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Thursday, November 6, 2008
We're so over Overbay
To which we say: Fine by us.
Don't get us wrong. We're not going to toss around that tired line about first base being a "power position", as we heard any number of JaysTalk callers spit out all season. But there's plenty of reasonable questions to be asked about Lyle. And at 32, we're guessing that his best years are already behind him.
We respect that Overbay was a high OBP guy who could hit a ton of doubles when he was right and his hand wasn't hampering him. But the two-year promise that Overbay would overcome his hand injury and return to form has not yet borne fruit.
What has returned is a player with a long swing that has too many moving parts. Weight shift, twist back, pull back hands, drop hands, step forward, through the zone with the bat. Too often, all of this sound and fury results in weak ground balls, or balls fouled directly down at his feet.
(His swing is not exactly Molitoresque in its efficiency.)
Once a doubles machine, Overbay's numbers have fallen off the table in the past two years. In 2008, he was tied for 9th amongst MLB first basemen in doubles with 32, along with Carlos Delgado, Adrian Gonzalez, Adam LaRoche, and Joey Votto. Which might seem like good company, until you glance down the stat column and compare Overbay's homer total (15) against theirs: 38, 36, 25 and 24 respectively. Clearly, Overbay is just not hitting the ball hard as often as he used to, and as often as his peers currently do.
(And as a side note: Is there any one of those four first basemen that you wouldn't take over Overbay?)
More comparisons with his peers: Overbay drove in just 69 runs last year, which ranks him 22nd amongst first sackers, while his OPS was 19th.
His purported stregnth is getting on base, and yet Overbay ranked just 13th amongst first basemen in OBP.
We know that there are plenty of passionate defenders of Overbay (see, Wilner, Michael), but when you line him up against the quality of first basemen around the league today and those emerging in the next year or so, you can see how he's about to slip from a mid-range to a low-end option in very short order. We're talking Mientkiewicz territory.
It's probably time to send him and his reasonable two-year $14 million contract down the road.
18 comments:
- eyebleaf said...
Damn, Tao. Sold.
I think it was the Mientkiewicz reference that put it over the top.
I was lukewarm to the idea of a trade, but now that you've shown me the facts, yeah, let's let Lind take over at 1B (although the Drunks' post yesterday about Lind was a little unsettling as well).
And I see from your Rotoworld widget that the deal Seattle rejected at the deadline was Overbay and Frasor for Ibanez. I'm kind of surprised, especially considering Seattle knew the Ibanez was going to be a free agent and likely leave. Strange.
Overbay is another piece of what should be a very interesting off-season.
- November 6, 2008 at 12:20 PM
- The Ack said...
Rejecting that deal actually makes sense from Seattle's POV. Knowing a full rebuild was coming (terrible team, new GM, etc), the compensatory draft picks when Ibanez signs elsewhere were better long-term compensation than a spare-part reliever and a 30+ yr old, league-average (??) first baseman.....who they might end up getting now for next to nothing, with some salary relief to boot.
Advantage, Mariners.
- November 6, 2008 at 12:39 PM
It's been a frustrating season for Lyle. If he goes, we'll miss the defence
- November 6, 2008 at 12:47 PM
I thought there was some improvement in overall power over the course of the season for Overbay, and wonder if the trajectory should suggest a bit more optimism. Sure, he's a not player that will lead the Jays to the playoffs, but can you spend 7 mill another way and provide more value to the team? Lind doesn't actually need 1B to open up to be everyday next year. Just putting it out there - not convinced myself.
- November 6, 2008 at 1:08 PM
- The Southpaw said...
Overbay has an 865 OPS vs RHP though. The average 1B this year had an 838 OPS. You platoon Overbay with Jose Bautista (between 06-08 has an OPS against LHP of 870) and you've got a pretty good 1B combo.
I don't know why the Jays are in such a rush to get rid of Overbay. As long as he doesn't face LHP he's a pretty good 1B.
- November 6, 2008 at 1:36 PM
- Torgen said...
Before Overbay got here his platoon splits were never that bad.
- November 6, 2008 at 1:50 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
And don't declining numbers against lefties indicate slowing bat speed?
Or did we just make that up?
It's too bad we don't have Gregg Zaun to do analysis on our posts.
(Hint hint, Zaunie. It's your move.)
- November 6, 2008 at 2:42 PM
- eyebleaf said...
Who's this "Zaun" guy you're talking about?
- November 6, 2008 at 3:27 PM
Snider or Lind would make sense at first base right now. It's funny how Rolen didn't opt out! JP fucked that one up, two years of more injuries etc so on.
- November 6, 2008 at 3:28 PM
- Torgen said...
Rolen didn't have an opt-out. As a player traded in the middle of a multi-year contract he had the right to demand a trade at the end of the first year with his new club. (It was part of the old CBA.) If he demanded a trade and was traded, he would forfeit 3 years of free agency. If he wasn't traded by the start of spring training, he could become a free agent, after everyone would have already filled their needs and thus with basically no negotiating leverage. It was no cakewalk even for players without an injury history. Also he committed not to use it before the trade to us even happened because he was already demanding a trade out of STL and he needed to make himself attractive to other clubs.
- November 6, 2008 at 3:50 PM
Selling low on Overbay just before he re-establishes value this year is not the way to win in the AL East unless talent is coming back.
-brent in Korea
- November 6, 2008 at 7:02 PM
- Joe said...
Is Johnny Mac as good a defensive shortstop if Lyle is not around? Why Lyle doesn't win Gold Gloves is beyond the grasp of my (legitimately) ignorant brain.
- November 6, 2008 at 7:08 PM
- Torgen said...
Because contrary to popular belief and all logic, it's a gold batting glove.
- November 6, 2008 at 7:14 PM
- Joanna said...
hand...it's a mother fucker.
- November 6, 2008 at 10:39 PM
It's funny how Rolen didn't opt out! JP fucked that one up, two years of more injuries etc so on.
You're thinking of Glaus' player option for 2009 which he said he would not exercise with the Jays because the field turf was fucking killing him. He exercised it immediately after the trade.
You fucking idiot.
best regards
- November 7, 2008 at 2:16 AM
What's really funny is that someone suggested a Bautista/Overbay platoon at 1B. People, it's only been six weeks.....have we already forgotten how unbelievably shitty Jose was at 1B.
- November 7, 2008 at 10:48 PM
- Darren Priest said...
Way off topic here, but would be be great if the Brewers manage to keep CC the hell out of the AL East?
- November 8, 2008 at 9:51 AM
- On The Fence Sports said...
Bring Giambi in as the new DH.
1yr with a club option with plenty of incentives.
Rios/Giambi/Wells as our middle.
- November 9, 2008 at 5:23 AM

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She straps 10-month-old Precious into a highchair, spooning food into her mouth while she chats with her sons, who are perched on stools around the kitchen island. They laugh and plow their way through dinner with De Los Reyes never taking a seat.
The soldier next will embark on a litany of chores ?- homework, laundry, dishes and ironing, to name a few -- that will keep her busy until well after the kids crash out for the night.
This day, she won't ease her Army boots off until 11 p.m., when she finally sits down to give her husband, who is stationed in Georgia, a quick good-night call.
Bearing the brunt of the home-life burden is customary for De Los Reyes. A single mom until a year ago, the all-wheel vehicle mechanic has been juggling her work with her duties at home for more than a decade. Although married now, she still shoulders the home responsibilities while her husband is stationed elsewhere.
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She has no trouble dealing with work, she noted. It's the home demands ? doctor appointments, forgotten backpacks, missed morning buses -- that create a challenge when they creep into her work day.
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Halfway around the world, Air Force Maj. Spring Myers, a single mother of two, is dealing with similar single-parent dilemmas. She's deployed to Basra, Iraq, as the officer-in- charge of the combat stress clinic. Her 17-year-old daughter, Autumn, is back at her home station of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, with Myers' mother, while her 20-year-old daughter, Summer, is in college in the states.
Myers was divorced from her husband in 2008 after a year-long separation. He has had no contact with his children since then, she said, leaving the major to bear the brunt of the responsibilities. Single parenting is tough, Myers noted, and it was particularly so when her children were younger.
"I remember when [Autumn] was playing sports, I would have to pick her up or take her across [the] island, and I often made arrangements with other parents," Myers said. "I had to be very creative. Sometimes she'd have to wait and was the last one to be picked up.
"My daughter would actually be frustrated that I was late a lot of times," she said. "It was really tough for her to understand."
The kids are older now, and the daily demands of parenting have eased up a bit, she said. Still, Myers credits the people around her for helping her through the tough times.
"I've always found a group of friends, a pseudo family, to help me out," she said. "Thank God I formed a village. I'd call my friend, 'There's a gecko in the house,' and she'd send her husband over to kill it."
In Iraq, her latest challenge isn't work; it's helping Autumn apply to college. She's working on obtaining college reference letters for her daughter in the after-hours of a busy work day.
"You just do what you got to do," Myers said. "I'm still a parent from a distance."
Autumn is torn between understanding the military's demands and feeling sad that her mother is missing chunks of her senior year.
"Because it was just my mom and I, life is more difficult now that she is gone," she said. "Fortunately, I have other 'families' from church that help and support us.
"I know she would be here with me if she could," she added.
Children of single parents can have a tough time dealing with deployments, particularly since they rely so heavily on the primary caregiver, Thompson said, making it all the more important to bolster their support.
"They may wonder, 'What happens to me if something happens to Mom or Dad?'" she said.
Thompson encourages single parents to rely on military support systems such as child and youth centers, which have expanded support programs in recent years to accommodate the increasing military demands for all parents ? single and military. Child development and youth centers, for instance, have extended their hours to accommodate military work schedules, she said. And online resources such as Tutor.com offer free tutoring services to military children, a helping hand to parents who may not
have the time to provide extensive homework support.
Still, "I think that the support system, especially if on a military installation, must be made more robust," Thompson said.
Thompson also pointed out the importance of parent-support networks, which can be useful for everything from babysitting and play groups to some much-needed adult time. "It helps to know you're not alone," she said.
The military will maintain its focus on the needs of its families. Whether married, single or dual-military, their quality of life remains a priority for defense officials, Thompson said.


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Mgahinga National Park in Western Uganda is a major tourist attraction. This year the park is treating tourists to a captivating experience of tracking mountain gorillas in the wild and picturesque landscape.
"My Friend Max" is a documentary about the wild chimpanzees of Kibale Forest in Uganda . They are under threat by poachers. Some, like Max, have lost hands and feet to snares. We follow the local people trying to save them and their precious rainforest. Featuring Dr. Jane Goodall.


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Make Music NY Festival
In addition to free health screenings and a wealth of nutritional and health information, the event will include live performances by Carlos Jimenez and his Tropical Latin Jazz Sextet
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On Saturday, June 21, 2008, the sound of New York City will be amplified throughout the five boroughs as New Yorkers usher in summer with a highlighted sound track courtesy of the annual Make Music New York festival.
During this one day mega event public space becomes vibrant musical stages featuring live performances from every musical genre imaginable.
In honor of this festive occasion Heritage Heights Village, the bustling commercial strip along the Amsterdam Avenue corridor, will unveil its artistic roots. The recently re-developed area, which features a variety of upgraded streetscape courtesy of New York Main Street, will host its Real Men Health Initiative. This outdoor health fair takes place in the open plaza area at Amsterdam Avenue and 145th street.
In addition to free health screenings and a wealth of nutritional and health information, the event will include live performances by Carlos Jimenez and his Tropical Latin Jazz Sextet; Artie Simmons and the Jazz Samaritans; Neo Soul recording artist, Fudakochi; and Latin/World, Pop artist, Roland Ruby Orchestra. .
The Real Men Health Initiative and Make Music New York free concert events take place from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm, on the plaza at Amsterdam Avenue and 145th Street, a main gateway of the Amsterdam Avenue corridor. The citywide Make Music New York (MMNY) event was introduced to Heritage by NYC Department of Small Business Services to promote its New York Main Street commercial district.
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The College of William & Mary is the second oldest college in the nation and one of only eight "Public Ivy" institutions in the nation offering a superior education more accessible to everyone. It is where Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's first academic Greek society, was founded in 1776. It is also a cutting-edge research university that incorporates a unique Campus Consortium program that will serve as an example for others -- an alumni-donor supported initiative known as the Sharp Writer-in-Residence Program developed specifically to connect Pulitzer Center journalists with William and Mary students.
The Sharp Writer-in-Residence Program is tied together through a three-credit seminar for selected students who work with Pulitzer Center journalists as mentors. The students learn how to communicate to broad audiences beyond the academic world about topics they have researched in-depth. It also incorporates public forums to provide deeper global learning and storytelling experiences for all students.
The Roy R. Charles Center for Academic Excellence, which coordinates the Consortium's program on campus, plays a key role at William and Mary in incubating and providing administrative support for interdisciplinary programs, and facilitating the departmental Honors program. William and Mary is the first college in Virginia in the Pulitzer Center's university network. The partnership continues a several-year connection between the two entities: the Pulitzer Center has welcomed William and Mary students as interns through the College's Washington Program and several graduates have joined the Center's staff over the years.


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I would be curious to hear everyone's opinions on the best modern video games.
Right now, I'm enjoying Witcher 3 quite a bit. It's truly a massive game with tons of side questing opportunities however, none of the questing feels tired or overused. Most questing feels like you are actually accomplishing something and they don't come off as simple fetch quests... As they commonly did in Skyrim.
What other games are out there that the community is enjoying?


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Writing:- Topic sentences- main idea- controlling idea
Unit 2 Advertising.
Three part paragraph:- Topic sentence- supporting sentences- concluding sentences. Writing an opinion about the Korean video by Kiss.
Unit 3 Finding a job
Job postings- writing a cover letter- writing a resume.
Unit 4 Pros and cons
Tree graph- transition expressions. Writing a paragraph about advantages and disadvantages.
Unit 5 Outlining
Writing a three paragraph composition- Writing a poem: persona-poem and cinquain
Now, a description of what and how you're going to include it in your final project blog:
Final Project
Create your own blog to showcase your best work!
A good way to show your portfolio is by using a blog and posting it in the Internet. The process of putting together a writing portfolio will also give you the chance to reflect on your own work and how you have grown as a writer.
For our project you'll organize your work chronologically.
You should include:
1. A title for your blog.
2. An introductory paragraph focusing on what you did during your English writing class. As you write your introductory essay, keep in mind these guidelines:
Here are some questions to consider when writing your introduction. You do not need to answer all of the questions but you can use them to guide your writing:
• What is your opinion about your writing course?
• Write a general description of your classes. What did you wrote about? What kind of paragraph writing did you learn to write?
• What exactly are you writing about in your blog? Include a table of contents listing the title, category, and date of each piece.
3. Include an entrance per unit and discuss each piece individually. Add pictures, links, or videos to illustrate your work. Here are some guiding questions. Choose one or two to address per unit discussed:
• What's the unit about?
• What did you learn in this unit?
• What skills did you work on when working in this unit?
• How did you brainstorm, revise, and edit?
• Who gave you feedback and help?
4. A conclusion reflecting on what you learned from reading the compilation of your works. Use these guidelines as you write your conclusion:
Read all of your pieces.
Here are some questions to consider when you write your project conclusion:
• Reflect on your work during the semester.
• What subject matter did you like the most? What didn't you like? What subject was interesting or boring to write about?
• What do you think about having your classes in the lab and writing a blog to showcase your work?
• How have you evolved as a writer and English student?
• What are your future writing plans?
Well, have fun working and reflecting on what you have done during our time together.
It's been really nice to have been your teacher!
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Well, hope this help you remember all the tasks we did. Make sure you have done them all!
Keep on shining!
The project has 3 steps:
Step 1. Collect all your work
First thing is to do is to collect all your work during the semester. When we talk about your work, we're talking about:
Step 2. Check your work with TUTORS
Now, that you have collected all your work... you have to check it with your tutor ( go to Building F, first floor and look for the ESL Center tutors at URBE).
These are Antonio, Madwin and Guillermo.
Step 3. Edit your work.
After you have check your work with URBE's tutors...
Well, this is the first part. Make sure you follow all the steps. If you have any questions... let' me know. My online hours are evenings from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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A local group has been collecting signatures to put a measure on the ballot that would require public votes on major projects. The group, called STOP received money from a previously unnamed source. The Fair Political Practices Commission launched an investigation after the Sacramento Metro Chamber and a group called downtownarena.org filed a complaint. Today, Gary Winuk with the FPPC announced Chris Hansen was the man who gave $100,000 to a political action committee sponsoring the campaign, but didn't report the contribution as required by law.
"This to us is a glaring example of at best negligent and at worst purposeful deceptive behavior that was aimed at depriving the Sacramento public the knowledge it's entitled to about who is funding campaigns," says Winuk.
The investigation into the failure to report the donation will continue. Hansen and the political action committee face $95,000 in fines and possibly a misdemeanor charge.


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Some handshapes can indicate a general category or class of concepts to which a referent belongs. These handshapes are known as classifiers.
The word "predicate" can mean "says something about."
When you sign a classifier in a way that "says something about" the referent, you are using a "classifier predicate."
Classifier predicates can include information about a referent's size, shape, movement, speed, orientation, or location.
When writing about classifiers we tend to use the letters "CL." For example, CL:3 refers to a classifier that uses the "3" handshape.
The CL:3 classifier represents a category of VEHICLES which can include things like cars, trucks, bikes, motorcycles.
A few samples of classifiers:
CL:A Objects which do not move such as a house or other building, a statue.
CL:V Person standing upright, or an animal standing upright (using 2 V)
CL:1 An upright person or animal such as a bear or a primate walking on its hind legs.
CL:V (bent) A crouched or sitting person or animal.
CL:Y An aircraft with wings.
Classifier Practice:
The truck just whizzed by.
The car hit a tree
he rode his bike over a cliff and survived.
Evel knievel rode his bike over 10 bikes in a row.
Use a classifier predicate to show the following:
A woman slipped on ice and fell on her head
A man walking by leisurely
A building just standing there
A boy standing looking at you
A crouched cat
Three airplanes sitting side by side on the runaway
A bus zooming past you as you're driving
A car going over a bumpy road
A jogging man
A statue in the garden
A car coming to an abrupt stop
Several houses in a row
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Bilingual/Bicultural Education is a philosophy of instruction for deaf/hh (hard of hearing) children wherein you use a student's native/preferred language (ASL) as well as the target language (ENGLISH). You also make instructional choices that respect the Deaf student's culture and communication needs as well as the mainstream culture.
The two main approaches to bilingual education are "Transitional" and "maintenance."
Directional Verbs: verbs which change the direction of their movement to indicate the subject and object (HELP, GIVE, SEND, TELL, SHOW, LOOK-AT, PAY, BORROW, TAKE, SUMMON, CHOOSE).
Ask or tell your friend: To choose a book
To help you cook
That you will pay the person next to you tomorrow
To show you her new home
If you can borrow her car
To choose the pink shoes
If person in front of you can take his book
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To live a green and healthy life, there are many changes we need to make in the environment we live in. One simple change you can make, is the choice of laundry detergent you use to wash your clothes. Most people would like to rid their homes of pollutants. But, how often do you think about these toxins thriving in the laundry basket?
Reading the labels on the bottles of laundry detergents that are sold in stores, we usually come across ingredients that mean nothing to us, or find that a detergent has no ingredients listed at all. It seems odd in this day and age that any type of product could be sold without having an ingredient list, but that is exactly what happens with commercial brand laundry detergents in some cases.
When you do see a list, you'll probably notice surfactants as a common ingredient found in most laundry detergents. This ingredient is a wetting agent that helps water to penetrate the fabric of your clothing. You should know that surfactants is not any particular name of an ingredient. It is simply listed in reference to a number of different chemicals that might be used. When surfactants are used, they release benzene into the environment. Benzene is a toxin that is believed to be responsible for causing cancer and reproductive disorders.
Many of the chemicals that are used in commercially branded laundry detergents have no real purpose in keeping our clothes clean. They are merely added so that our clothes will appear whiter or brighter in our eyes. Over time, exposure to these chemicals can cause allergies to laundry detergents.
What are we, the consumers of household cleaning products, supposed to do? The answer is simple. We can start purchasing an organic laundry detergent. Organic laundry detergent does not contain chlorine, phosphates, or other chemicals that are dangerous to our health. Another positive for any organic laundry detergent is that none of them contain synthetic dyes or perfumes. These ingredients can be extremely harmful to people who have sensitive skin or allergies, yet they are found in most popular brands of laundry detergent. In fact, phosphates are a known water pollutant, and have caused considerable damage within our environment over the past 40 years. The use of phosphates has been hotly debated in recent years, as they are known to kill fish and plants, which throws our entire ecological system out of balance. The toxic chemicals found in laundry detergents present a danger to the environment by way of the water. They can also damage your skin and some give off fumes that you inhale when you breathe in the just dried clothes with their synthetic fragrances.
Organic Laundry Detergent Benefits:
You can try to find many organic liquid detergents at your local grocery store. If you cannot find an organic detergent locally, you can always order it online. Keep in mind that organic detergents are usually more expensive than traditional brands, but the few extra bucks are more than worth it when you consider the harm that commercial brands can cause to our health.
As part of an effort by some manufacturers to go green and protect our environment, many organic laundry detergents are now being sold in smaller, concentrated forms.
This will help our environment by reducing the amount of plastic containers that wind up in landfills. While any effort to help our environment is certainly worthwhile, changing the containers of these detergents does not alter the toxic composition of the actual detergents that are being sold. Our best alternative is to use an organic laundry detergent for all of our clothing. Organic laundry detergents are gentler, healthier and safer for us to use.


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Carol D'Lugo, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
Department of Language, Literature and Culture
Clark University
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Dr. D'Lugo received a B.A. from Douglas College in 1965, an M.A. from the University of Illinois in 1967, and a Ph.D. from Brown University in 1983. She has been at Clark since 1984 and is affiliated with the programs in Women's Studies and Race and Ethnic Relations.
Current Research and Teaching
Dr. D'Lugo's special areas of research and teaching include the Mexican and Argentine novel within her general specialty of Latin-American fiction. She recently published a book on the twentieth-century Mexican novel, The Fragmented Novel in Mexico: The Politics of Form . At this time she is exploring how current novels depict the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, Mexico and the conditions leading to it. Her other teaching interests include courses on translation and on shorter fiction.
Selected Publications
"Armando Ramírez's Pu or Violación en Polanco : Looking at Race and Revenge in Modern Mexico," in CHASQUI , 30.2 [November, 2001]: 53-64.
"Before They Disappear: Reassessing Cultural (De)Formation in Mexico." 68-74 in Acercamientos a Carmen Boullosa, Berlin: Tranvía, 1999.
The Fragmented Novel in Mexico: The Politics of Form. University of Texas Press, 1997.
"El beso de la mujer araña: Norm and Deviance in the Fiction/as the Fiction." Symposium (Winter 1991): 235-51.
"Al filo del agua: Addressing Readership in Mexican Fiction." Hispania 74 (September 1991): 860-67.


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Dessin Academy is a class for fine arts that was founded as an Institute of Fine Arts. A class for fine arts that begun in 2004 with just 4 students, Dessin Academy has today evolved into an institution catering to more than 2000 students spread over 50 branches all over India. Dessin Academy, class for fine arts, is an institute that nurtures young artists, gives wings to their boundless imagination and seeks to motivate them in the field of art and design.
The Dessin Academy is a class for fine arts runs under the able guidance of its Founder/Director, Mr. R. Rajendran, MFA and a core group of dedicated faculty members who embrace diverse styles and working methods. This institute, in a reflection of the various age groups of its students, who range from 3 year old to 60 year youths, offers a wide spectrum of courses in its class for fine arts. These are (i) Fundamental Course Level-1 & 2 (ii) Intermediate Course Level 1 & 2 (iii) Advanced Course
The students of this class for fine arts have participated in several state level and national level competitions and, more often than not, have walked away with the highest honours. Dessin's class for fine arts conducts an exhibition of its student's work every year, with a maximum of 36 students participating, each of whom presents 6 paintings. The Dessin Academy is a class for fine arts where experimentation, ideas and concepts are encouraged to freely develop.


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If you spend enough time in a boat, you're going to have battery problems. The solution? Keep them charged, and don't try to get by without replacing them every two to three years.
I hate boat batteries. They're ruthless. But like a romance, if nurtured they won't turn against you — most of the time.
Over many years of boating, I've come to the conclusion that the only way to keep batteries from going south is to replace them about every two years. The average life span of a battery for your car or boat is from three to four years, according to Chuck Husick, a BoatUS battery expert.
Sure you might be able to get an extra year or so out of a good battery. But to be on the safe side, you can do two things – keep them charged and keep them fresh. It's a cheap way to keep the trolling motor running and the big engine cranking.
A deep cycle battery is a must for running trolling motors. This is where you don't want to pinch pennies.
"You need to make three decisions when you buy a deep cycle battery," said Husick. "How big should it be? How long do I want it to last? What type of battery technology is best for my use? Buy the largest capacity battery that will fit in the battery box. Deciding how long you want the battery to last is more complicated. High-cycle life batteries cost more. However, the cost per cycle goes down as battery life goes up."
Once you've got your boat set up with new batteries, the key to longevity is maintenance. Husick's advice is to keep it clean and dry. His advice is to avoid using more than 50 percent of the energy of a battery prior to recharging. His best bit of advice is to recharge the battery after each use. That way you know you've got cranking power and juice to run the trolling motor every time you're on the water.
When buying a battery, don't forget to buy a good charger. What a lot of people don't know is that battery chargers go bad just like batteries. Also, always keep a pair of jumper cables on your boat, along with a good pair of pliers. The cables can be used to jump from one battery to the next. And the pliers are good for just about any mechanical malfunction, like removing battery cables, etc.
Tips from Texas Marine on boat battery care
Don't let the "maintenance free" battery in your car lull you into complacency about the battery in your boat. Neglecting a marine battery is certain to shorten its life.
Get the most from your boat's batteries by following these guidelines:
• Keep idle batteries fully charged. Leaving a battery even partially discharged leads to sulfation and loss of capacity.
• Check the water level regularly. Top up as necessary to keep the level about 1/4 inch above the plates.
• Use only distilled water for topping up; trace minerals and/or chlorine in tap water really do shorten battery life.
• Fill cells after charging. If you fill them before, expansion during charging will pump electrolyte out on top of the battery, causing a corrosive mess and reducing the acid level inside the battery.
• Keep the top of the case clean and dry. Dampness, dirt and acid on the battery case can create a circuit between the terminals that will drain the battery.
• Keep terminals and cable clamps corrosion-free. Use a wire brush to remove corrosion. Coat both terminal and clamp with petroleum jelly (not grease) to prevent future corrosion.
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The Ferrari Owners Club was established in March 2001. Its main objestive is to bring owners together through club meetings at least twice a year.
For those real Ferraristi fans there is the Ferrari Fans Club, which was set up in February 1998.
Today the two clubs operate as one under the name Ferrari Club Malta. Its club premises are open on Sundays during Grand Prix events and on special occasions. At the Club, Ferrari Owners and Fans are able to meet and share the various Ferrari experiences from both sides, in a social atmosphere.続き
Ferrari Owners are invited to attend the Club activities and participate in the specific Club events organized for them through news letters. There are some 40 Ferrari Ovvners in Malta, with models ranging from the Ferrari 208 to the latest Ferrari 360 and Maranello. The Club also has some 800 registered members of which around 150 actively attend the club during Grand Prix and other events. This year the committee also proposes frequent forums with its members as these have proved to be very positive in keeping the club healthy with new ideas. Two of these forums have already been organized in February and March.
The impressive organization by Ferrari S.P.A. to bring together the worldwide clubs is no doubt a very positive move that demonstrates the commitment that Ferrari has with the Owners of these wonderful cars.
Last year we met in Florence, and the interaction link between the Owners and Ferrari was launched on a new platform. I am very pleased to attend this years meeting, together with my colleagues and look forward to developing a deeper relationship by promoting ideas that will best suit both our members, as well as the aims of Ferrari in achieving a true bond of excellence.
We have prepared some suggestions for discussion which we hope will receive appropriate consideration. We have olso organized various activities this year and we are in the final stages of completing a further event later this month. I am keen to explore other suggestions that will emerge from this meeting so that we can exploit these together.
On behalf of our club and my colleagues, I would wish to thank Ferrari for this second meeting and feel confident that we shall be able to conclude this weekend with wonderful ideas and plans to incorporate next year.
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"The Voice" offered up a dose of harsh reality for some struggling hopefuls Tuesday, as well as some sweeping praise for a handful of jaw-dropping performances by others. And as it did, it served as a reminder of just how unforgiving, and just how riveting, the live shows can be.
It was a rough night for some of the members of Team CeeLo, starting with Amber Nicole, who took on "Wasting All These Tears" by former "Voice" champ Cassadee Pope. CeeLo promised the young R&B singer that performing a country-inflected tune would "showcase a lot of range," but when she hit the stage, Amber Nicole struggled.
Blake gave her credit for venturing out of her genre comfort zone, but both he and Adam criticized her execution and admitted she had fallen short on the song's big note.
Still, Amber Nicole's former coach Christina looked on the bright side, praising her emotive delivery and pointing out that she nailed the note on the second try. "You rose to the occasion with such class," CeeLo agreed.
Air Force veteran Jonny Gray was up next, with a cover of the Verve's Brit-pop hit "Bittersweet Symphony." He gave a solid performance but struggled to elaborate on the song's droning, low-key vocal melody, though he tried.
The coaches agreed that they were left wanting more from his performance, adding that they saw hints of the originality they were after in the final bars of the song. If anything, Christina said, he may have been too consistent, and she wished he had "let loose" earlier in the performance.
Jonny's teammate Tamara Chauniece earned higher marks from the coaches when she performed next. Chauniece, steeped in gospel, worried her tight-knit church community wouldn't support her foray into pop, but she committed to it anyway, tackling what she called a "go hard or go home" song: the Gloria Gaylor post-breakup classic "I Will Survive."
Tamara went hard, and the coaches lauded her for it. Adam said it was her best performance yet.
Following in the theme of Team CeeLo members being prodded out of their comfort zone, her glam-rock teammate Kat Robichaud was also challenged to try something new: a tender song to counter her gravelly rock-and-roll chops.
For that, she took on Mary Lambert's "She Keeps Me Warm," giving a performance so vulnerable and intimate that she even hugged a stranger in the audience during it.
She may have done exactly what her coach wanted, but her dialed-down performance had the other coaches reminiscing for her usual growling and electric energy. "I wanted to see seven gears of Kat, and I didn't get that," Adam said. "I thought maybe you had the potential of soaring a little bit higher," Christina added.
Indeed, it was a rough reception Tuesday night for much of Team CeeLo, but it was anything but for Caroline Pennell, the 17-year-old with the ethereal voice with its shades of Kate Bush. CeeLo tasked her with singing the White Stripes' ditty "We're Going to Be Friends."
"I'm looking for her to charm the American audience and give 'em all cavities from being so sweet," CeeLo said.
Caroline did just that, at least when it came to the panel of coaches. "For the first time tonight, I heard purely you," Adam gushed. Blake had a somewhat more disarming reaction -- pun intended. "I could literally be getting an amputation, and listening to your singing, and all I would be thinking about would be cotton candy," he said.
That wrapped up the Team CeeLo performances for the night, and it was on to Team Christina. First up was Josh Logan, for whom Christina made the gutsy choice to assign to sing "Crazy," by none other than CeeLo's own duo Gnarls Barkley. "It's really important that you don't let the listener relax," Christina counseled, citing her faith in Josh's artistry.
For Josh, that meant performing the song with a jazzy, off-the-cuff, almost scat-inflected ease. CeeLo enjoyed the performance, while Adam said it "got a little complicated sometimes" and he wished it were "a little more scaled-back." But Christina disagreed. "What you did today was so original and it was so Josh," she said. "You're such a skilled vocalist."
Next, Olivia Henken, a Louisville-bred blonde powerhouse, was challenged to push past her undeniable country roots to pop. The vehicle: Katy Perry's "Roar."
"Make sure you give it dimension," Christina told Olivia. "You tend to give the wall of sound. I'm looking for tender moments."
Whether her take on the pop hit gave those was unclear, but the coaches were wowed anyway. "That was very risky as a country artist, and it worked," Blake told her, adding that he rued the fact that she wasn't on his team. Christina had a simple message for her: "Olivia, you did my heart so proud."
Next came perhaps the hardest member of Team Christina to peg to a genre, former cruise ship lounge singer Stephanie Ann Johnson, who was happy to be back with her original coach after she'd stolen her back from CeeLo.
Christina tasked her with singing the gorgeous Ray Charles classic "Georgia on My Mind," a task that might be tough for many singers but that Christina thought would benefit from Stephanie Ann's "unique tonality."
It did, thanks to her bold, creative reimagining of the familiar tune. Adam said he was impressed at how she'd made the song her own, despite his reverence for the song, and CeeLo said he was frankly jealous of her prodigious talents.
The one other male member of Team Christina sang next, and college student and part-time bagel slinger Matthew Schuler was given an equally tough song to sing: Miley Cyrus' vocal gymnastics-laden hit "Wrecking Ball."
"Every single week, he's shown a different layer to his voice," Christina said of Matthew. She hoped the song would let the indie-rocker show a more emotive side.
That it did, to all the coaches' amazement, and sometimes rage.
"I just hate how much i love you, dude!" CeeLo fumed at his rival contestant, while Blake took a page (or a cleaned-up edit) from CeeLo's own lyric book to voice his own frustration with Matthew's massive singing gift. "What am I gonna say? Forget you, man," Blake said.
"Three hearts just broke," Adam added, referring to himself and the other rival coaches. "Everything you were showing us on that stage is exactly what you need to take this thing all the way."
Such praise made Matthew a tough act to follow, but Jacquie Lee, the competition's youngest contestant at just 16, somehow managed to do it one better.
Christina, who showed an endearingly big-sisterly relationship with Jacquie in rehearsals, tasked the teen with the Screamin' Jay Hawkins standby "I Put a Spell on You."
But Jacquie's take was nothing like Screamin' Jay's (mercifully), nor like any of the countless covers of it. She turned in a flawless, emotionally intense, no-holds-barred performance full of bluesy stomp and diva-worthy wails.
"That was the absolute best!" CeeLo exclaimed afterward. (Nevermind that he was her rival coach.) "I don't care how old you were, that's just amazing," Adam agreed.
"Sixteen? Are you kidding me? America, vote for this girl," Jacquie's own proud coach Christina concluded.
With that, the voting began. America's results and the coaches' picks for the Top 12 will be revealed Thursday.
"The Voice" airs Mondays at 8/7c and Tuesdays at 9/8c. A special episode of "The Voice" also airs this Thursday at 8/7c.


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7:00 pm Well, at least the show is off to an okay start with Bruce.
Everyone gets strings behind them when they're old, even the Boss.
7:04 pm Oh, there's Gaga.
I'd get drunk if I drank everytime LL licked his lips. It must be because of "the Heavenly Father." They're so lucky that he was set to be host already. "You know, life consists of joys and sorrows," LL tells us
Christopher is probably happy, they're playing Whitney's 1991 Grammy performance.
"Sir O.G. Paul McCartney." #thingsthatLLsaid #grammys
7:16 pm NO NO NO FOO.
HIMYM proves that even Kal Penn is looking for love.
7:20 pm BONNIE RAITT. Thank you for remembering Etta. Alicia: Uh huhh. Let's do it. She also makes an "At Last" joke. I get it Alicia. I see what you just did there. Bonnie Raitt's like, when can I get the fuck out of there.
Adele thanks her doctors. Alicia Keyes is like, hey remember when I won 5 Grammys? Like that's not happening again.
Aaron: Chris Brown is like if Usher was evil.
Alberto: So I'm getting the same thing as at the Super Bowl, where the set is more interesting than the performance.
No audience shots. Interesting.
7:35 pm Grammy winners Fergie and Mark Anthony. Terrible.
Guys, electronica has had a really good influence on rap and making it tangible for the masses.
Alberto: Reba is starting to look like Dana Carvey's Ross Perot.
Aaron: Kelly Clarkson's tattoo (a puzzle piece) is Justin Guarini.
7:46 pm So Foo performed. In another venue so everyone at the Grammys could go to the bathroom and we wouldn't be "bored."
(Unrelated) Jessie: Thanks for bringing your dip y'all.
Mastercard: The courage to be old and sexy.
This commercial is like the CTA every morning.
Aaron: My brother uses Coldplay as an adjective to describe things he doesn't like.
7:56 pm Kate: What corner of the room is Rihanna in? Aaron: A hopeless corner.
Kate: I would go to a concert that was just this song for an hour and a half. Jessie: You mean you getting ready every Friday night?
Alberto: She better watch it, she's getting an MC Hammer number of dancers.
More Coldplay. I wish Gwyneth was here and not like at home with a $1000 face mask on.
Coldplay and Rihanna have Tangled behind them.
All I've learned is that Chris Martin did a bad job shaving this morning.
Chipotle commercial. Willie Nelson Coldplay cover. Discuss.
8:09 pm Literally everyone is like, why are you here NCIS girl who is drunk.
8:16 pm So Ryan Seacrest owns the Grammys, and is owning this with his presence.
Look how square Foster the People are. Jessie: The bassist is having a good time. He's like, look at this pleat in my pants.
8:31 pm It's like LL is ready to be on the runway.
Sir Paul McCartney has become Burt Bacharach. And they didn't cut to Diana Krall once. He's proof that a standing O is just peer pressure.
8:36 pm Chris Brown: I've got to thank the Grammys for letting me get on this stage. Let me now rush off as quickly as possible.
8:40 pm Taylor is not playing the banjo right now. She's instead sitting against the set of Le Mis and Urinetown.
Jessie: She's such a next-door hottie.
This is so that scene in Freaky Friday where the mom plays for the daughter off-stage because the mom who everyone thinks is the daughter has to fake-play guitar.
Bonnie Raitt is not having Taylor's "They like me! They really like me!" routine.
8:51 pm ADELE. Songwriters. Etc.
Jessie: Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Connelly, the same.
8:54 pm Oh has Katy Perry decided to promote a new album, 2 years later?
I don't know who was like, yeah, show off your love handles Katy Perry, that's sexy. But oh HELLO guitarist.
"Now look at me I'm sparkling….You will never put me out again/I'm glowing." This new single is a clear dig to Russell Brand, gossip columns will cry out Monday morning.
Like, that was controversial to me, that performance.
8:57 pm I think Miranda and Blake are getting divorced. I can only pray as much, then their marriage won't be forced down my throats.
Lady Antebellum is just the worst. It's upsetting how much more upset I get about the decline of country music in America than any other kind.
9:05 pm Wow Gwyneth and Chris Martin are in the same room. Who knew.
Adele = flawless. Just stop smoking, I worry. AND she looks like she's having fun.
9:16 pm Survivor commercial: Swimsuit photographer?
When did country become ok with men with skinny jeans, mullets and v-necks?
Jessie: Hey, there's someone actually playing the banjo.
9:23 pm Paul McCartney and his ilk are literally the only ones old enough to cut to during this Glen Campbell performance.
Jessie: Look at these women sitting down and texting.
9:23 pm Carrie Underwood is such a pageant queen. I also find Tony Bennett one of the most overrated performers in American history. This is too Vegas and not enough Jazz.
It's like some of these people got scalped tickets to sit under the benches and look up people's skirts.
9:34 pm Bon Iver: It's hard for me to accept this award because I'm balding and should shave my head. But a legit speech.
Christopher: Music. You might have heard of it #grammyfoundation
9:39 pm In memoriam, finally.
I just wonder if Whitney had died earlier this year how that would have changed this ceremony. Who is to say that Amy Winehouse or Etta is more or less influential than her?
9:50 pm Every time I see David Guetta I just think about how white he is.
The Grammys are acting like there's a lack of options when it comes to performers.
9:57 pm I just don't understand why we have to watch all these special features. They're usually on a separate DVD.
Breakdancing priests, you don't see that everyday. Jessie: Sexy lady-cardinals.
Room: Wow.
10:10 pm Oh it's the I'm-a-little-wasted-but-I'd-love-a-booty-call-Band.
"No surprise" "Rolling in the Deep", Adele. Let's not editorialize too much boys. She just thumbs' upped the audience.
10:16 pm It's Unforgettable how bad Poppy Montgomery's fake red hair is.
Diana Ross and Lifetime Achievement Award. She would be the best camp counselor.
Album of the Year. Adele. Duh.
Jessie: Welcome. Welcome to America.
She looks like a crazy housewife, but it's cool. "Mom, Gold is good!" And: "This record is inspired by something that everyone has been through, which is a rubbish relationship."
I'm signing off now because I cannot handle another Paul McCartney performance, and neither can my peers. PEACE.


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Having traveled and worked extensively across the country he is currently concentrating his photographic work in the Finger Lakes Region of New York.
His past creative work has included research, writing, and photography for the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Illinois, Homestead National Monument of America in Nebraska, and Dinosaur National Monument in Utah and Colorado.
As a conservationist he has worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the National Park Service.
His historical work has had several focuses, from Abraham Lincoln's life in Springfield Illinois, to the history of homesteading across the American West, to local historical sites here in the Southern Tier. He is also currently doing research for an upcoming project surrounding World War One memorials and what they tell us about the United States during the 1920s and 1930s.
His adventures have taken him from the rim of the Grand Canyon at sunrise to the shores of Keuka Lake at sunset and from the roof of the Adirondacks to the back streets of Memphis Tennessee.
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Kristin Kindergarten is a dynamic and vibrant environment where young learners can explore and investigate while gaining the basic skills necessary for their next big step into primary school. Supported by skilled, experienced and engaging staff, our students develop independence, self-confidence and responsibility for their learning through the IB PYP programme of inquiry.
Inquiry-based learning is at the heart of the PYP and is a vehicle for ensuring that from a very young age, our students are developing skills that will play a key role in their life-long learning. Delivered alongside the New Zealand Early Childhood Education Curriculum, Te Whariki, the PYP provides an educational philosophy and methodology that complements the content of the New Zealand Curriculum.
The PYP presents students with six transdisciplinary themes designed to encourage exploration, investigation and reflection in a way that allows each individual to engage with their own areas of interest. This is particularly important for children in the Kindergarten and Junior School as they are constructing their own meaning and understanding of themselves and their environment.
An example of how this applies in the Kindergarten is within the theme of 'How we express ourselves'. The Kindergarten students explore the idea that 'Nursery Rhymes inform and provoke us, they give us pleasure and help our imaginations grow.' With teacher support and modelling to introduce the inquiry, and regular trips to the Library, the children will tap into their own experiences with nursery rhymes and discover why we have nursery rhymes, identify their favourites, retell them and then act them out for an audience. The students are equipped with digital and multimedia resources that foster their independence and encourage their love of learning, and delight in sharing their learning with their peers and at home.
Through this programme of inquiry, students in the Kindergarten learn to be active learners and enquirers, gaining the necessary basic skills so they are intellectually, socially and emotionally prepared to enter the Junior School and achieve success throughout their school years.
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