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Best of the Decade: First Base
Posted on June 25, 2020 June 29, 2020 by Max Brill
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In Monday's article, I went over the best catchers from 2010-2019. For more information on the series and methodology, click above to read the catcher article.
Now, for the first basemen:
Fangraphs Top 30 by WAR (2010-2019)
Baseball Reference Top 30 by WAR (2010-2019)
If you want an explanation of any of the more advanced metrics in the tables, click here or navigate to the top of the page and click on the post titled "Best of the Decade: Catchers."
An evaluation of a first baseman's performance starts and ends with offensive production; first basemen do not get high marks for defense and their defense rarely ever makes enough of a difference to matter to the team, so this is solely a bat-first position. With that in mind, I'll be running through the rest of the article looking solely at offensive production.
The two top first basemen over the past decade were unquestionably Joey Votto and Miguel Cabrera. I'll start with Votto, who topped both the Fangraphs and Baseball Reference WAR charts for first basemen by a healthy margin.
Votto has been nothing short of stellar this decade, triple-slashing .306/.428/.516 with almost as many walks (1046) as strikeouts (1088). Here is the full list of players to triple-slash at least .300/.400/.500 over the past decade:
Joey Votto
That's the list. There are only 120 players in history that have even walked 1000+ times, let alone people that did it in a 10-season span. He didn't quite hit for as much power as any of the other first basemen on the list but he is a master of safely reaching base, which he did more frequently than any other player in the last decade. At the end of the day, avoiding an out is probably the best outcome a player can have and Votto did that best in the 2010s.
Votto, in my opinion, is a surefire Hall of Famer. He's in the twilight of his career but most of his career marks measure up to the average Hall of Fame first baseman. He is one of five active players to hit .400 in a 60-game span during a season, so it's not out of the question that he might do that this year in an abbreviated slate. On top of all that, his .421 OBP is tied for 17th all-time (among players with 3000+ PA, which is roughly five fully-healthy seasons) with some guy named Mickey Mantle. Cincinnati has not seen much success with Votto on the roster and Votto isn't exactly known for hitting moonshots, so I don't think it's a stretch to call the Canadian one of the most underrated players of the decade. His sub-2000 hit total may leave him short of the Hall of Fame for now in the eyes of some voters, but he still has a few seasons to push that hit total past the 2000 mark.
Miguel Cabrera is one of the first names that comes to mind when talking about the most dominant players of the past 20 years. Unfortunately, Cabrera has missed a lot of time since the start of the 2015 season due to injuries of his calf, back, and biceps. Still, though, Cabrera compiled more WAR than any other player on Earth in the first five years of the decade, even picking up two MVP awards (2012 and 2013) and, in 2012, winning the Triple Crown for the first time since Carl Yastrzemski did it in 1967.
Whereas Votto was an on-base machine over the past ten years, Cabrera was the best at racking up hits; his .317 BA since 2010 paces all qualified MLB players. He also hit for more power than any other first baseman in that time frame; his .544 slugging percentage was sixth in all of baseball behind Trout, David Ortiz, Cody Bellinger, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Nolan Arenado. Cabrera will likely reach the 3000-hit plateau at some time during the 2021 season and, at this point, any more production from him will just be padding what has been a monstrous career.
Not Far Behind
Oh how the mighty have fallen. If this article was reviewing first basemen from 2000-2009, Albert Pujols would have walked over the competition. Pujols, though, hasn't won an MVP award since 2009 (he had three in the previous decade) and has only made two all-star appearances in the 2010s after being selected eight times from 2000-2009 (he didn't play in 2000). The current Angel hasn't been a complete bust in the past 10 years but after slashing .334/.427/.628 from 2000-2009 slashed .268/.331/.475 in the 2010s. He did have 290 home runs in the decade, more than any other first baseman, but didn't lead the league in any major statistical category except for double plays grounded into in any season during the 2010s. He's a surefire first-ballot Hall of Famer, but that's mostly a result of his play during the 2000s and not the 2010s.
The following three first basemen have not fallen from grace quite like Pujols has (yet). Paul Goldschmidt, who has now assumed Pujols' former post as the first baseman in St. Louis after eight seasons in Arizona, had an excellent decade. He led all first basemen in steals and was in the top five in most other major statistical categories. Fangraphs and Baseball Reference both agree that he was the third-most valuable first baseman of the 2010s thanks to his .292/.391/.524 triple-slash and 243 home runs. First basemen get knocked defensively by WAR due to their position but Goldschmidt was actually a solid defender at the position. All-in-all, nothing terribly flashy but consistently being very good is a surefire way to end up toward the top of the WAR leaderboards.
Freddie Freeman is another perennially underrated first baseman. It's actually very easy to make the case for him as the best first baseman in the game right now using both conventional and advanced stats:
The only knock on Freeman is that he is 7th in games played but even still, he ranks at or near the top of every counting stat category, which is even more impressive considering that he has played fewer games than guys like Joey Votto and Paul Goldschmidt. Though Freeman has likely been the best first baseman in baseball over the past four years, BR and Fangraphs agree that he was fourth-best over the past decade.
Anthony Rizzo was one of the most integral parts of the Cubs' World Series team in 2016. Since his breakout year in 2014, he has triple-slashed .284/.388/.513 with 194 home runs. He also has a penchant for getting hit by a pitch, leading all MLB players in HBP thrice during that span. Rizzo didn't really burst onto the scene until halfway through the decade, so the fact that he is in the top five in both fWAR and rWAR among first basemen since 2010 speaks volumes to his production over the past 6 seasons.
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Prince Fielder seemed like he was on a Hall of Fame trajectory before neck and back injuries derailed his career in 2014. In the first four seasons of the decade, he started 647 of 648 games for the Brewers and Tigers. To that point, he had hit 285 career home runs, triple-slashed .286/.389/.527 and was entering the back end of his prime. After getting traded to Texas and sustaining a herniated disc in 2014, he never quite returned to form. Fielder, though was undoubtedly one of the best first basemen of the first four years of the decade and still checks in just outside the top-ten by both fWAR and rWAR for first basemen in the 2010s despite playing only 289 games in the final six years of the decade.
Mark Teixeira, like Pujols was a great first basemen in the 2000s whose play dipped in the new decade. He hit just .239 in the 2010s albeit with 167 home runs and 142 doubles. In the present, Teixeira contributes for ESPN and has most recently been in the news for telling players to take pennies on the dollar from the owners to play the season (he has since changed his stance).
The well-traveled Adrian Gonzalez spent most of the decade with the Dodgers, triple-slashing .291/.355/.473 with 190 home runs. I can't bring myself to sing Gonzalez's praises over the last decade considering some of the ac/tions he has taken and the comments he has made in the face of not making the postseason (2011 with the Red Sox) and being left off the playoff roster by the Dodgers (2017). Here's more on that if you care to read more.
Mike Napoli, who boasted a rather lackluster .243 batting average in the 2010s was notable for one thing: hitting bombs. He hit 201 home runs in the last decade despite playing only 1026 games, considerably less than most of the guys ahead of him with more long balls. The Red Sox won the World Series in 2013 with Napoli but that was more in spite of him than because of him, Napoli went 2-13 with six strikeouts in that series against the Cardinals. Still, he checks in just outside the top ten of both the fWAR and rWAR leaderboards, so I figure it's only fair to give him a shoutout in the "Remember Us?" section considering he hasn't played a game since 2017.
Carlos Santana will unfortunately never be the most notable person on Earth with that name—that designation goes to Hall of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana who hails from Mexico—but the Indians slugger has made quite a name for himself over the past ten seasons. Firstly, the Dominican Santana is a master of the art of walking; only Joey Votto has more walks than him over the past ten seasons. He also has 232 home runs to his name. You can file Santana with Freeman and Votto under "underrated first basemen."
Chris Davis used to be good but then he stopped being good. He hit 53 homers and drove in 138 in 2013. From 2017-2019, he amassed -5.4 rWAR (yes, it was seriously negative) and triple-slashed .188/.276/.350 with 526 strikeouts. He only had 232 hits in that time frame. Not great.
Oh, and he also has two super cool records: most consecutive at-bats without a hit by a position player (0-54), which he set in 2019, and lowest batting average for a qualified player (.168), which he set in 2018. Did you know that the Orioles signed him to a seven-year, $161 million deal in 2016? Neat!
While we're talking about bad players, let's talk about Eric Hosmer. He's bad. Prior to becoming a free agent after the 2017 season, Hosmer had played seven seasons and accrued just over 10 fWAR. He also, for some reason, won three gold gloves even though he is a bad defender. Since Statcast started keeping track of Outs Above Average in 2017, Hosmer has netted -7 OAA. Bad. Then, the Padres gave him $144 million dollars to come play for them for the next eight years. I know what you're thinking and my response is that I'm just as perplexed as you as to why they did that.
What has Hosmer done in San Diego since signing, you ask? He's been worth -0.5 fWAR over two seasons while slashing .259/.316/.412 and striking out three times as much as he walks. Five more seasons, Padres fans!
Oh, and if you want to read a lot more about how bad Eric Hosmer is, click here.
Now, for some good players: Jose Abreu made a name for himself when he led the league in slugging percentage in 2014 as a 27-year-old rookie from Cuba. He hit 36 home runs that year and has just continued to rake for the White Sox, launching 179 long balls in the past six seasons.
Max Muncy somehow became a god after the Dodgers signed him to a minor league deal in 2017. He spent all of 2017 in the minors and got called up in 2018. Then out of nowhere, he hit 35 home runs. And to make sure that you knew he was serious about being good, he hit 35 more home runs in 2019. Plus, he can pretty much play every position, though he has yet to appear at shortstop in a big league game. I'm sure he could do it if he wanted to because he is good, unlike Eric Hosmer.
Brandon Belt is another incredibly underrated first baseman. He's quietly amassed about 20 WAR over eight seasons depending on whether you prefer fWAR or rWAR. He's not flashy but he'll hit around .260 with about 15 home runs and walk a lot. That plays. Plus, he had the longest at-bat ever in 2018 against Jaime Barria: 21 pitches. Here's the whole at-bat and here's the abridged version in case you don't have 14 minutes to watch Brandon Belt foul off 11 pitches in a row (he fouled off 16 the entire at-bat).
Big Leaguers Entering Their Prime
Matt Olson is 26 years old and averaging a tick under 30 home runs per season. He strikes out a lot but he also walks at a good clip and destroys the ball when he makes contact. Olson also has the most OAA of any first baseman over the past three season (read: great on defense). He's probably going to end up in the Freddie Freeman category of underrated in the near future because he plays in Oakland and they don't get a lot of publicity.
Josh Bell finally lived up to his prospect pedigree in 2019 by smacking 37 long balls. He's old for someone with as little experience as he has thanks to a knee injury in 2017, but fortunately you don't really need great knees to play first base and hit taters.
Not to say I called it, but Rhys Hoskins has been really good since his debut and I wrote an article about him before his debut that you can find here. I called him "The Next Paul Goldschmidt" which is probably an exaggeration, but the truth doesn't get clicks. Either way, he's hit .239/.364/.494 with 81 long balls and 240 walks in 363 games since his debut. That's good. He also strikes out a lot but we can ignore that for now.
Each of the three guys I just mentioned has to get praise because they are some of the best in the game right now, but they haven't been around long enough to get a shoutout earlier in the article. It is about the entire decade, after all, and each of these guys played roughly three seasons in the 2010s.
Pete Alonso hit 53 home runs in 2019—a rookie record—and is in the conversation with Matt Olson and some of the guys below for the first baseman that will accrue the most WAR in the 2020s. He also is single-handedly helping make baseball fun again with his social media presence and fan interaction. He also might be the second coming of Jesus, but I'm not 100% sure about that one. I'm like 95% sure, though. At least he's a Met.
Evan White is likely going to be the Opening Day first baseman for the Mariners this season after the club inked him to a six-year, $24 million deal with three club options. He hit 18 homers in 92 games in AAA last season, so the power is real. We'll see if it translates to the show.
2019 #1 overall pick Spencer Torkelson (Tigers), and 2018 #3 overall pick Andrew Vaughn (White Sox) are both R/R first basemen with incredible pop. Torkelson put up video game numbers in college: 54 HR with a .337/463/.729 in 129 games at Arizona State and 9 HR with a .340/.484/.745 triple-slash in 30 games over two summers on Cape Cod. Vaughn, after hitting 50 home runs in his college career at Cal Berkeley, hit a modest (by his standards) .278/.384/.449 with 6 homers in 50 games in the minors last year. He likely would have started 2020 in AA but given that teams are permitted a taxi squad, it's possible that he sees some action in the majors this year.
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Exclusive Interview: The Journey of Marlins Pitcher Tyler Bremer
By Jake Berry
Tyler Bremer and his wife Ashton / Image Source: Ashton Bremer's Instagram
There is something intriguing about professional baseball players who pay their dues in the minors, the guys that keep their head down and go to work day in and day out, year after year, and constantly work towards their goal of becoming big league ball players. When you factor in successful performances on the field, community involvement, and a strong faith in God, then that player becomes downright inspiring. These are the players that deserve to have their story told.
I first heard about Tyler Bremer when I was reading an article on Legends On Deck by David Conde titled Keep On Playing: Bridging The Gap, With The Love of Baseball. Even though he has had a very successful professional career, the more I learned about Bremer, the more intrigued I became with the experiences his baseball journey has given him.
I started all the way back in the beginning during my conversation with Bremer, asking him to tell me a little about his Berkeley days and how his motivation to play baseball began. He played the usual sports we all did growing up, but when he got to high school is when he decided baseball was his thing. "High school is really when I decided to go after baseball and start pitching lessons" Bremer told me.
He was almost destined to become a pitcher, but wanted to craft his own game, not mold it after someone else's. "Growing up in the bay area, I got to see the Oakland A's when I was in middle school and high school when they had Barry Zito, Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Dan Haren, and Rich Harden. Watching those guys be the best staff in baseball for a few years was something I always looked up to. I was always a big Roger Clemens fan, I liked how he always got after it. I really always tried to pave my own way in the game though."
Pave his own way he did, growing up in Berkeley and being the son of not one, but two parents that attended Cal, it might have seemed a little odd when Bremer verbally committed to continue his baseball career at Stanford. He played for three different schools during his days as a student-athlete, but Stanford was not one of them.
He began his journey at UC Davis and when I asked about his college career, he told me "At Davis I was playing in a smaller conference against a bunch of guys I had grown up playing against. I was looking for something a little more out of baseball and that was when I transferred to Yavapai Junior College."
When we were discussing his time at Yavapai, it was clear that Bremer had a great experience there. He told me about how Yavapai helped him grow off the field just as much as on it. "Going up to this small town and playing for Coach Sky Smeltzer who lived and breathed baseball, he kind of turned that 18 year old kid into a man. He (Coach Smeltzer) was all about going out and taking care of business and making sure you gave your team 7 or 8 innings."
Bremer During his Time at Baylor (Matt Hellman/Lariat Photo Editor)
Once we got to talking about Baylor, it was clear that Bremer was extremely proud to be a Bear. "There was a connection between Yavapai and Baylor at the time and I took a visit and fell in love with the school. I had a couple teammates there that I played with in the previous summer, so it was a good way to not have to start completely over for the third time in three years. I can't say enough about Baylor, I grew a lot as a person and in my faith there. Being there has a lot to do with the player and the man I am today."
Before we could move onto his professional career, I had to ask Bremer about his time in the Northwoods League with the Eau Claire Express. He is solidified in the Northwoods history books as he became the first and only pitcher to throw a no hitter in league history. Don't worry, it gets better. When asked about the experience Bremer had an awesome story to share about the following summer when he wasn't even on the team. "One of my teammates from Yavapai went that next summer and he texted me one day and said," 'Guess what I did last night'. Bremer thought to himself "there is no way this kid threw a no hitter."
He searched the web, and saw the headlines about his teammate's great game on the mound. "He was striking all these guys out, gets through the 7th inning, the 8th inning, he's out there for the 9th inning, gets two outs, and then the coach comes and takes him out of the game," Bremer shared.
It turns out the league had implemented a pitch count rule because college coaches were getting upset about summer league coaches throwing their pitchers so much. He hit the pitch count max with two outs in the 9th. Bremer and I half-jokingly agreed, even though he threw his no hitter before the pitch count was implemented, it still came in under that max number, further legitimizing it as the ONLY no hitter in Northwoods League history.
Bremer was drafted by the Cubs the year after Yavapai, but decided to pursue his career at Baylor instead. Two years later he was drafted by the Cubs again, I was curious to know if there was any significance to a player getting drafted by the same team twice. Bremer said he could see that being the case with some players, but not with him. "I was a drastically different player when I was drafted in junior college versus when I was drafted at Baylor. I had refined my mechanics a lot. I used to have a big turn like Felix Hernandez and I had some trouble after getting rid of that, but ironed things out." Bremer also changed his approach within his repertoire as well. "I started pitching off my fastball and my split finger where in college I mostly threw my fastball with a slider." Bremer also noted that he was drafted by two different scouts as well.
We got to talk about Bremer's spring training debut this year and what that experience was like. It was amazing to find out how close he was to actually making that debut the year before. "I backed up 8 or 9 games the year before which is a pretty high amount. There were so many times I was warming up in the bullpen and the radio would say this was a pitchers last hitter and it would be something like bases loaded with one out and the guy would get a double play."
That was not the case this year. "It was cool to get in there this year. I got to throw in three different games and it's a blast getting to throw in front of Don Mattingly, Juan Nieves, and the whole staff because as much as they'd love to come to the back fields, they just don't have the time. Spring Training is at the same time for everyone." Not only did he get the opportunity to showcase his stuff, he had successful outings every time. "It's also great to go there and put up a couple of zeros, it's a great confidence booster to go out there and get high fives from Hech, and Dee, and Yeli and get a taste of what it could be like once you get up there."
When I asked about the talented bullpen the Marlins have and how Bremer interacted with those guys he said "I've known a lot of those guys for awhile now and we talk a lot, but I'm mainly letting those guys do their thing and get ready for the season. If they do call me over then I'm definitely all ears and I love it when they do that."
Bremer is entering his sixth year of professional baseball this season. He has been named a league All Star three times as well as an organizational All Star. He has constantly been progressing through the system, so I asked him what exactly keeps driving him when he is so close to achieving his ultimate goal. "I kind of see my career in two different phases, there was the lower ball level from when I was drafted until the beginning of 2015 and then the upper ball level when I was in Double-A and Triple-A. Sure there were sometimes where I was having success and I would wonder why I wasn't at the next level, but fortunately I was blessed with some good people around me that really helped lift me up and encourage me. I understand at the end of the day it's a business."
What I was really impressed with was what Bremer said next. "I am very strong in my faith and I know that if God didn't want me to have success in baseball he wouldn't have me doing it. I have experienced a lot of cool things with baseball and I don't regret a single thing." One aspect of his career that Bremer is very proud of is his recognition's off the field as he was named the community player of the year in Jacksonville last year. "I really enjoy getting out and playing with the kids and making visits. There is always a silver lining and a positive that comes out of every season. I learn something every year and if I keep doing that, I believe I will get my chance to go to the big leagues."
Tyler Kinley and Tyler Bremer giving back to the Jacksonville community. Image courtesy of Twitter @ikeeponplaying
Bremer is the kind of player we can all get behind and root for. He is a talented pitcher and a humble man with inspiring faith. He understands the opportunity he has to make a positive impact on the communities he is playing in and takes full advantage of it.
On the field, Bremer has trended up in every year of his professional career. He owns a career 2.91 ERA over 250 innings and has converted 29 of 34 save opportunities over his minor league career. Fans in Jacksonville are lucky enough to see him for another year, but it won't be long before Bremer is knocking on the door of the Miami bullpen.
Jake Berry
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Jake resides in Carrollton, GA and loves everything baseball. He is a lifelong Atlanta Braves fan and enjoys traveling to watch their Minor League teams. He graduated from the University of West Georgia with a Bachelor's Degree in Sport Management. Jake is also a certified personal trainer and has a passion for fitness and weight lifting. You can find his personal site at berrysbaseball.com
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COUNTRY'S KAREN WALDRUP TO PERFORM NATIONAL ANTHEM AT SAINTS GAME!
KAREN WALDRUP CAPS YEAR WITH NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMANCE AT HOMETOWN NEW ORLEANS SAINTS GAME ON DECEMBER 30
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Nashville, TN (December 13, 2018) - 2018 has been an amazing year professionally for viral sensation, innovative entrepreneur and country singer/songwriter Karen Waldrup and she's capping it with a hometown performance of the National Anthem at the New Orleans Saints verses Carolina Panthers game on Sunday, December 30 in New Orleans at noon. Check local listing for channel and times.
"It is an unbelievable honor to be invited to sing the National Anthem for an exceptional organization like the New Orleans Saints. The SuperDome is an iconic stadium that symbolizes unity and hope," says Waldrup. "Since I was a little girl, I've visited that stadium, now to be able to stand in the middle of that energy and sing our Nation's song shortly before we ring in a New Year…pinch me or I'll think I'm dreaming."
Waldrup's current single, the Lori McKenna penned "Sometimes He Does," has recently gained critical acclaim. Rolling Stone Country included the song in their "10 Best Country and Americana songs of the week" and Music Row magazine named the tune "Disc of the Day" saying "this gal is a real deal country singer." The music video is one of the most viewed videos on CMT.com two weeks after the premiere. Watch the video here.
Rewind to July, Waldrup's debut full length project, JUSTIFIED, produced by award-winning icon Garth Fundis and completely funded by fans via Indiegogo, debuted on four Billboard charts including the Top Country album chart.
This year, Waldrup toured the world playing sold out shows from the little dive bar in Dahlonega, made famous by Ashley McBryde's smas, MadLife Stage and Studios in Woodstock, GA and many others. Her Waldrup Worldwide Family continues to grow daily with half a million followers and her fan engagement averages around 55% weekly. Waldrup continues her weekly web series "Waldrup Wednesday" with lifestyle brand Country Rebel and has had 16 videos go viral. Waldrup has partnered with Binge Networks, WeatherGuard, FabFitFun and others to expand her musical reach.
Waldrup wrote or co-wrote 9 of the 11 tracks on JUSTIFIED with Nashville friends and fellow songwriters including Julia Cole, Anthony Smith, Donnie Skaggs, Ed Hill, Brian Kolb, and others. The album features title track "Justified," that Music Row magazine calls "a soul-rock tune that showcases a potent, wailing and penetrating vocalist with moxie and fire," the catchy party anthem "What Goes On In This Bar (Stays In This Bar)," Waldrup's viral version of "I Hope You Dance," the Lori McKenna penned love song "Sometimes He Does" and the vibey and sultry "Slow and Easy."
A throwback to November 2016, Waldrup launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund a new project that , producer Garth Fundis agreed to produce. The life of the campaign was a roller coaster ride, with very low lows and even higher highs for independent artist Waldrup. During the campaign, she heard a preacher say "the moment you take the burden off of yourself to be important is the moment you start living your true potential," and she committed to living that mindset.
Shortly after, by request from a 16 year old fan, Waldrup recorded an unedited, one-take cover of Lee Ann Womack's massive hit "I Hope You Dance" in her living room. After sending it to that fan, she also shared the video with her friends at lifestyle brand Country Rebel.
They were blown away by the heartfelt cover and posted it immediately on their socials. After millions of views and thousands of interactions on social media, her Indiegogo campaign was over 100% funded and she began recording that dream album. To date, the video has been viewed over 29 million times.
About Karen Waldrup
New Orleans native Karen Waldrup is a triple threat musician, songwriter and recording artist known for her thrilling performances and nostalgically new style of country music.
Waldrup has spent the last few years touring the world performing thousands of shows everywhere from Long Beach, CA to Dublin, Ireland and is now a true viral sensation with her social media videos gaining mass appeal and more than 220 million views. Waldrup is the subject of "Waldrup Wednesdays," the hugely popular weekly video series on Country Rebel's Facebook page.
Waldrup recently won four Nashville Industry Music Awards (NIMA) for Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for "Warm in Your Sunshine," Best Live Country Performer and Best Country Solo Artist Female. In 2017, she won 3 NIMA awards for Best Live Country Performer, Best Video and Best Country Solo Artist Female and she also landed an original song in the motion picture 'Scales: Mermaids are Real'.
Waldrup is a 2018 / 2019 Weather Guard Nation Brand Ambassador as well as a brand partner with BingeNetworks, Epiphone Guitars, FabFitFun, MAC Makeup and many others.
Waldrup has been featured on Hallmark Channel, Bravo TV's Platinum Hit, NASCAR ESPN LIVE, the NFL Experience Superbowl XLVII and hundreds of other outlets world wide.
Waldrup's new album JUSTIFIED is available everywhere now.
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Directions: In a large saute pan, heat your olive oil over med high heat and saute the shallots until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the uncooked rice and saute for an additional 3 - 4 minutes or until you hear crackling sounds. Add the 3 C chicken stock and reduce the heat to med - low. Add the quartered artichoke hearts and continue to cook until 97% of the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Really loved it! loved the artichokes touch with rice.
That looks fantastic. I love anything artichoke so I can't wait to try this!
Great idea considering I have a bag of frozen artichoke hearts in the freezer. I've been debating on what to do with them - this is it! :) Thanks!
This is a new twist on rice pilaf, and I love artichokes!


Police and officials stand by as climate activists protest atop a Dockland Light Railway carriage at Canary Wharf station in London, as part of the ongoing climate change demonstrations in the capital, Wednesday April 17, 2019. The environment protest group Extinction Rebellion are calling for general public protests with civic disobedience held over several days, to highlight what it says is the failure to tackle the causes of climate change.
Police officers speak to protestors under a lorry, during a civic disobedience event to block Waterloo Bridge in London, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. The group Extinction Rebellion is calling for a week of civil disobedience against what it says is the failure to tackle the causes of climate change.


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The rituals and traditions that represent our national character should invite, include, and unite all Americans who love our country, not divide us among sectarian lines. We are one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
One remarkable aspect of the great experiment of American democracy is that we were founded on a strict and explicit separation of church and state. At every opportunity, our founders made it clear America was intended to be a secular and pluralistic nation. In a unanimous vote, the Congress even affirmed in the Treaty of Tripoli (1797) that the "United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion." Unfortunately, many of the current symbols, memorials, and mottos displayed fail to reflect the secular foundation of our country.
The National Motto
It's important to note that in 1782, the first motto that appeared on currency was the completely secular "E Pluribus Unum" which means "out of many, one." In "God We Trust" didn't appear on U.S. coins until 1864, at the height of the Civil War. In 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt tried to get the phrase removed because he thought it was "vulgar" to brand our money with religious symbols. It wasn't until 1955, at the height of the Cold War, that "In God We Trust" was added to all U.S. currency because it would distinguish us from "imperialistic and materialistic communism." A year later, the same Congress made it the official motto of the United States.
The phrase "In God We Trust" is a relic of the Red Scare — an anachronism that harkens back to some of the darkest days in American history. The United States should return to its original motto of E Pluribus Unum, which better reflects both our country's ideals and its current religious diversity.
Similar to our national motto, the words "under God" were added to the pledge of allegiance in 1954, during a period of heightened Cold War tensions. Every day in public schools across the country, students are led to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, which contains an explicit statement declaring the existence of a God. While nontheist and polytheistic students are free to not participate, most would understandably feel a powerful social pressure to recite the pledge with their peers. All students should have an equal opportunity to participate in a patriotic exercise without reciting words that go against their conscience. We should remove the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance and send a powerful message to students across the country that the United States is "one nation, indivisible."
Memorials and Monuments
The United States is crisscrossed with monuments and memorials that commemorate important moments in our nation's history and honor those who sacrificed for it. Unfortunately, some of the monuments convey explicitly religious messages all while being displayed on public property and maintained using taxpayer money. Examples include the Ten Commandments Monument once displayed at Alabama's state capitol and the 40-foot "Peace Cross" in Bladensburg, Maryland. Both of these monuments are explicitly religious and, as the courts have affirmed, send an unmistakable and inappropriate message of endorsement.
Public spaces including courthouses, state capitols, and schools are places where we communities should come together, not be divided along religious lines. Religious displays on public property endorse one religious worldview at the expense of religious minorities and nontheists. For this reason, the Secular Coalition for America lawmakers at every level of government to keep our public spaces inclusive and welcoming to all.
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When things start to look like they are going down the toilet and there is no obvious way out, what do you do?
In the BBC TV series Twenty-Twelve, the fictional Head of Deliverance for the London 2012 olympics, Ian Fletcher, always finds something positive in the situation and a new angle from which to approach the issue. And then he wraps up the conversation with the line "So it's all good then." At that point, everyone gets back to work.
And so it is in the world of environmental affairs. No matter how bad things seem, there is no point giving up or assuming that nothing can be done. If someone is going to do that, they may as well stay home. Pessimism is as useful as the oil "dispersant" Corexit was to the Gulf of Mexico: better left in the bottle.
Similarly, simply passively hoping that environmental issues will work themselves out serves no useful purpose. Optimism in this context allows people to feel better enough to rationalize ignoring reality. That too is like Corexit: pour on some optimism and hope the mess goes away.
We can't sit back and expect someone else to "fix" things any more than we can indulge ourselves in despair.
But we can help to create the future, or at least try to. And in order to do that, we need to be realistic (i.e. knowledgeable, not rigidly ideological) about our situation. We also need a positive attitude (not the same as optimism) towards the work, and good critical thinking skills. We have to look at things afresh, figure out another way and then lean in and try something. There are still so many positive choices available to us.
Hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up. In contrast to optimism or despair, hope requires that one actually do something to improve the world. Authentic hope comes with an imperative to act.
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Dark-Readers: Book Review: Dark Readers thoughts on Crescendo! may contain spoilers!
Book Review: Dark Readers thoughts on Crescendo! may contain spoilers!
I'm just going to go ahead and say this right away. Frustrating or what? Was it just me or did anyone else want to jump between the pages and throttle these characters?? The whole time reading it, I couldn't help but wonder if any of them had ever heard of the big 3 C's? Cooperation anyone? Consideration? And above all Communication?!! I was on the brink of explosion with frustration but I found it all completely understandable. And for this reason I have to say Becca has done an excellent job of portraying the anguish within Patch and Nora's relationship to perfection. I didn't feel like I was reading a story, I felt like I was watching my friends tear each other apart. The aftermath of a break up is one of the most confusing and emotionally tiring times in someone's life and this was exposed brilliantly. I could feel my emotions automatically sympathise with Nora and of cause is typical girl style my anger at Patch was off the charts!
In noticing these feelings I had against the book I was only more convinced of how much I had invested in this story and how much I was counting on Becca to complete my world and make Patch and Nora's relationship perfect. Then I realised you can't build a series on perfection and for those experience stumbling blocks along the way was only to be expected. But no matter how much I prepared myself I still had the rug pulled right from under me.
Was Patch really a player? Had he seriously traded in Nora for a new model? Another notch on his bedpost? Could he really be that evil? The words more than implied this, his actions didn't refrain from showing this and even Nora's vision into his past upon touching his wings more than confirmed it. It seemed he really was betraying Nora in the most brutal way imaginable. But even through my anger and frustration my heart wouldn't allow me to believe this. As much as I wanted to run him over with his own jeep, I knew there had to be more to this, I knew I still has faith in Patch, so why didn't Nora? Stubbornness is one of the most annoying traits a person can have and Nora is as stubborn as a mule! Thus disallowing her to let Patch even attempt to explain himself; however cagy his explanations may have been.
This book is filled with many little bombs to spice up the story line. Marcie's new admirer, Vee's new boyfriend, the mysterious return of Nora's childhood friend Scott, Nora's strange stalker and even the questionable reappearance of Nora's supposed dead father. There are added twists to Patch's powers and there are even powers beyond Patch's reach at play. But just as you think it can't get any worse; that you've heard all there is you get sucker punched! The Ultimate Bomb thrown right at you and I can honestly say I didn't see it coming and it added more spice to this story line than I ever could have expected! Knowing that Nora was about to question everything she has ever known about herself is extremely moving. Especially when you realise the one person she needs, the only person capable of comforting her, the person she knows her heart aches for is the one person she's pushed away, wants to hate and refuses to let them see her break. Patch.
I admire Nora's strength and capabilities; I understand her reasoning for doing 'the right thing'. I get that she's nursing a broken heart and a wounded ego but I know she'll break. I know she wants Patch back. And I know I'll get my happy ending because for one thing we're all sure when we read this is that we know as much as Nora does, it's that when it comes to Patch – she's weak. So with baited breath and fingers crossed I reached for the end. I expected a turn of events, last minute revelations (however shocking they may be) and even the predictable quest for survival. But I hung in there and I got it, I could see that sunset I'd hoped for. Becca had done me proud and Nora had got what she knew she wanted all along, the Patch she fell in love with.
I experienced the euphoria at their reunion, sensed their emotions as I read them and I was happy. Content, complete even. And then BANG!! Major bomb! Just on the brink of my sunset everything crashed, Patch and Nora torn apart. This was one of, if not THE best cliff hanger's I've ever experienced. In all honesty I must have sat there open mouthed for around 3minutes. If you have read it I am sure you can empathise.
The perfection of the Hush Hush conclusion was most definitely NOT met here. The need for the next instalment is almost immediate. I want it. I want it now. In fact I want it like.....Yesterday!! I need answers, I need explanations and above all I need that sunset!
So Becca Fitzpatrick, you took me to Coldwater, you gave me patch – you tried to take him away and you gave me my sunset and then snatched it right back! I thank you and I applaud you. You've created a world I feel a part of and never want to leave. Congratulations on a wonderful follow up and I wait with breath that is baited from the 2rd instalment!
I will finish Crescendo. really soon. just some more pages. and till now, It has been really a heart breaking story, in my opinion.
and all that mystery is just driving me NUTS..
Really, a book that blows your mind and heart away..


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3481 蓝色狂想曲: 雷文特不凡的一生
*该专辑获得第61届格莱美"最佳历史专辑"提名 在钢琴家Oscar Levant人气的高峰时期,他是美国收入最高的音乐会艺术家。当他与好莱坞星光大道上的明星一起时,简直比霍洛维茨和鲁宾斯坦还要吸引人。他曾在Toscanini,Beecham,Mitropoulos,Reiner和Ormandy等人的指挥下表演,并且是他的朋友——乔治格什温的可靠演绎者。 Levant 1945年录制的《蓝色狂想曲(Rhapsody in Blue)》至今为止依然是哥伦比亚唱片公司数十年来最畅销的专辑之一。 1942年至1958年间,该曲目的经典诠释和所有其他录音现已收录在这一专辑中,经过了精心的修复并从原始模拟光盘和录像带中重新制作。其中绝大多数都是第一次出现在CD上。
Piano Concerto in F Major: Piano Concerto in F Major: I. Allegro
Piano Concerto in F Major: Piano Concerto in F Major: II. Adagio - Andante con moto
Piano Concerto in F Major: Piano Concerto in F Major: III. Allegro agitato
Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra (Remastered)
I Got Rhythm Variations for Piano And Orchestra (Remastered)
3 Preludes (Remastered): 3 Preludes (Remastered): I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
3 Preludes (Remastered): 3 Preludes (Remastered): II. Andante con moto e poco rubato
3 Preludes (Remastered): 3 Preludes (Remastered): III. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Préludes, Livre 1, L. 117: V. Les collines d'Anacapri. Tres modéré (Remastered)
Estampes, L. 100: III. Jardins sous la pluie - Net et vif (Remastered)
Six Short Études, Op. 19 (Remastered): Six Short Études, Op. 19 (Remastered): No. 1
24 Preludes, Op. 34: No. 2 in A Minor (Remastered)
The Age of Gold - Suite, Op. 22a: III. Polka (Remastered)
Sonatine, M. 40: II. Mouvement de menuet (Remastered)
Sonatina: I. Con ritmo (Remastered)
Fire Dance (From "El amor brujo") [Remastered]
Malagueña (From Suite "Andalucia") [Remastered]
L'Eventail de Jeane - Pastourelle (Remastered)
Children's Corner, L. 113: 6. Golliwog's Cake-walk (Remastered)
Préludes, Livre 1, L. 117: VIII. La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin (Remastered)
Suite bergamasque, L. 75: 3. Clair de lune (Remastered)
Mouvements perpétuels, FP 14 (Remastered)
El sombrero de tres picos, Suite No. 2: Danza del molinero No. 2 (Remastered)
España, Op. 165: 2. Tango (Remastered)
Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: I. Praeludium
Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: II. Allemande
Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: IV. Sarabande
Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: V. Menuet I & II
Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: VI. Gigue
Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 (Remastered): Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 (Remastered): I. Adagio sostenuto
Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 (Remastered): Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 (Remastered): II. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 (Remastered): Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 (Remastered): III. Presto agitato
Piano Sonata No. 20, Op. 49 No. 2: II. Tempo di Menuetto (Remastered)
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique": II. Adagio cantabile (Remastered)
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Liebestod - Arrangements for Violin, Piano and Orchestra (Remastered)
Waltz No. 15 in A-Flat Major, Op. 39 (Remastered)
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei (Remastered)
Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2 (Remastered)
Prelude in D Minor, Op. 23, No. 3 (Remastered)
Prelude In E-Flat Major, Op. 23, No. 6 (Remastered)
Prelude in G Major, Op. 32, No. 5 (Remastered)
Gayane Ballet Suite: Sabre Dance (Remastered)
Gayane Ballet Suite: Lullaby (Remastered)
Billy the Kid - Piano Arrangement (Remastered): Billy the Kid - Piano Arrangement (Remastered): I. The Open Prairie
Billy the Kid - Piano Arrangement (Remastered): Billy the Kid - Piano Arrangement (Remastered): II. Street Scene in a Frontier Town: a) Cowboys amble by
Billy the Kid - Piano Arrangement (Remastered): Billy the Kid - Piano Arrangement (Remastered): V. Celebration Dance (after Billy's Capture)
Blue Plate Special
Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5 "Black Key Etude" (Remastered)
Etude No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12 "Revolutionary" (Remastered)
Etude No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3 (Remastered)
Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 (Remastered)
Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2 (Remastered)
Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 (Remastered)
Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1 "Military" (Remastered)
Waltz in G-Flat Major, Op. Posth. 70, No. 1 (Remastered)
Etude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10, No. 4 (Remastered)
Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 (Remastered)
Images, 1ere série, L. 110: I. Reflets dans l'eau
Estampes, L. 100: II. La soirée dans Grenade
Préludes, Livre 2, L. 123: VI. Général Lavine - eccentric
Préludes, Livre 1, L. 117: XII. Minstrels. Modéré
Préludes, Livre 1, L. 117: X. La cathédrale engloutie. Profondément calme
Children's Corner, L. 113: III. Serenade for the Doll. Allegretto ma non troppo
Children's Corner, L. 113: V. The Little Shepherd: Très modéré
La plus que lente, L. 121
Deux Arabesques, L. 66: Deux Arabesques, L. 66: No. 1 in E Major. Andantino con moto
Deux Arabesques, L. 66: No. 2 in G Major. Allegretto scherzando
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 (Remastered): Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 (Remastered): I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 (Remastered): Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 (Remastered): II. Andantino simplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 (Remastered): Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 (Remastered): III. Allegro con fuoco
Piano Concerto, Op. 16 (Remastered): Piano Concerto, Op. 16 (Remastered): I. Allegro molto moderato
Piano Concerto, Op. 16 (Remastered): Piano Concerto, Op. 16 (Remastered): II. Adagio
Piano Concerto, Op. 16 (Remastered): III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
Concertino for Piano and Orchestra, H. 55 (Remastered)
Piano Concerto in D-Flat Major, Op. 38 (Remastered): Piano Concerto in D-Flat Major, Op. 38 (Remastered): I. Allegro non toppo e maestoso
Piano Concerto in D-Flat Major, Op. 38 (Remastered): Piano Concerto in D-Flat Major, Op. 38 (Remastered): II. Andante con anima
Piano Concerto in D-Flat Major, Op. 38 (Remastered): Piano Concerto in D-Flat Major, Op. 38 (Remastered): III. Allegro brillante
Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 70 (Remastered): Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 70 (Remastered): I. Moderato assai
Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 70 (Remastered): Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 70 (Remastered): II. Andante
Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 70 (Remastered): Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 70 (Remastered): III. Allegro
Années de pèlerinage II, S.161: 5. Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12, S.244/12
Valses oubliées, S. 215, No. 1
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10, S. 244/10
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 4, S. 244/4
Pavane for A Dead Princess
Forlane from "Le Tombeau de Couperin"
Minuet from "Le Tombeau de Couperin"
Scenes of Childhood
Waltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4
Mazurka in B-Flat Minor, Op. 24, No. 4
Mazurka in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 63, No. 3
Etude, Op. 10, No. 12 "Revolutionary"
Préludes, Livre 1, L. 117: XII. Ministrels
Préludes, Livre 2, L. 123: 6. Général Lavine - eccentric
Estampes, L. 100: III. Jardins sous la pluie
Children's Corner, L. 113: 3. Serenade for the Doll
Sonatine, M. 40: Sonatine, M. 40: I. Modéré
Sonatine, M. 40: Sonatine, M. 40: II. Mouvement de menuet
Sonatine, M. 40: Sonatine, M. 40: III. Animé
18 Variations (From "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 4")
The Age Of Gold - Ballet Suite, Op. 22b - 3. Polka
Visions fugitives, Op. 22 - Nos. 1, 3, 6, 10, 11, and 16
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Church Partially Burned, Religious Symbols Put on Fire
January 16, 2011, France
A Christian Church building in Hérouville-Saint-Clair, the outskirts of Caen, was vandalized at about 6 am on a Sunday morning. The Church of St. Francis, partially burned, cannot not accommodate the faithful until rebuild.
Desecration Intolerance towards Religious Symbols Vandalism (form of hate crime)
Church Shattered and Partially Burned
January 1, 2011, France
On Saturday January 1st between 12 a.m. and 3 p.m. the church of Montfermeil was severely damaged and partially burned. According to sources, a group of individuals forced and broke the door to the place of worship with the help of a car. They then set fire to a bunch of paper that was inside the church. Thus, three additional rooms, including the room used for worship of children, were damaged and must now be rebuilt.
Parish Several Times Severly Attacked by Muslim Youth
December 30, 2010, France
Faithful of the parish St John in Avignon are being annoyed, often during the mass service, by insults and agressions, thefts, attempts of arson, and even a car bomb left by Muslim youth. The little community of Christians in a city which hosts an arabic-moslem majority begins to feel afraid of praying together. The parish priest understands that there is a "startling code of silence both for media and politics about the issue".
Desecration Hate Crime Hate Incident Intolerance towards Religious Symbols Vandalism (form of hate crime)
Steady Increase of Desecrating Acts in French Cemeteries
October 12, 2010, France
Ongoing: A report of the Gendarmerie Nationale underlines the fact that most desecrations since 2005 have been aimed at Christian cemeteries and other Christian places of worship.
Desecration Hate Incident Intolerance towards Religious Symbols Vandalism (form of hate crime)
Vandalism in Austrian Church Building
September 29, 2010, Austria
Repeated vandalism including defecation committed by youth in church building in Upper Austria.
Police Raid Office of Catholic Church Officials
June 24, 2010, Belgium
Belgian officials search the offices of the Catholic Church in Belgium. The raid has been condemned by the Pope and investigation is underway to determine its lawfulness.
Desecration Equality
Christian Cemetery Vandalised
Acts of vandalism in cemetery target Christian graves in particular.
Church Burglarised and Vandalised
May 13, 2010, Switzerland
Unidentified criminals burglarised and vandalised a Catholic church in Switzerland. The act included desecration of the Eucharist and of the Bible.
Several Attacks on Churches Recorded
The renowned daily reports on a noticeable rise in quality and quantity of attacks against Church buildings.
Desecration Freedom of Religion Vandalism (form of hate crime)
Fire Set in Famous Vienna Catholic Church
February 19, 2010, Austria
Two glass doors were broken and fire set on the altar under the tabernacle. Fire did not spread and was extinguished by itself.
Provocation of Christians in Front of Church by Gay Activists
February 15, 2010, France
Gay activists plan mass kissing provocation in front of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Counterdemonstrations led to new location while a few remained there.
Desecration Freedom of Religion Intolerance towards Religious Symbols Militant Equality Laws
Report Published: 84 Pages of Incidents of Marginalisation of Christians
The Christian Institute published a report called "Marginalising Christians", cataloguing numerous cases of Christians being sidelined by public bodies, popular media, employers and facing barriers to public funding.
Defamation Desecration Equality Freedom of Conscience Freedom of Expression Freedom of Religion Hate Crime Hate Incident Insult or Incitement Intolerance towards Religious Symbols Militant Equality Laws Negative Stereotyping Rights of Parents
Vandalism in Bushat, Shkodër
December 31, 2009, Albania
Violation of the Catholic Cemetery; desecration of graves, as well as, the demolition of a cross in Bushat, Shkodër, were reported. Police did not apprehend the perpetrators.
Countless Numbers of Desecrations in 2009
Countless Christian Churches and cemeteries desecrated and vandalized in 2009. Find here a selected overview.
Hate Crimes Against Christians 2009
December 31, 2009, Russia
Find here a list of cases for the year 2009 which was brought to our attention .
Desecration Hate Crime Intolerance towards Religious Symbols Vandalism (form of hate crime)
Churches and Cemeteries Vandalized
December 27, 2009, Lithuania
In 2008 and 2009 several isolation cases of vandalizing of churches took place in various parts of Lithuania. These cases include on breaking into churches and vandalizing cemeteries, presumably by satanic groups. Some cases were reported to the police.
Protestant Chapel Set on Fire
November 16, 2009, Germany
Chapel set on fire in the night from November 15th to 16th in Over (Hamburg). Damage caused is estimated over 100,000 Euros.
Taxpayer-Funded Play Offends Christians
November 5, 2009, United Kingdom
Scottish gay/transsexual festival "Glasgay!" featured the play "Jesus, Queen of Heaven" in which Jesus is a transsexual woman. Taxpayer money involved. Christian protestors named "homophobic".
Desecration Freedom of Religion Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Christian Cemetery Desecrated in Istanbul
September 22, 2009, Turkey
Large-scale vandalism of a Christian cemetery recalls decades of suffering by Orthodox Christians in Turkey.
South Wales Church Damaged by Vandals
September 10, 2009, United Kingdom
A Christian church in South Wales was targeted by vandals who smashed its newly restored stained glass windows. Worshippers were forced to cancel services in order to fix damages.
Desecration Freedom of Religion Intolerance towards Religious Symbols Vandalism (form of hate crime)


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Peromyscus levipes är en däggdjursart som beskrevs av Clinton Hart Merriam 1898. Peromyscus levipes ingår i släktet hjortråttor och familjen hamsterartade gnagare. IUCN kategoriserar arten globalt som livskraftig. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Arten blir 9,3 till 10,8 cm lång (huvud och bål), har en 9,1 till 11,4 cm lång svans och väger 18 till 28 g. Bakfötterna är 2,1 till 2,4 cm långa och öronen är 1,8 till 2,3 cm stora. Pälsen på ovansidan bildas av rosabruna och svarta hår. De svarta håren saknas på kroppens sidor och undersidan är täckt av vit päls. I bergstrakter är ovansidan nästan svartbrun. Huvudet kännetecknas av stora öron med några hår samt av en smal mörk ring kring ögonen. Svansen är uppdelad i en mörk ovansida och en ljus undersida. Det förekommer en liten tofs vid svansens spets.

Denna gnagare förekommer i centrala Mexiko. Den vistas i bergstrakter mellan 690 och 3100 meter över havet. Habitatet utgörs av barrskogar, blandskogar, galleriskogar och andra trädgrupper.

Individerna är aktiva på natten och de äter främst frön, spannmål, frukter och ryggradslösa djur. Under våren har de ibland ett mindre ryggradsdjur som byte. Peromyscus levipes bygger bon av växtdelar och av varierande bråte som placeras i jordhålor mellan växternas rötter, i bergssprickor eller i trädens håligheter. Fortplantningen sker allmänt mellan maj och november. Honan föder 1 till 6 ungar per kull, oftast 4.

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Books by Clayton Bard Custead
From the Farm to Arlington: Memoirs of an American Patriot
"Our hands and feet were frozen numb. The wind-borne cold attacked with terrible fury. We shivered violently." —Lt. Joseph Owen, 7th Marines, Chosin Reservoir, Korea
From the Farm to Arlington is an important addition to understanding the American experience, from the Great Depression through three major wars, as told by Navy Master Chief Elmer Custead. As a member of Tom Brokaw's "Greatest Generation," his struggles against social injustice in the Deep South and dedication to the defense of our country helped transform America and its place in the world for the better.
This is a first-hand account of a farm boy growing up in the segregated South during the Great Depression who eagerly enlisted in the Navy to fight in World War II as a teenager. Elmer's incredible military career spanned twenty-eight years; including a total of five years combat duty in World War II, Korea, including the infamous Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, and Vietnam, where he was stationed 100 miles from North Vietnam as the South began falling to the Communists.
Clay Custead lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland, where he is a financial executive for an IT firm. He has two boys from a previous marriage. From the Farm to Arlington is his first book.


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Salineño North es un lugar designado por el censo ubicado en el condado de Starr en el estado estadounidense de Texas. En el Censo de 2010 tenía una población de 115 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 226,54 personas por km².

Geografía
Salineño North se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, Salineño North tiene una superficie total de 0.51 km², de la cual 0.51 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (0%) 0 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 115 personas residiendo en Salineño North. La densidad de población era de 226,54 hab./km². De los 115 habitantes, Salineño North estaba compuesto por el 100% blancos, el 0% eran afroamericanos, el 0% eran amerindios, el 0% eran asiáticos, el 0% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 0% eran de otras razas y el 0% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 97.39% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Lugares designados por el censo en Texas
Localidades del condado de Starr


Today I came across a relatively new blog called "Brand New Atheist" written by Rob Jones. In his first post, entitled "From believer to non-believer, how I got to here, 36 year-old Rob explains how he went from being a church-going Christian to an atheist over a period of about 10 months of personal introspection. Just another data point for people who say "you'll never convert a Christian". Perhaps *I* won't convert one, but if there is enough information out there for them to consider for themselves why they believe what they believe, and if they are courageous enough to examine their own belief system honestly, then, like Rob Jone, they might convert themselves.
Thanks for the link Cam. A great post, any chance of an interview? I found it interesting that for the most part it seemed very much an iternal struggle for Rob, something I can relate to.


Croatia already drinks a lot of wine. In fact, it's one of the top wine-consuming countries in the whole world—it's actually in the top five. But now, this little country is doubling down on its boozy tourism with an underwater winery. Yes, you read that right and yes, it's open for business.
This underwater winery is about an hour north of the capital, Dubrovnik, in the town of Drače, on the Pelješac peninsula. Naturally, it's completely gorgeous (as is most of Croatia), and we hope the wine is equally spectacular.
The winery is called Edivo Vina, and they have been working on this project for years. The first wine was bottled in 2011, and the first bottles of wine were dropped underwater in late 2013 and early 2014 after years of research.
Visitors to Edivo will be invited to join a dive to the underwater storage facility for the wine. On the way, you'll even get to swim past an old sunken boat at the bottom of the Mali Ston Bay where the winery is located. Definitely better than a stodgy vineyard tour with 30 other people.
So what's the whole point of this underwater wine? Well, first, the wine is aged on land for three months. Then it's stored in clay jugs called amphorae, which date back to the Neolithic Period. The bottled wine is sealed tightly inside the amphorae underwater for one to two years, and then brought up on land for sale.
This offbeat storage method gives the wine a "distinct pinewood aroma," but doesn't damage the taste or color in any way. In fact, the owners of Edivo think that storing wine underwater is the best way to keep it at a consistent temperature, and that the absence of sound improves the quality of the wine.
If you're already planning a visit to beautiful Croatia, it seems like you'll have to put this incredible winery on your list of things to do. Cheers!


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How to Be a Multicultural Artist/Writer
January 27, 2017 January 27, 2017 Artists/Creativity
January 27 is Multicultural Children's Book Day, and it brings me around to an interesting conversation that's underway in the publishing community–whether anyone has the right to tell stories outside of their race or culture. I have friends whose story ideas have lately been turned down because they wanted to write about a race different than their own.
I write a multicultural children's series set in World War II called The Home-Front Heroes, and from the moment I conceived of the series, I knew I'd be writing about different ethnic groups. Why? Because to tell the American story during one of the most critical times in our history, it's impossible to view it through the lens of just one city or neighborhood. In the 1940s, it was rare for people to travel more than 50 miles from their homes. Your city, your neighborhood, and the people who surrounded you were your experience with the world. In many ways, that is still true today.
In my first book, my female character is white and living in rural Illinois. In the second, he is Japanese-American living in an internment camp. In the third, he's Mexican-American living in San Antonio. And in the fourth, she's Jewish and living in the Bronx. As a writer I had many concerns when starting these books:
–I did not live in the 1940s, so I would have to gain knowledge about that time period.
–I did grow up a young boy, so I would have to talk to my male friends, my husband, and my son to see how young boys think.
— I did not grow up in a small town (like my Illinois character) or a big city (like my children in the Bronx or San Antonio).
–I did not grow up Japanese-American or Jewish, and even though I am half-Mexican, I did not grow up strongly in that culture either.
I knew from the outset that this series would require not only deep research, but also real empathy. I would have to listen very carefully to the people I interviewed about their experiences and hold space in my head and heart for their truths, as they were told to me.
All writers write outside of our experience, even memoirists, because even though you lived it, once you cross that line and tell us what your mother said and how she said it, you are bringing your own interpretation to her experience. What I know full well as an historian is there is no such thing as absolute truth or even absolute fact. There is only how we interpret it, and our intention when we do so.
I've written numerous stories about men and women from various backgrounds, and I never take that responsibility lightly. I admit to having felt apprehension when my story about the African-American WAC in World War II was published in my book Dancing in Combat Boots. I wrote that story in dialect, because that is how the woman I interviewed talked. To be honest, I couldn't have written it any other way if I tried. I worried when it came out, though, that I'd be criticized for that choice.
But my source called me when she received the book. She was thrilled. "And thank you for making me sound black," she said. "Because now anyone who reads this story will know immediately this was my people this happened to." Whether you agree with my decision or not, all that mattered to me was that I had done right by the woman whose story I told. To the best of my ability, I had captured her truth.
In other words, as one writer put it, there has to be a "why." If there is a good reason for you to write that character, do it. But if you are throwing in a multi-cultural character just because, refrain.
As artists of all kinds, though, I believe we have a duty–a responsibility–to tell the stories that need to be told, especially now. Now is not the time to suppress a story simply because you're not sure you are "allowed" to write it. Now, more than ever, we need diverse stories and perspectives and we need people who will tell them with respect and empathy. If you can do that, then embrace your art!
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The Met department has forecast Southwest monsoon to be 96 percent of Long Period Average.
The IMD classifies rains at 96 per cent of the LPA as near normal.
The near normal monsoon has been forecast on the back of negligible impact of the El Nino phenomenon.
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Together with Zohar, his co-founder, Adar has managed to develop InstantSearch+ as a scalable conversion optimization platform that is incredibly friendly for more than 400,000 eCommerce merchants.
Adar has been involved in technology over the past 20 years. Prior to Fast Simon, Inc., Adar and Zohar co-founded Cloud Power LLC, a global web search autocomplete service, where Adar built a cloud-based, massively scalable platform, powering over 10B transactions per month. Prior to Cloud Power, Adar co-founded several internet businesses serving millions of consumers. Previously, Adar held product management positions in Microsoft, and two internet startups: Agentics and Orsus Solutions.
He has a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Technion, Israel, and an MBA from the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.


#3776 CENTURY CHARTRES BLUEThe Chartre cathedral is the world heritage in France.
A technology of glass proceed rapidly and getting brighter and brighter, on the other hand, a deep colors in the Chartre Cathedral is not many and many perople says it is impossible to produce this kind of color now. Especially, a beauty of it's blue is uncomparable, hunce a proper noun "the Chartres Blue" has been named.
"Serial number – card"PLATINUM Co., a blotter card with serial numbers for the first 2000 pens to celebrate the NEW "Chartres Blue" version.
ONE SCENE of pigment ink is used. We combine a picture and message to one small card ,and put it into the box with the Century fountain pen.
between Pigment and Dye ink.As in the above case, our pigment ink does not fade and keeps it's distinction even 10 years later as students go out into the world. Even 20 years later, they will be able to make a difficult decision as a responsible person. Then, he or she may open this package and find the courage from a clear message with clarity of pigment ink by Platinum. This is just like a time capsule for former students and alumni associations for their own enduring information.
A stamp for use when the writer finishs a letter. PLATINUM Co., attach one small stamp which says "Written Using Platinum PigmentInk" for the first 5,000 pieces of the PLATINUM #3776 CENTURY "Chartres" color.
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Q: Converting to Xcode 9 - pod framework not showing up for conversion? Ok, having some difficulty here getting a specific pod to work in Xcode 9. It's a large problem and I don't know what to do here - the issue is https://github.com/tinypass/piano-sdk-for-ios was last written in Swift 3.1 and Xcode 9 only imports Swift 3.2.
I get this error after converting everything else to Swift 4 -

So after looking at other answers I opened the project in Xcode 8 again because from what I UNDERSTAND that can convert to Swift 3.2. After going there however, when I go "Convert to current Swift syntax" it does not pull up this specific pod under frameworks/ things you can check in the menu. Piano OAuth is not there.
I tried to find the .swiftmodule the error references directly however the "Modules folder" is not visible in my project - only using finder can I open it, and its a bunch of random characters.
I need help. How can I convert this pod to 3.2 then to 4? I tried pod deintegrate then pod install, and I cleaned in Xcode 8 before going to 9 and nothing is working with this 3.1 pod.
PODFILE:
   # Uncomment this line to define a global platform for your project
# platform :ios, '9.0'

target 'Adventures In Design' do
  # Comment this line if you're not using Swift and don't want to use dynamic frameworks
  use_frameworks!

  # Pods for Adventures In Design

pod 'PianoOAuth', '~>2.0.1'
pod 'AudioPlayerManager'
pod 'FontAwesome.swift'
pod 'Parse'
pod 'ParseUI'

  target 'Adventures In DesignTests' do
    inherit! :search_paths
    # Pods for testing
  end

end

post_install do |installer|
    installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
        if target.name == 'Adventures In Design'
            target.build_configurations.each do |config|
                config.build_settings['SWIFT_VERSION'] = '3.2'
            end
        end
    end

end

Now getting this on another pod: The "Swift Language Version" (SWIFT_VERSION) build setting must be set to a supported value for targets which use Swift. This setting can be set in the build settings editor.
even though it is Swift 3

A: The pod itself needs to support Swift 4 in order for you to be able to compile it to Swift 4. As for Swift 3.2, there is a workaround for compiling pods using Swift 3.2 in Xcode 9 beta (code copied from a GitHub issue on the topic):
post_install do |installer|
    installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
        if target.name == '<insert target name of your pod here>'
            target.build_configurations.each do |config|
                config.build_settings['SWIFT_VERSION'] = '3.2'
            end
        end
    end
end

However, if the pod contains some prebuilt binaries, that were compiled using Swift 3.1, you cannot do anything to update the pod, you need to wait for the developer of the project to update it to Swift 3.2.

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Carla, Kathy, and Roxanne are back from PAX and full of stories and opinions about what we learned.
FACT OR FICTION: Can you pick out the confirmed fact from the tall tales? This week's host challenge involves PvP.
Shout-out to TOROcast, Ask A Jedi, TORWars, Mos Eisley Radio, and Ford for joining us at the Taphouse Grill. Read Kathy's recap here.
Jennifer Hale sighting. Autographs happen. Check out her audio interview by the New Yorker here.
Ask A Jedi article on Cowan Financial Group raising investor rating for EA based on expected sales of SWTOR. Estimating that 3 million units will be sold. Forbes article.
VGChartz ranks SWTOR #6, 384k boxes sold so far.
PoisonTaco's look back at the history of following SWTOR. Hard to believe some folks have been waiting for this game for so long.
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To Darth Hater for making the arrangements for the Community Cantina.
To TOROcast for hosting a multi-site podcast.
To BioWare and especially David Bass for taking care of the fansites at PAX and for hosting the official meet and greet.
To MekoRedtail, Otistoh, Deverin11 for leaving us positive reviews on iTunes.
Great podcast. It's always nice hearing all about the fun at conferences like PAX. Thanks.
Gabe also talks about, in that same interview at Gamescom, crafting. He talked about crafting can re-engineer operation level loot to get a chance for a recipe for that level item to craft.
Here are a few details I was able to gather from the video.
Social centers like spaceports – Players will use these to group up and then go to most Flashpoints and Operations. Gabe hinted at, more to be revealed soon, about things to keep people involved in community and not just on their spaceship all the time.
Heroic quests – still work in progress some solo some multiple players. Some are phased/instanced some are open world, some world arcs. The ones with multiple chains you can invite others to help even if they have not done a previous part of the chain. The style of Heroic quests will vary.
Some Operations = more than one…The next Operations revealed might be harder and some might be parallel. A hard setting in one might also be equal to the easy or normal setting in another. Level of gear in loot will be determined if better with newer Operations or parallel.
Crafting will scale with new content added; meaning newer loot drops equal possible new recipes of that level.
Crafting vs Operation gear – Looks to be crafted items will give certain slots and Operations gear will give other slots. It is still being tested for final numbers. Gabe stated that they want to make sure crafted items and also Operation gear are both viable.
Gabe teased to stay tuned about whether the new recipes from new content can be learned through Crew Skills or needing to go on Operations.
5 bosses in Eternity Vault or 5 "encounters" …the puzzle, if completed will yield boss loot.
I urge you to check out this interview by The-Force.eu .
they decided that was not fun at 300% because when i used my cooldowns i got like 5 shots drop aggro in some way then try not to do so much i get right back to where i was so thats why they uped it…………….
Hope that helps a little with any confusion. Take care ladies.


Your brand is how customers perceive your organization. Identifying your core philosophy is the first step to building a strong brand. Next, you have to connect that philosophy to the customer's experience. Here is quick look at how Quaintise updated a healthcare management consulting company's brand to better reflect its mission, scope of services and expertise.


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The Religious Affiliation of
vampires of UK
Religion: vampire
Name: vampires of UK
Classification: villains group
First Appearance: Union Jack (vol. 2) #1 (Nov. 2006): "Enemies of the Crown"
Creators: Christos N. Gage, Mike Perkins, Andrew Hennessy
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 1
Enemy of: Union Jack
Nation: England, United Kingdom
This character is in the following story which has been indexed by this website:
Union Jack (vol. 2) #1 (Nov. 2006): "Enemies of the Crown"
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/vaavam.htm
- https://www.comics.org/issue/310492/
- http://marvel.wikia.com/Union_Jack_Vol_2_1