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You can read the newsletter here.
Outreach Day, coordinated by the Center for Civic Leadership and the Rice Student Volunteer Program, continues to kick off the school year in a positive direction. Over 200 students participated in this year's Outreach Day whose "purpose was to highlight refugee contributions to the city of Houston, increase awareness of refugee services and advertise future volunteer opportunities for Rice students" according to Thasha Uche, assistant director of the CCL and coordinator of Outreach Day. Outreach Day is more than just "one day of service," it is rather "day one of service," exposing students to issues facing the City of Houston and organizations working to solve them. Read more in Rice News.
As we head into fall, we take a moment to celebrate the great work of our students and partners this past summer. You can read the summer newsletter here (downloads as PDF).
Sri Gopakumar, who graduated this May, has contributed to a literature review that was published in the April 2016 issue of Journal of Global Oncology.
In the summer of 2015, through the Loewenstern Civic Research Fellowship, Sri conducted research on cancer care in Bangalore, India, examining information and communication technologies (ICTs) for use in cancer diagnosis and prevention efficacy. Working with the Research Triangle Institute, Sri helped facilitate a case study-based analysis of various telemedicine and mHealth (mobile phone health) applications at field sites across southern India to identify and evaluate potential ICTs for breast, cervical, and oral cancers.
The publication that Sri contributed to, "Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies for Early Detection of Breast and Cervical Cancers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries," presents previous literature on the rising incidence of cancer around the world, discusses the potential of ICTs in global oncology, and summarizes instances of how low- and middle-income countries such as India, Bangladesh, Zambia, and Cambodia are using ICTs in their cancer prevention efforts.
The Loewenstern Fellowship, housed in the Center for Civic Leadership, offers students a yearlong experience to conduct service and civic research abroad. Civic research values local knowledge as the key source and devises research methods appropriate to the sociocultural context so that knowledge generated will be used and applied to address the focal issues.
Students interested in the Loewenstern Fellowship in Civic Research may contact Dr. Madalina Akli, Associate Director of Global Engagement in the CCL.
The Spring CCL Newsletter is here. In this issue, we highlight students' initiatives in the community and share the outcomes of the many fellowship competitions that the CCL shepherds Rice students through each year, as well as the instrumental role of Rice faculty in ensuring that the CCL offers high impact, co-curricular leadership development.
Anne Wells has earned the 2016 Sheryl WuDunn Commencement Award for Social Justice for her academic and service work in international community development and education.
This spring, Anne completed the capstone project for the Certificate in Civic Leadership. The capstone is a 2-semester series of courses in which students work with a Center for Civic Leadership instructor, a faculty advisor, and a community partner to research an issue, develop a proposal with a community partner to address the issue, and implement their proposed project. Anne worked with Engineers Without Borders and Amigos de las Americas, a Houston-based nonprofit, to develop a sustainable training curriculum for engineering students who are working on international community development projects. In 2014, as a Loewenstern Fellow through the Center for Civic Leadership, she served on the Inca Project in Archaeology with Projects Abroad in Huyro, Peru.
Anne graduated on May 14 with a Bachelor's degree in Latin American Studies and Premedicine.
A Houston Action Research Team's (HART) findings on pollution in Houston was featured on local news station KHOU. You can watch the video here.
The Center for Civic Leadership's HART program consists of small, interdisciplinary teams of Rice students who work together with city offices and community organizations to address issues and challenges facing Houston and its residents. This particular HART project, the Bridge to Clean Air project, is a multi-year collaboration between Rice University and Air Alliance Houston to create a relatively inexpensive air treatment system to reduce vehicle pollution at a prominent traffic hotspot in Houston. The project aims to design and build a stationary air treatment system that would remove air pollution from a portion of US 59 at the Hazard St. Bridge.
In the spring, a team of HART students conducted Phase 1 of the project, working with Dr. Loren Raun in the Statistics department and representatives from the City of Houston's Bureau of Pollution Control and Prevention to sample air and test for ambient levels of PM, VOCs, and NOx. Team members prepared and analyzed the data to: (1) characterize pollution at the site in order to determine the appropriate treatment equipment and strategy, and (2) record background levels of pollution to measure the impact of the project.
Members of the HART team were: Vera Liu (Statistics), Will Deaderick (Mathematics), Ryan Saathoff (Policy Studies and Political Science), and Bilan (Jackie) Yang (Mechanical Engineering). Rice graduate student Taylor Barnum (Environmental Analysis and Decision Making) served as team coach. The results of the team's work will serve as the air pollution benchmark for the project and will be compared to air samples taken once the air treatment system has been installed to determine the system's effectiveness.
7 Rice University students have received Fulbright Scholarships, which will give them the opportunity to study, teach, and conduct research abroad.
"The students who receive a Fulbright grant have a strong academic background, leadership potential and a passion for expanding mutual understanding among different nations and cultures," said Madalina Akli, Associate Director for Global Engagement with the Center for Civic Leadership. "We are excited and honored to have seven Fulbright winners at Rice in one year."
Students interested in applying to the Fulbright for next year should contact Dr. Akli for advising.
Read more about this year's winnners in Rice News, here.
Anjali Bhatla, a Rice junior majoring in health sciences and policy studies, is one of 54 college students in the U.S. selected to be a Truman Scholar. Recipients of the highly competitive scholarship are awarded up to $30,000 to be used for graduate study in the U.S. or abroad. Scholars are selected based on their strengths in leadership, public service, and academic achievement.
Students interested in applying for the Truman Scholarship for 2017 should contact Danika Brown, Director of Curriculum and Fellowships in the Center for Civic Leadership.
Read more about Anjali in Rice News, here.
The Center for Civic Leadership (CCL) annually sponsors an Undergraduate Research Symposium (RURS) open to students from all disciplines. The symposium offers students an opportunity to showcase their research, develop professionally, and compete for prizes. This year, the CCL Houston Action Research Teams (HART) had the opportunity to present their research concerning issues and challenges facing Houston and its residents. Three of the HART teams were awarded prizes for their hard work and dedication to the Houston community.
The Park Improvement Preferences of Under-Surveyed Populations team won the Shell Center for Sustainability Award. The team was comprised of Sally Hodges-Copple, Lucy Matveeva, Emily Jacobson, and Tanvi Sharma.
The Dynamic Role of Libraries: How do Customer and Library Characteristics Drive Houston Public Library Usage? won first prize from the School of Social Sciences. The team, which included Tiffany Tang, Melanie Zook, Shaan Patel, and Madeleine Tibaldi, focused on public library usership in the Houston area.
The Effects of Local Library features on the Distance Travelled to Houston Public Libraries team also tied for first prize from the School of Social Sciences. The team consisted of students Derek Holliday, Benjamin Hamm Conard, Jena Lopez, and Natalie Polacek.
The full list of 2016 RURS winners can be found here.
A recent article in CityLab referenced a paper, "More Inclusive Parks Planning: Park Quality and Preferences for Park Access and Amenities" co-written by a Houston Action Research Team (HART) that was published in the academic journal Environmental Justice.
In Spring 2015, on behalf of the Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD), a team of Rice undergraduates sought a greater representation of user improvement preferences for public parks, focusing on Hispanic and African-American communities in Houston The HART students designed and conducted a survey targeting minorities at parks on the east side of the city.
Along with Alan Steinberg, Associate Director of the CCL, and graduate student Kevin Smiley, the HART students, Tanvi Sharma, Sally Hodges-Copple, Emily Jacobson and Lucy Matveeva co-authored a paper based on the survey data that was published in the February 2016 volume of the academic journal Environmental Justice.
According to the article's abstract:
"Parks are increasingly viewed as places that prompt environmental justice analysis. While these studies have focused on inequalities in access to parks and amenities within parks, we offer a third important topic of study: the opinions and preferences of minorities with regards to park usage. We link empirical environmental justice analysis on parks with the core environmental justice belief that marginalized communities must have a voice in planning processes. Using data from two surveys conducted in Houston, Texas, we analyze the park preferences of these communities ... Overall, we highlight the importance of integrating community voices into parks planning."
You can read the published paper in its entirety here.
MobilityHouston@Rice Policy Challenge, which was held on the evening of Tuesday, March 22nd, gave Rice undergraduates the opportunity to generate innovative solutions to the mobility issues facing Houston, and to receive feedback from Houston mobility stakeholders. Student teams worked to create policies relating to topics of accessibility, congestion, and public transit, and then pitched their ideas to a panel of judges.
In order to host the event in collaboration with the Center for Civic Leadership, MobilityHouston, and the Roosevelt Institute, Rice junior Madhuri Venkateswar received funding from the Hilda and Hershel Rich Family Endowment for Student Community Service. The Endowment supports projects that are intended to make a distinctive impact upon society, raise awareness among the Rice community, and foster and encourage leadership and creativity among Rice students.
Read more about the event and the winning team here in the Houston Chronicle, here in Rice News, and also here on the January Advisors' blog.
Nathan Truong, who graduated from Rice University in 2014 with a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, has been selected to be a Luce Scholar and will spend the next year working in Asia.
Nathan is a current Instructor of Physics and AP Statistics, and a Teach for America Corps Member at YES Prep Public Schools. Read more in Rice News.
According to the Luce Foundation, the intent of the Luce Scholars program is to provide an immersion experience in Asia for an outstanding group of young Americans who would not otherwise have the opportunity to come to know Asia intimately.To be successful, candidates must demonstrate an outstanding capacity for leadership, have a record of high achievement, and have mature and clearly defined career interests with evidence of potential for professional accomplishments.
Current Rice students interested in the Luce Scholarship should contact the Center for Civic Leadership for advising. Eligible candidates must have received a Bachelor's degree before their year in Asia.
MobilityHouston, the Roosevelt Institute, and the Center for Civic Leadership are partnering to host the upcoming MobilityHouston@Rice Policy Challenge on Tuesday, March 22, which will give Rice undergraduates the opportunity to generate new, innovative solutions to the mobility issues facing the Houston community.
The MobilityHouston@Rice event is limited to 10 student teams and registration is on a first come, first serve basis. Students may apply here.
Leading up to the event, teams will work to research and outline their policy ideas. During the policy challenge, teams will have the opportunity to speak with relevant stakeholders from around the Houston area to receive feedback on their proposal. The stakeholders include elected officials, representatives from city departments, non-profits, and commercial firms - all of whom have deep knowledge and interest in Houston's mobility policies.
The teams will then present their proposals to a panel of judges who will evaluate the proposals and award a prize of $1000 to the highest performing team.
The CCL will be holding an information session to answer questions about the event at 12:10 PM on Tuesday, February 23rd on the 2nd floor of the RMC in the CCL Conference Room.
On Tuesday, January 26, Rice's Center for Civic Leadership (CCL) honored local leaders in city government, nonprofits and the private sector who work with the Center to provide experiential learning opportunities for Rice students during an event called "The Brew."More... »
The Rather Prize was created in partnership with former CBS News anchor Dan Rather and his grandson, Rice University freshman Martin Rather, the Center for Civic Leadership, Austin-based Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, and SXSWedu.
Concerned about Texas public school rankings and the current quality of education in the state where his grandfather attended school, Martin came up with the idea for an award that would recognize original and innovative ideas to improve public education.
Voting is now open to the public, and you can cast your vote for the best idea here.
More press coverage of the Rather Prize can be found here, and more information about the Prize can be found at www.ratherprize.org.
It was announced today that Rice University senior Isabel Scher was selected as 1 of 111 Schwarzman Scholars. Recipients of the scholarship will travel to Beijing in 2017 for a one-year Master's Degree program. Read more in Rice News.
Students interested in applying to the Schwarzman may contact the CCL for advising and information on writing a successful application.
More press coverage of Schwarzman Scholars can be found in The New York Times, and you can meet the inaugural class in a video produced by the Schwarzman scholarship program here.
Schwarzman Scholars was inspired by the Rhodes Scholarship, which was founded in 1902 to promote international understanding and peace, and is designed to meet the challenges of the 21st century and beyond. Blackstone Co-Founder Stephen A. Schwarzman personally contributed $100 million to the program and is leading a fundraising campaign to raise an additional $350 million from private sources to endow the program in perpetuity.
The $450 million endowment will support up to 200 scholars annually from the U.S., China and around the world for a one-year Master's Degree program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, one of China's most prestigious universities and an indispensable base for the country's scientific and technological research. Scholars chosen for this highly selective program will live in Beijing for a year of study and cultural immersion, attending lectures, traveling, and developing a better understanding of China. Admissions opened in the fall of 2015, with the first class of students in residence in 2016.
Learn more at www.schwarzmanscholars.org, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SchwarzmanScholars and on Twitter at @SchwarzmanOrg.
Please note the following due dates for scholarship and program applications.
Houston Internship Program application
Friday, January 8
Contact: Jesse Hendrix
Udall Scholarship application
Tuesday, January 19
Contact: Danika Brown
Wagoner Scholarship application
Wednesday, January 20
Contact: Madalina Akli
Beinecki Scholarship application
Monday, January 25
Contact: email@example.com
Leadership Rice Mentorship Experience (LRME) application
Monday, February 1
Contact: Michael Domeracki or Thasha Uche
CD Broad application
Friday, February 5
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
Undergraduate Conference Funding
Thursday, February 11
Contact: Michael Domeracki
Happy 2016! The first issue of our newsletter focuses on our work with community partners. We hope you enjoy reading highlights of some of the projects accomplished in 2015 through collaboration, and we look forward to working with you in the New Year. Download our newsletter as a PDF.
Rice alumnus Muhammad Ibrahim Khan is one of 32 U.S. students who has won the distinguished Marshall Scolarship for 2016. The scholarship funds American students pursuing graduate studies in the UK. Marshall Scholars are selected based on academic merit, leadership potential, and ambassadorial potential.
Ibrahim graduated in 2013 from Rice with a B.A. in English and cognitive science, and is currently a graduate student at Dartmouth College. With the Marshall Scholarship, he will undertake a graduate degree in philosophy in Islamic studies and history at Oxford University. Read more at Rice News.
Graduating students interested in applying to the Marshall Scholarship for study in 2017 may contact the Center for Civic Leadership for advising and resources on writing a successful application. In order to be eligible for the Marshall, students must have graduated by the fall of the academic year that they take up their scholarship.
For more information on fellowships advising for the Marshall and other scholarships, visit our Fellowships page.

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text: House of Lords - Minute Accessibility Email alerts RSS feeds Contact us Home Parliamentary business MPs, Lords & offices About Parliament Get involved Visiting Education House of Commons House of Lords What's on Bills & legislation Committees Publications & records Parliament TV News Topics You are here: Parliament home page > Parliamentary business > Publications & records > Business Papers > House of Lords Business Papers > Lords Business   House of Lords Session 1998-99Publications on the internetMinutes and Order PapersMinutes and Order Paper - Divisions Back to Order Paper 22nd Martii DIVISION PROCEDURE COMMITTEE It was moved by the Baroness Young, as an amendment to the Chairman of Committees' motion that the First Report from the Select Committee be agreed to, at end to insert ("save that, notwithstanding paragraph 2 ("The General Debate Day") Wednesday shall remain the general debate day"); which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and the House divided: CONTENTS.......225 NOT-CONTENTS...87 CONTENTS Aberdare, L. Ailsa, M. Aldington, L. Alexander of Tunis, E. Allenby of Megiddo, V. Alton of Liverpool, L. Ampthill, L. Anelay of St. Johns, B. Annaly, L. Annan, L. Astor of Hever, L. Attlee, E. Avebury, L. Baldwin of Bewdley, E. Beaumont of Whitley, L. Belhaven and Stenton, L. Beloff, L. Belstead, L. Berners, B. Biffen, L. Birdwood, L. Blaker, L. Blatch, B. Blyth, L. Boardman, L. Brabazon of Tara, L. Bramall, L. Bridgeman, V. Bridges, L. Brightman, L. Broadbridge, L. Brougham and Vaux, L. Bruntisfield, L. Burnham, L. Burns, L. Buscombe, B. Butterworth, L. Byford, B. Cadman, L. Caithness, E. Calverley, L. Campbell of Alloway, L. Carlisle, E. Carlisle of Bucklow, L. Carnegy of Lour, B. Carnock, L. Carrick, E. Carrington, L. Chalfont, L. Charteris of Amisfield, L. Chesham, L. Chilver, L. Clancarty, E. Clanwilliam, E. Clement-Jones, L. Congleton, L. Cowdrey of Tonbridge, L. Cox, B. Craig of Radley, L. Craigavon, V. Craigmyle, L. Cranborne, V. Cross, V. Cuckney, L. Cullen of Ashbourne, L. 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As you know we have a Wilbur and a Bessy in our deep freeze in the garage. It's really nice to have the freezer space to store all the different cuts of meat we can get if we order a whole cow or pig at once, and although the cost up front is a lot more, the savings in the long run of buying in bulk are very real. Plus it saves me a ton of grocery shopping time and lugging meat home...so to me, it's a win-win!
We don't use the large hams we get very often, as they seem like such a holiday dish to me...but when we do, I always vow to make them more than just for Christmas each year! Last year my friend Bea got me a raspberry balsamic sauce to glaze the ham with and baste it with while baking, and it was finger licking good...I absolutely loved the stuff! We had to scout out another bottle of it in order to use it for another ham when we had our friends Christmas gift exchange later in January.
This year, Mama K had given me a vidalia onion fig sauce she found. It was recommended for pork so we gave it a shot although I was a little weary of the fig thing (not sure if I like them) and the sweet onion thing (usually like normal onions better). This sauce did not disappoint! Since the hams are already cured, they basically just need to bake low and slow in order to warm throughout and get a nice crusty glaze on the outside to get a taste of with each bite you take.
So we slather the hams with the sauce, put them in the oven at 350 for 1-1.5 hours, basting with the sauce every 20 minutes. Mmmmm, mmmmm, mmmmm!! This is super simple (how awesome is that with all the hubbub of the other holiday food usually) and is the perfect holiday ham in my humble opinion....so if you ever see this sauce, pick it up and give it a shot. It would also work phenomenally on a pork loin I would think. This is not much of a recipe, more like a recommendation...get a glaze that looks interesting and drown your ham in it....you will not be disappointed!


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AAC Intro Test by MarionetteDollyWatch
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It looks a lot like it's been cut from paper, or like it's physically there, which might have something to do with the background too. I think it's a really neat stylistic choice to capture one's attention for the intro that.
Very original I'd like to see it completed ^_^
Waw, I love how you left the paper effect.
Cool stuff. I'd love to see you do more with it.
Oohhh. Very nice story book feel to it.
Amazing as always. For a test it looks really good. And I'm no animator, but from what I can see it's pretty smooth. I look forward to seeing more!
Awesome! Hopefully we can get it pulled together in a pretty package for your viewing pleasure soon.
Marionette can I just tell you that you are really really cool? I love everything you do! Great job! you are one of my inspirationsss c:
AAah thank you, gosh. Makin me BLUSHY. (Also your art is super cute ee)
you are very welcome > ahh im the one making you blush? you are the one saying nice things to me 8'D - how do you know these things about myyy artt!!?
O.O H-How did you make this? It looks amazing! ^^ I would love to try making a video with that kind of style =3
I use adobe after effects! uvu
GAH! After effects XD my one true weakness haha!
It's all about remembering the shortcuts really. If you ever want to learn the basics I will be happy to help.
Really?~ (I haven't been able to use after effects for quite some time) The only thing I'm good at is moving a video across the screen and resizing it But I would love the help


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Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck. 1. About the Author: John Steinbeck. His books are set in California and deal with problems of working people . Characters in his books are immigrants from Mexico or from other parts of the U.S. who went to CA looking for work or a better life
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John Steinbeck
Born in Salinas, California 1902-1968
Many lost their farms because they could not produce any crops.
People decided to abandon their farms and go in search of work.
depression the
nation had
ever known.
*How do you reach the American Dream? What do you want to accomplish?
A Better Life crops.
However, for many the dream became a nightmare. crops.
The best laid schemes* o' mice and men
Often go wrong
And leave us nought* but grief* and pain
For promised joy!
*schemes= set out plan
*nought= with nothing but
What is this poem about? Summarize it in 2-3 sentences.
How might this poem be related to the book (Of Mice and Men)?


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Color of Money Book Club
Free-for-All Discussion
Wednesday, July 21, 2004; 1:00 PM
So if you do have to or want to pay off 6-year old debt then negotiate w/ creditor to ensure it is not "refreshened" for reporting purposes.
free credit reports? They seem to change a
lot, and I can't keep up!;
States in which all residents are entitled to free report: Maryland, Maine, New Jersey, Georgia (2), Coloradao, Vermont
Then, anyone denied credit cuz of credit report, or suspect victim of ID theft, or unemployed, also entitled to free report (THese are Chapter 4, or also listed in Michelle's book)
Under new federal law, phased in roll out of free reports
12/04 Western States
3/05 MidWestern States
6/05 SOuthern States
9/05 East Coast
Michelle did column on this about a month ago
I have a credit card with a good interest rate (11.9%) that I rarely use but keep for those times when I need a credit card, like for online purchases or reserving a rental car. When I do use it, the balance is paid in full that month. I've had the card for five years, and every few months the available credit line increases, but I recently saw the credit line jump from around $13,000 to $22,700! Though I feel a bit flattered, could such a large amount of unused credit negatively effect my credit rating? Should I call the company and ask them to lower the credit line?
Thanks a lot.
Clearly, she must obtain all three credit reports and make sure there's not something else. Do that first before your next move
Thanks for your help!;
Also, www.experian.com has 30 day free trial, so remember to cancel on day 29. PRoblem, the score you get is a "knock-off" , not the real FICO score.
The system wants to see you have top quality, "Mainstream" debt, mortgages, major bank Visa, MC and Amex, and that you handle your credit "responsibly," meaning you have it available, but don't need to use those CCs all the time.
Mortgage payments are major. Dept store cards dont help you as much. Some finaance co stuff can hurt.
For you, it depends. If your Dad's credit limit is 15K, you win. If it's only 7K, you lose. Still the ontime payment history will help
2) But better, use diff credit cards, making sure to keep balance 50% below limit at all times
But I think over 6-12 month period, spreading it out and lowering balances on a couple of cards, even new ones, would help your score, or at least not hurt it
the "tier" that I'm in based on credit
scoring, thus raising my rates.
bureaus, and there's no negative info on my
reports (my FICO score is 810).
they made the tier change; essentially
saying "yeah, your credit report is flawless,
but we're raising your rates anyway, on the
basis of your credit score".
insurance companies to justify this type
of action?
there's no action I can take such as addressing negative information in my credit
report; there isn't any!;
ALso, important is that the insurers calculate their own scores, so the score you buy from FICO isn't the same (Chapter 13)
earner is a man and the lower wage earner/spendthrift is
a woman? There is no indication about that in the letter
(the first one you answered).
The very powerful financial services industry invested millions of dollars in lobbying expenditures to preserve the system. They did that for a reason
Your question points to the need for greater public awareness and transparency.
What I would add is think of your rebuilding process as a long-term process, like running a marathon, requiring discipline and patience. Thus, you'll be able to reenter the credit mainstream.
BUT, it's more important to remember to appreciate your home and the people around you that you love.
BUT, my research showed that some credit counselors and debt consolidators themselves dont understand that what they recommend can lower credit scores. What's needed, and are not widespread yet, are cred counselors and debt consolidators who are sophisticated in the ways of credit scoring so they can truly help their clients (Chapter 11)
Chapters 6 and 8 also see www.naca.net
In the book we ask, "If people pay more for having lower credit scores, will the system have a bias toward lowering scores?" I'd like to see a study on precisely how many billions of $$s are at stake here. (see chapters 21-22).
Ultimately, this is a political issue about consumer rights and individual rights over their own personal data? Progress for humanoid won't come without struggle.
to be more specific, why are credit bureaus
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as a result of someone being turned down
for credit? In my job I work with low-income
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order the reports.
As an executive in the real estate financing and credit card industry, I wanted to make sure you clear up some confusion around revolving credit debt. Not all credit cards are equal! Please please please don't get sucked into the hype of opening up credit at every store in the mall or gas station. If the credit card is not affiliated with a national carrier, like Visa, MasterCard or AMEX, carrying a balance can cause your credit score to DROP LIKE A STONE.
In the course of writing the book, we were refinancing and my wife called from Sears to confirm her SSN so she could get a 10% discount w/ instant credit card; I promptly and cinematically screamed into the phone: NOOOooooooooaaaa!!
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I went to the theatre these past few weekends and I saw Rango, Gnomeo and Juliette and Rio...
I really have to admit, they're way better than the movies I went to see lately ! Is it just me or are real movies falling slowly down the drain lately?
I am so amazed by the work put in those animated movies (scenario, soundtrack, actor play...) while other movies at the theatres are just blend, acting is not that good lately and finding a pearl is rare (Your Highness was fun but it's not the best movie ever and is really vulgar... so let's exclude this one, lol).
Did any movie chock you lately? Did you see anything really REALLY good ? With a deep story and good acting ?
What kind of filth goes to see "Rango" or "Gnomeo and Juliette" when god damn Battle: Los Angeles is still in theaters.
You sicken me, it's because of people like you that America is going to hell.
Haha. I was going to put "Battle: Los Angeles" as I have seen it twice in the theater, but thought it might be too low brow as he was asking for "deep story".
I refused to see "Toy Story 3" as any movie with "3" in the title that doesn't start with "Terminator" really frightens me. I finally caved because it was a free rental.
I laughed all the way through it and fell out of my chair when the toys were all standing "at the swirling vortex of hell" and "the claw" saved them. It was brilliant.
Rango looked really good but it's a DVD rental for me.
Now I wait for Thor.
(I read the Norse sagas when I was eight years old and then found Marvel comics a few years later--I was hooked.
FYI--I really HATED "Captain America" as a kid but the movie looks outstanding from the trailers.
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Released in December 2010...
Spanish version for summer 2011... English for... unknow...
For anime, i am waiting for :
There have been some frighteningly awesome action movies of late, but what about intellectual movies?
Hmmm, the Kings speech was quaint, Inception was utterly fascinating, but don't bother with Inception if you don't have the intellect to get into it, otherwise it will just piss you off and give you a headache!. but i would not put these films up as being as freakishly powerful a film along the lines of something such as Amistad
What if reality itself was such an illusion of "frames"?
i think the future of entertainment is in animated movies... Renders/Animation and CGI effects, and Superflow effects are insane and already reached a level that is astonishing last seen the trailer of an upcomming game named Prey2 the trailer was done by Blur Studios also ive seen the trailer of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo both and more can been viewed here GWTDTPrey2After seeing these i must say i rather watch something animated than witnessing another Botox version of The Expandables
It had great special effects and a brutal setting.
I am looking forward to part 3 of the NGE rebuild this year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebuild_of_Evangelion
The last animated movie that really "wow"-ed me was Spirited Away. If you're looking for a deep story, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howl%27s_Moving_Castle_%28film%29
Most movies coming out of Hollywood these days are as dull as last year's dishwater... and for some that's being kind.
However, I didn't mind the Ice Age animated movies.
Now those were more entertaining than many of the 'so-called' blockbusters put together.
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Oh, that means that VERY occasionally, spam can be something other than a total waste of time. This is an interesting discussion.
'occasionally' is the word for it.
Most of the time the word is 'annoyingly'....
I didn't mind the return of this particular thread, minus the spam of course.
Those are so funny. Just saw Ice Age 4 at the drive-in. It helps to have young kids with you to giggle uncontrollably about all the funny things.
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Never say die is a cliché but there is a reason clichés come about – they ring true at the most opportune moments. Australia wouldn't have expected to be forced to tigerishly defend an imposing total of 348 for 8 on Wednesday (January 20), but sheer resolve and much greater mental strength under pressure meant they pulled 4-0 ahead in a match that was a dead rubber only in name.
India's chase at the Manuka Oval seemed to be on cruise mode when Shikhar Dhawan (126 off 113) and Virat Kohli (106 off 92) were putting together an incandescent 212 runs for the second wicket in just 177 balls. But from 277 for 1, with 72 runs needed in 76 balls, a spectacular implosion meant nine wickets tumbled in 72 balls for the addition of a measly 46 runs.
Australia ran away victors by 25 runs on what will have been possibly the most dispiriting day for the Indian contingent on tour, having lost a fourth successive match, and one that they had least business losing from among all four.
The day began with Steven Smith getting the first of several calls right, and winning the toss on a batting beauty. An opening partnership of 187 in 29.3 overs set the stage, David Warner (93 off 92) teeing off at the start and Aaron Finch carrying on the good work for a run-a-ball 107. A middle-overs stutter was overcome by Smith and Glenn Maxwell going berserk at the end. Smith blasted his way to 51 off 29, which was made to look like a dawdling stroll when Maxwell toyed with the bowling to hit 41 off 20.
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When Kohli and Shikhar were batting, it seemed a matter of when India would chase it down, not whether. The bowling was rendered almost irrelevant with both men putting the ball where they pleased. Kohli had walked in when Shikhar was already on 24, but the vice-captain quickly caught up with his Delhi teammate, and then both kept pace with each other.
Both men raced to centuries at quicker than a run a ball, and the chase seemed a stroll, until the first hurdle arrived in the form of Shikhar's wicket. From there, it was a spectacular procession that stunned even the Australians, who put down catches galore and yet won in a canter in the end.
Shikhar seemed to lose concentration cutting a ball in the air for George Bailey to take a simple catch. The same over brought John Hastings another wicket, with MS Dhoni poking to be caught behind before he had scored, and the Australians sensed a sniff.
That became a very real chance when Kohli checked his shot to hit Kane Richardson straight to Smith at mid-off, and India were 278 for 4. That was the opening Australia needed, and Richardson ran through the line-up to return 5 for 68 and walk away the Man of the Match in a batting-dominated contest. His first six overs had brought 1 for 52, the next four had 4 for 16, as batsman after batsman threw away a golden chance for a famous win with very questionable shot-making and decision-making. India's good position turned tricky, and the tricky position turned dire, but no one showed the nous to stem the rot.
At the start of Australia's innings, there was an ominous sign, a straight drive from Finch changing direction after a deflection via Ishant Sharma's hand to strike umpire Richard Kettleborough flush on the shin in the sixth over. Kettleborough would walk off the field at the end of the 17th over, with swelling and numbness on his right foot, Paul Wilson taking his place. Then, at the end of the 20th over, Ajinkya Rahane split the webbing of his right hand while stopping a Warner thump, and left the field. He didn't come back on the field and got four stitches. He came on to bat late during India's chase but could do little to arrest the slide.
John Ward, the other on-field umpire, came out wearing a helmet that stayed on throughout – having recently been at the receiving end of a Barinder Sran hit while officiating in a Ranji Trophy match in Dindigul in November-December. Sran wasn't part of the Indian XI in this match, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar replacing him, but, somewhat surprisingly, there was no return for R Ashwin, who continued to be benched even as the rest of the bowling attack didn't inspire confidence and was battered rather more than either Kettleborough's shin or Rahane's hand.
Australia's assault began through Warner, one of two Australian inclusions alongside Nathan Lyon, with Shaun Marsh and Scott Boland sitting out. The opener ripped Bhuvneshwar apart in the fourth over with three boundaries, then showed he didn't play favourites in the next over, taking Umesh Yadav for the same number of boundaries.
The only stutter came when the decision to promote Mitchell Marsh to No.3 didn't come off, the big allrounder struggling to hit the ball with the same fluency or impact that Warner and Finch had.
Finch accelerated well though, but when he fell, Smith came in to up the tempo considerably, while Maxwell provided a rousing finishing touch. In the last over of the innings, Ishant Sharma was taken for 18 runs, including a reverse lap that Maxwell merely seemed to touch before it flew to the boundary. He fell off the final ball of the innings, Manish Pandey showing he was a good fielding substitute for Rahane by diving to his left at square-leg to pull off a great catch. The wicket was Ishant's fourth, but as an analysis of 10-0-77-4 showed, it wasn't down to incisive bowling as much as batsmen hitting out.
The bowlers' profligacy might have still not come back to haunt India, with the way Kohli and Shikhar were going. Kohli was the heartbeat that powered India, Shikhar the backbone that held the innings together. Shikhar's fall broke India's spine, Kohli's stopped their heart. Ironically, that brought a dead contest to life for their opponents.


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A top eurozone financial official is in Athens for talks with Greece's new left wing government after it promised to renege on key commitments required in exchange for a 240 billion euro (£179bn) rescue package.
Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Dutchman who chairs eurozone finance meetings, met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and was due to have a lengthier meeting with the finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis.
Mr Tsipras' Syriza party, which won general elections last weekend, says it will not move ahead with several planned privatization projects or aim for budget surpluses required to pay down Greece's massive national debt.
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European officials have already said they expect Greece to repay the money in full.
But credit ratings agency Fitch said that, in the short term, both sides have a "strong incentive" to reach an agreement to make sure Greece gets the rescue money from the bailout programmes.
It warned, however, that drawn-out negotiations pose a "high risk" to the country's fragile economy.
"The content of any settlement is hard to predict," it said. "There is a high risk that protracted and difficult negotiations will sap confidence and liquidity from the Greek economy."
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Avon is an international manufacturer and distributor of beauty, household and personal care products, founded more than 125 years ago. Avon realized that it must update and optimize its supply chain infrastructure in order to grow sufficiently, so the company came to BRP. We analyzed its North American supply chain operations, modeled distribution options, performed financial analysis and designed a fully automated distribution facility. Additionally, we managed its site selection process and assisted in negotiations for site development. In the end, we reduced Avon's annual logistics costs by $53 million, reduced order-processing costs for web orders by 65 percent and reduced inventory levels in four branches by 22 percent.
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…I am beyond determined to manage my Gestational Diabetes with diet and exercise just as I did with my first pregnancy. I will do all I can to ensure insulin intervention is not needed, this is my word! This is how I entered into my appointments with my Gestational Diabetes Team after being diagnosed last month. As hard as it was to swallow the fact that I was again going to be struggling with this diagnosis, I was determined to ensure baby and me were going to be just fine. I did it before, I can do it again right? Well sorta', if only pregnancy were the same, if […]
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CBS America reporter Lara Logan admits a witness she used in a story had misled her with false information. Courtesy CBS.
SHE'S accused of being a self-centred adrenalin junkie who alienated her colleagues in her bid to make it the pinnacle of American broadcast journalism.
CBS News journalist Lara Logan was an unstoppable force, even overcoming a traumatic mob assault as she covered Egypt's Spring Revolution — until she was ordered to take a leave of absence for her role in a disputed story on the deadly 2012 raid in Benghazi.
COLLEAGUES ALIENATED: Bombshell reporter Lara Logan busted in tryst
Now, after six months in the career wilderness, the controversial reporter is back on air — and that move has already created yet more controversy.
CBS News spokeswoman Sonya McNair confirmed that Logan had returned, but had no details on when the correspondent resumed work and what type of stories she is working on.
However US media commentators have slammed the network, saying the move will seriously harm its credibility.
In true Logan style, it's another spectacular comeback after a much-publicised fall from grace.
During her leave of absence, a scathing article published by New York magazine described how some CBS producers considered Logan "difficult" and many colleagues found her "almost insatiable stomach for risk" hard to deal with.
The article also alleged that Logan got her security firm in Iraq fired after her Australian ex-boyfriend walked in on her with another man.
In the controversial US 60 Minutes report last October that led to her being sidelined, Logan interviewed Dylan Davies, a security consultant who claimed to have witnessed the deadly Benghazi US consulate attacks in 2012 — a brutal incident that has left lingering scars in America.
But Davies turned out to be a discredited security consultant whose version of events was deemed dubious.
His story fell apart and it turned out there was no evidence he was present, and CBS issued a correction.
The internal CBS review of the incident concluded Logan and her 60 Minutes colleagues should have done a better job checking out Davies' story before it went on the air.
The internal review also said that a speech Logan made in urging the US to take action in response to the Benghazi raid represented a conflict of interest for a reporter later doing a story on the incident.
She was ordered to take the leave of absence in late November 2013.
The liberal watchdog Media Matters for America, a sharp critic of the Benghazi report from the beginning, had harsh words for CBS News for bringing Logan back.
"CBS indicated that they were serious about rebuilding its brand and taking accountability," said David Brock, Media Matters founder. "Having Logan back on 60 Minutes shows the exact opposite."
There was some question whether Logan would return to 60 Minutes, although CBS never deviated from the story that she was on a leave of absence. 60 Minutes is heading into its summer vacation season and will be dominated by re-runs in the summer months, so it's not likely a Logan story will be on the air soon.
In February 2011 Logan made global headlines after she was sexually assaulted by a frenzied mob while covering the fall of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.
Logan later told 60 Minutes she was groped after joining the crowds in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
"Suddenly, before I even know what's happening, I feel hands grabbing my breasts, grabbing my crotch, grabbing me from behind," she said.
"I think my shirt, my sweater was torn off completely," she said.
Logan said she thought she would die as the crowd beat her with sticks and "raped" her with their hands.
Logan said it was only the thought of her two children at home in Washington that helped her focus on staying alive.


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I read an article this week which said to leave 2016 behind and move positively into 2017, it's important to get rid of the past. To remove things that might hold us back from having a great year next year. To throw things out. To declutter. To make room for the new.
These words spoke to me. Any article about decluttering always does. I read the articles, nod in agreement and vow to make changes. Then the thought of actually throwing things away starts to make me feel a little anxious. Where to start? What about landfill? How will I get rid of all my 'unwanted stuff'? I'm a What If Girl. What If I need the things I'm being told to throw out?
I'm desperate to make 2017 one of my best years yet. God knows that 2016 has been so exhausting for most of us, anything will be better. I want to go into it with a clear head, a happy heart and the passion to do things that feed my soul. If that means a bit of decluttering, off I go.
The article made a new and interesting point – that we should also be getting rid of old text messages, emails and photos that are clogging up our phones and computers. We need to delete them in order to clear space for new and better things to come along. Okay, I can do that.
I looked at my phone and scrolled through my text messages. The oldest ones were from 2013 when I first got my phone. Surely I don't need three year old texts any more. I methodically looked at each recipient and the number of messages we'd swapped … then hit the Delete All Button on the ones I didn't want. The first one was hard. Then it became easy. Almost therapeutic.
There were 200 messages from Paddle Pop Lion. They started off sweet and sexy with the early days of flirting and seduction. As I scanned through the feed, it showed our history. Getting to know each other – being more suggestive – making plans to catch up – missing each other. The good times of us being together. Then it turned. He became jealous – I started to pull away – my Aunty passed away – he tried to be there for me – I wasn't interested. Finally, the text messages after our break up – and him reaching out to me for friendship. Delete. Delete. Delete. That part of my life gone. I felt a little sad. I also felt free.
Various work text messages from old work colleagues took up over 100 spaces. Fun notes back and forth on what we'd done, congratulating them on success, and the occasional mishaps. I'm proud of what we've achieved but I have new things to create next year. Delete.
A portfolio of my dating life screamed volumes about what I've been doing for three years. Chris the Cyclist texted me briefly before our first date at the Opera House Bar, then thanked me afterwards. We lamented that three bottles of red probably wasn't necessary but the pashing on the way home was fun. He disappeared after that. No real loss. Delete.
Messages from Mark the Aussie (one date). Deleted. Messages from Adam the weirdo who found love with an old friend (no date). Deleted. Brad the boring super short date that talked about cauliflower and supermarkets. Delete. Matt the Cowboy who was sweet and funny but locations kept us apart. Delete. The aggressive irrational ranting from the psycho who called me Granny Pussy. Delete. Delete. Delete. What a f *ckwit. Thank God it made a good blog.
It was harder to remove the texts from old friends. People that had meant so much to me over the years. Ones that I thought would be in my life forever. I re-read our funny banter one last time and recalled the fun times we'd had. But there's little point on holding onto those times and people when they're gone and serve no purpose. Thank you – I'll miss you (sort of) – delete.
I deleted around 500 text messages. Some were hard to let go of and I felt a little sad. Others needed to disappear. I am not that person anymore. That's not my life. I have no need for silly notes about cauliflower, dance parties and random dumb questions from someone trying to get to know me. Delete.
Although I removed a lot, there are still a few messages that will be harder to lose. The magical back and forth of late 'goodnights' from the Policeman during the world's shortest romance – funny notes about me not being able to use my phone with my beloved friend Richard – the texts from my real best friends, the ones who are still here. I'm happy to declutter, but some things are still precious. I might just sit with those for a while longer.
Tomorrow I'm going to start on the 4,826 photos and downloads on my phone. Watch out 2017, I'm ready.


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CALEXICO – Officers were dispatched to a residence on Lopez Court regarding a woman creating a disturbance. Officers contacted Maria Urrea, 21, who had two outstanding warrants from the Imperial County Sheriff's Department. Urrea was booked into the county jail on pending charges.
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'No pension for Sir Fred' - Harman
Sir Fred Goodwin will not get his £650,000-plus pension even if he is legally entitled to it, Commons Leader Harriet Harman vowed in the strongest Government attack yet on the former banking chief.
In what appeared to be a strong hint that the law could even be changed to recoup some of the cash, she warned the ex-Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive should "not be counting" on the money.
"The Prime Minister has said it is not acceptable and therefore it will not be accepted. It might be enforceable in a court of law this contract but it's not enforceable in the court of public opinion and that's where the Government steps in," Ms Harman told BBC1's Andrew Marr show.
Sir Fred, blamed for leading RBS to near collapse and a taxpayer bail-out, has resisted demands to do the "honourable" thing and give up the lucrative package which he insists was approved by City Minister Lord Myners.
The peer, a former senior City figure who insists he believed Sir Fred was getting only what the bank was legally required to give him when the deal was approved in October, faced mounting pressure himself.
Shadow chancellor George Osborne said the minister's future was "hanging by a thread" and challenged him to either produce a convincing explanation of his role or resign.
Mr Osborne backed the use of "any legal measure" to recoup Sir Fred's pension but accused ministers of acting too late and trying to divert attention from their own responsibility by attacking Sir Fred.
In the strongest attack yet on the ex banking chief, Ms Harman said: "Sir Fred should not be counting on being £650,000 a year better off as a result of this because it is not going to happen."
As he was only 50 years old, it was hard to see how it could be a pension, she added. "It is money for nothing, it is a severance payment, and to get a severance payment when you have led a bank to the brink of collapse with record losses and thousands of people fearing for their jobs and requiring the public to step in with loans to back up the bank, that is a matter of public interest."
She declined to say exactly what action could be taken but reports this week have suggested a special Act of Parliament was being considered by Downing Street as a last resort.


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This project looks at foreign-language self-instruction by adult native speakers of English. A literature review surveys the self-instruction field, plus more general literature on second language acquisition, learner characteristics and strategies, and course design. An initial pre-study presents a taxonomy of published teach-yourself package features, based on a survey of over 40 courses. The second pre-study presents a learner-diary study of 11 months' self-instruction of Hungarian from post-beginner level by the researcher. Lexis and listening are revealed as the main challenges, and the importance of real-message practice is highlighted. A threshold is identified - corresponding to the ability to cope with authentic language - at which strategies change from coursebook-centred to real text- and interaction-centred. In the main study, telephone interviews of 70 learners with self-instructed experience supplied reported-achievement profiles for all their languages, plus open-ended reports on their self-instructed learning processes. Multivariate statistics plus qualitative analysis of the interview protocols were used to identify patterns in the data. Mixedmeans outperforms both self-instruction alone and classwork alone in terms of command, dropout and sense of success, with classworkself-instruction as the best sequence. Higher proficiency in mixed/self-instruction-only mode is linked to better listening and speaking experiences, and to good management of learning. Learners with more self-instructed experience worry about initial listening and speaking problems less, and are more aware of writing. Learning style is the chief process factor seen as affecting self-instructed learning; others are general strategic skill, ability to tackle the lexico-grammar through writing, full-speed listening, "package-wiseness", exploitation of external motivational/affective factors, intensive reading/cassette-work skills, aptitude/discipline, and the ability to combine different learning resources. The conclusion presents implications for second language acquisition, followed by recommendations for materials designers, self-instructed learners, language centres and learner training programmes.
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Inbox: Comparing Braves SS Swanson to Jeter
Jim Callis answers fans' questions about baseball's future stars
The MLBPipeline.com crew has begun the process of revamping our Top 100 Prospects, and we'll release the updated list at the end of January. My first step was putting together a personal list of the 50 best prospects, and here are a few random observations from my rankings:
The clear top three guys for me are White Sox second baseman Yoan Moncada, Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres and Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi, in that order ... I listed only five pitchers in my top 32, starting with Cardinals right-hander Alex Reyes at No. 9 ... prospects not on the current Top 100 (remember, we put it together in July) who made my top 50: Blue Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (No. 31) and Cardinals catcher Carson Kelly (No. 49) ... next on my list at No. 51 would be Dodgers right-hander Yadier Alvarez, whom I suspect could rank significantly higher than that by the end of 2017.
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@jimcallisMLB @MLBPipeline You compared Swanson to Jeter.— Mr. Friday Night (@joeydivito) December 27, 2016
Can you explain what tangibles and intangibles he has that led you to this? Will he be ROY this season?
I've thrown out the Dansby Swanson/Derek Jeter comparison a few times, always with the caveat that it doesn't mean I think Swanson is a lock first-ballot Hall of Famer. But that parallel works in terms of their games and their personalities.
Like Jeter, Swanson should hit for a high average with moderate power (albeit good pop for a shortstop) and a decent amount of walks. He has similar quickness and should provide 20 or so steals per year. Swanson is a solid defender and likely a better shortstop than Jeter was, though he probably won't match The Captain's five Gold Glove Awards.
Swanson's charisma is reminiscent of Jeter's as well. Relative to the market sizes, Swanson will become as big a star in his hometown as Jeter was in New York.
@jimcallisMLB @MLBPipeline Given his very high k% and failure to establish himself at a position, is Yoan Moncada being overrated?— Dan (@lot_49) December 12, 2016
Dan pointed out in a follow-up tweet that he was playing devil's advocate to some extent with this question, but I've also been asked it with more seriousness. To which my response is: Maybe we shouldn't go too crazy over 19 big league at-bats (yes, they included 12 strikeouts). Don't forget they came from a 21-year-old who had played exactly 45 games above Class A, who was asked to learn a new position on the job, who was doing so in the middle of a playoff race -- think he might have been a little overwhelmed?
If the Red Sox hadn't called up Moncada, his 2016 would be judged solely on his stellar Minor League performance: .294/.407/.511 with 15 homers, 45 steals and 72 walks in 106 games. He did strike out 124 times in 491 plate appearances, and there are some swing-and-miss concerns, though it also should be noted that he made less contact while he got more aggressive and started tapping into his power in Double-A. Maybe he doesn't reach his "Robinson Cano with more speed" ceiling, but his floor looks like a .260 hitter with 20 homers and 30 steals per year.
With Moncada's quickness and arm strength, he should be an asset almost anywhere on the diamond, though most evaluators project him as just an average second baseman. The only reason Boston moved him to third base was because it has Dustin Pedroia, not because Moncada can't play second base.
@jimcallisMLB @MLBPipeline Where do you stand on the Giolito concerns of his status as a prospect being stuff-not-results?— DarthPaul (@cronebender) December 28, 2016
I'm less concerned about White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito's lackluster big league debut than others may be. He did get lit up for a 6.75 ERA, 26 hits (including seven homers) and 12 walks in 21 1/3 innings, but as with Moncada, I won't get too carried away by a small sample size. I also don't think the Nationals handled him very well last season, calling him to Washington on five separate occasions but never letting him take consecutive turns in the rotation, as well as having him change teams nine times.
Giolito is still just 22 and has barely pitched above Double-A. Some scouts worry if he can repeat his mechanics consistently to get enough out of his pure stuff, though White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper should be able to help with that. And it's hard not to love the pure stuff: a running fastball that can top 100 mph, an equally vicious power curveball and a sinking changeup that shows flashes of becoming a plus third pitch.
I'm not surprised that Chicago was able to get Moncada as the centerpiece of a Chris Sale deal, but I'm still stunned it got Giolito (plus right-handers Reynaldo Lopez and Dane Dunning) for Adam Eaton. It feels like the Nationals sold low on a guy who began 2016 considered as the game's best pitching prospect.
@jimcallisMLB @MLBPipeline which ny ss would you take Rosario or Torres and who has the advantage in each of the 5 tools— Sid (@UWSBX69) December 14, 2016
I answered the first part of this question in my introduction to this column. I believe Torres is the top shortstop prospect in baseball and ranked him No. 2 overall. The Mets' Amed Rosario isn't that far behind, however, coming in at No. 5 on my personal Top 50.
Let's break down those tools. Torres is the better offensive player, as he has a chance to become an elite hitter with solid power, while Rosario's ceiling is more as a plus bat with fringy pop. Rosario's advantage comes with defense (he looks like a future Gold Glover while Torres is more dependable than flashy) and speed (he has plus speed while Torres is an average runner). Both have plus arm strength.
Jim Callis is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow @jimcallisMLB on Twitter. Listen to him on the weekly Pipeline Podcast. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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From the sweet little farm at the foot of Penn's Hill to the gentleman's country estate at Peace field, Adams National Historical Park is the story of "heroes, statesman, philosophers … and learned women" whose ideas and actions helped to transform thirteen disparate colonies into one united nation.
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