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In 2012 the Boston Red Sox finished in the AL East cellar; a year later, they were the best team in baseball. While the Mariners are hardly in line for a similar turnaround, it shows that optimism is possible in an off-season that badly needs it. In this, the latest in a string of make-or-break seasons, it's crucial that the Mariners take a step forward. Their nucleus, for good or for ill, is in place. But an improved supporting cast is necessary for the team to move forward. What follows is the strategy that gives the team their best chance of success.
Coming up with an off-season plan is a challenge - it's difficult to combine idealism with realism and fit it under a rational budget. The Mariners have plenty of young potential, but with those players come a series of question marks. Our plan will allow the Mariners to take a significant step forward in 2014 without gutting their young talent or skyrocketing payroll. It's a high upside plan that allows visions of the Mariners contending once again.
The transactions
- Sign SP Masahiro Tanaka to a 6 year, $70 million deal after submitting a $66 million posting fee.
- Trade 2B Nick Franklin, OF Michael Saunders, RP Tom Wilhelmsen, and SP Tyler Pike to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for OF Austin Jackson and SP Rick Porcello.
- Trade SP Erasmo Ramirez, RP Yoervis Medina, and SP Edwin Diaz to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for CF Peter Bourjos.
- Trade OF Julio Morban and 1B/3B Steven Proscia to the New York Mets for 1B Lucas Duda.
- Sign 1B/DH Corey Hart to a 2 year, $16 million contract.
- Trade 1B Justin Smoak to the Baltimore Orioles for RP Brian Matusz.
- Sign 2B/OF Kelly Johnson to a 1 year, $3 million contract.
- Re-sign RP Oliver Perez to a 2 year, $6 million contract.
- Sign SP Scott Baker to a 1 year, $1.5 million contract with performance incentives up to $4 million.
- Sign C Geovany Soto to a 1 year, $4 million contract.
- Sign SS Brendan Ryan to a 1 year, $1.5 million contract.
- Give spring training invitations to RP Mark Lowe, RP Ryan Rowland-Smith, and RP Shawn Camp.
- Acquire minor league 1B Brock Peterson and 1B Mauro Gomez.
The rationale
The off-season begins with acquiring Japanese star pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, whom we determined to be the best overall value of the "big splash" options. If you count the posting fee and contract from the same pool of money, he's likely to cost a similar amount to what Jacoby Ellsbury might command in free agency. The risk of giving that kind of contract to a pitcher from another professional league is offset by his age (25), and this is a rare opportunity to secure a free agent through his prime years. Though there will be many suitors for Tanaka, the Mariners have a chance to lay low and strike with an aggressive bid for his services, blowing away the previous record fee for Yu Darvish ($51.7 million). Tanaka gives the Mariners a potentially incredible one-two punch for the foreseeable future, and while it's an expensive proposition, his low annual salary relative to other marquee pitchers makes him a more tradeable asset if there's a need down the road. Tanaka is a better, younger, and more durable version of Hisashi Iwakuma, his former Rakuten teammate. With Felix and Hisashi, Tanaka gives the Mariners as fearsome a starting three as any in the league.
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After the Tanaka splash comes the major trade, acquiring Austin Jackson and Rick Porcello from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Nick Franklin, Michael Saunders, Tom Wilhelmsen, and Tyler Pike. The Mariners have two second basemen, and one should be traded to fill another hole. Despite the fact that the two project similarly going forward, it's clear which one has more trade value. The Tigers are faced with losing two infielders (Jhonny Peralta and Omar Infante), and Franklin replaces one of them at little cost. This helps the Tigers free up salary to re-sign Max Scherzer after 2013. Michael Saunders replaces Austin Jackson, resulting in a certain downgrade for Detroit but preventing them from having a complete black hole in the outfield. Detroit's 2013 closer, Joaquin Benoit, is a free agent. Adding Wilhelmsen gives them an option to replace him, and even though his value is not what it was six months ago, he still carries some weight. Tyler Pike is a high-upside starting pitcher who's likely to be ranked #3 or #4 on the next organizational top prospects list - certainly an attractive piece for an organization as prospect-starved as Detroit.
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The trade allows Ackley to move back to second base where he belongs, while Porcello slots into the back of the rotation, where he may finally be able to perform up to his peripherals with a new defense behind him. He's coming off his best season ever, posting a 4.32 ERA that was considerably higher than his 3.19 xFIP. Porcello's SIERA was also fantastic, coming in at 3.39. Still only 24, Porcello may have finally figured things out, and the results are just lagging one year behind. It's a great opportunity to buy low before the window slams shut. Only 12 qualified pitchers had a lower xFIP than Porcello in 2013, and the same goes for his SIERA. If Porcello does indeed break out, the Mariners have a chance to have a truly elite pitching staff from top to bottom.
Trading Franklin means relying on Dustin Ackley for 2014, and that's a dicey proposition. While Ackley looked almost fixed at times in the second half of 2013, he's far from a lock. It's risky, but on the other hand it's not any more risky than assuming Franklin is going to bounce back or take a step forward. That's where Kelly Johnson comes in, though we'll get to that later.
The Mariners have a desperate need for outfielders, and Peter Bourjos fits the bill. The Angels are rumored to be shopping him, and he can immediately step in and patrol center field. Bourjos is 26, an elite defender, and has been lost in the Angels outfield for the past two seasons. In 2011, Bourjos was a 4 win player while playing full time. In 2012, Bourjos was worth 2 wins, despite being limited to 195 PA, as he was often used as a defensive replacement. Still in his prime, Bourjos is an undervalued trade target thanks to his injuries and sporadic playing time.
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The Angels are rumored to be looking for pitching in exchange for Bourjos, and Erasmo Ramirez and Yoervis Medina fit the bill. Ramirez can be a rotation candidate for the Angels, or be a swing man in the bullpen. Medina is coming off a promising rookie season, is cheap and under club control for 5 more years, and helps a poor Angels bullpen. Even though Bourjos is without a real role on the Angels, those two pieces might not be enough to get a deal done, which is why high-risk, high-upside pitching prospect Edwin Diaz is included to help complete the deal. Still, it's a swap that makes sense for both teams, each trading surplus for need.
The next trade target is Lucas Duda, who could probably be had in exchange for Julio Morban and Steven Proscia. Duda has had an up and down career with the Mets, actually performing as a below replacement level player for his career. This is largely due to his struggles with left-handed pitching and his brutal defense in the outfield. The Mets are faced with choosing one of Ike Davis and Lucas Duda going forward, and considering the Davis's better pedigree and bigger contract, Duda seems the more reasonable target. "The Dude" does one thing really well, and that's crush right-handed pitching. He sports a career 127 wRC+ against righties, including a 135+ mark in 2013. He'll be 28 by the time the season starts and will be arbitration eligible as a Super Two player, estimated at $1.8 million. Morban gives the Mets a toolsy outfielder with some injury concerns, and Proscia's a nice organizational player: not a bad return for a 1B who's been replacement level for his career. Regardless of the package, Duda shouldn't be too expensive to acquire, and he'll make up the left-hand side of a 1B/DH platoon.
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Sticking with 1B/DH, the Mariners should lure Corey Hart, who was originally drafted by Jack Zduriencik, away from Milwaukee with a multi-year deal. Hart missed the entire 2013 season with knee injuries, and simply can't be relied on to play in the outfield anymore. On the other hand, Hart is right-handed, doesn't post severe splits, and was a productive hitter through his age 30 season, posting a 124 wRC+. Hart will now be 32 and is coming off two injuries, so this move isn't without risk. The Mariners can compensate by restricting him to primarily DH, which in turn closes the door on two other Mariners, Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales.
Signing Hart is contingent on a few things happening. One, the Mariners extend Morales a qualifying offer, which they fully intend to do. Two, Morales declines that qualifying offer to test the market, which is what has been speculated. If Morales accepts the offer, he's your guy instead of Hart. If he doesn't, the Mariners can take the draft pick compensation and thank him for his service rather than overpaying to get him back. Morales will remain an option if Hart signs elsewhere, as his attached qualifying offer tag shouldn't have teams running to sign him. There's a good chance Morales will still be available as a fall-back option for this spot, though he won't be as cheap.
Bringing in Lucas Duda to start most games at first base means there isn't much room for Justin Smoak. It's time to move on. The Orioles have been connected to Smoak for a while, dating back to last off-season. The other half of the Chris Davis 1B/DH picture is muddled at best. Smoak provides the Orioles with an affordable option at 1B/DH, and could allow Chris Davis to shift to designated hitter. In exchange, the Orioles give Seattle Brian Matusz, a former bust who finally found consistent success as a reliever. Matusz is a Super Two player and enters his second year of arbitration this off-season, but he's controlled for three more years. It's a swap of busts, but at least it helps to bolster the Seattle bullpen.
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Assuming Hart is going to start close to every day and Duda will start against all righties, there's a need for a hitter who mashes lefties. Here's where the Mariners can go dumpster diving, turning their attention to Brock Peterson and Mauro Gomez. Peterson is a first baseman who played briefly with the Cardinals in 2013, his only major league stint to date. He'll be 30 years old, has spent 11 years in the minors, and clearly has no future in St. Louis and should be readily available. Peterson posted a .313/.367/.582 line in AAA against lefties in 2013. The other bargain bin option is Mauro Gomez, another career minor leaguer who saw a handful of games with Boston in 2013. Gomez is 29, plays primarily first base, and hits lefties about as well as Peterson, having posted an absurdly high-power line of .269/.333/.620 in 2013. This position doesn't have to be filled with these two specific players - it's merely a suggestion for the type of player the Mariners look to audition for this spot, someone whose price will be tempered by unimportant limitations. The Mariners can go grab a few of them and bring them to camp to complete with Ty Kelly and Stefen Romero, who are both reasonable in-house candidates for this role. Somebody will rise to the top.
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There are still holes in the outfield after the Jackson trade, since Saunders was part of the cost to acquire him, and the Mariners will almost certainly not exercise Franklin Gutierrez's option. The Mariners need somebody to replace that production, so to the free agent market we go, and out comes 32-year old 2B/OF Kelly Johnson on a 1 year, $3 million deal. Johnson posted a 101 wRC+ in 118 games for the Rays last year, totaling 1.2 WAR. Johnson has issues: he strikes out a ton, and he doesn't hit for average. But he also has strengths, and one of them is that he also acts as Dustin Ackley insurance. Johnson is an adequate defender at second base and gives the Mariners flexibility, all while costing less than the other reasonable free agent corner outfield option, Nate McLouth.
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Though the primary goal is to see the Mariners win in 2014, the team also has to look beyond. That's why Mike Zunino should begin the year in Tacoma, getting the development he desperately needs. Meanwhile, the Mariners need another catcher. That's where Geovany Soto comes in, fresh off a backup role with the Rangers in 2013 in which he posted a 114 wRC+. The former Rookie of the Year will be looking for a starting job once again, and the Mariners can offer it to him. It wasn't that long ago that Soto was a 2 or 3 win player, and it gives the Mariners options. If and when Mike Zunino beats down the door, Soto will be an easy asset to trade or he can slide into a part-time role, filling the lefty-mashing DH role we've previously assigned to the dumpster dive while Sucre remains in the backup catcher spot. Soto and the Mariners are a perfect match.
The Mariners shouldn't let Oliver Perez walk out the door. One of the first priorities should be locking him up to a multi-year deal, which will cost an estimated 2 years, $6 million. His rough second half helped bring his market value back to a more reasonable cost, and the Mariners can't afford to take any more steps back in the bullpen if they're trading away other relievers to acquire bats. They should've traded Perez at midseason last year; a re-signing will give them a solid left-handed reliever for the next two years and a chance to rectify that mistake.
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Even with Masahiro Tanaka, the Mariners still have uncertainty at the back end of the rotation. While it's optimistic to envision a rotation of Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Tanaka, Rick Porcello, and James Paxton or Taijuan Walker, there's a chance those guys don't break camp with the team. Enter Scott Baker, who has finally returned from a disastrous two injury-plagued years to make three starts with the Cubs. Though Baker was paid $5.5 million with Chicago, he won't approach that again, and the Mariners have a chance to buy low on Baker while offering him performance incentives based on innings pitched. Before the injuries, Baker was a consistent 2-3 win pitcher with Minnesota, and while he's far from a pitcher the Mariners can rely on, his acquisition is a luxury lottery chip that could pay off. With the addition of Porcello, it's a stretch to pencil in Baker into the rotation ahead of both Walker and Paxton, but it gives the Mariners options. Baker is a reasonable long man in the bullpen as a guy who throws a ton of strikes. He can shift there as early as the Mariners want him to, but Baker represents an insurance plan who could still pay off on his own if given the opportunity. A one-year, $1.5 million deal with incentives up to $4 million should get it done.
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Finally, there's a need for another shortstop off the bench. After much debate, discussed veered toward none other than Brendan Ryan, who shouldn't command more than a bench role and $1.5 million after his brutal season at the plate. Everyone loves Ryan, he's the ideal defensive replacement and pinch runner, and the Mariners could do a whole lot worse at the end of their bench.
Because the Mariners are relying on a mostly similar bullpen to last year, they should pass along some spring training invites to a batch of relievers. This group is made up of two pitchers who had a some degree of success and then had a miserable year in former Mariner Mark Lowe and former bullpen workhorse Shawn Camp. Both Lowe and Camp have seen their velocity decrease, especially Camp, who averaged just 86 mph last year while getting shelled. Still, there's no risk to asking these guys to come show what they've got left. The other invite goes to Ryan Rowland-Smith, who had a fantastic season in Pawtucket last year, and while his ERA vastly outperformed his peripherals, those were excellent as well. He seems to have figured something out, and if he doesn't secure a major league deal elsewhere, he's expressed interest in returning back to Seattle.
Opening day roster
C Geovany Soto
C Jesus Sucre
1B Lucas Duda
1B Corey Hart
1B Brock Peterson
2B Dustin Ackley
SS Brad Miller
SS Brendan Ryan
3B Kyle Seager
LF Kelly Johnson
LF/CF Peter Bourjos
CF/RF Austin Jackson
OF Abraham Almonte
SP Felix Hernandez
SP Masahiro Tanaka
SP Hisashi Iwakuma
SP Rick Porcello
SP Taijuan Walker
RP Oliver Perez
RP Charlie Furbush
RP Stephen Pryor
RP Carson Smith
RP Brian Matusz
RP Scott Baker
CL Danny Farquhar
Most of this plan is centered around acquiring Tanaka, but even if the Mariners miss out on him, many of these moves still work. If Tanaka doesn't work out, the Mariners could substitute Jacoby Ellsbury and a mid-level starter like Dan Haren for Tanaka and Johnson. The final payroll impact should be similar, and an outfield defense of Bourjos, Ellsbury, and Jackson would be the league's best.
The rotation doesn't involve James Paxton, who will start the year in AAA. There's a good chance he'd force his way onto this roster anyways, and if/when Scott Baker gets hurt, Paxton could fill a Drew Smyly-type role for this bullpen. Mike Zunino will come up eventually, and Soto will slide into the right-handed part of the DH platoon. Carson Smith is currently projected to beat out Carter Capps for the final bullpen spot.
Position | Name | Salary | Position | Name | Salary | |
C | Geovany Soto | $4,000,000 | SP1 | Felix Hernandez | $22,000,000 | |
1B | Lucas Duda | $1,800,000 | SP2 | Hisashi Iwakuma | $6,500,000 | |
2B | Dustin Ackley | $1,500,000 | SP3 | Masahiro Tanaka | $8,000,000 | |
3B | Kyle Seager | $500,000 | SP4 | Rick Porcello | $7,000,000 | |
SS | Brad Miller | $500,000 | SP5 | Taijuan Walker | $500,000 | |
LF/CF | Peter Bourjos | $1,100,000 | ||||
CF/RF | Austin Jackson | $5,250,000 | CL | Danny Farquhar | $500,000 | |
LF | Kelly Johnson | $3,000,000 | RH | Stephen Pryor | $500,000 | |
DH | Corey Hart | $8,000,000 | LH | Charlie Furbush | $500,000 | |
RH | Brian Matusz | $2,100,000 | ||||
Bench C | Jesus Sucre | $500,000 | RH | Carson Smith | $500,000 | |
Bench IF | Brendan Ryan | $1,500,000 | LH | Oliver Perez | $3,000,000 | |
Bench OF | Abe Almonte | $500,000 | Swing | Scott Baker | $4,000,000 | |
Bench 1B | Brock Peterson | $500,000 | AAA | Danny Hultzen | $1,500,000 | |
$28,650,000 | $56,600,000 | |||||
Total Salary: | $85,250,000 |
Tanaka's contract will almost certainly be backloaded given the massive fee absorbed up front. While his posting fee isn't listed under the payroll, that's clearly an extra consideration, and if it's spread out evenly over the life of the contract, that brings the 2014 estimated payroll to $96.25 million. We've used MLBTR estimates for arbitration figures except for Porcello and Jackson, for whom we borrowed estimates from SBN Tigers blog Bless You Boys.
A payroll of $96 million would be a significant leap up from the $73.5 million of a year ago. However, that figure would still place the team firmly in the middle of the pack; fourteen clubs spent more last season, and everyone else's numbers will surely go up as well.
vs RHP | Name | Pos | vs LHP | Name | Pos |
1 | Austin Jackson | RF | 1 | Austin Jackson | CF |
2 | Brad Miller | SS | 2 | Peter Bourjos | LF |
3 | Kyle Seager | 3B | 3 | Kyle Seager | 3B |
4 | Lucas Duda | 1B | 4 | Corey Hart | 1B |
5 | Corey Hart | DH | 5 | Brock Peterson | DH |
6 | Kelly Johnson | LF | 6 | Geovany Soto | C |
7 | Peter Bourjos | CF | 7 | Abe Almonte | RF |
8 | Dustin Ackley | 2B | 8 | Brad Miller | SS |
9 | Geovany Soto | C | 9 | Dustin Ackley | 2B |
The lineups will be platooned, though not heavily. Against lefties, Brock Peterson (or whatever right-handed slugger rises to the top) will start over Lucas Duda and Kelly Johnson will sit for Abraham Almonte. Everyone else is an everyday player, though there will be some lineup shuffling depending on the opposing pitcher's handedness.
The production
Steamer (modified) projections:
Position | Name | Steamer | Position | Name | Steamer | |
C | Geovany Soto | 1.0 | SP1 | Felix Hernandez | 4.4 | |
1B | Lucas Duda | 1.5 | SP2 | Hisashi Iwakuma | 3.2 | |
2B | Dustin Ackley | 2.0 | SP3 | Masahiro Tanaka | 3.2 | |
3B | Kyle Seager | 2.6 | SP4 | Rick Porcello | 2.7 | |
SS | Brad Miller | 2.9 | SP5 | Taijuan Walker | 0.8 | |
RF | Kelly Johnson | 1.3 | ||||
CF | Austin Jackson | 3.8 | CL | Danny Farquhar | 0.7 | |
LF | Peter Bourjos | 3.0 | RH | Stephen Pryor | 0.2 | |
DH | Corey Hart | 1.4 | LH | Charlie Furbush | 0.5 | |
RH | Brian Matusz | 0.2 | ||||
Bench C | Jesus Sucre | 0.0 | RH | Carson Smith | 0.0 | |
Bench IF | Brendan Ryan | 0.0 | LH | Oliver Perez | 0.2 | |
Bench OF | Abe Almonte | 0.0 | Swing | Scott Baker | 0.4 | |
Bench 1B | Brock Peterson | 0.0 | 16.5 | |||
19.5 | ||||||
Projected win total: |
83.7 |
Total WAR | 36.0 |
There's a few things to note with these modified Steamer projections.
- Tanaka doesn't have a Steamer projection, so he's assigned the same as Iwakuma's projection to be safe. This is pretty conservative.
- Steamer thinks Dustin Ackley is going to play center field again next year; under this plan he won't. We modified the projection to shift him back to 2B, where we have him maintaining his track record of good glovework.
- Steamer thinks Felix, Iwakuma, Seager, and Farquhar are going to regress by 1.6, 1, .5, and 1.2 WAR respectively. It also thinks that Walker is a 0.8 WAR SP. This is beyond conservative.
- Steamer projects Peter Bourjos for 1 PA, because he ended the season hurt. We generated a projection for him by prorating Steamer's offensive estimate out to 600 PA.
- Stephen Pryor, too, is projected for just 1 IP thanks to a season-ending injury. That's been prorated out to a full year.
- Steamer also knocks Corey Hart in terms of games played thanks to his missed 2013. That's been left alone, because there are some valid concerns there.
There are plenty of conservative estimates here likely to be eclipsed. Felix Hernandez hasn't had a WAR below 4.7 since 2008, and Steamer dinged him for missing time this year. The system also predicts heavy regression from Hisashi Iwakuma and Kyle Seager, for one reason or another. Despite Steamer's generally acknowledged status as one of the more optimistic projection systems, we feel that on a whole these projections lowball our Mariners' true talent level.
Best case scenario:
Here's what it looks like if everything goes right.
Position | Name | UP WAR | Position | Name | UP WAR | |
C | Geovany Soto | 2.2 | SP1 | Felix Hernandez | 6.0 | |
1B | Lucas Duda | 2.0 | SP2 | Hisashi Iwakuma | 4.2 | |
2B | Dustin Ackley | 3.6 | SP3 | Masahiro Tanaka | 4.9 | |
3B | Kyle Seager | 3.6 | SP4 | Rick Porcello | 3.2 | |
SS | Brad Miller | 3.6 | SP5 | Taijuan Walker | 4.2 | |
RF | Kelly Johnson | 1.8 | ||||
CF | Austin Jackson | 5.2 | CL | Danny Farquhar | 1.0 | |
LF | Peter Bourjos | 4.2 | RH | Stephen Pryor | 1.0 | |
DH | Corey Hart | 3.0 | LH | Charlie Furbush | 1.0 | |
RH | Brian Matusz | 1.0 | ||||
Bench C | Jesus Sucre | 1.0 | RH | Carson Smith | 1.0 | |
Bench IF | Brendan Ryan | 1.0 | LH | Oliver Perez | 1.0 | |
Bench OF | Abe Almonte | 1.0 | Swing | Scott Baker | 1.0 | |
Bench 1B | Brock Peterson | 1.0 | 29.5 | |||
33.2 | ||||||
Projected win total: | 110.4 | |||||
Total WAR | 62.7 |
This team has tremendous upside, despite a sub-par bench and mediocre bullpen. This projects what every player could do if they performed to their peak and stayed healthy. WAR estimates were generated by assuming each player would exactly replicate the best year he's had in the last three seasons (for rookies and young players, estimates based on other recent rookies and prorated past seasons were made, and bench players and relievers were capped to 1 WAR.) This spreadsheet doesn't include the likely promotions of Mike Zunino and James Paxton.
Currently, it's thought that a replacement-level team would win 47.7 games. Taking that figure and adding this "upside" of 62.7 WAR would give the Mariners 110.4 wins. That won't happen, but it's fun to type.
Worst case scenario:
So what happens if everything goes wrong?
Position | Name | DOWN WAR | Position | Name | DOWN WAR | |
C | Geovany Soto | 0.3 | SP1 | Felix Hernandez | 4.7 | |
1B | Lucas Duda | 0.0 | SP2 | Hisashi Iwakuma | 2.0 | |
2B | Dustin Ackley | 0.0 | SP3 | Masahiro Tanaka | 1.0 | |
3B | Kyle Seager | 2.6 | SP4 | Rick Porcello | 2.6 | |
SS | Brad Miller | 1.0 | SP5 | Taijuan Walker | 0.0 | |
RF | Kelly Johnson | 0.4 | ||||
CF | Austin Jackson | 2.4 | CL | Danny Farquhar | 0.0 | |
LF | Peter Bourjos | 1.1 | RH | Stephen Pryor | 0.0 | |
DH | Corey Hart | 1.2 | LH | Charlie Furbush | 0.0 | |
RH | Brian Matusz | 0.0 | ||||
Bench C | Jesus Sucre | -0.5 | RH | Carson Smith | 0.0 | |
Bench IF | Brendan Ryan | -0.5 | LH | Oliver Perez | 0.0 | |
Bench OF | Abe Almonte | -0.5 | Swing | Scott Baker | 0.0 | |
Bench 1B | Brock Peterson | -0.5 | 10.3 | |||
7.0 | ||||||
Projected win total: | 65.0 | |||||
Total WAR | 17.3 |
It isn't pretty. Instead of matching previous highs or taking steps forward, everyone could tank. Jackson could decline again, Hart could be ineffective and limited by injuries, Walker could get shelled, and Tanaka could be a bust. Players will be hurt. There's a ton of volatility to this roster, and for as big as the upside is, the downside is just as enormous. The worst-case scenario places this roster at 65 wins. That's not going to happen, either, but it's sobering to consider.
This team has more talent than the modified Steamer win projection suggests. The average of our best-case and worst-case scenarios is 88 wins. Health will be a huge factor, as well as the performances of all the young talent. It's the ultimate "go big or go home" plan. This is an exciting team with tremendous upside that also carries a great deal of risk, though the risk is mostly short-term, not long. They could crash as easily as they could soar, but building a contender without a massive spike in payroll requires some gambling. Still, short-term veteran deals like the ones given to Soto and Johnson reduce long-term risk and provide the Mariners with plenty of flexibility to reload next year if necessary.
There are concerns about about outfield depth and a thin bullpen, and there aren't a lot of fallback options if hitters start getting hurt. At the same time, the rotation is deep and full of internal replacements. The veterans should provide enough of both talent and grit to make everyone happy, and come off the books just in time to extend those young players who fulfill their potential. This team is more than capable of finishing above .500, and could even make the playoffs with a few breaks. By implementing this plan, the Mariners could make themselves relevant again for 2014 and beyond.
Thanks for reading. Share your thoughts below! I couldn't have put this together without the immense help of my staff: many thanks to Matt Ellis for his brainstorming expertise, Logan Davis for his tedious work on projection tables, and Patrick Dubuque for his keen editing eye. Each one of them spent hours upon hours working with me to put this team together.


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You have three options: Get paid next month (if you have at least $5 in profits, or $10 in profits for international Business Pros), get paid when you earn $500 or more, or have us hold your payments until further notice.
How much do I keep?
Your profit is calculated as 85% of the difference between the price you set and SmugMug's default print prices. The 15% SmugMug retains includes credit card payment fees, customer service, and the costs of administering the program.
Example: You sell a 5x7 for $10.79 and the SmugMug default price for it is $0.79. The markup is $10.00. You keep $8.50 as profit (85% of $10).
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After submitting your PayPal account information, please watch for a validation email from us. You'll need to click the link inside so our system can pay you. If you do not do this, your info will be rejected.
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Do you report my earnings to the IRS? What about 1099s?
As per the IRS requirements, by January 31st we issue a 1099 to all U.S. pro photographers who meet all of the following criteria:
You have received profit payments from SmugMug totaling $600 or more in the previous calendar year. Profits for your 1099 are calculated based on the date the payments to you were processed, not the date your orders were placed.
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MASSAPEQUA PUBLIC LIBRARY Bar Harbour Building DEDICATION: JUNE 13, 1965 ABOUT OUR LIBRARY Public library service in the Massapequas was established in the spring of 1952 when a tax levy vote was supported by residents at the annual school district meeting. Voters at that meeting also elected the library's first Board of Trustees which consisted of: The Reverend John Malcolm Haight, Me. George 1. Goss, Mrs. Malcolm MacLachlan, Mrs. Jack Melkin and Mrs. Hector Donderi. From a beginning in a rented store on Broadway, Massapequa, which opened in January 1953 and saw a first year circulation total of 28,000 vol-umes, The Massapequa Public Library has grown phenomonally. In September 1956, with the circulation rate already over 140,000 volumes, a new building at 523 Central Avenue, Massapequa, was opened. With the growth of the Central Avenue Building and the extension of Book Trailer service throughout the district, Library circulation this year is approaching 600,000 volumes. 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Late 2009 iMac SSD upgrade, slow boot
I installed SSD in place of Superdrive, formatted Ext,Journ, restored MtnLion from TimeMachine, renamed old boot partition on 1TB internal because confused time machine, went to SysPref->Startup Disk - Selected SSD drive and clicked restart. In fact did this a couple times.
18s white screen to apple, another 20 seconds to login screen. btw, SysPref->Startup Disk displays 1TB SnowLep, 1TB Mtn Lion, and SSD Mtn Lion (highlighted) 1TB internal has SL partition, ML partition, a Data Partition, and the Mtn Lion recovery partition SSD has only one partition When I boot using the alt/option key there are two Recovery.8.2 disks shown. I am guessing one on the 1TB internal, and one on the SSD. When I boot from DVD I see two entries in the log name: disk2 partition:0. When I use DVD disk utility there is one "disk2" shown with 1.15GB Boot OS X disk image marked as "Startup Disk". Is having two recovery partitions named the same a problem? Any ideas?
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What I would do (and did last week turning my 2009 iMac into a SSD/HDD, with boot SSD in optical slot, is to do a clean ML install on the SSD with a temp user, then migrate your user in and delete the temp one, then make sure the SSD is chosen as boot disk and do whatever pointing to data on the internal you need/want to do. You should have a SATA II speed connection on that optical, so assuming the cables are seated properly there shouldn't be a hardware issue. The renaming makes me worried but I can't think of how that did anything. Maybe try the clean install approach as above rather than restoring from TM |
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SSD slow boot time due to External USB
Thanks for the replies.
For some reason, when I unplug the USB connected 3TB MyBook the boot time drops to a spritely 20 seconds. I'm thinking I need to switch to using the internal HD for time machine and throw away the 3TB. Have to chew on this a bit.
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I have the exact same problem on my Macbook Pro with any external hdd plugged in the white screen appears on boot up for about 1 minute The only thing I can do to fix this is unplug the external Hdd before I reboot
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I'm pretty sure that is due to OS X recognizing that an external device is plugged in and that the user might want to boot from the device, giving the user a little extra time to hold the option key and choose an available device.
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AppleUSBEHCI[0xffffff80160fe000]::Found a transaction which hasn't moved in 5 seconds on bus 0xfa, timing out! (Addr: 0, EP: 0) Nov 1 08:11:34 Alans-iMac kernel[0]: USBF: 12.214 [0xffffff80161e5a00] The IOUSBFamily is having trouble enumerating a USB device that has been plugged in. It will keep retrying. (Port 4 of Hub at 0xfa100000)
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Thank you in advance, Alex
iMac 21,5 with 3,33 Ghz-6MB 2LC, 6GB DDR3 Ram, ATI HD4670 and 1TB HD & 256GB SSD, with 10.8.3 & Win 7 via BootCamp, Toshiba Satellite Pro, 1,86 Ghz, 2MB 2LC, 2 GB RAM, 320 GB HD, with 10.4.11 Tiger |
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You could just use migration assistant to bring users, apps, data, and settings if you want and have the space on a 1tb drive. Anyway, I think his problem isn't software, its this usb connection as has been noted. |
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It can get even more complicated than that, of course. The HFT may employ strategies that believe it can successfully move the offer higher if it believes the buyer is large enough. The HFT may also decide to short the stock to the mutual fund, under the assumption that once a large buyer is done in IBM, the price historically moves down.
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The SEC has indicated that as long as the practice does not violate a fiduciary duty to a customer or involve misappropriating information (creating rumors) there may not be a violation, but they clearly are suspicious of this activity and have asked for comments on whether they harm institutional investors.
The second concern is momentum ignition strategies, which involve the rapid submission and cancellation of many orders combined with a small number of actual trades. What does this do? The hope is that other algorithms will notice this trade, and will cause them to buy or sell more aggressively than they might have. The HFT will sell as the stock is going up, and buy as it is going down.
It's pretty clear that the SEC takes a dim view of this kind of activity as well. They noted that "any market participant that manipulates the market has engaged in misconduct that already is prohibited. "
Do mutual funds or pension funds realize they might be getting gamed, even if it's only a penny? They may, or may not. They may have sophisticated programs of their own to fool the pattern recognition systems. Others may have other criteria beside price, such as trading with a particular broker-dealer in exchange for research, or IPO allocation, or getting invited to seminars.
"You can trade at 10 different exchanges and 30+ alternative trading systems. So we have a number of different ways of trading a stock and it really depends on the size of the trade, the liquidity of the stock," says Vanguard's Gus Sauter.
What percentage of HFTs use order anticipation and momentum ignition strategies? It's likely a very small percentage, but we don't really know. And that is a problem. Another complaint:
- Co-Location and Other Practices Are Forms of Legal Front-Running
Most of these accusations are groundless, but there may be some instances of abuse.
Because HFTs rely on super-fast (millisecond) trading, they have sought to put their servers as close as possible to the servers of the exchanges to cut down on the time it takes to send and receive information. "Maximum speed to the exchanges is desirable, so we put our servers physically at the exchanges," says Tradeworx CEO Manoj Narang.
This practice, known as co-location, is very profitable for exchanges—they charge for the privilege. Indeed, the New York Stock Exchange has just completed a large new data facility in New Jersey, partly to collect fees from HFTs and other traders who need fast access.
Of course, co-location are just the latest tricks for traders to have quick access to trading. In the old days, floor traders at the NYSE were paid to stand around all day and react quickly to market events, which gave them an advantage over someone calling in a trade.
Co-location is the digital age's response to the floor broker. Still, there is a legitimate public policy issue. If the public believes that this gives hedge funds and HFTs unequal access to exchanges, that is a concern.
There have been allegations of more serious abuse. One organization that studies trading patterns, Nanex, has alleged that one or more HFTs have deliberately been "stuffing" the tape with bids and offers that are rapidly cancelled, all in an effort to slow down the system by a few milliseconds—or more. Why? HFTs may be able to take advantage of that time lag.
Other have complained about direct market access, also known as "naked access," which allows HFTs to use a broker's computer code to access markets.
Why is this important? HFTs use brokers to access exchanges, but brokers must risk-check the HFT—they must, for example, make sure they are authorized to make the trades, a process that takes a fraction of a second. Naked access allows the HFT to use the broker's "membership card" to get to the exchange a fraction of a second earlier.
The downside: it's not clear who exactly is making the trades, because the HFT is using the brokers "pass" to access the markets, and checks to make sure that trades are meeting parameters set by the exchanges are not being made.
What can be done about these perceptions? Again, the public must believe that HFT techniques pass a basic "smell test" of fairness:
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One study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology on the homeopathic treatment of people with rheumatoid arthritis finds that 82 percent of patients who were prescribed an individually chosen homeopathic medicine experienced some relief from pain, while only 21 percent of patients prescribed a placebo experienced a similar degree of relief.
Another study compared the results of a homeopathic formula product versus acetaminophen in the treatment of osteoarthritis. The homeopathic remedy was found to be safer and work better than this conventional drug.
A third study on patients with osteoarthritis tested a single homeopathic medicine (Rhus toxicodendron 6x); this remedy was not found to be more effective than a placebo or a conventional drug. However, the study was fundamentally flawed: Rhus tox is more commonly effective for people with rheumatoid arthritis, not osteoarthritis. Further, giving the same homeopathic medicine to everyone with a specific disease is rarely effective, since homeopathic medicines work much better when prescribed to fit a person's unique syndrome.
Another recent study compared a homeopathic topical application with a conventional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). This randomized, double-blind trial evaluated 172 osteoarthritic patients over four weeks to find that a homeopathic topical gel was as effective and well tolerated as NSAID gel. The homeopathic gel, applied three times daily, contained Symphytum, Rhus toxicodendron, and Ledum palustre.
Specific Remedies
The following remedies primarily provide relief of the acute phase of arthritic inflammation. It's best to obtain professional homeopathic care for deeper, more significant relief and cure. Because symptoms are actually defenses of the body, using a medicinal substance that causes and mimics these defenses augments the person's healing abilities.
Rhus toxicodendron (poison ivy): This is the most common remedy for acute arthritic pain. It is indicated for someone experiencing "rusty-gate" syndrome, e.g., great pain upon initial motion, reduced pain the more the person moves around, and stiffness again after resting for a while. Typically, sufferers are particularly stiff in the morning upon waking and after they sit or lie still for a period of time. Those who benefit from this remedy also tend to be very sensitive to cold and wet weather, and they often experience aggravated symptoms at night and in bed. Warm bathing or showers along with continued motion provide temporary pain relief.
Bryonia (white bryony): This remedy is indicated when arthritic pain is aggravated by any type of motion. The more the person moves, the worse pain he or she experiences—usually sharp and excruciating. Some relief is achieved from lying still, applying heat or direct pressure, and resting on the painful side. Symptoms tend to worsen after exposure to cold, with simple jarring, and after eating.
Apis (honeybee): When a person experiences great swelling in the joints with hot, burning, stinging pain, this remedy can be highly effective. Warm or hot applications as well as touch or pressure tend to aggravate the condition, while cool air and cold applications provide some relief.
Belladonna (deadly nightshade): When rapid and violent onset of throbbing arthritic pain arises in red, hot, swollen joints, this is the remedy to consider. The arthritic symptoms are aggravated by touch, jarring, and especially motion, and they may be relieved by warm wraps.
Ruta (rue): This remedy is sometimes given when the condition develops at the site of an old injury. Symptoms are aggravated by motion or touch, in the morning, and from exposure to cold, wet weather, and they are relieved by rubbing and warmth. Ruta is also indicated when sensitive nodules develop on the periosteum (connective tissue surrounding bone) and tendons after an injury.
Rhododendron (yellow snow rose): Consider this remedy if Rhus tox seems indicated but doesn't work. Rhododendron is also effective for arthritic pains aggravated during cold and wet weather (especially storms), during the night, and from sitting too long, if symptoms are relieved by continued motion or walking. This remedy is also helpful for arthritic pain in the small joints, lower back, or shoulder, and with pains that wander from one place to another.
Kalmia (mountain laurel): This is useful for a sudden onset of severe acute arthritis, especially when the pain is paralyzing and tends to come and go. Pains may even move from one joint to another or tend to travel downward. The person may experience numbness, weakness, and trembling. A heart condition may alternate with arthritic symptoms. Motion of any sort and exposure to cold aggravate the pain, while hot bathing provides temporary relief.
Caulophyllum (blue cohosh): This homeopathic remedy is useful when arthritis primarily affects the small joints of the body, specifically those in the hands and/or feet. In particular, closing the hand creates a lot of pain. This remedy is more often given to women than men, especially when a woman is pregnant or experiences concurrent menstrual or hormonal disturbances.
Pulsatilla (windflower): Consider this remedy when arthritic pains tend to move from one place to another. Symptoms are worse from initial motion or during rest, in the evening or at night, and definitely from exposure to warmth. Also, symptoms are relieved by cold applications and by slow motion. This remedy is also invaluable when a person has a Pulsatilla constitution: gentle, mild, yielding, moody, and sympathetic.


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Overview of the Common Summer Reading: In 2005, Adulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun were New Orleans residents who had a busy family life, a booming construction and remodeling business, and a close circle of friends and family. In late August it became clear that Hurricane Katrina would be a dangerous storm, so Zeitoun sent his wife and children out of New Orleans to stay with family; he remained to watch his home, properties, and business. After enduring Katrina's horrific force, Zeitoun found himself in a flooded nightmare called New Orleans. He dug out an old canoe and paddled around the flooded city for six days, rescuing neighbors and strangers, taking care of animals, and checking on his rental properties and his tenants. Kathy remained in touch with him until one day in September, when he stopped calling. Zeitoun's story from this point forward is a chilling account of what happens when ordinary Americans attempt to cope with a disaster in a community already divided along racial and economic lines, during a time when Americans were wary of and sensitive to persons from other countries. Abdul and Kathy's story highlights the rights of detainees during mass disasters, Americans' views of American Muslims in a post-9/11 society, and how one special family has been able to forgive and move forward. Even after the disaster and all that followed, the Zeitouns continue to work to rebuild New Orleans.
Why this book was chosen: The Common Summer Reading group comprised of students, staff, and faculty made this choice because this book will meet several goals of the First-Year Experience. First, our selection was guided by the fact that Hurricane Katrina is a salient and important part of the lives of students who will enter Catawba College in 2011. Students will remember images of Katrina, but they may not know or remember much about life in New Orleans during and after the storm. This book will allow them to better understand the impact of both the storm and the attempts to control the storm damage on the social and economic lives of the citizens of New Orleans. Second, the book will introduce students to an American couple who are Muslims, which we anticipate may open dialog and interchange about Americans of various faiths in hopes that those who are different from us become more real as humans and less foreign.
Next, Zeitoun will afford discussions of the impact of natural disasters on civil rights and liberties of Americans. We believe that Zeitoun will also allow our students to enjoy thoughtful conversations about our role as citizens and our obligations to our communities. Such discussions of community, as well as those focused on vocation and the idea that one person can make a large difference, harmonize with Lilly Center goals. Moreover, several ideas presented in Zeitoun can find root in themes of many first-year seminars that will be offered: heroism, the role of the media in our understanding of politics and culture, race and ethnicity, and propaganda. Finally, Zeitoun affords potential co-curricular fall activities for our students. There are several possible service projects for an array of nonprofit organizations (e.g., Rebuilding Together, the Green Project) designed to help rebuild New Orleans; each is under the auspices of the Zeitoun Foundation. Additionally, there are several persons involved in the Zeitoun Foundation who would be happy to come to Catawba to speak to our students, further engaging the class of 2015 in a common academic experience.
How to use the study guide: The following is a comprehensive guide to assist you in gleaning important facts and ideas from Zeitoun. Your First-Year Seminar Advisor will, in his or her letter to you this summer, explain to you how to focus your reading for the particular questions that will be the basis of your seminar's discussion and use of the book during Orientation and the fall semester.
Before you begin reading and thinking about the story, locate New Orleans on a map and examine the city's topography. We've heard a lot about New Orleans and how it fared during Hurricane Katrina, but few of us have taken the time to see how the city is laid out and how those arrangements impacted who bore the brunt of the storm.
Second, look up and generate definitions for the following terms: civil rights, constitutional rights, and civil liberties.
Finally, find out something about the author, Dave Eggers. Who is he, what is he known for, and what is his ethos? Keep in mind that Eggers won the National Book Award for Zeitoun, and as you read the book, ask yourself, "why did Eggers write this book?" The answer to that question may change as the book progresses.
Before the storm:
1. Why does Eggers start with Abdul Zeitoun's (henceforth called Zeitoun) youth and, specifically, his experiences as a fisherman? Why does he then jump to 2005 and one typical Friday morning for the Zeitoun family? What were the concerns of the family on that Friday, and why does Eggers spend so much time describing them?
2. "Anyone who had a problem with rainbows," said Zeitoun, "would surely have a problem with Islam" (22). How does this assertion set the tone for Eggers's account of Zeitoun's story?
3. What was Kathy's background? Did anything about her — or the typical Zeitoun family day — surprise you? How did she meet Zeitoun, and why did they "click"? Did they encounter any biases in New Orleans? More or less than you might have expected?
4. Describe Zeitoun's work ethic and his stubbornness. How did these develop?
5. What was Zeitoun's special Friday ritual?
6. As Friday, August 26 th, came to a close, what was the Zeitoun family's major focus?
August 27th, August 28th, and August 29th
7. Eggers "covers" two major aspects on his account of this "day." First is Zeitoun's decision to stay and for Kathy to leave, and the second is Kathy's conversion to Islam. Why does he present these two important life events together?
8. What was Kathy's "simple" drive out of New Orleans like? Why did Zeitoun stay?
9. Eggers details several steps in Kathy's spiritual journey. Recount how Kathy come to Islam. What discoveries did she make? What did you learn about Islam?
10. "A home was worth fighting for" (80). Why did Zeitoun stay, and how did he cope with Katrina? How did he initially see and evaluate the storm damage?
Part II
August 30th - September 2nd
11. Why do you think Zeitoun worked to save the family possessions rather than find a means to leave? What was Zeitoun's first foray in the canoe like? Why did he pick up Frank? What did Zeitoun realize when the fan boat wouldn't stop for them?
12. What tensions — beyond concern for Zeitoun — was Kathy facing in Baton Rouge?
13. Why did Zeitoun feel "purpose"? (116). What was Kathy's response to his refusal to leave?
14. Why did Zeitoun return in thought and memory to his childhood and family — and how do his memories add to your understanding of why he chose to stay?
15. Why did Kathy leave Louisiana (knowing Zeitoun was there) and go to Arizona?
16. With so much devastation, why did Zeitoun search for dogs to feed? Did you find it odd that he was so calm (and unafraid) among the wreckage that was New Orleans?
17. How did meeting Nasser reinforce Zeitoun's decision to stay longer, despite Kathy's pleas? How did he end Friday, September 2?
18. "We can help you" (144) was what the National Guards told Zeitoun. However, those who said they would help didn't actually do so. What did you think when you read that government officials were unwilling and unable to help rescue citizens?
September 3rd - September 6th
19. What indications do you get that life in New Orleans — and the tone and tenor of Eggers's account — are about to change?
20. For what small favors is Zeitoun grateful as New Orleans remains underwater? What does he mean by remembering that "any vessel, any carriers of humans, needs a captain" (164), and how does that thought sustain him as the situation in New Orleans degenerates further?
21. Finally it seems as though the bad scene that is New Orleans 'gets' to Zeitoun. What pushes him to the edge? And why did he still not quite commit to leaving? What did he tell the reporter? What did he believe?
Part III
22. How long does it take Kathy and Ahmad to realize that Zeitoun is missing? What do they do? How long do they wait before they have any assurances about his safety?
23. What does Kathy discover on September 19 — two long weeks after she last heard from Zeitoun?
Part IV
24. What are Civil liberties? Civil rights? Constitutional rights?
25. Why did the officers take Zeitoun and Todd? Were they arrested? Where were they taken?
26. What did the National Guard troops think of the money, the memory stick, and other remnants — all legal — found in Todd and Nasser's pockets? What did they think of Zeitoun? Why and how was Zeitoun searched? Had the men yet been charged with a crime?
27. What was the cage? What behaviors were enforced in the cage? What was the purpose of the cage "rules"? Why did the guards spray ... and spray ... and spray?
28. Why did the men pray? Why did Zeitoun hope? How could they stick to their principles despite being degraded?
Thursday, September 8th through September 19th
29. How did Zeitoun "treat" his foot? Why couldn't he get medical help? Why was the psychological state of the guards continuing to decline, and how did the prisoners "pay" for that?
30. When Zeitoun and Nasser were moved to the prison, why were they isolated? Why were they denied the right to a phone call? What was meant by doing "Katrina time"?
31. When — and why — did Zeitoun start to lose hope?
Side note: Most of us have pretty vivid recollections of post-Katrina New Orleans in September of 2005. Do you remember any media coverage of some of the problems that plagued Zeitoun and his family and friends?
32. On pp. 264-65, Zeitoun ponders the question of whether the US government can hold him without charging him — could the government do that? Can they do that?
33. Who was Merlene Maten, and what was her Katrina story?
34. Zeitoun's memories of family and his time traveling and working odd jobs around the world become very salient to him. Why does he ponder some of the memories more than others? Why, for example, does he recollect "bycatch"?
35. Who eventually apologized to Zeitoun? Why? Then what happened? Did the apology change his status, or was he still charged with a crime?
36. What did Kathy and Ahmad learn as they tried to get Zeitoun released from prison? Why did it take yet another three days after the release was approved before Zeitoun left the prison?
37. Kathy's first impression of Zeitoun when he was released was that "he had been broken." (299) What led her to that immediate conclusion?
Part V: 2008
38. How does Kathy's behavior exemplify Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
39. What did Zeitoun and Kathy do in their devastated city after Zeitoun's release? Why did he bother to check on the dogs?
40. Why did Eggers follow up to find the people who arrested Zeitoun, when the Zeitouns were actually willing to put it all behind them?
41. What was the US government's position for civil management and law enforcement under emergencies? After the disaster, how did FEMA and the government re-assess their procedures (or did they)?
42. Why did Eggers describe the government efforts to build an impromptu prison while so many citizens of New Orleans were stuck without food, water, shelter, or medical help after the storm? What was the author's point?
43. Why did Kathy confront the guardsman when she and Zeitoun returned to Camp Greyhound for his possessions?
44. Even as her family has grown and her life is on track, why does Kathy (yet, strangely not Zeitoun himself) continue to be haunted by the experience?
45. How long did Zeitoun's friends spend in prison?
46. Kathy asks (329), "Did all that really happen? Did it happen in the United States? Did it happen to us?" Could this all happen again, in another place and time in America?
47. Why do the Zeitouns stay in New Orleans? What are they doing, and what does Zeitoun live for?
48. Why does Zeitoun believe that there was a purpose for his trials and his family's suffering? What is that purpose?


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Sagamore Hill National Historic Site will receive $150,000 in emergency federal funding to repair an elevated pedestrian walkway damaged by superstorm Sandy.
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The highway administration allocated $23.7 million for repairs across New York State for damage from Sandy.
About 170 feet of the 365-foot bridge over Eel Creek was damaged by Sandy, Superintendent Thomas Ross said. The National Park Service had already rehabilitated about 60 feet of the walkway before the storm, and that section was not damaged by Sandy. Ross said the park service is working on plans for repairing the storm-damaged section.
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04 / 19 / 13 The Gray Areas of Gun Control morningamp: In 2011, of the 30,867 gun deaths in the U.S., 19,766 were suicides. As part of Front and Center's exploration of how guns and gun regulations affect our lives, WBEZ reporter Shannon Heffernan joined AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams this morning to talk about how suicide complicates the issues of mental health and firearm ownership. Source: SoundCloud / vocalo 6Vocalo, Morning AMp, WBEZ, Front and Center, Suicide, Gun Control, Shannon Heffernan, 2 B10 months ago Y p1 Notes rshare A 0 SHORTLINK tul
02 / 25 / 13 Vocalo on WBEZ Ep 54 - Women on Gun Ownership, K.Flay, DJ Kid Cut Up53 plays We know the reasons people own guns can vary as much as the opinions over what to do about gun violence. So it's important to get as many perspectives as possible. In this episode we present a clip from WBEZ's "Our Guns" series that looks at women who own guns for their own protection. Team Vocalo's Molly Adams and Brian Babylon discuss the story and also hear from two listeners who share their thoughts on the gun control debate. Also, rapper K.Flay is known for her electronic tinged brand of introspective Hip Hop. She's currently on tour and had a show in Chicago this past week. Before her performance, she stopped by and spoke with Jesse Menendez about her new mix tape, West Ghost, her place in the Hip Hop continuum, her thoughts on feminism in music and more. We conclude the episode as usual with an awesome DJ set. This time from Vocalo DJ Collective member Kid Cut Up. Tune in!Source: 6Gun Control, civil liberties, civil rights, guns, gun ownership, Indiana, Chicago, Kid Cut Up, DJ, K.Flay, hip hop, Public Radio, 2 B1 year ago Y p0 Notes rshare A 0 SHORTLINK tul
02 / 20 / 13 Women and Guns morningamp: "There's a difference between being anti-gun and pro-gun control." - Morning AMp listener, Gina, on the significance of using guns for self-protection. The reasons people own guns can vary as much as the opinions over what to do about gun violence. We hear a clip from WBEZ's "Our Gun" series that looks at women who own guns for protection. Hosts Molly Adams and Brian Babylon also hear from two listeners who share their thoughts on the gun control debate. Source: SoundCloud / vocalo 6Vocalo, Morning AMp, Gun Violence, Our Guns, WBEZ, Gun control, Feminist Wednesday, Self-Protection, 2 B1 year ago Y p2 Notes rshare A 0 SHORTLINK tul
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