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Superman, based on the classic comic book, and starring Christopher Reeve, is the wildly entertaining and funny story of the Man of Steel, from Krypton to Smallville to Metropolis. It won a special Oscar for great effects, and also features Marlon Brando, Larry Hagman, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, along with many other famed actors.
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This is a Films & Videos program from SFPL. From feature films to youth-made videos, we’ve got something great to watch.
- Movie: Jack Reacher Never Go Back (2016)
- Friday, April 28, 2017, 3:45 pmBayview, Bayview Meeting Room
- Flix at The Mix
- Sunday, April 30, 2017, 12:30 pmMain Library, Mix: Carpet Garden - 2nd Fl
- Films for Adults: Cat People
- Monday, May 1, 2017, 3:00 pmGolden Gate Valley, Golden Gate Valley Meeting Room

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The R. STAHL company introduced a new generation of Ex i isolators featuring many innovative and unique functions last year: the IS pac series.
The Ex i temperature transmitter 9182 which combines high functionality with high packing density was developed specifically for the broad range of temperature measuring systems. The device has two channels with an overall width of only 17.6 mm, i.e. 8.8 mm per channel. Of course, inputs, outputs and power supply are galvanically isolated.
Despite the narrow design, it was not necessary to compromise in respect of functionality or possible applications. Thus, virtually all temperature sensors conventional in process control engineering, such as Pt 100, Pt 500, Pt 1000 and also Ni 100, Ni 500 and Ni 1000, in addition to thermocouples in accordance with IEC, DIN and even GOST (Russia), can be operated in an intrinsically safe manner. Even resistance transmitters up to 100 kOhm can be used. In the case of resistance thermometers, all conventional connection systems of 2, 3 and 4-wire configuration are supported, as are external Pt 100 reference junction measurements or constant reference junction temperatures in the case of thermocouples.
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Rachel Riley appears to be like radiant as she twins with child daughter Maven in reindeer Christmas jumpers
Rachel Riley appears to be like radiant as she and lovable child daughter Maven twin in vibrant reindeer Christmas jumpers
She’s been balancing work on Countdown with elevating her 11-month-old daughter.
And Rachel Riley seemed each inch the doting mum as she twinned together with her little woman Maven, in a candy festive snap shared to Instagram on Thursday.
The mathematician, 34, who shares her little one with husband Pasha Kovalev, radiated happiness as she and Maven rocked reindeer Christmas jumpers.
Twinning! Rachel Riley seemed each inch the doting mum as she matched together with her little woman Maven in a candy festive snap shared to Instagram on Thursday
Rachel opted for a cream jumper with a cool reindeer on the entrance which boasted vibrant pompoms coming off its antlers.
She added one other splash of color with a slick of pink lipstick and wore her lengthy blonde locks down and completely styled into light waves.
Little Maven additionally seemed lovable in her complementary apparel of a pink jumper with smaller brilliant balls in addition to a fluffy pink nostril for Rudolf.
The mom and daughter duo each appeared happy with their festive tops as they posed for a snap, forward of Save The Kids’s Christmas Jumper day on Friday.
The right duo: It comes after the mathematician, 34, sweetly fed Maven strawberries in cute photographs shared to Instagram final Tuesday
It comes after Rachel seemed each inch the doting father or mother as she fed her toddler strawberries at work in cute photographs shared to Instagram final week.
The blonde magnificence reduce a sometimes radiant determine as she doted on her mini-me, who seemed lovable in a denim jacket by Percy and Nell.
Placing on a chic show, the presenter surprised in a navy skater gown, teamed with black leggings.
The TV star gave the impression to be in her make-up room as Maven held onto basis brushes whereas accompanying her mom on the Countdown studios.
Bonding time: Rachel reduce a sometimes trendy determine as she doted on her mini-me, who seemed lovable in a denim jacket by Percy and Nell
Rachel captioned the photographs: ‘Little thanks to the small Mum run enterprise @percyandnell for Mave’s pretty little jacket! She’s had a great deal of compliments already, thanks for her present we like it.’ (sic)
The mother-of-one lately shared her hopes for her toddler to be bilingual as husband Pasha talks to her ‘solely in Russian’.
Rachel mentioned on Good Morning Britain: ‘She’s bought enamel, she’s biting us, she’s all about chat chat chat!
‘Pasha is talking to her solely in Russian and I am talking to her in English so we’re hoping she’ll be bilingual.’
The media persona sweetly added: ‘She’s so cellular, she’s crawling and might stroll with one hand now.’
Rachel additionally shared that she will likely be educating her daughter arithmetic however joked: ‘In the meanwhile, she will be able to bash cups collectively!’
The lovable household have spent lockdown with the maths whizz’s Russian mother-in-law Galina, whose month-long go to to the UK was prolonged amid the pandemic.
Blonde magnificence Rachel was beforehand married to Jamie Gilbert, whom she met whereas finding out at Oxford college.
Thrilling: The mother-of-one lately shared her hopes for her toddler to be bilingual as husband Pasha Kovalev, 40, talks to her ‘solely in Russian’
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The year was 2005 and a bunch of youngsters from Hyderabad were scouting to find a producer who wanted to film a movie that resonated with the culture of Hyderabad’s Old City. After narrating the script to over a dozen of them, M Sridhar Rao, a popular Telugu producer, finally accepted to bankroll the youngsters' efforts. The film had no stars in its cast, the team did next to zero promotions and most importantly, the movie was slated for release in only a minuscule number of theatres in Hyderabad. At a time when theatrical promos and YouTube releases were becoming a rage, the film’s crew passed on pamphlets inside newspapers, and waited outside theatres to gauge people’s reactions.
The film turned out to be a dud during the first weekend. Thinking their efforts had gone down the drain, the makers retired to their respective homes but a phone call on the following Monday changed the course of fate for the youngsters. The movie started to run houseful and soon theatres became jam-packed across Hyderabad. The film ran not just in the city, but even in parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Angrez, the first movie that gave birth to the Dakhini industry in Hyderabad, became a smash hit and ran in theatres for close a year. Interestingly, the movie was directed by an NRI, Nikkil Kuntaa.
The Dakhini industry revived the Deccani language in Hyderabad with a string of releases beginning with Angrez in 2006. The films soon became a rage not only in Hyderabad but also in theatres in Karnataka and parts of Maharashtra. The industry became an ode to the Deccani Urdu, a mix of Hyderabadi Hindi and Urdu, giving the actors from the city a platform to show their acting prowess.
Ghosh, Irani chai and Charminar
“Main pachees saal se Charminar kane ghoom raha hoon, mera izat hain ya nahin hain?”
Any true Hyderabadi, who has binge-watched Angrez and Angre
Speaking to TNM, DC Srivastav, who played the role of Ismail Bhai, recollects the days of filming the movie and claims that after Hyderabadi Biryani, the essence of the city still resonates with Angrez.
“2004-05 was the period when the IT industry was slowly blooming in Hyderabad. There was suddenly an attempt to westernise the city and there arose a cultural conflict. So Angrez became a satire that captured the language and culture of the Old City and the supposed willingness of the educated youth to adapt to a more polished way of life,” Srivastav explains.
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The Dakhini film industry was born out of a pure vigour to bring the culture of Hyderabad’s Old City on screen. Starting from Angrez to Hyderabad Nawabs to Dubai Return and Gullu Dada, the Dakhini movies have all revolved around the Hyderabadi’s love for chai and ghosh (meat), routine scuffles at the Charminar and hilarious gang wars that formed the plot for a majority of the movies.
“The landscape, language and aesthetics that were distinctly Hyderabadi propelled an explicable love for the Dakhini movies,” says Vamsi Reddy, a film expert and professor at the IIT-Tirupati.
“The Telugu film industry hardly made any attempt to reflect upon Hyderabadi culture. The landscape was always limited to the Old City of Hyderabad, sometimes moving to the so called ‘new city’ such as Hitec City, Madhapur and Banjarahills. Language was the main soul of this genre. They deployed Hyderabadi Urdu, ghazals, shayaris and vocabulary that were distinct to the Old City, " Vamsi adds.
Most importantly, the Dakhini films were an engaging yarn, which didn’t believe in preaching to the audience or attempt to look too clever. The scenes where Ismail bhai in Angrez2 unsuspectingly relishes the soup with the goat’s bile in it, are gross but funny, asking the audience not to read too much between the lines.
The industry kicked off with no godfathers and zero production houses, but garnered fans from not just the Urdu/Hindi speaking populace of Hyderabad but from around the world. The industry, in 2016, came to be known as Dollywood, after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) started issuing censor certificates with Dakhini as the language.
A still from Hyderabad Nawaabs
“Angrez still has a wide fanbase not just in Hyderabad, but even in countries abroad. People still recognise me as Ismail bhai and we still repeat among friends the one-liners that became a rage after the movie. Ismail Bhai, Saleem Pheku and Jehangir- all three of us still receive the same adulation from our audience,” Srivastav says.
Not just cinema
The Dakhini industry not just identified local talents as actors but also created a sensation on the internet. Abrar Khan, the hero in Dubai Returns, is popular among the city’s youth as an actor and is also the proud founder of the most subscribed Hyderabad YouTube channel, Hyderabad Dairies. The channel today has 502K subscribers and it features a short weekly comedy video on everyday life in Hyderabad. No other industry produces content that is so relatable to the life of each of their viewer, opines Abrar.
“Deccanwood has its own essence, own flavour and no other industry can capture it. I began my channel as part of my passion for filmmaking, but as Hyderabadis began liking our work, I continued making the videos,” he adds.
For Abrar Khan, movies aren’t a new passion. Khan's father, Adnan Sajid Khan, also known as Gullu Dada, is the most famous Dakhini hero. Abrar’s brother Shahrukh K Adnan is also a popular YouTuber.
Even though the Dakhini movies and videos largely imitate the life of the people in the Old City of Hyderabad, not once have they been criticised for propagating stereotypes that have been offensive to any community.
“The Telugu film industry never bothered to check upon the Dakhini culture as a cultural resource. Whenever they get minor representation, it would always be negative characters, mocking the culture and language. In that sense, the Dakhini films brought out the other side of the story. Popular perceptions of the Old City of narrow lanes, poor Muslims, Muslims who were always doubted for their commitment to the country, under development, slums etc are deconstructed and instead of these, they show the beauty of Dakhini language/dialect and the culture,” Vamsi Reddy opines.
The gradual decline
Beginning from Angrez to Dubai Returns, the DVDs and CDs for the movie were sold in the areas of Mehdipatnam and Old City like hot cakes. Though the industry had its own milestones beginning from 2005, over the past couple of years, the Dakhini industry has not been at its prime. And the reasons for this gradual decline are many.
Seshu KMR, the director of 127B, the first horror movie of the industry, says that there has been a huge difference in the way films are distributed and promoted in the past few years. Also, with the sprawling of multiplexes in the city, the audience’s choice of movies took a U-turn.
“The industry does not have any production houses of its own. The cost of producing films has increased manifold and hence the producers are unwilling to pay to publicise the films. My film, 127B, was not well-received at the box-office, but had a million views when released on YouTube. The industry is riddled with repetitive slapstick comedy and a few famous actors, who are not able to recreate the magic of the movies from 2005-2010. The pulse of the audiences is changing which the industry is not able to effectively tap into,” Seshu opines.
“Due to excess production and mediocre production values, the genre is in crisis,” Vamsi adds. “Even marketing wise, the genre faces trouble as the industry is limited to Hyderabad. But Hyderabadi movies and videos are quite popular in YouTube now. If channeled in the right way, the Dakhini films can cross borders and offer stiff competition to industries that run less on content and more on financial security."


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The Future of Liberal Internationalism
was now to be anchored by a core of Western democracies bound together in a security alliance, and the United States became more integral to the functioning of the economic and security architecture. Along the way, the postwar human rights revolution was set in motion, and by the 1990s it had created aspirations and obligations for the international community well beyond anything Wilson could have imagined.
FDR shared Wilson’s vision of an enlightened peace, as he made clear in the Atlantic Charter in 1941. Truman’s belief in the necessity of the United Nations was shaped by his earlier devotion to Wilson’s proposal for a League of Nations. FDR and Truman also learned lessons from Wil- son. They cared much more about getting the postwar international economic system organized in an open and orderly manner, and indeed the Roosevelt administration started working on this part of the postwar agenda even before the United States entered the war. More importantly, they saw that Wilson’s vision of a world democratic order was a bridge too far. Postwar order would need to be built around a Western core of states that formed a natural political community. Atlantic community came rst. Collective security would be built around traditional alliance partnership and a reformation of the balance of power in light of the as- cendance of the Soviet Union. Specic strategic bargains—political, eco- nomic, and security—were also part of the post-1945 liberal international order. A broader array of institutions was built and capacities deployed to manage and sustain liberal order. Finally, American power—or hegemony—was built into the postwar liberal order. All of these innova- tions updated or altered the Wilsonian vision.
The general thrust of the postwar liberal international project was that the United States and its partners would need to take a more comprehen- sive approach to building an open, stable, and secure global environment. This postwar liberal international vision updated Wilsonianism in a vari- ety of ways.
First, liberal order would again be built around free trade and open markets, but it would be a more managed openness. Capitalism would be organized internationally and not along national, regional, or imperial lines. In many ways, this is what World War II had been fought over. The Smoot-Hawley tariff, the imperial preference system, and the nationalist and imperial ambitions of Germany, Japan, and other great powers were

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It was bound to happen, this dream of a little girl, a path only dedicated to this trade… Since 5 years old, Alison Touzé has been sewing, drawing and creating alongside her grandmother, Yvette, who taught her a lot about the trade. Costumes, dresses, seams… it was a passion born from childhood.
Today, Alison, who has been creating bespoke and made-to-measure dresses in her own workshop for 5 years, launches her first collection, with her grandmother still by her side. “We started together. She is my foundation. We learn a lot from each other. We complement each other. We are one.” This strong bond between the two shows through the craftsmanship, the choice and work of fabrics and materials, the quality and precision of her gowns. Through her creations, she reveals a tender-hearted and romantic universe.
“We all need love to live. Marriage means a lot to me; I believe in it. It’s important to live in the moment.”
Every woman is unique. This first collection is designed to enhance and reveal their beauty. All the dresses belong to a bucolic, bohemian, nature inspired and geometrical universe. Alison’s passion for history and the different periods of the last centuries also shows through her creations. The lines are refined, technical, flowing and delicate.
It’s important to Alison to use only Calais lace, Calais guipure lace, Calais embroidery and Calais tulle and other French materials.
This is what gives each creation meaning and authenticity. Each and every gown, whether it is bespoke or made-to-measure from the collection, is made in France in her workshop.

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A plan by Walt Disney Company subsidiary ESPN along with Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery to form a new JV to create a sports-oriented streaming video service will have broad ramifications across both the pay-TV and over-the-top streaming video ecosystems.
“This is a blockbuster deal that will further decimate the traditional US pay-TV sector. For many viewers, sports has been the thread keeping them attached to pay-TV, but that thread frays a bit more every time a streaming video provider gains control of popular live sports programming,” said Tammy Parker, Principal Analyst of Global Telecom Consumer Services at GlobalData.
“Having ESPN, Fox, and WarnerBros. Discovery combine their vast portfolios of sports content into a single streaming service will make sports fans think twice about subscribing to pricey linear programming bundles offered by cable and satellite TV providers. The lure of an all-in-one app with a smorgasbord of appealing sports content will be tough for sports fans to resist,” Parker added.
Will the price be right?
One big question revolves around pricing for the still-unnamed service, especially given how expensive sports rights are. The standalone app might cost more than potential viewers are willing to pay. However, subscribers will have the option to bundle the new service with Disney, Hulu, and/or Max and will thus be able to take advantage of discounted value pricing for a full package of streaming services.
The new sports service will be positioned to build a healthy subscriber base quickly. In addition to siphoning subscribers from cable and satellite TV providers, which are considered multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs), it will also pose a significant threat to other sports-oriented streaming services, such as FuboTV, a virtual MVPD with a focus on live sports.
Philo, a rival vMVPD, is already pitching its service as the perfect complement to the planned streaming sports service. Philo’s market approach has long-revolved around eschewing sports and local channels in favour of focusing on entertainment and lifestyle networks, enabling it to offer more affordable subscription tiers.
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The sports-oriented JV planned by the three leading media companies also reflects the growing importance of live event programming for streaming service providers. That is the reason Netflix recently signed a deal worth more than $5bn for exclusive rights to World Wrestling Entertainment’s popular Raw program starting in January 2025.
But live events do not need to be restricted to sports, or hybrid sports-entertainment programming as in the case of Raw, to create must-see, destination programming. Pure entertainment events such as live comedy stand-up specials or concerts are also fair game for streamers seeking to create higher engagement with viewers.
GlobalData predicts that US pay-TV household penetration will continue to plummet from the industry’s halcyon days of 2009-2010, when penetration exceeded 85%, and will fall to around 32% in 2028.

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Built 1932 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. Quincy, Mass.
18,017 gross tons, 632 foot x 79.4 foot beam
Launched 10/10/31 as Monterey
12/5/32 Voyage New York to San Francisco
May 1932 first voyage San Francisco to Sydney
1941 - 1946 served as troopship
Re-fit post WWII put on hold
The main dining room as it was following post war reconstruction
For a comparative view of the room in the pre-war period see here:http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/316181/title/lurline/cat/501
The Dining Saloon aboard the Matson liner Lurline and her sisters Mariposa and Monterey as the rooms appeared when the ships first entered service in the early 1930's. All this decor was removed when the ships eventually returned to service post WWII
''Exotic Escort: In contrast to the usual tugboat escort is the flotilla of Polynesian outriggers which greet the 18,564-ton Matson Hawaiian cruise liner Lurline at termination of San Francisco-Honolulu voyage.''
Date of completion: 3.1908
LPP: 125.8 Country of build: USA
Beam: 16.2 Builder: Newport News SB
Location of yard: Newport News
Owner as Completed: Matson Nav Co, San Francisco
1947.she became yugoslav RADNIK
BU Split 1q.53
Built 1933 as Lurline for Matson Line
1963 sold to Chandris renamed Ellinis
1987 broken up Kaohsiung after lay up in Greece, arrived 15/4/1987
She visited Auckland as Lurline in the course of her maiden voyage, a round the world cruise in 1933.
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Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
Filmed in the 1960s, this intimate portrait of Johnny Cash captures the intensity and talent that made him a music legend. Great music and fly-on-the-wall footage combine for a rare, personal glimpse of the “Man in Black” as he visits friends and family, and sings duets with his wife June, Carl Perkins and Bob Dylan.
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Valentine’s Day: Which wines are perfect match for chocolate?
For Valentine’s Day, wine columnist Gord Stimmell recommends which wines are sweet on chocolate.
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For Valentines, I present an immodest proposal: Chocolate and wine. Nothing new here, wine nuts like me have chowed down on chunks of chocolate with monster Italian Barolos for years. We just don’t tell anyone. Besides, Barolos have gotten pricey!
We have three much more affordable matches made in heaven to go with your sweetheart’s craving, whether chocolate in truffles, cakes, or oozing from croissants.
Normally I match cabernet franc ice wine with chocolate dipped strawberries, but much more available is Fresita. The fusion with this sparkler is magical.
The Café Pinotage derives its flavour from specially toasted oak barrels the red wine is aged in, and is amazing with anything mocha inspired, including chocolates.
And the raspberry wine from Southbrook I serve with a flourless chocolate gateau made using freeze dried espresso, with a bitter chocolate glaze topped by raspberries. It’s a match made in chocolate lovers heaven. Cheers to all my fellow chocoholics!
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Gov. Sam Brownback said Wednesday the state will put $37 million in KanCare savings into waiting lists for in-home Medicaid services as prescribed by an agreement with the federal government — regardless of a budget proviso passed by the Legislature that makes such funding contingent on Kansans with developmental disabilities being included in KanCare.
The move provides some certainty to service providers who now can gear up to accept some 400 new customers with physical disabilities and 250 with developmental disabilities in the next two years. Previously they were left waiting to see if the KanCare "carve-in" would happen in 2014 as planned, thereby triggering the funding.
"This is happening in September, not January," Brownback said. "We're getting 650 people off the waiting lists."
KanCare, Brownback's initiative to move most of the state's 350,000 Medicaid recipients under privately-administered managed care, began Jan. 1, 2013. But advocates for the developmentally disabled successfully lobbied for that group's long-term daily support care to be carved out for one year, saying it is different from the acute medical services the managed care companies are accustomed to overseeing.
Some of those same advocates have lobbied to extend the carve-out, saying limited pilot programs haven’t assuaged their concerns. But the administration has said the group should be carved in Jan. 1, 2014, as planned, and legislators led by Rep. David Crum, R-Augusta, attached the budget proviso stating that the money they appropriated to pay the disability waiting lists would lapse if the carve-in doesn’t occur on schedule.
From the day Brownback signed the budget including the proviso, disability-rights advocates have said it conflicted directly with the contract the administration signed with its federal Medicaid partners to embark on KanCare — a contract that included the condition that a portion of the savings realized from KanCare must go to pay down the waiting list.
Brownback said the administration still is waiting on the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to approve the carve-in, but Crum sent him a letter saying it would be OK to release the waiting list money.
Crum's letter expresses confidence CMS will approve the move.
"In the event there is a delay in CMS approval, I would appreciate your assurances to work with the Legislature towards a solution," Crum wrote.
Brownback said the state "would have some financial exposure" if CMS doesn’t approve the change, but he added that he expects approval.
Brownback's news conference Wednesday included Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer, a surgeon who led a team overhauling the state’s Medicaid program, which covers health care for low-income children and disabled Kansans.
"These people who need services, they are our most vulnerable," Colyer said of the estimated 5,000 Kansans on the waiting lists. "We want to take care of them."
Disability-rights advocates welcomed the announcement but said it need not have waited until September. Rocky Nichols, executive director of the Disability Rights Center, said Brownback could have released the waiting list money without say-so from Crum or any other legislator, but "sooner is obviously better than later."
“Everyone came together and said, ‘we do need to focus on this,’ ” Nichols said. "We made a promise to CMS, and we need to keep that promise."
Tim Wood, who runs the Disability Rights Center's End the Wait campaign, said Brownback was undoing uncertainty he and the Legislature had injected into the budget process in the first place by approving the proviso.
Wood said that in a normal budget year, providers would have known they would be getting more customers by July and would have been geared up to accept them by August.
"Essentially they are releasing the money the Legislature appropriated and doing so several months after it should have been released," Wood said.
The waiting lists, which include approximately 3,000 Kansans with developmental disabilities and 2,000 with physical disabilities, stretch back through several gubernatorial administrations.
Brownback said paying down the lists would remain contingent on legislative appropriations, but he is committed to making it a priority during his tenure.
Colyer agreed, noting that KanCare savings of $160 million this year are helping address the lists.
"The KanCare dividend means real things for real people," Colyer said.

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The annual Banned Books Week this year has a new theme: Banning books silences voices. But as always, BBW focuses on raising awareness about the constant threat of censorship.
In glaring polarity to the illiterate moron now squatting in the White House, a real President actually reads books instead of binge watching faux news on television. This weekend, President Obama posted a summary on social media of his summer … Continue reading
Another wonderful cartoon by Grant Snider for the NY Times.
This encouraging message was recently spotted on the sidewalk chalkboard outside of Books A Plenty indie bookshop in Tauranga, New Zealand.
This wonderful infographic was created by the folks at the University of Virginia Library to describe what happens when we read a book.


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Big news this past week on the heels of the announcement by David Letterman that he’s retiring in 2015: Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report will be his replacement.
The new show on CBS will be The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
You’ve probably seen one or more of these videos featuring Stephen Colbert singing (and sometimes dancing!), but they’re so good, I thought you might want to see them again…Enjoy!

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by Dr. Robert Rosenberg, Medical Adviser to SoClean, June 30, 2020.
Since many people are looking for ways to stay healthy during the COVID-19 crisis, it’s a good time to highlight one of the most critical factors in supporting your immune system: healthy, adequate sleep.
Scientists have long known about sleep’s importance in helping the body to protect itself from viruses and other pathogenic invaders. But a study from 20121 underscores just how critical it can be.
Researchers recruited 164 people, who subsequently underwent health screenings and answered questions about their stress levels, alcohol and cigarette use, and other health determinants. Researchers also directly measured subjects' sleep duration and quality with a watch-like sensor that measured their movement throughout the night.
The subjects were then quarantined and exposed to a mild form of the common cold virus through nasal drops. The researchers discovered that people who slept on average less than six hours a night, the week before the virus exposure, were 4.2 times more likely to catch a cold—independent of other risk factors—compared with those who got at least seven hours of sleep. And people who slept less than five hours per night were 4.5 times more likely to come down with the virus.
Of course, there’s no research specifically tying good sleep to resistance to the new coronavirus. But it’s clear that sleep deprivation makes us far more susceptible to developing a viral infection generally. (Not to mention that sleep is important for a host of other healthy body systems2.)
So exactly how does adequate, healthy sleep support the immune system? Here are just a few of the findings from the fascinating research that’s been done on this subject:
Sleep turns off the stress that hinders “killer” T-cells. These cells, also called cytotoxic T-cells, destroy virus-infected cells to stop them from replicating. They do this with the help of proteins called integrins, which allow the T-cell to stick to the virus and attack it. A study by German researchers3 compared the immune response of sleeping people with that of people kept awake during the night. Subjects who were not sleeping had T-cells with less activated integrins, which were less effective at fighting off viruses. The researchers determined that this is due to greater amounts of stress hormones (epinephrine, norepinephrine, prostaglandin and adenosine) that the body produces while we are awake.
Sleep allows immune cells to communicate better. Cytokines are a category of proteins that allow cells to communicate and interact with one another—and that includes the “killer” cells just mentioned that are responsible for destroying viruses in the body. Many studies4 have established a clear link between sleep deprivation—usually defined in research as less than six hours per night—and reduced production of certain cytokines.
Sleep improves antibody response. Antibodies are another type of blood protein that can bind to a virus and kill it. Once the body is exposed to a certain pathogen, it produces antibodies specific to that threat, meaning that it “recognizes” the invader and knows how to fight it off, which normally results in immunity. A study5 of people receiving the vaccine for hepatitis B found that subjects who were sleep-deprived the week before receiving the vaccination had a much poorer antibody response. In fact, in many cases, the researchers felt the antibody response produced in those people would not be strong enough to inhibit the hepatitis B virus.
One final note: If stress and anxiety are hurting your ability to sleep during this uncertain time, you’re certainly not alone. But as I think the above research makes clear, it’s vitally important to do whatever it takes to get an adequate amount of quality sleep.
Find some more ideas about how to maintain your schedule and reduce your stress levels here.
Sleep, “Behaviorally Assessed Sleep and Susceptibility to the Common Cold,” September 2015. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26118561
American Sleep Association, “How Important Is Sleep?” accessed June 2, 2020. https://www.sleepassociation.org/about-sleep/how-important-is-sleep/
Journal of Experimental Medicine, “Gas-coupled receptor signaling and sleep regulate integrin activation of human antigen-specific T cells,” 2019. https://rupress.org/jem/article/216/3/517/120367/G-s-coupled-receptor-signaling-and-sleep-regulate
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, “Influence of sleep deprivation and circadian misalignment on cortisol, inflammatory markers, and cytokine balance,” June 2015. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0889159115000069
Sleep, “Sleep and Antibody Response to Hepatitis B Vaccination,” August 2012. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3397812/


The new report AdEx Benchmark of IAB Europe presents the final data on the state of the expenditure of the European market in online advertising industry for the year 2014. What is proposed is an overview on how much has been invested by European countries in the digital world .
Are these data going to reveal a growth?
Of course, what you can highlight is an increase in online advertising spending of nearly 30.7 billion euro. Taking a closer look you can see that from 2013 the year 2014 there was a growth of 11.6% and, compared to previous years, there has been a dramatic increase in terms of investment if you think that in 2006 alone these amounted to 6.6 billion euro.
What actually emerge in this sight?
According to the data presented can establish a ranking that places the following realities at the top of the pyramid to those who invest more in online advertising: the primacy belongs to the UK with a total spending that nearly about 9 million euro followed later by Germany and France that range from 3 to 5.5 million euro. This is followed by Italy, Russia, and the Netherlands with investments of between 1 and 2 million euro and, finally, in the ranking of top spenders are placed Sweden, Spain, Denmark and Norway with a level of expenditure that is below of one million euro.
This result certainly puts out an increase of investments in the year 2014 (compared to 2013) by all these European countries, although the ranking of the top spender at national level remains unchanged in the transition from one year to another . Nevertheless it is useful to underline that, in general, although not part of the ranking also other European markets have increased investment in online advertising: Slovenia has increased the value of spending of + 43.1%, Ireland 33.3 %, Turkey's + 19.5% and + 19.5% of Hungary.
What were the news of 2014?
First of all it is necessary to emphasize that the display has driven these increases in value in terms of investment: in 2012 only the volume growth was accounted for by a 9.1% in 2013 from 14.9% in 2014 and reached 15,2%. Trigger factors that explain the growth of using display advertising as opposed to other types of advertising are mainly due to the activities of Programmatic Advertising and schedules in the Real Time Bidding that exploiting the potential offered by the different technology platforms make the display a winning and effective form of communication with an excellent quality / price ratio to performance.
The Video has achieved remarkable growth rates in these countries: Greece, an increase of 187.5%, Hungary was close to 143.5% and, finally, the Austria with a smaller but still significant 115.3% .
The Mobile confirms its position as the main driver of display advertising and analyzing the data, you can say as it is responsible for the growth in the amount of 50%. Specifically, you can see that the increase in volume of display advertising with mobile registers an increase of + 15.2%, while not understanding the variable represented by the mobile reaches only 7.9%.
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We are looking for an experienced Planning Officer with knowledge of policy and a positive and proactive nature to fulfil a key role at Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.
It’s an exciting time to join us as we are producing the new Local Plan. We have recruited three new staff this year and this is the final post to complete the team. There is an opportunity to work with your strengths and interests in policy to develop this role. We’re ideally looking for someone with a policy background, but would also welcome those with wider experience to apply.
This role is an opportunity to be involved in a varied workload covering both urban and rural spatial planning, working in a tight knit team to deliver the Local Plan and support our growing number of Neighbourhood Plans. You will be involved in shaping the towns of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Kidsgrove which have ambitious plans for growth and regeneration with Town Deal funding. In addition you will have responsibility for a number of topic areas.
We are in a very attractive and affordable part of the West Midlands equidistant from Manchester in the North and Birmingham in the South with the Peak District and the Shropshire Hills on our doorstep. The Council supports working from home and flexible working as well as working collaboratively in our new and modern office space located in the heart of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
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If this appeals to you and you are looking to take the next step in your career as well as being eager to play a key role in influencing the exciting changes ahead in the Borough and North Staffordshire, perhaps you’d like to come and work for us.
Appointment to the post will be subject to assessment against the requirements of the person specification, through consideration of the application and at interview.
For an informal conversation contact Jemma March (Planning Policy Manager) 01782 742477.
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China is furious that dissident Liu Xiaobo won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Joining its boycott are Russia, Cuba, and Iraq. Morally, Iraq’s decision to join the boycott is disgusting, especially given what Iraqis suffered under dictatorship and the price Iraqi dissidents paid between 1968 and 2003.
The Iraqi decision is a stark demonstration of how the White House has squandered its influence by emphasizing its withdrawal absent much effort to develop a post-withdrawal relationship. Whatever one thinks of the decision to invade Iraq, it is diplomatic and strategic malpractice to write off the U.S.-Iraq relationship because of spite toward George W. Bush.
As a side note, the Iraqi Kurdish government has yet to announce whether it will send representatives to witness Xiaobo’s award ceremony. Once upon a time, Kurdish participation would have been a no-brainer. But as Kurdish authorities assassinate journalists and slap billion-dollar law suits on journalists who dare criticize the Barzani family’s corruption, it is quite possible that Kurdish authorities now sympathize more with repressive governments than with democracies.


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South Korea has 109 Oscar-winning films in its Netflix catalog — which is 24 films more than Switzerland, the next best country, with 85 Academy Award winners..
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Netflix US vs UK | 7 Oscar-Winning Films available in the US but not the UKThe Departed. … Pulp Fiction. … No Country for Old Men. … The Theory of Everything. … Apocalypse Now. … The Kings Speech. … Ex Machina.
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11:58 am March 15, 2009, by David O'Brien
March 16th, 20094:12 pm
Just saw the WBC episode from last night. Wright and Lindstrom were totally out of line, imo. It was 8-0, let the kid look at his shot. He wasn’t showing anyone up, and didn’t even look at it that long. He looked more surprised that he hit the ball that far, and as if he was wondering if it would stay fair. That was merely a fraction of the looks that manny ramirez, bonds, sosa, and countless other show boats give or gave to their long flys. Looks like Wright and Lindstrom forgot that in the offseason.
March 16th, 20094:15 pm
Bobby Cox – It didn’t look to me like Wright made a huge deal out of it. I would agree that what the batter did was not that bad. Especially under the circumstances. Let him enjoy possibly the one moment on a stage like that he may have.
Where was all this bravado when the USA got mercied?
March 16th, 20094:16 pm
I read the same article about TIm Hudson last year…that ESPN wrote about Hamels this year. Not looking good for the Phillies.
March 16th, 20094:17 pm
Anders – Maybe you should leave someone at the house and go grab anyone.
March 16th, 20094:18 pm
Anders, yes dear. As long as its not new cars. Oh, almost forgot bring me some David Wright pictures, I love that boy. I have Metro man and Sniper 69 here waiting honey.
Anyone or anyone else?
March 16th, 20094:20 pm
Bobby’s, when I saw the replay last night, I really didn’t think Wright was adding to the fray; looked to me like he was watching the ball fly out of the park, not the batter. The batter preened a little, but no worse than Griffy Jr or Manny do every time they hit a fly ball.
And, Lindstrom did it right, a soft fastball towards the buttocks. No way was that gonna hurt anybody.
As Adam Dunn (that great baseball philosopher) said, “it’s just baseball.”
Julio Franco is now the manager of a Mets Minor League Team….ugh.
March 16th, 20094:21 pm
Someone else – This has a Silence Of The Lambs feel to it. Are you making a new canvas for Lew out of Met bloggers?
March 16th, 20094:22 pm
Anders, did you see the view of Wright and Englehart both in frame from the 3rd base camera? Not sure why Wright got up like that and was staring down Englehart, other than he was disgruntled. Possibly that made Lindstrom think more of the “stare” than he would’ve.
I’ll say this: It was more apparent to me that Wright was upset with Englehart than it was that Englehart was show boating. Not even close in that determination.
March 16th, 20094:25 pm
raindawg722 whats the 722 in your name mean? anyways, bobby has been saying the hicks is already a MLB SS (defensively) his offense just needs al little work. im sure that he could be convert to a 3B guy, and seems to have the power of a corner guy. if he can cut down on his Ks (139 Ks in just under 400 ABs last year) he might be ready in a year or so.
March 16th, 20094:26 pm
Bobby Cox – Yes I saw that and I did see him looking at the batter. His expression hardly changed and I didn’t see him jawing or anything. Not saying it didn’t happen, but I didn’t see it. To me, this was a case of ESPN and that moron Sutcliffe (who’s still living in the 80’s) making something out of nothing. Just my opinion and I know enough to say it’s probably slanted.
But it wasn’t like we saw Wright screaming at the guy or anything.
March 16th, 20094:27 pm
It was kind of a weird reaction from Wright. He jumped up as soon as the ball was hit(too early to tell that Englehart was posing), but he was clearly looking at Englehart not where the ball was going.
March 16th, 20094:28 pm
Chop Chop – I should have said he drove the CoCola truck.
March 16th, 20094:29 pm
McFann, punked,plunked…Taveras woulda done either, so I guess it doesn’t matter, right?
March 16th, 20094:30 pm
i think the next batter should have been thrown at. its fine, not a big deal, cause it wasnt at his head. just like posing a little bit isnt a big deal, getting thrown at in that situation is part of the game.
add ryan howard to the list of guys that watch it way to long. he seems like a nice guy, but he really needs to get beaned.
chris from md
March 16th, 20094:32 pm
DOB and others,
Who do you all see as rounding out the Gwinnett rotation? I have Hanson, Reyes, Morton, Parr, and Redmond. But what about Medlen? AA again, bullpen, or does he bump Parr or Redmond? Also, who the closer– Nuzez or Marek? Just wondering… man, this team is loaded with pitching talent.
Chris from MD
March 16th, 20094:33 pm
mbatl, The view i saw showed wright glance at the ball, then Englehart, then immediate bounce of his seat and walk up to the dugout stairs moving his mouth. When he got up, he took one more glance, actually, i shouldn’t even say glance, maybe a head tilt to RF, then immediately re-fixated on Englehart. And, Lindstrom’s throw was no soft toss. It was pretty hard pitched with intention that wasn’t warranted.
Anders, I’m still rooting for the US, actually, i could give a crap if the US wins, or loses. I like the WBC, but don’t care for the outcome. But if I were rooting for a team, it would be the US, then Japan, so that’s not my beef. Just sucks that you ruin a kids glory like that. I don’t even hate david wright. I’m just stating what i saw because it was discussed earlier. If it were McCann that did what wright did, i’d have the same view – damn straight.
March 16th, 20094:34 pm
add ryan howard to the list of guys that watch it way to long. he seems like a nice guy, but he really needs to get beaned. (DAP)
I love how nonchalantly that line was written.- He’s a nice guy. Hit him in the head with a round hard object traveling at 90mph. – Hey, what’s for lunch?
March 16th, 20094:35 pm
Ok guys here is my opening Day 25 men roster:
2 Catcher: Mac,Ross
6 Infielder: Esco,Chipper,Kelly,Kotch,Infante,Prado
5 Outfielder: Anderson,Anderson,Diaz,Norton,Frenchy.
I think Campi & Carlyle will be trade before season Open.
Option to AAA: Hanson,Morton,Diory,Shaffer,Jones,Blanco,Sammon.
I hope the People in Gwinnett fill that ball park, awasome team.
Anders, Sutcliffe does seem like an instigator, but it still doesn’t change the fact that Wright might be a little stressed out with the questionable health of his pitchers. You should be worried because September isn’t too far away. Just sayin
Just read that new chipper article with his quotes about the downtime in the WBC, and it makes perfect sense. I heard Sutcliff (not always to be taken seriously) say that last night during the game and I agreed with it. These guys play 162 games in 180 days… Days off are few and far between, I think they could handle the WBC games in the matter of two weeks instead of 3.
Part of me wants to see this thing take off, but nobody really seems to care, especially here in the the states. there’s not a good time to play it. the Cuban team stops their regular season to come over here and play, so they’re literally in midseason form. Our guys are just getting their timing down and trying to hit spots. and it’s kinda sad when the games are in the US and venezuella and puerto rican fans are louder than US fans… like watching a Cubs vs Brewers game in Milwaukee… whose the home team??
DAP, maybe why that ticks me a little, is because something that innocent by Englehart got the next batter thrown at. Yet, last year, our pitchers didn’t do ($&($ when it was waaay more warranted on a handful of occaisions. Actually, no, that’s not it. I really don’t think Englehart did anything wrong, and I’m all for throwing at a hitter to make a statement.
March 16th, 20094:36 pm
I blame union brotherhood for the lack of wiping admiring looks off hitters’ faces. Hard to throw one at the lips after you’ve sat together griping about The Man, LOL.
That, and all the armor that hitters can wear to the box these days. All that protection really leaves you not much to throw at other than the head, and no pitcher really wants to take that kind of chance. Not really.
March 16th, 20094:37 pm
If the Mets lose Santana and Redding and Hamels goes down for the Phillies, watch for the Braves to contend for the Division title. Look how many pitchers we lost last year to injuries. If Anderson and chipper can get healthy and if Francouer has a decent year, it just might be a fun year.
March 16th, 20094:38 pm
Bobby Cox – I hear ya. Could go either way I guess. We do agree that the reaction the USA had was wrong – completely. They looked like the spoiled rich kids who didn’t want the poor kids ruining their party.
(Hey wait, that’s just like what happens to me here.):}
March 16th, 20094:40 pm
i was just thinking, with the braves pitching depth, by the end of the season (when hudson is back) they will have enough talent to make two 5 man rotations that are both better than the 5 man rotations of some teams. thats pretty cool.
March 16th, 20094:43 pm
Anders, Sutcliffe does seem like an instigator, but it still doesn’t change the fact that Wright might be a little stressed out with the questionable health of his pitchers. You should be worried because September isn’t too far away. Just sayin (TnBrian)
Seriously? You think Wright jumped up and vented on the batter because he’s stressing about the Mets pitching situation and what it means for September?
March 16th, 20094:44 pm
Check out some of Chipper’s quotes about the WBC from the story I filed while ago:
By DAVID O’BRIEN
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. _ Chipper Jones said his strained oblique muscle will be fine, but the World Baseball Classic needs changes.
The third baseman left Team USA and returned to Braves camp after aggravating the strained muscle in his right side during batting practice before Sunday’s game against the Netherlands in Miami.
“There’s some serious problems with the WBC setup,” said Jones, will skip the rest of the tournament. “I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. But I wouldn’t do it again under the current format. There’s way too many days off. This tournament could be over by now.”
Jones was back at Braves camp Monday for treatment. He said his strain is relatively minor and he could be back in the Braves lineup by the end of the week. Braves manager Bobby Cox didn’t think Jones would be out much longer than that.
Team USA officials had planned to rest him five days, as they did after the initial injury March 8 in a game at Toronto.
“Well they kept me out five days in Canada, and I was probably ready to go on the third day,” Jones said. “They were going to do the same thing so I said, screw it, I’m coming home.
“I’d much rather be around this [Braves] training staff and treat it aggressively and hopefully get back into some kind of action in two or three days.”
The 2008 batting champion has been away since reporting to Team USA March 2. He went 0-for-10 with six strikeouts in three games.
He said he felt fine during Saturday’s game against Puerto Rico, but felt a twinge in his side during batting practice Sunday.
“I took about 20 swings in batting practice and hit a ball about 450 feet to right-center field, and I felt it,” he said. “I stuck my thumb in it just to try and loosen it up a little bit and [hitting coach] Reggie Smith saw me and came up to me and said, ‘Don’t mess around with that thing. If you feel it, get out of there.’”
After two more swings, Jones took his advice. After being examined in Miami, he decided to pull the plug and return to Braves camp.
He said this strain isn’t nearly as severe as others he’s had, including a left oblique strain that disabled him twice in 2006.
“They were going to be extra-cautious because it’s the second time it’s happened [in eight days],” Jones said. “And I just told [Team USA trainers] last night, if you’re not going to listen to me and you’re just going to tell me I’m going to be out for five days, I’m going home….
“What’s five days gonna get us? Off day today, game tomorrow, game on Wednesday, and one day-long trip to L.A. … I might be ready to play the [championship] game. If they’re gonna keep me out that long, I just said, I’m going home.”
Jones, who also played in the inaugural WBC in 2006, said he won’t play again if the format isn’t changed.
“Just way too many days off,” he said. “We stayed in Toronto for a week and played three games. I don’t know if you ever stayed in Toronto, but it’s not exactly Las Vegas. To say that we were plucking our eyebrows out one at a time would be an understatement.
“You’re not getting the work in that you should. You’re getting reps, but you’re not getting the at-bats that you need.
“Getting to share a clubhouse with the guys and getting to know people on a different level is the cool part about it. But when you’re talking about a three-week tournament, and you could literally play eight games in three weeks, it’s just too much down time for spring training.”
Schafer has to be the startin CF not Anderson. Schafer is just better no way to sugar coat it.
Here’s a better argument against throwing at a Dutch player…
You’ve got a six-run lead in the eighth. Dude hit a homer and enjoyed it. So what? He’s about to go home to Wooden Shoe Land and smoke some primo weed and eat tulips.
Okay, to be realistic, he’ll be going to some island in the Caribbean.
Anyway, his team is done. What good is it to “send a message” to a team that is gone in an inning? Why even risk getting one of your own guys hit? Just a brain-dead move by Lindstrom.
(Of course, it wasn’t as brain-dead of a move as making his appearance with a bum arm. This is why I love the WBC.)
March 16th, 20094:46 pm
coach joeIf the Mets lose Santana and Redding and Hamels goes down for the Phillies, watch for the Braves to contend for the Division title
if this happens, the braves better do alot more than contend. they oughta blow them out.
Jersey Gil – I hope we keep Buddy and use Medlen in some kind of role, maybe use JoJo at AAA and then if Glavine is injured bring him in as nos 5 starter until Hanson is ready.. also Bennett is a bit iffy…
I suppose you are right in your thinking that Buddy and Campillo have the best trade value of our marginal starters/relievers.
March 16th, 20094:47 pm
If things keep going like they have last week look for Schafer to replace J Anderson on your 25 man roster. It seems like J Anderson can’t handle the pressure of a little ST competion so how will he handle the pressure of leading off every game. Schafer it seems thrives under the pressure and welcomes it and as I’ve read from a number of reports brings a fire to the clubhouse and line-up that we’ve needed on this Braves team for the last few years. The kid goes balls out every game and works very hard, and his hard work should be rewarded with a spot on the MLB roster in April.
March 16th, 20094:50 pm
.Your dog see you as everything wonderful in life…….a cat sees you as staff. Reagan
so? that’s the way it should be. dogs are emotionally needy and cats aren’t.
Three puffs of white smoke from Chipper condemning the WBC. Now watch the old blog go full speed ahead negative on the tournament.
March 16th, 20094:51 pm
Roach….what’re going to do With Josh Anderson…no Option…release him? give a present to the Mets?….he will be another candidate to trade.
March 16th, 20094:52 pm
DAP — You’re right about that. Braves have the talent to staff two rotations without being ashamed of either. Somebody (probably starting with Glavine) will go down though, and the extra depth will come in very handy. I see JoJo coming up first and Hanson after the all-star game.
Coach Joe — It won’t be necessary for Hamels, Santana, etc. to go down for the Braves to be right there this year. They are competitive right now and when Hanson (and probably Schafer) come up mid-season and Hudson comes back in September, I’d put my money on Atlanta. If I were a betting man, that is.
Have to watch Chipper closely and get him right for April, though.
March 16th, 20094:53 pm
Aaaaaalllll Aboard! Next stop. We knew we hated this WBCville.
if i have to hear sutcliffe tell everybody how much jake peavy loves this country one more time, i’m going to fight somebody. preferably somebody small and weak that i can handle, i don’t want to get beat up over sutcliffe’s flair for the dramatic. i swear this guy could make a routine groundout to second base sound like it was the most beautiful, unselfish, all-american play in the history of baseball.
March 16th, 20094:55 pm
DOB or anybody — Can a team trade for a future draft pick in MLB?
March 16th, 20094:56 pm
if he can cut down on his Ks (139 Ks in just under 400 ABs last year) he might be ready in a year or so. DAP
Bay Area Steve
I know I’m not going win with you; I mean, you hold your own with Shawn, what chance do I have? But, this feigned ignorance thing you repeatedly do is a major part of your “assedness.”
It seems pretty telling to me that they changed the headline. I try to see your side, and can’t imagine continuing to argue the point even after they changed the headline.
March 16th, 20094:57 pm
You mean, moreso than it already has been? Seems to me that sentiment has been running against the tourney by a large margin.
Just because your opinions are based on whatever David Wright utters does not mean the same concept holds true for other, more rational folk.
March 16th, 20095:00 pm
The only way the WBC will be taken seriously is if they do a full blown format like the World Cup Soccer or Cricket with an intensive tournament structure, say every 4 years, but that would mean MLB doing some structural changes……. hence we no chance (have to pass the owners, player union etc)
March 16th, 20095:01 pm
i swear [Sutcliffe] could make a routine groundout to second base sound like it was the most beautiful, unselfish, all-american play in the history of baseball.
If the groundout were made by David Wright, then, yes, it would be. The world knows this.
March 16th, 20095:02 pm
DOB or anybody — Can a team trade for a future draft pick in MLB?
March 16th, 20095:03 pm
Just because a player has no options is no reason for better player to be sent to AAA. The Braves team is what brings the fans and we want the best product on the field regardless of options, arbitration and BS like that. If things keep progressing the way it has as far as Schafer outplaying Anderson and they keep Anderson simply because of options, then I will not watch the Braves until they put the best line-up on the field. Because in my mind, they are not concerned about winning and playing their best players who work hard and should be rewarded for their hard work. I’m getting tired of mediocre Braves teams year after year, and from what i’ve seen of Anderson he is a good 4th OF, nothing more. He folds under pressure just like he did to Blanco last year in ST.
March 16th, 20095:04 pm
ncscoots – ouch. There’s a nuance I was alluding to that you didn’t pick up on. Not to worry – it’ll be clear.
At least that what David Wright told me.
March 16th, 20095:06 pm
Nolie — Do you know the rationale behind not allowing the trading of draft picks?
March 16th, 20095:11 pm
I’d like to say hi to Everyone, Anyone, Nobody, and Somebody Else…
Anybody here? Somebody? Everyone Else?
March 16th, 20095:12 pm
Fox Sports South will have Fred Hickman host its Braves Live thing this year. Here’s part of the release they sent me:
FOX Sports South and SportSouth today announced the return of Braves LIVE, the only expanded pre- and post-game show for the Atlanta Braves. The networks have named broadcast veteran Fred Hickman as the host of Braves LIVE. Jerome Jurenovich returns to Braves LIVE, moving from behind the desk to the field and clubhouse to provide exclusive insight and interviews. Hickman and Jurenovich join analysts and former Braves’ standouts Ron Gant and Brian Jordan for the 30-minute pre-game show and expanded post-game coverage for telecasts on both networks. Braves LIVE coverage begins on Saturday, April 4 at 12:30 p.m. ET on SportSouth before the Braves face the Detroit Tigers at 1 p.m. ET in their final Spring Training game played at Turner Field.
March 16th, 20095:14 pm
ncscoots is on full David Wright attack.
Sir, are you not aware that the USA is at baseball war and Mr. Wright is the only born American we have to fulfill the duties required at third base? The other soldier we assigned fell by the way side during a battle with the Netherlands. Well, actually he fell off the truck on the way to the battle – but I digress. We asked this felled soldier to send the backup from his battalion once he reaches his base camp. Incredibly enough they have none and we will have to rely on another battalion to supply a backup for Mr. Wright should we survive to the next campaign on the west coast of the United States. In these dire times we need to all put our selfish thoughts aside and pull for our boys to come home victorious.
You’re negative singling out of this American hero is neither condoned nor appreciated by the rest of the citizens of this great country of ours and it would be appreciated if you would cease and desist such actions.
That is all.
March 16th, 20095:18 pm
DAP, 722 are just some lucky numbers that I tacked onto my screen name. I really didn’t give it too much thought.
Thanks for passing along Cox’s comments. Hicks had 19 errors in 107 games at short last year, which seems a little high. Not saying he couldn’t work on that, and maybe he has great range and is otherwise pretty smooth. A switch to third might even help him.
Unless the Braves unload Yunel (which isn’t completely unlikely) I just cannot see him playing short in Atlanta and there’s no one else in the minors that looks remotely ready to step in at third in the next year or two.
That might be one of those positions that the Braves stock up on by trading some of their surplus pitching.
I love Chipper, but being that he reaggravated his oblique after playing just one game tells me he wasn’t ready after 5 days, much less three. This is spring training, not the regular season. You have to be extra cautious with such things.
Hammy the Brave
March 16th, 20095:25 pm
To all who love Jordan Schaffer,
Don’t you think he has some holes in his game, that you aren’t seeing at present? Specifically, from what I’ve read in Baseball America, he has trouble hitting lefties, has to get his walks up and K’s down(OBP), has to improve his stolen base %, and has been streaky offensively.
Just because you want a player to do well, and know he is the future of the team, doesn’t mean he is actually ready to take that spot on the team, with no AAA experience. It also doesn’t mean the younger player has no flaws- they either haven’t been discovered by too little time in the minors, or you haven’t done real research on “your boy”.
I like Schaffer as much as anyone, and want him and the Braves to do well, but I don’t want him rushed to the majors because of his ST performance.
Think about it,
Hammy the Brave
March 16th, 20095:32 pm
damn no katie T this year. thats sux!!!!
March 16th, 20095:33 pm
Hammy, I strained my lighter-thumb while igniting a blunt. How many days off should I request, and how might I parlay that into a leisurely six-month vacation?
You the man in the know, just askin….
Buffalo NY Braves Fan
March 16th, 20095:36 pm
If Chipper hates the WBC, then so do I….. I’m a mindless sheep…..
But seriously, I’d like the WBC if it was shortened and they played more games more often, as someone here already said. Also, it’s never going to gain popularity when you don’t put the US team on ESPN or ESPN2, instead of pushing it aside to the new MLB network that not everyone has.
Coach (Skip and Pete will be missed)
Hammy, both McCann and Francoeur made the jump from AA. Think about it.
Andre "Pulpwood" Smith
March 16th, 20095:40 pm
DOB, great job on the Ian Dury reference. Some may prefer the great “Sex, Drugs and Rock’n’ Roll” but I prefer “Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick.” Enjoy.
In fact, Andruw Jones had just 50 games of experience in AA and AAA ball before making the jump to the big leagues.
Rafael Furcal played all of three games in AA.
Trust the scouts. They know more than anybody.
March 16th, 20095:41 pm
TnBrian punked,plunked…Taveras woulda done either, so I guess it doesn’t matter, right?
Haha…yeah, that’s true.
Hey, everybody, thanks again. You folks are awesome. It’s been a genuine comfort reading your responses. I read them slowly, and many of them twice.
I’m doing much better. Sleep is a real miracle, isn’t it? Got a bunch to do the next few days (thank God), so with a little patience, I’ll be fine.
Speaking of patience, it’s great to see Jordan Schafer work all the way back to bringing the kind of excitement he brought before his troubles.
March 16th, 20095:43 pm
Chipper “There’s way too many days off. This tournament could be over by now.”
Gotta agree with him on that.
March 16th, 20095:45 pm
Coach, I’m thinkin anybody might be a scout; gonna be really offended dude…
March 16th, 20095:46 pm
HAMMY = meet the Jordan Schafer of 2009 ST, he has shown improvement in ALL areas you raise
BUBDYLAN – sorry about your dog, I am convinced I would have died if it were not for my beloved border collie……
March 16th, 20095:48 pm
Hammy, it’s not a question if he has holes in his game. Every major leaguer has a flaw. It’s a question of, is he the best option available? He’s been hitting lefties quite well this spring, has been running, bunting, fielding. He looks ready. It may be a streak, as you say, but if he continues this for the next 2.5 weeks, then it’s gonna be hard to determine he’s not ready.
Anders – your last post made me chortle but I kind of like using air power to win wars
March 16th, 20095:49 pm
If John Maine is “Oswalt light” then Martin Prado is “Chase Utley light”. Congratulations to Andouche for posting the absolutely dumbest commentary I’ve seen in months.
Blatant biased Mutts homerism. Andouche, your credentials as any sort of legitimate baseball fan have been removed. Oswalt light.
March 16th, 20095:56 pm
Raindawg: Hicks is OUTSTANDING defensively. There are no questions about his defense. None.
March 16th, 20095:58 pm
Never heard of a credentialectomy. Painful?
BA – Yeah, you’re the guy I would go to for my baseball credentials. BTW- The name calling is childish, although I’m not surprised.
March 16th, 20096:00 pm
Hammy: Schafer focused this winter on hitting lefties and improving his speed, specifically his first step. That’s what his work with a sprint coach was all about, and it’s shown. As for hitting lefties, he’s shown no sign of struggling against them this spring, and if I’m not mistaken, he didn’t struggle much against them in the minors in 2007, only last season.
March 16th, 20096:01 pm
Hey, what stinks both as a baseball stat and a piece of plumbing?
A John Main(e) Line.
Okay that pun is half-stolen from TheGhostofGaryMatthews on the MLB board. But this one’s mine: What do you call an earthquake that knocks you off the toilet? A John Rocker. Pfffft.
I’m delirious. See y’all later.
March 16th, 20096:16 pm
DOB, thanks. I guess that’s what I get for quoting stats out of context. I did see that Hicks only had 1 error in 16 games at AA, which ain’t too shabby (although it’s not a great sample size either).
DAP, I changed my mind about the 722. I added those numbers to my handle because that was Hick’s OPS at AA Mississippi last year.
March 16th, 20096:19 pm
Maine: 33-27, 4.18 career era
Oswalt: 129-64, 3.13 career era
What insufferable dolt, other than Andouche, would even attempt to make this absurd comparison? When the Mutts expose (ala David Cone) themselves to be the third or fourth place team that they are, the forty Andouche posts per day will dissapear and we can resume a more reasonable, intelligent discourse around here.
Ok, it won’t be intelligent, but at least we won’t have to sift through this “Oswalt light” nonsense. What’s next- Reyes as a stand-up clubhouse guy? Castillo as the pillar of health?
When the Mutts fired their 17th manager in the last 6 years, Andouche was nowhere to be found.
When the Mutts suffered their second straight unfathomable collapse in September, Andouche was a ghost.
I have a feeling his dissapearing act will get a much earlier start this year, considering the AAA team the Mutts are apparently willing to go to war with this season.
Gil In Mechanicsville
March 16th, 20096:26 pm
Before all you guys get your panties in a wad in Anderson vs Shaffer, just remember Bobby will let things go for the first two months of the season in order to get a feel for the team. I doubt he will feel compelled to lose a good outfield in Anderson to give Schaffer an early boost to the majors. Schaffer will be up soon enough if he lights it up in triple A the early part of the season.
JG… I think you are about 98% right on your projected line-up but Bennett looks to be the guy on the bubble to me. Still lots of time before the season gets serious.
March 16th, 20096:30 pm
Nice to hear from you even if West Torrens were our [Glenelg's] greatest rivals. I actually caught 3 Claxton Shields [1964,65,66] and my fellow catcher was Gary Thompson from West Torrens. Actually played in Phoenix in the Masters World Series in 1999 and one of our coaches was Gary Thompson – it was great to catch up with him after many years. You are absolutely right about Greg working for Coca Cola [ not the type to deliver coke] and just to remind the person who referred to the under arm delivery – I was the brother not involved.
March 16th, 20096:31 pm
I just added a Chipper Jones games-played poll to the original blog, if you want to go there and vote.
And while the early ST wins can deliver a sense of euphoria to the novice, remember teams like the Mets have a lot of their regulars playing in the WBC. Spring training games don’t count for a reason, it’s to allow time to get players ready for the main event. Even then, don’t forget what the Astros have done over the last 3 seasons. Coming from way back at the mid point to being there at the end….
March 16th, 20096:34 pm
And I don’t think Chipper’s presence or absence is going to be as telling as it was last year.
March 16th, 20096:35 pm
Gil in Mechanicsville- I agree with everything you and others say about losing Anderson and sending shaffer down. The one rotten apple in the barrell seems to be that Bobby and Frank announced publicly that it was “a wide open race”. At this point how do you look Shaffer in the face and say that we tell the truth here but go to Gwinnett anyway?
March 16th, 20096:37 pm
Answer… Baseball is still a business….
March 16th, 20096:39 pm
As foe the WBC, we have more guys like Santana and Zambrano saying no to this thing and stuff like Mac playing left field. Is this really going to survive that much longer?
Trust the scouts. They know more than anybody. Coach
well of course you should trust the scouts. they are the cool in-the-know guys. unfortunately no official ones have piped in on the board to let us know what they think. I am sure that they will have their input so whatever happens at cut off date will in fact be influenced by their opinions and thus we will know. This has happened every spring since I have been on various Braves boards-which is about as long as any have been available. There is always a huge argument about bringing up youngsters, pro & con. Some can be viewed as valid like the Schafer/Anderson debate, many much less so like Heyward/Francoeur, and most are absolutely stupid off-the charts guys who have a hot spring and fans go nuts about bringing the up. Que sera, sera. World ain’t gonna end one way or t’other
March 16th, 20096:41 pm
Business? Isnt the Braves the ones that yelled about not being able to trust the people your working with in the Furcall case this off season? Would they do the same to its players?
March 16th, 20096:46 pm
Anders, I was kinda being sarcastic, but since you’re taking seriously, than yeah, Wright is stressed and worried. He needs some xanax with his anxiety.
March 16th, 20096:49 pm
Shamus-Light it with your other hand and then go listen to the new Thin Lizzy CD.
March 16th, 20096:52 pm
Onionhead-I look him in the eye if I’m Bobby and Frank and tell him he’s done a good job this Spring and is going to start the year in Gwinnett and tell him they’re sure they’ll see him up sooner rather than later. They’re his Bosses. Case closed.
March 16th, 20096:56 pm
I’d tell Schafer to do whatever the hell I say. I’m the bleepdamn boss. If he don’t like it, I’ll plant some HGH in his locker and let him sit and spin for 100 games.
March 16th, 20097:01 pm
I think I figured out the Super Two thing. Service time and Super Two are two separate things.
Normally, a player has three years where the team basically pays the player what they want to and the player receives three years of arbitration. Being a Super 2 player gives you 4 years of arbitration instead of three. Either way you still get 6 years of service time out of a player.
So you have a few scenarios:
1. You break ST with them on the 25 and you get 6 full years.
2. You wait a few weeks to bring them up and at the end of the 6th season they only have ~5.9 years of time so you get an extra year. (I believe the first arb year would be after the 4th year)
3. You bide your time to July/August and hope your guy don’t fall in the Super Two category.
So maybe try #2 on Schaefer and #3 on Hanson?
Does this seem correct? Thoughts?
Wow Lew & The Boss, just WOW! I have no problem with this guy going down and I do like Anderson. You guys have real issues with this kid however. The only argument i present is that you said in the media that it is a open race and it is not then under your terms. Time will tell and I wish you good mental health!
March 16th, 20097:02 pm
It’s Bobby Cox’s and Frank Wren’s jobs to do what is right for the team, simple as that. And as of right now, it looks like Schafer is right for the team, not Anderson, nothing against the dude, he’s pretty cool (met him once), but Schafer in these past weeks has sort of given me the impression that he’s really fighting for it, and wants to skip Gwinnett all together.
March 16th, 20097:05 pm
Sorry to hear about your loss. That is as tough as a day can get. Been through it twice myself.
Had to put down a dog after 12 years. Replaced it with a cat, just couldn’t take on another dog at that time. Had to then put the cat down after 8 years due to illness. Replaced her with a dog.
Don’t know how you will proceed in the coming months but as trite as it sounds
March 16th, 20097:08 pm
I’m in the “Schafer now” camp. But if it doesn’t work out that way, Braves sure don’t owe him any apologies or explanations. He probably would’ve been up last year but for the HGH foolishness.
March 16th, 20097:18 pm
Onionhead-Dude, I’m not anti Schafer and certainly don’t have issues with him. However, Bobby and Frank are his bosses and he does what they tell him to do. It’s not a contentious thing, it’s reality.
Anderson deserves his chance-if not in Atlanta, than with another team via trade. He has hit .315 in his ML time and though most claim he has a bad OBP, in his 203 ML at bats, his OBP is .363. He plays excellent defense and is just as fast (if not faster) than Schafer and has stolen 11 of 13 bases while in the bigs. Schafer will be all of a half hour away if needed. I fail to see what the big deal is here. Sending him down for a couple months is not punishment, it’s smart baseball and the Kid is doing nothing more than paying some dues-just like Josh has. Comes with the territory.
Not to mention everyone here is basing this all on a Spring Training performance (with many of the better pitchers not even facing him). He has zero ML at bats (he actually has barely more AA AB’s than Josh has ML AB’s) for y’all to base any conclusions on and while Anderson may be having a slower spring, he DOES have some pretty successful Major League experience.
March 16th, 20097:21 pm
Lew- after reading your post a second time I think that is probably what will be said and I can agree with that. I guess I am old school and want there to be trust with my employer. We as fans can never be upset when players leave when they get the chance if they feel decieved from management during theyre stay here. Boby and Frank are the bosses and no matter what they say in the paper it is soley their decision. I am rooting for whomever they send out there. GO BRAVES!
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