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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVN) -- Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation crime scene agents have a new tool to assist in documenting complex crime scenes.
Agents are now using a 3D laser scanner, which sits on a tripod and rotates 360 degrees, to take millions of precise laser measurements and hundreds of digital photographs. The end result produced with this latest crime scene technology is a "to scale" video that flies through the scene.
"This new technology helps our agents capture more information quickly when they investigate a complicated crime scene. The end product also provides an accurate visual for jurors, which helps county prosecutors with their criminal cases," said Attorney General Mike DeWine.
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"Mama" is the horror movie Tim Burton would direct if he could, a smartly atmospheric chiller that gets its scares honestly and without much gore.
The movie begins with a very human-scaled horror: Jeff (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, from "Game of Thrones") kills his co-workers and his ex-wife, then kidnaps his two young daughters to the woods but before he can kill them, something supernatural gets Jeff first. Five years later, Jeff's twin brother, Lucas (also played by Coster-Waldau), finds the cabin, where 8-year-old Victoria (Megan Charpentier) and 6-year-old Lily (Isabelle Nélisse) have lived in a feral state.
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Chastain, sporting a black Louise Brooks bob, gives a strong performance as Annabel, a rock performer whose reluctance to be a parent morphs gradually toward maternal ferocity.
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Archinect - News 2017-07-24T04:54:26-04:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/150004819/adrian-smith-gordon-gill-unveils-al-wasl-plaza-scheme-for-dubai-expo-2020 Adrian Smith+Gordon Gill unveils Al Wasl Plaza scheme for Dubai Expo 2020 Justine Testado 2017-04-26T20:07:00-04:00 >2017-04-26T20:11:23-04:00
After securing the commission in a fierce competition, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture revealed their design of the Al Wasl Plaza for the World Expo 2020 in Dubai. As the Expo's last major design element to be finalized, AS+GG's building will stand among other major pavilions designed by Foster + Partners, Grimshaw, BIG, and Santiago Calatrava's falcon-like UAE Pavilion. Back in 2013, AS+GG had the winning scheme for the 2017 Astana World Expo site.

According to the architects, Al Wasl Plaza is named after a historical reference to Dubai and also translates to "connection", pertaining to the Expo's overall "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future" theme.

Al Wasl Plaza will be a central event hub at the heart of the 4.38-square kilometer Expo site that is being masterplanned by HOK, Populous and Arup. It'll also connect the three sub-thematic districts, "Opportunity", "Sustainability", and "Mobility" — whose pavilions are being designed by BIG, Grimshaw, and Foster + Partners, r...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/126788432/the-now-open-milan-expo-u-s-pavilion-salutes-to-the-future-of-food-the-american-way The now-open Milan Expo U.S. pavilion salutes to the future of food, the American way Justine Testado 2015-05-06T13:17:00-04:00 >2015-05-06T21:28:15-04:00
Since breaking ground last summer, the U.S. Pavilion -- titled "American Food 2.0: United to Feed the Planet" -- has opened to the public at the Milan Expo 2015, which is now in its first week. The U.S. joins the more than 140 participating countries that prepared exhibitions and pavilions that respond to the Expo's overall theme of "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life", which addresses the global issue of food security, access, and the ideal goal to nutritiously feeding more than 9 billion people by 2050.

Designed by New York-based Biber Architects, the pavilion puts on display America's pivotal role in the future of food that emphasizes "openness, transparency and accessibility" in an exhibition designed by Thinc Design. The open barn-inspired structure includes a harvestable hydroponic vertical farm and "uniquely American" (if not consumerist-enticing) features like an expansive boardwalk and a series of food trucks.

Check out photos of the fully constructed pavilion and more detai...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/126374667/identity-parade-the-usa-pavilion-and-its-neighbors-at-expo-milano-2015 Identity Parade: The USA Pavilion and its Neighbors at Expo Milano 2015 Alexander Walter 2015-04-28T18:01:00-04:00 >2015-04-29T18:13:08-04:00
James Biber can see Russia from his roof. Mr. Biber, the architect of the USA Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015, the world's fair that is racing to meet its opening date on Friday, also has a good view of Kuwait next door and Iran across the street. "It's really a kind of identity parade," Mr. Biber, 62, said about the jumble. [...] "It's every nation attempting to express itself in a building. It is the very best and very worst of design you're going to see in its concentrated form."

Previously:

Thinc Design's USA Pavilion exhibition presents America's role in the future of food for Milan Expo 2015

A preview of Biber Architects' USA Pavilion design for Milan Expo 201

 http://archinect.com/news/article/125532138/los-angeles-envisions-the-first-decentralized-world-s-fair-yes-including-hyperloop Los Angeles envisions the first "decentralized" World's Fair (yes, including Hyperloop) Alexander Walter 2015-04-17T19:51:00-04:00 >2015-04-28T12:55:59-04:00
A group of venture capitalists, architects, engineers, and marketing gurus, under the name Los Angeles World's Fair (LAWF), are brewing plans for a two-year fair showing off the technology and culture of the future—including a Hyperloop, "3D-printed gourmet delicacies," and self-driving cars. Theme: "The Connected City." Right now, they're trying to pull together $100,000 on Indiegogo to support economic and architectural feasibility studies for their plans [...].

Visit (and support if you're so inclined) the initiative's Indiegogo campaign here.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/124377725/jacques-herzog-calls-2015-milan-expo-a-wasted-opportunity-to-reinvent-the-world-s-fair Jacques Herzog calls 2015 Milan Expo a wasted opportunity to reinvent the World's Fair Justine Testado 2015-04-02T20:56:00-04:00 >2015-04-07T12:32:21-04:00
'The content of the exhibitions should make the countries look different, not the size of their pavilions. Also we felt that this expo would be exactly the right place to start focusing on content, because it simply seems embarrassing to address this very important topic and at the same time built enormous, dramatically curved pavilions with facades in wavy plastic or with spectacular waterfalls or whatever.' - Jacques Herzog

In a recent interview with Berlin-based architecture magazine Uncube, Jacques Herzog dishes in on why he ditched the 2015 Milan Expo back in 2011, along with the rest of the masterplanning team that included Stefano Boeri, William McDonough, Ricky Burdett, and Herzog's own firm Herzog & de Meuron. In the interview, Herzog believes the Expo organizers weren't "powerful or courageous enough" to convince their own organization to support their "radically new" content-focused master plan in an attempt to redesign the world exhibition, as opposed to the traditional model of showcasing national pavilions. With the Milan Expo coming up in May, Herzog expects it to be yet another "vanity fair".

You can find some of the Milan Expo pavilion proposals here.

h/t constructionweekonline
 http://archinect.com/news/article/119270281/keep-china-s-expo-pavilions-weird Keep China's Expo pavilions "weird" Alexander Walter 2015-01-26T13:04:00-05:00 >2015-02-02T16:30:42-05:00
For six months starting on May 1st, Milan is hosting the World Expo, which has been held every five years since 1851 as a showcase for human progress. [...] Of the 53 countries constructing pavilions, China is building not one, but five. [...] Like many pavilions in the Expo, the designs of the Chinese-sponsored buildings are nothing if not adventurous—even though president Xi Jinping has called for an end to "weird architecture" [...].

Related: End of weird architecture in China?
 http://archinect.com/news/article/114043426/upcoming-iidexcanada-2014-adds-gehry-partners-david-mirvish-david-nam-as-keynote-speakers Upcoming IIDEXCanada 2014 adds Gehry Partners' David Mirvish + David Nam as keynote speakers Justine Testado 2014-11-19T15:48:00-05:00 >2014-11-20T16:36:54-05:00
IIDEXCANADA is almost here! Canada's national architecture and design expo and conference will be celebrating its 30th anniversary at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on December 3-4. The two-day event is a great opportunity to network, exchange ideas, and socialize with over 20,000 fellow attendees. Over 350 exhibitors, more than 50 accredited seminars, and special feature exhibitions on multiple disciplines in the architecture and design community will be featured this year.

It's almost a lineup of Davids for the 2014 keynote speakers. Joining David Rockwell and Daniel Libeskind are David Mirvish and David Nam of Gehry Partners. Mirvish and Nam will be in conversation with Globe and Mail Publisher and CEO Phillip Crawley about Mirvish's new development, Mirvish + Gehry Toronto.

Read more about IIDEXCANADA and how to register over on Bustler.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/108110602/iidexcanada-2014-expo-to-feature-david-rockwell-and-daniel-libeskind-as-keynote-speakers IIDEXCanada 2014 expo to feature David Rockwell and Daniel Libeskind as keynote speakers Justine Testado 2014-09-03T17:43:00-04:00 >2014-11-19T15:52:41-05:00
IIDEXCanada, the country's national architecture and design expo and conference, will be celebrating its 30th anniversary at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, North Building on December 3-4.

The two-day event will include over 350 exhibitors, over 50 accredited seminars, and special feature exhibitions on multiple disciplines in the architecture and design community -- making the expo a great big opportunity to network, exchange ideas, and socialize. Another thing to make note of: David Rockwell and Daniel Libeskind are this year's keynote speakers.

"Attendees include professionals from the fields of interior design, architecture, construction, project management, property management, facility management, real estate, development, lighting, healthcare, hospitality, institutional, education, workplace, landscape, retail, industrial, textile and materials. Our 350 exhibitors feature products and services in the same fields...The event embodies all areas of design, real estate and con...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/102774988/expo-2015-latvia-pavilion-proposal EXPO 2015 LATVIA Pavilion Proposal Evgeni Leonov 2014-06-26T10:46:00-04:00 >2014-06-26T12:56:50-04:00
The pavilion offers an open space towards the world where, like apiary ecosystem, people have an opportunity for effective and natural cultural exchange, socializing and cognition of Latvian values.

EXPO 2015 LATVIA Pavilion Proposal

The pavilion offers an open space towards the world where, like apiary ecosystem, people have an opportunity for effective and natural cultural exchange, socializing and cognition of Latvian values.

The pavilion consists of three basic elements: The interior of the cell, open outdoor space and its unifying "natural channel". The interaction of these elements form a continuous story, where every visitor finds Latvian value, which is close himself.

The pavilion is singing Apiary - a symphony of natural sounds in every cell, but the roof stage used for artist performances.

The interior shaped like a hive, where each cell displays the Latvian natural ecosystems - the sea, forest, freshwater, marshes, meadows and land. Each cell has a singing - the sound of according ecosystem - winds, trees, waves, birds - a special symphony composed by the nature. Interactive digital horizon allows you to explore the Latvian culture, nature and traditions of food synergy....
 http://archinect.com/news/article/88153937/dubai-chosen-for-world-expo-2020-with-hok-led-master-plan Dubai chosen for World Expo 2020 with HOK-led master plan Justine Testado 2013-12-05T18:48:00-05:00 >2014-01-06T20:13:44-05:00
Dubai won the bid to host the World Expo 2020, being the first Middle Eastern city selected in the Expo's 160-year history. HOK, in partnership with Populous and Arup, led the design team that developed the master plan, themed "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future." Their proposal won against those from Brazil, Russia, and Turkey. The 1,082-acre (438-hectare) Expo site is equidistant from Abu Dhabi and Dubai, next to the new Al Maktoum International Airport and near the Jebel Ali Port.

 Images: HOK
 http://archinect.com/news/article/80399280/kazakhstan-s-astana-world-expo-2017-competition-attracts-big-international-names Kazakhstan's Astana World Expo 2017 Competition Attracts Big International Names Justine Testado 2013-08-26T21:36:00-04:00 >2013-11-01T13:57:15-04:00
It's one step closer to finding the best design for the International Specialized Exposition (EXPO) 2017 exhibition site in Astana, Kazakhstan—the country's first world fair. For starters, some of the final designs include COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, UNStudio, Snøhetta, and Zaha Hadid Architects.

 UPDATE: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill wins Kazakhstan Astana World Expo 2017 competition
 http://archinect.com/news/article/74509254/schmidt-hammer-lassen-breaks-ground-on-green-valley-project-in-shanghai schmidt hammer lassen Breaks Ground on Green Valley Project in Shanghai Alexander Walter 2013-06-03T14:33:00-04:00 >2013-06-04T01:05:18-04:00
Danish schmidt hammer lassen architects together with local architects East China Architecture and Design Institute, and Shanghai Expo Construction Development Company last week celebrated the ground breaking for, and start of construction of, the new Green Valley project on the site of the former 2010 Shanghai Expo.

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"Some of the most important architects of the 19th and 20th centuries were commissioned to construct fair pavilions, dazzling, unusual structures incorporating the most cutting-edge materials and engineering prowess possible at the time," Doskow writes in an artist statement. "Among them are McKim, Mead and White, Louis Sullivan, Gustave Eiffel, Le Corbusier, Ando, Mies van der Rohe and the landscaping of Frederick Law Olmsted."

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/58011089/mvrdv-s-almere-plan-wins-floriade-2022-competition MVRDV's Almere Plan Wins Floriade 2022 Competition Alexander Walter 2012-09-25T14:32:00-04:00 >2012-09-30T17:54:54-04:00
The Dutch city of Almere has won the bid for the Floriade 2022 and will host the prestigious world horticultural expo in the year 2022. The exposition takes place once every ten years in the Netherlands and is currently ending in Venlo. The MVRDV-designed plan for Almere seeks to be not a temporary expo site but a lasting green Cité Idéale as an extension to the existing city center.

 The Almere/MVRDV concept beat out fierce competition from Boskoop with OMA/Rem Koolhaas, Groningen with West 8, and Amsterdam Bijlmer with MTD Landscape Architect.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/47984183/one-ocean-soma-s-thematic-pavilion-for-the-2012-expo-opens-in-yeosu-korea ONE OCEAN, soma's Thematic Pavilion for the 2012 EXPO Opens in Yeosu, Korea Alexander Walter 2012-05-10T14:44:00-04:00 >2012-05-12T00:05:30-04:00
The Thematic Pavilion "ONE OCEAN" for the 2012 EXPO in Yeosu, South Korea [...] is scheduled to open later this week, May 12. The pavilion, a permanent building and one of the major facilities for the Yeosu EXPO, was designed by Austrian firm soma who won the international competition for the assignment back in 2009. The pavilion's exhibitions will give the visitors overview and introduction to the EXPO's theme, The Living Ocean and Coast.

 Previously in the Archinect News: Construction Photos of soma's Thematic Yeosu EXPO Pavilion (includes a video animation of the bionic kinetic facade).
 http://archinect.com/news/article/40854247/construction-photos-of-soma-s-thematic-yeosu-expo-pavilion Construction Photos of soma's Thematic Yeosu EXPO Pavilion Alexander Walter 2012-03-09T19:54:00-05:00 >2012-03-14T13:34:22-04:00
Austrian firm soma is updating us on the latest construction status of their "One Ocean" Thematic Pavilion for the EXPO 2012 in Yeosu, South Korea. The pavilion is a major and permanent building for the Expo and is scheduled for official opening on May 12, 2012. [...] The building will house two kinds of exhibitions that will give the visitors an introduction to the EXPO's theme, The living Ocean and Coast.

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For the latest Instant House competition, design for a public pavillion for the 2015 biennale in Milan, Italy, the results have been announced: The 1st Prize goes to Fabrizio Fiscaletti (Italy), the 2nd Prize to Iris Hilton (France), and the 3rd Prize has been given to Stefano Tropea (Italy), Mikel Martinez (Spain) and Thomas Dieben (The Netherlands).

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Bangkok braced for rising waters encroaching on the city on Sunday as the death toll from two weeks of nationwide flooding rose to 38, emergency officials said.
The floods, which began on October 10, have affected millions of people across huge swathes of the country, inundating thousands of homes and leaving authorities struggling to reach people stranded in remote areas.
Authorities in the capital have reinforced flood walls with 200,000 sandbags and are building temporary wooden bridges in 27 communities to help people cross waterlogged streets.
More than 1,000 water pumps are on standby and authorities are preparing schools, monasteries and mosques in 13 districts for evacuation.
"From now on the river level will increase every day, as there is a period of high sea levels," said Veera Wongsaengnak, deputy director general of the Irrigation Department.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said that while floods in the kingdom's east and northeast were receding, the situation in central provinces was a concern, especially with high tides due in the next few days.
"I'm trying my best to mobilise all possible assistance to solve this problem," he said in his weekly television broadcast.
The Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand reported a further six deaths to add to Saturday's toll of 32, who were swept to their deaths or killed in accidents as vehicles were carried away by the churning waters.
The two worst-hit northeastern provinces of Nakhon Ratchasima and Buriram have each reported six deaths, while six people were also killed in Lop Buri and three died in Khon Kaen.
A further 17 people have died in eight more provinces across central, northeastern and eastern areas, including one in Nonthaburi province, just north of Bangkok.
The Irrigation Department on Saturday issued warnings to people living in seven low-lying provinces, including Bangkok, as water from further north began to flow downstream.
Around 4,000 cubic metres (a million gallons) of water per second was expected to flow into the capital's Chao Phraya river, which coupled with high sea levels surging from the other direction could cause floods in parts of the city.
But water levels were unlikely to be exacerbated by rainfall in Bangkok and central provinces in coming days, according to the meteorological department.
The commerce ministry warned businesses not to take advantage of the floods by hoarding goods or raising the prices of construction materials, the Bangkok Post reported.
"If traders use this opportunity to lift the prices higher they could face a maximum of seven years in prison and a maximum fine of 100,000 baht (3,500 US dollars)," Commerce Minister Porntiva Nakasai was quoted as saying on the newspaper's website.
More than 2.5 million people, or 800,000 households, have been affected by the two weeks of flooding, which has hit 30 out of Thailand's 76 provinces, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said.
Bad weather has battered countries in the region in recent weeks, with dozens killed in Vietnamese floods and nearly 50 people left dead in the Philippines and Taiwan by Typhoon Megi, which has roared into southern China.
In western Myanmar, Cyclone Giri killed at least one person on Friday and left tens of thousands in need of help.
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Last week my column was in support of Israel and how the tiny Jewish state is being threatened not only by its neighbors, but by an anti-Jewish bias that seems to be sweeping the world, including Europe and the U.S. I mentioned how enemies of Israel have organized Jewish divestment rallies in many countries and even on American college campuses: the idea being to boycott all Jewish products, including anything that was originated by the Jewish people.
Coincidentally, a friend sent me the following list on that very subject:
Any person who wants to boycott all things Jewish should be careful not to get Syphilis since the cure is Salvarsan, which was discovered by a Jew, Dr. Paul Ehrlich. Any person who wants to boycott all things Jewish should not even try to find out whether he has Syphilis, because the Wasserman Test is the discovery of a Jewish man. If one suspects that he has Gonorrhea, he must not seek diagnosis, because he will be using the method of a Jew named Neissner.
If you have heart disease make sure you don't use Digitalis, a discovery by a Jew, Ludwig Traube.
Should you suffer with a toothache, you must not use Cocaine, a discovery of the Jews, Widal and Weil.
If you have Diabetes, you better not use Insulin, the result of research by Minkowsky, a Jew. If you get a headache, avoid using Pyramidon and Antypyrin, due to the Jews, Spiro and Ellege.
Anyone with convulsions must put up with them because it was a Jew, Oscar Leibreich, who proposed the use of Chloral Hydrate.
And don't ever get psychoanalysis treatment because Freud, father of psychoanalysis, was a Jew.
If you acquire Diphtheria, you must refrain from the "Schick" reaction, which was invented by the Jew, Bella Schick.
And you're not allowed treatment for ear and brain damage, since it was developed by Nobel Prize winner, Robert Baram.
Be prepared to stay crippled by Infantile Paralysis because the discoverer of the anti-polio vaccine was a Jew, Jonas Salk.
Don't use Streptomycin and continue to die of Tuberculosis because a Jew, Zalman Waxman, invented the wonder drug against this killing disease.
Better not use the drug Copaxone immunomodulator for treating multiple sclerosis because it was developed in the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel by Michael Sela, Ruth Arnon and Deborah Teitelbaum.
Doctors who wish to boycott the Jews must discard all discoveries and improvements by dermatologist Judas Sehn Benedict, or the lung specialist, Frawnkel, and of many other world renowned Jewish scientists and medical experts.
Additionally, to truly uphold a united Jewish boycott, one must avoid using the following inventions (The Encyclopedia Britannica has honored the following Jewish inventors among the Greatest Inventors in the World):
- * Levi Strauss, Jeans, 1873
- * Maurice Levy, Lipstick, 1915
- * Lazlo Biro, Ballpoint Pen, 1938
- * Edwin Herbert Land, Instant Photography, 1947
- * Denis Gabor, Holography, 1948
- * Peter Carl Goldmark, Long Playing Record, 1948
- * Robert Adler, Television Remote Control, 1950
- * Paul M. Zoll, Defibrillator, 1952, and Cardiac Pacemaker, 1952
- * Gregory Pincus, Contraceptives, early 1950s
- * Charles Ginsburg, Videotape, 1950s
- * Gordon Gould, Laser, 1958
- * Stanley N. Cohen, Genetic Engineering, 1973
- * Jason Lanier, Virtual Reality, 1989
And if you ever get to The Statue of Liberty, skip that famous inscription at its base, "Give me your tired…your poor…your huddled masses…" It was written by Jewish poet Emma Lazarus. And never take the train across the country or buy any goods which are delivered by train because it was a Jew, Theodor Judah, who was chief architect and engineer for the American Transcontinental Railroad.
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Mrs. O'Grady rolled herself up in the bed-curtains while the nurse screeched "murther!"
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murther, I'm afeard, if God doesn't turn it off of them, somehow.
Be the powers of the saints and divils, but I'll murther somebody.
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Prolific actor Tony Curtis, father of Jamie Lee Curtis, passed away yesterday at the age of 85 from cardiac arrest. In honor of him, here's a little clip from "Some Like It Hot," which he starred in with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe. Tony plays "Josephine" a struggling musician who dresses as a woman to escape some gangsters. When he meets Marilyn's character, "Sugar," he woos her disguised as an oil heir named "Junior." The movie has some serious cross-dressing and comedic madness. I suggest a screening this weekend to pay tribute to him. [Newser]


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The well would have been located directly underneath this pump with a pipe extending into the well for the pump. There was probably a soapstone of other type of sink located here to collect any excess water.
This smaller fireplace shares a chimney with the fireplace in the all-purpose room and would have probably been used in the summertime when starting a large fire wasn't needed. A large coal stove now occupies the fireplace and would have been a vast improvement in cooking over the plain fireplace. Notice the many flat irons on the stove. People would have had more then on iron so that one could be heating while the other was used for ironing. Coffee pots and a stove top toaster are also present on the stove. A spice box is located on the wall.


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FREDERICK, MD -The Frederick Keys committed a season-high four errors, while Branden Kline turned in the shortest outing of his career, as the Lynchburg Hillcats dropped the Frederick Keys 11-1 on Friday night at Harry Grove Stadium. It was tied for the Keys second-worst loss of the season, and equaled the club's largest margin of defeat in the second-half.
Lynchburg sent 12 men to bat in the first inning, as Kline (6-5) failed to get out of the first inning. Daniel Carroll got hit-by-a-pitch to open the game. The Hillcats leadoff man then stole second while a walk to Eric Garcia put a pair on base. Jose Martinez stepped in next, and proceeded to ground a ball to shortstop Adrian Marin. Looking to be a sure double-play ball, Marin muffed the exchange to load the bases for Justin Bloxom. The reigning Carolina League Player of the Week, Bloxom doubled home a pair to make it 2-0.
The Hillcats would quickly add two more thanks to the second defensive mistake of the inning. On a soft single by Will Skinner, Chih-Hsien Chang misplayed the bounce, allowing Martinez and Bloxom to come around. In total, Frederick made three errors in the first inning, equaling the club's previous season-high. Kevin Ahrens (RBI double) and Blake Brown (groundout) completed the scoring for the Hillcats as 12 men came to bat.
Kline would be removed following the third error of the inning. Completing only two-thirds of an inning, it easily ranked as the shortest start of his career. Half of the six runs allowed by the Frederick native were unearned, while he scattered four hits, walked one and struck out one.
The Hillcats extended their lead by a run in the third on a solo homer by Tyler Tewell, before the Keys answered with their only run in the fourth. Coming off an excellent roadtrip, Jason Esposito smoked his sixth home run to centerfield. It was his third longball in his last three games.
That was all the Keys would manage off Hillcats starter Blair Walters. Making his second start, the southpaw allowed only one run on three hits, while he walked two and struck out seven.
In the seventh, Lynchburg applied the dagger, as the visitors batted around for the second time. Facing Jon Keller, Tewell walked and Levi Hyams followed suit with two outs. With the inning still alive for Carroll, the Hillcats leadoff man singled home Tewell before a base knocks by Eric Garcia and Martinez capped off the four-run inning. On the single by Martinez, Brenden Webb misfired to third, allowing Garcia to come home.
Cody Fassold and Alex Wilson tossed two scoreless innings to wrap up the Hillcats 11-1 win.
The Keys play the second of three games against Lynchburg on Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. Frederick faces Braves No. 1 pitching prospect Lucas Sims (6-9, 4.60). The broadcast can be heard on 1450 AM The Source. For ticket information, fans can call 301-815-9939 or visit frederickkeys.com.
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Amnesty has sent the lengthy document to the International Olympic Committee, urging it to hold China to its promises. When it awarded the games to Beijing, the IOC promised to monitor the country's human rights record.
Kate Allen, the UK director of Amnesty International, said: "Unless basic human rights are urgently improved, China's gleaming Olympic stadiums will hide a brutal reality of injustice, execution, torture and repression."
One case raised is that of Ye Guozhu, who was evicted when his home was earmarked for development. He was jailed for four years after seeking permission to organise a demonstration in Beijing with other victims of forced evictions in December 2004. Amnesty said it had emerged that Mr Ye had been tortured in detention, including being suspended from the ceiling by his arms.
Beijing city authorities have also decided that to clean up the city's image in the run-up to the Olympics, "unlawful advertising or leafleting, unlicensed taxis, unlicensed businesses, vagrancy and begging" should also be worthy of imprisonment without trial.
Ms Allen said: "Thousands of people are executed every year after unfair trials; people are tortured in prisons and thrown in jail just for peacefully standing up for human rights. And the authorities continue to harass and imprison journalists and internet users - hardly the 'complete media freedom' the government has spoken of. [It runs] counter to the most basic interpretation of the 'Olympic spirit'."
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Several hundred employes of El Al today barred entry to the Ben Gurion Airport terminal building to a few dozen black-garbed members of Agudat Israel.
The demonstrators shouted that if the Aguda did not allow them to work on the Sabbath and allow other Jews and non-Jews wishing to fly on Saturdays to do so, "then we will not allow the Aguda, who are anti-Zionist and who do not serve in the army, to fly on any other day."
Gaby Saltzman, spokesman for the El Al workers committees, said their protest and ban was not against religious Jews, but only against Agudat Israel members "who can be easily identified by their black kapotas (long coats) and streimel (for hats)." The passengers and their wives and children barred from entry to the terminal building until police forced a way open, but only after many had already missed their flights today, screamed that the El Al workers were behaving "just like the goyim–like Nazis–they are anti-Semites."
The workers' spokesman said that they had achieved their aim of drawing public attention to the problem of the Aguda-imposed halt to Sabbath flights by El Al.
Saltzman denied there had been any "selektzia" of passengers into categories, saying it was the Aguda Israel members themselves who were creating a split within the ranks of Jewry. "Selektzia" was the concentration camp term used by the Nazis to divide inmates into groups, for death or life. Some of the Aguda members had described the scene at the airport as a "Nazi-like selektzia.
The El Al workers action sparked off a violent row in the Knesset, where National Religious Party member Israel Melamed declared: "Today we are all kapota wearers." Haim Druckman called the workers action "open anti-Semitism." Deputy Foreign Minister Yehuda Ben-Meir tried to get the Knesset to recess for 15 minutes as a sign of protest at the airport incident. The NRP MKs were scheduled to meet later today with Premier Menachem Begin on the issue.
Meanwhile, the Knesset Economic Committee unanimously recommended to the government that it reconsider its decision to halt El Al flights on Saturdays beginning September 1. Both the coalition and opposition members of the committee supported the recommendation. Gad Yaacobi, chairman of the committee, said that if the ban on Saturday flights is not lifted, El Al will gradually cease to exist, with an annual loss of $1.25 billion Shekels.


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When Citigroup (NYSE:C) CEO Vikram Pandit got his hand slapped in April while sifting around in the compensation cookie jar, it might have set off some alarm bells in the corner offices of other banking CEOs.
Or maybe not. Beauty — in this case, in the form of profits and stock performance — is indeed in the eyes of the shareholders. Or in the case of Citigroup and most other companies, the executive compensation committee.
Make no mistake about it: Citi's compensation group was ready and willing to approve Pandit's compensation package, valued at almost $15 million, despite a miserable year for shareholders, who saw C shares lose 46% for 2011.
Does Pandit's rejection portend things to come? That's hard to say of course, but a good place to start is a look at who gets paid what, and what that paycheck looks like relative to returns on stock price and equity.
Let's look at six financial giants, all of whom (either willingly or not) accepted Troubled Asset Relief Fund monies back in 2008-09. As each CEO waits for decisions on compensation for 2012, decide for yourself if they were worth 2011's money. In each case, their compensation values are based on total compensation, which includes salary, bonus, stock options and any other baubles or perks that can be valued.


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Natural gray is a beautiful color; it's neutral and pretty much goes with anything, but we think you'll agree that this concrete stain driveway in Melissa, TX was an ideal candidate that showed just how well adding some color can improve its look. The reddish brown acid stain created a beautiful effect that highlights the stone and brick appearance. This was a big project—over three thousand square feet. We have a couple of tricks to prepare for a job this size and it all begins with a good power wash.
Before starting a concrete stain driveway project, we have to power wash the entire area. This cleans out the contaminants that are in the concrete that can interfere with the staining process. Nowadays, as power washers have gotten affordable, just about anyone can get one. Just keep in mind that you need to be careful using them. You can easily damage the concrete floor if you use a tip that concentrates the water flow into a very narrow stream (you can carve your name in concrete with some of these) or if you use the right tip but just put it too close to the surface. The higher-powered models will strip the "cream coat" right off the concrete, exposing the sand, stone, and cement mixture that makes up the floor. You can still stain the floor without any problems, but that "cream coat" is what gives the floor personality as it has variations in color, density, and texture. Stripping this top layer of concrete off will result in a floor that has a fairly consistent-looking color which isn't what most people are trying to achieve.
Lastly, it's really important to be consistent when you power wash. It's a dull, repetitive process that gets old real quick, but bouncing around or trying to shortcut it will be very evident when you finish the acid staining process. Acid stain is unforgiving; any place you didn't wash will show up as a band or stripe in the concrete stain driveway, and if you skip around, you'll clearly see where some places reacted more than others. Even though this concrete driveway was huge, you can obviously see that we didn't take shortcuts.
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Friday, 15 October 2010
Learn From Everyone
This doesn't just apply to writing. I learned plenty of new things about plumbing from the guys changing our boiler this week, and you can learn a great deal about living in the moment from a four-year-old child. No-one should assume that they know everything or nothing on a subject - everyone falls somewhere in-between.
Few people are more tiresome than those self-proclaimed "experts" who hold forth on blogs and message boards, politely stomping on any who dare to challenge their world-view. This seems to be a disease that affects some writers after their first published novel - hubris, perhaps. The irony for me is that this used to be my view of things - one of the reasons that I didn't join a writing group earlier was that I was waiting until I had an agent or publisher lined up. It would then have been my job to "offer" my learned advice to the unwashed, unpublished masses. Yeeeuch!
One of the things I love about SCBWI is the verticality of it, that a newcomer can rub shoulders with an established author and find that the author is just the same as them, albeit five years further through the process. Social media have done wonderful things to break down the barriers too - there are few lines of demarcation on Facebook and almost none on Twitter. I can follow a whole raft of popular authors and, within reason, join in with their conversations. We all need friends, and I find myself bonding online with the most surprising and interesting people. And, of course, some self-serving or impossibly dull ones - what I learn from those people is to avoid them. 1
Rules are made to be broken, and this is what new writers do all the time, often because they don't know what the rules are. This can be incredibly exhilarating to see and is one of the reasons that agents keep wading through the slushpile day after day. I'm sure there are some rules we would consider sacred, like "show don't tell," but I'm discovering that even this is flexible; an editor has recently asked me to unpick my similes and add more telling for reluctant boy readers.
I've had some superb advice at critique groups from writers seemingly further down the publishing ladder than me. The same editor recently praised me for my chapter endings, which used to be dreadful. I hadn't realised they were even a problem until another writer pointed this out in critique and showed me how I could easily move the ending back a few sentences to really drive the reader into the next chapter.
This has been quite a long post considering I can sum up my philosophy in a three word title. So I'll end by asking you to please go out there and share your knowledge generously, whoever you are. But also be prepared to change your mind if someone else thinks differently. They might know better than you.
1 Special note to any of my more insecure friends - before you ask, this is not referring to you. You are lovely, so stop stressing about it.
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Well said. My husband teaches a U3A sculpture group and reckons he benefits enormously from his 'students'' critiques of his own work. (Did you notice the tricky bit with the quotes + apostrophe there?) As for published writers, they should be able to take advice and criticism from any reader, let alone any writer.ReplyDelete
Terrific post! Some of the best critiques I've ever had were from unpublished writers. And some of the best writers I know aren't yet published.ReplyDelete
Glad to have met you in person at Paddington!
Excellent post! i learned from it!ReplyDelete
I agree Nick! SCBWI is great for creating a community of writers who are mutually supportive. I have to tell you though, I'm published and sometimes, when I'm Sasquatching myself in my writing cave, I'm unwashed! ;-jReplyDelete
I agree with the comment about commenting on other writers while still unpublished. I regularly offer to look at manuscripts, but I only give my views as a reader, not a writer. I'm working hard to find an agent so hopefully this approach will change soon!ReplyDelete
Well said Nick. It's amazing what you can pick up if you're prepared to listen and share. Great post.ReplyDelete


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THE National Poet of Wales has composed a work dedicated to an ancient oak which fell in storms last year.
The Pontfadog Oak, near Glyn Ceiriog, was the oldest tree in Wales but in April 2013 it was blown down in a gale.
To mark the tree's importance, Gillian Clarke, the National Poet of Wales, has penned a verse about the mighty oak, which was 1,200-years-old.
She said: "I do hope this poem will help raise awareness of our ancient trees.
"We need to spend a little bit of money looking after them. It's a tragedy that this tree fell down even though it was so old. It could have lasted longer."
Since the loss of the Pontfadog Oak, the Welsh Government has established a task and finish group which is looking at ways to improve the protection for ancient and heritage trees in Wales.
Jerry Langford, the director of the Woodland Trust in Wales, said: "We're hugely grateful to Gillian Clarke for marking this historical event in such an fitting way.
"One of the great things about our ancient trees is the strong emotions they often evoke in the people who come into contact with them. This poem is a splendid example of this."
The Pontfadog Oak had been growing since the reign of King Egbert in 802.
It is thought to have already been a mature tree when Owain Gwynedd Ap Gruffudd rallied his troops there, to face Henry II in the mid-12th century.
The sessile oak was even spared when Henry II had his men cut down Ceiriog Woods in 1165.
Tree conservationists were devastated by the news the large tree, with a girth of 42ft 5in, had toppled in high winds.
Pauline Buchanan Black, director general of the Tree Council, said it was the largest tree in Wales and had even been in the Guinness Book of Records in 1972.
In 2002 the tree was honoured as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations – one of 50 great trees for 50 great years.
Scions – or cuttings – which were later taken from the tree and housed in nurseries across the country, including Kew Gardens in London and Savill Gardens based on the Crown estate in Windsor, are now showing positive signs of growth.
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I am not sure how spending more money on the Pontfadog Oak could have saved it. It was blown down by the WIND. Canute knew he couldn't stop the waves, modern politicians sadly are not so intelligent.


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What do you believe Wood's ceiling is as a starting pitcher? No.2 starter, No 3?
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I guess I wouldn't put a number on it, I would just say that as an effective left-handed pitcher, he's been pitching like a 1. I'd like to watch him for a whole year before I give a definitive answer on that. Let's just say he's pitching as well as any lefty in the league right now. Maybe that Sean Marshall deal wasn't so bad after all?
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With the back end of the bullpen figured out are we watching a cubs team that is figuring out how to win?
Bruce Levine (1:06 PM)
The team's bullpen is an evolving situation over a season. 10 days ago we were talking about how awful it was. Now, people are saying how great it is. My guess is it's somewhere in the middle. As good as Kevin Gregg has been, I wouldn't bet the mortgage that he'll save 25 in a row. That's not a knock on Gregg, just an observation from someone that has watched bullpens for over 40 years.
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Who are most desired Sox players asked by other teams in MLB? Peavy, Rios, Viciedo? Does Kepp have any trade value?
Bruce Levine (1:07 PM)
Of the guys you mentioned, the greater the value for the Sox would be what they get back for Peavy. The White Sox will not consider trading him until they have a clear cut idea of what their 2013 season will be. That would not be determined after 35 games. See me after 60 games and we can talk.
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Bruce Levine (1:09 PM)
I don't necessarily see that. The only real reason you hear that a lot is because Epstein and Hoyer had him before. But as a free agent after the season, the Cubs will take a strong look at him then.
Bill (Chicago)
Now that Colvin and LeMahieu are both in the minors will the Lou Brock trade comparisons finally end?
Bruce Levine (1:12 PM)
Yes. It was not a great deal for the Cubs. But LeMahieu and Colvin are not all-stars. The fact is that both would be helpful on a team like the Cubs have now. And more importantly, because they were farm system players, they would have control of their contracts. It's also speaks to the fact that Colorado has some excellent talent that is playing in front of these guys. Without looking, Colvin hit .290 with 18 homers and 72 RBI in 2012. That's a pretty good year for a guy that was demoted to the minors.
Deanojay (Round Lake Beach)
Would there be any market for DeAza/Rios/Thornton/Crane/southpaws? Could Flowers be benched for Phegley? Could some speed be imported to manufacture runs(I know we need baserunners, walks, etc...)? Thank you.
Bruce Levine (1:14 PM)
I believe we could also get something for the new organ player at the Cell. You failed to mention her. I understand your frustration. I believe GM Rick Hahn is feeling the same way right about now. The fact is that the lack of offense was predictable. The awful defense was impossible to project from a team that made only 70 errors in 2012.
Ryan (Aurora, IL)
What do the Sox do in regard to the errors and holding guys accountable? Can you afford to bench a player like Alexi Ramirez? Is there anything Robin Ventura and his coaching staff can do?
Bruce Levine (1:16 PM)
It's not like they are that deep in the farm system that they can just bench a bunch of guys. Ramirez has been among the best defenders at his position over the last three years. The brain cramps by the defense have been shocking to me. I attribute a lot of it to Beckham not being on the field. Much the way we saw the Cubs suffer defensively while Darwin Barney was out. It appears that Beckham is the glue that keeps the D together on the South Side.
Craig (Beloit )
How about sending DeJesus to the Royals for RP Luke Hochevar. Similar salaries and Sweeny can play CF until Jackson is ready.
Bruce Levine (1:18 PM)
At some point, the Cubs will consider trading DeJesus, but not right now. He along with Rizzo and Valbuena are their only true OBP hitters. The Cubs hierarchy does not like to trade high OBP players when they are always looking for them.
Matt (IL)
Why did the cubs pay so much more for Rizzo then the Diamondbacks paid for Goldschimdt on the early extension? Rizzo still has a ways to go to deserve that kind of $
Bruce Levine (1:20 PM)
Rizzo is their guy. They have been tracking him for seven years. Factually, Hoyer and McLeod have acquired him three times. Through the draft, through a trade with Boston and through a trade with San Diego. There's also an important marketing issue to signing Rizzo. He is the first, young home run hitter that they have control over since Sosa was under contract. Derrick Lee was another, but he was already a vet when he got here.
Cassius (Aurora, IL)
Has some of the Sox inability to correct their poor play as a whole come from lack of leadership on the field? Is this a scenario where Pierzynski might have made a difference and allowed more of a nucleus for the team to center around?
Bruce Levine (1:22 PM)
I'm not so sure leadership has as much to do with defense as does new guys and new positions. Catcher, third and second are all new guys. The other thing I don't understand is the constant changing of De Aza between left and center field. If a guy is your center fielder he should stay there.
Joe (Chicago:Pilsen)
Now that Castro and Rizzo are sign Shark has to be next. My guess its going to take 5-6yrs 10-12 per yr. What do you think do you agree?
Bruce Levine (1:25 PM)
As I reported last fall, Samardzija and his agent were not interested in talking about a three-year deal at that time. The offer itself was never really tendered directly, but they were talking about a three year deal. Samardzija told me yesterday he's not interested in talking about a contract right now.
Jerry (Eau Claire)
Does the Cubs coaching staff hold players accountable for not being patient at the plate? We hear all the time about their futility with RISP, but I would argue their lack of walks is just as important.
Bruce Levine (1:27 PM)
I agree with you but it depends what you mean by accountability. In other words, are you going to bench Castro and Soriano because they don't draw walks? Are you going to put an inferior defender at second base because Barney doesn't walk? These are the things Sveum faces with a 25-man roster that is hardly perfect. The front office is certainly interested in finding more patient hitters for the future.
Tom (Chicago)
Bruce,Any idea what Jeff Manto is working with some of the guys? Particularly Dunn, Keppinger, Konerko? Is it more physical or mental with those guys?
Bruce Levine (1:30 PM)
I believe they are working on crossword puzzles right now. But seriously, we are starting to get the same questions we got for three or four years about Greg Walker. Here are the facts: the Sox were 4th in the league in runs in 2012, with basically the same roster. What you were missing was Viciedo for three weeks and Beckham for a month. I know, I know, Beckham. But he was hitting over .300 when he went down and he hit 16 homers last year. These are some of the reasons why they are slumping. But if Dunn and Konerko don't hit they won;t win a lot of games.
alex mc. (decatur, il)
the cubs are 16-22 as of yesterday and garzas return looks to be right around the corner---what do you think will be the mindset of the front office if this team continues to improve and goes 22-16 over the next 38 games and pulls even
Bruce Levine (1:32 PM)
I think the mindset will be which pitcher should they lock up for more than one year and which one should they deal? And you can start with Garza for number one. Here's a question for you: Do you think the Cubs would be interested to a shorter, long-term deal? Part 2 is with Garza coming back from injury, would he accept it rather than test free agency?
Robert (Madison, WI)
Last year the White Sox had one of the best defenses in baseball. They also had strong fundamentals (hitting the cutoff man, etc.). They rarely seemed to beat themselves last year. This year, the defense and fundamentals have been awful. This is with virtually the same group of players. What's happened? I know last year they were taking infield before each series. Are they still doing that this year?
Bruce Levine (1:33 PM)
They still do it when weather allows. Remember we had one of the worst beginnings to a spring in Chicago history, and throughout most of the midwest. Many games have been played without pregame activities.
Eric (illinois) [via mobile]
Who do you think Sveum takes out of the rotation when Garza comes back?
Bruce Levine (1:35 PM)
Probably not Samardzija, who might be their ace of the future, but he might be the most qualified guy they have to be a dominant closer. Right now it would seem Villanueva would be moved. But as Sveum said, there's a week or more to worry about it.
Andy (Cedar Falls)
I love what Travis Wood is doing but I think we need a bigger sample size before thinking about locking him down with an extension. What are your thoughts? Love your work!
Bruce Levine (1:36 PM)
I don't think the Cubs are going to throw a lot of money at all their young players that are doing well, just off of 4-5 good weeks. Wood is under contract control for at least three more years after this. Plenty of time for them to work out a deal in the future.
Brad (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Rumor has it that the Cubs are getting new uniforms next year. Please tell me this isn't true.
Bruce Levine (1:38 PM)
Yes they are going to say New York Yankees on them! But I have heard rumblings about different uniforms. Teams change types of uniforms from time to time to create new revenue streams. I think the traditional jersey would be in place for most of the time if they do get a new look. I would think some sort of throwback jersey might be considered if they do want to make a change.
Julie (Burr Ridge, IL)
The White Sox cannot afford to do a tear down and rebuild like the Cubs since they will lose their season ticket holder base. Whereas the Cubs have loyalty on their side. In your opinion, what is the best way for the Sox to rebuild?
Bruce Levine (1:39 PM)
Trade wisely. Get other people's young talent that haven't necessarily lived up to expectations. That was how they competed over the last 10 years, by acquiring players like Danks, Floyd and Quentin. They were all high draft picks from other teams that did not pan out with their original clubs.
Jim (Chicago)
Is Sandberg the next manager of the Phillies? If so, I will instantly become a Phillies fan (Cubs first, of course...). Love your work!
Bruce Levine (1:42 PM)
Thank you for the compliment. Everyone I talk to says that as soon as Charlie Manuel retires or is asked to leave that Sandberg is the manager-in-waiting. The Phillies are starting to look very much like the 2010 Cubs, who had some aging players and a maxed-out payroll. It's not necessarily the fault of GM Ruben Amaro. This was more ownership and marketing of the Phillies that wanted to continue the five years of sellouts at Citizens Bank Park.
Andy (K-Town, Iowa)
Schierholtz seems to the exactly what the Cubs needed when they signed him. do you see the Cubs holding on to him for long term due to his young age?
Bruce Levine (1:43 PM)
I think he is a player that they thought was undervalued. So far they have been right about that. If you notice, Epstein and Hoyer have added left-handed hitting whenever they could. This is something the Cubs have never had a lot of over the past 10 years or so.
Mike (New York)
As a Yankees fan im interested in Alex Rios and Paul Konerko. What would Brian Cashman have to give up to acquire one of them?
Bruce Levine (1:46 PM)
I talked to Konerko over the weekend. I don't know if he would accept a trade at this point. His concentration is on trying to get better every day. He kind of scoffed at my hypothetical of possibly being traded. The question was would he like to end his career as a White Sox player. Again, he blew me off, because he said that is a bridge he'd cross only when he has to. At this point the Sox would be looking for a young third baseman or more pitching. Wouldn't hurt to add a catcher either. I don't see a white flag as of yet, but there may be down the line.
Horst (Villa Park, IL)
Do the Sox actually expect Danks to pitch any better than Axelrod or whoever else he replaces has?
Bruce Levine (1:47 PM)
Not sure where you are going with that question. Danks is under contract for 4 more years at $13 million per season. I would ask what you propose to do with him rather than start him every five days.
Nick (Omaha)
I see that Ian Stewart is batting .100 right now in AAA Iowa. Are the Cubs just taking there time right now to bring him back to Chicago til he shows some signs of life? Or, are they happy with what Valbuena and Ransom so far at 3B?
Bruce Levine (1:49 PM)
Stewart has been taken off of the 40-man roster and is not playing every day there. Hopefully some other team will be interested in taking a flyer on him. The Cubs have washed their hands of him for now and the future.
Mike (Las Vegas)
Brucccceeeeee, wouldn't the best thing for the Cubs and Garza be to do a one year deal? The Cubs could look at if he is a long term investment and Garza could get more money if he is healthy. How realistic is this?
Bruce Levine (1:52 PM)
It's not realistic because of a possible re-injury. If he re-injures himself instead of signing a long-term deal, he risks costing himself a lot of money. If he pitches injury-free the rest of this year, someone will almost certainly offer him a three of four-year deal. A one-year deal wouldn't make sense for either side. They will either try to sign him to an extension or trade him by the deadline.
Eric (Chicago)
Bruce, will there come a point where the Cubs have to look at other options at 2nd due to Barney's lack of offense? I realize he's a gold glove winner, but is he in jeopardy of being sent down to work on his hitting?
Bruce Levine (1:54 PM)
I don't know about being sent down. But I think his hitting woes are a combination of rust and anxiety right now. He was in a really good place after spring training as far as hitting goes before the injury took place. Valbuena may well be the second baseman of the future if Barney is moved.
Travis (Rockford)
BRUUUUCE, Baez is killing single A pitching when is he goin get moved up and do see him gettting up to AAA this year?
Bruce Levine (1:56 PM)
Baez is hitting just .237, hitting about .170 over the last two weeks does not get you a promotion.
Andrew (Lake Zurich)
Bruce, Any chance the Cubs take Kris Bryant(3B) from San Diego at number 2 in the draft or will it definitely be pitching?
Bruce Levine (1:57 PM)
He is certainly mentioned in the top three along with Gray and Appel. I would be shocked if they didn't go for a pitcher, but the Cubs think outside of the box. Bryant would add another piece to their future dream infield.
Dave (Bucktown)
Bruce, I'm a little bummed at reading how Soriano is starting to see his time in Chicago as coming to an end, and that he won't be here when the Cubs are competitive again. I've always felt Sori's numbers are good, and that he's gotten a bad wrap for not delivering a WS title to the Cubs all on his own. Your thoughts?
Bruce Levine (1:58 PM)
Soriano is one of my favorite players that I've ever covered. A true professional and a true gentleman. With that said, he realizes, as the Cubs do, that he'd be better off playing somewhere else by the trade deadline.
FredFlinstone (Bedrock)
In the "Battle of Uniforms" being covered by Doug Padilla, I am a conscientious objector. Where do you stand?
Bruce Levine (2:00 PM)
I'm more a fan of who is in the uniforms than the uniform itself. For instance, when I see Derek Jeter in a Yankees uniform, it has tremendous meaning. When I see Konerko in a White Sox uniform it has tremendous meeting. When I see Nick Swisher in any uniform...well, maybe not. I still get excited about a #8 Orioles uniform. Hope you catch my drift.
Bruce Levine (2:01 PM)
Thanks for all the questions. Follow me on Twitter @ESPNBruceLevine and listen to Talkin' Baseball Saturday mornings at 9 on ESPN 1000 and ESPNChicago.com. See you here next week!
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Stephen Pitts
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If you are only looking at one of these two groups you can be missing the real impact of SEO!
SEO activities focus on improving search engine rankings by optimizing content and building links, but most miss the mark by only focusing on the first step to business impact, rankings. Some goals go a little farther by actually looking at the number of visitors the ranking improvements generate. This is one of the greatest reasons that many don't consider SEO a marketing channel.
I am not saying rankings are not important, rather they are just the first step in the process and measuring the traffic only gets you half way there. True, a website will have to rank for important keywords that drive traffic, but this measuring the conversions of that traffic and the subsequent revenue and profits are the reason for being in business in the first place.
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We are pleased to announce that the South Houston Branch Library will reopen on Monday, March 12 at 1:00 PM. The contractors are now putting the finishing touches on the interior renovations which include new paint, carpet, furniture and work on the building's infrastructure. Construction on the branch's new computer lab will continue and we will keep you informed as work progresses.
Baby Time, Bilingual Storytime and other children's programming will continue at South Houston Community Center (1007 State St. South Houston) until the branch opens in March. Please check the library's Events Calendar for days and times. For all of your other library needs, please visit Parker Williams Branch Library at 10851 Scarsdale Boulevard, Suite 510, Houston TX 77089.
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Located in Quatre Carreres, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Prince Felipe Museum of Sciences, Oceanografic Aquarium, and Queen Sofia Palace of the Arts. Aqua Shopping Center and Plaza del Ayuntamiento are also within 2 mi (3 km).
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An outdoor pool, a bar/lounge, and self parking are available at this hotel. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, a seasonal outdoor pool, a business center, and meeting rooms are onsite.
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A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
This 3-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. This business-friendly hotel also offers an outdoor pool, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
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Guest Post: Novelizing a Game
By Matt Forbeck
Adapting a game to a novel isn't as easy as it might sound. When you work on other tie-in novels, like say a novelization of a film, the publisher sends you a script to work from, and often all you have to do is take it and fill in the descriptive bits around the dialog. Voila! Novel.
That's much easier said than done, of course. I wrote the novelization of the Mutant Chronicles film that came out a few years back, and the film's producers gave me a ton of leeway with it, allowing me to add in whole new scenes and characters not even implied in the script. That's an exception, though, and one granted to me because I'd worked on the game that the film was based on too.
When you adapt a game, though — particularly something open-ended like a tabletop game — you don't have nearly as much to work with. Most of the time, the only thing you're given is the setting itself, the world in which things happen and the rules by which they occur. It's up to you to come up with everything else: characters, plot, action, and so on.
That's natural, of course, because most games — especially roleplaying games (RPGs) — are about the setting. That's all the publisher provides. The players have to come up with all the rest of that material on their own, and — in fact — they want to. That's where most of the fun comes in, after all.
The same is true when you sit down to write a gaming tie-in. You get to come up with the characters — heroes and villains and everyone else in between — and the amazing challenges they face. In this sense, it's just like writing an original novel with the huge exception that someone else has already done all of the world-building for you.
As you might imagine, this saves a lot of time, especially if this is a world that you're already a fan of. It also means that you have a ready-made audience in the rest of the people that are fans of the world too. The only drawback is that such novels are often work-for-hire, which means you don't own the story when you're done with it. It belongs to the people who own that world instead.
I'm facing a unique version of this challenge at the moment in the form of a trilogy of novels I'm writing based on the Brave New World Roleplaying Game I wrote back in 1999. (It's a dystopian superhero setting, nothing to do with the Huxley book.) I sold the game to a publisher — AEG — in 2000, so I'm actually licensing the game back so I can write stories in it. Because of my unique relationship with AEG, though, I'm also the person who approves the stories, so I have free reign to tell whatever kinds of stories I like.
In the end, though, my responsibility to AEG is the same as they would be for any licensee. I can take the toys down off the shelf, but when I'm done with them, I should put them back in roughly the same shape I found them. That's the exact same rule that guides most episodic TV shows: things can change, but slowly, and only with the approval of the owners.
The first step in writing a gaming tie-in is the most important. You must come up with an outline for the book that the publisher approves. Otherwise, you risk wasting every bit of time you've spent working on the book, only to have it shot down for reasons that you probably couldn't even have known about at the time — at least not without asking. That's the purpose the outline serves: an extended version of "Before I run off to write, is this all right with you?"
With an original book, this step isn't necessary. You just write the book, trust to your own instincts, and hope that someone somewhere might enjoy it. Hopefully lots of someones prepared to pay you handsomely for your efforts.
Once the outline's approved, you're off to the races, working to beat the publisher's deadline and turn in a polished bit of pulse-pounding adventure. If you manage that well, you still have to get through the final approvals stage, during which the publisher checks to make sure you wrote what you said you would. Assuming you stuck close to the plan, you can then bask in the glow that only successful novelists manage to enjoy: knowing that the book you just finished will — barring any disasters — be published.
Matt Forbeck is the author of countless games and many stories. His 16th novel, Carpathia, hits stores in March. He also has a man plan called 12 for '12, in which he plans to write a dozen novels in 2012. His first Kickstarter drive for his Brave New World Roleplaying Game novels hit its first funding level, so he starts writing the first book in January.


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Subject: [DNA] Slow moving markers
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 17:44:36 EST
In a message dated 11/21/2003 4:56:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> 1000 years. And yes there will be the odd case of a father and son
> differing on DYS 390 etc but this will be rare. Signing off till Monday.>
Your posts make a lot of sense to me. Like many, I'm trying to make sense
out of the various conflicting theories. Not being a statistician or
geneticist, technical language really does not help me too much!
I 've been thinking that a formula separately incorporating the slow markers
and the fast markers -some kind of "adjustment" between the two - needs to be
I have a documented conventional lineage of at least 51 generatuions.
Average generation in my line is 33.5 years over 1700 years (Irish line in Ulster).
But well within that maximum, there are a number of families that have
branched off at points that can be accurately estimated in time. Yet, the FTDNA
"Genetic Distance" guidelines would suggest very questionable relationship, when
it's almost certain there is a closer relationship.
Len Keane,
KEANE, etc. Surname Project Administrator
http://hometown.aol.com/dolmenx/myhomepage/index.html
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