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The aged and exploited "Geronimo at the World's Fair," a "Young Wife Dreaming" in a Florida cannery, "Allakariallak, who played Nanook in... Nanook of the North" and a series of "white" women from captivity narratives—some resentful, others grateful—speak and are spoken for in Chavez's rawly effective second book, whose verse monologues, narratives and portraits largely portray Native Americans' "century/ of dishonor, suffering and pain." Chávez (Destruction Bay) has done careful historical research, and it lets her give stark details from many scenes of oppression. A set of poems about World's Fairs takes in a man from Dahomey, "bearing regal as a king's," whom the white Americans of 1893 term a cannibal. Later poems, set in the present (and much like short stories), look at the economic and sexual subjugation of working-class women. "He was the one I couldn't resist," one narrator begins, before disclosing that her "bad boy collapsed/ into this ruined man"; a later prose poem decries "desire that shackles me still to a past I must never admit." Some readers may find Chávez's speakers and her portraits lacking in formal invention and nuance or in variety; even when her speakers tell different stories, they do so in the same, direct, narrative forms. Yet the poems' indignation, moral force and historical interest compel careful, engaged reading. (Oct.)
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Last year by chance I came across to a 1923 Buescher C tenor http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...prano/cmel.jpg which I started to play at the band I am playing with, at the beginning was some kind of test for me and the other members of the band to see how the C tenor could work at rehearsals, but at the end because of everybody liked the C tenor (I was playing originally a Bb soprano), I finally ended playing the C tenor most of the time.
Because my favourite horn is soprano (I play violin also with this band), suddenly I found myself looking for a C soprano to double the Buescher C tenor , after a lot of research,and having a limited budget (maybe if my budget was bigger probably I would ended with an E&R C soprano), and being a lover of vintage horns, I finally decided to look for a King C soprano.
My decision was based among other things on this particular thread http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthr...ight=c+soprano where the only two players which didn´t claim about entonation (Saxtek & SuperTourist - thank you both) they were referring to the King C soprano, also SuperTourist mentioned the main factor which inclined my decision to pick up the King: the position of the octave pip designed far away from the cork allowing the possibility to try any kind of Bb pieces without being top to the octave pip, avoiding the consequence of chopping the pieces as usually every C soprano player does http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/012.jpg.
At that moment of my research, I contacted Surfird (SOTW member) which had for sale a very early King C soprano from 1914 http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/001.jpg which belonged to her father (Mr. Richard V. Polk who led and played in Big Bands and Dance Bands in the Chicago area around 1950, he mainly played clarinet and sax but he also played all the woodwind family), sadly I hadn´t the pleasure to meet him but I was told he was a very dedicated and talented musician, but even without knowing him in person, I can affirm with no doubt he had an special and accurate ear to pick up woodwind instrument (I bought from her an Aristocrat Big B tenor which also belonged to Mr.Polk and has the most perfect intonation of any other saxophone I had the chance to play in my whole life).
The C soprano was in very good condition (it´s a 100 year old instrument) http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/013.jpg , with traces of use but with a lot of care, the tube is in perfect shape http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/022.jpg with total lack of dents, only a couple of tiny little dings, almost invisible at first sight, the instrument was playable with some minor adjustments to be done as Surfbird told me about it, the case is original but was not in the same good condition of the horn, nothing serious, but I had to fix some support inside the case to avoid the movement of the instrument.
I went to my tech and asked him what kind of work he would perform on this instrument if it was HIS instrument, he answered me "If it was my horn probably I could probably do a complete overhaul including replating, doing some kind of long term project, but my advice to you if you are going to play it as a main instrument, is to put all the pieces apart, clean it, reppad it, corked it, replaces all the felts, and if it´s necesary some springs, then I will adjust it every little mechanism to put it on the perfect playing condition".
I followed his advice and he reppaded completeley with brown plastic resos http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/007.jpg ,replaced all the felts, oiled and adjusted the whole mechanism, no spring change was needed.
The result of his wonderful work is a beautiful and fine instrument to play (he told me "this one was on the major leagues of my history as repairmen, because everything was OK and there was no missing pieces, but everything is so un-spaced, then there is no place to mistakes on this old mechanism", but anyway he liked this work).
When I played the horn after my tech´s work, I found it ten times better than my first impression.
The voice of this soprano is very sweet and clear, very very different to my current Bb soprano at that moment (a 70´s Dolnet).
On the C King there is no resistance at all (I believe is a characteristic shared with Bb King sopranos) , at some point of the register is close to an oboe, but when you speed up the air and reach more volume, appear some resemblance of the typical sound of the old sopranos ala Sidney Bechet.
The intonation I can say it´s very good, I was expecting some kind of wild horn, impossible or very difficult to play it in tune (after all the bad comments I usually have heard about C sopranos ), but I got very surprised because I didn´t find any problem at first try, and after playing it everyday , 7 days a week, for a couple of months, I can assert now that the only note to be aware of is the middle C#, it seems to me there is only one lip position/pressure to play it correctly with no room to mistakes, if you are not in the mood at the moment of playing this middle C#, something swampy could happen very easily, but I have to say also if you play vintage sopranos (specially C sop), probably this thing about middle C# it isn´t "one of those fresh news".
In the overall view I can say the intonation is something very reliable on this little horn, the palms keys sings effortless, it only goes to high Eb as many C sopranos of that age http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/004.jpg .
The pinky cluster is slightly different from the typical design of any other Kings sopranos or saxellos (the Bb spatula is shorter than the classic King style),and the G# is also different not oval/rounded like the standard King cluster,it´s very similar to the early Conn, as you can see here http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/021.jpg I believe this design it´s present in some early King sopranos (I remember a photo of a young Roland Kirk playing a saxello where I saw the same short cluster for Bb, and at that moment I believed it was a modification made by him , but now I am not so sure).
This cluster can be very comfortable for a MKVI, early Buescher or Conn user, but not for a modern horn player because of the small size and the lack of modern articulated mechanism.
My tech reversed the old mechanism to play the D# trill http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/016.jpg , because he explained me that probably the pad could dry at an open position after many months of playing with the consequence of having a bad seal , then causing a leak, I agreed with him to do that as I already did the same with my Buescher C tenor.
The action is very comfortable, light under the fingers, the weight is a blessed relief because is very light compared to any other Bb soprano, there is no ring hook present but really there is no need for it (I play Bb soprano without using any strap), the octave key is very comfortable to me because I got used to the Buescher C tenor I have which is very similar to the King, but it´s the old style type http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/015.jpg .
The finish on the tube is matte silver plated, which is 99 % present http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/008.jpg the keys (I don´t know if were nickel plated or shiny silverplated) but were worn to bare brass in most places http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/006.jpg .
As with many early sopranos is possible to see the traces of the soldering line along the body tube underneath the silverplate http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/019.jpg.
The nacar buttons are another sign of the extremely beautiful and detailed instruments of that golden age as you can see on this close up http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/023.jpg , and the engraving is the typical badge design of H.N.White, beautiful and simple http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/018.jpg .
At the moment of this writing I am using Gonzalez reeds #2 with a C** Metal Selmer mouthpiece/original ligature which I opened the throat http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/025.jpg and augmented the original chamber size http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/...oprano/027.jpg because in the original state was too much resistant for me, but after this modification became a wonderful piece without losing the original vibe.
I have also tried a Bilger and a Selmer S80 E pieces with good results (the S80 E is the most friendly, easier and powerful to play of all , and the Bilger produce a nice woody sound, but I liked the sound of the metal Selmer over the others).
Thank you for your time reading this words, and I hope this information can be useful for someone on the search of a C soprano.
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Gwendolyn (Gwen) Kelly is the Senior Marketing Manager responsible for African-American and Asian-American Initiatives at Walmart Stores, Inc. With more than 20 years of experience, Gwen is a veteran advertising professional who injects strategic insight into the multicultural advertising process.
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Converting Youtube Videos To MP3 101
Some use sites like youtube or mp3skull to both listen to music and watch it. Millions of people listen to music now through various streaming services. Today we will review methods on how to convert videos from Youtube into Mp3 format and download them.
The easiest methods (involving less steps and ease of use) are listed below:
Youtube to Mp3:
One of our favorite choices is Youtube to mp3, as it even has a Firefox extension and they are working to develop the Chrome extension soon!
Youtube to mp3 works simply by pasting the link of the video you want to convert in the box they indicate to you and click on "download" button, the only limitation to it is that you will not be able to download videos above 20 minutes in duration.
Flvto does not only convert to Mp3 but it also does so in other formats in case you are seeking to download the whole video, it works the same way as "Youtube to Mp3" does, the other file formats it offers is AVI and MP4 (both with an HD option)
Flvto biggest advantage is that it supports mobile and will also ask you to send it to your email or your Dropbox, it will also include suggestions for you from similar videos as the one you downloaded.
Here is the link for you: http://www.flvto.biz
VidtoMp3 is a very simple website with an ease of use as simple as our previous two mentions, it is a copy-paste in the box system for you to just place the link of your video and download it directly.
The benefit for VidtoMp3 is that they also support other video and music streaming websites such as: http://mp3skull.world Veoh, Megavideo, DailyMotion, CollegeHumor and a whole list you can check directly in their website, (below the box where you paste your link)
This site counts with the options for video download and mp3 download, you paste your link in the giant box in the middle and pick from the top what format you would like to output for your conversion of the file.
It also includes a desktop app, which allows you to download videos and rack them up to fasten your process (they also have a mobile option once you click the "download" box which can be found further below after the instructions on how yo use the website)
2conv is a site very similar to Flvto if you are looking for an alternative, it has the issue that sometimes it misinterprets your region and places the website in another language but you can easily change that in the "language" button (top-right corner with the flag). another option is to use google translate.
They also include the options for video or just audio download and it is as quick as the previously mentioned sites.
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Utah State Director of Athletics Scott Barnes announced Tuesday that head men and women's tennis coach Christian Wright has been terminated from his position effective immediately.
Wright was in his 22nd season as the head coach for both the men and women's programs at Utah State after being hired in 1992.Comment on this story
Barnes also announced Tuesday that current USU assistant coach Bryan Marchant and former USU assistant coach Lukas Bouton will serve as co-interim head coaches for both the men and women's programs for the remainder of the 2012-13 seasons. Bouton is currently the tennis director and head pro at the Sports Academy and Racquet Club in Logan.
Following the academic year, a national search will be conducted to find a successor for Wright.
Utah State continues its fall season this week as the Aggie women travel to Las Vegas, Nev., to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regionals from Wednesday, Oct. 10 through Sunday, Oct. 14. The Aggie men travel to Salt Lake City this week to compete in the Utah Open, which is scheduled to begin on Thursday, Oct. 11 and will conclude on Saturday, Oct. 13.
Doug Hoffman is the assistant athletic director for Utah State University Athletic Media Relations.


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The Evolution of Forensic DNA Laboratories and The Challenges They Face
by Lisa Lane Schade, MHRLisa CalandroDennis J. Reeder
DNA laboratories have come a long way but challenges still exist.
Before 1990, the majority of U.S. forensic laboratories were associated with law enforcement agencies, yet received a relatively small portion of their given agency's total budget. In general, laboratories performed a range of services including drug testing, firearm examinations, bullet comparisons, paint chip characteristics, assessment of tool marks, serology, handwriting analysis, and fingerprint comparisons. Laboratory personnel received training in fingerprints, basic and advanced blood stain and bullet pattern analysis, evidence collection, and crime scene processing. Due to the length of time and high cost required to obtain probative information, large numbers of samples were not processed.
Law enforcement relied upon forensic laboratories to provide a basic level of discrimination of biological evidence. Analyses of this evidence in cases involving intimate contact were conducted using serological tests such as ABO blood typing and analysis of polymorphic isoenzymes such as Esterase D to enhance the power of discrimination. Discrimination of protein markers was achieved largely through immunological methods or electrophoretic methods using starch gels or isoelectric focusing plates. Phenotyping of biological evidence was possible but required technical expertise and was subject to certain limitations such as the need for fresh semen samples in the analysis of sexual assault evidence. Overall, the typing methods in use provided limited discrimination and lacked the capability to individualize biological evidence. In some cases, individuals who could not be excluded on the basis of serological analysiswere exonerated years later through DNA testing.
In 1988, the Technical Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (TWGDAM) was established at the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Quantico, Virginia. The success of TWGDAM manifested itself in the publication of quality assurance guidelines for DNA testing1and raised the bar not only for DNA analysis, but for all forensic disciplines. As the technology matured, the group was renamed SWGDAM, or Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods, and the concept of the Scientific Working Group (SWG) became formalized. To improve the scientific standards of each of the forensic disciplines, new groups were established to address specific quality assurance needs and set forth guidelines for bestpractices (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Scientific Working Groups for forensic disciplines.
In 1995, the DNA Advisory Board (DAB) was formed by congressional mandate under the DNA Identification Act of 1994 as a separate and distinct advisory board administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Initial goals of the DAB were to establish quality standards for forensic DNA testing laboratories and convicted offender DNA databasing laboratories as well as make recommendations as to the feasibility of blind proficiency testing. Using the TWGDAM/SWGDAM guidelines, along with input from a variety of forensic and standards organizations, the DNA Advisory Board presented The Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories2 to the Director of the FBI. These standards were approved on July 15, 1998, and took effect on October 1, 1998. This was followed by The Quality Assurance Standards for Convicted Offender DNA DatabasingLaboratories3which took effect on April 1, 1999.
In the Quality Assurance Standards, a quality system was outlined in Standard 3.1 that states, "The laboratory shall establish and maintain a documented quality system that is appropriate to the testing activities. The quality manual shall address at a minimum: (a) goals and objectives; (b) organization and management; (c) personnel qualifications and training; (d) facilities; (e) evidence control; (f) validation; (g) analytical procedures; (h) calibration and maintenance; (i) proficiency testing; (j) corrective action; (k) reports;(l) review; (m) safety; and (n) audits."
Strict adherence to these quality assurance standards requires a commitment of time, resources, and personnel imposing daily challenges on every forensic DNA laboratory.
With the burgeoning demand for increased throughput and analysis capacity, as well as the need for elimination of casework backlogs, there is an ever-increasing need to work more efficiently. In addition, the ability to hire and retain laboratory staff is limited. According to a 2004 study published by W. Mark Dale and Wendy Becker,4 a number of factors related to personnel issues can impact laboratory productivity. Laboratories must secure funds for hiring in a competitive biotechnology environment, devote the resources of experienced staff to training newly-hired personnel, and provide incentives to reduceturnover.
Pressures on laboratory management to streamline their operations while maintaining quality practices and analysts require technical leaders to evaluate other means of increasing laboratory efficiency. Awareness of new technologies and the availability of financial assistance are necessary to enable laboratory managers to obtain equipment and materials. Such resources improve the ability to conduct the basic processes of DNA analysis (extraction, quantification, amplification, capillary electrophoresis, and data analysis) while reducing hands-on labor requirements, thereby increasing sample throughput with minimal addition of personnel.
Recognizing that the challenges faced by forensic DNA laboratories were significantly impacting the effectiveness of DNA as a criminal justice tool, the federal government commissioned a group of experts to review the issues. According to Chris Asplen, Vice President of Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs and a former member of this commission, "The number of post-conviction exonerations indicated that the potential of DNA technology was not being realized. However, the backlog of DNA cases waiting to be analyzed (up tofour years) clearly reflected a system incapable of absorbing greater utilization of the technology." As a result, recommendations for expanded funding were made. The Debbie Smith or "Justice for All" Act passed on November 1, 2004, led to increased funding to improve the use of DNA in the criminal justice system. President Bush proposed $232.6 million in federal funding in fiscal year 2004 for his initiative, Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology, and called for continuing this level of funding for five years – a total commitment of over $1 billion.5 The initiative called for increased funding, training, and assistance for Federal, State, and local forensic laboratories, as well as police, medical professionals, victim service providers, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and judges in order to ensure that DNA technology reaches its full potential to solve crimes, protect the innocent, and identify missing persons.
"The work completed in prior years studying vast potential as well as the existing shortfalls of forensic DNA testing led Congress to create a very comprehensive program to make sure our laboratories could increase their capacities to meet both current and, hopefully, future demand and challenges," said Lisa Hurst, manager of DNAresource.com. Funding is available to enable laboratories to enhance basic infrastructure through automation and computerization, improvements in forensic evidence storage systems, and recruitment of additional personnel to help process increased sample numbers. Funds are also available to upgrade, replace, and purchase laboratory equipment, instrumentation, and computer hardware and software including LIMS for forensic data management. In order to enable laboratories to implement new technologies, funding is available for suppliesand expenses directly attributable to validation.
Although the availability of funding can help laboratories address the challenges they face, in order to make the best use of this funding, laboratories should consider their specific needs and managers should be aware of technology improvements that consolidate and streamline their workflow. To achieve this many laboratories have participated in a series of workshops to enhance their planning and develop a clear understanding of future needs. Several organizations offer "process mapping" services (see Forensic Magazine®April/May 2006)6 which help to identify the need for facility design improvements, additional equipment, laboratory workflow enhancements, and additional personnel. Process mapping may also reveal gaps in testing processes and areas where small adjustments may result in great improvements to laboratory efficiency.
Once a laboratory has identified where improvements in workflow can be made, a variety of tools can be implemented to achieve this. For example, significant advancements in information technology provide laboratories with case management and chain of custody tools, bench top systems integrating instrumentation and robotics, and streamlined methods of data analysis and case reporting.
Additional resources are available to assist laboratories in the validation of new technologies such as the outsourcing of validation services and the development of a new software package (available in summer 2007 from Applied Biosystems). These resources guide laboratories through the validation process in an expeditious manner facilitating experimental design, data analysis, and data management. Although forensic scientists face many challenges, laboratories have met them with innovative thinking, improved science, and a better understanding of their workflow and needs. Exciting developments are on the horizon that will increase sample throughput at a lower cost while requiring less personnel resources. The ability of law enforcement to maximize the use of DNA in every case to provide investigative leads promises to facilitate the swift resolution of criminal cases and the identification of the missing.
- TWGDAM Guidelines for a Quality Assurance Program for DNA Analysis, Crime Laboratory Digest (1991) 18:44-75
- Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories, Forensic Science Communications, July 2000, Volume 2, Number 3, available at: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/ july2000/codis2a.htm
- Quality Assurance Standards for Convicted Offender DNA Data-basing Laboratories, Forensic Science Communications, July 2000, Volume 2, Number 3, available at:
http://www.fbi.gov/ hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july2000/codis1a.htm
- W.M. Dale and W.S. Becker, A Case Study of Forensic Scientist Turnover, Forensic Science Communications, July 2004, Vol. 6, Number 3.
- http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/justice/dna_initiative_ policy_book.pdf
- Ken Mohr and Nancy Sopuch, Most Wanted: Answers to Facility Issues Process Mapping Informs Forensic Laboratory Design, Forensic Magazine, April/May 2006
Dennis J. Reeder, Ph.D., is the President of Reeder Analytical Consulting since 2005, having retired from Applied Biosystems in 2005 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 2000. Dr. Reeder has a BS degree in Physics and a MS degree in Microbiology from Brigham Young University and his Ph.D. in Immunology and Biochemistry was from the University of North Texas.
Lisa Calandro is the Senior Forensic Scientist and Manager of Technical Marketing in the Human Identification Group at Applied Biosystems. In her role, Lisa leads a team of Forensic Scientists to define user requirements for new Human Identification products and to provide training and support to forensic analysts world-wide. Ms. Calandro received her Bachelors degree in Microbiology and Immunology and her Masters degree in Forensic Science from U.C. Berkeley.
Lisa Lane Schade is responsible for working with forensic DNA laboratories around the world to help define and execute the strategic direction for the Human Identification business at Applied Biosystems. She has a BS in Microbiology with a minor in Chemistry and a Masters degree from the University of Oklahoma, where she served as the Assistant Director of the Advanced Center for Genome Technology. http://info.appliedbiosystems.com/hid
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Our friend Nick Cannon is premiering a brand new countdown show this week, and we're airing it here! Check back each weekend for the countdown in full.
It's your man Nick Cannon here, counting down the greatest hits of the week with my brand new show Cannon's Countdown. I'm throwing the hottest party on air and online each and every weekend, bringing you the greatest tracks hitting the charts. Check out all 20 of this week's top songs below.
20. Kelly Rowland "Motivation"
My girl Kelly Rowland is rollin in at number 20 with "Motivation." It's hot. In fact it's so hot, I can't show it here. Click on this link to watch.
19. Lupe Fiasco "The Show Goes On"
I'm a busy man with a wild schedule. Now that parenthood is looming, life gets especially chaotic sometimes. Then I listen to Lupe's song and remember we gotta keep on working. The show goes on.
18. Chris Brown "She Ain't You"
Everybody gets sore from a breakup, and nobody sings it better than Breezy. My boy is back and better than ever. This is just the first of his songs on the countdown this week. Get ready for some fresh Breezy time.
17. Lloyd Banks "I Don't Deserve You"
Lloyd features Jeremiah in this sweet groove. Stay tuned for even more Jeremih in the Countdown. Can you guess where he's at?
16. Travis Porter "Bring It Back"
The award for best featured iPad in a video this week goes to my friends in Travis Porter. Their song "Bring It Back" rolls in at number 16, but I guarantee it's number 1 for Apple geeks everywhere. Watch it.
15. Ace Hood "Hustle Hard"
Damn right! I hustle hard everyday. No matter what you're doing keep going, working hard and kicking a–. You know Ace Hood is.
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14. Chris Brown "No BS"
I told you Breezy would be back. Here's another hit from him. Rollin in at number 14 is "No BS." I don't have time for it. Neither should you. Click here to watch the video (be warned it's explicit).
13. Waka Flocka Flame "Groove Street Party"
Waka Flocka is a brother who knows how to throw a party. They are wild. They are hot. They're out of control. In fact, even his song is a little wild for the countdown. Click here to watch the video.
12. Keri Hilson "Pretty Girl Rock"
Keri is the first to represent the ladies in this week's countdown. She delivers. She's pretty and rocks like no other!
11. YC Ft. Future and Young Nova "Racks"
Rollin in at number 11 YC Ft. Future and Young Nova "Racks." Watch it now.
10. Miguel "Sure Thing"
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After witnessing the end of Jim Riggleman's tenure as manager of the Washington Nationals, it is interesting to wonder what difference a Stan Kasten-like leader would have made during the last few months.
Kasten resigned as team president at the end of the 2010 season. His leadership and experience guided the Nationals, for better or for worse, through some rough waters as they wrestled control of the franchise back from Major League Baseball and rebuilt a decimated farm system.
Mike Rizzo was promoted to executive vice president of baseball operations and general manager in late October 2010. Rizzo has not only had to concentrate on building the Nationals' roster, but also has been responsible for myriad of other tasks that have left his plate full.
It stands to reason that if Kasten, or an executive with equal experience, intelligence and respect in baseball, would have guided Rizzo through the process, or at least been able to advise and work with Riggleman as well, both sides might have been able to compromise. It just seems that Rizzo has a lot of responsibility, and was given even more responsibility for so many other important and crucial decisions when the organization decided not to replace Kasten.
Andrew Feffer was hired as the chief operating officer to handle "all business operations for the club, (including) revenue generation, marketing, communications, brand development and business administration," according to his biography in the team's media guide.
But what if there was a team president on board after Kasten left? Would yesterday's dramatic announcement have been avoided if there was a chief executive officer above Rizzo to help shoulder the load and provide professional counsel?
I believe that scenario would have made a difference the last few months and Riggleman would still be the manager today if Rizzo was not left to his own devices to figure this out.
Let us argue that the Nationals wanted to make a big splash with their next manager, and Riggleman was not the gregarious, media-friendly skipper they envisioned leading Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper and the Nationals in 2012 and beyond.
If Riggleman is not that man, who is? The team has won 11 of its last 12 games and 16 of their last 22 outings since falling nine games under .500 on May 30. Now, with Ryan Zimmerman back healthy and a young core of players making game-changing plays, the Nationals have turned around that season before Strasburg returns into a legitimate run for the National League Wild Card.
It would have been easy, as Riggleman probably did, to attempt a sitdown with Rizzo when the team was losing. But now that they are winning, and they have shown their potential as a pretty good baseball team, Riggleman's resignation carries a great deal more gravity.
Sometimes when you continue to believe that the next person, job or experience is going to be better than what you already have, you miss out on the present. And the present is the Nationals are playing good baseball. It is too bad that momentum had to be disrupted for any reason.


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Milam shooters win awards at 'March Madness' invitational
On March 2, 17 members of the Milam County 4-H Shooting Sports Club participated in the thirteenth annual "March Madness Invitational Shoot" in Manor, Texas at the Austin Rifle Club. T his shoot is considered a warm-up for Extravaganza, District Round-ups or the State Event to be held in July.
The following members brought back awards:
• Addie Reisner—2. A ir Pistol Silhouette open sight; 3. Smallbore Pistol Bullseye any sight.
• Kevin Junek—1. Precision Air Rifle.
• Ma llor y McDa niel—2. Precision Air Rifle.
• Katelyn Trowbridge—3. Precision Air Rifle.
• Corbin Preusse—3. Compound Archery.
• Paxton Reisner—3. Air Rifle Silhouette open sight.
• Tyler Shillings—2. A ir Rifle Silhouette open sight.
• Kellie Foster—1. Air Pistol; 2. Air Pistol Silhouette; 2. Smallbore Pistol Silhouette.
Other participants included: Emily Graham, John Pierce Graham, Tay tum Young, Gavin Young, Corey Preusse, Cordell Spears, Jason Penick, Jimmy Penick and Jake Penick.
COUNTY ROUNDUP— Four 4-Hers competed in the County 4-H Roundup Contests Share the Fun. Junior and Senior 4-Hers will also be competing at the District 4-H Contest on April 13.
Participants were:
• Robert Miller II of the Gause 4-H received first place in Poetry and Prose Beginner.
• Abbigail Miller of the Gause 4-H received first place in Poetry and Prose Junior. • Julianna Byrd of Thorndale 4-H received first place in Poetry and Prose Senior.
• Emily McCoy of Rockdale 4-H received first place in Vocal Senior.
Two 4-Hers competed in the County 4-H Fashion Show. Participants were:
• Robert Miller II of the Gause 4-H received first place in Buying Dressy Beginner.
• Abbigail Miller of the Gause 4-H received first place in Buying Dressy Junior. S he w ill a lso b e competing in the District Fashion Show on April 12.
LIVESTOCK UPDATES— Rockdale Fair turkey and broiler orders are due by April 22. Cost of turkeys are $4.60 each and broilers a re $ 1.54 e ach. P lace your order at the Milam County Extension Office by the April 22 d eadline. P ayment m ust b e received by April 22. Details, rules and schedules are available on the county website http:// milam.agrilife.org/. Click on the individual show for details or contact the Milam County Extension Office.
Major show steer validation tag orders are due by April 17. Validation tag is required for any steer that may be exhibited at the State Fair, Fort Worth, San Angelo, San Antonio, Houston, Austin and is also valid for Milam County Junior Livestock Show. You must plan now for the major show entries for Fall 2013 and Spring 2014.
State Fair of Texas tag orders for lamb, goat and swine are duebyApril17. Validationtag is required for these animals to show at the State Fair of Texas in Fall 2013.
Order tags at the Milam County Extension Office by April 17. Payment of $12 for steer lamb and goat tags and $10 for swine tags must be received by the Extension office by the deadline.
POULTRY INSTITUTE— The 2013 Poultry Institute for Youth, sponsored by the Texas A&M University Poultry Science Department and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, will be held June 16-18 on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, T exas. T his p rogram gives high school students with an interest in the poultry industry a chance to gain first-hand knowledge.
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May Record: 3-1-1 (3-2-1 overall)
MLS Results: @ Philadelphia Union (2-2), @ Sporting Kansas City (1-0), vs. San Jose Earthquakes (4-0), vs. FC Dallas (4-2), @ LA Galaxy (0-4).
USOC Results: @ Tampa Bay Rowdies (0-1).
Overall Record: 4-4-3 (5-7-4 overall)
How will the month of May be judged for the Sounders FC?
Seattle braved a rigorous schedule to finish the month 3-1-1, leaving the big picture for the month quite positive. However, the month ended with a devastating loss to the LA Galaxy followed by the Sounders bowing out in the third round of the US Open Cup to the second-division Tampa Bay Rowdies, leaving an extreme dichotomy of emotion for the month.
When the Sounders FC entered May, it looked like a dog of a schedule. Already struggling with just one win through the first six matches of the season, they would take to the road for grueling contests against the Philadelphia Union, Sporting Kansas City and the Galaxy with two home matches against the San Jose Earthquakes and FC Dallas mixed in. The resulting 3-1-1 record was just what the team needed to get their season back in order, although they stumbled to the finish line in the month with a 4-0 defeat to the LA Galaxy and an upset loss to the Rowdies in the third round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
After squeaking out a 2-2 draw with Philadelphia, they got a stoppage time victory over Kansas City, coming back from an eight-day road trip with four points – and seven from three straight road matches dating back to an April 20 win over Colorado. Then they exploded with two home wins over San Jose and Dallas before their road trip to end the month saw them drop consecutive matches in MLS and Open cup play.
Offensively, the Sounders had a good month that looked great after consecutive four-goal games against San Jose and Dallas. In total, they scored 11 goals in five matches after scoring just three in their first six.
Mauro Rosales finished the month with two goals and two assists while Brad Evans had three assists. Obafemi Martins had two goals as well, both coming in a reserve role after he missed the first two matches of the month while recovering from a knee injury.
However, the best offensive performances of the month came from Lamar Neagle and Eddie Johnson. Filling in for Martins in those first two matches, then continuing to get regular minutes after Martins made his return, Neagle had three goals and an assist on the month, matching the totals for Johnson for top scoring honors on the team.
On the defensive side, Michael Gspurning posted shutouts against two high-scoring sides in Kansas City and San Jose, but finished the month with a 1.60 goals against average, bringing his season mark to a 1.18 GAA.
In all, head coach Sigi Schmid used 17 different starters and 18 players total in the five league matches. Seven players appeared in all five MLS matches while six players started all five. Five different players scored Seattle's 11 goals, while their 12 assists came from seven different players.
At the end of May, the Sounders sat in sixth place in the Western Conference at 4-4-3.
The Sounders started off the month of June with a 2-0 win over Chivas USA and will have a light month, playing just three matches total. They will host Vancouver Whitecaps FC next on Saturday and then will have a weekend off before playing their final match of the month at Rio Tinto Stadium against Real Salt Lake on June 22.


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From: "M.Sjostrom" <>
Subject: Halcro in Orkney
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:11:16 -0800 (PST)
--- On Mon, 11/9/09, <> wrote:
> From: <>
> Subject: Re: Halcro in Orkney
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> Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 5:20 PM
> *That* Adam had a daughter Barbara does not discount the
> possibility that Robert did as well.
of course, theoretically both could have had a separate daughter Barbara, i.e two women - cousins to one another.
BUT, there appears no contemporary attestation of the existence of the other - it looks like all mentions in those decades involve only the one and same individual.
Only then some centuries-later writers have 'created' a daughter of that name to earl Robert (who obviously had Barbara as his ward), seemingly because of ignorance that Barbara was born as daughter of Adam. Even those writers did not think there at that time was two Barbaras.
This Barbara who was born in 1561 (daughter of Adam), is chronologically suitable to marry in 1580.
Whereas I suspect that earl Robert's any daughter born of his Kennedy wife, would not yet in 1580 been old enough to marry.
And, certainly, the 'youngest' daughter of earl Robert would not be old enough by then.
So, there simply is no life (known in sources) for the earl's *possible* daughter named Barbara, even had she existed.
In genealogy, it mainly concerns which were roots of THIS Barbara whose genealogical 'future' is known: married Halcro and had children - whose identifiable progeny even continues to our days.
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Posted 09 February 2013 - 06:08 PM Edited by ajbns87, 09 February 2013 - 06:10 PM.
3 hours and 24 minutes til War 3 : The Elimination
Best of Luck to all , especially The Highway Reapers MC.
Total Points so far....
The Damned - 22 points
The High Rollers - 14 points
MMD - 12 Points
The Yardies - 12 Points
The Highway Reapers MC - 6 Points
Gang with least total points at the end of War 3, is ELIMINATED
Posted 09 February 2013 - 11:07 PM
To bad the Highway Blockers pussied out half way through.
Posted 09 February 2013 - 11:12 PM
Wasn't too bad, most had piss poor planning anyways
Posted 09 February 2013 - 11:19 PM
I won, just. But High Rollers had a higher combined time, Vice had a good tactic in that game and again Lzw had a good game.
Will post full summary later, or perhaps tomorrow.
Thanks again everyone, I hope you found it fun. Last War will be in March.
Posted 09 February 2013 - 11:31 PM
|QUOTE (ajbns87 @ Saturday, Feb 9 2013, 23:19)
|Vice had a good tactic in that game
thanks for the posetivity aj. the tactic i used was as cheap as tesco value but its all i could do
look forward to seeing the results.
well done to you all it was a lot of fun.
Posted 10 February 2013 - 12:24 AM
Team Death Match
Standard Weapons - Blips Far - $5000 - Dukes & Broker
1st: The Damned 2: The High Rollers 3rd: MMD 4th: The Highway Reapers MC 5th: The Yardies
Game was clustered near Roman's taxi office / Niko's apartment and The Russia theatre, MMD got off to a brilliant start, with MMD President getting a lot of kills, High Rollers pulled themselves together and it was a three way race to the end, Muffin Man pulled together a great amount of kills, and helped The Damned ultimately win the game.
Protecting the Wolf
First to 5 minutes / Standard Weapons / Dukes & Broker / Lone Wolf at start choice of losing TDM Gang
1st: The High Rollers 2nd: The Damned 3rd: MMD
Andy began as the wolf, following the Yardies poor performance in the Team Death Match, quickly the action became focused on the high ways, were the high rollers managed to get some decent times together, eventually despite myself winning the round, the high rollers gained victory by the highest combined times. Thanks to lzw and vicecity69.
Down the Hatches / 3 laps / Car choice of winning TDM Gang
1st: The Damned 2nd: MMD 3rd: The High Rollers
Following victory in the TDM, The Damned chose to race with comets, it turned into a 2 man battle in the first two laps, both Lzw and Lazyboy swapping first and second constantly. Third lap saw Stingray catch up also, and eventually finish second.
Game was slightly marred by unfair tactics by some, despite this Lazy still managed to win. Good racing all round though.
Switch to Ballad of Gay Tony
Original Outlook / 2 laps / Car choice of winning race 1 Gang
1st: The High Rollers 2nd: The Damned 3rd: MMD
Yet again Comets were the choice of The Damned here, however they weren't able to repeat the victory, some great driving by Eastern Monkey, managed to just win the race for the High Rolelrs, with Muffin Man and Lazyboy coming in closely behind. Good racing again, The Highway Reapers at this point failed to take any further part. Well played Eastern Monkey
Racers N Breakers (Team Racing)
Club Class / 4 laps / Sabre GT
1st: The Damned 2nd The High Rollers 3rd: MMD
Crazy race here, lazyboy led for much of it, however following some great breaking by MMD President, Stingray took the lead. Then following breaking by the Damned, Lazy retook the lead. As always it was a nice fun way to end the event. Lzw again raced for The High Rollers, whilst Dnero failed to get any points for the Yardies. With Stingray grabbing third.
Points from the Event
|The Damned
|The High Rollers
|The Yardies
|The Highway Reapers MC
Posted 10 February 2013 - 03:09 AM
|QUOTE (enjoithepain @ Sunday, Feb 10 2013, 02:01)
|I hate the Comet.
Man f*ck that sh*t
Also what the f*ck is with that track? Never seen that one before, track editor hax tbh...
Posted 10 February 2013 - 04:05 AM
thought i would do the points so far as no one has done that yet...
Total Points so far....
The Damned - 37 points
The High Rollers - 26 points
MMD - 18 Points
The Yardies - 12 Points
The Highway Reapers MC - 6 Points
Posted 10 February 2013 - 01:06 PM
So to summarise, The Highway Reapers MC are eliminated in last place, with just 6 points. Really disappointing that you guys chose to play the TDM with two, when one of your own team mates I don't have added was asking for an invite, if any footage emerges showing me idle, that's because I'm replying to his messages .
The Yardies, even if they won every round in the final war, are unable to come first, however it would be great if you guys do play the final war, and do the best you can, to win another war, as you did with war 2.
Both MMD and The High Rollers have every chance to win this event still.
War 4 will enable every gang to bring 4 players to each game mode. We will also play, two Team Death Matches, one will be on TLaD and the other on BoGT. Both will reward 5 points for victory. The settings for the TLaD version, will be chosen by poll again. All the action will take place in Algonquin.
Time and Date will be discussed soon, so far we've played one war per a month, so it's likely to place in early March
See you all then, and thanks for the support .
Posted 10 February 2013 - 05:54 PM
Posted 10 February 2013 - 06:24 PM
I hate the NOS, and wish there was an option for it to be on or off.
Posted 10 February 2013 - 06:41 PM
|QUOTE (ajbns87 @ Sunday, Feb 10 2013, 10:24)
| I think that's a good suggestion, so yeah sure we'll begin on BoGT and end with a TDM again on TLaD.
I hate the NOS, and wish there was an option for it to be on or off.
Yeah, I also hate the Nos, that's why it would be best to do only 1 race on BoGT
Posted 11 February 2013 - 11:51 PM
Quick question to participants, instead of a poll being attached, would it be better to discuss everyone's thoughts for the final war, TDM settings? or do you prefer a poll, and voting?
Posted 12 February 2013 - 01:08 AM
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Posted 12 February 2013 - 08:18 AM
Ah well been in all 3 so far. Lets hope this ones as good as Broker/Dukes (my favourite so far).
Posted 12 February 2013 - 05:02 PM
|QUOTE (LazyboyEight @ Tuesday, Feb 12 2013, 08:54)
|more races
The races already outweigh it as it is, lol
Posted 12 February 2013 - 06:35 PM
|more races
|The races already outweigh it as it is, lol
I agree with enjoi there are too many races as it is..
Posted 12 February 2013 - 06:50 PM
Gang Wars on IV had 3 races.
Gang Wars on EFLC has 2, + Racers N Breakers, any more and I think it would be unbalanced too.
Hope you can participate Lzw , and would be cool to see you COOLMAN.
Options for TDM on TLaD
- Blips Far / Standard Weapons
- Blips All / Standard Weapons
- Blips Far / Powerful Weapons
- Blips All / Powerful Weapons
- Blips Far / All Weapons
- Blips All / All Weapons
- Blips All / Biker Weapons
- Other?
-Again my preference is Blips Far, Standard Weapons.
Posted 12 February 2013 - 08:14 PM
Posted 25 February 2013 - 02:15 AM
What if the war 4 the final was was to include battles between the 4 gangs on all the modes and games we played so far in GW, eg TDM IV, TMW IV, Races IV, Races LaD, BoGT, TDM LaD BOGT, Protecting the Wolf.
It could be like the grand finale of the event.
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ROTTERDAM, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro clinched his first title of the year as he overcame Julien Benneteau 7-6 6-3 in the final of the World Indoor Tournament in Rotterdam on Sunday.
Del Potro, beaten in last year's final by Roger Federer, lost his serve in the first set but Benneteau had no answer to his solid baseline performance which earned him the tiebreak 7-2.
An early break in the second set meant Del Potro became only the second Argentine after Guillermo Vilas to triumph at the tournament.
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Four gay and lesbian couples brought suit arguing Oregon's marriage laws unconstitutionally discriminate against same-sex couples. Democratic Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum says the ban is legally indefensible and refused to offer arguments supporting it.
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Community Calendar Oct. 7-8
Thursday, Oct. 7
Friends of the Library: 9:30 a.m. at the Park Rapids Area Library.
Ecumenical Bible study group: 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church in Nevis. For more information, call Jan or Pat at 652-4005.
Kitchigami Mobile Library: 10:15-11:15 at Muskie Park in Nevis.
Park Rapids Area Library: Open 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Duplicate bridge: 12:30 p.m. at the Park Rapids Senior Center, 102 2nd St. West.
Young Moms Group/Teen MOPS: 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Evergreen Church, 295 Western Ave. So.
English as a Second Language: Basic instruction from 5 to 7 p.m., intermediate instruction from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Frank White Education Center. For more information, contact Community Education at 237-6600.
TOPS 414: 6-6:20 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 meeting at Riverside United Methodist Church (use the northwest entrance).
Osage Sportsman's Club: 7 p.m. at the rifle range.
Guthrie-Nary Lions Club: 7 p.m. whist at the Guthrie Community Center.
Hubbard County Republicans: 7 p.m. at Hubbard County Courthouse.
Infant and child loss support group: 7 p.m. at Assembly of God Church, Menahga.
Wadena Whirlaways square dancers: 7:30-10 p.m. at the Wadena Elks Lodge.
Narcotics Anonymous: 7 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church. The only requirement is a desire to stop using.
Friday, Oct. 8
Park Rapids Area Library: Open 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Story hour: 10:45 a.m. at the Park Rapids Area Library.
Noon meal: 11:30 a.m. at the Nevis Senior Center.
Alcoholics Anonymous: noon at Calvary Lutheran Church. Call 800-462-5525.
Whist card games: 1 p.m. at the Nevis Senior Center.
His Gathering: 6:15-8:30 p.m. at Jack Pine Café.
Celebrate Recovery: 6:30 p.m. fellowship, 7 p.m. large groups, 8 p.m. small groups at Assembly of God Church, Menahga.
Depression and Bipolar Support Group: 7-8:30 p.m. at the Community Church of Walker.
Al-Anon: 7 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church. Call 732-9662 or 732-1141.
Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church. Call 800-462-5525.


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To some, managed health care has become a dirty word, a painfully vexing experience like dealing with the Mafia. To others it's a desperate, yet ineffective means of exerting control upon medical costs that are spiraling out of control.
And almost no one feels that managed systems provide any real escape from health-care worlds headed for collision.
In that world of the future, some medical insiders claim, business interests will bring to culmination a trend already well under way: the dollar is first, patient care second.
Different models of managed care are available, according to Mark A. Vincent, vice president of University Medical Center.
''One is HMO health maintenance organization. In that model, a patient is assigned a primary care physician who helps the patient navigate through the health care delivery system,'' he said.
The HMO physician is considered a gatekeeper, determining when the patient needs to go elsewhere for additional treatment.
''Another one is a PPO preferred provider organization. In that model, normally there's not a primary care physician that is assigned to patients, but there is an entity that directs care of the individual,'' Vincent explained.
''Both the HMO and the PPO are actually companies,'' he said.
''The managed plans have an emphasis on taking care of the patient in a quality manner and also in a cost-efficient manner. The negative is that it is making our environment more complicated. It's difficult for the providers to find out exactly what PPO network the patient belongs to because there are layers upon layers.''
A hospital, such as UMC, signs contracts with many of the managed care companies.
''Hospitals have to contract with all the different organizations,'' Vincent said. ''From our standpoint it is imperative that we be in network on as many plans as we can because we don't want there to be disincentives set up for employees, or patients, to utilize our health care system.''
Vincent, noting that people have differing opinions about the various plans, said, ''Personally I like the HMO model. But it all comes down to personal preferences and the relationship people have with their physicians.''
He believes a preventive medicine approach may be one of the answers to balancing health care and health care costs.
Dr. Robert C. Kimbrough III, a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, detests all managed care systems.
''I've been disturbed about this for a long time,'' he said.
Kimbrough comes from a medical heritage that includes his grandfather and his father and mother, who were physicians before him.
''When my grandfather was in his practice and most of the time that my mother and father were in their medical practices there was a lot of free care delivered by physicians.''
Kimbrough explained that they were able to offer some free service by charging the people who could pay.
''When Medicare came along, it took everybody over the age of 65 and put them on a level playing field. You could not charge somebody more than anybody else, and secondly, you couldn't not charge somebody. The ability to do cost shifting was lost.''
He added, ''Two things happened: There was just a runaway of hospitals and physicians all trying to take advantage of Medicare; and there were physicians and hospitals that became fabulously wealthy.''
He said that was not because of anything done illegally, but it resulted from their ability to use loopholes allowed by the laws.
''That led to bureaucratic rules and regulations that asked for accountability of charges. And the paperwork got to be so much that my grandfather, whose practice never changed, actually had to hire another person in his office just to do the Medicare paperwork.''
Kimbrough believes that in managed care systems, the doctor-patient relationship is done away with. ''I think it's a bad thing.''
He said patient care essentially is taken out of the doctors' hands because of managed systems' insistence on reducing costs. ''Health care is in the hands of the MBAs.''
According to Kimbrough, managed care systems also pressure doctors to hold down costs by prescribing cheaper drugs.
''If I feel because of literature investigations that this (more expensive) drug is better, and I prescribe the drug for you, they will pay for it. But then a note goes in my folder that says I am a bad doctor. If I continue to do that for your welfare, then they fire me.''
He believes that physicians are at risk under managed care systems. ''If I happen to have a number of ill patients, so that I seem to be costing the plan a lot of money, they simply fire me. Now, for the first time in health care ever, in the history of the world if you get ill, it's the physician's fault.''
Kimbrough charges that one plan forced him to stop providing services at a small hospital, when the plan excluded the hospital in a contract renewal. ''They wanted to get all their referrals into the mother hospital,'' he said.
''I met with the chief executive officer, and this was the first time I had heard business phrases injected into medicine. It was a rather harsh business phrase. We said, 'You are saying you don't want us to go to this hospital anymore, what do we do with the patients and the physicians that we have built up this working relationship with?'
''His words for business were: 'Forget 'em. They're not part of the system anymore.' ''
According to Kimbrough, patients could rebel and reject all health care plans, but it would be at extreme cost: ''You couldn't afford to go to the hospital.''
Kimbrough does offer one scenario, but it is currently unavailable. ''The only way I know of to fight the system is for all the physicians to get together and say (to the plans), 'We are not going to work with you.'
''And to date, there has been no physician group that has been gutsy enough to try that.''
Was it better in his grandfather's day?
''Well, I think it was.''
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28.Dec.2012, 08:52 AM
Post #1
Joined: 18.May.2008
Lapland is beautiful. Even in the coldest days of the year, this has best tourist attractions!
In the Lapland, streach of about 1000Kms one end to the other, covering 3 nations, to attract / to handle tourist even today is a problem that is foreseen (when compared to other countries in EU, who offer and remain on top of holiday destination every year) and also offering affordable and convenient travel holidays must be an aim to open this beautiful Lapland, which is unseen by many! It remains in big appreciation!
Traveling connections for foreigners between three nations needs to be improvised to attract more tourism and revenue or at least on demand basis for Students or Families can make a very afforbable travel to another destination and a promotion needs to be put in place?
At the moment for example, someone wants to reach from Kiruna to Rovaniemi, takes 1-2 days of travel by public transport or Sweden to Kiruna is 14 Hrs! During some seasons, busses are cancelled!
Also, Rental Car companies, who are charging fees quite an heavy fee to drop one country car in another country / breakdown / replacement / pool car service website must be in place to keep up this movement. For example, a car today which belongs to Sweden, to drop in Finland (a streach of 300 Kms) cost 1300 Euro handling fee!
Driving is also risky for a foreigner at times, Taxies are not an affordable solution for many travelers. Can an alternate solution be thought?
28.Dec.2012, 10:59 AM
Post #2
Location: Stockholm
Joined: 2.Aug.2011
I totally agree - we need Indian style cycle rikshaws in Lapland. Those guys can pedal whole days and they do it for practically nothing.
28.Dec.2012, 11:50 AM
Post #3
Joined: 26.Jul.2011
So that`s why the government, without the peoples support, is bringing in illiterates from war torn countries. Happy cycling.
28.Dec.2012, 11:58 AM
Post #4
Joined: 12.Aug.2008
Lappland is beautiful mainly in places theres no tourists spoiling it.
Driving is also risky for a foreigner at times, Taxies are not an affordable solution for many travelers. Can an alternate solution be thought?
Reindeer sleigh?
28.Dec.2012, 12:25 PM
Post #5
Location: Luleå
Joined: 4.Sep.2009
With respect, it's the best part of 1,000km travel between Kiruna and Rovaniemi. It's not exactly a 5 minute cycle trip. Kiruna to Luleå takes 3 1/2 hours by train. I take that trip every 10 days either with SJ or Norrtåg. Trains depart from 6am. Those connect directly to another train/bus service which will get you to Rovaniemi in another 5 hours. Not bad service considering the distance, isolation and climate. A rail upgrade planned for 2013 will shorten the Luleå-Rovaniemi leg down to 3 1/2 hours.
28.Dec.2012, 01:00 PM
Post #6
Location: Europe
Joined: 28.Oct.2008
Can such remoteness pay for itself, or does it need subsidising or false accounting for it to be paid for?
28.Dec.2012, 05:04 PM
Post #7
Location: Luleå
Joined: 4.Sep.2009
Not that it warrants a reply but when the industries surrounding Kiruna are clearing in excess of 1 million SEK per hour, their local economy is in pretty good shape and unlike other regions/countries, does not require any subsidies.
29.Dec.2012, 11:38 AM
Post #8
Location: Dalarna
Joined: 5.Apr.2006
Can such remoteness pay for itself, or does it need subsidising or false accounting for it to be paid for?
Well obviously there is so much money being generated up there that the proposal to move the entire city of Kiruna 3km is financially viable given the wealth created by the ores extracted in the mining industry.
When we drove Kiruna-Abisko-Norway there are numerous freight trains
29.Dec.2012, 02:02 PM
Post #9
Location: Europe
Joined: 28.Oct.2008
Well its very pleasant to hear that the industry in the far north is doing well.
But does it still generate enough for the area to be able to invest that much cash into such infrastructure, and is such an investment viable in terms or tourism ?
29.Dec.2012, 02:20 PM
Post #10
Location: Europe
Joined: 28.Oct.2008
And the same question also goes for the other nations involved.
Is there significant enough cash generated through local taxes to be able to pay for such infrastructure, and is it a viable investment in terms of tourism?
30.Dec.2012, 12:40 AM
Post #11
Location: Dalarna
Joined: 5.Apr.2006
How can you just look at it in term of tourism? That would be like assessing that viability of Arlanda as a toruist attraction and ignoring its business importance as the main airport serving the capital
Much of Sweden suffers from problems that the railways are operating over capacity and need investment as the old single tracks areno longer providing sufficient infrastructure for business/commuter needs- but as the government is unwilling to do this they are giving priority to freight services and cutting back on passenger trains
30.Dec.2012, 01:15 AM
Post #12
Location: Europe
Joined: 28.Oct.2008
The reason I referred to its tourism, is because the OP stated at the start that such trains were needed to help tourism to a very large region which is sparse in population.
As for business and trade in the region, my question has been ... can it fund itself?
And I am guessing the answer is probably no, as I expect there are cheaper alternatives at present.
Which, while I agree is purely speculation.
Would, if true question the cost and infrastructure needed for such a vast area with relatively low numbers of inhabitants. So while Arlanda does have rail networks to the city and networks far beyond. It also caters for much higher numbers which make it feasible. As well as offering networks in and out to other parts of Europe.
But when you are dealing with much greater space as the far north, add multiple borders into the equation. It does seem like such a plan will be tough to get off the ground. As the costs will be high, the area large and the population sparse in relation to the investment. And other governments from other nations will need to agree to such. And funding as we all know isn't an easy thing in this economic climate.
But if the far north is able to generate as much local taxes as claimed.
Then obviously, good for them if they are willing to invest in such.
But I do find it hard to believe given its remoteness and population, along with often cheaper alternatives such as road freight.
1.Jan.2013, 09:00 AM
Post #13
Joined: 18.May.2008
I have seen a whole lot of Chinese / other Asians / Brits who flock this place all through the year, specially for Aurora Borealis / Ice Hotel (in winter). There are number of tourist operators pre-book from all these regions!
It could be a good Government initiative to carry out a study, unlike the mining industry infrastructure, an option like train or car pool or abolishing car collecting fee for rental cars or lowering car rental charges could be a good solution to improvise revenue in this region!
I appreciate total WILDERNESS in this moment, meant also for mining in this region and clear that one TOURIST has to visit with tons of cash and be ready to face surprises!


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Sports Reference Blog
Everything You Wanted to Know About Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
Posted by Neil on June 5, 2013
With Wins Above Replacement (WAR) gaining more prominence since last season, it's a good time to remind everyone about our WAR 2.2 guide:
- Baseball-Reference.com WAR Explained - This explains the basics of WAR, the philosophy behind the stat, and some of the changes we made to the formula the past few years.
- Weighted Runs Above Average (wRAA) Explained - This describes how wRAA, the core hitting stat of WAR, is computed.
- Position Player WAR Calculations and Details - This explains how we turn wRAA, Baserunning & Double-Play Runs, Fielding Runs, Positional Adjustment Runs, and Replacement level Runs into WAR for position-players.
- Pitcher WAR Calculations and Details - This explains how we take a pitcher's runs allowed & innings pitched, and turn it into WAR.
- Converting Runs to Wins - This further describes the process by which Runs Above Replacement (for both pitchers and position players) are converted into Wins Above Replacement.
- WAR Comparison Chart - This chart shows the differences between the WAR found here at Baseball-Reference and those from a variety of other sources, including FanGraphs & Baseball Prospectus.
- WAR Data Downloads - If you want to download the raw WAR data yourself and play around with it, you can also get the Batting and Pitching data from our site.
Many of the questions we typically get about WAR can be answered by reading the guide linked above.
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Ty Says:
How do you calculate offensive win%? I know that it means if there was a line-up of the same player, but what is the formula that is used to get offensive win%? I assume it is related with oWAR?
I have another question, how many runs would a replacement level line-up score in a typical league year (say, 2012, AL and NL), and how many runs would a replacement level pitching staff give up in a given league year (2012, AL and NL)?
Neil Says:
The OWn% you see under "Advanced Batting" isn't based on WAR, it just uses the old Bill James formula using the pythagorean theorem and runs created/27 outs to what a team of 9 clones of the guy would win with avg run-prevention.
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We set the replacement level to a .294 team in March. The avg 2012 team scored and allowed 701 runs. Using pythagorean wpct and assuming this replacement team was equally worse than the MLB average on both offense and defense, to get a .294 wpct you'd need a team that scored 151 fewer runs than average and allowed 151 more runs than average -- in other words, a team with 550 RS and 852 RA. That team would go (550^2)/(550^2+852^2)=0.294.
Ty Says:
Thanks, Neil. I would assume RA and RS would be a litter higher in the AL, and a little lower in the NL. The 852 RA seems a bit low to me, but I looked at the worst run prevention teams last year and Colorado came up last at 5.5; they played in Coors Field, with, for the most part a 4-man rotation, which would clearly increase the RA values.
neal Says:
Hello, I'm looking up splits, both batting and pitching. you have war for total pitch. but if a person goes to relief pitch, you don't have the war. ESPN.com is same thing. In batting if I go to position batt. like 1st base you don't have it for that. So I
was just wondering why you especially relief pitch. A person can go to relief pitch on PI and have war but they have a few games as starter in it. thank you.
tomfromnorton Says:
The defensive value of the overall WAR statistic is my pet peeve. I think it's way overvalued in the overall WAR calculation and now I a new complaint. How in heck? does Roberto Clemente have a dWAR of -0.6 in 1961!!! This is the year he had his all time high of 26 outfield assists. He is the career leader in the modern error of baseball in career assists and I think for the most part no one would argue he had the greatest outfield arm in the last 60+ years. But guess what, he had a negative overall defensive value in 1961!!! Really??? His other defensive stats don't seem horrible to me so could someone??? anyone??? please explain to me how the great Roberto could be valued less than a REPLACEMENT player.
Neil Says:
#6 - We don't split out WAR by relievers vs starters. You just get WAR.
#7 - "Defensive WAR" is not measuring vs a defensive replacement level -- it's actually just wins above average, basically, adjusted for position. Clemente was 0.5 runs above average defensively (+6 for his OF arm, but -5.5 for his zone rating) at a position (RF) with a -6 positional adjustment, so his defense was -0.6 wins above average in 1961.
In this sense, the term "Defensive WAR" is somewhat misleading, because it's measuring vs. average, not a replacement level on defense. Then again, research has found that the typical replacement-level player is a horrible hitter but actually a league-average defensive player. This suggests that, on the waiver wire, it's not hard to find a guy who is an average fielder but can't hit, which intuitively makes sense even from a non-stats perspective.


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The average dog is a nicer person than the average person
-Andy Rooney-
Which leads to the latter - am I not defending the Twins or the UT team either. What I'm saying is that we cannot go and judge any of these contestants for their decisions because we are not racing. Sure it is easy to say - and I speak for myself, that I'd given the money to the rockers when I found it or seen whose it is. If no one claimed it, I'd kept it for myself to use - but after an honest effort.
Now, in a race for a million (one team 2 million) would I possibly put my morals out of play to possibly get an advantage? Possibly, not saying would but wouldn't.
The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it.
Sadly that's the problem - it's what we've seen not what may be. For all we know they edited it to show they were there all the time when in fact the Rockers might've left the office and then came back.Just to clarify... they did check their stuff. They discovered the money was missing before they left. If the Twisted Sisters had not stolen the money it's more than likely the Rockers would have found the money on the floor before they left. (based on what we were shown)
I think the whole ethics issue is really hard to make a case of in contests like this. But there IS a plus - if there was NO penalty assessed initially for this type of behavior, you can bet your hat that they're going to create one now.
The money was left on a table, not the floor.
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. Dorothy Parker, (attributed)
And so it begins, the end of times..
The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it.
You can't speak as to what anyone would do or not do on the race. I would have given the money back... that's a fact, and I know it because that is what my morals would require of me. I couldn't live with myself otherwise. Racing situation or not, I KNOW it.Originally Posted by jadewarlock
Because I know how I would behave in this situation, and I heard how guilty the twins were feeling about their act of taking the money, I am absolutely free to judge them based on this. It's not that they picked up the money, it's not that they didn't tell the Rockers, it's that they kept it for themselves that makes it so especially wrong. Just yucky. Where's John Quinones? :p
And I just lost two of my favourite teams. I'm now, Team Hair/Rockers, Team Farmers (though I think their chances are so slim) and... I don't know? I guess that's it.
I find the Chips more entertaining as time goes by. The cold water sequence was pretty dang funny, as was the "we don't know what place we're in right now, but you do... it's written right there on the screen" (points to place where it's written) They are such big doofuses though, I'm still not rooting for them... just enjoying them being there.
I would like to add, regarding the found money situation and that it has no personal identifiers:
If I'm in a park and there is a person walking ahead of me and suddenly a $100 appears on the sidewalk ahead of me, do I ask the person ahead of me if it is theirs?
I would. Is it possible the money doesn't belong to the other person? Yes. But if they claim it, and it isn't theirs, it is now their problem. I can walk away knowing I did the right thing, and that the money was never mine in the first place, so I have no claim to it anyway. If it was theirs, their faith in humanity is restored a little, if it wasn't theirs, they can live with their own conscience, or lack of, as the case may be.
There is a twitter contest if you follow the Amazing Race and you can win a Ford car...it involves how you would act if you found some money.
ETA CBS contest not twitter and US residents only....boo
That was a great message! And I've had a terrible day, so thank you.I love random acts of kindness.Really, realy appreciated.Scott- RIP SDL<3


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