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TORONTO, Feb. 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vitran Corporation Inc. (Nasdaq:VTNC) (TSX:VTN), a North American transportation firm, today announced that it has reached an agreement to divest its Supply Chain Operation (SCO) division to Legacy Supply Chain, based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for U.S. $97.0 million in cash, subject to certain working capital adjustments. Vitran intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from this transaction to fully reduce its outstanding debt under its senior revolving credit facility and to support the development of its LTL business. Vitran's Board of Directors is also evaluating various options for the use of the remaining net proceeds.
Legacy Supply Chain has obtained written commitments from certain financial institutions to provide sufficient debt financing to close the transaction. The financing is subject to customary conditions and the financial institutions' completion of confirmatory due diligence. The sale of the SCO business is expected to close by March 1, 2013, upon completion of the Legacy financing, and is subject to customary conditions for this type of transaction.
Vitran's President and Chief Executive Officer Rick Gaetz stated, "We are extremely excited at finding an excellent fit for our SCO business with Legacy Supply Chain. Together, SCO and Legacy Supply Chain will become a formidable and diversified supplier for customers requiring North American supply chain solutions. It's been a pleasure to have worked with our SCO management group and the entire team as we have watched them develop professionally while together building an outstanding business within the Vitran family. There is no doubt they will continue that success with Legacy Supply Chain. I would like to thank each and every one of our SCO employees for their efforts and commitment to Vitran and wish them nothing but the best in the future."
"We will continue the recovery and growth of our existing business and believe we have positioned Vitran to be a formidable LTL transportation provider in North America. Our LTL team is energized to aggressively develop the Company into the future," concluded Mr. Gaetz.
Legacy Supply Chain Chief Executive Officer Ron Cain stated, "We are delighted to have SCO join Legacy Supply Chain and are excited at the prospects for our combined company moving forward. We are very pleased with Vitran's SCO business, employees and the cultural fit between our two companies. We look forward to closing the transaction and meeting with all employees and customers in the near future."
BB&T Capital Markets acted as exclusive financial advisor, and McMillan LLP acted as legal counsel, to Vitran.
About Vitran Corporation Inc.
Vitran Corporation Inc. is a North American group of transportation companies offering less-than-truckload services. To find out more about Vitran Corporation Inc. (Nasdaq:VTNC) (TSX:VTN), visit the website at www.vitran.com.
The Vitran Corporation logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=7302
About Legacy Supply Chain, Inc.
Legacy Supply Chain, Inc. is a privately held integrated supply chain and logistics provider offering distribution and warehousing, supply chain technology and domestic and global brokerage services. To find out more about Legacy Supply Chain, Inc., visit the website at www.legacyscs.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements may be generally identifiable by use of the words "believe", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate", "expect", "project", "may", "plans", "continue", "will", "focus should" "endeavor" or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements, which include statements regarding the conditions to closing of the sale of the SCO division being satisfied, the timing of such closing and the ability of Vitran to strengthen the business and operations of the LTL business, are based on current expectations and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Vitran's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the ability of Legacy Supply Chain to secure sufficient debt financing to fund the purchase price for the SCO division, technological change, increases in fuel costs, regulatory changes, the general health of the economy, seasonal fluctuations, unanticipated changes in railroad capacities, exposure to credit risks, changes in labour relations and competitive factors. More detailed information about these and other factors is included in the annual MD&A on Form 10K under the heading "General Risks and Uncertainties." Many of these factors are beyond the Company's control; therefore, future events may vary substantially from what the Company currently foresees. You should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Vitran Corporation Inc. does not assume the obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements after the date of this document or to revise them to reflect the occurrence of future unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
CONTACT: Richard Gaetz, President/CEO Fayaz Suleman, VP Finance/CFO Vitran Corporation Inc. 416/596-7664
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VIDEO: Asthmatic Man Dies After NYPD Officer Uses Chokehold on Him
A 400-pound asthmatic Staten Island dad died Thursday after a cop put him in a chokehold and other officers appeared to slam his head against the sidewalk, video of the incident shows.
"I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" Eric Garner, 43, repeatedly screamed after at least five NYPD officers took him down in front of a Tompkinsville beauty supply store when he balked at being handcuffed.
Within moments Garner, a married father of six children with two grandchildren, stopped struggling and appeared to be unconscious as police called paramedics to the scene. An angry crowd gathered, some recording with smartphones.
"When I kissed my husband this morning, I never thought it would be for the last time," Garner's wife, Esaw, told the Daily News.
Hank @ 7/19/2014 7:03 AM
What's missing from this story?If you can yell out-EIGHT times, I can't breathe then, most assuredly you can.His actions, he refused police orders and said he would not be cuffed.So, what, do the cops say, well, OK but next time you better comply?Where does it mention his THIRTY-ONE PREVIOUS arrests?
The truth @ 7/19/2014 7:32 AM
If he would have complied when the police tried to arrest him initially there would have been no use of force at all. News flash people- actively resisting suspects will do or say anything to get the upper hand. I have had this very same thing happen and guess what... I foolishly let up slightly to allow the suspect to breathe, only to realize he said it to get an advantage and began to fight again immediately after.As said above, if he was speaking he was breathing. Maybe his past record of multiple arrests, aggressive angry behavior, large size, and threat to police that "it stops today" had something to do with the police reaction.But for unknown reasons, some people just believe that police like terrible hours, bad pay, and constant stress just because they want to hurt people. Think to yourself... Would you do our job? Would you want to deal with the guy in this video at his worst? Or better yet COULD you?
Ima Leprechaun @ 7/19/2014 7:38 AM
Since the video has been removed I have no way to determine anything one way of the other. All the news links have also been removed. There is no way to verify anything about this story.
Courage @ 7/19/2014 7:43 AM
@Lenny-Story after story we have to read your vitriol, insults, and disparaging comments directed at hardworking, honest men and women who have the courage and conviction to keep society safe for you and people like you, often with little understanding of what really transpired. The irony is that most of us in law enforcement take pride in the fact we can provide you the safety from which you can posture and criticize. So, enjoy your safe seat on the sidelines. Take copious notes of everything the police do wrong to your satisfaction. Know that while you may never understand the dedication and courage necessary to serve the community, we take pride in doing it anyway. And, should you ever have the courage to leave the safety of the sidelines, perhaps you may take the time to thank the men and women of your local police department for the sacrifices they have made that allow you to stand on the sidelines in the first place.
Hiram Legree @ 7/19/2014 9:43 AM
A colleague referred to police' "bad pay." In Los Angeles and surrounding counties the pay and benefits are exorbitant. Likewise with the CHP. Even more so because it is common to retire on a fraudulent medical retirement. The excessive pay and benefits to municipal workers is the main cause driving many California cities into bankruptcy, and pushing widespread tax burdens on the productive citizens.
rio @ 7/19/2014 12:57 PM
I ask the cops here, serious question, why never a critique (or why 98% of the time)? You'd be afforded more credibility if you did. Whether true or not, the perception is that too many people are dying at the hands of police for no apparent reason. You guys honestly question this stuff internally, why not in public?
Capt. Crunch @ 7/19/2014 12:59 PM
@Lenny, if you were the size of a water buffalo and if I had you in a chokehold and you cried out 8 times that you could not breath that would only tell me you are able to breath. Also sick people should not start fights.
Capt. Crunch @ 7/19/2014 11:25 PM
@ Lenny, the good part of the story is Mr. Garner,has no more victims and the police involved will get their jobs and assignments back. The mayor is Al Sharpens, lap puppy and he is the one who will be out of a job. As for you, I would like to see you meet someone like Mr. Garner. Have a nice day TB.
Courage @ 7/20/2014 4:58 AM
@Rio - The law enforcement community takes loss of life very seriously, never in the malicious or capricious manner purported by cop-haters like Lenny. However, the public forum is not the place to discuss and review police tactics and actions. Police tactics, both good and bad, are internally reviewed by qualified personnel and can lead to changes in policy. These are not discussions to be had in public, just as changes to any other profession are not had in the public forum.@Lenny - Again, you show your small-minded ignorance. The irony is that when the Mr Garners of the world appear at your doorstep you, no doubt, will be the first to call the police crying for assistance. And we will gladly make you feel safe. But sadly you will unappreciatively criticize every minute of it.
Renee @ 7/23/2014 7:01 AM
Okay, I wanted to view this video, so I went to YouTube and found it. It is not how the story reads. When he was telling the officers he could not breathe, it was most certainly a labored effort. As an asthmatic person myself I know it's hard to have my hands behind my back. Add to this he was overweight, death was certain. I don't condemn the officers, nor do I condone the resisting arrest by this guy, but at some point before death, it should have been apparent he was being killed. All officers uphold every single action by fellow officers whether they're right or wrong. He'd just broke up a fight, and was simply asking the officer to let him be, that he hadn't done anything wrong. I've never been in trouble with the law and don't intend to ever be, but with asthma I'm not sure how I would comply either. To the officers that complain about how hard the job is, and how terrible the pay is...you were not forced into this field, you chose this line of work. Suck it up, and deal with it.
Stephanie Chandler @ 7/25/2014 10:31 AM
if someone have you in a choke hold of course you're going to speak as long as you're able too, to get the person choking you to let go because you are having trouble breathing. If the man was standing there not harming anyone, after asking the cop several times to leave him alone, this wouldn't have happened. I'm sure there was more serious crimes going on in that community for the police to handle, but they rather harass the black man, cause a situation just so they can use police brutality and or use his or her authority to get rid of a black person, then there's every reason possible to justify why this happen. when will the communities feel safe around those who suppose to protect and serve again. Not all police officers are bad cops, I myself knows some officers who is loved by the community because they have the right people skills to deal with the public without having to use excessive force.
Lenny @ 8/1/2014 3:47 PM
UPDATE"Choke hold by cop killed NY man, medical examiner says"Any new comments all you use of force experts?


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Can't remember where you left the car keys — or where you left the car? Showing up on Tuesday afternoon for a Monday morning meeting? Have your desk blanketed in Post-its reminding you to be home for that crib delivery — but managed to miss it anyway? Pregnancy forgetfulness has a way of sneaking up on you without any warning (or maybe you got a warning but you forgot). Here's a slightly unsettling, yet illuminating explanation why you've been having senior moments ever since you started gestating junior.
For sure, hormones play a part (the same ones that kick in when you're premenstrual — except they kick in at much higher levels, leaving you in a much thicker fog). But it also turns out — just as you suspected last time you spaced out when you were supposed to turn off the oven and ended up with burnt chicken instead of baked chicken — that your brain has actually been shrinking during pregnancy. Researchers have noted that the brain cell volume of pregnant women actually decreases during the third trimester of pregnancy, only to plump up a few months after delivery. So you're not imagining your brain drain at 38 weeks pregnant (and you have a valid medical excuse for why you forgot to pay the electric bill until the lights started flickering). But is there anything you can do to minimize the effects of your so-called placenta brain?
Luckily, there is — and it's to lean on choline. This essential nutrient helps improve brain function and is the building block for a memory-forming brain chemical called acetylcholine. What's more, choline plays a crucial role in the development of your baby's brain — something occurring at a rapid clip now that you're in your third trimester. Researchers theorize that getting plenty of this brain boosting mineral during pregnancy can boost the cognitive function of both your baby — and you. (Another way to get through your day without leaving your credit card at a single cash register? Load up on those omega-3's like DHA-rich foods, the other best bud of your and your baby's brain.)
Expectant moms are expected to get 450 mg of choline each day. You'll probably get some from your prenatal vitamin (check the label), but it doesn't hurt to get some extra from your diet. You can easily get your share and more by eating such choline-rich foods as egg yolks (use DHA eggs to pack a memory-boosting omega-3 punch), beef, milk, soybeans (enjoy them in their crunchy roasted form or steamed in yummy green pods), citrus fruits, wheat germ, and nuts.
And don't stop once your baby's born, especially if you're breastfeeding. Not only because you'll need all the memory help you can get then (yes, your brain will be back to its pre pregnancy proportions — but you'll still be in a fog thanks to sleep deprivation), but because nursing mothers need even more choline in their breastfeeding diet (remember, your baby's brain is growing at a fast clip even after birth) — about 550 mg per day. So keep the choline coming, Mom!See more tips for eating well while pregnant.


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Ford CEO Alan Mulally formally addressed several months of speculation and rumors on Tuesday, stating that he was no longer in the running for the top job at Microsoft. The firm's current CEO, Steve Ballmer, said he would retire by mid-2014, and Mr. Mulally had been considered the top candidate.
"I would like to end the Microsoft speculation because I have no other plans to do anything other than serve Ford," Mr. Mulally told the Associated Press. When pressed about his dedication to Ford, Mulally reiterated, "You don't have to worry about me leaving."
Mr. Mulally had been at the top of the candidates list for the Microsoft CEO position since Mr. Ballmer announced his surprising but drawn-out exit from the company in August. But although Ford has always denied that there was any possibility that Mulally would do anything other than live up to his previous commitments to that company, Mr. Mulally has been enticingly vague, fueling speculation that a deal would be made.
Ford's board of directors grew increasingly restless with the drama as 2013 drew to a close. In a December meeting, the board allegedly pressured Mr. Mulally into publicly addressing his plans, with one source noting that "people don't write about Mustang, they don't write about earnings, they write about Mulally." One might surmise that this week's announcement is the result of that discussion.
Despite Mulally's credentials—his successful strategy to turn around Ford will be studied for years to come—he was always a long shot. He's 68 years old, over a decade older than the man he'd replace at Microsoft, and he was previously planning to retire this year.
Related: "Microsoft Reports Progress in CEO Search"
As for Microsoft, the firm is widely rumored to be close to naming a new CEO, although questions remain about the roles Mr. Ballmer and cofounder Bill Gates—still Microsoft's chairman—will play going forward. Leading internal candidates for the job include Satya Nadella, who oversees Microsoft's server and cloud services businesses, and Tony Bates, who previously ran Skype.
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When it comes to optimizing your website for search engines, when is enough… enough? And why is overoptimization a problem?
A special report from the Search Engine Strategies conference, February 27 – March 2, 2006, New York, NY.
Overdoing on SEO tactics to enhance performance on search engine results pages can backfire, said panelists Heather Lloyd Martin,president and CEO of Successworks, Matt Bailey, an SEO Consultant, and Michael Murray, Vice President of Fathom SEO in the "SEO Overkill" session.
At a minimum, your site will look clumsy and risk red flagging as spam by search engines; at worst, your conversion and usability will suffer, as your visitors become confused or frustrated and leave. "That "back" button is so close," warned Lloyd-Martin.
Search engine performance matters, but conversion matters more. "We're in business to make money, and the search engines are not paying our bills," said Lloyd-Martin. "Whenever you put the computer first, you're leaving customers out," said Bailey.
SEO Overkill Kills Rankings
Excessively lengthy strings of keywords stuffed into domain names, page and file names, title and over-the-top keyword tags, meta tag bonanzas and overdone visible text look ludicrous to both search engines and website visitors, said Murray. Similarly, getting too many links pointing to your web site too quickly may get you in trouble with the ranking algorithm.
Using hidden text and micro sites is just really naive. "And watch out for stuffing "no-frames" tags," he added as he displayed an egregious example containing 2000 words.
SEO overkill kills conversion, warned Lloyd-Martin. If you walk the spam line and live on the edge, it will come back to bite you, if not from the search engines, then in your marketing, she warned. Cookie-cutter copy in order to get clicks looks stupid. Linkorama losers drain link popularity away, but more importantly, having too many choices scares people; they don't know what to do.
Pointing to concern for visually impaired website visitors, Bailey said, "Accessibility is optimization." Screen text readers expose over-optimization by presenting only the text, and all of it, scanning just like search engine bots, "Remember, you're only hiding text from people searching with browsers." Similarly, Web-enabled handhelds and cell phones strip out all graphics but display all text including supposedly "hidden" batches of keyword-stuffed copy, as well as longwinded title tags, meta data and alt tags. Plus, scrolling lengthy text on such tiny screens can make visitors quickly lose patience before they do business with your site.
Keyword stuffing doesn't work when it's impossible to understand, said Lloyd-Martin. Misspellings trash your brand. "If you can't get your site right, how will you get my order right?" It's better to build out customer-centered, relevant content than to focus on misspellings of your brand name. Google's "did you mean" function takes care of most misspellings anyway.
If you're spamming, you're on borrowed time, Lloyd Martin warned. "Imagine what would happen to your business if you were to lose all the revenue from your Google referrals."
Further, there's no excuse for an SEO firm putting a website at risk. That's grounds for dismissal. "If your SEO makes you feel funny, and you don't get a good answer, cut 'em loose!" she said.
Overcoming SEO Overkill
Murray recommended adding and measuring one link at a time and being very deliberate about what you're doing. "Yes you need traffic," he said, "But pace yourself. Even sound practices may fail if they're rushed." Proceed at an appropriate pace. Conduct good research. Evaluate your progress. Make major headway with basic SEO practices. Optimize your homepage with four or five keywords that are really important to your website.
"Write impactful headlines. Use inverted pyramid style to put the most important words first," said Bailey, adding "Everything I know about websites I learned in journalism school." Short domains, title tags and concise text get them quickly to what they want—good business for your site. Writing for search engines algorithms is vastly different from writing for visitors.
Lloyd-Martin recommended avoiding conversion confusion by putting calls to action in the content. "Think about the car salesman who slides the contract over and hands you a pen with 'Let's get you a ride home in that baby today.'" Use the "Marketing Rule of Three" to funnel people in.
Do an SEO audit, and then fix your main pages first. Gradually figure out a way to clean up excessive key word use and links. Once you do you'll be doing better with better ROI.
Anne F. Kennedy is managing partner of Beyond Ink, a search marketing agency based in Portland, Maine, with operations in Seattle.
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People resorting to pedal power
Andrew Pereira
It's becoming the two-wheel alternative to rising fuel prices.
More people are hopping on bikes and mopeds as gas prices soar.
Moped shops say it's been difficult to keep enough inventory ever since gas prices shot upwards.
And it also appears a lot of people are dusting off their bicycles.
With gas prices spinning higher and higher, more people are getting out of their cars and getting on a bike.
"They saying they want to ride their bikes, do shorter errands. They're complaining about the gas prices," says Keith Nishimoto, The Bike Shop.
At The Bike Shop there's been brisk business from folks pulling out bicycles from the back of their garage.
What used to be a two to three day wait for repairs now takes a full week.
Waikiki resident Mike Rutland was tired of seeing his wallet drained at the pump.
He's been pumping his pedals instead and says it's paying off in more ways than one.
"Keeps you in shape. I've lost 32 pounds," says Rutland.
At the WalMart on Keeaumoku Street, bike assemblers are now on duty 24 hours a day just to keep bicycle racks full.
"We've seen an increase probably of about 25 percent off of the normal sales that we get after back-to-college. Like I said, that's about 25 percent up higher," says Debbie Shima, Keeamoku, WalMart.
If bicycling is not your thing, perhaps one of these two wheelers might do. Mopeds are a hot item right now, with a typical fill-up costing less than $10."
The typical moped only holds one gallon of gas, but you'll get anywhere from 40 to 60 miles for that gallon.
The manager of The Moped Company in Kapahulu says business is up 40 to 50 percent.
And because more people are getting back on their old mopeds, mechanics are working well past closing time.
"We literally stay here till past midnight trying to keep the flow going so that the next day we don't get slammed down again," says Jennifer Purcell, The Moped Company.
Robb Drown, a training officer for First Hawaiian Bank, doesn't think gas prices will come down anytime soon.
Just last night he bought a $3800 scooter and feels it's a great investment.
"Seemed like the sensible way to get around and save some money," says Drown.
If you're thinking about purchasing a moped you'll pay $1200 to $1600 for a new one.
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The Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 on sale before announcement
In an unusual turn of events, Samsung's Galaxy Mega 2 has gone on sale…before it has even been announced.
Those who were perhaps expecting an elaborate announcement at next month's IFA trade show may be disappointed to hear that there are shops in Malaysia and Thailand that are already selling the device.
So, given that there can't really be any more rumours about the smartphone, Thai website Droid Sans has released a preview of the Galaxy Mega 2. It features a 6.0 inch, 720 x 1280 Super AMOLED display and a 1.4GHz quad-core Exynos 4415 processor.
This particular Thai version of the handset has an 8MP camera, with an included HDR mode. However, there have been rumours circulating that the smartphone will actually come with a larger 12MP camera, so whether or not Samsung change the camera before it hits shelves in the UK remains to be seen.
With regards to memory, the Galaxy Mega 2 has 1.5GB of Random Access Memory (RAM), which may not be enough for some users who expect more from a smartphone.
Visually, the Galaxy Mega 2 is actually quite similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, mainly due to the fact that the back is made of a faux-leather material. There's no denying that aesthetically, the Galaxy Mega 2 is a smart looking device.
While it is almost certain that this is what we can expect from the Samsung Galaxy Mega 2, there is always the chance that changes could be made until it is officially confirmed for the European market.


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Are all lilies poisonous to cats?
Members of the Lilium and Hermerocallis genera are toxic to cats. This includes: Easter lilies, day lilies, Tiger lilies and Stargazer lilies. It does not include plants, such as the "peace lily" or "lilies of the valley."
What parts of the lily are poisonous to cats?
All parts of the lily – including the stem, leaves, petals, stamens and pollen – are poisonous to cats. Even minor exposures (cat chewing on a leaf or getting pollen on his or her haircoat or whiskers) can be fatal.
What are the signs of lily poisoning in cats?
Many cats vomit after chewing or eating parts of a lily. However, if a cat has been exposed to a lily outdoors, the family may be unaware of the exposure.
Can my cat die from exposure to a lily?
Cats are exquisitely sensitive to lily poisoning. While the exact toxin is still unidentified, cats who are not treated promptly develop acute renal failure and die, generally within 3-6 days afterwards. Cats with acute renal failure typically have vomiting, depression, partial or complete loss of appetite and dehydration. Bloodwork shows increases in blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, phosphorous and potassium. The urine contains casts, protein, glucose and is very dilute.
My cat may have been exposed to a toxic lily. What should I do?
Cats who have been seen near lilies, as well as those who have definitely ingested any part of a lily, should be seen by a veterinarian immediately. Cats who are treated within 18 hours of exposure to a toxic lily generally recover. However, in cases where treatment is delayed, the prognosis is generally poor and most cats are euthanized.
What can I expect will be done for my cat who has been exposed to a toxic lily?
Your cat's veterinarian will provide certain medications to help you cat eliminate the plant. In addition, your cat will receive intravenous fluids in the hospital for approximately 48 hours. The veterinarian may refer your cat to a specialty or emergency hospital for continued care.
Bloodwork will be taken when your cat is admitted to the hospital and will be repeated in 24 and 48 hours.
Is treatment successful, if a cat is treated promptly?
Cats who receive the above care within 18 hours of exposure generally do very well. Cats who are treated later typically do not survive, even with aggressive therapy (such as dialysis).
Are there any effective at-home treatments for cats with lily poisoning?
Unfortunately, there is no home treatment that is successful in saving the lives of cats who are poisoned by lilies.
What can I do to get the word out?
There are many things a concerned individual can do to decrease the number of lily poisonings in cats :
Talk to your relatives, neighbors, co-workers and friends who have cats and tell them about the dangers of lilies. Refer them to this website. E-mail the link to this website to friends and family.
When ordering flowers for delivery to homes with cats, specifically request that lilies not be included in the arrangement. Most on-line floral delivery services allow for "special requests" to be made. When the arrangement arrives, call the recipient and make sure that lilies have not been included.
Do not bring lilies into your home. If you receive a floral arrangement with lilies in it, throw the lilies away or bring them to a location where there are no cats. Many cats have been poisoned by lilies that the family mistakenly thinks have been put "off limits" within the home.
Remove daylilies from your yard or garden, if there are cats who wander outdoors.
Talk to your local supermarket's floral department manager and area florists and inform them of lily poisonings and cats.
Ask your cat's veterinarian to discuss lily toxicity with each cat client.
Work with your local humane society to increase awareness of this problem.
Talk with the person at your house of worship that handles decorations for the sanctuary and make sure that poisonous lilies are not given to members with cats.
Talk with the local garden store manager and make them aware of the problem daylilies pose to cats.
Know and share the toll-free number to the ASPCA's Animal Poison Control Center : 1-888-426-4435. The Center is staffed 24/7 by a team of veterinarians and support personnel. There is a $65 consultation fee (payable by credit card) for the use of this service.
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"I'm sorry to have to do this, Reverend, but I have to give you a ticket for all the noise you permitted to occur in your church last night. Let's see: loud singing, ringing of small bells, other loud and disturbing noises in the parking lot. And those loud bells in the tower at midnight. . . "
"But Officer. It was Christmas Eve Midnight Mass."
"Sorry, Reverend. See you in Court."
The report in the Post and Courier says:
"Sullivans Island Town Council approved an ordinance last week that added singing, whistling, hooting and hollering on public streets to a list of possible disturbing noises.
"Sullivans Island code already prohibits crying, calling, shouting, whistling, rattling, using a bell, gong, clapper, horn or hammer, drum or making about any other loud noise imaginable."
And the public comments have already started . . .
"I guess getting vocal during sex is outlawed also? "
"LOL!! Hey- when you jump into the ocean, you BETTER NOT MAKE A SPLASH! Don't allow the water to ripple and please don't ever talk out loud during the remaining open hours. We don't want to wake up the town council while they sleep in session."
And what will happen if the Spoleto Festival decides to have an event onthe Island? Will they take Westminster Choir away in handcuffs? And what about singing teachers? Will they be run out of town on a Grand Staff feathered with hemidemisemiquavers?
The mind boggles. What ever became of common courtesy, much less common sense? As usual, the irresponsible and unthinking few cause trouble for the rest of us.
". . . I'll know that I'm on the street where you live!"
"Hey, Bubba, you can't sing that there here . . . You have the right to remain silent . . . "
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The Louis Till File
Writing to Save a Life
The Louis Till File
Emmett Till took a train from his home in Chicago to visit family in Money, Mississippi; a few weeks later he returned home dead. Murdered because he was a colored boy and had, allegedly, whistled at a white woman. His mother, Mamie Till, chose to display her son's brutalized face in a glass-topped casket, "so the world can see what they did to my baby."
Emmett Till's murder and his mother's refusal to allow his story to be forgotten have become American legends. But one darkly significant twist in the Till legend is rarely mentioned: Louis Till, Emmett's father, Mamie's husband, a soldier during World War II, was executed in Italy for committing rape and murder.
In 1955, when he and Emmett were each only fourteen years old, Wideman saw a horrific photograph of dead Emmett's battered face. Decades later, upon discovering that Louis Till had been court-martialed and hanged, he was impelled to investigate the tragically intertwined fates of father and son. Writing to Save a Life is "part exploration and part meditation, a searching account of [Wideman's] attempt to learn more about the short life of Louis Till" (The New York Times Book Review) and shine light on the truths that have remained in darkness.
Wideman, the author of the award-winning Brothers and Keepers, "is a master of quiet meditation…and his book is remarkable for its insight and power" (SFGate). An amalgam of research, memoir, and imagination, Writing to Save a Life is essential and "impressive" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) reading—an engaging, enlightening conversation between generations, the living and the dead, fathers and sons.
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In the process of researching civil rights martyr Emmett Till—a fourteen-year-old black boy who was beaten, mutilated, and murdered in 1955 in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman—John Edgar Wideman finds that Emmett's father, Private Louis Till, was hanged in Italy in 1945 for rape and murder. Like Emmett Till, Wideman was fourteen in 1955; like Louis Till, Wideman's father served in World War II. Struck by their similarities and the horror of Emmett and Louis's stories, the author embarks on a search for the truth of Louis Till's life and death. From gospel music documentaries to official court transcripts to a cemetery in Brittany, France, Wideman researches the circumstances of Louis's life and simultaneously explores his own memories of growing up black in the 1940s and 1950s. Wideman imagines what life looked like from the perspectives of Emmett, Louis, and Emmett's mother, Mamie Till, conjuring their voices to offer up the truth absent from official records.
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Unnoticed in the flush of great speeches that opened the Democratic convention was that the delegates passed the party's platform. It is a safe bet that the delegates probably could not have passed a true-or-false test on its contents. Similarly with the Republicans.
Unnoticed in the flush of great speeches that opened the Democratic convention was that the delegates passed the party's platform. It is a safe bet that the delegates probably could not have passed a true-or-false test on its contents. Similarly with the Republicans.
Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin of Illinois was interviewed about the contents of the Democratic document. He noted that people seemed to have forgotten that he was twice chairman of the party's platform committee and that "we produced the most unread document in the history of American politics."
Little has changed, which is why both parties passed their platforms early and without notice. The blunt fact is that candidates will run on the issues they think will get them elected; in that sense, a platform can only be an inconvenience.
But there are groups to whom platform minutiae matter greatly.
A Christian website complained that, in the Democrats' 2004 platform, there were seven references to God; in 2008 only one, and this year no reference at all. In reaction to the criticism, the Democrats Wednesday amended their platform to put God in, though vocal delegates against the move challenged the outcome of the voice vote to do so.
The 2012 Democratic platform similarly did not specifically identify Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. While the Republicans last week affirmed that city as the capital, they broke from past platforms by not calling for moving the U.S. embassy there from Tel Aviv.
The Palestinians claim at least part of Jerusalem as their own. The official U.S. position, and that of most Western nations, is that the status of Jerusalem must be settled in final status talks leading to an independent Palestine.
The Bush administration made noises about moving the embassy but backed off when it realized doing so would hopelessly wreck the administration's chances of negotiating a peace agreement. But, as with the salute to God, the Democrats amended their platform to be more Israel-friendly.
Platforms affirm positions that have been jelling over a period of years. The Democrats finally endorsed same-sex marriage and called for repeal of the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act, signed, although reluctantly, by Bill Clinton, Wednesday night's marquee speaker.
The Democrats supported legal abortion, public funded if necessary. In a dig at the Republicans, who go from one gaffe to another on women's health issues, they said abortion was "an intensely personal decision" with "no place for politicians or government to get in the way."
The new Republican platform is absolutist on abortion, with no exceptions for rape, incest or the health of the mother. Rather awkwardly, that is not the position of the party's presidential nominee.
If Mitt Romney chooses to ignore that inconvenient plank, he will simply be joining a long line of presidential candidates who feel the delegates should devote all their efforts to getting them elected and not loading them down with ideological lumber.


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I took the Transcendental Meditation course in 1974 I was the last in my family to learn. Shortly after they started the TM technique, my mother stopped using tranquilizers, my brother took a giant leap in confidence and transferred to a top university, and my father lost his work-related stress and looked years younger. As an independent high achiever, I thought I didn't need to meditate. But my family urged me to learn, and soon after I was instructed, things changed. My drive remained high but my self-imposed pressure disappeared. Lifelong allergies went away, the 'teenage' skin problems still with me in adulthood disappeared, and my sleep improved. I felt a lot of happiness. No matter what life threw at me, I maintained a calm core of strength and joy. I forgot how to worry.
I credit the TM program with a life full of good things. Despite earlier concerns I'd had about motherhood, I found that mothering was conscious, aware, and sweet. In my work life, I've been able gracefully to take on more with each new position. In 2001, at an age when many women think about retiring, I co-founded a publishing company that quickly became an industry leader, with dozens of awards and customers worldwide.
I feel half my age and am free of physical ailments. I work hard, travel the world, enjoy opera, theater, and hobbies, maintain nurturing friendships, and am blissfully married. With the TM technique, time is more productive, so there is more of it. Amazing!
I want every woman to learn this meditation technique. You will get much more than you can imagine, and I promise that you'll be sharing your own testimonial in very short order.
Eileen Lawrence is Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Alexander Street Press, which she co-founded in 2000 (http://alexanderstreet.com). In less than nine years, the company has become a leader in the field of scholarly online publishing for universities and libraries. It has been the recipient of dozens of industry awards and top reviews. The company has customers in more than forty countries and offices in the U.S., Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
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Clint Eastwood's CHANGELING, which premiered at the recent Cannes Film Festival where it flirted briefly with a name change (the film's French name THE EXCHANGE apparently initially appealed to Eastwood but he ultimately decided against the name change), has finally been given a release date. Universal has decided to release the film in select cities on October 24th with a wide release on October 31st, seemingly setting it up for Oscar contention based on the overall positive reception it received at Cannes (especially Angelina Jolie's performance). In the film, Jolie stars as a 1920s-era mother who becomes convinced that the kidnapped son who is returned to her isn't her actual son. John Malkovich and Colm Feore co-star.
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For such a small state, Rhode Island has a plethora of parody political accounts on Twitter. There's Fake Anthony Gemma, Fake Brendan Doherty, Fake Gina Raimondo, Fake Ted Nesi, Fake RI GOP, Fake Angel Taveras, Fake Lincoln Chafee, and Rep. Scott Guthrie's mustache. And those are the ones I could find in two minutes. Thankfully, a great many are defunct, or inactive, especially since their respective actuals have been ushered from spotlight or the account owner grew tired of maintaining the damn thing.
Satire is one of the Internet's most popular forms of comedy, partly thanks to the Onion, which has hit its stride in recent years. And its popular for political purposes, because its an easy way to make your opponents seem ridiculous to your supporters. It's a simple way to appeal to an audience you know.
However, most of the parody Twitter accounts I'm seeing aren't very good. Take the three for the three possible contenders for Democratic nominee for governor. They're all pretty much there to insult each respective candidates. I'm pretty sure they were set up by the same person; someone who's confused "being an asshat" for "wit."
See, satire isn't effective if it's simply putting the words of an idiot and jerk in someone's mouth and then slapping the word "fake" in front of it to shield you from a response. Great political satire works by building a persona that's based around exaggerated aspects of a person; to the point of absurdism. Saturday Night Live has been doing this well for ages, whether it's Chevy Chase's bumbling Gerald Ford, Will Ferrell's dimwitted George W. Bush, or Fred Armisen/Dwayne Johnson's Barack Obama. Another example is the Onion's take on Joe Biden as a Trans-Am driving ladies' man.
Good satire doesn't even have to use a real person. Dr. Strangelove utilizes characters like Gen. Jack Ripper and the titular doctor to lambast recognizable figures within the U.S. defense establishment. If those characters had been named Curtis LeMay and Werner von Braun, would the film have been as good? Not likely.
If you're looking for an example of Twitter parody done right, the one that ran alongside Rahm Emanuel's campaign for mayor was well done; it featured an over-the-top foul-mouthed Emanuel in a world populated by odd characters and an absurdist story arc that ended with him being sucked into a time vortex.
For something a bit closer to home, I personally recommend @GuthriesStache, the one based around Rep. Guthrie's mustache. While not incredibly active, it's a good-natured account that mainly keeps updates on where Guthrie's (glorious) mustache is and what it's doing, the state of other political facial hair, and revels in its own existence without attempting to insult the representative. What's more absurd than a mustache with a Twitter account?
Political comedy can be good a release for people, allowing them to vent the anger they might otherwise feel when the government does something they don't agree with. But that venting can be an issue as well; people nod sagely that a policy is stupid, but do nothing to resist it. For all the satire of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, they've helped make precious little change in America.
They remind me of a politician in pre-revolutionary Mexico, who perennially challenged Mexico's dictator Porfirio Díaz. Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda was an eccentric who belongs to a sort of Mexican clown tradition, after every election (which he lost handily), he proclaimed voter fraud and declared himself president. After locking him up the first time, the Díaz regime eventually realized he was harmless and ignored him. Voting for Zúñiga became a great way for Mexicans to defy the regime without risking their lives. Zúñiga's value instead was in getting Díaz's and his successors to fail to recognize serious political challenges until they arrived in the form of Francisco Madero and the eventual Mexican Revolution.


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A Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony for the new partnership between VisionFund Cambodia and Learning for Success Institute (LSI) was held on 27 October 2014 at the LSI, Phnom Penh campus. Participants included Mrs. Top Sok Samphea, Chief Operating Officer of VisionFund, Mr. Khim Sokheng, the director of LSI, and other representative leaders from both partners.
Mrs. Top Sok Samphea, Chief Operating Officer of VisionFund, said, "The collaboration of these two organizations aims to support the educational pursuits of Cambodian youth. Through the Education loan at an affordable interest rate, students who are not able to afford the tuition fees are able to pursue their Bachelors or Masters Degree. VisionFund Cambodia's education loan comes with exceptionally attractive benefits, including financing the purchases for school materials.
Learning for Success Institution was established in 2005 as a study center and later developed into an institution in 2013. LSI is an authorized educational firm registered by the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport and provides a wide range of education including Bachelor's Degrees, Associates Degrees, Soft Skills, On-job training for students, and many other courses which Mr. Khim Sokheng, an expert trainer on human resource development and a director of Learning for Success, directly manages.
VisionFund Cambodia is the only licensed Microfinance Institution in Cambodia that has a global network of 35 countries. Each year, VisionFund Cambodia normally recruits a number of new staff and provides opportunities to students to apply for internships through which they acquire knowledge and develop practical experience. Likewise, Students of Learning for Success also have the opportunity to compete for jobs and to gain experience from VisionFund Cambodia.
As of September 2014, VisionFund Cambodia has more than 1,000 staff who served about 220 thousand families with a loan portfolio of over USD 81 million operating in Phnom Penh and 24 other provinces. It has made positive impacts on more than 700 thousand children. In addition to offering education loans, VisionFund Cambodia also provides business loans, agriculture loans, money transfer services, and savings products as well.
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Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012
Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 is the second edition continue the success of Your Shape: Fitness Evolved kick out to be the number 1 fitness game for Xbox 360 Kinect. It's designed to help you exercise with a fun and customization experience that deliver a fantastic result. This game come with 90 hours of activities so you can workout tailored to your fitness goal, level, schedule and preferences.
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The Nike + Kinect Training is good fitness Xbox game that can let you experience personal training right at home no matter what your level or whatever fitness goal your are. With real-time feedback and elite level coaching, the Nike + Kinect Training deliver a personalized program to evolves as you do.
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Phinis Gestor
Phinis Gestor resides in The College of Winterhold and provides Conjuration spells and Expert level training. Though it is Gestor who remarks that Necromancy is no longer the taboo subject of study it once with the Mage's Guild which was prominent in Cyrodiil during Tamriel's Third Era, he admits that there are few places where "his line of work" can be practiced "without fear of persecution".
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Once the Dragonborn succeeds in building his/her Conjuration skill level to at least 90, Gestor will grant the Dragonborn a spell to summon an Unbound Dremora Lord on the rooftop of the Hall of Attainment at the College. The purpose of the ritual is to coerce the summoned Dremora to aquire a Sigil Stone from the realm of Oblivion, though naturally this will involve a trial of strength where the Dragonborn must defeat (and resummon) the Dremora Lord twice in combat before it will agree.
The Dragonborn is rewarded with the Sigil Stone upon summoning the Dremora Lord a third time, which s/he can then deliver to Gestor who grants him/her a free Summon Flame Thrall spell. Additionally, the Dragonborn may purchase more spells to summon additional elemental/dead Thralls from that point on. These are costly Master level spells (in both Magicka and Gold!) that will summon Atronachs or reanimate powerful bodies without limit in duration (they can still be defeated by opponents in combat).
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Massachusetts may revel in its liberal reputation, but it has struggled to elect women to statewide office. Linda Killian on whether Elizabeth Warren will smash the glass ceiling.Massachusetts, home of the Kennedy dynasty, the first state to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and the only one to vote for George McGovern for president in 1972, revels in its über-liberal reputation. And while Democrats hold most of the elected offices that matter, the paradox is that voters here don't seem comfortable electing women to statewide office.Massachusetts has never elected a woman to be a U.S. senator or governor, unlike North and South Carolina, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kansas, Texas—and Arizona, which has elected women from both parties as governor. All are considered far more conservative than the Bay State. Closer to home, New Hampshire and Maine both have two women senators—only one of whom is a Democrat. Vermont and Connecticut have had female governors, too, including Ella Grasso, who in 1974 was elected governor of Connecticut and became the first woman in the country to serve as a governor who did not succeed http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/15/elizabeth-w...
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a reply to: pl3bscheese You are full of negativity on the subject. So many non starters in one post. First of all if installed correctly the system as a whole will last over twenty yrs.
You speak of being blindly looking to the future as if that is not what has been happening for a very long time and is coming back to bite us. Fossil fuel usage can be cut down to virtually nothing and the reprecussions of making solar panals is very small compared to another twenty yrs of doing nothing.
As far as batteries go you are just wrong there again. There are types of batteries that require little maintance but will keep on working and they have been used ever since we have had telephones and are in every town around. just keep digging for reasons to destroy your own planet and you will keep finding them reasons. We have the technology to change the world but the bs that is put out by some just keeps everyone in their ruts.
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As a whole, when was the last time we learned from our mistakes? We keep making them and with TPTB we will never move forward in the direction that we need to & the direction you are talking about.
If the people who are involved in the shadow banking system were to be able to leave the Earth & go off to find a new place to inhabit, do you really think they will be taking the poor people? Or is it more possible that only the best, brightest & richest will be going while the rest of us are left on Earth? I think it will be the latter.
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A more simple time?
Yeah because dying of a SPLINTER was ****iNG AWESOME!!!
Double digit infant mortality rates...
Death in child birth a regular occurrence...
Chronic malnutrition ....
That's just the 3 second list... people that say stuff lie this are inevitably the type of people who also talk about combat before guns being more honorable and romantic... otherwise known as MORONS who watch too much TV about the "good old times" and get their meat from a grocery store.
Truth be told the old times were dirty violent and ****ED UP!! Oh and just FYI kiss egalitarianism friggin goodbye because he who's willing to TAKE will have yours.
How about this instead? How about people grow the hell up and see we've got a parasite class that even with the exponential advances in human productivity has progressively taken more and more of a massive and always increasing human productivity for themselves leaving about 2 to 5% of EVERYTHING PRODUCED to support 98% of the population! Because really much of what is touted as "progress" like globalism is really just massive theft.
How about personal responsibility? What about working towards increased self sufficiency? What about just pulling your head out and realizing every time a dollar gets taken from your local economy by some national government hundreds of miles or km away only for in theory most of that money to be earmarked back into the local economy... at BEST you will get back about 60 cents! (Really usually it's much much worse than that with you being LUCKY to et 25 cents back on every dollar). Oh and how about this... when someone advocates dismantling the current currency/banking system don't ask whose going to loan me money if there's no banks? Hint: a large part of the shrinkage from local economies sending a dollar to be given a quarter is the privately held central banks taking their piece for.... allowing you to use money you'd already have if it wasn't stolen previously to make more money of which you'll need to somehow find a way to double the value of an item somehow in order to keep a 15% profit which you'll pay around a third of to your government who gives like 30% of THAT MONEY to the same people you've already paid at every damn step as has EVERY OTHER PERSON whose hands something passes through in the journey from raw resource to finished good.
Like right now is any better? It's still dirty, violent & messed up. I heard that there are places in the U.S where they don't have running water & indoor plumbing.
Truth be told the old times were dirty violent and ****ED UP!!
Double digit infant mortality rates...
Death in child birth a regular occurrence...
Chronic malnutrition ....
originally posted by: pl3bscheese
a reply to: deadeyedick
Batteries don't last 2-3 decades, and are still pretty expensive. Not all of the components will last 2-3 decades in a solar system. It was already mentioned the environmental damage involved in production of panels. You can't just wish away producing billions of solar panels to replace fossil fuels (which isn't even possible, anyways), and try to look blindly forward.
A cheap rechargeable battery that harnesses energy by using the electrochemistry of organic molecules rather than metals is being touted by Harvard researchers as a breakthrough for renewable energy.
The Harvard team reports that the battery, which they say can be applied on a power-grid scale, uses naturally abundant and small organic compounds called quinones rather than electrocatalysts from costly precious metals such as platinum.
Quinones would be inexpensive to obtain and can be found in green plants or synthesized from crude oil. The battery designed by Harvard scientists and engineers used a quinone molecule that's almost identical to one that's found in rhubarb.
The technology is outlined in the Jan. 9 edition of the journal Nature.
Unlike solid-electrode batteries, flow batteries are recharged by two chemical components dissolved in fluids that are kept in separate tanks
originally posted by: pl3bscheese
a reply to: knoledgeispower
Nice link!
I'm all for it. Organic technologies are where we need to be heading. The recent news about Tesla LiOn factories was rather disappointing, speaking of a drop from $200 to $125 per kilowatt as a "breakthrough". $27 per kilowatt would be a game-changer, indeed!
Now, as long as this doesn't get squashed like all the other >20% efficiency solar panels, and if they can get it to market and scale up production within a decade or so... maybe, just maybe...


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a human hammock
unlimited sways of love
mother, grandmother
*Lola is the Filipino term for Grandmother
oh, what a very beautiful tribute to your mom, John, kaw kasi, di ka nag-asawa ka-agad kaya it took your mom have grandson at 75 :) just kidding John, I know you are not rushing everything, and I actually believe in all the positives of the different states of life. belated happy birthday to your mom.ReplyDelete
thanks ms beth. magkakaroon din siya ng apo sa akin. hahaDelete
The framing technique by totomai.ReplyDelete
tsamba technique lolDelete
This is a lovely tribute!ReplyDelete
Thanks GS :-) a well deserved tribute for herDelete
This is one of the dearest and most touching things I've ever read. How lucky you are to all have each other.ReplyDelete
Thanks Annie. simple joys of our family :-)Delete
that was a very nice thing to do. So often we take our loved ones for granted and assume they know but that is not always true. You have made a very lovely lady walk on air. My hat is off to you...ReplyDelete
Aww. I'm more concerned about her each passing day. It's my responsibility. Thanks GSB!Delete
One of the most rewarding sensations there is, is to hold one of your children's first child when you realise there is part of you in them going on.ReplyDelete
Indeed, it is. Thanks OE :-)Delete
A magical moment well captured, a fitting tributeReplyDelete
Always a magic. with her :-)Delete
What a beautiful thank you to your mother..and wonderful photo..a safe hammock indeed..ReplyDelete
i am and will always be her hammock too :-)Delete
As a grandfather of eight, and great-grandfather of one, I can relate to these feelings. Wonderfully done.ReplyDelete
Wow, Altonian. must be a wonderful feeling :-)Delete
Lovely picture and wonderful warm words. Delightful.ReplyDelete
Arigatou KeithsDelete
what a creative post ofr OSI i like it well!ReplyDelete
Very well done. A touching tribute to the love between grandmother and grandchild. I was also prompted by such emotion and wrote a letter to my granddaughter Lily http://a-mus-ing.blogspot.ca/2013/03/unlimited-for-my-granddaugther-lily.html
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Tagged: Alex Valdez
Older Prospects
Tim Williams at Pirates Prospects has a the 2013 Minor League Spring Training Roster for the Pirates on his site. Every year I look over this list to see if there are any interesting developments like a player being shifted to or from the mound, notable absences or even notable additions from the DSL. For some reason this year nothing like that caught my eye but what did catch my eye was that Tim had the player's ages listed beside their names. Usually this wouldn't be a big deal but for some reason it caught my attention. Some players were a few years older or younger than I thought. The I got to thinking about how age plays in a role in how I and everyone else define prospects. I looked over the list and gave this some more thought and concluded that ordinarily a player 25 years old or older is usually considered a non-prospect. Of course there are plenty of exceptions but as a basis it seemed like a good start.
I decided to turn my attention to see just how many players on the roster were indeed 25 and over and what sort of prospect ability they had. In all I counted 27 such players ranging from my base line age of 25 all the way up to 33 years old. Some of these 27 are of course no longer prospects not just because of their age but because of time they have spent in the majors but for most of the dream of reaching the show hasn't happened yet and at this point for many of them likely never will. Still I thought I'd give a look at them. I didn't intend to learn in an in-depth profile on each player just gain a casual idea of where they are as a prospect and a professional ball player.
The majority 15 of the 27 players age 25 or over are pitchers. The below list contains no true prospects but there are some intriguing names. I have also included their ages and a little blurb about their background.
Nathaniel Baker, 25: Baker was a 5th round draft choice by the Pirates in 2009. He projects to start the year in AA and remains mildly intriguing mainly because he is left handed pitcher with decent velocity. Baker has split time between starting and relieving but appears best suited for relief.
David Bromberg, 25: Bromberg was signed as a minor league free agent. He has spent the last 3 seasons in the upper levels and has been mildly effective. He looks like a fringy relief pitcher who should serve as minor league depth.
Michael Colla, 26: Colla was drafted by the Pirates in the 14th round of the 2008 draft. He has spent the last two seasons in AA and has put up solid numbers. He has almost purely been a starter in the past but could move to relief in AAA this season.
Roman Colon, 33: Colon had a few seasons as a middle reliever in the majors with poor to average results. For the last three seasons he has hung around in AAA and even played in Korea and served as emergency depth for teams. That appears to be his role going forward.
Zachary Foster, 26: Foster was drafted in the 49th round of the 2008 draft. He has struggled so far in his professional career spending most of his time in A or A+ ball. At this point he is an organizational player and one not likely to make it past the middle levels.
Ethan Hollingsworth, 26: Hollingsworth was taken by the Pirates in this year's minor league Rule V draft. He has split the last two seasons between AA and AAA and has been decent in AA and poor in AAA. The Pirates likely selected him to serve as depth for the upper levels.
Jeffrey Inman, 25: Inman is one of the more interesting names on this list. He was taken in the 12 round of the 2009 draft but was a more highly regarded pitcher who slipped due to a shoulder injury. He really hasn't stayed healthy much in his professional career but posted a decent season in AA last year. Considering all his injuries he probably should get an additional year of being considered a borderline relief pitcher prospect.
Kenn Kasparek, 27: Kasparek was drafted by the Mariners in 2008 but found himself in an independent league to begin 2012. The Pirates signed him when they had an opening in A+ ball. He figures to continue serving as a depth reliever for the middle levels.
Elecier Navarro, 25: Navarro is one of Littlefield's leftovers. He is a small finesse left handed pitcher whose finese stuff has served him well through the lower and middle levels but he has now probably reached his ceiling.
Aaron Poreda, 26: Poreda is one of only two pitchers on this list who has pitched in the majors. He is however a bit different from Colon. The Pirates acquired him in 2011 minor league Rule V draft but before that he was once a highly regarded prospect. He was a key part of the Jake Peavy deal between the Padres and White Sox but when Poreda arrived with the Padres he suddenly lost his control. Since the trade Poreda has spent most of his time pitching in AA or AAA and putting up some very high walk rates, his other numbers though have been relatively speaking fairly solid.
Aaron Pribanic, 26: Pribanic is the last player remaining the Pirates got from the Jack Wilson trade. His first three years with the Pirates were fairly solid but he essentially lost all of 2012 due to injury and that has greatly hurt his prospect status. He will likely begin 2013 in AA with one last chance to avoid become an organizational guy.
Luis Sanz, 25: Sanz was signed by the Pirates as a minor league free agent. He has yet to advance past A+ ball and if he does this year it will likely only be because of an extreme lack of depth for AA.
Zach Thornton, 25: Thronton was acquired for Chris Resop this past offseason and is at least a little intriguing. Thornton played last season at the A+ level which he was old for but posted a very high K rate. His ability to miss bats make him a tad bit interesting. He should start the 2013 season in the AA bullpen.
Erik Turgeon, 26: The Pirates signed Turgeon to a minor league contract last year to fill in a hole at the A+ level. He pitched well at the A+ level but had already logged significant playing time above that level. He has some ability to miss bats but at this point looks like an organizational player.
Philippe Valiquette, 26: Valiquette was signed by the Pirates as a minor league free agent this offseason. Usually he would fall into the same category as the others but he is a little special as he is a left handed pitcher who has hit triple digits with his fastball in the past. That skill alone will keep teams hoping on for at least another season or two.
In addition to the 15 pitchers I have discussed there are 12 position players who fit the description of being 25 years or older and in the minor league camp.
Charles Cutler, 26: Cutler was selected by the Pirates in the minor league Rule V draft in 2011. Last season he served as a backup catcher in AA and put up some decent numbers. Cutler put up strong numbers in the lower levels but struggled in his first trip to AA in 2010. He has repeated the level the last two seasons and done well. I would like to see what he could do at AAA but the consensus seems to be that he is an organizational catcher.
Devin Ivany, 30: Ivany was signed by the Pirates as a minor league free agent this offseason. Over the last three seasons he has spent most of his time at AA where he has been fairly average. Ivany is proof that minor league catchers tend to hang around for a while due to teams always needing them to help work with young pitchers.
Miguel Perez, 29: Perez is another organizational catcher but he did get a cup of coffee in the big leagues in 2005. His playing days appear to be over, short a string of injuries as he is slated to serve as a bullpen coach and bullpen catcher in one of the upper levels in 2013.
Kelson Brown, 25: Brown is one of the more interesting players on this list. He was drafted in the 34th round by the Pirates during the 2012 draft. Since starting his professional career the Pirates have used Brown as a utility player/ organizational player but he has hit well at each level including AA last season. There doesn't seem to be a spot for him at AAA to begin the season so he will probably repeat AA at some point in 2012. He has the look of an organizational player but he has no glaring weakness so he can't be completely written off.
Jeremy Farrell, 26: Farrell is the son of the Boston Red Sox manager and was drafted by the Pirates in the 8th round of the 2008 draft. He has spent the last two seasons in AA where he has been average at best. The Pirates really don't have a clear-cut choice for 3B in AA this year though so he might get one last chance at some consistent playing time.
Jeff Larish, 30: Larish played in the majors from 2008-2010 spending some time in AAA as well and had his moments but was a below average player overall. He has hung around the last two years serving as a AAA utility player and that will be his role once again in 2013.
Alex Valdez, 28: The Pirates signed Valdez as a minor league free agent this offseason. He spent 2010 and 2011 putting up mediocre numbers in AA and AAA but in 2012 he played in the Mexican league and put up a fairly impressive line. As I stated earlier the Pirates don't really have a stand out option for 3rd base at the AA level so Valdez could see some playing time there.
Andy Vasquez, 25: Vasquez is a leftover from the Littlefield days. He appeared to be on his way out of baseball in 2009-10 but he has rebounded by putting up two solid seasons the past two years in A and A+. He looks like a decent utility player for A+/AA and will likely compete for a spot there in 2013.
Brett Carroll, 30: Carroll has the most distinguished major league career of anyone on this list to date. That isn't to say it was good but he has appeared in a major league game at least once every year since 2007 so he has at least been hanging around the fringes. Carroll hasn't hit well in his major league time and outside of a 2011 stint with the Brewers AAA teams hasn't even hit well in AAA the past four seasons. He'll compete for time in the AAA outfield in 2013 but faces an uphill climb.
Justin Howard, 25: Howard is a player I like a fair amount. The Pirates drafted him in the 24th round of the 2010 draft. He isn't really much of a prospect because defensively he is limited to 1B (or maybe RF) and he has very little power. He is a fairly decent hitter though as he was probably one of the best hitters the Pirates had the A+ level last season. Still he profiles as an organizational guy and will likely serve as a bench player in AA in 2013.
Carlos Mesa, 25: Mesa defected from Cuba and was signed by the Pirates in 2011. He was relatively old when he defected and in two seasons hasn't made it past the A+ level. He really hasn't been good either but he will likely continue to serve as a backup option for the A and A+ levels in 2013.
Adalberto Santos, 25: The exception that proves the rule that 25 year old players aren't typically prospects. Santos was drafted by the Pirates in the 22nd round of the 2012 draft. He was red-shirted as a freshman so he spent 5 years in college and was nearly 23 when selected. Obviously not much was expected from him but Santos has raked at every level. A knee injury kept him out for a significant amount of last season but he still hit very well at the AA level. Santos is deserving of a chance to prove himself at the AAA level this season. His lack of power limits his ceiling as a major leaguer but his good contact ability could make him an intriguing 4th outfielder and bat off the bench.
So there you have it the 27 players 25 years and older currently in the Pirates minor league camp. They will undoubtedly be joined by more as players get sent down but those will be players with slightly better pedigrees and better chances of making it back or in some rare cases to the show. The players I listed, for the most part have either seen their major league days come and go or are likely to never the big leagues but yet they keep playing for what must be the love of the game. I have always been a little fascinated with the career minor league. If he reaches a high enough level he might get a decent pay check but these guys by and by aren't bringing in huge sums of money and the dream I'm sure they all had of reaching the show is out of their grasp but yet they continue to solider on filling an important but often overlooked role in professional baseball. The above 27 players aren't glamorous and feature one average prospect, a couple of fringy prospects, a few past their prime fringe major leaguers and a fair amount of minor league veterans. It may not seem like an inspirational group but I always take a little bit of solace in knowing that these kind of professional athletes exist.
Projecting the AA Roster
The Pirates have sort of a gap in talent between AAA and A+ so the AA squad is a difficult one to predict as there are not really a lot of prospects. Some of the borderline players I have making the team in AAA are of course a possibility to start in AA and I will do my best to mention them but of course my projection will ultimately include players not projected on to any of my other levels. As we get lower and lower it becomes increasingly more difficult to project minor league rosters because there is an increasing number of players who still look at least some what promising. So this is essentially just a stab in the dark.
Candidates: Carlos Paulino, Charlie Cutler, Devin Ivany, Lucas May, Ali Solis
Analysis: There is really no prospect who is a guarantee to be at this level. Of the above listed catcher Carlos Paulino appears to be the best prospect of the group but is coming off a year in which he struggled in A+. Still if he were to repeat the level it would be his third season there and that doesn't seem likely especially since he played well at the A+ level in 2011. The other options include whoever loses out in the Lucas May/Ali Solis battle to be the backup catcher in AAA and a couple of minor league veterans in Charlie Cutler and Devin Ivany. There is a case to be made for essentially any of these players to begin the year at AA but in the end only one will be here as the starter and another one as a backup, most of the rest will probably stay in extended spring training until their services are needed.
Prediction: Carlos Paulino
Candidates: Alex Dickerson, Justin Howard, Stefan Welch, Jarek Cunningham, Oscar Tejeda, Alex Valdez, Jeremey Farrell, Andy Vasquez, Gift Ngoepe, Drew Maggi, Benji Gonzalez, Kelson Brown
Analysis: There are other candidates who I did not list, specifically the players battling for spots in AAA who miss out. Notably because they are the two I have missing out are Jeff Larish and Anderson Hernandez. However I believe those two will serve as depth for AAA and take a spot should one of the non roster invitees to spring training opt out instead of taking the AAA assignment. As for the rest of the crop the only two prospects in the group are Alex Dickerson and Gift Ngoepe. Dickerson is coming off a solid year in A+ and should be the everyday starter at 1B. Ngoepe is a masterful defender who's bat probably isn't ready for AA but he is probably going to be forced up a level because of the players behind him. That leaves two spots open second and third base. Most of the rest of the players listed are at this point organizational players with little to no prospect value so it is difficult if not impossible to figure just how the Pirates may handle playing time. Cunningham still has at least some potential in him so figure on him taking one spot but the other is pretty wide open.
Prediction: Alex Dickerson (1B), Jarek Cunningham (2B), Alex Valdez (3B), Gift Ngoepe (SS)
Candidates: Adalberto Santos, Andrew Lambo, Mel Rojas, Evan Chambers, Dan Grovatt
Analysis: Like Larish and Hernandez above Brad Hawpe is also a candidate but I don't see him accepting an assignment to AA so I am assuming he is not a realistic possibility. The rest of the crop gives us some rather unimpressive options. Some of the infielders who don't wins spots would be candidates for the outfield as well like Howard, Tejeda, Vasquez and Maggi in particular. However I believe the starting three will come from this group. Santos has a strong case to be in AAA but a numbers game will likely keep him down meaning one spot should be his. The others are really open for debate. Mel Rojas should get one if the Pirates opt to promote him but he struggled in A+ in 2012 so I think they will have him repeat the level to begin the season. Of the remaining options Evan Chambers would appear to be the best option for center field. The last spot will probably be mainly split between Grovatt and Lambo but since Lambo has an ounce more of potential I'll give him the nod.
Prediction: Andrew Lambo (LF), Evan Chambers (CF), Adalberto Santos (RF)
Analysis: The candidates are everyone discussed above. Obviously the Pirates will keep a backup catcher but in reality it could be nearly anyone on the list. Also a reserve infielder will be kept and it should obviously be someone with the ability to play shortstop and because he still does have at least some potential I am currently leaning towards Drew Maggi. Also a fourth outfielder will be kept as I have mentioned earlier Dan Grovatt and Andrew Lambo will probably share left field duties so the other one will most likely be the 4th outfielder. The last two spots will go to a DH and a utility player which once again could be just about anyone. AA is really a crap shot this year.
Prediction: Charlie Cutler (C), Justin Howard (DH), Drew Maggi (IF), Dan Grovatt (OF), Andy Vasquez (U)
Starting Pitchers
Candidates: Jameson Taillon, Stolmy Pimentel, Casey Sadler, Aaron Pribanic, Tyler Waldron, Nathan Baker, Aaron Poreda, Luis Sanz, Ethan Hollingsworth, Tim Alderson, Brooks Brown
Analysis: Aside from the obvious Jameson Taillon starting the Pirates really don't have many intriguing starting candidates so it is likely to come from the above group with the possibility of a few more non-interesting names thrown into the mix. To me the four most interesting names outside of Taillon listed are Pimentel, Sadler, Waldron and Alderson. However with only one option remaining Pimentel will probably be converted to relief, Salder appears better suited for relief, Waldron has been rumored to be moving to relief and Alderson has lost almost all of his prospect luster and doesn't appear to be a viable starter anymore. Of those four I really only expect Sadler to start the season in the rotation. The rest of the rotation will be filled out by the minor league veterans listed and I'm sure a few more names.
Prediction: Jameson Taillon, Casey Sadler, Aaron Pribanic, Nathan Baker, Luis Sanz
Analysis: Aside from a few obvious names like Stolmy Pimentel and Hunter Strickland the AA bullpen like all minor league bullpens is just a guessing game. So I picked 7 players I kind of sort of liked and called it a bullpen.
Prediction: Stolmy Pimentel, Hunter Strickland, Zach Thornton, Tim Alderson, Ethan Hollingsworth, Jason Townsend, Tyler Waldron
C: Carlos Paulino
1B: Alex Dickerson
2B: Jarek Cunningham
3B: Alex Valdez
SS: Gift Ngoepe
LF: Andrew Lambo
CF: Evan Chambers
RF: Adalberto Santos
C: Charlie Cutler
IF: Drew Maggi
OF: Dan Grovatt
U: Andy Vasquez
DH: Justin Howard
SP: Jameson Taillon
SP: Casey Sadler
SP: Aaron Pribanic
SP: Nathan Baker
SP: Luis Sanz
RP; Ethan Hollingsworth
RP: Jason Townsend
RP: Tyler Waldron
RP: Tim Alderson
RP: Zach Thornton
RP: Hunter Strickland
RP: Stolmy Pimentel


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JOHANNESBURG, September 6- A disastrous South Africa Tri-Nations campaign and controversial comments by embattled coach Peter de Villiers will be reviewed this month, a statement said Sunday.
"Rugby followers are extremely disappointed with results in the Tri-Nations as are the Springbok team and management," South African Rugby Union (SARU) president Oregan Hoskins said.
"We take the situation very seriously but there is a process in place and we will follow that through. SARU will make no further comment until the review process is complete."
Sections of the South African media predicted De Villiers, who became the first black coach of the Springboks when appointed two years ago, would be fired Sunday with one blogger labelling him a "clown".
The thick-skinned coach has grown used to hostile reporters and repeatedly claims that when his team triumph he is a "superman" and when they flop he is a "clown".
De Villiers infuriated SARU this week when he told a news conference that the Springboks extended "100 percent" support to Jacobus 'Bees' Roux, a Blue Bulls prop forward accused of murdering a Pretoria policeman.
The coach made no comment about the policeman, reportedly battered to death in the early hours of the morning in a suburban street, and Hoskins said he had written to the family of the deceased offering support and condolences.
After warm-up Test wins over Italy (twice), Wales and France, South Africa lost five of six southern hemisphere matches to finish bottom with seven points one year after topping the table.
On Saturday they trailed Australia by 18 points at half-time, stormed back to hold a one-point advantage only to see victory snatched from their grasp when fullback Kurtley Beale landed a long, acute-angle penalty at the death.
De Villiers has faced continuous criticism for not resting weary senior players like captain John Smit, lock Victor Matfield and wing Bryan Habana, who was booed regularly during the Wallabies Test in Bloemfontein.
He has also come under fire for rarely choosing a specialist loose forward 'fetcher' since Heinrich Brussouw suffered an injury early this year that has ruled him out of an end-of-season 'Grand Slam' tour to Europe.
The absence of another year-long casualty, ace scrum-half Fourie du Preez, has not helped although converted wing Francois Hougaard impressed in the home leg of the Tri-Nations.