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In most Java projects, a large percentage of the code is boilerplate code. Exception handling comes under this category. Even though the business logic may be just three or four lines of code, exception handling might go on for ten to 20 lines. This article talks about how to keep exception handling simple and straightforward, keeping the developer's plate clean for him to concentrate on business logic rather than devoting time to writing exception-handling boilerplate code. It also gives the basis and guidelines to create and deal with exceptions in the J2EE environment and targets some of the business problems, in which exceptions could be used to resolve them. This article uses the Struts framework as the presentation implementation, though the approach is applicable to any presentation implementation.
Have you ever wondered why it is such a pain to put a
catch block around a block of code you have written, even if you know that you cannot do much about those exceptions and will be content with just logging them in the
catch block? You may wonder why this can't just be logged in a centralized place, which in most cases for a J2EE application is a front controller. In other words, you would like to not be bothered with them, as you don't have much to do with them. But what if a method signature contains a
throws clause? You are either forced to catch these exceptions or put them in a
throws clause of your own method. That's a pain! Fortunately, the Java APIs have a category of exceptions called unchecked exceptions, which you are not forced to catch. Still, the question is, on what basis do you decide which exceptions should be checked and which unchecked? Here are some guidelines:
XMLParseException (thrown while parsing an XML file) checked, as the only action to be taken may be to fix the root cause based on the exception trace. By extending
java.lang.RuntimeException, one can create custom unchecked exceptions.
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BaseAppException) only and declare in your
throws clause
In most of J2EE applications, decisions about what error message to show on which screen against an exception get made in the presentation layer only. This brings up another question: why shouldn't we put this decision making in a common place? In J2EE applications, a front controller is a centralized place to do common handling.
Also, there has to be a common mechanism to propagate the exceptions. Exceptions need to be handled in a generic way, too. To deal with this, we always need to catch the base application exception
BaseAppException at the controller end. This means we need to put the
BaseAppException, and only that exception, in the
throws clause of each method that could throw a checked exception. The concept is to use polymorphism to hide the actual implementation of the exception. We just catch
BaseAppException in the controller, but the specific exception instance thrown might be any of several derived exception classes. You get a lot of exception-handling flexibility using this approach:
throws clause. Only one exception is required in
throws clause.
catch blocks for application exceptions. If we need to deal with them, one
catch block (for
BaseAppException) is sufficient.
ExceptionHandler, which will be discussed later.
Here is a sample of throwing a checked exception.
public void updateUser(UserDTO userDTO)
throws BaseAppException{
UserDAO userDAO = new UserDAO();
throw new RegionNotActiveException(
"Selected region is not active");
Controller Method:
User user = new User();
}catch(BaseAppException ex){
//ExceptionHandler is used to handle
//all exceptions derived from BaseAppException
So far we have discussed that all methods that could potentially throw checked exceptions and are called by
Controller should contain only
BaseAppException in their
throws clauses. However, this actually implies that we can't have any other application exception in the
throws clause. But what if you need to perform some business logic based on a certain type of exception in the
catch block? For handling those cases, a method may also throw a specific exception. Keep in mind that this is a special case and should not be taken for granted by developers. The application exception in question again should extend the
BaseAppException. Here is an example:
CustomerDAO method:
//throws CustomerNotActiveException along with
public CustomerDTO getCustomer(InputDTO inputDTO)
throws BaseAppException,
CustomerNotActiveException {
. . .
//Make a DB call to fetch the customer
//details based on inputDTO
. . .
// if not details found
throw new CustomerNotActiveException(
"Customer is not active");
Client method:
//catch CustomerNotActiveException
//and continues its processing
public CustomerDTO getCustomerDetails(
UserDTO userDTO)
throws BaseAppException{
CustomerDTO custDTO = null;
//Get customer details
//from local database
return customerDAO
All unchecked exceptions should be handled at the web application level. A web page can be configured in web.xml to be displayed to the end user whenever any unchecked exception occurs in the application.
Whenever an exception originates from other external interfaces (components), it should be wrapped in an application-specific exception and handled accordingly.
try {
BeanUtils.copyProperties(areaDTO, areaForm);
} catch (Exception se) {
throw new CopyPropertiesException(
"Exception occurred while using
copy properties", se);
CopyPropertiesException extends
java.lang.RuntimeException, as we would just like to log it. We are catching
Exception instead of catching the specific checked exceptions that the
copyProperties method could throw, since for all of those exceptions we're throwing the same unchecked
You may be wondering, if we create an exception for each error message, could we run into in an overflow of exception classes themselves? For instance, if "Order not found" were an error message for
OrderNotFoundException, you certainly wouldn't like to have
CustomerNotFoundException for an error message "Customer not found" for an obvious reason: the two exceptions represent the same thing, and differ only in the contexts in which they are used. So if we could specify the context while handling the exception, we could certainly reduce these exceptions to just one
RecordNotFoundException. Here is an example:
}catch(BaseAppException ex){
IExceptionHandler eh =ExceptionHandlerFactory
ExceptionDTO exDto = eh.handleException(
"employee.addEmployee", userId, ex);
Here, the
employee.addEmployee context will be appended to the error code of a context-sensitive exception, to make a unique resultant error code. For instance, if the error code for
RecordNotFoundException is
errorcode.recordnotfound, the resultant error code for this context will become
errorcode.recordnotfound.employee.addEmployee, which will be a unique error code for this context.
However, there is a caveat: if you are using multiple interfaces in the same client method and they all could throw
RecordNotFoundException, it would be really difficult to know for which entity you got this exception. In cases where business interfaces are public and can be used by various external clients, it's recommended to use specific exceptions only and not a generic exception like
RecordNotFoundException. Context-specific exceptions are really useful for DB-based recoverable exceptions where exception classes are always the same and the difference comes only in the contexts in which they occur.
As discussed earlier, we need to define a base exception class, say
BaseAppException, that contains the default behavior of all application exceptions. We'll just put this base class in
throws clause of every method that potentially throws a checked exception. All checked exceptions for an application should be the subclasses of this base class. There are various ways of defining error-handling abstractions. However, these differences should have more to do with business cases and not technical compulsions. The abstraction of error-handling can be divided into the following categories. All of these exceptions classes will derive from
BaseBusinessException is the base class for this category.
BaseDBException is the base class for this category.
java.lang.RuntimeException class.
The presentation layer is uniquely responsible for deciding the action to be taken for an exception. That decision-making involves identifying the error code based on the exception thrown. Also, we need to know to which screen we should redirect after handling the error.
We need an abstraction for getting the error code based on the type of exception. This should also perform logging when needed. We'll call this abstraction
ExceptionHandler. It's a façade based on the "Gang of Four" (GOF) Facade pattern (which the Design Patterns book says is used to "provide a unified interface to a set of interfaces in a subsystem. Facade defines a higher-level interface that makes the subsystem easier to use.") for the whole exception handling subsystem that handles all of the exceptions derived from
BaseAppException. Here is the sample exception handling in a Struts
Action method.
DivisionDTO storeDTO = divisionBusinessDelegate
}catch(BaseAppException ex){
IExceptionHandler eh = ExceptionHandlerFactory
String expContext = "divisionAction.searchDivision";
ExceptionDTO exDto = eh.handleException(
expContext , userId, ex);
ActionErrors errors = new ActionErrors();
,new ActionError(
saveErrors(request, errors);
return actionMapping.findForward(
If you take a closer look at the exception handling code we just wrote, you might realize that you are writing similar code for each and every Struts method, which is a pain again. The objective is to remove boilerplate code as much as possible. We need to abstract it out again.
The solution is to use the Template Method design pattern (from GOF: "It is used to implement invariant parts of an algorithm once, and to leave it to subclasses to implement parts of the algorithm that can vary."). We need a base class that will contain the algorithm in the form of
Template Method. The algorithm will contain the
catch block for
BaseAppException and a call to a
dispatchMethod the method implementation (delegated to derived class) as shown below in a Struts based
public abstract class BaseAppDispatchAction
extends DispatchAction{
protected static ThreadLocal
expDisplayDetails = new ThreadLocal();
public ActionForward execute(
ActionMapping mapping,
ActionForm form,
HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception{
String actionMethod = request
finalDestination =dispatchMethod(mapping,
form, request, response,actionMethod);
}catch (BaseAppException Ex) {
ExceptionDisplayDTO expDTO =
IExceptionHandler expHandler =
ExceptionDTO exDto = expHandler
expDTO.getContext(), userId, Ex);
ActionErrors errors = new ActionErrors();
new ActionError(exDto
saveErrors(request, errors);
return mapping.findForward(expDTO
} catch(Throwable ex){
//log the throwable
//throw ex;
} finally {
In Struts, the
DispatchAction::dispatchMethod method is used to forward the request to the appropriate
Action method, named
Let's say you get
searchDivision as the
actionMethod from an HTTP request:
dispatchMethod will dispatch the request to a
searchDivision method in the derived
Action class of
BaseAppDispatchAction. Here, you can see that exception handling is done only in the base class, and the derived class just implements
Action methods. It confirms to the Template Method design pattern, where the exception-handling part remains invariant while the actual implementation (the varied part) of
dispatchMethod is deferred to the derived class.
The modified Struts
Action method mentioned earlier will look something like this after the above changes.
String exceptionActionForward =
String exceptionContext =
ExceptionDisplayDTO expDTO =
new ExceptionDisplayDTO(expActionForward,
DivisionDTO divisionDTO =divisionBusinessDelegate
Wow! Now it looks clean. As exception handling is being done in one centralized place (
BaseAppDispatchAction), the scope of manual errors is also minimized.
However, we need to set the exception context and the name of the
ActionForward to which the requests will be forwarded if there's an exception. And we are setting this in a
ThreadLocal variable,
Hmm. Fine. But why a
java.lang.ThreadLocal variable? The
expDisplayDetails is a protected data member in the
BaseAppDispatchActiion class, and that's why it needs to be thread-safe too. The
java.lang.ThreadLocal object comes to the rescue here.
We talked about an abstraction for handling exceptions in the last section. Here is the contract it should satisfy.
As you might have noticed, the only exception we are catching in the presentation layer is
BaseAppException. As all checked exceptions are subclasses of
BaseAppException, implicitly, we are catching all of the derived classes of
BaseAppException. It's fairly easy to identify the error code based on the name of the class.
//exp is an object of BaseAppException
String className = exp.getClass().getName();
Error codes can be configured in an XML file (named exceptioninfo.xml) based on the name of the exception class. Here is a sample of exception configuration.
<exception name="EmployeeConfirmationException">
As you can see, we are making it fairly explicit that for this exception, the message code to be used is
messagecode.employeeconfirmation. The real message can then be extracted from a
ResourceBundle for internationalization purposes. We are also making it very clear that we don't need to perform logging for this type of exception, as it's just a confirmation message and not an application error.
Let's look at an example of a context-sensitive exception:
<exception name="RecordNotFoundException">
contextind is
true for this exception. The context you passed in
handleException method can be used to make a unique error code. For instance, if we passed
order.getOrder as a context, the resultant message code will be a concatenation of the exception's message code and the context passed. Hence, we get a unique message code like
The data coming from exceptioninfo.xml for each exception can be encapsulated into a data transfer object (DTO) named
ExceptionInfoDTO. Now we also need a placeholder where we could cache these objects, as we wouldn't want to parse the XML file again and again and create objects each time an exception occurs. This work can be delegated to a class named
ExceptionInfoCache, which will cache all
ExceptionInfoDTO objects after reading their information from exceptioninfo.xml.
What's this fuss all about, huh? The core of all this is the
ExceptionHandler implementation, which will use data encapsulated in
ExceptionInfoDTO for getting the message code, creating
ExceptionDTO objects, and then logging it based on the type of logging specified in
ExceptionInfoDTO for a given exception.
Here is the
handleException method of an
ExceptionHandler implementation.
public ExceptionDTO handleException(String userId,
BaseAppException exp) {
ExceptionDTO exDTO = new ExceptionDTO();
ExceptionInfoCache ecache =
ExceptionInfo exInfo = ecache
String loggingType = null;
if (exInfo != null) {
loggingType = exInfo.getLoggingType();
FileLogger logger = new FileLoggerFactory()
logger.logException(exp, loggingType);
Depending upon business requirements, there can be multiple implementations of the
ExceptionHandler interface. Deciding which implementation to use can be delegated to a
Factory, specifically a
ExceptionHandlerFactory class.
Without a comprehensive exception-handing strategy, an ad hoc collection of exception-handling blocks can lead to non-standard error handling and non-maintainable code. Using the above approach, exception handling can be streamlined in a J2EE application.
ShriKant Vashishtha currently works as a solution architect for Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS), India.
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NH House committee advances medical marijuana bill
CONCORD, N.H. A House committee advanced a bill to legalize marijuana for medical use Thursday after tweaking the language, most notably to block out-of-state patients from buying the drug from the five dispensaries the bill would sanction.
The Health Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee voted 14-1 to recommend that the full House pass the amended bill.
Sen. Nancy Stiles, R-Hampton, who is chairwoman of the Senate Health Committee, said she believes the measure would fare well in the Senate this time around if it does pass the House.
Stiles opposed medical marijuana for years but changed her position after hearing from constituents living with chronic pain who said marijuana has given them relief. She voted for the most recent medical marijuana bill in the Senate.
The New Hampshire Legislature has passed three medical marijuana bills in previous years, all vetoed by former Gov. John Lynch. Gov. Maggie Hassan has said she would sign a tightly regulated medical marijuana bill for narrowly defined conditions.
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia already allow people who are sick or in chronic pain to legally buy and use medical marijuana, but possession limits and permissible conditions vary widely.
Out-of-state patients would be able to bring marijuana into the state, but no more than 2 ounces. Patients from states that allow more could unwittingly run afoul of the law.
Other changes include a reduction to the amount of marijuana patients or caregivers could cultivate from four adult plants to three, and reducing a grow site from 100 square feet to 50.
In Vermont, individuals are allowed to home grow only two adult plants, but in Maine they can grow far more. Neither state allows out-of-state patients to grow or purchase medical marijuana. Hassan had expressed concerns about allowing home cultivation.
The amended version tightens language concerning the permissible conditions, making it so that patients need to show they have a qualifying illness, not just a qualifying symptom. Regulators could approve conditions not listed on a case-by-case basis.
It would also create an advisory committee of legislators, regulators, health professionals and the attorney generals office. The committee would make annual reports to the Legislature on the status of the medical marijuana program.MORE IN News
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[The below, lightly edited for length, is an FAQ on the Narrowsburg Waterfront Revitalization project approved by the Tusten Town Board on April 4. For the full-length version click here. [1]]
1. Why is the new town board forcing us to go ahead with the Main Street Revitalization Project?
This project has been discussed and supported by four previous town boards under supervisors Crandall, Johnson, Harrison and now Wingert. It was part of a comprehensive plan for the town submitted by a planner, Tom Shepstone, in 1996. An article in The River Reporter (3/29/12) cites discussion of the project as far back as 1983. It has a long history of support.
2. Why are we spending $75,000 on engineering plans if we don't know whether we can even build this project in the future?
Given the long-held desire for a river walk, planning board chairman Ed Jackson secured a $77,000 Waterfront Revitalization Grant in late 2009. In a unanimous 5-0 vote on September 14, 2009, the town board moved to proceed with the project using the $77,000 grant money and town money taken from "unreserved and unallocated fund balances." The same resolution recognized the "ability to further solicit monies to decrease the local share." That's still the case.
The engineering plan will enable the town to determine the steps it needs to take to create the project.
3. Aren't Main Street property owners required to make easements for the project to go forward?
Some parts of the project require easements over private property. However, the town can only ask for them when it has an engineer's plan with architectural and design concepts in hand.
The engineer's plan does not commit the town to build the project right away. It could take years, or even decades. The initial stages of the project all take place on public property, where no easements are required.
The engineer's plan gives the town the vision to begin and the roadmap to continue the Main Street Revitalization project for the hamlet of Narrowsburg and the Town of Tusten.
4. Couldn't all or part of this $77,000 state grant be used for other things?
The Waterfront Revitalization Grant can only be used for this project. Like many grants, it is a "use it or lose it" opportunity.
5. I hear that that this project is going to cost $1 million. How are we going to afford to live here if our taxes go up?
As stated above, it's unlikely that the town will be able to tackle this project in one fell swoop. And, just as we have done with paying for the engineer's draft, we intend to fund this project with state and other matching grants. A town the size of Tusten cannot undertake a project of this magnitude in any other way.
6. What about maintenance costs?
Any river walk would be maintained by the highway department and cost the same to maintain as any similar stretch of road. It could even cost less, because it's difficult to envision why snow would have to be removed from the walkway during the winter months.
7. I hear that this project will benefit the few at the expense of the many. Please explain.
Attracting more visitors to town will result in more business and bring more customers, visitors, and potential home buyers and investors to Tusten. That can only increase the value of everyone's home. And a study by the National Park Service showed that more than 300,000 people visited the Upper Delaware in 2010, each spending an average of $30 while here. Increasing this flow of tourists to our town by means of the Main Street Revitalization Project is a common sense goal for Tusten. That's a win-win situation that the town boards have recognized for decades and that the existing board will not pass up.


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Lawsuit filed over assaultTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS | March 25,2013ST. JOHNSBURY A Vermont propane delivery man who was nearly bludgeoned to death by a mentally ill man with a wrench has filed a lawsuit against his attacker and the mans family.
Mike Kuligoski, 52, was attacked in 2011 by 23-year-old Evan Rapoza while working on a furnace in a St. Johnsbury apartment building. Rapoza was initially charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault for clubbing Kuligoski with a wrench, choking him with a belt and plunging his head into a bucket of water in an unprovoked attack.
Charges were dropped after Rapoza was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and sent to a state mental health hospital.
Kuligoski filed a lawsuit late last month against Rapoza and his parents seeking money for medical expenses, lost wages, pain, suffering, mental anguish and loss of consortium.
The suit alleges Rapozas parents, John and Christine Rapoza, knew their son was dangerous and failed to warn or protect Kuligoski when he arrived to work on the furnace at the apartment house owned by John Rapoza.
As the parents of Evan Rapoza, and knowing his character and propensities, John A. Rapoza and Christine M. Rapoza had a duty to take reasonable steps to ensure that individuals around Evan Rapoza were not thereby exposed to an unreasonable risk of harm, the complaint says.
The Rapozas attorney could not be reached for comment.
Kuligoski spent 15 months in rehabilitation after the attack before returning to his Danville home last May. His injuries are so extreme that hell never be able to work again and will require constant medical attention for the rest of his life, according to the lawsuit.MORE IN Vermont NewsMONTPELIER Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. Full StoryVermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell plans to join the U.S. Full StoryMONTPELIER Gov. Full Story
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Hotels in San Juan
San Juan Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino1309 Ashford Avenue, San Juan 4.0 out of 5.0
Featuring a 24-hour casino and ocean-view dining, this Puerto Rico beachfront resort is in San Juan's fashionable Condado district, about 3 km (2 mi) east of ...
Embassy Suites by Hilton San Juan Hotel & Casino8000 Tartak Street, Carolina 3.5 out of 5.0
This atrium hotel with a lively casino is 2 blocks from Isla Verde Beach, an Atlantic Ocean playground. Cruise-ship piers are 6 miles away and the popular Plaza ...
Sheraton Old San Juan Hotel100 Brumbaugh Street, San Juan 4.0 out of 5.0
Located along the water in Old San Juan, this contemporary Puerto Rico resort is across from cruise-ship piers and 3 blocks from the massive Fort San ...
La Concha Renaissance San Juan Resort1077 Ashford Ave Condado, San Juan 4.0 out of 5.0
Freshly updated with a chic 21st-century style, this landmark San Juan resort adjoins a sandy beach and the calm, clear Caribbean Sea.
The Ritz-Carlton, San Juan6961 Ave Gobernadores, Carolina 5.0 out of 5.0
Facing a long crescent beach in Puerto Rico's Isla Verde resort district east of Old San Juan, this resort includes a dazzling casino and a contemporary steakhouse ...
San Juan Airport HotelLMM International Airport, Carolina 3.0 out of 5.0
Located by the ocean, this family-friendly hotel is within 6 mi (10 km) of Carolina Beach, Punto Verde, and Playa Isla Verde. Balneario de Carolina and The Mall ...
Best Western Plus Condado Palm Inn & Suites55 Condado Avenue, San Juan 3.0 out of 5.0
This family-friendly San Juan hotel is located near the airport, within a 5-minute walk of Casino del Mar at La Concha Resort and Plaza Antonia Quinones. Puerto ...
CIQALA Luxury Suites752 Manuel Fernandez Juncos Ave, San Juan 4.0 out of 5.0
Located in Miramar, guests can enjoy top city attractions such as the Pan-American Pier, Old San Juan, San Cristobal Fort, and the Port of San Juan. CIQALA Luxury ...
The Condado Plaza Hilton999 Ashford Avenue, San Juan 4.0 out of 5.0
Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and the Condado Lagoon, this resort is in the fashionable Condado resort/residential neighborhood; Old San Juan and cruise-ship ...
ESJ Azul6165 Isla Verde - Ave Carolina, Carolina 3.5 out of 5.0
Located in Isla Verde, this beachfront aparthotel is in the city center and within a 10-minute walk of Carolina Beach and Playa Isla Verde. Balneario de Carolina ...
Uncover Puerto Rico's historic roots in San Juan
San Juan, the resplendent capital of Puerto Rico, was founded in 1521 by the explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. Second only to Dominican Republic's Santo Domingo for the title of oldest settlement in the New World, the architecture and narrow streets of Old San Juan provide a glimpse into the Caribbean island's colonial past. But visitors check into San Juan hotels just as much for the Technicolor diving spots beneath the waves as they do for the evocative ruins of Spanish fort Castillo de San Cristóbal, perched high on the rocky coastline. To the east, the breezy Condado neighborhood boasts a refreshing mix of beaches, boutiques and modern fusion cuisine.
Old San Juan
Established several hundred years ago, Old San Juan is a charming community filled with beautifully restored 16th- and 17th-century Spanish Colonial architecture. The central Plaza de San Jose is adorned with a bronze statue of Ponce de Leon made from captured British cannons, and the nearby Plaza del Quinto Centenario celebrates the Great Navigator's arrival in 1492. The fortress walls of the San Felipe del Morro bastion, commonly referred to as El Morro, are a symbol of the city, rivaling San Cristobel fort. Stay in the selection of hotels at the western tip of the island for some historical context and easy access to sites like the government residence "La Fortaleza", part of the San Juan National Historic Site.
A popular base for visitors since it's located in between the bridges to Old San Juan and Isla Verde to the east, Condado has the effortless air of a boardwalk town: tree-shaded avenues, oceanfront resorts and restaurants dishing up everything from Argentinian grills to Asian-Latino bites. Book into hotels near the lagoon for the best waterfront vistas in every direction, or head south around Calle Marginal for hotels that put you near the fascinating Museum of Art of Puerto Rico.
Things to do
Visitors who stay in San Juan hotels can relax on the crystalline Condado Beach, but visitors might want to go for the thrills of surfing, parasailing and kiteboarding out in the bay. The colorful undersea menagerie of coral, sea turtles and tropical fish will spellbind snorkelers and divers, and rare sights like eagle rays, nurse sharks and massive schools of Blue Tank patrol these waters. San Juan's urban green spaces provide magnificent views of the city, harbor and surrounding mountains.
Shopping in San Juan
Boredom is out of the question in San Juan, with its eclectic shops, restaurants, cafés and bistros, as well as clubs and live performance venues. In addition to local artisan shops, there is a diverse range of fine jewelers, brand name outlets and chic boutiques. The Plaza Las Americas, one of the largest shopping malls in the US, hosts antique shows, craft fairs and art exhibits, as well as some of the most luxurious retailers on the island.
Special events
The winter season in San Juan heralds the parades, music and other celebrations of the pre-Lent, week-long Ponce Carnival as well as the San Sebastian Street Festival. In October, visitors can enjoy the full-length movies, short films and documentaries of the San Juan Cinemafest as well as the traditional dances and music of the Le Lo Lai Cultural Festival.
In summer, enjoy the food, music and festivities of the Bautista Celebration, which honors the city's patron saint, and the Casals Festival, a world-class music festival honoring the renowned cellist Pablo Casals.
Don't worry if you miss any of these events, however: Festival La Casita features music and dance performances, many of which are geared toward younger audiences, and you can catch this every Saturday throughout the year.
Travel information
While many visitors arrive by cruise ship, San Juan is also accessible by ferry service from the Dominican Republic and the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU), which is served by numerous major international air carriers. One of the most important transportation hubs in the West Indies, the airport is approximately 10 miles from the center of the city.
Cities near San Juan
- San Juan Hotels (3.75 mi)
- Rio Grande Hotels (17.91 mi)
- Dorado Hotels (13.4 mi)
- Fajardo Hotels (28.11 mi)
- Carolina Hotels (8.31 mi)
- Caguas Hotels (15.32 mi)
- Manati Hotels (27.28 mi)
- Bayamon Hotels (6.1 mi)
- Humacao Hotels (25.27 mi)
- Luquillo Hotels (23.55 mi)
- Cayey Hotels (23.29 mi)
- Guaynabo Hotels (6.54 mi)
- Levittown Hotels (6.8 mi)
- Vega Baja Hotels (21.3 mi)
- Loiza Hotels (11.2 mi)
- Trujillo Alto Hotels (8.21 mi)
- Toa Alta Hotels (12.41 mi)
- Toa Baja Hotels (9.9 mi)
- Juncos Hotels (17.91 mi)
- Gurabo Hotels (12.95 mi)
Top Points of Interests in San Juan
- La Fortaleza - Palacio de Santa Catalina Hotels (3.81 mi)
- San Juan Cathedral Hotels (3.82 mi)
- San Juan Gate Hotels (3.85 mi)
- Puerto Rico Convention Center Hotels (1.99 mi)
- Castillo de San Cristobal Hotels (3.58 mi)
- Hiram Bithorn Stadium Hotels (1.03 mi)
- Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum Hotels (0.71 mi)
- Convento de Los Dominicos Hotels (3.98 mi)
- Pier 1 Hotels (3.51 mi)
- Carolina Beach Hotels (3.29 mi)
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The toxic algae bloom that made water in Toledo, Ohio, undrinkable over the weekend ought to be a wake-up call for Vermont. The state has taken tentative tests toward addressing its own pollution problems, but action has been slow.
Pollution in Lake Erie, from which nearly half a million people in Toledo get their drinking water, comes largely from phosphorus, which is the same pollutant that has created dangerous algae blooms in Lake Champlain. In both Ohio and Vermont, phosphorus comes from agricultural runoff, sewage treatment plants, and runoff from roads and urban areas. The latest algae bloom in Lake Erie produced microcystin, bacteria that cause diarrhea in humans and kill small animals, including dogs.
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Even if the pollution of Lake Champlain is not as extreme as the pollution in Lake Erie, it has reached levels that threaten the lakes value as a source of drinking water and an attraction to tourism. It appears state officials know what must be done in order to work with farmers to curtail the worst of the phosphorus runoff. And it is widely believed that most farmers understand their role as stewards of the land and are ready to do their part. But they cannot be expected to shoulder the greater proportion of the financial burden. It is going to fall to the state and to the taxpayers, along with assistance from the federal government, to support efforts at pollution control.
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Franzi Röchter - 12.12.2010 14:59 | catégorie: Poetry Slam Magazin
Exklusiv-Interview mit Marc Kelly Smith, dem Begründer des Poetry Slam, für myslam.net, über die bisherigen und zukünftigen Entwicklungen des Poetry Slam seit seiner Erfindung ...
Vielen Dank, Marc Kelly Smith!!!
Dear Marc, thanks a lot for taking the time to answer some questions. At the moment, you are on a European Tour. Do you also do regular tours in the States? For how many years have you not been to Europe?
For the past ten years I've been touring in europe and elsewhere in the world about two or three times a year. This past spring I started touring in the USA again and plan to travel around to all the American slams in 2011, the 25th Anniversary year of poetry slam.
What do you think of the idea of establishing poetry slams related to the age of the performers (U20, Ü30 and so on)?
Poetry slam is probably the best educational tool for getting young people interested in reading, writing, and performing poetry. It opens the door for many young people to find expression for the confusion and conflicts that arise during adolescent years. It also provides opportunities for adult slammers to supplicant their performing incomes with fees paid by the schools. I think it's a very good thing.
Marc, part of your philosophy of poetry slam contains this:
"But slam is not about making stars. It's about everybody all together in a room with their hair down and feet up. From its beginning, slam has been an art form and entertainment open to all people from all walks of life – young and old, rich and poor, blue collar and white collar, gays and straights, priests and prostitutes, biologists and belly dancers – a multi-colored, multi-cultural gathering of people who love to hear and perform poetry. That's right, any and all are welcome at a slam."
How close do you think does the present form of poetry slam comes up to your original idea and philosophy?
It think it is truly remarkable that a 25 year old art/entertainment movement is still very much under-the-radar, still for the mpost part a grass roots phenomenon. There are a few slammers who are in high focus on the commercial media stages, but for the most part slammers who tour make a humble living much in the way jazz muscians survive on the ecomonic plane. Shows around the world still attract all sorts of people from all levels of the social/economic ladders. Slam is not as raw as it once was but it is still an outsider art form.
How many women perform poetry in the United States compared to the figures in Europe, particularly Germany? How comes that the number of female poets on stage seem to be so small compared to the male fraction, although writing poetry is widely supposed to be a female activity?
As I tell people all the time, the early years of slam in Chicago and the USA were dominated by female poets and performers. Cin Salach, Patricia Smith, Lisa Buscani, Karen Nystrom, Jean Howard, Brigid Murphy, Anna Brown, Sheila Donahue, Carrie Lovestad, and dozen more were the best of the best. Sometime in the mid-ninties things swung to a male dominated stage. (Coincidently the same time major media coverage focused on the slam world.) Fortunately in Chicago the women are once again flourishing on stages. I do not know why men (especially in Germany) came to dominate slam stages. Why do men dominate othereas of the performing arts? Someone smarter than me has to figure that one out.
When you established poetry slam, did you have in mind that any form of written literature should be considered, such as short stories, reports and so on, or was your main focus on poetic verses and real poems?
At the Green Mill show in Chicago I have not encouraged short fiction writers to perform. Itt's the poetry slam not the short fiction slam. But over the years there have been many short stories successfully presented, and there is now a highly successful Story Slam in Chicago. Open to all forms should be the guideline. Local slams should decide for themselves if short fiction should be included in an evening of slam performances.
Can you still rembember some very special incidents during your first slams? Did unexpected things happen?
No time to give you a good answer for this one.
Did you have enemies, people who were disaffected or counteracted your efforts of spreading literature and poetry?
Still do. Mostly from high level academics, over-rated poetry scholars, and cultural snobs who are jealous about the huge audiences slam atttracts.
"The average audience member at a slam attempts to judge a poem's artistic worth not on literary or grammatical qualities, but rather in comparison to the general popular culture around them. Armed only with the experience of what they as individual people are entertained by in other parts of their lives, they apply the same standards to judging performance poetry." (Joe Pettus: How to win a poetry slam). Do you think this behaviour does justice to a poet's efforts?
Anyone who takes slam competitions seriously misses the point. Slam ompetitions are theatrical devices used to focus an audiences attention to stage and provide an engaging ritual event.
Scholars will always analyze what makes art worthwhile, but they do so after the fact. Some of the best writing being done today is by slammers as evidenced by the awards they've won outside the slam world and the highly reputed houses that publish them. Scholars ten or twenty years from now I am sure will be praising these slammers rather than discrediting them.
Do you think there exists an ideal age to start with slam poetry and performing?
From 5 years to 92 years years.
How do you explain the huge thematic differences in poetic expression between the United States and Germany, for instance (politics versus comedy)?
Too many insincere political indentity poems that sound exactly the same from poet to poet in America. Lots of comedy in Germany and Switzerland, but from what I've seen and heard, quite a bvit of variety in how the humor is presented and some it pushes the edge of what the audience is comfortable with.
It was an original intention or impetus of slam events to enhance democratisation of the audience. "Slam is the lighthouse for the democratization of art." (Bob Holman in Poetry slam. The competitive art of performance poetry. San Francisco) Do you think this idea ist still alive? One realizes that sometimes some people do not really want to be part of the jury, do not want to participate, they just want to be entertained.
God bless the people who just want to be entertained as an audience with an art form that is totally out of the mainstream. The audience is what same is all about. Slam is performance poetry not just competitive poetry.
Some people believe that the present structure of poetry slam somehow represents regular structures of society. I mean, people outside the 'scene' might get the idea or assume that a relatively small elite of poets sort of dominates the scene. Poetry 'stars' are made. Would you agree?
No. The slam world has the most open doorway of any of the art forms and communities I know. Someone can walk off the street and instantly be included. And if someone doesn't click with a particular slam group they're encouraged to start their own. If you want to be an actor in most European countries you have climb through a rigorous hierarchy to achieve the smallest success. Not so in slam.
During a recent interview with Suisse papers (3rd. Dec.) you state that at the moment young poets rather copy 'old hares' instead of risking something completely new. You miss the old spirit of anarchy and poetic freedom. Do you think that all these 'new' sub-disciplines such as Dead or Alive Slam, Jazz Slam, Singer-Songwriter-Slam, Science Slam and so on might be an indication that the good old peace of pure literature is not sufficient any more to attract an audience which is so strongly influenced by mass media? Is it possible that the regular form of poetry slam is about to parish in the future?
There has never been a regular night of slam at the Green Mill in twenty-five years. It's always the same but always different. There should be no "regular form" of poetry slam. It was (and is) meant to be ever-evolving experimental exploration of how poetry can be brought to passionate life and sound. Each local slam should (and do) create its own flavor of performance poetry and the show that spotlights it.
Did you ever imagine that your 'invention' of poetry slam would result in such a world wide and long lasting movement?
UGH. I've answered this too many times. Yes no maybe who cares.
Marc, you share the opinion that slam poets should not solely remain within the slam scene for more than about six years or so. For how many years will you (hopefully) still perform on stage, and who is the oldest performance poet you know?
I have been performing for 25 years on a variety of stages. I do not compete (never have). I'm a performance poet by trade and a show maker. I written and performed solo shows and with several bands. I've acted. I've produced large scale performance poetry shows and formed several poetry ensemble. Poet who are stuck performing 3 minute poems year after year at slam competition are not fully exploring their creative abilities.
David Hernandaez, long before I started the slam, was performing poetry in Chicago, as were many individuals scattered around the world. They just never included themselves in a collective and passed on performance as a legitamit activities for all poets to pursue.
What is your greatest wish concerning the future of poetry slam?
Wishes have come true. People connected together in a meaningful through the enjoyment of perofrmance poetry.
Dear Marc, thank you very much for answering these questions. It has been a great honour to me.
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Ryne Sandberg has been favoring Freddy Galvis at shortstop as of late. That trend continues again today as Galvis is scheduled to start at shortstop for the third consecutive game as the Phillies take on the Yankees today at Bright House Field. Galvis, who went 1-2 with a triple, walk, and RBI in yesterday's 6-5 win against the Orioles, has been a favorite of Sandberg throughout the offseason as he hinted that Galvis will make the team as a utility player.
When asked about Rollins' health and that if he's just getting a break, Sanberg said, "No, he's fine."
According to Rollins himself, Sandberg is "Upset about something" but he hasn't explained his recent benching.
We've seen Rollins get benched before by Charlie Manuel for a lack of hustle, so this isn't anything new for the veteran shortstop.
Todd Zolecki reported that when Sandberg was asked if Galvis could challenge Rollins for playing time this upcoming season, Sandberg said, "Freddy's a guy that will get playing time at various positions. He's a guy that I like in the lineup. I feel good about what he brings to the table. The biggest thing I like is his energy and positive influence. His positive influence on everybody that's around him."
Galvis, who is batting .148 with a .258 OBP, has not necessarily outplayed Rollins, who is batting .133 with a .316 OBP.
It'll be interesting to see what transpires over the next couple of days. Rollins is still expected to be the Opening Day starter, but perhaps this is the start of a rocky relationship between player and coach.
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I'm hoping this is the start of a trend, but Rollins is scheduled to start tomorrow. I just hope there's no truth to the rumor out of NYC that the Mets have called about Galvis.
Rollins is twice the player Galvis is so I'm really not sure what trend you're referring to.
JRoll doesn't hustle unless it's a contract yr. Hes old. Used up. Get fresh meat in there. Galvis is quite a sight to see
Rollins has been a thorn in the sides of at least 3 managers. Bowa, Manuel and now Sandberg.
I doubt if Charlie Manuel thought that Rollins was a "thorn in his side." Uhhhhh….wasn't it Rollins that said before the '08 season that they were the team to beat? Wasn't Rollins at the center of the Phillies string of success from 2007-2011? I would imagine that Charlie was pretty grateful that he had Rollins on his team.
Chuck I agree in what you said about doubting Manuals feelings for Rollins. In fact you're correct in your whole post!
You know I've had my misgivings with Rollins in the past. But I'll give Rollins his due. he will be known as the best SS in the clubs history, and I think he has a chance to end up in the Hall of fame. He should be considered by his stats. I was excited as hell when he came up, but over time I don't know he rubbed me the wrong way with his demeanor and lack of hustle at times.
I actually think if Galvis is given the chance to play everyday he will be fine. Will he give us Rollins type offense? Probably not. But Rollins skills have diminished, he's still a fine SS but he's starting to lose his lateral range. And his speed. On a scale I would say that Rollins is lowering his output down offensively, defensively, and speed wise closer to Galvis. While Freddy is or can raise his up. So in my eyes Galvis would be the choice.
If you remember 2 years ago Galvis lead the team in RBI in spring training with 35, and the first 2 months of the same season he was leading the team or close to it in RBI during the regular season. I would give him more time at short. It's nothing against Rollins, but it's time to get younger. Hopefully this kid Crawford can become the SS of the future, he looks like he's gonna be a real good one.
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1963: Purchased Ryne Duren from Los Angeles (AL)
Duren had a pretty good year in 1963, 6-2 and 3.30 ERA, with 84 Ks in 87 1/3 innings. The Phils sold him to the Reds in May 1964, only to re-sign him as a free agent at the start of 1965.
Meant to mention, for anyone who doesn't know, Sandberg and Duren are the only "Ryne"s to every play major league baseball, and in fact Sandberg was named after Duren.
Ryne Duren was also known by the nickname, "Ryno" but I knew him better by the moniker, "Blind Ryne."
Funny that he was named after a pitcher on the 1963 team rather than an infielder – but then his name might have been Wine Sandberg… or Ruben Sandberg.
Duren hadn't come to the Phils yet when Sandberg was born in 1959. Still a Yankee at that point, but maybe the link is that Duren played in Seattle and Vancouver in the mid-50s, near where Sandberg grew up.
You'll get less than last year's monstrous .250 average this season and less defense. Galvis is hungry and teachable. Rollins should retire. Thanks for the memories.
I agree with you bruce j roll needs to retire and let the young guys get more playing time and also i never undrtstood why people say a player should play because he's making a ton of money if he's hurting the team any way shape or form thar person should be bench. Hopfully j roll bounces back but if he doesnt ryno should bench him
Abel, no offense, but is that serious? If he retires he throws away the rest of his contract, at a time when he's still better than half the starting major league starters at SS.
Im not saying he should retire now that would be really stupid him all im saying is if his numbers are shit this year and ryno does bench him he should think about retiring after this year
Ok. You said "j roll needs to retire" so that confused me.
The question remains, if he has a contract for one more year, why in the world would anyone throw that away, even if his numbers are "shit" this year? Wouldn't that still be stupid?
You know, even in 2013, he was worth 1.6 war according to fangraphs. There is some debate about the current value of 1 war on the open market, but the range of the debate is a low of $5M and a high of $7M. That makes his value in 2013 somewhere between $8M and $11M. Even if the Phillies think they can replace that production at a lower cost, why wouldn't he look to play somewhere else?
I see what your saying but let me ask u this and im not all that familiar with war and all that stuff im just trying to get into it recently but whats is his worth offensely im sure his defense is top 10 in the league probably top 5
Yes, he was better defensively that offensively last year, his worst year at the plate since 2002. And was still worth $8-11 M.
That's my point if his deffense drops a noch or two its going to be a long season for him and also i may have been a little I've overboard saying he should retire. If he wants to stay in the line up he better play some ridiculous ss
Old school tactic.
Take the leader in the locker room and use him as an example to shake up the team. He can't bench everyone, just get his point across.
Hell, it was probably JRoll's idea!
But that's boring, so let the radio shows and fans speculate away…
It bothers me more that a professional baseball coach didn't address his player immediately & handle whatever issue he may have with him behind closed doors. Pulling a veteran starter from the lineup & not speaking to him for a few days is ridiculous. Yes we have to put up with "the Jimmy's" from time to time but this is not something that should be played out in the media. This team has an uphill battle this season and doesn't need something like this during ST.
Squared, in fact.
But at least as I read it, Sandberg seemed regretful about the "no comment" quote that pedaled this "story" into the fast lane.
It seems Sandberg had some regrets. But benching a player without telling him why, and then being non-commital to the media, who any fool knows would jump all over a no- comment and maybe even try to stir up Rollins with it, is something Sandberg should have thought about in advance. After all, he was a player for years and yeras, then a manager in the minors for a few more.
I hope he's learned from this incident, or he'll be a putrid manager.
I think it comes down to Sandberg expecting Rollins to be a veteran leader and Rollin's statement setting a bad example for some of the other guys at ST
Yeah. It's pretty common practice to scratch/pull someone for not hustling but 3 days without (supposedly) talking to J-roll sounds a bit childish to me. Obviously, I'm not there, but if Sandberg is going to be the leader of this team, he needs to address this. We really don't need anymore drama.
I'll take Rollins over Galvis any day. Sandburg will be gone in a year or two
The Phillies are now ranked 27th in ESPN's five year Future Power Rankings. They scored a 30.5 total on a 0-100 scale. Boston scored 89.1 and St. Louis 82.3.
Phillies' management (which includes ownership, front office, and on-field) scored a 2, which was the worst of all 30 teams. By comparison, St, Louis and Tampa Bay received a 29 management score, Boston and Oakland received a 27.
They did score a 24 in team finances, but as we've seen that doesn't really help when the FO has no clue as on how to allocate resources.
Five year projections for kids are pretty dubious.
As much as Rollins was well over paid the last couple of years I am perfectly fine with us it is long overdue. I'm not saying that Rollins needs to be benched everyday but when he is not hustling and not playing with the money he is being paid for, I am perfectly fine with Galvis starting over Rollins. This team especially the offense has dragged its rear for far too long and I'm frankly sick of it.
1) where did you get the idea that Rollins was overpaid the last two years? According to fangraphs, he was worth 6.4 wins the last two years, which, based on recent history in the FA market, would cost $29 million to acquire. Rollins was paid only $22 million. He was overpaid in 2013, but well *under*paid in 2012, and underpaid overall over the last two years.
2) it's kind of crazy that anyone would choose Galvis over Rollins in order to *improve* the offense.
…this story is inflated junk…it's spring training and Freddy galvis needs more starts than j-roll… Let's not get too jumpy yet the season hasn't even started…
Won two in a row! Have to make sure that I save my vacation for the playoffs and World Series.
Well we dont know what Sandberg problem is with Rollins. Wild guess but it can be that Sandberg is perhaps trying to coach a new approach(kinda rhymes) and Rollins isnt buying into it. I suspect something is up since the Phils have been trying to trade Rollins. Think the Phils have possible soured on J-Roll. However we really dont know.
Not sure why people would think we are a better team with Freddy over Rollins. He may have his moments, but he is a former MVP, All-Star and he is closing in on 200 HR's. Freddy's resume isn't as impressive. When his number gets retired, all of the "fans" and "experts" better not be there saying how great of a player he was and how much they loved him…..
You have got to be kidding me- Galvis has peaked! Rollins might be in the HOF and Galvis? Nothing against him but he's more in the line of being a utility player- like he has been
It's really amazing how how much hatred there is out there for Jimmy Rollins…
Yeah, there i's a vocal minority that just doesn't like him.
Personally I've found it to be the majority. Friends, coworkers, etc. It just goes to show you how much selfishness, laziness and poor attitude can eventually overshadow ability. Granted, he's not like that all the time, but there have been enough incidents over the years to tarnish what has been a very good career. BTW…i just read an article on Howard changing his approach at the plate. When was the last time Rollins adjusted his approach?
Well, he has gone from walking less than average to walking more than average in recent years:
2000-2007: 7.1% of at bats
2010-2013: 9.2% of at bats (mlb average is 8.1%); the last time he led off a lot in 2012, he had the 3rd highest walk rate among the 16 NL leadoff hitters.
Regarding the character traits that you attribute to him from a distance, without really knowing anything about him, I suppose it's all in the eye of the beholder.
The "selfish" tag usually refers to him preferring the leadoff spot. How many Phillies regulars can you name who would have fit better in the leadoff spot than where they actually hit in the lineup?
The "lazy" tag usually refers to him not running full speed down the line on sure outs, which (like it or not) is pretty common in baseball. He's not lazy in the field. He's not lazy on the basepaths. Hes' not lazy in staying in shape.
The "poor attitude" — this is so nebulous, I'll need more specifics.
Yea schmenk You're right! I'm probably one of the vocal minority. The fact is. I don't like a lot of things about Rollins but I will say this I'd take Rollins over Galvis any day. When he's producing like he should that is. What I tried to say earlier was if his production continues to go down, Then he's approaching Galvis level of production then go with the guy who will probably be a better defender until Crawford is ready. I don't want to bash J-Roll as I have in the past simply because I do agree that he's got a chance to be a HOFer with the career stats he's put up.
Oh and thanks for the Ryno info. You da man schmenk. I used to have his BB card back in the day. I picked this name I use simply because I never heard the name Ryne ever since him, then Sandberg was a Phillie . And of course the coke bottle glasses. My uncle was a huge A's and Yankee fan along with a big Phils fan. He told me that Ryne threw pretty darn hard and was wild as a turkey. My uncle was a Yankee fan because in WWII he srved in the Army in china and played BB over there with Joe D's brother Dom. and after the war he met with Joe D. Courtesy of Dom. Must've been neat to root for the A's, Phils and Yanks back then.
It's really amazing how much you love him.
Bob, not to speak for Chuck, but for me it's a combination of these factors:
– greatest by far in team history at a key position
– integral part of 5-peat and WS champtionship team
– has flaws like any player, but they are blown way out of proportion
– attacks on him are emotional, with little basis in fact or reality (see "only hustles in contract year", or "well over paid" in this thread alone.
For all of that, at least for me, he deserves defending.
Well said, schmenkman. All of that is exactly how I feel.
So it's amazing that I would like a player that was incredibly instrumental in our recent run of success and pretty much challenged his team in 2008 by saying before the season started that they were the team to beat that year?
The "we're the team to beat" quote was actually made the year before, in spring training of 2007. That was the year that the Phillies overtook the Mets in September after being seven games behind with 17 to play.
Rollins is the sort of player that can occasionally rub folks the wrong way with his "lack of hustle." But what does that amount to, really? The only manifestation of that is sometimes he doesn't bust it to 1st on a sure out. Okay—that's not the way we were taught to play. It's not ideal. But how many reaches in his career has he squandered by jogging the last 30′? One, two? Not many.
Yes, it looks bad and I wish he didn't do it but he's been a *great* player—the best shortstop I've ever seen on the Phightins and I've been around a while. A good long while. I really don't understand the depth of, well, hatred I sometimes see directed at him. I would hate to think that what might quite rightly be minor annoyance is sometimes magnified by…(deep breath)…racial prejudice.
I'm not pointing fingers at ANYONE on this list, BTW. Just making a personal observation.
There are a lot of comments about "lack of hustle". Where in the last week has this happened that he should be benched for? The comments are mostly about an incident that happened in the past when Sanburg wasn't even here.
I know he made a comment that may have not been the best, I don't think he should be benched just for that. Sanburg should have told him why he wasn't playing, simple as that. Instead, it has festered into something that is out of control at this point.
I put this all on Sanburg.
Hatred is a strong word Fred. I don't hate Rollins. In fact far from it. He just annoys me with all the things we've discussed on this board ad nauseam.
Yeh, I know. Like I said, not pointing fingers.
All of you who are complaining about Rollins right now will probably be the same ones that will wish he was back here when or if he ever leaves and plays for another team.
so true Chuck…like i said JROLL same player in 2008 2009 when he was a hero in this town, ungrateful fans
I really dont want to start this again but if you all were true phils phans you would have gotten this by now…AS JROLL GOES THE PHILS GO…PERIOD!!!! He is the same player we all loved in 2008 and 2009. In actuality the problem here is that Ryan is just showing his inexperience as a manager and lack of professionalism…This team will not and cannot win without JROLL…All you Galvis lovers remember look at his stats after he played for long periods of time his stats/production was terrible. Bench players are bench players for a reason…I say trade Sandberg and Galvis to the mets for some gatorade and lets move on and also through in Amaro as well pleaseeee
Doug Glanville put the Sandberg-Rollins "feud" into perspective in his column for ESPN:
Basically, Glanville wrote the obvious but something that escapes many of us when passion for the game is involved – it takes all kinds of personalities to make up a team.
When things are going well, those disparate personalities complement each other.
When the team is struggling…
As Glanville sees it (having been a teammate of both Ryno and Jimmy), things are already fine between the two men.
Rollins and Howard were the 2 most crucial players in 2008.
I can even agree to that. Although some others where more important IMO.
That's great and all.
They are also the 2 most responsible for the drastic decline.
It isn't their fault the GM is a moron though.
Cant blame them for their contracts or that in 2014 the moron GM still has them penciled in as 2 of the top 4 players in the line up.
Fire amaro.
Should have happened years ago.
Until that happens its all moot.
There is no hope.
Even a person intentionally sabotaging a major league team could do the damage Ruben has done to this organization.
Its 2014 not 2008 LOL
Fans make me laugh.
Sadly we have a GM who is at a rah rah fan level.
90 losses here we come.
I just hope the Mets lose one more game this year.
Well….we know that the start of the season is drawing near when AFW begins coming out of hibernation….
Thank you Chuck.
I am always anxious to see where you are rating the squad and the players.
As a refresher.
In yahoo fantasy.
Ryan Howard is currently the 29th selected first baseman. That is 212ths overall and the 21st round.
Chase Utley is currently the 14th second baseman. 155th over all and round 15.
Jimmy Rollins is currently the 17th SS taken. 193rd overall and the 18th round.
Tough to beat that kind of a bang for a buck.
When you have the 3rd highest salary in the majors.
Even the most stupid fantasy player couldn't duplicate Ruben Amaro.
But he is still the Phillies GM.
See you opening day.
This is akin to telling the patient who knows he has terminal cancer that he's ugly, too.
Soo funny schmenk! That reminded me of a joke where the guy goes to the Dr. and the Dr. tells him he has 6 months to live. The guys asks. Can I get a second opinion? The Doc.say sure, you're ugly too. Or the Doc says you have 6ths months to live, and the guy pauses and says geez how much do I owe you? When the Doc tells him he says geez I can't afford that! I don't have enough time to pay! The Doc then says ok you got 12 months.lol
Andrew – re: "I just hope the Mets lose one more game this year."
You should hope they win one more game than the Marlins this year.
That is, you should hope the Phils win at least one more game than the Marlins.
Far from a lock.


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Home List of Titles The connection between globular cluster systems and their host galaxy and environment: a case study of the isolated elliptical NGC 821
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- Title
- The connection between globular cluster systems and their host galaxy and environment: a case study of the isolated elliptical NGC 821
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- Spitler, Lee R.; Forbes, Duncan A.; Strader, Jay; Brodie, Jean P.; Gallagher, Jay S.
- Abstract
- In an effort to probe the globular cluster (GC) system of an isolated elliptical galaxy, a comprehensive analysis of the NGC 821 GC system was performed. New imaging from the WIYN Mini-Mosaic imager, supplemented with Hubble Space Telescope (HST) WFPC2 images reveals a GC system similar to those found in counterpart ellipticals located in high-density environments. To put these results into the context of galaxy formation, a robustly determined census of GC systems is presented and analysed for galaxies spanning a wide range of masses (> M*), morphologies and environments. Results from this meta-study: (1) confirm previous findings that the number of GCs normalized by host galaxy stellar mass increases with host stellar mass. Spiral galaxies in the sample show smaller relative GC numbers than those of massive ellipticals, suggesting the GC systems of massive ellipticals were not formed from major spiral–spiral mergers; (2) indicate that GC system numbers per unit galaxy baryon mass increases with host baryon mass and that GC formation efficiency may not be universal as previously thought; (3) suggest previously reported trends with environment may be incorrect due to sample bias or the use of galaxy stellar masses to normalize GC numbers. Thus claims for environmentally dependent GC formation efficiencies should be revisited; (4) in combination with weak-lensing halo mass estimates, suggest that GCs formed in direct proportion to the halo mass; (5) are consistent with theoretical predictions whereby the local epoch of reionization did not vary significantly with environment or host galaxy type.
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More Than a Double Rainbow
Sometimes you capture more than you expect. Like Steve Bartman. He just wanted a souvenir ball. Instead, he became the posterboy for the well-intentioned but completely clueless fan.
It's not always bad, though. Sometimes you capture something magical, something that only comes around once in a lifetime. This happened last week at the Ryder Cup when a photographer snapped an already iconic shot:
But then you look a little more closely and you realize there's more. So much more:
It's just too beautiful. It's the double rainbow of golf photos. And then your mind explodes as your world comes full circle:
Happy Columbus Day! Go discover something.
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OK…Now I'm forced to go back and find that Yahoo! article I skipped over about who this guy really is (unless someone saves me the trouble and tells me). But what is it about being in the middle of nowhere that makes people want to yell out? I wish he lived was here. I would have thrown a shoe at him.
I can't help you Mike. I don't know who he is.
xx years ago on October 12th, I emigrated to the U.S. Is not like I celebrate Columbus Day but I remember it was that day. Let's see what I discover today.
Hey, so why the tag "Albert Pujols" on this post?


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Harry E. MaynardAugust 08,2014
NORTH CLARENDON Harry Edwin Maynard, 96, of North Clarendon, died Saturday, July 26, 2014, at the home of his daughter in East Montpelier.
He was born May 17, 1918, in Fair Haven, the son of Edwin and May (Dayton) Maynard.
Harry was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, seaman first class, serving in the Asiatic-Pacific theater aboard the USS Typhon and USS Phaon.
Harry married Gertrude Grazene Nov. 27, 1940. They celebrated 50 years together in 1990, prior to her death in 1991. Harry married Theresa (Dessaint) Wade in 1994. She survives him.
Harry worked his adult life as a machinist, first at Bryant Grinder in Springfield, followed by recognition for 35 years of service at Howe Richardson Scale Co. of Rutland, retiring in 1982.
He was a member of the American Legion Post 31 of Rutland and a former member of the Grace Congregational Church of Christ.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, dancing, golfing, woodworking, bingo, traveling and Disney World.
Surviving are his wife of 20 years, Theresa (Dessaint) Maynard, of North Clarendon; a daughter, Suzanne M. (Michael) Liff, of East Montpelier; grandchildren Matthew, Thomas and Joseph Pecor, and Shawna and Harmony Liff; four great-grandchildren; stepchildren Judy, Chuck, Linda, Sherril, Kathe, Cindy, Glenna and Sue; many stepgrandchildren, step-great-grandchildren and step-great-great-grandchildren; as well as special friend Ralph Crippen.
He was predeceased by his parents; his first wife, Gertrude (Grazene) Maynard; a daughter, Beverly Pecor, in 1986; a stepson, Gary Wade, in 2005; brothers Carl and Edwin Maynard; and sisters Ella Scott, Florence Rooker, Nellie Clausing and Louise Huntoon.
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