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I love this bracelet and can't wait to see if mine resembles it at all, lol.... Very impressed with the crafter also :)
Adorable bracelet! Is there a pattern for it? I hope so.
Are you willing to post it on Craftsy's patterns? Lots of blue bracelets pop up, so we'd want it to be Zsuzso's Blue Bracelet, because we don't want just anyone's pattern!
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Why was AMBER created?
The AMBER Plan was created in 1996 as a powerful legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, a bright little girl who was kidnapped and brutally murdered while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas. The news of Amber's murder shocked and outraged the entire community and mobilized residents to take action. Residents and concerned individuals contacted local radio stations in the Dallas area and suggested they broadcast special "alerts" over the airwaves so that they could help prevent such incidents in the future. In response to the community's concern for the safety of local children, the Dallas/Fort Worth Association of Radio Managers teamed up with local law-enforcement agencies in northern Texas and developed this innovative early warning system to help find abducted children. Initially is was just radio stations that participated. In 1999, eight area television stations joined the plan and began sending out these urgent bulletins. Statistics show that, when abducted, a child's greatest enemy is time. It can mean the difference between life and death as recent experiences have shown.
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- April 29, 1996
- Vol. 45
- No. 17
Period of Change
With His Marriage at An End, Neil Diamond Goes It Alone, Again
Put back your checkbooks, folks, the garage sale will have to wait. After more than 30 years of cranking out such high-schmaltz standards as "September Morn" and "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," the Brooklyn-born songwriter is as hot as he has ever been. (And not just on Lite FM. That's his "Sweet Caroline" that Uma Thurman and Tim Hutton harmonize to in the current movie Beautiful Girls.) The first scheduled concerts in the two-year world tour he embarked on last month to promote his new album Tennessee Moon—a set of 18 songs, including duets with Nashville greats Chet Atkins and Waylon Jennings—are sold out. And you can be sure that middle-aged crazies won't be the only ones dancing in the aisles.
"Some people say his music is cheesy," says 25-year-old John Kaizen, bassist for the Neilists, a Los Angeles band that is devoted to playing Diamond's songs in hip local clubs, "but to me it's real. My advice to anyone who loves Neil Diamond music is, don't be ashamed of it. Just own up to it and be cool. He's cool."
Cool. Not exactly the word the guy with the bushy sideburns would pick to describe himself. But he'll take it. "I like to see young people in the audience," he says. And the truth is, the support is needed. The sadness permeating much of the album is evoked not only by Diamond's artistic expression but by his very real sense of loss since the end last year of his 25-year-marriage to Marcia Murphey, 54. "Creating this music helped me vent some of the feelings of guilt and failure I took on," says Diamond. "It was better than going to a psychiatrist—more private."
The pain Diamond can share onstage with strangers he hesitates to express to close friends. "I think the hurt is there," says his brother Harvey, 53, a Los Angeles entrepreneur and inventor, "but it's just my impression, because he's really keeping things within himself." Says the entertainer's longtime friend and dentist Dr. Robert Abeloff: "It has to be tough, but he never complains." Maybe Diamond considers it unseemly to bemoan a fate he believes he brought on himself. "Twenty-five years on the road, working in studios all night. I think a woman needs more attention than I was able to give," he says. "I blame myself, absolutely."
And not for the first time. Thirty years ago such hit singles as "Solitary Man" and "Cherry, Cherry" put the unknown songwriter on the path to stardom—and to his first divorce. Show business was all-consuming for Diamond, and he had little time for his wife, Jaye Posner, and their daughters Marjorie, now 30 and a new mom, and Elyn, 27, who heads a foundation to aid abused children. In 1967 the marriage ended. Two years later, when Diamond married Murphey, then a TV production assistant, he vowed not to make the same mistake. In 1972, two years after the birth of their first son, Jesse, Diamond called a halt to public appearances. "I learned how to go fishing—and enjoy it," he says.
But fishing was not in his blood. Four years after leaving the spotlight, Diamond was playing to sell-out crowds from Australia to New Zealand. He starred in two NBC specials and, in 1980, made his feature-film debut—in the critically savaged Jazz Singer. Through it all, he says, "Marcia was the rock upon which I stood. I traveled the world and was always able to return to my family."
Despite the hectic schedule, Diamond kept close ties with his sons Jesse, now 25, a songwriter, and Micah, 18, a high school senior. "He was always there, emotionally, when the kids really needed him," says brother Harvey. Yet, absorbed in his work, he slowly stopped paying attention to the needs of his wife. "She did everything right," Diamond says, "and I did everything wrong."
Still, when the divorce finally came through in March 1995, Diamond was shocked by the consequences. "It's scary," he says. "Your whole life changes. Besides the dissolution of the marriage contract, you lose some friends. They take sides. I assume a lot of responsibility for what went wrong, but I was taken aback by how many friends dropped me." Then he adds, "You can be as macho as you want to be on the outside, but it still hurts."
A year later, Diamond has moved past some of the pain into phase two: living alone. "It's gotta be tough for a guy who's in his 50s to wake up one morning and say, 'Holy cow. I'm single,' " says Diamond's friend and Tennessee Moon producer Bob Guadio. "Neil told me, 'I don't know how to handle this.' " But he has friends who are willing to help. Says Abeloff: "My wife wants to go on a double date." But for the moment, Diamond is demurring. "Falling in love upsets the applecart," says Diamond. "I don't want a serious relationship for now."
What does matter to him right now, he says, is family. Last year, Marjorie, who, like Elyn, lives in New York City, gave him his first grandson, Alexander. "I love being a granddad," says Diamond. "It's one of those perks where you don't have to do anything but let your chest swell." Since the divorce, he and his sons have grown closer than ever, he says: "They've become very protective of me. They will call me, saying, 'How ya doing, Dad? Come on, let's go out for breakfast.' " Still, at the end of the day, it's just Diamond and his thoughts. "You wonder if this is what it is all about," he says. For years, he recalls, it was his wife who provided purpose and perspective. "Who's doing that now?" Diamond asks. Then, after a moment, he offers an answer: "I think I am old enough to do it myself."
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In his conversation programs, Mr. Adnan Oktar invites people to use the language of love and reminds his viewers that hatred, rage and conflict lead communities to turmoil, unrest and wars, and that the problems of the Middle East especially are due to lack of love.
After Mr. Oktar has mentioned the necessity of this, many circles - and particularly columnists - have begun to speak of the importance of love. Mr. Burhan Kuzu also noted in a message he shared on social media that the problems of the Middle East could only be solved with love.
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ADNAN OKTAR: THE PROBLEM IN THE MUSLIM WORLD IS LOVELESSNESS. THE PROBLEM IN THE WORLD IS LOVELESSNESS. They have great tendency to fight. People love to curse. They love to beat people up. They love to injure people. Most of them love to kill people. They love guns. They love to hang and dismember people. They love to threaten but when it comes to love, they are far from it.
A9 TV: December 10th, 2012
ADNAN OKTAR: Lack of quality and lack of love are the biggest enemies of the world of Islam. Lack of quality and lack of love also lead to the cultivation of aggressive people with terrorist tendencies who want to kill and harm people, and as a result, may Allah forbid, ghettos may be formed in neighborhoods. Ghettos of hatred and people of hatred. This is very dangerous.
July 24th, 2014: A9 TV
ADNAN OKTAR: They don't speak one word of love. It is impossible to hear a word of love. But we hear lots of words on hate and anger. Surf the Internet and you will see that there are only a handful of people who talk about love. But there are lots of people who talk about hate, anger and revenge. The dajjal considers this as a win.
July 26th, 2014: A9 TV
ADNAN OKTAR: People with good intentions and people of love will prevail in the end. Here and there, wherever they are. Those who defend love insistently will win, insha'Allah, because Allah is on the side of love. Hatred always loses. Always. Hatred is evil. Hatred is ugly. It is a system that will be humiliated everywhere.
July 25th, 2014: A9 TV
ADNAN OKTAR: The spirit of violence and lovelessness must be a crime. Encouraging lovelessness should be accepted as a spiritual crime. Even if it is not a crime in legal terms, it must be considered a crime not to speak about love. Everyone must talk about love, compassion and companionship. So we must express a language that finds silence about this as ugly.
A9 TV: April 15th, 2014
ADNAN OKTAR: When there is no love and when people approach others without love, there is a feeling of great hatred, resentment and greed. Some people are after satisfying hatred rather than love. Then they destroy one another. Hatred brings more hatred. This can only be avoided with true and sincere love.
A9 TV: September 11th, 2013
ADNAN OKTAR: Lack of love and scrupulousness will suffocate the world after a while. In the end, people will understand that they can live in this world with a very simple mind and reasoning. The system of the Mahdi will sprout with a new beauty, a new insight and a new glory, insha'Allah.
A9 TV: March 15th, 2013
ADNAN OKTAR: Lack of love causes a halt of the mind. When the mind halts, the economy halts. People have no enthusiasm. They are strangers to each other. There is no friendship, no companionship. As a result, pain, troubles and conflicts surround the world. The only thing to do against this is the ask Allah for the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) and Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh).
7 Ağustos 2014, Twitter
In a Twitter message, Member of Parliament from the AK Party Burhan Kuzu said that the problems of the Middle East could only end with love:
"I wrote this before. The people of the Middle East can only be saved from this turmoil by loving one another. We must know that there is no judge or the UN in the world!!!"


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Even though watching a pompadourd Joaquin Phoenix fall for a country-singing Reese Witherspoon was hardly a bore, nothing beats watching the legend himself on the big screen for some true alt-country magic. Bestor Crams Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison uses rare footage, audience accounts, family interviews, and rock photographer Jim Marshalls haunting portraits to tell the story of the Man in Blacks most pivotal performance. The documentary focuses on the political turning point in Cashs career as marked by his 1968 show at Californias Folsom State Prison and the live album recorded there. Clips that depict Johnny Cashs developing friendship with inmate Glen Sherley or wife June Carter keeping a roomful of prisoners in line with her witty stage presence make for some fascinating gems of rock 'n' roll history. Tonight, the film will be shown with director Cram in attendance as part of the Tribeca Cinemas Presents: Doc Series.
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TODAY, ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR RICHARD BERRY WEIGHS IN ON THE SHOOTING OF ALFRED REDWINE AND JAMES BOYD. HE WAS THE HOMELESS CAMPER WHO WAS FATALLY SHOT BY OFFICERS IN THE FOOTHILLS MORE THAN A WEEK AGO. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MEGAN CRUZ JOINS US LIVE WITH DETAILS FROM HER CONVERSATION WITH THE MAYOR. THE MAYOR SPOKE WITH REPORTERS IN HIS OFFICE HERE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES THIS AFTERNOON. OF THAT CONVERSATION, THE BOTTOM LINE IS We have a great police department in the city of Albuquerque but we have issues from time to time like any department would and we handle those as they arises and we're having one of those situations right now. 23 DEADLY OFFICER- INVOLVED SHOOTINGS SINCE 2010. THE MOST RECENT HAPPENED TUESDAY NIGHT IN NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE. THEN JUST 9 DAYS BEFORE... SEVERAL CITY LEADERS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY GROUPS HAVE STRONGLY CRITICIZED A-P-D FOR THESE SHOOTINGS. MAYOR RICHARD BERRY SAYS HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT ALBUQUERQUE'S PUBLIC IMAGE.... AND HE'S URGING PATIENCE. My direction to the department is look - put out the information, be transparent, certainly don't compromise an investigation. We wouldn't want that even if we want answers. BERRY SAYS HE CONSTANTLY MEETS WITH NEW POLICE CHIEF GORDON EDEN TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE. I just had a multiple-hour meeting with my chief again today, talking about what can we that's the next step that can be a national-leading policy on dealing with de-escalation techniques, dealing with training. MAYOR BERRY SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS WHY ALL EYES ARE ON THE DUKE CITY. HE JUST ASKS THAT PEOPLE JUDGE IT, NOT FOR THE SHOOTINGS THEMSELVES, BUT HOW OFFICIALS HANDLE THEM. We're taking this situation seriously, that we're being aggressive, that we're working with our partners with the DOJ. A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SUGGESTED THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TAKE OVER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. MAYOR BERRY SAYS HE THINKS THAT'S A BAD IDEA. I just don't feel like that's something we'd want to do but once again we'll see what they're recommendations are and we'll move forward from that. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS YET TO SAY WHEN THEY EXPECT TO RELEASE THEIR FINDINGS. LIVE IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE, MEGAN CRUZ, KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS.
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The Rankin/Mon Valley/Pittsburgh PA Section, National Council of Negro Women hosted its Third Annual Legacy Awards Luncheon on March 31, at the Hosanna House Ballroom, Wilkinsburg. The seven honorees for the luncheon was Lillian Allen, Hazel Bynum, Theodora Cotten, M. Jeanne Dix, Helen Faison, Carrie Ann James and Cathy Milton.
The guest speaker for the afternoon was Marcia M. Sturdivant, deputy director of the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Office of Children, Youth and Families; and the Mistress of Ceremonies was KDKA-TV's news anchor Brenda Waters, National Council of Negro Women.
|HONOREES—The honorees are, from left: Carrie Ann James, M. Jeanne Dix, Cathy Milton, Lillian Allen, Theodora Cotton and Hazel Bynum. (Photos by J.L. Martello)
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Jon Huntsman Talks Climate and Clean Energy
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Q. You tweeted last summer that you trusted scientists on climate change. But in December, you suggested that the science isn't very strong. What is your view on human-caused climate change? A. I've always said that I put my belief behind science. When you have 99 of 100 climate scientists who are saying that there is something happening here, [and] we have the National Academy of Sciences basically saying the same thing — that's where I tend to place my belief. . .
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - A woman told police that she was raped Thursday night by someone she knows, a police report from the north precinct said.
The woman reported to police at 9:25 p.m. Thursday that she was raped on the 2300 block of Lee High Drive, the report said. The woman told police she was visiting friends and that when she went inside the home she was grabbed by the throat and raped by a person she knows, police said.
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Applied Cello (B. M. in Cello Performance)
The Cello Studio of Dr. Hekun Wu, Willamette University
(The requirements may be modified accordingly for those who are enrolled in B.A. in Music, B.M. in Education, minors, and non-majors.)
Entrance Audition Requirements
(playing from memory is required):
- One 3-octave major scale (bowings: up to 1-oct. per bow); arpeggios, third, and sixth.
- One etude from Duport 21 Etudes, or Grützmacher 24 Etudes (Books I & II, Op.38)
- One Prelude from the Bach Solo Suite I, II, or III
- Movement(s) from one of the following concerti:
- Goltermann Concerto No. 4 in G major - Allegro and Andantino
- Saint-Saëns Concerto No, 1 in A minor, Op. 33 Allegro non troppo and Allegretto con moto
- Haydn Concerto in C major, 1st movement with cadenza
Requirements for the First-Year & Second-Year:
Goals: To establish a solid foundation of cello technique and to develop musicianship. By the end of the second year, the student should play with good intonation, natural tone production, have developed an articulate left-hand, and possess an expressive vibrato.
Suggested Studies and Repertoire:
- 4 -octave major and minor scales, arpeggios, double-stops
- Etudes: Duport 21 Etudes, Grützmacher Etudes Books I & II, Op. 38
- "Student" Concerti: Romberg No. 2, Davidov No. 4
- Bach Solo Suites: I, II, and III
- Sonatas: Boccherini, Vivaldi, Locatelli, Francoeur (in E major); Beethoven: 12 Variations on a Theme of Handel, 7 and 12 Variations on the Themes of Mozart; Sonatas, Op. 5 in F major and G minor Brahms: Sonata in E minor
- Concerti: Saint-Saëns in A minor, Lalo in D minor, Boccherini in B-flat major, Haydn in C major
- Chamber Music: One of the Beethoven Piano Trios (e.g., Op. 1 nos. 1, 2 or 3) or the String Quartets (e.g., Op. 18)
- Orchestral Excerpts: Beethoven Symphonies (e.g., 5th, 8th and 9th); Brahms Symphonies (e.g., the 2nd and 3rd)
Proficiency Exams:
For those who wish to be a Music Performance major (B.M.), a qualifying recital is required which should be given by before end of the sophomore year.
For those who wish to major in music (B.A. in Music or B.M. in Education), one is required to pass the four (4) proficiency exams to formally declare music as their major. These proficiencies can be scheduled throughout the first 4 semesters, but must be completed by the end of the sophomore year. One is required to perform a work from each of the four periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary.
For detailed information regarding the degree programs, please refer to the Music Student Handbook.
~ All of the following should be played from memory except for the Beethoven Sonatas. ~ The Committee may decide which movement(s) the student will perform from the multi-movement works.
Jury for the First-Year Student (B.M. and B.A. music majors):
- One movement from an Italian Sonata;
- One of the Bach Solo Suites to be selected from Suites I, II, and III
- One of the concerti
Jury for the Second-Year Student (B.M. and B.A. music majors):
- One of the Beethoven Sonatas
- One of the Bach Solo Suites
- One of the concerti
- A contemporary work
Requirements for the Third & Fourth Years:
Goals: To reinforce the standard cello repertoire and chamber music/orchestral literature. Fundamentals of cello technique, such as scales and études, continue to be an integral part of weekly assignments. An advanced understanding of music from different eras and the ability to convey these stylistic differences through performance are expected.
Suggested Studies and Repertoire:
- 4-octave major and minor scales, arpeggios, double-stops
- Etudes: A. Piatti 12 Caprices, Op. 25; D. Popper 40 Etudes, Op. 73
- Bach Solo Suites: IV, V, and VI.
- Sonatas: Bach Gamba Sonatas; Boccherini Sonatas; Debussy, Schubert, "Arpeggione,"; Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Chopin, Fauré, R. Strauss, Britten Beethoven: Sonatas Nos. 3, 4, and 5 Brahms: Sonata in F major Hindemith Solo Sonata, Britten Solo Suites, Kodaly Capriccio and Solo Sonata, Legeti Solo Sonata
- Concerti: Haydn D major (original edition-Schott), Dvorák, Schumann, Elgar, Shostakovich, Prokofiev
- Concert Pieces: Popper, Paganini, Fauré, Dvorak, Stravinsky, Schumann
- Chamber Music: Piano Trios by Beethoven, Brahms, Ravel, Shostakovich, and Piano Quartets by Brahms and Schumann; and String Quartets
- Orchestral Excerpts: From major symphonic works including R. Strauss' Tone Poems
Solo Recital Requirements for the Junior Year and Senior Year
(for performance majors only)
- One of the Bach Solo Suites to be chosen from IV, V, and VI (complete and from memory) in one of the recitals.
- One of the major works from the chamber music literature (e.g., a Beethoven, Brahms, Ravel, or Shostakovich Piano Trio, or a String Quartet, or a Piano Quartet) in one of the recitals.
- One major work such as a sonata for cello and piano from Romantic period.
- A selected contemporary work chosen by the instructor and student.


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But, it all depends on whether the desktop is supposed to be an app.
I agree with what you said other than the above quote. It should depend on what's the best workflow for the user and not the re-framing of context that the developer wants to make the user deal with.


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Brad Snyder Elects Free-Agency
On the heels of the eight Cubs minor leaguers opting for free-agency this week per MLB Rule 55, the Cubs have outrighted 28-year old OF Brad Snyder to Iowa.
Because he was outrighted previously in his career, Snyder is eligible to be a free-agent immediately per CBA Article XX-D. And he has in fact exercised his right to be a FA (he is not signed for 2011, so there was no point in deferring his free-agency until the end of the 2011 MLB regular season).
Snyder was a Draft-Excluded Player (meaning he was added to the Cubs 40-man roster after August 15th), so the Cubs needed to secure Outright Waivers on him no later than the 4th day following the conclusion of the World Series, and then outright him to the minors before the waivers expired (within seven days, or by the end of the waiver period on November 10th, whichever came first), otherwise they would not have been able to outright him until 20 days prior to 2011 MLB Opening Day. So apparently the Cubs figured that they were going to need Snyder's roster spot in the interim, otherwise they would have just kept him around for Spring Training. .
Snyder was the Cleveland Indians 1st round draft pick (18th overall) in 2003 out of Ball State, but was not able to develop into an MLB player during his six seasons in the Indians organization. The Cubs claimed Snyder off waivers in September 2008, and although he was a Rule 55 minor league FA last off-season and could have gone elsewhere, he opted to re-sign with the Cubs. He got an NRI to Spring Training 2010 and then hit 308/381/568 with 19 SB (5 CS) at AAA Iowa in 132 games (543 PA), before getting called up to Chicago in September, where he hit just 185/214/222 in 12 games (28 PA). He was named to the 2010 Topps AAA All-Star team.
Snyder is "toolsier" than your typical "4-A" guy, in that he has a plus-arm, plus-power, plus-speed, and is a solid defender. But he has a long swing and is prone to strikeouts, and likely will struggle to hit the better pitching he would see consistently in the big leagues. Also, he was in a position with the Cubs where he was out of minor league options, and would have gone into Spring Training battling Sam Fuld and Micah Hoffpauir (who are also out of minor league options) for a roster spot that (by the time Spring Training rolls around) might not even exist.
The Cubs MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) now stands at 36. The deadline for adding a player who is eligible for selection in next month's Rule 5 Draft to an MLB 40-man roster is November 20th, so the Cubs could add up to four players to their 40-man roster on November 20th without having to drop anybody else from the 40, or even more than four if additional players are outrighted to the minors. However, keep in mind that Cubs GM Jim Hendry usually likes to keep at least one roster slot open going into the off-season for free-agents, so the Cubs might not add four players to their 40-man roster on November 20th.
RHP Chris Archer and OF Brandon Guyer are locks to get added to the 40, but 3B Marquez Smith and RHP Alberto Cabrera are probably "on the bubble."
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I'll be a tad surprised if all the remaining pen arms hang on to their 40 man spots. I'm expecting at least 1, if not more, slots to be cleared.
AzPhil, what's your current take on Luke Sommer? Awhile ago, I asked someone and they suggested that Sommer might be a dark sleeper to be protected. Realistically, it probably won't happen, particularly since with Grabow/Russell/Marshall/Maine/Gaub, there's a lot of lefties on the 40, but am curious about your take on him.
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as a side note ... is there any sleepers that you think could be added? Doesn't seem like any on paper - the obvious candidates are guys like Guyer (should be), Archer (definitely), with the borderline cases being guys like Cabrera (I hope), Smit, Marquez Smith, amongst others, but just curious if you think there's a darkhorse out there.
I guess, if you don't mind a tag-along, who do you think has a chance of being plucked in the rule 5. I'd guess any of the above if they aren't protected, maybe Clevenger.
I imagine I'm late on this
but holy douchebaggery MLB....
and click on "note from Lou" at the bottom (not that Lou)
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is this link broken or are you drunk Rob?
Very confused...
*edit I don't know what the letter used to be, but it's just pics now.
Listening to the podcast now, and yes, super-douchebaggery
*second edit Maybe I'm drunk, but the font is white, need to highlight to read... cute
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I'm bewildered too. What are we looking at?
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Highlight the whole page, the font is white to match the background.
Either a formatting issue or he's trying to hide it from casually prying eyes.
Either way, Rob's right, that's unbelievable bullshit.
Listened to the first few minutes of the final cast, fwiw, the other team referenced is the Twins.
So eff them too.
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it's a page that's embedded as a popup with formatting/backgrounds in the popup. just go to the main page and click the letter link at the bottom of the page.
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Clever bit of espionage writing the entire page in white on white so that MLBAM would not be able to read the details of their litigation strategy.
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Yeah, I would have told them to go fuck themselves. The Cubs don't own the word "Cubs", and you could cobble together a good enough defense in a day at a law library, assuming that MLB was actually so stupid as to open that pandora's box by taking you to court, to be able to keep using it.
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apologies to all, linked to the wrong thing...it's fixed in the original comment.
Fuku Laying down roots in Chicago
Buys Condo on Lake Shore Drive
Very confident or very stupid?
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Maybe he likes the city regardless of where he plays?
Wrongway Phil
Not only did Gordon Edes shitcan Phil Rogers lede balloon that Fukudome could be headed to Boston but Kosuke and his wife just closed on a $1.3 million 3 bedroom Lakeshore Drive condo.
Frankly, the Cubs should just hang on to KFuk this year. Expensive or not, the other three outfielders Soriano, Byrd, and Colvin are good for only about 120 games each before they're gassed, injured or just phoning it in. So we need a four man blue-man group out there this year.
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You made a mistake there, you listed Sori, Byrd and Colvin for gassed, injured and phoning it in after 120 games...
Those are all just Soriano.
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Yep, Soriano is a perrenial Gassed, Injured, and Phoning it In triple crown winner since he joined the Cubs.
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From Your Morning Fill (of bullshit):
"Hendry and Mike Quade say Colvin's 2011 position -- right field or first base -- will depend on what happens to the roster. But would the Cubs have to acquire a first baseman if they found a way to open an outfield spot for Colvin? Not necessarily. They could move Ramirez across the infield to play first -- gambling that he will hit enough to offset his lack of fielding -- and fill third base internally. Josh Vitters, 21, isn't ready but could come fast if he ever gets his wrists and hands healthy. But the Cubs have a sneak-attack player worth a look in 25-year-old Marquez Smith, who hit .297 with 20 homers in 107 games between Double-A and Triple-A a year ago. He wasn't promoted in September but seems likely to be added to the 40-man roster this month. It wouldn't be the worst thing to take a look at him with guys like Jeff Baker and Darwin Barney providing some insurance while keeping a spot open for Vitters when (if?) he's ready."
Az Phil said in different thread that Smith had a possible shot to hit the 40 man...
(On a side note, is Jeff Baker really insurance?)
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He meant that Jeff Baker is going to be selling insurance.
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Bill James projections for the Cubs haven't been very accurate or useful recently but FWIW here's where he has Jeff Baker next year: Jeff Baker: .281/.336/.448/.784 in 366 AB; 24 doubles, 11 HR, 51 RBI
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Here's all the seasons he's matched those numbers:
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don't embarrass the spreadsheet in front of the non athletic guys. it makes the spreadsheet feel depressed.
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phillies hire juan samuael as bench coach...sam perlozzo moves to 1st base coach from 3rd (already hired and in-house)
...pickings are getting slimmer for sandberg not riding a bus next year
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Not to make a political debate about it, but this is the same stupidity as when the current US administration talks about the repealed tax cuts not being a new tax on anyone.... If you made $250K in 2001, that's not the same as making $250K in 2011, and if you make $16.1 million in 2010, that's not the same as making $16.1 million in 2040, and anyone who tells you it is is either being deceptive or too stupid to be in the position they're in.
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it's more like a low-interest up front loan from a state organization that has a historical/economic/civic/legal interest in wrigley field.
the repeal of upper income bracket tax breaks don't fit into it too well, imo.
hendry and crew are probably riding high on the victory in mesa, az.
-edited out political stuff and commentary upon reflection-
...basically it was a rant..."well, to get political as an aside since i havent seen it brought up..." followed by the whole rickets family (esp. big daddy) involvement in 1-source funded political action committees (PACs) pouring 100s of thousands into elections.
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My point is, that the state of Illinois will be losing real dollars by agreeing to cap their income at $16.1 million for 35 years.
It's like your company coming to you and saying "We're going to keep paying you the same for the next 35 years - no cost of living increases." Would you be OK with that?
For season tickets, the Illinios legislature probably will be.
Re: State losing real dollars
To the rescue: Taxpayers Against Earmarks
Led by none other than Joe Ricketts
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funded by none other than joe ricketts...literally...
their logo should be "Because it's my money." not "Because it's our money."
it's one thing to promote advocacy with these kind of single-funded PACs...it's another thing to use it as a front to shovel unlimited money around to politicians, imo...even though it's legal.
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Well, if the $16.1 million figure in the article is accurate then the actual mean average ticket price last year can be figured from it and I come up with $43.85 a seat based on 3.06 million attendance.
As for the Ricketts bond scheme, it looks like he's betting the house on roaring inflation saving the bonds from default because there's not a lot of unsold seating capacity for ticket sales (plenty of room to go the other way though) leaving ticket price increases as the only way to provide revenue to pay those bonds. And if those $200-300 million in bonds are going to pay even marginally realistic interest you're looking at needing another $16 million/yr to do it.
This seems like a helluva way to pay for park maintenance and capital improvements...things the Ricketts should be paying for. In fact, the Ricketts (that would be Joe not Tom) grand plan seems to be a gradual dumping of Wrigley onto the public while the family invests in the neighborhood around it...similar to what they're doing in Mesa, AZ.
Re:ticket sales
BTW, tickets to the Cubs Convention which used to sell out in minutes are still available.
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perhaps if we are lucky, they won't sell out and the "local broadcast blackout" won't be lifted.
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Why does this matter so much to you that you have to keep bringing it up?
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Why does it bother you that I'm bring it up? This is a Cubs blog.
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Because I think it's stupid to care about whether the Cubs Convention isn't sold out yet.
There. I answered your question. Now answer mine.
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It's definitive proof that Tim Wilkens is a bad scouting director.
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some more explanation on the proposal that Ricketts neglected to tell the governor elect about...
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Dan Uggla might get traded ... I'd think Hendry likes the idea of getting another high-K right-handed all-or-nothing power hitter. He's no slap-hitting, low-OBP middle infielder, but hey, there's still almost two months until Christmas, right?
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He's walked 170 times the last two years, that's not too bad.
Gut the system and get Uggla and Gonzalez - that would make us division favorites again!
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Over the last three years Uggla has had a line of .264/.361/.493 OPS: .855
That is pretty stinkin' good for a 2b, even with the "high-K" numbers.
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I'm not saying he's not a good player - in fact, a team that needs to improve its offense and that marks second base as one of its weakest positions would almost definitely target him this winter.
I'm just pointing out that he might make a ton of sense as a trade target *IF* Hendry hadn't already gone with an all-righty-power lineup every damn year of his tenure. Doesn't he *need* to get a lefty again, which is how the Cubs have ended up with Jones, Fukudome, Bradley, and Nobody?
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Adam Dunn and Dan Uggla this offseason. PROBLEM SOLVED
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Carlos Beltran willing to waive no trade cause.
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soriano's best redeeming feature is that he at least stays in shape, imo.
he also seems to be in the middle of trying to figure out how to adjust to his age catching up with how quickly he can put his bat through the zone...he took the skill for granted (or he never had the skill to adapt) for so long.
he's gone back/forth from his comfort zone at the very front of the box to giving standing back in the box a better shot for his wrists/hands to catch up to the ball. him standing back means he doesn't get to feast on late breaking offspeed stuff, though.
hopefully he figures out enough to put together something decent for the duration...and he puts some actual effort into fielding now that people won't give him a pass on the bat alone...and he stays healthy...and he stays healthy...and the health thing...
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so your theory is the Mets might want to move a guy a year younger, who can still hit, plays better defense and has just 2 years at less money for Soriano who still has 4 years?
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Call me crazy, a boy can dream.
Crunch- the first adaptation to age sori needs is to use a lighter bat.
If he hasn't figure that out yet he has a long way to go.
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there's some funny video MLB Network shot in spring of marlon byrd picking up soriano's bat and the "are you f'n kidding me?" that followed...followed by byrd making fun or soriano's swing and soriano making fun of byrd's.
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Here's to hoping Marmol can snag the Rolaids award and prevent the Cubs from getting shut out.
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If not the Rolaids Fireman of the Year, at least the Rolaids Salesman of the Year.
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HAHA, good one.
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That used to be a straight formula award - is there some voting on it now?
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I predict when they announce the winners today, Marmolade will finish tied for third.
I assume Mr Beasley was making a joke.
Maybe Castro will win RoY due to some East Coast/West Coast writers turf war that devalues Heyward and Posey.
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I'm more curious if any Cub will get a mercy MVP vote?
last time that happened was 1994 and if you want to discount the strike year, then it goes back to '86.
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Any candidates besides, maybe, Marmol?
Even the Cubs who had good years couldn't stay healthy, or weren't called up early enough to garner consideration.
In '86 it would probably have surprised people since so many guys had good offensive years in '85.
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Marmol or some clever reasoning that Castro deserves a 10th place vote.
IBA awards got votes for Soto, Lilly, Castro, Dempster and Marmol with Soto getting the most.
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josh hamilton over miggy?
one of these guys didn't miss 3+ weeks of playing...one of them had more doubles, homers, walks, RBIs, and ob% over the other.
it's not night/day, but that voting is heavily in favor of hamilton. weird.
-edit- votto over pujols? really?
does any random fan vote on this? some guys with 1st place votes shouldn't even be on the list...brandon lyon, really?
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yes, any random fan can vote, kind of like any random writer.
overall results are almost far more reasonable than whatever the writers come up with imo beyond the few jokers that think it would be funny to give a Juan Pierre a 2nd place vote and what not.
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gotcha...explains things.
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What's the rationale to put Pujols over Votto?
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he leads (though marginally) in almost every stat category and only missed like 3-4 games the whole season. his D is better, imo, but that's not worth arguing given that votto isn't inept, himself.
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He lead in the counting categories, not in the rate categories, and Pujols defense was just average this year by the various measures and most scouting reports.
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The local Walmart here in Chicagoland has a boatload of Derrek Lee t-shirts and hats, all marked down a whopping $1.
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Is TCR now going to start putting ads in its Facebook news feed updates?
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The Real Neal made a snotty comment.
Like this.
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not consciously...
I don't even know how to login to our facebook page.
blame Zuckerburg.
I think our RSS feed has some ads put into it, but it's been doing that for a long time and should be at the bottom of the article.
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A's claim Edwin Encarnaceon from TOR...damn.
bad defensive 3rd baseman due to make 5m-ish.
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ryan theriot and family at his first celebrity golf whatever thingie...
okay, seriously...is his wife 4'6" or something? =p
also, lol clothes.
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That's not how you wear pants!
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Hard to believe Kuroda can't get a better deal. It's probably a situation where he only wants a one-year deal and/or likely just wants to stay with the Dodgers. But in this winter's class, he's probably the second-most desirable free agent out there, and the thought of him not getting at least a two-year deal is pretty weird. Someone's gonna make up for it by making Jake Westbrook an awfully rich man.
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...today the colleges...tomorrow the pros...
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For this particular writer, he might want to do something else anyway:
"one dedicated to each Division 1 college basketball tam in the U.S...."
- What tam is that?
"The results surprisingly readable, if a bit dry. Here is one typical lead, which was..."
- lead in journalism is not spelled that way ("lede").
It is particularly funny that the subject matter could correct his own lack of knowledge/mistakes...
Go Internet!
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"Padres acquired outfielder Cameron Maybin from the Marlins for RHP Ryan Webb and RHP Edward Mujica."
phew...hell of a trade for FLA. mujica and webb are ready now (and webb has room to improve).
maybin is a nice return, but nice one for FLA.
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I thought the opposite - another case of Padres pitchers being over rated due to their ballpark. It all hinges on whether Maybin can learn the pitchers well enough to get his K rate down to 20% or though. If he does, I don't see how the Pads don't "win" this one.
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webb's already got a nasty fastball with movement...he's sorting out his secondary and he's already got enough to be effective. mujica i like, too.
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They're still a pair of relievers traded for a guy who's got the physical ability to be an all-star center fielder.
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yeah, i just think they're tired of waiting for the power to develop out of his free swinging. if he's gonna be mike cameron 2.0 he's going to have to improve his power potential. his plate approach is to swing...contact guy, but too much of it is bad.
that said, he's still young.
i like webb a lot and mujica i like though he can be flyball prone as hell.
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I agree. I thought it was a heck of a deal for the Padres. Worst case scenario is they give up a couple righty relievers for a defensive outfielder. Not a good situation ... but not exactly the biggest loss. Sure, Maybin is a free swinging, pound it into the ground guy, but that that cost ... and for that ballpark? Why not? Excellent gamble on their right.
To be honest, I'm mildly surprised that no one else offered a better deal than that. Mujica and Webb? That's all?
As a side note, geesh, the best return in that Miggy and Dontrelle deal is ... Burke Badenhop? eh.
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last year's regression with his contact quality scared the hell out of people.
if you're going to K 150+ times a year and not walk people expect you to hit for power.
i think it's a decent deal for either team...i just like the relievers FLA got. i like webb a lot.
i'm also probably sensitive to relief pitching right now after sitting through the 2010 cubs pen...holy f'n crap...
that said, im oddly confident in the prospect of caridad/guzman/marshall/marmol being a decent core going into 2011...well, i'd feel more confident if i knew how healthy cardidad/guzman actually are.
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Guzman's offseason recovery seems to be right on schedule:
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haha! Right. The odds of Guzman going on the DL once more is about the same as Ramirez. I.e. - every season.
In fact, the two givens for the Cubs 2004-2011 will be this pathetic consistency.
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Not to nitpick, but won't Guzman have to come off the disabled list before he can go back on the DL?
First things first is all I'm sayin'.
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With Lilly gone, and the organization a bit down on Gorzellany due to his pitch count issues, I think it would be a minor upset if Marshall doesn't make the rotations.
What we're going to do for a left handed setup guy, miracle from Gaub notwithstanding, I have no idea. Maybe Gorz can improve his control in the pen.
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Grabow is in line for $4.8 million in 2011. They'll probably give him an opportunity to earn it.
Otherwise, Russell had a good rookie season and I liked what I saw from Maine.
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Maine did look promising, and looked like he had a bit of an attitude on the mound. An "I'm going to get you out" attitude, not a Z type of attitude.
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I'm not completely sold Marshall makes the rotation, but honest question ... why do we need a left-handed setup guy? How many teams legitimately have a left and right setup option? Now, the problem right now is that Marshall is our only setup guy, but if the Cubs decided that Marshall was better off in the rotation, and then went out and added a righty setup arm, I'd be fine with MR, FA SU, Marmol.
My hunch is that Marshall is in the pen, along with FA SU guy, and that the Cubs add a veteran starter to go with Dempster/Zambrano/Wells. That would leave one spot for Gorzelanny/Silva/Coleman or someone else.
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I'm aware of the contract issues with the players, but with all indications that the Cubs are planning on adding a veteran starter, I find it hard to see them dropping Wells from the rotation, despite the speculation, because the chances are high that whatever FA starter they add will not have had the productivity that Wells has had the last two years.
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Hendry says he's trying to make two or three "really good moves" during the off-season, but don't expect a splash.
Wittenmeyer also knows of one or two first base prospect the Cubs have that the rest of us are unaware of.
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not the best wording by Gordon, but reading it, it sounds like he's suggesting that the prospects that would be needed for an Adrian trade may help the club soon and that the Cubs could keep them and pursue Adrian next offseason.
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the Maybin trade reminds me of the Felix Pie trade, albeit Maybin was supposed to have a higher ceiling. Pie, at age 23, was dealt to the McFail's for Henry Williamson and Garrett Olsen.
Olson was soon after flipped to Seattle with Ronnie Cedeno for Aaron Heileman.
middle relievers, mostly meh.
Pie still shows flashes under his Oriole raincoat, no? (sorry for the twisted testicle reference)
Pie (at age 25) line with the O's last year:
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CCO has a recap of the Bruce Levine Talking Baseball radio show from saturday...most notable for the interview with Cubs scout, Stan Zielinski who was responsible for the prospects the Cubs got from Cleveland for DeRosa (with commentary on Stevens, Gaub and Archer).
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Sounds like it would have been a good interview.
One for Navigator:
Zielinski reports to Tim Wilken on the amateur and minor league side and to Jim Hendry and Randy Bush on the pro side.
Hopefully that will put to bed the notion that Wilken directed major league scouting.
New Captain of the Titantic
Clint Hurdle new Pirates manager.
Just saying what we already figured out
Rosenthal: Cubs not interested in Uggla, targeting a LH 1B
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Off the wall idea here, but why not play Kosuke at 2b in Spring Training and see how he does? He played INF in Japan and his hitting would be more tolerable if he could play a passable 2b. It would also open up RF for Colvin full time, and make Kosuke more attractive to trade.
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It was my understanding that it was after he got moved to the OF that he started to hit.
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Maybe we should move him to 1st then.
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i just hope the cubs don't screw up their "left handed 1st baseman" wish.
funny thing is fuku could be our primary leadoff hitter vs. righties with dewitt leading off vs. lefties (meh on dewitt leading off).
castro seems to be firmly seated in the #2 slot being the contact guy.
we got "mystery first baseman," aram, soriano, soto, and byrd to fill out a 3-7...
then we got dewitt (or whoever) vs. righties buried in the 8 slot and fuku vs. lefties (or whoever, though i feel he could play everyday even if not spectacularly vs. righties and lefties).
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Mitch Adkins signs with Baltimore. I hope that one doesn't come back to bite us, and Brad Synder. I don't see any potential upside in giving up on decent looking minor leaguers after they barely get their feet wet in the majors. I guess Hendry doesn't think we will have a 4th or 5th OF this year? A cheap OF with power who can run pretty well and play all 3 OF spots sure sounds nice, and we're not going anywhere next year, so why not let Snyder get AB's next year? We cleared room on the 40 man roster by getting rid of them so we can do what, draft another David Patton?
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i love the yearly off-season baltimore snagging of ex-cubs.
do we have brian roberts yet or what?
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Starlin Castro finishes 6th in NL Rookie of the Year voting. Buster Posey wins in NL and Neftali Feliz in AL.
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I doubt Atkins comes back to bite us. He's an end of the rotation guy or a middle relief/long man arm. The stuff simply isn't there, so it would have to be a really fluky year. I say this as someone who thinks Atkins can find a role in the bigs, but biting us? With so many righty relievers filling up the 40, some of them had to go.
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Snyder's problem is that Guyer, Jackson and maybe Campana are ahead of him, apart from the four returning outfielders. So no, they won't need a 6th or 7th OF this year. (Poor Sam Fuld!)
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bigger problem is they probably didn't think he was that good and apparently none of the other 30 teams did either that passed him up on waivers.
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Kind of my thinking as well. Sure he can run and by all accounts he looks like a ballplayer when wearing the uni.
But dude can't hit a beach-ball with a boat oar. I'm ready for the Cubbies to get past tools over performance guys.
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well not at all what I was saying and that's a lot of pent up anger over a guy the Cubs claimed off waivers.
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My anger is so pent up, you'd be shocked. :)
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Not angry at all.
Just saying that all the Snyder hype has been about tools and projection over the ability to actually make contact with a baseball. If you aren't hitting at 29, you probably won't ever hit. At least not MLB pitching.
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Absolutely. I mean hey...27 at bats is more than enough to show that!
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actually the hype has been over his performance, he killed the ball last year. It's the tools and projections that are sending him to another organization, in that the Cubs don't think he'll be good enough for the majors despite what he did in the minors for them and it appears no other organization is too excited either.
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Dude has HUGE problems making contact. Doesn't have walks or real power to compensate. That is what I was saying.
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he walked over 10% of the time and K'd 23% and an iso SLG of .260.
for comparison, Dunn BB'd 11.5% last and K'd at 30.7% with a .276 iso.
so clearly Snyder is just as good as Dunn.
just kidding of course.
But you're talking out of your ass on this one and were taking a pot shot at the Cubs for apparently wasting a Triple A spot on Snyder when he fully warranted it, even though his demise with the Cubs is the exact opposite of what you're normally railing on. He did perform for the Cubs (and yes his K's are too high), but he was nothing more than taking a shot at a guy with high upside potential, kind of like your love child Jeremy Hermida last year.
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Good lord Rob, did I piss you off somewhere?
I honestly could care less if the Cubs decide to roster Brad Snyder in AAA.
I just don't think losing the guy is any big deal? Maybe he makes it past AAA at age 29? Odds are against it.
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I'm in agreement with you on Snyder ultimately, no real loss for the Cubs.
but will call out hypocritical stands when I see them and encourage the same be done to me.
Adam Dunn! Adam Dunn! Adam Dunn!
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FART. <--- lol.
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Adam Dunn is a top 20 hitter in MLB baseball and has been for 10 years now. Brad Snyder is a soon to be 29 year old minor league outfielder who had a .484 OPS in his short shot in the "show".
Surely you aren't saying these guys are the same player?
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Adam Dunn cures cancer too.
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who the hell is adam dunn?
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I'd sure as heck rather have him than Carlos Pena or Nick Johnson or whatever other castoff that the Chicago press is floating out there.
Dunn is 20th in OPS for all active players for his career. He'd be the best offensive force we've had since a prime Sosa.
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He'd reduce the deficit, create jobs and end bi-partisan politics too.
I'll bet you that Dunn over the next 4 years has a lower OPS/WAR/VORP(pick one) than Aramis did from 2004-2007 and Lee from 2005-2008, thus not being the best offensive player since Sosa.
If Dunn signs a 3-year deal make it 3-year ranges for them instead.
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I'd be confident he would maintain 900 OPS production. Especially coming from Washington to a much hitter friendly Wrigley.
Hopefully we will get a chance to find out?
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that's fine, he should be around there, still wouldn't be the best hitter for the Cubs since Sosa.
If Cubs sign him, great, they could do worse and probably will. But at best he's puts up a year like Lee did in 2009 with worse defense and the Cubs were just okay in 2009 and don't think the rest of the roster is all that upgraded to make them a contender. I would argue they are heartily worse.
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Well...his minor league #'s are .279/.357/.488... Eh...so they let him go...I just would expect a guy who can't make contact to be more like .240/.315/.440.
What is "real power?"
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his K rates are bad and he struck out almost 50% of the time against righties in his cup of coffee in the majors. Small sample size and all, but that's just not good and foreboding.
whatever, the Cubs obviously don't believe in him as more than a bench guy that probably needs regular AB's to be anything and don't see him getting those Ab's with the Cubs.
No huge loss, not even a minor one.
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Minor disagreement here. I think the Cubs would have invited Snyder to ST and let him try to do what Colvin did last ST, but they just have other OF prospects who are getting a little ripe but aren't greybeards yet like Snyder and Fuld.
For what it's worth, Brenly raved about Snyder's swing and how crisply the ball came off his bat during one telecast that I heard.
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He probably would have gotten an NRI from the Cubs and still may, my guess is that he's hoping for one with a team with less OF'ers so he actually has a shot.
For what it's worth, Brenly raved about Snyder's swing and how crisply the ball came off his bat during one telecast that I heard.
that is worth absolutely nothing.
and I'm impressed there was a time Snyder made contact in the majors that Brenly noticed.
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and I'm impressed there was a time Snyder made contact in the majors that Brenly noticed.
It's called batting practice.
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He hit a hard liner that ate up a SS to drive in a run or two in one game. I think that might be the instance when Brenly praised him. It was a well-struck ball.
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"that is worth absolutely nothing."
It would be strange if Brenly's comments were worthless, since he could get a job as a scout if he wanted it, in which case he would get paid for his observations about unproven hitters.
There, you've goaded me into defending Snyder, 13 of whose 27 at-bats came between 9/30 and 10/3, after he had been reduced to mostly pinch-hitting duties for three weeks following the end of Iowa's season. That's some audition.
I'm not complaining, it's life in the big city. If you're not Josh Vitters and you don't fall into a good situation out of pure luck, it's tough to get a shot.
On Ryno
Riddle me this, Batman:
Why did Ryno take the same job with another
organization, when from all accounts, it was "Major Leagues or Bust"?
The Amish towns of Penn are better than the cornfields of Iowa?
What gives?
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Well....major league jobs are filling up...maybe he decided that AAA with the Phillies is better than no job, and that Charlie Manuel may not manage more than another season or 2?
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almost weird he didn't even get a 3rd base or bench coach job with someone, imo.
wonder what's up with that.
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god bless they fixed the background color on their website
Castro now has something in common with Ryne Sandberg
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Castro's a primadonna too?? (ducks)
Wrigley update
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im so ready for the cubs to quit playing at wrigley.
aside from players who don't want to deal with the craphole with a lack of amenities...and massive amounts of day games...all the in-season stuff to raise extra loot is getting old.
the offseason stuff is just getting goofy, but as long as the field is in shape by april then whatever. players had to play on worse quality fields pretty regularly in the 70s/80s...
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Well atleast we may see a ball hawk get a football on sheffield.
Die Ricketts!
He's painting the iconic Wrigley Field Home of the Cubs sign purple...
What next?
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wonder what kind of paint they did it in since it'll probably be repainted/resurfaced/whatever after the game.
"As a partner to the Chicago Cubs and Northwestern University, we are truly honored to help paint the Cubs marquee in preparation for this occasion," said Howard Heckes, Senior Vice President Global Consumer Division with Valspar. "We are excited to see Valspar paint turn Wrigley Field purple for the November 20 game."
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hahah...awesome...and the painting was sponsored (given the name drop of paint brand used).
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Next year Blue and Orange.
Admittedly I am an NU fan, but what's your objection with it?
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it shouldn't bother anyone too much. wrigley field is painted near-literally year-round including the marquee sign.
the whole park is constantly being painted by small crews almost every month out of the year.
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Navigator seems to think the marquee paint dates back to the '20s.
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Go Cats!
I help pay their property taxes - I want something for my money besides the landfill bike path.
However, w/o one of the nation's top QB's playing for them, it will be challenging for them the last two games of the season.
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Yeah I am going to get Texas bowl Tickets...if they win on Saturday. Maybe their 2nd string guy is another Persa - they do seem to be able to recruit good college quarterbacks (why can't they recruit a place kicker though?)
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The 2nd stringer is not another Persa in at least two ways: He's about 7 or 8 inches taller and not as quick.
Besides a kicker it'd be nice to get a good running back again. The past two seasons are about the first in at least fifteen years that they didn't have a productive running back.
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Actually, this was surprising to me, but young Trumpy was heavily recruited by some of the top programs in the country. He runs like a 4.4, and was an "All-Everything" in HS.
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Yeah. It is his first season so he could definitely improve.
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I meant "another Persa" in the "Oh no, Basenz is gone" way.
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OMG! you are so right! I realize they have less scholarships available than the rest of the Big 10, but geez!
They have not had a decent kicker since Brian Gowins who beat Michigan twice by kicking a long field goal after a penalty on the first attempt (also good) with time expiring, when Michigan was a power. And, watching last year's Bowl game against Auburn when this current talent-less guy could have iced their first bowl win since the ice-age blow it, had me screaming.
Maybe the last ten years of kickers have all been walk-ons?
I mean Fitz is incredible for what he has to work with talent-wise, but I hope they can step it up in the special teams department, as well as running back.
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I have no objection. I just hate the way the Ricketts kidz pretend to care about "preserving" Wrigley.
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like you noted in an earlier post, they care more about that land they own around wrigley...they'd probably love to dump the whole place on the chi. sports authority.
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What's the status of Cubs Convention tickets?
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I don't think they're being painted purple.
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after the disappointment of not selling out, it appears they'll be coaching in the Phillies minor league system next year
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pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
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Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.


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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
- Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5
About this book
I use Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day as a read-aloud for discussion about how everyone has bad days and that we need to learn how to deal with them. With this lesson, students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. The students love listening to the story and hearing themselves on their own podcast.
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
- pencils and paper for each student
Set Up and Prepare
Have the students predict from the cover of the book what the story will be about.
Have the students write about a time when they had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day at school. What happened? Did the day get better? How did it change? Who helped make it better?
Have the students decide where they would move? Why did they choose that place? Would moving there solve their problem?
Have the students illustrate their terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day with a detailed pencil drawing.
Supporting All Learners
Use a world map to find Australia and other places students may decide they would move to on their bad day.
Lesson Extensions
Create a class rap about the Class's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at School. On a Mac, use GarageBand to create a podcast. On a PC use Audacity for recording. Each student records a part of their terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Have them create a chorus verse that will be said after every few recordings. After the voices are recorded, add a beat or music to the rap.
For example:
"Julie wore her pajamas to school because she thought that it was Pajama Day. But it wasn't Pajama Day."
"Max fell off the monkey bars, broke his pencil lead three times and forgot the word monkey when he was reading out loud to the class."
"It was a stressful, awful, dreadful, very rotten day at school. We think we will move to India."
Enhance the podcast by adding photos or their scanned drawings.
If a computer isn't available, a recording could be made with a tape recorder or with an iPod and a voice recorder attached.
The podcast can be shared online through iWeb on a Mac or shared with other classes through the school server. Consult with your technology support person about how to do this.
Related Resources
GarageBand video tutorial - http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/garageband/gb3-1.html
Audacity for Windows or Mac - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
Audacity Tutorials - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/tutorials
- Subjects:Main Idea and Details, Guided Reading, Determination and Perseverance, Siblings, Friends and Friendship, School Life
- Skills:Main Idea and Details, Maps, Listening and Speaking, Narrative Writing
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A unique and fun shaped Imprinted basketball drawstring backpack that is perfect for summer camps & school teams
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Promotional Removable Window Stickers with a one color imprint printed on clear, static vinyl with static on face.
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A unique and fun shaped branded baseball drawstring backpack that is perfect for any baseball fan or little league player.
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The Western Social Science Association invites papers and panels on American Studies topics for its 46th annual conference, April 21-24, 2004, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the Sheraton City Centre.
Subjects may range broadly over the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
E-mail your 150-word abstract and c.v. by November 15, 2003 to the contact below (or send material to the mailing address below).
Scholars willing to serve as moderators/discussants should indicate their research specialties.


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Priority Service Dates
Spring 2012 Financial Aid Disbursement will begin on Monday, February 6, 2012.
Note: All Financial Aid Disbursements are being issued directly from CitiBank.
Cashier's Office
All disbursement will be processed by CITI Bank. Please make sure to check your G-Mail account for an invitation from CITI Bank to select your refund method. You will have three options to choose from, CITI Bank will refund your disbursement via direct deposit, VISA Debit Card, or check. For more information call 1-877-855-7201 or please see "New" Maricopa student Refund Project.


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Wednesday, July 27 and Saturday, July 30
Alumni, students and friends are invited to join LeTourneau for Alumni Gatherings in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during the annual AirVenture events! Alumni Gatherings will be held on July 27 and July 30 from 6-7:30 PM before the evening air show.
AirVenture is the world's largest annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts and will be attended by numerous LETU Aviation team members and students including Dean Fred Ritchey and wife Gail, a member of the LeTourneau Alumni team and host of the Alumni Reception. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Gail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Wednesday, November 16
Engineering alumni attending the annual FABTECH conference are invited to the annual Alumni Dinner on November 16 from 5-7:30 in Las Vegas. Registration opportunities will be announced soon. Please contact Jamie DeYoung at email@example.com with questions.
March 30-April 1, 2017
Mark your calendars! Our annual Homecoming & Family Weekend is scheduled for March 30-April 1. Throughout the weekend we will be celebrating 60 Years of LeTourneau Aviation as well as other reunions and academic gatherings.
LeTourneau aviation faculty and friends gathered with alumni during a special Alumni Dinner at the JAARS headquarters in Waxhaw, North Carolina. JAARS exists to make Bible translation and language development possible, especially in the most remote and difficult places on earth by enabling sustainable solutions in transportation, technology, media and training. Numerous alumni are involved with the life-changing JAARS ministry and outreach.