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Ilhan Omar just reintroduced three bills that could cost Nancy Pelosi her job
Far-left Democrats in Washington, D.C. are determined to ram through a slew of anti-policing measures that will further hamper law enforcement's ability to do their jobs.
But polls show that the majority of Americans strongly oppose anti-policing legislation.
And Ilhan Omar just reintroduced three bills that could cost Nancy Pelosi her job.
Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats currently hold a razor-thin 5-seat majority in the U.S. House.
And given the fact that the sitting President's party lost House seats in 22 of the last 25 midterm elections, Democrats must tread carefully over the next two years to avoid losing their majority in the 2022 midterms.
This means Nancy Pelosi is trying her best to rein in the most radical members of her caucus like Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
But so far, it's not working.
And Ilhan Omar just reintroduced three anti-policing bills that could end up costing Nancy Pelosi her job in the next election.
"Progressive Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is reintroducing three policing bills she hopes will be incorporated into the bipartisan package lawmakers have been fine-tuning for weeks as pressure mounts on Congress to pass meaningful legislation that will impose new police practices across the country.
All three bills were first introduced in the last Congress, but their reintroduction now underscores the pressure that the left continues to place on police legislation negotiations. Given their narrow majority in the House, Democrats can lose only a handful of votes and still pass legislation through the chamber, meaning any widespread opposition from progressives could spell trouble for the bill."
Of course, polls show that the majority of Americans strongly oppose the radical Left's anti-policing legislation that only makes it even more difficult for police to do their jobs as it is.
And in 2020, this translated into votes at the polls, with Democrats paying a steep price for supporting defunding the police as Republicans gained 15 seats in the House of Representatives.
So if Nancy Pelosi fails to rein in radicals like Ilhan Omar, it could end up costing the Democrats their majority in the 2022 midterms.
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A very handsome Stirling…isn't he gorgeous?
I have always had a thing for animals of all kinds. My mother loves to tell people about the various "stray" cats and dogs I would bring home. I fell in love with Golden Retrievers early on, and once my hectic life slowed down enough to bring one into our home, we got our first golden charmer. Stirling introduced me to a whole new world, and I haven't looked back since the moment I laid eyes on him when he was just 2 days old. He opened up a part of my heart I never knew existed, and I am forever grateful to him for that. He has taught me so much. I quickly discovered that Goldens are kind of like potato chips – you can't stop at just one. A year later, Willow came to join us. She immediately charmed us with her regal manner, and I seriously started to think about this conformation showing thing. A few private lessons followed, and then there we were at our first dog show. The rest as they say is history, as I found myself severely afflicted by what those in the know refer to as "the bug". It took us awhile to get the hang of things, but we persevered and both Willow and Stirling earned their Canadian Championships with varying degrees of style and finesse. Somewhere along the way I developed a liking for English style golden retrievers and decided that one was needed at Coppermoon. In August 2002, I contacted Gerdine ten Hagen of Dazzling Gold Golden Retrievers in Holland. She had just bred a lovely litter of puppies with an intriguing pedigree and gorgeous parents. Before I knew it I was jetting off to Amsterdam, where Gerdine offered warm Dutch hospitality and an opportunity to learn lots about European goldens. The wee pup Autumn and myself flew home to Calgary in style, she in front of me on the floor in her designer soft-crate, and she was quite the hit on our United Airlines flight from Amsterdam. Unfortunately Autumn didn't have very good eyes, so she couldn't be part of our breeding program. She now resides on Vancouver Island as a much loved pet dog. However, we were so impressed by everything about Autumn that we decided to try again. Gidget became part of the Coppermoon family in April 2004. She is really something! On a cold November morning in 2002, the inaugural breeding of Coppermoon GoldenRetrievers resulted in the whelping of 11 beautiful puppies. Willow did brilliantly, and I was quite calm considering. The puppies were all healthy, and for the next 2 months, everyone here was busy nurturing our precious little gifts. The little ones are no longer little and are greying about the muzzle. Some have passed on now which saddens me. I learned a lot from that litter. That brings us to where we are now. I have come quite a ways since Stirling and I first met. I couldn't have come this far without the help of some very special people. I've been extremely fortunate to have several experienced breeders help me along the way, and I am grateful for their encouragement and their willingness to share their knowledge with me. Coppermoon has bred a few more litters since our inaugural breeding, and I've learned several things along the way. The most important is to not take myself too seriously and to keep things real, about the dogs, and about this wonderful breed we call the Golden Retriever.


Any good ideas to counter them?
Magikill is too slow to cast spells when archidons are kiting.
Ninjas to take out waves of archers, sword hoard yourself (fight fire with fire) or get 5 castle archers and 2 walls overlapping each other exactly. They'll assume there's one wall, and your castle archers will mow them down like rednecks at a zombie convention.
2 walls stacked, 3 magi kill, combined can prob get speartons down by 2/3 and kill any sword wrath. Castle archers can do the rest.
4 castle archers though and a two stacked walls and three magikill are not going to stop ten archers and 15 spearton. this thread shouldnt really be here in my opinion maybe make about how to stop the enemy from getting a sea of men because if your really just letting people mass on you then there is a problem with your starting strategy.
1. 2 Giants(+some units) will crush them.
2. Magikill will blast those shields.


FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT: Freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment in the U.S. constitution. Writing letters or commentaries to newspapers and magazines is one way to exercise that right.
Letters to the Editor: A class assignment encouraged members of Class X of the Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership to write in to The Farmer.
Editor's Note: The Farmer editor Paula Mohr gave presentations to Class X of the Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership in Marshall last December on communicating with the media and writing letters to print publications. The following letters, chosen for publication based on topic and/or state-widespread interest, were part of a class assignment and sent to Mohr for critique. This is the second collection of letters to be shared. Other letters appeared Jan. 28 on The Farmer's website.
I feel it is imperative to take a moment to highlight and discuss the economy in our rural communities as we look down the gun barrel of what looks to be another problematic year in the ag sector. Finding profit in the past four years has become a challenge to say the least, and it has reached a point that has become far more than just uncomfortable for most involved in the ag industry.
No matter where you find yourself within rural America, the "squeeze" is on, and it is being felt throughout our rural communities from farm to factory. Outstate Minnesota relies heavily on a strong and vibrant ag economy. Long-term downturns, as we are now in, require us to step up and act to prevent losses from getting out of control. Over a century ago, a larger-than-life President Franklin D. Roosevelt called for Americans to "get action" and become involved in organizations that helped shape their future for the better.
Today, I am challenging all of us in rural communities throughout the state and nation to become active in your local organizations. Do not just pay the annual dues in hopes that one of your neighbors will help the cause for you. Attend the meetings and get to know personally who your local legislators are, and place a call to state representatives as well.
I am a Meeker County commissioner and treasurer for Meeker County Corn Growers, and we see the same faces in our meetings time after time, which means we hear the same voices, and this must change. "For things to change, you have to change" is a powerful quote that, when taken to action, can move mountains.
Most important, though, is the need for producers to understand how far removed the average consumer is from the farms that they remember as a child. Producers must realize also that educating the consumer about the health and safety of the product is only a portion of the equation. Producers need to evaluate their customers and market to them as would the end-user, such as Walmart, Coborns or Costco. These companies spend millions of dollars researching their customers before the products reach the shelves. As producers, we need to start to utilize this concept into an ever-changing marketplace. Traditional values will always be a common theme in rural Minnesota. However, thinking only in traditional products will lead to market peaks and valleys, leaving producers to weather the storm.
Becoming involved has put me into contact with many leaders in the agricultural industry and the legislature. As I meet, talk and email legislators, I have gained knowledge from these frequent interactions. Legislators pay attention when you take the time to visit them in St. Paul.
Across the state, most companies are looking for workers. Not just highly qualified workers, but in many cases just people. Minnesota does not have enough people to fill the vacancies. Starting in the second quarter of 2017, the gap between vacancies and unemployed people continues to increase. There are currently .06 job-seekers for every vacancy. Fortunately, the state of Minnesota does a decent job of offering training and assistance for people entering the workforce. It could be better, but we are still one of the best states in the nation, led by numerous DEED training programs and a high-quality education system.
About 40% of vacancies are in out-state Minnesota, yet more than 70% of the people live in the metro area. To make matters worse, the out-state residents are older, and many of the jobs are in the agriculture industry, which to many are not attractive. Many people don't realize there are very good jobs related agriculture that are not on the farm. Farm jobs often come with the connotation as dirty, menial and labor intensive. However, there is demand for accountants, bankers, scientists, attorneys, sales, and many other high-paying professional positions. Food production facilities have become extremely clean and high-tech, with robots and assistive technologies that need a talented workforce.
To combat this job gap, out-state companies need to employ a number of tactics to attract and retain people, especially the talent needed to grow companies. Out-state companies need to increase pay and be creative with benefits to be competitive to metro salaries, while the communities need to work to display the quality of life opportunities.
Yet, the first and most important step in attraction is offering quality, paid internships. Think of it more as a long job interview. As a business professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato, I have seen urban students take internships at out-state companies and stay because those are the companies that get it. It takes work and development of our next generation to show them the opportunities in out-state.
Companies need to offer interns decent pay, good training, possibly housing and then engage them with others in the community. Mentor and make them feel at home — don't just treat them like interns. It is difficult to keep a 21-year-old from heading to the lights of the metro, but even if they do go, you can still plant a seed that out-state is a good place to return to in a few years.
Farmers know it takes cultivation and tending of the crop for a plentiful harvest.
Frontenac, La Crescent, Marquette … Oh My!
Perhaps you have heard of Frontenac, La Crescent, and Marquette before … or maybe you have not, but these are names of a few cold-hardy grape varieties grown across the upper Midwest and in Minnesota.
The first record of grape growing in Minnesota dates all the way back to the late 1800s. However, it did not take off until the early 1940s when a Wisconsin dairy farmer named Elmer Swenson began breeding grapes by intercrossing French hybrid grapes with those grown natively. He released a number of popular varieties on his own — St. Pepin, La Crosse, Brianna, Sabrevois and Prairie Star — and also a couple jointly with the University of Minnesota.
In the mid-1980s, the University of Minnesota initiated a breeding program for wine grapes with the goal to develop high-quality, cold-hardy and disease-resistant grape cultivars. A few noted grapes varieties you may recognize from the university include Frontenac, Frontenac Gris, La Crescent and Marquette.
The result of the success in developing these cold-hardy grape varieties has supported growth in the grape growing and winery industry in Minnesota. A 2016 Status Summary of Vineyards and Wineries of Minnesota released by U-M Extension highlighted significant economic contributions from Minnesota's cold-hardy vineyards and wineries in 2015 with combined total of $80.3 million in economic activity.
The industry supported 10,500 jobs and paid $37.3 million in labor income. This was a 50% increase from the 2011 reported economic activity of $53.6 million. Drivers for this increase were linked to increases in the number of wineries and vineyards, winery tasting room visitors and vineyard labor expenditures.
The grape growing industry in Minnesota is exploding, and I encourage you to get to know your local growers and their cold-hardy varieties. And when you are traveling around the great state of Minnesota, be sure to visit a local winery. You never know what rustic oasis you may find or the personal connection you may enjoy of a locally grown fermented cold hardy grape in your glass.


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2019-2020 Annual Giving Categories
Donations at all levels entitle you to receive our monthly E-newsletter, quarterly printed newsletter, as well as an invitation to any special events held during the year.
Sarah Given Larson Circle
During her many years as a resident of Manchester, Sarah Given Larson was known for her quiet and effective generosity to a great many non-profits and schools. Mrs. Larson was a dedicated supporter of the Manchester Historical Society and many of her photographs taken in the 1950 and 1960s are now part of the MHS collection.
Loveland Munson Society
$1,000-2,499
Over the course of his distinguished career, Manchester native Loveland Munson (1843-1921) was lawyer, member of the Vermont House and Senate, and both an associate judge and the chief judge of the Vermont Supreme Court. He was also a gifted writer and sometime editor of the Manchester Journal. In 1875, he delivered a speech on the early history of Manchester at the Music Hall on Union Street which ended with. "…the life of the most favored individual is brief when compared with the probable duration of the community of which he is a part. We who now compose the corporate body will soon pass away, but the municipality may fulfill her thousand years. In that distant future, the space which separates us from the days of settlement will seem as nothing, and we who now commemorate the early history of the town will ourselves be reckoned among its early inhabitants."
Louise Simonds Orvis Circle
Louise Simonds (1874-1953) married George Orvis, a son of Franklin Orvis, following her graduation from Burr and Burton Seminary in 1890. After his death in 1917, she took charge of running the Equinox House and in 1925 hired Walter J. Travis to design the new golf course for the Equinox Links Club. She was the first woman to vote in Manchester and was for many years president of Manchester Village.
Walter Hard Club
Walter Hard (1882-1966), a fifth-generation member of a Batten Kill Valley family, left Williams College in 1903 before graduating to take over his father's drugstore business. In 1928 he published Some Vermonters, "a collection of Yankee characters" in verse. His nine volumes of poetry were marked by unrhymed lines and broken rhythms, which he likened to the Vermont landscape. Critic Louis Untermeyer ranked Hard among the historic best of New England poets. In 1935, he and his author-wife Margaret sold the drugstore, and became proprietors of the Johnny Appleseed Bookstore, which they ran for thirty years in the historic Orvis store building beside the Equinox Hotel. He also served five terms in the Vermont legislature.
Sarah Cleghorn Associates
"She was a poet, an educator – and a reformer." With these simple words, written in the introduction to her memoirs Threescore, the poet Robert Frost summed up the life work of his friend Sarah Cleghorn, the only Manchester resident to appear in Bartlett's Quotations. Sarah Cleghorn became quite well known for her passionate devotion to socialism, pacifism, experimental education and the abolition of capital punishment. She was that rarest of utopians – one who seriously lived by the principles she believed in and cherished her entire life.
Falcomb "Fred" Nickelwhite Friends
Fred Nicklewhite was a master tailor who lived for many years in Manchester Village and is buried in Dellwood Cemetery. Among his clients were many notable visitors who vacationed at the Equinox Hotel and in the Village's summer cottages. He is fondly remembered by all who knew him as a gentle and unassuming man who loved jazz and was proud of his enduring friendships with many jazz greats, including Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway.
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SHARONY GREEN
Department of History, University of Alabama, PO Box 870212
sagreen1@ua.edu
PhD, History, 2013, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Dissertation Adviser: David Roediger. Other committee members: Bruce Levine, Clarence Lang and Augusto Espiritu. Also studied with Siobhan Somerville
Master of Arts in History, University of Chicago, 2008
Master of Arts in Dance and Related Studies (U.S. History, Theatre, Film), University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2005
Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 1989
U.S. History, Urban History, Gender, Transnationalism
2022 Baa Haas: A Miami Girl Remembers, a memoir, under evaluation
2021, The Chase and Ruins: A Hunt for Hurston in Honduras, forthcoming
Summary, "Dolen Perkins-Valdez," Contemporary American Fiction (Wiley Blackwell), forthcoming
2019 "When I First Wore Fish Leather, Or Black Girl in Iceland," Pan African Spaces: Essays on Black Transnationalism, Msia K. Clark, Phiwokuhle W. Mnyandu, and Loy Azalia, eds. (New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2019)
2017 "Tracing Black Racial and Spatial Politics in South Florida via Memory," Journal of Urban History, 44:6 (November 2018), 1176–1196 (first published online January 30, 2017)
2017 "The Townsend Family: Black Female "Voice" and Interracial Ties," Alabama Women, Lisa Dorr and Susan Ashmore, eds. (University of Georgia Press , 2017)
2015 "Remember Me to Miss Louisa": Hidden Black-White Intimacies in Antebellum America (Northern Illinois University Press, 2015)
2011 "Mr Ballard, I am compelled to write again: Beyond Brothels and Bedrooms, a Fancy Girl Speaks," Black Women, Gender, and Families, Spring 2011, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 17-40.
2013-present Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Alabama, "American Civilization to 1865," "American Civilization Since 1865," "Music and Race in the UK," "Bebop to Hip Hop: Young America and Music," "Antebellum America Swagger," "American Swagger," all undergraduate courses; "Gender, Race and the Urban Space," graduate course.
2013-2014 UA Bankhead-Summersell Fellow, Department of History, University of Alabama
WORK CITED IN
"Remember Me to Miss Louisa": Hidden Black-White Intimacies in Antebellum America in Alexandra Finley," 'Cash to Corrina;' Domestic Labor and Sexual Economy in the Fancy Trade," The Journal of American History, Volume 104, Issue 2, September 2017, pp. 410–430
"Remember Me to Miss Louisa": Hidden Black-White Intimacies in Antebellum America in Hephzibah V. Strmic-Pawl, Multiracialism and Its Discontents A Comparative Analysis of Asian-White and Black-White Multiracials (New York: Lexington Books, 2016)
"Remember Me to Miss Louisa": Hidden Black-White Intimacies in Antebellum America in Celine Parrenas Shimizu, "Equal Access to Exploitation and Joy: Women of Color and the Hollywood Stereotype," Quarterly Review of Film and Video, 33:4 (2016), 303-321
"Remember Me to Miss Louisa": Hidden Black-White Intimacies in Antebellum America in Tiya Miles, The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits (New York: The New Press, 2017)
"Mr Ballard, I am compelled to write again: Beyond Brothels and Bedrooms, a Fancy Girl Speaks," Black Women, Gender, and Families, in Lisa Ze-Winters, The Mulatta Concubine Terror, Intimacy, Freedom, and Desire in the Black Transatlantic (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2016)
"Remember Me to Miss Louisa": Hidden Black and White Intimacies in Antebellum America, in Kimberly Snyder Manganelli, The Tragic Mulatta and the Tragic Muse (Piscataway: Rutgers University Press, 2012)
"Remember Me to Miss Louisa": Hidden Black and White Intimacies in Antebellum America, in David R. Roediger and Elizabeth D. Esch, The Production of Difference: Race and the Management of Labor in U.S. History (New York: Oxford University Press, 2012)
2017 "African Americans and Slaveholder Relations," Alabama Heritage (Fall 2017)
2018 "Female Academies and Educating Young Women Before and After the Civil War," Alabama Heritage (Summer 2018)
1999 Grant Green: Rediscovering the Forgotten Genius of Jazz Guitar (Miller Freeman); Honorable mention of Best Jazz Book of 1999, Jazz Times magazine
1997 Cuttin the Rug Under the Moonlit Sky: Stories and Drawings About a Bunch of Women Named Mae (Doubleday) Featured in the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, etc.
SELECT PANELS AND PRESENTATIONS
Mar. 2020 Commenter, paper by Jessica Johnson addressing her then-forthcoming Wicked Flesh: Black Women, Intimacy, and Freedom in the Atlantic World (University of Pennsylvania Press, August 2020) and paper by Carolyn Morrow Long (Smithsonian Institution, Emeritus) addressing sensational racial determination case involving the Afro-Creole Joubert family in New Orleans in the 19th century, Louisiana Historical Association (LHA) meeting, Baton Rouge, LA. (Offered electronically given COVID-19)
Mar. 2020 Panelist, "The Historian's Gaze: Visual Texts and Moving Images in Public Interpretation of Social Justice," National Council on Public History (NCPH) (Cyber roundtable can be found at https://thehistoriansgaze.weebly.com/about-us.html given COVID-19). Features Space Matters Alabama exhibited curated in part with undergraduate students.
Nov. 2019 Panelist, "Zora, the Idea of Rest and 'Sunshine the way it is done in Florida,'" Association for the Study of the Worldwide Diaspora (ASWAD), 10th Biennial Conference, College of William and
Oct. 2019 Co-Moderator, Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun documentary, Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), Charleston, SC
Mar. 2019 Panelist, "Sunshine the Way it is Done in Florida, Or Miami as a Space of Refuge for Zora Neale Hurston," Southeastern Women's Studies Association (SEWSA), Oxford, MS
Jan. 2019 Keynote Speaker, "Space Matters: The Black Bahamian in Key West and Beyond," Key West Art and Historical Society
Oct. 2017 Panelist, "Space Matters from the Seminoles to 'The U': Racial Politics on the Peninsula," Gulf South History and Humanities Conference, Pensacola Beach, FL
Sept. 2017 Panelist, "Education and the Gentleman's Children Sent From the South," Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) meeting, Cincinnati
April 2017 Chair, "Black Female/White Male: Repeating History, Repeating Intimacies" panel, Black/White Intimacies 2017 Symposium, UA Department of English
March 2017 Panelist, "Filmmaking in the Age of Moonlight," Black Warrior Film Festival, University of Alabama, Ferguson Great Hall
Feb. 2017 Keynote Speaker, "Remember Me to Miss Louisa, Or On Navigating Our Complex Historical Shared Past and Present," and "The New State of Affairs and Our Remedies," Oklahoma Association of Professional Historians and neighboring state chapters of Phi Alpha Theta
Feb. 2017 Keynote Speaker, "Family Ties: Hidden Black-White Relationships in Antebellum Alabama," Alabama Department of Archives and History, Food for Thought Series
Nov. 2016 Panelist, "Of Coral Rocks, Sand Dunes and Balloon Mortgages: The Prewar and Postwar Limits of Black Removal in South Florida," Southern Historical Association (SHA), St. Petersburg, FL
Oct. 2016 Panelist, "University of Miami Football: Spatial and Racial Politics in Postwar Miami-Dade County," Urban History Association (UHA) conference, Chicago, IL
Jan. 2016 Panelist, "Interracial Intimacies in Antebellum America," with New York Times best-selling author Dolen Perkins-Valdez; University of Alabama Professor of English Trudier Harris; Wayne State University Associate Professor of History Lisa Ze-Winters, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Tuscaloosa, AL
Oct. 2015 Panelist, "University of Miami Football Pathways of a Global Hip Hop Body Politic in Postwar Miami-Dade County," Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD) Biennial meeting, Charleston, SC
Mar. 2015 Panelist, "Of University of Miami Football, Marielitos and McDuffie: Pathways of a Particular Body Politic in Postwar Miami-Dade County," Southeastern Women's Studies Association (SEWSA) conference, Boca Raton, FL
July 2014 Panelist, "'Some Kind of Love?': Black-White Intimacies in Antebellum America," 41st Annual Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference, "Faulkner & History," University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, with Margaret Wrinkle, Calvin Schermerhorn, and Lael Gold
May 2013 Presenter, "'A Matter I Deserve to Have': Freedwomen in Antebellum Cincinnati," The Newberry Library Seminar on Women and Gender, Chicago, IL
2021 RAIN COME SOON, a screenplay partially adapted from Green's first monograph, won first place in the narrative feature category for Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival and Lecture series, first Academy qualifying festival for shorts by women of color
2021 Long-Term Mellon Foundation Fellow, Newberry Library
2020 PEN America Jean Stein Grant for Literary Oral History
2016 Western Association of Women Historians (WAWH) Barbara "Penny" Kanner Prize for archival research in Remember Me to Miss Louisa: Hidden Black-White Intimacies in Antebellum America (Northern Illinois University Press, 2015)
2014 Co-Honoree, Educator of the Year, Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society
2014 Alternate, Ford Foundation, Postdoctoral Fellowship
2007 Ruth Murray Essay Prize, Honorable Mention, Graduate Student category, Center for Gender and Women's Studies, University of Chicago
Spr. 2017 Reviewer, Catherine Clinton, Stepdaughters of History: Southern Women and the American Civil War, Kentucky Historical Society, Vol. 116, No. 1, Winter 2018, pp. 132-135
Spr. 2016 Reviewer, Emily West, Family or Freedom: People of Color in the Antebellum South, (University Press of Kentucky, 2012), Alabama Review, Volume 69, Issue No. 2, April 2016, pp. 171-174
Sum. 2015 Reviewer, Bonnie Stepenoff, Working the Mississippi: Two Centuries of Life on the River (Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 2015), The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 82, No. 3, Aug. 2016, p. 67.
2018-2020 Member, Academic Continuity Cmte., Department of History
2017-2020 Chair, Technology Committee, Department of History
2016-2017 Member, Undergraduate Affairs Committee, Department of History
2015-2016 Member, Summersell Chair in Southern History Search Committee, Department of History
2014-2016 Member, Faculty Affairs Committee, Department of History
2014- 2015 Member, China Search Committee, Department of History
GRADUATE COMMUNITY
2017-2018 Member, MA Cmte., Alex Bauer, Department of English, UA
2016-2018 Informal Adviser, Lane McClelland, doctoral student, School of Education, UA
2015-17 Co-Director, Doctoral Cmte., Virginia Cain, History Department, UA
2014-15 Member, MA Cmte., April Cadell, Gender and Race Studies, UA
2013-present Member, Doctoral Cmte., Mark Johnson, History Department, UA
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
2022 Coordinator/Curator, Public History, Various projects 2013-present
2020 Member, Alabama Heritage magazine Board of Directors
2019 Curator, "Space Matters," cartographic digital installation Gorgas House, UA
ffrance2018 Evaluator, University of Alabama Press
2018 Commentator, Graduate History Association Power & Struggle Conference, University of Alabama
2018 Silent Auction Donor, Lunafest, UA Women and Gender Resource Center
2018 Coordinator, "Mecca: Atlanta, Harlem, Miami and Beyond," Paul R. Jones Museum, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama
2018 Presenter, "The Grant Green Story," UA Faculty Technology Showcase
2017 Presenter, "The Grant Green Story" screening, Moody Building Recital Hall, University of Alabama
2017 Adjudicator, Repertory Dance Theatre Concert, Department of Theatre and Dance 2015-2017 Member, Faculty Curating Committee, "Freedom?" exhibit, Paul R. Jones Gallery, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama
2014-2015 Faculty Mentor, Ola Gerald and Alexandra Gilbert, Emerging Scholars, University of Alabama
2020-present Member, Alabama Heritage magazine, Board
2018 Judge, K-12 Art Contest, The Links, Tuscaloosa Chapter
2018 Coordinator, "Mecca: Atlanta, Harlem, Miami and Beyond" exhibit for Gender, Race and Urban Space graduate class, Paul R. Jones Museum
2016 Organizer, "Mississippi & Miami," digital art installation, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Tuscaloosa
2015 Organizer, Females Academies exhibit for "The Nineteenth Century City" course, UA Gorgas House
2015 Presenter, African American History Month Art Exhibit, UA Ferguson Center
2015 Organizer, Tribute to Participants in Black Miami Spatial Politics Study, Hollywood Beach Marriott, Hollywood, FL
2014 Editor, "Druid City: A Music Video" for "The Nineteenth Century City" course, Jemison Mansion, Tuscaloosa
2022 Consultant, Dana Dorsey NEH project, Florida International University
2017 Interviewee, "Race and University of Alabama," ESPN Sports Center
2017 Grant Reviewer, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Washington, D.C.
2017 Artist in Residence, Textilsetur, Icelandic Textile Center, Blonduos, Iceland
2017 Consultant, "Who in the World Do You Think You Are?" History Channel
2017 Interviewee, "December 2017 Special Election, Alabama," History Channel
DIGITAL/ART EXHIBITIONS-PRESENTATIONS
2021 Videographer, "Makes You Happy, Denver Quarterly
2019 Curator, "Space Matters," cartographic digital installation Gorgas House, University of Alabama
2017 Group show, "Drawing Set," curated by Marco Maggi and ESOPUS, New York Public Library
2017 Group show, Textilsetur, Artist Residency, Blondous, Iceland
2017 Installation, "Breathe," Ferguson Gallery, University of Alabama
2016-17 Director, "The Grant Green Story" jazz documentary, Harlem International Film Festival, New York, NY; Bíó Paradís, Reykjavik, Iceland; Cameo Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland
2016 Curator, "Mississippi & Miami: a digital art installation," with graduate class, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Tuscaloosa, AL
2015 Spoken Word Presenter, "Makes You Happy," Marie-Christine Giordano and Lacy James salon, curators, Marie-Christine Giordano Dance, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Co-Presenter, Black History Month Exhibit, Cuttin' the Rug illustrations, University of Alabama Ferguson Center Gallery
2005 Director-Photographer, Gamla Stan
2005 "Makes You Happy," choreopoem/videoscape, Third Annual Fringe Festival, Broach Theatre, Greensboro, NC
2001 Solo show, Peligro, New Orleans
2000 Group show, Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), Brooklyn
1997 Solo show, 2-South Gallery, Detroit
1999 Group show, Red Piano Too, St. Helena Island, SC
1995 Open Studio, then-Villa Montalvo, Artist Residency, Saratoga, CA
1992 Group show, ArtCenter South Florida, Miami Beach, curated by the late electro-punk singer-artist Tomata du Plenty
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"Moon Walker" walking chair – FOP Shvachko V. V.
"Moon Walker" is the eight-legged walking chair, designed by space engineers to aid children with disorders of the musculoskeletal system.
The vehicle, was originally designed as a means of transportation on the lunar surface, suddenly became suitable for another purpose. Children, who have lost ability of the free motion due to serious illness, can get the manner of convenient transportation – "eight legged" vehicle, which can easy climb up onto the sidewalk, "walk" through the city, garden, country road.
Weight of vehicle is 45 kg. Body is made from aluminum and plastic materials. Eight legs – from stainless steel. Maximum speed is 5 km/h. Control is simple.
1. "Ходячий" автомобиль // Моделист-Конструктор. – 1967. – N 9. – С. 42.
2. Walking Chair for Disabled Children Invention Newsreel PublicDomainFootage.com. — Mode of access: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kms6d0vd00.
3. 1966: MOON WALKER: VS Young girl testing walking chair – T3Media. — Mode of access: http://www.t3licensing.com/video/clip/331748_010.do.


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Q: Red Hat restart not show correct login page?
When I restart my Red Hat, the screen only show the snapshot page without login page.
But I can use SSH to login to start VNC. Then VNC also working well with normal X screen.
Does any export know how to fix this ?
Thank you in advanced.

A: Thanks to @Ankidaemon's help.
Finally I found the issue was caused by upgrade of OpenSSL which miss 2 import libraries, one is libssl.so.10, another one is libcrypto.so.10.
Then I checked my /usr/lib64 and find different version of my above mentioned libraries.
The solution is soft link them by:
# ln -s /usr/lib64/libssl.so.1.0.0 libssl.so.10

# ln -s /usr/lib64/libcrypto.so.1.0.0 libcrypto.so.10

Also paste one reference link (in Chinese): http://www.heminjie.com/system/linux/1766.html

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Susan Kremer Retires from Bishop's Assistant Role
July 3, 2017 | Bishop's Page, News & Announcements
Pictured above, on June 27 Bishop Thomas Ely, his wife Ann, members of the Diocesan Ministrry Support Team, and others gathered to honor the retirement of Susan Kremer (seated center) who has served the past several years as Assistant to the Bishop. Susan is looking forward to the next chapter of her journey in Newport, Vermont, where she and her husband will be moving into their new home. The Bishop's Assistant role has transitioned to Pamela Van der Graaf, as announced below. Please join us in expressing our deepest gratitude to Susan for her faithful service and wishing her all the best for the future.
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Kings 4, Sharks 0.
Posted on April 16, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra
The Kings did not so much as steal a win Saturday, as they did dominate in such a fashion that makes you wonder why they can't win every night.
After converting their first two power plays of the game –amazing what that can do for a team –the Kings were able to do what they do best: Play conservative, defensive hockey and give Jonathan Quick a fairly easy path to a 34-save shutout.
Drew Doughty was the offensive catalyst, scoring two goals and assisting on the other two, and tying a franchise record for most points in a playoff game by a defenseman. Paul Coffey was the first Kings defenseman with four points in a playoff game.
"It was a very big win coming into this building in game 2," Kings head coach Terry Murray said. "We were a little short with key players out of the line-up. That requires a really competitive attitude by everyone that's playing. Guys have to really dig in and play hard for each other and I think that's the competitive spirit that our team has shown many, many times over the last few years."
With Jarret Stoll serving a one-game suspension for his Game 1 hit on Ian White (who was replaced in the Sharks' lineup by Niclas Wallin), Oscar Moller and Trevor Lewis were the primary beneficiaries of the minutes at center. Moller played 10:37, finishing plus-1, while Lewis played 17 minutes.
Kyle Clifford and Jack Johnson each had a goal and an assist for the KIngs, who were outshot 34-23.
Posted in Manchester Monarchs	| Tagged Drew Doughty, Jack Johnson, Jarret Stoll, Jonathan Quick, Kyle Clifford, Oscar Moller, San Jose Sharks, Trevor Lewis	| Leave a reply
Reports: One-game suspension for Stoll.
According to multiple reports, Kings center Jarret Stoll will be suspended one game by the NHL for this hit on San Jose Sharks defenseman Ian White in the first period of Game 1 on Thursday:
The Kings, of course, are already playing without top center Anze Kopitar. Oscar Moller is the only spare player on the current roster with experience at center, though he's been used as a winger since his last recall from Manchester. Speculation will turn to the AHL again, where centers Cory Elkins and John Zeiler have some NHL experience, and Justin Azevedo and Tyler Toffoli are also available.
But none of those names will entice as much speculation as prospect Brayden Schenn, who was assigned to Manchester by the Kings after his junior club, the Saskatoon Blades, was eliminated from the Western Hockey League playoffs Wednesday.
Schenn, 19, was the Kings' first-round draft pick (fifth overall) in 2009. He appeared in eight games for the Kings in October, collecting no goals and two assists, before eventually being re-assigned to juniors. Schenn had 57 points (22 goals, 35 assists) in only 29 games for the Blades and Brandon Wheat Kings this season. In between, he was named Tournament MVP for silver-medal-winning Canada at the World Junior Championships in January.
In March, The Hockey News named Schenn the number one overall prospect in hockey.
Schenn played both a top-six and bottom-six role at times during his brief NHL stint this season. Though he — or any of the Monarchs' centers, if the Kings choose to go that route — could supplant Stoll between Ryan Smyth and Dustin Brown, one of those players could also slide back in to a fourth-line role Game 2 on Saturday in San Jose, with Trevor Lewis moving up in the lineup.
Update: As first reported by TSN, the Kings will recall Zeiler from Manchester.
Update two: According to multiple reports, the Kings will not recall Zeiler, or anyone, from Manchester.
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San Jose 3, Kings 2, OT.
Joe Pavelski's goal at 14:44 of overtime ended an impressive upset bid by the Kings in Game 1 in San Jose. There will be more chances to steal wins from the Sharks -but will this be the best?
Down 1-0 on the scoreboard and outshot 18-3, the Kings bounced back after a sluggish start to neutralize the speedy, physical Sharks. Dany Heatley scored on a goal-front tap-in 28 seconds into the game, but Dustin Brown got the next goal off a breakaway pass from Justin Williams at 7:25 of the second period.
Logan Couture snuck a shot through the pads of Jonathan Quick (42 saves) less than three minutes later, at the 10:23 mark, but Williams wasn't done. One day after declaring his separated right shoulder healthy enough for action, the veteran right wing beat Antti Niemi (33 saves) from behind the net to tie the game at 2 at 16:20 of the second period.
The Kings killed off a tripping penalty to Drew Doughty with 2:11 left in regulation to send the game into overtime.
The Kings had their chances in the extra period, putting nine shots on goal to the Sharks' 14. The 14th was the dagger.
Ryane Clowe started the sequence in the defensive zone, picking the puck off Wayne Simmonds's stick to start a 2-on-2 rush going the other way. Pavelski joined the play as Kings defenseman Alec Martinez fell down in the defensive zone and couldn't get back in time to prevent Pavelski from getting off a clean one-timer from the right circle that sailed over Quick's glove.
A few more notes:
Continue reading "San Jose 3, Kings 2, OT." »
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Justin Williams update; TV schedule announced.
Justin Williams told reporters Tuesday in El Segundo that he will "probably" decide by tomorrow on his status for Thursday's Game 1 in San Jose. Williams took part in a full practice for the second straight day.
"Overall, it felt better than yesterday," Williams said. "I hope tomorrow feels better. That's all I can say, really."
Williams hasn't played since suffering a separated right shoulder on March 21, three weeks and a day ago. The original timetable for his recovery was a four-week minimum.
Murray said that Williams would go into a top-six forward role right away. They could use him; in nine games since Williams' injury, the Kings have averaged exactly 2 goals a game.
Also Tuesday, the Kings announced their TV schedule for the series:
Thursday, April 14 7 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose FSW
Saturday, April 16 7 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose FSW
Tuesday, April 19 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles PRIME
Thursday, April 21 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles PRIME
*Saturday, April 23 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose PRIME
*Monday, April 25 TBD San Jose at Los Angeles PRIME
*Wednesday, April 27 TBD Los Angeles at San Jose TBD
* = if necessary
As announced on Sunday night by the NHL, the Quarter-Final games will be televised nationally as follows:
Thursday, April 14 7 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose VERSUS, TSN
Saturday, April 16 7 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose VERSUS, TSN
Tuesday, April 19 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles VERSUS, TSN
Thursday, April 21 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles TSN
*Saturday, April 23 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose VERSUS, TSN
*Monday, April 25 TBD San Jose at Los Angeles TSN
*Wednesday, April 27 TBD Los Angeles at San Jose TSN
For radio, all Kings 2011 Playoff games will air on KLAC AM 570.
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Williams, Parse eye return.
The only Kings players wearing gray jerseys, Justin Williams and Scott Parse had a whole forward line to themselves Monday.
Call it the "Questionable Line."
It's too soon to say whether Williams or Parse will play when the Kings visit the San Jose Sharks on Thursday for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. The prognosis was looking better for Williams in his return from a dislocated shoulder.
"My strength is up to par and everything," he said after taking part in a full practice that included light contact. "I just need to get comfortable out there and not think about it and just see how it progresses throughout the week. If I go out there and I'm timid, I'm not going to do it. We'll just take it slowly and, if it happens, great. It's really tough sitting out playoff games, I know that, but I'll try my best."
Williams, whose 57 points and 35 assists (in 73 games) were second on the team, has not played since sustaining the injury March 21 against Calgary.
"I'll get into some more intense battling this week and we'll go from there," he said. "The coach and I and the training staff will make a decision about whether I can go or not."
Continue reading "Williams, Parse eye return." »
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Kings will open 2011-12 in Stockholm.
The Kings are going back to Europe.
For the second time ever, and the first time since 2007, the Kings were chosen Sunday to take part in the "NHL Premiere," a now-annual tradition of beginning the regular season in Europe. The Kings and New York Rangers will open their regular season on Friday, Oct. 7 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The next day the Kings play the Buffalo Sabres at O2 World Arena in Hamburg.
What's interesting about this trip is that the Kings currently have no players native to the countries in which they will play, usually a determining factor when the league picks its European-bound teams. The Rangers are led by Swedish goalie Henrik Lundqvist, while the Sabres feature German forward Jochen Hecht.
Kings center Anze Kopitar is an alumnus of the Swedish Elite League, where he played for Sdertlje SK for two years before coming to America. That's the most plausible factor that landed the Kings in Sweden.
The Kings lost four straight on American soil after splitting a pair of games with the Ducks at O2 Arena in London to start the 2007-08 season. It will be interesting to see how the team handles its post-European schedule differently this time around.
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First round series set: Kings vs. Sharks. Updates with schedule.
The Kings are hoping the second all-California NHL playoff series ends just like the first: In favor of Southern California.
The Chicago Blackhawks' 4-3 home loss to Detroit on Sunday means that the Kings will be the seventh seed in the Western Conference and play the second-seeded San Jose Sharks in the first round of the playoffs.
The Sharks will have home-ice advantage when the best-of-seven series starts, which begins Thursday.
Update: Here is the schedule:
Game 1 at San Jose Thursday, 7 p.m.
Game 2 at San Jose Saturday, 7 p.m.
Game 3 at Kings April 19, 7:30 p.m.
Game 5 * at San Jose April 23, 7:30 p.m.
Game 6 * at Kings April 25, TBD
Game 7 * at San Jose April 27, TBD
The Kings and Sharks have never played each other in the playoffs, but the Kings do have experience winning as a seventh seed: Their last playoff series victory came in 2000, when the seventh-seeded Kings toppled the second-seeded Detroit Red Wings in six games.
To repeat the feat would require a sizable upset, but not any more so than the Ducks' six-game series victory over the Presidents Trophy-winning Sharks in 2009.
Continue reading "First round series set: Kings vs. Sharks. Updates with schedule." »
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Ducks 3, Kings 1.
Vancouver or San Jose?
That's the question facing the Kings after 82 games, the two brands of poison awaiting in the first round for a team that will finish either seventh or eighth in the Western Conference. Here are the scenarios following a season-ending, 3-1 loss to the Ducks:
If the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings today, the Kings are the eighth seed and play Vancouver.
If Chicago loses in overtime or a shootout, the Kings are the eighth seed and play Vancouver.
If Chicago loses in regulation, the Kings have the seventh seed and play San Jose.
The Kings went 2-2-0 against the Canucks – 1-1 at home, 1-1 on the road, winning the first two and losing the last two. They went 3-3-0 against the Sharks –1-2 on the road, 2-1 at home, and getting both home wins via shootouts.
Not that Terry Murray is crunching numbers just yet.
"I'm not watching the scoreboard right now," the coach said. "It's just disappointing we did not have the handle to take control of our own destiny the last couple games."
The team expects to have its playoff schedule sometime after 7 p.m. tomorrow.
A few notes that won't make tomorrow's editions.
Continue reading "Ducks 3, Kings 1." »
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Not your usual Fan Appreciation Day.
Posted on April 8, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra
The Kings are honoring the Fan Appreciation Day tradition at the last home game of the regular season with a twist.
The team is partnering with "Be The Match" in hopes of helping a 19-year-old fan named Tanner Raboin by staging a Bone Marrow Registry Drive across from section 115 during the duration of the Kings-Ducks game. Tanner is a college student who is battling chronic illness as a result of a genetic disorder called Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD).
From the team's press release:
The registration process to become a potential marrow donor involves: a consent form that includes basic contact information, race & ethnicity, simple health history questions and a signature. Once that is complete, the person registering does a self-administered cheek swab that takes less than a minute.
Due to his current ailment he is unable to partake in his number one passion, attending Kings games.
Throughout the season, "Tannerheads" were seen at every Kings related event. Tannerhead was created by Tanner's father as a tribute to his son, and vowed to include him (Tannerhead) in every Kings related event until he is well enough to attend himself.
Tanner is a patient at the National Institutes of Health, under the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). He is closely followed by the Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases team (LCID). Tanner was admitted at NIH Clinical Center on December 07, 2010, for further treatment of increased lung infiltrates. He has not improved clinically, and is under aggressive antibiotic and anti-fungal treatment.
Given the serious nature of his infection and illness at present, Tanner is participating in a research study that focuses on his illness and receiving treatment for his infections and is admitted indefinitely until the infections are under control. Tanner was placed in the National Marrow Donor registry almost three months ago with no match to date. It is the intension of Tanner and his doctors to find a donor match, that will ultimately cure him of his disease. At present Tanner has made no significant improvement since being admitted at NIH, and may need to use a transplant to ultimately save his life.
Be The Match is a movement that engages a growing community of people inspired to help patients who need a marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant from an unrelated donor. Be The Match offers the public an opportunity to get involved by joining the Be The Match Registry, donating umbilical cord blood, contributing financially to Be The Match FoundationSM or volunteering time.
Kings 3, Phoenix 2, shootout.
Of the many questions they have faced this season, the Kings answered the biggest of them all on Wednesday: They will participate in the playoffs.
A dominant victory over a possible first-round playoff opponent would have been a nice luxury. A 3-2 shootout win, in which Jonathan Quick stopped two out of the three shooters and Michal Handzus and Jarret Stoll beat Ilya Bryzgalov, got the job done.
The Kings moved into fourth place in a still-tight Western Conference playoff race, and have the inside track on home-ice advantage for the first round. Stoll also scored in regulation off a terrific Dustin Brown set-up, and Kyle Clifford scored off a terrific Wayne Simmonds set-up.
The Kings finished 3-3 against the Coyotes in the regular season, winning the last two.
Here are a few more notes that won't make tomorrow's editions:
Continue reading "Kings 3, Phoenix 2, shootout." »
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Dita Von Teese Won't Rule Out Surgery
Dita Von Teese won't rule out having more plastic surgery even though it's not something she's considering at the moment
Dita Von Teese won't rule out having more plastic surgery.
The burlesque dancer has gone under the knife in the past and while she has no plans to do it again at the moment, she may change her mind in the future.
The 40-year-old star exclusively told BANG Showbiz: ''I say 'never say never'. I love to read magazines about what's available. I have a really, really young looking mother. She's like 64 and easily passes for late 40s, so I'm very lucky that wrinkles are not really one of my problems. I'm more concerned with my butt and legs look like. If they could create some fantastic, mind-blowing laser that could preserve that, then yeah.''
Dita also revealed how she is a lot more confident with her body now she's older because she's so much more interesting.
She added: ''I'm a lot more confident and with a lot more wisdom about love. I am just a different person. I wouldn't want to be 20 again for anything. I think probably my show would be much different if I were 20 years old. I don't think it would be very interesting to come and see.''
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Ubaldo Jimenez won't leave the Corner of Carnegie and Ontario
January 31, 2014 by Jim Pete	Leave a comment
Of course, Jimenez may be a part of Cleveland's past in a few days, so perhaps I ended up where I wanted to go to begin with.
Now I'm not fan of Ubaldo, and I don't think that I ever will be. He was dominant in August and September, but I still found it hard to watch him pitch, preferring to listen to Hamilton instead. It's a repercussion from the previous 18 months in an Indians uniform that did it, and I am nothing if not stubborn. I'm a firm believer in "fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."
So he's gone, and I should be good with that…but…
…the Indians and how they spend their money always intrigues me, and this offseason has been no exception. Last season saw a new direction for the Indians, as they laid out two relatively major deals to two former all-stars to take their talents to Cleveland. Many thought it was a sign of things to come.
The loyal Indians' followers that really paid attention realized that this wasn't really the case.
The Indians were dealing with a money window of sorts, taking advantage of some quirks in a new system that would affect teams' abilities to sign players thanks to money allotments in the rookie draft. The front office also realized that a new TV deal would send salaries through the roof in 2014, and needed to jump before they couldn't afford to.
Where the rubber meets the road though is when a team legitimately thinks they can contend for a World Series. How far will they go to do it?There's that phenomenal 1997 model that the Florida Marlins took when they spent ludicrous amounts of money to sign Bobby Bonilla, Alex Fernandez, Jim Eisenreich and Moises Alou. At the Trade deadline, they dealt for Darren Daulton and Craig Counsell. The previous year, they signed Al Leiter, Kevin Brown and Livan Hernandez.
They build a World Series contender in two seasons, then sold them off one-by-one. I'm not going to tell a lie. If it brought the Indians a title, I'd jump on board that train wreck in a heart beat, and not care about the next five or six seasons.
The Indians are trying to walk that fine line of profitability and building that responsible small-market teams take, and the 2013-2014 offseason has proven that. They've lost key pieces to the 2013 playoff team, and not really been able to replace them with suitable pieces outside of the organization.
Instead, they've looked for relative bargains to restock, as well as looking internally. They've been fairly succesful in that process. But you can make a legitimate case that what they've done this year is exactly what they've done in the past, albeit with a better nucleus than in recent years.
Is this team a better nucleus of talent than the 2007 team? What about that 2005 team?
I would say no.
Do they have a better manager?
I would say yes.
So I turn to Ubaldo Jimenez, wondering if signing him can truly make a difference…wondering if he's more important than Justin Masterson…and wondering if the Indians should pull the trigger to sign him. It's a complicated ride, that involves the aforementioned Masterson, Jake Westbrook, A.J. Burnett, the Toronto Blue Jays, Ervin Santana, a big smile, and some hope for 2014.
Alright, it's not all those things, but it's worth a weavy walkthrough anyways, even if it's below zero out here.
The Saga of Ubaldo Jimenez gets more and more interesting by the day. Jon Heyman from CBSSports.com is reporting that a couple of "rival" GMs are suggesting that Ubaldo Jimenez is willing to consider a three-year, $39 million deal. It's believed that Jimenez's initial asking price was five-years and $75 million, but considering the ups and downs he's taken over the past three seasons, it's hard to believe he was expecting that much in the long run.
As early as October 9, I predicted that Jimenez would see a ceiling of three-years and $39 million, and as low as a floor of three-years and $33 million. I will admit that I didn't think a one-year "pillow" contract would be possible at the time, but I'm now starting to think that he would consider it if he feels that his turnaround last season was a long-term development. It's clear that salary-wise, GM's aren't quite so sure.
What's interesting about that three-year, $39 million dollar contract possibility is that it's in the ballpark in many ways to what Scott Kazmir signed with the Oakland A's way back on December 4th. Kazmir's deal was for two-years and $22 million, so obviously the years were shorter, and the money as well, but it's distinctly possible that Ubaldo's number will come down a bit more over the next week or two, especially with the emergence of A.J. Burnett back into the market.
What's interesting to me with regards to comparing the Kazmir deal to a potential Ubaldo deal is the weight that teams put into both pitchers and what they project into the future. Remember, Kazmir didn't play major league baseball for two seasons, and hadn't really been all that good since his 2008 season. He was serviceable in 2009, but was one of the worst pitchers in baseball in 2010.
Steamer and Oliver projections share the unknown with Kazmir, as Oliver only has him making 17 starts over 88 innings and Steamer has him making 27 starts over 163 innings of work. Both expect those innings to be fairly solid, but there lies the problem with Kazmir. He has an arm that hasn't thrown 158 innings or anything close to it since 2010 at the major league level, and while I think he's primed to have a good year, there are several questions regarding longevity that are legitimate.
It's a different story for Jimenez. While he was not really good for a two-year stretch with the Indians, the one thing you can absolutely point to is his durability, and both projection systems have him making 30+ starts over 180+ innings, but his ERA and FIP are extremely similar to Kazmir's.
Of course these are projections, and I don't put much weight into them, but it does give a bit of an insight into how teams are likely going to be looking at Jimenez going forward. The A's saw Kazmir as a pitcher whose potential performance was equivalent to the top four or five free agent starters available, and made a pre-emptive strike. They "overpaid" for a player who some may have not valued because of his recent body of work, but perhaps "underpaid" based on his 2013 performance and potential 2014 and beyond performance if he continues to improve.
Jimenez at a deal anywhere close to Kazmir's is a relative no-brainer for many clubs if it turns out to be true, and should be a consideration for the Indians, depending on what happens going forward with Justin Masterson. There are a lot of things to consider though.
Is Justin Masterson going to price himself out of the Indians' market this offseason to the point that the Indians realize they aren't going to be able to sign him?
Is A.J. Burnett's emergence into the market going to drive down Ubaldo's salary demands even more, that is, if you are to believe Heyman's two "rival GMs."
Is signing Ubaldo Jimenez (and ultimately trading or signing Justin Masterson) worth the draft pick compensation they would receive?
Will the Indians sign a pitcher to a long term deal?
Let's take this one bullet at a time.
I'm not going to quibble over the years at the contract that Justin Masterson is worth and will ultimately sign. There's been a lot of talk all over the land of the internet about that, and there are good cases for big salaries in the Anibal Sanchez range, and good cases for salaries below that. None of that really is pertinent right now, as there are legit questions regarding what he'll be worth post 2014 when his contract is actually up.
Here's what we know Masterson will do. We know he'll make over 29 starts, as he's done every year since 2010. We know that he'll pitch over 180 innings, as he's done in every season since 2010. We know that his ERA and FIP will be solid, as will his xFIP. Now, he had that 2012 season, so there is questions there, but his two best seasons right now slightly outweigh his struggle. We know he will strike out between 7-9 batters a game, although he had a two-K-per-game spike last year. We know he'll walk three or so hitters a game. I'm not a big believer in WAR for pitchers, but I'll just throw out that he'll be at least two wins above replacement, if not more, just for the sake of discussion.
Health isn't an issue.
What Masterson will sell is that his 2013 season was his first foray into his prime, and that it's only going to get better. What the Indians will sell is that he's gone forward and backwards over the previous four seasons. What's the likely outcome of that? The Indians have curtailed talks as of now with Masterson for a long-term extension, and are now focusing on a one year deal. Just looking at it in a bubble, it's fairly normal procedure for that to happen, so not a concern. Now, it is curious at the timing of it all, since we are entering that time when these other starters are going to be signing. It may be a passive-aggressive attempt by the Tribe to throw some doubt at Masterson in negotiations for a long-term deal.
Make no bones about it. The Indians will likely sign Masterson to a one-year deal, and all things considered, will then re-open talks for a long-term deal regardless of what they do with Ubaldo or anyone else.
The question becomes whether or not Masterson will bank on 2014 to be his cash card. It's a gamble for sure, but if the Indians don't get close to whatever he legitimately wants, he just won't sign a deal. It's really that simple. We can banter around numbers all day long, but his agent and Masterson have nothing but time.
For all of the hullabaloo surrounding Matt Garza's four-year, $50 million deal, with a $13 million vesting option, it wasn't horrifically under what many speculated, and it was in the ballpark of the four-year, $52 million that Edwin Jackson made, and the four-year, $58 million that Mark Buehrle made. Garza's younger than Buerhle and better than Jackson, but there are just so many questions about his health going forward. While I thought he'd be in that Buehrle range, I see why he signed for what he did. I think the Brewers got a bargain, and I ultimately believe Masterson is worth more in terms of years (five) and $$, but it does give us an indicator as to what the Indians will offer him, if they offer him a deal.
Just for the sake of the argument, would the Indians offer Masterson a four-year extension, then tack on that arbitration year as well? The deal would officially be a four-year, $50 million, but adding that fifth year, it would turn into essentially a five-year, $60 million deal? It would be unprecedented in years for a pitcher this close to free agency, but if they are legitimately considering a starter, I think they might. More likely a scenario would have Antonetti offering a three-year extension worth three-years and $40 million, plus a $10 million deal for this year, so it would look like a four-year, $50 million deal. See how that works?
I'm just speculating, but that seems a sensible direction for talks.
What has to be considered is if the Indians will really offer that much, and on top of that, will Masterson bank on a big 2014? I'm 50-50 on this. I think the Indians will make a move for a starter this year. What happens over the next 10 days with regards to Ubaldo may ultimately tell the tale. If the Indians sign Ubaldo to that three-year deal or something else, it could be an indicator that Masterson isn't going to sign, wants too much money, or the Indians were low-balling him.
All are possible in this case, but Ubaldo could be the lynch-pin, or, Masterson could be the lynch-pin, depending on how you look at it.
What really becomes interesting is if the Indians sign Ubaldo to a one-year "pillow-contract." Then the long-term deal for Masterson will remain in play, and these two will literally be competing against each other. That surely would be fun.
If it comes down to who the Indians would rather sign at that point, it will likely come down to a head-to-head decision. Their body of work is so interesting in that the Ubaldo Jimenez had dominating stuff to start with, broke out at the start of 2010, then came back to earth starting that year at the all-star break. He crashed in Cleveland, then slowly-but-surely rebounded in 2013, and was a top five pitcher the last two months of the season.
Masterson was a reliever in Boston, and a starter in Cleveland. His first full year as a starter in 2010 was a project in which it was a slow build to brilliance, really. In three of Masterson's last four "starts," he went seven-plus in each, giving up an earned run in each outing. He made one final start afterwards in which he only went 3 1/3, but was fairly dominant as well. Then the Indians moved him to the pen to control his innings. He exploded in 2011, with a phenomenal season, was adequate at best in 2012, then rebounded with his outstanding 2013 season.
Ubaldo has a few more years of back story, but Masterson has more recent sustained success. Who has more upside? The eyes are left to the beholder. 2014 could be fun, should the Indians get that pillow deal.
The point here is that these two are wrapped together right now, and will be until one signs with the Indians or elsewhere. Then let the games begin.
The biggest factor for Ubaldo Jimenez right now outside the organization is one A.J. Burnett, who recently suggested that he's going to play this season. Without getting into the teams that are looking for a starter, it appears as though Burnett is looking either at staying in Pittsburgh, or moving on to Baltimore, who is all over Burnett right now. It's expected that Burnett is going to sign a one-year deal, which should make the amount interesting.
The Indians should be in on him, since they could nab him for one-year. How much is debatable. I've seen some speculate that it will be in the $18 million range. I chuckle at that. My guess is that since it's for one year, you could see it be in the $14-$15 million range, but more like $12-13 million at the end of the day. If it's a two-year deal, for sure something in the realm of $24 or $25 million.
Regardless, Burnett takes another team off the list, and likely moves Ubaldo's money down a bit. That's not a lock, but likely. Many expect Burnett to sign first, but I could see a situation in which someone swoops in and lowballs Ubaldo a bit to try and get him to sign first.
Either way, Burnett helps the sign-ability of Ubaldo in theory, although I'm not sure that Ubaldo was in Baltimore's plans to begin with. We shall see. It's easy to speculate based on the stories after 24 hours, but I'm still under the belief that Ubaldo's pay window was the same two months ago as it is today. You can spin it however you want, but it's really hard to justify paying a guy that was literally at-or-below replacement level one season $15 million over five years.
But I'm jumping ahead.
There's been a ton of talk about draft pick compensation, both what we gain with Ubaldo Jimenez not signing, and why the Indians wouldn't trade Justin Masterson. Before I get to that, let me just say this.
If you want to roll through an interesting read, take a look at IBI's Jeff Ellis's Ultimate Draft pieces over the past month and pay particular attention to their top twenty picks over the years. What stands out is just how limited most of those picks are with regards to talent, and how miss they are as opposed to hit.
I don't have the data sitting in front of me, but there is no legitimate proof that any first round pick that the Indians take will amount to anything, let alone equate even one season of Ubaldo or Masty. Sure, the payoff could be a ten year vet or an all-star, but what are the percentages, and would you put those percentages ahead of a 2014 season in which the Indians could contend for the World Series if they were given a chance to.
It's ultimately painful to listen to the scuttlebutt that building a long-term winner as though it was mutually exclusive to winning now. If you are doing things the right way, you roll big-time players into big-time prospects while still winning. Are the sandwich picks that the Indians would receive more valuable than their second round pick with regards to prospects (not the money slotted)? Sure, depending on the draft, the team making the draft, and the needs of a team. While you can point to the Indians shifting their drafts over the years, I would agree that it looks promising, but are you convinced enough that the Indians will make the right pick?
Is that pick, likely three or four years away more valuable to the Indians with the 4 or 5% chance that player has to make it to the Majors with the Tribe and being average to above average?
In Ubaldo's case, you take it if he walks since it's too late to trade him, and when they could trade him, he had no value. In Masterson's case, if you get a prospect that's in Triple or Double A and is a major league lock…uh…do I have to go any further? You can debate what the Indians would get for Masterson, and that's fair, but if you get the right asset or assets, it's identical to a draft pick.
Seriously, how many No. 1's over the past ten years are here?
My last point of contention is that the Indians have never had it in their history to sign players to long-term deals either entering their last year of their arbitration, entering their first year of free agency or after growing out of a third-tier, minor league signing.
I've read several interesting pieces over the years about signing pitchers to long-term deals (over two years) as being bad for business, and recall Mark Shapiro talking about that in an interview a few years ago, although he did delineate that it was a case-by-case issue.
I don't subscribe to that, by the way.
The Indians did sign Jake Westbrook to a three-year extension in 2007 prior to his final arbitration year. The Indians signed him to that extension just after the 2007 started. He had already agreed to a one-year, $6.1 million contract in his last arbitration season, but the Indians front-loaded some of the $33 million into that first arbitration year.
Now, Westbrook and Masterson aren't the same pitcher, nor is he the same as Ubaldo Jimenez. But, there are interesting comparisons to Westbrook and Masterson that are worth checking into. At the time that Westbrook signed his deal in 2007, he was well respected around the league, and especially in Cleveland. With another good 2007 season, it was believed that Westbrook could enter the 2008 season ready to make a boatload of money over a long period of time.
At the time of the deal, the 29-year-old Westbrook was entering his seventh season and had won 44 games between 2004 through 2006. The only pitchers ahead of his win total were Johan Santana, Kenny Rogers and Jon Garland over that same stretch. If you add Lee to that list and take off Garland, they were the only four pitchers to have won 14 games each season over that same stretch. He pitched in 210 innings or more over that stretch, had a 3.3 WAR or better, and had a FIP between 3.88 and 4.04, and an xFIP between 3.62 and 4.00. In other words, you knew EXACTLY what you were going to get.
Here's what Westbrook was looking at though. Ted Lilly had signed a four year, $40 million deal. Jeff Suppan had signed a four-year, $42 million deal. Barry Zito had just signed a seven-year, $126 million deal with the Giants andGil Meche had signed a five year, $55 million deal with the Kansas City Royals. Things were looking good for Westbrook. He likely could have written a massive deal after the season somewhere between that 4 and 7 seasons, and $55 and $127 million deal, regardless. Of course, that's speculation, but likely true.
Shapiro, at the time, was hesitant, but said that sometimes "you have to put analysis and statistics aside and ask yourself if it's a guy you want to bet on."
Westbrook struggled through April of 2008 before looking good late in the month, but ended up missing most of May and June. He returned and pitched well for the rest of the year though, and things looked up. You know the rest.
Masterson has been similar in that he's been the Indians most consistent starter over the past three season. At his best, he's better than Westbrook, but 2012 showcased that he may not be as consistent. Upside is upside though, so Masterson should project higher than Westbrook. His upside FIP and xFIP is better, and his K-Rate showcases a guy that has put down mentality that is getting better. Of course, if you try and replicate Masterson's delivery when compared to Westbrook, you would be kidding yourself.
There were the obvious big contracts this season as well, and Masterson should be looking at a good chunk of change, regardless of the players that are available next year. There are better starters, but it's arguable how much better, and if Masterson goes out and improves upon 2014, he will be on the same playing field for sure. Like Westbrook, Masterson is respected, so he could command a few more dollars because of it.
That's all arguable, but not a stretch by any means.
If the Indians could sign Masterson to a three-year, $33 million deal today, it would be done. They won't be able to, as I've already mentioned. Jordan Bastian took note yesterday that Masterson is the Indians Union Rep, and he likely won't take under market value because of it. Of course, we're talking about that hybrid market value crossing this offseason to next, to the market is fluid, but five years will be his floor right now, IMO.
Now, back to Ubaldo. The difference between Westbrook and Ubaldo are obvious. Ubaldo's upside is insanely higher than Westbrook, but Westbrook is clearly the more consistent pitcher. Westbrook also had that arbitration year buffer, which Ubie doesn't have.
Comparing the two seems silly in that the Indians had time to talk to Westbrook, and Ubaldo eventually will head elsewhere.
So ask yourself this. Can the Indians sign Ubaldo for a Westbrook-like three-years, and $33 to $39 million? It doesn't look like the books work for it, but if you sign Ubaldo now, you can deal Masterson, Asdrubal, or just eat it for one season, then let them both walk. You then have Ubaldo to a similar deal, that could be a bargain if he can replicate last season. Or, you can just sign both and be done with it.
If you can sign him to a one-year deal, you do it immediately.
The Indians aren't there yet though.
My point by bringing up Westbrook is simply to note that even the most consistent starters are often not worth a long-term deal. It's a gamble, and with Ubaldo, bigger than most based on the past three years with Cleveland.
But, is he worth the gamble?
I turn to an interesting piece from Jeff Sullivan over at fangraphs yesterday. Sullivan notes that while Ubaldo is a prize of free agency, he was at-or-below replacement in 2012. He asserts that they "should" represent immediate upgrades to the team they sign with. He then commits 200 innings and a three WAR for Jimenez, which is probably close to a lock for his innings, and perhaps some upside with his WAR, and plugs him into the Indians lineup.
He projects to a two wins added to the Indians.
TWO WINS.
Now, these are projections of course, and you can take them with a grain of salt. But that's what's enticing about Ubaldo. If the planets align, and Jimenez is good for a season, then he could present the Indians with three wins or more…or…he could revert to that replacement level player. It also doesn't account for the future years of the deal, but I would say that two more years wouldn't be all that big of a deal.
So do you risk a draft pick that may or may not pay off, and $11 to $13 million to improve your team two games for 2014?
How big would two games have been in 2013?
You now have my answer.
Sign Ubaldo Jimenez and take that chance.
What was that saying…"Fool me once, shame on … shame on you. Fool me… You can't get fooled again!"
Maybe you can…
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First in Line for the Unemployment Line for the Los Angeles Angels
By Grant Avise
SEATTLE, WA - MAY 06: Chris Young #24 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a home run off of Felix Hernandez #34 of the Seattle Mariners in the second inning at Safeco Field on May 6, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Angels and the rest of Major League Baseball are just over a third of the way through their season. With a number of current Halos struggling offensively, we take a look at who the Angels front office could send packing first.
Like every MLB teams does through the course of the season, The Los Angeles Angels have had their share of ups and downs this season. They have yet to put everything together at one time. When the season started, the starting pitching started slow but the offense and bullpen were hot out of the gate. As April drew to a close and May began, the starters started picking it up and finally making it deep into games. However, that is when the offense started to take a turn for the worse.
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As the end of May hits and we roll into June, we are starting to see glimpses here and there of all facets coming together… except one. The back half of the lineup has struggled from the get-go and they're holding back the rest of the offense.
Four players especially have been the Achilles heel for the lineup and could find themselves unemployed by seasons end.
Chris Young- I'd be surprised to see Young make it all the way through June on the Angels roster. Young is the Angels fourth outfielder. While a back-up isn't expected to be a player of high expectations, he is expected to be serviceable. With a slashline of .161/.277/.304 this season, Young is well below his career average of .236/.315/.429 in 13 years. Even with limited playing time, his best contribution to the team has been with his legs serving a pinch runner. He is also 2 for 3 on stolen base attempts. With a contract of 1 year for just $2million dollars and plenty of outfield talent stacked up in the minors, Young more than likely will find himself staying home rather than in a dugout near you before much longer.
Possible replacements for Young could be players with Major League experience like Eric Young Jr. or Ben Revere. Other possibilities could be a pair of guys we have already seen this season in Jabari Blash and Michael Hermosillo.
Luis Valbuena- Valbuena, 32, entered the year in his second of his two-year deal with the Angels making $6.5 mil and currently batting .240 on the season. Valbuena recently snapped an 0-21 streak and his bat has, at least for now, come somewhat alive. Being a left-handed batter, Valbuena gets a longer leash than if he were a right-handed batter. However, if he were to fall back down into his pit of hitting-misery, I don't think the Angels would lose much by letting him go early.
A couple of guys who could fill in for Valbuena if the Angels did decide to release him are Kaleb Cowart and David Fletcher. Both Cowart and Fletcher can play multiple positions. Fletcher as been scorching hot with AAA affiliate Salt Lake City this season. He's slashing .348/.395/.586. Cowart is a switch hitter and was just called up to the Angels.
Cam Bedrosian- Bedrock was drafted 29th overall by the Angels in 2010. Bedrosian has been dreadful all season. If his 4.81 era wasn't evidence enough, his -0.1 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) on this season should be. If it isn't his career -0.2 WAR should be then. The Angels don't lose much by letting Cam go. He's only owed $1.1 million through the end of the season. However he is under club control until 2022. We have seen him be dazzling in the past and seemed on track to be the Angels next closer. However, he has become more of a liability to the team, especially in close games, rather than a guy who could shut the door for the night. Options to replace him in the bullpen could be guys like: Parker Bridwell, Jake Jewell, Eduardo Paredes, or Jeremy Rhoades.
Jim Johnson- Angels GM Billy Eppler loves to take chances with guys who have shown promise in the past. This is exactly what he did when he traded for Johnson from the Atlanta Braves. The former 2012 all-star was coming off a down 2017 where he posted a 5.56 era. Eppler was hoping a change of league and scenery would help Johnson have a comeback season. His 3.99 era says it might be just the end of the 34, almost 35 year old's career. Angels could eat the rest of his $5 million he is owed this season and replace him with the names mentioned above.
Some honorable mentions because Twitter is clamoring for their walking papers are Ian Kinsler, who is owed 11 million and won't be going anywhere this season. Not to mention because he is one of the Angels hottest hitters right now. Kole Calhoun, whether you believe his trip to the disabled list for a oblique strain is real or just an excuse to get some time way, Calhoun isn't going anywhere either. Owed 19 million between this season and next, not to mention one of the best defensive right fielders in the game, Calhoun is sticking around for now.
Oliver Drake is almost certainly going to be DFA'd. The Angels are already his third team THIS SEASON. With a career era of 4.79 in 107 games and a career WAR of -0.2 (-0.4 this season) Drake's signing came as a surprise but maybe (hopefully) he will only be used as a mop up guy when the game is too far out of reach one way or the other. He didn't look good when he made his Halo debut either.
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The Angels need help in the bottom part of the lineup and bullpen to be a legit playoff contender in arguably the MLB toughest division, the AL West. If any of the players on this list can step-up, or be traded for other pieces, the Angels will sitting pretty, ready to make their run in 2018.


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Close-ups of Two 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Winners
A visit to Steve Babinski's Automotive Restoration's shop in Lebanon, New Jersey is always a treat. This Saturday, automotive historian Walt Gosden, his son Trevor and I were rewarded with the opportunity to view two amazing automobiles that were winners at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Hemmings Daily: 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer Takes Best of Show at 2017 Pebble Beach Concours
A unique 1929 Mercedes owned by Bruce McCaw took Best in Show at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The automobile was restored by Steve Babinsky who restored the 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler, which took First in Class at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours.
Chrysler's Chrysler Returns to the Vanderbilt Museum on Sunday
Chrysler's Chrysler will return back on this Sunday to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, its home from 1959 to 2012.
Conceptcarz.com Profile: 1937 Chrysler Imperial C-15 Town Car
Conceptcarz.com has posted a profile on Chrysler's Chrysler with previously unpublished photos from the 2014 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance and Concours d'Elegance and the 2015 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.
Highlights from the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance was once again spectacular. Below are some highlights and a few of the amazing classics.
Hemmings Classic Car: Pebble Beach Concours
The January 2015 issue of Hemmings Classic Car features an article by Terry Shea on the 2014 Pebble Beach d'Elegance.
Car and Driver's Ten Favorite Automobiles at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Car and Driver has posted their ten favorite automobiles that participated in the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Check out the automobile listed after the Best of Show winner.
Chrysler's Chrysler Awarded First in Class at Pebble Beach
Chrysler's Chrysler made a spectacular debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance winning "First in Class" in its category: American Classic Closed.
Chrysler's Chrysler Completes the 85-Mile Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
The 1937 Chrysler's Chrysler completed the 85-mile Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance last Thursday.
Chrysler's Chrysler's Specifications
The restored 1937 Chrysler Imperial C-15 Town Car "Chrysler's Chrysler" will be shown for the first time at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on Sunday, August 17, 2014.
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Brooklyn Duo Arrested for Pirate Radio Station
By Rebecca Hiscott • 07/03/13 11:20am
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The Fresh Kid is off the air.
In a press release yesterday, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes announced the arrests of Seon Bruce, 40, and Solomon Malka, 51, for operating a pirate radio station out of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The defendants have been charged with a class-A misdemeanor, Unauthorized Radio Transmission. If convicted, they could serve up to a year in jail.
Mr. Bruce is believed to have been the deejay for the station, calling himself "The Fresh Kid."
The men were broadcasting on the radio frequency 104.7FM without a Federal Communications Commission license, DA Hynes said in a statement. A radio broadcast license in New York can cost millions of dollars. Several licensed station owners had complained that the pirate radio station was cutting into their business, the Daily News reported. The pair were allegedly selling ads on the station.
In April, an FCC engineer tracked the underground radio station's signal to a rooftop in Manhattan, where detectives promptly seized the transmitting equipment. Mr. Malka told investigators that he had installed the equipment, and was aware that the station was operating without a license.
Detectives also found transmitting equipment for another radio station, 91.7FM, which was not broadcasting at the time. Mr. Malka falsely claimed that he had an FCC license for the station. In June, 91.7FM was found to be on the air, and the equipment was seized from an elevator room at the top of an apartment building in Brooklyn.
New York has seen more FCC enforcement against pirate operations than any other state, according to a Federal Communications Commission spokesperson, with 330 official actions including citations, fines and shutdowns logged against pirate radio stations since 2003. This further supports our theory that New York is basically the underground college radio station of America.
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