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Surrounded By Greatness
Something I've noticed a lot over the years: The great performers, in any genre, who create new and exciting things, last across generations and put a stamp on the field do so by doing one thing—collaborating with other artists who are at least their equal or even sometimes better than themselves. From Arturo Toscanini to Frank Zappa, these musicians surrounded themselves with other great musicians, which allowed for them to realize an artistic vision. Toscanini wanted the best orchestra possible, so the NBC Symphony was an assemblage of some of the finest classical musicians of the era. This enabled him to further explore his own creative pursuits and provide performances at an unparalleled level. Frank Zappa did the same thing, as does Sting, Paul Simon, Yo-Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis, and so many others.
It doesn't matter what the personality traits of the artist in question. They can be autocrats, like Toscanini and Zappa, or great humanists like Marsalis and Ma. It is the assemblage that matters–the act of collaboration. And collaborations can be long or brief; maybe it is just for one performance or album, perhaps it is for years or an entire career.
We tend to think of these artists as super egos (even the nice ones). Certainly a certain amount of ego is necessary to perform. But, among those in the "truly great category," few to none are threatened by other musicians, even those that may surpass their depth, skill or knowledge. Rather, they grow and thrive because they surround themselves with great talents. Yo-Yo Ma is the prime example of this.
Not that this is without its problems. The Fab 4 and the Guarneri Quartet both had well documented issues of getting along with each other, and yes, Toscanini's tantrums are the stuff of legends. But there is something to be said for their successes as well. But besides the personality issues, there is something about the group dynamic that makes it worthwhile. The sum of the parts is greater than the whole.
What does this mean for a college educator, community conductor or chamber musician? EVERYTHING. While we may not have the resources of a great maestro or rock star to add already developed artists to our ensembles, we still strive to engage with the best musicians possible. We hold auditions to add new members to established groups to enhance the quality of the ensemble; we engage in new collaborations to open new pathways, and we develop student musicians into the artists to reach higher levels of achievement. And part of that equation is the charge to continually develop our students into better musicians. From our engagement, new performers and teachers will enter the profession, new ensembles will emerge, new art will be created.
And that, is why I love my job.
Copyright 2017, Robert Baldwin, Before the Downbeat
"What I have here accomplished, I will never achieve again." ~ Camille Saint-Saëns
Once upon a time, I had a conversation with a respected, "high-seated" professional musician who expressed dismay that I was considering programming Camille Saint-Saëns "Organ Symphony." He said is was a shame that I would consider programming "inferior music." That comment floored me. I was young-ish, for a conductor anyway, and quite impressionable. It gave me pause and made me think that maybe I didn't know what "good" music was, maybe he somehow knew better than I—so I cut it from the season program. The organ and the orchestra remained silent for that piece because I doubted my training, and more importantly, my instincts.
When this same person, years later, criticized my choice of Brahms Symphony 3 on the same grounds, I finally figured it out that his bias was pretty skewed—caddy wampus, even—or maybe he just hated anything titled, "Symphony No. 3." Luckily, by then I had the experience to know better. Brahms was on and remained on. I've conducted several satisfying and successful performances of that work since.
This spurred me to revisit the Saint-Saens score about a year ago, a work I have played several times and have always enjoyed. It is a fine work. I like it. It's OK to LIKE a piece of music. On the surface, it is a wholly attractive work, and while perhaps not deeply profound, certainly worthy of performance. The orchestra will love playing it and the audience will hopefully leave the hall happy. And that too, is fine. It may not change the world, but then again, it just might help. We find satisfaction in many different ways and through many different guises.
Of course, I've learned a lot over the years and by now know to trust my instincts (and take criticism with a grain of salt). But we must remember that WHAT we say to each other and HOW we say it can make a difference. You never know what may be squelched from a holier-than-thou attitude or a flippant remark. I, for one, am happy that I finally figured it out (at least this time).
So the stage and organ will only be silent for only a few weeks longer. I cannot wait to dig in to this work with the SL Symphony! It's going to be a great way to open the season. Hope to see you there!
Salt Lake Symphony Season Opener
Saturday September 30, 2017 7:30 pm
Libby Gardner Concert Hall
Rachel Call, violin, Linda Margetts, organ
Walton Portsmouth Point Overture
Sibelius Violin Concerto, op. 47 in D minor
Saint-Saens Symphony #3 "Organ Symphony"
Copyright, 2017. Robert Baldwin, Before the Downbeat
Stranger Things (than nostalgic memories are exactly what we need today)
As a fan of nostalgia, I have thoroughly enjoyed watching Netflix's Stranger Things on a variety of levels. The show does a remarkably good job at catching the zeitgeist of the era–the early 1980s, and includes music, both old and newly composed that set the scenes perfectly. Two members from the Austin based group S U R V I V E, Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, provided the eerie original music for the series.
Set in 1983, the show uses, sights, sounds and nearly forgotten period costumes and props to set the plot in the tradition of such classics as Super 8, the Goonies, and E.T. This was the era of my high school and early college years, so even with my having grown up through the 1970's there is still enough there to make me feel as if I've traveled back in time. I'm not really feeling "old," per se, just feeling the passage of time, stemming from experiences and things—how they change and yet also stay the same, and what our past might mean for our future. Here are my thoughts on a trip down Memory Lane, inspired by Stranger Things. Some will correlate somewhat to the show, others are simply curious observations of life, then and now.
"What you talkin' about, Willis?" Words and meaning change over time.
For example, the "Amazon" I grew up with was a river in South America. "Amazon" also referred to the race of super women, aka Linda Carter as Wonder Woman. (Ok, now I'm feeling young again). Some other examples include:
- "Social media" was a wall-mounted telephone with a 6-foot cord. "I can't talk right now" was code for "my parents are listening." (and not very good code, at that…) Social media could also refer to the notes that were passed in class or left on your locker. The most important happening in one's "social media life" was getting a note with someone's phone number and the words "call me" written on it.
- "My Space" was my room. No Sisters Allowed!
- "Tinder" was something you used to start a fire. I also ironically note from experience that such skills were not very conducive to getting actual dates (or a note with the words "call me" written on it). ☺
- Speaking of that last symbol. The ONLY emoji was the smiley face. And it wasn't called an "emoji." It was simply a "smiley." We were trying to stay positive.
- "Bad" meant good. "Face" meant getting caught doing something you should feel embarrassed about. "Burn" was used to diss someone. Additionally, TV gave us the most useful phrases to make our parents and teachers cringe: "Sit on it!" "Up your nose with a rubber hose!" "Nannu-nanu." "Boss, ze plane, ze PLANE!" "Jane, you ignorant slut…" "Dyn-o-mite!" "Goodnight, John-boy."
- Just like the when Joe DiMaggio didn't understand the reference in Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson," our teachers and parents TOTALLY missed the point of Pink Floyd's "The Wall." (Side note: was it possible we somehow understood metaphor better?)
- The closest thing to "Facebook" back in the day was a yearbook. This meant you only got to update and post messages to your friends using this method once a year. And you were stuck with those words and that terrible school photo forever.
Like the kids in Stranger Things, we used walkie-talkies with friends and dreamed of the coming realities of Star Trek communicators. (Side note: The flip phone I owned in the early 2000s was my favorite because it made me feel like Captain Kirk). While the Corvette, Porsche 911, and Ferrari were the cars I dreamed about owning someday, I simply "got by" riding my Sears Spyder bike (just like the kids in Stranger Things-REALLY) and, later, a bright yellow Schwinn 10-speed). I continue to dream…
And, upon reflection, DREAMING was a lot of what that era represented. In those, my formative years of the 1970s and early 80s, people still had hope for the future and did things to forward our goals. Men walked on the moon; space shuttles flew; and the Computer Age matured into something we now take for granted. Yet we also realized the dark side of our activities. We read books about overcoming adversity, from Tolkien's LOTR (representing an earlier age) to King's "The Stand" (representing the future). Those of us who took the time and energy to think about it realized there would eventually be a price for everything.
This is where the setting of Stranger Things coincides beautifully with the emotional motivation for the plot. The Duffer brothers, creators of the series, found a way to capture both the hopes and the fears of the time. Spoilers follow—skip the next paragraph if you still want to watch Season 1. Examples abound and are too many to list here, but here are a few. Again: Spoiler ALERT!
Will's mom, played by Winona Rider, displays constant anxiety and paranoia and is on the verge of falling apart throughout the entire first season. Her obsession with the idea that she can almost fix everything—almost reach her lost son—is a reflection of both the hope and the feeling of impending doom many people felt at the time, and also the increasing loneliness of a population. As a single Mom barely tying ends together, raising two boys, she is faced with a new challenge far above her comprehension and education. Nevertheless, she uses both intellect and ingenuity to discover ways to communicate with her son, lost in the Upside-Down. Similarly, Police Chief Jim Hopper's frustration and despair over losing his daughter to cancer, in an age that supposedly would promise the eradication of disease through technology, is challenged as he both fights the system of crooked medical research gone and also connects with Eleven, the young girl with paranormal powers made possible by that very misguided research. On a certain level, he knows the very same technology being used to destroy, can also be used for good, and ironically seems to have produced a surrogate daughter for him (we'll see in Season 2). But beyond all that, human connection is what matters. And let's not forget the very real situation of nerdy kids throughout time both facing their fears and overcoming them. In this case both the Demogorgon, a monster of of their fantasies, and the awkwardness of human interaction in their everyday realities are brilliantly met and resolved in the series.
In the 70's and early 80s we were faced with problems and seemingly insurmountable challenges. But, no matter how overwhelming the situation seemed, we acted. We simply had to take action. The horror of how we were polluting the environment resulted in the invention of a new science: "Ecology." The horror of ongoing war opened doorways for the exploration works and words, old and new. The wisdom of Ghandi, Ram Das, and the Dalai Lama came into our world and helped us both see and heal. The lasting horror of the nuclear age also provided advances in medicine, space and research to save our planet. We yearned to find ways to co-exist with progress…and each other. We still do. We simply have no choice.
I continue to dream…
(and eagerly await Season 2)
Until then, here's the complete soundtrack used in the entire first season, including the haunting title theme by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, two members of the Austin, Texas, instrumental electronic group S U R V I V E. The compilation includes original music and a lot of great pre-existing music that set the mood of the show perfectly. Thanks to Luciano Milici for the excellent compilation.
Copyright, 2017. Robert Baldwin, Before the Downbeat.
The Problem of Pigeon-Holes
Could it be that the accepted practice of categorizing musicians into subsets is affecting our ability to make new art and advance what we do?
Today's 6-hour drive back from adjudicating an orchestra festival allowed me to kick around the above idea—something I've been thinking about a lot lately. The basic issue at hand is the continuing trend of how we reduce everyone into categories, and progressively smaller and smaller subsets, eventually limiting all of our potential. For example, the musician today might be thus categorized reductively:
musician to instrumentalist,
then to violinist,
on down to orchestral violinist,
to specific section violinist (1st or 2nd),
to a section player in a specific orchestra,
which belongs in a specific category,
with a specific budget,
in a specific region,
of a specific city/country
likely sitting in a specific
Similarly, composers only compose (and usually only certain types of music); conductors only conduct, and get typecast even more strictly into career straight jackets, etcetera etcetera, etcetera…..And God forbid the musician who goes into administration. That choice is seen as some sort of betrayal of the muse: "The Artist Formerly Known as Worthy."
I contend that this is a 20th-21st century phenomenon, unlike the accepted understanding of an educated professional artist (or professional in any field) from past eras. For example, Franz Joseph Haydn was a musician, perhaps now only remembered as a great composer, but in his time also hailed as an excellent singer, performer of several instruments, and a most able composer of a variety of types of music (everything from religious music to operas, concert works, and "background music" for royal patio parties). He was also a pretty effective music director, music administrator, music teacher, and all-around-great-guy. His story is not an anomaly. Wagner was also admired for his writing, stage direction, and unfortunately, some of his philosophies. Liszt could play a mean piano, and later in life, pray a mean Catholic Mass. Bach, well, I'll let you read the tomes about everything he could do, including handling a sword as well as a manuscript pen. The list is endless.
I'm not referring to hobbies or interests here. It was considered part of the complete package to be involved and competent in a variety of things. While Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson may be America's great examples of Renaissance Men, it really was considered the model for anyone of a certain education. Sadly, today it is relegated to the quaint last sentence found in professional bios about how: "in his spare time he enjoys reading, writing, hiking and spending time with his family." (Source: the actual last sentence of my current professional bio).
My point is this. When the 20th century came along, we were required to specialize. There are exceptions (Leonard Bernstein among the most obvious), but think about 20th century musicians and what they are known for. Shostakovich played piano (WELL) but was forced by the system to be first, a composer. True, he was used, but also the expectation changed. Wilhelm Furtwängler, who was also a fine composer, was mainly promoted as and encouraged to encapsulate the image of the "Modern Maestro." Had he been allowed to fill the old role of Kappelmeister or Impresario, we might still enjoy hearing his music. Indeed, his entire career would have been different.
Starting from about 1920 or so, musicians were expected to specialize in a certain instrument and even narrow it further into genre. "Oh, you play viola? Are you an orchestral player (principal or section, please state who, where and how many famous people you've studied with); or are you a chamber musician, soloist, or ahem, a TEACHER? Such a shame you had to "settle" for teaching music." Double-God-forbid if you ventured into alternative styles like jazz or fiddle music! Special curiosity points are given for musicians who are also pretty damn fine composers. Tibor Serly, Alan Shulman, and Emmanuel Vardi being three from the ranks of my particular instrumental specialization: the viola.
Please understand, I'm not complaining about anything. I've no personal gripe, in any way. It is what it is. That was the expectation—the way the profession developed. It was the same for scientists who developed things so specific for NASA that they barely saw the end product, perhaps spending an entire career developing a rocket booster O-Ring that could not fail. Well, ok—maybe that's a bad example.
But the arts are not as specific, nor should be as complicated, as rocket science. We are now on the other side of that century of specialization, faced with a choice. We've been teaching music to the test: The Major Professional Audition. But for certain, not everyone can, nor should, play with the Chicago Symphony. Not everyone will play in a major string quartet or play a concerto with an orchestra, either. But musicians must have the liberty to have different choices on the horizon. I look forward to the day when musicians might have the freedom to market themselves as "musicians" again, and are not forced to sub-categorize themselves into packages that fit into the mail slot. Let's allow some latitude to build our own slots.
So I'll start.
Hi, I'm Rob. I'm a professional musician with training in viola and conducting, recently branching into viola d'amore, and writing about music. I make my living as a conductor and music professor today. But remember, first and foremost I'm a musician who loves to perform and discuss music—any music. Highlights of my career include such disparate events as playing with the Moody Blues as well as concerts with Native American, Iranian, American-folk, tango, jazz, opera and a myriad of other artists. I've worked with all ages of musicians, and at all levels of achievement. I've also had a great time conducting and performing in thousands of concerts since I began playing viola at age 9 in Mrs. Brown's 4th Grade Orchestra Class at Madison Elementary. Like Mrs. Brown, I've had some success teaching music, too, and am very proud of my students' accomplishments, no matter what field they may ultimately choose to pursue. I've served in a variety of administrative roles in the arts as well, although admittedly that is not my favorite activity in the field. I simply cannot wait for my next musical adventure. I love music.
Oh, I also write poetry, and enjoy hiking, reading, and spending time with my family.
Copyright, 2017 Robert Baldwin. Before the Downbeat
Julie's Back: The Hills Are Alive Again!
There comes a time when all the vitriol and social media scrums need to be backed up with action. And perhaps it is now time for those who really care step forward and do something about it. Kudos to Julie Andrews, megastar over 6 decades, for stepping up with Netflix to produce a new children's show that celebrates the Arts.
For my entire life, this talented artist has represented the highest standards for all that is good in the Arts. She represents integrity, quality and talent at the highest levels. Thank you, Julie Andrews and Netflix for continuing the tradition of inspiring young people through exposure to music, dance and theater! This link includes a preview to the show which is sure to appeal across multiple generations of arts lovers, both seasoned and emerging.
According to Wikipedia:
The show will star Julie Andrews (best known as the star of The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins fame) who will be joined by her assistant Gus (Giullian Yao Gioiello) and "Greenies," a cast of original puppets built by The Jim Henson Company.
The episodes will include elements of the performing arts such as an original song. Furthermore, every episode will feature a guest star who will engage the puppets in a specific area of the performing arts. Guest stars will include Alec Baldwin, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Bell, Tituss Burgess, Carol Burnett, Chris Colfer, Robert Fairchild, Josh Groban, Bill Erwin, Ellie Kemper, Idina Menzel, Tiler Peck, David Hyde Pierce, and Stomp. The thirteen 30-minute episodes will premiere simultaneously on Netflix in March 17, 2017.
I, for one, will be tuning in, and possibly binge-watching this new show at a critical time for arts support in this country.
Alternative Notes: A Political Parallel
Occasionally, a musician will ask a question during a rehearsal about a note possibly being wrong. Sometimes, they base their question on well–informed evidence; past passages, rules of harmony, even intuition gleaned through their training. Sometimes the musician is right–there is an error in the score or part, or perhaps even another part. Sometimes the musician is wrong, and I point out why based on clear evidence from the score. Occasionally, it is a judgement call, where we work together to find the closest match to the the truth of the score; a compromise. But one thing is for certain, the are no "alternative notes" just because someone isn't comfortable with the reality of the music. Sorry, but it's a B-flat, whether you like it or not.
Now of course there are variances and exceptions. Music that invites open improvisation (Jazz or Baroque music for example) allows one to make choices, based on the structure present. That is creativity performed over another type of fact—an existing written structure, and what makes one improvisation different from another. Yet each clearly still belongs to the composer's original idea. Intonation is another matter, as the inflection of the B-flat can be different, depending on the function of the note (harmonic use, melodic direction, etc). This is a most worthy discussion to engage in as musical citizens, and has resulted in a continual and exciting evolution over time.
To apply this sketch to politics is an interesting, and perhaps fruitful exercise. In my opinion, this is what lacks in the current political climate:
1. Inflection. We are not taking the facts that are true and applying them to reality, or even using them to learn from and improve the situation. Listening to the people (We the People-All the People) would be a good start. Failure to do so marginalizes an important segment of the population as clearly as if that B-flat were not there at all. Its removal no longer brings major or minor into the debate, but may simply result in an incompleteness and hollowness. Include the B-flat and the world changes.
2. Creativity. Unlike good improvisers, we are afraid of engaging in creativity over a set structure (the U.S. Constitution). The structure is there to inspire, not constrict. Our founding documents were written to be open, living documents, much as a composer's score is meant to be an inviting, thriving act of performance. We need to perform our democracy, not enshrine it in a mausoleum.
3. Engagement. Active engagement is required for making a more perfect union. The rehearsal can sometimes be quite difficult, and you are only as good as your last performance. But with diligent work, the process becomes easier and clear to the participants. Let's all attend our county's "rehearsals and performances" on time and with careful attention. Then let's be willing to return to the work required to continue, knowing that it is a perpetual building process.
Obviously, I see direct parallels with my life in music. My life as a citizen should be no different. Our government should be no different. I will continue to expect and demand that the elected representatives of my country inflect, engage, and create based on clear facts and well-reasoned plans. My musical colleagues demand no less of me, and I strive to fulfill that trust. It is my expectation that the country's leaders do the same.
But to reiterate, there are no "alternative notes" when dealing with the score. True, you can embellish, adjust, and yes, sometimes that B-flat sounds an awful lot like an A-sharp. But there is little room for spin with the root, third or fifth of a chord. Nor is there much point in ignoring the tonic–the foundation.
To paraphrase a famous musician joke: "If we don't C#, we'll likely B-flat." But let's also acknowledge the B-flat is a vital, useful note, all the same.
I hope we can "raise the bar-line." All of us. See you in rehearsal.
Copyright, 2017. Robert Baldwin, Before the Downbeat


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(12 - 16 Servings)
1 pkg. "JIFFY" Fudge Frosting Mix
- 2 Tbsp. hot water
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- nuts (optional)
Butter a 9" x 5" loaf pan.
In a saucepan, combine frosting mix and water. Boil over medium heat for 3 minutes or until small amount of mixture dropped in very cold water forms a soft ball. Remove from heat; add chocolate chips and vanilla. Blend until chocolate melts. Stir in nuts (optional). Pour into pan. Cool completely before cutting.

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Orbiting Cleveland: The rotation has a huge hole
The internal options should not be used to fill the fifth spot in the Tribe's rotation
Where is help when you need it?
That has to be a popular question amongst the Cleveland Indians front office right now.
After going 92-70 in 2013, the Indians are winners. Now how will they find a way to stay winners in the year to come?
That's not an easy task, and it becomes even more difficult when you realize what the team must replace. They've already lost left-hander Scott Kazmir to free agency, and it seems as if there's a good chance that Ubaldo Jimenez will be gone too.
That's not good.
Conventional wisdom would suggest that the Tribe cannot afford to lose Jimenez simply because of his contributions to the team last season. After all, who would want to lose a pitcher who went 13-9 with a 3.30 ERA?
That issue is compounded by the fact that the Indians already lost Kazmir, who signed a two-year, $22 million deal with the Oakland A's this past offseason. Kazmir was no slouch himself in 2013 and went 10-9 with a 4.04 ERA.
It's not easy to replace performances like that, but it can be done, especially if a team has capable replacements available. Yet, that's where things get somewhat dreary when predicting a forecast for the Indians' 2014 season — the Tribe has nothing of the sort.
As it stands, the Tribe's starting rotation figures to be Justin Masterson, Danny Salazar, Corey Kluber and Zach McAllister. If all four of those pitchers stay healthy, that is a formidable bunch. Salazar and Masterson both have top-of-the-rotation upside while Kluber can be a competent third and McAllister is a solid four.
However, beyond those four pitchers, there is a gaping hole, and it's a hole that could prove troublesome for the Indians in 2014.
For now, it appears as if the fifth member of the Indians' starting rotation will be one of the following individuals: Josh Tomlin, Carlos Carrasco, Trevor Bauer or Shaun Marcum.
I'll be blunt — that's a mistake.
There is no way that anyone can reasonably expect to replace 23 wins with the contingent of pitchers listed above. These pitchers might make good insurance policies should one of the main rotation members go down with an injury, but they should not be trusted to be in the rotation from Opening Day.
That's another concern that needs to be addressed — injuries. Three of the four starters penciled in to be a part of the 2014 rotation spent time on the disabled list in 2013. The other one is still basically a rookie. In other words, injuries could and likely will happen.
If Tomlin, Carrasco, Bauer and Marcum were just penciled in as possible injury replacements, then that would be fine. All of the four are probably more than capable of handling a spot start here or there.
Yet, one of these four pitchers is supposed to be counted on to fill a major hole in the rotation, and that's just not a sound strategy. All four of the pitchers have some concerns, and you just cannot count on one of them to step up and replace Jimenez's and Kazmir's production.
Take Josh Tomlin, for example.
Some may point to him as one of the best candidates to fill the fifth spot in the rotation. That seems to be a reasonable argument considering that Tomlin was solid in 2011 when he went 12-7 with a 4.25 ERA in 26 starts.
Yet, let's take a closer look at that season.
In the second half, Tomlin's numbers took a significant turn for the worse. His ERA ballooned to 5.26, and his home run to fly ball ratio rose to 14.1 percent after it was just 9.1 percent in the first half.
This has been an area where Tomlin has struggled significantly throughout his career. Overall, his HR/FB ratio is 11 percent for his career, but that number also seems somewhat distorted from his first half in 2011.
In 21 games and 16 starts in 2012, Tomlin posted a HR/FB ratio of 13.3 percent. Some will point out that he may have been injured during some of those starts, but the reality is that home runs have been a prevailing theme for Tomlin throughout his entire career.
Take a look at the graph below, which shows how Tomlin's HR/9 compares to the rest of league:
(Courtesy of FanGraphs)
For his entire Major League career, the right-hander has been serving up home runs left and right, and it's not a trend that should be expected to end, even if he is coming off of Tommy John surgery.
An average HR/FB ratio in the Majors is around 9.5 percent. In the best stretch of his career, Tomlin had a HR/FB ratio of 9.1 percent, so why should we expect that number to improve?
The reality is that Tomlin will always allow a great deal of home runs, which is going to affect his ERA. His average HR/FB ratio will probably hover between 12 and 13 percent and even in a good season, his ERA is not likely to be below 4.50.
That does not exactly seem like the type of arm that we should have replacing Jimenez and Kazmir, does it?
Unfortunately, there are other woes that surround the other starters as well.
Carrasco simply has done nothing of significance in every opportunity that he has had to be a capable Major League starter.
He has a great arm, and it seems as if he should be a capable starter, but the truth is that the numbers and performances have never supported that notion.
For his career, Carrasco has struck out just 6.2 batters per nine innings, and he also owns an ERA of 5.29.
This season, it appears as if Carrasco struggled with his pitch selection and relied too much on his fastball.
In June, for example, he made four starts to the tune of a 6.65 ERA. He also threw his fastball 57.7 percent of the time during that month.
It's hard to blame Carrasco for being so enamored with his fastball. After all, he has gained a few ticks since Tommy John surgery, and he can now touch the upper 90s with relative ease.
However, the reality is that he still needs to learn to be more of a pitcher than a thrower, and he has not yet taken that step. Part of the reason that Carrasco struggled so much in those four June starts is that he also only threw his slider just 5.1 percent of the time.
When Carrasco is at his best, the slider is a weapon for him; it's arguably his best pitch. In June 2011, Carrasco had the best month of his career and posted a 1.90 ERA. Is it no surprise that he also threw his slider 14.6 percent of the time during that month?
The stuff is certainly there for Carrasco to succeed, and it's hard to not like his upside. Nonetheless, it's clear that he's still not ready to be a rotation regular. He probably best fits into the bullpen, which is where he could find himself next season. Perhaps he one day does harness his potential and becomes a solid Major League starter, but the Indians should not be banking on that to happen at the start of the 2014 season.
This then brings us to the next candidate — Marcum.
Unlike Tomlin and Carrasco, Marcum does have a solid track level of Major League success.
From 2008 to 2012, Marcum posted an ERA of 3.70 or below for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Milwaukee Brewers.
Marcum struggled this past season with the New York Mets though and ultimately had season-ending right shoulder surgery.
Many look at the Indians' signing of Marcum as this year's version of Kazmir, and there are so similarities. Like Kazmir, Marcum is coming to Spring Training on a minor league deal, and there is a previous track record of success.
However, if the front office is expecting Kazmir-like results, then they're being foolish. What happened last season with Kazmir was the exception and not the rule. There are hundreds of minor league signings across the league each season, and the majority of them do not pan out.
Also, let's just compare Kazmir and Marcum for a moment.
In his prime, Marcum was a solid back-of-the-rotation starter in the Majors. In comparison, Kazmir was a former ace who led the American League in strikeouts. When it comes to the players'ceilings, there's really no comparison: Kazmir is in a league of his own.
It would be nice to see Marcum return to being a capable Major League starter, but it still seems risky to believe it can happen. Remember, he's in Spring Training on a minor league deal for a reason.
Yet, here's the crazy thing. Of the three pitchers mentioned (Tomlin, Carrasco and Marcum), Marcum is probably the most appealing option. Sorry, but it's never a good thing when a pitcher coming off right shoulder surgery and a 5.29 ERA suddenly starts to look good.
There's one other pitcher who was not mentioned, and that's because it's hard to believe that he will really be much of an option.
That person is, of course, right-hander Trevor Bauer.
He may have the biggest upside of the bunch, but who really thinks he would be ready for a rotation spot by Opening Day?
There have been some rave reviews coming out in regard to Bauer so far, but it's still too much of a gamble to pencil him into the team's rotation. He was at times not even a capable minor league pitcher last season, and that's not going to change overnight.
Ideally, Bauer will continue to work on his mechanics, and he could become an option sometime during the season.
So, what are the Indians to do?
The team is coming off a 90-plus win season, so they obviously want to do what they can to maintain the momentum. Can that really happen if one of the aforementioned players has an Opening Day spot in the rotation?
This is just further evidence as to why it is pressing that the Indians do what is necessary to bring Ubaldo Jimenez back into the fold. Even if that takes a financial commitment of $15 million per season, it's still something the team needs to explore.
Yes, the Indians can replace Jimenez with any of the four pitchers mentioned above. Still, it's highly doubtful that they'll receive a performance that is anything close to similar.
Remember, you get what you pay for, and the Indians should keep that in mind as Spring Training draws near.
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What fails to mention is that the guys last year who won all those games last year came into the season with even bigger question marks than the crew we have this year. Also, what he needs to realize is that because of the depth of the rotation the Indians didn't need to rush Tomlin or afford to give Carrasco consistent starts unlike '11 when both excelled. Marcum is a bit of a wildcard because if he is indeed healthy he can really help this team because he can flat out pitch. Has the track record to prove it. Trevor Bauer with his supposed new delivery will get a chance to prove it in ST and in AAA this year because we clearly see the talent.
Are these guys sure things -No but over the course of the season talent wins out. Look at how many questions the Red Sox had with their rotation going into the season last year. Please stop with this stuff that everyone has to be proven in order to get favor on not being bad because if you don't have a budget of 150 -200 M then it's not going to happen. Teams have a farm system for a reason and that's for cost control and to help in depth purposes. Time for some to understand that and time for the Indians to show it too.
Salazar replaces Kazmir in my opinion as Kazmir did not throw that many innings. Marcum and Tomlin are depth starters at best. I look for Marcum to exercise his out clause before the season starts. If Bauer "puts it together" along with Carrasco, then this rotation could be the best I've seen in my 43 years. Sure would be nice to see Austin Adams put back into a starter's role. He could be the next Salazar. Cody Anderson has the makings of another Kluber at the very least. There is reason for optimism, but it would have been nice to see Kazmir back on a 2/22 deal. It would have bought them some time.
On a side note, if signing Jimenez interferes with resigning Masterson, then please don't waste those recources.
If you want to toss out his 2012 numbers because of injury that is absolutely fine.
Yet his best season was one in which his E.R.A. and FIP both sat at 4.25. Which is a tick worse than league average. These included an absurdly low BABIP against, which protected his strand rate.
Limiting the damage to solo homers has more to do with luck than actual pitching skill but that is not necessary to address.
Another note that speaks to his stuff, Tomlin is incredibly effective when teams are unfamiliar, however during his first full season, as teams began to face him for the second and third time he became much less effective.
1st Half ERA: 3.81
2nd Half ERA: 5.26
I think he would make a terrific long man and may have a career in that role or as a sixth starter but he is not a five starter on a legit contender.
As for Trevor Bauer, I'm not sure what to think...I like Bauer, have since his days at UCLA. There have been several reports / articles re: how good he looks this fall. That goes with the same old..."he is in the best shape of his life" line. Results matter, it sounds encouraging, but until he takes the hill again and again, and proves it, I'm not sold.
Carlos Carrasco has a load of talent, but his star has faded. Ultimately I think he ends up a bullpen arm.
As far as I am concerned unless this team adds a SP or two, they are not a playoff team next yr unless everything goes right. This said, I think they have to either sign a FA (Garza, Jimenez, Arroyo, Malholm and Hammel) and sign a few more minor league / low level signings like Scott Baker, Tommy Hanson, Yuk-Sin Moon, Clayton Richard and Chris Capuano. I'm confident they will do something, but I'm concerned they'll settle.
You are wrong wrong wrong to just look at Tomlin and write the Lil Cowboy off like this is robotics and the MLB is a Sci-fi Channel re-run of WEST WOLRD.
I've seen this here time and time again. Ballplayers are People. They are not Robots. And when managing people - people skills matter too, not just numbers. A lot of things matter, besides just numbers.
One reason I love Tomlin is everybody told this guy since he was six years old that he couldn't pitch. He couldn't pitch in weenie league. He could pitch in Jr High. So it was cruel to ever let his momma think he could get a scholarship...bla bla bla.
This guy has be making fools of people telling him - and anyone else - what he can't do. His whole life. What makes you so all that and more that you know now?
With the kind of 'stuff' he has - he will ALWAYS give up home runs. But if he can get back to being the kind of fearless surgical strike throwing machine he was ... who made it a good habit to limit the damage to solo shots....?
... BEFORE HE WAS PITCHING HURT - WHICH HE CERTAINLY WAS FOR THE 2ND HALF OF THE THROW AWAY YEAR THAT MANNY ACTA AND WHOEVER WAS FILLING IN AS A PITCHING COACH THREW HIM OUT ON THE BUMP....!!!!...as a sacrafical arm....!!!!
Yes, he will be a successful pitcher in the bigs. I hope it is still with the Tribe. But it wouldn't surprise me much if his agent is moving heaven and earth to get him into another org - given how this one treated him like meat on the hoof.
What he will never be is a sexy sabermetrics fantasy babe. What he is is a winner. He throws strikes with fearless abandon and some of them get slammed. So what.
If Carasco had half his moxie and a third his brains he would be Cole Hammels by now.
Any pitcher that comes up to the Tribe out of nowhere and sets a franchise mark for quality starts - only to falter WHEN PITCHING HURT BEFORE TOMMY J SURGERY - WELL...
That talent gets a full shot on the field...
Unlike the blogger who takes tainted info and decides to do the write off.
Salazar is special. No, I don't see either Anderson or House as being remotely in the same league.
If I remember correctly the Indians never had stud rotation during the 90's when they went to WS in 95 and 97. I believe the rotation back than had holes.
Fangraphs had a great piece up yesterday by Jeff Sullivan about the "myth of the 5-man rotation" Last year, on average, teams received 130 starts from their top 5 starters. That means, on average, 32 starts - equivalent to a full rotation spot - come from players outside the starting 5.
This means that, even in an optimistic scenario where one of Marcum, Tomlin, Carrasco, and Bauer steps up and provides some kind of consistency in a rotation spot, we can expect another 30 or so starts to come from that group on top of that.
Call me crazy, but if we end up with 60 starts from that group, I don't see us being a contender.
The $ and years are certainly a big risk for Ubaldo, but in 2014 there's an enormous hole in the rotation and in 2015 that will double with the loss of Masterson. Thanks to the draft pick comp attached, he's our last best hope to put together a rotation that can contend.


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sesamoid bone at the second metacarpal of his left hand. The weapon that was used to dismember him was a blade that was uniform with vertical striations. Angela traces the label on the boxes to a Ship-n-Print in Hyattsville, MD. As Booth and Brennan head over there to check it out, Edison finds a hit in dental records for an Oliver Lawrence, who worked at the store.
B&B interview the front desk guy, Tony Dunson, but quickly ask to speak to the manager, Connor Trammel. Trammel notes that Oliver was a good employee and went missing a while back. There was also a bunch of staff turnover around the same time, as he and a group of employees - Sheila Burnside, her husband (Hugh?), and Ralph Berti - won the lottery. He no longer speaks to them, though, since he's still working at the copy shop and they've squandered their riches. Hodgins and Edison finally work out the weapon that dismembered Oliver - a guillotine best fits the profile of the weapon, and Brennan realizes that the industrial paper cutter in the shop matches pretty well.
Back at the Jeffersonian, Edison notes that there were microfractures to the victim's third and fourth left ribs, as well as his left radius, leading Brennan to conclude that there was a fistfight. There are also different weapon marks - this time, there are kerf marks, on the right scapula (acromion), humerus (greater tubercle), and ulna (olecranon). The victim was hit on the shoulder and elbow with a tiny saw. Meanwhile, Hodgins is still boiling the boxed body and comes up with a sternocleidomastoideus muscle for Saroyan, who sees a piece of tape embedded in the muscle. This suggests that the victim was killed when his right subclavian artery was severed. Edison thinks the weapon may have been a tape gun and has Angela compare the blades of the guns used at the Ship-n-Print to the marks on the bone, and one matches.
One of the last jobs that was run on the company's printer was of a woman sitting on the copier, with a man's hands cradling her butt. Based on the distance between her ischial tuberosities, Brennan thinks the woman was Sheila. Based on the slight deformity of the left second finger, Brennan thinks the man was Oliver. Because of this evidence and because of the location of the injuries on the victim's right side, Brennan thinks the killer may have been Hugh, Sheila's husband. But the Jeffersonian team finally finds the smoking gun: a fragment of bone embedded in the victim's muscle. This bone, however, came from the Buddhist necklace that Tony Dunson always wears. He was shipping psilocybin mushrooms to clients, and Oliver found out. Tony didn't mean to kill Oliver, but it just happened.
Oh, and Booth's father died. I actually missed the first few minutes of the show (stupid DVR), so I didn't get the explanation. But lots of the show was about encouraging Booth to mourn for the father who beat him and whom he had cut out of his life 20 years ago. His grandfather rightly chastizes Booth for being so callous that he (the grandfather) lost a son, and gives him a box full of his father's mementos. Booth squints through fake tears at the benches he took from the baseball stadium in last season's power-outage episode, and he has a bunch of misty watercolor memories.
- As always, the mandibular angle is a terrible way to estimate sex and dental wear is a terrible way to estimate age-at-death. Both are hugely error-prone, and even given the sparse remains Brennan had to work with initially, she could have used more accurate methods to assess sex and age.
- Sesamoid bones occur in the hands and feet all the time. (A sesamoid bone is one that forms within a tendon, like the patella or the pisiform.) In addition to the two large sesamoid bones everyone has, most of us have one or two sesamoid bones at the toe end of our first metatarsals. I'd think a hand sesamoid bone was interesting, but I wouldn't expect to see any deformity in a living person and certainly wouldn't use it as a positive ID on a person.
- There's no way the antiquities department at the Jeffersonian would let Hodgins and Edison whack the crap out of fake bones with their ancient, priceless weapons.
- Ischial tuberosities are not like fingerprints in your pants.
- The location of injuries on a victim doesn't necessarily correlate with the handedness of an assailant. Many of us southpaws use our right hands just as often as we use our left hands. Then again, I guess I would use a tape gun left-handed.
- The only pregnant-Brennan mention this week comes with her adjusting her bra excessively, so there wasn't much cheesy dialogue in the forensic side of the plot.
- Actually, the show was pretty much all business this week, except for the Booth's-dead-father plot, so there isn't much dialogue to comment on.
- Oh right, and there's that new FBI agent, Genevieve Shaw. She was suck-uppy, which is not a good trait for an FBI agent to have.
Next week: Oh man, are we only up to episode 5 next week? I know this season started late, but it seems loooong already.


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Welcome to Tuesday Tunes, a brand new weekly feature highlighting just-released albums, reissues and other musical goodies from classic artists.
This week's highlight release is from the Night Tripper himself, jazz-funk-rocker Dr. John. For Locked Down, out on Nonesuch today (April 3), John traded his native New Orleans for Nashville. But he had good reason: Rock's new guard came calling, in the form of Black Keys frontman/producer Dan Auerbach, who just opened a new Nashville recording studio called Easy Eye. It was there that John's keyboard expertise found its counterpoint in Auerbach's impressive guitar skills, and the result is a refreshingly modern record that bridges the gap between classic soul and throwback rock. Watch a video inside the making of Locked Down below.
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson revisits his band's 1972 classic concept album, Thick As A Brick, in his new aptly-titled album, Thick As A Brick 2. On the album, the frontman and flutist revisits the original album's 8-year-old protagonist, Gerald Bostock. Anderson recently told CBS Radio of the album, "It wasn't about going back and dwelling in some nostalgic moment of what would have happened in 1972 or 1973. It wasn't about what happened next, it was a leap 40 years into the future and looking at what might have happened to young Gerald Bostock, and using that as subject material for a concept album. It's about the world today."
Also out this week is a new live collection from British rock troubadour Elvis Costello, who offers up his sixth live album, The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook. Costello recorded the live album and DVD during a two-night stay at the Wiltern in Los Angeles last year — shows in which Costello played his own version of Wheel of Fortune. He rolled out classics from his expansive discography, based on the fate of a spinning wheel (hence the title).
And finally, Legacy's Johnny Cash bootleg series continues with a look at the Man in Black's spirituality and contributions to gospel music with Bootleg Vol. IV: The Soul of Truth. The 51-song set presents three of Cash's numerous gospel albums in their entirety: A Believer Sings The Truth, Johnny Cash — Gospel Singer, and Believe In Him. The set also includes 15 unreleased tracks and outtakes, as well as liner notes from Cash's children.
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The first look of Hema Malini's Tell Me O Kkhuda has been revealed. This is the first time that Esha Deol will work with her parents, Dharmendra and Hema Malini.
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I'm saying making him reckless in TDKR was counter to the logical progression of the character. There's no sense in him being reckless in TDKR, it's a poor interpretation.
It is the logical progression when Wayne is kept out of the "game" for eight years and when he returns, he suspects everything to be easy this go around when he has never faced an enemy just like Bane, who's story was mysterious up until this point as Bruce only suspected Bane to be a simple mercenary. At least Alfred had some idea that Bruce should be careful since he's not in the shape that he used to be as Batman.
Other possibilities have already been discussed. Surprise, intimidation, getting an edge. None of which hold up to scrutiny without making Batman look like he's behaving amateurly.
Needing to regroup is the only possibility that can't be dismissed, but it's also not very suggested. The movie paints it more like he's being desperate than buying time.
If my suggestion is the only one that can't be dismissed, then I would think it's also the best way to think of it, wouldn't you say? Lol.
And desperation can still be Batman trying to regroup. He's desperate in the battle to try and regroup against a foe that's outmatching him every step.
You're missing the point. There's no way Bane would have been able to discern what Batman pulls out of his belt in the time it takes him to throw them at him.
We have never seen Batman throw something such as a batarang straight to someone, but with Bane having being stronger, faster(and smarter in the first round), I could see Bane dodging whatever sharp object Batman would try to throw his way.
He realistically would have no idea what was being thrown at him.
And I doubt he cared.
Very true, but I would have still liked to have seen something similar of Batman trying to throw a sharp object at Bane and not just some pellets.
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You can see the list of new features on the official Ubuntu website, or take the snazzy visual tour. You can download directly from the Ubuntu Download page.
You can follow the same upgrade process as normal. Simply upgrade from the Update Manager and your settings, files and bookmarks will stay the same.
The Unity launcher and dash are distinctive features in this release; defaulting to Unity 3-D with a fallback to Unity 2-D. There is no Gnome desktop installed in this version. You can of course, opt to go Kubuntu (KDE) or Xubuntu (Xfce).
Will it work with my hardware?
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Hundreds of people, from students to scientists and laypeople to pastors, are expected to travel to Springfield, Missouri, for a conference on Faith & Science: Genesis and Genetics at Evangel University, June 23-25, 2014.
The conference will include more than 20 breakout presentations with a diverse group of highly qualified speakers.
"Our goal is to provide pastors, leaders and laypeople with tools to address issues of science in the context of faith," said Dr. Michael Tenneson, conference chairman and professor of biology at Evangel.
This will be Evangel's second national Faith & Science Conference; the first conference in 2011 was considered a huge success.
"Congregations are a lot more scientifically literate than they used to be," said Dr. James Bradford, general secretary of the Assemblies of God and one of the organizers of the conference.
"There are a great number of issues where faith and science intersect — ethical and medical issues, genetic engineering, beginning and end of life issues, etc. We want to help equip pastors to be able to speak to those things," said Bradford, who holds a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Minnesota.
Tenneson agrees, and he believes pastors should integrate faith and science from the pulpit for the sake of younger, more scientifically savvy generations.
"The Barna Group findings tell us that young people believe the church has not done a good job of showing them how to integrate faith and science," said Tenneson, who holds a Ph.D. in science education from the University of Missouri-Columbia. "Scriptures tell us that truth is found in both the Bible and God's creation. I find my faith and science informing each other on a continual basis."
Speakers for the event include: Keynote speaker Dr. John Lennox, professor of mathematics at Oxford University; Dr. Jennifer Wiseman, a Congressional Science Fellow of the American Physical Society, working with staff of the Science Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives; Dr. Stephen Meyer, a Cambridge-trained philosopher of science and a founder of the modern intelligent design movement; Dr. Stephen Krstulovich, the award-winning lead engineer at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory near Chicago; Dr. Robert White, a professor of molecular biology and medical genetics at Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences; Dr. Matthew S. Stanford, a professor of psychology, neuroscience and biomedical studies at Baylor University; and Bradford, Tenneson and Dr. Steve Badger, retired professor of chemistry at Evangel University.
The Faith & Science Conference is co-sponsored by three entities: The General Secretary's Office of the Assemblies of God, Evangel University, and the Pensmore Foundation.
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SAN FRANCISCO, California -- Supervisor and "homeless czar" Angela Alioto has announced a three-pronged program to cure the so-called "hardcore homeless" problem.
The hardcore homeless are a subgroup of homeless people who rave 'til dawn and rock the place, getting hyper, hyper, first discovered by Alioto during the Care Not Cash debates four years ago. At the time, Alioto pointed out that helping the mainstream homeless was relatively easy, but the hardcore homeless had special needs. For example, most of the hardcore homeless keep very late hours, which makes it difficult to integrate them back into normal society.
However, since this initial discovery, it has become evident that there are at least three subgroups of the hardcore homeless population. Alioto has mobilized community activists and public health authorities to help solve the problem, and today, their long-awaited solution was announced.
The happy hardcore homeless are young, drug-addled, and multiracial, and relatively content with their lives on the street. But now, thanks to Slipmatt's "SMD #1" program, now in effect all over the place, their special needs will be met with intensive medication.
The euphoric hardcore homeless are even younger, and even more drug-addled--and, suprisingly, mostly Asian and white. Activist Vinylgroover of the Euphoric Outreach Program has asked everyone to believe the hype, release the love, and provide increased funds for candy to supply the needs of this community--and the city has come through with a massive program of gummy bears, sugar necklaces, and sucker rings.
The traditional hardcore homeless, unlike the former subgroups, are not content to float on the vibe of the streets. Older, slightly less drug-addled, and heavily Hispanic, these hardcore homeless tend to be angry and sometimes confrontational. European specialist Paul Elstak, a former member of the hardcore homeless himself, has spoken at length about the terror and furious anger experienced on the streets, as the homeless gabber to themselves, "What's wrong with my brain? What is wrong with me? Are you ready for judgement day? Danger! Danger!" Together with top psychiatric and public health researchers, Elstak has suggested heavy doses of anti-depressants; as he puts it, "Here comes the Prozac!"
While it is still too early to tell whether these measures will have an effect on San Francisco's hardcore homeless problem, local activist groups OmniEra and SF United have expressed optimism. In the words of spokesman Crazy C, "We gonna kick it out!"


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Spelling dictionaries:
– UTF-8 encoded dictionary:
– fix en-dash/em-dash problem of OOo 3.2, see http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=107843
– suggest words with typographical apostrophes
– recognize words with Unicode f ligatures
– add phonetic suggestion (Aspell phonetic conversion table by Björn Jacke, see the end of the affix files)
Hyphenation patterns
– fix for OpenOffice.org 3.2 (examples for the solved bad hyphenation: ad=d-on, in-f=light, something—t=wo)
– UTF-8 encoding
– correct hyphenation of words with Unicode f ligatures
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What is not made clear in the description is that this is the dictionary pack that comes with the English version of AOO. Also what is not mentioned is that it not only contains the U. S. English dictionary (en_US), but the Australian (en_AU), Canadian (en_CA), South African (en_ZA) and the British English (en_GB) dictionaries. It contains the hyphenation dictionaries for British and US English as well.
For some reason the New Zealand English dictionary was left out though.
Still, since all the other dictionaries are available separately, why not the mother country?
I am trying to edit an old file, but can only get USA English. As I have dyslexia, a dictionary/spell checker is really important for me.
Why can't I find one?
I live in Sweden but have relatives living in the UK and i have no connections to the US. At work we mostly use British English so i really, really need a dictionary in British English. Please add one to the available dictionaries.
I was born in the U. S., but I also think there needs to be more British English support.
Why do you no longer offer British English?
I have this dictionary and what I see when using the programme is only US-spelling. I need British English though and, if possible the option to mark some text as British some as American English, as I switch the language type according to my customers' needs.
In the dictionaries area I found a BE dictionary that is 244 KB as opposed to 6.2 MB for this pack, and the description says it works under OO 2, while under OpenOffice 3 I should follow another link that led me here (with options for Australian and other styles of English but none for British English). I do have OpenOffice 2 on another machine. However I need BE and AE to run under OpenOffice 3 too and hope OpenOffice 2 stays available for the other machines.
What can I do?
by creating and reviewing scientific publications, I quite often find words which are missing in the English language dictionary. How can I contribute these words to the dictionary? To thom can I send these word lists?
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#Yankees lineup at Rockies: Gardner CF, Cano 2B, Wells LF, Overbay 1B, Ichiro RF, Nix SS, Nelson 3B, Phelps P, Romine C
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 8, 2013
The Yankees tweeted out their lineup for tonight's game against the Rockies and it's … well … let's just say the phrase "Pride, Power and Pinstripes" doesn't exactly come to mind.
Surprised whomever runs the Yankees account didn't add a #28 to cap off the tweet.
Adding insult to injury — which the Yankees have many — Joe Girardi decided to bat starting pitcher David Phelps in the No. 8 hole ahead of rookie catcher Austin Romine. This, in a lineup that also includes Lyle Overbay batting cleanup.
Through all the injuries to players like Curtis Granderson, Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira, among others, the Yankees are still keeping their heads above water at 18-13. Wednesday night's lineup is glimpse for Bombers fans, if ever briefly to see how the other half lives.
If you can access the Yankees radio broadcast tonight, try to make some time to track it down and tune in.
Should be looooooooads of fun to hear John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman try to decipher why the Yankees would bat their pitcher who's never had a Major League at-bat eighth.
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Unfortunately, many homeowners simply don't know what to do when they are in foreclosure. I get many emails asking me, "Will filing bankruptcy stop foreclosure?"
Well, yes and no!
Many homeowners will file for Chapter 13 specifically to stop their sale date. Only to find out later, that their mortgage is not included and now they may have both on their credit reports. In most cases, when you file BK, an automatic stay is granted prohibiting your creditors from attempting to collect or contact you.
However, the automatic stay and the stopping of the foreclosure is ONLY temporary.
More often than not, a creditor such as your lender can get around the automatic stay by asking the courts to remove ("lift") the stay because it is not legally binded to the proceedings.
In many cases a homeowner will shell out $2,000-$3,000 to file an emergency BK the day before their property is to be sold at the notice of trustee sale. Often there is no equity in the home and there is no way for the borrower to come up with the full amount owed to their lender and in some cases, the homeowner is jobless.
This is a really common scenario. The banks know this and their lawyers understand this like the backs of their hands. And like clock work, shortly after you file for bankruptcy, the lender will ask for permission to proceed with the foreclosure and quite often (since it is the law), the foreclosure proceeds.
Now the person is stuck with two HUGE black marks on their credit and the are probably mentally depressed?
What you need to understand is that if you have a second mortgage then there are different rules that may apply and help you in your mission. More on that at the end of this post. But if you just have a first mortgage and you decide to file, if is is before the foreclosure sale date, a bankruptcy will stop the foreclosure sale from taking place.
However, under a Chapter 13 plan, you will be required to make regular monthly payments on your mortgage once the automatic stay is lifted. You will then be given a reasonable period of time to bring your mortgage payments up to date to save your property.
Obviously this is a temporary fix and if you have no way of paying your mortgage or it will be very difficult, then maybe this is not an option for you to choose. Bankruptcy may be the best solution for a lot of extreme financial hardships.
However, it should be used as a last resort due to its limiting protections for homeowners with a first mortgage and the long lasting consequences to your credit.
For more information on foreclosures, consult with an attorney experienced in bankruptcy law.
If you own a home with more than one mortgage, you may be able to completely remove or "avoid" the second and subsequent junior mortgages from your home and county records, thus leaving only the first original mortgage!
To qualify for this defense, the court will generally require objective evidence that the home is appraised for less than the value of the initial mortgage, which can be obtained through a county property appraisal or through a third party certified appraisal that is accepted by the court.
In an environment where home prices in most markets have fallen at least 30%-50%, many borrowers may qualify.
If the courts remove this 2nd mortgage, this is known as "stripping" the lien, "cram down" or "strip down," which can also occur if the loan is secured by other collateral that is part of the filing or if the home is not your principal residence, or even if the payment structure on the 2nd mortgage falls heavily during the bankruptcy filing itself.
Ultimately, working with a qualified tax, real estate attorney and or experienced real estate bankruptcy lawyer will help you present your case to the Federal bankruptcy court, so it's important to get qualified legal advice in advance of any filings.
Please read the many more blog posts below on cram downs and second mortgages!!
Would you like a free consultation with experienced mortgage bankruptcy attorneys?
If you are in the state of California, please call the Law Offices of Fransen & Molinaro at (888)756-2652 or visit their website at www.ModifyLoan.net
If you are in the state of New York, please call the The Radow Law Group, P.C. at (516) 338-7800 or visit their website at www.NewYorkLoanLaw.com
If you are in the state of Michigan, please call The Law Offices of Shannon Shaya, P.C. at (248) 789-5551 or visit their website at www.MichiganLoanModification.net
LoanWorkout.org is searching for attorneys who would like to be included on our blogs and advertisements to help homeowners with bankruptcy, loan modifications and foreclosure defense. Please contact moe at moeseo.com or call 888-516-1116 for more information.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER – The comments, posts, threads and material on this websites are NOT to be taken as legal advice and we highly recommend that anyone facing foreclosure should seek the counsel of an attorney and or an accountant. ALWAYS obtain a second and third opinion on your particular situation from a trusted source.


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Re: Disabled monetization on videos
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>> When I go to my Google AdSense account page am I viewing both my blog AdSense activity and my YouTube AdSense activity or are there different accounts for each one
It's the same AdSense account.
AdSense on your website would be AdSense for Content
AdSense on your YouTube videos would be Hosted AdSense for Content or AdSense for Content -Host
Do not look at your "top channels", because I don't think the YouTube=associated stats will be listed there.
I suggest going to the Performance Reports tab in your AdSense account, then clicking on the "Products" link in the left menu.
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BASEBALL- anyone play fantasy baseball?
need one more member for our league, good fun, really active GMs
we have a basketball and football league as well and if you do well in this baseball one you could get in those maybe
go here, pm me for pass if interested
14 team, head to head, 5x5
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