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Neil Christensen ('03, Information Systems) is putting his SUU education and experiences to great use as the User Experience Designer for outdoor retailer Backcountry.com, where he uses analytics and research to determine the best design possible for the company website.
Neil has built up a strong resume in his eight years since graduation, having worked in web development at Virgin America Airline, University of Utah Healthcare, and Salt Lake City School District. He credits his top-notch education from SUU with helping him get to where he is today, commenting, "Though I had several great professors at SUU, Rob Robertson (Assistant Professor of Information Systems) was instrumental in giving me the knowledge and encouragement to realize my potential."
It was not just the in-class education that helped Neil achieve his success. Like many students who have the ability to work at SUU while going to school, Neil landed a job in Web Services assisting the webmaster in creating and maintaining pages for the SUU Website. "Jill Whitaker and Mark Walton in Web Services gave me the opportunity and experience necessary to be offered an excellent job for a graduating senior."
Neil also gained significant leadership training with his involvement with the fraternity, Sigma Nu. He attributes his membership in the fraternity with rounding him out personally and providing him with professional skills that many students did not have upon graduating college.
His hard work as a student and as a web designer has not gone unnoticed. Upon his graduation from SUU, Neil was named an Alpha Affiliate by Sigma Nu, which is awarded to the top 10 graduating seniors in the U.S. and Canada based on academic, leadership, and service excellence. While at Virgin America, his redesign of virginamerica.com received the 2010 Website Excellence Award in the travel category from Online Media, Marketing and Advertising.
The service spirit instilled in him by SUU and Sigma Nu has not subsided. He has done work with the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective, promoting cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and with the San Francisco Food Bank. Out of a desire to have a more personal relationship with the people he's helping, he also recently decided to volunteer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah as a mentor for a little brother.
"I strive to be the type of person who brings happiness, value, and delight into the lives of others," says Neil of his personal motto. "I believe that it is our relationships with other people that make the biggest impact on our own happiness."
Neil resides in the Salt Lake City area.
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A new play by Hollywood actor Jeff Daniels will premiere at the Purple Rose Theatre (PRTC) in Chelsea beginning Jan. 10, 2013.
The world premiere of The Meaning of Almost Everything will enjoy a nine-week engagement through March 9.
The 15th play penned by PRTC founder Jeff Daniels, The Meaning of Almost Everything is one of Daniels' most personal, and yet, most whimsical shows to date. With elements of slapstick, vaudeville, tragedy and farce, this exuberant romp of a play explores the pain and the joy of human existence.
The story follows two men, "A" and "B," who exist in an undefined place and time, a place of safety and comfort, but also a place where nothing happens. One man wants to remain. The other isn't so sure. Through their feats of daring (and sometimes cowardice), they stumble through the darkness to find the big answers to life's big questions.
When asked about the impetus for the play, Daniels explains, "I've never been one to think whatever may come after this life will be better. One can always hope and pray and believe, sure, but given the choice between the known and the unknown, frankly, it seems a lot of us would rather just stay put, thank you very much."
That's the "What if?" that drove the storyline of the play, Daniels said.
"How do we turn this life of ours into an everlasting one? Forget leaving a legacy or living on in other people's memories, I mean staying put. Right here, right now, forever and ever. That it doesn't work that way is the conflict in the play. And in us," Daniels said.
Directed by Guy Sanville, the cast includes Matthew Gwynn of Farmington (Our Town, Growing Pretty) and Michael Brian Ogden of Berkley (Superior Donuts, White Buffalo, Escanaba in da Moonlight).
Eight low-priced previews will be performed Jan. 10 through Jan. 17, with opening night on Jan. 18. Regular performances for the duration of the run are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.; with Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 3 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.
All performances will be held at The Purple Rose Theatre Company, 137 Park St. in Chelsea.
For more information, visit www.purplerosetheatre.org.

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---- — NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Chiptune rock, indie pop, funk, folk, jazz, classic rock, electronic music and a little rap are what's on hand for fans of Voodoo, the alternative music festival in its 15th year held over the Halloween weekend in New Orleans.
The three-day festival opens Friday just before noon. It ends Sunday on the festival grounds at City Park.
Single-day tickets are sold out, leaving only three-day weekend passes available for $250 at the gate. LOA VIP three-day passes are $650 on site. An additional $50 will cover parking with the VIP passes.
Friday's lineup includes performances by New Orleans' own Preservation Hall Jazz Band as well as American folk duo Shovels & Rope, Seattle-based rapper Macklemore and his producer Ryan Lewis and festival newbie Pearl Jam, which will close out the Ritual Stage. The set will also be Pearl Jam's first in the city since 2010.
Anamanaguchi will bring its synthesized music, produced by sound chips of vintage computer, video game consoles and arcade machines, to this year's festival on Friday. Scottish DJ Calvin Harris is among several disc jockeys who will entertain fans on opening day, including Louisiana's own Jfernell, who began playing venues in the Lafayette area at the age of 18.
Rock band Nine Inch Nails will close Saturday's concert series in its first public appearance since 2009. The band's lead singer, Trent Reznor, once lived in New Orleans and received the keys to the city when the band played a free, post-Hurricane Katrina concert at Voodoo in 2005.


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Wal-Mart has now decided that it will, after all, attend week-long talks about gun legislation at the White House. At first, Wal-Mart declined the Oval Office overtures, a direct invitation from the task force led by Vice President Joe Biden, saying no executives were available.
Fighting against criticism that it should accept, Wal-Mart—the world's largest retailer and the nation's largest seller of munitions—stressed that it already opened dialog with administration officials. "Knowing our senior leaders could not be in Washington this week, we spoke in advance with the Vice President's office to share our perspective," says David Tovar, a company spokesman. "We underestimated the expectation to attend the meeting on Thursday in person, so we are sending an appropriate representative to participate."
Wal-Mart's initial position on the gun summit was originally reported by The Wall Street Journal. The meetings hope to review gun violence in America in the wake of last month's deadly school shooting in Newtown, Conn., and the ambush of two firefighters outside Rochester, N.Y. Biden will meet with several firearm advocates, including the NRA, as well as gun-safety groups.
The violence in Newton and Rochester seemed to significantly increase the likelihood of new firearm legislation. Many Democrats have voiced support for a new version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which expired under President George W. Bush, and limited some styles of weapons and magazine sizes.
A semi-automatic rifle, made to resemble a M-16 combat weapon, has been linked to both shootings. Gun-safety advocates may push to limit the sales of these rifles—firearms that at least one major gun company admits drive youth interest—and cut back on features like flash suppressors, telescoping stocks and pistol grips.
Wal-Mart says it won't make any changes to the way it sells firearms. Walmart.com lists 10 modern sporting rifles, the industry term for semi-automatic rifles. (Changed to try and ditch any confusion that the rifles were automatic rifles. They are not. The trigger must be squeezed each time, though the rifles are certainly capable of terrific firing speed.) Wal-Mart did take down a listing of the Bushmaster AR-15, the Freedom Group-made rifle found at both Newton and Rochester. Cabela's, another major gun retailer, has stayed mum on the issue. Dick's Sporting Goods, meanwhile, suspended sales of guns similar to the Bushmaster AR-15.
Before now, Wal-Mart has tried to ease concerns about its sale of firearms. In 2008, it partnered with Mayors Against Illegal Guns to create a video database of gun purchases at its stores and said it would trace any firearms bought from its stores that were later used in a crime.
Fear about potential gun legislation has indeed driven rampant sales since President Obama won his first election. Figures from the publicly traded U.S. gun companies show that production has markedly increased, as have their profits.
At Wal-Mart, the decision to return to selling firearms at many stores in 2011—reversing an earlier decision to sell fewer and replace them in the sporting goods section with high-end fitness equipment—may have led to its first increase in same-store sales in more than two years in October 2011. In the fourth quarter of that year, gun sales reached record-high amid speculation that Obama would win reelection.
Given the huge business of guns at Wal-Mart, you understand why it received the invite, if not why the behemoth business could not immediately locate one of its 2.2 million employees to attend the gun summit.
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I agree with WalMart. Their business is to return to their investors the value they perceive by any legal means. The selling of guns creates jobs at WalMart, creates jobs in shipping, tooling, transportation and anciliary industries such as reloading supplies, ammo, target ranges, etc. Standing up against big government who takes no business risk such as retailers do is the right thing to do.
It's not going to be a discussion, it's going to be officials lambasting them for having the audacity to profit from gun sales and berating some corporate exec with questions about firearms that have never crossed his desk until now. They're not being invited to a dialogue, they're being summoned to a flogging.
If it's predetermined so, that they will tighten, why bother going. This is a series of meeting between folks who are trying to "tighten" the laws more, they have no equal interest in reversing or lifting the laws already present and in place. Because of the lack of a "pro-gun" voice in the room, this is not an open discussion.
These is no honest discussion to be had when the organizers clearly state they want to ban all guns. Why give the dishonest politicians any support?
You can pass all the gun laws you want and not one nut will be deterred. They don't follow laws. They have their own rules.
smh at such arrogance. Why would anyone shop at this store?
To see posters supporting this action by Walmart makes me wonder about the idiocy that still prevails when it comes to guns in this country. smh….
Yes, people above commenting in support of the Walmart action…. poster may have been a poor choice of wording.


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The Johnstown Tomahawks will close the home portion of their inaugural NAHL schedule tonight and Saturday against the Jamestown Ironmen at Cambria County War Memorial Arena.
Both games face-off at 7 p.m.
The Tomahawks (23-19-12) are fighting to create an even more memorable first season in the NAHL by making a run for the 2013 Robertson Cup.
The team is trying to clinch a spot in the NAHL playoffs. The Tomahawks are currently in fourth place in the North Division, where they have remained for most of the season.
Johnstown has 58 points, 12 points behind third-place Jamestown and only six points ahead of fifth place Port Huron, which did not play last weekend. Johnstown has only four games remaining after this weekend – all of which are on the road. Port Huron will play eight more times.
The Tomahawks are 3-1-0 in four meetings with Jamestown, sweeping them during their first games in Jamestown on Nov. 23 and 24.
Goaltender Chris Truehl was in net both nights, only allowing 5 goals on 70 shots. Colin Brennan was between the pipes for the most recent games in Johnstown on Dec. 14 and 15, stopping all 19 shots he faced for the win the first night, and allowing only one goal in a loss the next night.
Johnstown has consistently outshot Jamestown (33-15-4) in three of their four games and has outscored the Ironmen, 13-6.
The Tomahawks have also proven more successful on the power play, earning eight goals on 24 chances. Jamestown only capitalized on one of 11 opportunities.
Cody Gylling and defenseman Casey Nelson lead their team in points against the Ironmen, both tallying six points (1-5-6) in four games. Brandon Reinholz has the most goals with four (4-1-5) in four games. Meanwhile, Dylan Zink has the most for the opposition, going 1-2-3 in the four games against Johnstown.
Mitch Kontny, Jeff Bergh, Connor Wright, Jesse Kessler, Jordan Watt, and Andrew McDonald also have goals against the Ironmen this season. Wright has the most penalty minutes against them and Nelson has the most shots with 22.
If there was any doubt that Johnstown and Jamestown are fierce North-Division rivals, that was erased on Dec. 14, as both teams got physical in a game that included several scrums and two fights.
Brennan recorded the shutout and McDonald provided a goal and an assist as the Tomahawks picked up a dominating 5-0 victory in front of 3,388 at the War Memorial.
Johnstown converted two of nine opportunities while stopping Jamestown on all three of its chances. Jamestown's Matt Lanzillotti hit McDonald in front of the penalty boxes at 6:39 of the second period igniting a fight between Wright and Luc Gerdes near Jamestown's blue line.
It was the first in a string of altercations between the two clubs. Kessler and Elliot Tisdale made contact at 10:21 before getting together and dropping the gloves near center ice.
The following night, the two teams went over 48 minutes without a goal, but Nicholas Sierra poked a shot past Brennan in the third period to give Jamestown a 1-0 win in front of a sellout crowd.
Both goaltenders were strong with Reid Mimmack stopping all 37 shots for his second shutout of the season, just one night after giving up five goals in a 5-0 Tomahawks' victory.
Colin Brennan stopped 30 of 31 shots in the loss, snapping his four-game winning streak. Sierra's goal snapped Brennan's streak of 127 minutes without allowing a goal.
Johnstown will play its 55th game overall and 29th home game tonight, while Jamestown will play its 53rd game and 27th road game.
The two clubs will face each again during the regular season in Jamestown on March 29-30, the Tomahawks final games of the regular season.


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Don't know how I missed this post by Luke Timmerman yesterday, but he was highlighting an upcoming Xconomy sponsored conference called "Building Biotechs to Last". But the best part is that he used my home team Cardinals as the example for the principle -- which is basically having a sustainable model -- in the Cards case being able to constantly develop new talent and/or finding low priced players to augment the team. That way there never seem to be too many periods of drought where the team is not successful -- no matter which players are los to free agency, retirement or injury.
Of course, you know by now that the Cards were bested last night by the Boston Red Sox (congrats to Sox) -- but it was the Cards 4th appearance in the past 10 years -- winning twice -- and many of the other years were spiced with playoff appearances too. I'm sure "Building Biotechs to Last" will be a good conference -- but mainly this afords me the opportunity to plug the Cards (and their model) one last time this year. Thanks for an exciting season.
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- Grease and flour two 9 inch pans. Prepare cake mix as directed by manufacturer, adding almond extract. Bake according to instructions on package. When cake is cool, remove from pans and cut in half, horizontally.
- To make the filling, mix together the sour cream and sugar in a medium sized bowl. stir in 1 1/2 cups of the coconut. reserve 1 cup of this mixture and spread the rest between the cooled cake layers. Fold whipped topping into the remaining filling, frost the outside of the cake. Sprinkle the remaining coconut over the top of the frosted cake.
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Wow, Wow, Wow!! Excellent homemade taste and so easy to make. The sour cream filling keeps the cake super moist and an 8 oz. container of whipped topping is plenty. I've made this 4 times and never needed more. Instead of almond extract, I add 1.5 teaspoon of coconut extract. This gives the cake a light, coconut essence yet not overpowering. Definitely use White Cake mix. The yellow takes away from the coconut flavor. This cake is also fantastic with Cream Cheese frosting (from this website) with coconut flakes mixed in. Definitely add about 1/2 cup toasted coconut on top for color. I've never refridgerated this for more than 1 day and it tasted fine - definitely long enough for the flavors to meld. And this tastes best served at room temperature. Let the cake sit out for about 2-3 hrs for the cake and frosting to soften and moisten back up before serving or else it can taste stiff and dry coming out of the fridge. This cake is so good and taste so homemade it rivals the famous coconut cake at my local gourmet bakery. **UPDATE 12/22/06** Made this cake for a woman's lunch (my 6th cake) and had offers from three different women to buy this cake from me for the holidays. Yah, it's that good.
Fabulous!Thank you for this recipe, it is a keeper. I have tried many coconut cream cake recipes trying to match a cake that I had in Charleston s.c. My husband paid $100 to ship one of these cakes for SC to Arizona for my birthday. I think this is about the same recipe. Next time I will use the cool whip & sour cream mixture as the filling between the layers and maybe poke holes in the cake while warm & pour over the sour cream & sugar combo then refridgerate it for a couple days. I also used a coconut cake mix from the store. Freeze the cakes before you slice them to frost, much easier slicing. Fantastic, can't wait to make it again!
Wow! This cake was just great. I thought the frosting amount was perfect...nice and fluffy. I also dyed a little of the coconut green and sprinkled it on top for "grass" then hid little jelly beans on top of the green coconut so they looked like little Easter eggs lying in the grass. I also sprinkled green coconut around the bottom and put jelly beans around the bottom. Just fantastic!
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It's a problem no governor wants to face in a reelection year budget, even a governor like Chris Christie riding a post-Sandy wave of 70 percent approval ratings.
With less than a month to go before his annual Budget Address, Christie is facing a structural deficit of at least $2.5 billion that could top $3.5 billion by the June 30 end of the current budget year.
The gap is too large to cover even with record revenue growth, as NJ Spotlight shows.
For the past six months, Democratic legislative leaders have focused on the growing budget gap created by the Christie administration's failure to meet its aggressive revenue targets -- a shortfall that stood at $548.8 million as of Jan. 1.
Fearing that the revenue shortfall would grow to $1 billion or more by the end of the year, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo (D-Bergen) called upon Christie's treasurer, Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff, to explain the shortfall and lay out a contingency plan for midyear budget cuts. Sidamon-Eristoff refused, saying the Legislature would have to wait for Christie's February 26 Budget Address.
Treasury Department officials failed to respond to requests for interviews last week.
But the $548.8 million revenue shortfall is actually only a fraction of the looming fiscal crisis facing Christie and Sidamon-Eristoff as they seek to balance the current $31.2 billion Fiscal Year 2013 budget and craft a spending plan for Fiscal Year 2014, which begins July 1.
State revenues would have to grow $2 billion in FY14 just to cover the increased cost of the state's pension contribution, the next stage of Christie's business tax cut, and the various one-shot nonrecurring revenues built into this year's budget. And even with a huge income tax surge in December, state revenues only grew $147 million in the first six months of this fiscal year compared with the same July-December period in 2011.
Christie's combined structural deficit for the current and upcoming fiscal year falls into four categories:
Making Up The One-Shots: Christie's current budget is built on $1.115 billion in nonrecurring revenues, including such controversial one shots as spending down $280 million out of an already meager surplus and commandeering $261 million in New Jersey Turnpike toll money to replace state matching funds that were shifted from the Transportation Trust Fund to plug a budget gap.
Fulfilling Budget Obligations: Christie has to increase funding for the pensions by $690 million under the terms of the law he signed in 2011, find $194 million for the third year of his business tax cut, and come up with an extra $110 million for built-in transportation debt service increases and the pay-as-you-go transportation capital program he has promised. That does not include any increase in the school funding formula, normal inflationary increases in government expenses, or any money to fund the immediate income tax cut he was pushing for last year.
Covering the Revenue Shortfall: Tax revenues came in $123 million short for the FY12 fiscal year that ended June 30 and are currently down $425.8 million through December, which was the first month since last February that revenues actually met or exceeded Christie administration projections. Income tax revenues are likely to continue strong through the spring, which means that the final revenue shortfall will probably be closer to $500 million than the to $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion that Democrats projected.
Managing Current-Year Budget Problems: The Christie administration has acknowledged in bond documents that as much as $200 million in anticipated savings in Medicaid and Social Security costs may not come in. In addition, the $200 million in affordable housing money the Christie administration planned to take away from municipalities is down to a contested $142 million. And the administration is awaiting high-court rulings on the legality of its elimination of the Council on Affordable Housing and the transfer of the money to the general budget.
It all adds up to a $2.5 billion to $3.5 billion structural deficit that clearly exceeds logical revenue growth projections for next year, and Democratic legislative leaders are increasingly frustrated by the Christie administration's refusal to discuss the fiscal crisis.
"We've heard nothing at all," Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) said impatiently. "We've asked. We've tried to talk about it, but they say we have to wait for the budget speech."
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Chess Club
The Worthdale Chess Club will meet from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, in the small meeting room at Worthdale Community Center, 1001 Cooper Road, Raleigh.
Seniors dance club
Pullen Park invites seniors ages 50 and older to its dance club, held from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Pullen Community Center, 408 Ashe Ave., Raleigh. The club dances to live ballroom music, including tunes such as foxtrot, waltz, swing and Latin. The cost is $8 per person, per week. For more information, call 919-831-6052.
Cloggers club
The Hemlock Bluff Cloggers Club will meet from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, in the Club Room at Jaycee Park and Community Center, 2405 Wade Ave., Raleigh. The club is for advanced cloggers, ages 12 and older.
Grandparents autism support group
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Bridge Club
The Capitol Bridge Club meets to play competitive bridge from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays at Glen Eden Park, 1500 Glen Eden Drive, Raleigh. Membership dues are $1 per person, per meeting.
Grief support group
Grief support group meetings will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays in classroom 1008 at the Wakefield High School Ninth Grade Center, 931 Durham Road, Wake Forest. Participants will be guided through a series of discussions as well as explore tools to assist them through the grieving process. For more information, email Ami Miano or Meghan Petrie at email@example.com.
Adoption, foster care support group
The Raleigh Adoption and Foster Care Support Group will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Children's Home Society of N.C., 131 Wind Chime Court, Raleigh. Learn how to enroll foster and adopted children into school and how to talk to teachers about adoption. For more information, contact Kathy Sims at 919-676-4784.
Book club discussion
The Wonderland Book Club will discuss Leo Tolstoy's novel "Anna Karenina" from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Aug. 30, at the Center for Excellence, 3803-B Computer Drive, Suite 106, Raleigh. For more information or to register, contact Alice Osborn at 919-971-9414.
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Norcross High School basketball is hosting the fifth annual Hilton Invitational this Saturday. NHS and and nearby Greater Atlanta Christian both have players participating in it.
Norcross has assembled a 12-team field of strong, long Georgia teams and national powers to participate in the games, according to a press release.
Norcross is playing against Dematha High from Maryland on Saturday at 7 p.m. and Greater Atlanta Christian will be playing at 4 p.m. against Olympic High from Charlotte, N.C.
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I've had similar expereinces with Mason City... afternoon games aren't generally carried.
Living in Cedar Rapids, we're in a similar dead zone. The only MLB radio carried is the ESPN Radio affiliate, which carries many, but not all, of the WSox games. I subscribe to MLB.tv, even though the entire state is subject to blackout for all 6 MLB teams in surrounding states. The upside to that is that it comes with MLB AtBat, which allows me to bring in Twins radio broadcasts on my smartphone (if I'm in out and about) and on the computer (if I'm home).
I'm hopeful that the local Class A team in CR might switch from their Angels affiliation to the Twins next year. If that should happen, there's a decent chance we start seeing a bit more media interest in the Twins in eastern Iowa anyway.
I live in SE Iowa and Yankton never carries afternoon games, even when they were winning division titles
Any chance you could post the numbers of those who are doing the best?
dont think anyone can trend the numbers into anything positive about short season ball.
Matt Summers, BJ Hermsen & Liam Hendriks are about it
Awesome defense of Ryan and rip of Smith...does anyone think anything changed in the farm system in the 3 years Smith was in charge? And, it isn't Ryan's last draft. Three years, now, three years, name the legit prospects that have come up to the Twins and helped in the last three years.
As for Smith vs Ryan and what the difference of philosophy was, we don't really know what the disagreement was, from what I recall. It's all been conjecture.
Terry Ryan didn't think this team should rebuild. If so, why sign washed up no-good vets like Marquis, Carroll and Capps to above market deals? And to give up a suppemental pick to sign Capps again shows that Ryan doesn't get it and he was "going for it" instead of rebuilding after a 99 loss year. Ryan's poor scouting has contributed to the poor minor league system as well.
Ryan has every reason to be fired just like Smith did but Terry is a cheap GM so he will keep his job. Terry's track record is great but it is obvious the game has passed him by and he will run this franchise further into the ground.
My understanding of Smith's firing was that he thought 2011 was mostly about injuries and that we would be fine by getting people back to health and just tweaking things a little bit. Pretty much the opposite of rebuilding. I really don't get the arguments for firing Ryan. Everyone says he didn't do enough to address this or that, but with the restrictions that were put on him what more could he have done? There were too many poor decisions made while Ryan was away that left too many holes on this roster to fix them all in one offseason with the payroll restrictions put in place by ownership. People also argue that Ryan's last draft is why we don't have enough MLB ready talent at the AAA level. To that, I would say even the best GM can't get every draft right. It also doesn't help when the GM that replaces you trades away top prospects for marginal relief pitching (i.e. Ramos for Capps). I would also like to point out that Ryan didn't have control over how the players in his last draft were developed. Even if you draft exceptional talent, if the oversight of the farm system starts to erode under the new GM your prospects aren't going to develop properly. People also like to argue that Ryan has culpability for some of Smith's poor decisions because he one of Smith's advisers. I am sure Ryan gave advice when asked, but Smith's decisions were Smith's decisions. I don't think the Pohlad's would have fired Smith and replaced him with Ryan if Ryan was the driving force behind many of Smith's personnel decisions. That is enough of a rant about the Ryan issue. I don't think Ryan does everything perfect. But he does have a great track record as a GM/talent evaluator and given time I have faith that he can get the Twins back to being a model organization. It's just not going to happen over night and we need to accept that.
I would hope that all of the fans screaming for Ryan to be fired are reading the comments here and understanding that any GM working for the Pohlads will be working with the same restraints we have now. Most people don't realize how lucky we are he came back.
Ryan would have said the team was going to be OK with quick fixes regardless of what he really thought. The Twins didn't want to declare they're rebuilding because it would hurt gate revenue.
Thanks for the clarification, that explanation certainly makes more sense. One has to wonder then if spending an extra 15-20 million could've netted enough starting pitching to make this team a contender. (Did I even type that?)
That's the way I interpreted it as well -- that Smith wanted to keep payroll near or above 2011 amounts and the Pohlads weren't willing to do so.
I really thought it was Smith who didn't think rebuilding was necessary and that they would "be okay" with just a few additions & changes. I call that the "recapture 2010 glory philosophy".
I really don't see Ryan rebuilding either but he's doing it on the "spend 15% - 20% less" philosophy.
From what it leaked out there, Smith got canned because he pushed back on the spending limits and wanted to spend more money than the Pohlads wanted him to spend. Opposite of rebuilding
Guys like Thomas are around so that guys like Revere, Benson and Tosoni can develop more. Develop more for next season, when the Twins hope to be competitive again. That's why Parmelee should be in Rochester getting at bats every day.
yep exactly, theres no way Benson is ready now, neither if Parmelee for that matter....you need guys like Thomas to be that platoon starter, 4th OF...type untill at least well, about mid-season. Then hopefully one of Revere or Benson EARNS their way back up with Minny.
Hey Ho Silver Slugger. Thomas is just filler, but he could be a decent 4th OFer. Benson will definitely get his shot, not now, but soon. Parmelee needs no more seasoning. He is ready to hit, hit, and hit and will be a a proficient Outfielder. If Thomas pushes Parmelee to Rochester, there should be outrage, but I think Parm has become one of Gardy and Ryan's favorites. Unless he falls flat on his face, Parm is in the bigs to stay.
Amen! When are the Twins going to find a pitcher with the guts to knock a guy down once in a while? I'm in 100% agreement with you brother!
Best post I've read at Twins Daily!
Mauer, Span, and Morneau are the best overall hitters. Willingham and X (hopefully Valencia) are in the second tier. The best overall should bat 1,2 and 4 with the speedy obp guy 1 and the slugger 4. A slugger should also bat third. So I would go Span, Mauer, Willingham, Morneau, Valencia, Doumit . . .
Perkins didn't pitch Opening Day. The end.
I agree, it's one game. People need to relax and let them play a few games before jumping to conclusions. And can we please stop blaming Mauer for his contract? Tripling a guy's salary doesn't mean he will triple his output. If your company approached you with a huge raise, you'd accept it no question. You wouldn't say, "hey, i might not be worth that much, I'll work for only this much instead." The GM/owner offered that contract and Mauer signed it. Blame the guys who wrote the contract, not the guy who signed it.
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COMMENTARY | After four years of cultivating a love-hate relationship with their quarterback, fans of the Chicago Bears finally started to warm to Jay Cutler in season No. 5, but a four-turnover performance against the Detroit Lions in Week 4 has fans reexamining whether or not their QB is just the same old Jay.
Through his first four years in the Windy City, Cutler connected on 81 touchdown passes while also coughing the ball up by way of the interception 63 times. The Bears' record over that stretch was 36-28, but their only playoff appearance came in 2010, which ended in infamy in the NFC Championship game when Cutler was forced to leave with a knee injury many questioned.
Looking back after five years, was trading for Cutler really the right decision for the Bears?
The Trade -- The Bears acquired Cutler via a trade with the Denver Broncos before the 2009 season. Chicago packaged Kyle Orton, the 2009 and 2010 first-round draft picks, and an additional third-round selection in 2009.
Considering the players those picks would eventually become for other teams may make it a little difficult for fans to truly feel like they came out ahead in the end. If Cutler never brings a Super Bowl trophy to the Windy City, how hard will it be for fans to forget what could have been?
2009 NFL Draft -- In 2009, the Broncos turned the Bears' first-round pick into defensive prospect Robert Ayers. While Ayers has not lived up to the billing thus far in his career, the Bears' veteran D-line would have made it very unlikely the pick would have been used on Ayers.
Let me float a linebacking unit at you and see what you think: Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs and Clay Matthews. Had Chicago kept their pick in 2009, the Green Bay Packers' Pro Bowl linebacker would have been sitting there waiting for them at No. 18. Matthews made an immediate impact in the NFL as he recorded 10 sacks his rookie season. Former Minnesota Vikings' explosive slot receiver Percy Harvin was taken at No. 22 in the draft.
But the 2009 draft wasn't done ramping up the what-if machine. The Broncos also held Chicago's No. 84 overall pick, but they decided to ship that selection to the Pittsburgh Steelers. With that pick, Steel City took a chance on a speedster from Ole Miss named Mike Wallace. From 2009 to 2011, the Steelers' go-to deep threat would total 3,206 yards and 22 touchdowns. Those aren't Devin Hester or Roy Williams numbers, but then again, few are. Could Wallace have been the play-making threat Chicago was looking for during the years their dominant defense got very little help from the offense?
2010 NFL Draft -- If the prospect of Matthews and Wallace does not tip the scales towards the idea that Cutler's trade was a bad one, the 2010 draft could push it over the top. In 2010, there were 15 future Pro Bowlers selected in the first 27 picks. The Broncos ended up taking wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who has quickly become Peyton Manning's No. 1 option in Denver's league-leading passing attack.
Other Franchise Quarterbacks -- With Cutler in the fold, Chicago passed on the available arms in the 2011 draft. But had the Bears not completed the trade for Cutler, their No. 29 overall pick would have put them in perfect position to jump on either Andy Dalton or Colin Kaepernick. The two up-and-coming stars were selected consecutively at No. 35 and No. 36 on the board.
And the type of personnel Chicago would have had might have been reason enough for them to nix the idea of trading tight end Greg Olsen for no apparent reason whatsoever. The Brandon Marshall trade in 2012 never would have happened if Wallace and Thomas were already ensconced at wide out, but which set of receivers would most fans rather have?
What Is
Jay Cutler, QB
Brandon Marshall, WR
What Could Have Been
Colin Kaepernick, QB
Mike Wallace, WR
Demaryius Thomas, WR
Clay Matthews, LB
Greg Olsen, TE
This is always the best-case scenario for what could have happened. Knowing the Bears' luck, they probably would have been the ones to draft Tim Tebow, who would later convince them to take a chance on his relatively unknown college roommate Aaron Hernandez.
It's always fun to speculate, but the truth is, with Cutler and Marshall, the Bears are 3-1 and look like real contenders in the NFC this season, despite a disappointing showing in Week 4.
For all the fingers that have been pointed in Cutler's direction over these past four seasons, he is about to place his name very high up in Chicago lore. Cutler will become the Bears' all-time leading passer in 2013. After the first four games of 2013, Chicago's signal-caller sat 1,385 yards short of passing Sid Luckman to become the very face of Chicago quarterbacks.
Even though it will only take Cutler five seasons to become the most prolific passer in franchise history, he has yet to bring the Bears to the Promised Land. Does Cutler need to win a title to justify this trade, or do his numbers alone already make this a deal that was worth doing?
Dalton Russell has covered the Chicago Bears in print and online media since 1998. He lives just outside the shadow of the iconic architecture of Soldier Field.
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Journal of Economic Perspectives: Vol. 18 No. 3 (Summer 2004)
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Development, Growth and Policy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa since 1950
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Yousef, Tarik M. 2004. "Development, Growth and Policy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa since 1950." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 18(3): 91-115.
The September 11 terrorist attacks ignited global interest in the Middle East. Observers in the region and abroad were quick to highlight the development "deficits" in Middle Eastern countries which have been linked to everything from structural economic imbalances to deficient political systems, the curse of natural resources, and even culture and religion. This paper reviews the development history of the Middle East and North Africa region in the post-World War II era, providing a framework for understanding past outcomes, current challenges and the potential for economic and political reform.
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---The Ottawa Senators clinched a playoff spot with a 5-1 win over the Islanders.
---The Florida Panthers got another point with a 2-1 shootout loss at Detroit.
The Panthers have 91 points with three games remaining. The Washington Capitals are at 88 (with the tiebreaker edge) and the Sabres are at 86, both also with three games left. The Sabres would likely have the tiebreaker edge on Florida, provided they catch the Panthers and the Capitals pass them to win the Southeast Division.
The best the Sabres can do is 92 points. If Florida gets to 93, the Sabres can't touch them. If the Capitals get to 92, they ensure the Sabres can't touch them either.
Bottom line: Sabres almost certainly have to win all three games and get help. It starts with Washington losing Monday night at Tampa Bay and the Sabres then beating Toronto here Tuesday. Then we'll see. Long odds.
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You will receive a bill for the remaining balance due after your insurance has paid its share, or for the total amount due if you have no insurance. Subsequent statements will include any additional charges, adjustments or payments made by you or your insurance plan, and any important messages or instructions regarding your account.
If You Have No Insurance…
Holland Hospital expects payment in full prior to the time of service unless other payment arrangements are made. Our Patient Financial Services staff will do our best to provide you with an Estimated Amount Due for your service. For non-emergency elective services, we expect you to pay the "estimated" charges at least one week prior to the date of your procedure. Holland Hospital offers a 20% "Uninsured Discount" to those who are uninsured at the time of service. This "Uninsured Discount" is applied to your account when you receive your initial statement.
If you cannot pay the Estimated Amount Due, in full, we require a deposit equal to 50% of the estimated charges, and arrangements for the unpaid balance to be paid within thirty days of the date of service. Depending on your personal financial situation, you may qualify for other payment options or Financial Assistance.
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Your insurance company may send you an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) showing which services were paid, and the amount. This is not a bill, but simply a statement showing what insurance will pay and the balance that may be the patient's responsibility. The EOB also may indicate applicable yearly deductibles, coinsurance or co-payments. To request an EOB, contact your insurance company directly. The number is generally printed on the back of your insurance card.
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If you need an original bill, contact our Patient Financial Services office at (616) 394-3122. Please note: Holland Hospital is unable to supply an itemized and/or summary bill suitable for submitting a claim to your insurance company if an unpaid balance remains on your account. Contact us if you would like us to submit the insurance claim on your behalf. If you wish to pay the bill in full, a receipt will be provided that will be acceptable to submit to your insurance company. (Michigan Medicaid regulations prohibit the hospital from providing recipients with an itemized bill.)
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If you provided additional insurance information, the Hospital will bill your secondary insurance for any unpaid balance. Your insurance should process and pay secondary claims within thirty days from the date of the original insurance payment. Please be aware that some secondary insurance companies pay only to you, the patient. If you receive a check from your insurance carrier, please endorse the back of check by adding PAY TO HOLLAND HOSPITAL ONLY and send it, along with a copy of your Explanation of Benefits to:
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If you have questions or concerns about your bill, our Patient Financial Services staff is always ready to assist you with making payment arrangements for the portion of your claim that is your responsibility, such as non-covered services, deductibles, coinsurance, and copays assigned by your insurance company. Please call us at (616) 394-3122. Our office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily.
If you have questions about your eligibility, coverage limits, or how much your insurance company paid on your claim, we suggest contacting your insurance company directly by calling their Customer Service Department. Their telephone number can usually be found on your Insurance Identification Card.
Payments may be made at all Holland Hospital service locations. We accept cash, personal checks, debit cards, or credit cards. Holland Hospital accepts MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and Diners Club credit cards.
Holland Hospital Service Locations:
Main Campus
602 Michigan Avenue
Holland, MI 49423
Park near the yellow lot.
Cashiers Office near the Out-Patient Registration Area and Coffee Cove
Monday thru Friday
8:00 a.m.–5:30p.m.
Southside Locations:
Holland Hospital Rehabilitation Services
844 South Washington Avenue
Building 2, Suite 1600
Holland, Michigan 49423
Phone (616) 355-3910
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844 South Washington Avenue, Building 3, Suite 2100
Holland, Michigan 49423
Phone: (616) 355-3869
Hours: Monday- Friday
8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Northside Locations:
Lakeshore Medical Campus
Building A
3235 North Wellness Drive,
Holland, MI 49424
Urgent Care Services, Suite 140
Open 10 a.m.–10:00 p.m. every day.
(616) 494-4254
(616) 494-4250
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3299 North Wellness Drive
Holland, MI 49424
Laboratory Services, Suite 120
Hours: Monday-Friday
7 a.m.–5 p.m.
(616) 494-4902
3299 Wellness Drive
Holland, MI 49424
Holland Hospital Radiology Services
Suite 120
Hours: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
(616) 546-4900
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3299 Wellness Drive
Building C, Suite 220
Hours: Monday-Friday
7:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
(616) 355-3987
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370 N. 120th Avenue (Next to Shoreline Orthopaedics)
Holland, Michigan 49424
Phone: (616) 355-3840
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Lacrosse is one of the oldest competitive games of North America with its roots stretching back to as early as A.D. 1100 amongst native American tribes.
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The Dalton Rebels made their debut at home on Saturday, taking on the Chattanooga Fellowship of Christian Athletes at John Davis Recreation Center in front of a stands full of fans on the turf fields of the complex. With its debut, lacrosse now has the foothold that organizer Mike Sanderson dreamed of more than a year ago when he brought the first exhibition game to Harmon Field.
"This really was my dream, and to see those kids out there playing here in this town is unbelievable," Sanderson said. "I have brothers out here and older kids and younger kids, and this is just going to trickle out and a lot more will become interested in this as we go and move forward."
More than 30 players were listed on the roster for the Rebels, ranging in age from 10 through 14. Players from throughout Whitfield County and even a trio from Calhoun are part of the team, which is associated with the Dalton Parks and Recreation Department.
The Rebels played their season opener in Chattanooga last weekend, but this was the first action at home.
Chattanooga FCA came away with a 12-3 victory. Dalton's Chase Andrews scored a pair of goals, and David Hutchinson added the third for Dalton (0-3).
But Sanderson said the start of this program isn't about winning right now. That will come, but the main thing to start with is to generate excitement and enthusiasm for a sport the native New Yorker grew up around.
"We have some players who if we played them the entire time, we would be a much more competitive team, but it is not at all about winning," Sanderson said. "I wanted anybody and everybody that wanted to play to be part of this. I certainly didn't want to turn people away. The team as a whole all played an entire quarter. My focus is not to start winning games, but to introduce the sport to Northwest Georgia."
The players certainly seem to be liking their new sport.
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David R. Edwards - Chief Credit Officer
David's career in banking began in Atlanta over 25 years ago with the Citizens & Southern National Bank. He spent 16 years with C&S through its transition to NationsBank and ultimately to Bank of America. After that, he worked for five years with a Synovus affiliate bank and then became a project manager working with the FDIC to resolve failed financial institutions. He has held a variety of senior level credit positions in his career. David offers expertise and leadership in all aspects of loan administration, including loan underwriting and monitoring, loan policy & procedure development, loan loss reserve analysis and problem asset resolution. He currently leads the credit team who is responsible for achieving pristine credit at Community & Southern Bank.
Don C. Hooper - Director of Real Estate Banking
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Jeff Whittington - Chief Banking Officer
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Congressman Hal Rogers has assured the nearly 15,000 food stamp recipients in Pulaski County that the assistance will continue despite separation of food stamps from a farm bill that passed the House of Representatives without the food stamp program.
"A lot of my people depend on food stamps," said Rogers. "Many people in my (5th Congressional) district are struggling. Some 5,700 jobs have been lost during the past 18 months because of President Obama's war on coal. My people are hurting ... they need help. This is important to me."
Rogers, at home in Somerset on a five-week summer recess of Congress, recalled that a farm bill was defeated in June, because, according to Rueters, some fiscally conservative Republicans wanted deeper cuts than the $20 billion –– largest in a generation –– that were proposed. Later, a farm bill, without food stamps, was passed by the House. The Senate passed a farm bill in June that would trim a comparatively small $4 billion.
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