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Calhoun's first entered politics as a member of the South Carolina Legislature, serving a three year term from 1809 to 1811. He next joined Congress in 1811 as a War Hawk (a young nationalist who urged war with England to vindicate American honor). President James Monroe appointed him Secretary of War in 1817 and with the President's Cabinet he was a staunch supporter of the full use of federal power to nurture American industry through a protective tariff. The Secretary also promoted commerce through the Bank of the United states, and federal financial assistance for the construction of roads, canals and harbor projects.
Calhoun attempted to succeed James Monroe as President in 1824, but withdrew when he was offered the opportunity to serve as John Quincy Adams' Vice President. His views on federal power changed as South Carolineans became increasingly dependent on slavery for the cultivation of cotton. He no longer believed the South's interests could be served by an active federal government fostering commerce and industry, and in 1828 secretly authored the South Carolina Exposition and Protest which asserted a state had the power of Nullification over any federal law it deemed unconstitutional.
Calhoun subsequently ended up supporting Andrew Jackson's presidential candidacy in 1828, and he was re-elected to the vice-presidency, but after Jackson opposed South Carolina's efforts to nullify the tariff of 1832, Calhoun resigned his office. This powerful spokesman for slavery and Southern rights served in the U.S. Senate (1842-43 and 1845-50), where he successfully secured passage of the Gage Rules that forbade discussion of slavery on the floor of Congress.
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France elected as the new chair of the Pompidou Group
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and other international organisations met on 3 and 4 November in Strasbourg to debate current
policy approaches and decide on the Pompidou Group work programme for 2011-2014. France represented
by Etienne Apaire, President of the inter-ministerial mission against drug abuse (MILDT) was elected
as the new presidency of the Group. The conference also saw the accession of new members to the Pompidou Group:
Serbia and "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia." The conference held a debate on "Drug-related risks
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projects of the 2010 European Drug Prevention Prize - a Belgian, a Spanish and a British project- were also announced.
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(UPDATED COVERAGE, May 23) Salinas, Calif.-based River Ranch Fresh Foods LLC has expanded its voluntary recall of bagged salads to include some retail products with best-by dates up to May 29.
The recall was prompted by random test findings of listeria in Food and Drug Administration samples taken in Colorado and California, said Kim St. George, River Ranch director of marketing.
The company was notified May 16 and 17, she said, and began contacting customers. Recalled products were processed in a Salinas plant whose closure was announced the week before.
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The recall and plant closure decisions were not related, she said.
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The list of additional recalled products includes 14 with the River Ranch label, some in multiple sizes. They include Heritage Blend, a Caesar salad kit, three cole slaw mixes and kits plus a variety of salads. Romaine, iceberg lettuce, spring mix, cabbage and carrots are the main ingredients.
Other labels in the expanded recall include The Farmer's Market, with similar products; Hy-Vee (10), Shurfresh (4) and Farm Stand and Sysco with one each.
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A MAN from Rossendale has been found murdered in old mine works in Cornwall.
The body of David Alderson, 72, from Rawtenstall, was discovered by a dog walker at Wheal Maid, near Falmouth.
Police said the keen cyclist had suffered 'significant' head injuries, although forensic experts are still working to ascertain the cause of his death.
Mr Alderson, a retired driving instructor, moved to the south coast 30 years ago.
His son Christopher has said: "It's quite emotional - a bit of a shock. A bit sad to know that, even though we didn't see each other that much. He won't be there to talk to any more."
Mr Alderson is also said to have left a daughter.
His body was found lying in a shallow pool. Initially it was thought he may have suffered an cycling accident, as he was found dressed in a blue fleece, dark Ron Hill running trousers and black Specialised Sport TR cycling shoes.
Officers from Devon and Cornwall said they are treating his death as suspicious and released details of a man wanted in connection with his death.
Detectives are 'urgently seeking' Kevin Cooper, 33, from Redruth, and are warning the public not to approach him.
Police believe Mr Alderson left his home in Old Hill in a red Ford Fiesta, with the registration RV51 MZZ with Mr Cooper as passenger.
The car was found following Mr Alderson's death on Saturday January 18 in North Parade, Falmouth, not far from his home.
Mr Cooper was last spotted in Plymouth.
Supt Jim Pearce, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "I want to reassure the public as best I can that, whilst we are advising people not to approach Mr Cooper, we have no reason to believe that there is any threat to the public in general.
"We have committed significant resources to finding Mr Cooper including increasing police patrols in areas he may be."
Mr Alderson was also wearing a pair of brown gardening gloves, and a pair of spectacles was found nearby, along with a black baseball cap.
Mr Cooper, is white, 6ft 3ins, with brown, straight, receding hair and blue eyes, has been reported missing by his family.
The 33-year-old has a tattoo of a rose and the word Nan on the right side of his neck and is missing two upper teeth.
Det Supt Paul Burgan, of the Cornwall force's major crime investigation team, added: "We also want to trace the last movements of Mr Alderson and are keen to speak to anyone who saw him in the days before his death."
Anyone with information is urged to contact police on 101.


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Jacksonville, Fla. - An Equifax-owned company has assembled a powerful database of personal information, including millions of employment and salary records, which can be sold to debt collectors and financial service companies.
The company, The Work Number, covers records for more than one-third of U.S. adults.
"This is the world we live in where nothing of course is sacred anymore. It is a practice. It's not illegal," said Titus Pittman of Genesis Financial Partners in Jacksonville.
Pittman admits it might not be illegal, but that doesn't mean you should not be concerned about what information is available about you.
The website contains information like week-by-week paycheck information dating back years for many people, as well as other kinds of HR information, such as health care providers, whether someone has dental insurance and if they've ever filed an unemployment claim.
Many U.S. businesses let Equifax tap directly into their data so the credit bureau can always have the latest employment information. They actually pay Equifax for the privilege of giving away their employees' personal information.
Many businesses who do this are in the Fortune 500. Government agencies and schools also work with The Work Number.
Pittman wants to make sure everyone is aware what information is online about them.
"I would ask each person to reach out to their human resource department to see if that is a practice that is employed by their current employer," said Pittman.
If you find out your salary information is not available online, inform your employer that you have concerns with that type of information being shared.
But for more than one-third of the U.S. working population, their information is available through The Work Number and Pittman said there's not much they can do about it.
"Unfortunately there's no way to change it if its out there on a public website however I would look at credit websites and actually write to them and request not to have your public info or salary and public and only those things," said Pittman.
Equifax argues it's compliant with the Fair Credit Reporting Act Guidelines, and thousands of U.S businesses willingly provide the information.
Equifax also assures customers that they must give a personal authorization for someone to gain access to The Work Number database.
To see what information The Work Number has about you, visit TheWorkNumber.com
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I've taken my daughter to a few games this year and have never been slightly concerned about her safety. Just be aware of your surroundings (like anywhere). If someone seems drunk they shouldn't be hard to avoid. If they are sitting near you, have an usher address the issue. If a drunk person falls on your kid, understand that shoot happens (very rarely) and enjoy the free tickets I'm sure you can get if it's that big of a deal. If it happened to us I'm sure my wife might have a few words for the person but it would never stop us from attending games.
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1) I hope you guys responding to me actually have a young son. Your perspective will change a lot.
2) I don't know if the guy was drunk. But let's be real. You guys know what was probly goin' on.
3) You knock my son's tooth out on his first trip to see his favorite team, one of two things are going to happen: 1) if you aren't visibly drunk and it truly appears to be accidental, I'll let you by with a light scolding. 2) if you've been tipping back a few and you fell on my son because you're feeling good, you are going to get a large earful from me.
If you don't like that, then this is what I suggest for you --- I suggest you don't get drunk and fall on my son and knock his tooth out. I don't know what else to tell ya. Lol.
I'm going to defend my son.
That said, I've taken my boy to Pacer games, and I've never had an incident or felt threatened.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Exactly. No one is saying that the lady shouldn't be upset. Seeing your 7 year old get hurt would upset any parent. But her whole dramatic article makes it seem like taking a young kid to a Pacer game is risking their safety. It was just a freak accident that could happen in any public place. I know that most people aren't silly enough to think that a Pacer game is a dangerous spot for a kid, but I still don't like how the hometown newspaper is allowing such a dramatic over-the-top article to be on the front page of the their website. The Pacers struggled with attendance for years and have just finally turned the corner with the community, so an article like this doesn't do them any good. I know that this won't deter people from going to games, but it's still pretty unnecessary to print this. It's not like Boomer and the Power Pack started beating her kid up.
I think a lot of people would agree with you that you handle it on site. You don't go using the Indianapolis Star as your own personal platform to further scold the guy that reportedly apologized, and then also act like going to Pacer games is like going to an "eyes wide shut" party.
Last edited by The Sleeze; 01-16-2014 at 12:01 AM.
I didn't take that from the article. I took it as someone just *****ing about someone's carelessness. I think some of you are taking this article as some attack on the Pacers environment...
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
I've taken my kids to countless Pacers game and never had any sort of issue.
I've taken them to one Padres game in San Diego and some carousing bozo came running up from a lower section, barfed in the aisle right next to us, turned around and left. My youngest was closest to the aisle, but luckily was sitting cross legged in his seat and avoided the splatter.
People have warned us that Pacers games can turn into bacchanalias, suggesting they're not places for kids.
Pretty over the top, IMHO.
There is no reason for this to be anything more than a Facebook post. That's what I don't like.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
I'm not as irritated at the lady as much as I am at The $tar. I expect the lady to be emotional after her son got hurt, but the newspaper should be a bit more rational when deciding whether or not to run it on their front page.
At last night's IU game, a drunk fan fell into my wife and sent her over the seats in front of her. It messed up her leg pretty bad. Luckily for that guy (and probably for me) I wasn't there, but that kind of stuff infuriates me.
But if a drunk guy landed on my son during a Pacers game.....
Having said that, there's been an anti-Pacers feel to the IndyStar since at least 2004, and this article does nothing to change that. I understand the Star wants to beef up it's amount of content, but putting a lower-quality article on the front page is really going out of the way. I don't know how else it can be interpreted.
Last edited by imawhat; 01-16-2014 at 12:30 AM.
I understand being mad, but the hyperbole about the crowd was a bit much. Furthermore, it's the Star's decision to call this newsworthy is what bothers me. There is no reason to run this story. It's not like security didn't respond, it's not like the Pacers are at fault. This is a personal matter, and it has no business being in a newspaper, especially the only daily paper in a fairly large city. It's easy to interpret this as a subtle attack on the Pacers. The Star and some local people in general search for faults with the team and organization.
I just can't imagine The $tar ever running an article implying that Colts games aren't a place for kids. Blue the Colt could beat up one of the kickoff kids, but that still wouldn't be enough for them to run an article like this.
For a long time, the Pacers definitely reaped what they sewed when it came to bad front page headlines. But this was just a silly thing to run when the team is doing so well and the fans are back. They Pacers don't deserve even the slightest bit of negativity right now.
Last edited by Sollozzo; 01-16-2014 at 12:48 AM.
If I had a son, and a bozo landed on him, I certainly would be pissed, especially if the guy was horseplaying around or drunk. I'd probably give him an earful. However, it's not front page of the city's newspaper worthy. It's no different then getting in a car wreck. Should we avoid the roads because accidents happen? I'm sorry that this mom and her son had a bad experience, but flukes happen everywhere. If you are worried about it so much, then you're probably worried about living in general.
As for bad sports fan experiences, my dad took my brother and I to a preseason Colts-Bengals game in the RCA Dome early 90's. We were in the mid-tier of the stands, and I remember seeing two drunk guys (one a Colts' fan, the other a Bengals) beat each other up while the loser ended up with a bloodied face and throwing up hot dogs and beer in the aisle. Pretty unpleasant experience and overshadowed the game, but contrary to some people's belief, I wasn't scarred for life.
If this had happened at a Colts game, would it be a story in the Star?
I think it's a fair question.
Edit: Sollozzo basically beat me to it.
Last edited by rabid; 01-16-2014 at 01:41 AM.
If the kid is a drama queen its quite obvious where he gets it from...Theres definitely an underlying agenda here....Whether the parents are Bulls or Heat Fans or they werent happy with someones response to the situation at BLF or Larry Bird dumped their aunt when the two were dating in HS...but there is obviously more to this than meets the eye...
Only been to a few Pacer games, the worst I ever had to deal with was some annoying Bobcats fans who kept shouting "Rio" (this was less than a week after the incident) at Stephen Jackson. Also they kept screaming for Adam Morrison to look at them.
Now at the Indy 500...well nothing as bad as the article but I did almost get doused with beer by a wayward toss of a half full can. I was pretty annoyed, I mean, it was about 9 am at the time.
Let's face it though, there's plenty of bozos out there an beer and sports can be a powerful inhibition destroyer. Stuff can and does happen.
Last edited by Ransom; 01-16-2014 at 02:49 AM.
If she can safely assume this guy was a drunk bozo, than i'll safely assume dad must of been on a beer run, because he sure as hell wasnt there helping mom with the kids ( which i'm also safely assuming since assumptions are flying around ).
As someone who responds to this type of thing for a living, parents tend to be EXTREMELY dramatic when their kid gets hurt.
As someone mentioned earlier, I doubt blood was "gushing" from this child's mouth. I can't count the number of times my dispatch has told us "Parents are advising there is blood everywhere", only for us to find a very minor injury.
Sorry her son got hurt and she had a bad time, but past experience has me skeptical of the alleged bloodbath in her child's mouth
Stop quoting people I have on ignore!
I raised 5 kids (3 girls, 2 boys) and lost the oldest boy at the age of 20. Hope that's enough credentials for my response.
All I can say is that "defending" involves being aware of what is going on around your kids, not just reacting after the fact. I'm sure as a parent you're VERY aware of that, it just doesn't come across that way.
I'd also be wondering:
- If the boy lost his baby tooth from someone falling against his face, that seems a little odd unless there was a belt buckle or hard wallet involved - especially since the guy fell from behind and above. He is 7 - that's when teeth are falling out like drunks from the rafters . Clearly there had been at least one Tooth Fairy incident in the past to confirm this.
- If the boy lost his tooth hitting the back of the seat, why was he facing that way? I know my kids were always trying to get knees up facing backwards to look around when at the games, was this just an accident of timing?
- "A giggle erupted from the mass" - this boy wasn't traumatized by the guy falling on him. That was fun! He was upset that he couldn't find his tooth. Had he found his tooth, it would have been all laughs and sunshine and roses and guess what the Tooth Fairy will leave tonight.
In any event, for those asking why people are interpreting this as a slam against the Pacers, look at this quote:
"People have warned us that Pacers games can turn into bacchanalias, suggesting they're not places for kids."
The article seems meant to say, "hey, they're right" - even using a Colts game incident to make it sound like this happens All The Time.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
A *****-fest has no place in what is supposed to be respectable journalism. I think most people's frustration at this is towards the Indy Star because this article should never have been posted. It just shows either Indy Star has an agenda or their quality is crap.
This articles serves no purpose at all. What is the point of her article? One incident magically makes the Pacer game unfriendly for families? What about all the other families that went there that night and had a great time? What about the time I took my nephews there and had a great time there? This is a Facebook post and nothing more, but because of her connections it gets posted.
I understand being upset at the time, but after the smoke clears and your kid is fine rational thought should return and see this as nothing more than an isolated incident that was probably just an accident.
Dudes, I understand this, I've already stated it multiple times that this didn't need to be a published article. I completely agree. What I took issue to were people's responses saying the lady's actual response to the guy and the situation was handled poorly BY HER.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
If I had fallen and landed on another person's child, I would've immediately become profusely apologetic, and then I would've stayed around for however long it required to make sure the kid was alright, the situation was under control and then I'd probly go buy the kid a souvenir. This guy said, "Gee", and poofed.
How his tooth got knocked out is irrelevant. Let's just say there was an impact of some variety, one hard enough to knock a tooth out. Going into the why's and how's and where's and was he facing backwards ---- doesn't matter. The kid was in his seat, next to his mom, and had his tooth knocked out.
What's weird to me is that you're almost defending this (likely drunk) dude instead of this 7-year old kid at his first Pacer game who unfortunately will probly never forget this. You're making all kinds of assumptions about this guy and the situation instead of just calling it for what it is --- he fell on a kid and knocked his tooth out. Then he poofed.
I wouldn't be happy about this, as a father. If you would've handled this differently, I don't know what else to tell ya. That is your own prerogative. The "giggle" thing for me isn't enough for me to say, "Hey, you know what pal? My son giggled after you knocked his tooth out, so... we're good, man. Don't worry about it." To me, this article wasn't about "how dangerous it is" at a Pacer game, rather than just a commentary on lack of conduct by some people.
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The Expendables 3 Is Just That – Expendable
Right off the bat before I saw the movie, I was already worried about the change from an R rating to a PG-13 rating. My guess as to why they decided on this action is to lure the people under the age of seventeen in to the movie theater. Which automatically raises eyebrows, seeing as the majority of viewers of the first two films were ALREADY teenagers/early twenties.


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Danks looking more to left for offensive success
CHICAGO -- Prior to last Friday's series opener at U.S. Cellular Field, Blue Jays infielder Steven Tolleson mentioned to the left-handed-hitting Jordan Danks that Toronto was going to shift defensively toward the right against him.
"I raised my hand immediately and said, 'I wouldn't do that,'" said Danks of the conversation he had with his teammate from the 2013 Triple-A Charlotte squad. "I'm glad they did, actually."
Danks has gone 7-for-20 in his return to the White Sox, and has been going the other way more after admitting to getting a little pull-happy. He hit two singles to left and a two-run homer to left against the Blue Jays over the weekend.
"I've always said that my power is center to left-center gap. I'm just trying to get back to what I know," he said. "Whenever I pull the ball, it's usually a groundout to the second baseman. I was aware of the shift and everything and even thought about laying down a bunt every now and then.
"Just not necessarily trying to go over there, but hitting the ball where it's pitched. I got that pitch to hit and ended up going that way."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Oroville >> Forty tiny fish and a dozen third-graders said farewell and good luck Friday afternoon at Riverbend Park in Oroville. The fish have been the class project for the past several months at Oakdale Heights School.
A 10-gallon tank was filled with fertilized steelhead eggs, which the children watched hatch, and the fish grew over the past several months.
Aliza Bone explained that she learned you don't feed the fish until all the egg sacs are gone.
The field trip Friday was to release the fish to the wild. Students received one or more fish in a clear plastic cup, and was asked to add some river water, slowly, so the fish weren't shocked by the temperature change.
The children also had a chance to name the fish. Aliza chose the name "Dinner."
Classroom documentary
One student, Steele Flores, began another fish-related project, documenting the fish growth cycle with his iPad.
Footage was taken every few weeks, and he was busy filming as his classmates released the fish at the boat ramp Friday. Steele said he is expecting the movie to be about 40 minutes long, and it will eventually be posted on YouTube. His next task is to work on the narration.
Steele said he has a strong connection with animals and may work with wildlife or he might become a teacher.
Teachers can learn to teach fish
Teacher Elisa Huru can attest that teaching is fun. She clearly enjoyed the adventure as much as the children.
This isn't her first time at the river with fish.
Last semester the students raised King salmon, which were also released.
She hopes more teachers will take advantage of the one-day training she received from the Department of Water Resources, where she learned to use equipment properly and handle the fish.
The program has required some parent involvement, and many parents cheered their children on Friday at the water's edge. To pay for transportation costs, fundraisers are held by the class.
"We've had eight field trips and have three more planned," Huru said excitedly.
The community helps as well, including Chico State University, which helped with transportation costs for a previous fish drop.
Students seem to enjoy working with the steelhead just a bit more than salmon, Huru said. This week the fish were about half an inch long and looked like they belonged in an aquarium, rather than the big, wide river.
Yet, unlike the salmon, steelhead do not die after one year when they spawn, Huru said. This sits a little better in a child's mind.
The children also get to learn from other creatures in Huru's class, including 850 worms used for compost and one snail named Pokey.
A blessing for the journey
The class field trip also included a blessing through Native American song.
Irvin Watkins, an alcohol and drug counselor at Feather River Tribal Health, had the children sit quietly at the edge of the shore. He lit a bundle of white sage, which was passed among the dozen children.
Part quiz and part helpful advice, the children were asked what things the tiny fish would need to avoid, including predators such as birds, other fish and humans.
"And what will they eat?" Huru asked. The children said bloodworms, leaches and right- and left-handed snails.
Watkins incorporated some of their blessings into a song, which he presented while thumping on a circular drum.
For fun, he finished the event with a funny song with lyrics about Sponge Bob.
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" Genre: Junior Books / Author: Roger Hargreaves / Paperback / 34 Pages / Book is published 2003-04-03 by Egmont Books Ltd / Alternative title: Little Miss Library: Little Miss Helpful "
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First impressions of this story would lead you into thinking that this is all about a Little Miss and how helpful she is, but you will be mistaken. Little Miss Helpful, tries to help several friends with jobs, but actually ends up making a right old mess of it and you would almost wish she hadn't tried in the first place.
During this story Little Miss Helpful, tries to tie Mr Talls undone shoelaces, but ends up tying them together, as he falls over and hurts himself she gets a plaster and sticks it over his mouth. She followed on from that by ripping it off and hurt Mr Tall even more. when offering to help again he shouted at her to 'Go away'
Little Miss Helpful also goes to visit Mr Happy, who she had heard had got measles, she offers to help him out; sending Mr Happy to bed she starts cleaning up. Every time Mr Happy just dropped off to sleep something happened to wake him, whether it was Little Miss Helpful asking where things were, or falling over the soap, and walking into the saucepans with a bucket on her head, she made so much noise he had to go and see what she was up to.
Finding Little Miss Helpful with the bucket and lots of mess, he tried to get the bucket off but pulled so hard he ended up flying through the door and out into the lake, now who do you think came out to help???
So Little Miss Helpful wasn't all that helpful in the end, she seems to create more mess and trouble, that none of her friends want her help. What I do like about this story is; there are plenty of opportunities for you to ask children what they think may happen next, or ask how they think Mr Tall and Mr Happy are feeling. There are not as many repeated words in this story, but this doesn't stop children learning basic language, recognising letters, and using the pictures to help tell the story in their own words.
Little Miss Helpful is the 8th story in this wonderful collection, it's a small paperback book, which can easily be placed in a bag and taken out to keep children amused as and when needed. It only takes about 5 minutes to read and therefore makes a great bedtime story too.
Little Miss Helpful is the 8th Little Miss book. Roger Hargreaves created the Mr Men in 1971. Ten years later, he created the Little Misses as well, off the back of the success of the Mr Men. They are lovely books, which I enjoyed when I was a kid. My son prefers the Mr Men books as he can relate to them more being a male, but they're still very good.
Little Miss Helpful is bright purple with neat orange hair. In the story, she tries to be the most helpful person she can to all the other Mr Men and Little Miss. Unfortunately, she ends up being completely unhelpful! She helps tie Mr Tall's shoelaces back up when they come undone, but ends up tying them together, as well as a host of other things. So, when Mr Happy falls ill and Little Miss Helpful turns up to help, you can imagine the consequences for poor Mr Happy!
This story just goes to show that no matter how helpful you are, sometimes people just don't ned or want your help, and it can also be misplaced. However, gthe story does also give the message that good intentions count for a lot, and that it is nice to try and be helpful. The illustrations are very colourful and vibrant and are on the right hand pages in the book, and the writing is on the left hand pages. This is in keeping with the layout of the Mr Men books.
The Little Miss books retail for £2.50 each, but amazon.co.uk are currently selling them for £2.25. I recommend the Little Miss books as well as the Mr Men books.
Little Miss Helpful is number 8 in the Little Miss collection written by Roger Hargreaves. The collection contains 33 stories; with each one being written about a different character loved the world over by children and adults alike.
Each book is printed in the same way with writing on the left hand side of the book and cheery and colourful pictures on the right hand side that engage the attention of younger children. The back cover of each book is also the same and consists of pictures of all 33 characters in the series along with their names and numbers. This makes it easy to keep track of which stories you have read and which you have yet to do so. The front covers are of course all unique, as they proudly display the name and picture of the character whose story is written inside.
Little Miss Helpful is deep pink / purple in colour and oval in shape. She has deep yellow head tied neatly back and always wears a pair of green and white-heeled shoes. Her nose is bright yellow in colour and upon her face she always wears a very broad and inviting grin.
Her story begins by telling us that Little Miss Helpful was one of those people who love to help other people but who end up helping nobody. For example when Mr Tall's shoelaces came undone Little Miss Helpful tied them back up for him. Unfortunately she tied them together and Mr Tall fell over shouting out when he hit the ground. Little Miss Helpful being helped fetched sticking plaster and stuck it...over his mouth. She then pulled it sharply off when he tried to take causing Mr Tall to yelp again.
As you can imagine therefore when Mr Happy was taken ill last April and the doctor exclaimed he had measles and must rest in bed he wasn't best pleased when Little Miss Helpful turned up on his doorstep saying those fateful words "I've come to help".
In my opinion Little Miss Helpful is a great children's story. It is relatively short in length and so is not only perfect for reading at bedtime but also the right length to stop a child's mind wandering. The story itself is both entertaining and humorous in places and furthermore it is simple to read yet not over simplistic as to make it patronising or boring.
This book long with all the others in the Little Miss series can be easily purchased from all good book shops as well as a large selection of supermarkets and online retailers. Its RRP is £1.99 but it is possible to find it for less. So go on let Little Miss Helpful help you.
The Little Miss and Mr Men collection is perfect for children until about 8 years old. They are fun short stories and will certainly be loved by your kids. Many children don't enjoy reading enough and these book could help to change there mind.
Little Miss Helpful is the 8th story in the Little Miss collection, Little Miss Helpful is a friendly looking round Little Miss, she is a pink/purple colour and has her hair tied up into two buns. She has a round yellow nose and white and green shoes.
She tries her best to be helpful but she just can't help getting in the way, and not being helpful at all. One example of her catastrophic help: One day she helps Mr Tall to tie up his shoe laces but accidentally ties them together, he tries to walk and you all know what comes next... BANG! And so on...
This charming book will only cost you £1.99 on Amazon and is a great buy as it is a fantastic choice for your child's story time, both you and your child will spend quality time together reading it.
Since Mr Tickle our house has become a haven for the Mr Men and Little Miss storybooks (as well as DVD but that is for another review). They are great fun to read and are always a hit at bedtime (for both my son who enjoys them and me because they are short and offer interaction).
Little Miss Helpful is number 8 in the little Miss collection. She is a smiley purple Little Miss with yellow hair tied in a bun and a matching nose. She also wears a pair of slightly high-heeled white and green shoes. As her name suggests, she likes to be helpful and will help anyone. The only problem is that she often hinders rather than helps.
She helps Mr tall tie his shoe lace but ties it together. He then falls down and hurts himself so she brings him a plaster and puts it over his mouth. She then pulls it off and we all know how that hurts (OUCH). Little Miss Helpful is that kind of person: always wanting to help and not always succeeding. What will Mr Happy do when she offers to help when he is bed bound with measles and she turns up to help look after him? Well needless to say that he has to be called Mr Happy to survive the whole experience and that his convalescing will not be without a hiccup, or two, or three, or.......... I will have to let you read it to find out.
This book is part of the Mr Men series written by Roger Hargreaves and was created in 1981. My son loves these stories as they are easy to read, short and expose some human characteristics. This one is a particular favourite as it exposes a lot of mishaps and allows for great interaction on the full page pictures. These are easy to read and understand and have great stories that will keep you captivated (well for a short while anyway).
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Book Series: Little Miss Library


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Earnings for Facebook (FB), Expedia (EXPE) and Weight Watchers (WTW) were a mixed bag, sending shares in opposite directions.
Social networking king Facebook slipped 0.2% to $48.91 in after-market trading, reversing an earlier gain of 12%.
For its third quarter, Facebook reported earnings of 25 cents a share compared to an average of 19 cents a share according to a survey of analysts by Thomson Reuters. Revenue of $2.02 billion, 49% of which was generated by mobile, was higher than an anticipated $1.91 billion.
TheStreet Ratings team rates Facebook Inc as a Hold with a ratings score of C-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:
"We rate Facebook Inc (FB) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed -- some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative to most other stocks. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and impressive record of earnings per share growth. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company's return on equity has been disappointing."
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Gift Helps Students Master Password Security
March 8, 2006—
In theory, passwords are supposed to deter attackers from being able to login to your computer and wreak their favorite kind of havoc. In practice, passwords can be notoriously easy to discover. And you don't even have to be a high-end hacker to do it.
"Anybody can walk around an office and find people's passwords in a five-minute sweep," says Guy Hembroff, an assistant professor in the School of Technology and the chair of the computer network and system administration program. That's because computer users write their passwords on paper and leave them in (or on) their desks. It's not just a matter of being careless, however. Most of us have to login to a number of servers, applications, websites, whatever, and each one can have a different password. Remembering them all is just too hard for the typical user.
A new technology, Single Sign On, or SSO, is changing that, and students majoring in computer network and systems administration are learning to master it. Here's how it works.
"Basically, SSO uses software to capture each of your login screens," Hembroff explains. "That way, when you login to various applications, you don't have to login again and again, and you don't have to write anything down."
Students will learn SSO on software donated to the university by the Lexington, Mass.-based company Imprivata. Its OneSign password management system is heavily used in the financial and health-care industries, where security concerns are paramount.
"We chose OneSign because Imprivata offers the best password management system on the market," Hembroff said. "It's proven to be reliable, adaptable and secure."
Training in OneSign will be particularly useful for computer network and system administration students after they graduate.
"Thanks to Imprivata's gift, our students will be learning the design and technology behind SSO, while gaining valuable hands-on experience that they will carry with them into the work environment," said Hembroff.
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Oncologist says hubby is to weak and is concerned about his dementia. When ask if he would give his father chemo in this state, he said no. Whipple Procedure was Nov 19 and I know his weakness is due to the surgery. He said it is stage 3 possible stage 4 since it has moved to the lymph nodes. He has a CT scan setup for 1/21 followed by labs on the 28th. I don't understand where he is coming from. Is this considered to late. Can it really make his dementia worse. Will it give him more time? Been reading a lot on this site to help me understand. To monitor and keep him comfortable sounds like the doc will do nothing. Surgeon is talking to two other Oncologist for their opinion. Hope I get better results from them. Has anyone else dealt with these issues ?


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Technology is facilitating families' quality time together.
The 2008 Pew report, "Networked Families," suggests that the debate over technology as isolator versus technology as connector is winding down. The study found that even when a family owns multiple computers or televisions they share screen time instead of heading off into separate rooms. More parents claim that their family today is as close, if not closer, than their families growing up as a result of technology.
Today's parents are tech-involved. The way parents use technology increasingly mirrors the way their children use it--from playing video games, to social networking, to downloading music and videos. In another Pew report it was found that 86% of teens play video games and 34% of them say their parents play games with them. 88% say their parents know which games they play.
Technology is affecting family life. Families will continue to increase their tech savviness, pushing the boundaries of interactivity.
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Eds. note: The Herald's Basketball Player of the Week is tallied by combining the winner of the fan voting along with votes by Herald staffers who attended games last week. Voting ends at 9 p.m. Monday night. Here's a look at the nominees:
• Stanwood's Lauren Allison scored 18 points in a win over Meadowdale as the Spartans advanced to the 3A District 1 semifinals. Allison also scored 12 points in a loss to Everett.
• Tulalip Heritage's Katia Brown scored 15 points and hit three free throws late in the game to secure a win over Shoreline Christian and had 13 points and hit more free throws late as the Hawks beat Mount Vernon Christian to win the 1B District 1 championship.
• Arlington's Lindsay Brown scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a win over Kamiak and had six points in a win over Snohomish as the Eagles advanced to the 4A District 1 championship game.
• Archbishop Murphy's Beth Carlson scored 20 points and had 19 rebounds as the Wildcats beat Lynden in a 2A District 1/2 first-round game.
• Glacier Peak's Sadie Mensing scored 13 points in a win over Marysville Pilchuck and had four points, five rebounds and three steals in the Grizzlies' win over Ferndale to advance to the 3A District 1 championship game.
• Lake Stevens' Brooke Pahukoa scored 24 points in a win over Edmonds-Woodway as the Vikings advanced to the 4A District 1 semifinals.
• King's Anna Parker scored seven points and hit the game-winning shot as the Knights beat Blaine and had 15 points in a win over Friday Harbor as King's advanced to the 1A District 1 championship game.
• Lynnwood's Mikayla Pivec scored 18 points and had 10 rebounds as the Royals beat Lake Stevens to advance to the 4A District 1 championship game. Pivec also had six points in a first-round win over Monroe.
• Everett's Sidney Rielly scored 26 points in a win over Shorewood and had 25 in a victory over Stanwood as the Seagulls advanced to the 3A District 1 championship game.
• Snohomish freshman Madeline Smith scored nine points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had four blocked shots as the Panthers beat Jackson in a 4A District 1 first-round game.


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Kelvin established 'Ted Baker' owing to his inclination to demonstrate to the fashionable men and women, sort of well-made ensembles that do not amount much. He wanted the company's prime priority to be people and essentials. In the present date, the brand has flagship stores in 35 countries around the globe with extremely hardworking and successful teams.
With the brand titled as "No ordinary designer label", Ted Baker is one of the fastest growing lifestyle companies in UK.
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MENDOCINO COUNTY -- A San Francisco man was arrested on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence after allegedly causing the crash that killed his sister early Friday morning.
Ryan J. Wallis, 32, was driving his 2008 GMC 2500 pickup eastbound on Highway 128 near the Mendocino Coast at 60 mph when he lost control of the truck because of his level of intoxication, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
The truck spun, left the road and struck a tree, according to the CHP. The impact caused fatal injuries to Wallis' sister, who was the front-right passenger.
The CHP did not release her name but identified her as 20 years old from Tucson, Ariz.
Logan Duffy-Stanley, 31, and Jamie Mcavoy, 30, both of Tahoe City were also passengers in the truck, according to the CHP. They complained of pain and were treated at Mendocino Coast Hospital in Fort Bragg.
Wallis suffered cuts to his face and was transported to the Fort Bragg hospital, according to the CHP.
He was arrested and booked into the Mendocino County Jail on felony charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI.


text: Kaleidoscope 2012 will open Nov. 16 at Summit Artspace in downtown Akron, and will continue until Dec. 31.There will be a Meet the Artists opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 16. Presented by the Alliance for the Visual Arts (AVA), this show is open to all current members of the four member organizations of AVA: Akron Society of Artists, Artists of Rubber City, Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, and Women's Art League. Based on recent years, Kaleidoscope 2012 can be expected to display 75 to 85 works, representing as many area artists, ranging in style from objective realism to explorations of non-objective imagery.The jurors for this exhibition are Marina Mangubi and John P. Smolko. They will select the works to be displayed in the show and award prizes which will be announced at the opening reception. Mangubi, painter, printmaker and installation artist, is associate professor of painting and printmaking at the College of Wooster. Smolko, member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, spent 35 years as a teacher of art at Aurora High School. He is presently enjoying his life as a fulltime artist and continues to be recognized for his unique colored pencil style.James Marron, an accomplished guitarist/composer will be performing at Summit Artspace's second floor event space at 8 p.m. following the exhibition reception. He will perform works by South American masters Antonio Lauro and Jorge Morel as well as original works, including his own signature version of John Dowland's "If My Complaints Could Passions Move" that slowly transforms the renaissance lute song into a modern day blues tune.Regular gallery hours are Thursday from noon to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. Admission and parking are free. The exhibition will be open Dec. 1 from noon to 9 p.m. for the Downtown Akron Artwalk. Summit Artspace is at 140 E. Market St. For details, visit www.akronareaarts.org.


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Tennessee officials have matched the strain of E. coli that sickened nine children in a raw milk outbreak to a Knox County, Tenn., dairy at the center of the case.
Last week, the Tennessee Department of Health announced its findings. The strain of E. coli found in the outbreak was matched to animal waste collected at McBee Dairy.
"This outbreak points out, again, the serious risks associated with drinking unpasteurized or 'raw' milk," Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner said in a statement. "While people with stronger immune systems may be able to overcome the bacteria found in raw milk, children, older people, pregnant women and those with health conditions can be seriously harmed by bacteria in non-pasteurized milk products and should not consume them."
State Epidemiologist Dr. Tim Jones added that "milk from the healthiest-appearing cows in the cleanest dairy operations can still contain deadly microorganisms.
"Those who consume raw milk are playing Russian roulette with their health; the glass they drink today may not have deadly microorganisms, but the one they drink tomorrow may cause serious health problems or even death," he advised.
Click here to read the press release.
Dairy owner Marcie McBee said in an email to Food Safety News that the dairy has regular testing in place now that "will show us if we have clean milk."
Even so, she said regular testing "still does not make the milk 100 percent safe, as no living food is 100 percent protected from having a bacteria enter it."
McBee also blames the state in failing to inform them about what they could have been doing to prevent E. coli from getting into their milk.
"The health department has done nothing to help us improve or locate a problem here," she said. "We have not been informed on any testing that we could have done or could incorporate to detect or prevent a problem."
Read, "Tennessee E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Raw Milk Dairy."
The outbreak sent five children to the hospital. One of cases was five-year-old Maddie Powell, who was hospitalized for nearly a month after developing hemolytic uremic syndrome, a potentially fatal kidney disease associated with severe E. coli infections. Powell was released from the hospital over the weekend.


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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. Staples announced the promotion of Lisa Scopa to VP, treasurer. Scopa, formerly director of corporate financial planning and analysis, will report to John Mahoney, vice chairman and chief financial officer.
"Lisa has demonstrated great leadership at Staples," said Mahoney. "Through her diverse experience across our business unit, corporate finance and international finance teams, Lisa will play an important part in our success in the years to come."
After joining Staples in 2001, Scopa held increasing roles of responsibility in financial planning and analysis and became the director of corporate FP&A in 2005. Prior to Staples, she held a variety of positions in finance and corporate development at IBM, IBM Lotus Software, Hearst Corp. and Sterling Winthrop Inc.
Scopa succeeds Nick Hotchkin who has been appointed SVP finance for Staples U.S. retail business.


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CLASP Q&A on Budget Deal
Dec 13, 2013
By Tom Salyers and Hannah Matthews
As pundits dissect the proposed budget deal hammered out by the committee co-chaired by Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), CLASP is examining the proposal with a focus on how it affects low-income children, families and individuals.
The following sums up how the budget deal impacts funding for child care and early education. Read the entire Q&A here >>
Q. What are the implications of this budget deal for low-income children, families, and individuals?
A. On balance, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 accomplishes several important things for low-income people but also has a very large gap. One big plus is that it restores most, though not all, of the reductions imposed by the "sequester" over the next two years on discretionary programs such as child care subsidies, Head Start, job training, education, and child nutrition. The deal will allow for total domestic discretionary spending above FY 2013 levels, although still below FY 2012. A second plus is that with spending levels set for two years, we can return to a more typical budget and appropriations process, reducing the likelihood of further government shutdowns and enabling programs and state and local governments to plan ahead. And a third is that unlike some proposed plans, the deal leaves intact the key mandatory programs - such as Medicaid and Social Security - that are so important to low-income families.
The biggest minus of this budget deal for low-income people is that it doesn't include an extension of unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed.
So we believe that on balance, Congress should approve this deal - and should also act promptly to extend federal unemployment insurance for the long-term unemployed.
Q. Do we now know what funding levels individual programs will have in FY 2014?
A. No. But this agreement is enough to restore most, but not all, of the cuts imposed by the sequester. It also brings a level of stability to the government's fiscal situation for both FY 2014 and FY 2015, preventing a continuation of the crises that have surrounded the budget negotiations over the last few years. For 2014, the proposal would set the overall discretionary spending level for the current fiscal year at $1.012 trillion, which is midway between the Senate's proposal of $1.058 trillion and the House's of $967 billion. The agreement paves the way for an omnibus appropriations bill in the next few weeks, before the continuing resolution expires on January 15, 2014. For FY 2015, it sets spending levels at $1.014 trillion and makes it more likely that Congress will complete its appropriations work before the start of the fiscal year.
Q. What is included in the deal related to the President's early learning initiative and the proposed Strong Start for America's Children Act? What about funding levels for current child care and early education programs such as child care subsidies and Head Start?
A. As noted above, the proposal doesn't specify funding for any individual programs, including child care and early education programs. Most importantly, the deal prevents more sequester-related cuts for Head Start and child care in the next two years. Related to the Strong Start proposal, the deal includes specific provisions - called reserve funds - that send a message that child care, pre-kindergarten and home visiting are important priorities. Reserve funds do not, however, provide actual funding, which means Congress needs to find a way to pay for any new legislation. The President has proposed using a tobacco tax to provide mandatory funding for his proposal. The crucial next step towards supporting child care and early education programs is the overall spending level for the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, likely to be set very soon.
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I was one of the speakers today at the 6 Weeks of Azure bootcamp event in Sydney today. During the day, as well as speaking, we have an "unconference". There's a lot of discussion on whatever the attendees want to discuss.
One of the offline questions I got today though was about how to hook up Azure Mobile Services to an existing Windows Azure SQL Database rather than using the one that Mobile Services can auto-create. While getting that to work, we learned a few things:
The attendee had already created his tables in the dbo schema. We moved his tables by using:
ALTER SCHEMA servicename TRANSFER dbo.OldTableName;
It's also worth noting that Mobile Services isn't yet available in all datacenters. The attendee's database was in a different datacenter and it's important to try to avoid that, or the latency can be a big issue. He and another attendee were asking about the best ways to move the database to another datacentre. One option for this is to export a BACPAC of the database to Azure Storage, and to then import the database to the alternate server.
Unfortunately, even though CREATE DATABASE AS COPY OF works across servers within the same datacenter, it doesn't work for servers in different datacenters.
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And what sort of time frame are we looking at here for one's practice to bear fruit?Tachibana wrote:tiltbillings wrote:This is where you start disqualifying yourself here. Unless you are claiming iddhis, you do not know what others have achieved. And, of course, who knows what you have achieved? The problem with such self promotion is that it is self promotion. As pointed out, you do yourself no favors by such self-credentialing as the first thing it is you say on a forum. Maybe what you say is true, but quite frankly, it is far better shown that claimed.Tachibana wrote:
It has been 2 almost years since I discovered the Dhamma, I'll say it franckly : those who utter that time is needed to achieve the noble fruits are the ones who haven't achieved anything yet because of their wrong practice.
What I was trying to say is that the Fruit arises immediately after the Path... so if your practice didn't bear any Fruit yet it means that you're not "walking" the Path, and so your practice is wrong.


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April 17, 2012 3:00 am
The AL West added a couple of the premier international players over the offseason, and both are already contributing to their new teams.
Two high-profile international free agents came to the American League West this year. The two-time defending AL champion Texas Rangers won negotiating rights (with a $51.7 million bid) to Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish in December 2011 and signed him to a six-year, $56 million deal the following month. Meanwhile, the small-market Oakland A's surprised everyone in February by landing Cuban center fielder/Internet sensation Yoenis Cespedes at four years, $36 million.
Darvish was the better-known quantity, having generated buzz well in advance of his U.S. debut, and was expected to contribute right away. Cespedes came with more questions attached, and it wasn't certain that he would break camp with the big club. But he did, and he made an immediate impact, launching a home run in his big-league debut (amusingly enough, played in Japan).
January 18, 2012 3:00 am
After starring for opposing teams in the Japan Series, Wei-Yin Chen and Tsuyoshi Wada will try to adjust to life in Baltimore and last place, as the Orioles react to the new CBA by plugging their pitching holes with Asian imports.
On November 12th, 2011, as Major League Baseball recovers from one of the most exciting World Series in recent memory, Nippon Professional Baseball begins its own best-of-seven championship: the Japan Series.
Much like MLB, Japanese professional baseball has two leagues—the Central and the Pacific—and much like MLB, the champions of those respective leagues play each other to determine a final champion for the entire season. As NPB has only 12 teams compared to to MLB's 30, however, the playoffs are structured a bit differently; with only six teams per league, NPB does not bother with divisions or Wild Cards—the best three teams in each league make the playoffs, with the league's top seed getting a first-round bye. The second and third seeds play a best-of-three series, and the winner faces the first seed in a best-of-five "Climax Series" that's roughly analogous to MLB's League Championship Series. The winning club from each league's Climax Series is that league's champion and advances to the best-of-seven Japan Series to determine which is the best club in NPB. The Climax Series format was implemented first by the Pacific League in 2004 and then adopted by the Central League three years later. Previously, there had been no real postseason in NPB: the team with the best season record from the Central would play the team with the best season record from the Pacific in the Japan Series, and that was that.
September 20, 2011 10:41 pm
Michael ends his look at Japanese imports with some conclusions and a look at the future of the transpacific player market.
In the Asian Equation series, I've traced the history of the current posting system that imports players from NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball, the Japanese major leagues) and how the success of Ichiro Suzuki has affected it, from the position players who arrived in his wake to the pricey disappointments among starting pitchers and the marginally successful relievers. In this final column, I'll take a look back to draw conclusions from this history and see what we can expect from the NPB market in the future. As with my previous columns, Patrick Newman's advice and ideas were very helpful, as is his website, NPB Tracker.
The simplest, broadest conclusion concerns the players themselves, where we must draw an important distinction between talent and skills. As Craig Brown wrote in the comments section of his article on Tsuyoshi Nishioka, ". . . comparing two middle infielders just because they come from Japan is like comparing two middle infielders just because they come from Delaware." Just because they're from Japan doesn't mean we can draw specific conclusions about individual ballplayers, their talents, or their ability to succeed in Major League Baseball. This goes double for Ichiro, whose skills are idiosyncratic on either side of the Pacific. Throwing money at Japanese players expecting them to be slap hitters with weird batting stances and an uncanny ability to find defensive holes is as foolish as thinking every Venezuelan shortstop will field (and endure) like Omar Vizquel. We can't expect specific players to have certain inherent talents just because they were born in Japan.
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April 13, 2011 9:00 am
Where did today's Japanese-American player market come from?
This article is the first in a series tracing the roots of today's transpacific baseball economy between MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the Japanese professional baseball league.
Today's fans might think that importing players began with Ichiro Suzuki, or maybe Hideo Nomo, but the practice began much earlier, ultimately affecting the game on both sides of the Pacific.
January 14, 2010 12:48 pm
Selig's idea of having the MLB champions facing the NPB champs has many intriguing features.
After vehemently opposing international competition, Commissioner Bud Selig seems primed to send the champions of Major League Baseball to Japan to face the champions of Nippon Professional Baseball, reviving the tradition started in the early 20th century.
The most famous American team to tour Japan arrived in Tokyo in November of 1934, loaded with talent beyond belief. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, and Moe Berg(whose motives for joining the team may have been more political than athletic) led a team of All-Stars across the world as a way to further the growth of baseball. These barnstorming tours were far from new, however, as A.G. Spalding led a world tour as early as 1888 to bring baseball to the world beyond the Atlantic, and the New York Giants and Chicago Cubs trekked far and wide playing each other after the 1913 season in the so-called "Tour to End All Tours" to further that same mission.
November 21, 2008 12:53 pm
An old friend pops back in with news from across the great blue sea, with NPB news for you and me.
Though divided, on it rushes,
-Emperor Sutoku (from Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
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July 28, 2008 12:00 am
Two Central showdowns, Ichiro's smelling like a Rose, and a matchup between two Stanford alums in the AL East.
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June 15, 2008 12:00 am
The Royals skipper talks about managing on both sides of the Pacific, and his relationship to his players.
Trey Hillman has a world of experience. He was manager of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters from 2003-2007 before taking the helm in Kansas City, and the 45-year-old Hillman has spent better than half his life in the game. Signed by the Indians in 1985, Hillman spent three years as a player, three as a scout and minor league coach, and 12 as minor league manager in the Yankees organization before his five seasons in Japan. A native of Amarillo, Texas, Hillman was named as the 15th full-time manager in Royals history last October.
April 15, 2008 12:00 am
With some of the NPB's best young talent and some of its all-time greats, this is Japan's best baseball entertainment value.
A little late on the start to the season, this Pacific League preview reflects the circuit's intriguing storylines and a much more competitive race for its three playoff spots than the Central League will offer in 2008. Last season, I wrote about the Pacific:
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January 27, 2008 12:00 am
Former big leaguer Mike Pagliarulo shares some ideas about consulting and information within MLB.
Mike Pagliarulo hit 32 home runs for the Yankees in 1987, and was a key contributor to the World Series champion Twins in 1991, but his impact on the game has arguably been greater since retiring. Successful, and sometimes controversial, "Pags" has been at the forefront of scouting Japanese baseball for the past 10 years, both advising and correctly predicting results on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. A third baseman during his playing days, Pagliarulo hit .241 with 134 home runs over 11 big league seasons with five teams.
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November 13, 2007 12:00 am
Yu Darvish meets Don Larsen? History was made on the other side of the Pacific, but not quite the way you expect.
A lot has happened in the NPB over the last month. The high school amateur draft was held-a topic for another day-and the exciting race for the Japan Series crown has now come and gone. We're also already considering the future names and faces from the Japanese leagues who might grace the rosters of your favorite MLB club next season. However, before we get to those topics in future articles, let's talk about the Japan Series. The Chunichi Dragons, second-place finishers in the Central League, took on the defending champion Nippon Ham Fighters, who'd repeated as the Pacific League's top club in 2007. How did they get there, and what went down?
As I wrote in my playoff preview, the Dragons were very good down the stretch and dominated every team other than Yomiuri during the season's last two months. The absence of Kosuke Fukudome was damaging to the Dragons' run at first place, but a well-balanced lineup anchored by Tyrone Woods in the cleanup spot kept the offense moving. The Dragons opened the playoffs in a best-of-three matchup with the light-hitting Hanshin Tigers. The Tigers are regulars in the Central field, but haven't shown anything resembling championship form in recent years. Chunichi sent ace Kenshin Kawakami, a potential 2008 free agent, to the mound to start Game One, and he set up a short series by going seven strong innings of two-hit, no-walk, nine-strikeout baseball. Chunichi took the contest easily, 7-0. In my playoff preview, I'd noted that the key pitcher for Chunichi was Kawakami, and he lived up to the challenge. The key player I identified was Masahiko Morino, and he was the offense for Chunichi in Game One, going 3-for-4 with two runs and four RBI, three of which came on a game-breaking three-run homer in the sixth inning. The series was as good as over in the first inning of Game Two, when 23-year-old Hanshin starter Keiji Uezono gave up five runs, essentially handing the Dragons a berth in the League Championship series against Yomiuri.
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September 5, 2007 12:00 am
Will MLB live down to its past when it comes to its relationship with Japan?
Professional Japanese baseball faces an uncertain future. With the success of Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, the World Baseball Classic win, and the hoopla surrounding Daisuke Matsuzaka, Major League Baseball sees Japan as a new pool of talent for North American teams. Through the posting system and soon through signing talent out of school, the one-way flow of stars from the Eastern to the Western Hemisphere could drain talent from the Far East. Unless talent--star talent--actually flows both ways across the Pacific, the Japanese major leagues may slide into outright dependence on Major League Baseball instead of becoming a major league equal.
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Pilebutts: Working Under the Hammer
Pile drivers, or Pilebutts as they are better known, perform foundation work on large-scale construction projects such as piers, wharves, dry docks, breakwaters, underwater pipelines, bridges, highways, skyscrapers, and parking lots. Pilebutts are inheritors of an ancient craft. Working on land and underwater, they perform one of the most dangerous jobs in heavy construction.
Whether constructing, maintaining, or demolishing structures, Pilebutts' work is strenuous and dangerous. It is performed on a variety of maritime and shore-side locations: barges, work floats, tugboats, wharves, piers, pontoons, and foundation excavations, often during the early stages of construction when the sites can be unprepared, uneven, and ungraded.
Pilebutts load/unload their broad-gauge lumber construction forms and piling up to eighty or more feet in length. They manhandle, rig, erect, and drive wooden, steel, and cement pile. They construct, move, set, and scale all forms and shapes used in the laying of cast-in-place structures as well as construct, climb, and demolish wooden and metal falsework. They shore and brace any excavations undertaken in connection with their work, and during demolition they perform all deconstruction with cutting torches, jackhammers, and power saws, as well as rigging and loading work associated with the removal of debris.
This video was produced by the Pile Drivers, Divers, Bridge, Wharf and Dock Builders Local Union Number 34, Oakland, California, with advice from folklorist Archie Green.


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Fifth Minnesota Regimental Battle Flag.
Fifth Minnesota Regimental Monument, Vicksburg National Military Park, 1907. Photograph by Mack J. Moore.
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Filling Station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Cloquet. 1960. Photographer: Becker, Eugene Debs.
Twins relief pitcher Jeff Reardon is mobbed by catcher Tim Laudner and third baseman Gary Gaetti after the final out in the deciding Game Seven.
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Finnish Stock Company, Ely, 1915.
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