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There is nothing new that is happening with our program, oh wait yes there is. This weekend we will be taking our own vehicles to the games (university certified) because the university vans that we were supposed to have were double-booked leaving us to find another means of transportation. This is not my first choice of transportation but given the little time period to find alternative travel means we had to resort to our own cars. We will be packing up in 7 vehicles to travel 3 and half hours away to play some very tough teams. We will be up against University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Friday night, Minnesota-Mankato State Saturday afternoon and end the weekend at 9:45 AM on Sunday against Marquette. These are three out of conference games for our team and should prove to be some very good competition. It has been a rocky week having to cancel practice Tuesday due to weather, leaving us with only two days of full practice to prepare.
I have instilled in our team that we need to put aside the issues that have come about with not being able to take vans and have tried to keep a sense of fun during practice. This is a very competitive sport but with any sport there has to be a level of fun to keep everyone enjoying what they are doing. If it is all work and no play that would not make for an enjoyable season. I think keeping the practices very intense with a sense of fun makes for a very tight nit group of guys. Of course nothing can ever be perfect but we have always strived to be the best of friends on this team. I am a firm believer in the fact that if you enjoy the people you are around that is going to make for a better team.
I think everything that is attached with being a club sport makes you realize just how much each and every other team's administrators work at making sure the season goes off without a hitch. I salute all administrators present and past on each club team and varsity level team because I have experienced first hand the ups and downs that are associated with running a team. Most of the time it is a grueling task of making sure all the little details are filed out but in the end you see the product that has become and the way that everyone meshes together.
Wish us luck this weekend and we hope to bring back 3 wins to Bloomington- Normal and get ready for our conference games in the month of April. Look for an update on this weekend when we arrive back home. Good luck to other teams that are competing this weekend.


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Friday, January 01, 2010
Happy 2010!!
Been back in India for a few weeks now. Traveling quite a bit, catching up with family and friends. And eating a LOT of yummy stuff along the way! Will post pictures soon. We're now looking for a house to rent in Bangalore and researching into schools for Little M. I had a lot of help from family and also from a blogger friend, whose suggestions have been invaluable.
The other bit of news is that we're expecting our second baby in April. Excited about that! I researched into hospitals for the delivery even before we moved to India. From reviews online and based on experiences of some of my family, I zeroed in on a hospital called "The Cradle" in South Bangalore. I was quite impressed with the hospital, it's facilities and the staff on my first visit. This hospital specializes in delivery, maternal and fetal care. The doctor I chose was very easy to talk to and took time to ask and answer a lot of my questions. Overall I am quite happy with my choices (so far).
I am looking forward to finalizing a house and settling down again! Travel and staying with fam is all fine and good but I realize I need to have a place I can call my own, to feel settled.
I have loads of posts from fellow bloggers to catch up on. I'll be sure to post updates. Be back soon!
31 comments:
- Bong Mom said...
Happy New Year Vani. Congratulations and have a wonderful 2010
- January 1, 2010 at 10:18:00 AM EST
- meeso said...
Congratulations & Happy New Year! Enjoy, and I hope you get settled soon :)
- January 1, 2010 at 11:02:00 AM EST
- TBC said...
Congratulations, and a very happy new year to you and your family, Vani.
- January 1, 2010 at 11:13:00 AM EST
- Jaya said...
congrats and wish you a very happy new year :)...
hugs and smiles
- January 1, 2010 at 11:40:00 AM EST
- Cham said...
Wishing You and Your Family a Happy New Year 2010!
Congrats Vani and My Warm Wishes :)
- January 1, 2010 at 1:34:00 PM EST
- Madhu said...
Congratulation Vani.. Have a great year ahead.
- January 1, 2010 at 2:27:00 PM EST
- indosungod said...
Congrats! Vani.
Wishing you a very happy year ahead.
- January 1, 2010 at 2:56:00 PM EST
- chakhlere said...
Congratulations to you Vani!! And Wish you and your family a very Happy New Year!!!
- January 1, 2010 at 3:31:00 PM EST
- Smitha said...
Congrats!! Cradle is a good choice for south Bangalore.. quite a few in my family had their babies there. The cost can be pretty steep though.
What a great time to be with family and friends... Have fun and good luck
- January 1, 2010 at 4:20:00 PM EST
- LG said...
Wish you and family a very happy new year. Congratulations dear. Have good time back home. I am due to deliver in May and I will be in Singapore only :)
- January 1, 2010 at 8:15:00 PM EST
- Gita said...
Congrats dear and warm wishes :) Wish You a Very Happy New Year! Take care dear.
- January 1, 2010 at 9:02:00 PM EST
- Vani said...
Thanks for the wishes, dear blogger friends!
- January 1, 2010 at 11:27:00 PM EST
- Arch said...
Congratulations Vani, this is great news :) Have a great year ahead..Have heard Cradle is really good..Hope you settle in soon and are ready for the new arrival ! If you are looking for a school in South Bangalore, Kumarans comes highly recommended..My mom's friend knows a lot about schools there, can put you in touch with her if you are interested...let me know
- January 2, 2010 at 2:33:00 AM EST
- Sonia said...
Congratulations!!! All the best for everything. Hope you will find your home sweet home, best school and everything there! Take care.
- January 2, 2010 at 4:58:00 AM EST
- Pavani said...
Wishing you and your family a very Happy & Prosperous New Year.
Congratulations on the good news..
Good luck with everything. Take care.
- January 2, 2010 at 10:09:00 AM EST
- Sunshinemom said...
Congrats, Vani! All the very best for the New Year!
- January 2, 2010 at 10:34:00 AM EST
- Shama Nagarajan said...
Congrats dear.....wishing you a wonderful 2010.
- January 2, 2010 at 10:45:00 PM EST
- sra said...
Congrats, Vani, all the very best for a happy new year!
- January 3, 2010 at 1:07:00 AM EST
- Red Chillies said...
Congratulations Vani, awesome news. Even though I am from Bangalore, it is as if i have lost touch with it. I hardly know the new places, restaurants, etc
Happy New year to you and yours and wishes for a wonderful year ahead!
- January 3, 2010 at 3:40:00 PM EST
- DEESHA said...
Congratulations Vani .. Have a wonderful year ahead. All the very best for everything
- January 4, 2010 at 9:19:00 AM EST
- Preeti said...
Congrats Vani :) second time is always a charm. Happy New year.
- January 4, 2010 at 1:50:00 PM EST
- Shri said...
Congrats Vani!Wish you and your family a lovely 2010.I am sure you have a lot to look forward to!:)Good luck with everything.
- January 4, 2010 at 5:22:00 PM EST
- Divya Rao said...
Congratulations Vani! Happy New Year! Bangalore is surely a lovely place to settle down in. And I've seen Cradle several times as I've driven past...my in laws live in Jayanagar. It's a new hospital but I've heard from many friends that it is very good, so good choice :) There are many lovely stores in Bangalore to shop for home decor...of course the scene may have changed drastically now and I'm not really updated, but lemme know if you are looking for something in particular, I may be able to recollect some nice places :)Anyways, good luck with everything!
- January 4, 2010 at 7:07:00 PM EST
- Rashmi said...
Congratulations Vani!
Am back from my Blore vacation just 2days back. Indeed its a wonderful place for a foodie ;)to settle down.
- January 5, 2010 at 10:38:00 AM EST
- Anonymous said...
Congratulations Vani! A great new year to you and your family.
- January 5, 2010 at 5:53:00 PM EST
- Jayashree said...
Congratulations, Vani. Hope 2010 turns out to be a wonderful new year for you.
- January 6, 2010 at 3:18:00 AM EST
- Asha said...
Happy 2010 to you and your family. Have fun and take it easy. Hugs to you! :))
- January 6, 2010 at 2:21:00 PM EST
- Diamond and Pearl said...
congratulations and a very happy new year too!
- January 8, 2010 at 2:49:00 PM EST
- Vani said...
Arch - thanks! Will add Kumaran's to my list. Will surely let you know about contacting your mom's friend. Thanks for that!
Sonia, Pavani, Harin, Shama, Sra- thanks for your lovely wishes, girls!
RC - thanks! Bangalore keeps changing each time I visit. So not surprised you (and me) have not been able to keep up! Hope to see u sometime when u visit BLR next!
Deesha, Preeti, Shri - thanks so much for the wishes! :)
Divya - thanks! Will let you know about the home decor stores. We're still waiting for our cargo to arrive. Thanks for the offer to help! I appreciate that.
- January 12, 2010 at 6:40:00 AM EST
- Vani said...
Rashmi - thanks! yeah, a foodie's paradise. Looking forward to it! :)
Mamatha- thanks! :)
Jayashree- thanks, hon!
Asha- thanks and welome back to blogging! :)
D&P - thanks a lot! :)
- January 12, 2010 at 6:44:00 AM EST
- Usha said...
Happy New Year Vani ! Congratulations on the good news! Have a wonderful 2010...
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The process of taking in, identifying, and understanding all stimuli that you encounter. Thought can also be described as the systematic way of understanding events and problems and adjusting to them.
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Collaboration is one of the key principles of the open source way and a major topic here on opensource.com. One of our goals to highlight great collaboration stories, and when we discuss collaboration, the need for the perfect collaboration tool frequently comes up. One article, Avoid the tool trap when building communities, provides some great insights (hint: people create community, not tools).
Email is still undoubedly one of the most preferred tools out there for collaboration. In fact, collaboration on the the Linux kernel started with the famous email Linus Torvalds sent to a mailing list back in 1991.
Over the years, I have used many different collaboration tools both at work and outside of it. I have used multiple wikis, blogs, and social platforms. When I pause to think about it, I am amazed at the shear number of collaboration tools I have used. And of all these different tools, none has completely solved the collaboration problem. When I want to find a document, for example, I first have to think: "Which wiki is that document on?" What a collaboration mess.
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After reading the HBR article, I thought about all the time and money organizations spend looking for the perfect collaboration tool. Consider all the cycles we could have saved if we would have chosen email as our preferred collaboration tool. Imagine how much better our email search/archiving/storage could be if we had spent on email the amount of energy that we have expended on new collaboration tools. I began to wonder:
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- Or, is email actually a bad collaboration tool, but it is so entrenched that no other tool has been able to dislodge it over the past 20 years?
Here at opensource.com, email is our primary collaboration tool. We maintain an author email list, where we discuss ideas for new articles; a moderator email list, where we plan our editorial calendar; and a community mailing list for readers who want to be more involved with the site (consider joining it!). Over the years we we have adjusted our email list strategy, but it seems to be working pretty well overall.
One more fun fact from the Harvard Business Review article: email dissatisfaction was only 6%. Need to Collaborate? Start with an email.
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Reaffirming post, thanks for sharing the HBR post and writing about it here. I use e-mail a lot and would be at hand if without it.
Being an active contributor to several open source projects/communities, a lot of communication and collaboration goes through direct emails and lists.
With movements like 'world without email' (http://www.elsua.net/tag/a-world-without-email/) I became carefull e-mailing people. But this reaffirms my personal opinion e-mail is the right tool for my collaboration.
When I want to find a document, for example, I first have to think: "Which wiki is that document on? - In this case you, at the least, only need to look into the relevant project. In case of email how can you go through years and years of emails? Having said that, there are many good modern collaboration tools where you can have forums, news, wikis, tasks (and plenty of other facilities through plugins). It is very easy to track down an activity quickly and easily which will also notify the relevant project member, on any activity, by email and thus satisfies old schoolers. The modern collaboration tools are very efficient in this aspect. Email is only being held up by bureaucrats who always feel uncomfortable to learn and adopt to new terms and technologies in my opinion :).
I think the context is also important, and definition of the type of collaboration you are involved in. For me, being in an open source community, e-mail is my primary tool, but I also use a lot of other tools.
Other collaboration tools are indeed very efficient, for example Yammer, Redmine etc.
If it comes down to communication (context) though, I prefer e-mail. I think it is more sustainable. Especially if you look at Google who has discontinued several services/tools.
If it comes down to communication (context) though, I prefer e-mail. - I completely agree (why should I go to redmine if I need to say 'Hello' to one of me colleagues? :)). However, 'collaboration' comes only in the project context. Am I wrong?
As you replied to Joshua, we probably differ on what we see/use as collaboration tools. In many projects, working together and realizing a shared goal, they do this without tools such as Redmine or Jira. Tasks and status are for example shared through e-mail.
I have to say though, once it leans towards 'project', such tool provide benefits. In a project I'm active in, we recently changed to using Jira, next to e-mail. We have tasks running for longer times, and then tools like Jira can benefit the team.
p.s. thanks for this open discussion, also helps readers understand collaboration in different context.
In many projects, working together and realizing a shared goal, they do this without tools such as Redmine or Jira - As, in my reply to Joshua, nothing is undoable. Then again email is not specific to a project. Even in this case, IF you need to refer something a year or two later you have to dig through piles of emails (otherwise you have to create your own filters and folder, which again is only within your machine/shared drive). Whereas if you have recorded the project activity in specialised tools, you don't have to do this. You can log on and dive straight into the project. Or when a completely new person wants something about the project (again in a years time) he/she does not have to go through the project members (it may be possible that, at that point, all the project members are gone and their emails might have been destroyed or buried deeply)
ps: I have started this discussion for getting myself cleared about things. Thanks for replying to me.
As someone with some interest in making sure (important & public) digital communications aren't completely ephemeral, I still prefer email listservs to twitter, forums without user accessible data export options, and the like. I can search, download, and do things with the archives from listservs, if I, for example, want to do historical research on a project (some of us actually need "years and years of emails"). I have a much harder time doing using some of the other communication/collaboration methods. I can still find emails I sent in 2005 to a particular project's listserv, but finding a twitter discussion about the same project from last year is a chore, if it is possible at all. Twitter's search bills itself as "See what's happening right now" and even the advanced search doesn't include an option to search for things from a specific time frame. Exporting your own data isn't the same thing as getting all the data and being able to search through everyone's comments on a topic, and the Library of Congress's twitter archiving effort is still just getting off the ground. Newer forms of communication and collaboration aren't always better.
May be my understanding of collaboration tool is different from what you guys mean. Agreeing with you, I would not rely on Twitter for collaboration (Is it a collaboration tool at all?). I really mean tools like redmine (and similar - may be JIRA?).
I can search, download, and do things with the archives from listservs, if I, for example, want to do historical research on a project - Nothing is undoable (we can even manage things with pen and paper and still attain the result). The difference is how readily the information is available.
With a proper project collaboration one doesn't (or shouldn't?) need to search, download, and do things with the archives.
My humble opinion is things (if not already) get better only if they get used and efforts made to improve - not by resisting by hanging on to traditions :).
I'm actually letting one of my professional memberships lapse because the members only listserv has dried up in favor of twitter discussions. (The private listserv was one of the few member benefits that I used.) Previously, they used the listserv to collaborate on event planning and the future vision of the organization. The very act of communicating is collaborating, not everyone needs something like redmine.
Nothing is undoable (we can even manage things with pen and paper and still attain the result). The difference is how readily the information is available.
Correct, and there is no reason that newer tools, that improve in other areas, should make data less accessible (i.e. make things harder to access) than the tools from the "þe olden days" of the internet.
With a proper project collaboration one doesn't (or shouldn't?) need to search, download, and do things with the archives.
So no one should ever need to write a history of a project based on how things developed? How things happened is just as important and the end result, and modern tools need to make things as easy to do so as the tools that came before them.
not everyone needs something like redmine. - individuals may have preferences. I have already agreed with that (why should I go to redmine if I need to say 'Hello' to one of me(y) colleagues?).
The very act of communicating is collaborating - vocabularies may have same meanings; I can't argue that communication and collaboration are of the same or different meaning. A one to one(a communication) is completely different from a team work (I call this a collabortion). Let myself and one other be the team members of a project (along with several other projects which we are not members together) and we had some communications, through emails, with regards to the project (even though I think that it is inefficient) and, say, in three months time another one joins the project; should we go back to our emails filter out comms with regards to the project and share all those with the third member? And worse that a fourth member joins the project in 6 months. How easy is it to add the third person as the member of the project from which point onwards he/she gets all those activities on the project (I hope you have used Redmine as you have mentioned it)?
there is no reason that newer tools, that improve in other areas, should make data less accessible, modern tools need to make things as easy to do so as the tools that came before them - Hadn't I differed with these, I wouldn't have started this discussion. In case of email how can you go through years and years of emails? is the statement where I expressed my prime point - easy data accessibility. A project collaboration not only collaborates members but also collaborates resources of the project. All you need to do is to log on to the collaboration, say Redmine, and get into the project of interest - everything is readily available - user discussions (through forums), articles (through wiki), files and documents, tasks and it goes on. Does this mean less accible? :) Come on.
So no one should ever need to write a history of a project based on how things developed? - You don't need to. With a proper collaboration tool, things are recorded as they happened. All you need to do is to create a report; that is it. If you don't need the history you don't have to. Simple.
After all, I understand, at least for now (;)), we can't underestimate the value of the role of emails in business. But, from your words, it can only be used as a communication tool (including for notifications from collaboration tools :)); not a collaboration tool (please don't jump on me for this :)).
I think as a collaboration tool, NNTP will fare far better than email.
NNTP needs to be developed with new features and stabilized which will be a great move.
For many years I was looking for an "email killer". Whilst for internal use we have chat services, I still find that for anything important, it's email I turn too as it will be seen (eventually) by anyone I send it too.
As my business scales I hope we will make more use of wiki (currently only for documentation) and chat but this is a cultural change and our industry (and staff) are historiucally corporate, so email is king (and attachments, but that is a moan for another day)
Email is a great tool if used with thought / etiquette...its negatives are typically usage problems
I really like Bitrix24 approach to collaboration, it doesn't entirely exclude e-mails, but it does reduce e-mail load quite a bit.


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For your first lesson, you'll learn all about the Praxis Core exam. As you begin this course, you probably have lots of questions about the tests. For instance, how many tests make up the Praxis Core exam? Where do you go to take them? Do you have to take all the tests at once, or can you take them separately? You'll get answers to all of these questions! We'll also talk about how much time you're allowed for each test and how many questions you can expect. By the end of the lesson, the tests will no longer be a mystery to you. You'll be ready to start preparing for all of the elements each test encompasses.
In this lesson, you'll become familiar with the reading test of the Praxis Core exam. You'll learn about the different types of reading questions you'll come across. We'll discuss useful strategies and explore examples of reading questions. Then you'll have the opportunity to take a full-length practice reading test!
Have you ever heard the phrase "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" and wondered how it relates to math? Today, as we begin preparing for the math portion of the Praxis Core exam, you'll learn what this phrase means in the math world. You'll also learn some tips for using the calculator. We'll cover exponents, square roots, and decimals, too, and by the end of the lesson, you'll have a solid understanding of math basics.
In this lesson, we'll talk about fractions and ratios. If you're someone who has a fear of fractions, after completing this lesson you'll realize that fractions are indeed your friends! You'll learn how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals and fractions, as well as how to reduce and build up fractions. To close the lesson, you'll learn about ratios and proportions.
How much is 25% of 544? If an item that was originally priced at $175 dropped to a price of $105, what is the percentage of decrease? Today, we'll answer these questions as well as others involving percentages. You'll also learn how to convert percentages into fractions and decimals, and vice versa. Finally, you'll learn about two measurement systems and how to convert within them. Throughout the lesson, you'll have the opportunity to reinforce what you've learned with practice problems to try along the way.
Does the sight of the algebraic equation 3x - 5 + 7x = 9x - 2 scare you? If it does, by the end of this lesson it won't. You'll discover everything you need to know about algebra to be successful on the math test. This includes what algebraic expressions are, how to combine like terms, and how to solve equations and inequalities. I'll also reveal a test-taking strategy to help you find the correct answer to a problem without actually solving the problem. This backdoor method will definitely come in handy on the test!
Have you ever wondered how much fencing you'll need for your backyard or how much carpet you'll need for your living room? To answer these questions, you have to know some geometry. In this lesson, you'll get a crash course in geometry, where you will learn about area, perimeter, volume, lines, angles, shapes, congruence, similarity, and the infamous Pythagorean theorem. Besides helping you with problems on the math test, what you absorb in this lesson will help you solve problems long after you have passed the Praxis Core exam.
Have you ever heard the terms mean, median, mode, and range? Today we'll explore what these statistical terms mean and how to calculate them. After that, you'll learn about the many types of graphs that you'll come across on the test, including pie graphs, bar graphs, and pictographs. You'll discover how to read and construct a Venn diagram. Then you'll learn a useful formula that will help you answer probability questions that you may come across on the math test.
For our final math lesson, you'll learn how to make xy tables, plot points, and graph lines. You'll discover how the slope of a line is just like driving a car. Also, you'll learn how to do a geometric transformation, which sounds difficult but really isn't. At this point, you'll be ready to try a full-length practice math test. Good luck!
In this lesson, you'll start preparing for the writing test of the Praxis Core exam with a crash course in grammar. We'll go back to the basics by reviewing parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, and grammar rules. This grammar refresher will give you a good foundation for the writing test.
Is it better to say "PIN number" or "PIN"? I'll answer this question and others like it in this lesson. We'll also explore idiomatic expressions and commonly confused words. Next, you'll become familiar with the two types of questions that you'll see on the multiple-choice portion of the writing test. You'll get some tips that will help you avoid common mistakes. These tips and what you learned in Lesson 10 will help you do well on a full-length practice writing test.
For the last lesson of the course, you'll prepare for the essay portion of the writing test. You have two essays to prepare for—the argumentative essay and the source-based essay. You'll see some sample essay prompts, and you'll learn how each essay is scored. You'll analyze examples of good essays and bad essays. Then, you'll practice the process for writing two successful essays in the allotted amount of time. After this lesson, you'll not only be all set to take the writing test, but you'll be ready to take and pass the entire Praxis Core exam!


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"Quotations Songs: Portable Media and Pop Song Form in the Chinese 1960s"
Andrew F. Jones, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California at Berkeley
Andrew F. Jones, Professor and Louis B. Agassiz Chair in Chinese, received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1997. Professor Jones teaches modern Chinese literature and media culture. His research interests include music, cinema, and media technology, modern and contemporary fiction, children's literature, and the cultural history of the global 1960s. He is the author of Like a Knife: Ideology and Genre in Contemporary Chinese Popular Music (Cornell East Asia Series, 1992) and Yellow Music: Media Culture and Colonial Modernity in the Chinese Jazz Age (Duke University Press, 2001), co-editor of a special issue of positions: east asia cultures critique entitled The Afro-Asian Century, and translator of literary fiction by Yu Hua as well as Eileen Chang's Written on Water (Columbia University Press, 2005). His latest books are Developmental Fairy Tales: Evolutionary Thinking and Modern Chinese Culture (Harvard University Press, 2011), and a volume co-edited with Xu Lanjun, 儿童的发现 — 现代中国文学及文化中的儿童问题 [The Discovery of the Child: the Problem of the Child in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture], (Peking University Press, 2011).
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We spend a lifetime working hard to attain the good job, new car, new house and belongings to go within.
The more we get, the more we want. The quest is never-ending. When we attain some of these things, along comes more and, maybe, better things to tempt us. All things we think we must have, but when we get them, we move on to other things that attract our interest.
Then, one day you wake up and discover you're old, you hurt, and maybe the real things you should have put your time into, are the things you took for granted. We've all done it at one time or another.
Take a moment to wipe away a child's tears and give a gentle hug. Take the time to see if a neighbor may need some help that would mean so much to them.
Strive to do at least one good deed a day. Make a difference in someone's life.
We all have busy lives, but we need to take a breather and grasp the Christmas feeling throughout the entire year.
What seems like a small gesture to you, may mean everything to someone else.
Repair relationships. Life really is so short.
The recent tragedy our country is experiencing should be a wake-up call to each of us to stop and smell the roses.
No one really knows what tomorrow will bring. Take one day at a time and try to make it the best day you can.
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Daytona Beach – The Stetson University women's golf team made a charge up the leaderboard on Saturday at the Xavier LPGA Collegiate Invitational.
The Hatters entered the second round in ninth place, but posted the third lowest round of the day on Saturday to move past five teams, into fourth place. Stetson will enter Sunday's final round just three shots behind Atlantic Sun Conference foe Mercer for third in the 14-team field.
"The scores were high again because it was even windier today," Stetson coach Floyd Kerr said. "Despite the wind, we were able to have a decent round. If we play really well tomorrow we could challenge."
Stetson was led on Saturday by junior Mallory Viera (Howie-in-the-Hills, Fla.), who made a seven-shot improvement in the second round, posting a three-over par 75 to move into a tie for 15th place.
"Mallory hit the ball better and played a good round," Kerr said. "We still had several holes where we had double bogeys. If we can continue to work to get those numbers down, we will be a lot better."
Junior Jenn Hoecker (Rochester, NY) also made a big jump on Saturday, posting a nine-shot improvement with a 78.
"Jenna played much better, but had a couple of double bogeys that kept her from having a great round," Kerr said.
Junior Sammi Smith (Louisville, Ky.) struggled with her short irons on Satuday and managed to hit just four greens in regulation. Despite those woes, she was able to scramble enough to post an 80 to stay within striking distance of a top 10 finish.
"As a team, we played much better today and moved up the standings by a lot on a day when many teams went backwards," Smith said. "Both Mallory and Jenna had particularly good rounds.
"Personally, I struggled quite a bit today. I wasn't hitting my irons well at all and I hit very few greens in regulation. However, my short game was pretty good today and I was able to salvage a decent score out of what could have been a very bad day."
Smith and Ryan Ashburn (Largo, Fla.) are tied for 11th place overall in the field after Ashburn posted her second consecutive 78.
"Sammi hit a lot of fairways, but hit only four greens," Kerr said. "Her short game was MIA. She really struggled to get the ball on the green. She was in good position, but couldn't get it on the green. She played well to have only hit four greens.
"Ryan had several three putts that hurt her. She could have had birdies and pars, but walked away with bogeys. Those three bad three-putts kept her from having a solid sound."
Florida Gulf Coast continues to lead the overall field after posting a 308 team score on Saturday. The Eagles maintained a two-shot lead over Old Dominion, which also posted a score of 308 in the second round.
Mercer is 10 shots off the lead after a second round score of 316 with the Hatters two shots further back in fourth, just one shot ahead of both Bethune-Cookman and McNeese State and two ahead of North Florida.
FGCU's Georgia Price had the low individual round of the day on Saturday with a two-over par 74. She is tied with Lacey Fears of Mercer at the top of the individual leaderboard. Both players stand at four-over par for the tournament.
Stetson's Smith and Ashburn are both eight shots off the lead entering Sunday's final round.
Play will start at 8 a.m. on Sunday with the Hatters playing the final day with players from Bethune-Cookman and McNeese State. Stetson's players will begin the final round on holes four through seven.


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By Rocco Termini
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's 2013 state budget proposes radical changes to the state's industrial development agencies. While we all acknowledge that the program is riddled with problems, it is sometimes difficult to solve the problem with a simplistic approach. Instead, we need to identify the problems and address them with workable solutions. Throwing the baby out with the bath water does not solve the problem – it only makes it more problematic.
The first thing we need to do is change the name of the program from industrial development agency to economic development agency. Fifty years ago, the main focus of these agencies was industrial development, but today the majority of their projects include school construction, senior housing, office buildings and urban adaptive reuse.
Industrial development agencies are not funded by town or county budgets but are funded by the fees collected every time they do a deal. Their goal is to close as many deals as possible so they can meet their budget goals and continue to pay their salaries. These goals may sometimes conflict with what is best for the taxpayer. Do we need another liquor store? Drug store? Dollar store? Or auto dealership? It certainly seems that every IDA has a conflict. What is their ultimate goal, to serve the taxpayer or raise enough fees to sustain their fiefdom?
A whole cottage industry has grown around industrial development agencies – not only are the staffs the recipients of the system, but about $50 million is paid out annually throughout the state to law firms that service these agencies. It is a tough job to try to change these institutional habits.
Instead of a blanket policy of eliminating sales tax exemptions, these should be allowed in census tracts that are below 100 percent of the median income. This type of targeted economic development was used in the old Empire Zone program and is used in the State Historic Tax Credit Program. Only questionable economic development areas should require state review.
Industrial development aid should not be tied to large employment standards. Upstate New York has a lot of small company developments that would never meet the standards now, but might sometime in the future reach the lofty goals set by the state. All of these small companies would be eliminated, especially small tech companies.
Adaptive reuse, which is the lifeblood of urban rebirth, would be eliminated under the governor's proposal. This is one of the many tools used to cover the financing gap when doing mixed-use urban projects.
We keep masking the real problem, which is the proliferation of town IDAs. If we could rein in their insatiable appetite for unnecessary projects, our problems would be solved. We need to put town IDAs on a diet rather than kill a very successful program.
Rocco Termini is president of Signature Development in Buffalo.


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The Yellow Birds
I'm not one for war novels, but this little gem hooked me from the start. The writing is stellar and the characters speak and act with a naturalness that only comes from actual combat experience.
Kevin Powers, the author, is an Iraq War veteran. The story he has written about his experiences is heart-breaking. The narrator, 21 year old Private Bartle, had literary aspirations in school and received a lot of taunting from his friends, so he decided to prove his manhood by becoming a soldier. This mirrored the author's life who enlisted at age seventeen. At basic training, he meets, the pimple-faced newbie, Murph, whose mother begs Bartle to promise to bring him back from Iraq unharmed.
Of course, no experienced soldier would ever make such a promise but something about the woman reminds the private of his own mother, so he readily agrees. Big mistake. They soon get sent to Al Tafir where a series of bloody battles, including civilian deaths, jade both men.
Their sergeant, a tough and brutal man named Sterling, shows the pair no mercy and expects them to be killing machines. Powers describes several battles to take Al Tafir, and the smoke, gunfire, fear and bravado experienced by both privates seems very authentic. One scene describes the death of a beautiful American medic. The descriptions make everything seem immediate, the dust, the river, the Iraqi civilians abandoning cars in a traffic circle when the soldiers approach.
Things end badly in Iraq in ways that I won't reveal but Powers also manages to give a vivid account of a soldier's reentry into civilian life. It's not pretty or easy and involved lots of solitude and beer, and little contact with friends from the past. This small book will join the war classics and be read for decades. It does what all great literature does, describes the most impossible human situations and makes them believable and moving.
Other great war novels include Vonnegut's Slaughter-House Five and Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front.
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The Blair County Veterans Honor Guard recently reached a milestone.
On Dec. 6, it performed military rites for its 500th veteran, Cmdr. Bill Nelson said.
The organization, founded in 2008, has about 40 members who will provide military funeral honors for eligible veterans, at the request of the veteran's family. The honor detail typically includes the folding of an presenting of the American flag.
During its first year, Nelson said the honor guard performed rites at 45 services. The number has steadily increased, he said, up to about 120 services in a year.
"We do it whenever a family asks," Nelson said. "There's no pay involved."
Most requests for military rites are funneled through a local funeral director, he said.


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There does seem to be some behind the scenes issue with Game and the Collectors edition of ME3, its been pulled from the website so you cant preorder it now, and some are reporting the same thing if you go in store as well....something isnt right thats for sure, hoping Game will clear it up so people know where they stand
Yes I am a criminal. My Crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for.
If I don't get my N7 edition I will be 'murder rage' angry!!
I'll be SO gutted if it gets cancelled....
'spose i'll find out soon enough.
Violence has its own economy. Therefore be thoughtful and precise in your investment.
Mine still says "unshipped" and thats it.
Its been on and off there website a few times now, each time they say theres no more then they magically get some more,be very interesting to see what happens instore on release
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Just tried the demo. Dont think to much of it to be honest
ill just into gamestation and get it....i dont bother with pre-orders.
ill just into gamestation and get it....i dont bother with pre-orders.
If they have the on shelf stock. They didnt for FF13-2 and THE KOA special editions
Bugger, my collectors edition is showing as cancelled :(
Out of interest those who are getting there orders cancelled - when did you pre-order?
Ordered my N7 edition on 10/11/2011 and mine has not been cancelled.....yet.
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Ordered mine 22nd/11/2011 and mines been cancelled. However also have £5 pre order in store
Ordered mine 19/11/2011 and it's not cancelled... yet!
@CockneyCharmer I'm out of the office until Monday so I can't get a official word on this yet but will investigate ASAP.
This is the tweet I just received when I asked if they can explain all the mysterious cancellations without warning for multiple people who pre-ordered the game online, will follow it up on Monday and see if they actually come back with an explanation...never know!
I also tweeted them yesterday morning but they didn't bother to reply. Lots of people are buying the n7 edition from GameStop Ireland as they stock it and it's only £5 for delivery.


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NEW WASHINGTON - Cole Davidson poured in 28 points and two teammates combined for another 23 Saturday as unbeaten Old Fort dropped Buckeye Central 56-42.
Davidson connected on six 3-pointers for the Stockaders (5-0) and grabbed six rebounds. Dalton Perry netted 12 points and A.J. Phillimore scored 11.
Austin Wurm's 10 points topped the Bucks (2-4). Alan Niese added five rebounds.
Chieftains triple on boards against Polar Bears
BASCOM - Hopewell-Loudon only shot 3 of 13 from the foul line, but more than tripled Hardin Northern on rebounds (52-17) in a 88-53 victory.
Alec Gregg sank five 3-pointers and tallied 17 points while teammate Tyler Imes tossed in 17 also. Ryan Lommerse (11 points) and Adam Black (10) also contributed.
Imes led the way with nine boards while Gregg dished out five assists.
Jacob Gossard registered 18 points for the Polar Bears.
Wildcats race away
VANLUE - Zach Garber had an even night of shooting for Vanlue while St. Wendelin struggled Saturday as the Wildcats rolled, 70-33.
Garber tossed in 27 points for Vanlue, going 9 of 11 from the field and 9 of 10 at the line. He also grabbed eight rebounds.
Nick Hagerty added 11 points for the Wildcats (6-0).
Gabe Walters' nine points sparked the Mohawks (2-3). Nick Schumaker scored eight points and Zach Miller hauled in seven boards.
Blue Jackets surge behind Reinhart
NEW RIEGEL - New Riegel trailed most of the way, and went into the fourth quarter down to visiting Van Buren, 43-41.
But the Blue Jackets surged in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Black Knights 24-11. They won 65-54.
New Riegel got a dominant offensive performance from Brandyn Reinhart, who made 12 baskets and finished with a game-high 30 points to go along with eight boards.
The only other Blue Jacket to score in double figures was Nick Wank, who scored 10 points as New Riegel upped its record to 5-1.
Jake Dryfuse had eight points and eight rebounds for New Riegel.
Van Buren was led by Ross Adolph, who scored 13 points.
Boes keys Blue Devil win
CAREY - Zach Boes poured in 23 points while seven other Blue Devils pitched in good efforts in a 57-35 win against Upper Sandusky.
The Rams shot better than 50 percent overall from the field but committed twice as many turnovers as the Blue Devils (25-11).
Boes also grabbed a team-leading six boards.
Cody Collins (14 points) and Joe Reile (11) led Upper Sandusky.


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text: Joe Biden sure didn't act like the vice president of the United States in his debate, did he? All he did was lie, laugh and interrupt his challenger, Paul Ryan, 82 times during the debate. Hard to believe the mediator allowed it to happen, wasn't it? Don't you wonder what would have happened if Paul Ryan had done the interrupting?


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UK: In Britain milk can be delivered to the doorstep in glass bottles. These are sometimes called cow eggs.
The milkmans here, go get a cow egg so we can have a brew.
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A delicacy in many regions of the central/northern United States. Removed from the cow surgically. Many say it tastes exquisite
I had so many tasty cow eggs last night.
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An egg laid by a female cow as a way of reproduction
Today I saw a baby cow hatch from a cow egg it was amazing
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If you've seen the demos for Internet Explorer 9's hardware accelerated graphics, you are probably excited to learn the details of HTML5 Canvas. With all major browsers supporting HTML5 Canvas, a scriptable 2D drawing context, Canvas is quickly becoming the natural choice for graphics on the web. In this session, you will learn advanced Canvas concepts (including the origin-clean security and the Canvas Drawing Model), understand when to use Canvas versus SVG and get a deeper look at how the Internet Explorer team solved interoperability issues as we implemented the specification. You will learn to build HTML5 Canvas websites through best practices and lots of code samples.
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Very nice informative presentation on Canvas!
Very cool session. The best practices section and the composition modes were really clear and informative. Thanks!
Where from can I get the demos ? For examlple the Composition demo ?
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Rhee is right
A recent letter about Michele Rhee and her StudentsFirst organization is very self-serving and has some mistakes. The writer appears to be concerned about "other teachers" having a say. Teachers are incredibly important, but the educational system, including teachers, needs to be held accountable like all the rest of us in our chosen careers.
Our educational system has been failing for many years. The Charleston County School District is no exception. The United States now ranks 14th in reading, 25th in math and 17th in science. How are our high school graduates supposed to compete in the global economy?
My grandson and I recently encountered a young cashier who could not make change for a $7.75 purchase from a 10-dollar bill. What is a high school teacher supposed to do with a student reading at a fourth grade level? What is the student doing in high school? How much time does this student take from the teacher's job of teaching her class? When is this problem going to be fixed?
StudentsFirst and Michelle Rhee are advocates for students, not teachers, not administrators nor the CCSD. Obviously, the entrenched bureaucracy is threatened, as evidenced by recent letters, including one that expressed pride that the CCSD has been "incrementally" changing, and has a "solid record" of building facilities, support, etc. Interesting, but it misses the point to take credit for putting up buildings. A new monument won't help the embarrassed young lady who couldn't perform simple math, nor high school students reading at a fourth grade level.
Michelle Rhee made tough changes in the Washington, D.C., school district, including firing some administrators and teachers, but she made dramatic improvements for students. That was her priority. Changing a culture is very difficult. Job security for administrators and teachers is a secondary concern for her, unless they are part of the solution. She resigned when the mayor, her political support, was not re-elected.
Change is tough. Entrenched bureaucracies resist accountability and make it a lot tougher. StudentsFirst should not be considered a threat, but a savior.
John Howard
Holmgren Street
Mount Pleasant
Use less, pay more
Last year I spent a substantial amount of money on home improvements targeted at reducing my consumption of electricity. Despite a significant reduction in kilowatt hours consumed each month, my bill from SCE&G is significantly higher per KWh. For example, in June-July, 2012, I consumed an average of 12.7 percent less electricity, and yet my bill was 7.8 percent more. From August-September, I consumed an average of 33.5 percent less electricity, but my bills averaged only 25.8 percent less. These discrepancies resulted due to an average increase of 16.6 percent per KWh for these four months.
S.C. law prohibits solar panel leasing, a business that would be in direct competition with powerful utility companies. While many people and businesses may not be able to afford the outright purchase of solar panels, they may be able to afford to lease them, particularly if they prove more cost efficient than purchasing electricity from local utilities.
Sen. Greg Gregory of Lancaster has introduced Senate Bill 536 to change the current law, so that solar leasing and other viable alternatives might be available to consumers in this state. House Bill 3425, identical in content, was introduced by Rep. James Smith and, unfortunately has stalled.
Given that the Republican Party often touts its commitment to capitalism, the free market and competition, it would seem logical that these two bills pass and be signed into law by our governor. The free market can determine the success or failure of solar panel leasing or any other model presented to compete with SCE&G. Perhaps some viable, direct competition will encourage our utilities to look for cost efficiencies.
SCE&G often states that it needs to raise rates to prepare for the ever-increasing consumption of electricity. If the alternatives prove less expensive and thus pull enough people off the SCE&G grid, this oft repeated excuse would no longer be valid and rates would flatten out.
In the early 1980s, AT&T had virtually no competition. The federal government ruled that this monopoly must be broken. In a very short time, competition from new telecommunications companies resulted in a dramatic decrease in the cost of long distance calls. Let's give competition a chance to have a similar effect on our power bills in South Carolina.
P. L. Roberts
Winchester Drive
Park thanks
I would like to offer my appreciation to The Post and Courier for the recent "Azaleas abound" article. Even though this subject probably gets exposure every year, so many negative topics also get press. From my many bicycle rides through Hampton Park I had noticed what Kathy Woolsey, (Cypress Gardens — garden curator), mentioned in the Azaleas article, which was that because of the longer cooler weather, the blooming was more sustained.
My personal opinion is that this is the longest blooming period that I can remember, and it makes Hampton Park an absolute delight. The thanks don't stop there because Hampton Park is not special just because of the azaleas.
The exceptional plantings and maintenance all-year round are a tribute to the combined City of Charleston and Charleston Parks Conservancy efforts that leverage an outstanding volunteer force resulting in gardens that are paid admittance grade.
Thanks to all who help to make this happen.
Barry Whalen
Dunneman Avenue
Polygamy next?
The current popular trend is in favor of gay marriage. During a speech last year, Hillary Clinton said, "… human rights and gay rights are one in the same."
If so, then why are Mormons denied the right to marry multiple partners based on their religious beliefs? After all, polygamy has biblical precedents dating all the way back to King David who was anointed by God, whereas same sex marriage is not.
Will there be others able to claim marriage rights violations also?
Dwight S. Ives
Pressley Avenue
I-26 and trees
Guns do not kill people. People kill people. Trees do not kill people. Speeders, texters and drunk drivers kill people. The Department of Transportation needs to spend the $5 million on fixing bridges, filling potholes and public safety, especially getting drunk drivers off the road.
Recently we have had three road fatalities in which the drivers were allegedly drunk. The establishments that sold these folks alcohol are surely still in business. Why were their licenses not revoked?
It comes down to economics, not public safety. Alcohol sales provide at least 35 percent profit for the establishment that sells them, and the more sales the more tax revenues for the municipalities/counties.
Yes, police have a tough job, and issuing DUI citations is time consuming, but shouldn't public safety be their main priority? There were fewer than a thousand DUI citations issued in the tri-county area for 2012.
If a county is not issuing 100 DUI citations a month it is not that concerned with public safety. Try to find an event in the tri-county area that does not promote alcohol consumption.
Many charitable organizations now have functions to raise money based solely on alcohol sales.
We all suffer the consequences of drunks driving with higher insurance rates, families torn apart, injuries and deaths of innocent citizens. DUI enforcement must be the No. 1 priority of all law enforcement agencies.
Get drunks off the road. Enforce DUI laws.
Steve Myers
Oak Hill Plantation
Moncks Corner
Get the point
In answer to the letter writer who believes that an atheist risks losing everything if he/she is wrong, while a Christian risks losing nothing:
Obviously, he missed the whole point of Dr. Dawkins' thesis which is to provide the freedom for rational thought, something that religion does not encourage.
Now, using some rational thought, is it better to lead a moral life because it is the right thing to do (the atheist's viewpoint) or because there is a magic man in the sky who watches your every move and will punish you with eternal hellfire if you step out of line (the Christian viewpoint)?
What has been wasted?
If there is a just God, he should reward a person living a moral life regardless of religion (after all, three quarters of the world's population are not practicing Christians).
On the other hand, if there is no God, you have wasted a lot of Sunday mornings.
John Manzi
Little Oak Island Drive
Folly Beach
Veterans need help
I was disturbed and disgusted to learn that our returning veterans had to wait two years for the benefits that they are entitled to receive.
The Veterans Administration is not being managed properly and the director should be fired for incompetence. Fix the problem now.
Our volunteer veterans didn't wait two years to answer the call. Please write or call your congressman and senators and demand action on this important issue.
Phil Siegrist
Plantation Lane
Mount Pleasant
Vile protests
A friend of ours died recently week from injuries sustained in Afghanistan. He was kept on life support until they could get him to the United States so his organs could be harvested to provide new life for three people.
So he not only gave his life for his country, he has now helped three people to hopefully live a better life. His funeral was March 22 in Hickory, N.C.
Of course, the members of the Westboro Baptist Church were on site to protest.
It is time for Congress to intervene in this issue where they have their right of free speech but the family of someone who gave their life for our country can't have a peaceful going-home ceremony for their loved one.
Sandi Engelman
Julia Street
The real radicals
A March 14 letter writer's comments regarding the Tea Party, calling it "radical" and "menacing," are classic examples of Orwellian Newspeak. What is radical or menacing about constitutionally-mandated limited government or preservation of individual liberties?
What is menacing about eliminating wasteful spending and balancing the budget?
These values can only be threatening to those who do not value our freedom and opportunities for individual achievement.
Liberalism, which wants the government controlling every aspect of our lives and wishes to "radically" transform America, is where radicalism lies.
The writer's comments would be menacing if they weren't so ridiculously transparent and laughable. If only the Tea Party did control the Republican Party.
Jay Reigart
Granny's Lane


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Matt Garza, Texas Ranger
Rumors be the Cubs were just waiting to see if the news on Clay Bucholz turned for the worst in a hope to get the Red Sox heavily involved. That didn't happen and now Garza is headed to Texas, a team he had nearly joined two other times (before being initially traded to Cubs and last trade deadline).
This is what we know..the Cubs are getting 3b Mike Olt and SP C.J. Edwards. They are also getting a third player that will be a pitcher and if you believe Jeff Passan's tweet, a fourth "player-to-be named later" is also part of the deal. Jeff Wilson of the Ft. Worth Star Telegram name dropped reliever Joe Ortiz at one point, but that yet to be confirmed. As we've learned many times over the last few seasons, nothing is for certain until there's hugging in the dugout.
Olt was the #22 prospect in all of baseball heading into the season according to Baseball America (Sickels gave him an A- grade, the same as Baez), but had a rough go of it in 2013. Many of his troubles were said to be rooted in a vision problem and he has hit a little better since returning from a lengthy disabled list visit, but still not quite as well as expected or hoped. Obviously the Cubs are banking on him hitting again, but he's also a skilled defender at the hot corner. In a bit of serendipity, Olt was selected by the Rangers with the compensation pick they received when Jim Hendry signed Marlon Byrd.
Edwards was a 48th round pick of the Rangers in 2011 out of high school in South Carolina. He's struck out over 11 per 9 with a walk rate around 3 over the course of 3 shortened minor league seasons. He's now with their A affiliate in the South Atlantic League (Kane County equivalent) and is playing his age 21 season. He's starting right now and features a mid 90's fastball with a "plus curve".
UPDATE #1: Passan says the third player is Justin Grimm and a 4th player will be added later. Grimm's no world beater, but he's 24 and with major league experience. A strikeout pitcher he is not, but Sickels had him at #5 on his top 20 preseason Rangers list.
Stuff has never been the issue: Grimm's fastball can hit 96 MPH and averages 92. Scouts also like his curveball, rating it a plus pitch, and his changeup, while still inconsistent, is much better than it used to be. He is very athletic, an attribute which should help him stay healthy, especially with his improved mechanics.
Grimm's three-pitch mix and ability to throw strikes could make him a nice number three starter. He could also thrive in a relief role if the Rangers choose to go that route. I had him as a Grade B- pre-season and that still seems reasonable, with some chance for a straight B.
UPDATE #2: Olt, Edwards, Grimm and a PTBNL for 2 months of Garza whom the Cubs could resign if they really wanted to next offseason. Hard not to like the deal. If you wish to extrapolate it even further, Cubs moved Chris Archer, Hak-Ju Lee, Sam Fuld, Brandon Guyer, Robinson Chirinos for just over 2 years worth of Garza starts, Fernando Perez, Zach Rosscup, Olt, Edwards, Grimm and a PTBNL. Hard to say if the Cubs are losing on the deal, they'd certainly like a pitcher with Archer's capabilities and service time around right now and Lee still could be a decent regular, but it does appear that it's close to a zero-sum movement at this point...other than the last 3 seasons, but they were lost anyway.
UPDATE #3: Wittenmyer tweeted that RHP Neil Ramirez is among the pool of players that the Cubs could choose as the player to be named later. The deal gets even better. I suppose Joe Ortiz may be one of those players as well, along with others.
UPDATE #4: it's actually 2 players to be named later coming the Cubs way.
#Cubs today acquired INF Mike Olt, RHP Justin Grimm, RHP C.J. Edwards and two players to be named from the Texas Rangers for RHP Matt Garza.
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 22, 2013
UPDATE #5: According to the Rangers GM, the numbers of PTBNL's headed to the Cubs depends on whom the Cubs choose...could be one, could be two.
UPDATE #6: Slight modification to the PTBNL deal according to Wittenmyer, Cubs either choose Neil Ramirez or they choose 2 pitchers from an agreed upon pool of players.
Pours one out for Dino
Pours one out for Dino
This would have been more
This would have been more satisfying if the
brewers were good this year. Oh well, this is like motherfucking Christmas in July.
roids don't pay in the long
roids don't pay in the long run.
oh wait, he's owned $100m dollars. nevermind.
I have always believed that
I have always believed that if you are caught using performance enhancing drugs all of your official MLB stats should be erased up to the point you were suspended. This damages Hall of Fame induction. I would like to add to that that your contract is now null and void, your service time is reset to 0, and your salary is reset to as if you were a rookie first being called up. To further add to that you will be fined 35% of your total contract that you were under which in Braun's case would be 52 million dollars.
And personally I would love
And personally I would love to see A-rod trying to pay back 96 million dollars for the rest of his life and having no stats for consideration for hall of fame. He can really fuck off and die into obscurity and the poor house.
Wow, your head must have
Wow, your head must have exploded watching Lance Armstrong through the years.
Justin Grimm last 10 games
Justin Grimm last 10 games for TEX: 48.2 IP, 72 H, 48 R (45 ER), 17 BB, 32 K, 10 HR, 1.83 WHIP - 8.72 ERA - left his last start versus DET with right forearm soreness.
James Russell says hey.
James Russell says hey.
according to fangraphs, in
according to fangraphs, in 2007 the Boston Red Sox made a strong push to sign Grimm out of high school — he slid to the 13th round due to signability concerns — but he turned down Boston for the opportunity to pitch at the University of Georgia.
Theo, Jed, & Jason connection.
awesome trade.
awesome trade.
given that this is a 2.5 month + possible playoff rental...awesome return. i really like "buying low" on olt given his turn around since coming back from his "eye thing." the Ks are still high, but his power and contact seem to be returning.
hopefully cj edwards can develop a 3rd pitch rather than turning into a possible closer/high-end-reliever type.
the cubs fans are the unlucky
the cubs fans are the unlucky bastards here...
...also, can we ban vanillawafers from every pitching in COL ever again? his stuff does not break in COL, he doesn't have a fireball fastball, and he gets destroyed there. it's not even a fair fight. wow, just checked his career there and he's only had a single positive outing at Coors (out of 5)...in 2008 as a reliever for 2.2ip. 3 out of 5 appearances he's gotten absolutely destroyed.
Sveum says there is still 100
Sveum says there is still 100% Garza will start in Arizona tonight, but that there is 110% chance that Rusin will start.
i'm looking forward to the
i'm looking forward to the TOR vs LAD world series this year.
What the hell is this, NBA
What the hell is this, NBA basketball?
John Arguello reported that
John Arguello reported that the PTBNL player pool includes Neil Ramirez. Others say it's going to be Joe Ortiz. I'll take the former.
Yeah, my bad. Wittenmyer.
Yeah, my bad. Wittenmyer. Arguello must have RT'd it.
Wittenmyer now says TWO PTBNL
Wittenmyer now says TWO PTBNL. Fuckin' A!
surprised navarro is still
surprised navarro is still with the cubs...sure, he won't fetch a premium, but you'd think someone (like TEX, who is struggling with Soto) would want him.
it's not been a 1-month feast at the plate...he's been consistent for months.
Grimm and Olt are both 40 man
edit - math error
the olt situation couldn't be
the olt situation couldn't be summed up better. while some have been flipping out about his numbers, what he's done since returning from his "eye thing" has been promising.
it'd be nice to see a better average...and there's nothing much to do about the Ks...but he's having a noticeable turn around back to form.
I was one of those that was
I was one of those that was pretty meh on Olt. Would have preferred Sardinas or Alfaro. Any word on what exactly Olt's eye issue was? Is Olt's ceiling is a Mark Reynolds type of guy?
better D at 3rd than reynolds
better D at 3rd than reynolds most likely...not like that would be hard.
high K, high power, able to take a walk...
no idea what his eye issue was.
there's no crying in baseball
there's no crying in baseball...that's no excuse.
Olt, Grimm to Iowa, Edwards to Daytona."
nick martinez, neil ramirez,
nick martinez, neil ramirez, l.bonilla, o.herrera...i imagine they're in the mix as "top" guys on the list.
"DISLIKE!!!! Another stupid
"DISLIKE!!!! Another stupid move by the Cubs. Can anyone say another Greg Maddux moment?"
lulz...while it would be awesome to keep garza...it's going to cost mad loot and given the type of guy he is (this is not a negative) he's most likely looking to get paid and have his future secured.
nice player...but it's not the time to hand a guy like this 4/80-5/100...which is probably what he'll get (or close to it). i can't imagine him going for less than $18m a year or wanting less than 4-5 years.
Seems like a pretty good deal
Seems like a pretty good deal to me. If for no other reason than I get to say "bring him up" like, 50 times a day now, since they're getting about 30 players for Garza.
Giving 4/80 or whatever to Garza would have been too much. Pitchers are too fragile.
They still get to be the
They still get to be the highest bidder if they really want to.
The complainers on facebook/Twitter are way out of touch with reality.
If they'd have gotten Odor I
If they'd have gotten Odor I'd have raised a big stink.
It definitely rubs me the
It definitely rubs me the wrong way that Braun's suspension is coming to finish off a non-competitive year for the Brewers. In a sense it helps the team as they will be even worse perhaps and get a better draft slot.
I half wonder if the Brewers said: "If you are guilty do it now..."
Yeah I basically agree. What
Yeah I basically agree. What prompted me to mention organizational consequences is all the chatter about how Braun dominated the Diamondbacks playoffs series (and NL MVP voting) while supposedly juicing. So in a sense it's opportune that the Brewers got the best of his juiced games and now don't really lose much (attendance and gate receipts? Perhaps.) if at all as they are out of contention and they'll probably get a better draft slot.
Gordon [email protected]
Gordon [email protected]
Cubs' PTNBL deal with Tex works like this: If they choose Ramirez, deal's done. If they don't take him, they get to select 2 from a pool.
this is a very rich return
this is a very rich return for the cubs...wonder what garza's market was.
I think we see what it was,
I think we see what it was, in that the A's kicked up the offer to some degree. The Dodgers will spend anything they want. For anyone. I would have to think the REd Sox would have been sniffing around, as well.
But in all reality, the other teams "said" to be involved were just tire-kickers and would have never come up with the prospects, or the cash for a rental player.
Think of the other teams mentioned: Cleveland. Really? D-Backs? Rockies - who are under .500 and still in it? Nah.
That, and the Rangers really,
That, and the Rangers really, really wanted Garza. If he has a smokin' year, he'll probably re-sign with them. Everybody likes to be loved.
Cubs not including any cash
Cubs not including any cash to the Rangers. Kind of nice for a change.
Dinner is served
Dinner is served
Me thinks the A's about to
Me thinks the A's about to lose about 300 lbs of pitching, unbelievably,due to a PED pinch.
Gregg & Schierholtz
Gregg & Schierholtz
Cole is too much. Just
Cole is too much. Just Taillon will do.
supposedly just an arm cramp.
supposedly just an arm cramp...sure as hell didn't look like "just a cramp" though.
c.rusin and his 88-89mph
c.rusin and his 88-89mph cheese looking good through 4ip
only given up an infield single, no walks, 4Ks.
Why did the umps warn the
Why did the umps warn the benches after Boz Skaggs hit fatty in the feet with a 70mph curve?
Edit. Lake just POUNDED his first bomb.
because navarro hit a HR in
because navarro hit a HR in his previous AB.
navarro wasn't mad, the cubs bench wasn't mad...the ump overreacted.
Wrong way puts the curse on
Wrong way puts the curse on Edwards:
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Ha, I must always be over
Ha, I must always be over quota - didn't know there was one. You can probably delete cookies, too, in that case, if you are into such things.
Tribune supposedly lets you
Tribune supposedly lets you read 5 stories a month behind pay wall. Then hits you with the stick.
j.lake...castro's range is
j.lake...castro's range is anything with 150ft of SS.
welcome to the cubs.
russin out after 78 pitches
rusin out after 78 pitches in the 6th...men on 1st/2nd, 0 out.
...and blake parker throws a wild pitch...for a 3rd strike.
runners advance.
...sac fly, single, popout, 3-2 chc/arz
5ip 2h 2bb 4k, 2er for rusin
fwiw...ARZ feed just showed a
fwiw...ARZ feed just showed a section of scouts at the game and one of the shots showed a semi-closeup of their paperwork.
there's more than a few scouts at the game tracking j.russell on the mound tonight.
anonymous source outed:
Christian Villaneuva gets
Christian Villaneuva gets DeJa Vu all over again
2 innings in a row with
2 innings in a row with runners going for some f'n reason ending in a throw out to end the inning.
dale...this isn't a running team...just deal with it...accept it...live with it.
No shit. Talk about turning
No shit. Talk about turning that inning on a dime . . . I don't think Navarro swings at that crap if the runners aren't going. The ump kinda choked on pitch 4 too. But they just looked ridiculous on that strike out throw out. Dayamn.
btw...for those without MLB
btw...for those without MLB EI...it's mid-season free preview time.
p.strop change of scenery win
p.strop change of scenery win...so far...
7.2ip 3h 2bb 10k, 0r
What does it take to get an
What does it take to get an ump to make a correct call at second bass on a steal these days?
Kudos to Strop/Navarro for staying focused.
That was good stuff from
That was good stuff from Strop, who seemed to lose it just a little bit just after the bad call with those two wild pitches (well, one just couldn't get past the whale-like body of Navarro, but it tried). I liked his body english on the mound, too, when he missed the plate on one of his pitches. He has had some control issues, and it's clear he wants to fix that. That dude has some nasty stuff. Could be a really good pick up if he keeps his control under control.
looking into next season...
looking into next season...
ninja/t.wood/ejax/vanillawafers - j.arrieta - j.grimm
m.olt (righty) added to the middle-lineup mix with valbuena as the "business as usual" fallback or platoon depending on the split success/fail...
p.strop or b.parker as the most likely to close...
j.lake is making things interesting for CF (or even RF, because he has the arm for it). dejesus has a $6.5m contract with a $1.5m buyout on the line so that could make things interesting depending on what he does when he finishes rehab and what he shows finishing up the season.
Jameson Taillon. Or has that
Jameson Taillon. Or has that not happened yet.
vogelbomb or p.johnson i
vogelbomb or p.johnson i imagine.
Maybe one of the recent
Maybe one of the recent international signees?
No idea how reliable this is
No idea how reliable this is (NY Post)
In dire need of a bat with thump and an indication the Yankees may believe that Alex Rodriguez isn't going to play this season, the toothless Bombers are close to acquiring Alfonso Soriano from the Cubs, The Post has learned.
According to a person familiar with the talks, the Cubs will pay the bulk of what is left on Soriano's contract. He makes $18 million this year and the same for next season.
In return the Cubs will get a mid-level prospect.
this is one case where i hope
this is one case where i hope they're looking for a bat rather than a pitcher...their healthy pitching prospects are total ass...the injured ones aren't much better.
So they want to pick up
So they want to pick up Soriano to replace ARod? That's ironic.
Yeah, as I recall, the
Yeah, as I recall, the Yankees traded Soriano to the Rangers to acquire ARod in the first place.
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j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.