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NORMAN — University of Oklahoma President David Boren spoke to a small group of students and faculty on the precarious state of Oklahoma's higher education budget Tuesday afternoon, expressing both profound frustration and moderate hope.
Boren cited a column he distributed to state newspapers condemning what he described as the "dismantling" of public higher education in the United States.
"Has there been a vote in the legislature or Congress to abolish public higher education? No, but there might as well have been, because what is happening across the country is the budget for these institutions has been declining so rapidly," Boren said. "We are transforming affordable public universities into unaffordable private universities."
Emphasizing the university's record-setting scholarship and graduation rate, Boren sarcastically referred to the further cuts implemented by the early 2013 legislative term as a "reward."
"We're trying to do everything we can to wake up the public, take our case to the governor and legislative leaders, and instead of turning it around — at least at the beginning of the session — we started with further cuts and disinvestment, no increase to funding at all," Boren said.
Stating that OU's budget has absorbed more than $100 million in cuts since 2008, Boren detailed how the capital repayment of a state bond issue that helped fund the construction of facilities, including Gaylord Hall and Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall, may be considered the university's responsibility to pay off.
"Our share of the bond would be about $5.5 million, which — factored together with everything else — puts us about $11 to $12 million in the hole (for 2013)," Boren said. "The legislature has not decided whether or not their budget should cover the bond issue, and we've been working hard to emphasize the bond is a state obligation and been making great progress on that."


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— CBS announcer Jim Nantz led off the network's Masters coverage Saturday by describing what Tiger Woods did the day before on the 15th hole as an "innocent" and "absent-minded" mistake.
CBS devoted the first 12 minutes of its broadcast from the Masters entirely to Woods, who was given a two-stroke penalty earlier in the day for a bad drop that led to his signing an incorrect scorecard after his second round.
Woods' shot on the 15th hole of the second round hit the flag stick and bounced back into the water. He took his penalty drop 2 yards behind where he hit the original shot, a rules violation.
Woods was tied for 17th when the third-round broadcast started at 3 p.m. EDT, five shots off the lead. His story dominated the early coverage, and CBS didn't mention another player until 3:12 p.m., when it showed the leaderboard for the first time.
"A day of high drama at Augusta National Golf Club before a single shot was struck." was how Nantz described the scene.
The broadcast started with a live shot of Woods at the sixth hole and being applauded by the gallery.
From there, the network displayed the ruling that cost Woods two strokes but allowed him to remain in the tournament. It broke down what his three options were after his shot on the 15th hole on Friday ended up in the water, then aired a lengthy interview by Nantz of Fred Ridley, chairman of the Masters' competition committees.
Augusta National said it was Nantz who alerted Masters officials Friday that Woods' post-rounds comments were causing some doubts, leading to another review.
Woods had said after his round, "I went back to where I played it from, but went two yards further back and I tried to take two yards off the shot of what I felt I hit. And that should land me short of the flag and not have it either hit the flag or skip over the back. I felt that was going to be the right decision to take off four (yards) right there. And I did. It worked out perfectly."
"It was an innocent mistake," Nantz said, referring to Woods' actions.
Once CBS got through the initial wave of Woods coverage, it was largely business-as-usual, with cameras trained on an array of players over roughly the next 35 minutes. Then CBS again revisited the Woods matter, with analyst Nick Faldo — a three-time Masters champion — saying the way Friday's events transpired ultimately saved Woods.
Augusta National reviewed the matter Friday even before Woods' second round was complete and found no breach of rules. But when Woods said after the round that he chose to play his drop slightly farther back from where he played his original shot, Augusta National decided to review the matter once again.
"If this had all happened later at night, if somebody had called in late at night and then had gone back and reviewed everything, then in fact Tiger would be disqualified," Faldo said. "He would have signed for the wrong score. In a way, that helped him. They reviewed the situation, they decided from what they saw there was no infringement, but it was only after Tiger then said, 'Hey, I intentionally came back a couple of yards.'"
Faldo said he was surprised Woods did not know the rule, but added that he gave the world's No. 1 player "the benefit of doubt."
Earlier in the day, the Golf Channel's Brandel Chamblee said:
"The integrity of this sport is bigger than the desire to see Tiger Woods play golf today," Chamblee said. "I want to see Tiger Woods play golf. I have never seen anybody play golf like him. I want to see him make a run at Jack Nicklaus' majors record. I want to see that. But I don't want to see it this week; I don't want to see it under these circumstances. The right thing to do here, for Tiger and for the game, is for Tiger to disqualify himself."
Faldo agreed with Chamblee and didn't back down during the CBS broadcast.
"There was absolutely no intention to try to drop that as close to the divot, absolutely none at all," Faldo said. "So, in black and white, and that is the greatest thing about our game, our rules are very much black and white. You know, that's a breach of the rules. Simple as that."


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Hello all, I am in need of a Git or CVS for my projects, but I don't know where to start. I'm not even sure if it's possible to install Git on my shared hosting that uses cPanel. Anyone have any tips or advise?
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I don't think you can install Git on a shared hosting environment. You would need root access to install the git binaries alone.
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Why can't you just use git on your dev machine and push to either GitHub or BitBucket?
I was thinking easier updating of websites that I work on for people, because lately it's started to become a hassle remembering what has been changed and what needs uploading via ftp. But last night I spoke to my hosting provider and they are putting me on a new server tonight with Git and retiring my current server, so I should have Git by tomorrow morning. :-)
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With controlled SSH, we can use git server. Example : fortrabbit.com
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There is no such thing as a git server. Typically you access git repositories via ssh. Github and the like are just web interfaces to a git repository. You still push via ssh (or https if you wish).
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Cal Students Occupy Major Berkeley Campus Building
Students continued their protests against a 32 percent fee increase across California.
Students at the University of California–Berkeley continued the statewide protests of the University of California system's 32 percent tuition increase over the weekend.
Forty students occupied UC's Wheeler Hall on Friday, the Daily Californian reports. This came just one day after students at UCLA took over a building and barricaded themselves inside. There were similar protests at UC–Santa Cruz, too.
The Berkeley students stayed in Wheeler Hall for more than 12 hours, the report says. After speaking with administrators, student leaders, police, and faculty, the students agreed to end their protest. The 40 occupiers were arrested and cited for trespassing and then released. The Daily Californian said at least 36 of the 40 protesters were UC students.
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A fire that ignited Sunday morning inside a coal hopper on the sixth floor of the We Energies power plant on the County Grounds continues to burn after a day of efforts to put it out, and it may be days more before it can be fully extinguished, the Wauwatosa fire chief said.
The ongoing, simmering fire is not thought to pose any danger to the public.
At 7:16 a.m. Sunday, the Fire Department was called to the WE Energies plant on Watertown Plank Road involving about 100 tons of coal in a 25-foot-deep hopper on the sixth floor of the building.
Given the unusual nature of the fire, a foam unit from General Mitchell International Airport Fire Department, a command vehicle from the Oak Creek Fire Department, engines from Brookfield and West Allis fire departments and trucks from North Shore and Greenfield fire departments.
After an assessment of the situation, WE Energies and the various fire department representatives parlayed to plan the best course of action.
Saturation with water did not seem a good option because of the extensive electrical elements immediately below the hopper. So foam from the airport unit was initially pumped to the sixth floor using a 100-foot aerial ladder.
Firefighters on the sixth floor then used handlines to apply the foam to the hopper containing the burning coal, a statement from Wauwatosa Fire Chief Rob Ugaste said.
"This effort was initially successful in slowing the burning process but had to be stopped due to the danger of water (in the foam) impacting electrical panels on lower floors," Ugaste said in a release. "We Energies personnel then determined their best course of action would involve plant personnel manually removing the coal from the hopper.
Ugaste said that two companies of Wauwatosa firefighters were still standing by late Sunday to assist with foam application if necessary.
The situation was considered under control, but it was expected to take days to fully resolve. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
The plant is a small one, by utility standards, that was built to supply power to County Grounds institutions; however, it is now part of a larger grid and is not essential to providing uninterrupted power to those hospitals and research centers. We Energies did not report an interruption of power.


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In a sit-down interview with ABC's Robin Roberts [Unlink], Obama declared his support for same-sex marriages and thus ended the uncertainty which had surrounded the issue in the past several months. The interview will air on ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday.
Obama explained his position about the matter and said in clear terms that he believes in the rights and equality of same-sex couples. He told Roberts, "I've always been adamant that gay and lesbian Americans should be treated fairly and equally," according to a report on huffingtonpost.com.
It makes President Obama the first sitting president to support same-sex unions. This can be termed as political heroism on the president's behalf, as well as a huge win for the gay rights community. The pro-gay marriages community was insisting that he clarify his position on the matter and give support for marriage equality and in the previous week the tension increased when North Carolina approved the amendment against gay marriage. The president expressed his disappointment with the step, but it remained unclear whether it was opposition against measure banning same-sex marriage or to same-sex marriage itself.
Immediately after the declaration, Obama's campaign officials sent out a fundraising letter explaining his decision. They also put together a video attacking Mitt Romney's anti-gay marriage stand.
"I believe that in the eyes of the law, all Americans should be treated equally," says the letter signed by Obama. "And where states enact same-sex marriage, no federal act should invalidate them."
He adds, "If you agree, you can stand up with me here."
The significance of Obama's statements is not debatable. He has the power to modify public opinion further on this sensitive issue. However, he might face some problems after this firm expression of support. Although recent analysis suggests that support for marriage equality is gaining widespread acceptance, some important states remain largely against the concept of legalization of same-sex unions.
Several conservatives and gay-marriage opponents have remarked that President Obama has given Romney influence in several states that have laws against same-sex marriage, including Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. They are of the opinion that this measure will drastically reduce his popularity as well as chances of winning in the upcoming election.
Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, commented, "He just lost the election," according to a usatoday.com report.
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Cal State Fullerton, which begins its season Sept. 3 against Southwestern Louisiana, opens football training camp today.
Titan Coach Gene Murphy is expecting about 22 new players to report. They will begin working out Tuesday.
Returning players--including newcomers who took part in spring practice--report Friday, and will join the workouts Saturday.
Among the newcomers whom Murphy expects to contribute significantly this season are John Bavaro, a defensive lineman from Glendale College, and Mike Pringle, a running back who transferred from Washington State.


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It's back to the drawing board as Bryan ISD plans to expand a high school field house.
Monday night the Bryan ISD Board of Trustees voted to change the selection process for a construction company on the nearly $2.5 million renovation. It will include an expanded weight room and facilities area.
Superintendent Tommy Wallis said they will look at qualifications and pricing for the project at the same time rather than qualifications first.
"It'll be locker room space. It'll be an open area. A weight room large enough. Because were are going to add wrestling to the program as well so they've got to have an open mat room, a meeting type room. you'll have storage space because Rudder High School right now has inadequate storage. So we're gonna put storage in there," said Tommy Wallis, Bryan ISD Superintendent.
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Enid Public School Foundation members made passes through 11 schools Tuesday morning, leaving a trail of money in their wake.
In the fall 2012 round of teacher grants, 29 teachers were given 32 grants totaling $12,169.
"The grant allocation committee met Monday, Nov. 12," said EPSF member Stephanie Shelton. "We considered 97 grants totaling $56,424. Members selected 32 grants for funding."
The biggest grant went to Enid High School drama coach Linda Outhier, who was given $992 for a wireless headset system.
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Social software is the integration of communication and collaboration technologies, both traditional and contemporary to facilitate productivity. Let's quickly review why social software is needed and how it is implemented, then look at several companies offering social software.
Social software design is conceived the way organizations desire a flexible collaborative environment in business, social networking, and community--that is accomplished by coupling these specific technologies.
Traditional social software technologies will include email, wikis, blogs, and knowledge sharing functions such as collaborative editing and document management. Contemporary social tools will integrate real-time features, including IM and web conferencing with voice and video. Microblogging, most often referred to as "status updates" has become an anchor of social software.
The infrastructure of social software may span one or several networks and may be hosted by the software manufacturer as a cloud-service or downloaded to a server for the company to manage on its own internal systems. Use cases, the way people use the system, like knowledge base creation or idea generation, may predicate access, devices, and computing platforms. However, the essence of social software is the design to scale an entire organization so people can communicate and collaborate under one roof.
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IBM Connections is a social software for business. IBM offers a suite of products that complement Connections, including unified communications and document management. At the forefront of social software, IBM is a developer and supporter for business collaboration, and open access to information to create business value in expansive professional networks. More traditional software features combined with newer social tools, Connections and integration of IBM's other complement of products provide a comprehensive solution for large enterprise organizations.
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Most comedians are vocal.
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The standup comedian, actor and author is known for his impassioned – and oftentimes steaming – views on America, its politics and current state of affairs.
Described in his bio as "a passionate performer who is more pissed-off optimist than mean-spirited curmudgeon, ... Lewis yells so (fans) don't have to."
Black's performances are described as cathartic – for both him and the audience, which was the case with his 2010 performance at Appalachian State University.
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Black will perform Thursday, Feb. 9, at ASU's Farthing Auditorium. While his previous performance was limited to Appalachian students, faculty and staff, this outing is open to the general public, and tickets are still available.
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"He loved Boone and the response," said Randy Kelly, student services specialist with Appalachian Student Programs.
Apparently, Black developed a taste for the High Country – literally.
"He really loved the barbecue and sauce from Woodland's that we catered backstage," Kelly said. "He and his crew scarfed it up and took all the leftovers back on the bus … and ate for another couple of days."
Black maintains residences in both Manhattan and Chapel Hill, meaning a casual trip back was never out of the question.
"He reportedly came back to Woodland's with a friend and was bombarded by locals about the 'closed' show and how they wished they could have come to see him," Kelly said. "Whether true or not, I got a call from his agent that Lewis felt bad about the 'closed' show and requested that we consider bringing him back to the whole community, and for a reduced ticket price, similar to the previous date.
"Even though the first show sold out quickly, Lewis estimated that in this economy, patrons might have to make a decision on whether to come twice, so he promises 'all new material.'"
Student Programs' concert council overwhelmingly agreed, Kelly said, despite the "controversial" nature of the previous show.
"His last show was probably the first 'controversial' national comedian presented in the area in recent memory," Kelly said. "In fact, I got emails from one person 'hoping that we would present the opposing viewpoint to his liberal agenda' in a future artist. When we were lucky enough to land (comedian) Ron White, I guess this person was mollified."
With Black's return performance, so is the community. Kelly said the response from both the university and local community has been overwhelming, and that Black's to thank for actively pursuing another performance.
Lewis Black performs Thursday, Feb.9, at 8 p.m. at Farthing Auditorium at 733 Rivers St. on the ASU campus in Boone. Tickets cost $25 for the general public and $15 for ASU students in advance.
They're available by calling the Farthing box office at (800) 841-2787 or by visiting http://apps.appstate.edu.
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He caught the nation's eye in 1996, when he began filming "Back in Black," a regular segment for Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," on which he still appears.
This led to other opportunities, including four specials for "Comedy Central Presents" and a game show, "Lewis Black's The Root of All Evil."
He's recorded nine albums and has won two Grammy awards, along with Best Male Stand-Up at the 2001 American Comedy Awards. Apart from his television accolades, Black has also appeared in several films, including "Man of the Year" and "Farce of the Penguins."
He's also the author of three best-selling books: "Nothing's Sacred," "Me of Little Faith" and "I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas."
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AUBURN, Ala. Nick Marshall didnt get much work Saturday. But that was fine with Gus Malzahn.
Auburn's coach believes his starting signal-caller is progressing nicely. And he said the same goes for offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee, who wants to see the rising senior complete 65-70 percent of his passes this fall.
I think Coach Lashlee is pleased with where Nick's at, Malzahn said. We're trying to be perfect, and the standard's very high for him, and it should be. And it is for him, too. He's definitely improved. We've still got some areas to improve in and we've got two weeks to do it.
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I've got a lot of respect for him as a coach and as a person, Malzahn said. I consider him a friend. He did a great job talking with our coaches, and he also talked to our team and just did an outstanding job.


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Thursday Night Open ThreadBy
The seven-game road trip through Boston and Texas is mercifully over, though this afternoon's win was a fantastic way to cap things off. Three wins and four losses is bad anyway you slice it, but the Yankees were dangerously close to a 2-5 or even a 1-6 trip, really. The wins are in bank though, and that's all that matters at this point.
Here is your open thread for the evening. MLB Network will air a game tonight, though who you see depends on where you live. Tri-Staters should see the Red Sox and Rays. Other than that, you're on your own for entertainment, but feel free to talk about anything you want here. Go nuts.
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how they are treading water is amazing. yanks have less runs scored then the Mets.
nice game for romine, showing some signs of being a real major leaguer, they should give him a few more starts as long as he is going strong.
hiroki has been phenomenal.. jeter sounds like he will be back saturday, i guess they send down adams?
It is amazing, and every day that passes is one less day that other shoe has to drop.
It'd be great if, when this all said and done, this team was seen as the team that persevered when no one thought they would, and that it paid off in the end. You, obviously, think there's less of a chance of that than I do, but wouldn't that be nice?
I appreciate your contributions lately.
I actually do not want that to happen. This freeganisim style of acquiring talent, mediocre farm, and shying away from good players has to stop. I want there to be a very clear message sent that acquiring the all star team from five years ago is not an effective way to build a roster.
And they're three games out of the WC, I'd say to the extent that the other shoe will drop that it already has.
Really? Three games out of a postseason berth with the fact that Jeter, Granderson, Teixeira, A-Rod, etc. isn't rather amazing? If the shoe that assumed the current Yankee 25 man roster were to actually drop, they'd be like 10 games out.
And given your above comment, where you apparently said that you don't want the Yankees to win, I take whatever you say from here on out with something less than a gain of salt.
As for stuart…I think he may need to be taken off The List. He's been pretty damn rational, and not the one trick pony he was last year. Kudos.
Let me rephrase, I feel that the Yankees game plan in recent years was trying not to miss the playoffs rather than trying to miss the world series. Spending 26M on Ichiro and Vernon Wells over two years rather than re-signing Nick Swisher? Tons of dead weight on the books and a farm that's been fairly barren over the past few years. Eff that. The team needs to hit the reset button. I said last year that all things considered, Boston had a better year than the Yankees. They shed a shitload of dead weight and they had a very good year down the farm.
I don't think the Yankees are that far away, but I do think this Vernon Wells, Kevin Youkilis, Ichiro, Freddy Garcia, Bartolo Colon shit needs to stop. They're at the baseball equivalent of the Salvation Army for a reason. Cano's a top five player and Gardner is an underrated asset. I think given a few moves they can be close again.
"I feel that the Yankees game plan in recent years was trying not to miss the playoffs rather than trying to miss the world series."
I don't think those two things are as far apart as you seem to think.
As for the rest of your comment, that's fair. I don't agree personally, but I understand.
I don't think those two things are as far apart as you seem to think.
It's playing not to lose as opposed to playing to win…
I think those are the same thing. Assuming that the outcome of "playing not to lose" would be winning. Which it would be.
They couldn't be more opposite, really. There's a difference between trying to win rather than just avoiding the loss. There was a few games back where Belichick went for it against the Colts on 4th and something tied rather than punt it away with a little under two minutes left, knowing that either way Manning likely beats them. They said he wasn't coaching not to lose, he was coaching to win. That sort of thing.
But there are no ties in baseball. Avoiding the loss means they win.
I kinda, kinda get what you're getting at. But I disagree. If you think "not losing" and "winning" are the exact opposite though, you're crazy. If anything, it's a mere matter of semantics. The opposite would be trying to lose. I feel like that's obvious.
The playoffs are a crapshoot. Getting into the playoffs should be the only goal, because anything can happen from there.
Well you can usually guarantee that you won't win a World Series by letting Vernon Wells, Travis Hafner, and Eduardo Nunez play every day.
Hafner is the only one of those guys who they planned on having as a starter at this point in the season.
While I wasn't crazy about the Ichiro deal, so far he has posted 2.0 bWAR for a salary of $6.5m. Swisher has a 2.4 bWAR for a 5 year AAV of $14m. I can't say this has been crazy bad for the Yankees.
With the $189m cap looming, the Yankees have NOT been doing business as usual. After 2014, when the 'cap is reset' to zero, and only a few players are still on the books, the Yankees will spend big (and hopefully smart) and we will be contenders again.
For cripe's sake, will people stop comparing the acquisition of Wells to not acquiring Swisher, or Napoli, or Reynolds or anybody?
The Wells acquisition never would've happened had not both Granderson and Teixeira gone down with series injuries in late February-early March.
The decision to let Swisher goes was more likely than not correct, as it would've taken a 4-year deal to keep him.
Yes, but for the next two years including the 2014 deadline, they're paying Ichiro AND Vernon Wells the same price it would take to pay Nick Swisher. That's lazy and fucking stupid.
It's also wrong.
They were going to pay Ichiro $6.5 million for each of the next two seasons. That's $13 million for 2013-2014 combined. Swisher makes $11 million this year, and $15 million next year. Ichiro saves them $4.5 million this year, and $8.5 million for next year.
Wells is not replacing Swisher; he's replacing Granderson, who's been out almost the whole season. The decision was Swisher vs. Ichiro, not Swisher vs. Ichiro AND Wells.
Now, if you're going to tell me they could've keept both, and when Granderson got hurt, moved Ichiro to left, saving money, well, that's not really correct either. Well, they'd save $500,000 this season, but Swisher makes $15 million a year for his age 33, 34, and 35 seasons, and has a vesting option for his age-36 season at $14 million.
Wells costs only $2.4 million next season, which is the season the Yanks are interested in making their payroll cap.
And as far as the other shoe dropping…how many fans think they have a realistic chance at the playoffs? NoMaas has all but written off the chance of a postseason, the fan confidence polls are pretty low, and they don't seem to be able to hit for power and they're looking at Alfonso Soriano as an upgrade…I'm thinking this is as bad as it gets.
This is as bad as it gets? They're 6 games over .500 and have a chance (however big or small you want to peg it) at a postseason berth. I bet fans of at least 10-15 franchises would be willing to tell you to screw off for saying that.
If this is the Yankee low point, I think you need to count your lucky stars.
If this is the Yankee low point, I think you need to count your lucky stars.
Have you seen these fucking ticket prices?
Also this:
As far as being over .500 still a good thing, meh…their offense sucks and they're not making the playoffs. Whether they don't make the playoffs at 84-78 or 75-87, meh. All the same to me really.
Tickets being expensive doesn't make this as bad as it gets. Sorry. It just doesn't.
The reason this is the low point for the Yankees is because the Yankees operate under a different set of rules than the rest of the franchises. High ticket prices, a brand new stadium, and their own TV network are some of the reasons they are able to operate this way. Thus, the fact that they've never sucked as hard as the Astros used to is irrelevant. Who gives a shit? There's a reason they're the Astros and the Yankees are the Yankees.
Same old crap. Same old McNulty.
Dammit, Jimmy! Would it kill you to show just a little bit of gratitude?
The fuck did I do?
Carlos Zambrano has been released. Cash should definitely target him. Dude has career .636 OPS. Hafner's OPS this year is a sexy .694. Thing is, Zambrano can probably fake first. And, a year away he was raking with a .348/.500/.848 line.
Plus, we can just use him to intimidate teams. Not many batters will be willing to stay at 1B while Zambrano is there, they'll be avoiding walks and attempting to pull the ball.
Would be interesting to pick up as a RP/PH
I'll, um, pass.
You're supposed to puff first, then pass.
They needed Soriano here this weekend for the Rays. It's a big series if they want to stay in the division race. Otherwise, they'll be stuck battling for the 2nd WC. If Alex is healthy they could plug him in too -
I'm curious, what other players (if any) have gotten the send off from other teams that Mo has gotten this year?
I don't pay attention to such things for other teams, so I don't really know. But this certainly seems unique, and I love it. Being that Mo is my favorite active player (with Bernie being my all time favorite), it's just so freaking cool to see him get honored in every city. I'll be honest, I'll probably cry a little when he officially retires.
I think Chipper got it last season.
It's definitely unprecedented and fitting. I can't think of another player in recent baseball history that has been so universally respected by peers.
Tony Gwynn? I recall he was cheered just about everywhere.
Oh, A-Rod might be a slumlord too.
Looks like a Soriano trade is just about done. https://twitter.com/PWSullivan/status/360542927740616704
I feel pretty conflicted. On the one hand, I've always respected how dedicated A-Rod is to baseball and still believe he can be a valuable player, baggage and all. On the other hand, he's making huge money and having him face a lifetime ban would be a massive financial benefit to the team.
I like A-Rod. If the Yankees can get off the hook for his entire contract, I would put that above my liking A-Rod, since it would benefit the team so much. But short of that, I'm rooting for A-Rod to come back.
There's no doubt that A-Rod loves the game and works his ass off, but the problem is that he's not doing it the right way. He was lucky there weren't many repercussions after it was discovered he was taking PEDs in his Texas days. I understand it was before any PED ban was really in effect, but it still tarnished his numbers. He was aware that he couldn't have any more screw ups, but he kept it up with this Biogenesis place. It's his own fault. He already got off on a technicality, but tempted fate and look what happened. It's his own fault. Now he's doing dumb things whether it's hiring a doctor to speak on his behalf without permission or it's posting injury updates on Twitter. He just "doesn't get it". He may have been a great player (PEDs or not), but he definitely doesn't make the best mental decisions. Let's not forget his little flirting escapades in the playoffs when he was hitting on a woman in the stands instead of paying attention to the game. I've defended him greatly, but this was the last straw. If they can find a way out of the contract it *HAS* to be done. It would give us so much wiggle room.
Yeah, I don't disagree with you on the A-Rod drama. A-Rod's troubles are his own doing.
I get the sense that A-Rod wants so desperately to be known as the greatest player who ever lived that he can't cope with the pressures.
I'm not defending A-Rod. He makes a ludicrous amount of poor decisions. I think it's a reaction to his own expectation of grandeur; the cruel treatment he receives from the fans, the media and baseball; and generally not being someone who thinks things through. He fundamentally seems to just not understand people. At all.
I actually sympathize with him more than most people do.
If it helps the Yankees would probably buy the next Pujols/Hamilton with similar dollars…and similar results.
Hamilton is a completely different situation than Pujols.
They said Romaine has new approach ..swing at first or second pitch maybe it works from now on
Lettuce see how it works out for a few weeks before we conclude anything.
Before we have to play Boston again.
Kinda makes you wonder where mo's gonna put all that shit.
In rooms #24-39 of Panama mansion #3.
Thank you.
Hey mike
Your being scooped Soriano has been pulled from the game.
Hope he didnt cost us david adams
Lower-level pitching prospect, according to Buster.
So long, Mikey in a box.
they pulled soriano out of lineup theyre waiting for him to waive to his no trade clause
soriano, jeter, and grandy added to the roster would help a ton..
soriano can run into a homer on occassion he is pretty effective against lefties and compared to this team he is a slugging machine
grandy obviously has power and his fielding is passable and he is way better then wells. i take wells out for soriano and I guess grandy would reduce ichiro's time quite a bit.
jeter obviously hits better then the present SS situation and they can even play Nunez at 3b and with his speed and athleticism offensively he is better then lillibridge, adams, and nix.
arod is a whole other story…adding those 3 guys would lengthen the lineup a ton.. there offense is so awful and improvement is huge and to improve at 3 spots in the order is a big improvement.
I don't hate the Soriano move but it just doesn't seem worth it at this point. With or without Soriano, I don't see this team making it to the playoffs.
Ultimately, the team is at a crossroads.
The team's biggest advantage, money, is really hurt by shifts in the market (fewer great players under 30 hit the market anymore), as well as draft and IFA regulations. Oh, and 189.
The Yankees roster is largely comprised of a aging, declining/ineffective and expensive players, with few tradable assets.
Even if you try to blow it up, how? Pettitte, Kuroda, Granderson and Cano could potentially be off the books next year. What is there to sell? Robertson? Gardner?
You can't count on the Dodgers bailing out your crippling contracts.
So let's say you want to stay the course and patch up the holes. OK, but you'll likely pay out the nose on long-term deals and find yourself in a similar situation.
The bottom line is the team can no longer afford to maintain the poor player development track record. The game has changed too drastically in the past few years.
We're only three games back and have some reinforcements on the way (even if it's not quite as much as we thought we'd be getting). Our best hope long-term is to get bailed out from A-Rod's contract via suspension though.
How is Soriano "not worth it"?
not worth what? a midlevel prospect? that's plain silly
marginal cash for this year? it's not going to anyone better.
taking time away from thomas Neal? haha.
what exactly is not "worth it"
I think your problem is that you either wan the Yankees to be the top dog, or you want to slum it and see what it's like to rebuild. but this kind of year is where you earn YOUR pinstripes.
just keep the faith man.
The biggest issue with getting Soriano is it pretty much guarantees him a starting spot next year. He should definitely help this year's team, but I really wouldn't want to lock him in as a starter next year.
If the Cubs are paying his salary, I don't think he's guaranteed anything.
And again, we don't have ANY PROSPECTS beating down the door.
and likely don't want to spend the money on Choo or any other FAs.
So…..better Soriano than Neal or Zoilo.
They need to add offense next year, even if Cano comes back. OF would be the most likely place to do it.
The Cubs won't be paying all of his salary, though it appears it will be structured in a way in which Soriano's salary will have little to no impact on the luxury tax threshold. This would make it more likely they keep Soriano on the team, as they can fill a spot without taking up cap space. Same idea with Wells. They should be looking to add (or retain with Granderson) an OF with a well above average bat. This trade likely means they won't.
There aren't likely to be any impact bats realistically available on the left side of the IF. Depending on the status of Jeter and ARod next year, one or both will likely need frequent time at DH, leaving OF and C as the only spots to add impact bats. If they take OF out of the equation, that essentially makes Cano a must sign (likely resulting in a terrible contract) and means McCann is probably the only hope to significantly upgrade the offense.
I mean, Ichiro was the expected starter until this happened, so I'll just count my blessings if it's all the same to you.
My fear is the OF next year will be Ichiro/Gardner/Soriano with Wells as the 4th OF.
I'm hoping Future HoF Ronnier Mustelier (or anyone, really) pushes Ichiro to the bench and they cut Wells.
If a mid level prospect means Corey Black then no, he isn't worth it. Keep in mind that this team fully intends to keep a roster held together by duct tape for at least the next two years. Mid level prospects can have upside. They can be recent draftees that are just about to hit their stride. Now I think the team has been too eager to hold on to assets in the past, that's when they were actually…you know, capable of winning a world series.
If we think of the roster as:
CF Gardner
SS Jeter
2B Cano
1B Teix
LF Soriano
DH/3B: A-Rod/FA depending on suspension
DH/3B: Nunez/Adams/FA depending on above
RF: Ichiro/Wells
C Romine/Cervelli/FA
Not bad in my mind, and depending on Soriano structure they should be able to shed a ton of payroll from expiring contracts
As soon as Soriano walks through that door I want Travis Hafner DFA'd. He's not even worth PH for Romine anymore since Romine is hitting better. Jete can take the place of Neal. They still need a RH 1B to help Overbay and it's not Vernon Wells.
and Ted Lilly was DFA!!!
Just found out a friend of mine is going to be on the Bill O'Reilly Show tonight.
Uh oh. Why?
L'hereux Lewis. Great guy. Replay is at 11. Didn't get to catch it the first time around. Supposedly is on within the first 20 minutes.
Why was he on?
sounds like trayvon martin related
It wasn't.
I'll probably miss that. Bill who?
From the twitter machine:
Poor A-Rod. He just wants to get back to cheating at the game that he loves. Is that SO wrong?
Cliff Floyd is a schmuck.
But I shouldn't have expected anything different from someone on MLBN.
You don't think they should bat Gardner 8th with Ichiro and Lillibridge 1st and 2nd???
Still better than ESPN BBTN
Curt Schilling: "Mark Buehrle could be a valuable trade piece"
This would be the same Mark Buehrle who will be making 19mil in 2014 and 19 mil in 2015. Teams must be lining up for that bargain.
Glad I'm not the only one who saw that.
Hot off the presses guys! A-Rod and Paula Deen are opening up a restaurant together.
I wonder what a mid-level prospect means in this case.
Twitter seems to think Corey black is headed to Chicago


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1. Please explain some of the major hiring issues that your solution, InterviewIQ, addresses in the hiring process.
A telephone interview, often the first step in the call center agent hiring process, is frequently a laborious and time consuming process. Recruiters spend good portions of their day trying to reach applicants in order to conduct this initial telephone screen. They often make multiple attempts and even then aren't always successful in reaching a candidate. Once they finally reach a candidate, the phone interview might take 20 minutes or more. This process significantly constrains the number and quality of candidates that the recruiting team can evaluate and hire.
Consider also that many high-quality candidates may already be working in another call center job. It is difficult to reach these candidates during a recruiter's normal working day, which means the hiring company may be missing out on some of the better candidates.
InterviewIQ is media rich, text and voice response virtual interviewing solution that allows companies to reach many more candidates that traditional telephone interviewing methods. These interviews are recorded and cataloged for recruiters to review and evaluate at their convenience. InterviewIQ is a hosted, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that is always on, meaning that candidates can participate in an interview when their schedule allows.
2. What benefits does it provide?
One of the most difficult jobs in any customer service organization has to be that of recruiter or the person responsible for talent acquisition. In most cases it is incredibly challenging task for them to be able to keep every seat filled in order to effectively support their Operations counterparts. So, among other things, InterviewIQ enables highly qualified candidates that might not otherwise be available to now be considered in the hiring pool. Candidates that may not be available when the recruiting team is working can effectively be included in the hiring process by completing their interviews at a time of their convenience. In fact, one client discovered that nearly 40% of the candidates that were advanced to later stages of its interview process completed their interviews during traditional non-working hours.We refer to this as "casting a wider net."
Reviewing, evaluating and scoring a candidate interview using InterviewIQ can take as little as 5 minutes. Therefore, recruiters can effectively interview more candidates enabling them to choose the highest-quality applicants while freeing-up more time for higher value activities such as on-boarding and training. With InterviewIQ, the recruiting team can greatly increase the value it provides to the organization.
Furthermore, recruiters can review, evaluate and score candidate interviews ensuring consistency across the recruiting team. It's very analogous to the notion of calibration in the quality monitoring world – by using InterviewIQ, companies can calibrate the recruiting team. Since every interview is recorded, they can be shared across recruiters as well as the supervisors and managers on the call center floor.
3. Is there a difference in the hiring process for internal agents as compared with home agents? If so, what are they?
The early stages of the process are fairly consistent between hiring internal agents and home agents. Frequently, internal agents may be invited to participate in an in-person interview, which may not be practical for home agents. In fact, some home agents may be hired exclusively based on their performance in an InterviewIQ interview as is the case with one of our largest customers.
While the process may not differ much, InterviewIQ makes it much easier for a company to add qualified home agents to its workforce. All a company needs to do is post a link to the InterviewIQ interview on its website or job board and the home agent can complete it at their convenience.
4. Do you provide different solutions for sales agents and customer service agents?
Our customers have complete control over the questions that are asked in an interview. Therefore, the interview can be highly tailored to the specific needs of the position.
The typical InterviewIQ interview normallyconsists of some number, usually 5-7, text-response questions that may be used to ascertain a candidate's basic qualifications. After successfully completing this portion, the candidate is then presented with some number, again normally 5-7, voice response questions where they use their telephone to provide their responses. These voice response questions can range from a simple "question and answer" format to a more in-depth "respond as if you were speaking to a customer" call center scenario. This last feature in particular is very popular with many of our clients as it allows them to see how a candidate may perform in a real life situation once they were hired. 5. There are several hiring software solutions on the market today. How does your solution differ from some of the others?
The two most common words we hear from customers to describe our solution are "configurable" and "flexibility". Since all questions are configurable, InterviewIQ enables the hiring company to ask the questions that are most relevant to the needs of that company. Many of these other hiring solutions rely on a set of fixed questions that are intended to uncover a candidate's behavioral or personality style. The hiring company cannot typically change these questions. 6. How do you test for email and web chat skills?
The text-response component of the InterviewIQ interview is perfect for assessing email and web chat skills. Several current customers create customer interaction scenarios that candidates are expected to respond to.
7. Can you cite some examples of the ROI that your solution has provided to your clients?
Clients have reported several benefits from InterviewIQ including:
Significant reduction in the time it takes to conduct a telephone interview, from approximately 25 minutes per candidate to 5 minutes
Over 5 times more candidates reviewed and evaluated per day
Reduced early-stage (the critical 90-day post-hire period) turnover
Improved operational performance – higher QM scores, better schedule adherence,
increased average sales volume
We are actively working with a number of current clients to quantify some of these benefits and expect to produce case studies early in 2012 documenting these benefits.
8. Who creates the content for your solution?
Each customer has access to HireIQ's question library of frequently asked interview questions to help get them started. These are organized by job position and behavior for convenience. However, most of our customers prefer to create all of their own questions. Many have gotten very creative – creating questions that assess grammar, math and critical thinking skills, for example.
9. Can your software be used beyond the contact center, i.e. "outside" sales people, back office personnel?
Absolutely! A major airline uses InterviewIQ for all of its customer-facing positions including baggage handlers, flight attendants, gate and ticket agents as well as its contact center staff. A trucking and logistics client uses InterviewIQ for its contract drivers. A major multi-national bank is using InterviewIQ for its bank tellers, branch sales representatives and call center associates. There's no practical or functional limitation that would preclude using InterviewIQ anywhere in the enterprise.
10. What sort of ROI do companies experience when using your solution?
Generally, our clients realize a 3-4 month ROI. Another way to look at ROI is to measure the onboarding cost savings that can be attributed to lower turnover, a key factor in call center hiring. Assuming the generally accepted onboarding cost factor of about $4,500 per agent, an investment in InterviewIQ will pay for itself with only 4 or 5 fewer hires per year. This is dependent, of course, on size of the operation and measured turnover rate.
InterviewIQ is provided as an annual subscription, which is inclusive of set-up, implementation and licenses. HireIQ also offers a no-charge, no-risk, no-obligation 30-day trial. Clients can be conducting their first interviews typically within 30 minutes of registering for a trial or contracting with HireIQ.
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We've been lucky - the kids have stayed at our house all week. Unfortunately, the news that they were going to stay was somewhat last minute, so I was unable to take a vacation all week to be with them. I did, however, manage to take Friday off. We've already made plans to go out to the nickel arcade near us in a bit (fun at a slightly cheaper rate!) and grab some pizza. Of course, no pizza for yours truly, but I'm not sad. Why?
Because I have scones.
I have not tried my hand at scones since going gluten-free. They're not normally something that I crave – after all, Texas is not known for their scones (guess they don't exactly go with barbeque, chicken fried steak, or Tex-Mex), and so I have never eaten them as a regular part of my diet. In addition, many of the scones I have tried in the past were dry. Blech. If there's one thing I hate, it's a dry baked good.
Not with these scones though - they are moist, tender, and subtly sweet. They're satisfying – while I did eat two for breakfast this morning, I'm sure I'll be good to go and won't be hungry for hours. That's the beauty of lower-carb baking and baking without grains or sugar. It seems that there's so much less of a blood sugar spike (and resulting crash), so there's no need for another snack in an hour. I still get my tasty baked goods, and there's no overindulgence? Sounds like a win-win to me!
This recipe was inspired by an orange-apricot scone recipe from Elana Amsterdam's cookbook (which I've mentioned before - I'm really digging cooking from her book the longer I own it!), but I had a surplus of local donut peaches, so I opted to include them. My only wish? That there was even more peach flavor in these babies. Next time, I might push how many peaches I can add to the batter without making it too wet. (any other thoughts on this?) Regardless, they were delicious. Scones are definitely going to become a regular in my breakfast routine.
And now, it's off to the nickel arcade we go!
Peach Macadamia Scones (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Grain-Free, Soy-Free, Sugar-Free), adapted loosely from The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook by Elana Amsterdam
1 1/2 c blanched almond flour (I used Honeyville)
1/8 t salt
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t ground cinnamon
pinch ground nutmeg
2 T virgin coconut oil
2 T agave nectar
2 large eggs, beaten
1/4 t almond extract
1 T lemon zest
1/2 c peeled and finely diced fresh peaches
1/4 c toasted and chopped macadamia nuts
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat.
In a large bowl, combine the almond flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. In a separate bowl, combine the coconut oil, agave nectar, eggs, extract and lemon zest. Add peaches and stir. Stir wet ingredients into the almond flour mixture and stir until thoroughly combined. Stir in macadamia nuts. Scoop 1/4 cup of the batter and shape into rounds on lined baking sheet, 2 inches apart.
Bake for 12-14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the scones cool on baking sheets and serve.
Makes 8 scones.
21 Responses to "Peach Macadamia Scones"
These really look wonderful. I could totally see this as my afternoon snack when all I want is something sweet….but REALLY shouldn't have something unhealthy.
Great combination. I'm drooling.
These sounds really flavorful! Lovely combination of flavors.
These scones look very different…(I mean they look more like a biscuit)…love the addition of fruit and nuts.
Wow. Peaches and macadamia nuts… sounds like such a beautiful combo! I'm def going to try these with some white chocolate!!
YUM! I could eat these form your pic. So good!
I've heard that if you leave the peach skin on it intensifies the peach flavor. If you try it let me know how it works out, i haven't had an opportunity to try this yet .
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These look great! I love peaches. As for macadamia nuts, they go so well with just about anything I find.
What a fantastic combo, Alta! They look absolutely delicious. Don't forget to link them up to Diane's Friday Foodie Fix today for peaches if you haven't already.
This looks like an absolutely spectacular scone, and it could double as a cookie from the looks of it. I like that the recipe calls for macadamia nuts, which are a favorite of mine!
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These look wonderful! And peaches to boot! We just went through Colorado and the Colorado Peaches are just starting to be in season! A couple of fruit stands had them but there was no where to park our 50 foot long rig. I'll find some sooner or later. In the meantime the ones that my mom and I fixed and put in the freezer from last year are calling my name. You have given me the perfect use for one of the packages! GREAT photos!
These look absolutely wonderful. I was wondering if I could use the same amount of butter for the coconut oil? My diet doesn't permit me any coconut. I don't know if there is a special formula to determine how much butter I should use. I just love your gluten free site.
ooo, what a great pairing for scones! i've been on a baking kick lately and trying out several scone recipes, so i'll be sure to add this one to the list. thanks!
Hey, I enjoyed your article it is very informative. I gained 5 pounds just looking at the picture.
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yum or something…it is after midnight I'm looking at your blog finding more and more recipes I need to try I'm on a 21 day detox cleanse on day 16 . I've became quite busy in the kitchen coming up with recipes I can have and blogging them . And I can't have these yet but next week these are on my baking list!
I made the scones! They were great I used fresh mango since peaches are out of season and added 2T. toasted coconut. My first gluten free baked good. I will feature post soon and tell everyone I found the recipe here! Thx.
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The original plan, however, wasn't to gut the entire diner, which is currently surrounded by scaffolding and bustling with men wearing toolbelts.
"We were originally just going to do the kitchen, and it turned into what it is now," said Pete Theo, 26, owner of the Nazareth Diner.
The entire building is receiving a major overhaul, as motorists can easily see from the intersection of Easton Road and S. Broad Street.
Theo purchased the diner from his father, John Theodoropoulos, who owned the business for 23 years. Theodoropoulos plans to retire shortly after the diner's grand re-opening, according to the younger Theodoropoulos, or Theo.
"It was time," Theo said of the renovations, adding that they are especially needed due to the diner's close proximity to the "thriving" businesses along Route 248, including the Northampton Crossings shopping center and the Lower Nazareth Commons Plaza in .
The diner itself isn't the only thing getting an update. The menu will also see a few additions, including a larger health menu that will feature salads and vegetarian items.
"We've had a lot of customers ask for things like that," Theo said, adding that there will also be 12 new items added to the salad bar.
And since the diner has a liquor license, Theo is looking into adding a bar area, which will be open every day from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.
The diner will remain a 24-hour business, Theo said.
For the rest of the interior, Theo described the overall outcome as an old-school diner concept in the front of the building, "and something more new and trendy in the back."
Theo, however, didn't hire just anybody to design the interior of his diner. He actually recruited the help of students currently enrolled in the Architecture program.
As a graduate of NCC's Culinary Arts program, Theo went to his former instructor -- with his original blueprints in hand -- to see what his thoughts and opinions were.
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According to Theo, the students' design plan will be their final practical before graduation.
"It just happened to be perfect timing that [the students] were in the interior design portion of their semester," Theo said.
Theo plans to re-open the diner in the second or third week in May.
"I'm shooting to be open by Mother's Day," he said, adding that he should have a target re-opening date by mid-April.