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That's why in a pinch the Kings continue to lean on Garcia, the longest-tenured King.
John Salmons sick? No problem. Garcia stepped in Monday in Washington and scored 17 points 15 in the second quarter to help the Kings beat the Wizards 96-94.
It was the most points and minutes (26) for Garcia since a Jan. 10 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. In that game, Garcia played nearly 33 minutes and scored 13 points.
Coach Keith Smart said Garcia is one of his reliable veterans, one of his "pros that keep themselves ready."
When Garcia isn't playing, you won't find him sulking on the bench. Even as his playing time fluctuates, Garcia's routine hasn't changed.
He is still likely to be found after practice putting up shots as if he's fine tuning his game because he's in the starting lineup.
Garcia made four of his six three-point attempts against the Wizards. It's a shot the Kings want him to shoot to force opponents to defend him and create more space on the floor.
Garcia didn't hesitate to shoot Monday.
"I was just trying to be aggressive," Garcia said. "Coach has been talking to me, telling me to be aggressive. In shootaround and in practice, I make a lot of shots, so just go out there and shoot the ball."
Garcia doesn't always have a chance to shoot.
Garcia has been a healthy scratch 11 times this season. He's averaging just 17.5 minutes. When he wasn't scoring, he was doing so many little things his coaches see to help the Kings win.
Garcia also started 13 games when Tyreke Evans was out with a knee injury. The Kings are 5-8 in games started by Garcia. When the Kings were 6-3 from late December and into January, Garcia was starting for Evans.
"We had a good stretch when we were winning some games and playing very well defensively. Francisco Garcia was one of the big reasons for that," Smart said. "He was in the lineup, we had a couple of guys out with injuries and sickness as well. I thought that he was glue."
After Monday's game, Garcia wasn't too high about his play. He stressed the Kings needed to play team ball and have one other's backs on defense.
"I went out there and a lot of things opened up for me, and I just made some shots," Garcia said.
Waiting for news The NBA will announce today the pool of players eligible to be selected for the Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star Weekend.
The game, which features the best first- and second-year players, will be played Feb. 15.
Second-year guards Isaiah Thomas, Jimmer Fredette and rookie forward Thomas Robinson are the Kings with the best chance of being selected, with Thomas the most likely. Fredette said he would like to be in the three-point shooting contest during All-Star Weekend but had not heard from the league.
Fredette entered Tuesday 12th in the NBA, shooting 42.3 percent from three-point range.
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Amy Palash (Winfield, Ill./St. Francis) led the Crusader charge, hitting .462 and recording a match-high 16 kills. Lauren Moulton (Elgin, Ill./Larkin) also recorded double-digit kills with 10 while hitting a sizzling .562. Valpo hit .485 in the first game, cooled down to .211 in the second game, and then hit .516 in the third game, recording 20 kills on 31 attacks. For the match, every Crusader with at least eight attacks hit better than .267.
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Price swap instrument from Black-Karasinski interest-rate tree
[Price, PriceTree, SwapRate] = swapbybk(BKTree,
LegRate, Settle, Maturity)
[Price, PriceTree, SwapRate] = swapbybk(BKTree,
LegRate, Settle, Maturity, LegReset, Basis, Principal,
LegType, EndMonthRule)
[Price, PriceTree, SwapRate] = swapbybk(BKTree,
LegRate, Settle, Maturity, Name,Value)
Interest-rate tree structure created by bktree.
Number of instruments (NINST)-by-2 matrix, with each row defined as:
[CouponRate Spread] or [Spread CouponRate]
CouponRate is the decimal annual rate. Spread is the number of basis points over the reference rate. The first column represents the receiving leg, while the second column represents the paying leg.
Settlement date. NINST-by-1 vector of serial date numbers or date strings representing the settlement date for each swap. Settle must be earlier than Maturity.
Maturity date. NINST-by-1 vector of dates representing the maturity date for each swap.
The Settle date for every swap is set to the ValuationDate of the BK tree. The swap argument Settle is ignored.
This function also calculates the SwapRate (fixed rate) so that the value of the swap is initially zero. To do this, enter CouponRate as NaN.
swapbybk computes prices of vanilla swaps, amortizing swaps and forward swaps.
Enter the following optional inputs using an ordered syntax or as name-value pair arguments. You cannot mix ordered syntax with name-value pair arguments.
NINST-by-2 matrix representing the reset frequency per year for each swap. NINST-by-1 vector representing the frequency of payments per year.
Default: [1 1]
Day-count basis of the instrument. A vector of integers.
For more information, see basis.
Default: 0 (actual/actual)
NINST-by-1 vector or NINST-by-1 cell array of the notional principal amounts or principal value schedules. For the latter case, each element of the cell array is a NumDates-by-2 call array where the first column is dates and the second column is its associated notional principal value. The date indicates the last day that the principal value is valid.
Default: 100
NINST-by-2 matrix. Each row represents an instrument. Each column indicates if the corresponding leg is fixed (1) or floating (0). This matrix defines the interpretation of the values entered in LegRate.
Default: [1 0] for each instrument
Derivatives pricing options structure created with derivset.
End-of-month rule. A NINST-by-1 vector. This rule applies only when Maturity is an end-of-month date for a month having 30 or fewer days.
Default: 1
NINST-by-1 vector of dates when the swap actually starts. Use this argument to price forward swaps, i.e., swaps that start in a future date
Default: Settle date
Specify optional comma-separated pairs of Name,Value arguments. Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name must appear inside single quotes (' '). You can specify several name and value pair arguments in any order as Name1,Value1,...,NameN,ValueN.
Adjust the cash flows based on the actual period day count. NINST-by-1 of logicals.
Default: false
Require payment dates to be business dates. NINST-by-1 cell array with possible choices of business day convention:
Default: actual
Holidays used for business day convention. NHOLIDAYS-by-1 of MATLAB® date numbers.
Default: If no dates are specified, holidays.m is used.
[Price, PriceTree, SwapRate] = swapbybk(BKTree,
LegRate, Settle, Maturity) computes the price of a swap instrument from a Black-Karasinski interest-rate tree.
[Price, PriceTree, SwapRate] = swapbybk(BKTree,
LegRate, Settle, Maturity, LegReset, Basis, Principal,
LegType, EndMonthRule) computes the price of a swap instrument from a Black-Karasinski interest-rate tree using optional input arguments.
[Price, PriceTree, SwapRate] = swapbybk(BKTree,
LegRate, Settle, Maturity, Name,Value) computes the price of a swap instrument from a Black-Karasinski interest-rate tree with additional options specified by one or more Name,Value pair arguments.
Price is the number of instruments (NINST)-by-1 expected prices of the swap at time 0.
PriceTree is the tree structure with a vector of the swap values at each node:
PriceTree.PTree contains swap values.
PriceTree.tObs contains the observation times.
PriceTree.Connect contains the connectivity vectors. Each element in the cell array describes how nodes in that level connect to the next. For a given tree level, there are NumNodes elements in the vector, and they contain the index of the node at the next level that the middle branch connects to. Subtracting 1 from that value indicates where the up-branch connects to, and adding 1 indicates where the down branch connects to.
PriceTree.Probs contains the probability arrays. Each element of the cell array contains the up, middle, and down transition probabilities for each node of the level.
SwapRate is a NINST-by-1 vector of rates applicable to the fixed leg such that the swaps' values are zero at time 0. This rate is used in calculating the swaps' prices when the rate specified for the fixed leg in LegRate is NaN. The SwapRate output is padded with NaN for those instruments in which CouponRate is not set to NaN.
Price an interest-rate swap with a fixed receiving leg and a floating paying leg. Payments are made once a year, and the notional principal amount is $100. The values for the remaining arguments are:
Coupon rate for fixed leg: 0.06 (6%)
Spread for floating leg: 20 basis points
Swap settlement date: Jan. 01, 2000
Swap maturity date: Jan. 01, 2003
Based on the information above, set the required arguments and build the LegRate, LegType, and LegReset matrices:
Settle = '01-Jan-2000'; Maturity = '01-Jan-2003'; Basis = 0; Principal = 100; LegRate = [0.06 20]; % [CouponRate Spread] LegType = [1 0]; % [Fixed Float] LegReset = [1 1]; % Payments once per year
Load the file deriv.mat, which provides ZeroRateSpec, the interest-rate term structure needed to price the bond.
load deriv.mat;
Use swapbyzero to compute the price of the swap.
Price = swapbyzero(ZeroRateSpec, LegRate, Settle, Maturity,...
LegReset, Basis, Principal, LegType)
Price = 3.6923
Using the previous data, calculate the swap rate, which is the coupon rate for the fixed leg, such that the swap price at time = 0 is zero.
LegRate = [NaN 20];
[Price, SwapRate] = swapbyzero(ZeroRateSpec, LegRate, Settle,...
Maturity, LegReset, Basis, Principal, LegType)
Price = -1.4211e-14 SwapRate = 0.0466
Use swapbyzero with name-value pair arguments for LegRate, LegType, LatestFloatingRate, AdjustCashFlowsBasis, and BusinessDayConvention to calculate output for Price, SwapRate, AI, RecCF, RecCFDates, PayCF, and PayCFDates:
Settle = datenum('08-Jun-2010'); RateSpec = intenvset('Rates', [.005 .0075 .01 .014 .02 .025 .03]',... 'StartDates',Settle, 'EndDates',{'08-Dec-2010','08-Jun-2011',... '08-Jun-2012','08-Jun-2013','08-Jun-2015','08-Jun-2017','08-Jun-2020'}'); Maturity = datenum('15-Sep-2020'); LegRate = [.025 50]; LegType = [1 0]; % fixed/floating LatestFloatingRate = .005; [Price, SwapRate, AI, RecCF, RecCFDates, PayCF,PayCFDates] = ... swapbyzero(RateSpec, LegRate, Settle, Maturity,'LegType',LegType,... 'LatestFloatingRate',LatestFloatingRate,'AdjustCashFlowsBasis',true,... 'BusinessDayConvention','modifiedfollow')
Price = -6.7259 SwapRate = NaN AI = 1.4575 RecCF = Columns 1 through 7 -1.8219 2.5000 2.5000 2.5137 2.4932 2.4932 2.5000 Columns 8 through 12 2.5000 2.5000 2.5137 2.4932 102.4932 RecCFDates = Columns 1 through 6 734297 734396 734761 735129 735493 735857 Columns 7 through 12 736222 736588 736953 737320 737684 738049 PayCF = Columns 1 through 7 -0.3644 0.5000 1.4048 1.9961 2.8379 3.2760 3.8218 Columns 8 through 12 4.1733 4.5164 4.4920 4.7950 104.6608 PayCFDates = Columns 1 through 6 734297 734396 734761 735129 735493 735857 Columns 7 through 12 736222 736588 736953 737320 737684 738049
Price an amortizing swap using the Principal input argument to define the amortization schedule.
Create the RateSpec.
Rates = 0.035; ValuationDate = '1-Jan-2011'; StartDates = ValuationDate; EndDates = '1-Jan-2017'; Compounding = 1; RateSpec = intenvset('ValuationDate', ValuationDate,'StartDates', StartDates,... 'EndDates', EndDates,'Rates', Rates, 'Compounding', Compounding)
RateSpec = FinObj: 'RateSpec' Compounding: 1 Disc: 0.8135 Rates: 0.0350 EndTimes: 6 StartTimes: 0 EndDates: 736696 StartDates: 734504 ValuationDate: 734504 Basis: 0 EndMonthRule: 1
Create the swap instrument using the following data:
Settle ='1-Jan-2011'; Maturity = '1-Jan-2017'; Period = 1; LegRate = [0.04 10];
Define the swap amortizing schedule.
Principal ={{'1-Jan-2013' 100;'1-Jan-2014' 80;'1-Jan-2015' 60;'1-Jan-2016' 40; '1-Jan-2017' 20}};
Build the BK tree and assume volatility is 10%.
MatDates = {'1-Jan-2012'; '1-Jan-2013';'1-Jan-2014';'1-Jan-2015';'1-Jan-2016';'1-Jan-2017'}; BKTimeSpec = bktimespec(ValuationDate, MatDates); Volatility = 0.10; AlphaDates = '01-01-2017'; AlphaCurve = 0.1; BKVolSpec = bkvolspec(ValuationDate, MatDates, Volatility*ones(1,length(MatDates))',... AlphaDates, AlphaCurve); BKT = bktree(BKVolSpec, RateSpec, BKTimeSpec);
Compute the price of the amortizing swap.
Price = swapbybk(BKT, LegRate, Settle, Maturity, 'Principal' , Principal)
Price = 1.4574
Price a forward swap using the StartDate input argument to define the future starting date of the swap.
Create the RateSpec.
Rates = 0.0374; ValuationDate = '1-Jan-2012'; StartDates = ValuationDate; EndDates = '1-Jan-2018'; Compounding = 1; RateSpec = intenvset('ValuationDate', ValuationDate,'StartDates', StartDates,... 'EndDates', EndDates,'Rates', Rates, 'Compounding', Compounding)
RateSpec = FinObj: 'RateSpec' Compounding: 1 Disc: 0.8023 Rates: 0.0374 EndTimes: 6 StartTimes: 0 EndDates: 737061 StartDates: 734869 ValuationDate: 734869 Basis: 0 EndMonthRule: 1
Build a BK tree.
VolDates = {'1-Jan-2013'; '1-Jan-2014';'1-Jan-2015';'1-Jan-2016';'1-Jan-2017';'1-Jan-2018'}; VolCurve = 0.1; AlphaDates = '01-01-2018'; AlphaCurve = 0.1; BKVolSpec = bkvolspec(RateSpec.ValuationDate, VolDates, VolCurve,... AlphaDates, AlphaCurve); BKTimeSpec = bktimespec(RateSpec.ValuationDate, VolDates, Compounding); BKT = bktree(BKVolSpec, RateSpec, BKTimeSpec);
Compute the price of a forward swap that starts in a year (Jan 1, 2013) and matures in four years with a forward swap rate of 4.25%.
Settle ='1-Jan-2012'; Maturity = '1-Jan-2017'; StartDate = '1-Jan-2013'; LegRate = [0.0425 10]; Price = swapbybk(BKT, LegRate, Settle, Maturity, 'StartDate', StartDate)
Price = 1.4434
Using the previous data, compute the forward swap rate, the coupon rate for the fixed leg, such that the forward swap price at time = 0 is zero.
LegRate = [NaN 10];
[Price, ~,SwapRate] = swapbybk(BKT, LegRate, Settle, Maturity, 'StartDate', StartDate)
Price = 1.4211e-14 SwapRate = 0.0384
In an amortizing swap, the notional principal decreases periodically because it is tied to an underlying financial instrument with a declining (amortizing) principal balance, such as a mortgage.
Agreement to enter into an interest-rate swap arrangement on a fixed date in future.


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On Saturday, Nov. 24, from 12 noon through 9 p.m., as many as 18 independently owned retail businesses will come together to host the 2nd Annual Eagle Rock Boulevard Block Party, a commercial event almost equidistantly scheduled between post-Halloween Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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Bayport resident Mike D'Orazio is asking residents to pull the plug on holiday lights tonight in remembrance of the 27 lives taken in what is being called the second worst school shooting in U.S. history.
"I wanted to do something when I heard about it," the Renee Drive homeowner told Patch in a phone call, and "this makes me feel like I am doing something to help in some way," said the 32-year Bayport resident.
D'Orazio went door to door Friday night to ask neighbors to extinguish outdoor lights and is hoping the movement goes nationwide through social networking sites, such as his Facebook page, and word of mouth.
He had been in his car early Friday afternoon when he heard the initial news reports of a gunman shooting students and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
The shooter reportedly killed 20 students and 7 adults including himself, according to the latest news coverage at Newtown Patch.
Initially D'Orazio thought it was happened at a high school. But when he learned it was an elementary school he felt tremendous shock, he said.
"I just sat in the car for 20 minutes trying to understand it. I was just so depressed about it," he said.
When he got home the feeling to do something to help was just as strong.
"When my house lights went on with the automatic timer, I looked at them and realized it just wasn't approriate given what had happened. Then I looked around the neighborhood and decided to ask my neighbors to shut theirs off as well," he said.
"I hope everyone does it. The enormity of what happened today to those young kids deserves some sort of attention."


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Organizational Depth Chart: The Starting Pitchers
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Minnesota Twins Prospect Handbook 2012 Now Available as an e-book for $6.99 by clicking here. You can, of course, still get the print version for $13.99 by clicking here.Over the past couple of weeks, weve pointed out the organizational depth charts for the Twins hitters. Weve looked at catchers, 3B, 1B, Middle Infielders and Outfielders. Today, Ill take a look at the starting pitchers. Now, especially as I move to the lower levels, I wont pretend to know which players will move to the bullpen. Often, due to innings limits, some starters will begin the season in the bullpen. Others will begin the season as starters and get moved to the bullpen later due to innings. Frankly, most of the pitchers in the lowest levels have been starters their whole lives and some will be given at least some opportunity. As we saw with Carlos Gutierrez, even guys destined for the bullpen can be given an opportunity to start to work on pitches and gain arm strength.
Thats OK, though, because the biggest purpose of this was to provide the organizations depth. I need to reiterate that these are just my thoughts. I have no insider information to know where players will be playing for certain in 2012. Obviously after spring training, some of these players will be let go. There will be Disabled List players, extended spring training and more.
Minnesota Twins
Carl Pavano (RHP), Francisco Liriano (LHP), Scott Baker (RHP), Jason Marquis (RHP), Nick Blackburn (RHP)
Gardy has announced Pavano as his Opening Day starter, an obvious choice based on last season. Hes been solid in his 2 ½ seasons with the Twins, most important he has provided a ton of innings despite an alarmingly low strikeout rate. Theres no question that Francisco Liriano has the best stuff of anyone on the staff, but if he cant find control of his fastball, it will be another frustrating season. It is a contract season for Liriano, so the goal has to be for him to have a strong season. In 2011, Scott Baker was easily the Twins top starting pitcher. He was pitching the best he had in his career, until elbow problems curtailed his season. Nick Blackburn averaged 200 innings pitched his first two seasons while posting solid ERAs. Hes been pretty bad ever since getting the long-term contract. Unfortunately, the contract has given him many opportunities and likely will continue to do so. He misses very few bats, so we can just hope that a lot of baseballs get hit right at a defender. Many Twins fans are down on the Jason Marquis signing, and although Im not a bit fan of the contract, he has actually had a pretty solid big league career.
Rochester Red Wings
Liam Hendriks (RHP), Scott Diamond (LHP), Aaron Thompson (LHP), Jeff Manship (RHP), Deinys Suarez (RHP)
We saw Hendriks and Diamond late in the 2011 season. Hendriks was the Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Year and likely needs another half-season. Diamond had his moments, but overall 2011 was the first year in his career that he really struggled. He says he has made some adjustments, so well see how it goes. Manship came up with the Twins and his first major league victory came on the final weekend of the 2009 season, when the Twins needed to sweep the Royals. He was supposed to be in the Twins bullpen last season, but he was hurt the entire season. He likely will pitch in the Twins bullpen, but they may have him start in Rochester first. Aaron Thompson is intriguing, at least. He will turn 25 years old later this month. He debuted with the Pirates last season, but in 7.2 innings, he gave up 13 hits, walked six and struck out just one. He has just six AAA games under his belt, and his AA career numbers are 15-37 with a 5.03 ERA in 96 games (80 starts). Deinys Suarez signed with the Twins last spring. The Cuban defector split time between New Britain and Rochester, not pitching particularly well either place.
New Britain Rock Cats
David Bromberg (RHP), Logan Darnell (LHP), Tom Stuifbergen (RHP), Marty Popham (RHP), Dan Osterbrock (LHP), Bobby Lanigan (RHP)
Brombergs 2011 season was unfortunately a lost season. He began the season in Twins spring training, but he went back to New Britain, had a line drive break his arm, spent a lot of time rehabbing, came back too quickly, shut it down, worked hard and then found out the Twins had removed him from the 40 man roster. However, he will be just 24 years old throughout the 2012 season, so dont forget about him. Logan Darnell was a 2010 draft pick who started last year in Beloit and got all the way to New Britain. Stuifbergen had a solid season in Ft. Myers, had a terrific one-start showing in Rochester, and then was the pitcher of the year in the World Cup tournament that his Netherlands team won. He was then knighted in his homeland. Sir Tom Stuifbergen should spent this season with the Rock Cats. Dan Osterbrock missed most of last season with shoulder problems which was unfortunate because he was coming off of a very good season in 2010. Bobby Lanigan was in the Rock Cats rotation all throughout the 2011 season. Some think his stuff (specifically his slider) will play very well out of the bullpen, and we may see some of that this year too. Marty Popham was selected by the Twins in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft. He has pitched in Hi-A, AA and AAA each of the past two seasons. He should spend this season in AA.
Ft. Myers Miracle
BJ Hermsen (RHP), Pat Dean (LHP), Adrian Salcedo (RHP), Alex Wimmers (RHP), Manuel Soliman (RHP), Ryan ORourke (LHP), AJ Achter (RHP)
This is certainly an intriguing group of pitching prospects. If not for Liam Hendriks terrific 2011 season, my starting pitcher of the year choice would have been BJ Hermsen who pitched very well in Beloit and followed it up with a solid performance in Ft. Myers (minus a rough final start). Alex Wimmers had a rough 2011 season too in Ft. Myers, but it ended with the seven inning no hitter. Assuming he has his control issues under control, he could move quickly. Adrian Salcedo has long been a top ten Twins prospect, and hell move up to the Miracle. Manuel Soliman was the innings-eater for the Snappers last year despite only having pitched now for three years. He is an intriguing prospect, but for him to remain a starter, he will need to improve his secondary pitches. Pat Dean is definitely a solid prospect but like so many others, he missed a lot of time with injury in 2011. His season started about six weeks late, but he still pitched for three teams (including a late-season spot start in New Britain). Ryan ORourke is a tough, competitive left-hander with a nasty slider. When I saw him pitch in Beloit last summer, my comment was that I didnt think big league left-handed hitters could hit that slider. He was successful as a starter, but he could also become a very good relief pitcher, so it will be interesting to see how his career progresses. The game I saw AJ Achter start last year, he was tremendous. He touches 90-91 with the fastball, but he has a terrific changeup and a curveball that had good bite.
Beloit Snappers
Tim Shibuya (RHP), Madison Boer (RHP), Matt Summers (LHP), Matt Bashore (LHP), Tim Atherton (RHP), Matt Tomshaw (LHP), Derek Christensen (RHP)
Tim Shibuya was the Appy League Pitcher of the Year and threw seven innings of a no-hitter for the E-Twins. A smart pitcher with a full mix of pitches, he should adapt well to the Midwest League. Madison Boer and Matt Summers both began their pro careers in the E-Town bullpen. Each unsurprisingly dominated. Boer struggled upon his promotion to Beloit. It is likely the Twins will have each start. I believe Boer will move to the bullpen, but I think Summers can stick as a starter. Matt Bashore was a first-round pick in 2009 and has pitched very little since. However, reports indicate that in Instructs last fall, he was looking really good and throwing as high as 93 mph again. He could be one to watch in 2012. Matt Tomshaw was the Twins 43rd round pick just last year. Like many, he was given a shot with the Ft. Myers Miracle after a couple appearances with the GCL Twins. Like few, he was very successful for the Miracle. My guess, however, is that he will step back to Beloit and start. Derek Christensen had a terrific season as a starter with the E-Twins. The side-winder may eventually move to the bullpen but his combination of deception, fastball and slider make him a very intriguing prospect. Tim Atherton was with the Twins organization a few years ago as an infielder. The team let him go, but he came back in 2011 as a pitcher, and he pitched very well. He has all the pitches, but all will need to further develop.
Elizabethton Twins
Tyler Jones (RHP), Corey Kimes (LHP), Brett Lee (LHP), Chris Mazza (RHP), Angel Mata (RHP), Hung-yi Chen (RHP)
There are plenty of pitchers from the 2011 draft and from last years GCL team that will not be heading to Beloit to start the season. Tyler Jones was the 11th round pick a year ago out of LSU. Hes got great upside, throws hard, good breaking pitches. Kimes is a four year college guy who should probably be up in Beloit due to age, but he got hurt last year shortly after signing. Brett Lee and Chris Mazza both signed very near the deadline and didnt pitch in 2011. Angel Mata and Hung-yi Chen were the two most intriguing pitching prospects from last years GCL team. Both have good stuff and are young.
GCL Twins
Hudson Boyd (RHP), Trent Higginbotham (RHP), Kuo-hua Lo (RHP)
Boyd and Higginbotham are two very high ceiling high school picks from last year. The Twins had to go over-slot to sign their second supplemental first round pick from Ft. Myers. He touched 96-97 at times last year. Higginbotham was a late-round pick but the Twins went way over slot to sign him as well. He touches 94-95, and some believe he can be a top of the rotation starter or a dominant closer. Time will tell for both of them. Lo signed last year from Taiwan, and hes fairly advanced for his very young age. He also has hit 94 mph on a radar gun. He debuted in Instructional League last year, and will likely be with the GCL Twins in 2012.
- Liam Hendriks, 2.) Kyle Gibson, 3.) Alex Wimmers, 4.) Adrian Salcedo, 5.) Tom Stuifbergen, 6.) Manuel Soliman, 7.) Hudson Boyd, 8.) BJ Hermsen, 9.) Pat Dean, 10.) Matt Summers
The Twins starting pitching was really bad last year. That was a combination of struggles, injury and poor defense. For the Twins to be successful, Carl Pavano needs to throw 220 innings with a league-average ERA and WHIP. Francisco Liriano will have to pull his regain control of his fastball and show a little bit of self-confidence. Scott Baker needs to pitch like he did the six weeks before he got hurt. All three need to stay healthy. I personally think Jason Marquis will be just fine. Hes not going to post a sub-3 or sub-4 ERA, but I think he can do what Pavano did in 2011. Blackburn needs to pitch like he did his first two seasons or so badly that Liam Hendriks gets called up. Frankly, theres not much else waiting in the wings, ready to contribute right away as a starter. Manship can be solid, but I think the team has moved him to the bullpen in their minds. Diamond will have had to improved quite a bit to say hes ready (which is possible).
That doesnt mean the cupboard is bare though. There are some solid pitching prospects throughout the minors. Kyle Gibson should be back in 2013 (if not late in 2012). Alex Wimmers could move very quickly as well. There are several pitchers that have the potential to be a decent #3 pitcher, if all goes well on the way up. The Twins have been successful with Twins-like pitchers. Guys like Hermsen, Salcedo, Stuifbergen and Shibuya fit that mold. The Twins have added some power arms in the last draft or two, especially in 2011s draft with Boyd, Higginbotham, Jones, Boer, Summers, Corey Williams and others. It will be interesting to see how they develop.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] or leave your thoughts in the Comments Section!


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Sitting around the cave
with nothing to do
When guys come over
to play simple game
or two
What ever two is.
Just a stick game
so simple to play
Or at least it was
until that very day
cave woman
Hronka mess us up.
What cha all playing
there on the ground
Just stupid stick game
with these Dronk found
laying here
right by my cave.
Me have a way
now it called math
You all keep count
we all just laugh
not her
serious she really was.
Me have these sticks
He have those sticks
and Him other sticks
just bunch of sticks
want play
should not have asked.
Hronka then had say
this stick be one
that stick be two
What, this be dumb
be three
what stick be three.
It hard to do
we no play stick
When women come over
we all play sick
cave work
what ever work is.
Sitting around the cave
with nothing to do
When guys come over
to play simple game
or two...
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CWLA Summary of the Pew Commission's Policy Recommendations
On May 18, 2004, the Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care released a report entitled Fostering our Future: Safety, Permanence and Well-Being for Children in Foster Care. The report is the result of a nonpartisan panel of experts who spent more than a year looking at ways to improve the lives of children in foster care and those at risk of abuse and neglect.
CWLA commends the work of the PEW Commission. We are in general agreement with the commission on the need to replace the outdated eligibility for foster care and adoption assistance. In addition, we support the expansion of Title IV-E funding to kinship and guardianship placements, and we fully support the commission's efforts to improve and expand the link between child welfare systems and state courts.
CWLA does have serious reservations, however, regarding the conversion of Title IV-E administration and training funds into a block grant. Although the goal is to create a fund that could be invested in much-needed up-front prevention services, we feel this proposal does not do that. This proposal converts current administrative and training funds already being spent by states for such critically important functions as case management and preplacement services before a child is placed in care.
Title IV-E administrative funding pays the cost of the child welfare worker in recruiting new foster parents and adoptive parents. This funding also assists in such vital areas as family meetings that may eventually lead to reunifying the family, and the caseworker's time spent in court ensuring all reasonable efforts have been made to protect that child and to ensure a family is not separated unnecessarily.
We believe an essential component to any reform effort must be to seek ways to strengthen and improve the workforce while also improving our efforts at prevention and early intervention. The federal support to accomplish this is a key element of the state/federal partnership needed to protect this nation's most vulnerable children, and this support is put at risk under the Commission's proposal.
While the commission proposes to create a block grant that would increase each year by a specific formula the reality is that, short of a constitutional amendment, no congress can obligate future congresses on funding levels. That is why we continue to advocate for the entitlement structure which is based on eligible children. Block grants including the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), the Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) program and the Child Welfare Services (CWS) program have not increased in recent years and, in fact, have been cut.
The history of SSBG is particularly instructive and relevant. SSBG continues to be a major source of child welfare funding. Despite being a grant-based entitlement to states, it has experienced dramatic cuts in the past ten years. In 1981 SSBG was converted from an entitlement based on eligible populations to an entitlement block grant to the states. In 1981 it was written into law with specific funding increases. SSBG was funded at $2.4 billion in 1982 rising eventually to $2.8 billion in 1989. That last increase was amended by Congress in 1989 as its top funding level. Since that point it has continued to suffer from cutbacks. It decreased from $2.8 billion in 1995 to $2.3 billion in 1997, to $1.7 billion in 2001, and in the last two presidential budgets has been targeted for an addition $500 million cut.
The report is available on the Pew Commission's website.
Child Welfare Financing
The Pew Commission recommendations on child welfare financing reform include a proposal to redesign and build on two major federal funding sources for child welfare: Title IV-E and Title IV-B of the Social Security Act.
Pew Commission Title IV-E Proposals
Federal Title IV-E maintenance payments for foster care will remain funded as an entitlement. These funds are used to pay for the room and board of children in out-of-home care. The federal government provided $2 billion in foster care maintenance payments in FY 2002.
Federal Title IV-E adoption assistance payments will also remain as an entitlement. The federal government provided $1.3 billion in FY 2002 for adoption assistance payments.
Federal Title IV-E Independent Living will remain a capped entitlement. In FY 2004, the federal government provided $140 million for these services and an additional $45 million for educational and training vouchers for youth aging out of foster care and those youth adopted after the age of 16.
The financial eligibility requirement for Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance will be removed. Eligibility for Title IV-E assistance or maintenance payments will no longer be linked to the non-existent AFDC program. Currently, the federal government provides support for less than half of children in foster care.
The Commission offers several ways to expand eligibility. A cost-neutral proposal suggests that the federal Title IV-E reimbursements to the states would be reduced by 35% and states could claim reimbursements for all children in care. This proposal would be phased in over a four-year period. One proposal that is not cost neutral allows states to claim federal Title IV-E reimbursement for all children in care whose family income is at 50% of the federal poverty rate or lower (the federal poverty rate is currently $15,260 for a family of three). Under this proposal, the number of children receiving federal assistance would increase over 17 years. Another proposal would create a "hold harmless" fund to provide states losing funding under a cost-neutral structure the opportunity to submit a supplemental claim in the amount of the loss.
Native American tribes would have the option to receive direct access to Title IV-E funds for both foster care and adoption assistance through a negotiated process with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Currently, tribes must contract payments through agreements with states.
The cap on Title IV-E funding for all U.S. territories would be removed. Territories would be able to access Title IV-E funds under the same conditions as states receiving funds.
Title IV-E will be expanded to cover the costs of assisted guardianship in cases when a court has determined that neither reunification nor adoption are feasible permanency options. The federal match would be the same percentage as the match for foster care and adoption assistance. Currently, more than 30 states provide guardianship payments with state funds. With the exception of states that currently have federal waivers in place, there are currently no federal supports for this permanency option.
Under the Commission's proposal, states will be allowed to determine issues related to licensing, payment rates, and eligibility for guardianship arrangements. The Commission recommends that the rates states set should not be lower than the rate paid for adoption subsidies. Native America tribes and U.S. territories would also be eligible to receive direct access to these funds.
The State Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) will continue to be funded as an entitlement with the federal government providing 50% of the funding.
Title IV-E Administration and Training funding will be shifted to a new "Safe Children and Strong Families" indexed grant. Currently, states draw federal funds for Title IV-E Administration and Training through an entitlement based on the number of children served.
Pew Commission Safe Children and Strong Families Grant Proposal
The Commission proposal includes a new "Safe Children and Strong Families Grant." This grant is designed to address the need for greater flexibility in how states can use federal funds to help abused and neglected children and to provide states with a reliable, mandatory source of federal dollars to build the continuum of services that children and families need.
The grant includes four existing programs: Title IV-B Child Welfare Services (currently funded at $292 million); Title IV-B Promoting Safe and Stable Families (currently funded at $405 million); Title IV-E Administration (FY 2002 Title IV-E administration claims were $2 billion); and Title IV-E Training (FY 2002 Title IV-E training claims were $243 million).
Funding for the grant would be set at the combined existing funding level of each of the four programs. Each state's grant amount would be based on its historical spending for each of these programs. For the first year, total funding for the grant program would also include an additional $200 million in new funds. In subsequent years, each state's allocation would grow by 2% plus the inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index. Federal funding for the grant will be mandatory to ensure that the funding level will not be subject to decisions made by Congress through the annual appropriations process. The Commission expects funding to increase to $3.7 billion in 2005.
Grant funds could be used for a wide variety of direct services, including prevention and support services; family preservation services; staff activities supporting the foster care and adoption assistance programs, such as preparation for court hearing and case plan development and review; recruitment and licensure of foster homes; and training of private agency staff, public agency staff, and court personnel. States would need to demonstrate investments in these areas, but would not be required to spend a certain portion of the funds on any one activity. These funds could not be used for foster care maintenance payments.
States would be required to submit a state plan to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) detailing how grant funds are used.
States would be required to appropriate a state match based on a combination of the 50% match a state now contributes under Title IV-E Administration and the 25% match a state contributes under the Title IV-B programs. On average, a state match rate would be approximately 32%.
The Commission recommends that states retain the Title IV-B evaluation, research, training, and technical assistance set-asides.
Pew Commission Child Welfare Reinvestment Option
States will have the ability to transfer Title IV-E Maintenance funds into the Safe Children and Strong Families Grant.
Each state would have a baseline for anticipating maintenance expenditures. If a state were able to reduce its foster care expenditures, the difference between the projected expenditures and the state's actual expenditures and accompanying state match dollars could be transferred into the Safe Children and Strong Families Grant.
HHS, in consultation with the American Public Human Services Association, would convene an expert panel to determine the national standards by which expenditure baselines would be calculated. The baseline would measure the cost and number of children in care each year. If a state's expenditures stayed below that cost, the difference could be transferred to the Safe Children and Strong Families Grant.
Pew Commission Incentives for Innovation and Performance
The existing adoption incentive fund would be increased from $45 million to $90 million. The fund would be restructured to provide bonuses to support three permanency options: reunification, guardianship, and adoption. The three goals would be tied together by requiring states to maintain or increase the percentage of reunifications, guardianships, and adoptions each year to continue receiving the funds. These payments cannot replace a state's investments in those activities. Similar to the existing program, states would receive enhanced payments for increasing their rates of permanency for older children and children with special needs.
The Commission recommends that HHS convene a collaborative working group of state officials, professional organizations, and researchers to review existing standards from a variety of sources and recommend a national set of best practice standards for both worker competence and caseload size. States that meet and maintain those standards would receive an enhanced 1% federal match to their Safe Children and Strong Families Grant funds.
Child welfare waivers would continue. The current cap on the number of waivers approved by HHS each year would be lifted. HHS would be able to approve waivers that replicate waiver demonstrations that have been implemented in other states. The waiver and approval processes would be streamlined and HHS would urge states to solicit waiver applications from counties and cities.
Pew Commission Accountability: Child and Family Services Reviews
The Commission recommends that HHS take three steps to make the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) a more effective tool for improving outcomes for children:
Include more and better measures of actual well-being to supplement the process measures currently included in the CFSRs. The Commission recommends that the National Academy of Sciences be directed to convene a panel of foster care experts to recommend the best outcomes and measures to use in data collection.
Penalties assessed to a state for not complying with the requirements outlined in its Program Improvement Plan (PIP) resulting from the state's CFSR would be reinvested into a state's PIP instead of being paid to the federal government.
Use longitudinal data, rather than point-in-time data, for a more accurate assessment of a state's progress.
Court Improvements
To better ensure the safety, permanency and well being of children, courts need to implement a system to effectively track and analyze their court processes and caseloads.
All dependency courts would be urged to adopt the court performance measures developed by the American Bar Association, the National Center for State Courts, and the National Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
Courts would be urged to use these measures to ensure their accountability and to use this information in allocating resources to where they are most needed. As part of these recommendations, Congress is urged to appropriate $10 million in start up funds to help state courts build data-collection and analysis capacity.
To enhance child safety and well-being, the Commission suggests that there must be greater collaboration between the state child welfare agencies and the courts.
HHS should require that the child welfare agency demonstrate effective collaborations through its Title IV-E state plan, Program Improvement Plans, and Court Improvement Program plans
HHS should require the establishment of state commissions on children in foster care to be made up of child welfare directors and the state Chief Justice.
Congress should appropriate $10 million through the Court Improvement Program for the training of court personnel, child welfare staff, and others involved in protecting and caring for children.
Courts and agencies on the local and state levels should collaborate and jointly plan for the collection and sharing of all relevant aggregate data and information.
To ensure a direct, effective, and informed voice for children and families in judicial proceedings, children and their families must have a direct voice in court proceedings.
Courts should be organized to enable children and parents to participate in their own court proceedings in a meaningful way.
Congress should appropriate $5 million to expand the Court Appointed Special Advocate program. In addition, state courts should adopt standards of practice, preparation, education, and compensation for attorneys in the field.
The legal profession is encouraged to build up a pool of qualified attorneys in this field and Congress should support loan forgiveness programs. Schools, professional associations, and others should help build the pool of qualified attorneys available to children and parents in dependency courts.
The judicial leadership in state courts is urged to take on a greater advocacy role for children in the child welfare system and to assume leadership in assuring that their respective states implement the needed court reforms.
State Chief Justices should create an oversight capacity and assistance within their Administrative Office of the Courts.
States' judicial systems should be organized so that there are dedicated courts for dependency cases. Many states coordinate dependency cases along with civil and criminal proceedings.
State judicial leaders should be promoting court standards for workload, training, and problem-solving.
Updated 2007
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Dozens gathered at Butterfields Restaurant in Hauppauge Sunday to raise money for Hannah Klein, a 6-year-old Commack student who suffers from Treacher Collins Syndrome, a rare genetic craniofacial disorder.
Her parents, Bruce and Stacy, organized the fundraiser to help fund a new hearing aid for Hannah and other out-of-pocket medical expenses for the next two years.
More than 50 people, including family, friends and business associates attended the fundraiser, which featured food, music and a magician. The Klein family also received donations from guests who could not attend.
"The fundraiser was a success," said Bruce Klein. "It was a pleasant surprise to get all the donations and support that we did."
The event marks the first fundraiser the Kleins have held for Hannah. Bruce has participated in a number of charity events in the past, including a benefit with Larry Hoff of Channel 11 News, which raised more than $10,000 for the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction.
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Former Canisius College star Cory Conacher had a big day Monday at Tampa Bay Lightning camp -- playing left wing on a line with one of his idols, Bolts center Vinny Lecavalier.
Conacher has 12 goals and 28 points in 36 games this season for Syracuse and is one of just two AHL players in Tampa Bay's camp. Barring something unforeseen, he's making the team. Especially since he was AHL MVP last year with 39 goals and 80 points in 75 games for Norfolk, which rolled to a Calder Cup title.
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Additional Info/situation: I rescued Joshua, who I've named Lucky, about a month ago from a high kill shelter in Irving , Texas. There were two dozen that were going to be put to sleep for space. The morning of, two had not been rescued or adopted, while I was on hold on the phone with the shelter for 30 minutes, one got rescued. When someone finally answered the phone, I inquired about the last one, Joshua. She said it was to late. As I started to crumble, I asked, what do you mean too late? To rescue, adopt or had he been put to sleep? She said he was a few minutes away from being euthanized and nothing could be done. I offered money or pleaded for more time and she denied all pleas. So, when I hung up, I got online and I begged and pleaded to anyone who could do anything to save Joshua! All of the sudden, I started communicating with a few different people in different states and asked if anyone could help me save him. Before I knew it people who I didnt even know rallied and wanted to contribute money to help me rescue him! People who I never knew, were willing to open their hearts and wallets for someone they never met! We all had one thing in common though...OUR LOVE FOR ALL ANIMALS!! I was so desperate because I had an extremely important doctor appt. and I had to leave because I had been waiting for 3 months for this appt. I thought for sure when I returned...I would get the horrible news. As soon as I walked into the door, I got online and had learned that people had pulled together on Joshua's (and mine) behalf! They posted a pix of his freedom ride to the foster home! I was so happy, I cried for happiness, instead of sadness. So, I called and emailed 24 different organizations to see if anyone could help with transport. I've only received 5 responses, all which are very expensive. my sister referred me to you and I am desperately pleading again for help from strangers? I think it is amazing that you really put your time and heart into caring for those who are horribly ignored, abused or neglected. I want to open my own animal sanctuary someday! If you can help, I would greatly appreciate it. I need to bring Joshua (Lucky) home to San Diego, so that there will be room for other dogs that need fostering. I hope someone can help! Thank you for your time and Peace & <3


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TRAVERSE CITY — Evelyn Ann Petersen, 76, of Traverse City passed away Oct. 18, 2012, at her home after an eight-month battle with cancer.
Evelyn was born on July 2, 1936, in Gary, Ind., to the late Eric Maxwell and Julia Ann (Kustron) Ivany.
Evelyn was a graduate of Lew Wallace High School in Gary, Ind., and pursued her Bachelor of Science in Home Economics and Child and Family Life from Hanover College and Purdue University; she later fulfilled her Master's Degree in Child Development and Early Childhood Education at Central Michigan University.
On June 13, 1964, she married Jon E. Petersen. They shared 45 years together before he passed away in 2009.
Evelyn was an award-winning author, parenting columnist, early childhood educator, and longtime contributor to the Record-Eagle. She co-founded the Traverse City Co-op Nursery School and was their first teacher. At the time of her death she had just completed teaching an online course in Early Childhood Education for Bay Mills Community College, which she had continued teaching during her cancer treatments.
Evelyn was interested in different societies and cultures, and was able to pursue this interest during her work with the Head Start program among 16 Tribal Nations in the U.S. She and her late husband Jon also hosted several foreign exchange students through the Rotary Club exchange program. Evelyn enjoyed traveling both in the U.S. and abroad; some of her most recent trips included a visit to former exchange students Anja Forsberg and Eeva Kärki in Finland, and a Caribbean cruise with her sister, Kathi Ivany-Mort. Other interests she enjoyed were music and the arts, and she participated in many volunteer activities at Interlochen Center for the Arts, where her late husband had been a faculty member. Evelyn liked to entertain family and friends at their Long Lake home, which they shared with her two (utterly spoiled) cats, Tiger and Buddy. She also enjoyed snorkeling, Ai chi, and tending her beautiful gardens.
Evelyn is survived by her daughters, Heather (Bill) Hewett of Kewadin, Karin Petersen of Traverse City, and Kristin Petersen of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; son, Eric Hebert of Gainesville, Fla.; grandchildren, Jason Seixas, Amanda Hebert, and Melissa Hebert; great-grandchildren, Hunter and Natalie Seixas; sister, Helen Kathleen (Jef) Ivany-Mort; nieces Erica (John) Biek and Erin (Matthew) Larson-Rockwell; great-uncle Llewellyn Ivany, great-aunt Doris (Ivany) Timmons; and numerous cousins of Nova Scotia, Canada.
A celebration of Evelyn's life will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. at the Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions in memory of Evelyn may be directed to the Women's Resource Center and Traverse City Cooperative Preschool. Envelopes will be provided at the funeral home.
Please visit www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com to share your thoughts and memories with the family.
The family is being served by Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
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TRAVERSE CITY — Evelyn Ann Petersen, 76, of Traverse City passed away Oct. 18, 2012, at her home after an eight-month battle with cancer.
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"They're the No. 4 team in the state for a reason. We played good- they finished better. They're average winning margin is 25 points."
Those words by Silver Creek coach Brandon Hoffman pretty much summed it up as the Silver Creek Dragons were in position late to pull off a major upset before falling to Brownstown Central 49-37 in Tuesday's opening round of Class 3A, Sectional 30 play at the Charlestown Sports Arena.
Silver Creek (9-12) took its first lead since late in the early on when Shae Durham converted two of two at the line with 4:36 left. The Dragons last lead had been at 5-4.
But as Hoffman said, Brownstown was ranked high in Class 3A and 21-1 for a reason and showed no signs of panic as Chaz Schnider calmly drained a 3-pointer to put the Braves back on top.
And the momentum shifted that quickly as Silver Creek turned the ball over, then missed the front end at the free throw line. The Dragons only managed two points the rest of the way — on two free throws by Jake Steele with 1:23 left.
Skylar Thompson answered with a basket for the Braves, who hit 5-of-6 free throws in the final minute to seize victory.
The earlier season meeting between the two teams was an entirely different matter as Brownstown won 39-23 on Jan. 11.
"That was a complete offensive debacle," Hoffman said. "We made 22 turnovers and only scored one point in the third quarter. They really pushed us around."
Silver Creek improved in more than a few areas Tuesday as they turned the ball over only six times. But that was of little effect as the Braves coughed it up only four times — and none after halftime.
Silver Creek also won the boards 25-22 with Steele grabbing eight.
Brownstown led 11-9 after a quarter with the Dragons getting the last four points of the period on a basket by Zach Davidson and a layup at the buzzer by Durham.
Schneider's first trey of the night gave the Braves a 20-15 lead just before halftime before Durham hit a long three and was fouled. His free throws helped get Silver Creek within 20-19 at halftime.
Third quarter action saw the Braves Brett McCory get off to a hot start as he outscored the Dragons 8-2 to build a 28-21 lead. Brooks Howell answered with a three for Silver Creek to cut the lead to four, where it stayed as Brownstown led 32-28 at the end of three quarters.
"We knew they would come to play tonight," said Brownstown coach David Benter. "They're a difficult team to match up. Our guys didn't overlook them [and] I can't complain about my teams effort. They had won six of their last seven games and were playing a lot better. We just made some big plays and got some stops in the end."
Durham was the only Dragon to finish in double figures with 13 points. McCory led Brownstown with 24 points, Thompson added 14.
Silver Creek will lose four seniors — but only one starter in Durham.
"I told the guys afterwards that other than the outcome they played great. We just weren't able to hold on in the end," Hoffman said. "They wore the Dragon uniform proud.
"We have most of our minutes and scoring back next season. Our goal for then is to be where they [the Braves] are now."
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It's a cliche for a reason…men aren't always best at showing how they feel, even when they're head over heels. Here, 10 ways that men show you their love
1. He Opens Up
Emotional intimacy isn't easy for anyone, so if he's baring his soul to you, it's not because he likes hearing himself talk…alright, not just because he likes hearing himself talk.
2. He Does the Dirty Work
Taking out the garbage and scrubbing the bathroom floor may not seem romantic, but it can be his way of showing you he cares: by helping you out and trying to make your life easier. He's not ironing your work pants because he likes to; he's doing it because he wants to make you happy.
3. He Asks for Your Help
Whether he wants your input on a blowout with his boss, or asks you to tag along and help him pick out a birthday present for his mom, he's asking for your opinion because he respects you and cares what you think, a sure sign he's smitten. 7 Ways To Show Love Without Words
4. He Loves PDA
Alright, sometimes you can do without his groping in the cereal aisle at the supermarket, but take it as a compliment that he can't keep his hands off you. He's proud to call you his and to show you off, and sometimes there's no better way to show his appreciation than to give you a little squeeze!
5. He Chooses the Perfect Gift
Don't worry if his gifts are duds, but if he consistently hits it out of the park with his present shopping skills, take it as a compliment: he's not only a good listener, he's also thoughtful…and willing to spend hours searching for exactly the right thing.
6. He Introduces You to His Family
You can bet that as soon as he introduces a girlfriend to his mother, she'll be on his case about grandchildren. So if he's getting the two of you together, he knows what he's getting himself into and that there might be a future with you. 50 Ways To Be Romantic Right Now
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Bellevue University has just launched its newest program designed to make learning more affordable and more flexible for adults with busy schedules.
It's called "flexxive". The online program is split into 6-month segments instead of traditional semesters.
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"A student could also earn their degree faster if they were motivated and able to move through," says Mary Hawkins, Bellevue University President. "But if they're not, they are able to spend the time they need to master, rather than just get passed through to the next course."
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