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Von Hayes
Career w/Phillies: .272 AVG / 124 HR / 568 RBI / 202 SB
Von Hayes hit 14 home runs, drove in 82, stole 32 bases and hit .250 for the Cleveland Indians in 1982. That resume was enough for the Phillies to trade five players (including Julio Franco) to Cleveland for Hayes, a trade that would define the Phillies for the rest of the decade. Hayes wasn't a bad player — in fact, he was very good. He was an extremely disciplined player, walking more than 100 times twice. And when he got on base, he reeked havoc, stealing at least 20 bases six times, including a 48-SB outburst in 1984. Between that year and 1987, Hayes slammed 69 homers, hitting into the .280s. He suffered an injury that kept him sidelined in 1988, but he rebounded tremendously in 1989 with a career-high 26 homers. But Hayes got hurt too much, and after a poor 1991 season, was traded to the Angels, where he finished his career.
Comment: A strong five-tool player, Hayes wasn't quite the face of the franchise, but was a solid player for most of nine seasons in Philadelphia. He could field and throw, hit and homer and, of course, run. He was so fast his name became fodder in "Major League." Better than being known as five-for-one.
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What the Phillies could have been if they didn't need Von Hayes and Ivan DeJesus so badly.
Julio Franco and Ryne Sanberg together for a decade could have been part of a dynasty.
Didnt he hit two homers in the first inning? as far as i know hes the only player to ever do so
He hit a home run and a grand slam in the first inning, in a game in which I believe the starter was Calvin Schiraldi.
Um…for what it's worth, the 'Hayes' in Major League was not Von, but 'Bullet' Bob Hayes – Olympic runner & NFL Hall-of-Famer.
This is just about the right spot for "The poor man's white Darryl Strawberry", although he was my favorite player growing up and is still in the top 2. In '84 I caught a ball that he throw into the stand in right after warm-ups before the game, that was the highlight of my childhood. I remember watching him go yard twice in the first against the Mets back in '85. I remember sitting on my parents couch in 1990 and watching him start the rally in the eight with a 2 run double, and keeping it alive in the 9th by running hard on a routine grounder to 2nd, which were key plays in the Phillies coming back from 10 down to the Dodgers. Oh and there was absolutely no chance at all that he was juicing.
Von Hayes' grand slam and another home run in the first inning was classic Phililes but 34 seems WAY TOO HIGH for 5 for 1! If you have time for a nice long drive to Lancaster, he is the manager of the Lancaster Barnstormers (and Rick Wise is the pitching coach). Not a bad spot to catch some minor league ball on a nice summer afternoon.
Also remember that while Von was a good base stealer, he was an awful base runner. It was not unusal to see him picked off.
Speaking of which, where's Rick Bosetti on this list?
Got picked off staring at the planes flying over head… he was an airhead. Solid player though.
it's always going to be hard to live up to a 5 for 1 deal hype – Von was okay
Von was the player that was chosen to shag flies in the Florida Suncoast Dome (you may know it as Tropicana Field) in St. Petersbug to test whether the roof was ok for players to see the fly balls against the white roof. At the time the Suncoast Dome was touted as the worlds largest venue for garage sales although it was built to draw a team to the Tampa Bay area. (Sorry, I went to college in Tampa and this is my main memory of Von).
I worked as an usher back in 1985 at the Vet – Here is the info – June 11, 1985 – Von and the Phillies beat the METS 26-7…It was the highlight of my time in college watching those BAD TEAMS….1985-1989….
June 11 – In a 26-7 romp over the New York Mets, Von Hayes of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes the first player in MLB history to hit two home runs in the first inning of a game. Hayes led off the bottom of the first with a homer, then hit a grand slam later in the frame. Those were the only two home runs hit in the high-scoring affair.
You know you hit the big time when someone puts together an All-Star team named after you, even if it isn't in a good way.
My favorite player of all time. I own three pages of his rookie card.
Folkfish has it right. My memories of Von Hayes were of him repeatedly being picked off, mostly while daydreaming on second base.
I think Von was much better than he was given credit for by the fans in Phillies. The problem was not him. The Phils really did not have strong teams during his run except at the very beginning. He never lived up to his billing. Some were calling him the next Ted Williams. That was unfair.
He was a solid, above average ball player. 34 is probably about right for him on this list. I still cannot get over Randy Lerch being on the list though.
Greg, thanks for the info on Lancaster. I had no idea that Hayes was managing in Lancaster. I also think Wise is one of the most underrated pitchers of all-time.
The new Phillies ownership thought they had the next best thing when they traded for him. These things I remember about Hayes:
1. His wide-open batting stance that was something you would never teach to a little leaguer
2. The fact that the Phils turned down the Expos offer of Rock Raines straight up for Hayes after the 85 of 86 season.
His career best defines the beginnings of the new Phils ownership and their lack of baseball acumen.
are the pickings this slim that we count von hayes in the greatest 100 phillies?
if this is the case will "losing pitcher" mulcahy be gracing this list?
"reeked" havoc?
Von Hayes atop of Nails? Atop of Hamels?
What are the criteria again? Perhaps I missed something – As much as most of us like Von Hayes it was too difficult to let go of the "5 for 1" monicker.
I often can't help but see Von Hayes (albeit from the other side of the plate and a less unusual batting stance) when I see Jayson Werth…his game, tools, even sometimes airheaded demeanor remind me of, up until Ryan Howard, my all time favorite Phightin'…
Stop it with this Julio Franco business, the guy was nothing more than an average player his whole career! He mightve made the all star team once or twice but that doesnt mean he is an all-time great! He was what von hayes was, a decent player! For what it's worth Von Hayes had a few very good seasons, but overall he was average. If he was on the yankees, he might not of made the yankees top 100, (or if he did he would be #99). But, he is on the Phillis Top 100 and he is #34, which even though is in the top half ahead of cole and the dude, he still was ont he team longer than both of those players so he has more body of work to show. Now that will hopefully change with Cole as his career progresses…
the lopez!: Hayes is certainly worthy of this list. He was a steadily fine offensive player for a handful of seasons.
Kathie: Reeked and wreaked are both acceptable.
Brooks: If you're arguing his placement in comparison you're arguing apples and oranges. Hamels? It's tough to give extremely high placement to someone because of two full seasons.
the lopez!: Hayes is certainly worthy of this list. He was a steadily fine offensive player for a handful of seasons.
Kathie: Reeked and wreaked are both acceptable.
Brooks: If you're arguing his placement in comparison to Dykstra you're arguing apples and oranges. Hamels? It's tough to give extremely high placement to someone because of two full seasons.
"Julio Franco and Ryne Sanberg together for a decade could have been part of a dynasty."
Don't remember Von Hayes being thought of as a speedster. I might have been asleep during his non-descript era.
Von Hayes 20 spots higher than Pete Rose. 40 spots higher than Bake McBride.
This list has been VERY disrespectful of the 76′-83′ Phillies.
Much too respectful of the 87′-99′ Phillies.
Von Hayes along with Dyksra were probably 24 yr old Tim's first favorite players he followed as a Phillies fan. 😉
wow. i gotta disagree major on this one. Von Hayes should be somewhere around 60 in my opinion. i'd have dykstra, dutch, and especially pete rose way ahead of him.
Julio Franco had seven full seasons in which he hit .300 or better, with a career batting average of .298.
Von Hayes hit over .300 once with a career average of .267.
No comparison.
This a test as my posts seem to have taken a detour and is lost on the superhighway of information.
This list has been a great read, but I believe that a player's individual "Phillies" value goes way up if he contributes meaningfully to one of the playoff teams: 15, 50, 76-78, 80, 83, 93, 07-08…despite great individual, long-term success. Yes, the Phillies never surrounded Von Hayes with a lot of talent, but to be placed 34 on this list, despite going 0 for 3 in the 83 WS, could de-value a player who did help the team make a run, and contribute a big moment when it truly counted…in the playoffs. Just a thought.
i always thought of hayes as a complete stiff to be honest.
really came across as a prima donna, bill giles thought he was smarter then everyone else, they were the dark ages, iam so glad he was put out to pasture.
tim: reeked havoc is absolutely not correct. "reeked" and "wreaked" are totally different words, not interchangeable.
tim…i think the play like mayes…run like hayes quote refers to bob hayes…cant imagine they would write a line for willie mays hayes comparing himself to von hayes…i remember being about 9 when that came out and asking my dad if that meant von hayes…his retort was something like this "son…gimme a god damn break and shut up"
But with as absent minded as Willie Mayes Hayes was on the base paths at the beginning of Major League, sliding to early into second, getting picked off when the Yankees 1st baseman told him he shoes where untied, all sound like things that Von may have done.
Yeah, but I don't remember Von Hayes doing push-ups after he popped one up…
"You may run like Mays, but you hit like shit." Classic.
Going back in time to throw down my golden hammer.
Hayes had an OPS+ of over 100 for SEVEN CONSECUTIVE SEASONS.
Again, I repeat, Bowa NEVER had an OPS+ of over 100. And he was actually higher ranked on the list.
I will take the fault for "wreaked," which is one of the few words I seem to have trouble with. And for the Major League reference. Nobody ever clarified that, and considering the line was uttered in 1988, you'd think Von was the subject. Alas.
Hayes was a good player. I just think people have something against the Phillies of the mid and late 80s.
And stop with the Tim is young shit. Seriously. It's old. It's tired. My favorite players weren't Von Hayes and Lenny Dykstra. Though Nails was a favorite. By the way, when I was 12-13 I fell in love with the 1980 Phillies through yearbooks and parental recollections. And I loved Bake McBride and Larry Christenson. Oh, and my dad told me a lot about the '64 Phils. So I became enamored by Dick Allen.
Yes, I know, crazy that I would like people who played before I was born.
Yes, my favorite player is Chase Utley.
Before him it was MICKEY MORANDINI.
Is he on the list?
Shut up, people.
As a kid growing up in Philly I just loved Von Hayes. I saw him play 4 – 5 times a year and he got a hit every time. As for the 5 for 1 thing…. Oh well I never really knew about that back then. Go # 9!
Personally, I thought the Phillies started with Bunning, Short, Wise, Allen, White, Callison, Taylor, Rojas, etc. Eventually, I learned to appreciate Roberts, Lajoie, Delahanty, Ferguson, Cravath, Klein, etc. My Daddy thought Roberts was better than Carlton. Grandpop thought Klein was better than Schmidt. Great Grandpa said no one could touch Delahanty. But then again, he also wore a tinfoil hat to keep the aliens from zapping his brain.
I got to know Von when he managed the Midland, Tx Oakland A's AA team. A really nice guy and not a primadonna at all. He left Lancaster last season and jusr signed as the Manager of the Camden, NJ Riversharks In the Atlanitc League. He was my favorite player in the 80's and I became a Philies fan because of him. I wish him well in Camden. Go Phillies, Bob Stevens, Midland, Tx


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European banks slimming down in 'Little Manhattan'
Before Connecticut commuter trains reach New York they stop at Stamford, where office buildings bear the names of global finance and professional services companies that many might expect to see in Manhattan.
It is here, next to the railway station, that European banks Royal Bank of Scotland and UBS each occupies at least 500,000 square feet of space across the street from one another, each with its own large trading floor.
More than a decade ago, UBS's arrival helped turn Stamford into a major financial hub between New York and Boston. Just as Canary Wharf has established itself away from London's Square Mile, the hope was that this "Little Manhattan", as it is sometimes called, would continue to attract many of the largest financial institutions, joining the various corporates already based there.
But post-crisis rounds of restructurings, job cuts and relocations have meant that the global banks' footprints there are thinning, changing the tenant base in an office market in which vacancy rates have remained high since the crisis. A looming lease expiration for UBS and expected job cuts at RBS have underscored the issue.
Catherine Smith, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, said: "The [investment banking] industry itself was pretty hard hit. It's coming back and some are doing better than others. We are not giving up on that, but I wouldn't say I spend my day on the phone to investment banks saying 'come here.'"
She said financial services firms continued to be a priority for the state, but that fund managers and insurers had fared better since the crisis. "One of the bigger areas of growth has been hedge funds and venture capital firms. We're seeing that kind of alternative financial services firm having a great comeback."
Empty space
In 2008, UBS had 4,400 employees in Stamford, according to city records. Five years later, it had just 2,500 staff, having reduced its investment banking headcount globally and relocated front-office staff to New York City. It has committed to keeping about 2,000 workers there through to 2016, though people familiar with the matter say the majority of those roles are back-office positions.
In recent years, UBS has tried to sublet nearly 300,000 sq ft of additional space it leased in a neighbouring Stamford building. Roughly 130,000 sq ft of that space remains, according to property consultancy JLL.
Meanwhile, RBS has about 2,000 employees in Stamford, a spokeswoman said. But recent efforts to focus more on its home UK market are leading to further staff reductions, and the bank is expected to cut 400 jobs in its US trading business. A spokeswoman said job reductions in the US as a result of the strategic review would play out in time. "These are not mass lay-offs similar to 2008," she said.
She added: "We are staying in Stamford, we are staying in that building. Whatever cuts there are as a result of the strategic review will be gradual over time."
Within Stamford, the US operations of the two European banks are still highly visible. Each year, UBS sponsors a Thanksgiving parade spectacular featuring 40 to 60-foot-high balloons.
In the RBS building, a local Stamford business improvement group holds a guest chef programme in which local chefs cook one day a week. The bank also participates in a tutoring initiative with a local education foundation.
Yet, while apartment construction continues apace in downtown Stamford and retail space there has attracted a mix of new bars and restaurants, the exodus of finance professionals since the financial crisis has not gone unnoticed in the surrounding area.
A bartender at a local Irish bar recalled past rounds of lay-offs at the banks when workers would sit at the bar with their heads down.
He said: "Now, every so often you hear things about the banks pulling out, but they never do. You don't really know what to believe."
At the Connecticut Cigar Company, a shop and lounge in Stamford where members pay an annual fee for storing cigars in temperature-controlled lockers, membership dropped by about half in the years after the financial crisis, one manager said.
Vacancy rates in high-quality office space in Stamford's central business district have increased from single digits in the late 1990s to roughly 15% in early 2008 and a high of nearly 30% in the first quarter of 2012, according to JLL.
Those rates remain elevated at roughly 25% today.
The property consultancy wrote at the end of the first quarter that an upcoming 2016 lease expiration for UBS made the bank a "wildcard" in the market. Even with recent large leases from firms such as Deloitte in the first quarter, JLL researchers wrote: "The market is badly in need of more widespread activity."
In and out
Stamford hosts plenty of other financial services companies. The downtown area is home to firms including Legg Mason Global Asset Management, EY and data provider Thomson Reuters. Insurer Navigators Group late last year relocated its headquarters to Stamford from Rye Brook, New York.
Financial and professional services firms also stretch beyond downtown, with offices of Point72 Asset Management, formerly known as SAC Capital Advisers, located closer to Long Island Sound and KPMG beyond the core business area.
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Evan Clark, a partner at executive search firm BlueStar Search Partners, said that Stamford had historically been appealing for job candidates in their "post-city years".
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Economic development officials hope more leasing activity in Stamford will come from the buyside and other industries in the coming months. They say creative services firms such as media and advertising companies as well as the healthcare and IT sectors are growing. Beyond banking, corporate tenants such as hotel developer Starwood and broadcaster NBC have offices in the town.
Lauren Lenox, general manager of the Tresser apartments, a new luxury apartment building near the railway station, said tenants work in an increasingly wide range of fields – not just banking. She said of the two large banks: "Those companies are going through a lot of changes; we have to look beyond the obvious companies [for tenants]."
Prices for a studio in a new luxury building under development two blocks from the RBS and UBS offices start at $1,800 a month for 500 sq ft with one parking space.
Sandy Goldstein, president of the Downtown Special Services District in Stamford, said: "Some of the businesses are cutting back. Others are hiring. There's a yin and yang natural flow."
• A short history of Stamford, CT
A manufacturing town after the Second World War, Stamford began to acquire new office tenants in the 1950s and continued to do so as a revamp of its downtown area got under way in the 1960s.
Roughly 30 miles out from New York City, Stamford is home to about 126,000 people and sits between two affluent towns of Greenwich and Darien in southwest Connecticut, with part of the town overlooking Long Island Sound.
Telephone and electronics firm GTE Corporation was one of the first major corporations to move from New York City to Stamford in 1973, helping to spur its commercial development.
Companies including General Reinsurance and Singer would follow later that decade, with the sewing machine maker moving its headquarters from New York in 1979.
Swiss Bank Corp's decision to open its Stamford office in 1994 was a major coup for the city. The bank received $120 million in incentives for the first 10 years and an additional $25 million if it created further jobs.
UBS also moved staff to those offices in the late 1990s, when it merged with Swiss.
More recently, UBS agreed to a five-year deal in 2011 with Connecticut officials, under which it would retain at least 2,000 jobs in exchange for a $20 million forgivable loan that would be used for infrastructure investment, training and technology.
That announcement was made the same day the bank said it would cut 3,500 jobs, or more than 5% of its staff globally, primarily at its investment bank.
RBS's US trading business, formerly known as RBS Greenwich Capital, broke ground on a $400 million downtown Stamford headquarters in 2006, receiving up to $100 million in tax credits from the state.
It owns the building and relocated hundreds of employees from New York in addition to shifting staff from nearby Greenwich.
More recently, economic development officials have made a push to make downtown Stamford a retail and nightlife hub, which is part of an effort to attract young people.
There are more than 1,000 residential units under construction downtown and retail space there has continued to attract new occupants that have made it a popular evening destination.
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Every life is filled with victories, complications and contradictions, and so was the life of Albuquerque native Johnny Tapia. But Tapia's life was bigger than most, as reflected in the coverage of his death by the major news and sporting media and celebrity gossip sources from around the world.
The five-time world champion boxer died at his Albuquerque home on Sunday. He was 45.
In his 2006 autobiography, "Mi Vida Loca," Tapia detailed his decades-long struggle with drug addiction, his suicide attempts, his possible bipolar disorder and his arrests and convictions.
Tapia rose to the top of his profession despite these problems and against great odds. He grew up in poverty, lost his mother at age 8 when she was brutally murdered and never met his father until late in his life.
But Tapia was said to have found peace in the chaos of the ring. He was known for his lightning speed both with his hands and on his feet. He turned pro in 1988 and finished his long pro boxing career 59-5-2 with 30 knockouts. His five world titles were in three weight divisions — junior bantamweight, bantamweight and featherweight. He is survived by his wife, Teresa, who at times managed his career, and three children.
Controversial in life, Tapia remains the subject of debate in death. Some question the sport of boxing itself and whether someone with Tapia's troubles should be glorified. Others remember his boxing skill, his wit and his kindness to strangers. Some are calling for his induction into the boxing Hall of Fame.
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Licking the Platter Clean
There's an old nursery rhyme that goes:
Jack Sprat could eat no fat
His wife could eat no lean
And so between them both, you see
They licked the platter clean!
Well, in a clear cut case of life imitating art, we have seen how this cultural touchstone transfers to our everyday lives. The fat that entranced Jack Sprat's wife can be found all over the internet and it looks delicious. Meanwhile, the lean that caught Jack's fancy has hit our bank accounts and 401k's. From the increase in the unemployment rate to the drop in consumer spending, America hasn't seen such lean times in decades. But luckily, in this drama the role of Jack Sprat's wife is played by the Federal Government and she's never seen a big ol' plate of fat that she didn't like. This is why we will soon be the proud owners of a $800 billion dollar stimulus package.
It would be nice if we could just blame this whole thing on one party or the other. It's the Republicans' fault for the past eight years of profligate spending and expensive foreign entanglements. Or the Democrats are responsible because they rammed a pork laden bill down the collective American gullet while paying mere lip service to the idea of bipartisanship. But, let's call it like it is here. Pork, in all its many wonderful forms, is the American way.
That being said, this stimulus package is nothing when compared to the recent automobile and bank bailouts. The overall price tag on this one may be higher but at least there's a legitimate goal. The bailout? Well, for you baseball fans, here's an easy way to look at it. Let's say you have a team, we'll call them the New Pork Spankees, and they decide that things aren't looking as rosy as they'd like. So, they tell the city of New Pork, "Look, things are kind of rough and the only thing that will help is if you build us a new stadium. You're going to be on the hook for most of the costs but really, you owe us because we've been so good to you over the years. Here's the thing, though. If you don't do it, we'll close up shop, maybe move someplace else and then where will you be?." It's like Congress telling the American people that we have to rescue Detroit but the taxpayers are going to have to pay for it because the automakers have been so good to America in the past. It's time we payed our dues.
Inevitably, these two eerily similar bailouts end up helping certain special people (i.e. the owner of the Spankees or the auto executives) a lot more than they help the people who are footing the bill. It also doesn't help when the real price of the package skyrockets as time wears on.
But what about all of us, the guys who are footing the bill? What do we get in return? Well, we get higher ticket prices, a sense of disenfranchisement and then we're forced to watch our teams perform at some unacceptable level of status quo.
The difference between the Spankees and the American taxpayer, though, is that without some sort of package, the taxpayer is soon going to find his or herself standing in line outside the unemployment office. The city of New Pork? Well, they'll just create their own bailout plan and float the costs on down the line to the taxpayer. Individualized gains, socialized losses but the same old story no matter where you look.
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So Allen – when are you going to run for President? God Bless America – we need him to; we've messed it up pretty well.
What's wrong with Pork?! It's very tasty! You can't make cuban sandwiches without it!!1! mmmmm…cuban sandwiches.
Seriously, though, I have to admit that this economic stimulus package actually makes a lot of sense (unlike the big bailouts for the banking and automotive industries). Though I loathe the idea of the government getting even bigger than it is now, I think this will be more effective in stimulating the economy than just a bunch of tax cuts. At least I hope so.
Erin, I couldn't agree with you more. Pork is delicious. When I'm at a nice restaurant, I always go for the pork dish because it's harder to do well but when it is, it's amazing. As for the stimulus, it is definitely necessary. However, I think the senate needs to frontload the package a little more and cut out some of the unrelated expenditures. As the senior body, that is their job. Let's just hope they step up.
Great analogy! This picture is perfectly appropriate. Like all the stimulas and bailout packages, the 'dish' is intricate and creative in it's construction, but I'm still not sure if I want to eat it. -Kathy
I have two questions. (Well, I have many, but I'll stick to two.) What are the car companies doing with the money? And is there, in fact, a car czar?
Great Entry! Love the picture btw, nice.
What if the country that the city of New Pork was in disbanded the Spankees and used their money to fix their economy?😉
Seriously though I completely agree with you.
LOL.. despite being a Yankee fan, I have to say that analogy was pretty funny.
And I don't think that food stadium could look any more drool worthy. I want to sit in the Cheese Doodle section.
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You teased me with the photo and brought a political message instead. I read the whole thing looking for the who, what and why for the pic to no avail. All I know is I want one of those at my super bowl party!
It seems that virtually every country will be in deficit this year, so who do they owe the money to and isn't there enough of us to just take it back?


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Chicago Location:
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- Timeline of Requirements for Teacher Candidates, Jason Helfer
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text: My Elias will be 4 mos on March 10th. He has been sitting with support and exclusively bf. I'm not in a hurry to start solids but my other children never sat so early. I started my last child at 9 mos because that's the age that he seemed to sit up and interested in food. He's a picky guy and i don't want that to happen with my Elias. My first two kids were formula fed so who cares..lol..anyway, is sitting up a sign of readiness? Is waiting as i did with my last child a bad idea?


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The fun-loving youth from China
A decade ago, most young adults in China were a little square. These workaholics spent their free time mainly in test-prep courses and treating potential bosses to dinner. After leaving school uniforms, it was immediately into navy poly-blend suits paired with a fake LV belt. Most money made was saved for the eventual house or sent back to family still in the hometown.
The fun-loving youth of 2010 gaze at Apple laptops in Starbucks, question the need for marriage, and sport styles like "boho chic" and "mix and match" heavily influenced by South Korea and Japan but aimed at self-expression and individualism. Some might complain that they are a vain bunch, a "me generation" that respects no authority. Inevitably, they are also more creative, stylish, and vastly more interesting for marketers and other outside observers.
What China's young people like to buy is closely scrutinized by consultants and executives throughout the globe, but I decided to take a more thematic approach in examining the question. Chinese youth have their own balance of conformism with a need for significance, and these are 10 ways in which I expect to see them to keep at it:
1. Iconoclastic Simplicity – Brand savviness is on the rise. Young people care little for the blatant status slavery of their parents and are keyed in to the nuances of what different brands represent. Purchases are now made to show taste or individuality. The logos, gaudiness, and unironic kitsch favored by older people and provincials is being shed in favor of simpler designs that allow for more creative accessorizing and matching.
2. Alternative Seeps Mainstream – Punk rockers are finally recognized beyond a couple of dive bars in Beijing. Alternatives to the cheesey schlock from Taiwan and Hong Kong are finally widely available. A multiplicity of subcultures – hip hop, punk, goth, and others – are now widely seen and recognized. Young people will have to be more imaginative in coming up with ways to be subversive.
3. Hip Holidays – Chinese are already the biggest spenders on luxury goods – per visitor – in Paris and other locations, but now young people are looking for more creative destinations in countries their parents might have dismissed as "too backward" like Vietnam and Nepal. Of course, they return with distinctive handmade scarves and wicker bags that give the upper hand in the race to be uniquely hip.
4. Online Shopping – Just as the youth prefer sharing feelings online, they increasingly like to buy things on taobao.com and other sites, which are now also attracting major brands. A new trend is to join a Shike ("testing customer" club, which brings three product samples a day. These might be a drink, a box of tissues, and a sample of luxury skincare.
5. Second-Tier Cities are Cool – Have you seen the mural covered high-rises near the art school in Chongqing? Fantastic – they go for almost 20 stories. There are now youth culture hotspots in cities well beyond Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Shenzhen. Chongqing, Chengdu, Wuhan, and Xian are all places to watch.
6. Streamlined Living – Like their Western counterparts, Chinese kids are either too lazy or too busy to clean or cook. The only time they eat home-cooked meals is when parents are cooking. Generally, food is had at restaurants or in packages bought at 7/11 or the grocery store.
7. Going Green – Hipsters realize they are living in the world's most polluted cities. They might seek a carbon-neutral life through buying secondhand, riding a bike, or eating less meat. The LOHAS or "Lifestyle of Health and Stability" movement has met with success here. The bicycle brand Forever just commenced a grand plan to integrate a comprehensive bike rental system along Shanghai's streets.
8. Charity Goes Mainstream – Young people are starting to care. Events, brands, and all spending will increasingly need a charity focus. Each person will increasingly give and even in small amounts the cumulative effect will be vast as it supports causes such as the growth of microfinance and relief after natural disasters. Adding to the strength of social causes is the unavailability of political outlets for youth expression.
9. Innovation from the East – Successful – rather than simply high-status – products are often introduced from Taiwan and Japan. Whether in fashion or food, other Asians are often better at matching taste requirements of the Chinese consumer. Fashion inspiration might also.
10. Inspiration from Within – Stylish people – into their thirties – might look to the post '80s or '90s generation for determining what is cool in areas well beyond just dressing. The rise of the internet, fashion blogs, street style pictures, and a greater general confidence means that inspiration might start to come more from the young people on the streets of Beijing and Shanghai and less from celebrities, western magazines, and Tokyo and Seoul.


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text: I agree with pps that it is a comination of bfing, running after a child, and a lack of sleep along with stress. When I got to 35 lbs under my suggested bmi weight I knew something had to change. I have been drinking smoothies everyday and started drinking whole milk instead of fat free, so far I have gained 4 lbs in a few weeks. I put whole milk yogurt and avacado in the smoothie as well as some protein powder with fruit and that seems to be helping.


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The order is set for the top 20 picks of the 2013 NFL draft. Who will go No. 1 overall?
In a year without any Andrew Luck-type prospects, there is still much debate about who deserves to be the first player off the board. For many, that question can't be answered until after free agency, but it's never too early to look ahead and project—as of now—who would be the pick.
The Kansas City Chiefs have needs at quarterback, potentially at left tackle (with Branden Albert's free agency and Donald Stephenson still an unknown) and also at defensive end. The team will be torn between Geno Smith, Luke Joeckel and Star Lotulelei. Who will win out?
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What a Tangled Web They Weave
On January 14 I posted an article titled, "Baseball and Blogs." Among other subjects, I wrote about how major league baseball organizations continue to give near-monopolistic preference to mainstream media such as newspapers while ignoring, if not disdaining, Web sites and blogs.
I noted that, with subscriptions declining, newspapers are struggling to find a way to survive in the Internet era, somehow trying to find a balance between electronic and print media while those of us who've been on the Web all along are still treated as if we don't exist — or, even worse, as a threat.
Which is why I was quite amused by an article in the Business section of today's Los Angeles Times.
"The Times Shifts Its Focus to Web" was the article's title.
I encourage you to read the entire article, but here are the most interesting excepts:
Los Angeles Times Editor James E. O'Shea unveiled a major initiative Wednesday to combine operations of the newspaper and its Internet site — a change he said was crucial to ensuring that The Times remains a premier news outlet.
O'Shea employed dire statistics on declining print advertising revenue to urge The Times' 940 journalists to throw off a "bunker mentality" and view latimes.com as the paper's primary vehicle for delivering news.
In his first significant action since becoming editor in mid-November, O'Shea said he would create the position of editor for innovation and launch a crash course for journalists to push ahead the melding of the newspaper and its website.
O'Shea named Business Editor Russ Stanton to the innovation post and said the "Internet 101" course would teach reporters, editors and photographers to become "savvy multimedia journalists," able to enhance their writing with audio and video reports. He emphasized the need for speed in reforming an operation that he called "woefully behind" the competition.
Forgive me for laughing.
FutureAngels.com is part of that competition they're "woefully behind." I've been posting audio interviews since 1999, and video highlight clips since 2002. Not to mention doing all the photos too, this blog I started three months ago, and the podcast that debuted last week.
And that's just me. Alone.
Despite all that, I and other Web sites are treated by major league teams' Media Relations as non-entities or threats to the established order. Yet here's the Times trying to train their scribes to be not just reporters, but also how to file audio and video files.
You can bet the Angels Media Relations will make sure to help the Times try to file their webcasts, while those of us who've been doing it for years will continue to be shunned.
It just drips with irony.
Don't get me wrong. I applaud O'Shea for making a bold move to take the Times into the 21st Century. I hope he turns around the paper. The reporting is light-years beyond the Orange County Register. But at the same time, it seems to be a tacit admission that FutureAngels.com and other Web sites have been on the right track all these years. Yet Major League Baseball continues to shun us.
Anyway, I recommend you read the article, and the entire text of O'Shea's address to the Times staff.
This article is copyright © 2007 Wordsmith Resources and FutureAngels.com. It may not be used elsewhere without the prior expressed written permission of the author.
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I don't know if it's the desire to cut out the online/blog media as much as it is the desire to avoid dealing with people who – despite their passion – do not have an adequate background in journalism/writing. There is a reason you spend a number of years in journalism school… It's not THAT easy to write without bias, which is what a reporter is supposed to do (columnists are a different matter). As well, there is no accountability for bloggers and some would purposely (or by mistake) misrepresent quotes, etc. from players and management and how do you control that as an organization? As well, how do you pick which bloggers can gain media credentials? Most teams have enough "traditional" media to deal with that they could not handle another 15 or 20 "reporters." It's truly a slippery slop, but I agree newspaper people are woefully behind the times… And I speak as a newspaper editor who has been covering baseball online (in my spare time) for four years.
as much as i appreciate your reporting and opinionating Stephen, i disagree the premise the Times is "woefully behind" FA.com. the simple fact is they have much more resources than you. I'm guessing you link to their stories about once/week, how many times do they link to your site, or quote you? yeah, a lot of us appreciate the stories and in depth look you provide from Little Rock or Cedar Rapids, and like the video/audio you contribute, but you know how profitable that is. if its a big enough story, the Times will send some one out there. in an ideal world, they'd affiiliate with you and/or report more themselves on the minors, but i guess its all driven by eeconomics. i think most of us going to the web are looking for 'news', or 'the latest' – that's why i go to the Times each and every day. Here? i go when i have time. again, the bottom line is they just have more resources than you or any other blogger does – and that makes them way ahead.
Oh boy! Thanks for getting me started here. Two weeks ago today (Thursday, Jan 25, in fact, the day this article was posted), our local LA ESPN radio station hosts (Mason and Ireland) talked about this same subject. The actual story line was about a Yahoo writer who first broke the news of a possible tape of Reggie Bush admitting to NCAA violations. The intro'd with some commentary about how online sources, like Yahoo, have been raiding newspapers of some of their best writers. This particular writer had worked in the south and mostly the Florida area. They mentioned the writer who took over Ross Newhan's prestigious column in the times. I believe his name is Tim Brown and he now write for Yahoo and he was given as an example of writers moving online.
As a Times reader for many years I do feel like I have some ability to react to these other two comments, so I will. First, I reject the notion that a reporter must go to journalism school. At least for the reason given. There may be other semi-valid reasons but I most definitely reject this one. One of the main reasons I stopped reading the Left Angeles Times as a whole was their patent INabilty to report "news" in an unbiased manner. It became, in effect, commentary to the point it was unreadable. From sales of the paper it would appear I'm not the only one who has some sort of problem with the paper. More specific to our discussion, their reporting of Angels/Dodgers events was little more than the information I could have gleaned from the box score, sans reportage (Angels) or the same idea with a giant injection of "puff" (Dodgers). No, the ability to do more and better research via the internet was a source of great joy to me in the early 90's and I have never looked back.
Second, I reject the necessity of going to the Times or latimes.com each and every day for anything, much less baseball news since Ross Newhan retired. While I do not get all my info from futureangels.com (Has anyone noticed that daily news is not their mission? The clue is in the name of the site; see the part that says "future"?) I find this site a valuable resource that, yes, I check daily in conjunction with others.
If newspapers want to see sales continue to decline they will persist in this attitude that they are the only way to find anything out about current affairs. MLB clubs might want to check on the sites of some of these budding reporters and add them to the "family" when they see their ability reach a certain level, or whatever, as the internet has the immediacy many of us now consider essential.
In the meantime, Stephen, keep up the good work!


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I've been told in the past by my pediatrician at that my DD needs to have iron-fortified foods now that she's older than 6m (she's 9m now). I honestly hate doing rice cereal and, although she enjoys solids, we only eat solids 1-2x a day (I think I'm a little lazy - BF is so EASY).
My concern is that she really isn't getting enough iron and I need to step up my game and give her (more) fortified foods.
What have you other mamas found with regards to iron levels in your BF baby? What do you do to supplement (if necessary)? We don't do meats (yet), but I would start introducing meats if that's what is necessary to ensure proper iron levels.
Also, how much food should I be feeding her at this point? Some days she doesn't even get solids, just BM. She has 4 top teeth and 2 bottom if that even matters with regards to food options (she eats both purees and things like soft veggies, bread pieces, fruit). I just feel like I'm not doing enough!
I'd love to believe that if I gave more solids she would sleep better at night!


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Great thread bro.
This is gonna be a tough game to watch if the Knicks come out like they did against MEM. I'm hoping for a big game from STAT. Time to steal one on the road.
Even with star Carmelo Anthony in the lineup, the New York Knicks likely would have a tough time beating the Oklahoma City Thunder. Without their leading scorer, that challenge becomes even greater.
A sprained ankle and sore wrist could prevent Anthony from taking the court when the visiting Knicks try to snap the Thunder's five-game winning streak Saturday night.
Anthony is averaging 25.5 points for New York (6-5) and 30.0 on 50.0 percent shooting in his last 10 games against the Thunder franchise. However, he has yet to face Oklahoma City as a member of the Knicks.
He might not get the chance this weekend after he sprained his right ankle early in the third quarter of Thursday's 94-83 loss at Memphis. X-rays were negative, and Anthony also injured his wrist in the first quarter.
"I'm real sore," Anthony told the Knicks' official website. "Hopefully, I will be alright. I can wrap the wrist and play through that. A sore ankle is a little bit more to deal with.
"I've been getting beat up for nine years, so, I'm not worried about getting beat up. I'm going to get through it. I'm living. I'm walking. I'm smiling. I'm hurt, but I'll be alright."
Whether the Knicks will be alright without their star remains to be seen if that's the situation. New York has lost seven of nine to the Thunder, dropping all three games in Oklahoma City.
Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire is looking for a better performance after he scored a season-low six points at Memphis, converting 1 of 7 shots while saddled with foul trouble. He's averaged 26.0 points and 11.4 rebounds in his last five games versus Oklahoma City.
Anthony and Bill Walker each had a team-high 14 points Thursday as New York shot 37.3 percent and committed 18 turnovers to see its four-game winning streak come to an end.
"It was definitely one of those nights where we couldn't get into a rhythm," center Tyson Chandler said, "but we have to do a better job of our starts and the way we come out."
The Knicks obviously would like to get off to a good start against the Western Conference-leading Thunder (10-2), who have held opponents to an average of 93.0 points during their five-game run.
Kevin Durant had 29 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks, and Russell Westbrook added 22 points with seven assists as Oklahoma City won 95-85 at New Orleans on Wednesday to sweep a stretch of five games in six days.
"It feels good to get five wins, man," said Durant, who has recorded three straight double-doubles. "We've got to look forward to keep pushing, keep building on it and hopefully do a good job next game. It's very encouraging that we can get through something like this."
Durant -- averaging 30.5 points in his last four games versus New York -- had 30 and 12 rebounds in a 101-98 home victory over the Knicks on Jan. 22, hitting the winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Westbrook, who has totaled 52 points over the last two games, had 28 in that contest. He's averaged 23.3 points while going 49 of 98 from the field in six games against the Knicks.
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Great thread bro.
This is gonna be a tough game to watch if the Knicks come out like they did against MEM. I'm hoping for a big game from STAT. Time to steal one on the road.
great thread
Players step up in Melo's absence, OKC is lured to sleep by a lack of Melo!
Knicks win this one by 4!
If Dantoni is smart he'll put Feilds on Durant, Shump naturally guards Westbrook and Walker on Harding....not that there really is any stopping Durant but too much this season we have tried to use Walker on the best offensive player the other team has and.....no!!!
This is a game I wish we did have Shawne Willams for
i think anthonys sitting out this game...hopefully itll cause others to step up, maybe itll help amar'e find his flow again
Thanks folks... anyways, Knicks announced Carmelo's out of rotation for tonight's game, starting lineups updated.
Nice thread, Crazy8 quality stuff. Rep point for it.
Agreed thanks for the thread homie
"Tough times don't last forever, tough people do"
Nice thread.
Shumpert might be able to guard Durant, not just Westbrook. Kidd did it in the Playoffs.
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We'll either get raped or go for an upset and steal this one!
I certainly hope it's the latter!
and btw:
I'm really starting to get impatient on the Baron Davis situation.....this team is crying for a veteran PG.....it's about time he suits up in a Knicks uniform....we didn't sign him as an option for the future, his time is NOW. Come on Baron!
Honestly contemplating whether to bother watching this game or not after last game, first time I've considered skipping a game all season (didn't take long).
No Melo, Amare playing like crap, bench playing like jokers. Although if the analysts are to believed this is where we'll see Amare shine since they all believe Melo and Amare can't play together. It held somewhat true when Amare was out will it hold true again today?
Good game thread mate hope it won't be in vain.
We are going to get blown out.
blown out? not watching the game? have faith Knick fans! the Knicks can hit
their 3's on any given day! without Melo in the lineup, there's more of a chance
for ball movement and floor spacing, a chance for Shumpert to come alive and
deny Rusty Westbroke, for Toney D to BE that SG we loved last year, for Laundry
to start folding and fielding his shots, Bud Harrellson to start playing shortstop,
for Jerry Jordan to get some minutes, for Bill Walker to sky, The Bib to actually
play PG, for Chan the Man Handler to deny Durante, and STAT to be the MAN!!
One unthinkable Knick victory coming up!
Bibby starting over Fields.


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Hi, I've been exclusively pumping as my baby is not too good with his latch. I am ok with the pumping as hubby is happy to do the feeding.
What I want to know is if I pump every 1.5 hours or 2 hours, will I injure my breasts? I combine hand compression when I pump as I find that it doesn't hurt that much as compared to having the pump pull at the breast alone. Also it increases the output.
At the moment I pump every 3-4 hours.
Another question: seemed a bit daft but can soap get into the nipple? I've been pumping so much, my nipples are always moist and looked kinda "opened". I have not really been washing my breasts with soap, only on other body parts.


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As Boston Marathon runners walk by, SWAT team members stand guard near the finish line in Boston on Monday following two explosion near the finish line.
RUTLAND — Suzanne Redder was a half-mile from the finish line when the Boston Marathon came to an abrupt end Monday.
The Rutland doctor said she was legging out the end of the race on Boylston Street when she ran into a crowd of racers stopped short of the finish line by police blocking off two bomb scenes that killed two people and injured dozens of others.
But for Redder, 47, and the other racers who were exhausted by 3 p.m. after covering more than 25 miles of the 26.2-mile course, nothing was known about what had unfolded at the end of the marathon.
"No one knew what was going on," she said. "The street was backed up with runners. We were just stopped in the road."
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There's a reoccurring question I've been hearing a lot lately: "Is stress unhealthy?" Or "Does stress make you sick?" I'd like to go on the record to say that the jury is NOT still out on this question. Numerous studies [2] in recent years have demonstrated the link between stress and sickness.
While acute stress, the "fight or flight" response, may serve to protect us from harm and injury or may positively motivate us to action, chronic stress is deleterious to our health. There is compelling evidence [3] that chronic stress negatively impacts cells and organs throughout our body. Stress [4] shows up in our bodies in different ways, none of them good: muscular tension, migraine headaches [5], anxiety [6], gastrointestinal disturbances [7], hypertension, and insomnia, to name just a few.
According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, two-thirds of office visits to family doctors are for stress-related symptoms. Thus, it is not surprising that stress related illnesses contribute significantly to healthcare costs.
While everyday life has its inherent ups and downs, we are living in incredibly challenging times. Many of us are oblivious to the toll that stress is taking on our bodies, while others choose to ignore it.
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Figure out what you can and cannot control in your life and start making changes that are life-giving and that will nurture your body, mind, and spirit. And finally, don't forget to take a deep breath and enjoy spring!
[1] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/our-experts/mary-jo-kreitzer-rn-phd
[2] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20372754
[3] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20376837
[4] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/create-healthy-lifestyle/stress-mastery
[5] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/conditions/migraine
[6] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/conditions/anxiety
[7] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/conditions/irritable-bowel-disorders
[8] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU_ABFUAVAs
[9] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/glossary/3#term21
[10] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cmdDWzhzaU
[11] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nNDdVUr2O8
[12] https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/take5theforestawakenssurvey
[13] http://www.csh.umn.edu/prod/groups/ahc/@pub/@ahc/@csh/documents/article/ahc_article_184482.pdf
[14] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/meditation
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That's what I said: We desperately need a PG! Baron Davis is completely past it and it's more annoying than anything to watch him play. Boy what a player he used to be with the Hornets
Lin is injured with a quite significant knee injury. He might be the answer at PG for the next 8 years or he might have a BRandon Roy-type career, which means short.
Meniscus is nothing minor, once these issues start they usually don't get better, only worse each year. Doctors can prolong careers with surgery etc. but having weak cartilage in your knees is a genetic thing and the heavy wear from playing ball on a daily basis can blow up knees very very quickly. See Brandon Roy.
Lin having issues after just half a season as a pro is not a good sign and very concerning.
Either way, Lin and Davis aside: We don't have a backup PG. Both Bibby and Douglas are terrible and should not even be on an NBA roster at this point. I'd rather have J.R. Smith playing point than one of those two tbh.
Our no.1 offseason priority should be:
- Renounce Baron Davis.
- Get some clarification on Lin's situation. If the prognosis is positive resign him to a multi-year deal to be our starting PG. If the prognosis is not so good, do a sign and trade cause some team like the Kings or Hornets might sign him for PR only, even if he's walking on one knee
- Renounce Bibby and Douglas.
- Identify and sign a decent backup PG either via free agency or the DRaft, in case Lin signs a new deal with us. In case we shop Lin, we should draft one PG as a backup and acquire a new starting PG either via free agency (where we are limited due to our cap situation and might be forced to sign a has-been like Davis again) or via trade. We could trade Amar'e for a PG.
Either way, we got to adress the PG situation in the summer. Right now we look horrible at this position with Lin out. Two has-beens and one never- will-be.
Fortunately SG seems to be set for the next years with Shump coming into his own. That'S one thing less to worry about.


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An internal investigation into the mistaken release of a prisoner from Curry County's jail has ended with a reprimand and a major change in jail policy.
A report of the investigation at the Curry County Adult Detention Center was released Friday.
The internal investigation centers on the release last September of 46-year-old Willie Windom.
Windom was serving time in a Texas prison but was released to Clovis Police custody to face other charges in Curry County.


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