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Report 1 Dissenting (2-26-03)
Summary of the Report
By Morgan Thornberry, DFRB Chair
The following is a report that I am issuing as a dissenting member of the Deadly Force Review Board.
I hold that while The Evergreen State College Department of Police Services Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are ambiguous in some areas, we are still able to identify the intent or spirit of the SOP and make decisions based on this (if not those unambiguous and explicit areas of SOP).
From my review of the cases and College policy, I determined that the drawing of firearms by officers was not justified and necessary under the circumstances, and furthermore was not in compliance with College policy. While the question of whether drawing of firearms was justified and necessary appeals largely to standards of reason and good judgement, I have also cited section 10.04.00 of the SOP in my decision. In my answer to the question of whether the drawing of firearms was in compliance with College policy, I draw from section 10.04.00 again. Reporting by involved officers (Adkins, Perez, and Neely) was not in compliance with the SOP. The SOP does not state that Chief Huntsberry had a responsibility to report such a use of force to his supervisor (though this responsibility can be inferred from the very existence of the DFRB).
There are a few things about what happened in these cases and in the aftermath that are troubling. First, that Chief Huntsberry and Vice President of Student Affairs Art Costantino authorized the use of an undercover officer in order to arrest small time sellers of marijuana. I understand that police officers cannot turn their cheek to unlawful actions, but in this case Police Services sought out the dealers with an undercover officers. I would argue that this is not in line with the principle of community policing, to which Police Service is subordinate. The question of whether we want undercover officers needs to be posed to the community as a whole.
Second, Chief Huntsberry, aware that felony search warrants were to be served in the dorms, and aware that academy training teaches officers to draw firearms in serving felony search warrants, did not discuss with involved officers before the search whether they would draw firearms, nor under what circumstances they should draw firearms. Furthermore, after the service of the warrants and after he read reports that did not mention a drawing of weapons, Chief Huntsberry did not look into whether weapons were drawn. He said in an interview with the DFRB that while reading the reports, the question did not occur to him. (It was not until after a student informed him that firearms were drawn that Chief Huntsberry launched an investigation.) This is not acceptable. Especially as we approach the 24/7 arming of officers, our community needs our Chief of Police to be attune to our concern with firearms being used safely and responsibly by police officers.
Lastly, during the investigation by Chief Huntsberry, Officer Adkins who was supervising the warrant service, said that a discussion on whether to draw firearms did not take place because it was "understood" that firearms are drawn in making a felony drug warrant service - like "putting on socks" (see Director's Investigation for Deadly Force Review Board). Given community concern about the safe and responsible use of firearms by police, and given the principle of community policing under which Police Services operates, this kind of thinking should not exist among our officers. Drawing guns in the dorms-or anywhere on campus-is not like putting on socks. I believe that the community wants officers to put serious thought into drawing firearms before they do so.
26 February 2003
The Deadly Force Review Board is charged with the task of examining all incidents where a firearm is drawn, discharged, or displayed in a threatening manner, or when any other type of deadly force is displayed or used by a Police Services officer. It is the responsibility of the Board to determine if such threat or use of deadly force is (1) accidental or intentional, (2) justified and necessary under the circumstances, (3) in compliance with college policy, and (4) indicative of a need for a change in the College's policy regarding training and/or Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
Because of the similarity of the two cases, I will summarize and address them together. The incidents occurred on the 23rd and 27th of October 2002. Police Services was conducting undercover information gathering in order to make an arrest of a dealer of hallucinogenic mushrooms. Corporal Neely, along with Officers Adkins and Perez, assumed the task of coordinating the undercover operation and Officer Goebel served as the undercover officer. As an undercover drug buyer, Officer Goebel had to gain credibility in the campus drug scene before he could make a buy from the mushroom dealer, which was necessary to making an arrest. To these ends, Officer Goebel made two separate purchases of marijuana ($40 in the first case, $20 in the second) from two separate subjects. Felony search warrants were issued and served on the dorm apartments of the two sellers. Prior to the actual warrant service, an entry plan was discussed that included the sequence of officer entry and the areas of responsibility once the entry had been made. The drawing of weapons was not discussed. Officers Adkins and Perez and Corporal Neely entered the residences with weapons drawn and held at the "low-ready" position: firearm pointed downward in front of the body at a thirty to forty-five degree angle with the trigger finger outside the trigger guard (see Director's Investigation for Deadly Force Review Board, 20 November 2002). After the residence was secured, firearms were reholstered.
None of the officers named above noted in their reports of the two incidents that firearms were drawn. In his initial review of their reports, Director of Police Services Steve Hunstberry did not inquire into whether firearms were drawn in either of the incidents. Chief Huntsberry was prompted to probe the matter after a conversation with Cooper Point Journal reporter Brent Patterson on or around 29 October in which Mr. Patterson mentioned a rumor that firearms had been drawn on both occasions. According to Chief Huntsberry, on the 30th or 31st of October Officer Neely verified that officers made the warrant entry with firearms drawn. (Officer Adkins verified the same later, on 19 November). Chief Huntsberry immediately reported his findings to Vice President of Student Affairs Art Costantino, the vice president in charge of Police Services (see Director's Investigation for Deadly Force Review Board, 20 November 2002).
I have separated these incidents into two parts; first, the question of whether drawing of firearms by Officers Adkins and Perez and Corporal Neely was (1) accidental or intentional, (2) justified and necessary under the circumstances, and (3) in compliance with College policy and the SOP, and second, whether Officers Adkins and Perez, Corporal Neely, and Chief Huntsberry were in compliance with College policy and the SOP in regards to reporting the drawing of firearms.
In responding to my charge as a member of the Deadly Force Review Board, I want to first address the question of whether the Officers' drawing of firearms constitutes a use of Deadly Force. Before proceeding, it must be clear that such drawing of firearms (without the subsequent discharge of the firearms) constitutes a use of Deadly Force, and thus can be addressed by sections of The Evergreen State College Department of Police Services Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that pertain to the "use of Deadly Force".
"Deadly Force means the intentional application of force through the use of firearms or of any other means reasonably likely to cause death or serious physical injury" (SOP, section 10.01.00) [Emphasis added.]. The "use" of a firearm is not limited to firing, but rather includes drawing the firearm. An officer draws a firearm in order to use it as a threat to achieve a desired effect, and officers should draw their firearms only in those circumstances in which there is reasonable cause to believe that it may be necessary to fire the weapon.
Moreover, the SOP and Charge to the Deadly Force Review Board classify the act of drawing a firearm as an instance of the use of deadly force. The Use of Force Continuum (see the SOP, section 10.02.00) classifies "firearms" under the last stage of the continuum called Deadly Force, and the Charge to the DFRB states that the Board is to review all incidents where "a firearm is drawn [Â ] or when any other type of deadly force is displayed or used" by Police Services Officers. Both documents classify any threatening use of firearms as a use of deadly force. In those places where the SOP does not explicitly classify drawing a firearm as a use of force, it can be inferred from the overall tone of the SOP and the Charge to the DFRB that the spirit of the SOP is to say that drawing a firearm constitutes a use of deadly force.
Therefore, in both of the incidents, officers who drew their firearms were using deadly force and sections of the SOP pertaining to the "use of deadly force" are applicable.
Applying College policy and the SOP on the use of deadly force, I have made the following conclusions regarding the drawing of firearms in both incidents:
(1) The drawing of firearms was intentional.
(2) The drawing of firearms was not justified and necessary under the circumstances. The Officers drew their firearms not because the specific circumstances of the cases necessitated it, but rather because they (mistakenly) believed that the SOP allowed for it and because academy training taught officers to draw firearms in the service of all felony search warrants. Officer Adkins, who was supervising the warrant service, offered that it is "understood" that firearms are drawn with making a felony drug warrant service - like "putting on socks" (see Director's Investigation for Deadly Force Review Board, 20 November 2002, p. 6).
Officer Adkins' statement does not accurately reflect the SOP on the Use of Deadly Force, but what's more important is that the statement reflects the lack of consideration that officers gave to the specific circumstances of the cases before drawing firearms. As mentioned in the description of the cases above, Officers Adkins and Perez and Corporal Neely, in their plans for the warrant service did not discuss whether firearms would be drawn. (Nor did Chief Huntsberry, who was aware that the warrant was to be serviced, discuss it with them.)
The fact that drawing of firearms was not discussed prior to the service of the warrant combined with Officer Adkins' statement on "putting on socks" leads one to believe that the Officers drew their firearms not because the specific circumstances of the cases necessitated it, but rather because (1) they (mistakenly) believed that the SOP allowed for it and, (2) because academy training taught them to do so. Section 10.04.00 states: "The decision to apply Deadly Force in a situation should not be based solely on the fact that Department regulations and state laws allow its use. Good judgment must always dictate reasonable and necessary action." The Officers violated this section of the SOP because there was no prior discussion on whether it was reasonable and necessary to draw firearms in these circumstances.
In retrospect, one might say that it was reasonable and necessary to draw firearms in serving the warrant because the Officers did not know who or what was on the other side of the perennial door. One might reason that because there were multiple unknown factors, erring on the side of safety, the Officers drew their firearms. I acknowledge that in these cases there were multiple unknown factors before Officers entered: Who was inside? Did any of those subjects inside have a history of violence? Own firearms or other weapons? Significantly and unfortunately, the Officers made no known attempt to clear up these unknown factors. If the Officers were serious about upholding the standard that firearms should not be used unless necessitated by circumstances, they would have made an effort to answer some of these unknown factors - to know the circumstances, in order that the use of firearms could have been determined by necessity, or alternatively, could have been avoided all together.
One might object that the felony sale of narcotics is cause enough to necessitate the use of firearms in securing the scene, implying a correlation between the felony sale of narcotics and the possession of deadly weapons by the sellers. But it is important to recall that what the Officers knew was that a mere $20 and $40 of marijuana had been purchased on two occasions from suspects (and the Officers made no known attempt to determine if the sellers dealt on a larger scale). I would argue that there is scant, if any evidence to connect the sale of marijuana on such a small scale to the possession of deadly weapons by its sellers. Member of the Deadly Force Review Board and Thurston County Sheriff's Officer Neil McClanahan affirmed my sentiments when in addressing the Board he said that evidence to show such a correlation would probably not exist because it is anomalistic for a department to make such a small-scale drug bust. (Officer McClanahan, on a different occasion went on to say that if his department were to make such an unlikely bust, that they would most likely use a "knock and talk" technique. Using a knock and talk approach, an officer would knock on the suspect's door, say that there is evidence that the suspect is selling marijuana, and that the suspect can invite the officers in to search or that they will return with a search warrant. This is an alternative that could have been employed - or at least considered - by the Officers involved in the incidents.)
(3) The drawing of firearms was not in compliance with College policy and the SOP. Section 10.04.00 allows that officer may use deadly force to:
- Protect themselves or others from what they reasonably believe to be an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury.
- Arrest or apprehend a person for a felony.
- Prevent escape from the Officer under the conditions of section 10.04.00.
In these cases, it was not reasonable to believe that an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury was posed by the subjects inside the dorm apartments. The claim that the felony sale of narcotics correlates with the possession of deadly weapons by its sellers, plus the assertion that Officers didn't know who or what was on the other side of the door, does not add up to an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury. This is so because, as discussed in section (2) above, there is not evidence to support the connection between a $40 sale of marijuana and possession of deadly weapons by its sellers. And, also as discussed in section (2), the Officers, had no reason to believe that an imminent threat existed, as they did not conduct any known research into such a question. Had the Officers truly believed that there was an imminent threat on the other side of the door, I expect that they would have researched who and where the threat was likely to come from, what kind of threat it was likely to be, what innocent bystanders would be in the apartment, an so on.
The SOP allows for the use of deadly force to prevent escape from an officer, however, this was clearly not the circumstances of these incidents. The last remaining allowance for the use of deadly force is in order to "[a]rrest or apprehend a person the Officer believes has committed or has attempted to commit, is committing, or is attempting to commit a felony" (SOP, section 10.04.00). Were it not for the further conditions entailed in this subsection, the use of deadly force in these incidents would be in compliance with the subsection.
The subsection immediately goes on to state:
In considering whether to use Deadly Force under this subsection, the Officer must have probable cause to believe that a subject, if not apprehended, poses a threat of serious physical harm to the Officer or to others (SOP, section 10.04.00). [Emphasis added.]
This section indicates that the officer may use deadly force in order to effect an arrest for a felony, but that there is a necessary consideration to be made; there must be probable cause to believe that the subject, if not apprehended, poses a threat of serious harm. In these incidents, there was no probably cause to believe such threat existed.
(4) Involved officers were not in compliance with SOP on reporting, while Chief Huntsberry (technically) was. SOP states: "In cases of lesser uses of force that may have or could have caused injury, the Officer will promptly notify a Supervisor and will submit an internal written report on the incident prior to going off shift. These requirements apply regardless of whether an incident in which force was used results in actual injury" (Section 10.07.00). In these cases, while there was no actual injury, the use of force was used. Therefore, Officers Adkins and Perez, and Corporal Neely had an obligation to submit a report on the use of force. The three officers did submit reports, but the reports did not mention the use of force.
Chief Huntsberry was technically in compliance with the SOP because section 10.07.00 Reporting Use of Force only calls upon involved officers to report to their supervisor (Director of Police Services), but does not state that the Director must report to his supervisor, the Vice President in charge of Police Services. While the SOP doesn't state such a responsibility on the part of the Director, the spirit of the SOP and the Public Safety DTF's 1996 approval of a "permanent community review board that will review [Â ] every instance in which a Public Safety officer draws or uses a firearm" (Final Report of the Public Safety DTF, 24 May 1996), clearly requires that the Vice President in charge of Police Services, whose responsibility it is to convent the Deadly Force Review Board, be notified of the incident, presumably by the Director. The Chief, though, was unaware of the drawing of firearms, so was unable to report to his supervisor on the matter.
Chief Huntsberry knew ahead of time that the warrants were going to be served. Having been aware that academy training included teaching the drawing of firearms in the service of felony search warrants, it is reasonable to think that Chief Huntsberry should have discussed the question of drawing firearms with involved officers before they executed the warrant. He did not.
After the service of the search warrant, and even after reading the reports of involved officers, Chief Huntsberry did not look into the question of whether firearms were drawn. Knowing that there was the possibility firearms might have been drawn-and that if firearms are drawn, the DFRB must be convened, and noting that it wasn't mentioned in any reports, Chief Huntsberry should have investigated the matter immediately. After a student reporter made him aware of the use of firearms in these incidents, Chief Huntsberry, to his credit, immediately launched an investigation into the matter. Still, he should have been on top of the firearm issue from the very beginning.
(5) The incidents are indicative of a need for change in College policy regarding training and SOP.
Standard academy training teaches officers to draw their weapons when executing a felony search warrant. Training for officers at Evergreen needs to teach officers to consider whether there is probably cause to believe that a subject poses a threat of serious and imminent physical harm before they draw their firearms, and also that drawing firearms without making such considerations is not in compliance with the principle of community policing.
SOP needs to be changed in the following areas:
- Section 10.01.00 "Definitions". The definition of deadly force needs to be changed to more clearly define deadly force as drawing a firearm, as well as firing a firearm. (Alternately, if the community so decides, drawing a firearm and firing a firearm may have two distinct terms, but subsequently should each have a set of guidelines for when the action is necessary and justified.)
- Following this clarification in the definition, SOP needs to include unambiguous guidelines for drawing firearms. What considerations must an officer make before he draws his firearm?
- Section 10.07.00 "Reporting Use of Force". This section already states that officers must report uses of force that don't result in actual injury, but the standard should be made more explicit. It should state the officers must report all instances of drawing a firearm, and that all instances in which a firearm is drawn on a person must be forward to the Chief of Police Services, and then from the Chief to the Vice President in charge of Police Services.
- Section 10.02.00 "Use of Force Continuum". Stages 8 and 9 of the continuum, respectively "threat of deadly force" and "deadly force", need to be more clearly defined.
Section 10.03.00 "Officer's Acknowledgement of Policy", states that
"All officers must receive and demonstrate an understanding of this
chapter [Chapter 10.00.00 "Use of Force"] before they are authorized to carry a firearm on duty."
I recommend that this compliance with this policy be a first priority for Police Services. Considering the ambiguity and lack of awareness surrounding the use of force in the incidents for review, it may be necessary to conduct formal or informal supplemental training for officers on Chapter 10.00.00 "Use of Force".
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By Helena Rodriguez: Local columnist
Si se puede!
"Yes, we can!"
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However you translate these three words, this was the chant that led many Latinos to take to the streets and the fields in the 1960s and 1970s to demand better working conditions for farm workers and civil rights for all.
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Just when I was starting to lose faith in the system, it's good to see there is still power in numbers. And just when I was starting to lose faith in our Latino people who have been known over the past few decades to be passive and slow in getting involved in politics, I couldn't help but feel proud seeing a new generation of Latinos taking to the streets and waving the Mexican flag.
As a result of the massive demonstrations we saw around the country a few weeks ago, President George W. Bush had no choice but to listen and to renew his severed ties with Mexican president Vicente Fox.
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However, I hope this is not a guest-worker program that continues to undermine the contributions these workers make to our national economy. After all, there is some truth to the movie, "A Day Without Mexican," which gives a fictional yet not-so-far-fetched account of what would happen if all of the "Mexicans" disappeared for the day.
In this fictional scenario, the whole state of California comes to a standstill because there is not enough manpower to keep things afloat and things quickly fall into chaos without childcare workers, nannies, mechanics, cooks, waitresses, gardeners, people to harvest crops, fast-food help and even a weatherman who disappears for the day.
While I do not argue that the United States needs to secure its border and protect us Americans from terrorists, we also have to have respect for those less fortunate who come knocking on our doors. Most immigrants are not asking for a handout, just for an opportunity to make a decent living. And in the United States, si se puede!
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LA CROSSE, Wis. -- La Crosse resident Avanelle Genz is beginning to get her yard into shape for the season. "I've done the front side and the side. But the back of the house to the ally is what I have left. And as you can see, some can be done again because of the neighbors leaves."
Avanelle has always enjoyed the outside work but admits in recent years it's gotten more difficult. "I get so far and then I get tired. Just plain tired. When you get to be my age, it sort of wears on your body."
Well help is on the way for Avanelle and about 200 other La Crosse residents thanks to the 15th annual neighbors day put on by the La Crosse Jaycees. "We organize volunteers to go out into the community to help our elderly and disabled residents clean up their yards for spring. We do raking, trimming, shrubs, turning gardens and washing outside windows."
Avanelle first signed up to get the extra help two years ago. "They'd rake one section and I'd rake another. That's how it worked just fine."
"In order for them to stay in their hoes, they need help with these things because a lot of them don't have family around or neighbors that can help them."
"Anyone that needs help that feels like it's a burden...it's a big help. I don't even care if they don't do a good job, it's still lots of help."
In order for this program to continue to be successful, people need to step forward who are willing to volunteers their time for a few hours on April 16th. "They just need to know how to have fun. Really that's what it's all about. If you know how to pick up a rake and put a little elbow grease into in - this is for you."
"I really appreciate it cause I think it's beneficial. It's really a big help."
The deadline to receive help has already passed, but it is not too late to sign up to volunteer. If you are interested, the La Crosse Jaycees would like to hear from you by no later than this Sunday but the sooner the better. For more information and to sign up, you can check out www.cityoflacrosse.org.


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Sen. Claire Ayer, D-Addison, introduces end-of-life bill S. 77 Tuesday in the Senate Chamber of the Statehouse in Montpelier. Ayer is flanked on her right by Sen. Christopher Bray, D-Addison, and Sen. Peter Galbraith, D-Windham. Sen. Robert Hartwell, D-Bennington, is in the foreground right.Sen. Robert Hartwell sat alone in his committee room this morning, poring intently over "Robert Baxter versus the state of Montana."
The 2009 case went all the way to the Montana Supreme Court, where judges weighed the legal implications of allowing doctors to hasten the deaths of their terminally ill patients. The Supreme Court ultimately said it could find "find no indication in Montana law that physician aid in dying provided to terminally ill, mentally competent adult patients is against public policy."
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(Note: this article is part of a series. You might want to read the previous installments, Moving Your Body [5], Feeding Your Body [6], and Reducing Stress [7], first.)
Emotions and attitudes can feel like solid things-when you're in a bad mood or angry with someone, you may get a sense that the mood surrounds you like fixed walls. But giving in to this perception is a bit like putting yourself in prison. We like to think instead of moods and emotions as part of a flowing process, which changes frequently, based on what we're experiencing and the stories we're telling ourselves. With this perspective you can work with your emotions to enhance those that are positive (and thus good for you).
You already know that stress (which can be caused by long-term negative emotional patterns) will mess with your circulation, sleep patterns, digestive health, and ability to fight off diseases. But what about the effects of feeling good? A recent study found [8] that healthy attitudes like joy and enthusiasm can help protect you from chronic heart disease. The Mayo Clinic states [9] that positive emotions can help you fight off the common cold. Other studies agree [10] that people with healthy attitudes and contentment will actually live longer than those who mainly experience negative emotions.
The first step in transforming your emotional health is to take a look and see where you're at right now. You may be experiencing a lot of anger, or jealousy, or feel tight and closed up-that's okay! It's a big step to simply identify where you are, and possibly the most important step along the journey. Here are two assessments you can take now:
Since emotions are part of a continually flowing process, don't be surprised if each day your assessment results are different (in fact, Barbara Fredrickson recommends doing her assessment every day for a week to get a truer sense of your baseline).
Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh likens our minds to a garden: we all have the seeds of joy, gratitude, compassion, anger, jealousy, and fear. But it's what we choose to water that will flourish-so if you practice cultivating a mind of compassion, it will naturally grow. Likewise, if you dwell on old resentments, you are feeding them and giving them strength to pop back up again.
This doesn't mean that you ignore, or push away, negative emotions! Current research indicates that this kind of emotional repression can lead to sickness. Instead, you cultivate a mindful attitude that simply notices when you feel bad and when you feel good, and gently work to give energy to the emotions that create long-lasting health and happiness. Barbara Fredrickson identifies these as amusement, joy, hopefulness, interest, curiosity, confidence, inspiration, wonder, love, and contentment--among others.
The benefits of choosing positive emotions are strong and long-lasting. Dr. Fredrickson's extensive research shows that that those people who experience more positive emotions than negative develop a broad, open approach to life that builds skills and creates a natural resilient to adversity.
Here are some ways to "water" the seeds of positive emotions in your own life:
Now you have the tools you need to spend some time this month noticing your emotions and how they affect you. Work consciously to water the seeds of joy, kindness, and gratitude. As Barbara Fredrickson says, when we cultivate positive emotions, "our vision literally expands, allowing us to make creative connections, see our oneness with others, and face our problems with clear eyes."
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Why Residence Life?
Lenfest Hall offers suite-style living with well thought-out design and amenities in line with what students expect in contemporary campus housing.
Each unit can serve four to six students and features four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a small common area. Kitchenette and a free laundry room are provided on the fifth floor. Each suite is equipped with Wi-Fi access throughout and TV cable in the common area.
The building also features a convenient dining hall, offices, mailboxes, the magnificent Gould Rehearsal Hall, 32 additional studios for lessons, individual practice, classes, and rehearsals, and a fifth-floor garden terrace. The building has 24-hour security attendants and security cameras. Residents of Lenfest Hall have 24-hour access to all practice rooms within the building.
Who is required to live in Lenfest Hall?
For 2016-17: All incoming students who were born on or after September 1, 1994 and will hold a high school diploma by September 1, 2016 are required to live in Lenfest Hall during their first two years of study at Curtis. Additionally, incoming students who are over 18 years of age and pursuing a high school diploma are required to live in Lenfest Hall during their first two years of study at Curtis.
Students who are 17 years of age and under and pursuing a high school diploma are required to live with a parent or guardian off-campus. Younger students who initially live off-campus with a parent or guardian are required to move into Lenfest Hall at the start of the academic year after they turn 18 or complete their high school diploma, whichever comes first.
Older students are strongly encouraged to consider the cost, safety, and convenience of living in Lenfest Hall.
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There are numerous opportunities for residents to become involved in activities and programs. Getting involved in these functions is a great way for you to meet people and develop organizational skills. While RAs serve as a catalyst for many floor and building activities, you are encouraged to participate actively in and/or organize programs. Examples of student-initiated activities might include:
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Why consultants need to face better performance audits
Nearly 20 years ago, a group of forward-looking actuaries led by Jon Exley of Mercer decided it was time pension schemes changed their ways.
In those days, they invested heavily in equities, justifying their purchases through smoothed actuarial forecasts of future returns, which helped sponsors and trustees sleep well at night. No one seemed capable of conquering the resulting edifice of misunderstanding.
But Exley achieved this by co-authoring research arguing schemes should use market-based returns rather than the actuarial magic pencil.
He argued the certainty of income from quality fixed-income and index-linked bonds made these, rather than equities, the perfect match for liabilities.
Exley's views, underpinned by accounting reforms, were seen as a "wake-up call" by John Ralfe, former corporate treasurer at Boots, who switched his entire scheme into bonds in 2002. Several schemes followed suit, to a greater or lesser extent.
But investment in a range of bond instruments made life more complicated. Consultants went on to persuade several perplexed clients to agree to fiduciary arrangements, where third parties take charge of investment decisions.
As luck would have it, the majority of fiduciary managers were previously consultants to the schemes concerned.
Elsewhere, consultants have used the sophistication of the new market plus diversification as an excuse to take a more proactive advisory role.
For several years, a steady rise in the value of bonds and swaps has made everyone concerned look rather clever.
But life could now get tougher, as bonds edge lower and equity values rise. Fortunate schemes are agonising over whether to take profits on their swaps. Others are desperately hoping their price will fall, so they can buy protection.
Yet, even at this delicate moment, consultants are resisting attempts to develop a peer group performance measurement service.
We have been here before. In 2006 data provider Blacket Research, led by Roger Brown, studied shortlists of managers put forward by consultants. It found none outperformed a random selection of managers over three years.
Consultants were affronted, arguing Blacket's data was far too limited to be any use. They squashed Blacket's attempt to deliver a comprehensive consultant performance service, through a mixture of persuasion and legal threats. Blacket went into administration at the end of 2006.
These days, Brown runs IC Select, which sets out to advise pension schemes on the quality of their consultants.
He takes the view that not too much has changed: "The review of the investment consultant consists of little more than an annual meeting to discuss the service received, a governance standard far less than applied to fund managers."
He says a great deal of time gets taken up with conversations about manager skill. Which is unfortunate, given that the strategic asset allocation, where consultants' input is key, contributes up to 90% of scheme performance.
Brown says consultants are also tardy in terms of confirming the comings and goings of their own personnel. One manager said: "These consultants demand shedloads of information from us, but never provide it themselves."
Brown has just started a service that updates clients with such news.
It gets worse. Data compiled by KPMG suggests 83% of schemes that use consultants as fiduciary managers do not appoint third-party monitors.
Smaller schemes are particularly neglectful, following the development of cosy relationships with consultants over the years. Schemes also resent paying two sets of advisory fees, given fiduciary manager charges tend to be quadruple their standard advisory fee.
Transparency needed
It's high time something was done. And the best route to better understanding lies with the publication of performance data. On the basis a simple solution is often the best, it should comprise the annual progress being made (or not) towards full funding.
For the sake of completeness, funding progress for schemes using consultants as advisers should also be compiled.
To provide a proper comparison of investment expertise, contributions made by sponsors can be stripped out of the equation. A benchmark could easily be built out of industry data on scheme funding compiled by the Pension Protection Fund.
Consultants at large firms say one size can never fit all. One said: "Measurement is usually against scheme-specific objectives, and frequently against funding-level and risk-level targets. This is not very susceptible to peer growth comparison."
Maybe so. But no one should disagree with the argument that the top priority for every scheme will be progress in improving their funding level. It is, bluntly, the only thing that matters.
Patrick McCoy, head of pension advisory at KPMG, has concluded funding performance could be the simplest, and best, way of measuring expertise.
Other steps might include hiring third-party monitors for fiduciary managers. Mark Hodgkinson, co-founder of Muse Advisory, a monitoring organisation, says positions should be reviewed every three years, the same way managers are assessed. This focuses the debate on funding progress and risk exposures.
Reviews can be more meaningful these days because Towers Watson, Aon Hewitt, Mercer and Hymans Robertson do not have quite the same stranglehold on the market as in the past, as talent moves to smaller firms. IC Select's Brown believes their growth represents one of the healthiest developments in the consulting business for many a year.
We profile JLT, backed by Jardine Matheson of Hong Kong, this week. Punter Southall has just acquired the firepower to buy out its former backer, Sanlam, helped by strong returns from P-Solve investment chief Mike Faulkner.
Graeme Muir and Alison Hamilton have won 25% of the local authority actuarial market for Barnett Waddingham since 2006. Redington has a decisive view on swaps, and alternative sources of inflation-linked products. LCP has won respect for leading the charge into pension scheme buyouts.
For its part, KPMG aims to hold the ring as a strategic adviser. No doubt its latest recruit, a certain Jon Exley, will be providing input, in his quiet, but utterly determined, style.


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Things like heart, determination and passion are, Mitchell says, important to the success of a football team.
And he openly admits that those traits were lacking from his winless 2013 Trojan squad.
He got his fill of those things from his 2014 bunch during Beeville's first scrimmage of the year on Friday at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
"The ingredients that it takes to win," Mitchell said, "or be successful in football – the mental toughness, the playing hard, when something bad happens continuing to fight – all those characteristics I saw tonight, and we never saw them last year.
"Those intangible improvements are what I'm most excited about."
The Trojans and the visiting George West Longhorns each scored once during the first part of the varsity scrimmage. The two squads also traded touchdowns in the timed quarter, which was the final part of the scrimmage.
Mitchell said he was happy with the way both the offensive and defensive units played.
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Offensively, Mitchell's spread system is based on tempo and speed. He was happy with that as well.
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Still, Mitchell was quick to point that his team still needs some work.
"We've got a lot of improving yet to do, and we've got to fix all the little things and get consistent with them," he said after the scrimmage.
Overall, he left the stadium happy but reserved about his team's performance.
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At the freshmen level, the two squads deadlocked at one touchdown apiece.
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Spicy roasted parsnip soup
Nutrition and extra info
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal233
- fat10g
- saturates1g
- carbs30g
- sugars0g
- fibre10g
- protein6g
- salt1.1g
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Olive oilol-iv oyl
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- 1 tsp coriander seeds
Coriander seedkor-ee-and-er seed
The small, creamy brown seeds of the coriander plant give dishes a warm, aromatic and slightly…
- 1 tsp cumin seed, plus extra to garnish
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 1 large onion, cut into 8 chunks
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 2 garlic clove
- 675g parsnip, diced
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- 2 plum tomato, quartered
- 1.2l vegetable stock
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. In a bowl, mix together the oil and spices. Add the vegetables and mix well. Spread over a heavy baking sheet, then roast for 30 mins until tender.
Spoon into a food processor or liquidiser with half the stock and process until smooth. Pour into a pan with the remaining stock, season, then heat until barely simmering. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice. Garnish with cumin seeds.
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I made this yesterday for the first time. Taking in to account previous comments I doubled the 4 main spices, I added a red chilli with seeds and a sweet red pepper. It was quite hot but delicious. I might put half a chilli next time. I did grind the seeds as I dont like gritty bits. Will definitely be making it again :)
Just cooked this recipe for the first time in years, it's still amazing! The seeds didn't bother me at all, my blender crushed them up nicely. Beautiful flavours, and I'm not even a parsnip lover. I was a bit more generous with the spices than the recipe states, plus I added some nigella seeds that I had in the cupboard. Delish.
Yummmmm! Took comments on board and ground my spices with a pestle and mortar. Also used 1/3 carrots with the 2/3 parsnip. While they were roasting I fried the onion in the lemon juice (which I may omit next time) added the stock and 75g red lentils and simmered, then added in the roasted veg and stick blended (no hard bits of spice at all). What is this nonsense of using a food processor to blend? Don't make life harder than it needs to be!!!
4 stars
The soup was really tasty, I followed the advice of previous reviewers and used ground cumin, coriander and mustard from a jar.
I also added (for my own taste as it was a little bland for me)
- Sweet peppers (roasted with the parsnips, onions and tomato)
- Chilli powder
- Salt and Pepper
- a lot more cumin
I doubled the ingredients as I wanted to freeze some portions. I made 6 good sized portions.
Hope yours taste as good as mine!
I tried this soup twice. First time with coriander powder, no lemon juice and no mustard seeds. I put it down the sink. I went out and bought all the correct ingredients and gave it another chance.
It was better, I think the Oxo vegetable stock rather than the Knorr helped. I still won't be making this again though, me and my family rated it about 5.5/10. It just has this weird after taste, sort of powdery. I love the store bought Baxters parsnip soup and I like parsnips but this just tastes weird. I used a high powered Blendtec to puree the soup too.
Bottom line - It's just not one of those soups where you really want to gobble it down because it tastes so good. Oh this recipe makes A LOT of soup, I would half the ingredients if it's your first time making it.
Lovely and warming perfect for autumn. I used garam masala as didn't have separate spices - probably about 1.5 tsp and I'd use more next time. Couldn't really fit it all into my processor so it was a bit bitty, I've hand blended the remainder and it looks smoother. Also used baby plum tomatoes and added a dollop of creme fraiche on serving. Will make again.
This soup is absolutely amazing. So delicious and a very welcome change to roasting parsnips which I'd got into the habit of doing. I swapped the coriander and cumin seeds for dried leaf ad ground. The mustard seeds I swapped for wholegrain mustard and the plum tomatoes for two large beef tomatoes. Not because I wanted to modify the recipe but because it was all I had in and it still turned out brilliantly. My two year old and my fussy husband loved it too so it will definitely become a regular in our house from now on! Oh and just in case your worried its a 'spicy' soup it isn't, it's a beautiful lovely sweet warm flavour.
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For those who haven't seen it, the Mets exploded the offseason to bits with their trade for Johan Santana.
Here's what people are saying about the deal:
ESPN's Keith Law says the Mets are arguably the best team in the National League now. He adds the Twins got a raw deal, not being able to grab Mets' top prospect Fernando Martinez or young pitcher Mike Pelfrey. I wholeheartedly agree.
Jim Callis of Baseball America also says the Twins got a low hand. The four prospects are all Major League probables, but risks are plenty. Personally, the Twins should've taken the Yankees proposal of Phillip Hughes, Melky Cabrera and Co., if that was on the table.
Shane Victorino said the Phillies shouldn't be considered second rate after the deal. "It's one significant move, but we made four moves to make our team better. We added in a third baseman, a right fielder, moved me to center, got Brad Lidge. We made our team better. They acquired a great pitcher, but we're a lot better team, too." Whoa, Shane, you also lost Aaron Rowand and still need some pitching. But I agree for the most part.
Jim Salisbury of the Inquirer says the Phillies will absolutely feel the effects of the deal.
Ken Davidoff of Newsday spoke to David Wright, who is loving the current Mets rotation. "Not only what he brings on the field, but for our younger pitchers to develop under a guy like Johan, a guy like Pedro, you can't ask for a better situation," he said. How true.
Casino Gaming Web (yes, them) are chiming in, saying the Mets should be among the top favorites for the World Series for 2008's odds. The Phillies? They don't say, but I'd guess top-8.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer thinks the Santana trade will bring the Mariners closer to dealing for Orioles pitcher Erik Bedard. Hey, Gillick, Carrasco, Madson, Outman and Marson for Bedard?
And Larry Brown Sports says "hold the phone, kids," because he isn't handing the Mets the 2008 World Series trophy yet.
Yup, this is why they play the games.
Of course, as I commented in the game thread, there is a huge positive out of all this: The Phillies and Mets rivalry has just been amped up a ton.
Just the volume of our comments section in the past 24 hours (and other Phillies blogs) show that the Mets fans are celebrating in our faces because, well, we are the team to beat. Still are. We won the division last year. Now the target is on our backs.
It seems the Santana deal is working much like the Yankees deal for Alex Rodriguez in 2004. Maybe the Phillies answer at some point with a big deal; maybe they wait until mid-season to pull off a deal involving a Nomar-type player (like Burrell?). Whatever the case, the rivalry is growing evermore.
No longer can we say the Mets and Braves are top rivals in the East. In 2008, it's all about the Mets and Phillies. Sure the Braves will be in the mix, but we've all been hoping for this rivalry to come — the fandom, the slurs, the berating. It's more fun with these two teams. Way more fun.
A few of the more tolerable Met fans in the comments said that the 2008 race for the NL East title will be tremendous. One said "first one to 100 wins … wins." I pretty much agree — the race is more heated than ever, and it's up to the Phillies to answer, both on the field, and in the front office.
Get ready, fans, we're in for a hell of a ride.
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Shane Victorino said the Phillies shouldn't be considered second rate after the deal. "It's one significant move, but we made four moves to make our team better. We added in a third baseman, a right fielder, moved me to center, got Brad Lidge. We made our team better. They acquired a great pitcher, but we're a lot better team, too.†Whoa, Shane, you also lost Aaron Rowand and still need some pitching. But I agree for the most part.
LOL Aaron Rowand was huge last year for the phillies.
That is a lot to lose and claim your better than before.
Pedro Feliz is nothing great, not sure why you guys feel he's so good
His average is horrible and this guy has been on the decline for the past 3-4 years.
Not saying the phillies are horrible, let me just say this. With Utley, Rollins and Howard you guys are a great offensive threat. But your pitching is absolutely horrible, who do you have besides Hamels thats reliable? no one
Don't be so quick to point out the inadequacies of the Phillies rotation. Mets fans are quick to overlook the often shaky and inconsistent careers of Orlando Hernandez and Oliver Perez. While not on the epic scale of Adam Eaton inconsistency, they can't be overlooked. Hernandez is getting old as well. And John Maine has barely proven himself to be a guarantee.
I can't bring myself to declare a Mets-Phils battle. It took an historic collapse and near-historic hot streak for the Phils to squeak by last year. It is entirely possible that, even before Santana, the Phils-Mets were going to have the same season as last year, without the suprise ending.
There is no reason to assume the Phils will play most of next season the way they ended last season. They could very well play the way they played for most of 2007. Still hopin', though.
First of all, I congratulate the Mets front office in landing the best starting pitcher in baseball since 2003. As a Phillies fan it is frustrating to watch you guys land him. It is depressing that the Phillies didn't make an offer for him either. And I agree with you that Aaron Rowand is a big loss for us, however, Victorino is just as good, if not better CF. Offensively, he brings a different approach. Having Rollins and Victorino might be the best one-two punch in the NL.
Now, all of you Mets fans have to realize you are coming off of the biggest collapse in baseball history. You had a 7 game lead with 17 to play. The psychological toll on this collapse in a virtually unchanged locker room has yet to sink in. Now landing Johan puts even more pressure on a young team that folded big time down the stretch.
How will Reyes rebound from a horrible second half last year? He was your table setter all season and choked down the stretch. Their is a big difference between potential and actual production. Will Pedro, Alou, Delgado be able to stay healthy all year? What Beltran will show up? Does Castillo have what it takes to handle a full season in NY? And you talk about our pitching- no one brings up Billy Wagner and his performance down the stretch. He has as more questions to answer than Lidge, who regained his form in the 2nd half of last year.
This trade no doubt makes the Mets the favorites in the East but how will you respond? Last time you were the favorites you choked and blew the division to the worst team in baseball history.
Let the games begin!
don't get me wrong, the phillies are good but not great. if after last year you think the mets are terrible you are crazy. the mets lead the nl east for 3/4 of the year. the phillies can be great too but the front office let aaron rowand getaway, which was a huge factor last year. they need to get some pitching and get it fast. you guys got a big bust when freddy garcia has been injured nearly the entire team on the phillies. the phillies are only a few good players away from being a contender in the NL. we shall see how this season turns out but i think the phillies will definitely beat out the braves for second place in the NL east and maybe earn a wild card. enjoy.
hey guys check this out, the braves fans swear they are the best team in the NL East, did they not forget who was 3rd the last 2 years??? LOL This is some funny stuff. They're pitching stuff is possibly a tad better than the phillies but their offense is not even in the same league as the phillies. here is the link
I shit you not, the Braves comment above left me laughing like a drugged-up, Japanese schoolgirl. Seriously, it almost made me think that New York may have a shred of humanity not worth obliterating! If you're all curious as to where my mirth originates, in a word, it's Atlanta. Go to Hell Muts for your shrewd negotiating, and maybe we'll discuss an upper-management acquisition next off-season, but for the time being, we're all looking at a Ph-in' hell of an '08 season!
I completely agree Shane Victorinos comments. I believe he is just as good if not better then Rowand in center defensively and Werth/Jenkins will be a close equivalent to Rowands batting stats from last year. Im pretty pumped for opening day.
If there is ONE thing Phillies fans and Mets fans can agree on is that the Braves are NOT better than either team. I still think the Braves and Mets are a bigger rivalry BUT as a Met fan I'd rather see any player on the Braves come to the plate before Utley, Howard or Rollins. Good luck Phillie fans it should be a great battle!
I don't think the Mets are terrible but I think you still have a ton of questions to answer as does every team. I think you guys are pretty old outside of Reyes and Wright, even older than the Phils. I am not sold on your bullpen at all. Plus, we did lose 4 out of 5 projected starters and closers last season to injury yet somehow pulled out the division. (Garcia, Leiber, Myers, Hamels, Gordon plus key bullpen guy Madson all missed significant time if not the season).
Your psyche is damaged too. The collapse will be brought up again as your recent history suggests you fold when having the division lead (2006 is the exception). You don't want your young guys learning how to lose, especially when you have the lead. Bringing in Johan is huge but it only increased the heat on Randolph and everyone else, especially when the celebration of the acquisition is over and expectations begin to set in.
If you honestly think the mets aren't going to win 95+ you got to be crazy. The Mets are vastly improved. We now have a healthy Pedro that showed some great stuff in the 5 games he did pitch. Remember Beltran missed about 3 1/2 weeks, Alou missed 2 1/2 months, Delgado missed about 3 weeks, El Duque missed nearly half his starts, Glavine missed 4-5 starts and Valentin was injured basically the entire season and had a big hole at 2nd till Castillo came in the picture. As you can see there was quite a few injuries. Which also led to the Mets having a less than .500 record the last half of the season. This year if everyone stays healthy and with a steady RF and 2B and a much better defensive catcher behind the plate, i think can be a huge year. But if injuries occur like last year there will be a close race again. If you are not sold on our bullpen just look at the numbers, you have possibly the worst bullpen in all of baseball statistically in philly. I definitely expect the Mets to win the NL East pretty easily and the Phillies to win the Wild Card over the pathetic offense of the Padres. Got to remember also, the DBacks are top 3 team in the NL with the pitching they have.
I got my sealtbelt on. Let's get this thing started.
You think the Mets had injury problems last year?!? How about Howard, Utley, Victorino, Myers, Gordon, Madson, Hamels, Garcia, Lieber, and Eaton ALL hitting the DL for significant stretches of time. You gotta be kidding me!
Managing/surviving injuries is always the most significant factor to any pennant race because the dropoff from superstars like Wright to their replacement is so significant. This is where depth comes into play. This is also where team chemistry and a clubhouse environment that motivates understudies to performance consistently at high levels.
Edge: Phillies on the field, Mets in the rotation and BP.
Keep in mind, injuries can quickly change a rotation. Look what happened to us last year, losing Garcia, Lieber, Eaton and Hamels. Could happen to the Mets. Besides, the Phils goal is to win a WS. Fortunately, this does not require us to win the Division, although that would be nice.
Im a mets fan, And i honestly think teh Mets r gonna take the East now. But i still think the Phillies have the Best offense in the NL, thats why they r my Wildcard pick.
Va Steve..Your absolutly right!! Its only a matter of time that Santana's arm is going to snap like a rubberband. Hes been a work horse for the Twins for years and never had a serious injury yet. Its only a matter of time. And to be truthfull..I believe the Phils will explode on Sanatana. All this talk on how he dominates lefties (based on facts however) but we aint just any ordinary team fellas. I hope Rollins hits him with a line drive in his pitching arm haha (just joking) This should be interesting though.
I am a native new yorker, live in manhattan… and am a big time phils fan. First things first, this is a yankee town. The mets are a 2nd rate organization whose existence is entirely predicated on the fact that that dodgers and giants skipped town. Those fans (my father and family included) couldn't possibly become yankee fans as that was a real geographical rivalry… and then came the mets. ugh.
now that I got that off my chest… santana is a huge addition and will make that team A LOT better. However, being in NY i watch a lot of met games (I think SNY does a pretty good job with the exception of a few retards they stroll out there that work in print/radio for a reason) and no met fan seems to want to discuss WHY they lost last year. It was never really the starting pitching, save for that last game where glavine gave up after 4 pitches. There were tons of errors, bad baserunning decisions (helllllllllo marlon anderson) and massive offensive droughts. Where did Jose Reyes go? He might be the best player on the team… he barely showed up the last 3 weeks. What about Wagner… he blew a few well-pitched games by perez and maine… will it be any different for johan santana? Maybe, maybe not… he'll put them in position to win almost every game he pitches, but they still have to hit, play defense and run the bases. Based on what I saw for most of last year, those aren't givens.
You guys can bitch all you want about handing over the division, but if you're a met fan, you watched those games just like i did. You saw all of the errors and the Ks with 2 men on and 1 out… you saw the same bad baseball that I did. Let's not pretend that an entirely different team is just gonna show up next season because of 1 new starting pitcher.
Sam you are a retard and if you lived in NY you would know that since 2006 the Mets have taken a lot of the fake yankee fans on their side. In the last paragraph you make no sense, every team goes on a drought like they did, did you forget that they lead the division for 3/4 of the season? Next time please think before you write and actually talk about the entire season not the 7-17 skid at the end of the season. Who cares they lost the NL East OMG they are done, they can never even win a game again. It's ok, they won as much playoff games as Phillies did without making the playoffs. It's very funny how everyone forgets that the phillies barely made the playoffs even with a 7-17 skid, just to get destroyed by the rockies. did you guys forget about that now?
no, haven't forgotten about that at all as i watched the phillies play… in the playoffs. I also had the pleasure of watching met fans cry in their seats after they lost on that last day. As someone else on this board said, "it takes two to tango…" and the phillies held up their part of the bargain. The rockies were a better team, and the red sox were better than them. I don't care about the first 3/4 of the season, it's not how you start, it's how you finish (evidenced by the phils 4-11 start.)
My point was, the mets are a very good team… but with some serious holes as I… and apparently you… saw last year. It wasn't just that 7-17 stretch. There was some bad baseball happening before that, I watched many games… we both know I'm not making this up… and those things just don't disappear. The Mets are in no way done… or never to win another game, they are as serious a contender as there is in NL, maybe in all of baseball. Putting aside the santana deal for a sec, the upgrades they made were minor but important. Schneider and Church are big defensive upgrades over lo duca and green. However, offense is another question… castillo's game is speed and he can't run anymore… and if you wanna pretend that jose reyes' maturity level isn't an issue, be my guest.
i don't know what fans have switched sides… i don't care, the yankees have been around for 100 years and have 27 championships. The mets are a replacement team. We have 10,000 losses, you've got that. Dig?
oh, and I'm not a retard as I don't say things like, "It's ok, they won as much playoff games as Phillies did…" what is that man, come on. Are you one of the guys the rest of these met fans are apologizing for? See you at shea buddy.
i'm not apologizing for anything, you won the season on the last day and now all of a sudden the phillies are the better team? who are you kidding? Anyway the Yankees have 26 championships, if you lived in NY you would definitely know that. i'm not a complete Met fan, i'm more of a baseball fan than anything. I even like the Yankees but I like the Mets way more. All I gotta say is we'll see this upcoming season. Have fun with one of the worst pitching staffs in baseball. Go look at some statistics and ohh yea we play at shea not Citizens Bank Park where softball should be played.
haha… like there's a difference between 26 and 27… but if i was really in NYC, I'd know that. Right… I live in NYC dude… I live here, I work here, I'm from here… and i don't sweat the details on yankee dominance.
I don't think the phillies are the better team, but i also don't think the mets are all of a sudden that much better because of one player. Still lots of holes… damn, i really do have to keep making that same point over and over again.
i had fun with one of the worst pitching staffs in baseball last year… didn't i? I mean, we should look at all the stats if we're gonna look at them… and that crappy staff did surprisingly well against the mets.
Let's see now Mr. Met, was it like this last year:
Mets five wins, 13 lost to the Phillies
Phillies 13 wins, 5 lost to the Mets
Last year the Phils had five of the six starters go down with injuries and still won one more game than the Mets…..oh well
If i were a Met fan, i would be to embarrassed to even look at a Phillies web site, let alone respond to one…..
head to head means nothing, where are those supposed holes in the mets? i'm not saying they are perfect but they are pretty damn good. Every position is covered pretty good and the pitching rotation is in great shape. You can't tell me we don't have the best or close to the best 3-4-5 rotation in the majors. You guys can shit on pedro all you want, he's a future hall of famer and i think he might be good. He pitched in 5 games last year and his ERA was suprisingly 2.57. I think he's smart enough to be able to pitch with what he has. Like i said, the phillies are only a few players away from being not good but great.
the mets are a good team dude, i'm certainly not arguing that… the rotation looks solid and santana is a beast. As for holes… middle relief, 1B (Delgado will have those 6 week slumps and you know it) and although i like Castillo, he's just real banged up these days and his speed seems gone. That's his game on offense and defense. I also like Alou, but he's old… will be hurt and they won't be able to get his power from anywhere else in the lineup when he's out. Also with Reyes… one of the best, but that was a major disappearing act last season. Just like Rollins, mets can't win unless that guy plays well. I'm also gonna say Wagner… not that lidge has my/our trust, but he has choked in soooo many big games dating back to when he was in houston… us philly fans know it well and you guys learned about it last season. His playoff ERA is something silly, over 5.
No one's knocking Pedro… at least i'm not, he's as good as anyone when he's on. I think mainly, what met fans are getting back from philly fans is something we haven't had in a very long time. Confidence. Not that we think this is the best team, but these phillie players aren't scared or intimidated and we know it. We haven't had that in… maybe 30 years? So, if you are 35 or under, you've never seen it.
why are the Phillies not interested in signing K. Lohse back for this year? I thought that he did good enough to be in our rotation as a number four.
That sure looks better than Eaton being in the rotation
This will be a fun year bank on it
one thing for sure the mets are fine for 2 years but after that what will they even do when Alou and Delgado are gone? Those are going to be problems. Sam, you are right about Delgado, last year he would heat up and then miss a week with injuries and it would take him like 10 games to find his swing again and then again he would get hurt. He broke his hand on the last game of the year when Willis hit him. That's another thing that can be bad for him this season. but i'm pretty confident in the team as long as everyone can stay healthy. the bullpen is good but can use help, i can't stand heilman, he's painful to watch and wagner hasn't be what you call dominant especially at the end of last season. but who knows we'll see what happens.
hey, if that guy that they didn't trade for santana (martinez i think?) can come up and do everything that milledge couldn't… they won't miss alou and delgado's bat as much.
and watch out for those nats met fans… a few ex mets on that team that would love to whoop on you
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CEO of state-controlled Russian oil company Rosneft Igor Sechin commissions new equipment at the Rosneft oil refinery in the Black Sea port of Tuapse, southern Russia, in 2013. The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Monday sanctioned seven Russian government officials, including two key members of the Russian leaderships inner circle, and 17 entities.
LONDON U.S. sanctions on the president of Russias largest oil producer, Rosneft, have intensified concerns for foreign investors in the country, particularly BP, which has a 20 percent stake in the company and whose CEO an American sits on its board.
Though BP says it remains committed to Rosneft, analysts say the worry is growing that the sanctions by the U.S. were merely the prelude to a tougher one against the company as a whole. That could push BP to reconsider its investment and threaten other foreign activities in Russia, such as ExxonMobils deal to explore the Arctic for oil.
Targeting Rosneft President Igor Sechin is seen as a warning shot of sorts singling out a confidante of President Vladimir Putin to underscore that the West will next time go after Russias biggest companies if Moscow doesnt help to resolve the crisis in Ukraine. That would make it illegal for U.S. investors to deal with the likes of Rosneft.
The fact that such sanctions might have an impact on Western interests gives them more heft, said Philip Hanson, associate fellow in the Russia and Eurasia program at the think tank Chatham House.
Sanctions are a message, he said. They are an instrument that are somewhere between pure diplomacy talking and warfare. If that message also has knock-on effects on you, it becomes more weighty.
Currently, the sanctions on Sechin himself also complicate life for companies like BP. Its CEO, Bob Dudley, may be barred from communicating with Sechin, raising practical questions about how they will continue to work together. For now, Dudley plans to attend board meetings, like always.
Rosneft itself has not been sanctioned, Dudley told analysts Tuesday on a call that was intended to focus solely on quarterly earnings. So we will continue to work in whatever the appropriate manner is with Rosneft, primarily as a shareholder but also as a partner.
Of course, BP is not alone in being a big energy investor in Russia and a partner of Rosnefts.
Texas ExxonMobil has been investing in Russia for years, including a joint venture to explore for oil and gas in the Arctic. Eni of Italy and Statoil of Norway also have deals.
In the meantime, the sanctions and the Ukrainian crisis are already having a monetary impact on foreign companies, if indirectly. Fears of the cost of sanctions on Russias economy have caused the ruble to drop sharply in recent months, cutting into the value of earnings from the country.
BP said Tuesday that its earnings from its stake in Rosneft fell sharply in the first quarter because of the rubles drop.
The British companys stake in Rosneft yielded a pre-tax replacement cost profit an industry measure of earnings of $271 million in the quarter ended March, down from $1.08 billion during the fourth quarter of last year.
Sechin, a former KGB officer like Putin, has been president of Rosneft since the early 1990s. He is seen as the mastermind behind the 2003 assault on the private oil company Yukos, whose founder, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was jailed following disputes with the Kremlin. Rosneft seized Yukoss most valuable assets, making it Russias largest company.
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