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Jan 09, 2013, 04:24 PM | |
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i managed to look at a servo out channel through a cheap scope and could visually observe two kinds of jitter on the pulse width.
1. those that are +- 5us occurring all the time, but do not seem to move the servo. 2. those that are around < -10us/-15us or > +10us occurring once in a while (1-2 per sec), which does seem to move the servo. this is with a more aggressive main loop (which has a side effect of performing more atomic reads, which disable interrupts). i'll look into using lock-free methods of accessing the shared vars (easier on rx in, harder on servo out).. |
Jan 09, 2013, 04:43 PM | ||
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How do I set aux gain to zero in fail safe mode? I am doing the test again with the TX on and aux gain set to minimum (1ms pulse width) and the total jitter is still 32us. John |
Jan 09, 2013, 04:51 PM | ||
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I suspect that the large errors are interrupt latency. |
Jan 09, 2013, 04:59 PM | ||
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i hope you meant 44us
tx on, set gain to min, tx off. this should enable failsafe with min gain (assuming failsafe = hold last channel values). from the code, i would expect jitter to be skewed towards +T (due to delay in interrupt processing, etc) values and not -T (which seem to occur more often). are you able to tell if the jitter variation is skewed? how are you measuring total jitter variation over a long period of time (5min)? Quote:
Jan 09, 2013, 05:38 PM | ||||
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Yes, us not ms. I edited the post.
That is why I am concerned about comparing input and output pulse widths when they are asynchronous. I may not be recording all of the pulses that I am not synchronous width (partial pulses at beginning and end of trace). Maybe we need a test version of the firmware that keeps inputs and outputs synchronous. |
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if you select one output channel and started measuring it's pulse width over time (min, max, mean), assuming it's corresponding input channel is static and there is no gyro correction, then the measured values would be due to the jitter on the output stage. i'm not sure why we would need to reference it back to the input channel pulse width? alternatively, if you just disconnected the input channel (AIL_IN for example), the code sets it to 1500us by default and it will not change throughout the test. now, we just need to set gain down to zero and see the jitter due to the output stage. i'm going to try that next.. |
Jan 09, 2013, 06:42 PM | ||
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Ignoring the input variation makes the RX3S look even worse. However with my setup I only see about a 1us change in the input so it can be ignored. Different TX and RX combinations could induce different errors. |
Jan 09, 2013, 07:18 PM | |
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i think i found the source of the "significant" jitter, it is either the i2c or imu libraries (more likely i2c). i think it is disabling interrupts for long-ish periods of time. this is with my mpu6050 board, but the mpu6050 and itg3205 libraries are based off the same base in i2cdevlib.
so, i'll look into using alternate i2c access functions that does not use the arduino Wire library. i'll also look into a lock-free implementation of shared vars access between the isrs and main loop. the current atomic access operations will disable interrupts (though it seems that the disable time is quite small). the +/-5us-ish jitter is probably coming from the 4us micros() granularity as you indicated. using a true microsecond timer1 could help there.. |
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Some read/write operations (i.e. 16bit ones) need to disable ISRs as they take two clock cycles to complete. that might be one reason you're seeing small ISR disable periods.
Why they're doing that in the I2C I don't know. Edit: Just had a look at your code. Using micros() will give you a 4us best case resolution. Why not use TCNT1 like you have with Timer0? |
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The next most popular component family on a PCB design layout is the Molded Body Tantalum Capacitor (CAPM). The CAPM components have an "L-Bend" component lead form. Most Molded Body Tantalum Capacitors are metric by default including their standard EIA names –
3216 – 3.2 mm X 1.6 mm
6032 – 6.0 mm X 3.2 mm
7243 – 7.2 mm X 4.3 mm
7343 – 7.3 mm X 4.3 mm
The common component families that use the Molded Body package are -
Non-polarized Capacitors
Polarized Capacitors
See Figure 15 for the 6032 component and land pattern dimensions. I broke 1 rule to create this land pattern. Instead of a 1.0 mm Land Placement Round-off I used a 2.0 mm Land Placement Round-off to snap the land centers on a 0.5 mm grid from the center of the land pattern. When the land pattern is placed on a 0.5 mm grid, the land centers fall on a 0.5 mm grid. This improves the via fanout seen in Figure 17.
Figure 16 illustrates the silkscreen and placement courtyard rules and sizes. The illustration shows the component leads on top of the land for graphic representation.
Figure 17 illustrates the via fanout for a 6032 Tantalum Capacitor. If you are going to use the same size via to maintain trace/space compatibility with the rest of the PCB layout I recommend at least two vias. The placement of these vias is critical in accomplish reduced impedance and increased capacitance. It's important that the vias be placed as close as possible to the capacitor terminal leads. In Figure 17, the 2 vias coming out the side are 0.15 mm away from the terminal lead. The vias coming out the ends on the land pattern are 0.75 mm away from the terminal leads. That's 5 times farther away than the vias coming out the sides however some EE engineers will request all 4 vias. Since all the traces and vias are snapped to a 0.5 mm grid, this makes copy/paste much easier to manually fanout all of the 6032 Molded Body Capacitors. The dot grid display is 1 mm and the land pattern is placed on a 0.5 mm grid. All the vias in this illustration fall on a 1 mm snap grid.
See Figure 18 for the 7343 Molded Body Tantalum Capacitor I recommend a larger via size with a 1 mm land size, 0.55 mm hole size and 1.3 mm plane anti-pad. This via can carry more current and you only need two (but the EE will ask for a 3rd one). The illustration in Figure 16 snaps all the vias to a 1 mm grid system. These vias are twice the size of the previous vias but all the same trace/space rules apply. The display grid is 1 mm.
Because the land pattern, traces and the vias are on a 1 mm snap grid, this improves the copy/paste feature for manual fanout of all of the 7343 Molded Body components in your PCB layout.


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Friends of NICHD Braces For Another Tight Budget Year
On February 19th, the Friends of NICHD Coalition met with NICHD Director Duane Alexander to discuss the President's proposed FY05 budget and the likely impact it would have on NICHD's portfolio of research. New initiatives will be restrained by the slow budget growth, as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) unfortunately received only a 2.7% increase in FY04 and the President's proposed budget for FY05 is only a 3% increase. Despite those challenges, NICHD is continuing to strengthen its learning research portfolio by focusing on math and science cognition as well as methods for teaching those with math disabilities. NICHD is also working with the Department of Education on identifying the needs for assessments in cognitive development, language, and behavior for children ages two through five. NICHD is also continuing to lead the planning for the National Children's Study (NCS). Recruitment is now slated to begin in 2006, though it will require at least an additional $100 million to begin enrolling participants. The Friends of NICHD will be visiting congressional staff this spring to request additional funding over the President's request for NIH overall and NICHD.
Science and PPO Staff Head to Ft. Belvoir with Divisions 19 and 21
On March 5th, the Science Directorate's Dianne Maranto and Heather Kelly met with researchers at the annual Division 19 (Military Psychology)/Division 21 (Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology)/Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Joint Mid-Winter Meeting at Ft. Belvoir. During an interactive discussion hour on research funding and science policy, Maranto and Kelly updated scientists on research funding opportunities and likely effects of this year's political climate on appropriations for science mission agencies (particularly the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Science Foundation). The conference was also a wonderful opportunity for APA staff to hear about cutting edge research that is ideal for dissemination on Capitol Hill and in the federal agencies.
PPO Does a Round of Hill Visits to Advocate for NSF Budget Increase
Last month, Science Policy staffer Heather Kelly joined a multidisciplinary group of science advocates (all members of the Coalition for National Science Funding) for "Hill visits" to three Republican offices on the Senate side. The group met with staffers for Sens. Conrad Burns (R-MT), John Ensign (R-NV) and Judd Gregg (R-NH), all of whom sit on the influential Senate Budget Committee. We emphasized that even in an extremely tight budget year in FY 2005, a strong investment in basic research at the National Science Foundation (including social and behavioral research) is critical to the nation's short- and long-term success. As SPIN goes to press, Congress continues to wrestle with a budget resolution, and PPO will stay involved in the process while turning our primary focus to influencing outcomes of the appropriations process in other legislative committees.
APA Fellows Take to the Hill to Discuss Homeland Security
On February 27th, Science Policy Director Geoff Mumford coordinated meetings between two of the APA Fellows serving on Department of Homeland Security Advisory Committees and Senior House and Senate Committee staff charged with writing the science and technology section of the bill that will reauthorize the Department of Homeland Security. Although Drs. Deborah Boehm-Davis and Roxane Cohen Silver represent very different research domains, it was extremely helpful to have both of them present to discuss the wide-range of psychological science issues coming before the advisory bodies to which they have been appointed.
It was clear that the Subcommitee staff (Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science and Research and Development of the Select Committee on Homeland Security in the House and the Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in the Senate) were grateful for their input on issues that ranged from optimizing the human performance of security teams and first responders to expanding pools of research funding in the immediate aftermath of terrorist events. SPIN readers may know that DHS has just celebrated its one-year anniversary and is undergoing much scrutiny as congress tries to determine how well it's performing. There is some concern about how far congress will get with the reauthorization this session given the short election-year calendar and the fact that so many Committees and Subcommittees are vying for jurisdiction over Homeland Security issues.
In addition to visiting with Committee staff, Dr. Silver took advantage of the opportunity to meet with the personal staff of her district Representative, Christopher Cox, who Chairs the Select Committee on Homeland Security. The staffer, a political scientist by training, clearly appreciated many of the social science issues Dr. Silver raised. She noted that Rep. Cox is especially interested in understanding what effect raising the alert level has on the nation's citizens, as that will likely come up as he pursues authorization hearings. During Dr. Silver's meeting, Dr. Boehm-Davis visited with staff of her district Representative, Tom Davis, who Chairs the House Government Reform Committee. That's one of two Committees to which S.589 (a Senate bill that excludes social sciences from eligibility in a proposed National Security Fellowship Program) has been referred in the House. Dr. Boehm-Davis was able to provide myriad examples of the sorts of behavioral and social scientists (including her own students) that the bill would exclude from the federal workforce and clearly impressed the staff with the range of research that social scientists conduct. The staff assured Dr. Boehm-Davis that they would keep her apprised of the progress of the bill and were amenable to changing the exclusionary language. All in all, it was a very productive morning. We are extremely grateful to both Drs. Boehm-Davis and Silver for representing psychology so ably in their respective DHS committee assignments as well as on Capitol Hill.
Baruch Fischoff Selected to Advise on Homeland Security Science and Technology Committee
Geoff Mumford, Director of Science Policy, attended the inaugural meeting of the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee (HSSTAC) on February 26. Shrouded in great secrecy and held in a remote location, the 3 hour open session drew about 2 dozen members of the public to find out who had been appointed to the 20 member advisory committee.
We were extremely pleased to see Baruch Fischhoff, the only behavioral scientist, had been appointed to the HSSTAC. Loyal SPIN readers may recall that we initiated meetings between Baruch and the Advisory Committee staff almost two years ago, after Dr. Fischhoff's participation in our first counter-terrorism conference at the FBI Academy. Following an introduction to Frank Ciluffo, fellow conference attendee and then Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, (who was then leading the effort to develop the Homeland Security Advisory Council when homeland security was still in "Office" status), we coordinated meetings with Baruch and Frank at the Homeland Security Office.
Dr. Fischoff continued serving as a willing APA spokesperson for homeland security science and technology by meeting with the majority staff of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and the majority staff of the House Science Committee, coauthoring APA's official comments on the Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS), and presenting at our Capitol Hill briefing on Disaster Preparedness.
The HSSTAC was chartered in the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L.107-296, see link below for charter language) and will advise the Director of the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate.
The open session allowed members to provide brief introductions and highlight issues they thought would be important for HSSTAC to address. Dr. Fischhoff was invited to go first and identified 3 main issue areas: 1) Risk communications to help the public understand what they are up against; 2) development of behaviorally realistic plans in preparation for, or in the event of, a terrorist attack; and 3) how human judgment is and should be brought to bear on risk data analysis.
During the remainder of the open session, Chuck McQueary outlined the mission and goals of HSSTAC, which were pretty much identical to his testimony before the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science, and Research & Development of the Select Committee on Homeland Security the day before (see link below for testimony).
The work of the Advisory Committee will be divided across 4 subcommittees that were not discussed in the public session, but Dr. Fischhoff said later he'd been assigned to one whose paraphrased function is public relations. During Q&A, Baruch took the opportunity to discuss one of his pet concerns (related in part to the work he does for the Environmental Protection Agency), which is developing clean-up standards that would help reassure the public about the risks associated with moving back into an area contaminated by a radiological device (i.e., a dirty bomb), a troubling scenario that was depicted last year in a NOVA special (see link below).
When I asked him to comment on his appointment and the role of psychology as it applies to the S&T mission of DHS, Dr. Fischhoff said:
"I see three roles for psychological research in creating the science and technology needed to protect homeland security. One is ensuring that plans and models make behaviorally realistic assumptions -- for example, about how people will respond in crisis situations or how well they will be able to use safety equipment. A second role is improving the role of human judgment in the decision-making process, recognizing that experts are people, too. We need to understand their limits, both to help them to do a better job and to know how much faith to put in their work. The third role is creating clearer communication between officials and citizens. Citizens need, and want, to understand the risks that they face and the tradeoffs that policies make between safety, cost, privacy, and other outcomes. Officials need to know what citizens want from them and are willing to contribute to the cause. Although my own field, judgment and decision making, is central to these issues, I think that many areas in psychology have a great deal to contribute. I hope to be able to represent them, as well as the social and behavioral sciences more generally."


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Background and Theory
An overview of the history and content of Personal Construct Theory and the Repertory Grid interview. Grid has many applications in business development such as organizational development, marketing and human resources as well as in learning and counselling, etc.
Background to Repertory Grid
Enquire Within is based on an interviewing technique known as Repertory Grid. Repertory Grid is the work of George Kelly, an American engineer who later became a highly respected clinical psychologist. Kelly first published in 1955, although he had been developing his theory and practice for many years before.
Like many psychologists of his time, Kelly developed his own theory of personality, known as Personal Construct Theory; Repertory Grid is the tool he developed to explore people's personalities in terms of his theory. Personal Construct Theory, and Repertory Grid, reflect Kelly's concerns - probably stemming from his background as an engineer - that the personality theories of the day suffered from both a lack of rigour and a tendency to force people to fit the theory rather than the other way round. Kelly's concerns can be summarised as follows:
Personal Construct Theory
Kelly was not a self-publicist. He had been developing Personal Construct Theory and with these concerns in mind, over the years Kelly developed his Theory of Personal Constructs. Kelly's theory rests on the assumption that people are actively engaged in making sense of, and extending, their experience: he expressed it most succinctly as Man is a scientist. According to Kelly, the degree to which we understand other people - or ourselves - is measured by the extent to which we understand how they make sense of their experience. The term personal constructs in Kelly's theory refers to the set of models, or hypotheses, or representations, which each person has made about their world. Kelly invented Repertory Grid interviewing as a way of getting people to reveal their own personal models.
The term construct is particularly well-chosen, because it carries two meanings, of equal importance. One meaning is retrospective: a construct represents how the person classifies (has constructed) his or her past experience. (For example, if you gave the construct consultative - autocratic when you were comparing your work colleagues, your experience is that, in your terms, at least one of them is consultative and at least one is autocratic). The other meaning is forward-looking: a construct represents the person's predisposition to perceive (or construe) in the future. (For example, if you described your boss as autocratic, you are likely to go on seeing your boss as autocratic and it may take some effort before you change your perceptions).
What happened then?
Kelly was not a self-publicist. He had been developing Personal Construct Theory and Repertory Grid for many years before he was persuaded to publish anything; and what he then published - in The Psychology of Personal Constructs - is so dense as to be almost unreadable. He wrote a somewhat more accessible version in A Theory of Personality, published in 1963, but even that work takes dedication and persistence unless you are a devotee.
In many ways, Kelly was out of his time. His concerns for rigour in psychological theory were not shared by most of his contemporaries. His theory needed complex mathematical modelling in order to give it expression - at a time when only the most rudimentary data-processing facilities were available. Unlike some other theorists, Kelly had very few 'champions' to advocate his methods even within the psychological community, and even fewer to take his thinking to a wider audience; it is tempting to think what might have happened if his ideas had been promulgated with the same energy as those of Maslow and Herzberg, for example, not to mention Freud and Jung. What happened instead was that a small number of adherents, mostly in the UK, kept Personal Construct Theory alive while the rest of the world passed it by. It may get a brief mention in university courses on personality theory, but that is all.
In the 1970's there was a resurgence of interest in Repertory Grid methodology, this time with more of an organisational than a clinical orientation. In one of those strange outbreaks of synchronicity, several people in or around organisations began to use Repertory Grid as part of their consultancy practice. These were people who shared Kelly's methodological concerns - about observer bias, the need for precision about individuals and small groups, and the false regard given to 'experts'. Specifically, Valerie Stewart introduced Repertory Grid as part of the process of defining what we would now call management competences. Mike Smith and Mark Easterby-Smith developed Repertory Grid to measure training needs and evaluate management training. And at Brunel University, led by Laurie Thomas, a team which included Maureen Pope, Nickie Fonda, and Mildred Shaw contributed in fields as diverse as quality control, conflict resolution, team-building and innovations in analysis of grid data.
Nonetheless, the technology of the day imposed its own limitations. Computers were not fast or user-friendly enough to enable Repertory Grid's full potential to be exploited. It is only with the development of the Enquire Within program that the power of Repertory Grid - its rigour, its transparency, its ability to follow (or provoke) changes in the user's frame of reference - has been made available for general use.
Related Resources
- You, the Scientist!
- Kelly's Theory Summarised
- A glossary of terms related to the repertory grid interview
- ATHERTON J S (2005) Learning and Teaching: Personal Construct Theory
- Kelly's Concerns
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- The Easy Guide to Repertory Grids
- Manual for Repertory Grid Technique
- Recent Advances in Personal Construct Technology (Computers and people series)
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UK National Lottery Results for 4th January 2012
The first draw of the year took place for the UK National Lottery last night and after three ticket holders split the jackpot that came out at just over £4 million on Saturday night, many players in this mid-week draw were hoping that they would become jackpot winners. However, the UK National Lottery results from the 4th January 2012 reveal that unfortunately no players matched all six of the numbers drawn to win the top prize that came out at just over £2.3 million, so the jackpot rolls over to the next draw.
Out of the numbers drawn in this mid-week draw the number 43 is one of the most common UK National Lottery numbers to be selected and last night it made its 226th appearance.
Even though the results show that no one won the top prize, there were 269,431 ticket holders that won one of the remaining four prizes. Four of these ticket holders managed to match five numbers along with the Bonus Ball to each take home £177,461. In addition to that 192 ticket holders matched five numbers to win just over £2,000 and more than 12,000 players each won £78 by matching just four of the numbers drawn.
As no one took home the jackpot last night the top prize available to win in Saturday night's draw is now estimated at £6.3 million. If winning this top prize appeals to you then make sure you take part in this weekend draw and you ever know you could match all six numbers drawn in the UK National Lottery results to become the first jackpot winner of 2012 for this lottery game.
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Welcome to Bareboat Sailing Holidays!
Welcome to the home of Bareboat Sailing Holidays in the sunny Mediterranean...
Independent and Skippered Yacht Charter across the Mediterranean
We are very pleased to offer you independent and skippered bareboat yacht charters to five countries and 24 bases across the Mediterranean - not least of all because as sailors ourselves we're delighted to have researched these areas for you!
Within the five countries and between the 24 bases, we have 14 different sailing areas, each with their own unique ability to create a memorable sailing holiday. Picture yourself sailing from harbour to harbour, bay to bay, island to island surrounded by beautiful blue skies and the warm Mediterranean sun.
Have a look through our site, but don't forget to get in touch if you have any questions at all. We are human and enjoy a good old chat about your future bareboat sailing holiday!
What is a Bareboat Charter and how does it work?
A bareboat charter is where you hire and sail the yacht yourself with no crew. We do also offer skippered sailing holidays, which you can see below. A bareboat is also different from a flotilla sailing holiday where you are part of a 10 yacht flotilla with a lead boat looking after you along the way. For more information on bareboat sailing holidays, visit our 'What's it all about?' section.
Skippered Yacht Charter
We also offer skippered yacht charter, where we provide a friendly skipper to sail the yacht for you. This is a great option for people who haven't sailed before as you are introduced to sailing with the guidance of a qualified skipper and get to experience what us sailors have been going on about!
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Sailing Holiday Destinations:
Greece Bareboat Charter
Greece is the home of sailing for British sailors. With 5 sailing areas on offer, Greece has everything the veteran and aspiring sailor alike could possibly look for in a sailing holiday.
Croatia Bareboat Charter
Croatia has rapidly become a favourite bareboat charter destination. The Dalmatian and Kornati Islands of Croatia offer fantastic sailing, stunning scenery, great food and exciting nightlife.
Turkey Bareboat Charter
Sunny skies, warm turquoise waters, cooling breezes, deserted moorings and tranquil bays are what you will find as you sail along the southern coast of Turkey. Sailing from Bodrum, Fethiye or Gocek...
Italy Bareboat Charter
Italy is rapidly appearing on sailor's radars as the word spreads about sailing in this beautiful country. We offer sailing in Tuscany, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia, all of which offer hugely different experiences.
Spain Bareboat Charter
The island groups of the Canary and Balearic Islands are oceans apart but are both superb examples of Spanish sailing. Party it up in the Balearics or sunbathe in the Canaries in Autumn!
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Not quite sure where you would like to sail this year? Have a look here at a few different ways of selecting your bareboat yacht charter for this year.
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Clinical Research |
In order to fulfill the graduate thesis requirement, students must participate in a research study, developed and executed by the student. Webster University offers a variety of diverse and dynamic research opportunities, including bench, clinical and survey research. In conjunction with our PhD biological sciences faculty, we are able to offer hands-on laboratory bench research involving anesthetic agents currently in use in the clinical setting. Due to the commitment of our clinical sites, students are able to develop and direct research studies applicable to clinical practice. These types of opportunities are directed by anesthesia faculty at the clinical sites and provide evidence-based results with implications for the delivery of patient care. Survey research offers insight into the academic, psychosocial and environmental impact the specialty of nurse anesthesia has on individual patients, practitioners, etc.
The types of outcomes gleaned from this type of research can be utilized to improve our anesthesia programs and our clinical practice. We believe our research opportunities are among the most vibrant offered in any anesthesia program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthetists, and we are continuously looking for ways to expand research opportunities.


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BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - — Just 3 days after the city jail in Baton Rouge opened, record numbers of people are taking care of outstanding warrants.
The line outside City and District Court downtown were in the hundreds all day Monday. The line stretching down the stairs and onto the sidewalk.
EBR Deputies say since the jail opened, more than 100 people have been booked on outstanding misdemeanor warrants. More than 160,000 warrants are issued parish wide.
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NYU Wagner Alumni e-News - September 2012
In This Issue:
- NYU Wagner News
- Events, Lectures and Regional Activities
- OCS: Mid - to - Senior Level Job Postings
- Alumni in Action - Public Service Spotlight
- Start the School Year Off Right!
- Did You Know...?
NYU Wagner News
Wagner Alumni Survey Results
NYU Wagner conducted a comprehensive alumni survey[1] this past spring, and we want to thank all those who participated. We discovered some wonderful news about you, our graduates, and gained some valuable information about your careers, how Wagner helped prepare you, and about your connection to the school.
Our alumni have significant career satisfaction:
- 85% NYU Wagner alumni are satisfied with the overall direction of their career
- 82% NYU Wagner alumni are satisfied with the level of responsibility they've attained
- 84% NYU Wagner alumni are satisfied with the impact of their work
Our alumni have high satisfaction with NYU Wagner, too:
- 84% believe the quality of the program is high
- 76% said NYU Wagner was pivotal in their career trajectory
- 79% said they would encourage others to pursue an NYU Wagner degree
The survey helped us identify certain skill sets/knowledge most important in your careers, the top 10 being: written communication, oral communication, systematic thinking and problem solving, conceiving and executing projects, presentation skills, leadership, teamwork, substantive knowledge in one's field, and the use of technology in professional contexts. We are already using this information to develop some additional courses and workshops to shore up the curriculum and other offerings of value for current students.
Our location in New York City was rated at the top of importance with respect to non-curricular attributes of the NYU Wagner experience, and we heard that it's hard to stay connected to the school for those that leave the New York tri-state area after graduation. So, we intend to put an extra focus in the upcoming years on ways to engage with alumni outside of New York, while continuing to engage those still local.
Huge thanks to all of those who provided us with feedback. While we intend to survey alumni in this way every five years, we appreciate your anecdotal feedback and continued engagement in the interim.
[1] The survey was available online from March 27-April 10, 2012. Three emails inviting alumni to take the survey were sent during that time frame to all alumni for whom we had updated email addresses (51% of our total graduates). We received a total of 1,180 responses, representing a 21% response rate.
NYU Alumni Day
NYU Wagner will be hosting The Big Choice 2012, a dynamic political panel on the upcoming presidential election at NYU Alumni Day.
Wagner's Robert Shrum [Senior Fellow at NYU Wagner, former Senior Advisor to the 2004 Kerry-Edwards Campaign and Senior Advisor to the Gore 2000 Presidential Campaign] will insightfully moderate this panel with Ken Mehlman [former Campaign Manager for the George W. Bush 2004 re-election campaign and Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2005 to 2007] and other renowned political figures.
The panel will take place Saturday, October 20th at 10:30am. Location is TBA. Click here to register. Event is free of charge.
*Please note that this event is closed to the press. No recording, photographs or interviewing are permitted.
Events, Lectures and Regional Events
Wagner Alumni in Performance Measurement and Management Affinity Group meeting
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
9:00am – 10:30am
NYU Wagner - Puck Building - Mulberry Conference Room, 3072
295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor, NYC
For more information, click here
Wagner Alumni Happy Hour in NYC
Thursday, September 13, 2012
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Ulysses Folk House - 58 Stone St. | 95 Pearl St. New York, NY
For more information & to RSVP, click here
NYU Las Vegas Alumni Club Happy Hour
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Panevino Bar & Lounge
246 Via Antonio Avenue (Las Vegas, NV)
For more information & to RSVP, click here
Wagner Alumni Happy Hour in Washington, DC
Thursday, September 20, 2012
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Ping Pong (1 Dupont Circle NW), Washington, DC
For more information & to RSVP, click here
NYU Seattle Area Alumni Happy Hour
Thursday, September 20, 2012
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Terra Plata
1501 Melrose Ave (Capital Hill area) (Seattle, WA)
For more information & to RSVP, click here
NYU Alumni Day
Saturday, October 20, 2012
For more information & to RSVP, click here
NYU Alumni Events!
For updated listings and event details, as well as RSVP information, click on the link below.
University-wide Alumni Calendar
Office of Career Services (OCS): Mid - to - Senior Level Job Postings
Wagner's OCS Career Directory is a great resource for alumni looking to take the next step in their career. Here is a sampling of mid- to senior-level postings currently available:
Mid-Level Planner
Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (Boston, MA)
Advocacy and Policy Strategist for Immigrants' Rights
American Civil Liberties Union (San Francisco, CA)
Analyst/Senior Analyst
Public Financial Management, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA) -
Global Benefits Director
Gallup (Omaha, NE) -
Project Director
Convergence Center for Policy Resolution (Washington, DC) - Senior Program Coordinator
Innovations for Poverty Action (Kenya) - Senior Project Manager for Real Estate Development
Westside Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing (New York, NY)
Log on to the OCS Career Directory for full job descriptions and application instructions online. Be sure to check the Career Directory regularly for a job posting perfect for YOU.
Public Service Spotlight
Malini Patel (MPA '00) Malini shares how Wagner helped her develop and hone her knowledge and skills in the International Development field, to most successfully make an impact.
Start the School Year Off Right!
Our 2012 fiscal year has come to a close and we send our thanks to all of those who contributed to last year's annual fund. Didn't make the August 31st deadline? You can help us get this year's fund to a strong start by making an online contribution today!
THANK YOU for the difference you make by supporting NYU Wagner.
Did You Know...?
Updates from fellow Wagnerites!
Lauren Caruso (MPA '11) is the Program Associate for Affiliate Support & Advocacy at American Civil Liberties Union.
Chanel Cathey (MPA '12) is the new Team Leader at Viacom Corporate Communications.
Matt Curren (MPA '10) was named Senior Consultant of Healthcare Strategy and Operations at Deloitte Consulting.
Casey Eiseman (MPA '07) became the Deputy Director of HR & Operations at City Year.
Anita Richichi (MPA '01) presented her work at the ADA Conference in June. Her poster abstract is her first published piece, which you can find here.
James Ryan (MPA '82) launched a business aimed at assisting fellow job-seekers titled Trinity Composition. See the article published about his initiative in Ionia Sentinel-Standard here.
Be in the Next "Did You Know...?"
In each issue of the Wagner Alumni e-News, we highlight alumni who are doing interesting work in the public sector. Please share your news with us at email@example.com!
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You remember everything I said for the previous episode, right? About how this show plays with my emotions like DeSean Jackson plays with touchdowns? That does effing double in this episode. The wonderful opening remix spins into a hilarious sight gag, the tragedy of episode 3 becomes the comedic relief of episode 4. The new character both gets on my nerves and melts my heart. In short, this show confuses me, and I love it.
A bit of personal stake in this episode; I played baseball for 13 years before life got in the way, So the idea of blowing the big game is one that stirs the big emotions inside. I wouldn't blame him for wanting to disappear. Accepting deadly medication... in that sort of state, i find his choice to be totally believable.
Given the emotion of the previous episode, the alternate opening for this day is sort of bitter-sweet. The song is great and up-beat, but then you get that little clip of the guitar... and then the singer hangs herself in what can only described as the most smooth thing a performing artist has ever done on stage. Angel Beats! gets my humor, and involves self-inflicted pain :P
That main character though… He's still boring like rice. By far the most boring character in this increasingly-lively show. Why is he still reduced the quality of a background character? Why can't Hinata be our main character? Or Yuri? Should I expect anything to change?


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4 Ways to Turn Your Ho-Hum Relationship into Phenomenal
By Susie and Otto Collins
Julia is bored. She's worked at the same job for 10 years now. She's lived in the same town for almost her entire life. She's dated the same guy for 5 years.
Sure, she loves her boyfriend, Dave, and she doesn't want to break up with him. But, she misses those early days of their relationship when everything was a fabulous and delightful surprise. Dave used to show up at her office and "kidnap" her for an extended lunch break that often included heavy make-out sessions in his car.
When they first started dating, Julia and Dave couldn't get enough of one another. They were always texting, e-mailing or spending time doing fun and passionate things together.
"What happened to those days?" Julia wonders.
She doesn't blame Dave for the ho-hum relationship that's developed. She knows that it's her responsibility too. Julia sadly wonders if this is just the way things are when it comes to love. Pretty soon, she and Dave might get married and continue this content-- but passionless-- drudge through life together.
This is a depressing scenario that far too many couples go through.
All is passionate kisses, romance and more in the early days of many relationships. Then, as the two people settle into a commitment to one another, some of the excitement wears down. There can be a dwindling of passion that might be considered natural, normal and "just the way things are" when it comes to relationships.
In some cases, this boredom can combine with other disconnecting habits to lead to cheating and/or a breakup.
We've said it before and we'll say it again. It doesn't have to be this way.
We don't care how long you and your partner have been together. The passion and sheer excitement for being together does NOT have to die away.
Here are 4 ways to put the spark (and more) back into your love relationship or marriage...
#1: Remember (or discover) what makes you feel alive and excited.
Renewed passion starts with you. If you're feeling bored with your relationship, it's probable that you're also bored in other areas of your life.
Don't make your satisfaction with life your partner's responsibility. This isn't fair to him or her AND it's really impossible for anyone other than you to determine your ability to feel fully alive and excited.
This means, if your relationship seems dull to you, look within yourself first. Look at your life as a whole and invite yourself to live more fully. Take wise risks and step "outside of your box." This could happen at work, with your interests and activities, with your appearance or in some other aspect of your life.
Remember what used to make your heart sing and ask yourself if you'd like to do that again. If you've not yet discovered what helps you feel more vibrant and excited, perhaps it's time to do some exploring.
As long as you're clear with your partner that you're not planning to leave the relationship and that you still love him or her, these changes that you're making on a personal level can spill over in positive ways to your relationship.


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ASA in the 1960s6/19/2013
From its humble beginnings, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball has become one of the nation's leading sports organizations. As the association celebrates its past 80 years in 2013, numerous individuals have helped make ASA/USA Softball the nation's foremost softball organization. Here, we salute those who played a vital role in the fourth decade of ASA/USA Softball's history. The 1960s Milestones: In 1965, Oklahoma City was named the new ASA National headquarters. Also, the first International Softball Federation (ISF) Women's World Championship was held in Melbourne, Australia with the U.S. taking second place. The first ISF Men's World Championship was held the following year in Mexico City, Mexico with the U.S. winning the title. Great Players of the Era: During Joan Joyce's career with the Orange Lionettes and the Raybestos Brakettes, she was named to 18 consecutive ASA All-American teams. She was also named National Tournament MVP eight times. Her 507-33 record included 126 no-hitters. Weldon Haney of the Clearwater Bombers was National Tournament MVP in 1962, '63 and '68. In the 1968 National Championship, Haney became only the second man in history to pitch a perfect game in an ASA Men's Major Fast Pitch National Championship. Jim Galloway played slow pitch from 1946-80 and was named to eight All-American teams. He led the 1966 Nationals in home runs with 11. In 10 National Championships, he hit 74 homeruns and drove in 162 runs. In 1968, he was a National Championship with County Sports. Teams to Remember: In women's slow pitch, Dana Gardens (Cincinnati, Ohio) took three-in-a-row from 1962-64 and a fourth in 1966 to pose as the only multiple wins in that division of play. Women's fast pitch was dominated in the 60s by three legendary teams. The Raybestos Brakettes (Stratford, Conn.) won in 1961, '63, '66 and '68; the Orange Lionettes (Orange, Calif.) in 1962, '65 and '69 and the Erv Lind Florists (Portland, Ore.) in 1964. The Clearwater Bombers (Clearwater, Fla.) won the men's fast pitch title in 1960, '62, '63, '66 and '68. The Sealmasters (Aurora, Ill.) were National Champions in 1961, '65 and '67. Skip Hogan A.C. (Pittsburgh, Penn.) was the only men's slow pitch multiple National Championship title winner, taking the title in 1962, '64 and '65.
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Philadelphia Strategy Gains Momentum in Reducing Homelessness
Written by: Niki Edwards
After 20 years of living on and off the streets of Philadelphia and in and out of shelters, Robert LaTerza is happy to be in a place of his own. He's now living in the James J. Wilson Mercy-Douglass Residences, a HUD-assisted multifamily property in West Philly.
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M and H Consultants and Trainers Ltd, now trading as Fior, was launched in 2009 to provide a bespoke and 24/7 support service to a limited and select number of clients across a wide range of commercial operations including the retail, financial, security, legal, leisure and industrial manufacturing trade arenas. The company focuses in the main on the arenas of Security, Fire Safety and Incident Response planning and training.
The company was founded by Joe Holden and Tommy Mann who have operated for over two decades at Police and Fire Service executive management levels across the Central Scotland belt, UK national and international levels. 2012 saw Tom McDougall join the team to lead on all matters relative to Security and in March, 2014 Eddie McKinley joined to lead on Financial Crime matters and training.
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The Firefox OS Music app gives you a number of ways to listen to your music. Let's go through the basics.
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Find something to listen to
When you first open the Music app you'll find a beautiful, visual arrangement of song and album cover art. From here, just tap on what you want to listen to and lean back in your Lazy Boy.
Browse by album, artist, song and more
At the bottom of the Music app screen you have controls that let you browse though your music in different ways:
- Go to the start screen where your music is displayed visually.
- The Playlist menu lets you shuffle all your music, play the highest rated, recently added, most played and least played songs.
- This screen lets you browse by artist.
- Here you'll find music grouped by album.
- Looking for a particular song? Here you can browse by title.
Search through your music
Know exactly what you want? Find it quickly.
- Pull down on any screen in the Music app to reveal the search bar.
- Begin to type the name of artist, song or album and the app will display a list of matches.
- Then just tap on the one you want.
Audio controls
Once you're playing some music, you'll find the normal back, play/pause and forward buttons at the bottom of the screen.
If you tap on the artwork, you'll also bring up controls for repeating the song or album, ratings and shuffle.
- Tap stars 1 - 5 to rate a song.
- Tap the replay button once to repeat an album.
- Tap the replay button twice to repeat a song. Tap it a third time to cancel.
- Tap the shuffle button to randomize the order of the current album or playlist.
Of course you can continue to browse though the app while you're playing something. To return to the currently playing song and the audio controls, just tap the play button in the upper-right corner of the screen:
Want to continue listening to music without having the Music app take up your whole screen?
- You can browse other apps on your phone while the music is playing. Just swipe down from the top of your screen to access the music controls on your notification bar.
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Behind the Scenes: The Miss Ireland beauty shoot
- Backstage, Behind The Scenes, Stellar TV
- 17th May 2012
Competing for the crown of Miss World, you're bound to pick up some pro beauty secrets, right? That's why we asked four Miss Ireland winners to reveal their top make-up tips, and of course to show us exactly why the camera loves them. Check out the stunning shots and all the insider info from Rosanna Davison (Miss World 2003), Aoife Cogan (Miss Ireland 2005), Holly Carpenter (Miss Ireland 2011), and the lady who wears the current Miss Ireland crown, Rebecca Maguire, in this issue of STELLAR. And that's not all. Click below to see the behind-the-scenes video of the shoot with three of the winners, as well as Rosanna's must-do for make-up that lasts from morning til midnight. Pay attention ladies, because you might just pick up a few smokin' hot moves for the next time a camera lens is pointing your way.
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Sorry it took so long for me to get back to this. I could give you some reasons, but a real pro once told me there are no excuses in our business. In any case, we're getting cranked back up on our chapter-by-chapter review of The Yankee Years by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci. We may have taken a lengthy break, but I promise to finish this endeavor, whatever it takes. Besides, we have another book coming out in April by one Selena Roberts we need to get ready for.
You may or may not remember that we left off with a review of the first half of chapter 7, the chapter devoted to the 2003 ALCS. This second half is predominantly about the Aaron Boone game, which needs to introduction. Let's get to it.
(Page 219) After Mike Mussina's memorable performance in 2003 ALCS Game 7, Torre had this to say to him: "All I can tell you is you pitched the game of your life here. If anybody ever questions how you handle pressure, you answered it right here. Don't ever forget that." He then jokingly told Mussina they would look at him as a reliever the next spring. There are a lot of people around the message boards that probably would have loved that idea, judging from all the Joba talk.
(Page 219) After the sixth inning, Pedro Martinez told the Red Sox assistant trainer he was "a little fatigued." I bet Grady Little wishes Pedro had been a little more free with that information.
(Page 219-220) I love this. Narrator: "(Enrique) Wilson normally would be the last guy you would want taking an at-bat when you were down to the last seven outs of your playoff life. Quite simply, Enrique Wilson was one of the worst hitters ever to play for the New York Yankees. He appeared in 264 games for the Yankees and batted .216. Only four men in the history of the franchise ever hit worse with that much time in pinstripes: Bill Robinson (.206, 1967-69), Jim Mason (.208, 1974-76), Lute Boone (.210, 1913-16) and Steve Balboni (.214, 1981-90). Moreover, Wilson was neither especially fleet nor adept in the field. His value essentially came down to one specific and unexplainable skill: he could hit Pedro Martinez." Maybe it's just me, but I'm not convinced he should have been on the Yankees that long. And I'm certainly not convinced he was a better hitter than Lute Boone, regardless of what the numbers say!
(Page 220) After Wilson and Karim Garcia singles, Pedro struck out Alfonso Soriano and pointed to the sky, his "signature signoff." It was assumed he was done for the night after a heroic outing. Nomar gave him a hug in the dugout, and pitching coach Dave Wallace even drew a line through his name on his pitching log, replacing it with Alan Embree.
(Page 221) Wallace congratulated Pedro on his game and, according to Pedro, he "told me that was pretty much it. (He was) going to talk to Grady." Pedro figured his night was done and began to power down. Little did he know, pun intended.
(Page 221) Pedro: "Your energy level drops. As soon as you think you're out, even for 30 seconds, you get tired and out of focus."
(Page 221) Pedro was getting ready to leave the dugout when Little approached him and said "I need you for one more (inning). Can you give me one more?" Narrator: "Martinez was stunned. First of all, he had already assumed he was done. And second of all, how was he supposed to answer that question? Was he even permitted, in the unwritten macho code of the game, to refuse the manager's request and say he wanted to come out of Game 7?" Martinez: "I didn't know what to say. Do I come out after the sixth or seventh? If anything happens, everyone will say, 'Pedro wanted to come out.' I wasn't hurt. I was tired, yes. I never expressed anything about coming out. The only way I would say that is if I was physically hurt. The only way." Seems like Pedro should share more of the blame for this. Yes, Little was a bumbling fool, but he might have found his way to the right decision had Pedro been more honest with him.
(Page 221) Pedro said he would try to go one more, and Little told him that he might only have Pedro warm up if the pitcher felt he couldn't go. He also said he would have Embree throwing in the pen. Little to Pedro: "Help is on the way." Considering this was before David Ortiz's home run, and that the Red Sox had just a two-run lead, I can kind of understand Little's thinking. We're talking about Pedro Martinez or Alan Embree, with a chance to win a Game 7 in Yankee Stadium and earn a trip to the World Series.
(Page 222) Pedro: "At that point I thought I was batter-by-batter." This has always bugged me about this game, and it bugs me even more reading the quotes in this book. You're a Hall of Fame pitcher with a potentially historic victory on the line and you can't gut out three more outs for your team? Instead, you throw your doofy-but-generally-accepted-as-a-nice-guy manager under the bus at every opportunity.
(Page 222) Little: "I'd rather have a tired Pedro Martinez out there than anybody else. He's my best."
(Page 223) Pedro still was throwing 93. But of course, he still claims he was overtired. Pedro: "Even when I'm fatigued, I can still throw hard. My arm speed may be there, but location is where I suffer and that's because my arm angle drops. I throw three-quarters, yes, but it's three-quarter steady. If I start to get tired, my arm drops a little more and that causes the ball to stay flat over the plate. My velocity doesn't change, but I can't spot the ball as well when I'm tired. That's what happened." Sounds like one big fat excuse to me. If Pedro was so willing to pass the buck so much after failing, why not pass the buck and ask out of the game? Could it be because then he couldn't blame it on the manager?
(Page 223-25) The narrator builds up to Derek Jeter's rally starting double by going on and on about how super clutch he was, and how this was another classic Jeter moment. Then he makes a big point about how it probably should have been caught by Trot Nixon. So, what, Jeter's magic powers extend to the point where he can make opposing outfielders take poor routes? I'm confused.
(Page 225) Narrator: "In the immediate aftermath of the game, one of the Red Sox would grab a reporter and ask, 'Tell me, was Jeter's ball catchable?' Told that it was, crestfallen, he sighed, 'I thought so.'" Could this anonymous player be Pedro throwing someone else under the bus. Best I can tell, there weren't many other Red Sox Verducci spoke to – he did talk to John Burkett, though. Of course it could be that Verducci himself was the reporter, and in that case the player could be anyone on the Red Sox that year.
(Page 226) After Bernie Williams singled in Jeter, Little walked to the mound, as the entire world expected him to lift Pedro. Little to his ace: "Can you pitch to Matsui?" Pedro: "Yeah of course. Let me try to get him." Me: At this point, I can't defend Little anymore. The lefty Matsui is coming to the plate, you have the lefty warming in the pen, and the Yankees just scored a run on two hard-hit balls. Easy decision in modern baseball, although you can bet Sandy Koufax or Bob Gibson wouldn't even have been asked that question, never mind being lifted in that spot.
(Page 227) After Matsui's double, Pedro thought he was done. Pedro: "I was actually shocked I stayed out there that long. But I'm paid to do that. I belong to Boston. If they want to blow my arm out, it's their responsibility. I'm not going to go to the manager and say, 'Take me out of the game.' I'm not going to blame Grady for leaving me out there." Are you sure about that last statement, Pedro? Because I'm not.
(Page 227) Posada of course tied the game with a bloop, two-run single, and the crowd exploded. Posada: "That was the loudest I have ever heard Yankee Stadium."
(Page 228) Ready for this? After Posada's hit, Mariano Rivera ran off the mound, into the bathroom and started … crying. Mariano: "I started crying because it was just too much. I needed to be pitching, yes, but that's how awesome the moment was. I didn't want anyone to see me. I didn't want anyone to see me standing there with tears coming out of my eyes." I can see that. Hey, it's better than boiling yourself, and making the trainer rub hot oil all over your body. And I mean all over.
(Page 228) Joe Torre finally makes an appearance in this half of a chapter supposedly co-written by him. Joe: "That … rally was what we were all about. Never giving up and finding a way."
(Page 229) Mariano comes in for his legendary three-inning performance. Burkett: "Every inning we thought that was it for him, and every inning we were like, 'Oh (expletive), he's still pitching.'" Anyone see any differences to the way another Hall of Fame pitcher handled a taxing situation in this game?
(Page 229) Torre on Aaron Boone, who had been struggling: "Boone was just a mess. He was a good kid. He just couldn't keep his feet on the ground. He was just too excited."
(Page 229) Torre to Boone before his at-bat: "Just … try to hit a single up the middle or to right field. It doesn't mean you won't hit a home run to left."
(Page 230) Torre on the aftermath of the home run: "The one thing I saw was Manny Ramirez turning around in left field and trotting off the field. Everything after that was blank except for one thing: seeing Mariano out there on the mound, kissing the rubber or whatever he did." When you start to take this Yankees-Red Sox thing too seriously, just remember that Torre now very happily manages Manny.
(Page 230-31) Torre: "I'm not sure what was more emotional: that game or the three games at Yankee Stadium in the 2001 World Series. In all my years in New York, that Game 7 and the games in 2001 were the best of all." Sorry, but I have to disagree. I was at the Boone game, and I far prefer the memories from the years in which they actually won the whole thing.
(Page 232) The narrator points out that the Boone home run was the last magical moment in the Torre era, and that the rest of baseball had caught up to the Yankees. Maybe if it's the rest of baseball vs. the Yankees. Or the Red Sox vs. the Yankees. But I wouldn't say any other individual team had caught up to the Yankees not. I don't know if I'd even say that now.
(Page 234) On the decision to use Jeff Weaver in Game 4 of the World Series: "Using Rivera in a tie game on the road, Torre figured, did not make much sense. Weaver could cover more innings. … With Rivera available for a maximum of two innings, that gave the Yankees one at-bat, one chance, to hand Rivera the lead to protect. Otherwise, who would close the game after that? Weaver?" Doesn't the incredulous tone of that question speak to why this was such a dumb decision? How is it better to lose the game with Mariano sitting in the bullpen just because the Yankees might not be able to score in their one inning? This is easily the dumbest and most infuriating decision of Torre's career. Even dumber than batting the greatest player in the game eighth in a playoff game.
(Page 234) Torre: "I had no options. It was an extra-inning game on the road. There was never any consideration of other options. I was never between anybody, I know that." Joe, the fact that you say you never even considered bringing Mariano into the game is the best argument yet for you being fired/let go/forced out/encouraged or dared to leave. Thank you.
(Page 235-36) Jason Giambi begged out of the lineup for Game 5, saying his knee hurt too much to play the field and believing he could hurt the team on defense. Torre: "Of course Jeter would come up to me and say, 'What happened to Giambi?' He could never understand how people could do that. He had no patience for that stuff. 'What happened to this guy?' if he didn't play. 'What's the matter with him?' for somebody, anybody. He had absolutely no patience for that stuff." I'm getting very mixed messages from this chapter. Should guys just gut things out when they're not feeling 100 percent, perhaps to the detriment of the team, like Pedro did, or should they be honest, like Giambi? Seems like they should just go the Pedro root and then blame the manager afterward when it doesn't work out.
My greatest frustration with this chapter is the way Grady Little — who just happened to be replaced in L.A. by Torre — is thrown under the bus by Pedro Martinez and the narrator. It's possible Little refused to be interviewed for the book, but if that's the case that probably should have been mentioned, even if that's not common practice for this kind of volume. He made a big mistake, and everyone knows that. It cost him his job. The way this is rehashed like it's something new and enlightening is frustrating. Why is so much more time spent on the decision to leave Pedro in than on the great job of the Yankee hitters to come through in that spot? Or on the herculean effort by Mike Mussina. Most frustratingly, the Boone home run actually feels kind of glossed over. There are no quotes from Boone or Tim Wakefield, which really hurts. This chapter could have been far stronger, especially when one considers it almost certainly will be the last semi-positive passage in book.


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This is the one that really caught my eye, I think she is lovely
Good morning Dove, Gary, Jo, Pam and anyone else who's about.
I was up early this morning after a really good night's sleep, unusual for me.
That fanatasy picture is beautiful, will look at link in a mo. Very cold here this morning, cat refuses to go out, but who could blame her
Ironing planed this morning then visit to Mum, called on Tuesday to see her only to be told she was seeing Nativity play at local school with some of the other residents she's 99 and still gallavanting.
Catch you later.
well, just popped in to see whats going on.I have got a friend who always say prostrate, it makes me smile every time, but I haven't the heart to correct her perhaps I should. I don't have any sauce on my bacon sarnies, just Au naturale, OH has tomato sauce, if that's of any interest
Don't do fish finger sarnies, must try it sometime,.
Christmas lights are working ok, it's a miracle, they must be about 30 years old.Keep saying we will get some new ones, but we make do every year, put them away and say the same thing the next year. once Christmas is over I don't even want to think about it.
Time for bacon sarnie nearly finished decorations, just the tree to do, then clean up all the mess.
Morning All.
All this technical stuff so early in the day. I did the ccleaner thingy yesterday and my computer is now running quicker so a double bonus.
Geoff --- My guess today for your choccy is snow.
We are going to tackle the Christmas Decorations today
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Good afternoon everyone.
Just got back from doing the last Christmas present shop. Everywhere was very busy, and they say there's no money about, but there are some bargains to be had. Got the Christmas cards posted, I only bought 18 2nd class stamps and sent one 2nd Class large and it cost almost £10. the rest will have to be delivered by hand.
Geoff. I was going to say the Inn Keeper for your choccy , but I see that someone else has already said that, and Herod, so I don't really know what to say.
Nice to see you back Maud., hope things improve for you.
Catch you all later.
Thanks Jean and Glyn for the info. and Hi to Tinker, sorry I've lost track of all the different names, will have to make a note and stick it on my screen
Molly, our cat isn't micro chipped, she has a collar with all her info. She must be about 17 now, not quite sure of her age as she has been passed around a bit, had several owners, so I think I will go with the magnetic one. I will be out and about tomorrow so I will investigate.
Norm2. That sounds like a very good idea, enjoy your rest.
That sounds like a good idea. I just might invest in one.Thanks for mentioning it.
Today we are having roast shoulder of lamb, cooked slowly with rosemary, garlic and sea salt. with various veg, can't decided between bread and butter pudding or home made rice pudding with nutmeg.
Frank. That tart sounds fantastic. have copied recipe for use at later date, thanks.
Well of course it's Robin, now I know, anyway now I haven't got to rack my brains, not up to it today. I am going to finish Christmas cards this afternoon, and see how many I can possibly get away with not posting.
We have had the rogue cat coming in the house again and eating Molly's food,it frightened me to death the other day. I was going in the house, when it shot out of the catflap in the kitchen door, past me like a streak of lightening, now our poor old Molly is frightened to go out, we are having to keep catflap closed and she only goes out when she thinks the coast is clear. These pets can be a pain sometimes, but we wouldn't be without them.
It's getting quite festive round the neighbourhood. The village Christmas tree is up, hopefully it will not be vandalised this year, and some of the neighbours have got lights in their trees, it's looking good.