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WATERLOO What will life be like in 2030? It could be that technology will prevent your car from crashing, or that mathematics will make the difference between wealth and poverty.
These are visions of the future that researchers from Ontario universities will share with the public at Life in 2030: Discuss the future with those who are creating it, a free public event that will be held Jan. 23 in Kitchener. Hosted by the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, in partnership with the University of Guelph and University of Ottawa, this is the first in a series of Research Matters discussions taking place across Ontario during the next few months.
The work of Ontario researchers has a significant impact on the day-to-day life and future of Ontarians, said D. George Dixon, vice-president of university research at Waterloo. This event is an opportunity for researchers to connect with people in the Kitchener-Waterloo area and share their hopes, concerns, and expectations for the next generation of Ontarians. Additionally, because universities are publicly funded, we recognize the importance of sharing our work with the communities to whom we are accountable.
Moderated by Iain Klugman, president and CEO of Communitech, four researchers will discuss what life will be like in 2030 through the prism of their research:
- Ajay Heble, University of Guelph, Music improvisation and community building: Improvisation will be at the core of sustainable communities and unprecedented change.
- Amir Khajepour, University of Waterloo, Intelligent cars: Vehicles will prevent themselves from crashing.
- Donna Kotsopoulos, Wilfrid Laurier University, Math pedagogy: Mathematics will make the difference between wealth and poverty.
- Andrew Pelling, University of Ottawa, Cellular nanotechnology: Technology and biology will integrate in unpredictable ways.
Our universities both locally and across Ontario are home to some of the most prestigious, varied, and collaborative research environments in the world, said Abby Goodrum, vice-president: research at Wilfrid Laurier University. We want all members of our community to be able to share this wealth of ideas.
Life in 2030 is a Research Matters event that takes place at The Tannery, 151 Charles St. W. in Kitchener, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Those interested in attending are asked to register at http://yourontarioresearch.ca/life-in-2030. Research Matters events allow Ontarians to discuss emerging challenges and opportunities with researchers who are helping to shape the future, as well as voice their opinions and ideas in conversation with some of the provinces leading thinkers.
There are five Research Matters events taking place across Ontario that will include 21 provincial universities. The other four will occur in Sudbury on March 7, Oshawa on April 3, St. Catharines on April 16 and Toronto on May 9. The Research Matters campaign also includes a blog and social media opportunities for Ontarians to engage with university research. Visit the Research Matters website at www.YourOntarioResearch.ca for details.
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Monticello police arrested three persons on Thursday 5/23/13 as part of an ongoing investigation into a reported gang assault upon a 36 year-old Monticello man that occurred on Wednesday 5/1/13 at 10:45 pm in a residence on high street in the village of Monticello.
Arrested and charged with felony gang assault in the 2nd degree were Owen Horace (22), Chantel Gaylord (26) and Gina Tillman (24) all of Monticello. The victim reported to Monticello police that the defendants while acting in concert with several other persons did repeatedly strike him with their fists and also with a bar stool during the incident.
The victim required medical treatment at C.R.M.C. for his injuries that included a nasal fracture. The defendants were arraigned before Sullivan county court judge Michael McGuire and remanded to the Sullivan county jail. Bail for Tillman and Gaylord was set at $5,000.00 cash or $25,000 security bond. Horace was remanded with no bail. An investigation is continuing and additional arrests are possible.

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Ex-RBS global trading head resurfaces on buyside
The former global head of trading at Royal Bank of Scotland has joined alternatives boutique Voltaire Capital as a senior adviser.
Peter Rading left RBS in early 2013 after a 25-year career trading currencies, fixed income and equity derivatives "for personal reasons".
He spent the majority of his career at RBS, having worked at NatWest before the two banks merged in 2000.
Voltaire was set up in June 2013 by managing principal Krishan Rattan, a former global head of alternative capital solutions, with the aim of stepping into markets where regulatory capital requirements have forced banks to retreat.
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Rading said he is proud of the quarter century he spent in banking but added he felt it was now time for some fresh blood on the sellside: "It is a time for a new generation that is less jaundiced and biased about what has happened in recent years."
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Nintendo, one of the world's leading video game specialists, said that it had sold-in about 34.55 million Nintendo Wii game consoles. Since the number easily surpasses the amount of Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 sold, the Wii becomes the best-selling new-generation video game console.
According to Nintendo's financial report, by the 30th of September, 2008, the company has sold-in 34.55 million Wii devices worldwide. Microsoft recently said that it had sold-in over 24 million Xbox 360 consoles, whereas Sony is estimated to have shipped about 16 – 17 million PlayStation 3 machines.
The reason of Wii's popularity is ease-of-use and simplistic games that are appealing for casual gamers. Nevertheless, so-called hardcore gamers also purchase Wii as well as games for the device. Meanwhile, both PS3 and X360 target experience gamers and are unlikely to attract a lot of novices.
Nintendo Wii features IBM's custom PowerPC architecture-based microprocessor named Broadway clocked at 729MHz and code-named Hollywood chip with built-in graphics core, DSP and I/O features from ATI that operates at 243MHz, earlier reports suggested. Nintendo Wii uses 91MB of memory in total: 23MB of "main" 1T-SRAM, 64MB of "external" 1T-SRAM and 3MB texture buffer on the GPU. Nintendo's Wii does not feature a hard disk drive, instead, it boasts with 512MB of flash memory, but the console will also have a card reader, which will allow installing more memory.
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Abbey Lincoln
"[Abbey Lincoln] has become our greatest living jazz singer, and this is her crowning achievement." - Francis Davis on Abbey Sings Abbey.
"Over the years, longing to see, into the night, what is to be Never knowing what's really ahead." -Abbey Lincoln from her song "What Will Tomorrow Bring"
"I don't know what's before us," says jazz vocalist extraordinaire Abbey Lincoln when reflecting on her sumptuous, and at times poignant new Verve CD Over the Years. "No one knows. It's sobering, but we're still all-powerful human beings. If you can keep hope, you can live on. And there's the music-it always leaves footprints in the sand."
Lincoln is one of the last great jazz singers, as well as one of the music's most gifted songwriters. Since signing with Verve in 1989, she has enjoyed a tremendous creative flowering as a poet, songwriter, painter, actress, and singer. There's no other jazz vocalist today who commands her authority of expression. On Over the Years, her eighth recording for Verve, she delivers ten new songs-including five that she penned-that are luminous with meaning, musicality, and humanity.
Over the Years is a reflective disc, with equal parts melancholy, joy, and insight. Yet it is also an uplifting album, one that's full of compassion and ultimately inspiring. At the core of the outing is Lincoln's artistry-the power of her songwriting and the elegance, simplicity, and heartfelt nature of her vocals.
Produced by Jean-Philippe Allard and Daniel Richard, Over the Years features Lincoln's working band-pianist Brandon McCune, bassist John Ormond, and drummer Jaz Sawyer-along with cameo appearances by vocalist Kendra Shank (who also plays the guitar on the traditional tune "Blackberry Blossoms") and cellist Jennifer Vincent. Additional special guests include tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano on six tracks and trumpeter Jerry Gonzalez on two. "They were wonderful," Lincoln says. "They colored the songs, seasoned them."
As with all of her performances-live and recorded-wells of deep emotion and founts of mature wisdom characterize Lincoln's music. She'll have it no other way. "How can you have a career and never say anything? To experience it all and not say a word?" she asks. "You're supposed to stand up and speak your mind in the music. Some people like to hear some reality. I'm not trying to save or fix the world. I'm just singing about my experiences. My songs are observations."
Lincoln has made a career out of pursuing her art with integrity and raising the bar on matters of the heart. Born Anna Marie Wooldridge in Chicago in 1930, she was the tenth of 12 children. She began singing at a young age and won an amateur contest at 19. Her family life as a youngster continues to be an inspiration. "I'm glad I come from a people," says Lincoln: "My mother was a wise woman who practiced free thought. She had a high estimation of herself as a human being." She continues, "My father was a great man. He built the house we lived in. He midwifed the last six children. He could have been a singer, but he didn't try for a career. He chose to be a family man."
Lincoln made her recording debut in 1955 (Abbey Lincoln's Affair. A Story of a Girl in Love on the Liberty imprint) and went on to make several important albums of her own for the Riverside and Candid labels. She also collaborated on other dates (most notably, 1960's landmark jazz civil rights recording, We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, composed by Max Roach with lyrics by Oscar Brown, Jr.).
Lincoln also enjoyed a film career in the '60s (including 1964's Nothing But a Man and 1966's For the Love of Ivy, the latter co-starring Sidney Poitier), and it came as quite a surprise to her when in the early '70s she began writing her own songs. Since then she has consistently crafted new tunes for her albums. "I write when I'm inspired," she explains. "I don't just sit around waiting to write-or sing or paint for that matter. I wait. If I hear something, I'll write it down or commit it to memory one way or another."
In talking about her own songs on Over the Years, Lincoln opens a window on their meaning. In regards to the gorgeous, hopeful "What Will Tomorrow Bring," which features Lovano's tenor musings, she relates a story about a little girl falling out of her stroller because she wasn't properly secured. "The child got to her feet angry and hollering at her keeper," she says. "The people are distraught and full of trouble."
Lincoln penned the playful, bluesy joyride "I Could Sing It for a Song" as a personal note to one of jazz's great pianists. "I wrote this for [Thelonious] Monk, for his style," she explains, then recites a few lines from the tune: "In a world of trouble, lotta take and give/Now and then a lesson/There will be a test/Hoping when the wagon comes/I'll be at my best." She adds, "This is one of my favorites songs on the album."
"Blackberry Blossoms"-a traditional tune that Lincoln supplied with new words-opens with a jaunty instrumental hoedown as Shank's guitar is greeted by Lovano's tenor sax. It's a country jig that develops into a jazz flurry. "Kendra is a wonderful singer who brought this song to me. I put it in another rhythm and tempo, then wrote a lyric about the children." As for the country music flavor, Lincoln laughs and says, "It's all country. What they call jazz is just country-it's the people and the way they feel about life."
The haunting ballad "A Heart Is Not a Toy" is about people whose lives have been destroyed by love. "There's nothing cute about that," says Lincoln. "It's disillusionment in the name of love." The tender and moving love song "I'm Not Supposed to Know" features Lovano gently blowing grace notes and Gonzalez contributing muted trumpet lines.
Other tunes on the CD include a profound and knowing rendition of Leonard Bernstein's "Lucky to Be Me" (one of Lincoln's live show highlights), the warm and jazzy Armando Mazanero number "Somos Novos" ("We Are Lovers," sung here in Spanish), and the stunning show-stopper "Tender As a Rose," written by Lincoln's one-time vocal coach Phil Moore and performed a cappella. The upbeat, sweeping, circular-in-motion "Windmills of Your Mind," written by Michel Legrand (music) and Marilyn and Alan Bergman (lyrics) features a particularly exuberant Lovano.
Lincoln imbues the warm, nostalgic opening track, "When the Lights Go on Again" with new meaning. The song-a hit during World War II when it forecast the joys of war's end-sums up the spirit of Over the Years. In Lincoln's rendition, the song transcends its era to become a metaphor for the wars-both literal and figurative-which perpetuate a universal longing for peace and light.
With the authority of her years and her musical and human understanding, Abbey Lincoln sheds light on every song she sings. Over the Years is the consummation to date of her life's mastery of word, music, and performance. It's at once a thought-provoking and a life-affirming State of the Soul address.


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The election results aren't likely to bring Democrats and Republicans closer together on all the grave issues facing our country, but it may have narrowed the gap on one of them -- the undeniable need for sweeping immigration reform.
If true, a break in the impasse can't happen fast enough. President Obama promised to deliver on comprehensive immigration legislation in his first term in office. He didn't do that during his first two years when an amenable Congress was controlled by the Democrats. He was mostly stymied by a majority of Republicans after the 2010 midterm elections. Nevertheless, Obama did laudably take executive action this year, announcing that the administration would be helping young illegal immigrants get a chance to stay in the country rather than deporting them.
He also has pledged to work hard for broader reforms; the election results may help him achieve that goal. That's because some Republican leaders are now talking about reform. To his credit, President Bush pushed for big changes in the country's immigration policies, but the GOP leadership in Congress would not budge.
Now, U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., are pitching changes that would bolster security at the borders and provide a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. If this sounds familiar, it should. The two senators made the same suggestion in 2010, but the idea went nowhere.
This year, Republicans woke up to election results showing more than 70 percent of Hispanic voters supported Obama. Graham said the "tone and rhetoric" Republic-ans used in earlier immigration debates have "built a wall between the Republican party and Hispanic community." And, surely, the flaming rhetoric during the Republican party primary this year didn't help, either.
Changing the country's immigration laws makes abundant sense for many reasons. For starters, there is just no way the country will or could even afford to round up 12 million people -- roughly the population of Ohio -- and begin deportation processes. It's never going to happen, and it would flood our already-burdened court systems if it did. What's more, our farmers and others in the area have long recognized the need for clearer, enforceable immigrant policies so they can continue to run their businesses without flouting the law, intentionally or otherwise.
The plan put forth by the senators puts a premium on border security and doesn't go light on illegal immigrants. They would have to take the initiative to "come out of the shadows, get biometrically identified, start paying taxes, pay a fine for the law they broke," Graham said. They would have to learn English, but if they follow the guidelines, they wouldn't face deportation but would be able to obtain a green card, gaining permanent residency status and ultimately the chance for citizenship.
It's critical that a federal policy be enacted, not a patchwork of state laws that would create inconsistencies along the borders and, thus, prove less effective and certainly more confusing. Immigration reform has been kicked around long enough. Realistic solutions are needed, not more hollow rhetoric. Congress and the president have plenty of motivation to get this done and should seize on the opportunity.
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- Real-time imaging of the plasma spray process: work in progress
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- A LaserStrobe Control Vision system was employed to examine water-stabilized plasma (WSP), gas-stabilized plasma (GSP), and single-wire arc plasma (SWAP) technologies. Visualization of the plasma spray process in each of these technologies has been made possible, in some instances, for the first time. Parameter optimization for the three processes was accomplished. This technology has significantly added to the theoretical and scientific knowledge of plasma diagnostics and plasma processing.
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Three And Out: April 08, 2010
The San Diego Chargers begin their preparations for the 2010 season by participating in their offseason strength and condition program, Antonie Cason is going the extra mile as he prepares to assume a starting role, and the world famous Charger Girls will be having open auditions this weekend.
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Although the term "voluntary" might be a bit subjective, it's nevertheless encouraging to see that 55 veteran players arrived at Chargers Park this week to get started on their offseason strength and conditioning program.
"We've had a number of guys in here working out on their own for the last month or so to get ready for today," says Head Coach Norv Turner. "What that says to me is that our guys are hungry and can't wait to get going."
Also working out is restricted free agents Darren Sproles, who has signed his one year tender, and Shawne Merriman who has not signed his tender but has instead signed an injury waiver. By signing the injury waiver, Merriman is afforded some insurance should anything happen to him medically while working out.
"I see no point in not working out with the team," Merriman said. "I wanted to do this. I'm a big-picture guy. I'm going to be me."
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The San Diego Union-Tribune produced a great video of Antoine Cason training out in Arizona, documenting his approach to this season and how he plans to go about getting better.
The San Diego Charger Girls plan to host an audition this Sunday where hundreds of dancers try out for a place on the exclusive 28 girl roster. For those interested in trying out, please head over to Chargers.com for an application.
If you guys twist my arm hard enough, I may have to provide coverage of this highly important annual event.
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Work hard, stay focused and keep up the great job CHARGERS! Best wishes for 2010 Season.
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- Chris said... Apr 11, 2010, 10:39:00 AM
Okay, last year ESPN had a special on how Cro works or worked out, and now this year it's another one of our Corners. I really hope that Cason is a special player and will help this team tremendously. you can't really judge him from playing in the nickel, but when he was on the outside he looked solid, lets hope this training pays off and won't let us down!
After last year's "photo-op" debacle with shirtless-and-shiny Cromartie chasing truck tires (and presumably; parked trucks), I would have thought both the Chargers PR Dept. and Cason's agent would have prudent enough to "cease and desist" on their own to avoid any comparisons, but apparently not. Antoine, put your shirt back on, don't tip your hand and tell the competition that you're trying to get faster, and simply SHOW US WHAT YOU CAN DO on the FOOTBALL field.
"Show" rhymes with "Cro", which rhymes with "go", and that might preface "away" if your performance this year doesn't match up with your #1 draft choice salary. So, enough with your blather and quirky philosophitudes, just show us you can fill the bill, and please actually "tackle". All the speed in the world don't mean a thing if you pull up like Prom Queen in a bull ring at the point of contact. Please play real, actual, old-fashioned, imposing defensive football. Thank you, and good luck.
Go Bolts!!
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How did this team lose to the Astros last night? The Phils bounced back in a big way Friday night, as the bats caught fire with the offense putting up 12 runs on 16 hits. They scored three runs before the Astros even recorded an out. Here are some notes from the blowout:
Cole Hamels didn't have a great game, but he didn't pitch all that badly, either. He threw seven innings, while giving up four runs (three of the earned) and added eight strikeouts. He gave up two home runs—one to Justin Maxwell in the 5th and one to Matt Downs in the 4th.
Also getting some work in tonight were Justin De Fratus and Jeremy Horst. Each of them gave up one run in one inning, and Horst struck out the side.
WHAT IS THIS?! Okay, maybe it's because they played the Astros, but still. I like seeing those 'crooked numbers', as Wheels likes to say. 12 runs, 16 hits, four multi-run innings–I love it. Jimmy Rollins started off the game with a home run and it just kept getting better from there. Hopefully the offense can put up even half of what they did tonight more frequently.
Darin Ruf had an at-bat. And he popped out to third base. Oh well, it was nice to finally see him get some action. Let's see if he lands in the starting lineup in one of the two remaining games in the series.
The Phillies take on the Astros again tomorrow at 7:05 PM with Kyle Kendrick pitching against Dallas Keuchel.
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Good win tonight but 3 errors in the field.
Anyway, Papelbon got another night off and Aumont, Lindblom and Bastardo also got a needed night off. Those things are important at this time in the season. If the Dodgers hold on, the Phillies will be 3 behind St. Louis, 2 behind the Dodgers and tied with the Pirates although the Pirates are a game up in the loss column. A much better position that anyone could have hoped for 2 weeks ago.
Dodgers beat the Cards
Phils and Pirates 3 back and 2 behind the dodgers.
So will a 3 rbi night for Ryan give him something to think about? With the kids clickin, if Ryan and Jimmy get a head of steam, this team should be unbeatable. Not to mention Chase Utley and the wonderous Chooch and some great pitching from KK, seeing better of Lee – I am thinking this train has a smooth ride if those 2 start to hit with consistency.
Its just what the doctor ordered? Looking at the tailights and turning up the burners. Lets face it, it would be greater than what happened in 06
I meant to say 07
Fun game to watch, the errors are bothersome, but for the most part the pen did ok. one earned one unearned run I believe. But the offense was relentless and the base running really good. It would be nice to have an easy win again Saturday. The bad part is depending on others teams to lose and not having the destiny in their own hands.
This is ridiculous – I just got my post season invoice – all tickets have gone up by as much as $6.00 a piece. Everything has gone up but what if the Phils do falter for the next few? Will they give some of that back? Parking is outrageous anymore (I know, DC Stadium was beyond stoopid), concessions – Beer used to be bought for $6.50 now are going near $8.50, beer. My seats have gone up and likely will go up again for 2013.
That could be argued the price for success but what about when they fail? Can we get normalized then?
Guess you paying for Cole's new contract Brooks. I know nothing about ticket prices how they figure them out etc. However, after such a shaky season I cant fault your logic on higher ticket prices.
Some of that Hamels contract will be paid for by not having Pence, Victorino, and Blanton for the rest of this year, and not having Polanco and maybe a few others next year and beyond.
Tickets and concessions have gone up, but so has everything else. Gas, for instance, is no better now than it was at $2.50 a gallon, and the medical profession has actually gotten far worse, even though the costs are now totally unaffordable. Does a doctor give anything back when he's misdiagnosed your disease? No; he sends you for more expensive tests. At least you don't have to buy an extra ticket when the Phils lose (you might want an extra beer, though!)
OK let's play with best case, worst case and the possibilities of this weekend. Someone please correct my me if I have it wrong. The best case is we are 2 games back, worst case is 5 games back.
We have to beat two pitchers with over 5 ERA against KK and Doc, so 5 games back seems unlikely but is still mathematically possible.
It doesn't matter if the Dodgers win both, or split. If we win 2, we're still 2 games back. The real setback can only happen if the Cards win both games.
I think?
General circumstance presentation time.
You're in second place. You were 10 games out. Start steamrollin'. Cut the gap to 2 games, and host the first place club for a weekend set. Win Friday night to cut the lead to 1.
Perspective and attitude are subjective, but if somebody said the second place club was in first place, I wouldn't argue.
You wanna chase the Dodgers, not the Cards. Forever Dodger Blue is the way to think the next 2 games. A game behind the Cards, 2 behind LA is as good as it can get.
In response to Jonathan's opening question.. "How did this team lose to the Astros last night?" (meaning Thursday night)….
I'm not surprised at all that they lost and I kind of predicted that it COULD happen. Team goes on a tear, plays with all that home-field energy at CBP, then goes out on the road to a play before a couple thousand fans in a place with weird lighting…what do you expect? It's not all that uncommon for a team to come out flat. Plus, Cloyd on the mound on short rest.
Yes, they had that game and you can argue that the bullpen gave it away…which it did….or that Charlie made some questionable decisions with the relievers ….. which he did… But the offense on Friday was flat and they had plenty of chances to add on to their lead…. which they didn't.
They had a 4-0 lead in the game. And there is zero law, in either the Constituion, physics, or the Driver's License Manuel that says 7 can't turn into 8. There's plenty of core on this club that many, many times has finished a home stand well, and kept it going on the road. Softening the loss isn't a crime, but totally forgetting it is overdoing it. Lose the 2 card by a game, and that loss has the same value against any would've should've could've venture from the entire year.
Lefty, I did that math yesterday and I think you are correct. If we end the weekend 2GB I am thrilled. Still a long shot but not quite as long as the beginning of the week. I'm still in the
"I think they miss the postseason camp" but I hope I'm wrong.
Me too, because there is no room for error. Every loss is like a dagger stab, eventually you're done for. Can they do it? It's possible. Is it likely? No.
But here's the rub IMO-
You watch every game intently, you watch the other teams games, you root for all of this, and if somehow the miracle happens, the reward is you get to play a one game crapshoot at Turner field. You get the pre-curser to the playoffs, not in the playoffs.
I don't know it's just not the same to me as a real race to get the playoffs.
But if you beat Atlanta in that 1 game playoff, suddenly you come home for the first 2 games of the next series. And what's so bad about a crapshoot? And it won't be a crapshoot anyway, in all liklihood. The 2 card is gonna be a flat out underdog for the play in game because the Braves, with very good pitching anyway, will have a chance to set it up with plenty of rest while the teams left fighting for the final spot will probably be exhausting arms with a final push. The underdog status adds to the excitement.
The whole thing is an artistic scam. Winning a WS is still terrific, but it's a different terrific than back in the day. There was something special, in a way, about a pennant taking you straight to a step away. This lets fraudulent teams in. But marketing wise, it's awesome, and that's how the world works. I'd bet that even in San Diego, they were straining their brains in some corners to justify thinking the Pads had a shot as recently as a few days back. And this destroys baseball history. These Cardinal type comebacks of a year ago are gonna happen frequently now. The '51 Giants Win the Pennant! are gonna get totally forgotten, instead of largely by the onslaught of miracle comebacks that I could see happening as often as every 3 years minimum.
I'd be crushed if they lose the playin game. And it'd be even worse since it'd be from a over the ceiling level in getting there. I'll take my chances on it happening again in easily deciding that rooting for it is the only way to go. And fully in. Heartbreak, be damned.
"heartbreak be damned" is fine, I'm a 50 year fan and that'll never change. But I say "marketing wise that's the way the world works" be damned.
We are a .500 ball club and have no business being this close to a spot, this isn't basketball or hockey or the NFL's 9-7 NY Giants Super Bowl team. I'm still rooting, but you guys will have to forgive my old time purist ways, but a WS Champ should deserve to be one over 162+ games not just 30 plus.
The only thing I could characterize as fraudulent would be ME, if I change my stripes after all those bad things I said about the Cardinals being fake world champs last year. Personally, I hate "the way the world works" sometimes.
@Chuck A, I totally agree a you man.
That's what I said in the game preview comments. They played down to their competition. Unfocused. They should have won, but that's where the law of averages kicks in.
Mike don't worry about the request thing, it's no big deal.
@Lefty, I know we will be upset if we don't make it. But HOW exciting is this that we are even discussing all these scenarios!!! I love it
Also, why do the Phillies have no confidence in Fransden at 3rd for 2013?? The man has an amazing average. I'm confused. He is clearly better than Perdo Feliz and we won w him at third (much respec for PFs defense).
Speaking of Pedro – he is playing on the Camden River Sharks – saw him the other night with a hr and a single, 2 runs batted in. Playing 3rd of course (oh, 1 error).
Frandsen is a "tweener" . Typically they don't make it in the Majors even though they can hit. By that I mean he is neither a fast slick base stealing type, or a power guy, he's a tweener. There are a lot of these guys in the minors, good enough to be there, but not good enough to be here. He joined the Giants organization when he was 22 and hit pretty well in the minors. He was brought up several times but never hit consistently in short (probably not fair sample size) stints.
The last two seasons at LV he hit over .300 but had only 5 home runs and 7 stolen bases total in 2 years.
Obviously there are some exceptions like Polanco. But I think you'd agree that Frandsen can't play defense anywhere close to the way Polly does.
Right, the thinking is that Frandsen is in a hot streak and won't be able to keep up the average. And without power or many walks, you're left with Polanco's hitting but without the great defense that made him a good overall third baseman.
Batting average is a common denominator to all baseball fans. And historic too, dating back to before the world was created. But would you prefer a .245 BA to a .280 one if the .245 guy was adept at drawing walks, and his OBP was .330, and the .280 guy lived for 1st pitch swinging, and had an OBP of .310? Batting average is a conversation piece anymore.
Additionally, there's a stat called BABIP, batting averages on balls in play. This performs as a predictor based on the law of averages. It measures a guys batting average when he makes contact. if it's high, chances are he'll drop back over some course of future. You can reverse it foir a pitcher with his BAA, batting average against. Frandsen has the BAPIP gods on his side tis year
Kevin has played quite a while, and put together unspectactular numbers. But it has been choppy, and now, given a dose of steady play now, and running shorter on chances, and learning from mistakes, he's answered the bell. But longer term performance levels can't be totally ignored.
What I'm saying is you can't completely ignore the questions with him and go hog pig wild over thinking he's as much as part of the future as the club did to lock in Hamels. You could do worse than him, but you have to be open to doing better when the Hot Stove Season is still so far away. In the meantime, he's a terrific story worthy of a lot of appreciation.
Nice summary of Frandsen (and BABIP).
Can BABIP be influenced by type of contact? For example, one guy rips the hide off the ball; another is a banjo hitter. I remember it being said that Ted Kluzewski had more potential home runs caught by the 2B or SS – because he hit these line shots that kept on soaring – than anyone else in baseball. Given a hitter of this type, wouldn't/couldn't his BAPIP be high … and stay high, because he represents a much greater challenge to the fielder (infield OR outfield)? The converse to this would be the aforementioned banjo hitter who, one year, gets bunches of seeing-eye singles and, the next, reverts to the Mendoza mean. To the degree that any of this has validity, then it might be interesting to regard BABIP by sub-category: breaking out BABIP for power hitters from the rest of the BABIP crowd. Inquiring minds want to know.
Lou, I think you are on to something.
I can't speak for Schmenkman, but the when I first learned about BABIP it was really meant as a pitcher's stat. In other words- was a pitcher allowing a "banjo" hitter to bat like a power hitter, or just the opposite, turning power into reaching bats and buckled knees.
Today it is used commonly for both, and is mainly considered a component of luck. I'm not totally on board with that, although there is something to it. I think a better way of measuring a hitter's success is line drive rate, not BABIP. Fly balls and ground balls are, in general, easier to catch or make outs on. Hitters with high line drive rates usually have more success. So Yes type of contact definitely affects BABIP, though as you know, hard liners get caught sometimes, and bloop singles often drop in.
There is no perfect system, but the general feeling is that if the average line drive rate is 20% you add 10 points to that and get your BABIP- So .20 gets you to .30 or as we know it a .300 BABIP. Is it perfect? no, but pretty close.
I still think BABIP is more useful as a pitchers stat. A pitcher can just have an unlucky year, where more batted balls fall in. Or- it could be that he's throwing meatballs down the pike which are bound to get scorched. In that case you might use the stat to know when to check his mechanics, release point, or just to see how many pitches a guy is able to throw before he starts getting beat up.
I'm sure Schmenkman can post an article that does a better job of explaining it, this is just my opinion.
"I think a better way of measuring a hitter's success is line drive rate, not BABIP. Hitters with high line drive rates usually have more success."
I was strolling through I guess Fan Graphs one night, curious about batting averages on line drives. Obviously, you think it's gonna be higher, maybe .400, maybe even .500, but when I looked and saw averages of like .700, and .800, it blew me away. Thome, for example was .600, and I think it was ARod, maybe in the past that was at .800.
So as common sense would suggest, anybody hits liners is gonna be good, but the degree of good amazed me Just from batting average alone.
I would say let Kevin play himself out of the position.
His 6 errors and .929 fielding percentage enough to do that? I guess he's the best we have right now, but I'd be disappointed to see him starting in 2013. Def on the 25 man though off the bench.
We want a pitcher, not a belly itcher
Lou – BABIP can be influenced by the type of hitter, definitely. For pitchers, BABIP is almost entirely a luck statistic, and most pitchers have very similar BABIPs. But batters who hit a high % of line drives will have higher career BABIPs than other batters, sometimes by a significant amount. So a batters BABIP can only be predicted against that specific batters career BABIP, and not the BABIPs of other hitters, while a pitcher's BABIP CAN be compared to those of other pitchers.
Other things that influence a hitters BABIP include power (home runs are the one type of swing that can NEVER make an out, so a heavy home run hitters BABIP is gonna go up), and ability to "spray" the ball, which makes it harder for fielders to predict him. Lastly, the speed of the hitter can increase their career BABIP as they beat out grounders that would be outs for other hitters. The ultimate example of a high BABIP guy is Derek Jeter (not a power guy, but sprays the ball like nobody else).
Joe DiMaggio had a BAPIP of .314 one year. An impulsive reaction to that, based on the firm thought planted in your mind of what a great player he was would lean toward he must have been unlucky that season. And typical of Joe, who struck out a little less than 5 times in every 100 at bats (OVER HIS ENTIRE CAREER!), he only struck out 37 times in 692 plate appearances, so there was a lot of samples leading into that .314 BAPIP reflecting bad luck.
In fact, the 37 K's aren't included in the BAPIP, but neither are the 46 homers he hit, since those suckers don't meet the criteria of balls in play. Consider Ryan Howard's strikeouts to homers ratio even in the best of times, and you realize the absurdity of homering more than striking out. With that .314 BAPIP, DiMag totalled up these digits
Batting average .346
Outtaheres 46
Runs scored 151 (is that SICK, or is that SICK?)
Doubles 35
Triples 15 (Guess you don't need great speed to hit triples).
So with Joe's 46 homers taken out, thus reducing his BAPIP to the .314, there's evidence of Joe having pretty high amoiunt of bad luck that year, especially since great player that he was, a lot of those outs were probably balls hit with AUTHORITY. What an awesome season, with bad luck mixed in, no less.
Joe DiMaggio's career BABIP was only .304, so the .314 wasn't particularly lucky or unlucky from what we can tell.
We could get an idea about that if we knew his line drive rate, since it heavily influences what % of balls fall in (as do ground ball and fly ball rates), but we don't have that data from before 2002.


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With another attempt made on Shun Aurora's life, dire implications befall the city of Judo. The military tanks, silent for fifty years, begin to roll out. Shogun is attacked and J's program is changed by a secret command buried deep within his system.
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The Road to Despair Goes from El DeBarge to Youppi
Standing in the check-out line at my local grocer, I scanned the magazine rack hoping to find out if Khloe Kardashian had eaten herself to death or how drunk Jennifer Aniston got in Cabo while still thinking about Brad. Instead, I was subjected to an image I thought I'd blocked out 25 years ago:
Eldra "El" DeBarge.
On the cover of Jet.
Who's Johnny… she said…
*cue the daydream montage*
I see Bert Blyleven record his 3,000th strikeout…
I see Bob Horner hit four homeruns in one game…
I see Mike Scott no-hit the Giants… the Red Sox come back to win the ALCS after being down 3 games to 1… Ray Knight skip like a schoolgirl on Mookie Wilson's Bill Buckner nutmeggin' dribbler…
…and… and, I… I see…
*snaps out of it*
Oh, Youppi… oh, dear, dear Youppi… no!!! It's not FAIR! It's not fair that El DeBarge gets a comeback and you don't… not fair that in 2010 you're relegated to Montreal hockey duty while El DeBarge gets nominated for a Grammy.
And you wonder.
You wonder why I don't believe in god.
No loving god would subject the altruistic baseball fan to such chronic despair!!!
So hate me 'cuz I I think El DeBarge topped out in '86, just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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Still wondering if someone re-fashioned Youppi's old costume amd he reappeared somewhere within the minor league system of the Washington Nationals.
He seemed like the slightly slower cousin of Slider, the Cleveland Indians spastic humor machine, but with some French Canadian inspired body language.
Or maybe he is retired to the hustle and bustle of some exotic locale scaring the native children who have never seen such a orange hairy beats that did not wear black socks with their sandals.
The word "Youppi" always sounded so cheery, enthusiastic and spirited.
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I'm embarrassed to tell you I have no idea who El DeBarge is! I must be living in a cave or just missed that era altogether.
As Emma said, 12 children?? Guess we know what he was doing during all that "lost time".😉
El DeBarge must have been something only known to Americans of that era, cause i have no friggin idea who he is and based on the name wouldn't want too….
and now to respond to your comment about gloating: I think I have been penalized… I have migrated my blog to philliesoutside.mlblogs.com and have since been locked out by mlblogs… so I can not blog, so I am going to have to reopen my old blog just to gloat… so coming soon to my old blog my gloating.. stay tuned… LOL
Emma — I know! Dat boy can bang!
RR — It will always sound cheery… we have to keep him alive, if only in our imaginations.
Jane – Remember the movie Short Circuit? "Who's Johnny…she said…"
Sue – Signs point to yes…
Prince – I don't recall the Crazy Crab… so I doubt he could be better than the Quebecois.
Peter! They locked you out? How dare they!!! REVOLT! And kudos on the Lee stuff. I'm gonna go cry now.
The Giants mascot—-Crazy Crab—-was better than Youppi.
Jeff, I never miss a Steve Guttenburg movie, but I do miss Youppi. Maybe he could come to the U.P. and be our mascot..(Yooper..Youppi…hmmm). Now I have to go rent 'The Last Dragon', and listen to Rhythem of the Night…thanks…
'Minoring In Baseball'
U.P. and YOUPPI! I never made the connection. Brilliant!


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I would like to preface my question(s) with the statement that I was HOPING to start pump weaning (I pump three times a day) by the time my DD turned 1 year (01/28/11). With that being said, I have to add that at my DD's 12-month check up, she dropped from the 10th to the 3rd percentile in weight at 17 lbs 14 ounces (she is still in the 50th percentile for height; 29 ¼ inches). The ONLY changes were (1) because my supply has started to slowly dwindle, we started topping off her bottles at eleven months--i.e. making three 4-5 ounce bottles instead of three 3-4 ounce bottles--with cow's milk to see if she will accept the taste (she is very picky). We thought it was going well! Until we got the news from her pediatrician. (2) She has had congestion and then an ear infection that became bilateral after two antibiotics--the first antibiotic she had an allergic reaction to. This has all been going on since about Christmas. Because of all of this, she has not been big on eating...almost at all (except for snacks).
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Happy New Year Joan! May 2011 bring you many acceptance letters!ReplyDelete
Great Plan!! Genealogy Travel lag, family illness, and other life issues must be calculated into our goals. Do not be hard on yourself. You accomplished a lot last year. I admire the fact you are taking writing classes. That is a very smart idea. Congratulations on a great 2010 and I look forward to reading your blog in 2011.ReplyDelete
From someone who knows what it's like to get pulled down those side paths - I wish you luck! I've missed your regular posts, but I see that you have also gotten a lot of work done this year.ReplyDelete
Your plan is going to keep you busy. But hey, what does a little dust matter, and the dishes in the sink... :::passes you the magic wand to make those go away ::: :)
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Ahhh, so thats what you have been up too. We have to do what makes us happy. Or what we need to do to get to that. I am glad for you. Success too for this 2011. It is too bad we have to sleep. If we were only solar.ReplyDelete
I like your plan Joan...good luck! I plan on fine-tuning mine as I go, but sure hope I can accomplish most of it.ReplyDelete


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Before Jessa takes over we wanted to make sure ya'll are aquainted with her, so we posted her bio and some info about her MARKED SOUL series below. Enjoy the post and make sure to check out the series. Its made of awesomeness!!
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After close to a million final draft words and nearly triple digit rejections, she sold her first novel, an urban fantasy romance, thanks to the 2007 Rose City Romance Writers' Golden Rose writing contest. She still pinches herself daily.
She lives in the Pacific Northwest where the potential for up to 120 days in a row of measurable precipitation keeps her at her computer (well, that and the chains). Like many writers, she lives often in her head and appreciates interaction with people whose dialogue she doesn't have to make up and revise for clarity.
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i would put this in the xb section but ppl keep ignoring my questions.
Does the xbox 360 slim can use a wireless bluetooth device?
I found this on youtube
Is this true or some kind of trick?
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To the best of my knowledge I have no idea about a blue tooth addition to the Slim; however, I do know that it has a built in wireles adapter so that you can connect to the internet wirelessly...
no it doesn't, it has buiilt in wireless. But no adapter, imo a regular xbox with an adapter gets better connectivity more reliable
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To the best of my knowledge I have no idea about a blue tooth addition to the Slim; however, I do know that it has a built in wireles adapter so that you can connect to the internet wirelessly...
Well in the video it says it can be done i hope is true
My friend has a wireless bluetooth mic for Xbox 360 so yes, yes it does.
I also own one for my Xbox 360.
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Originally Posted by Michael Jordan
My friend has a wireless bluetooth mic for Xbox 360 so yes, yes it does.
Awesome is it a headset or a bluetooth like in the video?
it should it's an official xbox license so it probably can i have a slim so it should work.
your just going to have to try
Wait this is new right? Slim? Well that's different
I just dont wanna waste my money
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I just dont wanna waste my money
Not gonna lie dude, if you dont want to waste your money, then going for the wireless headset isnt the way to go.
The sound itself isnt as clear as a "standard" xbox headset, and obviously it does have a battery life, where as the standard xbox headset doesnt.
I have the wireless one, but it just sits there gathering dust.
Answer to your question: Long story short, yes it will work. But it really isnt worth the money...
Theres always the option to return it if i buy one right?
Depends how kind the guys are, at the shop...
A nice guy would probly accept it back, if you're not happy with it.
but they do have the right to say that once it is opened, they dont NEED to refund anything.
In which case you would be stuck with it..
Last edited by ALCH3MY; 12-09-2012 at 03:27 PM.
Thats what i hate and imo is stupid as fuck how you not gonna know if you dont like it if you dont open it so of course u have to open it to test it out man they should change that damn rule/law
It's like i said, if you can find a cheap wireless, then go for it.
but i wouldnt recommend them.
The person using one, always sounds like they are miles away from the mic, due to the fact the mic is too far away from the mouth of the user.
and the person listening through one doesnt always get the best sound quality, compared to a wired one.
Hmmm maybe i can use my ps3 one lol
my ps3 one doesnt work with my xbox.
neither does my pc gaming headset.
Depends on the type of the mic, etc...
just look it up on google
Damn oh well lol doesnt hurt to try lol
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Homestand, Kirk Gibson and Viva Los Dodgers Festival
So far this homestand we are 2-3. Not good. We split the four game series with Arizona. I really thought we would take the series.
One of the best things of the D'backs being in town is getting to see Kirk Gibson.
Gibby is so nice that he comes over to the Kid's corral and signs for us fans. Last year the D'backs happen to be in town during the 80's celebration day. Kirk Gibson took the time to show up at the 80's luncheon held in the Club Level restaurant. We had quite a few players from the 80's but the big surprise was Gibson. Gibby mentioned that it be nice if the seat where his famous 88 World Series landed be marked with his name. Now, wouldn't that be nice to honor Gibby?
When I got to the stadium and saw the matchup on the scoreboard of LeBlanc with a 9.75 ERA, I thought for sure my Dodgers can win BUT instead it was a frustrating loss. Dodgers were blanked out by the score of 2-0. UGH! Ten men were left on base. Pathetic display! Clayton Kershaw has had 8 runs support in his last 9 starts. Just pathetic hitting lately. I still can't believe it! Zip, nothing, nada zero runs. Oh, I almost forgot the two errors in the same play. Just pathetic.
Randy Wolf goes Saturday! Hopefully the wolfman can restore order and be the stopper he has been lately.
Saturday is also the Viva Los Dodgers Festival.
I have been attending a few of these events in the past. There is music, games for kids, vendor booths from Dodger sponsors with giveaways an contests. Also there is autgraph booths with players rotating in the booths. Jaime Jarrin, Fernando Valenzuela and Pepe Yniquez also participate in this event.
The game will start at it scheduled time of 7:10 p.m. so for us that are going to both the festival and the game it will a long day/night at the stadium.
Tomorrow is also another segment of "This is my Town". This time is to honor the Mexican community so the shirt will be in Spanish "Esta es my Ciudad" Buying tickets in this section entitles you to the t-shirt and an All you can eat. The menu includes guesadillas, lime chicken, watermelon and the standard nachos, Dodger Dogs, and non-alcoholic drinks.
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I had the same impressions about LeBlanc and also share your opinions about the terrible hitting that has remained a persistant slump since the All Star Break. I love Manny, but they were hitting better when he was gone! Maybe they should give him a week off to try Juan Pierre again and see if that does anything.
Love your blog, Emma. It's so colorful, informative, and optimistic. Have a good holiday.
~ Will
It was a really great game for the Padres, but not so much for the Dodgers🙂 Did you know that LeBlanc had a 16.20 ERA at Dodger Stadium? I didn't think he would do that well, but he did a great job for a young pitcher. Well, GO PADRES!!
Emma, I wish I could get pics like yours! We don't have much of a fan fest up here, and really like I want to go to a Jays fan fest!
Hope the Dodgers keep up the good work! Ready for the playoffs???
LOL Because of our labor of love for the Dodgers, I forgot that Monday is a holiday! duh.. Happy holiday to you too! Yeah and this team better start hitting or they will have an early exit.
Yes it was a great game for the Padres and LeBlanc was wheeling and deeling last night. He was making the Dodgers look stooopid.
With the big hispanic community here, "los Doyers" have been having this festival for…I dont know maybe 10 years.
The Dodgers seem to have a fan event or festival just about every day. Lucky you getting to see great baseball and eat lots of good food. Enjoy the day/night.
The Viva Los Dodgers festival is in its 12th year in existence. They said there were 10,000 people at the festival. It was a lot of fun and it was not as hot as other years. Thanks! Had a great time and Randy Wolf recorded his #100 career win! I won something because I had Dodger socks!
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I am so happy that my fellow blogger could be that high.
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Let's see if we can't crack the top 15?😉
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WELCOME, N.C. (JULY 16, 2012) – Richard Childress Racing has advised its employees, drivers and key sponsors that Chartwell Investments is considering exiting its minority equity position in RCR.
"Since 2003, I have had a minority partner at RCR in Chartwell Investments," said Richard Childress, president and CEO of Richard Childress Racing. "Like any private equity business, Chartwell has a duty to its investors to return capital and maximize profits in a reasonable timeframe. With my support, they have determined that now is an appropriate time to exit their investment in RCR. Chartwell has been a great partner and I will always be appreciative of our partnership. We will remain good friends.
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Written by Chobo_jokeR on 31.12.2013 at 04:59
I actually just finished listening to this album about an hour ago. I'd say this review is extremely accurate and well written. Good job!
I like the way you describe the music and the way it sounds. I also agree on the songs sometimes losing their way, since they are so long. The first half of the album was really blowing me away, and then it lost me for a bit, until the closer
which pulled me right back in.
Needs more listens, but a really strong album.
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A strong and captivating effort on its own indeed. Great job on the well-written review as well.
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Thank you. I remember becoming familiar with this band through a well-written review of your own. I think the band are forging their identity with this new album.


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Democrats drafting bills that would tighten background checks
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Discussion of gun laws is a hot topic in many state Capitols this spring -- but not in Wisconsin.
Republicans who control the state Assembly said it's highly unlikely they'll pass any legislation that would reduce access to guns.
They're more focused on studying gaps in the state's mental health system that might be a factor in gun violence.
Democrats are drafting bills that would tighten background checks and restrict magazines and assault weapons, among other things. But they concede there's little hope of passage without support from the Republican majority.
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PATTERSON, Calif. -- Dustin Rhone of Culver City, Calif., climbed from a two-way tie for fifth place following a first round 72, to win his first AJGA event, the Ashworth Junior at Diablo Grande, with a final round three-under-par 69 and a two-day total of 141. The 14-year-old Rhone kept his scorecard clean with only one bogey in the final round of the tournament. The fourth-annual Ashworth Junior at Diablo Grande is a 36-hole stroke play event conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Diablo Grandeâs Legends West Course. The tournament featured 87 players from 10 states. The AJGAâs Ashworth Junior Series is designed specifically for first-time AJGA members or those members who have not yet participated in an AJGA Open event, AJGA Invitational or Nike Junior All-Star Series event in the current calendar year and/or the previous calendar year.
Rhoneâs eight-foot downhill putt on No. 12 for par gave him the boost he needed to win the tournament. Rhone also attributes his win to solid play on the par-3 and par-4 holes.
âThere are some tough par-3s out there. I was able to save par, which helped me score well,â Rhone said.
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Only one-stroke behind the leader, the 16-year-old Kenneth McCready of Placerville, Calif., shot one-under-par in the final round of the tournament to finish in second place with a two-day total of two-under-par 142. McCready was in a three-way tie for second place entering the final round of the event.
McCready birdied the par-4 first hole, which is one of the most difficult holes on the course, both days of the tournament. In the final round he made a 35-foot putt on No. 1 for birdie. He recorded four birdies in the final round of the tournament. This is McCreadyâs second time competing at the Ashworth Junior at Diablo Grande.
Finishing one-stroke behind McCready was Dane Jensen of Pleasant Grove, Utah, and tying for fourth place with a two-round total of 144 were Grant Doverspike of Bakersfield, Calif., Erik Jarvey of Palmdale, Calif., and Pat Murphy of Pleasanton, Calif.
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Titleist, the AJGAâs National Sponsor has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Associationâs success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, a supporter of the AJGA since 1983, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.
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