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Alias Man Ray: The Art of Reinvention
November 15, 2009 - March 14, 2010
Alias Man Ray presents a fresh look at the diversity of Man Ray's body of work, examining it in the context of his lifelong cover-up of his Russian-Jewish immigrant past and his suppression of his background. The project marks the first time that his willful construction of an artistic persona is explored and demonstrates how this personal agenda informs his work and methods.
Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life
September 13, 2009 - February 7, 2010
Reinventing Ritual is the first international exhibition to survey Jewish ritual as a vital site of experimentation in contemporary art and design since the 1990s. Nearly sixty groundbreaking works in diverse media, from jewelry to video to architecture, by 58 leading artists reveal the intersections of creative freedom and ethical practice.
Rite Now: Sacred and Secular in Video
September 13, 2009 - February 7, 2010
This grouping of videos produced between 2001 and 2009 focuses on explorations of secular and sacred ceremonies in a new framework. Some document inventive spiritual practice, some refocus old stories using a contemporary lens, and other works function independently as new rituals.
They Called Me Mayer July: Painted Memories of a Jewish Childhood in Poland Before the Holocaust
May 10, 2009 - October 1, 2009
They Called Me Mayer July presents over 80 paintings and drawings by Mayer Kirshenblatt vividly chronicling life in Opatów, Poland (Apt in Yiddish) in the 1920s and early 30s. Kirshenblatt left for Canada in 1934 and taught himself to paint at age 73 so he could share his memories of the vibrant Jewish world found in the Poland of his youth.
Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker
March 15, 2009 - August 2, 2009
This exhibition presents rarely-seen Old Master paintings collected by Jacques Goudstikker, a prominent Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam prior to World War II. In 1940, Goudstikker was forced to flee war-torn Europe. His gallery, which contained approximately 1,400 works of art, was looted by the Nazis. Recently his family reclaimed 200 paintings from the Dutch government; the finest of these works will be on view in this exhibition.
The Danube Exodus: The Rippling Currents of the River—by Péter Forgács and The Labyrinth Project
March 15, 2009 - August 2, 2009
This immersive installation interweaves the historical narratives of Eastern European Jews and Germans fleeing in opposite directions along the Danube River, in an effort to escape the horrors of World War II. This interactive exhibition forces us to compare what Hungarian filmmaker and scholar Péter Forgács calls "the incomparable duet of the German-Jewish exodus."
Mary Koszmary (Nightmares): A Film by Yael Bartana
February 19, 2009 - August 27, 2009
Using the structure and sensibility of a WWII propaganda film, artist Yael Bartana explores a complicated set of social and political relationships among Jews, Poles, and other Europeans in the age of globalization in her 2007 film Mary Koszmary.
The 2009 New York Jewish Film Festival
January 14, 2009 - January 29, 2009
An extraordinary international film showcase since 1992, this collaboration between The Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center celebrates the Jewish experience through dramas and comedies, documentaries, and short films.


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2009 National Small Business Week - May 18 - 19
by JenniferD, Community Moderator
- Created: January 22, 2011, 7:28 pm
- Updated: October 9, 2012, 7:24 am
You're invited to participate in a dynamic learning experience featuring noted experts in finance, green business technology and social networking. Join us at the U.S. SBA's 2009 National Small Business Week and take part in issue forums to help you learn how to meet challenges and achieve success.
Monday, May 18
Financial Forum: Smart Ways to Access Capital
Learn what the Recovery and Reinvestment Act means to you and how to access capital.
- Andrew J. Sherman, Esq., author and founder of Grow Fast/Grow Right;
- Dileep Rao, Ph.D., entrepreneurial finance columnist for Forbes.com
- Raghav Lal, head of Global Small Business, Visa
Innovation Forum: Using Energy and Technology Solutions
to Compete in the Global Environment
Panel will offer unique ways for small businesses to be environmentally friendly and add green to their bottom line.
- Nancy Gioia, Director, Sustainable Mobility Technologies and Hybrid Vehicle Programs, Ford
- Andrew Kruse, President of Southwest Wind Power and 2009 SBA Exporter of the Year
Tuesday, May 19th
Social Media Forum:
Extending Small Business Reach Through Social Media Tools
Learn why social media should be a big part of your daily schedule in 2009 to help tell the world your story.
- John Jantsch, creator of the Duct Tape Marketing small business marketing system
- Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of Grow Biz Media
- Alex Craddock, head of Commercial Marketing Visa
- Brian Moran, founder and President of Moran MEdia Group
Location: Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Conference Center
1330 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington DC 20024, 202-554-8588
Valet Parking: $25/day
Metro: 3 blocks from Smithsonian Metro Station (blue and orange lines) and L'Enfant Metro Station (blue, orange, yellow and green lines)
Cost: Each issue forum is $5.00
For more information and to register for the issue forums, go to www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com
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You might have noticed I use some terms on the blog you are unfamiliar with. Here is a guide and some insight on core Lulu pieces for you to get started building your lulu collection:
UPLOAD - Whenever lululemon adds new items to the website. It used to be Thursdays but now it has been moved to Tuesdays. It seems to happen between 11 pm-2 am PST on Monday night.
OOTD - Outfit of The Day - what lulu you are wearing for the day, including style and color.
LOOT - What the We Made Too Much (WMTM) section used to be called. When new things are added to WMTM you might see me write "Loot upload" on the blog. Happens randomly.
TTS - True To Size
GEC - Guest Exchange Centre. The number on the lulu website you can call for product information. (I hate to say it but often times you get bad info about products so double check with someone on the blog or on the lulu Facebook pages). You can also call this to check store stock at your local stores <== this is very handy since stores often are too busy to answer their phones.
Luon, Luxtreme, Circle Mesh, Swiftly, Running Luon, Swift, etc. - Lululemon technical fabrics. Check out their website for descriptions.
Angel - someone who will go to one of their local stores to buy lulu for you (since your store doesn't have it or you don't live near one) and mail it to you.
TJI - Lulu This Just In Facebook group. A place to discuss lululemon.
Dear Lulu - Another lulu-related chat group.
Lululemon Exchange, This Just In Swap, Lululemon Trading Post - Facebook pages where you can buy and sell lulu. A word to the wise, use your paypal protections.
CRB - Shorthand for Cool Racerback. Don't ask for this in a store. Most eds won't know what you are talking about.
WU - Wunder Under crops
TTT - Shorthand for Ta Ta Tamer, lulu's most supportive bra.
GW - Gratitude Wrap
DHBH - Don't Hurry Be Happy Pullover
Lulu Basic Wardrobe
So you are new to lulu, what do you buy? That depends on what you intend to use it for. Some of my (and everyone's) favorites:
Cool Racerback - You really can't go wrong with this top. Many people own a few dozen of this tank. It's made of running luon (though sometimes luxtreme or circle mesh). I love this because it's flattering on all shapes and sizes, you can wear your own bra underneath, and it's made of a technical fabric so you can sweat in it or wear it casually. I own about 15 of these and wear both to the gym and casually.
Wunder Under Crops - great basic crop. I personally prefer the Wunder Groove crop. The waist is a bit higher and the legs seem a bit more generously cut. These seem to come out periodically so you have to grab them when they show up.
Swiftly Tanks, Tees, and Longsleeves - another great basic. Lightweight and breathable. Great for running.
Groove Pants - The pants that made lululemon. I think they are fantastic. The double waistband holds you in. The seams down the back of the thigh visually slims you. Love, love, love these.
Scuba Hoodie - Great basic for cooler weather. Very thick French terry. Comes in a ton of colors and patterns.
Define Jacket - My personal favorite technical jacket. Very fitted. Looks great with Groove pants. Unless you are very petite this jacket looks great on just about everyone.
Scoop Neck Tank - looks great on bustier women. One of my favorite tank styles after the CRB and Power Y. Some people find the neck bugs them.
Power Y - Another great basic tank. I like to layer a bra underneath for more support. Half my tank collection is made up of CRBs, Power Ys, and Scoop Neck tanks.
Energy Bra, Free to Be, and Ta Ta Tamer - The Energy bra is my favorite layering bra. If I need something more delicate I use the Free to Be but it doesn't give my DD chest much support. For running, I really like the Ta Ta Tamer.
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Dombrowski says Leyland will be back
Dave Dombrowski told Lynn Henning and the Detroit News that Jim Leyland will be managing the Tigers next year. Seeing as this wasn't a sound bite, it's tough to get a flavor for how ringing the endorsement was given this is the quote that Henning had:
"Yes, oh yeah," Dombrowski said when asked if Leyland would absolutely return in 2009. "He's under contract next year."
No mention of his aptitude or qualifications, simply a statement that Leyland is under contract. Curious?
As for my take, I agree with Leyland in that he stunk this year. I've never been a fan of his in game management, but watching the 2006 team made me question my previously held belief that managers couldn't really make that much of a difference. Maybe a capable leader could motivate professionals making millions of dollars to play better.
But then there was this year. A year when the team came out flat. When the team was making fundamental baserunning, fielding, and pitching mistakes. That's all on Leyland's watch. The good of 2006 and the bad of 2008.
Then there is the matter of the August-September swoons. I wasn't worried the first 2 years, because a sample of two hardly marks a trend. But this year's limp to the finish line is enough to make me concerned.
In short, I don't know if I want him back.
Categories: 2008 Season, Managing & Strategy
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I'm glad to see him come back. Some of his baserunning decisions I can't stand, and I think he mucks with bullpen pitchers a bit much or doesn't let starters stick it out enough. But, overall, this year isn't on him IMHO.
Glad to see him coming back. I think he's good for the young players too.
by Eric Jackson on Sep 24, 2008 at 10:45 pm
I don't want him back for a couple of reasons. One, he's lost the team. Its been a gradual process. Reminiscent of Larry Bird's comment that professional athletes only pay attention to their coaches an average of 1.5 years, slowly tuning them out until around the completion of 3 years the manager usually no longer has any impact on the players. So perhaps it's not his fault, as it is rather common, but it's merely indicative that a change is needed.
Second, he tolerates slackers, always a recipe for disaster. Heck, he coddles some of them. Third, he's dishonest with the fans. Perhaps that's not fair because maybe all managers lie to their fans to 'protect' their players. I just thought Leyland was different, after all, he did claim that he was different in that way, honest and straight up with the fans, what a crock.
by greg on Sep 24, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Greg: we were bound to agree about something eventually
by Dave BW on Sep 24, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Greg…that was a very very good post
by jud on Sep 25, 2008 at 12:24 am
I feel the same way. I love Leyland as a person and his personality and am very grateful for the job that he did in 2006. I'm just not sure he has control over THIS team or will be able to motivate the 2009 team.
If anything happens with Leyland… it won't be a firing. Dombrowski and him go too far back. Leyland will resign before he is let go.
I agree with Greg, as well. Leyland was the right guy for the 2006 team–a young, newly-contending team that needed an old hand to manage the emotional ups/downs. The team needs a new leader now to get the veterans remotivated for next year.
I'm fine with Leyland resigning (not be read as re-signing) as long as the new manager gives Good Quote, preferably with easily-guessed expletives deleted.
by Smoking Loon on Sep 25, 2008 at 8:40 am
So where's Carlos Guillen? He was supposed to be back before the end of the season. If he's on the DL, I must have missed it. Maybe he's been traded already? I almost forgot he was still on the team. Then I saw his name on the bb-ref team page, and said to myself, hey, I remember that guy. That was the guy who used to get on base a lot and always seemed to be the steady producer through thick and thin.
by Smoking Loon on Sep 25, 2008 at 8:56 am
Rays have a chance to clinch today and I'll be there. I'm pretty sure WSox clinched in a day game at Comerica in 2005 (but Bilfer will know) and I was there too. Gosh, should be fun again….
by SJC in Detroit on Sep 25, 2008 at 9:28 am
So with Millen (finally) gone. Maybe the media can turn their focus to Leyland and apply some pressure until he is fired.
Maybe someone should ask one of the illitch's if they were in charge, would they fire Leyland.
by jason on Sep 25, 2008 at 9:34 am
Even an indirect Millen/Leyland analogy would be cruel, unusual, and inappropriate.
by Smoking Loon on Sep 25, 2008 at 9:42 am
A Millen/Leyland analogy makes no comparative sense. Millen/Dombrowski and Marinelli/Leyland do. Whether or not they are appropriate, well, hmmmm…
by Vince in MN on Sep 25, 2008 at 10:01 am
Honestly, can anyone give a legit reason that he should be back?
-its the end of the 3rd year and they've underachieved in 2 of those seasons
-The team quit
-The coaching staff is not good
-His managerial decisions are poor
The man is below .500 for a reason. If you actually think they will play to their talent level next year or overachieve, what colored glasses are you looking at the situation from?
by Anthony on Sep 25, 2008 at 10:24 am
- 1 of those three years was a significant over achievement while there are significant reasons beyond his control for underachieving in this year at least.
- Its difficult to say if the team quit on Leyland or the season, if its demonstrated that they did quit on Leyland I would agree that there's no other solution.
- What are your reasons for saying the coaching staff is no good? I'm assuming you mean Hernandez, and there's been plenty of discussion on him getting more criticism than he deserves, but let me know if you want my recap of that.
- Managerial decisions…ok, you have that right…at least partially. I'm not sure I qualify as an expert on when pitching decisions should be made, but the Sheffield issues alone are enough in that dept.
Some "big name" managers and their records (Games, W, L, %)
Cox: 4181 / 2326 / 1852 .557%
Gardenhire: 1129 / 620 / 509 .549%
Torre: 4001 / 2150 / 1845 .538%
LaRussa: 4606 / 2457 / 2146 .534%
Pinella: 3258 / 1700 / 1558 .522%
Francona: 1454 / 753 / 701 .518%
Leyland: 2683 / 1323 / 1358 .493%
w/ Tigers: 481 / 254 / 227 .528%
I pulled these numbers from (http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/).
I highly encourage people to check out Torre's non-Yankee numbers as well as Francona's non-RSox numbers. I think you'll find that teams seem to have a bigger impact on a manager's success rate than the other way around.
by Dr Dre in Chicago on Sep 25, 2008 at 11:29 am
If Leyland is back in 2009, Chuck Hernandez needs to be somewhere else. Fact.
by Mike in CT on Sep 25, 2008 at 11:35 am
Vince, comparing – as in "likening" – anyone in the Tigers organization to Matt Millen would be insulting and unfair. If the Tigers had only one starter, Dontrelle Willis, and only one reliever, Kyle Farnsworth, and these 2 had to pitch every game for a full season, it would take 10 years of this to be comparable to Matt Millen's effect on the hopes and enthusiasm of Lions fans.
I'm sorry, Dontrelle. I don't mind being insulting and unfair with Kyle Farnsworth. He's a Yankee in the wrong uniform. I hope he's at the point where he won't even bring a draft pick, so the Tigers can just DFA him.
by Smoking Loon on Sep 25, 2008 at 11:36 am
I think Chuck Hernandez is gone, regardless of Leyland's fate.
by Smoking Loon on Sep 25, 2008 at 11:36 am
"If Leyland is back in 2009, Chuck Hernandez needs to be somewhere else. Fact."
Mike in CT shall, from now on, be know as "Dwight from PA".
by Dr Dre in Chicago on Sep 25, 2008 at 11:41 am
Here's acomparison for you: Giving Leyland an extension (to say nothing of bringing him back to finish out his contract) is like giving Brandon Inge, Gary Sheffield or Nate Robertson a multi-year contract.
by Vince in MN on Sep 25, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I almost flew off the handle and then recognized you and remembered previous exercises in impulsiveness. Fool me once…
You say Leyland tolerates slackers but give no examples. Leyland tolerates many things, but I don't think that's one of them. Also Bird's take on how long players respond to coaches probably doesn't apply to baseball as evidenced by many "effective" long-termed managers (Cox and Larussa being just two examples).
by Dr Dre in Chicago on Sep 25, 2008 at 12:40 pm
In my attempts at trying to be more centered and less judgemental, I guess I was being too narrow (and therefore fair?) in my interpretation of what an appropriate comparion between Leyland and Millen should be. Of course, Millen is a complete buffoon and has been the laughing stock of professional football, if not all of professional sports, since he was hired 8 years ago (!). As to your opinion that it would be insulting and unfair to compare anyone in the Tigers organization to him, and given your broader definition of what an appropriate comparison would be, as a rabid fan and Leyland-hater (billfer's description), I must insist on my right to over-react (Dr. Dre's description) and insist on said unfair and insulting comparison.
I am sure that when the inevitable axe falls and Leyland is fired, I will return to my usual glass-is-half-empty state from the glass-is completely-empty current condition. I just hope I don't have to wait another 2 years for it to happen.
by Vince in MN on Sep 25, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Dr Dre,
"I almost flew off the handle and then recognized you and remembered previous exercises in impulsiveness. Fool me once…"
Ha ha. Yours or mine?
by Vince in MN on Sep 25, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Vince, mine…totally.
Also, I feel like my defense of Leyland should be qualified.
First, it would be much easier to agree with the "haters" if they would throw some potential successors in the mix and explain why they think they would be better.
Second, I'm not writing off the possibility that, in situations such as the aftermath of the Tigers '08 season, change of any kind may be positive.
If for whatever reason Leyland isn't managing next season, I will not be crushed…but I won't initially be convinced that all that was wrong with the club was Leyland.
by Dr Dre in Chicago on Sep 25, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Dr. Dre -
I disagree that it doesn't apply to baseball. It's a general principal, not an absolute. Also remember the the results of tuning out are not going to be exactly the same in every instance, every group is different. There are numerous factors involved, including tolerating slackers.
Examples? Isn't that a little bit like asking for examples of it raining this year? I guess you haven't watched Sheffield much this year. If you have, you've seen plenty of examples.
by greg on Sep 25, 2008 at 12:59 pm
the tigers are 13-27 over the past 40. im glad leyland isnt being held accountable for just absolutely letting the team tank after the first weeks of august. bring him back he is a great motivator, he cares.
obviously kidding. it's a joke that he allowed everyone to give up. even they finish anywhere near .500 he comes back fine, the bullpen imploding which seems was their worst problem during the hellfire wasnt totally his fault, ill discount the other mistakes he's made. but the tanking the past number of weeks is unacceptable. if im mike illitch im super pissed
by JOE Z on Sep 25, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Greg said it the best!
by Kathy on Sep 25, 2008 at 1:02 pm
One thing that may work in Leyland's favor if he's back for 2009 – as I rather expect he will be – is that the team situation will be more post-2005 than post-2006. I'm sure there are flaws in this comparison, and I wouldn't mind hearing them. But – the burden of 1000-run, division winner shoo-in expectations will presumably be off of everyone's shoulders. Most of all Leyland's.
by Smoking Loon on Sep 25, 2008 at 1:02 pm
13-27 over the past 40? What's making me sick is 1-12 over the past 13. That is SURREAL. There are reasons for it, though (besides the obvious ones like being outscored and such), some of which we may have to wait a while to find out about. So it only seems unreal. Or surreal. Whatever.
by Smoking Loon on Sep 25, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I've seen plenty of Sheffield this year, and aside from the odd slow trot to 1B on what appears to be a routine out (of which I've seen more grievous examples from Maggs…standing in the box on route to a double play) I'm not seeing slacking from Sheff.
Myself, along with others, are not seeing as much production from Sheffield as we'd like, but that is separate from effort. When players like Sheff don't produce, its natural to put them under the microscope and see more than is there. Leyland wouldn't have to come up with much of an excuse to sideline Sheff with an "injury" if he felt he was dogging it.
Your general player tuning out principle, as you state it, is based on the observation of one Larry Bird…but you also say its different for every group…so I'm going to read "general" as alternately "subjective" and "variable".
by Dr Dre in Chicago on Sep 25, 2008 at 1:16 pm
I'm just happy to say that I may have been at the Tigers last victory in 2008. Yay for me. I'll just ignore the fact that the game was played on September 17.
by Chris in Dallas on Sep 25, 2008 at 1:17 pm
If the team restructured Inge's contract to have the bulk of it as incentives that would only vest if he tackled a certain amount of opposition catchers, would his contract be easier to swallow?
by Dr Dre in Chicago on Sep 25, 2008 at 1:20 pm
The finish to this season is aggrivating. Obviously, the majority of the club is slapping a 41 cent stamp on the remainder of the games. However, the real disappointment was the 0-7 start, which blossomed to 2-12 or whatever it was. They just dug themselves a hole that they could never get out of. I think if they'd have come out 7-7 after those first 14 games, the story of the season may have ended up being different. Perhaps. Of course that's probably not true since the symptoms of losing those games (bad pitching) was never really cured.
by Chris in Dallas on Sep 25, 2008 at 1:21 pm
The apocalypse is nigh. Ramon Santiago takes Scott Kazmir deep?! I'm going to go out and stock up on canned goods.
by Chris in Dallas on Sep 25, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Dr. Dre – It's based not on the observation of one, but the observation of numerous individuals in throughout professional sports. I mention him because of his clout. It's a general rule, to which there are always exceptions. We can rest assured that the 2008 Tigers are not one of those exceptions.
As far as slacking, you yourself have mentioned the egregious examples committed by Sheff and Maggs.
I rest my case.
by greg on Sep 25, 2008 at 1:34 pm
I don't really think that Leyland is to blame for all of the Tigers' problems
this year, but he is a part of it for sure. To borrow a Leyland term from earlier in the season, I think "drastic" changes are needed. I have no recommendations for a replacement, but given JL's performance during his tenure (IMHO, I know not everybody sees it the same way), I just don't think he is capable of affecting those changes, and therefore I see no reason in keeping him on board. My fear is that next year we'll get results something like this season; probably somewhat better, since it is ahrd to magine it it being worse, but nothing outstanding. His in-game skills are poor in my estimation and his reputation as a motivator is in serious doubt.
As far as player performance goes, there is a lot of blame to go around there too, and again I prescribe "drastic" solutions by cutting a fairly good portion of the team off of the 25- and 40-man rosters. There are a few players whose performances could be chalked up to bad years (Verlander), but there are a number who haven't cut the mustard for periods long enough to be pretty conclusive they are not going to improve (Rodney, Sheffield, Inge, Glover, etc.). These need to be surgically excised as well.
Some of the injured (Bonderman, Zumaya) I'd give a pass in the hope that they come back. The bottom line is that there are too many career underperformers on this team for my taste and I would frankly rather see some of the roster spots taken over by "kids".
Then there are the issues with upper management personnel decisions (including the farm system's ability to draft for and teach fundamentals), and the questions concerning the medical staff's ability to head off and diagnose injuries.
Maybe this was just an odd one-off-year, but it looks like the whole orgaization may be riddled with weaknesses that need some kind of "drastic" attention paid. Perhaps it was not only the fans who got over-hyped by the "1000-run" Tigers and a guaranteed World Series victory before the start of this season. Hopefully, the silver lining of this dark cloud will get them busy and they realize that "they haven't done anything yet".
by Vince in MN on Sep 25, 2008 at 1:44 pm
I'd much rather see Chuck Hernandez shown the door in the offseason. Sure, Galarraga was a pleasant surprise in the rotation. But Verlander…he "tweaked" some things to make him "more efficient". Fixing something that isn't broke is not usually a good way to go about it. And Robertson has severly regressed. Who knows WTF is wrong with Willis. No one on the entire team seems to be capable of throwing strikes consistently. A change is in order I believe.
by Chris in Dallas on Sep 25, 2008 at 1:49 pm
You posited a general rule that players will tune out coaches over time. Of course there will be exceptions to any "rule", but the part that makes it a rule is where the overwhelming majority of cases fall in line with said rule.
I've never heard of this rule before today, and I would say I pay enough attention different sports to think that if it were common knowledge, I'd have heard it already. I would imagine that this general rule would be quite difficult to illustrate.
Also, by giving the example of instances where Magglio has appeared to slack, I meant to show that you can find whatever you want if you look hard enough. Every player is going to have moments where they don't give, or don't appear to give, their all. Sheffield is a character, "but the observation of numerous individuals in throughtout professional sports" doesn't support the claim that he is a slacker.
Resting a case is best done after giving ample evidence to support one to begin with.
by Dr Dre in Chicago on Sep 25, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I mentioned this hilarity before, but in watching the Twins / Sox series, I always get a kick out of the transition Hawk makes between the early doubts, "its ok, we'll get you some runs", to preparing the audience for a defeat, "its just really tough to come into this park and beat them at home".
I effin hate the W. Sox, from top to bottom…they deserve that announcer and I'll be thrilled to root for the Twins to make the post-season.
by Dr Dre in Chicago on Sep 25, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Dr. Dre
The evidence presented, which you yourself mentioned, is the epitome of compelling evidence. If those examples don't convince you that they are slackers, nothing will.
Joe Madden agrees, just go ask BJ Upton. Also note that Tampa is in first place, while Detroit is in last.
I haven't pioneered something new, just mentioning something that is common knowledge in the industry, if you listen/believe those in the industry.
Believe what you want.
by greg on Sep 25, 2008 at 2:13 pm
I'm noting the relative positions of both Tampa and Detroit, and you are correct in listing them in first and last respectively. However, that is the last thing you give a definitive example of.
May I inquire to which topic of agreement you refer to before I go off asking BJ Upton if Joe Madden agrees? If its the evidence I presented, I just previously clarified that anyone looking for evidence of slack will find it when they look hard enough. I might, if I were so inclined, identify instances of laziness in each player in the league…that would not in and of itself show each player to be lazy on the whole.
Any chance you'll point me in the direction of the sports consensus on players tuning out coaches you speak of? Seriously, I'll retract on that point if you do.
by Dr Dre in Chicago on Sep 25, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Sorry, I generally don't document things like that. Nor do I document specific examples of, say,….. meteorologists predicting it's going to rain. I assure you that it is a common belief among meteorologists that it does rain. However, I cannot prove this, nor do I have a desire to. Likewise I have no desire to prove my aforementioned reiteration of a principle I've heard mentioned countless times by those in the industry.
As far as BJ Upton, he loafs at times, Madden benched him for this. Madden doesn't tolerate loafing. Leyland does.
Dr Dre wrote:
I just previously clarified that anyone looking for evidence of slack will find it when they look hard enough.
Ironic statement of the year award. Sounds more like denial of slacking, even though you've seen it yourself.
by greg on Sep 25, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Jimmy Rollins also got benched for loafing it to first.
by Chris in Dallas on Sep 25, 2008 at 2:49 pm
"I just previously clarified that anyone looking for evidence of slack will find it when they look hard enough"
In writing this I was illustrating (maybe poorly) the tendency of confirmation bias or:
'the tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions and avoids information and interpretations which contradict prior beliefs'
Now, it could be that my own bias leads me to look at the occasional instance of Sheffield jogging to 1B on what is almost certainly a clear out, and think, well so does every other guy…hence my reference to instances of other players (who aren't considered lazy) doing similar things occasionally. Or I could be right, Sheffield isn't lazy in general, its just that when you see him doing something lazy (that's common league wide) you come to the conclusion that he's lazy in general.
As for your general rule of players tuning out coaches, I think it is much more a function of success than it is a function of time.
by Dr Dre in Chicago on Sep 25, 2008 at 3:02 pm
"I assure you that it is a common belief among meteorologists that it does rain. However, I cannot prove this, nor do I have a desire to."
greg, in case you're worried about your inability to prove that meteorologists hold a common belief about whether or not it does in fact rain, I was able (with much difficulty) to track down a source to confirm your previously unprovable belief:
see, you just have to want to.
by Dr Dre in Chicago on Sep 25, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Greg has a bit of a problem with grasping the concept that things can be proven. We all have our faults, though.
by Dave BW on Sep 25, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Dave BW – I can grasp some concepts, including false ones, and the one you just mentioned. Nothing can be proven absolutely, I grasp that some people erroneously believe that you can. It makes them feel secure. In reality, we can only deal with degrees of certainty.
Some statisticians think they can prove certain things, that player A is better than player B for instance, but the so called proof is only valid if you accept all of their presuppositions, which are usually unprovable, yet are accepted as gospel among many sabermetricians, but not other baseball analysts.
Dr. Dre is once again missing the point(maybe, or perhaps he was just trying to be jocund). Why would someone even bother trying to prove that it occassionaly rains? It's silly, it's a waste of time. To me it is anyway. And if someone questioned that it rained, would you really take them seriously?
It's just a way of illustrating a point. I'm sure if I wanted to waste the time, I could come up with numerous quotes about coaches losing a team, or more particularly having an impact for a while, then losing a team. But why would I? Basically, he's suggesting that I'm making this up. Even though in a few weeks I'll see on Baseball tonight, or NFL This Week, or 'Fill in your favorite sports analysis show'. I'll hear a quote reflecting this belief, and it will be the I dunno, 50th, 100th, 200th time I've heard it? I haven't been counting. Why would I be interested in proving this? It would be silly. There's just no benefit in doing so.
I've discovered that some people simply believe what they want to believe and don't want to get confused with facts. When I sense that, there's really no point in continuing the 'debate'. A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.
by greg on Sep 25, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Dr Dre: "Vince,
If the team restructured Inge's contract to have the bulk of it as incentives that would only vest if he tackled a certain amount of opposition catchers, would his contract be easier to swallow?"
Even if the player's union would let that slide, it's a little too narrow. It would be more fair to also add in other incentives to the mix, like number of times he tricks the umpire about what the count is.
Another clause which might appeal to Inge would be once the team is eliminated from playoff contention, he could have weekends off to play another sport. Because after watching the Lions first couple of games, and then seeing Inge take down Martinez…well let's just say some part time secondary help couldn't hurt the Lions
by Coleman on Sep 25, 2008 at 7:38 pm
I can handle another year of Leyland on one condition . . . I want to know what the heck that man is eating every night during the post game interview. I think if we have to listen to the same old BS excuses after a loss, the least he could do is lighten it up a bit and share his cuisine selection w/us, especially since we have to watch it spill out of his mouth on occasion and it would be a thrill to be able to identify the substance!
by mark_in_gr on Sep 25, 2008 at 7:38 pm
in case i'm the one missing the point, i'll restate what it was you said that i took issue with:
"Reminiscent of Larry Bird's comment that professional athletes only pay attention to their coaches an average of 1.5 years, slowly tuning them out until around the completion of 3 years the manager usually no longer has any impact on the players."
other than your paraphrasing of Mr. Bird, I've never heard of any generalization of players tuning coaches out based on time.
on the other hand, i have heard of coaches/managers losing a team, but the only general rule I can associate with that phenomena is that the teams in question were losing consistently, or there was some severe disconnect between the players and the coach/manager (again, nothing to do with elapsed time).
players tuning coaches out at the 3 year mark (or at any point) doesn't seem to be a general rule when it almost never happens to winning teams. the much more simple way to determine when players will tune coaches out seems to be when they begin consistently losing.
maybe you're right though…and just in case, when I'm watching the Wings play this year, i'll keep an ear open for any comments along the lines of, "wow, these players still seem to be buying into Babcock's philosophy, even though its been more than three years!".
by Dr Dre in Chicago on Sep 25, 2008 at 7:57 pm
I think there is probably an amount of time before players start tuning out coaches, and I think it is probably closer to 3 games than 3 seasons (probably was 1 for Isaiah).
When teams are winning, nobody notices this of course, because first of all, the coach isn't trying to fix anything, so there isn't very much to tune out in the first place. Secondly, nobody is analyzing the relationship, because there is nothing wrong to figure out. So the tuning out is incidental and inconsequential.
by Coleman on Sep 25, 2008 at 8:11 pm
dre: I've heard the three years comment, too, though I can't remember where or even what evidence it was based upon.
by Dave BW on Sep 25, 2008 at 8:56 pm
To clarify those bullpen homers, those 10 were just the ones where it pulled the opposition even or put them ahead. There have been nearly 50 homers hit from the 7th inning on since the ASB in total.
by billfer on Sep 25, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Dave BW,
you couldn't have corroborated greg's comment a little sooner?
by Dr Dre in Chicago on Sep 25, 2008 at 11:22 pm
To be fair, dre, greg might well have been the source the time I heard the comment before, too
I seem to recall seeing it on the internet SOMEWHERE — most likely cited by ESPN or some such thing.
by Dave BW on Sep 26, 2008 at 9:22 am
The above posts belong in the Hall of Fame of blog journalism.
by ron on Sep 26, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Kids tune out parents all the time. That is why the divorce rate is so high. Or is it the other way around? Or maybe it's the husband tuning out the wife and tuning in someone younger, more attractive and a more knowledgeable Tiger fan. There are lots of variables in this tuning out process, too many to mention.
by ron on Sep 26, 2008 at 12:55 pm
The I Pod is a big factor in people tuning each other out.
by ron on Sep 26, 2008 at 1:08 pm


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EDITOR'S NOTE: This column first appeared in 2000. It is being reprinted this year, with some updates, because of the wide appreciation readers expressed for it.
I never put up tobacco. I never shoveled coal. I never loaded hay bales in the heat of an August day, and I hope I never will.
I worked for Manpower for a couple of summers, and as a kid I mowed neighborhood lawns. I worked as a hod carrier for industrial bricklayers one summer and made the best money of my life. I've burned a few calluses on my palms.
But I've seen men and women work harder, and for less money, than I ever dreamed.
I hired men to re-roof our house — a roof steeper and higher than many men would climb — and they grinned at me from on top, saying, "Shoot, this isn't that high!"
I paid men to dig a deep ditch to replace our leaking water line in 97-degree summer heat so we could have cold water that evening. Years later, those same men worked in the muck in the bottom of a similar ditch to repair our leaking sewer line. I was mortified, and apologized to them. "Why, it's got to be done," one of them said reassuringly.
For a few dollars per month, I pay for men to pick up our garbage each week.
Two young fellows hefted our new washer and dryer up two flights of stairs at our house. Then they had to lift the appliances over a sink and commode to reach the utility room — and take the old washer and dryer out the same way. Just another day at the office for them.
Every day I flip light switches without a thought for the people who work underground to extract the coal that fuels the power plants. Every evening I click on the TV without thinking of the folks who keep the generating stations running all night or the linemen who get called out on icy nights to repair fallen power lines.
Every morning I awake fully expecting that a carrier has already delivered our newspaper.
I've visited the city sewage treatment plant but don't have to make my living there. Toured the jail but haven't made a career of working with or ministering to inmates.
I've never gone to the bank to borrow thousands of dollars to plant a crop, not knowing whether there would be rain or disease, or whether the price at harvest would repay the loan.
Never had to cut up birds at the poultry plant, although I enjoy eating chicken.
I like ham, too, and love barbecue. Never slaughtered a hog, though. Don't care to, either.
I've taught a few night classes in school. But I've never had to confront an unruly and possibly dangerous student.
I've never been the social worker investigating child abuse.
I've driven around some automobile accidents, and probably griped because it slowed me down a few minutes. But I've never had to ring the doorbell of a house to tell parents the worst news they would ever hear.
I've never wanted to be the cop who gets called to a domestic dispute in the middle of the night, never sure when one or both warring parties might turn on you.
In my photojournalism days, I shot pictures at a lot of fires, including in the middle of the night during a January rainstorm that left me with a cold the rest of the winter. But I never had to fight my way into the inferno to determine whether someone might be trapped inside.
Ever worked on Christmas? I have, years ago. But I have co-workers who do it year after year.
Ever worked for minimum wage at an all-night convenience store, never knowing whether the next person might drive off without paying or stick a pistol in your face?
Do you have a neighbor whose elbow is wrecked from swinging a hammer all his life? Know a woman whose knuckles are swollen from years on an assembly line?
Did your son burn his back cutting burley? How much blood has your sister mopped up in the emergency room?
Who collects the dirty sheets at the nursing home, and who tends to our loved ones at the mortuary?
Which men and women died in battle, fighting for our freedom?
I don't know all their names, and neither do you.
But Labor Day is meant for them. And I appreciate what they do so I don't have to.
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The Arab Spring has brought drastic geopolitical changes to the Middle East — with the region increasingly looking like it may become a United States of Islam. It stands to reason, therefore, that Israel, the odd man out, is increasingly becoming more isolated in the region.
The conflict between Israel and Hamas forces in Gaza escalated this month with increased rocket fire into Israel from Gaza despite an earlier truce. The Israeli response, which was to assassinate Hamas military leader Ahmed Jabari last week, sparked more rocket fire from Gaza and, in turn, more airstrikes by Israel.
The upsurge in violence has deflected attention from larger conflicts, such as in Syria, where more than 39,000 people have died in 20 months of rebellion against the Bashar al-Assad government.
Israel's critics say its reaction has been excessive and lacks "proportionality," a silly and nonsensical canard in warfare. Proportion is an aesthetic term — it refers to art and sculpture — and only a losing side would seek to apply it to warfare, as the aim of war is never to use the same force as the enemy but to destroy the enemy's capacity to wage war. Overwhelming force is required so that the enemy's will is diminished, not "proportional" attacks.
"Classic deterrence won't work here," Daniel Pipes, the director of the Philadelphia-based Middle East Forum, a think tank promoting American interests abroad, told us. Merely killing some Hamas leaders won't destroy the organization. According to Dr. Pipes, Hamas leaders accept they will "get a bloody nose" but continue to fire rockets against Israel to elicit a punishing response that they'll propagandize among Arab League nations and the international community.
Israel, highly aware of its precarious position, has not unleashed its full power. Instead, it strategically bombs locations in Gaza from which rockets are launched — a challenge considering the dense population in the area and the fact some rockets are launched from civilian dwellings. Since 2009, Hamas has smuggled more weapons, including longer-range rockets, into the Gaza Strip despite the widely criticized Israeli blockade. These weapons, often described as "homemade rockets," are often supplied by Iran; others are suspected of coming from as far as post-Arab Spring Libya.
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The treatment of complex diaphyseal malunions is challenging, requiring extensive preoperative planning and precise operative technique. We have developed a simpler method to treat some of these deformities.
Ten patients with complex diaphyseal malunions (including four femoral and six tibial malunions) underwent a clamshell osteotomy. The indications for surgery included pain at adjacent joints and deformity. After surgical exposure, the malunited segment was transected perpendicular to the normal diaphysis proximally and distally. The transected segment was again osteotomized along its long axis and was wedged open, similar to opening a clamshell. The proximal and distal segments of the diaphysis were then aligned with use of an intramedullary rod as an anatomic axis template and with use of the contralateral extremity as a length and rotation template. The patients were assessed clinically and radiographically at a mean of thirty-one months (range, six to fifty-two months) after the osteotomy.
Complete angular correction was achieved in each case; the amount of correction ranged from 2° to 20° in the coronal plane, from 0° to 32° in the sagittal plane, and from 0° to 25° in the axial plane (rotation). Correction of length ranged from 0 to 5 cm, and limb length was restored to within 2 cm in all patients. All osteotomy sites were healed clinically by six months. While no deep infections occurred, superficial wound dehiscence occurred in two patients along the approach for the longitudinal portion of the osteotomy, emphasizing the importance of careful soft-tissue handling and patient selection.
The clamshell osteotomy provides a useful way to correct many forms of diaphyseal malunion by realigning the anatomic axis of the long bone with use of a reamed intramedullary rod as a template. This technique provides an alternative that could decrease preoperative planning time and complexity as well as decrease the need for intraoperative osteotomy precision in a correctly chosen subset of patients with diaphyseal deformities.
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"The Clamshell Osteotomy: A New Technique to Correct Complex Diaphyseal Malunions" (2009;91:314-24).
Figs. 1-A through 1-J A fifty-year-old man had a twenty-year history of a left femoral malunion after nonoperative treatment for a femoral shaft fracture. Fig. 1-A Preoperative anteroposterior standing radiograph demonstrates medial translation and a 12° varus angulation of the left femur. The blue lines illustrate the anatomic axes of the proximal and distal femoral segments in the coronal plane, highlighting the varus malunion. Fig. 1-B Preoperative lateral radiograph of the femur demonstrates 2 cm of posterior translation and recurvatum at the malunion site. The blue lines illustrate the anatomic axes of the proximal and distal femoral segments in the sagittal plane, highlighting the angular and translational deformities.
Fig. 1-C Artist's rendering of the surgical exposure. Note that only the lateral aspect of the femur is exposed, thereby permitting the preservation of the remaining soft-tissue attachments at the osteotomy site. The dashed lines denote the positions for the transverse osteotomies. The drill-holes have been created for the clamshell portion of the osteotomy. Figs. 1-D and 1-E Postoperative anteroposterior (Fig. 1-D) and lateral (Fig. 1-E) radiographs of the femur, showing the clamshell osteotomy segment with the intramedullary nail in position.
Fig. 1-F Drawing depicting the malunion. Fig. 1-G Drawing showing the osteotomized clamshell segment with the intramedullary rod in position.
Fig. 1-H The osteotomy gaps are successively filled with reamings. The left panel shows the reamings at the proximal junction after reaming the proximal segment. The middle panel demonstrates the reamings at the proximal and distal osteotomy sites after "push-pull" reaming. The right panel demonstrates the final appearance at the osteotomy sites after all open spaces have been filled with reamings and supplemented with demineralized bone matrix or autogenous bone graft if required.
Figs. 1-I and 1-J Standing anteroposterior (Fig. 1-I) and lateral (Fig. 1-J) radiographs of the femur at one year after surgery, showing the incorporation of the clamshell segment and the final alignment and length of the femur.
Figs. 2-A through 2-L A fifty-year-old man who underwent realignment of a right femoral malunion prior to a total knee replacement. Fig. 2-A Standing bilateral lower extremity radiographs illustrating a right femoral malunion with varus angulation and lateral translation. Fig. 2-B Lateral radiograph of the right femur, demonstrating apex anterior angulation and posterior translation of the distal fragment.
Fig. 2-C Electrocautery is used to outline the malunited segment after fluoroscopic verification. These marks will serve as the template for the transverse osteotomies. Fig. 2-D Drill-holes are created through the lateral and medial cortices.
Fig. 2-E Intraoperative fluoroscopic image illustrating the drill-holes. Fig. 2-F The lateral cortex is osteotomized with an osteotome.
Fig. 2-G The malunited segment is transected with a saw. Fig. 2-H The osteotomized segment is wedged open, initially with an osteotome and subsequently with a lamina spreader, thereby opening the segment like a clamshell.
Fig. 2-I The clamshell segment is now free and the femur is prepared for intramedullary nailing. Fig. 2-J Radiograph demonstrating the intramedullary reamer being passed through the clamshell segment. Figs. 2-K and 2-L Anteroposterior (Fig. 2-K) and lateral (Fig. 2-L) postoperative radiographs showing anatomic alignment of the femur over the intramedullary rod. (Figures 2-A through 2-L, courtesy of Dr. Paul Tornetta.)
Fig. 3 Artist's depiction of the plane of the longitudinal portion of the clamshell osteotomy for the tibia. The plane is approximately parallel to the medial face of the tibia.
Figs. 4-A through 4-H A thirty-three-year-old man sustained Gustilo type-IIIB open fractures (extensive soft-tissue loss with periosteal stripping and bone exposure) of the tibia and fibula in a crushing injury. The fractures were treated with an external fixator. The patient presented for treatment of the malunion two years after the injury. Fig. 4-A Anteroposterior standing radiograph of the lower extremity, showing a shortened tibia with a medially translated distal tibial segment. Also, there is a varus malunion at the inferior end of the intercalary segment. Fig. 4-B Lateral radiograph demonstrating the marked deformity of the tibia, highlighted by marked posterior translation and apex posterior angulation at the superior end of the intercalary segment. Fig. 4-C Artist's drawing of the tibial clamshell osteotomy, with the soft tissues included. The anterolateral muscular sleeve is being retracted posteriorly, exposing the lateral aspect of the tibia. The osteotomy is initiated 3 to 5 cm posterior to the anterolateral tibial prominence and angled posteromedially and parallel to the subcutaneous surface of the tibia. Fig. 4-D Artist's drawing of the surgical exposure for the tibial osteotomy. Note that the anterolateral muscular envelope has been retracted posteriorly. The transverse osteotomies are denoted by dashed lines. The circles represent the drill-holes for the clamshell osteotomy.
Figs. 4-E and 4-F Deformity correction in the coronal (Fig. 4-E) and sagittal (Fig. 4-F) planes.
Figs. 4-G and 4-H Anteroposterior (Fig. 4-G) and lateral (Fig. 4-H) radiographs made one year after surgery, demonstrating a healed osteotomy with restoration of tibial length and alignment.
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Everything you need to understand or teach The Sea by John Banville.
This poetically written novel takes the form of a series of journal entries written by a lonely middle-aged man as he spends what he sees as his final days in a guesthouse near the scene of a tragedy in his childhood. Themes relating to the nature of identity and death are explored as the narrator's past and present intertwine in an experience of life both haunting and inescapable.
The novel begins with an evocation of the sea and of the narrator's sense of impending death. He then unfolds a series of ever-deepening memories, past and present intertwining in his life and in his writing as he explores and relives his experiences with two powerful female influences: his childhood friend Chloe, and his beloved wife Anna.
As the narrative progresses, the narrator's recollections of his intense summer with Chloe parallel recollections of his equally intense last few months with...
The Sea Lesson Plans contain 126 pages of teaching material, including:


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The new app compliments the Healthier Life Steps Physician Toolkit that TMA cobranded with AMA two years ago.
The comprehensive toolkit offers simple, easy-to-use resources for physicians and their patients for making positive, coordinated lifestyle changes. It focuses on healthy eating, increasing physical activity, quitting smoking, and reducing risky drinking.
Action, March 1, 2012