Efforts to reach officials with the Police Department after Monday's news conference were unsuccessful.
But the department published an updated statement later on Monday that said the officers had been investigating a house party when they heard gunshots. When they went outside to investigate, they "confronted" a vehicle backing down the street that continued to reverse despite multiple commands to stop, the statement said.
"The vehicle then pulled forward as the officer continued to approach the vehicle giving verbal commands. The vehicle continued the main roadway driving away from the officer as an officer shot into the vehicle striking the passenger," the statement said.
Mr. Merritt called the change in the department's account "a hopeful sign" about the transparency of the investigation, but he said the authorities needed to do more.
Jordan, a popular football player, was killed shortly after leaving a party with a group of friends on Saturday night. The police said in a statement on Sunday that officers were in the area responding to a 911 call complaining about drunken young people.
The initial statement had said officers fired on the car after they heard gunfire from an "unknown altercation." Jordan, a passenger, was shot in the head and later died from his injuries at a hospital.
"The entire district — especially the staff and students of Mesquite High School — are mourning this terrible loss," the district said.
Local media reported on what the death of the teenager meant to the community.
The first day of spring football practice at Mesquite High School was canceled on Monday because of Jordan's death.
His teammates are grieving, said Jeff Fleener, the coach of the high school team, the Skeeters. Sheer athleticism aside, Jordan's "big smile" would be missed by his team, Mr. Fleener said in a telephone interview on Monday.
"I met Jordan on Day 1 and learned his name very quickly just because of the type of kid he was," Mr. Fleener said.
Jordan, who weighed 150 pounds and was nearly six feet tall, was a committed athlete who was often seen either working out in the weight room or surrounded by the camaraderie of teammates in the locker room and on the field. He had aspirations to play college football and was trying out for the team's defensive position, Mr. Fleener said.
Body camera footage has been crucial in investigations of police shootings in the United States, particularly in cases involving black victims and white officers that have fueled racial discord in communities.
An earlier version of this article misidentified the location of Mesquite High School. It is in Mesquite, Tex., not Balch Springs, Tex.


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SAN FRANCISCO — Officials in California on Friday were set to outline proposed state legislation requiring smartphones and other mobile devices to have a "kill switch" that would render them inoperable if lost or stolen.
State Sen. Mark Leno, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and other officials scheduled a news conference about the measure to require any mobile devices sold in or shipped to California to have built-in anti-theft devices.
Leno and Gascon say the measure, which Leno plans to introduce this spring, could deter thieves from stealing smartphones. They believe the bill would be the first of its kind in the United States.
A San Francisco Democrat, Leno joins Gascon, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and other law enforcement officials who have been demanding that manufacturers create kill switches to combat surging smartphone theft across the country.
"With robberies of smartphones reaching an all-time high, California cannot continue to stand by when a solution to the problem is readily available," Leno said in a statement.
Almost 1 in 3 U.S. robberies involve phone theft, according to the FCC. Lost and stolen mobile devices — mostly smartphones — cost consumers more than $30 billion in 2012, according to an FCC study.
In San Francisco alone, more than 50 percent of all robberies involve the theft of a mobile device, the San Francisco District Attorney's office said. Across the bay in Oakland, such thefts amount to about 75 percent of robberies, authorities say.
Samsung has said it would continue to work with Gascon, other officials and its wireless carrier partners toward a common goal of stopping smartphone theft.
Gascon and Schneiderman have given manufacturers a June 2014 deadline to come up with solutions to curb the theft of stolen smartphones.


Principal Designer John Croft was recently interviewed on 4BC's Newstalk program about room colour. Click on the 'play' button below to listen to the interview.
Kevin: Designing a room in your home can be quite daunting and it's a very difficult task and you don't really know where to start. You might have an idea but you don't know how to bring it into being. Maybe you know how you want a particular room to feel but don't know quite how to achieve that.
When designing a room, one decision can change the whole mood of a room. Some of the main mood changes in an interior design would include lighting space and colours and we have discussed these in previous weeks and the man I am going to introduce you to now – John Croft.
John is a qualified Interior Designer and winner of numerous design awards from John Croft Design in Brisbane. Thanks for talking to us again.
I want to talk about colour today because this can actually change the whole mood of a room just even one little splash of colour.
John: Yes, it does Kevin. Look Keven, the simplest thing to do in a room and the most economical really is to paint a wall or paint a room – the whole room. It's simple and it's economical so if you really want to make a change that is the way you do it. Whether you just did a feature wall in a brighter colour, it's simple to do it that way.
Kevin: There is a photograph that I am looking at right now which is on your website, (and that's very unfair because you don't know which one it is) but it is the colour in a blog article called "Room Mood Changes" and it's a fabulous photograph – everything in the whole house is like a cream or white but then there is a splash of colour in the rug, a wrap over the lounge but the thing that intrigued me was the different colours of the chairs around the dining room, there is pink and green and blue – it's just something that I wouldn't even think to do.
John: When you start designing, which we have discussed before, you have got to work out a direction where you are going and because we are designing usually for a family, a couple or a single person and you are trying to bring their personality out, you try to always come up with a different way so that it looks like them and it is exciting for that family or person, so with those ones – it's just fun really. It would have been a room that we wanted to be interesting. Exactly what you said, something you wouldn't have thought of, and just to make it a fun area and by doing that it actually creates joy in that room, because that's the overall feeling.
In the introduction you used the word feeling, and I think we have said this before as well, that interior design is an emotion, it is a feeling. So what are you trying to do? You're trying to make the room fun, or joyful, are you trying to make it sophisticated and quiet? So you have just got to get the idea, start there and just keep on working towards it.
Kevin: It's interesting, we talk about moods in a room and how that can be influenced by lighting and colour but it can also be influenced by space – I think I can remember reading somewhere on your website that even a lower ceiling in a bedroom can create a sense of intimacy. So these are good things to bear in mind if you are either building a home or even renovating a home – is that you may even want to alter the height of a room.
John: Well, you try not to do it, but sometimes you are stuck with it. You usually try to get as high a ceiling as you possibly can, but then sometimes you have got quite a low ceiling, which might be 2400 or 2200 so then you have to work out ways of making that feel more spacious. Or that's not what you are trying to do, you are trying to create a really dark shell so that therefore you are painting all the walls and the ceiling and you are trying to lower it and bring it right in and then add strong colours or excitement within that space. You always treat the walls and ceilings and floors as a shell. So you create a shell and then you put whatever you want in it, colour, etc.
Kevin: That's interesting too, because once you have got the shell you put the stuff in there, but if you are not careful you can actually over-clutter. I am looking at this photograph once again, there are a lot of things happening in this photo, but it doesn't look cluttered at all – everything in there works.
John: That could also come back to a lot of scale as well. It's like anything, it's planning, everything revolves around planning and if you've got a house and you are going out to buy furniture and do whatever, draw the room up with a plan and put all the doors and windows. Quite often, when we start a project, we draw the plan first and then we put furniture in, and at that stage, you are obviously thinking about it, but you don't really worry about whether you've got a square arm, a round arm couch, or whatever. It doesn't matter because it comes back to what can fit there. So you've got your lamp table, coffee table, and then you have got traffic going across the room (and sometimes you can have a large room) but in the end what is useable is very tight. So you put all your furnishings in, so it is all to do with scale. The room you are probably looking at, we have probably chosen the right size couches and the right size dining table and chairs, so you haven't gone into a shop, let's say, and bought this table because it was fabulous, but it is 2.4 metres long, and you can really only get an 1800 mm table in your room so now you are stuck with it and it is crowding the rest of the space.
Kevin: It's interesting, let's go back to colour again. Colour is also fascinating because you can get the colour red, as an example, which can be full of energy, passion, stimulation, and yet a deeper red, which I read in your blog also, if you put that into a bedroom it can also create a very intimate mood.
John: Absolutely. Because reds have hues – if you look into different reds, variations. some of them start to go into a sort of cerise colours, and mulberry, there are all variations of reds so once again what are you wanting, are you wanting an intimacy from that bedroom or are you wanting it to be open and light and fresh? So if you are wanting a deep seductive feeling in the room you go down that road of choosing these really… I wouldn't do a bright red in an adult bedroom, maybe in a child's bedroom you might because once again you are creating a different mood.
Kevin: Would you go for more of a deeper red.
John: Yes, a deeper red. But even red, in our climate, just be very careful, because it's hot. We did a room for a client of ours a few year's ago, she had a dining room which was a separate room to the rest of the house so you could easily isolate it, which we have discussed before, and she really wanted this to be very moody, and we painted that a very deep red which had a lot of blue coming underneath it, so we had this gorgeous colouring but it was very deep and it is the most stunning room to walk into, but in the middle of summer, during the day, it's not a room that you would want to be in. But it was designed for a particular use, it was meant for night for more sophisticated dinner parties let's say.
Kevin: As we talk more and more, I am beginning to understand that it all comes back to the mood you want to create and understanding what you want to use the room for.
John: Absolutely. Once again, it's really planning. You have got to really think it through – what do you want from this room, from this house. Not only how you want to feel, but how do you want other people to feel when they come into it. Some people like it all to be very, very neutral and quiet and have that neutrality, which is stunning, but you still need contrast. You need dark woods to give you some sort of excitement, it's all about excitement.
Kevin: Very exciting stuff. And I love talking to you John but we are now out of time unfortunately. Time flies when we are having fun doesn't it?


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Батьха () — община в уезде Йенбинь провинции Йенбай во Вьетнаме.

География
Община Батьха расположена на востоке уезда Йенбинь и граничит:

 на востоке — с провинцией Туенкуанг,
 на западе — с общиной Вулинь.
 на юге — с общинами Винькьен и Йенбинь.
 на севере — с общиной Фукан и провинцией Туенкуанг.

Община расположена между трёх гор — Лен (500 м), Хамронг (700 м) и Ла (958 м), вода с последней используется для орошения полей. На территории общины несколько крупных рек. Климат мягкий, среднегодовая температура — 22,9°, большие перепады дневных и ночных температур. Такие условия хорошо подходят для выращивания риса.

Община Батьха имеет площадь 20,74 кв. км², население в 2019 году составляло 4113 человек, плотность населения — 198 человек/км².

История
Раньше община Батьха была частью общины Вулинь уезда Йенбинь.

16 февраля 1967 г. министр внутренних дел издал Постановление № 51-NV о разделении общины Вулинь на две: Вулинь и Батьха.

Экономика
К концу 2016 года община Батьха соответствовала 16 из 19 новых сельских стандартов (NTM) и не соответствовала трём: образование, экология и количество бедных домохозяйств. За время преобразования по программе NTM доход на душу населения вырос с 14 млн донгов/год в 2011 году до, оценочно, 27,5 млн донгов/год в 2017 г. Часть сельскохозяйственных земель была засажена более экономически выгодными растениями — фруктовыми деревьями (помело и драконьим фруктом). Межобщинная дорога полностью и значительная часть внутриобщинных получили твёрдое покрытие. В 2013 году открыт медпункт.

В Батьха произрастает особый вид клейкого риса, известный высоким качеством и отменным вкусом. В 2018 году «рис Батьха» () был зарегистрирован как торговая марка; свидетельство об этом было вручено представителям общины на церемонии 26 октября 2018 года. В год производится 1500 тонн риса, из них около 550 тонн уходит на продажу за пределы общины.

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Source: THE NEW YORK TIMES
Author: JANELLE ZARA
For the Former OHWOW Gallery's First Outing, a Provocative Show
The artist Nick van Woert constructs a detailed model of a Philadelphia townhouse that was once occupied by MOVE, a black liberation organization. This and other works will be on display as part of "Just Dropped in to See What Condition My Condition Was In" at Moran Bondaroff, formerly OHWOW Gallery.CreditJoe Leonard, courtesy of the artist and Moran Bondaroff, Los Angeles
The artist Nick van Woert culls inspiration from the past, frequently remixing artifacts and evoking history to build his art. His latest, "Just Dropped in to See What Condition My Condition Was In," on view starting next Saturday at Moran Bondaroff, the just-rebranded L.A. gallery formerly known as OHWOW, borrows its title from a well-known 1968 Kenny Rogers hit.
"Out of context, the words are self-referential, taking a look at 'my condition,'" van Woert says in the office of his Brooklyn studio. Confronting the dark history of American institutional violence, the show homes in on themes of marginalization and forced evacuation by way of twisted sculptural effigy. Van Woert has taken a handful of Native American statues of the typical cigar-store variety and resculpted them to feature the faces of the U.S. presidents he considers the worst offenders when it comes to cruelty to indigenous people. He's also built an architectural model of a Philadelphia townhouse that was once occupied by the black-liberation, hunter-gatherer society MOVE, then bombed and set ablaze by the Pennsylvania state police. The model is set on the floor, so that viewers can see it through what van Woert calls "the executioner's gaze." And the soundtrack slated to play in the gallery is exceptionally sinister: It's comprised of tracks once used by the FBI in an attempt to force the Branch Davidians out of their Waco, Tex. colony, including the cacophonous sounds of rabbits dying and a cover of Don Von Tress's "Achy Breaky Heart."
Better versed in traditional sculpting methods, van Woert made his first foray into outsourced production while creating work for this show, employing 3D scanners and CNC milling machines — plus the lower-tech help of vinyl record producers based in the Czech Republic — to take his work in new formal and sonic directions. "I've had these ideas for a while. But what would have taken me 10 years to do by hand, you can now do in 10 seconds," he says.
As for the name on the door, van Woert's show is the gallery's first under its new Moran Bondaroff moniker. Aaron Bondaroff, Al Moran and Mills Moran, who founded OHWOW in Miami in 2008, say that the rebranding signals not an abrupt shift in programming, but rather the evolution of the gallery's focus. "We chose OHWOW in the beginning because it was vague," Al Moran recalls of the gallery's Miami heyday, when OHWOW ran the annual "It Ain't Fair" group shows during Art Basel Miami Beach from 2008 to 2011 and art media referred to the gallery as "an artist clubhouse," a "youth-cultural experiment" and a "producer of special projects." That vagueness "afforded us a lot of freedom to do whatever came our way," Moran says. "But as the gallery started representing artists, it became clear that that was what our focus was going to be, and that's when we felt it was time to change its name."
Moran Bondaroff plans to refine its focus on building its roster and mounting exhibitions by gallery-represented artists, which currently include van Woert, Diana Al-Hadid, the estate of Robert Mapplethorpe, Terry Richardson, Jacolby Satterwhite, David Benjamin Sherry and Agathe Snow. They'll keep Know Wave, their New York-based radio show, and add a new artist residency starting in an abandoned Detroit church, which will travel to a different city every year. Letting go of their old name wasn't easy, but "the spirit remains the same," Bondaroff says. "There's still that uncontrollable reaction, that, 'Oh wow,' that's not going away."

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Yankees Close To Dealing Sonny Gray
By Steve Adams | January 17, 2019 at 5:13pm CDT
5:13pm: "A few teams" remain in talks with the Yanks, per Jack Curry of the YES Network (via Twitter).
3:49pm: The Athletics and Padres are involved, while the Reds do not appear to be, according to SNY.tv's Andy Martino (Twitter link).
Heyman hears that the Giants have entered the picture (Twitter link). Contrary to Martino, he also suggests that the organizations previously rumored to have interest have dropped back — including the A's and Pads as well as all of the other ballclubs listed below.
3:11pm: David O'Brien of The Athletic tweets that any trade of Gray won't include the Braves. There have been no recent discussions between New York and Atlanta, per O'Brien.
1:51pm: Heyman now tweets that the Yankees are "close" to trading Gray. He adds that New York is receiving interest in right-handed relievers Jonathan Holder and Tommy Kahnle, as well.
1:45pm: The Yankees, who reportedly reached an agreement with Adam Ottavino this afternoon, are "working hard" on a trade of right-hander Sonny Gray, per Fancred's Jon Heyman (Twitter link). The team's effort "appears to be getting more serious," Heyman writes, noting that previous suitors for Gray have included the Reds, Giants, Brewers, Padres, Athletics, Braves and Mariners. It's not clear that any of those clubs are at the forefront of New York's current efforts to move Gray, though.
Gray and the Yankees agreed to a $7.5MM salary for the 2019 season recently. While GM Brian Cashman had previously suggested that the Yanks could hold Gray into the 2019 season despite voicing a preference to find a change of scenery for Gray, that possibility became less likely when CC Sabathia was cleared to resume baseball activities following a December angioplasty procedure. With Sabathia back on track for the '19 season, Gray once again became a more superfluous piece for the Yanks.
A change of scenery for Gray, 29, only makes sense after he struggled profusely with the Yankees in 2018 — particularly when pitching at Yankee Stadium. Gray posted a ghastly 6.98 ERA at home in 2018 compared to a 3.17 ERA on the road, and while there's surely more at play in those splits than the surface-level numbers exhibit, the contrast between the two numbers is unequivocally jarring.
Teams interested in Gray are undoubtedly encouraged by the fact that his velocity remained consistent with its previous levels (93.8 mph average fastball), that his swinging-strike rate remained north of 10 percent and that his ground-ball tendencies (50 percent) remained well above league average. Gray actually allowed home runs at his lowest rate since 2015, as well (0.97 HR/9; 13.3% HR/FB) despite pitching more than 40 percent of his innings at the homer-friendly Yankee Stadium.
The righty isn't far removed from one of the American League's better arms — he was an in-demand trade commodity at the 2017 deadline when the Yankees acquired him — and he entered the 2018 season with a lifetime 3.45 ERA, 3.67 FIP, 7.8 K/9 and 2.9 BB/9 in 770 1/3 innings. Prior to 2018, he'd only had one season with an ERA higher than 3.55 — an injury-marred 2017 season — and had even finished third in 2015 American League Cy Young voting. While Gray surely has a long way to go to get back to that level, he's a quality buy-low option whose $7.5MM salary should be affordable for just about any team in need of pitching help.
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Yankees Option Tommy Kahnle
By Steve Adams | June 4, 2018 at 4:04pm CDT
The Yankees announced after Game 1 of today's doubleheader that they've activated right-hander Adam Warren from the 10-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Tommy Kahnle to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The decision to send Kahnle to the minors would've seemed unfathomable following the 2017 season. The flamethrowing righty was a huge part of a July blockbuster with the White Sox and pitched to a combined 2.59 ERA with 13.4 K/9, 2.4 BB/9 and 0.57 HR/9 with a 40.7 percent ground-ball rate in 62 2/3 innings. Kahnle trailed only Craig Kimbrel, Kenley Jansen and teammate Chad Green in terms of K-BB%, and his 16.7 percent swinging-strike rate was the eighth-best of any qualified reliever in baseball.
So far, 2018 has been an entirely different story for the 28-year-old Kahnle, however. His average fastball velocity plummeted from 97.9 mph to 95 mph, and while that's still plenty of heat, the near-three mile per hour drop is concerning all the same. Kahnle spent more than a month on the disabled list due to tendinitis in his right shoulder, and he's allowed seven runs on six hits and a troubling 10 walks in nine innings when healthy. In addition to those 10 free passes, Kahlne has also snapped off a pair of wild pitches and seen his first-pitch strike rate drop from 62.1 percent in 2017 to 52.3 percent in 2018.
While it seems likely to be a short-term stay, the potential for service time ramifications does exist. Kahnle entered the season with just three years, 15 days of big league service time, meaning he'd need 157 days of service in 2018 to reach four years of service time and stay on track to become a free agent following the 2020 season. If he spends more than a month in the minors, that timeline would change, though it seems reasonable to expect the Yankees are hoping for a minimal stay in Scranton to get Kahnle's command back on track.
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Injury Notes: Prado, Murphy/Goodwin, DeJong, Casilla, Trumbo, More
By Jeff Todd | May 26, 2018 at 12:08am CDT
It seems that Marlins infielder Martin Prado has suffered a rather significant left hamstring injury, as Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports. The 34-year-old has endured a run of significant problems with his hamstring muscles in the past year or so. Details aren't yet known, but it certainly sounds as if Prado will be sidelined for a lengthy stretch. He's owed $13.5MM this year and $15MM for the 2019 campaign. The long-productive infielder has struggled to a .169/.221/.180 batting line in 95 plate appearances on the season.
Here's more on the injury front:
The Nationals finally got some promising injury news, as they'll send both Daniel Murphy and Brian Goodwin on rehab assignments beginning tomorrow. Jon Heyman of Fan Rag tweeted the news with regard to the former; Jorge Castillo of the Washington Post tweeted manager Davey Martinez's announcement on both players. Murphy has yet to appear in the 2018 campaign after offseason microfracture surgery, while Goodwin has been slow to return from a wrist injury.
It's still unclear just how long the Cardinals will go without shortstop Paul DeJong, but he says he has been given a four-to-eight week estimate by the medical professionals, as Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. More than anything, it seems that broad range indicates that there's not a lot of clarity at this point as to how long it'll take to heal. All involved will obviously hope that it hues toward the earlier estimate, as the replacement options all have their warts as semi-regular shortstops.
It seems the Athletics will go without reliever Santiago Casilla for a stretch. He has been diagnosed with a shoulder strain, as MLB.com's Jane Lee reports (Twitter links). Details of his anticipated absence are not yet available, but it's said to be likely that Casilla will end up on the DL. At the same time, he says he does not believe it's a serious malady. The veteran entered play today with an ugly 14:13 K/BB ratio, but had allowed eight runs on only 11 hits in his 21 innings of action.
Though he seemingly avoided a more concerning fate, Orioles slugger Mark Trumbo will likely head to the DL to rest his ailing right knee, as Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com was among those to report (Twitter links). Trumbo was diagnosed with a fairly significant case of arthritis, which won't necessarily put him on the shelf for long but also probably isn't the best news for a defensively limited player who's owed $12.5MM this year and $13.5MM next. He has been productive thus far in 2018, though, with a .309/.317/.469 slash through 82 plate appearances. On the other hand, it's somewhat worrisome that he has managed only a pair of home runs and a single walk in that span.
In other AL East news … so long as there are no surprises in the interim, Nate Eovaldi will finally start for the Rays on Tuesday, as Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times tweets. The Yankees announced that reliever Tommy Kahnle is back from the DL, which represents a promising development given the uncertainty that surrounded him when he went on the shelf. And while the Blue Jays still aren't planning on a near-term return from Troy Tulowitzki, skipper John Gibbons says the veteran shortstop is at least ready to begin running, as Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca tweets.
While the Padres had hoped to welcome back catcher Austin Hedges in relatively short order, he's now halting his rehab after his problematic right elbow flared up, as MLB.com's AJ Cassavell writes. It still seems there's little reason to fear that Hedges is dealing with a real structural problem, though surely it's frustrating for the organization that he hasn't yet fully turned the corner.
Meanwhile, the Angels provided an update on hurler Matt Shoemaker, though it mostly suggests ongoing uncertainty with regard to the root of his arm issues. As the club announced, and MLB.com's Maria Guardado tweets, the latest examination "ruled out peripheral nerve involvement" but "showed mild edema in the forearm." Shoemaker is also said to have undergone a bone scan. The results of that weren't specifically cited, but it seems to suggest that the organization is looking at quite a lot of possibilities to figure out what's really causing problems for the starter.
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Injury Notes: Kahnle, Drury, Shoemaker, Goodwin, Rendon, Burnette
By Jeff Todd | April 17, 2018 at 9:20pm CDT
As expected, Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was activated from the DL after a minimal time away from the team. But plenty of other players are still hurting, so we'll take a spin around the league to catch up on the latest injury news of note:
Yankees righty Tommy Kahnle is heading to the DL with shoulder tendinitis, as MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports. While the hope is there isn't any kind of long-term problem at play, Kahnle has stumbled out of the gates in 2018. The 28-year-old, who turned in a breakout 2017 campaign, has not only been wild — a worrying turn for a pitcher with a history of control problems — but has lost about two-and-a-half ticks from his average fastball. Kahnle is still inducing plenty of whiffs, though, so perhaps a respite will allow him to get back to form.
In other Yankees-related injury news, third bagger Brandon Drury discussed the headache and vision problems he has been battling with reporters including ESPN.com's Coley Harvey. The recent trade acquisition says he's looking forward to finally figuring out what is causing the long-standing problem. While awaiting further information, Drury is beginning to perform some baseball activities. It still isn't clear just when he can be expected to return. Meanwhile, outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury has yet another injury issue to deal with, as Lindsey Adler of The Athletic recently tweeted.
Things are looking up for Angels righty Matt Shoemaker, as Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times tweets. He's hoping to begin throwing in relatively short order after experiencing "drastic improvement" in the nerve issue that has planted him on the DL. The Halos will certainly hope that Shoemaker can make steady progress once his rest period is over. Presumably, though, he'll be given a long ramp given his injury history and the fact that he'll have been down for some time.
The Nationals have made another DL placement as the organization continues to deal with a barrage of position-player injuries. As Byron Kerr of MASNsports.com reports, Brian Goodwin's sore wrist has forced him onto the shelf. The expectation, though, is that it'll be a short stint. Andrew Stevenson will replace him for the time being. In more hopeful news, skipper Dave Martinez says that third baseman Anthony Rendon is making steady progress from a toe injury suffered on a foul tip. That's certainly good news for the Nats, who are currently going without several of their best players.
Rangers reliever Tony Barnette has been placed on the 10-day DL with what the team is calling right shoulder inflammation. His open roster spot will go to outfielder Ryan Rua, who was just optioned down but can come back before the usual ten-day minimum stay since he's replacing an injured player. Barnette has endured a few minor maladies early in the year and has only appeared in two games thus far.
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Players Avoiding Arbitration: 1/11/18
By Jeff Todd | January 11, 2018 at 11:12pm CDT
With tomorrow's deadline for exchanging arbitration figures looming, arbitration agreements are likely to flow freely — particularly with a newly universal file-and-trial stance spurring things along. As always, MLBTR's 2018 Arbitration Projections and 2018 MLB Arbitration Tracker are the places to go for more information. We'll track today's deals right here:
D-backs lefty Patrick Corbin has signed a one-year contract for the 2018 season, the club announced tonight. USA Today's Bob Nightengale tweets that Corbin, who will be a free agent next season, will earn $7.5MM in his final season of arbitration. That comes in shy of his $8.3MM projection, though it's nonetheless nearly twice what he made in 2017 ($3.95MM).
The Blue Jays avoided arbitration with outfielder Ezequiel Carrera and lefty Aaron Loup, per Nightengale (Twitter links). Carrera's $1.9MM salary matches his projection, while Loup's $1.8125MM payday is slightly north of his own $1.8MM projection. Loup will be a free agent next winter, while Carrera is controlled through 2019.
Nightengale also tweets that Angels catcher Martin Maldonado has agreed to a $3.9MM salary for the upcoming season, meaning the reigning AL Gold Glove winner behind the dish rather handily trounced his $2.8MM projection. Maldonado, 31, is also entering his final year of team control and will be a free agent next winter.
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Infielder Eduardo Escobar and the Twins have agreed to a one-year deal worth $4.85MM, La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. The switch-hitting Escobar will give the Twins a utility infielder with some pop and could see significant playing time early in the year if Miguel Sano is suspended. Escobar will be a free agent next offseason. His salary falls within $50K of his projected $4.9MM payday.
The Dodgers and catcher Yasmani Grandal have settled on a one-year, $7.9MM contract for the 2018 season, tweets USA Today's Bob Nightengale. The switch-hitting Grandal, long rated as one of the game's top pitch framers, will be a free agent next winter. He'd been projected at $7.7MM. Nightengale also tweets that righty Pedro Baez will land a $1.5MM salary for the upcoming season, matching his projected salary on the dot.
ESPN's Jerry Crasnick tweets that the Yankees and Aaron Hicks have settled on a one-year deal worth $2.825MM, placing him $75K shy of his $2.9MM projection. Hicks enjoyed a breakout 2017 season and heads into 2018 as the favorite to play center field on a daily basis in the Bronx. He's controlled through 2019.
Meanwhile, FanRag's Jon Heyman tweets that hard-throwing right-hander Tommy Kahnle and the Yankees agreed to a one-year, $1.3125MM pact for the upcoming season. Kahnle and his triple-digit fastball will be under team control through 2020. He was projected at $1.3MM.
Braves lefty reliever Sam Freeman has agreed to a $1.075MM salary for the 2017 season, tweets Nightengale. After bouncing to the Braves, his fourth team in four years, Freeman turned in a terrific season and looks to have secured some stability heading into 2018. He'd been projected to earn $1.2MM.
The Tigers and catcher James McCann have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $2.375MM salary for the 2018 season, per USA Today's Bob Nightengale (on Twtter). McCann, who had a projected salary of $2.3MM, hit .253/.318/.415 with a career-high 13 homers and a 30 percent caught-stealing rate behind the dish in 2017. The Tigers announced the signing shortly thereafter.
The Athletics have settled with righty Chris Hatcher for $2.15MM, Nightengale tweets, which is just $100K short of his projection. Hatcher will be arbitration-eligible once more next winter before hitting free agency following the 2019 season.
Mariners catcher Mike Zunino will play for $2.975MM in 2018, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports on Twitter. He had projected at $3.2MM after an excellent bounceback season. Zunino has two more years of arbitration eligibility.
The Cardinals have settled at $2.6MM with outfielder Randal Grichuk, Nightengale tweets. That falls just a bit shy of his $2.8MM projection. It's not yet clear whether Grichuk will remain with St. Louis through to Opening Day, though at this point he'd be a part of a crowded outfield mix.
Angels righty Blake Parker will receive $1.8MM, Heyman tweets. That's within close range of the $1.7MM we projected for his 3+ service-class season. While the 32-year-old had bounced around since a fantastic 2013 season, he re-emerged in 2017. He gave the Halos 67 1/3 innings of 2.54 ERA ball with 11.5 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9.
The Rockies agreed to a $1,287,500 payday with lefty Chris Rusin, per Nightengale (via Twitter). He'll fall a bit shy of his $1.4MM projection. Rusin, 31, is fresh off of a strong season in which he compiled a 2.65 ERA in 85 frames. He figures to be a key component of the Colorado bullpen again in 2018.
The Astros have settled at a $1.9MM rate with outfielder Jake Marisnick, Heyman tweets. That's just shy of his $2.0MM projection. The 26-year-old earned $1.1MM last year as a Super Two. Marisnick turned in a stunning year at the plate, slashing .243/.319/.496 slash and launching 16 home runs in only 259 plate appearances. Of course, that limited playing time also limited his earning potential.
Righty Zach McAllister will receive $2.45MM from the Indians, Jon Heyman of Fan Rag reports on Twitter. Entering his third and final year of eligibility, the 30-year-old had projected at a $2.4MM rate, so he's coming in right at expectations. McAllister ran a 2.61 ERA with 9.6 K/9 and 3.0 BB/9 last year over 62 innings, representing his best full season of work. He has been a steady performer since moving into a full-time relief role in 2015.
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Yankees Acquire Todd Frazier, David Robertson, Tommy Kahnle In Seven-Player Deal
By Steve Adams | July 18, 2017 at 11:01pm CDT
The White Sox and Yankees have agreed to a blockbuster deal that will send Todd Frazier, David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle to New York in exchange for outfield prospect Blake Rutherford, left-handed pitching prospect Ian Clarkin, outfield prospect Tito Polo and veteran right-hander Tyler Clippard. The White Sox have formally announced the deal.
While Frazier has been primarily a third baseman in his career, he does bring 740 innings of experience at first base to the table. That's a clear area of need for the Yankees, who have seen injuries ruin the seasons of Greg Bird and Tyler Austin, while offseason acquisition Chris Carter has been twice designated for assignment and now cut loose back to the open market. The Yankees could deploy Frazier at first base with regularity or put him at third and slide Chase Headley across the diamond, where even his modest production would be an upgrade.
The 31-year-old Frazier is set to hit free agency at season's end, and while his production this year hasn't been up to par, he's turned things on since the the calendar flipped to June. Over his past 37 games, Frazier has batted .234/.361/.508 with nine homers and eight doubles. For a Yankees team that has seen its first basemen bat a collective .208/.295/.391, even Frazier's overall .207/.328/.432 batting line represents a marked improvement, but if he can sustain his recently increased production, it'll be a particular boon for manager Joe Girardi's lineup.
And, in fact, there are plenty of signs that point to some positive regression for Frazier. The slugger has upped his walk rate to a career-high 14.3 percent in 2017 while also cutting his strikeout rate by more than three percent — from 24.5 percent in 2016 to 21.2 percent in 2017. Beyond that, Frazier has cut his infield-fly rate and seen increases in his line-drive and hard-contact rates. As such, it stands to reason that he could continue to improve upon a .214 batting average on balls in play that is currently the second-worst mark among all qualified Major League hitters. Frazier is earning $12MM in 2017, and there's about $4.92MM of that sum remaining on his contract.
[Related: Updated New York Yankees depth chart and Chicago White Sox depth chart]
Robertson, of course, is a known commodity to the Yankees. The righty spent the first seven years of his career in the Bronx, working to an excellent 2.81 ERA with 12.0 K/9 against 3.8 BB/9. Most of his career in New York was spent setting up for future Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera, but Robertson thrived in the ninth-inning spotlight in his final season with the Yanks (following Rivera's retirement), setting him up to sign a four-year, $46MM contract that was at the time one of the five largest contracts ever inked by a reliever.
Now 32 years of age, Robertson is halfway through the third year of that contract and is in the midst of his best season with the Sox. Through 33 1/3 innings on Chicago's South Side, Robertson has worked to a 2.70 earned run average with 12.7 K/9, 3.0 BB/9 and an even 40.0 percent ground-ball rate. Like Frazier, Robertson is still owed $4.92MM of a $12MM salary this season. He, however, is signed through next year and is set to earn $13MM in 2018.
As for Kahnle, the 27-year-old was also once property of the Yankees, having risen through their minor league ranks before eventually making his big league debut in Colorado. The flamethrowing righty has long displayed a propensity for missing bats, but he's taken that skill to new heights in 2017 while also dramatically slashing his walk rate. Through 36 innings in 2017, Kahnle has posted a ridiculous 15.0 K/9 rate to go along with a 41.1 percent grounder rate. The resulting 2.50 ERA looks impressive on its own, but metrics like FIP (1.47), xFIP (1.63) and SIERA (1.62) all feel that he may actually be unfortunate to be sporting an ERA even that high.
Further adding to Kahnle's value is that he very much comes with long-term potential. If this proves to be a breakout rather than an aberration, he'd be controllable through the 2020 season via the arbitration process. Kahnle entered the year with just over two years of big league service time, so he'll wrap up the 2017 campaign with three-plus years of service and be arbitration-eligible for the first time.
Adding Robertson and Kahnle to a bullpen that already features both Aroldis Chapman and Dellin Betances gives the Yankees a powerhouse relief corps to work with not only in 2017 but also through at least 2018, after which Robertson will be eligible for free agency. That group will be joined by an excellent multi-inning weapon in the form of Adam Warren as well as 26-year-old Chad Green, who is in the midst of his own breakout season — one that closely resembles that of Kahnle (1.75 ERA, 12.3 K/9, 2.5 BB/9 in 36 innings). Chasen Shreve is in the midst of a solid season and seems likely to stick as a left-handed option.
Clippard's inclusion in this deal is primarily a means of offsetting some of the salary that the Yankees are taking on. Signed to a two-year, $12.25MM deal prior to the start of the 2016 season (by the D-backs), Clippard was a solid midseason pickup for New York last year but has struggled to a 4.95 ERA this year thanks to a recent spike in his home run rate. He's still owed about $2.5MM of this season's $6.125MM salary, so his inclusion will negate about a quarter of the $9.85MM that the Yankees are adding to their 2017 payroll in acquiring Frazier and Robertson. He'll also give the ChiSox a veteran option at the back of a very inexperienced bullpen.
Clippard's inclusion may have helped sway the Yankees into parting with a bit more in a what is essentially a three-player package that is headlined by Rutherford. The 20-year-old Rutherford was New York's first-round pick in 2016 (No. 18 overall) and is off to a .281/.342/.391 start with Class-A Charleston. While those numbers don't immediately jump out, he ranked as the game's No. 36 overall prospect on Baseball America's midseason update less than two weeks ago.
Rutherford entered the year as MLB.com's No. 30 overall prospect, though his unspectacular start to the season may well cause that ranking to dip a bit. (He did not, for instance, rank on the midseason Top 50s of ESPN's Keith Law or Baseball Prospectus.) Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo noted that he has the potential to hit for average and power, though their report notes that he's likely to end up in an outfield corner — probably left field due to an arm that is more average than great.
The Yankees dealt from an area of depth in moving Rutherford, as Aaron Judge has cemented himself in right field, while Clint Frazier is doing his best to cement himself as a big leaguer right now. Beyond that, Aaron Hicks is controlled through 2019, Jacoby Ellsbury and Brett Gardner both remain under contract, and the team is obviously hoping for a full recovery from Dustin Fowler, who suffered a severe knee injury in his MLB debut.
Clarkin, meanwhile, ranked 19th in a stacked Yankees farm system this winter, per Callis and Mayo, while ESPN's Keith Law had him 13th. peg him as a possible mid-rotation starter if all goes according to plan, praising a fastball that sits 90-93 mph and reaches 95 mph. Clarkin commands the pitch well, and Baseball America gives him a chance to have an above-average curveball. He's repeating Class-A Advanced and has impressed with a 2.61 ERA, 7.1 K/9, 3.1 BB/9 and a 53.7 percent ground-ball rate. With 175 1/3 innings under his belt in High-A, the former first-round pick (No. 33 overall, 2013) could conceivably be in line for a promotion to Double-A this summer.
Polo, 22, is hitting .298/.358/.446 with five homers, 13 doubles, seven triples and 25 steals through 316 plate appearances between Class-A Advanced and Double-A this season. The former Pirates farmhand went to the Yankees as part of last season's Ivan Nova trade with Pittsburgh but didn't crack the team's top 30 prospects this offseason.
Bruce Levine of CBS Chicago first tweeted that the Yankees were the "closest" team to landing this trio. Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports said a deal was "very close" (on Twitter). USA Today's Bob Nightengale reported that Rutherford was the headliner (on Twitter). Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported that Clarkin was in the deal (Twitter link). MLB.com's Mark Feinsand reported that the White Sox would take back Clippard and his contract (also via Twitter). Sherman added that there was no additional cash changing hands. Levine tweeted that there was a fourth player in the deal.
Photos courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
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Yankees Nearing Deal To Acquire Todd Frazier, David Robertson, Tommy Kahnle
By Steve Adams | July 18, 2017 at 9:00am CDT
This post was originally published on the evening of Tues., July 18, prior to the announcement of the trade.
9:59pm: Levine tweets that there are four players going to the White Sox in the deal. Sherman adds that the fourth player will be another prospect, so it doesn't seem as though anyone else on the big league roster is in the deal.
9:27pm: MLB.com's Mark Feinsand tweets that the White Sox would indeed take Clippard's contract back in the trade as a means of offsetting some salary. Sherman tweets that there will be no cash considerations exchanging hands. Clippard is earning $6.125MM this year in the second season of a two-year, $12.25MM pact. About $2.5MM of that sum is still owed to the veteran reliever, so he'll offset roughly one quarter of the nearly $10MM the Yankees are adding to the payroll by taking on the salaries of Robertson and Frazier.
9:17pm: Sherman reports that left-handed pitching prospect Ian Clarkin would also head to the ChiSox as part of the package (Twitter link).
9:09pm: Outfield prospect Blake Rutherford, New York's first-round selection from the 2016 draft, would head to the White Sox as part of the package, reports USA Today's Bob Nightengale (on Twitter).
9:04pm: Heyman tweets that the two teams are hoping to finalize a deal tonight, suggesting that well-regarded but lower-level prospects will likely be headed to the ChiSox in return.
8:01pm: The Yankees are indeed "pushing hard" for that trio, tweets Joel Sherman of the New York Post, though he notes that the deal is not yet at the finish line.
7:52pm: The Yankees are "very close" to a deal with the White Sox that would bring Todd Frazier, David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle to New York, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports (on Twitter). Bruce Levine of CBS Chicago first tweeted that the Yankees were the "closest" team to landing that trio.
Notably, Frazier was announced as a healthy scratch by the White Sox tonight. A move to grab all three of those players would obviously be a significant upgrade for the Yankees' roster, particularly the bullpen, but would also be important in that it'd keep Frazier (and possibly Robertson) away from the division-rival Red Sox. Boston was reportedly in talks with Frazier within the past hour, and there were some rumblings connecting Robertson to the BoSox as well.
While Frazier has been primarily a third baseman in his career, he does bring quite a bit of experience at first base to the table. That's a clear area of need for the Yankees, who have seen injuries ruin the seasons of Greg Bird and Tyler Austin, while offseason acquisition Chris Carter has been twice designated for assignment and now cut loose back to the open market.
The 31-year-old Frazier is set to hit free agency at season's end, and while his production this year hasn't been up to par, he's turned things on since the the calendar flipped to June. Over his past 37 games, Frazier has batted .234/.361/.508 with nine homers and eight doubles. For a Yankees team that has seen its first basemen bat a collective .208/.295/.391, even Frazier's overall .207/.328/.432 batting line would be a marked improvement, but if he can sustain his recently increased production, it'd be a particular boon for manager Joe Girardi's lineup.
And, in fact, there are plenty of signs that point to some positive regression for Frazier. The slugger has upped his walk rate to a career-high 14.3 percent in 2017 while also cutting his strikeout rate by more than three percent — from 24.5 percent in 2016 to 21.2 percent in 2017. Beyond that, Frazier has cut his infield-fly rate and seen increases in his line-drive and hard-contact rates. As such, it stands to reason that he could continue to improve upon a .214 batting average on balls in play that is currently the second-worst mark among all qualified Major League hitters.
Now 32 years of age, Robertson is halfway through the third year of that contract and is in the midst of his best season with the Sox. Through 33 1/3 innings on Chicago's South Side, Robertson has worked to a 2.70 earned run average with 12.7 K/9, 3.0 BB/9 and an even 40.0 percent ground-ball rate. He's still owed $4.92MM of his $12MM salary this season and is set to earn $13MM in 2018 as well.
Adding Robertson and Kahnle to a bullpen that already features both Aroldis Chapman and Dellin Betances would give the Yankees a powerhouse relief corps to work with not only in 2017 but also through at least 2018, after which Robertson will be eligible for free agency. That pairing would figure to be joined by an excellent multi-inning weapon in the form of Adam Warren as well as 26-year-old Chad Green, who is in the midst of his own breakout season — one that closely resembles that of Kahnle (1.75 ERA, 12.3 K/9, 2.5 BB/9 in 36 innings). Chasen Shreve is in the midst of a solid season and seems likely to stick as a left-handed option.
That group doesn't even make mention of young righty Jonathan Holder, who has also impressed this season. Suffice it to say, the sheer volume of quality relief options this deal would give the Yankees would leave little room for struggling veteran Tyler Clippard on the Yankees' roster, though there's yet to be any mention of Clippard losing a roster spot or being included in the deal as a means of offsetting some salary.
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AL Central Notes: Petricka, Danks, Castellanos, Pitching, Lindor
By Jeff Todd and Steve Adams | May 5, 2016 at 6:33pm CDT
The White Sox have placed right-hander Jake Petricka on the 15-day disabled list with a left hip impingement, the club announced. Petricka's DL stint is retroactive to May 2, though there's no immediate timetable for his return. The 27-year-old has battled control problems all season and is currently sporting a 4.50 ERA with eight walks against seven strikeouts in eight innings of work. Ugly as those numbers may be, a lengthy absence for Petricka would be no small blow to the Sox bullpen, as he'd previously worked to a very solid 3.24 ERA in 144 1/3 innings from 2013-15. Chicago announced that right-handers Tommy Kahnle and Erik Johnson have been recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to take the place of Petricka and left-hander John Danks, whose 10-year run with the Sox came to an end when the team designated him for assignment.
Here's more from Chicago and the rest of the AL Central:
Speaking of Danks' pending release, the veteran southpaw told reporters, including MLB.com's Scott Merkin, that he has no hard feelings toward the White Sox organization and is supportive of the team's decision. "The way my April went and the way the team is playing, I can't fault anybody with the decision they made," said Danks. "It's a win-now league, and I wasn't helping the team win. You can't go out there with four-fifths of a rotation. I totally understand that. It all starts with pitching." Danks heaped praise onto the clubhouse environment and the camaraderie felt among the Sox players, wishing his former teammates luck and thanking the organization in a gracious exit. "I'm a Sox fan for sure," he said.
Tigers GM Al Avila admits that third baseman Nick Castellanos, who is in his third big league season despite just recently turning 24, may have been rushed to the Major Leagues, writes Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports in his latest notes column. "Nick got to the big leagues very quickly, being a high-school draft [pick]," Avila told Rosenthal. "… I don't think he really, fully understood the game. He got there because of his ability and an organizational need we had at the big-league level. … He ended up completing his development at the major-league level." Avila's comments come on the heels of what many believe could be the beginning of a breakout campaign for Castellanos, who is hitting a robust .378/.385/.589 this year. Castellanos' production, though, is being propped up to a large extent by a .455 average on balls in play. That number figures to regress substantially, which will in turn magnify an unflattering 23-to-3 K/BB ratio through his first 96 plate appearances. Nonetheless, Castellanos has seen notable gains in his line-drive rate, hard-contact rate and homer-to-flyball ratio, so while some of the huge upswing in production is smoke and mirrors, there does appear to be some legitimate growth as well. He'll still need to improve his discipline and still rates as a poor defender at third, but there is indeed reason for some optimism surrounding the former top prospect.
The Tigers' rotation costs more than five times that of the division-rival Indians' rotation, observes MLive.com's Chris Iott, who provides a breakdown of the cost of starting pitching throughout the AL Central. The significant sum that the team is spending isn't lost on GM Al Avila, who implies to Iott that he's focused on making that unit more cost-effective in the years to come. "It's very important to develop your own pitching," said Avila. "You can't trade for a five-man rotation. You can't sign five free agents. It'll cost you an arm and a leg." Those comments, some might say, run counter to the manner in which Avila acted this offseason when he signed Jordan Zimmerman (five years, $110MM) and Mike Pelfrey (two years, $16MM). However, Avila also revealed that he persistently received calls regarding prospects Michael Fulmer and Daniel Norris this winter but was quick to turn away interested parties, believing each to be a key part of the organization's future. "Those young pitchers are gold to us," said Avila.
Over at Fangraphs, August Fagerstrom lays out the case that Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor is the best in all of baseball. Simply put, Lindor has been the more valuable contributor than fellow young star Carlos Correa since both debuted, with the former's large advantage on defense more than making up for the latter's slight offensive edge. Of course, that's looking at what's already happened, and it takes much more to assess what we ought to expect moving forward. Projections still prefer Correa's bat, notes Fagerstrom, so one needs to buy into Lindor's improvements at the plate and his ability to sustain a high BABIP in order to think he can keep pace with his peer from Houston (and other viable contenders for the crown).
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Minor MLB Transactions: 5/1/16
By Connor Byrne | May 1, 2016 at 1:20pm CDT
Here are today's minor transactions from around baseball:
The Indians have placed catcher Roberto Perez on the disabled list with a thumb injury and recalled Adam Moore from Triple-A to take his place, according to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick (Twitter link). Perez, Yan Gomes' backup, was a 1.7-fWAR player in just 70 games last year, but he has only appeared in four contests this season, going without a hit in 15 PAs. In 287 big league PAs, the 31-year-old Moore and has hit a weak .201/.241/.309.
The Nationals activated catcher Wilson Ramos from the bereavement list before their game against the Cardinals on Sunday and optioned backstop Pedro Severino to Triple-A, per Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com (on Twitter). Ramos, a career .259/.301/.413 hitter over 1,839 big league PAs, batted a solid .316/.328/.491 with two home runs and threw out four of eight base stealers in April. Severino appeared in only one game and logged three PAs in Ramos' absence.
The White Sox have activated closer David Robertson from the bereavement list and optioned right-hander Tommy Kahnle to Triple-A, reports Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago (Twitter link). Robertson, who hasn't pitched since Wednesday, has converted eight of nine save opportunities this season in dominant fashion. The 31-year-old has racked up 13 strikeouts in 10 1/3 innings of work while surrendering a single run. Kahnle threw an inning for the White Sox prior to today and walked two batters.
The Braves recalled utilityman Emilio Bonifacio from Triple-A and optioned right-handed reliever Chris Withrow on Sunday morning. However, because of a rule technicality the Braves were unaware of, they can't activate Bonifacio today, tweets David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Specifically, the Braves need to wait 30 days from the date they released Bonifacio (April 6) to activate him, per O'Brien (Twitter link). Atlanta brought back the switch-hitting Bonifacio on a minor league deal after it released him. He owns a career .259/.316/.337 line in 2,807 major league plate appearances and will lengthen the Braves' bench if he's ultimately activated. Atlanta needed reserve depth after it had utilized a 13-man pitching staff over the last couple weeks, as Mark Bowman of MLB.com wrote Saturday. Withrow, a former Dodger, threw seven innings with the Braves prior to today, striking out four and allowing three earned runs on five hits and five walks. Those seven frames were Withrow's first in the majors since 2014, as he underwent Tommy John surgery that year and later required surgery on a herniated disk in his lower back.
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White Sox Acquire Tommy Kahnle From Rockies
By Steve Adams | November 24, 2015 at 4:06pm CDT
The White Sox announced that they have acquired right-hander Tommy Kahnle from the Rockies in exchange for minor league right-hander Yency Almonte (Twitter link). Kahnle was designated for assignment by the Rockies last Friday in a series of moves to set the club's roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft.
Kahnle, who turned 26 in August, came to the Rockies from the Yankees organization by way of the Rule 5 Draft in 2013. He's totaled 102 innings for the Rox over the past two years — his lone MLB experience — and posted a 4.41 ERA while averaging exactly one strikeout per inning to go along with a strong 49.4 percent ground-ball rate. Kahnle's problem, however, has been a lack of control. Though he's averaged 95 mph on his fastball in the Majors (95.9 mph in 2015), he's averaged 5.2 walks per nine innings pitched and issued an alarming 27 unintentional walks in 33 1/3 innings this past season.
The 21-year-old Almonte came to the Sox as the player to be named later in the 2014 deal that sent Gordon Beckham to the Angels. Almonte spent the 2015 campaign pitching for Class-A Kannapolis and Class-A Advanced Winston-Salem, posting a combined 3.41 ERA with 7.2 K/9 against 2.5 BB/9 in 137 1/3 innings (22 starts; 24 total appearances). He didn't rank among Chicago's Top 30 prospects, per MLB.com.
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I went into town today for an appointment and managed to get slightly side tracked and ended up in Pull and Bear. They have some gorgeous pieces in there at the moment. I picked up this Neon top and thought it would be lovely for casual days, paired with dark or light skinny jeans and flip flops.
I seen Little Kiva do a OOTD wearing Pull and Bear Jeans and they looked fabulous so I wanted to try them out. They fit like a glove and look lovely on. My only complaint is that they only have one leg length and for a tiny girl like me measuring in a 5'2 most pairs covered my feet along with my legs. I managed to find two pairs that were slightly shorter that I can turn up and they don't look silly.
I have mentioned in a previous post my Micheal Kors watch is currently in watch hospital.
My mum was so kind to pick up this pretty watch from Claire's as I need a watch during my exams and I doubt I will get my Micheal Kors back in time.
I love the neon sweatshirt!
nice picks, cute outfit together..
That neon top is fantastic! I think I might need to invest in some more neon pieces for this season!!
That watch is so cute, love the little charm.


Tonight on FOX, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE continues with an all new Monday, July 25 season 13 episode 8 called "The Next Generation: Top 9 Perform + Elimination," and we've got your So You Think You Can Dance recap down below. On tonight's episode, the Top 9 dancers perform, and one of them is eliminated.
On the last episode, after the Top 10 danced their hearts out for the nation's vote, one dancer had to say goodbye. Who stayed in the running to become America's Favorite Dancer? Did you watch last week's episode? If you missed it, we have a full and detailed So You Think You Can Dance recap right here for you.
The eighth episode of So You Think You Can Dance season 13 airs tonight at 8PM and you don't want to miss it. Celeb Dirty Laundry will have your So You Think You Can Dance recap, so don't forget to come back to this spot at 8PM EST for our live recap!
Jason was back on the judges panel on tonight's episode of "So You Think You Can Dance: Next Generation".
Jason apparently had a work commitment last week so that explains his absence, but it was good that he was back for the Final Nine. The Final Nine was an uneven number and so this week the contestants were back with their all-star mentors. Who they knew for a fact wouldn't take it easy on them. Yet, tonight's episode was more than just dancing well with their mentors because not everyone made a great impression last week. They were some that floundered outside of their genre and with a new partner so they had to prove tonight that they were still worth keep around.
So first up was Jake and his all-star mentor Jenna. Together the two danced a carnival style ballroom and Jake who was a clear favorite had proved once again that he could put a smile on the sternest face. Jake could dance however what his most known for is probably his personality. He is an outrageous flirt and will literally with whatever partner he's given. But he's also an entertainer so that what he consistently brings to the stage and the audience always love it. Even tonight because they just loved seeing Jake swing his little hips in tune with the beat and his partner.
Tate who had been next after Jake was also showing the why they loved her so much. Tate had danced with her all-star mentor Kathryn in a ballet piece about holding on and letting go. So it was supposed to bring out an emotional response and that's exactly what they did because all the judges could say was how beautiful it was. And also how her technique was once again on point because last week she did have some technical issues when she tried her hand at Hip Hop however, not everyone got the full redemption they were looking for tonight.
Kida and his all-star mentor Fik-Shun had gone on after Tate and they had danced a Hip Hop piece that told a story about Pinocchio. Kida had been the puppet come to life and Fik-Shun had been the puppet master. However, the judges were split on whether they enjoyed the dance or not. Paula, Maddie, and even Nigel had said that they enjoyed the performance and liked it yet Jason had been the only one that found something to complain about. Jason had said that the duo had a leveling problem because there would be times when Kida would be smiling and then drops that smile only no one else had a problem with that because they said he was playing a puppet and being wooden was in character.
Only Jason wasn't done there. Jason also found a problem with Jordan's dance with her all-star mentor Sasha. The ladies had done a new take on the jazz age so their performance had been lively and even sparkly what with their new shoes seemingly becoming part of the act. But, Jason had thought that their dance was out of sync during certain parts and that time he hadn't been alone. Nigel had finally seen what he was talking about with Jordan and Sasha so he too called it sloppy at certain intervals though he did say it was otherwise enjoyable.
Sheaden and his all-star mentor Marko on the other hand, got much better review from the judges. Sheaden had been in the bottom two for the last two weeks so tonight he gave his performance his all and being with his mentor again certainly seemed to help him rebuild his confidence. Tonight he was entertaining and some also added charismatic during his performance. So he ended up receiving a rare standing ovation because everyone stood up for Sheaden. Most especially the judges who called his Hip Hop number with Marko his best performance yet.
So Sheaden had definitely redeemed himself with his performance and he was kinda a hard act to follow. Yet, Ruby and her all-star mentor Paul had done their best. Ruby and Paul had danced a tango number so there were plenty of lifts and sweeping across the floor, though while the tango is usually seen as a dark romance, Ruby's choreographers had kept it PG by letting the performance be about a brother passing down the traditions to his sister. And so that allowed the duo to show off the dance in a new light.
The dance was sweet instead of sultry and it also put a nice smile on everyone's face. Including Nigel who had compared it to a nice walk on a spring day. So it had also come as surprise when Ruby admitted that she kept kicking Paul during practice. It was apparently something that Paul can laugh about now, but the good thing is that she hadn't kicked at all during the actual performance. Though if you think Jason wouldn't find an opportunity to put his foot in his mouth again, you would be wrong.
Jason who did have West Indie roots had thought that Tahani and her all-star mentor Comfort's dancehall number had been done to the song Sean Paul and not by the artist Sean Paul. So while everyone had enjoyed seeing Dancehall for the first time on the stage and had complimented the dio, many at home and those whose mother was possibly Jamaican couldn't help ganging up on Jason for his mistake. How could you not know who Sean Paul was? Then to have Jason put on an accent because he had suddenly been proud of Tahani and Comfort's dance that he felt was a tribute to his heritage – well that left some saying too little too late Jason.
But the dance had been great and it also opened up the stage to a new dance they so rarely see be portrayed on TV so that had been a great thing and who knows it could have been a top contender for tonight if J. T. and his all-star mentor Robert hadn't once again gotten up on that stage and put everything else to shame.
J.T. had suffered last week with his new partner and for some reason he couldn't make the transition from being cute to simply being entertaining. Yet, J.T. was always his strongest in those pieces that were quite emotional and was just breathtaking beautiful. So that's what Travis gave him and Robert. Travis had come up with a moving piece about a young man struggling to identity until he looks into the mirror and sees his younger self so Robert and J.T. were playing mirrored versions of the same person. And not only did Travis bring out the best in J.T., but it was almost like what earlier performance because no one could remember last week J.T.
So it was good that J.T was able to show that he hadn't lost his touch and more than one judge had felt like Travis could even receive another Emmy nomination for that dance. However, it should be noted that despite everything J.T. hasn't always been consistent. He's been enjoyable just not consistently dancing at his best as many of us saw last week when he had been paired with Emma. Emma though had danced a tap number tonight with her all-star mentor Gaby and she had also done much better.
The judges had loved Emma with Gaby and so that had proved that Gaby and JT simply can't pull off a performance. Although, that might end up working against them again if they were paired up at another point in this competition. So now we know their weaknesses and that might affect how America votes next week. This week though the viewers had decided on sending Sheaden and Ruby into the bottom two. And after much deliberation, the judges ultimately decided that it would be Sheaden that was eliminated on tonight's episode of "So You Think You Can Dance: Next Generation".
Sheaden had a great night tonight yet sadly he had gone as far as he could in this competition.


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The Oshawa Harbour played an important role in the settling of our area, and has continued that function as a vital element of the City's growth and economic development today. The Oshawa Port Authority operates the harbour.
The Harbour and Oshawa's Waterfront
New pedestrian bridge and walkway on Harbour lands opens to the public July 1
The Larry Ladd Harbour Trail on the City harbour lands, east of Simcoe Street South and south of Harbour Road, opens to the public on July 1, 2018.
Designed with accessibility in mind, the Larry Ladd Harbour Trail comprises a pedestrian bridge and walkway and is an important link to the Waterfront Trail, Second Marsh and Oshawa Museum, as well as to Lakeview Park with sports fields, picnic areas, playgrounds and a sand beach.
The bridge rehabilitation project was made possible with an investment of $160,000 through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program, delivered by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), as well as support through the Ontario150 Community Capital Program, administered by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
The 42-metre bridge is constructed in a steel box girder style and finished with galvanized steel coating. The Canada 150 logo is featured decoratively on the sides of the bridge.
Update: Work on City Harbour lands nearing completion
The City of Oshawa continues to move closer to realizing the community's vision of a vibrant and active Oshawa waterfront. Work on the City lands at the Oshawa Harbour are in the finals stages of completion. Seeding for grass is complete and fencing will be removed in the coming weeks.
Since July 2017, work has been underway to prepare the lands for passive public use. Work has included capping the lands as part of the environmental work approved by the Provincial Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, cleaning debris, and removing the former pedestrian bridge.
Under the 2010 Harbour Settlement Agreement with the Federal Government and the Oshawa Port Authority, the City is required to redevelop the Marina lands and the West Wharf lands for a municipal public purpose by October 31, 2018.
The Port of Oshawa: a gateway to world markets
With a new $2.5 million cargo pad on the east port lands and CN rail spur serving the port, as well as close proximity to major transportation modes, the Port of Oshawa is a multi-modal powerhouse.
The Port handles an average of $23 million worth of cargo annually from steel and asphalt to grain.
Port Statistics
Position Latitude 43° 52'00" N Longitude 78° 50'00" W
Depth Approach and Main Channel 8.2 m deep Turning Basin - 6.7 m deep
Storage Inside - 2,081 m2 Outside - 32,515 m2 Domes - 10,534 m2
Wharves East - 274.3 m long, 8.2 m deep West - 210.73 m long, 7.2 m deep
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Tthek'éhdélı̨: "Water flowing over clay"
This tiny, tranquil Dene settlement got its start in 1915 as a trading post, strategically located on the flats where the Jean Marie meets the Mackenzie. Today the community can be reached via a 27-kilometre access road off Hwy 1. It's a good place to picnic at the river, photograph the historic tugboat now retired on shore, or launch a kayak or canoe for a paddle downriver to Fort Simpson.
Up here, the rivers are renowned. Here's your guide to our legendary waterways.


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HomeNew Generation of Transgender Rabbis Ties Jewish Practice and Gender Change
New Generation of Transgender Rabbis Ties Jewish Practice and Gender Change
Naomi ZeveloffJuly 16, 2013Image by MARIA POUCHNIKOVA
Image by MARIA POUCHNIKOVA
In the next few years, the number of transgender rabbis in America is expected to double — from three to six.
The tiny cohort makes up a miniscule percentage of the rabbis graduating rabbinical school, but these individuals have already played a big role in their respective seminaries to provoke conversations about gender and Judaism. They're also paving the way for more transgender rabbis to come.
According to LGBT Jewish advocates, transgender issues are the "new frontier" for the mainstream non-Orthodox community, which has focused on incorporating lesbians and gays in the past several decades. Both the Reform and Reconstructionist movements have initiated programs on transgender inclusion.
Since 2003, the Conservative movement has deemed sexual reassignment surgery a key component of gender transition. But it could relax its halachic stance if it accepts a new legal opinion written by Leonard Sharzer, a bioethicist at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Sharzer argues that the Conservative movement should accept transgender Jews as the gender they identify with, regardless of surgical status; he says he will soon submit his opinion to the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, the Conservative movement's law-making body.
Yesterday, we introduced you to the first two rabbis to be ordained by the Reform movement — Reuben Zellman and Elliot Kukla. And to Emily Aviva Kapor who was ordained before her gender transition privately by a "Conservadox" rabbi.
Today, we turn to three rabbis-in-training. Jacob Lieberman and Leiah Moser are students at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College who are meeting with Reconstructionist synagogues to talk about their respective paths to the rabbinate. And Ari Lev Fornari, an activist for Palestinian rights, is a student at Hebrew College.
All six rabbis and rabbis-in-training are actively involved in creating Jewish ritual for gender transition, from a prayer for binding the chest to a prayer for taking hormones. It remains to be seen whether these individuals will gain long term employment as Jewish leaders. But they've already become sought-after voices on panels at synagogues and in community centers on the topic of gender transition and Judaism.
Leiah Moser Challenges Progressive Jewish Feminism
Jacob Lieberman Wants To Change the Jewish World
For Ari Lev Fornari, Gender and Palestinian Liberation Are Linked
Naomi Zeveloff
Naomi Zeveloff is the former Middle East correspondent of the Forward, primarily covering Israel and the Palestinian Territories.


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In memory: Erik Luedemann
By family of the deceased
On Thursday January 23, Erik Luedemann, loving husband and father, passed away at the age of 38. Erik was born on December 3, 1981, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Mary Campbell and Gary Luedemann. They moved to Los Alamos in 1982 where Erik spent his childhood. In high school he was a loyal friend and skilled athlete.
After graduating from Los Alamos High School in 2000, he enlisted in the Army and during boot camp was selected to serve on a Special Operations team where he served for 5 years, deploying to many places all over the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan. He was awarded several medals and thrived in this elite community. He then moved back to Los Alamos and ran a successful restaurant, the Blue Window Bistro, for several years.
In June 2014 he moved to Fort Collins to live and start a family. He married Kristin Heineman on June 3, 2017, and they had two beautiful boys together: Rogan James (3) and Corbin Maxwell (1). Erik worked at Colorado State University in facilities management.
Erik lived his life with passion. One of his favorite things to do was travel; while abroad he tended to avoid the tourist traps and preferred to see places as locals do – eating street food and befriending everyone he talked to. He loved the outdoors, especially snowboarding and camping. He was a talented cook, and the kitchen was where he demonstrated his creativity and excitement. He was a loving father and devoted husband; his two boys were his world and his eyes and heart sparkled when he was with them. He was known for his generous and kind spirit. He loved to make people laugh and to make people think. He often put others before himself and made everyone feel special, encouraged and loved.
Erik was preceded in death by his grandparents, Walter and Frances Biebelle, Clarence and Ruby Luedemann, and Uncle Walter Biebelle, III, whom he loved dearly. He is survived by his wife, Kristin; his two boys Rogan and Corbin; his mother Mary; father Gary; brother Thom; sisters Dena and Darnell; former wife Leah Call; aunts and uncles; several cousins; three nieces and four nephews; and many beloved friends.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, January 31, at the First United Methodist Church (533 Grant Ave Loveland, CO). Interment to follow at 3 p.m. at Grandview Cemetery (1900 W. Mountain Ave Fort Collins).
In lieu of flowers, donations to his son's college fund can be made here: Erik Luedemann Memorial Fund.
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Conrail announced today that its board of directors has named Timothy Tierney president and chief operating officer, effective April 1. Tierney succeeds Ronald Batory, who is retiring after nearly 46 years in the railroad industry.
A 39-year veteran of Conrail, Tierney most recently served as vice president and chief engineer, managing all of the company's engineering functions. Tierney assumed responsibility for locomotive assets, mechanical policy, and planning in 2002.
Prior to this role, Tierney worked in various positions of increasing responsibility within the engineering department, including division engineer of the Buffalo, Albany, and Philadelphia divisions. Between 1996 and 1999, he worked assignments at Philadelphia headquarters, culminating as chief engineer – system during the planning, transition, and implementation of the Conrail acquisition by CSX and Norfolk Southern.
Following that transaction, Tierney played a critical role managing capital expenditures and overseeing the design, development, and project management of infrastructure projects.
Prior to Conrail, Batory served as president of The Belt Railway Company of Chicago. He spent more than 20 years working for both eastern and western Class I railroads in addition to assisting a court-appointed trustee's successful oversight of a regional railroad bankruptcy.
As a terminal and switching service provider for its owners, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern, Conrail provides safe and efficient rail service for local rail freight customers in Detroit, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. The Company plays a critical role in serving shippers and receivers on behalf of its owners. As a local rail service provider, Conrail ensures that customers' freight shipments are safely and efficiently moved between their rail sidings and the long distance freight trains operated by CSXT and Norfolk Southern.


On Sunday, a Florida beachgoer got more than she bargained for when a nurse shark swimming near her sank its teeth into her arm and refused to let go.
The 23-year-old woman was swimming off the waters of Boca Raton, Florida, when the incident occurred. According to witnesses she had been irritating the baby nurse shark in the moments before she was bitten, CNN and others reported.
Another beachgoer killed the shark shortly after it latched on to the woman's arm. However, it maintained its grip until she was taken to a hospital, where the dead shark was removed.
The small shark, about 2 feet in length, didn't cause much damage to the woman. Though nurse sharks' teeth can be ferociously sharp and their jaws (clearly) powerful enough to clasp on to anything, they are rarely large enough to break the skin, the Telegraph reported.


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Kabaka's Palace (Mengo)
Lubiri Ring Road, Kampala
Kabaka's Mengo Olubiri (Palace) is the official residence of the King of Buganda. In Buganda, it was customary for a new king to choose a hill where he would build a new palace. This palace would become the new capital of the Kingdom and the King was free to rename the place as he so wishes.
Mengo palace covers a very wide area and it`s covered with an extensive fence around it. It was constructed by Ssekabaka Mwanga11 in 1885. When he took over the throne in 1884 at the age of 18, he first put his palace at Masaja. While at Masaja, Mwanga thought of shifting his palace to another palace. He had always admired Nkaawo hill on which members of the Nvubu clan kept their grinding stones (Emmengo). These grinding stones were used to grind herbal medicine. Mwanga decided to construct his palace at Nkaawo hill and the grinding stones were shifted. It`s from these grinding stones (Emmengo) that the name Mengo was adopted.
The palace became Mengo Palace and the hill became Mengo hill. When the palace was complete, it caught fire which destroyed all the important documents for the Kingdom. This scared the King so much that he ran away from the Lubiri and took hostage with the Roman Catholic Missionaries at Nalukolongo. He later left the Missionaries and went to live with Mukasa who was Katikiiro to his father Ssekabaka Muteesa II; While at Mukasa`s place, lightning struck and destroyed everything at Mukasa`s home towards February 1886. The Kabaka ran away from Mukasa`s home and went to Munyonyo where he put up another palace at Mulungu hill near Lake Victoria.
In this palace there is the Kabaka`s official house called Twekobe.
In 1966 the then Prime Minister of Uganda Milton Obote ordered a dramatic attack to oust Kabaka Mutesa II by the forces of Idi Amin, soldiers stormed the palace and, after several days of fighting, Mutesa was forced to flee and live in exile in the UK.
The building was duly converted to army barracks, while an adjacent site became a notorious underground prison and torture-execution chamber built by Idi Amin in the 1970s. This site, a dark concrete tunnel with numerous dark, damp cells, which were separated by an electrified passage of water to prevent escape, also original charcoal messages written by former prisoners on the walls: one reads 'Obote, you have killed me, but what about my children!' On the grounds are also the scrap metal remains of Mutesa's Rolls Royce destroyed by Idi Amin.


I can't believe that it has already been half a year since I began working with AmeriCorps and Kid Power! Time definitely seems to pass more expediently as the years go by; moreover, the phrase "time flies when you're having fun" rings true regarding my time as an AmeriCorps member. The work is challenging at times and there are many difficult days; however, my collective time working with Kid Power through AmeriCorps has been an amazing experience.
If I were to have told you that I thought I would be working with an educational non-profit six months ago, I would have been lying to you. Did I ponder the idea of teaching at one point while I was in college? Yes. Did I ponder the idea of working with non-profits and NGO's? Yes. Did I ponder the idea of working with AmeriCorps? Yes. Did I think I would be working with an after-school program in Washington, DC via AmeriCorps? No. I have never prescribed to the idea that everything happens for a reason, however, I see the phrase's appeal, for I love my work and I would like to think that I am supposed to be here at this given point in my life.
People ask me all the time what it's like to work with AmeriCorps. To be completely honest, my time as an AmeriCorps member will be vastly different from other members because our community is so large and diverse. There's the National Civilian Community Corps, FEMA Corps, VISTA, and AmeriCorps State and National. AmeriCorps members work in different sectors all throughout the nation; therefore, one person's experience can be dramatically different than someone else's year of service. Although we have different jobs and contribute in different ways, AmeriCorps members all share one thing in common: helping others in need and strengthening our communities.
To answer the aforementioned question that I am often asked, I work as an Academic Consultant for Kid Power via the State and National Program. The title of "Academic Consultant" is seemingly official, but I can assure you that I am the furthest thing from what you are envisioning. I like toting the title of Academic Consultant in the signature line of my e-mails; however, I really just get to act like a kid, which suits me well as I am a child at heart. My job is to create abstract engaging activities that are outside of the box for the students we work with (I predominately work with elementary school students). Moreover, I try to think of ways to teach students academic and citizenship lessons, while keeping their attention and advancing their knowledge.
I don't want anyone to get the impression that I work in an office all day. I enjoy visiting the students that we work with on a weekly basis. I not only get to help students for the latter half of the day during our programming hours, I get to see what parts of my curriculum works and what doesn't. I take and internalize what I learn every day and incorporate it into future lessons. I have also taught in our after-school classrooms; gone rowing with students on the Anacostia River; taken students to Georgetown Day and Sidwell Friends School for tutoring; taken students to meet their pen-pals at Delta Towers Senior Living Community; met with community organizations and universities to form new partnerships; and co-organized a service project on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Over 100 MLK Day of Service students and volunteers!
I love working with all of my co-workers. I love the open and inviting environment that I work in. I love creating curriculum and getting to channel my inner child. I love going to schools and helping out in the classroom. I love seeing the smiles on all of our students' faces. I love working as an AmeriCorps Member (okay the money situation living in DC on an AmeriCorps salary isn't the greatest, but everything else is great). I love working with Kid Power, Inc. and all of the great work they do. Overall, I really and truly do love my current situation and I couldn't ask for anything more during this point in my life.


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A generous semi-en-suited Master Bedroom flows onto one of the apartment's two Juliette balconies overlooking the complex's private gardens and recreational facilities. Thoughtfully laid-out with its dining and lounge combo, and semi open plan kitchen. With lock and leave apartment like this, you can trust there will be minimal attention and maintenance required though this investment.
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