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Telluride's avalanche-battling arsenal: WWII cannons, 3D mapping and discipline
The "steep and deep" resort uses one of the largest and most diverse tool boxes in North America to mitigate avalanche hazards
4:51 AM MST on Mar 8, 2019
Telluride Ski Patrollers Jim Greene and Eric Auraf ire charges from Avalauncher Gun 3 toward Palmyra Peak. The patrollers responsible for avalanche mitigation are required to have explosives handling certification. (Brett Schreckengost, Special to The Colorado Sun)
MOUNTAIN VILLAGE — Taj Simon is charging up the narrow, windswept ridge. "Come on dad. Let's go!" he yells to his father, Garrett, who is carrying the 7-year-old's skis.
The valley locals are atop Black Iron Bowl, a steep basin below Telluride's Palmyra Peak, a good 20-minute hike up from the top of the Prospect chairlift. Below them spills a bounty of steep powder, lined with rocky chutes.
Taj Simon and his dad, Garrett, stand atop Telluride's Black Iron Bowl below Palmyra Peak in late February. (Jason Blevins, The Colorado Sun)
In a backcountry scenario, the terrain would trigger some serious scrutiny, especially in this exceptionally active avalanche season. But this is Telluride's famous hike-to inbounds terrain and ski patrollers for weeks have been shelling the bowl and the peak above it with a barrage of explosives, including mortars fired from Colorado skiing's only World War II cannons.
"They've been howitzering the heck out of this in the last month. I have a high level of confidence in the snow here," Simon says, shortly before chasing his beyond-expert son into the downy fluff, leaving wispy trails of cold smoke billowing around their knees. "I have 100 percent confidence in our ski patrol and maybe then some."
The steepest ski areas in Colorado — Silverton Mountain, Crested Butte, Wolf Creek, Arapahoe Basin, Aspen Highlands and Telluride — deploy a wide array of strategies when it comes to reducing the risk of avalanches on inbounds terrain. Telluride stands out with a customized snow-compaction rolling machine, avalanche dogs trained to find buried people, a helicopter, Avalaunchers and a pair of howitzers, giving the steep-and-deep ski area one of the largest and most diverse tool boxes in all of North American skiing when it comes to mitigating avalanche hazards.
Every day of the ski season and in the weeks before lifts turn, dozens of Telluride ski patrollers study, stomp, ski and bomb every patch of steep snow in the 2,000-acre ski area. After every significant snowfall, before the chairs open, 36 Telluride ski patrollers, working in teams of two, fire Avalauncher rounds and throw hundreds of pounds of explosives into more than 300 avalanche hazards across the resort, from huge slide paths to tiny terrain traps.
Telluride Ski Patrollers, including Jason Rogers, keep meticulous records of their avalanche mitigation work. All explosive charges lobbed into the deep snow on steep slopes is logged on paper then transferred to a 3D mapping app used to track the results in a database. (Brett Schreckengost, Special to The Colorado Sun)
"Still, and I need to say this right up front, there is no way to make avalanche terrain completely safe," said Jon Tukman, the snow safety director at Telluride. He isn't really fond of the word "safety" in his job title because there is no such thing as completely safe snow on any slope greater than 25 degrees. "There is no way to remove all the uncertainty around avalanches without removing all the snow."
That lesson was painfully revealed at New Mexico's Taos ski area in January, when an avalanche released on terrain patrollers had already bombed, sweeping two men to their deaths. They were the first avalanche fatalities in the 64-year-old resort's history. But in Telluride — as in Taos and every other ski area with expert terrain — avalanche mitigation efforts are more robust than ever, with increasingly innovative mitigation strategies making inbounds avalanches exceptionally rare.
Of the 261 avalanche fatalities recorded in the U.S. between 2008 and 2018, six involved skiers on open terrain at a ski area, according to Colorado Avalanche Information Center data compiled by the National Ski Areas Association. In those 10 seasons, there were about 441 million skier visits logged at U.S. ski areas. Seven of the 261 avalanche fatalities in that decade were ski patrollers, most of whom were conducting avalanche mitigation work.
Telluride ski patroller Jim Greene throws a hand charge on Palmyra Peak. (Brett Schreckengost, Special to The Colorado Sun)
Colorado almost always has a sketchy snowpack, thanks to early-season snow that turns to sugary facets, creating a weak layer that can release and send a season's worth of snowfall barreling down mountains. The threat of a persistent slab avalanche reached epic proportions this week when the Colorado Avalanche Information Center issued an unprecedented warning across all of Central Colorado, urging everyone to avoid the backcountry with a forecast predicting "historic avalanches reaching valley floors." The condition was so dire that Arapahoe Basin ski area did not open on Thursday.
And the San Juans of southern Colorado have the least stable snowpack in the state, with steep, rocky, wind-buffed slopes harboring snow all too ready to release.
The key to reducing the risk of catastrophic slides on that ground-level weak layer is to attack the snow early with every type of compaction possible. Crested Butte, Aspen Highlands and Silverton Mountain deploy armies of walking skiers to the resorts' steepest pitches to break down the weak layer, often weeks before lifts even start turning. Those bootpackers knock the fragility out of that faceted bottom layer, breaking up the smooth, yet unstable, surface of the snow, making it more likely to bond with new layers of snow. Telluride ski patrollers this season started in October, skiing onto rocky slopes with barely 12 inches of snow to tear up the weak layer.
"One of the reasons you see big avalanches in the backcountry and so few in the resorts is because the resorts areas have been compacted, bombed repeatedly, avalanched and ski cut," Tukman says. "Compaction is key to resort avalanche mitigation."
Telluride also employs the Bosse Roller, a three-wheeled, remote-controlled tractor that connects to the winch of a snowcat and is lowered onto steep snow, where its paddles churn through early season snow, breaking down that weak layer. Created by Mark Bosse, a lift mechanic at Telluride, the tractor-tired roller is now used to beat down early-season snowpack at Monarch, Copper Mountain, Winter Park and Arapahoe Basin. A patroller with a remote control device at the bottom of the slope can steer the roller as its lowered from the winch on the snowcat above.
Bosse also designs and builds bomb trams from his Unique Fabrications shop in Norwood. Telluride patrollers once cobbled together the trolleys with snowmaking pipes and old chairlift pieces, creating a bomb-ferrying system that allows them to drop explosives into zones without actually being in that zone. Bosse's trams are much easier to use and less cumbersome. His trams are strung above avalanche-prone slopes across Colorado ski slopes, including his most recent iterations at Arapahoe Basin's newly opened Steep Gullies, creating a sort-of miniature chairlift for bombs.
Telluride ski patrollers use bomb trams – some assembled from old lift and snowmaking equipment – to ferry explosives into dangerous zones without the need to ski into the zone. (Brett Schreckengost, Special to The Colorado Sun)
Telluride patrollers also access terrain off Palmyra Peak, a 13,320-foot, north-facing pyramid that towers over the ski area, using the Eurocopter AS350 B3e AStar helicopter from nearby heli-skiing outfit Helitrax. The peak, with 50-degree chutes and 2,000 vertical-feet of skiing, opened in the winter of 2007-08 and requires about two hours of hard hiking to reach the summit. The peak offers some of the most extreme inbounds skiing on the continent. Last season, with one of the worst snowfalls in recent memory, Palmyra Peak never even opened.
The peak has the kind of terrain that really requires a helicopter for avalanche mitigation, much like Silverton Mountain, which has an AStar helicopter for heli-skiing and avalanche work. The Telluride team also uses the Helitrax helicopter to stash rescue and mitigation tools high on the ridge so patrollers don't have to carry equipment and explosives on the grueling hike to the summit.
"It's such a great tool. You can get several days worth of work done in 10 minutes with the helicopter," Tukman says a few hours after hiking up Palmyra and skiing to a precipitous pitch to dig a snowpit and study the snow for treacherous layers that may shed a slab of snow. "It's one of our most effective mitigation tools."
And then there are the two howitzers, which the ski area installed in 2008. Locked in steel and concrete bunkers in remote corners of the ski area well off the trails, the cannons precisely fire shells into hanging snowfields on Palmyra. For the past decade, Telluride patrollers have used the howitzers — at least one of which, the one patrollers call Lynx, was fired in every U.S. military conflict from WWII through Desert Storm before the Army retired it — to trigger controlled avalanches on Palmyra.
Now-retired Telluride snow safety director Craig Sterbenz, left, and veteran Telluride Ski Patroller Kevin Cahalen prepare to test fire a WWII howitzer, retired from actual military service and now used for avalanche mitigation. (Brett Schreckengost, Special to The Colorado Sun)
The howitzers, on loan from the Army, are part of a Forest Service program that allows about eight ski areas across the U.S. to use artillery for avalanche mitigation. Oregon's Mount Hood, California's Kirkwood, Mammoth and Alpine Meadows, Lee Canyon in southern Nevada and Alta in Utah all use howitzers to help trigger controlled avalanches on remote, hard-to-access terrain. (Transportation departments in Alaska, California, Colorado, Utah, Washington and Wyoming also use military artillery to reduce avalanche danger.)
Through the Forest Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the military, ski patrollers undergo training, inspections and annual qualification tests — in addition to qualifying for state explosives licenses — to be a part of the howitzer program, which has every resort using the same type of M101A1 cannon. The National Ski Areas Association works closely with the Forest Service and ATF, making sure federal regulations guarding the storage, security, safety and accountability of explosives are followed. Uniformity and military standard operating procedures are essential when civilians use military weapons.
One of Telluride's two WWII howitzers with a list of shots recently fired on Palmyra Peak. (Jason Blevins, The Colorado Sun)
"What's really the key about this program is that repetition and not deviating from that training standard or our operating procedures. We want to do the same thing every time," says Scott Spielman, the U.S. Forest Service's recreation manager for the Norwood Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, who oversees Telluride's avalanche artillery program.
In the Telluride howitzer bunkers there are maps and lists and procedural guidelines on every wall. With each shot, the team of patrollers roll through a host of double- and triple-checked processes. While every firing is documented on paper, Tukman records each shot on a 3D mapping app on his iPhone, part of a comprehensive computer program used by the patrollers to chart every compaction, explosive, ski cut and avalanche during the season, creating an annual database of every aspect of the patrol's mitigation work.
"The howitzer is part of a public-private partnership in the name of public safety, but without the federal-to-federal connection, it would not happen," Spielman says.
The tragic Taos avalanche on on Kachina Peak on Jan. 17 that killed Matthew Zonghetti, 26, of Massachusetts, and Vail's 22-year-old Corey Borg-Massanari is one of very few fatal slides in the U.S. to happen on inbounds terrain that had been mitigated.
When fatal inbounds avalanches do happen, families often sue. And they never win. A wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the January 2012 avalanche death of 28-year-old Christopher Norris in dense trees at Winter Park's Mary Jane ski area went to the Colorado Supreme Court. The high court ruled that avalanches are an inherent risk of skiing and resorts could not be held liable under the Colorado Ski Safety Act. That 40-year-old pioneering legislation outlines a litany of inherent dangers — like varying terrain, weather and snow conditions — that skiers must assume responsibility for when they ride at a resort.
Lawyers for the Norris family argued that if avalanches were an inherent risk of skiing, then resorts would not have any reason to mitigate the hazards posed by avalanches. It's an argument that to this day riles ski patrollers and resort operators.
A pair of Telluride Ski Patrollers cover their ears as an explosive charge detonates on Senior's run at the top of Palmyra Peak. (Brett Schreckengost, Special to The Colorado Sun)
Bill Jensen, the part-owner and chief executive of Telluride ski area, said he never, ever pushes his patrollers to open terrain.
"I sent out something to patrol this season that said I realize that some of our terrain may not open at all this year, and that's OK. I'm totally fine with that," says Jensen, a couple days before Tukman and his team opened Palmyra for the first time in two seasons. "They drive the process, and that's the key in a resort like this."
After last season — with its paltry snowfall challenging patrollers trying to open steep terrain — Tukman and his team learned a few things. Primarily, they should never wait to get out and start compacting early-season snow. It's hard to predict what the future may hold in terms of snowfall, but whatever happens, Tukman says, "get out on that new snow anyway you can, if it's even remotely possible."
Like Jensen, he bristles at the idea that the Colorado Supreme Court gives him legal cover to slack on reducing the risk of avalanches.
"No court decision is going to change the way anyone in this business — and certainly not at this resort — operates when it comes to avalanche mitigation," he says. "It won't change the way we do things. We have every reason in the world to reduce the risks at Telluride."
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After ISIS released a video on Sunday purporting to show the horrific execution of 21 Coptic Christians on the Libyan coast, prayers and condolences have poured in for the victims, their families and the Coptic church, with many on social media using the hashtag #CopticLivesMatter.
I'm Palestinian Muslim & Middle Eastern Christians are my brothers and sisters. No one should be persecuted for beliefs! #CopticLivesMatter
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Shocked by the mass killing, world leaders and religious figures have expressed their solidarity with Copts, already a persecuted minority before the killings, since Sunday.
In a statement, the Coptic church said that its leadership had "confidence that their great nation won't rest without retribution for the evil criminals." During a speech on Monday to members of the Church of Scotland, Pope Francis decried the deaths. "The blood of our Christian brothers and sisters is a testimony which cries out be heard. It makes no difference whether they be Catholics, Orthodox, Copts or Protestants. They are Christians!"
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The names of the 21 Christians executed by ISIS, as translated by @maitelsadany via @Anba_Ermia. pic.twitter.com/a4OsZl47T3 (HT @spulliam)
— Russell Moore (@drmoore) February 15, 2015
Some social media users have also changed their profile photos to a black background with a white "21" to represent the 21 victims.
Coptic Christians represent the largest Christian group in the Middle East and number between six and 11 million, according to various estimates. About 10 percent of Egypt's population of 80 million are Copts. There is a small minority of Copts in Libya, according to The Independent:
Copts form the largest Christian minority in the country, with an estimated 60,000 living there, but their status is increasingly precarious. The country's descent into civil war and chaos following the collapse of Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi's dictatorship has seen the nation riven by rival extremist factions, with the government having little cotrol. Italy recently pulled their embassy staff out – the last EU power to do so.
Prior to the latest atrocity, in February of last year seven Copts were dragged from their homes in the middle of the night and shot in the streets east of Benghazi. There have been a number of other reported incidences – involving other extremist groups such as Ansar al-Sharia – of violence against Copts in the country.
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Mark Andrew DiFelice (born August 23, 1976) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Growing up in Havertown, Pennsylvania, Mark played for Hilltop Baseball and is currently the only player from that league (established in 1963) to play in the MLB.  He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers. He is currently working as a pitching coach for the Wilmington Blue Rocks.

Minor league career
DiFelice started his professional career as a part of the Colorado Rockies organization in 1998. He played his first season for their Class A (Short Season) affiliate, the Portland Rockies. In 1999, DiFelice advanced to the Class A-Advanced Salem Avalanche. In 2000, he played for the Double-A Carolina Mudcats. DiFelice also played part of the 2001 season for Carolina, while also pitching for the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. In 2002, he was sent back down to the Class A (Short Season) Tri-City Dust Devils and Salem. In 2003, he played for the Rockies' new Double-A affiliate, the Tulsa Drillers.

In 2004, DiFelice switched to the Baltimore Orioles organization, playing for their Triple-A Ottawa Lynx. In 2005, DiFelice pitched for the Washington Nationals with their Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs and the independent Atlantic League's Somerset Patriots. He stayed with the Atlantic League for 2006, playing for the Camden Riversharks.

DiFelice returned to affiliated baseball in 2007, playing for the Milwaukee Brewers' Double-A Huntsville Stars, and then their Triple-A Nashville Sounds. After his first ten professional seasons, DiFelice had a record of 77–57, with an ERA of 3.53, and had recorded 951 strikeouts.

Major league career
After starting the 2008 season in Nashville, posting a 3–0 record with a 3.91 ERA, DiFelice's contract was purchased by Milwaukee on May 15, and he made his major league debut three days later, May 18. On June 29, after appearing in 10 games, DiFelice was sent back down to Nashville. He received a call up on September 1, 2008, and he picked up his first major league win in the same month.

DiFelice spent the whole 2009 season in the big leagues. He finished with a 4–1 record with 51.2 innings pitched and a 3.66 ERA. Following the 2009 season, DiFelice underwent shoulder surgery, which sidelined him for the entire 2010 season. He signed a minor league contract with an invitation to 2011 spring training while pitching in the fall instructional league.

On June 18, 2011, DiFelice had his contract purchased by the Brewers.  He made it back to the major leagues only to have his shoulder give out again, requiring a 3rd surgery and ending his 2011 season. In 2012, DiFelice signed with an Italian team.

Coaching career
DiFelice was named as the pitching coach for the Wilmington Blue Rocks in the Washington Nationals organization.

World Baseball Classic
DiFelice was selected as a pitcher for the Italian national team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He started in the team's opening game against Venezuela, pitching four shutout innings while allowing three hits and striking out one batter, finishing the game with a no decision after leaving the game scoreless.

Personal
DiFelice has served as the unofficial barber of all the teams he has played for. His grandmother was a hairdresser, and his aunt owns a salon in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. When word spread that DiFelice cut hair, his teammates began making appointments for haircuts in the clubhouse.

References

External links

Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan League)

1976 births
Living people
American people of Italian descent
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
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A character's sexuality is established in sweeps season for a limited number of episodes, and then dropped immediately from the storyline. When ratings need a boost, often a straight or ambiguously bi female character will kiss another woman (usually a tertiary character or one-episode guest star). The long-term implications are generally negligible and the female regular characters are almost never shown or mentioned being attracted to another female again.
The non-regular's remaining screen time in the series will generally be measured in minutes rather than hours or seasons. Introduction of this kind of brief storyline to a show is mostly just a ratings stunt, calculated to get more viewers while creating a manageable amount of blow-back from straight audiences or network censors. Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set, based on the ratings received by the programs shown at that time.


Rajasthan is a state that offers a complete treasure of traditional craft and art items to the tourists who visit this state. Alwar is one district in Rajasthan that is known for its exceptional collection of art, craft and handicraft items that are popular all over India. Bhiwadi is a popular city of the Alwar district in Rajasthan which is well-renowned for its collection of pottery and jewellery. The most popular item that is widely shopped for in Bhiwadi is kagzi pottery or pottery that is wafer-thin.
Shopping buffs or people who are interested in shopping for antique pieces can easily find various kinds of colorful bangles, double dyed saris and artifacts in Bhiwadi. Rajasthani handicarfts and silver jewellery are also found to be best sold in the markets of Bhiwadi. Bhiwadi falls under the category of historic towns located in Alwar and it is only because of this reason that the old historical pieces or items and handicrafts are widely found in this town. There are many rich handicrafts found in the city of Bhiwadi but the most famous among all the rich handicrafts are carpets, terracotta statues, bangles, pottery and embroidered Juits or Mojris made out of leather.
The ladies of Bhiwadi usually visit the churi market because of the variant bangles that are sold at this market.
Bazaza Bazaar: Bazaza Bazaar is basically a wholesale market that reflects the cultural and the traditional value of the state of Rajasthan. This market is found selling textile items that are made of beads, Zardosi and silk threads.
Sarrafa Bazaar: Sarrafa Bazaar ranks as one of the most significant places in the district of Alwar and is basically known for its sell of semi-precious and precious diamonds and stones.
Malakhera Bazaar: Malakhera Bazaar is famous for silver souvenirs, home décor, and cloth bags that are hand embroidered.
The main reason behind the sudden development in the city has been the growth that has taken place in the industrial sector of the city. A lot of industries were found in the city previously but at present there are some more industries that have come into being in Bhiwadi and it is only because of this reason that modern shopping culture has also made its appearance in Bhiwadi.
Many malls have sprung up in the city recently and the most popular among them are the Capital Mall, Capital Highlight Mall, Genesis Mall and V Square Mall. The malls that are found in the city of Bhiwadi possess all the modern facilities that are found in the malls located in several other cities of Rajasthan. Most of the malls in Bhiwadi attend the shopping requirements of people from Delhi NCR Region, Gurgaon and Dharuhera. The malls have been sited in such a way that they poise no problem for the traffic within the city.
The markets and the malls of Bhiwadi make up for a great experience of shopping in the city of Bhiwadi.


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Which New York Yankees reliever has the most saves at the old Yankee Stadium?
Mariano Rivera (230 at the original Yankee Stadium, which is not only the most at Yankee Stadium, but the most at ANY ballpark).
Q: Which New York Yankees reliever has the most saves at the old Yankee Stadium?
Which New York Yankees reliever had the most saves at the old Yankee Stadium?
Mariano Rivera He has the most saves at Old Yankee Stadium (230), and he has a good chance to have the most at New Yankee Stadium.
Which New York Yankees pitcher had the most career saves at Yankee Stadium?
Mariano Rivera with 230 saves.
Who is the only reliever in New York Yankees history to record as many as 46 saves in one season other than Mariano Rivera?
Dave Righetti recorded 46 saves for the New York Yankees in 1986.
Who was the first reliever to reach 300 saves?
Who has the most career saves for the New York Yankees?
Mariano Rivera has saved the most games for the Yankees. Mariano's 550 saves are second most in baseball history.
Who had the most wins and saves in baseball?
Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees has the most saves in Major League Baseball
Who is first left handed pitcher with forty saves?
That was Dave Righetti of the New York Yankees with 46 saves in 1986.
Has any pitcher won 4 games in a single world series?
No -- the best is three games, done more than once. John Wetteland had four SAVES for the New York Yankees in the 1996 World Series. It may seem strange that, right after doing so, Wettland was released by the Yankees. However, his replacement, Mariano Rivera, hasn't done so badly as a reliever.
Which two New York Yankees players recorded as many as 46 saves in one season?
Mariano Rivera saved 50 games in 2001 and also had 53 saves in 2004. Dave Righetti was the other Yankees player, recording 46 saves in 1986.
Which New York Yankees pitcher holds the record for most saves in Yankees history?
As of July 25, 2010, Mariano Rivera holds the New York Yankees record for most saves with 546. He is ranked #2 on the all-time list behind Trevor Hoffman.
Who was the Yankees star pitcher in 1992?
Well here goes. believe it or not it was Melido Perez. He started 33 games that season and completed 10 of those 33. He pitched 247.2 innings and struckout 218. He had an era of only 2.87, but his record was below .500, he led the team in wins with 13. But also led the team in losses with 16. Steve Farr was the best reliever the Yankees had that season. He was 2-2 with a 1.56 era in 50 games with 30 saves. Farr maybe the best pitcher on the 1992 Yankees.
What does BS and H mean in box scores next to a relief pitcher's name?
Blown Saves and Holds. A hold is when a reliever comes into the game with his team ahead and leaves the game with his team ahead.
What is the best New York Yankees pitchers stats?
All-time stats leaders for Yankees pitchers:Wins - Whitey Ford (236)Strikeouts - Whitey Ford (1,956)ERA - Mariano Rivera - (2.21)Saves - Mariano Rivera - (603)
Who are the 2 relievers in New York Yankees history to record as many as 46 saves in one season?
Dave Righetti saved 46 games for the Yankees in 1986. Mariano Rivera saved 50 games in 2001 and 53 games in 2004.
What New York Yankee had 46 saves in one season?
Mariano Rivera saved 50 games in 2001 and 53 games in 2004. Dave Righetti saved 46 games in 1986.
Who made history in 2011 from the New York Yankees?
There were two players who reached historical milestones for the Yankees in 2011. On July 9th, Derek Jeter became the first Yankees player to reach 3,000 hits. Also, on September 19th, Mariano Rivera recorded his 602nd save, becoming the all-time MLB regular season saves leader.
How many games did johnny Murphy win in 1939 season?
3. Murphy went 3-6 with a 4.40 ERA in 1939 for the Yankees and led the American League in saves with 19.
How many blown saves does Mariano Rivera have against the Arizona Diamondbacks?
Mariano has blown 52 saves in his career. Only 1 of those blown saves were against the Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks have played the Yankees 19 times (including postseason) and have gone 7-12 against them. The single game Mariano blew was Game 7 of the 2001 World Series that gave the Diamondbacks the World Series
Who was the winning pitcher in the last game of the 1939 World Series?
In the 1939 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the Cincinnati Reds in four straight games to capture the World Championship. Game four of the Series was played in Cincinnati with the Yankees winning 7-4 in 10 innings, pushing across 3 runs in the top of the 10th. Winning pitcher was reliever Johnny Murphy. It was Murphy's only appearance in the Series and he pitched 3 1/3 inning, gave up 5 hits, one run, struck out 2 and had no walks. The 30 year old had lead the American League in saves that season with 19, while appearing in 38 games for the Yankees, all in relief. The losing pitcher, by the way, was Reds ace, Bucky Walters, who came into the game in relief in the 8th inning to suffer his 2nd loss of the Series.
Who was the only Cy Young award winner to have a losing record in the season he won the award?
In 2003, the Dodgers' reliever Eric Gagne won the NL Cy Young Award on the basis of his 55 saves and 1.20 ERA. However, his season won-lost record was only 2-3.
Who has pitched using both arms in one game?
There has been only one ambidextrous major league pitcher since the turn of the century. Greg Harris, primarily a right-handed reliever for many clubs from 1981 through 1995, pitched one inning using both arms for the Montreal Expos in his final season. That outing was considered more stunt than strategy. However, arguably the most well known "switch-pitcher" is the Yankees' Patrick Michael Venditte Jr. Born on June 30, 1985 in Omaha, NE, Pat is currently in the lower levels of the Yankees' minor league system. This 6-1" 185lb. pitcher attended college at Creighton University and was drafted in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft in the 20th round, 620 overall. He pitched in 32.2 innings last season for the Staten Island Yankees, the single-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, in a closing role and compiled an impressive 1.05 ERA with 29 SO's and 16 saves.
What are power saves?
Power Saves are devices that lets you change your saves. You need an Internet connection to download, then backup the saves for your game.
What does como saves tu mean?
and saves your
How do you spell saves in spanish?
ahorra (from 'ahorrar' - 'to save') = 'saves' in the sense of 'saves money'. salva (from 'salvar' - 'to save') = 'saves' in the sense of 'providing salvation'. guarda (from 'guardar' - 'to protect') = 'saves' in the sense of 'saves a computer file. previene (from 'prevenir' - 'to prevent') = 'saves' in the sense of 'saves a goal'. There are various other possibilities, but I suspect this is the one you are seeking?
Why is it wise to recycle?
It saves the environment and saves money.


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Mt. Wolf are set to release their new single 'Hypolight' - listen to it first on ClashMusic.
Heavenly. Mt. Wolf's debut EP 'Life Size Ghosts' emerged last year, a subtle, bewitching document which matches folk-influenced tapestries of sound to fractured, skittering electronics. Sonically beautiful, the London newcomers matched an astute grasp of aesthetics with a palpable sense of emotion.
Mature beyond their years, the band are now ready to take their next step. Upcoming EP 'Hypolight' represents Mt. Wolf's first new move since the release of 'Life Size Ghosts' and is set to be released this Spring.
As a very special preview, ClashMusic are able to bring you title cut 'Hypolight' before anyone else. Focussing Kate Wolf's stunning voice - all ice cool control and Kate Bush idiosyncrasies - the track seems to shift, grow and evolve on its own terms.
The sound of a band truly coming into their own, 'Hypolight' is a confident, dramatic step forward. Listen to it below.
Mt. Wolf are set to play a full live show at London venue XOYO on February 28th. Performing alongside production duo Face + Heel, the bill also features Cat Lovers and Will Power.


Below you'll find our reading selections for the year of 1988, and once we're finished reading, I'll post the winners for hero, villain, issue, artist, and writer.
I had to really cram the comics for this week, as I went on a brief vacation and didn't have consistent internet access for three days. As a result, a lot of them blurred together, so I'm going to give very general notes. I'd say overall this was a solid year, with nothing seeming bad but nothing seeming particularly great either. I also didn't have time to get to any of the bonus comics.
– Fall of the Mutants was fine, but didn't seem that special other than X-Factor finally revealing that they were mutants to the public and the history of Apocalypse.
– McFarlane had an incredible run this year with drawing a ton of different comics and infusing a lot of personality into the artwork. I especially love his work on Hulk (and oh man, Hulk 340's cover is one for the ages), but everything he did was great. It's also worth noting how strong Peter David's Hulk run is; very enjoyable.
– I was surprised to find myself enjoying Armor Wars as much as I did. It felt perfectly paced; an issue longer and it would have really dragged. It also plays into the theme of Tony beating himself up for things without having him take a drink (which also leads to that great scene where he admits he wants a drink but absolutely should not have one).
– There was SO MUCH X-Men this year, especially thanks to them becoming bi-weekly (!) and all of the different spin-off series. I was amazed at the overall consistency of all of it given how much was being released, a true testament to Claremont's skills. Genosha debuting is perhaps the biggest event, but the Australian hideout, the Brood continuing to be terrifying? All really solid. I also very much enjoyed Excalibur and Wolverine's mini-series; I hadn't realized how much I was missing Nightcrawler.
– Punisher was solid but not spectacular. The gimmick of having his family's death play out in the panel below for the entire first issue was striking, and I've always liked his character, so I found this an engaging read but I'd think it would be a slog if you weren't into him.
– I liked Spidey a lot this year, especially with McFarlane's crazy artwork. Venom was an incredible debut, and the whole condo owner kidnapping thing was very intense. MJ is also an interesting blend of powerful and super-sexualized, which she's always been I guess, but it seems more pronounced this year.
– I always love me some Kang, so Avengers was a fun read. Nebula went between having blue skin and regular skin, the explanation of what the weapon was never really happened, and the Avengers seemingly disbanded afterwards. Weird set of issues.
– Fantastic Four really was Secret Wars 3! Man, what an absurd amount of text to get through in #319 with trying to explain the Cosmic Cube and just what the heck was going on; I'm still not sure even after all of it! I guess that's the end of the Molecule Man? Maybe? I found myself enjoying it, but as you can tell, I'm still quite confused.
– Finally, the single biggest change I can feel from DeFalco as EIC is simply more, more, more content. It seemed like every other issue was a double-length comic, and of course the X-Men going bi-weekly must have been crazy-making for Claremont and the team. I don't know much of the history, but I understand that a lot of established writers left around this time, and I wouldn't be surprised if it had something to do with the amount they were being asked to do.
I'm on vacation for a few weeks. Away from the bulk of my collection, and with little time to get my reading done over the last few days. But I will comment as there is nothing new (for me) in this weeks offerings…I read most as they were released back in the day. Oddly enough the only books I did not read upon release were the FF issues. I stopped buying that one monthly at about issue 307 or so. I later felt compelled to fill in my collection and bought these and read them. Not really worth it. Read it last year as preamble to Secret Wars, no need to do so again.
All the X-books are must read at this point in Marvel. Even if I hate the event mentality these books are getting mired in, they are still great on an individual basis. Fall of the Mutants was good. Not great, but good. And Excalibur is one of my favs, and Alan Davis makes the debut that much more worthwhile. I give him artist of the year. I know McFarlane is doing some his best work this year, between Hulk and ASM, really heling to revitalize the books, but I think he'll mature a bit over the next year or so and he'll get his due.
On that note, I should give a plug to my villain of the year, Venom. You might say that Apocalypse is afar mort dastardly character, and you'd be right. Venom is strictly small time in scale. But I think his initial appearance was his best. As the years go by he will shine a few more times, but soon he will become fairly generic and as the symbiote gets tossed around his vileness will slowly erode. This is his year. It'll even garner an issue of the year vote for #300.
The Hulk rocks this year, and will continue to do so for another 80 or so issues. Really and truly I think Davids run will remain strong well into the 400s and beyond. Read 'em all. Writer of the year is a given.
Have not read Punisher nor Wolvie. May not get to them. Read them and do not recall them being all that good. Maybe I should give 'em a go.
Avengers and Iron Man were both good books in this period. I plan to read all the Avengers between 278 and 300. It'll take a day or so, but if I recall well worth it. And shell head is in a good place here to.
My favorite arc from 1988 is Armor Wars. The issue that kicks it off is a true five-star issue, and all of the rest continue from that set-up capably.
Peter David's Hulk (and most of his writing) does less for me now, as I am no longer the target audience of teenage males. I tried #340 and #347 of Incredible Hulk and did not care for either.
Fall of the Mutants is not your normal crossover, mostly just some thematic connections between otherwise separate storylines. I like the X-Men and X-Factor portions quite a bit.
Amazing Spider-Man #300 is an awesome issue for Spider-Man and Venom. It nearly got my issue of the year vote, but I still think Iron Man #225 is a little better. Venom did get my villain of the year vote.
Excalibur just throws the reader right into a lot of bizarre concepts. I like Kitty and Kurt but none of the other regulars, so I have never gotten into the Excalibur series.
I was pretty down on Avengers #295, but #296 and #297 are both great.
What retcons are so villainous from this year? There was nothing on the level of X-Factor #1 or the Sins Past arc of Amazing Spider-Man for controversy that I noticed.
Avengers #298 and Uncanny X-Men #239 – Inferno issues probably covered next year; Jarvis rocks in Avengers #298!
Finally caught up with you guys! I subscribed a few weeks ago and have been frantically trying to catch up by reading through from the beginning, so this is my first time voting. And what a hard year for deciding! There was so much I liked about this year. Other than Kang, I was thoroughly hooked by every arc. Ultimately though, the intelligent Grey Hulk won me over for hero of the year. I normally am not a fan of Hulk comics, as they are not engaging enough to intrigue me. But this version of the Hulk has me hooked. I can't wait to see more of him. I'm probably the only one that was so impressed by the story, but Incredible Hulk 346 was issue of the year for me. Having those close to Bruce tell his story and how he has affected their lives made me admire how far he's come as a character. As for artist of the year, gotta give it to Romita Jr for that Daredevil artwork, particularly in issue 252. I definitely love the Frank Miller era of DD the best, but these stories are still holding up really well. Finally, the villain of the year was the hardest choice for me. There were so many greats to choose from. We got to see Eddie Brock's start as Venom, Genosha was brilliantly portrayed for the terrible society it is, Doom was diabolically ambitious as always, Typhoid Mary made a perfect entrance, and the Brood even had a story that I liked when I couldn't stand them the first time when Claremont introduced them. However, Apocalypse stood out as the most menacing of all. He was merely toying with X-Factor the entire time and still managed to cause so much damage. Not to mention crippling Beast into a childlike mental state. And turning Angel against his former friends was a heartbreaking touch. I almost voted Scott Summers as villain of the year though, just for what he did to Madelyne Pryor. There have been many times I've wanted to punch out Scott, particularly in the 2000s X Men comics with all his Emma Frost shenanigans, but never so much as I wanted to in Uncanny X Men 233. Seeing Madelyne's viewpoint of Scott seeming to fall in love with her because she looked like Jean, then finding out Jean was alive and abandoning her and their son, and her subsequent breakdown was depressing. Anyway, excellent year all around! Can't wait to see what's next.


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Tyler Perry's Good Deeds
April 1, 2012 by EmanuelLevy
Tyler Perry's latest, "Good Deeds," certainly has a lot going against it.
For one, there is its extremely predictable screenplay, written by Perry, which follows the midlife crisis—no doubt a long time in coming—of privileged businessman Wesley Deeds (Perry).
The story is so slow in moving forward, the dialogue so uniformly flat, and the attention to detail so cursory and, in fact, questionable, that sitting through "Good Deeds" is going take some patience from most viewers. An oddly somber affair, this film is hardly what anyone would call a good time.
Deeds has a cute but unsatisfied fiancée (Gabrielle Union), a troubled and jealous brother (Brian White), and a domineering mother (Phylicia Rashad) to whom he cannot say no. He is pretty much stuck in a living hell until struggling janitor Lindsey Wakefield (Thandie Newton) lands in his life.
Their relationship begins when, in an act of desperation, she parks in his reserved spot in the company lot. Resolving that small dispute takes an inordinate amount of screen time here.
The more he learns about Lindsey, the more Wesley wants to help her and her adorable daughter, Ariel (Jordenn Thompson). He of course winds up getting helped himself—to true love with Lindsey and a new lease on life. There is not much more to this movie than this.
The filmmaking is consistently pedestrian: Perry has many long, long runs of shot reverse shot and then regular breaks for every conceivable establishing shot of San Francisco, the film's setting.
Despite its many frustrating flaws, "Good Deeds" contains one impressive, truly memorable performance—by Perry as Deeds, who is basically a highly successful man suffering from deep depression.
Perry subdued can be a soulful performer, although Perry as director could have offered a lot more help to Newton in modulating her uncentered performance in concert with his.
The director also deserves credit for trying something that no one else out there is currently game for: "Good Deeds" is a black women's picture. Who else is really trying to make movies for this most important audience?
"Good Deeds" also, in the grand tradition of classic melodrama, takes a look at class issues—in this case, maybe just a peak. Not many other mainstream filmmakers are looking at class issues in the black community, although "Good Deeds" clearly is not interested in delving too deep, in "going there." But this may be a start.
Wesley Deeds – Tyler Perry
Lindsey Wakefield – Thandie Newton
Ariel – Jordenn Thompson
Natalie – Gabrielle Union
Walter Deeds – Brian White
Wilimena – Phylicia Rashad
A Lionsgate release.
Directed and written by Tyler Perry.
Produced by Tyler Perry, Ozzie Areu, and Paul Hall.
Cinematography, Alexander Gruszynski.
Editing, Maysie Hoy.
Original Music, Aaron Zigman.
Running time: 110 minutes.


Bachelor of Paramedical Technology is a 3- year full- time degree program offered by various medical institutes in the country. Paramedical Technology is the science that deals with pre-hospital emergency services. A person who works in this field is called a Paramedic. The mainstream work areas in the paramedical science are obstetrics, fracture management, spinal injury management, and general accidents. With an increased demand for skilled paramedics, various career opportunities have opened for young aspirants. Many paramedical institutes in India offer courses in this field at the undergraduate, postgraduate and diploma levels.
Admission to this program is based on the candidate's performance in a relevant entrance exam. In order to be eligible for taking the exam, the candidate needs to have passed the 10+2 examination from a recognized Board with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Upon completion of the course, successful graduates find employment opportunities in hospital, nursing homes, clinics, health departments etc. With the opening of various corporate hospitals, the scope for these professionals has increased tremendously. They may also pursue teaching as a profession. Successful graduates of the discipline can also open their own laboratories/ clinics for practice.
The average course fee charged in India for this course ranges between INR 70,000 and 1 lakh, depending upon the college offering the course.
Salary offered to such graduates ranges between INR 1-3 lacs, increasing with experience.
Bachelor of Paramedical Technology [BPMT]: What is it About?
Paramedical courses are usually related to the allied healthcare sector. These courses are just as useful and job- oriented as the core courses related to the field of healthcare (nursing, medicine and pharmacy).
Paramedical courses train students into skilled and qualified healthcare workers and technicians. Along with doctors and nurses, allied healthcare workers also play a cohesive role in the smooth functioning of the healthcare industry in India.
The demand for paramedical healthcare workers is on the upswing in both India and abroad.
BPMT can be pursued in any of the streams of specialization such as BPMT Laboratory, BPMT Radiography, BPMT Optometry, BPMT Operation Theatre, BPMT Perfusion, BPMT Community Medicine & Emergency Medical Services, BPMT Forensic Medicine, BPMT Radiotherapy, BPMT Neurology, BPMT Blood Transfusion, BPMT Cardiology, BPMT Endoscopy.
Bachelor of Paramedical Technology: Who should opt?
Candidates with effective communication skills, excellent Interpersonal skills, sound technical knowledge, good organizational skills, time management, problem- solving abilities, organized attitude, analytical reasoning, critical thinking, interpersonal skills are ideally suited for the course.
Aspiring candidates need to have completed the 10+2 qualification with a minimum aggregate score of 50%, with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as main subjects.
Admission to the course is based on the candidate's performance in the Common Entrance Test or CET which is the gateway for admission to the course at various professional colleges of the country. The tests are conducted under the aegis of either State or central government.


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LGBT Mother's Day Ad Rejected by Sojourners (A Pro-Diversity, Anti-Prejudice Christian Organization)
Believe Out Loud, a project of Intersections International, is a "collection of clergy and lay leaders, LGBT activists, and concerned individuals, working together to help the Protestant community become more welcoming to gays and lesbians." The organization has launched a campaign to get one million Christians to "break the silence and join the burgeoning chorus for full LGBT equality in the church."
The initiative has gained much of its recent support, in part, from the following video, which has a special Mother's Day message. A family comprised of a boy and two moms, enter a church for the first time, and, after unwelcoming glares from the congregation as they search for a pew, are welcomed by the pastor of the church.
The video serves as an introduction to the Believe Out Loud project, which aims to urge silently supportive clergy and church members to speak out and stand up in favor of welcoming LGBT Christians into the fold.
"Jesus Christ called each of us to love one another," claims the Believe Out Loud Web site. "It's not enough for us to silently believe that all are equal in God's eyes. It is time for us to put our beliefs into action."
Seems reasonable enough.
Unfortunately, however, the progressive Christian Website Sojourners, refused to run the ad, claiming, "Sojourners position is to avoid taking sides on this issue. In that care [sic], the decision to accept advertising may give the appearance of taking sides."
So, is this the same Sojourners whose tagline is "Christians for justice and peace?" The same one that claims in their Diversity Statement that they "believe that unity in diversity is not only desirable, but essential to fulfilling God's ultimate desire for God's people," and that, "We confess that both personal prejudice and systemic oppression are sin?"
Good luck with that, Sojourners.
Posted by Unknown on 5/08/2011
Tags: believe out loud, hypocrisy, lgbt, mother's day, sojourners
So, my brother and his partner of 35 years, my sister, her wife and their son aren't welcome in Sojourners brand of Christianity.
So, Sojourners claims of "progressive Christian commentary," that they seek to "build a movement of spirituality and social change" and promote "unity in diversity" are all lies.
So much for that Commandment and "love thy neighbor as thyself."
Utne Reader has nominated Sojourners for a 2011 award in the Body/Spirit section.
Utne might want to rethink the Sojourner nomination.
Please ask Utne editors to withraw that nomination: dschimke@utne.com, KGoetzman@utne.com
Also, here's a petition to sign protesting Sojourners' bigotry:
http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-sojourners-stop-silencing-lgbt-people-of-faith
Done, and done. Thanks for sharing the info.
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Binay still Boy Scouts national president
The Boy Scouts of the Philippines elects Vice President Jejomar Binay in a motion to observe the organization's status quo. How long will he keep his post?
Vincent Bascos
Published 7:15 PM, June 20, 2015
Updated 8:41 PM, July 05, 2015
STILL BINAY. Vice President Jejomar Binay is elected again as president by the Boy Scouts of the Philippines national executive board. File photo
MANILA, Philippines – The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) re-elected Vice President Jejomar Binay as the organization's national president on Saturday, June 20.
At the BSP's annual election, members from the national council and the national executive board (NEB) voted for the national officers among themselves.
Binay, now on his 19th year as BSP's national president, has been criticized for holding the position for the longest time. Former BSP national presidents had held the position for a maximum of 7 years only.
BSP secretary general Wendel Avisado said the board went through the regular election process, but no nominations were made.
"Wala namang ibang nag-iinteres na tumakbong president (Nobody else was interested to run for president)," Avisado said.
A motion was made to "observe the status quo" and keep the same set of officers for the NEB.
According to Avisado, the motion was approved because all the officers of the organization are all active and still performing their roles and functions.
To fill in the position of BSP senior vice president, the board elected former BSP president Roberto Pagdanganan.
Binay's presidential bid
How long will Binay keep his post?
In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that the BSP is a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC), and no longer a non-government voluntary organization. (READ: Shadows over Binay's leadership of Boy Scouts)
Article VIII, Section 13, and Article VII, Section 3, of the Constitution say that the Vice President cannot hold any other position, apart from his appointment as member of the cabinet.
The Vice President will then have to give up his position as BSP national president, if he files for candidacy this October. (READ: Boy Scouts to elect officials but Jojo Binay can't remain president)
Rappler tried to raise the question to Binay after the BSP elections, but he declined an interview, saying he was in a hurry to get to his next appointment.
When asked, Avisado said that the Vice President is well aware of the issue. "Pag nagkaganoon alam naman niya what is for the best interest of the organization (If that happens, he knows what is for the best interest of the organization)."
If Binay decides to let go of the organization because of his campaign, senior vice president Pagdanganan will take over as BSP president. The board will then decide who will fill in Pagdanganan's position.
Also elected were the following:
Marikina Mayor Del de Guzman, vice president-Luzon
Arturo Umbac, vice president-Visayas
Camiguin Vice Governor Leo Lasacar, vice president-Mindanao
Enrique Lagdameo, national treasurer
Salvador Pangilinan, assistant national treasurer
Jose Gastardo, chief national commissioner
Cabadbaran City Mayor Dale Corvera, International Commissioner
Wendel Avisado, Secretary General
The election was held in the middle of a controversial issue involving an alleged P200-million deal between Alphaland and BSP, the subject of a Senate probe. (READ: Boy Scouts 'so shortchanged' in Alphaland deal – senators)
Asked about the issue, Avisado made an appeal to spare the organization that serves the youth, and said he would be the first to resign at any indication of anomalies within the institution.
"Huwag 'nyo nang idamay yung mga bata, sobrang unfair sa kanila. Huwag niyo sana silang idamay sa pulitika. Kung may nakita akong kahit anong anomalya sa 'min, ako mauuna mag-resign," he said.
(Don't drag the kids in this issue, it's unfair to them. Don't drag them into politics. If I see anything anomalous within our organization, I will be the first to resign.)
The Vice President's former ally, former Makati mayor Ernesto Mercado, had accused Binay of using the BSP to obtain funds for his 2010 campaign. (READ: Did Binay use Boy Scout funds for 2010 bid?)
Both Binay and BSP officials have denied the allegations. – Rappler.com
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HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro said Thursday that he expected 57-year-old Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez to serve two five-year terms as president and eventually take Castro's place as head of the Communist Party, potentially dominating Cuban politics until 2031.
It was the first time Castro has laid out a clear vision for the nation's power structure after his retirement or death, a vision in which Diaz-Canel is Castro's true successor as total leader of Cuba.
Castro left the presidency Thursday after 12 years in office when the National Assembly approved Diaz-Canel's nomination as the candidate for the top government position. Diaz-Canel told the nation that Castro, 86, would remain the country's ultimate authority as head of the Communist Party.
Speaking after Diaz-Canel, Castro said he expected the younger man to become first secretary of the party after Castro retires from the position in 2021.
"From that point on, I will be just another soldier defending this revolution," Castro said.
Castro indicated that he expected Diaz-Canel to serve two five-year terms as head of the party, saying he envisioned Diaz-Canel guiding his own successor for three years after leaving the presidency in 2028.
In his half-hour speech to the nation, the new president pledged to preserve the island's communist system while gradually reforming the economy and making the government more responsive to the people.
"The people have given this assembly the mandate to provide continuity to the Cuban Revolution during a crucial, historic moment that will be defined by all that we achieve in the advance of the modernization of our social and economic model," Diaz-Canel said.
He said Cuba was, as always, prepared to negotiate with the United States but unwilling to cede to any of Washington's demands for internal change.
He emphasized that reforms would follow a 12-year-plan laid out by the National Assembly and Communist Party that would allow moderate growth of private enterprise while maintaining the important sectors of the economy in the hands of the state.
With Castro watching from the audience, Diaz-Canel made clear that he would defer to the man who, along with his brother Fidel, founded and ruled for six decades what has become of one of the world's last communist governments.
Facing biological reality but still active and apparently healthy, Raul Castro is stepping down as president in an effort to guarantee that new leaders can maintain the government's grip on power in the face of economic stagnation, an aging population and increasing disenchantment among younger generations.
Diaz-Canel's half-hour speech offered most Cubans by far their greatest exposure to the man long expected to assume the presidency.
Most Cubans know their first vice president as an uncharismatic figure who until recently maintained a public profile so low it was virtually nonexistent. That image changed slightly this year as state media placed an increasing spotlight on Diaz-Canel's public appearances, including remarks to the press last month that included his promise to make Cuba's government more responsive to its people, language he echoed on Thursday.
But he has also defended academics and bloggers who became targets of hardliners, leading some to describe him a potential advocate for greater openness in a system intolerant of virtually any criticism or dissent. International observers and Cubans alike will be scrutinizing every move he makes after he officially takes office on Thursday.
Two years after taking over from his ailing brother in 2006, Castro launched a series of reforms that expanded Cuba's private sector to nearly 600,000 people and allowed citizens greater freedom to travel and access to information. He has failed to fix the generally unproductive and highly subsidized state-run businesses that, along with a Soviet-model bureaucracy, employ three of every four Cubans. State salaries average $30 a month, leaving workers struggling to feed their families, and often dependent on corruption or remittances from relatives overseas.
Castro's moves to open the economy have largely been frozen or reversed as soon as they began to generate conspicuous shows of wealth by the new entrepreneurial class in a country officially dedicated to equality among its citizens.
As in Cuba's legislative elections, all of the leaders selected Wednesday were picked by a government-appointed commission. Ballots offer only the option of approval or disapproval and candidates generally receive more than 95 percent of the votes in their favor.
The assembly also approved another six vice presidents of the Council of State, Cuba's highest government body. Only one, 85-year-old Ramiro Valdez, was among the revolutionaries who fought with the Castros in the late 1950s in the eastern Sierra Maestra mountains.
State media went into overdrive Wednesday with a single message: Cuba's system is continuing in the face of change. Commentators on state television and online offered lengthy explanations of why Cuba's single-party politics and socialist economy are superior to multi-party democracy and free markets, and assured Cubans that no fundamental changes were occurring, despite some new faces at the top.
— The Cuban government on Wednesday selected 57-year-old First Vice President Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez as the sole candidate to succeed President Raul Castro in a transition aimed at ensuring that the country's single-party system outlasts the aging revolutionaries who created it.
The certain approval of Diaz-Canel by members of the unfailingly unanimous National Assembly will install someone from outside the Castro family in the country's highest government office for the first time in nearly six decades.
The 86-year-old Castro will remain head of the Communist Party, designated by the constitution as "the superior guiding force of society and the state." As a result, Castro will remain the most powerful person in Cuba for the time being. His departure from the presidency is nonetheless a symbolically charged moment for a country accustomed to 60 years of absolute rule first by revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and, for the last decade, his younger brother.
Most Cubans know their first vice president as an uncharismatic figure who until recently maintained a public profile so low it was virtually nonexistent. That image changed slightly this year as state media placed an increasing spotlight on Diaz-Canel's public appearances, including remarks to the press last month that included his promise to make Cuba's government more responsive to its people.
Diaz-Canel gained prominence in central Villa Clara province as the top Communist Party official, a post equivalent to governor. There, people described him as a hard-working, modest-living technocrat dedicated to improving public services. He became higher education minister in 2009 before moving into the vice presidency.
As in Cuba's legislative elections, all of the leaders selected Wednesday were selected by a government-appointed commission. Ballots offer only the option of approval or disapproval and candidates generally receive more than 95 percent of the votes in their favor.
The Candidacy Commission also nominated another six vice presidents of the Council of State, Cuba's highest government body. Only one, 85-year-old Ramiro Valdez, was among the revolutionaries who fought with the Castros in the late 1950s in the eastern Sierra Maestra mountains.
Castro entered the National Assembly just after 9 a.m. accompanied by a broadly smiling Diaz-Canel. Ceremonies continued through lunchtime and broke until Thursday morning, when the new national leadership is expected to be officially announced on the anniversary of the defeat of U.S.-backed invaders at the Bay of Pigs in 1961.
Fidel Castro was prime minister and president from 1959 until he fell ill in 2006. Although Osvaldo Dorticos was president of Cuba during Fidel Castro's time as prime minister, he was considered a figurehead beside the man who led Cuba's revolution, forged its single-party socialist system and ruled by fiat.


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By: ABC57 Staff
Posted: Jan 20, 2016 1:49 AM EST | Updated: Jan 20, 2016 1:51 AM EST
Block by block and piece by piece, ice sculptors Dean Demaris and Burr Rasmussen, both from Texas, work together to create stunning works of art.
"This one is gonna be a castle. They weigh in the neighborhood of 6,000 or 8,000 pounds," says Demaris.
This week, more than 170 blocks of ice were hauled in, weighing more than 30 tons.
"There will be ice sculptures placed throughout downtown," says Hunter Ice Festival organizer Lucy McCauslin. "On Saturday, all of the carvers will be doing live carvings. On street corners, we'll have all of them doing their craft. They'll be big pieces on the street corners."
The ice sculptures are chipping in to the Niles economy.
"The Festival has an impact of a quarter of a million dollars that goes to the greater Niles area," said McCauslin. " People come from Illinois, Ohio, Lansing to go to this festival. On Saturday, we'll have over 20,000 people in our downtown."
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