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January 3, 2013
Overthinking It
Internet Commenters Try to Trade for Giancarlo Stanton
Being a baseball rumormonger is a difficult job to do well. First, you spend years building a network of sources who can and will tell you interesting things about baseball teams. Even after you've collected your contacts, be prepared to put in long hours and work weekends to stay ahead of the story or be the first to break it. Don't expect to sleep or be seen without a cell phone.
However, the job has its perks: attract a large enough following, and you can create your own stories. Slow news day? Pick a highly coveted player whom it might make some sort of sense for a team to trade. Ask an executive who works for that team if there's any chance that said player might be moved. If the executive says the player won't be traded under any circumstances, you have a story, or what passes for a story in the MLBTR/Twitter era. If the executive allows even the slightest sliver of a possibility that the player might be available, you have a story that lives a long time and begets a long line of other stories, like something straight out of the Old Testament. What is he worth, and what might it take to trade for him? Which teams might match up? Will the team still be willing to trade him tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow? What about the day after that?
Giancarlo Stanton rumors have been circulating since November, when the Marlins traded all their other players to Toronto and Stanton tweeted, "Alright, I'm pissed off!!!" But they'd been dormant for a a few weeks before December 30th, when Marlins AGM Dan Jennings told Jim Bowden that the team was "willing to listen" to offers for Stanton. Never mind that Jennings insisted that the Marlins "are not shopping him" and are "certainly not looking to move him." Never mind that he added that the Marlins have "never not listened to a deal on any player." We now know for sure that the Marlins will not hang up their phones, block your number, and smash their SIM cards if you call them and say "Giancarlo Stanton," so it's safe to speculate. We're guilty of speculating ourselves, though we at least attempt to be realistic about it.
When BP alum Jonah Keri ranked the top 50 players in baseball by trade value in late November, Stanton ranked seventh. He's making little more than the major-league minimum, won't be arbitration eligible until after next season, and won't be a free agent until 2016. He's newly turned 23 years old, and he's already one of the best hitters in baseball. His batted balls break scoreboards and travel farther than any other batted balls have since 2009. On the other hand:
Late on Wednesday, Ken Rosenthal found a source who said that the odds of a Stanton trade are "as close to zero as they can be." Jon Heyman found a "person familiar with marlins thinking" ("Stanton is good and our fans are fed up with us already") who was willing to put the odds at exactly zero. But by then it was too late: Stanton had already been acquired in internet comment sections by fans of all 29 other teams. A few years ago, Matt Swartz laid out several rules for constructing plausible trade rumors in a piece at BP: salary matters, years under team control matter, quantity doesn't make up for lack of quality, and so on. Most of the commenters who proposed packages for Stanton must have missed that article.
You might think your team doesn't have what it takes to trade for Stanton. You might already have given up on getting him. But somewhere on the internet, someone thinks that not only can your team trade for Stanton, but it won't be that hard. The following are real Stanton trade packages proposed by fans of every team on the internet this offseason. (The team names link to the sources, in case you want to verify that someone actually said these things.)
Knowing what we know now (namely, that Morales is a Mariner), we can safely say this one won't happen. But it made so much sense at the time!
This proposal starts with "would never happen," but Snake Diggity still published it, which suggests that he or she thinks it would at least be in the realm of possibility if the Marlins would be open minded about it. "The Martinii" are Fernando Martinez—whom the Astros got for free from the Mets, a team without an outfield—and J.D. Martinez, who had the worst WARP in the NL last season. So, no, this would never happen. But if it did, "wgr56" would accept it, albeit with a heavy heart:
No, but we're sort of on the right track here: both players are moderately productive and under team control for at least as long as Stanton. Believe it or not, this might be one of the best of the bad proposals.
Blue Jays:
More seriously, but still not seriously enough:
And one commenter's response:
Stanton is younger than all three players in this package. Any Cardinals trade that doesn't start with Oscar Taveras or include Shelby Miller probably isn't painful enough for St. Louis to make sense for Miami.
Or the cubs could pursue the foolproof "make the Marlins pay for Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Marmol" approach:
No way that one would work without Brad Hand.
The D-Backs have spent their whole offseason trying to trade away an outfielder. This is just about the only proposal that they trade for one:
Yes, but where would Stanton play? That's the only problem with this proposal.
Lincecum will make $22 million this year and become a free agent at the end of the season. The Marlins won't want to take on any salary, let alone Lincecum's, and they won't want to trade for a player who'll leave at the end of the year.
Okay, but Gary Brown. He's a prospect! :) He's also older than Stanton and spent last season in Double-A. :(
Many of the Mariners proposals I saw included some sampling of the team's top five prospects, which might be something the Marlins would be willing to discuss. But the Felix family of fake Stanton trades—including Felix for Stanton and Buehrle, Felix and Smoak for Stanton, and Felix for Stanton straight up—probably wouldn't be, since Felix makes money (among many other reasons).
Scott Hairston is not actually on the Mets, so the Mets can't trade him for Stanton. Had he known this is all it would take to get Stanton, Alderson have extended Hairston before he declared free agency.
Aside from Bryce Harper, who stopped short of proposing a trade, this is the only person on the internet interested in bringing Stanton to DC:
Dylan Bundy is one of the best prospects in baseball, but he's recorded four outs in the majors, and pitching prospects are so scary there's an axiom about it. Any team would trade its top pitching prospect straight up for Stanton.
Unless that team already has Nate McLouth.
Will Venable is a nice player, but he's also 30 years old, so the only potential he has is to be worse than he's already been. Chris Denorfia is 32. In this scenario, the Marlins are most interested in acquiring old outfielders from the team that ostensibly has the best farm system in baseball. The Marlins work in mysterious ways.
Unfortunately, trades require the consent of both teams. On the internet, you'll see a lot of people proposing trades that they would make "in a heartbeat." The problem is that any trade one side would make in a heartbeat is a trade the other side wouldn't make at all.
One gracious Phillies fan was willing to go so far as to include other players in addition to Brown:
Yes! Definitely yes.
Kidding! No.
The Rangers are the favorite for Stanton. They have a need for him, and they also have cheap, talented, and tradeable players (Jurickson Profar, Mike Olt, Martin Perez) whom the Marlins might want. As much as it pains me to say it, because the two teams match up so well, many of the Marlins-Rangers trades proposed by internet commenters—deep breath—mostly make sense. This was one of the worst, which was also one of the best relative to the other teams' fake proposals.
You can trade Wade Davis for a talented young right fielder, but it only works once. For the sake of completeness, here's one with players who are actually on the Rays roster:
Red Sox:
Red Sox Stanton proposals are almost as bad as Yankees Stanton proposals (see below). Fans of these two teams were the only ones I came across who added the Marlins' top prospect into deals the Marlins wouldn't have done without the top prospect.
Rockies vs. Rangers: advantage Rockies! (If you root for the Rockies.)
When the Tigers traded for Miguel Cabrera, they had to give the Marlins two top-10 prospects and four other prospects and take on $29 million in dead Dontrelle Willis weight (which wasn't necessarily regarded that way at the time). But now? Nick Castellanos.
I found a total of two fake Twins proposals for Stanton. Maybe Midwesterners don't like to dictate what their teams should do.
White Sox:
If you've made it this far, you've probably noticed that most fans have a tendency to overrate their own team's prospects. So here's how you know the White Sox have a lousy farm system: even their own fans can't construct a single scenario that would convince the Marlins to trade Stanton to Chicago for minor leaguers.
But there's still hope!
There are more fans of the Yankees than there are fans of any other team, so it follows that the Yankees would also lead the league in bad fake trade proposals.
Forget for a moment that the Marlins wouldn't want to trade Stanton for someone who plays the same position; is not nearly as good; is much older; and is much more expensive. This proposal would also require amending the CBA to make trading multiple future draft picks and recently signed free agents things that baseball teams can do. Minor obstacles, I know, but you figure you'd at least have to toss in an Eduardo Nunez or a Melky Mesa to make the hassle worth the Marlins' while.
Now we're talking: in this scenario, the Yankees actually give up someone good whom they're legally allowed to trade. It's an expensive second baseman and impending free agent whom the Marlins would never want, but it still hurts to surrender him. Also acquiring the Marlins' top prospect would probably ease the pain.
So that's Giancarlo Stanton's market value, according to internet commenters who want him to come to their teams: not much. Ultimately, we're all convinced that we're above-average drivers, and that we're better looking than we actually are, and that our teams would have no trouble trading for Stanton. In conclusion,
Ben Lindbergh is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @benlindbergh
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Since you don't have an Indians one yet:
Jan 03, 2013 08:02 AM
If the point is simply that fanbases are silly, point made I suppose. But was it really that hard to find a Reds offer that wasn't a month old and didn't include two players who are no longer in the organization. RedsZone has plenty of Stanton offers floating around, mostly centered around Aroldis Chapman...
Jan 03, 2013 08:11 AM
Rockies: Dexter Fowler and cash.. because the Marlins, you know, want cash... and the Rockies, you know, still don't think Fowler is good.
Jan 03, 2013 08:58 AM
I can't believe my monitor is still attached to my computer after reading through that list.
Jan 03, 2013 09:17 AM
"Hits Right Handed" has gotten my day off to a great start.
Jan 03, 2013 09:43 AM
This is very entertaining, although mocking moronic Internet trade proposals is kind of like shooting Marlins in a barrel.
Jan 03, 2013 09:48 AM
The Jays trade made me lol. If anyone watches Treme on HBO, they might also think of DJ Davis like I did.
Jan 03, 2013 09:58 AM
I have an envelope of magic beans that is clearly worth more than Mr. Stanton.
Jan 03, 2013 09:59 AM
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M's send Taijuan Walker, James Paxton, Nick Franklin and Justin Smoak for Stanton. The M's desperately need a big bat and have enough high up prospects to lure the Marlins.
Jan 03, 2013 10:09 AM
Great article! Marlins fans (if there are any left?) shouldn't be exempt from this. There has to be somebody that posted Stanton for Longoria, Price & Wil Myers.
Jan 03, 2013 10:19 AM
God, Stanton is an amazing talent, but that seems an incredibly overpriced trade. That's an incredible amount of talent - and the Marlin's would then be at quandry with what to do with Price.
Jan 03, 2013 10:33 AM
The Marlins would want young, cost controlled players for Stanton...not guys like Price and Longoria. While excellent players they are also expensive. It would be more like Wil Myers and 2 to 3 more top prospects.
Jan 04, 2013 05:32 AM
The best is the Rays one ... simply because the Twitter handle is "hue knows baseball."
Jan 03, 2013 10:22 AM
"Blocked by Nate McLouth" HAHAHAHA.
Jan 03, 2013 10:49 AM
Nice article. The idea that a team would trade it's best young player for a handful of magic beans has an enduring quality. There was a day when something like that might happen, but Dave Littlefield isn't a GM any more.
Jan 03, 2013 11:19 AM
I think the Cardinals do actually have enough to get Stanton. Mozeliak would never give the young talent (Pitching and Taveras).
Jan 03, 2013 12:24 PM
The Cardinals definitely have the pieces to trade for Stanton, if so desired. Fortunately for the Cardinals, as currently constructed, they are in position to be highly competitive for years to come - thank you Jeff Lunhow. I would rather see them trade for David Price, but that's just my preference. He's still relatively young and almost certain to be traded within the next 12 months, give or take. He would be a difference maker in the playoffs, where their pitch-to-contact sinkerballers have predictably struggled. And a pitcher of his age and caliber would be difficult for them to obtain via free agency. I hope Mozeliak is working on this.
Jan 03, 2013 13:42 PM
They could offer Miller or Martinez and Oscar Taveras and get it done in a second. Maybe add Trevor Rosenthal for good measure. Then the Fish could keep Taveras in AAA all year and have him under control until 2019.
Jan 03, 2013 16:40 PM
Negative police alive and well I see!
Jan 05, 2013 18:33 PM
Royals e-GM really on top of his farm system when mentioning Patrick Leonard and Mike Montgomery as pieces of a deal.
Jan 03, 2013 12:42 PM
Matt Kory
BP staff
Thanks, Ben, for not putting my monumentally stupid Stanton to Boston trade proposal in here. Stupid Stanton trade proposals = "seemed like a good idea at the time..."
Jan 03, 2013 13:05 PM
Jason Wojciechowski
BP staff
Still don't know why the A's haven't offered Ben Sheets plus a prospect for Stanton.
Jan 03, 2013 13:35 PM
See, all of BP really does hate the Reds.
Jan 03, 2013 13:45 PM
Arizona sends Goldschmidt, Bradley, Skaggs, Gregorios and Eaton for Stanton and LoMo?
Jan 03, 2013 16:03 PM
Mike Trombone, Ernest O'Frieri, Kenndey Moralis and the rites to Gary Tandersons for Gaincrolos Stantion wiht also some mony.
Jan 03, 2013 19:25 PM
Well, if you're an M's fan it beats hearing J.Upton, Ethier, and Stanton rumors all within a 24 hour cycle only to sign Mike Jacobs.
Jan 03, 2013 19:25 PM
Steve Givarz
Jan 03, 2013 22:51 PM
"Bad news, Dan. Nate McClouth is refusing to move out of RF to accomodate Stanton."
Jan 04, 2013 08:13 AM
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Opinion: Lee Harvey Oswald's Castro Connection
Former CIA analyst and author Brian Latell on evidence that the Cuban dictator had links to John F. Kennedy's assassin. Photo: Associated Press
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... I ... I ... I ... welcome to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel ... today we're so fiftieth anniversary is the assassination of President John F Kennedy a traumatic in a terrible day ... you're looking a live shot from Arlington National Cemetery where many are coming ... to pay their respects are still ... many unanswered questions about the events of that day ... here to answer one of them is former C I a analyst Brian what's hell he's the author of Castro's secrets ... on Friday just written a book about the connection between the Harvey Oswald the assassin ... in Castro's Cuba ... what exactly was the one ... during the Cuban intelligence service had casted context of Lee Harvey Oswald going back to late nineteen fifty nine which was years before the assassination ... the Asean Marine he was first in touch with Devon's in Los Angeles ... later in the one to Mexico City and September of nineteen sixty three and he engaged with the number of Cuban intelligence officers ... men and women ... that extra says if he'd never heard of Lee Harvey Oswald subtle I Castro ... book after lights off and flagrantly ... this was one of the worst one of the most flagrant of his lies he said a day after Kennedy's death ... he went on Cuban television Penney said we never in our life heard of him cause will we never heard of them ... I have proved without a doubt that to its ally ... the Cuban intelligence had long been in touch with Oswald ... now why didn't the Warren Commission ... to investigate the assassination ... why didn't they learned this or or or or deed in doing any any further ... Warren Commission was kind of blindsided ... Chris by this EIA on By Robert Kennedy and the attorney general ... a Kennedy on this EIA had been trying to kill Castro ... there was a major plot to kill Castro a Fox when Kennedy was killed ... and that one commission was never told The that ... so they didn't think that Castro had a motive ... to retaliate to to to to try new to try to get Kennedy ... the FBI covered up by the FBI did not to inform the Warren Commission of many things that it should ... and I think President Johnson was concerned Johnson went to his grave believing ... the Castro somehow have been responsible for Kennedy's death so if if if President Johnson knew this lady ... why wouldn't he want to ... do something Priscilla ... Johnson lived through the missile crisis about a year earlier ... he knew how close them superpowers of nuclear superpowers Cantu of Holocaust ... he did not want to go through that he was a brand new presidency was uncertain ... of his standing as popularity ... the last thing he wanted was to go to war with Cuba and possibly the Soviet Union ... you are in this EIA for a number of years decades ... is there anything to the conspiracy theory that there was more than one shooter ... I don't think so and I think that Oswald fired three shots and no bullets were found anywhere else not on the grassy knoll nowhere else ... I'm a Oswald fired three shots two of which of course is pending ... okay well if you wanna know more about ... me is the link it isn't what pastor knew that of Lee Harvey Oswald read the book former CIB analyst prime suspect it is so much for joining us

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"I didn't really want to go Briarwood anyway. "
iMight Switch Schools is the 21st episode of season 1 of iCarly.
Sam and Freddie become upset when Carly is offered a full scholarship to an elite private school, Briarwood Academy. They both worry because if Carly left, it would mean the end of their webshow, iCarly.
Meanwhile, Spencer creates a miniature golf course, which eventually plays into Sam and Freddie's plan to get Carly to stay at Ridgeway Middle School. Sam asks for Freddie's help to prevent Carly from switching to Briarwood with the incentive that there is a better chance of Carly falling in love with him if she stays. They plan to sabotage Carly's interview with the headmistress, Mrs. Peeloff, so she would be seen in a bad light and no longer be considered for the scholarship. The two decide to make up a golf night (using Spencer's mini golf course) and invite students over to make noise and create havoc. In addition, they reschedule Carly's interview so it takes place at her home where all of the kids will be.
After her meeting goes awry and Carly confronts the two about their actions, they are apologetic and the headmistress admires the loyalty her friends show. Despite that, Carly is sure she has no chance to be accepted at Briarwood any more and says she didn't really want to go there anyway. In a blog on iCarly.com, she posted the rejection letter she received.
- When Freddie first imitated Spencer, Sam said not to sound like Darth Vader (a character from "Star Wars"), even though in the iCarly universe, Galaxy Wars is the equal to Star Wars. It could be that Star Wars also exists in the iCarly universe.
- When Freddie is talking to Mrs. Peeloff and pretending to be Spencer, his voice gets more and more like his own, ending up with Freddie talking normally.
- Carly wears the same pink robe in the episode, iCarly Awards.
- The life-size cutout on Spencer's golf hole is probably John C. McGinley known for his role of Dr. Perry Cox on Scrubs.
- Sam and Freddie barely fight in this episode.
- One of the awards in iCarly Awards said iGibby, which was mentioned here.
- In the Victorious episode The Blonde Squad, Evan Smith (Cat's date) was said to go to Briarwood Academy.
- Shayne Topp, who plays Phillip Brownley, also plays Vance Anderson in the Sam & Cat episode #StuckInABox.
- Carly yawning while using a laptop became a popular reaction image.
- Before Carly got sprayed, her shirt was already wet.
- When Carly asks a boy to press the water fountain button it squirts directly into her mouth - in reality the water stream would describe a path across the floor and up Carly's front before reaching her mouth.
- When Carly was watching iGibby, it says that it is live. It can't be live, because Sam, Gibby, and Freddie weren't in the iCarly studio, (Carly was), and in the studio, but not on the website, there were mini golf holes. However, it was just a dream sequence.
- When Carly and Mrs. Peeloff enter the iCarly studio and sit down to begin the interview there are three colored golf balls lying on the "toilet bowl hole" - but when the boy runs back in to hit a golf ball into the hole there is only one - the other two have disappeared.
- At the end of the episode when Spencer comes out of the shower he clearly has shaving cream all over his head, not shampoo.
Carly: [about the Briarwood scholarship] But why me?
Philip: 'Cause you're kind of famous! You're the star of iCarly.
Carly: Well, are you offering the same thing for Sam?
Philip: We were... 'til we checked Sam's grades.
Carly: I understand.
Sam: Hey, I grabbed your mail for you.
Carly: How'd you get in our mailbox?
Spencer: Yeah, you need the key.
Sam: No you don't!
Freddie: [rushing into Carly's apartment] Carly! I just got your text! You mean it? For real?
Carly: What'd your text say?
Sam: [In a flirty tone] I love you.
Freddie: [groans]
Sam: Oh, get over it! You were unloved before and you're unloved now. Nothing's changed.
Spencer: Too focused on doing this. [putts the ball into the cardboard man's groin]
Cardboard Man: Ah! [covers groin]
Spencer: Yeah! You see that?
Freddie: [holds stomach] Ow...
[On the iCarly webcast]
Carly: Okay, so you guys know how golf is like a really boring sport, right?
Sam: Wrong!
Carly: That's right, wrong!
Sam: 'Cause Carly's brother Spencer is building one of the coolest golf courses ever!
Carly: Well, mini golf.
Sam: Which is like regular golf.
Carly: Only minier!
Gibby: We saw the mini golf stuff on iCarly.
Kid: We want to play!
Spencer: Whoa! You guys, this isn't a real course.
Gibby: We'll give you money!
Sam: Okay. Five bucks per kid!
Spencer: Hey, I can't take money from children.
Sam: I can!
Sam: [about letting the kids use Spencer's mini golf course] Come on. You want these kids to spend ten, twenty bucks at some boring mini golf course out there, in the cold and rain, where bad kids might tempt them with unhealthy snacks?
Spencer: Well, when you PUTT it that way... please enjoy the course!
Delivery Man: Hi. I got a package for Shay comma Carly.
Carly: I'm Shay comma Carly!
Spencer: [walking into the room] Hey! I was wondering where you were.
Carly: I were here!
Spencer: You know that red-headed kid, Ernie? He swallowed two golf balls.
Carly: Oh my God! What'd you do?!
Spencer: ...Should I have done something?
Carly: Just tell me what to do!
Spencer: Okay! Listen, I'm your older brother. So I will help you through this difficult decision. Just... just close your eyes.
Carly: Okay. [closes her eyes]
Spencer: Okay. There's two roads in front of you. Road A, and the... one on the left... [runs out of the room]
Carly: [opens her eyes; after a laugh] Thank you!
[in Carly's dream]
Carly: Um, will this all be on the test?
Briarwood Teacher: Oh, Carly. Here at Briarwood, we don't have tests. We have frozen yogurt!
Carly: [looks at the iGibby web show on her laptop and screams] Okay, first I had a sweet dream, now I'm having a nightmare! I wanna dream sweetly some more! [Carly turns the lights off and rests her head on the cushion]
Sam: In homeroom, Carly told me she's gonna have that interview with the headmaster of Briarwood.
Freddie: Briarwood? Carly's gonna go there?
Sam: If the headmaster likes her.
Freddie: Well, who doesn't like Carly?
Sam: That's the problem, whiz pants!
Freddie: [looks down at his pants for a few seconds]
Sam: Of course she'll like Carly! And then, Carly will go there, make all new friends, and then bye-bye us!
Freddie: I don't wanna be bye-byed!
Sam: And if she stays here, there's a better chance she'll fall in love with you someday!
Freddie: [jumping up] You're right! We have to do this... for Carly!
Freddie: [on the phone with the Briarwood headmaster] Ah yes, this is Carly Shay's brother. Instead of Carly coming to meet you at Briarwood, could you meet with her at our apartment?... Why? [Sam whispers something in his ear] Uh....Because I sprained my buttocks!
Sam: Imagine an interview in an apartment filled with dozens of loud, screaming kids playing mini golf! [takes a bunch of flyers out of her bag and hands one to Freddie]
Freddie: [reading it] Free mini golf, tonight at Carly Shay's apartment, five thirty to midnight.
Sam: Uh huh.
Freddie: You're bad.
Sam: Uh huh!
Carly: Hey. Whatcha doing in the sink?
Spencer: Ah, it's backed up. Some kid shot a golf ball down the drain!
Carly: [motioning toward Mrs. Peeloff] Spencer, this is the headmaster of Briarwood.
Spencer: Oh.
Mrs. Peeloff: [loudly] Hello! How are your buttocks?
Spencer: My buttocks? Fine. Firm!
[Freddie and Sam celebrate with drinks after successfully removing Mrs. Peeloff]
Freddie: [Handing Sam a drink] We are good.
Sam: We are.
[Carly storms downstairs, clearly upset]
Carly: Why??!
Sam: Why what?
Carly: I'm not playing!! Why did you guys intentionally sabotage my interview?!
[Sam and Freddie take sips of their drinks]
Carly: Don't nonchalantly sip your drinks! Answer me!
Freddie: They chased her into Spencer's shower!
[Kids chase Mrs. Peeloff out of Carly's apartment]
Carly: ...I didn't really want to go Briarwood anyway.
Related iCarly.com blog posts
Carly's blog: My Rejection Letter from Briarwood Prep
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A Keith Jarrett solo concert is a combination of the strange and the sublime – acoustic grand piano music beyond category made on the wing interspersed with personal quirks that are the musician's trademark. So it was in one of Jarrett's now-infrequent solo gigs before a sold-out crowd at Walt Disney Concert Hall Monday night. The structure may have changed since these ventures began in the early-1970s, but the values that Jarrett crusaded for in these concerts have remained the same – and ECM's microphones were there to take it all down, hopefully for future release.
The solo concerts once consisted mainly of two, mesmerizing, longform rambles, but when Jarrett revived them in the early 2000s, they became strings of short thoughts, often based on one idea each.
His current ECM album "Testament" – a sprawling three-CD set recorded in Paris and London in the wake of some turmoil in his personal life – adheres to that format, as did his Disney Hall concert.
Where once all of Jarrett's influences flowed together in a stream-of-consciouness sequence, they now usually sort themselves out, as if he was composing a suite instead of a tone poem. The first segment was easily the longest – nearly 15 minutes – beginning with atonal abstractions (think Pierre Boulez or Milton Babbitt) and eventually working its way back in time to Prokofiev. The tiny, rolling 2-minute third section sounded like an homage to the howling-wind finale of Chopin's "Funeral March" Sonata, followed abruptly by a segment of foot-stomping slow funk.
Part of the weird charm of a Jarrett solo concert are his pointed spoken comments – and he compulsively went back to the open mic again and again. Now and then, there may have been a method in the madness. He would lament the passing of old values in the Apple Computer age – "What happened to mastery?" – and then come up with a nostalgic, lyrical piece of fragile beauty. He would cut off a stillborn boogie after a few seconds – "That's not what I meant to play" – ask for requests (!), complain about the Internet again, and then launch a better boogie that rocked the hall.
As always, this was high-wire playing, with all of Jarrett's keyboard skills – the variety of touches, the sparkling technique, the great instinct for the groove, the roving independent mind – still intact. Sometimes, you get the feeling that Jarrett's explorations have reached their limits and tend to re-plow old ground. But Jarrett is aware enough to kid himself about it – and in the end, his encores, like a rollercoaster "Carolina Shout" and a simple, tender "Over The Rainbow," settled contentedly into an earlier, Google-free time. Or perhaps he would call it a timeless time.


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Theresa Rebeck's POOR BEHAVIOR Opens Tonight at Primary Stages
Primary Stages in association with Jamie deRoy and Barry Feirstein, present the New York premiere of Poor Behavior, a new comedy by Theresa Rebeck (Seminar, Mauritius, The Understudy, creator of NBC's "Smash"). Poor Behavior plays a limited engagement through September 7 at Primary Stages at The Duke on 42nd Street - a NEW 42ND STREET project (229 West 42nd Street). Opening night is tonight, August 17 at 7PM.
Evan Cabnet (The Model Apartment, A Kid Like Jake) will direct the company featuring Heidi Armbruster (Disgraced, My Man is a Loser), Brian Avers (The Explorers Club, The Lieutenant of Inishmore), Jeff Biehl (Machinal, Master Builder), and Katie Kreisler (Nikolai and the Others, The House of Blue Leaves). With Poor Behavior, Rebeck presents a devilish argument about infidelity and America in this new comedy about two couples spending a not-so-idyllic weekend in the country.
Playwright Theresa Rebeck points to the central question that intrigued her, in the writing: What if you made a mistake, years ago, that has destroyed your life, and will continue to destroy your life? Don't you owe it to some higher notion of 'goodness' to fight for your life? "I've gotten a bit antinomian lately," she admits. "I see the rules of behavior in our world as so confusing anymore, who can make head or tail of them? So what responsibility do people have to each other? Is the idea of pursuing what you want, regardless of the cost to others, a healthy or destructive way to live? Or does it need to be judged another way?" Her darkly comedic vision remains compassionate. "I love these people," she admits. "I think they're funny and passionate. I want their lives to be vital."
"For me, what makes the play so immediate and "of the moment' is the search for a moral compass, for some common ground on which to agree on how to behave," says director Evan Cabnet. "If we as a society no longer agree to some sort of baseline moral or ethic code, then how do we know what is right and wrong, good or bad, appropriate or inappropriate? Everyone is left to their own devices, with damaging results."
Poor Behavior features a scenic design by Lauren Helpern, costume design by Jessica Pabst, lighting design by Jason Lyons, sound design by Jill BC Du Boff, and casting by Stephanie Klapper Casting. Poor Behavior runs July 29 - September 7. Opening night is tonight, August 17 at 7PM.
Photo by James Leynse.


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In Murder, this creepy and gorgeous short film by Yang Tzu Ting, a brilliant scientist has figured out a way to clone not only the body, but the soul as well. After his twin brother is violently murdered, he decides to revive him by testing the cloning device on himself - and, in the process, discovers the horrifying truth behind the murder.
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The Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev is taking her top off for a good cause.
In a photo posted on her WhoSay account Thursday, Dobrev appeared topless, but covered her chest with a sign reading "#getcovered" in reference to President Obama's Affordable Care Act, which started on Tuesday.
"I'm Canadian. We have healthcare for all. If you don't have insurance go to http://say.ly/cdi6TN2 and #GetCovered. Because w/o it, you're naked."
Dobrev, 24, is just the latest celebrity to use creative tactics to spread awareness about the Affordable Care Act. Jennifer Hudson appeared in a Funny or Die video earlier this week where she played an Olivia Pope-like "scandal manager" who can't find a legitimate scandal not easily solved by the Affordable Care Act.


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Ideological Warning Labels
A story this morning on NPR's "Morning Edition" reminded me of my continuing complaint that the mainstream (liberal) media regularly put an ideological label on conservative and libertarian organizations and interviewees, but not on liberal and leftist groups. In a report about states accepting stimulus funds, reporter Kathy Lohr quoted "Jon Shure of the Washington D.C.-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities," "Maurice Emsellem with the National Employment Law Project," and "Tad DeHaven, a budget analyst with the fiscally conservative Cato Institute in Washington, D.C." (Thanks! And I'd say the label is correct, even if I might prefer libertarian.)
Those are all legitimate sources for the story. But only one of them gets an ideological label — even though the other two groups are clearly on the left. They're to the left of the Obama administration; indeed, they're probably part of what the White House press secretary calls the "professional left." So why not alert listeners that you might be getting a "liberal" or "leftist" perspective from those two sources, just as you warned them that the Cato Institute was speaking from a fiscally conservative perspective?
Back on March 23, I noted but did not blog about references on "Morning Edition" to "the libertarian Cato Institute," the "conservative American Enterprise Institute," and "the Brookings Institution." No label needed for Brookings, of course. Just folks there. (A bit of Googling reveals that the Brookings reference came from Marketplace Radio, heard on WAMU as an insert into "Morning Edition." But NPR never labels it either.)
NPR's ombudsman noted in July that NPR uses the term "ultra‐conservative" a lot more than "ultra‐liberal."
It's all too typical of the mainstream‐liberal media: They put ideological warning labels on libertarians and conservatives, lest readers and listeners be unaware of the potential for bias, but very rarely label liberals and leftists. Note the absence of labels on NPR in frequent references to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Journalists should be more even‐handed: label all your sources ideologically, or none of them. It's stacking the deck to label those on the right but not those on the left.


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The Dalai Lama jokes with his audience during his July 17 speech at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago (Photo © John Rodriguez, Claretian Publications)
I had the opportunity yesterday to hear the Dalai Lama speak at one of two events the Theosophical Society in America was hosting with him in Chicago. Addressing an audience of about 8,000 at the University of Illinois Chicago Pavilion, the Dalai Lama talked about "Bridging the Faith Divide: Compassion in Action."
What struck me most about the event was not so much the Dalai Lama's message but the way he connected with his audience. Poking a little fun at himself as he posed for photographers before his talk, the Dalai Lama expressed concern that the position of his chair for the talk might not afford the audience a good enough view of his smiling face. "People tell me they like to see me smile," he said. His assistant then tapped him on his arm and pointed to the jumbotron behind him, on which a close-up of the Dalai Lama filled most of the width of the arena.
In the subsequent two hours the audience did indeed get a good view of his smiling, chuckling, and laughing face as the 76-year-old Tibetan Buddhist leader interspersed his speech with frequent displays of his legendary sense of humor. To be honest, it made me a little envious, secretly wishing His Catholic Holiness possessed a little more of the charisma and charm of His Buddhist Holiness (something the pope's predecessor certainly knew how to work to his full advantage).
In the talk—as he has also done in his most recent book, Toward a True Kinship of Faiths: How the World's Religions Can Come Together (Random House)—the Dalai Lama recounted how in his youth, having been steeped and educated in Tibetan Buddhism, he was convinced that "our religion is the best, and other religions are only so-so." He said he only gradually came to recognize the beauty and wisdom of other religions. He credited his first trip to India with opening his eyes and his subsequent friendships with followers and leaders of other religions with making it "very clear that all religious traditions carry the same message of compassion, love, forgiveness, tolerance, moral principle, justice and truthful[ness]."
The Dalai Lama repeatedly mentioned Thomas Merton as one of the big influences in his life. "I considered him a spiritual brother. He was like a strong bridge between Eastern and Christian traditions." Recalling his visit to Gethsemani Abbey (the Trappist monastery where Merton lived) years after his friend's death, he again chuckled as he told the audience how he found out that while he had prided himself on getting up at 3:30 a.m. every day, Merton got up a whole hour earlier, at 2:30 a.m.; and that he goes to sleep at 8:30 p.m., while Merton went to bed at 7:30 p.m.
In a question-and-answer session following his talk, the Dalai Lama was asked about the growing interest in Buddhism in the United States today. He didn't seem overly impressed. "Modern people love something new," he said comparing it to a kind of "tourism." "Tourists find something new, but after a few months they forget." He recounted Buddha's advice to "investigate other traditions" and to sort through what makes sense and what doesn't. But he added, "I always stress to you who are traditionally not Buddhist that it is much better to keep your own traditions, much better and much safer." He said a woman once told him, "'In this life I'll be a Christian, but in the next life I'll be a Buddhist.' A clear sign of confusion."
There were a couple of other interesting side notes—from a Catholic perspective—when the Dalai Lama talked about the three ways in which he was pursuing interreligious harmony: 1) through meetings with scholars of different religious traditions; 2) through meetings with practitioners of different religions who have a "deeper experience" (he again mentioned his friendship with Merton as well as with other Catholic monks and with Mother Teresa) and 3) through "group pilgrimages" with representatives of other faiths.
Talking about such pilgrimages, he spoke in particular about an interfaith pilgrimage to Jerusalem as well as his experiences at the two Marian shrines of Lourdes, France and Fatima, Portugal. After praying with an interfaith group at the statue of Our Lady of Fatima, the Dalai Lama said that, as he was getting up to leave, he noticed that "the Mary statue was smiling toward me. Perhaps Mary made a mistake thinking that I'm not Buddhist, that I'm Christian," he joked.
With a 25th anniversary gathering scheduled to take place this fall, the Dalai Lama paid particular tribute to the World Day of Prayer Pope John Paul II convened in 1986 in Assisi, saying it sent a "powerful message to millions of people around the world," reinforcing that the world's major religions proclaim the same core message of compassion, love, forgiveness, and peace.
In an answer to another question about the relationship between science and religion, he quoted Pope Benedict XVI's plea that "faith and reason must go together."


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Student Does Hilariously Disastrous Back Flip at Graduation Ceremony
He may be a college graduate, but this guy doesn't appear to be quite ready to take on the world just yet.
During last weekend's commencement ceremonies at Michigan's Davenport University, this student tried to do a back flip after getting his diploma. He wound up getting a face plant in front of everyone.
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Carlisle tax collector faces drug charges
Borough officials to collect taxes
Carlisle's tax collector is barred from performing the duties of the position pending the outcome of his drug case.
George Hicks Jr., 21, is accused of selling marijuana to an undercover officer at an office suite in the first block of South Hanover Street in the borough, according to court documents.
On Aug. 2, he sold $100 worth of the illegal drugs, and on Monday, he sold $200 worth of marijuana, according to court documents.
"I do plan to fight this and do plan to show that this was a set-up," Hicks Jr. said. "I have a disorder where I use marijuana to help me to eat. So, I was helping out a friend who I've smoked with before to have some marijuana and I was set up. This has nothing to do with my duties as a tax collector."
Hicks Jr. faces drug delivery charges.
Borough officials have taken over tax collecting duties.
Carlisle taxpayers should visit the borough's website for details on how to handle their payments. Click here to view the website.


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Laerdal Global Health (LGH) was established as the non-profit sister company to Laerdal Medical dedicated to helping save lives of mothers and newborns in low resource settings.
MamaNatalie birthing simulator that comes with NeoNatalie helps you create realistic training scenarios easily. It has been designed to facilitate an engaging role play that will make the learning sessions memorable and efficient.
MamaNatalie is a birthing simulator that makes it easy to create very compelling simulations of complex or normal birthing scenarios. It is worn by a standardized patient, who takes the role of the mother, and manually controls the training scenario and the following features:
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NeoNatalie facilitates effective learning of standard newborn resuscitation. It has realistic size and appearance, and also a natural weight, feel and touch when filled with lukewarm water.
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The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 is a 10.1in tablet that runs on Microsoft's new touch-friendly operating system, Windows 8 Pro.
Its main claim to fame is its optional docking connector and wireless keyboard, which turn the device into a miniature all-in-one (AIO) PC.
The ThinkPad Tablet 2 in tablet and AIO modes.
Boasting the full version of Windows 8, a host of enterprise-friendly software and an inbuilt digitiser pen, the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 is a decent option for businesses looking to migrate to the new OS.
On the downside, a Windows 8 touch screen laptop will offer much of the same functionality and is arguably better suited to a virtualised desktop environment. It's is also a bit pricey when all the necessary components are added together (the 64GB version we tested cost $919 for the tablet alone).
That said, the Tablet 2 remains one of the better Windows 8 Pro tablets on the market, at least until the Microsoft Surface Pro makes its belated entrance.
Under the hood
The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 is sold in a range of configurations with prices starting at $749. The keyboard and docking connector are sold for $149 and $99, respectively.
The version we tested came with a 1.8GHz Intel Atom Z2760 processor, 2GB RAM and a 64GB SSD. Connectivity options include a solitary USB port, Micro HDMI, a Micro SD memory card slot and a SIM card slot compatible with Australian 3G networks.
The inclusion of 3G is a big plus for mobile workers and is something that many rival tablets lack, including the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Asus Vivo Tab RT and Google Nexus 7.
Unlike some of the other Windows 8 tablets we've tested, the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 comes with the full, non-RT version of the OS (AKA Windows 8 Pro). This makes it better suited to business users and people who require a fully-fledged mobile PC.
While we're on the subject of Windows 8, we need to mention the Windows Store, which is currently limited by what it offers. Some popular third-party apps are not currently available on the platform, such as Dropbox and Pocket/Read It Later. (You can still download these applications via the desktop mode, but it's not an ideal workaround.)
With any luck, this situation will begin to change as support for the fledgling operating system grows.
The ThinkPad Tablet 2 comes with a handful of pre-installed Windows 8 apps (including Skype, Evernote and Amazon Kindle), the music streaming service Rara and a trial of Microsoft Office.
Lenovo has also included some business-centric applications of its own ranging from Lenovo QuickSnip to Lenovo cloud storage. A fingerprint reader, IT manageability technologies and enterprise-level encryption tools are also included.
Design and handling
The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 weighs in at 565 grams and measures 9.8mm at its thickest point, which makes it roughly the same size as most 10-inch tablets.
The build quality is what we've come to expect from Lenovo. It's a sleek and solidly constructed tablet that's easily a stylistic match for the Apple iPad. The glossy black finish might look a bit plain to some people, but we think its target audience of business users will appreciate the no-nonsense design.
The tablet handled well during testing. All physical buttons remain readily accessible in both landscape and portrait modes. If we have one caveat, it's that the default UI's icons are a little on the small side, which can make touch screen selection a hit-and-miss affair. This is especially noticeable when attempting to access menus in the IE browser.
Thankfully, the included digitiser pen eliminates this issue. It works a treat and is also suitable for note-taking, signature capture and document markup. [Note: only some versions of the ThinkPad Tablet 2 come bundled with this accessory.]
The included digitiser pen suits a range of purposes.
In AIO mode, the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 resembles a shrunk down office PC adhering to the pizza-box form factor. Setting up is simple; the tablet slots into the dock (which doubles as a monitor stand) and connects automatically to the Bluetooth-enabled keyboard.
Truth be told, we're not 100 percent sold on the tablet/AIO concept: the addition of a bulky docking connector makes the device extremely fiddly to carry around. (Tellingly, Lenovo's proprietry leather slipcase only has room for the tablet and keyboard; not the dock that bridges them together.)
The form factor also lacks the 'use-anywhere' convenience of a laptop/tablet hybrid, such as Asus' Vivo Tab RT or Lenovo's ThinkPad Twist. Instead, a desk is required to use the keyboard effectively. (While it's possible to attach the tablet directly to the keyboard, it doesn't lock into place, which makes accidental drops a real worry.)
That said, if you spend a fair amount of time in the office -- and don't mind using a tablet on the road -- the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 provides a reasonable balance between both working environments. For most users though, we can't help but feel that a laptop would be more convenient.
The keyboard comes with an optical trackpoint with its own battery and left/right/centre scroll buttons. The keys are responsive, if a little on the small side. The docking connector bolsters connectivity via three USB 2.0 ports, HDMI and RJ45 Ethernet.
The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 compared to an all-in-one PC.
The Tablet 2's 10.1in antiglare multitouch display has a native resolution of 1366x768 pixels. This is significantly lower than the Apple iPad's celebrated retina display (2048x1536) but remains on par with most Windows 8 tablets.
The Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 also boasts an 8MP rear-facing camera and a 2MP 720P HD webcam suitable for video conferencing. In terms of picture quality, the rear-facing camera is on par with most other high-end tablets.
Performance and battery life
We tested the Twist's computing performance using PCMark7; a Windows 8-optimised benchmark that assesses a laptop's CPU responsiveness, media playback and multitasking. It received an overall score of 1434. This is disappointing for an all-in-one PC but remains a reasonable result for a tablet. By contrast, Lenovo's ThinkPad Twist ultrabook received 2904 in the same test.
In our battery tests, the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 held out for a little over nine hours which is a solid result for a tablet.
With Microsoft's Surface Pro models currently unavailable in Australia, the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 has managed to fill a gap in the market. The unusual AIO form factor wont be to everyone's taste, but it remains a reasonable choice for users requiring a proper Windows 8 tablet.


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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
In 1820 Taylor was concerned that the promise of the American constitution, to radically limit the power of the central state, was being undermined by interventionist economic policies:
An adoration of military fame, specious projects and eminent individuals, has in all ages brought on mankind a multitude of evils; and a sound freedom of property is the only mode that I know of, able to destroy the worship of these idols, by removing beyond their reach the sacrifices upon which themselves, and their proselytes, subsist.
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This work by Taylor, Construction Construed and Constitutions Vindicated (1820) is considered by some historians of political thought to be the greatest single work on political philosophy written by an American during the 19th century.


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The City of Lincoln has begun efforts to develop a Solid Waste Management Plan for Lincoln and Lancaster County. The Solid Waste Plan 2040 will provide a guide for policy decisions regarding solid waste management systems, facilities and programs for the next 30 years. The development of a comprehensive, integrated solid waste management plan was identified as a key strategy in the Lincoln-Lancaster County 2040 Comprehensive Plan (LPlan 2040), adopted in October 2011.
The Solid Waste Plan 2040 is being guided by the Public Works and Utilities Department, the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department and a 20-member Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee will review the components of the plan, evaluate community input, provide guidance and feedback and propose changes.
Miki Esposito, Director of the City Public Works and Utilities Department, said the average solid waste generation rate in the City and County averages more than seven pounds per person per day. "Most of us recycle at home and work, and all of us need to get rid of garbage, so this plan will have an impact on our everyday lives," Esposito said. "The plan will address waste reduction, reuse and recycling in addition to collection, handling and disposal capacity."
More information on the plan is available on the project website at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: solid waste plan) or by calling the project phone number, 402-441-7738. Esposito said public participation will be encouraged at every step in the process. The public can be involved by:
Esposito said a draft Solid Waste Management Plan is scheduled to be completed by late summer 2013. The plan will be submitted to the City-County Planning Commission, the County Board and the City Council for adoption as a subarea plan in LPlan 2040.


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Hedda Gabler is one tough cookie to love. Heck, let's set the bar lower: She's tough to like.
Keep in mind I'm talking about the title character of Henrik Ibsen's play, not the current production at Mad Cow Theatre in which there's plenty to like.
Ibsen wrote "Hedda Gabler" in 1890 and his protagonist — imperious, willful Hedda — caused a stir in the straitlaced society of the time. Some deemed her a proto-feminist because of her insistence on creating a life she wanted instead of deferring to the men around her.
In Mad Cow's take, directed by Eric Zivot, Hedda seems less driven by a notion of female empowerment and more fueled by selfish anger. But it's not always clear what her anger is about.
A dramatic staging — the action takes place in the center of the audience on a narrow strip of floor — creates a claustrophobic physical feeling. But Zivot's actors don't always convey the emotional confinement that the era's gender roles must have inflicted on Hedda. And he allows Sara Humbert as a surly maid to take her comedy too far; her obvious insubordination undercuts the notion that women of the time lacked a way to express themselves.
As Hedda, Melanie Whipple puts a dash of Scarlett O'Hara in her character: Barking orders one minute, turning on the charm next. Her Hedda seems more impetuous than manipulative. But Whipple has the knack of letting the audience see her brain at work; there's always some reason to be watching her face, trying to deduce what's happening behind her bright eyes.
Though she starts off as simply mean, as her machinations increase to lies, theft, pushing an alcoholic off the wagon and more, Whipple's words take on a darker tone.
She makes the characters around her more likeable: Robb Ross, never overdoing his character's nebbishness, is more sympathetic than any bookish bore should be. Emily Killian's simple Mrs. Elvsted triggers a desire to pat her softly on the head and murmur "There, there." Mikki Scanlon Kriekard's Aunt Julia, fretting about her sick sister and nattering obliquely about pregnancy, is equally appealing.
Mark Lainer has the right touch of unnerving smarm as Judge Brack. And Steven Lane creates a riveting portrait of a man crushed by forces and motives that leave him both bewildered and broken. In a sea of great performances, it's a knock-out.
'Hedda Gabler'
• What: A Mad Cow Theatre production of the Henrik Ibsen play
• Where: Mad Cow Theatre, 105 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando
• When: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, extra performance at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 7; through March 25
• Tickets: $29; $27 students; pay what you wish on March 7
• Call: 407-297-8788
• Online: Madcowtheatre.com


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Beauty Looks at GambattistaValli Fall Couture 2013
Giambattista Valli Accents Sleek Strands With Metal Artwork
Giambattista Valli Accents Sleek Strands With Metal Artwork
The models on the Giambattista Valli Fall 2013 Couture runway were walking contradictions. The makeup, which featured rosy lips and dewy skin, was the picture of sweet innocence, while metal crowns sitting atop smooth strands added a rough edge. These tiaras would seem more at home in an art gallery or historical museum, but somehow the designer made the runway his exhibit. The final effect was part princess, part Viking warrior.
The look: Slicked-back hair adorned with metal tiaras, bold brows, a glistening complexion, and rosy lips.
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Pavel Datsyuk collects goal, assist as Detroit drops Pittsburgh 4-1
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Evgeni Malkin spent two periods making the Pittsburgh Penguins forget all about Sidney Crosby.
He couldn't make it three.
Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist, Jimmy Howard stopped 25 shots and the Detroit Red Wings roared to a 4-1 victory over the injury-depleted Penguins on Tuesday despite a brilliant effort from Malkin.
The dazzling Russian scored his 11th goal of the season and hit the post twice in more than 23 minutes of mostly brilliant play, but ran out of steam as the Red Wings pulled away in the third period.
"Every single time he touched the puck it seemed like something was happening," Howard said. "He's a great player, there's no way around it; he makes things happen when he's out there."
The Red Wings countered with balanced play led by Datsyuk, who steadied Detroit with a second-period goal to even things up before the Red Wings scored three times in the third.
"It was a great momentum boost for us," Howard said of Datsyuk's ninth goal of the season. "They were sort of carrying the play there in the second period and it's just a great shot by Pavel."
One that gave the Red Wings the boost they needed to win in Pittsburgh for the first time in three seasons.
"Detroit is a good team, they played quick," Malkin said. "We had a couple of mistakes. In the last 10 minutes, we played bad and we didn't have a chance to win."
Crosby missed his third straight game and 23rd overall with concussion-like symptoms. Pittsburgh defencemen Kris Letang, Zbynek Michalek and Robert Bortuzzo are also out while dealing with similar issues.
The Red Wings publicly lamented the chance to play Pittsburgh at full strength in the renewal of a heated rivalry that saw the teams split a pair of thrilling Stanley Cup finals in 2008 and 2009.
They weren't complaining, however, after spending much of the night trying to keep Malkin in check. He gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead with a breathless end-to-end rush to just before the end of the first period and nearly made it 2-0 early in the second when his shot clanged off the post and momentarily stopped on the goal line before being swept out of danger.
The Red Wings took advantage of the reprieve, with Datsyuk evening the game at 1 in the second period before Detroit poured it on the third, scoring three times in the game's final 15 minutes.
Johan Franzen scored his team-leading 14th goal to give Detroit the lead before Danny Cleary added a pair of late insurance scores as the Red Wings handed the Penguins their first regulation loss to a Western Conference team this season.
"It was a good road game for us," Cleary said. "I thought we played OK in the first, not great in the second, good in the third."
Pittsburgh fell to 1-2-0 in the three games since Crosby was sidelined with a recurrence of concussion-like symptoms. The two losses have come to the league's elite. Philadelphia handled the Penguins for long stretches in a 3-2 win last Thursday, and the Red Wings played lights out in the third.
"There were lots of loose pucks right around the cage," Pittsburgh's Matt Niskanen said. "We just weren't able to capitalize. I thought our guys went to the net hard, but they managed to keep them out of the net."
Howard was stellar when he needed to be in winning his league-leading 18th game. Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 shots while failing to win the 200th game of his career.
Pittsburgh fell to 12-8-3 when Crosby doesn't play, a routine that's become all too common over the past year. He missed 10 months after taking a shot to the head in consecutive games last January before returning on Nov. 21.
He scored twice and added 10 assists in eight games, but hasn't played since a 3-1 loss to Boston last week and said Monday he's out indefinitely.
The Penguins clearly need him against the league's better teams. The Flyers dictated play last week and Pittsburgh couldn't respond after the Red Wings got going in the third period.
"For the first 10 minutes in the second period I felt they competed harder than we did and won more battles and, to me, were taking the game a little bit," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said. "Then I thought we really dug in at that point and played well for the last 30 minutes."
NOTES: In addition to Crosby, Bartuzzo and Steve MacIntyre were also scratched by the Penguins. ... Mike Commodore and Cory Emmerton were scratched by the Red Wings. ... The Penguins travel to Ottawa on Friday while Detroit plays in Nashville on Thursday.


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OLD-TIMERS who have seen it all say this is the worst year for Seattle sports.
The Mariners finished in the cellar. The Huskies, winless on the gridiron, exemplify college football futility. The Seahawks are in a tailspin. And the Sonics split, leaving a hole where the heart of Seattle pro basketball once beat.
To this list I pass along another loss, perhaps the saddest: Seattle's most visible, beloved and melodic sports fan -- Tuba Man -- is dead.
Seattle knew Edward McMichael by sight or sound, the bespectacled guy with the wispy beard and floppy Uncle Sam and Dr. Seuss hats. For decades he breathed life into his shiny brass instrument, outside city sports venues.
On Oct. 25, police say, McMichael, 53, was near a bus stop in the 500 block of Mercer Street when thugs attacked, beating and robbing him after midnight. He was taken to the hospital for head wounds and was home recovering. But he died sometime Sunday or early Monday.
"We believe his death was directly connected to the assault," Seattle police spokesman Sean Whitcomb told me Monday night. Gang and homicide detectives were handling the case.
Two juvenile suspects were in custody, and detectives are looking for three other people. "This is tragic," Whitcomb said. Police are seeking the public's help.
"Ed passed away overnight," Ronny Chesvick said Monday. Chesvick works at the Vermont Inn, where McMichael lived. "Ed was a great guy. Funny. Friendly. Easygoing. We all loved him."
When the Mariners made a storied postseason run in 1995, McMichael played "Happy Days Are Here Again," outside the Kingdome. After the Sonics collapsed in the NBA playoffs against the Denver Nuggets in '94, he played a dirge to match the shock that fans -- rumpled and morose -- felt as they staggered away from Seattle Center.
When the Seahawks surprised the world by rumbling to the 2006 Super Bowl, Tuba Man filled the air outside Qwest Field with musical ecstasy. Sports Illustrated called him a "super fan."
Hundreds of thousands of Seattleites have walked by McMichael outside sporting events -- and local stages. He loved to play outside the opera and theater houses. To play the tuba, he told me, was to be alive.
A native of the Seattle area, McMichael graduated in the early 1970s from King's Garden High School. He was in the band at North Seattle Community College. He later brought his talents to one local ensemble or another, from Seattle Youth Symphony to Bellevue Philharmonic to Cascade Symphony.
He could have made a living in a band but chose to play for tips outdoors. Even in the rain, he would set a bucket at his feet for tip money, right next to jugs of his favorite drink, either V8 or Sunny Delight. Then he would purse his lips to his contrabass tuba -- "My baby," he called it -- and create low, noble sounds.
McMichael appreciated when people would stop and listen, or leave a buck or two. But for him just meeting folks was the biggest reward. "That's what I value most," he said when I caught up with him last year. "People."
In recent days, people wondered where he had gone. They hadn't seen him outside McCaw Hall -- his usual spot on opera nights. He wasn't outside the Seahawks game Sunday.
Police said the five toughs who set their sights on McMichael also robbed and attacked two teens around the same time, asking for $5 and to use their cell phone. When the teens said the battery was dead, the attackers jumped.
The thugs also seized McMichael, who was "on the ground in a fetal position trying to protect himself as the group was kicking and punching him on the ground," wrote a police officer who pulled up to the scene and saw the attack.
Two of the lowlifes, both about 15 years old, were caught. Three fled.
A police report said a ring snatched from McMichael's finger during the sickening, ruthless violence was recovered. I wondered if it was his beloved 1979 Sonics championship ring, which he wore on his left hand.
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Neighbors last saw him Saturday at his apartment. He had a warm twinkle in his eye but was very groggy from pain medication.
On Monday morning, his brother went to the apartment to take him to a doctor's appointment, but he wasn't in the lobby. So a manager went to McMichael's room. She opened the door and found him lying peacefully on his bed, surrounded by sports clippings and memorabilia.
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The office was created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and is responsible for overseeing the nine registered Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs).
Among the responsibilities of the new office is conducting an annual exam of each credit rating agency and issuing a public report. Prior to the creation of the Office of Credit Ratings, the NRSRO examinations required under Dodd-Frank were conducted by the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE).
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Throughout his career, Butler has served in leadership positions through which he gained extensive knowledge about the role of credit rating agencies in the financial services sector. He spent 14 years at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and its predecessors, including Citi Global Wealth Management, where he held senior executive positions for several business units, including as a managing director and chief operating officer for the Investment Strategy, Investment Advisory, Global Investments and Public Sector Group units.
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UPDATED: McClain v. Pfizer appeal to be heard Thursday
Pfizer Inc.'s appeal of a Hartford jury's decision to award a former company scientist $1.37 million in a whistleblower case will be heard Thursday by a three-judge panel at the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan.
Becky McClain, a longtime molecular biologist at Pfizer's Groton laboratories who won a jury decision in U.S. District Court two years ago after claiming the company retaliated against her for raising safety concerns, said in an email that the hearing is expected to get under way at 2 p.m.
"There is no jury and I will not talk," she said. "But the attorneys argue."
McClain claims that she became dangerously ill after being infected by a virus at Pfizer's laboratories in Groton. But the company claims that the former Deep River resident — now living in Albuquerque, N.M. — was fired after abandoning her job.
"In reality, Ms. McClain was terminated from employment because she refused to return to work for more than 11 months, and would not return to work for reasons unrelated to her alleged speech," Pfizer said in a statement.
Pfizer said it plans to present "strong arguments" to overturn the jury's decision that the company retaliated against McClain for exercising her free-speech rights.
McClain, whose intermittent bouts of paralysis have subsided over the years, said she raised safety concerns internally at Pfizer and then, after getting nowhere, filed a complaint with the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration, which some critics say is ill-equipped to investigate laboratory safety involving complex biological organisms.
OSHA said it found no violations at the Groton laboratories, and District Court Judge Vanessa L. Bryant would not allow McClain to raise the issue during a two-week trial in Hartford. Instead, the jury found that the weight of the evidence was on McClain's side regarding the other major charges: that Pfizer retaliated against her and interfered with her right to free speech.
A workers' rights group called the Injured Workers National Network said it will be supporting McClain by attending Thursday's court hearing in New York City.
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and her struggle for justice is connected to the struggle of thousands of other injured workers," according to an email sent by Steve Zeltzer, a California-based advocate for workers' rights who attended McClain's trial two years ago.
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