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Raise your hand if you were jumping for joy when we signed Garrett Atkins last year.
Ok. No one.
Now raise your hand if you were jumping for joy when we traded for Mark Reynolds.
Hmm. No one. Well this guy. Most of you were just nodding your heads slightly in approval. A tempered optimism. How could you have more than that? All you heard for the next 5 months was "200 strike outs" and "strike out king" (whoops, we were guilty of that one too).
So Mark is struggling and there are plenty of theories why. A new league. Lingering affects from injury last year. An overhaul in approach to appease the strikeout cry babies. The reason doesn't matter. He's struggling.
Now here are the reasons he and Garrett Atkins are not the same:
Garrett Atkins was signed as a free agent at 30 years old.
Garrett Atkins was never a big home run guy. His best year was 29 HR's. Mark, is a home run guy. He's an Adam Dunn type. Swing your balls off and hit it a fucking mile. Mark, with injuries and missed time last year, still hit 32 HR's. His best was 44. That's big power. So complaining about strikeouts and average is kind of like complaining to a shark when it eats your stupid ass for swimming on his turf. It's the nature of the beast. Garrett Atkins was a solid offensive player, in his prime. He got on base, he hit for some power, BUT NOT A BIG HOME RUN GUY. Besides Mark has 3 already this year in 10 less plate appearances that Atkins ended with and he only had 1. Atkins was also pretty clearly a product of Coors Field, like so many before him. Atkins sported a .875 OPS at home vs. a .728 away. Atkins was coming off a full year where he OPS'd a .650 (64 OPS+ ?!?!?!), at Coors fucking Field. That followed a 2008 where he put up a .780 (96 OPS+). Atkins trends were alarming, especially for someone who really only had one good season and another decent one in his career. Garret Atkins was clearly a fluke one hit wonder in 2006 with some scary downward trends while entering his 30s. It was a recipe for disaster and pretty much everyone saw it coming. Mark Reynolds had a down year last year, but his bad year was still a .753 OPS (98 OPS+). Reynolds was actually a decent hitter for most of last season too. He has admitted that he stupidly tried to play through a hand injury in September/Oct and during that month he put up a .291 OPS in 18 games, destroying his end of season numbers. He was one year removed from a year in which he went .892 (127 OPS+) and received MVP votes. In fact, his OPS for his first 4 seasons had been .843, .779, .892, .753. He had nothing even resembling the trend Atkins had before he came to Baltimore.
Mark's defense had been trending upwards and he had posted a positive UZR/150 for the first time in his young career.
Some recent developments last night about Mark's attitude should also not go unnoticed. I'm not saying Garrett didn't have a good attitude but Mark has the "want to". See here. Here.
This is all just the icing on the proverbial cake. The obvious answer as to why Mark Reynolds is not Garrett Atkins: Reynolds is 27, and he was brought here to play a totally different fucking position.
Ok. We've made our peace. Proceed spreading misinformation out of frustration, tired, beleaguered Orioles fan base.


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Discussions about the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary (Part I)
by Ph.J. Hoedemaeker
Let me try to make a few things clear to you by elucidating my opinion on the matter. I am at one with you about the stratigraphic position of the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary at the base of the Neocomian (= boundary between the ammonite zones of 'Berriasella' jacobi and 'Tirnovella' subalpina), because this boundary practically correlates with the top Portlandian, the top Volgian and the original base of the Berriasian. If we want to speed up the procedure of the Working Group on the the Jurassic-Cretaceous Boundary, we should not waste time on finding a level for the GSSP at the base of the Berriasella jacobi Zone, but start as quick as possible to find an appropriate level at or close to the base of the Neocomian. (...)
Basic assumptions
First: the stratigraphic position of the J/K boundary should be as close as possible to the original boundary. Priority should be respected, and disrespected only when absolutely necessary. Slight deviations are tolerated on account of modern achievements in science.
Second: The GSSP should be defined in the Tethyan realm, not in the boreal realm. This is because of the continuous and easy accessibility of Tethyan GSSP locations.
Third: The GSSP should be located in open marine sediments deposited in not too shallow and not too deep environment.
Fourth: The objects or features used to determine and correlate the boundary should preferably be visible objects or features, i.e. of lithostratigraphical (sedimentological) or biostratigraphical (palaeontological) nature. Chemostratigraphical or magnetostratigraphical features in the rock are not visible and require long and expensive field and laboratory work to detect them; they can, however, be used to controle and support the correlation by visible features.
Argumentation, history, priority
1. The stratigraphic position of the J-K boundary has not been established yet. There is only a recommendation of the former 'IUGS Working group for the Jurassic-Cretaceous Boundary' (Meeting in Sümeg, Hungary, 18-21 September, 1984), that this boundary should, for the time being, be in accordance with the outcome of the vote among the participants of the 'Colloque sur la limite Jurassique-Crétacé, 1975.' This outcome endorses the proposal of Raymond Enay and his group that the stratigraphic position of the J-K boundary should be at the base of the Berriasella jacobi Zone. This species belongs to the generic group Hegaratella Nikolov, 1977, type species Berriasella paramacilenta Mazenot, 1939.
2. The Berriasian Stage defines the Cretaceous System, and the Berriasian Stage is defined by its base, which is by definition also the base of the Cretaceous System. According to the recommendation worded above, the base of the Berriasian is at this moment defined by the base of the H. jacobi Zone, which is on its turn defined by the first appearance of H. jacobi. This means that the Cretaceous is recommended to be defined by the first appearance of H. jacobi.
3. I reject this recommended definition, because it is unacceptably far away from the original stratigraphic position being the base of the Neocomian in the Neuchâtel region (Desor & Gressly, 1859; Oppel 1865), i.e. between the Goldberg Formation and the 'Unité oolitique inférieur' of the Marbre Bâtard. (This boundary is the original one, and is, according to the ammonites found and translated into current ammonite zones, situated between the H. jacobi and S. occitanica zones (Clavel et al., 1986; Détraz & Mojon, 1989; Hoedemaeker, 1987, 1991). This boundary has been defined in sediments deposited in a very shallow sea. The Maximum Flooding Interval in the upper part of the S. subalpina Subzone presumably correlates with the basal part of the Pierre Châtel Formation. This stratigraphic position lasted about 30 years, from 1865 to1895 and with a small shift up to 1973, thus more than 100 years.
4. 4. The base of the H. jacobi Zone as the Jurassic-Cretaceous Boundary is also unacceptably far from the base of the Berriasian Stage as it was originally defined. about two (Gradstein et al., 2004) to three (about 150 precessions of the equinoxes earlier) million years earlier. According to the original definition of Coquand (1869, 1870, 1871, 1875) the Berriasian comprises the 'Calcaires marneux de Berrias' containing the ammonite fauna described by Pictet (1867), which embraces, translated into current ammonite zones, the S. occitanica and S. boissieri zones. The important thing is that this original base of the Berriasian unintendedly correlates with the original base of the Cretaceous, i.e. the base of the Neocomian.
5. Finally Hoedemaeker (1987, 2002, 2003) showed by interrealmal correlation that the boundary between the B. jacobi and S. occitanica zones practically correlates with the modern top of the Portlandian Stage (since Cope et al., 1980) between the Subcraspedites lamplughi and Runctonia runctoni zones) and the top of the Volgian Stage in Siberia (between the Chetaites chetae and Praesurites sibericus zones) and European Russia (between the Subcraspedites nodiger Zone and the base of the Ryazanian Stage). So, the tops of the Boreal Portlandian and Volgian stages correlate with the original base of the Cretaceous System and with the original base of the Berriasian stage. Also the American Parodontoceras-Substeueroceras-Proniceras beds and the Argentine Substeueroceras koeneni Zone remain in the Tithonian. Only non-typical 'Parodontoceras' reedi and 'Substeueroceras' disputabile occur in younger beds. Hoedemaeker's correlations were confirmed by magnetostratigraphy (Housa et al., 2007); actually he traced major sequence boundary Be3 all over the world. I cannot find any legitimate and compelling reason to deviate from this boundary. What Enay and his group did is unacceptable and solely based on fossil taxonomy; he disturbed the already established good correlation. I cannot find any legitimate and compelling reason to deviate from this boundary. What Enay and his group did is unacceptable and solely based on fossil taxonomy; he disturbed the already established good correlation.
6. The first small deviation from the original J-K boundary was done by Kilian (1895), who respected the original definition of the Berriasian all his life. He found directly below the Berriasian sensu stricto of Berrias a few beds with a mixed Berriasian-Tithonian ammonite fauna, which he regarded as a transitional fauna between the Tithonian and Berriasian. Translated into current ammonite zones these beds, which he called Niveau de Jansiac (or Gensiac) and can be studied in the Montagne de Lure, approximately represent a part of the former 'Pseudosubplanites grandis Zone.' He surprisingly united these transitional beds and the Berriasian sensu stricto' into what he called the 'Infravalanginien.' He considered the base of the Infravalanginian the base of the Cretaceous, but he keeps the base of the Berriasian where it always has been (Coquand 1871), i.e. a few beds higher. This would be an unacceptable situation nowadays. The base of the Infravalanginian (only a few beds below the base of the original Berriasian) became known as the 'classical boundary' of the Cretaceous System, which lasted 80 years: from 1895 to 1975.
7. Mazenot (1939) corrected this unacceptable condition by considering the 'Infravalanginian' equivalent to the Berriasian and the base of the Berriasian equivalent to the base of the Cretaceous System. The 'Pseudosubplanites grandis Zone' became the basal ammonite zone of an extended Berriasian and therefore also of the Cretaceous. This boundary was respected by Le Hégarat (1973) as the J-K boundary; he introduced the H. jacobi Zone as the uppermost Tithonian ammonite zone. This zone covers the greater part of the "Calcaire blanc d'Ardèche," which represents the Ardescian Substage (Toucas, 1890), the uppermost substage of the Tithonian Stage (Cecca et al., 1989). In the Berriasian stratotype the 'Calcaires blancs de l'Ardèche' include even the P. grandis Subzone. The minor lower part of the 'Calcaire Blanc' is occupied by the M. microcanthum and Durangites zones.
8. It appears difficult to distinguish the P. grandis zone form the H. jacobi zone, because nearly all ammonite, belemnite, echinoid and calpionellid species of P. grandis Zone occur also in the H. jacobi Zone. The former zone is hardly recognizable without the presence of the latter and it is not considered workable to define the base of the Cretaceous at the base of the P. grandis Zone. During the Colloque sur la limite Jurassique-Crétacé (1975) both zones were, therefore, united into the 'jacobi-grandis zone'. In 1990 the IGCP (projects 262 and 362) Lower Cretaceous Cephalopod Team (= the predecessor of the IUGS Lower Cretaceous Ammonite Working Group, the "Kilian Group,"of the Subcommission on Cretaceous Stratigraphy) regarded the two zones as subzones of an extended H. jacobi Zone (Hoedemaeker & Bulot, 1990). In 1993 the Lower Cretaceous Ammonite Team abandoned the P. grandis Subzone as unworkable, and only kept the extended H. jacobi Zone (Hoedemaeker & Company, 1993).
9. It therefore became desirable to shift the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary and the base of the Berriasian Stage to the top of the extended H. jacobi Subzone again, i.e. to their original position. However, Enay and his students studied the uppermost Jurassic succession in Andalusia (Spain) where the top of the P. grandis Subzone (=) cannot be well defined; it is probably a level within the Retowskiceras andrussowi Zone of J. M. Tavera, 1985, the totality of which he correlated with the S. occitanica Zone, but which probably correlates only with the top part of the former 'P. grandis Zone' and the S. subalpina Subzone, because it represents the total range of Hegaratella paramacilenta. Enay & Geyssant (1975) proposed to place the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary either at the base of the H. jacobi Zone where the genus Berriasella suddenly becomes dominant. This level correlates with the base of Calpionellid zone B and with major sequence boundary Be1. According to Enay & Geyssant the only alternative would be a level within or at the top of the Berriasian Stage. This procedure would make the way free for every stratigrapher to indicate at random the events that he likes to be a boundary between stages or systems This cannot be. Every indication of a boundary should take account of already existing boundaries and priority should be violated only when absolutely necessary.
10. After an inquiry among the attendants of the Colloque sur la Limite Jurassique-Crétacé, the base of the H. jacobi zone was accepted by the majority of the attendants, presumably because of the perfect and convincing presentation of Enay and Geyssant, and because Enay and Geyssant did not give an acceptable alternative. There were only two dissidents mentioned: Jost Wiedmann and Raymond Casey, who are actually working around the J/K boundary. In 1984 during the meeting of the IUGS Working Group on the Berriasian Stage in Sümeg (Hungary) the members decided to respect for the time being the outcome of the iquiry until a final definition in the future (see point 1).
11. The base of the H. jacobi Zone is too far from the original Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary of Oppel (1865). It cannot be indicated in the stratotype of the Berriasian near Berrias, where only the uppermost bed of the former P. grandis Zone yielded a few ammonites. Also a large part of the original Ardescian Substage of the Tithonian was severely truncated and reduced to an insignificant part of the upper Tithonian. Nevertheless the base of the H. jacobi Zone has all qualification to be an important stratigraphic boundary: major sequence boundary attended by a clear change in the calpionellid fauna and a clear change in ammonite fauna (Tavera, 1985 found only three ammonite species (= 15%) crossing the boundary and occurring in the basalmost part of the H. jacobi Zone, viz. Corongoceras köllikeri, Protacanthodiscus heterocosmus and Durangites sutneroides), which makes its recognition and identification easy.
12. From 1981 onward I proposed with ample argumentation to put the J-K boundary at the base of the S. occitanica Zone, which is defined by the base of the S. subalpina Subzone, and which can be recognized by the first appearance of at least Strambergella subalpina, Berriasella privasensis, Neocosmoceras sayni, Negreliceras paranegreli, 'Delphinella' boisseti, Subthurmannia clareti, Mazenoticeras malbosiforme, Mazenoticeras curelense, Mazenoticeras broussei, Malbosiceras pouyannei (M. pictetiforme), Malbosiceras malbosi, Retowskiceras andrussowi, 'D.' ellenica, 'D.' sevenieri, 'Tirnovella' occitanica, and Spiticeras praegratianopolitense. None of these ammonite species that characterize the Berriasian S. occitanica and S. boissieri zones, does occur in the extended H. jacobi Zone, whereas only eight of the 62 species (13%) that occur in the H. jacobi zone, viz. Hegaratella paramacilenta, Hegaratella subcallisto, Strambergella shipkovensis, Strambergella floquinenesis, Subalpinites aristides, Dalmasiceras gigas and Dalmasiceras djanelidzei, and remarkably Schaireria longaeva, occur in the S. subalpina subzone. This means that the change in the ammonite fauna is very great and the measure of extinction surpasses the normal background extinction to a large extent, which greatly enhances the biostratigraphic recognizability of the boundary. This is interpreted to be due to the extra deep fall of the sea level connected with major sequence boundary Be3.
13. The most preferable locality for the GSSP (Global stratotype section and point) should of course be sought for in the stratotype of the Berriasian Stage near Berrias, because of the thorough pluridisciplinar investigations performed in this stratotype section (e.g. Jan du Chêne et al.,1993). According to Le Hégarat (1973) the S. subalpina Subzone begins at the base of bed 147 (= base of bed 147/12 in Jan du Chêne et al., 1993). However, the only S. subalpina mentioned from the Berriasian stratotype occurs in bed 148 (= bed 148/16 in Jan du Chêne et al., 1993), and from beds 146 and 147 no ammonites were reported. The first and last ammonites of the extended B. jacobi Zone occur in bed 145.
14. Halfway up bed 147 there is a major sequence boundary (Be3) at the erosive base of bed 147/14A. This sequence boundary coincides with the base of magnetostrigraphic chron M17r. Also the base of the 'Calcaires marneux de Berrias' virtually coincides with this sequence boundary. It is the base of the Berriasian defined by Coquand (1869, 1870, 1871, and 1875). The presence of about 20 % kaoliniet begins at the base of the first non reworked sediments above this sequence boundary. The expression of this major sequence boundary is lithostratigraphically as well as biostratigraphically discernable and recognizable in most successions in the Tethyan and Boreal realms. It is biostratigraphically well recognizable by ammonites, belemnites and calpionellids. The faunas of all these groups show a marked change-over at this sequence boundary. The GSSP may be placed at the major sequence boundary Be3. The only problem is the hiatus along this sequence boundary. The Berriasian near Angles is very incomplete around the B. jacobi-S. subalpina zonal boundary (very large hiatus between the B. jacobi and S. occitanica zones) and the magnetostratigraphy has not been studied.
15. The perfect boundary would be at a locality where the hiatus produced by sequence boundary Be3 does not exist, and the beds are conformable. The Lower Cretaceous succession along the Río Argos west of Caravaca (Province of Murcia, SE Spain), for instance, is such a locality. The sediments were deposited at a depth of about 200 to 300 m (upper slope) (Hoedemaeker & Leereveld, 1995; Hoedemaeker, 1998). In this locality the correlative conformity of sequence boundary Be3 separates the last bed with Pseudosubplanites of the extended H. jacobi Zone, bed Z204, from the first bed with Strambergella subalpina of the S. subalpina Zone, bed Z206. The first Calpionella elliptica appears in bed Z200, which is120.000 years (6 precessions of the equinonoxes) before the top of the last bed of the H. jacobi Zone. According to Allemann in Allemann et al. (1975) the base of the C. elliptica Zone characterizes "one of the most easily definable breaks in the calpionellid faunas" (viz. the appearance of many well developed Calpionella elliptica; Tintinnopsella carpathica becomes large and frequent and develops subspecies/varieties; within the C. elliptica Zone the T. carpathica-T. longa transition sets in, and the first T. longa appears; the appearance of the forerunner of Calpionellopsis simplex. Crassicolaria parvula and Calpionella alpina disappear within the C. elliptica Zone; C. alpina is still prent and develops subspecies/varieties). Unfortunately magnetostratigraphy is not possible in the Río Argos succession because of remagnetization during the orogenic movements in Miocene times (Hoedemaeker et al. 1998), and pollen and dinoflagellate cysts are absent around this boundary, because they are all carbonized by geothermal heat. However the magnetic susceptibility has been measured and can be used in magnotostratigraphic correlation.
16. A section for the GSSP of the base of the Cretaceous System that is perfect in all aspects, has not been described yet for the Mediterranean Faunal Province.
J/K-markers of the top of the extended H. jacobi Zone
There are several levels that are suitable to function as boundary planes for the base of the Berriasian/Cretaceous:
1. The entry of Calpionella elliptica, i.e. the base of the C. elliptica Zone, which according to Allemann in Allemann et al. (1975) characterizes "one of the most easily definable breaks in the calpionellid faunas." Why? Because it heralds a new association which begins with the presence of C. elliptica s.s., the increase in the size and abundance of Tintinnopsella carpathica, the appearance of Tintinnopsella longa preceded by transitional forms between T. carpathica and T. longa, the entry of the forerunner of Calpionellopsis simplex; Crassicolaria parvula and Calpionella alpina disappear within the C. elliptica Zone. (Tropical Realm)
2. The first appearence of either Subthurmannia (Strambergella) subalpina, or Berriasella privasensis, or Neocosmoceras sayni, or Negreliceras paranegreli, or or Subthurmannia clareti, or Mazenoticeras malbosiforme, or Mz. curelense, or Mz. broussei, or Malbosiceras pouyannei, or M. pictetiforme, or M. malbosi, or Retowskiceras andrussowi, or 'Delphinella' boisseti, or 'D.' ellenica, or 'D.' sevenieri, or 'Tirnovella' occitanica, or Spiticeras praegratianopolitense, which start their ranges in the S. subalpina Subzone. (Mediterranean Faunal Province)
3. The base of magnetostratigraphic zone M17r. In the type section of the Berriasian the base of M17r coincides with the sequence boundary Be3. Magnetostratigraphic boundaries are not visible in the field and therefore not as apparent as the sedimentological and palaeontological characteristics of the sediments. They can only be detected by expensive and time-consuming laboratorium work. Many rocks are not suitable to do magnetostratigraphic studies. (Mondial)
4. Sequence boundary Be3, which is a major (type 1) sequence boundary, which means that the sea level falls below the platform edge, and erosion of the platform is severe. This causes a severe turn-over in the ammonite fauna. 87% of the ammonite fauna of the subjacent H. jacobi Zone becomes extinct, whereas the overlying S. subalpina Subzone is characterized by a great number of new ammonite species, none of which occur in the H. jacobi Zone. 13% of the ammonite fauna of the H. jacobi Zone becomes extinct in the S. subalpina Zone. (Mondial)
5. The entry of kaolinite in France, England and Germany at correlatable levels. The appearance of kaolinite at the base of the S. subalpina Zone is interpreted as a change in climat, viz. from semiarid to semihumid. (Europe)
All these markers of the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary have the same importance, but I prefer the base of the S. subalpina Subzone or sequence boundary Be3.


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Mayor Issues State of Emergency in Sioux Falls
Mayor Mike Huether has issued a state of emergency in Sioux Falls. The designation allows the city to tap private contractors to assist in the clean-up of damage caused by the recent ice storm.
During a news conference Wednesday morning, Huether said it could take weeks for the city to recover from the storm, but that city crews are ready to get the job done. In addition, the city is prepared for the financial fall-out the clean-up will require.
Sioux Falls Fire Department Chief Jim Sideras said that they have responded to about 300 calls since Tuesday. Sioux Falls Police Chief Doug Barthel said his department had responded to almost 1,000 calls.
Sideras and Barthel said both departments have been stretched by the storm and are trying to prioritize calls as best they can.
Citizens with an emergency should call 911. Citizens with urgent calls regarding state government offices may call 1-866-320-2740. For routine state business, citizens are asked to be patient and contact the appropriate office once the storm has passed and offices are re-opened.
There are currently about 28,000 people in the Sioux Falls area without power. According to authorities, it could take until Friday to get all power restored. Xcel Energy reports that four feeder lines are affected. To report power outages, contact Xcel Energy at 1-800-895-1999. Xcel Energy is bringing in additional crews to assist in the response.
Southeastern Electric Cooperative issued the following release:
Due to heavy ice loads and extensive tree damage throughout our 5,500 mile square service area we are experiencing outages for approximately 2,712 members out of our 15,500 due to over 100 poles down. Outages are occurring throughout our service area, but are east of a line from Menno/Freeman area northeast to the Canistota/Salem area and on east to the Iowa border. Crews are working to repair downed lines, broken poles and clearing trees from power lines. Additional crews have been requested to help in the power restoration process and are expected to be in the area around noon. The Southeastern Electric Cooperative crews are working to restore power as safely and quickly as possible. "General Manager Brad Schardin encourages the general public to stay away from downed power lines and call Southeastern Electric Cooperative at 1-800-333-2859 with any problems."
Sioux Valley Energy released the following statement:
Sioux Valley Energy currently has approximately 3,000 members out of power. There are several hundred poles down with entire sections of line in some areas. Conditions continue to deteriorate in the Southeast region of our territory. The heavy damage is primarily south of Dell Rapids to the north end of Sioux Falls and extends out east beyond Luverne, MN. It continues to rain and freeze as we work to put up line. Sioux Valley Energy is bringing in additional lineworkers from other electric co-ops and as well as extra equipment.
In the case of downed power lines or power outages, the city recommends citizens call their service provider and not the police department. Numbers to call include Excel Energy at 1-800-895-1999 or Southeastern at 333-2859. In case of downed street lights, citizens can call 605-373-6979.
Free fallen branch drop-off will be available at the City Street Department (1000 East Chambers Street) and the Sioux Empire Fairgrounds (North Lyons Boulevard) to assist with branch cleanup due to the ice storm. You can also find more locations here.
The city also recommends the following:
- Citizens should shelter-in-place in the event of power loss.
- Anticipate and prepare for additional power outages.
- Be aware and stay clear of downed power lines.
- Give Xcel Energy time to restore power.
- Travel only if necessary within the city.
- Check road conditions before traveling and exercise caution throughout this weather-related event. Updated statewide road conditions are available through safetravelusa.com or by calling 5-1-1.
- Do not park under mature trees.
- Be safe and allow natural melting to occur before working under and around mature trees.
- During business hours, city residents can drop off fallen tree branches at either the Sioux Falls Street Department or the Sioux Empire Fairgrounds locations.


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I began thinking carefully about Apple in 2005 when the stock was priced at around $55/share. I remember that the events which made me consider Apple in a different light were the launch of the iPod shuffle and the launch of the Mac mini. Both moves signaled to me that the company was serious about competing with non-consumption. At that point I thought that the company was a potential opportunity as an investment.
But I also remember that many people at the time thought that the stock price was too expensive. At $50, the company was much more expensive than the year before. The stock started 2004 at about $11/share. The reason it had climbed so much was that the iPod began to be a real world-wide growth phenomenon. Buying Apple was buying into the iPod and many said the price was unsustainable given such a strong dependency on fickle consumer tastes. It was a much riskier proposition than that of competitors like Dell and HP which made product for reliable buyers like enterprises.
Indeed, by 2006, the shine was off. In the first half of 2006 the stock collapsed from $85 a share to $50, a fall of 40%. It was becoming clear that with mobile phones taking on more music playing features, the iPod was not going to be a big story for long. What's more, Apple had just announced that they were switching to Intel for the Mac product line. Investors saw just how vulnerable the company still was and considered that the Mac brand was in jeopardy as it transitioned to becoming a Windows-friendly machine.
However, in 2007 the company's value recovered with the introduction of the iPhone. Suddenly there was a new product to drive sales. Nobody knew by how much or how but there was a sense that the iPhone was enough to keep Apple from oblivion.
Yet, again, in early 2008 the company lost 40% of its valuation. In a rather inexplicable period following the launch of the MacBook Air, the company's shares went into free fall. Inexplicable because the company continued to deliver solid growth with 2008 calendar quarters showing between 32% and 155% EPS growth.
Then the recession came. It caused another 40% share price collapse. Growth slowed to a range of 11% to 61% during 2009. As the marco "headwinds" blew over, by the end of 2009, with the help of a lukewarm response to the iPad, the company's value recovered to its 2007 level. In the mean-time its earnings more than doubled.
It may not appear to be the case, but throughout this volatile period, the investment thesis remained fairly constant: Continue reading "Is Innovation Valuable?"


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NEW YORK (AP) — On Monday, the FBI turned off servers that had allowed thousands of malware-stricken computers to continue using the Internet. The personal computers — both Windows PCs and Macs — are corrupted by a virus known as DNSChanger. Without the servers, the machines wouldn't know how to locate websites and send email.
Q. What happened?
A. Years ago, scammers managed to trick millions of people into installing the DNSChanger software, which changed certain computer settings. With the change, your computer went to a rogue server rather than a legitimate one at your company or Internet service provider. From there, the scammers were able to send you to websites containing rogue ads from which they profited.
Q. How were the servers supposed to function?
A. Databases known as domain name servers translate Internet addresses such as "ap.org" into a series of numbers your computer needs to locate other Internet-connected machines. Think of it as the Internet's version of directory assistance for telephone numbers. If you need the number for Acme's Flowers, you call "411" to ask for it.
Q. How did the scam work?
A. In the simplest terms, think of it as "411" calls that were rerouted to a directory-assistance service operated by the scammers. You call it to ask for Acme's Flowers, but the service gives you the number for a flower shop run by the mob. The shop still fulfills the order, so you don't suspect anything, but it might use stolen flowers and baskets.
According to federal authorities, there were variations on how the scammers profited.
In some cases, only the ads were changed. For example, authorities say, people who went to ESPN's website saw an ad for a timeshare business rather than the Dr. Pepper ad that was supposed to be there. In such cases, those people were still going to ESPN's website. Normally, your computer would grab the ad displayed on ESPN from a separate, legitimate ad-placement company. Authorities say the affected computers were tricked into grabbing the scammers' ad instead.
In other cases, authorities say, people searching through Google or Yahoo were sent to a fake search engine. They got search results that looked like Google's or Yahoo's but contained links to unauthorized sites. For example, people trying to reach the IRS site instead got H&R Block's, without the tax preparer's knowledge. Authorities say scammers got payments for referrals.
The FBI said the scam netted at least $14 million.
Q. If this has been going on for years, why did it become a problem Monday?
A. Authorities busted the ring in November and arrested six suspects. The rogue databases were replaced with legitimate ones, but they were always meant to be temporary and did nothing to change the settings on individual computers. In other words, the troubled computers were still looking for databases at the rogue locations, but legitimate databases were set up at those rogue locations.
Those databases were turned off Monday with the expiration of a court order, so infected computers are now looking for databases that don't exist. Without the information, computers don't know where to find websites.
Continuing the phone analogy, the "411" calls during the transition period didn't go to the usual directory-assistance service but one operated on behalf of the FBI. You'd get the correct Acme's Flowers, not the mob operation. Since the temporary service shut down Monday, "411" calls essentially go to a disconnected line.
Q. Are the infected computers now offline?
A. Not really. If your computer is corrupted, you can still reach websites if you know their numeric Internet address. But chances are, you don't. So you are effectively offline. Imagine if all your contacts in your cellphone got wiped out. How many people would you be able to call?
In addition, some service providers are redirecting traffic on the back end so that they still reach legitimate databases.
Q. How many computers are affected?
A. At the time of the arrests in November, the FBI said about 4 million computers had the rogue settings, including about 500,000 in the U.S. Some were home computers, while others were on employees' desks at major businesses and government agencies, including NASA. Many of the computers had been fixed since then, with the settings restored to reach normal, permanent databases. As of late Sunday, just before the temporary databases were turned off, the FBI believes about 211,000 were still affected worldwide, including 41,800 in the U.S.
Q. What has been done to fix the computers infected with DNSChanger?
A. For months, the FBI and private companies have been sending general warnings about the deadline. Some Internet service providers and the social-networking service Facebook Inc. also have been directly notifying people they believe still have infected computers. Some Facebook users, for instance, got a message on their screen warning them that access to websites, emails and chat would end Monday if they didn't correct the problem. They were given a website with more information on detecting and fixing the problem.
Nonetheless, many computers remained infected. Many users didn't understand what was going on, let alone how to fix the problem. And some thought the warnings themselves were scams, or at least an effort by the government to spy on them.
Q. What happens if my computer is still infected?
A. Several security companies have free tools to scan your computer and remove this and other threats. Chances are if you are reading this on the Internet after Monday, your computer is OK. You can go to http://www.dns-ok.us to make sure. Even if your computer is clean, it's a good idea to have it scanned regularly or install security software that does it automatically on a regular basis. More details on fixing your computer can be found here: http://www.dcwg.org/fix .
Site to test computer settings: http://www.dns-ok.us
Consortium on DNSChanger: http://www.dcwg.org


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Nicholas Gordon Doesn't Deny Engagement With Bobbi Kristina
Nicholas doesn't say 'no' when questioned about his controversial relationship with Bobbi by a paparazzo! Do YOU think this is healthy?
Bobbi Kristina Brown, 19, and Nicholas Gordon, 22, have once again been spotted walking, holding hands in their Georgia hometown. But there's more evidence now — aside from their very public PDA — that they're in fact a couple.
When asked by a photographer in this video on TMZ.com if they were dating or engaged Nicholas responded "no comment."
The only question Nicholas didn't say "no comment" to was "how is Bobbi Kristina doing," in which he responded "just fine."
HollywoodLife.com broke the news that Bobbi Kristina and Nicholas are a couple when they were first spotted making out in a Target on March 9. Since then rumors have surfaced that their relationship is far more serious and that they are planning to wed.
What do you think, HollywoodLifers? Why is Nicholas keeping their relationship in the dark? Sound off in your comments below.
— Nicole Karlis
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Michelle Day was tragically killed while doing something she loved, riding her motorcycle.
Michelle was a mother and a daughter. She had family and friends. Now, there is a huge hole in the lives of those who knew and loved her that can never be filled. Her death also leaves a hole in the motorcycling community. A hole we must deal with far too often. A hole that need not have occurred.
This tragedy has also ruined the life of the man charged in her death. I would not wish his pain on anyone. There is likely not a minute of every day since the accident that he has not relived every aspect of that event. He is no doubt riddled with remorse and grief for the loss caused by his actions. I pray for both families daily. I ask you to do the same.
Here, in N.C., the Concerned Bikers Association/ABATE of NC has been working with the NCDOT and the state Legislature for approximately five years in an effort to have the electronic message boards on our highways to display our message �Look Twice, Save a Life. Motorcycles are Everywhere.� We have had very little success.
We practice what we preach. We have volunteers all across N.C. who present our Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Program to drivers ed students. Last year, we reached over 20,000 students across N.C. Have we made a difference? I like to think so, but there is no way to measure the results. We do it because we believe in it.
NCDOT tells us too many messages may make the boards less effective. Last week, I saw several boards all week long informing motorists that state law requires them to wear a seat belt. I also saw boards telling me it was a 15 minute drive to I-77. I was not going to I-77. I know I am required by law to wear a seat belt. Would those message boards with our message have saved Michelle Day. I don�t know.
I do know the driver charged in her death was in his 70s. He has never seen our drivers ed program. Maybe, just maybe, if he had seen the electronic message boards a few times, Michelle Day would be with her family today.
I can�t say for sure, but I am willing to try anything that might save future lives. The signs are in place, they are paid for, there is no additional expense incurred to utilize them. Just a programming procedure that will take only a moment. About the same amount of time that would have been required for a second look. A second look that may have saved Michelle Day.
Please help. Call your elected reps and the NCDOT. Michelle Day was one of us. She was one of you.
Bill Starnes
Starnes is legislative coordinator, Gaston County Chapter, CBA/ABATE of NC.


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North Vancouver's Rob Sacre signs with L.A. Lakers
Rob Sacre has taken another another step toward his NBA dream.
The North Vancouver high school basketball star has signed with the L.A. Lakers, the famed NBA team announced Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sacre, who stands 7'0″ and is a graduate of Handsworth secondary school, was the last player selected – 60th overall – in the 2012 NBA Draft, which took place June 28.
Sacre's high school career included a Triple-A Boys Basketball championship in 2006. He graduated from Handsworth in the spring of 2007, before joining Gonzaga University for the 2007-08 West Coast Conference season.
He recently started all five games for the Lakers' Summer League team, averaging nine points and 6.2 rebounds per game.
Despite the Friday's news, there are apparently still questions surrounding Sacre's immediate future with the Lakers.
Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times wrote of the Sacre signing: "…though it was immediately unclear if the contract was non-guaranteed and amounted to little more than an invitation to training camp."
The Lakers, already with one of the biggest stars in basketball, Kobe Bryant, added Victoria product Steve Nash, as well as Dwight Howard from the Orland Magic during the off-season.


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In a previous post, I talked about the drinkable form of Sibu Beauty, which is not only an excellent beauty-enhancing product, but it actually tastes good too. Now after trying several of their topical products, I wanted to share my thoughts with you lovely ladies.
Well first off, everything is paraben-free and cruelty-free. In addition, none of their products contain dairy, wheat, gluten, sodium, yeast or preservatives. The main ingredient in this line is the super berry sea buckthorn, which is sourced through fair trade agreements with local harvesters in Tibet (an effort the Dalai Lama has taken notice of).
My favorite product of theirs right now is the Sea Buckthorn Age Defying Eye Cream, which features sea buckthorn and pumpkin seed. This botanical blend is the perfect trifecta – it reduces puffiness, dark circles and fine lines. Personally, I often find that eye creams seem to irritate that ultra sensitive area, but I've been using this one for weeks with no complaints. It's a perfect consistency, easily absorbs into the skin and as with most eye creams, a little goes a long way. I'm so happy to have found this eye cream because I was getting concerned after so many natural eye creams irritated me!
I also love the Cleanse & Detox Facial Soap (a very sweet, earthy scent and gently exfoliating) and the Body Cream (a bright, citrus scent and a perfectly creamy consistency).
Has anyone tried any of Sibu's products yet?
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Party in a Bag by Virginia
14 comments:
- ~jan said...
I have loved seeing Virginia's wonderful creations this year! She is inspiring and uplifting!
- January 25, 2012 at 3:34 AM
- Karen B. said...
Fantastic projects Virginia!
- January 25, 2012 at 4:55 AM
- Cathy A said...
Love Virginia's creations
- January 25, 2012 at 5:33 AM
- Susan said...
So blessed to have Virginia on the SRM team. I look forward to seeing her creations for a very long time! I know that she's stuck on stickers now! How do explain how such a wild and crazy stamper is using Stickers? I guess that the only explanation is S.R.M. :)
- January 25, 2012 at 6:16 AM
- Jingle said...
These are so super cute!
- January 25, 2012 at 6:32 AM
- Annette said...
aww Virginia is awesome...
- January 25, 2012 at 6:44 AM
- jordanbev5 said...
Love your party ideas, Virginia! TFS and welcome to SRM! I look forward to seeing all your wonderful ideas!
- January 25, 2012 at 7:18 AM
- Virginia L. said...
Thank you, SRM, for having me as a DT this past year. It has been a BLAST!
- January 25, 2012 at 7:28 AM
- Angi said...
Virginia Rocks! Love her awesome creativity! :)
- January 25, 2012 at 10:15 AM
- Tina said...
Virginia is just so talented! Love all the party ideas.
- January 25, 2012 at 10:58 AM
- Romaine said...
Love seeing your fabby work, Virginia! Sorry to see you leave SRM, but know that I will be continuing to enjoy your work on your blog!
- January 25, 2012 at 1:25 PM
- Trinh said...
These are very cute & fun! Virginia is so talented & inspiring and it's been wonderful seeing all of her projects using the SRM products this year!
- January 25, 2012 at 6:52 PM
- Karen from MI said...
Your designs were always, AMAZING, Virginia. I enjoy how much FUN you put into all of your work! LOVE your party in a bag, too. I'll miss your contributions and I'm sure the team will, too. Love, Karen
- January 25, 2012 at 9:23 PM
- Liz Weber said...
How fun these are Virginia, love the tube idea, love the fun, colourful cards and the treat bags are so clever and delicious! Thanks for all the wonderful inspiration, I look forward to a LOT more gorgeous work from you!
- January 31, 2012 at 12:30 AM


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July 11, 2013
Update Extra: Board of Trustees presented with draft resolution for Master Plan
At today's Committee of the Whole meeting of the Columbus State Board of Trustees, President Harrison presented a draft of a resolution approving the College's Master Plan. You can see the resolution draft and a PowerPoint presentation about the Master Plan, online at the website: http://www.cscc.edu/about/master-planning/index.shtml.
Dual enrollment numbers on the increase
Attendance in Dual Enrollment and Early College Programs hit record numbers last year. More than 500 students from area high schools signed up for Dual Enrollment, Early College or PSEO, (post-secondary enrollment option) classes. Dual enrollment courses are taught at the local high school, while PSEO and Early College courses are offered online and at Columbus State's Regional Learning Centers.
At Columbus Africentric Early College High School, 40 students are enrolled for this upcoming Fall Semester, which is quite an increase over the three students of last year. Other participating school districts include Bexley, Big Walnut, Canal Winchester, Delaware, Dublin, Hilliard, Licking Heights, New Albany, Olentangy, Pickerington, Reynoldsburg, Tolles Career and Technical Center, and Westerville.
A provision in the recently passed HB 59 will require Ohio colleges to report Dual Enrollment/Early College data for the first time to the Ohio Board of Regents.
Qualified instructors can teach College Success class
Columbus State faculty or staff who are interested in teaching sections of the COLS 1100/ 1101 First-Year Experience seminar can now register for one of the July 2013 training sessions. Two dates are coming up soon: Thursday, July 25 (2:45- 5:00 p.m.) and Tuesday, July 30 (9:00- 11:30 a.m.). Autumn Semester begins August 21.
To teach the class, instructors must hold a master's degree or higher and complete the training to be considered for future section assignments. Interested employees may register for the training through the Human Resources Training Site at: http://web.cscc.edu/is/employeetraining/courses.asp.
Reception for Kim Brazwell today!
The Department of Student Life will host a goodbye reception for Kimberly Brazwell, manager of Diversity Initiatives. She is leaving Columbus State after six years of service to take a new position within the Bexley School system.
The campus community is invited to thank Kim for her service
and to wish her well in her new job TODAY, July 11, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Library Multimedia Room on the first floor.
Seats available in Hostmanship class
There's still time to register for the employee development class "Hostmanship: Customer Service and Leadership reframed: The Art of Serving Others" which will be held Friday, July 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Register here:
Patterson joins Counseling Services Department
Jennifer Patterson
Counseling Services recently welcomed a new clinical mental health counselor, Jennifer Patterson, MS, LPCC, LICDC-CS. Patterson is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor. She holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from The Ohio State University and earned her master's in counseling from the University of Dayton.
Patterson has worked in a variety of clinical counseling settings over the past 13 years, including addiction treatment facilities, dual diagnosis programs, and the juvenile prison system.
"My goal is to establish a personal connection with students that helps make change possible," says Patterson. Counseling Services is excited that Patterson has brought her wealth of experience in diverse areas of clinical mental health and substance abuse counseling to the college.
Annual Reviews due July 31, August 30
Full-time employee Annual Reviews are due to Human Resources by July 31 and part-time employee reviews are due by August 30.
All the information you need to complete the Annual Reviews can be found on the Annual Review Webpage: http://www.cscc.edu/about/hcd/performs/review.shtml.
For additional information or assistance please contact the Human Resources Department at ext. 2408.
Counseling Services announces cancellation policy
Due to the growing demand for clinical services at the college, Counseling Services has implemented a new 24-hour Cancellation Policy. The new policy will allow clinical staff to meet the increasing needs of students for clinical services at the college. The policy is reviewed with all students during the intake process and with all returning students at their sessions. The policy can also be found online at Counseling Services' webpage.
Time to join the Welcome Team!
Autumn Semester 2013 is just around the corner—classes begin August 21. The Welcome Team would like you to join them to offer assistance to our new and returning students on Wednesday and Thursday, August 21 and 22 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Your service is vital, appreciated, and has a direct impact on student success at Columbus State!
RSVP to Barbara Allen, or call ext. 5297 with the times and days you are able to work. She will send you a confirmation within 24 hours. Also recommended for new and returning Welcome team volunteers is a training session with special topics including a discussion of Hostmanship, the Reframing of Customer Service. Hostmanship shifts the traditional customer service mindset to a host and guest relationship. The training sessions will also review some key changes and services provided at the college. Register at the links below:
Thursday, July 18, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. http://web.cscc.edu/is/employeetraining/register.asp? C=496&D=3134
Tuesday, August 20, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. http://web.cscc.edu/is/employeetraining/register.asp? C=496&D=3136
Program closes gaps in teen employment
Thirty TRiO Educational Talent Search students participated in the "Getting Ahead Professionally: Mentoring for Excellence in Employment (GAP MEE) career exploration and job readiness program last month. Students not only discovered their aptitudes and used the information to develop an education and career plan, they also learned and practiced the nuts and bolts that are essential to land—and keep—a job.
The students also participated in a week of service learning and volunteer work, providing approximately 1,000 volunteer hours which benefitted the Homeless Families Foundation's Dowd Center and the Highland Youth Garden. Thanks to the generous grant provided by the Gap Foundation, GAP MEE students learned, had fun, and earned a $300 stipend for their participation in the program!
You don't have to be 50 to join this club!
The Columbus State 50th Anniversary Walking Club takes off on foot every Monday through Friday at noon from the statue, at 1:00 p.m. from the TIC, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the cool hour of 7:15 a.m. (also from the statue). Why not join them for a brisk half-hour walk to get your metabolism moving and burn a few calories? Contact Nichole Bowman Glover for more information if you need it.
You DO have to be 50 to join this club!
As Columbus State nears the 50th anniversary of the very first day of classes—September 30—we'd like to play a little game with employees of the college who are at least 50 years old! Do you have a photo of yourself from 1963? Send it to firstname.lastname@example.com so we can make a photo collage and have a little fun with it!
This is what Aquinas Hall looked like before we moved our college into it in 1965. Where were you?
Clawdette and SAC collect for hunger
If you see Clawdette Cougar in your office Monday, July 15 or Tuesday, July 30, be ready to donate to the Children's Hunger Alliance!
Clawdette and her Staff Advisory Council (SAC) handlers will prowl campus between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to sell raffle tickets and collect donations for the cause. Each dollar you donate earns you one raffle ticket for various prizes, or donate through payroll deduction and earn five raffle tickets.
Have questions? Contact Susan Thomas at ext. 5534. To learn more about Staff Advisory Council, go to their webpage.


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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – For the second year in a row, four Retriever divers made their way to the NCAA Zone "A" Diving Competition as the men opened on the 3-meter board and the women competed on the 1-meter board on the first of two days, Monday at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center.
After the Retrievers sent four athletes to last year's competition – two men and two women – the diving crew replicated its feat this season, sending three men to the regional meet for the first time in program history.
Senior Tim Perkins (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora), and juniors Ryan Green (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) and Pak Lam Wong (Hong Kong/Kowloon Technical School) all competed for the Retrievers on the 3-meter board on the first day. Wong led the UMBC contingent in 38th with a score of 223.65 while Green (213.10) and Perkins (207.65) finished back-to-back in 42nd and 43rd.
Competing for the second straight year, Darelius represented the Retriever women on the 1-meter board. The sophomore scored 204.25 to finish 34th out of 51 divers.
The 2014 NCAA Zone "A" Diving meet continues on Tuesday with the women competing at the 3-meter height and the men taking to the 1-meter event.


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Danny Bowien, the chef/owner of Mission Chinese Food in San Francisco, has won accolades for his tiny Mission District storefront and last month was named one of San Francisco's rising-star chefs of 2011 by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Not bad for a 28-year-old who grew up in Oklahoma, didn't try sushi until he was 16, had his first taste of Korean food at 19 and who cheerfully says about his rule-breaking approach to Chinese food, "for all intents and purposes, we're doing it wrong."
By "wrong," Bowien means his insistence on using all-natural meats and organic products whenever possible (no mean feat for a restaurant whose dishes never break the $13 barrier), and his disdain for MSG and other shortcuts. But it's also an acknowledgement that his food isn't strictly authentic, nor is it trying to be.
This may explain why Bowien is such a fan of so-called Mongolian barbecues, wherein customers load their plates with vegetables, proteins, noodles and sauces from a long buffet line, before turning their selections over to a chef for a quick flash-fry on a hot-stone surface.
"I mean, it's not my first choice for dining," Bowien qualifies. "But it can be entertaining. It's like going to a sushi bar; sometimes the experience is amazing, and sometimes it's just good."
So how do you turn a good Mongolian barbecue meal into a great one? Bowien shared a few tips.
Don't overdo it: "The biggest mistake people make is to go all in," Bowien says. "They pile so many things on the plate and it becomes one big mess. You can't taste anything. Try not to overload; keep your flavors simpler."
Choose your proteins wisely: "I'd say to choose only two proteins," Bowien says. "I'm a huge fan of surf and turf, so if I were to pick two proteins, I'd go with lamb and calamari. I think calamari is awesome; if it's cooked properly, it has a nice sweetness, and calamari goes with a lot of things. And one thing we get out here that's awesome is squid. I'd pick lamb because it goes so well with the warm spices of Western Chinese food — chili paste, fennel, cumin, peppercorns.
"We're almost talking about a Cantonese approach (to the barbecue)," he says. "A little protein, lots of vegetables and noodles and sauce."
Know which vegetables to avoid: "You want fresh vegetables," Bowien says, "so stay away from stuff that comes from a can. Baby corn. Straw mushrooms. Water chestnuts are never fresh. Sugars can burn in high heat, and high-sugar vegetables can cook in a way you wouldn't want them to. A too-ripe tomato, for example, will burn too easily. Choose vegetables that don't have a ton of moisture to them, such as bok choy, peppers and onions. And bean sprouts; I love those."
Don't fear the spice: "I'd definitely go with a spicier sauce, hopefully one with warm spices," Bowien says. "Chile garlic, maybe with a tiny amount of peanut sauce to bring it out, or a light soy or a bit of black-bean sauce; something to play with the lamb's gaminess. Obviously you're restricted to the sauces the restaurant actually has, but that's what I'd look for."
Cook items separately as much as possible: This tip works for home chefs as well as Mongolian barbecue customers, says Bowien. "You want to cook the meat first, give it a good sear, then take it off, so it doesn't overcook, but you want that hard sear to caramelize the proteins," he says. "If you throw the meat and vegetables together, the vegetables will release water and your meat won't sear; it'll steam.
"After the meat is done, add the vegetables, and their liquid will essentially deglaze the cooking surface, and all those caramelized bits, which have an enormous amount of flavor, will flavor the vegetables. It's similar to the way we cook chicken breast — sear it skin-side down, flip it, and as it's resting make a pan sauce of white wine and stock, herbs and mustard. It makes it so good. And then the noodles; if you can, cook those separately as well.
"Ideally," Bowien says, "you'd ask the chef to cook everything separately — meat, then vegetables, then noodles — and combine them at the end. Maybe go with a couple of friends, assign each to one type of food and hand them to the chef one at a time."
In other words, approach Mongolian barbecue like a week's worth of laundry. Group like items together, run separate cycles and don't combine the final product until the very end.
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"Ideally, you'd ask the chef to cook everything separately … and combine them at the end."
— Danny Bowien, chef, restaurant owner
Danny Bowien, the chef/owner of Mission Chinese Food in San Francisco, has won accolades for his tiny Mission District storefront and last month was named one of San Francisco's rising-star chefs of 2011 by the San Francisco Chronicle.


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NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: DODGERS v PHILLIES
October 13, 2008
Cole Hamels
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Game Four
THE MODERATOR: Questions for Cole.
Q. I guess you're staying with Derek Lowe going on short rest, he can pitch 1, 4, and 7, do you think this is going to be a time in your career where you can see yourself maybe volunteer to do that?
COLE HAMELS: I think as the years go on, you know, you build more experience, I guess, with convincing an organization and yourself that you can do that. And I think that standpoint is mostly a health issue. Because I haven't been able to do it and convince enough people that I'm able to go out there with the amount of innings that I went through this year, it's kind of on the top of the league, so it's kind of a new area and to also make the playoffs and go deep. It's all very new to me.
And I think after one year of really seeing what it's like to go that deep in a season and that deep into the post-season, you kind of understand a little bit more about your body and you can, I guess, convince people to believe more in you. And I think that's where as the years go on, next year, year after, if I'm able to repeat everything that I can do, then I think it will be a good standpoint for me to go out there and be able to pitch in a situation like Derek Lowe is and have three games in a series. But I think I definitely don't want to go to Game 7. So hopefully we'll be able to avoid Derek.
Q. You just alluded to the substantial workload you've had this season. At this point, would the additional days' rest be available or would you rather stay in a normal rotation?
COLE HAMELS: I think I've had to answer that question a lot in this post-season. With the amount of days you get off, I think it's been good, because it's allowed my body to heal. Mentally and physically, it's a little different because you're going every five days versus the post-season you kind of get six days, seven days.
But I think I've been able to work fine with it. And I think that's something that in judging how I feel I've been able to go out there and have success. I've felt good every single time out there and I'm definitely welcoming the six, seven days off.
Q. With as much is at stake in these games, do you find yourself pitching the same patterns, the same approach as during the regular season, or do you focus more on pitch by pitch than you might during the year?
COLE HAMELS: During the year I go pitch by pitch. I know I have 33 starts, 34 starts during the year that I can go out there and win. And my job is to go out there and help this team win, because even though I only pitch once every five days, if I can do a significant amount of damage with creating wins, that helps you get to the post-season.
When the post-season does occur, you have to attack it the same way, and with the same philosophy that I've had all year is going one game at a time, one inning at a time, one pitch at a time.
You have to break it down into small increments so you don't let the excitement carry you away. That's what I've been able to do with the National League Division Series and that's what I've been able to do in the first game. Pitching against a team again within the short amount of rest, I've actually, luckily, been able to do it I believe twice this year.
So it's a different way to pitch when you go against teams in your five-day rotation, you face them twice, because most of the time normally you're traveling around, you don't see them for a while. So it's just -- because I have faced them, I'm going to go out there with kind of the same plan.
But I will have to change it when I do notice if they're making those adjustments just so that I can go out there and put myself in a better situation instead of them already having the book and figuring me out.
Q. I know it's hard to reflect on the experience when you're still in the middle of it. But so far has anything like really shocked you about this, do you have trouble sleeping? Did you really fight the excitement of the nerves or anything like that?
COLE HAMELS: No. I think just because of the amount of time off in between my starts, it calms you down. When you're just throwing straight into the mix, I think that can be a little bit more nerve-racking. I think as a reliever because every single day they have that opportunity to go in, and they definitely have to be at their best, otherwise they're going to hear the crowd.
And for a starter, though, because you have the amount of time off you can calm yourself down and you can prepare a lot better and that's what I've been able to do.
I think with having last year's I guess sort of excitement and introduction to the playoffs in the post-season, that pretty much taught me what I need to know this season, even though it's a different situation around and around.
I know when you make it to each game or each series is a little bit more important. This one is definitely important just for the fact that we almost are there. We're almost to the World Series. We're almost at the chance of becoming world champions. So I think it's going to be more of a good question in the next couple of days if we clinch.
Q. Just wondering with what happened earlier in this series with guys pitching inside and a couple of incidents coming out of it, going forward does it affect guys that are pitching after that? Is it going to be in the back of your mind at all? You definitely can't let that affect what you try to do when you go out there?
COLE HAMELS: No, I think it's irrelevant. I think more so it affects Major League Baseball, because they're the police, and surely they mingle in a business that doesn't need to be mingled in. I think they need to allow us to play the game the way this game was brought up.
And pitching inside is just part of the game. Sometimes it can get a little carried away, but with the way I go about attacking a hitter inside out, you can look it up, but I know I have probably one of the best percentages of not hitting guys.
So it's not like I'm going to go out there and try to hit guys but I will throw inside. If I do hit a guy, let's hope I don't get thrown out.
Q. Going back to one of the earlier questions, you said the more you pitched in the Big Leagues, the more the coaching staff might trust you you can go on short rest. If they had asked you, would you have been open to doing it?
COLE HAMELS: As in right now?
Q. As in right now.
COLE HAMELS: I think it wasn't even in my mind. I think because they've convinced me or they've talked to me enough to where because the amount of workload that I've gone through, throughout the season they don't want to push me to my limit.
I think pitching every five days is a good assessment of what I can do and what I'm capable of doing. And I can be at my best. I don't think they want to risk it with me trying to go an extra day early for one more win, because it takes four.
And if that causes me to have some extra soreness, I know the next time around I might not be as successful. So I think they're doing the right thing, and the competitiveness in me, I'd love to do it but because I've never done it. I don't want to risk it in the post-season. I think it's something I definitely can try in the season, like Jamie (Moyer) and Brett (Myers) were able to do this year.
And I think it will be something where it will show what I'm truly capable of doing, whenever we make the post-season again.
Q. You talked about the need to pitch inside, which is part of the game. It feels like there's kind of an art to it, for lack of a better word, to keep the ball below the head, to put the ball in a certain spot. Is there kind of a right way to pitch inside and how hard is it to do it properly?
COLE HAMELS: I think it's one of the hardest things to do is hit somebody. I know there's been a situation where through the past couple of years I've had a couple of situations where I've been told to hit a guy and I come nowhere close. And so it's very hard to do. So the times I've actually hit guys it's been completely on accident.
And that's something where I hope Major League Baseball understands, because when they try to dictate the way you pitch, it's not right.
And so I think there's no real art form of being able to pitch a guy inside. You can either just pitch inside or you don't. I think the guys that don't pitch inside are the guys that get hit around a little bit more because they're not keeping him as off balance. I think that's the thing, when you're able to throw away and inside effectively, you're going to be more efficient in getting guys out.
Q. You had said that you guys hoped to avoid a Game 7, that you're almost to the World Series, hopefully you'll clinch. That's some fairly confident language. After yesterday, is there any part of you that's sweating this thing a little bit?
COLE HAMELS: No. Any time -- I think in the post-season you understand home field advantage. That's really when you need to win. We were able to win at home. And the Dodgers have had success at their home place against us.
So for us it's trying to get a win, which I think will help us, because I know when we go back to Philly, we'll definitely be able to hold it down and clinch from there.
So I think it's just these next two games are going to be very important for us to come away with a victory or two and clinch. I think it would be more exciting to clinch at home in front of the home crowd, but any time you can do it sooner I think makes it a little bit easier on your sense of worry or excitement.
Q. Your performance so far in the post-season seems to indicate you not only accept the responsibility of these big games, but you welcome it. Is that a fair estimate?
COLE HAMELS: Of course. I think throughout my career or my lifetime, which hasn't been as much as or as long as Jamie, you know going out there in the big game, you want to be that guy that can dictate it.
And I think if you have the mind-set and the talent to do so, then you should be able to go out there and have success. And I think that's something I have the confidence that I can go out there and do it. I know I have the talent to do it. It's just a matter of time and getting that opportunity to do it.
I've had the opportunity this year and I've been able to not only come through but hopefully put us into more situations where I can do it again, and again, and again.
Q. When you were growing up in Rancho Bernardo, did your attitude about the Dodgers -- was it typical of San Diego people and did you go down to the Qualcomm and boo them a lot?
COLE HAMELS: No, I booed the Raiders. I'm not a Raiders fan. I actually did like the Dodgers growing up. In a little league game -- I think I was on the Dodgers three or four times, so I always wore Dodgers hats to school and grew up rooting for Mike Piazza and watching Orel Hershiser and Hideo Nomo and those guys.
I think I was more of a bandwagon fan because I know the Padres when I grew up weren't that good. I think I favored the Dodgers a little bit.
I think that's just something that even then, because of baseball, I loved playing the game. I didn't necessarily love watching it. I think I was more into watching football. And so therefore I created the hatred of the Raiders.
THE MODERATOR: Thanks, Cole.
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This year our 4th of July was packed with lots of fun activities. So here is just a little recap of today's festivities:
[My 2-year old daughter and I decided we were going to make an American flag to celebrate the holiday. And I was very surprised how well she followed instructions and placed each piece of paper neatly where I told her to put it. I'm a proud mom!]
[Then it was off to the kitchen to whip up these patriotic strawberries! Such fun and super easy to make!]
[To cool off, we all decided it was about time to hop in the pool. My daughter was so excited to swim!]
[Once it was dark enough outside, my husband set up the projector and screen to have a little movie night outside. I placed some blankets on the ground, brought some fruit to munch on, and we all enjoyed watching "Tangled". I love that movie!]
So that about sums up my Independence Day. How was your 4th of July?


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Surgeons-in-training had fewer opportunities to take part in operations after restrictions on their working hours were put in place in July 2011, according to a new analysis.
Researchers tracking a group of first-year surgical residents during 2011 and 2012 found the trainee surgeons took part in an average of 26 percent fewer operations than their counterparts in the previous four years.
"This is one of the dilemmas that educators have. These residents are simply not finding enough time to practice," said Dr. Samer Mattar, a professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis who studies surgical training.
"You can't go to a pilot and tell them they can't use a flight simulator because it's time to go home," Mattar, who was not involved with the new study, added.
Under pressure from the public and government officials to reduce preventable medical errors by sleep-deprived doctors, in July 2011 the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) restricted the shifts of the most junior trainee surgeons - first-year residents, who are also known as interns - to 16 hours and capped the shifts of the more senior residents at 28 hours.
The restrictions were built on existing regulations, enacted in 2003, that limited resident work weeks to 80 hours.
While many studies have examined the impact of the 2003 restrictions on residents, less is known about the effects of the latest changes.
A recent survey of more than 1,000 surgical residents found that about two of every three disliked the restrictions and most said the quality of their education had gotten worse (see Reuters Health article of May 17, 2013 here: reut.rs/12hvzo1).
For the new study, published in JAMA Surgery, researchers reviewed the case logs of 52 interns who were the first to work under the new restrictions, then compared those to the case logs of 197 interns from the four previous years.
Overall, the 2011 interns reported taking part in an average of 66 operations each. That compared to an average of about 89 operations per intern from 2007 through 2010.
Cases when the interns assisted more experienced surgeons and so-called major cases, when interns lead the procedure, both dropped. Residents are required to complete 750 major cases by the end of their fifth year.
"Our argument is that it's not just the major cases. It's the assisting cases and will lead you to enter your second year less prepared," said Dr. Christian de Virgilio, the study's senior author from Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center.
In a paper recently presented at the American Surgical Association's annual meeting in Indianapolis, Mattar and his colleagues reported that about one in every five fellowship program directors, who oversee surgeons coming out of residency programs, already felt that new surgeons were unprepared to operate.
The new restrictions just complicate the problem, according to Mattar.
But Dr. Brian Drolet, a fifth-year surgical resident at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, said it may not be disastrous for interns to lose 20 cases in their first year.
"The intern year isn't a heavy operating time… So I don't think that kind of change is going to have any meaningful impact on graduating numbers," said Drolet, who led the recent resident survey that found most thought their education was suffering, but was not involved in the new study.
Mattar told Reuters Health there are some possible solutions to getting surgeons more training, including tailoring a medical student's last year of school toward their chosen field and so-called early tracking.
"If residents can pick early on what their path is going to be… then they don't necessarily need to spend time learning other stuff they won't need in their careers," Mattar said.
De Virgilio said he believes the 16-hour restrictions should be repealed but the 80-hour week rule should stay in place.
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For Deepavali Festival, the house is washed and decorated with kolam, in the poojai room, betel leaves, betel nuts, plantain fruits, flowers, kumkum, gingelly oil along with crackers and new dresses.
The morning begins with everyone in the family taking an oil bath before sunrise, before the bath, elders in the house apply gingelly oil on the heads of the younger members.
Often sweets are eaten after wearing new clothes. In almost all houses, items like ukkarai, velli appam, idly, chutney, sambhar, are prepared. Crackers are usually burst only after the bath.
Having said a little about Deepavli, my memories as a kid are eating sweets and bursting crackers, and who can forget vishnu chakram, flowerpot, mathaappu, vedigundu, snake(I do not know if that is the name to it.), the toy gun. Distributing palagaram ( sweets and snacks) to family and friends around, in the process displaying our new dress and the matching jewellery was another fun during Deepavali.
When I moved to Chennai after marriage, I had the opportunity to learn the Boondi Laddu recipe from Athai (mother-In-Law). I make Laddu for every Deepavali in Seattle since it is my husband's favorite and my daughter joined him this year.
I have given the exact same recipe from Athai. Let me know your experiences. Her recipe has not disappointed me all these years.
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- 2 cups gram flour/besan
- 2 cups sugar
- oil for deep frying the Boondis
- 1/4 teaspoon saffron
- 2 tablespoons chopped cashewnuts
- 1 tablespoon raisins/dry grapes
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon powdered cardamon
- 2 tablespoons chopped almonds/badam (optional)
- 2 tablespoons chopped pista ( optional )
- Mix gram flour with just enough water to make a thick batter ( like dosai batter ). Add the saffron .
- Heat clarified butter (ghee)or Oil.
- Through a Boondi karandi/sieve ( as shown in pic), gently place batter drops into the hot oil. Fry till golden yellow and drain out. They should be 3/4 th done.
- Continue till all the batter is used. Reserve the fried drops as boondis.
- Heat sugar with 3/4 cup water and make a sticky syrup of one-thread consistency.
- Fry the ingredients in Set 2 in little ghee.
- Add fried boondis, fried ingredients in Set 2 and cardamom powder and mix well.
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If you followed professional wrestling back in the '60s and '70s, chances are good that you'll remember the venerable New Zealander Abe Jacobs.
Chances are even better that you'll remember his signature hold — the Kiwi Roll.
Jacobs compiled an impressive record during his career, but says it probably wouldn't have been possible without his famed coup de grace. It was his "best friend" in professional wrestling, he says, and it won him the vast majority of his matches.
"I learned the hold coming along as an amateur," he says. "One day I was working out with someone in the gym, and I happened to grapevine a leg and kind of rolled with it. The guy screamed, 'Hey, hey, hey, my knee, my ankle.' That's when I knew I had something special."
Fans still ask him all the time about the hold, even though Jacobs hasn't wrestled in nearly 30 years.
"It was probably the most spectacular move in the ring. People really popped if they had never seen it before, and if they had seen it a few times, they wanted to see it again."
He invented the maneuver, and nobody has ever been able to copy it.
"It's not often that someone comes up with a hold that's never been copied. A lot of wrestlers have tried, but they've never been able to quite figure it out," he laughs. "There's just one little thing that they're not able to figure out once they get the roll started."
Jacobs prided himself in keeping in tip-top shape during a wrestling career that spanned nearly 40 years — three decades as a pro and one as an amateur.
In his prime he stood 6-2 and weighed in the 240-pound range. His great conditioning and keen wrestling skills made him a favorite opponent for many of the top performers in the business.
Jacobs was an amateur standout in both wrestling and rugby in his native country. Born and raised on a ranch that included a 15-acre horse pasture, he rode to school on horseback and acquired a love for the rugged outdoors.
"I used to milk about six cows, and then I'd ride to school on horseback. At that time, there were no roads good enough for cars."
But wrestling was his first passion.
Jacobs caught his first big break in 1958 when the New Zealand Wrestling Union gave him a start as a professional in his own country. Encouraged by his success, the one-time New Zealand amateur champion packed his bags at the end of the 1958 season and headed for the United States.
Jacobs would travel the globe four times and wrestle on all seven continents. He would have a Hall of Fame career going up against the best in the business, facing such stars as Buddy Rogers, Johnny Valentine, Gene Kiniski, Ric Flair, Dick "The Destroyer" Beyer, Dick The Bruiser and Killer Kowalski.
Jacobs met former NWA champion Pat O'Connor, whom he considered to be the best in the business, in New York in a rare match-up that pitted two New Zealanders fighting for the world championship on foreign soil.
He wrestled in front of 36,000 fans at Chicago's Comiskey Park in 1961.
He once held the great Lou Thesz, who rated Jacobs as a superior wrestler to even O'Connor, to a one-hour-draw.
"Wrestling has been my life," says Jacobs. "It's what I wanted to do as a kid. I started when I was 10 years old in school."
But it was in the Carolinas-Virginia territory, working for promoter Jim Crockett, where Jacobs enjoyed much of his success.
Jacobs has many fond memories of Friday nights at County Hall in Charleston, where he was a regular for more than 20 years. But the most special, he says, was a reunion held in 1998 at the old building.
"Going back to that building had to be the greatest memory. Seeing the old arena once again was very special. I got to see a lot of the guys I hadn't seen in a long time. That was probably the best memory of all."
It was at County Hall and in the old Mid-Atlantic territory where Jacobs developed a special relationship with a generation of fans.
An accomplished singles performer, Jacobs mostly appeared in tag-team matches, teaming with the likes of Luther Lindsay, George Becker, Johnny Weaver, Sandy Scott and Nelson Royal. He also formed impressive combos with the sport's big men — "special attraction" stars such as Haystacks Calhoun, Haystacks Muldoon, Sailor Art Thomas and Klondike Bill.
"I was always in good shape, and those (big) guys didn't do a lot on the ring. They rarely went off their feet, so I had to do most of the work. I worked my (behind) off to get them over."
Jacobs' typical "bologna blowout" consisted of a rather unusual mix. In addition to the requisite bologna and bread, he'd routinely pick up half a dozen chicken legs before the show to feast on after the matches and on his way to the next city, and "powder them up" with a pound of garlic he'd carry with him. He was infamous for his penchant for raw onions.
"People still ask me about those raw onions," he says. "I'd get a raw onion, peel that sucker and eat it like an apple."
He'd wash it down, he says, with a few cans of Schlitz beer. "Now I can't even remember the last time I had a beer," he laughs.
Back then Jacobs was on the road an average of six nights a week. He figures he probably logged more than two million miles during his career.
"There were a lot of long trips, that's for sure," he says.
His many travels abroad took Jacobs to 25 different countries including Japan, most of Asia, South Africa, Australia, Europe and South America.
"I was all over. You name it, I've been there. I wasn't married at the time, so I could make those trips and stay gone for a long time."
One of Jacobs' most memorable periods in the wrestling business was his stint teaming with Don Curtis in Florida. The two won the world tag-team belts from Duke Keomuka and Hiro Matsuda in 1964.
Jacobs had been working in the Portland area when he got the call to come to the Sunshine State. He had known Florida promoter Eddie Graham from his days wrestling in New York where Jacobs had teamed with Argentina Rocca against Eddie (Edward Gossett) and faux brother Dr. Jerry Graham.
Tito Carreron had pushed the idea of teaming with Jacobs to the Florida matchmaker, but when Curtis was instead paired with Jacobs, Graham knew he had a successful team on his hands. Jacobs had met Curtis, whose real name was Don Beitelman before he had it legally changed, years earlier in New Zealand.
"He and I used to go to the gym and work out when I was an amateur over there. Don was one heck of an athlete," recalls Jacobs.
Jacobs still proudly wears a belt buckle holding that original world tag-team emblem. Curtis' widow, Dotty, has the other.
"He and Don was great friends, and one of the most treasured things I have from the wrestling days was a beautiful belt buckle that Abe had made for Don from when they were tag-team champions together," says Dotty Curtis. "He and Don shared their pretty new knees with each other up at the Eblen Golf Classic (in Asheville, N.C.) years ago. Don had one knee done, and Abe called Don many times and they chatted before Abe did both his knees. I couldn't believe it when I saw him after his operations. He grew a few inches and was walkin' tall!"
Jacobs worked as manager at Ricky Steamboat's gym for 11 years after retiring from the ring. He continued working at gyms when Steamboat closed his facility, and about six years ago, took a part-time job shuttling cars for Avis.
"Driving is something I've been doing forever," he says. "It pays for my golf."
In his spare time, Jacobs still works out, watches his diet and plays a lot of golf.
Jacobs participates in nearly a dozen tournaments a year to raise money for a variety of causes.
His time in the ring left Jacobs with broken ribs, dislocated shoulders, neck and back injuries, fractures in his leg, a number of turned ankles and two knees that have been replaced.
Still he has absolutely no regrets about his decision to get into wrestling.
It has provided him with a good living, he says, and has given him a chance to see the world.
"I'd do it all over again. I just love wrestling. It's something that I wanted to do as a kid. I'd watch these big guys and want to do what they did. I wasn't big as a kid. I was nicknamed 'Teeny.' But I shot up in height and weight. I've always been lucky and in good shape. I still work out regularly."
Jacobs' exact age remains a mystery and is a running joke among friends and colleagues.
"The first thing people ask me at work is how old I am. To me, I don't know that I've ever asked anyone how old they are because it doesn't make any difference."
Jacobs will admit that his first amateur matches, in boxing and wrestling, occurred in the late '40s. "It's when I moved over from the Chatham Islands to finish high school."
Most memories have been good, he says, admitting that "you have to take the good with the bad."
What happened during a show in 1972 marked one of the low points in his career. It was the night his good friend and regular tag-team partner, Luther Lindsay, died during a match at Charlotte's Park Center.
"I was there the night he passed away. He drop-kicked the guy (opponent Bobby Paul), jumped on him with a big splash, and the referee counted one, two, three. Luther went to stand up, and then fell down. And that was it. I was on the next match. They were trying to give him oxygen. When I came back after my match, they told me he had passed away."
A heart attack had claimed Lindsay at age 47.
"Luther and I were close. "He was a straight cookie. He was a tough guy too ... a good boxer and a good wrestler."
A bull of a man at 5-8 and a solid 250 pounds, Lindsay had been an All-American guard on offense and defense at Hampton Institute in Virginia, and had played football for the minor league New Jersey Giants of the American Football League. But the former intercollegiate wrestling champ and Golden Gloves boxer turned to pro wrestling in the early '50s and carved out a successful career during a racially intolerant period.
Lou Thesz, in his autobiography "Hooker," called Lindsay (real name Jacob Goodall) the greatest black wrestler ever.
"His place in history is not because he was black; it is in spite of the fact that he was black," Thesz wrote.
"He was one heck of an athlete and a great partner," says Jacobs, who was Lindsay's best friend in the business.
Lindsay's widow asked Jacobs to choose the pallbearers.
Jacobs, who still lives in the Charlotte area with wife Evelyn, was named one of the "Top Ten New Zealand-Born Wrestlers" by Fight Times Magazine. He was inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall of Fame in 2008. His status in the Chatham Islands, where he still owns a sheep and cattle ranch, was celebrated when his likeness graced its commemorative special edition Millennium $10 bill in 2000 and 2001.
A "gentleman's gentleman," Jacobs remains universally respected by his peers and colleagues.
"The only thing that exceeds Abe's incredible wrestling ability is his tremendous heart," says Bill Murdock, executive director of the western North Carolina-based Eblen Charities, an organization that assists children, adults and families in times of need. "Since retiring from the ring, Abe has been involved in innumerable charitable endeavors including being instrumental in the beginning of the Eblen Charities. If Abe Jacobs isn't in a class by himself, it certainly doesn't take long to call the roll."
Abe Jacobs is one of more than 100 wrestlers profiled in the new book, "The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes and Icons" (ECW Press, $22.95), written by Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson with Mike Mooneyham, and foreword by J.J. Dillon.
— Old School Championship Wrestling returns to the Hanahan Rec Center on Feb. 10.
Former WWE star Gangrel will team with Dr. Creo in a three-way bout with Legit and current OSCW tag champs Vordell Walker and Callie Casanova. Also featured will be Malachi and John Skyler against Josh Magnum and Pete Kaasa.
Adult admission is $10 cash at door; kids 12 and under $5.
For more information, visit www.oscwonline.com or call 843-743-4800.
Reach Mike Mooneyham at 843-937-5517 or follow him on Twitter at @ByMikeMooneyham and on Facebook.