May to October. Fiji's wet season is from November to April.
- Indulge yourself at the Radisson Blu's Harmony Retreat Day Spa, set on a private island surrounded by lush tropical gardens. In your private buré, receive a Sugar Glow, an exfoliating and hydrating treatment using coconut and natural sugar cane that will have your skin glowing.
- Charter a yacht to take you sailing through the spectacular Mamanucas or Yasawa group of islands.
- Ride in a traditional bamboo boat to discover the incredible rock formations at Naihehe Sacred Caves, which were once home to a cannibal tribe - this is not for the faint-hearted!
- A third of Fijians are Hindu, and the Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple is the largest Hindu temple in the southern hemisphere. Artisans from South India were summoned to Fiji to create this spectacular temple. Don't miss it; it's a short drive from the Radisson Blu, just 15 minutes from Nadi Town.
- Catch a seaplane or helicopter over the exotic Turtle Island, and see the world famous Blue Lagoon. You can be picked up directly from the Radisson Blu, or from Nadi.
- Spend a day taking in a round of golf or a game of tennis at Denarau Island Golf Club and Raquet Club. Follow it up with a refreshing gin and tonic in the club house.
- Shop in the boutiques of Port Denarau shopping plaza and treat yourself with a South Sea pearl necklace.
- Get some thrills by parasailing, which is easily arranged at the Radisson Blu.


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Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk on Tuesday became the second Senate Republican to support marriage rights for same-sex couples, saying that "government has no place" in blocking loving marriages.
Kirk, in a statement released by his office, joined Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, R, in supporting gay and lesbian couples' right to marry. Portman announced his support for same-sex marriage following the public revelation that his son was gay.
"When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the Senate with an open mind and greater respect for others," said Kirk, who missed almost a year on Capitol Hill after suffering a serious stroke.
"Same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage. Our time on this earth is limited, I know that better than most," Kirk added. "Life comes down to who you love and who loves you back-- government has no place in the middle."
Kirk's announcement comes amid a steady flow of Senate Democrats who have announced their support for same-sex marriage. Just seven Senate Democrats, who mostly hail from conservative or swing states, have yet to endorse marriage rights; in the past 24 hours alone, two Democratic senators -- Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Tom Carper from Delaware -- have joined those ranks.
Republicans have been much slower to back same-sex marriage rights. Social conservatives and Christian leaders who oppose same-sex marriage figure much more prominently into GOP politics, making it more difficult for Republican lawmakers to break from the party's base.
Just this past weekend, for instance, Arizona GOP Rep. Matt Salmon reiterated his opposition to gay and lesbian marriages despite the fact that his son is gay.
Illinois, though, is a more reliably Democratic-leaning state, and Kirk has fashioned himself as a more moderate Republican throughout his career.


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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Kansas State has never had a Heisman winner, but this time last year, Baylor didn't have one, either.
Robert Griffin III made BU history a year ago, and through more than half the 2012 season, there's no denying it anymore: Wildcats quarterback Collin Klein is in position to do the same at Kansas State.
After racking up seven touchdowns (four rushing, three passing) and throwing for a career-high 323 yards in Saturday's 55-14 win over West Virginia, Klein is the new front-runner for the most prestigious individual award in sports.
After Klein completed 19 of 21 passes Saturday, receiver Chris Harper even took to calling him "John," an homage to Elway, who also wore Klein's No. 7.
In their typical understated fashion, neither Klein or Kansas State coach Bill Snyder had much to say about the award. Klein's main message? It's out of his control. Snyder? "We'll see," he said.
Still, the significance is inescapable. Klein has been the biggest benefactor and catalyst of Kansas State's rise. With the Wildcats' spotless 7-0 record and ascension into the top five of the BCS rankings, he's taken a spot atop the race for the stiff-arm trophy, ousting West Virginia's Geno Smith with his latest move.
"It would be wonderful for Collin and his family and teammates," Snyder said. "It'd be wonderful for everybody."
Klein might have to make sure his team stays undefeated to stay on top of the list, but his lack of eye-popping numbers (Saturday night aside, anyway) don't tell you enough about how he plays.
"His numbers are not always indicative of the fact that he has great command of the game," Snyder said. "His very fine leadership, [he] runs the ball well, manages the game well, throws the ball well and that's not always indicated in the numbers. Sometimes they're up, sometimes they're not."
It's safe to say on Saturday, they were way, way up. Klein turned in a career performance with more on the line than he'd had in any other game of his career. His reward? A spot at the front of the line for the Heisman. Not bad.
"I'm just a man on a great team that's playing extremely hard and playing together, and anything I can do for them, whatever we gotta do, I'll do," Klein said. "That's the mentality of all of us, and it's paying off."
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At Bethel, we believe that business and economics are tools that can improve the human condition. We prepare students with the skills and knowledge they need to find success in fulfilling careers. But more importantly, we aim to develop students who are committed to the greater good. It's about hands-on experience, distinguished faculty, academic, personal, and spiritual development, global awareness, valuable networking, and an active business community—all within a Christian learning environment. It's about taking our faith in Christ and integrating it into everything we learn, into everything we do, so we can accomplish incredible things—in our careers, in our communities, and in our world.
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The widow of Terry Thompson picked up two leopards, two primates and a bear from the Columbus zoo on Friday and returned them to their former home in Zanesville where 50 animals - including black bears, mountain lions and Bengal tigers - were released Oct. 18.
Authorities killed 48 of the animals, fearing for the public's safety. Two others were presumed eaten by other animals. The surviving animals were found in cages and placed under quarantine at the zoo. Ohio's agriculture director lifted the quarantine order Monday, after test results showed all five animals were free of dangerously contagious or infectious diseases.
Thompson's suicide, the animals' release, and their killings led lawmakers to re-examine Ohio's restrictions on exotic pets, which are considered some of the nation's weakest.
Now that Marian Thompson has retrieved the animals, nothing in Ohio law allows state officials to check on their welfare or require improvements to conditions in which they are kept. The state's agriculture department says it will be up to local authorities to be alert to their caretaking.
"Ohio has done everything in its power to keep local officials informed throughout this process to ensure they had as much information as possible in advance of this threat returning to their backyard," said David Daniels, the state's agriculture director.
Ohio lawmakers are considering legislation that would ban new ownership of dangerous animals - but grandfather in owners such as Thompson. The bill is on track to pass the Legislature this month.
Should it become law, Thompson would have to register the animals with the state, obtain liability insurance and pay permit fees of at least $1,000 by 2014. She also would have to pass a background check, microchip the animals and meet strict new caretaking standards, including fencing requirements.
For now, Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz said there is not much local authorities can do as long as the animals are being cared for properly. "At the first complaint we have, we'll follow up," he said.
Ron Welch, the county's assistant prosecuting attorney, said his office made several attempts to persuade Thompson's attorney to allow an inspector, the sheriff and a humane officer to see the cages at the property before the animals returned. They were denied.
"We were very disappointed with that because we felt that we just wanted at that point to provide some sense of security to our citizens and our community that this was in fact a safe place for these animals to be kept," Welch said.
Thompson arrived at a loading area at the zoo mid-morning Friday, driving a pickup truck pulling a silver horse trailer. The two leopards growled as they were loaded into crates in the trailer. A forklift loaded a steel cage carrying the bear. Thompson put her hand on the metal cage, as if to comfort the animal. In smaller carriers, the monkeys were placed inside the backseat of the truck cab.
Zoo staffers, including veterinarians and keepers, helped with the transfer. Two U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors were also on hand. Thompson ignored shouted questions from nearby news reporters.
Thompson previously tried to get the animals back from the zoo, but the quarantine prevented her from taking them.
Her home in Zanesville sits about a quarter-mile from a rural road, surrounded by fields and pastures where horses graze. A "Welcome Back!" balloon was tied to the mailbox, as her truck carrying the animals made its way down the property's long lane.
News media could see the bear being unloaded into a cage, of what appeared to be thick iron bars, in the yard. Some of her neighbors were concerned about the animals' return.
Sam Kopchak, 65, said if the animals were healthy, then his neighbor should get them back.
"I just wish she would take them somewhere else," said Kopchak, a retired teacher whose property shares a border with Thompson's.
Thompson's lawyer has told the state's agriculture department that his client has adequate cages for the surviving animals. Multiple messages left for Robert McClelland were not returned.
Tom Stalf, the Columbus zoo's chief operating officer, was at Thompson's the day of the Zanesville release. He said the primates taken in the zoo had been held in separate, small bird cages, and the brown bear was kept in a cage that wasn't fit for its size.
"There was feces on the floor, in the cages," Stalf said. "You could not get a fresh breath."
Cyndi Huntsman, a friend of Thompson's, has told The Associated Press that Thompson had cleaned the cages.
Of the animals that Terry Thompson released, three leopards, two Celebes macaques and a bear survived and were taken to the zoo. One spotted leopard had to be euthanized at the zoo in January. The macaques are small primates.
The zoo said it raised more than $44,000 in online donations to help cover the costs of at least $120,000 to care for the animals.


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The Biloxi Chamber unveiled the poster and presented winning artist Tonya Hebert during a reception on Aug. 13 at Negrotto's Gallery in west Biloxi. Click on individual images to enlarge.
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Part horror film, part space thriller and all gore-fest, the movie ends up being a lot like its protagonist: a mess of a monster that stretches itself too thin to scare much.
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Heijningen doesn't display the instinct of the best Hollywood action directors to give the audience what it craves at the big moments, except for a few gory in-your-face shots.
The other thing The Thing has got going for it is a welcome hint of dour Scandinavian sensibility sneaked in by director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. whenever there's a pause in the unexceptional antics of aliens consuming humans.
While I wish van Heijningen's Thing weren't quite so in lust with the '82 model, it works because it respects that basic premise. And it exhibits a little patience, doling out its ickiest, nastiest moments in ways that make them stick.
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Gory remake of two scary classics lacks their bite.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Thing -- which takes place slightly before the events of 1982's The Thing and includes some of the same events as the original 1951 movie The Thing from Another World -- has lots of strong, gory visual effects with terrifying mutations between humans and aliens. Humans' faces suddenly split apart, with teeth and tendrils bursting from within, and there's lots of shooting and even a gooey alien autopsy. Language is strong (including "f--k" and "s--t") but not constant. Sex scenes aren't an issue, but one character does tell a very dirty sex joke involving a young boy.
Messages: The characters suddenly mistrust one another and are willing to take drastic steps -- i.e. commit murder -- at even the faintest suspicion. Despite their close quarters, there's generally a lack of community among them.
Role models: A strong female character takes charge for a little while, but even she shows signs of mistrust, suspicion, and selfishness.
Violence: Very strong, gory special effects. Since the monster is able to copy humans, viewers see characters' faces and bodies ripping apart in odd directions, with teeth and tendrils bursting from within. There are terrifying mutations of human and beast (one with two upside-down heads stuck together). Also, humans shoot everything that moves with guns and flamethrowers. Lots of blood on display, as well as charred ruins of alien bodies and even a gory, gooey alien autopsy scene.
Sex: No sex, nudity, or sexual situations, but the movie starts with a character telling very filthy joke involving a young boy and sex.
Language: "F--k" is used a few times, as well as "s--t." Other words include "a--hole," "hell," "damn," "Jesus Christ" (as an exclamation), "oh my God," and "goddamn."
Drinking, drugs and smoking: The adult characters celebrate by drinking beer and liquor after first finding the creature.
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In late October, Saturday Night Live spoofed the second presidential debate, in which Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney fielded questions from a town hall audience. One question: "I was wondering what either of you would do to keep dangerous assault weapons such as AK-47s off the street?"
Mock Mitt answered first: "Ah, nothing." Bogus Barack backed him up: "I would also do nothing."
The exchange, a condensed take on the candidates' actual noncommittal responses to a similar question, drew derisive laughter from the SNL crowd. The lack of political will on the issue of gun violence had become, in some people's eyes, a national joke.
And then a gunman with an assault rifle murdered 26 people, mostly little children, at an elementary school in Connecticut. This atrocity, on top of other recent carnage, including two mass shootings in Wisconsin, is seen as opening the door to new gun laws.
"Timing is everything in politics and I think the timing is ripe right now," says state Sen. Fred Risser (D-Madison). He favors a state ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips, an end to allowing concealed weapons in the state Capitol and other public buildings, and closing the "loophole" that exempts gun shows and private dealers from running background checks.
The man who killed three people and wounded four others at a Brookfield spa in October could not legally buy a gun because his wife, one of his victims, had a domestic abuse restraining order against him. But he avoided a background check by going to a private seller.
A group of Democratic lawmakers has pledged to introduce new state gun controls. State Rep. Leon Young (D-Milwaukee) supports their cause.
"We just can't continue on the same path," says Young, a former Milwaukee police officer. "On a weekly basis in my district, people are being shot, people are being killed."
But the National Rifle Association and other pro-gun groups remain powerful players. The NRA Political Victory Fund, a political action committee, has doled out $939,000 on Wisconsin political campaigns since mid-2008, state records show. This includes independent expenditures of nearly $168,000 in support of Gov. Scott Walker, on top of a $10,000 direct contribution.
The NRA and Wisconsin Gun Owners Inc., a state-based group, also spent more than $200,000 on lobbying in 2011 alone.
Walker has declined to back new state bans on weapons or ammunition or tighter gun-sale rules. But he does want the state to consider arming school officials, with appropriate training -- a stance similar to that of the NRA, which has called for armed guards at every school in America.
State Sen. Glenn Grothman (R-West Bend), a cosponsor of the state's concealed carry law, enacted in 2011, doesn't think the state's guns laws will change -- nor, in his view, should they.
"I think the type of people who introduce this legislation are the type of people who would vote for any anti-gun legislation over the last 10 years," Grothman says. "They are just using this" -- the Connecticut massacre -- "as an excuse."
Grothman argues that the nation's murder rate has fallen over the past two decades, even though the number of guns has risen. He notes that Connecticut's tougher gun laws didn't keep the shooting from happening there, with legally acquired weapons. And he speculates that gun shows account for only "a tiny fraction" of illicit sales.
Jeri Bonavia of Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort, a nonprofit advocacy group, says such attitudes can't withstand the rising tide of public support for modest and sensible new gun laws: "There is not going to be a tolerance for maintaining the status quo."
That's open to debate, but it does seem as though something has changed. When Saturday Night Live recently reran its show with the fake town hall debate, the exchange about gun control was edited out.
Bill Lueders (firstname.lastname@example.com) is the Money and Politics Project director at the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. The project, a partnership with MapLight, is supported by the Open Society Institute.
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Balaboosta by Einat Admony
Balaboosta translates literally from Yiddish to "perfect housewife." For Einat Admony, restaurant-owner and survivor of Food Network's Chopped, this idea has nothing to do with keeping an immaculate house or having dinner ready by 5:00. To her, a balaboosta nourishes with laughter as well as with food, cares for family and friends not out of expectation but out of deep love, and perhaps most of all, cooks from the gut. This cookbook is both her ode to the modern balaboosta and her handbook for how to be one.
Quick Facts
• Who wrote it: Einat Admony
• Who published it: Artisan
• Number of recipes: Around 150
• Recipes for right now: Zucchini Patties, Turkey Balls with Okra, Lamb Chops with Persian Lime Sauce, Harissa and Honey Hot Wings, Turkish Coffee Brownies, Kibbeh Soup, Mom's Chicken with Pomegranate and Walnuts,
• Other highlights: There is much to savor with this book. One pass through, and I've flagged a dozen or so recipes that look especially tempting. Another pass, and I find myself peering more closely at photos and getting drawn into stories of Admony's childhood and early years in the restaurant industry. Yet another pass, and I find myself turning the pages more slowly, really reading the recipes, and discovering dishes that I missed before.
Our introduction to the balaboosta lifestyle starts with the table of contents: this book is organized the way Admony (our balaboosta emissary) approaches food and cooking. The first chapter dives right into dinner party recipes — nothing super fancy here; just meals that are meant to be shared with friends. From there, she takes us into recipes to tempt kids to the table, wholesome weeknight recipes to make in a hurry and comfort foods, romantic dishes for two, and then back into recipes for entertaining.
At times, the variety of recipes can feel a little all over the place, with kid-friendly chicken fingers on one page and an elaborate traditional Israeli dish on the next — but I have decided that I really liked this approach. It feels very real and very personal. This is how most of us cook — something fancy one day, something uber-simple the next, and always a little messier than we intend — and it's refreshing to see this reflected in a beautiful, glossy cookbook!
Balaboosta is about cooking from the gut and cooking from the heart. Most of us probably want to cook this way, but don't always know how. Spend some time with this book. Peer at the snapshots of Admony's family life. Really read through the recipes. By your third or fourth pass, I think you'll start to get the idea.
• Who would enjoy this book? If you're looking for the Jewish-American dishes you grew up with or favorite Mediterranean dishes, you'll find many of them here. If you want something easy to put on the tonight's table or to serve at an upcoming dinner party, those kinds of recipes are here too. And if you've been to one of Einat Admony's restaurants and are hoping to see some favorites that you can make at home, yes, there's a whole chapter for you to plunder. There is something in Balaboosta for everyone
Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore, or Amazon: Balaboosta by Einat Admony
• Visit the author's website: Einat Admony
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Channa Horwitz, an artist known for her dizzyingly intricate geometric drawings and paintings based on complex predetermined systems, died Monday of complications from Crohn's disease at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica. She was 80.
In 1968, while still a student, Horwitz proposed a project for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's seminal exhibition "Art and Technology" that would have involved collaborating with engineers to suspend eight large, free-floating Plexiglas beams within the space of a magnetic field, accompanied by eight beams of light that would fluctuate in intensity depending on the position of the beams.
The project was not accepted — curator Maurice Tuchman later stated, according to the artist, that he did not believe women should be allowed to work with such industrial elements — but the drawing that Horwitz produced to graph the sequences of the light beams' movements became the basis for a series that she would pursue throughout her life. She called it Sonakinatography.
Channa Horwitz obituary:
The news obituary in the May 4 LATExtra section of artist Channa Horwitz misspelled the first name of performance artist Allan Kaprow as Allen.
As she wrote in the magazine Flash Art in 1976: "I have created a visual philosophy by working with deductive logic. I had a need to control and compose time as I had controlled and composed two-dimensional drawings and paintings. To do this, I chose a graph as the basis for the visual description of time. I gave the graph a value: one inch became one beat or pulse in time. Using this graph, I made compositions that depicted rhythm visually."
Horwitz's approach was distinguished by its unusual combination of conceptual complexity and visual dynamism, even sensuality. Times art critic Christopher Knight described her works in a 2012 review as "patterned Minimalist drawings that breathe, pulsate and visually warp in most un-Minimalist ways. One colored dot follows another on big gridded sheets of graph paper. Systemic logic, which sustains industrial and digital societies, visually pops and fizzes, becoming a bountiful ritual chant."
Horwitz was born Channa Helene Shapiro in Boyle Heights on May 21, 1932, the first of two daughters. Her father, Louis Shapiro, was a self-taught electrician who developed and manufactured a line of blow-dryers used for pet grooming, founding the company Edemco. She began drawing at a young age.
After marrying and while raising three children, she took classes at Art Center School in Los Angeles (now Art Center College of Design) and Cal State Northridge. In 1972 she received a bachelor's degree from CalArts, where she studied with the renowned performance artist Allen Kaprow, participating in many of his "happenings." She created a happening of her own in 1971, transforming a staircase at the school into a grid of numbered and colored squares corresponding to one of her Sonakinatography drawings, arranging for dancers to move between them in a series of eight choreographed motions — a form of cross-media translation that she undertook on numerous occasions thereafter, often in collaboration with other artists.
Though closely aligned with the work of conceptual and minimalist artists like Sol Lewitt, Mel Bochner and Agnes Martin, Horwitz worked in relative isolation for much of her career, without the public acclaim those artists enjoyed. That tide has shown signs of turning, however. She has had several shows in Germany in recent years, and was featured in the Hammer Museum's biennial Made in L.A. in 2012. In the last few months, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and invited to participate in this year's Venice Biennale. Her most recent show is up through June 8 at Francois Ghebaly Gallery in Culver City.
Anne Ellegood, senior curator at the Hammer Museum, met Horwitz in 2010 and was drawn to her work immediately. "I am impressed by her commitment to her practice over a very long period of time," she said, "often with little critical, curatorial or commercial recognition. I admire the fact that once she identified a working methodology that both provided her with structure and infinite space for exploration, she stuck with it. She never wavered from her commitment to her work."
Horwitz is survived by her husband, Jim Horwitz, whom she married in 1973; two children from her first marriage to Marshall Davis, daughter Ellen Davis, a ballet dancer who collaborated with her on multiple performances, and son Marshall Davis; three stepchildren; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and her sister, Marlene Matlow. Another daughter, Toni, died at 21.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, 5950 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles.


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According to everydayhealth.com, asking nutritionists to rate the most powerful foods will result in different answers from each. But, many of the selections on those lists will overlap. How do which know whose choices are best?
The trick, claim experts, is to get a variety of the best foods. Here's a list to start with:
Avocados — high in fat, but avocados contain healthful monounsaturated fat, which has been linked to a reduced risk of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. And they're loaded with fiber (11 to 17 grams per fruit) as well as being a good source of lutein, an antioxidant linked to eye and skin health.
Apples — loaded with the powerful antioxidants quercetin and catechin, which protect cells from damage means a reduced risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease, especially if you eat the skin. Research shows that the apple peel contains five times more polyphenols than the flesh. Apples and their skins pack a lot of fiber too (about twice that of other common fruits, including peaches, grapes, and grapefruit), which may help fight the battle of the bulge.
Blueberries —antiaging superstars, they're are loaded with antioxidants, especially anthocyanins, shown to improve vision and brain function. Studies show that eating blueberries slows impairments in motor coordination and memory that accompany aging. These little berries also reduce inflammation, which is inextricably linked with virtually every chronic disease from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, to diabetes and heart disease. Other studies show that blueberries have much greater anticancer activity than other fruits.
Cabbage — brassica vegetables (including broccoli, bok choy) contain compounds called indoles, which have been shown to reduce the risk of cancer dramatically. In addition, cabbage also stimulates the immune system, kill bacteria and viruses, and is a good blood purifier. The red variety also provides a healthy dose of anthocyanins (the same pigment molecules that make blueberries blue), another powerful antioxidant with an anticancer punch.
Fish and Fish Oil —helps cut the risk of heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's, stroke, diabetes, and arthritis. The fatty varieties may also help alleviate depression. The American Heart Association recommends adults eat at least two fish meals per week, especially wild salmon, herring, and sardines, because those varieties provide the most heart-healthy omega 3s. Avoid mercury-containing varieties like shark, swordfish, king mackerel, tilefish, and albacore tuna. (Chunk light tuna is okay.)
Garlic — lowers total cholesterol and triglyceride (blood fat) levels, helping prevent clogged arteries. Experts say two to three cloves a day can cut the odds of subsequent heart attacks in half for heart disease patients. "Garlic also tops the National Cancer Institute's list of potential cancer-preventive foods. Whole baked garlic helps detoxify the body of heavy metals like mercury (from fish) and cadmium. Garlic also acts as an antibacterial and antiviral, boosting resistance to stress-induced colds and infections. Can't stand garlic breath? Chew on a sprig of parsley.
Mushrooms — have a powerful effects on the immune system – especially the maitake, shiitake, and reishi varieties and may help prevent and treat cancer, viral diseases, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. In fact, mushrooms are used as an adjunctive cancer treatment throughout Asia because of their ability to counteract the toxic effects of chemotherapy and radiation while simultaneously shrinking tumors. What's more, Japanese researchers have found that regularly eating shiitake mushrooms lowers blood cholesterol levels up to 45 percent.
Almonds — loaded with fiber and monounsaturated fat, both of which have been shown to lower cholesterol. According to the Food and Drug Administration, eating 1.5 ounces of most nuts, including almonds, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease. And even though almonds are relatively high in fat and calories, studies show that eating almonds can actually help with weight loss (their protein, fiber, and monounsaturated fats provide the feeling of fullness, preventing overeating).
Eggs — the best protein source on the planet, eggs consistently outrank milk, beef, whey, and soy in the quality of protein they provide. In addition to containing all nine essential amino acids, eggs are loaded with nutrients and egg yolks contain choline, which helps protect heart and brain function and prevents cholesterol and fat from accumulating in the liver.
Flaxseeds — loaded with alpha-linolenic acid, an essential fatty acid that helps reduce inflammation, flaxseed has been used for centuries for medicinal and health reasons. Gandhi himself proclaimed, "Wherever flaxseed becomes a regular food item among the people, there will be better health." Flaxseeds are nutritional heavyweights with very usable protein, tremendous fatty acids, and minerals like magnesium, potassium, and zinc, as well as, a great source of fiber.
Pomegranates — have up to three times the antioxidants of red wine and green tea – and the juice has been shown to reduce artery-clogging plaque, which in turn prevents heart disease and stroke. Research shows that long-term consumption of pomegranate juice may also help slow aging and protect against cancer.
Red Wine — a small amount of any kind of alcohol each day does your heart good by increasing HDL cholesterol and reducing the risk of blood clots. Red wine also contains powerful antioxidants, resveratrol and saponins, which may provide additional cardiovascular benefits. But more than one drink daily has been linked to high blood pressure.
Dark Chocolate — the benefits come from flavonols and antioxidants (the same disease-fighting chemicals found in cranberries, apples, strawberries, and red wine). The caveat: Only real cacao contains flavonols, so look for chocolate that boasts a high percentage of cacao (60 percent or more). Dark chocolate also has fewer calories than other varieties, and when eaten in moderation, it lowers unhealthy LDL cholesterol and prevents plaque from building up in your arteries.


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DALLAS (AP) — The new judge taking over the Fort Hood shooting case will likely confront many of the questions that faced her predecessor, including one that helped lead to his removal: Should the suspect be allowed to keep his beard in court?
The shooting rampage that left 13 dead and more than two dozen wounded happened more than three years ago, but the case has had numerous delays, including over the beard issue. The previous judge, Col. Gregory Gross, was ousted Monday by the military appeals court, which raised questions about whether Gross appeared impartial.
The court's ruling noted what appeared to be a "duel of wills" between the judge and Maj. Nidal Hasan over the beard and other issues.
Hasan has previously indicated he would like to plead guilty, but he can't because the charges he faces carry a possible death sentence. A guilty plea to lesser charges that don't carry a possible death sentence would be permissible, but prosecutors would have to accept such an arrangement.
Gross' replacement on the case, Col. Tara Osborn, is likely to be asked to re-examine any number of Gross' rulings, including the beard issue.
"If I was the defense attorney, I would say, 'Guess what, I'm going to go back and re-litigate every issue,'" said Victor Hansen, a former Judge Advocate General's Corps officer who teaches at the New England School of Law.
Hasan began growing his beard while in custody. He says it's a requirement of his Muslim faith, but facial hair violates Army regulations. Gross cited him six times for contempt of court and ordered him out of the courtroom before ordering that Hasan be forcibly shaved if he did not remove the beard himself before trial.
Hasan appealed, leading to the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to remove Gross from the case. The court signaled that local command, not Gross, was responsible for enforcing grooming standards.
Hansen said he expected Osborn would "be very leery to get stuck in this rat-hole again" and is unlikely to try to order Hasan shaved.
But the beard could affect how Hasan is perceived by military panelists deciding his fate — and could become the basis of an appeal if he's found guilty, Hansen said.
"That's not going to help his case in any way, shape, or form," he said. "And frankly, it could prejudice the military panel."
John Galligan, Hasan's former attorney and a retired military judge, said the beard issue had taken on enough importance that Osborn would likely have to address it.
"The issue has developed in such a unique manner, I'm afraid, it's ultimately going to have to be addressed on the record by the judge," Galligan said.
The Army declined to comment Wednesday on when any hearings might take place in the case.
And before Osborn decides how to handle the beard or any other case issues, a hearing might be necessary to determine if she has any potential or perceived sources of bias, including whether she had spoken to Gross about the case, Galligan said.
"It's not at all unusual that judges will frequently discuss issues in a pending case with some of their colleagues," said Galligan, a retired Army colonel. "Just because she's been put on the case doesn't mean that she can't be challenged by either side."
Hasan's case is another example of how death-penalty cases in military courts are frequently delayed.
The last military execution was in 1961. Six people are on the military death row in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., but none are close to execution.
Military courts have relatively little experience in capital cases compared to the federal and many state civilian systems. A study published last year in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology showed that 15 people had been sentenced to death in military courts between 1984 and 2005. Nine of those sentences were vacated or overturned, often due to problems at trial.


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Capuano loses no-no, but Dodgers win
Chris Capuano was well aware he was working on a no-hit bid, thanks to a fan who constantly gave him updates.
Capuano held Miami hitless until the seventh inning and Hanley Ramirez drove in three runs against his former team, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Marlins 5-0 Sunday.
"I started thinking about it a little bit probably after the fifth, sixth," Capuano said. "I had a nice heckler today when I was in the on-deck circle that kept reminding me. I actually turned to him and said, `Yeah, I know.'"
Capuano (11-8) shut down the Marlins until Jose Reyes lined a clean single to center field with one out in the seventh.
"Jose's got a quick bat. I left one over the middle and he smoked it," Capuano said.
Capuano allowed two hits in eight innings, striking out nine. The 33-year-old lefty had lost his last three starts with a 6.75 ERA in that span.
"He's tough and he's tough for a younger club," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "They've got some older guys, but they've got some younger guys that he can really pull the string and rock you back and forth, hard, soft, hard, soft. That's tough for young hitters."
Ramirez, acquired in a trade with the Marlins on July 25, hit a sacrifice fly in the third. He added a two-run single in eighth, giving him 500 career RBI.
"His swing is great and if he just takes his hits, he's going to drive in a ton of runs, but he's going to hit more home runs too," Mattingly said. "Hanley can hit. He sees the ball early. He's a talented cat."
Ramirez went 6-for-13 with five RBI in his first series against his former club. He was booed before each at-bat.
"Only my first at-bat (was emotional)," Ramirez said. "After that everything was back to normal. I was trying to do my job."
The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead into the eighth, and Heath Bell relieved Marlins starter Wade LeBlanc (1-2). After getting one out, Bell allowed four straight hits, including the single by Ramirez and an RBI single by Andre Ethier.
Luis Cruz added an RBI double off Chris Hatcher to push the Dodgers lead to 5-0.
"The game went from a very good game to very bad game in one inning," Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said.
Capuano allowed a bloop single by Nick Green in the eighth before Jamey Wright came on to pitch a perfect ninth. Capuano threw 69 of 102 pitches for strikes.
"He's got an unbelievable changeup and when he throws that fastball at 88, it looks like 100," said Reyes, who played with Capuano last season with the New York Mets.
LeBlanc pitched a season-high seven innings, allowing one run and six hits.
Matt Treanor was the Dodgers' catcher. His wife, Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Misty May-Treanor, was at the game. … The Marlins optioned C Brett Hayes to Triple-A New Orleans. C Rob Brantly, acquired in a trade with Detroit last month, will have his contract selected from Triple-A New Orleans on Monday. … Ethier's .368 batting average (49 for 133) against the Marlins is the highest among active players with at least 125 plate appearances. … It was LeBlanc's longest outing since pitching eight innings on April 24, 2011, while with San Diego. … The Dodgers begin a four-game series at Pittsburgh on Monday and will send RHP Aaron Harang (7-7, 3.80 ERA) to the mound to face RHP Jeff Karstens (4-2, 3.77). … Miami will host Philadelphia for a three-game set, with RHP Josh Johnson (7-8, 3.88) opposing Phillies RHP Kyle Kendrick (4-9, 4.86) in the opener.


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Man Gets 132 Lb. Scrotum Removed--Now Has 1 Inch Penis.
Can a man catch a break?!!?
We were shocked yesterday by the announcement that TLC would be airing a television special on Wesley Warren Jr. and his 132 lb. scrotum.
It appears that since that special was taped, Warren has undergone surgery and had the scrotum removed. Yay, right?
Well, there's one big problem. Actually it's more of a little problem.
According to Medical Daily:
When Wesley Warren Jr. went into surgery to have his 132-pound scrotum removed, he expected his life to change for the better. Instead, he woke up to a one-inch penis.
"What came out of surgery is a nub an inch long and it doesn't get any larger," Warren said. "I'm grateful to have been pulled out of the fire, but now I'm still disfigured."
After speaking with The Sun, Warren Jr. said, "I know the majority of people are probably expecting me to express extreme happiness and glee that my life has been transformed since the sac has been removed - but it's not as simple as that."
"I was a prisoner to the sac," Warren Jr. tells The Sun, "It ruled my life. It shaped and formed how I lived day in and day out."I could only walk in baby steps - I had to stop every 30 seconds. It was just horrible. I couldn't get in and out of a vehicle and even then I fell down on to the pavement and it took four grown men to try and lift me up," Warren said.
(Instinct editorial note: This is the part where we started to cry.)
Even with all of the negativity Warren Jr. is still hopeful that he will live a normal life and eventually hopes to find love . "I do want to be loved one day," Wesley said. "But I need to go through the recovery process which will take some time.
We're thrilled that Wesley was able to undergo surgery and we'd like to think that this will allow him to return to a somewhat normal life.
Still, we can't help but feel bad for him. All he wants is to be loved!
There's always hope, right?? On a positive note, could that quest for love be his next TLC special?!
It's a penis for christ's sake, be grateful that you aren't still carrying that thing around and get on with your goddamn life. There are people out there missing legs and arms because they served their country, and you're whining because an incredibly beneficial operation left you with a small cock? News flash, people with small penises manage to live just fine. Hell, I've got a normal sized penis and you know what? It doesn't bring me all that much joy most of the time.


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|MLB Career Stats
|Tampa Bay
|7th in AL
|19th in AL
|10th in AL
|8th in AL
|10th in AL
|19th in AL
|7th in AL
|14th in AL
|6th in AL
|2nd in AL
|25th in AL
|November 7, 2010
|RF Rocco Baldelli elected free agency.
|October 13, 2010
|Tampa Bay Rays activated RF Rocco Baldelli from the 15-day disabled list.
|October 7, 2010
|Tampa Bay Rays placed RF Rocco Baldelli on the 15-day disabled list. Leg fatigue.
|September 1, 2010
|Tampa Bay Rays selected the contract of RF Rocco Baldelli from Durham Bulls.
|August 16, 2010
|Rocco Baldelli assigned to Durham Bulls from Charlotte Stone Crabs.
|July 19, 2010
|Rocco Baldelli assigned to Charlotte Stone Crabs from Tampa Bay Rays.
|July 18, 2010
|Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent OF Rocco Baldelli to a minor league contract.
|November 5, 2009
|RF Rocco Baldelli elected free agency.
|October 19, 2009
|Boston Red Sox activated RF Rocco Baldelli.
|October 8, 2009
|Boston Red Sox reassigned RF Rocco Baldelli to the minor leagues.
|August 21, 2009
|Boston Red Sox activated RF Rocco Baldelli from the 15-day disabled list.
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|sent DH Rocco Baldelli on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|August 6, 2009
|Boston Red Sox placed RF Rocco Baldelli on the 15-day disabled list. left ankle contusion
|May 7, 2009
|Boston Red Sox activated RF Rocco Baldelli from the 15-day disabled list.
|May 4, 2009
|Boston Red Sox sent RF Rocco Baldelli on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox.
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|Boston Red Sox placed RF Rocco Baldelli on the 15-day disabled list. Tight left hamstring
Made a pair of rehab assignments, combining to bat .257 (19-for-74) with 4 home runs and 16 RBI over 24 games...Played for Single-A Vero Beach from June 16-29 and July 13-14, batting .216 (8-for-37) with 2 long balls and 8 RBI in 11 games...Joined Double-A Montgomery from July 16- August 1 and hit .297 (11-for-37) with 3 homers and 8 RBI in 13 contests.
HAPPY RETURNS: After coming back he played in 28 of the Rays final 46 games...Made 16 starts (13 at DH, 3 in RF), 13 of them against left handed starters...In his first game back, August 10 at Seattle, batted cleanup and started in right field...Was his first appearance in a major league game since May 15, 2007 vs. Texas at the Disney Complex in Orlando, a span of 15 months in between... Went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in his 2nd at-bat.
HONOR ROLL: Received the 19th annual Tony Conigliaro Award in 2008, presented by the Boston Baseball Writers' Association of America to a major league player who has overcome adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination and courage, trademarks of the former Red Sox star outfielder..Garnered 43 points, followed by Arizona's Doug Davis (27) and Oakland's Brad Zeigler (26)...Was previously nominated for the honor in 2006.
MORE 2008 HIGHLIGHTS: Delivered a walk-off RBI double on August 30 vs. Baltimore, scoring Carlos Pena from first base in the 9th inning off Rocky Cherry...It was his first career game-ending RBI...Reached base safely a career-high 5 times in the game...Combined to reach base safely 9 times in 10 plate appearances from August 30-31 against the Orioles, a feat he had never before accomplished over a 2-game span in his career...Belted his first home run of the season off the White Sox' Octavio Dotel on August 22 at Chicago, his first since May 3, 2007 vs. Minnesota...Hit the 50th homer of his career 2 days later off Chicago's Mark Buehrle...His first career pinch-hit blast came on September 6 at Toronto, a 2-run, 9th-inning shot off Blue Jays closer B.J. Ryan.2007 Twenty-six year-old appeared in 35 games } before suffering a season-ending hamstring injury on May 15 ... Endured a right hamstring injury in spring } training and was the Opening Day designated hitter...was his first Opening Day appearance since 2004 ... he DH'd 15 games and started 20 in centerfield ... Appeared in 156 games his rookie season of 2003 and 136 in 2004, but has played in just 127 of 486 (26%) the last three seasons due to injury ... missed all of 2005 with a torn ACL in his left knee and a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow ... missed the first two months of the 2006 season with a left hamstring strain suffered in spring training ... Season-ending injury occurred May 15 vs. the Rangers at the Disney Sports Complex running out a ground ball in his first at-bat ... While on rehabilitation assignment with Durham (AAA) in mid-June, he re-aggravated the injury after two games...attempted another comeback in late August but was shut down after two games with Vero Beach (A) due to general soreness ... At the time of the injury was mired in a 1-for-40 slump (since homering May 3 at home off the Twins' Ramon Ortiz)...skid dropped his average from .275 to a career-low .204...included was a career-high 0-for-22 spell and a season-ending 0-for-17 stretch ... Opened the season as the no. 3 hitter...moved to leadoff April 10 ... in 29 games from the top spot he hit .205 (23-112) with 4 HR... batted .339 (62-183) from the leadoff spot in 2006 with 11 HR ... Was just 5-for-32 (.156) off left-handed pitching, but three of those hits were home runs ... entered the year a career .308 batter off lefties ... Four of his five home runs put the Rays ahead and four of his five came at Tropicana Field ... Connected for his 6th career leadoff HR April 18 off Baltimore's Erik Bedard ... is tied with Carl Crawford for the most leadoff homers in Rays history ... First HR was April 8th off Roy Halladay ... His 34 outfield assists are still 3rd most in club history behind Randy Winn (40) and Carl Crawford (36). 2006 Enjoyed a remarkable comeback season after missing 221 games including all of 2005 due to two major injuries: tore the ACL in his left knee in October of 2004 and tore the ulnar colateral ligament in his right elbow while rehabbing from the knee injury in June of 2005...Was on target to open the season with the Rays then strained his left hamstring in spring training and landed back on the DL for the first two months of the season...Returned on June 7 and started 85 of the Rays remaining 103 games...From that point forward he was the Rays leader in runs (59), doubles (24), RBI (57) and home runs (16)...Over a full season, his numbers translate to 134 games played, 37 doubles, 25 home runs, 93 runs scored, 90 RBI and 71 extra base hits...Batted .355 (27-76) in June, his best month since the first month of his career (.364, April 2003)...Of his 57 RBI, 26 were go-ahead or game-tying, a percentage of 45.6...Only 4 major leaguers had a better ratio (min 50 RBI)...After Aug 18, only one American Leaguer had a better slugging average than Rocco's .667 mark: David Ortiz (.684)...Also batted .340 (52-153) after Aug 18, 9th best in the AL...His 10 home runs starting Aug 30 were bettered by only 3 major leaguers: Albert Pujols (11), Frank Thomas (11) and Mark Teixeira (11)...His 9 home runs in September set a Rays record for that month surpassing the old mark of 8 held by Aubrey Huff in 2003...Batted .330 (30-91) with runners in scoring position, 3rd best season in club history...Moved primarily into the leadoff spot after Julio Lugo was traded to the Dodgers on July 31...Batted leadoff 42 times and hit .339 (62-183) with 11 home runs...Despite limited time at the top of the lineup, hit 5 homers leading off the first inning, tied with the Yankees' Johnny Damon for 2nd most in the AL behind Detroit's Curtis Granderson (6)...also tied the club record for a career- with Carl Crawford and Randy Winn...Didn't go back-to-back games without a hit after July 25 and didn't go three straight games without a hit all season...Had the first multi-homer game of his career Sep 14 at Yankee Stadium (both off Jeff Karstens) on his mom's (Michelle) birthday...Had a 4-hit game - tying his career high (3rd time) in just his 4th game back - at KC on June 11...Batted .373 (19-51) in Interleague play, 6th best season in club history (min 25 ABs)...Had a 6-game stretch, Sep 13-18, where he batted .414 (12-29) with 10 runs scored, five homers and 7 RBI...Only six position players in the last 20 years missed more consecutive games and returned to play, none matched Rocco's numbers on their return...The others: 3B Herbert Perry, Cleveland-Tampa Bay, 1996-98, 341 games (right and left knees); C Ed Hearn, Kansas City, 1987-88, 285 games (shoulder); SS Shawon Dunston, Chicago-NL, 1992-93, 271 games (back); C Eddie Perez, Atlanta, 2000-01, 269 games (shoulder); OF Mike Colangelo, Anaheim, 1999-2000, 262 games (thumb); OF George Lombard, Atlanta, 2001-02, 232 games (foot). 2005 Missed the entire season with knee and elbow injuries...On November 5, 2004, he underwent successful surgery on his left knee to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), The surgery was performed by Dr. Richard Steadman at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado....Rocco injured the knee on October 24 while playing baseball with his younger brother, Dante, in the backyard of his home in Cumberland, Rhode Island...Rehabbed his knee during most of the first half of the 2005 season, then injured his right elbow in mid-June while working out at the Rays minor league complex...tore the ulnar collateral ligament...was preparing to return to the Rays immediately after the All-Star Break...underwent "Tommy John" surgery on June 23...surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham...the procedure used a tendon from Baldelli's right wrist to replace the torn ligament...was expected to be out 8-9 months...Following his surgery he began dressing with the team following the All-Star Break and kept the pitching chart every game the rest of the season...Is expected to be ready to play in the spring of 2006...On Nov. 10, he inked a six-year contract that could be worth more than $32 million...the deal includes two options, one covering 2009 and another for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. 2004 Made 131 starts, 120 in CF and 11 as DH...Missed 15 games when he went on the disabled list for the first time in his career...Was on the DL Aug 14-Sep 1 with a strained right quadriceps muscle...Aggravated the injury running to first base in the first inning Aug. 13 at Texas...Originally sustained the injury in mid-June and missed several games that month...The injury hampered him in August and he batted only .200 (9-45) that month after hitting a combined .301 (87-289) in May-June-July...Rebounded to hit .287 in September with five home runs, his most ever in one month...Tied with Oakland's Mark Kotsay, SD's Jay Payton and St. Louis' Jim Edmonds for the most assists among major league center fielders with 11...Was attempting to become the first player to lead the AL in outfield assists in each of his first two full seasons...Was tied for the AL lead in outfield assists as late as September 19...Finished tied for 4th...His 26 outfield assists the past two seasons are 3rd most in the majors behind Richard Hidalgo (36) and Jose Cruz (28)...Got off to a slow start...Was batting only .195 on April 18, then batted .302 (98-325) over his next 82 games before entering injury-plagued August...Batted .315 (47-149) during the Rays' 32-13 run, May 20-July 7...Rays had the best record in baseball during that span...Batted .313 (25-80) in June when the Rays went 20-6, best month in club history...Set a club record with at least one RBI in 8 consecutive games, Sep 9-17 (13 RBI total)...Homered twice off Curt Schilling and once off Pedro Martinez, making him one of six players to homer off both Boston aces in 2004...Also Gary Sheffield, Bret Boone, Tony Clark, Eric Hinske and Javy Lopez...Hinske and Rocco were the only two to homer off both at Fenway...Batted .347 (16-46) vs. the National League, 3rd best on the club, as the Rays went 15-3 in Interleague play...Batted .331 (41-124) vs. lefthanders, 7th best in the AL...Of his 75 RBI, 30 were game-tying or go-ahead, 40%...Connected for his first career grand slam July 22 at Minnesota off Juan Rincon (tied game 5-5 in the 8th)...On Aug 12 at Boston, he threw out 2 runners at home in the 5th inning tying an AL record held by many players...He was the first Ray to get 2 outfield assists in the same inning and was the first player to throw out runners at home on consecutive plays since Gary Sheffield did it for the Dodgers vs. Pittsburgh on April 25, 2001...Had 34 infield hits, 7th in the AL...Had 29 as a rookie, 4th best in the league...Spent June 8 in a St. Petersburg hospital with a nasty bout of food poisoning. 2003 Led all major league rookies with 184 hits becoming just the 9th American League rookie since World War II to get that many hits in a season...Only the 24th AL rookie since 1900 to get 184+ hits in a season - 37th major league rookie. Only 4 active players have had that many hits in their rookie season (Carlos Beltran, Nomar Garciaparra, Albert Pujols and Ichiro)...Finished 3rd in the BBWAA Rookie of the Year voting...Only 15 players in modern major league history have had 184+ hits in a season at Rocco's age or younger...That list includes seven Hall of Famers: Jimmie Foxx, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Lloyd Waner, Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron and Al Kaline...Led AL rookies in batting (.289), stolen bases (27), hits (184), multi-hit games (53), and triples (8) and was 2nd in total bases (265) and runs (89)...Only two rookies since 1900 have been able to match Rocco's totals for hits (184), runs (89), extra base hits (51), RBI (78), and stolen bases (27): Shoeless Joe Jackson with Cleveland in 1911 and Carlos Beltran with KC in 1999...Only 2 players Rocco's age or younger since 1900 have matched those numbers: Alex Rodriguez (1997) and Ty Cobb (1908)...Only 4 players since 1900 have matched his total in hits and stolen bases at a younger age: Ty Cobb (1907-08), Roberto Alomar (1989), Claudell Washington (1975) and Garry Templeton (1977)...Led the AL in outfield assists with 14 becoming only the 13th rookie to lead the AL in outfield assists and only the 9th in the last 73 years...That list includes Joe (1936) and Dom (1940) DiMaggio...Received the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame AL Rookie of the Year Award...Set club rookie marks for ABs, hits, runs, doubles, extra base hits, stolen bases, RBI and games played and was one HR shy of club rookie record of 12 by Bubba Trammell in 1998...Native of Woonsocket, RI homered over the Green Monster Sept. 17 on "Rhode Island Night" at Fenway Park...Only two Rhode Island natives have ever had more hits in a season than Rocco's 184 hits and both are in the Hall of Fame: Nap Lajoie and Hugh Duffy...Set a major league record for most hits by a rookie through April with 40, surpassing Ichiro, who had 39 in 2001. The National Baseball Hall of Fame immediately put the ball on display. 2002 Named 2002 Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America and Sportsticker... Named the Rays Minor League Player of the Year as well...Also named to Sportsticker's All-Prospect team, the Topps Class A All-Star team and was tabbed the best 20-year-old prospect by Baseball America...Rhode Island native was also named Minor League Player of the Year by the Boston Baseball Writers Association of America...Received the award at their January banquet...Played in four different leagues - including the Arizona Fall League - appearing in 157 games including postseason and batted .323 (206-637) with 20 home runs, 36 stolen bases and 93 RBI while playing center field and hitting primarily out of the leadoff spot...Named MVP of All-Star Game between the California League and Carolina League on June 18 at Wilmington, DE. Game ended in a 3-3 tie. Baldelli had one of the two California League's hits, stole two bases and scored a run. 2001 Hit .249 with 23 doubles, 6 triples, 8 home runs, 55 RBI and 25 stolen bases for Class-A Charleston in his first professional season in 2001...Tied with Bakersfield's Ramon Soler for 3rd-most thefts in the organization behind teammate Irwin Centeno (48) and Orlando's Carl Crawford (36)...Named the number five prospect in the Rays' organiztion by Baseball America...was also rated by the publication as the organization's Best Defensive Outfielder for the 2nd straight year...When Rocco was selected by the Rays with the sixth pick in the first round of the 2000 draft, he became the first Rhode Island resident to be selected in the draft's initial round since Bill Almon was chosen first by the San Diego Padres in 1974...Rated the 4th-best prospect in the Appy League and the Rays' 9th-best prospect by Baseball America.


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Ken Mugrage is a Technology Evangelist for ThoughtWorks, which is just a fancy way to say his job is to make people better at Continuous Delivery and DevOps.
On Sept 21st and 22nd, 2017, 350+ software practioners took over the Uptown Theater in Kansas City Missouri to discuss DevOps at DevOpsDays KC
Introduction This is a report with data stats and lessons learned about DevOpsDays Sao Paulo 2018, held on 06 and 07 of June at Hotel Century Flat. Goal Most events with DevOps subject in Brazil have more like Ops profile, others events that are trying to reach "DevOps public" add a track about that. But, often talks have subject around tools. We would like to discuss to invoke subjects beyond Infrastructure as Code and/or Continuous Delivery.


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Jordan Spieth already has proven to be a quick study.
A PGA Tour winner before he even had a card. The youngest American to play in the Presidents Cup. And in his first appearance at the Masters, the 20-year-old Texan looks like he's been playing here most of his life.
Spieth joined the mix at the Masters on Friday with an 8-foot eagle putt on the par-5 15th, and a shot that settled within tap-in range for birdie on the 18th hole. That gave him a 2-under 70 and left him only four shots behind going into the weekend.
Is anyone surprised by this? Spieth sure wasn't.
"No, I don't think so," he said. "I've been playing against these guys, and this caliber field, World Golf Championships and other major championships. So I felt like if I could get my game right and really handle myself mentally, then I could have an opportunity to be in contention. That's where I'm at now, and a lot of work to do."
Spieth played his first major last summer at the British Open — he qualified four days earlier by winning the John Deere Classic. He finished in the middle of the pack at Muirfield and missed the cut in the PGA Championship.
The Masters was his favorite major as a kid, and one of his mentors is two-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw.
"This was a big goal of mine this year, to get in contention at a major," Spieth said. "And the Masters being the one that I dreamt about since I was who knows how old, that's going to leave more emotion out there. Mr. Crenshaw says it best. The Masters brings out emotion in guys that aren't emotional.
"I'm already emotional and I got to keep it on the down low."
Spieth held it together late when he got into trouble off the tee at the 17th. Instead of playing a risky shot toward the green, he played back to the fairway, hit wedge to about 15 feet and missed his par putt. That's OK. His goal for the week is to make nothing worse than a bogey.
And at 3-under 141 thanks to the birdie on the 18th, he was well within range of Bubba Watson.
"Bubba is tearing it up. So we've got to go get him," Spieth said with the bravado of a Texan still not old enough to drink.
Saturday figures to be his biggest test yet. Spieth doesn't think contention counts until the back nine Sunday. Next up is a pairing with Adam Scott, the defending champion. Then again, the first time Spieth played with one of golf's biggest stars was at the Deutsche Bank Championship in September. He was paired with Phil Mickelson and shot 62. He played for the first time with Tiger Woods at Torrey Pines earlier this year and shot nine shots better.
No one has won the Masters in his first try in 35 years.
"I can see why experience pays off," Spieth said. "Ultimately, if you're playing extremely well and you get the right breaks, then it doesn't matter if it's your first time or your 50th. I think that you can win out here."


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Persuasive Writing at Middle Grove
The fourth and fifth grade class at Middle Grove School for students, kindergarten through eighth grade, recently began a unit on persuasive writing. This class is also in charge of raising the flag in front of the school each day. Since the flag the school had was in a state of disrepair, their teacher, Mr. Harris, gave them the assignment of writing to Rep. Paul Quinn and asking for a new U.S. flag for the school. Rep. Quinn promptly responded by sending not only a new United States flag to the students, but also a new Missouri flag. These students will proudly raise these flags each day in front of Middle Grove School on Route M in Monroe County. From left: W. Butyenek, A. Newcomer, R. Ley, E. Figley, M. Hisle, A. Tanner and K. Steward.


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The Beach Boy wrote:Wow, some of these pictures (most of them!) are breathtakingly beautiful. I wish that I could post my music as dream art as I have some really dreamy songs about the subject.
you could post soundcloud links, marked orange and bold
and maybe two little notes, just like this:


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Convictions on my record are a DUI (1991), Misdemeanor Assualt (1992), and Disorderly Conduct while Intoxicated (1996). Also, as a juvenile, had a disorderly conduct w/possession of very small amount of marijuana, ca. 1988.
It will be interesting to see whether or not the local attorney will offer any advice as it might be viewed as a conflict of interest for him to comment on a matter that is likely to appear before him.
@CJScalia:The bar association lawyer's job is to give advice to his or her client. The potential conflict of interest here is quite clear & should be clear even to a non-lawyer such as yourself.
I disagree with your points 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6. I don't have enough information to assess your claim in point #5.The OP responded above that the C&F attorney did refuse to comment on some areas as it would be inappropriate.
I didn't think that you are an attorney based on your postings in this thread. I still have my doubts.


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TOKYO (AP) — A big question looms in East Asia as the leaders of Japan and South Korea head to Europe next week: Will they finally meet?
Friction over Japan's brutal colonization of Korea in the first half of the 20th century has prevented a summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye since they both took office more than a year ago.
Japan is pushing for a three-way meeting with Park and President Barack Obama. All three plan to attend the March 24-25 Nuclear Security Summit in the Netherlands.
Most Japanese leaders have met their South Korean counterparts within the first year in office, so the failure of Abe and Park to do so has been a worry for the United States. Both are important allies in the face of China's military rise and the North Korean nuclear threat. U.S. officials have urged the two neighboring countries to improve ties and promote healing of historical grievances.
A South Korean presidential spokesman told reporters Friday that Seoul will likely make an announcement soon on the three-way talks that "are to be held" in the Netherlands. South Korean media interpreted the comments by Min Kyung-wook as a confirmation that the meeting will take place but Seoul's presidential office and Foreign Ministry couldn't immediately confirm that.
A meeting seemed all but impossible until Friday last week, when Abe said for the first time that his government is not considering a revision of the country's 1993 apology for forcing Korean and other women to work in brothels for Japanese soldiers before and during World War II.
South Korea reacted cautiously but positively to Abe's statement.
There are risks for Park in meeting Abe, said Robert Dujarric, the director of the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies at Temple University Japan. Abe and people close to him have expressed revisionist views about history in the past, and any repetition of them could anger Koreans again.
Japan's commitment to the 1993 apology came into question last month after it said it would re-examine the accuracy of interviews conducted with women who said they were forced to provide sex. The interviews formed part of the basis for the apology.
Historians say tens of thousands of women served as sex slaves, called "comfort women" in Japan. Some Japanese nationalists have long insisted that the women were voluntary prostitutes, and that Japan has been unfairly criticized for a practice they say is common during war.
Associated Press writer Hyung-jin Kim contributed to this report from Seoul, South Korea.


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Skip to comments.Rip Torn denied probation in Conn. bank break-in
Posted on 08/11/2010 12:17:33 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
LITCHFIELD, Conn. Rip Torn's request for a probation program was rejected Wednesday by a judge who kept criminal charges in place against the Emmy-winning actor accused of breaking into a bank while drunk and armed in January.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
The guy's lucky no one was killed.
rip? torn!
rip? torn!
Looks like he's going to be trapped in the "Inner Circle of Thought" for a bit longer.
You must be a young'un")
Gotta love somebody who sews a patch on upside down.
Hey we might just have a chance to win a game.
Q: What do the Detroit Lions and the Detroit Redwings have in common?
A: They both can't play football.
He's getting what's coming to him.
That said, did you ever see the movie Cross Creek?
Rip Torn's performance was great, but evidently he wasn't
Rip Torn's real name is...
Elmore Rual Torn Jr.
Apparently, Rip won't be running an intergalactic keggar, or any other kind, for awhile ;-)
So when's the judge going after Ben Bernanke, Timmy Geithner & all their Bankster pals who've been looting the nation's banks for the last umpteen years?
As soon as an enterprising young prosecutor brings the case. Remember, judges judge and prosecutors prosecute. Without an indictment, which may only be obtained by the government, a judge is hamstrung.
Good one...loved that movie.
LOL! Looks like Rip needs to apply for an internship with the Fed - appears that might get him off the hook, since he'd then be part of the government looting apparatus, and it'd be high-fives all around with his newfound judge & prosecutor buddies...
"There's always some kind of blacklist throughout history. But the difference is, in America they usually let you live."
-- Rip Torn
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U.S. stocks declined, erasing an early advance, after partial election results spurred concern about prospects for a stable government in Italy.
Chesapeake Energy Corp. slumped 5.4% after agreeing to sell a stake in an Oklahoma oilfield to China Petrochemical Corp. for less than one-third of its estimated value. ITT Educational Services Inc. tumbled 14% after disclosing that U.S. regulators subpoenaed documents related to private loan programs for its students. Hertz Global Holdings Inc., the largest publicly traded U.S. auto-rental chain, gained 4.2% after projecting profit and sales that beat estimates.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index retreated 0.7% to 1,504.31 at 2:52 p.m. New York time, after gaining as much as 0.7% earlier today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 80.18 points, or 0.6%, to 13,920.39. Trading in S&P 500 companies was in line with the 30-day average at this time of day, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"We don't want to see more chaos out of Europe," Bruce McCain, chief investment strategist at the private-banking unit of KeyCorp in Cleveland, said in a phone interview. His firm oversees more than $20 billion. "Any question about whether or not Italy would be committed to austerity measures after the elections gets investors concerned."
Stocks erased gains on concern Italy may be left with a hung parliament as partial election results suggested Silvio Berlusconi may have built a blocking minority in the Senate to deny victory to Pier Luigi Bersani. Bersani, who led in opinion polls throughout the two-month race, campaigned to maintain the budget rigor of outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti. Bets Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will nominate a central bank chief who favors stimulus pushed stocks higher earlier today.
Spending Cuts
This week's March 1 deadline to avoid automatic U.S. spending cuts may get investors' attention. It marks another fiscal showdown between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans. If Congress doesn't act, federal spending will be reduced by $85 billion in the final seven months of this fiscal year and by $1.2 trillion over the next nine years.
The S&P 500 has gained 5.4% this year as U.S. lawmakers agreed on a compromise on taxes in January and amid better-than-estimated corporate earnings. About 75% of the S&P 500 companies that have released quarterly results beat profit estimates, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The index trades at 14.9 times reported earnings, below the average since 1954 of 16.4.
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Black Bottoms and White Tops: Kitchens With Contrast
No, we aren't talking waiters' uniforms here. Rather, an idea in kitchen cabinetry to paint the base cabinets black (or a dark color) and the uppers white (or light). It creates a foundation while allowing the upper cabinets to be light and blend in with what is often white walls. There are some executions of this that we like:
In fact, it's what I'm in the process of doing in my own home. Benjamin Moore's Moonlight White on top and Iron Mountain on bottom. It's a pairing of a creamy white with creamy dark gray. The bottoms are painted but the uppers are still in progress (and probably will be for some time). When I'm done, though, you can bet you'll be the first ones I share it with.
Do you have dark base cabinets with light uppers? What do you think of going this route?
Related: Look! Dark Kitchen Cabinets at Houzz
(Images: John Lum Architecture, Houzz, Attic Mag, Tommy Smythe, original source unknown but we spotted this at Weddingbee)


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