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We are looking to digitize all the yearbooks to preserve them, at least digitally. Ideally, they could be bound into a document, for all to pursue for nostalgic or research purposes. In conjunction with the Database Project, we use them to verify and locate the class members throughout the years. Some of us sometimes have difficulty remembering which exact year they graduated. Believe it, it happens! By verifying through class photos, we get a much more accurate picture of all our alumni – those we remember and those that are sometimes thought of but just not able to retain a clear recollection, name or picture.
The bottom line is – we attach yearbook photos with each alumnus, whether it be their senior, junior, sophomore, or freshman year depends on which was the last year a picture appeared. After all, not everyone did get their senior picture in there. Also, some transferred out before their senior year and we'll use whichever year's picture we can find to remember all as they were then. If we can't find a picture, and it does happen though the name is recorded sometimes aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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To be part of this project, we'd like to have scanned yearbook pages we can assemble to an accurate representation of that year's Pilot. Scan the pages (in whole form) using 300dpi or more per image, save them to a disc and mail it to us at RUHS Alumni Pilot Project, P.O. Box 368, Redondo Beach, CA 90277. If you embark on this project with us or if you have any questions, please contact us by sending an email to RedondoUnionAlumni@gmail.com with the subject line: "I want to help with the Pilot Project."
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Gary Speed, the coach of the national soccer team of Wales and a steady and skilled player in the top divisions of English soccer for more than 20 years, was found dead in his home early Sunday in the village of Huntington, England. He was 42.
His wife, Louise, found him hanged in his garage, the police said, and the death was being treated as a suicide. The BBC reported that Speed had suffered from depression.
Speed took charge of Wales last December, and although the team failed to qualify for next summer's European Football Championship in Poland and Ukraine, its world ranking jumped to No. 45 from a low of No. 117 after three consecutive victories.
In building the Wales squad, Speed brought in talented young players like Gareth Bale as it prepared for qualifying matches for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He was also a sought-after television pundit who had appeared on the BBC show "Football Focus" on Saturday.
He began his professional career at 19, when he made his debut for Leeds United in the old First Division of English soccer. He was part of a dynamic midfield, including Gordon Strachan, David Batty and Gary McAllister, that in 1991-92 took Leeds to the last championship before the formation of the Premier League. In addition to playing for Leeds, Speed spent time with Everton, Newcastle United, Bolton and Sheffield United, becoming the first to play 500 games (535 in all) in the Premier League.
Internationally, Speed made 85 appearances for Wales, second only to goalkeeper Neville Southall. He retired from international play in 2004 when Wales failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. Wales, though part of Britain, maintains a national team, as do Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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"He completely transformed the Welsh situation from one of despair to one of hope and expectation," his former Wales teammate Mark Bowen told The Guardian.


More sharing of capacity and joint development of economies of scale expected among shippers, 3PLs, brokers and motor carriers over next five years to help mitigate capacity issues due to lack of drivers.
In order to gain more supply chain efficiencies and cost savings in an increasingly tight truck capacity environment driven by a growing shortage of drivers, more "collaborative" relationships are expected to be formed between shippers, third party logistics (3PL) providers, freight brokers and motor carriers over the next five years – even among erstwhile competitors, according to several industry observers.
"It's definitely one of the best ways to achieve greater modal or supply chain efficiency, especially in light of the many additional pressures today's shippers are under," Scott Trainor, senior manager-global marketing at APL Logistics, explained to Fleet Owner.
Years ago, he said, logistics was a matter of delivering the right product to the right place at the right time and in the right condition.
"Today, though, you also have to add 'via the right sales channel' and 'at the lowest possible price,' to that description," Trainor emphasized.
"Today's customers expect considerably faster, more agile and more multi-faceted service … even smaller, more frequent deliveries. In addition, many consumers are beginning to consider same-day delivery something that every company should be able to do," he noted.
"Yet there are huge constraints within the shipping industry, including volatile fuel prices, high transportation congestion in certain markets and the ever-present elephant in the room: the ongoing driver shortage," Trainor pointed out.
And achieving better economies of scale and more sustainable results through the use of shared resources.
Kim Drouillard, director of sales and Implementation for Omnitracs Sylectus, told Fleet Owner that such "sharing" of transportation can even occur among motor carriers themselves to help balance out their networks.
"When a carrier has a lack of capacity or lack of freight to fill their trucks, they can reach out to partner carriers … via a 'controlled' network used to share one another's loads and equipment," she explained; carriers connected by neutral Internet-based platforms such as the one provided by Omnitracs Sylectus.
"That way carriers can have faith that their freight will be taken care of as if it was their own drivers handling it," Drouillard noted.
Drouillard expects to see more collaboration amongst shippers, brokers and carriers – and also truck drivers as well – over the next five years in part because consumers have higher expectations for products to be delivered "ASAP."
"Online ordering especially allows you to choose when you want your purchase to be delivered," she pointed out.
APL Logistics' Trainor noted that such "technology-enabled transparency" is the "lifeblood" of collaborative relationships, because in order to find the best opportunities, key players in a relationship must have 20-20 visibility of various factors like orders, available inventory and shipment status.
"One of the common complaints some of today's shippers have is that even though they've tried to give their carriers better forecasting data and other information – letting them know what's coming down their pipeline several weeks in advance for example – most carriers still don't seem to value it or use it effectively," he said. "That's a shame, because it can make a huge difference in terms of how well shippers and their carriers can work together to improve shipping efficiency" especially in terms of allowing carriers to design more efficient pick-up schedules.
And designing more efficient routes, pickup, and delivery schedules will be critical as Trainor said the truck driver shortage remains a "huge issue" that is forcing the accelerated adoption of numerous best practices throughout the freight industry.
"Logistics professionals understand that focusing on replacing capacity alone isn't going to be enough to solve the issue at hand – and that all of us with skin in the game are going to have to do our fair share to address driver shortage and truck capacity constraints in other ways," he stressed.


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Todd In The Shadows Transcripts, Articles that need improvement, Transcripts,
Better Now/Lucid Dreams
Van Halen III
The Mummers' Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF0GL4JXtNU
Todd plays "Better Now" and then "Lucid Dreams" on the piano.
POST MALONE - BETTER NOW
JUICE WRLD - LUCID DREAMS
A pop song(s) review
Todd: Man, cheer up!
Clip of Lil Uzi Vert - "The Way Life Goes"
Lil Uzi Vert: I know it hurts sometimes
Todd (VO): Yes, the last year has seen a dramatic rise of a new genre of music that most are calling "sad rap" or "emo rap."
Clip of XXXTentacion - "Sad!"
XXXTentacion: Suicide if you ever try to let go
Todd (VO): Yeah, that's a thing now. I mentioned this in the "This is America" review, but let me just repeat it. When we look back at 2018, we're gonna say the sound of the youth of America was extremely depressed.
Todd: And I've also already talked about how [shot of article: "Report: Make It Stop", which features Logan Paul and Donald Trump among other things] the sociopolitical current events and the zeitgeist is related to that and...
Clip of Lil Peep ft. Lil Tracy - "Awful Things"
Todd (VO): ...really that's not all that groundbreaking insight, it's like, no duh. So if we're gonna talk about sad rap, I think I'm gonna take a different approach.
Todd: It's about goddamn time!
Clip of Lil Uzi Vert - "XO Tour Llif3"
Todd (VO): I mean, why hasn't rap had an emo phase already? Shouldn't it have by this point? It's been around awhile! [clip of Rich Homie Quan - "Flex (Ooh Ooh Ooh)"] Hip hop is extremely repetitive. It's been dominated by the same topics since the '90's. It's all just macho posturing. Even the women.
Todd: I have sex. I like drugs. I do crimes. I am better at rapping than other people are at rapping.
Todd (VO): Obviously there are tons of rap songs about other things, but those are the predominant ones, right? And it's all so stale to me at this point.
Todd: I'm not saying all boast raps are bad, I'm not that far up my ass...yet.
Video for Kid Cudi - "Day 'n Nite"
Todd (VO): But it seems like hip hop should have a broader scope than it does. I mean, Kid Cudi broke new ground just by rapping about getting high and spacing out. It's time for some other themes to have their day. Gangstas get upset about shit too.
Todd: So what I'm saying is, sad rap, emo rap, this is a good thing, this is growth, this is all a trend I support. I mean, in theory at least.
Clip of Kanye West - "Heartless"
Todd (VO): And this didn't come from nowhere, obviously, there's precedent. Kanye had that one album. [clip of Drake - "Marvin's Room"] The only rapper previously who's made a career out of it is Drake, and [clip of "God's Plan"] it's not a coincidence that he's having a fucking monster year right now.
Todd: But there is one other guy who seems to be slightly ahead of the trend and cashed in [video for...wait for it...] big on it, and that was this guy right here.
Clip of "White Iverson"
Post Malone: Saucin', saucin'
Todd (VO): Ah, Post Malone. It's weird that we let a guy who looks like a [image of...] Danny McBride character become a big rap star, right? Especially since the guy looks like that, you'd think he'd be more fun to be around, but...
Todd: ...Post Malone is the saddest man in hip hop.
Todd (VO): Actually, I don't know that he even is sad, he just sounds sad. I've compared him to [front cover for Rolling Stone magazine featuring...] Staind.
Todd: Honestly, I think of it mostly in terms of early 2000's nu-metal, and partly because he looks exactly like a cross between [image of...] Jonathan Davis and Fred Durst.
Clip of live performance of "I Fall Apart"
Todd (VO) : But also he sounds so angsty in a very dude-bro-y kind of way. He gives off a...very downbeat energy. Maybe because there's an extreme funklessness to his music, or maybe it's because he looks like he's in the [picture of Post Malone giving peace sign] "too sad to groom or bathe" phase of depression. There's nothing wrong with that necessarily. It's obviously just part of his aesthetic and people like it.
Todd: It even worked for me for one song.
Clip of "Congratulations"
Post Malone: They was never friendly, yeah
Now I'm jumpin' out the Bentley, yeah
Todd (VO): Usually when I find that one song I like from an artist, the rest of their work unlocks for me too, but...
Todd: ...for me I started liking him less.
Todd (VO): It's just not a sound I can listen to for more than one song.
Todd: I mean, he's just so joyless.
Clip of "Rockstar"
Post Malone: Man I feel just like a rockstar
Todd (VO): He wrote a song called "Rockstar" which managed to rock less [clip of...] than Nickelback's "Rockstar." [single cover for...] And he followed it up with something called "Psycho." He's a rockstar, and he's a psycho.
Todd: Here, let me look up every song I can find with the word "psycho" in it.
Clips of Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"...
David Byrne: Psycho Killer
...Kiss - "Psycho Circus"...
Paul Stanley: In the Psycho Circus
...lyric video for Muse - "Psycho"...
Matt Bellamy: A fucking psycho
...Slipknot - "Psychosocial"...
Chris Fehn: Psychosocial, psychosocial
...live performance of System of a Down - "Psycho #13"
Serj Tankian: Psycho, groupie, cocaine
Brief clips of aforementioned songs play before cutting to Post Malone - "Psycho"
Post Malone: Damn, my AP goin' psycho, lil' mama bad like Michael
Todd: One of these things is not like the other things!
Todd (VO): This is a lullaby. Is this what he wants to make? Apparently, because his new album has a song called [track listing for Beerbongs & Bentleys with song title circled...] "Rich & Sad," which...I mean that kinda...
Todd: ...gives the game away, doesn't it? That tells you everything you need to know. It's like if will.i.am released a song called [single cover for "#thatPOWER" with...] "Annoying Parties."
Video for Juice WRLD - "Black & White"
Todd (VO): But he's not the only guy who's had big hits with sad rap. One of the hottest new rappers in the rap world is Chicago 19-year-old, Jarad Higgins, better known by his rap name...
Todd: [hangs his head in shame] Better known by his rap name [image of Juice WRLD with name] Juice WRLD. Are we just out of rap names? I mean, two of the bigger names of the past few years [images of...] were G-Eazy and Young Thug. I mean, try harder. And it's not generic shit, it's just a bunch of random words, like Uzi Vert or Juice WRLD? That's the name of a [picture of...] mall kiosk. Like, the O doesn't light up anymore. Whatever, I'm gonna pretend his name stands for [image of glass of orange juice next to Skyrim avatar] Juice Warlord. Marginally better.
Todd (VO): Now, they both have dueling songs right now, both about breakups. Malone's is called "Better Now." Juice WRLD's is called "Lucid Dreams."
Todd: Let's listen.
Audio for "Better Now" plays over clip of live performance
Post Malone: You probably think that you are better now, better now
You only say that 'cause I'm not around, not around
You know I never meant to let you down, let you down
Woulda gave you anything, woulda gave you everything
Todd (VO): OK, see, I already like this at least a little better than most Post Ma...
Todd: ...better than most Post...most Post Malone...I like it better than...
Todd (VO): ...most of his songs, 'cause there's at least some intensity to it, it seems like it's setting a mood beyond [image of guy taking a...] weed nap.
Todd: I mean, it's a good solid hook. You say you're better because I'm gone.
Post Malone: You know I say that I am better now, better now
I only say that 'cause you're not around, not around
Todd: O-OK, wait, we're flipping it now? Wait, wait...I'm lost.
Todd (VO): OK, hold on, go back.
Todd (VO): Is-is Post Malone accusing her of something? "I mean, you say you're better, but that's only because I'm gone. Maybe that's a little better, but you're still a garbage person living in a toilet! And also, my life is better without you too! And I miss you and I'm sorry." [sighs] OK, that perspective flip might have seemed like a good idea, but it does not work. It just makes things confusing.
Todd: Well, let's check out [image of Juice WRLD with name changed to...] Juice WLDR and see what's going on with him.
Video for Juice WRLD - "Lucid Dreams"
Enviyon: Enviyon on the mix
Juice WRLD: No, no, no
Todd (VO): Oh my God. I recognize that sample! Oh no. [groans]
Todd: OK, for those of you who, like [same image of...] Juice WLDR, were not alive in 1993...
Clip of Sting in the studio
Todd (VO): ...that is Sting's "Shape of My Heart," a song which I thought we'd all thankfully escaped.
Sting: That's not the shape of my heart
Todd (VO): No, this song sucks. This is Sting at his sleepiest, dullest, Richard Marx-iest. This is, like, fifth-tier Sting. It's...
Todd: ...better than "Mother."
Audio for "Mother" plays over album cover for Synchronicity
Andy Summers: Well the telephone is ringing,
Is that my mother on the phone?
Telephone is ringing,
Todd: But that's about as high as it goes in the Sting rankings.
Clip of "Lucid Dreams"
Juice WRLD: It's to the point where I love and I hate you
And I cannot change you so I must replace you (oh)
Todd (VO): Uh, I dunno what this video's going for here. I guess this is going with the whole dreams theme. Either that or the director really liked the [clip of Marcy Playground's...] "Sex and Candy" video, but this song's not really about dreams.
Todd: It's just a single line in the song.
Juice WRLD: I have these lucid dreams where I can't move a thing
Thinking of you in my bed
Todd (VO): Yeah, that's...that's not...no.
Todd: A lucid dream [cover for book: Lucid Dreams for Beginners] is when you're aware that you're dreaming and you can control it.
Juice WRLD: I can't move a thing
Todd (VO): So if you can't move, that's not a lucid dream, it's just a regular dream. Of course, he doesn't know that because he's a fuckin' kid. He can't even drink yet.
Todd: I mean, that's a pretty big error, right? It's the title of the song! [clip of live performance of...] It's like if Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote their Alabama song and accidentally named it "Sweet Home Massachussetts."
Juice WRLD: You were my everything
Thoughts of a wedding ring
Now I'm just better off dead
Todd (VO): Ugh, this is a whiny song. I'm thinking of all the jokes we used to crack at the original emo kids now. [image of kitten with caption: "go cry, emo kid"] A bloo bloo bloo.
Todd: Now let's check out Post Malone.
Todd (VO): So what's going on with you, man? Why'd you two break up in the first place?
Post Malone: I did not believe that it would end, no
Everything came second to the Benzo
Todd: [taken aback] OK! Drugs! That's...not a small thing to come between people.
Todd (VO): Sounds like she is indeed better now that you're not around!
Post Malone: We were looking forward to the rest of our lives
Used to keep my picture posted by your bedside
Now it's in your dresser with the socks you don't like
Todd: [opens his mouth to say something but hesitates] ...OK, that's a great line.
Post Malone: In your dresser with the socks you don't like
Todd (VO): I mean, that's a great little detail. I'm glad someone finally acknowledged that there is a hierarchy of socks. [image of knit socks] I mean, fuck these socks! Who gave me these?!
Todd: And of course, there's also that weird little habit of putting mementos of past relationships in random places.
Todd (VO): Just throwing them out seems like too strong of a move, but...you don't wanna be reminded of it either, so they get tossed somewhere random, and then, like, [cut to Todd looking through his drawer] a year later, you'd be like "God damnit, where'd I put my nail clippers," and then, "Oh hey...my prom photos." (SAD!) OK, so point to Post Malone I guess for a good lyric.
Todd: Now let's see what Juice has in the lyrical department.
Juice WRLD: You left me falling and landing inside my grave
I know that you want me dead
Todd: I'm sorry, the lyrics to this are very bad.
Juice WRLD: I gave you my heart and you made heart break
Todd (VO): It was obviously written by a teenager. Like someone who's experiencing everything for the first time.
Todd: Like when people used "emo" as an insult, [image of emo kid with...] it wasn't about floppy bangs or even the actual music they listened to. It was about self-centered adolescent narcissism where your angst is the only thing that matters.
Video for...
Todd (VO): And that's why, whether they were "emo" technically or not, the quintessential emo song to me is Simple Plan's "Welcome to My Life."
Pierre Bouvier: You don't know what it's like to be like me
To be hurt
Todd (VO): Yeah, that's where the singer believes he's literally the only person in the world to feel pain.
Todd: That's the vibe I get from "Lucid Dreams."
Juice WRLD: Tangled up in your drastic ways
Who knew evil girls had the prettiest face?
Todd (VO): Kid, what do you know about it?! You're 19! You have had, at most, one serious breakup in your life!
Todd: And if you've had more than one breakup, then none of them were serious! You didn't have time.
Todd (VO): Yeah, pretty girls are evil! She was evil 'cause she broke up with you! I hope you grow out of this phase, kid, 'cause right now he's on a path to an MRA subreddit.
Todd: And no, I'm not reading too much into it. His first single is tltled "All Girls Are the Same," which...I mean, that kinda gives the game away, doesn't it?
Video for Juice WRLD - "All Girls Are the Same"
Todd (VO): That pretty much tells you he's gonna write exclusively for butthurt baby-bros.
Juice WRLD: These girls are the same
Todd (VO): I mean, that's true enough. Girls are all the same.They all just wanna have fun; they're demonic harpies ready to crush the souls of poor innocent boys; they spawn by releasing batches of eggs from their cloacas. I mean, I'm sure there's more wisdom he's ready to drop on us about bitches and how shit they are. But here's a thought: Maybe he doesn't know anything about it 'cause he's a fucking infant!
Todd: This is what he sounds like to me.
Clip from Say Anything...
Joe (Loren Dean): Walk tall, my man.
Luke: Bitches, man.
Todd: I'd go back and forth about how [air quote] "nice" breakup songs should be, I mean, come on, no one looks good in a breakup.
Todd (VO): If it was less ugly, it wouldn't be honest, right? [sighs] But there's a limit. This just doesn't at all work for me. I'm too old for this shit. I mean, it's not honest! Juice is talking shit about all girls and not thinking about why.
Todd: Post Malone is more willing to self-examine, but he's not 100% being real either.
Clip of "Better Now"
Post Malone: You know I never meant to let you down, let you down
Todd (VO): You clearly would not have given her everything!
Todd: You literally said the drugs came first! Oh, what, do you mean now that you're sober?
Post Malone: Drinkin' Henny and I'm tryna forget
Todd (VO): OK, well, you're clearly not that either, so no, what does "I'd have given you everything" even mean?
Todd: You'd have shared your drugs?
Todd (VO): But my big problem with both of these songs isn't really the sentiments; it's just that they're just such slogs.
Todd: Like, this seems to be a problem that's weighing down, like, a good chunk of all R&B and hip-hop songs.
Video for Travis Scott - "Antidote"
Todd (VO): I tried. I try to be down with the hot new trends, but I just cannot get myself to love three minutes of ambient droning. I want something to grab onto, something that doesn't sound like it's being played by an [picture of...] air conditioner on low.
"Lucid Dreams" seems to be a cut above the rest, because it has Sting's delicate guitar picking over it.
Todd: And I'd rather eat fiberglass than listen to that! What, are we gonna sample [album cover for The Best Of...] Kenny G next? And another thing, is "emo rap" really the correct term for these songs?
Todd (VO): It's actually kind of a controversial label, and there's a lot of debate over it. Like "Is this emo enough to be called emo rap?"
Todd: For that matter, is it even rap enough to be called emo rap?
Todd (VO): I've heard Post Malone get called a "pop sellout" a lot, which is...weird to me, because to me personally, this is not pop at all.
Todd: But I do get it at least, because in a very real sense, Post Malone is not a rapper.
Post Malone: And I'm rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
Todd (VO): I mean, that's not rapping, that's singing. Juice is also not rapping. If anything, it's R&B, except none of them sing well enough.
Todd: But going back to the emo part.
Todd (VO): When I think emo, the original emo, I think wild and tense angst. Stuff that makes your heart wanna explode. If you're gonna be teenage, put everything into it. Nothing matters more than when you're a teenager. Even though I'm like 80 years old now, that's the stuff I still relate to, and the stuff I still wanna listen to. And there is emo rap that is that intense.
Todd: Post Malone and [same image of...] Juice WRLS are not that.
Todd (VO): They're not desperate or angst-filled or wracked with emotion. They're just mopey.
Juice WRLD: I take prescriptions to make me feel a-okay
Todd (VO): Like, the big theme through all emo rap is Xanax, Valium, other mood-deadening pills like that. And that's what the music sounds like. [clip of "Better Now"] This is stuff to deaden your mood, and that just doesn't work for me. That's just not emo enough. If you're gonna be emo, be emo.
Todd: If you're not gonna do that, well...jeez, I say, let's just go back to rapping about bitches and cars.
Video for Offset & Metro Boomin - "Ric Flair Drip"
Offset: Ric Flair drip, go "woo" on a bitch (woo)
Fifty-seven ninety, split the coupe on my wrist (ice)
Todd (VO): Yeah, that's more like it.
Todd: God, what was I complaining about?
Video for "Lucid Dreams" ends
Closing Tag Song: The Partridge Family Theme - "C'mon, Get Happy"
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"Lucid Dreams" is owned by Grade A Productions
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Britain faces an uncertain reality after vote to exit
Featuring Julianne Smith
Source: Associated Press
LONDON—Britain's vote to leave the European Union sent shock waves rippling across the globe Friday, setting off tumult in financial markets, forcing the country's prime minister to resign and shattering the stability of an alliance that created the continent's shared economy and ended the ruinous wars that plagued the early 20th century.
Britons woke up Friday to a new reality fraught with uncertainty: Who will run the government? What kind of relationship will Britain have with the rest of Europe? What will happen to jobs, trade and prices? Will the economy collapse?
To read the full article, visit the Texackana Gazette website.
Julianne Smith
Former Adjunct Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Program
Julianne ("Julie") Smith is a contributing editor to Foreign Policy, where she coedits "Shadow Government." She is also a senior advisor at WestExec Advisors, an adjunct senio...


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River Ave. Blues » Trade Deadline » Page 66
Deadline Day Open Thread
July 31, 2010 by Joe Pawlikowski 277 Comments
The Yankees acquired both Lance Berkman and Austin Kearns yesterday, fortifying their lineup and bench. Both are expected to be in uniform tonight, and I assume Berkman will start at designated hitter. They're reportedly still working on some moves, though nothing as major as what they did yesterday. Might as well start the day off with a latest rumors, with more sure to come throughout the day.
Late last night we heard that the Yanks were in on Ted Lilly, but Buster Olney says that is no longer true. They'll take him if the Cubs want to give him away, but that's it.
Brian Cashman is going to take another look at the market for relievers, but one guy they won't go after is Octavio Dotel. Apparently they think he's a bad clubhouse guy, which they would know since he's played here before. He also kinda stinks.
The Yanks are out on Wes Helms, presumably after acquiring Kearns and his righty bat. They had interest in him a few weeks ago.
In semi-related news, the Rays acquired Chad Qualls, probably the best reliever available on the market. Don't be fooled by his 8.29 ERA (.434 BABIP, 51.4% strand rate), the peripherals are strong.
Feel free to use this thread to talk about any trade chatter throughout the day, but if the Yanks make any moves we'll be sure to have up new posts. Also, make sure to check out Steve's latest on Joba and Robertson, and come join me at the FanGraphs chat at 1.
Filed Under: Trade Deadline
Yanks in on Lilly, asked about Theriot
July 30, 2010 by Mike 98 Comments
Despite making two moves already on Friday, the Yankees remain interested in former Yank and current Cub Ted Lilly according to Jayson Stark. They also asked Chicago about infielder Ryan Theriot. While the Yankees could always use another starter to fill in while Andy Pettitte is injured, I'm not sure Lilly is the answer. His already-low velocity has disappeared following offseason shoulder surgery, and his defense independent pitching stats are well into the 4.00's. Thankfully it looks like he's heading to the Dodgers.
As for Theriot, while he would represent an upgrade over Ramiro Pena, it wouldn't be a huge one. His offensive performance has decreased for three straight years, bottoming out at a .292 wOBA this season. He's also nothing to write home about defensively with negative UZR's across the board, and there's about a million bucks left on his deal for this year. Yes, he's an upgrade over Pena, but so is just about anyone.
Filed Under: Asides, Trade Deadline Tagged With: Ryan Theriot, Ted Lilly
Yankees acquire Austin Kearns
(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
The Yankees have acquired Austin Kearns from the Indians for a player to be named later or cash, so says Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman. The identity of the PTBNL is "still undetermined" according to Bob Klapisch. Buster Olney says the Yanks are already hard at work on their next deal, presumably for a utility infielder but don't rule out bullpen help.
Kearns started in leftfield for the Indians on Friday night, but was lifted for a pinch-runner after singling in the 7th inning. After a big time start (.313/.388/.494 through June 7th), the 30-year-old has cooled off considerably over the last several weeks (.212/.305/.311 since). The Yanks were reportedly looking for an outfield bat that can hit lefties, and Kearns fits the bill (.353 wOBA vs. LHP career, .339 vs. RHP). It's also worth noting that he's a stud defensively in rightfield with three-year UZR of +11.4, but he's a bit below average in left (-2.1) and hasn't played much center in recent years.
There's only $278,000 left on his contract this season, and he isn't close to being any kind of compensation free agent once the winter rolls around. I don't expect much, but he's an upgrade over Colin Curtis.
Filed Under: Trade Deadline, Transactions Tagged With: Austin Kearns
Yankees acquire Lance Berkman
July 30, 2010 by Mike 256 Comments
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
The Yankees have their new designated hitter. Joel Sherman reports that the team has acquired Lance Berkman from the Astros in exchange for Triple-A reliever Mark Melancon and Low-A infielder Jimmy Paredes. The only thing standing in the way is a Collective Bargaining Agreement mandated 24-hour grace period because of Berkman's 10-and-5 no-trade rights, though the five-time All Star agreed to the deal earlier today so the wait is nothing more than a technicality. Sherman adds that the Astros will kick in $4M towards the $7M still owed to Berkman. Bob Klapisch says the team might have some other things cooking beyond this deal.
Ken Rosenthal says a condition of the trade is that the Yankees do not pick up Berkman's $15M option for 2011, which is fine by me. Olney reports that the Steinbrenners pre-approved the addition of a large salary to the payroll, so that $3M the Yanks are taking on is no big deal. Even though Berkman currently projects as a Type-B free agent, there's no point in talking about compensation draft picks because the Yankees would not offer him arbitration in fear he would accept. It's worth noting that Andy Pettitte and Berkman are very close friends following the former's time in Houston, so that may have factored into the latter's willingness to accept the trade.
Joe laid out the case for acquiring Berkman earlier this morning. He'll presumably slide right in as the full-time designated hitter, giving the team another potent switch-hitter. Even though his season line sits at just .245/.372/.436, the 34-year-old Berkman has hit .259/.385/.465 since June 1st, and .232/.404/.521 since July 1st. Knee surgery delayed the start of his season, but it's not a chronic issue. Even so, Fat Elvis is purely a salary dump acquisition and is strictly a rental for the rest of the season.
It appears as though the Yanks lost some faith in Melancon. He hasn't performed well during his various call-ups to the big leagues, and things haven't been going so well for him in Triple-A this year either. The 25-year-old righthander figures to get more of an opportunity with the Astros. Paredes, 21, is a speedy infielder with surprising pop, but he is still several years away from the big leagues.
Filed Under: Trade Deadline, Transactions Tagged With: Lance Berkman
Sherman: Yanks 'definitely in' on Berkman
July 30, 2010 by Benjamin Kabak 120 Comments
In the halcyon days of just this morning, Joe explored why the Yanks should consider Lance Berkman for the DH spot. This afternoon, Joel Sherman confirms the team's interest. The Yankees, he says, are "definitely in for Lance Berkman" and are "considering him seriously." Of course, when it comes to July 31, "definitely" has a way of becoming less so, but this is one deal that just might have some legs. Berkman has a no-trde clause but is willing to waive it for the Yanks. No word yet on the Astros' demands, but keep in mind that Berkman is owed a little less than $7 million this year with a $15 million club option for 2011 or a $2 million buyout.
Because of Berkman's high salary, Jayson Stark believes the Astros slugger would clear waivers in August. Therefore, if Berkman is not dealt this weekend, he still could be moved within the next few weeks. (For what it's worth, in the same notebook, Stark mentions Yankee interest in Jake Westbrook. The Indians' pitcher will probably stay put though.)
Updated (4:15 p.m.): Joel Sherman offers up an elaboration of the Yanks' position. Basically, the Bombers have been letting clubs know that they're willing to spend money and will trade to acquire contracts teams want to shed as long as the price isn't high in terms of prospects. That's why they're interested in Berkman but not Dunn and why Sherman expects the club to make some moves today or tomorrow.
Filed Under: Asides, Trade Deadline Tagged With: Lance Berkman
Yankees spoke to Padres about Hairston
Via Joel Sherman, the Yankees have called the Padres to inquire about the possibility of acquiring Jerry Hairston Jr. for the second straight trade deadline, but they were told he's not available. San Diego has the best record in the National League and leads the NL West by five games in the loss column, so they're not going to give him away despite his .290 wOBA (.323 at home, .255 away, so it's not Petco either). That's a kind of player the Yankees are looking for though, a versatile righthanded bat that could platoon with Curtis Granderson if needed.
Filed Under: Asides, Trade Deadline Tagged With: Jerry Hairston Jr.
Getting in on the Jackson action
July 30, 2010 by Joe Pawlikowski 34 Comments
Update: Jackson got traded to Chicago three minutes before this was set to go. I'm not taking it down.
(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
The big story of this morning has been the White Sox pursuing Edwin Jackson. We learned earlier this week that the Diamondbacks planned to continue selling after they unloaded Dan Haren on the Angels, and Jackson, with his roughly $1.5 million remaining this year plus $8.35 million salary next year, figures to be among the first boarding a train out of Phoenix. The White Sox could keep him for their own rotation, or could flip him to the Nats for Adam Dunn. Yet there's been something of a snag here.
The latest word is that Ken Williams is working on a bigger deal, which, if completed, would preclude the Jackson deal. That would open up an interesting situation for the Yankees. They might not want Jackson — in fact, I'm sure they don't want to add him — but they do want Dunn. Could the Yanks slide into the White Sox place and make a series of deals that would net them a baseball-mashing lefty?
(AP Photo/Matt York)
There is a way the Yanks could make this interesting. The Diamondbacks have been trying to unload Chris Synder since last winter. He spent much of last year hurt, and he produced a paltry .304 wOBA in just 202 PA. While he's rebounded this year, the Diamondbacks have their catcher in Miguel Montero. If the Yanks would be willing to take on Snyder — and perhaps Chad Qualls — they might be able to get the package, along with Jackson, for relatively cheap.
Why Snyder? For starters, he'd represent an upgrade at backup catcher. He's a decent hitter, especially for a backup catcher, with a career .321 wOBA. Total Zone also rates him as an above average defender, though he has earned negative marks in each of the last two years. We have far smaller samples there, though, because he has only 436 PA in those two seasons. He's a bit expensive for a backup, but he'd also provide insurance for Posada next year, and would also allow the Yanks to remain as patient as they'd like with Jesus Montero.
That leaves the Yanks options with Francisco Cervelli. They could send him to the Diamondbacks as part of the trade, though since the Nationals acquired Wilson Ramos yesterday I doubt he'd be wanted by the Nats. Sending him to AAA isn't much of an option because of Montero, and sending him to AA doesn't work because of Austin Romine. They'd basically have to trade him if they were to acquire Snyder. I'm not sure how it would work exactly, but if the Yanks could get Snyder and Jackson for Cervelli plus a meh prospect, I think that could work out. It would cost them a few dollars, but that's a resource the Yankees have in abundance. Might as well use it to ultimately improve the team.
(AP Photo/Drew Angerer)
That would leave the Yanks with Dunn at DH and Snyder on the bench, and would presumably not cost them that much, because they'd absorb the contracts from Arizona. They'd flip one, and probably another meh prospect, for Dunn, who will cost around $4 million for the rest of the season. In other words, they'd get a better backup catcher and an ideal DH for somewhere between $6 and $7 mil, plus two prospects who would likely never crack the big league roster anyway.
With plenty of moving parts, it's unlikely that the Yanks get involved to this degree. It does, however, seem to represent their best chance at improvement. If they want to keep Dunn from the Rays, they could do worse than swing a deal for Jackson and than dangle him to Washington.
Filed Under: Trade Deadline Tagged With: Adam Dunn, Chris Snyder, Francisco Cervelli


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There is a saying: "Promise a lot and deliver even more!" and Seabrookers did just that! The response to the Holiday Canned Food Drive was overwhelming. In the end, Seabrookers donated close to 6,000 pounds of canned food, which is now in the process of being distributed by the Sea Islands Hunger Awareness Foundation (SIHAF) to local non-profit groups whose mission is to feed hungry families on Johns and Wadmalaw Islands.
Meals on Monday, a program that delivers a hot meal each week to people on Wadmalaw, will utilize all of the larger cans and several other items like soup and canned pasta. Hispanic Outreach received a variety of foods that will feed many local needy children and adults. A large carload of goods was delivered to the Hebron Zion Presbyterian Church on Bohicket Road for clients of their Emergency Food Pantry. And the Blessing Basket, which operates out of a United Methodist Church building also on Bohicket Road and provides bags of canned and other foods to approximately 200 families each month, received enough items to help fill its "baskets" for a few months to come.
We are so grateful for the generosity of all the Seabrookers who donated food to this project. A special thank you to Bruce Kleinman for overseeing the collection and weighing of the canned goods at the Lake House, and to the Lake House staff for their help and support. Thanks also to the many volunteers who assisted in sorting, packing and transporting everything to the various locations.
Please know that your contributions are deeply appreciated and will make a huge difference for many hungry people.
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Being Gerry Mulligan
My Life in Music
Being Gerry Mulligan: My Life in Music is an intimate chronicle of Gerry Mulligan's life and career, told in his own words. This personal narrative reveals great insight into the musician's complex personality. He speaks freely about the important milestones in both his personal and professional life, bringing a new understanding to the man behind the music.
Gerry Mulligan was one of the most important figures in the history of jazz. He was extremely influential as both a composer/arranger and as an instrumentalist. His career spanned an amazing six decades, beginning in the 1940s and continuing up to his death in 1996. Within that time, he worked with almost every major jazz figure, including Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, and Dizzy Gillespie, as well as his own illustrious groups that featured the likes of Chet Baker, Bob Brookmeyer, Art Farmer, and Chico Hamilton.
As a composer, his music was distinct and original. His melodies were masterpieces, logically structured and filled with wit and humor. As an arranger, his linear approach and clever use of counterpoint helped define a new standard for modern jazz orchestration. As an instrumentalist, he is the most significant baritone saxophonist in the history of jazz. Gerry Mulligan single-handedly established the baritone saxophone as a solo voice. As one of the great jazz innovators, his writing and playing influenced entire stylistic movements, including cool jazz and bossa nova. This is his story, the way he wanted it told.
Gerry Mulligan:
Gerry Mulligan learned to play piano when he was two and sold his first arrangement when he was sixteen, beginning his six-decade career as a composer, arranger, saxophonist, and conductor. Mulligan traveled the world for his music and won countless awards, including a Grammy Award in 1981 for "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance by a Big Band." His album, Birth of the Cool, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982. The Gerry and Franca Mulligan Foundation was established in 2001 after his death in 1996 to fulfill his wish to support talented young musicians and inner-city schools.
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Social Media * Communications * Writing * Editing * New Media
In Memory of Peter Falk: The Columbo School of Social Media
In light of the death yesterday of the brilliant actor Peter Falk, I thought it appropriate to republish this blog post, which highlights my social media and marketing "take" on Columbo's legacy. I remember that as I started writing it, it took on a life of its own, and the parallels between everything Columbo did on his show, and social media, were remarkable. I felt a little like a detective writing it, and now looking back, I know that's entirely appropriate, as writing is a lot like detective work anyway. We seek out clues, solve puzzles, and become observers of human frailties and perfections.
This post originally published on April 20, 2010, and at the time was a partial tribute to Robert Culp, who passed away the month before.
I admit it -- whenever an episode of "Columbo" appears on tv, I drop whatever I'm doing and watch. It's not because I haven't seen it before. In fact, I've seen most of the episodes, and more then once. So clearly it's not only about the plot, althought the plots were always suspensful and elegantly drawn out, like master business plans. It was not only about the actors, although there were some great ones, including of course, the notorious Peter Falk, who absolutley made that show. No one could image anyone other actor playing that part.
Still, one could argue, why watch an episode over again if you've already seen it and know the outcome? The answer is because it's the way it's done - and the same is true for social media. While the tools do change, many of the mechanisms and principles have stayed the same, despite the fact that it is, after all, new media, and 5 years from now, new media might mean something entirely different then Facebook, Linked In, YouTube, and Twitter.
So, how is social media like Columbo?
1. Just One More Thing=Variations on a Theme: Just when you think it's over, it's not. Columbo was notorious for questioning his suspects relentlessly to get the details that, in the end, would do them in. Therefore, an anecdote was never just an anecdote, a detail always meant more then itself, and a story was retold many times, in many ways by the different characters involved, within one episode. In the same way, the social media story is never really over. A blog post becomes an article, an article an e-book, an e-book a video, etc.
2. Fumbling Detective = Cornerstone Product: Columbo's key trait was his fumbling nature. He was late to events, often had car trouble, was usually looking for his keys or his lighter, and frequently got lost. Far from glamorous, he wore the same old trenchcoat every episode and drove a notoriously failing 1950s Peugot. He was also the everyman, with a wife named "the misus" and a basset hound named "dog."All this of course, made him all the more effective when cracking his murder cases. Indeed, his ordinariness helped create the elements of surprise that made us cheer for him when he got it right in the end. Columbo's fumbling detective persona was his cornerstone product, and it worked for him in every episode. (Trivia note: Richard Levinson & William Link, who created the Columbo character, modeled him after Petrovitch, the detective who appeared in the 1866 Russian novel "Crime and Punishment" written by Dostoevsky.)
3. Getting the Story=Active Listening: A key element of success in the social media world is listening. In fact, many consultants like me suggest listening to what is being said online about you first, before engaging in a social media campaign. We all know about the importance of Google Alerts, for example, or Radian 6 as an important listening technology. One of the things Columbo did best was listen. He drove around visiting suspects. He jotted down notes. He noticed if one statement contradicted another.
4. Let Me Tell You About...=Authenticity: Columbo goes to Barney's Beanery for chili with ketchup and handful of crushed crackers. "Y'see, it's the crackers that make the dish," says the Lieutenant. While interviewing his suspects, Columbo peppers his conversation with home-spun comments about his wife, her proverbs for any occasion, and their family life. We also come to learn that he gets seasick, has allergies, can't swim, feels underpaid, and relies on his wife to give him a pencil every morning before work. Why do we need to know all this? Because every character worth knowing has to be a person first, and every online marketer has to be a person too. You can't just come out of nowhere and expect people to listen to you - you have to give them something to identify with. Even if you're hugely successful, your audience wants to know how you started out. It makes them feel like they can do it to. Solve murders. Publish books. Public speaking.
5. Reenactment = Feasibility. Before you publish any product, whether it be a book, course, video, or audio, you have to know that it is a valid product, that it holds water, and that it does what you say it will do. You have to relive the product in the same way an outsider would, and try to maintain objectivity. You also have to try out the products of others the same way - by sampling, or buying a small amount. One notorious charactertistic of Colombo was that he reenacted crime scenes in order to test the validity of his suspects. He tested alibis and developed theories. He also got the suspects themselves to reenact the crime, during the climactic endings to many of the episodes, and that is where they often gave themselves away.
6. Technology as Plot Device =Technology as Plot Device: In the 1973 episode "Double Exposure," with Robert Culp, a Madison Avenue ad man uses the technique of suggestive advertising and the splicing of films as a key plot device in a murder, and Columbo uses the same device to nail the murderer. Another episode revolves around a system of electronic doors that react to the clapping of hands to open and close. Others involve key timing details regarding movie projectors, cameras, and other devices. Similarly with social media, no one can argue that technology has become key in telling our stories, whether through e-book downloads, viral videos, sound bites, and other trends. With online marketing, we not only have the tools themselves being used to communicate, but countless communications surrounding the use of and education about the tools.
7. The Denouement=The "Aha" Moment: A great social media campaign always has a terrific dramatic punch, and the end of it should pack a "wow, why didn't I think of that? " moment. When Columbo has things all figured out and stages the scene where the murderer is disclosed, you can see it in his eye. The details added up, and he knows how, why, and when the murder took place. In the same way, an effective social media campaign can be this dramatic. Think Tourism Queensland, Sprinkles Cupcakes, Zappos, Old Navy, the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Are you a believer in the Colombo school of social media?
Note: this post was partially inspired by Robert Culp, who died on March 24 at the age of 79. May he rest in peace.
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Thanks for giving our platform a mention in your article. What a fantastic tribute to both Peter Falk and Robert Culp here in "The Columbo School of Social Media." Loved the 7 examples you shared. Very clever!
Trish | Community Manager, Radian6
Thanks so much, Trish, and glad you liked it on behalf of Radian 6!
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Q: Sinatra & Carrierwave: in `require': cannot load such file -- RMagick (LoadError) I'm trying to get a simple image uploader class working in Sinatra with Carrierwave. I've used almost identical code to this and specified the same lines in the Gemfile, but after running $bundle install and everything installing with no problem, I get a LoadError from the following code:
Gemfile:
source 'https://rubygems.org'

ruby '1.9.3'

gem 'sinatra'
gem 'sinatra-contrib'
gem 'rack'
gem 'thin'
gem "mongo_mapper"
gem 'bson_ext'

# Image uploading to S3
gem "fog", "~> 1.3.1"
gem 'carrierwave'
gem 'rmagick', '2.13.2', :git=>'http://github.com/rmagick/rmagick.git', :require=>'RMagick'

CarrierWave config file:
# Configure Carrierwave Uploads to Amazon S3
CarrierWave.configure do |config|
  config.fog_credentials = {
    :provider               => 'AWS',                        # required
    :aws_access_key_id      => '(never mind about this)',                        # required
    :aws_secret_access_key  => '(or this)'                        # required
    #:region                 => 'eu-west-1',                  # optional, defaults to 'us-east-1'
    #:host                   => 's3.example.com',             # optional, defaults to nil
    #:endpoint               => 'https://s3.example.com:8080' # optional, defaults to nil
  }
  config.fog_directory  = 'penumbra-images'                     # required
  config.fog_attributes = {'Cache-Control'=>'max-age=315576000'}  # optional, defaults to {}

end

ImageUploader class definition:
class ImageUploader < CarrierWave::Uploader::Base
  include CarrierWave::RMagick
  process :resize_to_fit => [1024, 1024]
  storage :fog
end

My results:
$ ruby app.rb
CarrierWave::Uploader::Base
/Users/duncanmalashock/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p448/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:124:in `require': cannot load such file -- RMagick (LoadError)
    from /Users/duncanmalashock/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p448/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:124:in `require'
    from /Users/duncanmalashock/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p448/gems/carrierwave-0.9.0/lib/carrierwave/processing/rmagick.rb:67:in `rescue in block in <module:RMagick>'
    from /Users/duncanmalashock/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p448/gems/carrierwave-0.9.0/lib/carrierwave/processing/rmagick.rb:64:in `block in <module:RMagick>'
    from /Users/duncanmalashock/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p448/gems/activesupport-3.2.14/lib/active_support/concern.rb:121:in `class_eval'
    from /Users/duncanmalashock/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p448/gems/activesupport-3.2.14/lib/active_support/concern.rb:121:in `append_features'
    from /Users/duncanmalashock/Generator/init/uploader.rb:2:in `include'
    from /Users/duncanmalashock/Generator/init/uploader.rb:2:in `<class:ImageUploader>'
    from /Users/duncanmalashock/Generator/init/uploader.rb:1:in `<top (required)>'
    from /Users/duncanmalashock/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p448/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:124:in `require'
    from /Users/duncanmalashock/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p448/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:124:in `require'
    from app.rb:7:in `<main>'

Can anyone help? Thanks so much.

A: In your Gemfile you've specified the git version of RMagick. Bundler takes some special steps to add such libraries to Ruby's load path, but they aren't available when running without Bundler as they aren't normal gems. When you run your app without Bunder with ruby app.rb, Bundler doesn't get to add this project to the load path, so you get a LoadError.
To fix it, make sure you use Bundler to run your app:
$ bundle exec ruby app.rb

Alternatively you can set up Bundler in your code. Add
require 'bundler/setup'

to the top of app.rb and Bundler will be setup every time you run.

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Simon Driscoll has woven prophecies from multiple religions into an engaging fictional account of what the next few years might bring. Conspiracy Rising traces the lives of ordinary people experiencing the fulfillment of End Times Prophecies set in the near future.
From the opening page where the Pope is assassinated, through the coordinated suicide bombings of seven churches just letting out from Midnight Mass, this book carried me along with white knuckles, wondering how this was going to end, and how it could possibly end well.
Conspiracy Rising is the first book in Simon Driscoll's Warriors and Watchmen series. It is a well-written gripping end-times thriller written from the perspective of Mormon prophesy. In a way, I would label it a Mormon 'Left Behind'. While I am not LDS, I found the book significantly instructive in LDS end-times prophesy. The author did extensive research in end-times prophesy from multiple different sources, mainly drawing from his own knowledge of Mormon prophesy. What ensues, though, like in Left Behind, is a gripping race against time to determine who is behind the vicious terrorist attacks before the world is plunged into a bloody Holy War.
The only quality issue I found in the copy I was provided is that there were sometimes multiple quotes in a single paragraph. While I normally wouldn't mention it, it would yank my head out of the story, because of the inner editor who wouldn't shut up. Your mileage may vary, dear reader, and those may be corrected in a later version.
The story opens up with a brutal attack on the Pope, and there are many terrorist attacks from both sides leaving bodies in their wake. The violence, even so, is not too graphic, but probably PG, leaning toward PG-13.
G. There is a scene involving home birthing, the reader is kept out of the room. There is no sexual content that I recall in the book, it is squeaky clean.
This book is clearly LDS in nature. There are multiple references to the visible glow of the believer, and the Calling and Election. Some prophesies in the book originate from sources other than the Book of Mormon, though the prophesies probably parallel in some respects, or flesh out details. There are a couple conversion scenes where some in the faith make their Calling and Election sure. From a Mormon perspective, this would be a wonderful read, and I doubt there would be anything objectionable in it. From a Catholic or Protestant perspective, I would simply say the book is a good read, and understand the perspective it's written from.
I found it gripping and fast-paced, a barn-burner page-turner. While LDS is not my cup of tea, I found it instructive, encouraging, and engaging. Five Stars.


Why is it Important to Check our vehicle over for the Winter?
It's a very good question to ask yourself as a vehicle owner. As much as it is important all year round to make sure your vehicle is safe to drive, the winter months can put an extreme strain on your vehicle just like it can in the really hot summer months. A lot of people simply get their MOT and may get it service at the same time, but that could be months before the harsh cold weather of winter. Many things over the course of the months could change or wear in our vehicle. So it is important to have that quick check over, even if it is just to give you peace of mind.
It doesn't take long for us at ARC MOT to check round your vehicle for you. The checks are not complicated, but if they are not done correctly, could lead to you being stranded at the side of the road. The checks consist of checking the tread and pressures of tyres. We'll also check all the levels in the engine bay for you, especially that of your coolant because if it is not the right consistency and it gets cold enough, your engine coolant could freeze and could lead to engine failure if driven in this state. The battery will also be tested as the cold can affect the cells inside your battery and could lead to lose it charge, which would then prevent you from starting your vehicle. An inspection of your vehicle will be carried out, making sure all your lights are working correctly and your wipers are able to clear your windscreen as well.
This service does not take long and could be something we could do for you while you waited or during your lunch break, and hopefully prevent you from being the one left at the side of the road on a cold night.
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The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), a national civil rights organization, is currently working to free three elephants from decades of captivity in a Connecticut traveling circus.
The elephants, Beulah, Karen and Minnie are owned by The Commerford Zoo, located in Goshen, Connecticut, according to Lauren Choplin, NhRP's Communications Director. The elephants spent their days walking in circles with humans on their back for decades, Choplin said.
This January, NhRP filed a motion with the Connecticut Superior Court to reverse its dismissal of NhRP's November habeas corpus petition. This petition would be the first suit in the world to ask a court to recognize elephants' fundamental rights, according to a press release from NhRP.
"We learned of these elephants' situation several years ago as we were researching potential nonhuman animal clients across the US, as well as the most promising states in which to file suit," Steve Wise, NhRP President, said in an email.
The Superior Court originally dismissed the petition under the principle that the right of freedom and equality are purely human, not animal rights, according to Superior Judge James Bentivegna in a Washington Post article.
According to Wise, he believed that the Superior Court's dismissal was incorrect. The dismissal was based on the idea that NhRP could not sue on behalf of the elephants.
After NhRP filed their habeas corpus petition in November, they created #RumbleForRights campaign where thousands of people have the ability to advocate for captive elephants' legal rights on social media, Wise said.
While the NhRP's research suggests there are no other elephants being held captive in Connecticut, they remain prepared to file suit on behalf of any captive elephants, should they be discovered, Choplin said.
If the Superior Court reverses their previous decision, the three elephants will go to live in an appropriate sanctuary, such as the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in California, Wise said.
PAWS' sanctuaries help former performing animals move into a more relaxing stage of life, according to the organization's website. The elephants would be specifically housed in ARK 2000, Wise said. The sanctuary is a 2,300-acre natural habitat in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
"At PAWS, [the elephants] will be able to [live their rich and fulfilling lives]," Wise said.
NhRP staff are also helping people host screenings of the animal rights film "Unlocking the Cage," which follows Wise in his animal-based lawsuits. according to the NhRP website.
According to Wise, his dedication for animal-based lawsuits is based on his passion for all animals to be free.
"No elephants—beings of extraordinary cognitive complexity and autonomy—should ever be held captive against their will," Wise said.


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Relaxed and casual – with a lovely balcony for people-watching down on Donnelly Street – One Flight up is a reasonably priced café in the heart of Mt. Dora. Come for breakfast, lunch or enjoy evening apps with wine after a day of antiquing. Mondays bring with them open-mic night, so show up ready to sing, play, listen or all three. One Flight Up also has free wireless and an array of coffees – espresso, latte, cappuccino, you name it – so you can stay alert while you work "from home." Desserts, some say, are the house specialty, so, if you're eating lunch or dinner, you might want to save room.


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Cruise Artistes International is very proud to have negotiated the engagement of world-renowned opera star CECILIA BARTOLI on Silversea Cruise Line during the Dublin to New York crossing of the Silver Whisper. Ms. Bartoli appeared on the Silver Whisper prior to her highly successful tour of the USA. CAI then negotiated Ms. Bartoli's return engagement on Silversea where she again enthralled audiences with her unique vocal and artistic virtuosity.
Ms. Bartoli sings in the most important concert halls of Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Her stage appearances include prestigious opera houses and festivals such as the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, La Scala in Milan, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, the Salzburg Festival, the Zurich Opera House and the Théâtre des Champs Élysées in Paris.
Cecilia Bartoli has been awarded the Italian knighthood and is an "Accademico effettivo" of Santa Cecilia, Rome, a French Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur and Officier de l'Ordre du Mérite as well as an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music, London and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Most recently, she was given the prestigious Italian prize Bellini d'Oro, a Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes, one of the highest awards of the Spanish Ministry of Culture, and the Médaille Grand Vermeil de la Ville de Paris. On the occasion of the Handel anniversary year of 2009, Cecilia Bartoli was made an honorary member of the advisory board of the Halle Handel House Foundation, and the following year she received the Halle Handel Prize. Also in 2010, she was awarded the renowned Danish Léonie Sonning Music Prize in Copenhagen, in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, as well as an honorary doctorate by the venerable University College of Dublin. In 2012 she was awarded the Herbert von Karajan Prize in Baden-Baden, together with a rare Swiss Award for Culture, and she was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre du Mérite Culturel by the Principality of Monaco.


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Complete the following ten questions with a minimum of five (5) sentences fully detailing each response. Identify each question you are answering. Answers should incorporate the federal court site information and the questions being asked. Complete sentences are required. (Example of incorporating the question into a sentence, #1: The 'XCV' Court system was established under the United States Constitution under section XWA of the Constitution, which states "fhfhsncbeu".)
Answer the following questions based on the court comparison chart information:
The United States Constitution established which court systems?
Has Congress used the Constitutional power to create courts? If so, how have they used this power?
Which court system handles disputes with Last Wills and Testaments?
Where can people go if they are not satisfied with the final decision in a state trial?
Are Intermediate courts under federal control? If not, by what authority do the intermediate courts obtain their power?
Where can people go if they are not satisfied with a federal trial court proceeding decision?
What system of government does the United States have that causes it to have two court systems?
Which court system conducts most of the criminal trials?
When might a case move from the state court system to the federal system?
Can a member of the House of Representatives nominate and confirm a federal judge?
Can a USN Admiral onboard her ship decide the outcome of a private boating accident that occurred on the high-seas? Or, is there a specific court the parties must file their claim? What is the name of that court?
Go to the Complaint for a Civil Case (US Courts) (Links to an external site.) and perform the following:
Read the information contained on the website.
Download the Pro Se civil complaint form for Diversity of Citizenship. Note: You can download the form in DOCX format by selecting the download link at the top of the page.
Complete the form (Pro Se 1 form) using the information provided in the Abe Chevy Case Data.
Use all available information, do not leave blank spaces; if a question in the complainant does not apply to your claim, place "NA" in the blank space. Make sure your research covers potential issues presented in the complaint form. (i.e., "jury," "Damages," what are they, what types are available, is there a threshold amount?) Entries should contain full detailed explanations to assist in establishing the merits (what are the issues?) of your complainant. Incomplete, vague, or lack of detail will result in the court rejecting your complaint and requiring the document to be corrected and refiled. While you are not filing with the court, your incomplete submission for grading will have the same result; they will not be graded.
Abe Chevy Case Data
Abe Chevy, a resident of South Florida, drove onto I-95, heading north to visit his mother in Atlanta. After crossing over to I75N heading toward Atlanta around 7:45 PM, he passed a sign that read, "Macon 25 miles," and realized he had been driving seven hours. At that very instant, he started to think about breakfast for some reason and thought, "Maybe I am getting a little tired." Dismissing the thought, he looked down the road and was happy to see that traffic was very light. Unexpectedly, looking up, he saw a blinding bright light shining in his rearview mirror. Before he could react, a fourteen-wheeler slammed into the back of his Lincoln SUV, causing property damage and personal injuries. The truck driver worked for a company registered in Georgia at 1010 Trucking Lane, Atlanta, GA. Abe was placed in an ambulance and taken to the hospital, sustaining what looked like a life-threatening injury. He underwent five hours of surgery to remove his spleen. He also suffered a broken arm and leg and dislocated his C1 C2 vertebra. The bill for Abe's injuries amounted to more than $350,000, and property damage was an additional $80,000. After spending two weeks in the hospital, Abe returned to his house at 0 Landlock, Boca Raton, Florida. Abe consulted his attorney to determine what he should do. Abe told his attorney to file a lawsuit against the Georgia State Trucking Company, the driver Speedy Gonesailing, and owner, Gotdem Bigbucks, in the Florida District Court rather than in the Georgia District Court. Abe's attorney Dowe Cheathim stated that he would first have to gather some information and research the law to see if that was possible. Dowe asked Abe to provide the following details to preserve evidence for trial and preparation of making a legal claim or insurance demand:
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Architectural floor plans are just as important for the commercial tenant to review and approve as it is for the trades to build the space from.
One page often overlooked by tenants but is of critical importance is the Power and Communications plan. If not coordinated early with the furniture vendor, the IT team, architect, general contractor and electrician, it can be the single source of pain, frustration and costly change orders that will have rippling effects on your fit out, purchases and schedule.
The design team will consult with the tenant to get a general idea of power and data needs for each location. Architects then identify the locations of these receptacles by placing symbols on the plan that represent the general location, type of receptacle, power amperage and data needs as indicated in the legend.
However, these are placeholders, and it is up to the tenant to verify the exact final location in the field during construction.
Placement of new or relocated furniture is often an unknown factor early in the project. In a perfect world, the furniture would be picked well in advance of construction so outlets can be placed exactly to the furniture specifications ensuring they are at the correct heights and not blocked by casegoods, modesty panels, file cabinets, table legs, etc.
In the real world, however, construction often begins well in advance of the tenant first stepping foot in a furniture showroom. Tenants are not aware at the outset, or don't want to hear, that furniture lead times can be as little as six weeks from the time the order is placed. Furniture vendors will complain, and rightfully so, that tenants delay furniture purchases causing pressure by the tenant to expedite the delivery to meet the turnover of the space by the landlord. Then, surprise, the furniture rep calls that the furniture arrived but that outlets have to be moved because they are either misaligned or blocked. And nothing is more aggravating than having office furniture installed, only to find the power and data is on the opposite side of the room, per plan.
The ripple effect caused by delayed or poor furniture planning can include rewiring, wall and sheetrock repairs and repainting. If wallpaper is used, the entire wall will likely have to be rehung. Often, data and electrical cable lengths may not be long enough to be relocated since the were lengths were cut to fit, thus adding additional cable runs or electrical junctions added in the ceiling. All this adds up to to costly changes and delays that could have been avoided with proper planning early in the process.
Copy machines – Power requirements can vary so confirm the unit is either 110v or 220v. Also, check if there is a finisher and cost accounting unit plugged in which will require additional 110 power receptacles.
Offices – Inventory your desk equipment power needs. Code enforcement in many municipalities do not allow extension cords so appropriate receptacles are required.
Cubicles – Ensure your furniture vendors specifies enough power receptacles. Also, many slim-line furniture systems have receptacles hidden behind door flaps. However, the wall depths may not be deep enough to accommodate power supplies for computers, speakers, calculators. Check with your rep.
We recommend at least a triple run of ethernet wire per location; one for a computer, one for a phone and one for a peripheral. Many Phone/IT vendors will advise, though, that an IP phone can accept a physical computer connection and the third wire, therefore, is unnecessary. However, if the phone fails, the computer connection in the phone can fail too. It's cheap to run wire during construction and the third, or fourth wire is inexpensive.


Southern rice farmers are currently weighing their options following the July 1 announcement of a $750 million settlement between Bayer and producer attorneys. The settlement seeks to end numerous lawsuits brought by long-grain rice growers following the 2006 discovery of trace amounts of unapproved, Bayer-owned GM traits in the U.S. rice supply. The late-summer 2006 USDA announcement of the discovery caused rice prices to tumble and meant the loss of U.S. rice export markets.
For more, see GM rice.
While the overall picture of the settlement remains the same as reported earlier in Delta Farm Press (see GM rice: settlement construction and farmer options), Arkansas growers should be aware of an additional factor working in their favor.
There are actually two GM rice settlements: one for federal court and a second known as the "Arkansas state court" settlement. The Arkansas state court settlement is under Circuit Court Judge David Henry in Stuttgart, Ark.
As reported earlier, the $750 million settlement is divided into three "pots." The difference between the federal and state settlements has to do with the Pot Three money, set up for "other, or additional, losses." Those losses are based on decisions made by farmers that resulted in monetary losses due to the GM rice contamination.
Such losses could have come, for example, following an Arkansas Plant Board decision to ban the planting of Clearfield 131 (CL131), often grown to combat red rice. With CL131 prohibited just weeks prior to the 2007 planting season, some farmers opted to plant a less valuable crop like soybeans. The loss of revenue from planting a rice crop can be claimed under Pot Three.
For more, see Fallout from GM trait in rice bedevils Mid-South farmers.
The settlement calls for $100 million being allocated for Pot Three. However, only half of that is available through the federal settlement. Significantly, the other $50 million is targeted specifically for farmers who have filed suit in Arkansas.
Will the level of punitive damages awarded to farmers in several Arkansas court cases cause others to think twice before signing up for the settlement?
"I always tell my farmer (clients) 'you may get punitive damages but you'll be in for a long fight (due to appeals),' said attorney Martin Phipps, who represents rice farmers in GM cases, on Wednesday morning. Phipps, of San Antonio-based Goldman, Pennebaker & Phipps, said if cases are taken to court "you could get more (money than the settlement offers), absolutely. Could you get less? Yes.
So, Pot One and Pot Two do not have Arkansas-specific concerns?
What is the signup deadline for Arkansas farmers aiming at Pot Three?
Phipps' expectation on Pot Three "is most of the claims will be paid between January and March" of 2012.
Another point of clarification: if a landlord doesn't participate in the settlement, under the agreement the farmer's share will be reduced by the crop-share amount. For example, if a crop-share is 50/50 and the landlord isn't involved in the GM rice settlement, the farmer will be docked half of every dollar, from every pot, received.


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By: Wendy Wasserstein
Wasserstein, who won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for The Heidi Chronicles, writes of three Jewish middle-aged sisters-Sara, Gorgeous, and Pfeni-who come together in London to celebrate Sara's birthday. Winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award. Photographs.
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Wendy Wasserstein is the author of many plays, including The Heidi Chronicles, for which she received a Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize. She has also been the recipient of the New York Drama Critics Circle Prize, the Drama Desk Award, and the Outer Critics Circle Award. She lives in New York City.


·All families have to do is donate one children's book (new or used) suitable for ages 5-12 at their local LongHorn restaurant on April 2.
·As a special "thanks," participating guests will receive one free kid's meal from LongHorn's kid's menu with the purchase of one adult entrée.
All books will then be donated to local Boys and Girls Clubs to refresh Club libraries.
I think more resturants should do this.


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South Carolina utilities debate V.C. Summer fate as 6-week deadline looms
Published Nov. 21, 2017
The two South Carolina electric utilities behind the canceled V.C. Summer nuclear project have very different approaches on how to move forward, with SCANA Corp. subsidiary South Carolina Electric & Gas preferring to walk away from the site entirely and state-run Santee Cooper looking for a potential buyer sometime in the future.
As the Charleston Post & Courier reports, SCE&G could take a $2 billion tax write-off if it entirely abandons the project before the end of the year. Because Santee Cooper does not pay taxes, it prefers to try and recoup some investment.
SCE&G has already developed a plan to replace the scuttled project, and argues that if it does not abandon the project by year-end, the tax write-off will lose about $200 million in value.
SCE&G and Santee Cooper are now debating what is best for customers on the hook for some portion of the failed nuclear project, but due to different corporate structures, their preferred alternatives are not aligned.
"We're not going to allow those facilities, the work that has been done, to fall into disrepair. It's going to have to be maintained," South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster reportedly said Tuesday. "Even if they're not completed right away, they can be completed later, so it's very important that they be maintained and not fall into disrepair."
But SCE&G must take a $2 billion tax write-off by the end of the year, or risk seeing it decline by $200 million. Some opponents of that plan note the utility has spent about $9 billion, and should seek to recover more. The Post & Courier article indicates most believe walking away entirely would be the smartest option. Santee Cooper, however, sees it otherwise, as a spokesperson noted the utility intends to sell its share or equipment from the project to offset costs.
That leaves just six weeks for the two utilities to find a solution before the value of the writeoff drops, and customers are faced with paying even more of the bill.
SCE&G owns 55% of its abandoned two-reactor expansion project at the VC Summer plant, while Santee Cooper owns the balance. Proposed in 2008, the expansion was supposed to cost less than $12 billion. But SCANA and Santee Cooper abandoned the project over the summer, already having spent $9 billion. They said completing construction would take years and costs could spiral to $25 billion.
Last week, SCE&G proposed rate changes and new generation investments related to the failed project, including lower rates, new gas and solar generation, and other accounting moves the company says will benefit ratepayers to the tune of $4.8 billion.
South Carolina has six weeks to answer a $2B question about the future of its nuclear project The Post & Courier
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Schroeder, Dennis. (2017). "Ivanpah Solar Project". Retrieved from NREL.
Nuclear and carbon capture companies seek $20B as DOE revives loan program
DOE loan office head Jigar Shah said he would like the office to issue at least $2 billion in loans for key emerging sectors, such as battery recycling and "green" hydrogen.
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Despite authority to require RTOs, Glick says FERC will encourage bottom-up approach to creating power markets
The top federal energy regulator supports RTO participation and said he is focused on orders that will not create disincentives for states or utilities to join the broader transmission planning groups.
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US utility-scale solar, storage prices drop over 12% in past year, but supply chain worries loom: NREL
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's annual report finds that U.S. solar and storage prices have dropped significantly, but researchers warn that rising raw materials costs could slow the reductions.
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A manufacturing company in Clyde, Ohio used Clean Team Commercial Cleaning for a strip and wax of the vinyl ceramic tile floors in their office. The manufacturing facility uses grease and oil that gets tracked into their office and sticks to the floors. Over time, these soils build up and can no longer be controlled by daily mopping. A strip and wax of the floors was the best solution.
The stripping process removes all of the pre-existing wax from the floor which removes the dirt as well. Fresh wax is then re-applied to the VCT floor in multiple coats delivering the clean and shiny look our customers desire.
Clean Team has team of dedicated floor technicians who specialize in many types of floor care including stripping and waxing, burnishing/buffing, top-scrubbing and carpet cleaning.
Before and after pictures of the strip and wax of the VCT floors are below.
Before and after pictures of the strip and wax of the VCT floors.


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