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New Album – Thrice, 'Palms'
Published on September 24, 2018 in New Music by Louis Raphael
Twenty years and 10 albums into a career that has crossed boundaries, California's Thrice are back with Palms, their second post-hiatus long player. There's something special about Thrice: moving from barely-tuned punk (1998's Identity Crisis) to scene-seizing hardcore (2002's The Illusion of Safety), through one of the only exciting mature albums to emerge from the screamo scene of the mid-oughts (the hugely underrated Vheissu), and even a concept album that kept the songs tight and avoided self-indulgence (The Alchemy Index), they have consistently used genre as an inspiration, not a prison, and served up some of the best alternative music of the last couple of decades in the process. They've even managed that almost-never-seen phenomenon: going on hiatus, promising to be back, and then actually returning. While it's easy to bundle them with their peers in the post-hardcore scene of 15 years ago (think Thursday, Brand New and Manchester Orchestra), Thrice have been plowing their own furrow for years.
Following on from 2016's To Be Everywhere is to be Nowhere, their first album after a hiatus of 3 years, Palms is an odd beast: while the band are clearly still moving forward, there's a palpable sense of comfortable professionalism in this record. It means it's slick and powerful – no small feat for a record made largely in guitarist Teppei Teranishi's home studio – but youthful screaming can't last forever, and Thrice find themselves working to replace ardor with flat-out technique.
At so many points in Palms, they achieve that without breaking a sweat: 'The Grey' is a spiritually-charged insistence on humility as the thing that will save us from fundamentalism of all sorts; "The Dark" is a cast-of-literal-thousands track featuring iPhone recordings from Thrice fans mixed faultlessly into a chorus of hope and dissent; "Beyond the Pines" is, in the tradition of fan favorites "Red Sky" (from Vheissu), "Beggars" (2009's Beggars), and "Salt and Shadow" (TBEITBN), a palate-cleanser and a crescendo, bringing together everything that's gone before it on the album and making it into something wholly unexpected. In this case, it's a tender yet rasping ballad, fading to a soft silence. The high points are high.
But elsewhere on the album, lyrics fade into fuzziness ("A Branch in the River" and "My Soul"), and riffs on recognizable styles don't really succeed in escaping the genres that inspired them ("Hold Up a Light" is a hymn to plunging power-chords, and not much more; "Just Breathe" is a regression to post-hardcore tics that are nothing special amongst their previous genre-defining efforts).
By their own high standards, Palms is not a classic Thrice album, lacking the sense of excitement and discovery that marked out previous records: but to come in the middle of the pack in a discography like Thrice's is no shameful thing. It's an achievement to create an album that draws inspiration from sources as wide as Vangelis (listen to "Only Us" and find a song that's what would happen if you pulled Blade Runner into a verse-chorus-verse-chorus structure and gave it a heart) and hipster's favorite monk Richard Rohr ("Everything Belongs"), and brings them together into a meaningful whole. Palms is forthright, heartfelt and assured; the product of a band who knew, going into the studio, exactly what they wanted to make, for good and ill.
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Senate of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan continues its session
The fourth plenary session of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan continued its work on 4 December 2015 in Tashkent.
During the session, the senators considered the Law "On introducing amendments and additions to some legal acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan".
Aiming to implement the changes to the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, introduced in 2014 and directed towards further democratization of the system of state power, amendments and additions to the Law "On Regulation of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis", "On regulations of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis", "On the Cabinet of Ministers" and other laws.
The senators noted the particular significance of the amendments and additions, directed towards increasing the role of political parties in organizing legislative, controlling and analytical activity of the Legislative Chamber. In particular, mandatory consultation with the party groups in each stage of considering draft laws as well as preliminary discussion of the report on execution of the State budget by party groups has been legally secured.
The rights of the opposition party groups on introducing alternative draft laws have been specified and broadened.
Several norms on further democratization, raising the efficiency of legislative process are included in this law. In particular, in order to organize all-round elaboration of legal acts, consider other issues under the competence of the Oliy Majlis, a precise order of establishing expert groups under the Committees of chambers of the Parliaments, consisting of specialists of government bodies, scientific and educational institutions, representatives of nongovernmental and noncommercial organizations with experience in specific spheres. Mandatory invitation of representatives of civil society institutions during consideration of socially and publicly significant issues draft laws.
In order to implement constitutional norms, directed towards strengthening parliamentary control over the activity of state executive bodies, the order of hearing of annual reports of the government, reports of heads state management bodies on implementing the legal requirements, state programs in relevant areas of socio-economic development, on adopting by-laws, related to implementation of the Laws and others are clearly defined in the Laws on regulations of chambers of the Parliament.
Aiming to implement amendments to the Constitution on further increasing autonomy and accountability of the government, the powers of the Cabinet of Ministers are more clearly defined in a relevant Law, which, according to the senators, will promote further democratization, raising the effectiveness of the executive power system, activity of state management bodies.
Several amendments are added to the election laws, in particular, to the Laws "On elections to the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan", "On Central elections commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan" and others. The powers of the Central elections commission have been broadened, which now include methodological support of the activity of elections commissions on elections to regional, district and city Kengashes of people's deputies.
During the session amendments and additions to the legislative act, regulating corporate management sphere. In relation to adoption of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On measures to introduce modern methods of corporate management in joint-stock companies" dated from 24 April 2015, amendments and additions to the Laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On joint-stock companies and protection of the rights of shareholders", "On guarantees of freedom of entrepreneurial activity", "On insurance activity", and other legal acts have been adopted.
The senators also adopted the Laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Veterinary" (new edition), "On medical drugs and pharmaceutical activity" (new edition), heard the report of the Attorney General of the Republic of Uzbekistan on strengthening lawfulness, ensuring protection of the rights and lawful interests of citizen and enterpeneurs.
Further, the senators considers the issues of making changes to the composition of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
In total, during the fourth plenary session of the Senate 15 issues, including 7 laws, have been considered.
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Baseball. Analysis. Analysis of baseball. Baseball of analysis. No, wait, that makes no sense.
Bryce Harper, How Soon They Forget
This morning on MLB Network Radio there was a discussion of the best young outfielders in the game today. The hosts and callers seemed to coalesce on this ranking:
Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers
George Springer, Houston Astros
Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
Jason Heyward, Atlanta Braves
Trout, sure, I get it. Puig has been fabulous this year: currently second in the NL in batting, on base, and slugging; first in on base plus slugging, first in bat flips. Springer, top-rated prospect in the Astros system, was called up in mid-April and started slowly. He was batting .185 with a .254 on base percentage and .215 slugging percentage, striking out over a third of his plate appearances, through his first 16 games. Since then, though, he's .338/.442/.750, striking out 27% of the time. Heyward was great as a rookie and has been inconsistent since.
But Harper fourth? He was an All-Star his first year. He was better his second year, though he missed time with injuries, as he has this year. But here's why I'd rate Harper second in this group:
Age 19 Season PA BA OBP SLG OPS
Trout 135 .220 .281 .390 .672
Puig In Cuba
Springer In College
Harper 597 .270 .340 .477 .817
Heyward In Minors
Heyward 623 .277 .393 .456 .849
Springer In College and Minors
Harper 91 .289 .352 .422 .773
Puig 432 .319 .391 .534 .925
Springer In Minors
Harper Turns 22 in October
(Source is Baseball Reference. Seasonal age is the player's age as of June 30. PA = plate appearances, BA = batting average, OBP = on base percentage, SLG = slugging percentage, OPS = on base plus slugging)
See the point? Harper was Rookie of the Year at an age at which none of the other guys were major league regulars. Last year, despite missing time with injuries, he had what was arguably the seventh-best season by a 20-year-old since World War II (not bad when 1-6 are Trout, Al Kaline, Mickey Mantle, Alex Rodriguez, Frank Robinson, and Ken Griffey Jr.). The injuries are worrisome and could limit him in the future. But I just don't see how you can say he's not the second best young outfielder in the game.
UPDATE: I just remembered - I got 1-4 right but I forgot that Giancarlo Stanton was the consensus No. 5, not Heyward. His numbers:
Age PA BA OBP SLG OPS
19 In Minors
20 396 .259 .326 .507 .833
He's 24 now. He is older than Trout and Harper, younger than Heyward and Springer. I'd rate him third. Trout, Harper, Stanton, Heyward, Springer.
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Labels: Al Kaline, Alex Rodriguez, Bryce Harper, Frank Robinson, George Springer, Giancarlo Stanton, Jason Heyward, Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Trout, MLB Network Radio, yasiel puig
Sweet Play of the Day - May 27
Aaron Hicks may be having his struggles at the plate for the Twins, but he has this playing center field thing down.
Labels: Aaron Hicks, Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers
Reality Check: Adam Wainwright
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny is a regular on MLB Network Radio on Sirius/XM. Yesterday he was asked about Adam Wainwright, the ace of the Cardinals' pitching staff. He remarked that Wainwright is great but underappreciated, noting that he wasn't named NL Pitcher of the Month in April despite leading the league in a number of categories.
That made me think: Which categories?
ERA? Nope, his 1.20 ERA was second to Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto's 1.15. Pitcher of the Month Jose Fernandez was fourth at 1.59.
WHIP? No, he allowed 0.78 walks and hits per inning pitched, fourth in the league after Cueto (0.77), the Giants' Tim Hudson (0.74) and the Cubs' Jason Hammel (0.69). Fernandez was right behind Wainwright at 0.83.
Strikeouts? Wainwright was sixth with 42. Strikeout percentage? Eleventh, 25.3%. Strikeout to walk ratio? Seventeenth, 3.82. Fernandez was first, first, and sixth.
Pitches in the strike zone? Wainwright was 16th, 52.7%, ahead of Fernandez's 19th-place 52.3%. How about getting batters to swing at pitches outside the strike zone? Fernandez led the league with 37.2%; Wainwright was 23rd at 30.7%.
Keeping the ball in the park? Only 2.6% of Wainwright's fly balls allowed went over the fence, second best in the league, a percentage so freakily low it's almost certainly a product of some luck. (Sure enough, it's a higher-but-still-outstanding 6.3% in May.)
He didn't lead the league in innings pitched (third) or batters faced (sixth). He didn't allow the lowest batting average on balls in play (fourth). He didn't lead in baserunners left stranded (eighth).
The only category I could find in which Wainwright led the league was wins. He was tied for first with the Dodgers' Zack Greinke with five. But even that's a little suspect; in a league in which the average pitcher got run support of 3.97 per nine innings in April, the Cardinals supported Wainwright with 5.80, seventh in the league, higher than Greinke (5.60) and Fernandez (5.45), to name two.
In short, other than wins, I couldn't find anything in which Wainwright led the league in April.
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Labels: Adam Wainwright, Jason Hammel, Johnny Cueto, Jose Fernandez, Mike Matheny, MLB Network Radio, Tim Hudson, Zack Grienke
Collin Cowgill has started only four games in left for the Angels this year. Outside of Mike Trout, in fact, the Angels have had a mix-and-match outfield this year, with Cowgill and Kole Calhoun in kind of a platoon in right and a whole cast of characters seeing time in left with Josh Hamilton injured. In any case, Cowgill made the most of his appearance the Sunday before Memorial Day.
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Labels: Collin Cowgill, Josh Hamilton, Kansas City Royals, Kole Calhoun, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Trout
How Yasiel Puig avoided breaking his wrist on this catch, I don't know. I was listening to a Mets broadcast a couple days ago and they were still talking about this catch.
Labels: Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, yasiel puig
Trailing 30 - May 25
Time to dust off this feature from last year. In April, the players of the month were Jose Abreu of the White Sox and Troy Tulowitzki of the Rockies. Pitchers of the month were Sonny Gray of the A's and Jose Fernandez of the Marlins (sob). But the month ending April 30 is a somewhat contrived limit, isn't it? In this feature, I look at the past 30 days, every Sunday, and list the league leaders. It tells you who's been hot of late, not just for the a given month. This is possible through the magic of Fangraphs and its fabulous Leaders application.
American League National League
Team W-L Team W-L
1. Detroit 17-9 1. San Francisco 19-8
2. Los Angeles 17-10 2. Miami 16-12
3. Toronto 17-11 3. St. Louis 15-11
4. Seattle 16-11 4. Colorado 15-11
5. Oakland 16-11 5. Pittsburgh 13-12
Worst Team W-L Worst Team W-L
1. Texas 10-17 1. New York 9-16
2. Boston 10-15 2. Philadelphia 10-14
3. Houston 11-16 3. San Diego 11-16
4. Tampa Bay 12-16 4. Chicago 11-15
5. New York 12-14 5. Cincinnati 11-14
Batting Average Batting Average
1. Cabrera, Det .376 1. Puig, LA .414
2. Cano, Sea .368 2. Tulowitzki, Col .378
3. Altuve, Hou .364 3. Smith, SD .365
4. Kinsler, Det .360 4. Pollock, Ari .346
5. Martinez, Det .359 5. Gomez, Mil .345
Lowest Batting Average Lowest Batting Average
1. Hart, Sea .158 1. Espinosa, Was .136
2. Santana, Cle .176 2. Brown, Phi .161
3. De Aza, Chi .183 3. Hicks, SF .172
4. Callaspo, Oak .191 4. Venable, SD .184
5. Bradley, Bos .195 5. Davis, Mil .185
On-Base Percentage On-Base Percentage
1. Choo, Tex .436 1. Puig, GA .508
2. Martinez, Det .419 2. Tulowitzki, Col .477
3. DeJesus, TB .414 3. Smith, SD .453
4. Moss, Oak .413 4. McCutchen, Pit .434
5. Cabrera, Det .411 5. Stanton, Mia .432
Slugging Percentage Slugging Percentage
1. Moss, Oak .705 1. Tulowitzki, Col .767
2. Martinez, Det .699 2. Puig, LA .758
3. Encarnacion, Tor.685 3. Smith, SD .716
4. Franciso, Tor .636 4. Jones, Mia .644
Home Runs Home Runs
1. Encarnacio, Tor 12 1. Tulowitzdki, Col 10
2. Martinez, Det 9 2. Puig, LA 8
3. Cruz, Bal 9 Stanton, Mia 8
4. 4 with 8 4. J Upton, Atl 7
5. 4 with 6
Runs Runs
1. Dopnladson, Oak 22 1. Tulowitzki, Col 26
2. Reyes, Tor 21 2. Pence, SF 21
3. Dozier, Min 20 3. 4 with 19
4. 6 with 19
RBI RBI
1. Davis, Bal 22 1. Puig. LA 28
2. Encarnacion, Tor 21 2. Tulowitzki, Col 20
3. Jones, Bal 20 Stanton, Mia 20
4. 6 with 19 Ozuna, Mia 20
5. Goldschmidt, Ari 19
Stolen Bases Stolen Bases
1. Escobar, KC 11 1. Gordon, LA 16
2. Altuve, Hou 8 2. Hamilton, Cin 9
Jennings, Tor 8 3. Cabrera, SD 8
4. 4 with 7 4. Young, NY 7
Saves Saves
1. Perkins, Min 9 1. Romo, SF 11
Rodney, Sea 9 2. Melancon, Pit 9
3. Robertson, NY 8 Rosenthal, SL 8
4. Holland, KC 8 4. Roriguez, NY 7
5. Nathan, Det 7 Reed, Ari 7
ERA ERA
1. Hughes, Min 1.08 1. Vogelsong, SF 1.35
2. Gray, Oak 1.75 2. Samardzija, Chi 1.38
3. Iwakuma, Sea 1.76 3. Greinke, LA 1.55
4. Weaver, LA 1.77 4. de la Rosa, Col 1.86
5. Wilson, LA 2.28 5. Hudson, SF 1.89
Worst ERA Worst ERA
1. Vargas, KC 6.37 1. Volquez, Pit 6.83
2. Danks, Chi 6.37 2. Morales, Col 6.67
3. Masterson, Cle 5.94 3. Colon, NY 6.39
4. Peavy, Bos 5.55 4. Harang, Atl 6.11
5. Gibson, Min 5.53 5. Kendrick, Phi 5.76
WHIP WHIP
1. Iwakuma, Sea 0.72 1. Cueto, Cin 0.70
2. Gray, Oak 0.86 2. de la Rosa, Col 0.90
3. Weaver, LA 0.87 3. Teheran, Atl 0.91
4. Hughes, Min 0.90 4. Roark, Was 0.92
5. Keuchel, Hou 0.90 5. Wainwright, StL 0.92
Strikeouts Strikeouts
1. Kluber, Cle 53 1. Cueto, Cin 43
2. Price, TB 44 2. Strasburg, Was 39
3. Darvish, Tex 42 3. Cole, Pit 38
4. Lester, Min 40 Kennedy, SD 38
5. Tanaka, NY 38 Estrada, Mil 38
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Reality Check: Harmon Killebrew
I was watching a Twins broadcast and the announcers were discussing Aaron Hicks's struggles at the plate. Through May 11, Hicks was batting .160 with a .235 slugging percentage. That's pretty bad; among pitchers with at least 15 plate appearances, 13 are batting and slugging higher. (Hicks has heated up since, going 7-for-21, but his batting average is still below .200.) The announcers were reminiscing about Twins great Harmon Killebrew. One of them, I think it was Bert Blyleven, said that when Killebrew would visit the batting cage after he retired, his advice to hitters was, "Keep swinging." The announcers talked about how Killebrew was a free swinger but when he made contact the ball went a long way.
Today, we have the technology to precisely measure that. Tigers rookie Nick Castellanos leads the majors in swinging, having swung at 59.3% of the pitches thrown to him. The Cardinals' Matt Carpenter is the other extreme, swinging 33.6% of the time. So Castallanos keeps swinging, while Carpenter doesn't. But pitch-by-pitch data weren't available in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s when Killebrew played. So we'll have to go by strikeouts and walks.
Obviously, a guy who strikes out a lot is taking a lot of swings. Killebrew struck out 1,699 times in his career, 27th most all time. He led the AL in strikeouts once and was in the top ten seven other times. But does that make him a free swinger?
Not if you look at his bases on balls. Killebrew is 15th all time with 1,559 walks. He led the American League in walks four times, was in the top three eight times, and in the top ten 13 times. In his years as a regular (1959-1972), among players with at least 1000 games played, Killebrew had the 24th lowest ratio of strikeouts to walks in the majors. Compared to his walks, he struck out less frequently (1.01 strikeouts per walk) than Pete Rose (1.03)!
So whoever heard him say, "Swing away," must've missed when he added "at pitches you can hit; otherwise, take your base on balls."
Labels: Aaron Hicks, Bert Blyleven, Harmon Killebrew, Matt Carpenter, Nick Castellanos, Pete Rose, Strikeouts, walks
This is not only a great play, it's clutch. Fifth inning, Marlins up by two runs, but Phillies have the bases loaded with two outs. Giancarlo Stanton is better known for his bat than his glove, but this catch preserved the lead.
Labels: Florida Marlins, Giancarlo Stanton, Philadelphia Phillies
Actually, three.
First, on the first pitch of the game, Nationals vs. Reds, Billy Hamilton at the plate.
Same game, extra innings, two gems by Brandon Phillips and Hamilton preserve the tie in a game the Reds won in 15.
Labels: Billy Hamilton, Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals, Wilson Ramos
I've contained my Jose Fernandez grief to a manageable level, so it's back to work...I figure it must be laziness or something on my part that I haven't listed a catch by the Mets' Juan Lagares yet. The guy really is an amazing centerfielder.
Labels: Juan Lagares, New York Mets
Throwing Strikes, Getting Strikes - May Update
Over the winter, I did a series of articles about how pitchers' ability to throw strikes affects outcomes. The research is here, here, here, and here. The basic conclusion is this: throwing strikes is good, getting strikes is better.
Last year, these pitchers threw the largest percentage of pitchers in the strike zone:
Pitcher Zone% W-L ERA WHIP
1. Bartolo Colon 58.5% 18-6 2.65 1.17
2. Cliff Lee 56.9% 14-8 2.87 1.01
3. Bronson Arroyo 56.1% 14-12 3.79 1.15
4. Jordan Zimmermann 55.0% 19-9 3.25 1.09
5. Jose Fernandez 55.0% 12-6 2.19 0.98
6. David Price 54.0% 10-8 3.33 1.10
7. Julio Teheran 53.2% 14-8 3.20 1.17
8. R.A. Dickey 53.1% 14-13 4.21 1.24
9. Shelby Miller 53.1% 15-9 3.06 1.21
10. Travis Wood 53.0% 9-12 3.11 1.15
Data from FanGraphs. Zone% = percentage of pitches in the strike zone.
And these pitchers got batters to swing at the largest percentage of pitches outside the strike zone:
Pitcher O-Swing% W-L ERA WHIP
1. Hisashi Iwakuma 36.5% 14-6 2.66 1.01
2. Cole Hamels 36.5% 8-14 3.60 1.16
3. Patric Corbin 35.3% 14-8 3.41 1.17
4. Adam Wainwright 34.5% 19-9 2.94 1.07
5. Homer Bailey 34.1% 11-12 3.49 1.12
6. Andy Pettitte 34.1% 11-11 3.74 1.33
7. John Lackey 33.8% 10-13 3.52 1.16
8. Felix Hernandez 33.6% 12-10 3.04 1.13
9. Dillon Gee 33.4% 12-11 3.62 1.28
10. Jordan Zimmermann 33.2% 19-9 3.25 1.09
Data from FanGraphs. O-Swing% = percentage of pitches outside the strike zone at which batters swung.
For a frame of reference, the average ERA last year was 3.87 and the average WHIP was 1.30. In case you were wondering, NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw was 35th in Zone% and 13th in O-Swing%. AL winner Max Scherzer was 16th in Zone% and 48th in O-Swing%.
Obviously, these aren't perfect measures, but they're not bad. The pitchers listed above are all really good. How about this year?
1. Bartolo Colon 58.5% 2-5 5.36 1.37
2. Phil Hughes 56.9% 4-1 3.92 1.28
3. Zach McAllister 56.1% 3-3 3.89 1.30
4. Nathan Eovaldi 55.0% 2-1 2.86 1.11
5. Robbie Ross 55.0% 1-4 5.04 1.52
6. Alfredo Simon 54.0% 4-2 2.89 1.08
7. Henderson Alvarez 53.2% 2-3 3.33 1.40
8. Jordan Zimmermann 53.1% 2-1 2.92 1.32
9. Cliff Lee 53.1% 3-3 3.64 1.29
10. Jesse Chavez 53.0% 2-1 2.47 1.03
1. Masahiro Tanaka 40.0% 5-0 2.57 1.00
2. Felix Hernandez 38.0% 3-1 2.73 1.10
4. Jose Fernandez 36.7% 4-2 2.44 0.95
5. John Lackey 36.4% 5-2 3.57 1.21
6. Tim Hudson 36.3% 4-2 2.09 0.81
7. Francisco Liriano 35.4% 0-3 4.64 1.45
8. Stephen Strasburg 35.3% 3-2 3.42 1.35
9. Roberto Hernandez 35.2% 2-1 4.08 1.46
10. Dallas Keuchel 34.8% 3-2 3.68 1.18
There are two ways you could look at this year's leaders. With the obvious caveat that we're not a fourth of the way through the season, so this isn't a large sample, you could look at that list and see some misfires. (All data are through Sunday, by the way.) I mean, Colon and Ross have been legitimately bad, and Liriano and Hernandez have been...how would you put it...not very good? So has the throwing strikes is good, gettng strikes is better rule broken?
Or is there a better explanation - that maybe Colon et al have pitched better than their record might indicate, and they could be positioned to perform better, and that the perhaps surprising performance of Hughes and Alvarez and Keuchel might be sustainable?
I'm guessing that's the case, but we'll check in later in the season for an update.
Labels: Bartolo Colon, Cliff Lee, Dallas Keuchel, FanGraphs, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Liriano, Henderson Alvarez, John Lackey, Jose Fernandez, Masahiro Tanaka, Nathan Eovaldi, Phil Hughes, Tim Hudson
What makes Troy Tulowitzki amazing isn't that he makes plays like this. It's that he makes plays like this while also leading the league in batting average, on base percentage, slugging percentage, home runs, home run frequency, total bases, and runs scored.
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Labels: Troy Tulowitzki
The Barren Year of 2014
No Matt Harvey, now no Jose Fernandez.
Yes, of course, the site's in mourning.
Labels: Jose Fernandez, Matt Harvey
Sweet Play of the Day - May 7
Here's a general rule: Any play that gives me an excuse to post a clip of Indians radio announcer Tom Hamilton making a call (his is the second audio segment) stands a good chance of showing up as Sweet Play of the Day.
In other news, did you know Nyjer Morgan was back in the majors? He played in Japan last year.
Labels: Cleveland Indians, Nyjer Morgan, Tom Hamilton
This is actually scary, if you ask me. This is a total reflex move that, had Jesse Chavez been an instant slower, would've been one of those turn-your-head-away plays.
Labels: Jesse Chavez, Oakland A's
What's Going On With: The Milwaukee Brewers
This is Part 6 of a six-part series looking at the three worst and three best teams in baseball to date, and figuring out why they've done what they've done and whether they'll keep on doing it. Let this segment be a lesson in getting while the getting's good. When I started writing about the top three teams in baseball, the Brewers had the best record. They don't anymore. So we've hit the teams with worst records (here are the links to the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, and Arizona Diamondbacks), third-best San Francisco Giants, and the now-best Detroit Tigers. Now, the second-best (but best at the start of the week) Milwaukee Brewers.
How Good Have They Been? The Brewers are 22-13, a .629 winning percentage. Over a 162-game season, that's equivalent to going 102-60. After a smoking hot start, they've lost six of their last eight games.
How Much of a Surprise is This? Three National League Central teams made the postseason last year. The 74-88 Brewers were not one of them. At best, they were viewed as a dark horse team that might be able to break .500. When I wrote about the Diamondbacks, I said that they were the most disappointing team in baseball. The Brewers are the most unexpectedly good. Baseball Prospectus gives them a 55% chance of making the postseason.
What's Been Right? The Brewers have scored 3.97 runs per game, just below the league average of 3.98, but pitching's been the strength. The Brewers' 3.11 ERA is fourth-best in the league. The starters have a fourth-best 3.14 ERA. The relievers' 3.07 isn't a lot better than league, but the bullpen leads the league in saves with 15 and has blown only four, giving it a second-best 79% save percentage. The defense has been decent, converting 71% of balls in play into outs, second most in the league. So the surprise has been pitching-driven. The headliner is closer Francisco Rodriguez, who has converted all 14 of his save opportunities and has allowed, in 18 innings, 26 strikeouts, 12 baserunners and no runs at all so far.
Has Luck Been Involved? Please refer here for a discussion of the terms used below, and why I chose them.
The pitchers have maybe been a little lucky. They've allowed just a .219 batting average with runners in scoring position compared to an average of .237. That's probably not sustainable. But that's about it. Nothing that screams "regression to the mean."
What's The Outlook? The Brewers have cooled some. K-Rod is going to allow runs at some point. Starters Wily Peralta, Yovani Gallardo, and Kyle Lohse currently have ERAs of 2.17, 2.47, and 2.72, respectively, compared to career averages entering the season of 4.11, 3.72, and 4.35, respectively, so they are likely to give up ground. But the Central has been a weak division (currently tied for worst in the majors with the AL West), with only the Cardinals, who have struggled to score runs, above .500 other than Milwaukee. If the Brewers just play a game over .500 the rest of the way, they'll win 86. A few wins more and they're the surprise entrant in the postseason.
Labels: Baseball Prospectus, Francisco Rodriguez, Kyle Lohse, Milwaukee Brewers, Wily Peralta, Yovani Gallardo
They're at it again. Brian Dozier and Kyle Gibson, for the second time in a week, brought new excitement to the second-to-first 4-1 putout.
Labels: Brian Dozier, Kyle Gibson, Minnesota Twins
What's Going On With: The Detroit Tigers
This is Part 5 of a six-part series looking at the three worst and three best teams in baseball to date, and figuring out why they've done what they've done and whether they'll keep on doing it. Having wrapped up the teams with the worst records (here are the links to the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, and Arizona Diamondbacks), and the third-best San Francisco Giants, it's on to the second-best team, the Detroit Tigers.
How Good Have They Been? The Tigers are 18-9, a .677 winning percentage. Over a 162-game season, that's equivalent to going 108-54. After starting the year 7-6, they've hit their stride, going 11-3 since April 18, including six in a row going into tonight's game.
How Much of a Surprise is This? The Tigers are always perennial candidates for a top record. They're a good ballclub playing in a weak division. As of today, they're the only AL Central team with a winning record. Playing 76 games a year against sub-.500 teams helps your record. Finding the Tigers among the top three isn't a surprise.
What's Been Right? The pitchers have allowed the second-fewest runs in the league, 3.81 per game, and their starters have the best ERA, 2.73, by far. That's not a surprise. Nor, really, has been the bullpen's second-worst 5.24 ERA; the Tigers never seem to have good relievers. But when your starting five is Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Anibal Sanchez, Rick Porcello, and Drew Smyly, you need don't a great bullpen. Porcello's 3.66 ERA is the worst of that bunch, and Verlander's 2.68 is only third-best.
The offense has been good enough, scoring 4.84 runs per game, fifth in the league. You figure that will improve once Miguel Cabrera (.270/.319/.414, two home runs so far) gets hot, as he inevitably will.
A lot was made of Detroit's defensive upgrade this year, moving Cabrera from third to first and getting a full year from slick-fielding shortstop Jose Iglesias. Iglesias is out with stress fractures in both legs, but the Tigers have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs this year, fourth in the league, a big improvement over last year's third-worst 68.2%. That's helped the pitching staff, already a strength.
There are some causes for concern here. The Tigers are 6-2 in one-run games, a pace that they're unlikely to continue. They're hitting .318 on balls in play, best in the league, while the pitchers are allowing .289, the fourth lowest. One or the other's likely to move toward the league average of .297. More notably, the hitters are batting .285 with runners in scoring position, while the pitchers have allowed just .211. The league average is .247. It's pretty likely that the batters or pitchers, or both, will do worse as the year progresses.
What's The Outlook? The Tigers seem to have been somewhat lucky to be where they are. But this is a team that could be playing .500 ball and still lead its division. The Tigers may not play win at a .667 clip the rest of the way, but Baseball Prospectus rates them as the most likely team in the AL to make the postseason and win the Series, and it seems about right.
Labels: Anibal Sanchez, Detroit Tigers, Drew Smyly, Jose Iglesias, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Rick Porcello
Dillon Gee, Cy Young Contender
Nice research by Aaron Gleeman over at Hardball Talk - since last May 30, the Mets' Dillon Gee (for those of you who aren't Mets fans or fantasy players - he's a righthanded starting pitcher) has the fifth best ERA in the majors. Here's the article. Here's the key quote:
Check out where his 2.66 ERA ranks among all MLB pitchers with at least 20 starts during that nearly year-long span:
Jose Fernandez 1.56
Clayton Kershaw 1.89
Zack Greinke 2.29
Max Scherzer 2.53
Dillon Gee 2.66
The two obvious reactions: (1) Dillon Gee, huh? (2) Man, that Jose Fernandez.
Labels: Aaron Gleeman, Clayton Kershaw, Dillon Gee, Hardball Talk, Jose Fernandez, Max Scherzer, Zack Grienke
Nolan Arenado is getting to be a regular here. (Incidentally, he's still top 10 in the majors in assists - currently eighth.)
Labels: Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Nolan Arenado
White Sox Cuban slugging sensation Jose Abreu overcomes a sort of wardrobe malfunction. Added bonus: The last clip features Indians radio broadcaster Tom Hamilton, one of the more animated guys in the booth today.
Labels: Chicago White Sox, Jose Abreu, Tom Hamilton
What's Going On With: The San Francisco Giants
This is Part 4 of a six-part series looking at the three worst and three best teams in baseball to date, and figuring out why they've done what they've done and whether they'll keep on doing it. Having wrapped up the teams with the worst records (here are the links to the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, and Arizona Diamondbacks), we'll move on the winners. Here's the team with the third-best record, the San Francisco Giants.
How Good Have They Been? The Giants are 20-11, a .633 winning percentage. Over a 162-game season, that's equivalent to going 105-57. There's been a lot of movement among the top teams in baseball, with teams slipping in and out of the top spots. The Giants make it on the strength of a five-game winning streak and nine wins in their last ten games.
How Much of a Surprise is This? Playing in the same division as the high-payroll, star-studded Dodgers, there weren't a lot of people picking the Giants for first. Most had them improving from last year's 76-86, which tied them with the Padres for third in the NL West. Baseball Prospectus, FanGraphs, and ESPN projected 85-88 wins. This is a team that was supposed to have been decent, playing great so far.
What's Been Right? The offense is scoring 4.16 runs per game, sixth in the National League, with a lot of power. Isolated Slugging is slugging average minus batting average--it measures how many extra bases a batter gets per base hit. San Francisco's isolated slugging is .173, second in the National League, as the team's hit the second-most homers in the league. Brandon Belt, Mike Morse, and Buster Posey are among league leaders. All told, considering their tough home park, the Giants have probably been the second- or third-best offense in the league, after Colorado.
The Giants' 2.99 ERA is second in the league, but adjusted for AT&T Park, it's been just a bit above average. The bullpen's been the strength, as the starters' 3.58 ERA is about average. Giants relievers have a ridiculous 1.86 ERA and 0.94 WHIP, enabling the Giants to come from behind to win 5 of the 14 games they've trailed after four innings.
Several factors--record in one-run games, batting average on balls in play, percentage of fly balls leaving the park--suggest that San Francisco hasn't been particularly lucky. But here's a warning sign: Giants pitchers have allowed a .194 batting average with runners in scoring position, lowest in the NL, and way below the league average of .237. That's not likely to be sustained. The Giants seem pretty likely to give up more runs going forward, all things being equal.
What's The Outlook? The Giants are having a nice comeback season from a disappointing 2013. There's nothing in the numbers to suggest they can't continue to be a decent team, in contention for the postseason (Baseball Prospectus gives them a 77% chance of getting there), though the reliever ERA and batting average against with runners in scoring position indicates that some of their pitchers have been playing over their heads so far.
Labels: Baseball Prospectus, Brandon Belt, Buster Posey, FanGraphs, Mike Morse, San Francisco Giants
Found out about this one via Hardball Talk. It's a college game. LSU (in purple) is the visiting team, leading 4-0 in the ninth inning. Texas A&M, the home team, rallies to tie the game in the last of the ninth and has the bases loaded with two outs. A&M shortstop Blake Allemand hits a screaming drive down the left field line, LSU left fielder Jared Foster in pursuit, for the apparent game-winner.
LSU won it in the tenth, 5-4.
Labels: Hardball Talk, LSU, Texas A&M
Nolan Arenado, Ball Magnet
This morning I was scrolling through baseball stats at the mlb.com mobile site, and I noticed something curious. This is the list of major league leaders for assists:
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Pos Summary
1 Troy Tulowitzki COL 27 234.0 101 SS
2 Aaron Hill ARI 29 260.0 92 2B
3 Starlin Castro CHC 26 230.0 91 SS
4 Alexei Ramirez CHW 29 260.0 90 SS
5 Brian Dozier MIN 26 238.2 87 2B
6 Jimmy Rollins PHI 24 204.1 87 SS
7 Nolan Arenado COL 30 267.0 83 3B
8 Marcus Semien CHW 29 251.0 83 2B-3B
9 Jose Altuve HOU 28 249.1 81 2B
10 Ben Zobrist TBR 30 237.2 80 2B-OF-SS
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 5/2/2014.
Tulo, Hill, Castro, Ramirez, Dozier...all make sense. They're middle infielders, and middle infielders get a lot of ground balls. But there's the Rockies' Nolan Arenado tied for seventh. He's a third baseman. That seems out of place.
Arenado is in just his second year, but he's already won plaudits for his glovework. He won the National League Gold Glove last year as a rookie, and he hasn't let up this year. Still, how unusual is it for a third baseman to rank in the top ten in assists?
Really unusual, it turns out. As in, it hasn't happened since baseball expanded in 1961. The only third basemen in the 53 seasons since then to have finished in the top 20 in major league assists were Brooks Robinson (No. 13 in 1967), Ron Santo (No. 15 in 1967, No. 20 in 1966), Brandon Inge (No. 19 in 2006), Clete Boyer (No. 19 in 1962, No. 20 in 1961), and Graig Nettles (No. 20 in 1971). Nobody's been close to the top 10 until now.
Is this a fluke? I figure there are three things that could give Arenado a big advantage. First, handedness. Right-handed batters hit grounders to the left side of the infield more than left-handed batters, and managers load up on right-handed batters in order to gain a platoon advantage when they face lefties. Do the Rockies feature an unusual number of southpaw pitchers, resulting in opposing lineups full of right-handed batters, hitting grounder after grounder to third?
This year, lefties have pitched 37% of Colorado's innings. That's a lot. But it's not extreme: The Rangers, White Sox, Angels, Rays, Phillies, and A's all have had a greater proportion of innings pitched by lefties. So Arenado's pace isn't because he plays behind a steady stream of left-handed pitchers.
How about the pitchers' tendencies themselves? Do Rockies pitchers, in an effort to keep batted balls out of the thin air at Coors Field, generate tons of ground balls?
Again, yes, but it's not dramatic. Rockies pitchers have induced grounders on just under 49% of balls in play. That's high, but not highest: The Pirates, Phillies, Giants, and Dodgers have all gotten more. So that's not the explanation.
Finally, how about games played? Have the Rockies played more games than others, giving Arenado a chance to see more balls hit his way? Again, kind of yes. The Rockies have played 30 games so far, second-most in the majors. But other than the Tigers, every team's played at least 26. Maybe when the games even out, two of the players below him on the list above, Marcus Semien and Jose Altuve, will pass him. But that's probably it, at least on that basis. (And no, Arenado's assists aren't inflated by shifting, because, as Rockies Zingers points out, the Rockies do relatively little shifting.)
More likely, he just slows down. When a player's on pace early in the season to do something that's never been done before, the easy answer is to assume that he won't do it, either. But for a while here, I'm going to keep track of Arenado's assists and see if he can keep hanging with the middle infielders.
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Labels: Aaron Hill, Alexei Ramirez, Ben Zobrist, Brandon Inge, Brian Dozier, Brooks Baseball, Clete Boyer, Graig Nettles, Jimmy Rollins, Jose Altuve, Marcus Semien, Nolan Arenado, Ron Santo, Starlin Castro, Troy Tulowitzki
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Sony Xperia Honami / Xperia Z1 / Xperia i1 rumor just caught fire as officially Sony Xperia Tweets Xperia Honami / Xperia Z1 pic online under hash-tag of #bestofSony was what they did during the launch of Xperia Z.
This is the first official pic of Xperia Honami which we have seen from an official source. Xperia Honami tweeted pic shows the proper view of "Power Button" and a glimpse of volume rocker buttons as for now.
Check out the tweet pic made by Sony Xperia.
Many other Sony Xperia twiiter accounts also tweeted this pic, just now and on Facebook we saw Sony Mobile posting it on timeline. The above pic matches that previous leaked teaser of Xperia Honami.
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Published date: Jul, 2019
Hemostasis and Tissue Sealing Agents are an important part of the management of bleeding within the damaged blood vessels in surgical procedures. This is mainly used in medicine that includes chronic conditions to control excessive bleeding, ophthalmic injuries or replacements, burns, neurosurgeries, urological disorder, hernia fixation surgery, orthopedic surgery, and spinal injury. These agents permit rapid hemostasis, better Visualization of the surgical area, decreased the requirement for transfusions, decreased wound healing time shorter operative times, and an overall improvement in patient recovery time.
The Global Hemostasis and Tissue Sealing Agents Market was valued at $ 2.12 bn in 2018 and is forecasted to grow at a strong 9.21% CAGR between 2018 and 2026, resulting in 2026 global sales of $ 4.29. Market-driven by growing demand for faster recovery by patients and increasing number surgical procedures are some of the components boosting the market. However, strict regulatory policies coupled with the high cost of the products and risk of complications are some of the components hampering the growth of the market. Moreover, investing in emerging economies provides a good platform for companies to record high revenue will provide lucrative opportunities for the market.
Hemostasis and Tissue Sealing Agents Market depending on the product, adhesives, and sealants segment is dominated due to controlling blood loss during surgeries and it functions by binding with and sealing the harmed tissues. Binding leads to the advancement of a hindrance over the injuries & surgical wound and advances coagulation. The aspects helping their demand over sutures are a minimal invasion, quicker procedure rate, reduced post-surgical infections, and anticipation of exudation of other body fluids.
On 9th April 2019, Baxter International has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for faster preparation of its leading hemostatic product, Floseal Hemostatic Matrix. This next generation of Floseal has 20 percent fewer components and steps to prepare, making it a faster and convenient for usage.
The Global Hemostasis and Tissue Sealing Agents Market are segmented based on the product, type, application, end-user, and regions.
Based on the Product: Topical Hemostat and Adhesive & tissue sealant
Based on the Type: Titanium, Steel, Stainless Steel, Composite Material, Nickel Material, and Zirconium
Based on the Application: Minimally Invasive Surgery and General Surgery
Based on the End User: Hospitals and Ambulatory Centers
Based on the Region: North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and LAMEA. Among that Asia Pacific region is projected to witness high growth during the forecast period due to rapid growth in the surgery volume brought about by the introduction of medical tourism emerging economies such as India, China and Singapore and this countries with presence of relatively more developed healthcare infrastructure, advanced treatments, and large pool of patients.
The key players of the Global Hemostasis and Tissue Sealing Agents Market include Becton, Dickinson and Company, B. Braun Melsungen AG, Ethicon Inc, Medtronic plc, Smith & Nephew plc, Stryker Corporation, Zimmer Biomet, Z-Medica LLC, Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc, Pfizer, Baxter, etc..
Report Description: The report covers an in-depth analysis of the Global Hemostasis and Tissue Sealing Agents Market. The report assesses the market products pipeline by-product (Topical Hemostat and Adhesive & tissue sealant), by type (Titanium, Steel, Stainless Steel, Composite Material, Nickel Material, and Zirconium), by application (Minimally Invasive Surgery and General Surgery) by end-user (Hospitals and Ambulatory Centers). In addition, the report includes key insights on other development activities, including (but not limited to) – licensing (In and Out), collaborations, acquisitions, reimbursement, patent, and regulatory designations.
The report includes in-depth company profiles of key players in the Global Hemostasis and Tissue Sealing Agents Market. The company profile includes key information on the overview, financial highlights, product portfolio, business strategies, and key recent developments.
The report highlights information on emerging companies with potentially disruptive technologies and new market entrants.
Provides detailed analysis of the market structure along with forecast of the various segments and sub-segments of the Global Hemostasis and Tissue Sealing Agents Market
Provides a comparative analysis of key marketed and pipeline products
Provides key information on players involved in the Global Hemostasis and Tissue Sealing Agents Market
Provides a complete overview of market segments and the regional outlook of Global Hemostasis and Tissue Sealing Agents Market
Provides in-depth coverage of key news related to Global Hemostasis and Tissue Sealing Agents Market, including major mergers and acquisitions and product development updates such as clinical trial progression updates and regulatory updates
Our research works on a holistic 360° approach to deliver high quality, validated and reliable information in our market reports. The Market estimation and forecasting involve the following steps:
Primary sources involved participants from all global stakeholders such as experts from several related industries and suppliers that have been interviewed to obtain and verify critical information as well as to assess prospects of the market. The participants included are CXOs, VPs, and managers. Plus, our in-house industry experts having decades of industry experience contribute their consulting and advisory services.
Secondary sources include public sources such as regulatory frameworks, government IT spending, government demographic indicators, industry association statistics, and company publications annual reports press releases along with paid sources such as Factiva, OneSource, Bloomberg among others.
Top-down and bottom-up approaches: The overall market size was used in the top-down approach to estimate the sizes of other individual submarkets (mentioned in the market segmentation by product, type of manufacturing, and disease) through percentage splits from secondary and primary research. The bottom-up approach was also implemented (wherever applicable) for data extracted from secondary research to validate the market segment revenues obtained.
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Arttu Ville Eemeli Lappi, né le  à Kuopio, est un sauteur à ski finlandais. Il fait partie de la nouvelle vague de sauteurs finlandais des années mi-2000, son premier grand succès est obtenu aux championnats du monde de ski nordique 2003 à Val di Fiemme où, avec l'équipe finlandaise, il s'impose et devient champion du monde sur le grand tremplin en compagnie de Janne Ahonen, Tami Kiuru et Matti Hautamäki. Il faut attendre la saison 2007 pour le voir remporter sa première victoire en Coupe du monde à Kuusamo chez lui devant le double champion olympique Simon Ammann.

Palmarès

Championnats du monde

Coupe du monde
 Meilleur classement général :  en 2007.
 1 podium individuel : 1 victoire.
 2 podiums par équipes.

Victoire

Championnats du monde junior
 Médaille d'or par équipes en 2002.

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Sauteur à ski finlandais
Naissance à Kuopio
Naissance en mai 1984
Champion du monde de saut à ski

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The second two digits are your age (and it shows - haha).


They not only look awesome, but they may actually save a lot of power. Light-absorbing glow-in-the-dark road markings have replaced streetlights on a 500m (0.3 mile) stretch of a highway in the Netherlands; this is just a test, and if everything goes alright, then authorities will implement them over longer and longer sections.
The design was proposed back in 2012, and it went through all the paperwork and approvals to finally hit the road now, mid 2014 – and the Dutch are thrilled. One Netherlands news report said, "It looks like you are driving through a fairytale," which pretty much sums up this extraordinary project. To me, this is a brilliant example of blending together beauty and efficiency – the glow in the dark strips can save a lot of electricity, compared to traditional road lighting.
Roosegarde studio, the developers of this technology describe themselves as a social design lab for interactive Art, Fashion and Architecture. They've developed several interesting and sustainable projects aside for Smart Highways, such as a sustainable dance floor, sensor valley and interactive landscapes. They also developed a smog attracting electrostatic field – basically, a smog vacuum, which they hope to implement in Beijing; however, bureaucracy works against them, especially in China, but also in the Netherlands.
His vision goes even further, as he imagined weather markings—snowdrops, for instance, appearing when the temperature goes below a certain level. For now however, the strip of highway only includes glow-in-the-dark road markings, created using a photo-luminescent powder integrated into the road paint, developed in conjunction with road construction company Heijmans.
As of now, they have not signed any additional contracts, probably because road developers are waiting to see how the paint does in terms of wear and tear, but I expect them to be expanding quickly, gaining more popularity compared to the energy guzzling street illumination. The paint lasts for 8 hours after it has been exposed to the sun for a day, even in cloudy days.
If you're in Netherlands and happen to drive by the section of N329 near Oss, send your photos in – we'll publish them for sure.


Please note the faux eyelets pierced around the scalloped oval and the card itself. Are you familiar with this technique? If not, you may want to pick up the Dec/Jan 2008 copy of Take Ten and read the article titled "Faking It" by my friend and stamping rock star Jen del Muro. The article is illustrated with nearly a dozen adorable cards by the author. While your browsing through the issue, you'll probably stop to ooh and aah over a few cards by some of my other stampin' pals, Kendra Giles and Christina Fischer (one of Kendra's is also the sample for this issue's readers' challenge). I feel famous by association when I see my buddies' work in print -- congratulations, girlfriends!!
And be sure to come by first thing in a.m. to see a sample for Jen's weekly Sketch For You To Try. I've already got my card made for it, and I have to say, I think it's quite the cutie! I'm anxious to see if you agree.
Hey, since I've got your ear... er... your eyes at the moment, I'd like your input. A couple of my civilian (iow non-stamper) friends have seen my blog and expressed a genuine interest in stamping, but are having a hard time figuring out where to start. I started stamping in earnest about a little over a year ago, and I almost immediately became an SU! Demo. Most of the stamps I bought at first were SU, naturally, and I built up my supplies from the demo shipment up. I learned to stamp from doing the challenges on Splitcoast and through the influence of all of the stampers there. I've never been to a stamping class in my life, unless you count tutorials on SCS or on other stamping blogs. Of course, I buy magazines like PaperCrafts, Take Ten, and Stamp It! (when available), but I don't think I learn that much from them. Anyway, I don't have any great advice to give, and I don't think my methods are necessarily best for the dabbler as I tend to be an extremist when it comes to hobbies. (Have you noticed?!) I'd love to hear what advice you think would be helpful. Thanks!!
Supplies used -- Stamps: Peas on Earth by Penny Black; Paper: Real Red, Georgia Pacific White, digipaper by My Favorite Things; Ink: Brilliance Archival Graphite Black; Accessories: Copic Sketch Markers, Nestabilities, ribbon, 3-D Dots, paper piercer, white pen.
I feel like I have to explain myself to virtually all of my "on-ground" friends. I know you probably don't get the whole stamping/card making thing I do, but it appeals to that tiny little sliver of me that is artistic. You may not be familiar with this side of me, but it's the part that declared Graphic Design as my major before I realized how many drawing courses I would have to take. This posed a problem: I can't draw very well, and furthermore, I don't like to draw. Because I can't draw very well. Anyway, a Finance degree, a law degree, and about thirteen years later, I discovered the medium of rubber stamping. Someone else does the drawing, and I get to do everything else! Is this art? Well, I think so. It may not be Michelangelo, but it will appeal to some more than, say, Robert Mapplethorpe. (Google/wikipedia him if you want, but don't say I didn't warn you.) You be the judge.
I made this for Jeanne S and Bad Sherry's first Just Because We Want To Blog Challenge, which was to make a card using glitter. I used the sketch from last week's Splitcoaststamper's sketch challenge (#140) because I didn't have a chance to do it earlier. I bought the sweet little Penny Black teddy bear image when Carter and I went to Kansas City on Thursday for a doctor's appointment (there are two stamping stores in the area of his orthopaedist, which helps to make the 3+ hour drives each way a little more appetizing for Mom), so this is my first time to use him. He's colored with Copic sketch markers and his heart is detailed with red Stickles. The gingham designer paper (dp) is some of my ancient Creative Memories leftovers, and the other patterned paper is part of Cosmo Cricket's Dutch Girl line. The sentiment is from that ubiquitous Stampin' Up! set, Heartfelt Thanks (which everyone has but I for one NEVER use).
I am really enjoying the Copic markers I bought from Ellen Hutson's online store. They are just so amazing to shade and blend with. I could never have gotten the subtle shadowing with my water-based markers, and though I do love using the Prismacolor pencils and odorless mineral spirits, the end results are just not as bright. And I do love bright colors!
Stamps: Don't Break It! by Penny Black; Heartfelt Thanks by Stampin Up!; Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Sage Shadow, River Rock, dp by Creative Memories and Cosmo Cricket; Ink: Brilliance Archival Graphite Black, Sage Shadow, Ruby Red; Accessories: Ribbon, red Stickles, Copic Markers, Marvy Uchida mega oval punch and giga scallop oval punch, 3-D Dots.


A snappy YouTube video marking India's Independence Day relives the country's modern history in just over a minute – but the film's jaunty tone belies heightened tensions in South Asia.
Relating India's post-colonial past in the form of an extended Facebook feed, the clip races through the key points in the country's history since the bloody partition of Britain's onetime imperial possession.
Beginning with the famous words of Jawaharlal Nehru on the eve of independence, August 14 1947, when India's first prime minister declared that his country would awake after midnight "while the world sleeps", it continues by celebrating the nation's cricketing prowess, its first ever astronaut and the first successful nuclear test explosion.
But the preparations for Indian Independence Day come as tensions with Pakistan continue to rise.
Politicians in Islamabad are preparing to mark their own Independence Day, which falls tomorrow just a day before India's. Yet the nation is in the grip of political uncertainty.
Today security forces attempted to thwart mass protests against the government which have been organised by former cricket star Imran Khan.
Along with a high-profile anti-government cleric, Tahir-ul-Qadri, Mr Khan is attempting to force the prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, to call an early election little more than a year after he won a landslide poll victory.
The latest challenge to Pakistan's democracy is being viewed with concern by India. Delhi is worried about the existence of anti-Indian militant groups and the fact that, like itself, Pakistan is a nuclear-armed state.


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Causeway Bay in Hong Kong
12 June 2019 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General Reading Time: 9 minutes
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Causeway Bay is a heavily built-up area of Hong Kong, located on Hong Kong Island, and covering parts of Wan Chai District. The Cantonese name is also romanised as Tung Lo Wan as in Tung Lo Wan Road. The rent in the shopping areas of Causeway Bay was ranked as the world's most expensive for the second year in a row, after overtaking New York City's Fifth Avenue in 2012. Causeway Bay borders the Eastern District. Causeway Bay includes Tsing Fung Street, Causeway Bay market, the Victoria Park, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Jardine's Noonday Gun, the Police Officers Club, Queen's College and the Hong Kong Central Library. The western border of Causeway Bay is considered to be marked by Canal Road, which separates it from the Wan Chai area. read more…
Tags: Causeway Bay, Causeway Bay market, Eastern District, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Central Library, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hongkong, Jardine's Noonday Gun, Kellett Island, Noonday Gun, Police Officers Club, Queen's College, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Sonderverwaltungszone Hongkong, Tin Hau, Tsing Fung Street, Victoria Park, Wan Chai District
Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong
22 February 2019 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General Reading Time: 12 minutes
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Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the mainland to the north. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on the South China Sea were instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony and its subsequent development as a trading centre. The harbour is a major tourist attraction of Hong Kong. Lying in the middle of the territory's dense urban region, the harbour is the site of annual fireworks displays and its promenades are used as gathering places for tourists and residents. read more…
Tags: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hongkong, Kowloon, Sonderverwaltungszone Hongkong, South China Sea, Südchinesisches Meer, Victoria Harbour
Hong Kong Island in the southern part of Hong Kong
20 April 2013 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General Reading Time: 6 minutes
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Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,300,000 and its population density is 16,390/km². The island had a population of 3,000 inhabitants scattered in a dozen fishing villages when it was occupied by the United Kingdom in the First Opium War in 1842, and the City of Victoria was then established on the island by the British Force in honour of Queen Victoria. The Central area on the island is the historical, political and economic centre of Hong Kong. The northern coast of the island forms the southern shore of the Victoria Harbour, which is largely responsible for the development of Hong Kong due to its deep waters favoured by large trade ships. read more…
Tags: Central, Guangdong province, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hongkong, Pearl River, Perlfluss, Provinz Guangdong Südchinesisches Meer, Sonderverwaltungszone Hong Kong, Sonderverwaltungszone Hongkong, South China Sea, Victoria City, Victoria Harbour, Victoria Peak, Wanshan Archipelago, Wanshan Islands, Wanshan-Inseln


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Karmenu Vella receives Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Resource Panel (IRP)., Brussels - EU monitor
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European Commission (EC)
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Maritime and fisheries policy
Video viEUws.eu: Janez Potočnik: 'Sustainable development requires total economic reform'
Video viEUws.eu: Janez Potočnik slams "immoral" levels of food waste
Video viEUws.eu: EU Circular Economy package: a waste of a good proposal? What can be expected from the new proposal?
Video viEUws.eu: Potoānik to next Commission: "Environmental protection best served through market instruments"
Statement by Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Environment, on the outcome of Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP12)
Agenda-items
The European Green Deal: target 2050?
Virginijus Sinkevičius receives Janez Potočnik, former European Commissioner for Environment., Brussels
26th ENVE commission meeting, Brussels
CONNECT University Session on "When Digital meets circular economy", Online
Yes, we should! EU priorities for 2019-2024, Brussels
Karmenu Vella receives Janez Potočnik, Chairman of the Board of the Rural Investment Support for Europe (RISE) Foundation., Brussels
Scaling up market solutions in wholesale & retail, Brussels
Jyrki Katainen receives Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Resource Panel (IRP)., Brussels
UN climate conference (COP23), Bonn
World Circular Economy Forum, Helsinki
Frans Timmermans receives Janez Potočnik, Member and Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel of the United Nations, and former European Commissioner., Brussels
Jyrki Katainen receives Janez Potočnik, former Commissioner and current co-chair of the International Resource Panel of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)., Brussels
Miguel Arias Cañete receives Janez Potočnik, former European Commissioner and current Co-Chair of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Resource Panel., Brussels
Karmenu Vella receives Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Resource Panel (IRP)., Brussels
EP Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector (EMIS), Brussels
Phil Hogan: Receives Janez Potočnik, former European Commissioner for the Environment; Corrado Pirzio-Biroli, Executive Chairman of RISE and Chairman of the Consultative Committee of the ELO; and Allan Buckwell, Emeritus Professor at the IEEP, Brussels
Phil Hogan: Delivers keynote address at the 9th Forum for the Future of Agriculture, in Brussels
WORKING TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM
Günther Oettinger: Laudatio Deutscher Nachhaltigskeitspreis ehem. EU-Kommissar Janez Potocnik, Chemnitz
Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates and delivers a speech at the Conference on Circular Economy (Centre de Recherche Public Henri Tudor, Luxembourg)
Mr Janez POTOČNIK in the Republic of Korea (13-17/10)
Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in the conference "Moving"Beyond GDP" in European economic governance", Brussels
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Ms Martine REICHERTS takes part in the "Friends of Europe" event; meets with Ms Frances FITZGERALD, Irish Minister for Justice and Equality (Brussels), Brussels
Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Mr Thierry de l'ESCAILLE, Secretary General and CEO of ELO (European Landowner's Organization), Brussels
Mr Janez POTOČNIK delivers a speech at the conference of coordinators of Ekošola Programme (Brdo, Slovenia)
Mr Janez POTOČNIK delivers a keynote speech at the opening session of the conference on the celebration of 35th Anniversary of the Birds Directive and 10th Anniversary of the BirdLife FACE Agreement
Mr Janez POTOČNIK in New York (11-12 September) to participate in the High-level Stocktaking. Event on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
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Early in January, the world's largest container ship docked for the first time in the UK at one of Felixstowe's deep water berths. As I watched the footage of the CSCL Globe, with its capacity of 19,100 TEU arriving at the Suffolk port, I was very unsure what my overriding emotion was.
Was this something to be viewed with amazement and admiration as another exciting stage in the ever-evolving world of mercantile shipping? Or a development to be viewed with trepidation given the obvious insurance and salvage complexities if such a titanic vessel had a major incident on one of her voyages.
Almost unbelievably, the CSCL Globe was very quickly to lose her mantle of the largest container ship in the world. This to the MSC Oscar (19,224 TEU), signifying the trend for some of the world's major shipping companies to place orders for ever bigger vessels. Soon we will have 20,000+ TEU vessels. As someone whose days in the Merchant Navy were in the last era before containerisation, I couldn't help but think if the simplification which containers brought to the loading and unloading of merchant ships has now been undermined by the huge logistical challenge on a ship such as CSCL Globe of dealing with a constantly changing cargo of up to 19,000 TEUs at her ports of call.
The confidence which these shipping companies place in these giants of the sea has to be matched by the appetite of major international port owners to fund the substantial infrastructure improvements to accommodate the ships - making the future choice of ports almost self-selecting.
The media was full of eye catching facts about the capacity of CSCL Globe - it could carry 900 million cans of baked beans for example! Often on these pages I complain about the lack of understanding and low public profile of merchant shipping and its importance to world trade, not least in keeping the high street shops well stocked. So perhaps the CSCL Globe is a wonderful and visually dramatic symbol of the critical role that merchant fleets play in keeping the world connected and supplied. But if I was a mere 55 years younger and setting out on my deep sea career again, I suspect I would not be rushing to serve on one of these giants. It would be interesting to hear what our readers think of these titans of containerisation.


If you've never heard of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), you may know it as Lou Gehrig's Disease. But even then, you may not know much about what it is or how it affects the 2500 to 3000 Canadians who have the disease or the 1000 more who will be diagnosed with it each year.
Here are seven quick facts about ALS.
1. ALS is a progressive nerve disease where the nerves that control muscle movement die, leading to loss of speech, mobility and the ability to breathe.
2. ALS is terminal, and it's the most common cause of neurological death in Canada.
3. The cause of ALS is unknown.
4. ALS is not contagious.
5. Although ALS affects muscles, the patient's senses are not impaired, and cognitive function is often unaffected.
6. Less than 10% of ALS cases are hereditary.
7. ALS can affect anyone of any age, but the majority of cases are diagnosed in middle or late adulthood, between the ages of 55 and 65.
The ALS Society of Alberta has more information about ALS and a listing of events around the province to commemorate ALS Awareness Month in June. You can find the website here.


Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki 2nd November 2016 Written Updates! Raveena kidnap soumya :- The TV series Shakti – Asititva Ke Ehsaas Ki is yet to showcases now that Harman gets engaged to Mahi as it is Preeto's decision to let him married with her anyway. After Soumya (Rubina Dilaik) reunites with her family, Harman (Vivian Dsena) now returns home. Everything is back to normalcy, but Soumya and Harman continue to miss each other as still, they are in love with each other.
When Preeto (Kamya Punjabi) comes and she asked Harman that she has fixed his marriage with Mahi, he agrees. Harman also thinks that he have to move on in his life.
Mahi is Harman's childhood friend, and as per Preeto's decision, Harman engaged with Mahi in a private ceremony. Preeto praised Mahi by saying how beautiful she is but Harman is only thinking of Saumya now and he lost in her thoughts.
He thinks of calling her in the engagement ceremony but then stops himself from doing so. On the other hand, Soumya, too, tries to get in touch with him, but she is discouraged by her mother Nimmi and she looks upset now.
Preeto fixes a date for Harman and Mahi's wedding. Later, Soumya accepts Nimmi's advice and decides to control her emotions for Harman as now Harman is not anymore her husband and he is all set to marry Mahi now.
Precap: Saya asked Kareena that Harman and Soumya love each other and Saumya couldn't see Harman in pain. Saya thinks that Harman's love for Saumya is also incredible as Harman is actually the person who takes Soumya back to her home.
Nimmi also shocked to see that still after separations from Harman Saumya is just feeling her Maang with Sindoor which makes Nimmi emotional as of now Harman is not belonged to her anymore.
Meanwhile, Rani and Raveena come to Soumya's house and make her smell chloroform in order to kidnap her and Saumya could not understand anything.


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Q: Use fields from Mariaex.Result struct I have written an Elixir script which sends a MySQL query to my database using the Mariaex library. The query works perfectly. Now, I want to use the num_rows field returned in the Mariaex.Result struct in my script. The code snippet is something like this:-
if {:ok, %Mariaex.Result{num_rows: nil}} do
    IO.puts "Query Unsuccessful"
else
    IO.puts "Query Successful"
end

I know the if-condition does not work properly. The goal of the condition is to check whether num_rows is 0 or not. How should I modify the condition, so that the above code snippet works correctly?
This is the GitHub link for Mariaex: https://github.com/xerions/mariaex

A: You can use pattern matching using case:
case execute_query() do
  {:ok, %Mariaex.Result{num_rows: nil}} ->
     IO.puts "Query Unsuccessful"
  _ ->
     IO.puts "Query Successful"
end

You probably want to match {:error, error} as well:
case execute_query() do
  {:ok, %Mariaex.Result{num_rows: nil}} ->
     IO.puts "Query Unsuccessful"
  {:error, error}
     IO.puts "Error!"
  _ ->
    IO.puts "Query Successful"
end

You can change the nil above to 0 if you want to check for 0 instead.

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The 2016 annual AFP Partners' Meeting was at the Boma Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. AFP partners, donors, and leadership group members met to share updates and progress from the past year as well as form strategies and objectives to overcome challenges. Download and view the agenda, presentations, and resources below.
In late May 2016, Advance Family Planning (AFP) partners from East Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda - built communications skills and laid the foundation for media advocacy work plans. The hands-on four day workshop in Dar es Salaam implemented presentations, discussion, peer review, and working sessions to master communication best practices specific to the AFP approach.
Build capacity of AFP East Africa partners to implement communication best practices.
In January 2016, Advance Family Planning (AFP) and the International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR) partnered to launch Ampliando El Acceso ("Expanding Access"). The one-year, independently funded project seeks to expand contraceptive access for youth in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico by strengthening local advocacy efforts. The goal is to meet young people's needs for contraceptive information, services, and supplies—much needed in the region.


But the country's right wing government, facing growing unpopularity, has turned to repressive measures against the movement.
Warrants for the arrest of several of the organisers of the protests have been issued, charging them with organising 'illegal' demonstrations.
Some activists have taken refuge in one of the largest Buddhist temples in Seoul, the South Korean capital. There are police outside waiting to seize them if they leave the temple.
Earlier this month I attended the Marxism event in Seoul, organised by the socialist group All Together, which has played a very active role in the protests.
At the opening rally a video link was established with the temple, and three of those avoiding arrest spoke to a packed meeting of several hundred activists.
Later some of us were fortunate enough to be able to visit those in the temple. I was struck by their great courage and cheerfulness. They deserve the solidarity of socialists in Britain and all round the world.


Pornhub has announced that they will be providing the option for their models to be paid in Verge (XVG). The announcement comes shortly after the May 4th announcement that TrafficJunky would begin accepting Verge as payment on their TJ platform, which began officially on Monday, May 7th.
Pornhub's model payment program allows for content creators to upload their own videos. If the audience likes the video it has the potential to generate a lot of revenue for the participant, which Pornhub says is 80% of the advertising revenue generated. The site is said to receive some 80 million visits per day.
Before the Verge payment option, models had the option of receiving direct deposit, PayPal, Paxum or physical check in the mail. This latest Verge payment option essentially makes Verge (XVG) the de facto coin within the majority of the online adult entertainment industry.
Pornhub's camaraderie with Verge dates back to MindGeek's announcement last month, which is massive in size and by far the largest online company dealing with adult entertainment. It chose Verge specifically as an exclusive cryptocurrency partner to add to its online payment options due to its privacy and security. Hours before the big announcement, interest in Verge (XVG) currency began to soar making it the most exchanged altcoin for some time on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. It was during this time period that the privacy-focused cryptocurrency rose more than 22%.
In March of this year Verge announced a crowdfunding campaign asking investors for a donation of 75 million XVG to secure the partnership which could not be announced due to an NDA agreement between Verge and who we now know was MindGeek. While it came with some controversy by detractors, this latest venture proved to naysayers that Verge remains on track to become a highly popular and adopted cryptocurrency.


This was the headline which appeared in the January 5, 1912 issue of the Kaukauna Times. The following is an excerpt of the account of the council meeting of Tuesday, January 2, 1912.
"A resolution was introduced and unanimously passed authorizing and empowering the mayor to demand and take possession of the plant of the Kaukauna Gas, Electric Light and Power Company as per orders of January 1912, so as to make all reports and records in connection with the operation of the plant commence and close at the beginning and ending of the year. The resolution authorizes Mayor Coppes to receive and operate the plant in behalf of the City until further settlement is affected and a commission appointed to take charge of the City's new acquisition. Manager William D. Montgomery, who has been in charge of the plant, and the regular employees of the aforesaid company, have been retained under agreement between the representatives of the company and the City to continue to operate the plant until such time as it becomes necessary to change, for the City is now bound to furnish current to consumers and take care of the business of the Electric Light plant just the same as the company was under the public utility law.
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