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Early in Vincenzo Natali's Splice, rogue scientist couple Clive and Elsa (Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) watch as their latest massively transgressive experiment is set in motion. They are fertilizing an egg to create a human-creature hybrid, messing with the fundamental building blocks of biology. No one can so much as guess who or what will emerge: Will it be dangerous? Beautiful? Deformed? In horrible pain? They are standing on the breach of the unknown. For a long moment, the camera considers Clive and Elsa's faces as they stare, wide-eyed and beside themselves with excitement, at their handiwork. We're excited too. This is big, existential stuff, and for once the movie seems to know it.
The great English horror writer Ramsey Campbell has written about the value of wonder in the genre: "Many horror stories communicate awe as well as (sometimes instead of) shock, and it is surely inadequate to lump these stories with fiction that seeks only to disgust." In the introduction to one of his venerable short story collections, he wrote that he hopes his work offers "a little of the quality that has always appealed to me in the best horror fiction, a sense of something larger than is shown." A number of authors besides Campbell have intuitively understood this: H.P. Lovecraft and Arthur Machen, with their tales of unfathomable terrors lurking behind a thin veneer of reality; Ray Bradbury's terrifying early short stories (think "The Night," "The Crowd" and "The Veldt"); Philip K. Dick's high-tech paranoia; more recently Stephen King (at his least ponderous) and Clive Barker (at his least gross).
Finding genre filmmakers who concern themselves with evoking a sense of awe is more difficult. James Cameron seemed to approach what I have in mind with The Abyss, as did Spielberg with Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Richard Kelly's The Box was an ambitious and woefully underappreciated piece of neo-Lovecraftian cosmic horror. The Mist, based on a Stephen King novella, culminated in an apocalyptic collision of two worlds that left me slack-jawed. Signs, which withheld crucial information to peerless effect, also headed in this direction before turning goofy in the last act. But I can think of only one working director who seems to consistently take awe as his organizing principle, his raison d'etre as a filmmaker. That would be Natali, the Canadian former storyboard artist who burst into the scene with the 1997 cult classic Cube, and seems to have finally entered the mainstream with Splice.
One of the keys to Natali's work is the way he is able to blend the concrete and the abstract in mesmerizing, often bone-chilling ways. Cube, still his best film, epitomizes this. The adventure at its center – seven strangers wake up in a booby-trapped maze of cubical rooms and must cooperate to find a way out – works on its own terms; the movie is tense and scary, it doesn't cheat, and you want very badly to learn what happens next. It's the context that turns suspense into terror. Who built this hellish thing and why? We learn that the cube is 24 x 24, for an impossible total of nearly 14,000 rooms. The rooms move and appear to behave according to a fiendishly complex system of prime numbers and coordinate maps. We get a glimpse outside it, and see only infinite darkness – is it in space? On another planet? Is it being surveilled? Is it an experiment? One character, who may or may not have reason to know, suggests that the cube is a farce, a giant bureaucratic sinkhole – shades of Kafka. We never learn the truth (except, to some degree, in the unacceptablesequels, which were produced without Natali's involvement), but we see enough eerie details that our imagination can start filling in the blanks in the terrifying big picture.
Cube ends with a man passing through a doorway into the blinding light on the other side – a metaphor for what Natali invites us to do, or at least for what he teases us with. We see the same image early on in Cypher, Natali's terrific, somewhat more conventional second feature. Cypher, a paranoid techno-thriller very much indebted to Philip K. Dick, gives us brainwashing, corporate espionage, and a none-too-subtle meditation on the nature of identity; sort of a blend of Total Recall, The Matrix, and Duplicity. What's interesting is the way Natali and screenwriter Brian King repeatedly strip away layers of reality to reveal something more expansive and sinister underneath. Each time you think the conspiracy at the core of the film can't get any bigger or more macabre, it does. The ending seems upbeat and pat, but that subtly disquieting final shot seems to suggest that there are still more layers left to peel back.
Natali followed Cypher with Nothing, a conceptual comedy starring Cube's David Hewlett and Andrew Miller as two dysfunctional pals who literally wish the world away, finding themselves alone in the middle of an infinite white expanse. Nothing eventually grows a bit wearisome and shrill – it's certainly Natali's weakest movie – but it says something about a director when his "lighthearted departure" involves fundamental changes to the fabric of reality. He's a filmmaker determined to ask the biggest "what if" questions he can get his hands on.
Which brings us back to Splice, seven years later. Like Cube, it combines engaging genre film details with the grandest imaginable context. There's an undeniable creature feature appeal to the movie, but it's the existential mystery of Dren – her disquieting beauty and fundamental alienness, both beautifully conveyed by Natali's effects team and French actress Delphine Chaneac – that sent chills down my spine. She is not a zombie, or a vampire, or a giant squid, or anything else comfortingly familiar. Instead she's the unknown result of a sinister experiment: a complete and hugely important mystery. The movie and its characters are fascinated with her – distressingly rare in science-fiction, where anything new and interesting usually ends up being used as a weapon instead of the subject of genuine curiosity – and so are we.
The fact that Natali is able to bring that fascination to the screen – on a big budget, in a mainstream film – is the reason that he is one of the most talented and promising filmmakers currently working.
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Reviews of Siwandu (Selous Safari Camp)
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Good stay at Siwandu
Very nice camp set up on the picturesque shores of a large lake. Boating activities provided a change from the typical game drives. Good game viewing. Good, knowledgeable guiding. Great "tent" on the lakeshore with game walking by.
Expected more elephants. The few that we saw were vehicle-shy.
Siwandu (Selous Safari Camp) review
The flight landing was like returning in a WWII spitfire, as the pilot had to adjust to miss a Giraffe on the runway. Then a trip to the camp arriving approx 1100 hrs. WOW the reception with music and singing, refreshing drink and then to the rooms. Total comfort in the bush. 5 star room with a butler.
Over the next few days we had splendid food by the chef at anytime of the day. Excellent safari trips, with a superb driver 'Walter'.
The best break we could have wished for. On the last morning we woke up to Elephants immediately outside our hut. Greg pictures.
We are now saving to do mount Kilimanjaro and the sister camp. If you ever only do on safari it has to be Siwandu
Wonderful stay in Siwandu Camp
Wonderful stay in Siwandu Camp
Siwandu Camp is real luxury in the bush. The camp itself is beautiful, the luxury tents are large, extraordinarily well furnished, cleaned several times a day, with two verandas and a superb view to the lake. The food is delicious, prepared and served by such a nice team. All the lunches and dinners we had there were exquisite, let alone the breakfasts served in the middle of the bush when you choose to make an early game drive.
The management is doing every effort to accommodate the guests' needs … and do succeed in that matter. They manage to insufflate a nice atmosphere in the camp and between the guests.
The camp is really well situated in the middle of the game reserve, so that you're never too far of the action when animals are spotted. They have several land rovers and several boats, so that you always can choose the activity you want to engage in.
Last but not least, they have wonderful guides-drivers. We've been lucky to be all the time with a guide named Allen, who spots and knows every animal, bird or snake of this game reserve and who taught us such a lot of things about them.
If I once have the opportunity to go back to the Selous Game Reserve, I will definitely choose to stay again in Siwandu.
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Luxury camp but modest guides and game viewing.Read more about the whole safari
Selous Safari Camp
Very comfortable. Grat location for camp. Tents fabulous. Staff exceptional.
Less of a wilderness experience so more of a very comfortable place to be based than an adventure.
Elephants and Giraffes Galore
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Sorry for replying so late to email – once back we all got quickly involved in stressful jobs and projects and there was no time.
We all had a great time together and the safari trip was a really good bonding experience for the whole family. We are planning a photo book and will send you a link as soon as it is ready. However, with over 6,000 images taken by 3 cameras and 6 hours of video footage this will take some time to create.
Planning the trip
Your Services are outstanding and we appreciate your patience.
The camps were well chosen for their wildlife variety and different landscapes. The most striking was the difference between a National Park (Ruaha) and a Game Reserve (Selous) close to a hunting concession. While we saw a large number of animals in both camps, those in Selous – especially zebras and wildebeest – were running away as soon as they got to hear/see/smell the jeeps. We did not come as close to the animals as in the private game reserve in South Africa as drivers in the National Park are not permitted to leave the road to follow the animals. However, large herds of elephants, giraffes and zebras are quite close to the tracks and sometimes even the lions!
We recommend to inform any visitors to Selous that wild dogs are not to be seen during the dry months as they obviously live underground until the rain 'flushes' them out.
We were impressed how well all animals looked at both locations– clearly a sign of a balanced wildlife.
Guides and Drives
Guides in both camps were adequately knowledgeable – however less than what we had experienced in South Africa, where all local guides had a special degree which clearly made a difference in the information they provided.
In Selous we were disappointed that there was no additional driver, leaving the guide to drive the car while looking for wildlife. He did a great job driving in incredible difficult terrain though. Drives in Selous only start at 8:00 am – obviously to accommodate the foremost honeymooning guests – but we believe that the best time to see the game is shortly after sunrise. Selous' late morning game drives were considered as negative by several well-experienced safari tourists we met in Ruaha. An earlier start could allow to visit more remote places.
The guided walking tours in both camps were outstanding. In Ruaha the river walk seeing hypos, crocodiles and huge flocks of birds was absolutely fantastic - to get so close to the animals yet staying safe. The landscape is overwhelming!
In Selous the walking tour guide was very good – we enjoyed the information and the subsequent surprise breakfast at the lake side.
We also recommend a boat trip on the lake in the morning, when hordes of elephants and giraffes visit the shores – great photo opportunities beyond the many hypos and crocs; however you need a really good telephoto lens for close-ups.
Food was above expectations at Ruaha – clearly Mrs. Fox's recipes cooked on open fire are a legend. The settings of the dinner tables in the river bed close to an open fire are dreams come true.
In Selous, food was good too, however less experimental – breakfast was much better at Ruaha.
In Selous, unfortunately two members of the family caught a stomach bug – both believe it had to do with the drinking water provided from the lake. Our son-in-law was worst hit and could not go back to work for a week after his return.
Both camps were outstanding in their own way and clearly exclusive and clean.
Beds are very large and comfortable. Bathrooms are an experience in itself with smaller wildlife never being far away… However, closing the tents properly makes you feel very safe also at night. No mosquitos in September!
In Ruaha, the elephants visit the camp during day and night to feed on the fruits of the palm trees. Our daughter Jennifer had one looking into her bedroom – she froze for a good 15 minutes before the elephant moved on…
We were a bit surprised that in Ruaha there were no guards to be seen during day time, while at night we did not see a single guard carrying more than a light. In contrast, there were plenty of armed guards in Selous – the hypo trails go through the camp to the lake.
Service was very warm and polite and clearly staffs are making huge efforts at both camps to accommodate all your needs.
The laundry service is very helpful and good to point out to visitors struggling to fit your clothes within the 15 kilo permitted by the local airline.
Flights and luggage
It may be helpful to mention that we were not asked to add hand luggage (camera equipment) to the weight of the bags. However, you have to place hand luggage on your lap during the local flights – very cramped then.
We believe it is very important to make tourists more aware of the additional costs including the additional payments for the water provided on game drives. This can be a substantial sum to be added to the pre-paid expenses and should be
added to the quotation when planning the trip to avoid surprises. Tips are clearly expected – and almost as compulsory as on cruises.
Hotel accommodation Dar-Es-Salaam
Please make a note that the Asian restaurant at the Seacliff hotel was below standard. Service was extremely slow (35 minutes!) and the food was dreadful.
Selous Safari Camp review
This part of the park is very beautiful with lakes and lovely acacia woodland with casia and terminalia in full bloom. We loved the location of the camp, being near the lake and the tent was comfortable and well equipped.
The food was very good and we were served at individual tables except for one delightful lunch which was served on the lake. Our guide and driver (Mwatu) was very good. We saw hyena with cubs, plenty of giraffe, kudu, herds of zebra and wildebeest, 2 prides of lions including one with cubs on a kill and the hippos, birds and crocs on the lake. The game drives started at 8.00 am. We enjoyed the lake trip.
Ricus and Pietro made us very welcome.
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ExcellentRead more about the whole safari
Lifetime experience to say the least
Lifetime experience we enjoyed every moment of it.
Location is excellent we were able to see great number and variety of game. Furthermore, we were able to witness live the hunting of Lions to buffaloes. Concerning the accommodations and the stuff we need to say a big thank you to Ricus nd Beatris to Said and Onesimo last but not least to Mpoto a perfect guide and a knowledgeable guard.
I would recommend the place and the people with no reservation whatsoever
Lovely safari camp, right by a beautiful lake
This was the best place we stayed on safari in terms of accommodation. There was a lovely veranda with great views and the outdoor shower area was very nice.
We enjoyed being somewhere where a boat safari was available and the sunsets you got on the lake were exceptional and made for some amazing photos. Being by the lake also meant the bird life was almost as interesting as the other wildlife. The walking safari was well worth doing here and felt very safe.
The main lodge was excellent and had a great pool for cooling off after a hot morning's safari. The food served here was also excellent and Emile who managed the camp was always on hand to help or just for a nice chat.


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Bye Bye Matt Thornton
The M's have traded Matt Thornton to the Chicago White Sox for Joe Borchard.
There's almost no way to not like this move, in my opinion. Thornton was, and still is, essentially useless. Yes, he throws 95, but big whoop-de-doo. He's basically pitched well as a pro for all of one season, back in A-ball, pre surgery, and been mediocre to bad the rest of his career. He throws straight, without command, and has no real secondary pitches to speak of. He doesn't hide the ball well, and hitters tee off on his hittable fastball, especially when they're sitting on it 2-0. He didn't deserve to be on the team last year, and he certainly didn't deserve to be on the team this year. Removing him from the roster almost certainly guarantees George Sherrill a spot on the team, and he's a vastly superior pitcher who was squeezed off the team by Thornton's presence last year. Simply removing Thornton from the equation is a net positive.
Then we come to Borchard. He was one of the best college players of his time, earning a then-record $5.5 million signing bonus when the White Sox took him in the first round of the 2000 draft. He battled injuries, but showed promise in his first exposure to Triple-A pitching at the age of 23, hitting .272/.349/.498. He's stagnated since then, failing to improve at all at the plate and losing agility and fielding prowess.
The guy has flaws that aren't easily fixed. He has a poor approach at the plate, the main factor being a problem with pitch recognition. Borchard, essentially, has turned himself into a guess hitter. If he gets a fastball, bravo, the ball may go 400 feet. If he doesn't, well, he's screwed.
I've seen a lot of Borchard the past few years, and I remain convinced that there's a good hitter hiding inside of the player he is now. His approach needs work, but it's a fixable flaw. If he can improve his theories of hitting and turn himself into a .270/.330/.450 guy, that's a valuable reserve, giving the M's a legitimate major league hitter coming off the bench who swings the bat from the right side.
Borchard has the potential to fill a need; right-handed power hitting reserve outfielder. The M's options for OF are currently all left-handed. If the team brings in a lefty to face Reed, Ibanez, or Everett, your options are essentially to let them hit or to replace them with Willie Ballgame.
Borchard, at least, has the chance to offer a bat with some juice from the right side and the ability to play all three outfield spots, though he's a bit of a liability in center at this point. He's essentially a slightly different version of Mike Morse; better defense, less contact, more power. I'm sure some folks would prefer Morse to make the roster, since he hit .800 for a few weeks last year, but the fact is that the team doesn't have to choose.
If they deem Borchard able to help them in the role Morse was penciled in for, they get both Borchard and Morse. Morse goes to Tacoma, giving the team something they badly lack; depth. This team has been dangerously thin for several years, leaving them one injury away from playing a replacement level player at pretty much every position on the diamond. Having Borchard in Seattle and Morse in Tacoma gives the M's one more layer to go through before resorting to Willie Bloomquist, starting left fielder, or rushing Adam Jones to the big leagues prematurely.
In the end, the team gets a few weeks to see if Borchard can fill a hole on the roster. If he can't, no loss, because we didn't want Matt Thornton on the team either way. If he can, well, congratulations Bill, you just got more free talent. These are the kinds of moves Bavasi has specialized in, getting potentially useful parts for nothing. Make enough of these moves, and you'll eventually hit a home run.
Thumbs up. Good move for the club, and adios to Matt Thornton.
75 Responses to "Bye Bye Matt Thornton"
Adam S on
March 20th, 2006 9:01 am
Putting this in the right thread…
Wow, Borchard sure washed out as a prospect. 12th pick overall in 2000. All-star futures game (for what it's worth) in 2001 and 2002. And as early as 2002 he was THE Sox star OF of the future. Now he's played 4 years in row at AAA. Dave, I'll be interested to read your insight after lunch.
Getting rid of Thornton is addition by subtraction and makes room for Gonzalez. Borchard might become a useful fourth or fifth outfielder.
Matthew Carruth on
March 20th, 2006 9:02 am
Problem is, he clogs the bench. If you count Lawton, Willie and a backup C as locked in, there's your 4 man bench and only one of them can play the IF. This might force them to move down to 11 pitchers, but I don't think it helps get Petagine on the roster. And what about Morse?
Unless they just release Borchard, in which case, what was the point?
Jim Thomsen on
March 20th, 2006 9:04 am
Great move … as long as the Mariners don't get overenamored with Borchard's "tools" and ignore his actual performance. I think there's a real risk they have a Dobbsian crush on his swing.
phildopip on
March 20th, 2006 9:14 am
This is the best news I've heard all week…oh, wait, it's only 9:30 on Monday. So it's the FIRST news I've heard all week.
Tek Jansen on
March 20th, 2006 9:16 am
I do not know what Borchard's options situation is, but, if he could be stashed at Tacoma, he is cheap insurance as a bench player to be called up when the inevitable injury occurs. But the best thing about this trade, as mentioned above, is the removal of Thornton. Let the Chisox worry about keeping him on the 25 man staff or trying to clear him through waivers.
Nick on
March 20th, 2006 9:19 am
Thankfully, they kept Thornton in the AL, so we might have a chance for a little payback at some point.
tgf on
March 20th, 2006 9:21 am
Any take the M's could get for Thornton > 10 dozen baseballs (new) qualifies as a "win" in the trade win/loss analysis. Nice job there.
Russ on
March 20th, 2006 9:21 am
Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!
That is all
Scruffy on
March 20th, 2006 9:22 am
# 3 But unlike Dobbs Borchard can crush the ball
Nick on
March 20th, 2006 9:23 am
According to the Chicago Tribune, Borchard is also out of options.
Baseball Musings on
March 20th, 2006 9:29 am
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eponymous coward on
March 20th, 2006 9:32 am
Works for me. Borchard's not going to be great, but he's a better OF backup than Morse would be, and his .191/.254./.342 numbers at the majors are almost certainly Small Sample Size Theatre, based on his minor league numbers.
Of course, once again, this brings into sharp relief what a complete waste of money and a roster spot Carl Everett is, since Borchard will be part of that logjam of good-to-mediocre-to-poor talent for DH and LF…
Jmarineralw on
March 20th, 2006 9:32 am
Thornton's only lasted here this long because he's a lefty. Maybe he can finally get some control of his pitches, but let him work out those issues on Chicago's time, not ours.
joealb on
March 20th, 2006 9:49 am
This move begs for a 5 man bench! Pentagine, Rivera, Lawton, Bloomquist and Borchard.
Adam on
March 20th, 2006 9:52 am
A bust for a bust.
Atleast Borchard want haunt us for the rest of the season
plivengood on
March 20th, 2006 10:32 am
I second (thrid? fourth?) the notion that anything in return for Matt Thornton is a bonus, and Borchard certainly has the tools to become a better player than he's been at the major league level. Also seconding the thought that this highlights (again) what a crappy deal getting Everett was. Maybe this will allow the M's to trade Everett after his first good three-week stretch….
Tek Jansen on
March 20th, 2006 10:39 am
The only thing I fear now is that the Mariners will deal Everett to the White Sox, naturally, for . . . Thornton.
joser on
March 20th, 2006 10:41 am
By the July trading deadline there's a good chance Everett will have worn out his welcome despite hitting well, the M's will be out of the race, and there will be a contending team looking to add a bat even if it comes with a lot of attitude. Anybody sent down to Tacoma should count on it being just half a season.
Roger on
March 20th, 2006 10:48 am
Huh. Well, can't say I'll miss Thornton at all.
And how did "Baseball Musings" make it through the spam filter?
joser on
March 20th, 2006 10:55 am
Baseball musings' post is a postback — a link from another blog.
eponymous coward on
March 20th, 2006 11:07 am
If he can improve his theories of hitting and turn himself into a .270/.330/.450 guy, that's a valuable reserve, giving the M's a legitimate major league hitter coming off the bench who swings the bat from the right side.
So, basically, Borchard gives us an extra shot at getting a cheap RH backup OF that we already had with Mike Morse, with the advantage that he doesn't have to learn a new position.
And yeah, I agree this is the stuff Bavasi's done well of late (sloughing off junk and rebuilding organizational talent)…the catch is that there's enough stuff he's screwed up with that this team could easily go 75-87 and completely be out of contention by June for the 3rd straight year. It will give the next GM a nice starting point, however.
Dave on
March 20th, 2006 11:10 am
So, basically, Borchard gives us an extra shot at getting a cheap RH backup OF that we already had with Mike Morse, with the advantage that he doesn't have to learn a new position.
Bingo. We basically just doubled our chances of getting a useful RH backup outfielder.
the catch is that there's enough stuff he's screwed up with that this team could easily go 75-87 and completely be out of contention by June for the 3rd straight year.
Barring an injury to Felix, I can't see this team winning less than 80 games.
Paul Covert on
March 20th, 2006 11:21 am
Good move.
Last year I thought it was worth giving Thornton a chance (though it should have been at the expense of someone other than Sherrill). Or, at least, it would have been worth a shot if Hargrove hadn't kept thinking, "Lefty! Throws hard! Let's bring him into close games with men on base!" The problem was not so much the roster spot as the usage– using the 25th roster spot to take a chance on a guy with talent who might or might not pan out is okay, but treating him like the 17th man isn't.
With a year of added evidence, it now seems almost certain that Thornton's control was left on the Tommy John operating table, and isn't coming back regardless of what approach he and any pitching coach try. He just doesn't have the physical coordination for it.
What caused his worst problems last year, though, wasn't just the walks, but a tendency to walk a couple of guys and then just start getting nuked. If his next coach can help him get beyond that mentally, and if he accepts a long-relief role and doesn't get upset that he's not turning into a star, then I still think he could be a useful spare part, a little better than replacement level. (The upside would be a left-handed Jeff Nelson, but that's only if he can get the BABIP and HR/Fly back down to normal levels.)
The trade reminds me, in an odd way, of the Cirillo/Jarvis thing from a couple years ago– except that this is "unfulfilled potential" rather than "unjustified salary." It could realistically help both teams, as in both cases the absence of a prior emotional commitment to the player will make it easier for them to put him in a role for which he is suited, rather than in the role of which they'd dreamed for him.
But it does still look better for the M's on both angles: The original potential was higher, and the chance of becoming usable even now is probably better (though I've not followed Borchard's career carefully enough to say that with strong confidence). The key for the M's will be to avoid falling in love with his talent.
Steve Nelson on
March 20th, 2006 11:21 am
I thought Borchard was at least nominally a switch hitter. Is he totally inept from the left side?
jtopps on
March 20th, 2006 11:23 am
Maybe we can allow Bavasi to only do little deals — scrap heap pickups, bad player trade-offs, Rule 5, minor league delving, etc. and leave the big FA contracts and headline-trades to someone else. Maybe the semblance of a respectable bench will help to convince Hargrove not to carry so many pitchers…
Maybe, maybe, maybe…
eponymous coward on
March 20th, 2006 11:25 am
I'd probably put them in a window of 75-85 wins. I could see Felix going winning 14-16 games with a high 2 ERA like Johan Santana did last year, and the rest of the starting staff being sucktastic in aggregate around him, and not luck out on some player development and offense (maybe Lopez and Johjima struggle some, Everett+Beltre+Willie+Betancourt are a giant OBP vacuum) and thus the team goes under .500.
I'm not saying that's the likeliest scenario (one where Johjima, Lopez and Beltre bust out strong seems possible as well, and any number of possibilities), but it is one I see as a possibility.
The thing is that 75 wins would still represent improvement on last year.
leetinsleyfanclub on
March 20th, 2006 11:26 am
I actually think this hurts Petagine's chances of making the club. With Borchard here Morse goes to Tacoma. Not only was Morse going to play OF but also 3B and 1B and could always play SS in a pinch. That in effect gave you two back up IF's with WFB being the other. Now you only have one backup IF. Morse's versatility gave you more options. The beneficiary will be Greg Dobbs. Since Dobbs plays 3B as well as 1B I believe that he will stick over Petagine.
Eugene on
March 20th, 2006 11:33 am
Given the emphasis on defense, I think that Borchard is the best available option to replace Ibanez in left late in games. If just for two innings every other game, this is still a substantial upgrade. Not to mention addition by subtraction.
G-Man on
March 20th, 2006 11:34 am
What sort of contract does Petagine have? Could they (try to) stash him in Tacoma?
While Lawton is serving his suspension, there is no roster replacement allowed, right? They go with 24 men.
Dave on
March 20th, 2006 11:35 am
Petagine is signed to a minor league deal. He was signed to give Tacoma a cleanup hitter. The plan all along was for him to head to Triple-A.
DMZ on
March 20th, 2006 11:38 am
Drug suspensions don't put teams down a roster spot. They get to run a 26-man for the suspension term, if you want to think about it that way.
G-Man on
March 20th, 2006 11:48 am
Thanks, Dave and Derek. So then, could Petagine (rather than Morse) ber on the big club until Lawton is back, or would that mean that Roserto would have to clear waivers (and agree to it) to be assigned to AAA?
Dave on
March 20th, 2006 11:50 am
Roberto's not on the 40 man. For him to come north with the club, someone would have to be removed from it, he'd have to have his contract purchased, and then, when they went to send him down, he'd have to clear waivers and accept the assignment.
If they plan on keeping whoever for just ten days, it shouldn't be Petagine. Morse would make the most sense, since he has options.
BrianThornton on
March 20th, 2006 12:05 pm
Wow, good thing that I special ordered my very own "THORNTON" spring training jersey last year, before this deal went down. Good riddance, "Cousin" Matt. Here's hoping a move back to the Midwest reignites the career that arm troubles helped kill.
Sounds like a pretty good deal for the Ms, to me. Then again, I said that about the Garcia deal when it went down, and who has benefitted more from that one?
I ask because I honestly have no opinion.
Brian (No Relation To Matt) Thornton
G-Man on
March 20th, 2006 12:08 pm
Thanks; that's about what I thought. I'd just like to see the guy get a chance in Seattle. At least he'll be avaiable in AAA.
I'll find the biggest stuffed dinosaur I can to take to games and wave at Carl Everett.
Dave on
March 20th, 2006 12:10 pm
Sounds like a pretty good deal for the Ms, to me. Then again, I said that about the Garcia deal when it went down, and who has benefitted more from that one?
Right now, the White Sox.
After this year, the M's. And every year after that, the M's.
joser on
March 20th, 2006 12:11 pm
Just got the auto Mariners Mail about the trade, including a suggestion to "Customize Your Own Joe Borchard Jersey!"
Uh, yeah, I'll get right on that.
Homer Runt on
March 20th, 2006 12:26 pm
Should the M's continue to pursue Mr. Williams in hopes of putting interesting lil' pieces together in the quest to build a nice team? Seems to be working. Yay! Good move.
jglongball1 on
March 20th, 2006 12:31 pm
This is a boon to all the guys named "Thornton" who post here, and no longer have to prepend their surname with "not related to Matt". But, Brian, are you related to Steve?
I wonder if this almost forces Hargrove to carry 5 on the bench – catcher, up-the-middle guy (WFB), corner OF bats (Lawton and Borchard), and a corner IF guy (Morse or Dobby). Not having to carry Thornton on the 25-man could mean a more reasonable bullpen makeup – unlike last year where we had to carry Thornton and "another lefty to bail out Thornton".
Mat on
March 20th, 2006 12:32 pm
I thought one of Ozzie Guillen's best traits as a manager last year was his ability to effectively handle his bullpen. He was willing to be creative and throw guys into the 9th inning regardless of whether they were "proven" or not. This move ought to tie Ozzie's hands, though, by adding a non-option in Thornton. I still can't believe Thornton was actually worth something. Wow.
Paul B on
March 20th, 2006 12:35 pm
#40, but a left hander that throws hard will be given every chance to fail, and then some. So it doesn't surprise me that someone was willing to take him, but I agree it is surprising that they gave up something that might be useful.
eponymous coward on
March 20th, 2006 12:37 pm
After this year, the M's. And every year after that, the M's.
That's assuming, of course, that we don't do something stupid between now and next year like the proposed Reed-Arroyo deal, of course, AND that Garcia would have resigned with us at the rate he gave the White Sox, neither of which 100% certain, and given the poisonous relations between Freddy and the front office, I don't think the latter is even the most likely outcome.
I don't think there's a lot of question Garcia > Washburn, though (I don't think it's very close, given the peripheral numbers and health records of the pitchers in question), which is the other angle to take on the question- could the M's have found an answer in CF instead of Reed that made up for the disparity in talent between those Garcia and Washburn?
All that being said…I think the Garcia deal was perfectly justifiable at the time, and still is today, even if the front office was lowballing the talent Garcia represented, because Reed + Morse + Olivo > first round draft pick if Garcia walks in the offseason and you offer arbitration, which was definitely a possibility.
eponymous coward on
March 20th, 2006 12:55 pm
I wonder if this almost forces Hargrove to carry 5 on the bench – catcher, up-the-middle guy (WFB), corner OF bats (Lawton and Borchard), and a corner IF guy (Morse or Dobby). Not having to carry Thornton on the 25-man could mean a more reasonable bullpen makeup – unlike last year where we had to carry Thornton and "another lefty to bail out Thorntonâ€Â.
I think WFB is going to do the Mac "supersub" thing and play corner IF as well. Keep in mind Beltre and Sexson played 155 and 151 games at their respective positions last year. Unless Hargrove's planning to change his usage patterns a bit (not bloody likely), there simply aren't a lot of reasons to carry a specialized backup to play less than once a week, barring injury- and why not have your injury replacement staying fresh in Tacoma instead of rusting on your bench if your manager prefers keeping the everyday lineup on the field 90%+ of the time?
Steve T on
March 20th, 2006 12:56 pm
No, Brian and I are, as far as I know, not related to Matt or each other.
I believe I WILL customize my own Borchard jersey — customized by using the name of an entirely different player and number on it.
This is a small incremental improvement. Good. If we can continue to improve at this rate, we're a lock to break 80 wins by 2038 or thereabouts.
Mat on
March 20th, 2006 1:02 pm
"#40, but a left hander that throws hard will be given every chance to fail, and then some."
This is true, but still boggles my mind. Wasn't anyone paying attention when the Angels had that run of great bullpens without a functional left-hander? Being left-handed just isn't that valuable.
Evan on
March 20th, 2006 1:04 pm
Though McLemore was a vastly superior hitter to WFB.
eponymous coward on
March 20th, 2006 1:08 pm
Evan, no kidding- but unfortunately that's not how he's perceived.
The thing is that the way the everyday lineup pencils out, WFB isn't likely to get a lot of playing time unless Lopez or Betancourt falls on their face or gets injured, if you figure Lawton is the first candidate to replace Everett, the most likely starter to come up lame.
Evan on
March 20th, 2006 1:22 pm
I don't think Everett has any coming up to do in order to be lame.
eponymous coward on
March 20th, 2006 1:39 pm
OK, amend that to "injured".
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IP on
March 20th, 2006 2:37 pm
So long, Lighter Fluid!
Jim Thomsen on
March 20th, 2006 2:46 pm
I don't believe in Joe Borchard as a credible major-leaguer.
But what matters most is, why would the Mariners want to put a player with massive hitting flaws on the 25-man roster to start this season? He needs to be in Triple-A (or even Arizona) with a top-flight hitting instructor.
Jeff Pentland needs to be saved to work with legitimate major-leaguers, not devote day and night to someone who needs remedial instruction in hitting fundamentals.
Joe Borchard may figure it all out someday, though the annals of recent baseball history are littered with talented players who couldn't, wouldn't and didn't. But he shouldn't be playing for the Mariners while he works on figuring it out, in my opinion.
Joshua Buergel on
March 20th, 2006 3:15 pm
There's a big difference between having a pitcher around who doesn't deserve it and a hitter, which is that the crummy hitter will very rarely have an opportunity to single-handedly lose a game, while Thornton not only had that opportunity on multiple occasions but gleefully seized hold of it. So even if Borchard turns out to be useless, I really doubt he can do as much damage.
Jim Thomsen on
March 20th, 2006 3:40 pm
I agree that it's not a bad deal. I just don't think it's anything more than a nothing-for-nothing, you-take-my-problem-and-I'll-take-yours trade … you know, the kind the Mariners usually make with the Padres or Rockies.
I just looked up Borchard's numbers at The Baseball Cube, as well as his PECOTA (weighted mean 2006 forecast of .242/.307/.416). He's 27 and hasn't taken one step forward in years. I think he's the hitting equivalent of Matt Thornton, with power as his calling card and nothing else to go with it. If a Stanford grad was ever going to learn to hit, you'd think it would have happened a long time before age 27.
In Marinerology, he's Dave Hengel, Greg Pirkl and Jim Maler. In Rainierology, he's Aaron Rifkin, A.J. Zapp and J.R. Phillips. Bucky Jacobsen with less plate discipline and more defense.
But since we have him, I'd like to see him get some top-flight help in extended spring training. There's no point in having him in Tacoma, because it's already well-established what he can do in Triple-A, and on the major-league roster as he is right now, he could indeed do some actual damage to the Mariners.
I have a lot of respect for Dave and his analytical acumen, and freely admit he's much smarter than I am … but this time, I think he got the wrong prescription for his rose-colored glasses.
mln on
March 20th, 2006 3:41 pm
Wow. Bavasi made a good trade and possibly gets the better of Ken Williams. Who knew?
Of course, the last trade the Mariners made with the White Sox (i.e., the Freddy Garcia trade) was also supposed to be in the Mariners favor also.
jtopps on
March 20th, 2006 3:49 pm
IMHO, the whole out-of-options and Rule 5 rules are kind of messed up.
It was like a bad Catch-22. You have a pitcher who you can't send to the minors, because he is too talented and you risk losing him, but yet, he is not actually talented enough to be on a major-league roster. So you have to keep him on the team, so no one else makes the same mistake you did of thinking he is talented.
Good luck Matt Thornton. I hope you see your dog more this way, and I hope you figure out enough about pitching to be a good contributor on someone else's team (but not before you give up a lead or two to the Mariners).
terry on
March 20th, 2006 3:51 pm
#52: I prefer massive hitting flaws to a complete inability to hit (e.g. Morse)
Also, Borchard is a much better glove in the outfield compared to Morse.
msb on
March 20th, 2006 4:24 pm
Finnigan has his write-up (and speculations) about the Thornton trade — you can view it at the exciting newly re-vamped Seattle Times online sports page
John D. on
March 20th, 2006 5:11 pm
BORCHARD A SWITCH-HITTER? (See # 24)- I thought he was too. [According to ESPN, he sure is.](Mendoza-linish from either side.)
scotje on
March 20th, 2006 6:36 pm
So, from the analysis, it sounds like the ideal situation for us would be to have Thornton pitching to Borchard when we play the White Sox next season.
A guy that basically throws nothing but straight fastballs pitching to a guy who can't hit anything but a straight fastball.
Typical Idiot Fan on
March 20th, 2006 7:51 pm
I'm trying to figure out if Borchard got seriously injured or just totally messed up by being called up to the Majors in 2002. He had a decent season in 2002 at AAA Charlotte but also went down to single A Winston-Salem for a couple of games.
After that, his AAA numbers have been okay, but unimpressive. He had a crappy 2003, got better in 2004, then regressed in 2005. His XBH percentages go up and down every year. In 2002, 57 of his 119 hits were XBH (47.8%), then only 35 of his 110 hits in 2003 (31.8%), then back up to 37 of 80 (46.25%), and then down to 49 of 130 hits (37.6%). There doesn't appear to be any corollation between his power jumps or dips and plate discipline. Struck out 139 times in 117 games in 2002, 103 times in 114 games in 2003, 68 times in 82 games in 2004, and 143 times in 139 games in 2005.
So this guy is incredibly inconsistent. He has managed an OBP about .070 points higher then his batting average, so he's not hopeless. I think Dave's assessment about him being a "guess" hitter is right. It would explain the fluctuations in his power numbers and strikeout rates.
Can that be fixed? Oh yes. The only question is whether or not he's willing to change. He's basically entering his peak performance years, so he doesn't have a whole lot of time after this to improve himself.
Typical Idiot Fan on
March 20th, 2006 7:53 pm
Forgot to add a question to my previous post:
Dave, even if you don't consider him worthy to be added to the Future 40, what would you rate his risk / reward?
Matthew Carruth on
March 20th, 2006 8:11 pm
a .700+ OPS would be perfectly reasonable for a bench bat/OF defensive sub.
Anything to further reduce the ABs the Ms give to sub .600 OPS players last year (1082 in 2005).
The Ancient Mariner on
March 20th, 2006 8:14 pm
Hey, .242/.307/.416 with a legit 4th-OF glove (good D in the corners, able to cover CF acceptably for short stretches) qualifies as a real upgrade on this bench.
The Ancient Mariner on
March 20th, 2006 8:21 pm
And I hope that's sufficiently redundant to get the point across . . .
Mr. Egaas on
March 21st, 2006 12:49 am
Interesting. But I like.
Plenty of LOOGYs in camp and Thornton has been a thorn in my side for a while now. I was just going through Baseball Prospectus the other day looking at Borchard and saw some potential there. I was wondering what we would for a reserve righty outfielder, and this clogs that hole. Who knows, if he starts hitting, he could start in left more often than not.
If Grover wants to sit Reed vs. the lefties there's another option that's not Mike Morse or Willie Ballgame, and I like that.
BelaXadux on
March 21st, 2006 1:40 am
"Getting something useful for nothing" has been a consistent skill of B. Bavasi and his talent team, and this is another instance which I applaud. Thornton was _not_ going to make the Ms, but this is the example of why I wasn't in favor of him being waived or non-tendered over the winter as there was some call for. Not only is there often a greater fool, sometimes the other guy is, in fact, desperate: the Chisox have bullpen woes, and a semi-useless bullpen arm looks like something of value to them. The Ms wanted Borchard in the Garcia deal, purportedly. At least Kenny Bigguy made use of his mouth in the press at the time, lauding Joe Borchard as untradeable. Tired of seeing him now, _I_ guess.
The Ms actually do need a somewhat useful outfield reserve at this point, with Bohn being not quite ready and Jones as not sensibly in the picture yet. Mike Morse has an idea of how to hit—but no high rate of contact, no power, no speed, and no defense whatsoever. Borchard is an experienced outfielder with some positives. Whether he _ever_ becomes a credible major-leaguer isn't the point; he's not starting now, and probably never will. He fills a need better than anyone available in the organization. Which is more than one can say regarding the departed Matt Thornton. QED.
Sherrill all but certainly has made the team then, yeah, and that's a good thing. He's having a crappy spring, but his talent is real, and of a much higher caliber than Thornton will likely ever produce. It's a win-win-win transaction, as long as we see the 'w's in the lower case. I'm hoping the Ms can also hold onto Luis el Dodger, but it may take cutting a deal with that organization to bring it off.
brianekst on
March 21st, 2006 1:53 am
I stopped reading all the replies at about number 25 or so, but as a Sox fan who has watched Joe Borchard not realize his potential over the last 5 and a half years I can safely tell you a couple of things:
1. Joe Borchard is definitely a switch hitter.
2. I know very little about Thornton, but from what I have read here and elsewhere, he basically IS Joe Borchard, only a pitcher. I was at the game where Joe Borchard hit the longest HR in the Cell's history. Don't let this fool you. He can't touch a breaking pitch, and can't recognize the difference between a fastball and a breaking pitch. This basically equates to Thornton's complete lack of control.
Basically, both players are out of options and weren't going to make their respective clubs coming out of camp, so the teams swapped junk for junk in hopes that they could get something decent out of them. I doubt either team will get anything decent out of either player. In short, it might be a net positive to get rid of Thornton, but don't count on anything from Borchard. Be ecstatic if he's ever a decent fourth outfielder, but don't count on it.
brianekst on
March 21st, 2006 1:54 am
Sorry, the point of me saying that I stopped reading at post number 25 was to point out that someone else might have already informed you guys that Borchard is a switch hitter and not a right handed hitting outfielder.
ray on
March 21st, 2006 2:18 am
Don't worry. Thornton will magically improve his pitching and put up a 3.5-4.0 ERA in relief with less walks and more K's.
BTW, congrats to Ichiro and Team Japan. Nice victorty!
The Ancient Mariner on
March 21st, 2006 9:06 am
Yeah, Borchard as a hitter looks a lot like Thornton as a pitcher. The thing is, in their other dimension (fielding), Borchard's a lot more valuable, especially to this club, where we have a crying need for a bench OF who's actually competent in the field. As long as he can do two things — play LF/CF/RF better than Wee Willie, and outhit him, both of which seem well within his grasp — he'll be an asset. That might be more of a comment on the M's than on Borchard, but there you go.
DMZ on
March 21st, 2006 9:40 am
Here's another way to think about this: the M's had a nearly-useless player in Thornton. Whatever he can do is duplicated by other, better players already with the team. Maybe he'll be a star, but it's pretty unlikely. Maybe he'll be a regular, but that's also unlikely.
Borchard is the same thing, but for the White Sox. For the Mariners, he's still nearly useless, except that if they can figure out how to teach/drill/otherwise use him such that they get marginal usefulness out of him, he'll be worth a lot more to them than a marginally useful Thornton would be.
Even if it's a bust, this is a nice little move.
Evan on
March 21st, 2006 11:48 am
Frankly, I'd rather give the DH job to Borchard than Everett.
The Ancient Mariner on
March 21st, 2006 4:54 pm
Frankly, I'd rather give the DH job to Ibañez, whose glove qualifies him there, give the LF job to Borchard, and trade Everett back to the White Sox.
And may I just say, btw, that the one thing I really dislike about this move is that I've never been able, name-wise, to keep Joe Borchard and Curtis Borchardt straight?
pensive on
March 21st, 2006 11:42 pm
Petagine would seem to be the best choice as DH. Perhaps as pointed out in an earlier thread as early as early June Everett may have worn out his welcome or will be reasonable trade bait in July to contender.
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DETAILS: On August 7, 2014, at approximately 1605 hours, Deputies from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office were seeking an individual wanted on three felony warrants. Deputies had obtained information that Rudy Cortez, a 33-year old Camarillo resident, was in a house in the 1300 block of Bottlebrush Place in the city of Oxnard.
Deputies spotted Cortez attempting to flee in a vehicle. As the Deputies attempted to contact him, shots were fired. No individuals were struck by the gunfire. Cortez continued to drive westbound on Bottlebrush Place before eventually exiting his vehicle and fleeing on foot. He was taken into custody in the 1500 block of Teal Club Road after a brief foot pursuit.
Upon his arrest, Cortez was transported to the Ventura County Medical Center for a medical clearance for a minor injury.
Investigators are still in the preliminary stages of their investigation. Additional information will be released at a later time.
Oxnard Police investigators are encouraging anyone with information about this incident to contact the Oxnard Police Department with information. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call the Violent Crimes Hotline at (805) 982-7070 or Ventura County Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
You can also visit www.venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.
DATE / TIME PREPARED: 8/7/14, 2030 Hours
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March 29, 2007 - Amy Jo Hanna-Eckenrode
Yes, I'm one of those people. I'm rather attached to my cell phone and am constantly being busted by friends, co-workers and Neil Rudel for the amount of texting I do. What can I say. I'm a communicator. I enjoy being in touch with friends. I often can be founding texting one person while talking to another (from the same phone). I realize that cell phones have become a major distraction to some (usually those who haven't adapted to using a cell phone or are hesitant to learn), but for somebody like myself who is able to multi-task and enjoys being able to actively engage in more than one sensory-fullfilling activity at a time, texting is a great outlet.Today you can have most any kind of information you desire sent to you via text message (that's: txt msg). For people who like to receive up-to-the-date news, weather, sports scores, entertainment news, stock reports, airline information, confirmations, etc. it is now available 24/7.
Interestingly enough, the ASCPA has even gone mobile, You can sign up for free* text alerts regarding:
Pet Care Tips: Sign up for pet care tips and each week receive tips from ASPCA experts on pet poison prevention, health care, foods to avoid and fun pet facts. You can choose Dog Care Tips or Cat Care Tips.
Advocacy Alerts: Sign up for Advocacy Alerts and ASCPA will send you a text message whenever urgent action is required on pending humane legislation.
Signing up for the service is easy and you can chose the type of alerts you wish to receive. Once you've selected the type (dog and/or cat pet care tips and/or advocacy information), then you enter your mobile number and wireless carrier and select Opt-in. That's it. ASPCA will send you a confirmation text message a few minutes later and you're on your way to becoming more informed than your friends and perhaps somebody's lifeline on a future game show.
Opting out is just as simple if you decide you don't want to receive these pet-friendly text messages any longer.
* Just be certain that you know what kind of text messaging plan you have. If you pay by the text (most plans are approx. $.10 cents per incoming and outgoing text), then your account will be charged that fee for each text you receive. This is a charge from your cell phone company. ASPCA doesn't charge you to participate. If you have a text messaging plan that allows you x number of incoming/outgoing text messages per month for a monthly fee (ie. 3,000 text messages for $19.99) then each pet text you receive will just be counted towards your allotted number allowed per your monthly plan. The last representative I spoke with at Cingular tried to make me wager that I would not be able to go over my 3,000 texts allowed per month. Now, I'm not a competitive person by nature, but then again, I don't think it was a good idea to bet I couldn't do something.... lol --> that's short for Laugh Out Loud for those of you still trying to catch to the new email/texting lingo. :-) that's a smile.
**And, if your name is not on your monthly cell phone account as the person responsible for paying the bill (yes, I'm talking to you, youth of today :-p ) then be sure to ask the 'bill payer' first before going and signing up for any extra cell phone features.
If you decide to try the new mobile messaging service from the ASPCA, let me know what you think of it. We can share your reviews here at the Dog Blog!


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Make it the Best Year Yet! 12 Family Resolutions for the New YearLori Garcia
The new year is almost upon us and I bet you're ready to make 2012 the best year ever for your family.
I know I am, but I can't do it alone.
It's time for us to join forces with the rad people living in our houses to create resolutions for the entire family! I just know you've got big dreams for your family; dreams that go far beyond putting dirty clothes in the hamper (although that would be nice too).
With a little teamwork and planning, we've got 2012 in the bag!
Not sure where to start? Have no fear; here are a few ideas to get you started!
Schedule regular family meetings 1 of 12Like you don't have enough to schedule, right? Listen, family meetings don't have to be a chore. Make them fun with plenty of road snacks and a silly hat that gets passed around. Why a silly hat? Why NOT a silly hat? Worn by whoever has floor to speak, the silly hat keeps family meetings lively and ensures everyone has an opportunity to speak. It's amazing how this proactive approach to parenting can bring you closer together.
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HTTP is a very simple but effective method to send data from
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host = "http://127.0.0.1"
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recipient = "+36304080332"
message_body = "Hello World from Python"
### Putting together the final HTTP Request ###
http_req = host
http_req += ":9501/api?action=sendmessage&username="
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http_req += "&password="
http_req += urllib.quote(user_password)
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FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- 3Pillar Global, a leading developer of innovative software products for clients, today announced the appointment of Suresh Kabra as its Vice President and General Manager of India to lead the continued growth of the Company's delivery center.
"We are thrilled to welcome Suresh to our growing team. He has an outstanding track record of entrepreneurship and product development and will serve as an extremely valuable asset to our operations in India," said David DeWolf, 3Pillar's CEO. "His proven ability to lead high performance teams, along with driving new initiatives and building long-lasting customer relationships, compliments 3Pillar's global growth strategy."
As Vice President and General Manager of India, Kabra will be responsible for leading, guiding and mentoring the delivery teams while overseeing the day-to-day operations. Suresh will also be responsible for developing and increasing brand awareness and reputation in the Indian market, leading to increased traction in the market for 3Pillar and influencing the ability to recruit top talent.
"I am excited to join the 3Pillar Global executive team at such an exciting time of growth for both the Company and the software product development industry. I am looking forward to leveraging my experience to lead and grow the team in India," said Kabra.
Prior to joining 3Pillar, Kabra was the Founder and CEO of clk2c.com, a start-up in the mobile video delivery space, which was acquired in early 2013. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, he served as Assistant Vice President of Software Products Group at Aricent, Inc., where he directly managed several product line managers and product engineering teams in Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai. Kabra also served as VP, Business Development (APAC) for Conexant, Inc., where he helped the company to grow business manifolds in the Greater China region. He holds a BE from BITS, Pilani and MS from Concordia University, Montreal, and has done a certificate program in International Management from NUS-Stanford. Kabra is also a MIT Sloan Executive Program in General Management scholar. Suresh also holds a Design Patent for Flexible Display Units, issued by The Patent Office, Govt. of India.
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EMI Group, the music company behind artists including Coldplay and Lily Allen, reported a narrower full-year loss helped by a smaller total writedown and sales from the Beatles' catalogue.
The loss for the year ended March 31 was £512 million ($1.1 billion) compared with £1.57 billion a year earlier, Maltby Capital, EMI's holding company controlled by Guy Hands's Terra Firma Capital Partners, said.
EMI, bought by Hands in 2007 at the height of the buyout boom, wrote down assets by £602 million, compared with £1.04 billion a year earlier.
The "principal uncertainty" is whether the company will be able to raise more funds to comply with loan covenants, according to the statement. EMI this year convinced its investors to inject £105 million after breaking debt agreements and it will require more funds next year to meet obligations with Citigroup, its principal lender.
EMI's bank loans and overdrafts as of March this year totalled £3.04 billion. Full-year revenue rose 5.2 per cent to £1.65 billion, while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, and before restructuring costs, increased 14 per cent to £334 million.
EMI Music, which represents artists including Robbie Williams and Keith Urban, has sold more than 13 million albums of the Beatles' re-mastered catalogue, and had "strong sales" from artists including Katy Perry and Lady Antebellum, according to yesterday's statement.
"The debt and covenants should not overshadow the ... achievements in the business," spokesman Neil Bennett said. EMI is continuing to push into new streams of revenue including merchandising, live performance and various digital platforms.
Revenue at EMI Music climbed 6.5 per cent to £1.17 billion and sales at EMI Music Publishing gained rose 2.1 per cent to £478 million, the company said.
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Aurora kinase
Aurora kinases are serine/threonine kinases that are essential for cell proliferation. The enzyme helps the dividing cell share its genetic materials with its daughter cells. More specifically, Aurora kinases play a crucial role in cellular division by controlling chromatid segregation. Defects in this segregation can cause genetic instability, a condition which is highly associated with tumorigenesis (Bolanos-Garcia, 2005). Three Aurora kinases have been identified in mammalian cells to date. Besides being implicated as mitotic regulators, these three members of the mammalian family have generated significant interest in the cancer research field due to their elevated expression profiles in many human cancers (Giet & Prigent, 1999). The human Aurora kinases present a similar domain organization, with a N-terminal domain of 39 to 129 residues in length, a protein kinase domain and a short C-terminal domain containing 15 to 20 residues. The N-terminal domain of three proteins share low sequence conservation, which determines selectivity during protein-protein interactions (Bolanos-Garcia, 2005).
As, mentioned above, there are three classes of aurora kinases:
- Aurora A (aka Aurora 2) functions during prophase of mitosis and is required for correct function of the centrosomes (the microtubule organising centres in eukaryotic cells).
- Aurora B (aka Aurora 1) functions in the attachment of the mitotic spindle to the centromere.
- Aurora C (AURKC) works in germ-line cells and little is known about its function.
Bolanos-garcia V M. Aurora kinases. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 37 (2005) 1572–1577.
Giet R, Prigent C. Aurora/Ipl1p-related kinases, a new oncogenic family of mitotic serine-threonine kinases. Journal of Cell Science 112 (1999) 3591–3601.
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Kinases: Serine/threonine-specific protein kinases (primarily EC 2.7.11)
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|Anti-Mullerian hormone receptor - Ataxia telangiectasia mutated - Aurora (A, B) - Mammalian target of rapamycin - Bone morphogenetic protein receptors (1, 2) - CDKL5 - c-Raf - EIF-2 - Ribosomal s6 - Protein kinase B - PDK1


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(NAPSI)-In the midst of the current bout of the H1N1 influenza and vaccinations, the American Nurses Association (ANA) is urging all Americans, especially all registered nurses, to lead by example by getting the H1N1 vaccine.
"As nurses, we have an ethical obligation to protect ourselves, our patients and our families from illness," said ANA president Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN. "Vaccination is one simple step we can take to do that, and it's even more critical during this H1N1 pandemic."
Many health experts believe there is little ground for concern when it comes to the safety of the vaccine. For example, according to Anne Schuchat, M.D., assistant surgeon general and director of the
The ANA also has some tips for those caring for someone who has the 2009 strain of H1N1:
• Rest. People who are sick with influenza or any serious illness should rest at home. Not only is it important to avoid crowded places when you are sick to prevent spreading illness to others, your body needs all the energy it has to fight the illness and recover.
• Drink plenty of fluids. The body uses a lot of fluid to fight the illness, and you can become dehydrated very quickly when you are sick. Dehydration can cause serious harm, including breathing and heart problems. Avoid sugary and highly caffeinated drinks (even sports soft drinks) and stick to water, rehydration drinks like oral electrolyte solution, broth, tea and ice chips.
• Stay away from others. A sick person needs rest but should avoid close contact with others (when possible) to avoid spreading illness. If others must be around, try to keep them about six feet away from the sick person (germs from sneezing can travel up to six feet but not much more).
• Wash hands. Everyone should wash his or her hands frequently and especially before eating, but people who are sick should be extra careful to clean their hands or use an alcohol-based sanitizer.
The ANA is the only full-service organization representing the interests of the nation's 2.9 million registered nurses.
To learn more about H1N1, visit the ANA Web site at www.NursingWorld.org/H1N1; for more information about ANA, visit www.NursingWorld.org.