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FNNM Columnist: Kevin Wilson
Mid-term elections are still about four months away, but I've got all the advice you'll ever need. Elect them all back.
Elect them all back because it's evident that every major problem facing the United States today has been solved.
Wait, what's that you say? Your problems still exist?
My fault. I jumped to conclusions when I saw a story two Saturdays ago about a congressional investigation into why "Facing the Giants" received a PG rating instead of a G rating. I figured if Congress was dealing with that, everything else was solved.
Last month, the Motion Picture Association of America gave the "Parental Guidance" rating to "Giants," a story about a high school football coach who teaches his players about the power of God on and off the field. The MPAA has since received more than 15,000 pieces of correspondence from citizens and lawmakers that it should have issued the "General Audiences" rating amid accusations it is penalizing "Giants" because of religion.
"This incident raises the disquieting possibility that the MPAA considers exposure to Christian themes more dangerous for children than exposure to gratuitous sex and violence," U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said in a letter to MPAA Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman.
I won't get into the public outcry, because I could rant all day about the absurdity of a handful of people who have seen a movie being told what to think by thousands who haven't.
What bothers me is a grandstanding government telling Hollywood and the MPAA how to operate when neither are federally funded.
But Kevin, what about all those Hollywood know-it-alls that won't shut up about politics, you ask? It's simple. People in Hollywood pay taxes and vote and have every right to hold elected officials accountable.
Hollywood is right to be mad when lawmakers like Blunt take powers millions of voters give them and use those powers to impose personal value systems.
According to spokeswoman Burson Taylor, "Mr. Blunt does continue to have questions about the process by which 'Facing the Giants' was rated and what that says about ratings … in general."
And according to columnist Kevin Wilson, "Mr. Blunt should start having questions about the process by which Enron cheated investors and workers out of billions of dollars, or questions about how Ford announced plans to cut 40,000 American jobs while managing to pocket $250 million through the Jobs Creation Act of 2004."
Since I've still got the floor, let's throw this out there. My theory is the movie got a PG rating because that's standard for movies involving football, one of our most violent sports. Consider three value-based movies with football as the medium — "Remember the Titans," "Rudy" and "Little Giants." All three received a PG rating. One could argue the critics want "Facing the Giants" to receive special treatment, a G rating that eludes most football movies, because of its Christian-centered message.
Maybe this would be worth getting angry about if there was really a cognitive difference in a G rating and a PG rating. The parents who take their kids to a G-rated movie are the same parents who will take their kids to a PG-rated movie if they think the movie carries a good message.
If anything, "Facing the Giants" has received a huge jump in publicity thanks to the priorities of people like Blunt — and the producers are milking the victim role for all it's worth in box office totals.
To me, arguing about the difference between whether a movie is "G" or "PG" is kind of like arguing over whether a movie is rated "X" or "XXX."
In either case, I don't want to know the difference, and I don't want my tax dollars being spent on discovering it at the expense of a comprehensive illegal immigration plan, finding a way to take our troops out of harm's way in Iraq or making sure I'm not paying into a Social Security program that will go bankrupt before I retire.
Kevin Wilson is a columnist for Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico. He can be reached at 763-3431, ext. 313, or by e-mail:

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Admission to this year's Riverfest is a pint of blood. At least, that's what some folks are doing to earn their button.
The BloodCenter of Wisconsin kicked off a three day drive Tuesday at the La Crosse Center.
Anyone who donates is getting a free button into Riverfest.
All blood types are needed, but there is a greater need for type o-negative. "We are really encouraging o-negative donors to come in and donate. Those are very special to us. We give those to preemies in the I.C.U, we give those to trauma patients that come into emergency rooms. So we can really use o-negative donors especially right now," said Shari Vanderbush from the BloodCenter.
The blood drive picks up again Wednesday from Noon until 6:00 p.m. and on Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the La Crosse Center South Hall B.


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Over its 152-year history, North Central College has had only nine presidents. On Friday, May 17, 2013, the College celebrated the installation of its 10th president, Dr. Troy D. Hammond.
The Inauguration coincided with North Central College's Cornerstone Week, an annual event that celebrates the College's move to Naperville and the laying of the cornerstone of Old Main on May 17, 1870. This year's celebration culminated in the Inauguration ceremony and ball. Traditional events like the Rall Symposium, Honors Convocation and the Cornerstone community picnic led up to the Inauguration. The celebration will continue over the weekend with fireworks, musical concerts, an Inauguration worship service and service project. Please join us in the excitement of a new presidential era as the College looks toward its brilliant future.


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By Barry Massey: The Associated Press
SANTA FE — New Mexico is becoming the 18th state in the nation to prohibit the euthanizing of animals in gas chambers.
Gov. Bill Richardson signed legislation into law on Monday that bans carbon monoxide gas chambers for killing dogs and cats at animal shelters.
"There is a more humane way to euthanize pets and we have to enforce this," Richardson said at a news conference at an animal shelter on the outskirts of Santa Fe.
Only four communities — Clovis, Jal, Lovington and Tucumcari — use gas chambers. Others across the state use lethal injection, which Richardson described as the "least stressful and most humane way" of euthanasia.
Clovis Mayor Gayla Brumfield joined the governor at the bill signing ceremony along with House Speaker Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, and House Majority Leader W. Ken Martinez, D-Grants, who sponsored the legislation.
Brumfield said the eastern New Mexico community is preparing to make the transition to the use of lethal injection at its animal shelter.
"We will work together with the state to make this happen," said Brumfield.
The Legislature allocated $100,000 to assist communities like Clovis.
"It was never our intention to put anybody out of business," Lujan said of local animal shelters. "It was just to address a way of being more humane to our small animal pets."
The governor also signed another bill that will make it easier for New Mexico shelters to use lethal injection. The state will permit trained and licensed euthanasia technicians, who do not have to be veterinarians, to purchase and administer the drugs used for euthanasia of animals.
The technicians will be licensed by the state. A veterinarian also does not need to be at the animal shelter when animals are euthanized by a technician.
"Some shelters and communities can't afford to hire a veterinarian to perform euthanasia by injection. Now they'll be able to save money and use licensed euthanasia technician instead," said Richardson.
The new laws take effect June 19.
The gas chamber ban is HB265. The euthanasia requirements bill is HB593.
On the Net:
Governor: www.gov.state.nm.us
Legislature: www.nmlegis.gov


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As Blair Walsh's game-winning 29-yard field goal split the uprights as time expired, you could almost hear legendary baseball announcer Jack Buck. More than 20 years ago, as Kirby Puckett's dramatic, 11th-inning, game-winning home run cleared the Metrodome wall in Game 6 of the 1991 World Series, the late, great Buck uttered one of sport's all-time greatest calls.
And we'll see you … tomorrow night!
Well, not quite. The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings won't see each other tomorrow night – it'll be Saturday night, in a rematch of Sunday's knock-down, drag-out 37-34 Vikings victory in the regular-season finale for both teams, in the very same building where Buck made his signature call. And come to think of it, at some level, Buck's other classic – I don't believe what I just saw, after Kirk Gibson's heroic home run in the 1988 World Series – probably applies as well.
Because by virtue of the Vikings' victory, the Packers will host their NFC North rivals in a Wild Card playoff showdown at Lambeau Field six days from now. And if Sunday's was any indication, it should be a classic.
"You seen Mike Tyson? It's one of those. You get knocked down, you have to get right back up. They had the last punch, and they knocked us out," said Packers tight end Jermichael Finley, a swollen-shut left eye adding to the effect of his words.
"They played big-time football. I didn't expect it; that last drive. But they're a playoff team, and we have to get ready for them. They're not a pushover at all."
At 11-5, the NFC North-champion Packers are the No. 3 seed in the NFC. A victory would have secured the No. 2 seed and first-round bye that instead went to the San Francisco 49ers (12-4-1). At 10-6, the upstart Vikings are the No. 6 seed; a loss would have sent them home for the postseason and allowed the Chicago Bears (10-6) into the dance.
Hence, Saturday night fever at Lambeau Field, kicking off at 7 p.m. CST.
"Tough, tough loss today," said Packers coach Mike McCarthy, whose team had its 13-game winning streak (including playoffs) against division opponents snapped and missed out on sweeping the division for the second straight year. "(But) the playoffs are upon us. That's basically the message to the football team. We have the opportunity to play the Vikings again back at Lambeau, so that's where we're shifting our mindset.
"We had an opportunity here to take care of business and have the bye week and that opportunity is passed. The playoffs have started for us now. It's official. We got a taste of the environment, what it's going to be like on the road. Playoff football's different. It is every year. Today's opportunity is something we can apply to this upcoming week."
Asked if he liked the idea of facing the Vikings again so quickly, McCarthy replied: "Absolutely. We'll play anybody in the playoffs. I think it'll be a great contest. It's an opponent we're very familiar with. They're familiar with us. Everybody has confidence going into the playoffs. Most importantly, we'll be at home. So we're excited to play these guys."
They can't be excited about playing Adrian Peterson, however. Needing 208 yards to break Eric Dickerson's 28-year-old single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards set in 1984, Peterson came up 8 yards short of Dickerson's mark, finishing with 34 carries for 199 yards and a touchdown. (He also caught a 2-yard TD pass.) Coupled with his 210-yard effort on Dec. 2 at Lambeau Field, Peterson gained 409 of his 2,097 yards on the season against Green Bay.
"It's a bittersweet feeling inside. The first thing that came to my mind when I heard that I was nine yards short (of breaking the record) was, 'It is what it is. It wasn't meant to happen,'" Peterson said. "Not to say it doesn't hurt, because it does, (but) ultimately, we came in here tonight and accomplished the ultimate goal of getting a win and taking our team to the playoffs.
"I never knew (the yardage). I wasn't worried about it. I wasn't focused on it. I went out and played my game and accomplished what we wanted to. We're in now. We're in the playoffs. We get to fight another week."
As brilliant as Peterson was, though – and he was phenomenal – the Packers lost because they couldn't handle second-year quarterback Christian Ponder. In the teams' first meeting, Ponder completed 12 of 25 passes for 119 yards with one touchdown and two backbreaking interceptions for a passer rating of 41.9 in a loss that dropped Minnesota to 6-6 on the season. Sunday, he was brilliant and mistake-free, completing 16 of 28 passes for 234 yards with three touchdowns, no interceptions and a 120.2 rating.
"Any offense will tell you that when you can open up the running game, it really opens the passing game up for the quarterback," Packers inside linebacker A.J. Hawk said. "He did a good job of hitting some guys downfield."
And Ponder did that repeatedly. After the Vikings built leads of 13-0 and 20-7 while Green Bay went three-and-out on its first two offensive possessions, the Packers got a 51-yard Mason Crosby field goal as the half expired to reach the break only down 10. When Rodgers directed a 12-play, 42-yard drive to open the third quarter and capped it with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Greg Jennings, it was game on.
"It took us a little while to adjust to the crowd noise and get going. That usually happens up here," McCarthy said. "This is a tough place to play, no doubt. We anticipate this being the loudest environment of the year. They pumped it in here pretty good today. It was very loud. I thought once we got going, and the mechanics of the no huddle were in order, I thought Aaron played very well."
Said Rodgers: "This is a tough place to play. They have some great sports fans who were loud and got into it. You have to absorb the first surge from the crowd and from their team and we did that. We got some points at the end of the first half, scored on the first possession of the second half. It just really came down to turnovers. We didn't create any and we had one turnover that turned into seven points for them. If you look at the final margin, you see a three-point loss and that's the difference."
After Jennings' touchdown, the Packers defense forced a punt, but on a third-and-7 play from midfield, Rodgers didn't see Vikings defensive end Brian Robison coming from behind and fumbled, with Jared Allen recovering. While their drive the other direction was momentarily detoured by what was initially ruled a Peterson fumble but reversed on replay review, Peterson's 28-yard run and a third-down holding call on Jerron McMillian on a third-and-goal incompletion to Kyle Rudolph set up Peterson's 2-yard TD catch to make it 27-17.
But things were just getting interesting.
Rodgers answered with a 73-yard strike to Jordy Nelson down the middle of the field, and that set up what would turn out to be an 8-yard James Jones' TD catch. Of course, it only became that after initially being ruled a fumble that was recovered by the Vikings – and the replay being initiated before referee Mike Carey's crew realized McCarthy had thrown his red challenge flag. According to Carey, had McCarthy's flag come out before the replay official had begun his review, it would have wiped out the review.
Instead, Nelson picked up the flag, the call went the Packers' way – not because of Nelson's stealthiness – and when Crosby drilled a 40-yarder with 12:25 left in regulation, it was 27-27.
But on the very next play, Minnesota's Jarius Wright sprinted past Packers cornerback Sam Shields to reel in a 65-yard pass from Ponder, stealing the momentum back. After a penalty, the Vikings faced third-and-goal from the Green Bay 12-yard line, but when fullback Toby Gerhart was stopped short of the first down, the Vikings got an automatic first down on a 5-yard illegal use of hands penalty on Green Bay cornerback Tramon Williams for hitting Jerome Simpson. On third-and-goal from the 3, safety M.D. Jennings couldn't knock down Ponder's TD pass to Mike Jenkins for a 34-27 lead.
"He was just pushing off the whole damn time. The referees just act like they don't see anything," Williams said of the call. "You've got to bring some fight sometimes and this is the time of year you can bring it out, but you've got to be more composed.


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In the mailbag from CSN Philly's Jim Salisbury, Salisbury states there is mutual interest between the Phillies and RHP Ryan Madson for a reunion. Madson, now 33, last pitched in 2011 in Game 5 of the NLDS against the St. Louis Cardinals, throwing a scoreless frame in the top of the ninth of the 1-0 loss.
After 2011, Madson signed a one-year, $6 million deal with the Cincinnati Reds to become their closer before succumbing to an elbow injury in Spring Training. Madson attempted to return in 2013, signing a one-year, $3.25 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels but once again fell to injury, pitching just one game for High-A Inland Empire.
Madson was borderline dominant as a set-up man for the 2007-2011 Phillies, accumulating an impressive 5.4 fWAR as a reliever in that time period with top 30 FIP and xFIPs among relievers. In his only season as the Phillies full-time closer, Madson posted a 2.37 ERA with 32 saves.
In Salisbury's piece, he states that Madson will likely begin throwing for teams in January and most likely will have to accept a minor league deal with an invitation to Spring Training. This is certainly a worthwhile gamble for the Phillies in a number of ways: if Madson can return to form, he is a great asset in the bullpen. If a healthy Madson plays for the Phillies as currently constructed, aka a team that is not expected to do very well, he may be able to net a prospect at the trade deadilne.
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I was awaiting this years D.Young, Dontrelle Willis type of thing.
I'm way way more interested in Madson's return than I was in either DY or DW.
I'm with you Schmenk. If Madson's healthy his age of 33 is a moot problem. Being injured for two straight years means he has less mileage on his arm. If he's healthy of course. He's a low risk high reward.
This is the type of low-risk, high-reward situation they should be seeking out. Of course, Ruben will probably sign him for 5/$55M.
Why do I cringe every time I read "if he's healthy". Helluva way to build a team. On a hope and a prayer.
(I might be biased given that I own a Madson jersey… but how on earth could this move hurt us?)
Sure why not?! (SMH! ) He would fit right in on our team of players on the wrong side of 30, overpaid players well past their prime and what makes it worse is this guy has not pitched competitively in basically a year and a half!
Geez our fans must look really desperate compared to everyone else now!
@Manny, agreed — definitely worth a flyer. Not only is he one of the 2 or 3 best relievers in the history of the franchise, but as Ian says if he can still pitch and the Phils are out of it in July he can net a prospect.
If he is willing to sign a minor league deal with low money then yes.
Given Amaro's uncanny ability to flip establish veterans (at exactly the right time) for talented prospects, signing Madson seems like a great idea. What could possibly go wrong?
I think we should take a chance on him, we have absolutely nothing to lose..
Why not, our roster is full of mid 30's guys at this point anyway…. Why would Ruben want to I dunno…..MAKE THE TEAM BETTER??!!??
2010 Madson > washed up Madson….. But that equation works for a lot of the guys we have on our roster anymore…
Would love to have him back and healthy.
I have no problem with trying this idea out, but it does bring a question to mind.
If he is healthy and working out for multiple teams why would he want to come back here after (what was reported as) a messy break-up when they signed Papelbong instead of him?
Year End Bits & Pieces (I invite your thoughts)
Yes, the Phillies aren't getting any younger but the Red Sox are pulling away from them in the age department. The Phillies' current average age is 28.2 yrs. while the average age of a Red Sox player is currently 28.5 yrs. The spread was just .1 year before the commencement of FA this year. Oh, and the Red Sox were, and remain, the oldest team in MLB.
So much for the negative effects of age.
While there's a ;lot of banter about the salary "cap," let's stop and ask a few question here.
First off the term is a misnomer since MLB doesn't have a salary cap, There's only a dollar figure ($178 million) above which a luxury tax must be paid. Unlike other major sports, the only limit to baseball team spending is a self-imposed one.
ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT TANAKA (or someone like him)
Exactly how devastating is a luxury tax in the scheme of things?
Well first of all, the penalty for first offenders is 22.5% while the penalty for 3-time offenders (the Yankees) is 40%. Since the Phillies have never exceeded the $178 mil mark they would pay the minimum in the event they go over that number.
The second thing to appreciate is that the tax is only levied against against the overage. So for sake of argument, let me illustrate a point based on the potential of a highly touted player like Tanaka. Let's assume the Phillies' current projected payroll is $168 mil for 2014 but they want to sign Tanaka for 5 years at 25 mil per year. That would make $15 mil subject to luxury tax or just $3.37 mil. in tax penalties in 2014. That's just 1/8th the amount they're currently paying per year for an oft-injured, bad-fielding 1st baseman who can't hit left-handed pitching, The penalty would not be repeated once some of the wasted salaries (ie Papelbon & Howard) are finally off the books, Assuming the Yankees sign Tanaka for the same dollars, they would have to pay tax on the full $25 mil or an additional $10 mil – and that fee would almost certainly be levied every year for the length of Tanaka's contract since the Yankees are already so far over the tax-free base . Hence, while the Phillies currently have a bloated salary vs talent, (IMO) they also have both the money and room to compete for top FA talent, and compete NOW, especially since their biggest mistakes will be off the books well before the bloated salaries on wealthy teams with more recent mega-signings, like the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers and Angels.
In 2013, Alex Rodriguez made more money than the entire Houston Astros team and half of his salary was compensation for sitting on the bench. For an eye-opening list of the best and worst-spent dollars in baseball, go here:
It all goes to MLB with 50% helping to pay for benefits programs, 25% going to MLB promotion and the last 25% going to 3rd World player development – primarily foreign high schools without baseball programs.
WHICH BRINGS UP A QUESTION FOR YOU PNers (commenters and pundits , alike)
With American high schools and colleges dropping their baseball programs at an alarming rate due to lack of funding, why the hell isn't MLB putting some of those luxury tax dollars back into the U.S. school programs. Local college case in point: Temple University which recently announced its intention to drop multiple sports, including their baseball program. I'm sure many of you can tell horror stories about sports funding issues in your local school systems.
Just sayin.'
Speaking of age, I posted a query to FanGraphs. I asked for data, by position, correlating age and days on the DL. It's only one piece of the puzzle, but might be interesting. They responded positively but don't know how quickly the wheels grind there.
wbramh, fascinating comment-
Let me share my initial thoughts
Unfortunately for the Phillies people age differently. A guy like David Ortiz has aged well so far. Ryan Howard – ehhh not so much. But I think the point about having an aging ball club is about health, and yes you can get lucky, but why take that chance?
Also average age IMO is a poor measure, the real number should be "balance" of age. If you have the right mix of old and young as the Red Sox do, you have the advantage. While the Sawx do have their share of very old players they also have some really good young players. So their balance gives them a slightly better shot at staying healthy than our larger collection of mid thirties guys. During 2013, on offense they had young guys like Bogaerts, Middlebrooks, Bradley, Carp, Nava and Iglesias (before he was traded). We had Brown and Revere- and then later in the year a couple guys came up and contributed- because of injury. I think the point here is it's not age, it's injury- and the increased chances of an older team getting injured.
SALARY CAP, TANAKA and LUXURY TAX
I completely agree with you on all points-
Since he's officially free to negotiate now, go get Tanaka Phillies!!!!
The OVERCOMPENSATED
I didn't find the list to be eye opening. Again it's about balance, and depth. If paying too much allows a team to contend, I'm all for it. Jayson Werth and the Nationals come to mind, but on the other side of the coin is the Angels with Pujols and Hamilton, it's not working so well there.
Mixing the next two topics- LUXURY TAX QUESTION
I'll be annoying and answer this question with a question.
Are the programs being dropped because of lack of funding- or lack of interest? I'm pretty certain that if the sports being dropped are well supported and attended, and by that I mean by someone else other than just the players parents, they wouldn't be dropped. Unfortunately we live in a world now where it's all about the money, even at our educational institutions.
Anyway that's my take. Merry Christmas to you wbramh, I always enjoy your comments.
If Ruben wants to make a statement and secure a portion of the future, he would go all in on Tanaka.
The Phillies are rich and are about to get richer (TV deal).
Hi Lefty,
Thanks for that thoughtful response.
As to age, you're absolutely right about some players remaining at the top of their game longer than others. Your Ortiz-Howard example would have been the first to come to my mind, too. There's always guessing and luck involved, but an educated guess is what smarter teams take and they're the ones who usually end up with an Ortiz. So I guess my point is that winning is age-neutral.
Of course, my use of Masahiro Tanaka as an example was just that – an example. No one can no for sure how well he will transition to American baseball, but based on recent top Japanese talent he would probably be no less than number two in the rotation on most teams and the ace on quite a few -possibly including the Yankees. It's situations like this that reveal the weaknesses of teams devoid of sophisticated metrics measuring capacity, the Phillies being one of them.
As for the "over-compensated," yes, there was nothing eye-opening; just a reminder about the best laid plans. For Seattle's sake, I hope they break the negative trend with the signing of Cano. If they miscalculated, Cano's contract may finally be enough to break the giant, endless contract habit for everybody.
On the use of luxury tax funds, college football programs tend to pay for all of the other sports programs. If football attendance and TV revenue are poor the entire sports program suffers. High school sports are another story. HS Baseball and other sports programs suffer from the same lack of funds that plague many academic fields these days. So my question was why MLB doesn't offer American high schools the same or better funding that foreign schools receive to maintain their baseball programs? Considering that a full 25% of luxury tax collected by MLB goes to support foreign high school level programs, tens of millions of dollars could have been at least shared with local American community baseball programs courtesy the Yankees' luxury tax alone.
And from one lefty to another, Merry Christmas to you too.
I always enjoy reading your insights, Lefty.
Hope to read many more this year.
The second para should have read, "No one can KNOW for sure."
Sorry – brain freeze.
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BTW, today (12/27) Cole Hamels joins the ranks of the thirty-somethings.
Old players are more injury prone? That's probably true, but doesn't explain the injuries to Pettibone, Brown, Revere, Lannan, or Kendrick, and some bullpen depth pieces who were all still in their twenties. It also doesn't explain why Rollins played in almost every game, that Cliff Lee pitched 200+ innings, or that Utley's ancient knees held up all year. A lot of what's been happenning with the Phils is bad luck, not just signings of older players.
If Madson can pitch with some ability, his slightly advanced age isn't going to matter one bit, and could even help. Just his experience will make him a better option than many young snots; he'll know when he can't blow the ball by a hitter, whereas a rookie might think his heat will conquer all.
George, agreed- The Phillies had unusual bad luck with the young guys, well- except Dominic Brown who seems to have bad luck injuries more often than some younger players. This year's Los Angeles Lakers and last year's Celtics are the poster boys of why you don't try to put together a team of old stars. It can and has worked in the past, but it's really just pushing you're luck if you don't have to go that route.
I also would like to see if Madson can pitch. I just wonder if he would want to come back after what was an apparently acrimonious departure.
"Mutual interest" I think means that Madson has few reservations about coming back. He does have a different agent now, and his former agent, Scott Boras, may have been part of the "acrimonious departure."
When a person is unemployed, as Madson is, acrimony sometimes dissipates and becomes a "misunderstanding." It's amazing what incidents a person can rationalize for a chance at a million bucks, and maybe the offer will include a "whack Amaro upside the head" clause.
George, I'm glad you replied, I had no idea that Madson had switched agents. I just looked it up and sure enough I just missed it. Guess that answers my question.
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The Internet is responsible for many, many jobs, and by virtue of the fact that one of these jobs is mine, I think we can all agree that it's a good thing.
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3Monday Morning TV Executives (And Everything Else, Really)
"Monday Morning Quarterback" is the name given to the man or woman who watches football on Sunday and then shows up at work Monday morning pointing out all of the mistakes the quarterback (and usually the coach) made in the previous day's game. They casually toss out all of the reasons why they would have handled that game much better than the professionals. They do this because they have hindsight. They already know what worked and what didn't work in the game, so it all seems obvious to them (it's also easier to make decisions in a football game around a water cooler, instead of in front of thousands of screaming fans while a bunch of angry men are running at you). I've also heard this sort of person described as an "Armchair Expert." It's someone who has no real experience in anything, but likes to sit around the house (in an armchair, I guess) and criticize and judge the decisions made by actual experts.
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"Why, no, I didn't graduate high school, but I do watch a lot of TV. I think I know what's going on."
If you're on this site, there's a good chance that you're a fan of Dan Harmon's Community, a rarely seen (but very beloved) NBC comedy about misfits who bond over being stuck in the same community college (that's the worst and most misleading description of that show ever written). Due to its low ratings, lack of awards and general weirdness, Community has always been right on the verge of possible cancellation, every single week. It's managed to stay on for three seasons and recently got picked up for a fourth, but its creator and showrunner, Dan Harmon, was unceremoniously fired. The news of his firing was revealed late on a Friday night in a TV Guide article. A few days later, Harmon shared his side of the story on his blog. According to Harmon, he wasn't even told about his firing; he read about it the same way we all did.
It's an unfortunate and complicated situation, so naturally, the portion of the Internet that cares about television took to their keyboards and immediately went off like the Monday Morning TV Executives they all are. Some folks rushed to Harmon's defense, saying that the networks are crazy to cut Harmon out of the show he birthed, as he is a creative genius, while others pointed out that Harmon couldn't have been completely innocent, as this isn't his first time being fired from a show he created. Few people were saying, "Hey, I'm a fan of that show. I wonder if it'll still be good next year ..." Instead, everyone was saying "NBC is IDIOTIC, they're handling this all wrong" or "Harmon brought this on himself, that's just the way he is."
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I know, because I'm one of the Armchair TV Executives in that thread pretending he knows what he's talking about when, really, what the hell do I know? What do any of us know? The Internet is so full of information that we're encouraged to comment on business decisions in ways that make us feel like participants instead of viewers, but really, we know jack shit. A showrunner getting replaced isn't new; it happens all the time. The Internet, however, and all of the instant news that goes along with it, is new, which is why we all get to hear about this business decision. And since we can hear about it, we must all suddenly be experts on the inner workings of networks and TV studios, and we've all got loads of opinions that demand to be heard.
Sixteen years ago, if they'd gotten rid of Larry David, the showrunner for Seinfeld, no one would be sitting around the water cooler talking about how foolish NBC was acting, or how Larry David brought it on himself by being so uncooperative, because no one would have even known the creator was fired. I know this, because years ago, they did get rid of Larry David, and no one really paid attention to it. It happened without fanfare, but because this is the future, everyone's an expert on everything, which is how idiots like me can run around the Web pretending he knows what he's talking about.
(Refresher Course: I do not.)
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Social media has been great for a lot of people in the entertainment industry. Using Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and other things, probably, you can find and interact with your own audience and completely control your online image. Cracked's own Shelby Fero has managed to amass an enormous audience and jump-start her comedy career based on the strength of her hilarious tweeting. I myself use Twitter to engage with my many wonderful followers with deep and insightful tweets.
But as kind as she's been to me, Sweet Lady Internet hasn't been quite so generous with some other folks. Before the Internet invaded my life, I found new bands the same way everyone else did: by going to various clubs and shitty bars and following the acts I liked. The bands would get up on a stage and play music I enjoyed, and then I'd go home and they'd go home, and everything was wonderful, because I never had to hear that band talk about itself.
Today, we have the Internet, and if you've got a band and you want to be the biggest band in the world, you would be stupid not to have a website. An unfortunate side effect is that every band that has a website invariably has an "About the Band" section, and I have never read a single "About the Band" section that didn't make me immediately cringe with douchechills. The problem is that these bands want to sell people on how great they are and how unique their sound is, and there's not really an elegant and non-pretentious way to do that. Let's take a look at some samples.
That's the bio of an unsigned band that I actually like. I caught one of their shows several months ago and tracked down their website, but immediately stopped reading their bio, because I wanted to continue liking the band. "Ragged band of untrustables"? Come on, guys. It's hard to like a group that uses words like "sizzling," "sputtering" and "grace" to describe their sound (their sound is "fucking pop music," by the way).
Hey, this other band I like included a "more cowbell" reference in their music bio. When I first heard that band, I thought, "I'd like these guys a lot more if I knew they had the same sense of humor that I had in 2001." So it's nice to see that they do. It's not a coincidence that, when bands get famous, they drop these horrible "About Us" descriptions and replace them with either a series of reviews from music magazines or just nothing. Instead of an "About the Band" section, they've got "Buy Our Music" and "See Us on Tour" sections. As soon as the Black Keys were famous enough that they didn't need to describe their sound to anyone, they took that bio right the hell out.
You'll find the same kind of uncomfortable bios for struggling actors. Since the Internet DEMANDS that you make a website with a bio to complement your resume and reel, actors are forced to write about themselves in a way that makes them sound different, and interesting, so people will hire them. Unfortunately, the part of the brain that makes you good at acting has nothing to do with the part of the brain responsible for not sounding like an idiot when describing yourself.
Go to any unknown actor's website. They're all "high energy" and "enthusiastic" and "destined to be on stage since they were a little [whatever]!" mixed with a few terrible jokes.
The best bio for an actor is a headshot, resume and reel. The best bio for any band is "There are four people in our band, these are the instruments we play and this is what we sound like," with an immediate link to their music. The Internet has turned artists and creative people into de facto self-promoters, and that's simply not a skill that everyone has. It takes a special kind of person to really know how to effectively use social media to their advantage.


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The 90-year-old star still performs regularly at the Gold Coast Casino in Las Vegas and on cruise ships. He exercises at a gym regularly, swims and dances.
A passenger on a Radiance of the Seas cruise to Alaska commented: "He was amazing and lively and hilarious. Loved him!"
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Local dance instructors James and Kathy Taylor performed with Allen in Las Vegas some 16 years ago and, more recently, on cruise ships. They invited the well-known comedian to Beeville. The BCA invites the community to enjoy his humor, punctuated by Blackwell's music.


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Given For You: Reclaiming Calvin's Doctrine of the Lord's Supper
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God's High Calling for Women
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God Delivers: Isaiah Simply Explained
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God's Pattern for Creation: A Covenantal Reading of Genesis 1
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Gospel Fear
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The Christ of the Covenants
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Christ & Culture Revisited
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My LO is almost 7 months old and does not seem to really like any food I've offered, even mixed w/ EBM (which is shocking since older DD couldn't get enough when we began w/ her 2yrs ago!!)
I know yogurt is milk based, but I thought I read somewhere because of the cultures it's ok to give babies under 1yr, does that sound familar to anyone? I make our own yogurt (super easy in crockpot!) so it has no sugar, additives, etc... Has anyone tried yogurt as a first food? Sometimes dairy "locks you up", has that been a problem if you've tried it?


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Slow-Cooker Chicken Curry
Time Prep: 20 min
Total: 8 hr20 mins
Servings Total: 10 servings
What You Need:
10 chicken thighs (2 ¾ lb) skins removed
1 jar (16 oz.) Thick and Chunky Salsa
1 onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. curry powder
1 cup fat free sour cream
Make It:
· Place chicken in slow cooker. Combine salsa, onion, and curry powder and pour over chicken. Cover with lid
· Cook on low 8 to 10 hours (or on HIGH for 5 hours)
· Transfer chicken to platter; cover to keep warm. Add sour cream to slow cooker; stir until well blended; Serve over chicken
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Nikki Haley today announced direct savings to the businesses and taxpayers of South Carolina that Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Director Catherine Templeton has been able to achieve in her first two weeks on the job.
Gov. Haley said, "The Haley administration has asked all of our Cabinet members to show results to the people of this state quickly. What Catherine Templeton has done for the businesses and taxpayers of this state in two weeks at LLR is what I want the rest of our Cabinet to follow in the next year. We are proud of Catherine's leadership and look forward to more successes."
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West Virginia finally decided last Thursday that it will expand its Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin made the announcement during a news conference in Charleston as West Virginia became the final state in the nation to make its decision.
"Although we may not agree with every provision of the ACA, I must make a decision for West Virginia based on the circumstances presented to me, " the governor said.
Twenty states and the District of Columbia had already indicated they will expand coverage and four more states are expected to take that position as well, according to Avalere Health LLC. Ten states will likely opt out of the program and 15 states have already said they will not participate.
This study to determine what West Virginia should ultimately decide about the continuation of its Medicaid program has already cost the state more than $860,000. At the request of legislators, the state hired a Maryland company – CCRC Actuaries – to study the available options.
The governor said back in February that West Virginia would enter into a partnership with the federal government for its exchange instead of running its own program or leaving it entirely in the hands of the federal government. Last Thursday, he confirmed that West Virginia will open the Medicaid program to more lower-income residents.
The new federal law requires states to offer the Medicaid program to additional lower-income residents with unadjusted annual household incomes of up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. This higher income level-about $31,800 for a family of four-means another 91,500 more people in West Virginia will get Medicaid coverage.
The United States Supreme Court, even though it upheld the federal Medicaid overhaul last year, did strike down the federal threat to withhold a state's existing federal Medicaid funding to any state that refuses to expand the number of residents who can receive coverage via the Medicaid program.
During the last year, about 415,000 residents of West Virginia received health care services from Medicaid. In fact, this state has the 12th largest Medicaid program in the country when measured as a percentage of this state's population.
The federal government will cover the costs of expanding Medicaid for three years, but the individual states must cough up 10 percent of the costs by the year 2020. And Medicaid already takes a big bite out of this state's budget. So the governor has already cut spending in some other areas to allow for the rising costs.
The health policy director for the state insurance commissioner, Jeremiah Samples, said the original contract with Maryland-based CCRC Actuaries did not include a completion date. He also said the goals have changed since it was awarded, but that CCRC had expected to finish its report by the end of January. However, private insurers have been reluctant to share information which caused the delay.
Meanwhile, it would be appropriate to say that new attorney general Patrick Morrissey has "hit the ground running" in his new role as the state's "premier warrior," a description that can be traced back to an earlier ruling by the State Supreme Court.
Less than four months from his swearing in, Morrissey has already embarked on several new goals for the office, including a statewide "Jobs Summit" tour. He has also made it clear he plans to challenge the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency in instances that he considers "federal overreach." Some critics wonder whether or not he has the authority to tackle these topics.
Certainly his predecessor, Darrell V. McGraw, sought and relished the limelight during his 20 years in the same position. One of his major efforts centered on consumer protection during his 20 years in the job that ended when Morrissey surprised many political observers by defeating McGraw in the 2012 general election last November.
Morrissey's high profile behavior so far is based on claims that he has wide reaching authority from both the state constitution and state laws. West Virginia University law professor Bob Bastress said the state constitution is "quite vague" on what the state attorney general can and can't do.
Finally, the president of the West Virginia Citizens Defense League – a group dedicated to private gun ownership – has issued a challenge to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, who plans to re-introduce his bill in Congress to require enhanced background checks on gun purchases.
Keith Morgan. president of the West Virginia Citizens Defense League which is based in Charleston, told a Beckley newspaper last week that Manchin's proposal is "defacto registration" and could lead to confiscation of firearms. He said it would do nothing to prevent the illegal use of guns but, rather, will outlaw face-to-face gun transactions at shows.


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In the end, Slobodan Milosevic may be best remembered as simply one more petty example of what Hannah Arendt called the "banality of evil." A midlevel communist apparatchik who took advantage of various incidents as the former Yugoslavia was unraveling along with the rest of the communist enterprise in the late 1980s to propel himself toward positions of personal power, he ultimately did Serbia, the country whose nationalism he exploited, a great deal of harm.
In the midst of standing trial for war crimes at an international tribunal at the Hague in the Netherlands, Milosevic was found dead in his cell of an apparent heart attack Saturday. His death will no doubt stir conspiracy theories; an antibiotic he was taking apparently countered the effects of other medications for high blood pressure and a heart condition.
He accused international authorities of poisoning him, but one Dutch doctor thinks he took it to "poison himself" enough to get so sick the authorities would send him to Russia, where he might have survived in exile.
Slobodan Milosevic's death before the end of a trial that had dragged on for four years deprives history of a verdict. It also demonstrates, however, that an international tribunal might not be the best way to deal with political leaders who are responsible for causing unnecessary death and persecution above and beyond what war ordinarily inflicts. There is a danger now that some Serbs will view him as a martyr. It might have been better to let Serbians try him.
The "butcher of the Balkans" was an unsubtle but skillful practitioner of one of the more reprehensible activities of modern political leaders: stirring up and exacerbating ethnic hostilities and grievances to pave his path to power. It is doubtful whether this cold-blooded operator really believed in all the nationalist slogans he mouthed or felt the historic grievances he recalled.
Encouraging hatred and hostility served his purposes, however. Some 200,000 people died as Milosevic and other ethnic opportunists tore Yugoslavia apart, and people who had managed to live together for generations will not trust one another for generations to come.
Like all tyrants Slobodan Milosevic was a sad little man at the end.


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Journal Junction for March 22
Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner. Journal Junction comments should be limited to two to four sentences and be no longer than 80 words. Longer comments should be submitted as "Letters to the Editor,"?which is a separate forum. The Journal's classified ads section offers help to those with lost or found items. This is a sampling of comments received today. Any others, subject to editing, are published in the online Journal Junction at www.journal-news.net under opinions.
From Martinsburg:
The family of Wayne Jones wants "justice" after he stabbed and cut a police officer, then refused to give up his weapon? Sound to me like he already got justice.
From Harpers Ferry:
Something needs to be done about the mice problem at C.W. Shipley Elementary School. Mice are running around in the lights and urinating and defecating above the children's heads. My child told me a dead mouse stayed in the light fixture for two days before it was removed. This situation seems unsanitary and scary with all the talk of the Hantavirus recently.
From Martinsburg:
I agree with the person about the third-time offense and only getting four years. Also, I would like to know how they can get on Facebook once a week at ERJ.
From Morgan County:
Abuse your wife, shoot at her, resist arrest, get shot and get a big fat check. Resist arrest, stab an officer, get shot and that's an execution? That accusation is just step one in the lawsuit. These bottom-feeding attorneys and clients are getting rich off the taxpayer and this broken system, all the while eroding law and order and accelerating the demise of our society.
From Frederick:
To the Martinsburg caller who stated that anyone caught selling drugs near school property should be stood up against a wall and be shot: Seriously dude, what have you been smoking?
From Martinsburg:
The Police Department in the Panhandle is run like a street gang, not the police. You are either "one of their own" or someone for the police to bully. The departments are out of hand and should be put in check – and not by "one of their own."
From Martinsburg:
I hope the family sues the city of Martinsburg, and all the officers who shot the Virginia man execution-style get life in jail.
From Martinsburg:
To the Martinsburg caller on March 20 concerning the sewer increase: Are you an environmentalist wackadoodle? If you agree with the proposed increase after we just had a water increase, why don't you pay for every one? Some folks have very limited income and can barely pay for everything now. You must have a blooming money tree in your backyard. May we all have a little sprig?
From Berkeley County:
I have a great idea for the people from Huntfield. Why don't they hire a bunch of people to trap the cats? That way, the city council will be creating jobs too.
From Charles Town:
I think the people did have a voice in highering the new sheriff. We the people elected the county commission to represent us, and that's what they were doing when they hired our sheriff.
From Martinsburg:
Thomas Sowell said term limits for politicians do no good. I say limit them to two terms: the first in office, the second in prison.
From Martinsburg:
Having raised our three children to adulthood successfully, and now with grandchildren, we are pleased. The three children are pleased also after seeing many of today's youth struggling and failing in life. If parents do not raise their children, the children will raise the parents, and the battle is lost.
From Martinsburg:
Imagine your child being railed with bullets from an assault weapon. If it breaks your heart, please call your representative in Washington, and let them know how you feel. The number is 202-224-3121. Thank you!
From Martinsburg:
Martinsburg has a wonderful Police Department. I believe under the circumstances of the incident, they did the proper thing. I think the lawyer, who must be hired up for a case, owes the Police Department an apology. He should have never taken the case. Justice was done in this incident and the police took the proper action.
From Shepherdstown:
Here we go again! Another cook transferring from Shepherdstown Elementary after having only been there for a couple of weeks. There is definitely a big problem. Parents, beware. The principal doesn't seem to be able to keep cafeteria staff. One must wonder why.


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Welcome to our website. We are the Sustainability Council at Creighton University, made up of students, staff, and faculty under the leadership of Mary Duda. The goal of our organization is to bring effective sustainability strategies to Creighton University, integrating this important movement into what we teach, how we live and work at the University and extending this to our daily lives.
Our website provides information on current initiatives as well as future plans. This will include ongoing educational efforts in the colleges of the university as well as such mundane matters as recycling and energy use.
Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, asked that we seek the magis, the greater. Thus we are called to be more generous, more compassionate, more forgiving. When it comes to sustainability magis can also mean less- we can consume less and exploit resources less. This requires the generosity Ignatius asks of us to share what we have equally with others now and in generations to come.
Sustainability includes grand schemes and small initiatives. There are endless possibilities -- walk from your residence hall, bike from home if you are able, car pool, turn off lights when finished in a classroom, explore sustainability through curriculum offerings, join our student organization, our faculty organization or this eclectic group. Read the material we provide electronically rather than print it out. On a grander scheme, advocate for continued sustainability on campus and encourage colleagues and friends to live fully, even with less, for others now and in the generations to come.
We invite you to explore our pages and join up with some of the many ongoing initiatives and organizations on campus that are focused on sustainability. We are limited only by our creativity and ability to work together to make sustainability a part of everyday life, our life, here at Creighton.
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In alignment with Catholic Social Teaching and our Jesuit tradition, the Creighton University Sustainability Councils mission is to support and advocate for lifestyle and institutional changes to create a more sustainable campus and a just, global community for current and future generations.
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Sustainability at Creighton would not be where it is today without the leadership of Lennis Pederson, who founded the Sustainability Council and promoted sustainable practices as Director of Facilities Management and Associate Vice President of Administration. We wish him well in his retirement.