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time needed to connect US-Rome-Palermo-- different airlinesAug 27, 20144How much time will we need to connect from US flight to Rome to Vueling to Palermo-- and which terminals?johnjMon, Aug 25You will both arrive in and depart from Terminal 3. If you have checked baggage I'd want a minimum of 2 hr 30 minutes between flights. Without checked baggage it may be doable in 90 minutes if you get your Vueling boarding pass online before leaving the US.ZAPMon, Aug 25what about if we take another carrier to palermo, eg ryan air/iberia? thanksjohnjMon, Aug 25Iberia doesn't fly from Rome to Palermo. RyanAir would require the same amount of time.ZAPMon, Aug 25
Connecting from terminal 3 to terminal 5Aug 24, 20141I am having 2hr gap from abu dhabi to atlanta ,ie terminal 3 to terminal5 is this enough and will i have to go thru immigration check and security again in terminal 5.John A.PSat, Aug 23
From rome to cagliari which terminal?Aug 18, 20141Please help. The plane from Amsterdam is delated. my son has half an hour to go to the plane to cagliari sardegna. Which terminal is this?ConnyMon, Aug 18
getting from terminal 3 to terminal 5Aug 18, 20142My daughter flys into terminal 3 and has 45 minutes to get to a flight in terminal 5. Is this doable?asl40Sun, Aug 17She would go out front of terminal 3 and wait at the first curb for a shuttle bus to take her to T5. They come every 10 minutes approx. At T5 she gets in line for pre TSA approval (they put a little sticky on the outside of her passport denoting she has been asked the "did anyone strange ask you to put something in your bag"? questions). From there she will go into a large room to obtain her boarding pass according to airline. If she already has a boarding pass she will go straight to the TSA screening. It is doable but barely and it depends on how long the TSA line is at the time she arrives.monaallenMon, Aug 18
UsAir arr in romeAug 1, 20141Arrive in Rome on US Air and connect to Alitalia for Palermo on separate ticket. Do I have to claim bag and go through security again . How much time***Fri, Aug 1You can ask the US Airways agent in your origin city if they can check the bag through to Palermo by showing your Alitalia confirmation as US Airways and Alitalia do have an interline agreement. Otherwise you will have to claim your bag in Rome and take it to Terminal 1 to re-check. If you do get your bag checked through to Palermo by US Airways, you can just go directly to Terminal 1 to get your boarding pass after clearing immigration. I would leave at least 2 hours for your transfer, preferably closer to 3.ZAPFri, Aug 1
VCE to FCO to JFKAug 1, 20142We'll be flying 6:40am flight to Rome(FCO) from Venice (VCE), arriving at 7:45am. Our flight to New York (JFK) leaves at 9:45am. Is that plenty of time to make the connection? I'm assuming that first flight is domestic, so there won't be a problem at all. We don't plan to check any bags.NyxtogglerFri, Aug 1Yes, that should be enough time, especially if your flight to JFK is on Alitalia meaning you don't have to take the shuttle to Terminal 5. If you do have to go to Terminal 5 it will be a little more difficult but still doable.ZAPFri, Aug 1
JFK - FCO - Venice. Claim baggage in Rome?Jul 21, 20143Flying American to Rome, connecting to Alitalia to Venice. Do I have to claim my bags and go through customs in Rome and then re-check? Or do the bags go through to Venice? We have 2.5 hrs in Rome.armMon, Jul 21If your bags are only tagged through to Rome due to purchasing separate tickets, obviously you would have to claim them in Rome.ZAPMon, Jul 21I did not purchase the tickets separately, I purchased a flight to venice through American airlines. Obviously I know that if my bags are tagged to Rome then I would claim them in Rome. That is not the least bit helpful as an answer. What I need to know is WHETHER my bags will be tagged to Rome or Venice.ARMMon, Jul 21In that case your bags should be tagged through to Venice and you will collect them when you get to Venice (in Europe you do not have to collect checked bags when entering a country if just connecting). You will just go through Passport Control as you travel from Terminal 3 to Terminal 1.ZAPMon, Jul 21
T3 to T1Jul 20, 20141I arrive FCO from Dubrovnik via Vueling at 1625 T3 one checked bag then depart Alitalia at 1905 for Venice. Is this enough time, and do you have tips for getting to T1 most efficiently? I don't speak/read ItaliandeboraSun, Jul 20
GOING FROM TORONTO TO ROME TO MILANJul 17, 20142Arriving in Rome at 11:40am via Air Transat, terminal 3. Connecting flight not on same ticket, need to get luggage, do security, flight leaves at 2pm from terminal 1 Alitalia, do we have enough time (2hr & 20min)?sccr96Wed, Jul 16Yes, that should be doable. You should be out of immigration by 12:30, so that leaves you 90 minutes to get to T1, check in and get through security and to your gate.ZAPWed, Jul 16
Connection from T3 to T1 and chech in bagsJul 15, 20141I am landing from Tunis by Alitalia at 13h45. I have connecting flight of Alitalia from T1 to venise at 17h45 For my bags I need to know if I have to carry them for the check-in at T1or Alitalia will do the transfer of my bags to the next flight.ha abiTue, Jul 15
Passport control in FCO?Jul 12, 20141I will be connecting in Rome after departing Palermo and will continue to LAX. Will I need to go through passport control in Rome? If so, is 1 hour an adequate connection (both flights are on Alitalia)?candyFri, Jul 11
Connection from T3 to T1 at FCO with one baggage for Check-inJul 12, 20141I am landing from Delhi by Air India at 1905 hours at T3. I have connecting flight of Alitalia from T1 to Barcelona at 2120 hours. I have in hand one piece of baggage in Air India flight, which is to be checked-in on Alitalia flight to Barcelona at FCO airport. I need your urgent help to guide me. Firstly how to proceed at FCO T3 after Immigration Check for T1 departure. (by walk or some free shuttle bus or train/tube) Secondly, where I have to give one piece of checked-in baggage. Will there be any Alitalia transfer check-in counter at T3 or I have to carry bag and go and give at T1 check-in counter. PLEASE ASSIST AND GUIDE.AtulFri, Jul 11First, I assure you that you have enough transfer time - even if you need to collect & re-check-in your bags. If you bought both legs of the journey on one ticket, or your India-departing airline will make baggage transfer to your Alialia flight (check first) - all you need to do after immigration procedure is to watch signs to 'Boarding Area' (T1 has Boarding Area B: gates B1-B30 (B14-B23 on ground level, & B27-B30 (by escalator); and B1-B13 on first level). All boarding areas are connected. NOTE: If your first airline does not transfer bags to your second one, you need to claim your bags & re-check them in with Alitalia at T1.sajul14Sat, Jul 12
Where is Aegean AirlinesJul 9, 20141What Terminal can I find my connecting flight with Aegean Airlines?ekeim01Wed, Jul 9
Transfer from T3 to T1Jul 8, 20142Hi, I am traveling on Etihad to Rome and connectinting to Barcelona. I arrive T3 at 7:10am and the next flight(Alitalia) leaves from T1 at 8:35. Will I have time to passport check/transfer and does my baggage have to go through customs?Joe CanadianMon, Jul 7If your tickets were bought on one reservation your baggage will be transfered to barcelona, you won't have to claim it in Rome.ZAPMon, Jul 7
Toronto - Rome - Casablanca FCO connection timeJul 1, 20141Looking at a flight from Toronto (Canada) to Rome, then Rome to Casablanca (Morocco) - is a 1hr 10m layover enough? Would I have to change terminals? The layover is from 1300-1400h on a Saturday in late October. Both flights are with Alitalia. Thanks in advance for any insight!!CanuckSCMon, Jun 30


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Joe Girardi had a press conference yesterday and discussed many of the concerns people are yelling about as we enter the beginnings of the 2013 season. In true Girardi fashion, he fought off all the complaining with a healthy dose of vanilla, so while he wasn't as informative as you folks at home might have hoped, some of his words did speak volumes. The most glaring thing he mentioned concerned the Yankees' current offense after losing the likes of Nick Swisher, Eric Chavez, Raul Ibanez, Russell Martin, and Andruw Jones to free agency.
He was asked how he hoped to make up for 112 home runs lost in the offseason. Girardi believes that the offense has been changed and they'll have to find new ways to score. "We're going to have to find different ways to score runs," but what are those different ways? Stealing, bunting, hit and runs, small ball? But is this team equipped for that? The Yankees have never really employed those methods on a regular basis, even when they've had the tools for them. They might have Brett Gardner and Ichiro Suzuki, but beyond that they still have a club filled with power hitters and declining talent. If they truly want to be a speedy, small ball team, then they would have to have a roster that included the likes of Eduardo Nunez and Melky Mesa.
As a very rough estimate, take the average stolen bases for the players on this team over the last three years and add them together: Melky Mesa stole an average of 24 bases in the minor leagues, Nunez 12, Gardner averaged 32, even after missing most of last year, Ichiro has the highest average with 37, Granderson can still steal around 15, Jeter 14, but I imagine they'll hold him up for the first month or so until everyone is sure that his foot won't fall off. Unfortunately the team won't be able to count on the 13 stolen bases from Alex Rodriguez because they're not going to let him run after he gets back midway through the season.
Add all those averages up and you get 134 stolen bases, but that's not happening. Mesa won't be seeing regular playing time and might not see any, Nunez won't be a regular, and Jeter will have to sit tight for a few months, so that's even fewer. Consider that the Yankees only had 93 stolen bases in 2012 (Gardner was hurt) and that made them one of the worst teams at stealing bases. But stolen bases don't make a good offense. The Yankees had a league-leading accumulative 113 wRC+ while ranking 22nd in the league in stolen bases. The Diamondbacks were tied with them, but still only managed a 95 wRC+. The Tigers, Rangers and Cardinals were all behind the Yankees in stolen bases and were still over the 100 wRC+ mark. On the other side of the line only four teams were above the 100 mark and had more stolen bases than the Yankees. What this means is that more stolen bases doesn't necessarily give you a better offense (the Padres, Marlins and Twins were 2, 3 and 4 on the list).
The real thing to worry about is the severe loss of power. The Yankees lost 112 home runs out of their 245 from last season and that's a lot. First of all, lets get this out of the way, the Yankees are only losing 94, because that 112 number includes A-Rod's 18 last year and even though he'll miss half the year he's still going to contribute some. Other than that, taking that '112' away from 245 gives the 2012 Yankees 151 home runs, which puts them in 19th place between the Phillies and the Braves, both of which had below average numbers. Thankfully, the Yankees have added people: Kevin Youkilis, who averaged 18 home runs over the last three seasons, and Travis Hafner, who averaged around 12. That's around 181 home runs. Juan Rivera hit an average of 11, so that's around 192 which would put them at #8 in 2012, right between the Nationals and the Angels. That's much better and that doesn't even include A-Rod's contribution later in the season and whoever they might have as the right handed hitter on the bench. There are still concerns though because Hafner could very well get hurt, Youkilis might not be very good, and Juan Rivera might not even make the team. If that is the case the Yankee offense is going to be in a lot more trouble.
It's obvious that home runs have a higher correlation to strong offenses than stolen bases do. Of the top ten home run hitting teams in 2012, only four of them were just below the 100 wRC+ mark, the others ranked among the top offenses in baseball. The Yankees still have a lot of home run power and they are still an offensive threat, but a lot rests on who can stay healthy and who can put up bigger numbers than expected. Joe Girardi's offense might be a fun idea, but it's not as cut and dry as he might think. The Yanks are still going to need plenty of home runs and they're still going to get them. The New York Yankees might not have the best offense in the league for the 2013 season, but they can still compete. Will 2013 be a complete disaster? No. Are they going to need Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano, and Curtis Granderson to carry the team? Unfortunately, yes.


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New here. Name is Andrew. Live in Maryville, TN where Skiers Choice is headquartered. My girlfriend convinced me into getting a boat even though I was quite hesitant. This would be her 3rd boat, but my first, but I am glad I did it even though I've already spent enough and still haven't even scratched the surface on the plans for it. I am loving it though so far and learning to wakeboard just wish TN summer weather would cooperate a bit better and stop having spotty Tstorms every afternoon .
I'm a big car guy so after getting this boat I'm surprised I didn't do this sooner anything with an engine gets me going and this 350CI Indmar sounds lovely on the water. Anyway here it is. Yes it needs really good buff which I don't have the patience for so Viper Customs will be handling that and keeping my fingers cross when I got to order a Seadek platform pad that it comes in a reasonable time.
The little upgrades I have already done: Replaced the ORIGINAL tower speakers from 2000. Holy crap they were hilarious looking and were terrible. Installed some Rockford Fosgates. Not really my favorite company but they were affordable and for now I am happy with them. Upgraded the original Kenwood to a Pioneer car unit. Really happy with the unit actually makes the original Kenwoods sound good. Next year plan to upgrade the cabin speakers to some Wetsound ones.
I added a cheap wakeboard rack on the left side which I regret doesn't stay in place well, but plan on fixing that problem. Viper Customs had a Monster rack so I picked that one up for the other side.
Future plans for it: In the next month getting the red to look red again. Remove all the old logos and have a friend make me some custom Moomba logos with some sort of design down it. And hopefully get a Seadek platform pad in as well. This winter will remove the tint from the windshield and redo it since it is turning purple.
Maybe next winter spruce up the interior. We love this little boat.
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My first boat - 2000 OutbackBoat: 2000 Moomba Outback - first boat a work in progress
Tow Rig: Ratchet 1997 Chevy Tahoe 2Dr
Other Toys: 2007 BMW 335i coupe modified, 2009 BMW 335i sedan modified.
Looks good! Congrats and welcome to the party.Dan
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Congratz and welcome!1995 Moomba Boomerang-SOLD
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You just joined the club of a lifetime. Welcome aboard!!!!!My Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
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Thanks guys for the warm welcome!
I'm definitely loving it so far. Really excited to make it my own boat and differentiate it from some of the other Moombas I have seen out on the lake. I'm excited to get those damn mailbox letters/numbers off of it, haha.Boat: 2000 Moomba Outback - first boat a work in progress
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congrats & welcome!Drew
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My first boat - 2000 Outback
Congrats. And welcome. I got a 98' outback last season and have done a ton of work to it since then. It's a fun boat.
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United States head coach Bob Bradley asks for more from his strikers than to score. He should considering their inability to score, but he has always believed that even the team's top goal scorers should play a part in defending as well and that is exactly what the U.S. is doing early in their Gold Cup match against Canada.
Both U.S. strikers, Jozy Altidore and Juan Agudelo, began the match by pressing Canada very high up the field and forcing the Canadian back line to get rid of the ball quickly. It paid off with a quick giveaway and even the midfield is bery high up the field.
Early on it has proved to be very effective in keeping Canada from building from the back, but it does leave the U.S. susceptible to long balls over the top. With Tim Ream, Clarence Goodson and Carlos Bocanegra as three of the four U.S. defenders, they are slow of foot too, making the long ball even more appealing for Canada.


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Collecting Usage Data in Eclipse
One of our challenges at the Eclipse Foundation is understanding how and what people are using Eclipse. Millions of people come to our web site to download the various projects, find different Eclipse based plug-ins (open source and commercial) and use them to create amazing software. If we can gain insight into how people use the different pieces of the Eclipse ecosystem we should be able to improve the overall user experience.
This whole initiative got started after I went to a talk at last year's OSCON by Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier. At the end of his talk, he made that point that open source projects have a particular challenge in getting to know their users: we don't ask people to register, and we don't have even the most basic information we need to help improve our software. We lack the stats to make good decisions. His suggestion: ask your users to provide useful data. So that's what we're planning on doing. This is about helping our projects and our ecosystem to make Eclipse better.
For this reason, I am very interested in seeing the response we get to the Usage Data Collector (UDC) that we are planning to include in the Ganymede EPP packages. For those that might not have seen Wayne's previous posts on this subject, UDC is a piece of technology that will track how and what people are using in Eclipse. UDC has been included in the EPP Ganymede milestones packages and over 1500 individuals have participated during the past four months. We have created some initial reports and I hope into the future we will be able to provide some interesting information for our committers and the wider Eclipse community.
As you can imagine with any data collection technology, privacy is a huge concern. Therefore, to be clear, UDC is 1) opt-in, so only people that agree to send the data will participate, and 2) completely anonymous. No personal data, including IP addresses, is being collected. In addition, the Eclipse Classic package will not contain any UDC code at all, so there is a simple option for users who really want to avoid this. For those who are interested you can review the code in CVS.
So far it seems that our approach to UDC has been well received by the community. No one has expressed any concerns to date, and 1500 opt-ins has more than met our expectations during the development phase.
Coincidentally, in the last month the Mozilla community has begun talking about a somewhat similar data collection program. In Mozilla, some strong opinions have been expressed about collecting data at all. Therefore, I want to make sure everyone in our community has an opportunity to respond to this program before we make the final decision to deploy it.
We are very excited about the potential of UDC but we also want to ensure we respond to any community concerns. Please feel free to contact me (mike at eclipse dot org) or better yet leave a comment letting me know your thoughts on UDC if you have any feedback.
(Note: Opinions expressed in this article and its replies are the opinions of their respective authors and not those of DZone, Inc.)
Zviki Cohen replied on Sun, 2008/06/08 - 4:08am
Collecting usage data is a "missing link" for desktop apps. It one of the key shortcomings when compared to web apps (read my blog post about this issue).
UDC should strive to be as useful as tools like Google Analytics or even better. I also think the tool should allow sending the data to other servers.
Raffaele Gambelli replied on Fri, 2008/06/13 - 2:44am
It is surely an interesting project and I'm pretty sure that we'll see other companies adopting those kind of tecnologies.
Anyway I think that, one of the success keys of products like Eclipse, is that of surprising users with innovative solutions ever seen before.
I'm fear that those analytic tools, will bring unconsciously who make decisions about product evolution, to give up surprising users because product evolution will be driven more through raw datas collected by a tool and less through amazing human ideas.
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Farquhar Rises to the Top
Welcome to another installment of The Bullpen Report. As a reminder, closers are rated in five tiers from best to worst. The tiers are a combination of my opinion of a pitcher's ability, the likelihood that he will pick up saves, and his security in the job. For example, a pitcher in the third tier might have better skills than a pitcher in the second tier, but if the third-tier pitcher is new to the job or has blown a couple of saves in the last week this factors into the ranking as well.
Tier 1 – Money in the Bank
Moving a recent closer convert like Farquhar to the top tier is risky business, but I like what I have seen so far. Farquhar blew a save against the Rays on August 14; otherwise, he has been dynamite since the Mariners put him into ninth inning duty. Ignore Farquhar's first half numbers; he put up a BABIP well over .400 with men on base and was often used in long relief situations, when the team "sacrificed" him to save the rest of the bullpen. He's a top-tier option when he is on.
Cishek is another reliever I never thought I'd put in the top tier. However, Cishek has allowed runs in two outings out of 31 since June 8. The fear of Cishek not accumulating saves has proven to be unfounded; since June 8, Cishek has 22 saves. The home park helps, but that's a plus for Cishek in fantasy, not something that needs to be adjusted for.
Tier 2 – Solid and Reliable
I rhapsodized last week about how Benoit belongs in the top tier, but three outings in a row with no strikeouts make me rethink this and Benoit moves down a notch. Remember, being in Tier 2 isn't a condemnation, and Benoit should still start in all formats. I'm simply taking him out of the elite tier… for now.
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RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory began his first week as governor making clear a new chief executive is at the helm at the state capital.
In his first executive order, the Republican repealed a nonpartisan judicial nominating commission put in place by his Democratic predecessor.
"We are going back to the original constitutional authority granted to the governor," he said. "With the signing of this order, I intend to appoint individuals with the highest quality of temperament, education, experience, ability and integrity who will impartially interpret the laws and administer justice."
The Republican said the commission didn't work, noting that even former Gov. Bev Perdue temporarily suspended the order in the final weeks of her term to fill a vacancy on the N.C. Supreme Court. Perdue selected N.C. Appeals Court Judge Cheri Beasley for the seat and then put her legal counsel Mark Davis on the appellate court – the kind of patronage appointment her original order was intended to prevent.
The suspension ended when Perdue left office, leaving McCrory to take action. Perdue urged future governors to keep it in place.
McCrory said he is still developing his process for selecting judges, and political influence is still a concern. But, he said, "My bigger concern is having an executive order that doesn't work, and we saw that it doesn't work."
The newly minted governor announced his order at his first official press conference. He continues to name top staffers after completing his Cabinet last week.
Former Republican state Rep. Fred Steen of Rowan County will serve as his chief lobbyist, charged with getting McCrory's agenda through the legislature. Steen lost a GOP primary bid for Congress in May, coming in fourth behind Richard Hudson, who later beat Democrat Larry Kissell to win the Charlotte-area seat.
Steen served four terms in the state House, ending as chairman of the public utilities committee. State Rep. Mike Hager, a Republican leader from Rutherfordton who served with Steen, said he is "an excellent pick."
McCrory, unlike Republican governors in decades past, will work with a GOP-dominated legislature, but Hager said differences between the executive branch and lawmakers will surely emerge. "We will find the areas of compromise and work through those," he said. "Fred will be good at that."
McCrory also tapped his former Duke Energy colleague Tony Almeida to act as senior policy adviser on the economy and jobs in the governor's office.
Almeida is a former vice president of economic development at Duke, and will play a key role in coordinating with Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker, another Duke alumna, to lure companies to the state. "He's going to be my right-hand person in making contact with clients who are interested in North Carolina," McCrory said.
For much of his public remarks, McCrory expressed concern about the state's information technology system and dilapidated state buildings, saying both areas need immediate attention. "Our IS (information services) system is broken," he said. "This is probably our No. 1 operational issue."
He named Chris Estes, a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, an information technology firm, as the state's chief information officer. McCrory called his position "the most important job right now" given the computer problems in state government.
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But the defending World Series champions certainly knew what they wanted: a versatile pitcher with potential to move through the system quickly.
They feel they addressed a need in University of Alabama left-hander Taylor Tankersley.
"Right away, he gives us the versatility that we're looking for, as a starter or a reliever," Marlins vice president of player development and scouting Jim Fleming said. "We'll go as a starter at the beginning and see where it goes from there."
The 6-foot-2, 225-pound junior from Alabama went 2-5 with a 2.00 ERA with four saves in 20 games (seven starts) for the Crimson Tide this season. He allowed 15 earned runs on 50 hits in 67 2/3 innings while striking out 70 with 26 walks.
Physically, he resembles lefty Denny Neagle.
"He's a quality guy with three pitches: fastball, hard breaking ball and a changeup," Fleming said. "He's a strike-thrower and a competitive guy. He's someone who can move, not real fast, but fast through a system. We like everything about him."
Tankersley anticipates signing with the Marlins and ending his college career, although he says he plans on continuing his studies towards his degree in education.
The left-hander is the third Alabama player ever to be selected in the first round, joining infielder Joe Vitiello (seventh pick overall with the Royals in 1991) and catcher Jeremy Brown (31st pick by the A's in 2003). He is also the highest-drafted pitcher in school history. That distinction previously went to football great Kenny Stabler, who opted against signing with the Astros as a second-round pick in 1967 to pursue an NFL career.
"I tried not to play favorites coming into this whole process," Tankersley said. "There really is nothing you as a player can do. You're at the mercy of the draft and at the mercy of whatever team drafts you. But, I will say going into this whole thing, I was leaning on the Marlins, hoping I'd get a chance to play for them.
"One, because it's a young ballclub. I think it would be a great clubhouse to be in, especially with the young talent they have. They seem like they play with a lot of emotion. I enjoy that.
"Being a fan of baseball and seeing the players they have on their team, I feel like I would fit in very well."
Tankersley was previously drafted in the 39th round of the 2001 draft by the Royals after going 13-0 with an 0.44 ERA as a senior at Warren Central High School. But despite his success, he didn't seriously consider signing with Kansas City and became a draft-and-follow player.
"I think I've grown up more as a person than I have as a pitcher," he said. "I think the talent was there coming out of high school. But I'm very thankful I came to college for three years because I've grown up a lot as a person. ... I feel much more ready than I would have out of high school."
Fleming said there weren't too many surprises in the first round, noting it went more according to the team's script than any first round he has seen in years.
Winning the World Series in 2003 has changed the organization's focus this year. While the franchise remains committed to drafting and developing pitching, they were looking for a more seasoned pick who has a quicker chance to reach the Major League level.
The past two seasons, the Marlins selected high school prospects in the first round. Tankersley gives them a player further along in his development.
Fleming wouldn't put an exact time frame on Tankersley's expected progress, but did say he has the skills and experience to make it to the big club in a year or two.
"We're not in a hurry," Fleming said. "But he is capable. Any college guy from an SEC school has been tested and has been tested under fire. They are a little farther along."
Tankersley was difficult to scout, considering how Alabama would use him as a closer one day, then start him the next. But a number of the Marlins' personnel got a good look at him in the Southeastern Conference Tournament, and are convinced that he can help a system thin on left-handed pitching.
"This is an all-business guy," Fleming said. "He works fast, is very competitive and very aggressive."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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At Social Media Week, JWT execs say hyper personalization and other factors could work against brands and social networks alike.
On the opening day of Social Media Week in New York City, JWT executives warned of "Facebook fatigue" and other factors that could hurt both brands and social networks alike.
Ann Mack, director of JWT's Trendspotting practice, described a scenario that may occur when the social network becomes publicly traded and is under pressure to increase revenues. One way it can grow, she said, is to turn its customers' data into cash. "That will inevitably raise privacy concerns," potentially prompting people to leave or cut back on using Facebook.
JWT North America CEO David Eastman said some marketers are failing to develop creative approaches for connecting with consumers on Facebook.
Facebook "has become the default tool for lazy marketers who really don't know what to do," he said, recalling the days when businesses bought IBM computers because they were a safe bet. "No one got fired for buying IBM. Today's equivalent is no one gets fired for marketing on Facebook," he said.
As a result, some brands are pursuing "me-too marketing" on Facebook instead of developing marketing strategies. He pointed to a Business Insider article headlined, "P&G To Lay Off 1,600 After Discovering It's Free To Advertise On Facebook," as an example of a brand potentially using Facebook as a "default" marketing strategy.
"Brands need to have conversations with people. Ultimately it doesn't matter where you are having these conversations," he said. However, these conversations must not be boring, or else they will turn off consumers.
Eastman also warned that interactions on social networks have their limitations. Case in point: "Likes" on Facebooks or "pins" on Pinterest, a social network that allows users to create a virtual pinboard showcasing images of items they find or like online.
"Pinterest - it's a beautifully laid out visualization of all the stuff we like, but am I the only person who feels there's something human missing here?" Eastman said. "It all feels a bit empty." The problem with Piniterest or Facebook, he said, is that you can 'like' or 'pin' everything with the same casual action. So if a person 'pins' a recipe for a lemon meringue pie, an image of Revlon lipstick, and photos of a newborn and a tank in front of Tiananmen Square [on Pinterest], it's difficult to determine if a person feels differently about each item," he said.
Brands must also ensure consumers aren't bored by "hyper personalization" and hyper targeting, he said. "As hyper personalization makes niche content experiences ever narrower, brands will place greater emphasis on reintroducing randomness, discovery, inspiration, and different points of view to engage us," he predicted.
Despite the warnings, Eastman had praise for Facebook, along with Amazon, Apple, and Google. "Today's heros are geeks, not Gordon Gekkos," he said, suggesting that the executives behind these companies wield more influence and importance that Wall Street wizards or media titans from the 20th century.
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Alex (Ben Stiller), Marty (Chris Rock), Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Melman (David Schwimmer) are determined to make their way back to The Central Park Zoo in New York City.
Leaving Africa behind, they've taken a detour and surfaced, quite literally, in Europe - on a hunt for the penguins and chimps who have managed to break the bank of a Monte Carlo casino.
Soon the animals are discovered by dogged French animal control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois (Frances McDormand) who does not appreciate zoo animals running wild in her city and is thrilled by the idea of hunting her first lion.
The Zoosters find the perfect cover in a down-and-out traveling circus where they hatch a plan to reinvent the circus, discover a few new talents and make it home to New York alive.
Release Date : 15 Jun 2012


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Pretty exciting! Gwen is featured on Yahoo's main page this afternoon. They feature her stunning Stella McCartney "My Valentine" premiere look last Friday. Yahoo praises Gwen for her daring but gorgeous choice.
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Welcome to Beacon Street Online (BSO), representing Orange County's finest band, No Doubt, since the late ninties. Well respected by the group and management, we strive to bring you all the latest news, updates and media featuring Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, and Adrian Young daily!
Before another hiatus, No Doubt were already back in the studio hard at work towards another release. Gwen has confirmed that she is also working on music of her own, with a rumored release later in 2014. Click here for our complete coverage.
- Gwen reveals she wants a new No Doubt and solo albums (Aug. 24)
- Gwen's studio session in Los Angeles with Pharrell Williams and Kap G (Aug. 24)
- Mikky Ekko reportedly writing music for Gwen (Aug. 20)
- Music publisher reveals "a lot" is coming "soon" from Gwen (Aug. 12)
- Exclusive: Gwen speaks with a fan and says she's "considering" releasing new solo music (Jul. 23)
- Rumors of Pharell Wlliams working with Gwen on new solo material mentioned on Yahoo (Jul. 14)
- Sia reveals writing for both No Doubt and Gwen recently (Jul. 13)
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Original post made by Sharon on Sep 11, 2011
Thursday he got up and dressed for his baseball mini camp, went to pre-school and told his friends about it, and then after school, my daughter gets ready to take him, but first gets a voice mail, just a few hours before it saying Class was cancelled due to low enrollment.
My daughter did not tell him early, but waited until that day to be sure that class was planned. Getting a call a few hours before class is INCONSIDERATE to children. They knew the enrollment was low before that day. They need to have the consideration to call ATLEAST 48 hours early.
Then this is not all, he was also signed up to go to Mini Sports on Saturday morning. She never got a cancellation call for that, so she took him down to that class on Saturday morning, hoping to let him have some class time finally, and what happens, this time, he is there ready for fun, and the find a hand written note on the door saying that the class was cancelled due to low enrollment. Four families showed up for this and find a note, no call, just a note after they all prepare their children and dress them for class.
THIS IS RUDE AND inconsiderate twice that I know of in one week.
Watch out everyone when you work with the city for kids classes.
They don't have any consideration for people.
on Sep 11, 2011 at 3:36 pm
This must have been a terrible disappointment for your young grandson.
Such occurrences, however, are an outstanding opportunity for the organizations that offer these programs to improve their operations.
Look forward to a better experience next year!
on Sep 11, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Children are very forgiving...how the adults in their lives respond to disappointment can shape their responses.
Consider spending extra quality play time with the kids, they will value that more than any class...go for it!
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Shame on the people in Pleasanton in charge of these programs. They must be typical city admin folks on our taxpayer dime more concerned about their paychecks than being parents.


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We went to Norwegian Fjords with Celebrity recently. Overall, everything was great in the ship, the itinerary was simply amazing and the weather cooperated with us throughout the trip! I really recommend this destination to all who would like to see nature at its best! However I don't recommend Celebrity line to those with toddlers as neither the line nor the clientele are toddler friendly. I will wait for few more years for my toddler to grow up before I will sail with them again.
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Staterooms; We had a concierge class veranda room. The reason we opted for this was to have some extra room for the baby bed and buggy and to have a balcony. I must say concierge was all a waste as we could not benefit from the amenities at all. Boarding priority was not needed as the boarding for everyone was very smooth, we did not buy any excursions from the ship so no need for concierge, there were afternoon snack service to rooms but you have to be at the room at given time and we never were. So YES for the balcony, NO for the concierge class.
Restaurants; EXCELLENT main dining room Trellis. To be honest you don't need any other restaurant if you have a main one like that. Beautiful presentation, very tasty food, great service, I give 5 stars to the main restaurant! Now I can't say that for the specialty restaurant SS United Stated... We tried it with our elevated expectations from main dining room and were very DISAPPOINTED. It is also quite expensive (45$/person), thank god it was offered free to us for the trouble they caused (see below). Save your money, enjoy Trellis Restaurant; it is free and better than SS. United States :)
Fun Factory; Overall NOT Toddler friendly, they admitted to us; they simply try to avoid toddlers into the Fun Factory as it creates more work for them. There was not enough information on the Celebrity web site about programs for toddlers at 2yo, but it was written there are some programs. Good thing I did not expect a lot, only a room where I can play with my baby. First day I went to check out, they told me "at the sea days toddlers can only come between 12-2pm" at which hour they usually sleep! But considering we had a port every day except 2 I was ok with that. Next day we went (a port day), ah they told me "toddlers can only come when the ship is actually at the port", now I was not happy with this "go away today, come tomorrow" attitude. So I went ahead to complain to customer relations as I believe you must make a point about these things to get them fixed eventually. Then the Fun Factory managers approached us... to apologize? No, to make her case stronger and made us think we shouldn't have complaint about her team. All the explanation around the ship was crowded with older children and every time they accept a toddler inside they must disinfect everything the toddler touch, so they don't accept them often. Her attitude was aggressive and pushy, which made me even angrier! So the situation got elevated... Briefly we avoided the fun factory for the rest of the trip and the customer relations manager apologized. I would not go to Celebrity until my child is at least 8-9yo.
Norwegian Fjords-Excursions; AMAZING places to visit! Here are our highlights;
-Oslo; We had the worst weather there and it was a Sunday, the city empty, rainy and dark... We went to city ourselves, which was very close from the port. Unless you plan the whole day in the city, DO NOT take the HOHO ticket as you can walk to most of the city center monuments and ICE BAR. It was not an impressive city but we really liked the ICE BAR, worth a visit.
-Stavanger; You can just walk to(or even actually see) the old city from where the ship is docked. Very pretty streets and houses. Nothing else interested in the city center.
-Flam; We did take the Train ourselves but with a bit of initiative was involved. Pay attention that even if your ship is the only one docked that day (we checked before and it was the case)they bring tourists by busses from other locations and the train tickets are usually sold out, unless you take the excursion which is more than double the cost. What we did, we bought tickets to a very late (thus available) train, then wait next to the train at an earlier departure until it is 5 min to departure. Then we approach to the ticket guy and say we have a ticket for a later train but if there is any space? We watched this worked on 2 trains including ours! So we boarded on a train that was shown "full" on the screens:) It was worth all the scheming :) TAKE the train at Flam.
-Geiranger; the HOHO bus going to the lake that you can see the glacier was very nice! We had a perfect clear day so could see glacier perfectly, and very nice scenes on the way.
-Bergen; you can walk to the center where you will see very nice medieval streets and 3 min away the Fish Market. WE enjoyed this city more than we thought based on some reviews. Very interesting items are sold at the market such as whale sausages and very brown goat cheese or cloudberry jams :)
You can do a lot of sightseeing in this itinerary by yourself and excursions will cost 2 or 3 times more for similar trips.
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Wilmore, Ky. (April 15, 2013) Do science and the Bible contradict each other? Are contemporary astro-physical developments supportive of or hostile to faith? How do Christians reconcile the idea of an ancient universe with Scripture? Dr. Hugh Ross will dialog concerning his perspective on these critical and timely issues at Asbury Theological Seminary on April 23, 2013.
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My chest routine looks somet like this.
Flat bbell or dbell 4 sets
Incline bbell 3 sets
Seated press 3 sets
Some sort of flys 3 sets?
Should i keep the flys? or substitute them for somet else?
What for?
Someone revamp my chest workout pls
Last edited by krboyd7; 10-16-2007 at 04:17 AM.
Train,train hard.Eat,eat lots and sleep even more.
yes, flys do nothing really, just bench, bench big, and receive a big chest.
Are you talking about the seated press machine? If so, I'd say keep the flys and drop the seated press (if you had to choose one. Better yet drop them both).
Why not drop seated press AND flyes and do weighted dips instead?
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Incline Dumb Bell Flyes= great excercise
Totally agree with dropping the flys. Focus on the bench press and watch your chest blow up. Lift heavy for 3-6 reps.
^^ flys are a good accessory and good for some change, but focus your chest workout around benching heavy like others have said. Some incline or decline is good for variety as well.
If done right... flyes can really hammer your shoulders/outside pecs but should be used as an accessory exercise. One thing to really fry your chest is to pause the weight on your chest for a second or two.
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Vary grips or use DB's instead of a barbell for some variety. Flyes are pretty low on the list of good chest builders. Pressing movements with barbell or DB's and dips are the best thing for chest development.
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what is your goal: bodybuilding or powerlifting or a little o' both? Do the flies if you want to contribute to the shape of your pecs. If you could give a s**t about their shape, drop em.
As for the seated press, if you're already doing flat bench, I'd do something like a wide grip on them, or as suggested, maybe substitute dips or a dbs on a decline bench cause otherwise you're just duplicating the flat bench, albeit while sitting in a machine.
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"Most people don't want to learn new things. They only want to hear about things that validate crap they're already doing." - Mike Boyle
So what verb should you use with isolation exercises? Because the compound vs iso argument comes up so often...
Take delts: lateral raises, front raises and bent raises, while iso moves, all build specific delt heads, but how do you describe what a dumbbell fly does in terms of pec development and how it could contribute to someone's build?
I obviously have too much time on my hands cause this kind of stuff keeps me up nights...
I've heard the terms inner chest, outer chest, upper and lower chest. I've heard that flies work the "inner" chest. I don't know if that's true, but I don't do flies anyway so it doesn't matter. Benching and incline benching has given me all the chest development I need.
This may sound stupid but here we go: I found my chest was really lagging behind and really no matter what I did I could not find a lift that I felt really hit my chest. I did cable flies just for the hell of it one day and really felt it and was sore for a couple days. I then added flies as the very last exercise in my chest workout just for kicks and I started feeling my chest being activated in my other lifts (bench, dips, etc) than without the flies.
Needless to say, my chest has really grown in the past weeks. While I don't think it was the flies that added the mass, I think it definitely helped develop a mind-muscle connection that wasn't as strong as before, therefore allowing it to come in to play with my other lifts.
There is no "inner" or "outer" chest muscles.
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IMO it depends on your bench form and where you have your elbows. I keep my elbows in tight, and don't get much of a chest workout from bench. The only thing that makes my chest grow is flyes. If you bench with elbows out like 99% of people, then flyes won't do you much good.


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