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Gossips Home-Bred Cloth Dolls by Linda Gill 1998
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These two ladies have a whole lot to talk about, and probably want to do it behind your back! They stand 17" tall and the base that they are attached to measures 14" X 6". The faces and hands are made from some kind of bready clay, a recipe that I've learned from Linda Gill's website is her own creation. The details on the faces are amazing, as are the accessories that the women have on, and with, their clothes. The woman on the right has a lovely blue scarf holding up her blond hair. She also has white buttons that fall unevenly on the front of her dress. Being that she is a seamstress she holds an appliqued heart with the words "My (heart) is yours" stitched around the heart. She has a needle with a red thread stuck into the bodice of her dress. She wears a white apron that has caught two spools of thread in a fold. The lady on the left is wearing a long blue skirt with a white long sleeved blouse. She has a ribbon rose "clipped" to her brown hair. She is holding a piece of red cloth and she has three safety pins attached to her dotted swiss blouse. Sadly, it looks like the tip of one of her fingers may have broken off but that is the only problem that I can see with either of the dolls. The board is signed by L. Gill and she has also printed Home-Bred Folk on the board. Under the board is the date 1998.
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The Columbine tragedy inspired Jane Martin's Good Boys. This play about violent teenagers and their parents may be well intentioned, but it posits an unlikely situation that gets only more implausible as the 90-minute, intermission-less show wears on.
Set on a lonely pier in Florida, the play tells the story of a meeting between two fathers. Eight years have passed since the son of James Erskine (Rutherford Cravens) killed several schoolmates and then turned the gun on himself. Thomas Thurman (Manning Mpinduzi-Mott) is the father of one of the victims.
The two men confront each other, ponder the cause of the shootings and wonder what they can do about the tragedy now. Thurman is angry and wants Erskine to apologize to his church. Erskine, whose life has been ruined by lawsuits and reporters, wants only to be left alone.
Good Boys
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In addition to its unlikely setup, the play is bogged down by some weak lines. The men spout lame poetry, saying things like, "We are prisoners in the puzzle of this," and "Living is like walking around an empty room."
To make matters worse, director Mark Ramont has put together a cast that just can't lift this script out of the mire. Mpinduzi-Mott seems particularly uncomfortable here. He stands on the stage with his arms hanging limply at his sides, leaving the usually strong Cravens in a sort of acting vacuum. Cravens tries to keep the ball in the air, but Mpinduzi-Mott's lines are often punctuated with long, inexplicable silences that suck the energy out of their exchanges.
The strongest moments come during flashback scenes focusing on the dead sons. Both David Kenner as shooter Ethan Erskine and Cameron Knight as victim Marcus Thurman bring much-needed youthful energy and rage to the stage. Kenner is especially strong -- and surprisingly sympathetic -- as a boy driven to violence by loneliness and self-loathing.
The Columbine tragedy has provoked some interesting responses (the most notable being Michael Moore's controversial screed Bowling for Columbine), but Jane Martin's Good Boys adds little to the conversation about teenagers and violence. -- Lee Williams

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Interview: April 19, 2002
April 19, 2002
Michael Connelly's writing career has achieved such momentum that each release of a new novel is a highly anticipated event. In this interview he discusses his new female protagonist in CITY OF BONES, his fascination with the city of Los Angeles, and future plans --- including the summer release of the movie based on his novel, BLOOD WORK.
TW: CITY OF BONES features everyone's favorite detective, Harry Bosch. You once said in a discussion of recurring characters, "Knowing what I know now, I would not give too much away about a leading character's past early in the series." Is there any fact about Harry Bosch that you wish you had not revealed? Do you keep a chart or a list of all the things that you have revealed about Harry? Do fans ever point something out to you that you've missed or mistaken?
MC: I keep no character charts or anything like that. I wish I had thought about that at the beginning but at the beginning it would have been presumptuous to assume that Harry Bosch would be around for seven or eight more books. So now I have to rely on my memory and good editing. I will from time to time reread one of the old books to refresh my memory about something in particular. I recently reread TRUNK MUSIC because part of it deals with something I am writing about Harry Bosch now. The one regret I have is that in the second book, THE BLACK ICE, I revealed who Harry's long lost father was. I covered it in a matter of two pages. I look back at that now and think it was a big mistake because I could have waited and turned those two pages into a whole and interesting book.
TW: You often discuss the issue of foster care in your books --- Harry Bosch was a foster child and it is an interesting part of the plot as well. Why are you interested in the foster system?
MC: I am not really sure why I am interested. I have no personal connection to it. But I guess like most people I believe that how children are treated and raised implicitly impacts how they will behave as adults. So I first of all appreciate how lucky I was to grow up in a full family atmosphere. I also feel some sort of empathy for the people who didn't have that but survived and persevered and made lives for themselves. Harry Bosch is a good man trying to do a good job. But he has problems and quirks and I think a lot of them could be traced back to his upbringing.
TW: You also often mention Raymond Chandler as one of your influences. If one of your fans wanted to start reading Chandler, which book should they start with and why? And, which of his books is your favorite?
MC: I guess I would recommend my favorite which is THE LITTLE SISTER. It wasn't his most popular book or the one he is best remembered for but having lived in Los Angeles I found it to be the one that most captured the place. Chandler was known for his descriptions of LA and some of the best ones are in THE LITTLE SISTER. There is a whole chapter that has the protagonist, Marlow, on a drive around the city. It has nothing to do with plot. In fact, you could skip the whole chapter and miss nothing. But it is full of wonderful description and mood. It has nothing to do with the plot but is probably the best part of the book for me.
TW: Are you inspired by events in the news for your stories? The story in CITY OF BONES is particularly chilling. Where did the story come from?
MC: For the most part I am. The death that is investigated in the book was circumstantially inspired by a real case. But it was a case I read about in academic literature on anthropology and child abuse. The article I read did not give the circumstances of where and when the case occurred. It was only about the bones and what they told investigators. But that was enough to get me started.
TW: Julia Brasher is such a compelling and three-dimensional character in CITY OF BONES. As a reader, you feel like you know her almost immediately. Was she inspired by someone you know? You're so good at writing dynamic female characters, have you considered writing another book from a female perspective like CITY OF BONES?
MC: In general she was inspired by an amalgam of police officers I have known, male and female. No matter the gender, cops share a lot of traits. I just tried to put them into her, add some other things I know and mix it up, and hopefully she came out as a real person. I think I will definitely write a female protagonist book again. I just don't know when.
TW: In an essay on mystery writing on your website, you write that the mystery is all about "Not the solution to the puzzle but the act of putting the pieces together." When you sit down to write a mystery, do you know what the outcome will be and set up the plot to get to that ending? Or do you discover the clues along with your investigator?
MC: I usually know the beginning and ending and a few of the key things that will put the investigator on the right path. But the rest sort of develops as I go along. I think what I was trying to say in that essay was that it is not as much about the destination as the ride. You want the ride to be exciting and fulfilling so your passengers are happy when they reach the final destination.
TW: What's next for Harry Bosch? Do you have any plans to bring back Terry McCaleb or Cassie Black?
MC: I never say never about any character but for the moment McCaleb and Black are on a back burner, hopefully keeping warm. I am just starting a Harry Bosch novel in which I take him in a new direction, one I hope will keep him interesting.
TW: Production has begun in Southern California for the movie based on your novel BLOOD WORK. Clint Eastwood is starring, directing, and producing this adaptation. What has your participation been in this movie? Have you worked on the screenplay? Have you been to the set yet? How do you feel about the casting of the film?
MC: My participation before filming was limited to reading the script and offering comments to Eastwood. My comments were few because I thought it was a really good script. I've been to the set to watch them film scenes twice. It was interesting to see this whole community of creative people working with an idea that came from me. The script was geared toward Eastwood, so although he is much older than the McCaleb in the book, I think it works.
TW: You've recently moved from Los Angeles to Florida; up to now, Los Angeles has been almost like another recurring character in so many of your books. Do you plan to keep writing about LA? Do you think that physically moving will change the way that you write or the subjects that you write about?
MC: My plan is to keep writing about LA for as long as the place fascinates me. I may have moved but I have made several trips back and continue to do so to stay familiar. The move has changed how I write and the change has been stimulating and fun. I used to spend a lot of time in the places I would write about and close to the time I would write. Now I am 3,000 miles away when I am doing the writing so I write from memory, and I think this has forced me to be more creative or imaginative. I have enjoyed it. I still swing in to LA to check my work against the real stuff but when I am in the process of writing it has been different.
TW: This fall, you'll be publishing a book called CHASING THE DIME, which is based somewhat on an experience that you had when moving to a new house. What can you tell us about this book?
MC: It is remotely based, or I guess I should say sparked, by my move. I got a new telephone number when I moved here and almost immediately I started getting calls for the woman who formerly had the number. Many were from her friends and relatives who did not know where she had gone and were very worried. I never found out what happened and after a few months the calls stopped. But it sparked this idea for a story about a man who has something similar happen to him and he acts on it, attempting to find out what happened to the woman whose number he had inherited. This leads him down a path into the dark side of the Internet as well as his own dark side.
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In last Sunday's 17-7 loss to the Packers in Green Bay, as you may have heard, Dallas's running backs got a paltry 11 opportunities on the ground.
This seeming oversight resulted in Green Bay's defense being afforded the chance to "pin their ears back," as they say, and harass Romo to the tune of five sacks and incessant pressure, a wholly lopsided time of possession mark (the Packers held the ball for nearly 12 minutes longer than did Dallas) and, eventually, a tired Cowboys defense.
None of this was lost, it seems, on anyone in DFW, as the masses scratched their heads and screamed for answers, and a return to the run; nor was it lost, to be certain, on Tashard Choice, who saw three carries in the loss, one in the second half.
While Choice would hardly throw his offensive coordinator under the bus--like some people we've known in the past--he understands the importance of establishing the run in such clear terms, those aforementioned "masses" would be tempted to have the second-year runner have a talk with Jason Garrett.
"It's important, it's important for Romo, it's important for our whole offense and our defense, you know, keeping them off the football field," Choice said on Thursday. "You know, Romo plays better most of the time when we got a running game behind him, and keep them honest as far as being on the defensive side of the ball, so that's really important to us.
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Sorry Yankee fans, but the biggest hitters inside Yankee Stadium this summer aren't going to be the guys in pinstripes brandishing bats. When Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake arrive for their "Legends of the Summer" co-headline tour, baseball will be the furthest thing from everyone's minds. For the Jigga, the two shows, on July 19 and 20, will essentially be a homecoming. In "Empire State of Mind," he boasts: "I made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can" — and sang that to the Yankees at City Hall after their 2009 championship ticker-tape parade. He also performed on the hallowed diamond in 2011 alongside Eminem.
For Timberlake however, it's a definite step up, but the neo-soul boy clearly feels comfortable going toeto- toe onstage with his old buddy. "I remembered artists like Billy [Joel] and Elton [John] went on tour together, and you just see them mash up their songs together," explained Timberlake during a MySpace interview earlier this year. "I said [to Jay-Z], 'That's what it has to be.' We have to just go out onstage for two hours, and just nonstop kill it, and then go have a beer or whatever." If the afterparty sounds pretty underwhelming, the concert itself is sure to be a grand slam! If you can't make it to that show, there are enough outdoor concerts around town — in stadiums, parks and other spots — to suit the taste of any New Yorker. Here's a sample of the summer shows:
Governors Ball Music Festival: June 7 to 9; Randalls Island
After a couple of indifferent lineups, the third installment of New York's only large-scale festival is overflowing with A-list names. June 7 sees Kings of Leon headlining the main stage while Guns N' Roses round off Saturday. But the real draw is Kanye West, who is likely to use his Sunday-night slot to showcase material from his new album, which is strongly rumored to be released June 18. Remember to keep your eyes open for Kim sightings. Tickets start at $95; governorsballmusicfestival.com
Taylor Swift: July 13, MetLife Stadium
The memory of Taylor Swift as a country starlet is fading fast because the 23-year-old is now an all-conquering crossover pop star. Her dominance is likely to continue during the summer as she hits the stadiums on her extravagant and impressively theatrical "Red" tour. Tickets start at $58; metlifestadium.com
Bob Dylan: Americanarama Festival, July 26; Pier A, Hoboken, NJ
Even at the ripe old age of 71, Uncle Bob is keeping up a pretty brisk touring schedule, and this summer he's headlining his own traveling mini-festival, that also features Wilco and My Morning Jacket. Warning: Very long guitar solos are likely. Tickets start at $75; bobdylan.com
Kenny Chesney: Aug. 10, MetLife Stadium
Don't look so surprised. The Tennessean star has had no fewer than seven No. 1 albums, so it shouldn't be a shock to see him playing the MetLife stadium. The "No Shoes Nation" tour also features Eric Church, Eli Young Band and Kacey Musgraves, so country fans are guaranteed to leave this gig sated. Tickets start at $50; metlifestadium.com
The Zombies: June 15, Central Park SummerStage
Some 50 years ago, the Zombies (''She's Not There'') were an integral part of the British invasion, and their psychedelic pop retains a huge cult audience. Free; cityparksfoundation.org/summerstage
4 Knots Festival: June 29, South Street Seaport
The event formerly known as the Siren Festival has Kurt Vile and the Violators headlining, while a solid cast of local acts such as the Men, Parquet Courts and Marnie Stern are highlights on the supporting bill. Free; facebook.com/4knots
She & Him: July 6 and 8, Central Park SummerStage
Despite a booming acting career, Zooey Deschanel's also found time for four albums with M.Ward in She & Him. Expect classic pop melodies and cute dresses aplenty. $40; cityparksfoundation.org/summerstage
The Specials: July 17, Pier 26 at Hudson River Park
The English 2-tone/ska legends inspired American acts such as No Doubt, so there is no doubt they'll show everyone how it's really done when they come to town. $35; hudsonriverpark.org
New Order: July 24,Williamsburg Park
The Manchester band, sans bassist Peter Hook, marches on with a hits-heavy tour that also includes a selection of Joy Division songs. A hero's welcome from the hipsters of Williamsburg is guaranteed. $62; ticketmaster.com
Robert Plant Presents The Sensational Space Shifters: July 27, Prospect Park Bandshell
With its diverse cast of musicians, Plant's latest project finds him seeking out new territory, but don't be surprised to hear him drop the odd Led Zeppelin classic. $50; bricartsmedia.org
DJ Kool Herc: Aug. 10, Central Park SummerStage
Music historians often cite DJ Kool Herc's first block parties in The Bronx, in 1973, as being the genesis of hip-hop culture. To mark the 40th anniversary, the man-mountain himself will appear with other special guests fromback in the day. Free; cityparksfoundation.org/summerstage


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24 January 2007
Goodbye wires and silicon, hello plastic chips
Archimedes is said to have had his eureka moment while taking a bath. Henning Sirringhaus's inspiration came in the shower.
As water droplets rained down on him, the University of Cambridge physicist came up with the idea that by dripping beads of conducting liquid polymer onto a surface, they could be made to slide off each other and align themselves a fraction of a micrometre apart. This simple trick solved a problem that Sirringhaus, in his role as chief scientist at Cambridge company Plastic Logic, had been wrestling with: how to build plastic transistors small enough and fast enough to use in electronic devices.
Plastic Logic is just one of a number of companies developing polymer-based or "organic" electronic devices. Building transistors from polymer instead of silicon will allow today's rigid chips to be replaced by flexible plastic ones. This will open the way to cheaper, lighter and more flexible


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See also: Previous Prospect Hot Sheets
We're back. After a one-week hiatus of the normal Hot Sheet while we attended to the Major League Baseball draft, we're back with our weekly listing of which prospects had the best weeks around the minors.
We've worked in a lot of new faces this week, including several players, like Jon Jay and Adam Moore, who find themselves blocked by more highly regarded prospects a level above them. It may mean they struggle to make it to the big leagues in their current organization, but at least they can rest assured that the Hot Sheet noticed them.
Remember as always, this is not a re-ranking of our Top 100 Prospects list. Instead, it's a snapshot of who are the hottest prospects in baseball right now, with stats from the past week (June 6-12) getting the most consideration. The Why He's Here line in the writeups refers to each player's stats during that time.
Contributing: Ben Badler, J.J. Cooper, Jim Shonerd and Nathan Rode
|No. 1 MATT WIETERS, C
Team:high Class A Frederick (Carolina)
Age: 22
Why He's Here: .526/.654/.895, 10-for-19, 6 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 7-3 BB-K, 0-for-1 SB
The Scoop: This may be remembered as the week that Carolina League pitchers finally waved a white flag to Wieters. Pitchers simply decided to not let the league's best hitter beat them, so they have resorted to pitching around him, as evidenced by his five walks in two games. Who can blame them, as when he sees a pitch he can hit, it's often leaving the park.
It's not a question of whether Matt Wieters will make it the big leagues. It's simply a question of how soon? At this rate it'll be here before you know it. Wieters has been one of the surest bets when it comes to making the Hot Sheet, and this past week may rival his previous rankings.
Oh and just to show that he's versatile, Wieters also laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt this week. He's a great power hitter who's also unselfish; we like to honor that on the Hot Sheet.
|No. 2 DEXTER FOWLER, CF
Team:Double-A Tulsa (Texas)
Why He's Here:.481/.581/.857 (13-for-27), 10 R, 7 RBIs, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 6 SO, 1-for-1 SB.
The Scoop:There's a reason that scouts look for players with big-time tools and athleticism. The numbers can give you an estimate of a player's true talent level and future projection, but young athletes with great tools often find a way to get the job done. Last year Fowler hit .273/.397/.367 in 65 games with high Class A Modesto in the California League while battling injuries. This year, Fowler has been outstanding, battting .305/.392/.478 in 249 at-bats, making a strong case to be known as the top prospect in the Rockies system. Loaded with tools and a projectable 6-foot-4, 175-pound frame, Fowler's development is an encouraging sign for Colorado.
|No. 3 MADISON BUMGARNER, LHP
Team: low Class A Augusta (South Atlantic)
Age: 18
Why He's Here: 1-0, 0.00, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 SO
The Scoop: You expect a certain amount of inconsistency with young players, and particularly with guys who are experiencing their first full professional season, but inconsistency hasn't been an issue for Bumgarner. The 10th overall pick a year ago, Bumgarner signed too late to play short-season ball in 2007. He has has stepped in and dominated the Sally League in 2008, earning himself a trip to Tuesday's SAL All-Star Game in Greensboro. Bumgarner hasn't allowed more than two runs in any start since April 18, and he turned the best performance of his young career Wednesday in Asheville. In the front end of a doubleheader, Bumgarner pitched a seven-inning complete game shutout, holding Asheville's potent offense to only four hits, walking none, and striking out 10. It was his second double-digit strikeout game of the season, and he dropped his ERA to 1.96, good for fifth in the league.
|No. 4 LOGAN MORRISON, 1B
Team: high Class A Jupiter (Florida State)
Age: 20
Why He's Here: .536/.581/.857, 15-for-28, 7 R, 6 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBIs, 2-5 BB-K, 0-for-1 SB
The Scoop: Morrison is quietly becoming a very good power prospect for the Marlins. A draft-and-follow out of Albert Pujols' alma mater, Maple Woods (Mo.) CC, in 2005, Morrison had a disappointing debut in 2006, but took full advantage of Greensboro's cozy confines in 2007. He seems to have found a comfort level as he has continued to hit for power, even in the pitcher-friendly Florida State League. His big week raises his season line to .319/.387/.484 with seven home runs and 37 RBIs.
|No. 5 CHRIS DAVIS, 1B
Team: Triple-A Oklahoma (Pacific Coast League)
Age: 22.
Why He's Here: .480/.522/.920 (12-for-25), 5 R, 5 RBI, 5 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB, 3 K, 1-for-1 SB.
The Scoop: Before the season began, the Rangers decided to move Davis from third base to first because of his below-average defense at the hot corner and the team's need for a long-term first baseman. Davis has kept right on hitting after the defensive switch, but he has found first base for Texas is much more crowded than it was when the Rangers moved him. The team has announced that Hank Blalock will take over first base in Arlington when he comes off the disabled list, and now Davis has new first-round pick Justin Smoak in his rear-view mirror. The Blalock move likely slows Davis' ascent to Texas by a couple of months, but as long as he keeps hitting like this, it won't matter who else the Rangers add to the roster.
|No. 6 BRETT ANDERSON, LHP
Team: high Class A Stockton (California)
Age: 20
Why He's Here: 1-0, 0.00, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 HB, 9 K
The Scoop: Not long ago, Anderson found himself last only a third of an inning, get put on the disabled list and land as the Not Hot prospect of high Class A, all in one week. He missed close to two weeks, but returned on May 31 and is back to his pre-disabled list form. Since his return he is 2-0, 1.08 in 16 2/3 innings with 20 strikeouts, two hit batters and a walk.
|No. 7 TRAVIS SNIDER, OF
Team: Double-A New Hampshire (Eastern)
Why He's Here: .458/.500/.667 (11-for-24), 5 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 2 BB, 5 SO
The Scoop: All the strikeouts early in the year were a little troubling. Snider was nursing a sore elbow, which prompted the Blue Jays to play Snider at DH to start the year. But now he's playing both left and right field—though make no mistake, he's still a below-average fielder—and his hitting is kicking into gear. In 180 at-bats with the Fisher Cats, Snider has hit .272/.368/.467, incredible numbers for a 20-year-old who, had he gone to college, would likely just be gearing up for the Cape Cod League season right now.
|No. 8 JON JAY, CF
Team: Double-A Springfield (Texas)
Age: 23
Why He's Here: Hit .536/.581/.821 (15-for-28), 7 R, 5 RBIs, 1 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 1 K, 3-for-3 SB.
The Scoop: Being the center fielder one step behind Colby Rasmus on the organizational depth chart isn't an ideal situation for any player. That's the reality that Jay faces, but he's making the most of his time with Springfield. Jay ripped off a streak of four consecutive multi-hit games this week, including a stretch of three straight three-hit games. Jay struggled in May (.241/.300/.352 in 120 plate appearances), but his season line of .310/.367/.478 in 245 at-bats still make him an above-average center fielder in the Texas League. Neither Jay's tools nor his performance project for big league stardom, but he has the potential to be an average or above-average big league center fielder.
|No. 9 MIKE STANTON, RF
Team: low Class A Greensboro (South Atlantic)
Age: 18
Why He's Here: .310/.357/.793, 9-for-29, 1 2B, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 8 R, 3 BB, 8 SO, 1-for-1 SB
The Scoop: Stanton slugged his way onto this week's Hot Sheet, his first appearance here of the season. Although Greensboro is a hitter-friendly ballpark, and three of his four long balls this week came at home, the numbers Stanton put up this week were too loud to look past. Throw in the fact that he's one of the SAL's youngest regulars, and you see why he's regarded as having one of the highest upsides of any player in Florida's system. Stanton has homered in three straight games through Thursday, surging to the top of the Sally League leader board with 15 on the season to go with his line of .283/.345/.553. That .553 slugging percentage is good for second in the league as well, and he also scored at least one run in all seven games this week.
|No. 10 MIKE CARP, 1B/LF
Team: Double-A Binghamton (Eastern)
Age: 22
Why He's Here: Hit .522/.560/.913 (12-for-23), 4 R, 9 RBIs, 3 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 2 K.
The Scoop: Yes, he's limited to first base, though the Mets have tried him in left field. And yes, he's not particularly good at either position. But Carp sure can hit, as his .361/.415/.562 line in 219 at-bats would indicate. The Carp bandwagon started go grow after his 2006 season with high Class A St. Lucie, when Carp hit .287/.379/.450 in 573 plate appearances in a pitcher-friendly league. Last year took away a bit of Carp's luster, as he hit .251/.337/.387 in 412 plate appearances with Binghamton after missing the first seven weeks of the season with a broken right finger. Now the bat seems to be back, making Carp one of the Eastern League's most dangerous hitters—perhaps the most dangerous.
|No. 11 ADAM MOORE, C
Team: Double-A West Tenn (Southern)
Why He's Here:.458/.500/.792 (11-for-24), 4 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBIs, 1 HBP, 1 BB, 3 SO
The Scoop: He's a little bit old for his level, but sometimes we can give catchers a bit of a pass in the age department. Moore's best tools are tied to his bat, which explains his .305/.383/.459 averages through 220 at-bats. "He's got a short and simple swing," West Tenn hitting coach Phil Plaintier said. "It's easy for him to duplicate and it lends himself in the way he does it, he's got a really good two-strike approach and he's got good situational hitting. He has a good idea of what he's doing for a situational hitting approach."
|No. 12 NOLAN REIMOLD, OF
Team: Double-A Bowie (Eastern)
Why He's Here:.450/.500/.700 (9-for-20), 2 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBIs, 1 HBP, 2 BB, 2 SO, 1/1 SB
The Scoop: After a .232/.324/.347 start in 95 April at-bats, Reimold has been one of the Eastern League's best hitters. His slash stats have jumped to .287/.377/.494 in 237 at-bats, and Reimold has shown an excellent handle of the strike zone with 33 walks and 35 strikeouts. Reimold has always had the bat speed and the power to become a future big league star, although we would like to see him at a higher level soon given his age.
|No. 13 CHRIS VALAIKA, SS
Team: Double-A Chattanooga (Southern)
Age: 22
Why He's Here: .417/.481/.667 (10-for-24), 6 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 1 HBP, 2 BB, 4 SO, 0/1 SB
The Scoop: After ripping up Florida State League pitchers with a .363/.393/.585 line in 145 plate appearances, Valaika has proven he can hang in the Southern League, too. Now batting .287/.350/.450 in 143 Double-A plate appearances, Valaika highlighted his week with a 5-for-6 performance on Friday at Tennessee. With a heavy lower half, Valaika probably won't stick at shortstop, but a move to second base wouldn't ding his value too much, and he might have enough bat to be a productive big league regular at third base, too.
Triple-A Iowa's Eric Patterson (Cubs) will likely never have a full-time job in Chicago, and with his inability to play shortstop, he doesn't really fit as a utility infielder. But the man can hit, which likely means at some point, someone will give him a legitimate big league shot. Patterson, 25, hit .400/.423/.760 with three home runs last week, after hitting only one in the first two months of the season . . . One of the most important considerations in prospect or performance evaluation is the context of the player's environment. In the case of Double-A Bowie (Orioles) RHP Chris Tillman, the 20-year-old the youngest pitcher in Double-A. Anyone who strikes out 17 in 11 1/3 innings (1-1, 3.72, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB) deserves some credit . . . Double-A Akron (Indians) 3B Wes Hodges is riding a seven-game hitting streak. This week, the 23-year-old hit .440/.517/.600 (11-for-25 with a double, a homer and four walks) . . . low Class A Greensboro 3B Matt Dominguez (Marlins) looks like he's fully recovered from the mono that caused him to miss the season's first month and half. Dominguez, 18, was in line to make the Hot Sheet before going 0-for-4 Thursday night, but that shouldn't take away from what was a great week for the 2007 first rounder, who hit .417/.481/.583 with one double and one home run, bringing his line up to .333/.417/.486 in 72 at-bats for the year . . . high Class A Potomac 1B Chris Marrero's (Nationals) season has been anything but extraordinary, but the 19-year-old did show signs of improvement this week with a line of .379/.400/.690 with two home runs . . . high Class A Lancaster 1B Lars Anderson (Red Sox) missed a few games with sore wrists, but has returned and is hitting, just not for power. Anderson, 20, hit .500/.545/.567 with two doubles and five RBIs this week . . . low Class A Vero Beach RHP Heath Rollins (Rays) is just a hair old for the Florida State League. He just turned 23 at the end of May, but he did what he's supposed to do this week: dominate. He tossed a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits while fanning 10 against a formidable Sarasota offense.
• Greg Golson, cf, Phillies. Sure, Golson has a hit in his last three games. But in the last seven days, Golson is just 3-for-21 with three singles, one walk and seven strikeouts. Stretch that back three more games to the first day of June and Golson is batting .088/.111/.088, going 3-for-31 with no extra-base hits, one walk and 12 strikeouts. Golson's OPS has dropped from .874 on May 31 to its current .781 mark. That's still a respectable figure, but the 22-year-old's 14 walks and 77 strikeouts continue to be a concern.
• Henry Rodriguez, rhp, Athletics. Rodriguez, 21, was promoted to Double-A after just three starts for high Class A Lancaster. At Double-A Midland he was a candidate for this dishonor almost every week. He went 1-6, 8.82 in nine starts and had a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 36-to-36. He completed five innings just once. Then after one start in June he was shipped back down to the unfriendly California League where he promptly had another bad start in which he gave up five runs on four hits in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out six, but walked six also.
• Corey Brown, cf, Athletics. Brown started the season strong, hitting .326/.407/.598 in April, but his bat has left something to be desired ever since. Brown hit only .215/.311/.376 in May, and his production has declined even more in June. Brown, 22, has only four hits in 10 games this month, and his home run last Friday was just his second extra-base hit in his last 14 games. For the week, Brown hit .059/.111/.346 in going 1-for-17 with five strikeouts, with the home run accounting for his only two RBIs.
• Chris Aguila, of, New Orleans/New York Mets. Aguila, 29, ranked 18th in the Marlins systen in the first-ever Baseball America Prospect Handbook back in 2001. Since then he's bounced around, developing a reputation as a guy who's the perfect 4-A player. He hits for average, but with not enough pop to stick as a big league corner outfielder. He can steal an occasional base, but not enough to make up for the lack of power. But with seven home runs in nine games, he's forcing scouts to reassess whether there is some pop in the bat. He already has 17 home runs this year for Triple-A New Orleans, two more than his previous single-season high. The Mets have noticed, giving Aguila another chance at the big leagues with a call-up late this week to replace Abraham Nunez.
|Team: low Class A Greenville (South Atlantic)
Age: 19
Why He's Here: .348/.375/.783, 8-for-23, 1 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 7 R, 0 BB, 2 SO
The Scoop: The Red Sox system is very well stocked at the shortstop position, so Navarro can be easily overlooked sometimes, but his bat has been speaking pretty loudly in 2008. Navarro has seen time at both second and third base also, but he's been Greenville's primary shortstop for most of the season with Oscar Tejeda sidelined due to staph infections. One of the more offensive-minded of the Boston shortstops, he's hitting .291/.354/.457 in 230 at-bats on the season, plus he's chipped in six home runs and his 40 RBIs are second on the team. Navarro's numbers have gotten better in each month as well, going from .265/.315/.382 in April to .372/.426/.767 so far in June.
Low Class A West Virginia catcher Jonathan Lucroy (Brewers) is celebrating his 22nd birthday today, the downside of which is that he'll be sentenced to the Men Among Boys section of the Hot Sheet whenever he puts up a good week while staying in low Class A. That's the case this week for Lucroy, who hit .320/.452/.600 (8-for-25) with a double, two home runs, and three RBIs. The 2007 third rounder is hitting .311/.390/.515 in 235 at-bats for the season. He's a very solid prospect, we just are looking forward to seeing what he can do against older competition.


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Jul 2 '16
The Dark Side of Hope
By Joelle Yanick Jean, RN
About a year ago, I witnessed hope in the worst way. It wasn't the hope that in the back of your mind you prayed was going to come true and it actually did. This hope was malicious; a menace. It was taunting, a bully, a liar. Being a nurse, you are often faced with this type of hope. The hope you know is not going to end well because of your experience and medical knowledge. It's the hope that parents, patients, family members, even staff members have; the hope their loved ones or their patient is going to live despite a poor prognosis.
One evening, as the charge nurse, I received a phone call from a hospice nurse who was calling in her patient to the ER because her NG tube fell out. She was calling me directly because she wanted to warn me. The patient was very sick, and the parents did not want any interventions other than replacing the NG tube, and once replaced, the patient was to go right back home.
The young girl was twelve, and had end stage cancer. The parents were in denial about her illness. They refused to sign a DNI/DNR. They were hoping she was going to get better. They were hoping she was going to be cured from the cancer. The hospice nurse cautioned me the patient looked very ill and probably should be in a hospital, but the parents understandably wanted her home.
When the patient arrived in the ER, I was immediately aware of the situation. Hope had wrapped its ugly hands around this family. It had taken over their lives, just as the cancer had taken over this young girls' body.
The young girl was fully conscious, on a bipap machine, frightened and suffering. When we placed her in a room, I introduced myself and touched her hand. She had skin breakdown around her nose and eyes. Her eyes were puffy from the pressure of the bipap machine which was helping her breath. A foley catheter was placed to catch her urine because she could not urinate on her own. A fentanyl patch was placed on her arm for pain control. All interventions used to prolong her life because Hope had said so.
According to the Oncologist, the family was counseled many times on the prognosis of the young girl's disease, but the parents just could not accept it. They hoped through prayer and faith, this young girl was going to walk again, play again, laugh again. They prayed loudly around her and with conviction as we replaced the NG tube.
Hope allowed this girl to suffer, to be in pain. Maybe their hope had seeped into us as well, allowing the medical team to honor this family's wishes. Where was the ethical team? Where was the person who says, this is enough, let her die in peace. Hope had not allowed them to be present.
That night, I wanted a different hope for this young girl and her family; a hope that I often wish would come sooner than later for some families. I wanted a forgiving hope, the hope that kept its promise. I wanted the hope to take over that doesn't let you down. I hoped for the suffering to end for this young girl; I hoped she would die a peaceful and painless death. I hoped this young girl's family would come to the realization she was suffering and the God they prayed to wanted her to come to his home not theirs.
As nurses, we are often faced with the uglier side of hope. However, I believe that through experiences and knowledge we can and should educate our families about a hope that allows one to let go and to grieve appropriately. I know it is extremely difficult to let someone go, and not everyone has the strength, but I believe since we are nurses we are better equipped to deal with these types of situations.
Sometimes it's the nurse's role to be the voice of reason. Families listen to us and value our opinions. I wish I had had the courage to tell this young girl's family that she is dying, and to please let her go, but I'm hoping, hope finally came to its senses and told the family the truth.
Jun 3 '16By nutella In what's your pet peeve? →
When a staff member says "here comes the death lady" or "palliative care kills people" or "I am not going to take morphine because everybody knows that once you are on it you are basically dead" --- pointing to misinformation, bias, and uninformed populist announcements.
I like to say that while everything centers somewhat around end-of-life and serious illness, it is more about quality of life, how to deal with serious illness and how to take control over your life and the time left.
Jan 10 '16By Mook0704 In Hospice in Tucson →
Yes! Casa de la Luz is fantastic. Hospice family care I've also worked with but not as impressed. Emblem is also good.
Aug 22 '15
His name is Hoyer.
Jun 6 '13
Man....I gotta tell you by the end of a 12 hour shift this thing weighs a TON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mar 17 '13
Don't worry. With all the body fluids we encounter, they'll be colorful soon enough.
Feb 6 '13
I never understand questions about weaknesses and "where will you be in 10 years?" If I were an interviewer I would know these questions are unfair and will almost never yield a truthful (truly) response.
If I were to answer this question I would say I will come in every day and work very hard, but I am not going to suck up to you/coworkers, I will probably not add you/coworkers on facebook, and I will probably never go out with you/coworkers outside of work.
I personally don't view this as a weakness, but it sure has given me a lot of flack over the years I've been working.
Dec 12 '12
All I want for Christmas is a New Elf Care System
Nov 14 '12
It's time to quit arguing about who gets to be the Indian next, you can trade places tomorrow. Now please, lets go back to your room so I can finish my med pass.
Nov 7 '12
What do you call someone that craves HIPAA policy.
Hungry, Hungry, HIPAA
Oct 23 '12
You don't want to know where they found Dr. Smith's stethoscope this time!
Jul 5 '12
when you believe every patient needs tlc: thorazine, lorazepam and compazine
Jul 5 '12
eating microwave popcorn out of a new bedpan is perfectly natural
Jul 4 '12By Dixielee In A Diabetic rant →
I hope this attachment works. I took a diabetic resource nurse course last year and for my project, I made cards regarding types of insulin and their actions. They fit in a plastic sleeve to wear with your name tag. I refer to mine a lot! I gave them to all of the nurses in the ED. It has been most useful! If this attachment works, you are more than welcome to use them.
There are good resources out there that can be made into pocket cards for quick reference.
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Kerin Smith wasn't sure she'd survive.
In fact, the Mentor resident was pretty sure she'd be among the casualties halfway through Lighten Up in 2013.
Smith didn't really take it lying down, though. About a week before the April 27 weigh-in, she signed on to the Lighten Up Facebook page and had her say:
"My biggest fear is getting kicked out of the competition and showing everyone that I couldn't do it and I failed. I have never lost weight before, so 11 pounds to me is a huge deal. Unfortunately I have to lose 15. I really wish there was no cut off. I know if I am out on (April 27), then I will completely give up. ... The monthly weigh-ins are my motivation and I am worried I will give up without them."
It took 24 minutes for her fellow contestants to jump into action and encourage Smith.
"You're not a failure."
"You can do it!!"
"We can do this!!!"
"Fingers crossed for you -- give it your best!"
Smith said she was overwhelmed.
"It was nice to have people I don't even known tell me that they think I can do it," she said. "It was nice to have people tell me I need to have faith in myself."
It turns out the most important advice came from Ron Graham, deputy health commissioner with the Lake County General Health District and a Lighten Up contributor, who laid out everything Smith needed to do over the next seven days.
It was a pretty grim diagnosis.
"I cut out everything," Smith said. "I was eating cereal in the morning for breakfast with no milk, because Ron (Graham, deputy health commissioner at the Lake County General Health District and a Lighten Up contributor) said no dairy. I was having edamame pods for lunch. I had no pop, only water. I exercised six of seven days last week. I was doing an hour of 'Just Dance' (a video game) and then the elliptical. People would say 'you're doing too much,' but I would say 'I can't stop, I have to do my hour.' They'd say, 'you can't do that!' but I would say, 'Yes, I have to.' "
It turned out that Smith didn't need to lose as much as she thought to remain in the contest. She had to lose 3.2 pounds to post the 5 percent loss required to continue on to the second half of the contest.
She lost 5 pounds.
The cutoff weigh-in came during a short month. The contestants weighed in April 6, after a five-week period because Easter weekend fell at the point the normal weigh-in would have occurred. So, those on the edge had only three weeks to make up ground before the cutoff weigh-in.
Several others weren't as lucky as Smith.
Dropping out because of the 5 percent rule were: Jessie Baginski, Ellen Calhoun, Susie Cosper, James Hopkins, Jennifer Jensen, Tracy Marincek, Julie Peck, Jessica Toivonen and Joann Wiesner. Out of the contest for failure to show up for the final weigh-in were: Jennifer Holland, Melissa Krejci and Deanna Sanford.
Twenty-eight contestants now move on to the second half of Lighten Up. The final weigh-in is July 27 at LEAN Living in Concord Township.
Their gift for moving on to the second half is a three-month membership to Lake County YMCA.
Contest leader James Horejs of Mentor extended his lead slightly over Tim Vagi of Madison.
Horejs posted an 8.2-pound loss, bringing his total to 42.8. He's lost 20.1 percent of his original body weight.
Vagi has lost 44.2 pounds, for a 15 percent overall loss.
Lighten Up is a six-month contest in which the winner is determined by greatest percentage of weight loss.
First prize is a month of personal training sessions at LEAN Living in Concord. Second prize is a six-month membership to Lake County YMCA. Third prize is a $100 gift certificate to Second Sole, a Mentor running shop.
Each week, the contestants are treated to dinner at Cabana's Island Restaurant in Mentor, courtesy of owner Mike Good.
As for Smith, now that she's made the second half, she said she will be doing much of the same thing she's done for the past few weeks.
"If I do something crazy, I won't do it," she said of any of the numerous crash diets on the market. "I was so discouraged after the first month, when I only lost 8 pounds. I didn't really do anything the next month, and lost 3 pounds. Then I realized I still lost weight without really even trying."
The teacher at Summit Academy in Painesville has a very reachable goal for the rest of the contest.
"Keep going every week to have it going down," she said, "because it's in the paper, and I don't want them to see if it goes up."
Lighten Up in 2013 May Chart by The News-Herald