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Congress's non-partisan budget umpire had some relatively bad news for both Republicans and Democrats in its updated scoring of the president's health-care reform legislation.
The new estimates for the law's cost and scope were prompted by last month's Supreme Court's ruling that states did not have to accept the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) requirement to expand Medicaid coverage. Several states run by Republican governors who are opponents of the law have said they will not expand Medicaid to include those earning less than 138 percent of the federal poverty limit, as posited in the law.
Republicans hell-bent on repealing President Obama's signature health-care legislation would have to find some $11 billion per year over the next decade (for a total of $109 billion) to offset the law's repeal and avoid increasing the nation's debt, the Congressional Budget Office estimated in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R) of Ohio on Tuesday.
In addition, the law as currently constituted will save taxpayers $84 billion, the CBO said, as greater government-subsidized participation in health-care exchanges is more than offset by lower costs from fewer Americans enrolling in Medicaid.
"These numbers tell a powerful story," said House Democratic whip Steny Hoyer (D) of Maryland in an e-mailed statement. "The health reform legislation we passed in the Democratic-controlled 111th Congress is achieving the goals of expanding access to insurance coverage and controlling the growth of costs for Americans' care."
Republicans could take some solace in the fact that the $84 billion figure is down from $210 billion that the CBO had estimated in 2011 due to a variety of factors, including the Supreme Court's ruling, changes in the rate of growth of Medicare, and the Department of Health and Human Service's decision to halt the implementation of the law's long-term care insurance provision.
But Democrats have to contend with the CBO's estimate that some 3 million more Americans will go without health-care coverage in 2022 due to the Supreme Court's ruling. Costs are going down while coverage is also declining because, as the CBO writes, two-thirds of those who will find themselves without Medicaid coverage will also be unable to access state health insurance exchanges.
If the law is fully repealed, as many as 30 million Americans, however, would be without health care insurance by 2022, according to the CBO.One conservative health-care analyst did see a benefit from potential repeal, however.
"The Supreme Court decision liberated the near-poor," said National Center for Policy Analysis President John Goodman in an e-mail. "Residents in states refusing Medicaid expansion for people between 100% and 138% of the poverty level will now be eligible for much better, private insurance coverage."
The CBO also estimates that repealing the law could cost somewhere in a "broad range" around 0.5 percent of GDP (currently, amounting to about $1.5 trillion) in the decade following 2022.
Still, the CBO warned that any estimates about the complex legislation and its impact on the massive US health-care market are highly uncertain.
Repeal projections "are quite uncertain because they are based, in large part, on projections of the effects of the ACA, which are themselves highly uncertain. Assessing the effects of making broad changes in the nation's health-care and health insurance systems requires estimates of a broad array of technical, behavioral, and economic factors," the CBO wrote.

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Game #84: Jays at A's pregame
Toronto (40-43) at Oakland (43-40)
at 4:05 p.m. ET at McAfee Coliseum
Today's lineups:
Vernon Wells, CF
Alex Rios, RF
Troy Glaus, 3B
Frank Thomas, DH
Aaron Hill, 2B
Matt Stairs, LF
Gregg Zaun, C
Curtis Thigpen, 1B
Royce Clayton, SS
PITCHING: RHP Dustin McGowan
Shannon Stewart, LF
Mark Kotsay, CF
Nick Swisher, RF
Jack Cust, DH
Eric Chavez, 3B
Dan Johnson, 1B
Mark Ellis, 2B
Bobby Crosby, SS
Jason Kendall, C
PITCHING: LHP Joe Kennedy
NOTES: Toronto manager John Gibbons said that the rotation after the All-Star break will likely begin with Roy Halladay, followed by Shaun Marcum and Dustin McGowan. After that? "We'll see how things stack up," Gibbons said.
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Another excellent start by McGowan.That's two starts in a row where our starter gave up no era's-how good is that.
McGowan is now the starter the Jays thought he would be. Cuddles to the management for how they've handled him this year versus last which has lead to his success. As a fan, it's going to be great to watch him for years.
It is starting to appear that the offence goes as Vernon goes, Vernon had a good game and we ended up scoring 10 runs.
It's unfortunate we performed so badly in Seattle or it would have been a successful road trip.
Our backs are to the wall now, so we need to play Cleveland well here or face a demantling of this team.
Jordon, I disagree with your posting today of sending both Lind and Thigpen back to AAA. I think Thigpen would develop as a catcher better here being around Zaun, Whitt and Gibby-why send him down. Phillips is just above the line of being a disaster-why keep him here and send Thigpen back down.
If the Jays aren't happy with Thigpen as a catcher-then send him and Phillips down and recall Fasano.
I also do not agree with sending Lind down-hes coming along and is a lefty power bat which we desperately need to go along with Stairs. Send down Howie Clark or trade Royce Clayton-we do not need that many back up infielders.
One other point. I think it's time to send DeJong back down-he's not ready for prime time, and recall Gronkiewicz
who performed admirably for us when he was up.
Great win by the bluejays today. Hopfully this will get the team motivated to win. But then again, that is what I said every time the jays had won a game. Then the jays just wound up losing the next day.
Dustin is going to be good one day. If he can stay consistent, he will be great! Great job by Stairs. Nice to Vernon (finally) come around.
*Nice to see Vernon (finally) come around
Lind and Thigpen are the likeliest to get set downn because they are young and they will benefit more from playing everyday, as opposed to being backups and sitting on the bench. I agree that Clayton, could be traded, and that Philips stinks. Keep Fasano in AAA to teach Thigpen tho.
Thigpen is going back down to learn how to play 2nd base.
So says Jeff Blair of the G&M.
Next year Hill moves back to short and Thigpen is at 2nd.
Lind is going down because we need Johnson as the table-setter at the top of our lineup, and sitting on the bench would be bad for him.
If we fall completely out of contenion (check back in 2 weeks after facing Boston and NY for 4 each), we may trade Stairs to a contender and bring Lind up to platoon with Johnson. And if Thigpen is a fest learner we may see a preview of next years middle infeild in september.
"sitting on the bench would be bad for him"
him = Lind.
incase there's any confusion.
And I meant to say *fast* learner about Thigpen.
I think what ever moves are made depend on where we sit in the standings after we play NY and Boston. If we close the gap and have a chance, then I'd likely send Thigpen down, but I still think I'd keep Lind here as a left hand bat. I don't thing he grows any more in AAA.Clayton no longer fits send him down or trade him. Howie Clark is a good replacement infielder,low cost, better bat and young-keep him instead.
If we're out of the race, then I think I'd make the following moves.
Trade Stairs, Towers, Royce, Phillips and possibly Thomas. Don't get me wrong, I love Stairs, but we can always sign him back next year and right now, he'd command good value-like maybe a first round draft pick for 2008. Hopefully we could trade all these guys for draft picks-which would be my first choice.
Bring up Sergio Santos from AA to be the backup shortstop and give him time with McDonald and Butterfield. I'd keep Thigpen here and trade Phillips. I think Thigpen develops faster here being around Zaunie, Gibby and Ernie than he does in AAA.
So those are the moves I'd make-what are yours?
Here's my move!
Getting all the fans out here to stop reading your rediculous blogs. Please stop with the stu-pid santos comments.The guy is a stiff!!!! Couln't hit in trips so they sent him down to New Hamphire this year. Next move will be out the door. Where in the world do you get off thinking other teams would part with anything for guys like Phillips or clayton? The best move would be to dump the dummy Gibbons and bring back Cito.
Bye the way Howie Clark is 33 yrs. old. Didn't know that was considered young in professional sports…LOL
The Jays are sending Thigpen down so he can learn how to play 2nd base. (According to Jeff Blair of the Globe and Mail)
He's not good at calling a game and his defence is average at best. They feel he's a good enough athlete to play 2nd or 3rd.
I suppose if they trade Glaus it tells you they want him at 3rd.
Here. Read this. 5th paragraph
Or this. 12th paragraph
Or this. bottom of the page, the 2nd question in the "mail bag" section.
Please note the 1st article is the newest, the third is the oldest.
I wasn't just making it up.
Thank you for pointing out Howie Clark's age. But I have to call you on something;
Cito Gaston would never agree to work for a clown like JP Riccardi.
I will now point out things you didn't.
And even if you could; A 1st round pick for Matt Stairs? who on a playoff team is a bench player? (Like he was supposed to be here before the injuries).
And don't go on a rant about free speech.
I am a firm supporter in a persons right to make themself look stupid.
gsumner: Although I think these guys are being a little harsh on you, I have to agree with what they're saying. There aren't many teams out there who will trade much of anything to the Jays for Towers, Clayton, or Phillips. With the kind of seasons those three guys are having (and not to mention Towers' inflated salary), they're waiver wire fodder at best — by that I mean if the Jays release them, someone will probably pick them up for nothing and give them a shot.
Otherwise, I'm sorry to say the Jays are probably stuck with these guys.
As far as Santos goes, I wouldn't hold my breath. He's shown some potential, but his time at AAA was a disaster. For now, he needs many more minor league games and at-bats to show he's made some kind of progress. If all goes well, hopefully he'll be a September call-up.
But that's only my two cents. Who knows what might happen? And keep the posts up, guys, I enjoy reading them — just keep the bickering and the insults to a minimum….
hem.gold: you are right but gsumner basically thinks his next career will be running a mlb team. I get a real kick out of reading his dillusionary commentary daily.I wouldn't want phillips playing on our slow pitch team. Now robertlee knows what he is talking about.It's nice from time to time hearing the reality of the jays situation.What we really need to do is band together and have this ***** ousted from managing our team.It would be nice to have a real manager who understands the game, not some illiterate dum-my who can't speak english.Maybe Gibbons could make a cameo in a remake of the movie deiiverence.Oh I forgot i'm sure he could never remember his lines.
This time i'm gonna agree with rbastasich no one is gonna give the jays anything for phillips, towers or clayton. Also Santos is not gonna be called up next year for the season and that is probably why as robertlee said, thigpen is going to second while hill will move back to short. I don't think the jays will trade Glaus away but if they do they will probably get a 3rd baseman in return. I think moving hill back to short isn't such a great move since hill, i believe has settled at 2nd base and he is doing really good there. Before i was against being burnett traded but i think trading burnett might be the right move especially if you trade him to the orioles for bedard, who seems to be better than burnett. Also dustin mcgowan is turning out to be like burnett without the injuries (hope i didn't jinx him). Oh and stairs should only be traded if we are not in the race and if we get something good for him in return which i doubt. What do u guys think?
Does anyone know when bedard becomes a free agent incase orioles don't trade him?
Richard Bastasich
You know in spite of the warnings you continue your immature posts and attacks. So Richard-this is baseball, 3 strikes and you're out.
It appears to me, you are the owner of the RDG Group International. It also appears to me that The Ripoff Report has some interesting things to say about your company.
Maybe you should focus on your company instead of wasting your time here.
Care to comment on that Richard.
gsumner: Although I realize this guy has really got under your skin, I can't even begin to describe how creepy it is that you tracked him and his company/employer down. Don't you think you're taking things a little too far?
On a much lighter and more baseball related note, is there any substance to the Burnett for Bedard rumours? I'm not sure why the Orioles would ever agree to that trade considering Burnett's problems, but I'd love to see it happen!
And I really hope a Stairs trade never happens — he's the only real "fan favourite" the Jays have these days….
I agree with you harrypotter229
I don't really think they're going to trade Glaus, but that if they do it'll likely be to the Dodgers for a package including LaRoach (sp?) their young 3B.
I also agree Hill should be left at 2B, but this whole Thigpen moving thing isn't my idea. I figure SS can't be much harder to play than 2B so why can't Thigpen play there?
I think Bedard is a free agent after '09, and I don't think the Oriols will trade him. Even though they apparently believe he'll leave as soon as he can, they'd get blasted in the media for trading him before the offseason before he's an FA. Remember I said a little while ago that Jamie Campell is the one who reported that he wanted to come home, which means no-one in America read it.
But I think you're missing the point on Stairs, trading him wouldn't be for our benifit, it would be for his benifit to be traded to a contending team with a shot at the world series. Just sometyhing nice to do for a veteran player if we fall out of the race.
Yeah, I was about to adress this but, I'll second hem.gold's comment to gsumner about the creepyness of what you did.
Hem.gold. The Burnett for Bedard "rumor", isn't a rumor.
harrypotter229 just made it up/suggested it.
Reason people on here are talking about Bedard is because I pointed out that awhile ago in his sportsnet.ca blog Jamie Campbell reported that an Oriols offical told him they (The Orioles organization) believe Bedard will "come home" to Toronto at his first oppourtunity (Free agency after '09). This would be in line with his reputation as a guy who isn't the happyest guy in the world an perhaps being away from home has something to do with it. – Not that he's some ***** baby momma's boy, just that maybe he'd be happier at home.
I don't think the Orioles would want to agree to a Burnett (whose wifes family is from the Baltimore area)deal but if they are desperate not to lose Bedard for nothing then maybe.
It's also worth pointing out that things change; so maybe Bedard will like Baltimore by the end of '09 (meet/marry some girl from Baltimore perhaps), or maybe he wont want to come here, or maybe aliens from Pluto will attack us for having the audacity to delist pluto as a planet. 😉 Point is we don't know what the future holds.
As for Stairs I have to disagree, I'd rather watch him try and win a world Series as a bench/platoon player for somebody else than watch him play meaningless games for us the last 2 months of the year.
TO RICHARD BASTASIH.Your insults to gsummer and the rest of us are a waste of time. The reason we post is to give our opinion right or wrong.We can't all be geniuses like you seem to think you are.As far as trades go the Jays have nothing to trade.I believe i was the one who said Burnett for Bedard but you can't trade a cripple.Tell me what team would want Troy when he cant walk.If you want to trade someone trade Thomas and keep Stairs.Oh but I forgot he gets 9mil we may have to pay half his salary for one and a half seasons of course JP does that all the time.I thoght i knew a lot about baseball and the Jays but i learned a lot from you guys thanks and keep up the good work.P.S. gsummer don't get yourself into any trouble over this guy he's not worth it.He or she must be a very sad and lonely person.
Interesting to hear the talk about trading Burnett. Seems to me he's pretty much untradeable with his opt out clause. The Orioles (or some other team) would be trading for a guy who, if he pitched like they thought he could when they acquired him, would be a free agent at the end of 2008. And if he pitched badly/was injured they'd be on the hook for an additional two years. That would seem to put him in the "I'll pay you to take him off our hands" category, just like Hinske and Coskie. Personally, if we're paying him anyway, I'd rather keep the guy around and wait for him to put it together.
My take on all this and the jays:
First of all as many people have already said the jays will get nothing for one of Phillips, Clayton and Towers; even in a package they add little to no value.
The only guys in my opinion that the jays should consider trading are Gluas, Burnett, Thomas, Wells and Johnson (when healthy). They are guys whom the jays can get something for and in some cases wont get major league ready players for them, but at the least it'll get rid of salary for the off-season. As for trading Stairs, I doubt any contender would trade anything significant for 2 or 3 months of a good bat. The teams not contending probably don't even pursue him due to his age.
I'd like to add too that a lot of people are criticizing J.P. for "calling out" A.J. Burnett the last 2 days. I feel that there was nothing wrong with that. As a fan I like knowing what the G.m. feels about certain players and situations so if he happens to call out a player then so be it. I'd rather hear J.p's honest thoughts about somebody or the team then be told "no comment" or "that's for us to discuss internally." Do you really want to hear that instead?
I would give J.P. untill the all star game Next year to see if this team can contend uner his watch. If the jays aren't seriously in the race by that point then i'd fire him (injuries or no injuries).
in the last paragraph i meant to say under instead of uner.
Indians are looking for a lefty power bat/corner outfielder according to their notes column today, which makes them a possible trade partner if we decide to move Stairs.
Hey, Richard started the issue, not me, I gave him two warnings and he still persisted, so he got what he deserved, nothing more or less. If he keeps up the personal attacks, he will get more.
This is a site for The Blue Jays not personal attacks and not slanderous comments on Blue Jays personale. I think his comment of Sergio Santos being on junk is what upset me the most-it was wrong, slanderous and potentially dangerous to a young players career. Richard only said it to appear to be the man who knew everything. That how rumors start, and rumors in this game can kill the player. Richard needed to be backed up.
All that being said, I'd trade Stairs if we're out of it, to help Stairs and the Jays. As good of a job as he's done for us, I think we owe him that. If he does want to play one more year we can always resign him for next season.
I'm not sure how JP called out JP Burnett, but if you want to understand his injury, just google the description given by the Dr.-you'll find it on the Jays site.
To me, it appeared very real and potentially a serious problem, in which the cortizone shot and rest is the first treatment of a cross your fingers and hope. Beyond that is microscopic surgury or potentially an end to his career.
So how did JP call out Burnett-what did JP say?
And if were out of it.
I'd trade Thomas, Clayton, and Towers. Looking forward to next year, we'll have 4 outfielders, with Lind, Johnson, Wells and Rios. If we resign Stairs 5. What's wrong with one of those guys rotating threw the DH spot each day. In my view we do not need a full time designated hitter.
Thomas and Stairs will bring value; I'd dump Towers and Clayton for whatever I could get.
I just read JP's comments on Sports net. Frankly, I think JP needs some emotional help-maybe he should call his mommy and ask her to read him a bed time story.
What I read on the google site of the injury-which was reported by the Dr. AJ went to, is it's potentially a very serious problem that might or might not be solved by surgury. JP says he's upset that AJ won't throw through pain.
What I find hard to understand is JP's own manager Gibby kept this guy out there to throw 475 pitches in 3 games before the injury, knowing full well he was delicate as most 98 mph throwers are. And now he's blaming Burnett-whats wrong with this scene.
JP, give us all a break and do two things:
First, fire Gibby and get a real manager who knows how to handle ptichers.
Second, the next time you talk to the press, make sure you get your mind going before you get your lips in motion-that way you won't come accoss as being so stupid, as you have on a number of occasions this year.
In addiiton, we might not catch you in as many bold faced lies as have been caught this year-know what I mean?
gsummer Go to sports news canada sportsnet.ca read Burnett a 55 M 4th starter.But please read it carefully in my eyes he stated a fact.Mabey burnett takes something from this.
Mr. Ted Rogers
It might be time to consider your management of this team from the top down, because it appears they're out of control.
My vote is bring back Pat Gillick as president, fire Beaston. Let Pat hire his manager, coaches, etc. He's one of the best and has produced winners before.
You are spending vast sums of money to bring home a winner-which I appreciate as a fan. We are fortunate to have you as an owner.
So help us all out and get the right mangement to do the job.
the garry
I read the comments. On the eve of the most important series we have all year-which determines if we have a shot in the second half or not-to create this controversy now is idiotic. It shows that JP is a machochist loser and only feels comfortable when he's in that role.
If I was Ted Rodgers, I'd fire him on the spot. Think about it. He stated if he knew in 2005 what kind of starters he has in 2007 he wouldn't have signed AJ. That's like saying you'd like to have bought a particular stock two years ago knowing what its current price is.
i have to agree with gsumner on the JP-AJ issue. JP is a stupid person and i thought he was a good general manager but i think i was wrong. AJ is not to be blamed for his injury and asking him to play through some pain is stupid and could risk loosing him for a lot longer. JP knew what he was getting into when he signed burnett. All i have to say is that show some faith in a pitcher you signed and if you want to unleash some anger unleash it on Gibbons he is the one who wore out AJ. Plus about trading him i don't think we will get anything for him when he is injured and i hope JP doesn't trade Aj like he traded hillenbrand (absolutely nothing in return except accardo but could've gotten much more)
Don't you guys think mabey JP is trying to get AJ to opt out.Also do we realy know the extent of his injury.Mabey he just needs to slow his velocity down 2 or 3 miles per hr.
Who said Santos was "on junk"
I know it's been said that he ***** and isn't a major league calibre player, but surely that's valid subjective comment.
And surely you don't think anything said on this site (by anyone other than Jordan) would ever have any bearing on the man or his future as a player.
I haven't and don't plan on reading about AJ's injury but "most" 98 mph throwers are not "delicate". How many times was Clemens injured in his youth? or Randy Johnson? or Smoltz. Or Shilling. or Santana.
In their prime (which AJ is supposed to be in) none of these guys had arm injuries.
JP was stating what everyone knows, AJ had an injury for which he had Tommy John surjury, and ever since everytime he feels the slightest twinge in his arm he gets scared that it's serious and winds up on the DL.
He's injury prone, and it has made him mentally soft.
Also "fire Beaston" WHAT?
Paul Beaston? He left in like 1997. Do you mean Paul Godfrey?
All he's trying to do is light a fire under AJ's rear.
Nothing wrong with that considering it often works.
Remember AJ's start after Jesse Litsch's debut, AJ didn't want to be upstaged by a kid so he pitched probobly his best game of the year.
He was motivated and the results prove it.
How is there something wrong with saying he wouldn't have signed AJ? He was basically admitting that it was a mistake?
Would you characterize AJ's signing as a succsess?
And harrypotter229, What?
Have you seen what Hillenbrand is doing this year?
He got released. The Angels are paying him to go away!
Jeremy Accardo is the best player in that trade.
Far better than Hillenbrand, and far far far far better that Chulk.
Rule of thumb, when you end up with the best player in a trade, you won the trade. The Jays stole Accardo from San Fransisco.
If anyone is stupid enough to take AJ of our hands we should pull the trigger.
Think about this.
If he's good and healthy next year, he opts out.
If he ***** and is injured we are stuck with him for 2 more.
JP is an idiot who deserves to be fired, for signing an injury prone soft pitcher to a five year deal.
Yes thegarryguy,
I think he's trying to make AJ opt out.
Think about it AJ has to go into the locker room tomorrow, and when he looks around and realizes everyone thinks he's soft, he's either going to want to prove them wrong or he's going to want to run away by opting out.
Slowing down his velocity however is not an option.
He normally throws 98, in his start in between trips to the DL he was throwing 93 either because he was hurt or because he was scared.
Pitchers throwing slower than normal is always a bad sign.
Think:Brandon League, Jason Shmidt, and AJ and many more.
Always a bad sign.
Richard Bastion said Santos was on junk. And I thank you for your correction, I did mean Paul Godfrey not Beaston.
Jp's comments couldn't have came at a worse time. This next series with Cleveland will likely determine if we have a chance in the second half or not.
If we sweep, we'd likely be 4-5 games back in the wild card; if we get swept we'd likely be 11 games back and gone for the season.
If as you said, JP was trying to light a fire under AJ-why do it at this time with AJ injured and not able to respond one way or the other. He can't go out there and prove anything. IF he was trying to get AJ to opt out-why now-is he prepared to throw the season away to get AJ to opt out?
Is this what we have to look forward to as Jays fans, have a GM potentially throw away a season just because?
It was a stupid move-nothing else. Or maybe, just maybe, it was JP trying to save his job from what is ending up to be a very bad signing to go along with Armstrong, Zambrano, Royce, Towers, Okha and probably Thomas.
I just really don't think calling out AJ is going to have an affect on anyone else.
If anything It'll upset guys like it did last year and light a fire under them?
Remember when Wells got mad at JP for comments this time last year? He wasn't really mad that HE got called out, he was mad that OTHER guys got called out.
The guys on this team don't seem to be the "Oh I'm being pressured, I'm going to fall apart and call for mommy" types, they seem like if they get mad they'd play better. I can't count the number of times I've watched a game and said to myself "someone needs to smack that guy; anything to motivate him".
Lack of motivation, that's as good a reason as any to fire Gibbons.
And AJ is able to respond, being injured doesn't mean you can't do anything at all.
He could workout to strengthen himself and his arm. Just cause he cant throw doesn't mean he cant do any streaching exercises and lifting weights.
Motivating him now also allows him time to think about it, and do some soul searching.
I don't mean to be over dramatic but I think how AJ responds to this and pitches the rest of the year is going to tell you everything you need to know about how the rest of his career will unfold.
He can take this 2 ways,
1)be discusted with the team and ask to be traded or opt out after next year.
2)be discusted with himself,
stop being scared everytime he feels a little something, and finally start doing, with consistency, what he is capable of doing like few men on the planet.
Dustin McGowan had the same injury and surgery as AJ. He was in the organization for 5 years and did nothing.
Last year (year 6) he was on the same team as AJ for several streches in the majors.
This year (year 7) he's finally doing what he's capible of doing.
Frankly, I think a part of his development was being scared and then doing something about it.
Being scared of becoming the next AJ Burnett. And doing something about it.
Lets say AJ takes this criticism to heart and says to himself mabey JP [who I don't like] is right and i'm afraid of hurting myself and it turns him around.This guy can be the best pitcher in the game if he gets his act together.Does he want to be #2 OR #4 OR 5 its up to him .Also if anybody gets traded it wont be until after the BOS.and the NY. series.Six wks ago we were all happy with this team look at us now.Help is on the way after the break Johnson and Overbay.
You guys just don't get it do you? This team is not about shooting the bolt to win it all right now – it's about playing good baseball for years to come, and Riccardi has done that very well. This team right now has the capability to go all the way, given a bit of luck, which we have not had this year. That is all you can ask of a team with the size of market we play in. Bad signings? Hindsight is wonderful, but what would you have done with Josh Towers the year after he won 13 games for you? He has probably had all the chances he deserves, but somewhere in there lurks a 13 game winner. Okha et al? What would you have done if you had just missed signing Lily and Meche, and you weren't sure if Marcum and the others were ready to step up? Pay 10 mil a year for a Mark Redmond? Where would the money come from? I say that even in hindsight, the decisions Riccardi has made stand up if you understand what he is trying to do. Win a pennant? Sure, but we have to stay healthy. Keep a viable franchise in Toronto, and play good baseball for years to come? Ablolutely!
First of, i didn't know what hillenbrand was doing this year and i last year accardo wasn't doing that good either so i was basing my judgement on last years results.
I don't think we should trade AJ, not only does he bring a lot of life in the locker room, but i still think that he can out there and get it done. This year he has lost alot of his starts due to bad offence. However, saying that 55 million dollars is way too much for burnett. Especially when you know that he is injury prone. JP shouldn't have signed him for that much but now that we have got him we might as well stick with him because i believe that AJ is worth much more than a minor leaguer in a trade. Therefore if we were to trade him (i am not strongly against it) trade him for someone good.
Maybe JP is trying to get AJ to drop out of the contract but i think that would be a huge mistake again.
Does anyone know the report on Buehrle of the white sox?
i believe that JP did do some good things but instead of going after some surefire people, he decided to sign injury prone players, such as burnett, thomas, thompson, zambrano and …
JP perfers to take a long shot and probably hopes that the players won't get injured.
I understand that JP didn't have many players to sign but there is always a trade. You could have traded a lot of people. He had done a good job with the offence but i think he has done a really bad job with the pitching, the younger arms came to bail JP out in time.
However being said that JP should be kept a bit longer until perhaps this off-season and see what he does, where as Gibbons MUST BE FIRED now.
why is every one so against Gibbons? i know he hasn't done that well with the pitching but is it that bad? we have had 12 starting players on the DL this year. let me put it this way YOUR TEAM WILL HAVE A BAD RECORD WITH THAT MANY PLAYERS MAKING A TRIP TO THE DL. if we are basing a mangers preformace on record then Joe Torre should be fired as is Yankees are massively underachiving.I admit i am losing faith in Gibbions but lets finish the season beofre we do anyhting foolish. we still have an excellent shot at even the division this year. we have the players.
as for JP I am not entirely impressed with all his moves but they have been forp the better of the team for the most part. if i have to explain that more just ask.
now on to Burnett. if you guys just have to trade burnett i will go and cheer for that team if he goes. he basically kept us afloat with ace pitching until he got hurt. if he can jsut stay healthy he will be better than Haliday i say keep him. yes he needs a fire lit under his *** at least once a season. but i guess we will just have to put up with that. he will be back and will help pitch us to the playoffs.
and on a final note; is it just me or do both Johnson and Lind look funny when they run? Lind looks like he is swimming and johnson runs like he is wearing clown shoes.
Does anyone know if Alex Rios is going to get asked to the home run derby? After all he does rank 5th in the AL with 17 shots.
I could care less about Gibby or JP but you have to look at where we are two games below five hundred.Now I ask you how many teams do you know of would be where we are with their star closer gone #1 starter gone for three wks.#2 starter with shoulder problems #3 starter no good now gone[OKHA] #4 starter with shoulder problems [ZAMBRANO] #5 starter [TOWERS] here and there. How about [JOHNSON] who by the way will be back tonight. OVERBAY gone TROY bad foot.WELLS not hitting THOMAS not hitting their are more I just can't remember them all.If we don't make it this year and they keep this team together we sure as -H- will next year.THOMAS and WELLS are now hitting.
Lind gets sent down not Thigpen we lose a left handed bat.Wells in leadoff not Johnson.I don't think it matters where Wells hits he was bound to start hitting.Johnson should be in leadoff for he is the sparkplug of this team.
Sportsnet.ca has a video interview with AJ concerning his current status. He did the class thing and backed JP. He did state though, that in his last start he could only bring it at 88 to 90 mph versus 98. I don't think theres any question he's hurting. I am impressed with his interview though-he closed the circle and made his boss look good. Good for The Jays.
By the stats and the win/loss record Wells and the team have been better with him leading off.
Of course Lind goes down.
Johnson is an outfielder, Lind is an outfielder.
When Overbay gets back, Thigpen goes down, because Overbay is a 1st basemen and right now Thigpen is a 1st basemen.
Lind only could have been a lefty bat off the bench.
If you want a left handed bat off the bench than Thigpen starts at first and the bat off the bench is Stairs.
I agree theres no question he's hurting.
Question is whether he's IN PAIN and throwing 88-90 because he's scared, or is he INJURED and thowing 88-90 because that's all his arm is capible of.
Nobody is question whether he's HURTING, some of us question whether he's INJURED.
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The sale to AB Acquisition, an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management, will include 877 stores.
The group will acquire the stores for $100 million in cash, and the new company will assume $3.2 billion in existing debt.
Following the sale, Supervalu will consist of a food wholesaler, Save-A-Lot, and regional chains Cub, Farm Fresh, Shoppers, Shop 'n Save and Hornbacher's.
Supervalu said grocery retail veteran Sam Duncan will replace CEO and Chairman Wayne Sales after the sale.
In November, West Bridgewater-based Shaw's said it planed to cut 700 jobs, or just under 4 percent of its total employee headcount. Total headcount after the reduction would be about 17,000, a company spokesman said then.
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Chocolate chip cookies are delicious but some days you just need a slightly different type of cookie. And there are so many variations to the traditional chocolate chip cookie that are equally as good and worth discovering. I am also a huge fan of buttery shortbread cookies so this recipe Savory Simple immediately struck chord with me.
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1¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon kosher salt
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed and at room temperature
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¾ cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar on medium-high speed for 3-5 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Turn the mixer speed down to low and add the vanilla, followed by the flour mixture and then the oatmeal.
- Once all of the ingredients are incorporated, tun the mixer to low speed ands slowly add the chocolate chips.
- Use a wooden spoon to ensure that the chocolate chips are evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop, portion out the dough evenly onto the baking sheet. Using the bottom of a glass, slightly flatten the balls into discs. Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until lightly golden on top.
- Allow to cool to room temperature.
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Groupon Backpedals After Viewers Fail to See the Humor and Compassion, Will Pull Super Bowl Ad
Groupon is planning to respond this afternoon to the thousands of people who flooded its Facebook and Twitter channels, and is pulling the most controversial of its Super Bowl commercials, which has led people to accuse the daily deals site of exploiting others for its own good.
The commercials, featuring Cuba Gooding Jr., Elizabeth Hurley and Timothy Hutton, are being compared to Kenneth Cole's now infamous tweet, which used the Cairo hashtag to publicize its spring shoe collection.
It was Groupon's commercial featuring Hutton that by far drew the most criticism. UPDATE: The company will shortly announce that it is pulling this ad in particular.
In the 30-second clip, Hutton says that while Tibetan culture is in jeopardy, "they still whip up an amazing fish curry, and since 200 of us bought at Groupon.com, we're each getting $30 worth of Tibetan food for just $15…in Chicago."
From what we've heard, the Chicago-based company doesn't believe the commercials were misguided, but rather that it made a mistake by not directing folks to a Web site, where it was raising money for certain causes and matching up to $100,000 in donations. The site, SaveTheMoney.org, should have been mentioned in the commerciasl instead of expecting consumers to make the jump on their own from groupon.com to a link on the side of the page.
UPDATE 2: In a blog post today, CEO Andrew Mason tried to address the feedback. "We would never have run these ads if we thought they trivialized the causes–even if we didn't take them as seriously as we do, what type of company would go out of their way to be so antagonistic?"
In a blog post written yesterday, Mason wrote that there's also a connection between the commercials and the company's roots.
Groupon was born out of the Point, a Web site that helps organize people to raise money or bring people together for a particular cause. Humor is also second nature, since its daily offers are often lighthearted and written by aspiring comedians.
However, this time, the humor of the commercials, which were directed by mockumentary expert Christopher Guest, was clearly lost.
In the other two ads, Cuba Gooding Jr. saves half on a whale-watching expedition, and Elizabeth Hurley compares deforestation in the Brazilian rain forest to a bikini wax. "Not all deforestation is bad," she says.
A vast majority of comments on Facebook and Twitter called the ads "classless," "disappointing" and "disgusting," and accused Groupon of finding "cultural genocide hilarious." Many asked for an apology and are calling people to action by encouraging them to saying no to Groupon and yes to its competitor LivingSocial.
Finding a positive comment on Groupon's Facebook page is rare. Although it shows that 123 people "like" the commercial, there are 137 comments, mostly negative.
Whether any damage has been done, it's hard to say–much less quantify. Is Groupon worth less than it was the two days ago (or, heaven forbid, a couple of months ago, when Google was willing to pay $6 billion for the two-year-old company)?
Any publicity is good publicity, right?
Groupon's Super Bowl ad, which cost $3 million alone to run and even more to produce, has continued to be viewed far after the game, getting passed along on Twitter and Facebook.
That makes it successful from at least one standpoint.
It's also questionable as to how much of an audience it's reaching–good or bad. Arguably, it's still small. According to YouTube, it's not one of the most-watched Super Bowl ads. Even the Tibetan commercial has only 41,451 views on YouTube, compared with Volkswagen's promo, which featured a pint-size Darth Vader and received more than 16 million views.
LivingSocial, which had an ad right before kickoff, seems to be registering even less with users. In fact, its Twitter feed is more likely to mention Groupon's commercial than its own.
However, Groupon is also not the only one using a bit of off-humor. LivingSocial's tagline was: "LivingSocial changed my life. It could change yours, too."
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The Rock Star Syndrome
- Bob Hostetler Author
- 2006 4 Feb
I once asked a number of my friends if they'd ever met a celebrity. The answers were intriguing.
My friend Leslye Simak once met Hillary Clinton, who seemed to act a little wary as Leslye approached her. But, it may be inferred, once Mrs. Clinton felt safe that Leslye wasn't part of a vast right-wing conspiracy, she was quite pleasant to Leslye.
My friend Dawn Owens met President Clinton, and she says she has pictures to prove it.
Another friend, Henry Saas, acted in a play with John Goodman of Roseanne fame, which made me wonder: "If John had just invited Henry to play the part of Roseanne's sister's boyfriend, maybe Henry could be George Clooney by now!"
My friend Bob Holzworth ate lunch with Jodie Foster and Diane Weist; he says they ignored him, but he was there!
Amber Bennett met Sean Connery and Princess Anne on the same day in the town of Sleat on the Isle of Skye – all of which sounds so incredibly cool!
Mark Fitzgerald once met the late Dave Thomas of Wendy's fame, Daryl and Gretchen Zimmer met NBA star David Robinson, Mike Johnson met Neil Armstrong, and Phil Schreiber met Steven Covey of the "Seven Habits of Highly Successful People."
And I once stood a mere four feet from Joe Piscopo at the Newark airport baggage claim, frantically wracking my brain to think of something more intelligent to say than, "Dude! You're Joe Piscopo!" I never did.
All those celebrity moments among my little circle of friends: a princess, a president, a senator, an astronaut, actors, authors, and athletes. I was astonished. Amazed. Flabbergasted, even.
Less amazing is the fact that each of those people remembers those celebrity encounters. Some remember them like they happened just yesterday. Some may remember them until the day they die. Which illustrates another typically American idol, one I call the Rock Star Syndrome: celebrity worship.
A New Kind of Eminence
Pastor and author Tony Evans writes, in the introduction to his book "Who Is This King of Glory?":
We live in a day of celebrity worship. … Celebrities grab our attention. People want to get close to them, to get an autograph or even a glimpse of the famous person.1
And even before the dawn of "The Anna Nicole Show," Daniel Boorstin, the social historian, wrote:
Our age has produced a new kind of eminence. This is as characteristic of our culture and our century as was the divinity of Greek gods in the sixth century B.C.. … This new kind of eminence is "celebrity." … The hero is made by folklore, sacred texts and history books but the celebrity is the creature of gossip … of magazines, newspapers and the ephemeral images of movie and television screen. … Anyone can become a celebrity if only he can get into the news and stay there.2
The number of magazines, Web sites, books, and television shows devoted to celebrities has exploded since the 1974 launch of People Magazine and the 1981 debut of "Entertainment Tonight." And our culture's fascination with celebrities shows no sign of letting up anytime soon.
Not long ago Brooklyn high school students were asked in a questionnaire, "What would you like to be?" Two-thirds answered: "a celebrity." Not "astronaut." Not "president." Not even "rock star." Just "a celebrity."
Our worship of celebrities has recently reached new highs (or lows, depending on how you look at it): a bidder on eBay recently paid $455 for three tablespoons of water reportedly touched by Elvis Presley at a 1977 concert. Maria Puente, writing in USA
Today, reports:
In recent years, people have tried or succeeded in auctioning chewing gum said to have been discarded by Britney Spears; a cough drop supposedly spit out by Arnold Schwarzenegger; what are said to be the baby teeth of Jack Nicholson; and the dirty socks of Bryan Adams.3
It happens no less among those of us who call ourselves Christ followers. We have a tendency to idolize famous authors, famous preachers, famous singers, not primarily because of what they say or how God is using them but because they're famous. And sometimes we rush from church to church or conference to conference following not God but the "anointing" we believe that person has.
Marva Dawn, in her book "Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down," writes:
[We are prone to] the idolatrous adulation of "famous" Christians. …. Instead of recognizing the value of their own daily experience of following Jesus, some believers falsely elevate big-name stars or let others do the ministry. As a result, performers of contemporary Christian music and hyped-up speakers and writers are elevated to celebrity status. ….
The danger of such "fame" became apparent to me several years ago when a teenager who had heard me speak at a large youth convention saw me in a store in Portland and begged for my autograph. I asked her why my signature was more valuable than hers. We are all equally significant members of the Body of Christ, are we not? We all have crucial parts to play in the church's ministry to the world. The church should be the last place where anyone is thought to be more important than anyone else.4
Many celebrities, Christian or otherwise, make great music, write riveting books, play great roles on the movie screen, or excel in one sport or another, entertaining, informing, or impressing us with some ability or characteristic. But so do many non-celebrities, who should be no less interesting to us.
And how do you explain our fascination with other celebrities — like Rupert Boneham (of "Survivor"), Paris Hilton, Monica Lewinsky, Kato Kaetelin, Joey Buttafuoco, Pia Zadora, Tiny Tim – oh, now I'm showing my age!
Why do we find celebrities so interesting, so captivating? Why is our culture so driven by celebrity? What's it all about? Does it even matter? And what does it hurt?
That's a lot of questions, so let's slow down a bit and let me suggest to you three possible reasons that we as a culture and as individuals are so quick to engage in celebrity worship.
A Longing for Community
Say what? You may well ask.
What could celebrity worship have to do with a longing for community? As Ricky Ricardo might say, "I can esplain."
According to the Bible, when God created human beings, he created us as communal creatures. As we discussed in chapter 4, God makes us individuals, but he doesn't intend for us to be individualists.
Way back in the first few pages of the Bible, The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone" (Gen. 2:18).
But these modern times, the way we live our lives these days, are not terribly conducive to real community: In most twenty-first-century communities, there's no town square, no communal watering hole, so to speak, no "Third Place," as sociologists are calling it now (that is, we all have homes, and workplaces, but for many of us there's no Third Place, no place where people routinely go just to chew the fat, let our hair down, and experience the joys of community).
Because most of us don't have such a place, and as our lives revolve more and more around work, more and more focused on a computer screen until our only interaction with other human beings some days is over the telephone, e-mail, instant messenger, or chat room, it eventually gets to the point where we feel like our most enduring, most faithful friendships are with people named Ross, Joey, Chandler, Rachel, Phoebe, and Monica!
But as our relationships become more disjointed and interaction with friends becomes less frequent, we come to thrive on news of this star or that celebrity as if we knew them! Down deep we'd much rather have real people to talk about, catch up on, and incorporate into our lives but in their absence we'll often settle for the false community of celebrity worship without even realizing what we're doing.
But in the end it's empty, unsatisfying, "utterly meaningless," as King Solomon said. It's a poor substitute for true community, the kind of community each of us was made for, the kind we hunger for until we experience it, the kind the Bible, God's Word, talks about when it says, about all who follow Christ:
You are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit (Eph. 2:19–22 NIV).
The community we all long for is not found in celebrity worship but in uniting with others in the worship of God and loving and being loved in a family of faith.
So one possible reason we are so quick to engage in celebrity worship is a longing for community. Another reason may be a longing for significance.
A Longing for Significance
Maria Puente, writing in USA Today, asks:
Why …. would Chas Welch, 31, of Atlanta, frame a napkin from Prince's 1996 wedding, which is printed with the mysterious symbol the rock star was using as his name? "It's a connection to the person that no one else can have," Welch says. "That's what motivates collectors – they want that feeling that they're the most important person in the world."5
Think about how you would act if you walked into your local Baskin-Robbins tonight and got in line behind Tiger Woods. What would you do, really?
Whatever else you might do, you'd probably say to the first two dozen friends or acquaintances you ran into, "Guess who I just saw in Baskin-Robbins?"
And after you told them, they would say, "You met Tiger Woods? Wow!"
"Yep," you might say next, "he and I go way back."
What's that about? Why are we so anxious to tell others when we see or meet someone famous? It doesn't make us famous. It doesn't make us important or significant. It's not like Tiger Woods is going to go home and say to his friends, "Guess who I just saw in Baskin-Robbins?"
But, of course, when we tell our friends and family about our brush with fame, what happens?
They say, "Really?"
"What was it like?"
"What did you do?"
"Hey, Peggy, tell Phyllis who you saw in Baskin-Robbins."
And suddenly people are listening to us and paying attention to us and making over us. And that momentarily satisfies our longing for significance.
We all want to be important to somebody. We all want to be valuable in someone's eyes. We all want to be significant, some way, some day.
But after a day or two of telling the story, what happens?
"Did I mention who I saw in Baskin-Robbins?"
"Yeah, yeah, Tiger Woods, you told me."
It's old news. But it was fun while it lasted, right? Well, guess what?
You don't have to meet a celebrity to be significant.
You already are.
The Bible says that: "God sent his One and Only Son into the world so that [you] might live through him" (1 John 4:9).
That means, in God's eyes, you are worth the lifeblood of his only Son. That's the measure of your significance! And if you are a Christ follower, the Bible says that you are God's poem, his masterpiece (Eph. 2:10). It says that you are part of "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His possession" (1Pet. 2:9).
That is true significance, the kind that never fades, never diminishes, never changes. So it may be that we are so quick to engage in celebrity worship because we have a longing for community and a longing for significance. A third and final reason may be that we have a deep, abiding longing for glory.
A Longing for Glory
Sometimes I think our worship of celebrities is an intimation, a hint of our longing for glory, our yearning for immortality.
The Bible says: "God has … planted eternity in the human heart" (Eccl. 3:11 NLT).
And fame offers a counterfeit immortality, as expressed in the theme song of the eighties TV show "Fame": "Fame! I'm gonna live forever!" And even if we aren't celebrities, we want a connection with someone who's going to "live forever."
You know, if I can't be the sun, I'll settle for the moon. If I can't have glory of my own, I'll settle for reflected glory.
But going down in history is nothing like going on for eternity. And that's what the Bible says is available to us, to those of us who trust Christ. The Bible says that "Christ in you" – not some celebrity, some famous person, but Christ in you – is your "hope of glory" (Col. 1:27).
[For though] what we will be has not yet been made known … we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is (1John 3:2 NIV).
This rock star syndrome, our fascination with celebrities, our tendency to worship the famous, this typically American idol, cannot deliver the goods.
Like the idols of old, celebrity worship "is trusting something that can give [us] no help at all. Yet [we] cannot bring [ourselves] to ask, 'Is this thing, this idol ... a lie?'" (Isaiah 44:20 NLT).
It is a lie.
It is an idol.
And it is a poor substitute, as all idols are, for the reality, the substance, the truth that is available to us in Jesus Christ.
1Tony Evans, "Who Is This King of Glory?" (Chicago: Moody Press, 1999), introduction.
2Daniel Boorstin, "The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America" (New York: Vintage, 1992), 57ff.
3Maria Puente, "The Sweet Smell of Excess," USA Today, 23 February 2005 (www.usatoday.com/life/eople/2005-02-03-celeb-auctions_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA).
4Marva Dawn, "Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down" (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1995), 50-51.
5Puente, "The Sweet Smell of Excess."
Excerpted from "American Idols: The Worship of the American Dream" by Bob Hostetler. Copyright © 2006, Robert Hostetler. ISBN 0-8054-4078-X. Published by Broadman & Holman Publishers. Used by permission. Unauthorized duplication prohibited.
Bob Hostetler is a respected writer, pastor, and speaker whose works have received three Associated Press awards and two ECPA Gold Medallion honors. A casual fan of "American Idol" who has called in his fair share of votes to the show, Hostetler lives in southwestern Ohio.


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UK transmedia production company Tern Digital is in the process of turning classic John Buchan spy novel The Thirty Nine Steps into a video game with an eye toward converting other classics into games as well.
The Thirty Nine Steps, a 1915 spy novel, is in development for the PC, PS3 and iPad, according to a Metro report.
Tern Digital says they are currently in talks with Sony about turning a slew of other classic novels into games as well including Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, 1984, Treasure Island, and Jekyll and Hyde.
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In a couple of weeks I'm going to take a group of students from Deidre Lynch's Romantic Poetry and Prose course to the E.J. Pratt Library to show them some rare material in the Library's collection. Pratt has a particularly strong Romanticism collection, including such gems as the holograph of Christabel, many of Coleridge's notebooks, numerous Blake prints, and a diverse collection of color prints by George Baxter. Indeed, there is so much interesting material that it is proving difficult for me to select what to show students. Yet in considering what specific items I will show the class, a more fundamental issue has arisen. In the end it may matter much more how I show them things rather than what I show them.
I think it is fair to say that the majority of students in the class have not worked with, handled, or even seen rare books and manuscripts, and I hope that their first experience will be an exciting and memorable one. I realize that there is a danger of making a trip to the rare book library seem like a demonstration about neat curiosities rather than a scholarly exercise. However, it would be silly to deny the fact that rare materials do have a certain "wow" factor. I remember fondly my own first experience working with manuscripts while researching Lady Caroline Lamb's correspondence. Sitting in the Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies Office just north of London, I could not believe that the librarian gave me a box (an entire box!) of letters (her letters!) to read. It was a good half hour before I could actually compose myself enough to do any real work. I do not think my experience is unique, and one of the exciting things about our field is the chance to work with materials that sometimes take our breath away.
As Walter Benjamin's work reminds us, certain objects, whether they are works of art, letters, or rare 200-year-old books, have a powerful aura. It seems only sensible, then, to acknowledge to our students that, at a very basic level, a lot of the manuscripts, letters, and books that we study are not only of scholarly interest but are also downright cool. Indeed, the curiosity so central to bibliophilic impulses has been the foundation of countless libraries and collections that are now valued for their scholarly import but were once privately collected. I think that to downplay these aspects of research would be doing students a disservice. Acknowledging the thrill of certain rare materials can be helpful in making both us as scholars and the material we study more accessible to students.
My own research is book historical in its approach and focus, so to me it seems self-evident that one may wish to consult the actual edition readers may have been reading. Similarly, it seems obviously useful to trace a reader's engagement with a book through his or her marginalia or to compare two different editions of the same work that were sold at different price points. I think the key to making the library excursion interesting and valuable for my students will be to get them to infer the scholarly ways the materials I will show them could be used. Rather than show them Coleridge's marginal notes and tell them how and why I find them useful, it seems best to let them tell me. A letter or a book is not a single purpose academic tool. Like the modern edited texts of the Romantic works that we teach, there is more than one reading and more than one way of using primary resources. Getting students interested in and engaging with rare materials through early exposure is the first step towards getting students to recognize them as valuable resources rather than simply cool old things.


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speaking of the cold from two days ago--- today is 61 degrees and then its supposed to be cold again this up coming week... today the girls are bringing in tons of pollen, but does this hurt them as far as burning energy to soon and running through stores? I have made a decision to feed today and am not sure that is the proper thing i should be doing. Have never fed them before although this is my first winter. What is the general consensus with this.... Sry for hijacking your thread moots.
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Dr. Zeynep Dereli Korkut forms company to commercialize 3D microfluid testing chamber designed as thesis project in lab of Professor Sihong Wang
Supported by a NSF CAREER grant awarded in 2011, Dr. Sihong Wang, associate professor of biomedical engineering in City College's Grove School of Engineering has been working with students to develop three-dimensional microfluid cell array for screening anti-cancer drugs.
Now, one of her former graduate students, Dr. Zeynep Dereli Korkut, who developed the technology while working on her PhD, has established a biotech company with Professor Wang and a collaborator at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to bring the technology to market.
If she is successful, not only could new cancer drugs be brought to market sooner, but, physicians will be able to prescribe the right therapeutics for their patients faster and increase their chances of survival.
"We have successfully created a technology that can mimic in vivo the microenvironment of the blood microvessels that deliver drugs to tissue," said Professor Wang. "However, we need to scale up the technology in order for it to be commercially viable."
"We have already talked to more than 100 potential customers about the device, so we know the need is there," said Dr. Dereli Korkut, who is currently participating in the New York City Economic Development Corp.'s ELabNYC program. "Right now, there are no in vitro realistic tumor models for evaluating the efficacy of potential anti-cancer drugs. We need such a model to test drugs efficiently before they are given to patients."
The device Dr. Dereli Korkut developed in Professor Wang's lab uses fluid dynamic theories to allow drugs to interact with cancer cells encapsulated in hydrogel (synthetic gel to mimic supporting materials around cells in vivo) inside the microchambers. The prototype consists of 64 micro-chambers arranged in an 8x8 array. However, "a device with 1,000 micro-chambers arranged in a 10x100 array is our next goal," said Dr. Dereli Korkut.
One market for the device is in clinical settings, where different drugs can be tested to assess their effectiveness against a patient's illness. Another potential market is targeting pharmaceutical companies, who are trying to identify new drugs that are effective against different kinds of cancers.
Bringing the device to market poses all sorts of engineering challenges, Professor Wang noted. "We need to reduce the complexity of both inlet and outlet and still be able to accommodate more than 100 drug stimuli at a time," she said. Also, it has to be modified for use with biopsy samples as well as to handle high-throughput testing for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
Dr. Dereli Korkut estimates she needs to raise at least $1,000,000 in the first two years to continue prototype development and that several million more will be required to fully commercialize it. Together with Dr. Wang, she has applied to several foundations that support translational research for grants as well as to the National Institutes of Heath for support through the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program, which provides funds to small businesses affiliated with nonprofit research institutions, including colleges.
Asked about her decision to start a company, Dr. Dereli Korkut explained, "I see a need people have and I am trying to solve a problem. For me, seeing our technology have an impact on society is very rewarding."
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Lavonte David (54) tackles Miami Dolphins running back Daniel Thomas (33) in the end zone for a safety during the second quarter of an NFL football game Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Lavonte David (54) tackles Miami Dolphins running back Daniel Thomas (33) in the end zone for a safety during the second quarter of an NFL football game Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, right, and CEO Tom Garfinkel address the media before an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bobby Rainey (43) is pushed out of bounds by Miami Dolphins strong safety Chris Clemons, left, after a 31-yard run during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Rainey scored a touchdown on the next play from 1-yard out.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins fans are venting on Twitter and complaining on radio about the team owner, the coach, the general manager and even the backup left guard.
A harassment scandal and a loss to a winless team can have that effect.
Already staggered by a scandal that prompted an NFL investigation, the Dolphins must now try to bounce back from their worst loss of the season.
Rather than taking out their frustrations of recent days on the hapless Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Dolphins came out flat Monday night, dug a 15-0 hole and lost 22-19.
The loss left the Dolphins at 4-5, with the five defeats coming in the past six games. Fed-up fans took the latest loss hard, and many said owner Stephen Ross should fire everyone, himself included.
"I'm happy fans are passionate," second-year coach Joe Philbin said Tuesday. "We have a loyal fan base. We all want the same thing. We want to have a team that is consistently competing for championships and represents the organization the right way on and off the field."
With the harassment case involving offensive linemen Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito likely to remain unresolved for at least a couple of weeks, Philbin will try to salvage the season beginning Sunday at home against San Diego.
Philbin, now 11-14 at Miami, won a vote of confidence before Monday's game from Ross, but that could change depending on the findings of Ted Wells, the NFL special investigator.
Wells will meet this week with Martin, who is with his family in Los Angeles and receiving counseling for emotional issues.
Ross also plans to meet with Martin. That meeting was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but at the NFL's request it has been postponed until after Wells gets together with Martin.
The second-year pro suddenly left the team two weeks ago, and his attorney has alleged Martin was harassed daily by teammates, including Incognito, who has been suspended.
On Monday, Ross announced the formation of two committees to examine the Dolphins' locker room culture. In recent days, players have been virtually unanimous in saying it doesn't need to be changed.
"I think it was more a situation between a couple of guys," linebacker Philip Wheeler said Tuesday. "I don't think it was a locker room situation."
"I've had a great time in this locker room so far," fourth-year defensive lineman Jared Odrick said, "and I think most people see it the same."
The case inspired a national debate about workplace bullying, attracting a throng of media again Tuesday. The team, however, declined to blame the case on its latest loss.
"Yes, we faced a lot of distractions," quarterback Ryan Tannehill said, "but leading up to this game, the last few days I've had a good feeling that the guys were ready to play."
A bigger factor might have been the absence of two starters in a line that was already lousy. At Tampa, the Dolphins netted a franchise record-low 2 yards in 14 carries.
That's 5.1 inches per carry. At that rate, they would need 71 carries to get a first down.
"Five inches?" offensive coordinator Mike Sherman said. "That's disheartening."
Nate Garner whiffed on several blocks filling in for Incognito at left guard, and no one on the line seemed to get any push downfield.
"Not a good job by us," right tackle Tyson Clabo said.
There are plenty of other issues. Run defense is supposedly the team's strength, but Miami allowed 140 yards on the ground against the injury-riddled Bucs, whose fourth-string running back scored the decisive touchdown. The Dolphins have sunk to 25th in the league in run defense.
Tannehill played well but misfired on a long pass to an open Mike Wallace, who was targeted seven times and totaled 15 yards.
The $60 million receiver still has only one touchdown this season. First-round pick Dion Jordan was also a non-factor again at linebacker, playing only nine snaps on defense.
While the scoreboard in Tampa argued otherwise, Tannehill said the harassment case unified the team. He predicted the Dolphins will yet bounce back.
"I feel like we've really come together over this adversity," he said. "This could've gone two ways: Guys could split up and take sides by dividing the locker room, or we could come together. ...
"Life is full of adversity. Not everyone deals with a situation like this, but you have to be able to face it. The old adage: As many times a horse knocks you off, you get back on. That's the mentality I have, and that's the mentality I think this team has, and we've just got to keep going."
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