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Back on March 6th and 7th, Small Farm Central along with the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture held our second annual CSA Expert Exchange online conference. This year's event was held over two days. We had about 130 people register for the event overall. About 50 people attended the event live during the Thursday night sessions and about 90 attended live during Friday's daytime sessions. The sessions were recorded and are available for all registrants to watch and re-watch at their leisure.
The Thursday night sessions were focused on new farmers and those new to Community-Supported Agriculture. We had two sessions – one featuring Dave Liker from Gorman Produce Farm who talked about the first five years of his farm and CSA in Columbia, MD. Dave discussed the challenges of taking his farm from just a couple dozen CSA members their first year to over 400 over the next four years. Then Shannon Jones from Broadfork Farm in River Hebert, Nova Scotia presented on their experience finding proper farming land to purchase. Her story highlighted many of the challenges faced by farmers looking to find land including water and soil issues and the indifference of banks and other lending institutions in helping out young farmers.
Friday's sessions began with Karla Pankow of Bossy Acres farm in Northfield, MN, talking about how best to use marketing and social media to get the word out about your CSA and building connections with your members. Chris Brockel from CSA FairShare Coalition in Madison, WI talked about what it means to be a CSA coalition and the projects that their group has worked on to improve CSA's for both members and farmers in Wisconsin. Then there was a session on the legal issues faced by CSA farmers presented by Rachel Armstrong from Farm Commons. Pam Dawling, who writes for Growing For Market, talked about crop planning with an eye on ensuring the necessary timing of product and growing the right mix of product to meet your customers' needs while still making a profit. The day's activities were capped off with Michael Kilpatrick of Kilpatrick Farms in Middle Granville, NY, talking about the growing trend towards customizable CSA's and some of the different models that are currently being used.
We've learned quite a bit over the two years of doing this conference. We feel strongly that this is a great way of using technology to bring a variety of people together to learn about how to continually improve the CSA model. The online conference model allows farmers across the US, Canada and beyond to get together without the time and financial costs associated with going to an in-person conference. Over the course of the coming months we'll be analyzing how we can make improvements to the conference. We'll be looking for our next batch of "experts" to work with for 2015 and we'll be looking for new ways to make the conference engaging and educational for the CSA community.
We want to again thank all off the presenters for sharing their knowledge and PASA for their help in making the conference happen. This year we also worked with some great farming organizations that have helped get the word out about the conference including AgSquared, Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), FairShare CSA Coalition, the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, the Land Stewardship Project, and the Virginia Association for Biological Farming. Thanks to them for their support.
Here's some feedback from our post-conference survey:
"How useful was the CSA Expert Exchange? What was your overall impression of the event?"
On a scale of 1 (not useful) to 5 (very useful), 35.7% of respondents said it was very useful, with an overall rating of 4.0.
"Based on the price you paid for the conference, do you feel this was a good value?"
On a scale of 1 (not a good value) to 5 (very good value), 26.9% of respondents said it was a very good value, with an overall rating of 3.5.
"Do you feel the material was appropriate for your experience levels?"
77% of respondents said the material was "just right" with the remaining 23% saying the material was "too basic".
"Did you find the format of the online conference worked well? Did you have any problems?"
While there were a number of concerns and suggestions about how to improve the online format, 76.% of respondents said that the "Format worked out well."
"Would you register for another CSA Expert Exchange?"
70.4% of respondents said they would attend another CSA Expert Exchange.
The archived video version of the event is still available if you are interested in still checking out the conference. To purchase the archived version, go here.
If you didn't attend this particular event but have feedback on what you'd like to see from future online seminars and conferences, please get in touch at email@example.com.
Here is a roundup of information that can help you with your final membership push as we close in on the beginning of CSA season. (If you haven't started already!)
- Member Assembler has a great tool for sending renewal reminder emails to past members. Read about it in the Member Renewal Time blog post from last March.
- The article "Finding and Keeping your CSA Members", from the Penn State Extension, outlines how your marketing tactics should be driving potential members to your farm website so that they can learn more and sign up.
-Facebook and Twitter are great ways to get quick messages out to your followers about how many available shares you have. Try a countdown campaign to push people to sign up before your CSA is sold out. Knowing that there are only a few slots left can encourage people to act quickly. Not familiar with social media tools yet? Check out this list of resources from The Land Connection.
-Tap your network. Encourage those members who have already signed up to reach out to their friends and family and offer them a referral incentive. Maybe it's an extra item in their first box, or credit they can use at your farmstand. Check out Norman's Farm Market's customer referral program. To make it easy for your members to encourage friends to join, send them an email which includes pre-written text about your CSA that they can easily forward on to their contacts. Don't forget to include instructions for the new member on how to name their referrer (You can add a "Who referred you?" question to your Member Assembler custom form). You might even want to include an incentive for the new member, just to sweeten the deal.
Good luck filling those last few slots!
Earlier this year we announced the development of new Member Assembler tools that allow you to set up a "Buy-Down" or "Market Style" CSA program. We also mentioned that more options for custom programs, like a "You Pick" CSA, were on their way. These new tools are now live in your Control Panel and we're hosting a webinar tutorial this month, so that you can learn how they work. Join Small Farm Central Senior Developer Mike Cuccaro on Wednesday April 23rd from 2:00pm to 3:00pm EST for a live demonstration on our new Buy-Down and Customizable CSA tools. The demonstration will cover the following topics:
-What is a buy-down/market-style CSA?
-How to create a buy-down Member Type
-The auto-assignment of Store Credit
-Departmental privacy settings
-Demonstration of shopper experience
-What is a customized box CSA?
-How to create items with $0 prices
-Enabling/disabling departments & privacy settings
-Setting checkout rules
-Reporting methods: MA Pickup lists, E-commerce new options
The demonstration will also include helpful tips and a question and answer session.
To register for the demonstration, click here or visit:
If you can't join us, read all about these new features in the following articles found in the Small Farm Central Knowledge Base:
Configuring a Buy-Down or Credit Style CSA
Ecommerce Advanced Checkout Rules (Configuring Customizable CSA Options)
There are a lot more farmers markets these days and lot more choices when a family wants to buy fresh, seasonal food. It's great that the rest of world has caught on to the fact that eaters want high-quality food on their plates, but this buffet of choices is one reason that farmers market sales are slack these days at some markets. This is not a foregone conclusion -- your sales at market can get better.
Farmers markets (in addition to CSAs) are still the best way for eaters to connect with farmers and get the freshest local food. It's just that a new approach is needed to get customers to come to the market.
This Spring, we have a new approach for you: FarmFan. FarmFan is a loyalty rewards and text message notification app for farmers market vendors and retail farm markets with the goal of helping you sell more to your best customers.
FarmFan will help you launch and manage a loyalty program where customers get points for shopping and then rewards at farm-generated point levels. In addition, as customers join the FarmFan program, they can opt-in the receive a short text message from you right before each week's market. This combination of rewards and communication drives traffic and sales to your stand.
We are currently in beta testing with 20 farms across the country and FarmFan will be available for anyone starting on May 1st. I encourage you to check out the website at:
Or, sign up for the 5-day email course where I'll teach you how to sell more the FarmFan way:
If you manage a CSA program that has been running for at least two years, please consider taking just a couple of minutes to weigh in on the National CSA Managers Survey. This survey will help document the changes that have been taking place in the CSA business model across the country. Participation is needed from as many CSA operations as possible in order to look at changes across regions and by characteristics of the CSAs themselves.
Don't worry, the survey is short! You'll answer 19 questions and it should take less than 10 minutes.
Here is the link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CSAManager
The target closing date is March 31, 2014, so don't wait!
This national project is funded by USDA-AMS and conducted, in part, through the University of Kentucky. A summary report will be made available by the end of May, posted to the USDA-AMS site and also at the UK Center for Crop Diversification, www.uky.edu/ag/newcrops. Small Farm Central will be sure to post about the results on the blog, so stay tuned!
Here's a little farmer love from one of the folks working on the study:
"I'm grateful for your commitments to local food and the CSA business model and hope you will help reflect your perceptions and experiences here. Questions about the survey itself or subsequent reports can be directed to me here: firstname.lastname@example.com. Many thanks!" – Dr. Tim Woods, Extension Professor
The CSA Member of the Year Award brought us many stories of outstanding CSA members and the many ways that they support their farmers. You can read about the nominees on the CSA Expert Exchange website. While we want thank all of them for their commitment to Community Supported Agriculture, we chose J.R. and Ashley Hernandez as this year's winners. They will be recieving a $400 credit to use toward their CSA share at Riehm Farms.
J.R. and Ashley were nominated by their farmers, Diane & John Riehm, who had many examples of how the couple has made the farm an important priority in their life and helped out in times of need. Here are a few examples:
"JR and Ashley Hernandez approached us at the Bowling Green Farmers' Market in 2011 to volunteer there services. JR was a line chef at the Bowling Green State University and could help along with his wife for the summer. They quickly became an advocates for our CSA. Ashley helps with display tables and seems to know a lot more people in the community than we do making the community connection for us. JR used his chef skills to help CSA members with recipes in 2013 and prepared samples for them to try each week during the CSA season. Ashley also took over writing the weekly newsletter, recruited CSA renewals to join the following years' CSA, plus the weekly 4 hours they spend each week with us at the pick-up sight. All done after her full day at work."
You can read more about what the Reihms had to say about J.R. and Ashley here.
Thanks again to all the farmers who took the time to recognize some of their most passionate CSA members. These champions remind us all of how fantastic Community Supported Agriculture is!
The 2014 CSA Expert Exchange will quickly be upon us. The "Beginning CSA" sessions will be Thursday, March 6th in the evening and the "Main Event" will be Friday, March 7th during the day. We hope you will join us.
You've probably already received a variety of emails and updates about our speakers, but if you haven't checked them out yet, we encourage you to do so. See the CSA Expert Exchange website for profiles for the DAY ONE and DAY TWO presenters. You can also check out the CSA Expert Exchange blog for some short Q+A sessions we did with many of our presenters.
To see the full schedule of conference sessions, go here.
Deadlines for registration for the live event is Thursday at 4pm Eastern time for the "Beginning CSA" session that evening and Friday at 9am Eastern time for the "Main Event" session on Friday.
Remember, if you cannot attend the entire event live, the sesssions will be recorded and archived and will be available for registrants to view online over the coming year. So even if you can't be there live, we encourage you to register to get access to these sessions.
We are also really excited to announce our first ever "CSA Member of the Year" award recipient. We received some great nominations and you can read about the candidates on the Small Farm Central blog. The winner will be announced on Friday.
We look forward to gathering online with you all over the coming days. For more information on the CSA Expert Exchange, please visit the official website at www.csafarmconference.com, email us at conference [at] smallfarmcentral.com or call 412-567-3864.
Thanks to all our farmers who submitted nominations of their CSA members for the CSA Member of the Year Award. We have a full crop of outstanding nominees which will sure make choosing a winner hard for the crew at Small Farm Central. Each one of these CSA members has gone above and beyond to help their farmer in some way, so we want to recognize all of them for their support of local small farms. Click here to check out the nominees and read a quote from the farmer who chose them.
Don't forget to attend the second day of the CSA Expert Exchange online conference on March 7th to find out who wins!
Dave Liker and family. Dave is one of our presenters for this year's CSA Expert Exchange.
Dave will present on surviving the early years of your CSA.
The 2014 CSA Expert Exchange will take place on March 6th and 7th, 2014. That's less than a month away. We're very excited for this year's event and feel we've put together a great panel of presenters covering a variety of topics relevant to CSA farmers. Remember: these sessions can be attended live as they are happening or your registration will also give you access to recorded versions of the sessions to watch on your own schedule in the future.
The Thursday March 6th event is our "Beginners CSA" session focused on a couple topics relevant to new farmers and farmers just starting up a CSA. There are two sessions that will take place in the evening starting at 7pm Eastern time. Dave Liker from Gorman Farm will discuss surviving those critical beginning years of your CSA. Shannon Jones of Broadfork Farm will talk about land acquisition and will share their story of leasing and then purchasing their farmland.
The Friday March 7th event will focus on topics relevant to farmers of all experience levels. There will be 5 main sessions beginning at 11am Eastern Time. The event runs until 3:30pm Eastern. Karla Pankow of Bossy Acres will discuss marketing and social media. Rachel Armstrong of Farm Commons will present on legal issues related to CSA's. Chris Brockel from the FairShare CSA Coalition will talk about the value of building a CSA coalition. Pam Dawling, writer for Growing For Market and the book Sustainable Market Farming, will demonstrate her crop planning system. And Michael Kilpatrick from Kilpatrick Family Farm will discuss CSA customization and the future of CSA.
It will be a packed day but we've planned for some small breaks in between presentations to let you get up and stretch, refresh your cup of coffee or hit the bathroom without missing any of the sessions.
NEW FARMER SCHOLARSHIP (one week left to apply)
Small Farm Central is again providing 20 scholarships to new and beginning farmers to attend the CSA Expert Exchange. Those chosen for the scholarship will be able to attend both days of the CSA Expert Exchange for the cost of the "Beginner CSA" session only ($25).
If you are interested in applying for this scholarship, please send a couple paragraphs to firstname.lastname@example.com telling us about your beginning farmer story and how you feel the CSA Expert Exchange will help you achieve your farm goals.
The cut-off date is February 24, 2014 and we will select the 20 scholarships based on who we feel can gain the most from the CSA Expert Exchange. Our selections will be made February 28, 2014.
'MEMBER OF THE YEAR' CONTEST (one week left to nominate)
As part of this year's CSA Expert Exchange, Small Farm Central is excited to announce the "CSA Member of the Year" contest. We are interested in hearing from farms about what makes a great CSA member. All CSA farms are eligible; you are not required to be a Small Farm Central client or to be attending the CSA Expert Exchange to make a nomination. The winning member will get a credit of $400 towards a CSA share at their nominating farm.
So what does it mean to be a "Member of the Year"? Each farm has some members that stand out - some for good reasons, some for bad reasons. We want to recognize those members who stand out and bring value to a CSA. Some examples of this would be a volunteer member who through their volunteer activities, whether that be hosting a drop-off site or creating a newsletter for example, has improved the CSA experience for other members. Or it might just be a member whose excitement for their CSA is infectious -- they show up every week excited to see what is in their box and are vocal about sharing their tips and recipes for getting the most out of each week's box.
For more information on the contest guidelines and for the form to make your nomination (limit of one per farm), go to: http://www.csafarmconference.com/form/372
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To read more about the conference, please visit the official website at www.csafarmconference.com
Small Farm Central is currently accepting nominations for the CSA Member of the Year Award, which will be presented as part of this year's CSA Expert Exchange online conference. The CSA Member of the Year Award was created to recognize and honor those CSA Members who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to their CSA farm and local farmers throughout the year. The winner of this award will receive a credit of up to $400 towards a CSA share at their nominating farm.
Farmers and farm organizations running local CSA programs are encouraged to nominate one of their most outstanding CSA members for the award by filling out the application form by 9:00am EST on Monday, February 24th, 2014. All CSA farms are eligible; you are not required to be a Small Farm Central client or to be attending the CSA Expert Exchange to make a nomination.
What does it mean to be a "Member of the Year"? You tell us! We are interested in hearing from farms about what makes a great CSA member. This could be a member who is an avid volunteer or always willing to help. Maybe it's someone who shares great recipes on your website and improves the program for other members. Or it could be a member whose excitement for your farm is infectious and who tells others about your CSA program.
For the full criteria & guidelines as well as the online application, visit the CSA Member of the Year page on the CSA Expert Exchange website.


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February 6th, 2012, 02:21 AM #61
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Just saw Midnight in Paris. I usually don't like Woody Allen movies but this one was quirky and mildly interesting as it hammered home it's point: What may seem to be a "golden age" in our history from the persepective of now may not seem so "golden" to the people living in it.
I have been struggling through and finally gave up on The Descent II wondering why on earth did I decide to rent it in the first place! After all the first movie was only half good. I really got into the idea of a group of women into extreme sports going on a caving expedition; some of them with lots of experience and some of them total novices. They go off the map exploring a new set of tunnels when they are trapped in the unmapped system by a cave-in which injures one of the novices. Trapped underground with limited light, food and water they face a fascinating dilemma; do the more experienced cavers try to escape knowing that the injured, frightened, novices may doom them if they stay behind and help? Also the cinemaphotography really captures the pitch black, claustorphobic world of the underground perfectly.
The movie then ridiculously veers off course by introducing hordes of carnivorous sub-human creatures that attack the party. It ruins what might have been a great film. The sequel is pure junk.
February 6th, 2012, 02:52 AM #62
February 6th, 2012, 05:47 AM #63
It sounds like you went about 2 pounds too far to see it then lol.
February 6th, 2012, 06:04 AM #64
If they'd explained things better, cast a different actress and had a less ridiculous set of villains, it could have worked. Almost.
February 6th, 2012, 02:22 PM #65
I just watched The Troll Hunter which is a Norwegian movie I think - so, subtitles. I absolutely loved it and highly recommend it. It is filmed almost in the Blair Witch vein and the effects though not up to super Hollywood style totally work. The ending scene with the 200 ft troll is particularly effective. The take on the mythology and government coverup are handled pretty well as well. Again - I really liked it.
Unfortunately my unfantasy-fan wife came in the last 10 minutes or so to snicker.
February 8th, 2012, 12:28 PM #66
Thanks DD. Rub it in why don't you?
See my last post for context.
February 14th, 2012, 06:25 AM #67
Ip Man and Ip Man 2.
Donnie Yen as the legendary master of Wing Chun or however you want to spell it.
Brilliant film. Yen potrayed Master Ip woth great style and dignity and the fight choreography was some of the best I've seen.
Also watched "In Time" recently. Interesting story premise which reminded me of Logan's Run an other films of that ilk.
I was a tad apprehensive with Justin Timberlake as the lead, but he was okay. The missus even commented "He's a better actor than singer."
Of course that may or may not mean much
February 14th, 2012, 06:30 AM #68
Sorry Chuff! I keep thinking about the movie though - it was good.
So what did I watch last - hmm. Memory is going and here I thought turning 40 didn't suck.
Oh yea, Season of the Witch with Nick Cage. I never quite bought into the movie b/c of the lack of appropriate accents but it was very enjoyable for so many other reasons. The opening montage of endless battle scenes was great and then it played out almost like some D & D quest! Loved that. I don't know that I would have felt like I got my money's worth, if you know what I mean, had I gone to the theater to see it but watching it On Demand on a slow Saturday night filled the bill.
February 14th, 2012, 06:38 AM #69
Hmmm... think I should pick it up if it's cheap enough, Daddy D? Interested less in Cage and more in Perlman kicking ass.
February 14th, 2012, 06:40 AM #70
I am a Cage fan, have been for a very long time - right back to Raising Arizona. If you get a good deal - sure why not! I picked up Thor for 8.50 this weekend - score.
And is it possible to get enough Perlman - I wonder if they are going to make another HellBoy?
February 14th, 2012, 06:45 AM #71
Depends what happens with del Toro. I think Perlman's been quoted as saying if it's left too long he won't return as he's getting on a bit (isn't he almost 60?) and it's a lot of work for him.
The way it's looking, I'm doubtful that it'll happen, but I kinda hope they get around to the third Hellboy Animated film (which was also supposed to happen).
February 14th, 2012, 06:54 AM #72
That'd be a shame b/c he is Hell Boy!!!! I have not seen the animated one - good, eh?
February 14th, 2012, 06:58 AM #73
Perlman is a very good Hellboy though, you're right. It's be like having a Dredd film without Sly Stallone. Oh, wait, that's happening. And it looks a bit naff.
February 14th, 2012, 09:41 AM #74
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The Rum Diary and Dream House, The Rum Diary was great. It was kind of like a prequel to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas except that his name was Paul Kemp not Raul Duke. Dream House had some spooky parts but was lame as a whole, a story I've seen a hundred times.
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Catherine Kieu faces up to life in prison
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A Garden Grove woman was convicted Monday of aggravated mayhem and torture for drugging her estranged husband by lacing his soup with Ambien, then tying him up, castrating him and tossing his penis into a garbage disposal.
Catherine Kieu, 50, faces up to life in prison for the July 11, 2011, attack. Sentencing is set for June 28.
The eight-woman, four-man jury reached its decision after about two hours of deliberations.
Kieu showed no outward reaction as the verdicts were announced, but her attorney, Frank Bittar of the Orange County Public Defender's Office, said his client was " distraught and numb."
"We're obviously disappointed in the result," Bittar said. "We presented overwhelming evidence of her mental impairment and physical sex abuse that finally broke her."
Deputy District Attorney John Christl predicted the victim will "be pleased with the verdicts."
"This caused him a great deal of emotional pain," the prosecutor said.
The victim tearfully testified last week about how he has struggled since the attack.
"She murdered me that night," he testified.
The victim said he spent a few days in a hospital and underwent surgery, but "not reconstructive surgery." The operation was "to make it usable as far as going to the bathroom," he testified.
"Of course, I will never have a sex life again," he said. "The healing process may never be completely finished. My mental state is improving, but it may never be what it was before."
Kieu's attorney insisted during the trial that his client suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and did not have the required mental state to be convicted.
Christl, however, insisted that Kieu simply refused to accept her husband's demand for a divorce.
"By refusing to accept it, she committed a vicious act. She took away his manhood," Christl told the jury.
In his closing argument, Bittar told jurors that his client had a "break from reality" when she attacked her husband and should be convicted of lesser charges.
Bittar argued that the victim -- known only in court as Glen -- demanded that Kieu have sex with him in ways that were physically painful to her. Bittar also pointed to friends and acquaintances of the defendant who testified they saw bruises all over Kieu's body at various times as well as a black eye and a fat lip.
"He assaulted her and we've proven that," Bittar said.
"He knows he was causing her pain" during sex, Bittar said. "He knew about her back problems."
The victim was "hopped up on Levitra" and "demanded sex nonstop," Bittar alleged.
Christl said Kieu made an appointment with a doctor to get a prescription for Ambien, which she put into her husband's dinner to drug him so she could tie him up, cut off his penis and then destroy it in her kitchen garbage disposal.
Even if Kieu suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, that doesn't mean she couldn't form the intent to commit the crime, Christl argued.
"As the doctor said, people function throughout the day with post-traumatic stress disorder," Christl said, referring to one of the defense experts who testified during the trial.
The evidence of Kieu's intent can be seen in the multiple steps she took to subdue her husband, Christl said. He also pointed out that Kieu put voice-activated recorders throughout their condo and in his car and then destroyed audio files on her laptop as police were responding to her estranged husband's mutilation.
"She was mutilating his penis as police were coming, and that's an intent," Christl said.
The prosecutor also scoffed at claims that the victim abused Kieu.
"Bruises? You have no dates," Christl said, referring to confusion among the witnesses about when they saw the marks on Kieu. "Glen deserves better than that. He's the one who suffered."
Kieu was simply motivated by anger fueled by her husband's request for a divorce, jealousy of his ex-girlfriend and fear that she would be on her own, Christl argued.
"They say anger is the wind that blows out the candle of the mind," the prosecutor said. "It makes you do irrational things."


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While it will begin to cede its position to the PS4 in 2015, the PlayStation 3 still delivers impressively strong value for gaming and video entertainment.
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The Samsung BD-H6500 is simply the quickest Blu-ray player we've seen, delivering lightning-fast access to your movies on disc and streaming services like Netflix.
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The cheaper, no-Kinect version of the Xbox One gives buyers a better deal by eliminating the one part of the console they probably didn't want to begin with -- but the PS4 remains a compelling alternative.
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The Samsung BD-F5900 is an excellent Blu-ray player with the right mix of usability, performance, and speed.
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While the PS4 remains our overall preferred choice in the next-gen console race, the Xbox One's significant first-year course corrections -- including a welcome holiday price drop -- make it a better deal than ever, and a much better bargain than when it first debuted.
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Through 95 years and 190 games, Hope leads the series 98-92.
Just 59 points separate the teams over 190 games, a difference of only 0.31 points per game!
Hope has scored 12,920 points, an average of 68.0000 per game.
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Calvin once defeated Hope 22 consecutive times (1969-70 until the second game in 1979-80). Hope's longest winning streak was 10 games, from the start of 1994-95 through 1997-98 season).
In 1964-65 Hope beat Calvin 104-102 in the series' highest scoring game.
The series' lowest scoring game was a 26-11 Hope win in 1924-25.
Hope was the first team to score 100 points, winning 100-90 in 1954. The most points was by Calvin - 105-71 in 1964. There hasn't been a 100-point game since 1972 when Calvin won, 102-89.
Hope's biggest margin of victory was 54-20 in 1921-22.
Calvin's biggest margin of victory was 85-43 in 1951-52.
The teams met five times in 2006-07. Hope won the series 3-2 in the most unusual way. Hope defeated Calvin twice on the Knights' home floor and Calvin defeated Hope twice in games at Hope's DeVos Fieldhouse. The fifth-game "rubber match" was played on a neutral floor in Aurora, Ill. with Hope prevailing 80-64 in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The teams met for the first time in the championship game of the Select Bank Hall of Fame Classic in November, 2006 with the Flying Dutchmen prevailing 76-54 on Calvin's home court. They met again in the consolation final of the tournament in 2009 with Hope winning 79-76 at Calvin's Van Noord Arena.
The teams have met 15 times in the MIAA tournament since it began in 1992. Hope owns a 10-5 advantage and is 8-3 when the game determined the tournament champion. In 2006-07, the Knights defeated the Flying Dutchmen in the tournament finals 78-76 at Hope. In 2007-08, Hope defeated Calvin 88-72 in the MIAA Tournament Championship game. In 2008-09, Hope defeated Calvin 69-59 in the tournament final and in 2009-10, Hope defeated Calvin 78-74. In 2010-11, Hope defeated Calvin 72-67 in the title tilt. In 2012-13, Calvin defeated Hope 77-57 in the final. In 2013-14, Calvin defeated Hope 78-53 in the championship final.
The teams have met six times in the NCAA playoffs with Calvin winning four of the six -- 92-90 ot in 1987, 95-68 in 1990, 84-79 ot in 1991 and 91-88 in 1992. Hope posted back-to-back victories in 2006 (70-67) and 2007 (80-64).
There have been eleven overtime games with Hope holding a 6-5 advantage.
Matt Neil was 8-4 against Calvin. Neil's predecessor Glenn Van Wieren was 46-41 against Calvin from 1977-to-2010. Greg Mitchell is in his debut year as Hope head coach and is 0-2 against Calvin.
Calvin coach Kevin VandeStreek versus Hope (since 1996-97) is 22-33.
Calvin owned a 33-16 advantage in the 43 years of play at the Calvin Fieldhouse from the 1965-66 season through the 2007-08 season.
Hope hosted Calvin at the Holland Civic Center for 51 years (1954-55 thru 2004-05), Hope owning a 31-24 advantage.
Hope moved to its new Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse for the 2005-06 season. Hope won the first meeting 73-55 and again in an NCAA tournament game 70-67. Hope is 10-6 versus Calvin at DeVos Fieldhouse.
The January 29, 1997 game at Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids, a 70-56 Hope triumph, established an NCAA Division III single game attendance record with a capacity crowd of 11,442.
*Since Calvin began a member of the MIAA in time for the 1953-54 season it has won 31 MIAA titles while Hope has won 26 league crowns in that time. Calvin and Hope have won outright or shared 58 of 62 MIAA titles since 1953-54 with an Olivet title in 1972, an Alma/Albion co-title in 1978 and Albion crowns in 1979 and 2005 marking the only four seasons that Calvin or Hope didn't have at least a piece of the title.
Chronology of all-time Calvin-Hope men's basketball scores
Facts complied by Tom Renner, Hope College, and Jeff Febus, Calvin College
Updated February 19, 2015
Through 49 years and 112 games, Calvin leads the series 68-44.
The Hope/Calvin women's basketball rivalry started in 1965 with a 49-35 Calvin victory.
Since women's basketball became an official MIAA sport in 1978-79, Calvin leads the series 47-43.
Since 2000, Hope holds a 29-12 series advantage.
The most points by Hope in a game against Calvin was 89-51 in 2003. Calvin's most points was 87-71 in 1984. The most points by both teams in a game was in Hope's 88-81 win in November, 2013.
Hope defeated Calvin three times during the 2005-06 season enroute to winning the NCAA Division III national championship. Two of the wins came during the regular season and the third in the championship game of the conference tournament.
The teams have combined to win 29 MIAA championships through 2013-14, 15 by Calvin and 14 by Hope.
The teams have been to the NCAA tournament a combined 28 times, 14 by Calvin and 14 by Hope. Hope's best NCAA finish was winning the national championship in 1990 and 2006 while Calvin's best has been playing in the Sectional finals twice (2005 & 2007). Both teams have advanced to the NCAA tournament in the same year on four occasions (1998, 1999, 2006 and 2007), but they've never met. Hope is 29-12 in NCAA games while Calvin is 17-13.
The fewest points by Hope in a game against Calvin was in a 73-19 loss in 1975. The fewest points by Calvin was in a 28-25 win in 1967.
The teams have played each other 15 times in the MIAA tournament since 1993. Hope has a 9-6 advantage. The teams have met in the MIAA tournament championship game 10 times with Hope winning eight and Calvin twice. —Hope won 59-43 in 1995, 73-71 in overtime in 1998, 63-44 in 2006, 71-68 in 2007, 68-49 in 2010 and 62-59 in 2012 while Calvin won 67-65 in 2011 and 65-43 in 2012. Hope then won 62-59 in the 2013 MIAA Tournament final and 88-79 in the 2014 MIAA Tournament final.
Hope coach Brian Morehouse is 31-19 in games against Calvin since 1996-97. Calvin coach John Ross is 11-21 in games against Hope since 2003-04.
Calvin's longest winning streak in the series was 22 games (1965-79) and the longest with Hope was nine (2000-04).
Hope's biggest margin of victory was 38 points (89-51) in 2003. Calvin's biggest margin of victory was 54 points (73-19) in 1975.
Two games have gone into overtime, Hope winning 55-53 in 1995 and Calvin 63-58 in 2007.
27 of the games have been decided by five or fewer points with Calvin holding a 16-11 advantage in those games. In one-point games Calvin leads 3-0 (59-58 in 1981, 61-60 in 1984 and 56-55 in 2011).
Karla Hoesch Wolters, Hope Class of 1973 and a member of the Hope College Kinesiology faculty, coached Calvin to the 1979 MIAA championship. She was 3-0 in games she coached her Calvin teams against Hope from 1977-79.
Chronology of all-time Calvin-Hope women's basketball scores
Facts compiled by Tom Renner and Alan Babbitt, Hope College, and Jeff Febus, Calvin College
2014–2015 Schedule
Gather with friends for the big game on January 10, 2015, at 3 p.m. The game will be played at Hope, but viewed all over the country!
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January 10, 2015 - Calvin 88, Hope 64 - Box Score
February 4, 2015 - Calvin 83, Hope 77 - Box Score
February 28, 2015 - Hope at Calvin at 7:30 p.m.
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February 18, 2015 - Calvin 61, Hope 44 - Box Score
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No commitment—not even the one to your SO—is as binding as that of the belay. When you hold the rope, your partner's life is in your hands. Screw up this marriage and you give new meaning to the vow "till death do us part."...14-Jan-2013
Climb Safe: Belaying Part 214-Jan-2013
In 1980 my college roommate, Mark Herndon, fell 100 feet on a two-pitch route. I was belaying from a stance at the end of the first pitch, cooling my feet, shoes off. Mark had just cruised the second-pitch crux, a near-holdless paddle up granite glass, and was nearing the end of a 50-foot runout above the route's only lead bolt when he slipped. ...14-Jan-2013
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Dynamic vs. Static Stretching29-Jan-2010
Should I only do dynamic mobility exercises as part of my warm-up? Recent studies suggest that static stretches temporarily relax the muscles and redu......29-Jan-2010
Euro Training Secrets04-Dec-2009
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Free Climbing Tips: Why Get Stronger When You Can Get Better?20-Dec-2010
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Getting Strong After a Layoff09-Apr-2010
I slacked all winter and didn't train a lick, and still want to dominate on the rock this spring/summer. How can I whip myself into shape in short notice?...09-Apr-2010
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Guyana is already out of the hands of the GPs. This is the vote tally with 40 minutes left before the update. I'm writing it now.
Lorenzo Subercaseaux ((Lyonessian)): 5
Armin Tamzarian ((hoi2geek)): 1 ((Dead))
Coalition With Republicanos: 1
Coalition With Patriotas: 1
Coalition With FNT: 4
No Coalition: 1
Lorenzo Subercaseaux ((Lyonessian)): 3
Armin Tamzarian ((hoi2geek)): 1 ((Dead))
Sergio Gogolow ((Dyranum)): 2
Total: 6
Severiano Miramontes ((Ivir Baggins)): 2
Pedro Rivera ((atomicsoda)): 3
Coalition With Liberales: 1
Coalition With Patriotas: 1
Coalition With FNT:
No Coalition: 1
Abstain: 2
Severiano Miramontes ((Ivir Baggins)): 1
Pedro Rivera ((atomicsoda)): 2
Abstain: 2
Total: 5
((Sole candidate deceased))
Sergio Gogolow ((Dyranum)): 5
Coalition With Liberales: 5
Coalition With Comunistas:
Sergio Gogolow ((Dyranum)): 4
Lorenzo Subercaseaux ((Lyonessian)): 1
Total: 5
Osvaldo Tamiuszski ((tamius23)): 2
Armando Renin ((Red Cesar)): 4
Dio Guerrero ((Rogov)): 2 ((Withdrawn))
Coalition With FNT: 5
No Coalition: 3
Osvaldo Tamiuszski ((tamius23)): 2
Dio Guerrero ((Rogov)): 1 ((Withdrawn))
Armando Renin ((Red Cesar)): 5
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Transforming inefficient bureaucracies into dynamic, customer-oriented organizations is challenging under any circumstances. It is particularly daunting when revamping an enterprise as vast and multidimensional as the federal government. Many argue that it can't be done. David Osborne disagrees. Coauthor of Reinventing Government: How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is Transforming the Public Sector and senior advisor to the Clinton Administration, Osborne believes that change at the federal level is not only possible but also inevitable. In fact, many of the tools used to improve the performance of companies--worker empowerment, internal competition, and measurement--can be marshaled to "reinvent" the federal government. Reinvention is not about cutting waste or finding fraud. Its about restructuring and replacing large, centralized command-and-control bureaucracies with decentralized, entrepreneurial, customer-driven agencies that are pushed by competition and accountable for the results they deliver.
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In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Castle Cerwyn is the seat of House Cerwyn, loyal bannermen to the Starks.
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Scott Olsen pitched well against his former team and good friend Ricky Nolasco but the Marlins still beat the Nationals, 4-2, on Monday night. The left-hander, who had been on the 15-day disabled list since May 18th, gave up two runs on six hits while striking out seven over seven innings. It was his longest outing since April 18th. Olsen left with the game tied at 2-2, however relievers Julian Tavarez and Ron Villone each gave up a run in the eighth which proved to be enough for the Marlins' victory. Ryan Zimmerman hit his 13th home run on the season off of Nolasco in the second inning. It was Olsen's first start since being placed on the DL on May 18th with left shoulder tendinitis.
"I'm not Jamie Moyer — I can't really be hugely successful throwing 82 or 83 [mph]," Olsen said. "The exercises and new routines that the training staff and physical therapists got me on here — it's a real credit to them. Every start I've made to this point has put me at 88 to 92 [mph]."
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A growing number of people aged 50 and older in the United States are living with HIV infection. People aged 55 and older accounted for almost one-fifth (19%, 217,000) of the estimated 1.1 million people living with HIV infection in the United States in 2010.
Older Americans are more likely than younger Americans to be diagnosed with HIV infection late in the course of their disease, meaning a late start to treatment and possibly more damage to their immune system. This can lead to poorer prognoses and shorter HIV-to-AIDS intervals. For instance, an estimated 24% of people aged 25-29 who were diagnosed with HIV infection in 2010 progressed to AIDS in 12 months, compared with an estimated 44% of people aged 50 to 59, 49% of people aged 60-64, and 53% of people aged 65 and older. One reason this may be happening is that health care providers do not always test older people for HIV infection. Another may be that older people mistake HIV symptoms for those of normal aging and don't consider HIV as a cause.
Many older Americans are sexually active, including those who are infected with HIV, and have many of the same risk factors for HIV infection as younger Americans, including a lack of knowledge about HIV and how to prevent transmission, inconsistent condom use, and multiple partners. Older people also face unique issues, including:
Stigma is a particular concern among older Americans because they may already face isolation due to illness or loss of family and friends. Stigma negatively affects people's quality of life, self-image, and behaviors and may prevent them from seeking HIV care and disclosing their HIV status.
CDC and its partners are pursuing a High Impact Prevention approach to advance the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, maximize the effectiveness of current HIV prevention methods, and improve surveillance among older Americans. Activities include:
Support and technical assistance to health department and community-based organizations to deliver effective prevention and evidence-based interventions for antiretroviral therapy adherence for older Americans.
Act Against AIDS, a national communications initiative that focuses on raising awareness, fighting stigma, and reducing the risk of HIV infection among at-risk populations. AAA includes Let's Stop HIV Together (approximately 40% of campaign participants are aged 50 and older), HIV Screening. Standard Care. (encourages primary care physicians to screen patients of all ages for HIV infection), and Prevention IS Care (provides continuing education and materials for physicians to address complex issues of those living with HIV).
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
What will it take to trust the Colorado Rockies again?
The issues go far beyond the amount of losses, the trust between the fans and the front office has been broken, something a professional sports franchise can ill afford to have happen.
The confusion that comes from 20th & Blake is the hardest part for fans to understand. The team loses games, but that doesn't seem to be of importance to the people running the show. Instead, the more losses that pile up, and the more fans get frustrated, the more the front office seems to get defensive.
Things seemed to be at their worst when the team cruised into the offseason with the worst record in franchise history. Just three years removed from a playoff appearance, looking like the golden child of the National League West, the Rockies had suddenly become the laughingstock of the entire league.
It seemed like rock bottom when the season was mercifully finished. News came out that manager Jim Tracy, Dan O'Dowd and Bill Geivett would be meeting to discuss the teams plans going forward. Despite a "hand-shake agreement" to keep Tracy as the front man for the Rockies indefinitely, it seemed that the promise was only good for a job within the organization. Most fans understood that Tracy wasn't the whole problem, but his in-game decisions and his confusing lineup decisions seemed to have him on the hot seat. It was assumed by many that Tracy would be relieved of his duties, and while that wouldn't solve the problems entirely, it would at least be an acknowledgement from the front office that things weren't going anywhere near what they had expected.
Instead, the meeting ended with Tracy showing his frustration with the front office meddling. Before the end of the weekend, he had turned in his resignation, turning down $1.4 million dollars in the process.
Many sources quoted assistant general manager Geivett as being shocked that Tracy would leave. Apparently he thought the discussions went very well. Instead, Tracy's frustrations were boiling to the point that he walked away from a job that only 30 people in the whole world have.
Rock bottom quickly became a little lower.
Geivett was quick to tell media outlets that despite Tracy leaving, the Rockies would continue to manage their manager the way they had done with Tracy. Despite the fact that it drove Tracy mad and made him walk away, Geivett made it clear that he would continue to pull the strings from the office next door.
The next step came in the form of interviewing for a new manager. The internal names quickly sprung up. Both bench coach Tom Runnells and Triple-A manager Stu Coles were mentioned. Also, in a strange twist, Jason Giambi was an outside candidate.
The issue for many fans was not that internal names were the first to be interviewed, but rather that outside names didn't seem to be mentioned at all. Suggestions of names like Sandy Alomar, Jr., Tim Wallach, and Brad Ausmus were thrown out by members of the media, but it seemed like the Rockies were content to hire from within. Not until early in the week, nearly two weeks after Tracy's resignation, did the Rockies even mention interviewing outside candidates.
Make no mistake, the loyalty is a great thing. It shows those who put in the work within the organization that their efforts will be rewarded. However, not even seeing what else is out there says to the fans that they have a theory at Coors Field and someone from the outside might not like it, and therefore, shouldn't even be brought in.
O'Dowd has made it clear on several occasions that he believes if he left the organization that the club would be set back several years. He believes this because after 13 years, he is just starting to understand the effects of altitude on baseball players. With that thought in mind, it can be assumed that he believes the only way to hire is by bringing in someone who already has the same mindset that the front office possesses. Couple that with the fact that it has already been determined that the new manager will be micro-managed, and essentially fans have nothing to get excited about.
Whether the perception is true or not, there seems to be a stubbornness that comes from the offices at Coors Field. There seems to be a mindset that, despite what conventional logic says, despite what numbers say, despite what anyone else in the game believes, no one understands the game at Coors Field like the guys already in charge. That stubbornness translates comes across to the fans as arrogance. In fact, many times, it comes across as the front office telling their passionate fans that they have no idea what they are talking about.
The Rockies may be realizing that their fans are slipping away. However, their stubbornness continues to tell them that if they get it right--whether that is in 2013 or 2023--those fans will come back. History says that they are correct. However, the damage that they are doing to their reputation isn't going to be easily repaired. A year dubbed "Year of the Fan" was filled with some of the least interesting games played at Coors Field. Despite nearly three million fans pouring through the gates, the vitriol on talk shows and social media became more and more fierce.
For the Rockies, they may have to learn the hard way that the honeymoon in Denver is over. Sure, fans will always go to games because Coors Field is a great venue, but instead of being the No. 1 pick for summertime hangouts, it might drop to fifth or sixth. It might become one of many options, instead of the crown-jewel of Denver that it is today.
Who knows. The Rockies may have it figured out. They may be on to something with the altitude concerns. However, following a 98-loss season, it certainly doesn't seem like the people calling the shots and have been since before the turn of the century, have any clout when it comes to decision making.
The Rockies are losing the trust of their dwindling fan base quickly. They need to do something to get fans to buy in. If they don't the indifference could quickly turn into passionate anger from fans. That is something no franchise wants to have to deal with.
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15 comments:
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 5:42 AM
Zimmer walked. Leyland walked. Tracy walked.ReplyDelete
Manange the Rockies....when owners have consistently demonstrated lack of interest and/or incompetence. No thanks.
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 5:54 AM
Be a fan of the Rockies.........what misery? Taking good baseball players and owners putting them in a situation where they can not win. No thank you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 7:45 AM
When you compare Rockies wins to visitors wins over the last few years it destroys the belief that there is some kind of magical advantage/disadvantage to playing "at altitude". Afterall, even the most stuborn observer has to realize that both teams are playing under the same physical laws. Now it seems that management has discoverd that there is some kind of effect over time to players' arms and the rest of their bodies. Phooey! I have lived in Colorado for well over 40 years, moving in from the Midwest at an altitude of under a thousand feet. I started at 4000 feet for 6 years, moved to 5000 feet for 8 years and have lived at 7000 feet for almost 28 years now. I've exercised heavily over all those years and, for some reason, still feel great at 70 years of age. The medical profession says it take about 6 weeks to increase your red blood cells to a higher level to compensate for the altitude. All the theorizing being done by O'Dowd and his cronies is doing is buying him time and money from his buddies, the Monforts. We need baseball people in the front office. The owners can be whatever they want but they need to hire someone who can make solid baseball decisions and they have to be willing to spend the bucks!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 11:44 AM
the blake street bombers are gone, the heady intoxication of a brilliant stretch run has been replaced with a greeley stench that is turning competitive young players into ground down souless losers.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 12:36 PM
Minor league baseball is back in Denver, thanks MonfortsReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 4:11 PM
I've said it before...I'll say it again. As long as the current management remains, I will stay away from Coors Field, will not watch Rockies baseball on tv, will not listen to Rockies basball on the radio, will not buy any Rockies merchandise and will find another team to support. Basically, I will stage a one-person (at least) boycott of the Colorado Rockies. I encourage all fans of the Rockies to seriously consider the same, until the current management is gone. Let them play in an empty ballpark! Do not buy their mechandise! Nothing will change until the dollars stop coming in to the organization!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 4:19 PM
the problem with the decline of the Rockies is simple...greedy owners who would rather line their pockets with our money, than put money into the team. I was a season ticket holder for the first several years but I will no longer go to games at Coors Filed as long as Monforts own the club. Way to ruin a good thing Monfort boys...should have stuck with cows!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 4:39 PM
These owners are the laughing stock of pro Baseball, they have no clue what it takes to run a Baseball club, I'm done.ReplyDelete
Funny, it didn't take years for the other teams that come in here and win to figure out altitude. The Monforts, O'Dowd and the whole front office need to get out of our town, PERIOD!
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 9:09 PM
I gave up on the Dodgers after the O'Malleys sold. Rejoyced when MLB came to the Mountain Time Zone. Still relish that the Rockies are the only team in that time zone. But what a dismal life lies ahead for this fan. I agree with all the previous commenters - - laughing stock, greedy owners, minor league baseball, inbread, bone-headed ideas about altitude.ReplyDelete
Management should set the tone, select the manager and his crew, then step back and let them do their job. Look as all the former Rockie players in the playoffs this year. The NLCS MVP is the classic example of the worst trade in baseball this year.
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2012 at 7:55 AM
I have had season tickets in one form or another since 1993. Last year the Rockies gave my seats to someone else and tried to move me to significantly worse seats. Gave me pause about renewing but finally did. Will be difficult to do so this year.ReplyDelete
There was no problem seeing Tracy's frustration on a daily basis. Predictably he resigned. Don't blame him for the poor performance. Rockies pitching at a new low and probably will stay that way. What good pitcher wants to come to Denver for a full season and ruin his arm?
I doubt we will see any improvement next season.
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2012 at 8:31 AM
question was:what will it take to trust the Colorado Rockies again? OKAY take away o'dowd, take away geavitt, take away the monforts, take away the 75 pitch count, take away all the coaches start new, take away the poor excuse of the altitude it's here to stay can't change that, after all that and then some maybe, maybe we can put one hell of a team on the field.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2012 at 10:51 AM
The Rockies seem lost in a game that clearly goes to the highest bidder. Smart baseball comes from buying high priced talent before they become a lockerroom personality distraction. Tulo is the only clear keeper now, many have gone that needed good managing to keep on track but were building blocks for a good team. (ie. Jimenez) Tracy was not a bad manager but clearly this team is badly behind the best teams in talent and needs a lot of work to get to World Series contention again. This is a rebuilding mode now, they need great scouts, great managing and the willingness to spend the money when great prospects turn into elite league talent.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2012 at 11:02 AM
New GM, Get rid of Geavitt and Apodoca. Tell the owners to stay out of it. Get rid of pitch counts.ReplyDelete
I'm assuming none of these things will happen anytime soon which is very disappointing.
I very much want to get season tickets but refuse to do so for a team that doesn't care about winning.
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2012 at 4:31 PM
I have been a fan for all my life im 26. Next year will be the first year i dont go to one ballgame. I suggest everyone else do the same. If the front office wants to keep young talent in the minors just so that other teams cannot negotiate with them then they have already given up on themselves and their clubs. Not everyone will go to the highest bidder. Great teams are built on culture. How is a culture created? By CONSISTENT behaviors! The only thing consistent about this franchise is its inconsistency. First they were about the long ball with the bombers then they decided to buy talent and that backfired and now they have invested in a farm system that they refuse to use! O'dowd, Geivett, and the Monforts need to wake up and realize that everyday Murphy's law is in effect. NOTHING ever goes the way you plan. The best anyone can do is to have a consistent game plan day in day out this is what we do; needs to be the mantra. The best example I have is the Japanese team. Not a very powerful offense but they stay on the base paths! No one is trying to hit a 5 run shot. Watch the WBC this spring. You'll see how much fun it is to watch the Japanese.I hope to see Japan three peat the WBC!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 27, 2012 at 8:51 AM
high altitude "bull" how come the visting team pitchers come in and do just fine? I can tell you why they adjust there release point so their pitchers will break and go where they want them to go. so why can't the rockies pitchers do the same? you tell me.ReplyDelete


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Is it just me or is ubuntu seems to be trying hard to go forward without having much substance underneath it.
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Is it just me or is ubuntu seems to be trying hard to go forward without having much substance underneath it.
It is pretty obvious Phoronix' members want Canonical to fail, think it's too mainstream or that it's ruining everything by now.
I am glad they're not listening and actually pushing the Linux desktop.
Linux, intended as typical distribution we all know today, will never become "succesful" in the desktop market for obvious reasons. You first have to create a unique and undestroyable ecosystem, so this is the exact contrary of what Linux is (and this is Linux's strengh, evolution and not intelligent design).
This is why Linux will always be the best project in the world, but not the best in terms of consumer market share.
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And yet they use PulseAudio.
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And yet they use Unity.
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And yet they don't contribute upstream.
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Besides, now that PA is the de facto and some programs exclusively support it and 99% of programs at least mostly support it as an alternative, what alternative would you change to that still maintains compatibility with all apps that use PA as the default or the only option? I guess if you're one of the 10 people who has a hardware mixer you could do direct ALSA, and ignore the fact that for every person who has a hardware mixer there are 999,999 people who don't, and just not support audio for those people at all since PulseAudio is all bad and stuff (according to you).
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my comment: Debian is the biggest distro out there but they don't get much credit as long as people know only its derivatives like ubuntu and mint. Is this bad, prolly because if they ask for funds(sources like E.U. or U.S.) they might get a reply "you know, you are not that famous, we will give you less than last year". if the host dies then the leech will go find blood from someone else.


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