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The Custom SE gives attractive design additions to the Classic, and it features the largest tires in its class, which allow for more grip. Additionally, it provides the largest fuel tank in its class as well, making it extremely useful for touring. The Classic LT offers all the normal touring features and a lightweight design that makes it ideal for beginner riders and smaller riders alike. The seating is comfortable for both passenger and rider, and the Classic LT comes standard with a backrest for additional support and comfort. The standard saddlebags are high-quality construction and designed to keep moisture out.
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Wednesday night the Fellowship of Christian Athletes celebrated God and expressed their faith during their annual Fields of Faith event.
This is the fifth year Chickasha High School has hosted a Fields of Faith event. Last year, over 700 students attended the event. According to Mark McPherson, local FCA adult adviser, Fields of Faith is a student led event. Other surrounding high schools that participated included Edmond North, Carl Albert and Capitol Hill.
This interdenominational event is held at more than 400 locations throughout the country, all on the same day. Fields of Faith has seen rapid growth. It began with 6,000 kids on 23 fields in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas in 2004. Three years later, an estimated 75,000 students participate on 386 fields all across the country.
Jeff Martin, an Oklahoma Area Director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, was the man behind the idea of Fields of Faith. According to Martin, he conceived the idea from 2 Chronicles 34, after searching how to address the spiritual battles facing today's generation of youth.
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Family and friends are mourning the death of Dennis Ferrerio, 73, of Largo, Florida, on Wednesday, April 10th, after a long battle with cancer. Dennis was born on August 19, 1939 in Niagara Falls, and graduated from LaSalle High School in 1957.
Dennis joined the Marines after High School, and excelled as a Heavyweight Boxer in the service, winning numerous Titles in his weight class. He worked for a number of years as a Laborer with Local 91 in Niagara Falls, and moved to Florida in 1995.
Dennis is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Darlene; his daughter, Karla (Tony) Stranges, Niagara Falls, Ontario; a son, Eddie (Val) Stamborski, Pensacola, FL; granddaughter, Kayla Stamborski, Niagara Falls; his 97-year old mother, Isabelle Sessman; a sister, Betty Hoff of Buffalo; and a brother, Joe Ferrerio of New York.
All arrangements are being handled by the Taylor Funeral Home in Pinellas Park, FL. Dennis and his family would like to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to the Suncoast Hospice House, in Pinellas Park, FL. At the request of the family, there will be no prior visitation.
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GREENVILLE, North Carolina – Western Carolina used goals by junior Sara Robinson and sophomore Markie Studinsky in the opening 24 minutes to defeat UNCW, 2-1, in collegiate women's soccer action Friday in the ECU Soccer Tournament at the ECU Soccer Stadium.
The Catamounts remained undefeated on the season as they improved to 3-0 while the Seahawks slipped to 0-3 on the campaign. Both teams return to action Sunday in the ECU Soccer Tournament as UNCW faces UNCG at Noon while WCU faces host East Carolina at 2:30 p.m.
"We have to stop giving up early goals," said UNCW Head Coach Paul Cairney. "Give credit to Western Carolina for taking their chances. We fought back well and created some opportunities in the second half. We simply have to get tougher and bounce back for Sunday."
Robinson opened the scoring just 4:05 into the contest, putting a cross from sophomore Amanda Schwartz into the lower right corner of the net for her second goal of the campaign.
Studinsky doubled the Catamounts advantage to 2-0 in the 24th minute when she knocked a ball past a charging Carolyn Huddy from 16 yards out for her first strike of the season.
Sophomore Katrina Guillou would get the Seahawks on the board just before the end of the half as she took a pass from fellow sophomore Theresa O'Sullivan and put the shot into the left-hand side of the net at the 41:25 mark to make it a 2-1 contest.
That would be as close as the Seahawks would get, as despite out-shooting the Catamounts, 4-1, in the second half, they would be unable to tally the equalizer.
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This is a game we made about space and gravity. Place gravity wells near gas giant planets to suck the matter from their surface. Stream these particles through space to fill collection rings to solve each puzzle.
Please enjoy the game and soak up the atmosphere, if anything I've made could be labeled as soothing, I'd say it's this ;)
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I have to agree with everything SeeD419 said. I have no idea how I'm supposed to get past level two. And--I'm not going to spend all night trying to figure it out. If there isn't adequate documentation, I'm going to give it a low score and move on.
I play games for fun. I play games to relax. Trying to figure out what the heck I'm even supposed to be doing and how to accomplish it is neither fun nor relaxing. If I'm just not skilled, that's fine. This, right here, isn't a case of that. It's a case of inadequate documentation, so I'm not going to waste my time trying to figure out things that, by all rights, should be in the instructions.
It seems like a good game. As SeeD419 also said, over all it seems great. But the lack of proper documentation is the killer.
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The begining got me. It's awesome!
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I like the music and the colors, but the challenge is everything else, which I don't like. But what is par really.
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FOR PAR 0 LEVELS - You must remove the gravity well before the level is over to be under par. Just double click the gravity well. I only include this because I see a lot of people confused about it, just as I was. There was nothing helpful in the reviews that I found, I just used trial and error...
An enjoyable game, with lots of challenging medals. I've managed to get all of them except the last two par medals. So far I've done about 10 levels under par, and they really weren't that bad so far. The music is soothing, and the track really fits the game perfectly. I swear I hear a bit of a star trek reference in that song...
The sound effects are appropriate for the game. This game reminds me of like a great NES or Atari game that just came out a bit too late. The concept is good, and the levels are really well thought out. The user made levels and level creator was a fantastic idea - I still have yet to create my own level, but I played the custom levels that you made in the user level section. I can totally tell that you made them, because they're just like the ones in the game, lol. There's tons of creative levels in there - the only drawback being super laggy gameplay when people throw a ton of stuff into a level. 100 votes was a bit harsh too, but I managed to get through that.
Overall the game engine is good, the different planets and moons look good, the black holes are well animated and the physics seem to have a decent method to them.
I suppose the games biggest downfall on here is the lack of more in depth instructions. It seems like a lot of people just get confused and give up too hard and write "level 2 is impossible" or something ridiculous like that, so some more tutorial levels couldn't hurt.
I wish that when you were under par in all three categories that there were a marking of some sort to denote that. Maybe the planet could glow gold or something?? After you beat the game the "next level" button no longer works, and just takes you back to level 1 each time, so it's hard to complete all the levels under par when I have no way of keeping track of what level I'm on and what levels I've already done...not easily anyway...I also read that you have to get all the levels under par in ONE SITTING in order to unlock the medal for it. Can you clarify this? If so, is there a workaround? That's far too much work for one sitting for me...
Anyway, the main menu was well thought out, and the small diagram of the level layout in the upper left was a good idea. At least that gives me some sort of bearing on what I need to do next, plus the main menu screen just looks cool. I love these kind of pixel games, and I think you did an excellent job - minus the few things I mentioned that I think should really be looked into. Keep up the great work.


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Dental hygienists clean teeth, examine patients for signs of oral diseases such as gingivitis, and provide other preventative dental care. They also educate patients on ways to improve and maintain good oral health. Dental hygienists use many types of tools to do their job. They clean and polish teeth with both hand and powered tools, as well as ultrasonic devices. In some cases, they remove stains with an air polishing device, which sprays a combination of air, water, and baking soda. They polish teeth with a powered tool that works like an automatic toothbrush. Hygienists use x-ray machines to take pictures to check for tooth or jaw problems. Dental hygienists help patients develop and keep good oral health. For example, they may explain the relationship between diet and oral health. They also may give advice to patients on how to select toothbrushes and other oral-care devices. Other tasks hygienists may perform vary by state. Some states allow hygienists to place and carve filling materials, temporary fillings, and periodontal dressings.
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Employment of dental hygienists is expected to grow by 38 percent from 2010 to 2020, much faster than the average for all occupations. Ongoing research linking oral health and general health will continue to spur the demand for preventative dental services, which dental hygienists often provide. New and increasingly accurate technologies to help diagnose oral health problems are also expected to increase demand. For example, new tests use saliva samples that a hygienist takes to spot early signs of oral cancer.
As their practices expand, dentists will hire more hygienists to perform routine dental care, allowing the dentist to see more patients. Also, as the large baby boomer population ages and people keep more of their original teeth than previous generations, the need to maintain and treat these teeth will continue to drive the need for hygienists' services.
The median annual wage of dental hygienists was $68,250 in May 2010. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $45,000, and the top 10 percent earned more than $93,820. Pay for dental hygienists may be for each hour worked, each day worked, on a regular yearly salary, or on commission. Some dental hygienists also get benefits, such as vacation, sick leave, and contributions to their retirement fund. However, benefits vary by employer and may be available only to full-time workers.
Dental hygienists typically need an associate's degree in dental hygiene to enter the occupation. Certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees in dental hygiene are also available but are less common among dental hygienists. Private dental offices usually require a minimum of an associate's degree or certificate in dental hygiene. A bachelor's or master's degree is usually required for research, teaching, or clinical practice in public or school health programs. High school students interested in becoming dental hygienists should take courses in biology, chemistry, and mathematics. Some dental hygiene programs also require applicants to have completed at least one year of college. Specific entrance requirements vary from one school to another. Most schools offer laboratory, clinical, and classroom instruction. Hygienists study anatomy, physiology, nutrition, radiography, and periodontology, which is the study of gum disease.
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The School of Dental Health Science at Pacific University offers a dental hygiene entry-level program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Health. This program includes two years of dental health courses completed at Pacific University, following completion of required prerequisite coursework. Students must complete all prerequisite coursework prior to beginning the dental hygiene program. Enrollment in this program is limited and admission is selective.
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Andrea Eger
Tulsa Wolrd
School finance officials say they are growing increasingly alarmed by dramatic new estimates of tax revenue losses from the intangible tax ban amendment approved by Oklahoma voters last fall.
The Oklahoma Tax Commission initially estimated the new tax break for more than 250 companies centrally assessed by the state, including AT&T, Cox Communications, American Airlines, and various utility and railroad companies, at $50 million. But more recent estimates indicate the actual figure could exceed $100 million.
"We believe the estimate given by the Tax Commission last year when the voters were voting on State Question 766 to be grossly underestimated," Steven Crawford, executive director of the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration, told the Tulsa World
"Corporations got a huge tax break - a $100 million tax break on the backs of children."
What Oklahoma voters approved in November is a state constitutional amendment exempting intangible property - things like client lists, reputation and intellectual property - from property taxes.
Revenues from those centrally assessed properties account for a significant portion of ad valorem funding for education in Oklahoma, with 65 percent of all that revenue from corporations and utilities flowing to common education and 18 percent to 20 percent dedicated to CareerTech.
Until centrally assessed property figures are reported in late spring, school finance officials are left to play a guessing game that could have dire consequences with their fiscal year 2014 budgets.
Trish Williams, chief financial officer at Tulsa Public Schools, said estimates for her school district alone range anywhere between $2.5 million to $6 million.
Union Public Schools officials say they think they could lose $2.3 million to $2.8 million.
"What the voters voted on, whether they realized it or not, was a tax cut to certain businesses statewide. The property tax those companies pay will decrease because they can now exempt themselves," said Union's chief financial officer, Debra Jacoby.
Taken altogether, the circumstances are shaping up to be "potentially a giant crisis for school funding that's going to hit midyear of next year," Crawford said. "Even if the Legislature put $100 million more into the (state aid) formula, we're not going to get enough to not have a negative funding year."
Tulsa County Assessor Ken Yazel said his office is engaged in the guessing game as well, and the implications shouldn't only be of concern to schools, CareerTechs and county governments, the direct recipients of the affected tax collections.
"Our estimate is for $1.5 million to $5 million less for our 14 separate school districts. That's a big, big guess. I've got to hope that's all it is because nobody knows for sure," Yazel said.
"There is no doubt taxes will go up for the average taxpayer. It's guaranteed by that vote having passed - everybody's tax rate will go up because everybody has to pay a larger amount when you have less centrally assessed value."


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Are The Beatles overrated?
A framed handwritten report card from 1950 on the wall of Mendips, John Lennon's childhood home in Liverpool, states:
"John has worked quite well this term. His oral work is very good, his written work is good, but he chatters far too much."
Lennon, born in 1940, had been living on Menlove Avenue with his Aunt Mimi and Uncle George for five years when that report was issued.
In retrospect, the remarks may have hinted at Lennon's later prolific songwriting talents.


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June 12, 2008
Dear Members of the SMU Community:
Liz Williams
For almost 20 years, Liz Williams has deftly overseen the financial well being of SMU, helping steer the University to the strongest fiscal period in its history. Now, after nine years as SMU treasurer and 10 years previously as vice president for business and finance/treasurer, Liz will soon retire to spend more time with her grandchildren and on various charitable pursuits. She has graciously agreed to continue as University treasurer until her successor is named sometime before the end of this calendar year.
While we wish her all the best and know that she will enjoy seeing more of her family, we will miss her devoted service to SMU. As treasurer, she has been responsible for managing SMUs endowment and planned giving assets. Since she came to the University in 1989, SMUs endowment has grown from $351 million to $1.4 billion a testament certainly to our fundraising efforts but also to Lizs smart stewardship.
Previously, as vice president for business and finance/treasurer, Liz oversaw all fiscal operations, treasury functions, human resource management, information technology services, most auxiliary and business services, and physical plant operations and management. Her institutional knowledge is vast, and Im grateful she has agreed to stay on through the hiring of a new treasurer.
This fall at a farewell event, well have a chance to thank Liz for her service. In the meantime, please join me in congratulating her on a job well done and in wishing her well in the years ahead.
R. Gerald Turner
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More than 57 percent of team members received pay raises in 2008, but only 49 percent have or expect to this year, according
to the 2009 Firstline Team Trends Study. "I think many businesses—not just veterinary practices—put a freeze on wage increases in 2009," says Mark
Opperman, CVPM, Veterinary Economics hospital management editor and owner of VMC Inc. in Evergreen, Colo.
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Meadville Tribune
An autopsy is scheduled for Monday on the human remains that were found Friday in northern Crawford County, according to Francis Schultz, Crawford County's district attorney.
The remains are believed to be of Gerald Vandyke of the Union City area, but the autopsy has been scheduled to give confirmation, Schultz said late this afternoon. Vandyke, 55, had been missing since Sept. 14.
Richard A. Houy, 68, of Rockdale Township, has been charged by Pennsylvania State Police with criminal homicide in connection with Vandyke's death. Houy allegedly confessed to state police on Wednesday that he had killed Vandyke.
Houy remains in the Crawford County jail in Saegertown awaiting a preliminary hearing on homicide and related charges.
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Three weeks is an eternity in the columnist business. While concentrating on my book, I have not ignored the ebb and flow of activity in Highland Park. The result? The Election 2012 sound bites version of Highlands and Ravines:
District 112 Teacher's Strike. We still don't know how it ended, but it sure ended fast. Did the TV cameras help or hurt? One day off and it will be made up at the end of the year anyway. From the discussions here on Patch as well as out in the community, it seemed like parents were highly engaged, supportive of the teachers, but perhaps less so of the union's influence from state and national organizations. The Board of Education started communicating to the community later than it should have. Voters and residents now have a much clearer picture of the challenges ahead in District 112, and hopefully the result is that smarter decisions about funding and programs will be made in the future.
As an aside, just after the strike, I had my first exposure to the pre-school programs in District 112. There were a lot of comments during the strike about how this kind of "overhead" could be the target of cuts. I would encourage anyone who has that opinion to spend some time learning about what the District really offers on Green Bay Road. It is exactly the right kind of investment in our community's future.
City 2013 budget and community meetings. The city has published a draft 2013 budget. It includes a proposed 1 percent increase in real estate tax, but a lot of needed improvements for that small increment. Two new enforcement patrol officers are part of the police budget, which might lead to improved driving conditions around town. On the other hand, the Mayor did campaign on an "it's your money" message, stating that there was plenty that could be streamlined about city operations. I'm still not seeing it -- the draft budget looks pretty much the same as Limardi-era operations, just with some shifting of priorities. Mayor Rotering has offered to discuss the budget with me in detail, and I'm still hopeful I can get to one of the budget hearings.
A meeting I did attend was the neighborhood meeting in Fort Sheridan. Mayor Rotering, City Manager David Knapp, Councilman Steve Mandel, Park District Executive Director Liza McElroy and Alyssa Knobel, the chair of the city's Business and Economic Development Commission, were all in attendance. While the down-in-the-weeds discussion of street resurfacing and stop signs was at times a reminder of why our public servants deserve respect for engaging on any issue, what I enjoyed the most about this meeting was the candor from city officials. They recognized places where the city could do better, or where the bureaucracy was stifling. Knapp, who I had not met before, was especially impressive in following up on all of the key issues raised, and eliciting responses from Police, Fire, and Streets departments in writing. Mayor Rotering gracefully accepted all viewpoints, but explained without political weasel words why she had particular positions and agenda items. It was 90 minutes well-spent. A nice touch was Rotering's request at the beginning that everyone introduce themselves. It made for a much more open dialogue.
Carly Rousso. While nobody should be surprised I share the hope and expectation of others that a plea agreement will be reached prior to the winter trial date. It is what the community needs to move forward.
Highwood Pumpkin Festival. This year, I finally understand why Highwood has run this event for four years. It isn't really about whether they win new world records, though there was at least one of those set. It is more an annual celebration, and like other such festivals, seems to be getting more successful as it matures. HGTV will be running a "Pumpkin Wars" documentary about this year's festival, highlighting the good-natured competition between Highwood and Keene, New Hampshire. It is a very fitting story for the spirit of Highwood.
One evil spirit was at the festival, though: it was a little disappointing to see Highland Park police aggressively issuing parking tickets in proximity to the Festival's big day on Saturday.
Election 2012: I thought about writing a column on endorsements, then realized that almost every one of them fit in the "D" column, which would surprise almost no one. I do want to give a special shout-out to Scott Drury and Steve Mandel, both of whom have been very accessible throughout their campaigns and have clearly demonstrated a commitment to our community. If early voting would make the robocalls stop, I would be in line tomorrow morning!
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RugbyWA Chief Executive Officer Vern Reid has advised the RugbyWA Board that he will not seek to extend his current contract with the franchise.
Reid, who has held the role since 2009, will continue to work with RugbyWA through the transition until a new Chief Executive Officer has been appointed.
"We have completed the recruitment of our new Head Coach Michael Foley and a new-world class coaching panel as well as nearing finalisation of our playing roster for 2013. The timing is right for a new off-field leader to take us into this exciting new era " Reid said.
"It has been a privilege for me to lead the organisation over these past four seasons, however, with the planned re-launch of the club into 2013 with a new-look professional rugby administration in place and a revamped playing squad, it is an appropriate time for me to hand over to another to take us through the next stage of our development as a rugby stronghold."
While the 2012 Super Rugby season proved a disappointing one for the Emirates Western Force, the club remained tight-knit with a great deal achieved off-field in the ensuing period.
The club has set about instituting significant change in its professional rugby department, with the new coaching appointments reforming virtually the entire professional rugby department. Significant improvements in recruitment and changes to the playing squad have also been a feature during the last several months.
"Much has been achieved under Vern's leadership in very difficult circumstances and the Board is grateful for his contribution to the consolidation of the Emirates Western Force as a major franchise in the Australian rugby landscape," RugbyWA Chairman Russel Perry said. "We are very appreciative of his efforts both as a Board Member and during his time as CEO.
"We will now begin the process to find his successor, who will continue to take the organisation forward through this period of change.
"I'm grateful that Vern will assist us during this time and that he will remain with the organisation through this transition."
In addition to recent recruitment and changes in Emirates Western Force staff and playing personnel, RugbyWA – under Reid's guidance – has realised a number of key milestones for rugby in Western Australia, including:
• local participation numbers exceeding 8,000 for the first time with the standard of local competition lifting significantly. Western Australia now has the third highest rugby participation numbers in the country;
• the club looks forward to moving into the new $95 million dollar first stage redevelopment of nib Stadium. Working alongside the State Government, construction of the new eastern and southern stands is already underway. This upgrade will further consolidate the Force's 'Sea of Blue' supporters as the most passionate in the Super Rugby competition as they move even closer to the rugby action on game day in 2013;
• RugbyWA worked closely with the State Government to deliver its $13m training and administration centre in Floreat, finally relocating from underneath the former Perry Lakes Stadium to its world-class base in the Challenge Sports Precinct and providing a home to all levels of rugby in WA.


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Fan Confidence Poll: September 20th, 2010By
Record Last Week: 3-3 (29 RS, 22 RA)
Season Record: 90-59 (792 RS, 611 RA, 93-56 Pythag. record), 0.5 games up
Schedule This Week: vs. Rays (four games, Mon. to Thurs.), vs. Red Sox (three games, Fri. to Sun.)
Top stories from last week:
- The week started off with a trip to Tampa to take on the Rays with first place in the AL East on the line. The Yankees dropped a pitcher's duel in the first game, but rallied for the win on Tuesday thanks to Jorge Posada's extra innings homer. Dan Johnson almost singlehandedly won the game for Tampa on Wednesday, giving the Rays first place in the division.
- After a much needed day off, Alex Rodriguez put the Yanks back in the win column with a monster homerun in the ninth inning in Baltimore. CC Sabathia earned his 20th win of the season in blowout the next night, but the Yanks couldn't hold the lead in Andy Pettitte's return and lost yesterday.
- Injury Zone: Mark Teixeira is playing through a broken toe, and Brett Gardner had to get a cortisone shot in his sore wrist. Nick Swisher also had to get a cortisone shot after an MRI revealed inflammation in his left knee.A.J. Burnett is sporting a new black eye.
- Royce Ring was added to the active roster at the expense of Chad Huffman, who was designated for assignment and claimed by the Indians. Romulo Sanchez was also recalled. Wilkin DeLaRosa, who was DFA'd last week, cleared waivers and remains with the team.
- High-A Tampa won the Florida State League Championship for the second consecutive season, but Double-A Trenton lost in the Eastern League finals. The Yanks will purchase Triple-A Scranton and keep the team there.
- Reports indicate that Yu Darvish is "highly likely" to be posted this winter, and expect the Yanks to be interested if true.
- Don Mattingly is taking over for Joe Torre as Dodgers manager next year, and the two will be on hand for the George Steinbrenner tribute at Yankee Stadium later tonight.
Please take a second to answer the poll below and give us an idea of how confident you are in the team. You can view the Fan Confidence Graph anytime via the nav bar above, or by clicking here. Thanks in advance for voting.
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still a 7
8. The playoffs will be clinched this week. The division will be clinched the first day of October.
Tommie: very aroused.
The poll didn't take nearly as big a hit last week as I thought it did. Bravo, team.
Voted a 9, still the best team in baseball, still have a great farm system yadda yadda.
9 because they are a lock for the post season. Once you get there anything can happen.
On paper we should win the WS, but I just don't think we will. This whole RISP thing is bugging the shit out of me. I vote 7 though, all this talent and 1st place I'm certainly not negative, just less confident.
On paper we should win the WS, but I just don't think we will. This whole RISP thing is bugging the shit out of me.
2010 Yankees, RISP: .259/.362/.424
2009 Yankees, RISP: .272/.370/.433
And before people suggest it:
Johnny Damon with RISP, 2010: .200/.314/.289
Hideki Matsui with RISP, 2010: .276/.376/.488
But, you know, playing in YS3 would have instantly transformed these two players into .600 hitters with RISP!
Well I certainly wasn't going there, I'm not a Mike Francesca show caller type fan. Just my gut feeling.
Wasn't directed to you personally, just for the inevitable "if we had Damon and Matsui we'd be so clutch" comments that are sure to come at some point.
It's like Scott Brosius all over again.
What about 2nd half '09 vs 2nd half '10?
What about an even smaller sample size of an already small sample size stat that probably doesn't matter as much as we think it does?
Good point.
I agree with your summation of the Yankees. I might add the inconsistent performances and dowm performances of our positional players. Also, the weakness of SP except for CC and Andy. Phil might have a great WS game if we get there but in the AL playoffs could face problems.
I believe that the Yanks win it all because the team has terrific back of the baseball card stats. I vote 8. AJ the unknown is key to the entire WS win.
7 because Girardi is driving me effing insane.
Still a 9. Even when we're not scoring runs, were getting men on base. I'm cool with that. Add a healthy Andy to that cocktail and there'll be a good run in there somewhere.
8. I am concerned about facing the better pitchers throwing off speed to our free swingers (see Swish, Tex, Grandy), Joe's robo-managing (see putting in free swingers to pinch hit when only contact is needed), one lefty/loogy that gets used up by the 6th, and the umps not helping us as much this year (see Twins foulball that was 2 feet fair in the playoffs last year).
Other than that, why hasn't Joe pitched Ring or Romulo yet? He's resting guys, he's not resting guys-it's all so confusing…
also, we don't have our world series mvp this year-he was a very good YS hitter
Free swingers?
Pitches per plate appearance AL rankings:
Gardner #1
Swisher #22
Tex #27
Oh, and Matsui was much better on the road last year.
Granderson not Gardner.
As Meatloaf once sang, 2 out of 3 ain't bad.
Grandy's actually #13 surprisingly enough.
but very good in the series at YS-maybe Cano will do the same this year.
And utterly craptastic in the playoff games and down the stretch before that.
Yes, Hideki was money during the 6 games against the Phillies. No, he was not money during the games against the Angels and Twins before that, he sucked balls.
Let's not let an amazing 6 game World Series make us forget the fact that Hideki Matsui was legally dead down the stretch.
Let's not let an amazing
63 game World Series.
He got all of one plate appearance in every game played in Philadelphia.
That too.
Amazing then that we won with Swish/Tex/Cano/Matsui all sucking….
He's resting guys, he's not resting guys-it's all so confusing…
Exactly. He's trying to rest guys, but not everyone. The Yankees have essentially (but not actually) clinched a playoff spot, plus they're fighting for the best record in baseball. It's a balancing act where you need to rest some guys to stay fresh, but you don't want to throw in the towel for every game.
Other than that, why hasn't Joe pitched Ring or Romulo yet?
In the last 12 games, 9 have been decided by one run. Girardi is trying to win those close games by using his good relievers. If this were a series of blowouts (either wins or losses), you would see the lesser relievers get more innings.
Is that why Gaudin pitched in the 11-3 game? Romulo and/or Ring couldn't get in any work? It is all very confusing but Joe G has a plan…
There is a lot going on in this post, but I can answer why Joe has not used Romulo. Joe just doesn't like him because he is a card carrying Fat Sanchez!
8 now that Andy is back.
I have confidence in the players but not Girardi. His handling of Joba in the 7th and his handling of the top of the 11th yesterday was as bizarre as it gets (and even if the Yanks went ahead all the players he burned left the Yanks extremely vulnerable for the rest of the game) all of which came on top of the other managing blunders he made on the road trip. It may be that Yankee management is to blame as well as Girardi for implementing the "let's get healthy over winning the division" strategy which I disagree with strongly with the irony being if they had played more to win over the last 13 games they could have been looking to wrap-up the division by splitting with the Rays this week and given those players needing time off some continuous time off over the last 10 virtually meaningless games.
The rotation gets a much needed boost in Andy's return. I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop and see Good Aj disappear for good. Aj + Vazquez + Gautre = playoff death.
I've got some faith in Burnett to not shit the bed in the playoffs. I'm expecting one dominant outing, two solid outings, and one terrible outing.
Name a team with a better #4 starter than AJ.
Go ahead, I'll wait.
The Twins and the Rays both have better number 4s than Burnett. The names may not be as famous, but they have outperformed him.
You'd really take Jeff Niemann/Wade Davis/James Shields/Kevin Slowey/Scott Baker over AJ Burnett to win a playoff game?
They may be having slightly better seasons this year than AJ, but they're not better pitchers.
Really they're not better pitchers. You'd take Burnett over Baker and Shields pitchers with a better K rate, BB rate, ERA, WHIP, FIP, and xFIP. Slowey and Davis have slightly lower K rates, but walk less batters and have been more valuable. Niemann has had equal value to Burnett.
I think Burnett has the possibility to out pitch the other 5 with only James Shields likely able to match him. However, Burnett's also in my opinion is more likely to bomb in the playoffs.
That depends on which AJ shows up.
The one with the filty curve and riding fastball, or the one who grooves meatballs down the pipe and puts the team 5 or 6 behind by the 3rd inning.
The whole point is that you have a 50-50 shot at getting the good AJ. I'll take that over any of the other options.
This week feels more like a "TBD" vote should be available. One huge series coming up and one hyped only for media purposes series coming up. Would love to be the ones to officially nail shut the coffin for the 2010 Red Sox season.
Would love to be the ones to officially nail shut the coffin for the 2010 Red Sox season.
Not sure what a 'Red Sox' is, but it sounds disgusting.
I believe it is the female retaliation to the Bovarian Napkin.
Personally, I can't wait for the Sunday ESPN game. The Red Sox should officially be eliminated by then. I hope Joe starts half the AAA team and we win anyway. Put a positive spin on that, suckers!
Would love to be the ones to officially nail shut the coffin for the 2010 Red Sox season.
We did that a year and a half ago when we signed Mark Teixeira.
Pedroia's Napoleon complex (and soft, childlike bones) took care of that months ago.
Nah. The Sox were out of it before they were into it.
Yeah, I was at a 7 last week and I'm staying there at the moment. I'll be there at least until after the Rays series. I am happy for the return of Andy, that alone made me almost go back to an 8.
Still a 9. Andy returned and pitched well. AJ has seemed to put god-awful AJ behind him. And Hughes returned from his extended rest and pitched very well. Bullpen is still getting the job (although it may not seem like it at times this past week).
Hopefully the banged up position players can get healed before the postseason.
Oh, and Alex is mashing again.
Andy brings me to an 8, but I just want to strangle myself every time we can't hit with RISP, which is keeping me from the 9.
9. I missed Andy. I kind of want the Red Sox to be already eliminated by the time they come to town (or get eliminated in the first game) because it'd be hilarious to watch the FOX and ESPN broadcasts with them already out of it.
Like I said before, if we go into that final series with Boston with a 4 game lead on the Sox with 3 left to play, I think FOX/ESPN will still give the Sox a shot at making the playoffs.
The Red Sox could be 17 out with 3 to play and FOX/ESPN would give them a shot of making the playoffs because of their… oh… you know.
Don't think I voted last week, but an 8 now, and I've been in the 8-9 range for a while now. Not concerned about the team's ability to get it together in the short term, and thik they've got as good a shot as can be at repeating. More concerned about how this team will age in 2011.
Age? ignore the Jesus factor at your own peril…
Didn't exactly forget about the Jesus when I said that. Concerned about an older Jeter. Concerned about an older AJ for the next three years. Slightly concerned about an older Alex, but I'll gladly sign up to overpay for the 2010 version for a few years. Concerned as to how effectively transitioning from those spots will go. Not concerned about how the team will transition at catcher. They've got about 3-4 tries to get it right from within.
I gave this team a six, Romine's slump gives me longterm concerns about the catcher position, also Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez also leave me feeling a bit concerned going forward. Furthermore, I really fucking hate AJ Burnett…and I hate that the Javy haters look "right" after this season.
How do you screw up as a manager. You sit a hurt player out of necessity and then you sit one of your most recently productive players (ARod) who is rounding into playoff shape further requiring a top to bottom change to the batting order, sliding your recently most productive player (Granderson) further away from the RISP. If you need speed on the bases in late innings how do you fail to pinch run for Joirge — he was nowhere close on the DP.
When are they going to fix Gardner's slash swing – a fly ball anywhere — a gb to the right side would have scored the insurance run. As to your question yesterday – he will be worth playing over a power OF when he begins attacking middl-in pitches as he did yesterday, but that requires fixing the slash an a change in approach.
For all the ability of these guys we love they can look truly awful on key at bats — "trying/hoping to do too much"
When is Girardi going to enforce the "forget the hit get the freakin guy in from 3rd with no out, one out" ethic. The pitchers the yankees are facing are not so deceptive that they can't be hit — and an understanding that strikeouts are not the worse out — given how difficult it is to get a hit DP pitches need to be recognized for what they are; as do fly ball pitchers that get the guy in from 3rd.
AJ Burnett = ALCS No-Hitter.


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Ray Horton: Interviews with Cardinals, Browns and Bills have gone well
Thought to be a likely candidate to replace Ken Whisenhunt in Arizona, Horton has already twice interviewed with Cardinals president Michael Bidwill as well as the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills.
And, as Arizona Sports 620's Kyndra de St. Aubin is reporting, all three interviews went well.
Horton thought interview w/ Cards went really well & felt he didnt say anything or do anything 2 lose job— Kyndra de St. Aubin (@Kyndra620) January 2, 2013
Horton thought interview w/ Browns went extremely well-they called his agent after interview & said it was outstanding— Kyndra de St. Aubin (@Kyndra620) January 2, 2013
Horton says interview with Bills also went really well. Rapid fire question & answer session. Felt good about it.— Kyndra de St. Aubin (@Kyndra620) January 3, 2013
St. Aubin also tweeted Horton has not yet heard from two other prominent teams that are in search of a new head coach.
As of Wednesday evening Horton has still not heard from his agent about SD or Chiefs.— Kyndra de St. Aubin (@Kyndra620) January 3, 2013
Horton interviewed for the St. Louis Rams vacancy last season, with the team brass apparently leaving very impressed. While he has been a coordinator for just two seasons, many believe he is ready to take over a team.
Monday, before news of Whisenhunt's dismissal was made public, some Cardinals players expressed hope Horton would not be leaving for a job somewhere else.
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A security officer at the Jacob Heights apartment complex called 911 to report people were fighting at a party at 517 Joseph Path. When officers arrived and attempted to stop the fight, they were attacked, Schnorenberg said.
The people arrested for assaulting the officers were Saud Qahtan, 22, of Mankato and Jenine Shanaa, 22, unknown address.
Two other people — Addullah Alamari, 21, of Mankato and Abdullah Alanazi, 22, address unknown — were arrested for obstructing justice with force, disorderly conduct and disruptive intoxication.
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The Center for Corporate and Professional Development's Advisory Board
Kent State's Center for Corporate and Professional Development Advisory Board demonstrates Excellence in Action by serving as a vital link between the Center for Corporate and Professional Development and the employers it serves. The Advisory Board members provide valuable input to the Center for Corporate and Professional Development professionals as the office enhances employee and organization performance for Northeast Ohio employers. The advisory board members:
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Billy Elliot the Musical is a joyous celebration of one young boy's journey to make his dreams come true based on the smash-hit independent film of the same name with music by the legendary Elton John. Set in a small town, the story follows Billy as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, discovering a surprising passion that inspires his family and his whole community. On Broadway, the show won ten 2009 Tony® Awards including Best Musical and won praise from fans and critics alike, including Ben Brantley of The New York Times who called Billy Elliot, "the most inspiring show I've seen in years."
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Friday, April 15, 2005Valparaiso opened Mid-Continent Conference action on Friday afternoon splitting a pair of matches at the cluster in Kansas City, Mo. The Crusaders dropped their morning match to Oral Roberts 4-1 before defeating Western Illinois 4-3 in the afternoon.
In the morning match, the Golden Eagles opened by taking the doubles point. Oral Roberts (6-12, 1-0 Mid-Con) won 8-3 at the top spot and 9-8 at third doubles. Valpo's Nic Kooyers (Holland, Mich./Holland H.S.) and Shabbi Khan (Karachi, Pakistan/Oasys H.S.) led 6-5 at second doubles when the match was stopped.
Singles action saw the Golden Eagles post wins at one, four, and five to clinch the match. Valpo's Joe Venegas (Saint Charles, Ill./North H.S.) notched a 6-1, 6-1 win for the Crusaders' lone point of the day at third singles. Ben Dunham-Freer (Fort Thomas, Ky./Highlands H.S.) led 7-5, 3-0 at second singles when his match was stopped and Mike Wagner (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer H.S.) had split sets 2-6, 6-3 when his contest was halted at the sixth spot.
Valpo then pulled out a thrilling one-point victory against Western Illinois in the afternoon after the Leathernecks had had the morning off. Western Illinois (7-7, 0-1) took the doubles point, winning at two and three. Dunham-Freer and Mike Shideler (Valparaiso, Ind./Munster H.S.) posted Valpo's only doubles win, 8-3, at the top spot.
The Crusaders took control in singles though, winning four matches. Kooyers posted a 6-1, 6-3 triumph at the top spot while Dunham-Freer cruised 6-1, 6-1 at number two. Venegas gave the Crusaders a win at third singles 6-4, 6-4 and Wagner earned a 6-2, 6-2 win at the sixth spot as the Brown and Gold earned the victory.
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A Coast Guard aircrew placed a navigational aid on a jetty last Wednesday near the Barnegat Lighthouse State Park in Barnegat Light, to replace an aid that was knocked down during Hurricane Sandy.
The tower was built and shipped to Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., where it was flown to the jetty via an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., and set up by Aids to Navigation Team Cape May, N.J.
"Due to the cooperation between Atlantic City, Elizabeth City and ANT Cape May, we were able to mark the jetty, which will help ensure safe navigation for mariners transiting the area," Lt. Jane Peña, the co-pilot of the Jayhawk said in a statement.
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Machine Safety Culture: Compliance versus cooperation driven
Employee safety compliance is a blend of hard physical restraints or barriers and a desire to follow a set of safety behaviors. But, compliance is interpreted by most as meeting the bare minimums. And, if employees don't choose to accept or behave in the role "another" has found for them, they don't have to play it. If so, how does a company develop or expand a safety culture to become best in class?
Employee safety compliance is a blend of hard physical restraints or barriers and a desire to follow a set of safety behaviors. But, compliance is interpreted by most as meeting the bare minimums. And, if employees don't choose to accept or behave in the role "another" has found for them, they don't have to play it. If so, how does a company develop or expand a safety culture to become "best in class"?
Let's look a little deeper at compliance versus cooperation. Compliance often means refusing to exercise our own power to choose because safety regulations, safety standards, or safety policies provide those appropriate measures. These directives are intended to issue both specific and general measures such that when followed, machine safety compliance can be realized. Most often within companies there will be a hand full of machine safety experts and they collectively possess the safety "know-how" for complete compliance. These safety experts are then responsible to establish the broad spectrum of safety culture activities and responsibilities to achieve safety compliance. The employees, in my opinion, are then asked to accept and behave in the role the "safety experts" have developed for them. When this process works, safety compliance can be achieved which means that these companies have met the bare minimums.
What more needs to be accomplished for "Best in Class"?
In my opinion, the safety culture of companies that achieve "Best in Class" are those companies that have developed a sense of organizational cooperation. Organizational cooperation means using our power together with others to achieve more than any of us can alone. Safety "know how" becomes systemic throughout the organization and this means top to bottom and bottom to top. I have found that when everyone within a company is looking for improvements in machine safety their collective power raises the bar above mere safety compliance. When this happens, employee moral improves and so does productivity and profits.
An historic case example is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Several construction employees had fallen to their deaths in the Golden Gate Straits so the chief engineer, Joseph B. Strauss, commissioned a net to be installed under the full span and ten feet wider on both sides. "Safety First" was adopted organizationally from top to bottom for all construction employees, moral dramatically improved, and the construction project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget.
This example shows dramatically how "cooperation" means more than mere "compliance".
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OK, it's thankfully over. The elections I mean, and now to get back to mending fences and friendships. Our country is severely divided 50/50 over the race for presidency, and though I can say I am happy at the outcome, I am also aware that some very good friends of mine are not. I am sorry that your candidate did not win, but I am not going to gloat.
In the end, I believe that every voter is voting his or her beliefs, based on the shoes he or she walks in. That's right, one cannot understand another person's points of view, his fears and phobias, his dreams and cares unless they walk in his shoes. There is usually a lot of lies and truths while campaigning. Who in their right minds can fathom the truth from all the propaganda that you hear? Can you?
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State workers who were either fired by the administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, or retired or resigned, amid allegations they fraudulently got state assistance following Tropical Storm Irene will get their jobs back, a state arbitrator has ruled.
In all, there were 40 workers who left their jobs earlier this year, either voluntarily or not and some earning more than $100,000 annually, after Malloy officials accused them of lying to get free state assistance following the devastating storm that left some state residents without power for more than a week.
However, the arbitrator has determined that the workers should get their jobs back because they mistakenly filled out the assistance forms and did not intend to commit fraud, according to the Connecticut Mirror.
The workers, however, will not be given back pay for their lost wages and will have to make restitution for the Irene assistance they received.