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Steep Canyon Rangers Continue the Expansion of Their Sound on Latest Album, 'Radio'
By Marquee Magazine on	 July 1, 2015 Brian F. Johnson, Cover Story, Features, Interviews
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Hearing that a bluegrass band's next album is going to be titled Radio is somewhat shocking. Mainstream radio as an entity has done very little for bluegrass over the past many decades. But North Carolina's Steep Canyon Rangers have indeed named their new album Radio and there's a solid reason why the record tips its hat to the format.
The band, which started as a straight ahead bluegrass outfit will always have those roots. But the group, which has solidified their sound and their legacy by winning a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album in 2013, and taken home the International Bluegrass Music Association honor of Entertainers of the Year in 2011, isn't just a bluegrass band anymore and the new album is more radio-ready than any of Steep Canyon Rangers' previous work.
"It's not just a bluegrass album," said lead singer/guitarist Woody Platt, during a recent interview with The Marquee. "We have kind of naturally over the years, grown our sound. It was never a conscious decision for us to depart from our bluegrass roots, but it's slowly been happening over the years, and this record brings in a lot of the new elements."
The album's title track starts off pretty bluegrass, with some soaring fiddles over percussive banjo and mandolin, but as soon as Platt approaches the mic the song takes a turn that sounds more Nashville than Ashville. As Platt continues, singing about Waterloo sunsets and trips home from Sunday school listening to Casey Kasem, the homage takes shape as the band pays tribute to the radio of their youth. By the time the band hits the chorus, bluegrass is virtually erased, and despite the instrumentation, Steep Canyon Rangers sound like a country band as they harmonize the line "I was born to the rhythm, rocked in the bosom, raised on the sound of the radio, and when I want to get back I turn it up loud and I'm ready to go."
Platt said that the changes stem from the group's main songwriters trying new things, but added that it's their collective approach to those new things that has really shifted the sound. "We're often following the songwriters," he said, referring to banjo player Graham Sharp and bassist Charles Humphrey III, the chief songwriters for the Rangers. "They're not writing as much straight ahead bluegrass stuff and the chord progressions aren't as predictable as they can often be in a real traditional bluegrass setting, and I think as a band we're serving the songs the best we can. We're growing up. We're changing naturally a little bit and the good part is that we've maintained our bluegrass passion, but I somehow feel like this record is going to push us in some other worlds that will be fun to explore."
While Radio has taken some turns away from bluegrass, the undeniable truth is that the Steep Canyon Rangers as a band grew up in that community and still embrace not only the fan base, but also the mentors that helped to shape them along their path.
When the group first started thinking of producers for Radio, one bluegrass legend was an obvious first thought — 14-time Grammy winner and 18-time IBMA award winner Jerry Douglas. "It seemed so right," said Platt. "His connection to bluegrass, from The Country Gentlemen and JD Crowe, and everything he's done with some of the greatest people to ever play the music, and his genre crossing style; all of it was a perfect fit. He knows how it was played straight ahead by the first generation of bluegrass guys and he knows the most progressive sounds and he embraces all of that in his playing and his career. It was just a real natural selection for us."
The band took a relaxed approach to their recording, opting for a studio close to their Ashville home and a schedule that allowed the songs and the musicians time to breathe throughout the creative process. "Usually we'd block out 12 days or so and go in and make an album start to finish, and when you do that you don't have as much time to live with it. So for Radio we split it up into four-day sections over three months. We'd go in for four days, cut three or four songs, rough mix them and live with them for three or four weeks before we went back. The whole idea was just not to feel rushed," Platt said, who added that Douglas helped to keep the mood tranquil. "He's so laid back. He's serious about the music, but he's so laid back manning the ship, and he's hands on the whole time, but there's never any urgency or panic."
While some of the material on the album has been in the Steep Canyon Rangers' repertoire for a little while, Platt said that there are some songs born in the studio that he and his band mates are still learning the live arrangements of for their shows. And not surprisingly for a group that has offered a release every year since 2011, there are already songs that are newer than Radio. "Our repertoire is going so fast that some songs don't stay in the show very long," Platt said. "People request songs from like two records ago and we're like 'I don't even remember recording that.' But it's cool because it keeps it fresh and fun."
The Steep Canyon Rangers know a lot about fun. In 2009 they hooked up with comedic legend and banjo extraordinaire Steve Martin and went on to travel the world with him as his accompanying band, hitting the main stage at top festivals, playing venues like Carnegie Hall in New York, and the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building, among many others. The group's schedule this year is still intertwined with Martin's and this summer they will do shows with him and his old friend Martin Short, and later this year they'll reconvene with him and the National Symphony Orchestra to play the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in D.C.
Platt said that being teamed with Martin has been a huge blessing to the band and gave them exposure and opportunities that they might have otherwise never been awarded, but more importantly he said they were able to learn from one of the greats. "We learned how to put on a show from one of the greatest entertainers in the world, and to play high pressure gigs in front of thousands of people and on late night television and the Capitol lawn. We're forever grateful to Steve for recognizing our talent and wanting to work with us," Platt said.
Martin isn't the only one though that has recognized the group's talent. Their 2013 capture of a Grammy was the culmination of heaps of recognition across the country and Platt said it's something that they'll always hold on to. "When you start a bluegrass band with your buddies in college, you set a lot of goals, but the Grammy probably wouldn't be one of them. It was just a total surprise to even be in a position to be nominated, and then to win it was an amazing accomplishment that can never be taken away from us. We'll always be considered Grammy Award winners, but it didn't put a lot of pressure on us. If anything it's given us some confidence that what we're doing is working and being well received."
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Davis to Get Bill Loosening Limits on Port Revenues
By DAVID GREENBERG
Two years after the city of Los Angeles agreed to return $62 million to the port of L.A. to settle a lawsuit alleging misuse of port-generated funds, a bill on its way to Gov. Gray Davis allows cities greater flexibility in their use of such revenue.
The bill, introduced by Assemblyman Alan Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, at the urging of the L.A. City Council, would open the door for funds to be used for recreation, transportation, cultural, tourism and other public use purposes and not just for maritime commerce, fisheries or navigation.
The bill sailed through the Assembly earlier this summer, gained Senate approval Aug. 14 and is now awaiting a vote in the Assembly on modifications made by the Senate. This vote is expected before the legislature goes into recess at the end of the month. Gov. Davis would then have 30 days to sign the bill.
A 1970 legislative amendment limited L.A.'s so-called "tideland" funds for port uses. But in the early 1990s, then-Mayor Richard Riordan used port funds to pay for police, fire and other citywide services after the state took away local property tax funds to help erase a budget deficit. The Steamship Association of Southern California and the harbor commission subsequently sued.
The bill would remove the amendment and the debate that goes along with it.
"Under the bill, the harbor commission (and City Council) can look at each square foot of tide and submerged lands and determine what they feel is the appropriate trust use," said Bill Morrison, the commission's chief of government affairs. "They're not limited to the purpose of port development only."
The bill would allow port-generated funds to be used for improvements to harbor area cities, which city officials have long complained have been ignored by the same port whose maritime activities create traffic gridlock and pollution. The funds still must be used in L.A.'s tideland district that stretches from Santa Monica to the Long Beach border.
Port officials said they are taking a neutral stance on the bill.
The bill is opposed by the Steamship Association of Southern California and the California Association of Port Authorities, which want all funds be spent on improvements, such as terminal expansion and larger cranes.
"Many of the projects that area needed by the city of Los Angeles and the local communities surrounding the ports may be very important, but taking port funds is not the way to do it," said Tim Parker, executive secretary of the steamship association.
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The Group earned a net profit in Q1 2011 – the consolidated net profit after corporate income tax totalled 0.2 million euros in Q1 2011. In Q1 2010, the Group incurred a net loss of 0.3 million euros.
The efficiency of the Group's business operations improved. In Q1 2011, the Group's revenue totalled 31.1 million euros, i.e. 18.3% more than the revenue for Q1 2010. The number of casinos in operation declined by 2 casinos or 3% period-over-period.
As planned, the Group increased its market share. At Q1 2011, the Group's market share was 53% in Estonia, 20% in Latvia and 73% in Lithuania. At Q1 2010, its market share was 52% in Estonia, 19% in Latvia and 64% in Lithuania.
In conjunction with the goal of increasing the efficiency of the Group's business activities, it was decided to sell the Romanian subsidiaries, driven from the ending of licence term 1 casino was closed in Poland, as a result of all which an impairment loss was also recognised for assets in the amount 2.9 million euros.
In Q1 2011, the Group's consolidated sales revenue totalled 29.1 million euros and the revenue totalled 31.1 million euros which is 18.3% more than the total revenue of 26.3 million euros earned in Q1 2010. The Group's EBITDA increased by 4.4 million euros from Q1 2010 to 6.3 million euros in Q1 2011. In Q1 2011, the operating profit totalled 0.6 million euros, in Q1 2010, the operating profit totalled 0.1 million euros.
In Q1 2011, gaming operations accounted for 87% and other revenue 13% of the Group's consolidated revenue, the respective percentages for Q1 2010 were 93% and 7%.
At the end of Q1 2011, the Group had 65 casinos, with the total area of 24,658 m². At the end of Q1 2010, the number of the Group's casinos was 67, and their total area was 26,221 m².
In Q1 2011, the Group's consolidated operating expenses before depreciation, amortisation and impairment increased by 13.7% or 2.9 million euros as compared to the respective expenses in Q1 2010. Operating licences and gaming taxes increased the most as compared to 2010, 12.6% or 0.8 million euros, staff costs by 6.5% or 0.5 million euros and maintenance costs of gaming areas by 9.7% or 0.1 million euros.
Staff costs with social security taxes made up the largest share of the Group's operating expenses before depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses, i.e. 7.8 million euros, followed by gaming tax expenses of 6.8 million euros, rental expenses of 2.6 million euros and marketing expenses of 2.3 million euros.
In Q1 2011, the consolidated net profit after tax totalled 0.2 million euros. In Q1 2010, the net loss after tax totalled 0.1 million euros.
In Q1 2011, external revenue of the Estonian segment totalled 8.4 million euros, of which the gaming revenue 5.9 million euros and other income totalled 2.5 million euros. External revenue of the Estonian segment increased by 36.3% as compared to the previous quarter. The decline in the gaming market in Estonia was 3.5% in Q1 2011 as compared to Q1 2010. The market share of Olympic Casino Eesti AS in the Estonian gaming market was 53% at the end of Q1 2011. At the end of Q1 2010, the market share of Olympic Casino Eesti AS was 50%.
In Q1 2011, the EBITDA of the Estonian segment was 2.9 million euros and the operating profit was 1.8 million euros. In Q1 2010, the EBITDA of the Estonian segment totalled 0.9 million euros and the operating loss totalled 0.3 million euros.
At the end of Q1 2011, there were 17 Olympic casinos with 699 slot machines and 19 gaming tables in operation in Estonia.
In Q1 2011, external revenue of the Latvian segment totalled 6.4 million euros, of which the gaming revenue 5.9 million euros and other income totalled 0.5 million euros. External revenue of the Latvian segment increased by 12.3% as compared to the previous quarter. The increase in the gaming market in Latvia was 13.5% in Q1 2011 as compared to Q1 2010. The market share of Olympic Casino Latvia SIA in the Latvian gaming market was 20% at the end of Q1 2011. At the end of Q1 2010, the market share of Olympic Casino Latvia SIA was 19%.
In Q1 2011, the EBITDA of the Latvian segment was 2.4 million euros and the operating profit was 1.4 million euros. In Q1 2010, the EBITDA of the Latvian segment totalled 1.9 million euros and the operating profit totalled 0.9 million euros.
At the end of Q1 2011, there were 21 Olympic casinos with 647 slot machines and 24 gaming tables in operation in Latvia.
In Q1 2011, external revenue of the Lithuanian segment totalled 4.5 million euros, of which the gaming revenue 4.1 million euros and other income totalled 0.4 million euros. External revenue of the Lithuanian segment increased by 12.5% as compared to the previous quarter. The decline in the gaming market in Lithuania was 2% in Q1 2011 as compared to Q1 2010. The market share of Olympic Casino Group Baltija UAB in the Lithuanian gaming market was 73% at the end of Q1 2011. At the end of Q1 2010, the market share of Olympic Casino Group Baltija UAB was 64%.
In Q1 2011, the EBITDA of the Lithuanian segment was 0.9 million euros and the operating profit was 0.4 million euros. In Q1 2010, the EBITDA of the Lithuanian segment totalled 0.4 million euros and the operating loss totalled 0.2 million euros.
At the end of Q1 2011, there were 11 Olympic casinos with 376 slot machines and 52 gaming tables in operation in Lithuania.
In Q1 2011, external revenue of the Polish segment totalled 7.5 million euros, of which the gaming revenue 7.4 million euros and other income totalled 0.1 million euros. External revenue of the Polish segment increased by 15.8% as compared to the previous quarter.
In Q1 2011, the EBITDA of the Polish segment was 1.1 million euros and the operating loss was 0.1 million euros. The operating loss includes the impairment losses related to the closing of one casino in the amount of 0.4 million euros. In Q1 2010, the EBITDA of the Polish segment totalled 0.6 million euros and the operating loss totalled 0.3 million euros.
At the end of Q1 2011, there were 6 Olympic casinos with 309 slot machines and 42 gaming tables in operation in Poland.
In Q1 2011, external revenue of the Slovak segment totalled 2.4 million euros, of which the gaming revenue 2.2 million euros and other income totalled 0.2 million euros. External revenue of the Slovak segment increased by 16.3% as compared to the previous quarter.
In Q1 2011, the EBITDA of the Slovak segment was 0.4 million euros and the operating profit was 0.1 million euros. In Q1 2010, the EBITDA of the Slovak segment totalled 0.4 million euros and the operating profit totalled 0.1 million euros.
At the end of Q1 2011, there were 3 Olympic casinos with 144 slot machines and 30 gaming tables in operation in Slovakia.
In Q1 2011, external revenue of the Belarusian totalled 0.9 million euros, of which the gaming revenue 0.8 million euros and other income totalled 0.1 million euros. External revenue of the Belarusian segment increased by 33.8% as compared to the previous quarter.
In Q1 2011, the EBITDA of the Belarusian segment was 0.3 million euros and the operating loss was 0.1 million euros. In Q1 2010, the EBITDA of the Belarusian segment totalled 0.1 million euros and the operating loss totalled 0.1 million euros.
At the end of Q1 2011, there were 5 Olympic casinos with 240 slot machines in operation in Belarus.
In Q1 2011, external revenue of the Romanian totalled 1.0 million euros, of which the gaming revenue 0.8 million euros and other income totalled 0.2 million euros. External revenue of the Romanian segment declined by 18.8% as compared to the previous quarter.
In Q1 2011, the EBITDA of the Romanian segment was -1.6 million euros and the operating loss was 3.1 million euros. The operating loss includes the impairment losses related to the sale of Romanian subsidiaries in the amount of 2.5 million euros (see note 9 in the interim financial statements). In Q1 2010, the EBITDA of the Romanian segment totalled 0.0 million euros and the operating loss totalled 0.2 million euros.
At the end of Q1 2011, there were 2 Olympic casinos with 79 slot machines and 13 gaming tables in operation in Romania.
At 31 March 2011, the consolidated balance sheet total of the Group was 105.8 million euros (31 March 2010: 107.7 million euros). The balance sheet total decreased by 1.8% in a quarter, primarily related to the impairment of assets.
Current assets accounted for 45.3 million euros or 42.8% of total assets and non-current assets for 60.5 million euros or 57.2% of total assets. Intangible assets accounted for 28.8 million euros or 47.6% of non-current assets.
At the balance sheet date, consolidated liabilities totalled 21.1 million euros and the consolidated equity amounted to 84.7 million euros. The largest liability items included borrowings of 8.5 million euros, tax liabilities of 4.7 million euros and payables to employees of 3.1 million euros.
In Q1 2011, the Group's expenditures on property, plant and equipment totalled 0.4 million euros, of which 0.2 million euros was spent on reconstruction of casinos and 0.1 million euros was spent on new gaming equipment. In Q1 2011, expenditures on intangible assets totalled 0.02 million euros.
In Q1 2010, total expenditures on property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets were 1.6 million euros.
In Q1 2011, the Group's cash flows from operating activities were 7.3 million euros. Cash flows used in investing activities totalled -0.5 million euros and cash flows used in financing activities totalled -0.8 million euros. Net cash flows totalled 6.1 million euros.
In Q1 2010, the Group's cash flows from operating activities were 3.1 million euros. Cash flows from investing activities totalled 2.6 million euros and cash flows used in financing activities totalled -1.2 million euros. Net cash flows totalled 4.6 million euros.
At 31 March 2011, the Group employed 2,156 people (31 December 2010: 2,115): 461 in Estonia, 441 in Latvia, 518 in Lithuania, 337 in Poland, 161 in Slovakia, 94 in Belarus and 144 in Romania.
In Q1 2011, employee wages and salaries including social security taxes in the Group amounted to 7.8 million euros (Q1 2010: 7.3 million euros). In Q1 2011, the remuneration and benefits of the Group's Supervisory and Management Board including social security taxes totalled 0.08 million euros (Q1 2010: 0.08 million euros.


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Literature, Drama & Film
The 'Melies touch'? : magic, myth and the man in the moon
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dc.identifier.citation Doyle, A. (2012). The 'Melies touch'? : magic, myth and the man in the moon. Bachelors Final Year Project, Dublin Business School. en
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dc.description.abstract December 8 2011, marked the 150th birthday of Georges Méliès, and it appears that seventy-four years after his death and the unfortunate turn his career took, that Georges Méliès is once again at the forefront of the film industry. As Elizabeth Ezra writes: 3 | ' T h e M é l i è s T o u c h ' Although a product of his era- Méliès was heavily influenced by his origins in the magic theatre- his films were innovative and responsible for anticipating and influencing every major current of film-making in the twentieth century. Méliès has been at the centre of important debates about the development of cinematic form and style, and his work has provoked both adoration and disdain. Some dismiss him as naive, [...] an idea of the complexity – and modernity – of his work. With this in mind, I aim to take an in-depth look at the life and work of Georges Méliès focusing on his 1902 masterpiece Le Voyages Dans La Lune as this has the iconic image of the man in the moon, which is a prevalent image in the history of cinema and the world's contemporary popular culture. Author keywords: Méliès, voyage, moon, silent film, air, science fiction, magic, illusion, transformation, gunning, theatre, spectacle, novelty, tricks en
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Beginners we recommend Coral Beach, because you can enjoy a depth of 6 to 12 meters, where you will find beautiful fish, small cave and a variety of corals.
Experts we recommend Bacunayagua or Bay of Pigs, they are places with different characteristics to Coral Beach since they have much more depth. In Bay of Pigs you can enjoy several sunken ships.
Snorkeling Coral Beach : The snorkel at Coral Beach(Playa Coral) is from the border of the beach, where there have a depth of 1 meter, for beginners we impacted an initiation lesson where you learn how to swim and the basics of the equipment . Beginners and inexperienced will have a life jacket, with this all the time will be on the surface. You will swim approximately 50 meters from the border until you are on the coral reef. This activity is from about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Where you can feed the fish with your own hands and touch them. This excursion if you want this divided in 2 Parts. The second part is the caver (Saturn).
It is a natural swimming pool where have fresh water and salt water flows, with formations of stalactites and stalagmites.


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Tampa Bay Rays Spring Training, day four
February 15, 2019 By Schmitty Leave a Comment
Daniel Robertson (pictured), Brandon Lowe, and Kevin Kiermaier arrived at camp on Thursday and Friday (respectively). (Photo Credit: Tampa Bay Rays)
Daniel Robertson, Brandon Lowe, and Kevin Kiermaier arrived in Tampa Bay Rays camp on Thursday and Friday (respectively), as 61 of 66 players are now present. Still to arrive are Ji-Man Choi, Yandy Diaz, Lucius Fox, Tommy Pham, and Jesus Sanchez.
Meanwhile, Ryne Stanek, Austin Pruitt, Oliver Drake, and Ian Gibaut threw their regularly scheduled bullpen sessions on the fourth day of Spring Training.
.@KKiermaier39's arrived and swinging' it! #SpringRays pic.twitter.com/aa4pbRiRW8
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) February 15, 2019
Kiermaier, who entered camp even more in shape than usual, was eager to get on the field.
Last year, we look at it, it was a broken year for KK in the fact that it's not easy to come out of spring training, get banged up, miss time, try to re-start everything. It was like he was playing catchup, swimming uphill the entire time.
— Rays manager Kevin Cash
Last season, Kiermaier tore a right thumb ligament in what was called freak injury — his third in as many years
As Marc Topkin (Tampa Bay Times) wrote, the challenge for the team is keeping him there.
We're a different team when KK is on the field. When he's not, we miss him. Obviously, our defense is different. Our offense, when he's going right, he's got the ability to really ignite us.
— Kevin Cash
Robertson arrived yesterday but spoke with the media this morning. The utility player was one of the more consistent position players last season before he missed the final two months of 2018 with a thumb injury.
Before his injury, Robertson was arguably Tampa Bay's most consistent position player last year. The infielder reportedly had no issues or limitations during the offseason and is excited to get back on the field.
Obviously the injury was a bummer but I got a solid foundation and feel I'm even more equipped for this year. Just got to stay healthy.
— Daniel Robertson
Cash will look at Lowe and Ji-Man Choi, both southpaw swingers, to see who will pair best with Yandy Diaz at first base. The Rays skipper expects the infielder/outfielder to be a quick study based on the athleticism he exhibited last season.
We've got to give him a little bit of time to work on the little nuances, the footwork and stuff like that.
Because of it, Lowe prepared to play on the right side of the infield (first and second base) as well as both corner outfield spots. He ordered his own first baseman glove, sought advice from Justin Smoak — who shares the same representation — and studied the fundamentals of playing at first.
Lowe, who last played first base in youth baseball, welcomed the opportunity to expand on his expertise.
If it gets me on the field and it gets me at-bats, I'm all for it.
— Brandon Lowe
Chaz Roe, who had been delayed after suffering through a tweaked back, played catch and is expected to start throwing with the other pitchers soon.
No concern whatsoever.
PECOTA projections are in, and the Rays should contend in 2019
February 8, 2019 By Schmitty Leave a Comment
SS Willy Adames is projected to regress according to the 2019 PECOTA projections.
A little more than a week before the start of Spring Training, Baseball Prospectus released its PECOTA projections for the 2019 season. The Rays have been active this offseason, adding a bevy of new players to the fold, such as Yandy Diaz, Avisail Garcia, and Charlie Morton. Because of the acquisitions, PECOTA forecasts Tampa Bay as the fifth best team in the American League, and the third best team in the AL East with a mean average of 86 wins against 76 losses. Should the Rays end the season as the fifth best team in the AL, they would find themselves in the playoffs for the first time since 2013.
Here are a few highlights, as the full projection is available at the Baseball Prospectus site (linked above) with a paid subscription. Note: Any additions or subtractions to or from the roster will affect the mean projection.
Projected 2019 American League Standings. (Credit: Baseball Prospectus)
PECOTA projects the Rays to be, well…the Rays in 2018. Their projected 710 runs are fewer than they plated in 2018, yet three runs better than the Royals, who are projected to end the upcoming season 20 games under .500. The projected .246 BA/.319 OBP/.399 SLG slash line is similar to that of the .258 BA/.333 OBP/.406 SLG line collected by the team last season.
PECOTA projects Tampa Bay to allow the fourth fewest runs in the American League at 661 ― 25 fewer than the reigning World Series champions, and one more than the Yankees, Tampa Bay's closest competitor in that category.
Rays player position summary (Credit: Baseball Prospectus)
PECOTA sees Matt Duffy spending the most time at third base, with Joey Wendle getting the majority of reps at second base, Yandy Diaz at first, and Willy Adames at shortstop. Ji-Man Choi could be the primary designated hitter (45% of the time) with Daniel Robertson also slated to see a significant amount of time at the position as well as all over the infield.
Not surprisingly, Mike Zunino will get the majority of playing time over Michael Perez (65% vs 35%) behind the plate.
Kevin Kiermaier is projected to post the highest position player WARp (2.9) in center, and could slash a .252 BA/.322 OBP/.414 SLG line with 14 home runs and 68 runs across 516 plate appearances. His projected WARp, however, is down from a projected 4.0 a season ago.
The ever consistent Matt Duffy is projected to be the best hitter on the team, just ahead of Yandy Diaz and Avisail Garcia, who looks to bounce back from a lackluster 2018 campaign.
Tommy Pham and Mike Zunino are projected to combine for 39 homers.
Rays pitching summary (Credit: Baseball Prospectus)
PECOTA projects the starting rotation to be Blake Snell (165 IP, 3.3 WARp), Charlie Morton (148 IP, 2.5 WARp), Tyler Glasnow (130 IP, 2.1 WARp), with a casting call of "openers" ahead of Ryan Yarbrough (118 IP, 0.6 WARp), Jacon Faria (71 IP, 0.2 WARp), and Jalen Beeks (70 IP, 0.8 WARp) among others.
PECOTA projects the key Rays bullpen pieces as the following: Jose Alvarado (closer), Chaz Roe and Diego Castillo (setup), Oliver Drake, Adam Kolarek, Hunter Wood, Emilio Pagan, Austin Pruitt, Ian Gibaut, Andrew Moore, and Colin Poche — in some variation of the Durham Taxi — as middle-relief.
There is one category that I haven't touched upon yet, and that's FRAA — fielding runs above average. According to Baseball Prospectus, FRAA is an "individual defensive metric created using play-by-play data with adjustments made based on plays made, the expected numbers of plays per position, the handedness of the batter, the park, and base-out states." In other words, the biggest difference between FRAA and similar defensive metrics is the data and philosophy used. While other metrics analyze zone-based fielding data, FRAA focuses on play-by-play data, focusing on the number of plays made compared to the average number of plays made by a player at said position.
PECOTA (by way of FRAA) pegs Tampa Bay's defense to save 20 runs above average — third best in the American League. When compared with the other teams in the AL East, the Rays sit in second place behind the Red Sox (27.6 FRAA). Look on the bright side, the Baltimore Orioles and are projected for a -28.2 FRAA — worst in the American League.
Projecting an upcoming season is not an exact science. Neil Paine (538 blog) said it best:
There's a statistical limit to how accurate any projection about a team can be in the long run. Years ago, sabermetrician Tom Tango researched the amount of talent and luck that go into team winning percentages and found that chance explains one-third of the difference between two teams' records. That makes it hard to predict how many times a team will win over a season. The smallest possible root-mean-square error (a mathematical way of testing a prediction's accuracy) for any projection system over an extended period of time is 6.4 wins. In a single season, forecasters can — and do — beat an RMSE of 6.4. But whenever that happens, it's due to luck. The amount of random variance that goes into team records makes the 6.4 barrier literally impossible to beat over a large number of seasons. Over time, no forecaster's system can ever do better.
The Rays ended last season with 90 wins and 72 losses. Their projected 86 win season — 92 or 80, thanks to a six-game margin of error — has got to make us incredibly optimistic for a postseason run.
Tropicana Field to go cashless, Rays host optional workout, and Noteworthiness
Tropicana Field is set to become the first cashless sports facility in North America.
Following news that the Tampa Bay Rays will reduce the seating capacity of Tropicana Field in 2019, the team announced the stadium will become the first cashless sports facility in North America.
According to the press release below, Tropicana Field's concessions, team stores, box office, and all other points–of–sale will operate cash–free in 2019:
The Tampa Bay Rays announced today that, in collaboration with hospitality partner Levy and analytics and emerging tech firm E15, Tropicana Field will become the first cash–free sports venue in North America.
Tropicana Field's concessions, team stores, box office, and all other points–of–sale will operate cash–free in 2019. The move follows extensive pilot testing engineered and led by E15 at Tropicana Field and venues nationwide to measure the effects of cash–free transactions. These tests found that transitioning to cash–free environments results in an average transaction time of up to half that of traditional environments that accept cash, resulting in faster moving lines and increased fan satisfaction.
Forms of payment accepted at concession stands and retail stores inside the ballpark will include major credit cards, Rays gift cards, NFC mobile payments such as Apple Pay and Samsung Pay, and Season Ticket Holder Rays Cards. For fans without electronic forms of payment, cash can be exchanged for gift cards in any amount at all retail locations and in $10 or $20 increments through roaming gift card vendors. Tropicana Field's parking operations will also be cash–free, as they were for the 2018 season.
"We have made significant investments each year to improve the ballpark experience for fans, including an overhaul of our approach to food and beverage since the beginning of our partnership with Levy," said Rays Vice President of Strategy & Development William Walsh. "This change will increase speed of service and reduce lines throughout the ballpark."
"Throughout our testing last season at Tropicana Field, we saw thatfans quickly adapted to cash–free environments and loved the resulting benefits to the game–day experience," said Jaime Faulkner, CEO of E15. "By offering fans a variety of forms of electronic payment, coupled with the ability to exchange cash for gift cards, we can ensure that fans are having frictionless experiences and getting back to enjoy the game."
Fan Fest on February 9 will be the first cash–free event at Tropicana Field in 2019. A free event, fans are invited to shop at the Rays Baseball Foundation's Yard Sale, as well as the Rays Republic Team Store and auxiliary shops during Fan Fest. Several concession stands will also be open and will accept digital payments.
Concerned fans have been quick to push back on the new policy. And while the team intends to create a frictionless experience that allows fans to get back the game, the decision ignores how restrictive this can be for low-income households that do not have access to credit cards or are not in a position to load cards with cash they won't get back later.
Or, in the words of John Romano (Tampa Bay Times), "Going cashless at Tropicana Field carries the unmistakable whiff of arrogance."
It's a bold idea, and the Rays say plenty of research indicates it will lead to a better, more streamlined fan experience at the stadium. That may be true in theory. And it may be the wave of the future.
But it ignores the reality that a lot of people, for whatever reason, prefer to use cash. Even worse, this unilateral decision carries an unmistakable whiff of arrogance.
We know what's best for you.
Essentially, that's what the Rays are saying. And that's a horrible message to send when you're in the business of trying to attract more customers. Especially when you're the worst in the league at that skill.
…So getting fans to buy gift cards in advance almost guarantees they will show up at Tropicana Field for some upcoming homestand, and that seems like a good business strategy.But what do you do with a $10 gift card that has $2 left on it? Do you now have to buy a second gift card so you can combine them to pay for your next $8 beer? And what about all of those gift cards that get lost or forgotten with $2 left on them? That's free money in the team's pocket.
On the bright side, the team is again tapping into the local art community for things like the Rays Artist Series caps, murals at the stadium, and more.
I had no clue about the forthcoming Rays Artist Series, but I'm excited nonetheless. Good on you @raysbaseball, this should be awesome! #RaysBaseball #RaysArtistSeries #Repost @chadmize with @get_repost ・・・ Electrified to have my art selected for the Rays Artist Series SnapBack 2019. Stay tuned for word on the release. #ChadMize #CHIZZY
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Rays hold a voluntary workout on Friday
The Rays held a voluntary workout at Tropicana Field on Friday. Among the players in attendance were Yonny Chirinos, Jose De Leon, Wilmer Font, Tyler Glasnow, Blake Honeywell, Michael Perez, Ryne Stanek, and Ryan Yarbrough.
Working for the weekend. #RaysUp pic.twitter.com/r3wy0QOTxj
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) January 25, 2019
Font recently began to throw fastball-only bullpen sessions after suffering an abrupt season-ending lat strain in late June. He expects to be ready for Spring Training. The right-hander performed to a 1.67 ERA across 27 innings for Tampa Bay after he was acquired him from Oakland in May. A healthy Font would give the Rays yet another pitching weapon, capable of a traditional bullpen role or, perhaps, again working as an "opener."
The highly touted Honeywell is said to be throwing well in recovery from Tommy John surgery with good progress and no setbacks. He is aiming for a potential Major League debut sometime in June.
#Rays Honeywell on progress in recovery from TJ surgery: pic.twitter.com/Rfo9fs6YEL
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) January 25, 2019
De Leon, who had Tommy John surgery just after Honeywell, is also eager to get back on the mound on a similar timetable.
I don't want to get too much ahead, De Leon said. But I'm 26; I'll be 27 this year. So it's time. The time is now. I feel really good. Today has been the best day I've felt so far. That's my approach
Rays manager Kevin Cash told Marc Topkin (Tampa Bay Times) he was pleased with the composition of the roster after the team acquired INF Yandy Diaz, OF Avasail Garcia, OF Guillermo Heredia, C Mike Zunino, and P Charlie Morton.
You've got to be excited, he said. Even without the moves in the off-season, we were pretty excited. … And we've made some nice additions that we think are going to fill some big spots, big roles for us.
Cash also said Matt Duffy is slated to be the Rays starting third baseman, with Diaz also projected to see time at the hot corner. Diaz figures to split time between third and first base, and "eventually" the outfield.
Pitching still remains an area of concern, although Cash is confident with the group they have now. As we noted previously, signing a closer is not out of the question, yet the trio of Jose Alvarado, Chaz Roe, and Diego Castillo are likely to earn the opportunity to close out games.
I like the options that we have, Cash said. Anytime you ask me about pitching I'm always going to say whatever we can do to get more. So we've just got to wait and see how spring training unfolds.
— The team inked a minor league deal with RHP Casey Sadler, adding to the list of pitchers with Major League experience invited to Spring Training with the Rays.
Sadler, 28, pitched for the Pirates in 2014 and 2015, yet suffered an elbow injury which required Tommy John surgery in November 2015. After a long recovery, the right-hander made it back to the big leagues last August.
Over the three seasons, he has pitched in nine Major League games having gone 1-1, with a 6.86 ERA. Sadler remains one out away from hurling his 20th inning.
He most of his 2018 campaign at Triple-A, working to a 3.39 ERA with 7.1 K/9 and 3.0 BB/9 across 77 innings.
— The Rays outrighted Oliver Drake, who had been designated for assignment in order to make room for Avisail Garcia last week. Per MLB Trade Rumors,
The Rays announced that left-hander Oliver Drake has accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A, as Drake cleared waivers after being designated for assignment last week. This represents some rare stability for Drake, who has switched organizations seven times within the last nine months and became the first player to ever pitch for five different MLB teams in a single season. Drake posted a 5.29 ERA over 47 2/3 combined innings for his five clubs, with a 9.6 K/9 and 3.00 K/BB rate.
Rays Winter Meetings recap, day one: Cash presser, trade rumors
December 11, 2018 By Schmitty Leave a Comment
Rays manager Kevin Cash addressed the media on the first official day of the 2018 Winter Meetings, in Las Vegas.
Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash addressed the media on a variety of subjects Monday, the first official day of the Winter Meetings.
Hear from Kevin Cash at the Winter Meetings! #RaysUp https://t.co/IAJA7J8wkT
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) December 10, 2018
Here are some highlights from the media session:
The first six questions, unsurprisingly, involved the opener strategy, which the Rays pioneered in 2018. Cash reiterated that the strategy will again be utilized in 2019, and its usage will adjust based on who he has at his disposal.
Part of the reason Cash is sticking with the opener plan is that it worked on the field, and helped Tampa Bay notch its first winning season since 2013. It also helped acclimate some of the younger hurlers to the big leagues.
We watched guys develop and it allowed them an easier path to develop at the big league level which we all know is very challenging, Cash said. When you first introduce your career to the big leagues for us to be able to have young pitchers and put them in different roles, maybe be protective of them a little bit more than that traditional starter, we really saw the benefits of that.
Cash indicated his preference would be to have three starters and two openers, which, ideally, would find the team adding a veteran this off-season — someone who "can really log some innings," said Cash.
(The opener strategy) puts a lot of pressure on Blake (Snell), It puts pressure on Tyler (Glasnow), their workload. We don't want those guys to feel that they've got to do more than what they're capable of. And I know Blake (had a) tremendous year. I don't want him going into a game thinking I've got to pitch seven, eight innings so tomorrow's day works out well.
On the subject of pitching, Cash spoke about Brent Honeywell's rehab, which is progressing. Even though Honeywell would like to be ready to go by the end of Spring Training, the skipper said a late-May, early-June return to game action would be more reasonable. Ultimately they'll wait until Honeywell is 100% and be smart about his rehab.
We know how special Brent is, and how valuable and what we view in our organization. But if we're going to do Brent right, we have to let him go through the rehab process, not rush him. Knowing his personality, he's going to want to make a club out of spring training. That's not going to happen. We've got to do it right. Our medical staff is second to none. And I know Brent understands that. But he's a motivated player, and he wants to be a part of something that we all view as pretty special right now.
We'll do everything we can to calm him down, let him go through the process to make sure he's a hundred percent healthy and get him through his rehabs and get him to affiliate, get some innings, and hopefully, he is helping us.
What we've talked about is some time May, June. But that's not set in stone. We adjusted really well given the player. We have a bunch of players coming back from Tommy John and they all have different — they all have some good weeks to the rehab and they all have some slowdown weeks. Everybody is different.
Cash was asked about what Jake Bauers needs to do to make the next step after his bout with late-season struggles. Cash countered, saying that Bauers has always dealt with some struggles during his initial promotions, but always rebounded.
You know, I think Jake, of all of our young players that came up, Jake was as talked about as anybody, rightfully so. I think just experience and maturity, he was the youngest guy in the league. He's been the youngest at every level he's performed at. And he figured it out. He's always struggled and started to stabilize himself a little bit and then he gets hot and he puts together some pretty good numbers offensively.
I think that's what we saw this year at the big league level. He struggled, he probably didn't have the right time to figure it. It was the right time for Jake to go home and gather his thoughts. But he was a little bit of an anomaly when you watch his at-bats, his swing looked the same, everything looked the same. He wasn't getting his hits.
And I'm confident, Jake has hit everywhere, he's going to hit. Defensively, our defense got a heck of a lot better when he was out there. And the confidence that he gave our infielders and the things that he can do around the bag were really impressive. I hope Jake is enjoying himself, letting his mind take a break and come in fresh this Spring training and ready to compete.
Even though the team had "some concern" of injury, Cash said OF Tommy Pham wanted to go play winter ball and was "motivated and driven" to want to make his swing better.
Tommy is a very driven player, very motivated. He was just outstanding for us when he came over. And at the end of the year we sat down and talked and he said he wanted to go play winter ball to work on his swing. And I said, How much more do you need to work? You hit .350 the last two months for us, hit all the home runs. When he was healthy, we had a different lineup because he was in it.
So there was some concern. But he felt there was more tinkering that needed to be done. He plays all out. I asked him, please don't run into any walls on the Dominican baseball fields. Be careful. We called his manager and asked the same thing. But he's motivated and driven to get his swing where he wants it. And I think that speaks volumes to a guy that has had the last two or three years of success that he still wants to get better.
You can watch the press conference in its entirety at the Twitter link above.
— Per Marc Topkin (Tampa Bay Times), the Rays continue to have a dialog with free-agent right-hander Charlie Morton. Chaim Bloom and company have also maintained a "running dialogue," and discussed some parameters, with free-agent DH Nelson Cruz. Cruz's agent, Bryce Dixon, said the slugger is very much interested and called it "a perfect fit," although Cruz has 3-4 other teams interested. Because of it, the Rays are looking at other options besides a DH-only bat.
Kevin Cash comes in third for MOTY, Blake Snell wins Spahn Award, stadium update
November 14, 2018 By Schmitty Leave a Comment
Rays skipper Kevin Cash came in third in AL Manager of the Year voting on Tuesday. (Photo Credit: Tampa Bay Times)
Rays manager Kevin Cash placed third for the AL Manager of the Year Award, announced Tuesday night, behind winner Bob Melvin of the Oakland Athletics, and second-place finisher Alex Cora of the World Series champion Boston Red Sox. The Athletics, who utilized many of the same tactics as Tampa Bay, were perhaps the only team that shocked more people this season than the Rays.
Cash, the only one of the six contenders to not make the playoffs, made a good case for himself after leading the Rays to 90 wins, a 10-game improvement over 2017. He received five first-place votes, six second-place votes and 14 third-place votes for a total of 57 points in the balloting.
Tampa Bay's skipper was humbled by those he found himself in the company of, despite where he placed.
There's no doubt, Cash said. I was up there with the World Series champion manager in Alex Cora and Bob Melvin was winning it for his third time. Very special, honored and humbled to be considered with those two. And also the representatives from the National League teams.
Like Cash, Melvin did more than expected with what he was given, taking a team that won 75 games in 2017 and entering the 2018 campaign with the majors' lowest payroll. And when he faced a spate of injuries that decimated his starting rotation, Melvin was forced to use of 15 different starters, winning 97 games overall and earning the second AL Wildcard spot.
I've always admired him from afar, said Cash. I think there's a fair correlation between the Rays and the A's, whether people want to talk about payroll, about being innovative in the game.
Melvin said there was mutual admiration this season, as Oakland "took a hard look" at how the Rays utilized the opener before trying it themselves.
I've got a lot of respect for him and what he's done over the years, Melvin said. Has had to do some things without some of the resources that certainly the teams in his division have. The success that they had, just watching their dugout and the way they do things, it's great to watch. And you can certainly see that he has the attention of the team and has full support from those guys. That's a testament to how good he is at what he does.
Cash advocated for the use of the opener strategy and indicated, on the MLB Network, that the Rays will again utilize it in 2019.
The opener' is going to stay for us. We witnessed the benefit of allowing for these young pitchers to come up, potentially late-inning guys, to get their feet wet in the first inning, and also for the more durable guys, it allows us to manage the game a little bit so we affect how many times they get through the order. It's something we bought into. Our guys, I can't give them enough credit for buying into it. We have a lot of information to suggest that it works for us, and we're going to continue with it.
Now we await the results of the 2018 Cy Young Award, which will be revealed Wednesday at 6:00 PM. In the interim, however, Blake Snell was named the 2018 Warren Spahn Award winner as the best left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.
Named after the Hall of Famer Spahn, the award has been given annually to the best southpaw in baseball since 1998.
Blake posted some impressive stats in 2018, said Greg Spahn, son of the late Warren Spahn. This award is special to our family as it not only honors the sport's best left-handed pitcher but my dad as well. It's also a wonderful way to celebrate his career and the game of baseball.
Stadium update
With 48 days left until the clock runs out on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) which allowed the Rays to search for a new regional stadium site, you would imagine that an announcement of progress would be imminent. Yet according to investigative journalist Noah Pransky (WTSP), Hillsborough County administrator Mike Merrill is telling commissioners not to expect any news on a deal until at least January.
Go ahead and cancel all the sports facility briefings for the remainder of the year, Michelle Sekouri, executive assistant to county administrator Mike Merrill, wrote to all commissioner's offices last Friday. Mike is not anticipating having anything to share until January or after.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg officials told Pransky that the team has not approached them about extending the deadline.
The St. Petersburg city council granted the team the opportunity to explore stadium sites in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, despite a lease at Tropicana Field which runs through 2027. In February, Stu Sternberg announced that a 14-acre parcel of land in Ybor City is the team's preferred site, yet the door was never fully closed on Pinellas County, which has much more money to contribute the construction of a new stadium.
According to Pransky, financing for the proposed $892-million facility has not been easy to come by, with Hillsborough County taxpayers already paying off three other stadiums. Hillsborough voters also recently voted in favor of a pair of tax referendums that will help support the critically underfunded Hillsborough County School System, as well as mass transportation improvements. Stadium proponents (in Ybor City) have been hopeful that a public/private partnership would bridge the gap between the estimated cost of the project, and the limited portion of the bill the team indicated it would fund itself ($150-million).
As Pransky writes, it's highly improbable that a deal of this magnitude will be completed by New Year's Eve, if at all.
It's possible the Rays could work out a stadium deal almost exclusively with private developers and still meet their obligation to give St. Petersburg a definitive answer about their future by Dec. 31. But privately-funded major league stadiums are almost non-existent in modern-day America, and unheard of in a market like Tampa, that lacks both significant corporate activity and disposable income.
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman, who offered the team a new stadium at the Tropicana Field site, remains willing to work with the team.
While they still have time to get some questions answered in Hillsborough, I stand ready to work with the Rays on securing their future in St. Petersburg, said Kriseman.
The team most recently shocked the local sports business world with the announcement of the October purchase of the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
The Rowdies play at and control the rights to, Al Lang Stadium on St. Petersburg's waterfront, the former future site of the Rays. However, the team maintains the purchase had "nothing to do with short-term or immediate plans they have for baseball," rather it was simply investing in the community.
…And so the soap opera continues.


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Riding the wave of victory with two 20-goal titles under their belts, the 2019 Herbie Pennell Cup and Joe Barry Cup champions Dutta Corp stepped boldly onto the field to challenge heavy-hitters Pilot for the Ylvisaker Cup Final on Sunday, February 10, at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida. After being outscored by their opponents for the Butler Handicap trophy during Ylvisaker Cup bracket play, Dutta Corp would not make the same mistake twice and systematically shut down many of Pilot's set plays to claim their third trophy of the season 11-7.
Pilot's Facundo Pieres on the ball, Timmy Dutta of Dutta Corp working hard on defense.
Dutta Corp leading 4-1 headed towards the half sparked Pilot into action with two consecutive goals by Lucas James, the second resulting from a beautiful set up at the goal mouth by Pieres. Taking full advantage of each Pilot error, Dutta Corp took possession answering each Pilot goal to double up on the scoreboard 6-3 in favor of Dutta Corp at halftime.
Quickly maneuvering the ball with each player sticking to their position, Dutta Corp continued to play with well-executed strategy and cohesion in the fourth, demonstrating skill developed by team coaches Joao Paulo Ganon and Michel Dorignac. "The coaching has been great," Timmy Dutta said. "They are able to see from an outside perspective and we enjoy playing more classical polo by opening up the game and controlling our opponents." Sinking a Penalty 2 to keep his fighting team competitive, Pieres was answered back when Kampsen launched the ball forward to Timmy Dutta who drove to goal, landing all four Dutta members on the scoreboard. Paying extra attention to Pieres as seen in their defensive strategies, Dutta Corp would not relinquish control of the game although going scoreless once again in the fifth. Adding another Penalty 2 conversion to Pilot's tally, Pieres narrowed the gap slightly to 8-5 heading into the final chukker. Playing with passionate intensity, both teams capitalized from the penalty line, Pilot claiming both a Penalty 2 and 3 to make all their second half goals one-hundred percent from the penalty line. Strong offensively from start to finish, Dutta Corp plowed through defenders and stayed on the man to pick up two field goals and command the final title of the 20-goal season 11-7.
Most Valuable Player Lucas Diaz Alberdi.
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Patrick Prince might be $9 million richer, but the money he's received can never make up for the 26 years he lost serving a prison sentence for a murder he didn't commit. And he's just one of a slew of innocent Black men that have been wrongfully imprisoned.
Chicago's City Council settled with Prince in September 2022 after four witnesses said Prince was not the man who shot and killed 37-year-old Edward Porter during a robbery attempt in 1991.
Prince, 19 at the time, said he only confessed to the crime after being beaten and abused by retired police detective Kriston Kato. He's one of many defendants that accused Kato of strongarming and framing them for crimes.
Prince is not an anomaly.
It is no secret that Black people, particularly Black men, make up the majority of wrongful conviction cases. Since slavery, Black men have been depicted as savage brutes with a lust for criminal behavior. However, studies show in many instances arresting officers are the ones who commit immoral and illegal acts.
According to a 2022 report titled "Race and Wrongful Convictions in the United States," Black people account for 53 percent of exonerations in the National Registry of Exonerations.
"Innocent Black people are about seven-and-a-half times more likely to be convicted of murder than innocent white people," the report's executive summary states. "In addition, Black people who are convicted of murder are about 80% more likely to be innocent than other convicted murderers."
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Incorrect cross-racial eyewitness identifications also lead to many Black defendants' wrongful convictions. The report doesn't shy away from noting that racism, discrimination and police misconduct help amplify these numbers.
According to a fact sheet from the Innocence Project, DNA evidence has exonerated 275 people to date. Of that number, 60 percent were Black people. While 375 is not a large number, just one innocent person serving time for a crime they didn't commit is too many.
In recent years, exonerations of and settlements for Black men have increased. In July 2022, Detroit paid $7.5 million to Desmond Ricks, who also spent 25 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit after police planted fake bullets to set him up.
In October 2022, Maurice Hastings, 69, was freed from prison after DNA evidence exonerated him. He'd served 38 years of a life without parole sentence for a murder he didn't commit.
While there is still much work to be done, criminal justice experts and reform activists have noted there has been slow progress.
"This is a case that arose during the times, thinking, sentiments, customs and practices of the 1990s," Cook County Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Wilson said in 2017 when granting Prince a new trial. It was the latest of several attempts by Prince over the years and the only one to be successful.
"Petitioner was just 19 years old. There were no eyewitnesses to the actual shooting that testified at trial. No physical evidence connected (Prince) to the crime. No forensic evidence connects (Prince) to the crime. The only evidence against (Prince) was his confession," Wilson continued.
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The First Chinese Student Who Won the School Award of ENSBA and was Regarded as the Best Artist Then by Chang Shuhong!
Guo Yinglin was an artist admired by Chang Shuhong.
Chang Shuhong mentioned more than once that
Guo Yinglin was the best artist at that time,
However, none of us have seen his paintings.
All of them were lost due to historical reasons,
and were highly appraised only in the literature.
In the exhibition "Pioneering: Chinese Artists Abroad in France and Chinese Modern Art (1911-1949)", many art treasures which have only existed in the legend are displayed for the first time, and many art masters who have been forgotten in history come into our view again, including Guo Yinglin, who had studied in France in the early days, with his three legendary oil paintings. It is the first time that Guo Yinglin's works are shown in front of the public, and also the first time that the three dust-laden important artworks that have been kept in CAFA for more than half a century appear in public.
Guo Yinglin, Copied Millet "The Gleaners", Oil on canvas, 82x108.5cm, 1920s-1930s
Guo Yinglin was undoubtedly a unique missing person. The first recording of him was discovered in "The Meeting Minutes of the Association of Chinese Artists in France", which wrote "Guo Yinglin, male, painting, correspondence address – Xiamen Jimei School, returned to China". For a long time, we have known nothing of his experience and achievements, nor of his works, and thus, he became a veritable missing man in art history.
Guo Yinglin, copied Corot "Forest Fairies Dancing in Early Morning"
Oil on canvas, 97×125.5cm, 1932
Mr. Huang Yongyu recalled memories of his teacher Guo Yinglin in the article "The Days in Jimei": "My first art teacher in Jimei School was Guo Yinglin. He was a real and formal graduate from École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris (some people were not). He was good at both figure and landscape oil painting. I revered him because I didn't know oil painting and most of the foreign painters he mentioned. He went to Paris after graduating from Jimei School. His voice was burry and nasal, mixed with a foreign flavor, and he dressed smartly. I felt very proud of following him to the gallery, through the oil curry trees and acacia trees.
Guo Yinglin, copied "Playing Piano", Oil on canvas, 147.5x114.5cm, 1932
In the hallway hang the large and gold-framed paintings he had copied in Paris, in which there is a painting depicting an old man teaching a beautiful girl to play the piano. This picture is very touching as if the girl in the painting was Mr. Guo Yinglin's own daughter, and she is afraid of making Mr. Guo get angry, so she secretly takes more glances. Mr. Guo went to Indonesia later. "The painting of a girl playing piano" described by Mr. Huang refers to the work "Playing Piano" in this exhibition. It is an oil painting that Guo Yinglin copied in France, and the original author is unknown. However, from the painting style, it should belong to classical academia school.
According to the materials provided by Guo Yinglin's descendants and relevant historical documents, Guo Yinglin was born in Bondowoso, East Java province, Indonesia on September 27, 1898. When he was six years old, he came back to China with his father. He first studied in a private school in his hometown Haicheng town (now Zhangzhou, Fujian province), and then followed his uncle Guo Meicheng to study in Jimei Normal School.
Guo Yinglin (courtesy of Lin Mingjie)
Later, he transferred from Jimei Middle School to Nanjing National Jinan School for further study in the Teacher Education Department. After graduation, he went to the Philippines to teach at the Anglo-Chinese School and spent his spare time to learn painting in the art class at the University of the Philippines. He was fond of sports, swimming, and track and field events. In 1922, he spent 3 hours with Gu Zhenglai to swim nearly 14 kilometers from Jimei School to Gulangyu Island, and he also participated in the triple jump competition in the Philippines.
Guo Yinglin, Sketch in The Louvre, about 1932 (courtesy of Lin Mingjie)
In 1927 (one said 1928), Guo Yinglin was funded by his friend to study in France. In early 1929, he applied for École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris (ENSBA) and was accepted to the Sculpture and Sketch class, where he learned charcoal painting during the day and studied at the Municipal Night School of Fine Arts at night. In April 1930, he failed in the formal examination for ENSBA and thus worked much harder (the examination was held once a year and had stringent admission requirements. No matter how many candidates joined the exam, it would only enroll the first 15 students, and the students ranked from 16th to 60th place were in line for the official students within the one-year period). The next year, he was finally elected as a permanent student of the school.
In June 1931, Guo Yinglin took part in the charcoal painting competition of the school and unexpectedly won fifth place. This was the first Chinese student who gained the prize in the history of ENSBA. Chang Shuhong also said that Guo was the best student then.
Portrait photo of Guo Yinglin during his stay in France (courtesy of Lin Mingjie)
Guo Yinglin completed his studies in France while working part-time. In July 1932, he finished his studies at ENSBA and left the school. In January of the following year, he went back to China after the farewell party held for him by his classmates in France. At the same time, he became one of the founding members of the notable Association of Chinese Artists in France. On March 18 of the same year, Guo Yinglin was employed by Jimei School as the director of the school art museum and also served as the teacher of the Western painting in Xiamen Art School. His students included famous Taiwanese painter Zhuang Suo and Huang Yongyu.
The wedding picture of Guo Yinglin and Lin Cuijin taken at Zhongshan Park in Xiamen
In 1934, Guo Yinglin married Lin Cuijin, a celebrity lady born in Gulangyu. Ms. Lin Cuijin was born in 1904 in Ilang, Philippines and studied in Jimei Normal School. Three of her female cousins were married to Chen Jiageng's three sons and became sisters-in-law, which was a story passed on with approval and also doomed that Guo Yinglin & Lin Cuijin couple had an indissoluble bond with Chen Jiageng in a lifetime.
In July, the Anti-Japanese War broke out, and in order to escape from the war, Guo Yinglin went to Nanyang and became an art teacher of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore. The Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts was founded by Lin Xueda (1895-1963), one of the founding members of Xiamen Art School, with the support of Chen Juexiang (son of Chen Jiageng) and the alumni association, opening the prologue of local arts education in Nanyang. Among the faculty members were Lin Xueda (principal), Qiu Yingkui, Guo Yinglin, Zhong Mingshi, Xie Touba, and so on. Xie Touba once said, "Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts is the overseas extension of Xiamen Art School." The establishment of this art school is regarded as a typical example of Chinese modern art education system extending to overseas Chinese.
On December 8, 1941, after the downfall of Singapore, Guo Yinglin followed Guo Meichen to take refuge in Surabaya, Indonesia. He first taught in an overseas Chinese primary school and after a year, opened a gift shop with his friend. In 1942, Chen Jiageng escaped to Indonesia for shelter. In order to cover for Chen Jiageng, Guo Yinglin suspended the business of the gift shop and moved to Solo in central Java with family to rent a house for a while, and later moved into Malang in East Java. Guo Yinglin registered Chen Jiageng, under the name of "Li Wenxue", in the residence booklet of his gift shop opened in Surabaya. In this way, Chen Jiageng became a legal resident who had moved to Java before the war and lived in Surabaya for five years and obtained the identity card. It was also an important reason why Mr. Chen Jiageng could get rid of the rounding up of the Japanese. During the three years, Guo Yinglin managed local product business and then opened a toothbrush factory, and as such, he gave up drawing completely.
Japan surrendered in 1945, and at the end of September, Guo Yinglin accompanied Chen Jiageng to go to Jakarta by train. Before leaving Malang, Chen Jiageng gave ten copies of The Memoirs of an Overseas Chinese of the Southern Ocean transcribed by him to the Guo Yinglin couple for preservation. In the 1980s, Ms. Lin Cuijin entrusted her children to donate the manuscripts to the state in twice, which are now collected by the Cheng Jiageng Memorial Hall in Jimei, becoming the treasure of the museum.
In the 1950s, Guo Yinglin's children gradually grew up and could help manage the business. So, he didn't have to rush about for life and started to pick up the paintbrush again.
Nanyang Siang Pau, reported on page 6 of February 24, 1933
In October 1956, an exhibition of works by the Indonesian overseas Chinese art group, comprising works of ten members from the Indonesia Overseas Chinese Art Association, was held in Beijing. It was the first exhibition held by overseas Chinese art group in China since 1949. Guo Yinglin, deputy head of the delegation, visited China and participated in the exhibition with many of his works. There he also met Huang Yongyu, his student decades ago. After the exhibition, he traveled all around the country and returned to his hometown, Gulangyu in Xiamen, and created a batch of paintings. After back to Indonesia, he had lived a stable life for several years, which could be regarded as the most pleasant time for him. On October 19, 1961, he died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 63.
Before his death, Guo Yinglin told his wife Lin Cuijin to send his large copied paintings made in France, such as "Teaching Piano" and "Horses", to the Embassy of Indonesia for transferring them to the Beijing Museum. Unfortunately, however, these paintings disappeared and never to be heard again in spite of many searches.
On October 31, 2018, with multiple efforts of Mr. Wang Cong in Indonesia, Mr. Zhou Bin, the cultural counselor of the Chinese embassy in Indonesia, Mr. Wang Zhixian, the second secretary of the Embassy of China in Indonesia, artist Mr. Ma Yongqiang, Guo Yinglin's student Mr. Cao Dali, and Guo Yinglin's descendants, it was finally confirmed that three pieces of his works were donated to the CAFA after his death. This news was verified by Li Yaochen, the director of the Collection Department of CAFA Art Museum. So far, after the search for Guo Yinglin's final works for a half-century, a satisfactory result was finally achieved.
On entering the exhibition hall of "Pioneering: Chinese Artists Abroad in France and Chinese Modern Art" Exhibition at CAFA Art Museum, we can see the three works displayed side by side: "The Gleaners", "Playing Piano" and "Forest Fairies Dancing in Early Morning". In the face of these works, we cannot help but sign that, as an early artist studying in France, Guo Yinglin should not be forgotten by art history. His experience and works should be recorded and passed on, and the artistic spirit of previous artists should be inherited more than ever.
Author/Dong Song
Date: January 12 – March 3, 2019
Venue: CAFA Art Museum
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