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Postcards from the complex leagues
Top '12 draftees check in from Arizona, Gulf Coast circuits
By Andrew Pentis / Special to MLB.com | August 16, 2012 6:00 AM ET
Carlos Correra, SS, GCL Astros; Drafted first overall (Stats)
Experience: At the beginning it was tough, because I'm not used to playing every day from Puerto Rico. We are here from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., so it's been a lot of work. I have actually lost weight: When I got here I was 202 pounds, and now I'm 195. I won't feel 100 percent every day, but I feel more consistent.
Adjustment: I am hitting against guys that throw hard but don't know where their pitches are going, so I am working on being selective. Our hitting coach, Edgardo Alfonzo, has been with me since I got here and has helped me with my swing. He taught me to be ready early and to transfer the weight of my lower-half into the ball so I have more power.
Promotion: Assigned to Rookie-level Greeneville on 8/11.
Headline: Top pick Correa cracks first career hit on 6/18.
Kyle Zimmer, RHP, AZL Royals; fifth overall (Stats)
Moment:: Just walking into the locker room for the first time and seeing my name on the back of a Royals uniform and having a professional locker, I think that's when it hit me.
Adjustment: I use to throw from the first-base side of the pitching rubber, and they had me move over to the third-base side. It makes sense to get more deception, to get a better angle on my breaking stuff and fastballs in to righties and fastballs away to lefties.
Teammate: The guy who catches me, Chad Johnson, is really good behind the plate. We worked well together.
Opponent: We shared a complex with the Rangers and played them a few times. That Joey Gallo guy (Rangers), I got to face him once -- it was a two-pitch at-bat, groundout to first -- and watched him a bunch. It looks like he's got some game.
Promotion: Assigned to Class A Kane County on 7/24.
Headline: Zimmer flashes strikeout skills on 8/11.
Albert Almora, CF, AZL Cubs; sixth overall (Stats)
Moment: My first hit was a home run. I got it pretty good. I came into the dugout, and I didn't really notice until like two innings later. One of my coaches, Lee Tinsley, was like, 'Your first pro hit was a home run.' That's when it really sunk in: I am a pro baseball player.
Teammate: I saw Pierce Johnson pitch, and he looked fantastic. Just the way he commanded his pitches, strong arm, everything.
Opponent: Joey Gallo (Rangers) -- he hit a home run to tie the game in the last inning against my team.
Promotion: Assigned to Class A Short-Season Boise on 8/15.
Headline: Almora homers in short-season debut on 8/16.
Max Fried, LHP, AZL Padres; seventh overall (Stats)
Moment: Right before my first outing -- we were the away team, so right as that third out was recorded -- something through my body hit me and said, "Wow, this is actually happening."
Adjustment: Right now, it's not about juicing it up or throwing 100 percent every time. It's more dialing it back and working on fastball command and being able to hit my spots and not give up walks. The Padres informed me that I threw a lot during my high school season and don't want me to overdo it, but also to give me enough time to pitch and experience professional baseball in a small dose. I'm on a 30-pitch count limit. My body is not as developed as other guys here, so I can get sore from lifting weights, but it's nothing that I can't deal with.
Teammate: Walker Weickel and Andrew Lockett are hard-working guys and they have the same drive to be great that I do.
Opponent: Joey Gallo (Rangers) has hit some huge bombs here. Every single team that we play against, someone always mentions his name. I faced him once and he got a broken-bat single.
Andrew Heaney, LHP, GCL Marlins; ninth overall (Stats)
Experience: The early mornings were pretty tough, I am not a morning person. Whoever's family is in town is all the people you get at the game. You have to love baseball to practice before you play it at 9 a.m.
Teammate: I roomed with Avery Romero, who was our second pick, and he got off to a really rough start. But the last week I was there he got two bombs. He has settled in and started playing really well.
Opponent: I got to pitch against Carlos Correa (Astros) -- first AB, fly out; second, struck him out swinging -- but he's pretty good. He can really field it, too. Defense is his strong suit right now.
Promotion: Assigned to Class A Greensboro on 8/13. ... We were at the mall when I got a call from a Texas area code. It was our manager, Jorge Hernandez. I was expecting Class A Short-Season Jamestown. I'm on cloud nine. This club is pretty close -- they have played over 100 games together -- so I am just trying to fit in and not do anything dumb. The other day, I threw my suitcase on the wrong end of the bus. I'm hoping to avoid fines!
Addison Russell, SS, AZL Athletics; 11th overall (Stats)
Experience The competition is way better than high school -- I can tell you that.
Adjustment I'm learning how to pay my own bills, living on my own. On the field, I have been having some pretty good success here and there. I really haven't had work on my swing going through high school, and the first day Juan Dilone, one of the hitting coaches, saw some problems with my swing and corrected them. He said I wasn't staying through the ball, but it's been good since then.
Teammate: People told me that I am fun to watch, but I never really got what they meant by that until watching Daniel Robertson. He plays the game with a lot of energy and passion.
Opponent: Daniel Vogelbach (Cubs) -- we played on the same travel team like forever and to see us come from high to the Minor Leagues, it's kind of cool. Daniel is killing it, hitting bombs and stuff.
Promotion: Assigned to Class A Short-Season Vermont on 8/2.
Headline: Russell flirts with cycle in NYPL debut on 8/3.
Nick Travieso, RHP, AZL Reds; 14th overall (Stats)
Moment: Before I went out for my first game, I was thinking, 'It can't be too different from high school ball.' The first game I go out there, I am facing a Cuban, Jorge Soler (Cubs), who just signed for $30 million. I got him to ground out, but I realized that some of these guys out here are not 18. They're in their 20s already, they have kids already and they're fighting for a spot just like I am. That was a huge eye-opener for me.
Experience: I remember growing up my dad would tell me, "Minor League Baseball is baseball all day." He was right. I love waking up and coming to the field instead of sitting in a classroom all day and then going to the field. But it's a lot of hard work. Derrin Ebert, our pitching coach, has been in our shoes, got drafted out of high school and pitched in the big leagues. The other day, he told me, 'You never know who is who.' That got to me, because I'm out here playing pro ball and I don't know who is watching.
Adjustment: I have to learn to keep the ball down. The air here is not like back at home in Florida where it's humid and thick. Here, it's dry, so leave the ball up and the should-be pop-fly outs go out.
Teammate: Tanner Rahier -- I heard his name a lot last summer, and it's great to have him here.
Opponent: I have been watching a lot of Albert Almora (Cubs) because I grew up with him. I haven't pitched against him yet, but he's been tearing it up. And Lewis Brinson (Rangers) -- every time I see him he's getting two, three hits a game.
D.J. Davis, CF, GCL Blue Jays; 17th overall (Stats)
Experience: I've been trying to get on base and steal bases. I should have more, but 17 in 37 games is a good number. What does Billy Hamilton [a fellow Mississipi native] have? Over 100? That's off the charts. I need to be making more contact with the ball to get on base but I am having a little trouble with that.
Adjustment: On outfield defense, they've taught me to field the ground ball out front and not the side of my foot. So if it hops, it will hit in my chest.
Teammate: George Carroll is a good hitter, a good catcher and he's not afraid to tell you when you're making a mistake. He's like another coach.
Opponent: Yeicok Calderon (Yankees) has got a good stick. He puts the ball in play a lot.
Michael Wacha, RHP, GCL Cardinals; 18th overall (Stats)
Experience: It's a different kind of baseball, especially coming from Texas A&M and having 5,000 people at every game and going to the Gulf Coast League and having maybe three people in the stands. It gets hard at times to get pumped up for games. It wears on you mentally too, but it's part of the grind. They really wanted me to take it slow, throw like two innings in a week. But it was a good introduction to pro ball, to learn the way the Cardinals do things: bunt plays, coverages, throwing bullpens on the side.
Opponent: Carlos Correa (Astros), only 17 years old, but he's a big kid and he can hit the ball for sure. I struck him out twice, which was pretty cool.
Promotion: Assigned to Class A Adv. Palm Beach on 7/30. ... I'm down in the bullpen one of the first games, and those guys like to mess around quite a bit. I was sitting there watching the game, paying attention and everyone just keeps on looking at me and smiling. I was like, 'What's going on?' Three innings later, I take off my hat, and there's a big old piece bubble gum in a bubble. I was like, 'Alright, picking on the new guy. I get it.'
Stryker Trahan (stats), C, AZL D-backs; 26th overall (Stats)
Moment: In the sixth or seventh game we were playing [the Mariners], and the guy tried to run me over. That made me realize, "This is pro ball now. Guys can run me over." High school ball, the runner has to slide no matter what. It was pretty awesome to see the number of views or people back home in Louisiana telling me they saw it. I don't even know who put it up. A couple of guys in the locker room showed me. (Joe DeCarlo, the Mariners player who hasn't spoken with Trahan since, said, "I didn't know it was out there, but I guess the dugout cameras got it. It's kind of funny to see it out there.")
Adjustment: Before now, I haven't had too much instruction. And there they're tuning up everything from my swing to throw-downs and blocking the plate. As a catcher, they've taught me to have a more athletic stance behind home plate, keeping my feet wider apart.
Teammate: Andrew Velazquez: Him being a little guy, I didn't expect him to be as good as he is. He makes amazing plays at second base and has some pop in his bat.
Opponent: Joey Gallo (Rangers) -- he's got 18 home runs! He actually hit a home run against us the first time we played him, and pretty much every time he's at the plate, he's hit the ball hard. It's fun to try and out-think a guy that has hit so many home runs.
Clint Coulter, C, AZL Brewers; 27th overall (Stats)
Moment: We got in trouble for taking ice out of the cooler one time, putting our hands in what we were drinking out of. So we got Gatorade taken away for two weeks. We were drinking water for two weeks as professionals, and I was loving it.
Experience: This is the perfect atmosphere to get better. We're on the move from 12:30 to midnight. No off-days over here. Coming into pro ball, I thought it would be more relaxed because we're playing everyday, but it's definitely pretty intense, and that's how I like to play.
Adjustment: In high school, I had 41 at-bats my last year, so I hadn't seen pitching, let alone pro pitching, and got off to a slow start. Every game is like playing in an elite high school tournament and facing the best pitcher in the tournament. I got a lot of catching instruction from my high school coach back home, Tom Lampkin, and he played 13, 14 years in the big leagues. So I had a lot of good fundamentals, and it's been a lot of cleaning things up, little adjustments, how to call games, a lot of little things.
Teammate: Angel Ortega, our shortstop -- I first got to know him at the Brewers' pre-Draft workout and I was like, "Man, this guy's pretty good." And now playing with him, I realize this guy's really good: really strong arm, good instincts, battles at the plate.
Opponent: Joey Gallo (Rangers) has been killing it, hitting homers. I've caught against him, and he had two hits and a double, but we kept the ball on the right side of the fence, so I count that as almost a success.
Headline: Coulter, Crew score 17 -- in first inning on 7/8.
Joey Gallo (stats), 3B, AZL Rangers; 39th overall (Stats)
Moment: My first home run wasn't until five or six games in, so I was like, 'Wow, I need a home run, I need a home run.' So after I got the first one out of the way, I kept going off from there. The one I hit really, really well was against the Padres. I hit toward right field, over a hill, onto the cement -- it was the farthest ball I have ever hit; someone said it went 470 feet. That's the one of the league-record 18 that I remember the most.
Adjustment: I have been working on my defense at third base, trying to make more plays and less errors. I'm learning to get my feet ready and be ready to field the ball. There's not many tall guys at my position, but I feel I like I can play there long-term.
Teammate: Nick Williams and Lewis Brinson have been spectacular.
Opponent: Definitely Max Fried (Padres) -- lefty on lefty, I always hate that. I usually haven't been able to concentrate against lefties, but having the experience of facing good lefties everyday has helped me.
Jesmuel Valentin, SS, AZL Dodgers; 51st overall (Stats)
Experience: There are no fans here, but in Puerto Rico, no matter what game you'r playing -- exhibition or tournament -- there are always lots of people. But these parks are better than back home, where you get some bad hops, funny hops on the infield.
Adjustment: The first thing they changed with me was my defense. The first day I came here, I was moving too much. Now I am keeping my eyes behind the ball. I also have only been switch-hitting for one year, so my coaches are helping me get better from the left side, teaching me how to load into my swing.
Teammate: Paul Hoenecke -- every single at-bat, I love to watch that kid.
Opponent: Addison Russell (Athletics) -- we played together for summer ball and were roommates for three months, and I have played against him three or four times. He hit two bombs against us, a great player.
Mitch Gueller, RHP, GCL Phillies; 54th overall (Stats)
Experience: It's my first time being away from home for so long and not seeing my parents everyday. It's almost like I am living on my own. On the field, it's a big change coming from high school. In high school, I could miss a spot with a pitch. In the Gulf Coast League -- and all of pro ball -- if I miss a spot, it's going to get hit pretty hard.
Adjustment: One of the minor tweaks Steve Schrenk, our pitching coach, had shown me is keeping my head more level when I am throwing. Sometimes I tilt it to the side. I'm also keeping my hands higher and breaking earlier. They help me keep balanced.
Teammate: Zach Green -- he works hard, and he's been hitting the ball well. Dylan Cozens has huge power, hits the ball a mile in batting practice.
Memo from Mayo
Though many members of the Draft class of 2012 began in the complex leagues, some started a bit higher and have already jumped on a much faster track. Many thought Duke's Marcus Stroman, the Blue Jays' second first-round pick, could make a beeline to Toronto, especially in a bullpen role. Sure enough, the right-hander is already in the Double-A Eastern League after a brief, seven-game stop in the short-season Northwest League. He doesn't seem too overwhelmed, with a combined 2.93 ERA (2.25 in four Double-A outings) and 11.2 K/9.
Not to be outdone, Mariners top pick Mike Zunino is also already in Double-A, making his Southern League debut on Aug. 14. The Golden Spikes Award winner got in 29 Northwest League games and hit .373/.474/.736 over 110 at-bats, clearly needing a better challenge. Keep in mind he's done that while catching quite a bit and throwing out 42 percent of would-be basestealers to date (eight out of 19).
By moving so quickly out of the gate, both Stroman and Zunino have put themselves in the position to help their respective parent clubs sooner rather than later. Could we see Stroman trying to get Zunino out in the American League in 2013? It shouldn't surprise anyone if that's what happens.
For Draft and prospects expert Jonathan Mayo's analysis, visit MLB.com's Prospects Central.
Prospect Up
No. 39 Casey Kelly and No. 85 Robbie Erlin -- two Padres prospects back from stained pitching elbows -- are showing that surgery isn't always the answer. Both missed the bulk of this season -- at least 20 starts apiece -- but have re-emerged this final full month of the campaign: Erlin combines on AZL no-hitter on 8/8; Kelly sharp in return to mound on 8/11.
Prospect Down
No. 79 Jed Bradley (Brewers), placed on the disabled list on Aug. 8 due to fatigue in his arm, completed 107 1/3 innings at Class A Advanced Brevard County in this, his first pro season. And, for a collegian picked 15th overall in the 2011 Draft, it has to be a dissapointing one. After compiling a 2.79 ERA and recording 28 strikeouts (against six walks) in his first 29 Florida State League innings, Bradley, in a word, buckled. He gave up four or more runs in all nine of his road starts. All is not lost, but the 22-year-old lefty struggled in other weird ways -- yielding a fair share of his runs the first time through a batting order and allowing right-handed batters a .342 batting average.
Your Questions, Answered
Tweet your prospect-related queries to @AndrewMiLB.
Reading Material
- Cito Culver should be mound-bound, writes Fangraphs' Mike Newman.
- Tommy Joseph is a fast study at Reading, writes The Trentontian's Nick Peruffo.
- Kevin Gausman posts, eats donuts in debut, writes MiLB.com's Ashley Marshall.
- Jameson Taillon has the look of an ace, writes MiLB.com's Jonathan Raymond.
- Billy Hamilton is in a little bit of a hurry, writes ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.
- Zack Wheeler is oh so close to the bigs, writes ESPN.com's Teddy Mitrosilis.
- Robert Stephenson has a five-year plan, writes MLB.com's Mark Clements.
- Tools precede skills so the top players have them, too, writes Baseball America.
- Dylan Bundy is very much in control, writes Orioles-Nation.com's Jordan Tuwiner.
- Michael Ynoa is still a project, writes Bullpen Banter's JD Sussman.
Andrew Pentis is a contributor to MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at AndrewMiLB. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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This attraction is perfect for kids of all ages, and provides a detailed glimpse into a prominent part of American History. While you are there, check out historic downtown Wilmington, take a horse drawn carriage tour, or take the famous after dark ghost walking tour!
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It's not often I become easily inspired. Heck, I've read just about every self-help book and watched every TED talk there is. So in my mind, I've seen it and heard it all. It's a bit distorted, I know. But I've set my mind on making new waves of inspiration for my readers and myself.
I thrive on helping others grow – feel better, be happier. It's the reason why I've chosen all of my careers in helping fields. So when I decided to go to Kelly McCausey's (my business coach) Exposure and Profit live event last weekend, I went in support of her – at first. Along the way, I accumulated some unbelievable and unsolicited inspiration that surprised me and left me wanting more.
Dealing With Cold Feet
I would be lying if I said I didn't get cold feet once the date was approaching. I'm, well, an introvert and although I love people, mingling in a group setting is just not my thing. It never has been as it sucks the energy out of me, drenches my thoughts, therefore, affecting my ability to engage in small talk. You wouldn't know it if you lived in my home though. I'm as loud, bubbly and teenage-like as they come. They say being extroverted comes in handy when networking. Many people report that the connections made at live events can literally help your business explode. So, in an effort to unfold my big plan for Sparkplugging, I was all in – nerves and all.
After the first day's worth of presentations were over, I couldn't help but to perseverate over the aha's. The second day was the same and I began to indulge in regret for not participating in the mastermind session the day before the main event. My loss indeed.
Beyond all of that however, the energy there was cosmic and reassuring. I walked out feeling like I could conquer the world. I completely get what the whole buzz surrounding live events is all about now but I think this one was especially special.
Wow! What Takeaways
"What would awesome you do?" – Nicole Dean
Nicole Dean was one of the keynote speakers and took philanthropy to another level for me. Nicole's message spoke to my soul, as she believes in making the web and world a better place – ditto! She goes to an animal shelter and hugs kittens as a way to give back, which not only helps her have a better day but also socializes the kittens so that they are more adoptable. Also inspiring was the fact that her online business has allowed her husband to quit his job, which translates into more time for them to spend together. What an aspiration for newcomers like me! Tidbit: The importance of giving back.
Self Publishing is a stepping stone to greater opportunities." – Connie Ragen Greene
Connie Regan Greene encouraged that you can be an author of a book if you want to be. Connie has written several books (in physical form) without the help of a major publisher. She described the ease of the process and her wisdom on the importance of owning your content. She gave some extraordinary examples on how your can turn what you already have into a book, info product – or any other format for that matter. Tidbit: Do the work once and keep profiting from it over and over.
"When in doubt, embrace discomfort." – Justin Popovic
Justin Popvic was another keynote speaker whom I admire for his appreciation for personal development. He literally quit his job cold turkey before he launched his business. He shared (with pictures) his array of emotions throughout the years as he was managing the trials that crossed his path as he was growing his business. Tidbit: Get through the lows to get to the highs. Absolutely moving!
Dan Morris and Rachel Martin– Besides frequently reminding us that his name is, ummmm, "Dan" (you had to be there to get it – pretty funny guy), he and his partner Rachel talked about knowing your audience.
"When fans become cheerleaders, you achieve leverage." – Dan Morris and Rachel Martin
Things like what they say, think, feel and do are crucial in your leadership and it will turn your audience into raving cheerleaders. Also, have you ever considered sponsorships? Well, surprisingly it's easier than I thought. Tidbit: Don't be afraid to approach companies for sponsorships if they have a product that can be beneficial for your audience.
"Video is mandatory" – Derral Eves
Derral Eves's presentation rocked the world of most attendees. Five seconds is all you have to capture your audience attention when you're using video in your marketing efforts. Let's just say, he did just that to a T during his presentation – very insightful info + entertaining! However, what was most touching was how he captivated the hearts of viewers in a video he put together for his brother who needed a kidney transplant. The video raised double the amount of money his brother needed to get his kidney. If you ever wondered about the power of video and You Tube, he's your man. Tidbit: You want your videos to create some type of reaction for your audience whether they like it or not. Why? Because You Tube gives you credit for engagement so either way you benefit.
Email is the glue in your marketing" – Alice Seba
Alice Seba knows the power of email marketing. I'm on her list and she sure practices what she preaches. One of her messages is to leverage the power of email because your email list is yours, unlike your followers on social media platforms. She advocates to send emails all of the time. And, if your subscribers don't want your emails or are angry that you are selling them something, they are not the right people for your list. So, they need to go. Tidbit: Train your audience to do something in every email you send.
Kelly McCausey is content curator extraordinaire and although she did not present on a topic even though she hosted the event, I can vouch for the great information she brings to the table all of the time as my coach. At Exposure & Profit, Kelly provided some darn good tidbits. For one, she shared her reasons for not presenting and subtly described how, since starting her business; she always brought the "experts" to her peeps. In essence, you don't need to be the expert; you just need to find them based on what your people want. So if you feel like you don't know enough of anything to start your business, well, you don't have to.
Mission Accomplished (well, partially)
So there it is. The event was pegged as an "introvert friendly" affair, which was appealing to me and I'm sure most other introverts in the room. My goal was to take lead of my special attributes and make the most of the event on my terms; although, I wasn't opposed to stretching out my limits. I made checklist for myself as a way to push my boundaries. I decided I was going to approach some pretty cool people (most of them speakers) whom I admire in the online marketing business space. I wanted to thank them for their inspiration. Did I do so? Here it goes….
- Nicole Dean (check)
- Alice Seba (check)
- Connie Regan Greene (check)
- Sharyn Sheldon (check)
- Justin Popovic (well, not quite) But 4 out of 5 is not bad. And just in case you get to read this Justin, your PLR rocks!
As far as I'm concerned, introversion is the new cool. Even though group settings are less than ideal for me, the energy and connections made at Exposure and Profit blew my "innie" socks off my feet.
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Sandesh Kadur
Wildlife Filmmaker and Photographer
Photograph courtesy Chinmay Rane/Felis Images
Sandesh Kadur creates award-winning wildlife documentary films and photography books exposing the need to conserve threatened species and habitats around the world.
Sandesh Kadur has been sitting in a concealed blind, camera trained on a rhino carcass, for six uneventful days. Silent, back-aching, ten-hour, hundred degree days. The rhino died of natural causes and should be a mouthwatering magnet for a hungry tiger, but so far only buzzing flies have come calling. The decision to return to the blind for a seventh day seems irrational but is hugely rewarded. Not one, not two, but three stunning tigers arrive and feed—behavior never before captured on film. The week epitomizes the "three Ps" Kadur lives by: patience, perseverance, and passion.
Kadur hopes his photographs, videos, and documentaries will reveal places and species people rarely see and will inspire new passion to protect them. His work spans cloud forests and endangered sea turtles in Mexico, rain forests and king cobras in India, the breeding cycle of threatened birds in Indonesia, and orphaned clouded leopards being rehabilitated back to the Himalayan jungle. "I help people connect emotionally with the beauty of the wilderness, bring conservation issues to light, and raise awareness in a way that fosters respect and concern. I don't just want to take pretty pictures," he says. "I also try to make powerful graphic images that expose how much we are losing."
Often his work provides a first ever glimpse of certain animal behaviors in the wild. He caught the 12-foot-long stars of his king cobra documentary courting, fighting, mating, and nest building—action rarely witnessed in the wild. The locations he explores, often for many months at a time, may be the only corners of the world where particular species exist. His latest quest takes him to remote regions of the eastern Himalaya in search of the clouded leopard, a cat so elusive and undocumented that Kadur calls it the holy grail of wildlife photographers. "I'm shining a global spotlight on rare animals most people will never be able to meet face-to-face."
No place holds more personal significance to Kadur than the site of his very first documentary, the Western Ghats. This ancient mountain range in southwestern India remains one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet, home to hundreds of globally threatened species, crucial to the monsoon weather pattern, and a water source for hundreds of millions of people.
"It's very important to me to have opportunities to make films in my home country, India," Kadur notes. "In fact, the Western Ghats launched my career quite by accident." Kadur had never touched a video camera when he had the last-minute, mind-boggling opportunity to become writer-director-cameraman-editor for a Western Ghats documentary on which he was only slated to be an apprentice. He read instructions about how to turn on the camera, insert tape, and hit record on his way to the shoot. Four years later the film Sahyadris: Mountains of the Monsoons won worldwide acclaim, prestigious awards, and an international television audience.
More important to Kadur, the film and his accompanying book of photographs were part of the submission that helped convince UNESCO to name the Western Ghats a World Heritage site. "Using my work to help special places and species become protected and preserved is my ultimate dream." While pursuing that dream is anything but glamorous, he calls filming in extreme heat, monsoon downpours, and leech-infested jungles "a humbling privilege."
Ironically, his most vivid memory of the natural world happened without a camera in hand. "When I was a teenager, I had climbed up a big tree above a jungle trail that led to a watering hole. Suddenly, illuminated in full moonlight, a leopard appeared on the path directly below my dangling feet. That moment is etched in my mind more deeply than any photograph or video. I'll never forget it," he says. His passion bloomed. Given a camera, he took pictures of any creature he couldn't identify. Given a bike, he skipped school, cycled to a reserve, and observed elephants. Given a set of nature documentaries, he played and replayed them endlessly. "Those films I watched 20 years ago had such a profound impact on me. I just hope my work will have the same kind of impact on the next generation."
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I work with children from elementary age and up by building on their strengths, consulting with parents to help integrate the best structure into their lives, helping them expand their ways of expression through play, using expressive therapies and advocating for them when needed in the schools. I provide them with opportunities to practice the skills I build with them in our therapy sessions. I use cognitive behavioral strategies, expressive therapies and body work to engage with them and build opportunities to learn new skills.


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I recently had need to run GNS3 on my laptop, connected to my LAN so my other workstations could communicate with it. Now I'm not keen on tethering myself down with an ethernet cable to do this and using my traditional method of adding a bridge adapter, tap adapter, then putting eth0 and tap0 into the bridge - will not work with wlan adapters. You end up with a message similar to the one below;
Here is a method that will work equally well. I say "bridged" because really this is a 'routed' solution. First you'll need to install GNS3, user-mode linux utilities, and your IOS image. For the IOS you could try a google search such asCode:darkside-ng ~ # brctl addif br0 wlan0 can't add wlan0 to bridge br0: Operation not supported
Code:inurl:ciscoios c2600Now start up GNS3, and add your IOS image. Add a router and start it. Make sure to calculate an Idle-PC value(right click on the router), otherwise your CPU will be under a heavy load when it does not need to be. Add a cloud device and bridge it to tap0 on the nio_tap tab(right click>configure on cloud device) by typing in tap0 and hitting the add button. Use a fast ethernet link between the router and the cloud device. Now console into your router from the right click menu.Code:root@bt:~# apt-get install gns3 root@bt:~# apt-get install uml-utilities root@bt:~# tunctl root@bt:~# ifconfig tap0 172.16.36.1/24 root@bt:~# echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
Now for your other workstations on the network to communicate with the device, you'll need to log into your router and add a static route for the tap0 virtual router subnet. Here is the linux command to do so as it is a nice way to describe the route. The gateway in this case is your workstation IP address. This command below is NOT meant to be run in backtrack but describes the static route that you'd need to add to your physical router. Clearly in this example my physical LAN subnet is 192.168.25.0/24.Code:Router> enable Router# conf t Router(config)#int fa0/0 Router(config-if)#ip address 172.16.36.254 255.255.255.0 Router(config-if)#no shut Router(config-if)#exit Router(config)#ip route 192.168.25.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.36.1 Router(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.25.1 Router(config)#ip name-server 188.8.131.52
Code:route add -net 172.16.36.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.25.57


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The National UFO Reporting Centre reports 400 new UFO witness sightings every month. Disc-shaped objects, triangular craft and flying lights are the most common objects reported. Many believe UFOs come from outer space, but theres also another, more sinister explanation. There is a new trail of evidence that leads back to secret Nazi technology and a post war conspiracy to keep UFOs a mystery to this day.
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A community work group carving out ideas to put a unique Utah stamp on the rules for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act is drafting a wide range of state options from a full expansion with a tailored set of benefits to a hybrid program that marries a traditional public program with income-based tax subsidies for the poor.
"If you turn any of these proposals over, you'd see that 'made in the Beehive State label,' " Jason Cook, interim director of the Utah Heath Policy Project, told the Medicaid Expansion Options Community Workgroup on Thursday.
Utah is among a handful of states still considering whether to expand Medicaid next year. The decision rests with Gov. Gary Herbert, who in April tasked the group with drilling into the details to provide the state with options to the mandates of the federal law.
The public got a first look at the proposals in progress on Thursday at the Capitol, and a final report is expected in late September.
Under the ACA, most Americans must get health insurance by 2014 either through public programs or private insurance. The law gives states the option of expanding Medicaid eligibility to draw in more low-income citizens. In states that opt for full expansion, the federal government will pay 100 percent of those costs through 2017. After that, states will pay a share, but the law caps those expenses at 10 percent of overall costs.
Utah's Republican lawmakers oppose a full Medicaid expansion, which would cover those earning up to 138 percent of the poverty level about $32,000 for a family of four while advocates for the poor and some medical providers favor it.
Up to 123,000 of Utah's 400,000 low-income uninsured would get coverage under Medicaid expansion. Utah can also decide not to expand its Medicaid program but would lose some of its federal tax dollars to fund expansion in other states.
Composed of business leaders, advocates for the poor, medical professionals and state lawmakers, the work group is divided into five subcommittees, each with specific themes to consider. Among those are expanding charity care programs to cover more of the uninsured, offering subsidies to people buying private insurance andusing Medicaid funding like a block grant to pay for a program with a mix of features, including traditional Medicaid, managed care and health savings accounts.
That hybrid approach and the use of subsidies to keep Utahns in the private insurance market emerged as clear themes in all of Thursday's presentation.
Some are original in their scope. Others draw on plans proposed in other states. All keep in mind a prime consideration: the financial and social impact each proposal would have on the state, including which Utahns might still fall through coverage cracks.
Another theme: Full expansion during the first three years, when the federal government will pay 100 percent of costs, followed by working to design a program that would win federal government approval for implementation in 2017.
Any alternative to a straight ACA-mandated full expansion will require federal approval, and it's not yet clear how the proposals in the works might fare. Utah Health Department Executive Director David Patton doesn't think the proposals give the governor a false choice.
"If we prepare a plan that is a reasonable plan, I think [the federal government] will consider it seriously and even then, we can still work with them," he said. "I think anything that is reasonable is possible."
The proposals will also have to pass muster with the Utah Legislature.
"The main challenge is that we have to marry Utah policy with federal policy," Rep Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, who also co-chairs the state's Health Care Reform Task Force, said. "So far, I don't think we're at Utah policy."
Cook, however, said he thinks a hybrid approach that taps into three years of full federal funding before moving to a Utah-designed model is "sellable." The approach would give Utah time to build the system it wants.
"Implementation takes time," Cook said. "Now is the time to get the real work question of how long does it take to build this and what can we do in the meantime to take advantage of the financial side of this to get people into coverage and get them healthier, so that when we put them into a Utah-designed system the costs are lower."
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Moderator William H. Kreager, FAIA, a principal of Seattle-based Mithun, set the stage for the September 16 breakfast session by urging architects to engage in the urban planning process. "We are the best people to lead our communities," he said. "We see all the pieces and parts." Discussing projects that engaged land trusts to help create dense, green, affordable housing developments, Kreager challenged those present to ask themselves, "What can I do to become a citizen architect in my community?"
Joseph W. Tovar, planning director for the city of Shoreline, Wash., pinpointed urban planning as an essential instrument in responding to climate change. In short, he said, with more density and more transit, there's less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. To illustrate, he described a multi-year project to rebuild a typical suburban commercial strip into a pedestrian-friendly environment. He endorsed "form-based" codes, which regulate building type and scale but not usage, and called for architects to involve themselves in public charrettes and other forums that address planning issues in their own communities.
Michael Pyatok, FAIA, principal of Oakland, Calif.,-based Pyatok Architects 2002 Top Firm Leadership Award winner), presented the case study of an affordable housing project that engaged his efforts as both architect and advocate in "overcoming the biases of a market-driven economy." Originally opposed by Oakland's city government and some 10 years in planning, approval, and construction, the project stands as an example not only of what affordable housing can be, but also of what market-rate housing should be. Living comfortably at twice the density of their market-rate neighbors, Pyatok says, its residents "are showing a model of how we should be living in our cities."
The University of Texas at Austin professor of architecture and planning Steven A. Moore, Ph.D., spoke about the Alley Flat Initiative in Austin, Texas. An example of what Moore calls "civil society" planning, the project developed a model for building auxiliary housing units—with solar energy production and water collection built in—to increase density in an environmentally and socially sustainable way. According to Moore, 3,000 such units would obviate the need for one new water plant and one new electrical power plant.
Reflecting on his experience in New Orleans during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, 2009 Hall of Fame Leadership Award winner and Reinvention keynote speaker Andrés Duany, FAIA, of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co., noted the ways in which well-intentioned regulation has worked against residents' efforts to rebuild their homes. "Government, by raising the standards, doubled the cost," he said. In response, Duany proposed the New Orleans Homebuilt Housing Act, which provides contract zoning that would exempt residents from many permit requirements and inspections. "You opt out of the system, and you take responsibility," he explained. Such a shift might seem radical, he said, but current circumstances may favor such ideas. "Because it's a crisis, this thing becomes credible. You have to try things that were unthinkable before. It's almost a wartime situation."


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Maybe i will get flamed for asking but the use to be sites that had "hacking games" where you would use your skill (or forums with answers) to move through the levels, by passing passwords etc... anyone know a good site that has modern style vul that you would face in everyday life, the ones i found only have really bad/old coding styles I.E get around the javascript password function.
I don't remember what it was, but I searched google for something like practice hacking a server or something like that and the first response was a hacking game with levels. they have backdoors installed and whatnot and you have to gain access then search the server


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Augustus Gloop would never make it out alive. What makes Pasadena's Langham Huntington Hotel the best choice for afternoon tea can be summed up in one word: chocolate. On Sundays from noon to 5 p.m., the hotel's regular tea service, smashing in itself, is replaced by an all-chocolate afternoon tea. The selection of savory tea sandwiches, scones with Devonshire cream, fruit tarts, mousse torts and crème brûlées all contain different chocolate essences. A chocolate fountain is the focal point of the afternoon ritual, with surrounding chocolate sculptural art. Beverage choices include three selections of pure liquid chocolate, Champagne and a variety of the finest teas. Among the offerings are a foie gras mousse profiterole sprinkled with chocolate dust and a white chocolate–and-avocado mousse with vanilla-marinated shrimp sandwich. An epic 16 choices are offered in the "pastry presentation," including a cocoa-nib macaroon with Earl Grey butter cream; milk-chocolate orange gateau; and a white-chocolate green tea panna cotta. Dipping choices for the chocolate fountain include peppermint and lemon marshmallows, nougats, fruits and cakes. It feels a bit incongruous to gorge on so much chocolatey goodness in such a refined, elegant setting as the Langham. Just remember to daintily dab the corners of your mouth with your fine linen napkin lest you emerge with an unsightly chocolate ring around your lips. That would be gauche. 1401 S. Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena. (626) 585-6218, pasadena.langhamhotels.com.
—Samantha Bonar
If you like life on the dark side, you'll love pizza from Lucifers, a tiny storefront that could be easily overlooked if it weren't for the orange flames painted on the façade. There, you can customize the heat/spice intensity of your pizza by specifying zero, medium, fiery or blazing. But watch out: Blazing necessitates keeping a pitcher of ice water at the ready should you require emergency cool-down procedures — which you will. The idea for this "damned good pizza," as their slogan goes, comes from New Zealanders, cousins Adam and Milan Borch. "It's dark in our country, and we like the dark side of things," says Milan. "The idea of hell goes hand in hand with our concept." Even without what he calls their "secret sauce," all the pizzas are devilishly unique, such as Roast Pumpkin & Prosciutto; the Zucha, with pumpkin, olives, feta and spinach; and gluten-free and vegan cheese options. To die for: The R.I.P. club entitles you to one free pizza after your 10th. 1958 Hillhurst Ave., Los Feliz. (323) 906-8603, luciferspizza.com.
—Heidi Dvorak
Without the kick to qualify as hot sauce, the tomato-based, sugary-yet-smoky topping that is the staple flavor of this decades-old gringo taco joint is simply "taco sauce," given in generous handfuls of packets with every order and even sold separately for the condiment's numerous cult followers. Taco Lita, the retro stand, is a slice of Americana: bright colors, cheerful servers, a no-frills menu with greasy combo burritos, and rumors of a ghost that haunts the men's restroom. This spot isn't for al Past whores, so don't try ordering it — refried beans and shredded cheddar can be found in virtually all menu items, which can and should be doused with their signature sauce, so addictive you will find yourself hoarding the packets in a jar at home, and returning for more on your next calorie binge. 120 E. Duarte Road, Arcadia. (626) 445-2889.
—Hunter Haney
Fresh and Easy markets have popped up all over Southern California. Promising fresh, wholesome food and a quicker shopping experience than a typical supermarket, they offer a wide selection of groceries and prepared meals. Their most notable offering is the "Today's Specials" section, which stocks items about to hit their sell-by date at prices up to 50 percent off. Stop in on your way home, check out the items about to, well, check out, and voila, instant dinner inspiration. With ever-changing options, you have no excuse for making the same old mac 'n' cheese from a box ... again. freshandeasy.com.
—Lisa Horowitz
A great pizza is a work of art. And a great pizza for under $20? A masterpiece. The Pizza a la Andro at Caruso's is a masterpiece. Named after one of the owner's sons (son Lucas also has his own), the Pizza a la Andro comes only in "giant" size: 16 inches across, producing 12 decent-size slices. Its chewy, medium-thick crust bears generous amounts of pepperoni, sausage, fresh tomatoes, garlic and basil, in addition to deliciously gooey cheese (romano and mozzarella). The best part? It costs just $18.95. Caruso's has a full menu of delicious Italian food, including pastas, calzones and meat dishes; it also offers a full bar, a lunch buffet and even live music. But when you can get a terrific pizza, why order anything else? 13737 Foothill Blvd., Sylmar. (818) 367-7766.
—Lisa Horowitz
Never run into Cambridge Farms Market in a tiny tank dress on a Friday to pick up delicious sushi and some baba ghanoush for your dinner party. Orthodox women will stare you down, Orthodox men will run from you; either way you will feel shamed. (Believe me; I know.) This is the freshest and best grocery-store sushi around, with kosher sushi chefs willing to make it even fresher. Granted, you can't get the treife here (that would be shellfish for you goyim), but the spicy salmon and rainbow rolls are heaven on Earth. Pick up some Middle Eastern salads and shwarma for later, and you have to get some hummus; seriously, you have never seen so many types of hummus in one place in your life. Take my wife and my word for it, try the artichoke. I'll be here all week. 12431 Burbank Blvd., Valley Village. (818) 506-6661, cambridgefarmskosher.com.
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New kind of Israeli politician? Yair Lapid doesn´t talk about Iran, Palestinians (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) By Joshua Mitnick TEL AVIV, ISRAEL 05/03/12)
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Yair Lapid, a hunky former TV news columnist, has fashioned himself as the everyman of a new generation of Israelis. But he faces tough competition from incumbent Netanyahu.
Israelis are accustomed to retired military generals parachuting into politics and shaking things up. But now, as the country gears up for new elections in four months, the field has been scrambled by a new kind of would-be hero: a hunky former TV news columnist named Yair Lapid.
Though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus Likud Party holds a seemingly insurmountable lead in the polls, Mr. Lapid relies on a carefully cultivated image as the everyman of a new generation of Israelis. He doesn´t talk much about Iran, or the conflict with Palestinians, but instead focuses on improving Israeli society. He has launched a new party called "There´s a future" and challenges his followers to dream and not listen to cynics.
He reminds us of what Israel could have been or should be. For the Israelis masses, he is willing to make concessions for peace, but still has a backbone. He is willing to fight for secular Jews, but doesnt forget we have a Jewish people, says Israel Waismel-Manor, a political science professor at the University of Haifa. He is a mans man: he boxes, and goes to the gym; but in some respects hes a feminist he adores his wife and supports womens rights.
At his inaugural campaign rally this week, Lapid gave an address that mixed optimism reminiscent of President Obamas 2008 campaign with the self-confident stage presence of Mr. Netanyahu. Echoing the spirit of last summer´s mass protests, Lapids address focused on the hot-button issue of ultra-Orthodox pulling their weight in Israeli society while avoiding foreign policy issues entirely.
Polished and charismatic, he is bidding to become the new standard- bearer of the Israeli center by tapping into middle-class frustration that fueled last years protests over socioeconomic inequality. He is seeking to fill the vacuum after the fall of Tzipi Livni, the former prime ministerial candidate who was unseated as leader of the centrist Kadima party in part because of her silence over the protests.
"I embrace every person that gets up and goes out of their house to fight for the principles they believe in," said Lapid in his stump speech, held at Tel Aviv University and attended by activists from his new party. "However, the solution is not outside the political system but inside the political system."
But while Lapid´s entrance into the race gives some hope, it could also further fracture the center-left opposition to Mr. Netanyahu and prevent it from mounting a credible challenge.
Critics: He represents the people of the cafés
According to recent polls, Lapids party could get 12 of the 120 parliamentary seats. Its support comes largely from Israelis disillusioned with Ms. Livni and Kadima, which won the largest parliamentary bloc in the 2009 election but is poised to lose more than half their seats.
A key to Lapids success will be inspiring youths who jammed into tents on the boulevards of Tel Aviv last year despite years of alienation from elections and political parties.
He is trying to be a voice of last summer´s protest, a voice of the young and the people who didnt go to vote, says Daniel Ben Simon, a lawmaker from the Labor Party. He represents a generation that stayed away from politics mostly Tel Aviv and its vicinity. This is a new phenomena because people dont expect him to deal with the Middle East, but internal issues.
The socioeconomic protest last year was driven by frustration about the rising cost of living for the Israeli middle and working classes. Protesters blamed government passivity and the greed of a small group of moguls who control a large chunk of the Israeli economy.
Lapid could run into trouble there, as critics have faulted his friendships with some of Israels biggest business tycoons. Roy Arad, a columnist for the liberal Haaretz newspaper, called him the candidate of "capital."
He´s also perceived by some as unrepresentative of Israelis. Taxi driver Itzik Levy says Lapids appeal is limited to the liberal elites of Tel Aviv. If he represents anyone, he represents the people of the cafés.
´Our principle is simple: Everyone must serve´
But Lapid´s message resonates strongly with people like Tzipi Kerem, who signed up as a activist for Lapid´s campaign after not voting during the last election.
He touches on issues at the existential foundation of the state like the middle class, like education and the budget, she said, sitting in the aisle of a packed auditorium before the Lapid campaign event May 1. He gives a chance to believe that there someone who can fix whats broken in the Israeli system.
Lapid devoted his speech to unveiling a bill aimed at requiring every Israeli youth to do some form of national service, whether in the military or in local hospitals and schools.
The reform is aimed primarily at eliminating draft exemptions for military service for tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox students who are instead subsidized by the government to continue religious study. (It would also make national civilian service mandatory for Israels Arab minority.)
Our principle is simple: Everyone must serve, said Lapid, to a standing ovation. Then addressing ultra-Orthodox youths, he added, We cant continue to subsidize you.
Lapid is following in the footsteps of his late father, Mordechai, a newspaper editor and blunt political commentator who got into politics in the late ´90s and became the leader of the third-largest parliamentary bloc by running a highly negative campaign against the ultra-Orthodox.
But the younger Lapid has a more carefully crafted appeal as the voice of modern young Israelis. In an effort to calm ultra-Orthodox groups, he declared this week that he will not come with a tank into their enclaves.
Mr. Waismel-Manor says that Lapids challenge will be to recreate the excitement of last summer and lure new voters to the polls. Despite the success of the protests in shifting the political agenda to domestic issues, the movement hasnt been harnessed by any political party.
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Gauteng is home to many Iron Age archaeoligical sites, including Melville Koppies in Johannesburg, which has remnants of a 1 000 year-old Iron Age kraal.
Gauteng province is the commercial heart of South Africa. Known as the economic powerhouse of the country, Gauteng has an electric energy and vibrant atmosphere.
Cosmopolitan in every sense, the province is home to Johannesburg, Pretoria (the administrative capital of the country) and the colourful township of Soweto.
Johannesburg is the definitive home of Gauteng meetings and other business events. With modern infrastructure, cutting edge telecommunications and IT services, top-class meeting and events venues, luxurious hotels, and a vibrant cosmopolitan atmosphere combined with an African flavour, Johannesburg is truly a city like no other.
If you enjoy nightlife and non-stop entertainment, then Johannesburg is the place to be. You'll find restaurants, shebeens, jazz haunts and clubs. If you're looking to punish your credit card, there are numerous shopping centres offering everything from designer labels to bona fide African arts and crafts. There are also museums, galleries, nature reserves, botanical gardens and other interesting places to explore.
In cosmopolitan Sandton - Johannesburg's leading business hub and the home of Africa's richest square mile, you'll find many corporate headquarters, the Johannesburg Securities Exchange, the award winning Sandton Convention Centre, and a wide choice of international branded hotels with high-tech meeting and event facilities. Here you'll also find 4 world-class shopping centres and a wealth of leisure facilities from bars and restaurants to theatres, art galleries, cinemas and entertainment venues.
Access to the Sandton CBD and adjacent surburbs for Gauteng meetings is easy with the Gautrain high-speed rail service that transports passengers from OR Tambo International Airport into the heart of Sandton in just 15 minutes. Feeder bus services are operated from the station to many of Johannesburg's suburbs.
Besides the Sandton Convention Centre, Gauteng has many other excellent meeting venues. In Midrand, between Johannesburg and Pretoria, you'll find the award-winning Gallagher Convention Centre. It can accommodate up to 12 000 visitors in a variety of venues. The CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria can accommodate up to 450 people in its largest venue.
Emperors Palace Convention Centre, located near OR Tambo International Airport, can host 6 000 delegates, while Gold Reef City Casino with its theme park depicting turn-of-the century gold mining can cater for 550 delegates. Its location next to the Apartheid Museum and Soweto makes it an ideal venue from which to explore South Africa's political past.
In Johannesburg you'll also find Montecasino Corporate Events (600 delegates), the Indaba Hotel & Conference Center (600 delegates), and the very upmarket Summer Place (350 delegates).
But don't limit yourself to the city areas when visiting Gauteng. There are also superb meeting facilities and attractions in other areas like the Cradle of Humankind, the old mining town of Cullinan (where the world's largest diamond was found), the Magaliesberg, Dinokeng tourism route and the Vaal River.
At the Cradle of Humankind, where you can explore our fascinating human ancestry, you'll find the Maropeng Conference Centre (490 delegates), while the Magaliesberg Manor Conference Centre can cater for conferences of 100. You'll also find the beautiful Avianto Conference Centre (200 guests) near Pretoria, and n'Gomo Safari Lodge (100 delegates) in Muldersdrift.
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Cedeno, 29, is a veteran of eight seasons in the majors, starting with the Chicago Cubs in 2005. The right-handed hitter gives the Cardinals added veteran depth on the infield, specifically behind Rafael Furcal at short. Cedeno can play second and third as well as his natural shortstop position.
Last season, Cedeno batted .259 with four home runs and 22 RBI in 78 games for the New York Mets. A career .303 (27-for-89) hitter at Busch Stadium, the native Venezuelan served as the Pittsburgh Pirates' regular shortstop in 2010 and 2011.
In a related transaction, the club has designated left-handed reliever Barret Browning for assignment to make room on its 40-man roster for Cedeno. Within the next 10 days, Browning must be traded, released or, if he clears waivers, assigned to the minor leagues.
Browning, 29, joined the Cardinals in the Triple-A phase of the 2011 Rule 5 Draft from the Angels organization. The Georgia native's 1.73 earned run average over 41 2/3 innings was best on the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds last season. Browning was promoted to St. Louis on July 1st to make his major league debut. Posting a 5.12 ERA spanning 19 1/3 innings over nearly two months, the southpaw was returned to Memphis in August.
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This debut book by new author, Julie Kibler was noticed by reviews: "Kibler's unsentimental eye makes the problems faced unflinchingly by these women ring true" (Kirkus) and "Kibler relays a familiar story in a fresh way" (PW).
The story is about two women on a long car ride who learn about each other. One is white and elderly, the other is black and a mother of a teen son.
Kibler's inspiration for the book was based on the stories she heard of her grandmother who had fallen in love with a young black man like the main character Isabelle does in the story. What could come off as preachy and cloying is actually touching and heartfelt with her fine writing. Social history, racial issues, how girls were treated, are all interwoven in a terrific plot line.
Dorrie's story is told in opposite chapters to Isabelle's and though the stories are decades apart (one begins in 1939 and the other current time) there is plenty of little overlaps and similarities.
The book reminds me a bit of the movies Driving Miss Daisy and Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys. I can see it becoming a film very easily. It definitely would be a chick flick. (Sorry guys!)
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Alan Nunnelee on Abortion
Proponent's Argument for voting Yes:
[Rep. Fortenberry, R-NE]: Americans deserve to know how the government spends their money, and they are right to refuse the use of their tax dollars for highly controversial activities--in this case, abortion. Abortion harms women. It takes the lives of children, and it allows a man to escape his responsibility. The abortion industry many times profits from all of this pain. We can and must do better as a society, and at a minimum, taxpayer dollars should not be involved. This issue has manifested itself most intently during the health care debate. Unless a prohibition is enacted, taxpayers will fund abortion under the framework of the new health care law. Abortion is not health care.
Opponent's Argument for voting No:
[Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-NY]: H.R. 3 is actually dangerous for women's health. By refusing to provide any exceptions to women who are facing serious health conditions--cancer, heart or whatever that may be--you are forcing women to choose to risk their health or to risk bankruptcy, and I think that is morally unacceptable. Under H.R. 3, a woman facing cancer who needs to terminate a pregnancy in order to live might have to go into debt over the $10,000 that the legal and necessary procedure could cost. Despite having both health insurance and tax-preferred savings accounts, this bill would prevent her from having that.
The Christian Coalition voter guide [is] one of the most powerful tools Christians have ever had to impact our society during elections. This simple tool has helped educate tens of millions of citizens across this nation as to where candidates for public office stand on key faith and family issues.
The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: "Prohibiting human embryonic stem cell research". [Supporting this statement means the candidate would ban such research; opposing it means the candidate would allow such research].
The Christian Coalition voter guide [is] one of the most powerful tools Christians have ever had to impact our society during elections. This simple tool has helped educate tens of millions of citizens across this nation as to where candidates for public office stand on key faith and family issues.
The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic:"Public funding of abortions, (such as govt. health benefits and Planned Parenthood)"
Congressional Summary: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011: Imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to:
Sponsor's Letter (Rep. Trent Franks):PRENDA restricts sex-selection abortion and race-selection abortion, and the coercion of a woman to obtain either. The woman seeking an abortion is exempted from prosecution, while abortion providers are held to account.
Opponents' Opinion (Erin Gloria Ryan on jezebel.com):Rep. Franks, a white man, has claimed that his desire to disallow "race-selective abortions" is based on his concern that the black community is having so many abortions. He doesn't say how, exactly, doctors are supposed to determine that a black woman seeking an abortion is doing so because her fetus would be black or whether she's just doing it because she doesn't want to be pregnant. Let's be honest here: this isn't really about saving girls and minorities; it's about eventually making abortion illegal. A sex-selection ban would present the Supreme Court with a dilemma: it dares the pro-abortion justices to embrace an abortion right to kill girls for being girls.
A BILL: To prohibit funding to the United Nations Population Fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State may not make a contribution to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
[Explanation from Wikipedia.com]: UNFPA has been accused of providing support for government programs which have promoted forced-abortions and coercive sterilizations. Controversies regarding these allegations have resulted in a sometimes shaky relationship between the organization and the US government, with three presidential administrations, that of Ronald Reagan, George H. Bush and George W. Bush withholding funding from the UNFPA.
From 2002 through 2008, the Bush Administration denied funding to UNFPA that had already been allocated by the US Congress, partly on the grounds that the UNFPA supported Chinese government programs which include forced abortions and coercive sterilizations, thus violating the Kemp-Kasten Amendment.
UNFPA says it "does not provide support for abortion services". Its charter includes a strong statement condemning coercion. UNFPA's connection to China's administration of forced abortions was disputed by investigations carried out by various US, UK, and UN teams sent to examine UNFPA activities in China. A three-person US State Department fact-finding team was sent on a two week tour throughout China, concluding that it found "no evidence that UNFPA has supported or participated in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization in China," as has been charged by critics. However, according to then-Secretary of State Colin Powell, the UNFPA contributed vehicles and computers to the Chinese to carry out their population control policies.
The EU and Japan decided to fill the gap left behind by the US. In America, nonprofit organizations worked to compensate for the loss of US federal funding by raising private donations.
Congressional Summary:Prohibits providing any federal family planning assistance to an entity unless the entity will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion. Excludes an abortion where: (1) the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or an act of incest against a minor; or (2) a physician certifies that the woman suffered from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.
Wikipedia Explanation:Title X of the Public Health Service Act, titled "Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs" is a US government program dedicated to providing family planning services for those in need. Title X provides access to contraceptive services, supplies and information. Priority for services is given to persons of low-income.
Sponsor Remarks by Rep. Mike Pence:It is morally wrong to take the taxpayer dollars of millions of pro-life Americans and use them to promote abortion. Last year, Planned Parenthood received more than $363 million in revenue from government grants; and performed an unprecedented 324,008 abortions. The largest abortion provider in America should not also be the largest recipient of federal funding under Title X. The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act will prevent any family planning funds under Title X from going to Planned Parenthood or other organizations that perform abortions. It will ensure that abortion providers are not being subsidized with federal tax dollars.
OnTheIssues Explanation: Federal money is never explicitly provided for abortions. But Planned Parenthood does provide abortions, paid for via private funds. At issue is the "fungibility" of money: Planned Parenthood can use federal funds to supplement their budget and hence free up other funds for abortion. This bill would end that practice.
Congressional Summary:Protecting Life in Funding Education Act or the PRO-LIFE Act--to prohibit the provision of federal education funding to state or local educational agencies that make health services available to students through school-based health centers, unless those centers certify that they will not provide students with abortions, abortion-related materials or referrals, or directions to abortion services.
Proponent's argument for bill: (Sponsor Rep. Randy Neugebauer's House website)
School districts in California, Oregon, New Jersey, and New York are now partnering with Planned Parenthood, the country's largest abortion provider, to pro
Prohibits providing any federal family planning assistance to an entity unless the entity certifies that, during the period of such assistance, the entity will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion. Excludes an abortion where:
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The star of the multi-platinum pop group is located near the Live Nation building in the heart of Hollywood.
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Wednesday, October 03, 2012 5:36 AM
Christina Bothun decided to grow up to be the difference.
"I wanted to grow up to be a few different things - police officer, lawyer, nurse - but I have always wanted a job where I can make a difference," said Bothun, Fillmore Central's new early childhood family education (ECFE) parent educator.
"My biggest passion is working with the elderly, though," she continued. "There is just something about making a difference in their lives and the amount of respect I have for them and everything they have been through for us. I owe most of my passion to my Oma (grandma). She used to take my sister and me to the nursing home in Chatfield once a week to bring them cookies and visit them."
Bothun is currently attending Rasmussen College for a degree in healthcare informational management, but she's enjoying her role as ECFE parent educator.
"I educate parents on a multitude of topics, each related to helping understand their children's development and building parenting skills," she explained. "I have been teaching at ECFE for a few weeks now. This is my first experience teaching a class within the school system, and I was a paraprofessional for the Root River Program. I love that as a parent educator, I am able to make a difference as well as learn from them, too. These parents have great ideas and techniques but are open to new ideas. It is a good supportive group."
She also admitted, "To be 100 percent honest, this job really kind of found me. I didn't go looking, but what really caught my attention was the potential to make a difference as well as be a part of a really great team!"
Bothun added that she loves that Fillmore Central is a very welcoming group and the teachers all work together well.
"I have always loved Fillmore Central," she continued. "My children have come here since the beginning, and you can tell they are a school who really care about the future of the children and the community."
She hopes to help teach parents and children how to play and learn together in new ways. "I feel that for anyone to succeed in life - career or personal wise - social skills are essential. While I feel academics are very important, social skills such as being respectful, having empathy for others, being held accountable for their choices, being resourceful, et cetera, are imperative to be able to survive in the reality of life."
Bothun continued, "Every parent is different, as well as their parenting styles. I hope to give them ideas and resources that they can utilize to help with their parenting and enhance their relationship with their children."
Bothun has five children and she knows very well that what works for one child doesn't always work for the next, and parenting techniques are the same.
"What I teach may not work for all, but if my teaching helps even one parent, then I've done my job," she said. "In the few weeks of me doing this, I have learned a lot from them as well, and for that I am very appreciative of them."
She's up for the challenges her job presents. "I think with teaching any class or subject with a diverse group attending, it's inevitable you are going to run into challenges. I think the main challenge I may run into is providing such a wide variety of parenting techniques, seeing how everyone is different and while one technique works for one family it may not for another. I can't say I don't love a good challenge, though, so I am up for it. I used to hate a challenge growing up, but as I have aged, I have learned to appreciate them. I expect to gain more experience and knowledge. I love learning new things, as well as sharing what I have learned with others."
Most of all, Bothun is excited to be able to assist with community events. "I love helping out with community events, so the events that ECFE and the school put on throughout the year, I am more than excited to be a part of," she said.
She and her family "live in Preston and LOVE it...the community is just like family to us!"
She's married to her high school sweetheart and best friend, Jason Bothun.
"We have been married since 2002 and I really do not get how he has put up with me for this long," she joked. "We have five amazing children together. Dylan, 10, our sports-obsessed son; Hannah, 9, who has been blessed with her grandfather's artistic abilities; Abigail, 7, my feisty but yet sweet personality twin; Audrey, 5, who has the ability to make even the crabbiest person smile; and Gavin, 4, our youngest who is the daredevil and will try almost anything - one day this one will give me grey hair or put me 6 feet under."
She keeps very busy outside of school. "I love to spend time with my family and friends, whether it be canoeing and tubing, grilling or bonfires, or cooking. And oddly, I do like to clean...very weird, but it has worked in my favor most times. But my most treasured is our family nights with games, movies and popcorn with the kids and Jason - and we try to do this once a week. This is a tradition carried on from my childhood - my mom made our TGIF nights the best - and I want those memories for my children, too."
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