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New draftee Kolek joins Heaney atop Marlins' Top 20
With the passing of the Draft signing deadline, teams have had a recent influx of talent into their farm systems, and with that, we've updated the Top 20 Prospects lists of all 30 teams.
To be on a list, a player must have rookie eligibility. To qualify for rookie status, a player must not have exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues, or accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club or clubs during the 25-player limit period, excluding time on the disabled list or in military service.
With the passing of the Draft signing deadline, teams have had a recent influx of talent into their farm systems, and with that, we've updated the Top 20 Prospects lists of all 30 teams.
To be on a list, a player must have rookie eligibility. To qualify for rookie status, a player must not have exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues, or accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club or clubs during the 25-player limit period, excluding time on the disabled list or in military service.
Players are graded on a 20-80 scale for future tools -- 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is above average and 70-80 is well above average.
Check out all 30 team Top 20 lists and the Top 100 on Prospect Watch.
1. Andrew Heaney, LHP
Preseason rank: 1
MLB Top 100 rank: 22 (Preseason: 29)
Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 65 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 60 | Overall: 60
Drafted as a potentially quick-to-the-big-leagues college lefty, Heaney has been just that, reaching Miami's rotation in just his second full professional season, after being slowed slightly by injury during his first year in the Marlins' system.
Heaney's fastball sits in the low 90s, and it reaches 95 mph regularly. He mixes it with a wipeout slider and a changeup that has developed into a good third pitch. The improvement of Heaney's changeup has given him a weapon to combat right-handed hitters, and he actually performed better against them than he did against left-handed hitters in 2013.
Heaney already had advanced pitchability coming out of Oklahoma State, and that has only gotten better, as he has worked to improve his tempo and his control of the running game. That helped him climb from Double-A to Triple-A in 2014, and he eventually made his Major League debut on June 19, just two years after being drafted.
2. Tyler Kolek, RHP
Preseason rank: None (2014 Draft)
MLB Top 100 rank: 27 (Preseason: NA)
Scouting grades: Fastball: 80 | Slider: 65 | Curveball: 60 | Changeup: 45 | Control: 45 | Overall: 60
Ranked No. 3 on MLB.com's Top 200 Draft Prospects, Kolek's combination of size and stuff made him a legitimate candidate to become the first high school right-hander to go No. 1 overall. Instead, it was the Marlins who nabbed him with the second selection, and they gave him $6 million to sign.
Kolek had the best fastball in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft class, consistently topping 100 mph during his senior year of high school in Texas. He throws a pair of breaking balls, a 12-to-6 curve and a sharp slider, with the latter having more upside, even though he started throwing it more recently. Kolek hasn't needed a changeup, but he's shown some feel for it, and it could be an average pitch in the future.
For Kolek to reach his potential as a top-of-the-rotation starter, he will have to refine his control and command. If it catches up to his electric stuff, Major League hitters could be in serious trouble.
3. Colin Moran, 3B
Preseason rank: 2
MLB Top 100 rank: 72 (Preseason: 51)
Scouting grades: Hit: 65 | Power: 50 | Run: 40 | Arm: 55 | Field: 50 | Overall: 55
Seen as a safe pick, Moran garnered some consideration for the first overall pick of the 2013 Draft before landing with the Marlins at No. 6 overall. He comes from a baseball family (his uncle, B.J. Surhoff, and his brother, Brian Moran, have both played professionally), and he has a good understanding of the game.
Moran is a pure hitter with an advanced approach. Scouts wonder how much power he will have, however, as his swing is more geared to produce line drives than home runs. Moran is a below-average runner, but it doesn't hold him back defensively. He is sure-handed, and he has a strong arm.
While Moran's power will likely determine his impact, few doubt he will become a solid Major Leaguer.
4. Anthony DeSclafani, RHP
Preseason rank: 6
Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 45 | Control: 55 | Overall: 50
Mostly a reliever at the University of Florida, DeSclafani began his professional career with the Toronto Blue Jays, pitching mostly as a starter. That continued in the right-hander's first season with Miami, as he joined the organization in the big trade between the teams in November 2012, carrying him to the big league rotation in '14.
DeSclafani shows three workable pitches, giving him the chance to remain a starter. Aggressive on the mound, he pitches off of his above-average fastball, and while he's used two breaking balls in the past, he is now focused on his slider, which looks like a future out pitch.
DeSclafani tends to be too firm with his changeup, but if he can take a little more off of it to separate it from his fastball, he could stick in the Marlins' rotation for a long time.
5. Justin Nicolino, LHP
Preseason rank: 4
Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 50 | Changeup: 60 | Control: 60 | Overall: 50
Nicolino was a part of the package Miami received in its blockbuster trade with Toronto in November 2012. A polished left-hander, he has a good feel for pitching and a chance to have three pitches that are at least Major League average.
Nicolino throws his fastball in the low 90s, with good tailing movement. His best pitch is his changeup, and he also throws a big sweeping curveball. All of Nicolino's pitches play up due to his above-average command. He earns praise for his intelligence and poise on the mound.
The Blue Jays were cautious with Nicolino's development, but the Marlins gave him a little more leash, and he reached Double-A Jacksonville in 2013. If he continues to move more quickly, he could be in Miami before too long.
6. Avery Romero, 2B
Preseason rank: 11
Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 45 | Run: 40 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 50
A high school shortstop who received an above-pick-value deal to sign in 2012, Romero has moved to the right side of the diamond, and he has the makings of an offensive-minded second baseman.
Romero made strides with his defense at second, improving his footwork around the bag considerably. His best defensive tool is his arm, and he could someday get a look at third as a result, though he'll continue as an everyday second baseman for the time being.
It's Romero's bat that will carry him up the ladder. He's an aggressive hitter, one whose lack of patience can hurt at times. But Romero is a good fastball hitter, doing more damage to the pull side, with strong hands, a quick bat and more power to come as he matures.
7. Trevor Williams, RHP
Preseason rank: 10
Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 60 | Overall: 50
Scouts have always liked Williams' combination of solid stuff and command, even if his results at Arizona State were mixed, and the Marlins were definitely enthused with his pro mindset when he joined the organization.
Williams has always had a good arm, and Miami has helped him clean up his delivery so that he can pitch downhill more. That should help him use his three-pitch mix more effectively. Williams will throw a two-seam and a four-seam fastball, complementing those with a Major League-average slider and changeup.
With his polish and firm sense of a game plan, Williams has shown the ability to handle an aggressive assignment, and the Marlins hope he will be the kind of college arm that doesn't take too long to get to the big leagues.
8. J.T. Realmuto, C
Preseason rank: 9
Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 35 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 50
Realmuto didn't begin to catch until he reached pro ball in 2010, but he's developed into a solid receiver in a short amount of time.
Realmuto's athleticism shows behind the plate, showing good range to go along with excellent hands and an above-average arm. The nuances of the craft, like calling games and blocking balls, continue to come to him.
While Realmuto's offensive game hasn't taken the same steps forward, he is at his best when he remembers to use the right side of the field and go back up the middle. If he can get back to that approach, he has the chance to be an everyday backstop, though his glove work alone should lead to a career as a backup, at the very least.
9. Adam Conley, LHP
Preseason rank: 5
Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 60 | Control: 50 | Overall: 50
One of the areas of depth in Miami's system is its crop of interesting left-handed pitching. While Conley doesn't top the list, he certainly has the potential to impact the big league staff, and in the not-too-distant future.
Many thought Conley might be destined for the bullpen one day, and while the Marlins haven't discounted the possibility entirely, they still are hoping the southpaw will develop as a rotation candidate.
The key to that will be Conley's breaking ball, to go along with his above-average fastball and solid changeup. His slider has improved, though it's not a finished project yet. Conley knows he has to establish it as a consistently Major League-average offering to be a starter long term.
10. Jose Urena, RHP
Preseason rank: 8
Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Slider: 45 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 55 | Overall: 45
It remains to be seen what role Urena will have when he reaches the big leagues, but his combination of arm strength and makeup have people confident he'll get there.
The Dominican right-hander has an above-average fastball that can touch the mid 90s, and he combines it with a solid changeup that has improved considerably. Urena's breaking ball is a combination of a slider and a curve, and it needs to be refined for it to become a consistent weapon in his arsenal.
If that happens, Urena has the chance to start, especially with his above-average command. If it doesn't, he has the chance to be a very good two-pitch bullpen option in the future.
11. Brian Flynn, LHP
Preseason rank: 7
Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 55 | Curveball: 40 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 45
Fans wondering what to make of Flynn shouldn't base their opinions solely on his brief uneven stint in the big leagues. The lefty, who arrived via a 2012 Deadline deal with the Tigers, has the makings of a solid starting pitcher.
When he's going right, Flynn mixes four pitches. He commands his fastball, especially in the bottom of the zone. Flynn's curve is more of a "get-it-over" pitch early in counts, but he can work his slightly-above-average slider and average changeup off of his fastball effectively.
After Flynn pitched at three levels in 2013, the Marlins are confident his struggles in Miami last year were based more on fatigue than anything, and they are excited to see how he can contribute.
12. Domingo German, RHP
Preseason rank: None
Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 40 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 45
Since signing out of the Dominican Republic in 2009, German has made slow and steady progress at the lower levels of Miami's system. He might now be poised to take off.
German stands out because of his combination of upside and ceiling with feel for pitching. He has a three-pitch mix. German's fastball is a power sinker that sits in the 91-94 mph zone. His best secondary offering is his above-average changeup, and he has an advanced feel for the offspeed pitch already. German's slider is a work in progress, thrown at 81-84 mph, but it's still a little too slurvy at the moment. He's generally been a strike-thrower throughout his brief Minor League career.
German might be a step or two behind the arms that have been generating buzz at the upper levels of the Minors and in the big leagues, but he should be snapping at their heels soon.
13. Jarlin Garcia, LHP
Preseason rank: None
Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 50 | Changeup: 40 | Control: 50| Overall: 45
That's right -- another left-handed-pitching prospect worth tracking in the Marlins' system.
Garcia, signed out of the Dominican Republic back in August 2010, made his full-season debut in '14 after a very strong turn in the New York-Penn League a year prior. He has an interesting three-pitch mix, with his low-90s fastball, a very good breaking ball and a developing changeup. Garcia's control is ahead of his command, but he doesn't hurt himself with walks, and he gets high marks for his maturity.
Garcia has some room for growth and a clean delivery, giving hope that there's some upside to reach for this southpaw as a future member of a big league rotation.
14. Sam Dyson, RHP
Preseason rank: 14
Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 45 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 45
Another young Marlins arm with experience in a variety of pitching roles, Dyson started in the Minors during his first season with the organization, but he saw time out of the bullpen when he got to Miami.
Dyson pitches off of his heavy fastball, one that can touch the mid 90s at times and generates a ton of ground balls. His best secondary pitch is a solid changeup. Dyson began 2013 throwing a curve, but he started focusing on a slider, and he seemed to respond to that better. A more consistent third pitch would be needed for him to be a starter in the big leagues.
Dyson has pitched exclusively out of the bullpen in 2014, and he reached Miami again in that role, making it seem much more likely that relief will be his long-term gig.
15. Justin Twine, SS
Preseason rank: None (2014 Draft)
Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 45 | Run: 65 | Arm: 50 | Field: 45 | Overall: 45
A football star and track standout in high school, the Marlins clearly liked Twine's athleticsm enough to nab him in the second round and give him full pick value at slightly more than $1.3 million to sign.
Twine, who did draw some interest from college football programs as a gifted running quarterback, does have well-above-average speed, especially once he's underway. The switch-hitter has a bit of a long swing, which hurts him offensively and slows him a bit getting out of the box. The Texas high school athlete isn't all raw, with some bat speed and strength to give hope of offensive upside, especially as he improves his approach at the plate. It's unclear whether Twine has the defensive chops for shortstop, but he might have the tools to make a solid center fielder.
Twine might be a bit of a project, one whom Miami will have to be patient with, but the payoff could be tremendous.
16. Colby Suggs, RHP
Preseason rank: 12
Scouting grades: Fastball: 70 | Curveball: 55 | Changeup: 40 | Control: 45 | Overall: 45
Off the mound, Suggs is polite and professional. On it, the former Arkansas closer is quite the opposite.
The bulldog right-hander is all power on the mound, with a nasty fastball-curveball combination. Suggs likes to throw his four-seamer up in the zone, and he combies it with a 12-to-6 curve that has a short late break. He began working on a changeup to give himself a third pitch against left-handed hitters, but he'll likely make a living off the first two offerings.
Suggs has struggled with his command at times, but when he repeats his delivery and throws strikes, his above-average stuff is tough to hit. He has all the makings of a late-inning bullpen guy in the near future.
17. Austin Dean, OF
Preseason rank: 20
Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power:45 | Run: 50 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50 | Overall: 45
A shortstop in the Texas high school ranks, Dean has played nothing but the outfield as a professional, and he has the upside to be a pretty good corner guy in the future.
Dean has a quick bat, with some power that has yet to show up in games. He needs to continue to improve his arm strength to show he can be more than a left fielder, though he'll see plenty of time in right field in 2014. And there's always the chance Dean could get another look at the infield in the future. He gets high marks for his work ethic and passion for the game.
Regardless of where Dean plays defensively, he gives the Marlins the potential to have something they don't have a lot of in their system: a right-handed corner bat with some pop.
18. Austin Barnes, 2B/C
Preseason rank: 17
Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 30 | Run: 40 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50 | Overall: 45
While Barnes' tools don't necessarily jump off the page, he's the kind of prospect whose whole is greater than the sum of his parts.
Initially a second baseman entering pro ball, Miami moved Barnes behind the plate in 2013, and he showed some solid tools there. He'll continue to get time behind the plate, but he should also see time back at second, as well as at third, to see what he can do as he expands his versatility. A solid-average hitter, Barnes uses the whole field, really understands situational hitting and is an above-average baserunner. His instincts and his makeup allow him to play above his tools.
Barnes could end up being a super-utility guy, and he's still young enough to settle into one position to be a regular at one spot. Either way, he's going to be the kind of player big league managers will want to have on their roster.
19. Austin Brice, RHP
Preseason rank: 19
Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 45 | Changeup: 40 | Control: 40 | Overall: 45
Brice has the size and the arm strength. It's just a matter of the young right-hander using them consistently on the mound.
Brice still has a very high ceiling, but he has a ways to go. After moving to the 'pen for a while in 2013, he was moved back to the rotation in '14, where the hope is that he can start finding the strike zone more consistently. When Brice is throwing well, he has an above-average fastball, and his curve will show glimpses of being better than average, as well. His changeup is clearly his third pitch.
More than anything, though, it's the lack of strikes that has gotten in Brice's way. If he can figure it out and find some consistency, he has the pure stuff to fit in the middle of a big league rotation.
20. Nick Wittgren, RHP
Preseason rank: 13
Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 55 | Changeup: 40 | Control: 60| Overall: 45
Wittgren's pure stuff may not jump off the page, but he's been very effective, and it's hard to argue when you look at the video game numbers he's put up so far.
Wittgren's competitiveness on the mound plays well at the back end of a bullpen. His high front-side delivery adds deception, allowing his 91-94 mph heater to play up. Wittgren couples his fastball with an above-average curve, and he can throw both for strikes at any point in the count. He's been working to develop a changeup, but it's cleary his third pitch.
In a short-relief role, that may not matter too much. Even if Wittgren's pure stuff doesn't fit the prototype for a closer, no one in Miami is betting against his ability to fill the role, should the opportunity arise.
Jonathan Mayo is a reporter for MLBPipeline.com and writes a blog, B3. Follow @JonathanMayoB3 on Twitter.


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Born: August 18, 1920
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The second of three children, Majlech was born to Jewish parents living 35 miles east of Warsaw in the small, predominantly Jewish town of Kaluszyn. Majlech's father owned a wholesale grocery store, a restaurant and a gas station, all of which were located on the heavily traveled main road. Majlech attended public elementary school and also received religious instruction.
1933-39: My pals, Mindele, Sara, Adam and I loved to discuss politics. We'd heard the Polish propaganda claiming that German tanks were made of cardboard. Then, just after I turned 19, war broke out. My father, brother and I fled eastward towards the USSR because we were afraid that the Germans would send us away to forced labor. But we returned home when we heard that a battle had been fought at Kaluszyn. We found my mother unharmed.
1940-44: When I heard that the Germans were rounding up Jewish men for deportation to a forced-labor camp, I fled the Kaluszyn ghetto one day in late 1942. I managed to sneak into the Warsaw ghetto to stay with some cousins but on January 18, 1943, I was caught in a roundup and put on a cattle car headed for the Treblinka death camp. The train was moving quite fast, and guards were positioned on its roof, ready to machine-gun escapees. Still, I had to take the risk. I saw someone ahead of me jump. Then it was my turn.
Majlech jumped without getting hurt and returned on foot to Warsaw. He was later deported to the Majdanek and Auschwitz camps. After the war, he immigrated to the United States.


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Recruiters and industry watchers say the company may need to add more than one person to its executive ranks to help keep Musk on task and from tweeting himself into more hot water.
A Ford engine plant in London is using drones to inspect machinery, roofing and other equipment — saving time, money and improving safety.
Ford faces tough conditions both at home and abroad, and will have to spend billions reassessing its business portfolio to improve its financial health, Moody's said.
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Pope seeks an end to all kinds of torture
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is urging Christians to work together to abolish every form of torture, condemning the practice as a grave sin.
Francis told the public in St. Peter's Square Sunday he wanted to reiterate his "firm condemnation of every kind of torture." He sought united efforts to work for torture's end and to support victims and their families.
Francis said it was a "mortal sin, a very grave sin, to torture people" and noted that Thursday marks the United Nation's day for torture victims.
Torture was a powerful tool of the military regime ruling his native Argentina from 1976 till 1983. The local church hierarchy then openly sided with the junta.
Francis has been credited with saving lives of political dissidents while a Jesuit priest in Argentina.


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The national debt is projected to reach $7.8 trillion this fiscal year, but the federal government continues to spend money on projects such as a $248-million study of the icy moons of Jupiter.
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, doesn't understand why the government is shelling out that kind of money for what he clearly considers to be frivolous research when it is also planning to cut farm program spending by at least $3.7 billion over the next five years.
Cuellar, a late addition to the program at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in San Antonio, says the federal government has a number of areas it could cut spending — including excessive payments to Medicare practitioners — before it reduces funding for agriculture.
"When we started the Iraq War, we went in and took over one of Saddam's palaces," he said. "Now I've been to Iraq, and I've seen some of the palaces. Saddam didn't take care of his people, but he took good care of himself."
Cuellar said the U.S. government took the palace and spent $100 million rehabbing the buildings for a new location for the U.S. Embassy.
"First of all, $100 million put on top of a palace is a lot of money to begin with," he said. "But we had a provision in the supplemental appropriations bill to spend another $558 million for a new compound for a new U.S. embassy that was taken out in the House.
"Now if you think about that, that's $558 million for the embassy and $248 million to study the icy moons of Jupiter. Imagine if you could take that money and give it to agriculture or use it to reduce the national debt."
Cuellar, a member of the House Budget Committee, says recent studies indicate the federal government could save tens of billions of dollars a year if it cracked down on excessive payments in the Medicare program. Changes in the prices the federal government pays for prescription drugs could produce savings, he said.
"I'm all for reducing the federal deficit," said Cuellar. "Figures show that 40 percent of the national debt of $7.8 trillion is owned by foreign countries such as China and Japan. How would you feel if you had a loan and 40 percent of it was held by your competitors?"
In his budget proposal last year, President Bush proposed to reduce agricultural spending by $7 billion. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Saxby Chambliss was able to persuade the Senate Budget Committee to reduce that figure to $3 billion.
"President Bush was wrong," said Cuellar. "We should not be focusing on cutting agriculture spending when we have these other areas that are much more deserving of reductions."
So how should the United States reduce the federal deficit, Cuellar asked.
"Do you reduce it on the back of an industry like agriculture that, in my opinion, has done a great job of becoming more productive and more efficient and accounts for less than 1 percent of the total budget?
"So are you going to focus the reductions on an industry that has sacrificed for many years? I don't think so, especially when there are so many other areas we could look at for savings."
Cuellar said that's why farmers must spend more time educating and working with members of Congress to help them understand issues such as farm programs and Medicare and prescription drugs.
"And you can't wait until the day of an important vote and call your congressman to express an opinion," he said. "John Maguire and your staff in Washington do a great job of representing you and your industry, but they can't do it alone. You have to pitch in and help spread the word about issues that involve you."
One of those issues, he said, is immigration reform.
Cuellar, a native of Laredo, Texas, said the recent legislation taken up by the House "just deals with border security. It does nothing to address other issues such as immigration reform."
If the House bill becomes law, he said, overnight the estimated 11 million undocumented aliens in the United States would become felons. That means that anyone who associated with them — such as employers — would also be subject to criminal penalties.
"President Bush has been pushing for a guest worker bill, while Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Congressman Gutierrez and myself have been seeking legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship," he noted.
"As this bill passes over to the Senate, I hope we can have a serious debate on immigration reform that will regulate the number of individuals entering the United States but also meet the needs for labor that many employers, including farmers, obviously have."
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An Important Clarification
I stopped by the University library yesterday to take a look at the latest issue of American Literature because it includes not only some interesting essays about Samuel R. Delany, a fellow I've written about a bit myself, but also a fabulous essay by Aaron Bady, "Tarzan's White Flights: Terrorism and Fantasy Before and After the Airplane".
In this essay, there is what may be my favorite statement-required-by-a-rights-holder evah (as they say). It accompanies a drawing by Robert Baden-Powell, author of Scouting for Boys, that appeared in the Daily Mail in 1938 and is titled "Policeman Aeroplanes":
Reproduced by kind permission of the Scout Association Trustees. The Scout Association does not endorse Mr. Bady's article or the use of air power against civilians.So relieved to have that cleared up!
The cover for this issue of American Literature, by the way, reprints the famous August 1928 cover of Amazing Stories. If Duke University Press, the journal's publisher, were to sell posters of this cover, I would buy one in a second, because seeing Amazing Stories on the cover of American Literature gives me irrational, childlike joy.


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Not my first X-Men fanfic...something I was going to post up long ago, but never did. So here it is...and Logan/Rogue of course...talk of sex between Logan/Jean
Rated: PG-15
Categories: X1, X2, X-Men Origins Wolverine
Characters: Jean Grey, Rogue, Sabretooth, Wolverine
Genres: Action/Adventure, Adult, Drabble, Friendship
Warnings: None
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Chapters: 6
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School reform leads priorities
ST. PAUL - Minnesota high schools would need to perform better under a set of reforms Gov. Tim Pawlenty unveiled Wednesday during his fifth State of the State address.
"We're not just going to pay for good intentions anymore," Pawlenty told a packed House chamber. "We're going to pay for better performance as part of a new 'Successful Schools' initiative."
The governor proposed increasing school funding by 2 percent each of the next two years, with the possibility of doubling it if a school earns at least three out of a possible five stars on the state school report card.
"We need to pay for performance and quit enabling schools that don't meet our expectations," he said. "American high schools are obsolete."
Schools that agree to accept new state standards for "rigor, relevance and results" would receive extra funding. Among things schools would be required to do are:
-- Implement more rigorous courses, including career and technical classes in high-demand fields.
-- Require every student to complete a year of college while still in high school.
-- Provide students with the chance to learn through internships and other jobs.
The high school proposal highlighted his annual speech, delivered to a full House chamber that included most of Minnesota's 201 legislators, a couple of former governors and other political leaders.
Speaking under a giant portrait of President Abraham Lincoln, Pawlenty said he has four main goals for this four-year term, his second. He said he wants to improve education, health care, energy and government.
The Republican governor, for the first time forced with work with a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party-controlled Legislature, has talked for months about the need to reform high schools. Wednesday's speech was the first time he gave any details.
"Too many of our high school students are engaged in academic loitering for much of their high school career," Pawlenty said.
"In too many cases, our high school students are bored, checked-out, coasting, not even vaguely aware of their post-high school plans - if they have any - and they are just marking time."
The rigorous, relevant and results-oriented high schools - which Pawlenty called "3R schools" - would cost $75 million of state money.
Reaction was mixed to Pawlenty's proposals.
Sen. LeRoy Stumpf, who chairs a Senate education committee, said he liked Pawlenty's call for 2 percent increases. As for the additional 2 percent districts would be eligible for under the governor's plan, Stumpf said he needs more information on the proposal.
"Stand by," the Plummer Democrat said, referring to upcoming budget announcements.
Stumpf added that many schools won't have a crack at three-star funding outlined under the Pawlenty proposal.
Some lawmakers said high school is too late for reform.
Freshman DFL Rep. Marsha Swails, a Woodbury high school teacher, said she is "all in favor of rigor," but had a lukewarm reaction to some of the governor's proposals.
The governor wants the Legislature to require all students to complete four years of foreign language courses in order to graduate, but Swails said lawmakers must consider whether that would limit students' ability to explore other areas, such as music or arts.
"What would that eliminate?" she wondered.
It may be more effective to teach students a foreign language at younger ages, she added.
Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, wondered whether Pawlenty's foreign language requirement could require longer school days.
Pawlenty said he wants every high school to be a 3R school. "But even if they choose not to, all high schools will still be required to make other changes."
Another change the governor wants is to require adopting tougher math standards for all students.
Pawlenty, 46, also said he will encourage schools to use more online and other technology-related tools. He promised his budget plan will include money to reach the goal.
After meeting resistance to a plan to offer high-performing students free tuition at public colleges and universities, he revised it in his speech Wednesday to allow any student who finished a year of college while in high school to get money to pay for tuition and fees while taking classes on campus.
He also resurrected a failed proposal to require at least 70 percent of school funding be spent in the classroom.
All-day, every-day kindergarten that many lawmakers propose would cost $230 million, Pawlenty said. That, he added, is too much.
However, the governor instead proposed paying up to $4,000 tuition for a family to send an at-risk child to a certified kindergarten readiness program.
Pawlenty and the Legislature shouldn't limit education reform to high school, Urdahl said.
"I think, realistically, some of these reforms belong in the middle school," said Urdahl, a retired teacher. He added that many students' academic patterns are set in middle school, possibly making reform in high school less effective.
At first glance, the governor's early childhood proposals stand the best chance of passage in the DFL-controlled Legislature, said Urdahl, who serves on the House E-12 Education Policy Committee.
Urdahl called Pawlenty's plan to offer to pay for pre-kindergarten students to school a compromise.
Rep. Al Juhnke, DFL-Willmar, wants a more comprehensive all-day, every-day kindergarten plan than Pawlenty offered. All children should be included in such a plan, he added.
Rural Minnesotans have fewer kindergarten readiness programs available, so they would be less likely to take advantage of the $4,000 tuition aid, Juhnke said.
State Rep. Sandy Wollschlager, DFL-Cannon Falls, said she supports Pawlenty's call to make math standards tougher.
A former school board member, Wollschlager said she also agrees with the need to promote foreign language learning, but called a four-year requirement "pretty strenuous."
An element of Pawlenty's "3R Schools" proposal could be problematic, Wollschlager cautioned. High schools that want additional state aid must meet several requirements, including that all students must complete one year of college courses before they graduate.
Wollschlager said that could be tough for some rural schools that aren't located near a college campus and don't yet offer a broad range of college-level courses at their school.
"You've got to look at implementation and how to do it," she said.
Parts of the governor's education reform sounded "pretty good" to Sen. Rod Skoe, DFL-Clearbrook. But others - like pay-for-performance requirements - left him concerned.
The problem, Skoe said, is that the measures would leave rural school districts at a disadvantage.
"We'll have to figure out a way to work through some of that," he said.
Rep. Kent Eken, DFL-Twin Valley, agreed.
"It was very clear that this was not a pro-rural agenda," he said.
Like Skoe, Eken approved of some of the reforms offered by the governor. But as for the requirement that 70 percent of school funding be spent in classrooms, Eken said Pawlenty isn't telling the whole story.
Much of the money Pawlenty considers administrative actually goes toward students, Eken said. That, he said, includes heat, electricity, librarians and libraries.
"It really leaves a false impression that money is being wasted on education," Eken said.
Pawlenty's education proposal also calls for greater attention on early childhood learning. He is requesting an early childhood scholarship fund for at-risk students.
That pleased Rep. Brita Sailer, DFL-Park Rapids, but said she would prefer to have seen similar incentives drawn into higher education.
For a state representative at his first State of the State speech, DFL Rep. Tom Anzelc of Balsam Township was impressed with the pageantry. However, he was less impressed with Pawlenty's seemingly top-down education decisions.
Education changes should be a state-local partnership, he said, not something ordered by the state.
Each 450 of the state's school districts are different, Anzelc said, and should not be handed the same rules.
It was Rep. Mike Jaros' 31st State of the State speech and he thought it sounded pretty good.
The Duluth Democrat said he was glad Pawlenty discussed real problems, such as those with education.
High schools need to be reformed, Jaros said, and Pawlenty's proposal is a good start, once it is aired out.
"I would hope we don't rush into it," Jaros said.
"I agree with him that high school needs to become more than ... sports and socializing," he added.
Jaros said he likes the idea behind the Eastern European schools he attended. They prepared students for work or college, while American schools often don't do a good job getting students ready for work.
Sen. Keith Langseth, DFL-Glyndon, said he thinks the state should increase aid 4 percentage points each of the next two years, instead of 2 percent for all schools and another 2 percent for those who meet higher standards.
"That's too light," agreed Rep. Paul Marquart, DLF-Dilworth.
Marquart suggested 3 percent state increases each year for education, which would add $450 million in the next two-year budget.
He added that he was concerned that Pawlenty left the impression that today's education is not linked to achievement. Pawlenty often says education, and other programs, must be funded based on achievement.
Sen. Jim Vickerman, DFL-Tracy, said Pawlenty's education proposals are not ready for prime time.
He said all kindergartners need to attend school all day, every day. Pawlenty said that is too expensive.
Vickerman, a former county commissioner, was concerned about Pawlenty trying to take over what needs to be local control.
"Let's not micromanage the schools," he said, adding that requiring 70 percent of education funding to be spent in classrooms should not be a state mandate.
Scott Wente and Mike Longaecker contributed to this story. Davis, Wente and Longaecker work for Forum Communications Co.


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Tom Glavine has a job this summer. He'll make $1 million this year from the Braves. It's what you get at the end of your career when you've already locked up the Hall of Fame and just want to play.
Pedro Martinez is auditioning with Team Dominican Republic. There are no guarantees for him.
Martinez took a shot at Glavine the other day when talking about his contract: "If I wanted to pitch that bad, I probably would. But I don't think I'm in that stage. I believe I'm very comfortable. I'm not going to let anybody disrespect my abilities or the way I am. I wouldn't say I would want to pitch that bad."
Wow. That's high heat. Glavine and Martinez were never best buds when the two were on the Mets.
I had the sense Glavine resented some of the things Martinez got away with, such as dictating his own training. I also had the sense Martinez didn't want to share billing with Glavine.


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Please welcome the BlackBerry® Protect team for a guest blog post to tell us all about the opening of the BlackBerry Protect beta, and some of the features included in the app! Take it away, team… – Ed.
Last year we introduced the world to BlackBerry Protect via limited beta. Throughout the beta, we received great feedback from the thousands of BlackBerry® Beta Zone users who tested out this personal data security solution, ultimately shaping it into what it is today.
Based on the tremendously positive feedback we've received on the improvements made to the product, I'm extremely happy to announce that we are opening the BlackBerry Protect beta. This beta is currently available in North America and some of Latin America only, although there will be further country rollout to come in the next couple of months! If you live in North America or Latin America and you weren't able to be part of the original limited beta, you can now install BlackBerry Protect for free from the BlackBerry App World™ Test Center. You can also find it at the BlackBerry Protect web page, which is where you'll need to go if you ever need help finding a misplaced BlackBerry® smartphone once the BlackBerry Protect device software has been installed (note: it may take up to 24 hours for BlackBerry Protect to appear in BlackBerry App World for some users. It will be available immediately on the BlackBerry Protect web page).
As a quick reminder, here's a summary of what BlackBerry Protect offers:
BlackBerry Protect helps you find your smartphone and protect your important information by:
- Assisting in locating your BlackBerry smartphone on a map via GPS and cell-tower triangulation
- Locking and setting a device password
- Activating a special loud ring to help find your smartphone, even if it's in silent mode
- Displaying a custom message on the home screen so that anyone who finds it knows how to return it
- Forcing an instant wireless backup of data even when you don't have the smartphone with you
- And as a last resort, securely wiping all information from your BlackBerry smartphone, including the data from your SD card.
Additionally, the new wireless backup and restore features include:
- Automatically, periodically and wirelessly backing up your contacts, calendar appointments, memos, tasks, browser bookmarks, and text messages
- Optionally restricting backup to when within Wi-Fi® coverage or disable backup when roaming
- Wirelessly restoring backed up data to a new BlackBerry smartphone
And finally, some of the key feature improvements we've incorporated based on your beta feedback:
- Easier discovery and highlighting of BlackBerry Protect-related system messages
- Better clarity in status messages
- Unique and improved Loud Ring ringtone
- Clearer, simpler and more descriptive UI icons and graphics
BlackBerry Protect is a really great example of how BlackBerry Beta Zone members help to make BlackBerry smartphone applications and experiences better. If you're not already a BlackBerry Beta Zone member, be sure to join so that you too can start testing out new products before they're released.
Install BlackBerry Protect for free today, and be assured your smartphone data is protected even when you are busy and on the go! Let us know right here in the comments or in BlackBerry App World what you think of the open beta (speaking of BlackBerry App World, BlackBerry Protect leverages BlackBerry ID, so if you're already using BlackBerry App World 2.0, you're already set up with an ID!).
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Bailed-Out Banks Cause Headache for the U.K.
Five years after rescuing the Royal Bank of Scotland, the British government still hasn't figured out what to do with it. WSJ's David Enrich looks at the U.K. government's options. Photo: Bloomberg
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More than half of all smartphone owners in the US are now using a device powered by Google's Android mobile operating system, according to new figures released by comScore on Tuesday.
The research firm polled over 30,000 mobile phone users over the three-month period ending February this year.
Of the 104 million people in the US who now own a smartphone, Android's share of the market stands at 50.1 percent, up from 46.9 percent over the previous three-month period.Apple remain locked in second place, with 30.2 percent of those polled owning an iOS-powered iPhone, up 1.5 percent from the previous period.
Although still in third place, RIM saw its share of the smartphone platform market fall 3.2 percent to 13.4 percent. The Ontario-based company will be desperately hoping to turn things around with the release of its upcoming BlackBerry 10 handsets, due for release later this year.
Looking at the top mobile manufacturers, which includes feature phones as well as smartphones, Samsung was top with a 25.6 percent share of the market, precisely the same figure it had for the previous three-month period.LG were in second spot with 19.4 percent of the market, marking a 1.1 percent drop on the earlier period, while Apple moved ahead of Motorola for the first time, increasing its share by 2.3 percent to 13.5 percent. Its iPhone 4S device, released in October last year, has proved a hit with consumers and continues to sell well. Motorola slipped to fourth position, dropping 0.9 percent to 12.8 percent.
The research also took a look at how people interact with their handsets, with a shade under 75 percent saying they use it to send text messages. Nearly half — 49.5 percent — said they use downloaded apps, an increase of 4.6 percent over the previous three-month period. No doubt this figure will go on growing as smartphones continue to squeeze feature phones out of the market and developers continue to entice consumers with an increasingly broad range of apps.
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Also, the Mets acquired minor-league SS Wilson Valdez from Cleveland for cash considerations. Valdez will be placed on the 25-man roster.
Here's tonight's line-up:
Angel Pagan, CF
Luis Castillo, 2B
David Wright, 3B
Gary Sheffield, LF
Fernando Tatis, 1B
Fernando Martinez, RF
Omir Santos, C
Ramon Martinez, SS
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Much of the baroque complexity of modern American law represents what is at best a wasteful multiplication of transaction costs, and at worst a symptom of a species of institutionalized mental illness. Much of the basic structure of American law is a pointless or even pathological outgrowth of various rationalist delusions.
Because of such rationalist excesses of the American legal system is in some danger of being treated as roughly by the coming decades as the great American railroads were treated by the century that passed.
On the issue of holding two contradictory beliefs in mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them (doublethink): well, I would suggest you study a bit Zen Buddhism. You know, Zen is a complete difference in perception to the dominant Western worldview. The Western world, dominated by science, has a logical and rational view of life. Contradiction and paradox are frowned upon in this worldview. 1 + 1 = 2 and cannot be 3. The rational perspective is only one view of life, and not necessarily the most valid. This is not to say that rationality is wrong, but rather that is limited and only one perception that has been historically and geographically prescribed. Enlightenment as the goal of Zen Buddhism. This again is a very difficult term to describe in a sentence or two. We can understand enlightenment as knowledge of the truth; but this knowledge is not the accumulative and rational knowledge of the West. The word enlightenment is understandable and frequently used in the religions of the West. A monk went to the Zen master wanting to know more about the truth of enlightenment. When he asked this question of the Zen master, the master replied, "Do you hear the sound of that running brook." "Yes, I hear it," answered the monk. "That is the entrance to the truth" the Master replied to him. From this example a number of things should be obvious. Enlightenment is not a form of perception that is mediated by logic or even cause and effect reasoning. It is an immediate and complete clear view and understanding of the nature of reality. The misconception of self. One of the obstacles that stand in the way of the initiate trying to enter into Zen understanding is the concept of the self. This is one of the central reasons why Zen is so difficult for the Westerner. Western perceptions of reality are built on the foundation of the Self and the idea of the centrality of the Ego. In terms of understanding Zen, the greatest obstacle to Enlightenment is the Self. The reason for this situation is that the Self is an illusion created by the society, and by the desires and needs of the individual Ego. It is only in moving beyond the Ego that an understanding of the enlightenment can begin. There is an important difference between the terms "Self" and "ego" that must be understood in this regard. For the Eastern Mind the Self is the true self that has been released from the false self of the ego. In other words, the ego is the illusionary element that traps man into a false perception of reality. The Enlightenment is the break-through from the region of the false self into a new consciousness and awareness that is not limited by the ego. This distinction between the Self and the false ego is not too difficult to understand in ordinary terms. The self, it is widely acknowledged by psychologists and sociologists, is a construction. In other words, the human self is built from social conventions, personal feelings and history and is, in this temporal sense, an illusion. This illusion of the self stands as a barrier between the true Self and a perception of reality. One only has to think of the false ideals like materialism and envy etc, which absorb us in our daily lives, to understand the validity of the Zen perception of no-self. This is a realization that is skirted over by many Western practitioners of Zen, mainly because of its essential difficulty. But, this is also one of the most significant areas of investigation for the Western person wanting to understand Zen. After fully understanding the illusion of the self, the journey into Zen begins. From this point onwards, we enter into the knowledge of Zen without the encumbrance of the baggage of our daily lives or the illusions of our social selves, but rather concentrating on truth as it emerges beyond both objectivity and subjectivity. Beyond illusion. Once the journey into Zen begins the dualistic concepts that once imprisoned the mind, fall away. The ideas of birth and death, pain and joy, no longer have any relevance. For the Westerner this is almost a non-sensical world where there seems to be nothing at all. It is precisely this concept of nothingness that is the source, for the Zen Buddhist, of all reality. It is interesting to note that modern science tends to confirm these strange notions. For example, the "Big Bang Theory" of how the universe began is currently one of the contenders for the most legitimate explanation of the start of our Universe. But this theory proposes a moment before the Big Bang where, theoretically, there was nothing. One of the greatest problems in trying to understand Zen from a Western perspective is that Zen is an intensely personal experience. Enlightenment is achieved and recognized as a personal and individual knowledge that cannot be shared in an outward logical sense. In the West, religion is formal and concentrated in the institution of churches. There is a procedure and knowledge in these institutions that must be followed in a public sense. While individual enlightenment is obviously part of institutionalized religion, it must occur within the framework of the Church and its formal arrangements. This is not the case in Zen, where there are no formal elements and the individual initiate and the master find the path to enlightenment without these restrictions and without any external validation process. In order for us to come to grips with Zen, we often have to use metaphors and seemingly strange examples to help us to understand this attitude towards life. It is a mode of thought that is essentially non-dualistic. This means that it tends to initiate a mode of thinking that collapses distinctions between opposites. This is very difficult for the Western world that has held opposites, in language and in logic, as the central pillars of civilized thought. In order to understand Zen one must be prepared to question the very foundations of one's life and of the societal influences that affect one. The purpose of Zen is nothing less than total freedom from these dualities of life. In this way, it suggests, we are able to move into a state of mind and reality that is not troubled by anger or fear or by envy and ambition.


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Megan Tooker is the Executive Director and Legal Counsel for the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board. She graduated with highest honors from the Drake Law School in Des Moines, Iowa and is a member of the Order of the Coif. Upon graduation, Megan clerked for former Justice Michael J. Streit of the Supreme Court of Iowa. Prior to obtaining her current position with the Board, she was an associate attorney at the law firm of Reynoldson, Van Werden & Reynoldson, L.L.P. in Osceola, Iowa.


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Craigslist ad includes wrong number for sale of cow, creating chaos for teen
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. —
An online ad created chaos for a teenager when the listing included his phone number for the sale of a heifer.
According to news reports, 19-year-old Shannon Barbour said on Friday that he had the worst morning of his life. He didn't know what a heifer even was, but he received a barrage of inquiries about it.
The Charlottesville, Virginia, ad on craiglist.org said the cow was for sale for $50, which some people on Twitter seemed strangely low. He told BuzzFeed News that the whole thing may have been a prank set up on him.
But he still had fun with some of the responses, telling at least one person it was no longer for sale because he "just had steak for breakfast."


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|2012-09-04, 19:01
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Well, it looks like they are getting more done.
I think Yen will stick to it, especially given the interest in S&W and the decreasing competition.
Besides, if they put out 3 per year, all 17 will be complete by winter 2015 or spring 2016 if they don't do the other materials outside of the LNs (though I hope they do).
As for Von's question... that mystery will wait another day.
|2012-09-07, 20:12
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My wolfu is >> your waifu
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But, I'm sure it may end up tying-in later.
Please no one spoil it for me (since it is a small sub-plot) in the overall scheme of things. I wanna find out as I read.
|2012-09-07, 20:15
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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I have to admit once the english releases started, my motivation to read the original japanese faded. The Yen Press has almost caught up to where I backburnered it. Though I do have the whole set of the original japanese books.
|2012-09-24, 02:40
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|2012-09-24, 09:56
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Definitely 2. The wait for the novels are gonna be killer, but they'll eventually get here anyways while it is very unlikely there will be a third season. A third season would be the best outcome for sure.
|2012-09-24, 14:48
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I was kidding about the covers, even though they are terrible. I'm hesident on the idea of a 3rd season because I have a feeling that they would never fully animate the LN, which is frustrating.
At least the LN's are being translated, my favorite series is the 12 Kingdoms and they dropped it with 2 books remaining. Now the only way to see the conclusion is by reading summaries on the Internet.
|2012-09-30, 16:35
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|2012-09-30, 17:06
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|2012-09-30, 19:49
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My shorthand description is that Horo in the LN/manga is just more complex and a bit less "2d tsundere" than her anime counterpart.
OTOH... the anime Horo is a LOT more complicated than "average tsundere" 2d (which led me to actually torturously read the Japanese novels before the english translations came out).
So for me, at least the difference is more one of layers/depth - which is just an inherent advantage of the written word.
|2012-09-30, 20:44
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From what I've seen in clinical practice, the closest thing to real-world tsundere is Borderline Personality Disorder... and Holo is far from meeting that Axis II diagnosis.
I prefer the descriptors emotionally delicate and assertive... I mean she is a wolf after all, wolves have to show a little force now and then to determine/clarify hierarchy.
|2012-09-30, 21:15
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I don't disagree with that - its often how I know someone really hasn't paid attention to the series if they just "write her off" like that. It is a shorthand sound bite for a "volcano" or "stormy" personality, though. Horo has a lot of shields up -- falling in love is painful and getting over a loss is even more painful. Her deciding to lower those shields is roughly the only parallel from my point of view.
But I still agree with the earlier poster in that the book Horo is more complex than the anime Horo - its just the nature of the mediums involved.
|2012-10-01, 09:05
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There's this part in the last episode of season 1.. it's the part where I saw Holo frantically trying to get Lawrence to tell her what he said before that couldn't be heard because of the chime. At that point, I instantly thought 'Ah..so she's that type of girl, huh?' when I saw that Holo. Coupled with well-time blush that she expressed in some episodes also reinforce my thoughts that she's kind of tsundere, but with cunning mind.
Now with the novels..it's actually pretty hard to understand her (especially that with me that aren't able to understand women ._. ) since the words that is used to describe her are pretty confusing. It doesn't help that the point of view of the novel itself is Lawrence. It really feels that I hadn't been able to identify whatever problems or whatever mood that she had (even though many characters beside of Lawrence seems to be able to identify it instantly) before Lawrence himself understand what's her problem was.
I believe that at the core, their personality shouldn't be that difference between each counterpart. It's just that the novel seems to portray her deeper than what the anime does.
|2012-10-01, 13:46
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Thing is, the books have more time to elaborate on Lawrence's point of view. But it's still just his point of view. What we see in the anime is reduced more to what he's seeing of Holo, not thinking of her, so it's easier for us to draw our own conclusions (his thoughts getting in the way).
Remember: Lawrence is in love with her, and has an immediate bias to self-deprecation. And so without that layer of complexity, we're more apt to let our own interpretation and biases cloud our judgement of Holo, rather than him.
Volume 3 (first half of season 2) is one instance where this doesn't apply so readily, because we're spending time with him, not her. For once, we're shown just how he thinks, and how wrong he can be, and then they just accept his conclusions at the end as truth anyway.
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DEBT ON ARRIVAL: Congressional Republicans aptly named President Obama's 2013 budget proposal "Debt on Arrival." Republicans rightly consider it little more than a campaign document meant to show Obama intends to satisfy his core constituents by spending himself into a second term – and increasing our national debt even more. Three years ago Obama promised America that he would cut the U.S. deficit in half by the end of his first term. Another promise broken! Obama missed his mark by over a trillion dollars. Rather than reducing the deficit, he has increased it. Although his budget proposal increases taxes by $1.5 trillion and cuts defense spending tremendously, he still can't come close to fulfilling his promise. Why? Because the budget also includes so much new spending! He is truly living up to his description as a tax and spend liberal. With his budget proposal putting us so much further in debt, his "Debt on Arrival" budget should truly become "dead on arrival" in Congress.
LANGEVIN COURAGE: Of Rhode Island's four-member congressional delegation, only Congressman James Langevin had the courage to speak the truth about President Obama's proposed 2013 budget. Langevin alone took the position that Obama's budget does not sufficiently address the burgeoning cost of our massive entitlement programs, Social Security and Medicare. Messrs Reed, Whitehouse and Cicilline all took the politically expedient, Democrat position that our country should continue its descent into bankruptcy – especially the bankruptcy of our children and grandchildren who will pay the price for our cowardly refusal to address the unfunded $45 trillion projected cost of these entitlement programs. Thank you, Congressman Langevin, for being the only member of our delegation with the courage to speak the truth!
KUDOS TO UNITED WAY: Doing exactly as our nation's history and culture has always promoted, United Way has stepped up to the plate and released $1 million to its "Weathering the Storm Fund," a fund that provides financially troubled Rhode Islanders with basic-needs assistance. This non-government, donations-based assistance reflects the "neighbor helping neighbor" philosophy our country was built on, and the philosophy on which our country will depend if it hopes to eventually return to financial and moral solvency. Instead of people depending on government handouts for survival, it's neighbors providing a helping hand that will lead us to prosperity and self-reliance. Thanks, United Way, for setting the example and showing us the way.
OUR BUSTED IMMIGRATION SYSTEM: A Muslim man was arrested in Washington, D.C. after plotting to blow up the U.S. Capitol Building. The man's visitor's visa had expired in 1999, yet he did not come to law enforcement's attention until his landlord reported suspicious behavior to the FBI in 2010. How screwed up is our immigration tracking system when a "visitor" from an Islamic country can remain in our country illegally for a dozen years without immigration authorities taking any action? If we can't track and deport those we know for certain are in the U.S. illegally, how in the world can we ever hope to do anything about unknown, illegal immigration? If a U.S. citizen's key documents expire – driver's license, car registration, etc., the government knows and can take immediate action. Yet we can't track expiring visas? Something's badly wrong here!
POLITI-TRUTH: In its Sunday PolitiFact article, the Providence Journal says Rep. Nicholas Kettle, who recently introduced a bill giving right to work status to teachers, was "mostly false" in his statement that, "If you look at states that are right to work, they constantly do not have budget deficits and they have very good business climates." Most states have had budget deficits at some point, regardless of their right to work status. But, the article failed to recognize the importance of its own statistics – namely, that as of Jan. 9, 2012, 21.5 percent of states without right to work laws had current year deficits, while less than one-half percent of those states with right to work laws had deficits. And for the 2013 budget year, 75 percent of states without right to work privileges project deficits, while only 42 percent of states with right to work laws will face deficits. The article also disputes Kettle's contention that states with right to work statutes have better business climates by saying, "We could not find any studies to prove Kettle's claim that right to work laws lead directly to better business climate." That's not what Kettle said! Kettle did not attribute the better business climate directly to right to work laws. He said a right to work law would help Rhode Island tremendously "…along with other legislation that needs to occur to help out the business community." Let's face it, ProJo's PolitiFact writers are so pro-union and anti-worker that their bias is reflected in their product, regardless of the objective statistics they uncover.
STOLEN VALOR ACT: Which is more important? Protecting the valor of millions of men and women who were decorated for military heroism and service, or protecting the freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution? President Obama is defending the Stolen Valor Act that makes it a federal crime to lie about one's military service and awards received. Ironically, some veterans' groups also support the Act even though they are the ones who fought to defend our constitutional freedoms – to include freedom of speech. Lying about military service and awards is a despicable act of cowardice; however, stopping it does not justify weakening freedom of speech. Millions of Americans went to war to protect the rights of such groups as the Westboro Baptist Church to spew venomous remarks near military funerals; they also were at war to protect the right of disturbed individuals to issue verbal falsehoods about their military service. As distasteful as it is to hear someone lie about his military service (ala RI Rep. Daniel Gordon), if we continue to weaken the freedoms outlined in the Constitution, there will be nothing left for our brave military to fight for.


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Justin Timberlake: '20/20 Experience' Artwork & Tracklisting!
Check out the official artwork for Justin Timberlake's highly anticipated upcoming album The 20/20 Experience!
"I wanted you guys to see this first!!! #albumcover #tracklist," the 31-year-old entertainer tweeted along with a handwritten photo of the album's tracklist.
Justin called in to Ryan Seacrest's radio show to talk about the meaning of the album's title.
"It more or less came out of I was playing some of the stuff for my friends and they would come in and out of the studio and I'd say, 'What do you think of this?' And my best friend said, 'This is music that you can see,' and for some reason that stuck with me," Justin said.
Click inside to read Justin Timberlake's album tracklisting for The 20/20 Experience…
1. Pusher Love Girl
2. Suit & Tie (feat. Jay-Z)
3. Don't Hold the Wall
4. Strawberry Bubblegum
5. Tunnel Vision
6. Spaceship Coupe
7. That Girl
8. Let the Groove Get In
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{mine is on the left, modeled from this tutorial}
Monday, November 5, 2012
quasi the cat! :)
I always find myself doing something work-related on my days off. Not that this was for work, I just always end up doing something baking/decorating related for some reason. I guess I just love it too much! Anyways, found this tutorial and figured I'd give it a try. Loved it. Such a cute kitty!
Monday, October 22, 2012
I'm obsessed with fondant creatures! Here's one of my latest cuties. Pretty proud of her! She was my first attempt at a fondant figure.
Monday, September 24, 2012
I DID IT!!! I graduated culinary school. With honors even! So happy and feeling so accomplished. Feeling blessed, so thankful that I had my family's support :)
{Mom & me!}
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Long shoe covers for bicyclers
Added Dec 12, 2013
by kintijap
Riga, Latvia
As winter has started with quite heavy rain falls and snow as well, it is time to gear up with some good bicycler's clothing. This time – shoe covers.
Some suggestions if you are trying to make your own version:
- the material should be water-repellent and a little bit elastic, I have used an apron from worker's clothing shop
- the most important here is to build and fit the pattern for feet part, so the covers do not come off the shoe
- the snaps I hammered in the material after stiffening it a bit with criss-cross stitching so that snaps are not coming out of material as it is flexible
- the top and bottom is lined with elastic thread
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Dec 12, 2013, 02.39 PMby victoriakb
Excellent idea. Very professional looking.
Dec 12, 2013, 12.34 PMby lazylinchen
Great idea!
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'American Horror Story: Coven' poster madness
FX keeps cranking out the promotional posters for "American Horror Story: Coven," and like the video teasers, they get weirder and weirder. Hot on the heels of the snake-eating promo, the network gives us one showing a horn coming out of someone's mouth as well as three others. Take a look; I'll keep adding to the collection as more come in. The show premieres at 9 p.m. CT Oct. 9 on FX. Curt Wagner, RedEye's Show Patrol
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CS heading at the wrong direction.NV were talking about U-Turning CS but in the end chose not to.
Chad teases Nat (what a poor sport) "What's the PhD good for?"Nat: "FYI I got an MD " (oh snap!)
Nat is being meticulous but is missing one pieceChad & Steph arrive at the RB and Steph does itChad teases Nat (what a poor sport) "What's the PhD good for?"Nat: "FYI I got an MD " (oh snap!)
Brook is done, Steph is done as well. Foot race!Nat & Kat arrive at the Mat and are team number 3. It's already night.Both teams get people to guide them. Epic foot race in the dark!.............In 4th place (Phil teases)..........Brook & ClaireBrook: "A man U-Turned two little girls"Claire: "We're women now "Phil: "Don't pretend you are not a threat!"Chad & Stephanie are eliminated.Phil: did the U-Turn come as a surprise?Chad: "Nat & Kat beat us so...Touché"
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People (read: my mother) were pretty impressed I got assigned to cover the pope's speech at the United Nations. Sounds pretty cool, right? What they don't realize is that much of a reporter's life is spent waiting around.
When my alarm buzzed this morning at 4:17, I concluded once and for all that God did not intend for any of his creation to wake up that early. I'd love to be able to say that the predawn hour at U.N. headquarters, located on the East River, provided me with some sort of inspiration, but all it did was threaten renal failure as I waited outside the gate for the promised 6 a.m. opening, regretting the four cups of coffee I drank before setting off on the subway.
Security was just beginning to ramp up, with bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling the plaza and police officers setting up barricades and traffic closures. Only TV trucks and photographers were there at that point. The other print reporters must have gotten the memo that 4:17 was, in fact, an unconscionable hour for an alarm to go off.
Finally, close to 6:30, we were allowed entrance. "Just go straight back, down the stairs, and to the right,'' the guard told us. I followed the pack of about 10 photographers. Suddenly we were inside at the visitors' entrance, unsure of where to head next and nary a soul around. The only sound was a vacuum cleaner. Somehow despite the apocalyptic predictions of heightened security we got to the conference room that was to serve as the press center without meeting one guard or x-ray machine (don't tell the Secret Service).
Then the real waiting began. With Pope Benedict XVI due to arrive at 10:45, there wasn't much to do but look forward to the 7:30 opening of the cafeteria so we could pump more caffeine into our bodies. People grabbed spots at the semicircular tables outfitted with earpieces, microphones and various audio channels. The room was intended for U.N. delegates, not reporters, but because of the expected crowds, officials had squirreled us away in this larger space. We pulled out our Mac laptops (media people tend to have an Apple fetish), water bottles and bagels. A U.N. staffer half-heartedly announced that no food or drink was allowed in the room. The screen behind the dais was dark. No one would be in to set up the video feed of the General Assembly Hall until at least 9:00. A few more people trickled in.
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A couple of months ago, my four year old iPhone 5S had a severe shutdown. It was all black, and wouldn't start until after a couple of hours connected to the charger. I panicked, thinking the phone was dead.
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SF Dough, ferments doesn't sour
I went through the process at the suggested site "abreadeducation" , waited and checked daily after a week. It did ferment lots of small bubbles but no sense of sourness at least in the odor. Before I try baking with it, should I detect some odor of "sour" or will this only show up in the bread? I want it to be truly SF bread nice and tangy.