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Published: Monday, June 16, 2014 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 4:56 p.m.
WHILE FEWER SOUTHWEST Florida homeowners are holding their breath these days, the number of mortgage holders whose homes are underwater remains among the highest in the nation.
Plotting "negative equity" -- those who owe more on their mortgage
then their home is worth -- and near-negative equity -- those who have less
than 5 percent equity in the property. Florida communities continue to
suffer the worst rates of underwater homes.
Metro areaWithNear
negative equitynegative equity
Lakeland-Winter Haven32.7%4.1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise31.8%3.1%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville31.7%3.6%
Port St. Lucie29.6%3.0%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater29.5%3.9%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach28.1%3.4%
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall27.5%3.0%
Flint, Mich.27.5%4.3%
Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach27.4%3.1%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent27.1%5.3%
Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, Mich.26.9%4.0%
Elgin, Illinois24.4%5.2%
Toledo, Ohio24.1%5.1%
Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio23.9%4.8%
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach23.7%3.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, Illinois22.4%3.9%
Bakersfield, California22.4%3.1%
Fresno, California22.2%3.4%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers22.1%2.6%
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton22.0%2.8%
Tucson, Arizona21.7%4.4%
SOURCE: CoreLogic
A total of 39,782 residential properties -- or 22 percent with mortgages in Sarasota and Manatee counties -- carried more debt than the homes were worth in the first quarter of 2014, according to data provider CoreLogic.
The good news: That was down from 43,870 properties, or 24.3 percent, at year-end 2013.
It is also well off the peak involving properties with so-called "negative equity" that occurred in late 2009, when 99,275 -- or 49 percent -- of mortgaged homes were underwater in the two counties.
But the recent data was still high enough to rank 24th among the nation's top 400 metro areas as of March 31.
As a result, buyers looking for affordable homes may not find much for sale because of the high level of underwater homes, according to data from real estate researcher Zillow.
Some 30 percent of mortgaged homes priced at $98,400 and below were underwater in the first quarter, Zillow notes. That compared to 18.1 percent of homes priced from $98,400 to $306,700, and 10.7 percent of homes above that level.
Underwater homeowners often can't list their properties for sale -- unless through a short sale or by bringing cash to the closing table -- which has been a major contributor to inventory shortages nationwide.
"The unfortunate reality is that housing markets look to be swimming with underwater borrowers for years to come," said Stan Humphries, Zillow's chief economist.
"It's hard to overstate just how much of a drag on the housing market negative equity really is, especially at the lower end of the market, which represents those homes typically most affordable for first-time buyers.
"Negative equity constrains inventory, which helps drive home values higher, which in turn makes those homes that are available that much less affordable."
In Sarasota and Manatee counties, another 5,108 homes, or 2.8 percent, were "near negative" equity in the first quarter, slightly better than the 3 percent of three months earlier. Near-negative equity describes a property with less than 5 percent equity.
Florida posted the nation's second-highest percentage of mortgaged properties that were in negative equity, also known as upside down, at 26.9 percent. That was behind only Nevada's 29.4 percent.
Among major metro areas, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater had the highest percentage of mortgaged properties in negative equity at 29.5 percent.
"Despite the massive improvement in prices and reduction in negative equity over the last few years, many borrowers still lack sufficient equity to move and purchase a home," said Sam Khater, deputy chief economist for CoreLogic.
"One in five borrowers have less than 10 percent equity in their property, which is not enough to cover the down payment and additional costs associated with a conventional mortgage," he said.
Economists note that when home values increase, home owners are more likely to spend money and, in turn, spur the economy overall.
Home values have been steadily rising here and nationwide since 2012, encouraging more borrowers to stay in their homes or refinance their mortgages.
But nationwide 6.3 million homeowners, or 12.7 million of all residences with a mortgage, are still underwater. That is 3.5 million fewer homeowners, however, than a year earlier.
"Prices continue to rise across most of the country, and significantly fewer borrowers are underwater today compared to last year," said Anand Nallathambi, CoreLogic's president and CEO. "An additional rise in home prices of 5 percent, which we are projecting will occur over the next 12 months, will lift another 1.2 million properties out of the negative equity trap."
In its first-quarter report Zillow said negative equity fell to its lowest point in almost two years, as home value growth slowed. The pace of annual home value growth slowed to 5.7 percent in the first quarter, from 6.6 percent at the end of the fourth quarter.
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|"High and Dry"
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|from the album The Bends
|27 February 1995
|Alternative rock
|John Leckie
|Radiohead singles chronology
"High and Dry" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, and was the first single released from their second album, The Bends (1995). It was as a double A-side with album opener "Planet Telex". "High and Dry" was released in the UK on 5 March 1995.
Yorke had performed an early version of the song with the band Headless Chickens while he was a student at University of Exeter.[1] Radiohead recorded a version of "High and Dry" during the Pablo Honey sessions, but the band dismissed it as a "Rod Stewart song".[2] During the sessions for The Bends, the band's demo of the song was rediscovered and remastered for inclusion of the album, as it was felt that it worked well with the rest of the album.
In a 2007 interview with Pitchfork Media, Thom Yorke stated that he did not like the song, saying "It's not bad... it's very bad". He also stated that he was pressured into including the song on The Bends.[3]
In 2008, the song was featured on Radiohead: The Best Of.
Track listing[edit]
- "High and Dry" - 4:17
- "Planet Telex" - 4:18
- "Maquiladora" - 3:27
- "Planet Telex (Hexidecimal Mix)" - 6:44
- "Planet Telex" - 4:18
- "High and Dry" - 4:17
- "Killer Cars" - 3:02
- "Planet Telex (L.F.O. JD Mix)" - 4:40
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- "Planet Telex (Hexidecimal Mix)" - 6:44
- "Planet Telex (L.F.O. JD Mix)" - 4:40
- "Planet Telex (Hexidecimal Dub)" - 7:32
- "High and Dry" - 4:17
- "High and Dry" - 4:16
- "India Rubber" - 3:26
- "Maquiladora" - 3:26
- "How Can You Be Sure" - 4:21
- "Just" (live at the forum) - 3:47
- Thom Yorke - vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
- Jonny Greenwood - electric guitar
- Ed O'Brien - electric guitar
- Colin Greenwood - bass
- Phil Selway - drums
Music videos[edit]
Two music videos were created for "High and Dry", one produced for the American market and another for Britain. The former, directed by Paul Cunningham, stars the band in a diner (Dick's Restaurant & Cocktails, in San Leandro, California), where other patrons are involved in dramas of their own, which are revealed through the use of flashbacks. A couple and the diner's cook are involved in an unspecified crime. A businessman is hiding something in his briefcase. In the end, the two dramas are resolved when the guilty parties are betrayed, the cook gives the couple a time bomb and the businessman is ambushed and killed (though the murder is only suggested).
The British version of the video is in black and white, directed by David Mould. It shows the band performing in a desert setting amidst trucks and filming equipment. By the end of the video, it rains on the band, but they continue playing. This was actually the first version of the video produced, but the band expressed dissatisfaction with it, leading to the other video. Only the US version appears on the band's 1998 video compilation 7 Television Commercials, and both the UK and U.S. versions appear on the Radiohead: The Best Of DVD released in 2008 by EMI.
Other appearances[edit]
The song is heard in the background of a scene in the film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. The song is also featured in the 2011 film 50/50 and in the second episode of the first season of The Newsroom.
Cover versions[edit]
In 2002 British artist Jamie Cullum included a version of "High and Dry" on his first major album release Pointless Nostalgic. The track was later included on the US version of his 2003 album Twentysomething, while the UK special edition (2004) carried a live recording of the song by Cullum.
In 2015 a version of "High and Dry" (entitled 'High & Dry') by British band ABC was included on the compilation album 80's - Re: Covered.[4]
- ^ "Rare Footage Surfaces of Thom Yorke Performing "High and Dry" With Pre-Radiohead Band". Retrieved 2015-07-16.
- ^ "Further Information about "High and Dry"". followmearound.com. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ Plagenhoef, Scott (2006-08-16). "Pitchfork: Interviews: Thom Yorke". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/7501022 discogs.com
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Drought tolerance in two perennial bunchgrasses used for restoration in the Intermountain West, USA
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An ideal restoration species for the semi-arid Intermountain West, USA would be one that grows rapidly when resources are abundant in the spring, yet tolerates summer's drought. We compared two perennial C3, Triticeae Intermountain-native bunchgrasses, the widely occurring Pseudoroegneria spicata and the much less widespread Elymus wawawaiensis, commonly used as a restoration surrogate for P. spicata. Specifically, we evaluated seedlings of multiple populations of each species for biomass production, water use, and morphological and physiological traits that might relate to drought tolerance under three watering frequencies (WFs) in a greenhouse. Shoot biomass of E. wawawaiensis exceeded that of P. spicata regardless of WF. At low WF, E. wawawaiensis displayed 38% greater shoot biomass, 80% greater specific leaf area (SLA), and 32% greater precipitation use efficiency (PUE). One E. wawawaiensis population, E-46, displayed particularly high root biomass and water consumption at high WF. We suggest that such a plant material could be especially effective for restoration of Intermountain rangelands by preempting early-season weeds for spring moisture and also achieving high PUE. Our data explain how E. wawawaiensis has been so successful as a restoration surrogate for P. spicata and highlight the importance of measuring functional traits such as PUE and SLA when characterizing restoration plant materials.
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- Peter B. Adler (2)
- Thomas A. Monaco (4)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Graduate Program, Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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- 3. Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
- 4. USDA-ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory, Logan, UT, USA


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Edward Adelstein, 75, a deputy medical examiner in Missouri, contradicted Singapore police findings that Shane Todd killed himself, but admitted his conclusions were based on pictures of the body and second-hand information.
Todd's parents, who also plan to testify, say their son was killed in June 2012 because of his work for a Singapore electronics research institute with alleged links to a Chinese firm accused of involvement in espionage.
"The cause of death of Dr. Todd was strangulation by a ligature around his neck," Adelstein said in a written statement admitted as evidence Tuesday at the Singapore inquiry, adding that "I would rule his death a murder -- a homicide."
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Adelstein said photographs of Todd's remains at his US funeral showed knuckle injuries and a forehead bruise that could have resulted from a fight.
The US medical examiner, who said he had examined 40 people who died by hanging, questioned the competence of the Singapore police, saying their findings cannot be trusted.
Police investigators earlier testified that there were no signs of a struggle in the apartment where Todd's body was found hanging from the top of a locked bathroom door by his girlfriend.
A Singaporean psychiatrist told the inquiry that Todd was prescribed anti-depressants three months before his death in June 2012.
"I don't take psychiatric diagnosis very seriously," Adelstein said in his video testimony Tuesday. "It is not a real science. I am very suspicious of psychiatric diagnosis."
The doctor, echoing the family's statements, said Todd "was involved in research with a company that he felt was violating American security" and had "no unsolvable problems" that would have forced him to take his own life.
Former colleagues of the researcher have rejected the Todd family's claim that he worked on a secret project that could harm US security.
Todd's parents said in media interviews that he expressed fears for his life before resigning from the state-linked Singapore institute and had been looking forward to returning to the United States.


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Arthur made landfall along the Outer Banks of North Carolina as a Category 2 storm Thursday night, packing winds of 100 mph. The storm flooded some homes and businesses, toppled trees and initially left thousands without electricity, but no deaths or serious injuries were reported.
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The hurricane's effects were mostly confined to Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, and some vacationers were already back on beaches to the north and south on Friday. But the ocean churned by Arthur remained dangerous Saturday with the risk of rip currents able to wash the strongest swimmer to sea. That didn't stop thousands of people from enjoying the sun and sand and leaving lifeguards to remind beach-goers of the danger.
"We're going to try to keep people out of the water and keep them safe," said David Elder, lifeguard supervisor for the town of Kill Devil Hills. "However, if conditions abate, I'd be glad to drop" the no-swimming warning. More than 600 of the 700 lifeguard rescues by Elder's department last year were required because of rip currents, he said.
Permanent residents of island towns stretching from Rodanthe to Hatteras were allowed to return, along with employees of businesses that need to get ready to accommodate arriving tourists onto the island closed to arrivals since early Thursday.
The only road onto Hatteras Island was reopened to residents and brought the imminent promise of renewed tourism. A small section of fragile North Carolina Highway 12 buckled after being submerged by churning waters during the Category 2 hurricane. Officials also tested the two-mile-long Bonner Bridge onto the island to ensure it was safe for traffic.
Local authorities allowed unrestricted access to the island by 4 p.m. Saturday. Many vacationers were due to start their week-long cottage rentals on Saturday.
(MORE: The Latest Forecast for Arthur | Tropical Update)
Downtown Manteo (town provided photo) #OBX #NCWX #Arthur pic.twitter.com/RqKTOTXlUq— Sam Walker (@SamWalkerOBX) July 4, 2014
Beaufort County Emergency Management Director John Pack told WRAL-TV that the county "fared very well" with the main problem being trees blocking roads and bringing down power lines. He said roads are open now.
Manteo also reported flooding, which forced the closure of U.S. 64 from Manteo to Nags Head. Social media images from eyewitnesses showed the sea breaching the coastline and flooding the roadway in Roanoke Sound Friday morning.
Farther south, Ocracoke Island's electricity distribution system was badly damaged by Arthur, leading officials to order residents to quit using air conditioners and water heaters so that generator-supplied power could provide refrigeration and other necessities during a cycle of planned outages. A nightly curfew between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. was declared until power was fully restored. Vacationers were being coaxed to leave with the offer of free ferry rides out.
Though mandatory evacuations had been issued in Dare County on Thursday, an official told the Weather Channel the vast majority of the Outer Banks' 60,000 residents did not evacuate.
(MORE: South Carolina Mostly Spared By Arthur's Impacts)
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
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In a poll of 38 rookies who could not vote for themselves, NBA teammates or college teammates, Suns rookie small forward T.J. Warren picked up votes in six categories while Suns rookie point guard Tyler Ennis was the top vote-getter for best playmaker.
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Warren, who shined at NBA Summer League, received one vote in five categories (who will win Rookie of the Year, who is being most overlooked, who is the best shooter, who is the best playmaker and who is the funniest) and three votes for which rookie will have the best career.
That 8.1 percent of the vote for the career question put Warren, whom the Suns selected 14th, behind only Milwaukee's Jabari Parker (the No. 2 pick) at 45.9 percent and Chicago's Doug McDermott (the No. 11 pick) at 13.5 percent.
Ennis, the No. 18 pick, received 24.3 percent of the vote for who will be the best playmaker in the rookie class, edging out San Antonio small forward Kyle Anderson's 13.9 percent and Boston point guard Marcus Smart's 13.5 percent.
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This is a really beautiful landscape. For some reason, I'm totally getting Xenoblade Chronicles vibes from this. Absolutely amazing!
Nice. Pretty, soft and light to watch at, but in the middle the little grave makes one wonder who died there.
Hi, i was wondering if i could use this background for a chatsite i run, we've lost a user to depression and i'd like to use it as the background to the room, a place so people can pay respects.
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very impressive work!
It's been quite a while since I first saw this (must be a couple of years now) but I still find myself wondering whose grave it is every now and then
I love the colors, awesome illustration
Beautiful...depth is something that I have always been trying to get in my paintings. Love it!
what a wonderful draw !! excellent !!!
Beautiful. Simply beautiful.
Gorgeous, I love how the grave is picked out in sunlight, so lovely.
Very moving. Perhaps I am reading into it, but I feel undertones of paradoxical peace in this image. Very moving indeed.
I can't help it, this reminds me Ghibli landscape :'3
It's beautiful, I hope there's a place actually like this on Earth.
This kind of reminds me of Thoma's grave from Chrono Trigger. Very solemn, yet appropriately peaceful nonetheless. I will say that the raised land does wonderfully here. The waterfalls that mix together with the low-altitude clouds/steam are brilliant. Very well done.
I want to be buried at a place like this...
Ah, the grave is a wonderful addition to the landscape. It's so good that there is phantasy and art to get images like this "alive". Also the other elements here, water, rocks and greenery create an atmosphere of rest, the seagulls add freedom.
Very Good!!!
Wonderful landscape
Reminds me of the book Eragon. May be where Brom is buried.
I always imagined Brom being buried atop a sandstone hill... but this would work, too.
Brrr... it looks so cold!
Brrr... it looks so cold!
Well, I love your style of painting , just amazing!
I think this is one of the best landscape drawings I've ever seen. Even tho the random grave kinda creeps me out
Can I be buried here one day? xD it's so gorgeous !
OH GAWD! this is AWESOME!
This is wickedly cool! Are you available to develop landscapes like this for a new comic book series?
This reminds me of Martyn Dean's work. ^_^
It makes me want to cry. Really beautiful picture Sandara.
very beautiful landscape and amazing work
Dude! I have this dasha voo thing where I dream about something and then I see it in real life, I had a dream where I was floating in that river!
Thats where i would want to be buried
reminds me of reach
how beautiful. it reminds me of nagrand my fave place in wow
Oh The picture is very beautiful, but through the grave, it gets a special expression.
That's where I wanted to be buried!
Oh my god. I'm speechless.
this is so beautiful
It's such a beautiful and soothing landscape. I absolutely love the waterfalls, it's so incredible!
Wow, I think I wouldn't mind so much ... to be buried in this place.
Cooowl! let me think about avatar.... what programme do you use?? what tablet?
This is very pretty. Enough details to make it really come alive, but not too many so that it is cluttered.
I want to be buried there
Very calm and beautiful!
beautiful. so serene.
very peaceful.
Stunning!! Absolutely stunning!
Apart from the small grave there, this looks like paradise. Maybe you should try that, drawing paradise It's beautiful, I love the birds and the waterfall...


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Jul 7, 2012
Photos: 1
5th Wedding Anniversary Flowers 2010
Scott surprised me with flowers on our 5th wedding anniversary. 3 red roses and 2 calla lilies like in my bouquet. The vase is square because I had a square cake for our wedding and I like square things better. It was so very sweet and I love him!
Jun 25, 2010
Photos: 24
Nauvoo Trip June 21-23
Scott and I went to Nauvoo before he began 3rd year of medical school & celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary. It was soooo humid, hot, and rainy but such a neat experience. We wish we could have stayed longer.
Jun 21, 2010
Photos: 72
Utah Baby Shower June 5
My mom and sister threw me a baby shower on June 5, 2010 and surprised me by flewing in Jennise. It was a lot of fun!
Jun 5, 2010
Photos: 3
Ward Girls in Utah 2010
All 10 of us Ward Girls were in Utah at the same time so they threw a baby shower for Allie and I. Then we had a brunch at Angela's parents house one morning before everyone left for home (wherever that would be).
Jun 1, 2010
Photos: 6
Spring Time in Wauwatosa 2010
Our tulips blumed and were gorgeous, Scott made a stand for our garden (the bunnies eat it if we don't keep the garden off the ground), and two love birds were on our window a/c at the front of our house. Very adorable!
Apr 17, 2010
Photos: 16
Crayon Puzzle for Baby's Room
I was working on a crayon puzzle for our little girls room. I will glue it and Scott will make a frame for it. I certainly do love puzzles.
Apr 15, 2010
April 2010 Ultrasound at 20 weeks
Apr 13, 2010
Photos: 17
Flowers From Scott
Scott and I went to Cabela's and then he stopped by the grocery store on the way back and got him some ice cream and me some flowers. It was sooooo adorable. They are beautiful.
Mar 6, 2010
Photos: 7
Ultrasound at 13 Weeks
This is the ultrasound I had at 13 weeks. Scott was there and we thought it was so neat. The baby was moving around like crazy.
Feb 23, 2010
Photos: 13
Necia Birthday Cake
Scott made me this birthday cake and it was so cute. He didn't let me see it until it was time to blow the candles out. He was so sweet.
Feb 4, 2010
Photos: 2
Scott's Precious Cannon
Scott wanted to take pictures of his cannon just so he would remember it always if something ever happened to it. So, he too pics of all angles.
Jan 16, 2010
Photos: 11
Mikelle Gurr's Wedding Reception in Beaver
Mikelle Gurr got married and then she had a dinner reception in Beaver over the Christmas break. It was soooo fun to see my cousins again and to see Grandma Gurr.
Jan 2, 2010
Photos: 9
Christmas 2009 in Utah
These pictures were of Christmas morning with the Lamb's and the Kagie's. Lots of fun!!
Dec 25, 2009
Beard Growing Contest 2009
Scott and his Medical School friends had their 2nd Annual Beard Growing Contest from Thanksgiving Day until they took their last test before Christmas. Scott got 2nd place with his lighting bolts shaved in his beard. WOW!
Dec 17, 2009
Photos: 8
Halloween Party at Larson's 2009
Robyn and Mike Larson invited a bunch of people to their house for a Halloween party. Everyone dressed up. Scott was Brett Favre from Green Bay Packers and I was a banana.
Oct 31, 2009
Photos: 12
Halloween Night wCrew 2009
We went to our friends, Larson's, on Halloween night for food and socializing. Scott was dressed up as Brett Favre from Green Bay Packers & I was a Chaquita Banana.
MSSA Halloween Party 2009
Scott & I hosted a Halloween Party at the Medical College & had a professional photographer take some pics. These are some of our friends that were there & our committee.
Oct 30, 2009
Baby Tigers & Zoo Leaves 2009
We went to the Milwaukee Zoo to see the 2 new baby tigers that were born 2 months ago. There were so darn cute. Also, the leaves and trees at the zoo were beautiful so we took some photos.
Oct 24, 2009
Photos: 25
Fall in Wisconsin 2009
Scott & I went to a park near our home here in Wisconsin to snap pictures of the fall leaves and trees here. It is gorgeous out here during fall and we didn't want to forget it. Enjoy!
Oct 18, 2009
Photos: 35
Pumpkin Cake
This is the pumpkin cake I made for our MSSA meeting for the medical college just before Halloween. I was pretty proud of it, so I had to snap a picture.
Oct 15, 2009
October 2009 Corn Maze
Scott & I and the Roberts went to Schuster's Playtime Farm in Deerfield, WI. It had pumpkin patch, corn maze, crafts, slides, animals, fudge, hot chocolate and more. We had a lot of fun.
Oct 10, 2009
Photos: 4
Scott did not want to get sick from me when I had a cold which included a bad cough and stuffy nose. So, he decided to put up a board between us in bed. I felt rejected. SHEESH!
Oct 2, 2009
Sept 2009 Cedarburg Harvest Fest
Scott couldn't come to Harvest Fest in Cedarburg, WI so he had me take pictures of the Car Show and the engines of the Corvettes. It was fun.
Sep 19, 2009
Photos: 10
Swiss Days Park City Sept 2009
I enjoyed my time with my family at Swiss Days in Midway, UT and we stayed in a condo in Park City. Most pictures were at the parade, and hiking.
Sep 5, 2009
Photos: 14
Softball in the Park
Some friends really wanted to play softball (woofle ball) so we went across the street from our house and played. I captured some picks of the fun we were having.
Aug 1, 2009
First Doctor Letter
We received our first piece of mail that says "Dr. Kagie". It was sooooo strange. So, I had to take a picture of it.
Girls Camp July 21-25, 2009
I was Young Women Camp Director for our Milwaukee 1st Ward. It was at Mirror Lake State Park and rained 4 out of the 5 days we were there. Wow, that was a lot of work. It was fun but phew I am glad it is over.
Jul 21, 2009
Photos: 18
Door County July 2009 Trip
We went to Door County with our friends the Roberts the weekend after 4th of July. We camped and toured the county. Wow, it was beautiful. They had some cool restaurants there also.
Jul 11, 2009
Photos: 81
July 4th Wauwatosa Parade
This was our first experience with the Wauwatosa parade. The only floats they had were the ones I took a picture of. It kind of made me laugh. Best float was Medical College of Wisconsin...YEAH!
Jul 4, 2009
Photos: 29
July 3rd Milwaukee Fireworks 2009
Downtown Milwaukee were shooting off fireworks from 3 locations-top of US Bank, two sites on Lake Michigan. They were huge and lasted an hour. Totally worth the traffic and crowds.
Jul 3, 2009
Milwaukee Zoo 2009
We got a zoo pass and now can go to the zoo however many times we want too. The animals there are just beautiful. I especially love the big cats.
Jun 20, 2009
Photos: 19
First Homemade Burp Cloths
Mom gave me this idea to make these burp cloths from cloth diapers. So, these are the first ones I made with Scott's help and gave them away to a girl in our ward, Chemene Jacobsen.
May 15, 2009
Lisa & Sabrina on Webcam
Scott took a picture of Lisa and Sabrina on the webcam one Sunday afternoon. One picture shows Sabrina trying to stand up on a bench. Ha, ha.
May 10, 2009
Red Tailed Hawk in backyard
We got home from church when we saw the humane society trying to catch this hurt Red Tailed Hawk from our fence. This bird was as big as an eagle or owl. Beautiful though!
Apr 26, 2009
Flowers from Jessica
Jessica Coyle sent me this beautiful bright bouquet of flowers because of the passing of both of my grandpa's. They were so beautiful that I had to take pictures.
Apr 2, 2009
Grandpa Lamb's Funeral
10 days after Grandpa Gurr passed away Grandpa Lamb passed away. Funeral was in Cedar and he was buried in St. George. He was 97 and lived a great and long life. I will miss you grandpa!
Mar 21, 2009
Robinson's in TJ Max
Nicole and Rob came up to Centerville for Spring Break before we had to head back down to Grandpa Lamb's funeral. So, Carter, Jaden, and Zach put on these random things in TJ Max while waiting for their parents in line at checkout.
Mar 19, 2009
We Miss Mountains
I just took these pictures of the Utah mountains because we miss them so much living here in Wisconsin. We were heading back from Park City when these pictures were taken.
Mar 18, 2009
Sabrina's first birthday
We went to Utah for Scott's spring break and so we celebrated Sabrina's first birthday. She is going to town with a cupcake that Lisa made for her. Sabrina was also just getting over the flu, but she did love that cupcake.
Mar 15, 2009
Grandpa Gurr's Funeral
These pictures were taken at the Parowan Cemetary. It was a neat funeral with bagpipes, trumpet, gun shots, American flag, and military men. All of us cousins were there and so we snapped a picture. I will miss grandpa.
Mar 12, 2009
Milwaukee Auto Show 2009
We went to the auto show with our friends Brad and Kjirstin. They had cars there from movies and tv shows. It was awesome. Enjoy these pictures as much as we did.
Feb 26, 2009
Photos: 48
2009 Valentines Flowers
Scott gave me one red rose and two red tulips for Valentines Day. They were gorgeous, so I attempted to take some pictures of them. Oh boy aren't tulips beautiful?!!
Feb 15, 2009
Cedarburg Winter Festival
Cedarburg, WI had an ice sculpture contest, medieval fighting, petting zoo, and an old covered bridge which is the last one in Wisconsin. We had a blast!
Feb 7, 2009
Wisconsin bathroom remodeling
Our tiles fell off of our bathroom shower and left a huge whole in our wall. We had to wait a few months before our landlord had it fixed. It looks beautiful now!!! FINALLY!
Jan 21, 2009
Nate in Chicago 2009
Nate was in Chicago on business and he decided to meet Scott and I halfway in Gurnee (where Six Flags in located) in the malls foodcourt. Ben and Janae Carter came with us as well.
Jan 13, 2009
Christmas Day 2008 in Utah
We went home to Utah for Christmas. These are some pictures of the family's having a good time with presents and things.
Dec 25, 2008
Photos: 5
Enormous Rice Krispy Present
Wow was this huge. Scott's family (coordinated by Dave) put together this rice krispy treat for Scott. 10 boxes of rice krispy's, 20 bags of marshmellows, and something else that I can't remember. That equals 41,000 calories.
Dec 24, 2008
Fondue Christmas Party 2008
We went to Bishop Ben Carter's house for a fondue party and Scott and Ryan were dared to eat a huge biteful of fondue. So, I snapped a picture.
Dec 20, 2008
Beard Growing Contest 2008
We were at Bigg's Roadhouse Restaurant celebrating the boys finishing their finals. They also grew beards and had a contest. Scott got in second place with the most creative beard.
Dec 19, 2008
Amazing Amounts of Snow
I took these pictures showing how much snow we got in one night. It snowed 20 inches overnight. It almost covered up our license plate. Almost every place was closed, except Scott's final exam.
Cedarburg 2008
Julie, Marci, Jenny, Sarah, Kjirstin, and I went to Cedarburg, WI the week our husbands had finals. This was a cute little historic town with tons of cute things.
Dec 13, 2008
Medical School Finals Week
Wow, Scott was really sick of studying for his finals at this point and decided to stick his highlighter pen lids in his nose and I caught it on camara.
Three Christmas Trees for 2008
We bought one live Christmas tree but cut it too short. So, we bought a second one, but Scott and I ended up being really allergic to it. Finally, we used out fake tree and decorated it with huge ornaments. Next year we will buy a bigger fake tree. It was a funny year with 3 trees.
Dec 5, 2008
Thanksgiving 2008
Scott and I went to Robyn and Mike Larsen's house for Thanksgiving dinner. The girls were on the floor looking at the After Thanksgiving sales and this was the turkey that we cooked. Everyone thought it was DELICIOUS!
Nov 27, 2008
Christmas Wreath
I made this wreath and have to admit I think it turned out pretty well. Kjirstin Roberts showed me how to make this.
Nov 26, 2008
Wicked Trip
We got Wicked tickets for half price through the medical school. So, we went to Chicago with a couple on their first date, Mark and Nikki.
Nov 18, 2008
Bang Game Party
Scott and I played the game called Bang with our Milwaukee family and most of us wore cowboy hats while playing the game.
Nov 16, 2008
Chicago Temple trip
Jenny, Jessica, Kjirstin, and I went to the Chicago Temple for Stake Temple day for the first time. It was really nice.
Nov 8, 2008
Robyn's Baby Shower
Nov 6, 2008
Autumn Leaves & woodpecker
I tried taking pictures of our colorful leaves here in wisconsin, but there weren't many around our house. So, I took another picture of leaves and a woodpecker that I hear almost every morning pecking away in our tree.
Oct 16, 2008
Pumkin Carving 2008
Our friends and us are carving pumpkins for our Halloween Ward Party. Robyn and Mike are dressed up and we had three pumpkins to carve. We won a prize for the scariest pumpkin & creative pumpkin at our ward party. Hurray!
Scott's First Haircut in Wisconsin
I cut Scott's hair for the very first time. I did good but while blending I cut a little section too short. People say they didn't even notice until I pointed it out. Either way his hair looks a lot better now. His hair was really long!!!
Oct 12, 2008
Fall Leaves from our window
These pictures were taken by Scott from our front windows of our apartment. These pictures don't give the leaves and trees justice of what we are actually seeing. They are gorgeous.
Girls night during Priesthood Session
We went to Kopp's frozen custard and then back to my house for facials and pedicures. We had a lot of fun!
Oct 4, 2008
Wisconsin Harvest Fair
We took a trip to the Harvest Fair with some of our friends here. There was a petting zoo there and a giant piggy bank slide.
Sep 26, 2008
2008-09-25 Wisconsin Apartment 2008
Apartment video and squirrals in neighbors yard.
Sep 25, 2008
MCW White Coat Ceremony
This is Scott's white coat ceremony that initiates him into the Medical College of Wisconsin. It was really neat. We are truly medical students now.
Aug 15, 2008
Wiscosin County Zoo
For MCW orientation they took us to the zoo. It was a lot of fun, but a little bit of a humid day.
Aug 14, 2008
Our New Apartment
These are some pictures of the outside and inside of our Wisconsin apartment.
Wisconsin State Fair
There was a dog jump contest and we were curious as to what this was all about. So, I recorded a little bit of this.
Aug 8, 2008
Lake Michigan with Brandon and Dad
When Brandon and Dad were in Wisconsin with us we took a trip out to Lake Michigan. It was beautiful.
Aug 1, 2008
On the road and moving into Wisconsin
We stopped at Winter Quarters to see the temple and visitors center. I also took some pictures of the corn fields and beans in Iowa. There are some pictures of our new place in Wisconsin and Brandon and Dad helping us move in. It was a humid day with lots of sweat.
Jul 30, 2008
Moving out of our Utah apartment
Took pictures of our empty truck and our full apartment in Utah before we packed it all in. It was a toasty day.
Jul 28, 2008
Snow in July
Scott found this house that brought snow down to Farmington from the mountains on July 4th and build a snowman. This proves how much snow there still was in the mountains in July.
Jun 24, 2008
3rd Wedding Anniversary
Scott stayed up almost all night decorating our yard for our anniversary. He put out cups of colored water with a rose, card, chocolates, and balloons. He also wrote with chalk all the way down our driveway and into the street. It was so adorable.
College of Science Award Ceremony
Scott received a Pre-Med Scholarship and Outstanding Graduate award at this ceremony.
Apr 23, 2008
Thanksgiving Point 2008
We went to see the Tulips again this year. There weren't as many.
Off Road Expo 2008
We went with Nate, Jeff, Steve, Lacie, Anthony, Lisa, Sabrina, Susan, Scott, and Necia attended this expo.
WSU Graduation with Bachelor of Science
Scott graduated with Steve but in different colleges.
Photos: 20
Sister's funky hair
We were in St. George visiting and we were showing off how we start doing our hair in the mornings.
Boston, MA Trip 2008
Scott presented his Undergraduate Research for WSU with Dr. Nakaoka. We took an extra few days to travel the Boston area. It was a very rainy weekend, but very enjoyable.
Photos: 62
CIC Award Night
Scott received the Excellence in Service award from Weber State University. This is him at this ceremony.
Apr 9, 2008
Snow in March
It was a beautiful snowy morning and Necia was working at home. It was too pretty to not take a picture from our front port in Farmington.
Mar 31, 2008
Weekend with Robinson's 1
Nicole, Rob and boys came up to Centerville for a weekend. We had fun playing the Wii, doing hair, making bugs, and watching the Holbrook's train.
Mar 14, 2008
Photos: 28
Kurt Bester
We went to Kurt Bester Christmas concert with Scott's family. It was snowing really hard that day, but it was beautiful.
Dec 7, 2007
Thanksgiving 2007
This was Thanksgiving Day and all of my siblings were there this year. It was a blast. It was sad to see everyone go home at the end of the week.
Nov 22, 2007
Lisa's Birthday
We were celebrating Lisa's birthday and hanging out.
Sep 15, 2007
Midway Swiss Days
The family got together for a weekend in Park City for Swiss Days. We had fun playing games and enjoying this big condo.
Sep 1, 2007
Salt Lake Italian Pizza restaurant
Aug 30, 2007
Medical Application
Scott had to get pictures of himself for medical school applications. We had fun with this.
Aug 22, 2007
Fire in Farmington
This fire was in Farmington Canyon and very close to our apartment. Some of the houses in our ward had to evacuate.
Aug 11, 2007
Car Show in Layton
Steve and Lacie invited us to the Car Show. These cars were very shiny and pretty!
WGT August 11 Reunion
It was 10 years ago that Kristen Evans had passed away so we got together and put flowers and balloons on the grave.
American Idol Concert
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What I'm really looking for is a formula for a trebuchet that I can input the desired initial velocity after launch and mass of the object, and from that figure out how long the long arm, short arm, sling and pivot need to be, and how much mass I need to have for a counterweight. Does this exist?
The math is quite abstruse but if you want you can go to this calculator and punch in numbers to find what you need.
It's the best simple trebuchet calculator I've seen.
To my knowledge such a thing does not exist. A trebuchet is a rather complex instrument. Just describing the path the payload makes as the trebuchet fires is complicated.
Some information can be gathered by using Google. One interesting page is
and the accompanying mechanics page. Be warned that the analysis presented there is simplified.
---- Paul J. Gans
You could find the moment of inertia of the apparatus around the pivot as a function of three arguments (angle between sling and vertical, angle between arm and vertical, sling tension) and use x=cos(angle) and y=sin(angle) to get three equations and unknowns. Then evaluate the differential equation numerically.
A word of caution: this took me several hours. Approximation with conservation of energy is the best way to go if you're not fond of differential equations.
Hope this helps.
If you assume essentially all of the potential energy goes into the projectile, then by setting the kinetic energy of the projectile $\frac{1}{2} (\mathrm{mass of projectile}) *(\mathrm{initial velocity of projectile})^2$ equal to the potential energy before launch $g*(\mathrm{height of weight})*(\mathrm{mass of weight})$, you get the sort of equation you desire.
A good estimate of the efficiency of such a mechanism would be quite difficult, but my impression is that they are rather good at what they do.
Another possible modification would be to include the mass and moment of the arm throwing the projectile, but this is also simple to do.
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Welington Castillo continued his torrid Cactus League hitting, lining a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to score Bobby Scales from 2nd base with the winning run, as the Cubs edged the San Francisco Giants 3-2 in front of an all-time record crowd of 13,465 under overcast skies at Dwight Patterson Field at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, AZ, this afternoon.
Randy Wells got the start for the Cubs today, and he was masterful, allowing singles to the first two men he faced in the game before retiring 18 in a row (including seven on strikeouts). Wells was efficient, needing just 69 pitches (49 strikes) to get through his six-inning stint, including four consecutive nine-pitch innings. He looked like he easily could have pitched another inning or two.
The only blemish on the Wells performance was in the 1st inning, when Emmanuel Burriss singled sharply to left on the first pitch of the game, stole 2nd, and then scored on ex-Cub Mike Fontenot's line-drive RBI single to CF.
After that, Wells was untouchable.
The Cubs took the lead in the bottom of the 4th against Giants starter Shane Loux and reliever Casey Daigle (who was no relief), as Marlon Byrd grounded a one-out single to center (his second hit of the game), and, after Loux was relieved by Daigle, scored on a two-out RBI double into the RF corner by Scott Moore. Bobby Scales followed, ripping a two-out RBI single to RF to score Moore from 2nd base and give the Cubs a 2-1 lead.
John Grabow made his second appearance in four days, relieving Wells and working a scoreless top of the 7th (16 pitches -11 strikes), allowing just a lead-off single before retiring the last three men easily.
But Sean Marshall ran into trouble in the top of the 8th.
Travis Ishikawa singled to lead-off the inning, and Eli Whiteside roped a double into the LF corner, sending Ishikawa to 3rd. Marshall then threw a WP (a high outside fastball that ticked off catcher Welington Castillo's glove on what just as easily could have been scored a Passed Ball), allowing Ishikawa to score the tying run, and moving Whiteside up to 3rd base with no outs. But Marshall went to work, getting two outs on pop ups and the final out on a strikeout, leaving Whiteside stranded at 3rd.
Carlos Marmol threw a nine-pitch 1-2-3 top of the 9th and Marcos Mateo threw a shutout 10th (18 pitches - 12 strikes), allowing a walk while striking out two. Mateo actually got four outs in the inning and had to work out of more trouble than should have been necessary, thanks to a lead-off E-6 bobble by SS Starlin Castro. Mateo walked the second batter he faced, putting runners at 1st and 2nd with no outs, but then Welington Castillo made an outstanding play on a sacrifice attempt, fielding the bunt on one hop and firing a laser to cut-down the runner trying to advance from 2nd base to 3rd. Mateo then loaded up the tank and gassed the last two hitters on six pitches. Mateo has a "live" arm and has been very impressive (so far), and he probably has a reasonably decent shot at making the Cubs Opening Day 25-man roster if Andrew Cashner begins the season as the Cubs #5 starter (Mateo would take Cashner's slot in the bullpen).
Meanwhile, the Cub offense was mostly quiet throughout the late innings. Scott Moore did work a two-out walk in the bottom of the 9th, but PR Jae-Hoon Ha (up from Minor League Camp) got a bit adventurous with his lead and was immediately picked-off.
Facing Giants RHP Josh Banks, Bobby Scales led-off the bottom of the 10th by singling on a 3-2 pitch, his second hit of the day. Josh Vitters faked a bunt and swung away, lining out sharply to LF, but then Scales (representing the potential winning run) showed he still has some speed left in his 33-year old legs and stole 2nd base (easily). Max Ramirez drew a walk, and then Castillo came through with his game-winning hit, an absolute rocket liner to right-center that bounded past the Giants CF.
With his 1-2 day today, W. Castillo's Cactus League AVG, OBP, and SLG slash-line dropped to 706/789/941.
And Bobby Scales has played as well as anyone in camp, hitting everything in sight and making all the routine plays at 2B. He also has the ability to hit cold off the bench from both sides of the plate, something that could be useful for a National League team.
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I wonder if there is any consideration given to Scales getting the LH 2B job. DeWitt has continued to show nothing this spring.
Good to hear reports on Mateo and Gaub getting the job done, that's a pleasant change.
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if scales played SS he might...looks like d.barney has it locked.
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There's not too much more Scales could have done to make his case. Still, I agree if you take Scales you are sacrificing versatility for a little bit of bat. And if you are depending on your bench middle infielders for offense, then you are in trouble anyways. Bobby is destined to be one of those AAAA bench guys.
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AZ PHIL: I know the "horse" is way "dead", but is there any remote possibility that Koyie Hill - in spite of the pitcher's infatuation with him - could NOT get the backup catcher's gig?
It has become painful to watch him for me - and the majority of Cubs fans.
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1 for 27...yow.
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I'd be somewhat interested in Steve Clevenger as the backup, but I suspect that's more likely to happen in 2012 or so.
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pure speculation, but if welly can take over as the main catcher in 2011 i could see the cubs trading soto away to make room for the loot to sign their mega-1st-baseman.
soto starts to get "real paid" in 2012 and if he can keep up his ob% + power + ability to play decent-enough C he may want to stay there a while...plus he has enough club control and ability to make himself attractive to other teams.
he's gotta show what he's capable of in 2011, though.
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Phil - What would Soto be worth in terms of prospects after this season? Let's say he puts up a performance closer to his rookie year and last year - he would be easily regarded as one of the best offensive catchers in the game. That's got to be worth a decent haul of prospects, right? Maybe the Cubs could trade for a "sure thing" 1B or 3B prospect?
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Hopefully Vitters will be the third base prospect by then, and the idea is that we trade him to free cash for Pujols/Fielder (not that I am on board with that), but now that Lee is gone, unless LeMehiu shows a 2nd offensive skill and that he can play second, the Cubs have a need there. That kid from Seattle and a useful arm would probably get the Cubs' attention.
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I hear a lot that Vitters may need to move off of third (assuming to first), but it sure would be nice if he ended up playing a decent 3B
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If Vitters someday turns into the 25 HR, .300 batting average guy that many hope he will be, and doesn't develop the sort of plate discipline that would yield a .400-ish OBP, he'd be a decent offensive third baseman, but not as exciting offensively as a first baseman.
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remote possibility that Koyie Hill...
The adjustment bureau already tried to saw off Koyie's fingers, and that didn't work.
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Seems to me the sawing off part worked fine. Somebody just missed the "Do not reattach" memo.
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Not sure I'd want Castillo rotting on the bench instead of HIll, but I think its interesting. I think we should look to trade Soto.
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There's also Max 'Max Power' Ramirez.
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Well, the Pena signing is looking dumber and dumber, isn't it? Why couldn't the Cubs get Soto to 1B THIS year, with two of Castillo/Ramirez/Clevenger as the catchers? Colvin could be the LH backup at 1B for Soto, Baker the RH backup. Soto can catch of course, so the manager could actually use his backup catcher for once as a PH option late in games. Soto could slide behind the plate in the rare emergency situation where the starting catcher gets hurt in the game. Just all kinds of flexibility with a setup like that. It gets Soto's bat in the lineup every day, it lets the Cubs discover whether Castillo is a long-term option, it gets Colvin more at-bats, just all good.
I hate the dimwits that run this franchise. Project 500!!
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I think this is reasonable given the team's depth at C, but generally this is shot down by saying that you're replacing a 1B offense with a C. Granted, Soto is better than Pena until proven otherwise, but you lose the value of a top hitting catcher when played at first
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I think you guys are getting way over excited about 20 ST at bats. Anyway, now that we have pereninieal All-Star outfielders in Byrd and Fukudome, and the league's best hitter in Milton Bradley, we can afford to carry Hill and Soto's dead weight.
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If Fukudome doesn't pick up the pace, he could find himself playing for the Isotopes.
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Pena costs 10M and won't make the difference in winning the division, Garza cost 4 prospects (2 really good ones). I guess if you're not going to contend then work from your areas of strength - there are a number of serviceable C's and nobody in the system for 1B unless you include Colvin and Soto.
I agree that none of it is a realistic plan, but it's fun to consider.
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Pena is left-handed power. Pena gives you, what I presume would be, far better defense at first. Pena will probably outperform Soto this year with the bat (I usually use OPS for this measure). By how much, and is it worth the $10 million, I don't know... that's a valid question.
I do have reservations about RELYING on Soto's bat. He's still unproven, imo.
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So the guy who hit .196 with the .732 OPS last year is proven and the guy who had a .890 OPS is a little shaky. Got it.
For their careers it's .841 to .831, and Soto's been playing catcher.
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Pena outhits Soto this year. :)
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Could be, but I don't think it's a reasonable conclusion based on avaialable evidence.
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Sample size? Pena has 4200 career PA's..Soto has 1426...
Also Pena has been playing in the AL East, hitting 3rd-6th in the lineup..Soto has been hitting mostly 6th and 7th.
Pena also has hit a ton more HR's, and has played in at least 135 games each of the last 4 seasons.
I agree with you, that Soto isn't shaky....but if Pena even gets to his career averages....around .240/.350/.490 with 28-35 HR's..what's wrong with that? I don't mind seeing Soto at 1B a little this season....but to say we could just move him there permanently?
Wait...what was the point? I seem to have missed it...sorry...
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Isn't it easier to be productive batting in the middle of the lineup, with good hitters in front of you and behind you and guys on base regularly, than hitting 6th or 7th behind the likes of Soriano?
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Soto's OBP is benefited from all the time he spent in the #8 slot in the lineup getting walked so the pitcher would come to the plate. You don't get pitched around in the 3-6 slots unless you hit in front of Alphonso "low and away strikeout" Soriano.
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Yes, you don't get pitched around--which many people argue could result in a higher batting average and better slugging.
[I actually suspect that most hitters benefit more from being in the middle of the lineup than Pena does, though, because he apparently tends to swing through a lot of stuff that is in the zone. But I think Soto would probably see an improvement in his slugging percentage and HR totals if he hit 3-5th more often and had guys on base in front of him and someone at least moderately threatening in the lineup behind him.]
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It is great that Castillo is having a great spring. But it is foolish to assume that he has turned the corner until he has had at least one good season (or much of one) in the minors. Trading Soto at this point would be nuts.
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Luis Castillo signs w Phils
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from BA...interesting...
"Besides Aroldis Chapman (fastball), Bryce Harper (power) and Mike Trout (speed), what other prospects have an 80 tool?"
"Harper actually has two 80 tools, as his arm also earns top grades. Other minor leaguers with 80 tools: Giants outfielder Gary Brown, Astros outfielder Delino DeShields Jr. and Reds shortstop Billy Hamilton (all speed); Royals righthander Jeremy Jeffress (fastball velocity); and Cubs infielder Junior Lake (arm)."
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imo, i think a lot depends on if he's a 20 HR hitter or a 30+ HR hitter after this season...unless things click with pena and they extend him for a few years or whatever...or they decide to open up the check book.
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I've been wrong before, but I don't see a big market team trading away a player in his prime that came up through their system cause he starts to get a little expensive and they may or may not have a rookie catcher that isn't even that highly regarded ready to take over.
You start trading away the Marlon Byrd's of the world if you need to make some room in the budget or start seeing if moving Z or Soriano and eating parts of their deals makes sense, well before you entertain moving Soto.
Now in theory, I understand why moving Soto might make sense, but I don't see anything in Hendry's or the Cubs past that would indicate they'd remotely consider it.
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me either...im just working on a speculative need point of view...
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If Soto becomes a 30+ HR hitter they can play him at either C or 1B and count themselves lucky sons of bitches until he reaches free agency.
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Cueto out for a week to rest his shoulder...
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Cueto flew back to Cincinnati and had an MRI that found inflammation in the shoulder. He had to leave his last two spring training starts because of soreness. Doctors have advised him not to throw for at least a week.
Well if the Reds really want to be considered the favorites, they'll need to show some depth. It looks like, to this point, the Cubs have got the strongest staff in the NL Central.
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Dusty spoke to soon.
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If you were watching this game, the announcers thought he hurt his right wrist swinging at the first pitch, but actually......
"Baltimore first baseman Derrek Lee(notes) has a bruised left foot and did not travel to Port Charlotte for a game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Lee fouled a ball off the foot on the first pitch he saw Saturday in his spring training debut. He had been sidelined with a sore right wrist.
The foot didn't bother Lee until he left the ballpark. He had an X-ray Saturday night and then the MRI on Sunday, which came back negative.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter said it looked like "we dodged a bullet."
...or maybe you didn't.
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who the fuck would be watching a preseason Orioles games?
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Maybe he who shall not be named was scheduled to pitch.
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well..., maybe a Phillies fan?
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- one scoreless inning from Samardzija is apparently worth 11 paragraphs
- C. Coleman is apparently in the mix for the long relief role
- Quade has nice things to say about S. Moore, saying he can play all infield positions
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He's figured it out Rob, him and Mike "2.25 Team ERA" Quade. We're all good.
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That's a hell of a first impression by Montgomery. Brian Cashman having a good laugh on that debut.
...and it's a 3 run homer.
hey, vogelbomb had a HR on his 1st game with SEA AAA, too!
montgomery comes on with men on 1st/2nd, 2 out, in the 8th.
from rotoworld...
"Tommy Stokke of FanRag Sports reports Chris Sale was sent home from U.S. Cellular Field on Saturday after cutting up throwback jerseys that he did not want to wear.
I thought the same. It'd be great luck to face these non-contenders after the trade deadline.
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Chris Sale was scratched from tonight's scheduled start due to a clubhouse incident before the game
he was sent home by the team, too. the wsox released a press statement and everything. they stated it was non-physical in nature.
He was scratched from his start today. No reason given.
At the start of the season the book was that he was trying to pitch to more contact so he could stay in the game longer and it seems to be working so far. Contact against is 77.5% this year and it was 70.2% the year before. He averaged 6.7 IP/game last year and so far it's 7 IP/game. His actual pitches per game are only down to 106.1/game from 107.2/game last year but if he's able to go a bit farther into games without throwing more pitches and without giving up more runs that is a good thing.
sale's skills and insane value makes it almost too hard to have a market for the guy...he's got 3/38m owed to him over 3 seasons (2 team options). he could easily pull in 30m/yr if he was on the market as a FA.
he's throwing a bit differently this season, especially with more sliders and less changeups like earlier in his career, but all his stuff still looks great even if the HRs are a little elevated and the Ks are down.
Torres, Happ, McKinney, Jimenez, and Candelario for Sale. Deal or no deal?
"The White Sox are reportedly asking for "five top prospects" for Chris Sale, FanRag Sports' Jon Heyman reports."
Unless he develops 30+ HR power and keeps his walk rate close to his K rate at the MLB level, he's not going to turn into Prince Fielder. And even if he does turn into Prince Fielder, he's gonna have a short prime. His very limited athleticism is likely to also detract some value from his ability to reach base--I don't buy making an out as being preferable to base clogging, but you'd certainly prefer just about any base runner other than Vogelbach, David Ortiz, etc.
seeing as arod has played a total of 27.1 innings of D at 1st/3rd and somehow managed a -0.5 dWAR with his 1 error at 1st and an overall positive total zone rating...he might end up even more in the shitter via the characteristics/flaws/whatever of how some sites determine various WAR values. dWAR doesn't directly lead to a WAR value, but the 2 main entities pushing the most popular variations of WAR sometimes lead to some interesting discrepancies in value.
I have a lot of faith in Baez that he's going to turn into a more consistent, solid player. It looks like it took him about a half season or so of futility at the plate to figure out he was not talented enough to get away with the crazy approach he had. I think his running game will eventually have a more measured aggression.


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The black RS-5 Cargo Ballistic Camera Strap from Black Rapid has been updated to a stronger and more functional design. The RS-5 is now made from ballistic nylon rather than the previous version of ripstop nylon. In addition to its new composition, it features expanded storage and increased organizational design and an improved closure mechanism. This version now contains pockets in which you can store media cards and other accessories such as a smartphone.
The R-Strap is worn diagonally across the torso from shoulder to hip and is adjustable to fit most photographers. The locking FastenR-3 connects the strap to the tripod socket located on either the camera body or the lens. Once connected, the camera hangs upside down, resting securely at the side or in the small of the back, with the lens pointing behind.
The RS-5 Ballistic Strap has a front pocket for carrying a smartphone, large battery, walkie-talkie, or similar sized items. There is a pocket on the top of the pad that opens up to store memory cards, ID, credit cards, etc. The pockets close and open silently thanks to padded magnets
|Ballistic nylon
|Attachment Method
|FastenR3 (attaches to tripod mount)
Expands to 60.0" (1.5 m)
The pad is 15.0" x 3.1" (38.1 x 7.8 cm)
|5.0 oz (142.0 g) (approx)
|Packaging Info
|Package Weight
|0.88 lb
|Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
|9.2 x 3.5 x 2.7"


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i have a landuse raster data and raster data containing slopes in percentage. i want to assign pixel value as zero which corresponds to slope more than 15%. i tried using 'extract by mask' but i'm unable to get the desired result. is there anyway to solve this?
How to do this using Map Algebra is described under the topic of Conditional evaluation with Con in the ArcGIS for Desktop Online Help.
Using the Raster Calculator in Whitebox GAT (http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hydrogeo/Whitebox/) you would enter the following line:
I'm sure that ArcGIS has an equivalent statement in its calculator as well.


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The color of love is being used to make quite the statement online for gay marriage supporters.
D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign launched the effort to turn the internet red Monday.
It went viral.
"It's just a statement of where we are as a people and where we want to be going that we believe in love, fairness and equality," says Anastasia Khoo, Human Rights Campaign marketing director.
Outside the Supreme Court, with smart phone in hand, Andrew Rutkowski changed his profile pic to it.
"I feel a lot of good stuff, a lot of love, a lot of people I didn't expect to post things like that did. A lot more people changed their facebook profile pictures, it's awesome," he says.
Virginia U.S. Senator Mark Warner is one of at least 13 members of Congress who went red online supporting for gay marriage.
Virginia Congressman Jim Moran did too - as did Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley.
Ahead of Tuesday's Prop 8 hearing, Facebook found folks in D.C. buzzing about it most - people 25-44 have been the most engaged on the issue week.
And Groupon posted a video of its employees who wore red.
Outside the Supreme Court Wednesday, there were only a small number of people opposing same-sex marriage. Online, there's no viral protest. But some responded to other's posting pictures poking fun at the "Turn the Internet Red" campaign.


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text: What should we do with it? The last time a post was posted in it was November 17th by maddog in the uber metagame analysis. The activity in that forum was already abysmal, and now it's far beyond. The uber metagame's already been discussed in Stark, and apparently so is OU, although not as consolidated, though more frequent (e.g Tang's Wall Breaking thread, and RL's Choice items thread). People are discussing the new UU already on the sticky. So does the metagame analysis have any significant use, if at all?


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Timothy Mcclain:
October 20, 2012 at 9:33 am
Why is everyone food? Two words: Bath Salts.
Jessica Clark:
October 22, 2012 at 11:50 am
Omfg. Your comment made my coffee come out my nose. Thank god it wasn't still hot.
October 27, 2012 at 3:22 am
@ Jessica Clark Sometimes nothing is funnier than the truth *takes a humble bow*
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"Why is everyone food?" I'd blame those damn dirty pilot apes!
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