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A moisturizing and smoothing eye treatment with certified organic grape and carrot juices blended with essential fatty acids and Vitamins B5, C and P to hydrate for healthy, beautiful eyes. A Daily Essential for all skin types.
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Juice Beauty's Smoothing Eye Concentrate is designed for all skin types and ideal for daily use to moisturize and soothe skin around the eyes.
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Ingredients: Organic juices of vitis vinifera (organic white grape juice)*, aloe barbadensis (organic aloe juice)*, vegetable glycerin, vegetable oil, cetearyl alcohol & glucoside, organic plant oils of simmondsia chinensis (organic jojoba seed oil)*, helianthus annuus (organic sunflower seed oil)*, persea gratissima (organic avocado oil)*, cetearyl olivate, sorbitan olivate, gluconolactone, sodium benzoate, behenyl alcohol, oenothera biennis (organic evening primrose oil)*, linum usitatissimum (organic linseed oil)*, borago officinalis (organic borage seed oil)*, limnanthes alba (meadowfoam seed oil), tocopherol (Vitamin E), hesperidin methyl chalcone (Vitamin P), dipeptide-2, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-3, xanthan gum, steareth-20, daucus carota sativa (carrot seed oil), botanical extracts of cucumis sativus (cucumber extract), camellia sinensis (green tea leaf extract), algae extract, lonicera caprifolium (honeysuckle flower extract), lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle extract), phytonadione (Vitamin K1), panthenol (Vitamin B5), magnesium ascorbyl phosphate (Vitamin C), hesperidin, ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium hydroxide, citrus aurantium (sweet orange) pure essential oil
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Moisturize daily by gently applying a small amount around the eye area including eyelids.
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Eye Concentrate
Review By:Waimeawahine on 9/13/14
I tried this for the first time. I love the smell. The texture is silky and it leaves my eyes smooth and firm. I really like it and would like to try other JUICE products. I like that the products are organic and cruelty free. I care what I put on my face as much as I care what I eat. I recommend this product without hesitation.
A Little Goes a Long Way!
Review By:Mya on 4/10/14
This went on very nicely and let me tell ya, less than one pump is needed for it to cover both eyes! When I first used it i did a full pump and it overly covered both my eyes. It works great for me and keeps my eyes moisterized and smooth.
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Review By:Susan on 1/30/14
This product fights crows feet and hides fine lines. Being 40 something eye treatment is extremely important! Tip: Place the product in the refrigerator a little while before applying in the morning, instant de-puffer! My eyes look brighter and this product really helps on the days I didn't get enough beauty rest!
Review By:K.W. on 1/30/14
The Smoothing eye concentrate really didn't work for me. I have been using it for over 2 months now, and the puffiness I have on a daily basis it didn't help much with, nor did it help with the slight darkness. Im very disappointed, and debating whether or not to give the green apple eye cream a try. I don't like to waste my money!!!!!
Review By:Karen on 1/27/14
Goes on nicely. It's nice and light and not at all greasy.
Great eye cream!
Review By:Maria on 1/24/14
I have sensitive eyes and this has not caused me any discomfort. I also love that it really does smooth the eye area. I always have problems with my eye area being dry and this product has solved the problem and more!
Good for lines
Review By:Nicole on 1/21/14
This is good for fine lines around the eyes. I inherited dark circles from my father, and unfortunately this concentrate has not done anything noticeable for those yet.
moisturizes without being greasy
Review By:meredithbowerholt on 1/12/14
I love this eye cream. It has really kept undereye fine lines at bay, and makes my eyelids smooth and ready for makeup application. It is a lighter-weight eye cream that I use for daytime. A little goes a long way and this is a terrific product for the price.
finally put away the hydrocortisone
Review By:Lisa on 1/11/14
Eye allergies caused me to have red itchy skin around my eyes pretty much all the time. My GP gave me hydrocortisone for the irritation, and after using it for a year I really needed to find something else. This product is ideal: easy and pleasant to put on, moisturizing and soothing: no more dry, irritated skin for me!
Great for the Eyes
Review By:Erica on 1/11/14
This is a great moisturizer. It's light enough for around the eyes but isn't too light that it doesn't work.
It's amazing because it doesn't make you skin greasy.
Review By:Brittanie on 8/31/13
I purchased this product to reduce the dark circles under my eyes and to hydrate the area around my eyes. This product does exactly what it says. It brightens, reduces fine lines, and hydrates. I was a little skeptical about trying this because I have tried many different products that were all too strong for my sensitive eye area. But, I am not disappointed with this at all and I will continue to purchase!
Excellent product
Review By:Trixie on 5/24/11
I am 51 yrs old and have extremely sensitive eyes. I have been searching for literally years to find an eye cream that works, does not irritate my eyes AND doesn't break the bank! This is it! I love it!!!
Love this
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I've never used an eye moisturizer for fear of clogging the sensitive pores and looking a mess, so this was my first foray into an eye moisturizer at age 50. It is wonderful, very very light, refreshing, and I love it. I don't use it for the anti wrinkles as I don't have many, but to be pro-active for health going forward.
Review By:Anastasia on 12/8/10
I like a lot, it is the best eye cream by price-quality relationship.
It def. Brightens!
Review By:organic453 on 8/5/10
I started using this product to brighten the dark circles under my eyes. I have tried different products that claim to brighten and moisturize. This is the first one that actually does it for me. I like that it's not too thick and that it brightens without being "shiny."


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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - You had to figure Major League Baseball would pay tribute to the great Dr. Frank Jobe at some point this season for his contribution to the game.
Maybe it's just me, but they seem to be overdoing it with all these pitchers needing Tommy John surgery, the procedure first performed by Jobe, who unfortunately passed away earlier this month.
The latest to be felled by the dreaded ulnar collateral ligament tear is Oakland righty Jarrod Parker, who will need a second such operation and miss the entire 2014 season.
Parker joins a list that seems to grow by the day, as Atlanta Braves righty Kris Medlen, Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano and Kansas City Royals righty Luke Hochevar have all gone under the knife this spring.
Not to mention, Atlanta righty Brandon Beachy and Arizona Diamondbacks left- hander Patrick Corbin are probably headed down that road as well.
Parker's injury is a killer, though, as he had been anointed the ace for an Athletics team that was trying for a third straight American League West title.
After winning 13 games and finishing fifth in AL Rookie of the Year voting in 2012, Parker went a team-record 19 straight starts without a loss last season and ended the year 12-8 with a 3.97 ERA, while throwing 197 innings.
Now at age 25, his career is very much up in the air, as he prepares to come back from a second Tommy John surgery. To Parker's credit, he called the injury a "speed bump," and seems very determined to get himself back.
The odds might be against him, but youth is certainly still on his side.
"You start to read all these numbers about percentages and everything, and I think, for Jarrod, it's different," manager Bob Melvin said. "He keeps himself in great shape, he works hard, he knows how to rehab. I think he's going to come back and have a nice, long career. That's just my feeling. Anything I had to say to him today, it was along those lines.
"If anybody knows how to do these things and rehab and keep a positive outlook, which is very important, it would be him."
There had been a certain air of excitement surrounding the young A's staff this season. Not only was the hope that Parker would progress, but righty A.J. Griffin was coming off a breakthrough campaign, as were young righties Sonny Gray and Dan Straily.
And by the way, Griffin is nursing an arm injury of his own at the moment.
Lefty Scott Kazmir was brought in this offseason to help round out a rotation. Without Parker's 200 innings, he's now become a very important veteran presence on the staff.
Gray looked like he had the goods last season, but still, he only threw 64 innings. If he's as good as everyone on the A's thinks, you'd have to think they'd try to limit his innings a bit.
I mean that kid glove approach seems to be working so well for pitchers around the league, right?
One pitcher who could really make Melvin's life a whole lot easier this year is lefty Tommy Milone, whose rotation spot wasn't guaranteed until Parker went down.
The 27-year-old won 13 games as a rookie in 2012, but struggled in his second year in Oakland, going 12-9 with a 4.14 ERA. He was actually demoted to the bullpen for a bit as well.
But this is a guy who threw 190 innings two years ago. If he can revert back to that form, he might make Parker's absence a wash.
Even with a healthy Parker, the A's starting pitching depth was a question mark. It's become a clear concern now.
Too bad Ervin Santana didn't wait another week to sign with a team. With all these pitchers going down, he may actually have gotten the deal he wanted.


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Brita Products Co., Spanish Version
John Deighton
Revision Date:Jan 15, 2002Publication Date:Aug 30, 1999Discipline:MarketingSource:Harvard Business School |
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Clorox's Brita skillfully exploits a tide of water safety concerns, growing a home water (filtration) business from inception to a 15% U.S. household penetration in ten years. The dilemma in the case arises as the period of increasing returns seems to be drawing to a close, and management must use its legacy, an installed based and a strong brand equity, to take the business forward into a less friendly environment. Students can model the relation between the primary demand for pitchers and the derived demand for filters to decide where they want to put future investments.
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Allows students to explore the economics of acquisition and retention, installed base marketing, and lifetime customer value calculation.
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Barriers to entry; Black markets; Demographics; Foreign investments; Marketing management; Mergers & acquisitions; New product marketing; Present value; Return on investment; Risk mitigation; Test markets; Total customer value; Value chains; Workplace health & safety
- Geographic: United States
- Industry: Retail trade
- Company Revenue: $200 million revenues
- Event Year Begin: 1989
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Spectacular lilies for your garden; it's easy. Everybody loves lilies, and today's hybrids are a snap to grow, unlike some of the more difficult ones of the past. Today's favorites are no more work than growing a tulip or daffodil. First, take a look at the combination photo below. The large picture of a red lily is Stargazer, the most famous Oriental Hybrid. (See lily groups below.) Along with the famous white one, Casa Blanca, and other Oriental Hybrids, it's a big florist's favorite, and the ones in your garden will be just as lovely and fragrant as the ones you buy in any flower shop.
Photos A and B are of 'wild' or species lilies. (See lily groups below.) Photo A is the old favorite, orange Tiger Lily, (See lily groups below.) one of the best for wild meadows since it is tough, dependably perennial and will grow in almost any soil. Photo B is the incredibly beautiful Regal Lily, Lilium regale, the now-famous, highly fragrant white trumpet lily, discovered years ago growing wild in China. It has been used to create a whole new group of hybrids. (See Trumpet Lily group below.)
Photo C shows how beautifully almost any lily works in a mixed garden or with other flowers in a vase. The stunning yellow bi-colored lily shown with red daylilies and gladiolus is the popular Asiatic Hybrid, 'Grand Cru'. (See lily groups below.)
'Wild' Lilies or 'Species' Lilies These are the true wildflowers from the world over. They are the ones all the glamorous hybrids are descended from. We're fortunate to have some of these botanical treasures on our list of lilies this season.
Oriental Hybrid Lilies are the now famous, very fragrant ones with large, flattened flowers such as red Stargazer and white Casa Blanca. These are the ones now so popular in the floral trade, but are also very easy to grow. They bloom from mid-summer through early fall. Most have very large, outward-facing, fragrant flowers.
Asiatic Hybrid Lilies are today's largest group of garden lilies, quite easy to 'naturalize'. This growing group of lilies was begun by hybridizers in the US, and were first called 'Mid-Century Hybrids.' Compared to Orientals, the Asiatic Hybrid lilies bloom earlier (early to mid summer), the plants are shorter, the flowers a bit smaller, and most blooms are upward-facing and star-shaped. Some of the most famous Asiatic Hybrids are yellow 'Connecticut King,' and the famous red, 'Gran Paradiso.'
Tiger Lilies. This group is led by the famous old orange wild lily, which used to be called Lilium tigrinum. Botanists have changed that to Lilum lancifolium, but that doesn't stop most people (including us) from using the old name 'tigrinum.' From the original orange, the hybridizers have created new colors from white to pink. All have the large flowers, black spots, and tough perennial qualities of the original. (By the way, don't call any old spotted orange lily 'tiger lily'. This one is the real thing, and no lily common name is more mis-used.)
Trumpet Lilies Sometimes called 'Aurelian Hybrids' or other names, the large, tall trumpet lilies are all descended from The Regal Lily, a white wild species lily from China. All are incredibly fragrant, and wonderful for cutting. They grow tall, and often need staking, since a well-grown stalk can have over 15 huge flowers.
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I used these to 'round" the corner of a tall porch at my banquet facility. Absolutely beautiful! I have a catering business where I frequently need last minute additions to centerpieces, and these are perfect for small and large arrangements. I also have yellow and white in other beds.
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From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Big Short, Liar's Poker and The Blind Side!
The tsunami of cheap credit that rolled across the planet between 2002 and 2008 was more than a simple financial phenomenon: it was temptation, offering entire societies the chance to reveal aspects of their characters they could not normally afford to indulge.
The Greeks wanted to turn their country into a pinata stuffed with cash and allow as many citizens as possible to take a whack at it. The Germans wanted to be even more German; the Irish wanted to stop being Irish.
The trademark of Michael Lewis's best sellers is to tell an important and complex story through characters so outsized and outrageously weird that you'd think they have to be invented. (You'd be wrong.) In Boomerang, we meet a brilliant monk who has figured out how to game Greek capitalism to save his failing monastery; a cod fisherman who, with three days' training, becomes a currency trader for an Icelandic bank; and an Irish real estate developer so outraged by the collapse of his business that he drives across the country to attack the Irish Parliament with his earth-moving equipment.
Lewis's investigation of bubbles beyond our shores is so brilliantly, sadly hilarious that it leads the American listener to a comfortable complacency: Oh, those foolish foreigners. But when Lewis turns a merciless eye on California and Washington DC, we see that the narrative is a trap baited with humor, and we understand the reckoning that awaits the greatest and greediest of debtor nations.
©2011 Michael Lewis (P)2011 Simon & Schuster
"No one writes with more narrative panache about money and finance than Lewis." (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times)
"we may not be the most stupid kids on the planet"
Michael Lewis takes us on a cool road trip.....visiting selected economic disaster areas. Beginning in Iceland and ending in California, his analysis of each of these self-inflicted financial wounds is factual, with a nice sprinkling of sarcasm and humor.
"I'm Recommending Boomerang to Everyone"
I'll read just about anything from Michael Lewis and have been a fan since Liar's Poker. In this book, Lewis is informative as ever, but throws in much more humor. Maybe he abuses a few stereotypes but the result is so damn funny that I'll let it go.
Dylan Baker, new to me, is the perfect narrator for this tale. He adds the right touch of sarcasm that fits perfectly with the story. I'll look to him to introduce me to some new authors.
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"An easy intro to the global financial crisis"
I've always found the financial crisis difficult to understand, particularly when it comes to the global level. But Michael Lewis makes it entertaining and easy-to-understand through his firsthand account of the larger-than-life characters from five nations: Iceland, Greece, Ireland, Germany, and (last but not least) the US.
The story of Iceland was especially fascinating – I remember a business acquaintance there who had to fly with thousands in cash shortly after the 2008 meltdown. Lewis not only explains the cause behind the collapse, but also the reasons for the rise of cheap credit in a nation that once made its fortune in fishing.
Dylan Baker's conversational tone makes it feel like Lewis is talking right to you, and he gets the occasional notes of sarcasm just right too. I'll definitely be listening to more from him, and Lewis.
This is information that we all need to know.
This was written in a way that follows the money around the world. He interviews with people who influenced it's course and problems with our world wide economy from Subprime - Iceland - Greece, the entire Euro and even Ireland. Engrossing to say the least!
He has a stable voice with an edge of humor.
Following the reason Bass is such reliable a source; I was about sick when he interviews the Texas Hedgefunder and quotes his advice to buy hard assests like gold, nickels by the millions and firearms.
"interesting, funny, entertaining and factual"
headline says it all. this book was surprisingly funny without loosing any credibility. i like it a lot.
Lawyer, Vietnam War draftee, Peace Corps Thailand, fan of the Constitution, Science Fiction lover, work in New York City, like bodysurfing
"He makes it look easy."
This book is must reading in my opinion because its account of the almost automatic abuses that seem happen when it's too easy to get money...as in Iceland and Ireland and Greece. In Iceland, fishermen became bankers and ruined the country is record time. In Ireland, easy drove up real estate prices so high that they bore no relationship to true value as measured by rentals. In Greece, its seems everyone from top to bottom was spending money they didn't have. The unaffordable pensions, the universal tax evasion, the false budgets and false statements of tax collections in Greece are unbelievable. In the US, he explores the finanicial condition of municipalities. In Ireland, the Irish government pays off bonds issued by privates banks to private individuals and viritually bankrupts itself. In California, he visits bandrupt towns where the police and fire fighters salaries and pensions that are imposed by a ridiculous system are impossible to pay. What is amazing is how easy the author makes it look to gather this incredible incredible information. He goes almost as a tourist and conducts some interviews. But I dont't think he could not have done this without a lot of preparation.
"Classic Michael Lewis"
I enjoy Michael Lewis books. They are a lot of fun to listen to, but I think he has a tendency to exaggerate and use some artistic license in his accounts.
This is my third book of his and now that I'm familiar with his schtick I listened more for amusement than factual accounts.
The book takes us to each of the collapsed/collapsing economies around the world and astounds us with the incredible greed, stupidity and chutzpa of those involved.
Pinch of salt, but the essence is right and if you're like me you'll be well entertained
"Informative and Interesting but Shallow"
I learned a lot listening to this book, but everything I learned felt grossly simplified. Lewis has latched onto these defining aspects of national character as his framework for the book, and I think he very often overplays them. The generalizations and pop-psych cultural studies sometimes fly a little thick and obscure the more interesting points, which I found distracting. But overall, it's worth a listen.
"If you only listen to one Michael Lewis book..."
make it The Big Short, not this one. I love Lewis, but I'm giving this 3 stars. If it were someone else, I'd probably give it 4, but this just felt not up to Lewis' standards. When I finished TBS, I was talking about it for days, and by the time I'd convinced my friends to read it, they were complaining that I'd already told them a lot of the best stories because I just couldn't resist. This book was enjoyable, but it just didn't capture my excitement the way other Michael Lewis books have. Uncharacteristically, there were parts that just felt like filler. The story of the Greek monks comes to mind.
My biggest straight complaint is that Lewis really pushes the position that public workers unions are responsible for state and local governments' budget challenges, but he doesn't give much evidence that this is the case. To be sure, he may be right, but all he gives are anecdotes, like California paying a prison psychologist $800,000 a year. Yes, states and cities are in financial trouble, and yes, public workers and pensions are their biggest expense. But it takes more to say that it's the unions' fault. I'm personally disinclined to believe that it's unions' fault, but I respect Lewis, and I was willing to hear him out, he just didn't present much solid evidence. Maybe the story in the US is more technical and involved, or maybe my standards are higher because I'm more connected to it, but I felt like the sections on Greece and Ireland were much more convincing. At the same time, those stories are also pretty well hashed out by this point. The section on Germany was more original, but I'm hard pressed to say exactly what its conclusion was, except that Germans like poop.
So yeah, it's a good listen, but not a must listen, and definitely listen to The Big Short first. If you're a Michael Lewis fan, prepare to be disappointed.
"4 ½ stars. Wow. This was excellent."
I'm very happy to have this eye-opening knowledge. The entertainment value is the strange incompetence and stupidity of people. But it is also depressing. Terrible things are happening to ordinary people. I loved hearing it as an audiobook, educating me while I was doing other things. Reading this as a physical book might be less desirable for me. In the book the author describes himself as a "financial disaster tourist." He travels to and writes about five areas: Iceland, Greece, Ireland, Germany, and California. He's an excellent writer. He makes nonfiction interesting. An example of his thinking follows. In Ireland homeowners can't walk away from their homes like in the U.S. If the bank forecloses and takes the property, the homeowner still owes the money. He can't declare bankruptcy to get away from debt. I liked the author's phrase "In their rush to freedom, the Irish built their own prisons."
I would have liked more thoughts about the future - possibly having different experts give opinions. I wanted more about "what might happen." The Vallejo, California, story was an excellent example of what can happen, but parts of that were not clear enough. For example, he states "the city had 1,013 claimants with half a billion dollars in claims but only $6 million to dole out to them." "In August 2011, a judge approved the bankruptcy plan for Vallejo. Vallejo's creditors ended up with 5 cents on the dollar, public employees with something like 20 and 30 cents on the dollar." I have a question. Assuming Vallejo dispersed all the money at once today (for example the $6 million) how much will go to "retired workers" (police, firefighters, teachers, and others)? Assume a retired person has $30,000 coming to them each year for the rest of their life. Assume that has a present value of $500,000. Do they get $100,000 today (I'm using 20%) and nothing else? Or is the $100,000 put into an annuity somewhere which would pay them $6,000 per year? Or do they get $6,000 every year from the city as long as there is money? I wish the author would have clarified that.
I understand this entire book was published in a series of articles for Vanity Fair magazine. All but the Iceland portion is available to read free online - at this time.
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By now, I'm sure most of you have heard about the extension of California's $10K home buyer tax credit, which Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law on March 25. I've had a couple clients ask me about this, so I thought I would pass some info on to our Sweet Digsters.
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JUPITER, Fla. • Concluding a process that the player earlier termed "business" and that the club considered an essential tie to its future, the Cardinals Thursday announced agreement on a five-year extension with catcher Yadier Molina, a talent they admit has no comparable within the game.
A franchise not three months removed from losing its signature player to free agency retained Molina by guaranteeing him $75 million from 2013-17 with a mutual option for 2018. The Cardinals will pay the four-time Gold Glove catcher a $1 million signing bonus within a deal that provides full no-trade protection and lacks deferred money.
Molina's extension features a $15 million average annual value, second among catchers only to the 8-year, $184 million deal negotiated by the Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer in 2010. It also reconciled his desire to remain with the defending world champions while receiving compensation befitting a player the club frequently called the industry's best at his position.
"I was still thinking it was a business. My idea was to stay here. My commitment was to stay here with this organization because I know how great it is," Molina said.
Terms of the deal underscore Molina's importance to a franchise that until Thursday had only two players – left fielder Matt Holliday and lefthanded starting pitcher Jaime Garcia – under contract beyond 2013.
Molina, 29, is certain to play the majority, if not all, of his career with the team that drafted him in 2000 and promoted him to the major leagues in 2004.
"It's everything. I grew up here," Molina said. " 'Mo' drafted me in 2000. I feel good here. It was my first choice to stay here, and I'm glad we got it done."
Thursday afternoon's announcement fell three days after the Post-Dispatch reported the sides closing on a deal and a week after agent Melvin Roman arrived in camp in an attempt to jump-start stalled talks. Roman insisted upon his arrival that his client would not entertain additional offers once the season began. Having learned the risks of taking that path last December when unable to retain first baseman Albert Pujols, general manager John Mozeliak adopted the posture of a motivated buyer to prevent Molina from reaching the market.
Failing to reach an agreement before the season "wasn't going to be a great outcome," Roman said. "It would have been a more difficult situation for both sides. Yadi's goal was to stay. That's why we tried to get it going at this time."
As tribute to his defense and his recent evolution as a hitter, the Cardinals made Molina the game's second-highest-paid catcher though he never has produced more than 65 RBI and only once hit more than seven home runs in a season.
Molina has defined his position for the majority of a 7½-season career while transforming himself from a nominal offensive player into one who twice has hit .300 and last season led the Cardinals in batting.
Appearing in 139 games in 2011, Molina set career highs in home runs (14), extra-base hits (47), average (.305), on-base-plus-slugging percentage (.814) and RBI (65).
The Cardinals placed a premium on what Molina means as a defender – a quality rarely noted when players redefine the market at their position.
"Trying to really quantify some of these things that aren't traditionally done in our industry is difficult," Mozeliak said, "But we did the best we could and ultimately felt we were at a point where it was fair to both sides."
Ultimately, a club reluctant to set the market on players did so with a player who represents a deterrent more than an offensive enforcer. Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. referred to Molina as "a franchise-type player."
Molina, 29, has appeared in 415 games and caught more innings (3,464) the past three seasons than any other major-league catcher. He has been awarded a Rawlings Gold Glove each of the last four seasons and last year was named the company's Platinum Glove recipient, emblematic of his league's top defender at any position.
Since 2005 Molina leads all major league catchers with a 39 percent success rate against would-be base-stealers. His 38 pick-offs also leads the majors in that span, easily outdistancing runner-up Miguel Olivo (16).
"It's really hard to pigeonhole this in one area because he's a unique player," Mozeliak said. "Given how you value that position defensively, he's the best in the game and he deserved to be compensated accordingly".
"It's hard to find comps for catching," noted DeWitt. "I think Yadi's tangibles and intangibles add up to a premier player. Plus, he plays so much. Consider all the games he's played."
The extension includes a $15 million mutual option for 2018 that could make the package worth $88 million over six years. Molina would turn 36 during the option year.
Though catchers typically enter decline sooner than other positions, Mozeliak fixated on a more specific trend to allay concern over Molina.
"If you catching at 30, you're typically catching at 35," Mozeliak said. "A catcher who has shown he can withstand it (early in his career) is typically not going to have a problem. His health history is pretty pristine."
Publicly the Cardinals had previously downplayed the notion that unresolved contract status might represent a distraction to a player often described as a de facto coach on the field. Thursday's signing allowed some to speak more bluntly.
"Guys can put on a front and tell you, 'I'm seeing a motivated guy and I'm sure we'll see that no matter what.' But you're human, too," said manager Mike Matheny. "Things of that magnitude are really hard to put completely away. I'm happy for him. I'm happy for the organization. I'm happy for the fan base. I'm happy for me. I told Derek (Lilliquist) he just became a better pitching coach and I just became a better manager."
Said Molina: "You just want to play the game and not think about the contract or anything outside the lines. You have to concentrate on the game. I'm glad we got it done now."
Upon walking into Cardinals camp last week, Roman declared that his client would discontinue negotiations once the regular season started. Talks soon gained greater urgency and differences soon narrowed.
DeWitt, asked whether he sensed momentum when Roman arrived, offered, "I didn't think he was showing up just to watch batting practice."
"Who knows what would have happened if he had gotten to the market?" DeWitt said. "Ultimately, we decided to take advantage of the opportunity we had to get something done before the season started. We're glad it worked out."
The sides recently resumed negotiations far apart on money and length of contract. Molina sought a seven-year guarantee while the club countered at three years, according to a source familiar with the process.
With his client possessing less than eight years' major-league service, Roman negotiated blanket no-trade protection, something his client otherwise would not have enjoyed until midway through the 2014 season. Molina's leverage became most obvious in his ability to reject the club's early demand to defer money.
Teammates had thought the deal a fait accompli for days but news of an announcement gave rise to a universal endorsement within the Cardinals' clubhouse.
"He makes it easy for the pitcher. He makes it much easier for the defense," said starting pitcher Jake Westbrook, who quickly appreciated Molina after arriving via trade in July 2010. "I've thrown to some very good catchers in my career. But Yadi is without question the best. There's tremendous value in what he gives a pitching staff and the team as a whole."
"This is a great day for this organization," said Adam Wainwright, who has thrown to Molina since 2005. "He's so important to what happens here. It's hard to quantify it entirely through numbers. But you see how he works with us, how he controls the running game, how he goes about it . . . you can't overstate what having him means."
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While some officials promise a chicken in every pot, Muskego officials would rather chickens aren't found anywhere else in the typical residential neighborhood.
The Muskego Common Council Committee of the Whole on Tuesday night decided against allowing chickens at homes on less than 2.57 acres.
It's already acceptable for residents with bigger lots to have chickens and every year the city gets more than a dozen calls from people wondering if they can have chickens, too. So, aldermen considered an ordinance that would allow chickens on smaller lots as long as the coops are 25 feet from neighboring houses and at least 5 feet from property lines.
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Muskego officials are bracing themselves for the potential closure of the popular Hillview Drive boat launch onto Little Muskego Lake.
Meeting jointly on Tuesday, the Muskego Park and Recreation Board and the Conservation Commission received an update how closure might be needed to limit the spread of a virulent lake algae that was found directly off the boat launch.
State and local lake experts hope to be able to get rid of the starry stonewort algae because they believe the infestation may have been caught early. Little Muskego Lake is the only lake in Wisconsin where the invasive algae has been found. It is spread on the hulls and anchors of boats.
Limiting the number of boats that go through the algae and pick up fragments of it thereby spreading it is seen as potentially necessary.
Once the ice is off the lake, biologists say they will be able to get a better idea of where the algae is and how much there is.
Muskego may close popular Little Muskego Lake boat launch
The Hillview public boat launch on Little Muskego Lake may be temporarily closed due to the discovery of an invasive lake algae known as starry stonewort.
The aggressive algae was found in September near the Hillview Drive boat launch on the west side of the lake. State naturalists and local officials want to contain the algae that is believed to be in its beginning stage of infestation. It is spread on the hulls of boats.
Little Muskego Lake is the only lake in Wisconsin where starry stonewort has been found.
The Muskego Parks and Recreation Board and the Conservation Commission will hold a joint meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, to discuss whether the the boat launch should be closed.
New Berlin to pay $275,000 settlement to former HR director
New Berlin will pay $275,000 to former Human Resources Director Tamara Potkay to settle a lawsuit alleging Mayor David Ament violated civil service rules in terminating her employment in January 2014, Potkay's attorney said Friday.
Potkay was returned to the job in February of last year under an interim agreement imposed by U.S. District Judge Charles Clevert.
Potkay had worked for the city since 1990 as a civil service human resources employee. She was appointed human resources director in August 1997 by former Mayor James Gatzke.
After Ament was elected mayor in April 2013, he reduced Potkay's duties before firing her in January 2014, according to a complaint in the federal lawsuit. Potkay was represented by Walter Kelly, a Milwaukee attorney.
Ament acted alone even though city ordinances and state law require the city council to decide on the firing of the civil-service protected head of human resources, the complaint said.
» Read Full ArticleComplaint: Former New Berlin West basketball coach busted after police find pot in his school office
Christopher R. Foley, the former New Berlin West varsity basketball coach, was charged Friday with three drug-related crimes linked to the school's athletic director smelling marijuana as he walked past the defendant's office.
Foley, 29, of 2545 N. 93rd St., Milwaukee, was fired from his job shortly after his Feb. 6 arrest. Foley was ordered to make his initial appearance before a Waukesha County court commissioner on Monday, March 2. Bail will be set at that time, said Waukesha County District Attorney Sue Opper.
Assistant Principal Julie Kader and Athletic Director Jordan Napoli met with New Berlin police prior to the school's basketball game about their concerns over Foley's drug use, according to the criminal complaint.
The complaint accuses Foley of possession of a controlled substance, possession of the active ingredient in marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
All of the charges are misdemeanors. Two counts carry fines of $500 and jail terms of 30 days. The possession charge carries a fine of up to $1,000 and six months in jail.
» Read Full ArticleMuskego-Norway School District to move middle school start time back
Muskego — Muskego middle school students will be able to sleep in a tiny bit longer starting this fall, as school will start 15-minutes later.
The 7:50 a.m. start time will be pushed back to 8:05 a.m. for both Muskego-Norway middle schools.
The reason for the change is that school officials want teachers to have more productive collaboration time. The change will enable them to have 45 minutes at the start of each day, which is seen as more helpful than the 15 minutes at the start and the 15 minutes at the end that teachers have now.
During collaboration times, teachers work together on what have been the best approaches for certain classes and for certain students to get the most achievement. They also discuss other issues that will help them work better as a team.
How they'll do it
» Read Full ArticleWalmart to open March 11 on Greenfield Avenue in New Berlin
New Berlin — Some 20 semitrailers stuffed with merchandise have probably arrived so far to fill the shelves at the new Walmart super center in New Berlin, store manager Terra Biggin estimated Monday.
And they're not done yet.
"We're slowly seeing fewer trucks as we're seeing the shelves fill up," Biggin said. The super center will offer groceries and general merchandise and will open March 11 at 15025 W. Greenfield Ave.
The trucks carrying general merchandise come from the Walmart distribution center in Beaver Dam. Groceries are flying in from various locations including Tomah, Beaver Dam and Sterling, Illinois.
Stocking started Feb. 2
» Read Full ArticleFarrow, Schellinger advance in County Executive race
Sen. Paul Farrow and Waukesha County Board Supervisor Thomas Schellinger will advance to the general election following Tuesday's primary election.
With all 181 precincts reporting, unofficial results show Farrow leading the four-person field with 7,829 votes, Schellinger coming in second with 2,919 votes.
Four candidates campaigned to replace Dan Vrakas as Waukesha County executive in the nonpartisan race after he announced last fall he would not seek re-election. Vrakas — who's term expires April 21 — endorsed Farrow in the race.
Larry Barthen of Waukesha ran a distant third in the primary with 1,245 votes. Now retired, Barthen worked as a long-term care coordinator for the county Health and Human Services Department.
Kim Wentz of Pewaukee, an emergency services dispatcher with the Waukesha County Communications Center came in fourth with 1,038 votes.
» Read Full ArticleAquatic experts gather to devise battle plan for new pest found in Little Muskego Lake
Muskego — Top lakes officials in the state gathered Friday at Little Muskego Lake to begin planning their battle against a new pest that was found there.
Little Muskego Lake is the only lake in Wisconsin where the starry stonewort algae has been found and lakes experts hope take action before it becomes established.
The algae can cover portions of lakes and essentially kill those areas by blocking out sunlight.
Last week, state Department of Natural Resources lakes experts went onto the ice to drill holes and lower cameras. As soon as the ice is off the lake, they will be back to do a detailed survey, mapping the problem areas.
The size of the problem will be a major factor in determining what should be done to combat it, said Tim Plude, aquatics invasive species monitoring and rapid response coordinator for the south Lake Michigan basin of the DNR. Plude is leading efforts to battle the menace in Little Muskego Lake.
» Read Full ArticleNew Berlin schools did 'due diligence' in hiring coach: spokeswoman
New Berlin — New Berlin schools did both a background check and a drug test before hiring a New Berlin West boys basketball coach who was arrested Friday, Feb. 6, on a possession of marijuana charge, a spokeswoman has said.
Melinda Mueller, director of communications for the New Berlin schools, also said that Christopher Foley is no longer a district employee.
"It is a personnel matter – that is all we will be sharing," she wrote in an email.
Foley was in his first year as coach at New Berlin West Middle/High School. Before being hired, the schools followed its normal procedure with new hires.
"Just so people understand, we did do a background check and nothing was revealed."
» Read Full ArticleUpdated: Interim appointed after New Berlin West boys basketball coach arrested for pot
New Berlin — Brandon Mattox has been appointed interim boys basketball coach at New Berlin West High School to replace coach Christopher Foley who was arrested Friday night for possession of marijuana.
Police arrested Foley, a special-education teacher, after the Vikings returned from their basketball game at Wauwatosa West.
Police said the case was referred to the Waukesha County District Attorney's Office for possible criminal prosecution because the alleged offense happened on school property, and Foley has a previous violation.
Foley was hired as the boys basketball coach in July 2014.
Police will not release information on how much marijuana was allegedly found or where it was located until after the district attorney makes a decision on prosecution. Similarly, police aren't releasing information on the first offense.
» Read Full ArticleMy Community Now and Lake Country Now websites switch to Viafoura commenting
Commenting just got easier and better on your favorite local news sites.
As of Monday, the My Community Now websites and Lake Country Now are using the Viafoura commenting tool, the same one in use on JSOnline since early December.
Stories published on our sites before the switch (approximately 11:45 a.m. on Monday) will retain the comments made via the Facebook commenting plugin. Stories published after the launch will use Viafoura for commenting.
The move unifies the commenting base between the various community news websites and JSOnline. If you already have a commenting account on the Journal Sentinel website, you can use that same username and password combination to log in and comment on any Now site.
You will no longer have to use their Facebook accounts in order to comment. However, if you don't already have a commenting account with JSOnline you will have to create one the first time you comment.
» Read Full ArticleCourt: Retired New Berlin officer must pay own health care deductibles
The state Court of Appeals has ruled that New Berlin does not have to pay all deductibles for a retired police officer's health insurance.
After 20 years of service, Gary Monreal retired in 2010 with duty disability, due to a shoulder injury sustained while performing CPR. The collective bargaining agreement in place at the time called for the city to cover all his deductibles incurred for health care.
But after 2011, the city adopted a high-deductible health insurance plan for the city's police, both active and retired. Monreal argued even that high deductible — some $6,000 for a family coverage plan in 2013 — should be paid by the city. When the city refused, Monreal sued.
"In the circuit court, Monreal contended, and the circuit court agreed, that one of the promises on retirement was a vested right to have his deductibles reimbursed for the rest of his life — as if the CBA referred to above was frozen in time for Monreal," Chief Judge Richard S. Brown wrote for the District II Court of Appeals.
"We disagree," Brown wrote, and the court reversed the circuit court ruling that favored Monreal.
» Read Full ArticleSubdivision with lakes, trails gets favorable hearing in New Berlin
A revised proposal for a 48-home conservation subdivision in New Berlin envisions hiking trails to private lakes, fishing docks and a picnic retreat.
The concept has received a favorable response from the New Berlin Plan Commission. Plans for the subdivision, known as Kohler Ridge proposed for the 21000 block of Lawnsdale Road, will have to be formally submitted and go through the city's approval process.
The proposed layout is much different than the original one the city saw last year in that more trees are preserved.
The new plan also drops development of a tree farm next door in favor of expanding a wooded tract across Lawnsdale Road that includes a former quarry called the Kohler Pit. All the trails and lakes are on the northern section.
To enhance safety of those crossing Lawnsdale Road to reach the trails, the developer proposes the same safety features used at Bugline recreation trail road crossings.
Waukesha County squads to carry heroin overdose drug Narcan
The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department has equipped each of its marked vehicles with a kit to administer nasal naloxone, better known by its brand name Narcan, a prescription drug that can reverse a heroin or other opiod overdose.
Deputies were trained on how to administer the medication at the end of last year, and the vehicles equipped with the kits last month, according to a news release issued Tuesday.
Waukesha County joins a growing number of first responders who carry naloxone. The Racine County Sheriff's Department was among the earliest adopters of such a policy, and deputies there have carried the medication since April, when Gov. Scott Walker signed off on allowing first responders to administer it as part of a package of bills called Heroin Opiate Prevention and Education, or HOPE.
Those who adopt such a policy, including Waukesha Sheriff Eric Severson, say they have done so to save lives. Waukesha County recorded 52 overdose deaths related to heroin and other prescription medication in 2012.
A report released last year by the Wisconsin State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse recommended that family members and caregivers of opiate users also should have access and training on it.
Susan Opper named Waukesha County district attorney
Susan Opper can drop the "acting" from her title now that Gov. Scott Walker formally appointed her Waukesha County district attorney on Monday.
Opper replaces Brad Schimel, who was elected attorney general in November. Last month, just before he was sworn into his new position, Schimel named his longtime deputy as acting district attorney.
According to the announcement from Walker's office, he received more than 50 letters recommending Opper for the appointment, from members of law enforcement, the bench and bar, and business leaders.
Opper is a 23-year veteran of the Waukesha County prosecutor's office, and has drawn particular praise for her leadership of the office's drug unit. Schimel credit's Opper's work for Waukesha County leading the state in the number of so-called Len Bias prosecutions, which involve people who supply drugs that wind up killing the users.
Opper and Paul Kanter, a federal prosecutor and chairman of the Delafield Town Board, had applied for the appointment as district attorney last year, when Schimel won the attorney general post.
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