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#17363 - 01/28/01 01:32 PM Less well-known synonyms of everyday words
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We all believe the first to scale Mt. Everest were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing
Norgay but the answer may have been different. In 1924, a bold mountain
climber, George Herbert Leigh Mallory, along with Andrew Irvine, attempted to
reach the top of Mt. Everest. They were last sighted near the summit by the
expedition's geologist, 2000 feet below them. In 1999, Mallory's body -- still
intact after 75 years -- was discovered by a group of climbers. Were Mallory
and Irvine on their way up or coming down? We don't know, and perhaps never
will, unless other climbers find Irvine's body and his camera that may yield
clues. Mallory's grandson George Mallory II reached the summit in 1995.
When asked why climb a mountain, Mallory's famous answer was, "Because it's
there". This week's words in AWAD should perhaps be used in the same spirit.
Why use these words when other similar words exist? Just because they're
there in the dictionary. During the rest of this week we'll see more words
that are less well-known synonyms of everyday words.
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Lawyer signs on to represent Jeremy Dodge in land dealBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | June 12,2013MONTPELIER A high-profile attorney with ties to the Republican Party has become the newest character in an ongoing saga featuring the governor of Vermont and his ill-fated land deal.
Brady Toensing, whose former clients include Republican candidate for governor Brian Dubie, has signed on to represent Jeremy Dodge, the East Montpelier man seeking to regain the 16-acre homestead he sold to Peter Shumlin last fall.
Joining Toensing on the case is Joy Karnes Limoge, a Williston attorney who specializes in property law. Limoge was a prominent supporter last year of Randy Brock, Shumlins failed Republican challenger in the race for governor.
Dodges children say Shumlin exploited their troubled father by using the specter of an imminent tax sale to snap up for $58,000 a property now valued by town listers at $140,000. Shumlin has defended the transaction as a fair one for both buyer and seller.
But what has until now been a neighborly dispute could soon turn political as Toensing, a veteran Republican operative, enters the fray.
Toensing on Tuesday denied any partisan motivations. In his lone statement to the press, he said he welcomes the opportunity to assist a fellow Vermonter.
Mr. Dodge has been dealing with a sophisticated and shrewd businessman, a businessman who is also the most powerful person in Vermont, represented by one of the best lawyers money can buy, Toensing said. Mr. Dodge clearly needed some help.
Toensing is known best in political circles in Vermont for his work on behalf of Dubie, whom he defended against campaign finance allegations stemming from his 2010 race for governor. Attorney General William Sorrell said at the time that Dubie violated state laws by sharing polling data with the Republican Governors Association.
Toensing brokered a settlement in which Dubie paid a $10,000 civil penalty and made a $10,000 contribution to the Vermont Foodbank, though Dubie never had to admit wrongdoing.
Toensing is a resident of Charlotte but a partner at diGenova & Toensing LLP, a Washington, D.C., law firm founded by his mother and stepfather. In a 1998 Washington Post article, reporter Howard Kurtz described Victoria Toensing and Joe diGenova as a classic Washington power couple who helped fan the Clinton-Lewinsky political scandal on behalf of Republican interests.
Before joining the family firm, Brady Toensing worked as a legislative assistant in the early 1990s for Warren B. Rudman, the two-term Republican U.S. senator from New Hampshire.
Shumlin has retained his own politically connected lawyer in the form of Jerry Diamond, the former three-term attorney general who was the Democratic nominee for governor in 1980 a race he lost to Republican Richard Snelling.
Shumlin was out of the state Tuesday for a meeting of the National Governors Association in Chicago. Diamond issued a statement welcoming Brady Toensing and Limoge to the table.
I was glad to learn from press reports today that Jeremy Dodge has retained attorneys, Diamond said.
Diamond last week reached out to Dodge through the media, saying Shumlin was willing to void the real estate transaction, as long as Dodge repaid the back taxes and other expenses Shumlin has incurred in the deal thus far. Shumlins out-of-pocket expenses, Diamond noted, are considerably less than the $58,000 sale price, which included nearly $20,000 in prepaid occupancy and repair credits.
Dodge, who didnt return phone calls left Tuesday, has previously said he wants to remain on the property, which he inherited from his parents in 2009. He went public with his sellers remorse late last month, in advance of the July 15 deadline by which he was contractually obligated to be out of the 965-square-foot home that sits on the property he sold to Shumlin. Shumlin moved in next door to Dodge last year.
As I made clear last week, the governor is happy to meet Mr. Dodges request that the property be sold back to Mr. Dodge for what the governor has paid out of pocket, Diamond said in a statement. I was pleased to hear last week that the Dodge family agrees with this outcome, and I look forward to working with Mr. Dodges counsel to bring this to a resolution.
Its unclear whether Dodge or his family is aware of Brady Toensings political ties.
Limoge was a key supporter of Brock, who in his concession speech last year included her name first on the short list of people to whom he offered special thanks for their roles in his campaign. Limoge said Tuesday that her interest in Dodges case has nothing to do with politics.
Poor Jerry Dodge, Limoge said. Hes a hardworking, poor Vermonter, and hes coming up against one of the most powerful men in the state with the means to hire one of the best lawyers in the state. He needs legal representation to get himself through this.
Neither Limoge nor Toensing would comment on whether theyre taking on the case pro bono or, if not, whos footing the bill.
Jack Lindley, chairman of the Vermont Republican Party, said he doesnt have any thoughts on Toensings arrival on the case, other than hes pleased that some very good attorneys have come together to support the Dodge family.
Asked, however, whether hed spoken with Brady Toensing about the Dodge case prior to Toensing announcing his involvement Tuesday morning, Lindley said he had.
At some point (Toensing) had indicated he was thinking about and willing to help a Vermont family, Lindley said. I think he was trying to figure out whether I had heard whether there were any other Vermont attorneys that were willing to step forward. That was his motive, I think, in talking to me about it.
Lindley said he and Toensing otherwise talk only very irregularly.
The Vermont Democratic Party declined to offer any statement on the latest developments in the Shumlin land deal.
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According to Fox Sports' Jon Paul Morosi, Roy Oswalt's price tag is falling yet his preferred suitors remain strapped for cash and may not be able to sign the righty. It is no secret the World Series-winning Cardinals and runner-up Rangers are Oswalt's top choice due to their proximity to his Mississippi home, yet Morosi reports that the Red Sox, Reds, and, yes, the Phillies have remained in contact with Oswalt as contract demands decrease. Oswalt is the best free agent pitcher available, yet teams looking for cheaper options are exploring trades, with Morosi mentioning the Nationals' John Lannan and the Rays' Jeff Niemann and Wade Davis being available with affordable, team-friendly contracts.
Of Oswalt's interest in returning, Morosi says:
Oswalt had a positive experience in Philadelphia, where he went 16-11 with a 2.96 ERA in 221 2/3 innings after arriving in a trade midway through the 2010 season. Oswalt remains interested in returning to the Phillies, sources say. But they haven't been aggressive in looking for rotation help this off-season, given the formidable – and expensive – cast of starters they currently possess.
This off-season, the Phillies have picked up a few role players whose salaries total what Oswalt may be asking for ($8-$10 million, 1 year). Phillies fans: is Oswalt someone you would be willing to go over the Luxury Tax for, do you have confidence in our fifth starter (Joe Blanton, Kyle Kendrick, or other), and are you disappointed that the money given to players like Ty Wigginton, Laynce Nix, Jim Thome, Chad Qualls, and others could have been used to re-sign Oswalt or does the strengthened bench outweigh fortifying what remains one of the most formidable rotations in baseball?
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Well, it'd be nice to wear that four aces shirt for a second year. 😛
I would take him for 5-6 for 2 years then sign Hamels to a contract similiar to Lee's more back loaded.
Just FYI, the backloading of contracts doesn't matter with regard to the salary cap. The consider the average annual value for the cap calculations.
If you were advocating a backloaded contract for non-cap reasons then disregard.
I am guessing you mean for the Luxury Tax? MLB does not have a salary cap.
Yeah. Tomato to-mah-to.
LOL. Just figured I would throw that out there. 🙂 Besides, depending on you ask, we wouldnt have to worry about it, because apparently Oswalt will sign for $3-4 Mill. LOL. NOT.
I told ya, Chuck. He's comin back here.
The Dipsy
Frankly, I'd bring him back if he is healthy, then he will be stellar. It is worth the gamble. I have changed my tune on Roy.
If he comes cheap, with some clauses in his contract for innings pitched and staying healthy then I'd go for it. He still has ace ability if he can stay healthy. that's a big if though
IMO- Not worth going over the L.T. If there was a way to move someone else to make room to keep them under, sure, why not? But we shouldn't cross the threshold for him. And I'm not disappointed in the Phils other moves, they were much more important than a fourth starter.
Little Roy's 2011 was only questionable due to injury. When he was healthy, he was solid. With his stock being so low right now, I feel like we could definitely have him for insanely cheap on a 1 or 2 yr deal.
However, I'd only want him back on the condition that Blanton can absolutely be dealt, which I feel like he cannot. He's still an unknown quantity (other than his weight).
Bottom line though–I would LOVE to see Rube move Blanton, re-sign Roy-O for another 2 years, and then use that added certainty to get the Cole extension done.
Fingers crossed.
The bench was much more needed. But i say go over luxury tax and if Blanton is healthy then there are teams interested. Might still be over luxury tax but would be worth it. Feeling is Oswalt can be had on 1 year deal.
Depends… Is he going to jack up his back again doing yard work, THAT HE COULD HIRE SOMEONE ELSE TO DO FOR HIM!?!?!
You consider jumping on a tractor to dig out his neighborhood and helping family and friends dig out from a hurricane Yard Work? Huh. ok. Maybe baseball really is more important than family and real life.
IMO, Oswalt has such a history of injury problems I hesitate to bring him back. Although I trust him more than I would Blanton and I would keep Kendrick as our "In case of emergency, break open glass pitcher". That being said, I'd offer a $3-4M contract that's incentive-laden up to $4.5-$5.5M total.
If that's your offer it's probably best to just keep it to yourself so you don't insult him.
Seriously, you'd offer him a base salary $500k more than Kyle Kendrick after the 220+ innings of sub-3.00 ERA ball he gave you the last year and a half? I think his agent would hang up on you. And rightly so.
Wait, it's even worse. Your base offer is $559,000 LESS than Kendrick is making! haha
This isn't a video game, man.
I'm fully aware this isn't a video game. But clearly you're thinking like Oswalt's agent and less like a GM. I'm sure Oswalt would acknowledge several things: 1) He has back issues in the past and has experienced them in this most recent season. 2) He's turning 35 this year (in conjunction with the history of injuries) 3) The Phillies are near the luxury tax (albeit Boston is probably as well), 4) Unless the likes of Boston or NYY pay him more, this is probably his best option.
Thome accepted $3MM, Juan Pierre (who was an everyday player last season) has an invite to spring training.
Besides, I'm fully aware that $3-4MM is a starting point. Look at how far apart other players are at arbitration and many times they still come to an agreement somewhere in the middle. Learn a little business strategy, you might learn something.
You're vastly underestimating how good of a pitcher Roy Oswalt is.
Chris Carpenter, who is 2 years older and has missed significantly more time due to injury over the last 5 years, is being paid $10.5 million this season and next. Roy was basically a 5-WAR pitcher in 2010 and accumulated ~2.5 WAR despite only making 23 stars, and a number of those while injured.
Your comment about Thome making $3mm this season doesn't really help your cause here, since he's a bench player. So you're saying that a bench player who will be lucky to get into 100 games is worth the same amount that you would initially offer to Oswalt, the potential 4th starter, a guy one season removed from a 5-WAR season? Further, Jim is making the same amount of money he made last year (also as a bench player/DH), so he's not taking any kind of pay cut despite his advanced age and history of injuries. Oh, btw, he's 41, 7 years older than Oswalt! Yet you'd be asking Oswalt to sign for the same amount, which is incidentally less than one fifth of what he played for last season? And you think that would get it done? With 4-5 other teams still in the mix?
Oswalt is an excellent picther, warts and all. I think if you can get him around $8mm + incentives it's an absolute steal (depending on the incentives to some extent).
I thought Thome was making like 1.25 Million
Shhhhh. 😉
It is $1.25mm, but if EJ wanted to use $3mm it just reinforced my point. (I think BaseballReference has Thome's salary wrong)
EJ, if you want to be taken seriously, get your facts right. 3MM for Thome? LOL. $559,000 more for Oswalt than KENDRICK? The last time Oswalt earned less then $5Mill a year…2005. He will not sign, nor talk to anyone if an offer is $12-$13MM less than what he made last year. It has nothing to do with EricL "thinking like Oswalt's agent and less like a GM". It has more to do with him thinking with common sense, and realizing that while to most of us, 3-4Mill a year would be AWESOME, and I would be over the moon, just to make $500 k a year, but to others, numbers like that are in fact offensive. Thats how the Astros and Orioles Front office think, and look at how great they are, year after year. If you want a little business strategy, you don't make an offer to somewhere that will drive them to laugh in your face and walk away. You are more likely to get a fair deal, if he is asking for $8Mill, you offer $5 Mill ($1-2Mill over your offer mind you) and meet in the middle at about maybe $6.5mill. That is still $9.5 Mill less then what we would have paid him if we picked up his option.
Here's a question for Phillies Nation commenters. Would you rather have:
Madson + Oswalt as 4th starter
Papelbon + Blanton as 4th starter
Because that's getting close to the entire salary difference assuming Oswalt's demands are now down somewhere below $10mm.
If the Phils can move Blanton, I'd love to see Oswalt take his spot. But they probably won't be able to if only because he's coming off of a very injury plagued season. If he was completely healthy I'd figure there would be multiple suitors for him.
All that being said, I'd be really surprised if the Phillies are even involved. This sounds to me like an agent trying to up the bidding by fibbing to a reporter about the level of interest in his client.
I'd be really surprised, too, if the Phils are really involved. They were keeping in touch with Brad Lidge, but when the time came, they only made him really low-ball offer and he signed with the Nats for a slightly higher pittance. It's probably the same thing with Oswalt.
They're just too close to the luxury tax limit, and every move they've made so far indicates that Amaro and company don't want to exceed it. Even if they do want Oswalt back, they're not going to free up much money by trading Blanton. They'd have to eat most of his salary, so it wooldn't help the payroll total enough.
Blanton is a fine pitcher, and I really don't think they'd have to eat all that much of his contract. Especially if they deal him closer to the dealine and he's got half a season of healthy ball behind him.
I'm working under the hypothetical that you can pick up Oswalt for something like $8.5-10mm and move Blanton for some minor league filler or something. If eating a significant portion of JB's contract was necessary then the cost to acquire Oswalt is higher than acceptable, IMO.
EricL, I agree that there is nothing wrong with Blanton's pitching when he's healthy. But he's making more than some others of his talent, and he still may have an issue with his arm. He's not tradeable right now, and if he's traded at the deadline the Phils would still have to pick up about half of his paycheck. So it's still mighty questionable they'd save enough to sign Oswalt after paying for a half season of Blanton. And Blanton may not even make it to the deadline without a trip or two to the DL.
I also recall that before the Phils traded away Cliff Lee they tried to trade Joe, but no one was interested.
I hope I'm wrong about how close the Phils are to the tax threshold and they can trade Blanton, even at a loss, and add Oswalt, because even with his creaky back, he's a better pitcher.
Eric, I would choose the first option. But it wasn't in the cards I guess, so the reality for now is, we have option #2.
I hate the Papelbon signing, I hate it worse than – you know, that other unpopular signing. (trying not to wake the beasties!) Pap's 2011 peripherals are outstanding and hard to resist, I understand that. But we all know that with age the velocity will slow, and he's on our books until he's 34 or 35. I hope he can hang on and be effective for that long, but think it's doubtful.
So you're saying a reunion with Oswalt wasn't: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgFyi74DVjc&ob=av3e
(Could TBS have played that more during the playoffs?)
If we can move Blanton then sure why not go get Oswalt. Otherwise I'm not all that concerned about adding pitching. I think we have more than enough to be at the tops of the league in regards to rotation right now.
If we can get Oswalt for a reasonable price then sure. A one year price does not hurt us keeping Hamels next year. The Luxury tax hit does not take place until the end of the season right? That means we have time to deal Blanton before that happens. Lets give R2C2 another try at those rings.
Someone here mentioned Chris Carpenter in the same sentence as Roy Oswalt?
Fantasy Land is great but Vance deserved to start in the playoffs not Oswalt.
Or there is Chris Carpenter who takes a poop on all of them.
Including Halladay in game 5.
Not that he is better.
He beat Halladay in the ultimate game 5.
But you have your line up.
It is set.
Cripple at first and second and third.
SS who should be hitting 8th on a competeive team will lead off.
But you want Oswalt.
Do not worry about walks. They dont matter.
I would if they can somehow ship Joe. Would not give him a 2yr deal not with his injury history.
I would love Oswalt back this year. We need to get rid of Blanton. trade him for a low level moinor leaguer .If we get rid of him, then we could sign Oswalt for around Blanton's money and we wouldn't have to go over the luxuray tax. The problem is going to be finding someone that wants Blanton.
A Blanton trade makes no sense unless you can get rid of most of his salary and that's not happening.
I would like the Phillies to move on from Oswalt; however, if he remains unsigned in spring training and the starters signed (Worley, Blanton, Kendrick, Pinero, Qualls) don't do well, then bring Oswalt back. I have confidence that the Phillies have enough depth to deal with injuries to Blanton and Contreras and potential sophomore slumps. Rube did well this offseason, but some of the bench and bullpen signings should have been major league deals and others should have been minor league deals. We have 3 guaranteed starters and I have high confidence in the veterans in the 'pen signed to ML deals. We should wait until the waning days of Feb. to bring back Oswalt if he is unsigned and many of the pitchers signed this offseason (and new arrivals) don't perform well in S.T.
Why would any team trade for Blanton at $8.5 mil instead of just signing Oswalt?
Maybe they think he's better? I don't know. Why would a team trade for John Bowker, then keep him on the 40-man roster during the rule-5 draft when you need roster spots to protect your young players who might be drafted then later cut him so he can go play in Japan?
Teams do silly things all the time.
Can you imagine what happens to the legacy of RA Jr. if Lendy Castillo turns into a HOFer?
Silly, maybe, but not crazy. Psjoe makes a valid point: no one would trade for a decent but overpaid pitcher when they could sign a better guy for the same money and not lose even a third-rate prospect.
The problem, though, is that Oswalt doesn't want to pitch for just anybody. He turned down at least one offer, and has stated a preference to be close to home. Some team might be forced to make a silly move because of that simple fact. As the old song goes, "You can't always get what you want."
Eric, sometimes you actually make sense and then you blurt out something like this "Blanton is a fine pitcher.."
What is the brand of smokes you got going my friend?
And for those of you who say JB is pretty good when he's healthy – well he has been a pretty sick puppy for most of his stay in Phily so far.
I'll do something rare (for me, anyway) and come to EricL's defense on this one. "Fine" can have somewhat different meanings at different times and for different people. Sometimes it's even used in place of a mere "okay," as in the line, "I'm fine with that." When everyone is asking "How are you?" you get a little tired of explanations, and just say "fine" even though you really feel like excrement. I've got a pretty good idea that Eric, given the context of his other comments, was thinking along those kind of lines.
And really, when you get down to it, Blanton IS a fine pitcher in the role he has. He's a 4th/5th starter. Except for 2011, he's stayed off the DL, kept his ERA in a 3rd-5th starter range, usually goes 6-7 innings (about 170-180 per year), and has come out of the pen without suffering. Sure, he's no ace, but for a back of the rotation man, he is probably about as good as they come. He's overpaid, probably, but pay doesn't make him the bad pitcher so many think he is.
[whispering forcefully] George, YOU COMPLETE ME! [/forceful whipser]
Yeah, that's exactly what I mean. Joe Blanton is not an ace, and he's never been advertised or paid as one. Over the course of his career he's been a very dependable pitcher who generally gives you 175-200 IP at league average performance. His career ERA+ is 99, which is exactly that, average. And an average pitcher is a useful (ie. "fine"), seeing as a full half of the pitchers in MLB at any one time are worse than that. He doesn't walk many people (typically ~2.5ish per 9IP) and over the last 3 years has struck batters out at a slightly-better-than-league-average rate.
None of that is to say he's a particularly "good" pitcher by MLB standards, but he's the kind of guy you shouldn't be afraid to run out there every 5th day against the opposition's 4th or 5th starter, and more often than not will keep you in the ballgame, which is what you want out of that guy. So there's value in a pitcher like that, even if it's not premium value, and his salary is a bit more than you would ideally want to pay a guy of that skill level, but again, it's not horrible and he's not a bad pitcher.
Sign Oswalt!
You've got to be kidding me if you believe the Phillies are a better team with either Blanton or god forbid Kendrick as the number four starter! I think Blanton is more of an injury concern. And even when healthy isn't anywhere near the caliber of Oswalt. Kendrick is a spot guy and long relief guy. Anything more than that and you're exposing him for what he is, mediocre at his very best. This offseason, the Phillies upgraded their bench, acquired a proven top notch closer and stood pat with the starting eight. That starting eight can't muster enough offense to support pitchers with ERA of 4+. If this team is going to win a world series, it has got to be right now! Take a shot with Oswalt,because this is it for this group as it's constituted. They're not going to get better or find Jesus and learn a better approach to hitting, regardless of what Charlie says or who is the hitting instructor. They are who they are and we need great pitching,not good pitching to win it.
One thing you missed: They now have Mayberry/Nix instead of Ibanez, so they didn't stand pat. And once Utley returned and they added Pence, their offense was more than adequate and, in fact, lead the league in runs.
Maybe you missed the 2011 season, but the Phillies won 102 games. Maybe you missed the 2nd half of the season when the Phillies score the most amount of runs in the NL. (what happened again…Oh thats right, Chase Utley and Hunter Pence.). Maybe you missed the NLDS, but our Pitching lost Game 2 and Game 3. You realize if Cliff Lee had pitched like Cliff Lee in game 2, they would have won the series (more than likely). Maybe you missed the fact that the Cardinals were the hottest team in baseball, and ended up winning the WS? If you keep talking about how bad the offense is, and how they stood pat on the starting 8, why would they sign another pitcher, if "That starting eight can't muster enough offense to support pitchers with ERA of 4+." Wouldn't you want to try to improve the offense? Where? The Phillies had a darn good offense once Pence showed up. Seriously, regardless of order, if the starting 7 (I will leave out Howard since he is starting on the DL.) is healthy, you have J-Roll, Polly, Utley, Pence, Victorino, Mayberry, Ruiz. Where would you like to "upgrade", keeping in mind the AVAILABLE people, for those positions we had openings? LF? Who was available? SS? Who was available that was better than J-Roll (also being a leader in the Phillies clubhouse)? Maybe 3rd base? Maybe Ramirez? But then you get rid of a Gold Glove 3rd basemen, to sign a mediocre defensive 3rd basemen, to sign a career .284 hitter with some extra power, who had a career year hitting .306 (during a contract year mind you), to get rid of Polanco who is a career .301 hitter who had a down year due to injury. If Polanco is healthy, he will be a plus defender, and a good hitter more than likely hitting above .290. Go around the diamond keeping in mind the current contract, and the players available. The ONLY position where the Phillies might have been able to "upgrade" IF the idiotic contract was not signed 2 years ago effective this coming year, was 1st base, but then would you sign a player to a 9 or 10 year contract (Pujols/Fielder)? Not to mention, at some point you can ignore the retoric of MLB network with the exact quote of "They are who they are". Obviously teams and players change. Look at 2008. The same players you are complaining about now, also won the WS with a great offense and good pitching. As you look at players as they spend more time in the Majors, they usual walk more. But the Phillies are not, they are regressing. They need Charlie to talk hitting. They need a real hitting coach. They need to talk to each other, and for the love of all things baseball, do NOT give Ryan "I can't hit a breaking ball to save my life" Howard a Green Light when ever he wants to swing. Do NOT swing at a 3-0 pitch when the starting pitcher is hitting the strike zone as well as Howard hits Breaking balls. THAT is Charlie, and that CAN be changed. To say "they are who they are" is just giving up!
I say and will continue to say to bring back Oswalt if he's healthy. He's still a good picture and really don't we want to see the four aces together once more to see what they can really do. If he signs with the nationals we may be in really big trouble .I my mind they are the up and coming team just like the Phillies were all those number 1 picks are coming of age and that team will be a team to be reckon with. I believe as long as we have our stud pitchers we will fight them off but one day i'm afraid they shall overcome us. We shouldn't complain afterall its been the best baseball ever for a aphillies team .I'm so lucky to have lived to see this kind of baseball.
Hamels, Myers, Moyer, Blanton- That fearsome foursome won the World Series in 08, and JC Romero got 2 of the wins. Me-thinks they can survive with Halladay, Hamels and Lee.
I don't want to just survive, I want to DOMINATE!!!
Or, if you want to keep it Phillies themed, "DOMONIATE!" lol
Well, I don't care what Denomoniations they use to pay these guys, so long as they don't go over the L.T.threshold!
Why are so many people bashing on Kendrick? Sure he has been a little inconsistent at times but people forget how well he has done for the contract he has had. I love the off season moves to get us the depth on the bench and if that means letting Oswalt go, then so be it. I have full confidence that we can lose him and not miss a beat.
Because he's been a bad pitcher with the exception of the 2nd half of last season he's been a bad pitcher?
We're also comparing him to one of the best pitchers of the last decade in Oswalt, so it's that comparison doesn't really do him any favors.
I don't see any real bad points here (Phil's fans always know there team) I think it's a matter of what r u gonna get from Joe vs the same from Roy…. Vance is our solid 5 , so if u can move Joe then sign Roy….. …….. But how about if we can keep Joe . Let him rotate in the pen again and keep joe and Kyle as long and 5&6 inng guys. U could max the pens health if we can get long strechs from the starters and have depth in the pen. Forget the luxury tax… If they want to win then Ruben will make them understand. Depth skill and fire would be opening day if Roy signed Joe and Kendrick go to the pen…..
Honestly, this is a no brainer. Luxury tax or no, hes an ace, and your getting him at low risk high reward. He ONLY wants a 1 year deal! TAKE IT!!! By the way, everyone mentions his age, he is only entering his age 34 season, hardly an senior citizen.
It baffles me why Oswalt hasn't signed yet with anyone. Perhaps he shot himself in the foot after saying that he only wants to play close to home. But a pitcher of his caliber, with his numbers, and his very recent success… on a low-risk, one-year deal worth between 8-12 million.. it should be a no-brainer for any team looking to solidify their chances of making the postseason (I'm looking at you, Nationals… and Florida, Red Sox, Giants, Rangers, Cardinals, etc etc etc… No room in your rotation for a guy like Oswalt? REALLY?)
The teams you mention already have some fairly decent rotations (SF has an excellent one), some have more pressing needs, and others are dangerously close to the luxury tax.
And $8-12 million could never be called low-risk. That's a lot of money even in today's baseball world. Would you spend even $8 million for a guy with a bad back when you've got no room in your rotation and a needed position player with no injury history could be signed for the same money?
I would love to be able to sign Oswalt. Hands down I take him any day over Blanton or Kendrick, back or no back. He's a proven ace with at least another year or two left in the tank.
With that being said, and as others have said, I only want to sign Oswalt if it doesn't hurt our chances of keeping Cole. Cole is only getting better and is the future for this team. Sign Oswalt, trade Blanton for a bat boy, and figure out how to keep Cole Hamels.
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EBCO General Contractors, based in Cameron, is heading the facility's construction. Project Supervisor Mike Hapanionek said Marriott will feature 107 rooms.
"All will include kitchens, and there will be some two-bedroom, two-bathroom suites," Hapanionek said.
Marriott will be located at 109 Esplanade Drive in Portland. Construction crews are currently setting up underground plumbing and foundation at the site.
EBCO has constructed several similar facilities.
"We do a lot of hotels, primarily in Texas, including downtown Austin," Hapanionek said. "But we do get out into bordering states, including Tennessee, in downtown Nashville. We also do a lot of Taco Bells and CEFCO gas stations."


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He started his career in the federal government as a cadet at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1969, where he graduated with high honors 4 years later as an Ensign in the Coast Guard with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics. Besides his undergraduate degree, he earned a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts in 1978. He is also a distinguished graduate of the National War College, earning a Masters Degree in National Security Studies in 1994. In addition, he completed a United States and Russian military executive development program at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2001.
He spent 33 years as a commissioned officer in the Coast Guard achieving the rank of Rear Admiral. He served 13 years in operational assignments, and eleven of those years were spent on board 7 cutters, 3 of which he commanded. Ken also served 17 years in various human resources assignments with the Coast Guard. He culminated his military career as Assistant Commandant for Human Resources in August 2006. He culminated his operational assignments as Director of Operations Policy, where he was responsible for a wide range of programs including search and rescue, counter-narcotics operations, migrant interdiction, fisheries law enforcement and marine mammal protection, homeland security, aids to navigation, domestic and international icebreaking, defense operations, recreational boating safety, and bridge administration.
Ken also served 17 years in various human resources assignments with the Coast Guard. He culminated his military career as Assistant Commandant for Human Resources in August 2006. In that capacity, he was responsible for the leadership and management oversight of all aspects of the human resources system and infrastructure supporting Coast Guard active duty, reserve, civilian, retired and Auxiliary personnel. This included recruiting, retaining, training, developing, assigning, and providing appropriate pay, benefits and medical care for all elements of the workforce and their families.
During his career in the Coast Guard, Ken earned numerous personal awards including the Distinguished Service Medal, 3 Legions of Merit, 3 Meritorious Service Medals, 4 Commendation Medals, and an Achievement Medal.
After retiring from the Coast Guard, Ken accepted a Senior Executive Service position with the Environmental Protection Agency as Director of the Office of Human Resources and Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer. He spent 2 years with the Environmental Protection Agency before accepting a Senior Executive Service position with the Department of Energy in November 2008. While at the Environmental Protection Agency among many other things, he was responsible for that Agency receiving OPM full certification of its Senior Executive Service Pay and Performance Management System, achieving a green in status for its Human Capital Management System on the President's Management Agenda, moving to consolidated human resources service centers, and successfully implementing electronic Official Personal Folders.


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Housing, products drive wood in 2013
Hardwood suppliers have their eyes on the prize for 2013, expecting to experience continued growth in the category by strengthening dealer and distributor relationships and debuting new products. Other forces fueling growth next year, they said, will be developingof PKs and sales training.
Improvement in the housing industry is another good sign, executives said, that the wood business is primed for growth in the coming year.
According to Keith Ruggieri, director of floorcovering, Sherwin-Williams in Cleveland, the housing industry is seeing substantial growth, specifically in the multifamily housing segment. And, he said, this growth is expected to continue into 2013, with 2014 set to be particularly strong.
"We're continuing to see a growth in permits in the multifamily segment. I just saw a report that said multifamily permits have increased year-over-year by 50 percent. Looking to late 2013, many of those permits are going into [housing] starts, with a boom in 2014," he said.
Harry Bogner, senior vice president of hardwood, Unilin Flooring (A Mohawk Industries Company), said that what will be key to recovery within the hardwood industry is that housing starts were up in 2012. "Projections indicate 2013 will also show year-over-year growth in housing starts," said Bogner.
Dan Natkin, director of wood and laminate business at Mannington, said his projections for 2013 call for a continued subtle recovery within the hardwood industry. Reviews of the International Trade Commission's (ITC) case regarding imported engineered wood from China will set the stage for the end of 2013 into 2014, he said.
"I don't think it will be a hockey stick recovery, it'll be a continued slow growth," said Natkin. "Also, the first annual review in the ITC case kicks off in December of this year with preliminary judgment hearings mid-year in 2013 and a final judgment hearing by the end of 2013."
The continued improvement in housing will give the builder segment a boost, according to Don Finkell, CEO, of Anderson Hardwoods, who also said the housing industry is beginning to see foreclosures work their way out of the market, a positive sign for the housing industry in 2013.
"I think you'll see a general lift in builder business and remodel, and once people are able to buy new homes, there'll be less activity in the remodel segment. I think 2013 will be good, better than 2012, and 2014 will be strong," said Finkell.
Ruggieri of Sherwin-Williams Floorcoverings said the industry is already seeing signs of a strengthening remodel/renovation sector. "We're seeing more capital in improvement work; we hadn't seen that in past years. We're also seeing the renovation of full units, that's been a strong trend," Ruggieri said.
Milton Goodwin, vice president of product management hardwood at Armstrong, noted that issues of concern are raw material prices and where new housing will stand in 2013.
"The profitability of the wood industry can be negatively affected by rising raw material prices so we continue to monitor that every day. Hopefully it subsides and we don't see any additional increases," said Goodwin.
According to Drew Hash, vice president of product, hard surface at Shaw, Anderson Hardwood's rebranding efforts will help propel the company into 2013. Additionally, the company will continue to build upon its ScufResist Platinum finish.
"The rebranding of Anderson in 2012 positions us well to take advantage of the remodel/replacement upturn that normally follows growth in single family new home construction," Hash said.
While 2012 saw a growth in domestic production, there will still be a significant portion of the market that continues to belong to imports, according to Natkin of Mannington.
"There will always be some level of imported product; price is definitely the core function of it. As long as there are still unfairly traded imports, I think you will continue to see a flood of products coming out of China. I think as market pricing rationalizes and there is some relief from the Commerce Department in the ITC case, there will be some flow back to domestics but there will always be imports, whether it's exotics out of Africa or Brazil or other product not traditionally made in the U.S.," said Natkin.
Goals for growth
Growth in 2012 brought confidence to suppliers who began to take the necessary steps to better position themselves within the industry. Through investments, training programs to help RSAs and company reorganization, many companies reported that they are in a better position leading into 2013.
Mannington laid the groundwork for growth in 2013 by making investments at its plant in High Point N.C., solidifying distributor and dealer relationships and developing the right products, explained Natkin. In addition, the company also developed merchandising solutions to help the company gain market share.
"Our goal is for steady growth into 2013 and to continue to grow the product we make here domestically. We've made significant investments in plants here to develop value oriented mid-price point products with differentiated visuals. When you purchase a hardwood floor, you're looking for a statement in the home while still looking at value," Natkin said.
In 2012, Mullican opened its first domestic engineered manufacturing facility in Johnson City, Tenn. enabling the company to be more competitive in the engineered market, according to Brian Greenwell, vice president of sales and marketing at Mullican.
Having a local production facility, Greenwell said, gives the company flexibility in filling orders, reduces lead times and offers the opportunity to develop more 3/8-inch engineered floors. Mullican is also introducing a new display system in 2013 and has enhanced its Gold Dealer program to reward its local floor-covering retailers.
"2013 will be the year that the floor covering market finally starts to grow again after years of decline. We believe that we have positioned ourselves well to take advantage of this growth," said Greenwell.
Finkell at Anderson said the company is looking to consolidate its production capacity, and to reduce costs. "We've been going through a lot of reorganization with manufacturing to make plants more efficient, while saving money and adding more value without sacrificing the quality of design. That will be a major focus," he said.
Wade Bondrowski director of sales USA at Mercier said the company will continue to work hard on the distribution side to add more partners to its network. "We're going to work hard to get good, smart placement in the wood market. Instead of a scattered approach, we're taking on a more bullet approach and target retailers to grow business. Our focus right now is revolved around 2013 introductions," said Bondrowski.
Philip Key, vice president of sales and marketing at CFS, said the company will continue to focus on delivering unique products at value oriented price points. In an attempt to incentivize its sales force, the company will be offering trips and sales events for customers throughout the year.
"We fully expect another double digit growth year. CFS truly believes the hardwood industry will continue to grow as we enhance product offerings and retail sales knowledge of the true value hardwood adds to the home," Key said, adding that the company is placing significant importance on the value of training programs in 2013.


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For me it's a tie between Ice Make and Heavenly Body magic.
zerefs black magic or erzas eqip armor
hum for me its ice make and requip
Lightning Dragon Slayer Magic or Fairy Glitter Laxus is boss
I would have to say Ice make aswell
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Ice-Make's my favorite magic type. Dragon Slaying magic and that Copy magic from that filler arc come in close though.
to make things dissapear
That mimicry magic is the best I think. After that its a tie between master zero's type of magic and exquip
Dragon Slaying magic and Zerefs Magic (Black arts, Living and Death Magic).
Take over and gravity
Lightning DS, Ice make and Urano Metria
Take Over, Requip, Dragon Slayer, Celestial Magic,
Re-quip would have been so much better if they didn't fan service Erza's armour....give the girl some badass looking armour instead of just several skimpy looking armours (Flight Armour for example)
My favorite magic has come from Jellal and Mystogan....I love Skyscraper, 3 layerd water mirror, 5 layered song (sleep one or whatever with surrounding staffs), Meteor, Grand Chariot....basically the Jellal vs Jura techs looked epic. Cerma looked beast too.
I don't know if all of it comes from Heaven and Earth Bodily Magic...but if so then that and Requip are my favorites.
Celestial Magic
Crash Magic is my favorite, because it's just amazingly powerful.
must be Bachuss drunk magic thingy! reminded me allot of somebody els *COUGH* eyebrows*COUGH*
Gildarts' Crash Magic or Jura's Earth Magic.. can't really pick between those two.
Time arc ultear
Jura earth magic
Crash gildarts
My top 3
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MONTPELIER The Capital City has been designated a bicycle-friendly community by the League of American Bicyclists.
The city has been recognized with the bronze level achievement after an application was submitted by the citys bicycle advisory committee. The award recognizes Montpeliers commitment to improving conditions for bicycling through investments in education programs, infrastructure and pro-bicycling policies. Montpelier joins Burlington as the only Vermont cities to be recognized for such a distinction.
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Central to the American art scene from 1950 until his death in 2008, Rauschenberg was widely regarded as a principal bridge between Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s and Pop Art in the 1960s, but he did not subscribe to any narrow doctrine. Rauschenberg worked in a variety of disciplines and mediums, including printmaking, painting, sculpture, photography, dance, technology and performance art, which have influenced generations of artists. His deep and abiding interest in printmaking facilitated a major revival in the medium, and his achievements in lithography were instrumental in the creation of a contemporary market for prints.
Rauschenberg expressed social, cultural and political ideas through his art. The Stoned Moon series of 1969-70, featured in this exhibition, reflects his artistic response to witnessing the 1969 lift-off of Apollo 11 at Kennedy Space Center at the invitation of NASA. Rauschenberg began to silkscreen paintings in 1962. In 1963 at the age of 37, he was given his first career retrospective by the Jewish Museum in New York and was awarded the Grand Prize for Painting at the 1964 Venice Biennale. He spent much of the remainder of the 1960s dedicated to more collaborative projects, including printmaking, performance, choreography, set design, and art and technology works.
Guest lecturer Dr. Robert S. Mattison spoke at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16. Mattison is the Marshall R. Metzgar Professor of Art History at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. Author of four books, including Robert Rauschenberg: Breaking Boundaries (2003), Mattison has written more than 50 articles and exhibition catalogs about modern art. He is the recipient of the Sears-Roebuck Award for teaching and scholarship and the Jones Lecture Award.


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Park 51 developers, formerly known as Cordoba House, the group behind what is popularly known as the proposed "ground zero mosque" two blocks away from the site of the 9/11 attacks, has catapulted its proposed project back into the news spotlight.
By applying for a $5 million grant from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, which is handling federal funds allocated to rebuilding the area around the attack site, it has changed the character of the project.
Many of the objections to the project that arose when the idea of building a mosque and community center so close to the site of the attacks were ill-considered and some crept all too close to the edge of religious bigotry. The notion that building a Muslim mosque so close to the attack site is somehow an "affront" to those killed and should be scuttled made little sense from a freedom perspective.
Those people were not killed by the Muslim religion but by a few fanatics with a twisted conception of Islam rejected by the vast majority of Muslims. In a country with a tradition of respect for private property and freedom of enterprise and religion, the matter should have been simple. If those who wanted to build the structure owned the property and had the money to proceed, they had every right to do so, given that certain concessions might have been justifiable if the project affected their direct neighbors. We understand the high emotions around the proposal, but in the final analysis, we would defend it.
The request for federal funds raises entirely different issues, however. Although both the Bush and Obama administrations have confused the issue by supporting "faith-based" initiatives ostensibly qualified for federal funds, we believe providing taxpayer money to any religious institution raises First Amendment questions.
Such funds generally are promised to be applied to social welfare functions like drug or teenage pregnancy prevention (domestic violence prevention, immigration counseling and Arabic language instruction in the case of the proposed mosque); but, money is fungible. If a religious institution is already doing effective social welfare work (which you would think would be a necessity for consideration), taxpayer money for those programs means more money available for promotion of the religion. Providing money extracted by force to religious organizations of any kind should at the very least be approached with extreme caution, if only to safeguard the integrity of the religion in question.
Using federal funds, seized from taxpayers across the country for local development projects is fairly widely accepted, but in our view is quite problematic. Better accountability is usually achieved when money is provided locally.
Whether the request for federal funds was intended as a provocative move or not, it is highly objectionable. Those who want to build a mosque near the Ground Zero memorial should rely on their own voluntary resources for the project. If they can raise enough money from people genuinely committed to Park 51, fine and dandy. If they can't, they should refrain from looting taxpayers in New Mexico, Texas and elsewhere.


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