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Fantasy Relief: Will Holland provide for your team?
The Royals traded away Jonathan Broxton and tabbed Greg Holland to be the team's new closer. Michael Hurcomb breaks down the closer market in his latest Fantasy Relief.
For years, the Kansas City Royals have tortured their fan base with dismal showings year after year in the American League Central standings. On Tuesday, they reached a new level of disappointment by crushing some Fantasy owners' dreams of a championship.
By trading closer Jonathan Broxton to the Reds, the Royals stripped owners of a reliable source of saves as now Broxton becomes a setup man for Cincinnati closer Aroldis Chapman . And if those Broxton owners weren't fortunate enough to nab his replacement, Greg Holland , they could be in for a world of hurt.
For those owners who put in a flier for Holland, while he has the potential to be a great late-season addition, how many times have we seen first-time closers fail? Then again, how many times have we seen veteran closers falter?
Holland, a 2007 10th-round pick, first appeared on the major-league scene in 2010 and struggled like many rookie pitchers. But the light at the end of the tunnel was Holland's 23 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings that season.
The right-handed reliever then came back in 2011 to be one of the breakout arms of the season, going 5-1 with a 1.80 ERA and 0.93 WHIP in 46 outings (60 innings). He put the league on notice as a force to be reckoned with, which is why when he got off to a slow start in 2012 it was such a huge letdown. But we would soon find out that Holland was battling a rib injury, which likely contributed to his poor early season numbers.
Holland returned in mid-May and quickly re-established himself as a dominant arm. Before recording his first save Wednesday, Holland had posted a 4-1 record, 2.16 ERA, .220 opponents' batting average and nine holds in 34 outings from May 12-July 29. Oh yeah, he also struck out 46 batters in 33 1/3 innings during that span.
Unlike most relievers, Holland can throw four pitches -- four-seam fastball, slider, curveball and changeup. Holland, who relies mostly on his fastball and slider, has thrown his fastball, slider and curveball for strikes 63.3 percent of the time or better this season, according to PitchFX data compiled by TexasLeaguers.com. He also has managed a 16.5 percent or better whiff rate on his curveball and slider. Those two pitches seem to set up nicely thanks to Holland averaging 95.8 mph on his fastball.
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Holland is striking out a career-high 12.4 batters per nine innings, which drowns out his .376 BABIP. That just goes to show when hitters make contact, they are getting hits at a high rate, but Holland has done a very good job of sneaking pitches past the opposition.
His FIP (2.34) and xFIP (2.97) suggest his ERA (3.54) should come down.
Aside from his high walk rate (5.1 BB/9), one stat that really jumps off the page is Holland's throwing first-pitch strikes just 48.1 percent of the time, which is well below the norm (59 percent) and well below his career average (55.7). It's also the second-worst rate among relievers. That number is usually a strong indicator of failure among relievers, but some players defy the odds. Case in point is Ryan Cook , Carlos Marmol and Rafael Betancourt . They are all relievers who have terrible first-pitch strike percentages and high strikeout rates, yet manage to keep their closer jobs. Perhaps Holland will follow suit.
Royals manager Ned Yost said Holland was the "obvious" choice to succeed Broxton as closer. Let's hope he is right.
Closing Time
Each week we'll break down closer situations worthy of further examination ...
Houston: Apparently Francisco Cordero has forgotten how to be a closer. First, he lost the closer's job with Toronto earlier this season. Now he has been stripped of the role with Houston just a few appearances after being acquired in a trade. I wrote last week I didn't expect much from Cordero, but I expected he would be a suitable enough option to keep the closer's job. How wrong that turned out to be. For now, Astros manager Brad Mills said Wilton Lopez will be given the opportunity to close out games, but Mills said he still might use him in the seventh or eighth innings if needed. That obviously leaves the door open for a committee approach, but if you are looking for saves in deeper formats, then Lopez is the Astros reliever to own.
Milwaukee: Speaking of closer committees, that is the Brewers' latest approach after Francisco Rodriguez did his best Francisco Cordero impersonation and had a complete meltdown in the closer's role after supplanting John Axford . Manager Ron Roenicke hinted Livan Hernandez might see some save chances, but Axford got the team's first save Monday since the change. However, he did record a blown save Sunday against the Nationals, but Roenicke going back to Axford Monday could be a very telling sign that his confidence is rising with the former closer. I've been saying for weeks to stash Axford because the team always expected to give him a chance to regain the closer's role. It seems that could be happening in the coming weeks -- if not sooner.
L.A. Angels: Scott Downs landed on the disabled list Tuesday with a shoulder strain, clearing the path for Ernesto Frieri to be the team's sole closer while Downs is sidelined. It's only fitting that Frieri then suffered his first blown save of the season Wednesday, yielding two homers in one inning of work after allowing three homers in his first 43 appearances this season. It's far from time to hit the panic button. It's true he has a 10.50 ERA in his last seven appearances, but it could just be a market correction after Frieri's first-half ERA (0.71) was outstanding. But if something happened to Frieri while Downs is out, then Jason Isringhausen and LaTroy Hawkins would likely be the top candidates to close games over former closer Jordan Walden .
Baltimore: Much like Frieri, Orioles closer Jim Johnson has been awful post-All-Star break. After posting a 1.21 ERA in the first half, Johnson has a 15.95 ERA and two blown saves in his first nine second-half appearances (7 1/3 innings). There's no talk of a change in Baltimore, but Fantasy owners need to be aware of Johnson's recent shortcomings. Pedro Strop continues to be a very solid reliever for Baltimore and showed earlier this season he could handle the pressures of being a closer.
San Francisco: The Giants bolstered their lineup at the non-waiver trade deadline by acquiring outfielder Hunter Pence , but failed to bring in a reliever, which temporarily means good news for closer Santiago Casilla . I say temporarily because now it's up to Casilla to keep the job since he has been given a second life. Casilla has really struggled since June, posting a 6.89 ERA and five blown saves in his last 21 outings (15 2/3 innings). Manager Bruce Bochy leaned on Jeremy Affeldt for a two-inning save Tuesday against the Mets, so that could be a telling sign he will either make a change at closer or go to a committee approach if Casilla continues to labor. The Giants can't afford many mishaps in a playoff chase.
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Boston: Andrew Bailey took one step closer to making his 2012 debut by pitching in his first rehab game Wednesday. Bailey estimates he will need 5-6 rehab appearances, which could span 10-14 days, before coming off the disabled list. At that time the Red Sox finally have to answer questions about Bailey's bullpen role, but as we suspect, Alfredo Aceves should keep the job and Bailey will likely end up in a setup role. It's worth holding onto Bailey in deep formats for the off chance he is given the role he was acquired for prior to hurting his thumb this spring.
N.Y. Mets: Frank Francisco (oblique) is set to rejoin the major-league roster this weekend. The Mets opted not to trade for relief help as their playoff hopes dwindled while Francisco was out, so the erratic reliever should remain New York's closer the rest of the season. That might not have been the case had Bobby Parnell ran away with the closer's role while Francisco was sidelined, but he continues to prove he is much more reliable pitching in other scenarios.
Call to the 'pen
Each week we'll break down pertinent Fantasy news with setup men and other relievers ..
Former Mariners closer Brandon League was dealt as expected prior to Tuesday's non-waiver trade deadline. Unfortunately, he didn't go to a situation where he could return to being a closer immediately. League was acquired by the Dodgers, who have said he will share setup duties with Ronald Belisario now that Josh Lindblom is with the Phillies … Had Chris Perez been traded, then Vinnie Pestano would have been the likely choice to replace him as the Indians closer. Alas, Perez stays put and so does Pestano in his setup role. However, he continues to be outstanding in that role. Through Wednesday, Pestano has tossed 14 straight scoreless outings (14 innings), recording 11 holds and 18 strikeouts in that span. He has 29 holds on the season and is one of the most valuable non-closer relievers in Fantasy … David Phelps has been on fire since returning from the minors July 18. Phelps was demoted to stretch out as a starter after the Yankees rotation was hit hard by injury. Phelps did quite well in the minors, going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 0.91 WHIP in four starts between Class A, Double-A and Triple-A. But upon his return, the Yankees had no need for him to start, so he has been back in the bullpen and thriving. Phelps has tossed nine scoreless innings in his last five outings, striking out 13 and allowing just two hits and one walk. Phelps has certainly become a nice Rotisserie reliever thanks to his recent surge, but owners in the deepest of Fantasy formats might want to stash Phelps on your bench. It seems he could be the first candidate to enter the rotation if needed … In Oakland, most of the attention and acclaim when it comes to pitching goes to the rotation and closer Ryan Cook , but it's time folks start to recognize the work of left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins . The A's certainly do since Blevins has emerged with a significant role after pitching in mostly losses through the first two months of the season. Since June 1, Blevins is 4-0 with a 2.45 ERA and five holds in 21 outings (22 innings). He is just not a lefty specialist either. In those 21 outings, Blevins has recorded more than three outs six times and he has recorded less than three outs just seven times. Not only has Blevins been a wins vulture, but his holds total is on the rise, making him a viable Fantasy option in Rotisserie formats and leagues that reward for holds.
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A gourmet harmonic kettle, a one-touch automatic cappuccino machine and an ultrasonic aroma diffuser were honored as the "Best of the Best" during the 2013 Housewares Design Awards gala luncheon and ceremony, here.
The "Best of the Best" honorees were among the 12 "Best in Category" award winners presented during the awards ceremony at the New York Marriott Marquis overlooking Times Square. The ceremony also honored the 2013 Green House Award winner for eco-responsible housewares design.
The Nambé Chirp Kettle took top honors as "Best of the Best – Gold." The Chirp Kettle, part of the Nambé Gourmet line, features a contemporary, angled stainless steel body with a 5-ply bottom for quick heating. The kettle signals the user with a distinctive harmonic tone.
"Best of the Best – Silver" went to the Jura ENA Micro 9 One Touch Cappuccino Machine from Jura Capresso. The touch of one button on the compact ENA 9 prepares cappuccino, latte macchiato, crema coffee or espresso.
"Best of the Best – Bronze" went to Swizz Style's Jasmine Aroma Diffuser. The tabletop diffuser with interval settings uses ultrasound technology to transform water blended with essential oils into a fine mist.
Twelve "Best in Category" winners were presented during the 2013 Housewares Design Awards gala at the New York Marriott Marquis here:
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Guatemala City, Aug 7 (IANS/EFE) A veteran broadcast journalist was fatally shot Tuesday in the eastern province of Zacapa, Guatemalan authorities said.
Luis de Jesus Lima, 68, was killed by two assailants on a motorcycle as he was getting out of his car in front of the radio station where he hosted a music and information programme.
The journalist was pronounced dead at the scene in the La Reforma neighbourhood of Zacapa city, paramedics said.
Lima worked for a range of media outlets over the course of a long career.
Guatemala is among a number of countries, including Haiti, India, Mexico, Nigeria and Yemen, where journalists find themselves at increasing risk, according to a report released last month by the Press Emblem Campaign.
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Congratulations to Ted Allen and Chopped on James Beard Journalism Awardsby Cameron Curtis in Events, May 5th, 2012
Friday night while guests dined on Alex Guarnaschelli's delicious organic chicken with 40 cloves of garlic, among other tasty courses, the food industry celebrated Food Network's very own. The awards, which were emceed by JBF award winners Michael Symon and Martha Teichner, celebrate excellence in food media. Chopped won the award for best Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location, category and Ted Allen took home the award for best Media Personality/Host, also for Chopped.
Ted thanked the 9 judges that he works with on Chopped including Marcus Samuelsson, Marc Murphy, Amanda Freitag and Scott Conant, who were also in attendance. He said, "The judges on our show are so much a part of what our show is … these are the people that make me look smart and teach me things." After winning his second award of the night he mused, "Having one is nice but when they clink together …"
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Local government improves the quality of life for its citizens in a number of areas – parks and recreation, street maintenance and repair, waste management and recycling, community development and public safety – to name a few. Often, issues related to air quality are overlooked at the local level because enforcement is perceived to be the responsibility of county or state officials. However, at the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP), roughly half of the complaints received relate to problems addressable at the local level. Usually these complaints are about unnecessary idling of diesel vehicles or biomass burning in one form or another. In such situations, municipal officials are often caught off guard about the problems they are facing, or don't understand how to enforce regulations. However, local officials are in a unique position to improve the quality of life in a community, as emissions from these two sources have their biggest impact in small areas—at a neighboring house, over a few blocks, or throughout a town nestled in a valley.
It is true that "air quality" often falls under the enforcement of county and state health agencies. But local officials, who are often most in touch with the community, can do much to regulate unnecessary idling and assure the correct use of Outdoor Wood-Fired Boilers (OWBs) in their communities. Two upcoming webinars hosted by LGA will introduce participants to the how.
The First Webinar, "What Local Governments Need to Know About Outdoor Burners & Wood Smoke Pollution," (January 25th, 12:30 PM, free): GASP has found that most people don't give a lot of thought to wood burning, since it often takes the form of a fun outdoor activity, like a campfire. But outdoor burning can take many other forms and ongoing exposure to wood smoke can result in harmful effects. Residents may observe an increase in a running nose, stinging eyes, and trouble breathing, and these impacts often result in complaints to local authorities. What is burned and how outdoor burning occurs is important because smoke from wood and other materials may contain a vast number of toxins which can cause or aggravate existing respiratory and other ailments. With the rise in popularity of outdoor burners, local officials are well advised to expand their understanding of these issues. This webinar will inform local leaders about Pennsylvania laws regulating outdoor burners and wood smoke and what local laws they can adopt.
The second webinar, "Complying With & Enforcing Idling Laws," (February 15th, 12:30 PM, free): This webinar addresses a similar problem: that of the economic, environmental, and health impacts associated with unnecessary idling of diesel vehicles. Responding to citizen complaints and concerns about the toxicity of these emissions, PA recently passed regulations restricting idling in most instances. Higher rates of cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and other ailments are found among operators of diesel vehicles or those living near areas with diesel vehicle activity. Learn what the exceptions and exemptions to the idling regulations are, and why keeping a sharp eye on idling can be good for your community in a number of ways.
When citizens are concerned about outdoor wood burning or diesel idling in their neighborhoods, they don't pick up the phone to call the US Environmental Protection Agency or the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. They call their local police department, or their local elected officials, or the zoning officer or municipal manager. We invite municipal officials to participate in these webinars to learn how they can respond to such situations effectively.
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Recipe-phile: Everything tastes better outdoors; pack up some salads & fricadelles
While so many great food memories from childhood have drifted away from me, I can still visualize almost everything I ever ate outdoors.
Summertime breakfasts sometimes meant an egg sandwich eaten outside, legs banging against the deck ... or heavily buttered toast, or a half-frozen candy bar slowly melting as I contemplated the empty day ahead.
Even the hastily-made tuna salad sandwiches our mother made for our rowboat fishing excursions tasted better when we ate them while out on the water. (By the way, that was cute, Mom: fish sandwiches for the anglers.)
But our best childhood picnics took place in the old Norway plantation. We flapped out our blankets in the darkest, most interior spot of the plantation where the rust-colored needles were piled into a particularly thick rug and the high overhead branches knit together into an impressive light-blocking shade.
At the time, around age 9 or 10, part of the appeal of picnicking was pretending to be "lost," so the more remote and more secretive the spot, the better.
Properly dark and spooky, the Norway plantation fit all requirements. And best of all, the food we ate in there tasted better - potent and more delicious. I remember unwrapping the wax paper wrapper from a salami sandwich made with thick-cut summer sausage, a few slivers of sour dill pickle, soft white bread and a substantial layer of cool butter. For drinking we had the water in our canteens and for dessert we had some kind of a bar, but usually Special-K.
As kids we had no tabletop habits to break - no adult tics that demand proper utensils, a napkin on the lap or a glass of water - and we walked outside with our meals whenever we could get away with it. So why is it that it took having a kid of my own to get me back to picknicking?
I tried not to moon too much over the lost opportunities the other day as I contemplated what to make for our impromptu picnic. I had about an hour to pull it together so I reached for whatever was closest at hand.
Tomatoes, sitting and ripening in a basket outside, would become a tomato salad with fresh torn basil and a few shavings of young pecorino (admittedly, a rare cheese here in the north woods; I squirreled mine up from Minneapolis) and I'd make another cucumber salad with dill--but, please, not creamy this time. Instead, it would be vinegary, and spiked with chili flakes.
The smoked salmon left over from the weekend would make a great pasta salad, especially if it had strong lemon flavor and included a few capers. I thought it might taste even better if I used a long noodle instead of a shape, seeing that spaghetti that was the only kind of pasta my pantry held.
After all, why not? There's no rule dictating that pasta salad has to be made with penne, or farfalle, or elbow macaroni. Rules about pasta are for adults; a kid just makes do.
Lemony Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad
(Serves 2)
1/2 pound pasta, spaghetti or bucatini (hollow spaghetti)
6 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon capers, rinsed
zest of 1/2 lemon
1/4 cup of pasta cooking water
1 tablespoon butter
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup minced chives
6 ounces smoked salmon, crumbled roughly
3 ounces ricotta salata, crumbled (can substitute plain feta)
Handful of basil or dill (optional)
salt to taste
lots of cracked black pepper
Fill a large pot with water and bring it to a boil. Season the water with salt, enough to taste like seawater.
As the water heats, heat the olive oil in a large, wide saucepan and add the garlic. Cook over medium heat until the garlic sizzles. Add the capers, lemon zest and give a stir. Add the pasta cooking water (about a ladle-ful) and butter and boil until reduced to a thin sauce. Add the lemon juice, chives, salmon, optional herbs and remove from the heat.
When the pasta tests al dente (still chewy, but not hard to the bite) drain it. Cool the pasta down under cold running water. Drain well.
Add the pasta to the warm salmon mixture in the pan, tossing to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste (and more lemon juice, if desired). Sprinkle with the crumbled cheese, toss to combine, and transfer to a picnic-friendly container.
Tomato Salad
(Serves 2)
2 small (or one large) beefsteak tomatoes
8 cherry tomatoes
juice of 1/2 lemon
4 basil leaves
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 ounce young pecorino or parmesan cheese, shaved with a vegetable peeler
salt and pepper to taste
Slice the beefsteak tomatoes ¼-inch thick and layer decoratively on a platter (or in a wide-bottomed picnic-portable container). Halve the cherry tomatoes and scatter them on top. Sprinkle the tomatoes with salt and pepper and squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon over all. Tear the basil leaves into large pieces and scatter on top. Drizzle the salad with the olive oil and shave thin peelings of cheese on top. Can be made up to an hour ahead of time; best if not refrigerated.
French Pork Fricadelles
Adapted from Everything Tastes
Better Outdoors, by Claudia Roden.
(My husband loves these--hot, cold or in-between.)
1 1/8 pound ground pork
1 large potato, boiled and mashed
2 cloves garlic, finely grated
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried thyme)
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
Combine the above ingredients (except flour and oil) and knead into a smooth paste. Fry a small sample to taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary.
Shape into flat round cakes, dip in flour, and gently fry in oil until brown, turning over once. Drain on paper towels before packing hot or cold.


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Serious sportscars have a particularly loyal following among British drivers, so in many ways a UK launch makes sense.
Porsche sells 8,000 cars a year in the UK, and this makes Britain the second largest market for its cars after the US, explains Andy Goss, managing director of Porsche Cars Great Britain.
"The UK customer is incredibly discerning," Mr Goss tells BBC News Online, insisting the 911 Turbo S is "the only world premiere" at this motorshow.
Now, that is not strictly the case, but it is correct that true world premieres are few and far between in the UK.
New versions
New, headline grabbing car models tend to be launched at more prestigious shows abroad, while Birmingham premieres are often new versions of existing models.
"Like it or not, it's the hierarchy of world motor shows," the UK general manager of Mini, Trevor Houghton-Berry - who chose to launch its latest convertible in Geneva in March - tells BBC News Online.
Other car makers perform similar stunts to Porsche's in Birmingham.
Land Rover's Discovery 3 TDV6 is hailed as a world first, yet it is virtually indistinguishable from previous models, while neither Volvo's jazzed-up V70 nor Nissan's new Primera will surprise visitors when the show opens for the public on Thursday.
Waiting list
But Porsche's 911 Turbo S is different, essentially because the German car maker's image relies heavily on its success.
Mr Goss sees no danger and is eager to recite statistics that paint a bright picture of his operation's future.
There is an eight month waiting list for 911 sportscars, he points out, then goes on to stress that the car maker's other models, the two-seater Boxster and the Cayenne sports utility vehicle, are doing very well too.
"Boxster will have its second-best year ever," he says, while Cayenne sales are "up 37% in the UK so far this year" when compared with the same period last year.
But while sales of the relatively ordinary Porsche models are roaring ahead, 911 sales are actually slipping back.
Mr Goss is keen to downplay the importance of this, insisting current sales are in line with Porsche's "budgeting" and that the fall in sales has come "as expected".
But nevertheless, analysts warn that if the four decades old 911 falls out of favour with serious sportscar buyers it could prove disastrous for Porsche.
Created buyers
One danger Porsche faces is that massive sales of its "not quite as upmarket" models might make the company's logo a common sight on the road, and this could make it less attractive to own the 911 flagship.
This would be bad news for all three models: Boxster and Cayenne both compete with relatively ordinary luxury cars, and they both ride high on the image created by the 911 supercars.
Mr Goss is keen to dismiss any assertion that the Porsche brand has been diluted and points out that even the cheapest Cayenne, which is kitted out with a V6 Volkswagen engine, cost about £40,000.
The Cayenne has not caused drivers to desert Porsche, it has "created Porsche buyers", and that has helped to ensure that "this business year will be the best ever".
As such, there are good reasons to celebrate now, but concerns remain about Porsche's long-term health.


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Shriram Krishnamurthi wrote: >> How about a chat server? > Or Eliza-over-the-network. A few years ago, you folks provided a small teachpack to one of the TeachScheme! workshops that did TCP connect/send/receive. I used that to set my students a chat program exercise, where the chat was between two DrScheme interaction windows on different machines. Graphics in this case would be gilding the lily, as would running Eliza over the network instead of on one machine. Do we really have to tart things up in order to sell them to students? (I'm sorry if I'm being curmudgeonly. When I tell my students that Facebook Chat was written in Erlang, they perk up. But that doesn't mean I want them programming Facebook Chat in my course.) --PR
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Most recently, Ed has been collaborating with Francis (Lee) Stevens, also Wheelock faculty, on a project about how shame perpetuates implicit racial bias. He is also interested in how face processing and recognition is influenced by group membership and stereotyping. This work focuses on the social cognitive processes that underlie the cross-race recognition deficit, a general tendency to have difficulty recognizing faces of a race other than one's own. Recognition deficits involving members of other groups (such as those of another race) can be especially problematic in the legal context where someone might be wrongfully convicted as a result of eyewitness misidentification.
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I did have the surgery on the early morning of July 15. I was on the table by 7:30 a.m. and the next thing I really remember the sun was going down.
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Then, about 5 days after surgery, I really started to be able to get around a bit. Using crutches and a cane... I could actually use the restroom again!
Three days ago was the start of feeling far better. I was not pain free, but all of a sudden the horrible spikes of pain stopped!
I will return to work on late Wednesday as I have an appointment with a buyer. Maybe Thursday I will be able to answer questions on things like the PLUS schedule. I have been kept entirely out of the loop by my company so I know nothing!
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Philly Fringe reviews: 'LEO' and 'The Sea Plays'
LEO. Fred Astaire danced on the floor, the walls and the ceiling of a room in the 1951 movie, "Royal Wedding." It was a trick of scenery building and of camerawork -- optical, illusional and also visionary. In the wonderfully done Fringe show called "LEO," the trick is updated
and performed for just over an hour, by William Bonnet, whose impressive strength and facile movement make this an eye-popper.
It's also a Fringe show suitable for the family. Here's what you see: On the left side of the stage, Bonnet is shown on film as he performs his highly skilled movements. On the right side of the stage, he's giving a live performance of those same movements at the same time. But the rooms are tilted in your vision, 90 degrees from one another. It's a cool image, and brings the phrase "turning on its head" into a new context. Sometimes, it's disorienting to watch the two William Bonnets at impossibly different angles. Mostly, it's the sort of curious and memorable hour that seems to come only in a Fringe festival.
Montreal's Y2D Productions and Chamäleon Productions from Berlin produced "LEO," with its creator, Tobias Wegner, as the original performer. Wegner says his fascination with gravity-defying optical tricks came from watching "Royal Wedding," so hats off for this idea and its execution to both Wegner and Fred Astaire. Just don't leave them – the hats or the guys -- on the ceiling.
"LEO" runs through Sept. 22 at the Arts Bank, Broad and South Streets. For information on all FringeArts shows in the festival, including dates, times and venues, visit www.fringearts.com
THE SEA PLAYS. Aboard the Tall Ship Gazela, anchored on the Delaware River at Penn's Landing, the Philadelphia Artists' Collective is presenting two Eugene O'Neill one-acts written before he was A Playwright, and the capitals are intentional. O'Neill was writing plays as a young man who also pursued other interests. At one point he was a merchant seaman, and the Artists' Collective offers these two early O'Neill works, both set at sea.
The plays are so short, the production's an hour. It's a fine hour, too, a chance to watch these rarely performed works as they unfold down below in a real tall ship, where the setting is the 1883 ship itself.
I knew nothing of these plays, and now I'm reading all seven that O'Neill set on the sea – spurred by seeing the Fringe show. The first of the two plays is "Bound East for Cardiff," a largely expository work in which a severely wounded seaman recounts his life and dreams as his best shipmate watches over him. It's basic playwriting (O'Neill wrote it in 1914, when he was 26), with a script heavy on Irish-accented spellings and some evocative writing.
John Lopes plays the man, wounded from a tumble, with uncannily realistic wheezing and groaning. His shipmate is played by Brian McCann, and together they present a portrait of people who lead very basic lives despite adventures in the likes of Argentina, Australia, Singapore and South Africa. The production adds a recitation of "The Lord's Prayer" by the captain (Mort Paterson) at the end as the cast moves off the playing area – a neat way to clear the deck for the second play that immediately follows.
That one-act is "In the Zone," a more skillful piece that O'Neill wrote in 1917. It centers on an aloof sailor (Brian Ratcliffe) aboard a British vessel during World War I. Because of something he witnesses, a crewman (played by David Blatt) suspects that the sailor keeps to himself because he's a spy for Germany, and sets about convincing the others. The crew, transporting a boat filled with ammo during World War I, fears attack and a flaming death, and turns its fears on the sailor.
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An IPv4 address is a unique set of numbers given to every computer on a network, analogous to the number of your telephone on a telephone network. This number is a four-byte integer and is usually represented in decimal with a period separating each byte (i.e. 192.168.0.0). An IP address is a logical address usually assigned by a router (a machine may also choose its own IP address). MAC addresses (which physically identify a network interface) are mapped to an IP address when an IP address is used.
There are many IP addresses which are set aside for special uses and which may not be assigned to other uses. For example, the IP address of 127.0.0.1 always points to your computer.
An in-depth description of just how the IP address system works is available in the Wikipedia article on IP Addresses.
Finding the IP Address on Your Mac
Using the Terminal
Open the Terminal application, located at /Applications/Utilities/Terminal, and type "ipconfig getifaddr en0" for an ethernet connection, or "ipconfig getifaddr en1" for wireless, and press Return.
Using the Network Utility
Start the Network Utility application, located at /Applications/Utilities/Network Utility. Your local IP address can be found on the first page.
If you are part of more than one local network, additional IP addresses can be found by selecting the appropriate Network Interface.
Finding the IP Address on Your PC
- Click Start, then Run, and enter "cmd", and click OK. In the DOS-like window that appears, type "ipconfig" and press Enter.
Finding Your External IP Address
- Each connection to the internet is assigned its own unique IP address which defines it as a part of the global network.
- Websites such as WhatisMyIP, myIPddress.com and IP Chicken provide a quick and easy way to determine your external IP address.
Troubleshooting IP Addresses
- If you're behind a network, your IP address will probably begin with 192 or 10. These are valid numbers. However, if it begins with 169, or is 0.0.0.0, then there is a problem with your network configuration.
- If you connect through a router, you often need to connect directly to the router itself. Routers usually have IP addresses of 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1.


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The divide over ordaining women
The recent election of the Rev. Amy Butler as senior pastor of New York City's influential and historic Riverside Church, as well as the installation of a number of other women at high-profile American congregations, has brought new attention to the theological divide among religious groups concerning the ordination of women.
While many major religious denominations in the United States now allow women to pastor churches and synagogues, only 11% of American congregations were led by women in 2012, according to press reports of an upcoming National Congregations Study survey. That figure hasn't changed since 1998. Many of the nation's largest denominations, including Roman Catholics, Southern Baptists, Mormons (Latter-day Saints), and the Orthodox Church in America, do not ordain women or allow them to lead congregations.
Other religious groups have taken small steps in the direction of female ordination. For instance, while there currently are no women in the U.S. serving as Orthodox Jewish rabbis, a number of women recently were ordained by one Orthodox seminary as maharats, or female leaders of Jewish law, spirituality and Torah – but they will not be given the title of rabbi.
A number of American churches, such as the United Church of Christ (whose members were once called Congregationalists) and the Universalists (who eventually merged with the Unitarians) started ordaining women in the 19th century. But it wasn't until the decades following World War II that many of the larger and more prominent denominations began to allow women into leadership roles.
In 1956, the United Methodist Church and a part of what would become the Presbyterian Church USA ordained their first women ministers. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Reform Judaism, and the Episcopal Church followed suit in the early 1970s.
In recent years, women have ascended to a number of high-profile jobs in American churches. Many, including the Episcopal Church and the United Methodist Church, now allow women to be bishops and hold other top leadership positions. In 2006, for instance, the Episcopal Church, for the first time, elected a woman, Katherine Jefferts Schori, to be its presiding bishop, the church's highest office.
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I am in Presbyt USA and an ordained minister having been solo pastor as well as hospice and hospital chaplain. It was my calling since childhood but took years for me to learn our prevalence since 1956 in our denomination. It has been a lifelong wish that became fulfilled with support, success and joy. We need to see more female clergy on talk shows to awaken those who don't know or approve for some churches still withhold their right. I realized this again when watching The View when it was apparent all hosts had not done their homework and lump all in one bag. I encourage all women who feel a calling to follow through chsnging churches if necessary. Youll never regret it. Rev CSS, Kansas City and Oregan state.
Is there any reason you left out the Church of God in Christ in your stats on major religious groups that allow ordination of women.
Maybe they think its not sound doctrine. All this change, do all christain churches have to follow each other now or latter? Ill prey about leadership
rolls, and redefining sin as I understand it.
And the Roman Catholic Church needs to be next to ordain women priests, deacons and make women Cardinals. I pray for this form of justice in my church literally every day.
Just wondering why the Assemblies of God/USA was not included in your survey/research? It is a major denomination (3.1 million in USA and 67 million globally).
Since its founding in 1914 women have been credentialed by ordination. Women serve as missionaries and ministers.
The price paid for the decision to consecrate female bishops in the Anglican/Episcopal line will be the loss of apostolic succession and invalidity of ordinations performed by female bishops.
Referring to Bill comments what happen in 2000 years ago and the truth behind Jesus gender?. Moderern world is in need of complete erediction of slavery among humans. Women should have the freedom to education and make their choice of employment. Weather to head a religious sections or to rule a nation. It is high time not to confine this discussion to only to the Cristians. The way things are going today, it is essential an international agreement is reached. By passing all religious and rules of the lands which have been in practice for generations. Regognising the rights of humans weather it is a women or men. The right to access free education at all ages and as a birth right to choose their type of employment in anywhere.
TheChristian Science Church has always had two "readers", usually a woman and a man.
This religion has lost membership in recent decades, but was once a very strong force
for equality of women.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America also elected its first female churchwide presiding bishop, Elizabeth Eaton, in 2013.
FYI – you may find this link helpful when referring to the Eastern Orthodox Church in America.
Thank you.
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) has recognized women ministers for 360 years. Several of the groups that broke away from the Methodist in the late 1800's had women as ministers. On the day of Pentecost Peter, quoting Joel 2, proclaimed that the day had come when both the sons and daughters should prophesy.
The Christain Church (Disciples of Christ) also ordains women and currently has a wiman serving as General Minister and President our highest office.
God became a male only because, in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, only a male could accomplish God's work. Jesus' gender was only a culturally determined condition, and in no way a cause, of our Salvation.
Let us pray that the Church reflect on this truth — Jesus' gender was not causal of Salvation — and eventually ordain women as well as men and thus proclaim it since is now obscured. And, yes, eventually, women bishops and cardinals, and who can suggest a good reason why there should never be woman pope?
No, God became a men because God became a man. Scripture is clear that women should not be in leadership in the church. That goes back to creation when woman was created to support the man, as his partner; not as his leader. The femi nist movement simply is not biblical. Deal with it.
You mean lead like hide and run away when Christ was arrested, tortured and executed and buried or lead like stay with Christ through all those things? You know the hard things women did and men ran away from? Vocation/ordination and leading are not the same things. In the Catholic tradition the leader is a servant. It's not a power trip or position of favor. Women run and founded catholic schools/universities and hospitals, are in charge of religious education at the parish level, teach, some devote their lives to God. Women are doing plenty of the speaking and preaching and leading.
Yes, in answer to your last question, because everything else in your post is unsupported assertion. As for the "culturally determined condition" argument, it is quite the contrary. Priestesses were very common 2,000 years ago – in polytheistic religions and cults. The priesthood was reserved for males not as a cultural but a theological matter – hence the big exception to priestesses was monotheistic religions and it still is among the orthodox – Jews, Christians (Catholic and Eastern Orthodox), and also Muslims.
The current fashion for priestesses among the more "culturally conditioned" modern(ist) proponents reflects just that – current fashion, not theological considerations. Reading debates among Anglicans in England and Wales on this issue shows the strong contrast between supporters of women's ordination and episcopacy on one hand and those opposed on the other. The supporters cite liberal, politically correct positions without reference to theology. Their arguments, if that is not too generous a term, could, equally well and in the exact same terms, have been made by liberal secularists without a trace of Christian belief.
I agree with you that we must for justices sake ordain women to priesthood now but I think we need to make women Cardinals now too because there is literally nothing in our current church law preventing the Pope from making women Cardinals tomorrow. Cardinals do not have to be ordained or male even at this moment in time in our church law. Change both now and we will even out the church at upper and lower levels quickly.
Don't forget Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America!
They left out one very important person, Saint Paul he said that he did not allow women to become teachers but he said that they should be silent in the churches.
Like many other statements in the Bible, this one is culturally conditioned. Further, it expresses what St. Paul says of his own personal convictions, not what the whole Church should always do.
Only your approach is culturally conditioned. My guess is you are either part of one of those denominations mentioned or part of the emerging church movement that say Scripture should be interpreted acvcording to the shifting sands od the culture.
Reverend, with all due respect, you are terribly misguided (as so many of us are unfortunately), regarding your understanding of Holy Scripture and in this instance of what Paul was referring to — please obtain a copy of "Questions and Answers About Women's Ordination" editors Martin Hanna and Cindy Tutsch, Pacific Press, 2014 at your earliest convenience (Kindle or softcover). I have read this most excellent Bible study — it brings Christ's truth to light. God Bless.
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Brussels Sprouts Gratin Recipe
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This side dish will likely become your family's favorite way to enjoy Brussels sprouts. It's creamy, savory and delicious. —Kevin Lieberman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- 2 pounds Brussels sprouts, quartered
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
- Dash ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- In a large bowl, combine the Brussels sprouts, butter, salt and pepper; toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 25-30 minutes or until Brussels sprouts are tender, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add milk and cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in pepper and nutmeg; pour over Brussels sprouts. Sprinkle with cheeses.
- Reduce heat to 350°. Bake, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until heated through and cheeses are melted. Yield: 10 servings.
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"I made this for our Thanksgiving meal & it was a huge hit :) One tip, monitor your roasting brussel sprouts closely, otherwise they will burn if you're distracted with other tasks. I've got an electric oven that seems to cook way too hot, so I lowered my temp to 400 degrees for the first part and then to 350 degrees once cheese/cream mixture was added. My cooking time was a little longer than the recipe had directed because I don't like my sprouts too firm. I didn't have parmesean on hand, so I used Asiago cheese instead. This is definitely going to be a repeat for several future meals. Thanks for the delicious recipe!!"


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How Accurate is the Quantiferon Test for TB?
I read your reply to a question regarding someone with a positive TB skin test who had had BCG while young and so I wanted to follow up on this, since my case is similar. I also received BCG while young growing up in Asia. I have had borderline positive TB skin tests since and have had to check with chest x-rays which have always been negative. A few weeks ago as part of any employee health (I am a health care worker), I had the Quantiferon test done, which came back indeterminant. A repeat a couple of week later was also indeterminant. (one done two years prior was negative). So how reliable is the Quantiferon test? I had the PPD skin test done and it was 1cm. The chest X-ray performed was negative. So given all of this I wanted to find out if it is advisable to do the INH treatment since I am already on blood pressure and Cholesterol medications which also have potential to effect my liver. So would my doing the INH treament put my liver more at risk? Thanks!
The purpose of TB screening in healthcare workers is to diagnose previously undetected (and presumably occupational) TB exposures. As you have discovered, when Interferon Gamma Release Assays (IGRA) are used serially in healthcare workers, a small number of people's results are indeterminate. Studies are underway to better describe the reproducibility of the IGRA's in a person over time, and also to try to define "conversions," "reversions," and the clinical significance in terms of whether "converters" should be offered Isoniazid TLTBI.
You should discuss your results with your employee health physician, and also ask if the Quantiferon Gold results are being reported as positive/negative/indeterminate or if the result is expressed quantitatively as INF-gamma in pg/mL or IU/mL, to see if your result was near the cut-off point, or if there was some other problem with the assay (such as unusual readings from the control wells) that would cause the ideterminate readings.
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Max Poulin bid adieu to his career as a player today as the Winnipeg Goldeyes made official the announcement that the baseball club will retire the stellar shortstop's No. 6 this spring.
The native of St. Eustache, Que., who played with his heart on his sleeve for eight seasons (2001-2008) with the Goldeyes, wore it that way once again at the press conference at the playing field now known as Shaw Park.
Poulin fought back tears as he spoke emotionally of his baseball career and time with the Goldeyes.
"The Goldeyes have been really good to me for eight years and I have to say thank-you to a lot of people," said Poulin, who played in a team record 676 games and holds four team records.
"When you start playing ball you don't think about getting your jersey retired. You dream about playing professionally, being able to be on the field where's there's a lot of fans. Now today, retiring my jersey, it's a great honour."
Poulin's best Goldeyes' season was his last with the Goldeyes when he posted a .983 fielding percentage with just seven errors in 407 defensive plays.
The Goldeyes will officially retire the No. 6 on June 14 prior to that night's American Association game against Sioux Falls Pheasants.
Poulin, who makes his home in Winnipeg, will be the third player to have his number retired by the Goldeyes organization. Poulin's No. 6 will join the No. 5 of Brian Duva and the No. 21 of Donnie Smith.


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Julie S. Lee, M.D., has special interests in both Breast Imaging and Interventional Radiology. She earned her M.D. at New York University School of Medicine, and completed an Internal Medicine internship at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. Dr. Lee's Residency in Diagnostic Radiology was at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In 2010, she completed her Breast Imaging Fellowship, also at UCLA. She then went on to do an Interventional Radiology Fellowship at the Dotter Interventional Institute, part of Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Lee is Board Certified by the American Board of Radiology.