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In the Ayn Rand novel, Atlas Shrugged, the mass disappearance of creative and business leaders is underscored with a question about their organizer, as in �Who is John Galt?�
Sometimes, life imitates art. Within the last year there have been more than 20 changes in leadership for local organizations as prominent as Mercy Regional Medical Center, Durango School District 9-R, a municipal judge and the local branch of Bank of Colorado, just to name a few.
The change is constant, too: Durango-La Plata County Airport and United Way of Southwest Colorado are shopping for new executives.
With so many changes, locals probably are asking themselves: �Who is Damian Peduto? Who is Briggen Wrinkle? Who is Peggy Zemach?�
To answer the questions, Peduto is the county�s new planning director, Wrinkle is the new executive director of the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado, and Zemach is the new executive director of Durango Arts Center.
The bigger question, of course, is why so many changes at once? Could there be a unified field theory of taking this job and shoving it?
In the novel, Galt gathers his societal dropouts in a remote mountain town that is reportedly based on Ouray so they can to make a last stand for individualism.
It�s doubtful, however, whether La Plata County�s former leaders are collectively hiding out in Ouray to make a particular political statement.
Many people familiar with the changes did not think there was a grand conspiracy theory.
�I don�t think there�s something in the water,� said Jack Llewellyn, executive director of the Durango Chamber of Commerce.
Rather, many people familiar with the turnover pointed to such factors as job stress, the relatively miserly wages and benefits offered at nonprofits, the natural tenure of an executive position lasting only five to seven years and the need for organizations to get fresh perspective and energy at the top.
�I think change is good, but it just so happened that it was so quick. In one year, so many people changed. I don�t think it was something in our community, like �Let�s all quit,�� said Susan Lander, who took over as interim director of the Durango Area Tourism Office last summer and who has formerly led Music in the Mountains and the Women�s Resource Center, too.
Rather than disappearing, leaders here tend to reinvent themselves at new organizations.
Tim Walsworth, for example, is leaving United Way of Southwest Colorado to take over the Business Improvement District. Lon Erwin, the former director of the Community Foundation, took over Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County.
Organizations trading leaders demonstrates the interdependency of the community, officials said.
�I have always wanted to do a day in Durango without nonprofits. The hospital would close. There would be no school, no mental health, no music, no art,� Lander said. �So many people think (nonprofits) get their money from the state. They don�t understand we have to support each other.�
Chris Cable, however, would be an example of a cheechako, which is Alaskan/Chinook slang for a newcomer, as in somebody �ignorant of the terrain, weather, culture and necessary driving skills in the winter,�
Cable took over as executive director of the Discovery Museum after formerly leading science centers in Anchorage and Spokane. Cable�s professional experience illustrates another reason for changes in leadership.
When an organization�s mission changes, the leaders often change, too. Lander, for example, likes to build up new organizations, but is not so interested in maintaining the status quo.
Cable came to Durango to build up interest in the Discovery Museum, which opened in early 2011. He wants to broaden the appeal to all age groups, especially the �21- to 35-year-old age group, which is the market the science center has struggled (with),� Cable said.
The museum is getting a regular liquor license so it can regularly host trivia nights for adults who might like a glass of beer or wine, too.
Cable wants to transform the old smokestack of its building, which is a former power station, into a �tower of power,� showcasing the promise of renewable energy with wind turbines and solar panels.
As much as he wants the tower to inspire, he wants people to become their own leaders, too.
�We are in the business of creating thinkers,� Cable said.


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When did multiple myeloma enter your lives? Benson: Since the early 1990s, I've had a problem with my lower back. In 1997, I had a fall while playing tennis. The orthopedist took an x-ray, which revealed nothing, and told me that I must have pulled a muscle. In 1998, I met a friend for lunch and he didn't like the fact that I was still in pain. Fred Smith, who happened to be an oncologist, insisted that I see a different orthopedist and have an MRI. Fifteen minutes after I left the radiologist's office, Dr. Smith called and asked me to stop by his office. This was in April of 1998, and we were packing to take Sarah to visit the college that she would later attend. I stopped by to see Dr. Smith on the way to the airport and learned that the MRI had revealed a tumor on my spine. He thought that it was multiple myeloma. We were devastated but needed to stay upbeat for Sarah's sake.
When was the diagnosis confirmed? Benson: Everything happened on a very fast track. The day we returned home, I had a CT scan, which confirmed Dr. Smith's diagnosis. The next day, I saw a radiation oncologist. The following day, I started radiation on the tumor. We held family meeting, then we informed our friends, and then I shared the news with my office staff. Everyone was very supportive. I put together a team of doctors, and traveled to the Dana-Farber Cancer Center for a consultation. There, I met one of my favorite people, Deborah Doss, RN, OCN. We decided to proceed with the Dana-Farber protocol, under the auspices of Dr. Smith.
How did you educate yourselves about the disease? Benson: Carol did a lot of research. I did not want to know any of it. That's what doctors are for! As a lawyer, when I represent a client, I do not expect them to learn how to handle their case. I did try to do some reading about myeloma but when I got to the part that average life expectancy was only 3 years, I stopped reading.
What treatment did you receive for your myeloma? Benson: I received three rounds of VAD, followed by TBI (Total Body Irradiation). In December of 1998, I had the transplant at Dana-Farber. Back then, going through a transplant was rougher than it is these days. One day, two of my doctors flew up to Boston to see me. I thought that was the greatest house call in the world! Later, I found out that they came because they weren't sure that I was going to make it.
Carol: But Benson never lost his sense of humor. He has always tried to have a very positive outlook. Cancer did not change that.
How did you find the IMF? Carol: I found the IMF on the Internet right after Benson's diagnosis. I received the IMF InfoPack and ordered the back issues of Myeloma Today.
Benson: Then we called the IMF and asked if we could help raise some money for myeloma research. I was taking dexamethasone and I couldn't sleep, so I would lie awake at night thinking about fundraising. And I had an idea. Since 1983, the comic strip "Crock" would occasionally feature a character named Trooper Benson. I've been friendly with the strip's creators, Bill Rechin and Don Wilder, since 1980. Bill and Don gave their permission for us to use the Trooper Benson character on T-shirts and baseball hats. We distributed the hats and T-shirts, and Carol and I wrote a letter, asking our friends to contribute to the cause that had become so important to us. In 1999, Bill and Don ran another cartoon in the paper, and Carol and I sent out more letters. Over the years, we've written a lot of letters.
Carol: Then, in 2002, we co-chaired the IMF Gala in Washington, DC. And, this year, when Benson turned 60, we had a big party and asked our guests to make donations to the IMF in lieu of birthday gifts. We raised over $11,000. So, over the years, through various fundraising ideas, we've been able to fund several $40,000 myeloma research grants in Benson's honor. And, in the next few months, we'd like to do another Trooper Benson campaign and fund another research grant.
Benson, how are you feeling these days? Benson: I take Aredia once a month. I have arthritis in the area where the tumor was located, and in a few other spots. I have no myeloma symptoms. As a matter of fact, when my orthopedist told me that my current back pain is due to arthritis, I was so happy that I kissed him! Now, I don't think about my myeloma as much as I used to, and I keep myself busy. Carol: Benson still works full time, and he is on the Boards of four foundations. He has a lot of energy!
Benson: But I have a different outlook. I used to worry about the little things. Now, I only think about the big picture. When I was diagnosed, my first question to Fred Smith was, "Will I be around long enough to see my grandchildren?" Now, we have four grandkids: Lori's daughters Ava and Cecilia, and Leanne's daughters Morgan and Sadie. I just love them! Lori and her family live in town and we see Leanne and her family monthly. And the big picture is just wonderful!

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If you gonna go there.... GIG'EM!! I'm a core Aggie fan most Texas peeps are UT fans and hate on my beloved Aggies. It was all rainbows and unicorns when they won their bowl game got to post a big ol SUK IT HATERS on my face book. Awesomeness <3
Lotta people got em brah! get out some!
While there is nothing cool surf-related going on in my life, with the exception of a canadian company called sitka, posting good cold water surf vids... everyday in utah is filled with epicness.
Saw a mountain lion the other day, from about 25 feet away, that was pretty rad.
I have been spending some time in the northern regions, shred sledding around park city, talk about fun terrain.
Everynight I get to watch the sun go down over utah hills.
Ill be heading through Southern California in the next few weeks, new job starts in two, so Ill finally get some time to travel... hopefully have some more stories to tell
Apologies to Gaffer for my snarly comment way back in this thread. Totally uncalled for.
Thought this article on board volume, et. al., was pretty cool.
The Ravens are going to the Superbowl.
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IUPUI-indiana university purdue university indianapolis...... jawz is the mascot for the iupui jaguars. He joined the school in 2006. He is a great support of the school, but when you piss him off, he will beat you up. At the 2008 Summit League Championship IUPUI vs ORU, Eli the eagle and Jawz had a dance off, Eli did not like Jawz dancing, so Eli tried to fight Jawz but Jawz kicked his butt. A video of this fight can be found on youtube. It was played on espn, cnn, inside edition, and more.
Jawz, the mascot of IUPUI.
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NVIDIA unleashes its metaphorical can of "whoop ass"
There was a time -- back in 2010 -- when NVIDIA Corp. (
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), was
punishing it in the discrete graphics market
with the Radeon HD 5000 series devices, and analysts were scratching their heads in puzzlement at NVIDIA's focus on GPU computing.
And NVIDIA's
Tegra system-on-a-chip effort
was largely written off, as NVIDIA couldn't seem to figure out what it wanted to do with it -- netbooks? Mobile devices? No one could quite tell.
I. A Young Power in the Mobile Market
Fast-forward three years and NVIDIA is in a far different -- and far better -- position. GPU computing is an exploding field and NVIDIA has
large purchase orders
from the hottest new deployments. It's back to
scoring wins
in the gaming graphics market.
And most importantly Tegra has exploded, seizing a commanding stake in the mobile device system-on-a-chip (SoC) market.
In calendar/fiscal Q3 2012, NVIDIA
large earnings and revenue surprises, delivered thanks to its SoC and GPU market gains. Revenue fell in at $1.204B USD (GAAP), pleasantly above the consensus of $1.192B USD estimated by 33 analysts
surveyed by
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Tegra 3 drove NVIDIA to a big profit surprise.
much like system-on-a-chip archrival Qualcomm
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), the biggest surprise lay not on the revenue, but on the net income (profit) front. NVIDIA pocketed a whopping $209M USD, ($0.33 USD/share), above the most optimistic estimate of $203M USD ($0.32 USD/share) from the analyst crowd, and even higher above the average estimate of $187M USD.
NVIDIA's at times colorful and divisive chief executive officer and president, Jen Hsun Huang crowed, "Investments in our new growth strategies paid off this quarter in record revenues and margins. Kepler GPUs are winning across the special-purpose PC markets we serve, from gaming to design to supercomputing. And Tegra is powering some of the most innovative tablets, phones and cars in the market."
The chipmaker decided to share the wealth with its shareholders, offering up a 7.5 cent dividend.
Capital expenditures for NVIDIA have grown as the company sharpens its focus on bleeding edge system-on-a-chip research. NVIDIA estimates that it will spend $50M to $60M USD next quarter on R&D and other CAPEX.
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Looking ahead, while NVIDIA's Q3 results mirror Qualcomm's, its Q4 estimates are
than its rivals. NVIDIA estimates that revenue will dip to between $1.025B and $1.175B USD on a slowing global economy, versus the traditional bump in the holiday season.
One possible reason why NVIDIA is more worried than Qualcomm is that much of its earnings are still driven by sales of high-end (
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Second, NVIDIA enjoys a key psychological advantage over Qualcomm in that it's pumping out quad-core units of its latest and greatest Tegra 3 processor, while Qualcomm's current Snapdragon 4 offerings are mostly constrained to dual-core CPUs. That's a big reason why NVIDIA is thus far
outpacing Qualcomm in design wins
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Traditional PCs demand more power, and NVIDIA has been the most aggressive about push higher core-counts in its mobile chips. That decision will likely pay off for the company, and help it ride out the storm ahead in the discrete graphics market.
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RE: T3 golden days..
Which is why they're gearing up 20nm at samsung, sampled Denver clear back in May on 20nm. It takes around 9 months from sample to chip I think, so ~Feb/March products. Just in time for the next rev of everything. Again early to the party to get into tons of designs for xmas etc. I don't think anyone else will have anything below 28nm before 2014 (GF/TSMC are 2014 for 14nm and not early 2014, that will be INTEL, not these guys). So NV alone with Samsung on 20nm unless
Worse, QCOM will be fighting someone who can BRIBE TSMC to make more chips for them than Nvidia ever could. APPLE. They already tried a Billion dollar bribe for 100% exclusivity to try to secure chips for them and their next launch.
So apple now causes problems for all the other players while leaving Samsung having lots of wafers not being used by apple. How do you fill that void with something you can COUNT on needing wafers? The #1 producing GPU maker of HUGEMONGOUS chips. Kepler is 3x the size of a soc. Kepler owns 65% of the gpu card market. Nobody in sight to knock them off but AMD who is bleeding to death and a small share compared to NV. You can count on NV needing 65% of the market again next year, etc. IF you went with some soc maker like marvel, Qcom etc, you can't count on them getting into a phone like iphone and being the next hit. Too many others to knock them off. So why not go with someone who is LOSING competition and has arguably cornered their market? Samsung wisely chose NV, who has a decent volume of tegra need and a fully steady and reliable need of big gpu's with no end in sight.
Everyone else gets hurt by the move. AMD still depends on crappy tsmc for gpus. Nvidia just got a leg up with samsung at 20nm and gets stuff out ON TIME and more importantly GOOD YIELDS doing it! Apple couldn't launch huge product volumes with TSMC who fails at every turn. Kepler is just now getting top to bottom because VOLUME/YIELDS at TSMC on 28nm has sucked for ages. Same at 40nm, etc...They mess everything they do up for 6 months or more. Which screws everyone's launches. The OP was correct, you're stating why NV has an advantage, and it looks like it just got better. First to next movie, and on a better process by all counts.
You're comparing a 40nm old Tegra3 to the latest and greatest at 28nm. You act like NV has no answer. Jen was quoted in a conference call saying they dev'd Tegra 3/4/5/6 all at the SAME TIME! Denver popped out samples in May in Austin at 20nm. Are you doing the math yet?
You're building the case for why NV will continue to succeed. Even QCOM said what you just said. NV only got designs because they released first...Well DUH. If nothing else is available and Quad sounds better than dual then quad wins. :) The move to do a big little design so to speak at 40nm won designs and is still doing it. You can just now start to buy a quad snapdragon/samsung.
Depends on the test on who wins what. CPU's Tegra still does OK. Graphics they've been surpassed but I don't think that will be the case when we benchmark GAMES instead of the OFFSCREEN crap they do at anandtech etc. Why benchmark what you don't see...LOL. Games are coming based on unreal3 and I suspect at least ONE will want to be the gaming benchmark everyone uses and have a timedemo or something built in for a benchmark. This will separate the producers of a chip, from the producers who ALSO work with the software dev that makes games that run on said chip. NV is king here. Witness them winning 13/16 games vs. amd in the laptop grudge match at anandtech. They stomped AMD and it can't be all because of hardware. NV beating AMD by 116% in Diablo 3 has a lot to do with optimizations and working with the devs.
Until games come (real ones, not Angry birds 10...LOL) nobody knows anything but battery life while browsing/watching movies really.
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Do you remember the carnival game, "Whack-A-Mole?" If you drop a quarter in, little brown painted moles pop out of their various holes and you try to whack them with a padded foam mallet tied to an 18-inch rope. Just when you whack them all back into their holes, they pop up and taunt you again.
That is what nights are like in our home. Here's a sampling:
11:17 p.m. The 2-year-old wanders over to snuggle. I take him back to his bed and rub his back for a few minutes to get him back to sleep. Whack.
12:22 a.m. The 4-year-old rolls over on Yoda, who scratches his ear. The 4-year-old cries and asks for his lightsaber. I comfort him and use my force to quiet him so he doesn't wake up the 2-year-old. Whack.
12:25 a.m. He woke up the 2-year-old. I rub his back again. Whack.
1:14 a.m. The 6-year-old wakes up to pee and announces it. "Mom, I just peed and now I'm going back to bed." Whack.
2:03 a.m. The 2-year-old comes over to snuggle again. He crawls up so stealthily that I barley know he is there until he puts his chubby, dimpled toddler hand on my cheek and whispers in my ear, "Mommy, you cozy." Sometimes sleep is about quality, not quantity. Sometimes. Whack.
2:06 a.m. The 2-year-old squirms, wiggles and soccer kicks my husband in the nuts. He cries. I giggle. Whack.
2:16 a.m. I enjoy another 10 minutes of toddler breath on my cheek and then take him back to his own bed and rub his back again. Whack.
3:05 a.m. The 6-year-old wakes up crying with growing pains. I heat up the rice-pack in the microwave, place it on her shins and snuggle with her for a few minutes until she falls back asleep. Whack.
3:48 a.m. The 4-year-old miraculously pees sideways out of his diaper and it is time for a wardrobe and bedding change. And since I'm awake, I might as well start that load of laundry. Whack.
4:01 a.m. My husband whispers, "They are all asleep and we aren't…" I'm gonna need a bigger mallet for this mole. Whack. Whack. Whack.
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Courteney Cox visited The Late Show Monday night and, when asked by Dave Letterman – per a federally mandated law that requires everyone to inquire about this – about a Friends reunion, Cox was unequivocal: No dice.
Stop trying to make a Friends reunion happen, everyone.
"It's not gonna happen," Cox flatly told Letterman, describing the jumping-through-hoops process that a full-on reunion would entail. She even claimed she's been trying to get the cast together for dinner since the show wrapped, to no avail.
Last year, Matthew Perry shot down the idea of a reunion as well, and the show's co-creator Marta Kauffman echoed his sentiments a few weeks later.
Jennifer Aniston, for her part, told Conan O'Brien last August that she had a nightmare the Friends reunion had occurred – but that she wasn't invited.
There probably won't be any danger of that happening, Jennifer.
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May Lookback
A month of strong contrasts
By Philip Eden
The first three weeks of May were cool and changeable, and in eastern and southern England very gloomy too, whereas the last ten days of the month were largely dry, warm and sunny.
Mean maximum temperature for May ranged from 18.1C at Heathrow airport to 9.3C at Fair Isle, between Orkney and Shetland, while mean minimum temperature varied between 10.5C at the Olympic Park in London and 2.0C at Altnaharra, Sutherland. Mean monthly temperature was 0.5-1.0 degC below the long-term average in northern Scotland, but 0.5-1.0 degC above in southeast England. The Central England Temperature (CET) of 12.0C was 0.5 0.3 degC above the mean for 1981-2010 - slightly lower than in 2011 but rather higher than in 2010. In the last 100 years 28 Mays were warmer while 72 were colder.
The highest maximum at a standard site in the UK was 29.0C at Cromdale, Morayshire, on the afternoon of the 27th, while the lowest minimum was minus 6.2C at Saughall, Ayrshire, early on the 5th. The lowest daytime maximum was 4.5C at Fair Isle on the 5th, while the warmest night was that of 24th/25th with a minimum of 18.3C at Bute Park in Cardiff.
Rainfall averaged over England and Wales during May was 58mm which is 90 per cent of the average for the standard reference period 1981-2010, the highest for this month for four years; in the last 100 years 55 Mays were wetter while 45 were drier. The equivalent figures for Scotland were 59mm and 99 per cent of the normal amount, and for Northern Ireland 48mm and 85 per cent. Monthly totals at routinely-available sites varied between 158mm at Kinlochewe, Wester Ross, and 12mm at Manston in Kent.
Sunshine averaged over England and Wales during May was 209 hours which is 103 per cent of the 1981-2010 mean; surprisingly it was the dullest May since 2008. In the last 100 years there have been 37 sunnier Mays while 63 have been gloomier. The equivalent figures for Scotland were 242 hours and 135 per cent, and for Northern Ireland 247 hours and 120 per cent. Largest total in the UK was 273 hours at Tiree in the Inner Hebrides and at Fair Isle, and the smallest was 150 hours at Durham.
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CHESTER - The Rev. Eric Baffoe Antwi acknowledges that he would be excited to see the next pope come from Africa, especially his home country of Ghana. But that excitement gets tempered by a desire to see God's will done.
Antwi, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Chester and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Cumberland, wouldn't be surprised if Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson of Ghana is elected to succeed the retiring Pope Benedict XVI. The prominent African cardinal is on many a short list of possible successors to Benedict.
"I wasn't surprised when his name came up because any (cardinal) can be elected," Antwi said. "But if he's not elected, I would not be disappointed. ... It is ultimately through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that a pope is chosen."
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Antwi, 42, who has lived in Hancock County since 2008, knows Turkson from his days studying for the priesthood in Ghana. He believes Turkson would make a good pope because he remembers him as a good bishop, pastor and teacher.
"He is a very affable person - anyone can approach him at any time. He will welcome you with a smile," he said. "He is able to relate to people at all levels."
Antwi, who grew up Catholic in the Ashanti region of Ghana, first met Turkson while attending St. Paul's Catholic Seminary in Accra, the capital and largest city of Ghana. "He came as a visiting Old Testament scholar," he said.
Antwi saw Turkson again while attending St. Peter's Catholic Seminary in Cape Coast, where he taught Hebrew. "The major seminary was in his diocese, so he would visit the seminary a lot. I had a lot of meetings with him," he said.
Turkson was appointed archbishop of Cape Coast in 1992 by Pope John Paul II, who elevated him to the cardinalate in 2003. He currently serves in Rome as president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, a position to which he was appointed in 2009 by Benedict.
Antwi remembers Turkson as a busy man, immersed in Scripture study, who still had time for pastoral duties. "He is an excellent pastor," he said. "He's a scholar, and he loves to open your mind to the world of knowledge."
Whether teaching or preaching, Turkson brought new insights to his hearers. "You always picked up something new," Antwi said. "We were always excited when he visited because he enjoys what he does and puts himself fully into what he does."
Antwi last saw Turkson in September, when the Ghanian cardinal came to Duquesne University in Pittsburgh to speak at a Vatican II symposium. Antwi is pursuing doctoral studies in systematic theology at Duquesne, where he is finishing a dissertation titled "Creation in the Image of God: Human Uniqueness from Akan Anthropology to the Renewal of Christian Anthropology."
Antwi belongs to the Akan, the largest ethnic group in Ghana. Eventually, upon completion of his studies, Antwi plans to return to Ghana to serve a growing Catholic Church. The West African nation is 69 percent Christian and 16 percent Muslim. About 15 percent of the Christians in Ghana are Roman Catholic.
"The Catholic Church (in Ghana) is really growing," he said. "The church is traditional, but it embraces all the people." Antwi said young people especially are being attracted to the church - some of them to pursue the priesthood and other religious vocations.
Antwi said he felt called to the priesthood as a youngster and entered the minor seminary at age 16. After seminary studies touched by Turkson's influence, Antwi came to the United States in 2005 to complete his studies.
He returned to Ghana in 2009 and was happy with what he saw. "More of the young people are coming into the church and taking leadership roles," he said.
Asked what difference an African pope would make, Antwi said, "The only difference might be the color. The pope has a tradition to uphold. It doesn't matter where he comes from. ... Whoever is chosen as pope will continue the good work that the church wants to preserve."
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Sir Alex Ferguson is refusing to accept that the title race is as a two-horse race already - but the Manchester United boss would not be surprised if that is how it ends up.
With United maintaining their position at the top of the Premier League by beating West Ham on Wednesday, neighbours City remaining unbeaten and neither West Brom nor Chelsea able to win in midweek, a gap has suddenly opened up between the Manchester duo and the rest.
A point in front of City, the Reds are now seven ahead of third-placed Chelsea, sparking fears of a runaway, as was the case last season when Arsenal were an incredible 19 points behind the pair who were split by the tightest of goal difference margins.
"You can't be certain of saying it's going to be a two-horse race at this stage," said Ferguson.
"But over the years we've said that the top five or six are all capable of winning the league and eventually it does ends up being a two-horse race. Year after year it's been like that.
"There was space between the two teams and others last year.
"The important thing to do is just look at yourselves - we want to be up there all the time. We need to stay up there and this is not an easy league to do it in."
If United beat relegation-threatened Reading at the Madejski Stadium, it will mean they head to the Etihad Stadium in top spot next weekend, just as they did last April when Kompany did so much damage to their hopes of a record 20th championship.
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Since then, Ferguson has seemed almost obsessed by the need to improve United's scoring record.
Yet he now concedes it is the strength of his side's defence that could be the major factor.
"Good defenders win you leagues," he said. "There is no question about that."
To that end, news of Nemanja Vidic's imminent return from knee surgery is a major plus.
There is still a feeling that Vidic's partnership with Rio Ferdinand is the best United have open to them, even if the latter man's appearances are having to be restricted these days as well.
"I gave Rio a rest the other night with tomorrow's game in mind," said Ferguson.
"With Chris Smalling and Phil Jones back it definitely gives me the right type of problem."
Ferguson accepted the irony of a situation that just as he is starting to see some easing in the defensive nightmare he has endured since the season began, now his wide players should start falling by the wayside.
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The Aha Moment
I'm getting more mileage out of this story than Ian Stewart will get out of his dismal 2012 Chicago Cubs season. In historical terms for 2012, third baseman, Ian Stewart will be just a small foot(wrist)note at the bottom of the media guide.
Stewart came to the Cubs in a "damaged goods" type trade. He didn't have a diagnosis for his 2011 bad left wrist woes and multiple doctors could not find any "structural" damage. Theo and Jed figured that a "non-structural" problem would get better with an off-season of rest. We all know that this is not the way Cubbery works.
In a trade that made sense at the time because Aramis Ramirez was being converted into a supplementary round draft choice, Ian Stewart was acquired from Colorado as damaged goods and the Cubs took that risk. I've written on this topic BEFORE Stewart went to the Cleveland Clinic for a teritary opinion with the medical history of an undiagnosed painful left wrist problem. I won't rehash the pre-Cleveland Clinic information. You can recap it here in the TCR post, "Who Ya Gonna Call."
Sports medicine Doctor to the pros, Dr. Thomas Graham, finally diagnosed the problem. The reason for this sequal is that it seems that there was an "Aha moment" when the diagnosis was made. Both doctors and patients really like those moments. It's the medical equivalent to what both Mr. Burns and his long lost son (courtesy of Tim Souers) would say in a similar situation: "Excellent."
Carrie Muskat at mlb.com posted the first article on 7/2 that acknowledged that Dr. Graham had diagnosed Stewart's problem and then detailed the surgical plans here. She related that Stewart in a prior injury a few years ago may have injured or even fractured the navicular wrist bone leading to his problem.
A few years ago, Stewart had fractured a bone in his wrist, and Graham determined that another small bone was in contact with the larger one. Removing it should alleviate the pain.
MLB.com writer, Rowan Kavner quotes Stewart in a Sunday, 7/15 article:
"Over those two or three years, there's a lot of cortisone shots, a lot of MRIs, X-rays, with nothing ever showing up," Stewart said. "It had been weighing on me a lot, especially over here, being with a new team and wanting to prove myself."
Even Dr. Graham didn't figure out the problem until he examined Stewart's wrist under fluoroscopy. Fluoroscopic imaging is an X-Ray unit with live time imaging, including the ability to image the wrist bones while the wrist is put through movement. In fact, Dr. Graham needed to examine Stewart's other wrist under fluoro to make sure what he saw was specific to the injured side.
The Aha Moment:
"On the screen, he saw one of the bones on the outer part of my wrist was overlapping the bone next to it, which really means it's touching it and they're kind of rubbing together," Stewart said. "He kind of went from there and realized that's not what's supposed to happen."
That makes this a structural problem. It was just difficult to diagnose, without going the extra mile (just like Theo's scouts are supposed to do). Finally there was a diagnosis: DWI or dorsal wrist impingement. The anatomy here is the dorsal (or top, not palm side of the wrist) portion of one of the wrist bones, known as the scaphoid (aka navicular) impinges on the capsule (connective fibrous coating) of the joint and a nearby tendon (the extensor carpi radialis brevis) or an adjacent wrist bone (probaby the capitate). It's seen most commonly in gymnasts and obviously uncommon (or not something often considered) in baseball.
(Note: the blue mark on the wrist where Dorsal Wrist Impingement occurs)
The surgery included a wrist arthroscopic exam, which was mostly to make sure there was no additional abnormalities in the joint. Then there was an open/incisional part to the surgery which including taking out a segment of the wrist bone that was impinging on other structures.
Kavner's more recent article says this about his postop treatment:
Stewart, who had a bone taken out of his wrist, said there's no timetable for his return. He will get the sling removed in a couple of weeks, when he'll return to Cleveland to take off the wrapping and progress into more movement.
Though his status this year is still unknown, he thinks a return next season is definite.
The earlier Muskat article related:
When could he return? Doctors said it might not be until early or middle September.
"You don't know if there's enough time [to play]," he (Stewart) said.
As a patient, Ian Stewart has to be thrilled to have his mystery problem (hopefully) solved. As a professional baseball hitter, we all know that that the wrist is critical for bat speed and control of the swing. What the Cubs do regarding Ian Stewart's contract for 2013 is yet to be seen but with his 2012 season mostly being a non-event, at least Jedstein should get some credit for getting him diagnosed and treated under their watch. Because of this good deed, on their baseball deathbed, team-Theo should receive Total Consciousness (which is nice). I'm hoping, Stewart will come back for the same money in 2013 and everyone gets a mulligan. Unfortunately, the Laws of Cubbery would predict that Stewart will have his best seasons soon after leaving the Cub organization.
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One of Dr. Hecht's articles seems like a good place to note that Ben Sheets threw 6 shutout innings today for the Braves vs. the Mets. 5 K's, 1 BB, 2 Hits; his fastball was sitting at 91-92 mostly, touching 93 twice in the 1st inning and once in the 4th inning. We'll see how long his unfortunately fragile body holds together this time.
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Jae-Hoon Ha says...
that when he got promoted from Daytona to Tenn, it was even bigger...an A-AAHa moment.
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As far as Ian Stewart is concerned, the best course of action from the Cubs POV would to non-tender him on 12/2 and then offer him a non-guaranteed 2013 minor league contract with an NRI to ST.
The contract could include a base $1.5M salary with maybe an additional $1M in incentives based on Games Played and/or Plate Appearances if he makes the Cubs 2013 MLB Opening Day 25-man roster (or a prorated amount if he is added to the Cubs MLB Active List later in the season), or considerably less money (maybe $500K) and maybe an opt-out clause (player option) should he end-up in Iowa.
If the Cubs tender Stewart on 12/2, his 2013 MLB salary cannot be less than $1.79M (80% of his 2012 salary) and any minor league split salary in the contract would have to be at least 60% of his 2012 salary (about $1.35M). And by tendering him, the Cubs would risk going to arbitration with him, and you never know how an arbitration panel will rule. (Also, a contract awarded by an arbitration panel cannot include a minor league split salary).
He's not likely to get anything better than a minor league contract with an NRI to ST if he shops around, and he actually would probably have a better opportunity to win a starting MLB 3B job with the Cubs in 2013 than he would someplace else, even if he comes to Spring Training as an NRI.
But no matter where he is next Spring Training, he will have to prove both that his wrist is 100% AND that the wrist problem was in fact the cause of his struggles over the past couple of years.
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Although it was not the same type of wrist injury as Ian Stewart's, Dustin Geiger had surgery to remove the hamate bone in his left wrist after the conclusion of Minor League Camp this past April, and while he initially had some difficulty regaining his power stroke when he returned to action at Extended Spring Training at the end of May, he went on a HR binge at Peoria a couple of weeks ago, and looks to be as good a hitter (or maybe even a better hitter) and with as much power (or actually even more power) than was the case prior to the injury.
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Dustin Geiger had surgery to remove the hamate bone in his left wrist
Hamate injuries are different (and more common in baseball) in that it is a fracture of a small bone on the little finger side of the wrist, palm side, where it has a little curve known as "the hook of the hamate." A fracture at this location of the bone often does not heal. In those cases, the small "hook" piece is just excised. The hamate is located on the palm side of the wrist and affects how much one can squeeze (which affects power grip) more than wrist range of motion (which affects swing). Stewart's problem (DWI) affects ROM (range of motion) more because when the impingement occurs it is only happens at a certain point in the wrist's arc of motion. Hamate fractures are a somewhat common in baseball an often happen when the bat handle gets jammed into the base of the palm although a direct blow such as diving for a ball or a head/hand first slide can cause this injury. The diagnosis is easier to make too. The pain is localized to the base of the palm on the little finger side making it painful to grip a bat. A plain X-Ray taken at an angle perpendicular to the fracture can see it although an MRI or CT Scan would pick it up as well.
Players recovery well from this surgery. Pablo Sandoval and Dominic Brown both had this injury recently. The list is fairly long as to others (according to Wikipedia) including Nick Markakis, Troy Tulowitzki, Dustin Pedroia, Jim Thome, Ken Griffey, Jr.
Hamate fractures are also common in golf, tennis and other raquet sports.
I don't know of any other pro baseball player who had surgery for DWI as it's an injury more common in gymnastics.
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Didn't Ryne Sandberg have this when he was hit by Mike Jackson?
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Will the surgery correct Stewart's infamous Crunch Swing Plane?
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Javier Baez, SS, Cubs (Low-A Peoria)
Baez was at it again over the weekend, going 7-for-12 with a double, two triples and a home run, lifting his season line to .331/.394/.586 since joining the Chiefs in late May. Expected to be awfully good, Baez has actually exceeded those expectations, earning 70 or higher scouting grades for both his hit and power tools. He's eclipsed Minnesota's Miguel Sano in the eyes of most as the top all-around offensive prospect in the Midwest League, and he's one of the top offensive prospects in any league.
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Thanks ROB G.
Pretty good so far.
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That's exciting. It's nice having a prospect exceed expectations rather than the other way around.
[edit] Did that make sense? Can expectations exceed a prospect? Hmm. Ok, I'll allow it.
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Nice to have a first-round draft pick that is having early success, too. When's the last time that happened? Colvin and Vitters were certainly not this exciting in their first full years.
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Actually, Vitters hit 15 HRs in 269 at bats at Peoria at age 19, which is a little better rate than Baez's 8 for 145. Baez's slash line is better: .331/.394/.581(/.980) compared to .316/.351/.535(/.886).
Vitters' problems began after his mid-season promotion to Daytona. It will be interesting to see how eager the new regime is to promote Baez.
Not saying they should or shouldn't. Like everyone else, I'm eager to see how Baez would do at the next level. There are unusual players like Castro who are not overmatched no matter how quickly they advance. It's certainly true that Vitters and Colvin were not of that ilk.
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Sure. And Vitters's first half of his age 19 season was nice. Not as exciting as Baez's, though; Vitters could never even remotely pass as a SS. Baez is much more exciting now than Vitters has ever been. (And I'm still optimistic about Vitters.)
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You're right that Baez is a more exciting prospect. Baez may have to move to 3B but not to LF as (probably) with Vitters. And Baez might steal 30 bases in an abbreviated first full season. That was never part of Vitters' game.
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Forte and Bears reach a deal.
Gotta say I'm pretty excited. With a still not very good offensive line, we needed, imo, a back that excelled at both blocking and receiving in addition to the running he obviously does well. Forte has excelled here with a bad line for the same reason Thomas Jones did to a lesser extent and Benson could not, even though I think Benson is a good back. Benson was a power runner who wants to run at the point of attack. Our line though isn't always very good at opening up hole at the point of attack. Forte and Jones both excel at shifty movements and cutbacks, so can take advantage of holes at other places on the line. This is also why Forte doesn't do as well at the goal-line, because you don't have time for the cutback a lot of times. He also plays pretty high legged, which is great for making players avoid you, but not good when you need that 1 yard at the goal-line. So him running the majority of the time with Bush doing goal-line situations might work out perfectly.
I know the Bears are going to try to improve their passing attack, but Forte is going to still force defenses to remain honest and will give Cutler that dump off pass which he needed so much last season as well as providing that extra good blocker which he also needed so many times.
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Forte was always coming back this year, it's the next few years you have to worry about. $8m a year doesn't sound too terrible, not sure what the guaranteed money is.
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Running back usefulness and longevity is a lot more nuanced a thing then people seem to want to believe now in this "passing" league where the running back is supposedly so devalued. Forte is an avoider of hits and isn't trying to make the contact so to me will hold up well. Not to mention since I imagine a decent chunk of his time will be spent as a receiver, which will also allow him to hold up better than most backs and will give him a lot more value than some of the other high payed backs.
So no, Forte isn't my worry for the next several years. A large chunk of our defense potentially gutted and a bad line, now those are my concerns.
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I'm fine with the deal, doesn't sound terribly destructive cap wise and Forte is young. We'll see how he does with the comfort of a long term deal and a different system.
Always liked the guy, just didn't think he's someone you bust the budget for and it doesn't appear they did.
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I imagine a decent chunk of his time will be spent as a receiver, which will also allow him to hold up better than most backs
Johnny Knox disagrees with this statement.
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$18 million according to my iPhone alert system.
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I felt like he deserved just for his body of work. Kind of like paying a guy after the work is done. A five year would have been tough on the Bears because chances are Forte won't last five years. Running backs get hurt a lot. Hell, he may not last a year. Just the nature of the business. But he earned his back pay, IMO. The Bears had him on the cheap, and he finally gets a nice coin for his efforts. He's only 26 I think, so this contract gets him to 30, where RBs start to break down. I would say if they get a couple more really good years out of him it's a decent deal. If he ends up being extremely durable, it's a great deal.
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Im pleased. Certainly much better than 3/44.
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He would have received $7M this year and probably $11-12 next year had the Bears franchised him again. This pays him almost that exact amount guaranteed and puts him under contract for two more seasons and they can, of course, cut him at any time after that for "free." I think it's a good deal for both sides. I'm surprised it took this long to get to this particular contract.
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Maybe the transition from Angelo to Emery had something to do with it. It's possible that Emery pushed Ted Phillips very hard to get the deal done and Angelo didn't.
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We also saw Briggs accept a lower contract than people thought offered by this administration. Offense line aside, they definitely seem more willing to get stuff done than Angelo.
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The SF tampering charge didn't help Briggs. They were the only team really looking seriously at adding him. Bears essentially called his bluff on testing FA and it worked.
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How long have they been in last place?
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It's only 76 ABs (58 at Boise, 18 at Peoria), but Chadd Krist, a catcher drafted in the 9th round in June out of Berkeley, has pretty good numbers: .368/.402/.500(/.902).
Krist and Rafael Lopez, another college catcher drafted a year earlier, were both promoted on July 8, with Lopez moving to Daytona.
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2012 OAK... 46-43 record.
14/14 in ob%
14/14 in hits
4/14 in bb
14/14 in runs
4/14 in sb
4/14 in sb/cs%
will they ever solve their bat issues without steroids and HGH? ...not like it was "all that" when the whole system was on them.
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Red Sox/Dempster rumors
The Red Sox have maybe the game's best third-base prospect in 19-year-old Xander Bogaerts. He's currently a shortstop, but he is outgrowing the position and most project him to shift to third or the outfield. It's doubtful they'd part with him for a rental, though. They do have 21-year-old Garin Cecchini they can make available. He's hitting .309/.389/.441 in low-A ball.
Young pitchers the Red Sox could deal include right-handers Anthony Ranaudo, Stolmy Pimentel and Alex Wilson and left-handers Henry Owens and Drake Britton.
A less likely possibility is that they could send left-hander Felix Doubront to Chicago. Doubront has nine wins for Boston this year, but he's struggled some lately. With Matt Garza and Paul Maholm also potentially on the block, the Cubs would certainly appreciate some young pitching capable of stepping right into the rotation.
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I like the first comment on that article:
randygnyc - Jul 16, 2012 at 6:08 PM
Bogaerts, dubront and bard should get it done for Boston. Maybe send some cash to the cubs too.
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throw in Jacoby Ellsbury and Bill James in for good measure.
Bogaerts and Dubront would be a steal for the Cubs imo.
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Keep Bill James
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yeah, James had nothing to gain from talking about Paterno, but he's made his life as a contrarian and to great success, so it's not surprising. He's also old, you stop giving a shit what people think of you. Nonetheless, his misplaced thoughts on Paterno don't make him stupid about baseball suddenly.
I thought this was a decent take of the whole goofball situation.
Craig at Hardball Talk was a bit harsher and makes some good points too
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I like the above package ROB and Quiet Man suggest.
Plus, we each get to fart in Nick Cafarro's face, or something equally gross.
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I didn't suggest that package. It was from the comments in the article that Rob linked.
I found it to be way over the top - so much so it was funny. Especially the part about the Red Sox adding cash on top of it.
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Looks like Daniel Nava's name is popping up in the Redsox/Cubs rumor mill. I could see the Cubs also trading LaHair who is a defensive liability in the OF and replacing him with Nava.
My other hopeful is Ryan Kalish but he looks to be in the Redsox plans for 2013.
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Think the Red Sox are set at DH and 1B, unless you're talking separate deals, but that's a lot of moving parts to juggle.
I doubt 29 year old Nava is of much interest to the Cubs, other than as a throw-in.
Cecchini and a SP would be a great get for the Cubs (depending on the SP of course). I highly doubt they're moving Bogaerts.
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A few more Ian Stewart quotes from Doug Padilla.....
"They did everything they said they were going to do," said Stewart, who was in a sling with his wrist in a cast. "I just pray that they got it all and I can kind of move on and in a few weeks start rehabbing and get that whole process started."
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I know where I will be in a couple of weeks
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ric flair the main stage MC?
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isn't he the pope of NC?
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if he wasn't so heavily involved in conservative politics he'd probably be liked a lot more...but yeah, he's pretty damn popular aside from that.
i think richard petty (NASCAR) ranks above him in the hero department for the state (now that A.Griffith is dead)...both live in/near Charlotte, NC. RP is involved in conservative politics, too, but he manages to do it while not making too much noise about it or heavily bankrolling issues/people.
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to be the man...
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...you gotta beat the man.
living it...redneck gangstaz...
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i'm not exactly sure wtf is going on currently in AA with the pitching...
z.rosscup came in relief after 2.2ip by the failed starter for 2ip.... 2ip 0h 3bb 5k (1wp, 2er...1er allowed after back-to-back singles given up by mcnutt relieving him with 2 outs and a man on 1st)
t.mcnutt followed for his 2nd relief appearance in a row... 2.1ip 5h 0bb 3k (1wp, 2er)
so...not only is mcnutt no longer starting, it seems z.rosscup's starter experiment was more of a fill-in start...or the experiment ended really quickly
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John DeWan's Stat of the Week... the Cubs ranked 5th (best in the NL) in teams who have saved the most runs employing The Shift in 2012:
Team Shift Runs Saved
Blue Jays 10
Rays 8
Red Sox 7
Orioles 6
Cubs 5
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Someone on the Yankees? Grandy? Tex? That's a lot of AL East.
Cup of Coffee players
Interesting trivia tidbit for my fellow Moonlight Greenberg fans. He got to face Valerio de los Santos again in the indy league last year and got a base hit off of him.
Anyways, it's a good article, worth a read.
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Moonlight Greenberg. Ha.
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Just saw a reference of MLBTR that Justin Upton has a 4-team no trade list: Yankees, Red Sox, Indians & Cubs. Is that a compliment?
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what's more shocking...the small amount of black US-born OF'rs or how many have no-trades to wrigley?
to be fair...many OF'rs from all walks of life have wrigley on their no-trades for reasons like all the day games and the ivy/brick wall.
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...and don't forget their general shittiness mixed with a heaping helping of ineptitude.
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I guess he doesn't like high pressure teams. Or racists. I heard more N bombs in the stands at Fenway during one game then I have in 100+ games at Wrigley. The Indians?
Maybe he feels the same about Cleveland as Ichiro.
"To tell the truth, I'm not excited to go to Cleveland, but we have to. If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying."
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I love that quote by the way. It's why I still love Ichiro.
I think you address some certain (at least perceived) weaknesses.
I'd also read that agents often push for the no trade for high market teams (thus Yanks, Sox, Cubs) because it gives the player greater leverage...
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It probably doesn't help that Chicago isn't the safest city in the USA. Gun control leads to such happy weekend events where up to 40 people are shot. Plus its corrupt as hell....not exactly a family friendly town.
So if your black and trying to raise a family, Chicago would probably rank near the top as one of the last places to raise a family or simply live.
When you look at it like that, its really not shocking why black baseball players want nothing to do with playing in Chicago.
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If your African American millionaire athlete, you are not living in Englewood.
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It probably doesn't help that Chicago isn't the safest city in the USA. Gun control leads to such happy weekend events where up to 40 people are shot. Plus its corrupt as hell....not exactly a family friendly town.
Instinctive defense of Chicago coming...That's a crazy a statement based on certain neighborhoods where there are gang warfare going on. You don't see outbreaks of that in NYC, Philly or LA? Chicago is huge and a great city to live in with ethnic diversity, awesome restaurants and really good suburban options too. Established ballplayers are wealthy, so they can afford to live where there are none of your headline grabbing events. Certainly, it didn't affect the Obama's raising their children in Hyde Park as an example and HP is very urban. I don't know how the corrupt as hell has much to do with day to day life here other than bad traffic and paying for parking at times. Of course, the weather sucks most winters but ballplayers can afford the luxury of not having to live here in the offseason.
Plus if Upton has the Yankees but not the Mets on his NTL. Queens is safer than the Bronx? I expect few Yankees live in the Bronx. Splain' that Lucy.
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Even the "nice" neighborhoods are nowhere near what I consider safe. Get a police scanner ap for your phone, listen to it for a few days. If the real estate market wasn't totally fucked, I'd be out of here already.
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By far, most of the crime is on the far south/southwest side. Certainly there is bad shit that happens everywhere (the "flash mob" stuff on the Mag Mile, for example), but when we lived in the city until 2009 (Gold Coast then Roscoe Village, not far from the Lathrop Homes, now in near west burb Elmwood Park), I never felt unsafe.
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You left out the high taxes.
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Well, you could consider the rich, cultural life of a place like Waterloo Iowa, or Fargo, ND, or Boling Green, KY.
Taxes are cheap there.
And not much crime to worry about.
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Of course no one is looking at it like that because it makes no fucking sense.
Are the Bears and Bulls really struggling to sign free agents?
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Wrigleyville is nice, except for the stalkers from Boston and US Cellular Field.
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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.


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FREMONT - Terra State Community College's top administrator is retiring, but her schedule the last few weeks hasn't slowed down.
The last day for President Marsha Bordner, 62, is Friday. She has led the school since October 2003.
Bordner said she had assumed she would be a lame duck in her last few weeks, but she hasn't been. Instead, she said, it has been a race to the finish line.
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Marsha Bordner, president of Terra State Community College, embraces Kathy McKown, coordinator of maintenance services, prior to commencement in May.
Marsha Bordner, president of Terra State Community College, walks past graduates during commencement in May.
She said she had been introducing her predecessor, Jerome Webster, vice president for student and administrative affairs, to many of their colleagues in the region, such as hospital chief executive officers and local business leaders.
"We have been out doing some visiting. ... He's just really ready to go," she said.
Bordner has one more board of trustees meeting before she retires. She said the agenda for Wednesday's meeting is one of the largest and most significant in recent history.
She said officials had rolled out a new strategic plan and now are looking at ways to finance it. The school also is looking at a plan to renovate the former early childhood education center.
"We're rolling out at least a proposal for it as a full conference center," she said.
Bordner said Terra is developing a hospitality management program and needs two laboratories, which would be available for community use. She said she is hoping the center doesn't compete with other vendors.
Another item on the agenda is authorization for the school to go out for bonds. The college hasn't borrowed money in an extensive way at all, and it would be a major change, she said.
Officials have been talking about an entrance to the college off of SR 53 and would need financing for that and for a new road into campus, she said.
"It's a real safety factor. ... Turning on 53 is very, very dangerous," she said.
The bonds also could fund renovation of Building B and Building G, the former childhood education center.
"The bond authorization is a major deal. ... (Trustees) may put the brakes on (the ideas, or) they may not," she said.
Bordner and Webster, who have been working together for several years, have been working together for the presidential transition for at least six months. If they can get the items approved, it will give him more time to focus on other kinds of presidential duties and not just financing issues, she said.
"Most of it's about financing," she said.
During Bordner's tenure as president, Terra converted from quarters to semesters. She said other public colleges are doing it, and it has been a blessing to have that task done.
"It is a huge (transition)," she said.
Also, Terra has opened two new buildings in the last two years, and Bordner said she is proud of its focus on academic quality.
"We've raised money, too. ... For our first major gift campaign, our foundation and community members raised over $2 million for us. That was a good outing," she said.
Terra launched a strategic plan, completed most of its goals, developed another and launched that as a blueprint for the future. Bordner said enrollment is declining across Ohio, but Terra had double-digit increases during her time there. Enrollment increased 50 percent one year, she said.
"That was just really a great thing for us," she said. "It put us on a roll."
Bordner said from the moment she told the trustees in confidence she was going to retire, they talked about their choices. She said she did a lot of homework for them and served as their consultant.
"I was involved intimately in working with the board to make that decision," she said.
Webster was given a three-year contract with an annual salary of $150,000.
According to a release from Terra, he was a residence hall director and housing coordinator at Olivet College and a human resources associate at Standard Federal Bank; served in various positions in housing at University of Toledo; and served as dean of student services at Terra, dean of students at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Mich., and dean of student affairs at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland.
Bordner said she and Webster worked on a strategic plan together and described him as bright, energetic and a "great guy."
"He's a dear friend and colleague. ... He's just delightful," she said.
Webster said Bordner was good at ensuring he got exposed to information he needed to do the job and was gracious as she introduced him to members of the community. Their intention, he said, was a smooth transition for the college.
"I've worked closely with her," he said.
Webster said Bordner has been a dynamic leader and passionate about making sure students had the best opportunity to learn. Student success has been her focus. He said he thinks she has been a pioneer for women in the field, and he is happy he has had the opportunity to see her as a role model.
"She has continued to work diligently (during the transition). ... She's allowed me to learn what I need to know," he said.
Bordner, who said she expects big and bright things from Terra in the future, said she has a busy summer planned. She said she is going to teach a graduate course about women in higher education for University of Toledo.
"I am in the process of trying to get a syllabus together for that," she said.
Bordner said she is scheduled to teach an American literature course for Terra, and she plans to spend more time with her grandson, who is nearly a year old. She also is planning to write a biography of her husband, who is retiring and is a Tuskegee airman.
Bordner said she feels like she has plenty to do.
"I'm on a couple of boards, and we're traveling," she said.
Bordner said she thinks Terra provides a beginning quality academic experience for a range of students. She said she thinks it is the best academic bargain in the region but also has an individual focus on human beings.
"I think very few (get lost in the shuffle). ... Most large colleges and universities simply can't compete with what we have to offer," she said.
Bordner said she feels blessed to have been able to spend 35 years in public service. Community colleges, she said, are about public services.
"What a blessing and what a gift for me," she said.
Webster said Bordner has worked hard, and he wishes her luck and enjoyment in retirement.
"She deserves it," he said.


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Who likes devil may cry
I love DMC. DMC 2 was a disappointment but the others were great :-) ! when is the anime comin' out in england 'cause i really want to see it. "I am Darkness, BWA HA HA HA HA!"
The game is great... The animation however lacks a lot to be desiredbut since the star is in fact doing the people of earth a favor by keeping athin line between what belongs on earth and whats not to be therethe show has gained my support.... even though i somehow seemed to enjoy the trailer for DMC4 alot better than the first released volume... in someways it has a similiarity to another show called Enma or it may be that Enmais similiar to DMC... (got to check the release dates) The path to conquest leaves nothing else to be desired!!!!
i like the games of it i think they are so cool.
I think the anime was really a disappointment. Dante was nothing like he was in the games, and Vergil was left out completely, which was less than desired. Really, Dante didn't even sound remotely like himself, through his actions or phrases, the anime left me wanting more. It felt unfinished.
thought it was great, have watched it many times already and will watch it even more to come life is a never ending lesson <Zombaukto Legends>
thats one badass show it so f****king cool
anyone else like it
lily <3's anime
when i saw the first scene of episode one i freaked out and turned it off =D but seemed good =)
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I LIKE DEVIL MAY CRY SERIES :D .. I wanted the books, but i dont have enough to spend on....
i do when saw the one it waz intresting even the games are awesome :D
and it looks good..lately just can't get into much anime.....-signs-please click to keep my Mako alive
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i played all the games i like dmc4 the best
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APWA International Public Works Congress & Exposition
2013 August 25 – 28 Chicago, IL McCormick Place
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STOCKTON — The Volunteer Hospice of Northwest Illinois, 111 W. Front Ave., received two donations from groups at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 536 E. Schapville Road, Scales Mound. In November 2013, the women's group donated $1000. The proceeds came from its cookbook fundraiser. The following month, the men's group donated $400 from its annual Steak Fry Dinner held in August. Funds were matched by Thrivent for Lutherans. For information: 815-947-3260; firstname.lastname@example.com.
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