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Way to make us smile BJ!
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Oh Melvin Emmanuel Upton, how we have all collectively been waiting to envision that explosive bat again taking control of games since you won that American League Player of the Month award back in June 2009. And during this past small 2-game series against Seattle, you showed why your star has always been shining bright amongst the great young talent in the A L. That the offensive firepower hidden within that black and brown maple bat of yours can come out screaming again and make us gasp at its magic. The past few games have been another edition of the Upton fireworks show that we have all been waiting so long this season to again admire and giggle with anticipation.
And how you, yourself needed that explosion to boost yourself. Not only did it help your baseball sanity, but it was a perfect example of how to push back the growing whispers of negative detractors and submerge that recent debacle with Pat Burrell where he called you out in the locker room and you took the painful comment barrage. People have no idea what has gone on behind the Rays closed doors recently with you, but you have endured a lot this season from sporadic injuries and personal mental demons to again show the crowds that spark of promise we have all seen since you were first drafted by the Rays out of High School. You made people again want to clap loud and proud for B J Upton.
It is amazing that no one besides a small handful of fans saw the transformation during that last three games when you posted back-to-back-to-back multi-hit nights, it was the first time since June 27-28th against the New York Yankees that you felt that offensive power swell up within you and explode onto the field. For some reason, people only want to remember the 4-38 slag mire you have been dragging yourself through, and continue to ride your back as their personal Rays scapegoat this season. And some of them have not even given you a moment to collect yourself or breathe. But you got a sweet reprieve during that series. Oh, you got some sweet revenge my friend.
Most of them did not see or have forgotten that during Wednesdays game, just like Ben Zobrist you got a rocket off to the plate to catch a mis-guided base runner. But unlike Zorilla, your perfect throw did not accumulate with Dioner Navarro preventing the run from scoring. When you threw that guided missile to Navarro trying to gun down M's first baseman Jack Hannahan at the plate,it was the late glove sweep by Navarro that kept you from the spotlight.
The ball was there in time, but Navarro could not get himself settled in far in front of the plate and tag Hannahan before he slid just beyond Navarro's glove. But what would the talking heads in Bristol, Conn. have said about the play then? Would they have gushed and admired the defensive gem by the struggling outfielder? Or maybe they might actually have to admit to themselves and the world that you were on your game during this series.
We all know the answer to this question all too well. You have the talent, the ability and the swagger to be mentioned every night, but they forget who you are at times. You have changed position three times with this team to help the team. You took on the lead-off role without much hassle and even if you did massively struggle in the role,you pressed on until you were finally put down in the order in the spot where Jason Bartlett spent most of the season. But people want to remember you comments about the 9-spot in the line-up and not anything else. Sometimes I think we relish seeing people fail on the field and do not appreciate our players enough.
But you made sure people did not forget your name as they were getting out of their seats and driving home on that night. No, you made sure that if they forgot that laser to the plate and those 3 RBI, that they could not forget that fielding gem in that contest. And the funny thing is, if I was not present sitting in the stands watching this, I would not have seen the true grandeur of the moment. People might not even have envisioned that third out being that dramatic, or that spectacular, but you did.
That even during your long sprint towards the dead centerfield fence you had an air of confidence in your strides. And that even as you were leaping like a cheetah towards that tasty meatball of a pitch, you thrust yourself up high on that centerfield wall and took that sure home run ball from above that yellow line and preserved your teams victory. It was he perfect exclamation point on this series for you. It was the perfect way for you to put your name on their lips as they filed out of the stadium.
You made sure that if they did not know you have hit for a .545 average, with 5 RBI and a solo strikeout in your last three games. You might have flown under the radar for most of this home stand, but on that night, you are out of the shadows and right up there in the spotlight for all to see and enjoy. For during this season, most of the Rays Republic have remembered you for untimely strikeouts and an unusual plate discipline, but recently, you have re-adjusted yourself mentally and started to show us again that pretty power swing that has been missing for some time in your game.
The Rays fans seemed to only want to remember that you were hitless in 7 of the last 8 games before this trio of awesomeness. They only wanted to see the struggles and the pain as you walked back from the plate after a bad at bat. They wanted to thrust all the frustrations and the anguish on you, and not see the multiple reasons for failure on this 2009 Rays squad. They singled you out as their token reason for not repeating, but you still played on amongst all the riff raff and the BS.
And I have to admit, I was one of those people wondering a bit BJ. I was wondering if you might have finally gotten so tired of all the gruff and comments bent straight towards your head and shoulders that it might have finally made you shut down a bit. I was thinking of replacing you in the MLBloggers Fantasy League because during this weeks last Championship Playoff match I needed offensive moxy. But you proved me wrong, and I am glad of that. You showed me and the Rays fans you still have the desire and the passion for this game, both at the plate and in the field.
And BJ, I did not drop you from that Fantasy&
nbsp;roster. Hey how soon people forget I traded Angels closer Brian Fuentes for you. I had that much faith in your abilities. Or maybe it is rooted more in the fact that I have watched you play professional baseball since you were 17, and I know the passion and zeal you have for this game. It is that glint in your smile and that cock of the head that tells me you are still very much centered in this game. And for that reason, you still have me as your fan.
And with that spectacular catch to keep you on the minds of Rays fans for a bit, maybe it is time to again show the Rays fans why you are the real star in centerfield. Forget that painted on yellow sunburst that you sometimes put your left foot on while setting up in centerfield for an inning. You are the bright star in that outfield, and it is about time that we again see that shine. So hopefully that same magic is stuffed in your bag for the last road trip of the season so we can again marvel at your skills this weekend.
This is the time BJ. This is the moment where you can again get people excited for 2010 and the possibility of you again making plays like that and being the man at the plate. Some people say that first impressions are the most important, and in normal life they are totally correct. But in sports, it is what you have done in your last impression that keeps you on peoples minds and in their thoughts. So what you do these last 10 games might set up the fans mindsets even before you take the field in 2010. People remembered the massive homers in the post season in 2008 and envisioned a career year from you this season. Maybe it is time to revisit that glory and again make us salivate and yearn for more baseball in 2009.
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Oh, great. BJ gets hot just when the Yankees have to play the Rays next week! Seriously, I'm glad he's rediscovered the magic. He's too talented not to be wowing the fans night after night.
BJ is hitting 6 for 24 against the Yankees at home, which includes 2 RBI, 2 stolen bases and 3 doubles.
Thank goodness this last series is not at Yankee Stadium, because he has simple sucked there in 2009. He has gone 3 for 20 in the Yankees new home.
He has so much potential, I am just hoping he can show some glimmers of magic before the end of the season to make all of us want February to come fast and furious.
Rays Renegade
BJ's real name is Melvin? No wonder he goes by BJ.
Great analysis of him, though. I always knew he was good, but I never knew he was that good. And he's cute, too!
I especially liked how you compared him to a cheetah.
BJ's name is Melvin, plus if you take his two initials with his names, it becomes…………ME Upton.
More like an old Johnny Weismuller Tarzan movie.
Seriously tho, if he gets picked off 1 more time…I am going to call him a gazelle, because they always get eaten by the cheetahs.
He is 2-3 tonight in the game versus the Rangers.
Rays Renegade
You know we have wonder what happened to you, but I thought maybe the Reds took you hostage and you were bound up with athletic tape and stuffed into Brandon Phillips locker.
But glad to see everything is where it is suppose to be….Hey, it was a fun time, so that makes you a perfect Fantasy Commish.
Rays Renegade
I'm glad to see you still at your post after my season long vacation you're bringing a class act to Ray's baseball. A good job in the bloggers fantasy league!
And Cliff that is why we fans have to go to games and watch our guys. So we don't miss moments like this! Congrats to BJ!
Next Sunday will celebrate my third straight year with 80 game attended.
For some reason, I always miss at least one.
I have seen a few special moment this season up front and personal, plus been right there in the action in a few too.
Always fun at the ballpark, even when you got a cold and it is raining outside.
Rays Renegade


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Atletico Roma 1-2 Gela, Serie C1 (16:04:11)
AS Roma 2-3 US Città di Palermo, Serie A (16:04:11)
SSC Napoli 1-2 Udinese Calcio, Serie A (17:04:11)
Belgian Stephane Lievens living the dream in Italy....
When we booked our Easter family holiday last year, we settled for a trip to Japan. However, due to those circumstances, we were forced to cancel that one at short notice and rebook another trip. The choice went to Italy, not quite the same as Japan, but on the plus side was the opportunity to catch some local football, which eased the disappointment somewhat.
First stop was Rome, home of Lazio and AS Roma. Both teams are deadly rivals of course but walking in the streets of Rome, you would hardly notice the presence of two big teams in the city. In most of the touristy areas, Roma shirts and souvenirs are on sale, and very rarely Lazio stuff. It is said that the Romanisti are from the capital city, while the Laziali are mostly coming from the Lazio region and the towns around Rome. As an outsider, I won't take this for granted and leave that to people better placed than me.
There are of course Lazio shops around the city, like the one very close to our hotel in Ottaviano, where the West Ham-Di Canio-Lazio connections were…erm quite obvious.
And SS Lazio are also the oldest team of the city, as they were founded in 1900, while AS Roma are the result of the merger in 1927 of three local teams, a move destined to rival the stronger Northern Italy clubs. Lazio, on their side, refused to take part in this.
We stayed in Rome for five days and luck was on my side, as the Giallorossi of AS Roma were due to play Palermo at home on the Saturday at 6pm (very handy timing), which was the last day of our stay there.
Roma are having a troubled season and the Stadio Olimpico was never going to be full. I nevertheless purchased my ticket a couple of days beforehand, in the club shop located in the posh area of Piazza Colonna, for the hefty sum of 15 euro (these were the cheapest ticket though, some were as high as 100 euro).
As I had done a little bit of homework (but not enough, more of that latter), I had noticed that between the Flaminio metro station and the Stadio Olimpico, located in the north of Rome, there was another football(and occasionally rugby) stadium, the Stadio Flaminio, home of the Italy Rugby team but also of Atletico Roma. Furthermore, this stadium was built in 1957 on the site of the stadium which hosted the 1934 World Cup final, the Stadio Nazionale PNF, destroyed in 1953, so a little bit of an historic place.
Who the hell are Atletico Roma? Well, they are Roma's third team and I bet that not too many people know that there is actually another professional football team in Rome! The club is the result of a merger in 2004 of two corporate side, Cisco and Lodigiani, both playing in the local amateur leagues. Known as Cisco Roma
until last season, they were promoted to Serie C1 (officially called Lega Pro Prima Divisione nowadays), when they also changed their name to Atletico Roma FC and their colours red and white to blue and white. I had actually heard about Cisco Roma a few years ago, as they were the last club to have the infamous Paolo Di Canio on their books, for the 2006-2007 season.
Atletico Roma take on Gela Calcio in the Stadio Flaminio
Looking forward to take a look at the stadium and maybe sneak in to take a few pictures, I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered that there was actually a game taking place there (there is a God - Ed.) so much for my homework then, as Atletico were taking on Gela, a team from the South coast of Sicily (maybe they travelled together with Palermo to the capital, hence the Saturday afternoon kick-off).
After much discussion with the stewards outside the stadium, they finally allowed me in for the last half-hour. The stadium, which can host 32,000 people, was virtually empty, as they were only about 1,000 people watching this Serie C1 fixture.
Gela won the game 2-1, boosting their survival hopes, while Atletico are, somewhat surprisingly, still fighting for promotion to Serie B through the play-offs. If they do get promoted though, I wonder what kind of crowds they would get in Italy's second tier (although they certainly would not be alone with a small support, Serie B crowds are often poor, a club like AlbinoLeffe for example are regularly playing in front of only 500 only).
The Atletico Ultras were out in force
After that unexpected bit of action, it was time to move on to the Stadio Olimpico across the Tiber river, a 15 minutes walk from the Flaminio.
The stadium was built in 1930 and called Stadio dei Cipressi, and was part of the larger sport complex known back then as Foro Mussolini. In 1960, it was renamed Stadio Olimpico for the Olympics. Somewhat surprisingly, the Mussolini years legacy is still present, like this modern obelisk in front of the stadium.
Next to the Olimpico is the Stadio dei Marmi (stadium of the marbles) built in 1920, also part of the Foro Mussolini (now Foro Italico), a quite visually stunning place, made of 59 marble statues representing athletes from the Italian provinces.
Stadio dei Marmi
Today, the Olimpico, once more rebuilt for the 1990 World Cup finals, can host 72,000 people. Only about 33,000 came for this AS Roma v US Città di Palermo Serie A game. As I said earlier, Roma are having a bad season by their standards. Claudio Ranieri was sacked in February of this year and replaced by former local favourite Vincenzo Montella, but results have not really improved, the team being in 6th place. Before the game though, the local fans gave their players a good reception, especially to their God, Francesco Totti, who can seemingly do nothing wrong in their eyes.
15 euro for Serie A, tick
The God of the Giallorossi
The day before this game, Roma became the first Italian club to have foreign ownership, when a consortium led by Thomas Di Benedetto (obviously from Italian origins) bought 67% of the club shares. Many American flags were waved by Roma fans, but the Curva Sud were not impressed.
For their part, Palermo have nothing left to play for in the league, concentrating on their run in the Coppa Italia (they are in the semi-finals), and it showed on the pitch, as they largely tried to prevent Roma from playing and rarely tried to attack. Coach Delio Rossi was back on the bench for the visitors, less than two months after he got the sack from crazy Palermo owner, Maurizio Zamparini. Midway through the first half, Roma were awarded a penalty, duly scored by who else than Totti. Everything was set for an easy win for the locals, but it was not to be. Just before half-time, in one of their rare excursions in Roma's box, Palermo were also awarded a penalty, converted by Chilean Mauricio Pinilla.
After half-time, sensing the crowd getting restless, the locals created a few good chances. After one hour, Montenegrin international Mirko Vucinic came on and immediately missed an open goal from a pass from Frenchman Jérémy Menez (who himself had wasted a great opportunity minutes earlier). From then on, the crowd turned against their team and the players looked nervous and unable to create further danger. The biggest cheer came when Vincenzo Montella juggled with the ball on the touchline. Palermo, who until then were just happy to keep their point, ventured into Roma's territory and from a good counter-attack, Uruguayan forward Abel Hernandez scored five minutes from time. From that moment, each time Vucinic touched the ball, the crowd booed him (while hundreds were leaving the stadium). And deep into injury time, on another counter, Abel Hernandez scored his second. From the restart, who else but Vucinic scored Roma's second from a good shoot from just outside the area. The crowd's reaction to his goal was more
booing and whistling. It finished 3-2 to Palermo, sending their 200 followers wild and more barracking from the AS Roma fans. Roma are still Rome's second team as Lazio are 4th and in the Champions League places.
The Palermo fans enjoy their trip to the continent.
It was 8pm, time to go back to central Rome and another great Italian meal with my wife and my kid!
The next day, we took the train from Roma's Termini station south to Naples, the city of Maradona, uncollected rubbish, the Camora, the Vesuvio and of course, SSC Napoli. When exiting the modern Napoli Centrale train station, you get the city in the face. Uncollected rubbish lies everywhere, most of the buildings are covered by tags and graffiti and the whole place looks run down. The next day, I hired a car there for the rest of our trip, and it was the scariest city drive I have ever had, and I have driven before in places such as Athens and Palermo. The setting of the city is stunning though, with the Vesuvio looming above the city and the Gulf of Naples.
The streets of Napoli
Santa Maradona! (and Cavani gets a mention too)
But on to the football, as the local team were hosting Udinese in the Sunday night game. Thanks to EFW member Paul Whitaker's advice (thanks mate), I had purchased my ticket through the internet, as I was unsure to get a ticket on the day of the game. It turned out to be a good move, as the game was a 60,000 sell-out. The nominal price was the same as in Rome (15 euro), but I had to pay more than that, but hey, like Paul said, it is not every day that you get the chance to watch Napoli in a full San Paolo. And the ticket was waiting for me at our hotel in Rome.
Taking the metro to Stadio San Paolo in the Fuorigrotta district West of the city (if you ever take the metro in Naples, don't bother buying a ticket as all the turnstiles seem to be broken), there seemed to be surprisingly few Napoli fans on the train and also around the stadium about one hour before kick-off. As I found out later, the reason was simple : most of the fans were already inside the stadium.
The San Paolo parking
In theory, I had a seat in the Curva B, but when I got inside, I soon realized that it would be impossible to get near the place were I was supposed to be seating (while in Rome the day before, it was a lot quieter, even in the Curva where I was sitting). I had to settle for a standing place at one of the Curva's entrances, and lucky I'm a tall bloke, otherwise I would have seen almost nothing of the game.
Errrm, can I get to my seat please?
The Curva B mean business
The San Paolo was a cauldron of noise, and the Azzuri players were greeted like semi-gods. This season, SSC Napoli are (or rather were) fighting for the Scudetto. Before this game, they were in second place, 6 points and a game in hand behind despised northerners AC Milan. The locals were still dreaming of their first title since 1990 and the magical Maradona days. But Udinese themselves are no mugs. 5th in the table and still with a chance of Champions League qualification, the team from Friuli came to the South without their two best players, Chilean Alexis Sanchez and Napoli born striker Antonio Di Natale and also without a single away fan. OK, it was a far away trip to make on a Sunday night from the Slovenian border to the deep south, but I was expecting a few Bianconeri fans nevertheless.
That's the one!
The San Paolo erupts
…while precisely zero Udinese fan made the trip South
The game started brightly for Napoli, crowd favourite Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani, nicknamed "El Matador", getting a few chances but then, the local side quickly faded and Udinese resisted without too many problems. In the stands, it was all happening though, with fans jumping up and down and lighting flares – it was more spectacular than on the pitch.
But after 56 minutes, the noisy local crowd was silenced for a while when reported Napoli target Gökhan Inler scored a brilliant goal for the visitors, a shot from far outside the penalty area in the top left corner of Morgan De Sanctis' goal. Despite the support from their fans, Napoli were unable to find an answer, and 5 minutes later, former Napoli player, Argentinian German Denis scored Udinese's second, unmarked from Colombian Pablo Armero's cross. After his assist, Armero kneeled on the ground and made the cross sign, a gesture applauded by many Napoli fans.
Then tempers flared. Maggio headed against the bar, Udinese had Domizzi sent-off as the ref awarded a penalty in the 90th, which Samir Handanovic saved from Cavani, of all people missed. There was still time though for Napoli to score through Giuseppe Mascara, but it was too little too late, and their title dream looked well and truly over.
We then left Naples to head South along the Amalfi coast. The region is home to no less than 6 teams from Serie C1, so if you plan your trip carefully, you could catch a game of the likes of Salernitana, Sorrento, Juve Stabia (in Castellamare de Stabia), Cavese (Cava de' Tirreni), Paganese and Nocerina (who have just been promoted to Serie B).
I only got the chance to visit Cavese's stadum, the Stadio Simonetta Lamberti in the pleasant town of Cava de' Tirreni. All in all the trip was a quite an experience, a throw back to Italian football of the 80s-90s, in the stands at least.
Stadio Simonetta Lamberti, home of SS Cavese 1919
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Adam Morgan scored a team-high 19 points against Fallon, and David Burnham scored 16. Morgan also led the Wolverines in scoring against both Yerington and Douglas, finishing with 16 and 24 points in those contests. Graham Millie contributed 15 points against Yerington and 20 points against Douglas.
Against ROP, the Rams won every quarter, leading 35-25 at the half and 48-32 after three quarters. Millie scored nine points to lead the Wolverines, while Aaron Pado and Nick Oberriter each scored eight. Keytion Jackson led ROP with a game-high 18 points.
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Tony Stewart edged out Carl Edwards in a season-ending Sprint Cup race that featured more yellows than a terrible pack of Mike & Ikes, more passes than Herman Cain at a secretary convention, and more hot drier action than an Atlantic City salon on New Year's Eve.
For one wet night in Florida the sport we constantly make fun of for never turning right left it all on the race track in a showdown that provided more drama than the last five F1 races combined.
You know it's a crazy race when the guys in the pits are intently studying Doppler radar while simultaneously doing the kind of complex fuel math that would drive John Nash insane. Or more insane. Whatever.
Stewart and Edwards entered the Ford 400 separated by just three points and were tied in points at 2403 by the end of the race, but Tony Stewart was able to hold on to a one-second lead and has more 1st place finishes, thus giving him the overall victory in the tiebreaker and making him the Sprint Cup Champion.
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D-backs welcome a chance to hit the road
Arizona has dropped 11 of 12 home games, including nine of 10 at Chase Field
The D-backs opened a seven-game road trip on Friday with a 4-2 win over the Dodgers -- the start of a stretch in which they will play 16 of 22 on the road.
They aren't complaining.
The D-backs can use a road trip right now. Considered a contender in the National League West, Arizona stumbled in the early days of the season, particularly at home.
Arizona has lost 11 of its 12 "home games." That includes being swept in a season-opening two-game series in Australia -- games which are included among Arizona's 81 home contests.
That doesn't bode well in Arizona, where the D-backs dominated in the five seasons that they advanced to the postseason during their first 16 seasons of existence.
The worst home record in those five memorable seasons? Arizona was 48-33 at home in 2001, a .593 winning percentage. They were 55-26 (.679) in '02, 52-29 (.642) in 1999, 51-30 (.630) in 2011, and 50-31 (.617) in '07.
While Arizona has scored only 40 runs in its 12 home games this year, the pitching staff has been the biggest concern. Arizona has a 5.83 overall ERA at Chase Field. Only two teams other than the Colorado Rockies have had a higher home ERA since 1995.
Detroit had a 6.21 ERA at Tiger Stadium in 1996, when they were 27-54 at home and 53-109 overall -- the second-most losses in franchise history. Kansas City had a 6.01 home ERA in 2003 but still managed to play .500 (40-40) at Kauffman Stadium.
The Arizona rotation's 7.26 ERA in the 12 games at Chase Field is higher than any home ERA in history. Detroit's 1996 rotation had a 6.64 ERA at home -- the highest in Major League history.
Walk in the park
The Chicago White Sox walked 15 batters in a 6-4, 14-inning loss to Boston on Wednesday. It was the 66th time in history a team had issued 15 or more free passes in a game, but only the ninth time a team did it in a game of 14 innings or fewer.
The all-time record is 19 walks by Cleveland in a 20-inning game vs. the Senators on Sept. 14, 1971. The White Sox club record is 16 walks on May 2, 1952, against the Philadelphia A's. They have walked 15 in a game five times.
On Thursday, Toronto pitchers walked only 12 batters in a 9-5 loss to Minnesota in the second game of a doubleheader, but eight of those walks were issued in eighth inning, when the Twins scored six runs and only had one hit. Sergio Santo not only issued three walks in the inning, but he also threw three run-scoring wild pitches.
The Yankees drew a single-inning record 11 walks from the Senators on Sept. 11, 1949. At the other extreme, on Aug. 23, 1989, the Expos did not walk a batter in 22 innings but still lost, 1-0, to the Dodgers.
Lance Lynn of St. Louis is one of 13 starting pitchers with three wins this month, but he's the only one of the 13 with a shot to equal the Major League record of six April wins. Lynn starts on Saturday and could also start twice more this month on regular rest.
There have been only six Aprils in which a starting pitcher won six games. Vida Blue was 6-1 for Oakland in 1971, and four pitchers have gone 6-0: Randy Johnson with Arizona in 2000 and '02, Dave Stewart with Oakland in 1988, Brandon Webb with Arizona in 2008, and Jared Weaver with the Angles in '11.
Rotten apple
The Cubs are winless in nine games all-time in the Bronx, including being swept in a doubleheader by the Yankees on Wednesday.
The Cubs lost both games in the Bronx during the 1932 and '38 World Series, and were swept in a three-game Interleague series in 2005.
The Cubs were 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position on Wednesday -- 0-for-4 in the first game and 0-for-9 in the nightcap -- while being shut out in each. It was the first time the Cubs had been blanked in both games of a doubleheader since they dropped a pair to St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field on June 27, 1962.
Wednesday marked the first time the Yankees had notched shutouts in both ends of a doubleheader since April 19, 1987, against Kansas City, and the first time for any big league team since Minnesota swept Oakland June 26, 1988.
Numbers game
• Forty-three of Matt Cain's 91 career losses have come in games in which the Giants scored one or no runs, including a 1-0 loss to the Rockies on April 12, and 2-1 loss to San Diego on Friday.
• Ten teams since 1914 have had at least five shutouts in the first 17 games of a season, including the 2014 Rangers, who had five. The 1981 Rangers and '66 Cleveland Indians both had six.
• Two batters were hit in the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh three-game series earlier in the week -- the Pirates' Starling Marte by Mike Leake on Tuesday, and the Reds' Chris Heisey by Stolmy Pimentel on Wednesday. No big deal, right? Well, the two teams combined to hit 28 batters (16 Pirates and 12 Reds) a year ago, one shy of the record set in 2005 by the Dodgers (15) and Rockies (14).
Long road ahead
Seattle will travel 41,540 air miles this season, most in the Majors. The Cubs will travel the fewest air miles at 22,969. The schedule maker did the Mariners no favor. They are in the American League West, which means they make three trips per year to each division opponent, which includes Houston and Texas. Not once do they play Houston and Texas on the same road trip.
The Mariners' six road trips that include visits to the Lone Star State:
• This week: played at Texas, now in Miami for three
• April 29-May 7: at New York Yankees, Houston and Oakland
• May 16-21: at Minnesota and Texas
• June 30-July 6: at Houston and Chicago White Sox
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What am I doing with Halfway to Normal?
That's a good question, seeing as how I last posted in August! I keep waiting for some clarity on my "plans," but there often comes a time when our desire for clarity must be abandoned (at least for now).
There are some things I do know:
- Over the course of 2014, blogging became a burden rather than a joy, both because of stress in my life and because of changing dynamics I sensed in the blogging culture (a competitive stance with more focus on debating issues and taking sides).
- I miss my readers and the community here, and I have felt guilty about "boarding the place up" without explanation.
- I devoted a week spent at the Glen Workshop last August to renewing a pure love for writing—apart from audience, stats, book proposals, and other types of external affirmation and pressures. And it worked! Writing is fun again! It feels like a craft drawn equally from the heart and mind, rather than words emerging from the stress in my shoulders.
- And while I was at the Glen, I was able to plant the seed for a new project I've been dreaming about for a while: A collaborative blog. Six of us began planning the concept while we were still in Santa Fe together, then continued the plans long-distance. You Are Here, a blog that "gives voice to a universal quest to find out place in the world" was launched in October 2014.
- At the time, I mostly just wanted to be able to write and post without having the sole responsibility (and stress) of populating a blog. But so many more important benefits have emerged: Writing less often allows me to write more thoughtfully—to craft stories. Writing within the context of a writers' community means we have a built-in group of people available to give feedback on drafts before they're posted. And having a blog that accepts guest submissions creates new connections and broadens the scope of stories and experiences.
So what does all of that mean for Halfway to Normal? For now, I'm not sure, but I'm definitely not ready to shut this place down for good! I just hope you will read what I've been writing at You Are Here (and, of course, read the wonderful pieces others have been writing!), like our Facebook page, and consider submitting your own stories.
Most importantly, please know how much I have valued your friendship, readership, feedback, and support here at Halfway to Normal. Stay in touch!


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Problem is, Nexon is usually a joke at F2P. From past experience, they really milk their games for cash.
That was my big question, though they made it seem like the paid stuff wouldn't be such a huge issue or really costly. But who's gonna trust companies when they say that?
Greetings Dragon Nest Fans! The Dragon Nest Facebook page is both an invaluable source of feedback and a great way for us to communicate with our fans. Dragon Nest's Community Representative Justin Wong constantly monitors the page's activity and recently gathered up the five most frequently asked questions since the end of the Closed Beta. We've answered them below, and we encourage you to continue to submit your inquiries! Question: When is the Open Beta? Answer: Dragon Nest's Open Beta will begin on July 26, 2011. See the announcement here! Question: Will we be able to get past level 16 in Open Beta? Answer: You bet! The Open Beta will feature content that wasn't available in Closed Beta, so you're going to be able to see and do a lot more, including advancing to level 24. Question: Will characters be able to experience job advancements in Open Beta? Answer: Yes, job advancements will be available during Open Beta. There are two available for each class, along with tons of new skills. Question: Many people are concerned about the cash shop aspect of the game. Will the high-end PvP and the progressive PvE content be balanced around a true "free-to-play" model, or will there be items you need to purchase in order to win? Answer: Nexon's free to play model is based around the idea that players should never have to pay to enjoy our games. You will not need to purchase particular items to be competitive in either high-end PvP or PvE play. Dragon Nest will have a Cash Shop, called the Dragon Vault, which will sell a number of convenience and cosmetic items including clothing, various potions, messenger birds, and a variety of other items. These items can enhance your experience and some of them may help automate some gameplay chores, but none will be necessary in order to play the game. Question: Who will be eligible to participate in the Open Beta? Will new people have a chance to get in or will it only be open to Closed Beta testers? Answer: All Closed Beta testers will be welcomed back for Open Beta, but participation will not be restricted to Closed Beta participants. We are currently working out participation criteria, designing the proper test environment, and putting together the application process to allow as many people as possible to play in the Open Beta. As we get closer to the Open Beta launch date, we will make an announcement on how you can apply to participate. Looking forward to seeing you in game! -The Dragon Nest Team-


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State Treasurer Bill Lockyer may be in the wrong profession. Perhaps he should be picking stocks.
That's the unkind thought I had while reading a piece by Lockyer -- who is in fact one of California's most thoughtful public servants -- in the Mercury News.
Lockyer, with justification, demolishes the assumptions behind a Stanford study that almost certainly exaggerated the state's pension obligations, for what the treasurer sees as political reasons.
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But then Lockyer takes a flying leap in arguing that the 7.75 percent annual return that forms the basis for calculations by CalPERS, the state pension fund, is a very solid number. He writes:
"CalPERS' 7.75 percent rate has worked because it's conservative and prudent. Over the past 21 years, CalPERS' portfolio has generated an average annual return of 8.6 percent. In 15 of those years, it beat the 7.75 percent assumed return rate."
What he doesn't say: past returns are no guarantee of future results. And how does Lockyer know that the 7.75 percent rate will hold up in the long term. Perhaps Lockyer, a science fiction fan, has figured out how to see the future.
Since taxpayers have to make up the difference when CalPERS runs short (diverting money from more important things, such as schools, to retired employees), the argument that we-made-this-amount-in-the-past-so-we-can-assume-we'll-do-it-in-the-future isn't good enough. Pensions are crucial to retirement security, but assumptions need to be conservative, and programs need to be designed in ways that minimize risk. (The best example I know of a pension set-up like this was proposed here).


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Protectionism 101: Congressman probes why 2010 Census swag is made outside the USMonday, May 10th, 2010
Though I've written about waste for some time on this site, only in recent weeks has my attention turned to 2010 Census swag, particularly because I learned that it has been wasted in large quantities. Now, Massachusetts Congressman Stephen Lynch, a Democrats, want to investigate why so many 2010 Census promotional materials weren't made in the US of A. Here's the scoop from the Boston Herald:
An outraged Massachusetts lawmaker is calling for a congressional probe of the federal government's purchase of foreign-made census propaganda with taxpayer cash, the Herald has learned.
U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-S. Boston) is requesting an investigation into the spending by the U.S. Census Bureau on the heels of a Herald report revealing that census swag including hats, T-shirts, toys and other trinkets were made in China and Honduras.
"It is deeply troubling that with 10 percent unemployment the U.S. Census Department, whose central responsibility is to locate Americans, could not locate an American company to provide its hats and T-shirts," Lynch said. "This does not inspire confidence. We have contacted the Subcommittee on the Census and have asked them to investigate."
The Herald reported yesterday that boxes of census promotional materials distrubuted in Boston were made overseas.
Census officials said that $42 million was spent on 67 million promotional items as part of a $1 billion ad blitz. A Census spokeswoman said the bureau bought the items from 2,300 American companies. She conceded that some of the companies may have bought materials from overseas companies.
Census officials said assembly, embroidery, stitching, silk screening and other craft work was done in America and that all payments were made to U.S. companies.
The flap has infuriated labor union officials, who blasted the federal government for not doing more to ensure that products paid for with American tax dollars were made in the United States.
The census promotional goods were part of a massive effort to encourage citizens to fill out their 2010 census forms. Much of the promotional material was shipped to local government buildings for distribution to volunteers and part-time workers.
As of last Monday, more than 72 percent of Americans had participated in the census by mail, matching the rate from the last census in 2000.


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Blind source separation based on joint diagonalization of matrices with applications in biomedical signal processing (2005)
This thesis is concerned with the solution of the blind source separation problem (BSS). The BSS problem occurs frequently in various scientific and technical applications. In essence, it consists in separating meaningful underlying components out of a mixture of a multitude of superimposed signals. In the recent research literature there are two related approaches to the BSS problem: The first is known as Independent Component Analysis (ICA), where the goal is to transform the data such that the components become as independent as possible. The second is based on the notion of diagonality of certain characteristic matrices derived from the data. Here the goal is to transform the matrices such that they become as diagonal as possible. In this thesis we study the latter method of approximate joint diagonalization (AJD) to achieve a solution of the BSS problem. After an introduction to the general setting, the thesis provides an overview on particular choices for the set of target matrices that can be used for BSS by joint diagonalization. As the main contribution of the thesis, new algorithms for approximate joint diagonalization of several matrices with non-orthogonal transformations are developed. These newly developed algorithms will be tested on synthetic benchmark datasets and compared to other previous diagonalization algorithms. Applications of the BSS methods to biomedical signal processing are discussed and exemplified with real-life data sets of multi-channel biomagnetic recordings.


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Sara Conde (MFA 2011) Though living now in her native Madrid, Sara Conde's color woodblock print is on exhibit at the International Print Center New York's New Prints/Winter 2012 Show in Chelsea through March 2012.
Amy Digi (M.F.A. 2007) had paintings on exhibit in NYC in the "Small Works" show at the Manhattan Borough President's Office, and has an exhibit "Paintings from the Produce Aisle and Garden," at the Public Healthcare Communications Group, 1675 Broadway, 8th Floor, NYC 10019 (January-March 2012). She is also an artist in residence for the US Coast Guard. Her website is www.amydigiart.blogspot.com
David Donabedian (M.F.A. 2008) is working as an assistant professor and librarian at Hunter College, CUNY. Images of his work have appeared together with his poetry in the Armenia-based literary paper Yeghanan Pogh in 2009. Other works translated and published in Armenia-based journals include an essay examining the Japanese tea ceremony and culture, Tea and the Sword: Zen Mind, Buddhism and the Noble Way (Karoun, 2009), and 38 of his poems entitled Quasimodo Sunday (World Literature in Armenian, 2009).
"I think the greatest strength of Lehman's MFA program was the opportunity therein to explore and experiment throughout its duration," Donabedian said. "Rather than being geared to finding a signature style with which to enter the art market, the program, while not blind to the marketplace, offered the chance to do the exploration necessary for real growth and also allowed for the development of student ideas and vision. In addition, because Lehman accepts part-time students it is more inclusive than most MFA programs. Non-traditional and returning students help to further enrich the program with their varied backgrounds and experiences."
James Horner (MFA 2010) is exhibiting in a group exhibit: "The Wicked Twins: Fame and Notoriety," at the Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ (January 2012), and at the Elizabeth Foundation in NYC.
Graig Kreindler (M.A. in Art Education, 2007) known for his true-to-life depictions of famous moments in baseball—was commissioned to do a painting for the Baseball Assistance Team's (B.A.T.) annual dinner. This painting was auctioned off at the January 2012 dinner in NYC, and was featured on the cover of the journal for the event. Graig was a guest at the 23rd Annual B.A.T. dinner—among such notables as Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax, Ron Swoboda, Orlando Cepeda, Tom Seaver, among others. His website is http://www.graigkreindler.com
Domenico Petrillo (M.F.A. in painting, 2007) teaches fine arts and photography at Harrison High School in Harrison, N.Y., and maintains an art studio practice. He belongs to the Beacon Artist's Community and shows in Beacon, N.Y. and well as in New York City.
"Lehman offers a fabulous fine arts immersion program with a broad discipline and insightful faculty" Petrillo said. "There are a variety of concentrations to pursue within the fine arts program that allow for a hybrid exposure of new media concepts. The dynamic of old and new processes is genuinely alive at Lehman. The program reflects the timeless conversation between process, craft and concept in the creation of art."
Maria (Pagliarulo) Molton (B.A., 1998) graduated summa cum laude. She enrolled in Lehman's MFA program in painting immediately thereafter. At the present time she lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and in Southhampton, N.Y.
"My entire experience at Lehman College truly shaped who I am becoming... since we are always in a state of becoming," Molton said. "I often look back at that intellectually rich and art-infused time in my life; it acted as an amazing springboard to reaching the heights I work for on a daily basis with regard to my art and writing endeavors." Maria's work consists of landscapes and nudes which she sells privately.
Natalie Wood (M.F.A., 2009) had a solo show entitled Seductive Disaster at the gallery of Takt Kunstprojektraum in Berlin, Germany. She is also part of the Artist In the Marketplace Program at the Bronx Museum of Art and will be in the AIM 30 show in 2011. She has been accepted into the Chashama studio program in Brooklyn. She works as a teaching artist through Creative Classrooms and is a project manager at the Bronx Children's Museum. Her website is www.nataliecollettewood.com
Tom Stoelker (B.A. 2009) is an assistant editor at The Architect's Newspaper. He came to Lehman to study photography and English literature. At Lehman he was editor in chief of The Meridian. On graduating, he received a scholarship to get his master's in arts journalism at Columbia University. His photography and writing has appeared in The Manhattan Times, The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer. His web site is www.tomstoelker.com.
"One aspect that makes Lehman's art department so successful is that it remains steadfastly old school while fully engaged with the present," he said. "You want to do computer animation? Fine, but you'll need to learn how to draw first. You want to do digital photography? You'll need to spend at least a year working in film. Lehman's art professors understand that technology is inspired by nature. This dual approach has helped me remember to look up from my laptop and stay inspired by the real world."


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Form length does not directly correlate to complexity. Many assume that making forms shorter makes them easier to complete. Though shorter forms might be cheaper to produce initially, if the reduction in content results in user confusion, the cost of resolving completion errors form fillers make as a consequence can significantly outweigh any initial savings. In general forms do need to be as short as possible, but never at the expense of clarity and usability.
A light shade of a colour, like blue, across the whole background of a form relieves the eye from the harshness of a stark white background. And if the answer spaces people have to fill in are white, the tinted background both cues them in to where they write, and allows them to visually sense how much they have to fill in.


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Spain Rodriguez (1940-2012) Remembered in The Buffalo News
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Spain Rodriguez, artist with wide impact on development of underground comics by Colin Dabkowski. Read the article at www.BuffaloNews.com.
Spain Rodriguez, a Buffalo-born artist who exerted a tremendous influence over the development of underground comics in the United States, died Wednesday in San Francisco after a long bout with cancer. He was 72.
Mr. Rodriguez's work is the subject of an ongoing retrospective exhibit in the Burchfield Penney Art Center, which runs through Jan. 20. The exhibit captures his formative years on the streets of Buffalo, his work for underground publications such as the East Village Other in the late 1960s, his eventual creation of the cult hero known as "Trashman" and finally his influence on an entire generation of comics artists, including his friends and fellow underground comics creators R. Crumb and Art Spiegelman.
"We mourn the passing of this great American artist, author, activist, and son of Buffalo," Edmund Cardoni, executive director of Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, wrote in a Facebook post, "but are glad we got his career retrospective at the Burchfield Penney Art Center here in Buffalo done just in time, and that he and his family were able to be here for opening weekend back in mid-September, where he was able to connect with old friends, introduce his work to new audiences, and see his work treated with the respect it so richly deserves."
Despite the respect his work received in the world of underground comics, Mr. Rodriguez never quite attained recognition of the form' s household names such as Crumb or Harvey Pekar. But that seemed to suit him just fine. "I've always been kind of content to labor in obscurity," he told The Buffalo News in September.
Manuel "Spain" Rodriguez was born in Buffalo and grew up on Humboldt Parkway. After a stint at art school in Ohio, he spent time as a member of the legendary Road Vultures motorcycle club in Buffalo and worked at various factory jobs. At 27, he moved to New York City, where he drew covers and comics for the the East Village Other. Later, he moved to San Francisco – the home of the legendary publication Zap Comix, to which he was a frequent and prominent contributor – where he remained until his death.
Mr. Rodriguez also wrote and illustrated a biography of Che Guevera that has been widely translated and praised, as well as various projects exploring the history of military and class struggles.
Spiegelman, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel "Maus," called Mr. Rodriguez a seminal figure in the underground comics movement and a member of "the great tradition of proletarian artists."
"He brought a lot that became signature to that moment in comics that affected a lot of what's come since. I don't know that there would be such a thing as these nice gentrified graphic novels that I'm associated with, as well, if it weren't for the energy unleashed with such vehemence by Spain, Crumb and others at Zap Comix," Spiegelman said, adding that his gritty, hard-edged style defined his work to the end.
"Spain," he said, "vehemently and courageously and continually refused to be cleaned up."
Funeral arrangements were incomplete Wednesday.
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A recent exhibition at the Deutsches Filmmuseum in Frankfurt, oriented around the work of writer, director and producer Rainer Werner Fassbinder, provided a unique opportunity to consider the still image isolated from its original context. Fassbinder, after all, is one of very few filmmakers who have established a visual vocabulary so distinctive that it might be identified by a single frame. Both a theatrical retrospective of Fassbinder's work and a gallery exhibition, featuring primary materials from the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation's archives, Fassbinder NOW argues for the German iconoclast's relevance to contemporary art, spotlighting kindred work by Tom Greens, Runa Islam, Maryam Jafri, Jesper Just, Jeroen de Rijke & Willem de Rooij, and Ming Wong.
As illustrated in Fassbinder NOW, the filmmaker's singular sensibility was most keenly represented in the dozen or so melodramas he created between 1971 and 1975, movies like The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) and Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974), which portray alienated individuals whose love -- beset by class distinctions, family tyranny, and corrupt institutions -- often curdles inexorably to hatred.
During this period, Fassbinder was consciously modeling his work after that of the German-born Hollywood filmmaker Douglas Sirk, still highly celebrated today for his luscious, subversive melodramas like All That Heaven Allows (1955) and Written on the Wind (1956).
Though Fassbinder began his career writing and directing stage plays, his films always exhibited a highly considered photographic sensibility; after encountering Sirk, they underwent a baroque explosion of meticulous framing, mise en scene and color palettes. Characters are portrayed through doorways and domestic crannies; those who share common space are separated by window frames, semi-transparent fabrics, and home furnishings while their faces are fractured by multi-paneled mirrored surfaces.
The artwork in Fassbinder NOW, organized in collaboration with the Fassbinder Foundation, veers between explicit re-appropriation and aesthetic parallel. Among the former is Runa Islam's three-screen installation Tuin, which deconstructs a 360-degree tracking shot during a pivotal encounter in Fassbinder's 1974 film, Martha. Danish artist Jesper Just told LightBox he did not, in fact, have Fassbinder in mind when he created A Fine Romance (2004), but this trilogy of short 35mm films recalls Fassbinder with their mannerist staging of men in a mirror-surfaced, neon-bathed bordello, building melodramatic moments in non-narrative contexts.
Accompanying the exhibition is a 300-page catalog featuring materials from the Fassbinder archives, critical texts about the filmmaker and artists, appreciations by the artists, and hundreds of stills drawn from Fassbinder's entire body of work -- and no shortage of words from the filmmaker himself. In an excerpt from a 1978 interview included in the catalog, Fassbinder describes the rectangular frame, common among both still and film photography, as representing a higher truth than life.
"I think that the frame is like life," he said. "Life, too, only provides certain opportunities. Film is like a square of life; it has the same boundaries. But I think that film is more honest, because it owns up to being a limited space. Life pretends to provide more opportunities. That's why it's a bigger lie."
The Fassbinder NOW catalogue is available online.
Jon Dieringer is a filmmaker, independent curator and the editor and publisher of Screen Slate, a daily online resource for listings and commentary of New York City repertory film and independent media.


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Almost any kind of cruise could be called luxurious - after all, with no responsibilities to deal with besides enjoying yourself, life aboard a cruise ship is pretty indulgent. For a real taste of the high life though, you'll want to try out a true luxury cruise. Unfortunately it can sometimes be a bit tricky to find these kind of sailings close to home, with many luxury cruises starting in far flung parts of the world. Never fear though! We've gathered together all the best luxury cruises embarking in our corner of the world right here, so you can easily pick out a luxurious experience which won't require you to first catch a long flight.
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So what exactly can you expect from this kind of voyage? One of the most distinctive hallmarks of luxury cruises is their tendency to be "all-inclusive". Simply put, this means that you're unlikely to need to get out your wallet or cruise card for the duration of the journey because just about everything is included in your fare. Drinks are often included, along with onboard events and entertainment but some cruise lines really go the extra mile, including things like specialty dining, onshore hotels and even shore excursions. This takes even more hassle out of your holiday, enabling you to breeze through your cruise experience with not a care in the world.
Luxury cruising is about more than just all-inclusive fares though. You really get treated like royalty while onboard. Some lines feature a butler service, while every luxury cruise line excels in providing guests with gourmet cuisine. Staff are more attentive and will really go the extra mile to ensure that you are satisfied. There's also the fact that some luxury voyages sail for remote or inaccessible spots like Antarctica and the Galapagos Islands, providing adventurous experiences which other lines simply can't thanks to smaller, more specialised ships. Speaking of smaller ships, there are a number of luxury lines which purposefully sail smaller ships and have a higher ratio of staff to guests, specifically to provide a more tailored, intimate experience.
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Massimiliano Allegri is grateful for Milan's change of luck, but confirms "Robinho has told us he wants to go home to Brazil."
The Rossoneri beat Pescara 4-1 this afternoon, aided by two own goals and an Antonio Nocerino strike after 35 seconds.
"We must continue working, because we are trying to do our best and are still quite a few points off the top," said the Coach.
"There are some things in life that are out of our hands. Milan are doing well after a negative start, but every single player is improving and fortune is favouring us lately."
Allegri was asked about the upcoming January transfer window and revealed the situation.
"The club knows perfectly well which players I like and could replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva.
"Robinho has told us he wants to go home to Brazil. Obviously, if he changes his mind then we will be very happy to keep him here, but if he wants to go then it's right he does."
Santos have confirmed they are in negotiations for Robinho after their initial offer was rejected.
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Modern, efficient and innovative, CIBER is located in Porto Alegre, Brazil and has as its core business the manufacture and sale of machinery and equipment for road construction and maintenance.
Experimental development of portable asphalt plant components requires time and is an expensive process. In order to offer products with lower energy consumption and more compact dimensions, and that meet environmental regulations, CIBER chose CFX-5 computational fluid dynamics software to assist in analyzing many of the complex processes involved in asphalt production. These processes include combustion, solids drying, liquid and solid mixture, solid-air separation and filtration and pneumatic transport of particles.
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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake DF Tony Beltran has been added to the roster for this week's U.S. Men's National Team camp ahead of Wednesday's international friendly against Mexico at University of Phoenix Stadium. Beltran was added to the roster to replace injured Seattle Sounders FC DF Brad Evans.
Beltran is the fourth Real Salt Lake player to be called to the camp, joining Captain Kyle Beckerman, GK Nick Rimando and MF Luis Gil on U.S. Manager Jurgen Klinsmann's roster. Klinsmann was in attendance at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday for RSL's 3-0 win over Toronto FC; all four of RSL's U.S. call-ups went the full 90 in the win, with Gil scoring a goal.
Beltran has two caps with the U.S. Men's National Team. Both of his appearances with the full team came last year, with Beltran earning his first cap on Jan. 29, 2013 in a friendly draw against Canada before going the full 90 on July 13, 2013 in a 4-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage win over Cuba at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Beltran, Beckerman, Rimando and Gil will arrive in Phoenix on Sunday. The Claret-and-Cobalt quartet is scheduled to arrive back in Salt Lake City shortly after Wednesday's match, with all four players set to be available for selection for Saturday's MLS Cup 2013 rematch at Sporting Kansas City.


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Really, really intimate pictures of Marilyn Monroe sold for $45,000 at a Las Vegas auction over the weekend.
Three X-rays of the screen siren's chest and pelvis, taken during a 1954 hospital stay drew the monster bid, h was more than 10 times the pre-auction estimate.
Auction house Julien's said in a statement that the sale was part of an auction of Hollywood Legends memorabilia which took place at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The images had been displayed in Ireland, Japan and China before finally going under the hammer.
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Monroe died in August 1962 at the age of 36.
Other items also sold at the auction included a chair from Monroe's last photo shoot that went for $35,000, Christopher Reeves' Superman VI costume which sold for $32,500 and a dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in "Funny Face" which went for $56,250.


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Some Interviewer also test debugging skill of programmers, as resolving Exceptions quickly is another trait of solid Java programming knowledge.
If programmer is familiar with infamous and dodgy ClassNotFoundException or OutOfMemoryError, there is a good chance that he has some good practical experience under his belt.
In this article we will see some Java Error and Exception interview questions asked to fresher, experienced and senior Java developers in Java J2EE interviews.
Java Exception and Error Interview Questions
I have tried to include questions of various difficulty level, including simplest of simple for freshers and some tricky questions for senior Java developers.
If you think, there is a good question, which is not included in this list, please feel free to share it via comment. You can also share error handling questions asked to you on interviews or any question, for which you don't know the answer.
In Java Exception feature is implemented by using class like Throwable, Exception, RuntimeException and keywords like throw, throws, try, catch and finally. All Exception are derived form Throwable class.
Throwable further divides errors in too category one is java.lang.Exception and other is java.lang.Error. java.lang.Error deals with system errors like java.lang.StackOverFlowError or Java.lang.OutOfMemoryError while Exception is mostly used to deal with programming mistakes, non availability of requested resource etc.
3) What is similarity between NullPointerException and ArrayIndexOutOfBoundException in Java?
4) What best practices you follow while doing Exception handling in Java ?
5) Why do you think Checked Exception exists in Java, since we can also convey error using RuntimeException ?
6) What is difference between throw and throws keyword in Java?
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10) Have you faced OutOfMemoryError in Java? How did you solved that?
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This morning, I visited my orthopedic doctor to receive the first of five weekly injections of hyalgan that are intended to improve my arthritic knee. I've tried glucosamine chondroitin, but the functioning of my knee continues to deteriorate.
After receiving the injection, I stopped at HEB to buy some groceries and noticed an 80-year-old guy slowly walking to the store. Although I feel slight discomfort in my arthritic knee when I walk, I can still move at a normal pace and thus walked by the old guy like he was standing still.
The old guy reminded me of the limited functionality that will be afflicting me in a few years. My conservative 62-year-old friend Kevin has an arthritic knee a little worse than mine, and he is considering a knee replacement. His doctor has warned him, though, to make the decision in the next couple years while he still has USAA's health insurance for retirees because his ability to have the surgery done under Medicare after he become 65-years old is not assured.
I thought Kevin's doctor might be "crying wolf," but an article in the NY Times yesterday reported that the Obama administration is attempting the expand the power of the 15-member Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), which was created by ObamaCare to reduce the rate of growth in the cost of Medicare.
IPAB replaces the current Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), which makes recommendations (often regarding reimbursement rates) that Congress is free to accept, but usually ignores. By contrast, IPAB recommendations will automatically become effective unless Congress overrules the recommendations.
Currently, IPAB is specifically prohibited from making any recommendation to ration health care, and although President Obama didn't mention what additional powers he wanted for IPAB, Republicans and some Democrats have decided not only against expanding the powers of IPAB, but in favor of eliminating IPAB. They claim that IPAB "would usurp Congressional spending power over one of the government's most important and expensive social programs."
GOP budget guru Paul Ryan led the way by demagoguing the issue, calling it "a rationing board" and declaring that the board would "impose more price controls and more limitations on providers, which will end up cutting services to seniors." Texas Senator John Cornyn more accurately said the president's proposal "punts difficult decisions on health spending to an unelected, unaccountable board of bureaucrats."
But the Republicans are not acting alone. Three prominent Democrats have weighed-in:
- Representative Allyson Y. Schwartz, a Pennsylvania Democrat prominent on health care issues, said: "It's our constitutional duty, as members of Congress, to take responsibility for Medicare and not turn decisions over to a board. Abdicating this responsibility, whether to insurance companies or to an unelected commission, undermines our ability to represent our constituents, including seniors and the disabled."
- Representative Pete Stark, a California Democrat on the Way & Means Subcommittee on Health, said: "Why have legislators?" He suggested that expanding the power of the board could be as bad as giving vouchers to Medicare beneficiaries to buy private insurance. "In theory at least, you could set the vouchers at an adequate level. But, in its effort to limit the growth of Medicare spending, the board is likely to set inadequate payment rates for health care providers, which could endanger patient care."
- Nevada Representative Shelley Berkley said she wanted to repeal the Medicare board. "I have great faith that this administration can put together a strong, independent and knowledgeable board," but she said she had less confidence in future administrations.
Despite Paul Ryan's protestations about rationing, the main concern, as noted by Representative Stark, is that the Board will reduce the reimbursement rates to medical providers to unacceptable levels. Although that would not be rationing, it would be a typical liberal response that does nothing to solve the underlying problem of risings costs. Price controls don't work.
The other concern, as articulated by Senator Cornyn, is that IPAB implies that, because our elected officials are incapable of making tough decisions, Americans are better served by having those decisions made by an unelected bureaucracy appointed by the president. That may be President Obama's vision of a new and improved America, but it isn't mine. To paraphrase Wm. F. Buckley, I would would rather be governed by the first 500 names in the San Antonio phone book than by 500 wise men selected by Barack Obama.


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Largely due to his long-standing association with songwriter and producer Jim Steinman, whose lengthy epics helped define his style, Meat Loaf deals with a lot more lyrics than your average rock star. Still, when it came time to discuss the most w >
Speaking with host Ali Wentworth for the Yahoo! talk show embedded above, Meat was asked to clear up the long-standing confusion surrounding his 1993 comeback hit 'I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That),' released as the leadoff single from the 'Bat Out of Hell II' album. "Jim Steinman, who I worked with and had great success with, wrote the song," he recalled. "When we were recording it, Jim brings up the thing — he says, 'People aren't gonna know what that is.' I said, 'Of course they are. How can they not know? ' He goes, 'They're not gonna.'"
So what is "that"? " explained Loaf, "It's the line before every chorus. "There's nine of them, I think. The problem lies because Jimmy likes to write, so you forget what the line was before you get to 'I won't do that.'" (Some of the things the song says he won't do: forget the way you feel right now forgive himself if you don't go all the way tonight do it better than he does it with you, so long and stop dreaming of you every night of his life.)
Of course, this isn't the first time 'Anything for Love' has been explained — Meat did it with a blackboard and a pointer during his 'VH1 Storytellers' performance of the song — but Wentworth pressed for a few more examples of things he might or might not do for love, including going vegan, recording a song with Justin Bieber, or taking a bullet.


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Shoptalk/Commentary: Developing Product Strategies in Difficult Markets
By: Gary Randazzo
San Francisco is one of the most competitive media markets in the U.S., and in 2002, I was named executive vice president and general manager of the San Francisco Chronicle. My job was to try to rebuild ad revenue and put the organization on a solid market footing.
The city of San Francisco is located at the end of a peninsula and is restricted topographically from expanding. Thus, population growth has mainly been concentrated in outlying communities, some of which grew rapidly and developed quality media outlets of their own. At the time, competing newspapers included the San Jose Mercury News, Oakland Tribune, and Contra Costa Times. All were quality newspapers, respected and read by the residents of their communities.
As the population grew in surrounding communities, so did retail outlets. Retailers in these outlying communities found it necessary to move part and sometimes the majority of their ad budget to media serving those communities.
Clearly, the task at hand was not an easy one. Our strategy at the Chronicle was to introduce new products and improve coverage of outlying communities. The Chronicle had a strong franchise and a positive reputation, and our efforts were rewarded to a great degree. However, retailers were not willing to completely abandon those newspapers that helped grow their business and served the local communities. By the same token, we could not expect residents of those communities to reduce their use of local media in favor of the Chronicle.
We began considering other options, including partnerships with other media. We soon realized that, for the most part, partnerships that actually moved business our way would be short lived, because they would deteriorate the partners' market share and, over time, become one-sided and therefore come to an end.
I visited with folks at competing websites, newspapers, cable operators, and TV and radio stations to develop partnerships, and we were able to put together a few programs that produced a modicum of success but didn't change market share.
The programs that did change market share recognized the competition and targeted the audience that we intended to serve. These included a marriage mail concept, a new wine section (we were, after all, in wine country), revamping the entertainment section of the Sunday Chronicle, and introducing new Internet revenue programs.
I left the Chronicle several years ago but often think about what I would do differently in today's digital environment.
I know I would lead my organization to act unilaterally but also to recognize the importance that residents and businesses place on the media they use. I might, for example, offer consumers lower classifieds rates if they had already placed the same listing in competing outlets. This tactic has the danger of moving existing customers to the competition unless the pricing and marketing were clearly thought out, but it would almost certainly provide better results for consumers and businesses.
The positive side is that I would have ads on my website and directional ads in my newspaper that I would not have otherwise. I would also have a new beachhead from which to drive new marketing initiatives.
For retail advertisers spending a large amount of ad budget in competing newspapers, I might let them count the dollars spent with the competition toward my offered ad volume contract pricing.
In this case, retailers getting volume contract discounts for advertising placed with competing media would expand their reach at discounted ad rates. I would be in danger of having my current customers move more dollars to competing media to get the lower rate with my newspaper, so the rate discounts would have to require growth in ad spending in my newspaper.
While these approaches are uncommon, they do recognize the new market realities and offer an approach to shift market share if well thought out.
Clearly, the competitors could also employ this approach, so to be successful the strategy would have to play off the strengths. A regional newspaper offers broader exposure than a newspaper that only serves one community, while a community newspaper offers local coverage and promotions. In turn, the Internet offers immediacy and search capabilities that newspapers, radio, and television cannot.
In today's hypercompetitive and constantly shifting media landscape, the solutions that will move market share and win stable relationships with consumers and businesses will be based on the realities of why competing media exist in the first place.
Gary Randazzo is founder of GWR Research, a media marketing and management consulting firm. He served as senior vice president at the Houston Chronicle and executive vice president and general manager of the San Francisco Chronicle. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.