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> -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Tishler [mailto:jason(at)tishler(dot)net] > Sent: 15 April 2003 20:45 > To: Dave Page > Cc: Pgsql-Cygwin; Cygwin > Subject: Re: [CYGWIN] XP Pro cygipc/PostgreSQL test report > > > Dave, > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 08:16:47PM +0100, Dave Page wrote: > > I thought it was XP Home that had problems? > > Yes, XP Home had (and still has) reported problems. But, I > don't have access to XP Home, so I cannot confirm or refute them. Unfortunately neither do I. > > I've run on Pro for ages with no issues - in fact that was what I > > regression tested 7.3 on during the call for platforms in the beta. > > Sorry, I forgot about the above. However, I still recall > many cygipc and PostgreSQL problems reported on XP Pro. So, > I was just trying to prevent more... OK, fair enough :-) Regards, Dave.
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I've been a consistent user of GNU/Linux since sometime in the late 1990s, and switched completely in the fall of 2006 when I deleted Windows XP for the last time while installing this new distro that was supposedly good called Ubuntu – it was the first time that I installed GNU/Linux and didn't immediately spend hours getting my modem/sound card/video card/etc working! I was (and still am) amazed by this :) I've used Ubuntu ever since, though I've debated switching away for the last year since Unity came out. But the ease of installation and wonderful support on Ubuntu Forums is just hard to beat. And with the wonderful new Ubuntu GNOME Remix I doubt I'll move away now.
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New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Opposition is expected to put the Government on the back foot over the issue of Nuclear Liability Bill in the Parliament tomorrow.
The Union Cabinet cleared 18 amendments on August 20, including the one, which deals with a clause on liability of a supplier in the event of a nuclear accident.
The controversial amendment to Clause 17 (B) makes it clear that an operator of a nuclear plant can seek damages only if an accident has occurred due to the 'intent' of the supplier or its employees.
Crying foul over the issue, the BJP wants the government to refer the amended clause back to the Parliamentary Standing Committee and has made it clear that it would be very difficult to support the bill unless the government relents and brings back the original proposed legislation.
Earlier on Monday, Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan met Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley and said the Central Government has an open mind on the changes and will be ready to accept any concrete suggestions, adding that Government is prepared to discuss any formulation on Clause 17 (B).
The passage of the Bill is considered important for starting nuclear commerce between India and the international community.
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), which operates the country's nuclear power plants on Monday said that the terms of the supplier liability clause- on which the government is trying to work out an agreement with the Opposition-are so stringent that no supplier would come if the law was passed in its present form.
"No supplier, Indian or foreign, would come to take the liability on account of recourse of the operator for the period of some 80 odd years after the contract is executed. Under the circumstances, the provisions of 17 (B) are neither practical nor implementable," a statement issued by Sudhir Thakur, executive director (corporate planning) of NPCIL said.
Earlier, the government had listed the Bill for introduction on March 15, but had to defer it at the last moment after it realised that it did not have the requisite numbers to see its introduction in the Lok Sabha.
In the present form, the Bill limits liability to the operator for each nuclear accident at Rs 500 crore. (ANI)


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Firefighter Adam Rabin pulled the duckling that you see in the above picture from a storm drain on Friday morning.
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Our Season Preview Tour led us to Califorinia's Coach Justin Howell. He was great to take the time to speak with us and share some information about his team. Good luck Cal!
GNN-Taking over last year after Danna left, you had one of the best years in California for a while, you earned PAC 12 coach of the year. How do you evaluate last year's season?
Justin-Last years season was a culmination of all the work that we had put in for two years. Danna and I started to lay some cultural foundations, and Liz and myself continued to build from there last year. We were so pleased that our seven seniors could finish their careers filled with pride and have no regrets.
GNN-Danna went on and on about you and the foundation you guys had, she told me that you would take California to places it has never been, comment?
Justin-Well, that's nice of Danna! I learned a lot from her in one short season, and I am grateful for the opportunities that we shared together. I have been in the Bay Area since 1986, and coaching since 1997. I always knew that Cal was a special place and I have sent many club athletes here over the years. Cal is the #1 public university in the world, and it has been my goal since day one for the gymnastics reputation to mirror the academic reputation. That meant that culturally things needed to change in the gym. That's a long process that doesn't happen over night, but we are getting there. I am truly blessed that my assistant coach is also my wife, Elisabeth Crandall. She is a driving force behind our successes and where we are headed.
GNN-You also have the same kind of roster as Danna this year with a lot of freshman and very few seniors, will this year be a big test for your team?
Justin-Yes it will, but I have a lot of confidence in this team and my staff of Liz and Jessa. We are lucky to have some great leadership returning this season with Alicia Asturias, Dallas Crawford, and Leilani Alferos. These three athletes have been through a lot and have an incredible amount of passion for our sport and for Cal. We have eight freshmen. On one hand this means a ton of new energy, and on the other hand these eight young ladies are going through a lot of adjustments for the first time in their lives. Being away from home, navigating the academic rigors of Berkeley, and learning to compete in a team environment. From what I have seen thus far, these freshmen are finding their way quite nicely and they are stepping up to every challenge that we put in front of them.
GNN- Any freshman that you are excited about seeing in competition atmosphere?
Justin-Honestly, I am excited for all of them. I see a large freshmen contingency making line ups in multiple events. Jessica Howe, Charlie Owens, and Desiree Palomares, have been showing a great deal of potential as All-Arounders. Emily Richardson (WOGA) will be joining us when we return in late December, and I expect her to challenge our line ups as well. Others are nursing some minor injuries, but have been really strong to this point.
GNN-You were one of the most respected club coaches on the west coast with more than a decade at Airborne. Was it a hard transition for you at first?
Justin-Coaching is coaching, so from that perspective it was not too challenging. The difference now is that my role is much bigger than just coaching gymnastics skills. It is to help these young ladies achieve personal excellence in all areas of their lives. The majority of our work is done outside of the gym, but that's the most important work. If we do a good job holding these girls accountable and pushing them past their perceived limits in their personal lives, the gymnastics success will come. We believe whole-heartedly in that!
GNN-What are California's recruiting philosophies?
Justin-We recruit the whole person. Team chemistry is so important, and we are looking for passionate people that inspire those around them. Gymnastics skill and talent are important, but it's not everything.
GNN-Your schedule like all coaches this year is brutal, and you will be tested out of the gate. Your home opener Vs. Utah this year helps. Is this years schedule harder than last year with the young team you have?
Justin-Every year in the PAC-12 is hard! We have amazing teams, athletes, and coaches in this conference. We see it as a blessing that we have the ability to push our team every weekend in our own conference. But yes…this year is tough, and our home schedule is amazing finishing up by hosting the PAC-12 Championships!
GNN-You have to be excited about Alicia Asturias, she is an all around gymnast and had a great year including PAC 12 first team honors! It looks like your few juniors and seniors are at least great caliber gymnasts, do they help the freshman mesh with the team?
Justin-Alicia is an amazing person with so many talents beyond gymnastics. She is an inspiration to many. We have three captains this year with Madison Kratzke (Junior), Dallas Crawford (Senior), and Alicia Asturias (Senior). They all three bring different qualities to the table, and we draw upon those daily. Our returners have welcomed our freshmen from day one. They are inspired by the passion and the quality of gymnastics that they bring, so our team unity came together quite early. Honestly, we just have a great group of girls that have each other's back. That's what it's all about…we are a family.
GNN- What are the team goals this year?
Justin-Our short-term goal everyday is to get "one day better." One day better in some aspect of our lives. We focus on the things that we can control, which are attitude, behavior, and effort. Of course, we like to win and we want to continue to make Regionals and push to get into the top 12. We can't control the scores or the rankings, so we choose not to put our focus in those areas. This team is strong and determined and I am confident that our gymnastics successes will continue to build.
GNN- What can we do at GNN to help you and others promote the sport better?
Justin-Continue to promote ALL of the programs that we have in the NCAA. Men's, Women's, Division I, II, III, and collegiate club programs. We all need help spreading the word about our amazing sport and the positive impact that gymnastics makes in the world, and within the walls of our universities.
GNN- What do you think about the website?
Justin-From what I have seen so far, I like GNN site. One thing that I love as a coach, is coaching and technical content. Maybe that can be an addition in the future!
GNN- What are the Howells like outside the gym?
The Howell's are busy right now! We just had a baby boy, Greyson Berrett Howell, born on October 24th. And we have two other boys, Jacob (11) and Noah (8), and an 80lb dog named Disco. So I guess you could say we are a fun and energetic family that is always on the move! I am fortunate that I get to coach with my wife and best friend everyday in the gym, and that we get to share our passion together.
Thank You Justin for the time, look forward to talking to you again, Merry Christmas to your family!


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Amy E. Krambeck, M.D., from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and colleagues studied a random sample of Olmsted County, Minn., residents with their first diagnostic code for urolithiasis (1984 to 2003). Symptomatic stone formers (1,590 patients) were validated with imaging or stone passage.
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Vikings stadium: From a metro planning perspective, Metrodome site is superior
Even if you agree that keeping the Vikings in the Twin Cities market is a good idea there's something fundamentally wrong with the pay-to-play deal that the Legislature has offered to the two competing local governments.
What's wrong is that the two sites — an abandoned ammunition plant in Arden Hills and the current Metrodome site in downtown Minneapolis — are qualitatively opposite in their impact on the metro community. As now structured, it's up to the Vikings to choose a local partner (and site) that fits them best. But there's no guarantee that they will choose the site that brings the best long-range benefit to the community as a whole. That's because, as I said, the two sites are so fundamentally different.
The Arden Hills site is a perfect 1970s-era solution. It's roomy and relatively remote. With no close neighbors, the team could call its own shots. The layout would probably place the stadium at the center of a large parking lot with ample tailgating opportunities for fans and parking revenues for the team. It's unlikely that the site would attract much use except for the 10 or so NFL games played there each year. Hwys. 35W and 10 would need a new set of interchanges to handle the occasional burst of traffic. Fans would continue to depend on driving to get to the site; there would be no other option.
Recycling the Metrodome location is a better fit for the trends of the next half-century. The site leverages infrastructure investments already made, including two light rail lines, a connection to commuter rail, the state's two busiest freeways, thousands of parking spots, a grid of streets for easy traffic dispersal, a network of hotels and restaurants, and a tie-in to convention facilities.
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In other words, the Dome site offers customers more options and carries greater potential for non-football events, both local and national. Its location delivers more efficiency with less impact on the environment. And it adds to a concentration of other assets that makes the metro region more competitive nationally. From a competitiveness standpoint, putting an NFL stadium in Arden Hills is a little like mixing a weak drink. When assets spread out they lose their collective punch.
Although the Dome did not generate adjacent development over the three decades of its useful life, that's likely to change in the years ahead as gasoline prices rise and efficient development becomes a critical issue. If not for the current housing lull, Minneapolis' riverfront redevelopment surge would have spread into the Dome area by now. As it is, the Guthrie Theater and its adjacent housing sits only three blocks from the Dome.
The Dome site does have drawbacks for the team, however. If the stadium were build directly on the Metrodome's footprint, the Vikings would be forced to play for two seasons at the University of Minnesota, something they don't want to do.
As far as I know, the broader implications of site selection aren't part of any deal the team might strike with a local partner. The Vikings are expected to announce a partnership with either Ramsey County or Minneapolis as early as this week. If they choose Ramsey County, which seems most likely, they may get a stadium in Arden Hills that suits their corporate interest, but not one that delivers the most potent long-term benefit to the community.
There's one safeguard that I know of. The Metropolitan Council has the authority to study major projects of "metropolitan significance" as a way to ensure that they fit into the grid of metro services (roadways, transit, wastewater systems, land-use planning, etc.) Any such study would reveal the superiority of the Metrodome site. The question is whether Gov. Mark Dayton is willing to put the Vikings' selection to that test.
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Feelings on whether this stadium can really be justified aside, I think this assessment of location is right on. The Arden Hills site is truly backward-looking, and the Target Field site seems harder to develop. Plus you may as well spread the positives across downtown a bit rather than have it all on the same block.
....The site leverages infrastructure investments already made, including two light rail lines, a connection to commuter rail, the state's two busiest freeways, thousands of parking spots, a grid of streets for easy traffic dispersal, a network of hotels and restaurants, and a tie-in to convention facilities....
You misread the reason why people take the light rail to the games. It's not for any green reason, it is to avoid the difficulty and cost of parking near the Metrodome. A suburban setting with plenty of parking within walking distance trumps urban settings. How else do you explain the success of the shopping mall in its many versions over the declining atmosphere of the downtown retailers? As for a grid of streets to disperse traffic, haven't you seen the gridlock at the same half-dozen freeway entrances after the game? I'm not really sure how you can dismiss the Arden Hills site with close proximity to old 10, new 10, 35w, 694, 96, Snelling, and old 8. As for proximity of restaurants, hotels and convention center, it can be seen that decades of time have not led to a renaissance of the area around the dome.
Neal Rovick says: "You misread the reason why people take the light rail to the games. It's not for any green reason, it is to avoid the difficulty and cost of parking near the Metrodome."
That sounds like a fantastic argument to build where transit will be an option. In a suburban setting people will still need to cross expanses of parking lots to get to the door. I'd rather get off a train and cross a short plaza, buying a dog and goods any day over driving to a game.
Reagarding Neal Rovick's comment: You don't build a 50-year football stadium based on travel preferences in 2011. You anticipate trends over the lifetime of the investment. Given pressures of energy cost and availability, air quality and climate issues, it's doubtful that driving a personal car to a game in 2030 will be as attractive as it is today. That's why it's so important to imbed travel options into major community investments.
As for traffic dispersal at the Dome, people don't have to line up at the ramps. That's the miracle of a street grid. There are MANY ways to depart the Dome area and eventually connect up with freeways. Modeling and experience clearly shows that true traffic problems result from a lack of options. I recall a 90-minute wait getting out of the old Met parking lot because there were so few exits (options). A big parking lot is the worst sort of traffic bottleneck.
All in all, the Dome site is the most conservative choice; it conserves land, fuel and air quality; and, in keeping the Minnesota values, it makes better use of investments already made.
As someone who grew up a few miles down from the proposed Arden Hills site on Highway 96, I am appalled that the site is honestly being considered. The road infrastructure surrounding it is atrociously bad, as well as non-existent in the site itself. I feel as if Tony Bennett et al. are desperate enough to get anything on the TCAAP that they are willing to sacrifice common sense and their political careers for it.
A few thoughts:
- When the cost for 2 people to go to a Vikings game is at least $150-200, 3 gallons of gasoline @ $5/gallon is no big deal.
- Ziggy Wilf is a real estate DEVELOPER! Which site has open, undeveloped prperty immediately available next to the site? Obvious answer - Arden Hills.
- The Vikings fans I've observed in recent years are young, in a party mode and would love to have an opportunity to tailgate. Decent opportunities for same are incredibly limited at the dome site.
I've got Price, Personality (of owner) & Partiers. You have Practicality and Politics. My three will beat your two!
Building a new football stadium anywhere is a toxin brewed from corporate greed, civic cowardice and a good deal of madness.
About a mile away from the dome stands a nearly new football stadium. So the Wilf company doesn't want to perform there? Why not? If the U's stadium lacks the high-roller boxes the Wilfs want, let the Wilf company add them; such structural changes certainly would cost less than a $900 million stadium. Not enough seats? Jack up ticket prices to compensate; they'll go up anyway, just as the baseball company raised prices in its new stadium.
The Gopher and Viking entertainment business perform on different days, the U has plenty of parking that's empty on Sundays, and the U certainly could use the income from stadium rental -- or even let the Wilfs use the place for free in gratitude for bringing in more exhorbitant parking revenue.
How many poor folks have to go without healthcare, how many fire rigs have to be short-staffed and how many youngsters have to be crowded into classrooms so civic leaders can sigh with relief that they didn't "lose" the Vikings?
Funding a private entertainment venue -- a second stadium for today's equivalent of bread and circus -- when the state teeters on bankruptcy has all the sanity of Nero fiddling while Rome burns.
Before I start, I should mention that I'm very liberal, but I'm in complete agreement with Neal Rovick.
Growing up in Wisconsin, we went to Milwaukee tons of times and tailgated at County Stadium before (and after) Brewers games. I've done it a few times at Lambeau Field as well. **I consider it a big part of the game experience.** Because of this and other reasons, I feel that Target Field is inferior to Miller Park.
There are so few people who attend NFL games who care about being green or sustainable or whatever other buzzword you can come up with. They want to drive in an SUV with a grill in the back. You can't do any of this very easily downtown.
Beyond all this, I'm vehemently opposed to public subsidy for a stadium when we're laying off teachers.
There is plenty of land around the Dome to developer. It's a sea of parking!
As for tailgater, quite frankly, it is the height of irresponsibility to sacrifice the sustainability of our community to accommodate a few thousand people who want to tailgate 8 times a year.
The Arden Hills site is atrocious. I have already called Gov. Dayton and the Met Council about this, urging them to oppose it at every opportunity. It is exactly the wrong thing to do for our future.
Steve - Curiously, you don't address a major aspect of the locational choice: the physical disamenity of a football stadium. Yes, it's better to have it near to bars and transit for the 40 hours a year people are arriving for and departing from games, but the rest of the time one would like it packed up and taken away. It is just a huge physical obstruction and a dead zone in an urban core one wants to be walkable and vital. Putting it in the urban core only maximizes the opportunity cost of urban land uses and density foregone. I say with the ice caps disappearing it is time to be grown-ups and recognize that we need to move on from colosseum-based entertainments. But since that isn't going to happen, let's at least get them out of the way of compact urban culture. Go, Arden Hills!
It's used eight times a year but we have to build freeways out there that will need to be maintained year-round. And Ziggy wants to build a big shopping complex, encouraging disinvestment in existing sites and infrastructure and encouraging more sprawl.
"Sustainability" may be overused but that does not invalidate its importance. Where do you want this region to be in 20 years? Dependent on gas at $8/gal or doing something different?
We are already paying a huge price for having more freeway lane-miles per capita than LA. We don't need any more!
The important thing is to get this Viking stadium issue settled so the Twins can start lobbying for money for a new stadium with a roof--Target Field is so last decade. Maybe we can impose a tax on those wealthy panhandlers?
I think someone is failing to notice the role that light rail has played in the success of the MOA. After all, one could find most of the stores at MOA in any of the other malls... before they started to die off. Obviously parking and roads were not the only factor.
"Beyond all this, I'm vehemently opposed to public subsidy for a stadium when we're laying off teachers. "
Why do we always assume the choice is between stadium or schools? Or else stadium or roads, etc., but never stadium or low upper income taxes? I cna't help noticing schools and roads have been allowed to rot even without stadiums getting built. Does anyone think canceling a new stadium will build even one school? Buy even one textbook?
The fact is spending is held down to support low upper income taxes. Stadium versus keeping the rich guy's taxes lower --- I'll take the stadium.
On another note, about the tailgating argument, two things: first, people do tailgate in lots around the dome. Second, since the public will pay most of the cost, the new stadium should include a plaza like Target Field, which is accessible to the public year-round, and it would be a simple matter to build in grills like any public park, but that works only if the Dome site is reused. A suburban football-only stadium is going to be dead most of the year. Treat it like a public park, and it doesn't have to be this place used just 10 times a year.
About forty years ago Jane Jacobs described the real estate surrounding large enterprises like Hospitals as a "border vacuum." The undulation of large numbers of unfamiliar people coming and going from universities, convention centers, stadiums and the like discourage the settlement of everyday folks who are looking to enjoy their property in quite contentment. So great is the influence of a significant structure on the surrounding neighbors, that a buffer is created.
You can see such a border around the present Metrodome.
On the one hand the city center has expressed a desire to bring mainstream, middle class development to its core; is mystified that it can't get its population to increase; would like to give tax incentives to businesses willing to hang a shingle in close proximity to rail stations. On the other hand the city wants to keep the flash and pizzazz of mega structures like a sports stadium. Is it a case of wanting the best of both-the worst of neither?
Thanks as always Steve for your common sense.
The opportunity cost thesis introduced by Mr. Holtman rests on the assumption that if a stadium weren't built in Minneapolis, there would be a substantial market for some other kind of development on the site instead that could not easily be accommodated anywhere nearby. May we all live long enough for that to be the case.
It's an interesting argument but I would bet the parking lots around the Dome have more to do with the profitability of parking revenue than people being uncomfortable with strangers. Development is happening around Target Field. The difference is that Target Field parking is established and relatively compact. It integrates as well with its surroundings as parking can (which is not very well, BTW).
The urban renewal of the '60's failed because land became more profitable as parking than for development. That's directly due to our auto-oriented investment. Land Value Taxation can help undo some of that but we need a wholesale change in how we do things to survive.
@David Greene
How is Arden Hills "more sprawl?" Look at a map. We sprawled well past there some time in the mid-1970s. I see it as an opportunity to redevelop a suburban dead zone that likely will never have anything if this doesn't happen.
//Why do we always assume the choice is between stadium or schools?
It's not an assumption, it's an observation. We literally about see a legislative session end without a budget plan to keep the government running; while at the same time we'll be left with a $600 million dollar welfare program for the Vikings set up and ready to go. Disabled children and their families are being told they'll have to tighten their belts and make do with less public assistance while 56 or so millionaire athletes are promised a new stadium. This is choice we're making and have made.
Only a corrupt political system could produce a result like that. We have a government that's incapable of taking care of he people's business but is more than capable of taking of Ziggy's business.
Actually I think this whole conversation illustrates the problem with these professional sports subsidies. They completely distort civic priorities.
Instead of trying to figure out where a Vikings does the most good we rational people would be talking about how much harm these huge subsidies do to our communities. Why are we talking about the stadium's benefits? If we really wanted to to do something great for the community we would be talking how to recycle the dome area into a vibrant city center. We don't the Vikings to do that, in fact the Vikings only complicate it and make it more expensive. We're better off without the Vikings and public burden of their stadiums.
A newbie here, so I know little of the history of interaction between the Vikings and the community.
That said, and unless the Vikings' ownership is amazingly different from every other NFL franchise ownership (save, perhaps, in arch-rival Green Bay), the welfare of the community (i.e., the Twin Cities, surrounding suburbs, the state) isn't likely to even be on the radar of team executives, much less be something that's of serious concern to them. There are likely to be plenty of platitudes from Mr. Wilf and his vassals about community benefits, but the only benefit in which team owners and/or investors are genuinely interested is the benefit to themselves.
Wherever it's built, a new Vikings stadium will be a (much) shorter-lived version of the Roman Coliseum, providing the "circus" in lieu of any genuine civic or community accomplishment. Paul Udstrand is right on target about this. Professional sports in general have been transformed from a means of entertainment to a means of distracting the public from the gross disparities of our current society.
While I hope the Met Council has the backbone to nix the Arden Hills site, the aroma / stench of inevitability surrounds the whole topic. The latest Metrodome-based proposal from the city seems to me to simply add to that aura of inevitability.
Steve's analysis seems just about correct to me. There are advantages to both locations, and there are disadvantages to both locations, so the operative question(s) ought to revolve around the issues of long-term usage and what will provide the greatest public benefit for the expenditure of public dollars, acknowledging that the public benefits will likely never actually match the expenditure of public dollars. In that context, the Arden Hills site is a loser from the get-go. That wouldn't keep it from winning this particular race to the bottom, but in practical terms, the existing site in the city is a no-brainer from the civic perspective.
A big parking lot for cars and SUVs seems likely to be one of those "What were they thinking?" opportunities a generation from now. But then, the one thing we can say with certainty is that a generation from now is not likely to be merely an extension of the present. I'm compelled to add that Steve's assessment of the drawbacks of a big parking lot in terms of traffic flow is right on target, based on my experiences at various big-crowd metro venues in other states. A street grid and public transit provide MUCH better movement of people in and out of the facility than does the usual network of suburban highways and access roads.
As a Minneapolis resident with zero interest in the welfare of professional football as a business, no interest in watching the sport, and no emotional investment in whether the Vikings play in Minnesota or Los Angeles, whether in-person after a tailgate or in my living room, my primary concern, especially given the aura of inevitability, is cost. I'm going to be taxed to support a private enterprise with no benefit whatsoever to me, so which stadium site will cost me less – a new stadium on the Metrodome site, with associated sales tax increase, or the Arden Hills site, which will require – require – hundreds of millions of dollars in highway and other infrastructure improvements, most of which will also end up on my tax bill, either through the MNDot budget or in some other fashion.
At least the parking revenues... and there will be tons of parking revenues... will increase the teams stadium contribution. The lion's share of the Metrodome parking either goes to the Star Tribune and soon into the city's stadium contribution.
No enough is being made about the referendum "waivers" yes "waivers" that would be required on the entertainment tax contribution and the "NEW" 0.15% city sales tax.
Rybak said the referendum requirements may be a problem at yeaterdey's news conference at the capital.... Gee, do ya think, R.T.??
@ David
I think Jacobs would say that it is not discomfort from people coming and going that causes the vacuum, but rather the lack of work the visitors contribute to the maintenance of the area. A local neighbor would call the MTC to notify them of graffiti on a bus shelter, a visitor probably would not. Neighbors may organize to help the homeless, a visitor may not. Eyes on the street-a well know Jacobs phrase-keeps crime down. If a visitor witnessed a crime, they would be more likely to report back to their neighbors that the core city is a distressed and unfriendly place.
I think you can find evidence of border vacuums around our significant structures just as Jacobs noted. Though most aren't as windswept as the blocks, even the blocks past the parking lots, that surround the dome.
It's sprawl because it requires freeways that don't exist right now. The cost of those freeways is enormous, not just to build them but to also maintain them.
Mn/DOT has no plans for anything near the amount of investment needed for this "plan." No transit line is even on the proposed map for 30 years and that's as far out as we plan.
Are we going to tell North Minneapolis, "Sorry, your transit will have to wait until we can build the Vikings freeway?"
I'm still trying to get my head around the idea of paying to park anywhere in Arden Hills. Have you been to Arden Hills? I photographed this big train collection that used to be stored up there a few years ago- inside the ammo plant... whatever.
I have to say this as far the non-stadium development plans are concerned, i.e. the shops and restaurants. Free parking has always been a big a draw for suburban developments, the difference between city and suburban shopping. I can see people paying to park for a Vikings game, but no ones ever going to go out there and pay to park to go to a restaurant or bar, or Banana Republic. Now when free parking is available everywhere else for the same stuff. The more I look at this the more I predict Ziggy's gonna want his $400 million back within five years. He'll claim he's losing money like the T-Wolves owners did and try to get his money back somehow, or move the team. Wouldn't that be a hoot. Billion dollars for a new stadium and we'd still be looking losing the team.
I decided to take a look at how hard it would be to add some sort of rail connectivity to the site. There is a freight rail line already going there, so some Northstar-like commuter rail services could be added, probably for less cost than reconfiguring the roads in the area. I'm not sure whether trains would be popular enough to be worthwhile, but the cost seems low enough that transportation planners should really take an honest look at the possibility. For $100 million, you could probably upgrade area rail lines to link the site to the Northstar suburban stops, Target field, Amtrak's current Midway station, and the St. Paul Union Depot.
I'd rather not have the Vikings move out to the Arden Hills site, but if they do, I'd really like them to consider transportation options that avoid expanding the highways.
Let's start with the Arden Hills site. 1) It is far from almost everything except Arden Hills. 2) It is a toxic industrial area 3) There is nothing there. It is better suited to other uses. It has freeway access, freight rail lines winding all through it, no nearby residential areas, and relative proximity to an airport. It is much better suited to industrial development. It is ridiculous to scatter sites all over so that there is only one transportation option, and that option growing more and more expensive. Mpls is the geographic centre of the Cities, has the highest population density, and has all the transportation options already in place. Sure people may want to take their SUV to the game. What of those who don't want to or can't? What of people coming from out of town to see the game? And consider this, I'm sure everyone wants a Superbowl played there. What are people going to do in Arden Hills in January or February? Continuing to spread development farther and farther away from the core of the cities is economical and environmental madness.
As for Jacobs vacuum, she makes a good point but we need to look at why the area is not developed. The Star Trib was hanging onto the land, speculating, trying to make a killing that they thought they would make when the dome was built. They are willing to sell now, probably because they are close to broke. The dome itself uses only 2/3 of the site. If it is done right, the 'vacuum' can be public space, like he plaza next to the LRT station or some of the areas around TCF. Also, things can be built inside the stadium for year round use. The World Cup stadium in Seoul has a Target-like store, food court, and multiplex cinema in it. The Metrodome site has plenty of room for hotels, condos, offices, whatever.
This is not a political issue. It is just sensible development. The Metrodome site is hands down the superior site. A (good) stadium is at least a 50 year decision. It's really hard to undo if you screw it up.
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Next run of the Summer Essentials is from Sam McIntosh. Sam's the guy who started STAB (& STAB Style), he's also the guy who used to make Our People magazine for General Pants, This & That mag for SurfStitch and came up with Taj's signature collection a few years back. And if you read his interview with Empire way back when, you'll know he enjoys different things.
So, onto Sam's essentials, and to intro, we lifted the below from the email he sent us…
"Here is my hipster, faggot, pretentious, wanker, gay fucktard list. All of which descriptions are completely accurate. Goddamn I'm gonna get torched."
The best boardies I've found. There's a small movement happening in O'Neill Australia with Rama McCabe working the keys. These guys have really good attention to detail. And, they're original, too, not just a washed-out marble rinse or pared back trunk like so many kicking round. The length is right-on as well, sitting just above the hinge.
I just did a month in the US and a good friend turned me onto these while I was there. They've got lots of cool prints that are mostly American-Indian inspired along with US national park versions. They're perfect for the beach or when rooftop parties chill down a little.
This has to be the best drink in the world. Everything from the colour to the shape of the bottle to the taste is so goddamn summer. Probably better with female company than watching footy with your pals, however. It's the best wine you'll ever taste. Pretentious, expensive, awesome.
I stumbled upon one of these tee at Incu in Sydney. And, please forgive the gross name drop here but Taj Burrow knew I liked em and brought back a five-pack from NYC after he was there for the Quik event. I'm kinda tired of plain tees and don't really dig on kiddie art so these work. The cuts and fabric are good, too. And, btw, how good is the rise of the new surf shop! These guys, Thalia in California and then the Sugarmill in Sydney.
5. FEIT kicks.
I really like high tops and these ones are designed to be worn without socks so it helps steaming feet in the warmer months. These are hand-sewn kicks that only get made once they reach the order capacity. They take a couple of months to be put together and delivered.


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Sunday Link Love, Volume #125
Happy Sunday!
I hope you're having a lovely weekend thus far! Yesterday, I was down in Santa Barbara with my family to celebrate and watch my mom graduate from her PhD program (congratulations, Mom!). We tried to make it a mini-vacation, since I'm loathe to take any real vacations, so we checked out some local restaurants and Shaun and I had a little spa day on Friday. Now, it's time to get some work done!
- Comparising NARS Albatross and Satellite Love [Lipglossiping]
- The Muse weighs in on Maybelline's Metal eyeshadows [Musings of a Muse]
- Love taupe? Cosmic Bliss is full of it [The Beauty Look Book]
- A great roundup of upcoming fragrances [Kafkaesque]
- Dior's Twin Set won't be a go-to for Sunny [Mostly Sunny]
- See how Rimmel's eyeliners stack up against Urban Decay's [Beaut.ie]
- 8 extra beauty steps that are worth doing [BellaSugar]
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Those with Tween Daughters..
Do they have a subscription to any fashion magazines?
mine is 9 and gets 'girls life' in the mail. i ordered it through her school magazine fundraiser last year. she loves it and pours over it when it arrives. she circles so much on every page that i cant even read what she has circled, lol!
No she's not interested. What the kid sare wearing in school is her fashion magazine!
Nope, no subscription to any fashion magazines, she hasn't shown much interest in getting one and to be honest I like that she prefers reading books.
nooooo absolutely not. she already thinks she's fat, that would put her over the edge and I refuse to subject her to that.
Alexis Emma 10-13-1999 - 12 years old
Kirsten Leslie 03-14-2004 - 8 years old
Sarah Mackenzie 08-14-2007 - 5 years old
Charlotte Amelia & Harmon David 04-12-2012 - 6 months old
Teen Vogue.....does she really read it? Hardly ever. Only if someone she likes is on the cover. The subscription was a gift.
No, and I won't let her. I don't want her thinking that that is how she is supposed to look and dress. Fashion magazines create a lot of image problems with young girls.
Quoting diaperstodating:
I know as a mother of boys I shouldn't be here. I just wanted to comment that I find it interesting that many Cafe Mom members have boys with magazine subscriptions, but not many girls. Or maybe it's just the "fashion" magazines that the girls are not subscribed to.
I am a mom of all boys and I was thinking the same thing. Although a few I mentioned aren't full of fashion. One of them helps girls talk about issues at school and other girl things.


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Rock 'n' Roll; So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Executive?
By Wm. Ferguson
Published: April 23, 2006
CRACK. Crack. Thak! Liz Sosey dashed through the Berklee Performance Center during sound check wearing her hipster newsboy hat, backstage pass and a look of serene determination. There were problems, and as stage manager, it was her job to deal with them. The drum set onstage was a delicate jazz kit; the rock drummers demanded a new one. Road cases the size of refrigerators were blocking the fire lane. Boxes of ''Dorm Sessions Volume 3'' -- the CD being released this night by Heavy Rotation Records, featuring the show's performers -- sat unopened in the lobby. And the random crack of an amplified snare drum -- thak! -- never helped anybody think clearly.
With doors opening in less than an hour, another problem was presenting itself. One of the performers was pleading with Ms. Sosey for extra time onstage. He had come all the way to Boston from Nashville -- couldn't he have just one more song? Ms. Sosey's expression went blank. The set times were written in stone: eight bands, two songs each, in a strict 90-minute concert. Was this some sort of test?
At least one observer, Jeff Dorenfeld, appeared delighted at the complications. He knew what Ms. Sosey should tell the guitarist with the teased-out hair, but he wasn't interfering. After all, Mr. Dorenfeld is Ms. Sosey's professor, and all this -- the concert, the new CD, the temperamental artist -- is on the syllabus of MB-490/491, a yearlong senior practicum for music-business majors at the Berklee College of Music. Course name: ''Heavy Rotation Records.''
''Dealing with the artist, getting yelled at by the stage manager?'' Professor Dorenfeld said later. ''Getting yelled at -- that's a learning experience.''
The class assignment was to produce and market a CD. And in the end, there was little to distinguish the concert the class put on from a ''real'' show put on by a ''real'' record label. As the crowd filed out, clutching their copies of ''Dorm Sessions Volume 3,'' few were aware that they had been part of an academic exercise.
Berklee might be just the sort of place you would expect to find a record label in the curriculum. But while 10 on-campus recording studios and a pool of nearly 4,000 available musicians make Berklee a fertile spot for making records, Heavy Rotation is by no means unique. More than 150 colleges now offer bachelor's degrees in the music industry, and at least a dozen have student-run labels, according to the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association.
These students scout and sign bands, oversee the manufacture and distribution of CD's, book the tours and deal with artists -- all for course credit.
The labels are found at large universities (Miami, Syracuse, James Madison) and small (Anderson, Columbia College in Chicago). Some release compilations of student bands; others find an artist and devote a semester to working a single record.
It's a field laboratory that was simply unavailable to them even a decade ago. With the production cost of shrink-wrapped, retail-ready CD's hovering around $1 per unit, the industry has never been more accessible. Colleges are adding labels every semester, according to Rebecca Chappell, president of the educators' association. ''The record label is the one educational model that touches on every aspect of the music business,'' she said. ''If a viable music-business program doesn't have a record label right now, it's in the process of starting one up.''
Take Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., which has a longstanding music-industry program. Last year, Appalachian State hired a new director, Kim Wangler, an M.B.A. who also has a master's degree in music. She was quickly given her mandate. ''I was told to start a label,'' she said. And she will. Come September, students can find Split Rail Records listed in Appalachian State's undergraduate course catalog.
The students in charge of these labels are not necessarily involved in the recording process. (Tracks on ''Dorm Sessions'' were recorded at various home/dorm-room studios or in small recording studios and went onto the CD as submitted.) But since most music-business programs are found within the music school, nearly all of these future moguls can play an instrument -- if not with mastery, then at least capably.
At Syracuse University, for example, half the music-business course work is in applied music -- harmonics, history, theory, conducting, composing. So when students at the campus label gather to evaluate artist demos, there is musical experience to back up the volatile opinions that inevitably fly. What the program can't teach, though, is the formula for a hit single -- something that has eluded all the labels thus far.
''If we could teach that,'' said David Rezak, director of Syracuse's program, ''the record labels would be banging on our doors.''
STUDENT labels don't necessarily reflect what's cool on campus; instead, their recordings reveal tastes that are far less trendy (and far more catholic) than what you would find on an average sophomore's iPod. That may be because they represent not so much individual students' tastes as what music is readily available -- or, as Professor Dorenfeld of Berklee puts it, whatever is ''special about your school.''


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Skip to comments.Romney up huge with independents (Across multiple polls)
Posted on 10/09/2012 8:28:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Fueling his current polling surge, Mitt Romney's numbers with indies are just getting remarkably good.
a. IBD/ITP poll released today: Romney 52% Obama 34%.
b. Pew poll, released yesterday: Romney 46% Obama 42%.
c. Politico/GW poll, released yesterday: Romney 51% Obama 35%.
d. CNN, released last week: Romney 49% Obama 41%.
e. National Journal, released October 3: Romney 49% Obama 41%.
Now having said that, Romney has done well this entire cycle with independents, but not enough to overcome turnout models that suggested much, much higher Democratic turnout.
But now he's killing it so soundly that it's enough to overcome higher Democratic turnout. In fact, in ARG's poll of Ohio today, Dems are sampled at +9% over Republicans, but Romney wins indies by 20%, which is enough to inch ahead, overall, 48%-47%.
Some of this is a debate bounce, but as I've said, one of the most under-reported stories this cycle has been Romney's continual lead with independents. That always assured this would be a close election, regardless.
In fact, Barack Obama won indies by 8% in 2008. Romney is easily hitting that number in the most recent batch of polls.
Let's don't count our chickens just yet.........don't want to jinx it—LOL!
Oh what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practice to deceive
Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)
Yes, independent party affiliation has grown considerably since 2008. More gains than Republicans. Democrats are way way down.
We need to win the Senate.
a. IBD/ITP poll released today: Romney 52% Obama 34%.
36.8 x 95% + 34.2 x 8% + 29 x 59% = 54.81 (BEST CASE SCENARIO)
b. Pew poll, released yesterday: Romney 46% Obama 42%.
36.8 x 95% + 34.2 x 8% + 29 x 52% = 52.8% (WORST CASE SCENARIO)
c. Politico/GW poll, released yesterday: Romney 51% Obama 35%.
36.8 x 95% + 34.2 x 8% + 29 x 58% = 54.5%
d. CNN, released last week: Romney 49% Obama 41%.
36.8 x 95% + 34.2 x 8% + 29 x 54% = 53.4%
e. National Journal, released October 3: Romney 49% Obama 41%.
36.8 x 95% + 34.2 x 8% + 29 x 54% = 53.4%
These results are what the LSM truly fears. My prediction still stands at R/R- 53%, O/B- 45%.
Yeah, well Romney wants to kill Big Bird. I don't care what the polls say. Obama's gonna win the day on that one issue alone!
Everyone on food stamps and getting government goodies will stream in like Ratatouille to vote in mass.
Obama is going to Lose! Quick! Get to the polls!
If Romney is up THAT much with Independents its nite nite for Obama..pack your bags and move on to your mega mansion in Hawaii cause he's DONE
I don't see anyone doing that, chill.
I, for one, have to admit that I was wrong about Romney. He wasn't my choice for the nominee and I poo-poo'd all those who said he was the only one who could beat Obama. As I look at things now - they were right. I don't think any of the other candidates could have cleaned his clock like Mitt did. Maybe Newt, if it was a good day for him. Sadly, he just had way too much baggage to win the nomination and women just didn't like him.
Having said that - I have to admit that I was wrong about Mittens. Its also helpful that he has some rich buddies because of what we are up against.
Ras is using D+3
I agree. heads down and to work. it ain't over until its over...
Yep, I'm aware of that. Which is why Ras should stick to his Party ID model or least adjust it to even or GOP +1.
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January 18, 2014
My New Year's resolution is to complain more, so here goes.
I don't recall who said "War is good business," but can you imagine what our unemployment numbers would be if we brought all our troops home? We need to do just that.
And I agree with the deli owner in Philadelphia who said, "If you can't order in English, eat somewhere else."
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NEW YORK (Aug. 26)
The Council on Hemispheric Affairs today confirmed reports that the son and daughter of Juan Gelman, a leading Jewish Argentine poet and journalist, were abducted Tuesday from their apartments in Buenos Aires, along with the son's pregnant young wife, Maria. The six armed men who staged the kidnappings were believed to be members of a right-wing death squad.
Laurence R. Birns, director of the COHA, said Gelman had left his daughter, Nora Eva, 19, and his son, Marcelo Ariel, 20, behind in Argentina when he was forced to flee Argentina last year after receiving a death threat from an extreme right-wing organization, called the A A A.
At the time of the abduction, the kidnappers told the poet journalist's wife that the kidnapping was an act of reprisal against her husband who is now in exile in Europe. He has been denouncing the excesses of the new Argentine military regime and its chronic violations of the human rights of its population, Birns said.
Gelman, 46, is considered one of Argentina's most highly-regarded modernist poets who characteristically writes stanzas emphasizing political motifs. He had been editor of L'Opinion, an independent liberal daily. Among his published works of poetry are "Relaciones" (1973) and "Violin y otras Cuestrines" (1956).
Birns said that, since the abduction, COHA has been making every effort to communicate the "extreme gravity" of the abduction to the Argentine government and the necessity for its authorities to immediately seek the release of the latest victims of the collapse of law and order in Argentina.
Birns said COHA has made efforts to be in touch with the State Department, the Organization of American States, the Argentine Embassy in Washington and major Jewish agencies in efforts to free the three members of the Gelman family before it is too late.
"We are absolutely certain that the three young Germans are entirely apolitical." Birns said, adding that the abductions had taken place against a backdrop of rising acts of neo-Nazism and acts against prominent Jewish families in Argentina.
He said Morton-Rosenthal, director of the Late in American Affairs Department of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith and a board member of COHA, had acted to express the ADL's extreme concern over the situation in Argentina in general and the Gelman case in particular.
Birns described COHA as an American organization comprising leading citizens from different sectors of the nation's life who have joined to increase the attention directed to United States Latin American relation and to increase the breadth of those who influence and make regional policy.


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Ten things I didn't know last week
The best sluggers of all time
A couple of years ago, I reviewed a book called Baseball's All-Time Best Sluggers. Written by a professor of biostatistics named Michael Schell, it's filled with a lot of very cool mathematical concepts and adjustments. This book isn't for the math-faint-of-heart, but you can learn a ton from reading it—see my linked article for some examples.
I was reminded of Schell's book when I read an online debate last winter about whether Jim Rice or Albert Belle was a better hitter. The comparison is an interesting one: two great hitters with less-than-stellar gloves in left field. But comparing hitters across eras (and baseball was very different in the 1970s than it was in the 1990s) is a tricky proposition, and OPS+ (available from Baseball Reference) is a crude tool for the task.
So I thought to myself, "Hey, they should read Schell's book!" (I always yell at myself.) Although I don't think that you can compare players across eras with 100 percent certainty, you should at least do the best job you can. And Schell's approach is the best I've read. Unfortunately, his book wasn't widely read, and his all-time ranking of baseball's hitters wasn't available anywhere else…
…until now. Michael Schell and his publisher (Princeton University Press) have given The Hardball Times permission to post his rankings on our site, and I decided to apply my developing PHP/MySQL skills to the task. So now you have it:
The greatest (and worst) batters of all time.
The database includes the 1,140 batters who had at least 4,000 plate appearances through 2003 (yes, the data is current only through 2003). Babe Ruth is first and Tommy Thevenow is last. I'll go over a few more in this column. The rest are there for you to discover.
How Rice and Belle compare
So, how do Rice and Belle compare? Here is a reprint of the results you'll find in our database; the stats represent a "seasonal line" for each batter, based on playing in a neutral park between 1977 and 1992 (the most stable era in baseball history, according to Schell). The stats also reflect each player's longevity.
Player POS Runs HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG CBR Rank Albert Belle OF 74 27 94 12 .286 .356 .522 23.5 126 Jim Rice OF 73 22 83 9 .288 .345 .475 20.9 216
"CBR" stands for "Career Batter Rating," and it represents the number of runs above average that a player would have generated—similar to Linear Weights and Batting Runs. The player's rank is based on CBR, adjusted for position.
Belle has the better ranking, and by a decent margin. The two have similar batting averages, but Belle is 10 points better in OBP and almost 50 points better in SLG. On Schell's list, Belle is sandwiched between Wally Berger and Ken Singleton. Rice is lower, between Sammy Sosa and second baseman/outfielder Danny Murphy.
Other pairings
Our John Brattain suggested comparing Rice to former Astro Jimmy Wynn (who was cursed with having to bat in the Astrodome). Here you go:
Player POS Runs HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG CBR Rank Jimmy Wynn OF 80 25 70 30 .253 .372 .460 22.0 136 Jim Rice OF 73 22 83 9 .288 .345 .475 20.9 216
Wynn was almost as fine a batter as Albert Belle. Wynn's projected batting average is relatively low, but his OBP is significantly better than either Rice's or Belle's.
And Joe Dimino suggested…
Player POS Runs HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG CBR Rank Albert Belle OF 74 27 94 12 .286 .356 .522 23.5 126 Ralph Kiner OF 78 32 81 4 .269 .376 .512 24.5 134
Joe thought that Belle and Ralph Kiner were similar types of batters, and he was right. As you can see, these two sluggers are only a run apart in CBR. Belle had the better BA, but Kiner walked more often and hit more home runs, making them fairly even in CBR.
Chris Jaffe also chimed in….
Roger Connor was a big first baseman for his time (his time being the 1880s and 1890s). In fact, Connor was one of the original "New York Giants," and he held the record for most career home runs until Babe Ruth came along. Mark McGwire was also a big guy for his time. Chris wanted to know how the two compare in Schell's system.
Player POS Runs HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG CBR Rank Roger Connor 1B 77 21 76 5 .298 .394 .514 37.4 23 Mark McGwire 1B 82 41 98 2 .263 .387 .556 37.2 40
Connor wouldn't be a big-time home run hitter, but he'd have 21 home runs with a .298/.394/.514 line. That's nothing to sneeze at, and he's rated the 23rd-best batter of all time. McGwire's home run total would be second to only to the Babe's.
Driving in runs doesn't make you a great hitter
So, one of the fun things you can do with the database is rank the players by different stats. We all know that Runs Batted In, though a decent stat, can be misleading. I took a look at who would have had the highest RBI totals, and found a couple of striking anomalies:
Player POS Runs HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG CBR Rank Dave Kingman OF 67 33 91 12 .237 .306 .481 10.6 605 Dick Stuart 1B 62 27 90 0 .258 .314 .470 6.3 674
Kingman's RBI total is the 26th-best among Schell's batters, and Stuart's is the 30th-best, but these two (you could call them "Strange Glove" and "Strange Man") are nowhere near the best hitters of all time. In fact, they don't even crack the top half.
Who is Jack Smith?
So then I ranked players by Runs Scored and came across someone I had never noticed before.
Player POS Runs HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG CBR Rank Jack Smith OF 84 10 43 39 .265 .332 .382 0.9 1033
Jack Smith, an outfielder for the Cardinals and Braves from 1915 to 1929, has a very strange profile. His projected Runs Scored total of 84 ranks 42nd among all batters, but as a hitter he's only 1,033rd overall. Very strange.
If you compare a batter's Runs Created total to his Runs Scored, usually you find a pretty good match. For instance, Rickey Henderson created 2,164 runs and scored 2,295. Leadoff men have an obvious advantage—Vince Coleman created 688 runs and scored 849, a pretty big difference. Jack Smith, though, created 595 runs but scored 783, a difference of 188 runs. That may be the biggest difference in baseball history.
The comparison of Smith and Coleman is apt. In Schell's system, Smith steals 39 bases (and Coleman steals 73), but both have very low OBP and SLG. In fact, Coleman is worse on both counts and ranks even lower than Smith (1,119th overall). And, of course, both were Cardinals for most of their careers.
In Smith's case, I'm thinking that batting leadoff in front of Rogers Hornsby helped a lot.
Empty OBPs
OBP is supposedly the best batting stat, right? A high OBP means fewer outs created, right? Well, there is such a thing as an "empty" OBP, at least on a relative basis.
Name POS Runs HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG CBR Rank Roy Thomas OF 80 3 27 13 .279 .418 .338 12.5 413
Roy Thomas has the ninth-best OBP in Schell's system, but he's only the 413th-best batter overall. A Philly outfielder from 1899 to 1911, the guy did nothing but hit singles and walk. If he played a full season, he walked over a hundred times, guaranteed. In fact, he led the league in walks seven times! He was the original "Walking Man."
In fact, let's compare Thomas with the guy whose nickname was "the Walking Man":
Name POS Runs HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG CBR Rank Eddie Yost 3B 71 10 38 13 .250 .371 .365 12 292 Roy Thomas OF 80 3 27 13 .279 .418 .338 12.5 413
Well, lookie there. Thomas beats Eddie Yost in OBP and walk rate. Yost rates higher overall, because he could actually hit the ball kind of hard.
Chipper is third at third… at least
Remembering that these rankings include only seasons through 2003, let's look at the top third basemen:
Player POS Runs HR RBI SB BA OBP SLG CBR Rank Mike Schmidt 3B 84 35 87 18 .267 .381 .530 39.1 15 Eddie Mathews 3B 87 30 80 11 .269 .387 .505 36.2 17 George Brett 3B 78 18 77 20 .306 .381 .501 33.6 30 Wade Boggs 3B 77 5 47 3 .322 .416 .426 31.2 32 Chipper Jones 3B 80 21 76 15 .297 .391 .486 23.0 69
Schmidt and Mathews have a decent lead over the other third basemen. But what about the guy who was already the fifth-ranked third baseman of all time in 2003? Well, Schell published a little update to his book that incorporated the 2004 season. In that chapter, he projected that Chipper Jones would finish around 22nd overall, making him the third-best third baseman of all time.
However, Jones continues to defy Father Time and, as I type, he's batting .415/.475/.683. Is it possible that he will pass Schmidt and Mathews? Make a note: The best-hitting third baseman of all time might be playing in Atlanta right now.
How likely it is to catch two foul balls in a row
On to other baseballness. Did you catch the recent story about two guys, standing next to each other, catching two foul balls in a row? Really, what is the probability of that? Well, one of the foul-catchers (see how much of a difference one little hyphen can make?) said, "It's got to be one in 10 million." But the article quotes a math professor stating that the probability is more like one in 10,000.
Big diff. Can we do better?
Let's play with some assumptions. Let's say that there are 30 foul balls hit into the stands each game, that there are 300 pitches in a game, that 30,000 people attend a game, and that about 33 percent of them sit in an area of the stands with a decent chance of catching a foul ball. The first three figures are all pretty close to actual, and the last figure of 33 percent seems reasonable to me. And all the three's look neat together.
So the probability of a fan (who sits in the eligible area) catching a foul ball at a game is 30/10,000, or 1 out of every 333 fans (assuming no one catches more than one), or 0.3 percent. The probability of a specific person catching two foul balls at the same game is 0.3 percent times 0.3 percent, or 0.0009 percent—one out of 111,111 times that person goes to a ballgame (assuming he sits in the eligible area each time).
Since 10 percent of pitches are foul balls into the stands, the probability of a specific (eligible) person catching a foul ball on a specific pitch is basically .1/10,000, or one in 100,000 fan/pitch instances. If you square that, the probability of a specific fan catching a foul ball on two specific pitches is one in 10 billion.
Now, we're talking about two fans next to each other, and I'm not quite sure how to handle that math. But, to keep it simple, I'll cut the fan base in half, or .1/5,000 squared, which is one in 2.5 billion.
Wow. That's a huge number. The obvious problem here is that some parts of the stands are MUCH more likely to have a foul ball hit to them than others. The tighter you make the foul area, the higher the probability—for instance, if you say that 20 fouls balls per game go to areas in which only 10 percent of fans might catch them, you get a probability of "only" one in 506 million.
I got the opinion of my favorite LA Dodger fan (who also happens to be an econometrician, which is sort of like a mathematical economist). Here's his response.
But wait, there's more. Was the game in question a day game on Wednesday against the Mets? Was the pitcher John Maine and the batter James Loney? If so, then I was there, and I was in the section into which the balls were being hit (Loge third-base side). And here's what you're missing: Maine's fastball that day was much quicker than usual, and the Dodger hitters were having trouble getting around on it. Loney is terrific at fouling off balls, and he's a lefty, so most of his fouls head toward the third-base side. During that at-bat, Loney fouled something like four or five more or less consecutive shots into the stands within 50 feet of my seats!
So the real probability is much, much lower than one in 506 million. How low is it? Dunno. All I know is that you've got to be careful about applying general probability models to specific instances.
Fangraphs is king
Fangraphs now has WPA graphs and play logs of every game from 1974 through 1988. Seriously, how amazing is that? I can get lost in those graphs. Red Sox and Yankee fans probably remember this game:
To even out the karma, here's a classic game from 1984. The Red Sox were losing 6-3 in the ninth, but run-scoring singles by Jim Rice and Bill Buckner, followed by a three-run home run by Reid Nichols, drove the Sox to a 9-6 victory.
Check out the game graphs yourself. It's more fun than a barrel of Marcels.
The newest baseball eternals
Last but not least, the Baseball Reliquary announced the latest electees to the Shrine of Eternals: Buck O'Neil, Emmett Ashford and Bill Buckner. The Baseball Reliquary is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the expression of arts and culture through baseball. They're based in Los Angeles country, and their Shrine of the Eternals is a welcome relief from the gravity of the Hall of Fame. This year's electees will be formally inducted on July 20 in Pasadena.
Other members of the Shrine of Eternals include Satchel Paige, Yogi Berra and Dummy Hoy. And I expect that this year's runners-up, Casey Stengel and Dizzy Dean, will be elected soon.
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For starters, Rays at Marlins, on a seven-game skid
UPDATE, 3:46: No Desmond Jennings in Rays lineup tonight vs. Alvarez:
Kiermaier cf
Zobrist 2b
DeJesus lf
Longoria 3b
Loney 1b
Joyce rf
Escobar ss
Molina c
Archer p
DEVELOPING: The Rays are looking to snap a seven-game losing streak and avoid a winless road trip when they take on the Marlins tonight at 7:10 in Miami.
RHP Chris Archer will face Marlins RHP Henderson Alvarez, who has been roughed up in past games by the Rays.
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So our local law enforcement agencies are huddling, trying to decide what to do about marijuana dispensaries in Solano County.
The United States spends billions of dollars every year on the "Drug War." We have more citizens in prisons per capita than China, Russia, and North Korea. About half of those prisoners are in for drug offenses, costing us, the taxpayers, upwards of $25,000 to $30,000 a year.
We have been throwing people in prison for marijuana for 60 years now, and people still use it. Our demand for recreational drugs has destabilized Mexico, Afghanistan, Colombia, and many other countries.
Our drug policy allows a few psychopaths to become filthy rich, and instead of collecting the taxes on it, we spend billions trying to squash it. The definition of insanity is to do the same thing again and again, expecting different result every time you try it. By that definition, our attitude toward drugs is insane.
So just how should we deal with drugs? I, like every parent, do not want children getting hooked on drugs. The first step is an informed debate, minus all the "Reefer Madness." What drugs are habit forming? What drugs actually have a medical use? How best to educate and protect our children?
Look at how we treat tobacco and alcohol.
Minors are not allowed to purchase or use either. We conduct successful public health campaigns to reduce smoking and drinking. And we spend a lot of class time in our schools talking about addiction and the dangers of drugs, including alcohol.
Unfortunately, alcohol is culturally favored in our society -- you can't watch any sports event on TV without becoming convinced that drinking beer will make you virile, handsome and rich. But we have reduced drunken driving, and are slowly reducing underage drinking.
How did we do it?
First we don't allow liquor stores to concentrate in any particular neighborhood. We aggressively monitor them, often sending underage volunteers to attempt to buy beer. We monitor the premisses, looking for illegal behavior. We encourage neighbors to report problems. We stop suspicious cars and check the drivers for alcohol or drugs.
We should treat marijuana dispensaries the same way. Are they selling to the wrong people? Are people buying and selling marijuana outside the store? Are there too many dispensaries in the same neighborhood?
Unfortunately, history tells us that about 10 percent of our population will always be involved with drugs in some manner. Should we throw them in expensive jails and ruin their lives, or should get them treatment and help them become productive citizens?
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Jamaican Author Norma Jennings
Explores International Romance and Mystery
in New Caribbean Novel, Passenger from Greece
Plantation, FL – Jamaican author Norma Jennings announces the release of her latest romantic mystery novel, Passenger from Greece (ISBN 9780990574675). A cross-genre work of fiction that combines exotic locations and international romance, Passenger from Greece touches on the important political and criminal issues of drug trafficking in the Caribbean islands and the serious economic issues in Greece that fuel this trade.
Passenger from Greece explores the controversial and menacing issue of cocaine seizures and illicit drug trafficking in a classic tale of criminal behavior, love, and lust. The novel's main character, Olivia Reid, is a young, feisty, yet innocent international flight attendant from the islands, who embarks on a dangerous adventure and a seductive affair that spans the Caribbean, New York City, and Crete. Eventually, as the flames of desire that consume Olivia are fanned by deception, lust and greed, she painfully finds her way back to her ancestral home.


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Angel Beats! - Episode 10 Discussion / Poll
Welcome to the discussion thread for Angel Beats!, Episode 10.
Thread Guidelines
My thoughts while watching (spoilers included, but that's ok in discussion, right?):
- Demon claw! Because evil is awesome.
- Ticked off Yui is great, but seeing her anything other than hyper feels odd.
- Suplex practice on Otonashi is amusing. Kind of wanted to see some kind of training montage, though. Kids, don't try this at home!
- How has Otonashi not been found out yet? He's meeting with Tenshi, obviously keeping things secret from Yuri, and just generally being suspicious.
- Hinata's confession! He's such a straightforward idiot. Makes them a perfect couple. But aww, I was kind of hoping they'd go together.
- Overall a good episode, but nothing compared to the Otonashi's epic backstory last time.
I need to go back and watch this with better audio quality. I didn't catch half of what they were saying, so I might be misinterpreting things.
The first half was pretty fun, especially the scenes with Kanade.
So after Jack Sheppard last week, we get John Locke in this episode. Yui was paralyzed in the real world, so she really had tons of wishes to fufill. Playing soccer, baseball, do some wrestling... Otonashi helps her as much as he can, getting German Suplex'd in the process, and we get to see some entertaining games. TK was awesome as usual.
Then the last part came and... that was just weird. Yui gives up on hitting her home run, and reveals her real dream is to get married. Hinata appears and says he'll do it. She replies it's impossible because she can't walk, blah, blah, blah. Like NeruNeru, I had a shitty audio quality so I couldn't hear everything. Hinata convinces her of how happy they would be, how he'd take care of her, etc... and that's enough to make Yui disappear. What. I think I'm missing something.
There was a scene after the credit with Noda getting attacked by a "shadow". Next episode is titled "Change the world". Hmmm.
TK is aways awesome. :p
Wow. That after-credits scene was unexpected. Comedic first half (and TK got lots of lines this time), a little melancholic near the end. Great episode overall.
As most had probably expected from the preview, this was a Yui episode. And, she disappears at the end.
Anyway, it starts with Otonashi conspiring with Kanade on their flawless (:heh:) plan to fulfill Yui's regret. It doesn't work out at first, but eventually, they were able to lure Yui into exposing her past to Otonashi (Kanade goes stealth the whole time). Also, looking kinda Zerg there with Hand Sonic: Version 5, Kanade.
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It turns out that she was paralyzed from birth. She spent her whole life lying in bed watching pro wrestling, concerts and sports. This means that the best gift she ever had was a working body in the afterlife, which explains her excessive hyperactivity. In light of this, Otonashi decides to let her experience the quirks of having a fully functional body. They do some German suplexes, play soccer, and play baseball, among other things. In the end however, this much was still not enough to fully satisfy her, and she is still not able to disappear. After getting tired of practicing baseball, she decides to call it quits, and comments on how God is very unfair, on how all happiness was taken from her (not sure about the rest).
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Then suddenly, Hinata, of all people, joins in. Now this was rather unexpected. They have a nice chat, and I think it ends up with Hinata asking Yui to marry him (not sure how it ended up there). So, this results in a hug, and this ends up making her disappear. Tis a sad day for Yui fans, but boy, did she have a sweet and beautiful ending (she even had her own special ED).
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And then the after-credits scene comes. Ooyama and Noda get attacked by "shadows", which look like invisible apparitions (which cast shadows perhaps). These new enemies aren't to be trifled with, since Noda looks pretty serious here. You don't see that face from him very often.
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So did Otonashi tells Hinata to confess or did he do it himself ?
he promised Yui that they would meet again in the real world / next life / whatever and he would be with her
but Hinata himself chose to stay in purgatory for the same reasons as Otonashi. He still had a people he worried about
So does Hinata have dissappeared or what? Because I've got now chaos in my head, lol
all of my primal rage
that said, Yui'd disappear because of Hinata
but Hinata would only disappear for a ball
The terrible-past story is as always... that quality, but the part at the end with the (kind of shrilling) insert song and marriage thing was pretty sad.
Kind of unfortunate that Hinata didn't go along too. Now that would have been tearful...
But no, he doesn't want to so he doesn't (just gotta love this setting change... :rolleyes: ) and Yui disappears. In other words, Hinata cares about the others, but Yui doesn't. Huh...
It's been a while since I've heard that random voice switching too...
TK's English was so random this episode... "I'll kiss you"?
......And then a Maou-quality fast and sudden development at the end...
Watching it again in good quality this time, the end does make more sense, but I'm still disappointed/pissed Yui disappeared so easily. I guess all she really wanted was for someone to accept her and love her the way she was.
She disappears right when I started to actually like her... she looked very cute with that ponytail:
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When Kanade was lying by the bush, her facial expression was really "un-Kanade" like.
But lol at the confiscation, it was like, "You suck, you don't deserve to play. I am taking this" xD
i am very interesting in the "shadow". possibly they gonna to have big fight against it
My first response is that being the vocalist in Girls Dead Monster seems to be the ticket out of purgatory...
If they can shape weapons and tools from their thoughts
then it's possible that this shadow is born from their darker thoughts
It's possible. It's confirmed that Jun Maeda played persona 4 before.
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