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The US gov't has cleared the Center Hamed Ehadadi from Iran to play in the NBA. (Obviously because of the political tension)
He averaged 16 points and 10 boards a game in the Olympics (including 21 points and 16 rebounds against Argentina) and has had a lot of hype in Asia. I see him as more of a project, but he does have some game. He can shoot too (even hit a buzzer beater from half court ) Do you see any teams taking he risk?? He is 7-2 and very mobile. I know the Knicks gave their mid level exemption to Duhon, so they probably can't place a bid. Is he just another overhyped foreigner???
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He is definitely in better shape than Curry. If Jerome would just retire maybe we could get an exception to sign him? Do you think he will be good in the NBA. Kind of reminds me of Rik Smits (Pacers), he wasn't that bad.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] take a look to this video(he is a real center like divac)[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] he is young ,he was born 1985, I think that the knicks should get him because is a very good project he is better than eddy fat curry and zach hamburger randolph
The Knicks can't sign him, because they spent their entire mid-level exception on the 5 point per game, on 38.7% shooting Duhon. That's why it isn't smart to sign the first player you see, for so much money. The only thing the Knicks can offer him is the minimum. There's going to be so many other teams with capspace and mid-level exceptions; he'll just sign with them for double, or even triple the minimum salary.
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forget about that dude , I saw him in asian games he may look good in beijing but he will not be a good NBA player.. Hibbert is far far and way way better than him...
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text: Yogurt in grocery store The dairy aisle is crammed with all kinds of yogurt. Many claim they contain "probiotics," but do you know what those are? "Not really." "No clue. Do you have a clue?" "No" John Santa, Consumer Reports Health "Probiotics are beneficial bacteria that can ease digestive problems, and may lower your cholesterol and in some cases can strengthen your immune system." Yogurt Packing up yogurt Yogurt Is there a difference between yogurts that claim to contain "probiotics" and those that don't? To find out, Consumer Reports sent samples of strawberry yogurts to an outside lab. The tests included the leading brands Dannon, Yoplait, and Stonyfield. Linda Greene Consumer Reports, "It turns out that all the yogurts we tested, whether they were labeled probiotic or not, had high levels of bacteria that were good for you." However, there were differences when it came to nutrition and taste. The Greek yogurts Consumer Reports tested had more protein, and they were thicker and creamier. But with any yogurt, look at the label for total sugar content. Linda Greene, "Several products we looked at contained about 25 grams of sugar per serving. That's equal to about six teaspoons of sugar!" Consumer Reports also had its trained taste testers try the yogurts. All rated at least good, and two were excellent for taste.


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Neil Rosen, 20, pleaded guilty in Bennington criminal court to three misdemeanor charges, one count of embezzlement and two counts of retail theft.
The sentence for the charges was deferred for three years. If he avoids further legal troubles and follows the terms of his probation, Rosens criminal record will be expunged.
In an affidavit, Officer Christopher Mason of the Manchester Police Department said Rosen had been an employee at Ralph Lauren Polo over the summer. On July 12, Rosen admitted in a statement that he had stolen from the store on five occasions, taking $40 in cash and about $600 in merchandise.
The $40 was returned in July and restitution has been made to the store.
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Yeah I did that too until I had the first epic pvp set. It takes quite a bite of resilience for discipline to really shine. Before that holy has blessed resilience which is awesome.Originally Posted by thethain
Yeah I did that too until I had the first epic pvp set. It takes quite a bite of resilience for discipline to really shine. Before that holy has blessed resilience which is awesome.Originally Posted by thethain
Very good thread, I was wondering if Enlightenment would be a better investment then Imp Flash Heal, haste is always useful as it lowers the GCD allowing you to do more in less time.
Also note the 4 piece set bonus for the PvP set does make a noticeable difference having also trading in 2 pieces of satin for mooncloth yesterday.
Yea, I did that back in the day... running Holy is a good plan til you get a decent PVP set, but I'm hardheaded I know I will die a lot, and fast, but I really need the experience of being more aggressive in arena, even if it is for a very, very short time!Originally Posted by thethain
Keep the great posts coming!
Question: Just to clarify, hit rating on pieces helps with mana burns correct?
Hit helps land mana burns but doesnt increase the amount only Int does that now.
Slightly off topic, I'm curious why disc priests arent taking blessed resiliance. I know it would come at the cost of enlightenment but its a guaranteed heal against MS attacks, right?
MS Warrior crits you for 5k damage (what does he have blues on? ^^). Blessed recovery heals you 750 health. Over 6 seconds. Meaning (I think it tickes every 2 seconds) 250 a tick. For 3 talent points you can have MUCH more. Plus why wouldn't it be affected by MS when it's a heal? Meaning in the example before it would only heal you for 375 over 6 seconds. I think trolls regen more with their racial than that.Originally Posted by rickkcir
Edit: You're talking about blessed recovery, right? Blessed resilience is out of the way because it means not having penance.
Hello there and grats for the great thread so far. I got one question and will be very happy of someone can give me a ground answer/
I am a rogue and as soon I finish some IRL stuff I will start do some arenas with a friend of mine disc priest.
We talk alot about tactics and specc/glyphs, but we come to argue about a specific glyph. He is going to put PS and penance glyphs for sure, but I want him to put glyph of dispel instead FH glyphs (imo if he dispels more, he will have to heal less and that glyphs will help with keeping me alive while lowering their dmg - for casters mainly).
What is you oppinion guys? Some clarifications will be priceless.
(sorry for the english)
Thanks alot
I'd never use FH glyph in arena. You just don't FH enough to make it worthwhile. Arena healing is all about instants (so shield, prayer of mending, renew, etc.) and penance. Maybe you'll flashheal some but not most of the time. Dispel glyph is nice but I like the shield one more because it guarantees a instant heal every 13 seconds instead of only being useful against teams with magical debuffs.Originally Posted by A.S.D.
On top of that, yeah the PS glyph is nice at first but I'd change it for inner fire. Inner fire glyph helps you all the time and adds a shitload of mitigation to an already awesome selfbuff.
Blessed recovery, sorry if I messed that up. I guess for some reason I'm thinking the 15% healed back wouldn't be affected by MS since it's a percentage and wouldn't be calculated by SP or anything like that, but after looking at some other posts about it I getting the impression its generally worthless.Originally Posted by AetherMcLoud
However I did think it was useful when I used to have it spec'd, but it was probably just when nubs were wacking on me in BG's and not a coordinated arena attack.
Thanks for the help.
Glyph of Dispel is nice, but since the nerf a few patches ago not as strong - and it's value is dependent on your opponent's application of dispellable debuffs. Glyph of PWS is better (effective in any scenario), but I'd recommend Glyph of Inner Fire. The extra mitigation is huge.Originally Posted by A.S.D.
Being able to cast PS when stunned is absolutely critical. It's the one thing that can help you live through the burst of a dual melee team popping their CD's. Inner fire glyph is huge too - I can't imagine dropping it to go back to the PWS glyph.Originally Posted by AetherMcLoud
Not worthless - just not very effective in providing any real healing. You should consider taking 1 point in it regardless, though, as it when procced it provides another buff to dispel.Originally Posted by rickkcir
Didn't they fix that some time ago? Making Focused Will and Blessed Resilience undispellable, and I think Blessed Recovery too?Originally Posted by Bigslick


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Deep connections with people take time and energy. They are essential, but when it comes to getting a job or expanding business, research has found that weak ties are more effective than strong ones.
Strong ties represent people you already know and probably see quite often. This includes family and close friends. They occupy a great deal of your time and since you know them well, they are not likely to know much more about business prospects, cutting edge technology, and emerging markets than you do.
The Strength of Weak Ties
Weak connections, on the other hand, occupy a very different world than you do. They are likely to know something you do not. Because of this, they can give you access to worlds that offer opportunities that would not have existed before.
Weak ties form bridges and help you walk into a world you don't know.
That new world may be the world in which your new client lives. It may also a way to broaden your job prospects or information networks.
Understanding the Value of Social Media
If I've heard it once, I've heard it a million times: "I don't use social media because I value quality and not quantity in my friendships." Remarks like these miss the point of social media—it serves an entirely different purpose.
Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and others are not substitutes for strong ties. They are not your family or close friends, and they are not places to build close relationships.
However, social media is another tool to broaden your relationships. Whether it's a grocery store, post office, local bar, or your favorite social media site, it's a place where you have a nodding acquaintance with lots of people. You learn bits and pieces about a lot of different things.
Social media is filled with weak ties. And weak ties represent ways to broaden your horizon and expand your opportunities.
Trolling for Contacts
As an FBI counterintelligence agent, I spent a lot of time developing weak ties with a variety of people. One never knew which direction an investigation could take so I had a virtual rolodex filled with names. When we need information we don't have, we tend to ask our weak ties because they have access to more diverse data.
A few years back I was at a reception and met a man who ran an educational training program for kids with special needs. There was no obvious connection he would have to any of the Russian spies I was investigating, but we kept in touch. A year or so later he was invited to a philanthropic dinner where he met a Russian consular official and they hit it off.
He called me to let me know and I suggested that he follow up to see if they shared any common business interests. As it turned out, the Russian consulate was going to host a reception held for a Russian educational delegation and he was invited.
He now had access to a group of people who were very wary about inviting strangers into their midst, for obvious reasons. They were expecting FBI sources with backgrounds in the hi-tech industry or politics, not special education.
I could not have predicted the way those relationships would develop when we first met. But that is the nature of a weak tie.
As leaders and managers, you do not know which way your business will go either. In this volatile economy, you cannot predict which types of contacts and business sources will be able to answer your question or help you make the next move. Since they operate outside of your environment, your weak connections may be the ones to provide the bridge you need to walk into a new world of opportunities.
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Governor was wrong to veto tourism bill
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On that, I think we can all agree.
Regrettably, Gov. John Hickenlooper this month opted to kneecap tourism by vetoing legislation that would have expanded a tax-incentives program for tourism projects in Estes Park and five other locations around the state.
The proposed legislation, according to the governor's line of thinking, didn't jibe with the intent of the 2009 Regional Tourism Act.
The Estes Park project calls for a $50 million year-round ski and recreational area near the historic Elkhorn Lodge. Whether it goes forward any time soon is now very much up in the air.
Here's what the governor wrote in his veto letter to lawmakers:
"Any RTA project should bring new tourists from out of state that would not otherwise visit Colorado or the state's existing venues. The RTA does not contemplate, however, projects that are likely to serve only the interests of a particular community."
Of course, that makes good sense, but I think the governor made a mistake.
The tourism industry, like any other, gathers as much data as it can about its customers so that it can do a better job of finding new and repeat business.
It's just silly to suggest that the developers of these projects were hinging their fortunes on their ability to cannibalize other destinations.
It's also important to note that the vetoed legislation wouldn't have changed the intent of the RTA. It merely would have allowed six projects to apply for up to $50 million in tax-increment financing in one year, rather than allowing just two a year.
Not incidentally, the legislation would have merely given the state's Economic Development Commission the authority to choose all six in one year. In other words, any project that didn't measure up to the expectations of the commission would not have been granted a TIF.
Some who welcomed the veto expressed concern about depleting the state's economic developments tools all at once. But what those voices overlook is the fairly easy solution of granting another TIF. After all, TIFs don't really cost taxpayers anything, not in the long term. They merely allow developers to hold onto incremental tax revenues derived from their projects.
Colorado, like the rest of the nation, is still very much climbing out of the recession.
The job-creation opportunities that these projects represented were too good to let slip away.
If there was any rolling of the dice, the odds favored Colorado tourism as a whole. It was a risk worth taking, and the governor's veto was an unfortunate miscalculation.
Allen Greenberg is the editor of the Northern Colorado Business Report. He can be reached at 970-232-3142 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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It is important to remember the dangers of skin cancer. The following information is from the Skin Cancer Foundation.
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Currently more than two million people are diagnosed with skin cancer annually.
One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime. The following slides contain information regarding different types of skin cancer, how they can be identified, and how skin cancer can be prevented.
Basal Cell Carcinoma
The most common form of skin cancer is Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCCs). BCCs are abnormal growths or lesions that rise in the skin's basal cells, which line the outermost layer of the skin.
BCCs will often look like open sores, red patches, pink growths, shiny bumps or scars.
BCCs are generally caused by a combination of cumulative UV exposure and intense occasional UV exposure.
BCCs are easily treated in their early stages, however the larger the tumor has grown the more extensive the treatment needs to be.
This form of cancer seldom spreads or metastasizes to vital organs, but it can still damage the surrounding tissue, causing considerable destruction and disfigurement.
BCCs can take on different forms, including: Open Sores that will bleed, ooze or crust, and remain open for a few weeks.
Reddish patches or irritated areas that frequently occur on the face, chest, shoulders, arms, or legs.
Shiny bumps or nodules that are pearly or translucent and are often pink, red, or white. They are often confused as moles.
Pink growths with a slightly elevated rolled border. As the growth slowly enlarges, tiny blood vessels may develop on the surface.
A scar-like area that is white, yellow, or waxy and often has poorly defined borders.
After the presence of a BCC is confirmed with a biopsy, there are numerous options for treatment based on the size, location, and depth of penetration of the tumor. Treatments include Micrographic surgery, radiation, laser surgery and even topical medications.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common form of skin cancer. SCC is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells arising in the squamous cells, which can be found in most of the skin's upper layers.
SCCs often look like scaly red patches, open sores, elevated growths with central depression, or warts. SCC is mainly caused by cumulative UV exposure over the course of a lifetime.
In the US it is estimated that 700,000 cases of SCC are diagnosed each year, resulting in approximately 2,500 deaths.
SCCs may occur on all areas of the body, but are most common in areas frequently exposed to the sun, such as the rim of the ear, lower lip, face, bald scalp, neck, hands, arms, and legs.
SCCs rarely appear before age 50 and are most often seen in individuals in their 70s. Here are examples of what to look for:
A persistent, scaly red patch with irregular borders that sometimes crusts or bleeds
An elevated growth with a central depression that occasionally bleeds. A growth of this type may rapidly increase in size.
An open sore that bleeds and crusts and persists for weeks.
A wart-like growth that crusts and occasionally bleeds.
If SCCs are detected at an early stage and removed promptly they are almost always curable and cause minimal damage. If left untreated, they eventually penetrate the underlying tissues and can become disfiguring, or even metastasize.
Similar to Basal cell carcinoma, there are many different treatment options which are based on the type, size, location and depth of penetration of the tumor, along with the patient's age.
Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer. Melanoma develops when unrepaired DNA damage to skin cells triggers mutations that lead to skin cells to multiply rapidly and form malignant tumors.
If recognized and treated early, melanoma is almost always curable. However, if it is not, the cancer can advance and spread to other parts of the body where it becomes hard to treat and can be fatal. Although melanoma is not the most common form of skin cancer, it does cause the most deaths each year.
In order to help prevent melanoma from spreading, you can look for the warning signs by following the "ABCDEs of Melanoma."
A - Asymmetry: If you draw a line through this mole, the two halves will not match.
B - Border: The borders of an early melanoma tend to be uneven. The edges may be scalloped or notched.
C - Color: Having a variety of colors is another warning signal. A number of different shades of brown, tan, or black could appear. A melanoma may also become red, blue, or some other color.
D - Diameter: Melanomas usually are larger in diameter than the size of the eraser on your pencil (1/4 inch or 6 mm), but they may sometimes be smaller when first detected.
E - Evolving: Any change, in size, shape, color, elevation, or another trait, or any new symptom such as bleeding, itching, or crusting, points to danger.
Once melanoma has been identified, it is important to determine how far along the disease has progressed, which can be identified by the thickness of the tumors. The following are the four different progressions of melanoma which are measured using a system called "Brewslow's depth."
In situ (non-invasive) – Melanoma remains confined to the epidermis
Thin tumors are less than 1.0 millimeter (mm) in depth
Intermediate tumors are 1.0 – 4.00 mm.
Thick melanomas are greater than 4.0 mm.
The first step in treatment is removal of the melanoma, which is typically done by surgical excision. If the melanoma has evolved to a more severe form (Stage III and IV disease), additional therapy will be pursued, which includes chemotherapy, gene therapy and radiation therapy, among others.
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You remember how it was, right? It's the week before school starts and you are laying everything out. You've been to the store at least three times that week getting pencils, notebooks and anything you think you might need. Then comes the clothes. You can't even dream about going back to school with the same gear as last year.
The goal is to have a plan. A first week, first month plan as to how this school year will play out. Then, as it always does, the plan falls apart the second day. We do this every year. And then when you finally graduate, first day of school is redirected to the first day of the year. Resolutions are broken and the plan is useless.
So goes the way of the General Manager. This is is his week before classes start. He is making the changes and preparing himself and this team for class. Sure, there is a plan. There is always a plan. He hopes it will last awhile, but you never know. Changes will need to be made, but when?
With this 'plan' in place for the season, there are some guys that just aren't needed. This happens every Spring and regardless of talent level or performance it's just a fact that everyone can't make the team. The Phillies have slowly been trimming the fat, per say, to get this team ready to compete. Casualties of baseball war really. Bill Rice, a NJ native, was one of the names released this week by the organization. He joins guys like Eric Pettis and Matt Way who won't be wearing a Philadelphia uniform at any level to start the season.
It's not all bad news for the guys left in camp. Some invitees have really impressed Charlie Manuel and the front office staff this Spring. Juan Pierre, who was signed to a Minor League deal, has officially made the team while some other guys are still pushing for those final roster spots. Hector Luna and Scott Podsednik are still trying to make the big league team as we head towards Opening Day.
As Opening Day approaches you can't help but to think about what happens after the season. Free agency. The Phillies have had their check books under a microscope the past couple seasons spending good money on players like Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Ryan Howard. The big name this season will be Cole Hamels. He is a free agent after this season and rumor has it that he wants Cliff money; meaning in the 5yr/$100 million range. Corey breaks down how it could happen for Rube and the Phillies.
With some pitchers getting their final work in this week before the season starts, a couple of guys didn't quite round out the spring like they would have hoped. Halladay and Vance Worley got touched up in their starts. For Halladay, it seems like the long ball has plagued him this Spring but he keeps saying he is right where he needs to be. His last start, against Toronto, was shortened by rain but he still managed to give up two runs in two innings as well as another home run; his seventh homer given up this Spring. Worley, slated to start game three of the season, gave up 11 runs in four innings in his last start against the Twin. The Vanimal had been pretty solid up this point in the Spring and will look to bounce back in Pittsburgh April 8th.
The Phillies will have some warm up games against the Pirates Monday and Tuesday before heading to Pittsburgh for Opening Day.
Opening Day is this week. Get pumped up! Go Phillies!
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Contract talks between Cain and the Giants are heating up and reports are that 5/100M is an absolute "floor." We better hurry up and get Hamels before something like that gets done. Hamels will have to get a better deal than Cain cause he's simply the better pitcher…
I agree with this 1000% !!!
I think Corey's prediction of the 6-year, $112/ 120 M contract looks pretty good.
I believe he said 5 years at $20 M per … a 6th year option (again at $20 M), or a buy-out of $12 M … so its either 5 years/ $112 M … or 6 years/ $120 M …
fair deal for both the Phillies and Hamels
How is Corey's prediction a fair deal? Cole is a lefty, they get more. Why would Cole's agent accept anything less than Cliff Lee or CC Sabathia's deal. Cain is a righty, I doubt they would view that deal as a comp.
I hope they get this done soon, and have absolutely no inside information, but I just have a nagging feeling that he's going to cost much more than that.
I don't think that teams offer Lefties more money than Righties …. its just that Sabathia – and Johan Santana … were the top Free Agents at the time of their deals … same with Cliff Lee..
if Felix Hernandez was a Free Agent this year like Hamels, I think Hernandez would get a bigger contract, because he's the better pitcher by most opinions
If Cole Hamels wants to chase $140 M from Team X, instead of signing $120 M to stay put in Philadelphia, I would be surprised – but we'll see
I totally disagree, but I don't have a reference of salary history to prove it. However, being a left-handed pitcher at one time myself, (40 years ago) it was clear that we were a sought after commodity. Check this out.
Lefty, I agree that LHPs are a sought-after commodity in player selection and development, because their platoon advantage can be used to get better results than what a similarly-talented RHP might get.
But by the time players hit free agency, they're not developing any more, they're established players and we know what results to expect.
And I believe teams pay according to expected results, regardless of whether the pitcher is lefty or righty.
Hey Shenk,
My research fell flat. I attempted to back up my assertion, and failed. Can you think of a place I could look, without actually hand counting the last 50 years?
If you mean lists of contracts given to pitchers, I don't know of any database like that.
Yes, that's what I was looking for- or something closer than just going year by year, pitcher by pitcher. I think it would be interesting, but don't know if it's compelling enough to do all that.
Personally I value southpaws because of all the big slugging lefty hitters. Looks like Votto's going to get his pay day now.
Thanks anyway, also it looks like I misspelled your moniker, forgot the "m" sorry about that.
Cole was quoted last week as saying that he didn't know that Magic Johnson knew anything about baseball. That tells me that he's not really putting much stock into the claim that the Dodgers could be "Team X". Of course, if the Dodgers wave a 7year/150-175M contract in his face he may change his tune.
5/112.5M (22.5M AAV) with a 6th year guaranteed at 12.5M – $125M guaranteed….I would think that would get it done. Fingers crossed!
Cole will get a monster deal… but you're all missing the big picture with the deal he'll get. Think CC not Lee… it's not about AAV, it's about years. You need to start with 6 years and go from there. Inevitably, I think that Hamels will get a deal similar to the one CC Sabathia signed with the Yankees in 2008 (after his age 27 season; this is Cole's age 28 season). CC's deal was for 7 years ($161 million) and it gave CC an opt-out provision after year 4… CC turned that "opt out" into a 5 year extension worth $122 million. All told, he'll make $200 million over nine seasons. I think Cole will want something similar to what CC got – he's 27, he's lefthanded, he led them to a WS and he'll want to cash in with a long-term deal but unless the Phillies give him a 10 year deal (which I doubt they will), he's going to want some assurance that he can maximize value… I wouldn't be surprised if he asked for some assurance that he could re-enter free agency after his age 30 season, like CC did. If they do a deal like that, I think the money is going to look similar to Lee's… maybe $24 million AAV (so 7 years $168 million with a fourth year opt-out). If the Phillies went 10 years, maybe they could likely get by with something like 10 years and $200 million (essentially buying out one year of that CC pact). Are you willing to take that risk?
By the way, my estimates are predicated upon the assumption that a deal will not get done and Cole will have another great year while finishing top 5 in Cy voting.
No, I'm not willing to take that risk, too many things can go wrong. It doesn't matter, I don't get to make those decisions. But if I could, I would never give a pitcher more than 3, maybe 4 and a team option. I'd make him the highest paid pitcher per year without hesitation, but not for any longer than 4.
you are not going to see many teams offering 7 or 8 year deals for pitchers not even the Yankees and Red Sox much less 10 years. I think you may have go longer then 3 or 4 but I think if you offer him something like 4 years 88 million to start with a 5th option for 20 million with 10-12 million buy out. Then you can probably sign him to five years 110 million with a sixth year option for 16-20 million with a 10 million buy out. And that would get it done. Advertise it as a six year 130 million deal and every one goes home happy. He options to stay for sixth year and he is 34-35 and you you resign him for two more yearsat what ever you can afford at that time. CC basicly got two monster deals after 27 so outside health issues Cole can get that also
Well, I'm reading the Cain deal is six yrs, $127.5M with vesting player opt for '18 that can bring total to $141M over seven. Full no-trade.
If Cole goes to FA, he will get much more than that.
It's a 5-year extension but since it replaces the current deal for this year it looks like it's 6.
So we're talking about a 5 year deal with a vesting option for a 6th year (if we wanna compare it to Cole's situation).
That makes sense, that's good news.
If that's what Cain gets than we have problems. I think that Cole can get 7/175 out of someone. That is if he pitches true to form and reaches free agency. It does make a difference that he's a lefty. He's young, no injury issues, and has already proved he knows how to win. Quite frankly, I cannot recall a pitcher even reaching FA similarly situated. I don't know why the hell Cole woud take 5/110 (thats a guess) to stay with the Phils. Is his mindset closer to that of Werth or Halladay? I think that if they wanna get it done today then the Phils would have to give him something like 6/152m. A hometown discount is one thing but selling yourself short is another.
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Hamels has had some injury issues, including missing a few starts just last season.
Why does anyone compare anything to Werth's contract ???? He was offered $126 M …. and no other team came close to that …. can we please stop pretending that he "chose the Money over the Phillies" etc . . . they lowballed him because they knew he'd sign elsewhere and tried to save face with the fans
Geez Don. What are you? His brother all of a sudden? Cool out ::) He got offered, and accepted, a ton to play in a shithole going nowhere franchise. Point being, Werth had an "I'll take the money and everything else be damned" point of view. Hey, good for him. Washington sucks and don't tell me that they'll be good someday because they will always suck. Washington is a horrible baseball city. Maybe the worst. Werth can't spell "hometown discount". I don't begrudge him, just making an observation.
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Dipsy, you mean to tell me that YOU would have left approx $70M on the table? Cause that's what Werth would have done if he took the Phillies lowball offer instead of what the Nats offered. I'm pretty sure that almost 100% of people would have chosen that offer. (Maybe you're the exception???)
BTW, watch out for Washington over the next 2,3,4 years. Jayson Werth just may have the last laugh.
Washington's going nowhere? They seem to be getting better every year, and have Bryce Harper arriving sometime in mid-season. Strasburg, Gonzalez, and Zimmermann are a formidable top three and I like Edwin Jackson and John Lannan a lot better than Worley/Blanton at the back of the rotation. The Nationals won 80 games last season…they'll win more this year.
I know Washington has good players. But trust me, they're Washington. Some franchises just never get it together and the Washington baseball team, bet it 1920, 1970, or 2012, are one of them. Born under a bad sign I guess.
Jayson Werth made it know from the beginning of his last season with the Phils that he was going for the max contract (and then some!). Eff it, I'm gettin paid. Then he gripped the bat so hard to get his numbers up that he had a bad year with the Phils. And then a bad year for Washington. He was always all about the money from 2010 on. And he got his money. I resent him because Washington, in the midst of an LSD trip, threw up their guts and signed him to that horrific contract and bailed him out. Now he's just a big deer tick thats gonna suck blood out of the franchise for years. Better them than us I say.
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Don – I woulda taken the money. It was his whole MO that last season that turned me off to that guy. Not to mention his lousy demeanor.
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Yea im no trying to bash you… I just hate that Werth gets such a bad wrap and people hold it against him that Washington basically gave him an offer he couldn't refuse. If someone offered Rollins $126 m, he'd be an ex-Phillie, and if someone offered Hamels twice as much as the Phillies do, he'll be gone too
The Phillies need to stop d!cking around over a few million dollars an get this Hamels deal done at the start of the season
How do you know it's just a few million dollars? It might be a Werth/Phillies kind of gap, or it might be the years involved. And I haven't read any legit baseball sources saying that either side is "dicking around."
I think they're d*cking around. Hamels has made it very clear that he's happy here and that he wants to stay. Maybe there is a huge gap in money but somehow I don't think it's that big that they can't find a happy compromise. But what do I really know?
After watching what's happened with Prince Fielder, Pujols and now Votto, I'd be surprised if Cole doesn't look for CC type money. There's just so much cash that teams are throwing around now due to new TV deals and such that is seems like the entire salary paradigm that's been in place for the last 10 years is being altered.
If Cole hits free agency I wouldn't be surprised to see him get something like 9 years 200 million.
Unfortuntely, I think this is now the "new normal." You're right. There HAS been some kind of economic change with a lot of these teams. While the Phillies have to play this game (and have to some degree) in order to compete I fear that if they play too hard it will definitely come back to hurt them. Hell, Howard at 5/125 almost sounds like a bargain right now and we all know how silly that is.


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Much has been said this election year on the Republican ŌĆ£War on Women.ŌĆØ Some believe it exists while others doubt it.
I have believed for some time that it exists, beginning with Rush LimbaughŌĆÖs ŌĆ£slutŌĆØ comment. There are local examples as well. Just the past week, N.C. Sen. Jim Davis (R-Franklin) was quoted in an article regarding funding cuts for pre-K programs for low income children as saying that the government shouldnŌĆÖt be in the business of ŌĆ£making up for poor parenting.ŌĆØ Sen. Davis was also quoted as saying ŌĆ£I think the greatest gift a father can give his kids is their mother at home.ŌĆØ
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The Non-Baseball Fan Guide to the Playoffs
Jeff and Allen have been very busy all season long and with the playoffs in full swing, they thought it might be nice to bring in some relief writers. Today their friend from college, Jordan, gives us his take on the playoffs.
Man, it really is great to see Tommy Lee out there thrilling the crowd again. And this time instead of sticking it to Pam Anderson, he's sticking it to the Yankees, picking up right where he left off last year. I'm happy for the guy, though. It's a real achievement and hopefully it makes up for taking all that crap from Nikki Sixx for all those years. And playing for the Mariners. Now that's a motley crew, right? Right?
Meanwhile Henry Rollins found an ideal moment to get back into form. Sure, he's had a rough season and the last couple years weren't the same with the injuries and all. But hey, what do you expect when you go from fronting Black Flag to playing shortstop for the Phillies?
But the Phillies also made the bold move of picking up Matt Holliday and turning him into a pitcher. It's like the anti-Rick Ankiel. Considering that first round no-hitter he threw, it appears the Phillies get the last laugh. In all honesty, I didn't see it coming either.
And of course the Yankees are loaded from top to bottom. Is Roger Clemens still playing? No? Uh, ok. Well, at least they still have Kung Fu Panda, Chien Ming Wang. I think that's his nickname. He is Chinese after all. Or is he Korean? I always get them mixed up.
Anyway, the point is, I love the baseball playoffs and they're even more exciting than usual this year with all these familiar names and faces in new places. I'm still a little bummed that my Twins didn't do better but really, they just haven't been the same since Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek left.
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Welcome jordan,
Yeah, I was bummed abut the Twins too. I thought maybe this year they would do better. Texas has surprised keeping up with the big brother though.
Like Jeff and All, like friends😉
We never found out if Jordan was male or female, not that it matters, regardless hilarious.. may not have been so funny had the Phillies not won last night….
LOL! Reminds me of a friend who gets everybody's name wrong and thinks "stealing" a base means literally picking it up and carrying it away before getting caught.
Hell, it's bad enough listening to hordes of ignorant bandwagon Rangers fans this season, but even ESPN doesn't know (or care) jack about the Rangers, they referred to our closer as "Neftali Perez" multiple times during one broadcast this season.
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In the days or weeks after breaking up with the love of your life, you probably thought things couldn't get much worse. And that's why we have science to let you know that, well, they actually can.
Yes, as if it's not bad enough that you're losing the one person who will remember to inform the singing waiters at Olive Garden that it's your birthday, it turns out that ending a relationship can actually have other awful, long-lasting effects on your life.
6You Might Be Ruining Your Friends' Lives Too
As we pointed out in this article, the people around you can influence your behavior in bizarre ways. The choices your friends and family make in their lives, good or bad, end up influencing the decisions you make as well. And it seems that this is even more true when it comes to the ends of relationships: There's an excellent chance that your breakup is going to somehow cause the breakup of someone else in your circle.
"We need some time apart, now if you'll excuse me, I have to destroy my friends' relationships."
How Bad Can it Be?
When a couple breaks up or divorces, their immediate friends and family are 75 percent more likely to break up as well.
Kind of like how the breakup of the Beatles eventually caused the breakup of Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
On one hand, that's sort of expected in that humans certainly like to imitate each other (for that is the stuff fads and fashions are made of). But not when it's something bad, right? After all, when your friend gets fired from his job you don't go get fired from yours. Unless you secretly hate your job.
So there's a fascinating dynamic here, because it almost implies that everybody around you is just waiting for an excuse to break up with their partner, and just need you to give them permission by breaking up with yours first. Especially if whatever conflicts broke up your relationship (money problems, personality) are present in theirs as well.
Money, personality and clowns are just three common conflicts that can lead to breakups.
You've set the precedent that these things can be considered deal breakers. You've given them their excuse.
Of course, there's also the pressure that suddenly-single guys put on their not-single friends. They want to live life as a single, swinging dude, and press their friends to tag along. They reluctantly agree, and then suddenly that single lifestyle starts looking like a pretty sweet alternative to watching one's old ball and chain cut her toenails on a Saturday night.
5You Go Into Withdrawal
Half of the world's movies, songs, raps and vintage wine cooler ads revolve around people saying, and totally meaning, that they would die for someone they love. This all seems very noble, but the sad fact is this partly happens because love is one seriously powerful drug.
A drug that Meatloaf would do just about anything for.
It's science. When shown a picture of someone you are in love with, the centers of your brain responsible for motivation and reward (the same that are stimulated by other addictive substances like drugs and alcohol) become more active.
And that is part of what makes being in love so great: You get an actual physical high from being around the object of your affection.
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Like anything that makes you feel good, studies have found that humans can actually get addicted to the high they get from relationships. That's right, you might as well face it: You're addicted to love.
A surprising number of Robert Palmer songs are based on scientific theorems.
While that addiction makes being in a relationship all that much better, the very bad side of this comes when you break up. Have you ever seen anyone try to quit smoking or drinking? Without knowing it, you have been putting your body through the same thing after breaking up with someone you love. If you breakup and go "cold turkey," part of the pain you feel comes from actual withdrawal symptoms. You're not getting your regular hit of sweet, sweet lovin'.


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MOUNDSVILLE – As Ormet Corp. nears a potential shutdown and liquidation because of an ongoing rate dispute with American Electric Power, the electricity company earned $338 million from April through June.
"We are executing well on our earnings growth strategy," said Nicholas K. Akins, AEP president and chief executive officer. "We continue to successfully direct significant investments to our regulated infrastructure for the benefit of our customers.
"We are on track to keep our operations and maintenance expenses, net of offsets, at essentially the same level as last year," he added.
The situation at Ormet is much different, however, as the aluminum producer is reducing its operations to one-third of capacity by running just two of its six potlines. President and Chief Executive Officer Mike Tanchuk said this is because Ormet must save cash after the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio failed to grant the company's request for emergency relief in its electricity rate dispute with AEP.
AEP could raise Ormet's bills to $62.83 per megawatt hour, according to Tanchuk. The rate was just $39.66 per megawatt hour when the companies reached their power agreement in 2009, he said.
Wednesday, the PUCO ruled against Ormet's emergency relief request, instead deciding to hear the case on Aug. 27. Ormet officials hoped to gain the lower AEP rate relief so they could complete the $221 million sale to Wayzata Investment Partners as a means of emerging from the bankruptcy case it filed in February.
"Ormet must receive the relief requested to continue operations and build a future for our employees and community," Tanchuk said.
On Thursday, United Steelworkers Staff Representative John Puskar, whose coverage area includes Ormet, said Ohio Gov. John Kasich should take a more active role in helping find a solution to Ormet's problems. Friday, state Sen. Lou Gentile, D-Steubenville, and Rep. Jack Cera, D-Bellaire, echoed Puskar's frustrations.
"Ormet is asking for temporary relief to save and protect employees, and the PUCO is fully aware that Ormet's ability to keep operating was contingent upon the approval of an adjusted electricity price," Gentile said. "Ohio's utility regulators had the opportunity to keep 1,000 people off of unemployment in Ohio. Now, dedicated and longstanding employees are faced with uncertainty about their pensions and future employment."
"Ratepayers will be hit with additional costs whether Ormet is operating or not since they are such a large user of power and a huge part of AEP's rate base," Cera said. "We believe the governor's office can work to expedite a decision more promptly than the end of August to help the state of Ohio remain competitive in job growth and retention."
However, Kasich spokeswoman Connie Wehrkamp said the administration has allowed Ormet to "receive $221 million in subsidies from other electricity customers."
"We'll continue to work with the company to provide additional appropriate help, and also work with employees to ensure they get the assistance they need going forward," she added.
Despite earning the $338 million during the second quarter of 2013, AEP's profits are actually down from the $362 million the company collected during the same period in 2012. Akins said some of the profit decline is due to "lagging industrial demand."


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One of the most anticipated events in many American households each year is the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
If you're hosting a gathering at your home during this year's tournament, check out these tips to help plan your event.
Encourage Interaction
In order to throw the best party, it's important to keep guests engaged in the game. One way to do this is through scoring games. Each guest chooses events that are likely to happen during the game, such as turnovers and dunks, and points are awarded each time those events occur.
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Women enjoy game-day parties just as much as men, and they should have an opportunity to have fun, as well. Make yours the best tournament party by incorporating ideas that the women will love. Celebrations.com suggests cocktails in addition to beer, and healthy menu options such as vegetable platters and baked hot wings.
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The best parties will include not only food and drink, but also decorations. If everyone is cheering for the same side, eHow suggests decorating the room where the game is on in the colors of the favorite team. If the guests are split down the middle, decorate one half of the room in one set of colors and the other half in the opposing team's colors.
Add streamers, balloons and maybe a basketball pinata to make yours the best tournament party ever.
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St. Lawrence County is dealing with a pistol permit backlog. It has everything to do with New York's new gun laws:
If our beloved governor and president hadn't sought to place such a restriction on firearms and caused such concern for the future of gun ownership, this panicked purchasing of guns and ammunition would not be happening.
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On this day (Aug. 19) in 1946, William Jefferson Blythe IV was born at the Julia Chester Hospital in Hope, Ark.
His traveling salesman father, William Jefferson Blythe III (1917-1946) died in an automobile accident a few months before Bill was born. After her husband's death, Bill's mother, Virginia Dell Cassidy (1923-1994) studied nursing, and, in 1950, married Roger Clinton Sr. and moved to Hot Springs, Ark.
At age 16, Bill changed his surname to that of his stepfather, thus becoming officially William "Bill" Jefferson Clinton. There is some evidence that Clinton's alcoholic stepfather sometimes physically abused Bill's mother and his half-brother, Roger Clinton Jr., to such an extent that Bill had to intervene to protect them.
In Hot Springs, Clinton attended St. John's Catholic Elementary School, the Ramble Elementary School, and Central Junior High School. At Hot Springs High School, he graduated fourth in a class of 323 in 1964. In high school, the ambitious, gregarious Clinton excelled as a student (was a member of the National Honor Society and a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship contest), was an accomplished tenor saxophone player, and an active student leader (member of the student council and junior class president).
As he later wrote in his autobiography "My Life" (published in 2004): "Sometime in my sixteenth year, I decided I wanted to be in public life as an elected official. ... I knew I could be great in public service."
Clinton, while in high school, claimed that there were two defining experiences that further prompted him to go into public service: 1. As a Boys Nation senator, in 1963 he met and had his picture taken with President John F. Kennedy at the White House; and 2. He heard, and later memorized, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Aug. 28, 1963, "I have a dream" speech.
In 1964, the 18-year-old Clinton enrolled in the Foreign Service School at Georgetown University in Washington, from which he graduated four years later as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He then won a three-year Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University, where he studied politics, economics and philosophy. While at Oxford, he traveled extensively, usually alone, all around Great Britain and in Europe to Scandinavia, the Soviet Union, and Czechoslovakia. Foregoing his third year at Oxford, Clinton returned to the U.S. to attend the Yale University Law School, from where he earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1973.
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Bill Clinton's meteoric and controversial political career that led to his being only the second U.S. president (along with Andrew Johnson) to have been impeached, but found not guilty, and his somewhat sordid private life (especially the Monica Lewinsky scandal) are well-known and have been almost exhaustively analyzed, examined and widely written about.
Most notably before his 1992 election (and re-election in 1996) as the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton served as the 50th attorney general of Arkansas (1977-1979) and as the 40th (1979-1981) and 42nd (1983-1992) governor of "the Land of Opportunity" that Arkansas claims to be.
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Toasted marshmallows are a cookout staple. The cripsy, browned outside and suuuper ooey gooey inside is irresistible in the summertime. And guess what: You don't have to have a roaring fire to achieve this summer treat! No campfire? No problem! We've shared our favorite 'mallow desserts for you to cook up in honor of National Toasted Marshmallow Day. Be prepared to get your hands a little sticky!
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|January 6, 2013 07:00 PM EST
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Delphi today announced the release of its innovative new cloud-based automotive connectivity service for consumers. At the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the company will be demonstrating Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi, a device that provides a groundbreaking car-to-cloud/cloud-to-car connectivity service. Drivers can mimic their key fob functions to control their car, track, locate, access, secure and monitor their vehicles anywhere at any time with a smartphone or browser. The first-in-its-class device works in most vehicles sold in the U.S. from 1996 onward.
The Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi will be available online and in Verizon Wireless stores in the coming weeks. To see more about the device, please visit connectedcar.delphi.com. The device will be on display at both the Delphi and Verizon booths at CES. The Delphi booth can be found at the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall, Booth #730 and the Verizon Wireless booth can be found at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall, Booth #31400.
The Delphi car connectivity service enables drivers to carry out any of the following features remotely:
- Use smartphone, laptop or tablet as a key fob for your car regardless of where you are to help when accidently locked out
- Connect your smartphone to your car via Bluetooth for key fob commands when in locations like a parking garage
- Easily locate and access your family cars anywhere and anytime without having to remember to tag your vehicle's original location
- Monitor overall vehicle status
- Diagnose the vehicle's engine health
- Receive alerts for driving behavior and vehicle performance issues
- Set up geo-fences and receive alerts for entry and exit
- Live tracking
- Automatic trip logs to help with things like expense report records
The system operates through a downloadable Delphi smartphone app, available for Android 2.2 and later and Apple iOS 5.0 and later devices, as well as a Delphi Web portal that is compatible with Internet Explorer 7 and later, Google Chrome, Apple Safari and Firefox browsers. Data transmitted through the Delphi connectivity system remains secure and encrypted over the Verizon Wireless network.
"Drivers can now easily buy a connectivity device that plugs into most vehicles produced over the past 16 years, instantly furnishing seamless interaction and connectivity inside and outside the vehicle," said Jeffrey J. Owens, Delphi chief technology officer. "Our device will help keep vehicles secure and operating optimally."
The Delphi connectivity system's key fob service operates over the Verizon Wireless network or via Bluetooth to remotely lock or unlock doors, open the trunk, start or stop the engine and operate a panic horn on select vehicles.
The Delphi Connected Car App and the Connected Car Website will display the last location where a vehicle was parked; the address and coordinates where it is situated; and a map with directions to the vehicle.
To help families stay aware of their drivers whereabouts, the system will designate up to six circular "fences" around locations where drivers are permitted to travel and will issue alerts when the vehicle enters or exits a fenced area.
The system's Live Tracking feature enables real-time vehicle tracking with five-second updates, showing vehicle speed and heading.
The system also will report on the vehicle's condition and display a list of issues found.
The trip-logging feature provides a summary of all trips from engine start to engine stop, as well as such detailed information on recent trips as:
- Total Distance
- Start date/time
- Start location
- End date/time
- End location
- Engine idle time
- Map view of trip start and end locations
Among the alerts that can be generated by the connectivity system are:
- Check engine light
- Battery voltage
- High RPM (greater than 4000 for 5 seconds)
- Geo-fences entry and exit
- High speed (over 75 mph for 5 seconds)
- E-mails for geo-fences and high-speed alerts
About Delphi
Delphi is a leading global supplier of electronics and technologies for automotive, commercial vehicle and other market segments. Operating major technical centers, manufacturing sites and customer support facilities in 30 countries, Delphi delivers real-world innovations that make products smarter and safer as well as more powerful and efficient. Connect to innovation at www.delphi.com.
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