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Biography of Dr. Robert (Bob) Brent Thirsk
Birthplace and date: Born August 17, 1953, New Westminster, British Columbia.
Education: Bob attended primary and secondary schools in British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary in 1976, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1978, a Doctorate of Medicine from McGill University in 1982, and a Master of Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1998.
Professional Societies: College of Family Physicians of Canada, College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, British Columbia Medical Association, Ontario Medical Association, Canadian Medical Association, Aerospace Medical Association, Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute, Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario.
Special Honours: Gold Medal, Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta, 1976. Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Calgary, 1985. NASA Space Flight Medal, 1996 and 2009. Honorary Member, College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, 1997. Gold Medal, Professional Engineers of Ontario, 1997. Neil J. Armstrong Award, Aero Space Museum of Calgary, 2001. Alouette Award – The Tomatosphere Team, Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute, 2007. Honorary Doctorates from the University of Calgary, 2009; the University of New Brunswick, 2010; Simon Fraser University, 2011; and Ryerson University, 2012. International Cooperation in Cosmonautics Medal, Russian Federal Space Agency, 2009. Yuri Gagarin Medal, Federation of Cosmonautics of Russia, 2009. NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, 2009. Paul Harris Fellow, The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, 2010. Outer Space Exploration Medal of Merit, President of the Russian Federation, 2011. Sandford Fleming Medal, Council of the Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science, 2012. Order of British Columbia, 2012. In honour: Robert Thirsk High School, Calgary, 2012.
Experience: Bob was selected in December 1983 for the Canadian Astronaut Program. He began astronaut training in February 1984 and served as backup payload specialist to Marc Garneau for the October 1984 Space Shuttle Mission STS-41G.
Bob has been involved in various Canadian Space Agency projects including parabolic flight campaigns and mission planning. He served as crew commander for two space mission simulations: the seven-day CAPSULS mission in 1994, at Defence Research and Development Canada in Toronto, and the 11-day NEEMO 7 undersea mission in 2004 at the National Undersea Research Center in Key Largo, Florida. He led an international research team investigating the effect of weightlessness on the heart and blood vessels.
Bob is a strong promoter of a Canadian economy based upon exploration and innovation. He encourages young Canadians to build their dreams upon a solid educational foundation and advanced skills. He works with educational specialists in Canada to develop space-related curriculum for grade school students. Initiatives such as Space for Species, Tomatosphere and From Blue To Red have allowed millions of young Canadians to experience the thrill of scientific discovery.
Bob also holds an Adjunct Faculty position at International Space University. He co-leads a research team of ISU alumni investigating the effect of spaceflight on neuroperception.
In 1998, Bob was assigned by the Canadian Space Agency to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to pursue mission specialist training. This training program involved advanced instruction on both Shuttle and International Space Station (ISS) systems, EVA (spacewalking), robotic operations, and Russian language. Within the NASA Astronaut Office, Bob served as a CapCom (capsule communicator) for the International Space Station program.
In 2004, Bob trained at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre near Moscow and became certified as a Flight Engineer for the Soyuz spacecraft. He served as backup Flight Engineer to European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori for the Soyuz 10S taxi mission to the ISS in April 2005. During this 10-day mission, Bob worked as Eurocom (European CapCom) at ESA's Columbus Control Centre in Germany. In February 2008, Bob again performed Eurocom duties from Germany in support of ISS Expedition 16 crew activities.
Spaceflight Experience: In June and July 1996, Bob flew as a payload specialist aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-78, the Life and Microgravity Spacelab (LMS) mission. During this 17-day flight aboard Columbia, he and his six crewmates performed 43 international experiments devoted to the study of life and materials sciences. The life science experiments investigated changes in plants, animals, and humans under space flight conditions. The materials science experiments examined protein crystallization, fluid physics and high-temperature solidification of multi-phase materials in a weightless environment.
In 2009 Bob became the first Canadian astronaut to fly a long duration expedition aboard the International Space Station. He and two crewmates launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 27 May aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. When their Soyuz vehicle docked with the nearly-complete Station two days later, the ISS became home for the first time to a permanent crew of six. As members of the ISS Expedition 20/21 crew, Bob and his five international crewmates performed an unprecedented amount of multidisciplinary research, complex robotic operations, and maintenance and repair work of Station systems and payloads. Following the undocking of his Soyuz spacecraft from the Station and landing back in Kazakhstan on December 1st, Bob Thirsk had lived and worked in space for another 188 days during this second voyage to space.
Dr. Thirsk resigned as astronaut and left the Canadian Space Agency in 2012 to join the Canadian Institutes of Health Research in Ottawa. As Vice-President of Public, Government and Institute Affairs, Bob oversees the thirteen institutes dedicated to specific health care issues such as aging and cancer research.
Follow Robert on Twitter (@RobertThirsk)!From http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/biothirsk.asp


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My nickname when I was small was Posy - from Rosy-Posy, I suppose (my proper name is Rosamund). But the very best nickname in my family was my Uncle Erks. When I searched for him as part of my genealogical quest, boy! did I have trouble. I looked for Eric and many more variations of the name, only to find he was called George Henry Hubert BALL. Where does 'Erks' fit into that? Nowhere - but I found its source.
Uncle Erks was so weedy and thin when he was a child at school, that his schoolfriends (?friends?) called him 'Hercules'. 'Hercules' got shortened to 'Erks', and his family adopted the nickname. He was in his 40s when I knew him, and he was still called 'Erks'.
His brother was called 'Wigs'. At least I knew he was called Walter Eli. But where did 'Wigs' come from? In other parts of my family tree, Beatrice HAYWOOD is recognisable in 'Beattie', Henry HAYWOOD is recognisable as 'Harry', and Edward (EDGCOMBE) becomes 'Ted'. Mary Georgina EDGCOMBE becomes 'Ena', but Ernest Harry BALL became 'Cockney' (because he lived in London, unlike the rest of the family).
I have found (from bitter experience) that you have to be careful, especially in the censuses, to look for nicknames when using search engines. My great grandfather, Samuel Murch HAYWOOD, was known as 'Murch' on the 1881 census...
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On Friday, January 28, 2005 a 185 lb. well experienced kiteboarder was rigging up to go kiteboarding. He was near the NE corner of Cable Beach, Nassau, Bahamas as shown on the map. The launch is known as Go Slow Bend for the nearby roadway to the east. In NE winds it is a popular launch for smooth water in side to side offshore winds with a lee shore in the distance to land on if necessary.
Nassau and the location of Cable Beach on the north central coast.
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In the area north of the launch looking to the NE.
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The view to the west southwest from the launch across Cable Beach.
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The rider suffered serious scalp lacerations possibly from scraping across the bottom along with other injuries. He managed to stumble into shore and await the arrival of the ambulance.


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Earth Times/Ann Kohut - Dec. 1, 2009 – Come take a walk on the "Wild Side" … or a roll, a climb, a slide or a swing. Those are just a few of the things that kids who face serious illnesses, disabilities and other challenges can do at Camp Twin Lakes' extraordinary new treehouse, located in a secluded part of the camp known as the "Wild Side," an undeveloped area where kids can immerse themselves in nature. The treehouse serves as both a play area and an educational classroom for learning about nature, the environment and sustainability. In addition to the misting system and the planted roof, which helps keep the treehouse cool by reducing high surface temperatures associated with conventional roofs, there are other opportunities for the campers to learn about water- and energy-saving sustainability options, among them:
• A 1.4-kilowatt, eight-module photovoltaic solar array is mounted on a nearby pole and supplies the treehouse fans and misting system pump with DC power. Unused power is fed back into the Morgan County, Georgia, power grid.
• Two dry composting toilets are located in the woods close to the treehouse
• A copper rain chain near the main entry to the treehouse helps divert the rainwater coming from a copper gutter over the door. Rain chains, which are alternatives to traditional downspouts, help to keep rainwater from flooding the ground and damaging the landscape and a structure's foundation.
The treehouse story
Camp Twin Lakes' original camp site in Rutledge, about 50 miles east of Atlanta, is complete with climate-controlled camper cabins, wheelchair-accessible recreational facilities, and a state-of-the-art medical lodge where camp attendees in need can receive procedures such as chemotherapy or dialysis. The site was master planned in the early 1990s and the facilities designed by architecture firm Lord, Aeck & Sargent, which updated the master plan in 2007. In response to Camp Twin Lakes' goals, the plan envisioned wheelchair accessible nature trails traveling around the camp's two lakes, one leading to a "Wild Side" with a treehouse where campers could connect with nature.
"For several years we talked about having a treehouse that would enhance our nature program and get kids excited to be in a natural setting where they could learn about the different ecosystems," said Eric Robbins, executive director.
While the master plan update was in process, Cynthia Gentry, a longtime friend of Camp Twin Lakes and founder of an organization called the Atlanta Taskforce on Play, approached Robbins about building a playground at the camp.
"The only problem with a playground was that we'd just built one," Robbins said. "But when we mentioned our idea for a treehouse Cynthia jumped at it and took charge of the project as its creative director."
"My first step was to hold a workshop with some of the campers for their input about an ideal treehouse," said Gentry, who also is an artist. "They had some awesome ideas, and I analyzed their drawings to look for common threads. I also studied Peter Nelson's books about treehouses around the world and then presented my vision and goals to Lord, Aeck & Sargent."
The firm decided to hold a design competition for the architects in its offices in Atlanta, Ann Arbor and Chapel Hill. Individuals and teams created six entries based on Camp Twin Lakes' and Gentry's requirements that the treehouse be wheelchair accessible, be hidden in the trees, have enclosed and screened areas, and incorporate some of the campers' ideas, like fans to keep them cool, a swirly slide and hidden trap doors.
"Most important was that the treehouse be magical and give the kids a sense of wonder," Gentry said.
A panel of judges, including some campers, selected a treehouse concept created by Amy Leathers, a senior associate whose everyday job at Lord, Aeck & Sargent is designing science research buildings on college and university campuses.
"Amy's design really captured what we envisioned," Gentry said. "It was organic and rustic, made of wood with textures. It disappeared into the trees and didn't overpower the environment; it became a part of the environment."
With a gift to the camp of $250,000, construction on the treehouse and nature trail began in spring 2008. While the trail was being built, Gentry added a new aspect to the project. As their end-of-semester project, students in an introductory sculpture class at the Savannah College of Art and Design's Atlanta campus were given the assignment to create totem pole inspired sculptures to place along the nature trail leading to the Wild Side. Each totem pole represents an animal and element of nature watching over and caring for the campers. Two totem poles create gateways at each of the two entrances to the nature trail, signifying the crossover to and from the Wild Side.
Wheelchair accessible treehouse designed to be part of nature
The treehouse is sited on a sloping area of land near the end of the nature trail. All campers enter via a curved wooden boardwalk and find themselves on the treehouse deck about 15 feet above ground overlooking one of the camp's lakes.
"Because the treehouse accommodates groups of 15-20 children, some in wheelchairs, we couldn't physically build the treehouse in a tree, so it's designed instead to be part of nature, with lots of trees around the edges and coming up through the deck and roof overlook," Leathers said. "The sloping site allowed me to achieve one of Cynthia's design goals, which was for the structure to hover, to feel like it's floating. It also allowed for a play space with swings below the treehouse floor."
The treehouse foundation consists of a series of wooden telephone poles connected to a system of below-grade concrete beams that stabilize the poles. The multi-sided treehouse and deck are made of Southern yellow pine coated with clear sealer to keep the wood from turning gray.
The treehouse design includes one octagonal shaped main space in the center – used primarily for environmental arts and crafts – with a series of four smaller multi-sided spaces. One of the spaces, which has built-in wood bench seating, forms an arc of about 270 degrees and is used for the camp's drumming program. A smaller space is used for storytelling and small group activities. The other two spaces, which flank the doorway to the main space, are a utility room and a staff / storage room. Combined, the main interior room and four smaller spaces, along with an upper level overlook, known as the "bird's nest" because it is located amid the boughs of a large oak tree, comprise 1,200 square feet of enclosed space surrounded by a 600-square-foot covered deck. The enclosed area has bench-to-ceiling screens on the lake sides of the treehouse, providing panoramic views and cross-breezes.
In the main room's center is an acrylic "floor window" to allow views of campers playing below. A steel spiral staircase leads to the bird's nest, where campers can view the lake through the branches of the oak tree and see the 1,700-square-foot planted green roof of the main level. The "roof garden," as the children call it, is intended to replace the forest floor that the building occupies, providing homes for insects. Three domed skylights in the roof garden – one aligned with the floor window below – provide natural light and allow the campers to study the tree canopy and its animal inhabitants from inside the treehouse.
Once campers have reached the deck via the boardwalk, there are plenty of kid-friendly ways to experience the treehouse. A ladder under the structure leads to a trap door in the treehouse floor. A climbing net allows the campers to reach the deck and then take a twisting slide back down to the ground / water level. Or, campers can reach the deck the old fashioned way via stairs, which are surrounded by a wood platform for reading or play. For additional exercise, near the treehouse are a climbing tower, a pamper pole and a zip-line.
"One of the neat things about the treehouse design is its cooling system for our hot Georgia summers," Leathers noted. "The kids told Cynthia they really wanted fans to keep them cool, so we combined ceiling fans in the main, drumming and storytelling rooms with a misting system. A pump below the main floor pressurizes water in a small line that runs around the entire length of the treehouse eaves. The pump forces the water through the line's tiny nozzles, which are spaced about 18 inches apart. It makes the air in and around the treehouse noticeably cooler by at least 8 degrees, and the mist makes the treehouse look as though it's hovering in a fog."
A place to learn and play
Camp Twin Lakes began using the treehouse in the summer of 2009. During the summer, the camp is used by its more than 40 partners, which are camping programs in Georgia for children with serious illnesses, disabilities and other life challenges.
In addition to the overnight summer program, Camp Twin Lakes offers year-round weekend family camping programs, where the treehouse is also used.
"The wild side, treehouse, nature trail and totem poles have added a wonderful component to our camp," Robbins said. "Now we have this very large, very green, wheelchair accessible treehouse for educational nature-based programs in an undeveloped area of the camp. It's a perfect educational tool for children and adults to learn about sustainability options."
Added Gentry, "These kids, so much of their lives are focused on what they can't do. For them, the treehouse is so wonder-filled and unexpected. It's accessible to everybody, it's comforting and it's a special, healing, almost spiritual place for the children. The treehouse is the embodiment of everything that Camp Twin Lakes is about."
The project team
The Camp Twin Lakes treehouse, nature trail and totem pole project team included:
• Lord, Aeck & Sargent (Atlanta office), architect for the treehouse, nature trail and master plan
• Perkins+ Will (Atlanta office), co-architect for the nature trail and sundial
• Decatur Roofing (Norcross), landscape architect for treehouse green roof
• Cynthia Gentry (Atlanta), creative director
• Penta Engineering Corp. (Atlanta office), treehouse structural engineer
• Merit Construction Co. (Atlanta), treehouse general contractor
• Arborguard Tree Specialists (Atlanta), arborist
• Savannah College of Art and Design, Sculpture Department (Atlanta campus), totem poles
About Lord, Aeck & Sargent
Lord, Aeck & Sargent is an award-winning architectural firm serving clients in scientific, academic, historic preservation, arts and cultural, and multi-family housing and mixed-use markets. The firm's core values are responsive design, technological expertise and exceptional service. In 2003, The Construction Specifications Institute awarded Lord, Aeck & Sargent its Environmental Sensitivity Award for showing exceptional devotion to the use of sustainable and environmentally friendly materials, and for striving to create functional, sensitive and healthy buildings for clients. In 2007, Lord, Aeck & Sargent was one of the first architecture firms to adopt The 2030 Challenge, an initiative whose ultimate goal is the design of carbon-neutral buildings, or buildings that use no fossil-fuel greenhouse gas-emitting energy to operate, by the year 2030. Lord, Aeck & Sargent has offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Atlanta, Georgia; and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. For more information
About Camp Twin Lakes
Camp Twin Lakes is a nonprofit organization that offers year-round recreational, therapeutic, and educational programs for children and young adults facing serious illnesses, disabilities and challenges. With its network of Partners, Camp Twin Lakes provides life-changing experiences at its state-of-the-art, fully accessible camps in Rutledge, Georgia; Camp Will-A-Way in Winder, Georgia; and other locations throughout the state. Camp Twin Lakes is accredited by the American Camp Association. For more information
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The Savannah College of Art and Design is the most comprehensive art and design university in the world, offering more degree programs and specializations than any other art and design university. SCAD is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution conferring bachelor's and master's degrees in distinctive locations and online to prepare talented students for professional careers. SCAD offers students a choice of degree programs in 46 majors and more than 50 minors at locations in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia; in Lacoste, France; online through SCAD eLearning; and in Hong Kong beginning Fall 2010.
SCAD offers an exceptional education and unparalleled career preparation. The diverse student body of more than 9,900 comes from all 50 United States and nearly 100 countries worldwide. Each student is nurtured and motivated by a faculty of more than 650 professors with extraordinary academic credentials and valuable professional experience. These faculty emphasize learning through individual attention in an inspiring university environment. SCAD provides an innovative curriculum enhanced by advanced, professional-level technology, equipment and learning resources. SCAD has garnered acclaim from respected organizations and publications, including BusinessWeek, American Institute of Architects, DesignIntelligence, U.S. News & World Report and Los Angeles Times.
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In the summer of 2009, campers at our Rutledge facility had a chance to view Camp from a different perspective – from the top of Camp Twin Lakes' brand new treehouse! Situated in a secluded area at the north end of the Upper Lake, the treehouse will provide campers with an experience like no other. "Treehouses are magical for children. They offer an opportunity to see and feel things from a different perspective, one that yields a rare and richly intimate experience of nature," says Cynthia Gentry, an expert on play spaces and a longtime friend of Camp Twin Lakes who spearheaded the treehouse project. This is no ordinary treehouse. The treehouse is fully accessible, so it can be explored by all children at Camp Twin Lakes- Rutledge, including those in wheelchairs or with other mobility issues. Built on a sloping area of land, children can easily wheel into the treehouse via a wooden boardwalk and then find themselves 15 feet above ground overlooking the lake. Located near the end of Camp Twin Lakes- Rutledge's new nature trail, the treehouse will serve as an environmental classroom, providing places for campers to learn about the nature and the environment. "My philosophy is that you can't get kids to the
care about what we are doing to the environment until they are able to experience it on a personal
level. They must first fall in love with the natural world around them," says Cynthia. "This treehouse classroom, and the nature trail surrounding it, will make that possible for our campers." From an upper level "bird's nest," campers will use a hand pump to pull water from rain barrels to water the planted green roof of the main level. A clear dome will allow study of the tree canopy and its animal inhabitants. A telescope on the deck is available for viewing the stars. The main level includes a large interior area with a large deck. Floor-to-ceiling windows surround the room and clear plexiglass windows are placed in the center of the floor, allowing views of nature from every angle. A twisting slide will take campers down to the water level to conduct water testing or meet a canoe bringing lunch bags from across the lake. At the start of the nature trail, campers will be given a Camp Twin Lakes field guide to record their findings along the trail. At the treehouse, they can document their findings in the treehouse log book
to share with others. A cork board "Wonder Wall" will showcase campers' findings on the trail.
Many of the elements of the treehouse came directly from sketches and models created by the
campers during Design Days held at several camps in 2007. Lord, Aeck and Sargent Architectural Firm held a design contest among its architects and the winning design by Amy Leathers was chosen by a panel of judges that included campers. Construction began on the treehouse and nature trail in spring of 2008 and was put on hold during the 2008 summer
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Bike show bike show bike show !!!
Yes, folks.....bikes just like this fixed-gear rolling house of ill-repute will be on display at the big stinkin' Whoopdedoo at Bruce Gordon cycles in Petaluma on June 26th. Last count there were eleven framebuilders and some other great folks from the industry . There will be the mini velodrome and some food and microbrew. It is shaping up to be a really great event and there is no charge for admission. The bike swap alone is worth the trip. I'll personally be bringing some stuff I though I would never cut loose......you'll have to just check it out.
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Dat ooks like a Nawlins Bike mr. swiggo.
- June 9, 2011 at 9:01 PM
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Oh come on, Tom - every axe could use a little grinding from time to time --
We have all heard the claim that Jesus existed because the Bible says so. Now it's because Wikipedia says so? According to Wikipedia, Wikipedia was invented by an Atheist so it must be reliable ergo Jesus did exist.
I ran across this, Dr. Howie, for your consideration:
The Myth of Nazareth meticulously reviews the archaeology of the Nazareth basin from the Stone Age to the present, and shows that the settlement of Nazareth came into existence in the early second century C.E., well after the time of Christ. In this study René Salm reviews all the structural and movable evidence from the first excavations in the late 19th century to the most recent reports. This review also encompasses the extensive secondary literature, found in books and reference articles in dictionaries and encyclopedias. Salm shows that traditional conclusions found in all these works regarding the settlement of Nazareth are radically inconsistent with the itemized evidence in the ground.
These six oil lamps were discovered in a Nazareth tomb, and have been used in the scholarly literature as proof of a village at Nazareth in Hellenistic times, as early as the third century BCE. In fact, the six lamps date from the Middle Roman to the Late Roman periods, long after the time of Christ. Gross misdatings of the primary evidence, sometimes involving discrepancies of up to 500 years, are frequently encountered in the Nazareth literature.
The Myth of Nazareth shows that the village came into existence not earlier than 70 CE (the climax of the First Jewish War), and most likely in early II CE—the same era in which the canonical gospels were being edited. Furthermore, this study shows that there was a long hiatus in settlement in the Nazareth basin between the Late Iron Age (c. 700 BCE) and Middle Roman times (c. 100 CE). Finally, it is probable that the extensive remains in the Nazareth basin from the Bronze and Iron Ages are in fact to be identified with biblical Japhia. These conclusions are based on a unanimity of the material evidence from multiple excavations in the Nazareth basin. Whether we are speaking of "Herodian" oil lamps (which constitute the earliest Roman evidence), glass, metal, or stone objects, inscriptions, coins, "kokh" tombs with or without rolling stones, wall foundations, or agricultural installations—all of these point to a Jewish settlement beginning in early II CE and thriving in Late Roman and Byzantine times. Extra-archaeological data confirm this conclusion.
In an explosive revelation, The Myth of Nazareth shows that a number of Roman tombs (not mentioned in any guidebook) exist directly under the Church of the Annunciation, the most venerated site in Nazareth. This locus was part of a cemetery during later Roman times. It could not have been the domicile of the Virgin Mary—a proposition abhorrent in a Jewish context for, according to Torah, tombs were never located within the precincts of a Jewish village, nor near or under habitations. Both the traditional chronology and location are in error, for the cemetery at Nazareth came into existence several generations after the alleged time of the Virgin.
Most scholars summarily dismiss the "invention" of Nazareth on the grounds that the town is frequently mentioned in the Christian gospels. Unwittingly, archaeology is thus held hostage to literary considerations. The textual case for Nazareth in the gospels is much weaker, however, than is generally supposed. The settlement is named only once in the Gospel of Mark, at 1:9 (other instances in the Greek text read "Jesus the Nazarene"). The passage as it stands demonstrably conflicts with the remainder of the gospel, which locates Jesus' home in Capernaum. Thus, it can be shown that the Gospel of Mark contains the later interpolation of a single word, "Nazaret" at 1:9.
Furthermore, the literary genesis of Nazareth occurs in one of the most problematic passages of Christian scripture, Mt 2:23: And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazaret, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazoraean." No such prophetic utterance has been identified in the Jewish scriptures. For its part, the Gospel of Luke is equally problematic. The enigmatic scene in the Nazareth synagogue (Lk 4:16-30) has been shown to be an elaborate reworking of prior materials. Furthermore, the third evangelist demonstrates a strident anti-Capernaum stance, one which impels him to divorce Jesus as much as possible from Capernaum roots.
The archaeological record of Nazareth has been written principally by Franciscan excavators on site. Subsequent reviews of critical finds in journals and monographs, by Israeli archaeologists and others, often contradict the conclusions of the Church and form an important part of The Myth of Nazareth.
The Myth of Nazareth reveals an embarrassing history of unscientific fieldwork, tendentious publication, and suppressed evidence reaching back many generations. It is a searing indictment of one school of biblical archaeology.
The Myth of Nazareth: The Invented Town of Jesus invalidates a central element of Christian tradition. The weighty consequences of its argument inevitably entail a reexamination of the meaning of "Nazarene/Nazoraean," a reconsideration of the provenance of Jesus, a questioning of the motives of the evangelists in changing that provenance, and a clarification of the textual means by which they did so. This book presages a paradigm shift in Christian studies, one with telling consequences for the interpretation of early Christianity, the assessment of the gospel witness, and the traditional portrait of Jesus.
This would not surprise me all that much. At most Nazareth was a one-donkey hick town at the time, and I agree Capernaum fits better in any case. But then many of the gospels show signs of geographic ignorance on the parts of whoevertheheck wrote them (likely literate Greek converts not even living near Judea), including routes of travel that double, triple, and quadruple back, etc., and let's not even get into the inconsistencies of Zombie Jesus' post-resurrection itinerary.
It does point to the real Jesus having lived in Capernaum, in Galilee, with the "Nazarene" stuff added later.
This is just storytelling to get a particular audience to pay money, not scholarship. No peer review, published by a specialty press catering only to a single community. The author is an astrology-believing quack, not an academic or researcher. He's part of the "mythicist" group, which I guess are the atheist version of climate change deniers or young-earth people. Check out the author site here: http://www.renesalm.com/
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Most of them finish doing the coolest job they will ever have when they are 26 years old. All they will have to remember it by is a framed photo of some old white guy in a black dress, and a bajillion-dollar signing bonus from their law firms. They aren't allowed to canoodle with the press. And they spend months killing themselves to craft pitch-perfect, meticulously blue-booked decisions that they can never, ever claim as their own. ("Hey, know that Kennedy opinion in Lawrence? Dude. I totally wrote that!")
And now, everybody is trying to take their jobs-of-a-lifetime away from them.
This month in the Atlantic, Stuart Taylor and Benjamin Wittes proposed to fire all the Supreme Court's law clerks because they make the job of their justices far too "cushy"—resulting in way too much judicial travel and speech-giving and not enough tedious grunt work. The justices delegate a "shocking amount of the actual opinion writing to their clerks," Taylor and Wittes scold. And like others who have brandished the get-to-work whip before them, they single out a few lazy-ass justices for asking clerks to write first drafts.
A week earlier, reviewing two new books that trace the history of the Supreme Court clerkship ( Sorcerers' Apprentices, by Artemus Ward and David L. Weiden, and Courtiers of the Marble Palace, by Todd C. Peppers), Judge Richard Posner similarly argued in the New Republic that more clerks haven't meant better work on the court's part. Posner suggests that the advent of the contemporary clerkship—which began in the 1940s—has not corresponded with any improvement in the quality of the court's work. He also dismisses the notion that cases today are more complex than they used to be. And like Taylor and Wittes, he points out that the court today decides fewer than half the number of cases that it used to (about 80 per year compared to more than 160 in 1945). Posner attributes the rise in the number of clerks (to four per justice since the 1970s) to simple bureaucracy run amuck.
It's strange that many of the same critics who argue that the court is over-involved in the life of the nation also complain that the court should be hearing more cases. Do they simply want the court to hear more boring cases? Apparently. Taylor and Wittes chide the justices for "leaving unresolved important, if dust-dry, legal questions that are largely invisible to the public."
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Artemus and Weiden tried to measure such influence by polling past clerks. Twenty-four percent of those who responded said they'd "sometimes" changed their justice's mind on a case or issue. Another 24 percent said they'd never done so, 51 percent said they seldom had. Only one clerk reported "frequently" having had such influence. And that was probably now-Chief Justice John Roberts.
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The value of putting more than one brain to work on a problem is why senior lawyers work with teams of more junior ones, as Stanford law professor Janet Alexander points out in this SCOTUSblog post. It's also why members of Congress have staffers. Taylor and Wittes deride the justices for writing books, giving "silly speeches," and traveling too often. Would it be better if they were shackled to their desks? It's not quite fair to bitch about excessive secrecy and mystification on the court and then deride the justices for speaking or writing in the public arena.
John McCain, R-Ariz., has written four books as a senator. Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., took 11 private plane trips in 2005. Let's curtail their extracurricular activity as well, and take away Beer Fridays while we're at it. Government work should always be as grim and no-frills as salt mining.
The strongest point that Posner, Taylor, and Wittes make is that by asking clerks to write first drafts, justices lose an opportunity to make their opinions their own. If every justice took the initial crack at putting thoughts to paper or keyboard, as does Justice John Paul Stevens, their opinions might come out sounding somewhat different. But would they really differ in substance? If you give clear and detailed direction for a piece of writing, laying out its argument, order, and building blocks, and then you edit it extensively, you're the one in control. That's reportedly the norm on the Supreme Court. And it was how work proceeded in the appeals court chambers we each worked in.
Would it be better if permanent secretaries did those first drafts, or if the justices relied more heavily on lawyers' briefs for their initial ideas? Or do the clerk critics have some mechanism in mind that would force justices to write first drafts from scratch?
If Supreme Court justices had to go it alone (or with one rather than four clerks each, as Taylor and Wittes allow for), they'd all finally learn to use the legal research tool called Lexis. They'd give fewer speeches. They would also stagnate alone in chambers with diminishing access to new ideas. They'd undoubtedly survive. But they'd be more isolated and less likely to chase down a hunch, or look at a broad range of historical or lower court sources. They'd likely find the Internet porn cases awfully confusing, too. Maybe they would also retire earlier, which is, perhaps, the hoped-for subtext of all these complaints.
Supreme Court justices have taken some bruising hits in the past few years from conservatives and members of Congress who think judicial independence is an idea that should be eradicated. Now Posner, Taylor, and Wittes want to make them toil long, lonely hours to boot. Way to take all the "fun" right out of defunding the courts.


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Is there a reason this should be on GTW?I meen I understand there is some refrence to it on GTA IV but it even has its own wikia.This a differant game that is not in the GTA world.-User:BloodyGTA
- The reason Bully has its own article is that there is some connection between the two games, most notably the possible appearance of Jimmy Hopkins in GTA IV. There are also articles for Manhunt (through similar reasons) and Manhunt 2. We also link to the Bully Wiki for all the links to characters or places, so we are not really duplicating content. A-Dust 14:07, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
- We only have one page about the game, so that we can easily link to this page from anywhere in the wiki. But we don't have (or want) any more content about it. On this page we would put everything relevant about Bully to GTA. It's like us having a page for the PC platform - we don't have loads of information about PCs, but we just say what it is, and have some relevant information (such as which GTA games are on PC). We also use it to put a bit of background to Rockstar Games, but there is probably a lot more information on Bully than we need. I don't think it's a problem though? Gboyers talk 18:49, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
- No there's no problem ,I just wanted to make sure if there was really any use of this page in GTW.-User:BloodyGTA
- Well once again there is the Jimmy Hopkins page in which we don't need this page.-User:BloodyGTA
Bully was a GTA spinoff, and there were some crossovers between the two, so yes. We should keep the Bully related stuff. HuangLee 00:54, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
There is a reference to Bully in GTA LCS too. Carlosvc92
The Bully page should stay. Bully is in the same fictional universe as the GTA series as will as the Manhunt series. Jill Von Grashingbure (celeberity on GTA 4) went to that school. Four veichles from the GTA series appear in the game (Stallion, Regina, Fortlift, Yankee). References to the Manhunt series are stuff like poster of a pig saying "piggy" could be a reference to Piggsy and a Hoods animation in one of the bathrooms in the main building. -BULLY'S BIGGEST FAN (From Bully Wikia)
Agree entirely. The page should stay. MAINEiac4434 01:40, July 2, 2010 (UTC)
OK, because the general consensus seems to be that the page should stay, I've removed the delete tag. MAINEiac4434 16:45, July 3, 2010 (UTC)
GTA IV Era
"This game takes place in the same universe as the Grand Theft Auto IV era games."
Are you really sure??
Therre is a channel in nikos safehouses which shows a celeberity going to bullworth acedamy
- So? By your logic, you're also saying that GTA: San Andreas is in the GTA IV Era because there is footage from the game (like the racing cars and CJ jumping with a parachute) in GTA IV's television shows and commercials. -- Master Sima Yi 16:20, July 3, 2010 (UTC)
hahahaha are u kidding this is a GTA wikia post this shit somewhere else
But it takes place in the GTA universe. Which is why we have articles on Manhunt. Carcer City has proven to be near Liberty City, if you listen to a certain GTA III radio station's news update. Bully takes place in the GTA universe, too, because a young celebrity who lives in Liberty City attended Bullworth Academy.
No. But I do think it takes place in the Grand Theft Auto world.HoboHunter28 22:52, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
HoboHunter28, the above thread clearly states why we should keep the page. It's a GTA spinoff. Bullworth is in the world (GTA III era world at least). We have a Manhunt page, too, because Carcer City is in the GTA world as well.
Again, I'm removing the delete tag. MAINEiac4434 15:22, July 26, 2010 (UTC)
The date Bully took place
I just removed references to the game having taken place in 2006-07. The developers did not cite a year that the game took place, and they explained that this was done to make sure that the game had a "timeless" feel to it. Here is a link to the interview [1].
Over on Bully Wiki, a wikia-hosted wiki which I won't link directly to out of respect, we discussed whether the date the game took place could be determined. It can't.
- The most recent date that anyone was able to locate in the game was 2002, which was found on one of the high scores of the arcade games in the game.
- On the official website, there's a bit of graffiti reading "Jimmy 10/26/06". This was the date that the game was released, and not really something that can be said to be proof that the game took place in 2006. Even if the website is held as completely canon, which it isn't (see below), that date only proves that Jimmy was in school at the time. He could have started as early as 2002.
- Bully's website is notoriously inaccurate compared to the game. I don't know whether the game and website were developed by different people or what, but there are numerous mistakes with character names on the website, as well as some beta stuff that was never updated.
And that's my evidence for removing the statement that the game takes place in 06-07. Jeff (talk this way) / (stalk this way) 06:27, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
- I hate to but a damper on your discussion topic, but this is old news and I'm sorry to say that you're wrong. A lot of people are already aware that the story takes place between '06 and '07 and not in the 90's. I'll explain why.
- The arcade machines; Just because the arcade machines were built earlier, doesn't mean the game takes place when they were built, it just means they've been at the school since then.
- Calanders; there are calanders in-game that reveal the current date, one is set to September of 2005 and another is set at 2007. This isn't strange seeing as the game takes place over a year anyway.
- Two very modern computers are found in the basement of the Dragon Wing Comic store, definitly not old computers.
- The school itself tries to hold onto nostalgic features such as the main foundation, and some old school computers in the Library.
- The website states it is Fall of 2006 which conisides with that fact that by the time you unlock the Jock Clubhouse (and Chapter 4), Christmas (and New Years) will have passed, bringing the game into winter, spring, and "endless" summer of 2007. The Jock House is where the 2007 reference can be found.
- And you can't trust a wikia opporated wiki, they have too many kids editing on there that have no idea what they're doing or talking about. I assume I'll be getting a lengthy rebuttle soon because... why would it be left at that? Grand Theft AJ (talk) 16:58, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
- Really? Where are these calendars, and what in the Jocks clubhouse has a date of 2007? Jeff (talk this way) / (stalk this way) 19:36, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
- You know, AJ, I allotted you several days to provide evidence of your claims. In the mean time I investigated myself, since, although I've personally been wrong before, I found it highly unlikely that in the five years I've run Bully Wiki that not a single person would come forward there with the claims about dates on calendars and in the Jocks Clubhouse. Yes, we discussed the date on the website, which, as I explained, is not proof that the game took place in 06/07.
- The calendars I found all looked the same, and they were all deliberately rendered too blurry to read. And the most recent date provided in the Jocks' Clubhouse was 1997 rather than 2007 - it was on a banner listing the years in which Bullworth won pennants at baseball. Perhaps you were just confused by the 7 at the end of the number?
- None of the rest of your evidence provides any proof of an actual date. Flatscreen monitors, since you mentioned them, didn't become commonplace until a few years ago, but they were invented in the 1960s. So, unless it turns out that that flatscreen monitor had a date written on it somewhere I'm afraid it doesn't prove anything.
- So in conclusion, next time you decide to try and "but a damper" on a discussion, double check your facts before you start being condescending. Jeff (talk this way) / (stalk this way) 00:55, 28 March 2012 (UTC)


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Reviewed by Casey T, (age 8)
The illustrations are like pencil drawings. The characters in the drawings ar funny with neat expressions.
My favorite part was when she had her accident, but you will have to read the book to find out what really happened.
These books are fun to read because they are like real life. There is a whole series of these books and they are fun reading.
I recommend this book for a funny audience. It is a good book for first and second graders.


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Seller: Ron & Carol Littlefield, Attic Heritage Auctions, NEW HAMPSHIRE, US Log in to ask the seller a question
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Price: $1.60 $1.20
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You found us!
Welcome to Attic Heritage Auctions located in the land of many postcard views-- New Hampshire.
Please visit us often as we have thousands of postcards to share and our inventory will change as we go. Please note that all photos are scans that are presented here just as the scanner recorded them. Some do not accurately show the entire item but please note that all cards are intact in the proper size and are not actually cut off as the scan sometimes makes it appear. We never, ever enhance an image in any way. Additionally, we try our best to present an honest opinion of the card by following a grading standard. We all see things differently so bear in mind-- these are only our opinions based upon our experience. We've been collecting for over 60 years. We're a member of the International Federation of Postcard Dealers and numerous postcard collectors clubs across the USA and Canada.
Thank you for visiting us today.
USA & Canada destinations: $3.00 USD for 1 to 9 items; FREE shipping for 10 or more items purchased from our store-- Attic Heritage Auctions (AHA). A Grab Bag counts as 1 item.
Other than USA or Canada destinations: $4.50 USD for 1 to 5 items; $6.50 USD for 6 to 9 items; $9.50 USD for 10 to 12 items; $13.50 USD for 13 to 20 items; $15.50 USD for 21 to 30 items; $17.50 USD for 31 to 40 items; $19.50 USD for 41 to 50 items; $21.50 USD for 51 to 60 items; $23.50 USD for 61 to 70 items; $25.50 USD for 71 to 80 items; $27.50 USD for 81 to 90 items; $29.50 USD for 91 to 100 items. Over 100 items, please inquire. A Grab Bag counts as 1 item.
We combine shipping for multiple purchases from our store-- Attic Heritage Auctions (AHA)-- in one transaction so make all your selections before checking out.
We usually ship within 2 business days. We always ship in rigid cardboard boxes or mailers boldly marked "DO NOT BEND OR CRUSH" to protect your cards.
The money you paid for the merchandise will be refunded if, within 30 days of your purchase, you safely return the merchandise. You pay only for the shipping and handling costs both ways.
.We also accept money orders and checks drawn on United States banks only.
Make payable to Ron or Carol Littlefield or Attic Heritage Auctions
(Returned check fee is $25.00.)
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We sell postcards only ONLINE. We don't solicit want lists. We don't sell on approval. We don't have a shop. We don't sell at shows. We don't buy on approval so do not send us cards-- inquire first. All of this helps to keep our overhead expense down and makes it possible for us to offer the best cards at consistently competitive pricing.
Grading of Postcards
MINT (M): Perfect condition, no apparent blemishes, flaws, postally unused, may have some writing on back.
NEAR MINT (NM): Like new, image is uncompromised, may have slight discoloration due to age, maybe postally used, possible one or two hardly noticeable signs of wear, maybe writing on back.
EXCELLENT (E): Like new, some signs of age, possible discoloration, may have album marks or residue on back, may have light crease, may be postally used or have writing on card but over all a super nice card.
VERY GOOD (VG): May have signs of wear, possible discoloration due to age, maybe album marks or residue on back, maybe postally used or written on, maybe minor soiling , possibly creases, small tears or chipping but image is still good.
GOOD (G): Signs of wear, maybe creases or tears, possible discoloration, maybe album marks or residue on back, possible writing on back, maybe postally used but better than average.
AVERAGE (A): Given its age and circumstances, average would generally apply to postally used cards with expected wear and tear. Still a decent find but not top notch.
POOR (P): We only sell cards in poor condition when we have fully disclosed their condition or as part of a "grab bag" group. These will always be at a very low cost and are sold "as is" and all such sales are final-- no returns on these.
AMB - Album marks on back including glue or paste residue possibly
AMF - Album marks on front
AQ - Aquabot or Paquebot (Cancelled aboard a vessel at sea)
AS - Artist-signed
C - Chrome
CH - Chip(s)
COF - Cancellation on face
COP - Copyright
CR - Crease(s) or bend(s)
CS - Continental size (4" X 6")
DB - Divided Back (post 1907)
DD - Dated
DPO - Discontinued Post Office
EMB - Embossed
FAB - Fabric on card
GLT - Glitter on card
HTL - Hold-to-light
KK - Kopper Kard
L - Linen
LEA - Leather card
PI - Postal ink on face
PM - Postmark
PMC - Private Mailing Card
PMI or PM? - Postmark Illegible
PS - Passed Censor
PU - Postally used
RPO - Railway Post Office
RPPC - Real Photo post card
SCT - Scott's Stamp Identification Number
SLD - Soiled more than average
SM - Stamp Missing
TR - Tear(s) or hole(s)
UB - Undivided Back (pre 1908)
UDB - Undivided Back (pre 1908)
UM - Unmailed, Unused postally
UN - Unused postally
WDN - Wooden card
WO - Written On
WOB - Writing on back
WOF - Writing on face
WS - With Stamp


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Fake school report template – As a project manager one of your tasks will be keeping upper management or your investors up to date on the progress of the project you are working on. The most common way of doing this would be to use a status report template to provide them with a transparent picture of where the job is in a timely manner. The frequency of the reports is normally decided at the start of the project and they need to be filed on time in order for any changes in the way things are being done to be made. Most managers are familiar with the concept even if they've never filed this type of report before.
The normal status report is used to inform upper management of the progress made during the reporting period. This information can help them to make decisions such as whether more employees are needed to speed up the project or that it's time to order the materials for the next phase so that everything continues to run in time. It can also be used to show where there are problems and what the possible solutions to them may be. Your report needs to be highly detailed, yet it should still be concise so that people who are studying can see at a glance where the project stands.
Your status report must include your present costs and project whether or not you are in budget, if there are any variances that is the opportunity to allow the investors know about these. The same applies to the project deadline, if you are running behind schedule your report needs to show the reasons why for example lack of materials or perhaps key employees being ill and unable to work. It should go on to project how the project is expected to progress during the next reporting period and provide enough information that upper management knows where their project is at and where it is very likely to be in the future.
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Phil's Fails: Is it Time to Say Goodbye to Hughes?
They say all good things eventually come to an end, and the Yankees' 10-game winning streak came to an end on Tuesday night. The Atlanta Braves were able to sneak out a 4-3 win to stop the Bombers.
In the rubber game of the series yesterday afternoon, Phil Hughes took the mound, looking to steer the Yankees back into the win column. But, like the majority of his starts this season, Hughes cracked. He allowed six earned runs in the 4.1 innings he pitched, serving up a career-high four home runs to the Braves.
The Yanks went on to lose, 10-5.
Hughes has now given up 19 homers this season, and is 7-6 with an ERA of 4.94. Facing teams with records above .500, Hughes is 2-6, and in six of his 14 starts this year, he's given up four or more earned runs.
Only one question needs to be asked right now: how many more anvils are the Yankees going to let this guy drop on them?
When he pitches, this is basically what we're all forced to witness:
Before Hughes first debuted in April, 2007, he was dubbed the "Pocket Rocket" – being compared to a young Roger Clemens; a power righty with a sidesplitting fastball and dazzling breaking stuff. Hughes lived up to the nickname on May 1, 2007 – the night he spun a gem and nearly no-hit the Texas Rangers in Arlington.
A hamstring injury forced him out of the game and he lost his bid for the no-no at Texas. In a lot of ways that scenario has defined his career. Hughes has always been close to achieving greatness, but it seems to elude him.
Case in point: 2010.
For the first half of the season, Hughes was as dominant as a Cy Young candidate; blowing hitters away with his, dare I say, "Phil-thy" stuff. But after registering the loss for the American League in the All-Star Game, everything went downhill for him.
Hughes went on to lose two important games in the American League Championship Series to the Texas Rangers, and in 2011, was shut down with a fatigued arm. Which brings us to this year – and his inconsistency; his inability to defeat viable opponents.
Two of Hughes's seven wins this season are legitimate victories. On June 3 he tossed a complete game against the Detroit Tigers on the road, allowing just one earned run on four hits. Being that Hughes pitched well against a team (that at the time was) near the top of the AL Central – and a lineup which holds Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder – it was a solid win.
On Friday Hughes faced off with the NL East's best, the Washington Nationals. He threw up six innings, while only allowing one earned run. Hughes struck out nine and walked two on the way to another road victory. The win over the Nats marked the first game this season Hughes started in which he did not allow a home run.
The rest of Hughes's wins this year have come against teams who the Yankees have no business losing to: the Mets (June 9), the Kansas City Royals (May 6 and May 22), and the Minnesota Twins (April 19).
As for his losses: (along with the Braves) the Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, and Rangers have each lit him up. The Los Angeles Angels have beaten him twice.
If you ask me, Hughes's biggest problem is his mechanics.
Just from watching him pitch these last few seasons, I've noticed a little bit of a pattern. Hitters who face Hughes usually see a lot of his pitches, and more importantly foul a lot of his pitches off. His fastball a lot of the time has life on it, but never a whole lot of movement; it has no tailing action, it's as straight as an arrow.
In baseball, hitters can absolutely feast on a flat fastball. And the same goes for off-speed pitching.
When Hughes's opponents see his breaking ball enough times, they are eventually able to catch up to it. Quite a few of the home runs he's allowed this year have come on breaking balls; he's been hanging them up in the zone for the batters to crush.
It's obvious an adjustment needs to be made in order for him to be successful. Yet, for a five-year veteran who was once compared to Roger Clemens, shouldn't that adjustment have already been made?
The Yankees signed Hughes to a one-year deal on Jan. 16 this year worth $3.25 million. The way I see it, the team has two options. They can either let him finish out this year and let his season play out, or trade him before the end of July.
If the Yankees allow him to stay on board and his 2012 season pans out to a record barely above .500 combined with an elevated ERA, they don't have to re-sign him – and I don't they will. They'd probably rather let him walk away and hope Michael Pineda can fill what would be the void.
The Yankees also have the option of trading him this year. The 24-45 Chicago Cubs have said they are willing to hear offers for virtually anybody, and have a few starting pitchers that could potentially be successful in New York – Matt Garza and Ryan Dempster, to name a couple.
If the decision was up to me, I would put Hughes on the trading block; throw his name out there and see if a National League team might want to take a chance on him. The alternative of trading him as opposed to keeping him on the team might pay dividends. Why keep him aboard and risk him losing important playoff games, as he did in '10?
His next start will come on Tuesday at home against the Cleveland Indians, a team currently above .500 at 36-32. Hughes last faced the Indians in 2011 – and lost.
At the end of the day, Hughes hasn't exactly been the "Pocket Rocket." At most he's been an unreliable, inconsistent pitcher whose claim to fame (thus far) has been a good season as a reliever in 2009.
Thankfully for me – and most Yankee fans who are growing tired of watching him fail – his time in pinstripes could be coming to an end.


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Lisa Newcomb
I am 48 years young, have 3 wonderful children and 4 beautiful grand babies. I feel truly blessed. I have had great loss in my family because of the word cancer. It took my father in 1986, my mother in 1992 and my brother, Joe Wray, in 2005. I, like my brother, have melanoma. I found out on August 19, 2013.
Funny how, when you hear those words your brain kinda just shuts down for a bit...or is it the ears decide to stop working? The only thing that stuck out was that he kept saying, "Well, it's an 8 and you will go to UAB to see a surgical oncologist."
After I left the doctor's office, I went to hospice where my best friend of 42 years was dying of breast cancer, after fighting it 12 years. I sat with her until she passed on September 14th. On the 16th, I called my doctor back and ask what "an 8" meant. Thats how long it took me to realize I had not ask one question! Funny how that works. He said the thickness of cancer in your mole was 8mm. I asked, "Is 8mm good or bad?" He said, "Not good."
I went to the doctor at UAB and he said I had a 1 in 3 chance of it being in my lymph nodes. I said, "Ok, well lets get this out."
On October 2, 2013 the doctor called to tell me he got clear margins and that my nodes were clear. My diagnosis was stage IIb.
I had a follow up appointment two weeks later. During the appointment, he felt 2 lumps that where not there before sugery. I had an ultrasound to see if it was just fatty tissue. I just got the call telling me that this is probably not the case. I go back on the 24th, and all I can say at this point is that it's very important for me to have my faith. Staying strong of mind and body is how I am going to deal with this. I also will keep praying that the word "cancer" will one day never be used other than in history books as waiting for a cure for cancer of any type will no longer be a issue. I pray for us all!!
hi(11/4/2013 - 8:59pm)
Lisa, I'm sorry about your diagnosis. The cancer that i had came back after 14 years and i worry every time i have testing done. I go in every three months. I had my lymph nodes removed in my left leg. worse thing I've ever been
through. Good luck to you and i will pray for you.
How are you doing?(12/29/2013 - 5:03pm)
Hi Lisa. I just read your story and am so sorry for all the losses you have had in your life. I pray for all fighting this terrible disease. Hang in there, stay strong, and keeping fighting!
Also how are you doing?(1/19/2014 - 10:44am)
Lisa, your losses have been many and my heart really does go out to you. The diagnosis you received is difficult under the circumstances, especially since you are so young. I, too, lost both parents to cancer and have been diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma; however, I know that if I find out as much as possible about my disease, work closely with my oncologist and remain positive that I can manage this and do well for a long time.
The best advice I received was from 2 people: a friend who told me to laugh as much as I can every day, so I watch Everybody Loves Raymond and Andy Griffith reruns; and a pharmacist who told me to think of my oncologist as the pilot and me as his co-pilot. Ask questions, bring a friend to every doctor visit, take notes on your symptoms, and keep your doctor posted on what's happening, especially about your side effects., Workjng together as a team is your best offense, and no question is too stupid or too many to ask. Please keep us posted, I want to hear how you're doing...birdieGW8
Wishing you health and strength(11/3/2017 - 10:29pm)
I am so sorry for all that you're dealing with. You are strong, but being strong all the time is exhausting. Im glad for your faith and your family, this cancer crap reminds us that that is all thats important. I wish you strength and health sister!


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