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Today's 25-something year old successful young entrepreneurs were around 10 years old when NETSCAPE went public, and were starting out for their middle school when was GOOGLE founded and launched. They watched the tech bubble booming even before their senior proms. So maybe it's not surprising that millennial's are embracing entrepreneurship from a very young age, to achieve something or solve some existing problems.
Well, its a matter of fact that Mark Zuckerberg, the now net $17.5 billion worth World's youngest billionaire was just 20 years old when he founded 'theFacebook', now 'Facebook'. Larry page and Sergey Brin were just 21 years old when they founded the now net worth $57 billion 'Google'. So there are some characteristics or traits that these special entrepreneurs possess.
While the corporate world is bugged down with wanting more experienced professionals to do the job, these young entrepreneurs are making a living solving problems from their bedrooms and dorm rooms! Now that even with an internet connection and a computer you can master any skills to start an online business, the possibilities knows no bounds. There are also many myths about entrepreneurship that need to be clarified for these young rebels.
But what separates these successful young entrepreneurs from the rest lot is their striking characteristics and mindset that they live with.
See it for yourself what makes a successful young entrepreneurs' traits you can learn from.
Nothing to Lose & Go for it Mindset
This comes out on the top and the matter of the fact is these 20-something entrepreneurs have nothing to lose. Their nothing to lose attitude makes them successful entrepreneurs, starting from their bedroom or dorm rooms, sipping on beer and eating noodles. They see problems, find a solution and just go build it. The go for it attitude of these 20-something entrepreneurs can' be found in experienced people who are first time entrepreneurs, as they have a lot to lose.
These young entrepreneurs don't have to worry about children, loans, mortgages and debt. So their mind is much free and nothing bugs them down.
They work hard after making up their mind
Entrepreneurship is in fact much tougher than corporate life, though it might be or might not be easier to make more money. Entrepreneurship means daily fight with whatsoever consequences and it truly reflects on your ability to deal with it. These are the creatures who see things differently. They work hard on their vision, which others may just see and perceive them as mere 'dreams'. Although a corporate life will provide you with your needed stability, it will significantly decrease your odds of doing something on your own and solving real world problems. With today generations' declining real wages, time-tested practices such as these are much less reliable for the younger generations.
These successful young entrepreneurs realize a lot earlier that you won't make a fortune living a life in the corporate world and following authority. So they make a lot of personal sacrifices and walk the path that very of them choose to.
They avoid repeating mistakes
"A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether."
– Roy H. Williams
Mistakes are often made by everyone and it is not the mistakes that matter the most, but what you learn from it, and how to avoid it. What matters the most is these entrepreneurs' desire to learn from them, avoid them the next time and gain the discipline needed to improvise on them. This is more important for young entrepreneurs, so they can learn from the mistakes they previously made.
However, the trait of admitting and becoming familiarized with their weaknesses, and then taking the necessary time to improve upon them is what separates successful young entrepreneurs from those who live in self-denial and never truly achieve their goals.
These successful young entrepreneurs do whatever it takes, whether it be turning to a mentor or reading books, to quickly defeat weaknesses as soon as they become aware of their existence and remain committed enough to identify them in the first place.
They are Resilient & persistent
Successful young entrepreneurs possess a quality of being resilient and persistent on their path to realizing their dreams. They are always looking forward to improve themselves as far as possible making the best of the situations around them. The successful young entrepreneurs are always persistent and consistent, they do not keep themselves down during tough times, instead they try hard to lift themselves up and fight the setbacks and obstacles they face on their way to achieve their dream.
These entrepreneurs don't whine about the problems and instead find ways of solving them in a better way.
They are easily inspired
Inspiration is a must for entrepreneurs to get things going. Everyone needs a motivation to do something. This little push to do things matters a lot in the lives of the entrepreneurs. And what makes the successful young entrepreneurs different is that they find motivation in little things. They are easily inspired to do things from small things. They are always out on the prowl for more inspiration and finally find a way to do their thing.
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They possess Creativity & Different outlook
Creativity is also one of the big driving factor for entrepreneurs to kick start their own business. Where others see problems, young entrepreneur's come up with solutions for those in problems. The outlook and mindset of successful young entrepreneurs is perfectly focused on tackling real world problems.
Many of the young entrepreneurs fear, they fear failure and there are 20 strong reasons as to why one is not successful. These successful Entrepreneurs are brim with confidence in pursuing their creative endeavors. Creativity and the courage to engage it, is what makes a successful entrepreneur.
Their don't care attitude
Many people of today's generation spend a considerable amount of time to be overly concerned as to what others think. This is the exact opposite of what successful entrepreneurs do. They don't care what other think.
These people are usually much engaged in their activities that they find no time and interest in thinking about what others would think. The entire purpose of young entrepreneurs is to step out the norm and to embrace the fact that you are different at a very young age. Only when an entrepreneur frees himself or herself from the fear of others' thoughts only then they can they achieve really great things.
Their Networking skills
The entrepreneurs have a unique quality of always embracing change and fears. These people usually tend to get with anyone in their group and they socialize very easily and effectively. Although many of them may be considered as socially inept, but the right topic would keep them networking for hours in a row.
They like to network with the industry experts and thought leaders. They tend to keep them surrounded with much intelligent people.
They don't fear to start again
As these young entrepreneurs have little to lose, they don't fear to start again. Most of the today's successful entrepreneurs have at least failed in one or more previous ventures before staring on their successful venture.
These people don't fear to start again. The add the value learned from their previous experiences and start up again with a new idea and a new belief. They do not fear of failure nor for venturing in a new business.
Do foolish things but with enthusiasm
What makes a successful entrepreneur is being naive enough to do foolish things. These foolish things that they pursue with utmost enthusiasm. These ideas which are termed as foolish ideas during starting up go on to become multi-national corporations.
The successful entrepreneurs are naive enough to pursue their ideas with passion and the zeal to build something valuable.
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
– Collette
What do you think of these traits of a successful young entrepreneur? Have we missed anything? Feel free to add your comment below and spread the secrets of the successful entrepreneurs.


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"Sometimes you have to go through 15 minutes of hell before you get to heaven," Anderson said following his team's 5-1 victory against the Southeast Division-leading Washington Capitals on Monday.
Even though the streak would end two days later with a 6-2 loss to the Penguins, Anderson has been extremely encouraged with the way his team has battled down the stretch. The Thrashers, 7-3-0 over their last 10 games, entered the weekend 13th in the Eastern Conference with 64 points.
"As a coaching and management staff, the type of effort we showed against Washington makes you feel good about your young players and the direction you are headed," Anderson said. "There are still lots of games left and you don't know what will happen, but we feel good about ourselves and care about each other. Certainly the crest on the sweater, and that's important."
Anderson also is pleased with his club's special teams. The Capitals, who have the NHL's second-best power play, went 0-for-4 with the extra man, while Atlanta, currently ranked 13th in the League, finished 3-for-4 with the advantage.
"We didn't stand still with the puck and always threatened to take it to the net," Anderson said. "When you have a few bright spots, it makes you feel good about the effort. We're starting to make our own footprints and hopefully we can improve and run with. We have to get that thought of winning all the time in our veins and, dare I say, become a championship team. Hopefully this is the start of it."
The fate of Maurice -- Carolina Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford reiterated Monday that no decision would be made on coach Paul Maurice's future with the team until after the season.
Maurice, who has led the Hurricanes to a 24-17-5 mark since taking over Dec. 3, is fine with that decision.
"Jim has the same routine whether you're playing for the Stanley Cup or you miss the playoffs -- he takes his time," Maurice told Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News and Observer. "I'm pleased with the way this team is playing right now. I'm not worried about anything else. Whatever happens happens. This is probably the fourth or fifth time I've been on the last year of my contract, so it's nothing new. I always looked at that as a really good opportunity to hit a home run."
The Hurricanes, who are looking to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in three seasons, entered the weekend tied with Montreal for seventh in the Eastern Conference with 81 points -- one ahead of Florida.
"My job was to come in with this staff, and as a group, I think we've got these guys playing pretty darn well," Maurice said. "But it's not about the coaching. In so many ways, especially at this time of the year, these aren't kids, they're men, and you're not rallying 'em up with a Gipper speech over 82 games. They're playing well on their own."
Cat scratch fever -- What once was a storybook turnaround for the Florida Panthers suddenly has taken a bit of a detour.
Florida, which has lost six of its past 11 games, entered the weekend on the outside looking in as the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The club snapped a four-game losing skid -- it's longest since suffering six-straight losses from Oct. 25 to Nov. 8 -- Thursday with a 3-1 victory against the Maple Leafs. The victory also marked Florida's first season sweep of Toronto since 1995-96.
Florida coach Peter DeBoer feels the victory over the Maple Leafs will allow his club to "take a deep breath" with only three weeks remaining in the regular season.
"We're right back in the middle of the pack," he said. "Hopefully it gets us back mentally to a point where we can play the way we're capable of playing. I think it will. It was exactly what we needed."
Florida forward Stephen Weiss agreed.
"It was a big win for us, to loosen up and start playing some hockey," Weiss told Panthers.com. "I think we've been a little tired the last week or two. When we're loose and skating, that's when we're at our best."
The Panthers, once six points ahead of Pittsburgh, now are four points behind the surging Penguins, who occupy fifth place in the East. The Panthers are one point behind the eight-place Carolina Hurricanes with 11 regular-season games remaining -- six of which are against current playoff-eligible teams.
Defensemen in demand -- The Tampa Bay Lightning utilized their 48th player Tuesday in a loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In addition to being the 48th player, 22-year-old Matt Lashoff also happened to be the 20th defenseman used this season by the Lightning, who entered the weekend having lost 270 man-games to injury.
"It's been weird. We've had injuries when some guys would just show up at warm-up time," Lightning interim coach Rick Tocchet said. "It was that crazy this year. It's tough. Continuity is so big in the NHL; I don't think with having 20 new defensemen, any organization can win in that situation."
Lashoff was acquired by the Lightning from Boston at the trade deadline as part of the Mark Recchi deal.
"I'm relieved to get an opportunity to come in and have a fresh slate," Lashoff told Damian Cristodero of the St. Petersburg Times. "What happened in Boston, it seemed things weren't going in the right direction toward the end. I'm just happy to be part of this organization."
The reason it might be considered a tad less difficult than the 27 other shutouts he's recorded over his career is because the Caps held the Panthers without a shot on goal for the final 26:07 of the game. It marked the fourth time in franchise history -- three of which have come against Florida -- that the Caps didn't allow a shot in a period.
"Everybody did a great job," Theodore told Capitals.com. "I was seeing the puck well, the (penalty kill) was great, especially in the third period. No shots, that's a first for me. All the credit goes to the team."
"I've never been involved in a game where that has happened," Caps coach Bruce Boudreau said. "It was a great testament to our players and the commitment they made to winning. They proved they can do it when they want to do it."
Of the five shots the Panthers attempted in the third, four were blocked and one missed the net.
"I like when we win 2-1 or 2-0 games because that means we're playing well structurally and we're not giving other teams much offensively and making it a hard night for them," said Caps forward Brooks Laich.
Theodore's 28-15-4 record this season gives him the best winning percentage of his career, and he's within one win of .500 for his career (211-212-44). The last time Theodore was over .500 in his career was Feb. 17, 1997 (5-4-2).
Another reason the Caps were able to limit the Panthers was their ability to keep the puck away from their Southeast Division rival. Washington had five players who won at least 50 percent of their faceoffs, including David Steckel, who currently is second on the team at 56.5 percent. Teammate Boyd Gordon ranks third at 56.1 percent.
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Ford unveiled a concept today for the next-generation Figo - the most important vehicle it sells in India - in advance of the New Delhi auto show.
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Sexual Types: Embodiment, Agency, and Dramatic Character from Shakespeare to Shirley
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Building on feminist and queer scholarship, this book demonstrates how sexual types on the early modern stage—such as the sodomite, the tribade (a woman-loving woman), the narcissistic courtier, the citizen wife, the bawd, and the court favorite—function as sites of ideological contradiction. On the one hand, these sexual types are vilified and disciplined for violating social and sexual norms; on the other hand, they can take the form of dynamic, resourceful characters who expose the limitations of the categories that attempt to define and contain them. In bringing sexuality and character studies into conjunction with one another, Sexual Types provides illuminating new readings of familiar plays, such as Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Winter's Tale, and of lesser-known plays by John Fletcher, Thomas Middleton, and James Shirley. Mario DiGangi (Prof., Lehman) is on the doctoral faculty in English.
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Oak House Clubhouse, a nonprofit organization, strives to enhance community outreach to those coping with emotional or mental illness. The clubhouse provides a variety of peer support activities, crafts, trips and a full social program for adults with mental illness in Ottawa and Erie counties. The mission of the clubhouse is to maintain and operate a non-judgmental facility for people recovering from emotional and mental illness. It will be a place where these people can meet for vocational, educational, social and recreational activities to promote their confidence and skills, which will help them lead vocationally productive and socially satisfying lives, a news release states.
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Doug Weight was willing to endure for a shot at Stanley.While most players would prefer to win the Stanley Cup in a comfortable situation where they've been for years, changing addresses was a sacrifice
Every season at the trade deadline, the media declares one team a winner and another a loser, but the playoffs are where the real winners and losers of an NHL season are determined.
In January 2006, the St. Louis Blues knew they wouldn't make the playoffs, and they felt that they had a true asset in Weight. The Blues traded Weight to Carolina for a package that included a first-round draft pick, and forwards Mike Zigomanis and Jesse Boulerice. Weight understands that St. Louis management saw the need to rebuild and was able to join an eventual Stanley Cup-winning Hurricanes lineup.
"I think trading for a new player in the middle of the season is always a roll of the dice," Weight told NHL.com. "When I got traded to Carolina from St. Louis, the Blues were miles away from making the playoffs. The writing was on the wall that we were going to miss the playoffs and I think most general managers have to make moves to try to get draft picks. If you're going to miss the playoffs, you might as well dump some salary and they were able to get a young player for me as well as a first- and a second-round draft pick.
"To go from a last-place team to a team that was competing for the first overall record was exciting to me and it was a chance to get back in the playoffs and to be a part of something that could be special. Fortunately, it turned out to be that way."
Weight was one of the Blues' top forwards on a team that didn't have all that much offensive depth. During the regular season, he averaged 20:44 of ice time, but in the playoffs Weight saw his ice time drop significantly to 15:26 per game because he was playing on Carolina's third line.
When Weight found out that he had been traded to the Hurricanes, he wasn't sure where he fit in on a team whose formidable corps of forwards featured Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Staal, Justin Williams and Cory Stillman, all of whom finished the regular season with at least 70 points.
"When I heard I got traded to Carolina, I was pretty surprised actually because they were so deep up front," Weight said. "I kind of wondered where I was going to fit in with all of their depth. Looking back, we had three great lines and a great checking line."
Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford sought out Weight for his experience. At the time, Weight was 35 and had been in the League since 1991. By the end of the playoffs, Weight had made a lifelong connection to Carolina and the Hurricanes organization.
"I felt like they definitely wanted me to bring some leadership," Weight said. "All I wanted to do was get into that room and fit in. I wanted to let everyone know that I wasn't here to disrupt anything, I wasn't here to demand anything, and I'm here to complement that team. Any role that I could play to make them better I was willing to accept.
"It was an experience that I'll never forget. I think (Mats) Sundin said something that year like, 'I don't want to win like that.' But I don't think anyone wants to win like that. I would've loved to have stayed in St. Louis and won a Cup there. As soon as I won the Cup there, I felt like I had been there for four years. I still have friends there and the organization was unbelievable and I feel no slight at all from coming there in January."
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Let service members serve nation at home
We are already very proud of our service people and thank them for what they are doing. It's time to bring them all home to the country they truly love and respect. We can also keep them in the service to our country protecting our borders, fighting fires in the west during fire season and helping with floods, tornadoes and hurricanes.
I don't remember any other country offering any help to our nation during any of our problems. All of the countries that would rather kill any and all Americans turn their backs on us. We are already in debt by trillions of dollars. Bringing our service persons home would reduce unemployment by keeping the service member working, rebuilding our bridges and highways.
I`m sure many of the service persons are in the service because of their pride of having a job to support their families. We should think of our country first, put the pride in the homeland where it belongs. We can still have our military, recoup trillions of dollars every year and have all the jobs this great nation deserves.
Is the clock ticking on American democracy?
We as American citizens should be greatly concerned as to where our current president (and his fellow "progressives") is taking us. America has been one of the greatest civilizations but if we continue down this path, history will repeat itself.
As French historian Alex de Tocqueville stated in the mid-1800s, "The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money." He also stated, "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse (extreme generosity with money or gifts, aka entitlements) from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years."
Are we next? Thoughts to ponder before you pull the lever on Nov. 6.
Something about Mitt Romney is familiar
For weeks I have had a gnawing sense that something about Mitt Romney, perhaps an essence, had appeared in another form at a somewhat earlier time. The question: "Where has Mitt Romney been seen before?" was answered suddenly by an image: the image of Buzz Lightyear.
Buzz is an action figure who appeared in the Toy Story series of films, and as an imaginary character, displayed many talents. He was quite adaptable to a variety of momentary tasks. In Toy Story Buzz, for a while, believed he really was a space ranger, but discovered eventually that this was just a matter of what he had been advertised to be.
When in action, Buzz would set a chiseled, determined face toward all manner of things to be fought and conquered, and he fought with stunning resources. He appeared as the great leader, although without emotional comprehension of the situation surrounding him. Of course, this was all a story, as the film title clearly indicated, but the imaginary character did not always quite get that.
Is this the last hurrah for brothers' keepers?
When all of the political posturing, innuendo and downright lies are stripped from this election, I think that basic question Americans are being asked is "Am I my brother's keeper"? Clearly, half the people are saying no, they can fend for themselves.
Industrialized nations around the world have, for at least two generations, said yes, they are their brothers' keepers (despite managing to do a good job murdering each other in two wars). I believe that they said "yes" because they see themselves benefiting: the elderly, infirm and needy people are their grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters.
Could it be that this election is the last hurrah for those who do not recognize their brothers and sisters?
Bipartisan support of NY farm relief bill welcome
Recently, Congressman Bill Owens, D-Plattsburgh, introduced the "Family Farm Relief Act" in coordination with a bipartisan group of New York Congress members.
The bill would improve the H-2A Visa program used by family farms in New York state by transferring oversight of the current H-2A farm worker program from the Department of Labor to the USDA. The new bill also includes many revisions such as including dairy farms in the program.
Representative Owens worked with Representatives Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook (Columbia County) and Tom Reed, R-Corning, in support of this bill. All three congressmen have seen firsthand the problems and the issues that growers across the state face when trying to secure reliable farm labor.
New York agriculture is a major economic driver for our economy and is dependent on adequate labor. Many New York apple growers rely on the H-2A program as the only legal source of labor. On behalf of state apple growers, I want to thank Mr. Owens, Mr. Gibson and Mr. Reed for working across party lines for the good of New York State agriculture.


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Young Carers Study - Child and Family Research Centre.
Lots of young people care for a member of their family who have a disability or health problem.
The Child and Family Research Centre at the National University of Ireland carried out research to learn more about what it is like for young people who care for a family member and see if anything can be done to help them.
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Caring before their time Research and Policy Perspectives on Young Carers - Barnardos Publication
This study provides an insight into the experiences and needs of children and young people who provide primary or secondary care to parents or other close relatives with a chronic illness or physical disability. The study explores implications for service provision and identifies approaches that show promise for meeting the social, educational and health needs of young carers.
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(THE HILL) — Democrats are more optimistic about their chances to pick up House seats going into the upcoming cycle than they were at the start of the previous two cycles, largely due to better finances and the help of President Obama's 2012 organization, which will now be geared towards congressional races.
A three-page memo issued to House Democrats by Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) on Friday outlines eight ways in which Democrats believe they are better positioned now than in recent memory.
"Republicans have falsely claimed that they start the 2014 cycle with a permanent advantage and are in a better position than 2012 or 2010 because of redistricting and a historical '6-year itch.' Neither turn out to be true," Israel writes.
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Book Review: The Last Colony by John Scalzi
The third book in the series that started with Old Man's War.
The Last Colony by John Scalzi is the third book in a series that began with Old Man's War and continued with The Ghost Brigades. You should probably read those two first, but you can read Last Colony on its own, there are enough clues to allow you to follow along, but you will miss some references.
At the beginning of The Last Colony, John Perry, the hero of the first two books, has retired from his days fighting aliens for the Colonial Union and is living a quiet life as the ombudsman in a village on the planet Huckleberry. He has married Jane Sagan, his lover from previous books, and they have an adopted teenage daughter. Perry and Sagan are back in normal human bodies, having giving up their enhanced bodies when they stopped being soldiers (as I said, you should probably read the first two books first!)
Then he gets a visit from his former commander, asking (if not quite ordering) him and his family to move to a new colony. They accept, with some ambivalence. But then weird stuff starts to happen.
As with any book by John Scalzi, there's humor here. The plot is pretty interesting and the pages keep turning. There's nothing profound here, and no one is going to call Scalzi a great prose stylist, but he knows how to put sentences and paragraphs together. I diidn't enjoy either The Ghost Brigades or The Last Colony as much as Old Man's War but the books are all entertaining. Recommended.
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Pittsgrove to hold annual egg hunt
PITTSGROVE The Pittsgrove Recreation Committee will host its 19th annual Easter Egg Hunt at 11 a.m. Saturday in Green Branch Park, 299 Upper Neck Road.
Children ages 2 to 10 are invited to join the Easter Bunny. Participants should bring a basket to collect eggs, candy and other prizes.
For information, call (856) 358-2300, ext 28.
Romantic affair inspires music show at Landis Theater
VINELAND Appel Farm at the Landis will present Lauren Fox: Love, Lust, Fear and Freedom: The Music of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen at 8 p.m. Saturday at Landis Theater Performing Arts Center, 830 E. Landis Ave.
Conceived and performed by Fox, this unique musical evening is inspired by the romantic affair between Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Through their own words and music, Fox weaves an intimate conversation between the artists as they fall in and out of love. Performance includes such songs as Hey, Thats No Way To Say Goodbye, Chelsea Morning, Suzanne and Both Sides Now.
Tickets cost $22.50 and $30. For tickets or information, call (856) 691-1121 or visit www.landistheater.com.
Hunt for eggs Sat. in Millville library
MILLVILLE Millville Public Library, 210 Buck St., will host its annual Easter egg hunt, for children in preschool through second grade, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the librarys childrens room. Participants should bring a bag.
For information, call (856) 825-7087, ext. 12.
Pokemon Club to meet in Vineland
VINELAND Children and teens ages 7 to 16 are invited to participate in the Pokemon Club from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Vineland Public Library, 1058 E. Landis Ave.
Join Senior Library Assistant Juni Ruiz for a discussion of all things Pokemon. Participants are invited to bring their Nintendo DS handhelds, Pokemon games, trading cards and anything else related to Pokemon.
Registration is required. Children 8 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
The Friends of the Vineland Public Library provides funds for the program
To register or for information, call (856) 794-4244, ext. 4246.
BHS grad completes Army basic training
Army Pvt. Dmitri Price, son of Thomas Banks and Pamela Brown, both of Bridgeton, graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.
He is a 2012 graduate of Bridgeton High School.
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Articles about Calista Flockhart
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Jon Hamm has two 2012 noms, but for now he's still part of a distinguished group outside the winners' circle, including Andy Griffith, Phylicia Rashad, George Clooney, Judy Garland, and more hard-to-believe names
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The Globes were first to recognize iconic shows like Roseanne, NYPD Blue, and The X Files. Are the Globes wacky? Sure. But as history tells us, they're certainly worth paying attention to. Here are some examples of times when they made better choices than the Emmys.
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Don't Square
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DescriptionDon't Square is a game with only one rule: AVOID forming a square with your gaming pieces on the board. To tell honestly, this is not as simple as it sounds and first you have to practice in order to win. It´s a real challenge!
Don´t Square develops logic and brain. You can spend your free time with this game relaxing your mind from any other business. It is ideal for long lasting travels and very useful, especially if your children are travelling with you.
When you are trained enough, make your board bigger and then try to win.
A few more words: There are five different difficulty levels. Personally I like also to set a time limit and if I am too slow, the iPhone will make a move for me. You can choose to play against your iPhone / iPod or invite someone for a match. It will for sure be fun!
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Unfortunately it seems that my family has decided that paying +-R600 for a crappy internet connection with a bad cap is a waste of money considering that I am the only person out of 4 who actually use it for anything, and school keeps me away from using it during the week so it only really gets used on the weekends by one person.
After a huge argument with my parents who were originally going to just downgrade to a cheaper(and slower) line, they have now decided to cut us off completely. At the end of this month I will no longer have an internet connection.
So this is kind of my last goodbye, I don't know if I'll ever be back, maybe when I move out, but that's only in another 3 years so you'll probably have forgotten about poor old Agito by then. So goodbye and good luck to you all in all aspects of your lives, hopefully I will see you all again someday.
Regards - Agito
Result: Costly VictoryCasualties:GTA: SAVentriloDead Rising 2Warcraft IIIXfireMozilla FirefoxDungeon Keeper 2ItunesVLC media PlayerKills:1643 Infected Files Deleted372 Infected Files Repaired0 Files Moved to Vault
Restoration Possible: Yes
Lessons Learned:Need Better FirewallNever LAN with unprotected PC'sScan before and after LAN gameScan at least once a day
A whole bunch of fun! (This was why I was not online last weekend)Mainly we just played Warcraft with a whole lot of variated maps i.e. DotA, Weakest Link, Trolls Versus Elves, Legion Tower Defence etc. We also played some Counter Strike Source now and then, and sometimes split up into some seperate Left 4 Dead Games.
All in all, it was great fun and I'd like to do it again sometime, unfortunately not all of us can always make it, but I'm sure there'll be another weekend soon.
I'm probably going to my friends house tomoroww where we'll have somewhat of a mini-LAN. We will be spamming DotA because he is trying to get better with his character (Bloodseeker) so he can start playing online with me.
This week wasn't exactly great for reasons I'm not going to share, but good news is that I've gotten into our schools Grounds and Safety Panel. Baisically what we do is make sure nobody bunks assemblies, and go to schol events such as Spring Ball to make sure that nobody sneaks in any alchohol, drugs, or just sneaks in without a ticket. This job is perfect for me because is appeals to my anti-social side, so I actually have an excuse to not go to such social events when people ask me to.
W00t, DotA time!
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*Conclusion- Draw all your points together- State your opinion. (Make sure this corresponds with the facts in the body)
*Other useful tips- Learn about the topic. Making up stuff will not earn you points.- Make sure you are away from distraction while writing.- Write a rough copy first to edit and plan for the neat.- Use correct grammar and punctuation (This doesn't always give you points in history, but it will at least help when the examiner marks your paper.)
I have had no new games recently, and with all the great titles out like Reach, and Dead Rising 2 I could really use some cash, the only problem being that I have no way to earn any.


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Tag:Spring training
Posted on: March 5, 2012 10:01 pm
Edited on: March 6, 2012 3:44 pm
Spring primer: Cleveland Indians
By Matt Snyder
The Cleveland Indians were the feel good story in baseball for the 2011 season ... as of May 23, when the Tribe was 30-15 with a seven-game lead in the AL Central. They were still tied for first as late as July 21, but just couldn't keep up with the red-hot Tigers in the second half, finishing 15 games out in the end. With a full season with some good, young talent and experience added to the starting rotation, the Tribe is hoping that they don't run out of gas this time around. Unfortunately, bad luck has already struck this spring with an injury to closer Chris Perez and center fielder Grady Sizemore already sustaining a major injury.
Major additions: Casey Kotchman, 1B, OF Aaron Cunningham, RHP Derek Lowe, RHP Kevin Slowey
Major departures: DH Jim Thome, OF Kosuke Fukudome
Probable lineup
1. Michael Brantley, CF
2. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
3. Shin-Soo Choo, RF
4. Carlos Santana, C
5. Travis Hafner, DH
6. Casey Kotchman, 1B
7. Jason Kipnis, 2B
8. Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B
9. Shelley Duncan, LF
Probable rotation
1. Ubaldo Jimenez
2. Justin Masterson
3. Josh Tomlin
4. Derek Lowe
5. Kevin Slowey
The status for Roberto Hernandez Heredia (the artist formerly known as Fausto Carmona, that is) is completely up in the air right now. He will at least miss all of spring training.
Back-end bullpen
Closer: Chris Perez
Set-up: Vinnie Pestano, Tony Sipp, Joe Smith
Important bench players
C Lou Marson, 1B/OF Matt LaPorta, OF Aaron Cunningham, IF Jason Donald, IF Jack Hannahan
Prospect to watch
The Indians were chock full of these last season, but Kipnis and Chisenhall made the leap while Alex White and Drew Pomeranz were traded to the Rockies for Jimenez. Instead, we're scraping for guys with huge upside but not close to the majors (like 18-year-old shortstop Francisco Lindor) or those who have already spent time in the majors (Cord Phelps, Zach McAllister). I'll go with Nick Hagadone here. He did get 11 innings of work for the Indians last season but he's still techinically a prospect. He also has the ability to be a high-strikeout addition the Bullpen Mafia. He struck out 77 in 71 minor-league innings and 11 in his 11 big-league innings last season.
Fantasy sleeper: Jason Kipnis
"Granted, Kipnis' first couple weeks on the job were a little too good to be true. He hit six homers in the span of 11 days before his deal with the devil ran out, landing him on the 15-day DL with a hamstring injury. But just because he's not really a 40-homer threat doesn't mean the whole thing was a sham. He also had five steals during his time in the majors, demonstrating a combination of power and speed normally associated with the best of the best second basemen, such as Dustin Pedroia and Ian Kinsler. And the attributes he was most known for in the minors -- his .300-plus batting average and high walk rate -- weren't even on display during his 136 at-bat trial." - Scott White [Full Indians team fantasy preview]
Fantasy bust: Asdrubal Cabrera
"OK, so Cabrera was the surprise of 2011, emerging off the waiver wire to contribute 25 homers and 94 RBI at the weakest position in Fantasy. It was fun, sure. But the danger for Fantasy owners is when that once-in-a-lifetime season becomes the new expectation. Not only were Cabrera's 25 homers a complete departure from his established track record, but they came with an elevated fly ball rate that began to wreak havoc on his batting average in the second half, when he presumably became homer-conscious. He hit only .244 after the All-Star break, and his .411 slugging percentage during that stretch was actually lower than the one he put together during a six-homer 2009. If he continues to force the issue, he could turn out like Aaron Hill. Then again, if he reverts to being more of a line-drive hitter, he'll have to settle for fewer homers.
" - Scott White [Full Indians team fantasy preview]
Optimistic outlook
Do Clevelanders do optimism? If not, they should. Everyone needs to think happy thoughts on occasion. Let's try to do so here. Ubaldo Jimenez rounds back in ace form and Derek Lowe keeps things together for one last year, giving the Tribe a pretty damn good pitching staff, top to bottom. Hafner and Sizemore (eventually) stay healthy and party like it's 2006 while Choo returns to form and the young guns blossom faster than expected. Or, as Lou Brown once said, "the veterans are playing back to form and the [young players] are developing faster than I thought ... " If that all happens, the Indians can win one of the wild cards and even have a shot at the mighty Tigers.
Pessimistic outlook
The division is divided into two parts. The Tigers and everyone else. Too much has to go right for the Indians to even come close to the Tigers, and the gap has widened from the 15-game gap that we saw at the end of last season. Also, the wild card is already plenty crowded with only two division winners coming from this group: Yankees, Rays, Red Sox, Rangers and Angels.
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Category: MLB
Posted on: March 4, 2012 10:21 pm
Edited on: March 4, 2012 10:22 pm
Spring primer: Cincinnati Reds
By C. Trent Rosecrans
With Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder leaving the National League Central, Reds general manager Walt Jocketty saw an opportunity to take the division. Jocketty traded two of the team's top prospects to San Diego for Mat Latos and fortified the bullpen with the additions of Ryan Madson and Sean Marshall. With Joey Votto under contract for just the next two years, the Reds see these two years as their best chance to win, and the team is going for it.
Major additions: RHP Mat Latos, RHP Ryan Madson, LHP Sean Marshall, OF Ryan Ludwick
Major departures: RHP Francisco Cordero, RHP Edinson Volquez, C Ramon Hernandez, 1B Yonder Alonso
Probable lineup
1. Brandon Phillips 2B
2. Zack Cozart SS
3. Joey Votto 1B
4. Scott Rolen 3B
5. Jay Bruce RF
6. Ryan Ludwick LF
7. Drew Stubbs CF
8. Ryan Hanigan C
Probable rotation
1. Johnny Cueto
2. Mat Latos
3. Bronson Arroyo
4. Mike Leake
5. Homer Bailey
Back-end bullpen
Closer: Ryan Madson
Set-up: LHP Sean Marshall, RHP Nick Masset, LHP Bill Bray
Important bench players
C Devin Mesoraco, OF Chris Heisey, 3B Juan Francisco
Prospect to watch
The Reds sent Alonso to San Diego in the deal that brought Latos to Cincinnati, making many nervous about the post-Votto era. If Votto doesn't re-sign with the Reds, many saw Alonso as the heir apparent. Now that Alonso's out of the picture, the first baseman of the future is Neftali Soto. The 23-year-old was the team's third-round pick in 2007 and played shortstop, third base and catcher in addition to first base. But the team finally left him at first in 2011. The reason the team kept moving him was that his bat has never been an issue. Last season he hit 30 home runs in just 102 games at Double-A Carolina, missing a month with a broken bone in his left wrist. He doesn't walk much (just 103 walks and 375 strikeouts in five minor-league seasons), but he has plenty of power to all fields, with 10 of his 31 homers (including one in four games at Triple-A) were opposite field shots.
Fantasy sleeper: Homer Bailey
"The Reds have been conservative with Bailey and the team hopes that their caution will pay off this season. If he can stay healthy, Bailey has an excellent chance for a breakout season, as he has made steady improvements in his pitch selection, control and efficiency." -- Al Melchior [Full Reds fantasy preview]
Fantasy bust: Ryan Ludwick
"Some observers have pointed to Ludwick's career line at Great American Ball Park (.276/.321/.600) as a sign of an impending comeback season, and it's true that he has had the misfortune of playing in pitchers' parks for most of his career. However, Ludwick has just 19 plate appearances at GABP over the last two years, a time period during which he has seen an erosion of his power numbers, both at home and on the road." -- Al Melchior [Full Reds fantasy preview]
Optimistic outlook
Not only does Cueto improve upon his breakout 2011, but Latos is even better than he was in the second half of 2011, giving the Reds a dominant and young top of the rotation. Add to that a healthy Arroyo and see Bailey live up to his immense potential -- and the Reds have one of the best rotations in the National League. The offense continues to put up runs and Cincinnati eases into the postseason past the fading Cardinals and Brewers.
Pessimistic outlook
Injuries and unfulfilled potential lead to the second straight season of disappointment on the Ohio River. Not only does the starting pitching falter, but Stubbs breaks Mark Reynolds' single-season strikeout record, Bruce isn't able to make adjustments and rookies Mesoraco and Cozart play like rookies at the two most important defensive positions on the diamond. Milwaukee and St. Louis once again are the class of the division, while Pittsburgh improves and not only breaks its 19-year streak of losing seasons, but also leapfrogs the Reds for third in the NL Central. Adding insult to injury, Phillips leaves as a free agent and with the team in flux, Votto is sent away for prospects and another rebuilding job is underway.
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Category: MLB
Tags: 2012 spring training, Bill Bray, Brandon Phillips, Brewers, Bronson Arroyo, C. Trent Rosecrans, Cardinals, Chris Heisey, Devin Mesoraco, Drew Stubbs, Edinson Volquez, Francisco Cordero, Homer Bailey, Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Johnny Cueto, Juan Francisco, Mat Latos, Mike Leake, Neftali Soto, Nick Masset, NL Central, Ramon Hernandez, Reds, Ryan Hanigan, Ryan Ludwick, Ryan Madson, Scott Rolen, Sean Marshall, spring primer, spring training, Walt Jocketty, Yonder Alonso, Zack Cozart
Posted on: March 3, 2012 8:43 pm
Spring primer: Toronto Blue Jays
By Matt Snyder
The 2011 Blue Jays were 81-81, despite blowing an AL-worst 25 saves. So the task heading into the offseason for general manager Alex Anthopolous was pretty clear: Improve the bullpen. And he did, in trading for Sergio Santos and signing Francisco Cordero, among other upgrades. If the Blue Jays can knock off 10-15 of those blown saves and basically play similarly in every other aspect, they'll have a great shot at one of the two wild card spots. And the good news for the Jays is that they appear a bit better in other aspects than last season, like getting a full season from Brett Lawrie, to name one example.
Major additions: RHP Sergio Santos, RHP Francisco Cordero, LHP Darren Oliver, RHP Jason Frasor, OF Ben Francisco, IF Omar Vizquel
Major departures: C Jose Molina, RHP Frank Francisco, RHP Jon Rauch
Probable lineup
1. Yunel Escobar, SS
2. Kelly Johnson, 2B
3. Jose Bautista, RF
4. Adam Lind, 1B
5. Edwin Encarnacion, DH
6. Brett Lawrie, 3B
7. Colby Rasmus, CF
8. Eric Thames, LF
9. J.P. Arencibia, C
Probable rotation
1. Ricky Romero
2. Brandon Morrow
3. Henderson Alvarez
4. Brett Cecil
5. Dustin McGowan
Kyle Drabek is also in the mix.
Back-end bullpen
Closer: Sergio Santos
Set-up: Francisco Cordero, Casey Janssen
Important bench players
OF Rajai Davis, OF Ben Francisco, OF Travis Snider, C Jeff Mathis, IF Omar Vizquel
Prospect to watch
Catcher Travis d'Arnaud, one of the players who came over in the Roy Halladay trade, just turned 23 years old and is considered a top 20 prospect in all of baseball. He hit .311/.371/.542 with 21 homers in 114 Double-A games last season. And while Arencibia hit 23 bombs last season, he also had a paltry .219 batting average and .282 on-base percentage. He struck out 133 times while only walking 36. So it's entirely possible he struggles mightily and is replaced by d'Arnaud at some point this season. Or maybe the Jays trade one of them? We'll see, but keep your eye on d'Arnaud's progress. Many believe he's special.
Fantasy sleeper: Henderson Alvarez
"Alvarez wasn't considered a high-profile prospect at this time last year, so understandably, his 10 starts during a late-season trial weren't enough to put him on most Fantasy owners' radars. But consider just how impressive those 10 starts were. Better yet, consider how impressive his final eight were. He pitched at least six innings in each, posting a 3.06 ERA and 1.06 WHIP. He also issued only six walks during that stretch. Six. In 53 innings. And this isn't some soft-tosser who took the league by surprise simply by throwing strikes, a la Zach Duke in 2005. Alvarez throws in the mid-90s. He has top-of-the-rotation stuff to go along with a good feel for the strike zone and has already tasted success in the heavy-hitting AL East." - Scott White [Full Blue Jays fantasy team preview]
Fantasy bust: J.P. Arencibia
"Arencibia was one of five catchers to hit 20-plus homers last year, and he did it as a rookie. But before visions of Mike Piazza start dancing in your heads, keep in mind he was especially old for a rookie, turning 25 before the start of the season. He's 26 now, which means he's already in the thick of his prime, which means what you see with him might be exactly what you get. And it's even worse than it looks. Arencibia hit only .219 in 2011, which is discouraging enough, but when you consider he got worse over the course of the season, hitting .199 over the final four months, you have to wonder if his excessive strikeout rate makes him a sitting duck against major-league pitching." - Scott White [Full Blue Jays fantasy team preview]
Optimistic outlook
Morrow has a huge breakout campaign, giving the Jays a potent 1-2 punch in the rotation. Alvarez blossoms into a good No. 3 while Drabek realizes his potential and has a huge second half. Lawrie enters stardom early and Rasmus reaches his potential, making the offense even more potent than before. Plus, the new back-end of the bullpen is dominant. That gets the Blue Jays into the 90s in victories and they win a wild card.
Pessimistic outlook
The Jays just didn't do enough to close the gap, as they still aren't good enough to finish ahead of any of the following, at the very least: Yankees, Rays, Red Sox, Rangers or Angels. Instead, they're more on the same footing as the Royals and Indians. Thus, it's another fourth-place finish for the Blue Jays, who haven't made the playoffs since 1993.
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Category: MLB
Tags: 2012 spring training, Adam Lind, AL East, Ben Francisco, Blue Jays, Brandon Morrow, Brett Cecil, Brett Lawrie, Casey Janssen, Colby Rasmus, Dustin McGowan, Edwin Encarnacion, Eric Thames, Francisco Cordero, Henderson Alvarez, J.P. Arencibia, Jeff Mathis, Jose Bautista, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Drabek, Matt Snyder, Omar Vizquel, Rajai Davis, Ricky Romero, Sergio Santos, spring training, spring training 2012, Travis d'Arnaud, Travis Snider, Yunel Escobar
Posted on: March 3, 2012 6:19 pm
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Injury roundup: Wright, Marcum, Gordon and more
By Matt Snyder
Mets third baseman David Wright was scratched from the lineup in an intrasquad game Saturday due to soreness in his left side. Per the Associated Press, he has stiffness near his ribcage, something he felt back on Monday. He has been limited in workouts this week, but it's nothing to worry about just yet.
"If it was a real game, obviously I would be playing," Wright said (Associated Press). "But they wanted to try to take it slow, especially this early in the spring."
The Mets are looking for Wright to play in their Grapefruit League opener Monday night.
Other minor injury news and updates from Saturday:
• Hopefully this doesn't become a daily thing, but we have another Carl Crawford update. The Red Sox left fielder had a setback Friday with swelling in his surgically repaired wrist, but Saturday he reiterated his goal is to be ready for opening day. He's taking anti-inflammatory medication and the swelling has already decreased. (BostonHerald.com)
• Brewers starting pitcher Shaun Marcum threw Saturday and reportedly indicated he felt "much better." His shoulder soreness is going away and he's scheduled to pitch his first spring game March 10. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via Twitter)
• Dodgers shortstop Dee Gordon took a bad hop to the mouth Saturday. He received "several stitches to close a gash on his lip." (MLB.com)
• Remember Kiko Calero? CBSSports.com insider Jon Heyman reports that Calero is "considering Bartolo Colon surgery as he weighs a comeback." Colon had surgery that placed fat and bone marrow stem cells into his elbow and shoulder, helping him get his career back on track with the Yankees last season. Calero, 37, last pitched in 2009 for the Marlins. He had a 1.95 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 69 strikeouts in 60 innings.
• Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong was one of several starting pitchers to go down with lower back stiffness early on in camp, but he threw from 105 feet Saturday and will back up to 120 feet Sunday. He will then hit the mound either Tuesday or Wednesday, as his back is feeling better. (CSNBayArea.com via Twitter)
• Mets outfielder Scott Hairston was removed from Saturday's intrasquad game with an apparent side injury. Remember, Hairston ended the 2011 season on the disabled list with a strained oblique. (ESPN New York)
• Giants reliever Dan Runzler has left camp and will fly to see Dr. James Andrews for an examination on his left shoulder and lat area. An MRI showed the left-handers' rotator cuff, but surgery hasn't been ruled out. It really doesn't sound good, as even a strained lat muscle would put Runzler out for around six weeks. (CSNBayArea.com)
• Padres infielder Logan Forsythe fractured a sesamoid bone in his left foot Saturday and will be out for anywhere from two to eight weeks. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
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Posted on: March 2, 2012 9:41 pm
Spring primer: Philadelphia Phillies
By Matt Snyder
The 2011 Phillies sported an MLB-best 102-60 regular-season record, but then lost a heartbreaking Game 5 in the NLDS, 1-0, to the eventual World Champion Cardinals. Rubbing salt in the wound was slugger Ryan Howard tearing his Achilles tendon on the final out of Game 5. He's expected to miss around two months. With him missing time, the Phillies aging stars a year older and a much tougher division in 2012, is the window of opportunity for another World Series title starting to close with this nucleus? It's certainly not closed, but it may be headed that way.
Major additions: RHP Jonathan Papelbon, OF/IF Laynce Nix, IF Ty Wigginton, 1B Jim Thome
Major departures: OF Faul Ibanez, RHP Ryan Madson, RHP Roy Oswalt, RHP Brad Lidge, OF Ben Francisco
Probable lineup
1. Jimmy Rollins, SS
2. Shane Victorino, CF
3. Chase Utley, 2B
4. Hunter Pence, RF
5. Jim Thome/Ty Wigginton/Laynce Nix, 1B
6. John Mayberry, LF
7. Placido Polanco, 3B
8. Carlos Ruiz, C
Ryan Howard will obviously man 1B and slide in the lineup at cleanup when he's ready to take the field, but it doesn't sound like that's happening until late May, if not later.
Probable rotation
1. Roy Halladay
2. Cliff Lee
3. Cole Hamels
4. Vance Worley
5. Joe Blanton
Kyle Kendrick waiting in the wings if someone goes down.
Back-end bullpen
Closer: Jonathan Papelbon
Set-up: Antonio Bastardo
Important bench players
C Brian Schneider, OF Juan Pierre and whoever isn't starting at 1B (see lineup above)
Prospect to watch
Domonic Brown isn't a prospect anymore and much of the Phillies top prospects are in the lower-levels of the minors, so it's slim pickings here -- as to be expected with an elite, veteran club. I'll go with Phillipe Aumont, a relief pitcher headed for Triple-A. The 23-year-old had a 3.18 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings once he was promoted to Triple-A last season. Control was an issue, as he walked 14 guys, leading to a 1.54 WHIP, but he certainly has the strikeout capability to contribute to the bullpen later in the season if he gets things figured out. Considering the Phillies are counting on the likes of Jose Contreras, Chad Qualls and Dontrelle Willis in the bullpen, the chances an injury or underperformance open up a spot in the 'pen after a few months are pretty good.
Fantasy bust: Hunter Pence
"Before you hop aboard the hype train and ride it all the way to crazy town, you might want to remind yourself that theonly aspect of his game that changed for the better last year was his batting average. He didn't gain any power. He didn't walk more or strike out less. He didn't fundamentally change as a player. He simply got better results, putting together a .361 BABIP instead of his usual .305 or so. It wouldn't be the first time. He had a .377 BABIP as a rookie in 2007, when he hit .322. But the peripherals suggested it was too good to be true then, and they do now as well. Pence is an asset in Fantasy because of his job security and 20-homer power, but he's a .280 hitter who can't take a walk." - Scott White [Full Phillies fantasy team preview]
Fantasy sleeper: John Mayberry
"General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. has made the comparison. Manager Charlie Manuel has made the comparison. It's Mayberry's identity now: the next Jayson Werth. For the Fantasy owners who have played long enough to remember when Werth rose from obscurity to put together a 20-20 season in 2008, that's cause for celebration. But is it a reasonable expectation? Hey, Mayberry is more of a certainty now than Werth was then, having hit 15 homers in 267 at-bats last year. Like Werth, he's a former first-round pick who, like Werth, didn't begin to meet his potential until his late 20s. And like Werth, he happens to be in the right place at the right time to take advantage." - Scott White [Full Phillies fantasy team preview]
Optimistic outlook
World Series champs. By now, anything less is a disappointment for a group with so much talent and postseason experience.
Pessimistic outlook
The offense badly struggles without Howard -- who falls behind in his rehab and misses three months -- with age declines limiting production from the likes of Utley, Rollins and Polanco. Worley comes back to Earth after his insane 2011 season and Blanton continues to struggle with injuries. Even with all that, the Phillies would still be good enough to be a playoff contender, even in the mighty NL East, due to the new two-wild-card playoff format. It's hard to envision enough things going wrong to have them finish below the Braves, Marlins and Nationals. Maybe two of the three -- in a worst-case scenario -- but not all three.
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Tags: 2012 spring training, Antonio Bastardo, Brian Schneider, Carlos Ruiz, Chad Qualls, Chad Qualls, Chase Utley, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Domonic Brown, Hunter Pence, Jim Thome, Jimmy Rollins, Joe Blanton, John Mayberry, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Contreras, Juan Pierre, Kyle Kendrick, Laynce Nix, Matt Snyder, Phillies, Phillipe Aumont, Placido Polanco, Roy Halladay, Ryan Howard, Shane Victorino, spring training, spring training 2012, Ty Wigginton, Vance Worley
Posted on: March 1, 2012 10:33 pm
Spring primer: Miami Marlins
By Matt Snyder
All of a sudden, in just one offseason, the Miami Marlins have undergone a complete makeover. They have a new name, logo and stadium. New, more colorful uniforms are part of the deal as well. Still, that's all window-dressing if the on-field product resembles the 72-90 one from 2011. And it doesn't. Not only did the Marlins bring in three highly-coveted and high-priced free agents, but they traded for fiery Carlos Zambrano and brought in one of the most outspoken -- and, at times, effective -- managers in baseball. How Ozzie Guillen's new-look troops fare in the 2012 season remains to be seen, but two things are certain: More people will be in attendance to find out and it's not going to be boring.
Major additions: SS Jose Reyes, LHP Mark Buehrle, RHP Carlos Zambrano, RHP Heath Bell, LHP Wade LeBlanc
Major departures: RHP Javier Vazquez, C John Baker, RHP Burke Badenhop, RHP Chris Volstad
Probable lineup
1. Jose Reyes, SS
2. Emilio Bonifacio, CF
3. Hanley Ramirez, 3B
4. Giancarlo Stanton, RF (a.k.a. Mike Stanton)
5. Logan Morrison, LF
6. Gaby Sanchez, 1B
7. John Buck, C
8. Omar Infante, 2B
Probable rotation
1. Josh Johnson
2. Mark Buehrle
3. Anibal Sanchez
4. Ricky Nolasco
5. Carlos Zambrano
Wade LeBlanc is the injury replacement.
Back-end bullpen
Closer: Heath Bell
Set-up: Edward Mujica, Mike Dunn
Important bench players
C Brett Hayes, IF Greg Dobbs, OF Scott Cousins, OF Bryan Petersen
Prospect to watch
For this year, there really aren't many guys on the radar ready to jump in and immediately help. Third base prospect Matt Dominguez is in Triple-A, but he's now blocked by one of the team leaders in Hanley Ramirez. All the other highly-ranked Marlins prospects are in the lower-levels of the minors. So we'll go with Dominguez here for this reason: Should he have a big first three months in Triple-A while the Marlins are in the thick of the pennant race, he makes for good trade bait at the deadline. Maybe they could use him to upgrade the bridge to Heath Bell or even as part of a package to landing a really good center fielder.
Fantasy breakout: Logan Morrison
"Morrison's track record suggests both his walk rate and BABIP should rebound, and in fact, his .268 BABIP from a year ago looks like the result of some horrendously bad luck. He is a strong bet to improve on his OBP and, at worst, maintain the home run power he displayed in 2011. Add in some improvement and subtract out his minor league demotion and DL time from last season, and Morrison suddenly profiles as a No. 3 mixed league OF." - Al Melchior [Full Marlins team fantasy preview]
Fantasy bounce-back: Hanley Ramirez
"Ramirez had a miserable first half last season, and just when he started to get untracked, he suffered a shoulder injury that led to season-ending surgery. As the season progressed, Ramirez adjusted and started hitting more line drives and flyballs, and his batting average and power numbers rose accordingly. Even though his overall stats were pale compared to his norms, a good sign for Ramirez was that his home run per flyball rate was not much lower than usual." - Al Melchior [Full Marlins team fantasy preview]
Optimistic outlook
Everyone behaves, Ramirez and Johnson stay healthy and have big seasons while the youngsters (Stanton, Morrison) develop into stars. Especially now that there are two wild cards, the Marlins have a great shot at the playoffs with this group. And once you get there, anything can happen, so I'd say an optimistic outlook has them winning the third World Series in franchise history. If you look at the upside in the offense and rotation in particular, it's hard to argue against a best-case scenario being a championship. Then again ...
Pessimistic outlook
Utter disaster. The club doesn't respond to Guillen, Johnson injures his arm again, Zambrano melts down, Morrison quibbles with management over Twitter, Ramirez starts slow and demands a trade due to wanting to play shortstop again ... you get it. I can't think of another club with such high-peak and low-valley potential entering the 2012 season. This group of personalities could be the new Bronx Zoo champion or a catastrophic mix on the field that finishes last. Almost literally, anything could happen. As I said in the intro, it certainly won't be boring. Just sit back, relax and enjoy the show.
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Posted on: March 1, 2012 9:30 pm
Injury roundup: Johan, Longoria and more
By Matt Snyder
Johan Santana's progress in spring training is going to continue to be a huge storyline because he was once the best pitcher in baseball and if he's able to return to form, the Mets will enter the season with a huge boost in psyche. Thursday, he took another big step forward. The left-handed ace faced hitters for the first time since September.
"I felt pretty good," Santana said (Associated Press). "I was able to throw for the first time having hitters standing up at the plate and swinging the bat. It was pretty good.
"I was told I was going to be challenged from those guys and I had to step up and do my thing. I was able to come in and throw my fastballs inside and see how they react and to be able to throw my changeup. Overall, it was good." (AP)
Santana will next start against the Cardinals in a split-squad game Tuesday. He's scheduled to throw either two innings or 40 pitches, whatever he hits first.
Other minor injury news and updates -- major news like back surgery would be covered in its own post -- from Thursday in spring training:
• Star Rays third baseman Evan Longoria was hit in the hand with a pitch during an intrasquad game. That's scary, because hand bones are routinely broken when hitters are struck with a pitched ball in baseball. Longoria and the Rays dodged a bullet, though, as X-rays were negative and it's merely a bruise. Longoria is listed as day-to-day. (TampaBay.com)
• Marlins ace Josh Johnson missed the majority of last season with shoulder issues. He threw 37 pitches in a bullpen session Thursday and reports that he feels "good" and is "tired of the screen in front of" him. He'll get his chance to throw without the L-screen Monday, when he starts Miami's spring opener against the Cardinals. (Fish Tank blog)
• Brewers starting pitcher Shaun Marcum has some "tenderness" in his right (throwing) shoulder and will back off his throwing program a bit. Worry not, though, the Brewers say because Marcum was already going to dial it back this spring after having such a big workload last season -- only two years removed from Tommy John surgery.
"We don't need throw 20 innings in Spring Training," Marcum said (MLB.com). "That's pointless. Spring Training is so long for everybody, by the end of it you're wasting pitches and wasting time."
• Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche was kept out of workouts Thursday with a mild left ankle sprain, but it sounds like a precautionary measure.
"I don't want to flare it up any more than it is," said LaRoche (MASNSports.com). "There's no point right now risking dragging this thing out for another week if we can knock it out in a couple days. I would rather get some throwing in, get some swings and just try to stay off of it as far as running."
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Posted on: February 29, 2012 9:54 pm
Spring primer: Arizona Diamondbacks
By C. Trent Rosecrans
Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers didn't rest on the team's unexpected division title, adding Trevor Cahill to an already strong rotation, anchored by Ian Kennedy and Daniel Hudson. Arizona also added outfielder Jason Kubel to a two-year, $16 million deal to help out the offense. The Diamondbacks surprised everyone in 2011, but it's safe to say they won't sneak up on anyone in 2012.
Major additions: OF Jason Kubel, RHP Trevor Cahill, RHP Takashi Saito, LHP Craig Breslow
Major departures: RHP Jason Marquis
Probable lineup
1. Stephen Drew SS
2. Aaron Hill 2B
3. Justin Upton RF
4. Miguel Montero C
5. Chris Young CF
6. Jason Kubel LF
7. Paul Goldschmidt 1B
8. Ryan Roberts 3B
Probable rotation
1. Ian Kennedy
2. Daniel Hudson
3. Trevor Cahill
4. Joe Saunders
5. Josh Collmenter
Back-end bullpen
Closer: J.J. Putz
Set-up: David Hernandez, Brad Ziegler, Takashi Saito
Important bench players
OF Gerrardo Parra, UTIL Willie Bloomquist, 1B Lyle Overbay
Prospect to watch
The Diamondbacks traded right-handed starter Jarrod Parker, named the team's No. 1 prospect by Baseball America before the 2011 season, to Oakland in exchange for Cahill. While top-flight pitching prospects don't grow on trees, it may seem like it in Arizona. With two top-10 picks in last season's draft, Arizona took two right-handed power arms in Trevor Bauer and Archie Bradley. Those two, along with lefty Tyler Skaggs, give the Diamondbacks perhaps the best trio of pitching prospects in the game. Of the three, Bauer is the one expected to contribute the soonest. The right-hander was the second overall pick in the draft out of UCLA, won the Golden Spikes Award, given to the top amateur players in the country. While he can throw up to 98 mph, his curveball is his best pitch. The Diamondbacks thought about bringing him up for the stretch run last season, but he stayed in the minors, where he made seven starts. While his ERA wasn't pretty (5.96), he did strike out 43 batters in 25 2/3 innings.
Fantasy sleeper: Jason Kubel
"[The Diamondbacks] play in a hitter's park, much like the Metrodome, and recognize that a 29-year-old like Kubel is still young enough to salvage whatever he lost to expansive Target Field. Given his improvement against left-handed pitchers last year, a full season of at-bats could feasibly return Kubel to the 25-homer range. It's a reasonable enough possibility that he's worth a late-round flier in mixed leagues." -- Scott White [Full Diamondbacks fantasy preview]
Fantasy bust: Ryan Roberts
"You can't overlook the fact that his breakout season hinged on an unsustainably hot April in which he hit .313 with a 1.007 OPS. He hit .239 the rest of the way. Power and speed numbers aside, if his batting average is lagging right out of the gate, the Diamondbacks have little reason to give him the benefit of the doubt. He's already 31. It's not like he's any sort of building block. With higher-upside third basemen like Ryan Wheeler and Matt Davidson quickly rising through the minor-league system, Roberts is on a shorter leash than his ranking would have you believe." -- Scott White [Full Diamondbacks fantasy preview]
Optimistic outlook
After last season, how can you look at the Diamondbacks as anything other than a World Series contender? With Kennedy and Hudson continuing their development and solidifying themselves as legitimate top-of-the-rotation starters, plus Cahill and a Saunders that appears to have figured some things out, the pitching takes the Diamondbacks to an easy division title.
Pessimistic outlook
Last year proves to be an aberration, with all the pitchers taking a step back. Meanwhile, Drew never seems to recover from his injury, meaning a full season of Bloomquist and John McDonald at shortstop. It worked for a while last season, but it's unlikely to work again. Hill plays like he did in Toronto, as opposed to the way he played in the desert. With the offense and pitching struggling, the Diamondbacks could fall behind not just the Giants and Rockies, but also the Dodgers.
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Tags: 2012 spring training, Aaron Hill, Archie Bradley, BRad Ziegler, C. Trent Rosecrans, Chris Young, Craig Breslow, Daniel Hudson, David Hernandez, Diamondbacks, Gerrardo Parra, Ian Kennedy, J.J. Putz, Jarrod Parker, Jason Kubel, Jason Marquis, Joe Saunders, John McDonald, Josh Collmenter, Justin Upton, Kevin Towers, Lyle Overbay, Miguel Montero, NL West, Paul Goldschmidt, Ryan Roberts, spring training, Stephen Drew, Takashi Saito, Takashi Saito, Trevor Bauer, Trevor Cahill, Tyler Skaggs, Willie Bloomquist


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By Will Brinson
The Oakland Raiders are known for having very ... passionate fans. They're enthusiastic, if you will.
And that enthusiasm was on full display towards the Lions team bus as the team rolled into the black hole for today's game against the Raiders.
We know this because Jim Schwartz tweeted the accompanying picture of a few Raiders fans firing off the one-finger salute towards the Lions bus as it cruised through the parking lot en route to the stadium.
What's interesting about this tweet, besides the obvious humor involved in Schwartz calling it the "Black Hole welcoming committee" is how it paints the Lions publicly. After all, they've been the "bad guys" for the last few weeks if you ask anyone around the NFL.
But maybe I'm reading too deep into it; there's a pretty good chance that Schwartz appreciates this sort of enthusiasm from fans towards the opposing team.
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Jim Schwartz tweets pic of Raiders fans 'welcome'
Raider32 wanna be Lions? Ouch! It must hurt waking up and realizing that YOUR Raiders aren't as nasty as their fans smell!
Since: Feb 25, 2008
Posted on: December 19, 2011 12:28 am
Jim Schwartz tweets pic of Raiders fans 'welcome'
At 7-7 it's the Raiders who want-to-be the Lions. We are going to the playoffs and the Raiders will be sitting at home. Maybe Palmer and Bush should be making their tee times now....
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Jim Schwartz tweets pic of Raiders fans 'welcome'
hahahahahahaha all i can do is laugh at you
the look on your fans faces after the clock ran out.....
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Posted on: December 18, 2011 2:59 pm
Jim Schwartz tweets pic of Raiders fans 'welcome'
this should be a interesting game, my raiders vs the wannabe raiders da lions ....suh thought he had problems b4 wait till today our off line is nasty, with the top 2 pentalize teams meeting u kno someone is getting tossed and many fights in and out of the stadium and u kno Goodell is watching this game very closely for many reasons.


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These four video editors enable you to produce high-quality content that looks professional, and each is available for under $150.MORE >
September 24, 2008 10:38am EST
How to Upload High-Quality YouTube Videos
YouTube now encodes some video clips to both standard and high-quality parameters. Here's how to give yours the high-quality treatment. MORE >
May 9, 2008 12:21am EST
Video Tech Tips: How to Buy a Digital Photo Frame
Ready to evolve to Digital Photo Frames, but not quite sure how to do it? PJ Jacobowitz, PC Magazine's Product Reviews Coordinator, has four essential rules to follow.MORE >