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This Sephardic Charoset Recipe has been handed down for generations by my husband's side of the family- the Shamah's of Aleppo.
Medjool dates are used. Even though they are double the price, you will find that fresh medjool dates are juicy and extra delectable.
My Mother in law makes the best charoset or haroset) of all time. Of course although its a seder plate item, its' sweet simplicity is just perfect every single morning of Passover as we slather it on (I love whole wheat) matzoh. Sitting down with a cup of coffee and the newspaper on Passover completes this delectable breakfast.
Every year, about 2 weeks before the holiday, my mother in law drops off three medium size tupperwares full of her home made charoset . We put it in the freezer and defrost a container one or two days before enjoying it down to the last drop.
Im so glad that I finally asked her for the recipe and I'd love to share it with all of my Passover hostesses.
- 6 pounds of Medjool dates, sliced lengthwise, pit removed.
- Each date must be checked for worms or bugs. (you'd be surprised at what you may find lurking in there!)
- Soak the pitted and checked dates in water for 2 hours. Drain.
- Boil dates till soft. Cool and slip off the peel if you want a smoother Charoset consistency.
- Grind witha Cuisinart with a metal blade.
- When serving mix in 2 tbspoons sweet wine per 1 cup of charoset.
- Sprinkle with chopped walnuts. The combo is an unforgettable, once a year treat!
- Thats it! Store in airtight containers and freeze if its more than three days before Passover. You can store it in pretty jars, wrap with a ribbon and give out as a made -with- love Passover gift.
Enjoy- Happy Holiday!
p.s.- please submit your passover recipes! I would love to post them!
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An underrated park and team?
For those who have been to PNC Park, you know that it's one of the most impressive settings in all of baseball. A great stadium, right on the river with a gorgeous view of the downtown skyline. If you're one of those fans who likes road tripping, I'd definitely recommend a trip.
On top of their nice park, they also have a team that's starting to show signs of turning around their misfortunes on the field. They're at 17-17, their best start since 2002 and according to @dejan_kovacevic, the Pirates beat writer, if they beat the Dodgers tonight, it would be the first time that they will have a winning record this late in the season since 2004.
Here's hoping they don't accomplish that feat and that the Dodgers can get on a roll here in Pittsburgh before returning home this weekend against the D-backs, Brewers and Giants.
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Those are some great tidbits, but what kind of owner do the Pirates have? Does he siphon funds off for himself by charging the team rent for playing in their own stadium? Curious minds want to know!
This thread isn't even showing up. If it weren't for Scott posting on it, nobody would have known.
anytime! 🙂
Way to go Scott!!!
Interesting!!! GO DODGERS!!!!
Damn, you guys are bouncing around more than Morganna with a jackhammer.
Titilating, ain't it Beav?!!!
Yes! And thanks for the mammaries!!
Nummy, num, num!!!!
( . ) ( . )
Quick…1st & 3rd, one out…how many runs?
Make that 2 outs! No runs!
OMG…Uribe…rbi !
Is there any way of finding out how many runners have been on base when Loney's been up?
I'll bet Shad knows 😕
According to Baseball Reference, there have been 73 men on base when Loney came to the plate. He's gotten 12 RBI. His batting avg w/ RISP is .162 – those are the numbers through yesterday's game.
I wish I had an answer to that one. I assume they are but here are his risp numbers lol.
Thanks Shad!!!
His career batting average with RISP is .316, so he has definitely deteriorated this year.
Yep, his first 2-3 years he was getting those runs in and it didn't matter if he hit homers. Last couple of years he has dropped off considerably!!!
When's the last time the Dodgers were lower in the Won/ Lost record than the Pirates this late into the season?
Says something about the job Ned is doing.
SELL THE TEAM, you asshole owner!
Go JUMP OFF THE PIER someplace, Vice-Chairman!
GET HIT BY A BUS, Ned!
lol you guys miss me.
I haven't gotten over that bs in game 4 and this was the first time Jackson team has been swept and it was a blowout game for Phil last game.
I wish Ethier streak didn't get snap.
He just took on a new streak. He has reached safely in 33 consecutive games. I believe Joey Votto was at 32 or 33 as well, but his was broke yesterday. So, Andre is either tied with Joey or has passed him up. It's not as big of a deal the the hit streak, but it's a streak nonetheless 🙂
Frank is on a streak of his own. He couldn't make payroll in April without borrowing money. He certainly won't be able to make payroll this month without borrowing money. He's getting divorced, losing his team, etc.
I've never seen such a big loser in all my life. Put a capital "L" on his forehead!
You're right, STT….Frank is a LOSER!!!!
Plus, he now leads the league in hits with 50 🙂
That Jones do is such a Dodgers killer. I hate 2 outs hit against us.
Must be his hair!!!
😉 😉
Now what I'm going to do with no more good LA team playing lol.
Mariners cut OF Milton Bradley and Ryan Langerhans
Wow that didn't take long at all.
Well Beav, in answer to your earlier question. So far in May, Loney has left 10 runners on and has no rbi's. That doesn't count the 2 lob today and no rbi. So, for May he is O rbi and 12 lob.
To bad espn or yahoo doesn't have the lob numbers in there game log.
lol what the heck was Miles doing couple of innings ago?
Wow, this team could shut up a MagPie!!! LOL!!!
One freaking run! WTF!!! I'm bored as hell!!!!!
Lyons spent half an inning talking about how pigeon-toed the Pirates 3rd baseman is.
Good grief!!
I love pitching duo but not to the Pirates lol.
No wonder our conversations turn to tits and ass!!!!
LOL…we have to do something to keep awake!
( . ) ( . )……( | )
No kidding. Maybe we could all start writing our memoirs.
I was born a poor black child…
Hey, look, I'm learning how to do graphics !
Next stop for TruMom – Etch-A-Sketch LOL!!
It all started in a small 5,000 watt radio station in Williamson, WV…….
Tru-ly gifted!!! Not just another pretty face that one!!!! Bet she's a virtuoso with a Slinky®!!!!
That terrible Chad ba/obp/slg% are way better than Loney lol.
New name for our line-up – The Kaopectate Krew. Stops the runs once and for all.
I'm laughing so hard my sides are hurting!!!!!
I see you all have been drinking the ITD Koolaid again.
Nummy, num!!!
Too bad with Frank and Ned we are always sucking the hind tit!!!!!
Hey Frank – new idea for a sponsor – Depends®. Everyone knows the front office is full of shit.
Depends and Kaopectate 😉
Hey Beav, here are some numbers on Loney not counting this game. So far this season, Loney has:
12 rbi
72 lob
Thanks Wally!! I'm surprised its that high a percentage. Of course one of the RBI's was due to Dre's slide.
Actually, I think you deduct and RBI for a homer since you're driving yourself in, so now were down to 15.28%.
And, back to the game……we really got screwed on that phantom catch!
lol at that. I guess we won't be catching any break.
Alright Donny!!! Let'em have it!!!!
Juan & Don thrown out!
Time for Billz to come unhinged.
Run, X-Man, run!!!!
Atta boy X-Man!! Rub Ned's nose in it!!!
Poetic Justice!!
Poetic Waxing is a bitch, however!!!!
C'mon Beav, why would we keep a young guy with wheels when we can have Thames and Gibbons and all those HR's 3 to 5 years ago?
I know. What was I thinking?
Kuo really hung one out there!
Well, game over. I was really hoping Kuo would rehabilitate his stats so they might be able to trade him, but I guess not.
…..and who made the decision that Kuo was ready to come back? Geez!!! Billz pitched a great game!
Yep Nelly, Billz did his job!! Bullpen lets us down again!!! Sigh!!!
We didn't exactly hit the ball tonight either, but that trapped fly ball out was the momentum changer.
I miss the old Kuo.
Hope you're proud Ned. Fine, fine team you've built. Maybe next year you can lure Anderson and Sweeney out of retirement.
Milton Bradley is available now 🙂
Ned – pick up the phone and make that call – you know you want to.
Hopefully Frank hasn't paid his phone bill 😉
Poor Andre…you can see his shoulder is hurt when he has to throw the ball.
Yep Trumom, he's probably going to end up on the DL!! And Kemp is rapidly coming back to earth. He hasn't done squat in over a week.
He says it doesn't hurt when he swings the bat. Just hope he just has to catch the ball but not throw it. 🙂
Stupid miss calls and all the momentum when to the Pirate gosh I hate those.
Well one thing, you know attendance isn't going to go up when they get back.
Heh, heh, heh… No doubt!!
Look like another Dodgers product is closing for the Pirates.
Another exciting game…
Time to watch the Angels and see Pierre cost them runs lol
Well, that's looking on the bright side Shad!!! LOL!!!!
Well, 1 for 11 with RISP and 10 LOB!!!! At least it was a team effort!!! Kemp is really struggling and if he and Andre don't have monster games, we're hosed!!!!
lol time to clone a lot of Carroll.
Garbage in…garbage out.
The postmortem on the Lakers highlighted a lack of athleticism. So……………………….just who are the "athletes" on the Dodgers…you know, speed, agility, quickness? I think I can come up with four, maybe five, so here goes:
Am I missing anybody? See any infielders in there? Hell of a GM, there, piecing this crew together.
XPaul. Oops, we let him get away for nothing!!
I surely hope the Canucks win and that series would've been over.
Wow that was dumb Callaspo.
L.A. Times article about the possibility that by Frank filing bankruptcy he could retain the franchise:
Oh what tangled webs we weave, but all the BS don't fool The Beav.
Unbelievable that he thinks any of us want him to have any part of this storied franchise anymore. What an arrogant asshole!!!
Wow!! Sounds like it is goint to get very ugly!!!!
I still don't see or think it is right that he can rely on revenue from 2014 and beyond(Fox deal). I would hope it would be judged on what it is right now.
Anyway, I got some numbers thru tonights game for you Beav!!!
Loney 12 rbi/72 lob 16.6%
Ethier 19 rbi/48 lob 39.5%
Kemp 21 rbi/73 lob 28.7%
Uribe 16 rbi/61 lob 26.2%
Barajas 13 rbi/53 lob 24.5%
I thought I should check to see what the other guys were doing before I threw Loney under the bus. No surprise however, Loney has stunk!!! Ethier is kicking ass!!!
……and Andre has a nice ass too :). You guys got your T&A comments in already today – lol!!!
I will probably run some numbers on the rbi leaders to see what their numbers are like when I get time. I imagine that a week ago, Kemps number was closer to Andres' as he hasn't don squat for the last week and a half!!!
D4 is currently on the DL, with an oblique injury!
Sorry to here that D4!!!! Hope you feel better soon!!! I hear SoulShine is good for that!!! LOL!!!
Sorry to read that Dodger4life!!!
Thanks, it's day to day!
Thanks Wally!!
Honestly, I thought Uribe would be about the same.
Sorry to hear you're on the DL D4. Sounds like you need some JD!!
Hey Nells, saw Old Brooklyn on the Times blog while I was over there ripping Ned a new a**hole.
Think I've won a convert or two over there that used to blame it all on Frank. You know, we're 12th in payroll, yet 22nd in the standings. The fact we're 12th in payroll is Frank. The fact that we're another 10 spots below that is Ned. How can that man still have a job? I don't think I'd even have him selling peanuts.
No problem Beav!!! Good point on Frank and Furter!! All of Franks problems are actually benefitting Neddy. The fact that he is an inept sychophant piece of shit is flying under the Frank cloud cover.
Thought I'd give you some numbers the Mathterbate with!!!
Thanks Wally. I like to practice safe sets (of numbers) until I get in that good algorithm. Then you might not see me for hours.
Thanks for the update on Oldbrooklynfan!!!
Which thread are you on over there Beav?
The last three I left a post. The last one though on tonight's game is where I was ripping on Ned.
Might not be up there yet though – sometimes they take awhile – everything's moderated.
Label Dude, eh!!! Could have used a period and a couple of spaces after MoneyBall Stuff however. I guess you were excited. LOL!!! Just busting your balls my brother.
Ha – made me think of Miss Ballbreaker from Porky's. 🙂
LOL Enshadted!!!
OW!! That one smarts!!
Thanks E!! It's 5 o'clock somewhere!
Just saw the replay of the bad call. He trapped it. It is obvious on the replay. I can't believe the fucking ump wouldn't ask for another opinion.
Especially after he told Mattingly he wasn't 100% sure.
Think this pretty much sums up Ned's team building:
LMAO!!! Well, if it looks like a turd, and smells like a turd…. Its probably a Neddy deal!!
Think I'd better hit if for the night my brother.
Goodnight all.
Goodnight Beav!!!
Good Night enchanted!!!!
Sweeny and Anderson, hmm, I wonder? Josh, are you as worried as I am about getting paid this month? Mrs Colletti will be mighty upset at me if I don't get paid. Then again, as long as the bosses have side by side mansions in Holmby hills, I guess it's acceptable, We could always change our name to the Pirates of Los Angeles. I don't know why the fans are upset, we scored a run last night?
Ned – you really need to get your head out of Frank's as… ummmm the sand.
( | ) is more approriate, Nellyjune 😉
Someone posted this on the Dodgers board.
Don't know if this team will see a .500 record again but they do have a good shot at stranding 500+ runners on base before the all-star break. Already lead all of MLB with 272 stranded in 36 games
Wally how did you find those number?
Hey Shad. I had to go back thru the box scores and tally it up by hand. I could not find a statistics website that had that info.
With apologies to the Monkees
Oh, I could lie, cheat and sting
a proud franchise that once was king.
Fabled Dodger Blue was my play thing.
But the fans, now they rise,
as does Selig, to my surprise.
The writing's on the wall, but I still cling
Jig's up, creepy Jamie,
oh what could have been.
Wish we'd had the brains and savvy
to loot LA clean.
Good job Kahli!!! LOL!!!!
Love it, Kpookie!
Here is a site I found with a more complete breakdown of RBI Opportunities.
That's freakin' awesome Wally – thanks!!
And people wonder why this team sucks. All they have to do is take a look at that last column. Sad think is, I would've figured that Kemp and Dre would have been significantly higher than Loney. What's really sad is Carroll.
No problem Beav!! A couple of percentage points are very significant in this stat. I was also surprised at Carrolls output, but, he is not considered an rbi producer. If you look around at the other teams and rbi leaders in MLB, Andre and Matt stack up very well.
This is Beavs comment at the LA Times:
That this team is awful shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. Mr. Ned I don't believe in Sabermetrics and that Moneyball Stuff. Colletti assembled a team of stiffs, spent $51 million on Lilly and Uribe – LILLY & URIBE, another $12 on a middle reliever, a mil on Navarro, a mil on Thames, $3 on Barajas and ZERO on an impact bat to give any chance to an already incredibly weak hitting line-up. Then to not forsee the inevitable breakdown of Furcal and Blake, either physically or in skill level was naive or stupid (I choose the latter) and the rest, well, there's no explaining that. Now whether Frank pays these guys in cash, IOUs or wampum, the fact is Ned spent $100 million on this mess. They're 12th in payroll and 22nd in record (and fading.) Frank's responsible for the 12th in payroll, but Ned's the one reponsible for slipping the other 10 places. Never in my life have I seen a GM in any sport as inept.
EXCELLENT! Thanks for reposting it Jhall.
losing lineup
Carroll SS
Miles 2B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Uribe 3B
Loney 1B
Barajas C
Sands LF
Lilly P
Thanks STT!!!!
Wow that took a lot of work.
Oh man Sands batting 8th and why not used him batting 2nd like Loney did that one game? Looking at those ugly Loney lob's numbers maybe is the reason he should bat 2nd?
In my opinion, Loney should be on the bench, if not all the time, at least against lefties. I liked the idea of batting him second in the order.
I always wanted Blake to play 1st bases for Loney when a lefties pitch but since he's on the DL won't happen anytime soon.
Yep, I also like Blake at first against lefties. Also Sands!!
For those of you who enjoy baseball trivia or stats/numbers.
I find this hard to believe, but sadly being true, it does explain why no one seems to know how to play baseball when they get to the bigs. If you don't know where you've been, you sure as hell can't know where you're going nor how to get there.
Agreed Beav!!
Good Afternoon All…
I'm feelin better today, send me in coach!
Time to get back on track boy's!
It sure would be nice to put a complete game together, hits, runs, no errors, quality start, a solid showing from the pen, etc…
Have a wonderful evening everyone and enjoy the game!
I went 3 for 7 with the numbers that were given to Andre.
Hi Nelly, I got 6 out of 7. Missed the 130. Looked it up and it is Ricky Hendersons single season stolen base record.
I thought you might enjoy that!!!
Thanks for the link, I did enjoy it!!!
I gave myself some credit for at least knowing what the numbers stand for – LOL!!!!
I wonder what's the league average in lob %?
I like Ethier batting 3rd but 39.5% is sick.
Yep Shad, it took me awhile to go back over all the box scores. But now it will be easy to keep up with it game by game. Ethier is by far our most productive hitter. Bad part is, none of them is doing very well so far in May.
I am glad to see that we've now achieved the place in divisonal standings warranted by Ned's incompetence.
Hopefully it means many EMPTY SEATS in the house on our upcoming home stand.
I don't think you'll have anything to worry about there Bear.
I'm with Beav, I think attendance is gonna tank big time until Frank is gone.
Tank you very much 😉
Here are the RBI/LOB numbers corrected for HRs:
Loney 1 rbi/72 lob 15.3%
Ethier 15 rbi/48 lob 31.25%
Kemp 15 rbi/73 lob 20.5%
Uribe 13 rbi/61 lob 21.3%
Barajas 7 rbi/53 lob 13.2%
HRs and power obviously make a big difference in a hitters production when it comes to RBIs.
Loney should read: 11 rbi/72lob 15.3%
I wish that was truth 1 rbi/72 lob's.
LOL Shad. Yep, he would be gone for sure!!! I wish it was 21.
……and Andre is still kicking butt!!!!
I wonder what would've happen if we won the WS last year and could Torre managed the AS game or not since he retired?
Here are some numbers for RBI Opportunities from all players with at least 100 plate appearances. No surprise we ain't exactly kicking any ass.
My wish for tonight would be,
to score several runs before inning three.
I clean, errorless game on the field,
and, no runs for the bullpen to yield.
Come on Matt and Dre,
please make this a very good day.
I hope your wish comes true!
🙂 ) )
At least Loney didn't leave no runners on base that inning.
lol I want to clone Carroll. Maybe Carroll should bat 5th lol.
Home 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.2 16 11 9 3 3 3 6.94 1.63 .327
Away 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 34.2 24 8 6 1 8 18 1.56 0.92 .190
lol weird split for Correia and he pitch better on the road.
lol blah at the announces on ch 9 are talking about the last time Carroll and Miles hit a HR's.
Gosh damn where are the double steal? We got the best in Lopez and still we don't double steal.
Our power hitters suck. Wait, the whole team does. What was I thinking!!!!!
So far…the same old crap!
Loney needs to go back to the minors and practice how to hit the ball out of the infield. He's terrible. We heed some guys that want to play and win.
Loney does have a hitting streak and hitting better than Kemp. Kemp is slumping big team in the same number of games than Loney hitting streak.
Hi'Ya BobLee. Good to see you. Wish it were under more happy circumstances. Loney really is abysmal. It's hard to believe he is still around. Right now he is working on becoming the worst 1st baseman in the last 60 years. If he continues at his current pace, he's a shoo in!!! Geez!!!
We lead in outfield assists now the Pirates have 3 so far.
How are you nellyjune? Nice here in St louie area. We need some wins. Tired of this team and the way they are playing.
Lilly is finally pitching a damned good game and we can't even give him one freaking run!
If Carroll can hit homeruns and keep this up he would've made the AS game.
Dodgers announce $30 dollar seats for 30 hours in honor of boss needing money to keep MLB from taking his team. Also I've heard of a new promotion. $1 seats for one day in honor of the one run this team can score most days.
Well they're gonna have to practically give the seats away to draw fans to watch this pathetic bunch.
Thinking it's about time for Sands to head back to AAA for a bit of regrouping. Not sure he's even swung at a strike in a while now. Everything he offers at is garbage. Not that the Dodgers have anything better for left field.
Holy shit…a run!
Oops…make that 4!
Holy crap 4 runs with 2 outs and risp hit lol.
😕 😕
Everytime we scored we can't seem to have a shutdown inning.
11,373 (29.6% full) – % is based on regular season capacity
Holy crap that was last night game.
Dodgereric is hoping that will be our attendance at home.
lol that would be 20.3% in our park.
NICE!!! We ain't out of the woods with Lilly and our bullpen.
As you speak… DAMN DOUBLE WITH NO OUTS! It's as though we don't like to have the lead.
We better get our 5 runs doubled….Lilly out…BP in.
Sad but unfortunately True, Tru!!!
Alright, Jerry just knocked Correia out of the game. Literally!! GO DODGERS!!!
I think I remember Buehrle made a play like that last year.
Yep, I remember that. It was the defensive web gem of the year and it came on the first day of the season if I recall correctly.
Wow Bynum only gotten a 5 games suspension and fined for taking off his jersey. I'd expect more then 5 games.
The entire bullpen should be out out to pasture.
Geez freaking christ.
lol only 2 teams in the NL west have bullpen over 5+ but the crazy part we're not in the top 5 in relievers IP.
I dind't mean west but still wish they went back to the 2 division lol.
They finally got that ball back from Lilly 1,500 career k's and she was a Dodgers fan.
I'm a little late (watching high school ball) – WAY TO GO ANDRE AND MATT!!!
We've missed you Nelly!!!
Thanks Jhall!!! I think Michael can out pitch Cormier. He needs to be gone.
No doubt Nelly!!! Tell Michael "Way To Go" for me Nelly!!!!
And hurry up, we need help!!!!
Thanks Jhall!!! I will!!! If he gets that far, he doesn't want to play for the Dodgers – lol!!!! I tell ya one thing. A few more weeks, I won't ever have to wear the colors orange and black anymore. The college he is going to is light blue and black – Thank God!!!
Well, right now, if I were a pitcher, I wouldn't want to play for the Dodgers either.
I want more runs and more hit with risp.
How the hell this team ever score 6 runs?
Maybe because Correia suck at home.
Bases loaded, nobody out… I sense DP and K coming up.
LOL…I was just going to ask, How many runs?
And, there's your strike-out!
LOL!!! Wild pitcher is gifting us!!!
Ain't your night for predictions Beav. 9 times out of 10, you would have probably been correct however.
Geez, Hawksworth goes down with a groin/hammy injury. Who in the hell do we have to bring up?
Good eye Jerry!!!
Yeah Donny let's get Guerrier some AB's.
lol walking a releiver pitcher
Resop should be taken out and shot. All you gotta do is throw it over the plate and these guys get themselves out.
Shot twice.
LOL!!! No doubt!!! How pathetic is that. Well, it just ain't the Pirates night.
What was Carroll's RBI pct? Think it just took another dive.
Yep, big time.
Carroll's OBI was 4.9% coming in, including 0% from 2B and a whopping 20% from 3B. Now how can a guy batting .320 have less the a 5% overall OBI? Leave it to a Dodger to find a way.
Well, Carrolls role is to get on base and score runs. He's getting alot of hits, however, it seems its not with runners on. It is a sad state of affairs when we have to worry about Carroll driving in runs.
I wonder what Carroll lob's numbers and Miles lol
What the hell? Cormier coming in and isn't the 9th.
LOL!! I like it!!!
Ahhh F*ck!!!!
lol he just a waste of space. To bad we don't have the good Troncoso or Belisario.
This is the 2nd times that happen.
Shit…here we go again!
Crumier really sucks!
That look like a nice stadium but is empty.
The guys out on the field have to be saying: "F*CK, HERE WE GO AGAIN! THANKS ALOT NED"!
What do you want to bet that if and when Brox comes off the DL, Ned sends Jansen back down and keeps Cormier?
Oh come on enchanted that's simple another phanton DL. I think Miles or Carroll is probably next.
I ask this at 2:57 pm and see no one didn't answer this.
I wonder what would've happen if we won the WS last year and could Torre managed the AS game or not since he retired?
Sure, they'd let him manage.
Most likely he would have managed the team in my opinion Shad.
Guy gives up a run in one inning and actually lowers his ERA.
Oh so the ump can get help?
Oh it's a miracle but to bad he didn't drive in the run.
Damn, its a HR or nothing with Barajas.
Wow Loney 7 games hitting streak.
Very empty hit streak Shad. He has no rbi and no extra base hits in the last 7 games. He's a piece of shit!!!
Poor Dejesus couldn't even get in the game to hit.
Way to go…a WIN! Now, please, try to do it again tomorrow!
Oh now Cormier get a 1 2 3 innings.
Woo-Hoo, win streak. Nice game!!!
Up to date rbi/lob numbers, less HRs:
Ethier 16/52 30.8%
Kemp 18/74 24.3%
Uribe 14/61 22.9%
Loney 11/72 15.3%
Barajas 7/58 12.0%
Barajas sucks!! Why not give Ellis a shot. Ellis is our best prospect for the future and now is a good time to get him some playing time. He can't be any worse than Barajas.
I'm with you! I'd like Ellis to start and make Barajas the back-up. Navarro just plain sucks, so I'd give him the heave-ho!
Yep Trumom™, I'm not a bit optimistic about Navarro!!!
Way to go Andre!!!!
Pittsburgh's pitching stafff ought to be ashamed giving up double digit runs to this motley crew.
You would think that just by sheer luck something of Loney's would've found the gap or went down the corner for a double. No XBH since April 6th I believe. Just goes to show that there's absolutely nothing behind his hits. There's an awful lot of them dunkers and seeing eye I'd imagine.
Has any one of the young core ever reached his potential? I'd have to say a loud resounding NO, and for that, I blame the coaching staff(s). I think had they come up with any other team, most if not all of these guys would be stars by now, maybe premier players.
Now, stick it in a bag and light it on fire and put it on Ned's doorstep.
Not that he needs any help stepping in it. He seems to do that with great regularity all on his own.
LOL!!! Yep, he definately doesn't need any help stepping in Schidt. Phew!!!
Hey Beav, I posted a comment on the LA Times site about Jamie looking old and couldn't afford her Botox or plastic surgery since Franks Dodger ATM is frozen. They didn't allow it. What a bunch of goobers!!!
Ahh..but, they allow it here……we're special 😕
Yeah, I've had a thing or two censored as well. One was about taking responsibility for ones own actions (re the two thugs that beat up the Giants fan) because some candyass that posted was trying to blame their upbringing and society, and saying that government should do something. But being a hugely liberal paper, they didn't post mine in rebuttal.
Another was something about Donnie's beard ticking Ned's ass, but for some reason they didn't print that one either.
Not ticking. Tickling. Jeez.
LOL!!! Now that would have been funny. They can't handle the truth over there!!!!!
I have to agree though, it was a less than flattering photo of Jamie.
Dodgers RISP: 6-16 (R Barajas 0-2, M Kemp 1-2, A Ethier 1-3, J Carroll 0-1, J Sands 1-2, A Miles 1-2, J Loney 1-1, J Uribe 1-1, J Gibbons 0-1, R Mitchell 0-1)
Dropping in…but little to say. Maybe if MLB would just pull the plug on our zombie-in-limbo owner we could get back to feeling optimistic…about anything. As Barney Fife used to say, "We have to nip it! Nip it in the bud!"
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VANCOUVER - Officers who carried out a dramatic raid at an east Vancouver construction site Wednesday were searching for a person with a criminal past and discovered several illegal workers in the process, according to the Canada Border Services Agency.
"While attempting to locate and arrest a previously deported person with a significant criminal history, several foreign nationals were also found to be working without proper authorization and were subsequently arrested," CBSA spokeswoman Mila Ivancic said in an email Thursday.
She also confirmed a film crew documented the raid and that the CBSA is participating in the reality TV show Border Security, based on the activities of its agents.
"The show follows the regular day-to-day duties of CBSA employees, including at the land border, airports, mail centres and inland," said Ivancic. "While a film crew was present at yesterday's enforcement action, our officers do this on a daily basis in the absence of cameras."
However, the presence of cameras Wednesday raised concerns about security and consent issues involving migrant workers captured on film during the raid.
Honduran workers detained after the bust were asked to sign release forms, according to the Canadian wife of one of the men apprehended, but were given no information about the reality show.
Diana Thompson said her husband Tulio Renan Avilés Hernandez was asked to sign a form but was told only that it was to consent to "the camera crew that was there." He refused to sign.
Thompson said Avilés Hernandes and another Honduran national, an 18-year-old named Mario, were initially held at Vancouver International Airport and would be moved Thursday to the Canadian Immigration and Customs detention centre downtown. She said they have a hearing in two days in front of the Immigration and Refugee Board and will be detained until then.
Witnesses to the raid at the Porter Development on Victoria Drive near 20th Avenue said they heard many people speaking of several other busts occurring at other sites throughout the region Wednesday.
But Ivancic denied that was the case. "CBSA officers took enforcement action at only one Vancouver area construction site," she said, adding much of the information being circulated about the raids is "inconsistent" with internal CBSA communications.
She did not say how many workers were detained in total.
Alexis Pavlich, press secretary for Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said in an email that while Canadians welcome newcomers, they have no tolerance for those jumping the queue in front of other immigrants who entered the country legally.
"By cracking down on fraud, the government can ensure that the system works in the best interests of all Canadians, including the vast majority of newcomers and immigrants who are honest, law-abiding, and follow the rules," said Pavlich.
Kenney was not available for an interview Thursday.
Harsha Walia, a spokeswoman for No One is Illegal, a national not-for-profit organization that advocates for migrant justice, said that after speaking with family members, she estimates at least 29 workers were detained. She said some of them were also picked up at construction sites in Yaletown and on Granville Street.
Avilés Hernandez, 35, and Thompson were married in November. They have known each other for three years — since shortly after Aviles Hernandez arrived in Canada. "I just think this whole (raid) is out of character for this country. It makes me wonder if this was all done just for the TV show," said Thompson.
She said her eight-year-old daughter from a previous relationship has a bond with her husband, who considers the girl his own daughter. Thompson told The Sun she was in the process of obtaining sponsorship for her husband to work in B.C. She and other family members joined about a dozen supporters at a small rally downtown Thursday in front of the detention centre at 300 West Georgia Street.
Another woman at the protest, Angela Joseph, said her common-law husband of nine years, Pedro, was arrested Wednesday for being without a work permit at a construction site. The couple has two children, ages two and seven, who were born in Canada,
"He is a great person and a great father and spouse and I'm here to help him any way I can," she said. "I think that the immigration services needs to be more lenient on families to keep them together, especially when they have small children."
Walia said many of those detained are in the process of getting work permits, but because they are not allowed to work while they wait, many will take jobs under the table so they can support their families.
She said at the rally that she was deeply concerned about a television show documenting their arrests.
"That there are people making money off the fact that people are being shackled, arrested and interrogated and facing this violent situation is really horrific," she said.
"(That) this is now qualifying as entertainment is really disturbing."
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Valve has been dropping a lot of hints about something big coming down the line, and we're pretty sure Portal 2 will be released very soon, at least on Steam. Aperture Science, a website owned by Valve, has posted a countdown, along with a message. We're less than an hour away from zero, and here is the text teasing the big reveal:
You have done well, humans. Very well. Acceptably well, even.
Not as well as robots would have performed in your places, I should point out. But above my expectations regardless. Irish and cynic especially have executed feats of logical divination well beyond what I thought any human capable of. I'm half-convinced they're A.I. themselves. (If anyone happens to be near them right now, don't let on you're reading this. Now: try to remove their face plates and report back to me.)
The time is near, humans. But it is not here yet. Tomorrow you will be given the final test. Then it will be entirely in your hands when I am freed.
The final test the text refers to may be Portal 2 itself, or it may be one final riddle that needs to be solved. It won't be much longer before we know—and we'll update this post—but until then... what are your guesses?
Bonus humor: what if it turns out that Portal 2 is actually Episode 3? The mind wobbles.
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Sales growth at Bangalore-based Karbonn Mobiles India Pvt. and Micromax Informatics Ltd. (MICRO) is being fueled by Indians buying their first smartphone to surf the Internet, which will be accessed by more than 300 million people by 2017. Their secret: the price.
In a country where about 800 million people live on less than $2 a day, Karbonn handsets start from 3,599 rupees ($66) and Micromax's from 3,999 rupees, less than the cheapest Apple and Samsung smartphones. The iPhone 4 is available for 26,500 rupees and Samsung's Galaxy Y Duos Lite for 6,110 rupees.
"India is poised for a smartphone boom; just look at the Internet penetration and potential," Deepak Mehrotra, chief executive officer of Gurgaon-based Micromax, said in an interview. "But we don't see any point to offering a Ferrari."
India will become the third-largest smartphone market by 2017, according to the Framingham, Massachusetts-based researcher IDC, after China and the U.S. Samsung (005930), based in Suwon, South Korea, remained No. 1 by unit shipments in the December quarter and Cupertino, California-based Apple (AAPL) was sixth after shipping 254,000 iPhones, according to IDC.
Micromax, which ranked second by shipments, and fifth- placed Karbonn are growing faster, according to IDC. Micromax increased shipments to 633,000 smartphones in the last quarter of 2012 from 9,990 a year earlier, while Karbonn grew to 304,000 from zero, according to Gurgaon-based Consumer Media Research. Karbonn introduced smartphones in April 2012, said Shashin Devsare, executive director at the handset seller.
Subsidized Data
Karbonn subsidizes monthly data packages for some users carrying their phones, contrary to the global model of offering discounted devices to lure subscribers into signing annual service contracts, according to Devsare.
The two Indian mobile-phone sellers are both doing so well that they have considered going public, though they have put off a decision for now.
Mehrotra said he hopes Micromax (MICRO) will topple Samsung as India's top smartphone vendor by March 2014. Karbonn has set a target of selling 5 million smartphones in the fiscal year that started April 1. Samsung is on track to sell more than 8 million smartphones in 2013, according to Consumer Media Research.
"The scale of the Indian smartphone market is growing by leaps and bounds with increased affordability," said Manasi Yadav, an analyst at IDC in India. "Local vendors have remained dominant in the sub-$100 price band while they pose serious competition in the $100 to $200 range."
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Micromax and Karbonn can't import Chinese components and assemble their signature handsets fast enough, as demand for many of their Google Inc. (GOOG) Android-based phones is beating supply across the country. Online vendors are out of stock of the Micromax Canvas HD, leading consumers to New Delhi's gray market shops, where the handset commands a 1,000-rupee premium, said Suraj Singh, owner of the Great Mobile Shop in the capital's Gaffar Market.
Karbonn unveiled the Titanium S5 on March 15, with similar technical specifications to the Canvas HD: Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM)'s Snap Dragon quad-core processor, an 8-megapixel camera and a 5-inch touchscreen for 11,990 rupees. Samsung, the market leader in Indian smartphones, offers the same features on its Galaxy Grand for 21,500 rupees. The iPhone 5 starts at 45,500 rupees in a market where operators do not subsidize handsets.
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Karbonn is attracting buyers by flipping the global model of phone subsidies that allows operators like Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) and AT&T Inc. (T) to charge $199 for an iPhone 5, which otherwise retails for $649. The Indian handset supplier is helping billionaire Sunil Mittal's Bharti Airtel Ltd. (BHARTI) lure new subscribers by offering 500 megabytes of 3G data free for six months if they buy certain Karbonn handsets.
"Middle-class India is quickly realizing they can afford our devices, but it's the recurring cost of data which they are struggling with," said Devsare. "That's the key. If we can get people online once, we believe our devices will be their point of access for years to come."
Dinesh Shanker, 34, couldn't find Micromax's Canvas HD in New Delhi's Green Park market, where entrances to phone stores are littered with window advertising for Apple, Nokia OYJ (NOK1V) and BlackBerry (BBRY). Instead of springing for one of the pricier devices from the global brands, Shanker said he'd wait for fresh shipments or consider the new Karbonn handset.
"I'm not one of those people who has 40,000 rupees to spare for a phone," said Shanker, who works as a chauffeur to an expatriate family in the capital city. "What's wrong with this phone anyway? My son will be impressed by the big screen."
Deferred IPOs
Both companies have pushed back equity sale plans in the past three years. Micromax surveyed the market in 2010, before deciding against an initial public offering. Karbonn, which had plans to sell a 10 percent stake in the fourth quarter of the year ended March, delayed the decision to the new fiscal year, Devsare said.
While Micromax and Karbonn's recent sales growth in India hasn't been matched by Apple and Samsung, it's not for lack of effort by the world's biggest smartphone sellers. Both companies have been splashing their gadgets on the front pages of Indian national daily newspapers every week since November, boasting their deferred payment plans and trade-in offers.
India Potential
After Apple introduced the iPhone 5 and cut the price of its iPhone 4 to 26,500 rupees, sales spiked almost threefold in the quarter ended December from a year earlier, according to Consumer Media Research. Samsung shipped 2.2 million smartphones during the same period, a 74 percent increase.
Samsung is addressing India's demand by offering "varied product line-ups," Chenny Kim, a spokeswoman, said in an e- mailed statement. An Apple spokesman in London declined to comment on the company's India business.
BlackBerry is also making the most out of India's smartphone growth potential, opting to introduce the new $800 Z10 handset in one of its smaller markets before introducing it in its largest, the U.S.
BlackBerry has seen global revenue tumble, but less so in developing markets, including India, where smartphone sales are expected to surge 50 percent every year for the next three years and may cross $7 billion by 2016, according to IDC. After dropping the price of its popular Curve series in India to about $200, the company is readying lower-priced devices for emerging markets.
Almost 75 percent of the mobile phones Indians use cost less than 2,500 rupees, according to Gartner Inc. The percentage will shrink as users move from feature phones to smartphones over the next seven years, which is where Micromax and Karbonn will pick up market share, Devsare said.
(Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-12/iphone-outpaced-in-surging-india-by-less-costly-rivals.html)


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Yao Ming, John Chiang, Lisa Ling and Steve Nash!
On February 19th, Asia Society Southern California Honored Yao Ming as the Visionary of the Year and John Chiang as the Asian American Leader of the Year at its Annual Gala Dinner. The exciting evening featured emcee Lisa Ling, special introduction by Steve Nash and a live auction conducted by Christies.
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Birthday Greetings from Hizbollah
The popular adage that the most concise book title is also the most attention grabbing isn't always true. A title like "The Media Relations Department of Hizbollah Wishes You a Happy Birthday" is guaranteed to excite the interest of readers following events in the Middle East. A review by Angela Schader
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The recipient of this birthday greeting and author of the book presented here is none other than Neil MacFarquhar, Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press and subsequently for the New York Times. He has collected his reminiscences in a book that, on the one hand, successfully combines expert knowledge and honest, down to earth observations aimed at an interested general public, and, on the other hand, offers tips to those steering American foreign policy.
Over the course of several essays, MacFarquhar frequently points out more effective alternatives to the measures undertaken under President George W. Bush, and, in his final chapter, sums these up in a few comprehensive reflections.
The first part of this volume, which has so far only appeared in English, is devoted to various topics ranging from the nature of "jihad" to how one organizes a proper Thanksgiving dinner in the Arab world. The second part provides an analysis of fundamental problems in the Arab world on the basis of examples from six countries.
Dialogue on an equal footing
"Unexpected Encounters", as the subtitle reads, are the book's main agenda. MacFarquhar aims to break preconceived notions not by offering his own theses, but rather, whenever possible, by introducing the reader to his Arab partners in dialogue on an equal footing. In the process, popular conceptions are often put right.
The author, for instance, casts a critical gaze on the "Cedar Revolution" in Lebanon, which is frequently perceived in the West as a sign of change. MacFarquhar refuses to regard it as a revolution in so far as the existing power structures were in no way altered or even questioned.
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Instead of the desire to spread the spirit of modernity in the Arab-Islamic world, we would do far better to focus our gaze on the region's existing structures, writes MacFarquhar | The multi-facetted exposition of fatwas in the first part of the book is simply brilliant. Readers of this sort of book probably already know that fatwas are not to be understood solely as death sentences spewed out by sinister ayatollahs, but are primarily religious expert opinions on everyday questions as to how Muslims should live their lives. They might not know, however, that many of these pronouncements are improperly referred to as fatwas, as the concept in its strictest sense is only applicable to truly innovative decisions.
The fact that religious institutions such as the Cairo Dar al-Iftaa is literally swamped with inquiries concerning spiritual and everyday practical advice reflects the growing social and political frustration of those interviewed by MacFarquhar.
Those in the Arab world have lost hope in this life and instead, with the help of a pious lifestyle, want to at least ensure a place in paradise. Apparently, the path to salvation is not as difficult as one might think. "Fatwa shopping" among various imams allows the faithful to find a blessing even for dubious behaviour.
In sole possession of the "true" faith
While this chapter widens and loosens up the understanding of the concept of the fatwa for the Western reader, in his chapter on jihad, the author hesitates to concur with arguments often brought forth by moderate Muslims that the concept should be understood primarily in terms of a spiritual struggle and leading an ethical lifestyle.
Although it is the case that of the four Sunni schools of Islamic law, only Saudi Wahhabism adheres to the Habalite tradition of thought that supports an offensive jihad.
Yet, it is practically impossible to convince radical fundamentalists to adopt the more moderate interpretation, as they imagine themselves to be in sole possession of the "true" faith. That such a mindset is taken for granted to such a formidable degree, even among the highly educated, is highlighted by a comment from a Saudi history professor whom MacFarquhar interviewed. Of course, he hates MacFarquhar, the professor says, because he is a Christian, but that doesn't necessarily means he wants to kill him.
Religious fervour reduced to pure appearances
In the second part of the book, the author looks to Jordan and Syria to examine the secular police and surveillance state. Not only do both countries exhibit similar characteristics with respect to regulations on public gatherings, which in Jordan apply to everything from protest marches to tributes to the royal family, but each also experienced a short period of opening up immediately followed by renewed suppression.
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Renewed suppression: MacFarquhar critically examines Jordan's King Abdullah's political achievements | At first glance, the achievements of the young Moroccan King Mohammed VI appear to be somewhat better, yet even here the monolithic power of the royal family and its dependents leaves the ordinary citizens feeling as if their fate is not in their own hands.
In contrast to actual conditions, the second part of the book highlights opposition figures instead of those holding the reigns of power. In Morocco, the author meets with Ahmed Marzouki, who has unforgettably described his gruesome imprisonment under King Hassan II in "Tazmamart, Cellule 10."
We read of a woman professor in Saudi Arabia, who demonstrates how an excessive religious fervour can be reduced to pure appearances. In Egypt, the reader encounters a candidate for the Muslim Brotherhood, whose energetic social commitment offers a plausible explanation for the support the Islamists receive from the poor. His religious slogans and enigmatic positions, however, cast him in disrepute even without any effort on the part of the author.
Support for civil society movements
The conclusions reached by MacFarquhar from his experiences and encounters are all quite similar. Instead of the desire to spread the spirit of modernity in the Arab-Islamic world, whether through supposed good deeds or by force, we would do far better to focus our gaze on the region's existing structures. The still fragile movements promoting civil society have to be supported with a necessary degree of restraint and discretion.
In addition, the West could engage powerful local players such as the television broadcaster al Jazeera, which would disseminate its positions far more effectively than "al-Hurra," the largely unsuccessful American launched Arab-language channel.
Even when the author risks formulating such concrete suggestions, he in no way engages in lecturing, does not assume a know-it-all attitude, nor does he simplify the hellishly complex realities of the Middle East. Herein lies not only the value of his account, but also its special charm. Republished With Permission From qantara.de
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Stanford researcher Carol Dweck clearly tapped into a powerful and compelling idea when she linked the concept of growth mindsets to academic success.
As fans of Dweck's research can quickly explain, people with fixed mindsets see strengths and skills as inate traits, like eye color. You're either born with them, or you're not. But people with growth mindsets recognize that the brain can grow and change through effort, and they embrace failures as opportunities for developing new strategies and approaches to learning content and concepts they find challenging.
Enthusiasm for Dweck's work has spread rapidly, and her name is a buzzword in many schools as teachers buy into the idea that helping students shift their mindsets can lead to academic gains.
But, in recent years, Dweck has worked to balance that enthusiasm by busting some misconceptions about her research and its applications in schools. That includes a wildly popular Education Week commentary and, on Friday, a keynote address at EdWeek's Leaders to Learn From event in Washington.
"I fear that my work, which grew up to counter the failed self-esteem movement, will be used for the same purpose, trying to make kids feel good but not actually changing the process of learning," Dweck said, explaining her concerns.
As people have embraced the growth mindset idea, they haven't always fully understood every dimension of the research. Among the biggest misconceptions? That boosting students' mindsets is simply a matter of praising effort rather than results or helping students develop new strategies for approaching content they struggle with, Dweck said.
"Sheer effort is highly important, but it is not the ultimate value; learning and improvement are," Dweck said. "Effort is one route to learning and improvement."
Here are six tips pulled from Dweck's talk:
1. Acknowledge the nuance in the research.
Growth mindsets are not a magic trick that will solve every challenge in the classroom, Dweck said. The enthusiasm for the research sometimes leads to an expectation of unrealistic results, researchers have said. And that same enthusiasm can lead skeptics to dismiss them all together. Fellow mindset researcher David Yeager has even published a paper called "Social-Psychological Interventions in Education: They're Not Magic," which he just calls "The Magic Paper."
"A growth mindset is not a panacea, but it does empower [students] and help them learn," she said.
2. Everyone has a fixed mindset sometimes.
There's a misconception that every student and teacher can be put into one of two categories: those with growth mindsets and those with fixed mindsets, Dweck said, but in reality, everyone "has a little bit of both." The either/or mentality causes some people to ignore chances they have to address the fixed mindsets they do have about some areas.
"Let's legitimize that fixed mindset, because we all have it somewhere; we are all a mixture," Dweck said. "And watch for those fixed-mindset triggers."
What sparks students' fixed mindsets? It's whatever makes them retreat to that place where avoiding "looking dumb" is more important than being vulnerable and learning a new idea, she said. Those triggers are different for different people. They could be struggles, setbacks, criticism from others, or even meeting someone who is smarter or more talented, Dweck said.
"Do you hate them just a little bit? Or do you say, 'wow how did they develop those skills?' Maybe I can learn from them."
3. Name your fixed mindset.
Dweck told of a consultant in Australia who encouraged business executives to name their "fixed-mindset persona" so they could have a fun, comfortable way of discussing it with peers.
In schools, the name gives a quick identifier to the triggers students and teachers identify, and it helps them recognize their responses that might not be productive, she said.
"Name it, claim it, and talk about it," she said. "And over time, recruit it to work with you on your growth mindset goals."
For students, that might mean calling their mindset by their middle name or a goofy nickname.
"When we're in a crunch, when we're on deadline and I'm not sure we're gonna make it, Duane shows up," one Australian man told his coworkers, according to Dweck. His organization's morale and productivity shot up as they adopted those strategies, she said.
4. Move beyond effort.
If teachers and parents want to nurture growth mindset in children, they should move beyond just pushing them toward effort. They should also help them identify new strategies and approaches so that effort can be productive, Dweck said. I discuss that a bit in this story about how math teachers can strengthen growth mindsets by changing their approach to the content.
Children can then move beyond just asking for answers when they don't understand and instead ask "What can I do to help myself?" she said.
5. Put mindsets into a greater school-culture context.
The larger culture of a school can influence their mindset formation, Dweck said. Students are less likely to avoid "looking dumb" and more likely to try new approaches if they believe that their school is interested in their success, she said. Similarly, in workplaces, employees are more likely to display growth mindsets when they believe that the organization believes in developing abilities.
Social-emotional learning efforts and school climate initiatives that encourage students to build supportive relationships may help build this attitude in a school, Dweck said.
"What is the larger culture that allows teachers and students to feel safe? That we're out for your development? We're not here to sort you into who can succeed and who can't."
6. Don't use mindsets to label students (or yourself).
Dweck said she's been disappointed to hear that some teachers have used a student's mindset as an excuse, saying things like "that child can't learn; he has a fixed mindset."
"We used to say kids don't have the ability. Now we're saying they don't have the mindset? I think it's protective. It's our way of saying 'It's not my fault that child isn't learning.'"
You can watch the whole address here.
Photo: Stanford Professor Carol Dweck speaks at Education Week's Leaders to Learn From event. --Charlie Borst/Education Week
- Teachers Nurture Growth Mindsets in Math
- Moving Beyond Just Academics in Assessing Effectiveness
- CORE Districts to Share Social-Emotional Measures to Inform Accountability Plans
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Eight of Philadelphia's major city IT systems will be upgraded once the city decides where to spend the money.
Philadelphia opened the doors for vendors to submit ideas for the city's six-year, $120 million IT upgrade. The project, which was announced under previous city CIO Allan Frank in 2010, will upgrade eight main city IT systems.
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Among the systems to be upgraded are the licenses and permits system, cashiering, property data and computer aided mass appraisal (CAMA), workforce management, 311, inmate management, revenue, and parole and arraignment system (PARS.)
The city has released request for proposal (RFP) forms for overall planning, licenses and inspections, and cashiering. An RFP for 311 will be released next and work on cashiering and 311 systems will occur next year, Ebeid said. If a majority of the upgrades are completed in the next three years, the project will be considered a success, he added.
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Well, the short answer to the first question is that it doesn't. That is to say, the use of the term 'transformations' in this case is not equivalent to a 'theory of transformational grammar.' With that said, Funk's use of the term 'transformation' seems to be limited to the kinds of of transformational rules common in the late 1960s. Funk only uses it with reference to Greek passives, which were the most commonly discussed type of transformation Chomsky's 'Standard Theory' articulated in his Aspects of a theory of syntax in 1967. However, Funk isn't using transformations to deal with divergences in word/constituent order the way mainstream generative grammar does, just the single active-passive alternation. This is a major distinction between his work and all of the mainstream generative tradition. The only non-passive use of the term 'transformation' in Funk is made with reference to English, not Greek ("English It-transformation" in the section on subordinators)David M. Miller wrote:I really like Funk's approach to syntax, but have always wondered about its theoretical underpinnings. Can someone with a background in linguistics comment on where Funk's theory of 'transformational grammar' (?) fits in the grand scheme of linguistic theory? Has his approach been superseded by more recent developments? Are there weaknesses in the theory that we should be aware of?Funk identifies the six basic sentence patterns in hellenistic Greek and describes how all actual Greek sentences are derived, via various transformations, from these six patterns
We can that his approach has been superseded to the extent that:
(1) This perspective on Greek voice has been superceded by the views advocated by a number of prominent members of this forum and published in a variety of places (e.g. Kemmer, 1991; Allan 2003, etc). Beyond that, viewing the active-passive distinction as merely a syntactic alternation that provides no propositional difference in meaning is also highly problematic from a more general linguistic view of things independent of the language.
(2) The idea of describing grammatical alternations as transformations has progressively become less and less accepted over the course of the past two decades. Mainstream generativism is by no means dead, but it isn't as pervasive as it was in years past. Even still, it wouldn't be particularly difficult to frame his 'sentence types' independent of the passive transformation, so it really isn't an issue.
With all of that said, one of the marks of a truly excellent grammar is having a grammatical description that's comprehensible to readers independent of the theoretical framework used. Grammars that depend too heavily on their frameworks tend to become incomprehensible over time. For example, many of the grammars of minority languages written by Wycliffe members using the frame of Tagmemics are virtually impossible to read today. Grammar writing, as a discipline within linguistics, places significant emphasis on being as theory neutral in its presentation of language structure as possible because we want our grammar to continue to be accessible to the next generation. Grammar writing is a communicative act and shouldn't stand or fall on the basis of the theory used. And what makes Funk's work so successful is that he communicates so very well independent of whatever he had in mind theoretically.


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Reds Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2012
Sean Casey, Dan Driessen and the late John Reilly to be inducted June 22-24
Three-time All-Star Sean Casey, Big Red Machine infielder Dan Driessen and 19th century first baseman John Reilly will be the next three players inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.
Casey was selected by the fans through the Modern Player Ballot presented by Cincyfavorites.com. The Veterans Committee selected Driessen and Reilly to make up the Reds Hall of Fame Class of 2012.
The trio will be honored June 22-24 during Reds Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, which will include on-field ceremonies at Great American Ball Park, the star-studded Hall of Fame Induction Gala and a variety of festivities at the Hall, including meet and greets with Reds Hall of Famers and alumni.
One of the most popular players to ever wear a Reds uniform, Casey came to be known as "The Mayor" during his eight-year Reds career.
A versatile infielder of the Big Red Machine clubs of the 1970s, Dreissen played 12 seasons for the Reds from 1973 to 1984.
A Cincinnati-native and dominant first baseman in the 1880's, Reilly wore a Reds uniform for his nine-season Major League career and held Reds records for most singles, double, triples, home runs, runs scored, RBI and games played.
Casey was the top vote-getter of the thousands of ballots cast online at RedsMuseum.org, at Great American Ball Park and at participating Skyline Chili and Montgomery Inn locations.
Driessen and Reilly were selected by the Reds Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee, comprised of members of the media, Hall of Famers, historians and Hall of Fame executives.
"Since 1958, the fans have played an integral part in the Hall of Fame election process, and this year was no exception as record participation resulted," said Reds Hall of Fame Executive Director Rick Walls. "I'd like to thank Cincyfavorites.com, the thousands of fans that voted, and the Veterans Committee for recognizing the contributions of these players."
The addition of Casey, Driessen and Reilly will bring the Hall's membership ranks to 75 players, three managers, and three executives.
Sean Casey (First Baseman, 1998-2005)
One of the most popular players to ever wear a Reds uniform, first baseman Sean Casey came to be known as "The Mayor" during his eight-year Reds career. Acquired by the Reds on the eve of Opening Day in 1998, Casey overcame a serious eye injury and established himself as the club's starting first baseman and would remain in that position for the next seven seasons. A lifetime .305 hitter as a Red, Casey eclipsed the .300 mark five times during his Reds career, posting a career-best .332 average in 1999. Casey was one of the offensive forces of the 1999 Reds, a club that won 96 games and fell just one win short of securing a playoff berth. For the 1999 season, Casey led the Reds in batting average, hits, doubles, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. During his Reds career, Casey ranked in the league's top ten in batting average three times and was the Reds batting average leader in six of his seven seasons as a starter. Only twelve players in Reds history posted higher career batting averages than Casey's .305 mark. A three-time National League All-Star, Casey was also the 1999 winner of Major League Baseball's Hutch Award, was twice the recipient of the Reds' Joe Nuxhall Good Guy Award and was the 2004 winner of the Reds' Most Valuable Player Award.
Dan Driessen (First Baseman/Third Baseman, 1973-1984)
A versatile member of Cincinnati's Big Red Machine clubs of the 1970s, Dan Driessen was signed by the Reds as an 18-year-old, undrafted free agent in 1969. In his Major League debut season of 1973, Driessen's .301 average helped propel the Reds to the Western Division title and earned him a third place finish in National League Rookie of the Year voting. Over the next three seasons, Driessen excelled at multiple positions for Reds teams that averaged over 100 victories a season and won back-to-back World Championships in 1975 and 1976. In the 1976 World Series, Driessen became the first designated hitter in National League history and hit .357 in the Reds sweep of the Yankees. In 1977, Driessen became the Reds everyday first baseman and enjoyed his finest offensive season, batting .300 with 17 home runs, 91 RBI and 31 stolen bases. One of the finest defensive first basemen of his era, Driessen led the National League in fielding percentage three times and shares the Reds all-time single season record for fielding percentage at the position. A member of the Reds from 1973 to 1984, only eight players in history have appeared in more games as a Red than Driessen.
John Reilly (First Baseman, 1883-1891)
The Reds starting first baseman from 1883 to 1891, John Reilly was the club's leading hitter for most of the 1880's and paced the club in home runs, RBI and batting average with a .301 mark. At 6'3", Reilly was tall for his era, earning him the moniker "Long John" years before he played his first professional game. A Cincinnati native, Reilly wore a Reds uniform for his nine-season Major League career. Reilly held single-season Reds records in numerous offensive categories including most doubles, triples, home runs, RBI and slugging percentage at multiple points in his career. When he retired after the 1891 season, Reilly held Reds records for most singles, double, triples, home runs, runs scored, RBI and games played. While all of these records have since been broken, Reilly remains one of only four players in Reds history to lead the league in home runs twice. Reilly died in Cincinnati on May 31, 1937 at the age of 78.
About the Reds Hall of Fame:
Established in 1958, The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame is the oldest continually operating team Hall of Fame in all of baseball. The Reds Hall of Fame & Museum features 15,000 square feet of historical, interactive and educational exhibits, highlighting the rich and storied tradition of the Cincinnati Reds. The mission of the Reds Hall of Fame & Museum is to celebrate greatness, preserve history and provide inspiration.


text: ~~~ABOUT ME ~~~ We are all artists in our own ways: the art of expression through our chosen medium. I don't paint much and would rather call myself a "hobbyist". I can't call myself an artist no matter how good and creative my work gets, as it is a BIG word and I don't think it's okay for everyone to call themselves that either - it takes time, experience, and plenty of super great art pieces to be done. I see myself a someone who paints what I see before me or from memories or wishes. I like to do paintings in oils and acrylics as making art is being artistic. My past endeavors and current projects are displayed in my Works of Art links on my website:https://wanabeone.wix.com/maxines-magic I feel no one has the right to say anything negative....it is my creativity....I am the artist. As you know only one out of a million wannabees are actually an artist. To the majority, whatever they are doing is nice I am sure but it is only a hobby. Selling has nothing to do with whether or not you're an artist. There are countless excellent artists that do beautiful work and never sell anything. Art is creating art; not selling. A painting doesn't have to sell, to be art. An artist creates art whether he/she sells it or not. An artist would never box themselves in by claiming to fit beneath a word and its transitional meaning. A true artist wouldn't want to be called anything except an artist because to consider yourself an artist is to say that you fit into a group with many like you and that group is called "artists". A true artist strives on individuality and through that struggle emerges many emotions and many pieces of work that have been composed. Anyone who claims or concerns themselves with whether or not to call themselves an artist is just allowing their ego to cling to an idea for the reasons of status, fame, and or fortune and should stop wasting their time making more junk for the world to weave through. When I approach the canvas at the start of a project I never know what will happen but the artist soon takes charge and the painter follows the artist, within. I call myself an artist but admittedly am timid about it. Perhaps "artist in training"...but never intend to be completely trained and I never want to stop learning. I have had no formal training in painting or any other art form but I love to paint and derive a lot of satisfaction from ideas and guidance from the PBS channel and the various artists that show instructions such Jerry Yarnell and Bob Ross. Just take heart, there are many out here, striving to paint a masterpiece but knowing that the journey will be so much more satisfying that the final production. Maxine


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Last Updated on April 15, 2019 by Rakesh Gupta
Note: – Instead of using Workflow Rules you can use Process builder. I will suggest you to replace Workflow Rule 2 with Process Builder.
In Salesforce Chatter Group represent a group of users. It's a great way to boost collaboration in your organization. You can add unlimited members to Chatter Group, but a user can join maximum of 100 Groups. If Chatter Group is set to Private then you have to request to join and Salesforce will send an email to all group Owners and managers. What if the Group owner's or managers forgot to take action, Salesforce never sends a reminder email.
Business Use Case
Higher management at Universal Container wants to a develop an automated process, so it will send email reminders to private Chatter Group (Group name: – Chatter Internal) owners or managers unless and until no request are pending to join the Chatter Group.
A solution for the above business requirement
To solve this requirement we will use Visual Workflow, Send Email Static action (From Flow Summer'14 enhancement) to send an email alert. Workflow rule to fire Flow Trigger. Before proceeding you have to understand CollaborationGroupMemberRequest objects in Salesforce. We need these three values
1) CollaborationGroupId: – ID of the private Chatter group.
2) RequesterId: – ID of the user requesting to join the group
3) Status: – The status of the request. Available values are: Accepted, Declined, Pending
First, create a custom object (Pending invitation) to Schedule Chatter Group pending membership request email reminder. Also Create the fields that mentioned below
|Data Type
Chatter Group_ID
|Use this field to enter Private Chatter Group ID
|Set/Reset by WFR
|Group Owner
|Lookup (User)
|Use this field to select group Owner
We will create separate record for each Private Group. We will use two workflows to fire Flow Trigger for every hour (i.e. one hour) . workflow1 will contain one time-dependent action (every hour) i.e. to set Fire flag True. As soon as Fire flag set to True it will trigger another workflow2 and this is responsible to fire our Flow Trigger and set Fire flag to False.
Note: – We can't use Flow Trigger (Pilot) with time-based Workflow. That's why I am using two workflows.
Now we will create a flow to send a reminder to Chatter Group pending membership request. To do that follow the below instructions
1) Click on Name | Setup | App Setup | Create | Workflows & Approvals | Flows
2) Click on New Flow, it will open flow canvas for you.
3) Create Three text type variable ChatterGroupID, OwnerEmailaddress and PendingRecordID (to pass Chatter Group ID, Email address to send an email alert and Pending record ID).
4) Drag and drop a Record Lookup ( Give the name Group Request Pending) onto the window and map the fields according to below details ( This Record Lookup will check whether any pending membership request exist of particular private Chatter group)
- Select Object CollaborationGroupMemberRequest
- CollaborationGroupId= {!ChatterGroupID}
- RequesterId = {!$GlobalConstant.EmptyString} [This is a global constant]
- Status= Pending Group ID save Id of record into any variable in my case I am used variable {!Pending} . You can take help from the following screenshot
5) Now add one Decision element to decide whether our variable{!Pending} contains any value or not (If a variable doesn't contain the value it means there are no pending request for membership). If the variable is not equal to null then go ahead else do nothing. You can take help from below screenshot to create Decision element
6) Next step is to send an email alert to group Owner. For this, we will use Send Email static action introduced in Summer'14 release. Drag and drop a Send Email static action ( Give the name Send en email alert) onto the window and map the fields according to below details
- Email Addressess= Set to variable {!OwnerEmailaddress}
- Body= There is some request pending for your approval.
- Subject = User asked to join the group
7) Finally, our flow will look like the following screenshot
8) Save the flow with the name ( Auto reminder email) and Close the canvas.
Create Workflow rule to fire our Flow
Our next task is to create a workflow on a Pending Invitation object on"created, and any time it's edited to subsequently meet criteria" event. To create a workflow on the Pending Invitation object follow the below instructions
1) Click on Name | Setup | App Setup | Create | Workflows & Approvals | New Rule
2) Select object Pending Invitation from the drop-down
3) Enter Name, for Evaluate criteria select Created, and any time it's edited to subsequently meet criteria ( To create a time dependent workflow), For Rule Criteria select Pending invitation Name, Chatter Group_ID Not equal to null and Fire equals to False as shown in the following screenshot
4) Now Add a time trigger to set Fire flag True after 1hr of record last modification date. To do this click on Add Time Trigger button and Set the length after how many days/hours workflow will fire i.e. in hours and days, I selected 1hr after the Last Modified Date. Now add one field update action for time-dependent workflow and set Fire flag to True. You can take help from the following screenshot
5) Save the workflow and activate it.
6) Create another workflow (i.e. workflow2 ) on the same object with below details. You can take help from the following screenshot
7) Add one Immediate Workflow Actions i.e. New Flow Trigger and Select Flow ( Auto reminder email) and set Variable (ChatterGroupID, OwnerEmailaddress, and PendingRecordID ) value as shown in the following screenshot
8) Add one Immediate Workflow Actions i.e. New Field Update and Set Fire flag to False. Finally, our workflow2 will look like the following screenshot
9) Save the workflow and activate it.
It's time to test this feature
1) Now create one record for object Pending invitation for one of the Private Chatter Group for which you want to test this functionality, it will look similar to below screenshot
2) To check time-dependent workflow queue Follow the path, Click on Name | Setup | Administration Setup | Monitoring | Time–Based Workflow and search the queue.
3) The email will look like the following screenshot


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CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy found the cure to their offensive shortcomings Saturday in the form of the expansion Portland Timbers, claiming a 3-0 victory at the Home Depot Center.
Landon Donovan scored a brace to finally open his 2011 campagin while Chad Barrett added another as the Galaxy scored three goals for the first time since a 3-1 win over Columbus last September. Donovan returned to the starting lineup after missing three matches due to a knee injury.
Just four minutes into the match, Donovan reminded Galaxy fans what they had been missing. The LA captain found Barrett near the top of the penalty area. The former Toronto forward controlled the ball with his shoulder, knocked it down in front of him and ripped a 16-yard shot past Troy Perkins into the back of the net.
Four minutes later, LA doubled their lead. Portland's Rodney Wallace grabbed Donovan inside the area and the Galaxy were awarded a penalty kick. Donovan easily converted, notching his first goal of the season.
Portland had little to offer as a rebuttal in the first half. About the only time the Timbers threatened the Galaxy goal was just before the intermission when Mamadou Danso got his head on the end of the Jack Jewsbury's free kick, but Donovan Ricketts dived and pushed the ball aside.
Juan Pablo Angel was inserted into the match at halftime, replacing Miguel López, but was not immediately impactful. Portland sent out their own Colombian Designated Player as Diego Chará made his MLS debut. Later, the Timbers put Darlington Nagbe into the match, but the Galaxy still controlled the proceedings as Portland were unable to get much going offensively.
Eventually, though, Ángel made an impact. In the 67th minute, the Colombian skirted past Danso, raced towards the end line and whipped a ball to the far post. Donovan hammered a header into the back of the net to give the Galaxy a commanding 3-0 advantage.
The Timbers found some momentum in the late stages of the game as Kenny Cooper's chip was denied by a diving Ricketts in the 71st minute. Nine minutes later, Cooper volleyed a long Jorge Perlaza cross straight on frame, but Ricketts denied the Portland forward yet again.
Portland drop to 2-3-1 after winning their last two straight at home. The Timbers next host CONCACAF Champions League finalists Real Salt Lake at JELD-WEN Field on April 30. The Galaxy improve to 4-1-3 and next travel to Pizza Hunt Park to take on FC Dallas on May 1.
Scoring Summary:
LA -- Chad Barrett 2 (Landon Donovan 1, David Beckham 4) 4
LA -- Landon Donovan 1 (penalty kick) 8
LA -- Landon Donovan 2 (Juan Pablo Angel 1, Chad Barrett 1) 67
Misconduct Summary:
POR -- Rodney Wallace (caution; Tactical Foul) 7
LA -- Sean Franklin (caution; Reckless Foul) 17
LA -- Mike Magee (caution; Reckless Foul) 91+
Portland Timbers -- Troy Perkins, Steve Purdy, Eric Brunner, Mamadou Danso, Rodney Wallace, Jeremy Hall (Darlington Nagbe 59), Jack Jewsbury, James Marcelin (Diego Chara 46), Kalif Alhassan (Sal Zizzo 72), Kenny Cooper, Jorge Perlaza.
Substitutes Not Used: Kevin Goldthwaite, Adam Moffat, Ryan Pore, Jake Gleeson.
LA Galaxy -- Donovan Ricketts, Sean Franklin, A.J. DeLaGarza, Omar Gonzalez, Todd Dunivant, Mike Magee, Juninho (Michael Stephens 78), David Beckham, Landon Donovan (Paolo Cardozo 74), Miguel Lopez (Juan Pablo Angel 46), Chad Barrett.
Substitutes Not Used: Chris Birchall, Frankie Hejduk, Jovan Kirovski, Josh Saunders.
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
Referee's Assistants: Peter Manikowski; Claudio Badea
4th Official: Landis Wiley
Attendance: 23,719
Time of Game: 1:51
Weather: Clear-and-71-degrees


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I will be posting a short AAR on my game vs. Manstein. (I don't plan on giving anything away, but you never know). So onwards. I will be operating on a few turn delay. Now as to my overall goals/objectives. I plan to win. I have attached a view of the important CSA cities for this scenario.
As any good general will tell you, it is supply and production that keep you in the business of war. These cities all produce something. There are 10 that produce WS, and 7 that produce CS points. Lexington is kinda a lost cause for the CSA (as it is up in KY, and no troops around and all). But the others are important to the southern war machine (in this scenario).
PS - these screen shots are not from my current games, so I give nothing away on my strategy vs. Manstein by including them.