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Gina Rinehart makes $3m coal play
Thu June 21, 2012 10:05pm
WHILE the world's richest woman Gina Rinehart has made headlines this week increasing her stake in Fairfax, a company she owns quietly bought a $5 million parcel of Queensland coal today.
Coal explorer International Coal said it had concluded a farm-in and joint venture agreement with Queensland Coal Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ms Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting.
Ms Rinehart's company will provide $3 million in exploration funding plus a $2 million payment to International Coal.
It will earn a 51 per cent interest in the project.
The areas being explored are in the Maryborough basin in Queensland's south-east, a hard coking coal region.
Another Rinehart company, Hancock Coal is a joint venture partner in the proposed $6.4 billion Alpha Coal project in central Queensland, which is awaiting Federal approval.
International Coal shares closed 1.92 per cent higher at 26.5c.


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It's Expert MONDAY! Meghan Graham MS CCC-SLP, Karen Head MS CCC-SLP and Jill Perry MHA MS OTR/L are with us today to talk about how to teach children social skills. I had the opportunity to ask Meghan, Karen and Jill questions parents often pose when I make a referral for language therapy, social skills enhancement, social competency training or occupational therapy. You may be wondering as well…
- What does a speech pathologist do to help our children?
- How does an occupational therapist enhance our children's skill sets?
- What is social competency?
- How do children learn social skills?
- What social skills do children often have difficulty with and why?
- What is Social Adventures?
- How can parents/kids/teachers use it and how?
- What ideas do you have for parents when their children miss social cues, are emotionally dysregulated and more…
LISTEN IN LIVE or on REPLAY as Meghan, Karen and Jill help us understand the ins and outs of enhancing our children's social skills, emotional regulation, social relationships, anxiety, anger, bullying and more.
Guest Post written by Meghan Graham MS CCC-SLP, Karen Head MS CCC-SLP and Jill Perry MHA MS OTR/L
Over the past several years, educator, therapists and parents have become increasingly focused upon supporting positive social skills development in young children. Perhaps this has been in response to increased understanding of a number of developmental diagnoses; such as, autism spectrum disorders, nonverbal learning disorders and attentional disorders and the impact they have on a child's social functioning.
As treating therapists, we have worked with hundreds of children with social challenges over the years through the Social Adventures Program at Children's Therapy Associates in Natick, MA. We typically see children between the ages of 4 and 9 and at these ages we have found that children learn best through doing rather than talking about social rules. In fact, we have found that many, if not most of the children in our program are often able to articulate a social rule and even recognize when someone else is doing something "wrong", but they aren't able to access and effectively use that knowledge "in the moment". Therefore, we have adopted an approach to teaching social skills which includes 3 critical components:
The first is to "boil down" appropriate social behavior into easy-to-remember Social Catch Phrases. Some examples of these include: "Let Them Know" which helps kids remember to be active listeners and let their friend know they heard them and are interested.
"No Thanks, How 'Bout" provides a reminder that if they don't want to do a friend's idea, they need to offer an alternative. We have found that the most effective means of introducing the power of these catch phrases is through role play. Kids love it! We have also developed cartoon illustrations of the phrases that we use for prompting "in the moment." We particularly like our "I Need My Space" cartoon.
The second component of our program involves attention to the sensory and motor aspects of social interaction. We recognize that inefficient processing of movement, muscle sense, and touch information leads to balance, spatial awareness, self-regulatory, and motor coordination challenges; all of which play a huge role in managing relationships. The structure of our program is based in the understanding that young children need to move to learn and thus incorporates direct teaching and practice with regard to body/space awareness, understanding body language, and self-regulation.
The final critical component of our program is to provide the kids with opportunities to use new skills during highly-motivating activities. These activities vary from table top collaborative projects to active playground games depending upon the skills being targeted. Using fun, often familiar activities to practice new skills is a powerful tool for promoting generalization.
As this program has developed over the years, we have been asked by parents and other professionals if there was a way to publish the program so that it could be more easily shared. We considered publishing a book but wanted a medium which would allow for easy updates with new activities, cartoons and other meaningful additions. We were stumped until the advent of the iPad and iPhone apps. Once we realized the flexibility that apps provide, we decided it was time to share the Social Adventures program. In April, 2011 we founded all4mychild and in October, 2011 we published our first version of the Social Adventure app which includes over 40 activities, parent tips, a Sample 8-week Program, cartoon illustrations of our 9 most commonly used Social Catch Phrases and an interactive game, the Bag Game. In February of this year, we published the Bag Game as a separate app. Please contact us if we may help you, your students and children with social skill development.
Questions or Comments? Send them along to firstname.lastname@example.com Follow us on Twitter: @all4mychild, @SLPmeg, @airborneOT, and @speechNinja
Meghan Gallahan Graham, MS, CCC-SLP graduated from Ithaca College in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Teachers of Students with Speech and Hearing Disabilities. She then went on to Boston University where she received her Masters of Science degree in Speech and Language Pathology. Meghan then was hired by Children's Therapy Associates in Natick, MA, a pediatric multi-disciplinary clinic where she serves a range of children with various communication profiles.
Jill Perry, MHA, MS, OTR/L graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education. While teaching and working in a community health center, she developed a social pragmatics group with a speech-language pathologist and there fell in love with the idea that two (or more) frames of reference were better than one. Jill went on to earn a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from Boston University in 1985 and became certified in administering the Southern California Sensory Integration Test; the original Sensory Integration test developed by Dr. Jean Ayres.
Karen Samstad Head, MS, CCC-SLP graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry in 1984. While she enjoyed the intellectual challenge of a career in pure science, she found that she craved more "people" time and soon found herself volunteering with a variety of agencies, including teaching English as a Second Language and providing respit for caretakers in a group home for children in the foster system. Through these experiences, Karen learned of the field of Speech Language Pathology and soon entered the Master's Program at Emerson College, where she received a degree in 1991.


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NORMAN — Jaime Hamic passed away at home Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013. She was born July 27, 1981, in Norman.
Jaime was preceded in death by her loving father, Bob Hamic.
She is survived by her mother, Janis Proctor and stepfather, Alan Proctor as well as her very dear friend, Chris Todora.
Jaime loved poetry, her dog Ollie, her cat Aristotle, video games and traveling especially to New Orleans.
She courageously battled her medical condition for almost two years when someone higher than her decided she had suffered long enough.
The family wishes to thank her physician at Parkland for being her advocate and caring beyond what is typically seen today.
A memorial service will be noon Tuesday at Restland Abbey Chapel in Dallas.
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Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested two men Tuesday in separate incidents involved knives.
A Lugoff couple got into a fight, allegedly, after a woman dropped her cigarette in a man's car.
Kershaw County's insurance carrier will pay out $110,000 to settle three of five lawsuits filed against Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews. The settlements come as part of a mediation effort earlier this month.
5th Judicial Circuit Alcohol Enforcement Team (AET) Coordinator Ashley Bodiford (center) holds an award of recognition the team received July 25. The Lexington-Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (LRADAC) presented the Kershaw County AET with the award for contributions dedication of service to preventing access to alcohol by people under the age of 21. The AET employs various environmental strategies to prevent underage drinking and the potential consequences that come from such risky behavior. With Bodiford (from left) are Kershaw County Sheriff's Office Capt. Ed Corey, Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews, Camden Police Department (CPD) Chief Joe Floyd and ...
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) narcotics agents arrested a Cassatt man following a vehicle chase and fight that led to the discovery of a mobile methamphetamine lab in the man's truck. Agents found additional meth-making materials at the residence the man maintains on U.S. 1 in Cassatt.
A Camden man was shot in the leg after he got into a physical altercation with an unknown subject in a gas station parking lot on West DeKalb Street.
Kershaw County Board of School Trustees member Joseph "Joey" Dorton, 46, died in a single-vehicle car crash early Wednesday morning. Kershaw County Coroner Johnny Fellers said Dorton died at the scene. Fellers said the accident was discovered by a passerby just after 2 a.m. Wednesday. He said the actual accident likely took place sometime during the 1 a.m. hour.
Seven years ago, the Camden Police Department (CPD) arrested a man they knew as 24-year-old Ashiko B. Smith. CPD investigators placed Smith ended in the Kershaw County Detention Center and charged him with murder for fatally shooting 41-year-old Walter James Johnson in March 2005.
A Camden woman allegedly threatened the residents of her St. Matthews Road home, standing on the porch with a long metal pipe.
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested a Camden man on drug and weapon charges after looking for another man wanted on a bench warrant.
The Camden Fire Department's (CFD) 17th annual Fire Fest is set for Sept. 29. The event is held each year on the last Saturday of September to kick off Fire Prevention Week in October. The festival will begin with a 9 a.m. parade of new and antique rescue apparatus through beautiful downtown Camden and end at Rhame City Arena on the corner of Broad and Bull streets where all festivities will take place.
Brian Robert Sharpe, the 25-year-old Johnsonville man arrested Thursday for sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl, now faces charges that he tried to have the girl and her mother killed.
For 20 years, brothers James and Dexter Drakeford sold drugs in Kershaw County. That's over now.
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigators arrested a Lee County man with sexually assaulting three sisters.
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies arrested a 48-year-old Kershaw County man Saturday after he allegedly assaulted his 12-year-old son.
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigated two missing persons cases recently.
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) investigators and Oceanside (Calif.) Police Department (OPD) investigators arrested a Camden woman who apparently moved to Camden on the run from the law in California.
Ron Prestage, president of Prestage Farms and a Kershaw County resident, spent most of Wednesday and part of Thursday in a Washington, D.C., jail cell. According to U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), Prestage, 59, was arrested around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday after officers discovered he was carrying a loaded handgun and a magazine with ammunition in a briefcase while trying to enter the Cannon House Office Building.
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Obama's Ivy Elitism on Display
Obama's penchant for Larry Summers is just one way in which he displays his Harvard-bred snobbery.
How did a son of Kansas, Kenya and Hawaii get to be such an Eastern elitist? That's a signature trait in the cool character of Barack Obama that we didn't see coming.
What we have is an outbreak of Ivy intellectual snobbery, stronger than any other president since John F. Kennedy. In this important respect, Obama's depth and diversity in nominees does not match President Bill Clinton's record. A man of the people, Clinton knew there were talented people all over the nation that did not go to Ivy League schools. Yet we are about to see Obama's narrowness play out again.
Obama now has two choices before him for Federal Reserve Chairman: the contentious Larry Summers, a Harvard man and former Treasury Secretary, and Vice Chairman Janet Yellen, a highly distinguished Fed economist who is not a Harvard man. She taught for a few years at Harvard, but graduated from Brown University, which may doom her chances in a close contest. All Ivies are not created equal in this administration. Not even Obama's own alma mater, Columbia, is good enough. (He transferred there and graduated in the class of 1983.) On the other hand, Yellen received her Ph.D. at Yale, so her Eastern credentials are strong - just not strong enough.
[Check out our editorial cartoons on President Obama.]
In a piece of historical symmetry, Kennedy took the oath of office in 1961, the year Obama was born in August. Happy 52nd, Mr. President! Hate to break your balloons, sir, but Kennedy was the true Harvard man, a freshman in the Yard and all. That's the legend - only Harvard College men need apply. Be that as it may be.
All things being equal, President Obama will always pick the Harvard man - with the emphasis on Harvard, not man. Rotund, outspoken Summers, once the university president for a rocky spell, may well be a shoo-in. (Never mind he once described Obama as "home alone" in the White House.) Obama tipped his hand by defending him vigorously in a closed-door session with House Democrats. Samantha Power, confirmed as his new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, went to Harvard Law School. So did Obama. So did Michelle Robinson, the woman he married.
Just a coincidence? Let's put it this way: quite possibly not. Harvard Law is also a shared experience with political enemies such as Chief Justice John Roberts. It gives them something clubby to talk about in ceremonial moments.
[See a collection of political cartoons on Congress.]
Harvard Law School as an elitist brand comes in handy for a man with a storied past because it confers a ready badge of lifelong belonging. High Ivy snobs resemble "ring knockers" in the military brass, always with class rings from West Point and Annapolis. Obama, very self-conscious of his own image and the company he keeps, is more branded than the "Mad Men" cast of characters. His inner Harvard snob hasn't been pointed out till now because Washington is so saturated with them. His two Supreme Court picks, Elena Kagan (with a Harvard pedigree) and Sonia Sotomayor (Yale Law) ran true to form. Obama's community organizer work in Chicago, while true, is misleading. The elegant man we barely know today is in fact an elitist.
And yet, perhaps I found the reason and source for Obama's love of Harvard. It touches a deep chord in his past. When he journeyed to Africa to meet his family as a young man, he was struck by something in his grandmother's house: "On the walls were various family artifacts: the Old Man's Harvard diploma…." His father, Barack Obama, Sr., elusive from his namesake's life, held a Harvard Ph.D. An amazing achievement.
Perhaps Harvard was a way for a son to get closer to his faraway father.


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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – November 12, 2006 – Fresh off its 500th win in school history, the Springfield College football team learned today that it has been named the #2-seed in the East Regional and will host Curry College of Milton, Mass. in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship tourney next Saturday, November 18 at SC's Benedum Field at 12 noon.
Springfield College is one of 32 teams to reach the NCAA Division III playoffs in 2006. There are eight teams from each of four regions representing the North, South, East, and West. The East Regional is comprised of the six New England states, plus New York, New Jersey, and portions of Pennsylvania.
Springfield College is in this year's championship by virtue of receiving the automatic qualifying berth from the Empire 8 Conference. Yesterday (Nov. 11), SC defeated Norwich, 35-0, in Northfield, Vermont, thereby finishing the regular season with an overall record of 9-1, and a conference record of 5-1. St. John Fisher also finished with a 5-1 league mark, thus Springfield and St. John Fisher are co-titlists. But SC defeated St. John Fisher, 55-38, at St. John Fisher on October 21, giving SC the tiebreaker and the automatic NCAA berth.
Here are the eight seeds in the East Regional. They are (with overall records):
1) Wilkes (10-0),
2) Springfield (9-1),
3) St. John Fisher (9-1),
4) Rowan (7-2),
5) Hobart (8-1),
6) Union (7-2),
7) Curry (11-0),
8) Washington & Lee (7-3)
Here are the first-round games in the East Regional, all to be played on November 18:
*Wilkes (10-0) vs. Washington & Lee (7-3) at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
*Rowan (7-2) vs. Hobart (8-1) at Glassboro, New Jersey
*St. John Fisher (9-1) vs. Union (7-2) at Rochester, New York
*Springfield (9-1) vs. Curry (11-0) at Springfield, Massachusetts
The Springfield-Curry winner will take on the St. John Fisher-Union winner on November 25. SC has already beaten both of those teams this season.
Second-round games will be played on November 25. Quarterfinal games will be played on December 2. Semifinal games will be played on December 9. And the NCAA Division III national championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, will be played on December 16 at Salem Stadium in Salem, Virginia. Amos Alonzo Stagg was the first head coach at Springfield College, dating back to SC's first season in 1890.
This will be Springfield College's fifth appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship tournament, all under Head Coach Mike DeLong. The Pride also made the NCAA's in 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2003. This will be SC's seventh post-season appearance overall. It won ECAC post-season championship single game appearances in 1995 and 2004.
At 11-0, Curry, the #7-seed in the East, owns the best record in America in Division III. They finished atop the Boyd Division of the New England Football Conference. Yesterday (Nov. 11), the Colonels played Coast Guard, the winner of the Bogan Division, in New London, Conn., and won by a score of 34-28. The winner of that game received the automatic berth from the NEFC to the NCAA's.
Springfield Head Coach Mike DeLong has never coached a game against Curry.
Here is Curry's 2006 schedule with results to date:
Sept. 1 at Worcester State, W, 10- 7
Sept. 9 FITCHBURG STATE W, 21- 0
Sept. 16 WESTFIELD STATE W, 27- 0
Sept. 23 WNEC W, 19-10
Sept. 30 at Salve Regina W, 35- 0
Oct. 7 MIT W, 49-13
Oct. 14 at Endicott W, 35-14
Oct. 21 at Plymouth State W, 40-26
Oct. 28 NICHOLS W, 37-13
Nov. 4 at Mass. Dartmouth W, 43-34
Nov. 11 at Coast Guard W, 34-28
"First, let me say that this is all very gratifying," said Springfield Head Coach Mike DeLong about his team reaching the NCAA Tournament. "To go from a 4-6 team, as we were a year ago, to 9-1 is quite a leap. We're very excited, very pleased to be in the tourney.
"As far as our first-round opponent is concerned," added DeLong, "we know that Curry is an excellent team. They are 11-0, an unbeaten team. We know that every team that gets to this point has to be very good. No doubt, we'll have our work cut out for us."
Springfield had a fine game yesterday at Norwich. Junior halfback Derron Walker (White Plains, N.Y.) had his best game, rushing for 160 yards and two TD's on just nine carries (17.8 yards per rush). His TD's were of 93 and 34 yards on consecutive carries. Freshman fullback Bret Manning (Acton, Mass.) had 95 yards rushing on nine carries, while junior halfback Tim Brouillard (Plymouth, Mass.) had 76 yards and one TD on just three carries. Sophomore running back Nick Tymoczko (Bucksport, Maine) had 48 yards rushing on four carries in the late going.
SC amassed 517 yards of total offense, including 447 on the ground. The Pride had six plays of 30 yards or more. That included, in order, rushes of 58 yards (TD), 71, 93 (TD), 34 (TD), and 30 yards. The Pride also had a TD pass of 70 yards. In addition, a 41-yard run for TD was called back due to penalty.
Meanwhile, junior QB Chris Sharpe (Derry, N.H.) was held to a season-low 55 yards rushing on 13 carries before he sat down for good early in the fourth quarter. Sharpe did, however, become the first player in school history to surpass the 2000-yard figure in total offense. He had broken Kevin Cahill's 1999 record of 1,909 yards a week earlier. Sharpe now has 2,106 yards of total offense this season.
Sharpe entered the Norwich game as the nation's leader in rushing (175.0 yards pg), scoring (18.7 ppg), and TD's (28). He emerged averaging 163.0 ypg, 17.6 ppg, and scoring 29 TD's. New national statistical rankings will be released Monday.


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Yankees roster flexibility going forwardBy
In the mid-00s the Yankees frequently fielded inflexible teams. Led by expensive veterans, they typically had set players in each of the nine lineup spots, with little room for platooning or pinch-hitting. That made it tough to sign bench players, leaving the Yankees without much depth. Those times have clearly changed.
With some veterans needing extra days off, and with platoon-able players at some positions, the Yankees of late have taken advantage of those bench spots. They've filled them with guys who can hit, and guys who can run. That comes in handy not only when handling the eight players in the field, but also the DH spot. Best of all, the Yankees still have some room to maneuver with the final bench spot.
Raul Ibanez will likely get most of his playing time as the DH against right-handed pitching. Since the Yankees faced a righty starter roughly twice as often as they did a lefty starter, this could constitute a significant number of plate appearances. In fact, against righties the Yankees are pretty well set one through nine. When a lefty comes in, they still have Jones to pinch hit.
Andruw Jones will play a hybrid role. He signed with the Yankees for less money than other teams offered, so it stands to reason that he expects more playing time. Chances are he'll start every game against left-handed pitching, whether in the DH spot or in left field, giving Brett Gardner or Curtis Granderson a day off.
Eduardo Nunez's role will involve subbing for all three infielders when they need time off. The Yankees have talked about using Nunez more often, though, perhaps spelling Alex Rodriguez on some days, while A-Rod DHs. That could come against left-handed pitchers, perhaps on days that Jones subs for Gardner in left field. That would certainly help fill the remaining DH at-bats against left-handed pitching.
With these three shuffling playing time, the Yankees will have filled a lot of at-bats — and innings in the field. After counting Francisco Cervelli as the backup catcher, the Yankees still have one bench spot left. That could go to either:
Eric Chavez, with whom the Yankees have been speaking, could return to his role from last year. That would involve him spelling A-Rod at third from time to time, and perhaps taking reps at first when Mark Teixeira takes a rare day off. Chances are the Yankees would want to use Chavez primarily against right-handed pitching, in order to maximize his value at the plate. Those reps at third would come best when A-Rod needs a full day off, rather than a half day (since Ibanez figures to be DHing against RHP).
Bill Hall, whom the Yankees signed to a minor league deal, is a bit more flexible than Chavez, since he can play the outfield in addition to third base. He's probably not playable at shortstop or second base at this point, but he does at least have experience there. He's right-handed, so he could more cleanly spell A-Rod, even when A-Rod is taking a half day off to DH.
The crazy thing is that the Yankees could conceivably take both Chavez and Hall, if they were so inclined. We always work on the assumption that they will carry 12 pitchers and 13 position players, but the pitching staff really only needs 11 pitchers — especially if Phil Hughes or Freddy Garcia is there to absorb innings as a multi-inning reliever. They probably won't do this, though; they could use that final roster spot on Clay Rapada or Cesar Cabral, giving them a second lefty in the pen. There is also the issue of finding enough at-bats for a fifth bench player. Chances are, they'll be able to find bullpen innings a bit more easily.
Still, the Yankees clearly have options this spring. The baseball ops department has done a good job of identifying the team's strengths and augmenting them. The Yankees now have flexibility on the roster. They can give guys rest without missing too much. That's in stark contrast to the teams of the mid-00s, which featured veterans and superstars in the lineup, but nary a substitute on the bench. They Yankees might not have a superstar at every position, but they're pretty well set up to hand out at-bats to capable hitters.
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With the signing of Ibanez, is Russell Branyan just wasting his time?
I'd wait and see what Ibanez shows before deeming Branyan a no-hope case. Ibanez looked 100% cooked last season and I wouldn't be surprised to see him show nothing. Even against righties he put up no better than .256/.307/.440.
It seems hes pretty close to as cooked as you can be as far as the Yankees go. However, he will be trying out for the rest of the league during ST. I cant see the Yankees cutting Ibanez out of spring training and eating yet another million dollars of contract. It seems Ibanez will have until the trade deadline to prove himself.
Disagree, although I wouldn't blame Branyan for trying his luck elsewhere if he doesn't make the team. If Ibanez begins to resemble say, Randy Winn's cup of coffee in pinstripes, I don't see what would stop the team from cutting ties earlier than mid-season. Maybe its worth it for Branyan to hang around AAA until June if he really wants to wear the pinstripes that badly.
I just think its too hard to tell whos done in spring training for them to cut Ibanez. IF hes so bad that, he shows hes done during ST, without a shadow of a doubt and Branyon shows hes got something left, well then ya, I guess they go with Branyone, I just dont see that being very likely at all. I think it would be more likely for Branyon to make the team off of an injury than Ibanez ST performance.
I think Ibanez would need to show, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that he cannot play on an MLB team in any capacity, in order to be cut before the season starts, and that something like that would likely signal retirement for a player.
I wasn't referring to before the season starts, though. Randy Winn was released in mid-May, if my memory serves correctly. If Ibanez looks as terribly as Winn did at that time, I'm not seeing what stops the team from cutting its ties.
I dont think anything would stop them from cutting ties at that pt. My point was only that they wouldnt do it in ST. Not to mention Branyon probably wouldnt be an option at the point either as he would be in some one elses system.
"I think Ibanez would need to show, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that he cannot play on an MLB team in any capacity"
Didn't he already do that last year? Kidding… obviously Branyan is in the same boat there.
which is still about league average, and was much better than Branyan
I think Branyan still might have a shot, but he would have to be great and have Ibanez look awful in spring training (or get hurt) to make the team
Ibanez is on the team even if he looks awful. It is the veteran 1.1M advantage. Only injury will prevent him playing for us in Tampa on opening weekend.
If he was horrible and Branyan looked great, I really don't think 1.1M will get in the way of fielding the best possible team
The spread between Branyan's performance and Ibanez' performance would likely have to be huge though
As Monteroisdineroinspaceneedle said, though, that's likely to not make a difference on Opening Day. He'd have to look like complete toast to lose the job to a guy on an MiLB contract.
I like it! The Mariners went out to sea and landed a big Tilapia this off season!
"He'd have to look like complete toast to lose the job to a guy on an MiLB contract."
like I said, the performance difference would have to be huge, especially since Branyan doesn't really give the Yankees the positional flexibility they seem to want
I would think Branyan's chances of makeing the team without being an injury replacement are probably less than 10%, but I think the chance is there (especially since I think there is definitely a chance Ibanez looks like complete toast)
His hope is a major injury coupled with a great ST. And when/if Chavez signs his slimmest of chances gets even slimmer.
The Yankees as Joe has indicated have done a good job identifying needs for this team. Also the players signed will play according to their strengths which should provide for a better result from the platoon player. The Yanks have identified players who will accept their roles on the team. This improves chemistry that magic word which many believe is evident when winning occurs. I'm not going there.
As far as Chavez, he might be overkill. Loading up with another lefty for those moments during the season for a pinch hitter or resting Arod or Teix. I would like to see Hall or Laird get the spot. Laird because he's young and can catch and put the bat on the ball. Hall has the flexibility at third, OF and running ability. Also, he's shown in the past he can play for a extended period without being to exposed. But all in all the Yanks are in a good spot.
In other random and off-topic news, A-Rod is dating Torrie Wilson.
Off-topic AND old news.
I get that roster flexibility is important, and has been often neglected by the Yankees. But I'm not sure guys like Ibanez, Nunez, Hall, etc. are really illustrative of roster flexibility. These are all players on the margins, some of whom are useful, some of whom might not be. I think true flexibility means a relative lack of long-term, expensive, cumbersome contracts, especially to players past their peak. And this is clearly a weakness, not a strength, for the Yankees right now.
You could easily argue that a lack of roster flexibility just forced the Yankees to trade their best hitting prospect in a generation, as they need to keep the DH spot open for aging players like Arod and Jeter. In an ideal world, they would have had the flexibility to make room for Montero's bat, even if he couldn't catch.
Darvish/Montero would have been nice but we must move on with our 42M left side infield.
If we want to stick with blaming current players for causing Montero to be traded away. Wouldnt Hughes, Joba and Burnett be the places to look? If those guys were top of the rotation starters like they were suppose to be, I'm sure the Yankees would have had no issues finding Montero ab's. I know everyone hates the a-rod and jeter contracts, it just seems kinda short sighted to blame those failures for the need to trade Montero. If anything those contracts would make the need for Montero more important, and they might need a DH to hit in the near future to make up for the lack of production those guys have while playing the field or getting more full days off. While A-rod may one day be a full time DH that seems to be a few years away and something that the Yankees could have takled when the time comes.
Yes, because ARod and Jeter should have prevented an entire generation of pitching prospects from imploding.
I get what you're saying about he not having a clear role on the team going forward since we'll almost certainly need the DH spot for the Old Dudes, but the dearth of high-end MLB-ready pitching had at least as much and probably far more to do with the equation than the clogged lineup did.
I don't know if it literally forced them since there were issues about Montero's attitude that might have contributed to the decision as well. But you're right if you're saying he didn't fit with this current club due to their veterans as well as Montero's inability to play defense (and him being a right-handed hitter didn't help either). I don't see how Montero would've gotten the full-time ABs everyone was expecting unless they bit the bullet and made him their starting catcher. No fit for a full-time DH with this team going forward, esp a right-handed one.
Montero hits righties just fine-at least when he isn't bored. His YS right field power would have been as good as Ibanez's.
I'm sure he does. But where would he play when A-Rod, Jeter, Jones get ABs at DH? He could've been on the roster, but how would you get him full-time ABs with Martin,Cervelli — and the plan to use so many others at DH as well?
for this season, likely Jones would have gotten most of his AB's in LF
Montero could have DH'd 100-120 games and caught 30-50 games, giving him about 150 starts, with Cervelli rightfully losing considerable playing time in the process
Your scheme would be fine if they really decided that Cervelli would be taking a roster spot as an emergency only 3rd catcher (which I couldn't see) — and that A-Rod, Jeter and the others would rarely DH at all (which I also can't see). Let's take your 150 starts — 110 at DH, 40 at catcher. Martin starts 110 games at catcher? 12 left for Cervelli the whole season? 50 games left at DH divided among A-Rod, Jeter, Jones, Swish, Tex, Cano (who Girardi wants to rest more at DH)? Seems a bit tight to me — esp when A-Rod's hip/knee starts barking. He might need 30-40 by himself. Only 10-20 left for all those other guys? I can't see it.
And you'd also be hoping that Montero shows something that indicates he can play acceptable defense in those 40 games. He could easily scare you off that number — esp when you consider how little they were willing to catch him in garbage time last year.
that would be the biggest impediment to Montero getting 140-150 starts, if they wouldn't allow him to catch at least once a week, it would be unlikely for them to find that much playing time for him
I think it would probably be closer to an even split in catching time between Cervelli and Montero, so probably closer to 110 Martin, 30 Montero, 22 Cervelli
That would leave 120 DH games for Montero to get to 150 games (I think 150 would actually be the high end, 140-145 for this season would probably be more likely)
I'll go with 145 (115 at DH) to split the difference, leaving 38 DH games for everyone else – Jones in this scenario would get virtually all of his starts in the OF (Jones/Montero vs. LHP is better than Gardner/Jones) most of the other guys should really just get days off if they needed it rather than DH days. ARod would be the only real issue if he was injured, but if he was hurt enough to need to DH more than 40+ games, he'd likely be hurt enough to not be in the lineup either
Fair enough. I just think Girardi is much more in favor of the DH/half day scenario for regulars than you and most people here believe. As he's said, he doesn't put fixed numbers of games on this stuff like we just did. It's about wanting flexibility — and I think they have more of it now than with Montero (and obviously they valued Pineda more). Also, I can't imagine Girardi was fan of Montero behind the plate.
I agree with all of that, except I think using DH for half days on a regular basis depends on who the DH is. If the player needing rest is a better hitter than the dH, then the half day rest makes sense. If Montero as DH, I would think that would be less of a concern. The older guys that really need regular rest would likely benefit more from a full days rest, and there would still be 35+ games to allow occasional half days.
Dead issue at this point though anyways, so we'll never know, unless they get a big bat at the deadline (fingers crossed)
Outside of being a catcher, even if the Yakees had room for Monteros bat, I still think they trade him for Pineda. The Yankees overall team need was for a dominate pitcher, more than a dominate DH. I dont think the lack of room for Montero's bat at DH that got him traded, it was his lack of a position.
I like Pineda and expect him to be great but how many games will Martin catch? Montero could have DH'ed in all those games and caught most of the rest. Also, getting rid of AJ makes all our catchers instantly better, more rested and less injury prone.
"getting rid of AJ makes all our catchers instantly better, more rested and less injury prone."
I laughed
There is unspoken value in getting rid of the wp king as well as all those curves in the dirt catchers have to block that don't make their mark in the boxscore.
Only time will tell whether or not Montero can catch in the majors, even at a back up level. What matters is what the Yankees think, and by not catching him during meaningless September games and trading him,its obvious they did not think he was going to catch in major league games, at least for them. So, while we may say he can be a backup catcher/DH it doesnt seem thats what the Yankees thought. Not to mention a backup catcher/Dh is still quite a bit less valuable than a top of the rotation pitcher. There is just no way without a position that the yankees werent going to trade him, they tried at least a couple times to trade him for pitching before and finally found a deal, before they had to expose him at the MLB level behind the plate.
I really don't think it was a situation where they felt they had to trade Montero (or were expressly looking to trade him), I think it was a situation where they were looking for high end pitching and Montero was the price they had to pay to get that done
I don't think fin's scenario and yours are mutually exclusive. Montero was offered for Lee and Halladay as rentals. So, it wasn't a new idea that they were offering Montero to get pitching. I think he brought his value up with this hitting in Sept. And the Yankees didn't expose him behind the plate (as fin mentioned). Cashman struck while the iron was hot. I might adjust your comment from "they were looking for high end pitching and Montero was the price" to "they were looking to trade Montero for young high-end pitching".
possibly, except I would think if they could have gotten Pineda without giving up Montero, they would have jumped on that
I think all the evidnece in the world is there, pointing to the fact the Yankees were expressly looking to trade Montero for high end pitching. He was pretty much traded for Lee, then the M's backed out, the Yankees discussed him with the Royals for both Grienke and Soria, again with Jimez and finally traded for Pineda.
I would think that would be mostly because the Yankees likely couldn't acquire high end pitching without parting with Montero
I think they realized Montero was a chip that could bring a high end arm in return, and decided (correctly IMO) that a high end starter was worth more to them than what they though Montero could bring to the team
I would think if they could have acquired Pineda (or Lee or Halladay) without giving up Montero, they would have been happy to keep Montero (even if it was in a slightly limited role)
We're arguing semantics here. We had more hitting than we need and less pitching than we needed. We also have an overabundance of catchers and DH/1B candidates. Would they have traded for Pineda if they'd had to sell out pitching depth or what little we've got for OF'ers in the system? No. Those positions are what we need right now, whereas offense-first catchers are rife through our system.
Would we have preferred to keep Montero? Of course. But it made far more sense to trade him than it did some of the AAA arms. Yay consensus!
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The Yankees have as much flexibility as any team in the game. Girardi likes to rest players of give some a 1/2 day off as a DH.
Jones can player either OF corner. Swisher can play 1st base. Nunez can play 3rd, SS, or 2nd base. Hall can play 3rd or 2nd base.
Gardner can play CF if needed.
I agree. I also think Jake was defining "flexibility" in a different manner and had a valid point himself.
Yep. Lots of coverage and options on a daily basis. No DH-only clog.
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After yet more rainfall hit Oxford yesterday afternoon, it was confirmed that the city had suffered its wettest January on record.
Total rainfall levels for the month yesterday topped the previous record of January 1852 when a measurement of 138.7mm was recorded. The city endured almost three times the January average of rainfall last month.
Dr Ian Ashpole of the geography department at Green Templeton College, Woodstock Road confirmed that it was the wettest January since records began in the 1760s.
"It has been the very high number of "very wet" days this month – rather than a few monster ones – that has led to the record. Oxford residents have had to endure consistently miserable weather conditions all month, with only one rain-free day."
He added: "This really shows how extreme this year has been with its current total in excess of 135mm. "The December/January total is also way up there. The current two-month total of 234.4mm is in third place just behind 1876 (242.1mm) and 1911 (237.7mm)."
More rain is expected today (feb 1) from about midday in Oxford, the Met Office has forecast. But Sunday is set to be a dry, but cloudy day.
Oxfordshire remains at "low risk" of flooding, despite the rising water levels.
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I am now going on day #6 w/out lifting. I have figured out why my mood has been jacked up, because I was getting sick. This is really upsetting because I have been making some good gains but for some reason I have lost bout 8lbs. When I get over my sickness do ya'll think I will be back in the gym ready to go back at it hard & heavy like I have been? Has anyone else gotten sick & had to take quite a bit of time off from the gym?
Time off is good, but you need to keep eating. You won't lose 8lbs from not working out. I'm sure a bit of what you lost is just glycogen+water, so it's not so bad.
good call Bro, I know my appetite hasn't been right at all.
I was feeling beat up so I took off last week. Turns out I was getting sick too and was down for a couple of days due to the bug. Went back to the gym this past Monday stronger than ever. Broken a PR on bench, 265x8.
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Albany Comptroller Mike Conners tells NEWS10 a court found that Porco could not pay for about $4,000 for his DNA expert and about $2,000 for the neurologist his lawyers used. That $6,000 will be added to the more than $300,000 bill racked up during the seven week trial.
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I know people buying houses both in China and US. and they all told me China has no paperwork compare to the amount of paperwork required in the US.
I know people buying houses both in China and US. and they all told me China has no paperwork compare to the amount of paperwork required in the US.
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The Junior Grand Prix: Where skaters who "come out of nowhere" come from.
As for the source of "12", it was from the reporter reporting what Dan Zhang said, and as I reasoned in earlier post, should be reliable as she was the person who experienced it and recalled it under no pressure. She was defending herself being short comparing to Hao Zhang, as being too tall for his age, not she was to short.
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But Hao Zhang can't be 12 as of December 1997, he would be about 13 yrs 6 months old. I think she was more likely to refer to herself, if she was born in 1985 then she would be 12 then. But I'm not sure, the translation is barely readable for me.
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Its documented they've changed ages before. And the "pattern" is awfully advantageous for China as well.
And its not just the age eligibles who lose out on medals that get screwed about this. What about the experience that the age violators get over the age ineligibles. That's hardly fair either. That's why skaters should be banned for every year they competed ineligibly.
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Its the Chinese federation's own fault that people can't take their word. They've got no one to blame but themselves there.
I mean the way Chinese skaters ages have changed defies "systematic problems." Wasn't Bing Shu one age, and then suddenly another age. And this happens all the times. Its hard to imagine its all just bad paperwork. It would be like if the Russians had reported Adelina, Elizaveta, and all of them has one age and then suddenly all said oh no they are really older and perfectly eligible.
I mean I'm sorry but the Australian federation doesn't have a history of saying their athletes are one age, and then are conveniently another. And I'm sure there was evidence of Cheltzie being the right age, a lot earlier than when the "age change became convenient."
I mean I'm sorry but He Kexin the gymnast was reported as 14 literally six months before she became 16. Essentially they will have to change ages of every single child in their sports system.
Do you think that only the Chinese should send in paperwork for their athletes years in advance? What happened then to having the same rules for everyone? China should have to have to abide by the same rules as everyone else, not have rules just for them.
^ Re: He Kexin. I totally remember hearing about her before Beijing, like 2007, and hearing, oh, it's a shame she's too young to compete in Beijing. Then all of a sudden whoops, guess she was old enough all along!
So, again, I ask barbk, what evidence would satisfy you? Would you consider an ISU investigation independent and adequate? (They would likely get all their information from the Chinese government, too). I don't actually think much government information is kept on hand written forms, most - if not all - is computerized across several (very poorly connected IME) departments.
The Chinese and any federation that has a history of falsifying ages in Olympic sports in recent memory should be forced to preregister.
And as for it being the same rules for everyone. There are consquences and punishments foractions. Nations that have a history of following the rules, earn the benefit of the doubt. Nations who have a history of breaking the rules, have to be held to higher standards until they have earned the Sporting worlds trust again. The alternative is saying "we won't play with you at all."
And as for how do I know that this time they are cheating. I don't know if every Chinese athlete who is being accused of being age ineligible is ineligible. If it was just one or even two, I'd give them the benefit of the doubt. But come on Angelskates, the pattern here is just way too obvious. IF this was the case of just error, than we would see more than just one kind of error. We'd see athletes who were really age eligible, having documents that say they aren't age eligible, and being left behind. Etc. All we have is variations that are favorable to China.
Its not like China is just being picked on because they are China. They are being picked on because they've done this in the past, and have thumbed people's nose in it. If they are innocent in this case, well its still a boy who cried wolf scenario.
Fortunately for them, the only opinion that truly matters is that of the IOC and ISU and they will accept their documents and call it a day. Realistically speaking, what else can they do?
I don't expect anything to come out of this beyond an oops "clerical error." Until the next time...


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I can't help but sing along to RUN DMC's It's Tricky, but the only thing that I find tricky, is how in the world did this girl fit in a pair of pants? Wait, I'd like to know what made even think of the idea in the first place. The video's description
The lineup Sept. 1 and 2 includes Drake, Pearl Jam, Run-DMC, Skrillex, Rick Ross, Miike Snow, Odd Future and Janelle Monae. The festival showcases 20 pre-eminent artists that speak to the new generation. I am producing the film with Steve Stoute and
Rick Ross will be on 'RapFix Live' today. + Rick Ross , whose God Forgives, I Don't album just dropped, will be a guest on "RapFix Live" today...Fix . ( MTV News ) + Jay-Z announced the final lineup for his Made In America Festival in Philadelphia
Drake, Run-D.M.C., and Jill Scott will all descend upon Philadelphia for Jay-Z's Made in America festival. The artists are the latest to be added to the bill for the two-day concert extravaganza on Sept. 1 and 2. Before he heads to the 2012 MTV Video
Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp This post is in partnership with Consequence of Sound , an online music publication devoted to the ever growing and always thriving worldwide music scene. It's somehow fitting that less than three
Pink performed live for the first time in two years. + Pink dropped by Z100 to talk about being a new mom and also her forthcoming album, The Truth About Love , due Sept. 18...She performed acoustic versions of "Perfect" and "Who Knew." ( Idolator ) +
They haven't performed together in over a decade, but the surviving members of Run-DMC are set to reunite this fall at the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas...Run, and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels retired the group after their DJ, Jam Master Jay, was
Today's kids listening to the latest trendy rapper on their iPhones probably can't picture it, but when Ice-T broke into the business rap was considered dangerous...Many of the MCs that rapped about hustling on the streets were really getting shot.
Grammy Award -winning artist LL Cool J has tried to balance making music with a successful acting career for decades...Share This Story But one issue that LL Cool J ran into while trying to balance the two interests, was recording music without being
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The national debate on gun control has finally made it to the Senate. The battle between the proponents of "Gun Rights" and the supporters of gun control have already agreed on one point, some americans have a right to own guns. Just who they are, how many guns of what types and how someone qualifies for that right is still in question.
On the side of gun ownership we have many fervent supporters castigating the government's ability to enforce the laws it already has. However, few are suggesting a greater effort and funding for that enforcement. After all it has been six years waiting for congress to confirm a Director of the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and explosives.
On the side of gun control supporters are screaming for the closure of the "Gun Show loophole" and requiring background checks on all gun sales/transfers. Again, few of these have estimates of the cost of expanded access and maintenance of a national system to provide background checks for all gun transfers.
Two major points of contention are an "assault weapons ban" and the effectiveness of the last legislation that attempted this. Supporters of the ineffectiveness of the original ban point to a department of Justice report released in 2004 which they claim points to evidence of it's failure to suppress the illegal use of these weapons. In fact the complex report comes to no solid conclusion due to lack of data. An outside study reports that police departments seized thousands of fewer banned assault weapons during the sales ban and points out that the frequency of use of this type of weapons in crimes has risen sharply since it's expiration.
As for what constitutes an "assault weapon," it's a very prickly point of contention that stands in the way of a renewal of any ban. The original ban specifically defined 19 separate models of semi-automatic weapons as "assault weapons" and specified a number of features of all weapons that would also classify them the same way. Provision for attaching a grenade launcher, a telescopic/folding stock or a semi-automatic version of an automatic weapon were some of these.
Beside the points of definition, the arguments of effectiveness of any weapon laws and the pervasive immobility of the viewpoints on either side of this debate, the most impressive fact is that we are having this debate at all. It's the clash of two distinctly american cultures, some might very be tempted to say "the city folks and the country folks are at it again..." Certainly urban mayors are distinctly pro gun control as are a good deal of their constituencies. It's also clear that most of the hunting goes on in less populated areas of the country, which concentrates gun ownership there. However, not all hunters are pro "assault weapons", an AR-15 makes a crappy deer rifle and it's even worse for "long shot" hunting. There are certainly groups of "city slickers" who believe that assault weapons are necessary for their own safety. The complexities of thought on this issue range from fears of losing all rights to gun ownership to living in some kind of "wild west" version of the US.
Most of all it's a chance to see our elected officials tackle a really difficult divisive issue. It has all the makings of a great political struggle, entrenched interests (gun manufacturers, the NRA, other pro-gun lobbies) and advocates for a kinder gentler society (victims and their support groups, anti-gun violence coalitions, law enforcement).
It's going to be quite a show, whether anything actually gets done or not. My prediction is that the "Gun Show loophole" is a goner, background checks will become more pervasive. We can also look forward to increased dilligence aimed at enforcing current laws.
I also believe that the arguments are so entrenched that the supreme court will get involved, especially in that some states are already moving to tighten up their own gun control legislation. We'll see.


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Battling the secret government
Frank Munger: I have every-day contact with Y-12 personnel, and they have a pretty good idea of what I know about Y-12. It's also pretty clear from this blog and past columns that I'm in a continous battle with the plant's gatekeepers regarding the release of what I consider to be public information. Having covered the Oak Ridge facilities for more than a quarter century, I view the release of information at Y-12 in recent years to be historically slow.
Many years ago I was interviewed by Mr. Munger regarding my role in a project. It was sobering to make judgments on what I could or couldn't say. I had the picture in my mind of coming across my comments in the News Sentinel while looking through the Help Wanted ads.


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Leans Republican
by Chris Bowers, Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 06:22:32 PM EDT
- IN-02. Last three independent polls:
- Donnelly (D) 49%-39% Chocola (R) (Zogby, October 2nd)
- Donnelly (D) 50%-42% Chocola (R) (Research 2000, September 17)
- Donnelly (D) 52%-40% Chocola (R) (RT Strategies, September 10)
- OH-18. Only independent poll, from Zogby on October 2nd, shows Space (D) ahead of Padgett (R) 45%-36%. Space also has a commanding lead in cash on hand. But remember, this race clearly leans Republican.
- PA-07. Only independent poll on the race shows Sestak 45% (D)--44% Weldon (R). Sestak also leads in cash on hand. Again, remember that this race clearly leans Republican.
- PA-10. Only two independent polls on the race:
- Carney (D) 47%--38% Sherwood (R) (Lycoming, September 28th)
- Carney (D) 50%--43% Sherwood (R) (RT Strategies, August 29th)
- VA-02. Only two independent polls on the race:
- Kellam (D) 46%--42% Drake (R) (Zogby, October 2)
- Kellam (D) 51%--43% Drake (R) (RT Strategies, August 29)
CQ politics would also like to inform you that the following races have no clear favorite:
- AZ-08. The five post primary polls on the race:
- Giffords (D) 45%--37% Graf (R) (Zogby, October 2)
- Giffords (D) 52%--34% Graf (R) (Arizona Opinion--R, September 23)
- Giffords (D) 54%--29% Graf (R) (Emily's List--D, September 21)
- Giffords (D) 48%--36% Graf (R) (Arizona Daily Star, September 19)
- Giffords (D) 54%--35% Graf (R) (GQR--D, September 18th)
- OH-06. The only independent polls on the race:
- Wilson (D) 54%--41% Bladsel (R) (Survey USA, September 28th)
- Wilson (D) 56%--40% Blasdel (R) (RT Strategies, August 29th)
Oh, and I almost forgot. NM-01 is also clealy leaning toward a candidate: Heather Wilson. This is because the last three independent polls from NM-01 have shown her losing 50-40, and tied at 44-44 (twice). Clearly, she has a much better chance to win that race than does her Democratic opponent Patricia Madrid.
This has been a public service announcement form Strategic Vision CQ politics. There is no clear favorite in AZ-08 and OH-06. Also, IN-02, NM-01, OH-15, PA-07, PA-10, and VA-02 clearly lean Republican (because, you know, there is a clear favorite in those races, and it is the person losing in the polls). That is all. End communication. Seriously--end communication. Don't try to post a comment on their site. It won't work.
(All polls taken from Electoral-Vote.com)
Tags: election forecasts, House 2006 (all tags)


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"This is the real Bob Miller. I framed your letter and hung it on my wall."
This call led to a friendship and eventually to an invitation to speak at a veterinary conference at Land's End Lodge. So
in August of 2005, I took a series of five flights, the last in a single-engine seaplane, to Point Baker, accompanied by my
son and my 9-year-old grandson. The experience was unforgettable. Even if we hadn't caught any fish—but we did, including
a 35-lb halibut and lots of salmon—the week would have been overwhelming. To enjoy the indescribably gorgeous scenery, the
perfect weather, the camaraderie of a great group of colleagues, Pat Miller's wonderful cooking, and Bob Miller's gracious
hospitality all in the company of my only son and only grandson was a great gift.
Have I ever mentioned who my clinic partner was when I was a student at Colorado State University? Yes, it was Bob Miller.
To avoid confusion, I was Bob and he was Robert. Robert E. Miller, DVM, practiced for many years in Wyoming and Colorado.


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Scouting Syracuse: How The Orange Win
1. Take it away: Clemson enters the game with a significant statistical edge in turnover margin - a product of the Tigers taking care of the football and forcing miscues. Clemson is tied for the national lead in fewest turnovers, with three. To pull off the upset, Syracuse needs to buck the trend by forcing Clemson to cough it up. If the Tigers win the turnover battle, they'll be hard to beat, even on Syracuse's home court.
2. Pressure Tajh Boyd: With two full weeks to prepare, head coach (and former defensive coordinator) Scott Shafer will undoubtedly have some new wrinkles to throw at Tajh Boyd and the Clemson offense. The most sure way to get the Tiger offense out of sync is to put Boyd on the run. Clemson came out of the N.C. State with some protection question marks, and while a patchwork offensive line got the job done against Wake Forest, offensive coordinator Chad Morris still wasn't pleased. The Orange will need to exploit whatever breakdowns afforded them by the Tigers.
3. Keep the football: Syracuse, like Clemson, has been one of the ACC's best so far at converting third-down chances and piling up first downs. The longer Syracuse can keep its offense on the field, the fewer at-bats for Boyd and his crew of explosive playmakers.


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The researchers who discovered "zombie-like" bees infected with a deadly fly parasite want people to look for similar bees in their own back yards.
San Francisco State University Professor of Biology John Hafernik, and colleagues from the SF State Department of Biology and the Center for Computing for the Life Sciences, launched ZomBeeWatch.org, a citizen science project to report possible sightings of the parasitized bees.
How do you spot a "zombee," as the researchers call them? Look for them congregating near outside lights, moving in increasingly erratic circles before dying.
These are the insects who have been parasitized by the Apocephalus borealis fly, and abandoned their hives.
ZomBeeWatch offers tutorials on how to become a zombee hunter, complete with step-by-step instructions for monitoring and collecting bees, building a light trap and uploading data.
The ZomBeeWatch site asks people to collect bees that appear to have died underneath outside lights, or appear to be behaving strangely under the lights, in a container. They can then watch for signs that indicate the bee was parasitized by the fly, which usually deposits its eggs into a bee's abdomen.
About seven days after the bee dies, fly larvae push their way into the world from between the bee's head and thorax and form brown, pill-shaped pupae that are equivalent to a butterfly's chrysalis.
If it looks like their sample contains hatched parasites, "zombee hunters" can upload photos of their sample's contents to confirm whether they have found a parasitized bee. Along with information about the location of the photographed bee, the images will help the scientists build a better map of the honeybee infection.
The phenomenon was first discovered on the SF State campus by Hafernik and colleagues, and reported last year in the research journal PLoS ONE.
Since then there have been reports of parasitized bees in Redwood City, Santa Barbara and South Dakota. Hafernik said, "what we'd really like to see is if this parasitism is distributed widely across North America."
Hafernik says he has timed the launch of the site for when the parasitized population begins its seasonal rise. "Right now is still the low season for parasitized bees," he explained, "but they will start ramping up in August.
"In the San Francisco Bay Area, infections peak in September through January. We hope to learn about the timing of infections in other areas of North America."
Hafernik and his collaborators are eager to learn as much as they can about the parasite, since it may be an emerging and potentially costly threat to honeybee colonies, especially those that cross from state to state to be used in commercial pollination.
"We're sort of a mom and pop operation at this point," Hafernik said about ZomBee Watch, "but if we can enlist a dedicated group of citizen scientists to help us, together, we can answer important questions and help honeybees at the same time."


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The sanctity of heterosexual marriage involves much more than just love. It is the lawful procreation of the species and the creation of families. Its responsibilities have stood the test of time.
God has physically configured humans for a purpose, not to be an anomaly of nature.
The bulk of the population has little contact with homosexuals unless they live where homosexuals are gathered. Therefore, a minority can change laws because of a lack of concern by the majority.
Homosexuals and lesbians wish to debase the sanctity of marriage for their material gain. It is not a question of equality. It is a question of morality.
They have civil unions now. Why do they wish to debase the sanctity of heterosexual marriage?
Gary Hutchinson, Carthage


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PARENTS are being urged to warn their children about the dangers of playing near flood waters.
Test Valley Borough Council has started to put up signs in waterlogged areas warning of the dangers of entering floodwater, which can be contaminated with sewage and other hidden hazards.
Hampshire Constabulary is working closely with Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, Hampshire County Council and all other local authorities in co-ordinating its response to the current flooding and persistent storm conditions.
Insp Mark Lewis, leading the Response Working Group, said: "Flood water can seem very attractive to youngsters and dogs to play in, but we would strongly advise staying out of it, and keep yourself safe from potential harm."
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Since 2004, the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress has been working with senior decision-makers in the United States and Europe to address disconnects between the EU, NATO and the G8. With a focus on foreign policy, homeland security and the Middle East, the first round of these consultations resulted in the Center publication Maximizing NATO for the War on Terror, which recommended steps to pursue shared security interests through better leadership and greater Executive branch coordination. In 2006, Center staff followed up on those efforts with senior European allies in Brussels, London, Berlin and Lisbon, with a goal of strengthening multilateral leadership.
The Center built on these efforts with an initiative on transatlantic relations, Strengthening Multi-Lateral Leadership: A European Exchange Program. This program brought 14 exceptional young leaders (ages 30-40) from positions of policy planning in European governments or in the policy-research community to Washington, DC, to meet with experts involved in the 2009 and past Presidential transitions in order to better understand the challenges and processes of the period. Within the frame of "transition," these visitors were exposed to the technical workings of the U.S. government, from the personnel selection process to developing agendas for the Obama Administration. Critical policy issues were deliberated in an effort to present and candidly discuss the prevailing attitudes in Washington as well as in Brussels and other European capitals. The goal of this initiative was to explore avenues for European and U.S. cooperation in order to prevent communication breakdowns between transatlantic governments during the transition, as well as to strengthen the relationship and communication between governmental, policy and academic institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
This program offered an incomparable vantage point on the 2008-2009 Presidential transition for the European leaders of tomorrow. Participants spent one week in November 2008 meeting with experts on Presidential transitions and American politics; sessions were held on the future of U.S.-European relations, the transition process at the State Department and on Capitol Hill, and the economic and environmental policy concerns facing the Obama Administration, among other topics. Speakers included former Senator Bill Brock, Ambassador Thomas Pickering, and former White House Chief of Staff Thomas McLarty, along with transition scholars and representatives from the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security. In March of 2009, participants returned to Washington, DC, for another week to evaluate the progression of the transition through the first 100 days of the Obama Administration. During this second visit, they met again with many of the individuals from their first trip, allowing them to build on previous discussions and evaluate changing American political dynamics as well as to follow up on the policy projections made in November.
The Center received funding from the Luso-American Foundation, the Stuart Family Foundation, and the Tulsa Community Foundation, as well as several private donors, for this project.
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Creation of the DaleksTalk20
Several different, seemingly conflicting accounts of the Creation of the Daleks exist. The largest body of information centres on the Kaled scientist Davros.
Davros' account
Conceptual origins of the Daleks
On the planet Skaro, during the final days of the Thousand Year War between the Thals and Kaleds, both sides suffered mutations caused by nuclear, biological and chemical agents. Some of the mutant survivors, the mutoes, survived in the wastelands. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks) Shan, a young Kaled scientist, authored a paper. With both Kaleds and Thals competing for resources, she called the only way out of this dilemma "the Dalek Solution". Davros presented the paper to the Kaled Council as his own. (AUDIO: Davros).
Another account stated that Davros found a prophecy in the forbidden Book of Predictions, written in the extinct language of the Dals, which stated "...and on that day, men will become as gods." In the original language, the final word was pronounced "Dal-ek." (AUDIO: Guilt)
The first Daleks
Later, Davros, now crippled, became one of the Kaled Scientific Elite. He had begun experiments on living subjects and hoped to deify the Kaled race. Davros pushed through legislation enabling authority (and ownership) of all Kaled infants under the age of five years old and to be delivered to Pediatric Facility K99, which he used as a laboratory for surgical experiments. Davros transplanted the brain from Baran, a captured Thal spy, into a Mark I Travel Machine. (AUDIO: Guilt)
Davros reveals the Daleks
Davros did not immediately show the results of his Dalek experiments to the Kaled Scientific Elite. He improved and developed the shell for the organic components of the Daleks, housing them in tank-like and armed Mark III Travel Machines similar to his own life support chair. He maintained a nursery of embryonic Dalek young. As well as nurturing the physical form of his creations, Davros shaped their minds. The Daleks did not understand concepts such as pity. It did not exist in their "vocabulary banks".
The Fourth Doctor was sent on a mission by the Time Lords to prevent the creation of the Daleks in the first place, or at the very least lessen the damage they would do in future. Many other members of Kaled Scientific Elite attempted to shut down the Dalek project. To prevent this, Davros arranged for the Thals to aim a missile at the Kaled Dome where his people resided. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)
- Though he did not say so, the Time Lord representative who had approached the Doctor with this mission may very well have worked for the Celestial Intervention Agency. (PROSE: Lungbarrow)
The Daleks revolt against their creator
The Daleks were sent to exterminate the Thals, supposedly in retaliation for the attack on the Kaled Dome. They turned on Davros, as they were not programmed to recognise any creature as superior to them, which included him. They apparently killed him. Accidentally, whilst attempting to stop the Doctor, a Dalek triggered an explosion which destroyed the embryo room before the Thals sealed the bunker entrance and trapped the Daleks there. In the aftermath, the Doctor believed he had only held back their progress by about a thousand years or so, and they would return (TV: Genesis of the Daleks). Davros survived his "death" in a state of suspended animation. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks)
- The Daleks would later consider the Time Lords' act of trying to prevent their creation as the start of the Last Great Time War. [source needed] For more details on this and on the objectives of the Doctor's mission, see separate article.
In 2025, the Doctor attributed the creation of the Daleks to "a near lethal cocktail of war, hatred and technology." (AUDIO: Energy of the Daleks)
Other accounts
Historical account
Subsequent to their creation, the Daleks, confined to their city believed the war was a quick neutronic war and that both sides of the war were horribly mutated from their original humanoid forms. (TV: The Daleks)
Yarvelling and the Dalek Emperor
Another account states tells of short, blue, humanoid Daleks, whose warlord, Zolfian plotted to use neutron bombs against the Thals. Zolfian employed a scientist, Yarvelling, to develop war machines against the survivors and ordered the factories to mass-produce more of them. Two weeks later, a meteorite strike destroyed the factories and the neutron bomb stores. After two years, Zolfian and Yarvelling climbed out of a fallout shelter to find a mutated Dalek which Yarvelling described to Wolfian as having "a brain a thousand times superior to ours", had crawled inside one of the war machines and used it a shell. Before they died of radiation sickness, the "machine Dalek" forced the two survivors to make more war machines. (COMIC: Genesis of Evil)
- This account implies that this same Dalek called itself later the Dalek Emperor.
Behind-the-scenes history
As far as the vast bulk of continuity is concerned, Davros created the Daleks and the Fourth Doctor, Sarah and Harry nearly stopped it before it started. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)
However, prior to the writing of that story, Terry Nation, the real-life creator and copyright holder of the Daleks, elected to allow at least three separate origin stories for his creations. The reason for the multiplicity of origins is unclear, but it likely had something to do with the time in which they were written. In the 1960s and early 1970s, Nation and the rest of the Doctor Who team didn't really believe they were creating "permanent" works. Written long before the advent of home video, the internet, or even the existence of a robust market for reprinted comic strips, the various origins told during the first decade of Doctor Who were likely considered as disposable as the episodes themselves turned out to be. Hence, Nation contradicted not just other writers, but himself, when positing various origins for the Daleks.
The Daleks
The first Dalek story, TV: The Daleks, gave viewers a tiny sliver of an idea of where the creatures came from. Far from a full-fledged origin, The Daleks tells us the Daleks came from a race called "the Dals" who had survived an atomic war. This narrative "plank" was certainly incorporated into Genesis of the Daleks, although the name of the parent race wasn't.
TV Century 21 comic strips
Nation allowed writers David Whitaker and Alan Fennell to tell a Dalek origin in their 1965 TV Century 21 comic strip, Genesis of Evil. This was the first published attempt to tell a more-or-less complete origin, and it posited that the Daleks were mutated from a race also known as the Daleks. There is no reference at all to any part of Genesis of Evil within televised Doctor Who, and very little more than an occasional, sly reference in other forms of Doctor Who fiction.
Short story
The TV Century 21 version went unchallenged by any other story for eight years until Nation himself was commissioned to write a short prose story for the Radio Times Doctor Who 10th anniversary publication in 1973. Entitled We are the Daleks!, the piece substantively contradicted Genesis of Evil and The Daleks, and the later Genesis of the Daleks. The most contradictory and surprising feature of this piece was the notion that Daleks were actually evolved from future humans.