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Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod Press Conference
I believe the press conference is scheduled for 3pm CST, maybe EST...so soon. You can allegedly watch a live stream at CSN Chicago.
In the meantime, read up on the new scouting director with this very well done Q&A.
The rumor mill is rather quiet at the moment, last bit of "news" was that Theo and Jed (sounds like a sitcom title) met with Q-Ball for 7 hours last week and have a second meeting this week. I want to imagine the 7 hours was spent getting as much information about the ballclub out of him before they canned him.
On the manager front, Peter Abraham reports that the Cubs and Red Sox could both be interested in former Brewer player and their current hitting coach, Dale Sveum.
After the jump, I'm trying to embed the live stream...see if it works.
If anything interesting is said in the presser, throw it in the comments.
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Theo said a final decision on Quade will come "hopefully within a week". Theo said he talked to Cue-Ball on the phone early last week and then met with him in person along with Hoyer for 5-6 hours a few days ago. Kaplan in the post-interview chit chat with Hollandsworth said he thinks Theo's body language hinted that Q is gone. Hollandsworth agrees.
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I still wouldn't be surprised if they keep him so they have a fall guy in July or September of next year...2012 looks like it will be a year of "find out what we have and what we need."
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I think Q is gone. Z might have a better chance of staying, unless Ricketts really wants Z gone.
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They've already got a fall guy, Jim Hendry, and Theo is supposed to be a pretty smart guy, and keeping a manager to have a "fall guy" would be a pretty dumb way to run a baseball team.
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Asked about ARam's future with the Cubs, Theo talked in past tense several times, "he had a great career as a Cub...we wish him well in the future...I wouldn't rule anything out...but as the top third baseman in free agency, I would think another team will make a nice offer...reading the tea leaves I think he will be moving on and we'll be looking at another solution at third."
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Asked about Z, Theo said, "I have had conversations with Barry Praver, Carlos' representative and those were enlightening," Epstein said. "I've sat down with a number of the guys who have been here working alongside Carlos during his Cubs career and that was also enlightening. I think now it's just a matter of processing the information, putting it together, following up with Carlos and seeing what's best for the Cubs. That's ultimately what is most important."
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Jason McLeod was asked who will run the draft next year and who will have final say on who is picked, he said that hasn't been determined yet and that like in Boston, everyone will get together and discuss who they feel is the choice, then decide.
Also, both McLeod and Theo said that Tim Wilken was in town. Which I take it as, he doesn't work at Wrigley Field everyday?
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Rob, Thanks much for setting this up---and all the rest of the work you do to keep the blog interesting.
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Thanks for that link to the McLeod interview, a few interesting things there. One is that he is the great grand-nephew of Carl Hubbell. Another is that he only reluctantly left SD, his hometown. He said he agreed to leave because the Padres wouldn't match the Cubs offer of 5 years to Hoyer (and I presume McLeod also got a 5 year deal).
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Asked about the compensation to Boston, Theo said it hasn't been concluded and if they can't get it done by the end of the day MLB will take over and it will take a while while MLB does their research and decides compensation.
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is the hold up how much chicken or how much beer to send over?
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lol. Completely overhaul the team? I'm trying to think of a starter who is a plus defender at his position. Seems like Byrd, Colvin, and Soto round out the starters who are currently average defenders. Pena was somewhere between average and above average, so I guess if he's back there is one. Soriano is a mess (I don't care what the metrics say), Starlin has his obvious faults, Darwin actually isn't that great, LaHair would probably be merely passable in either LF or 1B, and I'm not thrilled with any of the defenders at 3B (except maybe LeMahieu, who would have to make great strides offensively to be in contention for a job this year).
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that sucks...i was getting used to having s.castro on the team. =p
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It's not like the team that won the world series lost their best pitcher in spring training or anything.
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As opposed to Hendry of whom everyone in the worlds seemed to know what he was doing. Granted, his plans were written in nacho cheese and quickly consumed.
I don't really know what that means.
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It depends on the money and length of deals they want, but I wouldn't mind seeing us go after Jason Kubel and Edwin Jackson in free agency. I haven't seen enough of Kubel's defense to know how good/bad he is though.
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kubel has nothing-special D, but not bad...good enough arm to play RF for years.
i wouldn't mind seeing him in RF, but he's more of a "solid lineup filler" type rather than a difference-maker. with a good enough 1st or 3rd he'd be solid support.
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via gordo witty's twitter feed (7 hours ago)
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Theo on Z: talked with agent. "Enlightening conversation"
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I have no defensive metrics at hand to prove this, but based on visual evidence, Asdrubal Cabrera got robbed.
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The defensive metrics seem to agree he's pretty bad. He did make one nice play, though.
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Way more than one, but thanks as always for your insight. As I said, the evidence was anecdotal.
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Yeah, I was talking about the triple play.
About 20 runs below average by UZR last two years, and TZL doesn't like him much either. The Fan Scouting report likes him a little, so your observations aren't alone.
Down near the bottom are various "saber" oriented ratings of defense.
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I wonder if they would consider moving him to third to make room for a solid defensive shortstop.
I'm wishing the Cubs would start shopping Barney as if he were a 2nd division starting shortstop (which he might be).
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woo...about time the mccourt(s) exited mlb ownership...it's been ugly since they bought the team and left roopurt with a sweet revenue ripping TV deal as part of the purchase, imo.
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Are there any "believers" here that rate the farm system as anything more than middle of the road (which I'm assuming means roughly the same thing as middle of the pack)? It's possible I've been misunderstanding others' comments on the system. . .
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There is probably at least one frequent commenter who would rate the Cubs farm system as better than "middle of the road/pack."
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There may be one or two commentors that are convinced the system is laced with #2 and #3 starters and regular players, but I think the consensus is that it's somewhere around 20th in MLB. Of course, pre-Garza and Gonzales trades, it was probably better than the Padres system, and arguably the Sox as well.
All teams are going to tend to overrate their own systems, because they're filled with guys that, at some point at least, they liked to be MLB players.
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I obviously think the Wilken drafts have been better than middle of the road, but it's too soon to judge, and it will be for several more years. It will be two years or more before we know for sure about Josh Vitters, and he was in Wilken's second draft in 2007.
McLeod's first draft as scouting director was 2005, and he grabbed Ellsbury in the first round and Buchholz in the supplementary. That was a good draft, obviously. In 2005, Wilken was scouting director for Tampa. He picked pitcher Wade Townsend, who flopped after having Tommy John surgery the same year he was drafted. Wilken did take high-schooler Jeremy Hellickson in that draft, whose major-league numbers compare favorably to Buchholz's, I would say, and who is two years younger.
In 2006, McLeod drafted Josh Bard in the first round. I don't really recognize the names of the other players in that Red Sox draft or, for that matter, in any of McLeod's draft since, but then I don't watch AL games, and as I said, it takes time for most prospects to find their way. It's also harder, I would imagine, for a Sox prospect to get an opportunity in the majors. I am familiar with Anthony Rizzo, because for a time this season he was LaHair's leading rival for PCL MVP. Before this year, Wilken would have been reluctant to use a 5th-round pick on a first baseman, because there are only 30 1B roster spots available to players with such limited defensive scope. Prospects like Rizzo are mainly good trading chips, which is how the Sox ultimately used him. Wilken heard the complaints this year about too few corner-infield prospects and drafted Vogelbach.
I guess a Wilken fan would put up Samardzija and Cashner to answer Bard, and Brett Jackson for Ellsbury. Ellsbury is the tough one until Colvin or Jackson prove something.
McLeod was not scouting director in 2004 when they drafted Pedroia, or in 2003 when they took Papelbon. If you go back that far, you're talking about Stockstill, not Wilken.
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I don't mean to be dismissive about Rizzo, he had fantastic numbers for a 21-year-old in AAA. It's just that having watched the Cubs in those years before 2006, I know that a scouting director can't make a living drafting slugging first basemen--you can name a half dozen Stockstill 1B prospects as easily as I can--and I don't blame Wilken for not trying.
Overall I'm very happy--not to say charmed--with the new brain trust even though I doubt that Wilken will still be there the day after his current contract expires. Because of the long lead time for prospects, I'll be able to enjoy the fruits of his labors for several more years after he departs.
I really liked Hoyer yesterday, because he pushed most of my buttons: more athletic, speed and power, etc. He sounded like a proud papa talking about all the home-growns on that second Series-winning team. My kind of team--and very unCub-like.
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VA Phil, I think it's fair to say that among regular commenters, your evaluation of the system is often the most favorable. My question to you is, do you think the whole farm system is better than middle of the pack? (And I'm not just talking about an evaluation of Wilken and his drafts.)
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I think if nothing else, it's interesting that the Theoregime believes that you need lots of brains to put together a team. No matter what I think of Wilken, and for me the jury is really still out, it did seem like the team was making its choices based on the opinions of one guy, Wilken. That's over. I think that's a good thing.
"Middle of the road"
Of course McLeod has to call the Cubs' system middle-of-the-road. You move into a new job and you don't start out by dissing the work of your predecessors, especially since one, Wilkens, is still your employee.
And you don't start out by overly praising it, either, since that creates pressure on you to do better, and may deflect credit in the future if you actually do win a World Series.
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Any update on whether the Cubs are still looking into Bohringer? I guess I don't understand how they keep him, Wilken, and Fleita in the fold without some serious butting of heads.
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Sullivan has an article covering the press conferences which includes some of "sources" that say Buehrle is a target.
Also on a topic some of us were debating yesterday, Hoyer is open to signing premium free agents.
When asked if the Cubs would shy away from any big ticket free agents, he replied: "No, I wouldn't say that. But we have to figure out which free agents are the best bet. … A lot of it is profiling which guys have peak years left."
crunch's favorite player
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i had a hard time explaining to people on TCR why "my favorite player" would be one of the stupidest draft pick expenditures any team could make...and he was injured pre-draft.
shoulder and elbow and a degenerative hip...give him 5 million bucks.
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Rosenbloom, who I generally dislike, has a good line in his morning column:
"Epstein said he and Hoyer spent six or seven hours with Quade, and while I have no idea what could take up that much time, other than mastering Quade's nickname decoder ring, I'll give the new guys points for being complete."
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What's really amazing there is that Al Yellon and Rob Neyer have a discussion and Neyer comes off as the dolt.
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Buddy Ryan takes his place alongside George Allen as the great Bear head coaches who never were.
Well, at least he can still hit: Jake slashing .294/.368/.868. Forget hitting 8th -- he should hit 6th.
Curious to see today's lineup vs. a LHP: Ross needs to catch Lester, Joe likes Javy at 3B when Lester pitches. Heyward with back-to-back good games at the plate, and is actually hitting a little better against LHP (.247/.341) than RHP (.232/.321), although neither is much to write home about. But, tomorrow is an early day game, so some regulars will probably sit either today or tomorrow.
Maybe Willson in LF, KB in RF and Almora in CF? If so, Albert Jr., assume every ball is yours.
"Pitching prospects not looking so hot"
That reminds me that Lucas Giolito will start for the Nats tonight.
Well, there you go. Federowicz is one of the best at balls in the dirt.
Reds pitching meeting tomorrow:
"Hey coach...maybe we should walk Bryant?"
"No...keep challenging him with fastballs! What kind of man are you?! The Cubs walked Harper, and look what happened there! They got teased for it, by one of the Nat players! Is that what you want?"
How can I get that feature? I think it woudl be a win-win for all involved.
Ian Happ is hitting.733 after 5 games at Tennessee. He went into tonight's game hitting .667 -- and went 3-for-3 to raise his average.
2-for-3, including a bomb, for LaStella at Iowa. Pierce Johnson very bad -- 2IP, 5ER. Pitching prospects not looking so hot -- Underwood has been awful.
Did Jiminez get hurt? I noticed he came out early yesterday.
Contreras keeps hitting/walking like this, and Miggy keep up the poor D and lack of offense - the kid could be the #1 catcher very soon.
it doesn't hurt that the Cardinals lose the KC and the Pirates lost too.
...still trying to process what I just saw. From both KB and Jake. Walking Billy Hamilton twice is a cry for help. I think the nudie photos are messing with Jake's head.
Hopefully Peralta's time on the Cubs roster will be shorter than R. Soriano's.
it took 9 pitches for peralta to give up his 1st cubs homer. neat.
damn...totally missed that ruben quevedo died on june 7th. he was only 37...heart attack.
he threw some really horrible games for the cubs in 2000 and followed it up by doing the same for 3 season for the brewers.
Holy Kris Bryant what?!
Hitting 3 HR, 2 doubles in a game. Never been done in mlb history per Len/Bob.


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Arrest warrants issued for suspect in UR incident
University of Richmond Police have obtained warrants for the arrest of a suspect related with an early morning incident that began at the University Forest Apartments on campus.
Connor T. O'Leary, a 25-year-old white male whose last known address is New Kent County, is charged with reckless driving and felony eluding of a law enforcement officer. O'Leary is not a student or employee of the university.
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Title: Need shrubs to form a barrier fence to exclude large dogs in Huntsvile, TX.
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QUESTION:I'm seeking shrubs to form a barrier fence to strongly discourage free-roaming large dogs from entering a property in Huntsville, Texas. The site is currently just a grass yard basking in full sun, getting at least 6 hours a day. We need something fast growing, sun loving, dense, thorny and, of course, native to East Texas. Some ornamental value would be a nice bonus, but deterrence is paramount.
Since your problem with free-range dogs seems pretty immediate, a quicker soluton might be to install a fence. However, if you are willing to wait several years, Mr. Smarty Plants can suggest some native plants that could eventually offer some deterence.
A plant that has a history of use as a hedge row plant is Maclura pomifera (osage orange), also known as Bois d'arc or horse apple. This thorny plant's use as a plant barrier in the open plains preceeded the invention of barbed wire, and its trunks were later used as fence posts to hold the wire. It can grow into a 20-40' tree, but with pruning can be trained to be a hedge. However, this may be more plant than you want. (more information)
A thorny, thicket forming tree/shrub (15-30 ft) with white flowers and edible red fruit is the Chickasaw Plum Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw plum). It is a deciduous multi-stemmed shrub or small tree that can occur in thickets and fence rows. Although the plums may be eaten raw, they are somewhat tart and acidic, and are perhaps best used in preserves and jellies. (more information)
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Gen. Goldfein's Top 5 Priorities
- Mackenzie Eaglen, Breaking Defense
Russian Warship Nearly Clips U.S. Navy
- Dmitry Solovyov, et al., Reuters
Trouble Ahead in East Africa
- Ian Platz, RealClearDefense
UAE Goes After Al-Qaeda in Yemen
- William Maclean, et al., Reuters
Sebastian Junger: Genesis of "Tribe" Part II
- David Craig, RCD
Marine Corps Gets 2nd F-35 Squadron
- Hope Hodge Seck, DoD Buzz
Navy Receives USS Montgomery LCS
- Naval-Technology
Iran Still Flying F-14 Tomcats
- David Axe, War Is Boring
Guns Out: Army Poised to Allow Sleeves Up
- Dan Lamothe, Wash. Post
Russia Is in Charge in Syria
- Sam Heller, War on the Rocks
U.S., China Kick Off RIMPAC 2016
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Why Russia Is a Threat to The International Order
- Paul Dibb, Strategist
Russia Turning Black Sea into Russian Lake
- Stephen Blank, Atl. Council
Insurgents Withdraw from Afghan Peace Talks
- Bill Roggio, LWJ
Anti-Islamic State Forces Gaining Momentum
- Richard Lardner, AP
MUOS - Key to Global Military Connectivity
- Loren Thompson, Forbes
NATO Must Increase Troop Presence
- Ashish Kumar Sen, Atlantic Council
Tuesday, June 28
An Easy Primer on the South China Sea
- Kori Schake, RealClearDefense
Missile Defense: More Allied Cheap Riding
- Charles V. Peña, RCDefense
Wars and the Genesis of "Tribe"
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8 Legendary Military Blunders
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Northrop Grumman to Build DARPA's "Flying Wing"
- The Register
China's New Nuclear Attack Submarine
- Dave Majumdar, National Interest
Maximizing the Lethality of Armored Forces
- Pete Norris, Strategy Bridge
MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System)
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The U.K. Prepares for the F-35
- Tony Osborne, Aviation Week
Now Only NATO Unites Europe
- Daniel Gouré, Lexington Institute
Remotely Operated Howitzers?
- Rupert Pengelley, Jane's 360
McChrystal Talks Strategy and DoD Reforms
- Leo Shane, Military Times
Army Anti-Artillery Radar Tracks UAVs
- Sydney Freedberg, Breaking Def.
Boeing Seeks to Dominate Military Aviation Logistics
- Sandra Erwin, ND
Military Bands' Strategic Value
- Leo Shane III, Military Times
Brexit - Security Implications
- Almut Möller, The Cipher Brief
Corker, McCain: Don't Quit On Nuke Modernization
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Monday, June 27
Why Congress Wants to Fire So Many Generals
- Saagar Enjeti, Daily Call.
GPS OCX Cuts - Wrong Move for The Warfighter
- John McGuiness, RCD
Space and the Right to Self Defense
- Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, et al., Hudson I.
Modern Military Requires Upgraded Intel Sys.
- Larry Harrington, RCD
Army's EMARSS-M Maiden Flight
- Gareth Jennings, Jane's 360
How Will China React to UNCLOS Ruling?
- Patrick Cronin, et al., WotR
Sikorsy Expands Marine's CH-53K Heavy-Lift
- Gareth Jennings, Jane's
NATO's Exposed Sector on the Eastern Flank
- Vladimir Socor, Eurasia DM
Army's Kiowa Makes Final Deployment
- Luke Carberry Mogan, Army Times
Ukraine Observers Take Up Arms?
- Paul Shinkman, U.S. News & World R.
CIA Weapons for Syrian Rebels Sold to Arms Black Market
- Reuters
America Needs Nuclear Weapons
- Jack Caravelli, Free Beacon
Islamic State Expelled from Fallujah
- Loveday Morris & Mustafa Salim, WP
Brexit: Good for Russia, Headache for NATO
- Dan De Luce, et al., For.Pol.
U.S.-Russia Tensions Complicate Syria War
- Heather Murdock, VOA
Tunisia - Jihadi-Salafism's Growing Threat
- Haim Malka, et al., CSIS
Islamic State Attacks in Eastern Afghanistan
- Agence France Presse
Sunday, June 26
5 Most Powerful Navies of 2030
- Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest
F-4 Phantom: Great Fighter With bad Reputation
- Sebastien Roblin, WIB
Northrop to Expand Hush-Hush DARPA Drone Project
- Rich Smith, MF
Airbus Studying Successor for German Tornados
- Craig Hoyle, FG
National Guard Coming to Dangerous Crossroads
- Leo Shane III, MT
Sikorsky Expands CH-53K Heavy-Lift Envelope
- Gareth Jennings, Jane's
USAF Weighing Replacement F-35 Ejection Seat
- Aaron Mehta, Def. News
The Story Behind Iwo Jima Photo Discovery
- Hope Hodge Seck, Military
China Launches Next-Generation Carrier Rocket
- Azadeh Ansari, CNN
Seventy Years of U.S. Navy Innovation
- Maritime Executive
Cold War 2.0: U.S. in Eastern Europe
- Lucian Kim, VICE News
Turkey to Modernize Pakistan's Attack Subs
- Franz-Stefan Gady, Diplomat
Official Denies OSCE Arming Itself in Ukraine
- Paul D. Shinkman, USN
Video Tribute to Fallen Blue Angel
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Brexit's Fallout on U.S. Foreign Policy
- Carol Morello, Washington Post
Fallujah's Forever War
- Jane Arraf, Foreign Policy
ISIL Launches Attacks in E. Afghanistan
- Rafiq Sherzad, et. al, Reuters
Obama: 'Special Relationship' With UK Will Endure
- New York Times
Iraqi Official: Fallujah 'Fully Liberated'
- Voice of America
Al-Shabab Attack at Mogadishu Hotel Kills 15
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Saturday, June 25
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Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Carson City
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Lockheed Considers Air-to-Surface Nemesis
- Robin Hughes, Jane's 360
Navy Hails French Flagship for Pounding ISIS
- David Larter, Navy Times
Navy to Demo Swarming Drones at Sea
- Hope Hodge Seck, Military.com
Bollinger Delivers Fast Response Cutter to Coast Guard
- Mike Hill, THC
China Cuts Comm. Mechanism With Taiwan
- Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Strategic Reversal in Afghanistan
- Khorshied Samad, RAND
Another Navy CDR Relieved Over Iran Incident
- Tara Copp, Stars & Str.
Military Origins of the Cardigan
- Allison Geller, The Atlantic
U.S. Fleet Forces Pushing Distributed Operations
- Megan Eckstein, USNI News
Nuke Missile Collaboration Now Up To Air Force
- Sydney Freedberg, BD
Atlas Rocket Launches for 1st Time Since March
- Marcia Dunn, AP
Photo Journal: Ex. Swift Response - Airborne
- David Choi, Business Insider
Raytheon to Upgrade Kuwait's Patriot Missiles
- James Bach, FedBiz
GM Works with Navy on Underwater Fuel-Cell Drones
- Matthew Cox, DB
Military Plans to Lift Transgender Ban
- Paul Sonne, Wall Street Journal
Strategic Effects of Proliferating Military UAVs
- Kenneth Anderson, Lawfare
Army to Test Autonomous Vehicles
- Ed Oswald, Digital Trends
Friday, June 24
Navy Testing New Super Power Laser Weapon
- Yasmin Tadjdeh, Nat.Def.
Army Doesn't Care About the A-10
- Dave Majumdar, National Interest
China's New Nuclear Sub
- Richard D. Fisher Jr., Jane's 360
"Camo-Out" Ruining Sleeves Up for Army
- Russell Galeti Jr., Army Times
Get Ready for Another Iraq War
- Seth Moulton, Washington Post
F-35A On Track for Initial Operational Capability
- PDD Net
U.S. Backed Forces Close in On Raqqa
- Sarah El Deeb, AP
The Dead Drop
- Anonymous, The Cipher Brief
U.K., U.S. Explore F-35 Partnership In Britain
- Tony Osborne, Aviation W.
First U.S. Attacks On Taliban Under New Rules
- Tom Vanden Brook, USA T
Navy Gearing Up for RIMPAC: World's Largest Ex.
- Chris Jennewein, TSD
Marine Misidentified in Iwo Jima Photo
- Michael Schmidt, NYTimes
Micromanaging The Micromanagers?
- Colin McElhinny, Strategy Bridge
Navy Should Consider Private Sector for Helo Training
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Hundreds of New U.S. Troops to Iraq A "Possibility"
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Exporting Jihad: Bosnia and Kosovo
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U.S. Seeks NATO Help in Afghanistan
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Thursday, June 23
Navy Officers in Crosshairs Over Iran Debacle
- Dan De Luce, For. Policy
Army's "Non-Deployable" Soldiers Problematic
- Daniel Wasserbly, Jane's 360
India's Entry to The Nuclear Suppliers Group
- Dr. Adityanjee, RCDefense
Lockheed Martin Rolls Out First Israeli F-35
- Max B. Baker, Star-Telegram
How the Red Cross Killed Non-Lethal Weapons
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Deterring Russia
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Obama Wants to Stop Subsidizing Israel's Def. Industry
- Eli Lake, B.View
Combatant Cyber Command?
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Obama's Generals Want More U.S. Troops in Iraq
- Josh Rogin, Wash. Post
Ukraine's Long Crisis
- Melinda Haring, Atlantic Council
North Korea's Successful Missile Launch
- Foster Klug & Hyung-Jin Kim, AP
Air Force Digs In On Bomber Cost Secrecy
- Valerie Insinna, Defense News
Jordan: Stability Amidst Chaos
- Bennett Seftel, The Cipher Brief
Struggling to Keep Up with Foreign Mil. Sales
- Loren Thompson, Forbes
Condemning Russia's "Reckless Actions"
- Rebecca Kheel, The Hill
An Implausible Strategy Toward Syria
- Aaron David Miller, WSJ
Bureaucracy Hamstrings Cyber Vs. ISIS
- Sydney Freedberg, Br. Defense
Wednesday, June 22
Barbarossa and Its Lessons for the Living
- John L. Chapman, RCDefense
F-35 Engine Upgrade Gathers Pace
- Guy Norris, Aviation Week
A-10s Land on Estonian Highway
- Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Washington Post
We Already Have an Arsenal Plane - B-52
- T.J. May & Mike Pietrucha, WotR
Marines Forced to Pull F-18s Out of "Boneyard"
- Perry Chiaramonte, FOX
Army's New Long-Range Precision Fires
- Daniel Wasserbly, Jane's 360
New Tank Turret Can Control Drones, Too
- Kelsey Atherton, Popular Sci.
F-35 Software Runs Smoothly
- Valerie Insinna, Defense News
Air Force to Rethink U-2 Retirement Plan
- Marina Malenic, Jane's 360
Upgraded GPS Necessary for National Security
- Slim Marlar, Wash.Exam.
Northrop Hiring Personnel For B-21
- Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg
North Korea Missile Reaches New Heights
- Ju-Min Park, et al., Reuters
Top General: No Strategy Against ISIS in Libya
- Ryan Browne, CNN
Russia's Growing Strategic Nuclear Forces
- Mark Schneider, NIPP
DOJ Opposes Obama's Guantanamo Proposal
- Charles Levinson, Reuters
Army: Aviation Plus-Ups Trigger Cuts Elsewhere
- Jen Judson, Defense N.
Investing in Land and Sea
- Robert J. Papp, The Cipher Brief
Tuesday, June 21
U.S. Navy's "Acoustic Superiority"
- Kris Osborn, Scout Warrior
America Needs a More Lethal Army
- Daniel Gouré, Lexington Institute
What A New Chinese ADIZ Means for Asia
- Todd Crowell, RealClearDefense
David Petraeus: A Shot from The Grave
- G. Murphy Donovan, Small Wars J.
The Few, The Proud, The Physically Fit
- Lolita C. Baldor, AP
Pentagon's Renewed Vow to Build 2,443 F-35s
- Anthony Capaccio, Bloomb.
Use of Force in Afghanistan Leaves Troops Baffled
- Michael Phillips, WSJ
CNO: 2 Carriers for Regional Security
- David Brunnstrom, et al., Reuters
Marine's ACV Prototype
- Jen Judson, Defense News
Ensuring Naval Dominance in Trying Times
- George Nethercutt, Def. News
Science Under the Gun
- David J. Garren, Small Wars Journal
Palantir to Sue Army Over DCGS
- Sean Lyngaas, FCW
Obama's Last Chance to Fix Almost Everything
- Frida Ghitis, CNN
GCC Ballistic Missile Defense - U.S. Priority
- Theodore Karasik. et al., Lex.I.
The Case for A U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
- Doug Bandow, Bus.Ins.
The Chinese Communist Party Under Xi Jinping
- Will Edwards, Cipher Br.
Iran's "Past" Nuclear Weapons Program
- Jay Solomon, Wall Street Journal
Monday, June 20
More F-22s Could Mean Less F-35s
- Jon Harper, National Defense Magazine
Russia's "Flying Tank"
- Orvelin Valle, We Are the Mighty
Getting to the Roots of Acquisition Reform
- Matthew Fay, et al., RCD
Navy Trades Speed for Firepower
- David Sharp, AP
U.S. and Russian Jets Clash Over Syria
- David Axe, Daily Beast
Why The Navy Needs the EV-22
- Ben Ho Wan Beng, Diplomat
War Is Hell
- Simon Worrall, National Geographic
U.S. Aircraft Carriers Start Drills Off Philippines
- Agence France-Presse
U.S. Coast Guard in the South China Sea?
- Aaron Picozzi, et al., WotR
ISIS Threat to U.S. Air Bases
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Restructuring the Army to Support Deployments
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This Is Your Brain On War
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CYBERCOM: What Threats to Fear the Most
- Rebecca Blumenstein, WSJ
A New National Security Space Strategy
- Theresa Hitchens, et al., AtlCouncil
"Hack the Pentagon" Program Nets 138 Issues
- David Murphy, PC Mag.
Leidos Acquires Lockheed's Information Sys. Unit
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Thousands Protest U.S. Military in Okinawa
- Merrit Kennedy, NPR
Sunday, June 19
2 Carriers Sail in Pacific, Hoping China Takes Notice
- Jane Perlez, NYT
2nd Zumwalt Destroyer Named After Navy SEAL
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Avro Arrow: Canada's Cold War Super Jet
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A Nuclear Weapon U.S. Doesn't Need
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NATO Defending Suwalki Gap Against Russia
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Norway Boosts Defenses Against "Unpredictable" Russia
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Podcast: Is it time to get rid of the Air Force?
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Japanese architect Shigeru Ban awarded 2014 Pritzker prize
Tokyo: Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, noted for his airy modernist designs and humanitarian work, has won the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the top award in the field, organizers said on Monday.
Ban, 56, is the second consecutive architect from Japan to win the $100,000 prize, and the third architect in the past five years from the country as well. Last year`s winner was Toyo Ito. The Pritzker Architecture Prize was created by the late Jay A. Pritzker and his wife, Cindy, in 1979 to honor the world`s most innovative architects.
Ban is perhaps best distinguished for his breezy, economical designs such as the Centre Pompidou museum in Metz, France, with its undulating white roof supported by wooden latticework. His works are known for using low-cost materials that are often locally sourced.
"Shigeru Ban is a force of nature, which is entirely appropriate in the light of his voluntary work for the homeless and dispossessed in areas that have been devastated by natural disasters," Peter Palumbo, Pritzker jury chairman, said in a statement.
"But he also ticks the several boxes for qualification to the Architectural Pantheon - a profound knowledge of his subject with a particular emphasis on cutting-edge materials and technology; total curiosity and commitment; endless innovation; an infallible eye; an acute sensibility - to name but a few," Palumbo added.
Ban, who said he was greatly influenced by the simplicity and efficiency of Japanese carpentry, has also devoted much of designs to humanitarian efforts, including shelter for people displaced by conflicts or disasters. He first designed shelters from low-cost and reusable items, often in the form of paper tubes, for refugees of the 1994 conflict in Rwanda and also for those affected by the 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan.
The Pritzker jury cited the works as "simple, dignified, low-cost, recyclable shelters and community buildings for the disaster victims."
"When I started working this way, almost 30 years ago, nobody was talking about the environment," Ban said in the statement. "But this way of working came naturally to me." The jury also cited Ban`s 1995 Curtain Wall House in Tokyo and Naked House completed in 2000 in Saitama, Japan, as exemplary works of his simple and airy designs.
He will be awarded the prize at a June ceremony at Amsterdam`s Rijksmuseum.
Past winners of the award include British-Iraqi Zaha Hadid, Netherlands` Rem Koolhaas and France`s Jean Nouvel.
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Wellington-based power company Contact Energy has ruled out any more new investment in power projects for now, after posting a half year profit of $88 million, up more than 29 per cent on the same period last year.
Operating earnings for the six months to December were $253 million, up 9.5 per cent, almost exactly in line with analysts' forecasts.
The company will pay a dividend of 11 cents a share on March 26.
It was revealed last week that Contact plans to cut 10 per cent of its 1100 staff, as part of a $40m cost cutting programme. The cost cutting comes as the power company finishes a $2 billion development programme, and with the flat outlook for energy demand.
"In the current low demand growth environment we will not be committing to further generation developments in the near term," Contact said.
The company said the half year profit was "solid" despite weakness in the wholesale electricity market and sustained competition in the retail market.
Chief executive Dennis Barnes said Contact's results showed the benefits of its diverse fuel and asset portfolio and competitive customer offers.
Higher rainfall in the South Island meant more hydro generation replaced more expensive thermal generation. Contact was able to cut its thermal generation and buy more power from the spot market while prices were lower.
"I am pleased to see the way we have been able to flex the portfolio over the past six months to deliver good results in both wet and dry conditions," Barnes said.
Earnings before net interest expense, tax, depreciation, amortisation, change in fair value of financial instruments and other significant items (EBITDAF) were $253m, up 10 per cent from $231 million in the first half of the 2012 financial year.
Underlying earnings after tax (profit for the period adjusted for significant items that do not reflect the ongoing performance of the group) were $92m, up $16m (21 per cent).
Contact said its Te Mihi geothermal project had made good progress and, combined with the expiry of the Huntly "swaption" contract, would make a significant contribution to earnings from the middle of 2013. Te Mihi, near Taupo, is in the first stages of commissioning.
The completion of Te Mihi this year would complete Contact's more than $2b investment programme, adding lower-cost geothermal, and flexible thermal generation capacity and New Zealand's first gas storage facility.
Contact said it retained a stable market share for households, commercial and industrial customers, despite more than 30,000 customers a month were switching between all companies.
But Contact said margins "are lower with continued generation oversupply and the competition that this drives. We will continue our focus on winning and keeping customers.
"With our current capital investment programme coming to an end and the flat outlook for energy demand we are taking steps to adjust the cost base and structure of the business," Barnes said.
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722 Newark StWest Palm Beach, FL 33401
16. Sitters In A Second Inc
359 S County RdPalm Beach, FL 33480
17. Village Boulevard KinderCare
3220 Commerce PlWest Palm Beach, FL 33407
From Business: Village Boulevard KinderCare located at 3220 Commerce Place in West Palm Beach, FL is designed with your child's fun, health, safety, and childhood education in min…
18. Little Angels Nanny Service
I got a nanny from Little Angel's a year ago and she has been the best! She's great with my two little ones. I have no complaints from my experience…
19. Noah's Ark
2860 Meadow RdWest Palm Beach, FL 33406
From Business: Quality Preschool Program with Parental Involvement - Day & Night Care - Infant Care - Preschool - After School Care - Free VPK - Holiday / Summer Camp - Se Habla E…
20. The Pink Combs Mobile Head Lice Removal Service
1077 salmon islesWest Palm Beach, FL 33413
From Business: The Pink Combs mobile head lice removal is a reliable, dependable and extensively trained team the services the Southern regions and surrounding states. Our goal at…
21. Time 2 Win Academy
PO Box 11561West Palm Beach, FL 33419
22. Apostolic Wee Care
900 US Highway 1West Palm Beach, FL 33403
23. A Gift Of Love Daycare Ctr
814 N Rosemary AveWest Palm Beach, FL 33401
24. Apostolic Pride and Joy
359 10th StWest Palm Beach, FL 33401
25. New Beginnings Comm Dev Center
1200 7th StWest Palm Beach, FL 33401
26. Tesdane Nanny Services Inc
1700 N Dixie HwyWest Palm Beach, FL 33407
27. Emmanuel Child Development Center
1309 Georgia AveWest Palm Beach, FL 33401
28. Fobbs Child Development Center
1020 25th CtWest Palm Beach, FL 33407
29. Moromave I
1969 Red TrlWest Palm Beach, FL 33409
30. The Learning Experience
1969 Red TrlWest Palm Beach, FL 33409