Written by Camosse on January 28, 2013 . Posted in Learning Library.
The cabin fever we suffer from in the winter months can often lead to grand planning of the outdoor projects we hope to tackle when warmer weather arrives. As you design the backyard or walkway of your dreams, it can be fun (and practical) to research the materials you may use. Flagstone is an attractive option for use in walkways, steps, or patios because its natural appearance blends in beautifully with an outdoor setting. The following article from eHow is a great starting point for you to learn more about flagstone and decide if it is the right material for your project. Be sure not to limit your imagination! Flagstone can be installed in a uniform way or you may leave gaps in between stones for planting the ground cover of your choice. Play around with the possibilities.
If you're looking to design an outdoor walkway, steps or a patio, you're not between a rock and a hard place in terms of choosing the right material: flagstone offers a range of shapes and colors that can complement just about any landscape design or home decor. Knowing basics about flagstone types can help you make the right decision when selecting which type of stone will best suit your needs.
The term "flagstone" refers to sedimentary rocks that can be cut or split into layers, producing flat stones appropriate for landscaping and outdoor decorative purposes. A quarried stone, flagstone has a smooth straight edge if it has been cut and a ragged border if it has been split. According to Bob Vila, a leading U.S. expert on home renovations, most people recognize flagstone by its split-surface and uneven border, which give it a natural look.
Commonly found types of flagstone include limestone, bluestone, sandstone and volcanic stone. In addition, there are many specific kinds of flagstones found in particular states or regions of the United States. New Mexico buff flagstone, featuring a soft brown color, is easy to cut. Pennsylvania blue flagstone is known for its dramatic blue color. Arizona flagstone comes in colors that range from a vibrant red to a soft buff. Colorado flagstone frequently comes in a red hue but also can be found in muted beige tones.
Flagstone is found in a variety of colors determined by the binding materials that are part of its natural formation; consequently, flagstone colors vary by region. For example, if iron oxide is a dominant binding material, the flagstone will have a reddish tint. Common flagstone colors include white, brown, orange, red, gray and gold, and even lighter tones such as lavender and pink. As a design element, flagstone offers the choice of using uniformly colored stones or mixing and matching complementary tones.
Landscape architect Dean Hill suggests that consumers closely examine the quality of the flagstone they're considering purchasing. If you want the stone to retain its durability and beauty, don't choose stone that appears flaky, gritty or porous. If the surface isn't uniform, water may seep into the cracks and crevices after installation outdoors. The more solid the stone, the greater the chances it will remain sturdy and attractive for years to come.
Proper installation can determine not only how long flagstone lasts but also its appearance as time goes on. Hill recommends choosing a stone that's 11/2 inches thick for best results; pieces 1/2 inch thick or less are not a good choice for long-term projects. Using leveling sand to support the flagstones will minimize settling and help the stones remain in their original position. Flagstones should be supported all the way across with the leveling sand; a void could cause cracks in the stone.
Flagstone is an incredibly versatile material that can be equally impressive when used in a driveway, garden, or pond. Since so many varieties exist, customizing your design is simple with this beautiful and natural alternative.
Do you think you might be interested in making your dream outdoor project into a reality with flagstone now? Contact Camosse Masonry Supply. We work with multiple paver manufacturers who carry a wide selection of flagstone and we can help you determine the best way to incorporate it in your unique project.


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A worry-free guide to the 2017-18 Penguins season
Yes the third line is an issue. If it's not fixed by spring, then start to panic.
Guess who's back.
DJ Gallo
Oct. 04, 2017, 8:30 a.m.
It's the opening of the 2017-18 NHL season and, more precisely and preferably, the start of the Penguins season.
The Pens open at PPG Paints Arena at 8:00 p.m. tonight against the St. Louis Blues and will unveil their fifth Stanley Cup championship banner. Sounds like a pretty successful season right there even if they don't win a single game.
Since it is the start of the hockey season, it's also "season preview season" in which hockey experts, and also the likes of me, attempt to forecast what is to come based off of the rosters of each team. But I'm not going to do that. In fact, I only have one stone cold lock prediction for this Penguins season: The lineup they'll raise a banner with tonight will look nothing like the one that will attempt to win a third consecutive Cup this spring.
Sorry, kids. Most of those guys are gone.
Max Petrosky / For The Incline
There has been much weeping and gnashing of teeth among Penguins fans this offseason over the losses of Matt Cullen, Nick Bonino, Chris Kunitz and Trevor Daley — not to mention saying goodbye to Marc-Andre Fleury. (I should mention: I have to keep this column short because I have a counseling session in an hour about my still raw Fleury emotions.)
As much as most would have liked to keep all those guys, and even second dad Ron Hainsey, the biggest gripe has been about their replacements. "How do the Penguins expect to win another Cup with the likes of Greg McKegg and Carter Rowney getting heavy minutes at third-line center?" goes the complaint.
Greg McKegg
First of all, don't disparage Greg McKegg. What he may lack on the ice, he more than makes up for with a name that is fun to say. But second, and perhaps even more important, the Penguins do not expect to win another Cup with the likes of Greg McKegg and Carter Rowney getting heavy minutes at third-line center. How do I know this? Because Stanley Cups are won in June and it is currently early October. Calendars are our friend.
Recent history tells us this: The 2015-16 Penguins did not start that season with Daley or Carl Hagelin or Justin Schultz. And Matt Murray, Bryan Rust, Conor Sheary and Tom Kuhnhackl were all minor leaguers many Pens fans had never heard of. Mike Sullivan was their coach in Wilkes-Barre. And at the start of last season, guys who played huge roles in the Cup run — Rowney, Chad Ruhwedel and Hainsey — were not at all part of the picture. History shows much will be different by the spring.
If you're not a fan of history, just listen to Pens general manager Jim Rutherford, who yesterday said, "I'm okay with this roster going into the season. But I also recognize that, at some point, we're going to have to look at the third line. It doesn't necessarily mean McKegg or (Carter) Rowney will be out. It just means that they may get moved around. In order to get where we all want to get, we'll need to strengthen that area."
Dangerously close to disparaging Greg McKegg, Mr. Rutherford, but I'll let it slide just this once. That said, for all of you fretting about the opening night roster, I encourage you to embrace my alternative, fret-free Penguins fan lifestyle.
As a worry-free Penguins fan, I hold these truth to be self-evident:
The Penguins have won back-to-back Stanley Cups.
The Penguins have Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, both still in their primes.
The Penguins are coached by Mike Sullivan.
The Penguins made the biggest acquisition of the NHL offseason by acquiring one of the sport's most talented defenseman, Kris Letang — perhaps you've heard of him — from the injury list.
The likes of Daniel Sprong and Zach Aston-Reese are waiting in the wings down in Wilkes-Barre.
Most any roster issue can be addressed before the deadline via trade thanks to a solid farm system and a full compliment of 2018 draft picks.
How it's made: Penguins 2017 Stanley Cup rings.@Jostens hit it out of the park with this year's design. pic.twitter.com/zcXm2a24uc
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 3, 2017
So, no, this opening night Penguins roster is not ready to win the Stanley Cup. It has a few weak spots. Not everyone out there is worthy of a nickname like Kegger. But absolutely every other team in the NHL would trade their roster for what the Penguins have without a moment of hesitation.
Instead of worrying about April, May and June, enjoy tonight. Enjoy this dynasty era of Penguins hockey every time the team takes the ice. Everything will work itself out by the time the playoffs start. That's how it always happens in Pittsburgh.
Chris Kunitz, Kris Letang, PPG Paints Arena, Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel, Mike Sullivan, Sports, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby

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Imagine the diner in Mayberry, USA or perhaps Cheers without beer. Those scenes would be among the best ways to describe Main Street Restaurant in Snellville/Grayson/Loganville.
All three city names apply because the little area at the corner of Hwy 78 (Main Street) and Cooper Road is really claimed, in part, by all three. Regardless of the actual address, Main Street is reminiscent of a time when the local diner was the place to see and be seen-evidence of which is found on a daily basis just inside the door...come on in.
Other diner delights like reubens, corned beef hash, and hand-pattied burgers are certainly on the menu, but Billy also offers his signature pizza pies. "Pizza is what got me started in the business in 1997 and I like to hang on to those skills," says Billy. "We make a great hand-tossed pizza here which is pretty popular." The Wednesday night Pizza and Prayer kids at St. Oliver's give a thumbs up to the G'Angelo's pie.
In fact, just like any hometown diner, the local churches figure in pretty big with Billy's clientele. The far wall of the restaurant is filled with framed pictures of the local churches. Any given Sunday is an ecumenical experience with regulars from many of the area houses of worship dining together in an after church fellowship. Like all of the relationships and connections found at Main Street, none was really planned. The place just has a sort of magic that combines people and connects them with conversation over coffee.
Operating a popular neighborhood establishment requires a very strong foundation. Knowing the food, enjoying the people, and loving the work are all part of the package. For Billy, the best advice came from his mom some time ago. The harder you work, the more it's yours. That advice has always been a guiding light in his pursuit of the perfect restaurant. "I'm more than blessed," says Billy. "I love this community.
Visit Main Street Restaurant on their Facebook page. Call (770) 985-9985 for catering or private functions.


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Quiz: Can You Finish The Lyrics To The Most Played Rock Songs Of All Time?
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"A singer in a smoky room, a smell of wine and _____"
Are you a rock music genius? It's time to put your rock music IQ to the ultimate test. How well do you remember all these lyrics?
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Can you earn your music degree in rock? Put your rock music trivia to the test and see if you can name all of these classic songs by just one single lyric! Are you a true rockologist? Let's find out! All you have to do is look at lyrics from some of the biggest rock songs of all time and match them with their titles and artists to pass. How well do you remember the words to hit rock songs like Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, Come Together by The Beatles, Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen, My Sharona by The Knack, Hotel California by The Eagles, Superstition by Stevie Wonder, American Pie by Don McLean, Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who, Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac, Dream On by Aerosmith, We Are the Champions by Queen, I Want You To Want Me by Cheap Trick, Don't Stop Believin' by Journey, Paradise City by Guns N' Roses, Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, Eye of the Tiger by Survivor, You Give Love a Bad Name by Bon Jovi, Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses, Walk This Way by Aerosmith, Start Me Up The Rolling Stones, and Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard? Just how much of a rock music scholar are you really? Are you a rock music genius? If you're a fan of classic rock music, then you HAVE to take this ultimate rock music quiz. Good luck!


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CPython CMake Buildsystem
=========================

Overview
--------

A replacement buildsystem for CPython.

This `CMake <http://cmake.org>`_ buildsystem has the following advantages:

* No compiled program for the target architecture is used in the build
  itself.  This makes **cross-compiling** easier, less error prone, and
  reduces manual steps.
* Same build information for all platforms - there's no need to maintain the
  autotools configuration separately from four different MSVC project files.
* Support for other build systems and IDE's like `Ninja
  <https://martine.github.io/ninja/>`_, `Sublime Text
  <https://www.sublimetext.com/>`_, and many others.
* Easily build C-extensions against other C/C++ libraries built with CMake.
* It's much faster to compile: 7 seconds instead of 58 seconds in my
  unscientific test.

Usage
-----

How to use this buildsystem:

1. Checkout the buildsystem

.. code:: bash

  cd ~/scratch
  git clone git://github.com/python-cmake-buildsystem/python-cmake-buildsystem

2. Build

.. code:: bash

  cd ~/scratch
  mkdir -p python-build && mkdir -p python-install
  cd python-build
  cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${HOME}/scratch/python-install ../python-cmake-buildsystem
  make -j10
  make install

.. note::

  By default, the build system will download the python 2.7.8 source from
  http://www.python.org/ftp/python/

CMake Options
-------------

You can pass options to CMake to control the way Python is built.  You only
need to give each option once - they get saved in `CMakeCache.txt`.  Pass
options on the commandline with `-DOPTION=VALUE`, or use the "ccmake" gui.

::

  CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug|Release
    Build with debugging symbols or with optimisations.

  CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<path>   (defaults to /usr/local)
    Path in which to install Python.

  DOWNLOAD_SOURCES=ON|OFF      (defaults to ON)
    Download, check MD5 sum and extract python sources in the parent directory.
    Source archive is downloaded from http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.8/Python-2.7.8.tgz

  BUILD_SHARED=ON|OFF          (defaults to OFF)
  BUILD_STATIC=ON|OFF          (defaults to ON)
    Build libpython as a shared library (.so or .dll) or a static library
    (.a).  At least one of these options must be set to ON - if they are both
    set to ON then the Python executable will be linked against the shared
    version of libpython.

    Note that Python extensions are always built as shared libraries.  On
    Windows it is not possible to build shared .dll extensions against a
    static libpython, so you must build any extensions you want into libpython
    itself (see the BUILTIN flags below).

  BUILD_EXTENSIONS_AS_BUILTIN=ON|OFF (defaults to OFF)
    If enabled, all extensions are statically compiled into the built python
    libraries (static and/or shared).

    Note that all previously set BUILTIN_<extension> options are ignored and
    reset to their original value.

  BUILD_WININST=ON|OFF (defaults to ON)
    If enabled, build the 'Windows Installer' program for distutils if not
    already provided in the source tree.

  BUILD_WININST_ALWAYS=ON|OFF (defaults to OFF)
    If enabled, always build 'Windows Installer' program for distutils even
    if it is already provided in the source tree.

  ENABLE_<extension>=ON|OFF     (defaults to ON)
  BUILTIN_<extension>=ON|OFF    (defaults to OFF except for POSIX, PWD and
                                 NT extensions which are builtin by default)
    These two options control how individual python extensions are built.
    <extension> is the name of the extension in upper case, and without any
    leading underscore (_).  Known extensions for 2.7.8 include:

      ARRAY AUDIOOP BINASCII BISECT BSDDB BZ2 CMATH CODECS_CN CODECS_HK
      CODECS_ISO2022 CODECS_JP CODECS_KR CODECS_TW COLLECTIONS CPICKLE CRYPT
      CSTRINGIO CSV CTYPES CTYPES_TEST CURSES CURSES_PANEL DATETIME DBM
      ELEMENTTREE FCNTL FUNCTOOLS FUTURE_BUILTINS GDBM GRP HASHLIB HEAPQ
      HOTSHOT IO ITERTOOLS JSON LINUXAUDIODEV LOCALE LSPROF MATH MMAP
      MULTIBYTECODEC MULTIPROCESSING NIS NT OPERATOR OSSAUDIODEV PARSER POSIX
      PWD PYEXPAT RANDOM READLINE RESOURCE SELECT SOCKET SPWD SQLITE3 SSL
      STROP STRUCT SYSLOG TERMIOS TESTCAPI TIME TKINTER UNICODEDATA ZLIB

    All extensions are enabled by default, but some might depend on system
    libraries and will get disabled if they're not available (a list of
    extensions that didn't have all their prerequisites available will be
    printed when you run cmake).

    By default extensions are compiled as separate shared libraries (.so or
    .dll files) and installed in lib/python2.7/lib-dynload.  If you set
    BUILTIN_<extension> to ON then the extension is compiled into libpython
    instead.

  USE_LIB64=ON|OFF              (defaults to OFF)
    If this is set to ON then cmake will look for dependencies in lib64 as
    well as lib directories.  Compiled python extensions will also be
    installed into lib64/python2.7/lib-dynload instead of
    lib/python2.7/lib-dynload.

  Py_USING_UNICODE             (only for python2, defaults to ON)
    Enable unicode support. By default, ucs2 is used. It can be
    forced to ucs4 setting Py_UNICODE_SIZE to 4.

  EXTRA_PYTHONPATH=dir1:dir2    (defaults to "")
    Colon (:) separated list of extra directories to add to the compiled-in
    PYTHONPATH.

  USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES=ON|OFF   (defaults to ON)
    If set to OFF, no attempt to detect system libraries will be done.
    Options documented below allow to enable/disable detection of particular
    libraries.

  USE_SYSTEM_Curses=ON|OFF      (defaults to ON)
    If set to OFF, no attempt to detect Curses libraries will be done.
    Associated python extensions are: CURSES, CURSES_PANEL, READLINE
    Following CMake variables can manually be set: CURSES_LIBRARIES, PANEL_LIBRARIES

  USE_SYSTEM_EXPAT=ON|OFF       (defaults to ON)
    If set to OFF, no attempt to detect Expat libraries will be done.
    Associated python extensions are: ELEMENTTREE, PYEXPAT
    Following CMake variables can manually be set: EXPAT_LIBRARIES, EXPAT_INCLUDE_DIRS

  USE_SYSTEM_OpenSSL=ON|OFF     (defaults to ON)
    If set to OFF, no attempt to detect OpenSSL libraries will be done.
    Associated python extensions are: HASHLIB, SSL, MD5, SHA, SHA256, SHA512
    Following CMake variables can manually be set: OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR, OPENSSL_LIBRARIES
    If [OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR, OPENSSL_LIBRARIES] are found, extensions [HASHLIB, SSL] will be built
    If [OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR, OPENSSL_LIBRARIES] are NOT found, extensions [SHA, SHA256, SHA512] will be built

  USE_SYSTEM_TCL=ON|OFF         (defaults to ON)
    If set to OFF, no attempt to detect Tcl libraries will be done.
    Associated python extensions are: TKINTER
    Following CMake variables can manually be set: TCL_LIBRARY, TK_LIBRARY, TCL_INCLUDE_PATH, TK_INCLUDE_PATH

  USE_SYSTEM_ZLIB=ON|OFF        (defaults to ON)
    If set to OFF, no attempt to detect ZLIB libraries will be done.
    Associated python extensions are: BINASCII, ZLIB
    Following CMake variables can manually be set: ZLIB_LIBRARY, ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR, ZLIB_ROOT
    ZLIB_ROOT should be set only if USE_SYSTEM_ZLIB is ON
    If [ZLIB_LIBRARY, ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR] are found, extensions [BINASCII] will be built with ZLIB_CRC32

  USE_SYSTEM_DB=ON|OFF          (defaults to ON)
    If set to OFF, no attempt to detect DB libraries will be done.
    Associated python extensions are: BSDDB
    Following CMake variables can manually be set: DB_INCLUDE_PATH, DB_LIBRARIES

  USE_SYSTEM_GDBM=ON|OFF        (defaults to ON)
    If set to OFF, no attempt to detect GDBM libraries will be done.
    Associated python extensions are: DBM, GDBM
    Following CMake variables can manually be set: GDBM_INCLUDE_PATH, GDBM_LIBRARY, GDBM_COMPAT_LIBRARY

  USE_SYSTEM_READLINE=ON|OFF    (defaults to ON)
    If set to OFF, no attempt to detect Readline libraries will be done.
    Associated python extensions are: READLINE
    Following CMake variables can manually be set: READLINE_INCLUDE_PATH, READLINE_LIBRARY

  USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE3=ON|OFF     (defaults to ON)
    If set to OFF, no attempt to detect SQLITE3 libraries will be done.
    Associated python extensions are: SQLITE3
    Following CMake variables can manually be set: SQLITE3_INCLUDE_PATH, SQLITE3_LIBRARY

Cross-compiling
---------------

Cross-compiling for Windows from Linux
......................................

There are some patches in the cmake/patches-win32 directory that make it
possible to compile Python using the mingw32 compiler.  You have to apply
these before running make::

  patch -p0 < cmake/patches-win32/01-dynload_win.patch
  patch -p0 < cmake/patches-win32/02-signalmodule.patch
  patch -p0 < cmake/patches-win32/03-mingw32.patch

Remarks
-------

Note: Currently, multiple versions of Python 2.7 are supported. This
repository is maintained separately from Python itself it needs to be manually
updated whenever there is a new release of Python.

Licenses
--------

Materials in this repository are distributed under the following licenses:

  All software is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.
  See `LICENSE_Apache_20 <LICENSE_Apache_20>`_ file for details.

FAQ
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Why Apache 2.0 License?
.......................

From the python.org wiki, the answer to the question `What if I want to
contribute my code to the PSF
<https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSoftwareFoundationLicenseFaq#What_if_I_want_to_contribute_my_code_to_the_PSF.3F>`_
mentions that if code is going to end up in Python or the standard library,
the PSF will require you to license code under "Academic Free License" or
"Apache License 2.0".

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Red Sox star Mookie Betts reacts to Bryce Harper's reported contract with Phillies
By Nick Goss February 28, 2019 4:16 PM
Byrce Harper reportedly has agreed to a 13-year, $330 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, giving him the largest deal in the history of the four major North American sports leagues.
He might not hold that title for long, however.
Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts is expected to break the bank when he's eligible for unrestricted free agency after the 2021 season. The reigning American League MVP winner might not have to wait that long to sign a new extension, though. Betts and the Red Sox could come to terms before 2021, and it would be wise of Boston to prevent Betts from reaching the open market.
How does Harper's deal impact Betts' future earnings? Here's what the 26-year-old superstar told reporters after exiting Thursday's spring training game against the Washington Nationals.
Do the Harper, Machado and Arenado deals give Betts a better look at his own landscape?
"No. Not really. We're all different players. We all have different things that are important.... Good for those guys. They deserve it. We'll just continue to worry about what's going on now."
— Chris Mason (@ByChrisMason) February 28, 2019
Betts batted .346 with 30 home runs, 86 RBI and a .438 on-base percentage last season. His stellar defense also won him a Gold Glove for the third consecutive year. Harper, in comparison, batted just .249 with 34 home runs and 100 RBI. Betts' 10.9 WAR (wins above replacement) was more than 10 times higher than Harper's 1.3 in 2018.
Betts and Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout -- widely considered baseball's top two players -- are unlikely to admit it publicly, but they must love the contracts Harper, Manny Machado and Nolan Arenado have signed in the last few weeks. Betts and Trout are elite, five-tool players who, barring an unforeseen drop in performance, appear poised to set new highs when it's time to sign their next contracts.
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MLB Rumors: Here's where investigation into 2018 Red Sox stands
By Darren Hartwell January 17, 2020 7:50 AM
Boston Red Sox fans may have to reserve judgment for quite some time.
Major League Baseball may take "a while" to determine punishment for the Red Sox as it continues to investigate the 2018 team, The Athletic's Peter Gammons reported Friday morning.
Gammons added the league hasn't even interviewed former Red Sox manager Alex Cora, whom the club parted ways with Tuesday.
It may well be awhile before the Red Sox know the extent of the discipline that they will be handed. As of last night, Alex Cora had not been interviewed about the '18 Red Sox investigation, and MLB's work has been comprehensive and exceptional.
— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) January 17, 2020
MLB is investigating the Red Sox for allegedly using a video replay room to illegally relay signs to hitters during the 2018 regular season.
The league announced the investigation back on Jan. 7, but seemingly prioritized its discipline of the 2017 Houston Astros, who were severely punished Monday for their own illegal sign-stealing operation.
This timeline obviously puts the manager-less Red Sox in a tough spot. Boston has several intriguing internal candidates who could replace Cora, but may want to wait until MLB completes its investigation in case any of those candidates are punished.
Tomase: Red Sox ignored Patriots' blueprint for handling Cora situation
If the Red Sox pursue an external candidate, they'll have to compete with the Astros and New York Mets on a ticking clock, as pitchers and catchers report to spring training in less than a month.
According to reports, widespread punishments could be a possibility. Cora is expected to be suspended at least one year for his role in both Houston and Boston's sign-stealing operations, while Gary Tanguay reported Thursday on NBC Sports Boston's Early Edition that Red Sox principal owner John Henry fears the franchise may be stripped of its 2018 World Series title.
The Red Sox will remain in a holding pattern until MLB sorts this out ... and may have to scramble to deal with the fallout.
Possible candidates to replace Cora as next Sox manager
Tags: 2018 World Series, MLB, Alex Cora, Boston Red Sox
By John Tomase January 17, 2020 12:11 AM
Let us imagine, for a moment, a scenario.
It's 2007, and the Patriots have just been nailed for stealing opposing signals despite an explicit league directive banning the practice. With national reporters swarming Foxboro like the Zerg, owner Robert Kraft assesses the damage to his brand, the importance of integrity to his family, and makes a heart-rending decision -- he must fire Bill Belichick.
Who can blame him? Belichick broke the rules and brought shame to the organization. Not even a pile of Lombardi Trophies justifies the long-term damage to the team's reputation. And so with vampires at his gate demanding blood, Kraft gives it to them and sacrifices his Hall of Fame coach.
We now know two things, of course. One is that Kraft did not fire Belichick. The other is that it was inarguably the right decision, one that continues to pay dividends more than a decade later. While there's not much the Patriots can do about taunts that they're cheaters, there's also little doubt that they're the NFL's greatest dynasty.
There's a reason Belichick guest-hosted the NFL Network's series on the league's top 100 players, and there's a reason why when all is said and done, the dominant impression of this 20-year run won't be Spygate or Deflategate, but the unprecedented, record-breaking partnership between Belichick and Tom Brady.
None of that happens if Kraft pulls the plug in 2007. But he stood his ground despite intense public pressure, and has since reaped the rewards.
This alternate history, this road not taken, feels relevant today, given a very different choice made by Red Sox ownership in response to a remarkably similar scandal.
On Tuesday, the club and manager Alex Cora "mutually agreed to part ways," which is corporate jargon for, "we have unilaterally decided to part ways." A bombshell MLB report had just fingered Cora as the mastermind of a sign-stealing scheme in Houston involving replay cameras, dugout monitors, and one resonant trash can.
Tomase: Red Sox want it both ways on Cora's dismissal
The Red Sox digested this report for a day before announcing Cora's departure. They based their decision, according to ownership, solely on his actions in Houston and what was laid out in the report. It doubtlessly didn't help his cause that he's facing a lengthy suspension, probably at least a year, and maybe longer.
It's hard to criticize the Red Sox for acting decisively; Cora's actions embarrassed the organization. And far be it from me to suggest that anyone, in any sport, belongs in the same sentence as Belichick.
But I'm coming to believe the Red Sox should've stood by their man à la the Patriots, especially since the behavior they found so egregious occurred while he worked as a subordinate for another franchise.
Add their strangely smug confidence that the commissioner's investigation into their own championship season of 2018 will exonerate them (and therefore Cora, too, to a degree), and a case can be made that they fired him out of expediency at the expense of their long-term interests.
"They had no choice!" many have argued. And to that I say, why?
I don't buy for a second that Cora had lost his clubhouse. My guess is the players were well aware of his actions in Houston -- he didn't try to hide his admiration for co-conspirator Carlos Beltran and his ability to decipher signs by any means possible. Whatever Cora oversaw in Boston, it doesn't sound like there was much clubhouse dissent.
How Red Sox will approach hiring of their next manager
It's hard to overstate Cora's importance to the organization. He united disparate departments and communities like no one before him. He's the rare ex-player who embraces and understands new-school analytics. He's bilingual, which allows him to bridge gaps in a melting-pot clubhouse.
I've had half a dozen people at all levels of the organization tell me how much he'll be missed, all with a similar story -- he made everyone feel important, even the junior nobodies. He spent some of his last hours as a Red Sox employee consulting with player development about the farm system. He is personable, passionate, and driven, and he had a hand in everything.
Star shortstop Xander Bogaerts didn't waste words when asked what kind of manager the Red Sox should hire next.
"Someone like him," he said.
As scandalous and raw as this feels now, time has a way of smoothing edges and soothing nerves. A year from now, after a lengthy contrition tour, Cora might've been able to resume his duties. We'll never know if he could've survived the fallout, because the Red Sox never gave him the chance.
That's certainly their right, but imagine how different the Patriots would look today if they had reached the same conclusion more than a decade ago.
Tanguay: Sox brass wanted to keep Alex Cora until this possibility arose
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MLB Rumors: Here's where investigation into 2018 Red Sox stands Patriots provided one blueprint for handling Alex Cora, but Red Sox ignored it John Henry 'had every intention' to keep Alex Cora, until this possibility arose Xander Bogaerts reveals what he's looking for in next Red Sox manager Report: MLB 'found no evidence' Astros used buzzers to steal signs Mets follow Red Sox' footsteps, part ways with manager Carlos Beltran ESPN baseball analyst Jess Mendoza rips Mike Fiers for exposing Astros' cheating Red Sox 2020 manager search: Bruce Bochy reportedly won't pursue opening Red Sox exec expects Mookie Betts to be on Red Sox' Opening Day roster Eduardo Rodriguez, Red Sox players react to Alex Cora's sudden departure L.A. City Council to vote on resolution asking MLB to strip Red Sox, Astros of titles Red Sox want it both ways on Cora dismissal, and other thoughts from a surreal day at Fenway Let's just get this out of the way - Dustin Pedroia ISN'T going to be next Red Sox manager Terry Francona on Alex Cora's downfall: 'You feel like you got kicked in the stomach...' Ex-Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling weighs in on MLB sign-stealing scandal Terry Francona on Dustin Pedroia's future: 'I hope he goes out however he wants to' Red Sox trade Sam Travis to Rangers for pitcher Jeffrey Springs; DFA Bobby Poyner Red Sox legend David Ortiz to star in Hyundai's new Super Bowl commercial Red Sox want Jason Varitek to take on 'more of a role' with franchise How Red Sox will approach hiring a new manager in 2020, per Chaim Bloom


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Steve Seid, Kathy Geritz, and Steve Anker. Radical Light: Alternative Film and Video in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945 - 2000, University of California Press.
Helfand, Glen. "Anthony Discenza." ArtForum, March 24, 2010.
KUSP 88.9, January 21, 2010.
Post, Mathew. "Pretty Pictures Will Not Solve Anything: In Eight Parts." Artslant. January 26, 2010.
Marks, Ben. "It's Not Us, It's You." KQED Arts. May 7, 2009.
Beardshear, Kristi. "Rejection Nation." ArtSlant, May 2, 2009.
D'Souza, Karen. "It's All About Rejection at the ICA." San Jose Mercury News. April 03, 2009 Ryce, Walter.
"Bring the Noise." Monterey County Weekly. October 23-30, 2008.
Nakasone, Marisa. "Dead Man Walking." www.examiner.com, August 15, 2008.
Ed. "Future Site of Low Intensity Conflict." SFist, June 25, 2008.
Westerman, Kim. "Catharine Clark Gallery." Today's Home, March/April 2008.
Hall, Christopher. "Where 'Art' Has Met 'Craft' for 100 Years." The New York Times, November 11, 2007.
Ed. "The Painted Word." Alameda Magazine, September 10, 2007.
Feinstein, Lea. "Grand Opening." SF Weekly, June 13 – 19, 2007.
Frock, Christian L. Breaking Ground Breaking. San Francisco, California. Catharine Clark Gallery: 2007.
Flahaven, Jeremy. "Catharine Clark Gallery." Beautiful Decay, Spring 2007.
Ed. "'Prevailing Climate' at NYC's Sara Meltzer Gallery." www.artinfo.com, July 17, 2006.
Olson, Marisa S. "Anthony Discenza at Catharine Clark Gallery." ArtReview, June 2005.
Baker, Kenneth. "Galleries: Discenza and Beldner at Clark." The San Francisco Chronicle, May 21, 2005.
Baker, Kenneth. "Galleries: Pop_Remix at Camerawork." The San Francisco Chronicle, May 22, 2004.
Tanner, Marcia. Lineaments of Gratified Desire. San Francisco, California. Catharine Clark Gallery: 2004.
Bullis, Douglas. 100 Artists of the West Coast. Atglen, Pennsylvania. Schiffer Publishing: 2003.
Gibson, Ross. Ed. Remembrance + The Moving Image . Sydney, Australia. Australian Centre for the Moving Image: 2003.
Weil, Benjamin. "Art in Digital Times: from Technology to Instrument." Leonardo, October, 2002.
Baker, Kenneth. "Video Plays with Reality - Discenza explores medium's effects." The San Francisco Chronicle, June 8, 2002.
Hamlin, Jesse. "A Collision of Images and Ideas: Artist Fascinated by Violent Media." The San Francisco Chronicle, June 6, 2002.
Van Proyen, Mark. "Anthony Discenza at jennjoy gallery." New Art Examiner, December/January 2001.
Rinder, Larry. 2000 Whitney Biennial. New York, New York. Whitney Museum of American Art: 2000.
Marks, Laura U. "Video's Body: Analog & Digital." Nach Dem Film, December 2000.
Porges, Maria. "Anthony Discenza at jennjoy gallery."Artforum, November 2000.
Falkenberg, Merril Brooke. "Lending New Form to Video." Artweek, April 2000.
Hamlin, Jesse. "10 Bay Area Artists Chosen for Biennial." The San Francisco Chronicle, January 18, 2000.
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Vogel, Carol. "Surprises in Whitney's Biennial Selections." The New York Times, December 8, 1999.
Supanik, Jim. "Quest for What." Film Comment, September-October 1999.
Baker, Kenneth. "What's Wrong with This Picture." The San Francisco Chronicle, July 24, 1999.
Van Proyen, Mark. "On View." New Art Examiner, October 1998.
Van Proyen, Mark. "Barnlanders." Artweek, June 1998.
Gilman-Sevick, Tim. "Report from San Francisco." Artnet, Summer 1998.
Helfand, Glenn. "Critic's Choice." Bay Guardian, April, 1998.
Kaufman, Anthony. "The 1998 New York Video Festival." IndieWire, July 1998.
Winiemko, Gordon. "Life with a Contingency." MediaFront, Spring 1998.
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EXCLUSIVE: There's been Ed Helms, Rob Corddry, Lewis Black and of course Steve Carell, and now Aasif Mandvi looks to be the next Daily Show With Jon Stewart correspondent to make the leap to the big screen. Mandvi is joining Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in The Internship. He will play Mr. Chetty, the tough head of the internship program Vaughn and Wilson's characters enlist in as they try to reinvent their dead-end careers. Shawn Levy is directing, and JoAnna Garcia also co-stars. Besides being on Comedy Central's The Daily Show since 2006, Mandvi sold a series to CBS last year and appeared in Sasha Baron Cohen's The Dictator as well as the financial-crisis drama Margin Call with Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Irons. He also appears in the just-released indie Ruby Sparks and is set to appear as the lead in Ayad Akntar's play Disgraced at Lincoln Center's LCT 3 Theatre. Mandvi is repped by ICM Partners and Sweet 180.


Mayor David Miller has been named chair of an international group of cities fighting climate change.
Miller's appointment was announced yesterday as he attended the rollout of hybrid, diesel-electric pop delivery trucks that Coca-Cola Bottling Co. says will lower fuel consumption and emissions by one third. Coke plans to run 22 hybrids across Canada, 10 of which will become a part of its 65-truck fleet serving Toronto.
"We think it's terrific," said Miller. "You can have heavy-duty delivery trucks in this city that are hybrids."
Miller has repeatedly touted city council's unanimous approval of a climate change action plan last summer as Toronto's "green" leadership, but so far, there's little to show for it.
The first implementation program – calling for the city's daycares, hostels and long-term care centres to ensure that at least 10 per cent of the food they serve is locally produced – was sent back for further study last month as councillors balked at the potential cost.
Miller takes over the chair of the London, England-based C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group from former London mayor Ken Livingstone, who was defeated at the polls last month.
The mayor said he plans to tout an initiative called the Tower Renewal Project, which involves insulating the exterior concrete-slab walls of Toronto apartment buildings built between the late 1950s and early 1970s. Recladding the exterior of almost 2,000 such buildings in the city would slash their energy consumption and shrink the "carbon footprint" of these aging highrises.
Details of the program and how it will be paid for are expected to be announced this fall.
It could "significantly lower greenhouse gases and help rejuvenate poor neighbourhoods at the same time – and create jobs," Miller said. "That's very important for us. That's a best practice we can share around the world."
Miller said he wants cities to have a strong role at the next international conference on climate change, in Copenhagen in December 2009.
Collectively, the C40 cities are doing more to fight climate change than any single country, he said.
"Cities know what to do. We act. Our businesses act. Our residents act."


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Conservatives Push Rubio as Romney's Running Mate
Republican Veterans Want to Avoid Repeat of Palin Fiasco
If conservatives get their way, they will try to force Mitt Romney to pick Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as his vice presidential running mate. Two recent opinion polls of conservative groups sponsored by the Washington Times newspaper found growing support for Rubio to join Romney on the Republican Party ticket, despite betting from more senior Republicans that Romney will go with a more established, safer choice like Ohio Senator Rob Portman.
Senator Marco Rubio of Florida is the favorite of many conservative Republicans to be their vice presidential candidate. Photo: AP
A poll of those attending the Conservative Leadership Conference in Las Vegas and another survey of activists at the Conservative Political Action Committee in Chicago both found the most support for adding Rubio to the Republican ticket. Twenty-eight percent of those meeting in Las Vegas mentioned Rubio as their top choice, while 30 percent of those at the CPAC event in Chicago chose Rubio.
Others who did well in the two polls were New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. But some other notable Republicans did not fare as well, including Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, fresh of his recall victory last week, and Senator Portman Rob Portman of Ohio. Portman mustered only 2 percent of the vote in the Chicago poll despite the fact he is one of the contenders most often mentioned by Republican insiders as their pick to be on the ticket with Romney.
Rubio's charisma and Cuban-American roots excite a lot Republicans looking for a new, younger option who could appeal to Hispanic voters, a growing constituency that at the moment overwhelmingly supports President Obama. Rubio was also elected with Tea Party support in Florida and his selection could further energize an important voting bloc within the Republican Party for November.
Will presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney take the safe path in choosing his vice presidential running mate? Photo: AP
But detractors question whether Rubio has enough government experience. They argue that Romney needs to choose a more seasoned politician as vice president, especially in the wake of John McCain's controversial decision four years ago to pick the untested governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin.
Conservative activists love Rubio and insist he would be a much more exciting choice than contenders like Portman, Senator John Thune of South Dakota, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell or former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty, who some in the Romney campaign see as a comfortable fit in the number two slot. Some Republicans pushing for Rubio deride the safer picks as "boring white guys." They argue that Romney should do something more to shake up the race before the Republican National Convention gets underway the last week in August in Tampa, Florida.
Beyond the usual vice presidential suspects, there are lesser known Republicans Romney could choose from. They include Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez and Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire. The problem with many of the lesser-knowns is that they will invite comparison to McCain's choice of Palin four years ago — and that may be the number one thing the Romney folks want to avoid at this point.
I think it's still more likely than not that Romney will choose the safe path, the one that abides by that old maxim of picking a running mate that says, "First, do no harm." But it's also likely that many names will get mentioned either directly or indirectly by the Romney campaign between now and when the choice is revealed to maximize the exposure of some of the other contenders who will be campaigning on Romney's behalf in the fall campaign.
No harm in mentioning a lot of names and getting some up and coming Republicans national exposure.
Some of the better known names that have been bandied about might not be a good fit because they might overshadow Romney. That applies to the occasionally bombastic New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie.
Another prominent Republican, former Florida governor Jeb Bush, has taken himself out of the running, though given the continuing negative hangover from his brother's administration — among even some Republicans — that may not be a big issue.
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush has taken himself out of the running for the vice presidency. Photo: Reuters
Also, Bush has further annoyed some of his Republican colleagues lately, telling an audience in New York that even former President Ronald Reagan would struggle in today's party with what he called "an orthodoxy that doesn't allow for disagreement."
What seems to be clear at this point is the interest in joining Mitt Romney on the ticket as the number two Republican is growing, primarily because more and more party members now believe Romney can beat President Obama in November. In that context, being Romney's running mate would be a worthwhile.
Conservatives and mainstream Republican stalwarts alike are beginning to express confidence about Romney's chances this year. That confidence is reflected in Romney's fundraising prowess, and in the increased focus on several so-called battleground states this year, states that Mr. Obama won handily four years ago.
Romney's upcoming bus tour will begin in New Hampshire and then move through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan, all states the President Obama won in 2008 and states that will likely determine the winner of this year's contest.
The Romney camp is looking to make inroads with independent voters in those states who may be on the cusp of abandoning Mr. Obama because they are frustrated with the state of the economy.
11 responses to "Conservatives Push Rubio as Romney's Running Mate"
Paul Smith says:
Not this conservative. This conservative knows that Rubio (and Jindal) are not constitutionally eligible to be the POTUS and that millions of conservatives will not vote for a ticket that includes an ineligible candidate.
JoAnne Hadler says:
This is not a popularity contest. Choosing the vice president is a man who can take over as president. Rubio though a nice man, lacks the experience to be Vice President just as I felt Obama did. I think people should stop pressuring Romney. It is his running mate and the man knows a great deal about how to create success. Why have him pick some one he would have to train. A large corporation would not hire Rubio as president. Why do people think he should go for the biggest job in the country? I think people should stop playing politics and talking about excitement as though that is the most important thing to consider. This is more important than that. Paul Ryan would be a better choice, but there are others as good and more experienced.
Yeah, but the issue is that anyone who was really qualified would upstage Obamney. Can't have that.
"Not this conservative. This conservative knows that Rubio (and Jindal) are not constitutionally eligible to be the POTUS and that millions of conservatives will not vote for a ticket that includes an ineligible candidate." – Paul Smith
Seriously???? Rubio was born in Miami, FL and Jindal was born in Baton Rouge, LA. So how again are they ineligible?
Either one would be a fantastic addition to the Romney ticket.
A natural born citizen is a person who was born on U.S. soil AND of parentS who were citizenS at the time of the birth. Both Jindal and Rubio are ineligible because their parents were not U.S. citizens when they were born. If you'd like more info, check out http://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/minor-v-happersett-is-binding-precedent-as-to-the-constitutional-definition-of-a-natural-born-citizen/
Wow. Actually, Rubio's parents ARE and WERE citizens of the United States when he was born. Get your facts straight. Just because they emigrated from Cuba does not mean they aren't citizens. My parents and grandparents came from Cuba as well, and they are ALL citizens of the USA, and have been since the 1960s. They came here to flee an evil, Communist dictator. They love this country with all their heart because it took them in, and gave them the freedom they were denied in Cuba. And just like Rubio, I was born in Miami, FL, the son of immigrants who became proud citizens of the USA. That makes me no less of a natural born citizen than you, and the same goes for Rubio! You, sir, sound like an ignorant xenophobe.
"Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971)"
"His parents were Cubans who had emigrated to the United States in 1956 and were later naturalized as U.S. citizens in 1975"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio
You are intelligent enough to know that 1971 comes BEFORE 1975 — right?
Let me hasten to add that I think Rubio is a great American. I do not for an instant doubt his patriotism or that of his parents. This isn't a popularity contest; there are rules that should be followed in order to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law.
Let me add that your emotional response is baseless. I do not in any way suggest that Marco Rubio and his parents are anything less than patriotic American citizens. Only that Marco's birth prior to his parents becoming U.S. citizens disqualifies him from the positions of POTUS or Veep.
Mike Gentile says:
Why would my fellow Conservatives push for a guy who is for Amesty for illegals.
Gail Peterson says:
Well, I'm a Conservative. I don't necessarily like illegals here, taking our jobs. But, hey, do you really want to be hard-nosed to them and thus make them vote for Obama???? What's worse? Allowing some of them to be here and getting Romney elected or going for all out deportation and Obama getting re-elected?? I think it's time we compromise right now, get Romney elected and then secure our borders and work on a Rubio version of the DREAM Act. It's called "compromise".
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Looking to remodel your bathroom and stay on a budget? Here are four great tips to help you do just that!
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CACOVID Rice: Osun Muslim, Christian Communities receive 6,200 10kg bags
From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
Six Thousand and Two Hundred (6, 200) bags of 10kg CACOVID rice were on Monday distributed by the Osun Government to the members of Muslim and Christian Communities in the State.
The distribution was in continuation of the distribution the over 40,000 10kg bags of rice donated to the State by the Private Sector Coalition Against Covid-19 (CACOVID) as part of efforts to cushion the effect of the global Coronavirus pandemic.
This was contained in a statement made available to media in kaduna yesterday.
This is just as the State government said that it has followed the equitable distribution template to ensure that every segment of the population benefits from the gesture.
Receiving the stimulus package at the Government Secretariat, Osogbo, the leadership of the State Muslim and Christian Communities eulogised the State government for taking the struggle of life-supporting programmes to the grassroots through the religious leaders.
The Assistant Secretary, Osun Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Clement Fayemi, commended the Administration of Governor Oyetola for taking the welfare and well-being of the citizens as his priority.
Fayemi who described the gesture as timely and rewarding, noted that the initiative would go a long way to meet the most critical need of the people, particularly the vulnerable at the grassroots.
He applauded the style of distribution adopted by the State, which according to him had facilitated the inclusion and incorporation of religious groups in the mode of distribution of the palliative.
"First of all, I must commend the Osun Government through the leadership of CACOVID for bringing this succour to our people at this critical time.
"We are very appreciative of this gesture and we do hope that the hands of fellowship extended would in no small measure help to meet the needs of the beneficiaries.
"We are very glad that they remembered us. God will continue to remember them.
"On behalf of the State Chairman, CAN, Bishop Ogunrinde, we are very appreciative of this noble gesture", he added.
Also, the Mufasir of Osogbo, Alhaji Maroof Ishola, expressed profound gratitude to the donor for counting adherents of the two faiths worthy of the palliative.
Ishola also appreciated the State government for taking into cognisance the vulnerable individuals among the adherents of the both faiths.
"We are very delighted to be here today to receive the food item (rice) donated to the State by CACOVID. This is a good development for the needy as it will help to put smile to their faces.
"I am particularly glad that our people are remembered in the distribution process. I commend the State government through Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for his Administration's resolve to guarantee the security and welfare of the citizenry."


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Board of Trustees votes to temporarily close Saint Joseph's College
Posted: Feb 3, 2017 / 09:13 PM UTC / Updated: Feb 3, 2017 / 09:13 PM UTC
RENSSELAER, Ind. (WLFI) – Saint Joseph's College Board of Trustees decided to temporarily close the institution at its Rensselaer campus starting in May.
A press release issued by the school says the nursing program operated in Lafayette will continue. The school says it's also starting a "Teach-Out" process with other schools, which is intended to make a smooth transition for students to continue their education.
The news comes after following two days worth of meetings over the college's financial crisis. As WLFI reported on Jan. 26, Saint Joseph's College was in a dire financial situation. President Robert Pastoor said it needed $100 million, with $20 million committed before June 1, to continue serving students.
"It is only through financial remedies of this magnitude that I could state confidently that we can provide the kind of educational experience that our students deserve," Pastoor said in a letter released last week.
But Saint Joe's marketing director Greg Gill WLFI, the college had no plans to close.
Pastoor said his staff had exhausted all possible avenues in their efforts to improve the financial situation. The Higher Learning Commission put the institution on probation in November 2016 due to finances.
The Board of Trustees met Thursday and Friday to discuss the college's future. Pastoor said the board was going to discuss a variety of paths for the future of the college.
Tippecanoe County Judge Steve Meyer graduated from Saint Joe's in 1981 with a degree in political science and a minor in history. He said he was heartbroken to hear the news the school may be closing.
"It's a small college where it allows you to bond with all of the students and even the faculty," Meyer said. "I've just had great memories and great education from Saint Joe's. I was really disappointed and heartbroken to hear that they are in the troubles that they are."
There's no word yet on how long the school expects to stay closed, or whether they have a timeline for reopening. The school is holding forum for students and staff to ask questions about the process on February 6.
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Small-angle neutron scattering by the magnetic microstructure of nanocrystalline ferromagnets near saturation - Weissmüller J.
Abstract : [en] The paper presents a theoretical analysis of elastic magnetic small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) due to the nonuniform magnetic microstructure in nanocrystalline ferromagnets. The reaction of the magnetization to the magnetocrystalline and magnetoelastic anisotropy fields is derived using the theory of micromagnetics. In the limit where the scattering volume is a single magnetic domain, and the magnetization is nearly aligned with the direction of the magnetic field, closed form solutions are given for the differential scattering cross-section as a function of the scattering vector and of the magnetic field. These expressions involve an anisotropy field scattering function, that depends only on the Fourier components of the anisotropy field microstructure, not on the applied field, and a micromagnetic response function for SANS, that can be computed from tabulated values of the materials parameters saturation magnetization and exchange stiffness constant or spin wave stiffness constant. Based on these results, it is suggested that the anisotropy field scattering function SH can be extracted from experimental SANS data. A sum rule for SH suggests measurement of the volumetric mean square anisotropy field. When magneto-crystalline anisotropy is dominant, then a mean grain size or the grain size distribution may be determined by analysis of SH.


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The Long Beach Comic Expo!
Posted by JediJondee46 on Feb 17, 2018 in Comics, Events | 0 comments
Written by: JediJondee46 on February 17, 2018.
Journalist Jondee here at the Long Beach Convention Center,
Cosplayers at the steps of the convention center, photo by the author.
It was a long morning with Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire at Downtown Disney. The review for this will come later. After lunch, I picked up my backpack, and headed to the convention center. It was afternoon and the con was open and busy. The first thing to do at a con when you get there is the Sweep, walking around to get a general sense of the con. The other point is to remember to get a map, I was lost except the banners for Space Expo and Artist's Alley. I was getting two Hero Initiative books signed by Drew Johnson. I also mentioned to him at Tony Fleecs about the Secrets of the Empire experience. The other guest was voice director Andrea Romano. She started her career as a casting director at Hanna-Barbera before working at Warner Brothers. Romano worked on Tiny Toon Adventures and then an incredible collaboration on Batman: The Animated Series. She spoke about some of the talented, creative people on the show.
Porg cosplayer! Photo by the author.
The Guest of Honor for the con was writer Don McGregor. He of course is known for his Black Panther stories including "Panther's Rage" in Jungle Action, "Panther's Quest" in Marvel Comics Presents, and the limited series, Panther's Prey. McGregor had a story that went along with each comic book. One of the highlights for me was the special guest, Joe Keery, who plays Steve Harrington on Stranger Things. His table was in the Social Square which was at the center of the con past Artist's Alley. I had missed him earlier with the photograph line and the closing of line at 2. I was told that he would be signing later at 4:30. I showed up at 4 and there were three people ahead of me when Keery showed up at his table. It was really nice to talk with him about the show. Lastly, it was nice to talk to Rachel Liftin, author of The Lost Noble, at Artist's Alley. It is a fantasy novel about a young woman, Adella Everheart as a commoner now becoming a noble in Royal High. Long Beach Comic Expo has many fun experiences meeting and talking with interesting people. It ends tomorrow, Sunday, and hopefully everyone has a chance to walk around the con floor.
Joe Keery, Steve Harrington!, photo by the author.


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