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"The fish farms in Chile were developed without any environmental legal framework." Alejandro Buschmann, University of Los Lagos, Chile.
Dutch multinational Nutreco is the world's leading producer of salmon, with farms in Norway, Scotland and Chile among other places. Fish farming is often extremely polluting and damaging to the marine environment.
In early 2002, Friends of the Earth Netherlands investigated Nutreco's fish farms in the waters near Puerto Montt and off Chiloé Island, where the majority of the population has traditionally earned their livelihoods through fishing and agriculture. They found that Nutreco's salmon farms in Chiloé are the source of major environmental problems.
The water is seriously polluted with antibiotics and chemicals. Excessive salmon feed and excrement has led to toxic algae.
Workers also reported that Nutreco, locally known as Marine Harvest Chile, mistreats its employees.The company discriminates against unions. Conditions are worst of all for those employed by Nutreco's subcontractors, although Nutreco denies any knowledge of these abuses.
Nor does Nutreco play by the rules: it repeatedly breaks Chilean Fisheries Law, and does not abide by International Labour Organization treaties or the OECD's guidelines for multinational corporations. In fact, Nutreco has been known to break its own environmental and social policies when they get in the way of profit.
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I worked at Santarus
Pros – outstanding culture and outstanding leadership
Cons – at risk of being sold
Advice to Senior Management – great leadership
I worked at Santarus full-time for more than a year
Pros – The best executive management team that I have ever had the pleasure to work under. Everyone from the CEO down seemed to understand that the value in the company were the people.
Cons – Sadly acquired by Salix so the culture is no more. Look for where Gerry Proehl lands next - it will be a lucky company.
I have been working at Santarus as an intern for more than a year
Pros – Family Oriented, nice work enviroment
Cons – None, it was a pleasure to work there
I worked at Santarus full-time for more than 8 years
Pros – My manager was really good
Cons – Poor planning- rug pulled out from under very good employees who actually were hard working. Poor drugs and poor upper management.
Advice to Senior Management – More diversity in upper management and no favoritism.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
I worked at Santarus full-time for more than 5 years
Pros – Small company environment allows you to gain experience and exposure to many different areas of the pharmaceutical industry. If you work hard and build advocates you can be a part of many different committees i.e. sales compensation, sales training and development etc. and build your skill sets
Cons – When times are good you can be lulled into thinking that you are a highly valued team member. Like most pharmaceutical companies there are challenges i.e. products going generic, lost court cases etc. Hard work, self sacrifice, and top performance will not save you if a patent is lost etc. There is just not enough revenue streams to endure a product miss.
Advice to Senior Management – More attention needs to be given to the field. Home office rules all here and the people on the front lines will usually take the brunt of any cutbacks, failed marketing plans etc. Additionally, the leader of HR and Sales Training has way to much influence over sales operations and the organization. Additionally there is a surprisingly high amount of gossip originating from the top. Because of this the home office does not have the trust of the front line employees.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
I worked at Santarus
Pros – Good people, work life balance
Cons – small product portfolio, primary product lost patent dispute - overturned too late
I worked at Santarus
Pros – Very little red tape, exciting place to work.
Cons – Small company, at risk for take over.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
I worked at Santarus
Pros – Small Pharma has it's advantages
Cons – Very Limited Pipeline is a problem
Advice to Senior Management – You need to find partnerships with other companies that have permanent value to the company. Don't keep diversifying and stay a GI company.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
I have been working at Santarus
Pros – Encouragement to the general work force
Cons – Crazy decisions that have seemed to hurt the company.
Advice to Senior Management – Communicate more appropriately and honestly with the work force.
I have been working at Santarus
Pros – High base salary for the start up people.
Cons – Very low bonus structure.
Don't get paid for certain managed care plans.
Meetings very low budget.
Very little promotional funds.
Incompetent management in most areas of the business.
Advice to Senior Management – Be honest with the employees. Pay your sales people what they earn and stop taking away scripts just because you didn't negotiate well.
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Canes' Hold Off Lady Saints 60-58 in Final Seconds
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The early going proved to be the story of the game as four ties and three lead changed took place in the first five minutes, with neither team gaining more than a two point advantage along the way.
The Hurricanes then started to pull away midway through the first half, building a six-point lead with 10:24 remaining, but the Lady Saints answered right back with a 7-0 run, capped by a jumper from Whitney Randolph to give North Georgia the lead right back at 23-22 with 7:34 left in the half.
In the final seconds of the opening period, Tiffany Marlow knocked down the first of two free throws knotting the score at 27-27 to create the ninth deadlock of the half, before draining the second free attempt and give the Lady Saints a one-point lead at 28-27 heading into intermission.
The second half proved to be as action packed as the first with neither team ever leading by more than three points over the first five minutes before Randolph knocked down a jumper for the 11th deadlock of the game.
In the final minutes, a Nadirah Gardner three-pointer with three minutes to play gave the Hurricanes the lead for good. With time running down under a minute and GSW holding a four-point lead, Meredith Montgomery hit her biggest shot of the game, draining a three-pointer from the wing to pull the Lady Saints to within one.
The Hurricanes would force North Georgia to foul over the final 30 seconds as GSW knocked down four free throws, but Montgomery hit another clutch three-pointer in the final seconds before the Lady Saints' defense forced a five-second call on the ensuing inbounds play. Down by two with two seconds to play, North Georgia was unable to convert, giving GSW the two-point road victory.
Montgomery led the Lady Saints with 14 points while pulling down eight rebounds and tallying four assists. Janyce Ealey added 14 points as well, while Randolph recorded 13 points and five blocks.
Nadirah Gardner led GSW with 14 points, while Terra Branch added 12 points and Whitley Wiltz chipped in a game-high 13 rebounds for the Hurricanes.
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It would be easy to make a list of 10 bad things—wars, government shut-down, drone attacks, lack of progress on immigrant rights, lousy health-care reform. But it's also been a year of extraordinary activism: whistleblowers, DREAMers, Walmart workers, peacemakers, gay rights advocates, garment workers. As the year ends, let's pay tribute to the good things their efforts have wrought.
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THE FIRST three words of the preamble of our Constitution are "We the People.'' Two years ago today the US Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission upended that promising vision. Corporations — which do not have mouths, minds, or consciences — won a "free speech'' right to spend unlimited money to influence elections.
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Sailors and sailing supporters from across the country came together on February 4th to enjoy a fantastic evening of celebration. The Canadian Rolex Sailor of the Year Awards was definitely an evening to remember!
The highly attended event honoured the achievements and successes of sailing's best…
Bill Burk Youth Elite Memorial Award Winners;
Female - Fréderique Tougas / Florence Pepin-Delhaes
Male – Kyle Campbell Martin
Marvin McDill Award Winner - Ingrid Merry
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Coach of the Year Award – Murray McCullough
Gerry Roufs Trophy – Will Apold
CYA Male Athlete of the Year - Al Clark
President's Award – Grant Hood (owner) and Oskar Johansson (Helm)
For The Royal Canadian Yacht Club's Canada's Cup victory
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You have to ask for everything twice or more. When asking for steak sauce, I was brought a tiny dish instead of a bottle. When spending good money you would expect to get more.
Due to the fierce competition, I will not be back.
Outback does not make you beg for each and every condiment.
Great place to pick-up a Bubba – Hi, my name is Ginny and I had dinner at the Lone Star tonight. Normally I really enjoy steak, but tonight was a rare exception. The first time my waiter dropped my steak down my blouse and my date had to fish it out with a fork... needless to say he did have a smile on his face. Finally he brought out the second steak. I had a couple of bites and I just lost my cookies....It was horrible.. it was the toughest piece of cow I have ever had...I think It came from an old cow named bessie..... at least my date had a good time looking down my blouse... I also flirted with several cowboys at the bar... I must admitt they were a little old, but very frisky... but can't complain,, I have a date with Bubba on wednesday.... he was cute and had most of his teeth... Hopefully next time i come to Lone Star I can keep my cookies down and keep my date out of my blouse. But I will be back... I love the Bubba's and they like me too..
STEAK!!! – As the name would suggest this place is serves some of the best steaks!
The service and preparation are superb and I would even venture to say that this is one of the best steak houses I've ever been to!
They also have a great wine list, beer selection, and stock all the best top shelf liquors...I was surprised after asking our waiter that they serve TY KU, which recently became my favorite drink...I would never expected a steak house in Colorado to have an Asian style liqueur on its menu!
The wait staff is wonderful and is very helpful in offering recommendations. The decor is relaxed yet refined and very comfortable. I'll for sure be back again when I'm craving a steak dinner!
Fantastic – This place is absolutely amazing. The steaks are unbelievable and the value is fantastic. The waitstaff is knowledgeableespecially for how young they all appear to beand the value is great. Try the cajun ribeye or the NY strip and their signature lettuce wedge.
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JustinL: to say that Rickey Henderson is only in the Hall because he got 3,000 hits is literally the stupidest comment I've ever read on this board, and that's saying a lot: people here are advocating Grich and Lofton get in the Hall, which is preposterous, yet you've trumped them all. You not only don't know anything about Henderson, you clearly don't know much about baseball.
JAWS and the 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot: Best available at each position
Every couple of years during Hall of Fame season, I like to revisit an idea that was inspired by Bill James, identifying the top players at each position who remain outside the gates of Cooperstown. The concept is a nod to James' systematic Keltner Test, which is named for former Indians third baseman Ken Keltner, a seven-time All-Star who's best known for his defensive work in helping to end Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941. James' test is a set of 15 questions that can be used to frame a player's case for Cooperstown. One of the most important: "Is he the best player at his position who is eligible for the Hall of Fame but not in?" [emphasis in original]
Given the recent elections of players such as Roberto Alomar, Bert Blyleven, Barry Larkin and Ron Santo who could make such a claim, an annual crop of new candidates, and tweaks to the JAWS methodology, the answers to that question change with some frequency, making it worthwhile to take another trip around the diamond for what I like to call the Keltner All-Stars.
Catcher (49.3 career WAR/32.0 peak WAR/40.7 JAWS): Mike Piazza (56.1/40.7/48.4)
A 12-time All-Star who can lay claim as the best-hitting catcher of all-time, Piazza is in his first year on the ballot. Even with his throwing woes, he's tied with Yogi Berra for fifth in JAWS. He doesn't appear likely to be elected this year, polling around 60 percent in Baseball Think Factory's voter straw poll, but that's a strong enough debut that he should gain entry within a few years. Ivan Rodriguez (63.7/37.8/50.7, third among catchers) won't become eligible until 2017, so if Piazza does go in before then, the mantle falls to Joe Torre (54.2/35.2/44.7, seventh among catchers), who spent more time at catcher (903 games) than any other position, but more time at first and third base combined (1,302 games) than behind the plate. A nine-time All-Star who won the NL batting title and MVP honors in 1971, Torre additionally has six pennants and four world championships to his credit as a manager, and may well be elected via either the 2014 Expansion Era ballot or the 2015 Golden Era ballot, assuming the Hall doesn't change its rules once again.
First Base (62.3/40.7/51.5): Jeff Bagwell (76.7/46.7/61.7)
A five-time All-Star who earned NL MVP honors in 1994 and put up impressive numbers despite spending much of his career in the Astrodome, Bagwell ranks sixth among first basemen in JAWS. In his third year of eligibility, he's gaining momentum among the electorate (67.4 percent in the BTF poll), though he's likely going to have to wait at least one more year. Once he does get in, the honor at the position will fall to Bagwell's birthday twin, Frank Thomas (69.7/.43.7/56.7, ninth among first basemen), a two-time AL MVP who reaches the ballot next year.
Second Base (66.0/42.8/54.4): Bobby Grich (67.3/44.3/55.8)
For stat-minded fans of a certain age, Grich's absence from Cooperstown ranks among the great injustices of the universe, making him the keystone equivalent of Santo. From 1970 through 1986, he combined good power with excellent plate discipline and outstanding defense while playing on five division-winning teams in Baltimore and Anaheim. Grich earned All-Star honors six times, won four Gold Gloves and led the AL in homers and slugging percentage during the strike-shortened 1981 season. Unfortunately, injuries — including a herniated disc caused by carrying an air conditioner up a stairway — cost him about a season's worth of playing time and forced him into retirement after his age-37 season. Between that and his 13 percent walk rate (en route to a .371 on-base percentage), he finished his career with just 1,833 hits, a total that appears to be an impediment to election, given that no player from the post-1960 expansion era with fewer than 2,000 hits has been elected.
The great injustice took place in 1992, when Grich debuted on the Hall of Fame ballot and received just 2.6 percent of the BBWAA vote, less than the 5.0 percent needed to stick around. Since then, he has yet to appear on a Veterans Committee ballot, but hopefully, he'll be on the 2014 Expansion Era one. Just behind Grich, and suffering a similar one-and-done fate among BBWAA voters, is Lou Whitaker (71.4/36.5/54.0), who paired with Alan Trammell in the Tigers' middle infield for nearly two decades. Speaking of which . . .
Shortstop (63.1/41.0/52.1): Alan Trammell (67.1/43.3/55.2)
An outstanding two-way shortstop who was somewhat overshadowed by Hall of Fame contemporaries Robin Yount and Cal Ripken, Trammell was a six-time All-Star and the 1984 World Series MVP. Robbed of the 1987 AL MVP award, he has gone unappreciated on the ballot since 2002; only last year did he even climb above 25 percent, to a whopping 36.8 percent. Trammell ranks 11th among shortstops in JAWS, tied with Derek Jeter (but with a peak that's 2.3 WAR higher), and two rungs ahead of 2013 inductee Barry Larkin.
Third Base (64.9/41.8/53.4): Graig Nettles (62.8/40.1/51.5)
This one's a little trickier if we look past Edgar Martinez (64.4/41.8/53.1), who created significant value at third before being shifted to the DH role to preserve his Cooperstown-caliber bat. Nettles ranks 13th in JAWS at the hot corner, below future eligibles Chipper Jones (fifth), Scott Rolen (10th) and Adrian Beltre (12th). A six-time All-Star who played on five pennant-winning teams for the Yankees and Padres (with additional stops elsewhere), he admittedly falls a little short of Hall-worthy, but he was a spectacular fielder whose defensive metrics (134 runs above average) match the legend, and who provided plenty of pop and patience at the plate.
Leftfield (61.7/39.7/50.7): Barry Bonds (158.1/71.1/114.6)
Owner of a record seven MVP awards as well as the highest WAR total of any player besides Babe Ruth or Cy Young, Bonds doesn't appear likely to gain entry on the first ballot thanks to the PED allegations that surround the second half of his career and polarize so many fans, media members and voters. He's currently at 44.9 percent in the BTF straw poll, high enough to suggest he'll reach Cooperstown in a few years, warts and all. Now, the question is whether he'll beat Tim Raines (66.2/41.1/53.7, eighth among leftfielders) to the dais. A seven-time All-Star and an on-base machine who holds the record for the best stolen base success rate in baseball history, Raines is polling above 60 percent in his sixth year on the ballot. We know he's going to make it, but the question is when — just like the 3,200-odd times he reached first base in his career.
Centerfield (67.1/42.5/54.8): Kenny Lofton (64.9/42.0/53.5)
A six-time All-Star, five-time Gold Glove winner and a stellar leadoff hitter in his own right, the well-traveled Lofton ranks eighth among centerfielders in JAWS, a hair below the average Hall of Famer but still above the median among that group. He's in his first year on the ballot and in serious danger of getting lost in the crowd; the straw poll has him below 5.0 percent, and I couldn't find room for him on my virtual ballot either. Hopefully, he can get a longer look.
Rightfield (69.5/41.3/55.4): Larry Walker (69.7/43.1/56.4)
A three-time NL batting champion whose stats admittedly received a boost from spending his prime in high-altitude Colorado, Walker edges past the standard in rightfield even after adjusting for his environment and ranks ninth among rightfielders. Like Lofton, he may hold this distinction for a while; his candidacy is now in its third year, but he's polling under 15 percent at the moment, down even from the 22.9 percent he received last year.
Starting Pitcher (67.9/47.7/57.8): Roger Clemens (133.9/64.0/99.0)
Owner of seven Cy Young awards and the third-highest JAWS total of any starting pitcher, Clemens is tied with Bonds at 44.9 percent in his first year on the ballot due to PED allegations that he battled in front of a Congressional hearing, to no great benefit of his own. With fellow 300-game winners Greg Maddux (ninth in JAWS) and Randy Johnson (10th) becoming eligible in the next two years — along with Pedro Martinez (17th), Mike Mussina (30th), Tom Glavine (32nd) and fellow 2013 ballot newcomer Curt Schilling (29th) — voters will have no shortage of JAWS-approved starting pitchers to sort through.
Relief Pitcher (37.9/26.7/32.3): Bobby Shantz (32.5/23.7/28.1)
Until the still-active Mariano Rivera (52.7/27.9/40.3, second among relievers) becomes eligible, the honor of the highest-ranked eligible reliever belongs not to current ballot-dweller Lee Smith but to Shantz, a sidearm-tossing 5-foot-6 southpaw who ranks fifth in JAWS at the position, but below both the standard and the median. After some occasional success as a starter the Philadelphia A's in the early 1950s — including the 1952 AL MVP award — Shantz became a standout reliever for the Yankees, Pirates, Astros and Cardinals in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His JAWS score is higher than Hall of Famers Bruce Sutter and Rollie Fingers, but he's no real threat to join them in Cooperstown, and may not even get onto the next Golden Era ballot.
Why was there no DH??? Am I crazy or the DH still a major league position? If Edgar Martinez doesn't go the Hall of Fame, it's a tragedy.
Hi Mr Jaffe, Last year, in your article on Baseball Prospectus, Alan Trammell had a JAWS of 45.4 7 points behind Barry Larkin and 5 points behind HOF SS average. This year, Trammell is at 55.2 and Ahead of Larkin. How's that?
I will never again set foot in the Hall of Fame if Kenny Lofton is admitted. Seriously? Lofton? He was good for a few years in Cleveland because he was a base stealer and they tend to have their impact at a younger age, but the guy played for 9 teams over the final 6 years of his career. That's an average of 82 games per team. It's not fame if nobody wants to keep you.
"Bonds doesn't appear likely to gain entry on the first ballot thanks to the PED allegations"
Allegations? Far more than "allegations"!
Craig Nettles. One of the greatest defensive players in baseball history, as well as a clutch hitter(Not to mention a number of good offensive moments). If you were to score 1-10 for offense and defense, he would have to have a score higher than Piazza. But he's a sure thing(Eventually). Even "The Legend"(Brooks Robinson), has said the Nettles deserves to be in the HOF.
I am so tired of reading about JAWS and WAR and all these other formulas when it comes to players these days. I am sure in 5 years there will be another formula that shows why every player currently in the HOF does not belong in there. It's called the Hall Of Fame not the Hall Of Perfection. What I see with my own two eyes is more than enough to determine whether or not a player should be in Cooperstown or not. The players who are NOT in the HOF currently that should be in my opinion are: Trammell, Morris, Gil Hodges and Dale Murphy. Not sold on Tim Raines though. The guy played long enough where 3000 hits should have happened by accident but he never got it. No true peak imo and speed does not nothing for me. If Ricky Henderson had not reached 3000 hits I firmly believe he would still be waiting to get into the HOF.
Dale Murphy anyone? 7 time All-Star selection, 5 time Gold Glove winner, 4 time Silver Slugger, 2 Time MVP (back-to-back '82, '83.) The guy was a career .265 hitter, with 398 homers and 1,266 RBIs. He also was one of the only bright spots on Atlanta teams that were seriously BAD. Murphy was one of the cleanest ballplayers there was. I just don't think it's fair that he doesn't get selected when he stuck with Atlanta for so many years when they were one of the NL's worst and he still produced MVP statistics. I agree that he sparked in his career a little late and his career ended a bit short, but there's no discounting that he played on one of the crappiest teams in baseball and carried the team himself.
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These articles are why the Hall of Fame is really the Hall of Pretty Good.
Rogers Hornsby would be embarrassed to be considered in the same club as Bobby Grich, who I am sure is a nice guy, but is not a Hall of Famer.
I think I'm missing something about Grich. Since when does .260 with 200 HRs get you in the Hall of Fame?
This one's a little trickier if we look past Edgar Martinez (64.4/41.8/53.1), who created significant value at third- BS BS BS - How can you ignore a significant contribution. Gar in now
If Bonds or any of the other juicers get into the HOF it should forever afterward be known as the HALL OF SHAME.
When I read "Trammell ranks 11th among shortstops in JAWS, tied with Derek Jeter" I think that the newer statistics, like WAR and the rest, still need more work. Having had the chance to watch the careers of both men, there is no way that I would ever say that Trammel is Jeter's equal. I realize that Jeter has range issues in the field, and I know that WAR and the rest try to include intangibles by looking at the tangible results that are produced. Yet, for a system to say that the impact of the careers of these two is equal just astounds me.
Frankly, the Hall will become a joke if marginal players keep getting in, even if its by the veterans committee vote. I don't see why there cannot be years where no one gets in.
Following up on Simmons, there's a great article from Vivaelbirdos on the apparent snub he has gotten: http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2008/11/29/675018/is-ted-simmons-a-hall-of-f. His numbers, including the sabermetrics, compare very favorably to Gary Carter's. Career WAR? 46.7. Peak WAR? 38.1. JAWS? 66.5. I think he's got a much better case than Piazza.
The JAWS (Jaffe WAR Score system) was developed by sabermetrician Jay Jaffe — first at Baseball Prospectus in 2004 — as a means to measure a player's Hall of Fame worthiness by comparing him to the players at his position who are already enshrined, using advanced metrics to account for the wide variations in offensive levels that have occurred throughout the game's history. The stated goal is to improve the Hall of Fame's standards, or at least to maintain them rather than erode them, by admitting players who are at least as good as the average Hall of Famer at the position, using a means via which longevity isn't the sole determinant of worthiness.
How about Ted Simmons for catcher? 21 seasons, .285 career batting average (.332 in 1975), 9 time All Star, career WAR for position is 46.7 and would have been higher had he retired earlier.
You got that right!
The Hall of Fame is irrelevant as long as Pete Rose is excluded.
What is John Smoltz's JAWs score?
Bobby Grich for the Hall of Fame is a joke. This retrofitting of value can go too far, just like juding a player for average or rbi went too far in the past. Next you'll say that Reggie Smith and Gene Tenace deserve it, and Catfish Hunter doesn't.
The game is played on the field. Use your eyes. Kenny Lofton was a horrible center fielder: every ball was an adventure and he couldn't throw. Sure his speed made up for a lot of his poor judgment, but WATCH HIM PLAY. He wasn't a good outfielder. Stats are a great tool, so are eyes.
tell me again why Gil Hodges is still not in the hall of fame? His average is his only achilles heel. Lifetime around 260 but he hit 20 or more home runs and drove in over 100 runs for like 7-8 straight seasons and had a fantastic glove at 1B for the BKLN Dodgers. This was before the gold glove even existed. And he only was part of a Bkln team that albeit won one world series but was in the WS a bunch of times. If Chipper Makes it then keeping Gil Hodges out is a crime punishable by watching a curling marathon on TSN. The only reason he isn't in is because of the early biases of the old timers committee. Too many Yanks, Giants and Dodgers already in. Gil was the odd man out. Plus he then managed a group of misfits to a WS upset. This guys got the stats to back up a hall entrance.
@ouiareborg Nettles has a career OPS of .750, which is hardly interesting at all for a 3rd baseman. (In comparison, his contemporaries included George Brett with a .857 OPS and Mike Schmidt with a .908 OPS.) If he's the best 3rd baseman not in the Hall of Fame, well, somebody has to be the best 3rd baseman not in the Hall.
all they do is pull these outrageous formulas out of thin air every 5-7 years and then they find a player or two who best suites the numbers. Who knows, in 10 years they will start argueing that Carlos Quintana belongs in the HOF. Its a joke and I agree Grich got the small sniff he deserved and that was it.
@bjvande OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD The Jeter-is-overrated people are back! Love you guys! You make jealousy look like love! I thought we were done with all this nonsense.
@bjvande Trammell was a very good SS for quite a while. Jeter's defense has been badly overrated for a long time. Jeter does some things very well - high OBP and score a lot of runs, but scoring runs is to a great extent of the lineup he plays in.
Actually, I think in *this* instance, JAWS is working pretty well. Jeter would be in my Hall of Overrated Fame, especially after he never offered to vacate SS and move to 3B when ARod, the superior defensive SS at the time of the trade, arrived. If Jeter had played fo Detroit and Trammel had played for the Yankees, I think Trammel would already be in.
However, Trammel shouldn't be in ahead of Dale Murphy, who at his peak was *the* player in the NL you did not want to be pitching to with the game on the line, and who backed it up with a cannon arm in CF.
@bjvande When I read "Trammell ranks 11th among shortstops in JAWS, tied with Derek Jeter" I think that the newer statistics, like WAR and the rest, still need more work. Having had the chance to watch the careers of both men, there is no way that I would ever say that Jeter is Trammel's equal. I realize that Trammel has teammate issues (they weren't as good as Jeter's), and I know that WAR and the rest try to include intangibles by looking at the tangible results that are produced. Yet, for a system to say that the impact of the careers of these two is equal just astounds me.
You're doing it wrong...
@DaveF Simmons problem is that as a catcher he was a helluva DH. Simmons was brutal behind the plate leading the league in passed balls three times and finishing in the top 5 in errors by a catcher 9 times, including 1981 when he only caught 75 games. He had a big arm and carried a big stick but he was a terrible catcher.
@Brad G Pete Rose gambled on games that he was involved in as a manager. That's a very serious issue.
@Brad G I agree. His gambling should have zero bearing on his hall worthiness. Pete belongs in there. So does Shoeless Joe.
Everyone knows Pete deserves the Hall based on his playing, bue because of his gambling he shoiuld never be in.
@Jeffff88 Your eyes must not have seen Lofton during the 1st half of his career, when he was an extremely good fielder and deserved everyone of his Gold Gloves and more. His defense deteriorated in his latter years.
Hodges isn't in because he played first base -- had he put up 20 HRs/100 RBI for seven seasons anywhere else in the infield, he'd be in. Those sort of numbers are almost expected, baseline among HOF first basemen rather than peak. Given that he benefitted from playing on a great NY team batting behind HOFers like Robinson, Reese, Campanella and Snider, his peak and career numbers (and circumstances) are very similar to Tino Martinez (Tony Perez benefitted from a similar role with Cincy in the 70s, but despite better numbers than Hodges is a borderline HOF case himself). His career value is very, very close to another NY firstbaseman as well -- Don Mattingly (an Mattingly played only 14 seasons).
In fact, Hodges ranks behind a slew of more productive firstbasemen like Will Clark, Keith Hernandez, Fred McGriff, Norm Cash -- even John Olerud. For a more telling comparison, take a look at Hodges' ten most similar players at Baseball-Reference.com -- none are HOFers, or even close.
@JasonKaplan You didn't really expect young Jay to know who "Gil Hodges" was, did you Jason? Anything that pre-dates Jay's (or his ilks) early baseball card collection (Barry Bonds '87?) will probably never fly onto his radar for consideration.
Agree, Gil Hodges should've been voted / selected many, many years ago. Pretty good manager, too. I'd cast vote for Danny Murtaugh (Mgr), Steve Garvey and Jack Morris as well.
That's your reply? Funny. "...well, somebody has to be the best third basemen, not in the Hall."
@bovalexia @nickp Those are just two examples. All of his numbers are good, but nowhere near HoF worthy.
@MattBugaj I will admit to being a huge Jeter fan. However, I am not sure how it is possible to over rate a player who is in the top 10 in hits in all of baseball history. I mean, only 9 players EVER had more hits. Doesn't that make Jeter one of the all time greatest baseball players? And how can that be considered over rating a player?
@WarrenTwocock @DaveF Actually, his defensive reputation comes mostly from his ability to hit. People assumed that, since he was a catcher who could hit, he therefore couldn't field. He was actually above average at throwing out baserunners, and most modern defensive stats have him as league-average or better (source: http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2012/3/9/2853606/put-them-in-the-hall-of-fame-part-5-ted-simmons)
@JasonKaplan Uh oh, there's Bobby Shantz. My apologies, Jay. I broke Rule #1 in the Commentors' Handbook: read on.
Bobby, the guy the Cubs got in their often maligned trade of Lou Brock to the Cards in '64. Lou gets to Missouri and suddenly becomes a hitter. Go figure.
@ouiareborg That was the last sentence of my reply. There were two sentences before it.
The premise of this article is to pick out the best players at each position not in the Hall of Fame. If Nettles is the best 3rd baseman not in the Hall, that alone doesn't mean he should be in the Hall.
@RickDesper @bjvande @MattBugaj There is more to being a HOFamer than stats, Jeter is one of the best examples of how to play the game with class, he is one of the best clutch players I have ever seen and his on field instincts are unbelievable (see the backhand toss to Posada to nail Giambi at the plate, he shouldn't have even been there). Jeter is a first ballot HOFamer, you can call him overrated all you want. He's getting in and deservedly so.
@RickDesper @bjvande @MattBugaj Congratulations on boiling a championship player down to two statistical categories. Do you even like baseball?
@bjvande @MattBugaj Jeter is overrated if you think that he's been good at things other than hits and runs. People who think he's a great power hitter or great fielder are overrating him. As are people who think he's had a career at the same level as Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio or Mantle. Or Berra for that matter.
Even if Simmons had produced similar offensive value to Bench, there's a big difference between a Gold Glove and and iron skillet, especially behind the plate...
@WarrenTwocock @hotcornerharbor @DaveF Consider this, though: through 1983, Simmons had a 124 OPS+. For his career, which lasted only about 400 more plate appearances (not even a full season), Johnny Bench had a 126 OPS+. Now, Simmons wasn't the fielder Bench was, but at the same time, Bench is the gold standard for the position. Would Bench having five non-Hall type seasons be enough to knock him out of the Hall? Would any number of additional bad seasons have made anyone advocate keeping Bench out of the Hall?
Also, comparing him to only Hall catchers has its own issues, as the position is underrepresented in the Hall. There are only 13 non-Negro Leagues catchers in the Hall; compare that with, say, 20 Left Fielders, 18 first basemen, or 23 shortstops. Even if Simmons is a borderline top-10 catcher, most positions have well over 10 representatives in the Hall.
I'd put him on the borderline (this analysis is similar: http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/does-ted-simmons-belong-in-the-hall-of-fame/). The bigger point I wanted to make is, his defense isn't what's keeping him out. If anything, it's those final five seasons. Which is an interesting discussion in and of itself; can someone who has cleared Hall standards undo their case with bad seasons?
@hotcornerharbor @DaveF Sorry but Simmons was a below average catcher by any metric, particularly given the era he played in, and his offense just wasn't god enough to make up for his defense, a better analysis than the surface scratcher you quote would be: http://playahardnine.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/hall-of-excellentitude-ted-simmons/.
As for assuming that catchers who could hit can't field, I don't recall hearing that argument about Bench, Carter, Fisk or Munson , all contemporaries of Simmons.
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I didn't realize Shantz was part of that trade. It's always referred to as Brock for Broglio. Thanks for the heads up.
Thanks also for acknowledging my place in US history. It was not easy being a President, the first Chief Justice and Secretary of the Treasury. And to have one of my lives cut short by that coward Aaron Burr -- oh, the shame.
@JayMadisonHamilton @JasonKaplan Looks like Ernie may've been part of the deal (baseball.reference.com) but I'm sticking with my Bobby Shantz claim.
That's some weighty name you've got, JMH. Do people often curtsy when you enter a room? You must be a fan of the Federalist Papers? Interesting reading, for a time. Don't forget to read through some of those Anti-Federalist writings, too. They had some impact.
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- Setauket/East Setauket – 1,105
- Stony Brook – 1,593
Original: According to LIPA's Storm Center, the number of power outages in the Three Village area has dropped to below 6,000 as of Sunday evening at 10:30 p.m. On Wednesday morning, that number was .
LIPA reports the following outage numbers:
- Old Field – 342
- Poquott – 132
- Setauket/East Setauket – 2,221
- Stony Brook – 3,044
As of Sunday evening, a handful of crews were assigned to Stony Brook, according to LIPA's Storm Center.
Across Long Island, where 1.1 million customers use LIPA's services, the number of outages fell below 300,000 as 10,000 utility employees worked to restore services, according to Newsday.


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Viking, you may also consider some testing, you can read about in the HTG Cheat Sheet stickied at the top of this forum.
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The Specific Carbohydrate Diet might be something for you to look at. www.pecanbread.com www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info
Have you tried digestive enzymes? With and between meals. See Yeast/Bacteria section and other sections at www.enzymestuff.com
Viking, you may also consider some testing, you can read about in the HTG Cheat Sheet stickied at the top of this forum.
That's what this thread is for--questions! You probably have a better chance of getting replies here than on a separate thread.
janeS, is there somewhere online where i can read about the rotation diet you're doing?
If you look at the Healing the Gut cheat sheet, Jane just posted a/her rotation diet (post 29 I think)
mamas. Ive been lurking, thought Id say hi. I needed a break, as you all have mentioned.
Im plugging along. I dont know what's going on with the yeast, my original symptoms are gone, but I have some new (specifically some labial wierdness - not itch or burn exactly, and not every day), and the disappearance of the old symptoms happened since cheating a couple times a week. My gerd symptoms are still going - they improved with Kombucha for awhile and then got bad again. I have done a lot of research and am convinced it is a leaky gut issue. I also think it could be yeast related (as there is some anecdotal evidence on the web of people curing their gerd by treating their yeast ... but Id think that the gerd would not have started WHILE treating yeast. I just dont know : When I cheat, nothing changing; i.e. I dont have worse symptoms, and actually, my original yeast stuff got markedly better when I started eating grains, however, I know that grains are hard on the gut so I mostly avoid them to help heal the gerd
Anyway, I have read a lot of stuff about people managing their gerd symptoms with stuff that is all gut related (kefir, enzymes, probiotics ...) so Im thinking it can be healed.
The other piece I have going on is meditation. There is also some significant anecdotal evidence that meditation can heal the gut, as opposed to manage symptoms. Im 3 mos in to that. My gerd symptoms have improved in that time but its so hard to tell what is doing what. The meditation definitely helps with the stress of managing all this, and stress is definitely not good for the gut.
I took enzymes (DigestGold) for a month and didnt notice any difference. I am thinking of going back on them for longer and see. Anyone recomend another that is maybe a little cheaper (I have found DG for $40 for 120caps)
Happy Monday
what are everyone's thoughts on allergy testing in a 6 month old? do they always do this by skin prick testing? i am thisclose to taking dd in to someone who can do it but i've heard varying opinions on that it won't pick up everything but i keep thinking even if it sheds a teeny tiny little bit of light on this whole situation then i'm up for it because NOTHING is improving
don't waste your time with skinprick testing. i'd go for a blood draw and do RAST testing. but keep in mind that most IgE testing is not really reliable until a child is between 5 and 9 yrs old. before that, there's a good chance that the child will outgrow the response.
that's what i thought. THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING! I have zero hope that we'll ever find out what's going on with her. I've tried no wheat, soy, dairy, eggs, nuts, shellfish, tomatoes, beans and now am going with no rice as well. Have done TED. Nothing has improved. Nada. I'm just sort of hoping that maybe she'll outgrow it since we probably won't ever figure it out :
okie dokie... can you remind us all ...
what your dd's symptoms are...
what you've tried and are doing now (in terms of food, elimination, etc)...
what supplements you're taking...
i'm losing track of who is doing what, why, and for how long... though i must say that my new stress B complex is really working for me.
Since birth dd has always had (except for maybe 3 exceptions) green or dark yellow/orange, peanut butter consistency poop that smells horrible like vinegar or sometimes even ammonia.
She is exclusively breastfed. I started with no dairy and then at 2 months old went to no wheat. For a month I did no dairy, wheat, soy, egg, nut, shellfish, tomato and beans - no improvement. Did TED x1 week this last week and things almost seemed to get worse.
She gets probiotics x2 a day and I take omegas, CLO, and probiotics as well.
OK, ladies, I need your best healing-the-gut recommendations. I have developed IBS (or something) and I have 2.5 months to get it healed, or to the point where I can eat reasonably normally. I promised my DH that I would be done with diets and supplements when he back from his deployment the 1st of July, and right now things are so bad that I can't even eat any starches without having diarrhea. DH is extremely unhappy and wants me to go back to eating "normal" foods (none of which I can actually eat) and stop taking all supplements. He basically said I can take whatever supplements but I better be done with the supplements and eating a regular diet by the time he gets back or he will be very upset. He's not happy that a year of trying to heal the gut has essentially made things worse (probably mostly due to my own stupidity in overeating, but that's another story).
So...at this point I am still doing the Failsafe elimination diet. I've also eliminated all non-SCD foods (how ironic, now I'm coming back to the SCD). So I'm eating beef, ghee, celery, brussel sprouts, cabbage, leeks, rutabagas, garlic, celery, and pears. I'm going to start back on Enzymedica enzymes which don't contain any fillers...I stopped my enzymes for the elimination diet because they contain non-Failsafe ingredients, big mistake. I'm also planning on getting the probiotic VSL#3, which is super expensive but been proven effective for IBS and digestive disorders. It contains 450 billion CFU's of good bacteria per dose, so it ought to be pretty effective I hope, although I'm not sure if it's Failsafe or not. I was also thinking about getting some Intestinew or else plain l-glutamine. And I'm debating about whether to consult a naturopath.
I can't do bone broths on the elimination diet but that will be the first thing I add back in when I get done with the elimination diet in a couple of weeks.
So...suggestions, thoughts, anything, ladies?
DD's eczema is starting to look better again, but I'm not holding my breath on it going away completely. If Failsafe doesn't help her I'm done trying to heal her--I've done everything I can for her. She doesn't have any major issues at this point, even her poop is pretty good. She just has eczema and food allergies and cradle cap and butt-crack diaper rash and little bumps all over her torso. Hopefully she'll outgrow all of that, I guess.
that's what i thought. THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING! I have zero hope that we'll ever find out what's going on with her. I've tried no wheat, soy, dairy, eggs, nuts, shellfish, tomatoes, beans and now am going with no rice as well. Have done TED. Nothing has improved. Nada. I'm just sort of hoping that maybe she'll outgrow it since we probably won't ever figure it out :


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1991-92 Annual Report
Janet H. Johnson
Work on the Demotic Dictionary proceeded smoothly this year with staff members Joe Manning and John Nolan checking content and format of dictionary entries and staff members Tom Dousa and Todd Hickey checking appendixes while I made final checks on dictionary entries and continued preparing "scans" of Demotic texts from which words are being cited in the dictionary. Richard Jasnow and Tina di Cerbo, staff members of the Oriental Institute's Epigraphic Survey stationed in Luxor, Egypt, both worked with us for part of the summer checking content of entries. Richard worked for the Demotic Dictionary for several years while he was a student and we were delighted to have both of them join us. We now have three letters done (all entries checked, all scans done and all facsimiles inserted) and four letters completely checked although the scans are only partially done and many facsimiles must yet be added. We are working on checking five letters as well as the appendices, including a "text information" list which gives date, provenience, and full publication history of every text cited in the dictionary.
I gave a report on the scope and status of the dictionary at the 20th International Congress of Papyrologists held in Copenhagen during the summer, thereby bringing the dictionary and its resources to the attention of a wide range of scholars working on Greek materials from Egypt contemporary with Demotic materials. Our inclusion of non-Egyptian derivations or correspondences for as many Demotic words as possible will enable scholars such as Greek papyrologists to make the widest use possible of the dictionary. Similarly, our inclusion of lists of titles, temples, etc. associated with particular deities and cities will enable people working on cultural studies to include Demotic material even if they read little or no Demotic themselves.
Demotic, or rather the new ways we have developed to study Demotic, will soon be affecting even more scholars with little direct connection with the language itself. This methodology, developed because of the importance of graphics in the study of Demotic, has been described in earlier Annual Reports. When the 4th International Congress of Demotists met in Chicago in 1990, I gave a demonstration of our use of the scanner for preparing, saving, and working with photographs on the computer. As a result, I was invited to talk at the papyrology meetings in Copenhagen in a session on "The Future of Papyrological Tools in the Era of Electronic Information." Papyrologists were among the first scholars in "humanistic" disciplines to harness the computer's potential. Almost twenty years ago, scholars began recording all Greek texts, both literary and documentary, in massive databases which are now available to classicists and papyrologists around the world. The time it takes to find a parallel or to find all known examples of a word or concept has been dramatically reduced. It is now much easier for scholars to move beyond the basics of preparing accurate primary editions, and synthetic studies combining sometimes massive amounts of material are appearing. What we were able to add is the graphic component.
I demonstrated how we scan and then work with our documents. I showed examples of enlarging a document right on the computer screen and of enhancing, on the screen, the contrast of a photograph or changing its brightness to make it possible to read badly preserved text. I also demonstrated how one can "put together" fragments which are now separate but which originally belonged to the same document. All of this can be done without ever touching the delicate originals-and it can be done for pieces residing thousands of miles apart! I talked with numerous people, ranging from the heads of a team studying the carbonized papyri from Herculaneum to people responsible for cataloguing major papyrus collections, about the specific needs and problems of their projects. Several Greek papyrologists are now talking about the most efficient way to undertake scanning the vast collections of Greek texts. And we have begun to think about "publishing" the Demotic scans together with such Greek ones. As this happens, the artificial scholarly barrier between, for example, those studying Egypt in the Hellenistic and Roman periods using the Egyptian documentation and those using the Greek documentation will be broken and a broader yet more detailed picture of life in the ancient world will emerge.
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Yes, several times in the report, the reporter emphasized emphatically in his voice that the man decides. Later, Julio Frenk states that the key is to educate girls. An effective solution? Yes, but only part of Frenk's goal to enable them to make healthy decisions and achive a fulfilling life.
Let's assume -for a moment- that the men do indeed decide the number of children to have, yet there is no education to the prevailing machismo (that is, to men). Then what? Then many young women can expect ignorance and/or resistance from their partner and in some circumstances, domestic violence.
The doctor filmed in the clinic takes advantage of a teachable moment and communicates to the man, because those moments are extraordinarily unusual not just due to machismo or social bias. And later, "when the couple is there, then the husband is always who makes the decision". In that moment, perhaps; sadly, unless men are part of an ongoing, sustained education - about masculinity, sex, sexuality, sexual healht and family planning - then the cycle that permeates
Mexfam does an admirable job. Many other NGOs are on a noble path toward improved maternal health as well as reproductive health. Our NGO hasn't been able to open hearts and minds, nor to attract funding, to include men in a dialogue and actions that would advance this important issue - and reduce maternal mortality.
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September 3, 2013
Melissa Garrett
With the number of single-sex colleges in the nation dwindling, it can be rare to hear someone say that they attend a college for women but for me, it is something that I say with pride. Although some people have perceptions that single-sex institutions take away from one's college experience, I personally believe that it has made mine unforgettable.
I had always visited my family in Pittsburgh during the summers as a teenager. As we would drive around the city looking at universities that I may want to attend, I always immediately dismissed Chatham University. However, I began to wonder how much a single-sex institution could really benefit me and over time, the idea actually became appealing. I looked into it and learned some interesting statistics, such as the fact that only 2 percent of female college graduates attend women's institutions, yet they make up 20 percent of women in Congress.
I ultimately decided to apply to Chatham, which is most famous for alumni Rachel Carson, the marine biologist and conservationist who wrote Silent Spring. Making the choice to come here once accepted was definitely the best one I have ever made: Since we are all women, we can relate to each other well and are free to act as silly and comfortable as we would like. Close bonds are formed that I believe are found much less often at traditional universities. We don't have sororities because essentially, we are one big sorority.
If you are exploring your college options, I encourage you to add single-sex institutions to your list. The experience is enriching and anybody who gets to attend college in this form should consider himself or herself to be lucky. Traditional colleges definitely have their great qualities but I personally wouldn't trade my time at Chatham for anything in the world.
Melissa Garrett is a sophomore at Chatham University majoring in creative writing with minors in music and business. She works as a resident assistant and is currently in the process of self-publishing several of her books. She also serves as the president of Chatham's LGBT organization and enjoys political activism. Melissa's ultimate goal is to become a college professor herself.
September 5, 2013
Mary Steffenhagen
Living on campus is almost a necessary rite of passage for the college freshman. "Don't miss out on the full college experience!" you're warned, enticed with stories of spacious dorms, fantastic parties and few rules. Sure, living in the dorms can be fun, exciting and new but it also has it downsides: expensive room and board fees, a mandatory meal plan with food usually not worth the cost, lack of privacy or the risk of a bad roommate. Being a commuter student, on the other hand, isn't as difficult as it seems: Your school probably has commuter lockers if you have a lot of books, packing a lunch is cheap and quick and carpooling is an efficient way to travel with friends.
I lived on campus for my first two years of school and experienced all the downsides listed above to varying degrees so this year, I am living at home and commuting. In some cases, the pros and cons were obvious. Did I want to pay thousands for a meal plan rather than eat with my family for free? No. Would I rather share a small space with three girls instead of having my own familiar bedroom? No. But would I like to be closer to campus than have the 40-minute commute I now have each day? Yes. I was reluctant to commute at first but I found that the time spent would be made up for and then some by the money I would save. If living at home for a year or two is an option for you, consider it! You'll save money that you can put toward paying off any student loan debt or – who are we kidding – buying stuff you actually want when you want it.
If a long commute doesn't interest you but you're still looking to live off campus, it's not too late to begin the apartment search. It is possible to find a nice place with affordable rent: College towns often have complexes with student budgets in mind. Splitting rent is an easy way to keep costs down and this time you get to choose your own housemate!
When you live off campus and commute, your time feels more like your own and it doesn't have to revolve around what's going on at school. If you're feeling the itch to leave campus, check out your options and see what's best for you!
Mary Steffenhagen is a junior at Concordia University of Wisconsin who is majoring in English with a minor in business. She hopes to break into the publishing field after graduation, writing and editing to promote the spread of reliable information and quality literature; she is driven to use her skills to make a positive impact wherever she is placed. Mary spends much of her time making and drinking coffee, biking and reading dusty old books. In an alternate universe, she would be a glassblower.
September 6, 2013
Chelsea Slaughter
Are you already involved on your campus? Take it a step further by becoming a respected individual in your organization(s) – there are so many opportunities for you to show people you are just another face walking the campus! Here are some tips on how to be seen as a student leader:
Chelsea Slaughter is a senior at Jacksonville State University majoring in communications major (public relations concentration) and minoring in art. She serves as a resident assistant on campus, serves as treasurer in the Public Relations Organization and is an active member in W.I.S.E., NAACP and Omicron Delta Kappa Honors Leadership Society. She aims to work in the entertainment industry post-graduation and is well on her way thanks to an internship with a digital marketer to several music artists. Chelsea strives to achieve all of her goals and motivate others along the way.
September 4, 2013
Abby Egan
As an incoming college student, you've probably heard the term "freshman experience" a million times by now. Well, think of residence halls as feeding grounds for memories and experiences you can gain outside of the college classrooms: The social atmosphere of residence halls is the most basic way to build college connections and relationships and staying on campus during freshman year is essential to receiving that crash course to how life really is on a college campus.
Abby Egan is currently a junior at MCLA in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, where she is an English Communications major with a concentration in writing and a minor in philosophy. Abby hopes to find work at a publishing company after college and someday publish some of her own work. In her spare time, Abby likes to drink copious amounts of coffee, spend all her money on adorable shoes and blog into the wee hours of the night.
September 26, 2013
Leaves are changing hues, the nights are arriving sooner and the library is crowded into the wee hours. That's right: We've officially entered paper writing season. Almost every college student finds himself or herself pulling an all-nighter at one point or another to chip away at the writer's block a research paper inevitably brings. As an English major, I've probably written a few more papers than other students but nearly everyone encounters some such assignment in the common core no matter his or her major. If you've been staring at a mental brick wall for hours, never fear: There are plenty of resources and tricks to get around that writer's block and make that research paper a reality.
First, know your databases. Your university most likely has access to too many scholarly journals to count but databases make them easy to find. I've made quite good friends with EBSCOhost, a database which encompasses more databases on topics from Mark Twain's mystical view of the soul to current technological developments in the military. (ProQuest is equally useful.) Searching within such a broad database gives so many options that research is quite easy, even if you're unsure of your topic. Most will give you online access to the source you need and your college library may have archived physical copies of a journal...or even ebooks. They may not be as easy to procure but don't limit yourself to online only sources: Talk to a librarian and see what they'd suggest - you never know what's out there unless you ask!
Now that the database or librarian has given you a paper to use as a source, start picking it apart...from the ending. If you check the bibliography or works cited, you'll avail yourself of even more sources by basically following the author's bread crumb trail. Find the thesis – aka the driving point of the paper – within the first few paragraphs and build off of it. Whether you agree or disagree with the author, their sources and citations will lead you to more evidence supporting or debunking the viewpoint. I tend to start with my own idea and look for research related to it but if you're short on time, picking apart your source's sources will save a lot.
Next week, I'll talk about some writing techniques that have aided me in my paper writing. In the meantime, good luck researching!
September 10, 2013
Veronica Gonzalez
Exams lurk in college classrooms and quizzes have been known to (literally) pop out of nowhere! The question is: Will you be ready for them? Professors know that every student has time to study no matter what and as a college student, list-making, planner-investing and avoiding distractions has helped me improved my study skills when exams and quizzes draw near. Need help prioritizing your study time? Take note!
Homework will come at you like angry bees before you know it so take the time to determine what you need to work on, which papers are due when and what needs to be turned in. If you like going digital, make a list on your phone and/or tablet.
To-do lists are essential but what would make them easier to remember and complete is a planner. Planners aren't hard to find – most retail stores sell them for between $3 and $20 depending on the brand and style – but if you want to save money, consider the fact that some mobile devices like tablets and cell phones have planners just by using the calendar feature.
Although we're in the digital age, digital mobile devices can be both allies and adversaries. Try to limit the use of cell phones, social media and other distractions while catching up on homework or when studying for a test. If you cut out the distractions during study time, you're more likely to focus more on the course content.
The main focus in college is supposed to be academics. By taking extra steps in prioritizing your study habits, you'll be on the right path to success.
Veronica Gonzalez is a junior at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. Her current major is English and she plans to pursue a bachelor's degree in this field. She served as the vice president of the UIW chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta from 2012 to 2013 and she returns as a junior delegate in the fall of 2013. Her dreams are to publish novels and possibly go into teaching in the field of English.
September 11, 2013
We've all experienced lunchtime drama in some way: Where do I sit in a brand new place? Where will I be welcomed or shunned? Which people actually take the time to get to know and talk to me?
If you are new to college and haven't exactly found your posse yet, going into the dining hall can be really stressful. What many first-year students don't realize is that college students tend to put the concept of cliques and exclusion behind them once they graduate high school. Chances are that if you simply ask "May I please sit here?" you won't be shot down.
But what if this does happen? What if someone still has that high school mentality and does exclude you? Although it is unlikely to happen unless you have a grumpy disposition or haven't showered for a week, people who reject you aren't worth you time. Brush it off, put on a smile and find somewhere else to sit. Although sitting alone may be your first instinct in a situation like this, doing it too often may make you seem like a loner so don't resort to it every day. In college, it's important to be social every once in a while in order to maintain good relationships and improve your overall experience.
If thinking about your next trip to the dining hall is still making you lose your appetite, just remember that college is one of the best places to make lifelong friends. You will also find that expanding your horizons little by little can be just as rewarding, as many other students are in the same boat as you are. Don't stress: Just choose a seat and enjoy the experience...and of course, the mac and cheese!
September 24, 2013
Mike Sheffey
As my bio states, I am a Spanish major...and I love it! If you're considering majoring in a foreign language, here are some helpful tips:
So I urge you to consider a major (or even a minor) in another language. You won't regret it: They're easy to double major with and you'll emerge a better person!
Mike Sheffey is a senior at Wofford College double majoring in computer science and Spanish. He loves all things music and photography. Mike works for an on-campus sports broadcasting company as well as the music news blog PropertyOfZack.com. He also works with several friends to promote concerts and shows in Greensboro, NC. He hopes to use this blogging position to inform and assist others who are seeking the right college or those currently enrolled in college by providing advice on college life, both in general and specific to Wofford.
September 27, 2013
Navigating college can be difficult, especially when you're just starting out. Every school runs a little differently but most have many common resources available to all students, new and seasoned.
October 2, 2013
Last week, I wrote about research techniques and tips that I've found useful for preliminary research for a paper. Now it's time to start writing!
You have sources and a direction in which to head but you won't go anywhere without a strong thesis. A strong thesis states your idea concisely and directly. It should be very specific but also something that is not beyond argument – your paper will be proving a point and disproving others – so starting off with "I argue" is a good way to state your thesis confidently.
Quotations from your sources, especially your primary source, are the excellent additions to strengthen your arguments. Don't let them overpower your own voice, though; if you're quoting every other sentence, back off a bit. You can still include that information if it's necessary but try paraphrasing it (with attribution, of course) and injecting your own viewpoint. Use quotations to point back to the thesis and, like the thesis, make sure they are strong and not just in there to bump up the word count (although quotes are great for that if you really need it).
Assuming you have the bulk of the paper down, write your conclusion and intro. The intro is incredibly obvious once you have the body of the paper done – after all, your ideas are concise and flow together in a real format. It goes without saying that the intro is crucial: It has to seize and hold your reader's attention and present your thesis. Your conclusion is equally important and you shouldn't just summarize what you've already said. Think of these sections as your answer to "So what?" Make your reader see why your argument (and all the work you've done) is worthwhile.
Next come the dreaded citations. Whether it's APA, MLA or Turabian, I've never known anyone to enjoy citations but they are crucial to correctly attributing your sources. (Remember, inadvertent plagiarism is still plagiarism.) The Purdue Online Writing Lab is an excellent resource when you are unsure of how to cite something and I often use Calvin College's Knight Cite to format the source information for me.
It should come as no surprise that your next step should be proofread, proofread, proofread. Get a friend to read your paper over, too, as new eyes catch mistakes better than eyes that are used to seeing them.
Lastly, print it off, smell the fresh ink and breathe a sigh of relief. Maybe there's even time tonight for a few hours of sleep! I hope what I have learned from writing a plethora of research papers will make your process less daunting and more worthwhile.
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One thing you may want to work on in particular are the hands. You can keep them stylized, but you might want to give them a little more detailed/more flexible: they seem a bit static, even though they're moving/holding things, etc. I might also suggest you work a bit on the eyes: some of the 3/4 views have the eye on the edge a little too big, when they should be in perspective.
I love how you color your images! You give them atmosphere, and they're well done :3 Kudos for that! Keep it up