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How Can The Phillies Solidify Their Uncertain Center Field Mix?
By Anthony Franco | December 24, 2021 at 7:30pm CDT
Few teams around the league have as acute a need in center field as the Phillies. Last season, Philadelphia got just a .230/.298/.363 showing at the position. That production was 24 points below the league average by measure of wRC+, the fourth-worst offense around the league.
The bulk of the at-bats were taken by Odúbel Herrera and Travis Jankowski, both of whom were outrighted off the 40-man roster after the season. Among the remaining options, Matt Vierling, Mickey Moniak and Adam Haseley look to be the favorites for playing time.
That's a suboptimal group for a win-now club, and they're likely to pursue upgrades coming out of the lockout. In a reader mailbag, Matt Gelb of the Athletic wrote this week that the Phils do "not view any of the internal options in center field as viable everyday players in 2022." It seems president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, general manager Sam Fuld and the rest of the front office are planning to look for a new regular.
Both Moniak and Haseley are former top ten picks, with Moniak going first overall back in 2016. There's no question both players' stocks have fallen over the years since, though. Moniak is coming off a .238/.299/.447 showing with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He's still just 23 years old, but Baseball America wrote midseason that many evaluators now project the left-handed hitter "as a fourth or fifth outfielder" without any standout physical tools.
Haseley has a generally solid minor league track record, but he's been a below-average hitter over his big league tenure. Across 355 plate appearances, he owns a .264/.322/.373 line with five home runs. The left-handed hitter has quality bat-to-ball skills, but he's not walked a whole lot and has hit for virtually no power. He opened the 2021 season as the Phils' center fielder but took a leave of absence after nine games. Assigned to Lehigh Valley upon returning to the team, he hit some uncharacteristic minor league struggles (.224/.282/.295 over 170 trips to the plate).
Each of Moniak or Haseley could remain on hand as depth, but Gelb suggests the Phils could be willing to trade either player coming out of the transactions freeze. As he notes, both players were selected under previous GM Matt Klentak, and the new regime may be more willing to part with the one-time top prospects. Their respective trade values have surely fallen from their peaks, but it's likely there'd still be moderate interest around the league in each player were the Phils to make them available.
Regardless of whether Moniak and/or Haseley begin the year in Philadelphia, it seems evident the club will look outside the organization for help. Yet that desire is complicated by the barren free agent outlook at the position. Starling Marte was the only slam-dunk regular center fielder available in free agency this offseason. He's already signed with the division-rival Mets; utilityman Chris Taylor re-upped with the Dodgers.
Kris Bryant has some center field experience, but it'd be a stretch to rely on him to man the position everyday. He's better suited for third base and/or the corner outfield. Other than Bryant, the center field candidates still available are limited. Herrera's probably not coming back. At age 38, Brett Gardner's not an ideal fit for a regular centerfield role. Kevin Pillar, Danny Santana and Jarrod Dyson are all fourth/fifth outfield types themselves.
For the Phils to find a definitive upgrade, that probably requires turning to the trade market. Byron Buxton would have been a prime target, but he and the Twins agreed to a nine-figure extension. Who else might the Phils look into?
Controllable Stars With Questionable Trade Availability
There are a few big names who rival clubs have inquired about in recent months, but it's not clear any of them will wind up on the move. The Diamondbacks won't entirely rule out the possibility of trading Ketel Marte, but they've shown little inclination to do so. That'd take a massive haul, and Marte's probably a better fit defensively at second base than he is in center.
The Orioles are willing to listen to offers on breakout star Cedric Mullins. Being amenable to offers is far different than actively trying to trade the player, though, and the O's are under no pressure to make a deal. Mullins is controllable for another four seasons (barring changes to the service time structure). He's not yet making much more than the league minimum salary, and the Orioles can't rebuild forever. As with Marte, he may not be truly "untouchable," but a serious offer for Mullins would require parting with plenty of young talent. That's no easy move for any club, but it'd be especially difficult for the Phillies, whose farm system Baseball America slotted among the league's bottom five in August.
The Pirates have gotten calls on Bryan Reynolds, another All-Star controllable through 2026. Reports in advance of the trade deadline suggested Pittsburgh was more apt to build around Reynolds than trade him, though. They rebuffed inquiries from multiple clubs this summer, and there's little indication they've changed their tune about moving him over the intervening months.
Most Straightforward Trade Candidates
If those stars aren't attainable, where could the Phillies look? The most obvious answer is to Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, who's due $14.5MM this year (including the buyout on a 2023 club option). Philadelphia has already been linked to the three-time Gold Glove winner this offseason. There's no question he'd be an upgrade defensively, as he's perhaps the game's top gloveman in the outfield. Kiermaier's bat tends to hover around league average, but that'd still be a marked improvement over the production Philly got in 2021. The concern with Kiermaier is one of durability; he's only once exceeded 500 plate appearances in a season, with his all-out playing style taking a significant toll on his body over the years.
Kiermaier's teammate, Manuel Margot, might also be available. He's projected for a $5MM arbitration salary in his final year of club control. He's a bit worse than Kiemaier on both sides of the ball, but he's also more affordable and is a strong defensive option in his own right.
The A's are generally expected to retool this winter. Oakland hasn't traditionally been willing to undergo a complete teardown and rebuild, and the motivation for their anticipated roster shakeup this winter would be financial. At a projected $2.8MM salary, Ramón Laureano is less likely to wind up on the move than some of his higher-priced teammates. Teams figure to at least check in with the A's about Laureano's availability coming out of the lockout, but his status is complicated by a performance-enhancing drug suspension that'll linger into the first month of next season.
There are a couple talented but underperforming options who might be worth a change-of-scenery attempt. Víctor Robles has been surpassed by Lane Thomas on the Nationals' center field depth chart. It's possible Washington makes him available, although pulling off a deal is made more difficult by the intra-divisional factor. The Rockies could trade Raimel Tapia. In the cases of both Robles and Tapia, though, there's a chance neither player proves to be all that definitive an upgrade over the Phils' in-house options.
If Philadelphia's amenable to taking on money, a few additional possibilities arise. The Blue Jays' Randal Grichuk is due a bit more than $20MM combined over the next two seasons. The Yankees' Aaron Hicks, meanwhile, is signed through 2025 at around $10MM per year. Neither player would land that kind of contract were they free agents now, so Toronto or New York would have to offset salary in some fashion to incentivize Philadelphia to make that kind of move.
There's also some chance the Dodgers are open to moving Cody Bellinger, who's in line for a $17MM salary after avoiding arbitration. Los Angeles isn't just going to give Bellinger away — they'd have non-tendered him were that the case — but it's not out of the question they make him available on the heels of a dismal 2021 season. As with Robles and Tapia, each member of this group comes with their own performance and/or injury question marks though.
Outside-The-Box Possibilities
The Astros have reportedly poked around the market for an impact center fielder of late. They'll face similar challenges pulling off a deal as the Phils or anyone else. But if Houston managed to acquire someone like Mullins or Reynolds? Then their incumbent group of promising yet not quite established center fielders (Chas McCormick, Jake Meyers and José Siri) might be available. Houston did trade Myles Straw at the deadline when he hadn't been a traditional trade candidate, although they may not want to make a similar move unless they first pull in a controllable star from somewhere else.
The Angels saw top prospect Brandon Marsh make his big league debut in 2021. He struggled offensively, but he's a highly-regarded defender who's probably best suited in center. If Los Angeles brings Mike Trout back to play center, maybe they'd consider moving Marsh for the right offer, but it's tough to see a swap that lines up between the two hopeful contenders.
The Twins aren't trading Buxton, but could they be swayed on Max Kepler? He's primarily a right fielder but he's capable of holding his own in center. Kepler has taken a step back over the past two seasons after seeming to break out in 2019, but even his 2021 form would be a marked upgrade over what the Phils got last year. With young corner outfielders Alex Kirilloff and Trevor Larnach also at the big league level, a Kepler trade can't be completely ruled out. Yet it'd be a tough sell for a Twins' front office that's still hoping to contend in 2022.
There are different avenues for Dombrowski, Fuld and the front office to explore. But almost all of them come with some form of caveat or potential hold-up, making the need for center field help a complicated one for the Phillies (or other clubs in a similar position, for that matter) to address.
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Phillies Claim Tyler Phillips, Place Adam Haseley On COVID List
By Mark Polishuk | July 24, 2021 at 4:05pm CDT
The Phillies have claimed right-hander Tyler Phillips off waivers from the Rangers. Phillips was designated for assignment by Texas earlier this week. In another move announced by the Phils, outfielder Adam Haseley was placed on Philadelphia's COVID-related injury list.
A 16th-round pick for the Rangers back in 2015, Phillips is still only 23, but he hasn't found much success pitching at either the Double-A or Triple-A levels. Phillips has a 4.72 ERA over 108 2/3 frames at Double-A Frisco, comprised of two separate stints in Frisco sandwiched around the canceled 2020 minor league season. Making the jump to Triple-A this season for the first time, Phillips has fared even worse, with a 9.90 ERA and more walks (12) than strikeouts (11) in his first 10 innings of work.
That small sample size was enough to make Phillips expendable in the Rangers' eyes, though the Phillies will now see if a change of scenery can get him on track. Phillips did show some potential as a starter in the lower minors, delivering some good groundball numbers and (his control problems this season notwithstanding) limiting walks.
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NL Roster Moves: Marlins, Rogers, Reds, Santillan, Phillies, Haseley, De Los Santos
By TC Zencka | June 12, 2021 at 1:42pm CDT
Marlins' breakout starter Trevor Rogers has been placed on the injured list without an injury designation, per Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald (via Twitter). It's safe to assume the move relates to COVID-19 in some form or fashion, though speculatively speaking, it could be that Rogers is dealing with side effects from the vaccine. McPherson notes that the injured list stint is not expected to be long. That's obviously welcome news for the Marlins, given Rogers performance in 13 starts this season. The 23-year-old rookie has logged 75 2/3 stellar innings with a 2.02 ERA/2.56 FIP.
In the meantime, Preston Guilmet had his contract selected, and he has been added to the active roster. The 33-year-old has not appeared in the Majors since 2018. He owns a 9.27 career ERA in 33 innings dating back to his 2013 debut with the Indians. Guilmet has also seen game action with the Orioles, Rays, Brewers, Cardinals, and Blue Jays. Elsewhere in the National League…
The Reds have recalled reliever Tony Santillan from Triple-A Louisville this morning, per the team. Santillan, 24, will make his Major League debut if he gets in a game. Fangraphs ranked him as the Reds' 14th-ranked prospect at the start of this season, while Baseball America has him as high as ninth, noting some late-game potential for Santillan down the line.
The Phillies recalled Enyel De Los Santos from Triple-A, optioning catcher Rafael Marcan to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, per the team. Outfielder Adam Haseley was also reinstated from the restricted list and optioned to Triple-A.
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Phillies Outright Brady Lail
The Phillies announced Thursday that right-hander Brady Lail has been assigned outright to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. That announcement indicates that he went unclaimed on waivers.
As MLB.com's Todd Zolecki points out (via Twitter), the Phils need to make a 40-man move in order to open a spot for Adam Haseley's reinstatement from the restricted list by Saturday. Haseley has been on the restricted list since April 14 after stepping away from the team due to undisclosed personal matters. He returned to the organization in mid-May and had a 30-day window to get up to speed in Triple-A.
Lail, 27, was claimed off waivers from the Mariners back on May 23 and has yet to appear in the big leagues. He tossed a scoreless frame in his organizational debut with Lehigh Valley's IronPigs, but Lail was tagged for five runs his next time out and surrendered another two runs in his third outing with the Phillies' top affiliate.
Lail has spent the bulk of his career with the Yankees organization but began to bounce around the league in journeyman fashion in 2019. He's since been with the White Sox and Mariners, in addition to the Phillies. Lail has strong numbers up through the Double-A level in the minors but has been hit hard in Triple-A and in the big leagues. Through 21 MLB frames, he has an even 6.00 ERA and has surrendered seven home runs.
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Phillies' Adam Haseley Returns From Personal Leave
By Connor Byrne | May 14, 2021 at 3:52pm CDT
Outfielder Adam Haseley has rejoined the Phillies after a month-long leave of absence, Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer was among those to report.
Haseley stepped away on April 14 for personal reasons, leading the Phillies to place him on the restricted list. He can remain on that list for up to another 30 days, and in the meantime, Haseley will get back in shape at the Phillies' facility in Clearwater, Fla. Expectations are that he will go on a minor league rehab assignment when he's ready.
Haseley, now 25, was the eighth overall pick of the Phillies in the 2017 draft. He has since hit well in the minors, including a line of .294/.337/.471 (116 wRC+) with two home runs during his 78-plate appearance Triple-A debut in 2019. However, that success so far hasn't carried over to the majors, where Haseley has batted .264/.322/.373 (84 wRC+) with five home runs in 355 PA. He got off to a slow start across 21 PA this season (.190/.190/.238) for a club that hasn't found a solution in center field. Odubel Herrera, Mickey Moniak and Roman Quinn have joined Haseley in struggling to varying degrees.
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Phillies Place Adam Haseley On Restricted List, Recall Mickey Moniak
By Steve Adams | April 14, 2021 at 2:10pm CDT
The Phillies announced that outfielder Adam Haseley is stepping away from the team for an "undetermined amount of time" due to personal reasons. He'll be placed on the restricted list while he is away from the team, and Mickey Moniak has been recalled from the team's alternate training site to fill his spot on the active roster.
Haseley, who just turned 25 this week, was out to a slow start to the season but had a brilliant Spring Training and has been a solid contributor for the Phils since debuting in 2019. Through 334 plate appearances between the 2019-20 seasons, he slashed .269/.330/.382 with strong defensive ratings in the outfield. The Phillies declined to provide any additional detail as to the reason for Haseley's leave of absence.
Moniak was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 draft and still has just 18 plate appearances under his belt. He had a monster spring showing, though, hitting .273/.385/.727 with two doubles, two homers and a triple in 26 trips to the plate. Moniak's prospect status has obviously tumbled since he was taken with that top overall pick, but it's far too early to write him off. He won't even turn 23 until next month, and while his .252/.303/.439 batting line from Double-A in 2019 may not look like much, it was 15 percent better than the league-average in an extraordinarily pitcher-friendly setting.
Moniak now seems to have a clear path to fairly regular playing time. Roman Quinn will still factor into the center field mix as well, but Moniak's left-handed bat would be on the larger side of any platoon arrangement, and the Phillies undoubtedly want to see what their former top pick can do when given a significant role.
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NL East Notes: Conforto, Martin, Haseley
By Mark Polishuk | April 4, 2021 at 10:01pm CDT
Extension talks between Michael Conforto and the Mets "have yet to grow serious," according to MLB.com's Anthony DiComo, who also reports that the two sides never got to the point where numbers were exchanged. An earlier report two weeks ago stated that the Mets made an initial offer to Conforto, though both items aren't necessarily contradictory — it could be that the Mets never got an official counter-offer back from Conforto's representatives at the Boras Corporation, or perhaps the Mets' offer was more exploratory in nature. Regardless, it remains to be seen if any negotiating will take place before Conforto hits the free agent market after the season. The outfielder told DiComo, Ken Davidoff of the New York Post, and other reporters today that he was "not interested in really talking about" the subject any further, and agent Scott Boras told Davidoff in a text message that "as is the custom when the season begins, [we are] focusing on the performance of the players."
In other news, Conforto revealed that he and his fiancee tested positive for the coronavirus during the offseason, about two weeks before Conforto reported to Spring Training. His fiancee suffered some moderate symptoms while Conforto didn't suffer much beyond some shortness of breath.
More from around the NL East…
Braves reliever Chris Martin left today's game due to an unspecified finger issue, manager Brian Snitker told reporters (including The Athletic's David O'Brien). Martin pitched to five batters during the eighth inning, sandwiching two outs around three consecutive singles to Phillies batters that resulted in the game's winning run. It remains to be seen how serious Martin's problem could be, and an absence would be a tough loss to the bullpen considering Martin's 2.45 ERA and outstanding 30.93% strikeout rate over 36 2/3 innings in an Atlanta uniform from 2019-20.
After leaving Thursday's game with tightness in his left hamstring, Adam Haseley was able to return to the Phillies' starting lineup today, collecting a single in two plate appearances. As Scott Lauber of the Philadelphia Inquirer notes, Haseley seems to have the edge over switch-hitter Roman Quinn in what should ostensibly be a platoon in center field, but manager Joe Girardi told Lauber and other reporters that "there's no exact science to" the duo's usage. "If Q has some good days, or one of them gets hot, I'll play them….Q contributed the other day. They're both going to have to help out," Girardi said.
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NL East Notes: Mets, Conforto, Phillies, Marlins
By Mark Polishuk,Connor Byrne and Anthony Franco | March 30, 2021 at 9:11pm CDT
With the Mets still engaged in extension talks with Francisco Lindor, MLB.com's Anthony DiComo tweets that the team is waiting to resolve things with Lindor before continuing negotiations with their other major extension candidate, Michael Conforto. Lindor has made it clear that he wants to reach a new deal by Opening Day, whereas Conforto and agent Scott Boras have each expressed a bit more flexibility to talk during the season, though Conforto has said he would "ideally" prefer to also have a potential new contract finalized before games get underway.
More from the NL East…
The Phillies announced this afternoon they've reassigned outfielder Odúbel Herrera to the alternate training site. Adam Haseley has made the Opening Day roster. Herrera and Haseley were among the group competing for the Phils' center field job. The latter was set back by an early-March groin strain but has apparently made a quick enough recovery to be ready for Thursday's season opener.
In other Phillies news, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski told reporters (including Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer) that top prospect Spencer Howard will work primarily out of the bullpen in 2021. It's not a permanent switch, as Dombrowski stressed the organization sees Howard as a starting pitcher long-term. The Phils are being particularly cautious in monitoring the young righty's innings after he worked just 71 minor-league frames in 2019 and was limited to 24.1 MLB innings during last year's shortened season.
The Marlins have sold the naming rights to their ballpark, Danilo J. Santos of the Fish Stripes blog reported (Twitter link). Mortgage company loanDepot purchased the rights, and thus the former Marlins Park will now be known as loanDepot Park, according to Fox Sports 640's Andy Slater (via Twitter). Terms of the multi-year contract haven't been announced, though as the Miami Herald's Barry Jackson notes, the news concludes the Marlins' long search for a naming-rights partner that has been ongoing since the stadium opened in 2012.
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Phillies To Select Ronald Torreyes, Release C.J. Chatham
By TC Zencka | March 28, 2021 at 8:08pm CDT
After the Phillies made the surprising decision to option Scott Kingery to Triple-A, manager Joe Girardi was in need of a utility option for his opening day roster. Thus, Ronald Torreyes has been told that he made the team, per MLB.com's Todd Zolecki (via Twitter). Torreyes, 28, appeared in four games with the Phillies in 2020, though he saw significant playing time with the Yankees from 2016 to 2018. Also appearing for the Dodgers and Twins, Torreyes owns a career .277/.306/.369 line in 639 plate appearances across six years. He has mostly split his time between second, third, and short, though he has technically seen time in each of the three outfield positions, albeit sparingly.
The Phillies also announced the release of C.J. Chatham, per the Athletic's Matt Gelb (via Twitter). The right-handed infielder and former second-round pick of the Red Sox was another contender for the roster spot that went to Torreyes. Chatham has yet to make his Major League debut, though he posted a solid season in the upper minors in 2019. He marked a .297/.333/.403 in 376 plate appearances in Double-A and a .302/.333/.430 in 91 plate appearances with Triple-A Pawtucket.
Torreyes' presence on the roster likely means that only two of Adam Haseley, Roman Quinn, and Odubel Herrera will make the team. The likeliest outcome is that Haseley begins the season in the minors. He has options remaining and missed a decent chunk of the spring due to injury. Quinn has the best numbers this spring with a .294/.351/.441 line across 38 plate appearance, and since he is out of options, it's safe to assume he'll make the roster. That said, the stats themselves aren't necessarily the barometer that Girardi and company are using to make these roster decisions.
Philadelphia does have two open spots on their 40-man roster. Torreyes needs one of those spots, however, and Matt Joyce would need one as well if he makes the team. Herrera and Brandon Kintzler are also roster candidates who would need to be added to the 40-man.
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NL East Health Notes: Soroka, Phillies, Nats, D. Smith
By Connor Byrne | March 19, 2021 at 10:11pm CDT
Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos told Fox Sports South that right-hander Mike Soroka could make his season debut in mid-April, David O'Brien of The Athletic relays. Soroka got through his third simulated game of the spring without any issues Friday. The 23-year-old remains on the comeback trail from a torn right Achilles that limited him to three starts last season. Before that, Soroka burst on the scene with 174 2/3 innings of 2.68 ERA pitching in 2019.
More from the National League East:
Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto played a sim game Friday and could make his Grapefruit League debut next week, manager Joe Girardi announced (via Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer). The star has been on the mend from a fractured right thumb. Girardi added that outfielder Adam Haseley is "ahead of schedule" in his recovery from a groin strain. Haseley, who went down March 5, hasn't officially been ruled out for Opening Day.
Sticking with the Phillies, righty Vince Velasquez has an oblique injury, Girardi told Matt Gelb of The Athletic and other reporters. The severity is unknown, but oblique injuries often lead to absences that last for multiple weeks. It could be another shot to Philly's staff, which has also seen Zach Eflin and Spencer Howard deal with injuries this spring. Velasquez could be their fifth starter to open 2021 if Eflin and Howar aren't ready to go. In the event all three are shelved, though, it might open the door for veteran minor league addition Ivan Nova to claim a job.
Nationals center fielder Victor Robles exited Friday's game with back tightness, per Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post. It doesn't seem particularly serious, but the Nats will know more Saturday. Meanwhile, it was an encouraging day for righty Stephen Strasburg, who got through a 74-pitch sim game without any problems, Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com tweets. A calf injury has slowed Strasburg this spring, after the former World Series MVP missed almost all of 2020 – the first season of a seven-year, $245MM contract – with carpal tunnel syndrome.
Mets slugger Dominic Smith informed Anthony DiComo of MLB.com and other reporters that he could return to Grapefruit League action as early as Sunday. Smith, the favorite to start in left field for the Mets, has been dealing with a right wrist issue that has sidelined him for the past couple of the days. He posted back-to-back excellent seasons at the plate from 2019-20, during which he combined for a .299/.366/.571 line with 21 home runs in 396 PA.
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Everyone knows that Paris is the "City of Light", full of romantics and foodies, but do you know all of the city's little quirks?
From swearing at hurling games to getting hopelessly lost in Dublin, here are my first impressions of Ireland.
London is a city on top of everyones bucket list – and for a good reason! The city is amazing, full of history and beauty, with famous landmarks that are must-sees as well as lesser-known gems.
But London is quite expensive as well, so long trips can be hard on your pursestrings. Sometimes a long weekend is all the time you can take. Therefore, here is my guide to a three day trip in London!
One often hopes as a child that someday, they'll find a place that looks like a their favorite storybook come alive – somewhere they can easily imagine sword fights and magic and otherworldly creatures roaming about. I'm one of the lucky few who can actually say that they've visited such a place.
South Korea is most known for technology, popular culture, the recent Olympics, and delicious (and spicy) food. But have you ever heard of Jimjilbangs?
Sports are a huge part of Irish culture. The Irish love strength, passion, speed, and tradition, especially with a beer in hand.
Whereas you can find non-Irish sports such as basketball, soccer, etc in the country, there are three traditional sports that reign supreme, drawing crowds by the millions. Here is a quick breakdown of their three most popular sports.


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Q: Debugging firebase cloud functions How do I debug with visual studio code firebase-database trigger functions?
I tried the emulator, but I get an error when I call this
functions debug myMethod

C:\functions\functions>functions debug createUserChat
ERROR: Error: Function myMethod in location us-central1 in project myProject does not exist
at C:\Users\Dev\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\@google-cloud\functions-emulator\node_modules\grpc\src\client.js:554:15

This code I want to debug
require('@google-cloud/debug-agent').start({ allowExpressions: true });;

const functions = require('firebase-functions'),
        admin = require('firebase-admin'),
        logging = require('@google-cloud/logging')();
        admin.initializeApp(functions.config().firebase);

exports.myMethod= functions.database.ref('Tasks/{taskID}/taskStatus').onUpdate(event =>{
       // do sth.
});

this is my launch file
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
    {
        "name": "Debug Function",
        "type": "node",
        "request": "attach",
        "port": 5858
    }
]
}

A: debug-agent required only for remote debugging. If you want to debug function locally use Cloud Functions Emulator.
https://cloud.google.com/functions/docs/emulator

A: In a simple steps i did the following and I am not only able to debug the function but I gain auto rebuild every time I made a change:
first create a launcher like this (I suppose you use vs-code):
{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "type": "node",
      "request": "attach",
      "name": "Debug",
      "port": 9229
    }
  ]
}

After that run this two commandes separately:
npm run build:watch

firebase emulators:start --inspect-functions

Happy debugging

A: You can make it work on Visual Studio Code using Firebase functions 1.0 without having to change anything on the function code.
And your launch configuration seems to be correct...
You basically just need to set the FIREBASE_CONFIG environment variable properly when running the functions deploy command.
Something like (don not forget to escape the " characters):
FIREBASE_CONFIG="{\"databaseURL\":\"https://YOUR-FIREBASE-PROJECT.firebaseio.com\",\"storageBucket\":\"YOUR-FIREBASE-PROJECT.appspot.com\",\"projectId\":\"YOUR-FIREBASE-PROJECT\"}
functions deploy --trigger-http --timeout 600s FUNCTION_NAME

This works with Firebase Functions 1.0 because in the new version Firebase functions read it's configuration from the environment (https://firebase.google.com/docs/functions/beta-v1-diff#new_initialization_syntax_for_firebase_admin)
After that, you just run normally the functions debug FUNCTION_NAME [--port] to start the function debugger and run your 'Attach' VS Code configuration.
I wrote a little tutorial on that with more details and images:
https://medium.com/@mwebler/debugging-firebase-functions-with-vs-code-3afab528bb36

A: use firebase emulators:start --inspect-functions --only functions
more in the docs: https://firebase.google.com/docs/emulator-suite/install_and_configure
using npm ls -g --depth=0 ├── firebase-tools@9.2.2 ├── firebase@8.2.5
related question and answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/65430902/965666
previously (no longer works with the above updated versions):
try: ndb firebase serve
this opens a specific Chrome browser with the debugging tools and can be a little slow to instrument all the child processes, so give it a some time. Once running it should hit debugger breakpoints, etc.

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*https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/ndb

*more detail https://stackoverflow.com/a/56715735/965666

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Ahh! Rapper Lil Loaded KILLED [Brutally] in POLICE Custody, after Being Arrested on Murder Suspicion
By Rahul Singh
Rahul Singh
Dashawn Robertson, aka Lil Loaded, an aspiring rapper has tragically died at the age of 20. The talented young performer passed away last night and authorities have confirmed his death to be a suicide on Monday morning. Ashkan Mehryari, the rapper's attorney released a statement confirming the cause of death as being from self-inflicted wounds but is not revealing any more information about what transpired in this tragic event that cost such promising talent for our music industry so soon.
The Dallas rapper, Lil Loaded, has a bright and promising future in the music career. Recording Industry Association of America recently certified his song 6locc6a6y gold on May 25th for more than 29 million views on YouTube.
The 20-year old rapper behind the 2019's summer hit 6locc 6a6y was tragically murdered. Recording Industry Association of America certified it gold on May 25th while its YouTube views are well over 29 million and counting!
A post shared by Lil Loaded ✌🏾👍🏾♿ (@lil_loaded)
As a result of an arrest warrant last November, the rapper turned himself into authorities. The Sheriff's Office charged him with murder and he was booked at Dallas County Jail. Reports say that Robertson had been outside Khalil Walker's home when gunshots rang out back on October 25th; Cameron Walker also reportedly testified against his brother-in-law for this crime as well.
The law has finally caught up to rapper, Roberston. He turned himself into the Dallas County Jail in November of last year after being charged with murder for shooting his best friend 18-year-old Khalil Walker on October 25th while he was outside at a convenience store. Cameron and Robertson both fled from the scene before more shots were fired which killed two bystanders who tried to intervene when they saw him shoot Wilson earlier that morning.
Rapper Lil Loaded Fans are so Upset
Younger people and talented artists are continuously dying, leaving behind devastated fans. For example, Lil Loaded was a rapper who passed away recently after signing with Epic Records in 2019 following his popularity on the single "6locc 6a6y."
Lil Loaded is a 20-year old rapper who collaborated with Chicago's own King Von, before his untimely death last December. The single Avatar has amassed more than six million views on YouTube and the release of Criptape in 2020 after their debut mixtape 6locc6a6y was an even bigger hit for Lil Load that gathered over 39 million views on YouTube!
The rapper was charged with one count of manslaughter in March 2021. They were set to appear on the hearing for their murder case at a court date next month, June 1st.
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Q: Diferencias entre las herramientas ASP.Net de las de un HTML normal Estoy empezando en esto de programar Web en ASP.Net y he visto que en Visual Studio en el cuadro de herramientas puedes poner un <asp:Button> y cosas de este estilo.
¿En qué cambiaría un <asp:Button> de un <Button> , como si fuera un HTML normal?

A: Bueno la diferencia entre un <asp:button> y un <button> es que el <asp:button> tiene muchas propiedades accesibles por código mientras el <button> normal tienes que colocarlas por CSS o Javascript.
ASP.Net es un framework que tiene muchas cosas ya hechas solo para que tu las uses a tu mejor conveniencia... entre estas manipulación de base de datos, HTML solo es el maqueado de datos...
Si vas iniciar con web, busca algún framework que se te acomodo es lo mejor para trabajar... claro que puedes hacer todo con HTML, CSS y Javascript... pero es mas practico y rápido trabajar con frameworks... hay varios ASP.Net(mvc), Ruby on Rails, PHP Laravel... el que mas te guste...

A: Lo primero de todo, tu pregunta no es muy legible. Pero creo entender lo que estas preguntado.
Microsoft mismo te dice las siguientes características:
ASP.NET incluye:

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*Marco de trabajo de página y controles

*Compilador de ASP.NET

*Infraestructura de seguridad

*Funciones de administración de estado

*Configuración de la aplicación

*Supervisión de estado y características de rendimiento

*Capacidad de depuración

*Marco de trabajo de servicios Web XML

*Entorno de host extensible y administración del ciclo de vida de las

*aplicaciones

*Entorno de diseñador extensible

Yo personalmente, llevo bastante trabajando con asp.net y debo decirte que, si vas a crear un proyecto medianamente grande, te sera de gran ayuda utilizar esta tecnología, de lo contrario, si es un pequeño proyecto, la curva de aprendizaje es bastante grande, por lo que no te recomendaría utilizarla, y limitarme al html puro con php.

A: La principal diferencia es el acceso al control desde tu codigo .net, si defines un  podras accederlo por su nombre desde el codigo asociado a la pagina, el aspx.cs, mientras que un tag html no podras hacerlo, salvo que el definas la propiedad runat="server" con lo cual lo conviertes en un html control.
Información general sobre los controles de servidor Web ASP.NET
En el articulo explica la diferencia entre los "Controles de servidor HTML" y los "Controles de servidor Web", esta claro que los controles que asp.net provee permiten controlar el render y acceder a una gama mas amplia de eventos en el servidor

A: Un  es un control del servidor, esto incluye código JavaScript que realiza las llamadas PostBack (es la comunicacion del cliente con el servidor cuando se lanza un evento de un control de ASP.Net), a diferencia del <button> de HTML que solo se renderea en el explorador con las propiedades definidas.


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Conventional success? Re-evaluating the passive approach
by David Robertson, CFA
For those with a predilection for self-improvement, there have never been better times. For almost any endeavor there is a useful "how-to" video on YouTube, a great book a click away on Amazon, and a wealth of knowledge available through basic Google searches or even free online courses.
Among the great resources for investors is David Swensen's book, Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment. Although the book came out several years ago, it still provides a solid intellectual foundation for how to approach investing. At the time Swensen recommended that "investors engage not-for-profit fund management companies to create broadly diversified, passively managed portfolios." While that advice has proven quite useful for individual investors and small institutions, it was also made twelve years ago. How does it stand up today?
Before answering that question, it helps to understand Swensen's background. Importantly, as the longstanding head of Yale's endowment, he brings an unusual combination of knowledge, experience, and honesty regarding the world of investment services. This means that not only is he more than capable of understanding a wide array of investments, but he is also in a position to be brutally honest about the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Given this, Swensen highlights some of the key principles he uses to evaluate investment approaches. One is that long term investors should focus on equities over other asset classes in order to benefit from their better returns over time. Another is that the act of evaluating active managers takes a nontrivial amount of effort and resources - that can only be justified by superior results. Swensen argued that since most individual investors (or small institutions for that matter) don't have the time and resources to engage in such an effort, the best approach is to opt for easy, low cost, general exposure to the markets - for which passive funds fit the bill.
At the time, when the book was published in 2005, investing in passive funds also satisfied another important criterion for Swensen; it was an "unconventional" approach because so few were doing it. Indeed, Swensen saw fit to quote Keynes on the matter in order to emphasize its importance: "Slavishly following conventional wisdom proves unwise, as the frequently trod path often leads to disappointment."
Twelve years on, investing in passive funds can hardly be called unconventional any longer. According to John Bogle [here], "Since 2007, equity index mutual funds have enjoyed capital inflows of $1.8 trillion." That's an enormous amount of money, much of which came at the expense of active funds. The Financial Times also recently highlighted the increasing market share of passive funds [here], "Sanford Bernstein predicts that more than 50 per cent of equity assets under management in the US will be passively managed by January."
An important part of the reason for focusing on an unconventional approach is that when ideas become "conventional" they often get overdone and ultimately "lead to disappointment." This is especially important in regards to passive investing because the relative utility of the approach is based on the critical premise that markets are reasonably efficient. When most stock prices pretty fairly reflect the discounted sum of their expected cash flows, then passive investing offers an attractive low cost alternative to active management.
When market are not as efficient, however, the relative attractiveness of active management becomes much greater - and there is evidence this is happening now. For example, the FT recently noted the observations of Mustafa Sagun, chief investment officer for global equities at Principal Global Investors: "But we are seeing some short-term anomalies, some movements that aren't caused by fundamentals."
In addition, the FT also reported that researchers from Stanford, Emory University and the Interdisciplinary Center of Herzliya in Israel "found that increased ETF ownership sapped shares of their tradeability and how efficiently they respond to shifting fundamentals such as earnings, even as the correlation to the broader stock market and overall returns increased." They concluded: "our evidence suggests the growth of ETFs may have (unintended) long-run consequences for the pricing efficiency of the underlying securities."
At very least then, it appears as if much of the success of passive investing is behind us. At worst, its past success has undermined its future usefulness relative to active investing. In addition, there is also increasing evidence that the attractiveness of general exposure to stocks has declined in absolute terms because of diminishing market opportunities.
As Bogle notes, traditional index funds "ensure that investors will earn their fair share of whatever returns the market delivers, positive or negative." When valuations are high, though, expected returns can turn negative and that means the "fair" share of passive returns is likely to be negative.
This is exactly what the evidence is currently suggesting. The respected investment firm Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo (GMO) estimated expected returns of -3.8% for US large cap stocks in their March 31, 2017 forecast and -3.2% for US small caps. And GMO is not alone. John Hussman also writes frequently on valuation and notes [here], "From the standpoint of individual stocks, the median price/revenue ratio of S&P 500 components is now more than 50% beyond the 2000 extreme, and establishes the present moment as the single most extreme point of broad market overvaluation in U.S. history."
While these numbers are frightening enough, John Mauldin, provides a more vivid illustration [here]: "30.7% of the 2000 stocks in that small-cap [Russell] index had less than zero earnings for the previous 12 months, as of 3/22/17." Further, "A chart in the Wall Street Journal shows that the price-to-earnings ratio for the Russell 2000 was 81.46 as of May 26. That is not a typo."
The challenge here is that despite the fact that equities do tend to outperform other assets over very long periods of time, they don't always outperform. In some instances stocks are subject to significant, or even total, loss. Given the extremely elevated level of valuations and the commensurate expectation of low returns currently, it would be very hard for a fiduciary to conscientiously recommend rote exposure to stocks for investors with anything less than a ten to fifteen year time horizon. That leaves a lot of passive investors exposed.
So this raises a critical issue. If there are times when stocks are really attractive, but also times when they are really unattractive, how can one adapt to those changing conditions without devoting a lot of resources? This is the core weakness of any passive approach - whether it is related to security selection or asset allocation. It doesn't change even when conditions do.
In such instances, it is important to recognize the changes and to adapt to the new market conditions. This is exactly what Richard Bookstaber recommends in his new book, The End of Theory: Financial Crises, the Failure of Economics, and the Sweep of Human Interaction. In it, he notes, "The basic message is that when there is a high degree of complexity [as there is in capital markets], you have to figure it out as you go.
Getting help in navigating a changing landscape, however, is admittedly a nontrivial task. Indeed Swensen himself noted that, "Most investors have scant access to truly unbiased, objective investment advice." While reasonably priced, objective investment advice can still be hard to find, the value of such advice rises with downside risks. Pretending such risks don't exist doesn't help.
That said, Swensen was right to highlight many of the shortcomings of active management, the costs of which must be outweighed by benefits. Since Swensen was primarily speaking to individual investors, he focused most of his attention on actively managed mutual funds which, at the time, were the dominant form of managed exposure to equities. He described, "As I gathered information for my new book, the data clearly pointed to the failure of active management by profit-seeking mutual fund managers to produce satisfactory results for individual investors."
One of the primary reasons that mutual funds "fail to produce satisfactory results" is based on a popular misconception that Swensen reveals. Many investors consider mutual fund companies to be primarily investment organizations, but they really aren't. Most for-profit mutual fund companies are really marketing organizations that are more oriented to gathering assets than anything else. The reason is clear; it is easier and more profitable to gather assets than to actually manage them well. The result is also clear; many mutual fund companies are replete with conflicts of interest that persistently erode investor returns.
Nobody understands this as well as John Bogle. Among the largest fund managers that are publicly owned or owned by financial conglomerates, he notes that conflicts of interest are actually magnified: "The principals and managers of those firms owe a fiduciary duty not only to their mutual fund shareholders but also to their public owners."
With this perspective on mutual funds, it is much easier to see why they so often fail investors. Many of the problems are simply a function of business choices - and this is probably most easily observed in mutual fund fees. Bogle, well known for his aversion to high fees, illustrates why the issue is so important: "Keep your investment expenses low, for the tyranny of compounding costs can devastate the miracle of compounding returns."
Therein lays the key. It's not so much that fees ought to always be the lowest, per se, but they must be low enough so as to not overwhelm the benefits of compounding returns. Unfortunately, since many mutual fund principles are conflicted in making this tradeoff, their mutual fund shareholders do not benefit nearly as much as they should.
Indeed, Swensen was clear to note that mutual funds are not inherently bad and, to his great credit, also cited examples of actively managed funds that serve investors well. The main question is whether the opportunity provided by such managers exceeds the effort to identify them.
In this regard, things have much improved for investors. It used to be time consuming and costly to evaluate a number of mutual funds - as it was for most things. Back in 2005, for example, the iphone had not even been invented yet.
Since then, internet speeds, computational power and mobile access have massively improved. So has the ability to research items cheaply and easily online. No longer is it the same laborious process for consumers to gather information and compare offerings. Further, offerings that emphasize transparency and inbound marketing can both facilitate consumers' efforts to learn about them and sharply constrain marketing costs at the same time. Of course there are still bad actors in the business that overspend on asset gathering activities to the detriment of their shareholders, but the difference now is that it is much faster and easier to weed them out.
In sum, improvement is an ongoing process and improvement in investing is no different. David Swensen's work, Unconventional Success, is one of the classics in providing investors a very clear and well-argued case for how to approach investing. His basic case is that investors who do not have substantial resources at their disposal should err on the side of cheap, easy, and effective exposure to markets. At the time, these criteria pointed to a passive approach.
As times have changed, so too have the tradeoffs between passive and active approaches, however. Increasingly inefficient markets now provide more opportunities for active managers to outperform. At the same time, the cost and effort of researching active managers has declined precipitously. Further, in light of substantial evidence of overvalued markets, rote exposure has become much riskier while the potential benefits of an active approach to opportunities and risk management have increased. Finally, and interestingly, for active managers seeking to improve, Swensen's work has also served as a guidebook for how to do active management right.
Andy Ferguson link
Passive investing is a game plan that a speculator normally uses implements when making a speculation. Passive investors basically try to match sector performance because they know how difficult it is to out-think the market. The investor has to maintain a well-diversified portfolio in order to make a successful investment. And if anybody considers my slant, then I would say investing through indexing can be the best way for a speculator to achieve diversification. Passive investment approach is subject to complete market risk and the investor should be aware of the fact prior to making the investment.


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Ben served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserves from 1986 - 1992. He currently resides in Porter's Neck, NC with his wife and has one older daughter and a younger set of twins - a boy and a girl.


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Q: What's the difference between port status "LISTENING", "TIME_WAIT", " CLOSE_WAIT" and "ESTABLISHED"? I use netstat to check my port status.
I was wondering what's the difference between port status LISTENING, TIME_WAIT, CLOSE_WAIT, FIN_WAIT1 and ESTABLISHED?

A: The manpage of netstat has a brief description of each state:
   ESTABLISHED
          The socket has an established connection.
   SYN_SENT
          The socket is actively attempting to establish a connection.
   SYN_RECV
          A connection request has been received from the network.
   FIN_WAIT1
          The socket is closed, and the connection is shutting down.
   FIN_WAIT2
          Connection is closed, and the socket is waiting for  a  shutdown
          from the remote end.
   TIME_WAIT
          The socket is waiting after close to handle packets still in the
          network.
   CLOSE  The socket is not being used.
   CLOSE_WAIT
          The remote end has shut down, waiting for the socket to close.
   LAST_ACK
          The remote end has shut down, and the socket is closed.  Waiting
          for acknowledgement.
   LISTEN The  socket is listening for incoming connections.  Such sockets
          are  not  included  in  the  output  unless  you   specify   the
          --listening (-l) or --all (-a) option.
   CLOSING
          Both  sockets are shut down but we still don't have all our data
          sent.
   UNKNOWN
          The state of the socket is unknown.

You can use the state transition diagrams (examples here, here and here) to make better sense of the states.

Consider two programs attempting a socket connection (call them a and b). Both set up sockets and transition to the LISTEN state. Then one program (say a) tries to connect to the other (b). a sends a request and enters the SYN_SENT state, and b receives the request and enters the SYN_RECV state. When b acknowledges the request, they enter the ESTABLISHED state, and do their business. Now a couple of things can happen:

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*a wishes to close the connection, and enters FIN_WAIT1. b receives the FIN request, sends an ACK (then a enters FIN_WAIT2), enters CLOSE_WAIT, tells a it is closing down and the enters LAST_ACK. Once a acknowledges this (and enters TIME_WAIT), b enters CLOSE. a waits a bit to see if anythings is left, then enters CLOSE.

*a and b have finished their business and decide to close the connection (simultaneous closing). When a is in FIN_WAIT, and instead of receiving an ACK from b, it receives a FIN (as b wishes to close it as well), a enters CLOSING. But there are still some messages to send (the ACK that a is supposed to get for its original FIN), and once this ACK arrives, a enters TIME_WAIT as usual.

A: Listen: Service call os using listen() system call "waiting" for a TCP connection. but this system call does not block the server, the service will continue to call accept(), which will block the server when reading an empty queue. after the server calls the listen(), the os will go through the TCP three-way handshake protocol and put an estimated connection into the queue. at this time, the server will wake up from accept() and get a new socket file descriptor for the connection. you can use the new socket fd to read from os queue.
at this time your netstate get into "ESTABLISHED"


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Q: Android Room Database relation issue I would like to make a relation between two tables and I have an issue when doing this.
My first entity is:
@Entity(tableName = "rooms_table")
data class RoomsEntity(
@PrimaryKey
val room_id: Int,
val room_name: String,
val last_message: String,
val room_image: String,
val last_date: Date?,
val new_counter: Int
) {
constructor() : this(0, "","", "", null,0)
}

Second entity is:
@Entity(
tableName = "subscribers_table",
foreignKeys = [ForeignKey(
    entity = RoomsEntity::class,
    parentColumns = arrayOf("subscriber_id"),
        childColumns = arrayOf ("room_id"),
    onDelete = ForeignKey.CASCADE
 ) ]
 )
 data class SubscribersEntity(
 @PrimaryKey
val subscriber_id: Int,
val room_id: Int,
val subscriber_name: String,
val subscriber_image: String
) {
constructor() : this(0, 0, "", "")
}

I have this error when building my project:
"room_id column references a foreign key but it is not part of an index. This may trigger full table scans whenever parent table is modified so you are highly advised to create an index that covers this column."


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Defending Turquoise: A Legal Thriller
Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thriller Series, Book Five
By: John Ellsworth
Narrated by: Adam Verner
Series: Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thriller, Book 5
Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
The Mental Case: A Legal Thriller
Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thriller Series, Book 6
Ansel Largent is a respected Chicago attorney; ferocious in the courtroom but a winner with the jury. Happy at home with wife Libby, a stroke victim. Happy at the office with Melinda, a married woman with a special interest in him. When everything unravels in one night, Ansel's life is put under the microscope, and his plastic character brings his sanity into question. Thaddeus Murfee is hired to defend his most complicated trial yet, but when all the chips are down, even he is struck speechless at the outcome.
Not a Put Down
By Roel C. Castanos on 04-12-20
Chase, the Bad Baby
Childbirth is hard enough under even the best circumstances. But when baby Chase suffers a catastrophic brain injury at birth, his parents are drawn into a hellish whirlwind of medical and legal drama. Thaddeus Murfee, a resourceful, young lawyer, files a malpractice lawsuit on their behalf, but there's one major problem: the hospital has forged medical records to cover up their mistake. When the case takes an unexpected twist, can Thad stay one step ahead?
Too many story lines
By Courtney Y on 12-06-19
Attorney at Large: A Legal Thriller
Thaddeus has everything to lose and the weight of the legal world on his shoulders. A lawyer of four years who has earned his spurs, Murfee finds himself defending three felony crimes - including his own. His new wife has given him a daughter, and he dotes on her. Then the mob comes.
Almost awful!
By Wayne on 08-05-19
Beyond a Reasonable Death: Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thriller
Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thriller, Series 2
Thaddeus Murfee is pursued by the Mob now that he has helped put a godfather behind bars. He decides to file suit on behalf of certain survivors of the Mob's latest murder. He is pursued relentlessly and runs west, where he seeks refuge while he pursues his case against a godfather and attempts to take away his toys in hopes that will end their struggle in this legal thriller.
Great book, but did not like the narrator
By Jennifer Mottershead on 09-08-20
The Girl Who Wrote the New York Times Bestseller: A Legal Thriller
Attorney Thaddeus Murfee is skyjacked to Moscow. Next to him on the plane is Angelina Sosa, a brash 20-something with a degree in journalism from the esteemed University of Chicago. Angelina decides to write a New York Times best seller based on the skyjacking. Angelina tells Thaddeus, who declines all interviews with Angelina and the struggle begins. What follows is an incredible legal thriller in Moscow, where Thaddeus and Angelina are the unwilling guests of the Russian President.
Very violent callous scenes unlike his others
The Defendants (Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers)
Thaddeus Murfee is 25, single, a lawyer of 18 months, and completely unprepared for the murder case that walks in. While Ermeline was passed out, her date carved his name in her breasts. Heavy, thick letters: V-I-C-T-O-R. The guilty party is found murdered. Or was he guilty? Ermeline is arrested because she had motive and opportunity. She hires Thaddeus, who makes his debut defending his first murder case in this courtroom drama.
I feel cheated!
A Young Lawyer's Story
Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thrillers, Book 1
There is no job description and the job isn't advertised anywhere, not even on the Job Board at Georgetown Law. But Thaddeus Murfee just graduated from law school and has $200 left from his student loan. He is so broke he has to borrow his roommate's suit for his first job interview. While he is so desperate to earn rent and food money, he fails to nail down exactly what it is he'll be doing.
Fiction REQUIRES the ability to suspend disbelief!
The Trial Lawyer: A Legal Thriller
Killen Erwin slumps on the other side of the desk, silently waiting for his longtime friend to respond. It's not a question of whether Thaddeus wants to help, but whether he can. Thad barely survived last week's savage attack, and for the first time ever, he's feeling unsure of his abilities in front of a jury. Now, Killen's life has fallen apart: His wife is brazenly sleeping around, he's facing charges for driving drunk and causing a death, and a special prosecutor is hellbent on destroying him.
Thaddeus Murfee Series, Book Twelve
Thaddeus Murfee is back in this twisted tale of two trials, mother and daughter, each claiming to have shot father...He couldn't keep his hands off his stepdaughter. The question becomes, who shot him? The mother or the stepdaughter? Of all his cases, this one is Thaddeus' most memorable and most difficult. Enjoy a front row seat as the courtroom whiz takes on the establishment only to find his entire world turned upside down. It's back and forth, cat-and-mouse until the unthinkable happens.
Horrible, horrible, horrible!
Annie's Verdict
Attorney Michael Gresham has a new go-to person. Her name is Annie, and she's 12. Annie is a savant. She can look at you and, like her idol, Sherlock Holmes, tell you where you're from, whether or not you're happily married, and where you went to school. But now she must use her skills to discover who murdered her entire family, because it looks like the killer was actually looking for her.
Finally on Audible!
By shelley on 01-19-19
Michael Gresham: The Law Partners
Arrested for a murder you didn't commit? Michael Gresham is a criminal attorney who defends his clients with an iron will. They know that when he takes their case, they are probably going to leave the courthouse a free man or free woman. But what happens when the defender becomes the defendant himself? A law partner will have to step up and do for him what he can't do for himself. Isn't that how it should work? Watch up close as a tried and proven criminal defense lawyer is forced to face the most important case of his career.
One hell of a great legal thriller!!
30 Days of Justis
Michael Gresham meets his lost daughter, Cache, in her prison cell. She is scheduled for execution in 30 days. Her other lawyers have given up; there is nothing left to do. On a hunch, Michael reviews ancient records. He is astonished at what he finds. He goes before the appeals court. The lawyers at the other table hammer him; the judges pursue him. He leaves with a heavy heart. With gathering speed, the days tick past.
One of the BEST in the series...
Dead Lawyer on Aisle 11
Michael Gresham is assigned to prosecuting the case against the at-large killer. When Michael's team has tried everything else to find the killer, they turn to 12-year old Annie Gresham to create a criminal profile. Annie, the savant daughter of Michael Gresham, gathers together all the known evidence and begins mining the data. The killer moves closer and closer to the investigators. Now everyone is a potential target, especially those who are getting the closest to making an arrest.
Disappointing!
The District Attorney
Lettie Portman, Book 1
Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
Meet Assistant District Attorney Lettie Portman, a sex-crimes prosecutor whose past demands justice. When a 14-year-old girl is savagely attacked by her mother's live-in boyfriend, Lettie is called to the hospital. There, she meets a sweet young girl whose only goal is to go to school and come home to a safe environment. But mom's boyfriend makes the girl's world anything but safe. Soon, the abuse gets worse, and Lettie, the prosecutor, goes to the grand jury with the case. Two juries later, the abuser is still loose on the streets.
Excellent start to a new Thrilling Legal series...
Michael Gresham is a criminal attorney with a brother who won't take his meds, an ex-wife who wants him to finance her fertility costs, and a client accused of murdering the wife of a judge. As the story progresses, the brother is being hunted down by MexTel, a huge conglomerate that wants him dead, and the ex-wife's new husband wants to borrow money, while the judge whose wife was murdered suddenly tries to hire Michael Gresham for himself.
By Weezie77 on 04-25-17
Forgotten Evidence: A Novel
Goodlove and Shek, Book 4
By: Al Macy
Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
Attorney Garrett Goodlove thought that after his firm brought in a multi-million-dollar settlement, the depression he'd been fighting would disappear. That didn't happen. Because he no longer has to struggle to keep Goodlove and Shek afloat, he has too much time to obsess over his moods. When a new client brings in an envelope labelled "Open only if something happens to me", Goodlove puts it in the firm's safe and goes back to neglecting his practice. But when the client disappears, Goodlove knows he must overcome his problem and take charge. But beating depression is hard.
A well-titled story.........
By Katie on 10-28-20
Cass Leary Legal Thriller Series, Book 2
By: Robin James
Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden
A wealthy couple is brutally murdered in their kitchen. The only witness, their six-year-old daughter, goes missing. The child's birth mother is charged with the crime. Small town lawyer Cass Leary takes the case that could rip her family apart. Her sister Vangie stands accused in the double homicide of an affluent Ann Arbor couple. All the physical evidence points to Vangie's guilt, and Cass knows she's been keeping secrets. But, is she truly capable of murder?
Another excellent story
By Jamie on 02-12-20
Sufficient Evidence
Garrett Goodlove hates liars. As a lawyer, he's forced to deal with more than his fair share of cheats and con artists, but lately, he's been getting fed up. Goodlove suspects that his latest client, a jolly babushka by the name of Aksana Ivanova, is a grandmaster of deception. His law partner disagrees. But how can they be sure?Soon after they get her weapons-possession charge dismissed on a technicality, the Redwood Point DA arrests her on a charge of first-degree murder. Apparently, the weapon found in the trunk of her car was used in an assassination.
Super legal thriller with excellent narration...
The dead body found in Flagstaff is not hard to identify - the District Attorney had been a well known figure. His wife admits that she pulled the trigger, but her attorney Thaddeus Murfee finds a confusing mess of evidence that tells a different story. When a beautiful teen girl arrives, Thad has to make a decision with terrifying consequences. The riveting story of one lawyer's attempt to redeem himself, one wife's attempt to free herself, and one young girl's hope of a new life after years of unspeakable abuse.
Defending Turquoise is part of the Thaddeus Murfee Legal Thriller Series, which has more than 1.5 million readers and counting, and made John Ellsworth into a household name. If you love pause resisting thrillers with mystery, clandestine plotting, and a dash of romance, dive into the world of Thaddeus Murfee today!
USA Today Bestselling Author John Ellsworth's books are renowned for their twists and turns and surprise endings. See the politics and internal maneuvering that lurk behind criminal cases and discover how the strongest bonds can grow out of the strangest places.
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Luckily, there is a group of professionals who have the power to help us with compassion, objectivity and honesty. They are psychologist, family therapists and life coaches!
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Living people
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Tanzanian MPs 2005–2010
Tanzanian MPs 2010–2015
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I uttered an OH!!!! when I checked my inbox this morning.
Jhumur had replied! An anecdotal presumption was corrected: she had an arranged marriage.
Geoff Clark from Microsoft enquired if all was well with my Windows Calendar. I'm staggered he's still pursuing the issue after so many months. Thanks, Geoff!


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The names, addresses, and signatures of all buyers and sellers.
Washington State provides a Vehicle/Vessel Bill of Sale (Form TD-420-065).
NOTE: The bill of sale does not complete the vehicle's transfer of ownership. The seller is required to report the sale, while the buyer is required to apply for the new title.
If you need a true bill of sale form, we provide links to our free, printable bill of sale form.
Bill of Sale form to complete when you buy or sell a vehicle OR vessel in Washington. The buyer will need to submit the completed Bill of Sale to the DOL when transferring the vehicle/vessel title into their name.


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Die Crocker V-Twin von 1936 bis 1940 war seinerzeit das leistungsstärkste Zweizylinder-Motorrad der Vereinigten Staaten. Die Crocker gilt als die Duesenberg unter den amerikanischen Motorrädern.

Entwicklung und Technik
Albert Crocker (1882–1961), seit 1913 Indian-Vertriebsleiter in Denver, entwickelte ab 1931 eigene Motorräder mit Indian-Motoren; 1933 konstruierte er auf der Basis des JAP-Einbaumotors einen OHV-Einzylinder-Motor mit 30,5 ci (~500 cm³) Hubraum. 1934 gründete Crocker in Los Angeles, Venice Boulevard, die Crocker Motorcycle Co., um die selbst entwickelten Motorräder zu vermarkten. Diese für Speedway-Rennen benutzten Maschinen waren recht erfolgreich.

1936, kurz nach der Präsentation von Harley-Davidsons Knucklehead-Motor, stellte Crocker eine 61-ci-Maschine (~1000 cm³ Hubraum) mit Zweizylinder-V-Motor vor. Der OHV-Motor mit Trockensumpfschmierung und Batterie-Spulenzündung leistete bei einer Verdichtung von 7,5:1 für die damalige Zeit sensationelle 50 PS (36,8 kW) bei 5.800 min−1. Die 215 kg leichte Maschine mit 18-Zoll-Reifen und einem Radstand von 148,6 cm hatte ein Dreiganggetriebe und wurde für 550 US-Dollar zum Kauf angeboten.

Crocker war als Motorradhersteller ein Pedant, der ähnlich wie der damalige englische Hersteller Brough Superior ein hohes Qualitätsniveau erreichte; nahezu alle Teile stellte Crocker selbst her. Durch die Einzelanfertigung konnte Crocker auch auf die Kundenwünsche nach Hubraumvergrößerung eingehen. Crocker konnte Motoren mit 68 ci (~1114 cm³) bis zuletzt 83,5 ci (~1370 cm³) liefern; kaum eine Crocker gleicht der anderen. Crocker warb mit dem Versprechen, den vollen Kaufpreis zurückzuerstatten, falls ein Crocker-Fahrer auf freier Strecke jemals von Indian- oder Harley-Davidson-Motorrädern überholt werden sollte. Das Exemplar von Otis Chandler soll bei einer Leistung von 55 PS (40,5 kW) eine Geschwindigkeit von 193 km/h erreicht haben. Sam Parriot übertraf dies mit einer getunten Crocker und soll eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 223,7 km/h erzielt haben.

Exemplare und heutiger Wert
Über die Anzahl der hergestellten Motorräder gibt es unterschiedliche Angaben. Crocker selbst zählte 60 Exemplare, sein Cheftechniker Paul A. Bigsby 64 Maschinen. Nach den Motornummern zu urteilen, können es auch 300 Exemplare gewesen sein; heute sollen noch 49 Crocker V-Twin existieren.

Die Crocker V-Twin gilt heute als eines der teuersten und auch begehrtesten Modelle für US-amerikanische Sammler. Bereits 2006 wurde eine Crocker aus den Beständen von Steve McQueen für 276.500 US-Dollar verkauft. Im August 2012 wurden von drei Crocker der Baujahre 1937–1940 bei Bonhams eine für 291.000 sowie zwei für je 302.000 US-Dollar versteigert.

Weblinks
 jaylenosgarage.com: Jay Leno, The Crocker Motorcycle

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Next: Anyone know a product that does SSL decryption and Interrogation on prem?
As an IT Director, what is the best way way to getting training on IT security to help protect a network?
Would you recommend getting a certification or is there a general IT security course that you recommend?
Get a third party to regularly test your network, both internal and external, maybe even social engineering to see where your weakness are, then look at something like Nessus to do your own scanning.
To be honest the basics in the CIS top 10 controls will help alot of you're not doing them..
As an IT Director you should be well aware that the security is as much a cultural thing as it is a technical thing.
Many of your battles will have very little to do with technology.
SANS has good quality offerings at a very high cost. It is somewhat reminiscent of what Cisco training has morphed into over the years in my opinion (a bit too much focus on certification mill ops with more prerequisites/hurdles).
You may also want to consider offerings from the Institute for Applied Network Security (IANS).
Additionally, you should also look into joining an Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) for your particular industry.
For a basic level, I'd grab the outline of the Security+ exam information. From there, I'd review what you know and you don't know and start from there. After that, then move on into more advanced concepts.
Also, make sure you know your infrastructure to start analyzing potential points of failure in security.
+1 for starting with the CIS Critical Security Controls. I just finished taking the SEC440 course from the SANS Institute "Critical Security Controls: Planning, Implementing, and Auditing".
One route that may be beneficial for you is our Associate of (ISC)² program, which is an alternative to normal certification processes that we offer. Essentially, you can validate your knowledge without having to wait years to validate your work experience.
If I was an attacker, I would attack continuously at the weakest links. Why try to break a password when I can just pretend to a Microsoft employee and trick the user to willingly giving me the password with a 2 minute phone call? Education to the users should be big but very few company willing to spend the time and money to.
Learn Wireshark! Know it inside and out. Nothing hides at the packet level! Then learn as many log syntax as you can so that no matter what throws an event log, you can look through them quickly and efficiently.
Certifications? Well I have about 38, but I would not recommend that as a starting point, yeah maybe CCNA Security and Security+ (they are practically the same). They are good to learn the terms and some of the tools.
There are so many free resources to pick from on the web. I think you need to be more specific, even just saying "to help protect a network" is too open-ended. The foundation must be in knowing how everything works so that you can see when it is facing any anomalies. Then, decide what you want to see in your "network" and start researching the tools that will show you want. In the end, you need the right tools to give you the right information that you feel will be a fit for your network and security goals.
Learn the security framework like others have mentioned, like ISO 27001/27002 and CIS Critical Security Controls or NIST. Remember, these are frameworks and are meant to be malleable to fit any network. Pick which one will be the best fit for your environment and then learn it.
From my experience, the certification path is a great way to start into information security. There are plenty of them that can fit to your budget, technical knowledge and skills, desired career path and availability. Once done, challenging an exam is always a great way to confirm you master the subject to an acceptable level. The traditional certification authorities in information security are; Offensive Security, CEH, SANS GIAC, ISACA, ISC2. I would recommend to take a look at them and select them according to your needs.
Hey Jimmy20 , in my opinion cyber (IT) security training resources give IT professionals the skills and knowledge they need to protect your organization's critical data and systems. That being said, Skillsoft provides books, courses, and hands-on exercises that give your staff the skills to keep pace with evolving cyber threats and defense measures, control access to systems, protect the integrity of data and PI, and ensure you have the IT talent to meet current and future security needs. Some of our most popular cyber security courses are; CEH, CompTIA, Cisco (CCNP Security or CCNA Security), and ISC2. If you have any other questions or would like to discuss any of the products further, please feel free to reach out!


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The Pentagon Just Slammed This Contractor's Flagship Vehicle
By Lou Whiteman – Updated Apr 23, 2019 at 11:21AM
NYSE: OSK
The initial reports are discouraging, but the Humvee replacement can still be a winner.
The Pentagon's Humvee replacement has been deemed "not operationally suitable" due to a wide range of deficiencies, a setback for the $30 billion program and a fresh challenge for vehicle manufacturer Oshkosh (OSK -1.46%).
The first Oshkosh-made Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) were fielded at Fort Stewart in Georgia in mid-January, a major milestone for one of the Army's priority replacement programs. But according to an annual report prepared by the Pentagon's Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, those vehicles suffer from a range of issues in areas including "reliability, maintainability, training, manuals, crew situational awareness, and safety."
Oshkosh's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. Image source: Oshkosh.
The vehicle will likely require more maintenance than the Humvee, the audit warns, with a greater reliance on contractors to perform that maintenance due to its "poor manuals, and the challenges with troubleshooting the vehicle." The close-combat version is "not operationally effective for use in combat and tactical missions" at this time, the audit warns, because the missile reload process "is slow and difficult for crews," and the JLTV provides poor visibility for crews.
The vehicle is also at a greater risk of being detected on the battlefield because of its larger size and greater noise signature, the report found.
Trade-offs, teething, and training
The report is a black eye for the JLTV, but some of the complaints are issues typical for a new program, and they can be addressed in later manufacturing batches. The vehicles have engine wiring issues and brake system faults that need to be redesigned, and in some cases, the doors would jam and prevent a quick exit from the vehicle.
Other issues are tied to design choices made by the Pentagon. The JLTV from the beginning was meant to improve upon the Humvee's shaky record in the Middle East, where it was susceptible to ambushes and improvised explosive devices. The response was to create a larger vehicle with better body armor and more high-tech electronics.
The armor and extra battery power for the electronics require a bigger, heavier vehicle with a more powerful, and louder, engine. The decreased visibility is another trade-off of loading the vehicle with more armor so it is better able to withstand an enemy attack. Much of the Pentagon's plan to address the identified shortcomings is classified, implying that the Army is willing to live with the issues and adjust tactics instead of demand wholesale changes to the design.
As Oshkosh gains experience manufacturing the vehicle and the military gains experience maintaining it, some of the issues should resolve themselves. Others are design trade-offs that the Pentagon recognized going into the procurement process. Importantly, the audit did conclude that the JLTV is "operationally effective" to be used in combat and tactical missions, so despite the issues, the government has concluded the vehicle is able to do what it is supposed to do.
Check out the latest Oshkosh earnings call transcript.
This is still a win
Although perhaps best known as a maker of lifts and fire equipment, Oshkosh has built an impressive defense business. The JLTV might be under fire for now, but the military momentum should continue to grow for the foreseeable future.
Oshkosh's August 2015 victory over Lockheed Martin and a General Dynamics/AM General pairing to produce the JLTV was a big win in part due to the sheer volume of orders expected for the versatile vehicle.
In the years to come, the Pentagon could purchase up to 60,000 JLTVs at a total procurement cost of more than $30 billion. That number should grow once foreign sales are factored in, with the United Kingdom, Slovenia, and Lithuania all early potential buyers and a slew of other U.S. allies expected to come on board over time. To get an idea of the potential market size, today there are more than 240,000 Humvees in service in 60 countries.
Image source: Oshkosh February 2019 investor presentation.
Defense is expected to account for about one-quarter of Oshkosh's projected $8.05 billion to $8.25 billion in fiscal 2019 revenue. While defense margins, at 9.75%, trail access equipment and fire and emergency, the defense business should become more profitable as the vehicles move to full production. Defense is also the most predictable of Oshkosh's segments, with a backlog of $3.2 billion that is nearly double the backlog of any other unit and a delivery schedule stretching well into the next decade.
Oshkosh, even after a nice share-price jump late last year, still trades at an affordable 11 times earnings. Given its ties to the construction cycle, a discount to more defense-focused General Dynamics' 15 times multiple makes sense, but the market is underestimating the ability of the defense business to pad a downturn in the construction or industrial segments.
Thanks to defense, Oshkosh is a winner even in a slow-growth industrial world.
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