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Mike Trout will likely bat second in the Angels' lineup
Feb 14, 2014, 11:05 PM EDT
Mike Trout started the 2013 season hitting second in the Angels' lineup, but moved to the #3 spot when Albert Pujols went on the disabled list in late July. He produced similarly in both spots, posting a 1.015 in 405 plate appearances in the two-hole, and a .963 OPS in 223 PA batting third.
With Pujols reportedly feeling fine, Trout is likely to move back to second in the order, reports Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register.
Some, citing Trout's otherworldly .432 on-base percentage, have suggested the AL's back-to-back runner-up MVP should lead off, but manager Mike Scioscia isn't a fan of the idea.
"I don't think we're going to rule out anything with Mike, but if he's hitting first, there's no doubt you need a hitter behind him who's going to give him the protection he needs, to where it's not as routine (to walk him) as you saw last year," Scioscia said.
Scioscia said Kole Calhoun could be one candidate to take over the lead-off spot. The Angels toyed with their lineup a lot over the course of the 2013 season, leading off with J.B. Shuck 64 times, Erick Aybar 46 times, the now-departed Peter Bourjos 20 times; as well as Trout 18, Calhoun six, Collin Cowgill five, and Alberto Callaspo three times.
- nymets4ever - Feb 14, 2014 at 11:09 PM
Lineup construction is one of the most overrated, over-discussed facets of baseball and the stats bear that out. This thread is going to amount to nothing more than a Mike Trout lovefest and conversation about his record-setting future contract.
- locustfarm - Feb 14, 2014 at 11:38 PM
"This thread is going to amount to nothing more than a Mike Trout lovefest and conversation about his record-setting future contract."
It wasn't until you began it.
- sportsfan18 - Feb 15, 2014 at 4:31 PM
I assume you're in favor of Dusty Baker managing your favorite team then.
He goes out of his way to bat someone lead who can NOT get on base at all…
Nothing like having a guy in the #1 and #2 spots who get on base so those in the #3 and #4 spots have someone to drive in since they are usually the big boppers in a lineup.
There IS also something to be said for, within reason, utilizing both lefties and righties in a lineup in such a way that it makes it more difficult for the opposing manager to change pitchers so often. If a team had 3 left handed hitters coming up in a row, the other team most likely (later on in the game) put a left handed pitcher into the game. They are given pause if, based on LINEUP CONSTRUCTION, the lefties are broken up by a right handed hitting batter or two…
Is lineup construction THE most important aspect? Of course not. But it is important.
Also, the #1 and #2 hitters get many more plate appearances in the course of a season than do the #7 and #8 hitters.
Any team with a Mike Trout WANTS them to come to the plate A LOT.
- mianfr - Feb 15, 2014 at 12:01 AM
Agreed it's overrated, but doesn't one of the many (as in, way too many, study something original, like why WAR/PA doesn't correlate year to year for most hitters) pieces of research conclude your best hitter should bat second anyway? Then fifth, then fourth?
- happytwinsfan - Feb 15, 2014 at 11:52 AM
thank you for inspiring me to do a quick google up of lineup construction and come across some of the stuff i think you're referring to.
i wonder if those studies might be engaging in circular reasoning to an extent in that they are based on game results where the managers are by and large indulging in the traditional approach of speedy guy first, bat control guy second etc.
i'm thinking that the best approach might be for the manager to think of terms of the other team's bullpen. if trout comes up in a critical situation, which reliever is the other team most likely to bring in and how can i make that as painful as possible for them in my choice of who hits behind him.
or is that out weighted by simply giving your best hitters as many at bats as possible. or, since these sorts of tweaks seem to have a minimal impact, is it best to just go with an order which assuages the egos of your key players. interesting stuff.
- mianfr - Feb 15, 2014 at 1:47 PM
The methodology of all of these studies (it's just now occurring to me that all of the time I've wasted reading these articles makes me part of the problem, God I hate myself) from what I can gather is effectively a Monte Carlo simulation of how you structure your OBP guys and SLG guys so that you knock in the most runs over time.
I don't think I've ever seen the words Monte Carlo mentioned explicitly, but nevertheless that seems like what they're doing (researchers like to keep their methods on the down low).
- churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged - Feb 15, 2014 at 5:46 PM
It's far more in depth than just running a Monte Carlo simulation. [and all that really is, is simulating something a large number of times, 100,000 for instance]
The ideal lineup construction argument is from The Book by Tom Tango, MGL and Andrew Dolphin. It also discusses many other issues such as run expectancy, starting pitching times thru the order, leverage, etc.
i wonder if those studies might be engaging in circular reasoning to an extent in that they are based on game results where the managers are by and large indulging in the traditional approach of speedy guy first, bat control guy second etc.
See above. The issue most have with "lineup construction" is that, while most managers aren't using the most ideal lineup, they aren't using the worst either.
- happytwinsfan - Feb 15, 2014 at 6:10 PM
mianfr: if you enjoyed doing it don't hate yourself for it.
a summary of and excerpts from The Book is what i came across. sounds like what they're doing is the baseball version of a virtual wind tunnel. oof duh, too much for me. now is probably a good time to remember that baseball players aren't plug and play automatons. if they're told to hit sixth instead of third because of some formula they don't understand, you would expect it to negatively impact their play, washing away the positive impact discovered by the formula.
although it can be fun to think about this. i'm glad that although baseball can be well informed by numbers, it can't be completely reduced to numbers.
- churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged - Feb 15, 2014 at 6:36 PM
if they're told to hit sixth instead of third because of some formula they don't understand, you would expect it to negatively impact their play, washing away the positive impact discovered by the formula.
There's no complex formula needed. It's actually rather simple, the higher up you hit in the order, the more times you come to bat. According to The Book, from 92-02, the lead-off man got one extra at bat every five games over the #3 hitter. The lead-off man got one every two games compared to the #5 hitter. It's the reason why you want your best hitters hitting at the top of the order. There's more in depth math detailing specific areas, but even then the player doesn't need to know how the conclusions were reached, just why.
For instance, you should put our best hitter 2nd, not 3rd. Reason being that far too often the #3 hitter comes to bat with 2 outs and no one on. The hitter doesn't need to know how the conclusions were reached, but should understand why it's so.
although it can be fun to think about this. i'm glad that although baseball can be well informed by numbers, it can't be completely reduced to numbers.
We're starting to travel down a road where those of us enjoy stats are having to defend an argument that's not being made. Let's stick to what people are saying/writing.
- happytwinsfan - Feb 16, 2014 at 12:18 AM
thanks church. you've thought this through way better then i have. forgive me if it takes me a while to understand it.
won't it be nice when in over a little bit more then a month from now, for the warm half of this coming year in our lives, we're watching our boys play most every night instead of theorizing about it.
- churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged - Feb 16, 2014 at 11:59 AM
won't it be nice when in over a little bit more then a month from now, for the warm half of this coming year in our lives, we're watching our boys play most every night instead of theorizing about it.
Agreed, except as a Yanks fan, I have a feeling this year is going to be filled with a lot of agita. I'm getting too old for this….stuff.
- jeffa43 - Feb 15, 2014 at 12:47 AM
This guy is going to get on.. steal 2nd… steal 3rd… Hamilton and Albert still have what it takes to ground out, or fly out deep.
He will score a lot of runs…
- mordecofe - Feb 15, 2014 at 3:49 AM
Actually, what happened last year, before Pujols finally gave up on his foot, and what I expect to happen a lot this year if Trout hits 2nd and Pujols 3rd, is that Trout gets on, then doesn't steal and Pujols grounds into a DP.
Supposedly, Pujols doesn't like runners taking off when he's at bat.
DP galore. At least Albert will have a lot of chances to set a record cause Trout gets on so often…
- brianc6234 - Feb 18, 2014 at 2:44 PM
How will Trout steal any bases when Scioscia won't give him the green light to steal whenever he wants to? Can't mess up Pujols' at-bats with someone trying to steal.
- andreweac - Feb 15, 2014 at 1:37 AM
Scioscia is spot on.
- meatcarroll - Feb 15, 2014 at 6:08 AM
The Mariners are going to sign Trout just like they signed away the Yankees' precious Robinson Cano. The rest of the MLB merely exists for the sole purpose of being Seattle's extended farm system.
- meatcarroll - Feb 15, 2014 at 6:08 AM
The Mariners are going to sign Trout just like they signed away the Yankees' precious Robinson Cano. The rest of the MLB merely exists for the sole purpose of being Seattle's extended farm system.
- brianc6234 - Feb 18, 2014 at 2:42 PM
Bwahaha. Good one. You're funny.
- onbucky96 - Feb 15, 2014 at 8:23 AM
Can the Angels just trade Trout to the Yankees already? We all know that's where he'll end up in a few yrs, let's just succumb to the inevitable fate that is Trout in Pinstripes. Cue the Imperial March…
- brianc6234 - Feb 18, 2014 at 2:41 PM
Not true. As soon as the season starts the Angels will sign a long term deal with Trout that will keep him as an Angel his whole career. Sorry to tell you the bad news.
- nolasoxfan2012 - Feb 15, 2014 at 10:36 AM
After seeing 2012 Trout lead the league in runs (129) and steals (49), while hitting 30 homers in just 139 games, mostly as a leadoff hitter, I would have pretty much left him in that spot for the rest of his career. If 2012 Trout didn't need lineup protection, I have no idea why the 2013 or 2014 versions would.
- jpm557 - Feb 15, 2014 at 10:39 AM
People need to understand that it's only a matter of time before Trout ends up in Flushing
- brianc6234 - Feb 18, 2014 at 2:40 PM
What does Trout have to do with toilets?
- genericcommenter - Feb 15, 2014 at 12:35 PM
Derek Jesus bats 2nd. So it should be considered an honor for anyone.
- brianc6234 - Feb 18, 2014 at 2:39 PM
The problem with Trout batting second is Scioscia will always want him to give up at-bats bunting the runner from first to second. That is if the Angels have a good lead-off hitter. Might as well have him be the lead-off hitter.
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Mayfair Games brings Giant Games and the Catan North American Championship to ChicagoNov 12, 2012
The Chicago Toy and Game Fair (called ChiTag from here on out) is a wonderful and exciting gaming convention held this great city of the world: Chicago. The show is big, the city bigger and to compliment all that is Chicago Mayfair Games will have their Giant Games on hand.
And if big games equal big fun, the Giant Games at ChiTag might be the most fun you'll have this year- with our two biggest, the giant versions of Settlers of Catan®, measuring 81 square feet and Settlers of America™, measuring 216 square feet! With carpeted boards you actually walk on while you move super-size pieces, these games offer a unique gaming experience.
If you're a gamer with a more competitive bent, Mayfair Games has something at ChiTag for you as well with the Catan North American Championship (CNAC) pre-qualifier. This event will determine the best Settlers of Catan® player in North America and pre-qualifiers, like the one at ChiTag are the first step on your journey to being the best of the best.
The winner of this qualifier will receive free airfare and hotel accommodations to Gen Con 2013 allowing them to compete in the Catan North American Championship and earn a slot in the finals.
So whether you're into the unique thrill of a giant game or the ultimate competitive Settlers of Catan® experience, Mayfair Games and the Chicago Toy and Game Fair have you covered!


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An island resort between mountain and sea, a stone's throw from Greece's most famous attractions.
Amidst the blue waters of the Aegean Sea, the cape of Gregolimano on the island of Evia points its nose of white sand defiantly at the mountains across the water. From the hotel to the bungalows in the pine wood, this Club Med Resort reveals its secrets through a succession of porches, flowering paths and charming patios in a joyous labyrinth of dazzling white. In this setting, the pleasures of waterskiing and tennis can be enjoyed at a high level. Between two training sessions, parents and their children can get together around the swimming pool and poolside bar to tell each other about the exploits of the day
The park consists of a natural pinewood of nearly 3,000 Mediterranean pines... not forgetting the olive trees. Adjustable lighting effects enhance this superb landscape.
This is a public beach of fine sand which stretches for 1 mile. One part is bordered by bungalows and the other runs alongside a pine forest where you can cool down at the beach bar. The sea is clear and the coast is peppered with a few rocks. Delimited bathing area. The beach is equipped with loungers and parasols.
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During my holiday last summer, I was mesmerised by our excursion* to the Meteores**. These monasteries built by hermits are quite simply amazing - to settle on rocky outcrops sometimes more than 300 metres high, using just ladders and hoists, during the 11th century - well, I take my hat off to them!
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Girl Talk on a Serious Subject: Sheila and Sarah Discuss Cancer and Prevention
Sheila Hollender and Sarah Finnie Robinson are great friends and fellow moms. They're both working hard on environmental health issues — Sheila for the Breast Cancer Fund and SHE (Sustainable Health Enterprises), which won the Curry Stone award for organic feminine care products, and Sarah at Practically Green, a new company that motivates people to take efficient and eco-friendly actions (editor's note: Practically Green is now WeSpire).
Earlier this month they got together for a conversation about cancer basics they want to share with everyone.
Sarah: Think way back and tell us how you first got started on environmental health issues.
Sheila: My passion for a healthy environment and the benefits that would flow to the health of my family started about 25 years ago when I had my first child. My husband, Jeffrey, and I decided to do something about the toxins that were being dumped into our environment by starting a natural home cleaning products company. We called it Seventh Generation, after an Iroquois Native American saying that states, "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations."
Our work at Seventh Generation was centered on the assumption that by creating products that are non toxic, we will create healthier homes for the families that live within them. It's our everyday actions and decisions that make a difference. As the rates of cancer accelerate in developed countries, we must focus on the environmental factors that increase these rates.
Sarah: So why is organic so important for people to understand, as it relates to cancer prevention?
Sheila: It is now indisputable that environmental toxins contribute to the rise in breast cancer. (See the President's Panel on cancer 2008-2009 Report [PDF]). The rise in post-industrial chemicals dumped into our environment correlates with higher cancer rates in general. Organic farming methods eliminate the use of pesticides and harmful fertilizers. Lots of this seems out of people's reach! It's our daily tasks that led me to be passionate about Practically Green. PG provides a comprehensive quiz that measures our level of "green" living. By providing information, actions, recommendations and reward points, an individual can accelerate the steps they want to take to become more responsible.
Sarah: That's why Practically Green has so many actions that reward you for switching to organic — organic food, personal-care products, fertilizers, clothes — everything we can think of.
Sheila: That's a great way to get informed and make positive changes! We know that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. There are many things that women can do to help lower their risk — taking a walk through one's home will be a great place to start. For example, a look under the kitchen sink will reveal that most conventional household cleaners are full of toxic chemicals and contain "danger" warnings. These toxins get released into our home environment, and our families end up inhaling them!
Sarah: How easy! Look at what's under your kitchen sink, read the labels… and Practically Green's Green Kitchen badge rewards you for doing just that!
For instance, from Switch to natural dish soap: "Even if you have a dishwasher, you probably have a bottle of dish soap in your kitchen. What do you know about it? Have you ever read the ingredient list? Does it even have an ingredient list? Some don't, as cleaning product formulas are currently government-protected trade secrets."
Sheila: Next, move on to the bathroom cabinet. Take a look at the personal care products and cosmetics that we all accumulate over time. Check out the labels — if you can't pronounce the ingredients, there's a fair chance they contain chemicals that are harmful to your health. A great resource is safecosmetics.org.
Sarah: That's a great warning flag — unpronounceable ingredients with many syllables — like chemistry class! How about all the mysterious abbreviations: BPA, rGBH, DBP? I can only memorize five of them at a time! What are the top five I should know about? And why can't we call these things by names everyone can understand easily?
Sheila: There are so many chemical compounds out there that it IS hard to keep track of them all! The most commonly used chemicals are:
- BPA: Bisphenol A, which is an industrial chemical used to make plastic resins. Among other uses, it can be found in baby bottles, water bottles, and liners of food cans. Because BPA is an endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC), it has been linked to increased breast cancer rates.
- rBGH: Recombinant (genetically engineered) growth hormone, which is found in dairy products. rBGH is injected into dairy cows to increase milk production, and has been associated with early onset of puberty and increased risk of breast cancer. This is the single reason that organic milk has become a staple for such large numbers of families with children.
- DBP: Dibutyl phthalate, a commonly used plasticizer used as an additive to adhesives. DBP is a chemical you don't hear mentioned as often as some of the others in this list.
- Phtalates: a group of chemicals commonly used to render plastics soft and flexible. Phtalates are found in a variety of common products including toys, cosmetics, baby care products, and cleaning materials. There is a big push to have phtalates removed from use in these products.
- PVC: Polyvinyl chloride, another endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC) that leaches from plastic. Found in plastic cling wrap, detergent, toys, etc.
So many chemicals that we need to avoid!
At Seventh Generation, my work as the women's environmental health advocate led me to focus on organic and natural fem-care products. I joined the board of SHE (Sustainable Health Enterprise), which focuses on providing the women of Rwanda with sustainable and local sanitary pads in order for them to stay in school and work.
At the end of the day, we can all make a difference through our daily acts — we have the power to prevent many cancers, especially breast cancer.
Sarah: Increasingly, thanks to Seventh Generation, Stonyfield, and a whole host of other companies, there are lots of healthy alternatives. We're hoping that people will submit their favorites on Practically Green! Each action has several recommended products, vetted by our products team extraordinaire. Our product guidelines are super-strict because we want to stand firm against green-washing (misleading the public to believe that a product is environmentally friendly when it isn't):
"Our directory of recommended products is designed to save you time and give you confidence. You should be able to trust that the selection process is reliable and based on good, current information. Our goal is to include only those products that are beneficial for you and the planet."
Read Practically Green's complete Product Guidelines.
Sheila championed Seventh Generation's move to organic fem-care and is an advocate for women's health worldwide. She tweets @sheilahollender.
Sarah is Practically Green's head of social programming, having enjoyed a long career in media at The Atlantic Monthly, iVillage, and The New Yorker.
Practically Green is a leading program for "greening" people, devoted to the idea that healthy, organic, efficient, and smart are all part of the new normal for this decade and beyond. Visit Practically Green; take the quiz, subscribe to the blog, follow us on Twitter @practicallygrn and join the Facebook community.


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IU President Michael McRobbie also addressed the university's budget situation. He says next year's funding reductions will come from univesity-wide administrative cuts.
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie wants a plan put together that could have a significant impact on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus and central Indiana's life sciences sector. In his State of the University speech McRobbie stated the IUPUI Master Plan and Clarian Health Master Plan will "be conceptually linked together" and should be finished in about six months.
Source: Inside INdiana Business
He adds the IUPUI and Clarian campuses are physically linked together with new buildings pushing against property boundaries.
McRobbie also address the university's budget situation, saying the university has been fortunate to avoid furloughs, layoffs and construction delays that have been reported on campuses throughout the country.
He says the institution will meet its $58.1 million dollar spedning cut target through previously announced cost saving measures.
Source: Indiana University


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By John D. BanusiewiczAmerican Forces Press Service
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2003 The British Provincial Reconstruction Team here is helping to bring the influence of the provisional national government beyond the national capital of Kabul, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today during a visit.
"It is a way of having the efforts of the transitional government and the Karzai administration felt and reflected outside of the capital city, and that's a good thing," he said.
The secretary met with PRT commander Col. Richard "Dickie" Davis, who reported on his team's progress in its five-province area of responsibility. Rumsfeld also met with Governor Habibullah of the Balkh province, and with the top generals of two warring factions in the northern Afghanistan region, Abdul Rashid Dostum and Ustad Mohammad Atta, to discuss their progress in disarmament and demobilization.
Noting that each area of Afghanistan has characteristics that set it apart from the others, Rumsfeld said no template exists for how any given PRT should operate. He praised the work of Davis' team members and their knowledge of the situation in their region.
"Colonel Davis and his team have done an outstanding job," he said. "There's no question but they have made a very constructive contribution."
Davis' team was created in June, and succeeded a series of U.S. civil affairs teams. It consists of about 100 uniformed troops, mostly from the 2nd Royal Gurkha Regiment British soldiers from Nepal. Six Danish military personnel arrived recently, and officials said they probably will be used as a military observation team, or MOT, in Samangan province. It also covers the northern Afghan provinces of Balkh, Jawzjan, Sari-Pol and Faryab.
The PRT also has 10 civilian members, representing British and American government agencies, plus 40 Afghan employees and contractors. The team's mission is to help the interim government establish effective control over the country. The teams operate in environments where nongovernmental organizations won't.
Five MOTs patrol the vast and rugged area, supplemented by other patrols that go out into even more remote areas, officials said. Working closely with the Afghan interior ministry and the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan, the PRT has worked to restore rule of law in the region, to get weapons off the streets and generally to help the area get back on its feet after two decades of conflict.
Progress in the region has been helped, officials said, by the country's interior minister replacing faction- affiliated police officials with competent professionals who have no factional links. Also, with the deployment of 300 Afghan National Police in October, most of the important checkpoints in the area previously operated by factional police have been taken over by the ANP. This, officials said, has brought "a remarkable change in the mood of the people."
During his visit, Rumsfeld said that despite sporadic activity in southern Afghanistan, he doesn't fear a comeback by the Taliban. "It is no great surprise that those who have been defeated and removed would like to come back," he said. "That's always been the case, and they'll not have that opportunity." The secretary pointed out that if Taliban members try to "assemble in anything more than ones and twos," they'll be killed or captured.
He also commented favorably on his meeting with Dostum and Atta. "Each of them has initiated (the disarmament and demobilization) process. It's under way, and that is a very good thing," he said. "At what pace it will proceed I guess remains to be seen. But we're pleased that they have agreed to do so, and we're pleased that they have initiated it, and we'll be attentive and encouraging as we go along to see it toward completion."
After his PRT visit, Rumsfeld flew to Kabul for meetings with Afghanistan's president and defense minister.


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Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia Urges Government to Abolish Road Tax
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 (Bernama) — The Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia (PDAM) has proposed that the government abolish road tax and reduce the insurance rate for cars with engine capacity of less than 2,000cc.
Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia , President Datuk Hashim Othman said the government should be sensitive of the needs of the lower- and middle-income groups so that they are able to adapt to the country's current economic situation.
"I hope the savings obtained from the reduction in fuel subsidies can be channelled to the abolishment of vehicle road tax and reduction of insurance rate," he said during 'Helo Malaysia' programme on Bernama TV Wednesday.
He said local economists had long considered the alternatives to reduce the burden of the rakyat and this move needed to be implemented so that the rakyat do not feel the burden and are not oppressed, which could lead to a hatred for the government.
Last Tuesday, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar said the reduction in fuel subsidies would result in savings of RM3.3 billion for the government which could be channelled to the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) scheme and used for infrastructure projects.
Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia comments on the proposal to re-introduce RON92
Commenting on the proposal by the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (MDTCC) to re-introduce RON92 petrol into the market, Hashim said he was not sure if there were vehicles still using that petrol.
"Now, cars cannot use the RON92 petrol as many people are using new cars that are not suitable for that petrol (RON92)," he said.
Hashim also said to re-introduce RON92 fuel, petrol station operators also had to fork out additional cost to increase fuel tanks and pumps for RON92.
"The effects of using RON92 are also not good for the environment," he said.
Earlier, MDTCC Minister Datuk Hasan Malek said the government is studying the possibility of re-introducing RON92 petrol, which is much cheaper, as an alternative fuel for consumers.
Meanwhile, Executive Secretary of Malaysia Muslim Consumers Association, Datuk Nadzim Johan said the government must also take stern action that could give the 'fear factor' impact on business owners who raise product prices exhorbitantly following the hike in fuel prices.
He said this was to ensure that whenever there is a hike in fuel prices, it is not a normal practice for businesses to also increase the prices of their products and services.
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Heidi Klum Launches Spring Look Kit @ NYC (and We Were There!)
Temptalia was lucky enough to score an interview with supermodel Heidi Klum and her makeup artist Linda Hay while in NYC this past week! (Really? YES, really!!) Pursebuzz and I interviewed Heidi together, and I'll be sure to post the video as soon as it's available. For now, here are some images and information about the event!
Heidi Klum was at Victoria's Secret at 58th & Lexington in NYC on Monday to launch Victoria's Secret Makeup Spring Look Kit ($49). These products were used to create Heidi's red carpet look for the 2009 Academy Awards. The set includes Fresh highlighter/blush duo, Eyeshadow Quad (Devoted, Primal, Rich, and Champagne), Blackest Black HD Mascara, and Blush Lip Gloss.
Psst… you can get $10 off this kit if you tell them Heidi sent you!
By the way, Heidi Klum is really, really gorgeous in person. Insanely beautiful!
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By hitching to an unstable franchise, the former Sacramento Kings coach made the bed he slept in.
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Sevilla president Jose Maria Del Nido claims the Premier League side offered £14.5m for the 27-year-old forward, who last season scored 31 goals in all competitions.
Despite Del Nido's claim of a bid from the Hammers, Sky sources understand that the statement of a concrete offer is wide of the mark.
"He has four years left on his contract," explained Del Nido. "He is at home here. He has scored a lot of goals and delighted us with his football.
"The summer will tell us in due course if he will still be with us, but if you ask my opinion I'd rather there were no bids.
"West Ham offered 17m euros in cash with more in incentives but we do not value the offer and the player refused."
Del Nido explained the club are under no pressure to sell after agreeing a £24m deal to sell winger Jesus Navas to Manchester City.
"The price at which we have sold Jesus Navas is an amount much higher than we thought they were going to offer, especially as there was only one bidder.
"We do not yet know the final figure as there are many variables and incentives in the deal.
"But we have no need to sell as this has covered our budget deficit.
"In the past we have been willing to sell a player if the market value is offered, but so far all the offers that have come in have been rejected."


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His credibility now in tatters, Bush injected a dose of reality into his rhetoric. He used some form of the word "sacrifice" four times, spoke three times of the "loss" caused by war and braced Americans for more to come: "There is more testing and sacrifice before us."He said Iraq has been more difficult than expected, a rare admission of error. This is exactly what many senior Republicans had urged Bush to do — speak bluntly about war as Franklin Roosevelt did during World War II and eloquently about the cause and sacrifice as Abraham Lincoln did during the Civil War."Tonight was a high water mark in his acknowledgment that mistakes have been made and that he has to accept his share of the blame," said Republican Sen. John Warner (news, bio, voting record) of Virginia, chairman of the Armed Services Committee.Did it work? That's for Americans to judge, but even with a softening of his rhetoric Bush is still giving doubters little leeway. People are still either with him — or for defeat."Defeatism may have its partisan uses," he said, "but it is not justified by the facts."
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CISC122 Computer Science II
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics: Computer/Information Science
- I. Course Number and Title
- CISC122 Computer Science II
- II. Number of Credits
- 4 credits
- III. Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes Per Semester
- 3000 minutes
- IV. Prerequisites
- CISC115 - Java based (C or better)
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- Students will be evaluated via test results and problem solving. Evaluation will include writing, testing, and documentation of complete programs. There will be at least 2 one-hour examinations and a proctored departmental final examination. The laboratory grade will count no more than one-third of the course grade and the final must count for between 15%-25% of the final grade.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course is a continuation of Computer Science I and emphasis is placed on structured and object-oriented programming techniques. Topics include file I/O, lists, stacks, recursion, sorting, searching, strings, and their application in problem solving.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
Learning Goals:
- Course Learning Goals
- solve problems using complex data structures; and
- solve complex problems using top-down design and object-oriented design.
- Core Learning Goals (if applicable)
Students will be able to
This course is not in included the Core.
Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities:
- Programming, Style, Design, Methodology
- Linear Data Structures
- Arrays
- Strings
- Linked lists
- Stacks
- Queues
- Methods
- Writing static methods, as well as class methods
- Recursive methods
- Algorithms
- Classes of algorithms
- Sequential
- Iterative
- Recursive
- Searching
- Sequential
- Binary
- Direct access
- Sorting - comparing various methods
- Manipulation of Data Structures
- File and GUI I/O with Exception Handling
- Object-Oriented Design and Development of Classes
Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals:
- Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
- Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals (if applicable)
Course-specific learning goals will be evaluated via (written) test results and problem solving including writing, testing, and documentation of complete programs, and a departmental final exam.
This course is not in included the Core.
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Students:Departmentally selected textbook. Details provided by the instructor of each course section. See course format.
- VIII. Teaching Methods Employed
At least two hours each week will be devoted to the presentation of course material and special projects in a classroom setting. Collaborative work will be encouraged. The remaining time will be used for laboratory exercises and assignments.
Section VIII is not being used in new and revised syllabi as of 12/10/08.
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Why use this instead of your home blender? It's sized right for baby portions, for one thing, and also comes with babyfood-storage containers plus a refrigerator tray and freezer tray. When you order the Baby Bullet you also get a guide to feeding your baby and some ideas of what to puree. (We also list some fairly sophisticated and fun to try babyfood recipes on Parents.com.)
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Toledo at the World Future Energy SummitWritten by Dan Johnson | | email@example.com
ABU DHABI — I was delighted and proud to see the University of Toledo and Xunlight, a new Toledo-based alternative energy company, at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. There they were, halfway around the world, right in the middle of acres of convention booths and displays portraying the hundreds of products and services emerging from the rapidly expanding alternative energy industry.
The World Future Energy Summit, sponsored by Masdar, may well be the largest alternative-energy conference of all time. If you are interested in alternative energy, you must get acquainted with Masdar. Check out the Web site at www.masdaruae.com. Based in Abu Dhabi, not only does Masdar sponsor this great conference, it is building the first carbon-free city, establishing an alternative energy university and attracting investment from major corporations and partnering with leading universities.
When I visited the United Arab Emirates last August, I asked about the country's work in alternative energy and if it would be possible for me to meet with leaders in the industry. The next thing I knew, I was in the executive suite of Masdar being briefed on their vision and plans for the future. I was stunned by the boldness of their vision and even more surprised that they were actually implementing it. It was clear to me that we at UT had to be connected with this globally transforming alternative-energy initiative. Now, five months later, the UT was there on the floor of this enormous convention, sharing its own vision, plans and successes with thousands of participants.
The World Future Energy Summit was not only well attended, but the first day's lineup of more than a dozen speakers was a virtual "who's who" in alternative-energy policy, research, investment and commerce. But the most impressive part of the conference for me was the hundreds of companies that had set up shop in the enormous exhibit area and were doing business. A few hours walking through the labyrinth of sophisticated displays, models and information booths would convince even the most ardent cynics of alternative energy that it was here to stay and that it is already big business on a global scale.
The UT booth was also attracting attention. By 2 p.m. on the first day, more than 60 people had stopped by to see what was happening in alternative energy R & D in Northwest Ohio. The visitors to the UT booth heard about the research underway, the technology transfer processes that have been institutionalized, as well as the incubation and spinoff companies in alternative energy in Northwest Ohio.
Frank Calzonetti, UT's vice president for research development, told me, "Our presence at this meeting sends a message that we are a global player and gives us an opportunity to show leading companies, investors and government officials why Toledo is a good place for research collaboration, business location and investment in renewable energy."
After only a few hours at the Energy Summit, Megan Reichert-Kral, UT's director of incubation, said, "I have been amazed at the number of potential business opportunities for UT, the incubation program and Northwest Ohio." Norm Stevens, co-director of the Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization, said, "Participation at this event has elevated the university's image among a significant number of international companies … "
Frank, Megan and Norm are right. The Masdar World Future Energy Summit has quickly become the major alternative-energy event of the year. The vast majority of the world's leading players in the energy industry attend this event, and UT was right to make the investment to be a part of this important event. Here they meet, share information, network and make a statement that UT, Toledo and Northwest Ohio are "in the alternative-energy game."
The truth is, UT has to be here if it wants to be in the competition for its share of the global market. It is hard to allocate scarce dollars in these tough times to what some might think is an unnecessary expenditure. But this is one of those times when we must make a distinction between an "expenditure" and an "investment." Clearly, this was an investment that will pay dividends in the future.
The biggest revelation of the summit for me was the huge number of businesses that have been spawned by the need and drive for alternative and renewable energy. There were small startup companies, middle-size companies and major corporations alike promoting their mostly new products and services. The innovation and creativity stemming from research in renewable energy is unleashing a new global wave of entrepreneurship. The opportunity to build on UT's research momentum in photovoltaics and alternative energy is nearly unlimited if we have the vision and courage to invest in that vision. But we have to go after these opportunities; they won't come to us. We, UT and Northwest Ohio, have to find ways to maintain and increase investment in this important field of endeavor.
The other revelation for me was the high degree of sophistication that already exists in the alternative and renewable-energy industry. Globally oriented venture capitalists, patent attorneys, national governments (including the U.S. Department of Commerce), major corporate executives and a host of others were all there, many doing deals, taking orders and signing contracts. Alternative and renewable energy is truly big business, and all indicators tell us that it will continue to grow at rates that surpass most other sectors for the next quarter century.
There will, however, be a major shakeout in this new sector. Many of these new companies will not make it; others will be bought out and consolidation will become increasingly evident. To compete, we must have a strategy that recognizes and takes into account what is happening globally as well as nationally and locally. Participating in the World Future Energy Summit was a good move and one that should be repeated every year.
Dan Johnson is provost and chief operating officer of Zayed University in Dubai and UT president emeritus.


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Not surprisingly, as is common when one top QB prospect picks a school, it helps another prospect finalize his own plans.
Brent VanderVeen, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound dual-threat quarterback out of Arroyo Grande (Calif.), picked Oregon State on Tuesday. His decision comes shortly after Wes Lunt's pick of Oklahoma State — and not surprisingly, both QBs held offers from the Cowboys. VanderVeen also held offers from Arkansas and Arkansas State, while Northwestern and several in-state Pac-12 schools were giving him a serious look.
"I wanted it to be now so the schools didn't recruit around me and get commitments and then I didn't have my top pick," VanderVeen told Sporting News on Tuesday, when asked if he felt pressure to finish the process now. "I just wanted to get it done and not have to worry about it. I think playing in the Pac-12 is going to be great. I'm going to have a lot of fun."
VanderVeen, who said what he liked most about Oregon State's program were the receivers that will be coming to play for the Beavers with him, threw for 1,402 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior, while also rushing for 581 yards and six touchdowns.


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Soil Water
AGS 105 Soils
Watch this video! Click this link to view a short video produced by the USDA/NRCS over the movement of water in soil. It's a good review of how soil structure can affect water movement through soil.
Water participates directly in dozens of soil and plant reactions and indirectly affects many others. Water's polar structure with its hydrogen (positive) end and hydroxyl (negative) end is responsible for the attraction of water molecules, first for each other (cohesion) and then for solid surfaces (adhesion or adsorption), especially if these surfaces have either positive or negative charges. Cations and anions likewise attract water molecules, being surrounded by a swarm of these as the ions move in the soil. The attraction of water for soil solids accounts for capillary movement in soils and for the soils' ability to hold water against the pull of gravity and plant roots.
Two-dimensional representation of a water molecule showing a large oxygen atom and two much smaller hydrogen atoms. The HOH angle of 105˚ results in an asymmetrical arrangement. One side of the water molecule (that with the two hydrogens) is electropositive; the other is electronegative. This accounts for the polarity of water
The forces of cohesion (between water molecules) and adhesion (between water and solid surface) in a soil–water system. The forces are largely a result of H-bonding, shown as broken lines. The adhesive or adsorptive force diminishes rapidly with distance from the solid surface. The cohesion of one water molecule to another results in water molecules forming temporary clusters that are constantly changing in size and shape as individual water molecules break free or join up with others. The cohesion between water molecules also allows the solid to indirectly restrict the freedom of water for some distance beyond the solid–liquid interface.
The retention and movement of water in soils, its uptake and translocation in plants, and its loss to the atmosphere are all energy phenomena. In fact, the difference in energy levels of water at one site or condition (e.g., wet soil) from that at another site or condition (e.g., dry) determines the direction and rate of water movement in soils and plants, the movement always being from a zone of high energy level to one of low energy level. Scientists identify the energy status of a soil in relation to that of pure water outside the soil at standard conditions (temperature, pressure, elevation). They use the term soil water potential to describe the soils' energy status.
The components of the overall soil water potential that is due to gravitational forces is called gravitational potential, that due to osmotic forces associated with the presence of salts, osmotic potential, and that related to the attraction forces of the soil solids (the soil matrix) matrix potential.
Soil water potential is commonly expressed in terms of standard atmospheric pressure at sea level (bar) or in terms of Newtons/m2 expressed as the Pascal (Pa) or kilopascal (kPa) in the international system of units (SI) used in this text.
Soil moisture levels are generally correlated with soil water potential. In wet soils, the water molecules are loosely held, their energy status being relatively high compared to that of pure water. In dry soils, the water is held tightly by the soils solids and its energy status (water potential) is much lower than that of pure water.
Soil texture influences the amount of water held at a given soil water potential level. Clay soils with numerous small capillary pores have high water holding capacities; while sandy soils with fewer micropores have low ones. Likewise, a well-granulated soil with high total pore space generally holds more water than a poorly structured soil, especially if the latter has been compacted.
Soil water content is measured directly by weighing a sample of soil before and after drying in an oven (100-110 EC). Other indirect means of estimating soil moisture contents take advantage of the correlation between soil water levels and characteristics such as a) the electrical resistance of a gypsum or nylon block in equilibrium with the soil, b) the tension of water due to attraction of soil solids, c) the scattering of neutrons by the hydrogen molecule in water, and d) the time it takes for an electromagnetic pulse to move a few centimeters in soil.
This figure shows the instrumental measurement of soil water content using time domain reflectometry (TDR). The instrument sends a pulse of electromagnetic energy down the two parallel metal rods of a waveguide that the soil scientist is pushing into the soil (inset photo). The TDR instrument makes precise picosecond measurements of the speed at which the pulse travels down the rods, a speed influenced by the nature of the surrounding soil. Microprocessors in the instrument analyze the wave patterns generated and calculate the apparent dielectric constant of the soil. Since the dielectric constant of a soil is mainly influenced by its water content, the instrument can accurately convert its measurements into volumetric water content of the soil.
Tensiometer used to determine water potential in the field. The side view (right) shows the entire instrument. The tube is filled with water through the screw-off top. Once the instrument is tightly sealed, the white porous tip and the lower part of the plastic tube is inserted into a snug-fitting hole in the soil. The vacuum gauge (close-up, left) will directly indicate the tension or negative potential generated as the soil draws the water out (curved arrows) through the porous tip. Note the scale goes up to only 100 centibars ( 100 kPa) tension at the driest.
A cutaway view of a commercial gypsum electrical resistance block installed about 45 cm below the soil surface. Thin wires lead from the block to the surface, where they can be connected to a special resistance meter. In the inset, another gypsum block has been broken open to reveal two concentric metal screen cylinders that serve as the electrodes between which moistened gypsum conducts a small electric current. The resistance to current flow is inversely proportional to the wetness of the gypsum block.
Water flows from sites with high soil water potential to those with lower potentials. Three types of water movement are recognized: a) liquid flow in soils saturated with water (saturated flow), b) liquid flow in unsaturated soils (unsaturated flow), and c) vapor flow. Saturated flow takes place after a heavy rain or irrigation water application where all soil pores are filled with water. It moves quite rapidly, its rate of movement being determined by the size and configuration of the soil pores and by the driving force (hydraulic gradient). It is largely responsible for most of the ready drainage from soils including the downward movement of pesticides, organic wastes, and plant nutrients.
Unsaturated flow is the dominant means of movement in upland soils. It moves slowly, traveling only in the finer soil pores and being driven by the matric potential gradient. Unsaturated flow is higher in the clay soils.
This figure shows the comparative rates of irrigation water movement into a sandy loam and a clay loam. Note the much more rapid rate of movement in the sandy loam, especially in a downward direction.
The quantity of water moving in the form of vapor is relatively small, being of significance in meeting plant water needs only in arid and semi-arid areas. However, water movement from the soil to the atmosphere is in the vapor form.
A stratified layer in the soil that differs sharply in texture from the layers below and above it acts as a moisture barrier, resisting water movement up or down the profile. The same principle holds for a layer of coarse sand or gravel in the bottom of a flower pot.
The wetting front 24 hours after a 5 cm rainfall. Water removal by plant roots had dried the upper 70 to 80 cm of this humid-region (Alabama) profile during a previous three-week dry spell. The clearly visible boundary results from the rather abrupt change in soil water content at the wetting front between the dry, lighter-colored soil and the soil darkened by the percolating water. The wavy nature of the wetting front in this natural field soil is evidence of the heterogeneity of pore sizes. The graph (right) indicates how soil water content decreases sharply at the wetting front. Scale in 10-cmintervals.
There are no distinct forms of soil water. However, certain qualitative terms are commonly used to describe practical aspects of the degree of soil wetness. A soil is said to be at maximum retentive capacity when it is essentially water saturated; when gravitational water has drained away it is said to be at field capacity (water potential approximately -10 to -30 kPa). Capillary water occupies the finer soil pores and moves according to the laws governing capillarity (water potential between -10 to -30 and -1500 kPa). Hygroscopic water is held very tightly by soil colloids (water potential lower than -3100). Available soil water is that held between the field capacity and the wilting coefficient (plants permanently wilted from lack of water, moisture potential is -1500 kPa); of this, the water held in the larger pores is the more easily available.
The image above shows volumes of water and air associated with a 100 g slice of soil solids in a well-granulated silt loam at different moisture levels. The top bar shows the situation when a representative soil is completely saturated with water. This situation will usually occur for short periods of time during a rain or when the soil is being irrigated. Water will soon drain out of the larger pores (macropores). The soil is then said to be at the field capacity. Plants will remove water from the soil quite rapidly until they begin to wilt. When permanent wilting of the plants occurs, the soil water content is said to be at the wilting coefficient. There is still considerable water in the soil, but it is held too tightly to permit its absorption by plant roots. A further reduction in water content to the hygroscopic coefficient is illustrated in the bottom bar. At this point the water is held very tightly, mostly by the soil colloids.
This figure demonstrates the water content–matric potential curve of a loam soil as related to different terms used to describe water in soils. The wavy lines in the diagram to the right suggest that measurements such as field capacity are only approximations. The gradual change in potential with soil moisture change discourages the concept of different "forms" of water in soils. At the same time, such terms as gravitational and available assist in the qualitative description of moisture utilization in soils.
The take home point of this graph is this: The tighter water is held to soil particles, the lower the soil moisture potential, or, the more negative the number. For example, if a soil is saturated with water, it will have a number greater than -10 kPa (in this example of a loam soil). If the same loam soil is less than completely saturated (ie. somewhere between field capacity and the wilting point, the moisture potential will be a number between -10 kPa and -3100kPa (the wilting point).
This figure demonstrates the general relationship between soil water characteristics and soil texture. Note that the wilting coefficient increases as the texture becomes finer. The field capacity increases until we reach the silt loams, then levels off. Remember these are representative curves; individual soils would probably have values different from those shown.
The effects of organic matter content on the field capacity and permanent wilting percentage of a number of silt loam soils. The differences between the two lines shown is the available soil moisture content, which was obviously greater in the soils with higher organic matter levels. What this graph demonstrates is that as you increase the amount of organic matter in a soil, you greatly increase the field capacity, or water holding capacity, of that soil.
Water is supplied to plant roots by capillary movement of the water to root surfaces and by the growth of roots into the soil. Since roots are in contact with less than 1% of the total soil surface area most of the water moves from the soil to the plant roots, although the actual distance of movement needed is very small.
Cross-section of a root surrounded by soil. (a) During periods of adequate moisture and low plant moisture stress, the root completely fills the soil pores and is in close contact with the soil water films. (b) When the plant is under severe moisture stress, such as during hot, dry weather, the root shrinks (mainly in the cortical cells), significantly reducing root–soil contact. Such root shrinkage can occur on a hot day even if soil water content is high.