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Northrop Grumman's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is currently undergoing carrier compatibility tests at the U.S. Navy's Patuxent River dummy-deck facility in Maryland before its first venture to sea. Initial carrier trials are to begin in the first half of next year, the exact schedule depending on carrier availability. Here at the Dubai Airshow an operational U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye 2000 from the U.S.S. Nimitz is on display in the static area.
The OEM is scheduled to build 75 E-2Ds to completely replace the Navy's existing E-2C Hawkeye fleet. The last of 205 new-build E-2Cs was handed over at Northrop Grumman's St. Augustine plant in September. Northrop has completed two developmental test E-2D models, which to date have racked up 1,250 flight hours between them. It is building three pilot production aircraft.
Flight tests have produced positive results so far, with the aircraft and system exceeding key performance parameters and being well below the threshold for software glitches. One of the developmental test aircraft is focusing on air vehicle tests. As the Delta-version is heavier and more powerful than the Charlie, requalification is required. The second test aircraft is primarily concerned with mission system testing. Its ability to track maneuvering targets has been particularly impressive.
Milestone C approval was passed in June, which led to the authorization for the construction of two low-rate, initial-production (LRIP) aircraft and the purchase of long-lead items. Three of the pilot-production/LRIP aircraft are to undergo the Navy's operation/evaluation (opeval) process, scheduled for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012. The remaining airplane is to be delivered in September 2010 to VAW-120, the Navy's Hawkeye training squadron at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, to begin the service's familiarization with the new variant.
In addition to the aircraft, Northrop Grumman is providing new mission, flight and maintenance training facilities. It has also just broken ground for the facility at Norfolk, and further systems are to be installed at Point Mugu, the California base that serves the Pacific Fleet squadrons. Initial operating capability is planned for 2014, by which time Northrop Grumman hopes to have ramped up to an annual eight-aircraft production rate, albeit with some additional capacity for potential export aircraft.
Even while the E-2D is being prepared for service, a development roadmap is being planned to coincide with programmed maintenance cycles. The first manifestation of this plan is to be the installation of in-flight refueling probes. Northrop Grumman is under contract to test an IFR probe on an E-2C in 2013, having already confirmed that refueling from behind a Super Hornet tanker poses no problems. The upper fuselage structure of the E-2D is the same as that of the E-2C, so once tests are complete the kit can be migrated to the Delta with no obvious issues.
Beyond the IFR probe, the Navy is looking to new mission computers and software common to the E-2C and D, and then further exploitation of the capabilities offered by increasingly wideband IP networks.
Advanced Hawkeye for Export
While initial development efforts are driven by U.S. Navy needs, the Advanced Hawkeye is being actively marketed around the world. The UAE is currently evaluating the type for its AEW requirement, and was the first nation to be granted export authorization. In the UAE, the Advanced Hawkeye is up against two contenders (the Saab 2000 and Boeing 737) that employ fixed electronically scanned antennas, whereas Hawkeye combines "e-scan" with a rotating array.
Jim Culmo, Northrop Grumman's v-p for AEW and battle management C2 programs, cited the principal advantages of the Advanced Hawkeye's configuration: "We provide complete 360-degree coverage, with no degradation across the whole sweep. Also, we operate in the UHF band, which has very little interference from the weather or atmosphere, and gives better detection of smaller targets."
Culmo went on to assert that "the combination of electronic and mechanical scanning blends the strengths of both. Furthermore, the Hawkeye has no compromise in design. The radar is the baseline around which the aircraft is designed, rather than trying to integrate a radar system into a commercial aircraft."
India is another potential customer and has also received export authorization, while Northrop Grumman is also pitching the E-2D to existing Hawkeye operators. Many of them operate the E-2 from land bases, and the company has done preliminary design work to add fuel capability to a nonfolding, outer-wing panel so mission endurance can be extended to eight hours.
While the Delta represents the new generation, there remains significant life in the E-2C, as evidenced by recent upgrades to the Egyptian and Taiwanese aircraft. When deliveries of the E-2D get under way this may release E-2Cs into the resale and upgrade market.


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I think the Pacers should have a statue of Reggie made and put at either the Market Square Arena site or outside Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Good idea?
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I think the Pacers should have a statue of Reggie made and put at either the Market Square Arena site or outside Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Good idea?
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Since the Fieldhouse is the house that Reggie built, a statue of him would be very appropriate either outside it, or in the rotunda / entry pavilion IMO.
Great Idea, I don't see why not.
Turner and Young are THE FUTURE!
Some of us were fortunate enough to witness the prototype clay model for one back in I think 2005. For whatever reason, it never got made/finished.
Ah, I found some old saved photos from it. It was our Summer '05 party. See attached.
We're not thinking big enough here guys. The Fieldhouse, Market Square - screw it, let's just build another Soldiers & Sailors-sized monument for Reggie and Peyton. We'll call it the Shooters & Saviors monument.
or him jumping around after he hit the shot vs the bulls.
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Yeah that would be nice...not sure what I think of the models posted by Hicks...I think it should look like Coopdog23's picture...just me...either way we need one ASAP
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To play Devil's Advocate....would a city like Indianapolis raise a statue of Payton Manning before they raise one of Reggie?
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There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Peyton is still playing. Reggie is retired. Peyton's statue will come and it'll be in front of Lucas Oil since the RCA Dome is now the convention center
Smothered Chicken!
His statue should be of him doing the choke sign.
Or pushing off Jordan just because.
There was another model they were pushing around the think tank but it was too expensive to build one with all of the Knicks fans with looks of anguish on their faces.
A Reggie statue would be awesome.
Reggie Miller is a God. Period.
Passion. Pride. Pacers.
It's ALWAYS Miller Time.
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I think the OP's avatar would be a great statue, or the one of Reggie pointing to the sky with his hand over his heart when he retired. Those would be great. Don't really dig the clay model, doesn't scream "Reggie" to me. Maybe if he had a leg kicked out there it might.
Glad that clay model didn't get made. Thing looks like Gollum.
Reggie and Gollum share a lot of physical/facial traits, but let's not focus on that.
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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 was trying hard to remember what that clay model remind me of and thanks to you I now figured it out, you are right that looks like Gollum.
I recognize the pose as Reggie doing one of his leaner/runner shots. He used to do that enough that I associated it with him.
This is what the statue should be, especially if you're going to park it in the lobby of BLF.
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How bad *** would this be?
There's a joke involving a ring to be made, but I refuse to make it...
If a statue of a basketball player is to be built in Indianapolis, it should be of the greatest player to have a connection with the city. That would be Oscar Robertson. There is just no comparison when it comes to Oscar's accomplishments. No, it wouldn't be proper for it to be at BLF, but maybe somewhere on the renovated Georgia Street where they are honoring various Hoosiers. Then the second statue, one of Reggie could grace BLF.
It might be humorous to position the statues so that Oscar is throwing Reggie the ball, with Reggie getting set to launch a three! Of course that would be one really long pass.
I don't like that thing coming out of Reggie's a** either, that prototype is meh.


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Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald"Slim" Williams, are taking their business savvy, sharpened by their days of running their Cash Money Empire, to new heights.
The two brothers and business partners have formed Bronald Oil & Gas Company, playing off their first names Bryan and Ronald.
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He's been dead-man-walking since the Sugar Bowl. From his body language and comments at the end of that game, I think he knew the fecal storm was coming and there was no way for him not to get out of this with his reputation and character intact.
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New York Yankees Top 10 Prospects
State of the Farm: "One, two, three, four. Can I have a little more?"
The Top Ten
1. Gary Sanchez
What Happened in 2012: After a return trip to Charleston to start the season, Sanchez eventually hit his way to High-A, where the bat continued to turn heads while the glove continued to remind people that the bat turned heads.
Strengths: Big raw; 7 power potential; crushes fastballs; already tapping into right-center power; hit tool has above-average potential; arm strength is plus-plus; receiving skills have improved; impact bat at any position.
Weaknesses: Will expand hitting zone; can struggle with spin; swing has some miss; glove is below average; well below average run; catch/throw plays down because of footwork and release; low-effort player at times.
Overall Future Potential: High 6; first-division/all-star at major-league level
Explanation of Risk: High risk; raw power to play, but below-average defensive profile and some makeup concerns.
Fantasy Future: Potential to be middle-of-the-order power bat from a premium defensive spot; could hit .270-plus with 25-plus bombs.
The Year Ahead: Assuming the Yankees push Sanchez to Double-A, his bat is still going to be the carrying force in his skill set, as the power is very real even if the hit tool plays below expectations. He isn't a lost cause behind the plate and has shown some improvement in recent years, but the overall profile is always going to be fringy. Regardless, a 4 catcher with a 6 overall bat is a monster player, and if Sanchez can juggle the demands of development, he has high-impact potential.
Major league ETA: 2014
2. Mason Williams
What Happened in 2012: Williams excelled in Low-A and was starting to find his groove in the Florida State League when a shoulder injury cut his season short.
Strengths: Plus athlete; easy/natural player; loose/handsy swing; very solid contact ability; 5+ hit tool; not empty; has some juice; 7 run; very good defensive profile in center; plus potential glove; good instincts; arm is 5.
Weaknesses: Excellent athlete, but needs to add strength; struggled against changeups in 2012; out in front and empty on contact; needs to refine baserunning; below average power.
Overall Future Potential: 6; first-division player
Explanation of Risk: Moderate risk; good defensive profile; good carrying hit tool; ready for Double-A.
Fantasy Future: Has leadoff potential, with quick bat and good contact; very good run; could be .280 hitter with good secondary skills at premium defensive spot.
The Year Ahead: An injury to his non-throwing shoulder ended his season, but Williams is ready to take the next step forward in his development and mature into the Yankees center fielder of the future. He might benefit from another stop in High-A, but he won't face the real test until he reaches Trenton, where better pitching will shine a light on the real potential of the bat. Some sources put plus grades on its future, while others saw it as average that has the ability to play up in games because of his speed. Williams is going to be able to make contact at all levels, and with some added strength, he could really step forward at the plate. Add his defensive profile to the mix and you have a player with serious potential.
Major league ETA: 2014
3. Jose A. Ramirez
What Happened in 2012: Ramirez made 18 starts in the Florida State League, missing just under a bat an inning an flashing the electric stuff that has teased since his stateside debut in 2009.
Strengths: Prototypical size; electric arm speed; from standard slot, routinely works 93-96 with the fastball; can touch 98; shows plus life; changeup is bat-missing pitch; excellent out of the hand with good sink; slider will flash in the mid-upper 80s; can throw strikes and repeat his delivery.
Weaknesses: Can fall under the ball; slider is fringe at present; has a show-me curve, but not a go-to pitch; inconsistent secondary utility; shows control but needs to refine his command; lives loose in the zone.
Overall Future Potential: 6; no. 2/3 starter
Explanation of Risk: High risk; injury resume; 23 and yet to make Double-A debut.
Fantasy Future: Has bat-missing stuff; if healthy, can flash top-of-the-rotation stuff with back-of-the-rotation consistency.
The Year Ahead: If Ramirez can stay healthy, he could be an easy top 101 prospect in 2013. The fastball is an impact major-league offering, with plus (to plus-plus) velocity and good life. One source called the changeup a future 7 pitch, and if the slider can develop into a consistent above-average offering, Ramirez is going to be a dangerous man on the hill. Don't be shocked if he explodes in 2013.
Major league ETA: 2014
4. Slade Heathcott
What Happened in 2012: It's funny what can happen when Heathcott can actually stay on a field….
Strengths: High-end athlete; major-league strength/quickness; 7 run; plus range in center; very good glove; arm is plus; shows good hands at the plate; hit tool could be another average (or above) tool; excellent bat speed; has pop; five-tool player.
Weaknesses: One-speed player; needs to command his game; might struggle to adjust if stuck in one gear; aggressive approach; swing has some miss; might not have big-game power in the majors.
Overall Future Potential: 6; first-division player
Explanation of Risk: High risk; injury prone; one speed player.
Fantasy Future: Shows all five tools; could hit for average and show some game power, with stolen base ability all from a premium defensive position.
The Year Ahead: Opinions are mixed on Heathcott, with some calling him a future All-Star while others question the game command and utility of the impressive raw tools. Staying healthy is the biggest issue, and with a balls-out approach to every aspect of the game, it's hard to see Heathcott staying on the field enough to reach his full potential. If he can stay healthy, and this is a big if, he has impact potential at the highest level.
Major league ETA: 2014
5. Tyler Austin
What Happened in 2012: Tyler Austin just keeps hitting, proving doubters wrong at every stop.
Strengths: Strong; decent athlete for size; good overall approach; natural hitter; very easy bat-to-ball skills; works himself into good counts; exploits bad balls; 6 hit; 5+ power potential; 5 arm; 5 glove; makes a corner work; good baserunner.
Weaknesses: Limited to a corner; has to hit; below-average run; over-the-fence production might fall short of prototypical corner.
Overall Future Potential: High 5; solid-average major-league regular
Explanation of Risk: Moderate risk; ready for Double-A; will need to prove it at each stop.
Fantasy Future: At full potential, could hit .280-plus with 10-15 HR and 25-plus doubles from corner spot; good on the bases despite limited speed.
The Year Ahead: Good hitters hit, and Austin has shown that he can put good wood to a baseball. He is likely to keep that up in Double-A, and some scouts see the game power slowly creeping into the mix in the next few years. With a sound approach and a quick and controlled swing, Austin should continue to work himself into favorable hitting conditions and make steady contact. If the power blossoms, his stock will rise, as will his projection.
Major league ETA: 2014
6. Ty Hensley
What Happened in 2012: A surprise find at the 30th spot in the first round, Hensley could make half the teams in baseball look bad for passing on him.
Strengths: Prototypical size; strength; good athlete; very strong arm; fastball is 6/7 pitch; works low-mid 90s; can go back for more; excellent life; curveball flashes plus; big vertical 12/6 break; works mid-70s; changeup has projection; power profile.
Weaknesses: Can rush delivery; short-stride and struggle to finish pitches; will elevate; can lose curveball; changeup is fringe at present; solid-average potential; command needs work.
Overall Future Potential: 6; no. 2/3 starter
Explanation of Risk: High risk; complex-league resume; changeup/command need big jumps.
Fantasy Future: Workhorse frame and the potential for three solid-average or better pitches; could be 2/3 if curve really develops; backend innings chewer as floor.
The Year Ahead: Hensley was a gift at pick no. 30, and could jump this list with a strong showing in short-season ball in 2013. There is no need to rush the high-ceiling arm, and a stay in extended spring training followed by a trip to Staten Island could be in the cards. The fastball is legit, with velocity and movement, and if he can finish his delivery, the ability to throw it downhill on a steep plane. The curveball has plus potential, and the changeup has a chance to play. This is a workhorse in the making and possibly more if the package comes together. Very good arm.
Major league ETA: 2016
7. Angelo Gumbs
What Happened in 2012: Making his full-season debut, the former second-round pick showed flashes of brilliance mixed in with flashes of flameout.
Strengths: Plus athlete; plus run; above average arm; really fast hands at the plate; produces crazy bat speed; can make loud contact; plus raw pop; competes.
Weaknesses: Very aggressive player; aggressive approach at the plate; struggles to make in-swing adjustments; can take himself out of games; hit tool can play down; glove has potential, but currently fringe-average.
Overall Future Potential: 6; first-division player
Explanation of Risk: High risk; Low-A resume; approach issues.
Fantasy Future: Could be impact second baseman, with chance for decent average, 20-plus home run pop, and speed.
The Year Ahead: Gumbs just needs to play, getting reps at the plate and in the field. His glove will improve through repetition, as he owns all the necessary tools to develop into a quality defender. His bat will determine his future, with excellent bat speed and good raw power, but an approach that puts him behind in counts and at the mercy of secondary stuff. If it comes together for Gumbs, he has first-division potential, but his approach and intense competitive nature could work against him as he climbs the ladder.
Major league ETA: 2015
8. Jose Campos
What Happened in 2012: An elbow injury ended his season before it could really begin.
Strengths: Tall; good present strength; very good arm; fastball works low-90s; can get mid-90s with some effort; good weight to pitch; thrown downhill; pounds lower quadrant of the zone; shows multiple breaking ball looks; short slider with sharp slice has above-average potential; good soft-contact pitch; good overall command profile; looks to establish the fastball early and often and pitch off of it.
Weaknesses: Command gets loose when he goes back for mid-90s velocity; starts throwing instead of pitching; curveball can loose tight rotation and break early of the hand; could be average offering, but fringe at present; changeup is still coming; shows some action, but arm speed will slow.
Overall Future Potential: High 5; no. 3 starter
Explanation of Risk: High risk; injury risk; Low-A resume.
Fantasy Future: Has the potential to develop into a mid-rotation innings chewer, with a heavy, low-90s fastball and feel for secondary stuff.
The Year Ahead: Campos is healthy and ready to resume his climb to the majors, but until he proves he still has the stuff (and the health) in game action, it's all just talk. Campos is a big kid with a big arm, and with a good command profile and feel for a deep secondary arsenal, he has a legit chance to reach the majors as a starter in a few seasons. He butters his bread with a thick low-90s fastball that he can work low in the zone, and his cut-slider can get him out of counts. If the arm stays intact and the changeup takes a step forward, Campos will once again be back on the prospect track.
Major league ETA: 2015
9. Mark Montgomery
What Happened in 2012: From High-A to Double-A to the Arizona Fall League, all Montgomery did was miss bats and break hearts.
Strengths: Physical; impressive arm speed; fastball is plus pitch; 90-93 on the gun, but explosive movement to the arm side; slider is breadwinner; can manipulate offering; shorter and cut-like; can also make the bottom fall out; grade 7 pitch.
Weaknesses: Limited height; comes across body in delivery; can drag the arm; falls off to 1B on follow-through; command isn't always crisp.
Overall Future Potential: 6; frontline setup
Explanation of Risk: Low risk; Double-A resume; AFL; ready for major-league taste in '13.
Fantasy Future: Bat-misser with two major-league quality pitches; should develop into very good late-inning arm; potential to close.
The Year Ahead: Short and stocky with a vindictive slider and a lively fastball, Montgomery is going to find success at the major-league level at some point in 2013. The delivery has some effort and he can get out of whack mechanically, but his stuff missed barrels, and that's his job. Relievers don't make the best prospects, but Montgomery could be a frontline setup arm in a major-league bullpen, and that has a ton of value, especially when he is under team control for six seasons. Yes; even the Yankees appreciate a good bargain when they see it.
Major league ETA: 2013
10. Rafael De Paula
What Happened in 2012: Stuck in the Dominican Republic with visa issues, De Paula wasn't challenged by complex-level hitters, mowing down 85 in 61 2/3 innings of work.
Strengths: Good size; strength; athletic; big arm strength; very easy and loose; from three-quarters slot, fastball can work 93-97; touches 99; jumps out of the hand; shows some feel for a low-80s power curve; can spin it; gets tight rotation and occasional depth; some feel for changeup; poise and fortitude throughout suspension and visa dispute; competitor.
Weaknesses: Limited looks against quality bats in quality environments; secondary stuff behind fastball; curveball is inconsistent; struggles to command it; changeup underdeveloped at present; questions about age/identity.
Overall Future Potential: High 6; no. 2 starter/closer
Explanation of Risk: Extreme; 22-year-old in '13; yet to play stateside; age/name issues; suspension on resume.
Fantasy Future: Who knows? The fastball is a 7 and maybe an 8 in bursts; the curve could be a 6; he could be something electric in either the rotation or bullpen.
The Year Ahead: De Paula was finally cleared to make his stateside debut, and he could jump to Low-A Charleston to start the season. There are way more unknowns in his game than the average high-risk prospect, starting with limited game experience and extending to questions about his legit identity (age/name/DOB). With the suspension behind him, De Paula can bring his boom-or-bust act to the states, where he could be the top arm on this list in a year or a cautionary tale for prospect writers who get excited over plus arsenals despite the extreme risk involved. Six sources on De Paula and each source was in love with the raw stuff, but the unknowns can't be ignored. If the stuff shows up at the stateside level, De Paula is going to be a name every fan of the farm remembers. Extremely risky prospect, but if you like ceilings and plus-plus fastballs from easy releases and the potential for exploding breaking balls, there isn't anything wrong with dreaming big.
Major league ETA: No idea
Prospects on the Rise:
1. LHP Nik Turely: Big lefty from the 2008 draft, Turley isn't the type of prospect that is going to set the world on fire. But he knows how to execute a solid-average mix of pitches, changing speeds and sightlines, and if takes a step forward in Double-A, he could be a top 10 prospect in the system in 2014.
2. OF Ben Gamel: Gamer profile with a fluid swing from the left side of the plate and good gap pop, Gamel more than held his own at the full-season level as a 20-year-old. A versatile defensive player with good baseball skills, Gamel isn't likely to develop into a first-division talent, but another strong year at the plate could raise his status and put him in the discussion for inclusion on prospect lists.
3. 3B Dante Bichette Jr. Baseball bloodlines and a lot of industry love for Bichette, the Yankees' supplemental first-round pick in 2011. Bichette really struggled in his full-season debut in 2012, but the bat has some juice and through repetition he has a chance to stick around at third going forward. For a guy that slugged .331, Bichette has plenty of backers, and if he rebounds in a return trip to the Sally League, he could be right back in the prospect discussion.
Factors on the Farm (Prospects likely to contribute at the ML level in 2013
1. OF Zoilo Almonte: Almonte is like the diet version of a five-tool prospect. He doesn't have any plus tools, but he shows all five in the fringe-average to average range, giving him a chance to not only reach the highest level, but carve out a role at some point in the future. If he can refine his approach and his tools play up and not down, he could find himself in the majors this season.
2. RHP Brett Marshall: 27 starts at the Double-A level in 2012 put Marshall in contention for a call-up this season, where his brand of attack the lower zone with heavy low-90s heat and mix in a deep secondary arsenal might just play at the back of a rotation.
3. C Austin Romine: When healthy, Romine is a solid-average receiver with some catch-and-throw skills, but he hasn't been able to log time behind the plate with any consistency over the past few seasons. The bat isn't great, but its not entirely empty, and if he can stay on the field in 2013, he has a chance to develop into a quality back-up catcher at the highest level.
Top 10 Talents 25 And Under (born 4/1/87 or later)
Over the past two decades the Yankees have groomed plenty of major-league contributors. However, this list includes no players that will appear on the Opening Day 25-man roster.
The Yankees' philosophy on amateur talent has never wavered. They go after the highest ceiling every time. Mason Williams, Slade Heathcott, and Tyler Austin are prepared to fill a potential opening in the outfield when Curtis Granderson hits free agency next winter. The athletic Williams' future is directly dependent on how his bat will translate to the major-league level. He is a legitimate plus-plus runner with quick-twitch athleticism, and scouts who like him believe he will hit for both average and power. Heathcott is a similar prospect in that his best tool is his speed. Austin surged up prospect boards in 2012 because he was able to make solid contact and flash some power potential, but few believe he will be a star.
Gary Sanchez's future relies solely on his ability and #want behind the plate. He'll provide more than enough value offensively, and in 2012 he took steps toward becoming a better defender. Angelo Gumbs has always put on 5 o'clock displays with tremendous bat speed and arm strength. He needs to build on his 2012 campaign by continuing to apply his raw tools in game situations.
The pitchers have plenty of upside, but among starters only Ramirez has pitched above Low-A. Mark Montgomery, who boasts one of the minor leagues' best secondary offerings, is the safest arm on this list, but at best he is a late-inning reliever.
The Yankees may lack anyone major-league ready on this list, but they do not lack high-ceiling talent. The potential is here for big-league production, or at least trade deadline value. —Zach Mortimer
A Parting Thought: The Yankees system is better than I initially realized, with high-impact potential scattered all over the top 10, but the quality falls off quickly and the lack of depth keeps the farm from being considered a top 10 system.
Jason Parks is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @ProfessorParks
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A couple of quick questions, if that's OK. Does your overall view and ranking of Sanchez take a significant possibility of him moving off the position into account? I get that a 6 bat with a 4 glove at catcher is very valuable, but I'd imagine you couldn't go much lower than a 4 without being pretty much unplayable at the big league level. How well will the bat play elsewhere, and would elsewhere have to be first or would there be other options?
Mar 15, 2013 04:37 AM
What were thoughts on Bryan Mitchell, Ravel Santana, and Ramon Flores ?
If Sanchez ends up moving to 1B, does he still have the profile to be an impact player there?
The bat has the potential to play anywhere on the diamond.
Mar 15, 2013 07:20 AM
So they signed Ramirez as a 17-year old in 2007; he's been in their system ever since but hasn't progressed past high-A. Is there an injury history there, or is he just slow-moving - and if so, is that cause for concern?
Yes. As mentioned in the risk factor, he holds a high risk because of a history with injuries. He wasn't a fast mover to begin with, but injuries have certainly slowed the progress.
Mar 15, 2013 07:58 AM
Any thoughts on Luis Torrenz? I realize he is eons away. I have not seen much of a report on that guy. Thanks in advance!
Did you have Ramirez this high before spring training (obviously ignoring yesterday's debacle)?
Mar 15, 2013 06:21 AM
As ever, thanks for a very detailed report. I noticed that Michael Pineda does not appear among the "Top 10 under 25". Is his omission deliberate, or is it a case of "not in park, out of mind"?
Mar 15, 2013 06:35 AM
I'll let Zach speak up on the U25, but it might be because of the injury and the uncertainty surrounding that.
Mar 15, 2013 07:19 AM
Hey thanks for the good words. The reason I left out Pineda is based on the fact that I have not heard a single positive report on him since he was traded to the Yankees organization. The shoulder injury really worries me. Also I am worried about the body which could get away from him. All in all Pineda has the raw ability to be on this list, but I ran into to many question marks to feel confident about placing him in the top 10.
Mar 15, 2013 07:38 AM
Wow. That's the sort of very significant info, I wish we subscribers had better access to. Isn't injury intelligence just as important as prospect scouting? Do we need to ask you about specific players? Do labrum surgeries have the worse success rate? Is each case far more different from others as compared to Tommy John surgeries that are usually very similar and therefor more routine?
Mar 15, 2013 10:58 AM
Please, show yourself, whoever is dinging me - and explain. I'm using my real name - as boring as that is compared to Hoot Stromboli or hotstatrat as I used years earlier. I'm doing my best to only make insightful sincere comments that I feel are worth sharing. What is your problem with almost with everything I write?
Mar 15, 2013 13:47 PM
Hey John it wasn't me dinging you. You bring up great points when it comes to injuries. As a person who had shoulder troubles I understand that the road to recovery is much less clear as compared to elbow injuries. I have no exact numbers for you, but the way its always been explained to me it is much easier to fix elbows than shoulders. I hope this is the sort information you are looking for.
Mar 15, 2013 14:24 PM
Thanks, Zach. My idea would be to see something tied to the Injury Beta on the Player Card. That was a nice step in this direction. It needs now a link or some indication of expected recovery time and what percentage of a pitcher's ability (established before his injury) that will most likely be recovered. If it is unknown, it should give the ranges of potential outcomes, the best guess, and the chances of that guess being essentially the right one. I know that's a lot of work, but I'd certainly pay more for BP to have that.
Mar 15, 2013 15:16 PM
Your points are valid, but your comment came off as complaining and pestering our writer because he didn't give you the info you wanted. Thant's why it was dinged.
Mar 16, 2013 19:16 PM
wow, shocked at the 6 on the FB of jose campos. heard he was throwing easy 100's last winter. was that just in bursts?
Mar 15, 2013 06:40 AM
Depending on the source, its a 6/7 pitch. As a starter, he normally works low-90s, and can go get 95+, but the command wobbles at the higher velo. Grades for most players could change if they only worked in bursts, and because Campos projects as a starter, I wanted to profile him as such.
Mar 15, 2013 07:29 AM
Sanchez sounds similar to Wilin Rosario, would that be a best case outcome?
Mar 15, 2013 07:19 AM
Not a single mention of Cito Culver--is he totally off the radar? I remember on Up and In back when he was drafted, Kevin (I think it was Kevin) was making the argument that the Yankees probably knew something we didn't, and so we should give them the benefit of the doubt. Does Culver go some way towards tilting the balance to the "wisdom of the crowd" side which said, "they drafted who?" and drafting Culver in the first round was just bad drafting, or is it just rotten luck/vagaries of the development process?
Mar 15, 2013 07:48 AM
No, it's one guy. By all means, look at all those picks that were seen as reaches and see how much success they have compared with those that were expected to go at that point in the draft, but the fact that a late first round pick didn't work out doesn't tell you much. It happens quite often.
Mar 15, 2013 07:51 AM
KG did mention that, and at the time it had merit. But I've seen Culver numerous times since he was drafted, and I just don't see the upside. I don't think he was ever destined to be a star, but the tool package (especially on defense) had promise, and the premium position on the diamond justified the pick. You hit on some and miss on others, and from that same draft, the Yankees hit on Mason Williams and Tyler Austin.
Wither Betances and Banuelos?
Mar 15, 2013 07:58 AM
One will miss all of 2013 with TJ; was falling down the list before the injury. The other has 20-grade command and is unlikely to find any mechanical consistency. Assuming he comes back to form, you can make a case for Banuelos, although only in the back-end of the top ten. I don't see a case for Betances.
Mar 15, 2013 08:01 AM
Jason and Zach, do you expect Gumbs to repeat at Charleston or does he move up the ladder to Tampa on the basis that he flashed enough brilliance in his injury shortened season?
Mar 15, 2013 08:16 AM
I think Gumbs is ready to play at HIgh-A; real test for Gumbs and his aggressive approach will come in AA.
Mar 15, 2013 08:24 AM
I'm bullish on Gumbs I think he starts in Hi-A. He has the potential to shoot up this list.
Mar 15, 2013 08:51 AM
Very small nitpick - Ichiro is a free agent after 2014 as the Yankees gave him a 2 year deal.
Mar 15, 2013 09:14 AM
Where is Pat Venditte?!?! Waiting to see that ambidextrous cheese in the majors.
Mar 15, 2013 15:34 PM
You can rank Austin ahead of Hensley, but personally I think it's a Ty.
Mar 15, 2013 16:23 PM
Austin is a city in Texas, obviously breaks the tie.
Mar 15, 2013 21:15 PM
Hensley used to be a town in Texas, ghost town breaks the tie?
Mar 16, 2013 11:21 AM
Jason, what do you know about Tyson Blaser? I am pretty sure he's just an org guy.. But he's from around my area (small town area, so he's a big deal) and wanted to know if there's any potential there. Thanks.
Mar 16, 2013 16:46 PM
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Tips for Better Onsighting
—Doug Hamilton | Bristol, U.K
First, make every effort to travel to different crags prior to the trip and onsight as much as you can. If you are confined to indoor climbing, then try to visit new gyms rather than lapping the same old routes. Another alternative is to do stick training (where your partner points you around the bouldering wall) or circuits to increase your repertoire of new moves. Even if the rock at your local crag is dissimilar to your destination, climbing outside should still be a high priority. Indoor climbing simply does not prepare you for using small footholds.
The angle of the crag is more the issue than the type of rock when it comes to preparing for a trip. Slabs may do wonders for your footwork but they are lousy for building strength or endurance. If your local crag is low-angled, you will need to do plenty of gym climbing to help build fitness for the steep limestone of .
Regarding redpointing: For less experienced climbers, a redpoint ascent is a great way to boost confidence and help you focus on technique. However, for mid-grade and higher level climbers, too much time spent redpointing can have the reverse effect, providing you with a false impression of your onsighting capabilities. Overall, it is usually best to focus entirely on onsighting, both prior to and during the trip, if that is what you wish to improve.
For day structure, the 2 on, 1 off (or 3 on, 1 off) combination works well but only if you are fit enough to do this right from the start of the trip. If not then you will need to build up. Start by climbing 2 on, 1 off and doing short days or, better still, easier, mileage-based days. It is only when you go for something right at your limit and fail near the top that you are likely to burn out and feel the need for a rest day. You shouldn't be trying hard routes at the start of the trip anyway. The initial goal should be to gain as much experience on that specific rock-type, so go for mileage. For example, if your hardest previous onsight is 5.12b then start by trying to do three or four 5.11d's per day (after a pyramid warm-up) for the first two days, then take a rest day and go for two or three 5.12a's.
Once you are into your flow, by the middle of the trip you can not only expect to climb well the day after a rest day, but also on your second day on. You may feel slightly more tired on the second day, but you should also notice that you warm up more easily and feel like you are moving better -- this frequently compensates for accumulated fatigue.
Get on harder stuff by the middle of the trip. Try to repeat your current onsight personal best, and it really pays to do this two or three times rather than leap-frogging and going for the grade above too quickly. You may be lucky and send, but if you keep getting shut down, then the demons of doubt can start attacking your psyche. If it's a short trip, then one route at your current limit may have to do as preparation for your goal of upping the ante. Once you've achieved an onsight at your current level you'll have the skill, the fitness and the self-belief to push to the next grade.
The best time for attempting a personal best is the final third of the trip -- in your case, the last week. Consider trying to onsight a route two grades harder than your current limit. Although this sounds like a futile mission, it will have the effect of making your target grade seem easier (both physically and mentally) when you next try it. Note that the only time to do this is just before a rest day, or you'll just burn out and sabotage your chances of climbing anything else.
Visit sectors of the crag that offer plenty of suitable routes. Don't put routes on pedestals. If you drop one then simply move on to the next.
After you've fallen on a route, you will usually need to get to the top somehow in order to strip it. In some cases, saving energy and skin will be the priority, so just grab each clip and hangdog your way home. At other times you'll want to boost confidence by proving to yourself just how close you were. In these cases, simply get straight back on and try to climb to the chains in a single push.
I wouldn't advise lowering off and redpointing the route. If your goal is simply to tick a hard onsight, then you should save everything for that.
Regarding warming up: do a pyramid-style warm-up, rather than leap-frogging from easy routes onto hard stuff. As to whether this should be on routes you know or on onsights, my gut instinct is to say that onsights are better. Sure, if you pick a sandbag warm-up route it could blow your day, but the benefit of onsighting as part of your warm-up is to summon your route-reading skills.
Listen to your body throughout the trip and note how your warm-up requirements may change. At the start of the trip you may only be able to do three warm-up routes, but as you build fitness, then more warm-up routes become viable. Conversely, you may need to do fewer warm-up routes if your skin is badly worn or cumulative fatigue starts to set in.
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I saw this referenced on digg. Thought it was kind of interesting. I didn't know PHP was that slow, but you have to read some of the comments to see a lot of argument.
In the USA, an average of 560 grams CO2 is emitted per generated Killo Watt hour.
Here's the real problem.
Of course it's important to be energy efficient, but that's utterly secondary. Reusable energy sources, or nuclear power, have zero emission.
It's not enough to reduce CO2 emission by a few percent. The source of the issue has never been energy consumption, but releasing CO2 into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuel.
Oh yeah, most of these discussions are a little flaky, and I'm not entirely convinced it's as bad as they say. We went through this with Y2K and everything. It's always something imminently terrible is going to happen any second but these changes are very gradual and a little warming probably isn't that bad considering we're sitting between ice ages. We're going to run out of fossil fuels in a bit anyway and they will continue to become more expensive so alternatives will be found. Fusion will be best if they can work it out. Some countries are dumping nuclear waste in the ocean right now and it has a half life of what, 4 billion years or something? Man alive, that's way more dangerous. Chernobyl came just a little from wiping out a huge percent of the population. It's the snake you don't see that bites you. I just didn't know that PHP was 10 times slower, but I think, like the discussions, there are a lot of factors involved. Like how much of it actually gets used. These languages are meant only as a glue for c code.


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Mesalamine to Reduce T Cell Activation in HIV Infection
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University of California, San Francisco
California HIV/AIDS Research Program
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
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University of California, San Francisco
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First received: March 17, 2010
Last updated: August 8, 2014
Last verified: August 2014
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The objective of this study is to determine whether 12 weeks of mesalamine therapy added to a standard HIV treatment decreases systemic immune activation and inflammation in HIV-infected patients, possibly resulting in better recovery of the immune system. The study hypothesis is that decreasing inflammation directly in the gut may decrease both of these potential causes of chronic inflammation, potentially resulting in an immunologic benefit.
|HIV Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immune System Diseases Lentivirus Infections Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
|Drug: Mesalamine (5-aminosalicylic acid, Apriso) Drug: Placebo
|Phase 4
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Mesalamine to Reduce T Cell Activation in HIV Infection
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Log(10) Change in % Activated (CD38+HLA-DR+)CD8+ T Cells During the First 12 Weeks of Study [ Time Frame: Week 0, Week 12 ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Log(10) Change in % Activated (CD38+HLA-DR+)CD8+ T Cells After Treatment Crossover [ Time Frame: Week 12, Week 24 ]Log(10) change in the percentage of activated T cells during the second 12 weeks of the study
|Study Start Date:
|June 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Mesalamine
Drug: Mesalamine (5-aminosalicylic acid, Apriso)
Four mesalamine capsules once daily (1.5 gram/day) for the first 12 weeks, PO(by mouth).
Four placebo capsules once daily (1.5g/d) for another 12 weeks, PO (by mouth).
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
Four placebo capsules once daily (1.5g/d) for the first 12 weeks, PO (by mouth).
Four mesalamine capsules once daily (1.5g/d) for another 12 weeks, PO (by mouth).
Detailed Description:
While most HIV-infected patients can now achieve nearly complete viral suppression on currently available HIV medications, they still have at least a 10-year shorter life expectancy than the general population and are at higher risk for diseases associated with accelerated aging including cardiovascular disease and non-AIDS-defining cancers. Persistent inflammation and immune activation are believed to drive this increased risk. Despite suppression of viral replication in peripheral blood by effective HIV medications, HIV may continue to be expressed at low levels by T cells in the lining of the gut and may also result in translocation of bacterial products across the lining of the gut, driving persistent inflammation. We believe that decreasing inflammation directly in the gut may decrease both of these potential causes of chronic inflammation, potentially resulting in an immunologic benefit. Mesalamine is an oral anti-inflammatory drug used to treat patients with inflammatory bowel disease, acts locally on the gut tissue to decrease inflammation, and is associated with very few side effects. If mesalamine therapy reduces immune activation and inflammation in our study, it would prompt larger studies to see if mesalamine decreases clinical outcomes like cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality in this setting.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-1 infection, as documented by any licensed ELISA test kit and confirmed by Western blot at any time prior to study entry.
- Stable antiretroviral therapy for at least 6 months.
- Screening CD4+ T cell count below 350 cells/mm3
- All available CD4+ T cell counts in the last year and at screening <350 cells/mm3
- Screening plasma HIV RNA levels below level of detection (< 40 copies RNA/mL).
- All available plasma HIV RNA levels within past year below the level of detection. Isolated detectable values < 500 c/ml are allowed if HIV RNA levels before and after this time point are undetectable.
- >90% adherence to therapy within the preceding 30 days, as determined by self-report.
- Both male and female subjects are eligible. Females of childbearing potential must have negative pregnancy test at screening and agree to use a double-barrier method of contraception during the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are intending to modify antiretroviral therapy in the next 24 weeks for any reason.
- Serious illness requiring hospitalization or parental antibiotics within preceding 3 months.
- Exposure to any immunomodulatory drug in the past 16 weeks.
- Active hepatitis C or hepatitis B which will require treatment in the subsequent 24 weeks.
- Screening absolute neutrophil count <1,000 cells/mm3, platelet count <50,000 cells/mm3, Hgb < 8mg/dL
- Pancreatitis or lipase greater than 2 times the upper limit of normal.
- Renal insufficiency with creatinine clearance less than 50 ml/min
- Elevated transaminases greater than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal.
- Evidence of decompensated cirrhosis, heart failure.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
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Somsouk M, Dunham RM, Cohen M, Albright R, Abdel-Mohsen M, Liegler T, Lifson J, Piatak M, Gorelick R, Huang Y, Wu Y, Hsue PY, Martin JN, Deeks SG, McCune JM, Hunt PW. The immunologic effects of mesalamine in treated HIV-infected individuals with incomplete CD4+ T cell recovery: a randomized crossover trial. PLoS One. 2014 Dec 29;9(12):e116306. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116306. eCollection 2014.
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|Study First Received:
|March 17, 2010
|Results First Received:
|May 20, 2014
|Last Updated:
|August 8, 2014
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Communicable Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Slow Virus Diseases
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female
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EUGENE, Ore. - Police arrested a University of Oregon employee on campus Thursday on charges accusing him of sexually abusing at least 3 girls between the ages of 6 and 12.
None of the alleged crimes involved the university in any way, police said.
But the UO Police Department assisted Eugene Police in taking Russell Gene Crummett, 49, into custody on campus.
Crummett faces multiple counts of first degree sex abuse, first degree sodomy and first degree unlawful sexual penetration.
Police said the victims were not family members but were acquainted with Crummett.
KVAL's Kristina Nelson went to the apartment complex where Crummett lived to ask what they thought about the arrest. Neighbors said that he seemed like a nice guy, but they weren't necessarily surprised to learn that he was taken into custody.
Wendie Rainbow said that her son often played with Crummett's children at their apartment when they first moved to the neighborhood.
"I had a feeling this was going to happen," Rainbow said. "My son witnessed him in bed with a little girl."
Wendie Rainbow added that she regrets not acting on what her son had told her happened while he was playing with his friends at Crummett's apartment.
The suspect, a building manager with the UO's College of Education, has been placed on administrative leave, the University said.
The UO said that Crummett had access to College of Education facilities, however his position did not include interaction with children.
University spokesperson Phil Weiler said that, while the school does background checks on people hired for these positions, Crummett's record was never checked.
"When this gentlemen was hired we had not operationalized those background checks so there was not a check done of him." Weiler said.
Patty Perlow at the Lane County District Attorney's Office told KVAL that Crummett has prior misdemeanor convictions, but nothing sexual that the DA's office knows about.
Officials said that Crummett was arraigned on 7 counts of sex abuse, 6 counts of sodomy and 4 counts of unlawful sexual penetration. Crummett has a court date scheduled for December 10th.
Investigators ask anyone with relevant information in this case to call Eugene Police Violent Crimes Detective Ralph Burks at (541) 682-5166.
This is a developing story, updates can be found on this website or its television affiliate when they become available.


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American College Health Association Updates
Young Invincibles, a national organization representing the interests of young Americans between the ages of 18 and 34, has developed the Getting Covered Campaign to inform young adults and their families about dependent coverage, the provision in the new health care law that allows young adults to stay on their parent's plan until age 26.
Now available through the campaign is a free Graduation Toolkit that provides your students with information on how the new health care law works and helps them access insurance and care.
A toolkit is available for each state and includes information for students such as:
This toolkit can be a handy resource that will help your students better understand how to get or maintain health insurance coverage upon graduation. The toolkit may be downloaded at www.YoungInvincibles.org/Toolkit.


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I once saw I photograph in one of Chogyam Trungpa's books where he was kneeling in front of the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama was sitting and laughing. I've never been able to find this photo again, and don't know what book it's from. I was wondering if you could help me identify the book. It's a very inspirational image for me and I'd really appreciate it. If you don't know, do you know somewhere/someone I could ask for help?
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The Eagles
The Eagles return to the Forum, officially opening the the newly revamped venue on on Jan. 15. The opneing night concert is one of six shows are scheduled for Jan. 17-18, Jan. 22 and Jan. 24-25.
Justin Timberlake is also scheduled to bring his 20/20 World Experience Tour to the Forum on Jan. 20.
For more information about upcoming events at the Forum, visit fabulousforum.com.
Elvis Presley performed there.
The Jackson 5 broke records there.
Prince loved it so much he played a 21-night concert series there.
And now officials are welcoming fans back to the famed Forum to create new musical memories as the revamped arena bids to re-establish itself as one of the premier concert venues in the country.
The Eagles, who first took the stage at the Forum nearly 40 years ago, return tonight for the first of six concerts — inviting fans, old and new, to experience $100 million in upgrades at the historic landmark that was home to some of L.A.'s greatest moments in music.
The Madison Square Garden Co. spent $100 million to refurbish the Forum in Inglewood. Among the features and amenities:
• The four-level arena can accommodate up to 17,500 people, or be converted into a half-bowl for 8,000.
• About 8,000 square feet of new hospitality space offers food, beverages, merchandise and bathrooms at the floor level.
• The interior seating configuration is made up of one continuous bowl without suites to create "uninterrupted seating."
• It is the first building in the country to have a Cisco-certified Wi-Fi system to provide free Wi-Fi to all patrons.
• Seven dressing rooms are available for artists, with individual washrooms featuring showers.
• Performers have access to a luxury lounge, game room and gym.
• VIP guests and artists can enjoy a renovated Forum Club and the newly added Chase Lounge that serves exclusive food and beverage options.
• The roof can now support up to 350,000 pounds of hanging weight to accommodate large productions.
• An LED lighting system has been installed to illuminate the 80 columns at the Forum, which is part of the historic landmark's signature look.
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"We're thrilled to bring this iconic Southern California landmark back to its original glory," said Melissa Ormond, president of Madison Square Garden Entertainment, during a media preview day Tuesday.
Madison Square Garden Co. purchased the defunct Forum for nearly $24 million from the Faithful Central Bible Church
in June 2012, a welcoming move as the Inglewood arena struggled to stay relevant when its major tenants — the Los Angeles Lakers and NHL's L.A. Kings — fled to downtown Los Angeles for Staples Center.
Since then, MSG has worked to reinvent the Forum as an entertainment hub in a part of greater L.A. that has been long overlooked, spending millions to rehabilitate the more than four decade-old building.
Now the Forum, which is MSG's first West Coast venture, is the country's first and only arena-size venue dedicated to music and entertainment, with the ability to seat up to 17,500 fans, said Sid Greenfeig, senior vice president of West Coast business operations for the Forum.
And fans as well as music guests are expected to feel pampered, officials said.
The Forum's raised theater-like cushion seats are expected to be a crowd pleaser, particularly as the configuration allows fans a virtually unobstructed view of the stage from any angle. An LED ceiling is also expected to provide a "breathtaking, star-filled" look to the indoor arena, Forum General Manager Nick Spampanato explained during a tour of the facility. The absence of luxury boxes also helps with the intimate feel of the Forum experience, Spampanato said.
For patrons, in addition to the renovated concourse that still has its 1960s charm, 8,000 square feet of hospitality space has been added to the first floor of the venue. A tinted glass wall adds to the unique look of the area and will allow those waiting in line for concessions — which now feature nearly a dozen local food and drink vendors — merchandise or even the bathroom to still see through to the stage.
Forum officials also announced a partnership with Caesars Entertainment Corp. that is expected to bring a Vegas-style experience to fans — minus the slot machines — with its Caesars Palace Club, a 4,000-square-foot hospitality space on the venue's event level. Caesars also is expected to host pre-show events for attendees on the Forum's terrace.
Below the arena seating and behind the scenes, artists and their backstage guests can enjoy luxury lounges and a game room equipped with arcade games, a pool table and a virtual golf experience.
And that's just some of the new amenities at the Forum.
"Through the tireless efforts of hundreds of workers and designers, we believe we have succeeded in creating not only a world-class venue, but a world-class destination that will create an unrivaled experience for both artists and music fans," Spampanato said.
While traffic was a breeze on the warm Tuesday afternoon, digital signs warning motorists of increased traffic due to the Forum's reopening were already flashing along Manchester Boulevard, where residents and business owners alike were buzzing about the expected frenzy coming to town.
"Oh yeah, I'm sure traffic will be bad, but it's going to bring much-needed life back to Inglewood," said Donna Banks, who has lived in the area for 12 years.
Carolyn Jones, manager at M&M's Soul Food just down the street from the Forum, couldn't agree more.
"It's a great uplift for Inglewood," Jones said. "The Forum has always really represented the city as something that Inglewood is known for, so it's exciting that it's back."
Natasha Case, co-founder of Coolhaus, the L.A.-based ice cream sandwich maker that will be serving its exclusive Fabulous Forum ice cream treats at the venue, said as a native Angeleno she fondly remembers watching the Lakers winning games and several concerts "so it was like an end of an era when they stopped using it."
"But more recently, on Baldwin Hills and the surrounding communities, there's something of a renaissance that is happening so I'm excited for the Forum to be what ties it all together," she said.
Mayor James T. Butts, a former Inglewood police officer who left the city for stints as Santa Monica police chief and an LAX security executive, has fond memories at the Forum because he caught his first two concerts — Sly & the Family Stone and Carole King — at the venue.
When he returned to the city 15 years later, however, the mayor said he was "reminded of the scene in 'The Wizard of Oz' of Dorothy, holding her dog and looking around, saying, 'Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.' "
"I knew coming into the door that we needed an entertainment anchor that would be a game changer, that would provide credibility, ambiance and cachet to the city of Inglewood once again," said Butts, who was elected to office in 2011.
Three years later, Butts is pleased to see the project come to fruition, and so are local residents.
"The Forum opening again is fantastic for people in the South Bay. It's offering an opportunity for members of this community to watch quality shows that are typically only available in downtown L.A. at Staples or in Anaheim at the Honda Center," said Jeff Angeli, who was having lunch at M&M's Soul Food.
But Angeli, an office manager who works for Al's Towing in the area, said it's also a "wonderful injection of life into the local economy.
"The potential this brings to small businesses here is going to be amazing," he said.
More than 260 construction jobs were created for the overhaul of the Forum and 250 full-time jobs are expected to be filled during the venue's operation. Moreover, the Forum expects to generate $1.4 billion in total economic benefits over 30 years, Greenfeig said.
"As we said from the beginning, we're not only dedicated to music and entertainment. We want the Forum to serve as an engine of economic activity for this great city," Greenfeig said.
As officials provided tours, plenty of others continued to scurry around the venue to secure lights, erect curtains and stock the shelves, getting ready for showtime because, as Spampanato said: "The future of the celebrated Forum begins now.


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Western University of Health Sciences is in need of volunteers interested in participating in a study on vertigo.
An interprofessional team from the university is carrying out a clinical research study on two intervention approaches for people with dizziness, according to a statement from the university.
Those who may be eligible to participate in the study have suffered from dizziness for more than three months and are between the ages of 18 and 79.
The purpose of the study is to determine if osteopathic manipulative treatment, referred to as OMT and/or vestibular rehabilitation therapy, or VRT, are helpful to patients suffering from dizziness, the statement said.
Those seeking information or who would like to find out if they qualify for the study should call research coordinator Michelle Yim by email at email@example.com or by calling her at 909-469-8463.
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Purdue Extension is offering a series of farm succession planning workshops this winter, located in 10 different locations throughout the state of Indiana.
Entitled, "Cultivating Strong Indiana Farm Family Relationships for Today and Tomorrow," the workshops are designed to provide current and incoming farm business owners with legal, accounting, and communication assistance related to estate and farm planning.
Session 1 will focus on farmer financial skills, working together as a team, and communicating for success. Session 2 includes information on farm business structures, taxes, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, and strategies for managing conflict.
The workshops are hosted by the Purdue Women in Agriculture Team and the Purdue Farm Succession Planning Team.
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Hechavarria could return to Marlins in a week
MIAMI -- Barring any setbacks, Adeiny Hechavarria could be returning to the Marlins in a week.
The 24-year-old shortstop, placed on the 15-day disabled list on April 18 with a bruised right elbow, did some light infield work on Thursday prior to the Marlins-Cubs game at Marlins Park.
"Hech, he's going to take some ground balls and make some throws," manager Mike Redmond said. "The plan is for him to play some games [in Jupiter]."
During batting practice, Hechavarria fielded ground balls, but he refrained from throwing.
The club is hopeful that he will be reinstated on May 2 at Philadelphia, the first day he is eligible.
"If everything goes well, we're shooting for him to come off that day," Redmond said.
He has done some light throwing and is a day or two away from hitting.
Several other Marlins are well into their recovery from various injuries.
Henderson Alvarez, who opened the season on the DL with right shoulder inflammation, is throwing a 45-pitch simulated game on Saturday. The plan is for him to start throwing in Minor League games on May 2.
Alvarez could be ready to join the rotation by mid-May.
Nathan Eovaldi, also out with right shoulder inflammation, has started his long-toss progression. He was recently placed on the 60-day disabled list, so he won't be available until mid-June, at the earliest.
First baseman Casey Kotchman, on the DL since Apirl 5 with a strained left hamstring, is still at least a few weeks away.
Catcher Jeff Mathis, on the disabled list with a broken right collarbone, could be playing rehab assignment games as early as May 1.
First baseman Logan Morrison, on the disabled list with a right knee injury, could be playing in rehab assignment games on May 10.
Once all these players return, the club will more closely resemble what the Marlins expected at the start of Spring Training.
"We'll hopefully have the team we thought we'd start out with," Redmond said. "But, hey, that's all part of it. I know that's obviously a lot of guys. It is what it is. They're getting better, and hopefully we'll get them back out there on the field."
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Hagel's appointment would send another disturbing message to the bigots of Tehran, who believe that the only people calling for military action against Iran are "the Jews." Hagel speaks their language. He is the only mainstream American politician to talk openly about how "the Jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people." Others refer to the "Israel lobby," which includes Jews, Christians, and others. They understand that not all supporters of Israel are Jewish, and that not all Jews are part of the Israel lobby. But Hagel apparently sees things in terms of Jewish interests versus American interests.
This is a delicate time for American policy with regard to Iran in particular and the Middle East in general. Syria, an ally of Iran, is on the verge of collapse. Egypt is in turmoil. Jordan is having difficulties. The Israel–Palestine peace process seems to be at a standstill. This is not the time to be sending the wrong message, or even a confusing message, to Iran and its surrogates by nominating a man who is widely seen as out of the American mainstream when it comes to support for Israel's security.
Even if Hagel were to be nominated and then not confirmed by the Senate, the Iranians would get the wrong message. They would see the nomination as representing President Obama's real views on the possible use of force against the Iranian nuclear program, and they would see the Senate's negative vote as a reflection of the power of the "Jewish lobby" over the legislature.


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The APS Historic Sites Initiative was created by the APS Executive Board in October 2004 with the following mission:
"The purpose of the Historic Sites initiative is to raise public awareness of physics. Unexpected encounters with an attractive plaque that identifies an important and interesting event in the history of physics will be an effective way of getting physics before the general public. The initiative will also benefit physicists by increasing their own awareness of important past scientific advances, hence of their membership in the historic evolution of their profession."
In pursuit of this mission, the Society has established the Historic Sites selection committee to evaluate potential historic physics sites in the United States. When a site is chosen, a ceremony is arranged at which a plaque is presented, often by a member of the APS presidential line (the vice-president, president-elect, president, and past president).
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In the interwar period the most important activities of the Zionists in Krinki were to prepare the youth for aliya to Eretz Israel, educate children in a national-Hebrew spirit, and win people over to the Zionist idea and its realization. At the same time the Zionists were also ready to tackle the various needs of the Jews in Krinki.
The most important elements of the Zionist movement in Krinki were the groupings called For the Labouring Eretz Israel, especially the Tsairei Tsion, which later united with the rightist Poalei Tsion. They pursued a wide variety of activities. They attracted the Zionist-socialist and pioneer youth and devoted themselves to Hebrew education in the shtetl. Beside this, they carried out a vigorous general Zionist activity in the Keren Hayesod, the Jewish national fund, the so-called Shekel campaigns, the Hebrew Tarbut societies, and so on.
The elected representatives of the Tsairei Tsion were active in the town council as well as in the council of the Jewish community since the first democratic council elections, which had been carried out at the end of the First World War. Despite the fact that many of our comrades in the Tsairei Tsion had no franchise because they were too young, and not only could they not be elected but they could not even vote in the elections to the town council, we had a great success thanks to the popularity of our leaders in the various domains of social life of the shtetl, especially in education, writes Bendet Nisht about the leaders of the above-mentioned trend.
The Tsairei Tsion founded the Hekhalutz movement by 1919 in Krinki. They provided Hebrew evening classes for the workers who were preparing to make aliya to Eretz Israel and in 1921 they arranged locksmith courses for the olim (the new immigrants). In the same year -- similarly to other areas in Poland -- they carried out a successful collection of tools and money to buy tools for the workers in Eretz Israel in Krinki and the neighboring shtetls.
and the leadership of the Hebrew elementary school
In the same year they also opened general evening courses on Jewish history, geography, natural sciences, political economy, Yiddish and Hebrew.
By the beginning of 1926, the Poalei Tsion Union had already set up a youth organization with 100 members and 80 adults. Our comrades, describes a report from Krinki, participate actively in various social institutions, like the People's Bank, the orphans' committee, and so on, and they have a great influence on the life of the local society.
In 1934, 500 workers, common Jews and young people from the Poalei Party, the Hekhalutz, the Ha-Oved (The Worker), the Freedom Party and the Ha-Poel sports club and the Hekhalutz Hatsair kibbutz, participated in the solemn First of May demonstration organized by the League for the Laboring Eretz Israel.
But the movement flourished and reached its greatest influence in the last year before the outbreak of the Second World War. That year the Freedom-Hekhalutz Hatsair movement had 200 members and the Ha-Poel 50 in Krinki. And in the elections to the 21st Zionist Congress, the League for the Laboring Eretz Israel received 406 out of the 449 votes in Krinki.
The Poalei Tsion Party entered the elections to the Krinki town council with the slogan for or against Israel now at a time when the English government had just published its White Book against Jewish immigration to Eretz Israel and its colonization by the Jews. [The party] won 6 seats out of the 8 seats accorded to Jewish deputies (the other two seats were won by the Bund). The Jewish public of Krinki identified with the for Israel slogan.
The Hekhalutz Aliya To Eretz Israel
As mentioned before, a Hekhalutz union was founded in Krinki in 1919. And it started immediately to prepare its members for manual work and communal life. They leased a huge garden near the bath-house and a group of young boys and girls started to learn agriculture there and to get as much practice in it as possible until the gates of Eretz Israel would be open to aliya again. In 1919-20, Krinki was a transit point for pioneers who arrived in the shtetl from the surrounding area in order to go on a hakhsharah and then make aliya to Eretz Israel. This is how Sheyme Kaplan describes this phenomenon:
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At that time Krinki was within the so-called Curzon line, which was considered a territory occupied by Poland where a number of Polish laws, such as compulsory military service, did not apply. 'Hares,' that is, young boys from the territories that were already annexed by Poland by law, used to come to our town. The young people arrived with a recommendation letter from their local Zionist organization in which we were kindly asked to help the bearer of the letter, pioneer candidates for aliya to Eretz Israel. The idea was that we would provide these boys with documents proving that they were residents in Krinki (that is, that they were not liable to military service) so that they could get a passport and an English visa to Eretz Israel.
First of all we memorized with each of them street names in Krinki and the names of some local residents so that the boys would be able to argue and prove to the authorities if necessary that they were really locals. At the same time, we invited the chairman of the town council to a feast at Heykl Olian's and made the gentleman rather drunk with liquor. And [Hebrew quotation] we would have him sign the appropriate certificates on the basis of which the pioneers who arrived in our town could get the necessary documents and make aliya to Eretz Israel.
In 1919 Bendet Nisht participated in the first conference of the Hekhalutz of Lithuania (strictly speaking, of the Grodno-Vilnius district), which assembled in Grodno, as the delegate from Krinki. He also represented Krinki on the national Hekhalutz conference organized in Warsaw a year later and he was elected to be a member of the central committee of the movement.
The first group of pioneers from Krinki made aliya to Eretz Israel in the summer of 1920. Among them Sheyme Zak and Zvi Rotbart (Carmeli), may he rest in peace, Eyzik Ostrinski, and Avrom Neyman, Yofe Furman (a farmer today) and her brother Motke.
They spent the first few years in Eretz Israel working in a group with the pioneers from Grodno on the forestation of Mount Carmel and in Atlit and in the citrus plantations in Petakh Tikva, and later in construction in Rishon LeTsion, Ramlah, Jerusalem and Motza. Then a part of them went into agriculture with the Geva Group in Jezereel valley where they were joined by Lea Nisht (Zak) and Lize Rotbart (who is now the wife of Dovid Tubiu, the first mayor of the reconstructed Beer Sheva and its builders).
The first pioneers, including the young Krinki pioneers, laid the foundations for the subsequent wider aliya to Eretz Israel, which built a country for the Jewish people that would be independent until the end of time.
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Villagers in Wingfield are shocked by the theft of a 93-year-old bronze statue of Christ from a First World War memorial.
The statue, worth about £10,000, was commissioned by the great-grandfather of Wingfield parish council chairman Michael Copland-Griffiths, and designed by his great-aunt.
He said: "There is a lot of amazement and horror. It's a feature of the village that will be sadly missed.
"It was reported missing by a councillor at 10am. The three bolts holding it on had been removed, so rather than tear it off it has been carefully unwound. To me that doesn't sound quite so desperate, and like they knew what they were doing."
The sculpture was removed from the wooden memorial at the village crossroads, where the A366 crosses the B3109, between Friday night and Saturday morning.
The memorial was donated to the people of the village 20 years ago, and was due to be restored this year as part of the centenary commemorations of the start of the war.
Mr Copland-Griffiths said: "It's quite a spread-out village, so it's one thing that unites us together.
"It's a tragedy that in this centenary year something so important to the nation has been lost to the village."
PC Richard Gardner, of Wiltshire Police's Crime Management Unit in Melksham, said: "This isn't simply the theft of valuable metal, this is the theft of something symbolic to a community.
"It remembers those who have paid the ultimate price to protect our way of life which is particularly poignant in this the 100th year of the commencement of hostilities."
Anyone with information can contact PC Gardner on 101.


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Mike Piazza will claim in his soon-to-be-published autobiography that he never used performance-enhancing drugs during his playing career, Newsday reports.
"Anybody who's looking for Mike's answer to PED questions will find it there ... I believe he's clean," co-author Lonnie Wheeler told the newspaper.
Considered by many to be the best offensive catcher in major league history, Piazza received 57.8 percent of the vote in his first year on the ballot. A player must be selected on 75 percent of the ballots cast to earn induction into the Hall of Fame.
Although Piazza's vote total was high and indicates he eventually could reach the requisite 75 percent total, many believe that his percentage suffered because of speculation that he used PEDs. None of the 37 candidates, many of whom were tied to PEDs, on this year's ballot was voted into the Hall of Fame.
During a 16-season major league career spent with the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland A's, San Diego Padres and Florida Marlins, Piazza hit .308/.377/.545 with 427 homers and 1,335 RBIs. He was a 12-time All-Star, won the 1993 NL Rookie of the Year Award and finished in the top 10 in NL MVP voting seven times.