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By now, nearly everyone from the president of the United States on down has admitted that the National Security Agency went too far. Documents leaked by Edward Snowden, the rogue NSA contractor who has since gained asylum in Russia, paint a picture of an organization with access to seemingly every word typed or spoken on any electronic device, anywhere in the world. And when news of the NSA's reach became public—as it was surely bound to do at some point—the entire US intelligence apparatus was thrust into what The New York Times recently called a "crisis of purpose and legitimacy."
It was a crisis many years in the making. Over the course of three decades, the NSA slowly transformed itself from the nation's junior spy agency to the centerpiece of the entire intelligence system. As the amount of data in the world doubled, and doubled again, and again, the NSA kept up with it—even as America's human intelligence capability, as typified by old-fashioned CIA spies in the field, struggled to do anything useful with the unprecedented quantities of signals intelligence they had access to. Trained agency linguists capable of parsing massive quantities of Arabic- and Farsi-language intercepts don't scale up nearly as easily as data centers do.
That, however, wasn't the computer geeks' problem. Once it was clear that the NSA could do something, it seemed inarguable that the agency should do it—even after the bounds of information overload (billions of records added to bulging databases every day) or basic decency (spying on allied heads of state, for example) had long since been surpassed. The value of every marginal gigabyte of high tech signals intelligence was, at least in theory, quantifiable. The downside—the inability to prioritize essential intelligence and act on it; the damage to America's democratic legitimacy—was not. As a result, during the past couple of decades spycraft went from being a pursuit driven by human judgment calls to one driven by technical capability.
commentators who "trusted their gut" about mitt romney had their gut kicked by nate silver, the stats whiz who called the election for obama.
This shift in US intelligence mirrors a definite pattern of the past 30 years, one that we can see across fields and institutions. It's the rise of the quants—that is, the ascent to power of people whose native tongue is numbers and algorithms and systems rather than personal relationships or human intuition. Michael Lewis' Moneyball vividly recounts how the quants took over baseball, as statistical analysis trumped traditional scouting and propelled the underfunded Oakland A's to a division-winning 2002 season. More recently we've seen the rise of the quants in politics. Commentators who "trusted their gut" about Mitt Romney's chances had their gut kicked by Nate Silver, the stats whiz who called the election days beforehand as a lock for Obama, down to the very last electoral vote in the very last state.
The reason the quants win is that they're almost always right—at least at first. They find numerical patterns or invent ingenious algorithms that increase profits or solve problems in ways that no amount of subjective experience can match. But what happens after the quants win is not always the data-driven paradise that they and their boosters expected. The more a field is run by a system, the more that system creates incentives for everyone (employees, customers, competitors) to change their behavior in perverse ways—providing more of whatever the system is designed to measure and produce, whether that actually creates any value or not. It's a problem that can't be solved until the quants learn a little bit from the old-fashioned ways of thinking they've displaced.
No matter the discipline or industry, the rise of the quants tends to happen in four stages. Stage one is what you might call pre-disruption, and it's generally best visible in hindsight. Think about quaint dating agencies in the days before the arrival of Match .com and all the other algorithm-powered online replacements. Or think about retail in the era before floor-space management analytics helped quantify exactly which goods ought to go where. For a live example, consider Hollywood, which, for all the money it spends on market research, is still run by a small group of lavishly compensated studio executives, all of whom are well aware that the first rule of Hollywood, as memorably summed up by screenwriter William Goldman, is "Nobody knows anything." On its face, Hollywood is ripe for quantification—there's a huge amount of data to be mined, considering that every movie and TV show can be classified along hundreds of different axes, from stars to genre to running time, and they can all be correlated to box office receipts and other measures of profitability.
Next comes stage two, disruption. In most industries, the rise of the quants is a recent phenomenon, but in the world of finance it began back in the 1980s. The unmistakable sign of this change was hard to miss: the point at which you started getting targeted and personalized offers for credit cards and other financial services based not on the relationship you had with your local bank manager but on what the bank's algorithms deduced about your finances and creditworthiness. Pretty soon, when you went into a branch to inquire about a loan, all they could do was punch numbers into a computer and then give you the computer's answer.
For a present-day example of disruption, think about politics. In the 2012 election, Obama's old-fashioned campaign operatives didn't disappear. But they gave money and freedom to a core group of technologists in Chicago—including Harper Reed, former CTO of the Chicago-based online retailer Threadless—and allowed them to make huge decisions about fund-raising and voter targeting. Whereas earlier campaigns had tried to target segments of the population defined by geography or demographic profile, Obama's team made the campaign granular right down to the individual level. So if a mom in Cedar Rapids was on the fence about who to vote for, or whether to vote at all, then instead of buying yet another TV ad, the Obama campaign would message one of her Facebook friends and try the much more effective personal approach.
Oakland, 2002—when data geeks moneyballed the national pastime. Dave Kaup/Getty Images
Most strikingly, the campaign perfected the art of A/B testing—the practice of testing alternate versions—when it came to fund-raising emails. Writing effective language for such appeals, and designing them in the best possible manner, has traditionally been considered an art—but all gut intuition was discarded in favor of raw data about what worked and what didn't. One email in June, headlined "I will be outspent," raised $2.6 million on its own, while projections based on their testing indicated that other emails would have raised less than a fifth of that. Everything was A/B tested, from the background color (yellow worked better than white for some reason) to the greeting, the subject line, and the size of the request.
After disruption, though, there comes at least some version of stage three: overshoot. The most common problem is that all these new systems—metrics, algorithms, automated decisionmaking processes—result in humans gaming the system in rational but often unpredictable ways. Sociologist Donald T. Campbell noted this dynamic back in the '70s, when he articulated what's come to be known as Campbell's law: "The more any quantitative social indicator is used for social decision-making," he wrote, "the more subject it will be to corruption pressures and the more apt it will be to distort and corrupt the social processes it is intended to monitor."
On a managerial level, once the quants come into an industry and disrupt it, they often don't know when to stop. They tend not to have decades of institutional knowledge about the field in which they have found themselves. And once they're empowered, quants tend to create systems that favor something pretty close to cheating. As soon as managers pick a numerical metric as a way to measure whether they're achieving their desired outcome, everybody starts maximizing that metric rather than doing the rest of their job—just as Campbell's law predicts.
once quants disrupt an industry, they often don't know when to stop—and they create systems that encourage cheating.
Policing is a good example, as explained by Harvard sociologist Peter Moskos in his book Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District. Most cops have a pretty good idea of what they should be doing, if their goal is public safety: reducing crime, locking up kingpins, confiscating drugs. It involves foot patrols, deep investigations, and building good relations with the community. But under statistically driven regimes, individual officers have almost no incentive to actually do that stuff. Instead, they're all too often judged on results—specifically, arrests. (Not even convictions, just arrests: If a suspect throws away his drugs while fleeing police, the police will chase and arrest him just to get the arrest, even when they know there's no chance of a conviction.)
The same goes for the rise of "teaching to the test" in public schools, or the perverse incentives placed on snowplow operators, who, paid by the quantity of snow cleared, might simply ignore patches of lethal black ice. Even with the 2012 Obama campaign, it became hard to learn about the candidate's positions by visiting his website, because it was so optimized for maximizing donations—an easy and obvious numerical target—that all other functions fell by the wayside.
The most profound example of overshoot, of course, happened in finance, where the rise of quantification could concentrate decisionmaking—and moneymaking—within a relatively small group of people at a bank's headquarters. Soon they were trying to optimize their algorithms to maximize profit, minimize risk, and make millions of dollars for themselves. Global regulators didn't help: In 2004, in sympathy with the over-leveraged, hyper-quantified banking system, the Basel Committee—the Switzerland-based body that oversees world finance—put out the Basel II accord, more than 250 pages of regulations that effectively placed individual banks in the driver's seat. The accord essentially embraced all of the quantitative techniques used by the wizards who would end up blowing up Wall Street, and it allowed banks to operate with astonishingly high levels of debt. As everybody knows, all of that ended in catastrophe in 2008. (You can read more about the particular math of that cataclysm in my March 2009 cover story for WIRED, "A Formula for Disaster.")
It's increasingly clear that for smart organizations, living by numbers alone simply won't work. That's why they arrive at stage four: synthesis—the practice of marrying quantitative insights with old-fashioned subjective experience. Nate Silver himself has written thoughtfully about examples of this in his book, The Signal and the Noise. He cites baseball, which in the post-Moneyball era adopted a "fusion approach" that leans on both statistics and scouting. Silver credits it with delivering the Boston Red Sox's first World Series title in 86 years. Or consider weather forecasting: The National Weather Service employs meteorologists who, understanding the dynamics of weather systems, can improve forecasts by as much as 25 percent compared with computers alone. A similar synthesis holds in economic forecasting: Adding human judgment to statistical methods makes results roughly 15 percent more accurate. And it's even true in chess: While the best computers can now easily beat the best humans, they can in turn be beaten by humans aided by computers.
In finance too we're starting to see at least the outlines of a synthesis. In September 2010, the Basel Committee came out with Basel III, and while it doesn't fully dismantle Basel II, it does add layers of common sense on top of all the rocket science. As well as raising the required capital ratio, it sets a leverage ratio (effectively a maximum size that a bank can grow to, given the amount of capital it has) and liquidity requirements that experienced bankers know create a cushion for the whole system. Essentially, while the algorithms were given free rein under Basel II, there's a host of overrides in Basel III that put power back where it belongs, in the hands of experienced regulators. Basel III isn't perfect, but no international system of bank regulation could ever hope to be. In a few years' time, if and when it gets fully implemented, it's going to be a vast improvement on what preceded it.
That's what a good synthesis of big data and human intuition tends to look like. As long as the humans are in control, and understand what it is they're controlling, we're fine. It's when they become slaves to the numbers that trouble breaks out. So let's celebrate the value of disruption by data—but let's not forget that data isn't everything.


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Parents: Child victim in Slenderman stabbing improving
A 12-year-old Wisconsin girl who was stabbed 19 times by friends who said they were motivated by a horror figure has a long road ahead but is beginning to heal, her family said on a Facebook page.
The family of the girl said on a page set up to raise money for the girl's medical expenses that the girl has been to the movies and spent some time with her family. The family has asked that the girl's name be kept private because she is a minor.
"Though many days consist of medical appointments and rehabilitation, recently she and her father enjoyed a 'daddy – daughter night at the movies' and thoroughly enjoyed a Disney film," the post read. "It also included, (after much persistence) a stop for a much deserved treat at the snack area."
SLENDERMAN MYSTERY: Mythical character is at center of child's stabbing
The Facebook page is called Hearts for Healing and asks supporters of the girl to send her purple hearts to her. People are mailing in handmade heart-shaped cards with supportive messages on them. One photo on the page shows the little girl surrounded by dozens of the cards -- her face does not appear in the photo. The page also links to an online fundraising page on GoFundMe.com in which the family explains it hopes to raise $250,000 toward the girl's medical bills. As of Tuesday night, the page raised $49,353.
According to the fundraising page, the stabbing took place on May 31 when two other 12-year-olds lured the girl into the woods to play hide and seek. Once in the woods, the two other girls allegedly began stabbing their friend.
"Remarkably, having sustained stab wounds to her arms, legs and torso, she managed to crawl to a nearby street and was found by a passerby, who contacted the Waukesha (Wis.) police department," the family wrote on the GoFundMe page.
The two girls who are now in custody for the stabbing said they carried out the deed to appease a fictional horror character called Slenderman, or Slender Man, who has become popular on Internet horror sites.
The mythical adult male figure is said to wear a dark suit and have no face. His arms and legs are longer than normal and he can extend them at will, according to postings on the creepypasta.wikia.com website. He is malevolent and appears to target children, often for kidnapping, according to the site.
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Florida Citrus Sports President Tony Massey and Big 12 Conference Commissioner Bob Bowlsby announced that the Big 12 will participate in the Russell Athletic Bowl beginning with the 2014-15 season. In an agreement that runs through 2019, the selection from the Big 12 will matchup against a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference (inclusive of Notre Dame).
"The addition of the Big 12 conference, with a high post-playoff selection from the ACC or Notre Dame, will cement the Russell Athletic Bowl as one of the country's premier bowl games," said FCSports President Tony Massey. "With a reconstructed stadium starting next year to help host top schools from the Big 12, ACC -- and potentially Notre Dame -- Big Ten, SEC, Orlando Bowl Week will be one of the most exciting destinations of the postseason."
The new pairing, providing the ACC's first selection after the College Football Playoff series and the Big 12's second selection, continues the trajectory of the Russell Athletic Bowl. Since moving to Orlando in 2001, the game has elevated its selection status through four consecutive cycles.
"Our partnership with the Russell Athletic Bowl provides our members with a very desirous Florida postseason destination," said Big 12 Conference commissioner Bob Bowlsby. "There is great anticipation amongst all our constituent groups to access Orlando, and all its world-class attractions. The opportunity to face a quality ACC opponent is sure to position the game extremely well in the marketplace."
In 2012, Russell Athletic announced a new partnership with Florida Citrus Sports, with the inaugural Russell Athletic Bowl this past season featuring Virginia Tech defeating Rutgers, 13-10. As the new postseason model begins in 2014, Russell Athletic and FCSports have agreed to extend the partnership through 2017.
"We're pleased to announce the extension of our relationship with Florida Citrus Sports and the bowl game through 2017," said Gary Barfield, Senior Vice President for Russell Athletic. "The college football bowl system is entering a very exciting era and, as a brand whose heritage is so closely tied to the sport, we're thrilled to have top teams from two premier conferences associated with our game."
The 2014 game, the first to feature the top non-playoff pick, will also be the first played in a new Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium following a major reconstruction of the facility planned for spring and summer of next year.


text: Katie Crowe, The Frederick News-Post, Md.Debra Crawford struggles daily with various medical problems, including Type 2 diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart problems, including angina. Due to these health issues, the activities she can take part in have been limited over time. One thing Crawford really enjoys, however, is crafting. She calls it a relief, or something that helps her get her mind off other stressors. But in order to complete her beloved crafts, it is essential for Crawford to have healthy eyes. "My vision is my life now that so many other things have been cut off," she said in a recent phone interview. A little more than a month ago, however, Crawford, 64, could have completely lost her vision had she not been proactive about her ocular health. In late October, Crawford and her husband were running errands when she began to feel a little funny and she didn't know why, she explained. "When I left a store and got to my vehicle, I said, 'Something is wrong -- I'm seeing red and brown in front of my eye,'" said Crawford, who lives in Hagerstown. She was seeing dark lines and splatters in her right eye, she said, and noted that although she was not experiencing pain, it was a "horrible feeling." Despite wearing glasses and having cataracts on both eyes, Crawford said she could see normally the day before. "It was one of those things that comes on and you really don't know what's happening or why," she explained. "The only peace I could get was from closing my eyes," she said. After going home and feeling no relief, Crawford went to the emergency room, she said. "I couldn't focus on anything -- I could hardly tell what was in front of me, and I was straining with the other eye to see things," Crawford said. "It was just scaring me to death because it wasn't getting any better." Doctors told Crawford she had experienced hemorrhaging in her right eye and possibly had a torn retina as well. They called ophthalmologist Dr. Sunil Thadani, who agreed to examine Crawford the next day. Thadani confirmed the doctors' diagnosis, and noted it was hard to even get a good visual of the back of Crawford's eye due to the amount of blood and fluid leakage, Crawford said. In addition to his treatment, Thadani referred her to a retina specialist. Although Crawford has been treating her diabetes for more than 40 years and she currently takes two types of insulin, the hemorrhaging was a result of diabetic retinopathy, or diabetic eye disease. She underwent surgery for minor bleeding in her eyes about seven years ago, she said. So far, she has had two laser surgeries in both eyes to reduce swelling and has four upcoming laser surgeries scheduled throughout the next few months to seal, or cauterize, the blood vessels that were leaking. (When she was examined, doctors said Crawford's left eye was on the verge of hemorrhaging as well, she added.) A leading cause of blindness Crawford's case is just one example of a common danger that can result from Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes, Thadani said in a recent interview at his new Frederick practice, Maryland Vision Center. Diabetic retinopathy is defined as damage to the blood vessels in the retina, at the back of the eye, and is a leading cause of blindness among American adults, according to the National Institute of Health's National Eye Institute. Diabetics are also more at risk for developing cataracts, or a clouding of the eye's lens; and glaucoma, an increase in fluid pressure inside the eye that leads to optic nerve damage and vision loss. Macular edema, or a swelling of the center of the macula (the part of the eye where sharp, straight-ahead vision occurs), can result from uncontrolled diabetes as well, Thadani said. Because it is so important to get regular eye examinations -- especially for diabetics -- Thadani is offering free services for diabetic eye exams for the remainder of the year, he said. In order to be screened for diabetic eye disease, patients must have a complete retinal eye exam in which the pupils are dilated and the back of the eye and retina are examined with a microscope to get a close look at the blood vessel architecture, making sure there is no evidence of leakage or hemorrhage in the small vessels in the back of the eye, Thadani said. Based on the patient's specific diagnosis or severity of diabetic retinopathy, Thadani or a retina specialist will do further testing or move forward with laser treatments. For those with subtle retinopathy, Thadani will work with the patient's primary care doctor to get his or her diabetes under control and continue observation, he said. "We don't want to just fix this -- we also want to address the cause of the problem," he said. "If the patient can get the diabetes under control, it can delay the progression of the eye disease." Although diabetic eye disease cannot be reversed, he said, it can be halted if the patient is getting treatment for diabetes and maintains control of his or her blood sugar levels. It is very important -- especially for those who have diabetes or who are at risk for the disease -- to get regular eye exams every year or more frequently for those who have evidence of eye disease related to diabetes, Thadani added. "In the case of those with diabetes, chances are if there is blood vessel damage in the eyes, there is damage elsewhere," he added. "Just going to get new glasses is not enough." Thadani and Crawford, after having gone through this experience, want to raise awareness about the importance of regular eye exams. "I want patients to take that initiative and think, if they want to see well into their 70s and 80s, this is what they have to do," he said. Crawford added that as opposed to when she was diagnosed with diabetes, patients now have many more affordable options to maintain and improve their physical health. "If you are diagnosed ... really work at it and don't ignore it," she said. "I know it's my diabetes that has led to most of the problems in my body. "Take (a diabetes diagnosis) very seriously. Control your diet and exercise ... and make it a priority." ©2012 The Frederick News-Post (Frederick, Md.) Visit The Frederick News-Post (Frederick, Md.) at www.fredericknewspost.com


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STERLING — Sterling softball catcher Lauren Fritz had a good feeling that her battery mate, pitcher Lexy Staples, was primed for a huge game against Rochelle, Saturday, in a Northern Illinois Big-12 crossover game.
"I was confident with all of her pitches from the start," Fritz said. "I could tell she was on. Before the game she warmed up really well."
Fritz was right as Staples' strong pregame bullpen session carried over into the game. She was dominant throughout and proved to be unhittable, as she tossed a perfect game in an 11-0, six-inning run-rule win over visiting Rochelle.
The freshman faced the minimum 18 batters in a six-inning game and struck out 13 while walking none. At one point, Staples struck out six in a row spanning the final two batters of the second inning to the first batter in the fourth inning.
At times, Rochelle's hitters looked like someone with a broom, swatting at a cobweb in the distance. Some had no chance.
"You have to give [Staples] credit," Rochelle coach Adrian Smith said. "She was hitting her spots. It's pretty cool to throw a no-hitter. I'm sure she is excited, and she should be. We couldn't touch her."
Rochelle (2-8) put the ball in play just five times in the game – none of which left the infield.
Staples worked fast and kept Rochelle's hitters from making any solid contact with a steady mixture of well-placed pitches. She kept the ball low and spotted pitches where she wanted throughout the game and stayed ahead of hitters.
Not once in the game did Staples find herself in a three-ball count.
"She did great getting ahead in the count," Sterling coach Becki Edmondson said. "We've talked to her all year long about that and she was great at hitting her spots and was able to move the ball around."
While Staples (10-3) was dominant on the mound, the Golden Warriors (10-3) unleashed an 11-hit attack and gave their pitcher a cushion of runs to work with. The offense pushed across the eventual game-winning run in the bottom of the first inning and added five runs in both the third and sixth innings.
The key was to be aggressive at the plate and get to Hubs' pitcher Tracy Ellis before she got ahead in the count. Ellis throws hard and if she was working with a two-strike count, she would slow things down and toss a snail-paced changeup that fooled Sterling's hitters early.
"We have a tendency to sit back on that first pitch," Edmondson said, "and we knew going in that [Ellis] would go to her change.
"We talked about being aggressive on that first pitch so we're not sitting back waiting for that changeup and we did a nice job adjusting to that."
The results were evident as every starter had a hit. Nadia Trujillo went 1 for 3 with a double and an RBI while Fritz added two RBIs in addition to calling the perfect game behind the plate.
Alexey Wolfe had a triple and Emily McDonald smacked a walk-off two-run home run over the left field fence in the bottom of the sixth to cap the run-rule win.
With the strong offense, Staples felt comfortable in the circle until she realized what she was doing.
"I was getting nervous towards the end because I was trying to go for the perfect game," Staples said.
How will this performance play a role in future starts?
"This will help me the rest of the season," Staples said. "Just knowing that I've showed my best I know I need to continue to show it."
Sterling 5, Hononegah 4, 8 inn.
Sterling was down, 4-0, after three innings, but clawed back and scored runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh to push the game to extras.
Staples earned the win after coming on in the third inning in relief of starter Cheyenne Harrington, who went 2 1/3 innings. Staples scattered six hits in 5 2/3 innings and allowed no runs, a walk and struck out one.
Alexey Wolfe breathed life into the Golden Warriors when she singled home the tying run in the seventh to tie the score at 4-4. In the eighth, Darien Bardoner drew a walk, stole second and scored when the throw from Hononegah's catcher ended up in center field.
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BANNER ELK, N.C. --- Brendan Arthur has stepped down as the head men's lacrosse coach at Lees-McRae College, announced Director of Athletics Craig McPhail Tuesday.
"I would like to thank Coach Arthur for his dedication and service to our men's lacrosse program, the Lees-McRae athletic department, and the community of Banner Elk," said McPhail. "He provided strong leadership during a difficult period for our program, and he will be greatly missed."
Arthur took the helm prior to the 2011 season after serving as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator of the program for two years. Under his direction, the defense finished third in Conference Carolinas in penalty killing minutes, and first in caused turnovers during the 2010 season.
Prior to his arrival at Lees-McRae, Arthur was a four-year starter at NCAA Division I Robert Morris University as a long-stick midfielder. In 2007, his junior year with the Colonials, Arthur finished the campaign ranked 34th in the nation in ground balls per game. He finished his playing career with 156 ground balls, five goals and seven assists.
Arthur graduated from Robert Morris with a double major in marketing and sports management. He has spent time working several lacrosse camps including: Big Shot Lacrosse Camp, Great Plains Lacrosse Camp and the Drew McMinn Goalie Camp.
Andy Nesdill, a 2011 graduate of LMC and member of last season's team, will take over as the interim head coach. A national search for the next leader of the Bobcat men's lacrosse program will begin immediately.
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Gazing deep into the universe, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spied a menagerie of galaxies. Located within the same tiny region of space, these numerous galaxies display an assortment of unique characteristics. Some are big; some are small. A few are relatively nearby, but most are far away. Hundreds of these faint galaxies have never been seen before until their light was captured by Hubble.
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2013 Seahawks: Making the grade so far
The Seahawks are 4-0 for the first time in franchise history.
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Sunday's 23-20 overtime win at Houston marked the end of the first quarter of the season for the Seahawks. And judging by the most important stat — wins and losses — it was the most successful first quarter of a season in team history. Never, since the team began play in 1976, had the Seahawks started 4-0.
The road to getting to 4-0, though, was hardly a straight line. Seattle needed somewhat unlikely fourth-quarter comebacks to beat both Carolina and Houston on the road, sandwiching easy home wins over the 49ers and Jaguars.
The end of the first four games, though, also marks a good time to hand out a few quarterly grades and awards for the offense, defense and special teams.
OFFENSE: Any assessment of the offense has to take into account the injury issues to the offensive line, which has had three starting groups in four games.
Last year, the team's three most important linemen — left tackle Russell Okung, right tackle Breno Giacomini and center Max Unger — combined to start all but one game. This year, they have already missed a combined four starts, with more to come with Okung out at least six more games and Giacomini likely out a few more weeks.
Statistically, Seattle is right on track with where it was a year ago, averaging 352.3 yards — the Seahawks averaged 350.6 last year. Seattle is sixth in the league in points per game at 27.3.
The 45 points and 479 yards against lowly Jacksonville, though, skews things a bit. The Seahawks are averaging 310 yards in the other three games.
Giving statistical proof to what is often evident watching the games, Pro Football Focus detailed this week that Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson has been under pressure more often than all but one other quarterback in the NFL at 44.6 percent (Michael Vick is first).
The constant running for his life has played a role in Wilson having up-and-down passing numbers. Also an issue is that the receivers — without Percy Harvin for at least a few more weeks — haven't quite hit their stride.
The line inconsistency is also a reason Marshawn Lynch is averaging 3.9 yards per carry, down from 5.0 last season.
But it's hard to be too critical, considering the overall stats, and that when it has absolutely had to, the offense has moved enough to allow the team to win. And assuming no setbacks, at some point the line will be whole and Harvin will be back.
Grade: B.
MVP: Wilson. Despite the seemingly constant pressure, he has a 95.3 passer rating, and he made the key plays down the stretch to pull out the Carolina and Houston wins.
DEFENSE: The defense entered the season being called by many among the best in the NFL, and it has lived up to that. The Seahawks are allowing just 11.8 points per game, second in the NFL behind Kansas City's 10.3.
Areas of concern heading into the season — run defense and pass rush — have shown improvement. Seattle is on pace for 44 sacks (compared to 36 last year) and is allowing 4.1 yards per carry compared to 4.5 last season.
Keying that improvement are free agents Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett. Bennett has been a particular standout, tied for the team lead in sacks with 2.5. Red Bryant, healthy again, and Brandon Mebane have been stellar against the run.
The play of the front has combined with the vaunted secondary to make Seattle the best pass defense in the league — opposing quarterbacks have a combined passer rating of 60.7, lowest in the NFL.
Seattle has forced 13 turnovers and has a plus-seven turnover margin that is third in the NFL.
Grade: A.
MVP: Richard Sherman. He shut down Anquan Boldin to spark Seattle's surprisingly easy win over the 49ers, and made the play of the year with his 58-yard interception return for a touchdown to force overtime in Houston.
SPECIAL TEAMS: This area has been an underrated reason for the team's success.
To list a few highlights:
• Kicker Steven Hauschka is 8 of 8, including the 45-yard game-winner last week at Houston.
• The coverage has been solid as Seattle has allowed just 8 punt-return yards — least in the NFL — and hasn't been hurt in the kickoff game (Jeremy Lane has been a quiet standout on those units, leading the team with four special-teams tackles).
• And Golden Tate, while sometimes taking angst-inducing risks on punt returns, has statistically been just fine — he ranks fifth in the NFL with an average of 12.3, including his 32-yard return in overtime against Houston that helped set up Seattle's winning field goal.
Grade: A.
MVP: Hauschka. He has been perfect and only one kicker has also made eight or more without missing (the Jets' Nick Folk, also 8 of 8). Hauschka has 18 touchbacks on 24 kickoffs (Seattle's opponents have had eight touchbacks on 14 kickoffs), a key reason Seattle's drive start following kickoffs has been 3 yards better than its opponents.
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15 Amazing Quotes from "I Won The Internet!"
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Here are 15 times quotes from "I Won The Internet!" by Geoffrey Dicker made your life better. Remember, sharing is caring!
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A Hilarious New Book "I WON THE INTERNET! – DAILY WIT, WISDOM AND SELFIES, ACCORDING TO G." To Be Released In September 2014
New York, NY (September 10, 2014) – Poet and blogger Geoffrey Dicker announces his third book, "I WON THE INTERNET! – DAILY WIT, WISDOM AND SELFIES, ACCORDING TO G," which will be available to purchase through Amazon on September 20, 2014. The book chronicles some of the encounters of a "modern day Zelig" who has met a celebrity born on each day of the year (including Oprah Winfrey, Bono, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Morrissey, James Franco, Lady Gaga, Joan Rivers, Bryan Cranston, Jane Fonda and Ringo Starr) and presents his witty and uncensored one-liners and words of wisdom disguised as Status Updates and Tweets. Dicker encourages the reader to use this book as a guide to put them at the forefront of pop culture. It's literally three books in one!
The book contains two sections of thoughtful and hilarious ideas for people to ponder and share online to make them the most popular person in their social media newsfeed. The third section is dedicated to "Selfies" which showcase a small portion of Dicker's impressive celebrity autograph and selfie photo collection. Using this book as a daily calendar, readers get the chance to view these superstars and legends in the making in an entirely different light. The book features 365 exclusive color photographs of some of the biggest names in entertainment, music and art, and features cover art by pop artist Troy Gua.
"As a consumer of social media, I got sick of seeing people posting the same ideas and being afraid to voice their opinion as it might not be politically correct, so I've written this book to help people find new things to complain and laugh about. This book is my response to some of the good and not so good things I've experienced on line as well as some satire on social (and anti-social) media and the current state of the world. Plus, there are 365 exclusive color photos of celebrities!" Dicker said.
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Jennifer Goff-Hawkins, a Business and Leadership major at Marylhurst University, recently earned 30 credits through Prior Learning Assessment. She submitted PLA essays for topics that represented her learning from her personal and professional experiences:
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London 2012 is pretty good for an Olympics brand extension video game. As unfair as it sounds to qualify any compliment I may be about to bestow on SEGA's officially licensed tie-in for the London Olympics, the game's subgenre is a yardstick all prospective punters should bear in mind before they take the plunge. I'm not saying the game is bad, and I'm not saying players won't have fun, but it helps immensely if you bear in mind who the game is actually being aimed at and adjust your expectations accordingly.
To that end, core players in search of a sporty title they can enjoy solo should look elsewhere. While it may not feel like a party game at first glance, London 2012 is more enjoyable when more players are added to the mix. The controls are designed to be easy to pick up and play and, for those who are intimidated by the prospect of holding a control pad, the console versions are compatible with motion controls - although the Kinect integration is distinctly hit-and-miss.
The design of the mini-games, spread across 31 Olympic events, varies in quality. Track & Field events oscillate from compelling, to laughably easy to irksomely frustrating. Anything involving either a run-up or an extended sprint, for example, involves the player having to button-bash in order to fill a meter above a white bar without overflowing it. On an easy setting this is a cinch, but crank the skill level up a single notch and it becomes maddeningly difficult.
Jumping events also involve timed flicks of the thumbstick in line with an arrow that appears on the game's HUD. Once again, there's a lot of leeway offered on the easy setting, with the harder difficulty requiring laser-guided accuracy.
The javelin isn't as unforgiving, although its run-up can have an erratic effect on the player's throw. Only the shot put and discus events remain untarnished, as they mostly involve timing a release after winding up a throw.
The game's design is equally erratic away from the decathlon events, with the control system mostly divided up between quick time events, thumbstick flicking, button-bashing or a combination of all three. For my money, ping pong earns a distinction for allowing players to put oodles of spin on the ball for challenging trick shots, although the AI sees about half of these coming on higher difficulty.
The event I actually enjoyed the most is archery, a tightly made, challenging little mini-game with smooth controls. I could quite happily whittle away hours playing an archery training mode, if such a thing actually existed.
And that's really one of the big weak spots in London 2012 as a package - it offers very little to the solo player. Most of the events take seconds to complete, and while its possible to stack your own playlist of favourites it's just not as entertaining to compete with the game's AI as it is to square off against human opponents. Whether these contests take place online or locally doesn't matter, and there's a definite thrill in putting one over on living, breathing opponents that the solo-playing experience just can't compete with.
One could argue competing against actual humans is the entire point behind a sporting title, although I'd point out that tons of other video games in this genre offer this experience and come packaged with a robust single-player mode.
To be fair, London 2012 doesn't exactly skimp on content, and it's easily the best looking Olympic tie-in I've seen in four years. The athletes look like real people rather than lumps of moulded plastic, the venues look lifelike and the commentary, while rather repetitive and occasionally off-mark, is higher in quality than one would expect from what many would assume is a cash-in title. The developers have even designed a series of loading screens based around London 2012's hideous logo that looks genuinely eye-catching, which is something of an artistic feat in itself.
But in spite of all this, London 2012 fails to achieve what many modern sports titles manage with aplomb, which is to generate interest in the sports (or in this case, the event) they're based around. Admittedly, I'm a tough sell for the Olympics. I live in London and I'm surrounded on a daily basis by reports about how much the games are costing, how draconian the laws surrounding them are, how much they're going to inconvenience the entire city, and conversely, how grateful the Olympic committee seems to think we should feel about all of this.
London 2012 is likely be another piece of licensed memorabilia for anyone who already has the dinnerware, tea towel, and bedspread, but it'll struggle to convince any of the Olympiad unconverted who have a picture of Sebastian Coe affixed to a dartboard in their kitchen.
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Pete Lee of Minneapolis community radio station KFAI FM is the proprietor of Bop Street, the weekly Monday afternoon drive-time radio show that he has presided over as an on-air volunteer for nearly 20 years. I got to know Pete a bit in 2003 when I helped KFAI raise money for its capital campaign.
Pete hails from Red Bank, New Jersey, Count Basie's home town. As a college freshman he fell in love with a native Minnesotan and came to the Twin Cities more than 25 years ago to join her. He says he arrived on the old Empire Builder from New York and upon his arrival took her to see Count Basie perform at St. Paul's old Prom Ballroom. Count Basie and the Prom are gone now; only Pete and the woman who is now his wife remain.
Pete works full time as a zookeeper at St. Paul's Como Zoo, where he tends the apes. He claims that one of his apes may have an artistic vision, the incomparable Amanda, and he described himself as serving as her artistic assistant. In 2003 Amanda had her own gallery showing in the Twin Cities courtesy of Pete.
Pete has an omniscient love of American popular music in all its forms, from jazz, to blues, to rhythm-and-blues, pop, vocal group harmony including doo wop and gospel, rock, country and rockabilly, as well as the composers and performers of the music. I deduce from listening to his show over the years that among his favorite performers are Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Louis Jordan, Percy Mayfield, Louis Prima and Keely Smith, Elvis and the Beatles. But there can be no doubt that at the summit of these performers in Pete's estimation is the man whom he regularly refers to as Saint Francis of Hoboken.
Pete builds each week's shows around "birthdays in blue," the birthdays of the performers, composers, and musicians who have created American popular music. He says that organizing the shows in this fashion assures that repetition will be kept to a minimum. In preparing the shows he draws on his own record and compact disc collection numbering in excess of 2,000.
According to Pete (or according to what he had learned in high school), all pleasure is guilty. He confessed that his guilty musical pleasure is Slim Gaillard, performer of novelty songs in a made-up hipster language. Slim's hits include "Flat Foot Floogie," the immortal "Chicken Rhythm," and a couple of other "totally absurd" classics.
On this past Monday's show Pete celebrated the anniversary of Slim Gaillard's birth in the usual style, with the parade of Gaillard's hits and Pete's lucid exposition of them. Although the date and place of Gaillard's birth are in doubt, most authorities seem to cite January 1 or 4 as the date.
When I met with Pete in 2003 I had never heard of Slim Gaillard. Checking him out following our meeting, I found it easy to understand Pete's enthusiasm for him. There is something joyous about the music — "guilty pleasure" may in fact be the perfect description of it. My favorite Gaillard number is "Laughing in Rhythym," which you may want to check out. In the meantime, let's celebrate Mr. Gaillard's big day with the video of the Slim Gaillard Trio performing "Laguna Orooney" (above), introduced by Gaillard himself.
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YORK, Pa. – The York College men's swim team lost to Ursinus 153-102 in a non-conference matchup on Saturday afternoon in York.
With the loss the Spartans now carry a 5-6-1 overall record.
The Green and White started things off with a second place finish in the 200 yard medley relay. Cody Latchford (New Castle, Del./William Penn), Andy Woods (Dover, Pa./Dover), Kyle Walthall (Port Huereme, Ca./Rio Mesa) and Shane Bonner (Ridley Park, Pa./Ridley) made up the relay team that recorded a time of 1:42.41.
Bonner looked strong, finishing the day with two first place victories as well. In the 50 yard freestyle he recorded a time of 22.22 and a short time later finished the 100 yard freestyle in 49.94.
Walthall jumped back into things with first place finishes in both the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke. In the 100 he swam 1:01.82 and in the 200 he touched the wall in 2:17.38. Walthall also recorded a third place finish in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:12.07.
The Spartans also earned a first place finish in the 100 yard backstroke with Woods swimming 57.22. Woods also placed third place in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 2:09.89 and took third in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 57.69.
Latchford finished the meet with two second place finishes. The first came in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.98. The second was in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 2:09.35.
In distance, freshman David Altobelli (Silver Spring, Md./James Hubert Blake) finished third during the 1000 yard freestyle with a time of 11:24.20.
The Spartans return to action on Monday, January 14 as they travel to take on Rowan at 6:00 pm.


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Eric Douglas is the founder and president of Leading Resources Inc. ("LRI"), a consulting firm that serves a wide array of public agencies, non-profits, and corporations in California, the U.S. and abroad. The
firm's mission is to develop leaders and leading organizations. What distinguishes LRI is it does not simply assess and recommend. LRI guides clients through processes that result in real, meaningful change using a combination of skillful facilitation and expertise in improving leadership, strategy, governance, performance, and process.
Eric may be contacted at email@example.com.
Eric's most recent book (published in 2014) is The Leadership Equation. It details ten practices that help leaders build trust, spark innovation, and create high performing organizations in times of accelerating change.
His first book (published in 1998) was Straight Talk: Turning Communication Upside Down for Strategic Results. The book provides insights into how leaders can communicate more effectively around tough issues. Straight Talk® features an interactive survey and online learning system. To learn more, visit www.gostraighttalk.com.
Prior to becoming a consultant, Eric was an executive in the newspaper and magazine industry. He is an honors graduate of Harvard University. He has been honored by the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) for his work. He has served on numerous boards of directors and devotes considerable time to charitable and community projects.
Eric is married and has four children. He and his wife, Susanna, live in Northern California.


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We're happy to announce that CORE is going to be a silver sponsor again at the 38th ICANN meeting which will be held in Brussels, Belgium. Thanks to this, the CORE logo is present on ICANN's event website and in the conference program and is using a booth during the meeting.
For more details and precisions about the next ICANN meeting, please visit http://brussels38.icann.org/


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Checking In On… the MACPosted by rtmsf on December 9th, 2011
Bill Hupp is the RTC correspondent for the MAC. Follow him on Twitter (@Bill_Hupp) for his thoughts on hoops, food, Russian nesting dolls and life.
Reader's Take
The Week That Was
- Non-Conference MAC MVP? Miami (OH) may be mired at the bottom of the East Division with a 2-4 record, but it's not because of Julian Mavunga. The 6'8'' senior forward from Indianapolis is averaging nearly a double-double, and leads the conference in both scoring (21.5 PPG) and rebounding (9.8 RPG).
- Western Michigan's Rough Non-Conference Schedule: While the Western Michigan brass deserves some credit for scheduling a rigorous non-conference slate to steel them for the rigors of the MAC, they may have overdone it a bit. The Broncos are 1-7 and still have difficult road games left against Oakland and Duke before MAC play begins. WMU has lost to the likes of Gonzaga, Temple, Purdue and Detroit to start the season. Whether or not this helps them win the West remains to be seen. What is clear, however, is that the Broncos will almost certainly have to win the conference tourney if they have any Big Dance aspirations.
- Northern Illinois is Awful: There's really no polite way to say it. New coach Mark Montgomery probably knew his squad was going to struggle in his first season, but he couldn't have imagined dropping non-conference games to the likes of Utah Valley State and Nebraska-Omaha. There aren't a lot of easy answers, either. The Huskies (0-7) are allowing more than 73 points per game and offensively are shooting a dreadful 35% from the field. To make matters worse, NIU turns it over 17 times per game. To be fair, the Huskies are very young. Five of NIU's 10 regulars are true freshmen. Stud rookie Abdel Nader (10.1 PPG/3.9 RPG) has shown some early promise, but things are looking ugly in DeKalb.


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Bill Belichick is usually one of the NFL's more aggressive coaches when it comes to going for it on fourth down. But not today in the AFC Championship Game.
Belichick has already punted three times while in Ravens territory, and the last of those punts came with the Patriots facing fourth-and-8 from the 34-yard line. Belichick apparently thought the windy conditions in New England made it unlikely that Stephen Gostkowski would make a 52-yard field goal, but it's surprising that he didn't just go for it instead of punting the ball back to the Ravens.
And punting the ball back to the Ravens turned out to be a mistake: The Ravens marched down the field on a 10-play, 87-yard drive and scored a touchdown on a five-yard pass from Joe Flacco to Dennis Pitta to take a 14-13 lead.
It's been a hard-hitting, back-and-forth battle in New England. With the Super Bowl on the line, Belichick may want to take a few more chances with Tom Brady's arm, and not put so much on Zoltan Mesko's foot.


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Since I'm already doing a page per day it just melds into Days of December. This time I decided to sneak in some brushes to my otherwise simple format.
Pam's our Camera Club competition secretary. She can do a gazillion things at once (As a courtesy I asked permission from her before I posted this.)
Katie Pertiet Vintage Blendables: Christmas No. 01
Added to what I've used on every page:
Ali Edwards Rounded Corner Layered Template Package
Pattie Knox Getting There Kit
Katie Pertiet Drop Shadow Styles Collection


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Tagged: Mets
Red Sox Trade Targets
The Boston Red Sox have surprised almost all of baseball this season by becoming contenders after having the second worst record in franchise history. In the offseason they changed the culture of the team, ousting manager Bobby Valentine and negative influences like Josh Beckett, and have added players who have been known as "good guys" around the league, like Jonny Gomes and David Ross. The change has been day and night for the Sox, instead of the constant soap opera that was the Red Sox clubhouse coupled with losing game after game, they have quietly worked their way to the best record in the American League.
Now this hasn't come without some difficulties on the way, though. The bullpen hasn't had much success, with the only two consistent relievers being Koji Uehara and Junichi Tazawa. Andrew Miller was working his way to joining the Japanese duo, but his season has ended due to foot surgery. The Sox's starting rotation has also been inconsistent. Although it hasn't been to the level of the bullpen, the rotation has had issues. After hot starts from Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz, they have both fallen off. Buchholz has struggled with injuries, while Lester hasn't been able to pitch anywhere near the level he was at, at the beginning of the season. The last major problem the Sox have had is the left side of the infield. So far this year Jose Iglesias, Will Middlebrooks, Stephen Drew, Brandon Snyder, Jonathon Diaz, and Brock Holt have played either shortstop or third base this season, and aside from Jose Iglesias, none have been all that great. Currently the two men who were projected to be the starters for the year, Middlebrooks and Drew find themselves in the minors and on the DL respectively. Overall, those three areas are where they should consider upgrading at the trade deadline. Here are some names who may find themselves on the Red Sox come August:
NOTE: Since writing this the Red Sox acquired Matt Thornton and cash considerations from the White Sox for Brandon Jacobs.
Matt Thornton (CWS): The 36 year old, 10 year veteran reliever's name has been mentioned in trade talks the past few years, and the Red Sox name always pops up. The Sox's interest has likely picked in the lefty after losing Andrew Miller for the season leaving Craig Breslow as the only left handed reliever in the Sox's pen. Thornton hasn't been as dominant as he was in previous seasons, he's still been better than a lot of the Red Sox's relievers this year. He's posted a 4.00 ERA, but has a career ERA of 3.54. He's also only allowed 4 home runs, which has been the root of many of the Sox relievers problems. He's been one of the top lefties in the game the past several years and shouldn't cost too much based on his age and expiring contract ($6 million option for next season). He'd be a worthwhile investment for the Sox if they can get him for their price.
Bobby Parnell (NYM): The Mets' closer has had ups and downs throughout his career, but the past couple of seasons he's seemingly figured it all out and has become a force in the back end of the Mets' bullpen. The hard throwing righty has posted 2.48 ERA in 48 innings pitched allowing no home runs and allowing just 9 walks. The Sox have reportedly had talks with the Mets about Parnell already, but their price was too much. More recently it appears like he's been pulled off the market. It' to be expected when a team has control over a player for multiple years and hope to contend with the player before they hit free agency. Parnell is first eligible for free agency in 2016, but the Mets are in dire indeed of assets to build around and Parnell can give them that. His value has never been higher, so it wouldn't be shocking to find him in a Red Sox jersey by the end of the month.
Matt Garza (CHC): Matt Garza is a name known to many Sox's fans. He spent 3 years pitching for the Tampa Bay Rays before being traded to the Chicago Cubs. He was part of the Rays team that knocked out the Red Sox in the 2008 ALCS before losing in the World Series to the Philadelphia Phillies. Needless to say he's pitched in big games before, although not recently, because of the deplorable state of the Cubs. Luckily for the Sox though, that same reason is why he's available. Although they are reportedly working on a contract extension, due to the great interest they are more than likely to move him. He's gotten off to a good start this year after being injured to begin the year. In 10 starts he's had a 3.22 ERA while averaging 8.1 K/9. The down side to it all is dealing with Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer, former heads of the Red Sox front office. They know nearly every prospect in the Sox's system and know who to pursue and who to avoid. If the Sox can find a way to get him for a reasonable price, but if the price is too high, then there's no sense in going after a marginal upgrade.
Yovani Gallardo (MIL): The Brewers ace is widely considered to be the second best starter on the market, behind Garza. He's been one of the Brewers top pitcher since 2009, but this year his numbers are at an all time low. If he continues to this trend he'll have his highest ERA of his career by a wide margin and his lowest K/9 rate. His walks are down, but is batting average against is at an all time which negates that. All in in all it's been a tough year for Gallardo, but his track record shows that he's capable of being much better. Maybe a move to a winning atmosphere where he's not looked as the ace could help him perform better, or he may just be starting is decline, although at 27 that is very unlikely. Also, moving to the American League, especially the east, could make matters even worse. The Sox should, and likely will, avoid Gallardo, unless they discover Clay Buchholz will miss a significant amount of time.
Francisco Rodriguez (MIL): K-Rod has had a bumpy road since setting the single season save record for the Angels. After that season he bolted for the glitz and glamor (and the money) of New York, where he stumbled on and off the field. He's now in Milwaukee, and this year he's seemingly regained his form. He's appeared in just 22 games this season after starting the year in the minors. He's posted a 1.25 ERA in 21.2 innings and striking out batters at a great rate, 10.38 per innings. He's also allowed just .195 batting average against with a WHIP of just 1.06. Overall, he's a risky pick up, but he could be worth it for the Sox.
Michael Young (PHI): Young fits in exactly with what the Sox have been doing. He's one the most respected guys in the league who always puts the team first, but can he help them win games? After being the face of the Rangers for the better part of the past 13 years, he was shipped to Philadelphia and has responded well. He's hitting .288/.344/.411 in 83 games with 6 home runs and 24 RBIs. Although the power is down a little he's still performed better than all of the Red Sox's other third basemen and shortstops. The Phillies gave up very little to get him and likely wouldn't ask for much more in return. He'd be a great fit in the clubhouse and the lineup.
Chase Utley (PHI): This seems like an odd target with Utley being a long time second baseman, and has only played first and second base, but he told the Phillies he could play third if need be. If the Sox believe he can make a successful transition to third he might be a risk worth taking. Utley has batted .276/.340/.504 this year with 11 home runs and 30 RBIs in just 61 games. The 5 time All Star has been arguably the Phillies most consistent hitter this year. It'd take a quality prospect or two to get the face of the Phillies franchise, but he may just be worth it.
Jonathon Papelbon (PHI): Last, but not least, every body's favorite trade target the former Red Sox's closer Jonathon Papelbon. One of the most dominant closers Boston has ever seen. He bolted for Philly following the collapse of 2011, but his new team didn't perform up to expectations finishing with a 81-81 record. This year they appear to be out of the hunt once again, so the rumors start to swirl. Phillies GM has been adamant that he won't move Papelbon, but that could be just for leverage. His contract runs through 2015, so if Amaro believes they can contend next year and/or the year after, he has a reason to hold on to him. The thing is, Papelbon is aging and so is the rest of the roster, so unloading big contacts might be the first step. The Sox are interested if the Phillies want to negotiate, but the price might be extremely high. If the Sox feel this is the year than they should go all in, but the reason they never paid him like the Phillies did was to avoid the back end of the deal, the same part they'd be picking up. Logically it doesn't make sense, but the bullpen is in such disarray that the Sox might just go for it.
Obviously these aren't the only options for the Red Sox, and they can numerous directions. All in all, I think the Sox will be aggressive at the deadline and try to improve the club as much as possible.
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- Open Season (stoopsports.com)
Despite Win, Tough Day for Sox
The Sox rolled past Bruce Chen and the Royals tonight, but aside from that not much went right today. Carlos Beltran has been traded to the Giants for grand total of one prospect (although he does project to be a front of the rotation guy.) Now the Sox are left with limited options to upgrade in right even though Josh Reddick's play has been exceptional he is starting to show signs of slowing down. Another player the Red Sox lost out was Edwin Jackson of the White Sox. Now this isn't to bad of miss, because the Sox weren't too high up on him, it still shrinks the starting pitching market. Now probably the worst thing that happened today was that Colby Rasmus became a Toronto Blue Jay. He's under team control until 2014 which means the Sox are going to see a lot of this future star. The only positive is that the only thing standing between him and stardom is his attitude, which is what got him sent out of St. Louis. I think this move might be able to make the Jays contenders in 2012, because they're not too far off now and adding a piece like Rasmus only strengthens their team. Plus they only lost one prospect today, and for adding a huge piece like that is impressive. Hopefully after today's events the Sox will still be able to add an impact player and keep the Jays away from AL East crown.


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Facetrainer For iPhone: Do You Know Your Real Facebook Friends?
Facetrainer is one of those little time-waster apps that could help you identify all of those Facebook friends you hardly know.
Let's face, you're not "buddy-buddy" with all your Facebook friends. As a result, you may not be able to pick them out of a lineup if your their life depended on it. The Facetrainer app for iPhone gamify's recognizing your FB friends forcing you to choose the correct friend from a distorted profile image.
It works like this: The app randomly pulls your FB friend's profiles pictures and distorts them. You then have to choose the correct friend from a list. Points are given based on how fast you choose the correct friend. You can choose the difficulty (four game modes) and share the distorted image on their wall for kicks and giggles. In order for this to work correctly, your friends will need an actual image of themselves as their profile pic (who does that nowadays?). Outside of that, the app works as described.
Facetrainer may just help you learn who your FB friends are in the off chance that you will ever meet them in real life. I know, this is the internet, who cares about RL?


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@Dana: Married at the zoo? How cool is that? What city was it?
where are you in your avatar picture
Mine was taken at church after my youngest grandchild got baptized. We took tons of family photos and i loved this one of hubby and myself. Like many of you I am usually the one behind the camera. Seldom like photos of myself
Well I think you are beautiful with or without hair. People who post negative comments should take a close look at themselves. I will be keeping you in my prayers.
Mine was taken at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure in Orlando, FL. I was on my honeymoon So it isn't a real recent photo, but not too old.
Mine was taken in my bedroom when I lived in North Carolina. I wish I had some cool explanation but I don't lol.
@Kaleena I love that photo of you!
Thanks Janet
Hello, this is a bit of fun.
My photo is taken at Coogee Beach in Sydney after having breakfast with my son.
So lovely to read about you all! It is so cool to learn what is behind the photo.
@christine That's awful of them. Hope they lose their hair! Even eyebrows and nosehair!
I agree, this is a good question.
Im actually at a Koi (carp) and shark store. Theyre separated by size. Im holding a glassful of pellets to feed them. The food serves as the entrance fee. Enterprising of the owner huh.
Mine is a pic of my baby boy the day he was finally able to suck his thumb! He had been trying for weeks but didn't have the muscle control to single out just his thumb. He couldn't stop smiling! !
Mine (in the red dress) was taken in glenelg, Adelaide, at the Stamford Grand in the corridor at my yr 12 formal, in 2007. I'm thinking of changing it though, probably to one taken last week of me at a local Dam near where I live. It's beautiful there.
In the bathroom of my old apartment after seeing Josh Radin in concert (circa October 2008).
Im in my room/studio, "warehouse". My mom nicknamed it that cuz it tends to be on the messy side.
Mine was taken by my son in the living room of the house we were living in at the time. He was maybe 9 & had gotten ahold of my camera, good thing though since I rarely ever let anyone take pictures of me.
Fun! I'm holding my Vivi in front of a mirror at our house during her 3 month photo shoot.
I was making funny faces trying to get her to be happy and the photographer got this shot. I kinda love it.
@Tiffany I love this photo of you and your daughter. Your technique definitely works on me as I smile almost every time I see it pop up somewhere!
This was really fun to read through, even if your pic was taken a few years ago somewhere in your house.
Kind of like mine, taken 3 years ago, by my husband, just after a haircut/color, in my living room in Boston.
Hi, in my photo I was at Whipsnade Zoo in England.
I remember we were not far from the tiger enclosure and Rob was taking photos and snapped this one.
I Love animals and photography, we have a membership and try to go as often as we can x
My kitchen. Pathetic, I know...
I'm with you, Glenda... my kitchen. But my big ol' head takes up the whole thing, so you can't see anything else. :p
Being paranoid, mine is a pretty old photo. Taken in front of the first home I lived in, one my dad built in the country. Won't tell you what year but we had an outhouse and our water supply came from a bucket dipped into a well hole off a porch joined to the house. We moved into town a few months after it was taken.
My bathroom. Haha.
My kitchen. All my interesting-background pictures are old at this point D:
It´s been almost an year since this version of PS Started! As some of you had changed avatars in the last weeks, I deceided to change mine too. It´s a very recent picture, taken on my road trip. It was taken at a place called Santuário do Caraça in Minas Gerais, Brazil. I loved those purple flowers, so took my own pictures. The people who was traveling with me don´t like too much to take people´s pics, just landscape ones, so must of pics of myself I took on the trip was taken by me, in the teenager-like way of holding the camera as far as you can reach and blinding-shot...
You look beautiful, Lórien - nice pic!
I noticed the new pic yesterday! I've been thinking about changing mine, but I have yet to take one that I think is as good. I have small eyes and so they often get lost to the shadows of my face, but with my current one you can tell I have eyes...
I have the same issue as you have Marisa! I don´t feel comfortable yet to show a real picture of me, bu, I think my choice of Avatar-picture still say a lot about me
This is a great topic! I have enjoyed reading them too. Marisa, I love your picture with such a big smile. Every time I see it I smile too and sometimes it's like whatever you are saying on the topic the smile is real, along with your words. I am not explaining that very well but maybe you can figure it out.
My photo is in my bedroom and I am not sure I should say this but I took the picture of myself trying to look hot for my husband as I had long hair down to my waist for 20 years and had just recently had it cut short.
Thanks ladies!
Marisa, did you know that, one of the self portraits I took on the same series of this avatar, I more or less look like you on your current avatar? When I saw that pic, the first thing that I thought was "well, I have something in common with Marisa" :p


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Histagrams: Historical Moments As Hilarious Instagrams
Many of us have captured and shared snapshots of our lives throughout the years via Instagram's camera-shaped icon button for posterity's sake, creating public photos albums of both important and the most mundane of moments (and in our case, the best design finds). But now someone has imagined historical moments and figures of the past through the "filter" of Instagram..."what if" moments of yesterday portrayed as Instagram updates.
Histagrams was created on a whim by Gusto NYC and Gavin Alaoen, an idea turned into a Tumblr during a NYC subway ride:
"Swiping thru Instagram, [I] wondered what it would have been like if it was around 5 years ago, then I thought 10, 20 years ago, but why stop there?"
Above are 10 of my personal favorite "updates", all with recognizable real world counterparts amongst both my friends' feed and admittedly my own selection of uploads. I's like to imagine forward thinkers like Darwin, Da Vinci, and Newton would all appreciate the humor...
More Histagrams to enjoy here.
Via Petapixel