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GAO noted that: (1) U.S. military forces have become increasingly involved in OOTW over the past decade; (2) based on GAO's review of unit readiness and capability assessments and observations confirmed at military headquarters such as the U.S. European Command, U.S. Army Europe, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and the Air Force's Air Combat Command in the United States, OOTW has adversely affected the combat capability of deployed units in Bosnia and Southwest Asia and some units that remain at home station as they have to pick up the work of the deployed units; (3) deployments for these operations can have some positive affects, such as fostering unit cohesion; (4) OOTW has affected Army and Air Force units more than it has Navy and Marine Corps units; (5) returning units to their wartime mission capability levels during peacetime can take from several weeks for some support units to more than a year for some combat units, although in wartime the recovery period can be compressed if necessary; (6) many units and personnel in the Army and Air Force have been relatively unaffected by OOTW; (7) while the services are reporting some adverse impacts of OOTW and impacts are regularly reported to senior-level DOD readiness forums, GAO found that there is considerable additional information on OOTW impacts that are not readily apparent in readiness reports; (8) Army morale studies indicate that morale was generally high among soldiers in Bosnia, but Air Force personnel indicate that morale is declining partly due to recurring OOTW deployments; (9) Navy and Marine Corps personnel said that retention is an indicator of morale; (10) retention is a problem in some of the services, but according to the services OOTW is only one of several factors affecting retention; (11) in the 1993 Bottom-up Review and the 1997 Quadrennial Defense Review of national military strategy and associated force structure, DOD concluded that the same forces needed for war would be used for OOTW until they were needed to meet wartime requirements; (12) addressing the impacts of OOTW while maintaining the ability to engage in major theater wars will present a complex management challenge for DOD; (13) the Joint Staff and the military services are taking steps to reduce the impact of OOTW, but either there is insufficient data available to know if the steps are achieving their intended objectives or the steps are too new to assess; and (14) if Congress and the executive branch conclude that the effects of OOTW are unacceptable, other than reducing U.S. participation, it may be necessary to include OOTW needs in determining future force structure.
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Right now I use shavings which makes cleaning urine and manure easy but expensive. I've heard about the mats and have a few questions. I use a lot of shavings just for cushioning, we have rescues and the 26 yr old mini pony is foundered and the 40 year old just needs comfort. I wonder if the mats would be more comfortable. When the horse urinates doesn't this soak the mats? Wouldnt the dirt under the mats get muddy? Do you add shavings on the top of the mats? The stalls are 12x12 so I guess I would use two for each stall would I need to purchase 4 for each to switch them out? Thanks
I've had my mats for 1.5 years ... yes, I put shavings on top of the matts for catching the urine. I use a lot less shavings now that I have the mats, then I did without the mats.
You don't have to switch them out, and they can be very heavy. I can't move them.
I assume they are easy on my donkeys feet and legs as they are 3/4 inch of cushion. They are supposed to help with cushioning, but I don't have any donkeys that need special cushioning.
And I have stone or wood under mine, so nothing gets muddy.
Hope that helps some.
You should make a proper layering in the stalls, of dirt and stone, before putting down the mats. This will allow the urine to drain away, so top layer is dry under the mats.
Putting mats down on clay is just going to make a stinky mess, since clay does not drain well. Bedding is supposed to soak up the wet on clay floored stalls. If you do have clay flooring, you would do best with total removal, then do the layering of stone to refill up to level, and lay mats on top.
We rented machinery, to do the heavy dirt moving, refilling. Shoveling SOUNDS easy, but you can move the WHOLE PILE in very short order using machinery. We also rented the power tamper, to compact the limestone layers in firmly packing down. Firm packing means stone stays put in use, doesn't need refilling soon. I would suggest using some geotextile fabric between the stone and dirt layers to keep them apart. They will continue draining much better over a longer time. The fabric should be available at landscape places for under brick paths or driveways. I really like the stuff for stabilizing filled areas.
Mats will save you time and money in stall cleaning ease, and less bedding needed over time. Having a level floor with no holes, dips, no wet spots, is easier on your animals too. The rubber is non heat conducting, so I believe the animals laying down are warmer, especially in cold winter weather by not being on dirt.
We use vise grips or C-clamps to get a grip on one mat edge, then move mats around to align edges or tight to the wall. Rolling and tying mats rolled up, makes them easy to move around with just picking them up, haul home in the truck. No FLOPPING!!

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I've been terrible with staying current on anime movies. As you can probably guess from how I struggle to stay on time with my TV anime and with my blog posts, you can imagine how difficult it is for me to be up-to-date on all the anime movies that air every season. And with my movie backlog continuing to grow and grow, I made a decision early on in 2014 to make an effort to watch anime movies this year… and not just the ones that air, but to go back and catch up on all the ones I've missed.
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RE: Exorcism
(25-11-2011 12:13 AM)imralav Wrote: Ok, I am satisfied with the answers I got, Cleared any doubts, Thank you very much!
Glad we were of assistance.
(On a personal note, there is no "error" in assuming that "love" triumphs over "demons;" it simply does not benefit society as whole to assign agency and exclusivity to love. )
RE: Exorcism
Demons and devils, what a lot of BS. If your professor ever tells you that the exorcism is something real, give her the book of biology and another one on psychology. You can even point her in the direction of some churches, because not all of them accept possessions and demons as a fact. Exorcisms are just a way of getting more money, because they charge to preform the exorcism, they even charge if you want to be there as an observer in some churches. I know of a priest in Croatia that charged 100$ just to watch him preform an exorcism, so it can all be a set up. It's all just a publicity stuff where they use someones illness (or good acting) to gain personal profit and more followers. Every person doing exorcism should be prosecuted and shot publicly, because they endorse people to give them money for nothing, instead going to hospital and receiving normal, professional help they need. There is even an expression for those people and what they do, it is not EXORCISM, it is QUACKERY and it is punishable, only not by death. Not everyone in exorcism is sick, some of them are professional actors that pretend to be possessed for money they split with the priest, same thing is with most of the miraculous healing things and other charismatic miracles.
Welcome to the forum, stay a while and listen, you will learn a lot of interesting new stuff.
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RE: Exorcism
(25-11-2011 05:12 AM)Filox Wrote: Welcome to the forum, stay a while and listen, you will learn a lot of interesting new stuff.I've been viewing this forum for quite a long time already, so many interesting things to be found, that's for sure ; )
The fact that I am teached by someone who believes in such things is very unsatisfying... But oh well, I am glad I'm above it.
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RE: Exorcism
You know how I would deal with this situation? I would go in the opposite direction when confronting her, meaning, I would not tell her that exorcism is a scam, but explain that it is a blasphemy. That a true Christian does not believe in that because Christ protects us form things like that. Also, I would quote some of the priest saying how there is no such thing as being possessed by demons, demons do not enter our world, God and Jesus protect us from that. If you can't find any quotes, make it up, she makes things up all the time if she is religious. Put yourself above her, let her feel like she betrayed her religion by believing in things like being possessed and exorcism. That would upset her, but she can not tell you anything bad, because you are a true believer and and a real Christian. No matter that you are not, she does not need to know that. Use their lies and treachery against them, mask yourself, infiltrate and act from inside...
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Introduction to MDX for PowerPivot Users, Part 4: Filtering
The combination of the filtering functionality built into PivotTables, and the ability to delete and reorder tuples in a set without needing to edit the set expression itself that the Excel named set functionality gives you, means that you can usually implement the filters you need in PowerPivot without needing to resort to MDX. However there are some scenarios where knowing the MDX functions that allow you to filter a set are useful and in this post I'll show a few of them.
The Filter() function is the Swiss-Army penknife of filtering in MDX: it can do pretty much anything you want, but isn't always the most elegant method. It's quite simple in that it takes two parameters, the set that is to be filtered and a boolean expression that is evaluated for every item in the set and which determines whether that item passes through the filter or not.
Here's a simple example. Consider a simple PivotTable (using my example model, described here) with FullDateAlternateKey on rows and the Sum of SalesAmount measure on columns:
The set of members on the FullDateAlternateKey level of the FullDateAlternateKey hierarchy can be obtained by using the .Members() function as I showed earlier in this series:
This set can then be filtered by passing it to the Filter function, which itself returns a set, so it too can be used to create a named set. Let's say we only wanted the set of dates where Sum of SalesAmount was greater than £10000; we could get it using the following expression:
, ([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount])>10000)
What I'm doing is passing the set of all dates into the first parameter of Filter() and then, in the second parameter, testing to see if the value of the tuple ([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount]) is greater than 10000 for each item in that set.
Here's the result:
As I've mentioned before, it's very important that you remember to check the 'Recalculate set with every update' button if you want the filter to be re-evaluated every time you change a slicer, which you almost always want to do.
Where is the filter function actually useful though? Here's the same PivotTable but with Color on columns and with only Red and Black showing:
It's not possible to filter this PivotTable to show only the dates where sales for Black products are greater than Sales of Red products using native functionality, but it is using MDX. Here's the set expression:
, ([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount], [DimProduct].[Color].&[Black])
([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount], [DimProduct].[Color].&[Red])
Here I'm doing something similar to what I did in the first example, but now comparing two tuple values for each date: the tuple that returns the value of Sum of SalesAmount for Black products, which is
([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount], [DimProduct].[Color].&[Black])
and the tuple that returns the value of Sum of SalesAmount for Red products, which is
([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount], [DimProduct].[Color].&[Red])
The NonEmpty() function also does filtering, but it's much more specialised than the Filter() function – it filters items from a set that have empty values for one or more tuples. As with the Filter() function its first parameter is the set to be filtered, but its second parameter is another set, each of whose items are evaluated for each item in the first set. If one item in the second set evaluates to a non empty value for an item in the first set then that item passes through the filter.
That explanation is, I know, quite hard to digest so let's look at an example. Here's our PivotTable with no filter applied on rows and all Colors displayed on columns:
If you wanted to see only the rows where there were sales for Black products, you could use the following expression:
, {([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount], [DimProduct].[Color].&[Black])})
If you wanted to see only the rows where there were sales for Black OR Silver products, you could use this expression:
, {([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount], [DimProduct].[Color].&[Black])
,([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount], [DimProduct].[Color].&[Silver])})
If you wanted to see only the rows where there were sales for Black AND Silver products you'd need to use two, nested NonEmpty functions:
, {([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount], [DimProduct].[Color].&[Black])})
, {([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount], [DimProduct].[Color].&[Silver])})
The TopCount() and related functions are, as you've probably guessed from their names, useful for doing top N style filters. If you wanted to see the top 10 dates for sales of Black products you could use the following expression:
, 10
, ([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount], [DimProduct].[Color].&[Black])
Notice here how the dates are displayed in descending order for the Black column, but no other – that's how you can tell that the TopCount() function is doing what you want.
To get the top N dates that provide at least 5% of the total sales across all time for Black products, you can use the following expression:
, 5
, ([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount], [DimProduct].[Color].&[Black])
The BottomCount() and BottomPercent() function (I'm always reminded of one of the old, old jokes here when I use the BottomCount() function…) do the opposite and return the bottom items in a set, but you need to be careful using them because the bottom items in a set often have no values at all which is not very useful. So, for example, if you wanted to find the bottom 10 dates that have sales for Black products you need to use the NonEmpty() function as well as the BottomCount() function as follows:
, {([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount], [DimProduct].[Color].&[Black])})
, 10
, ([Measures].[Sum of SalesAmount], [DimProduct].[Color].&[Black])
Here I'm taking the set of all members on the FullDateAlternateKey level of the FullDateAlternateKey hierarchy, passing that to the NonEmpty() function to return only the dates that have values for Black products and Sum of SalesAmount, and then getting the bottom 10 of those dates.
In part 5, I take a look at running MDX queries against a PowerPivot model.
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Hi Chris,
Do you have any ideas about the following cubefunction filter problem with two conditions:
I've managed to get the cube-function below working. It's just an exampel, trying to return Revenue from days where the Revenue was greater than 1000. And it works
Leaving the curly braces has no effect whatsoever. Do You have any ideas how to get this work?
It seems that the start of the message disappeared. So the OK working version is: =CUBEVALUE("ThisWorkbookDataModel";"[Measures].[Revenue]";CUBESET("ThisWorkbookDataModel";"{FILTER([Dates].[DateKey].members,([Measures].[Revenue]<1000))}"))
I'm still puzzled with a bit different problem. If I use something else than measures as a condition in filter, Excel gives again N/A. Fex. if I want to just filter dates in year 2014:
It results in N/A
Hi Chris! I stuck in MDX again. =( Is there any way to return a set with only one column after using GENERATE function?
I have the following formula:
Generate ( EXCEPT([Dates query].[Dates].[Year].MEMBERS, [Dates query].[Dates].UNKNOWNMEMBER),
TopCount (
[Dates query].[Dates].CurrentMember*[MFC].[Products].[Company].Members
It always return 2 columns but I need just result of [MFC].[Products].[Company].Members.
Any ideas?
Hello Chris
Firstly thank you very much for this useful post. I have a question and hopefully if you have some time you can assist me in please?
My objectives is to have a pivot table and a slicer with 2 selections of 'top 3′ or 'everything'.
this is what i have now:
Question: How do i go about getting the subtotal if the slicer selection if 'top 3'? I currently have a subtotal of all department if the slicer selection if everything but not top 3.
Thanking you for your time.
Oh, what a shame. Well nothing you can do about it guess. Thanks a lot for your time Chris. Cheers.


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Raytheon Company recently received the first production order for next-generation Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) satellite communication terminals. The initial production award is for 22 systems, consisting of 15 ship, five submarine and two shore terminals, along with other services and products; it is valued at more than $37 million. The program could potentially be valued at $1 billion over five years. NMT is a family of multi-banded ship, submarine and shore communications terminals providing the Navy and international partners, with the possibility of selected Army and Air Force users, a powerful and reliable new capability in support of its net-centric architecture. The terminals will provide all Navy military-band satellite communications up to five times the bandwidth and less size, weight and power than the systems they will replace.
The United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defence has extended its contract with Systematic to continue to provide expert support to the UK's involvement in the Multilateral Interoperability Programme (MIP). The contract is valued at more than £1 million (nearly $2 million). Systematic provides maintenance for the UK MIP Gateway, the capability for a bilateral United States-UK military interoperability exercise in 2010, support to a UK-French military exercise planned for June 2011, and continued technical support for the UK's membership and contribution to MIP standardization working groups and MIP test events.
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A huge chasm exists between cyber operators and the technical community, declared Brig Gen. Brett Williams, USAF, Pacific Command J-6. Both sides must learn the other's language if operators are to receive the systems that they actually need, he offered. Speaking in the Thursday panel at TechNet Asia-Pacific 2010, Gen. Williams related that operators often do not understand the technical language of the systems that are being designed for them. As a result, they are not able to effectively input design advice, and often are faced with the challenge of adapting a system to suit their needs. Conversely, technicians often do not fully understand operators' needs, he added. Both need to reach out to the other group to begin system design with a better understanding of everyone's points of view. For operators, Gen. Williams suggested that they learn about cyber systems in the same manner that pilots learn about their aircraft before they set foot in them to fly. Going even further was Rear Adm. William E. Leigher, USN, deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/10th Fleet. He suggested the creation of a cyber acquisition force, because characteristics of cyberspace are greatly different than those of the platform world, especially the pace of change. He noted that the military buys carriers from a limited number of shipyards, but it buys information technology from many sources, which calls for a new way of doing business.
The time for passive cyber defense has passed, and the military must become more active in defending its assets against cyber attack. That approach was endorsed by several high-ranking officers in the Thursday panel at TechNet Asia-Pacific 2010. Rear Adm. William E. Leigher, USN, deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/10th Fleet, noted that cyber predominantly is a defensive domain. In the 1990s, a structure was set up in which a computer emergency response team waits for something to happen, then patches it and waits for the next incident to happen. "Can you imagine doing ASW [antisubmarine warfare] that way?" he suggested. "We have not ever demonstrated the inherent right of self defense in cyberspace," the admiral declared. The art of deterrence is different in cyberspace, said Brig Gen. Brett Williams, USAF, Pacific Command (PACOM) J-6. "You don't deter a cyber event with other cyber action," he elaborated. "You deter with the full strength of national action. it's bad to pigeonhole cyber in this area." Rear Adm. Scott H. Swift, USN, PACOM J-3, stated that the military still does not think of cyber as a warfighting system. it is as important as any other element of battle, such as tanks and aircraft, he added.


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Chattanooga, TN (Sports Network) - Zaccheus Mason scored 26 points and brought down 13 rebounds to lead the Chattanooga Mocs to a 76-69 victory over the Utah Valley Wolverines in the title game of the Dr. Pepper Classic at McKenzie Arena.
Ronrico White and Gee McGhee each added 11 points for Chattanooga (5-8) which has won three straight.
Holton Hunsaker scored a career-high 37 points and nailed eight 3-pointers in the loss for Utah Valley (7-9). Alfonzo Hubbard added 12 points and Ben Aird brought in 13 rebounds.
Chattanooga held a slim 30-27 lead at halftime after connecting on just 12-of-32 shots from the field. Utah Valley hit only 10-of-26 shots in the first half.
Both teams shot at a 41.9 percent clip in the second half and the Wolverines nailed eight 3-pointers. The Mocs managed to earn the victory by outscoring the Mocs 16-8 from the free throw line in the second half.
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Camp and Cell Phones By: Dr. Stephen Fine Published: City Parent Magazine January 2006 Camp might be the place to hang up the phone When packing the kids off to summer camp an increasingly common issue has become whether or not to include a cell phone along with the sunscreen, lifejacket and insect repellent. Cell phone use among children and adolescents is becoming widespread and the marketing trend is towards increasingly younger age groups. Kid's cell phones make good sense for reasons of contact and security. But is it good sense to send a cell phone into camp with your child? Camp directors have noted an increase of personal phones coming into camp. Although these devices can give parents a feeling of closer contact, control and peace of mind, are they necessary or indeed appropriate in a camp environment? The question a parent or guardian should ask themselves is what was the rational for giving their child a cell phone in the first place? Cell phones have a real purpose in our fast paced lives. That purpose has much to do with security, the communication of ever changing schedules and the "comfort" to What Could Happen children and their parents or guardians of instant unimpeded contact anytime Let's look at a two examples of campers anywhere. who are packing cell phones. But what purpose is served by sending a Alicia is a first time camper. Although she cell phone into camp? Is it a concern with is excited about camp she still has the safety? Parents and guardians presumably normal pre-camp jitters. "What if I feel select a camp with discretion and a homesick and want to come home?" Her confidence that the administration and parents wisely point out to her how much staff will maintain their child's safety on a fun she will have and talk about new 24 hour basis. Is it the need for instant friends and the exciting activities. However, communication? Camp is a place where as camp draws nearer her anxiety time is slowed down to a walking pace. It increases and so a deal is struck. Alicia will is a place for personal development, take a cell phone packed in the bottom of interacting with cabin mates, and reflecting her suitcase. If she becomes really on the natural surroundings. homesick she can just call home. Details of day to day life are best Not the Best Plan communicated with a good old fashioned postal letter. Letter writing is not mere This plan seems to do the trick and Alicia nostalgia. Opposed to a hasty utterance happily goes off to camp. However, the into an electronic device, composing a plan is flawed and has set Alicia up for letter allows for introspection and gives a potentially isolating herself from her peers young person the time needed to reflect on and mentors. If in the first few days of new surroundings and new experiences. camp she begins to experience normal separation anxiety she will in all likelihood Camp and Cell Phones By: Dr. Stephen Fine Published: City Parent Magazine January 2006 turn first to the cell phone. She is less likely to turn to her counselors or cabin mates who would help her get over her temporary feelings while allowing her to develop the independence and interdependence that her parents supposedly sent her to camp to learn. Many camps have a "wait and see policy" with regard to campers making phone calls home. A good call home is pre-arranged and made when the parent or guardian will be available to receive the call. Calls are never made at night but always during the excitement of the day's events. They are also timed so that the camper will go off to a favorite activity immediately after talking and ideally the counselor should be available to speak with the parent or guardian and then spend some time with the camper after the call. Missing in Action Wayne has gone to camp for the last five years. He and his buddies attend every summer and they quite literally spend their winter counting the days until the bus rolls off to camp. Wayne has the latest in cell phone technology – camera, Bluetooth, his cabin mates and counselors. He has MP3 playback, gaming capability and even lost not only his phone but also his video. He is particularly taken with its' standing with his friends, his involvement gadgetry and displays the phone to as a member of a community and the everybody at camp. All around camp you opportunity to have the benefit of a can hear Wayne's voice. "I'm not using it favorite summer pastime. as a phone - it's my camera!" "It's not a phone it's my MP3 player!" "Hey, Shawn Many camp directors are emphatic that cell brought a video game to camp - this is the phones, video games and MP3 players same thing!" have no place at camp. I believe what they are trying to convey is that a break from One day after lunch Wayne can't find his technology can offer the opportunity to phone. He is certain he had it at the ropes experience daily life in a simpler and more course and now he can't find it. Wayne basic fashion. Camp life offers this occasion becomes frantic. Was it lost or stolen? The through physical activity, face to face phone was very expensive; what is he interaction and living close to nature – all going to tell his parents? If it's lost that's of which are becoming a rarity in today's bad enough but what if somebody's raking world. up phone bills? Although many offer to help Wayne in his search he has become suspicious of everyone. The rest of Wayne's camp days are spent in complete distraction from camp life. 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By Amy Walker ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 12, 2013) — Taking advantage of lessons learned through several Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) cycles, the Army is fielding to its first unit a new, smaller ground satellite terminal designed to provide high-capacity, beyond-line-of-sight communications to newly digitized command posts at the company level. "One of the main goals the Army had in creating the Company Command Post (CoCP) was the reduction of size, weight, and power consumption, referred to as SWaP," said Lt. Col. Greg Coile, product manager for Satellite Communications (PdM SATCOM), which manages the terminals. "We leveraged the NIE Process to inform a SATCOM solution that would reduce […]
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Brumbies boss Jake White has ruled himself out of the running to replace Declan Kidney as Ireland coach.
White, who led South Africa to the 2007 Rugby World Cup crown and has previously expressed a desire to return to the international stage, was recently contacted by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) but he has shunned their approach and re-affirmed his commitment to the Canberra-based Brumbies.
"I'm not available [for the Ireland job], I've made it quite clear that I've got a Brumbies contract and I'm here with a job to do," White told the Sydney Morning Herald. "I'm happy here, I'm coaching boys in Australia and I'm enjoying that.
"I'm really not in the market for every coaching job that pops up, I'm focusing on the Brumbies and making them better and in turn making Australian rugby better which is one of my briefs as a Super Rugby coach in Australia."
In related news, reports suggest Reds coach Ewen McKenzie was interviewed by the IRFU on Thursday evening. The ex-Stade Francais coach has already signalled his intent to leave the Brisbane franchise at the end of the season to further his chances of making the step up to the international arena.
Leinster's Joe Schmidt is considered the favourite to land the post with the Kiwi thought to have met IRFU officials earlier this week while Les Kiss, who was part of Kidney's support staff and will take interim charge for Ireland's two-Test North America tour this summer, is also in the selection mix.
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Oct. 4, 1933 – March 25, 2013
Ella Mae Veal is the daughter of Joe Matlock and Elvira Henry of Houston, TX. At age 18 she moved to Vallejo, CA. She later accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior joining Kyle's Temple of Vallejo. Ella met and married the love of her life, Joseph C. Veale, Sr.
She worked for the Vallejo Unified District and was very active with the Parent Teacher Association (P.T.A.) at one point serving as the President. She enjoyed cooking, reading the Bible and being with her family.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Joseph C. Veale Sr.; son, Christopher L. Veale; step-sons, Terry Veale and Michael G. Veale; and siblings, Velma Lea, Mandy (Strong) Satchwhite and Jerome Blount.
She is forever cherished by her family, sons, Roger ("Tony"), Ivory and Robert Veale; step-sons, Joseph (Dolly) Veale Jr., Los Angeles; Alan (Elodia) Veale of Odessa, TX; daughters, Jeneda and Michelle Veale of Sacramento and Valery (Samuel) Smith of Vallejo; step-daughter, Patricia (Bill) Rush of Sacramento; siblings, Richard Blount of Palm Springs, Wash (Bernice) Blount of Fairfield, Julius (Andrea) Blount of Vallejo and Roserre Glover of Mc Donough, GA, and 15 grandchildren.
Memorial service will be held on Friday April 5, at 11 a.m., at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 1905 Florida St., Vallejo.
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With Zack Wheeler out for 2015, Jon Niese battling shoulder fatigue, and the Mets considering trading Dillon Gee, there was a lot to prove when Rafael Montero stepped on the hill earlier today. Fighting for a spot in the rotation, he got off to an excellent start getting Dee Gordon with an excellent Slider out of the strike zone:
Top 5 Sleeper Prospect Pitchers For 2015
Here are the pitching sleepers that you probably won't have trouble acquiring as a mid-season flyer, even in some AL-only and NL-only leagues. It would be a crime to overlook them just because they don't have the name value of more exciting prospects. Just because they don't have the parade behind them doesn't mean they can't help your team in a pinch and support you on your quest for victory.
1. Ben Lively (Phillies) – Although many think he just doesn't have good enough stuff to hang in a major league rotation, I think he looks lively with his deceptive delivery – which is not unlike Yusmeiro Petit's. That deception may also allow him to fool MLB hitters for long enough to give him value in his rookie year. A high 3s ERA is certainly possible before the league catches on, though I wouldn't expect many strikeouts.
Top 5 Sleeper Prospect Hitters For 2015
These guys didn't make my Top 25 sleepers list for this year, but I would definitely keep an eye on them. If a few things break right, they can find their way into playing time and be useful, and will be easier to acquire due to their lack of prospecty sheen.
1. Robert Refsnyder (Yankees) – He was starting to receive some offseason hype until the Yankees signing of Stephen Drew put a damper on that. Now find what's wrong with that sentence. Drew? Really? While Refsnyder doesn't wow in any category, he's a solid contributor at MI and gets on base, so he's a sneaky target in OBP leagues. Expect a May call-up, June at the latest, with a .250 AVG, 4-5 Homers, 6-8 SB but a solid number of runs produced. It's not sexy, but he's the kind of reliable underdog that can help you fill out a roster, especially in AL-only.
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If you tuned in yesterday, we went over our Top 5 Hitting Busts For 2015, and we're continuing the trend today be shifting our focus on the starting pitchers to avoid for the 2015 season. Don't forget, they are all worth a spot on your team – just not at their current prices.
Madison Bumgarner (ADP #23) – I've already expressed my discontent with Bumgarner entering the season, but I feel it needs to be reiterated as his stock has risen to be ECR's #4 SP. The concern is twofold: a heightened injury risk and overall ability. Last season, Madison pitched over 260 innings as a 25 year old as he led the Giants to a World Series victory. This is from a southpaw who relies on Sliders 34.1% of the time. You're looking for reliability when you draft your ace, and those numbers induce paranoia amid a spring of TJS victims. Even ignoring the durability issues, Bumgarner isn't a top 5 starter. He was a volatile pitcher (1.50 VPR last season) who carried a 3.05 FIP and only a 44.4% GB rate. I'm not saying he's bad – he's far from it – just not worth the second round pick he commands.
Top 5 Hitting Busts For 2015
The last thing we want in our drafts is to overpay. If you leave your draft with guys that will perform well for the price you shelled out, you're in a great position to take the cup in October. Avoiding the players that will make you cringe at season's end could be all the difference. While tomorrow will be all about pitching, today we focus on five hitters who are likely to be busts entering the 2015 fantasy baseball season.
Salvador Perez (ADP #106) – Catcher is surprisingly deep this year, with guys like Travis d'Arnaud, Matt Wieters, and Wilson Ramos often available in the late rounds of your draft. You can flex that smart brain of yours and earn value by waiting for your man at the backstop, or select Perez in the 9th round and throw it all away. We used to think Perez was an average guy, but then he elected to raise his FB% and lower his GB%, making it tough to maintain a solid .290+ average. On the plus side, he did flash some more power last year by smacking 17 HRs, but it's one or the other with Salvy – either expect 15-17 HRs with a .265 average or about 10-13 HRs with a .290 average. If you want the power, the previously mentioned options will provide in a bigger way for a fraction of the cost – with more counting stats as well. And if you get the average side, you're paying way too much for a one trick pony. I'm not trying to wrangle some pony hate, I'm just making sure you skip over Perez in your drafts.
GIFs: The Best Pitches From Spring Training
We're about halfway through Spring Training and already have a plethora of fresh pitching GIFs to drool over. There's something for everyone here: perfectly placed Fastballs, biting benders, and tumbling Splitters, so sit back, relax, and enjoy the beginning of the baseball season with the best pitching GIFs so far in Spring Training.
1. Nathan Eovaldi strikes out Maikel Franco with a nasty Splitter:
The Yankees saw Eovaldi's low 6.40 K/9 from 2014 and elected to teach him a Splitter to help put away batters. The above GIF is the result. I think he's in good hands.
Top 25 Relief Pitchers For Holds In 2015
In this era of baseball, guys pumping upper 90 mile per hour heat is the norm not just for closers, but also many set-up men. While there are numerous pitchers on this list that are a teammate's sore elbow away from being locking down saves, they will not weigh down your roster in the interim racking up holds and strikeouts while also limiting hits and walks.
TIER 1: Men Among Boys – These relievers are in a category of their own. With astronomical K-rates and dominant stuff, they are the best relievers in baseball right now.
1. Wade Davis (Royals) – Wade Davis posted some phenomenal numbers last year including a 1.19 FIP, 13.6 K/9 and a 0.00 home run rate. That's right, he didn't give up a single home run in all 72 innings. Crazy. While we are not expecting that number to hold, we do expect him to continue dominating the middle innings. It also doesn't hurt being stuck behind a top 3 closer either.
Top 25 Pitching Prospects For 2015
Following Friday's lead with the Top 25 Hitting Prospects for 2015, we now focus on the other side of the coin: pitchers. It's not quite as exciting due to the reality that prospect pitchers often aren't all that great initially. I didn't even bother making projections here, since not only are pitchers less dependable and injury-prone, but also they are very hard to project for playing time due to rotation battles, injuries, and general volatility compared to hitters. Still, this list will wise you up to the best soon-to-be rookie arms to give you a leg up on your leaguemates.
1. Noah Syndergaard (Mets) – Not only does he have a cool Viking-esque name, but his great K-BB ratio combined with good stuff forebodes well for his future. Some think he'll be more of a mid-rotation workhorse than an ace, but I think he could be a #2 starter as soon as this year and pillage the competition. ETA – Opening Day 2015
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1. Jorge Soler (OF, Cubs) – Let Soler power your team to victory! He's improved every season and there's no reason to expect that to stop. For a "prospect" he's a safe bet to hit 25 Home Runs with a .270-.290 batting average this year, but he has the potential to exceed even those numbers. ETA – Opening Day 2015
Top 5 Pitching Sleepers For 2015
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Shane Greene (ADP 375) – Last season, Greene was one of twenty-four starters who earned at least one strikeout per inning among all starting pitchers with 70 innings to their name. He also did that with a beautiful 50.2% GB rate and a 3.40 xFIP. If he lowers his walk rate from a near 3.00 down to anywhere close to the 2.00 per 9 rates he had in the minors you could be looking at a solid #2/#3 guy for the price of a #8 guy. Do people really have an #8 guy?


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Another stab at layout...and beginnings of BS consideration
As I go round and round, contemplating the various dilemmas of this small house while likely over-exposing myself to so many great ideas, another option has come up I wqanted to run past people.
It all started when I started looking at what would happen to the kitchen if dealing with the washer/dryer that is on the other side of the wall requires a bumpout to make it fit. (Right now it juts a foot out into the hallway, impacting the little walkway/hall that leads to the bathroom.) It motivated me to get out the tape measure and layout program and come up with this:
Which, you know, got me thinking that the mini-nook created by the bump out would allow me to go topless on the range wall and to go with some color on that wall because it would be recessed a bit. As I played with it, it also seemed to help out the dilemma of how to deal with backsplash on that wall given the backsplash window that is on the exterior wall.
We might be able to find a smaller W/D and according to my partner, this might become a non-issue. It does seem that having uppers on the interior wall does make it kind of tricky to deal with the window BS in a way that harmonizes and makes sense - while just eliminating the uppers on that other wall somehow doesn't create that complication? It's just something different, wtih a little bit of it brought over the sink? Is my thinking right on that?
It also gets rid of the dreaded upper corner cabinet and allow for full symmetry on the exterior wall at least on the uppers (which I love).
We aren't talking about a great deal of lost storage, but obviously, in a small kitchen everything counts and I have to be really smart about the rest of the layout to justify such an indulgence as a topless wall in this tiny house. lol But, just for kicks, what do you think?
From the front door/sitting room area:
There are still some heavy dilemmas about the layout. Especially involving the lowers on the exterior wall. My love of the symmetry on the uppers is creating some dilemmas on the lowers as I try desperately to center the darn sink. In the last rendition I went down to an 18" DW, which I can live with. I also have gone to a tall, skinny fridge to get a pullout pantry on the side of it. But, I've either lost the garbage or the appliance storage in the corner, depending on which way the bullet is bitten. Not really very viable... The area left of the sink is so, so tight.
Any and all suggestions, impressions, gut reactions welcome.
Here's one tile that I think would be great on a floor to ceiling application, as I do believe eye candy is the accepted currency around here?
Thanks for chiming in, palimpset. The nook does seem to add some definition - though my partner doesn't like it.
I'm not sure if you remember my prior layouts, but do you like this better than with uppers framing the interior wall?
I also thought of another question for everyone. My home is a 1952 ranch. Does this tile work with that in mind? Are there other directions folks who attend to design from a historical perspective recommend I consider? I'm not really doing a period house, but I don't want to leave purists shuddering and I am way out of my knowledge base on these kinds of aspects of design.
I love the look of the bumpout and the tile to the ceiling. If you don't need the bumpout, you could consider a counter-to-ceiling cabinet to create the same definition (and give you a bunch of extra storage). I used one to help with my symmetry and give me a place to stop my tile (sorry I don't have a picture without a bunch of goofy reflections):
Have you considered putting a trash pullout under the sink? There was a fairly recent thread that I'll link below.
And I LOVE the tile.
Here is a link that might be useful: Trash pullout under sink thread
I think I would forego the glass doors over the sink, 1) to maximize storage, and 2) to keep all the emphasis on that long horizontal window.
What are those details on each side of the sink? If they are some kind of millwork detail, that actually seems inconsistent with 1952 ranch.
Good morning!
Thanks numbersjunkie, for taking the time to give feedback. The bump out is kinda interesting...who would have thought?
mpagmom - Sounds like you think I might be on a good track here? I love your counter to ceiling cabinet. My only concern is that our peninsula is likely going to end up some odd depth and I'm not sure how to do it to the counter so it fills up that space completely and looks good from both sides? Hm... I wonder if I could do a floor to ceiling? I just doesn't seem it would have the same effect as the wall bumpout, somehow... I might have to at least play around with that.
And, about the garbage under the sink... I've been pondering it. But I do a ton of prep work at my sink - not to mention rinsing out recyclables. The thought of having to pull away from the only sink so someone can use the garbage isn't thrilling me. I haven't had space for garbage in my current sink. If you had asked me the ONE thing I would love in a new kitchen, I would have said 'room for garbage'. Oh, the irony!
Have I missed your unveiling? It sure looks like that is a lived in kitchen! It's looking great!
Palimpsest - The details on each side of the sink are just 3 inch fillers from the virtual design program I am using. I have 2 on each side to reserve space for pullouts on each side of the sink - but don't intend to do fancy moulding on them in real life. Would it be inconsistent with this house to have those half-legs on each side of the sink? Better to keep it to just flat panels?
I hear what you are saying about the glass doors over the sink. I'm drawn to them because they echo the white french doors that lead into the den from the room with the front door. I'm having a hard time letting them go - how strong is this recommendation? Lol
The ultimate problem here in the end is the darn layout on the lowers. I can easily fit in what I need IF I forego symmetry on the back wall. Otherwise, I a) can't have drawers on each side of the stove like I want or b) have to give up a garbage slideout or a corner cabinet for the appliances.
I really like the idea of garbage on one side of the sink and DW on the other. But, I can't find the room unless I put a blind corner into the stove area, which ruins the symmetry on THAT wall while eliminating the option of drawers. Bleh.
This kitchen really did not feel small until I went to redesign it...
I really like your lemonade-from-lemon bump-out wall too. In fact it's all looking really wonderful. LOVE the bands of windows and cabinets.
I really think you shouldn't be so concerned about centering the sink. It would be nice perfectly in the center, mainly because you want it there, but the important thing is that everything ELSE be properly placed. That entire wall, featuring the line of glass and the niche above the sink, is THE feature. Not the sink. Design the rest well, and nobody'll even notice its position. Probably literally in the majority of cases. I'd help this along by choosing an unobtrusive undermount sink in an unobtrusive material and an unobtrusive faucet that would be mounted wherever up and down the sink I decided to place it.
I think you could go off center with the sink since you have such a large band of window there, and you could keep the uppers symmetrical. Visually I think it would look fine. Functionally just don't go too close to the range. But I think you have some inches to play with.
It's a fairly strong recommendation to use solid doors. I think the horizontal solid vs. void makes a stronger statement. Only if the entire back of the sink area was glass to the ceiling and the doors were glass, would it be a stronger statement even. Right now I think it detracts a bit from your transparent backsplash to have those upper glass cabinets.
I think slabs on the pullouts would be better. Unless your ranch has traditional details elsewhere I wouldn't go with legs and such.
That said, the phony colonial ranch was big in the mid century. I did a small ranch that had an entire wall of glass on one side of the LR and 6/6 lite windows on the other, with "colonial" millwork (and some in the development had "colonial" fireplaces. Some original inconsistencies but it still all looked okay because the inconsistencies were consistent throughout the houses, making an overall statement, not just isolated to one room or element.
Thanks, Rosie! Now my partner is groaning at the suggestion that we might want to make a bump out even if it isn't needed. I'm trouble.
I hear you - and Palimpsest - about not worrying about centering the sink, but it really is the kind of thing that bugs me. If the DW and sink both fit under the raised area, that would work for me. But, it's the right side (I said earlier) that is so tight because of the dreaded corner cabinet.
I did figure out a way to have a garbage pullout if I am willing for it to not be beside the sink but on the other side of the DW instead. Intersted to hear what people think of that.
Here's a pic, of that plus solid uppers:
Basically, that exterior wall goes 15" pantry, 24" fridge, 9" cookie sheet thingy, 15" garbage pullout, 18" DW, 6" pullout, 30" sink, 6" pullout, 39" blind corner cabinet. This allows me to put drawers on each side of the stove for utensils, gadgets, and spices.
As you can see, I also experimented with putting a floor to ceiling cabinet there in lieu of a bumpout, but the beam pretty much kills that. Too bad, I could really use a general purpose area/linen closet.
I was thinking the counter-to-ceiling cabinet would have it's back to the wall and the door(s) facing the dining room.
I would have a tough time giving up those glass cabinets over the sink, too, but palimpsest is probably right.
I haven't "unveiled." I was waiting for my dining room furniture to be moved from our old house (which finally happened - yea!) and now I'm waiting for the backordered shades to come in. Should be soon.
I think you're on to something here.
Good morning, again.
mpagmom - I know you were thinking ceiling to counter, but I was on floor to ceiling. I worked up some drafts with your idea - I just worry about how accessible that cabinet would be given it is over a peninsula and I'd have to lean in to use it. It does provide some definition, but it's not symmetrical.
What do you think?
Yes, I have the glass cabinets over the sink in this one. Mostly because of the version of the layout I used. But also because I am still partial to the glass.
Palimpsest, I think I have one of those phony colonial ranches you speak so highly of. I have glass-paned white french doors leading into the den and fireplace mantles on each side of the fireplace that are white pained wood with colonial touches that my partner built a decade ago and is still very attached to. So, I figure I can either work with what I have but keep it clean and simple - or tear out the mantles, replace the french doors and go modern. The first option is not going to go over well, and was what I liked last decade. I really could see the house "working" either way.
The dreaded beam is not in yet, but I assume it will go right where the wall currently exists, which is right on the edge of the doorway. The plan doesn't show the doorway how it really is, because it insists on including framing. It is actually just a cut out to the ceiling walkway, no framing, no drywall around it. Our thinking is that the beam will have to be exposed but the posts it sits on will be in the walls. Does that help?
One of the things that you could do with the bumpout is have it line up with the beam (if the beam doesn't intersect the doorway) to tie the beam and the bumpout together and give some sense of "structure".
Colonial revival details have been so popular that they have really been adapted to all periods of housing in this country, and it often makes a pleasant mix of styles--if their has been a system to the way they were applied.
Palimpsest - I'm not sure what you mean regarding the beam. I'm not very good with spatial things. Can you elaborate or point me to a pic?
It's funny how my taste is evolving over time. I could live with a modern/MCM interpretation of my home and really have fun with it now. Not when I bought, though. I'm just not sure which way we'll go but given the windows and doors are still without trim, if I got a wild hair and decided to spend the extra to switch it up, I probably could. Though the windows along the front have the paned look, too, now that I think about it. And, they are new and the outside of the house is much improved by them.