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Scholarship Recipients & How To Apply
The National Council offers 36 Jo Anne J. Trow Undergraduate Scholarships annually, ranging from $1,000 to $6,000 each. Applications for this undergraduate scholarship are available to chapters via the national website. Local chapters will hold a competition to determine one or more finalists to go on to the national competition. The number of chapter finalists varies:
- One applicant for any chapter,
- Two applicants for chapters initiating 150-299 members,
- Three applicants for chapters initiating over 300 members.
Only students initiated into Alpha Lambda Delta between January 1 and December 31, 2017 are eligible to apply.
How to Apply
Click here to apply
The chapter finalists must be submitted to the National Office by April 2, 2018. Scholarship recipients will be selected in June and announced in July. Check with your chapter regarding your local scholarship deadline.
Your application will be scored at the national level based upon the following point values:
|Undergraduate coursework and GPA
|10 points
|Employment information
|5 points
|Contributions to your ALD chapter
|20 points
|Significant campus activities
|10 points
|Honors/recognitions received
|5 points
|Career goals
|5 points
|Value of ALD to your undergraduate education essay
|25 points
|Recommendation letters
|20 points
|Total Points
Scholarship FAQs
Q: My chapter is not very active, but I want to apply for a Trow scholarship. Does my application need to go through the advisor, or can I just send it directly to the National Office?
A: Trow applications need chapter advisor approval. Please contact the National Office directly if you are having an issue contacting the advisor.
Q: Can official transcripts be delivered via email directly from the university?
A: Yes, as long as it is through a secure link or an email directly from the Registrar.
Q: If a student brings AP high school credits, summer credits, or college credits taken in high school that have transferred as equivalent to one year of college (so they are technically a sophomore), are they eligible to apply for the Trow Scholarship before entering their second year?
A: First-year students who were recently initiated are NOT eligible for Trow, no matter how many credits they bring prior to college. They need to be in their second year at the college (and apply for a Trow to be awarded in their third year). This allows for students to get involved and contribute to their chapter in their second year.
Q: Do I need to provide an official transcript of the college credits earned in high school?
A: No.
Q: Does the scholarship apply towards tuition only or can it also be applied towards room/board, books, fees, etc.?
A: The funds are to defray college expenses. At the point that the student has fully paid tuition and fees for the term, the monies will be given to the student to defray other college expenses. Note that all Trow checks are sent to the institution, so any remaining funds after tuition and fees are sent from the school, not Alpha Lambda Delta.
2017 Scholarship Recipients
|Jarad Anderson
|University of Oklahoma
|Chemical Biosciences
|Nour Bara
|University of North Carolina at Greensboro
|International Business
|Delaney Barber
|Purdue University
|Elifnaz Caliskan
|University of Maryland
|Government and Politics
|Grace Ecenbarger
|Ashland University
|Information Systems & Supply Chain Management
|Tori Edwards
|Meredith College
|Public Health
|Joseph Garren
|University of South Carolina
|Finance, Insurance & Risk Management
|Caitlin Glenn
|University of Oklahoma
|Biochemistry and Pre-Nursing
|Erin Glossop
|University of Cincinnati
|Marketing and International Business
|Sarah Hansen
|Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
|Interior Architecture and Design
|Brekk Hayward
|High Point University
|Actuarial Science
|Karissa Heckens
|Morningside College
|Nonprofit Management and Religious Studies
|Emily Holbert
|Converse College
|Business Administration and Politics
|Julia Huddy
|Dickinson College
|Mathematics and Physics
|Marc Jones
|Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
|Doreen Joseph
|George Mason University
|Cyber Security Engineering
|Amy Lieberman
|Elizabethtown College
|Early Childhood Education
|Trang "Heidi" Luu
|Illinois Wesleyan University
|Economics and Accounting
|Kelse Matthews
|University of Memphis
|Stephen Mayer
|Bucknell University
|Environmental Studies and Economics
|Mallory McConathy
|Northwestern State University
|Regina McLeod
|Western Michigan University
|Curry Morgan
|Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
|Biology and Neuroscience
|Samantha Peak
|Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
|Elizabeth Rowe
|University of Portland
|Mechanical Engineering
|Carolyn Sacha
|Western Michigan University
|Sociology, Anthropology, & Pre-Environmental Studies
|Shaima Shebrain
|Western Michigan University
|Biomedical Sciences
|Alicia Smith
|Texas Wesleyan University
|Callie Smith
|Valley City State University
|Lauren Soderberg
|Vanderbilt University
|Tamera Sullivan
|University of South Carolina
|Cristina Tellez Nunez
|Oakland University
|Health Sciences
|Amy Toscano
|West Virginia University
|Global Supply Chain Management
|Sabrina Winger
|Montana State University-Bozeman
|Agricultural Business Management
|Timothy Yeung
|Washington and Jefferson College
|Emily Zimmerman
|Hood College
|Early Childhood Education
Click here to meet the past recipients of the Jo Anne J. Trow scholarship.
History of the Award
The Jo Anne J. Trow Award was started in 1988 to honor a past National President of Alpha Lambda Delta. Former Vice President for Student Services at Oregon State University, Jo Anne J. Trow served Alpha Lambda Delta as District VIII Advisor from 1974 to 1979, Secretary from 1979 to 1983, President-elect from 1984-1985, and National President from 1985 to 1988. During her term as president, the National Council was restructured to provide a more streamlined operation. Originally, this scholarship was established to give collegiate chapters of the society an annual opportunity to reward an outstanding sophomore member of Alpha Lambda Delta with a stipend of $150. Now the scholarships range from $1,000 to $6,000.


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UPDATE: Now its possible to rotate the adaptor frame with the tractor's hydraulics. You can now use shovels with it.
The AgrarProfi24 tractor three-point adapter coupling hook offers the possibility of existing devices with Euro mount (loader connection) as Soil buckets, manure forks, ball forks etc. Also to go to the rear of the tractor hydraulics. The adapter frame made of high strength steel, we have with galvanized bolts.
Factory side the adapter frame is colored red RAL 3002 , but can be dyed any color.
The weight is in original 70 kg; I have increased it to 243 kg so it will not easily slip away.
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There's more to the story of grizzlies than most of us are aware, for populations of this species—Ursus arctos, also commonly called the brown bear—can be found outside North America from the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, west to Scandinavia and all the way south to India.
Some hold out in the mountains of Spain, France, Iran, Syria, Pakistan, western China, and a number of other countries across Eurasia.
It is a tribute to these bears' toughness, intelligence, and adaptability that they have survived within such a wide array of landscapes and climates. Even so, few people would ever picture these animals in the Gobi Desert, a vast, unforgiving realm of stone and sand where temperatures hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit or more in summer, minus 40 Fahrenheit in winter, and just 2 to 8 inches of rain falls annually. After all, in Mongolian, gobi means "waterless place."
Grizzly researchers have established a new nonprofit organization, the Gobi Bear Fund, to make sure these hungry desert-dwelling bears on the outermost edge of existence are being fed, protected and studied. More.


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(A Story of "How Levii met Tara")
The fifth and final of a the Semester 1 training series of material. I'd originally developed this material late at night … or the wee hours of the morning, depending on your perspective. All four Semesters were originally developed while living in Abilene, TX; with later revisions after I'd moved to: San Antonio, TX; O'Fallon, IL; and Sembach, DE. The last update was made around 2005-2006 as a final handoff of instructional material to the 21st OWS systems flight to help prepare them for the CCNA examination, and as part of an after-hours DoD 8570 study group I formed for the IT/IS airmen in the area.
Much of the work that went into developing a curriculum, summarizing data for these slides, and spending countless hours with stacks of books from Cisco Press could certainly be considered preparatory to other courses I've taught, any number of papers that I eventually did write, and a foundation to my self-identity as a person that enjoys sharing their knowledge; that would miss a key outcome. Those that know me have likely heard the story on how one of my earliest managers (and current colleague BTW) "conned" me into moving to Abilene. It was the light nights studying and working on this material, however, that introduced me to meet Tara. She took an interest in this strange young guy that showed up to IHOP every night with a laptop and stack of books, and who would eat his dinner with a gallon of coffee. So while I certainly hope this material finds a use to someone else, the opportunity to go back through it reinvigorates the memories of that first Christmas away from home, working on these slides, and the period that I was making a new friend; who years later … would become my wife.
This presentation covers the concepts of routing and addressing. Likely one of the most difficult areas for many people to initially grasp, sub-netting/CIDR were the subject of a few hours practice and working through problems as a group. I would typically run through three different methods of solving the problem, with increasing levels of decomposition and explanatory description back to the other methods. It's my experience that subjects like this, as with many others that involve: formulas, solutions, proofs, sequential problem breakdown, etc., that could be solved multiple ways are often picked up quickly by the first 10% of a population, and they tend to be comfortable with multiple methods. The next 65% or so of the students will pick up given a second round of detailed explanation, but this group (and the final 25%) can be thrown back "off track" when demonstrating alternate methods, or further decomposition of the problem. It's at this point then, that once a student ad the "ah ha!" moment, I would typically advise a student to excuse themselves from the class for remainder of the day, and give the sample problems a practice run a few hours later.
Reference Files:
- OSI Model
- CNAP Semester 1 Pre-Test
- CNAP Semester 1 Rack Elevation
- CNAP Semester 1 AETC Classroom Layout
The assessments and practical exam were delivered at the end of the Semester and are available below for reference.
- CNAP Semester 1 Practice Lab – Option 1
- CNAP Semester 1 Practice Lab – Option 2
- CNAP Semester 1 Practical – Option 1
- CNAP Semester 1 Practical – Option 2


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Congratulations to SI's own Gina Macaluso President-Elect of The Arizona Library Association!
The Arizona Library Association (AzLA) began in 1926, when Estelle Lutrell and State Librarian Con Cronin recognized the need for a strong association of librarians to improve Arizona libraries. The mission of the fledgling group was to "look after the general welfare of library work and workers in Arizona, to advance the education advantages of the state through libraries, and to promote general interest in library extension [traveling libraries]." From a beginning of 23 members, AzLA has grown to approximately 1,000 strong. Since its establishment, the Association's basic mission has remained the same: to promote and improve library service and librarianship in Arizona.
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Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color In Final Production
Agetec announced today that Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color has gone gold and is on the way to the presses for final production. This adventure, once known as Color Quest, challenges players to create their own game characters through drawing and animation, basically bringing their unique creations to life.
Pengel seems to be on track for its June 24th ship date, so get ready to open those wallets and energize your creativity.


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- 4 servings
- 4 tbsp butter, cut into pieces
- 1 tsp caraway seed
- 1/2 head red cabbage, thinly sliced
- 1/2 fennel bulb, thinly sliced, plus fronds lightly chopped for garnish
- 1 large apple, cored and thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup boiled cider
- Salt and pepper
- Melt 2 tbsp butter in large, lidded skillet over medium heat. Add caraway seeds and toast, shaking pan once or twice until fragrant about 30 seconds. Add cabbage and sliced fennel, stir to coat with butter and saute 2 minutes. Add apples and boiled cider, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage has softened but still retains some crunch, about 5 minutes. Remove lid, add remaining butter, increase heat to high and saute until and liquid has evaporated and cabbage is coated with sauce, 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and fennel fronds.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories181
- Carbohydrates20 g(7%)
- Fat12 g(18%)
- Protein2 g(4%)
- Saturated Fat7 g(37%)
- Sodium480 mg(20%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber4 g(16%)
- Monounsaturated Fat3 g
- Cholesterol31 mg(10%)


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Pay Per Click advertising (PPC advertising) is a form of marketing where advertisers can pay to display their ads on popular search engines. Some top pay per click services includes Google's AdWords Yahoo's Search Marketing, and Microsoft's Bing ads. All pay per click advertising services run along the same simple concept. As an advertiser, you create an ad using your business keywords. When a user searches Google using any of your keywords, your Google ads appears next to the search results in sponsored links. You pay only when the user clicks on your link.
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203 N.W. Gaines Ave., Russellville, AL 35653
- $249,900
- 1+ Years on site
- Est: $926/month
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- Beds: 5
- Baths: 4 Full
- Single Family Home
- 4,690 sq ft
Construction Martin Sevier home was completed in 1825 and at the time was believed to be one of the first brick homes in the Tennessee Valley. The property sits on 1 acre overlooking downtown Russellville. The main level features original hardwoods, a great room with a fireplace, formal dining with extensive moldings, a large eat-in kitchen with granite, built-ins and pantry. The large formal living room could be easily be converted to a main level master with private bath and walk-in closet by adding a door to the hallway. There is also an additional bedroom with private bath on the main level. Upstairs features an open den, office w/built-ins and hardwood floors. The master has a walk-in closet and a large private master bath with ceramic flooring, large walk-in shower, his and her vanities and a large tub. The 3rd bedroom has a triple closet and is service by the hall bath. Bedrooms 4 & 5 are generous in size, one with double closets and the other with a triple closet.
- Single Family Home
- Beds: 5
- Baths: 4 Full
Listing Details
- Kitchen
- Granite Countertop
- Laundry Room
- Washer/Dryer Hookups
- Window Treatments
- Blinds, Window Coverings
- Window Type
- Storm Windows
- Features
- Cathedral/Vaulted Ceilings, Storm Doors
- Lot Size
- Approximately 152' x 230', Approximately 1 Acres
- Parking
- Asphalt Driveway, Detached Garage
- Features
- Brick Exterior
- Cable Wiring
- Cable TV Available
- Cooling
- Ceiling Fan, Central Air, Central Cooling, Central Electric
- Heating
- Central Heat, Electric
- Water
- Electric Hot Water Heater
Public Facts: As provided by County Assessor and Recorder offices. May not reflect recent additions or improvements. If you see any errors, the best way to get the records updated is to contact your local county records office. If any of the information in this section conflicts with property information provided by a listing agent or broker, agent-provided information should be deemed more reliable.
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Nearby Elementary Schools
- Russellville Elementary School
- 133 Chucky Mullins Memorial Dr
- West Elementary School
- 1340 Clay Ave
- Tharptown Elementary School
- 145 Highway 80
Nearby Primary Schools
- Howell Graves Presch
- 3201 Alabama Ave
Nearby Middle Schools
- Russellville Middle School
- 765 Summit St
- Tharptown High School
- 255 Highway 80
- Belgreen High School
- 14220 Highway 187
Nearby High Schools
- Russellville High School
- 1865 Waterloo Rd
- Tharptown High School
- 255 Highway 80
- Franklin County Career Tech Center
- 85 Jail Springs Rd
These are the closest schools to your requested location. Proximity does not guarantee enrollment eligibility. Please consult your real estate agent or school district to confirm the schools you are zoned to attend.
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By Ruth Lively from Fine Cooking finecooking.com
If you serve this pretty dessert soon after assembling it, you'll get bits of crunchy caramel with the orange slices. If you let it sit for a couple of hours, the caramel will dissolve and blend with the orange juices to make a toasty syrup. Both ways are very appealing.
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- 4-6
- 5 seedless oranges, such as navel, including some blood oranges if possible 2 Tbs. chopped crystallized ginger
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 8 to 10 mint leaves, very thinly sliced
- Finely grate the zest (use a rasp-style grater if you have one) from one of the oranges to get 2 tsp. zest. Cut the tops and bottoms off each orange, being sure to cut into some of the flesh; reserve the tops and bottoms. Cut the peel off the sides, exposing the flesh by cutting under the pithy membrane. Discard the peels cut from the sides. Cut each orange in half vertically, trim out the pithy core, and then slice each piece crosswise into 1/4-inch
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Nutritional Info
- Calories142
- Carbohydrates36 g(12%)
- Fat0 g(0%)
- Protein2 g(3%)
- Saturated Fat0 g(0%)
- Sodium0 mg(0%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat0 g
- Fiber4 g(16%)
- Monounsaturated Fat0 g


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Vowed Membership - Personal Stories Archive
Personal Stories
Sister Luann Brown, BVM
In the early 1980s, when I was in college, I began to sense a stirring in my heart that called me to participate in the transformation of a world in need of God's salvific presence. Religious life seemed to be a viable and provocative option because it was a lifestyle which encouraged prayer, relationship, ministry, and response to critical social needs.
In my 22 years as a BVM, I have participated in the life-giving and fulfilling ministry of working with children with special needs in several places, including Ecuador. Living in community has been a joyous, supportive, and challenging endeavor from which I've learned much about myself and others. The BVM community continually encourages me to deepen my faith and respond to pressing contemporary justice issues.
Sister Judy Callahan, BVM
I joined the BVMs to share my faith with others through teaching! I stayed because I am so enriched by the faith of others, particularly Hispanics. Living in Ecuador helped me discover my talent for learning Spanish, which opened the doors to sharing with and learning from Hispanics throughout Latin America and the U.S.
Working in Hispanic Ministry in the Archdiocese of Dubuque is challenging and spiritually enriching. The plight of the undocumented calls us to find new paths of advocacy and solidarity. Freeing others to enjoy God's steadfast love happens when we walk in others' shoes.
Sister Karen Conover, BVM
I had been interested in religious life for many years, so when I attended Catholic high school in Santa Barbara, California, it was obvious to me that this was a group I wanted to join! I found the BVMs to be excellent teachers, happy people, and women who really cared about each other.
I've had a wonderful education, thanks to the BVMs, pursuing an MS in chemistry. I've lived in four states (Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and California), ministered in secondary education in three high schools, as well as in parish liturgical music with voice and guitar, including in a California state prison. My horizons have expanded in ways I could not have dreamed when I entered the Congregation. The greatest gift is the "family" of BVMs and Associates who enrich my life.
Sister Rose Mary Meyer, BVM
Teaching with BVMs as a lay faculty member was both gift and surprise. These BVMs were professional, dedicated women who enjoyed being together and with others. Laughter often enriched conversation. I learned that Mt. Carmel was home to BVMs. Much to my surprise, I too chose Mt. Carmel as my home. Choosing to be a BVM was gift and surprise.
While engaging in a variety of justice-oriented ministries, I have developed friendships with professional peers from varied ethnic groups, religions, ages. I treasure diversity as an opportunity for growth.
As my spirituality deepens, I am challenged to live in communion not only with my dedicated BVM sisters, associates, family and friends but also with all species. Gift and surprise continue to nourish my life as a BVM.
Sister Mary Frances Reis, BVM
My choice of the BVMs was based on the sisters I had come to know and admire. Surfing the net was not yet in existence, but dutifully I had piled up a number of brochures and made some contacts!
In the end, I felt called to share the kind of life the BVMs witnessed: lots of love, joy, celebration, outreach to the poor, a strong value of education, simple living, an intriguing spiritual depth and a history that seemed full of adventure and challenges. As I look back on those inquiring days, I'd have to say that I got it all, and more, and that has made a difference in my life and ministry.
Sister Bette Gambonini, BVM
God called me to BVM life in a gentle breeze. No big whirlwind. No blast of trumpets. A gentle nudge by Sister Evangelista, BVM, one of my high school teachers, and my mother's prayers led me to the Sisters of Charity, BVM.
For 47 years, ministering in California, New York, Chicago, Dubuque and traveling to Mexico and Guatemala broadened my life experiences far beyond my imagination. Marching for peace and immigrants' rights and protesting at the School of Americas answered the call to "act justly, love tenderly, and walk humbly with God". Living communally and sharing prayer deepened my relationship with God/Sophia/Ruah as a BVM today.
Sister Marcelia Maglinte, BVM
When I was in fifth grade, I remember seeing the life of Frances Xavier Cabrini in the movies. It inspired me to become a sister and to join the Sisters of Charity, BVM, who taught me at St. Catherine's on Kauai, Hawaii.
As a BVM I have lived in Iowa, Illinois, Montana and California, which has given me tremendous opportunities to teach children of diverse ethnic backgrounds. I have lived in wonderful places that were very different from my own island living, and I have loved them all!
After many years of fulltime teaching, I now do substitute teaching in the Catholic schools on the island of Maui and do volunteer work with the elderly. It gives me great joy to continue to share our core values of education and charity with the people of Maui.
Sister Marilyn Wilson, BVM
In 1960, I chose to join the BVMs. whom I admired and deeply respected as my high school teachers. Their dedication as excellent women educators inspired me. Their fun-loving and very human approach to life with all its exigencies encouraged me. At the time there were few opportunities to give service and I wanted to be part of something that made a difference in others lives.
The spirit of responsible freedom witnessed in the BVMs helped me to grow personally and spiritually, gifted me with the skills to be an educator and challenged me to be a woman of justice and peace.
Sister Gwen Farry, BVM
As a high school student at Holy Family, Glendale, California, I was introduced to many social justice projects through the BVMs, such as teaching Saturday religion classes to children who lived in boxcars and visiting patients at the county hospital. After joining the BVMs and becoming a teacher, I became aware of the disadvantages some of our students had compared with those in more affluent schools.
Later in life, visiting women in a county jail in Portland, Oregon, and serving as a hospital chaplain increased my awareness of issues that are symptoms of unjust systems in our society. Eventually this has brought me to the 8th Day Center for Justice in Chicago where we collaborate with others to address many of these issues.
Sister Laurian McDonald, BVM
As a child of ten years, I wanted to make children happy and help them to know and love God, as I was learning from my fifth grade teacher, Sister Magdalena, SNDdeN. Each week when I would climb into the back seat of the parish car and ride with a group of "catechists" to the East side of town to teach catechism to children from the barrio, I was excited and happy to teach them about the God Sister Magdalena loved and whom she wanted us to know and love. I consider these years of my childhood my first awareness of something I felt called to do, and looking back, I realize it was my initial call from the Lord.
As a BVM of 60 years, I have been invited to live the love and compassion of Jesus; wherever I have responded to his call, I have been his instrument in calling his children to be happy and to love him in each other. I try to live my life in the spirit of faithful gratitude to the Congregation for its loving support.
Sister Eleanor Craggs, BVM
God's love comes to us through others—through example, prayer and word. The example of my BVM teachers told me that here was a group of women who loved each other, their students and their teaching. In addition they exhibited a lot of happiness and good humor in their daily life. They spoke of prayer in such a way that I knew it was important to them.
It was evident that they had a happy, satisfying relationship with God. I was drawn to be part of such a group, and that decision has brought me joy, love and hope.
Sister Vicki Smurlo, BVM
As a teen, I attended three high schools. It was not until my junior year that I met the BVM Sisters. I appreciated their openness, friendliness, and their genuine interest in us. When I read the book Imitation of Christ that year I was drawn to be a Sister and asked to enter the BVMs shortly after high school.
My life as a BVM has been enriched by my sisters in community who encourage my spiritual growth, my commitment to be an "imitation of Christ" in the world. They also encourage my personal and professional development. I stand in awe at how God has blessed me as a BVM, and how God continues to challenge me to keep going and growing.
Sister Sue Rink, BVM
God chose me to be a BVM; I responded. I was taught by and respected sisters of three congregations, but it wasn't until my senior year at Clarke College in Dubuque that I felt God's nagging, and questioned whether I should be a BVM or pursue graduate studies and marriage.
It was not only my teachers' expertise, but their charity that impressed me. As a science major, I spent hours in laboratories after classes. There I observed the BVMs helping students and each other. I saw them as companions to each other—chatting, laughing, dashing off to the chapel. I liked their priorities: love of God and love of neighbor. I have loved God's choice for me!


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"If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?"
– T.S. Eliot, writer
It's too late at night to write a coherent post. Let me just note that my taxi driver was tall. Really tall. Like seat back as far as it would go and still knees up on the dashboard behind the steering wheel, headed bowed to avoid hitting the roof of the taxi. And every 15 seconds adjusting the seat. But kept assuring me that he was comfortable, not to worry.


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City's Refusal To Plan For Traffic And Parking Causing Crisis
Bed Bath & Beyond Leaving. Elway's Next?
by Megan Carthel
Creek Cherry was named in the 19th century for chokecherry bushes that once lined its banks. While attractive flowers bloom from the bush, if you eat the leaves or seeds you would choke and go into convulsions.
Denver's adamant refusal to consider traffic and parking concerns in approving new developments in the area is slowly choking and destroying the retail businesses at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center and in Cherry Creek North according to experts.
When District Court Judge Shelly I. Gilman was told in a lawsuit on a zoning dispute for a new development that the City does not and will not consider traffic and parking concerns in approving new developments, she was incredulous. "That can't be true," she exclaimed. When the City sheepishly confirmed that it was, in fact true, Judge Gilman was still incredulous, stating that if you didn't consider traffic and parking impacts, what did the Denver Community Planning and Planning Department and the City Council plan for?
City Reduced Parking For New Developments
Denver significantly reduced parking requirements for apartments and condominiums to a fraction of those required in other cities.
Former City Councilman Ed Thomas explained, "If they actually did consider traffic and parking impacts some projects would have to be modified or even not approved and real estate developers simply don't like that."
In January 2017, of this year, the Shopping Center was forced to introduce paid parking which The Denver Post stated in its headline as "a total disaster." Channels 4 and 7 ran similar stories saying that shop owners reported that it was "killing business."
Major Cherry Creek Shopping Center retailer Bed Bath & Beyond announced it was moving to Glendale this fall. There are unconfirmed rumors that Elway's restaurant, a well-known gathering place in the center, was going to close and move to the old Cool River Café location at 8000 East Belleview in Greenwood Village.
Restaurants At The Mall
Scott Stevens, owner of Which Wich, said the move has severely hurt his business.
"The impact on my business has been horrendous. Food business in a mall is highly dependent on traffic in a mall. We are down 40 percent consistently versus a year ago, week after week after week. Which says to me the traffic in the mall is down 40 percent."
While Stevens' restaurant is a fast-food joint inside the mall, he said it's still beneficial for him to have foot traffic the mall is now lacking. Signing his 10-year lease just over a year ago, Stevens said the mall management was not upfront about making the switch to paid parking.
"Had I known they were going to start charging for parking this year, I would've thought twice about [having my store in the Cherry Creek Shopping Center]."
Nick Gourian of Fresh Healthy Café told Channel 7 that its business was down nearly 40 percent in March and he wrote a letter to Governor John Hickenlooper and Mayor Michael Hancock to complain about the imposition of paid parking.
Some businesses at the Shopping Center are taking proactive measures. Jennifer Olson, General Manager of Brio Tuscan Grille stated to the Chronicle, "We've been telling everyone eat, chat, and we will validate. Come on in and eat and drink for up to three hours and we take care of the parking fees."
But Why?
In almost none of the articles and stories about paid parking at the Shopping Center is it truly explained why the Shopping Center would adopt a policy that has such disastrous consequences for its tenants.
The answer is simple. The City gave the Cherry Creek Shopping Center no choice in the matter. Not by any kind of direct governmental edict but by approving scores of projects in Cherry Creek North with limited or vastly inadequate parking. The Cherry Creek Chamber at an annual luncheon several years ago disputed the claim that there was inadequate parking in Cherry Creek North, declaring, inter alia, that there were 5,100 free parking places at the Cherry Creek Mall.
The Cherry Creek Shopping Center found itself flooded with cars from new hotels, apartment houses and condominium complexes with minimal parking. Moreover employers at retail and other businesses instructed their employees to also park at the center.
Nick LeMasters, Cherry Creek Shopping Center General Manager, said, "Customers have always parked at the mall and in Cherry Creek North and crossed First Avenue and have cross-shopped and that has never ever been discouraged or has never presented itself as a problem." LeMasters added, "The challenge has been the fact that we have employees, not just from Cherry Creek North, but employees primarily in the service industries and hospitality and the retail industries who have viewed us, perhaps appropriately, as the free parking option because there's very little complimentary parking around the neighborhood."
Cherry Creek North
Wayne New, District 10 City Councilman, who won his seat in part for his willingness to take on the City and developers on planning issues, called the present situation a "perfect parking storm" not only for the Cherry Creek Shopping Center but also Cherry Creek North.
Gavin Berry, General Manager of Del Frisco's Grille at 100 St. Paul Street, is feeling the effects. Del Frisco's is an upscale eatery in Cherry Creek North that has seen a drop in its customer base since the transition to paid parking.
"We've definitely seen less traffic than we did this time last year. The sentiment is that fewer folks are coming into Cherry Creek," Berry said.
Berry noted he's seen about a 20 percent decrease in traffic. "If less people are coming into Cherry Creek, less people are dining in Cherry Creek and less people are shopping in Cherry Creek," Berry said.
Aimeé Noel, Pea in a Pod store manager in Cherry Creek North, said it's too early to tell if there has been an impact on her business but suspects there might be an effect on the area.
"I would definitely think (the paid parking system) would have an effect on the overall area," Noel said. She did say that she has heard complaints from customers.
But Why Again?
Why would the City and County of Denver want to destroy one of its vibrant retail business areas which provides the City an estimated $10 million in sales tax revenues?
A key lobbyist in Denver revealed (not for attribution): "They just don't care. Restaurants and retail stores do not fund political races. They do not provide future lucrative contracts or jobs for term limited politicians after they get out of office, but real estate developers can. The City also hopes that with all the new Cherry Creek area residents, some of them will not be able to have cars because there will be no place to park them, will shop in Cherry Creek and make up for the fact that no one outside of Cherry Creek will ever come back to Cherry Creek to shop again.
"Moreover if that doesn't work and retail shopping is destroyed in the Cherry Creek area because traffic and lack of parking it is irrelevant from a financial standpoint. Denver is both a city and its own county so it gets the lion's share of all property taxes. The money from property taxes for all the new buildings in Cherry Creek more than offsets all the retail sales taxes that will be lost. If the Shopping Center and retail shops in Cherry Creek North cared about surviving they should have bought themselves a mayor and a planning director like the real estate developers did."
Prior to winning his council seat Wayne New was involved in various lawsuits against the City and its Planning Department for failing to require parking or traffic studies or forecasting models. Led by New, the Cherry Creek North Neighborhood Association* hired its own traffic firm, TDA Colorado, who looked at future traffic and parking needs which showed that thousands of additional parking places would be needed and Third Avenue reconfigured at a minimum to handle significantly increased traffic.
If there is any silver lining, New notes that some of the newer developments are putting in parking significantly well above what is being required by the City.
But Cherry Creek Shopping Center's Nick LeMasters is not sanguine, "The development that's going on around us, there's no end in sight and there's multiple projects coming out of the ground as we speak and several more that are imminent that will soon happen, and [paid parking] was a defensive move on [the Shopping Center's] part."
Most of the chokecherry bushes have disappeared from Cherry Creek and retail stores may face the same fate in the relatively near future.
* The Chronicle originally reported that the Cherry Creek North BID hired TDA Colorado to conduct a traffic study. It was in fact the Cherry Creek North Neighborhood Association who hired the firm.


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Hi guys,
I don't know if this is the right forum for my question. I am experiencing an annoying issue with WiFi on my Nexus 7. Since day one it is running perfectly smooth but since this morning it actually is making me very angry. I have these Apps, Tasker and Llama. Llama is making sure WiFi is turned off between 11pm and 7am. For some reason I have to turn on WiFi manually. No issue with this. It has become a morning ritual by now.
But since this morning WiFi is acting really strange. It basically does something like this:
- I turn on WiFi
- It starts scanning
- It finds the usual amount of WiFi spots
- It starts connecting to my home WiFi network
- It start verifying
- It starts connecting
- It starts verifying
- It starts connecting
- Its starts verifying
- It finds less WiFi spots
- It starts connecting
- It start verifying
- It finds only my home WiFi network
- It starts connecting
- It starts verifying.
- It finds noting at all
I know the list above sounds weird. But that's basically what I see on my WiFi settings screen. Anyone knows what could cause my Nexus to bail on all WiFi spots?
I already shut down both Tasker and Llama and restarted my Nexus 7.
Thanks for any help.


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Meet & Greet Manchester Airport Terminal 1
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Reasons to book Meet & Greet Manchester Airport Terminal 1
- Convenient and care-free. Drop off your car at T1 and pick it up from T1.
- Great for families, disabled customers or business travellers. It's just a few minutes walk to check-in
- Your car is stored at a secured Park Mark-awarded car park for your peace of mind.
Arrival at Meet & Greet Manchester Airport Terminal 1
When you reach the entrance to the car park follow the instructions on the digital information screen.
Once you have parked, simply unload your luggage and enter the Meet & Greet reception to hand over your keys. You will be given a receipt, which you should keep safe for your return. Then follow the footpath to the terminal, which takes less than 5 minutes.
Please note the car park only take receipt of your individual car key; key rings and other keys cannot be accepted.
Getting to and from Manchester airport
Head to the terminal where you'll find the entrance to Meet and Greet. Go to reception where your driver will take your keys and park your car for you while you make the short walk to the terminal.
On your return to Meet & Greet Manchester Airport Terminal 1
When you return walk back to the Meet & Greet cabin and hand your receipt to a member of the team. Your key will be returned and your car will be waiting in one of the Meet & Greet car parking bays.
If you're delayed picking your car up you'll need to pay for the extra parking. You'll be charged the car parks' overstay fee which is currently £25 per day (June 2017). If you pick your car up early we can't give you a refund.
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If you need to collect your car from a different terminal than you depart, tell the reception team when you arrive.
The car park has luggage trolleys near the arrival lanes, but you'll need £1 to use them.
* Prices quoted are based on parking from the 16-02-2018 untill the 23-02-2018, valid as of 17-12-2017
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text: Steve 223 Posted January 18, 2012 Time is come again to start getting members interested in this years Simply Ford Meet at Beaulieu Motor Museum in Hampshire on the 6th of May 2012.Last year was ace, with some really cool ford's on display! from old to new!This year will be even bigger.Date: 6th May 2012Location: Beaulieu Motor Museum, Hampshire, UKTime : TBCIf you wish to buy tickets, here is the details:Adult Ticket - 1 day: £8 With discount code : FORD2012Child Ticket - 1 day: £5Adult + camping - 1 day: £15 With discount code: CAMP1DAYAdult + camping - 2 day: £22 With discount code: CAMP2DAYChild + camping - 1 day: £12Child + camping - 2 day: £19Please note: There is a £1 booking feeChildren under 5 are FREE. Children prices are valid for Children between 5 and 14 years of age.Please note: The above prices are only valid if you arrive in a Ford & are displaying your car on the FOC club stand.To book tickets, click this https://www.beaulieushop.co.uk/ link and click on event tickets and select Simply Ford from the list.Last Years Simply Ford! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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"Didn't I Blow your Mind this Time"
Symbiosis is a generic term for a close ecological relationship between two or more species. Two extreme forms of symbiosis are parasitism, where one species benefits and the other is harmed, and mutualism, where both species benefit.
One example of mutualism is between the fig and the fig wasp. The fig benefits from being pollinated, and in turn, the fig is used by the fig wasp as a hatchery for its eggs.
As for parasitism, there's not much that can beat the gruesomeness of the reproductive cycle of the Ichneumonidae, who use other insects, usually larvae and pupae of Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, and Lepidoptera (if you're not insect people, that's beetles, bees/wasps/ants, and butterflies/moths), as incubator for their eggs without even the decency of killing them first. The technical term for a species behaving like this, is the rather euphemistic "internal parasitoid".
One thing to keep in mind is that "benefit" or "harm" in a symbiotic relationship is always judged at the species level, never at the individual level.
All this brings us to the rather actual problem of the relation between the poplulations of, what we may call for lack of better terms, "Islamic Terrorists" and "Moderate Muslims".
The usual claim goes that Moderate Muslims are harmed by the actions of Islamic Terrorists, because it makes them less competitive, i.e. discrimination against muslims will increase, while Islamic Terrorists benefit from the Moderate Muslim population to hide amongst. In our terms, the relation is one of parasitism.
Things, however, become different if we allow for the fact that the goal of Islamic Terrorism is Muslim Ascendancy. If we factor this in, the case can be made that the relation between Moderate Muslims and Islamic Terrorism is one of mutualism, on the condition that the chance of Islamic Terrorism resulting in Muslim Ascendancy is non-zero.
Which one, then, is correct? In the first case, parasitism, we would expect Moderate Muslims to cooperate to the fullest extent with law enforcement agencies to detect and apprehend Islamic Terrorists, while in the latter case, we would only observe enough action to prevent or mitigate discrimination against muslims, but no effective action against Islamic Terrorists. The reader may observe and judge for himself.
Common wisdom has it that discrimination breeds extremism. The reverse, however, is also worth pointing out: if Moderate Muslims are not inconvenienced by the acts of Islamic Terrorism, or at least not to a greater extent than the whole population at large, (lest we forget that the preferred modus operandi of the Islamic Terrorist is indiscriminate bombing), there is also not much incentive for them to cooperate with law enforcement. While they may not approve the methods used by Islamic Terrorists, it is a bit farfetched to expect them to refuse Muslim Ascendancy on the grounds that it was attained by improper means.
So, unless we want to be counter-productive, any assurances given to Moderate Muslims that they will in no way be held accountable for the behaviour of their naughty coreligionists must by necessity be accompanied by a 100% credible "assurance" that Muslim Ascendancy will never be attained. For obvious reasons, the actual phraseology of this "assurance" must be left as an exercise to the reader.
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huh? Did you write this yourself? Come on, don't blush. It's good.
Well... your text reminds me of the news about AQ recruiting Internet savvy and technically experienced young Muslims on British schools. Don't tell me that not many of the students knew about the recruitment going on. You know how it is at high schools and universities. Rumours and news spread very fast. So, many young Muslims who otherwise declined, or would decline, when asked to cooperate, must have known about the recruiting. It is a chilling realization.
Gepost door: The Outlaw Michael Cosyns | 11-07-05
. "Things, however, become different if we allow for the fact that the goal of Islamic Terrorism is Muslim Ascendancy. If we factor this in, the case can be made that the relation between Moderate Muslims and Islamic Terrorism is one of mutualism, on the condition that the chance of Islamic Terrorism resulting in Muslim Ascendancy is non-zero."
The case can be made, but it would be a rather unconvincing one. You would have to assume that "Muslim Ascendency" is also a/the goal for Moderate Muslims (otherwise, wherein would the mutualism lie?).
It's a nice analogy, and certainly a thoughtful, nicely written piece, but I'm not sure what you're driving at here. If there is a point, it's very well hidden.
Could be me, though.
Gepost door: D | 12-07-05
hum For there to be mutualism, "Muslim Ascendancy"need not necessarily be a goal for moderate muslims, they just have to benefit from it.
By analogy: you may not need or want a new computer, but were you to receive one for free, you would benefit.
Gepost door: dof | 12-07-05
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The New York State Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act (NY SAFE Act) has brought several people together to fight the law proposed by Republican Sen. Martin Golden, from Brooklyn, in January.
People on both sides of the argument see the positives and negatives to this law. Since its passing on Jan. 15 by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, 34 counties have passed resolutions against the law as of March 3, according to NY SAFE Resolutions. The website tracks county and town resolutions against the NY SAFE Act.
Oswego County legislator Terry Wilbur, who represents the 21st district in Hannibal, sponsored a bill that was passed by the legislature calling for the repeal of the new law. The resolution passed 25-0 last month. Wilbur said that the legislature is simply standing up for its constituents.
"The county constituents came to us and this is what we feel," Wilbur said.
While this, at its basic level appears to be a down state versus upstate argument, Wilbur argues that is not the case.
"This is not about upstate versus downstate, it's about what's right," Wilbur said.
Leah Gunn Barrett, executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, says that gun death rates are higher upstate than they are downstate.
"This is because upstate gun ownership is higher," Gunn Barrett said.
Gunn Barrett cited a study conducted by the Violence Policy Center based on 2010 data. The study shows that Alaska has the highest gun death rate per 100,000 people with 20.28. Alaska's gun ownership is 60.6 percent, but not the highest of those with high gun death rates. In the top five highest gun death rates listed, Wyoming leads the ownership rates with 62.8 percent. They have 16.32 deaths per 100,000, placing them at number five on the list. New York, on the other hand, ranked 46th with 5.22 deaths per 100,000 and an 18.1 percent gun ownership rate.
Overall, the U.S. leads the world in gun ownership with approximately 89 civilian firearms out every 100 residents, according to a 2011 Small Firearms Survey study. The next closest on the list was Yemen with approximately 55 civilian firearms out of every 100 residents.
The new law has been hailed as the strictest of gun laws in the country and calls for universal background checks. According to Cuomo's webpage on the law, this closes a loophole in private sales and requires all transactions with guns to be conducted through a federal firearms licensee except when the transaction is between family members. Wilbur agrees with this provision.
"I'm all for background checks," Wilbur said. "I'm OK with that."
Wilbur claims that the law hurts law-abiding citizens.
"We don't want the government telling law abiding citizens not to [bear arms]," Wilbur said.
Jenny Lando of the New York City chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, said that they are "not attempting to repeal the 2nd Amendment."
"It's about removing guns that belong in the theater of war, not in the hands of criminals," Lando said. She said that her organization has a visual campaign right now that invites their supporters to cut out eight paper dolls that represent the eight children who are shot and killed each day.
Part of the problem for Wilbur is that the law was rushed. He argues that the rushed legislation took away the people's opportunity to speak up about the law, which is key to democracy.
"I was a poli-sci major here at Oswego and I don't want to see the democratic system go down the tubes," Wilbur said. "That's not how government is supposed to run."
Oswego County Legislator Jacob Mulcahey, who represents the City of Oswego, said that the law was passed "too fast at the state level." He also noted that the state legislature is now scrambling to make changes to the law.
Mulcahey is the only member of the Democrat party who is on the Government, Courts and Consumer Affairs Committee who voted on the resolution against NY SAFE Act. He said that he "thought a lot about it" and after receiving phone calls from his constituents,. he voted for the resolution.
"There's lots of sportsmen and gun owners in the constituents opposing Gov. Cuomo's law," Mulcahey said. "It was an issue for me."
All representatives of Oswego in the State Assembly and Senate voted against the NY SAFE Act. Both passed by considerable amounts in both groups of state Congress. The resolution passed in the Assembly 104-43 and the Senate 43-18.
While the argument is already almost two months old, there appears to be no end in sight for the battle over gun control laws. Lando said that the Moms Take the Hill event will happen in Washington D.C. on March 13. Lando said that the group will meet with representatives from their districts throughout the day campaigning for gun controls in the U.S.
"It's not about politics," Wilbur said. "It's about what's right and what's wrong."
Gunn Barrett would like for more people to look at the facts rather than jumping to conclusions too quickly.
"I wish people would pay attention to what the facts are saying," Gunn Barrett said.


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Shawn Tolleson, Effective Reliever
A few weeks ago, I had the idea to author a piece about Rangers reliever Shawn Tolleson, and not because Tolleson had unofficially usurped the ineffective Neftali Feliz for the ninth inning role. Rather, to exhibit how dominant Tolleson had been on the mound up to that point in the season. Due to my well documented lethargy, the piece was not started nor completed. Since then, Tolleson's numbers have regressed some, but he has still been very good overall in 2015.
As a team, Rangers relievers rank 28th in baseball in strikeout percentage with a 18.5% mark, respectively. Only the Twins and Tigers are worse. With the Rangers bullpen allowing more balls in play than one would typically prefer, Tolleson's 25.2% K% is certainly palatable, and is the highest among qualified pitchers on the team. Some might point to Tolleson being ten for ten in save opportunities as to why he has been stellar, but accumulating impressive save totals does not necessarily make a reliever valuable, and if you are reading something I am authoring, you are probably aware as to why. The Texas bullpen has been a mess for the majority of '15, yielding a league worst FIP- of 115, and xFIP- of 110, but not due to the performance of Tolleson, as the right hander was not named closer due to some moxie, or closer mentality, or past experience, or whatever. Rather, Tolleson has been the team's best reliever, and while using your best reliever when the highest leverage situation presents itself is ideal, teams are primarily going to utilize their best reliever in the ninth inning.
Tolleson has yielded a DRA (Deserved Run Average) of 3.53 and cFIP of 75. If you are unaware as to what those two statistics are, read this and this and become more enlightened. If you choose not to, DRA is the new pitching statistic at Baseball Prospectus and is the most descriptive, telling statistic of the runs pitchers should have allowed, while cFIP is a metric which is more predictive and indicative of talent scaled to 100. Any who, Tolleson is also tied for twelfth in baseball with 15 shutdowns (increasing his team's chances of winning by six percent), while only producing two meltdowns (decreasing chances of winning by six percent). The former Baylor Bear and Allen Eagle has increased his velocity, on his fastball, change up, and slider according to PITCHf/x, while increasing his swinging strike percentage two percentage points and decreasing his zone contact percentage almost three percentage points.
So, what has Tolleson done differently to bolster his production? These are a couple of observations I had of Tolleson in a Friday night exhibition home game against the Mets in early April.
That's a 15 mile per hour separation between his fast ball. Geez, Tolleson.
— Dustin Dietz (@DustinDietz18) April 4, 2015
Much has been written about the advantage of the miles per hour separation delta between the fast ball and the change up. Pitchers desire at least a 10 mph difference if they would like to garner more whiffs, and Tolleson currently sits at a 12.8 MPH difference between the two pitches. Tolleson has increased his usage of the cambio in '15, and for good reason, as his swinging strike percentage is 17.3%, which is actually five percentage points lower than last season, but the pitch has still been impactful. With Tolleson using his change-up more often, he has decreased his slider usage. Part of the strategical aspect of pitch sequencing is limiting usage of a pitch can sometimes have a positive impact on the pitch, and now that Tolleson has reduced his slider usage by increasing his change-up usage, the slider has become more useful, striking out 36.8% of hitters when he utilizes the pitch, up exponentially from 8.9% on the pitch in 2014. The wOBA against the slider of .129 is also quite delightful, however here is some more compelling information regarding the change-up.
Earlier this year, I wrote about Gap%, and how the number describes the deception or nastiness of a pitcher. Basically, as a pitcher, you desire more swings outside the zone, and less swings inside it because hitters will typically do less damage when making contact on pitches outside the zone, or are more prone to miss them. The smaller the gap between the O-Swing% and Z-Swing%, the more deceptive the pitcher is. As a reminder, the number is not predictive of future success, but can be telling of the pitch's treachery. Recently, astute Fangraphs writer, Jeff Sullivan, authored a piece about Felix Hernandez's curve ball, and the deceptiveness of the pitch. Not just Gap% overall, but the Gap% of the singular pitch. So, since I am awful at coming up with my own ideas, I thought I would look at the Gap% of Tolleson's change-up and then compare the pitch to other reliever's signature pitches. I surveyed Twitter to ask what they felt were the filthiest pitches in baseball among dominant relievers, and then compared them to Tolleson's cambio using Gap%. Here are a few of the responses I received followed by the results.
@DustinDietz18 @OutfieldGrass24 Koji's splitter, Andrew Miller's slider
— Brett Cowett (@BACowett) May 28, 2015
@DustinDietz18 betances knuckle curve, wade Davis cutter, Benoit Changeup, KRods changeup(!!!)
— Martín (@BABIP_God) May 28, 2015
@DustinDietz18 @OutfieldGrass24 Romo's slider
— THLinamen (@TimothyLinamen) May 28, 2015
@DustinDietz18 Kenley's cutter
— Jeff Wiser (@OutfieldGrass24) May 28, 2015
|Pitcher (Pitch Type)
|Shawn Tolleson (CH)
|Wade Davis (CT)
|Kenley Jansen (CT)
|Aroldis Chapman (FB)
|Craig Kimbrel (KC)
|Sergio Romo (SL)
|Koji Uehara (SP)
|Andrew Miller (SL)
|Dellin Betances (KC)
|Joaquin Benoit (CH)
|Francisco Rodriguez (CH)
I decided to start the research at the beginning of 2014, which is somewhat arbitrary and selective, but hey, it is my study. Furthermore, I assume Martin meant Wade Davis' knuckle curve because that pitch is much more deceptive than his cutter, but the crowd gets what they want. Also, Jansen's cutter and Chapman's fast ball are not exactly what one would consider deceptive because hitters usually know they are coming, but the pitches are still exceptional.
As one can determine from the table, Tolleson's Gap% on his change-up has improved more in '15 than any of the other pitcher's perceived dominant pitches, albeit in a small sample. Miller's slider and Kimbrel's knuckle curve are in a class by themselves, but Tolleson's Gap% compares favorably to other dominant pitches. Keep in mind, when crowd sourcing Twitter for dominant relief pitches from relievers, not one person mentioned Tolleson's change-up. I might not classify Tolleson's change-up as outstanding, or in the same realm overall as some of these other pitches, but in terms of deception, Tolleson's change-up is at least comparable according to Gap%. So, how is Tolleson so deceptive? Here is what I feel might be a valid explanation.
Recently, Grantland writer Ben Lindbergh authored a piece regarding the new Statcast measurement, perceived velocity. Current Miami Marlin Carter Capps and his jump delivery lead all of baseball in extension and perceived velocity. Tolleson also rates very well in extension as he releases the ball 6.652 inches closer to the plate, so his 93.7 MPH fastball, actually appears to 94.1 MPH to the hitter because with his delivery and extension, the fast ball jumps on hitters a little quicker. With above average extension at his disposal, Tolleson just needs to have a consistent release point with his fastball and change-up to provide more deception, which will then give the hitter more difficulty and less time to determine whether the pitch is a fast ball or change-up.
Slight difference, but not much. Extension (neither is Gap% for that matter) is not exactly predictive of future success, and plenty of pitchers ranked above Tolleson in extension have pitched poorly, but it appears Tolleson benefits from it with support from a more deceptive delivery.
So, there you have it. Tolleson has made a couple of tweaks with his sequencing, and his release point and extension help augment his deception. The Rangers need Tolleson to continue missing bats because the bullpen frankly does not do enough of that. What is somewhat disconcerting is Tolleson's strikeout percentage in June is only is 7.9% in 8.2 innings, so hopefully Tolleson has not caught the Rangers pandemic strikeout averse illness because the Rangers need him to reduce the balls in play to decrease the chances of bad bullpen misfortune. Despite his increased contact in June, Tolleson has been effective in '15, and if he continues to perform well, should be recognized as one of the better relievers in baseball.


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Anet, we have a problem. Make that problem-s.
For the past two years, ArenaNet has been revealing a steady stream of information about its upcoming MMO, Guild Wars 2. Many questions have been asked of them (often repeatedly) regarding basic issues such as "what is going to be the most powerful class?" or "is there a level cap?" or "will there be a subscription fee?" These have been answered in a short FAQ (so please don't waste interview time with them anymore!). Having just watched some of the new PAX videos, it's very difficult to accuse Anet of not giving their fans the info they want. Even so, there are still outstanding concerns that have not yet been addressed – we would like cover some of them here.
This has become a huge concern for anyone who has played Guild Wars for any length of time. Over the past six years, about half of our guild members' accounts been hacked and stolen. Characters were methodically stripped of what amounted to years of work (and it is work) and nothing was done for the players but to return account control. ArenaNet did not take security concerns seriously until after the fact, and even then only partially. Their big fix was for the player to enter an avatar name during login; not the most effective in a highly social game where people take great pains to become well known.
Anet has been skirting around the topic – at this point we have no idea what their plans are for Guild Wars 2. In the meantime though, we do have some suggestions:
- An optional software or hardware authenticator. This would make it impossible for front-end hacks where the hackers already know users' login and password. It could also be integrated into the phone app that Anet has said is in the works.
- Require quality passwords and force password changes every so often.
- Provide account alerts (just like the bank) via SMS and email.
- Make gold farmers' job more difficult by having less junk and currency drops. From the demos and what Anet has said, the developers seem to be doing something similar.
- When accounts are hacked, a full character restore must be possible.
This is a topic which is at the top of my concerns list, but will likely not be addressed at all. For most MMOs, and probably Guild Wars 2, storage and inventory management are merely an afterthought.
While I still played Guild Wars, at the end of every serious play session I would find myself spending up to an hour shifting crafting materials, armor, weapons, the multiple upgrade components for each type of weapon, dyes, collector items, quest items, consumables, and miscellaneous junk around from my inventory, to storage, to mule, and back. (A mule is a character slot or avatar created for the express purpose of holding items.) I was eventually spending more time doing inventory management than playing and, while the game was still fun, it became one of the reasons why I quit.
The root issue was that there were way too many items for far too little storage space. An obvious fix for this would be fewer items, but that's not really what I want or what I believe other people want. What we're really looking for is a better way to manage the items we do have.
How can Anet do this? First, start with specialized storage. Rather than have a backpack full of recipe drops, they should go directly into a single crafting list, similar to what is being done with dye pallets. Armor should have its own storage interface, along with a quick-switch function, as seen in other MMOs. If there are keys, they should go on a key ring. All these minor tweaks could save large amounts of inventory space as a whole.
Second, GET RID OF MULES. As it is now, people pay $10 per character slot/mule for an additional 45 storage spaces. Anet makes its money off of Guild Wars with these microtransactions, which is not a bad thing. We just want the ability to buy the same amount of storage space, just as account storage. This box would then be accessible to all characters and, as a bonus, makes quick-switching unnecessary. People are willing to spend money to save time.
Buying and Selling
This is not a big issue for most people, but it should be since it directly affects the in-game economy. The economy is the buying and selling within the game and its currency, i.e. gold, gil, credits. The cost of an item is based upon 1) the supply and demand of that item and 2) the amount players are willing to pay, which itself is dependent on how much currency the developer puts into the game. In a game economy in which it is easier for everyone to trade their wares, the weath is more evenly distributed.
The most common tool to facilitate buying and selling is the auction house – even the most casual player can keep up with a power seller. Unfortunately, they tend not to work very well without the use of addons, which Anet does not allow. One of the earliest bits of disclosed info was the addition of the auction house in Guild Wars 2. Since then, there has been no further details given on it or how functional it will be when the game eventually goes live.
That said, almost anything will be better than how trading was handled in Guild Wars, via pink text channel in D1 of hub cities. And though Anet did add a tool for trading after we left, the strain of monitoring trade chat, the obvious issue of time, and unwillingly supporting RMT gold selling remained.
We've gone over some of the bigger concerns we have that haven't been addressed or at least not addressed to our satisfaction. There are still a lot of little things that we'd really like to discuss before Guild Wars 2 comes out, and we'll be covering those in a later article.


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LOS ANGELES – There is enough evidence to suggest USC's offensive line has performed markedly better since September.
After giving up five sacks in its first two games against Alabama and Utah State, it has allowed the same number in the eight games since.
"We have come a long way," right tackle Zach Banner said.
After 11 weeks, the numbers do illustrate a different picture. The Trojans, in total, have allowed just 10 sacks, the best in the Pac-12 Conference and eighth best in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
The running game has benefited from improved play up front.
USC averaged 4.30 yards per rush attempt in September compared to a mark of 5.96 in the six games since.
The season-opening loss to the Crimson Tide proved to be the low point when it allowed three sacks and averaged 2.13 yards per carry.
"I think a lot of people see it now that not a lot of people have success against that Alabama defense," offensive coordinator Tee Martin said.
USC's offensive line may face its stiffest test since the season opener at UCLA on Saturday.
The Bruins' defense features Takkarist McKinley, a sack-happy senior defensive end, along with Eddie Vanderdoes, a burly 300-plus pound defensive tackle.
McKinley has 10.5 sacks this season, sixth most in the FBS.
"He's an NFL talent," Martin said. "He's fast. He's a great talent. He's what they pay a lot of money for in the NFL: to rush the quarterback."
It's widely expected that McKinley will be a top selection in next year's NFL draft.
"Good player," Banner said. "Can't wait to play against him."
USC coach Clay Helton brought up McKinley almost immediately after practice Tuesday.
"He's one of the most dangerous edge rushers that we've faced," Helton said.
It is in part due to his speed. McKinley, who is listed at 6-foot-2 and 265 pounds, ran the 100 meters in high school and was clocked at 10.58 seconds.
"It's crazy, I can definitely see that on film," senior running back Justin Davis said.
Davis said they are well aware of his presence.
"We have a circle around him," Davis said. "We got to make him uncomfortable, because he's used to running down plays and disrupting the offense."
It will be a certain test for an offensive line that has since lived up to some of its billing from the offseason.
"They're really an intelligent group with a lot of experience, and we knew that," Martin said. "Once they got in the same page to where we have it now, it's going to be a special season for the group."
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