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Canadian Embassy Awards $10K Grant to Clarkson University Faculty
Visiting assistant professors Meredith A. Marchioni and Kolson Schlosser were awarded the grant to finance a student field study to Nova Scotia in May. The trip will also be supported by Clarkson's Center for Canadian Studies, which is directed by Martin D. Heintzelman.
The field study is an innovative and collaborative effort to provide students with hands-on experience using qualitative research techniques.
Nine Clarkson students will spend the first week of May travelling throughout eastern Nova Scotia, including Cape Breton Island, visiting small fishing villages, fishing museums, and the Sydney Tar Ponds.
They will conduct interviews with local fishers and other resource managers to ascertain attitudes about the historical decline of cod fisheries. The scope of their questions will include how life has changed as fishers have converted to lobster harvesting and other economic activity, including tourism.
The students will also engage in participant observation with lobster fishers, tour the Bedford Institute of Oceanography and talk to resource management specialists at St. Mary's University in Halifax.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.

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A friend recently asked me, "Why libraries don't provide eBooks for me to download". My response was simply that Libraries have been providing downloadable eBooks since the early 90s and that they really didn't get used as much as expected other than with Teens. The most popular downloads in my experience were Cliff Notes and books on computers. Then he asked, "yeah but I want to download to my Kindle". In my response I found myself getting into way too much detail and I think he regretted that he asked, but there is no simple answer to this question.
First off Kindle is developed and locked in step with Amazon. They want to sell you only their books. The purchase agreement of a Kindle disallows lending of the unit, but many libraries are testing this and loaning them to customers preloaded with titles of interest or titles requested. Academic libraries lend them to faculty. It hasn't been tested in the courts, but libraries argue that they don't charge.
The Sony Book Reader is more interested in just providing the reader and doesn't care too much where you get your books. Sony also provides free access to the Google public domain collection where they scanned thousands of books from research libraries that are past copyright. This means they are mostly pre 1920 titles since Disney pushed the copyright expiration through congress from 50 years to 80 years when Mickey turned 50...(interesting cocktail factoid). In a quick search, the only title I could find of interest was Stephen Crane's Maggie.
The format of digital books is still falling out. The two DRM (Digital Rights Management) formats that protect the author/publisher are EPUB and Adobe PDF. These formats are usable on the Sony. Then there is PRC (pocket reader something) eBook format with DRM that is designed for Windows computers and widows based PDAs and smart phones. My I phone won't do PRC but will do PDF and EPUB.
Libraries are able to buy Kindle books from Amazon and load them on a Kindle. At some point this may be tested in the courts. Then there are companies that Libraries can buy PDF and EPUB eBooks from. Libraries buy the books which are popular best seller kind of stuff, but the book resides on the company server and the library has a link to the book for customers to download.
The book is purchased on a circulation model where it is checked out to one customer at a time for a specific circulation period. Once the circulation period expires, the book self destructs on the users' device and it becomes available again to other customers. This through a small web based application that the customer must download to their computer which really adds a level of complexity to the process. Security is enabled by the customer entering their library card and PIN. It literally checks the book out to you,
There are two big players in providing this service. One is Overdrive and the other is Net books. The individual library has do decide to subscribe and then decide what titles to purchase.
If you have a Sony reader or other advanced phone stop by your local library and ask if eBooks are available. The Kindle is more expensive, but has a nicer user interface and viewer (they are about to release a color version that will do color graphics). The problem is you are pretty much locking yourself into Amazon.
The New City Library provides downloadable eBooks for your computer and downloadable audio books for your iPod or MP3 player through our website. If our budget allows, the Library will be adding eBooks for personal book readers. The lesson learned by my friend though is to beware of asking librarians techie questions.


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Madagascan flying foxes, Ganges river dolphins, Hawaiian plants and Arabian leopards are among the species that are all set to benefit from the second round of grants issued under the Sir Peter Scott Fund for Conservation Action, created by the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) to support its Specialist Group's conservation projects.
The Sir Peter Scott Fund for Conservation Action provides small grants (up to US$15,000) to support the activities of its members in their work to conserve threatened species around the globe. In many parts of the world, a small amount of well-directed money can have a significant impact.
The selection committee was very impressed by the diversity of applications which reflected the wide scope of the work of the SSC. A new call for projects is due to be issued in September. In total six projects have been selected to receive grants in this round.
Ganges River dolphins in the Brahamaputra River, India
SSC Cetacean Specialist Group
Ganges river dolphin populations are thought to have declined by at least 50% over the last 50 years and are listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species TM. The Ganges-Brahmaputra River basin has one of the highest human population densities on earth and the dolphins are under enormous pressure due to intense utilization and degradation of their river habitat. This project will provide vital information on the distribution, abundance, behaviour and acoustics of Ganges River dolphins to guide conservation and management of these Endangered cetaceans.
Arabian leopard in the Republic of Yemen
SSC Cat Specialist Group
This project will focus on the conservation of the CriticallyEndangered Arabian leopard. Yemen is a key country for the survival of this species but very little is known about its current distribution and conservation status. The project will involve a Rapid Assessment survey of Wada'a region and provide training for two Yemeni for further training in the field of wildlife monitoring and conservation.
Flying fox roosts in Madagascar
SSC Chiroptera Specialist Group
The Madagascan flying fox Pteropus rufus is a large endemic fruit bat which plays an important role in seed dispersal and pollination. It is threatened by hunting, persecution and roost disturbance. Protected areas do not contribute greatly to Madagascan flying fox conservation because they roost in small forest fragments. This project will develop community based conservation plans at the village level for the conservation of fragments supporting flying fox roosts. It will also include a community based habitat monitoring initiative at two of the most threatened roost sites.
Hawaii 's rare plant genetic safety net programme
SSC Hawaiian Plant Specialist Group
Nearly 200 of the 1500 native plant species in Hawaii are at risk of going extinct within the next few years due to threats such as habitat destruction and invasive species. This project aims to prevent the extinction of the rarest of the rare Hawaiian plants by introducing management measures for wild populations, collecting seeds or cuttings for genetic storage and reintroducing some of these species into protected managed sites.
Leopard Conservation in Pakistan
SSC Cat Specialist Group
The common Leopard which had disappeared in many parts of its historic range in Pakistan is showing encouraging signs of recovery. However, this increase in numbers has also led to an increase human-leopard conflict. Leopard attacks on domestic livestock and people have led to widespread trapping, poisoning and shooting of leopards. The goal of this project is to reduce these conflicts in a number of ways including introducing training for women who work in the forest so they can minimize their risks and developing mechanisms for the compensation of livestock owners.
Southwest Wolf Information Network
SSC Wolf Specialist Group
The Mexican sub-species of the gray wolf is the most threatened wolf type in North America. A gray wolf population was reintroduced to an area straddling the Arizona/New Mexico but human wolf conflict has become a major problem in this multi-use landscape and the wolf population is currently shrinking due to the number of removals. This project aims to provide accurate, balanced education about the effects of wolves and humans on each other and the environment.


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The Penn State DuBois Office of Adult Student and Veteran Services was recently recognized by Penn State's Commission for Adult Learners. Sueann Doran, coordinator for Adult Student and Veteran Services received the recognition and served on a discussion panel for adult learner services at the University-wide Hendrick Best Practices for Adult Learners Conference at Penn State Harrisburg in May.
The Commission for Adult Learners is composed of faculty, staff and students from several university locations. Members are dedicated to improving the adult learner experience at Penn State. Each year, the commission recognizes Penn State staff and faculty who offer outstanding support to adult students through various programs and services.
The Office of Adult Student and Veteran Services at Penn State DuBois is a result of collaboration between the campus departments of Continuing Education, Enrollment Services, Student Services and Academic Advising. The office is responsible for providing programs of interest to adults and veterans including a portfolio workshop, a veteran transition program, job search skill development and career placement information. The office also maintains the Adult and Veteran Resource Center on campus, which provides study and meeting space, a library of resources for veterans, informational publications on careers and community resources, and more. Additionally, the office supports and advises the campus Veteran's Club.
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Dear Intermodal Customer,
Union Pacific is pleased to announce that effective Thursday May 8, 2014, we will be establishing new service between Chicago (Global 1), IL and Portland (Brooklyn), OR. The new service will provide reliable, truck competitive fourth (4th) morning transportation 6 days per week westbound and 5 days per week eastbound. This new premium service will be in addition to current service now in place between Chicago (Global 2), IL and Portland (Brooklyn), OR.
Schedules for this new service are as detailed in the attached PDF document. Customers should contact their Union Pacific representative for pricing. Union Pacific will support billing and in-gating freight 2 days prior to start of the new service (May 6, 2014).
Adding these new trains required minor adjustments to other service schedules. Updated Schedules are provided in the attached PDF document - all adjustments have been highlighted for your ready reference.
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sorry stephenie ive read elipse so many times and i never took away the things your talking about never felt kristen was in love with jacob,she loved him but this book is about e/b and she would never hurt edward like that please dont change these books you promised your readers you wouldnt do that, you need to stay true to the books.ReplyDelete


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Saturday is National Baseball Card Day
Campaign expected to inject new life into time-honored hobby
By Mark Newman / MLB.com
"That was my only hobby until I was 12 or 13 years old," the Texas Rangers first baseman said. "I remember when my parents bought me the Don Mattingly rookie card. That was my favorite. I still have it. I still have all my cards."
Most players are just like baseball fans. The only difference is that they get to pose for the front of those cards today, and the introduction of the first-ever National Baseball Card Day on Saturday means everyone has a chance to celebrate that time-honored hobby with some special events that make collecting even more fun.
National Baseball Card Day is a joint effort by the Major League Baseball Players Association, Major League Baseball and the trading card companies. It is part of an overall campaign to inject new life into a hobby that has sustained through generations and now competes with video games, computers and myriad high-tech entertainment.
MLB.com/Cards was recently launched as an Internet hub on behalf of those parties above, and any person who signs up on that site on Saturday will receive a free pack of special National Baseball Card Day cards. It is a 12-pack that features six cards from Topps and six from Upper Deck. MLB.com ripped open a cellophane sample of these and was dazzled by the quality. Pujols ... Ichiro ... A-Rod ... Junior ... it was as much fun as ripping open a pack many years ago, and these are certain to be worth collecting because of the unprecedented event around baseball.
Of course, you might not want to rip that pack open. It will only become more valuable through the years, which you already know if you love collecting baseball cards. Rangers catcher Rod Barajas fits into that category.
"I loved baseball cards," he said. "My buddy used to work in a card shop and whatever money I had, that's what I spent my money on. I loved it, absolutely loved it. I remember my favorite was Mike Schmidt's rookie card. I still have them. I have boxes of the stuff from my childhood all at my parents' house."
Tampa Bay pitcher Seth McClung said he collected as a kid from the mid '80s through the early '90s. He moved to Atlanta for a few months over the summer when he was "8 or 9" and made friends through baseball cards, always buying them at the grocery store. To this day, he still has his collection and checks it over every so often.
"I used to build complete sets with my brother Marcus [who played football at Virginia Tech]," McClung said. "Our favorite sets, which we completed, were Topps Stadium Club, Topps '88, the '91 Donruss and a Fleer yellow set. Fleer Ultra always had better pictures and higher gloss. They were 'the coolest cards.'"
You can go to the grocery store like McClung used to, or you can just order baseball cards conveniently through MLB.com/Cards. The card companies offer their sets there, and great individual cards. One of the benefits of visiting this area is the opportunity to join the Pack of the Month Club, which is an exclusive club at MLB.com aimed at promoting card collecting. Fans can sign up for a subscription of one, six or 12 months, and if you sign up now, each six-month commitment (limit two and while supplies last) means you will receive a trading card featuring an authentic piece of a game-used uniform or bat. Each month, at least one new pack of recently released cards will be mailed directly to you. The number of packs depends on the retail value of the cards.
Other examples of promotions in support of National Baseball Card Day that are MLB-related included two big Pack Attack events in New York. MLB will be hosting Pack Attack at the Yankee Clubhouse Store at South Street Seaport from 12-2 p.m. ET, and at Shea Stadium before the Mets' game from 5:15 to the first pitch. Many prizes will be given away and many packs of cards will be opened up to remind everyone that the hobby is fun.
Just ask someone who has been around the game a long time: Diamondbacks' pitcher Terry Mulholland, who is now with his 11th different Major League club.
"You'd get your friends together from school," he recalled. "We each had our own card collections and we used to go to one kid's and we'd hang out in his bedroom and we'd have our shoeboxes full of cards. Everybody always had doubles of guys and stuff like that. So [we'd] try to flip for the other kid's cards. If you landed face up and he landed face down, you won. Or if both landed face up, then he won. If they both landed face down, then they stayed out there and two more cards were flipped.
"Back then, no one really cared about what they were worth. When you're a kid, you just cared about who your idol was and getting his cards. Growing up, I never had a price value on the card. It was just fun to try and get guys that you didn't have and give away guys that you had triples and quadruples of."
Mulholland has seen the evolution of the baseball fan from a player's perspective. He knows that new fans come into the game all the time, and he sees them at the park. But he also understands the pull of today's digital age as a competing force for the free time of people young and old, and perhaps an event like National Baseball Card Day can help introduce new excitement. The Players Association also has been aggressive in marketing baseball cards on television; rookie cards have been standardized so you won't get a "rookie card" unless the player has made it to the Majors; and there has been a consolidation of the card companies so values ideally will gain strength.
"A lot of games that I followed were on the radio, they weren't on television," Mulholland said. "You spent most of your nights listening to the games on radio and so your imagination takes over and the only way you can put faces to names was basically through baseball cards. I can remember having cards like Manny Sanguillen and [seeing] his batting stance, and then listening to the game on the radio and imagining him up at the plate in that very stance. So that's kind of what baseball card collecting meant to me back then. There were very few pictures in the newspaper back then. Everything was black and white. Baseball cards were really the only thing that you had a colored picture of a player on back then. ... it just brought me closer to the game and kind of helped my imagination flourish a little bit more.
"When you're a kid today, you have so many different avenues of interest. Not only baseball or sports, but video games, there's all the other traditional things that kids do like dancing, horseback lessons. There's such a multitude for kids to get into and healthy activities. I think it would be sad if baseball cards fell by the wayside, so [I'm glad] the Association is trying to popularize it and make it a larger activity for more kids."
That's the way it was for Michael Young long before he became the Rangers shortstop. Like the teammate he throws to on a 6-3 groundout, he said his favorite card was a Mattingly rookie, and it's still in mint condition. "I still have them at my parents' house," he said of his cards. "I was really into it when I was 8 or 9. ... I tried to do trading, but I was always trying to make a big steal. I had a friend who was a Dodgers fan, and I tried getting Dwight Gooden's rookie card for Steve Sax but my friend wouldn't bite."
On National Baseball Card Day, it's time for a lot more of that. Trade your cards. Collect some more. Be like so many of those players who are pictured on the front of them.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor for MLB.com. Lindsey Frazier and T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com contributed to this story. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Dickey notches 1,000th career strikeout
Knuckleballer strikes out side in third, with milestone coming on final K of inning
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
TORONTO -- Blue Jays knuckleballer R.A. Dickey recorded strikeout No. 1,000 of his career during the third inning of Friday night's 5-4 loss to the White Sox.
Dickey entered the game five away from the milestone and had a strikeout during each of the first two innings before striking out the side in the third. He got White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers swinging to record the milestone.
The 39-year-old veteran finished the night with nine strikeouts, but it came in a losing effort as the White Sox hit four home runs off Dickey en route to the victory.
"Tonight was a very bizarre outing," Dickey said after the game. "I don't know how else to explain it, to give up five hits and four of them being home runs. To walk one guy and strikeout nine and leave the game after six innings giving up five runs, that's a bizarre outing. I try to take the positives out of it, I have Oakland in a few days, and be ready to go."
Dickey has recorded at least 100 strikeouts during each of the past four seasons. His career high came in 2012 when he struck out 230 batters and won the National League Cy Young Award with the Mets.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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CARSON, Calif. – Todd Dunivant is returning to the farm this weekend. No, not an actual farm with cows, chickens and horses, but "the Farm," which is a colloquial term for Stanford University where Dunivant was a star defender for the Cardinal.
Dunivant is expected to lead the Galaxy on Saturday when they take on the San Jose Earthquakes at Stanford Stadium. The match is a homecoming of sorts for Dunivant, who was a four year starter at Stanford where he captained the Cardinal to the 2002 College Cup Final while picking up a host of personal honors along the way.
"It's one that I circle without a doubt. The fact that we can play at Stanford and play where I went to college is huge," said Dunivant. "It's fun. I'll have friends and a lot of people from the university there. They're making a big deal of it, and again, they're getting a huge crowd so it's great for their organization and the league."
Playing at the modern facility at Stanford rather than the rustic and intimate confines at Buck Shaw is not without disadvantages, however.
"They didn't build that stadium for soccer, which is kind of disappointing. They want to be as tight as possible for the football confines and to their credit, the football team has been great," said Dunivant. "It's okay, it's not that small, but it is tight."


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Am I the only one who's noticed a significant improvement in Andrea's English this year in comparison to previous years? lol
Am I the only one who's noticed a significant improvement in Andrea's English this year in comparison to previous years? lol
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Maybe that's why he is playing better, he can actually understand what the coaches and team-mates want from him and then communicate back.
Belli should also be a better player by next year (just from learning english alone) because his english too is slowly improving and needs to improve.
Hedo .... he's been in North America for 10 years and its a lost cause... BALL!!
Our little center is all grown up!
Seriously, we treat the guy like he's our pet.
Lol, because he was a kid when he came to the league. Imagine, you are 19 years old, and you live in Europe. You do not know any English, and you are drafted as the number 1 pick. You go and play with all these ****** in North America, where all they do is making fun of you. It must have been very hard on him...
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RAPMAN I see your point and agree with you just reply back and confirm that you are black.
What a good interview. Even Andrea seemed more receptive to the questions than he usually is. If only the Raptors studio team could figure out how to do their job...
@ Bryan Colangelo
As the worldly GM you are, who likes the international set and is not particularly a N. American centric, you must surely appreciate the adjustment required by a 20 yr. old Italian who just knew enough English to order room service, probably left home for the first time away from mamma, was the first overall pick (had no idea what that meant), had to change his game drastically, listen to the on-court smack, deal with a Smitch and had a helluva time finding a good Italian restaurant....that was really cold.
I don't think he understood the smack in his first year. By the time he came back as a sophmore he understood it and let it get to him.
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On Friday, May 9, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. through Monday, May 12, 2014 at 6:00 a.m., the DOTD will be doing necessary repair work in conjunction with a production company that will be filming exterior scenes on the Crescent City Connection East Bound Lanes. As a result, the Terry Parkway Exit will be closed on I-90 East and the General DeGaulle Exit will be restricted to the South Bound Exit only. The filming activity will include a simulated car crash within the closed lanes of the Terry Parkway Exit. State Police, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Officers, Gretna Police, Orleans Parish Sheriff Officers, EMS and NOFD will be on site to ensure public safety and to help facilitate traffic flow. Visit www.nola.gov/film to view a detour map.
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I have thought about this before also. I would love the chance to design a course. Below are a few ideas I have had. The red is the basket and the green would be bushes. The bushes would have to be trimmed often. They would be about as tall if not a foot taller than the top of the basket and impenetrable by a disc. The bushes also would be about twenty to thirty feet away from the basket. In the pic you would be teeing off in the direction of the arrow. These are just a few ways my brain has come up with.
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Baskets on a steep slope (or on the edge of a drop-off) force you to control your distance and stick the landing, both legitimate tests of skill. Steeply-sloped greens force the player to make choces - lay up, or risk a rollaway if you doink your putt. As mentioned previously, baskets near water force risk-reward decision-making.
not the pic i wanted but the basket is on the side of the levee...tough approach and risky putt from above or below!
Also i have seen a basket on a now closed course with the enclosed on a 6 foot high hedge around 3/4 of the basket
my practice course has a 325ft carry over OB, through a 50' gap between trees at 265', a 30' gap at 310', with the basket sitting 30' past the OB.
of course you could go over the trees.. if you can.
OR you can be lame and go all the way around the OB.
also there is a temp course with a neat hole location, the hole is 200 ft straight then 100 feet up a sharp hill with the basket set off about 30 feet from the top of the hill and under a tree with thick low hanging branches, i mean like 6ft. from the ground so approaches have to come in low
now that i think about it, Buckhorn has a couple of good examples where the greens are super risk reward.
#15 is a 228ft straight shot that goes down in to a small valley but the comes back up on a steep hill where the basket sits in the middle of a strip of land about 20' deep that is the bank of a pond.
if you go for the basket and miss you either splash or nail one of two trees behind the basket on the edge of the bank. here's a pic from the tee, can't really tell how crazy the basket position is.
#17 is a 300' or 400' shot down through a gap, over a pond where the basket sits about 30' past the pond back up a small hill. if you go past it's a rough putt back because a lot of discs that sail go in the drink. i can only say that most people don't go for it off the tee unless you have a throwaway disc.
Thanks everyone for all the response's....
harr0140 - anytime you are around it would be great to have you come by the course.
disc gopher - I respectfully disagree with you. I think having obstacles as close as 5' make greens very interesting as long as you can shape a line around the obstruction or miniver your body to get a clean line to the basket. I don't even mind a basket in between two trees as long as there is not more than 1 or 2 such pins on any given 18 hole course. IMO its not a gimmick if you are forced to place your upshot well to have a chance at a putt as long as it is not overdone.
Monocacy - I completely agree with your post.
New13 - I really appreciate the input but I really want to focus on just the green, not how you get there. I understand that the fairway should influence the green but in this thread I would like to stick to the green. I am also going to try as hard as I can to stay away from roped O.B. and do have some water to work with so there will be some holes that require a water carry to a green that is located near the edge of the water. I do like the green descriptions in your last post and I will be incorporating some of those things into Somerset's green design.
Please everyone keep the suggestions coming and try to think outside the box. I am thinking about sand traps that are pee rock that make footing an issue. Greens with multiple levels and rolling mounds to change the elevation of a putt. One putt might be basket high while a put 5' away might be 2' lower. Large rocks that would make jump putting a no go. I will get some sketches up tomorrow to illustrate some of these ideas.
Thanks again everyone.
some of the more memorable greens I can think of:
Whistler's Bend #9: a 300 foot downhll drive with cliffs behind the basket leading directly into the umpqua river
Delaveaga 12: Basket sometimes is set on this narrow berm. Makes putting really interesting.
17 @ Bryant Lake Park in MN This one should really interest you since it is the nicest landscaping I've seen on a DG course.
Jordan Creek 10 The basket is at the top of a rock slope. Fun!
Warwick hole 3 Basket up on top of a cliff
And check out at hole 14 at 4:58 in this video This might be my favorite pin area of all time.
All of these natural hazards can be man made and I think that this is the next evolution in course design as well.
Here is a concept that worked out really well design-wise and made the hole play extremely well. I have not seen it used elsewhere and it does make a challenging green.....but in combination with the entire hole design.
As you see here, it is a downhill hole with the basket sitting over a bank and it is behind a chainlink fence.
OB lurks long and also the entire length of the fairway on the right:
View from left of fairway:
The main challenge element of the green is when getting caught behind the chainlink fence and having a 30-40' downhill putt throwing over a chest-high fence (altered throwing motion).
I guess what I am proposing is basically the equivalent of a golf sand trap - a device that forces you to execute a different sort of shot to recover from a less-than-ideal upshot (or drive).
I have seen palmetto bushes in FL used in similar manner, but never in combination with terrain and OB.
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The blizzard of January 23-24, 2005, did nothing to quell the enthusiasm of the eight delegates traveling to El Salvador to visit and strengthen ties with MOFGA's sister organizations, CCR (Association of Communities for the Development of Chalatenango) and CORDES (Foundation for Communal Cooperation and Development of El Salvador). Encouraged by Continental Airlines' assurance by phone that planes were flying (even though buses from Portland were not running), we were the only passengers on Amtrak to Boston, got the last subway to Logan before all trips were canceled for the day, and arrived intact at an almost deserted Logan Airport.
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We finally made our destination, adding two days to the end of the trip so nothing was lost, and what we learned and absorbed changed us all. A common expression among sistering folks is that if you allow it to, El Salvador will ruin you. We feel that we were well ruined, in the best sense.
The experience of El Salvador is profound. It is bound up in a painful history of repression, war and loss with an ongoing, courageous struggle to develop a sustainable way of life that allows people to stay and thrive in their communities. This struggle is waged against tremendous odds. Survival has always been tenuous for the poor, but the Salvadoran government's implementation of free market policies has made the situation worse. The stagnant economy has not grown in 10 years. In the most densely populated country in Central America, agriculture has been hit particularly hard by dismantled support sectors and reduced tariffs. Agricultural goods from the exterior, mostly the United States, flood the country and affect both large and small growers: Exports are decreasing, and production costs exceed money earned for native grains sold locally.
In fact, this sector has been shrinking for the past six years. Some see CAFTA as the end of agriculture in El Salvador. For instance, 20,000 tons of rice are exported annually from that country now. Under a trade agreement that eliminates tariffs on imports, 16 million tons of rice could be imported from the United States; so rice would no longer be worth producing in El Salvador. This story is repeated with corn, beans, soybeans.
For the campesino with a small plot of marginal land and no mechanization, competition is impossible. People are being forced off the land and, with few options for work, are leaving for the United States. Communities are losing their leaders, their youth, their best and brightest. Money sent to families from the States exceeds $2 billion annually, representing a large percentage of the Salvadoran gross national product. Immigration and remittances have become El Salvador's escape valves to a deteriorating situation.
The Tour -- Hope and Progress
CCR and CORDES are well aware of the current realities and are fighting back. For years they have been helping farmers develop farm plans. Their original goals were to improve family nutrition and the soil by encouraging organic growing methods, expanding the variety of crops grown and developing permaculture. Next was to market the excess locally, then to expand to regional and international markets. We were privileged to witness how much progress they have made and continue to make.
We attended a CCR/CORDES-sponsored field day in Carasque, Bangor's sister city, along with 40 regional farmers. Four experimental stations demonstrated irrigation methods and cultivation practices for yucca, pineapple and sugar cane. All emphasized low inputs, recycling, healthy cultivation and products. Virtually all farmers in Carasque now grow organically and sell their goods at a regional market. The demand for local products seems to be increasing. Some farmers sell so much along the way to market that they never actually make it there! In the last three years, the number of local farmers markets has increased from two to seven.
During an outstanding trip to coffee country, we met regional coffee producers and processors. Although the harvest was complete, we learned a lot about efforts to produce and sell their product. When growers initiated a relationship with CORDES, they were selling all their coffee unprocessed to big companies for a low price. With CORDES' assistance they learned to process the coffee and are improving the quality of the roast. Emphasis on gender balance and including women in agriculture made them realize that women had had no role in coffee production; so women have taken over the processing.
At first, individual families toasted beans on a comal (a simple clay dish traditionally used to cook tortillas) over wood heat, then ground them by hand. When the three communities of El Manzano, Sumpul Chacón and San Fernando decided to work together three years ago to sell under the Café Ereguán label, the operation and methods expanded; it now includes 13 processors and even more producers. CORDES has accompanied them with every step: from planting (including choice of coffee plants best suited to the area), harvesting and marketing to organizing and training people in the cooperative to handle finances and promotion. They are helping source equipment to improve processing and packaging. When coffee prices drastically decreased in 2001, they realized that by selling this value-added product rather then green coffee, they could keep the price reasonable. While their growing methods are organic, they have not been able to afford certification but are still searching for a way to do this.
We were impressed with the complete support of women in their role as processors. Although we could arrange to have most of the green crop bought by a processor in Wisconsin with whom we've been talking, the members of the coffee cooperative were very clear that they would not jeopardize the women's work by doing this. We had a long discussion with the cooperative about marketing possibilities and are working toward a plan to bring processed and excess green coffee into the country to sell in Maine. In fact, the coffee you will be drinking from now on at MOFGA events will be from the Café Ereguán Cooperative. The concept of a coffee club is also taking form, so stay tuned!
We heard and talked a lot about organic farming. We were interviewed on two radio stations and talked at length about MOFGA's work and the importance of organic agriculture in the United States and Maine. We also met with students and teachers from the National University in San Salvador to plant organic tomatoes and exchange ideas. This meeting generated great interest, including exchanging e-mail addresses and continued meetings among participants to discuss turning the land where we met into an organic demonstration station.
We participated in a productive meeting with CCR and CORDES. The delegation that visited Maine from El Salvador in September 2003 was so impressed with the Common Ground Fair that they planned a large, regional fair for Earth Day in April to promote organic agriculture, environmental soundness and the work they are doing in Chalatenango. They plan to expand the fair and hope that folks from MOFGA will participate in this event some year. They issued us an open invitation.
A priority they have set for this year is to integrate woman into farming better. They sponsor a project that supports 76 family vegetable gardens grown by women for family consumption. A women-run cooperative in the town of Guarjila dries locally grown tropical fruits. We witnessed the strong commitment to this integration in the Café Ereguán coffee cooperative.
Esperanza, the sistering representative from CCR, reminded us of the importance of solidarity, which she described as the "voice outside the country" that helps make their reality visible to the rest of the world. We left that meeting with a deepening conviction about the importance of sistering work. We are satisfied that our relationship continues to grow and strengthen, reaching new levels of understanding and commitment.
And of course we had a great time. People everywhere were warm and welcoming. We were treated to wonderful food, beautiful beaches, talented musicians, fiestas in our honor, and a very enthusiastic and talented youth theater. Through a leader of the town of Cinquera, we heard one of the best oral histories ever of the people's efforts to organize in the 1960s, '70s and '80s; a story of so much pain, suffering and amazing courage.
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No one wanted to get on the plane on Feb. 4 to leave. We felt so privileged to have shared in the lives of our Salvadoran friends, to have experienced their energy and hope and to have been part of a movement striving for a better life for all people. We became saturated with this experience of El Salvador and were ruined in the process; ruined so that we could return home and continue our important work here; so that we could reflect seriously on our lives, live our dreams and throw out unnecessary baggage; ruined to stay connected to this strong and inspiring relationship we are forging.
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Fall Pruning
The spring season is best for pruning, but a light fall pruning is beneficial to some shrubs and trees, especially those that produce an abundance of twiggy growth. High winter winds may damage these plants if they aren't pruned to a more compact size. In addition to removing excessive growth, prune out crossing branches in the interior of the plant and any diseased or dead wood.
Dropping Evergreen Needles
Evergreen trees and shrubs often drop some of their older foliage this time of year, mostly from the inner part of the plant. Although it may look dramatic, unless the tips of the branches are browning, a few dropping needles shouldn't cause concern. It isn't necessary to remove the foliage that drops; it becomes mulch for the shrub or tree.
Adding Autumn Color
If you'd like to add some fall color to your landscape, take a look at trees and shrubs that are showing brilliant color now, such as burning bush, sumac, and maples. Once you identify the plants you like, you can add them to your landscape. Many plants have as much beauty in their bark texture and twig color as they do in their foliage and flowers.
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Plant green manure cover crops in empty beds. Green manures are plants that grow up to be tilled under, adding organic matter to the soil. They also out-compete weeds and reduce soil erosion. Sow 1-2 pounds of hairy vetch or winter rye, or 1/4 pound of Austrian peas per 1,000 square feet of garden space.
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Angels have something to build on
Halos can take positives from season, plus playoff experience
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
ANAHEIM -- This was not a time for perspective. This was a time for absorbing the full impact of a season ending too soon, a time of icing down for the last time, packing bags and saying farewell to buddies. The perspective, Angels manager Mike Scioscia knows from experience, comes later, when the mind clears and raw emotions of summer and autumn give way to a winter calm after the storm. "As much as you try to peel off layers as to what happened," Scioscia said in the aftermath of Sunday's 9-1 loss in the third and final game of the American League Division Series, "to get to this point with what our roster and organization were dealt all season is a terrific compliment. "It's not going to make us feel better when we wake up tomorrow. But as disappointing as this is, you saw what the young kids did, how those guys jumped into the season and played well. You have to be proud of those guys, happy for them. "We had a terrific season -- just not as far as we wanted." A record crowd of 45,262 -- highest since the 1998 stadium renovation -- arrived on Sunday clad in red and hopeful of their club getting back in the series. But the tourists from Boston spoiled all the fun. As the Red Sox move on to the AL Championship Series, the Angels will reflect on a season of achievement, of long stretches of inspiring play before a seemingly endless string of injuries caught up to them near the finish line. Three and out meant seven consecutive postseason defeats for the Angels going back to 2005, when the White Sox took four in a row after losing Game 1 of the AL Championship Series. It's also six consecutive postseason losses at the hands of the Red Sox, who also swept the Angels in the 2004 ALDS. The Angels began the season with substantial injury issues -- Chone Figgins' two finger fractures, starters Jered Weaver and Bartolo Colon recovering from arm problems -- and it ended with Gary Matthews Jr. (knee tendinitis) and Casey Kotchman (non-baseball medical condition) out of the lineup. Kotchman, one of the members of the exciting youth movement, fell ill. Weaver showed the right stuff in his postseason debut, making only two mistakes that David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez turned into runs with back-to-back homers in the fourth. "He pitched his heart out," Scioscia said of his 24-year-old right-hander with the sweeping motion and gold-plated future. "Maybe he didn't get quite as deep [one hitter into the sixth inning] as he wanted to, but he made big pitches when he needed to get out of jams.As enriching as it was to watch so many young Angels step forward with inspiring efforts over the course of the season, most fans will share the sentiments of Garret Anderson. In the veteran left fielder's mind, there were two seasons within 2007, and the second one was far from satisfying. "There are two different seasons," Anderson said. "We had a great first season -- we came out in first place [in the AL West]. The second season didn't come out as well. It's very disappointing." For Anderson, the season ended with his right eye half-closed. He became afflicted with conjunctivitis at the wrong time, as October arrived, and his efforts to play through the difficulties ended on Sunday when he had to come out after the second inning. No longer able to see clearly, he watched one of the youngsters who'd performed so capably all season, Reggie Willits, take his place. "I want to play, be out there," said Anderson, whose booming second-half bat helped drive the Angels to their third AL West title in four seasons after he recovered from a hip flexor tear. "It sounds like an excuse to me, and I don't want make excuses." He'd been asked about his eye issue coming as Vladimir Guerrero was playing through enduring pain in the back of his left shoulder. An outfield that was among the best in the Majors for most of the season simply came apart down the stretch. "Not having Gary, Garret [playing] with one eye ... I know he will not use that as an excuse, but the game is hard enough to play 100 percent, not 50 percent," reliever Justin Speier said, having experienced his first postseason. "We had guys who were able to step up in adverse situations all year. Guys were missing one month, two months. Guys were filling different roles. It's depth this team will have for a long time. Those young guys aren't going anywhere; they're not free agents." Speier, who endured a viral infection of his own costing him two months of his first season with the Angels, said he's already looking forward to next spring. "It leaves a bad taste in your mouth," he said of the sweep by Boston, "but it's going to turn into a positive thing for next year."
"He has the makeup and talent to pitch in situations like this."Weaver grasped that this was a significant step in the process. "Like [Scioscia] said, we have nothing to hang our heads about," Weaver said. "We're AL West champions, [with] the best home record [54-27] in baseball. There are some positives to take from our season. We just didn't really finish up well in September."
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John Muir Wilderness > Mount Johnson > Climber's Log
Mount Johnson Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|SE Slopes
Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2017
|Team of three as a day hike
|Posted Jul 3, 2017 2:10 am
|N couloir
Date Climbed: May 13, 2017
|Skiing the N couloir. Actually turned a bit scary as I was too early in the day and the couloir had not not yet developed corn and stayed icy. Should have waited at least another hour.
|Posted May 14, 2017 7:19 pm
|Good scramble
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2016
|A good scramble up the NW ridge from Treasure Col, though I found this page's description to be somewhat misleading. You aren't on the spine of a continuous, well-defined ridge the entire time. It actually flattens out for a good while in the middle of the traverse and becomes more class-2ish. But the upper third is pretty sweet stuff.
Good to see a summit register more than a decade old (1975 in this case).
|Posted Aug 19, 2016 12:16 am
|from Treasure Lake
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2016
|2nd class talus slog. it took us 2 hours to get to the summit from Treasure Lake.
|Posted Jul 25, 2016 9:13 am
|From Gilbert
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2015
|Thunderstorms abound in the Sierra, we managed to bag 3 peaks this day with Peak 12,650ft. and Gilbert, the scramble up Johnson was very solid and fun with a short knife edge finish.
|Posted Aug 6, 2015 12:26 am
|From Gilbert
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2015
|Began ascent up west slope then got onto NW ridge. Fun fun!!! Managed to beat the storm off all 3 peaks and enjoyed a little hail shower through the morraine.
|Posted Jul 22, 2015 10:41 pm
|NW Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2015
|This was a very fun scramble with a few airy moves. It's every bit as good as the page author claims, and it is true that you never have to leave the ridgeline.
|Posted Jul 18, 2015 6:52 pm
|Grand Loop
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2013
|Day 3 of the alt Sierra Challenge 2013. While the hard core Challenge nuts crossed the crest at Echo Col and head for bad weather on the Black Divide, seven of us (Laura, Joan, Tommey, Carol, Jeff, Jim, and I) headed for Ski Mountaineers peak first followed by Mt Thompson via its tricky but highly satisfying north ridge. Once on top, Tommey continued on to Pt Powell while the others returned the way they came. I continued the grand loop by dropping down Thompson's horrible SE chute and climbing the only weakness (a class 2 chute) on Mt Gilbert's west side. Bypassing the summit due to bad weather (and having climbed it before), I climbed over Mt Johnson (with thunderstorms both north and south of me) before returning via the Treasure Lakes basin. Pictures & Story
|Posted Aug 24, 2013 11:19 pm
|Southeast Slope
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2012
|Climbed this as an alternate (easier) peak on day 4 of Burd's 2012 Sierra Challenge. Went up the sandy chute on the southeast slope -- described as class 2 by Secor, but the top 100-200 feet seemed to me to be class 3. Easy climbing but no exposure. I was the 6th person to sign the register this year.
|Posted Aug 13, 2012 7:21 pm
|Dave S
|Northwest Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2011
|Scrambled up the Northwest Ridge with Amy. Great route!
|Posted Aug 8, 2012 3:20 am
|From Bishop Lake
Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2012
|Over from Bishop Lake to Treasure Lake and up the east ridge. I do not recommend this route.
|Posted Jun 21, 2012 4:02 pm
|Traverse from Gilbert
Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2011
|A fun scramble from Treasure Col after doing Gilbert's north couloir. Suncups weren't as bad as I feared on the way down. Trip report
|Posted Jul 29, 2011 5:40 pm
|Northwest Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2011
|The skeeters devoured me at Treasure Lakes, the sun-cups, kicked my ass, but the ridge was worth it. The ridge is harder 3rd, sometimes very exposed, and requires good route finding. I descended the Southeast Slopes for an easy quick escape.
|Posted Jul 25, 2011 5:52 pm
|Brian Kalet
|SE Slope
Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2008
|Day hike.
|Posted Jun 2, 2010 6:21 pm
|Northeast Ridge and Chute
Date Climbed: Aug 27, 1985
|From Treasure Lakes. I was aiming for the quickest way out of all those boulders, so I chose the northeast ridge. Fun scrambling near the top.
|Posted Aug 14, 2009 8:26 pm
|Bob Burd
|Hurd -> Trapezoid -> Johnson
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2008
|Day 6 of the 2008 Sierra Challenge. Climbed the East Face of Hurd in the morning with Brice W, then traversed to Trapezoid via the South Ridge of Hurd and Trapezoid's NE Ridge (the South Ridge was a better scramble). Met up with Adam J on Trapezoid and traversed the crest to Johnson. Fun day. Trip Report
|Posted Sep 8, 2008 5:47 pm
|N. Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2008
|Climbed S. face of peak 12,600 just N. of Johnson first,fun cl. 3 climb with a 70's register. Then it was off to Gilbert and peak 12,800. I then traversed back to Treasure Col and climbed the N. Ridge of Johnson which was as good as advertised.
|Posted Aug 28, 2008 5:22 pm
|Michael Graupe
|SE Slope
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2008
|2008 Sierra Challenge. After climbing Trapezoid Peak I started to traverse the connecting ridge but this turned out to be quite tedious and slow (maybe I was just not in the mood any more for much more ridge climbing). So I dropped down into the cirque and ascended the SE slope.
|Posted Aug 26, 2008 8:15 pm
|SE slope
Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2007
|Long and sandy, but some fun scrambling near the top.
|Posted Apr 22, 2008 2:16 am
|NW Ridge (up) / SE Slope (down)
Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
|Great scrambling along the NW Ridge.
|Posted Jun 11, 2007 10:50 am


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Common peroneal nerve dysfunction is damage to the peroneal nerve leading to loss of movement or sensation in the foot and leg.
Neuropathy - common peroneal nerve; Peroneal nerve injury; Peroneal nerve palsy
The peroneal nerve is a branch of the sciatic nerve, which supplies movement and sensation to the lower leg, foot and toes. Common peroneal nerve dysfunction is a type of peripheral neuropathy (damage to nerves outside the brain or spinal cord). This condition can affect people of any age.
Dysfunction of a single nerve, such as the common peroneal nerve, is called a mononeuropathy. Mononeuropathy means the nerve damage occurred in one area. However, certain bodywide conditions may also cause single nerve injuries.
Damage to the nerve destroys the myelin sheath that covers the axon (branch of the nerve cell). Or it may destroy the whole nerve cell. There is a loss of feeling, muscle control, muscle tone, and eventual loss of muscle mass because the nerves aren't stimulating the muscles.
Common causes of damage to the peroneal nerve include the following:
Common peroneal nerve injury is more common in people:
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is an inherited disorder that affects all of the nerves. Perineal nerve dysfunction occurs early in this disorder.
Examination of the legs may show:
Muscle biopsy or a nerve biopsy may confirm the disorder, but they are rarely needed.
Tests of nerve activity include:
What other tests are done depend on the suspected cause of nerve dysfunction, and the person's symptoms and how they developed. Tests may include blood tests, x-rays and scans.
Treatment aims to improve mobility and independence. Any illness or other cause of the neuropathy should be treated.
Corticosteroids injected into the area may reduce swelling and pressure on the nerve in some cases.
You may need surgery if:
Surgery to relieve pressure on the nerve may reduce symptoms if the disorder is caused by pressure on the nerve. Surgery to remove tumors on the nerve may also help.
You may need over-the-counter or prescription pain relievers to control pain. Other medications may be used to reduce pain include gabapentin, carbamazepine, or tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline. Whenever possible, avoid or limit the use of medication to reduce the risk of side effects.
If your pain is severe, a pain specialist can help you explore all options for pain relief.
Physical therapy exercises may help you maintain muscle strength.
Orthopedic devices may improve your ability to walk and prevent contractures. These may include braces, splints, orthopedic shoes, or other equipment.
Vocational counseling, occupational therapy, or similar programs may help you maximize your mobility and independence.
The outcome depends on the cause of the problem. Successfully treating the cause may relieve the dysfunction, although it may take several months for the nerve to grow back.
However, if nerve damage is severe, disability may be permanent. The nerve pain may be very uncomfortable. This disorder does NOT usually shorten a person's expected lifespan.
Call your health care provider if you have symptoms of common peroneal nerve dysfunction.
Avoid putting long-term pressure ono the back or side of the knee. Treat injuries to the leg or knee right away.
If a cast, splint, dressing, or other pressure on the lower leg causes a tight feeling or numbness, call your health care provider.
King JC. Peroneal neuropathy. In: Frontera WR, Silver JK, Rizzo TD, eds. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Musculoskeletal disorders, pain and rehabilitation.. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 66.
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The country's biggest solar-panel makers are suffering huge losses because panel prices have fallen by three-fourths since 2008, The New York Times reported Friday.
The losses could affect state-owned banks that financed factories, with approximately $18 billion in low-rate loans, and municipal and provincial governments that provided loan guarantees, the Times said.
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Someone who has the balls to deal Andrea to the best bidder takes courage but I'm not confident BC can do it once things "work out".
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I can't really answer the polls question until after the deadline. If Bargnani is still on the roster by the end of the season then his 3rd year option should not be picked up. If he is traded and the trade was a 'good' trade, then yes it should be picked up.
Actually, I feel we should regardless if Bargnani is on the roster or not. I would like to see where this goes, especially because we've addressed all our needs - small forward, star player, point guard for the future.
For the very first time, we aren't worrying about a point guard controversy, and looking constantly for a small forward. That itself says that BC has something planned for the future.
Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
No. He's too wishy washy. One second we're rebuilding one second he's swinging for the fences. The franchise needs stability with a clear plan.
The decision has already been made. His here on his last leg. If this doesn't workout his out. Rogers/Bell don't play that. They want results!
I think he is a mediocre GM, think we can do better. I am willing to give another basketball mind a shot at the reign here.
I don't feel the baby will be thrown out with the bathwater, I have a confidence that his successor will take what has worked and maintain that, what hasn't should be moved on. I think Bryan is an inefficient asset manager, and his work with Toronto has shown that. If the NBA did not reward mediocrity, we would be up the creek without a paddle.
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The Rudy Gay trade is Colangelo's 13 good games.
Shaq: "Oh, stop it." Pick it up, and let us see how it goes. This team has enough young talent for the future if things don't workout if BC isn't successful..
Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
That's what we've been saying for years
At the end of the day his contract should be picked up...the only move I could really say that was a ridiculous move was the Jermaine O'Neal trade...Even Turk showed that BC had the ability to convince the arguably top free agent at the time to come to Toronto.
He has good draft record. Sure he hasn't been able to find a superstar but he has found strong core pieces.
He has shown the ability to change his way of building a franchise unlike GM's such as Burke.
He has shown the ability to correct mistakes rather quickly
And currently he is starting to build a nice mixture of young players with potential, players in their prime that can make a contribution. and now I think he just needs to bring in a couple of vets to help lead this team next season
I think his strength is fixing mistakes.
Every GM makes risks, and sometimes they work and sometimes they dont. It is what a GM does when it is apparent the risk has not worked out. BC has faltered with Bargnani, which he kept on massaging and crossing fingers to work out finally. But, in general, BC has done a great job of cutting losses and has really kept the Raptors away from the basement of the league as they were going through Bosh leaving, JO signing, and Hedo 'Ball'ing. The truth is, the current state of the Raptors is so much brighter than I wouldve guessed since 2006.
I am curious what another GM may do, and am ultimately frightened that they gut our team...
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I mean, he's drafted really well.
2006: You can argue, people didn't see Rondo/Roy high, and Gay/Bargnani was a hard pick at the time.
2007: No pick.
2008: Roy Hibbert (Traded to Indiana)
2009: Demar Derozan
2010: Ed Davis (eventually Rudy Gay)
2011: Jonas Valanciunas
2012: Terrence Ross/Quincy Acy
I don't think there is a bad pick (06' pick was a weird one), and it seems the guys with the team now have either developed into something real good, something that got us talent, or something that WILL be talent. We have a solid young core.
Recently, he's done a nice job of bringing in those surrounding players - Lowry, Fields, Amir, Anderson, Gray - and bringing in a defense first coach.
I don't know. He's made some solid decisions thus far after Bosh, and in my opinion, bringing in a GM could change what we have, and right now, things are looking really good for the future.
Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
He traded an expiring contract which I think we all new was going to be traded at some point this season as soon as the Lowry trade was made. He traded that expiring for a guy that he's been after for awhile. The fact that we gave up a promising piece in Davis had a bunch of the same people unhappy about the trade. And five games of good basketball is enough to change these people minds?
BC is still the same guy he was two months ago, and from my perspective the Gay trade fits his MO to a tee. The only change is that we've had FIVE (5) good games of basketball and that's enough for people to change their tune from fire him today to give him 1 more year. So yes i don't really understand it. And if we go on a bad stretch of a few games and people who are now calling for the extension to be picked up go back to saying that it shouldn't be picked up, I also won't understand that, because BC has been the same guy acting the same way the entire time.
BC hasn't changed. I'm not convinced he has a plan. OR if he does have a plan, that he won't change it at the drop of a hat.
If I was making the decisions, I would definitely be actively searching for BC's replacement, and depending on how I felt about whether I had a candidate(s) who was better I may or may not pick up his option. However, because there is new ownership, and it's going to take a year to see how the gay trade plays out, I'm pretty certain that ownership has already decided to pick up BC's 3rd year option.
It doesn't bother me that people have changed their mind about BC, and I certainly don't think they should be judged about it. BUT it is surprising, that after such staunch belief that BC's time is over, there are those so easily convinced that he should be able to get one more year.
It just reminds me of the battered house wife who goes back to her abusive husband-- after swearing to her friends and family that she really was leaving him this time-- because he bought her flowers.
I don't understand why she would go back, just like I don't understand why those who openly called for BC head (which I though was a bit premature), to then come out and say he deserves to see how this trade plays out (also premature IMO). I can understand how both can rationalized, but it still doesn't make sense. It's been seven years! 7! We know who BC is, we know what he's good at, and what he's bad at. I think we have enough information about the guy to make up our minds about how we fell about him.
How are these same people going to feel if
Bargnani is back in the starting line up at the end of the year, isn't meshing well with Gay
Gay stil isn't as efficient offensively as we'd like, and showing some disinterest in defense that memphis complained about
We see a lot more bad Lowry than good Lowry
That Ross and JV have been glued bench
And the total result is we aren't playing competitive ball, and we're losing games we think we should win. Although, these things aren't necessarily likely, they all fall well within the realm of the possible. And all of them happening is more likely than us making the playoffs.
Yes the team is playing well, and I'm happy about that, yes, I like the Gay trade, yes I like the way that BC drafts. BUT there's been enough things that he's done that he certainly doesn't DESERVE the 3rd year extension. If ownership can find someone who they think can do a better job hire him/her. If they can't/don't want to, I'm okay with that too, and can understand why it doesn't necessarily make sense from an ownership position to change management right now. But BC is still the same guy, the Ruy Gay trade doesn't change that from my perspective.
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By Todd Zolecki and Paul Hagen / MLB.com
• Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown has been hitting the ball hard since his first Grapefruit League game.
Brown went 3-for-4 with a home run, his fifth of the spring, and two RBIs in Monday's 17-10 loss to the Braves at Champion Stadium. He is hitting .400 (24-for-60).
"Domonic is swinging good, man," Manuel said.
• Darin Ruf struggled early, but has looked better recently.
Ruf went 2-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI. He is hitting .320 (8-for-25) in his last eight games.
"He's hitting better," Manuel said. "He's going to hit. He's hit everywhere he's been. He's got a good swing."
Rollins an advocate of World Baseball Classic
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Jimmy Rollins has some advice for players from the United States who might consider playing in future World Baseball Classics, and it's the same as a famous athletic shoe commercial.
"Just do it," the shortstop said after rejoining the Phillies on Monday. "It was a lot of fun. It's hard to explain it until you've done it, and it's hard to convince someone. But I think guys get excited once they see it on TV. Hopefully they'll take a note from the other countries and really have guys sign up and want to play.
"To go out there and the games and at-bats mean something . . . I know they don't go on your bubble gum card. Do they count as far as winning a World Series? No, but they mean something as far as winning, for the game, for competition. It's the Olympics [since] there is no more baseball in the Olympics. This is what we have, and to put on the USA [jersey], it's a lot of fun. It's hard to explain it until you've done it. It's hard to convince someone but hopefully they respect you enough [to listen]."
In 2009, Rollins hit .417 in the Classic and was the only United States player named to the All-Tournament team. However, he was unable to carry that into the regular season. He was batting .205 as late as July 1 before rallying to finish at .250. This year he batted .321 in six games and was asked what he had learned four years ago that will help him use his success as a springboard for the regular season.
"The last time when I came back, I was excited. The guys here have been just kicking the can around, thinking, 'Geez, Spring Training.' And you're like, 'Man, I just had a great experience!' And you try not to rub it in their faces with all the joy, but this time around it doesn't really matter. It's Spring Training and we have to get things going around here. So, to bring that excitement, which is what happened in '07 when I brought that excitement and people fed off of it. So, I'm trying to take a note of that and keep it going and not go in reverse -- because I went waaaay reverse last time," he said with a laugh.
Rollins, who played in a Minor League game at the Carpenter Complex on Monday, was disappointed that Team USA didn't advance to the final round but thinks the tournament can be beneficial to preparing for the regular season.
"Because you're game-ready, and even more so because you're playing in a pressure situation where two losses and you're out. During the season you go through streaks where you lose two games and, whatever. We can go win the next five and have a great week. There, you lose two games and you're going home. So you have to be on point from Day 1. It's tough, but I wouldn't have it any other way. We don't play for fun, we go out there to win and be put in that situation to see if we'll succeed or not," Rollins said.
And, yes, he wouldn't mind playing again in 2017 when he'll be 38 years old.
"If I'm still good enough at the time, and I can be brought back in any capacity, I'm leaving Spring Training, I'll tell you that right now. I'll be there in a heartbeat," he said.
Halladay still under the weather
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Roy Halladay is still sick.
He lasted only one inning Sunday in a Grapefruit League game against the Orioles at Bright House Field. That followed 2 2/3 innings Tuesday, when he struggled and said afterward he felt lethargic because of a more intense workout program, and because he threw two bullpen sessions in between starts.
Everybody maintains Halladay is healthy, other than the illness that got the best of him.
"We've just got to get him healthy so we can get him back on the mound," Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said Monday at Champion Stadium.
Understandably, there are many skeptics out there. Halladay struggled in 2012, fighting back and shoulder problems. He pronounced himself fit during a press conference in February. He looked pretty good in his first two Grapefruit League starts before seeing a drop in velocity in his third. His fourth start Tuesday raised red flags.
"Obviously we want to get him on the mound and get him his reps, but we can't do anything about him being sick," Amaro said.
Asked again if Halladay is healthy, Amaro said, "Yeah. There is no indication that he's suffering from any discomfort or anything like that. That's good."
Asked if he is confident Halladay can make 30-33 starts this season, Amaro said, "I am. Listen, we'll find out as he continues to pitch, but Doc's confident and we're confident in him. We'll just have to see how it plays out. Right now we're more concerned about him getting healthy so he can get back on the mound."
Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon might have the same bug as Halladay. Papelbon needed an IV on Sunday, and it wasn't certain if he'd be able to make his scheduled appearance on Tuesday.
Lee stays in Clearwater, avoids Braves
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- If Cliff Lee had made the trip to Lake Buena Vista on Monday, he would have pitched against the same Braves lineup he's likely to see in the first series of the regular season in two weeks.
Instead, he stayed behind and pitched six shutout innings in a Triple-A game against the Pirates at the Carpenter Complex. He struck out nine while allowing four hits. He didn't walk a batter and threw 80 pitches.
Lee said he wasn't sure if it mattered whom he pitched against.
"There's pros and cons," he said. "I mean, I could be able to see their weaknesses. At the same time, they could make adjustments to me. So that can go both ways. You never know."
He was pleased with his outing.
"I didn't walk anyone and they didn't score. I like both of those," he said. "I felt good. I was locating well. Used all my pitches."
Lee was sharp, but said he needs to focus on being consistent.
"Mixing in my pitches and changing locations and sequences. That's just a never-ending deal. So I'm going to continue to work on that throughout the spring and for the rest of the year and for the rest of my career," he said.
Battle for utility spots remains open
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said Monday the competition for the team's two utility infield jobs remains wide open with less than a week remaining before they need to make a decision.
Freddy Galvis, Kevin Frandsen and Yuniesky Betancourt are fighting for those jobs, but because Betancourt has an opt-clause he must be informed by Sunday if he has made the 25-man roster. If he has not, he can ask to be released.
After Monday's 17-10 win over the Braves at Champion Stadium, Galvis was hitting .273 (15-for-55) with six doubles, one triple, two home runs and eight RBIs. He is the best defender of the three, and Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has been vocal in his support of him. Frandsen has had a very good spring offensively, hitting .298 (14-for-47) with four doubles, one triple, two home runs and six RBIs. Manuel consistently compliments his hitting ability.
After going 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs on Monday, Betancourt is hitting .450 (18-for-40) with three doubles and nine RBIs. He's looked good defensively at times.
"I think they've all played well enough to be on our club, so it has to be wide open," Amaro said, "Defense is still important, but obviously it's the total package of the player. All three of them have played very well. I'm happy with all three of them."
Asked if he can make up his mind in the next six days, Manuel said, "I can make up my mind in two seconds."
But has he?
"No, I haven't," Manuel said. "Everything comes into play. It kind of depends on where we want to go and what we see on our team. Really. We've got a good battle there, man."
Todd Zolecki and Paul Hagen are reporters for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.