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Our first Inside the Vault for 2008 is with someone all our Elder Scrolls fans know – Christiane Meister. She's been the Lead Character Artist for Morrowind and Oblivion. She is currently hard at work on Fallout 3 along with the rest of the team.
What's your job at Bethesda?
I am currently the Lead Character Artist for The Elder Scrolls titles.
What other games have you worked on?
My first game was PBA Bowling 2… yeah, it was bowling. I became Lead Character on Morrowind and continued on with Tribunal, Bloodmoon, and finally, Oblivion.
What is the best part about working as an artist? The worst part?
My favorite part is designing how characters will look and work, down to the hairstyles, armor, and clothing. I generally liked to maintain a feel of culture — the objects that these people wore came from somewhere and were made by people of that particular place. I hope to carry that even further in the future. The worst part of the job is not quite succeeding at what you had envisioned, whether it is time, technology, or design constraints. But then art is never really finished — only abandoned.
How did you get into the industry? Do you have any tips for breaking in?
Way back when I started in this field, it was a learn-as-you go environment as there really weren't any schools for computer art. I had also already graduated with a degree in biology, so my life took an unexpected turn. My first foray into the 3D realm was government contracting. I built tanks and terrain for visual simulations. This taught me how to be frugal with the polys! My tip would be, have a good foundation for art — even if it's traditional media, get the programs and learn them. The geek factor is also priceless. If you are really excited about working on a particular type of game and it shows, this makes you a more valuable team member. We've hired a number of people that perhaps didn't have the experience but had the good foundation and the drive.
What would you say is your personal favorite game of all time?
Hmm, that's tough…I'd say the most memorable games I've played are Wing Commander, Grim Fandango, and KOTOR.
What games are you looking forward to?
I need to sit down and play Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed.
What makes you get out of bed in the morning?
My dogs — they want to go outside, and there will be hell to pay if they don't get to. No, really, I enjoy the challenge of coming up with new and interesting looks for characters and all the stuff they wear and chop opponents up with.
Worst job you've ever had?
Ooh that's a toss up between fast food and data entry. Grease vs. boring!
Any other hobbies and interests? What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
I ride my two horses, garden, hike, dabble in photography, and I recently discovered HGTV! I love Design on a Dime!


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Tom Wittman's home might rest atop a hill outside the hustle and bustle of the city on Paseo Laguna, but he said he and his wife are at the mercy of the train horns below. Every night, freight trains blast their horns and the sound billows up from the valley, amplified by what he calls an "amphitheater effect."
"It's an incredible nightmare we live with daily," Wittman said. "Had I known this was going to be like this, I would have never moved here. … These aren't cute little train whistles. There are things that have changed that have caused us to be irate."
Wittman said he's angry because rail-crossing improvements have been made that could silence many of the horns – including a few that he's lost sleep over – but San Juan Capistrano hasn't yet formally applied for "quiet zone" status, meaning trains continue to sound their horns as they reach crossings.
Federal changes to train horn warnings went into effect in 2005, which included requiring four blasts of the horn in a specific pattern. Wittman said that's when the noise became much more audible. But the rule also established a path for cities to apply for quiet zones, meaning certain crossings wouldn't have to blow the horn usually required under state and federal law.
As a result, many Orange County cities have managed to quiet trains in cooperation with the Orange County Transportation Authority. The authority, as part of an $85 million rail safety enhancement plan, has built the necessary infrastructure in eight cities to apply for quiet zone status, including San Juan Capistrano. Participating cities have contributed 12 percent of the project's cost.
Improvements made through the program included upgraded warning devices, additional gate arms, extended and raised medians, improved signage and coordinated traffic signals.
Many crossings in Anaheim, Irvine, Orange, San Clemente, Santa Ana and Tustin have been silenced, and recent applicant Dana Point awaits a new quiet zone effective Feb. 14.
Of the 63 crossings in Orange County that field daily freight, commuter and passenger rail traffic, the authority has improved or plans to improve 57, said spokesman Joel Zlotnik. Of those crossings, 37 have been quieted through the authority program, with the Dana Point crossing soon bringing the total to 38.
Why hasn't San Juan Capistrano added its five stops to the list, more than a year after the project finished?
The city's insurer, which also insures Dana Point and San Clemente, previously excluded quiet zones from coverage. But after years of discussion, the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority was to include quiet zones as of last week, said Tom Bokosky, the city's human-resources manager.
Bokosky said it took some convincing by the three cities to get the necessary coverage.
"When the whole idea of quiet zones came about, it was a new idea, a new concept, and when the insurance pool learned of it and they made a decision to specifically exclude anything related to a quiet zone from coverage," Bokosky said. "I think it was because it was new, there wasn't any loss data on it, and it was really out of a fear of the unknown more than anything else."
Insurance Authority Chief Executive Jonathan Shull explained how previously the agency had concerns with some wording in contracts between the transportation authority, rail authority and cities.
"Those issues have been resolved, and for a couple of situations we needed to get some insurance in place in order to provide some coverage and we've been able to do that now," Shull said. "So we're excited for the cities that the quiet zones can move forward."
But Wittman fears the pursuit of a quiet zone could be forgotten amid other city work. The issue was not on the council agenda for this week's meeting, and Wittman fears it might never be.
"As homeowners, we're afraid that the City Council – because downtown is going to be so torn up and Ortega Highway is going to be so torn up – that they're going to lose focus and the train horn thing will be just a distant memory because they're going to have such traffic problems," he said.
A lack of a quiet zone isn't the only problem stemming from the train improvements. They've also addled traffic, city planning commission records show. In fact, traffic problems have been discussed for more than a year, including the "ghost train" at Del Obispo Street, where the arms go down and no train passes by, gumming up traffic and leaving drivers frustrated.
But Jim Ross, the city's interim public works director, said the city is working closely with the transportation authority to resolve the issue. Zlotnik said work is being done on sensors so the crossing would only be triggered when a train is close.
"We've been working closely with OCTA and Metrolink, and they've got a plan in place both short term and long term to at least try and fix the ghost train," Ross said.
There is one train stop in San Juan Capistrano that will never be silenced by the quiet zone program though, leaving 23-year Laguna Niguel resident Lori Fields frustrated. She's been on a similar quest to quiet horns near her home on Mira Vista, which sits on a hill overlooking a valley in San Juan Capistrano.
It turns out the crossing bothering Fields, outside Saddleback Church Rancho Capistrano, is a "private crossing" providing drivers access onto private property, a type of crossing not included in the federal quiet zone program. This leaves the crossing in a sort of auditory purgatory. The only way the crossing would be silenced is if it ceased to exist, Zlotnik said.
"This crossing cannot become a quiet zone," Zlotnik said. "The only way it could be silenced is if the private owner decided to either build a bridge or tunnel to separate the road from the tracks. If there is no crossing, there is no need for the train to blow its horn."
In some cases, private crossings can be added to quiet zones in the surrounding area if the private landowner asks the city to be included, said Andrew Kotch, spokesman for the California Public Utilities Commission. But this particular crossing isn't within the required quarter-mile from a quieted public crossing, so that's impossible, too, Zlotnik said.
"It's just not an eligible crossing," he said.
Though this stop is somewhat of an oddity, San Juan Capistrano's five eligible rail crossings now await council and federal approval before they can be silenced. The City Council must make the first move to put the application on the agenda.
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To explain grammar points - forget the terminology and rules, first focus on the situation where those concepts happen.
Begin with what students know and add new information
Use concrete instead of abstract examples
Use examples from the students immediate surroundings - school, home, community
To address the question of 'lend' and 'borrow' - observe what students lend or borrow often - like pens and pencils.
The borrower 'doesn't have' and 'wants' something.
The lender 'has' and 'gives' something.
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I just encountered a windows 2008R2 VM in a state I've never seen before: When I couldn't connect to the machine via RDP (I could connect but the session would be immediately disconnected without any credential prompt or error) I opened the console through the hypervisor client.
I was then presented with a classic "press ctrl+alt+delete to log on" screen but, when I did so, I just had a cancel button: no user selection, password entry box or anything (see screenshot below)
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Forcing a reboot on the VM put it back in working order but I can't even guess as to what went wrong. Since this is juts a management VM, it's not really important either but it's also less than two weeks old with nothing installed except the VMWare tools and Ethereal (not running).
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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake head coach Jason Kreis insisted last week that his team were focused on their Friday matchup against the Vancouver Whitecaps, despite facing a long road trip to take on Costa Rican champions CS Herediano just four days later. You could tell he was holding back.
With their 2-1 win over the 'Caps out of the way, however, Kreis couldn't hold back the excitement in his voice about the upcoming run in the CONCACAF Champions League, their first since falling short in the final against Monterrey in 2011. And that begins on Tuesday (10 pm ET, Fox Soccer).
"I'm ready," he beamed. "I'm ready right now to go home and scout Herediano and do everything we can so that we are very properly prepared. Our players are right now automatically starting their [regeneration] process and preparing their bodies for Tuesday. This is a big, big deal to our club, a big, big deal to our fans and a huge deal to everybody in the locker room."
On paper, RSL begin the group stage with their toughest match. The trip to San José, Costa Rica, is around 3,500 miles, and when they arrive they'll have the cauldron of the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica awaiting them. It is something the coach and players have stuck in their minds from the last time the team was in the CCL.
"I remember a tremendously hostile environment," defender Tony Beltran said. "I remember the buildup for the game, driving to the stadium the fans walking, chanting, hitting our bus. It's intimidating but it is also really fun to play in that environment."
Added Kreis: "I have memories about how loud it was in the stadium while we were in the locker room and hour and a half before the game, and then when we went out for the warmup, I couldn't believe how loud they were yelling at our players and sneering at them. I couldn't believe it I was like, 'Oh my gosh, this is warmup.' … and then to go out for the game, it was just incredibly loud and raucous from Minute 1 to Minute 90."
It could be intimidating for any team, especially one that may not have been through it before. But that is where RSL may have an advantage.
"I think we have a lot of the same guys around that played a lot of minutes in that competition," midfielder Ned Grabavoy said. "The group stage is tougher this year for sure. You are probably going to have to find some points on the road somewhere. Maybe it is just a point, maybe it's three points, but I think we did fairly well in the past year in that competition on the road."
The group stage may be tougher simply because there isn't as much room for error. The tournament format was changed this year so that each of the 24 teams were put into a three-team pod, with each playing a home and away, and with only the top team advancing to the knockout stages. With that format, RSL know that while a loss certainly doesn't eliminate them, a result may be necessary in all four games.
"We think [it will be necessary]," Kreis said. "That's the mentality we are going to go into this with is that at the very, very least we need to draw in this first game. I'm not saying we are going to play for a draw because that is not our style, but we believe there isn't any room for error."


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looking at Jerome Jordan tall-man performance the guy box-out well, rebound well, screen well, and pass to the open man well to start a fastbreak or when Jordan is standing (zone) at the foul line with the ball over his head looking for the open man (alley-oop to Shump)....Jordan deserve 6 straight minutes of playingtime in 2 or 3 quarters per game in this close 66 game schedual.
Players like Blake Griifin, D.Howard, Horford, Duncan, KG, Bosh, Boozer, Love,
Zack, Aldridge, will all attack Tyson Chandler early in the game looking to get
Tyson in foul trouble.
Having Amare switch to center to backup a Tyson in early foul trouble is all
good but....if Jorts keep looking to score from the 3-ball line when we need him
to screen for cutters/slashers/and to box-out for an offensive-rebound -vs-
decent teams we are back to where we started at the begining of the season.


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After studying illustration at the California College of Arts and the Academy of Art University, Terryl began a career that has spanned over 25 years. She has worked with many major studios and effects houses as a highly sought after creature and concept designer. Clients include Industrial Light and Magic, Lucas Film Ltd., Pixar, Walt Disney Feature Animation, PDI, Entertainment Arts, LucasArts, Chronicle Books, and various zoos and natural history museums.
Terryl has acted as principal creature designer for Star Wars — the Phantom Menace. She designed most of the alien characters and creatures, from concept to fully realized anatomies and stylizations. Some of the significant characters include Jar-Jar Binx, Sebulba, the pod racers, the undersea monsters of Naboo, and the Naboo Swamp creatures. She also worked closely with George Lucas in the redesign of such pre-existing characters as Jabba the Hutt and the dewbacks.
For Disney Feature Animation's Brother Bear, she designed bear, moose, and other animal characters, from highly realistic anatomical studies to fully branded characters.
Recent films to which she has contributed concept work include John Carter of Mars and Pixar's Brave.
Terryl is also the creator and illustrator of three books: The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide, The Katurran Odyssey, and the newly released Animals Real and Imagined.
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PERGOLA - Attic under the skyscrapers
Size55 m²
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- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Pets allowed
- Air conditioning
- Indoor fireplace
- Elevator in building
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Beautiful loft in "Old Milan" context of late nineteenth century. We are in one of the most vibrant and dynamic historic districts in Milan "l'Isola" (the Island). The district is one of the poles of the nightlife of Milan with the highest concentration of restaurants, pubs, happy hours and clubs in the city. We are also very close to Brera for turists looking for a more chic scene. A short walk take you to the Garibaldi Rail Station and only 5 minutes by taxi or 2 stops by subway to the Central Station.
In 10 minutes you can walk to Corso Como, just below the skyscrapers of the new business center where aperitifs are served in the most exlusive bars.
The apartment is on the top floor with elevator and consists of a large open space of 55 square meters with a sleeping area and double sofa bed, kitchen and a bathroom. The apartment is equipped with air conditioning and wifi for free
The metro station is just 100 meters for direct connection to all major points of the city
The propery is provided with an extra inflable matress to accomodate up to 5
House rulescheck-in after 02.00pm
check-out before 11.00
in case of difference need we can arrange other check-in check-out times
in case of one-night reservation requests do contact previously the host
For check-in later than 8.00pm an extra 10 euros fee will be charged
CHECK-IN: pick up of the keys by our office at the Central Station (where trains and buses from every Milan airport arrive)
CHECK-OUT: very easy, just leave the keys inside the apartment (no need to come back to our office)
We remind our guests the need to pay the city tax upon arrival: 2 euros per guest per night
per check-in oltre le ore 20.00 verrà richiesto un contributo di 10 euro
CHECK-IN: il ritiro delle chiavi presso il nostro ufficio in Stazione Centrale
CHECK-OUT: molto semplice: potrete lasciare le chiavi all'interno dell'appartamento
Ricordiamo ai nostri ospiti l'obbligo del pagamento della trassa di soggiorno da versare direttamente all'arrivo pari a 2 euro per persona per notte
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La estacia fue perfecta y el apartamento muy limpio. La atención a la llegada inmejorable, incluidas las explicaciones para llegar, repetiría sin duda.
Everything was perfect and the apartment very clean and comfortable.
Thanks for the good reception and explanations.
Calidad precio buena,bien comunicado con la linea 5 del tranvía y el autobús 61,la única pega que el WiFi iba muy lento
Picking up the key was no problem for me even though I was arriving late. The apartment is very convenient and only a few minutes walk from the central station and metro. It is located on a quiet street and the apartment had everything you needed. It was quiet clean and warm. I would stay here again.
Grazie per il gradevole soggiorno e la professionale accoglienza. L'appartamento era pulito e ordinato.
Great location, very close to the metro, bars and pubs. Apartment was clean and nice. It was also very calm and peaceful there. Acquisition of keys went very smooth, road to the room was explained very well, so we didn't have any problems with getting to the apartment. We are very satisfied with our stay, we had a great time there and we recommend it to everyone.
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We liked the appartement very much! Enough room with 3 persons. Near the appartment are a lot of nice restaurants and it´s close to the metro station.
The appartement was clean with everything included. We would definitely recommend it and book it again when we will visit Milan another time.
Filiberto's (Milan Rental's) apartment, Galeazzo, was really nice. It was a big, well located apartment with high ceilings and all necessary facilities. It was clean and comfortable. The apartment complex was safe and secure, and easily reachable by tram and bus, being very close to Navigli (canals, bars and restaurants, nightlife).
When we arrived at Milan central station from Malpensa airport, we could locate Filiberto's office easily as he had sent a map beforehand. Although it was a Saturday, his colleague Marcello was waiting in the office for us to arrive. Marcello gave us the keys to the apartment along with instructions and a map of Milan. It was easy to find the apartment from there on.
Overall, it was a nice experience and I would recommend Galeazzo to anyone wanting to stay near the canals (Navigli).
L'accueil pour obtenir les clés est très courtois et très professionnel (explications en français, documents écrits et plans détaillés, etc...)
Le logement est bien situé, très calme et dans un quartier agréable.
L'aménagement est correct. Cependant, il faut noter l'absence de rangement dans la salle de bains (pas de tablette ou de meuble pour y poser trousse, brosse à dents ou autres flacons); pas de poubelle non plus dans la salle de bains
Un'ottima soluzione per un soggiorno a Milano. A pochi passi dalla metro, in un quartiere tranquillo e abbastanza vicino al centro.
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April 17, 2010
Kristen Spotted at Coachella
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CA Legend Huell Howser has two great videos on Salvation Mountain and Coachella. Definitely worth the buy. www.cagold.comReplyDelete
- Saphire1231April 17, 2010 at 3:19 PM
Rubbish... even the practiced are of Robsten could not beat Mother Nature in her fury... lolReplyDelete
- Saphire1231April 17, 2010 at 3:20 PM
Art... not are (fat fingers tonight) missed the key stroke... grrrrReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 17, 2010 at 4:53 PM
Don't believe it people...PopSugar just wanted the hits. They tweeted it and it was reposted a million times so it was all based on a sighting as the person walked in the opposite direction. I assure you she's not there!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 17, 2010 at 5:50 PM
sure she's there, that's why they have pics of a dozen celebs and none of them are herReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 17, 2010 at 7:10 PM
i wanted to go to coachella ! but i was SOL OUT ! fmlReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 17, 2010 at 8:09 PM
To be honest i dont think shes there either!! She can either be in london with rob, or back in LA! but i dont think shes at coachella! A lot of my friends went, and they havent seen her at all, and they have been looking everywhere for her! I think popsugar just wanted a bit of attention! and so far only 2 people have claimed they have "spotted her"ReplyDelete
Coachella is kinda like Pinkpop here in Holland :)ReplyDelete


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ST. PAUL, Minn. – While the rest of their teammates were busying hosting the Carleton Interscholastic High School Meet, four members of the Knights men's track and field team traveled to the Meet of the Unsaintly hosted by Hamline University.
Noah Laack-Veeder (Fy./Madison, Wis./LaFollette) won the 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.38. That figure ranks 17th in the nation, second among first-year racers, and is also third-best all-time at Carleton.
Isaac Schrantz (Fy./Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna) and Jordan Butler (Jr./El Mirage, Ariz./Dysart) established personal records in the 400-meter dash. Schrantz crossed the line at 49.50, finishing fourth overall and second among Division III racers. James Morrissey (Sr./New York, N.Y./Stuyvesant) ran a solid 51.60, which placed him 17th in the 31-racer field, although eight of the athletes that placed ahead of him race for Division II programs. Butler won his heat, reaching the tape at 51.75.
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BSO Resonate present concert at Litton Cheney Community Hall, as part of London 2012 Games inspired project 'The Chalk Legends'.
BSO resonate, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's education and community department, presented their third 'Chalk Legends' village concert on Friday 11 November, which saw involvement from a variety of ensembles from Dorset including 'Bad Penny' folk group, 'The Bucky-Don'ts' Ukulele Group, the 'West Dorset Chalk Legends Choir' and BSO's very own 'Resonate Strings' and principal harpist Eluned Pierce.
The finale of the evening was Jurassic Journey, a piece composed by singer/song-writer Sammy Hurden and inspired by photography of the landscapes, geology and wildlife of the Jurassic Coast by Ben Osborne.
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1. Should Bella confide in Jacob about Edward, her hallucinations, and her depression?
I'm not sure if it would be the best thing... but I know he'd understand, or try his best to. She should definitely tell him about the depression though. He already knows about Edward, and the hallucinations... that's a tough call. I don't know.
2. Would it be settling for Bella to hook up with Jacob? Should Bella try to find happiness with Jacob even if she can only give him part of her heart?
"Hook Up" is such a loose term.
The first time I read New Moon, I hardly registered what was happening before the moment was gone. The next time around, though, I paid attention. And I was amazed at how badly I wanted it to happen. Before, I'd been so preoccupied agonizing over Edward's sudden departure and hoping he'd return, that all I wanted was for him back -- even though I loved Jacob. But this time, I realize just how badly I wanted Jake to be happy, and how much I wanted Bella to be the one to make him happy and to find happiness with him, because I knew she could. Of course, in the back of my head, I thought what would Edward do, and I knew what was going to happen. But at that moment (and I just know I'm going to be stoned for this)... I just couldn't bring myself to care.
3. What about Jacob? He loves Bella despite her strictly platonic feelings towards him, but should he wait out for someone who loves him as much as he loves Bella?
He maybe should... but he wouldn't have. We all know that. And he won't ever want anybody else, so what would compel him to go out and look for someone who he could love and who would love him back?
4. How do we factor in the fact that Bella now owes Jacob her life both physically and emotionally?
Of course she feels like she owes him. Emotionally... she does. She owes him everything. He saved her. He made her almost whole again, a person instead of a shell of one.
5. Is Romeo and Juliet's relationship similar to Edward and Bella's? How is it and how does it differ?
It is. They're willing to do anything to stay together. When Edward thinks Bella is dead, he goes to kill himself (stupid, stupid Edward) (also, I know we haven't gotten there yet, but...), same as the story of Romeo and Juliet. And they're so deeply in love that they can't forget each other, can't live without each other. It differs in a lot of ways too, though... like the fact that Juliet never even considered Paris. And Romeo would never leave.
6. Should Bella have chosen to investigate Carlisle's car? Is her relationship with the Cullens masochistic?
Well, I don't know. I would have done the same thing. She is so desperate for just an inkling of the Cullens... of Edward... that of course she goes back. Having said that, it would have been extremely easy for Victoria to acquire the same car Carlisle had and use it to get to Bella. I'm on the fence about this.
7. How does Bella and Jacob's relationship compare with Bella and Edward's? Which one is "healthier"?
God, I don't know! Gah, it's really hard to choose! I've always been very Switzerland about it. Um... I would say that Bella and Jacob's relationship is probably much healthier in the literal sense of the word, but her relationship with Edward is so much deeper. She loves him to her core, and she also loves Jacob, but not to such an extent... I don't know!!


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AFR Interviews IOCC's Mark Ohanian About Refugee Outreach
On October 14, 2013, Ancient Faith Radio (AFR), in its program "Ancient Faith Presents," released a podcast interview with IOCC Director of Programs Mark Ohanian in which the Director discusses the difficulties faced by Syria's swelling refugee population. IOCC is supporting one of the largest established efforts to provide aid to Syrians torn by civil war, and is one of the only international operations on the ground in Syria, working closely with His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch. There are 1.8 million refugees who now live in the countries surrounding Syria.
"I was in the region about 2 weeks ago," notes Mr. Ohanian in the interview. "The most obvious thing I saw is that the needs are growing and becoming greater. This is a kind of conflict where there is no end in sight, and there's a constant flow of people who are avoiding conflict areas, migrating within Syria to safer areas, or leaving to a neighboring country.
"This humanitarian catastrophe and the need for resources are far, far greater than what we at IOCC have in place," he continues. "It is stretching everyone's capacities and the needs are unimaginable. We have not seen a scale of this kind of need since...arguably, the Second World War. Almost one third of the Syrian population is in need of assistance."


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Afrobarometer Round 4: The Quality of Democracy and Governance in Nigeria, 2008 (ICPSR 34009)
Principal Investigator(s): Akinremi, Taofeeq, Practical Sampling International (Nigeria); Adewumi, Gbenga, Practical Sampling International (Nigeria); Olusegun, Olaniyan, Practical Sampling International (Nigeria); Olusola, Moses, Practical Sampling International (Nigeria); Liasu, Idris, Practical Sampling International (Nigeria); Segun, Ajiga, CLEEN Foundation (Nigeria); Chukwuma, Innocent, CLEEN Foundation (Nigeria); Omotosho, Shola, CLEEN Foundation (Nigeria); Gyimah-Boadi, E. , Ghana Center for Democratic Development; Logan, Carolyn, Michigan State University; Bratton, Michael, Michigan State University; Mattes, Robert , University of Cape Town
The Afrobarometer project was designed to collect and disseminate information regarding Africans' views on democracy, governance, economic reform, civil society, and quality of life. This particular survey was concerned with the attitudes and opinions of the citizens of Nigeria. Respondents in a face-to-face interview were asked to rate their president and the president's administration in overall performance, to state the most important issues facing their nation, and to evaluate the effectiveness of certain continental and international institutions. Opinions were gathered on the role of the government in improving the economy, whether corruption existed in local and national government, whether government officials were responsive to problems of the general population, and whether local government officials, the police, the courts, the overall criminal justice system, the National Electoral Commission, and the government broadcasting service could be trusted. Respondents were polled on their knowledge of the government, including the identification of government officials, their level of personal involvement in political, governmental, and community affairs, their participation in national elections, and the inclusiveness of the government. Economic questions addressed the past, present, and future of the country's and the respondents' economic conditions, and respondents' living conditions. Additional topics included the performance of security forces during the 2007 election, government manipulation of security forces, the response of government agencies to election grievances, and causes and resolutions of violent conflicts. Background variables include age, gender, ethnicity, education, religious affiliation and participation, political party affiliation, language spoken most at home, whether the respondent was the head of household, current and past employment status, whether a close friend or relative had died from AIDS, and language used in the interview. In addition, the interviewer's gender, race, and education level is provided.
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Subject Terms: AIDS, community involvement, democracy, economic conditions, elections, government, government performance, information sources, living conditions, macroeconomics, markets, national interests, political attitudes, political change, political corruption, political systems, presidential perfomance, presidents, public confidence, public opinion, quality of life, security, social attitudes, standard of living, trust in government
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Celebrating IYC at Vadamaradchy, Point Pedro, Northern Province, Sri Lanka N.M. Sanjaya Hettigedara | added on Aug 26, 2011 | Sri Lanka The International Year of Chemistry 2011 was celebrated on a grand scale by the Zonal Education Department of Vadamaradchy on 24 June 2011 at J/Methodist Girls School, Point Pedro. Vadamaradchy Education Zone was the first to organize IYC -2011 celebrations in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.
I Concurso Intercolegial de Química "Marie Curie" (Chemical Intercollegial Contest "Marie Curie") Maria sol Cifuentes | added on Aug 24, 2011 | Ecuador En reconocimiento al 2011, cómo el Año Internacional de la Química, la AEICQA ha tomado la iniciativa de organizar el 1er Concurso Intercolegial de Química nombrado "Marie Curie" en homenaje al centenario de su premio Nobel de Química.
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5th Hidalgo State Chemistry Olympiad Elena Paez | added on Aug 18, 2011 | Mexico The Hidalgo State Chemistry Olympiad is an annual academic competition for high school students; its goal is to promote the interest in chemistry among the competitors. This contest will be organized by the UAEH through the Chemistry Department, at its facilities in Pachuca, Hidalgo, on October 15th.
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UPLB CHEM 16 Inter-Laboratory Quiz Contest 2011 Rowell Abogado | added on Aug 13, 2011 | Philippines A free, college-level, inter-laboratory class quiz competition open to students of the University of the Philippines - Los Baños currently taking up CHEM 16.1 (General Chemistry I Laboratory). The contest is centered on the applications of Chemistry and themed: "Zooming the Advancement of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology".
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Hillary Clinton blasts Putin over Crimea, talks 2016 run
San Francisco: The world must contain Russia's expansionism by withdrawing investments, finding other sources of oil and condemning its illegal annexation of Crimea, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.
Clinton's keynote speech to a few thousand attendees at the marketing industry summit in San Francisco was about building public-private partnerships to drive the nation's economy forward. But Ms Clinton had harsh words for Russian President Vladimir Putin - and some vague words about her own presidential ambitions.
"I'm not going to make a decision [about running for president] for a while because I'm actually enjoying my life, having fun doing ordinary things" like seeing friends and taking long walks with her dog, she said before flashing a sly smile. "I danced around that pretty well, don't you think?"
There were no smiles as she discussed Mr Putin, whom she called "a tough guy with a thin skin who believes the best way to move forward is by moving backwards" to the era of the Russian empire. "He will go as far as he can unless he is somehow contained."
Ms Clinton said the "flood of money out of Russia" in recent months "is the best way to undermine the oligarchs who support him". Also important is weaning Europe from the oil Russia provides, she said, as is repeating loudly and often that "what he did in Crimea is illegal; it is against international law."
"He is obviously determined, he is very difficult to read personally and he is always looking for advantage, so he will try to put you ill at ease" through insults or bored, dismissive behaviour, she said. "I've had a lot of experience with that ... I'm not impressed by it."
Separately, in testimony in Washington, Secretary of State John Kerry repeated Obama administration threats to sharply sanction Russia if its troops cross the border into eastern Ukraine. Pro-Russian separatists currently agitating in eastern Ukraine were paid and sent there by Moscow "determined to create chaos", he said.
Asked why the administration had not yet responded to requests for defensive arms from the Ukrainian government, Mr Kerry said it was being studied. But, he said, threatened sanctions against Russian economic sectors, including mining and energy, were likely to be faster and more effective.
Senator James Risch suggested that two rounds of sanctions Obama imposed on Russia when it sent in troops and later annexed the Ukrainian region of Crimea were ineffective. Mr Kerry responded, "The fact is it will have a far more serious impact if they cross over or continue what's happening in east Ukraine. Now, I don't know anybody in the United States of America who said we ought to go to war over Crimea. Is there any member of this committee who believes that? I don't think so."
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A friend of mine photographed this spider on the (stunningly beautiful!) Greek island of Symi. Can anyone put a name to it?
Synema (or Synaema) globosum, which is a species of crab spider. To the best of my knowledge there are no other species that it can be confused with, so the ID is hopefully safe.
That look like the chap! Many thanks.


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I try to write code that stores 2D array in a row, but I want to access to it by [][] operator. The code is
May be there is an mistake causing errors in my numerical computation. Valgrind says there are no errors. Pleas hlep.Code:double** arr; int x=19,y=17; arr=(double**)malloc((x+1)*sizeof(double*))+1; arr[-1]=(double*)calloc(y*x,sizeof(double)); for(int i=0;i!=x;i++) arr[i]=&arr[-1][i*y];
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text: Well, we don't see a LOT of characters in both the 82 movie and this one get taken over by the creatures yet at some point they did. That's sort of the whole point in these types of suspense/"who did it" movies. We do lose track of him as an audience between scenes during which time he could've been duplicated. And, again, it wasn't a helicopter. It was a land-based snowcat. And, yes, she comes to the conclusion after not seeing the ear ring because as she said earlier in the movie, the alien cannot duplicate metals, only the creature itself. It wouldn't be able to duplicate the earring and I doubt it'd even be able to duplicate the hole in the ear. And when she asks the guy about this he even reaches for the wrong ear he had the ring in. This all clues MEW that he's a thing. Why he doesn't change is mostly unknown, but there's a couple of times in the Carpenter movie where the thing doesn't reveal itself on death, and this could either mean we're supposed to wonder if she really killed the thing or the actual guy or that maybe the thing had "learned enough" to not reveal itself.


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The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine has recently made some interesting announcements regarding ACL and elbow surgeries. Eighty-four percent of children 18 and younger had successful clinical outcomes during an eight-year follow-up to repair a torn meniscus at the same time as reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), according to a new study. The success of the meniscus repair, however, depended on whether the tear type was simple, complex or a "displaced bucket-handle," the study found.
"We have a wealth of information regarding adults who have a meniscus tear repaired at the time of ACL reconstruction, but there was very little data regarding the pediatric population," said Aaron Krych, chief resident, MD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. "To our knowledge this is the largest study reported on the pediatric population."
In the study, 99 patients (18 or younger) had a meniscus repair at the time of an ACL reconstruction between 1990 and 2005. Overall, patients had a 74 percent success rate of their meniscus tear. Patients with simple tears (one major tear) had an 84 percent successful repair rate. The success rate decreased to 59 percent for displaced bucket-handle tears (a tear around the rim of the meniscus, causing the central portion to displace into the joint) and 57 percent for complex tears (a tear that occurred in multiple planes). Two years after surgery, these patients had a freedom from failure rate of 90.9 percent; however, after 8 years, the rate decreased to 76.8 percent.
In evaluating knee function (limp, locking, instability, pain, swelling and trouble climbing stairs), the patients improved from a median score of 48 (in a range of 38-70) before surgery to 90 (range 52-100) after surgery. Rating the sporting activity level of patients on a scale of 0 – 10, with 10 being national elite competitive sports, and 0 being inability to perform daily activities, patients improved their activity level significantly to 6.2 from a 1.9.
Another study found that 95 percent of skeletally mature high school pitchers were satisfied with their "Tommy John" elbow reconstruction surgery. Almost as many, (94.7 percent) returned to competitive baseball. Tommy John surgery is a procedure where a damaged elbow ligament (ulnar collateral ligament or UCL) is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body. The surgery is named for Hall of Fame pitcher Tommy John, who was the first person to have the surgery in 1974. John returned to the major leagues and went on to win 164 games after the surgery. Prior to this historic surgery, a UCL injury was a career-ending injury.
"High school kids have been a grey zone for this surgery," said Michael J. Angel, MD, of Premier Orthopaedics of Westchester and Rockland. "Obviously, surgeons would avoid surgery on young patients whose growth plates had not closed. But this study can give surgeons the confidence to recommend this surgery to teenage skeletally mature athletes. It also gives the teen and their parents assurance that the surgery should go well."
In the study, 20 high school baseball pitchers between 16 – 18 years old had the UCL surgery, 19 out of 20 reported being satisfied with the surgery. Eighteen of the 19 satisfied patients (94.7 percent) reported that they returned to competitive baseball. Of the 19 players, three reported that their highest level of competition was in the minor leagues, another 13 went on to play intercollegiate baseball and three returned to high school baseball.
Overuse injuries account for nearly 50 percent of all sports injuries in middle school and high school students, according to the National Center for Sports Safety. For high school athletes whose growth plates have closed, this study shows that the Tommy John UCL reconstruction is a successful option for teenage baseball pitchers who need it.


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Charlie Sheen's Second Night Goes a Little Bit Better
The first night of fighter jet Charlie Sheen's national tour may have been an unmitigated disaster, but the poem-fingered Vatican assassin seemed to have, uhm, recovered in time for Sunday night's Chicago show, which seemed to—the Chicago Tribune's Steve Johnson writes—"satisfy, if not amaze, concertgoers."
According to Johnson, Sheen left behind the weird videos and and rambling monologues and stuck with the onstage interview, during which he said he'd go back to Two and a Half Men if they gave him his job back, and said he was "wrong" to call costar Jon Cryer a troll. And, yet, a somewhat coherent show may have actually disappointed his crowd:
"I wanted to not go at all, then I read the review (of the Detroit show) this morning and it changed my mind," said Bill Termunde, 26, a Wicker Park resident who works in marketing. "I wanted to see this disaster."
Termunde and a friend paid $15 for $35 tickets outside the Chicago Theatre from someone who, they said, had made the opposite decision.
Sheen was, in a sense, bulletproof. "I'm not expecting him to do that well, or he wouldn't be Charlie Sheen," said Jenna Schaefer, a student at Eastern Illinois University from Gurnee.


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Chilly Willy Morning
I rolled out of bed at about 06:15 (overslept a bit) and turned on the Weather Channel on TV and booted up the computer to make this morning's post. (Then while everything's getting cranked up I usually attend to some , well, "personal business"). So I'm in the forward head and Al is talking about an earthquake in Japan and a series of 13 feet tsunamis that are about to hit Hawaii. Is this a "War of the Worlds" type prank broadcast, or movie I accidentally recorded on the DVR overnight or the end of the Earth? What a way to wake up!
Based on earthquakes, tsunamis, and flooding happening elsewhere in the world, we are doing GREAT!!!!! It is a bit chilly this morning, about 60º. I realize that doesn't sound especially cool to most of you, but it was 85º yesterday afternoon. It's also breezy so that makes it feel even worse. We had one Coral Reef crew on the water yesterday but S/V Misty Shoals returned to the dock about three minutes before the front hit. At 12:47 we had gale force winds of 38 knots. S/V Excalibur and S/V Juan Cadiz were out, not on Scouting trips. They got caught in the storm and had to drop anchor and hang on. By 16:00 the wind had eased substantially and the rain was gone. Unfortunately, the wind picked up overnight and I was awakened a couple of times from the boat being jerked about in the slip.
Justin Cardiff and Jessica Arms have arrived to join our spring scuba staff. Rich Goldman is scheduled to arrive this evening but I heard a rumor that he snuck in last night. I'll find out at our 07:30 minute (about an hour from now).
Speaking of meeting, I have to get in gear. I hope to have a meeting with Captain Paul Beal this morning to discuss how we are going to function now that the fiber optic cables delivering computer access to the Program Office (aka Registration Office) have been damaged while they were being re-routed yesterday. We have no access to files, schedules, calendars or emails. Some of us do have access to email and weather (internet) via iPhone. I am trying to stay optimistic and hope that we will get this fixed today, but the reality is we could be down over the weekend and beyond. This could have a major impact on Ellen's processing of the summer scuba medicals and crew check-ins. We have no one on staff who knows anything about repairing fiber optic cable. Our IT people are 1,500 miles away in Dallas. It's not as bad as an earthquake or tsunami, but it is an aggravation. As Fort Worth Police Detective TJ Doyle frequently reminded me in my life prior to Sea Base, "hope for the best but prepare for the worst". I'm thinking that the "worse" would be they can't fix the cables for several weeks. In that case the "best" would be to load up the boat and go sailing in the Bahamas while we wait. Not a bad plan. I wonder if I can sell it to Capt. Paul.
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Syrian prime minister defects as blast hits TV-radio building
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August 06, 2012
By RFE/RL
Riyad Hijab is the most senior Syrian figure to defect.
Syria's state-run TV says the country's prime minister has been fired after reports that Riyad Hijab has defected to Jordan.
Unnamed Jordanian officials have confirmed that Hijab defected to Jordan with his family. Hijab, a former agriculture minister, was appointed as prime minister on June 23.
He is considered the most senior defector so far. Hijab is the first cabinet minister to defect, underlining the cracks in President Bashar al-Assad's regime, which is now reaching beyond the military ranks.
Mohammed al-Atri, a spokesman for Hijab, told Al-Jazeera television from Jordan that the former prime minister was joining the rebels in protest at the "genocide" committed by Assad's forces.
"I [Hijab] announce today my defection from the murderous and terrorist regime, and I announce that I have joined the ranks of the revolution for freedom and dignity. I announce that from today I am a soldier in this blessed revolution," his statement read.
Hijab said his defection came at a time "when Syria is passing through the most difficult war crimes, genocide, and barbaric killings and massacres against unarmed citizens."
Atri said the prime minister was in a "safe haven" with his family and that the defection was organized by the Free Syrian Army.
The leader of the opposition Syrian National Council, Abdel Basset Sayda, said the defection of Hijab showed Assad's regime is "disintegrating."
Sayda told AFP: "We welcome the defection of Riyad Hijab and those of all the other civilian and military officials."
Bomb Attack On State TV
The news of the defection came as a bomb ripped through the third floor of the state TV building in Damascus on August 6, shattering several offices and wounding at least three employees, Syrian TV said.
Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi blamed foreign media for inciting attacks against Syria's state media.
"The guilty, in the political sense, are in Doha, Tel Aviv, Ankara, and Riyadh. They know who they are," Zoubi said.
"They know they have issued these nonsecret orders in the Doha meeting of the Arab foreign ministers. They talked about shutting down the voice of the Syrian media. This order is being carried out in more than one phase."
The explosion was the latest in the Syrian capital, which has seen a string of suicide attacks and other bombings in the past few months as the country's civil war has escalated and the rebels grow bolder in their tactics.
Meanwhile, reports said that Syrian regime forces shelled several areas of the northern city of Aleppo on August 6, and shooting was also reported in other neighborhoods of Syria's largest city.
With reporting by AP, AFP, Reuters, and Al-Jazeera
Link to original story on RFE/RL website


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Bangladesh: Online birth data to prevent child marriage
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The Bangladeshi government is attempting to register birth data online to combat high levels of child marriage. On 8 June in Bangladesh's western Khustia District, local media reported that 15-year-old Iva Parvin was to be married off by parents hiding her age, but local officials challenged the marriage and demanded proof that she had reached the legal marrying age of 18. When her parents could not provide documentation, the marriage was not approved.
"We feel the situation is improving but it is still not acceptable," said Amy Delneuville, a child protection specialist at the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Bangladesh. "In visits by our staff to the field, we are still finding unacceptable numbers of girls being married with the approval of the kazi [a person who conducts the marriage] and parents."
Everyone should "soon" have a birth certificate. Limited birth registration data is already online, with a full roll-out expected by June 2013. "Once it is fully online it will be easy to stop child marriage when parents marry off their daughter hiding her age," said A K M Saiful Islam Chowdhury, director of the government's Birth and Death Registration Project, which is supported by UNICEF.
The government launched a campaign to reach the estimated 90 percent of the population that did not have birth documentation in 2006. Today, an estimated 114 million of the country's 150 million inhabitants have birth certificates, according to officials.
Root causes
The 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey recorded that 66 percent of women aged 20-24, mainly in rural areas, were married before they were 18 years old.
Zinnat Afroze, a social development adviser at Plan International, a child rights NGO working in Bangladesh, said it was impossible to end child marriage without addressing its root causes.
The Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association noted that almost 90 percent of girls aged 10-18 have experienced what is known locally as "eve-teasing", where boys intercept girls on the street, shout obscenities, tease them and grab their clothing.
"Parents feel insecure… [they fear the] sexual harassment [of their girls] and marry off their girl child," Afroze said. Local human rights groups have reported girls committing suicide as a result of such harassment.
The dowry is another problem, Afroze said. "Many parents believe that they have to give high dowry money if they [wait and] do not marry off their girl at their early age," she said. The younger the bride, the lower the dowry.
Fighting back
Experts note that birth certificates are only one tool for preventing such marriages. Since 1982 the Female Secondary School Assistance Programme has used cash incentives paid to families to keep girls in secondary school and out of marriage.
Guardians receive a stipend of up to $9 per month, depending on which grade the girl is in at school, on condition that she attends at least 75 percent of her classes, and remains unmarried until she completes her exams. Tuition, books and public exam fees are also covered.
Afroze said some guardians have tried to collect the stipend without sending the girls to school. "The government stipend programme for female students should continue, and should be strongly monitored so that the right person gets it."


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Rays Rotation Spot might be Down to Hammel and Niemann
The most anticipated fight this spring has finally shown some wear and tears, and a few true contenders are beginning to fall by the wayside. When the Tampa Bay Rays camp began back on February 15th, you knew that 5 members would be fighting and clawing to gain some type of leverage for that fifth slot in the Rays rotation. You knew the usual subjects of Jeff Niemann and Jason Hammel would be at the top of the pile trying to keep their respective major league uniforms on their backs in 2009. But you had the questions about two minor league prospects who wanted to make that leap into the majors this spring. With weeks still ahead of us here in Spring Training, this assessment could change at any moment due to injury or even a change of heart by the Rays staff. But these are my opinions, and they usually pan out pretty good in the long run. So let's take a look at these great pitchers and see if we can honestly gauge their chances this spring at grabbing that fifth slot in the Rays rotation.
Wade Davis and Mitch Talbot both covet that spot in the rotation and their first real spot in the Rays plans for the future. Both have been discussed multiple times, with Talbot actually coming up on July 1, 2008 for 2 nights before again going back to Durham back on July 3rd when the Rays optioned him back and brought up Reid Brignac. Both have been listed in the top 10 of the Rays prospects lists, with Davis being the only one of the two to never put on a major league uniform during the 2008 season. But then a odd figure gets thrown into the mix that upsets the balance between the regulars and the minors leaguers battling for this spot.
Former Houston prospect Carlos Hernandez, who the Rays picked up during 2008 after the Astros let him go, is also being considered for the spot. Hernandez spent most of his time in 2008 down in the Rays minor league system still trying to shake off the cobwebs and adjust his mechanics after a two years absence from the mound because of injuries and surgery. The fifth spot would be an open tryout for these 5 players, with the added bonus of the top two maybe getting a slot in the Rays final 25-man roster. Even if one of these five did not get that coveted fifth rotation slot, they might be considered for the Rays Bullpen, which would keep them within the Rays eyes and they could still maybe get a shot if an injury occurs or someone starts off slow in 2009.
This spring, one pitcher in this group seems to have stepped it up a bit in the Rays eyes. There has always been the hint of promise and even major league dominance in his swagger, but before this spring he did not act like he belonged here long term. Wade Davis might be the guy who could have secured this spot if not for the fact that two of these guys do not have any minor league options left. He has improved his change-up and slider control to be more effective and dominant around the plate. But during the last series of the year when the Rays invite their minor leaguers to Tropicana field for their year end awards, Davis received the Montgomery Biscuits award as the Pitcher of the Year. He seemed genuinely upset he did not get a call-up to the Rays this past September, and that might be some added motivation in his stride this off season to improve on the mound.
So this spring he came on and dominated early on in his first two starts before having a faltering moment this weekend against the Boston Red Sox. As of today, his spring numbers are 3 starts for 8.1 innings while allowing 9 hits and striking out 7 hitters. His 6.48 ERA is not a great illustration of his early dominance as he was tagged for 6 runs in his last start. But maybe the fact that the media and maybe now even Davis himself believes he will be in the minor league camp sometimes this week. But make no mistake, this kid is a major league caliber pitcher right now, but his shot to impress, at this level might be over right now.He has the confidence and the ability to be on this staff right now, but the limited spots will affect the ultimate decision here. But you can be sure that his early efforts have awaken a few eyes in the Rays pitching staff. He will be with the team again at some point in 2009. He has developed enough to take that leap up to the majors, it just might not be in April this year.
Mitch Talbot is another of the Rays prospects that will be surely doing battle in the minor league than at the major league level to begin this year. Talbot also made huge strides in the last year, but his inability to make adjustments on the mound might be his downfall this spring. He had gained some more break on his curve and slider and they both are just below the norm for the majors, but his mental adjustments and conditioning might just be a bit off for now. He too will see action sometime in 2009 with the Rays, but it also will not be in April. Talbot just needs to gain a bit more knowledge and skill at changing his game plan on the fly, then he can take that last step to becoming more effective on the mound.
Carlos Hernandez was a huge question mark coming into the Spring Training workouts on Feb. 15th. The Rays liked what they saw out of his limited pitching down at Class-A Vero Beach last year, but did he still have the stuff to be a major league pitcher. Rays Manager Joe Maddon thought he might and the team penciled him
in as a long shot to make the fifth rotation spot. Hernandez has gotten a few good outing, he has pitched in 3 games this spring, starting 2 of them. He is the only one of the Rays starters who still sports a spotless 0.00 ERA, even after he has thrown 8 inning and given up 0 earned runs on 7 hits.
His strikeout and walk ratios are low, but he has also not shown that killer instinct that will be needed for that fifth slot. He did start the first game of the Spring for the Rays and has been impressive this Spring. But he still might have an outside chance of making the team's 25-man roster, but in reality he might be another of the guys down in the minors itching for another shot at the major league level. I actually like the way he pitches, and can see him up here contributing for the team. Barring a trade, or even a injury before the team heads to Boston for the regular season, I do not see him making a move onto the major league roster. But, the team will take a long hard look at him, with his name being maybe one of the last ones to be plucked off the Spring roster.
So that leaves two pitchers who will be fighting for this spot in the rotation. Both of them have major league experience both starting and pitching from the Bullpen. That is two of the obvious reasons I think these two guys will break camp with one of them winning the fifth spot, and the other winning a spot in the Bullpen. Both have been dominant at times this year, with one setting the bar high so far this spring. Everyone knows Jason Hammel from his smile and his lanky walking style. But when he gets on the mound this spring, he has been all business for the Rays. Having made a late 2008 charge in the Bullpen both in confidence and in performance, he might be the guy to watch all year long no matter what spot he earns with the Rays.
This spring tho, Hammel has again shown he can rise up and take whatever the Rays want to dish out at him. He also dominated in the early stages of the spring and got rocked a bit in his last outing. But he has rebounded and has shown some amazing ability in 2009 of getting out and adjusting on the mound. His versatility both as a starter and a reliever serves him well. But his late season save in the close of a severely contested game in Fenway Park might have made Maddon a believer in him. Hammel has take the mound 3 times this spring, with 1 start. Some people might read into this as the Rays showing their confidence in him coming into the game after the first few innings as a reliever more than a starter.
But as we all know, during the spring sometimes starters can be inserted after the first few innings of a game. But a part of Hammel's game that has improved this year is his ability to get strikeouts. His 9 innings pitched are tied with Niemann for the team lead this spring, but his 10 strikeouts show that he has developed his killer instinct and is setting batters down more this year. Some might say that his team high 10 hits might be an indication of some troubles, but half of those came in one bad outing this past week. His control is better this season, which can be best illustrated by his 1 walk this year. The fact that he is versed both as a starter and a reliever sits well with him getting his slot in the 25-man roster this spring. Barring any type of pitching disaster or injury, he should be the team's long reliever, and first option as a replacement starter in 2009.
That leaves one pitcher still in the mix who has a shot at the fifth slot. Jeff Niemann has been successful before he even got to the Rays. His pitching ability in college has set him apart, but early injuries while he was coming up through the minors set back his development until 2008. Last year, due to the early spring injury to Matt Garza, Niemann showed his ability to start at this level and produced some impressive results. He won his major league debut on April 13, 2008 against the Baltimore Orioles and only surrendered one run, a homer to Nick Markakis in the game. Neiman was finally sent back down again on April 20, 2008. But with the Triple-A Durham Bulls he went 9-5, with a 3.59 ERA. But his 133 inning and 128 strikeouts showed that he was finally healthy and throwing strong.
They Rays called him up right after the Bulls were eliminated from the International League playoffs, and he joined the team again in St. Petersburg following their road trip on September 13, 2008. Even though his last stint only lasted 2 starts for the Rays, his job this time around for the team was out of the Bullpen. Niemann seemed to have made the adjustments needed to come out if the Bullpen and made his first relief appearance on September 18th, against the Minnesota Twins. He retied all four batters he faced, and it was only the fourth time in his career ( 3 times in Double-A ) that he had worked relief in a game. He again took the mound on September 23rd during the game of the double-header and went 2.1 inning and got the win in the come-from behind victory for the Rays.
But this Spring, he seemed to have a new focus and determination knowing that he no longer has the chance to go back to the minors. He was out of options and the Rays would have to sneak him through waivers for him to even report to the minors. The reality is that he would not go unclaimed and would no longer be in the Rays system if they tried such a move. So with his last chance firmly in front of him, he had emerged as my favorite for the fifth slot in the rotation. His spring has been impressive. His ball seems to have great control and his velocity has increased a little to give him more of a tool on the mound. He has appeared in 3 games this year also, and he has started two of them. But the true measure of his improvement might be the fact that he has thrown 9 innings and has given up a team low 5 hits. His control is spot on, evident by his 8 strikeouts and 2 walks this spring. But his ERA of 1.0 has opened a few eyes that he is ready to take the next step and be successful for the Rays.
But even with his previous outings, his 4 innings of work against the Twins on Monday might have sealed his spot in the 25-man roster. He worked 4 innings at the back of the game and gave up only 2 hits. The start might have been a double-edged sword as it proved he could work both ends of the game and could be used in either role with confidence this season. By shutting down the Twins offense, he showed he can handle the pressure and the pace of the game as either a starter or a reliever for the Rays. I truly think he is the guy who will get that fifth spot in te rotation, and I think he has shown a mountain of change over the past year and deserves a shot at proving to everyone he is a major league pitcher. And at 6 foot 9 inches, he is only 1 of 6 guys that tall in the MLB right now. Pitching downhill has never been so much fun to Niemann before today.
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I'd like to feel bad for a guy like Davis if he's letting the media and other reports get to him, but that's his job. You can't pitch in the show if you let other distractions get at you. Hopefully that's not the case but nice breakdown as usual Renegade.
Thanks Tommy,
I like Wade Davis as a pitcher a lot. But sometimes thing just get under your skin and it festers. I think he is going to be great, but that is the only negative I see with him. His slider and change-up are much improved, but maybe the writing on the wall creeps in and zaps his confidence.
Some people have hinted that maybe him knowing his time is limited this spring might have weighed heavy on him in his last start. He will get hi time in the MLB. It will just not be this April.
Rays Renegade
I'm still liking what i'm hearing about Neimann. Haven't heard much negative vibes about him. Seems like the media gets to everyone after awhile – including the Rays. You've now said that you don't see Davis or Price breaking camp with the team, Ren, so who DO you see in the 5th spot?
I have to agree with Tom. If Davis can't handle the pressure and attention that he is now – how will he handle it come August? I guess it is a good problem for the rays to have though – too many pitchers vying for the same spot!
I did not include Price because Rays Manager Joe Maddon has hinted that he will start the year in the minors.
It is Jeff Niemann's job to lose, but he also might flip-flop with Jason Hammel if the two keep consistent this spring. I think both have a honest shot of hitting the 25-man roster with those two slots .
Baring a trade, they will go to boston with the team.
Rays Renegade
I know it is so easy for people to judge outside the box.
I know I am guilty of that too. I just think that the chatter is breaking his confidence a bit. He is still an honest-to-god great pitcher that will be in the majors this year.
But sometimes the guys just take to heart too much said. It has happened to the best of pitchers in their development. I am not knocking him for it, just worry about it. Davis is the first guy in the pipeline if something happens.
I just feel he is not the guy for the fifth spot this year….period.
Rays Renegade
I think Hammel is really good from what I've seen of him. And why is David Price starting the season in the minors? I was sure he'd be in the rotation after his brilliant performance in the postseason.
Go vote for yourself on the Max Blog, RR! I'm doing as much as I can.
Price will basically be in the minors because he still has a bit to work on with his slider and change-up. But I think the real reason is to slow down the arbitration clock.
But seriously, the guy only had 5 starts at Triple-A and went from Class-A to Triple-A during the year. I think 5 or 6 starts, then the Rays will re-evaluate him and decide his future. It is a goal of the majors by the end of the year, then it will be his decision from that point on if they ever have to send him back.
Rays Renegade
Selfishly, I'd like to see the Rays pick someone other than Niemann and try to send him through waivers, so Houston would have a shot to nab the impressive local kid. For Jeff's sake, though, I hope he wins that fifth spot and gets the chance to prove his stuff. I like him a lot.
The San Diego Padres are rumored to be looking for some pitching. And the consensus around the ballpark seems to be that one of their scouts was in the stands today.
I do not know why, neither of them pitched today, and the Rays have tomorrow off.
But they could help or hurt the Rays plans depending on if they inquire about either Hammel or Niemann. Talbot sis pitch a perfect inning today to lower his ERA to 12.60 this spring.
Rays Renegade
Hi, Rays Renegade …
Thanks for letting me know that "The Max Tournament" vote between our two blogs is now taking place !!!
I think you have an "Excellent" blog, and it is always a pleasure to view all your great posts and comments !!!
Best Wishes, and Good Luck in the contest !!!
But, in the end, we are all winners because we belong to this great baseball community here at mlblogs/mlb.com !!!
Take care, Rays Renegade !!!
— Jimmy [27NYY], "BY&L"
You think I would let you not know……………dude, that would have been cold of me.
Hey, it is all for fun, so why stress it. Just want to have some good fun with it all…………….right?
Rays Renegade
fun…..Right up to the time either one of you go against Jane! :0)
Have fun guys! Good Luck!
Niemann did look really good Monday, I agree. Or he sounded good, anyway, I just got the radio broadcast and that's what the Twins broadcasters were telling me. I'm sure the Rays will find a way to keep him on the roster, I can't imagine they would want to risk losing him off of waivers.
I can almost put my life on the fact he will not hit waivers.
The guy has a huge upside, and he has done both ends of the pitching staff's jobs, so he will fit in the Rays plans.
For how long might be the issue now. But for the beginning of the year, he should be the fifth starter…in my opinion.
Rays Renegade


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