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College of the Desert Foundation presents Stepping Out for COD
Marge Dodge
Special to The Desert Sun
Stepping Out for COD, the annual fundraiser for the College of the Desert Foundation, was an evening not soon to be forgotten. Legendary soul, R&B and pop singer Patti LaBelle rocked the stage of the McCallum Theatre with a night of musical memories.
Event co-chairs Diane Rubin and Nancy Stone welcomed the sold-out crowd and thanked them for supporting student success. Rubin said, "Many of our students must overcome numerous obstacles to stay in school and succeed academically. To quote legendary performer Milton Berle, 'if opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.' Proceeds from tonight's event will build that door by providing much-needed resources to fund student success – as in emergency funds, meal cards, services for military veterans and child care for students with young children." She continued, "Ten percent of students are the first in their family to attend college, sixty percent require financial assistance provided by scholarships, and eighty percent of students stay or return to the Coachella Valley for jobs."
Stone thanked everyone for supporting education and recognized sponsors Donna MacMillan, the David and Alan Greene Family Foundation, Jim and Jessica Greene, Alan and Helen Greene, the Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation, Arlene Schnitzer, Jordan Schnitzer, The Auen Foundation, Sherrie and Ron Auen, and Catharine Reed.
A short video of student success stories filled the big screen on-stage and filled many viewer's eyes with tears as students expressed appreciation for the opportunity to get an education and transform their lives. The video was titled, "You Give So I Can Thrive."
The dynamic duo of Rubin and Stone invited the audience to enjoy the show as the curtain rose to reveal a 10-piece band, two back-up singers and two-time Grammy Award-winner Patti LaBelle. LaBelle, the consummate performer, has been thrilling audiences for more than 50 years and has been christened the "Godmother of Soul." She has starred on Broadway and TV and has written six books.
LaBelle entertained the audience by singing many of her favorites including "On My Own," "New Attitude," and "Stir it Up." Multiple pairs of glittering shoes in different colors were lined up on the piano and LaBelle marvelously engaged the audience by asking Stone to try on her shoes. Stone asked the size, then obliged, but was disappointed to learn she was unable to keep LaBelle's shoes. She got a high-five from LaBelle when Stone announced her age to the audience.
Several other audience members delighted in trying on LaBelle's glitzy shoes. Flowers were handed out to some audience members, including Donna Jean Darby and Diane Denkler. Other members of the audience were invited on stage to dance with LaBelle. A singing duet with the drummer and a saxophone solo rounded out the performance.
A reception for major sponsors was held prior to the evening performance at Cuistot restaurant and included fabulous refreshments on the outdoor patio, tunes provided by The COD No Name musical group led by student trustee Jonathan Ramont, and caricature drawings presented to guests. Local TV celebrity Joe Smith introduced COD Superintendent and President Joel Kinnamon, who thanked participants for their generous financial support. COD Foundation Executive Director John Mosser and COD Foundation board president Bill Chunowitz presented commemorative plaques to event co-chairs Rubin and Stone. COD Board of Trustee members Aurora Wilson, Bonnie Stefan and Mary Jane Sanchez-Fulton were acknowledged.
A sponsor reception was held after the show at the McCallum Theatre Founders Room. Other major sponsors included Joel Smilow, Joanne and Bill Chunowitz, Diane Rubin and Lenny Eber, Nancy Stone and Vern Kozlen, Wendy and Robert Goodfriend, Diane and Hal Gershowitz, Shirley Miller and Jim B. Johnson, Eisenhower Health, Peggy Jacobs and Bob Howard, El Paseo Jewelers, Peggy Cravens and Suz Hunt.
For more information on how to support student success at College of the Desert or for a tour of the campus call (760) 773-2561 or visit codfoundation.org.


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#566 Yankees Rookies: Gil Blanco, Art Lopez, and Ross Moschitto
We've seen two-player rookie cards and four-player rookie cards in this set already, but this is the first three-player rookie card that I've posted. I don't know about you, but none of these guys rings a bell with me. This is right about the time that the Yankee dynasty crumbled, as the team spent the next decade serving as an also-ran in the American League before a late 1970s renaissance. There's no doubt that failures in developing talented young players had something to do with that decline.
Fun facts about Gil Blanco:
-Born in Phoenix, AZ, Gil signed with the Yankees as a teen in 1964.
-In his first pro season, he won 12 games with a 2.31 ERA at class A Fort Lauderdale and surrendered just two home runs in 144 innings (0.1 HR/9 IP).
-As a bonus baby, he was placed on the major league roster at age 19 in 1965. Though used sparingly, the 6'5" southpaw held his own, stringing together seven scoreless relief appearances (eight innings total) to begin his career. He would end the year with a 3.98 ERA in 20.1 innings.
-Should you doubt that New York was handling the youngster with kid gloves, consider this: in each of his 16 relief appearances, he entered the game with the Yanks down by two runs or more. He was a textbook mop-up man. He was given a spot start on May 31 in the second half of a doubleheader, but didn't make it out of the first inning.
-Despite his low status in the pecking order of the staff, Gil did earn his first win with two shutout innings to finish a game against the Senators on July 17. He entered with his team trailing 4-1 and held off the Sens until the bottom of the ninth, when a four-run Yankee rally sent the Bronx fans home happy.
-Began the following season in the minors, but was traded to the Athletics in a five-player swap in midseason. Joined the A's in late July and went 2-4 with a 4.70 ERA.
-Had a game to remember on September 4, 1966. Earned the win by scattering nine walks in seven innings, managing to give up only one earned run in a 7-2 triumph over the Red Sox. It helped that he himself had as many hits (two) as he allowed; his pair of run-scoring singles constituted his only career hits and RBI. He also induced a triple-play grounder from Tony Conigliaro in the first inning!
-He never pitched in the majors after his 21st birthday. He bounced around the minor leagues in the A's, Astros, and Expos farm systems until 1971.
-In two big league seasons, he was 3-5 with a 4.45 ERA.
-There have been six major leaguers with the last name "Blanco". Gil was the first.
Fun facts about Art Lopez:
-Art hails from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico but grew up in New York.
-He served in the Navy during the Korean War (1954-1958).
-After his service ended, he worked in a bank. In 1961, the Yankees signed the 24-year-old after a successful tryout.
-After hitting well over .300 in his minor league travels over four seasons, Lopez made the big league club in April 1965. His first hit was a pinch single against reigning Cy Young winner Dean Chance.
-He struggled in two stints with New York in 1965, squeezing out seven singles in 49 at-bats and failing to drive in a run.
-After spending 1966 in the minors, Art went east...Far East, that is. He played six seasons (1968-1973) in Japan, hitting a robust .290 with 116 home runs. He was an All-Star in 1968, and saw action in the 1970 Japan Series for the Lotte Orions.
Fun facts about Ross Moschitto:
-Ross is a native of Fresno, CA. He signed with the Yankees as a 19-year-old in 1964.
-Hit .293 with 20 home runs in rookie ball in his first pro season and was named Appalachian League Player of the Year.
-As a bonus baby, spent all of 1965 on the major league roster but struggled in his irregular playing time (28 plate appearances in 96 games!), hitting .185 with a single home run.
-At one point Ross appeared in 13 consecutive games without collecting a single plate appearance; his chief duty was to give a late-inning breather to the aging Mickey Mantle.
-Waited two-plus months for his first career hit, and then got his second base knock in his very next at-bat.
-Hit his first (and only) career home run against 215-game winner Jim Perry.
-After missing all of the 1966 season, Moschitto played only 14 games for the Yankees in 1967, collecting a single hit in nine at-bats.
-He hung around in the New York farm system for two miserable years before calling it quits at in 1969. He hit .167 with a home run and three RBI in his two abbreviated seasons in the bigs.
Labels: 1965 topps, trades, yankees
Have you ever wondered what causes some Toms to go by "Tommie" and others to go by "Tommy"? Or "Willie" vs. "Willy"? Maybe even "Johnnie" vs. "Johnny"? No? Just me, then? Alright.
Fun facts about Tommie Sisk:
-Hailing from Ardmore, OK, Tommie signed with the Pirates out of high school in 1960.
-Was pitching in AAA by his second pro season, and had a five-game look with Pittsburgh a year later at age 20.
-In 1963, Sisk spent his first full season in the majors. Pitching mostly out of the bullpen, he fashioned a strong 2.92 ERA and 1.20 WHIP (both career bests) while leading the team with 57 appearances.
-After a disastrous sophomore effort (6.16 ERA), Tommie recovered in 1965. He started a dozen games and relieved in 26 more, going 7-3 with a 3.40 ERA.
-Tossed his first career shutout on September 20, 1965, two-hitting the Mets. The only New Yorker to reach second base was Johnny Lewis, who tripled with one out in the ninth inning but was thrown out trying for an inside-the-park home run!
-Despite a 4.14 ERA in 1966, Sisk received enough support to boast a 10-5 record.
-1967 was a career year for Tommie. Starting 31 games for the Pirates, he turned in a fine 3.34 ERA and ranked tenth in the National League with 11 complete games. Still, he had only a 13-13 won-lost total to show for it. A large part of his success can be attributed to his ability to keep the ball in the park - he allowed just six home runs in 207.2 innings!
-The majority of his final season in Pittsburgh was spent back in the bullpen (3.28 ERA).
-In 1969 he was traded to the expansion Padres club, and his performance and his win percentage suffered (2-13, 4.78 ERA, six saves). However, he collected the first save in team history by preserving Johnny Podres' 2-0 victory on April 9.
-Sisk got off to a bad start with the White Sox in 1970 and was traded to Cleveland on June 15. The Indians kept him at AAA Wichita for the remainder of the season. He tried his luck with the Expos the following year, but performed poorly in eight games at AAA Winnipeg before bringing his career to a close at age 29. In parts of nine big league seasons he was 40-49 with a 3.92 ERA and ten saves.
Labels: 1965 topps, pirates, trades
Okay, Herm's out of order because I wrote up the last post before checking my list. He's been patiently waiting with his asymmetrical undersleeves. Seriously, was the sleeve on his pitching arm longer than the one on his glove arm, or is there just slippage on the latter? You tell me.
Fun facts about Herm Starrette:
-A native of Statesville, NC, Herm pitched at Lenoir-Rhyne College before signing with the Orioles in 1958.
-Won 58 games in five full minor league seasons before making the jump from A to AAA in 1963.
-Made his major league debut on July 1, 1963 and pitched well in relief for the O's, compiling a 3.46 ERA in 26 innings.
-He was the first man born in Statesville to pitch in the majors.
-Entered in a mop-up role on August 15, 1963 with the Twins leading Baltimore 13-1. He loaded the bases and then stranded all three runners by striking out the side.
-Earned his only major league win on June 28, 1964 with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief at Washington.
-Appeared in only nine games for the Orioles in 1964-1965, despite allowing just three earned runs in 20 innings.
-In the midst of his fourth season at AAA Rochester in 1966, the 27-year-old Starrette retired, leaving him with a 1-1 record and a 2.54 ERA in 27 MLB games spanning three seasons.
-Surrendered only one home run in 46 innings in the bigs. The batter was Yankee catcher Elston Howard.
-Spent another 35 years in pro baseball as a major league coach, minor league instructor, instruction coordinator, and farm system director. He worked with the Orioles, Giants, Phillies (he was the pitching coach for the 1980 World Champions), Brewers, Cubs, Expos, and Red Sox.
Labels: 1965 topps, orioles, trades
I'm going to go back to the "show and tell" approach and post a scan of another Howie Reed card in my collection. This one is card number 398 from the 1971 Topps set, and it depicts Howie as an Expo. It's also the last card made of him during his career.
Fun facts about Howie Reed:
-Born in Dallas, Howie was an All-American at the University of Texas before signing with the Athletics in 1957.
-Debuted with Kansas City in his second pro season; his first career win was a complete game 2-1 decision over the White Sox on September 27, 1958.
-After appearing in just ten games with the A's over three seasons, he was dealt to the Dodgers. His new club kept him in the minors for three full years, a span that included a league-leading 19 wins for AAA Spokane in 1963.
-Pitched effectively upon his return to the majors in 1964, compiling a 3.20 ERA in 26 games (19 of those coming in relief).
-Used primarily out of the bullpen, Howie contributed to L.A.'s World Championship run in 1965 with a 7-5 record and a 3.12 ERA. He appeared in two World Series games but was hit hard by the Twins.
-Bounced from the Dodgers to the Angels to the Astros within a two-year span before settling with the brand-new Expos club in 1969.
-Tossed the only shutout of his career on August 3, 1969. It was an exciting affair in which Reed and Astros starter Larry Dierker matched zeroes until the bottom of the ninth inning. Expos left fielder Mack Jones drove in the winning run with a one-out fielder's choice to short to send the Quebecois home happy!
-Spent the final three seasons of his career in Montreal, twice earning six wins and pitching to a cumulative 4.11 ERA.
-1971 was his final year in the major leagues; in parts of ten seasons he was 26-29 with a 3.72 ERA.
-Reed returned to Texas, where he owned and operated a farm. He was only 47 when he passed away in late 1984 after fighting a losing battle with cancer.
Labels: 1965 topps, dodgers, trades
What jumps out at me about this card? I love the large "TV number" on Hank Aguirre's right sleeve. A quick glance and you can see that his uniform number was 37. Without action photos to show the number on a player's back, you didn't see a lot of uni numbers in the 1965 Topps set. Also, that's one well-worn glove on Hank's hand. It looks like it's been kicking around since Ty Cobb's prime.
Fun facts about Hank Aguirre:
-The son of a Mexican immigrant, Hank was born in Azusa, CA. He pitched in nine games in 1951 for Duluth of the independent Northern League before his contract was sold to the Indians.
-He debuted with Cleveland at age 24 late in the 1955 season and pitched well in four games, including a shutout on September 24. In that game he allowed just three hits to the Tigers but also scattered ten walks!
-After two more partial seasons with the Tribe, Hank was traded to Detroit before the 1958 campaign. The Tigers used him primarily as a reliever, and he contributed a solid 3.75 ERA and five saves in his first season with them.
-He spent most of 1959 in the minors but was a valuable bullpen piece in Motown in 1960-1961 (combined 9-7, 3.00 ERA, 18 SV).
-Stepping into the rotation in the middle of the 1962 season, Aguirre became an All-Star for the first (and only) time in his career. He went a personal-best 16-8, completed 11 games, and led the American League with a 2.21 ERA and 1.05 WHIP.
-He remained a presence in the Tigers rotation for three more seasons, including a pair of 14-win campaigns and a career-high 14 complete games in 1963.
-After stumbling through a 3-9 effort and a demotion to the bullpen in 1966, Hank readjusted to life as a reliever with a 2.40 ERA in 1967.
-Aguirre's decade in Detroit came to a close in 1968, as he was traded to the Dodgers. The 37-year-old lefty allowed just three runs in 39.1 innings (0.69 ERA), but was let go by L.A. He finished his career with a solid year and a half for the Cubs.
-In parts of 16 seasons he won 75 games, lost 72, saved 33, and had a 3.24 ERA.
-Hank focused his latter-day efforts on creating jobs for Hispanic auto workers in Detroit. He died of prostate cancer in 1994 at age 62.
So, any guesses as to Tracy Stallard's favorite song? My money is on Johnny Cash's classic "A Boy Named Sue".
Fun facts about Tracy Stallard:
-A native of Coeburn, VA, Tracy signed with the Red Sox in 1956.
-He reached the majors in 1960, his fifth professional season, and turned in four scoreless relief appearances.
-Famously surrendered Roger Maris' record-breaking 61st home run on October 1, 1961 - the final day of the season. Though Stallard has denied grooving the 2-0 fastball that Maris hit, he has said that he's glad he was the one to give it up: "Otherwise, I would never have been thought of again."
-That fateful home run capped a rocky rookie season (2-7, 4.88 ERA) that was his only full campaign in Boston. After appearing in a single game in 1962, he was traded to the still-new (and still-terrible) Mets.
-Stallard continued to scuffle in his first season in New York, going 9-17 with a 4.71 ERA. It was the farewell year for the Polo Grounds ballpark, and manager Casey Stengel told his young hurler: "At the end of the season they're gonna tear this joint down. The way you're pitching, that right-field section will be gone already."
-Thing started coming together for Tracy in 1964; if only the same could be said for his team. Despite a solid 3.79 ERA in 225.2 innings and 11 complete games, he won only ten games while leading the National League with 20 losses. Seven of his losses came in starts in which he allowed one or two earned runs, and he received no-decisions in three other such games. He was also on the losing end of Jim Bunning's perfect game, but pitched poorly that day anyhow (six earned runs allowed in 5.2 innings).
-Paroled by a December trade to the Cardinals, Stallard was even better in 1965. He set personal bests in won-lost record (11-8), ERA (3.38), and hits per nine innings (8.0).
-He seemed to fall apart in 1966, racking up a 5.68 ERA and losing his spot in the St. Louis rotation. A midseason demotion signalled the end of his major league career; despite pitching effectively at various minor league and Mexican League stops through 1973, no big league club ever took a flier on him. In parts of seven MLB seasons, he was 30-57 with a 4.17 ERA.
-It's a good thing that he had his pitching to fall back on; Tracy is reportedly the only player in major league history to collect at least 200 career plate appearances while failing to draw a single walk! He batted .110 with a .113 on-base percentage (owing to a single hit-by-pitch) in 258 trips to the plate, and his career strikeout-to-walk ratio was 88-0.
-After his playing days ended, Stallard worked in the coal and construction businesses.
Labels: 1965 topps, cardinals, trades
Well, what do we have here? It looks like a gen-yoo-wine error card. You will notice that Don Pavletich is listed as a pitcher, but is pictured holding a bat. Likewise, the card back features a full line of batting stats. That's because Don was actually a first baseman/catcher. Whoops!
Fun facts about Don Pavletich:
-Don was born in Milwaukee, WI, and signed with Cincinnati as a bonus baby in 1956.
-He missed most of 1957-1958 while in military service. He debuted in the majors in 1957, but his early MLB record consisted of single games played in 1957 and 1959.
-After batting .295 with 22 home runs at Triple-A Indianapolis in 1961, he got the call to the bigs in 1962 but played sparingly.
-Was unimpressive in part-time duty in 1963, but started to show something in 1964, hitting five home runs in just 34 games.
-Kept his momentum rolling with a .319 average, .394 on-base percentage, eight homers, and 32 RBI the following year.
-1966 brought career highs in home runs (12) and RBI (38) to go with a .294 average.
-Don's only career grand slam was a pinch-hit walkoff shot on June 11, 1967 to top the Astros in the second game of a doubleheader. He also took Mike Cuellar deep in the first game of the twinbill.
-In the final four seasons of his major league career, he played for three teams (Reds, White Sox, and Red Sox).
-Don's final career home run came against Hall of Famer Jim Palmer.
-Was traded to his hometown Brewers after the 1971 season, but they effectively ended his career by releasing him the following spring. In parts of twelve seasons, he hit .254 with 46 homers and 193 RBI.
Labels: 1965 topps, reds, trades
I actually know a guy named Bill Henry. No relation. True story. Not interesting, but true.
Fun facts about Bill Henry:
-A native of Alice, TX, Bill attended the University of Houston and pitched in the independent minor leagues from 1948-1952 before being signed by the Red Sox.
-When he debuted in Boston, he became the first UH Cougar to play in the majors.
-Henry spent parts of four seasons in Beantown, going 15-20 with a 3.80 ERA in 75 games (42 starts).
-Returned to the minors for all of 1956 and 1957 before reemerging with the Cubs as a reliever; would start only two games during the rest of his career. He was rejuvenated in Chicago, posting ERAs of 2.88 and 2.68 and WHIPs of 0.98 and 1.02. In 1959, he led the National League with 65 games pitched and notched nine wins and a dozen saves.
-The Cubs traded Bill and two other players to the Reds for Frank Thomas. In 1960, the lefty was an All-Star in his first season in Cincy. He had a career-high 17 saves, ranking third in the N.L. in that category; it was part of a five-year run in which he ranked seventh or better in saves.
-He excelled again in 1961, putting up a 2.19 ERA and 16 saves for the N.L. champs. However, in his only taste of postseason play, he was hit hard in the decisive fifth game of the World Series.
-Bill rebounded from two straight subpar seasons to put up an absurdly low ERA (0.87) and WHIP (0.83) in 52.1 innings in 1964.
-Pitched until he was 41, spending the tail end of his career with the Giants, Pirates, and Astros. Overall, he was 46-50 with a 3.26 ERA and 90 saves in parts of 16 seasons.
-Held Hall of Famer Frank Robinson to one hit in 17 career at-bats (.118 OPS).
-Oddly enough, he discovered in 2007 that he had been a victim of identity theft when a Florida resident who had taken his name died and a SABR researcher put the pieces together. Bill is still alive and well in Deer Park, TX.
I don't know if you can see it, but there's a bright yellow line on the left border of this card. I guess that's a printing irregularity. Have you seen anything like it before?
Anyhow, the San Francisco Giants probably wish that division play had been in place in 1964. It's tough to win 90 games and finish fourth, as manager Alvin Dark's charges did. They spent 53 days in first place but were not on top from late July onward. The glow was still on the club seven years after their move west from New York, as 1,504,364 rooters helped them finish third in the National League in attendance.
The Giants were a patient and powerful team on offense, leading the N.L. in home runs and walks. Having MVP Willie Mays helped, as he clubbed 47 home runs, drove in 111, and reached base at a .383 clip. Other heavy hitters included corner infielders Orlando Cepeda and Jim Ray Hart, who each went deep 31 times; Cepeda also hit a team-best .304. Mays and Cepeda were All-Stars.
Pitching-wise, San Francisco finished third in ERA at 3.19. Juan Marichal was the ace, with a 21-8, 2.48 ERA, 22 complete game season. Oddly enough, Gaylord Perry was the only other pitcher to start more than ten games and post a winning record (12-11, 2.75). Marichal was the lone Giant pitcher in the Midsummer Classic.
The Giants would be in contention for the rest of the decade with negligible results, notching five consecutive second-place finishes from 1965-1969. They won the N.L. West in 1971, but bowed to the Pirates in the NLCS in four games. They wouldn't reach the World Series again until 1989, and still haven't won it all since 1954.
Labels: 1965 topps, giants, team card
Here is the second of two slabbed and graded cards that I own for this set. Steve actually traded me a loose version of this Steve Blass card, but I later acquired this slabbed copy in a separate trade with reader Michael Flaherty. I was then working out a trade with Kris Shepard, who needed the Blass, so I flipped the loose one to him. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
Fun facts about Steve Blass:
-Steve grew up in Canaan, CT and was a stud pitcher in high school; the Pirates signed him in 1960.
-Won 42 games in three full minor league seasons (1961-1963) to earn a promotion to Pittsburgh in 1964. This string included a 17-3, 1.97 ERA performance at Class B Kinston in 1962; he would be inducted into the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997.
-Had a decent rookie season, going 5-8 with a 4.04 ERA while shuttling between the bullpen and rotation.
-After spending all of 1965 in the minors, Steve returned in 1966 and put together two more solid but unspectacular seasons before breaking out in 1968: he went 18-6 to lead the N.L. in winning percentage (.750) with a career-best 2.12 ERA. He also reached personal highs with 12 complete games and seven shutouts.
-After falling back to 16-10, 4.46 and 10-12, 3.52 in the next two seasons, Blass had a very memorable year in 1971. He went 15-8 with a 2.49 ERA and a league-leading five shutouts for the National League Champion Pirates.
-He dominated the Orioles in the World Series, earning two complete-game wins, including the decisive seventh game. In eighteen innings, he allowed just two runs on seven total hits. Of course, Roberto Clemente hit .414 and slugged .759 to wrest away the MVP honors.
-Steve was even better in 1972, going to his only All-Star Game and finishing second behind only Steve Carlton for Cy Young honors. His record was 19-8 with a 2.49 ERA. However, his strikeout-to-walk ratio dropped to career-worst 1.39, which probably went unnoticed at the time but was a troubling sign of things to come.
-Blass inexplicably fell apart at age 31, going 3-9 with a 9.85 ERA a year after being voted second-best pitcher in the league. His control abandoned him; he hit an N.L.-high 12 batters in just 88 innings, and walked 84 batters while striking out only 27. He spent all but one game of the 1974 season in AAA, trying to regain his form. He was even worse, issuing 103 free passes in 61 innings. When things looked no better the following spring, he retired. In nine seasons (plus one game in 1974), Steve was 103-76 with a 3.63 ERA and 57 complete games.
-He has been a radio announcer for Pirates games since 1986.
-Though the term "Steve Blass Disease" has become part of the baseball vernacular, used to describe physically healthy pitchers who inexplicably lose their pitching mechanics, Steve has had success in at least one other sport. Last September, he shot two holes-in-one in a single round of golf!
One idea that I've kicked around for this blog but never followed through was to post scans of other cards of the featured players. As my collection (particularly the vintage part of it) grows, it would be neat to show these players on different teams. You could see them when they were fresh-faced rookies or grizzled veterans or even as managers decades later. For instance, here's a 1992 Topps card depicting Jim Fregosi as the skipper of the Phillies.
Fun facts about Jim Fregosi:
-The San Franciscan signed with the Red Sox right out of high school in 1960, but was claimed by the Angels in the expansion draft the following draft.
-After debuting with the Halos in late 1961, the youngster worked his way into the everyday lineup midway through the following season, batting .291 in 58 games.
-Jim broke out in 1963 (.287 with 50 extra-base hits), but may have been at his best the next year (.833 OPS, 18 HR, 72 RBI), when he made the first of six All-Star teams.
-Hit for the cycle twice: July 28, 1964 (the first cycle in Angels history and the only one at Dodger Stadium until Orlando Hudson in 2009) and May 20, 1968.
-Other accolades for Fregosi included a Gold Glove in 1967, a league-leading 13 triples in 1968, and career highs of 33 doubles, 22 home runs, and 82 RBI in 1970.
-After a tumor in his foot abbreviated his 1971 season, the Angels bit the bullet and traded their all-time leader in practically every offensive category. They received four players from the Mets, including a wild young pitcher named Nolan Ryan. You may have heard about this trade.
-Injuries hampered Jim's playing career throughout the 1970s. After averaging 156 games a year from 1963-1970, he failed to top 107 in any season for the rest of his career. He spent only a year and a half with the Mets, but became a valuable part-time player for the Rangers for parts of five seasons.
-He ended his career with a brief stint with the Pirates, who granted him his release in 1978 when the Angels expressed interest in hiring him as their manager. In parts of 18 seasons, he hit .265 with 264 doubles, 78 triples, 151 home runs, and 706 RBI.
-Fregosi was indeed hired to helm the Halos at age 36, and led the club to an A. L. West title in his first full year before they bowed to a strong Baltimore team in the ALCS. He skippered the Angels until mid-1981, and later managed the White Sox (1986-1988), Phillies (1991-1996), and Blue Jays (1999-2000). The 1993 Phils went to the World Series, where they fell in six games to the defending champion Toronto club. Overall, he won 1,028 games and lost 1,095.
-Jim is currently a Special Assistant to Atlanta Braves general manager Frank Wren.
Labels: 1965 topps, angels, trades

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Rui Jin did not turn down Jian Chen's request and instead agreed to it without any hesitation, "I just happen to have looked into the territories of the three great empires, so I know their precise locations." With that, Rui Jin extended a finger and swung it casually. The s.p.a.ce ripped open, quickly forming a s.p.a.ce Gate.
Jian Chen stared unblinkingly at Rui Jin's ordinary and simple action. His eyes s.h.i.+ned with interest as he seemed to be deep in thought. He already knew that he would not be able to undergo breakthroughs as easily as before once he reached partial achievement and that every layer would require the comprehension of the laws of the world. As a result, he paid close attention to how Rui Jin ripped open s.p.a.ce.
"Not only does senior Rui Jin's action of ripping open s.p.a.ce contain his comprehension of the laws of s.p.a.ce, it also possesses the control of power. s.p.a.ce is a law while energy also has its own way. Looks like I've already begun to interact with the laws when I was a Saint Ruler, except that it was just a smattering of it," Jian Chen mumbled inside.
Jian Chen and the others, including the four protectors, immediately stepped through the s.p.a.ce Gate and disappeared from the air above the Longqi Kingdom as soon as it had formed. You Yue had already been sent into the artifact s.p.a.ce when Jian Chen fought with the Saint Kings before.
The Felicity Empire was one of the three great empires of the continent. It possessed a lengthy history and had two of the seven capital cities of the continent, the City of the Heavenly Spirits and Thunder City. The City of the Heavenly Spirits was the imperial capital of the empire, where the imperial palace was located.
As the imperial capital of the Felicity Empire, the prosperity of the City of Heavenly Spirits was naturally self-evident. Countless organizations consisting of large and small clans filled every s.p.a.ce within the city walls. Experts gathered and were as common as clouds.
However, there was one exception. There was a huge mixture of people within the city walls of the imperial capital, but it was governed very well, so there were extremely few cases of violence.
Jian Chen's group appeared in the air above the city after pa.s.sing through the Spatial Gate. They looked down at the land below them and with a rough scan, they found were the imperial palace was. They immediately flew in that direction.
Currently, the pale-faced Fang Yan and Ta Ji, who had just come back from the Longqi Kingdom, sat on cus.h.i.+ons as they meditated in a majestic hall within the palace. Before them sat a middle-aged man in a set of luxurious, gilded robes. His face was dark as he angrily glared at Fang Yan and Ta Ji.
The man was extremely handsome, and the presence of a ruler radiated from him. He was filled with prestige.
He was an Imperial Protector of the Felicity Empire as well, and he was stronger than Fang Yan and Ta Ji. He was at the peak of the Seventh Heavenly Layer as well as an emperor who had abdicated several years ago. He was a member of the imperial family.
"The Bloodsword sect is just too arrogant for injuring the Imperial Protectors of my Felicty Empire. How dare they! And I can feel that Imperial Protector Luo Duo's presence has disappeared. He must have suffered a mishap. Hmph, the Bloodsword sect is going too far. Do they really think that they can trample all over the dignity of the empire just because they have Houston supporting them?" The middle-aged man growled unhappily.
The Felicity Empire was one of the three great empires of the continent, and even among ancient clans, there were not many that could rival them. As a result, they treated their dignity with more importance than anything else. The Bloodsword sect had heavily injured two of their Imperial Protectors regardless of the consequences and even killed one. It was not something that the Felicity Empire could bear with.
Saint Kings were the central force of the empire, so Luo Duo's death was an extremely heavy loss. Even with the entire empire in perspective, they could count the number of Saint Kings with their fingers, so Saint Kings were not something they could obtain just because they wanted to.
"Dealing with the Bloodsword sect with the strength of our empire is naturally not a problem, but how do we deal with Houston? And other than Houston, there's a new sect leader. He's extremely powerful when he wields an Emperor Armament and definitely has the capacity to fight you," Ta Ji said with a deep voice.
"I'll keep the new sect master busy. We can get the Ancestral Emperor to deal with Houston. Although the Ancestral Emperor's slightly weaker than Houston, Zaar Caiyun of the Zaar clan and Hao Wu from the Holy Empire still owe me a favor. I'll go to the Holy Empire this instance to find them, so they can a.s.sist the Ancestral Emperor. I think the three of them should be more enough to deal with Houston," the middle-aged man said. However, his eyes suddenly froze when he finished speaking, and he quickly raised his head.
With that, a sharp light flashed across the middle-aged man's eyes and he snorted, "Perfect. New sect master, I'd like to see what you want to do today." With that, the middle-aged man strode towards the outside.
"You cannot go!" At this moment, an old voice boomed in the hall. It was filled with an absolute prestige that could not be denied.
The middle-aged man came to a stop and turned around. He saw that a sage-like old man had appeared on the highest throne within the hall at some point.
The old man was the Ancestral Emperor of the Felicity Empire. He was already over five thousand years of age and was the oldest member of the imperial family.
The Ancestral Emperor within the royal family of the empire did not refer to the founding emperor, but the oldest and most powerful past emperor. There would always be one, just one.
"You all stay here and go nowhere. Do not interfere with the matter outside," the Ancestral Emperor nonchalantly commanded. However, he was looking outside; his profound gaze seemed to be able to look through the various structures and obstructions to see Jian Chen's group.
Jian Chen and the others flew toward the imperial palace of the empire, landing on a roof of a hall.
The four protectors of the Bloodsword sect radiated with Baleful Yin Force, so it was extremely hard for them to conceal themselves. As soon as Jian Chen's group landed, a loud call rang from the palace. Several Saint Rulers began to radiate with tremendous presences as they threateningly flew to where Jian Chen and the others were, encircling them.
At the same time, all the guards of the palaces moved, surging out in all directions like a tide. They formed as sea of people very soon, surroundng the area where Jian Chen and the others stood.
The four protectors said nothing, as if they had not heard the question at all. Jian Chen scanned the Saint Rulers coldly with an expressionless face and icily asked, "Where is Bi Jian?! Come up quickly for your death!?" Although Jian Chen spoke very softly, it resounded throughout the entire imperial palace.
Immediately, another twenty-odd Saint Ruler presences began to radiate from various places of the palace. They all quickly approached Jian Chen's group, joining the encirclement. All of them seemed to carry ill intentions.
Without a doubt, what Jian Chen had said had expressed the fact that he had come to the imperial palace of the Felicity Empire to make trouble. They were enemies.
The Saint Rulers around Jian Chen all called out. Although they knew that Jian Chen's group was not easy to be trifled with, they were in the imperial palace of the empire. It was their territory, and they had quite a few Imperial Protectors inside.
"How dare you look down on the dignity of the empire. It doesn't matter who you are. You have committed unforgivable crimes. Let's capture these troublemakers and pa.s.s them to the emperor for judgement," a Saint Ruler called out. He was a Ninth Heavenly Layer Saint Ruler and seemed to be extremely prestigious among the group of people. The other Saint Rulers all began moving after he spoke.
"Stop!" At this moment, an old voice boomed from the depths of the imperial palace, though the owner of the voice was not present. It was filled with absolute prestige and could not be denied.
The Saint Rulers that had gathered around Jian Chen immediately stopped. They gave a deep, polite bow to the depths of the palace. They did not know who exactly the speaker was, but they were certain that it was at least an Imperial Protector.
"Brother, my Felicity Empire has no ill will with you. May I ask why have you come to make trouble?" The old voice rang out once again. It was the Ancestral Emperor.
"A prince of your empire, Bi Jian, gathered several millions of mercenaries from many mercenary groups to take my city. Say, is this ill will?" Jian Chen replied with a deep voice. He felt no fear at all.
"So brother has come for that matter. From today on, Bi Jian will no longer be a member of the Felicity Empire. His life or death will have nothing to do with the empire. I hope we can clean the slate between us like that. How do you feel about that?" The Ancestral Emperor's tone was extremely amiable and without any hostility, as if he was trying to negotiate.
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This month we are talking about the importance of listening. Our understanding of what children need for development, and the importance of attending to child development in general, has come a long way since the time of our grandparents when "children should not speak unless spoken to" or only be "seen and not heard". Of course, now we know and appreciate the importance of responsive, supportive, and cooperative relationships between caregivers and children.
Children learn and develop through experiences and interactions with people and things in their environment. When their basic need for a supportive caregiver is met, they are better able to seek out experiences and try new or difficult things because they have a secure base from which to explore. Engaged, reciprocal interactions between a responsive caregiver and child build the supportive, nurturing relationship crucial to healthy development. Of special note to teachers with students experiencing adversity: having at least one stable and caring relationship is a strong protective factor for children during times of life stress and adversity. As a caregiver (or teacher), following your child's lead in what they are interested in, and responding and encouraging them to explore their interests are key to brain development as well as to strengthening the relationship between you. Spending time in active and supportive listening with children is also an important part of this relationship.
This might lead you to think, "If I go around listening to my child all day, we will never get anything done, and every time I ask them to do something it will turn into a power-struggle. Isn't it important to teach children how to accept limits?" There are two important points to address here. The first is that, as in everything, balance is important. The reason so much of parenting advice focuses on the importance of listening to your child is because we are still grappling with the idea as a culture that this is an important part of supporting their development. Furthermore, for most people, active listening to others of any age is difficult. Even when talking to adults, most people only listen for how what the other person is saying relates to them, while thinking about how they are going to respond. It is a skill to be able to listen to hear another person for the sole purpose of understanding their experience. And because we find this difficult, and because it is important for children to be listened to, general advice will most often stress listening to children without talking about balancing it with all the other important things you need to do.
The second point is to recognize that we often conflate "listening" in regard to children with "following directions" or what some call "minding". So when we talk about the importance of listening to your child, for the most part, we are referring to the literal experience of listening, not the colloquial meaning of "minding". So when you are in the middle of setting a limit, this may not be the time to practice "listening to your child" in terms of "following their directions or desires" which almost certainly will end with an argument or power struggle. On the flip side, when we make more time to practice simply listening to our children, this nurtures our relationship, they feel seen and heard, and in turn, we may have an easier time when setting limits because the relationship is stronger.
We all want children to have the best start in life, and to grow to be independent, self-reliant young people. One of the best things you can do for your child's development is to give them your attention and engagement. Listen and encourage their interests in the world around them and you will be nurturing the experiences and relationships that brain development thrives on.


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Q: Problems with decimal in iOS I have two questions about decimals on my calculator-app:
(1)How do I add a decimal button?
(2)If I type or calculate a big number on the calculator it shows this:
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The calculator works with buttons
Im using xcode 5

A: Your post is far too vague. Does your calculator app use an iOS keyboard, or do you have custom buttons? And what do you mean a "decimal button"? You want a button that inserts a decimal place in the number the user is typing?
How you do that depends on how your calculator app works.
I'm not going to download and examine your app for you - sorry. You need to provide a brief, complete explanation of how your app works now, and what you are trying having trouble doing.
As for the output, that's scientific notation, and is a quite common way to display large numbers. The "%g" (or "%G") format string switches to scientific notation automatically if the  exponent is large or small enough. Read the description of "%g" in the section of the Xcode docs on "Format Specifiers" for more information.
You probably want to create a custom NSNumberFormatter and use that to format your output number. That will give you more control than you get with stringWithFormat and the like.

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Because "fefe's" question suggests to me not simply ignorance of a historian, but ignorance of history, evidence of the blithe dismissiveness with which a profoundly unserious nation treats its story in general and the African-American component of that story in particular. But see, history is context. You cannot understand the world as it is unless you understand the world as it was.
Take it from me. I have too often had the sobering experience, while debating some aspect of modern African-American life, of using basic history to provide context, to explain how this happened, which led to that, which impacted the other thing – only to realize the person had not the faintest clue what I was talking about. At which point, of course, the conversation becomes pointless, like trying to discuss anti-Semitism with someone who cannot define Kristallnacht.
It is always frustrating when you encounter that ignorance of African America's story, but never more so than when you find it among African American people, as on a website for a company whose first name is "Black."
You should read From Slavery to Freedom, of course. And his 2005 autobiography, Mirror to America. But don't stop there. Read Lerone Bennett's lyrical, elegiac Before The Mayflower, the other greatest book on African-American history. Read Douglas Blackmon's revelatory Slavery by Another Name and Jervis Anderson's gossipy recounting of the renaissance years, This Was Harlem. Read Leon F. Litwack's Been in the Storm So Long and his heart-breaking Trouble in Mind.


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Pasadena Unified school board at odds with…
Pasadena Unified school board at odds with district staff on financial situation
The seal of Pasadena Unified, hanging above the school board dais on Oct. 24, 2019 in Pasadena, CA. (Staff photo by Bradley Bermont/SCNG)
By Bradley Bermont | bbermont@scng.com |
While the Pasadena Unified school board may have been looking at the same midyear budget report as district staff, members had dramatically different answers when it came to the state of the district's fiscal health.
As staff on Thursday hailed the early report as a solid effort to stabilize district finances, school board members harangued the team for continued deficit spending and haphazard pecuniary habits in the wake of four school closures.
Superintendent Brian McDonald may have seen it coming: "I think it's imperative that we find a way to speak with one voice on matters related to the district," he said in his opening remarks. He presented the half-full picture.
McDonald pointed to the report — the first of two for the 2019-2020 school year — as an accomplishment, looking back at the district's dire financial straits from 2017-2018 when the Los Angeles County Office of Education threatened to takeover the district's pocketbook.
"We made many cuts that year, tightened our belts," he said. This is now the third consecutive report since then that would be classified as 'positive' by the board, he said. The designation is important. It means the district can meet all of its financial obligations for the next three years.
There are two other possible designations, 'qualified' and 'negative' — the former means the district may or may not be able to meet its obligations and the latter means it certainly wouldn't. The district, like all others, is required to submit two of these reports to the county every year.
It was this time two years ago, during the 2017-2018 school year, when the district submitted a negative report to the county, drawing the ire of Los Angeles officials who pushed the district through a dramatic series of cuts, culminating with one school closure.
By the second budget report that year, McDonald said the district had a qualified certification. And this time last year, the district submitted its first positive certification. Now it's just scored a fiscal hat-trick, the third positive certification in a row.
"We have made all of our tough decisions that have gotten us to a much better place fiscally," he said, noting altogether, the district cut $25 million in two years. The district is staffing closer to its intended teacher-student ratios and its rainy day fund hit a 15-year high, he said.
"Early budget projections are extremely conservative," he said. "We are in much better shape fiscally and we will be, hopefully, for many years to come."
But hopefully wasn't good enough for board member Scott Phelps, who was first to sound the half-empty alarm.
He pointed to staff's multiyear projection, which shows slowly rising revenues outpaced by accelerating expenditures. The end result, Phelps said: "Deficit spending has gone up by $2.2 million."
Earlier this year, when the district laid out its adopted budget, officials expected to dip into reserves by about $6.18 million to balance the budget, but the first interim report reveals the district may need to pull $8.35 million from savings.
The district has seen about $3.58 million in surprise expenditures so far this year, mostly transportation costs and unexpected staffing adjustments. The district's unanticipated influx of revenues — about $1.23 million — is not enough to keep up.
If the district keeps spending at its current rate, its reserve balance will fall about $5 million each year from its current level of $12.89 million, according to the report.
This budget report didn't include savings from recent school closures, which haven't been calculated yet because it depends on where students decide to go to school.
When pressed how much the district might save, Chief Business Officer Leslie Barnes said about $1.5 million.
"We had just gone through a tremendously difficult process of school closures," Phelps said, explaining his harsh reaction, and "I get news that there are increased costs — and the increased costs are twice the (anticipated) savings."
Some of Phelps' concerns were shared by other board members. Kimberly Kenne chided the executive team for hiring five additional teachers, even though the district lost enough students this year to warrant 11 fewer teachers.
"We're not going to take teachers away in December," she said, but in the future, the school board may have to consider layoffs.
Chief Human Resources Officer Steven Miller defended the decisions, saying they were the result of necessity. "You do have critical decisions you have to make in order for a school to function," he said.
Phelps countered: "I appreciate that you all want to support principals and teachers. I like that. But then put yourself where I am. If we keep increasing deficit spending, I'm going to go through this (school closure) process again and be a record holder in the worst way," he said, referring to the number of school closures that have happened since he joined the board in 2005.
Kenne said she hoped that the public didn't think the board wanted to see fewer teachers at schools.
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"We just need to be intentional about it," she said, warning if the district didn't start tracking expenditures better, costs would continue to creep higher and the board would lose control of the budget.
"If I don't approve this budget, really bad things happen," Phelps said, "but I'm giving you my point of view: Yes, we've had some improvement, but we're still not adapting to this reality. If we're adding staff while losing students, we have not adapted to the reality" of declining enrollment, which officials cited as the reason for the year's school closures.
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Dueling Pianos fundraiser to raise money for Imagination Library
People can buy individual tickets for the Dueling Pianos fundraising show that will be held July 14 at Rookies Sports Bar in Downtown Henderson.
Dueling Pianos fundraiser to raise money for Imagination Library People can buy individual tickets for the Dueling Pianos fundraising show that will be held July 14 at Rookies Sports Bar in Downtown Henderson. Check out this story on thegleaner.com: https://www.thegleaner.com/story/news/2017/07/07/dueling-pianos-fundraiser-raise-money-imagination-library/103468882/
Gleaner staff Published 9:12 a.m. CT July 7, 2017
A Dueling Pianos International entertainer tickles the ivories of a grand piano at a show. Dueling Pianos is coming to Henderson on Friday, July 14, at Rookies Sports Bar, for a fundraising show that will benefit the Kyndle Education Foundation's Dolly Parton Imagination Library literacy promotion program.(Photo: Image provided)
The show, produced by Dueling Pianos International, features a pair of sharp-witted musicians with two grand pianos taking requests, interacting with audience members and leading sing-alongs as part of a high-energy event. Their musical repertoire ranges from classic rock to country, hard rock to R&B, and show tunes to top 40, according to a news release.
The show will benefit the Kyndle Education Foundation's Dolly Parton Imagination Library, through which parents can sign up to have a free book sent each month to a child from newborn to age 5. The goal of the Imagination Library is to give children a love of reading, and being read to, at an early age to promote literacy and improve later educational achievements.
"Dueling Pianos will be a great show for a great cause," Kyndle CEO Tony Iriti said. "I've been to see Dueling Pianos before, and I can tell you that you are in for the time of your life. You'll sing, you'll laugh and you might start dancing. Get together a group of friends for a fun time."
Dueling Pianos will take place from 8 to 11 p.m. on July 14 at Rookies Restaurant and Sports Bar. A cash bar will be available.
Tickets are $50 each and are available by contacting Kyndle at 270-826-7505 or info@kyndle.us.
Reservations are still being taken for sponsored tables of eight. Sponsors will be seated closest to the performers and will be recognized at the show. Sponsored tables are $500, $750 or $1,000, depending on proximity to the pianos.
Dueling Pianos International is based outside Detroit and has production offices from coast to coast. It presents more than 250 shows each year across the country and abroad.
The Kyndle Education Foundation is a charitable program of Kyndle, the chamber of commerce for Henderson and the lead regional economic development organization for Henderson, McLean, Union and Webster counties.
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Work hard and cheerfully in all you do, as if you were working directly for the Lord rather than people, knowing that he will reward you as he is the one you are really working for.
I am to work hard and cheerfully in everything I do. I do so as if I were working directly for the Lord rather than men. I should know that he will reward me for doing so, as in everything I do I am working for him.
Given this, my boss is not really my boss. My ultimate boss is Jesus.
The Bible says, "Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ" (Colossians 3:23-24 NLT, second edition).
First, I can have a better attitude about work once I understand that, no matter where I work or who I work for, my real boss is Jesus.
Keeping this in mind will make it easier to be enthusiastic about my job, especially when I stop thinking, "I'm doing this for my boss" or "I'm doing this for a paycheck" and instead start thinking, "I'm doing this for the Lord." By understanding this truth, I'll be able to do anything — from running a company to washing dishes — turning it into an act of worship.
Secondly, when I can turn my work into worship, I will start storing up credits in Heaven. I'll be making eternal deposits.
So It doesn't matter if I'm vacuuming the rug, repairing a car, serving in the military, or managing an office, any job I do can become an act of worship if I do it enthusiastically for God: "So whatever you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
Knowing that Jesus is my ultimate boss will help me keep the right perspective and enable me to persevere especially when it gets difficult in dealing with personalities and personal agendas. Having this perspective and working this way can become an act of worship, because anything I do with enthusiasm in service and for the right motives that results in giving myself up and sacrificing is an act of worship to God. With this perspective even the mundane tasks I come across are handled not just as an inconvenience but rather as a service.
Today I will focus on doing all my work with Christ as my boss.


Address: 1801 W. Division St.
From the 1890s up to Prohibition, brewing companies built and operated their own taverns, or "tied-houses," throughout Chicago's neighborhoods. 1801 W Division was built in 1901 by the Milwaukee-based Schlitz Brewery, and it is one of the best-remaining examples of the tied-house system in Chicago. When it was built, Schlitz had become one of the largest breweries in the nation, and its Chicago market was managed by Edward Uihlein who built at least 57 other tied-houses in the city. The building's high-quality architectural design and cheerful German Renaissance style of architecture was intended to attract customers, and to project a positive image in the face of rising opposition to alcohol and neighborhood taverns. With its stepped and scrolled gable, semi-circular lunettes, strapwork and heraldic ornament, the building exemplifies the German Renaissance Revival style of architecture. Also characteristic of tied-houses, the facade includes the insignia of the brewer, in this case the belted globe of the Schlitz brewery.


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is the author of Psychoanalysis is an Antiphilosophy (2013) and The Mundiad (2013).
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Eternity is coming: The Age of the Poets by Alain Badiou
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'All he is at this point is brains and sex': Walter Benjamin: A Critical Life
Walter Benjamin was born on 15 July 1892, mere hours after the commemoration of Bastille Day. It is hard to avoid making something allegorical of this insignificant contingency, given that for the rest of his relatively brief life Benjamin would almost invariably arrive a little too soon or a little too late.
Aggressively middling: The Bourgeois & Distant Reading by Franco Moretti
'It was when I turned to The Bourgeois that I really got a sense of Moretti's epistemological superiority over most of his humanities competitors... It is not that the scientific team-man has simply trumped or supplanted the delicately tuned aesthetician. It is that Moretti has become both simultaneously, a lonely centaur or Janus-faced creature, at once historically minded and future oriented, sentimental and technicist, elegiac and plain speaking.'


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Шилін Андрій (* 1978) — естонський весляр.
 Шилін Афанасій Петрович (1924-1982) — радянський військовик, генерал-лейтенант артилерії. Двічі Герой Радянського Союзу.
 Шилін Геннадій Васильович (1944—2018) — радянський футболіст, нападник.
 Шилін Олег Ігорович (* 1991) — російський хокеїст, воротар.
 Шилін Сергій Іванович (* 1959) — міський голова Лисичанська (2015—2020).

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public class StringUtil
extends java.lang.Object

Fast String Utilities.

 These string utilities provide both conveniance methods and
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static java.lang.String
__ISO_8859_1

static java.lang.String
__LINE_SEPARATOR

static java.lang.String
__UTF16

static java.lang.String
__UTF8

static java.lang.String
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static void
append(java.lang.StringBuffer buf,
       byte b,
       int base)

          append hex digit

static void
append(java.lang.StringBuffer buf,
       java.lang.String s,
       int offset,
       int length)

          Append substring to StringBuffer

static void
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          fast lower case conversion.

static boolean
endsWithIgnoreCase(java.lang.String s,
                   java.lang.String w)

static boolean
equals(java.lang.String s,
       char[] buf,
       int offset,
       int length)

static int
indexFrom(java.lang.String s,
          java.lang.String chars)

          returns the next index of a character from the chars string

static boolean
isUTF8(java.lang.String charset)

static java.lang.String
nonNull(java.lang.String s)

          Return a non null string.

static java.lang.String
printable(java.lang.String name)

static java.lang.String
replace(java.lang.String s,
        java.lang.String sub,
        java.lang.String with)

          replace substrings within string.

static boolean
startsWithIgnoreCase(java.lang.String s,
                     java.lang.String w)

static java.lang.String
toString(byte[] b,
         int offset,
         int length,
         java.lang.String charset)

static java.lang.String
toUTF8String(byte[] b,
             int offset,
             int length)

static java.lang.String
unquote(java.lang.String s)

          Remove single or double quotes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

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CRLF

public static final java.lang.String CRLF

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__LINE_SEPARATOR

public static final java.lang.String __LINE_SEPARATOR

__ISO_8859_1

public static final java.lang.String __ISO_8859_1

__UTF8

public static final java.lang.String __UTF8

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__UTF8Alt

public static final java.lang.String __UTF8Alt

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__UTF16

public static final java.lang.String __UTF16

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StringUtil

public StringUtil()

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asciiToLowerCase

public static java.lang.String asciiToLowerCase(java.lang.String s)

fast lower case conversion. Only works on ascii (not unicode)

Parameters:
s - the string to convert

Returns:
a lower case version of s

startsWithIgnoreCase

public static boolean startsWithIgnoreCase(java.lang.String s,
                                           java.lang.String w)

endsWithIgnoreCase

public static boolean endsWithIgnoreCase(java.lang.String s,
                                         java.lang.String w)

indexFrom

public static int indexFrom(java.lang.String s,
                            java.lang.String chars)

returns the next index of a character from the chars string

replace

public static java.lang.String replace(java.lang.String s,
                                       java.lang.String sub,
                                       java.lang.String with)

replace substrings within string.

unquote

public static java.lang.String unquote(java.lang.String s)

Remove single or double quotes.

append

public static void append(java.lang.StringBuffer buf,
                          java.lang.String s,
                          int offset,
                          int length)

Append substring to StringBuffer

Parameters:
buf - StringBuffer to append to
s - String to append from
offset - The offset of the substring
length - The length of the substring

append

public static void append(java.lang.StringBuffer buf,
                          byte b,
                          int base)

append hex digit

append2digits

public static void append2digits(java.lang.StringBuffer buf,
                                 int i)

nonNull

public static java.lang.String nonNull(java.lang.String s)

Return a non null string.

Parameters:
s - String

Returns:
The string passed in or empty string if it is null.

equals

public static boolean equals(java.lang.String s,
                             char[] buf,
                             int offset,
                             int length)

toUTF8String

public static java.lang.String toUTF8String(byte[] b,
                                            int offset,
                                            int length)

toString

public static java.lang.String toString(byte[] b,
                                        int offset,
                                        int length,
                                        java.lang.String charset)

isUTF8

public static boolean isUTF8(java.lang.String charset)

printable

public static java.lang.String printable(java.lang.String name)

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Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has today changed the Government of Iceland's sovereign rating outlook to positive from stable and affirmed Iceland's A3 long-term issuer rating.
1. Improving economic resilience afforded by net external creditor position, more balanced growth and ongoing strengthening of the country's banking system.
2. Anticipated further improvement in the government's debt metrics beyond what was previously expected.
The positive outlook also reflects progress made in the past two years on the major preconditions we laid out at the time of the upgrade to A3 in September 2016, including the smooth removal of capital controls and the settlement of the offshore krónur situation.
The A3 rating affirmation reflects a balance of the above positive trends against ongoing challenges related to the country's very small size and its relative lack of economic diversification, the uncertainties facing the tourism sector and its capacity to successfully adjust to a lower and sustainable pace of expansion, competitiveness challenges arising from the upcoming rounds of wage negotiations and the inherent vulnerabilities to excessive capital flows.


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Strictly DT & DJ Tek
Recording artist, Decial Douglass also known as Strictly DT, born in Seattle, Washington later moving to Perth, Australia in 2005 and now located in Melbourne. Strictly DT started writing poems and songs at the age of 10 and became a recording artist at the early age of 17. Over the years, DT's style has evolved from artists such as Tech N9ne, Brotha Lynch Hung and Suga Free to the likes of Mos Def, Logic, The Roots and now days, local artists such as Sampa the Great, Dialect, and Oath One.
DT's first show was at Perth's Metro City in 2006 in a rap competition. This was the beginning of his regular Perth performances around the city including support act for artists such as Mos Def, Common, Pete Rock & CL Smooth. Branching out, he began hosting events, spoken word poetry, performing at B-Boy shows and many more.
DT's first four projects were released under a local independent label, who he worked with until the beginning of 2017. DT has since become a fully independent recording and performing artist.
In the last few years, DT has placed much emphasis on developing his writing and poetry leading him to win The "International Songwriters Competition" for 2017 with his song "Love Not Lust". With over 16,000 entries from 140 countries, DT was fortunate enough to take first place. Judged by renowned artists such as Ziggy Marley, Lorde, Booker T. Jones, Tom Waits and many more.
These days, the veteran, DJ Tek joins Strictly DT for almost every live performance in Perth. Popular spots like Mojos Bar and Rosemount Hotel have been their second home - releasing DT's previous projects including the sold out show at Bar 459 in May, 2017.
Later that year, DT's dream was realised when the two of them were joined by the eight piece band "Premiss" at the iconic Fremantle Arts Centre for the release of his mixtape.
The release of DT's mixtape "Leave A Message" was the beginning of a new inspired style of writing and performing. Focusing on self reflection and leaving a message in each song in such a way that is still current in the way we listen to music today. This has lead him into his next project with Sydney based producer, Ralph Radical.
With the release of their first single, "Parlay", it gained much attention from the public and Triple J. People from all over Australia loved the new sound and even had New Zealand followers reaching out with their support. The video pushed up to 30,000 views across all platforms. They set to release this project fourth quarter.
Supporting the Hip Hop community to the fullest, contributing his energies to make a better scene and uplifting spirits through music, that is Strictly DT.
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Story here. The only mystery is from where they got the cartoon/sketch -- it hardly resembles Alan Gura.
A native of Israel, he grew up in Los Angeles and never owned a firearm until after that city's riots in 1992.
Is the WSJ so math challenged as to not figure out that he couldn't legally have owned a handgun prior to 1992? 37 years old in '08 equates to 21 years old in '92. No sense letting facts stand in the way of a great plot line. Of course that's assuming that he purchased a handgun for self-protection The WSJ commentary certainly says nothing to dissuade from that assumption.
Well, he coulda bought a Mossberg Cruiser. But he didn't. Maybe after the riots he decided, for the first time, that he needed a gun and chose a handgun at that time.
Is the WSJ so math challenged as to not figure out that he couldn't legally have owned a handgun prior to 1992? 37 years old in '08 equates to 21 years old in '92. No sense letting facts stand in the way of a great plot line.
The author, James Taranto, is one of the conservative voices on the WSJ and a pretty sharp guy. He writes the Best of the Web Today column for WSJonline.
I think it's possible that it wasn't a lack of mad math skilz, but an unattributed quote by Gura. I'm sure if you posed a civil question as a comment in the articles Comments section, Taranto would answer.
I agree that saying, "Gura purchased a gun as soon as he was 21", would have had more impact, thought.
Remind you of anyone who posts here regularly?


Immediately after IW central court saw the last players walking off from the stadium, the lights turned on in the courts of Key Biscane, where another premier Mandatory took place in the two weeks that preceded Easter.
The tournament had no time to start that a sudden news already changed the equilibrium of the draw as seed number 2 and two times AO champion Vika Azarenka withdrew, making the bottom half of the draw looking far more open to surprises.
Surprises indeed happened already in the early rounds with quite a few lower seeds falling in their first matches in the second round and higher ones one step further as Indian Wells's finalist Caroline Wozniacki lost to Spanish youngster Garbine Muguruza, Angie Kerber defeated by Sorana Cirstea and Petra Kvitova out by the hand of Belgian Kristen Flipkens.
At her comeback after the walk over given in Dubai and the skipped even of Indian Wells, Serena Williams played Italian Flavia Pennetta. The former doubles' world n°1 and singles top tenner gave Serena a nice match to start with since the double 6-1 in favor of the American doesn't reflect the hardly fought match, with every game going to deuce.
Serena seemed to struggle a little more in the following days as no-one of her wins seemed to convince she was sure of a deep run, but despite the lapses and several awkward sets, the world number one and top seed kept winning matches reaching her QF against Li by finding a way out from a set and a break down to Cibulkova in R4.
whose quality won't be remembered as the best those two could produce.
Quality wasn't the trademark of the defending champion neither, as Agnieska Radwanska played far from her standards in R4, before finding back some of her all-round solid game to outlast Sloane Stephens in three sets and then again in the QF to come back from a set down to Flipkens.
The Chinese reached that point without showing much of her best tennis neither, at her comeback after the Australian Open Li Na looked quite on shape, but still rusty in her game and not fully focused, as her win over Muguruza showed as she needed thousands chances before closing the first set which twice looked fully on her hands (5-2 up and service and later 6-2 up in the tie break).
surrendering in the second set. Here in Miami things moved on quite differently, as Maria looked a lot more dominant in the first set, to eventually be broken when serving for the set and be forced to get a vital break at 5-all in order to be able to close the first 7-5 for her. In the second set, though, Sarita didn't give up and tried for new ways to break Masha's game and she found a few of them, which lead to 3 set points, all of them cleared by Maria's powerful hitting, the same which eventually will let her close the match in straights, 7-5 7-5.
In the last QF clash held in the night of Miami Italian Roberta Vinci and her old-styled game was facing the former world number 1 Jelena Jankovic from Serbia, who's game looked as good as rarely in the past years before this match. The two fought one of the most entertaining and instense, as well as high qualitative, matches of the tournament, a battle of around 3 hours after which the Serbian could get out of the stadium with a 6-4 6-7 6-3 win.
As much as the quarter finals were intensively fought, the semifinals went on fast and without many "coups de théâtr"as in two very fast sets Serena dispatched Aga Radwanska 6-0 6-3, whilst Sharapova let Jankovic win the same amount of games in their 6-2 6-1 match.
Leading towards the final the interest about the match was great nonetheless, as this match withing current world number 1 and 2 had a lot more to offer than the "simple" title: for Serena a win here, would have meant the 6th title, for Maria the 1st after four finals reached and lost in Key Biscane. Moreover the two were facing for the 14th time and Serena was leading the H2H for 11-2, where the latest win of the Russian is dated 2004 and in their last meetings nothing could suggest a chance for Maria to start winning again against Serena.
The form showed in the past weeks was a great burst of confidence for Masha though and it played an important role at the very beginning of the match, when the Russian immediately took the lead pushing hard on the throttle, hitting solid and powerful groundstrokes, which at first disoriented Serena, whose serve didn't live up her usual performances and so the return. Maria took the first set 6 games to 4, but the lead didn't seem to help building enough confidence to keep her aggressive play going.
On the other hand the younger Williams started the 2nd set looking far more focused and ready to battle past the heavy shots of the Russian. The fight lasted but a few games, very competitive ones, where both girls tackled for each point as if it was a match point. In the end it was Serena coming out with the brightest solutions and most extraordinary shots, which let her take the second set and start the 3rd in full-confidence. On the other side of the net Sharapova looked suddenly lost and with no answers for this unexpected switch in the momentum of the match. Before she could even try to work a way out it was over, 6 games to 0 for Serena. Game, set and match Williams 4-6 6-3 6-0, 6th titles for her, 5th final loss in Miami for Maria and 11th consecutive loss against Serena.
Nice work. Great writing. And THANK YOU for taking the time to find good pictures!


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