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Giada De Laurentiis: The Sweet Life
The Death of Giada's Brother
Is this a lesson you learned after your younger brother, Dino, died?
Yes, when he was 29 he found out he had skin cancer and was dead within nine months. It was such a shock to have someone die that fast, that young. I realized at that point that life is so fragile, you have to make the most of it.
With all the TV shows and businesses you keep adding to your schedule, how are you able to stay calm?
Any woman who has children and a career feels a lot of stress. We think we're superwomen, but we're not, and it's okay to ask for help. My husband puts my daughter to bed and gets her up in the morning. And I have two wonderful women who help take care of Jade with me. But I want my daughter to see a strong woman who goes after what she wants. I used to feel so guilty when I left to travel for work, but now I think of it as my escape. It gives my husband time to miss me, and it's bonding time for him and Jade.
You've said you didn't care about getting married or having kids, yet you did both.
I met my husband when I was 19 and he was 28. There were a lot of things I wanted to do, and getting married wasn't one of them. I didn't want a man to rule my life, and I knew that having a career and making my own money would be important. Fortunately, Todd helped me gain the confidence to continue in our relationship even when there were ups and downs. It took us 13 years to get married, and when he asked me, I was ready.
What changed your mind about kids?
To be honest, I got pregnant by accident. I didn't even admit the pregnancy to myself until I started showing at five months. I remember going into labor and saying to my husband, "Oh my God, this baby is going to change our lives forever." It was a scary moment. But our daughter has been such a joy, and now I can't imagine life without her. Everyone asks when I'm going to have another one. I'm 41. The clock is ticking. If it happens, it happens.


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This popular series of free outdoor concerts is held in one
of the most spectacular waterfront settings in Los Angeles – Burton Chace Park. On select Thursday (classical music) and Saturday evenings (pop music) throughout the summer, concert goers gather on the green to enjoy stellar musical talents.
Audiences are invited to picnic in advance of each concert and set up chairs and blankets. Seating is first-come, first served, so arrive early tosnag a seat.
Pops: Aug 18: Ambrosia; Sep 1 Evelyn "Champagne" King.
Classical: Aug 9 "Remembering France" Christina & Michelle Naughton, duo piano; Aug 23 "Russisans There & Here", Lindsay Deutsch, violin, with the Marina del Rey Summer Symphony, with Frank Fetta as Music Director and Conductor.


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Corsicana Daily Sun
Charles Wayne Sturdivant, 71, of Van Vleck, Texas, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston.
Visitation will be held at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in Corsicana from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2013.
The funeral service will be held at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in Corsicana at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013 with Pastor Rick Lamb from Northside Baptist Church in Corsicana officiating. Burial will follow at Dresden Cemetery.
Wayne was born in Roscoe to Charlie and Gladys Sturdivant on Aug. 2, 1941. He graduated Hermleigh High School in 1959, married Lavetta (Boulware) Sturdivant in 1963, had five children, and went on to become a mechanic, parts manager, and store manager for agri-business companies. He opened his home to numerous foster children during 1995 to 2008 and was a member of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. He enjoyed barbecuing, fishing and camping, riding his motorcycle, building and fixing things, landscaping, spending time with his family, and helping others.
Wayne is preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Gladys; and brother Gary Sturdivant.
Wayne is survived by his wife Lavetta (Boulware) Sturdivant of Beaumont; son Allen of Sugar Land; daughter Tannya Smith of Ft Worth; son Steve and daughter-in-law Debbie of West Monroe, La.; daughters Tara and Tammi Sturdivant of Beaumont; and five grandchildren Haley Sturdivant, Zachary Smith, Anthony Smith, Leah Smith, and Cheston Sturdivant.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Southern Baptist Disaster Reliefhttps://www.namb.net/dr/ or Lottie Moon through your Baptist Church or Calvary Baptist Church - Beaumont, or http://www.imb.org/main/default.asp. Condolences may be left in Wayne's online guestbook at http://www.griffin-roughton.com/obituaries/Charles-Sturdivant/
Pallbearers include: Jerry Bishop of Zavala, Larry Boulware of Snyder, John Harding of Tyler, Sonny Hinojosa of Edinburg, Dean McCorkle of College Station, Clyde Jones – honorary pallbearer of Corsicana.
The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital – Sugar Land, and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital – Houston for their exemplary efforts and loving support in his final days; in particular Dr. Marcus Sims and his ER staff, Dr. James Livesay and his operating staff, the cardio-vascular (CV-2) and neuro (7S4) recovery groups.
An online guest book is available at www.griffin-roughton.com.
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Around 7 p.m. on Tuesday evening, the mood at Laguna Beach Democratic Club headquarters on Coast Hwy.—in the shell of the old Boom Boom Room—was optimistic but guarded among the 100-plus revelers. People chatted loudly over beverages and watched the two television screens intently. With each announcement of something beneficial happening for the Democratic party, cheers filled the room.
Joe and Linda Filipi brought their son Luke, 9, to the bash. They also brought him in 2008 when he was 5.
"I wanted Luke to catch the buzz of what's going on," said Joe Filipi. "And to experience this first-hand. Most kids his age aren't going to be able to experience it like this. He's in the room. People are excited and charged up about being patriotic and being American."
Linda Filipi wanted Luke to experience an historical event. She thought maybe he would look back 20 years from now and remember the evening.
"I like Obama because he's for 100 percent of the nation," said Linda, "not just the other 47 percent. He's for the people that can't help themselves, especially on the medical aspect of it. I'm a nurse and I see, across the globe, we're the only industrialized nation which doesn't care for its own. [President Obama's] medical reform needs to happen."
Dr. Nicholas Hernandez sat by a sculpture he created of the head of President Obama. Hernandez explained that there's a "good chance" that a copy of his sculpture will go into the White House.
"[I admire President Obama] for breaking this ridiculous racial barrier," said Hernandez, "and being a man of the people ... representing the lower and middle classes. He's multicultural and that's important to me. He's all the things that make up what it means to be an American."
Genny Boccardo wanted President Obama to win and be president for another four years because she agreed with his policies on health care, social services, women's rights and jobs.
At 8:13 p.m., President Obama was declared the winner, and the room went wild. People hugged and whooped and cried and raised their hands with joy.
"I'm so relieved and so excited," said Kathleen Shanfield.
"We were here four years ago," said Kathy Gibson, "and it's just as exciting now as it was then. I gotta let my heartbeat [slow down] a little bit."
Melissa Brunicardi was an Obama delegate in 2008 when she lived in Texas.
"Women's rights will be upheld," said Brunicardi. "I'm a nurse and I love the idea of ObamaCare because of all the people who have no insurance right now and getting rid of pre-existing conditions and getting college kids covered on their parents' [insurance] ... preventative care ... everything."
"I would have wanted to throw up if I had to wake up to Mitt Romney as president," Brunicardi said. "It would have been going back to Bush politics and worse."


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Electronic musician Tettix's latest is Cool Pizza, the soundtrack to a bizarre and brutally difficult iOS game by the same name, which renders Space Harrier-style gameplay in pink spot color and halftone patterns. "This is different from most of my stuff," writes T. "It's fast and furious cyperpunk and all the titles are demonic pizza toppings." Discuss
14 Responses to "Weird cyberpunk game has pounding electronic soundtrack"
OtherMichael says:
I assume she's filling in for somebody currently filling a swimming-pool.
Matthew Petty says:
Reminds me of Jeff Minter's stuff like Metagalactic Llamas Battle at the Edge Of Time (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcpmOxguf3c) and Revenge of the Mutant Camels (
Frank Diekman says:
You had me at "pounding electronic soundtrack".
jorgenfleisterman says:
and lost me at "iOS game."
technobach says:
Is it weird that I find that music relaxing?
oasisob1 says:
Search for Cool Pizza in appstore doesn't bring me this result. Maybe it's not for US people, or maybe it's not for ipod people, ipad people instead?
Matt Marchini says:
It'll be out on Friday
ClintonD says:
Pizza, skateboards and cyberpunk. Remind anyone of Snow Crash?
IndexMe says:
This is why it is actually a disservice to write about an app, or a book, when the app or the ebook version aren't available yet. No impulse buy! Not that I have an iPhone or was going to buy it but.. ;) I'm talking about buying digital copies. Not forgetting about it then being reminded buy a physical shop display and then buying.
This happened to me with Ian McDonald's Be My Enemy too. After seeing it on BB, I read the first book of the series, and hearing it would be out soon read the first five chapters. I really wanted to buy the ebook, and even emailed the publisher (doesn't sell ebooks). Well I see it is out now but I gave up and have read four books since then. I will probably read it one day, but it isn't so urgent anymore.
Now that I think about it I did enjoy the series so far, so I'd like to recommend Ian McDonald, but I think BB might want to think twice about doing a story when it is not possible to actually buy the work at the exact time it is posted. As for that game? If I did have an iOS device I might have bought it for kicks even though I very seldom buy games. As it is, I won't.
James Britt / Neurogami says:
"Pounding"? Hardly. Quite catchy, though.
Paul Michael Doherty says:
Errr, visually it owes more than a little bit to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SoZzlgQzHM
Matt Marchini says:
That's a cool video but had no influence on the design, I've never seen it before today. The style is combination of skate sticker art and early black and white Macintosh graphics. The video compression kind of screws it up, looks better on the phone. Speaking of which, the game is now out and free to download http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cool-pizza/id541666625?mt=8
Snow Crash was definitely on my mind though.
Gabriel Cross says:
This is, no doubt, what YT sees on her augmented reality glasses when she is surfing the freeways of the greater Los Angeles area.
Jen Onymous says:
Thank you, BB, for bringing this to my attention. It's tidbits like this–stuff that would otherwise fly under my radar–that makes this site so fantastic.


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So is the Carolina Panthers' impressive 5-1 streak to finish the 2012 season a sign of future greatness, or is it just a bunch of fool's gold?
With as unpredictable as the Panthers have been over the last two years, who knows?
Carolina's strong finish gives the Panthers something in common with several of the NFL's elite teams. Nine teams including Carolina won at least four of their final five games. Of these nine teams, Carolina was the only one to not make the playoffs.
But just because the Panthers finished the season like a playoff contender does not necessarily mean the momentum will continue into next year. After all, Carolina finished last year on a 4-2 run but came out flat in 2012 and started the season 2-8.
Why a 5-1 Finish Means a Golden Future
Carolina's momentum to end 2012 could easily bleed over into next year.
The Panthers' defense has a core of solid young players, including rookies Luke Kuechly, Josh Norman, and Frank Alexander.
Kuechly led the NFL with 165 tackles and as I have previously written, Kuechly makes a strong case for Defensive Rookie of the Year. Corner back Josh Norman tied for third on the team in both tackles (73) and passes defended (7). Defensive lineman Frank Alexander recorded 18 tackles and 2.5 sacks in his first NFL season.
Meanwhile, defensive ends Charles Johnson (12.5 sacks) and Greg Hardy (11.0 sacks) continue to improve while new addition defensive lineman Dwan Edwards (52 tackles, 6.0 sacks) integrated himself nicely into the defensive unit.
A young, improving Carolina defense could take a big step forward in 2013.
Why a 5-1 Finish is Fool's Gold
But the Panthers have been here before.
Carolina finished the 2011 season on a solid 4-2 streak and entered 2012 with playoff expectations as a "breakout contender", but rather than building on last year's momentum they stumbled to a 2-8 start this season.
The Panthers are experiencing organizational issues with coach Ron Rivera not knowing if he is going to be fired. Rivera will either be fired sometime soon or enter next year on the hot seat, neither of which is ideal for starting 2013 on a positive note.
Franchise quarterback Cam Newton failed to take a noticeable step forward in his second NFL season, improving his QB rating from 84.5 last year to 86.2 this year while his completion percentage, passing yards, and touchdowns all decreased in 2012.
Carolina's special teams continue to be atrocious. According to Football Outsiders, the Panthers had the NFL's worst special teams in 2011. In 2012 their special teams ranked 29th of 32 teams.
With coaching turmoil, an occasionally perplexing Cam Newton, and horrendous special teams, the 2013 Panthers could continue in their .500-type mediocrity.
But then again, a young, improving defense could be key in keeping the Panthers' hot streak going into next season.
Only time will tell.
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The Inspiring Rise and Tragic Fall of Jake Delhomme
Why the NFC South is the Most Hated Division in Football
It's Time for Cam Newton to Banish "Superman" to the Nethermost Regions of the Universe
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It seems to me that every year there are hundreds of Arsenal transfer rumours linking us with just about every goalkeeper in the world, whether they are available or not! This year seems to be no exception, despite both Wojciech Szczesny and Lukasz Fabianski having quite good runs between the sticks.
The latest goalkeeping target appears to be the the Stuttgart youngster Sven Ulreich, who has just completed 100 games in a row for the Bundesliga side. Maybe he's not that young, being 24 years of age, but is obviously very talented and has previously played a few games for the Germany U21s.


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Mitchellville, MD — Henry Dearborn, age 100, a retired Foreign Service Officer and specialist in Latin American Affairs, died on April 9th, 2013.
Mr. Dearborn was born in Lawrence, Mass. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1936, and received a master's degree from Yale University in 1938. He also was a graduate of the National War College in Washington D.C., class of 1959.
After two years with the Washington Office of the Foreign Policy Association, he joined the Foreign Service. Beginning in 1941, his posts included, Barranquilla, Colombia; Manta and Guayaquil, Ecuador; Lima, Peru; Santo Domingo, then Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic; Bogota, Colombia; and Mexico City, Mexico. He retired in 1970.
Mr. Dearborn was Charge d'Affaires in the Dominican Republic in August, 1960, when the United States severed diplomatic relations with the country. He remained as Consul General, which position he held until shortly after the assassination of Generalissimo Trujillo in May, 1961. Fourteen years later he appeared in executive session before the Senate Select Committee investigating allegations of US Government involvement in assassination plots against foreign leaders, July 28, 1975.
Mr. Dearborn was a member of the Foreign Service Association, DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired), the Dartmouth and Yale Clubs of Washington, and the Kappa Sigmas fraternity. He is survived by his daughter, Dr. Pamela D. Hartigan, of Vovray en Boren, France; his son, Henry M. Dearborn, of Fairfield, Iowa; four grandchildren: Emilie and Jesse Hartigan and Henry Wenceslas Dearborn and Michael Dearborn; and two great-grandchildren, Nate and Ollie Hartigan- Abbiss.


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Vernon Township Area
Magisterial District Judge
-William M. Sutter, 41, of Meadville, waived his right to a preliminary hearing June 21 before Magisterial District Judge Michael Rossi on Vernon Township Police Department charges of one count each of retail theft and public drunkenness for an incident May 8 and was released on his own recognizance.
State Police
-Mary L. Morton, 50, of Springboro, was driving north on Highway 18 in Spring Township at 10:32 a.m. June 23 when she lost control of her vehicle after swerving to avoid an oncoming vehicle, causing her vehicle to travel into a ditch on the road's east side. Morton and one of her passengers, a 15-year-old Springboro girl, were both wearing seatbelts and reportedly sustained minor injuries.
-Linda K. Halfast, 60, of Titusville, was driving south on Route 8 in Centerville at 12:11 a.m. June 24 when she reportedly fell asleep and lost control of her vehicle, causing it to travel off the road, clip a utility pole and hit a mailbox then travel into a yard and over a large stump, becoming airborne for a short distance before landing in a driveway, traveling through a row of hedges, hitting a wooden fence and spinning into another yard. Halfast was wearing a seatbelt, and sustained minor injuries.
State Police
-Charges including simple assault and terroristic threats are pending against a 45-year-old Union City-area man after he allegedly choked, pushed and kicked a 32-year-old woman in the back at a Little Cooley Road, Bloomfield Township location sometime between 11:30 a.m. and noon June 13.
-An identified suspect allegedly stole personal checks from a 23-year-old Centerville woman's residence and used them to make $1,386.57 in unauthorized purchases at various stores in Corry and Titusville between April 25 and June 14.


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Could the Yanks keep all three free agents?By
When discussing the pending free agencies of Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon, the refrain all season long was that the Yankees would probably keep one and cut loose the other. On the surface, that seemed to make sense. Both players will be 36 next year, so they don't fit with the Yankees' supposed plan to get younger. Yet they're both productive players, so holding onto one makes sense.
The problem is of replacing production. The Yankees got a lot out of Matsui and Damon, and it's unlikely that an internal candidate could replace their production. In 2009 Nick Swisher and Mark Teixeira replaced Jason Giambi and Bobby Abreu. But if the Yankees are leaning away from entering another long-term contract, who will replace Matsui or Damon?
The answer, as Joel Sherman notes this morning, could be themselves. Not only that, but they're looking for a way to retain all three of their major free agents, which includes Andy Pettitte. Sherman quotes a team executive, who says, "I hope we can figure out a way to have them all back." According to the exec, the Yankees are more focused on those guys than external free agents.
This makes sense to me. No, retaining all three veterans would not make the Yankees younger, but getting younger for the sake of getting younger is not a productive strategy. The Yankees need offensive output and solid pitching, and their own guys can provide that. Why go out on the market when the solution stands right before you?
The key to bringing back all three is getting them on one-year deals. That doesn't seem to be a problem for Pettitte, who will likely only want a one-year deal anyway, and Matsui, who enters a free agent market flooded with DH types. It's unlikely another team would give Matsui multiple years, so his return to New York could come at one year and a reduction to his $13 million 2009 salary. For Pettitte, it could be a one-year deal at perhaps double his $5.5 million 2009 base salary. If the Yankees bring him back, I doubt it will be a heavily incentivized deal.
Damon is a bit tougher a case. His defense declined markedly in 2009, and at his age it's tough to call that a blip. He could certainly recover in 2010 — he was, after all, one of the top devensive left fielders in 2008 — but that's not a given. Still, his bat is still valuable, especially in Yankee Stadium, and his postseason run shows that is season-ending slump isn't too big a worry. Another team might be willing to offer Damon more years and money than the Yankees, though again I'm not sure other teams will be so apt to take the risk on an older player.
The Yankees could find themselves in a good position in these three negotiations. Bringing back Matsui, Damon, an Pettitte on one-year deals, perhaps one plus and option for Damon, seems like the best possible solution this off-season. That brings little risk to the Yankees, since these are short deals. It also reduces payroll because Damon and Matsui would not make the $13 million they did in 2009. The Yankees could then use their remaining resources elsewhere, rather than tying up money in a long-term contract for a player in his 30s, or trading prospects to fill a hole.
Getting younger is nice, but it is not a goal unto itself. The idea behind it is to get more flexible and more durable. The Yankees, however, could bring back these three veterans and still have a strong club for 2010. There aren't many, if any, better options on the market that don't come with their own sets of risk. I think it's a good idea to bring back the guys they know, conserve their resources, and reassess after the 2010 season.
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The issue is if you don't resign these guys, its either going to cost a lot more for similar production, or you're going to get worse production.
On the DH front they could probably go after Thome if they don't sign Damon, but in terms of a starter to replace Pettitte or a LF to replace Damon, you're either going to pay way more, for younger similar or better production, or pay the same to less for worse production.
I'm assuming you meant Matsui in your first sentence about Thome? Either way, I'd never really thought of Thome. My line of thinking was more about replacing the OF rather than the DH. Perhaps they could let Matsui walk, bring in Thome to DH full time, and bring Damon back? Or, let them both walk, bring Thome in for DH, and then bring in a cheaper OF to fill in for Damon or move Melky to left? Hmm, interesting thought.
Yeah it should be Thome if they don't sign Matsui.
Basically outside of Matsui there's some other bats you could live with at DH for the season in Thome & Nick Johnson, which should cost similar or less.
But when you look at LF…after Holliday, it's DeRosa, Cameron, Byrd… none of which is really an upgrade over Johnny, aside from Cameron and Byrd defensively, and may not be much cheaper than Damon.
There is always Melky to left and BG in CF or then bring in another CF such as Byrd or Crisp….but I think that's worse case scenario, and we'd probably see some type of trade before that.
Johnson's nice because of his on-base skills, but I'd really want more power out of the DH.
Any OF alignment that has both Gardner and Cabrera for a whole game is unacceptable. In that "worst case scenario" a trade would have to be made.
I agree, I'd like to avoid this scenario. But moving Melky to left and BG in center would give us unbelievable outfield defense.
but unbelievably awful outfield offense
…eh on Nick Johnson, didn't realize his power completely disappeared, but he'd be a nice 2 spot hitter, with that OBP
what's Johnson UZR in LF? or maybe full time DH?
Johnson's strictly a first baseman. He would be a nice full time DH, as it would keep him off the field, but like we've said, you'd prefer more power out of the DH spot. I could definitely live with Johnson as the DH, but he'd be a lower choice than Damon, Matsui, or Thome.
I know Johnson is strictly a 1B. I remembered he did played LF a couple of times. Johnson's UZR in 1B was -6.6, his lowest since 2003. He could Tex a break at 1B sometime during the week.
He could Tex a break at 1B sometime during the week.
So could Swisher, Posada, and Juan Miranda, if they're around.
the chances of Miranda making the bench, hmmm…?
Although I wouldnt mind having Miranda being the DH if all free agents signing failed.
Although I wouldnt mind having Miranda being the DH if all free agents signing failed.
I've got a feeling you probably would.
Why do you say the UZR is misleading? I remember he *was* an elite defender.
Nick Johnson has played a sum total of 7.2 innings in LF.
There's a reason. He's a 1B/DH. He's not nearly athletic enough to play the field consistently, and he barely has the durability for 1B, I don't want him running and diving and hitting the wall.
thanks bro.
I seriously would welcome back Nick the Stick with open arms. I was bad that Cashman traded him away, and Giambi blocked him at 1B.
Like we've said, he'd be a good DH, but not the best available. Johnson's got a great skill set and would be dangerous in the Yankee lineup, but I'd still list him as a third or fourth DH option. I'd consider putting him above Thome because of cost alone.
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I'm not your pally, guy.
I'm not your guy, hombre.
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I Say… Bring our boys back. All of our guys have great chemistry and the will to win another championship. If we get the wrong player, that special bond can be easily broken.Why mess with something great for an uncertainty.
Production >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chemistry
Keeping all three guys could be part of the long term of getting younger and reducing payroll. The one year deals essentially keeps the team the same and almost puts off longer-term desicions until after the 2010 season.
If I'm Cashman, I list the three in order of priority as:
1. Pettitte
2. Matsui
3. Damon
I list Matsui over Damon because I think his power output at DH would likely outweigh Damon's. Despite his knee problems, I think Matsui's more well rested/in possibly better condition than Damon, since 'Dek didn't have to play the field at all in '09. However, if Damon is brought back and not Matsui, I'd prefer Damon to be the DH and bring in another outfielder, such as Mike Cameron or maybe Marlon Byrd, to play center and shift Melky to left. In that scenario, I'd prefer Cameron because I believe in his power more. His bat would play very nicely in CF and I think it could counter-balance Melky's lack of a bat in LF.
Well said. Totally agree with everything.
There was a recent article on fangraphs about Mike Cameron providing more value in '10 than Jason Bay due to his underrated offensive skills (AHHH HE K's!) and his still great defense.
cameron was worth $19.4M in '09 while bay was worth $15.7M
Since when is strong LF defense a key to winning titles? Damon, Burrel, Manny, etc etc. God knows the Yankees had a rotating squad of avg players out there in the late 90′s.
Damons bat certainly makes up for any defensive liabilities. Getting younger for the sake of getting younger isnt a good strategy. Especially if they feel that Crawford in 2010 makes more sense than Holliday or Bay now.
But, realistically, what are the chances Damon can repeat that season with the bat? Guys who have career years this late in their careers usually don't have an encore performance of that.
Bringing up the '90s is also a little off because those teams were able to outweigh the lack of offense in left because of great offense at CF and SS. The Yankees don't have great offense out of CF anymore, and despite Jeter's awesome year, we shouldn't be counting on that again.
Chances are Damon does not repeat what he did in 2009. Combined with bad defense, the probable decline from 2009 will hurt the Yankees.
Since when is strong LF defense a key to winning titles?
Since when does a statement like that matter at all to anyone about anything?
That's a red herring.
"Getting younger is nice, but it is not a goal unto itself. The idea behind it is to get more flexible and more durable. The Yankees, however, could bring back these three veterans and still have a strong club for 2010. There aren't many, if any, better options on the market that don't come with their own sets of risk. I think it's a good idea to bring back the guys they know, conserve their resources, and reassess after the 2010 season."
This. I couldn't agree more with this post. We'll see how things shake out, and of course we have no idea what the trade market will bring this offseason, but given the information we have, as fans, right now, I'm all for this plan.
I've had similar thoughts recently, some of which I posted in this thread. Here's a short bit I'll restate here:
"I think a lot of people got so used to the idea of saying 'Damon and Matui are gone, the Yanks want to get younger and they command big contracts' without thinking about what happens if/when, in all likelihood, at least one if not both of them are looking at 1-2 year offers. An older player isn't always a bad thing to have, it's only a bad thing to have when he's signed to too many years, makes too much money, blocks another player, hurts flexibility, etc."
If the Yanks determine that Damon's not about to fall off a cliff and Matsui's knees will hold-up as a DH, and if either or both of them can be had on 1 year deals (or 1 + of some sort, to be determined), I think the best strategy this offseason is to just bring them back, go into 2010 with a very strong team, and, to use TSJC's oft-used saying, kick the can down the road another year or two before having to make any big moves with those slots on the roster.
What he said.
Thirded, holmes.
An older player isn't always a bad thing to have, it's only a bad thing to have when he's signed to too many years, makes too much money, blocks another player, hurts flexibility, etc.
Exactly, its bad to sign aging vets to long contracts, not to short ones, as continued stop-gaps.
Right… And, you know what? Sometimes it IS bad, but it depends on context. If there's a young stud out there who you can sign and who is better than anything that will be available to you in the coming years (a la tex in 2009), then it's bad to go with the aging stop-gap. We just need to always think of the context and not get carried away with platitudes about getting younger.
true, true.
I would bring back Andy and Godzilla on 1 year deals. Damon 2 years. This would give A-Jax to develop more in AAA so that he could take over in center for Melky.
Damon on a two year deal is no good, IMO. He's just going to get worse out there in LF and his bat is likely to decline as well.
Damon on a two year deal isn't bad if we have the dh spot freed up for the second year. He could dh and spot start in the outfield.
Matsui one year deal
Damon two year deal
Andy one year deal
Sure, you could plan like that but by 2011, will Damon's bat still justify DH? I'm definitely not willing to count on that.
ya it is a risk but with the short porch you know he will get some cheap hr's and will probably hopefully hit for a decent avg. I would just be afraid of an injury.
posada will need to dh that 2nd year
That, too.
You guys disagree with Nomaas!
OH NOES!!1111! Not Nomaas.
Yeah, but they didn't really say what their plan would be, did they? It's all well and good to say that the Yanks should get younger, but how should they do that? Let Damon and Matsui walk and replace them with… who?
What I think they're missing is that re-signing these guys for another year doesn't make the Yanks older in the sense we used to bemoan. They don't clog up the roster, they actually create flexibility by allowing the team to plug in productive players with little time-commitment and a lower financial commitment than in the past. They're a stopgap, and sure, they're a risk since they're older and have their health issues, but I think you actually do get younger by signing them in that you kick the can down the road to 2010 or 2011, when the prospects should be ready to step in and when the free agent classes will be much stronger than in 2009. In the long-term, I think signing Damon/Matsui actually gives you the opportunity to get younger. You have to think past 2010.
Or maybe they have some great ideas over there they just haven't shared with us yet, who knows.
I agree. Bringing Pettitte back is a no-brainer, but bringing both Damon and Matsui back on 1 year deals or 1+1 deals is also the smartest move when you consider all alternatives.
The only LF/DH strategy I can endorse other than bringing back both Damon and Matsui is bringing back one of the two and signing Mike Cameron to a 1 year deal for the other spot. Cameron represents a downgrade offensively from both Damon and Matsui, but his far superior defense makes him a net production equal to Damon and Matsui, IMO, and he would give us some flexibility as he can play not only LF and DH but also CF as well.
To be frank, signing all three wouldn't be a bad idea either (although that kinda entails killing Brett Gardner's career, since there would barely be enough PA's for HazMat/Damon/Cameron/Melky with 4 guys for 3 spots every night.)
To be frank, signing all three wouldn't be a bad idea either (although that kinda entails killing Brett Gardner's career, since there would barely be enough PA's for HazMat/Damon/Cameron/Melky with 4 guys for 3 spots every night.)
This wouldn't be a bad idea at all. You'd have Damon in left, keeping his bat in the lineup (it may decline, but it'd still be better than Melky's bat there), put Cameron in CF (good CF bat, good defense, what's not to like?), Swish stays in RF (do I still need to state his case?), and Melky's the 4th OF/LIDR for the OF. We all seem to agree that Melky's a 4th OF at best, so why not keep him there? It does hurt Gardner, but what's his future? Melky with better defense, a little more on-base skill, and less power, right?
Plus, the flexibility is nice. You can roll with the offensive plus lineup of Damon/Cameron/Swisher w/ Hazmat at DH. You could go defense with Cameron/Melky/Swisher with either Damon or Hazmat at DH.
HazMat: DH or rest
Damon: LF, DH, or rest
Melky: LF or CF
Cameron: LF, CF, DH
Plenty of flexibility, plenty of opportunity to rest one of the two older guys (or both of them at once), and all the lineups are fairly solid both offensively and defensively. Plus, none of the four of them are on long-term deals, so anyone can be dumped at a moment's notice.
I think I just fell in love with this alignment.
seconded. tommie, i love brian cashman, but i'm pretty sure you should be the yankees GM.
Well, genius is a pretty strong term, but, if you insist on using it, I can handle it.
"At best" Melky is, and was, the starting CF for the World Champions. Going forward it's hard to say what Melky will be. Chances are he is the ideal 4th outfielder. He has the range, and the arm to play all 3 outfield positions. But I wouldn't give up on him entirely on being a productive starter.
I'm not saying to give up on him. I'm saying, if you sign Cameron, you still play Melky a lot by using Cameron not simply to be the starting CF but to play a ton of LF and DH while you rest Damon and Hazmat.
I'm with you.
Okay, Avril.
Now when I say I'm with you, I don't mean I understand where you're coming from; I mean, I'm with you. I'm part of the FBI.
That's a very fair point. But, as you said, he's an ideal 4th OF–about an average bat, can play all three positions, and can handle starting if needed. I'd rather roll with what Tommie suggested above, but if Melky's the opening day CF for the Yankees in 2010, I won't have much of a problem with it.
I'm on board with this. I've made no secret of my wariness of Cameron coming to the Yanks at this point in his career, but if they can sign only one of Damon/Matsui and can get Cameron on a 1 year deal to fill that second slot, I'm behind that strategy. It's like Damon/Matsui light in that the offense takes a hit, but you still have a decent bat on a very short contract, with better defense. I'm just not enamored of the FA options and I don't think Cashman is looking to lock himself into a long-term contract with any of the FAs. I love the idea of gaining flexibility by signing these older guys, it seems like a perfect fit for this team, at this moment with their current personnel and farm system, and this management team's philosophy.
keep in mind cameron slugged .534 against lefties, .430 against righties
Cameron, to me, seems like a no brainer. What he lacks in offense he more than makes up for in defense and he's a nice 1 year stop gap. I'd rather see him than Damon.
I think Damon stays if he's willing to accept a 1+1 year deal as the primary DH/backup OF. Move Melky to LF, sign Ankiel for CF (I like him more than Cameron or Byrd) and Swishwer in RF with Gardner as a backup. I also believe Posada also needs to see more time at DH and less as the primary catcher- his defense is just not cutting it. Whether it's Cervelli or someone else, Posada needs to be phased out as the primary catcher. If Damon signs elsewhere, then bring back Matsui.
Frank for GM…..of the Red Sox. Ankiel is horrible.
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sign Ankiel for CF
Aaaaaand that's where I stopped reading. No. No. No. No. NO to Rick Ankiel. Injured a lot? Yep. Below average on base skills? Yep. Disappearing power? Yep. Overrated defense? Yep. Absolutely not worth it at all.
I wanted to sign Ankiel for CF… three years ago.
I stopped wanting it.
Rick Ankiel:
2007: 190 PA, .285/.328/.535 (120+), 137.0 CF inn, -0.2 UZR
2008: 463 PA, .264/.337/.506 (119+), 766.1 CF inn, -5.0 UZR
2009: 404 PA, .231/.285/.387 (76+), 458.2 CF inn, -4.2 UZR
Rick Ankiel: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.co.....0jeans.jpg
Tremendous holes in his swing that the league has slowly figured out in the past three seasons.
I think we should try to trade low on BJ Upton.
What do you guys think it would take to get him?
the Rays would seriously ask for a kings ransom for him. they wouldnt trade him within the division.
Too much.
The opposite of a little.
I don't think there is such a thing as "trading low" on a talent like BJ Upton. He is too highly regarded in baseball to "steal" him away from a small income market team like the Rays.
Particularly intradivisionally. The Rays have no interest in filling our CF void for the next decade, and we have no interest in giving the Rays another crop of talented and cheap youngsters to reload with.
not only do the rays have no interest in filling our CF void for the next decade, they have no interest in creating one for themselves. They've got a CF with 5 elite tools, and has two skills that dont slump – speed and defense, to go along with what could become elite power for a CF. Who the hell would trade that way, unless you're getting someone like felix hernandez in return?
Carl Crawford is available because he's older, more expensive, a year from free agency, plays in a corner, and they already have an in-house replacement (Desmond Jennings).
None of those apply to Upton, which is why he's not available (unless someone bowls them over).
That's good. Going with Bay or Holliday would be bad moves considering the money the Yankees will have to pay for their decline.
Cashamn aleady said he wasn't going to be as agressive as last year but we'll wait and see.
Hey–just wanted to say thanks for all the comments in the last thread–yes, even the constructive ones =)
A post has done its job when it provokes good discussion, so thanks!
As for Damon and Matsui, sign both to one year deals and revisit the issue in 2010.
Awesome post Rebecca. My brain hurt after reading it, which is a good thing, I think.
My favorite part about Matsui and Damon or 1 yr deals is that Carl Crawford will be our LF in 2011 with AJax next to him in Center. That will be our "youth movement". If Damon gets 2 years, or has his option picked up in 2011, he can be our full time DH and sit the bench if Alex, Derek, Tex, Jorge need a day off. Mo's son Jesus will be DH'ing by then as well.
Mo's son Jesus will be
DH'ingcatching by then as well.
He's stays at catcher for years to come until it is a proven fact he can't catch.
True, but I'm assuming Jorge will be catching most of the games while baby Jesus works his way into Pinstripes (and legally drinking beer)
i have to say, i disagree with this, and i think the yankees do too. People sometimes forget that a) DH is a legitimate position in the major leagues (my affectionate nickname for the AL), and b) that being an every day catcher damages both a player's longevity and his offensive production. Personally, I think having a legitimately elite offensive player for the next 15 years is more productive than having a slightly lesser offensive player who is also a weak defender behind the plate whose production falls off a cliff in 10 years from knee damage.
I'm not saying it's a guarantee that montero gets injured or even isn't a good defender, just that his bat is as close to a guarantee as one can get. Chances are, no matter what montero does he will be of extraordinary value to this team. But catcher is our deepest position in the minors and we also have the resources to acquire a catcher, if none of those guys work out. I get the sense with romine that he could turn into the next varitek (solid contact, solid power, solid d, little obp, strikes out a lot). With montero, i can't help but feel that at C he'd be more like V-mart, whereas at DH his production could practically reach pujolsian levels.
I know it's an unpopular argument, and that it sounds a lot like the B-Jobber debate and seems like taking him off catcher lowers his value. But does it really? The DH's spot in a lineup is every bit as valuable as the catcher's, is it not? Considering the fact that we have a plethora of promising minor-league catchers, and no promising minor leaguers at 3B or SS, if you buy into the Jeter/A-Rod to DH theory, wouldn't it be nice to have a regular DH who was a legitimate middle-of-the-order bat?
That said, I don't think we should take him off catcher immediately. If Montero has the ability to catch a decent game, then that gives the yanks the option of half-resting A-rod or jeter or posada (while he's still around, anyway), without putting an auto-out in the lineup. You could still keep a third catcher (Frankie C – type) for defensive purposes, but you wouldn't need to use him for anything else.
I think what ends up happening with Montero (and not just out of necessity, but also because it will be the most beneficial to the team, long-term), is that he becomes our DH and primary backup catcher in the future. This will give the yankees the most flexibility as well as their strongest lineup, imo.
Bring back Andy and Matsui for sure and sign Matt Holliday to a ridiculous contract. Holliday at his worst will still give you more production than Cameron, Crawford, Byrd, or Ankiel at their best.
no thanks
Holliday at his worst will still give you more production than Cameron, Crawford, Byrd, or Ankiel at their best.
That's true, but not the point. Nobody disputes that Holliday will outproduce Cameron, Crawford, Byrd, or Ankiel in 2010.
The problem is, we don't want to be paying Holliday in 2014 when his production will no longer justify his contract. We want to have a clean slate by 2014 so we can go get someone better, or give the spot to an internal promotion.
It's a cost-benefit analysis. The smaller benefit of Damon or Cameron over Holliday is better than the massive cost of Holliday.
"We want to have a clean slate by 2014 so we can go get someone better, or give the spot to an internal promotion."
make that 2011
Well, yeah, but I was just emphasizing the full nature of the Holliday contract. We're tying up LF not just for 2010, but for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. Possibly longer.
yes, sir
Well.. Holliday is what? 29? 30?
A lot of elite hitters are still pounding the ball and driving in a lot of runs through their age 35 seasons. Matsui and Damon did it. Giambi did it. Alex is doing it. Jeter is doing it. Posada, too. We've got Tex signed up until he's 38.
I think if you can get Matt Holliday for 5 years, $100 MM, you do it. It's not just whether he'll outproduce Crawford in 2010, he's going to outproduce Crawford for the rest of their careers. And I don't see how getting Holliday would stop the team from still getting Crawford, anyway, if they wanted.
Jeter, Rivera, Posada, Pettitte, Matsui/Damon (if back), would all have their contracts come off the books shortly after a Holliday contract were inked. He wouldn't be blocking anybody because honestly, the team really only has 2 realistic position player prospects at this point.
I understand your point, but I don't think there's any indication that Holliday won't be productive into his mid-30s. The Yanks are one of the few teams that can afford to lock up one of the best players in the game. We should take advantage of that, not shy away from it.
but he's not one of the best players in the game, right now, in his prime. and he certainly won't be in 5 years' time
He's easily one of the top 5 outfielders in the game and it could be argued that he'd be the best OF in the AL in he joined the Yanks.
you realize that his production was way down when he was playing in oakland, his 1st time in the AL. what makes you think he'd be the "best OF in the AL" playing in the AL East, having to hit guys like halladay, beckett, lester, garza multiple times a season?
He doesn't have much of a sample size against those specific pitchers (5 for 15 lifetime), but his career numbers against AL playoff contenders are:
And his OPS in Oakland was still better than Crawford's career high and was better than 13 of Cameron's 15 seasons.
His production was awful.. all the way down to a 120 OPS+.
The scouting is pretty clear that he did something regarding a toe-tap when he was traded to Oakland, either eliminating it or adding it [don't remember which] after working with Mark McGwire. He ditched it a few months into his time in Oakland. His numbers were already getting nutty before the Athletics shipped him out.
You want to worry about something, worry about his career .454 SLG on the road. However, considering his BB/K numbers and doubles numbers, coupled with playing his entire career in a /humidor'd Coors Field, I find it VERY hard to believe that the disparity in his Home/Away HR totals (100/52) isn't enormously effected by a right handed hitter playing 57 of his 81 road games a year in San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles.
Or considering that the home/away split pattern stayed practically identical in 2009 should tell us the guy just gets jacked up playing at home. Or maybe Oakland and St. Louis have pitcher-ish parks.
Or maybe Matt Holliday sucks. You never know.
that 57 of 81 statistic is wrong. ignore that, throw it out, criticize me if you want.
i just added up the amount of total games played against divisional opponents and had a brainfart in not understanding that half of those games are at Coors.
Yeah and when the Yankees are paying for his decline years his production will equal a Cameron today. Difference is one is cheap and one is expensive. Pass.
I'm with you guys on this, I don't want any part of Matt Holliday in pinstripes in 2010, but this reasoning is way oversimplified. You could have said the same thing about the Tex signing last offseason, Tex's production at the very end of his contract won't match the money he's being paid. The difference is context. Context, context, context.
Any situation which has a player with a -38ish uzr/150 see the field is never desirable to me. Damon's done as an outfielder..please don't re-sign him to play the field.
I share your concerns. Show me a desirable alternative. That's the problem.
Damon in LF is the lesser of many evils.
i've already co-signed you on Cameron. Done.
I think it would be great for the Yankees to bring all three players back on one year deals but not more then that. I hope the Yankees learned their lesson with Bernie that sometimes it is better to let them go one year too early then one year too late. I
the Yanks will get instantly younger when they don't resign Molina and let Cervelli do the backup catching next year.
That would be the more irrelevant part of the youth movement.
yeah, but it'd still be the awesomest.
If the Yankees don't sign Damon or Cameron is there any realistic trade possibilities out there for a corner outfielder?
Milton Bradley
Milton Bradley: http://godhungry.org/wp-conten.....nwreck.jpg (safe)
I think that the Yanks should offer Damon arbitration. Its a one year deal and if he walks the Yanks get a draft pick.
$15 million for one year > $20-25 for two year, IMO
"$15 million for one year > $20-25 for two year, IMO"
i agree
offer him arbitration and if he accepts, see if you can work out something in the $10-12M range. maybe add a team option in 2011 for the same ($1M buyout)
How about Damon for DH and Cameron for CF shifting Swish to LF and Melk to RF? I like this
I'm fine with that.
The more I think about it, though, the more I like the idea of signing all three (Damon/Matsui/Cameron). Even if we brought back Damon and HazMat at the identical 13M salaries they made last year, we'd still have like 17M in expiring money from Wang/Nady/Molina/Hinske/Bruney. We could give Cameron like a 1/8 or so and still have money left over for arb raises.
2010 13-man position player corps:
C-Ol' Man Urine Hands
1B-The Best Tex I Ever Had
2B-The Lazy Dominican
3B-Nails Krzyzewski
SS-The Blazing Copper Horse
LF-Johnny Rightfieldporch
CF-Mike Cameron
RF-The Most Interesting Man in the World
Backup C-Cervelli
UTI-Jerry Hairston
4th OF-Leche Suckmynuts
13th man-Gritt Guttner
J-Hair can give ARod and Jeter the occasional day off; Swish backs up Tex, and Melky (and to a lesser extent Gardner) see a good amount of OF time while Damon is resting/DHing, Cameron is resting/playing LF, or Swisher is resting/playing 1B.
Or, if you want to start Melky in CF, then Cameron is like an upgraded version of 2008 Xavier Nady or 2009 Eric Hinske: A quality, veteran bat who gives you solid production off the bench, but he actually can play LF/RF well and can play CF, giving more flexibility.
Mike Cameron is a good fit for the 2010 Yankees.
Oh believe me I love this. I just don't see the Yankees signing Damon Hazmat and Cameron. I think it'll be 2 of the 3, and maybe (hopefully not) 1 of the 3.
My order goes Damon then Cameron then Hatsui.
Well I'm real fucking confident in this team no matter what so whatever they do I'll be happy with. In Cash we trust.
A guy like Dejesus could be a nice fit. Very good defender in LF with the ability to play CF as well and he's in line for $4.7MM next season. KC might see that as an opportunity to reallocate money and bring in a decent prospect or two.
Wonder if there are any other buy low candidates out there beyond Hermida. Chris Young would give stellar CF defense with plenty of offensive upside. Arizona could be somewhat tempted to get out from under his contract ($25MM+ guaranteed over the next 4 years) and they have Parra ready to play but I imagine there would still be a decent price tag attached.
I wouldn't be against adding both a CF and a LF (non-Holliday/Bay category) and putting Melky into the 4th OF role that he's best suited for. He was fine this season as the lineup above him was one of the best of the decade but with an injury or two, you might start to feel the downside of a .336 OBP / .142 isoP hitter who puts up decent but not special defense in CF.
Boo both DeJesus and Young.
No need to trade for an inferior guy when there are better options available for nothing but money.
very tempted to say Church if he's definitely non-tendered.
i would rather have damon and matsui on 1 year deals, and maybe with an option for damon, then to have Bay or Holiday on multi year deals
with the money and years that they are going to ask for, its just not worth it
agreed, except with me it's more the years than the $. if somehow, holliday would agree to a 3/75 contract, i'd be all over that. it's him wanting 5 years that has me saying no thanks.
eh, im more of a crawford fan anyway.
well, next year if somehow, crawford would agree to a 3/75 contract, i'll be all over that. it's him probably wanting 5 years that will have me saying no thanks.
I think you're underrating DeJesus's defense and ability to play CF here and a quick look at his spray charts say he could probably pop 20 given a move to NY. I'll take that over Damon assuming the prospect cost wouldn't be anything crazy.
(And how does someone with "ridiculous upside" in their name not like Chris Young? C'mon! Every year a new Swisher trade.)
Balls, missed the reply button. This one was for you, TSJC.
A) Please use the reply button. It keeps the convo more organized.
B) You're severely overrating DeJesus's ability to play CF. He's not that good. He's like Rick Ankiel: they're both corner OF's playing in center because there was no other option at the time. But DeJesus's poor CF play was the driving force behind the Royals trading for Coco Crisp.
C) DeJesus's WAR the past 4 years: 3.8, 2.7, 2.7, 3.2. Mike Cameron: 4.4, 2.2, 4.0, 4.3. Mike Cameron is a better baseball player than David DeJesus is. And, Cameron costs nothing but money.
Cameron >>>>>>>>>>> DeJesus
your take on Ryan Church? he could be nontender.
Meh, perhaps. He's not really any better than Cameron, DeJesus, or Ankiel, but maybe he's cheaper.
Two big Church problems, though: 1) He can't stay on the field 2) He can't hit lefties.
From what I've read, Johnny Damon to Ryan Church might be the biggest personality change a team could have from Yr 1 to Yr 2 at a single position.
A) Agreed, hence my note below the comment. This ain't my first RAB rodeo.
B) I don't think I am. He's not a 150 game CF but he can play CF if need be. He'd do more for us out there than Gardner would if its a DL injury to the starter and Jackson isn't deemed ready. Besides, statistically (the various ZRs) he's not all that different than the guy we have out there now.
C) I don't see where Cameron vs DeJesus comes into play since their acquisitions wouldn't need to be mutually exclusive (from either a cost or a roster space standpoint). Its not like Melky needs to either start in CF or LF; we're most likely a better team if he doesn't. Cameron & DeJesus would be a net upgrade on offensive and a massive upgrade on defense over Cabrera & Damon.
I say just sign Nick Johnson to be the DH. His OBP will defintely do wonders for the line-up in the 2 spot, and his HR power should go up in Yankee Stadium. He should be cheap to.
Nick Johnson makes Hideki Matsui look like Cal Ripken Jr.
I'd accept this as either a statement of durability or a statement of attractiveness.
Damon proves you don't need an arm in center (2004) or left (2009) to win. Whew! At least we can all agree on that….
Glad we put that controversial discussion topic to bed, I was getting tired of hearing about it all the time.
guys to sign:
1. Pettitte
2. Matsui
3. Cameron
4. Damon
5. Wang, if you can get him on a minor league deal (might happen)
6. J-Douche, if he's willing to come sit in the NY bullpen (probably won't happen)
7. Nady, if minor league deal (not gonna happen)
guys not to sign:
1. Lackey
2. Holliday
3. Bay
The reason i want damon, hazmat, and cameron, despite they're combined age of over 350, is specifically BECAUSE they're old. damon and matsui have both shown that rest can be extremely beneficial to an aging player, and i think resting damon a good amount would improve his defense and offense, and getting cameron some regular rest would keep him fresh, thus allowing his defense to remain elite all season. This, my friends, is the true value of melky cabrera. As a starting CF, he's not ideal, but as somebody whose 4 starts per week keep our three OF/DH vets performing like they're 33/34, not 37/38, he is immensely valuable. With someone like joe torre, who likes to set a lineup in april and call it a season, i'd be a little more worried, but for all the knocks on girardi, founded or unfounded (mostly un), he has proven that he has an exceptional ability to get all his players the right amount of playing time and rest to keep them performing.
Andy comes back if for no other reason to stop this Lackey crap, please. As far as the offensive side goes signing Cameron and trading for Brad Hawpe would give us more flexibility similar production and better defense for the same money and time commitment Damon and Matsui will require.
I could play a better corner OF barehanded than Hawpe plays with a glove.
really? for some reason i had always though of hawpe as a good defender, maybe it was just his arm.
I agree sign all three to one-year deals. Think of this as the Yanks' two year window, use the veterans while they still have some left in the tank. Re-evaluate after 2010, maybe AJax and Romine/Montero will be ready?
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---- — DES MOINES — If she couldn't bring home a title this year at the Drake Relays, the next best thing for Kate Birchmier was to get a little bit closer to that dream.
In that regard, this was a successful second-straight trip to the historic track and field meet for the Davis County sophomore.
One day after cracking the top 10 in the discus for the first time in ever at the Relays, Birchmier inched a little closer in her best event toward claiming a championship against the best prep competition in the entire state. Birchmier improved on her Drake toss last year by a quarter of an inch, but moved into the top three with her toss of 41-0.25 as the the Mustangs top discus and shot putter finished just 10 inches out of second behind last year's Drake champ Alexa Hunt of Des Moines Roosevelt. The Roughrider senior was unseated by Garner-Hayfield junior Desiana Larson's winning throw of 42-0.5.
Birchmier was one of several local athletes from the South Central Conference performing on Friday in the 104th Drake Relays. Joining Birchmier as the only other area prep athlete to place in the top three at the Drake Relays in 2013 was Centerville senior Payton Busch, who came home in third place in a record-setting boys 800-meter run Friday afternoon.
Busch, a 3A state champ last year as part of Centerville's winning medley relays team, came home in a very quality time of 1:57.42. The race featured a Drake Relays-tying run by Dowling Catholic's Jason Thomas, who matched Fort Dodge St. Edmond's Neil Flattery's time of 1:55.18 in the same race last year on Friday to beat out Cedar Rapids Jefferson senior Timuantay Jones by less than a second.
The Davis County boys track team had their own representative out on the track in Andrew Cowles, who along with Fairfield senior Jonny Swanson ran in the prelims of the boys 110 hurdles. Neither area athlete made it to the final race. Swanson came closest, finishing with the 20th best qualifying time in 15.81 seconds, while Cowles was 27th in prelims with a time of 16.3.
The Albia boys had a pair of relay teams race under the lights at Drake on Friday night looking for spots in Saturday finals. Alex Schultz, Brett Leshen, Luke and Ryan Sarver finished 44th in the 4x100 prelims in a time 44.71 seconds while the Blue Demon 4x400 also failed to qualify for the finals on Saturday, finishing in the final race late Friday night.
Oskaloosa's 4x100 team of Jared Pace, KiJana DeJong, Tyce Sarver and Drew Richmond finished 35th in the prelims in a time of 44.41, failing to qualify for the finals. The Fairfield girls 4x100 of McKenzie McClure, Cierra Bielinski, Alexis Ring and Sydney Howard also failed to advance to Saturday's final after finishing 39th in the prelims in a time of 51.62.
The only area runner of any kind scheduled to run on Saturday is a former local state champ. Sarah Yeager, who won the 100 hurdles for Cardinal in 2009, will run in the 400 hurdles for Drake this morning at 9:32 a.m. after just missing out on the 100-hurdle finals following an 11th-place run in the prelims Friday morning in a time of 14.44 seconds.


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I was at a homeschool function one time when a mom remarked about my curly hair. I told her that it was natural and that my husband, Matt's, was too. All three of our kids inherited our dark, curly hair.
Our first daughter, Aubrie, had Shirley Temple ringlets. We were constantly being stopped so people could admire them. So, we did what every good parent that has a Shirley Temple look alike does. We trained her like a circus monkey.
We taught her to dance when we said, "dancy dance Aubrie." She could be in the middle of eating and she'd drop her spoon, stand up, and dance.
I'd put her in dresses with frilly socks and take her out. When people would admire her, I would tell her to "dancy dance." And, like the good circus monkey she was, she performed on cue.
Looking back, I wonder if that had an ill effect on her. I could be wrong, but her aversion to dancing as a teenager might, possibly, conceivably, albeit slightly, be in direct correlation to her youth.
Elyse, on the other hand, had baby fine, stick-straight hair. Until she turned six. Her hair then exploded like microwave popcorn into a mass of curly, thick hair. Which, of course, she hated.
She would take her paper scissors and cut a nice, thick patch of hair at the root, right in the middle of her head. Of course, I tried to even it out so it wasn't so noticeable. Other than shaving her head, she stuck out like a sore thumb. An adorable, brown-eyed sore thumb.
Boy was born with little hair, except at the very top of his head. He had a patch of hair that curled like a kewpie doll. Of course, I thought it was adorable, and made sure that curl was always there. To add insult to injury, his sisters would dress him up like a ballerina and secure a bow to the curl, making it even more noticeable.
It, too, grew in like a storm in Kansas. Now, we can barely get a comb through it and it grows faster than we can cut it.
The kids are learning to cope with their hair. Aubrie has a firm grip on her curls, as well as an industrial strength straightening iron. Elyse figures if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, and leaves her curls alone for the most part. Dakota has resigned himself to the fact that other than shaving his head, he'll have to live with the cards he's been dealt. Besides, he looks just like his dad. Fortunately, he's happy about that.
One day, Aubrie's dad will walk her down the aisle. At the reception, I'll get to dance with her new husband. We'll have come full circle when she gives me his hand and whispers, "dancy dance mommy."


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This Week's Project Videos 12.21.2012
Happy Friday! Welcome to the weekend, friends. Here is this week's round-up of project videos.
Memory Keeping Monday | Laughing & Playing
From Jen, "For this particular layout I wanted to show you a few ways you can use die cutting machines to enhance your layout. This particular layout uses both the Cameo machine and a traditional die cut machine like the Big Shot. I also used a fun tool set from Hero Arts called "Frame Cuts" (you can find these tools in the products section below), which includes both stamping and die cutting.
The journaling was printed on a label which is from a digital kit here at 2Peas. Digital kit elements can be printed out on cardstock and used as traditional elements (which is called hybrid scrapbooking).
Learn more about the tools and process for this project in the video below..." ... see supplies & challenge here.
The Adventures of Glitter Girl | Adventure 051: Getting Glittery
From Shimelle, "This week Glitter Girl has one more Christmas-themed adventure to share with you, and this discussion [twopeasinabucket.com] on the general scrapbooking message board inspired her to share some favourite techniques for a supply near and dear to her heart: glitter! Her adventure takes her through three projects this week: a 12x12 page with two different glitter techniques (one more messy than the other), an entry in her 2012 Christmas journal and a quick and easy Christmas card.
Come along for the adventure, won't you?" ...see supplies and challenge here.
Finally Friday | Christmas Shaker Card
From Lynn, "Hi everybody! I am back with another Finally Friday video for you. For this card I created a fun Christmas shaker card using the Winter Wonderland collection by My Minds Eye. I don't know about you, but I just ADORE shaker cards. I especially think they are just perfect for holiday cards (they remind me of snow globes). They are SO MUCH FUN to create and really easy too! If you have any question at all about how I created this particular shaker card or shaker cards in general please feel free to leave your questions in the comments section. I hope you enjoy the video. Thanks for watching!" ...see supplies and challenge here.
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There are year-end business tax strategies that businesses and professionals can take advantage of before December 31, 2011. If your business takes advantage of these tax tips, it may lower your tax bill for 2011. If you expect to make a profit in 2011, this article may be helpful to you. If you expect to take a loss, there are still tips here for you. These tax tips may be particularly helpful for sole proprietorships with just the owner or a couple of employees or one-person LLC's. Always check with your tax accountant at the end of the tax year.
1. Reduce Your Net Income
If your company is in the black with positive net income, that's great. What do you forecast your 2012 income to be? If you forecast it to be less than your 2011 income or about the same, you want to use strategies to reduce 2011 income as much as possible before the end of the year because your tax liability is based on your net income. Most of the tax tips that follow are focused on reducing your net income to lower your taxable income.
The first thing to do is analyze your cash flow. Do you have enough cash flow to do things like prepay your expenses? Buy equipment? Pay your payroll tax? Pay invoices in 2011 instead of 2012. It is always important to have sufficient cash flow for your business and at the end of the tax year, it is particularly important so you can reduce your tax liability in these areas.
If your forecasted 2012 income is substantially more than your 2011 income, then you do not want to defer 2011 income to 2012.
2. Prepay Your Expenses
If your business uses cash-basis accounting, you record your expenses when they occur. That gives you the opportunity to prepay 2012 expenses in 2011. If you have plans for big expenses, go ahead with them now.
For example, if you are starting an advertising program, get started now. If you have office supplies to buy, stock up in 2011. If you are a manufacturer, get repairs made on your equipment before the end of the year. Inventory purchases do not count unless it is obsolete inventory. You can make your payment with cash, check, or credit card and have it count for 2011.
If you use the accrual accounting method, prepaying expenses becomes a bit more complicated. You may be able to write a check with the date before December 31 and pay expenses. However, you might have to prove that the check was cashed and the goods were delivered before the end of the year. This is a good point on which you should check with your tax accountant.
3. Major Equipment Purchase and Depreciation Expense
Do you need to buy any equipment? If you need the deductions for equipment to lower your taxable income in 2011, go ahead and take the Section 179 deduction now. In 2011, you can deduct as much as $500,000 in capital equipment. In 2012, that falls off to $139,000. If you need more than $139,000 in equipment, buy it now if you want to be able to depreciate it in one year. Remember that you can only use the Section 179 deduction if your business was profitable in 2011.
Check out the IRS Publication 946 to get more information about the Section 179 depreciation deduction.
4. Business Vehicle Write-Offs for 2011
If you purchase a vehicle for your business before January 1, 2012 that weighs more than 6,000 pounds, you are buying a significant tax write-off. If you use this vehicle 100% of this vehicle for business, you have a 100% write-off for business under the Section 179 IRS depreciation deduction. But, be careful. You may have to prove to the IRS that you do use the vehicle 100% for business so keep a detailed log in your car. Commuting miles do not count, so it may be difficult to prove that you do indeed use the vehicle 100% for business.
Even if you do not use the vehicle 100% for business, you can calculate the percentage that you do use the vehicle for business; for example, 70%, and take 70% of the cost of the vehicle under the Section 179 depreciation deduction. You still must keep a detailed log in case of an audit.
If you don't want one of these monster vehicles, you can also save if you buy a business vehicle under 6,000 pounds. If the vehicle costs more than $15,300, you can take first-year depreciation of $11,060. If your vehicle costs more than $30,625, you will get an even larger depreciation deduction.
5. Establish a Retirement Plan for Your Business
Even if you are the owner of the business and the only employee, you should establish a business retirement plan as it will lower your taxable income. The plans should be set up by December 31 and you, as an employer, should make your contribution by December 31. If the plan is already set up and it is an IRA plan, then you have until April 17, 2012 to make your contribution.
Excellent plans to set up for a business are the 401(k), the SEP-IRA, the SIMPLE plan, and the Roth IRA. There are more, but these are the best and most common. For my own small business, I use the SEP IRA as it is good for the self-employed.
Contributions to your employees' and your own retirement plans are tax-deductible and will lower your taxable income and your tax liability for 2011.
6. Charitable Contributions
Business charitable contributions are fairly complex so you may want to talk to your accountant before you do your year-end tax planning. Anything you want to donate to charity must be donated by December 31, 2011. There is no extension on this.
You also must donate to an IRS-approved charitable organization. There is a list of those on the IRS website. You can deduct cash, in-kind gifts such as property or equipment, and mileage and travel getting to work at a charitable organization.


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kwillow replied to your post: things i found while cleaning out my closet…
a literal bear
it was the inanimate plush type of bear but a bear nonetheless
i'm scared it's a sign
kwillow replied to your post: things i found while cleaning out my closet…
a literal bear
it was the inanimate plush type of bear but a bear nonetheless
i'm scared it's a sign
wispus replied to your post: wispus replied to your post: why is there a pikmin…
it's mostly filled with plot summaries of fictional fangames with names like pikmin: redemption and pikmin: ultimate doom
wispus replied to your post: why is there a pikmin fanon wiki
because pikmin rox
yeah pikmin is bad ass but why is there a pikmin fanon wiki
wispus replied to your post: things i found while cleaning out my closet…
a HARP
yeah a harp
i think the tux jackets are from the ancient people who lived here long ago but idk about the harp i think it might be mine somehow??
things i found while cleaning out my closet today:
i think there might be a time machine in my closet.
Does this count as something?
RB: Counts as idiotic.
- T-rex tail. How does someone think of that? "Hm this is boring how can I make it cool?… *snaps fingers* Dinosaur tails, cause Dinos are sooooo cool Rawr means I love you! Lol!"
- Technically the gender is still male since gender is how one identifies themselves while sex is what we're born as.
- Wait.. Are they talking Nights like a character or NiGHTs?
- I won't comment on the rest of this crap. Hurts my brain.
the description of how he eats hearts… that's not how… that's not possible…
-racial clensing
-zerg + kerrigan ripoffs
-keeping the bloodline pure
-casual misogyny
-things that make no sense
-general plagiarism
-(if Zelda fanwork) things that go out of their way to contradict canon
-bad writing
-lack of spellcheck
-miscellaneous self righteous manchild wank
-disturbing sexual focus on an under aged girl
-alleged moral about "growing up"
-diablos ex machina villains
-puppet masters puppeting other puppet masters in an infinite chain of puppet masters
-story elements that he complains about but uses all the time
-almost exclusively refers to women as "females"
lozchic3 replied to your post: my new legend of zelda headcanon
Groose is real. Hands down.
groose is the true founder of hyrule but he wasn't bishie enough so they replaced him with link in the legends it's canon IN MY MIND DON'T ARGUE WIHT MEp
wait a sec
hold on
nephy claims his favorite game in the zelda series is Link's Awakening.
and he's complaining that the current games aren't realistic enough.
Link's fucking Awakening. LA is pretty much the most out there game in the series except for Majora's Mask and Skyward Sword.
Link's Awakening has an alligator painting a nude portrait of a hippo.
Link's Awakening has goombas and a bunch of Mario enemies cameoing.
You sprinkle mushroom powder on a raccoon and it turns into a man.
You learn a song from a frog at the end of a maze made out of signposts so you can restore the skeleton of a chicken to life.
You kill a turtle dragon so you can enter it's body which happens to also be a dungeon.
link doesn't actually exist. he's a mythical figure and the games are various the legends surrounding him, which is why they're inconsistent and contradictory at times—-because they are only stories. sure some of them may have grains of truth to them, but the "link" of legends isn't a real person.
same goes for ganon and zelda, they don't exist either. of course there are still princesses named zelda etc but the zeldas in the games never actually existed/were exaggerated and deified later on
of course that raises the question………
what is real…………..
omfg nephy wrote a whole review of skyward sword
it sucks because his arms hurt from the motion controls guys. a grown man gets tired from the wii's motion controls.
"I really hope they quit with the obnoxious light-heartedness of these games and go back to a darker and more believable tone"
Skyward Sword's surreality is a throwback to the 2D games you fucking tool. You complain about the "new" direction Zelda is going in, but you have no idea that YOU'RE the pathetic newfag. Complaining that they removed "realism" from Zelda is like a Sonic fan complaining that they took guns out of the series after Shadow the Hedgehog. It never had a place there anyway. Sorry, the games were never the grimdark girdle filled rape pits of your fanon.
poor baby got his serious business lore messed up :(
i sort of can't wait for more people to play skyward sword and more mad to come around because people have a hard time accepting things that are quirky and weird and unfamiliar
wow better go to bread now e.e;;
night losers
and then everyone signs off leaving me to wonder what i was doing before i was declared ganondorf
i think it was important… :(
kwillow replied to your post: apparently evanescence made a new album and wow…
is it enjoyably bad or just bad
just bad
apparently evanescence made a new album and wow have they decayed
i was an evanescenceaboo way back when i was a grub and still enjoy some of their songs to an extent but these new songs are pretty much completely meritless
am i the only person who assumed that sheik's clothes were the sheikah uniform
i mean the outfit is pretty unusual looking compared to everything else worn in the game (or zelda canon for that matter), right? and logically, zelda wouldn't WANT to be eye catching while disguised, thus leading me to believe it was a uniform because if it was a uniform no one would look twice while she was dressed like that but if it wasn't… uh… a better disguise would've been painting a target on her back. :I
of course, disguising yourself as a member of a dying race maybe ISN'T THE SMARTEST IDEA IN THE FIRST PLACE OOPS.
I'LL DEFEAT YOU GAN- WOAH SHIT MISSED SOME POTS ON THE WAY HERE *Runs back to smash them*
ok i'll be here ready to play dark magic ping pong whenever you're ready! i'm evil, so i don't really have anything else to do but wait here and all that.
I am Ganyoko. I am the incarnation of Lord Fatty's rage against all of Hyliankind. I am the wielder of Din's power. I am king of thieves. I've entered the sacred realm. I've nearly gotten away with taking over the world multiple times, and I hate it when people dare bring light into my lair.
This is who I am.
- Kiki = Farore
- Cece = Nayru
- Torie = Din
- Charley = Link
- Nyoko = Ganon
- Lock = Zelda
- Loz = Shad
Loz disagrees and says she should be Shad
Fine, fine. Fixed. @_@
that's ok because no one should be allowed to be groose but me because he's too cool but i can't be him because i'm already ganon.
at first i was like… "what guys what are you talking about"
and then i realized…
oh geez…
i'm ganondorf…


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Pakistani political leaders and military generals use military
attacks from neighboring India as excuse to receive more US aid to
build its sophisticated military weapons and nuclear arms .
However , it is important for the US political leaders to know
that the HIndus have lived in India for more than five thousand
years and have never invaded another country . Four different
religions , Hindus , Buddhists , Jains and Sikhs , originated in
India . Subsequently , the Israeli tribe , Persy , Muslims ,
Christians and the Tibetan Buddhists came to India . Hinduism does
not practice invasion and conversion . As a result , India and Nepal
are the only two Hindu majority countries in the world . In contrast
, there are more than forty Muslim majority countries in the world .
Muslim invaders attacked India more than one hundred times ,
destroyed Hindu Temples and oppresses Hindus and ruled Hindu majority
India for more than eight hundred years . The British invaders
finally defeated the last Mughal Dynasty and ruled India for almost
two hundred years . The British left India in 1947 by
dividing India into a Muslim Pakistan and the secular democratic
Hindu majority India . Pakistan invaded Indian state of Kashmir in
1948 , Indian border in 1964 , Pakistani Army killed tens of
thousands of Hindus and Muslims in East Pakistan in 1971 , and
attacked Indian border again in the late 1990′s . Islamic terrorists
trained , financed and equipped in Pakistan continue to attack Indian
Parliament Building in New Delhi , exploded Indian trains , kill
people of Kashmir and caused Mumbai massacre in 2008. India never
attacked Pakistan even after the Mumbai massacre and never sent a
terrorist anywhere .
India the largest and most secular democratic country of the world
has more than 140 millions Muslims and elected five Muslim Presidents
in the last 60 years of independence . India with 82 % Hindus have
elected a women President and a Sikh Prime Minister twice , Italian
born Catholic Women as the majority political party leader and high
economic growth would like to live peacefully with a Pakistan
economically successful , politically stable , democratic and free
of " epicenter of terrorism " as does the US .
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To the editor:
What occurred last the February 14, 2012 county council meeting regarding the numbering of the legislative bills was nothing more than a simple administrative oversight, one that my administration takes very seriously. Council Woman (Renee) Reuter is correct that the bills did not follow the historical system of numbering. What occurred was that the sequential numbering from January carried over to February. There were no duplicate numbers and all bill numbers matched whet was on the agenda as posted and required by law.
Contrary to Council Woman Reuter's position, the numbering of the bills has little legal significance. What is significant is that when the bills are duly and legally passed, as they were, that the ordinance numbers are correctly placed on the bills both for historical background and for record-keeping purposes. The numbers used did not affect the legality of the bills, and which are now ordinances, in any manner whatsoever. This was not a violation of the charter. The council, by its affirmative vote, agreed to move forward and do the logical thing in passing the bills, enacting the ordinances and moving the business of the county forward.
While I applaud principle, it is regrettable that Council Woman Reuter felt the need to abandon the council meeting Tuesday night, thereby leaving her constituents without a voice and without representation of the many matters that were brought before the county council. Following a grandstanding PowerPoint presentation, which unfortunately was consistent with a pattern of behavior exhibited over the past year and specifically over the last two meetings. Mrs. Reuter unsuccessfully attempted to shut down county government by removing 46 items from the council agenda. Mrs. Reuter was not happy with the numbering system used to number the bills on the agenda Tuesday night, a system which although different from previous agendas, was neither invalid, nor illegal. I also applaud the majority of the council for not falling prey to her irresponsible behavior. Following her failed attempt to obstruct county business. Mrs. Reuter simply gathered up her things and left the meeting.
The executive branch of this government has strived to exhibit professionalism while implementing the many requirements set forth by the charter and the council's own rules. There have been bumps along the way, and no one is perfect, but overall, the day-to-day operations of the county government are being conducted in an increasingly efficient and professional manner. The same cannot be said of Council Woman Reuter, whose latest example of childish behavior simply illustrates her lack of professionalism and lack of responsibility to the residents of the county. By choosing to take her "ball" and go home when she did not get her way, she chose to ignore her constituents and desert them in the middle of a meeting. I neither condone nor approve of this behavior. Disagreements and debate are to be expected, and in many instances welcomed. However, leaving your post after you have lost a vote is simply irresponsible.
I, and those who work in my administration, have strived to be available to the council when it has questions. Unfortunately, a minority of the council is less interested in receiving answers and clarification on issue, and is more interested in ambush tactics for the purpose of creating a spectacle. This is not productive and simply creates more division among the members of the council and the administration. A phone call about the numbering earlier in the day could have saved much time and angst, and could have led to a simpler resolution of the issue. The citizens of Jefferson County deserve better. The executive branch will continue to act professionally and responsibly. Hopefully Council Woman Reuter will begin to as well so that we can all move this county forward.
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An 89-year-old St. Charles woman that was reported missing Sunday morning was found in another state, according to media reports.
Sara F. Mignin was in East Lansing, Mich. Monday afternoon asking for directions inside a Panda Express, the Daily Herald reports.
Arrangements are being made to get Mignin back to Illinois, police spokesman Paul McCurtain told the Kane County Chronicle.
Police began a missing adult investigation after Mignin was reported late for a visit with her daughter on Sunday morning.
Authorities said she had no pressing health or cognitive issues. She recently seemed to have some forgetfulness. A couple at the East Lansing Panda Express heard her talking and she appeared to be confused, the Daily Herald's story said.
Police were dispatched at 9:15 a.m. Sunday to conduct a well-being check at Mignin's home in the 3200 block of Renard Lane, according to a press release issued Monday morning. Police said Mignin had contacted her daughter in St. Charles to say she was on her way over. Police were called after she failed to arrive after more than an hour.
Police who arrived at Mignin's home found it secure. The officers got permission to search inside the home but could not find Mignin, and they found no visible signs of foul play. Her car, a 2004 white Honda Accord, was not in the garage.
Neighbors were unable to provide any other information to police and had not seen Mignin, so police aired a local broadcast via TriCom about Mignin and her vehicle to the Tri-City area, Kane County and Illinois State Police District Two.
Officers also checked open businesses and restaurants without finding her, the release states. Checks conducted at local hospitals determined that Mignin wasn't being treated for an illness or injury.
Police also checked with the LEADS System and determined that no other police department had checked on her license plate. Police then entered Mignin into the LEADS/NCIC system as a missing endangered adult.
According to the Monday morning release, police determined that Mignin's credit card was used to purchase gasoline at a gas station in Walworth, Wis., at 12:16 p.m. Sunday. The gas station reviewed its security tapes — it was Mignin who pumped the gas. Then she made a purchase at 10:30 a.m. Monday, in Woodland, Mich., the Chronicle's story said.
St. Charles police investigators worked with law enforcement agencies in surrounding states to find Mignin.
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Management of Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Prioritization of following steps is based on individual patient needs:
1. Assess stability
- stabilize
- neuroprotective intubation as needed
2. Determine secondary damage
- neuro exam, including GCS
- CT scan
3. Treat (may begin simultaneously with 1 and 2)
- reverse anticoagulation as necessary
- prevent potential seizures
- minimize cerebral edema
- normocapnic, normothermic, normotensive, normovolemic, normal oxygenation
- minimize sympathetic surge
- may need ICP (CPP) monitoring (remember CPP = MAP – ICP)
Some pointers:
Hypertonic saline is preferred to mannitol
Hyperventilation is no longer a mainstay therapy unless the patient is hypercapnic or herniating
Elevate the head of the bed to 1/2 the length of the head of the bed (or 30 degrees)
Consider high dose barbiturates or fentanyl/propofol for inducing a medical coma, intubating where necessary
Haddad and Arabi. Critical care management of severe traumatic brain injury in adults. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2012, 20:12
Peds Neuroprotective Strategies