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Originally posted Jan. 23 at 12:44 p.m.
According to a source close to Phillies Nation, the Phillies and catcher Carlos Ruiz have agreed on a contract. Ruiz, who turned 31 yesterday, enjoyed a breakout season in 2009, posting career highs in on-base percentage (.355), slugging percentage (.425) and OPS (.780).
Some advanced metrics also favor Ruiz defensively, as he is among the top 10 catchers in runs saved over the past three seasons. Had he and the Phils gone to arbitration, Ruiz was seeking $2.5 million, while the team offered $1.7 million. While it is currently unknown whether the deal is for one year or multiple years, it is widely believed that Ruiz was the one arbitration-eligible player most in need of a multi-year deal, given the lack of advanced catching prospects following the trading of Lou Marson and Travis d'Arnaud.
UPDATE, 3:15 pm: The Carlos Ruiz signing has become official according to a press release from the Phillies. It is indeed 3-years, $8.85 million, however, the yearly breakdown has not been announced. The fourth year of the deal is an option for $5 million with a $500K buyout.
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Although I have had mixed feelings about extending Blanton and Victorino, I have to say that I completely agree with this deal for Carlos Ruiz. Even at 2.5 million, Carlos would be a steal for the great defense, and surprisingly clutch hits which have made him such a popular player with the fans.
Ok…we got the arb. guys out of the way….so now let's focus on getting Jayson an extension!
I completely agree with ya, Chuck!
Let's hope something gets worked out, and soon!
Good work Rube.
how about a 3 year exstension for Werth around 3/30mil back ended
id rather pay howard 25mil for 4 years. let werth walk. he is a great addition to this team but it isnt feasible to keep both these guys. i guess we 'll see how the phils play it out…if they re-sign werth to multiple years, no matter the avg cost per year, i cannot see them having close to enough money to give howard a new contract…theres just not enough money
Werth is going to want more than the Phils are paying Ibanez. 3/39 might get it done, but that's no lock.
i say keep ryan, and werth and get rid of Ibanez. Ibanez is great for the first half of last year. I mean which Ibanez are we going to see in 2010? First half or second half. And also his age to. But the longer we keep this core of players the longer we can win games. Because we are at the height of this team. Once when they leave, it would end. And i think everyone likes winning now.
I agree. Ibanez 11.5 mil is replaced by Browns peanuts. Give 6 of that to werth(from 7 to 13) and 4 to Howard(from 20 to 24. Net neutrel on money and you have Brown, Vic and Werth.
with the amount they gave blanton…Im pissed….I like blanton, don't get me wrong…..however……Ruiz is worth more in my opinion…..I love his personality, his passion for the game and the team…..RUIZ….KEEP ROCK N….this fan loves you……
You do not let Werth walk, I would rather see Howard walk, Howard is not worth 25 million, 20 million a season 15-16 tops.
Wow, Amaro is great at settling deals with players before they go to arbitration.
team MVP and best player on the team
Regarding the original post. If he established career highs in on base percentage and slugging percentage isn't it a given he would set a career high in on base plus slugging percentage.
People wrap your heads around werth leaving. Like Rowand.
As for Howard I see the side of possibly letting him go. He IS great. es done everything we could want. But 1b is expected to put up numbers. Being 4th in our line up and hitting in our park is very advantageous to putting up numbers. If he left and someone came in for 10 mil less a year and hit 325 with 40 homers and 150 rbi is that a bad thing? That said I hope he stays and we sign him. Just a thought.
By the way, with all the talk on extending Werth I haven't seen it mentioned that there will be around 10 million off the payroll when Werth can be a free agent assuming Moyer leaves/retires. Moyer 8m, Jenkins 1.25, Eaton 500k and Feliz's 500k buyout if you want to count that.
Really happy we extended Ruiz.
I think that the Phillies are going to wait and see what kind of a year Werth puts up this year and go from there late in the season or after the season. Ibanez will probably be replaced by Brown in 2011. Would be interesting to see what Ben Francisco could do over a full season playing regularly. The guy is a good baseball player.
I wonder what yopu guys will say when Werth and Howard come back to Philly in Mets uniforms. Even Omar isn't too dumb to sign those two.
If howard leaves he will be either a yankee or red sox?
I cant believe people saying werth would take 10 million for 4 years now way start at 16 a year at least.
Keep Werth over Howard? REALLY? I mean c'mon now! Listen to yourselves. Let me ask you all a question…Where would the Phils be right now if there was no Howard? Howard resurrected this team. Your talking about his numbers declining? Dude, if this man stays healthy his entire career, he will give you 40+ homeruns a season (I can see him average 45) throughtout his career. Werth has ONE breakout year and now you want to let your teams (IMO Best power hitter this team ever had and prob one of the best MLB has ever seen) let him go to sign Werth? Come on now!
I don't know about $16….somewhere 13-15 might do it. Four years with an option year.
Tell Jason that you'll tear his contract up and give him four years, starting this year, at 4/45.
The Dipsy
I really have a feeling that it's gonna take more than 4/45…
I think unless you're somewhere in the 50-60 GUARANTEED range…for 4 years…then he says no.
Why insult him right from the beginning??
Remember…he..and his agent…already have those Bay and Holliday contracts as benchmarks..
Not that he should get Bay or Holliday money…I'm not saying that.. But 4/45 is a LONG WAY OFF from what Bay and Holliday are getting.
Of course I'm looking at it from starting in 2011…you said starting THIS year…
So he's making…what?….7 this year…so that's 38 for the next three…almost 13 per season…I don't know…maybe??
Why not 3/39 with a mutual option for 13 million in year 4 with a 2 mil buyout?
Bay and Holliday have been doing it for years. Werth doesn't have the track record. If you sign him now, he gets a three million dollar raise for this year, which he might like. He's not worth Bay or Holliday money and I think he should know that.
The Dipsy
psujoe….I sure like that deal….I just don't know what Jayson's gonna want…it's about the guaranteed part…and I'm sure that the Red Sox would guarantee a whole lot more..
Except that he has the same skills…if not better….Bay is just "OK" defensively…
The thing about Jayson Werth is that he's right handed. We have no replacements for him in the organization. Domonic Brown is left handed, and he is taking over Ibanez. Werth is one player we have to have.
I would defenitely go to Werth if I had to choose between Werth and Howard. Someteam like the Red Sox are going to overpay him vastly. Jayson Werth will be much cheaper.
Personally I think resigning is a must. Absolute must. Honestly, I think he might be the most important guy in the lineup. He hits 5th, behind Howard. Provides the kind of protection that made the due of Manny and Ortiz as successful as it was. Granted, Howard was good with Burrell behind him but if Werth leaves then what do you do? 3 lefties in a row? Utley, Howard, Ibanez? Or do you move J-Roll to the 5 hole? Werth also plays great defense, is smart and quick on the base paths. He is the most important player on the team, even if he isn't the best player on the team. The Phillies can afford to resign him only if Ibanez is traded for prospects. And even then its not a guarantee as the Phillies will have about 130 mil locked into only about half the roster. That is a lot of holes to fill.
Listening to Amaro yesterday it pretty much sounded to me like he does not think or expect to resign Werth. I think he almost said as much and I think he wants us to know that. I am not saying I disagree with what he is saying. He is right. You can't have a roster filled with 15 mil guys. It sucks, but it's reality. If Jayson does go, I just pray to God it's not the Mets.
I am REALLY surprised that only one person talked about the money that will not be going into other contracts, i.e Moyer after 2010, and Ibanez after 2011. I dont think it is too far fetched that the Phillies will be able to afford Werth with Moyer gone after 2010, and a backended deal with incentives that kick in after the 1st or 2nd year (after Ibanez is gone). They already have been talking about Brown taking over for Ibanez in Left. I think the Phillies now are in the business of getting place holders for cheap (see Contreras which I dont think is a horrible deal honestly) which could keep some money free for Werth, Howard could be a problem. I like Howard and all, and he has helped put this team back on the map, but he is going to demand a crap load of money. He will want to see what Pujols gets and want to get close to that. I didnt take the comment about having a roster full of $15 mill guys a comment about Werth honestly as much as it was for Howard. Howard is sitting at about 19 Mill right now, he will probably want 25 at least for his next contract, I wouldnt be surprised if Howard walks, and Werth stays. Werth is about 7Mill right now, 13-14 Mil probably isnt completely unrealistic for the Phillies to afford with some of the other older players leaving (Moyer and Ibanez) if they back end it. Also if J-Roll doesnt re-sign after the club option for 2012 was it? It just seems to be a back ended deal for Werth would start at about 13 Mil, increasing with years, but Howard would start no less than 20 probably more likely 25Mil. But like Ed R, I pray it isnt the Mets.
Dipsy look at his numbers and Hollidays he is worth the money if he has the same type year, Holliday has average over him, but power, speed, arm, defense, all in Werth favor, but its true he only had 1.5 years, That;s why I couldn't understand the Holliday contract . with pujious in the wings to pay that kind of money to Holliday was nuts, plus he dropped the fly ball to lose the playoff game for you. Holliday isnt worth that kind of money, but that bad contract will be good for Werth , as I have stated the differnce in average is 20 hits in a season, Everything I have read has said they couldn't understand the Cardinals paying him that much especially since no one was offering him anything near what the cards were/
You HAVE to look at the Holliday and Bay contracts as benchmarks…points of comparison. You could back-end a deal for Jayson…but the money…in total is gonna have to be there….and I really think years too..
I really think that Werth is gonna want NO LESS than four guaranteed years…with an option year.. Bay got fout and Holliday more than that, right?
Brian Sr… you are right about the $$ falling off on other contracts..Moyer, Ibanez (after 2011…unless he dealt), Lidge after 2012., others..
I hope Amaro tries to get this Jayson thing done sooner rather than later
I mentioned this in another thread but the money that comes off the books with Moyer's contract ending next year is pretty much all eaten up by raises going to Howard, Hamels and then whatever is worked out in arbitration with Francisco and Happ. Again, the only way this can get done is if the team heavily back loads Werth's contract. Or, if they are lucky, trade Ibanez, then you can possibly afford to resign Werth.
From what I can see on Cot's, the Phils will have 130 million tied up next year already not including any Arb's or any numbers for Ruiz' contract if he signed a multi-year deal. I would think the Phils would have to go to 150 million budget in order to be able to sign Werth. That might not be that much of a long shot. We might be able to keep Werth depending on how much he would be willing to sign for. If he will take 13-14 mill/yr I think it's manageable. After the 2011 season is where things will get extremely tough for RAJ.
Bingo, Ed.
The Phillies will absolutely increase their budget for next year. They have too. And I think 150m would be the low end. I think that even Chuck will agree that you cannot compete in a league of escalating salaries with a stay put or shrinking payroll. I think they will go 160. And honestly, I think they'll sign Howard AND Werth as long as Werth isn't looking for crazy money. I think that if you really wanna lock Jason down, offer him a 3/36 extension. Its generous but not extravagant. It should make him happy.
The Dipsy
Yes, Dipsy…I would agree with that. As long as payroll increases at a REASONABLE rate…then you can still compete …AND….keep prices in line..
Look…I don't mind going to the ballpark and paying a little more for a ticket…and everything else…as long as it isn't this HUGE jump right away…
If I'm paying $40 or $50 for a ticket…and I was told that in order to continue to seeing a competitive team…a team that included guys like Werth and/or Howard…if I'm told that that ticket was going to increase $5 or so…then yeah, I'll gladly pay that.
It's when you raise things so much…all…at once…that's what I don't want to see.
So, yeah….$150mil+…that would make sesne..something like a 10% increase..
And Dipsy…I still think you have to guarantee Jayson FOUR years…AFTER this year.. Just my opinion.
Werth is gone, the Bay contract signaled it and the Victorino deal sealed it. 3/36 isn't extravagant considering Bay may be the premier outfielder on the market who'll be in pretty much the same situation as Bay was with less concerns. He's a power threat in any ballpark, with plus base running and plus defense as well and now he's not an injury worry he'll go into free agency having played about 150 games less than Bay. Unless the market completely collapses 66/4 is going to be a very reasonable figure and he could very well have a far superior market to Bay. I'd LOVE to see Bay stay in Philly, he's a very good player but like the Lee deal, RAJ has made a preemptive move to lock Victorino up under market value instead of having to bid twice as much plus additional years for Werth. If Werth is willing to stay I'm sure the Phils will pony up but $36m is going to be half what his agent will expect on the open market.
With Chooch I'm thrilled to see him reach what was expected of him coming into the big-leagues but the Phillies have to be wise when offering him a multi-year deal. It would be good to have him locked up through the same amount of time as the core but long-term contracts for catchers can look very bad very quickly…
Here's another thought , too… If the Phillies went to Werth and said "Look, we're gonna extend Howard too…We want BOTH of you here." …
…I would think that Jayson might think about that and be more likely to stay…knowing that the CORE…him, Howrad, Utley, J-Roll, Vic, Halladay, Hamels, etc….were still gonna be here, too. I think he would be more likely to take less money for that scenario.
BUT…in order for that to happen…Werth AND Howard staying…tthe payroll would have to be AT LEAST 160…and I'm not sure the Phillies would want to do that…
So 160 …in my opinion…would have to be absolutely the ceiling…even that seems too high???…I don't know.
Why in the world would werth take less, he is a older player who is getting his first shot a free agency. He already has a ring. People make me laugh, How many of us would take 13 million for 5 years to stay here versue 16 for 5 to play somewhere else. take the money the owners do so after you have made a lot , yes you could take less to play for a winner, but jason is a late bloomer. So come on here and think he will sign cheap but it wont happen, plus this team needs to get some younger talent in here to slowly take over and keep contenting
$13 million/5 years…that's $65 million
$16 million/5 years…that's $80 million
I think a lot of players would take the 65…to play for the winner…and the team they have been with and that gave them the shot in the first place.
That $15 mil difference isn't an insult in any way, shape or form..
5/65 is NOT "signing cheap" at all
The Phils have some decent outfielders in the minors, but they don't have a productive first baseman. A first baseman with Howard's numbers is going to cost as much as Howard will, unless he comes from AAA, and the Phils don't have anybody at 1st there with big numbers. This will definitely figure into the team's thinking on Werth.
I also don't think payroll can increase much, if at all. There's a limit on how many times the stadium can sell out (81 games). The Phils nearly reached that last year.
Amaro is really in for it the next several offseasons, and we fans should expect changes in the team. We may not like them, but we'll have to accept them.
When it comes to Howard the Phils will view John Singleton as a possible successor and you can find a 1st basemen if you have power elsewhere on the field, you don't 'need' a 40 home run guy at that position. For Howard to gets his deal he needs to show a hell of a lot more presence at the plate because average pitchers carve him up for much of the year and looked terrible in the world series.
Chuck show me players who in there first shot at free agency take 15 million less, second you live in a dream world to think playing for a winner when you are in contract negotiate for the first time is a factor. especially after you have won a title, this is Werth only shot at big money and he will take the most and I don't blame him. Third you must deal with the players association when you take a lot less they will not want you to and put pressure on you to take the better deal, for the sake of other players, Nj I enjoy you comments but Singleton isnt even a thought right now to replace howard, he is a less than 100 at bats low minor league player let him do something first
Using your example of 15 mil for 5 years…65 mil…that IS big money, mikemike.
mikemike I agree on Singleton, he's only just put himself on the radar as a prospect let alone a legitimate one. I wouldn't expect the Phils to have an advanced prospect visible yet though I'd expect a couple of guys to have been drafted or signed last year or to be drafted this coming draft viewed as a future James Loney/Joey Votto type but I doubt it's a guy you'll be able to put your finger on from day 1.
I'll probably get slated for saying this but I'd much rather give a Bay deal plus an option year to Werth and move Howard for elite prospects down the road than let Werth walk and expect to sign Howard to a friendly deal. Though his power/RBI numbers will likely take him to Cooperstown I think Howard is far from establishing himself as one of the best players in the game, when he's not in one of his red-hot streaks his bat control is poor and Werth though not the talent Howard is shows up with consistency in many more games over the course of a season.
That said I don't see any way Werth doesn't walk unless he's given 5 years and I hope Howard starts working on his plate presence
I'm sorry…not your example…mine…yours is 80…
My point is 65 mil is big money..
NJ…I absolutely agree with you about Werth vs Howard. I would MUCH rather maybe slightly "overpay" Werth" and let Howard walk..
It comes down to where is your dollar value??…$15mil+ for Werth…or $23-25 mil for Howard.??
I just don't see that having Ryan Howard is $8-10 million more valuable…it's just not there…
And if Howard's here and Werth isn't…I guarantee you Howard's numbers go down…Werth behind him in the line-up as protection is HUGE for Howard.
I like Werth as much as the next guy but stop it with the Werth being Howard's protection. Howard has put up ridiculous numbers regardless of who has batted behind him and please look up exactly how many times Werth actually batted behind him.
It's a fact, Jesus.
So give me the facts then Chuck. Did Howard win a ROY, a MVP and come in 2nd in MVP voting without Werth batting behind him? Werth batted behind Howard less than 90 games last year. So using your way of thinking how much credit should Ibanez get for protecting Werth?
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For those of you counting on the money "saved" when Ibanez and others leave the payroll there are two problems:
1. You are not counting the increases built into the current agreements. Everyone goes up even if they signed the year before.
2. RAJ has a spreadsheet and already has spent a lot of that "saved" money (see #1).
For those of you spending the Phillies money – tell me how they increase revenue with a sold out park? Forget ticket prices – that is chump change. A $3 across the board increase in prices for an already sold out ballpark only grosses them $10 million. They need that just to cover the increases they are negotiating.
RAJ has said it, we can't afford every player to be $15 million. Werth or Howard have to go.
How much you think chooch gets on the open market, I dont think a lot more than the phillies gave him, but maybe I am wrong
It seems to me like this was a good deal for both sides..
It was suggested a few days ago that the Phillies should sign Ruiz to a 5 year/20mil contract…to lock him up….
So this isn't that far off.
I doubt Ruiz…on the open market …gets more than $4mil per season??
Concerning the Werth/Howard debate: After 2010 Howard is already signed for 2011 and his pay will increase something like $1 million. Werth isn't signed, and his pay could go up $6-7 million. I don't think the team can afford that kind of increase.
The Ruiz signing is good. Even if another team wouldn't pay much more if he hit the open market, the Phils couldn't replace him for any less.
Bob in Bucks : merchandising, concessions, advertising. Yes, the ticket prices are chump change. What adds up is the $.25 more for every beer, hot dog, pretzel, etc., $2 extra for every hat, t-shirt, etc. What you pay for once you get INSIDE the stadium is where the Phils kill.
The Dipsy
Don't forget the $10 MILLION raise Roy Halladay will be getting after this season…
Werth is gone. We have to face it.
I also think Werth will be gone after 2010.
You'd have Brown-Victorino-Raul for 2011. After that, who knows who might substitute Raul… perhaps Gose, especially if Brown develops some power…
It's all up in the air..and will continue to be. A couple months ago, we all had Michael Taylor breaking in 2010…
I think that Howard is a player you HAVE to try to resign, even if he's gonna be very expensive… he's one of the faces of the franchise.. people buy his jerseys and shirts, they wear them all the time.. Not to mention that he's arguably the best 1B in all MLB after Pujols. That being said, 2010 will be pivotal.. if Werth puts up even better numbers, and Howard shows ANY sign of decline, then things might change.


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Author writes book he always sought
MONTPELIER The story Adam McCullough was searching for was not out there, so he decided to write it himself.
McCullough, of Montpelier, published a book last month titled The Cost of Haven. Its a fantasy set in medieval times, centering on a knight who gets fired from his job and the adventures that follow.
The novel, which McCullough plans to be the first in a three-part series, is partly autobiographical. McCullough said he started writing the book after he had been fired from a job working with youth at risk two years ago. He said there was a disagreement about how he should do his job.
It was cathartic for me, because in the book Im able to have the characters that fire me get shot by arrows, he said, laughing.
McCullough said it was challenging to write some parts of the story. In one scene, the fired knight has to give back his warhorse. McCullough said the horse represents the class he worked with at his job. Putting into words how much he cared about them and the loss he felt was difficult, he said.
Other parts of the book also draw on parts of McCulloughs life, as he said the dragons are based on his dog and the way the friends interact with each other resembles how he interacts with many of his own friends.
McCullough said he has been a fantasy novel reader since he was a child, and his father would read him The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia as bedtime stories. McCullough said he could tell that his father really enjoyed reading him the stories.
My dad passed a lot of that passion to me, he said, adding that he has been enamored of the fantasy genre ever since.
But something was missing.
As a fantasy fan, when I go to the bookstore and Im looking for a fantasy novel to buy, this (book) is what I was really looking for the whole time. It just wasnt written yet, he said.
McCullough also played Dungeons and Dragons, a role-playing board game. Playing the game helped him develop his storytelling ability, as he said he would always play the Dungeon Master the player who controls what takes place in the game.
McCullough wrote the book under the pen name F.F. McCulligan. He said he chose that name because it falls in line with the long tradition of fantasy writers using initials, such as George R.R. Martin, who wrote Game of Thrones, and J.R.R. Tolkien. McCullough said his F.F. stands for firefighter, because he is a Montpelier firefighter. McCullough said he also chose a pen name because he doesnt care for his own name.
When I meet other people named Adam I feel bad for them because its such a dumb name, he said.
McCullough has no formal training in writing or English, having earned a bachelors in conservation ecology from Sterling College. But he said he has always had a knack for spelling and grammar, and that writing has always come easy for him.
There is nothing like a blank page to me. I see a blank page, I have a pen in my hand and its a really exciting vision for me. Anything can happen. I can create whatever I want, he said.
McCullough said writing is the one thing he can do all day and not get bored.
A lot of people think of writing a book as a long, boring process, but to me its not boring at all. Its really exciting, he said. Sometimes I just ... type for hours.
The Cost of Haven can be found at Bear Pond Books and Rivendell Books in Montpelier, as well as most book retailers online and as an ebook.
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Sunday, 7 December 1997
World Heritage Committee Inscribes 46 New Sites on World Heritage List
The following sites have been inscribed on the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee at its 21st session, meeting in Naples, Italy, 1-6 ...
Monday, 22 September 1997
Kakadu, Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Sites, Australia
Threats to World Heritage areas in Australia continues to claim media headlines. At the Kakadu World Heritage area the Australian Government is ...
Thursday, 18 September 1997
Publication Of The Proceedings Of The International Symposium In Hildesheim, Germany: World Cultural Heritage - A Global Challenge
The organizers of a symposium on world cultural heritage, held in Hildesheim, Germany 23 February - 1 March 1997 have announced the publication of the ...
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Fire At Machu Picchu, Peru, 6-11 September
Between 6 and 11 September, the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu, were threatened by a large brush fire, eventually consuming over 800 hectares of mountain ...
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New E-Mail Mailing List For International Conservation: Icons_L
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UNESCO Launches Appeal To Safeguard Island Of Mozambique
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Ninth Forum Of Ministers Of Cultural Heritage Of Latin America And The Caribbean Endorses Proposed WH Nomination Of "Fortifications In The Caribbean"
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Unesco Director-General Expresses Sadness Over Death Of Raymond Lemaire
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New Web Addresses for Advisory Bodies and World Heritage Natural Site Data Sheets
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1. Los Angeles Dodgers (12-7)
Hyun-jin Ryu isn't flashy but he just gets results. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)
2. Atlanta Braves (12-6)
Aaron Harang is still pitching well. Somehow. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
3. St. Louis Cardinals (11-8)
Adam Wainwright spun another gem. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
4. Milwaukee Brewers (14-5)
An impressive Sunday from the Brewers bullpen. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)
5. Oakland Athletics (13-5)
Now the A's can use Sean Doolittle as their closer. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
6. Detroit Tigers (9-6)
Justin Verlander had an uncharacteristically sloppy outing versus the Indians. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)
7. San Francisco Giants (11-8)
Madison Bumgarner might be the least talked about young ace in baseball. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
8. New York Yankees (11-8)
Masahiro Tanaka continues to impress. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
9. Texas Rangers (11-8)
Tanner Scheppers is just another Rangers starter on the DL. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
10. Washington Nationals (11-8)
When the Nationals have lost lately, it's been by a lot. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
11. Tampa Bay Rays (9-10)
The Rays' rebuilt rotation isn't doing too well. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
12. Boston Red Sox (9-10)
Jon Lester continued making his case for a long-term deal. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
13. Toronto Blue Jays (10-9)
What's worse: R.A. Dickey's bad day, or the Jays' disastrous bullpen work against the Twins? (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
14. Kansas City Royals (9-8)
James Shields versus the Astros was unfair. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
15. Pittsburgh Pirates (8-11)
Ike Davis makes a lot of sense for the Pirates. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
16. Colorado Rockies (10-10)
Justin Morneau is quietly having a good start. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
17. San Diego Padres (9-10)
Tim Stauffer's return to the bullpen is a nice story. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
18. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (8-10)
Hector Santiago with a solid Sunday at the park. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
19. Baltimore Orioles (8-9)
Matt Wieters' big season continues. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
20. Chicago White Sox (9-10)
Adam Eaton continues to impress. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images)
21. Cleveland Indians (8-10)
The Indians haven't gotten off to the start they hoped for. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
22. Minnesota Twins (9-9)
Chris Colabello continues to impress. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
23. Cincinnati Reds (8-10)
Johnny Cueto is pretty good. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
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Abraham Almonte continues to lead off for the M's for some reason. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
25. Philadelphia Phillies (8-10)
Chase Utley doesn't seem to know he's 35 years old. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
26. Miami Marlins (9-10)
Nathan Eovaldi continues to throw the ball well. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
27. New York Mets (9-9)
The Ike Davis Era ends, but at least the Mets got something for him. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
28. Arizona Diamondbacks (5-16)
No team entered Friday farther from first place than Arizona. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
29. Chicago Cubs (5-12)
Horrendous week for the Cubs offense. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images)
30. Houston Astros (5-14)
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WHITING Tina M. Jerome, 42, formerly of East Middlebury, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at Porter Hospital, Middlebury.
Born in Rutland, Jan. 19, 1971, she was the daughter of Linwood C. and Barbara J. (McGraw) Kennett.
Mrs. Jerome was a homemaker and enjoyed horses.
Survivors include her husband, Perley J. Jerome of Whiting, whom she married July 28, 2007; a son, Linwood Kennett of Bristol, and a daughter, Tiffany Kennett of Whiting; her mother of Shoreham; 11 siblings, William Corey, Byrene Bower, both of Danby, Wayne Corey of Shoreham, Dean Kennett, Beverly Burch, both of Bomoseen, John Kennett of New York, Belinda Burchard of Middlebury, Mary Beth Hire of West Rutland, Lynn Ann Shea of Granville, Amy Kennett of Florida and Diana Hill of Pawlet; a granddaughter; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was predeceased by her father.
There will be no calling hours.
The celebration of her life will be held at a later date in Woodlawn Cemetery in Rochester.
Memorial contributions may be made to Addison County Humane Society, 236 Boardman St., Middlebury, VT 05753.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home of Middlebury.
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State Board of Education Approves Emergency Grant for Hazel Crest
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November 4, 2002
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"This $283,000 emergency grant is the maximum we can give the district without specific legislative action," Schiller said. "Yet it will only get the district through payrolls that are due in November. The district will still run out of money before the end of the month.
"We are anxiously awaiting further analyses from the Financial Oversight Panel and recommendations for achieving a long-term financial solution that can be considered by the General Assembly during the veto session later this month. We must act quickly to assure the continuation of educational programs for the district's 1,132 students."
State law authorizes the State Superintendent of Education to issue a grant to a district with a Financial Oversight Panel of $250 per student if the Panel finds the grant is needed and makes the request. The Panel is also requesting an emergency loan of $1,132,000 that is also authorized by state statute. The current state appropriation for these purposes is insufficient to make the loan, so the request will be submitted for legislative approval. Since the district has reached its legal debt limit, the legislature would also need to pass legislation excluding this loan from statutory debt calculations.
"This district may be the tip of the iceberg," Gidwitz said. "Numerous schools districts are facing severe financial problems, but in the case of Hazel Crest, there appears to be no way to fund programs for more than a few more weeks without legislative action."
Schiller also said that his office is working with the state Comptroller's office to ease the district's immediate cash-flow problems by accelerating the district's regular payments from the state.
November 4, 2002
Mr. Lawrence Hupe
Dear Mr. Hupe:
This letter is in response to the Financial Oversight Panel's request (October 31, 2002, letter attached) for a state grant of $283,000 ($250 per enrolled student), a state loan of $1,132,000 ($1,000 per enrolled student), and a special amendment to state law to exclude the state loan as debt from all statutory calculations.
I understand the severe financial difficulties the Hazel Crest district faces; and I am pleased to be able to make the $283,000 state grant available immediately because the Governor and General Assembly had the foresight to provide the State Board with a small appropriation for such emergencies. The State Board has already accelerated some payments to the school district to help it meet payroll, and your data indicate that this grant should help cover payroll through November 22.
The current state appropriation for these purposes, however, is insufficient to make the loan. Moreover, because the Hazel Crest district is currently above its legal debt limit, I could not make the loan even if I had a sufficient appropriation. The General Assembly will have to pass both substantive legislation to exclude this loan from all statutory debt calculations, as well as a supplemental appropriation or transfer bill to provide the funding for the loan.
The State Board will continue to work with the Financial Oversight Panel and the Hazel Crest district to help the district remain solvent and educate its 1,132 students.
Robert E. Schiller
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Concerns forming about Oconomowoc developments
A group of Oconomowoc residents who are concerned about development plans in that city are forming a group to address some issues, according to an article at LivingLakeCountry.com by reporter Paige Brunclik. »Read Full Blog Post
Milwaukee airfares are among nation's lowest, U.S. agency says
If you're flying to grandma's house this holiday season, you'll probably want to do it through Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport.
Round trip domestic fares at Mitchell were among the lowest in the country in the second quarter, figures compiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation show. »Read Full Article(27)
Power line hearing: Speakers say spend more, bury Tosa lines
Wauwatosa – The calls to spend a little more to pay to bury proposed power lines serving the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center kept coming Tuesday.
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Wolverine, We Energies will clean up U.P. coal plant, keep it running
We Energies' coal-fired power plant in Michigan's Upper Peninsula will remain open and be equipped with modern pollution controls, under an agreement announced Tuesday.
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Ohm named president of digital voice tech firm HarQen
Ane Ohm has been named president of HarQen, a Milwaukee digital voice technology start-up that is backed by venture capital.
Ohm has been instrumental in bringing HarQen's products to market, and will retain the title of chief operating officer, the company said in a news release. Before joining HarQen, Ohm held executive positions with LaserNet Inc., Pinstripe Inc. and Strong Financial Corp. »Read Full Article(1)
Lubar & Co. acquires chemical manufacturer ChemDesign
Lubar & Co. said Tuesday it has acquired ChemDesign Inc., a Marinette-based contract chemical manufacturer.
ChemDesign has a strong presence with leading chemical companies in agriculture, surfictants, additives, specialty polymers and other end markets, Lubar said in a news release. It is well-positioned to grow and create long-term partnerships with current and new customers, and the company will continue to make "substantial" investments in product development, equipment and personnel, the release said. »Read Full Article
Holiday Goodwill Sale on at Boston Store, Younkers
The Boston Store and Younkers holiday Goodwill Sale, during which shoppers receive discount coupons when they bring in used clothing that's still in good condition, starts Dec. 6, the parent company of the stores said Tuesday.
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The Brewhouse Inn & Suites, which is being developed within the former Pabst brew house and mill house, is planning for a grand opening on April 1.
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Interlibrary Loan
What is Interlibrary Loan?
Interlibrary Loan, or ILL, is the borrowing and lending of materials between libraries. If the Ada Community Library, or a local consortium library, does not have the material you need, we can attempt to get it for you through the ILL system. All attempts should be made to use the resources available at ACL first. We try to find a library that has the material, and ask that library to lend it to us so we can lend it to you.
Who can use Interlibrary Loan?
Anyone who has a current Ada or Boise library card may make requests. You must not have a block on your card or fines over $10.00.
Requesting Interlibrary Loans
If you don't find the item you wish to borrow in our catalog, you may request the item through Interlibrary Loan. All you need to do is fill out the Interlibrary Loan Request Form located on our website. Staff will then contact when the item is ready to pick up or if there is a reason the item is not available.
Limits on Requests
We encourage patrons to limit requests to 3 at a time, unless you are working on a special project, or research with a deadline. The Interlibrary Loan Officer can give permission for a larger number.
How long does it take to get material?
The speed of service depends on the availability of material at participating libraries, as well as the distance and the speed of processing at those libraries. Requests typically take from two weeks to one month to fill. It is impossible to guarantee a loan, or a delivery date.
How long may I keep the material?
The lending library determines how long you may keep items. You are usually allowed two to four weeks. All materials must be returned to the library from which they were checked out.
What about copies of articles?
You may obtain photocopies of magazine or journal articles through ILL. A search should first be done of our in-house collection and our reference databases on our web page at www.adalib.org. When you make your request, please supply us with the title of the article, date of publication, volume number (if available), and issue number (if available), the magazine or journal in which it appears, and the page numbers on which the article appears.
Your use of the photocopy must follow the provisions for fair use specified in the Federal Copyright Act. Generally, this means you may use the photocopy for personal study. You may not reproduce it for any other purpose without obtaining permission from the holder of the copyright.
What about genealogical material?
Genealogical materials such as family histories and newspaper announcements of weddings, births, and deaths, are often difficult to obtain. Occasionally a library will photocopy such materials, sometimes charging a fee, in response to a request. For any genealogical request, you should provide us with the family names and approximate dates you are researching.
What cannot be ordered through ILL?
We will not borrow through Interlibrary Loan anything that has the current year copyright, mass-produced paperbacks (especially fiction), books on the best-seller list, books in current high demand, or items we, or any local consortium library owns. Many libraries will not lend audio or videocassettes, CDs, DVDs, video games or Reference materials.
Interlibrary loan service is free of charge, unless the lending library charges a fee. Many libraries charge between $5.00 and $10.00 for photocopies. Some libraries charge for all loans. We will make every attempt to obtain items that are free. (Items that are not picked up will result in a $2.50 charge.)
When the requested item is received at ACL, we will notify you by telephone, mail or email. We will make every effort to obtain your requests in a timely manner, and notify you if they cannot be filled via ILL.
Renewal requests should be made before the due date. The Circulation staff will inform you at the time of checkout if renewals are not allowed. The lending library will be contacted and you will be notified of the library's response to the request. You may continue to use the loaned items while the renewal request is pending.
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More than 200 missiles were fired at Israel Thursday; Israel, in turn, launched about 200 missiles against Palestinian targets. NBC's Martin Fletcher reports.
Updated 12:55 a.m. ET: Israeli troops were moving toward the Gaza Strip border, heightening Palestinian fears about a possible ground invasion, NBC News' Martin Fletcher reported late Thursday.
Some 30,000 reservists were also ordered to report for duty by the Israel's defense minister as the region's military showdown lurched closer to all-out war.
"There is a great sense of anxiety and tension in the air here," NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reported from Tel Aviv. "People are very much worried about the ongoing operation. There's no doubt from the perspective of the Palestinians this could possibly escalate even further."
There will be momentary peace, however, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said military would stop offensive action in Gaza during a three-hour Friday visit by Hesham Kandil, Egypt's prime minister. An Israeli official said Netanyahu was acting on an Egyptian request, Reuters reported.
Kandil's visit would be an unprecedented display of solidarity with Hamas militants embroiled in a new escalation of conflict with Israel.
In another sign of the growing fear of danger in Gaza, many humanitarian aid workers have evacuated, NBC News reported.
In the latest air strikes, three people were killed when a missile hit their car in the northern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military also said it had carried out aerial attacks and had destroyed 70 unmanned missile launch sites. Eighteen Palestinians have been killed and 100 injured in Gaza since Wednesday, Reuters reported.
In Gaza, fear of a ground invasion has sent shock waves through the region. Coming days could prove dangerous. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin has more.
Earlier, three Israeli civilians were killed and six injured on Thursday as rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel, including a long-range missile that struck a suburb eight miles south of Tel Aviv.
The long-range missile, which landed in an open area outside Rishon Lezion, causing no injuries or damage, was thought to be the first of its kind launched from Gaza. Air raid sirens were later sounded in Tel Aviv, at about 6.30 p.m. local time (11:30 a.m. ET), NBC News reported.
The Tel Aviv metropolitan area has more than 3 million people, more than 40 percent of Israel's population.
"This escalation will exact a price that the other side will have to pay," Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a television broadcast shortly after the strike.
Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Michael Oren, did not rule out a ground operation in Gaza in an interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell on Thursday.
"Nobody wants a ground operation, and we are going to try to avoid that," Oren said, "But, again, we're going to have to take all necessary means to defend our citizens against this flagrant aggression. "
The funeral was held Thursday for Ahmed Jabari, the senior Hamas military commander, who was one of those killed in the Israeli Defense Force airstrikes.
The IDF said on its website that the three people killed were civilians in the southern Israeli town of Kiryat Malachi.
It added that 43 of the rockets from Gaza had been intercepted by its defense systems, and that it had targeted 156 "terror sites" in Gaza since the start of what it called "Operation Pillar of Defense."
"In the past 24 hours, 245 rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel," it said.
Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal on Thursday condemned the killing of Jabari.
"Men and women in Palestine, we will continue the resistance," Meshaal said at a meeting of Islamic leaders in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting late on Wednesday to discuss the Israeli assault. It called for a halt to the violence, but took no action.
Analysis: Israel, Gaza slide closer to war neither side wants
The Palestinian Authority renewed its call Thursday for the Security Council to stop attacks. (Hamas controls Gaza, not the Palestinian Authority.)
Egypt officially requested on Thursday a full meeting of the Security Council to discuss what it described as Israeli aggression, and withdrew its ambassador from Israel.
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi said in a televised address to the nation Thursday that Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip were "unacceptable" and would lead to instability in the region.
Morsi said he had discussed "ways to reach calm and end the aggression" in a telephone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama.
Hamas is affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood which now controls Egypt, Israel's most powerful Arab neighbor and a crucial partner in the 1979 peace treaty that stands between fragile stability and regional chaos. The Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday called for all ties with Israel to be severed.
PhotoBlog: Deadly day along Israeli-Gaza border, after Israel kills Hamas military chief
Hamas has been emboldened by the Islamist rise to power in Egypt, viewing Morsi as a "safety net" who will not permit a second Israeli thrashing of Gaza, home to 1.7 million Palestinians.
Expecting days or more of fighting, Israel warned Hamas that all its men were in its sights and dropped leaflets in Gaza telling residents to keep their distance from militants and Hamas facilities.
"The leaflets stress that Hamas is dragging the region toward violence, and that the IDF is prepared to defend the residents of the State of Israel until quiet is restored to the region," the military said in a statement.
Israel also warned its own citizens to stay off the streets.
Israel kills Hamas military chief, 7 others in airstrike, officials say
The United States condemned Hamas, shunned by the West as an obstacle to peace, for its refusal to renounce violence and recognize Israel.
The U.S. State Department on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the violence in the Middle East and placed the onus for that violence squarely on Hamas.
"There's one clear way to mitigate the tensions," spokesperson Mark Toner said. "That is for Hamas to stop its rocket attacks on Israel so we can de-escalate the situation and end the violence. That's the clearest path."
Israel says it has already destroyed much of Gaza's longer-range rocket stockpiles. Reuters reported that Hamas had claimed it had fired a 1.1 ton, Iranian-made Fajr 5 rocket at Tel Aviv, but there was no reported impact in the Israeli city.
Few in the Palestinian territory's largest urban area, Gaza City, came out following the call for dawn prayers on Thursday, and the only vehicles plying the streets were ambulances and media cars.
About 400 angry mourners braved the streets, however, to bury Jabari, whose body was draped in the green flag of the Islamic militant Hamas movement. Some fired guns in the air and chanted, "God is Great, the revenge is coming."
When the body was brought into a mosque for funeral prayers, some tried to touch or kiss it. Others cried. BBC producer Paul Danahar posted pictures of the scene outside the mosque on Twitter.
President Barack Obama also spoke to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as Morsi on the telephone late Wednesday.
A White House spokesman said Obama reiterated to both leaders the United States' support for Israel's right to self-defense, and agreed with Morsi on the importance of working to de-escalate the situation.
Reuters, The Associated Press, NBC News' Martin Fletcher, Ayman Mohyeldin, Catherine Chomiak and Alastair Jamieson contributed to this report.
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Dane Martin, 24, of Barton, is accused of felonious sexual assault on a woman in 2009.
BARRE The trial of a former Vermont Ravens semi-pro football player accused of raping a woman the night before the 2009 championship game got under way Monday.
Dane R. Martin, 24, of Barton, is facing one count of felonious nonconsensual sexual assault in Washington County criminal court in Barre. If convicted, he faces a maximum of life in prison and a $25,000 fine.
According to the football teams website, Martin was a defensive back from Lake Region High School. He played in 2007, 2008 and 2009, which was Mike Fosters first year as head coach. Foster said Monday he had not been aware of any legal issues involving Martin and that it was the first he was hearing about the alleged rape.
According to the police affidavit, the woman went to a drinking party at another Ravens players house in Barre Town in October 2009.
Police said the woman told them Martin pushed her into the bathroom after everyone else at the party left for food and that he locked the door and raped her. She said she repeatedly told Martin no and to stop and that Martin bit her and strangled her during the sex act, according to police. The woman told police Martin stopped and told her he would finish this later. She then got into her car, went home and called the police.
Among the states evidence are photographs taken by police, nurses at Central Vermont Medical Center and by the woman herself of her neck and other parts of her body showing bruising and bite marks.
In her opening statement Monday, Deputy States Attorney Megan Campbell said that when the woman got home, she was crying so hard she could barely speak.
She was still sobbing so uncontrollably that she had difficulty making a phone call to the police. (A friend) made it for her, Campbell said.
Police said they took the woman back to Barre Town to identify the house. She also picked Martin out of a photo lineup the following day.
Police said that when they talked to Martin, he admitted biting and pulling her hair, but called it normal sex and said it was consensual.
In her opening statement, Martins attorney, Maggie Vincent, said that on the night of the party, Martin was living a dream. He was attending Lyndon State College, playing for a semi-pro football team, and had a pretty girl who wanted to have sex with him, she said.
Vincent said people at the party had seen Martin and the woman kissing and playing beer pong together and that at one point she was said to be sitting on Martins lap. Vincent said the woman had told Martin that she was interested in no strings sex. She said after the woman left and called the police alleging rape, the dream turned into a nightmare.
The Barre Town police officer who investigated the case, Jason Gould, testified that he had seen the bruising on the womans neck that he believed was from strangulation and talked about how upset the woman was when he first met her.
Vincent pressed Gould on why he did not record in his notes of his interview with the woman that she had told Martin to stop or said no. Gould said he did not put everything down in his notes but that they were a tool to help him remember facts about the case. Deputy States Attorney Jason Hart asked Gould if he would have forgotten that this case was about an alleged rape. Gould said he would not have forgotten that.
Martin was convicted of negligent operation in 2010.
The trial is to resume at 9 a.m. today, with the accuser expected to testify.
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We use three of these phones in our business and the problem is poor garbled/muffled sound quality. These phones have 6-1 technology compared to 3-1 technology on some their older phones. The 6-1 technology compresses the signal that causes the very very poor sound quality...Nextel knows this and will not offer any solutions to fix this problem. Don't buy this telephone!
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Excellent Phone
I have either owned or used just about all the iden Nextel phones since the start. Recently upgraded form the i90c, and I like this phone a lot. I bought my wife (and business partner) the i730; she likes colors etc. I like durability, and this phone is rugged. Several drops so far onto concrete, no problems. I also carry the t730 (Verizon). The audio quality of the i530 is so much better than the t730 that it's not even in the same ballpark. If that's the trade off for the larger size, it is worth it. I'm not positive, but I also am under the impression that my i530 has slightly better reception than my wife's i730. I'm pretty sure it has better audio.
The one thing I would prefer is a second (outside) screen. But that might compromise the mil-spec ruggedness, and that is an acceptable trade off.
I love this phone!
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Nice upgrade from previous series
Once again Motorola has teamed with Nextel Communications to offer a superior cellular telephone. For obvious reasons Nextel revolutionized the cellular phone industry with Direct Connect technology, familiar "walkie-talkie". Their first series of phones were well thought out and performed exemplary. I personally owned an i60 and used it for two years on and off duty. I am a Police Officer in a medium sized Florida City. I found Nextel's Direct Connect (D/C) feature extremely revolutionary. The i530 phone is a great upgrade. I have found it to be at least as durable as my i60 and much easier to hold onto if your hands are damp (due to the rubberized plates).The signal reception is stronger than the i60 and the battery (standard) lasts two days of heavy usage. I enjoy the additional ring tones available and the improvements in the software. I need a durable phone and have found this one to be an excellent choice. It is small enough to carry on my duty belt (and this is a BIG DEAL for a Police Officer). My partner, a new Nextel subscriber, just received his i305. Looks like it will be very durable, but I found it to be a bit too large. We plan on using the he#& out of these phones and comparing their durability. More to come.....
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You'd be hard pressed to find better!
I've always been pretty loyal to Motorola as far as cell phones go, and while I like my other Motorolas, this one is by far the best I've ever had. Living in a more rural area, signal strength is my first priority when it comes to picking out a cell phone, and the reception on the i530 here in northwest CT on Nextel's network is absolutely incredible. Calls are loud -- so loud that if you put the earpiece volume up past the halfway mark, you'll go deaf -- and very clear. The antenna is extendable, though I've never actually had to extend it out from its stub form -- the reception is that good. The built-in speakerphone is a very nice feature for having a hands-free conversation at your desk while doing two-handed computer work, too, and unlike the i205 where you have to download the speakerphone feature into the phone for a $20 fee, the i530 comes preloaded with this feature right out of the box. Unlike a lot of flip phones across the board, this phone doesn't feel even the least bit flimsy -- it's built like a rock, and complete with its rubberized outer shell, I'm convinced it could take several hits to a brick wall -- though I hesitate to try it for obvious reasons. :o) The phone itself is really sharp looking, too (I have the black version, not the yellow). The menu system is a bit different from the other Motorolas I've owned, utilizing Motorola's Falcon operating software, but after a couple of days of getting used to it, it comes naturally. The ability to attach multiple phone numbers to a single contact in the phonebook is a very nice feature that I've always wanted in my other Motorolas. The only thing left to possibly be desired on this phone is an external caller ID display (though it's not a huge inconvenience for me, and those who really want it can move up to the less rugged-looking i730) and maybe even a couple more MIDI ringtones, but if you're looking for serious phone for the buck, the i530 won't disappoint you.
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Ideal phone without the flare...
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New Falcon Platform not User Friendly
Motorola decided with the old line of phones(condor platform) to switch the send and end keys around, the just as we were getting used to it they went and switched them back. The new platform also is a little tricky, if you are used to navigating through the old phones, you almost always get to a point in the phone were you need to go one more step and just can't seem to get there. On the up side the new nextel models are way more durable, with the seams of the phone actually overlapping making it more water resistant. the software and signal have a vast improvment, much quicker and stronger. Overall I am impressed and believe they have a platform they should stick with. They have fixed the port problem which was a major defect with the last phones, but with that comes new chargers, so if you have any old equipment almost all accessories are not compatible.
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ok, even though I chose the i60c
When I was getting a NEX-Tel phone I had no clue what kind of phone I wanted, but I Wanted one that was capable of the walkie-talkie thing, and the i60c I got from a family member had this feature. I got it switched and this phone was amazing. However I did test between thei530 and the i60c. Part of the reason I didn't want this phone, was I texted a lot back then, and this did not have the firm-texting keyboard, it was hard to press, and the i60c DID have the keyboard I'd wanted.
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This phone save my butt. Literally!
I have had a lot of fancy phones. You know-the cameras, built in FM radios, color screens, etc. I kept breaking them. I switched to Nextel because everyone loved the service. I upgraded to this phone for $30 and could not be happier. Excellent reception. Built super tough. It survived 15 minutes underwater. Then it spent a minute in a bonfire (last time I put my phone in my shirt pocket). It has survived a 5 story drop onto concrete. Then it saved my butt. Literally. I was practicing archery with my friends. I went to gather my arrows in some bushes behind the target. With my back turned I felt a strange thud into my back. I turned around to discover an arrow sticking out of my back pocket. The arrow pierced the speaker on the back of the phone, continuing through the star key and grazing the other speaker. The screen was destroyed. The phone doesn't work any more. I replaced it with a used i530 (Nextel discontinued it). Anybody in need of a tough phone needs to look at ebay for an i530. It's bright yellow color makes it easy to spot when you loose it. It's rubber coating means no scratches (but it does melt easy). Drive a truck over it-it won't care. It just keeps going. Battery life is a bit less then I would expect in a black and white screen phone (i get a bit less then two days from it). After market batteries are cheap and easy to find and dramatically increase battery life. That's my only gripe. It just works.
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The worst phone & service EVER!!!
I had the phone about 3 months when I began sending it off and having it replaced (7 times and was charged $55 each time). Since then the ear speaker has been replaced 6 times and it's gone again now. Every other time at least I could hear on my speaker phone. Now I never know. I've had this phone almost 3 years. I paid $249 for both my husband's (replaced 5 times w/ $55 charge each)and my phone with a hefty activation fee for each. I've literally spent thousands and thousands and only have a piece of crap that still doesn't work! During this time Nextel has given me only one full month of credit.
There is not enough bad I can say about the phone or the service. I have found not one person at Nextel who gives a crap about my problems with the piece of crap they sold me!
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This phone is pure junk
We received these phones as upgrades to our i60 and i90's. The phone appears to be have a "bullet proof" design. The first thing we noticed is that the sound quality was absolutely horrible especially when raised to use in a work environment. Female voices are unable to be understood due to the "tinny" sound this phone produces. We found ourselves saying "I didn't copy that, can you repeat?" every other sentence.
That's not how "Business Gets Done"
With reference to the "Bullet Proof Design" what good is a rugged rubber coated phone when debris and metal particles get stuck in the speaker (stupidly located and exposed on the back of the phone)?
After 3 days of using these phones almost everyone requested their old phones back. The new ones were unusable.
I asked Nextel for a solution to the problem, they told me noone had ever complained about the phone. Yeah Right!
Don't buy this piece of Junk or any other Nextel with the speaker located on the back!
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HAMDEN, Conn. -- Junior Devon Gibney
(Hopkinton, Mass.) matched her career-high with six goals to lead
the Quinnipiac women's lacrosse team to a 14-11 victory over
Northeast Conference opponent Robert Morris on Sunday afternoon at
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fourth consecutive victory improves its overall record to 4-3 and
its NEC record to 3-0, while Robert Morris falls to 2-7 overall and
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"I'm really proud of the way the team played today," said head coach Danie Caro. "For the first time all season, we played for 60 minutes and that's been our goal all along. If we can play like that the rest of the way I like our chances."
Aside from Gibney, the Bobcats received offensive support from seniors Lauren Matuszczak (East Longmeadow, Mass.), Laura Iannotti (Rocky Point, N.Y.), and Jennifer Skipper (Centerport, N.Y.), who each netted two goals on the afternoon. Senior Marissa Caroleo (North Babylon, N.Y.) and sophomore Lianne Toomey (Hicksville, N.Y.) each contributed one goal on the afternoon. Sophomore Sarah Allen (Glastonbury, Conn.) led the Bobcats with three assists, while senior Christine Sinnigen (Sudbury, Mass.) and Toomey each earned two assists in the game.
Caroleo, who collected a team-high five ground balls and five draw controls in the game, also shared a team-high two caused turnovers with Gibney. Caroleo responded well to her defensive assignment by shutting down on one of the Colonials' top scorers, Colleen O'Donnell, who attained just two points in the contest overall. Sophomore Noelle Martello (Westbury, Conn.) made a game-high 12 saves in net for the Bobcats.
Despite losing the ground ball battle, 22-17, Quinnipiac's defense played exceptionally well against a Colonials unit which had previously defeated the reigning NEC champions Sacred Heart, 11-10, in overtime on Friday, Mar. 25. The Bobcats allowed a season low three free position shot attempts through the entire game.
"I think our defense has been playing better and better as the season has progressed," said Caro. "Most of the goals we gave up today were due to good plays by Robert Morris as opposed to bad plays by our defense. I give a lot of credit to Robert Morris, they're a good team and much improved from last year and I think they will be one of those teams that's in the tournament come the end of the season."
The Colonials were led offensively by Rachel Engel (four goals, one assist), MacKenzie Lawler (three goals), Ashley Trombetta (two goals), O'Donnell (one goal, one assist) and Elizabeth Sunseri (one goal). O'Donnell grabbed a team-high five ground balls, while also matching Lawler with a team-high three draw controls. Kaitlin Pentz turned away eight shots in net for Robert Morris.
Quinnipiac began the game's scoring on a Caroleo goal with just under two minutes elapsed in the first half. Robert Morris proceeded to take the lead, 2-1, on two consecutive goals before Gibney's goal with 23:32 remaining in the first half re-tied the score at two apiece.
Robert Morris netted two more goals, but once again Gibney halted the Colonial's momentum with her first of two free position goals of the afternoon with 15:39 remaining in the half. Iannotti tied the score, 4-4, but Robert Morris quickly regained the lead, 5-4, with 13:08 remaining. Quinnipiac proceeded to keep the Colonials off the scoreboard for the remainder of the half, while the Bobcats netted three goals of their own to take a 7-5 lead into the break. Gibney, who scored two more goals during that time span, and Skipper each scored for Quinnipiac.
Robert Morris and Quinnipiac traded goals to begin the second half, as Gibney's goal with 24:23 remaining in the game gave the Bobcats an 8-6 lead. Following a Colonials goal, Skipper netted her second tally of the afternoon on a free position shot to give the Bobcats a 9-7 lead with 21:59 remaining. Two quick Robert Morris goals tied the score at nine apiece, yet Quinnipiac responded by scoring three straight goals, the last of which was score by Toomey with 13:47 remaining in the game, to give Quinnipiac a 12-9 lead.
Robert Morris and Quinnipiac would each score two more goals in the contest, one by Gibney and another by Matuszczak, to give the game its final score, 14-11.
Quinnipiac returns to action Friday, Apr. 1 when the team hosts Sacred Heart at 3 p.m.
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