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My Iraq Mistake
The Bush Administration's first-order mistakes on Iraq have included:
Asserting it was plausible that Saddam had been involved in 9/11.
Asserting that terrorists attacked America on 9/11 because they "hate our freedoms".
Claiming that "fighting them there makes it less likely we will have to fight them here".
Claiming knowledge that Saddam had an active nuclear weapons program.
Believing that Iraq's Shiites and Sunnis would react to liberation as well as Iraq's Kurds had done twelve years earlier.
Of all these mistakes, I shared only the last one. Unfortunately, that mistake was the crucial one. Absent the desire of Iraq's Sunnis and Shias to kill each other, the liberation of Iraq could still be counted as a success, even in the face of the other Bush mistakes. Tyler Cowan points out that if an Iraq civil war was inevitable whenever the reign of Saddam and his sons ended, then the current civil war isn't much of a good argument that invading Iraq was a mistake. I've yet to find any good arguments that an Iraqi civil war wasn't inevitable, nor have I found any clear predictions that deposing Saddam would unleash a civil war. Below are representative statements I've made since 2002 on terrorism, WMD, and Iraqi civil war.
The "War On Terror"
Being a Palestinian sympathizer since Sabra and Shatila, I never bought the Bush "War On Terror" -- the idea that our enemies are psychopaths who love terrorism and hate freedom. I wrote on 2002-03-29:
Israel's is the only army of occupation on the planet to which we give military aid, and Palestinian sympathizers are the only people knocking down our skyscrapers. We are pretty much left alone by sympathizers for occupied Chechnya, East Timor, Kashmir, Kurdistan, Northern Ireland, the Basque, and Tibet. [To stop the war of terror against America], we just have to stop supporting Israel's occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem.
[Israel] could easily require the West Bank to be demilitarized, and their nuclear arsenal insures that they will never be driven into the sea. Their main worry should be that if the occupation continues, one of these suicide bombers will eventually take out Tel Aviv with a nuke. I just hope they target Tel Aviv instead of D.C. or Manhattan, but guys like Osama are smarter than that. I still am amazed at how little post-9/11 discussion there has been about what would happen if Palestinian sympathizers had a nuke.
More children died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki [than in 9/11]. Technically, the Sep 11 attack on the Pentagon (like that on the Cole) wasn't terrorism, it was war. The WTC attack was terrorism, since its effects were so overwhelmingly intended to be psychological rather than industrial.
Grievances against us in the Arab and Muslim world indeed consist of varying combinations of 1) our support for Israel, 2) our support for oppressive Arab regimes, and 3) our leadership of secular and materialistic Western culture.
With the exception of (mainly the South's experience of) the Civil War, Americans have little real experience of how bad war can be. We lose as many people in one day as we lose in one month on our own highways, and we think that's a "war". That 9/11 was shocking to us only shows how secure and insulated we (still) are from the travails that most societies have suffered throughout history. [Infringement of civil liberties here in the United States] has to do with the "war on terror", not liberating Iraq. The two things aren't as connected as Bush would have you believe.
My long-standing concern over nuclear-armed terrorism by Palestinian sympathizers was the core of my only worry about Iraqi WMD. From the beginning my WMD focus was on nuclear weapons (instead of chemical or biological), and on Saddam's admitted past nuclear ambitions, rather than his current alleged programs. I never claimed to know Iraq had a WMD arsenal, and I wrote on 2003-04-11:
Roy: "most of its weapons have been destroyed" If that were true, then why did Saddam resist weapons inspections? [...] I don't much care about Saddam's chemical or biological weapons. What I care about is his track record of trying to conquer territory from two neighboring countries, firing ballistic missiles at two others, and his UN-documented efforts to build nuclear weapons. [...] The danger of Saddam's WMD was not that his military might use them, but that he might install them in Manhattan and D.C. and then dictate terms.
History will record that ending Saddam's tyranny and his prospects for wielding WMD was an act of moral courage.
It will in fact help our case that we can point to U.S. withdrawal, Iraqi sovereignty, and Iraqi ownership of Iraqi oil. In fact, I'm glad we found no WMDs, since it 1) confounds conspiracy theorists who would have believed them to be planted, and 2) forces Bush to defend the war on grounds of liberation and not just self-defense. By returning sovereignty to Iraqis without taking a single drop of Iraqi oil or planting any WMDs, our actions can demonstrate our sincerity more than mere words ever could.
Iraqi Civil War
My biggest mistake on Iraq was to believe that Iraq's Shiites and Sunnis would react to liberation as well as Iraq's Kurds had done twelve years earlier. On 2003-04-11, as Baghdad was liberated, I wrote a response to the Apr 2 Guardian article by Arundhati Roy:
Roy: "Perhaps Bush means that even if Iraqi people's bodies are killed, their souls will be liberated." If Roy was too obtuse on Apr 3 to understand what "liberated" means, perhaps the Apr 9 jubilation in the streets of Baghdad has educated her.
Roy: "Operation Iraqi Freedom? I don't think so." The crowds in Iraq disagree.
Roy: "Other than strengthening the hand of civil society (instead of weakening it as has been done in the case of Iraq), there is no easy, pristine way of dealing with [dictators]." That's the problem with people like Roy: they don't recognize a strengthening of civil society even when they see it on live TV.
History will show that the US-led war is the best thing that's happened to Iraq since the discovery of oil there.
It turned out that I was mistaken to believe the Iraqi people would use their liberation to strengthen civil society in Iraq. The Iraqi people themselves were mistaken about it too. In an April 2004 CNN/Gallup nationwide poll of Iraqis, 42% "said Iraq was better off because of the war", and 61% "said Saddam Hussein's ouster made it worth any hardships." In a nationwide poll of Iraqis completed in Mar 2004 for BBC by Oxford Research International, "56% said that things were better now than they were before the war". While agreeing with this Iraqi sentiment at the time, I had already started to caveat my hope that the Shiites would handle liberation as well as the Kurds:
2004-02-18: The Kurds have already shown what is possible in Iraq when tyranny is removed; even if the Shiites squander their opportunity, the situation is almost certain to be better than it was under Saddam.
Within six more months, I had recognized that Shiites were blowing it. I wrote on 2004-10-09:
The fact is that between Afghanistan and especially Kurdistan, we had solid grounds for being optimistic about the prospects for stability after deposing Saddam. It's turning out that Iraqi Sunnis and Shiites are not as ready for self-rule as Iraqi Kurds or Afghan Pashtuns etc. They deserved a chance, and they still deserve a chance, but their chances are running out. I wonder if the key difference turns out to be ethnic homogeneity on the relevant geographic scale. Kurdistan is homogeneous, and I suspect that in Afghanistan the different ethnic groups are somewhat partitioned by mountains etc. Iraq is much more urban, and the Sunnis and Shiites are each apparently eager to get the upper hand in the areas they predominate.
A year later I described the criteria by which we should declare victory and leave Iraq:
2005-09-14: Re-read the 10-sentence core of Bush's justification on the eve of the invasion. We now know the intelligence underlying the sentence about WMD possession was faulty. Even without this sentence, the remaining nine sentences still hold up as reasonable justification for taking Saddam and his sons down -- especially since in Kurdistan and Afghanistan we had existence proofs that the U.S. military could depose tyranny in the Islamic world and replace it with increased liberty and reasonably stable self-determination. The aftermath of Iraq's liberation certainly hasn't been as smooth as we had reasonable grounds to hope, but the situation isn't nearly so bad that we can say "we now know it was a mistake". Our exit criteria should be:
* elimination of any known WMD or international terrorist infrastructure;
* inauguration (but not maintenance) of a federal democratic constitutional framework that protects minorities and fundamental human rights; and
* successful transition of security responsibilities to Iraqi forces.
We are about a year from either satisfying these criteria or learning they are too costly to satisfy. America's leaders should not publicly disclose our pain thresholds, but it can be assumed that America's political system will not tolerate a total cost over 3000 U.S. fatalities or $500B. That the cost of satisfying them will end up higher than expected by a factor of two or three won't mean we will "know it was a mistake". The only serious prospect now for it to have been a mistake is if the Sunnis irrationally choose civil war over the path of constitutional engagement that the Shiites and Kurds have chosen.
A year later, I indeed admitted that Iraq's thirst for civil war was making it too costly to wait for Iraq to be able to police itself:
2006-07-27: If Iraqis are determined to squander their opportunity in favor of having a civil war, then America should indeed withdraw sooner rather than later.
2006-09-28: Withdrawal should be based less on arbitrary timetables than on these exit criteria: elimination of any WMD or international terrorist infrastructure; inauguration of a federal democratic constitutional framework that protects minorities and human rights; and successful transition of security responsibility to Iraq. Our leaders should not disclose our precise pain thresholds, but America will not tolerate a total cost over 3000 U.S. combat fatalities or $500B. Sunni and Shia infighting is now close to exhausting the reconstruction and stabilization efforts we owed the Iraqis for having liberated them.
2006-10-09: Deposing Saddam was justified and our war aims are achieved, but we don't owe Iraq indefinite suppression of its urge for civil war.
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Women at Manchester Metropolitan are helping to make their mark in the worlds of research, learning, sport and beyond.
To celebrate International Women's Day, the University is showcasing the impact that is being made by its students and staff.
Below is just a small selection of women who are helping to blaze a trail across many different sectors.
Professor Alice Kettle is a contemporary textile and fabric-based artist, who uses textiles on an unparalleled scale. Her huge stitched works have been represented both locally and internationally in public collections from Italy to Australia.
This year, she has launched a project called Thread Bearing Witness, which looks at issues of migration and displacement, particularly women and children. Inspired by her daughter Tamsin Koumis, who worked closely with refugees, the project uses stitched textiles to reflect on issues of people movement in the context of the global refugee crisis.
With more than 15 years of criminology expertise, Professor Hannah Smithson is Director of the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies. Recently, she led a ground-breaking new approach to youth justice in Greater Manchester that could potentially transform the system. The Greater Manchester Youth Justice Partnership is a unique project that involves collaborating with young people to deliver effective practice in youth justice. It was developed by academics at Manchester Metropolitan, and is based on eight principles each based on young people's views and supported by academic evidence.
Though Professor Kate Pahl only joined the University last month, she brings a wealth of experience with her from her previous post at Sheffield University.
Prof Pahl's research has seen her working with communities to co-create research and poetry that tell the neglected stories of women and girls whose voices are marginalised. As Head of the Education and Social Research Institute (ESRI), she is also overseeing two large-scale education projects, worth more than £1 million in total, that aim to transform maths education, and reconfigure what it means to feel 'odd' at school.
She said: "Our approaches at ESRI are intrinsically feminist. For me, feminism equates with collaboration, and many of the projects we are involved with have collaboration at the core.
Dr Gladys Pearson is a specialist in musculoskeletal research. Her research studies how the body functions during exercise, and the way it responds to factors such as training, immobilisation, being sedentary and ageing. Her research has been used by the European Space Agency in missions that aim to pave the way for new clinical applications to combat the adverse effects of ageing.
As a Professor of Computer Science, Prof Han is passionate about the potential that computer science has to engage and change society.
Prof Han is currently a Deputy Director of the Informatics Research Centre, and the University's Crime and Wellbeing Big Data Centre. Having worked in both industry and academia, Prof Han has more than 14 years' research and practical experience in computer-based solutions for large-scale data processing, data analysis and mining to address societal challenges. She has also conducted research in relation to big data processing, data mining, parallel and distributed computing/cloud computing funded through sources such as EPSRC, Innovate UK, and Horizon 2020.
Why are men more likely to enter entrepreneurship than women? It's questions such as these that interest Dr Sally Jones, Reader in Entrepreneurship and Gender Studies, and Co-Head of The Sylvia Pankhurst Gender and Diversity Research Centre.
"There are vastly more men than women involved in entrepreneurship, and I'm interested in why that might be," Dr Jones said.
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University sport scholar and Paralympian Kadeena Cox (pictured below) acted as flag bearer for Team GB at the Rio 2012 games.
Kadeena, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis following a stroke in 2014, made her Paralympic debut in 2016 and achieved four medals across two different sports – cycling and athletics. Kadeena was the first Briton in 28 years to win medals in two sports at one Games and the first in 32 years to secure golds in two sports at the same Paralympics.
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Роден е на 18 септември 1955 година. През 1980 година на летните олимпийски игри в Москва печели сребърен медал в категория до 100 кг. 2 пъти е европейски вицешампион по борба през 1979 и 1980 година.

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Kathmandu's denizens who don't own a vehicle are often left with two unsavoury commuting choices: using taxis driven by cabbies who are notorious for refusing to take passengers where the passengers want to get to and for refusing to use their meter; or squeezing themselves into overcrowded public vehicles. Thus the need for a dependable and reasonable transportation service for the daily Kathmandu commuter is more dire than ever. This clear gap in the market has created opportunities for disruptive cab-hailing startups like Kawa, Onver and Eddy Cabs to enter the market and meet commuters' needs. One such game-changer is Sarathi.
'Sarathi' is the Sanskrit word for charioteer. In the Mahabharata, Krishna was Arjuna's Sarathi. The ideal driver for Arjuna, he directed Arjuna towards the right path when Arjuna was faced with adversities. Sarathi's founders, Ravi Singhal and Prakash Neupane, thought Sarathi would be a fitting name for their cab-aggregator company because they wanted their drivers to be the ideal drivers for the people of Kathmandu.
'Cab aggregator' is a fairly new term that simply describes an entity that connects taxi drivers with passengers. Meaning, that in Sarathi's case, instead of buying or renting out taxis, the cab aggregator company brings together independent cabbies from around Kathmandu and provides fair taxi services through a single company.
The idea for the startup came to Singhal during a period when he started to realise that he was being cheated by Kathmandu's cab drivers and that they were being anything but ethical in their dealings with passengers like him. While some drivers refused to use their fare meter for certain routes, some seemed to have tampered with their meter altogether. Finding a taxi for his ride back home was easily the most frustrating part of Singhal's already long day. This is when Singhal realised how his plight was probably similar to that of a lot of customers across the city.
As Singhal saw it, the availability of taxis wasn't the problem: the transparency in pricing and the drivers' unwillingness to provide service were. He saw the potential that a proper cab-booking service in Kathmandu could have, and approached his friend Prakash Neupane with his idea. The two thus started on their startup journey by pooling capital with the help of friends and investors, and registering their company under the name Sarathi in 2016.
After nine months of research, a pivot, and four more months of intensive study of the Kathmandu cab market, the product was rolled out in May 2017. The product received an overwhelming response from the customer base, and it wasn't long before Sarathi became the talk of the town.
But quite a few people still don't understand what Sarathi does. Many mistakenly believe that Sarathi's operations are similar to Uber's, which isn't surprising since some aspects of Uber's business model do feature in Sarathi's too. However, Sarathi isn't a ride-sharing platform like Uber, where anyone with a licence and a working car can become a driver. Sarathi is primarily seeking to address the problem of transparency in cab-fare pricing, rather than resolving a cab-unavailability problem—an issue that Singhal has already concluded doesn't exist in Kathmandu. This is the reason why Sarathi chooses to work with the already-operating cabbies of Kathmandu, instead of saturating the market with new ones. "Rather than bringing a new player into the market, we transform the existing ones," says Singhal.
Right now, Sarathi's drivers work off a 24/7 phone line that a customer can call to book cabs. To make their service accessible to as many people as possible, Sarathi cabs are stationed in Kathmandu's busiest spots—in commercial areas and so on. Once the booking is confirmed by the customer over telephone, the request for a ride is accepted regardless of the distance the passenger will want to travel. A Sarathi cab is allocated to the customer on the basis of the proximity between cab and customer. So if a Sarathi cab is in close proximity to the requesting customer, the customer can expect a cab to be dispatched in their direction in just a few minutes.
Sarathi is also developing an app, and once the technology-heavy app rolls out, customers will not only be able to book cab rides through the app, but also track their taxis by using tools like Google Maps and GPS.
Why become a Sarathi driver?
Being a taxi driver is difficult in Nepal. Chauffeuring grumpy passengers, braving the city's traffic congestion, and spending sedentary hours behind the wheel can take a toll on anyone. Most cabbies drive taxis they don't own and have to pay cab owners Rs 1,500-2,000 every day, regardless of how much the cabbies make that day. This fee, combined with the need to earn enough money to cover fuel and maintenance cost, pushes the cabbies to refuse to use their meter, and charge outrageous amounts of fare. Just to break even, cabbies have to make eight rides a day on the fare meter. Most of them don't have the confidence that they will be able to earn enough money in a day to break even, let alone make ends meet. Becoming a Sarathi driver ensures that this psychological pressure is lifted off the cabbies' shoulders, as the drivers at Sarathi work on a salary basis. With fuel and maintenance cost borne by Sarathi, their drivers no longer have to spend anxious hours behind the wheel waiting for the right customer to approach them. Sarathi's drivers say that they are proud drivers now who feel better off working on a salary basis with the company.
Sarathi believes that hiring the right drivers is invaluable. Every driver at Sarathi goes through a series of tests and screenings. They seek people whose skills and personality resonate with Sarathi's core beliefs: the taxi comes to you, the taxi never says no, and the taxi always runs on meter. Since many Sarathi drivers will be learning to work in a new, tech-supported, system, they are given classes on how to use to their advantage smart technology like Google Maps and GPS. They are also taught how to make digital transactions, and once they pass Sarathi's meticulous evaluation, they are put through first-aid training and personality development programmes too. The hoops Sarathi jumps through to recruit the perfect driver is proof that Sarathi doesn't compromise with the safety and comfort of its passengers.
Sarathi seeks to safeguard the interests of taxi drivers whilst still keeping taxi commutes pocket-friendly. As of now, Sarathi only works with 50 taxis plying the roads of Kathmandu, but that number is increasing every day, and a pool of drivers is always eagerly waiting to pass Sarathi's evaluation. In the near future, the founders hope to welcome more drivers and customers into the Sarathi family by expanding operations to other locations across Nepal.


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Without committed leader for this Saturday I steeped up with a flat route, just a couple of rather small climbs.
Lovely sunny day, the start around 5/6 degrees and expecting 9/10 degrees an hour later. Still some of us on summer bikes. We are on that part the year where we do not choose the days, rather the good days choose us for a pleasant ride, today was one of them.
Initial start time at 7am, ready to go at 7:10 after waiting for a preannounced late arrival from Stu (somehow the Ms did not fancy a run on the park today).
Despite Gareth trying to mislead the leader a couple of times, we manage to complete the suggested original route https://www.strava.com/routes/14105319.
For my surprise, a classic duathlon was running around BoxHill (BallBuster) where we managed to cheer Gaby on her first running leg. On the same event, Tim, always a gentleman, managed to assist a thirsty, nice-looking, lady runner. No exchange of phone numbers took place.
Seven of us coffee in our classic Wags N Tales, no Geoff in hurry to watch a Rugby match. We found Nick, his son and his hungry dog (Barry was very generous sharing his burrito).
Riders of the day: Spanish duo, JohnDavid, Stu (after last minute rush), Tim (new self-proclaimed king of mountain after a brief climb), Geoff, Gareth, Barry (with a twisted Chinese handbar).
Thanks for JohnDavid for first round of coffees, and Gareth for seconds.
Please note on the picture, Stu comment: "I think Barry should loosen his helmet in future"
Seeing the ballbuster riders charging up Box was fairly humbling.
Davide overcooking the corner was a close shave - the bike's too light, that's your problem.
Thanks for waiting , very enjoyable ride especially liked being cheered by the spectators on box hill even if I wasn't worthy,makes a nice change from the usual Saturday morning abuse I get at home!


You don't need to spend a small fortune and hours in the kitchen to create meals the whole family will love. You can make this entire eight-serving recipe we altered from the original, on Eating Well, for under $5! The rich, meaty sauce is jam-packed with flavor that tastes unbelievably fresh. Another great thing about this idea is the fact that it freezes well, too. You can make it ahead of time and store it in the freezer for up to six months.
1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, celery and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 6 to 8 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta and cook according to package directions. Drain.
3. Add beef to the vegetables and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high, add wine and cook until almost evaporated, 1 to 1 ½ minutes. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste and nutmeg; reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in salt and pepper. Serve the pasta with the sauce.


The KW820 OBDII/EOBD Code Reader supports all nine OBDII test modes on all OBDII EOBD vehicles to enable technicians and home users to accurately diagnose even the toughest problems. Sophisticated yet easy-to-use, this hand-held scanning tool enables fast and easy access to engine based EOBD Fault codes, The CAN enabled tool gives clear, concise DTC definitions on its large back-lit LCD screen retrieves generic P0, P2 and P3 and U0 codes for engine emissions and also picks up manufacturer specific P1, P3 and U1 codes, Turns off MIL light, Stores freeze frame data for later evaluation and will also display monitor and I/M readiness status.
KW820 supports both diesel and gasoline vehicles, as long as the car is compliant with standard OBDII protocols, with OBDII 16pins Diagnostic Port. Reads & clears generic and some maunfactures trouble codes.


Melt chocolate chips with butter in top of double boiler over hot water. Remove from hot water; stir in sour cream, vanilla, and salt. Slowly beat in confectioners' sugar until desired spreading consistency is reached. Makes enough chocolate sour cream frosting for a tube or bundt cake or 2-layer cake.


SUFFOLK, Va. (WTKR) --Virginia Army veteran Harry Derby spent the better part of the last 15 years giving everything he has to rescue dogs in need.
But now he needs help. Faced with health and financial problems, Derby needs his remaining six dogs adopted as soon as possible, according to our affiliates WTKR.
A local nonprofit, SecondChanceHabitat.org, is helping Harry with the application and review process.
Myra, a 4- or 5-year old pug.
Ling Ling, a blind Shih Tzu.
Does the pug have any health concerns? And is she still available for adoption?


Professional full-stack web developer. I can create new top-level products and support current one. Have experience in developing platforms which provide real-time communication and data exchange between healthcare providers and patients, search and booking engine for flight tickets, online-education and back-ends for different online-games.
Eyr Medical is a digital platform for real-time communication and data exchange between healthcare providers and patients.
Development and supporting back-end using Elixir programming language.
Integration with variety of insurance companies, such as DNB, Codan, Gouda, Storebrand.
Development a service for saving and encrypting files and datas.
Develop a dynamic form builder that describes on JSON schema.
Technology stack: Elixir, Phoenix, PostgreSQL, Elm, GraphQL, ElasticSearch, IBM Cloud.
Jetradar (Aviasales for rus market) is one of the largest worldwide travel websites which allows to search and book flights online.
Development of the search and booking engine using Elixir programming language.
Integration with different GDS and airlines, such as Amadeus, Go Quo, Navitaire, NokAir, Skypicker, TravelFusion and others.
Developed booking and payment pages.
Integrated variety of payment systems, such as credit card payment channels, Paypal, cash payment channels and others.
Full stack development of the service including both backend and front-end.
Refactoring and rewriting large legacy project.
Developed logging all request and responses to partners using ElasticSearch.
Technology stack: Elixir, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis, ElasticSearch, CoffeeScript, ES6, SASS, Webpack.
Fotoshkola.net is the biggest online photography school in Russia. After the great success of Fotoshkola.net were created online painting school – Artmart.ru (rus) and english version of photography school Fedot.com (eng).
Developing back-end and front-end components and services for Ruby on Rails applications.
Updating, repairing, modifying and developing existing applications code base.
Installing, supporting and maintaining new server hardware and software infrastructure with Ansible.
Team management and team building.
Technology stack: Ruby on Rails, Rspec, PostgreSQL, Ansible, Mailchimp.
Service for medical testing medicines.
Technology stack: Ruby on Rails, RSpec, RabbitMQ, MySQL.
Online casino with games 7 games: roulette, poker hold'em / Russian, blackjack and 3 slot machines. All games were made with honesty control.
Multiplayer online web based game.
Development and testing server side for 7 online games.
Implement honesty control for all games.
Development slot machine reel generator for different income.
Technology stack: Ruby on Rails, PHP, MySQL.


Due to the success of the Trent Expedition 2017, we have organized and Expedition up to Snug Harbour and back. Here is the tentative schedule.
Motor via small craft route to O'Donnell Pt.
Go up 12 Mile Bay to Moose Deer Point Marina. Leave the boat for the night and shuttle home.
We have reserved 2 cottages, each with 3 bedrooms. Gilly's famous fish and chip restaurant is nearby or you can cook your own supper. Jo-Anne is willing to pre-stock the fridge with food, beer and other luggage.
Circumnavigate Franklin Island. Maybe eat lunch at West Hbr or sail to Mink Islands, an old fishing station.
Return to Snug Haven cottages for supper and the night.
Go to 12 Mile Bay via a different route, stopping at San Souci for ice cream.
Sail from 12 Mile Bay to Penetang via a different route than before.
If members are interested in participating, please contact Mark Simpson.


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#include "ParallaxStageIntegrationTest.h"
#include <Carna/base/Node.h>
#include <Carna/base/Geometry.h>
#include <Carna/base/Vertex.h>
#include <Carna/base/Material.h>
#include <Carna/base/Mesh.h>
#include <Carna/base/MeshFactory.h>
#include <Carna/base/FrameRenderer.h>
#include <Carna/presets/DRRStage.h>
#include <Carna/presets/ParallaxStage.h>

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// ParallaxStageIntegrationTest
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

void ParallaxStageIntegrationTest::initTestCase()
{
    const unsigned int width  = 640;
    const unsigned int height = 480;

    qglContextHolder.reset( new QGLContextHolder() );
    testFramebuffer.reset( new TestFramebuffer( qglContextHolder->glContext(), width, height ) );
    scene.reset( new TestScene() );
    scene->cam().localTransform *= base::math::translation4f( 0, 0, -200 );

    /* Create and add opaque objects to scene.
     */
    //! [parallax_scene_setup]
    base::ManagedMeshBase& boxMesh = base::MeshFactory< base::VertexBase >::createBox( 40, 40, 40 );
    base::Material& material = base::Material::create( "unshaded" );
    material.setParameter( "color", base::Color::RED );

    base::Geometry* const box = new base::Geometry( GEOMETRY_TYPE_OPAQUE );
    box->putFeature( presets::OpaqueRenderingStage::ROLE_DEFAULT_MESH, boxMesh );
    box->putFeature( presets::OpaqueRenderingStage::ROLE_DEFAULT_MATERIAL, material );
    scene->root->attachChild( box );

    boxMesh.release();
    material.release();
    //! [parallax_scene_setup]
}

void ParallaxStageIntegrationTest::cleanupTestCase()
{
    scene.reset();
    testFramebuffer.reset();
    qglContextHolder.reset();
}

void ParallaxStageIntegrationTest::init()
{
    renderer.reset( new base::FrameRenderer( qglContextHolder->glContext(), testFramebuffer->width(), testFramebuffer->height(), true ) );

    //! [parallax_instantiation]
    /* Create parallax rendering stage.
     */
    parallax = new presets::ParallaxStage( presets::ParallaxStage::aside );
    parallax->setEyeDistance( presets::ParallaxStage::DEFAULT_EYE_DISTANCE * 3 );
    renderer->appendStage( parallax );
    //! [parallax_instantiation]

    const static unsigned int GEOMETRY_TYPE_VOLUMETRIC = TestScene::GEOMETRY_TYPE_VOLUMETRIC;
    //! [parallax_instantiation_others]
    /* Create opaque rendering stage.
     */
    presets::OpaqueRenderingStage* const opaque = new presets::OpaqueRenderingStage( GEOMETRY_TYPE_OPAQUE );
    renderer->appendStage( opaque );

    /* Create volumetric rendering stage.
     */
    presets::DRRStage* const drr = new presets::DRRStage( GEOMETRY_TYPE_VOLUMETRIC );
    renderer->appendStage( drr );
    drr->setSampleRate( 100 );
    drr->setWaterAttenuation( 5e-3f );
    drr->setBaseIntensity( 1.f );
    drr->setLowerThreshold( -400 );
    drr->setUpperThreshold( +400 );
    drr->setUpperMultiplier( 1.5f );
    //! [parallax_instantiation_others]
}

void ParallaxStageIntegrationTest::cleanup()
{
    renderer.reset();
}

void ParallaxStageIntegrationTest::test_aside()
{
    parallax->setCompositionMode( presets::CompositionStage::aside );
    renderer->render( scene->cam(), *scene->root );
    VERIFY_FRAMEBUFFER( *testFramebuffer );
}

void ParallaxStageIntegrationTest::test_interleaved()
{
    parallax->setEyeDistance( presets::ParallaxStage::DEFAULT_EYE_DISTANCE / 2 );
    parallax->setCompositionMode( presets::CompositionStage::interleave );
    renderer->render( scene->cam(), *scene->root );
    VERIFY_FRAMEBUFFER( *testFramebuffer );
}

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Sat, December 19
Hank Williams gave his final public performance at Austin's Skyline Club in 1952. Justin Tubb was at that show where Williams admitted to him that the "walking the floor" line in Your Cheatin' Heart was inspired by Ernest Tubb's Walking The Floor Over You.
Carl Perkins recorded Blue Suede Shoes at the Sun Recording Studios in Memphis in 1955. It would become the first major hit by the stable of talented performers at Sun Studios eventually known as "The Million Dollar Quartet."
Loretta Lynn went to #1 on the Billboard country chart with her signature song, Coal Miner's Daughter on this date in 1970.
Dolly Parton's first movie, 9 To 5, debuted in 1980. Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin co-star in the picture, buoyed by a title song written and performed by Dolly.
Johnny Paycheck shot Larry Wise at the North High Lounge in Hillsboro, OH in 1985. Here's an AP news article on the incident: Victim Says Paycheck Shot Him After Buying A Round
Alan Jackson scored a #1 country single in Billboard with a song he co-wrote with Randy Travis in 1992. She's Got The Rhythm (And I Got The Blues) received an award in 1993 from Music City News for being one of the most performed country songs of the year.
Roebuck "Pops" Staples died in Chicago in 2000. He headed The Staple Singers, who joined Marty Stuart to sing The Weight on the album Rhythm Country & Blues. They also preceded The Oak Ridge Boys in recording Touch A Hand, Make A Friend.
The Grand Ole Opry's Bill Carlisle was born in Wakefield, KY in 1908. Along with brother Cliff, he formed The Carlisles, and their mix of music and humor lead to six Top 10 hits, including Too Old To Cut The Mustard and the #1 single No Help Wanted.
Little Jimmy Dickens was born in Bolt, WV in 1920. Just 4′-11″, he stood tall at the Grand Ole Opry, where, in 1948, he began a membership of more than 50 years. He mixed country novelties with ballads on his way into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
John McEuen was born in Oakland, CA in 1945. The multi-instrumentalist joined The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1968, remaining with the group through its shift from folk and pop into country music in the 1980s.
Janie Fricke was born in South Whitney, IN in 1947. She started her career as a successful background vocalist and jingle singer. She eventually made the transition to solo artist in the late-1970s after tons of support and encouragement from her fellow musicians. Her career peaked in 1982 and '83 as she won the Country Music Association's Female Vocalist trophy. Here she is having some fun with Ray Stevens.
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Courtesy Royal Caribbean
Life Aboard 'Harmony of the Seas,' the World's Largest Cruise Ship
We hopped on the first cruise of the 1,188-foot-long Harmony of the Seas to see if bigger is indeed better.
By Cynthia Drescher
Somewhere between the trio of water slides and the zipline I realized I forgot where I was going. Walking the length of a vessel the size of Harmony of the Seas, the world's newest and largest cruise ship, takes more than five minutes even at a brisk pace, and the way is fraught with distractions. Onboard for a preview sailing ahead of her May 29 maiden voyage, a "cruise to nowhere" out of Southampton, England, I spent every waking moment on a mission to enjoy this record-breaking boat on a human scale. That said, it still it took me 36 hours to make it as far as the hand-carved carousel, the Starbucks, and an entire outdoor theater flanked by two rock climbing walls.
Harmony of the Seas may have yoinked the title of "world's largest passenger ship" from her sister ships Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas by a mere 12.9 inches, but few other details of the ship are so modest, especially considering its capacity for 6,780 guests and 2,100 crew, totaling more than 8,800. That's like if the entire population of a New Jersey suburb were onboard.
Maximalism is a running theme on Harmony, with superlatives around every corner. When I swallowed my nerves and stood atop a glass platform cantilevered 150 feet above the water, waiting my turn to sit on a fabric sled and hurtle down through the twists of the "Ultimate Abyss" slide, I was facing a ride on the tallest slide on the seas (and yes, there are enough slides on cruise ships to make this distinction competitive). When I caught a musical in the ship's theater, it was the world's first production of Grease at sea. And when I checked my email, streamed Netflix, called home with Skype, or posted videos to Snapchat, it was over the fastest Wi-Fi at sea, which consistently offered 10 mbps down and five mbps up—better than the average American home Wi-Fi network.
Central Park mimics Manhattan's version with actual gardens (and crowds).
Harmony is an unapologetically American ship, and not just because there's a Johnny Rockets among the 20-ish dining options. The sheer paradox of choice onboard plays to the American belief that more options will bring increased enjoyment and happiness. There is simply so much offered, at every hour and for all tastes, that deciding where to start and what to do can be tiring. It's a good problem to have, for sure, except everyone wants to do everything, all at once. This made for a frenzied first day of the cruise, with thousands of passengers settling in, exploring the ship's 17 passenger decks, and altogether rushing relaxation. Those early hours saw Central Park—the ship's open-air arcade of restaurants, shops, bars, and gardens—transformed to a thoroughfare. The tide of people is like New York's real Central Park on the first sunny, 80-degree day of summer. By the second day, passengers were off on their own paths, settling into schedules, and focusing on activities aligned to their interests (spin classes, anyone?).
For the hardcore traveler, Harmony of the Seas must be the Airbus A380 of the ocean. When the superjumbo aircraft debuted in 2007, its double-decker size and updated technologies allowed airlines to dream big. The results of that creative freedom included in-flight showers, three-room private suites with Savoy-trained butlers, plush lounges, and, in Korean Air's case, an onboard duty-free boutique. Harmony's extraordinary size allowed her designers similar license, and they decided to stuff the ship full of the greatest hits of Royal Caribbean ships past, like an ice skating rink, a molecular gastronomy restaurant, the "Bionic Bar" with robot bartenders, duplex loft cabins, and two "Flowrider" surfing simulator pools. Engine noise and the motion of the ocean are also drastically reduced, by sheer virtue of the ship's size.
Anthem of the Seas: What to Expect from Royal Caribbean's Newest Super Ship
Aboard Anthem of the Seas, Royal Caribbean's New Super Ship
In a floating city so keyed for entertainment, it was admittedly a challenge to find a quiet corner away from a bar, distanced from diners, and out of the way of activities. The spot I did come to love most, dubbed "King of the World" after the famous Leonardo DiCaprio line in the movie Titanic, is a simple observation deck jutting out from the top of the ship and over the ocean below, with a section of glass floor to give any passengers who find this semi-secret spot the perfect at-sea selfie.
Harmony's message is clear. This ship is crafted as the ideal answer to the question all cruise travelers eventually hear: "What did you even do all day at sea?" Well, what didn't I do?
Harmony of the Seas will spend the 2016 summer season sailing around the Mediterranean from Barcelona before coming over to Fort Lauderdale for Caribbean itineraries from this September.
TopicsCruises
What a Travel Writer Always Packs
7 Best Cruises From New York City 2023: Voyages to Canada, Greenland, Iceland, and Europe
By Meena Thiruvengadam
6 Best Cruises to Jamaica for Every Type of Traveler
The Best Cruises to Mexico for Every Traveler
Advice for First-Time Cruisers, From a Crew Member Who's Spent 20 Years at Sea
I Flew on the First-Ever Nonstop Route From the West Coast to the Caribbean—Here's What It Was Like
By Kayla Brock


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Steven Smith, David Warner, Cameron Bancroft Face Ban From CA, Ruled Out of IPL 2018 too!
Huge decision from Cricket Australia to set an example for other players
Arun Rawal
Cricket Australia (CA) have taken a strict action against skipper Steven Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft. According to Herald Sun and Sydney Morning Herald's reports, they have banned by the CA. Captain Warner and vice captain Warner have been handed 12-month ban each whereas Bancroft will face a 9-month ban. Apart from the ban, Warner and Smith cannot lead Australia for a total of 2 years.
The ban has also dealt a blow to their IPL prospects as Smith and Warner have been disqualified from playing in IPL 2018 as well. IPL's Commissioner Rajiv Shukla announced the news talking to the media.
The franchises will get replacements for the players as they (David Warner and Steve Smith) will not be allowed to play this year: Rajiv Shukla, IPL Commissioner pic.twitter.com/5CDRxHdSGR
— ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2018
Apparently, the trio were a part of the leadership group Smith mentioned in the press conference after Day 4 of the third Test at Newlands. This is a big blow for Australia as a ban of two years from leadership means that Smith will not be captaining the side in the 2019 World Cup.
#BallTamperingScandal: #Smith, #DavidWarner handed one-year suspension
Read @ANI story | https://t.co/CLHeUU6kO9 pic.twitter.com/eKuPRzMrin
— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) March 28, 2018
The replacements of the trio have already been called for the fourth Test against South Africa. On the other hand, wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Paine has been named as the interim captain of Australia. Bancroft who was not punished severely by International Cricket Council (ICC) receives a lethal blow early into his international career. Reportedly, the trio can appeal against the ban within seven days.
ALSO READ: Gary Kirsten To Coach Bangladesh? Will This Move Help Tigers To Lift 2019 WC?
Earlier, both Warner and Smith stepped down from their respective IPL franchise's captaincy. Following the controversy, Rajasthan Royals (RR) had named Ajinkya Rahane as their new captain for the upcoming season. On the other hand, SRH are yet to announce their captain.
ALSO READ: IPL 2018: After Steve Smith, David Warner Steps Down As Captain Of SRH. Who Will Lead The Orange Army?
However, head coach Darren Lehmann has been cleared of any involvement in the ball-tampering saga by CA's CEO James Sutherland.


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Draft Review - Cincinnati Reds
By Andy Seiler Aug 12, 2009, 5:07pm EDT
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Here's my pick-by-pick analysis of the Cincinnati Reds' 2009 draft, keeping in mind talent, draft value, and signability. The number before each player is the round in which they were picked, and their overall pick number is listed. Here's the picks:
1. Mike Leake, RHP, Arizona State, #8 overall, 6'0''/180: I have to start this out by saying that I'm a big Mike Leake fan. Where most people jump on Leake's lack of physical projection, I see his athletic frame as a slight plus, as he has the ability to repeat his delivery with consistency, and his mechanics are clean. His advanced command of multiple offerings is quite scary, and though his fastball is average in velocity, he more than makes up for that with movement and command. I see his ceiling as quite a bit higher than some media outlets will tell you, though I don't think he's a number one guy. However, he looks like a good number two to me, probably in the mold of Tim Hudson during his Oakland years. Leake's negotiations have hit a bit of a snag, but I fully expect him to sign. DOB: 11/12/87.
1s. Brad Boxberger, RHP, USC, #43 overall, 6'2''/200: Earlier in the season, I was also a big Boxberger fan, as he showed many of the characteristics that Mike Leake did. He dabbles with three pitches that have good consistency, and his pitches themselves actually have better pure potential than Leake's. However, Boxberger lacks the precision command of Leake, and he showed he was prone to physical slowdown late in games during the year. I do like this pick at this spot, though, as it's good value for talent, draft position, and signability, though he hasn't signed yet. DOB: 5/27/88.
2. Billy Hamilton, SS, Taylorsville HS (MS), #57 overall, 6'1''/160: I thought this was a very interesting pick, considering it came after a pair of relatively safe college arms went to the Reds. It makes for a very interesting blend of high-ceiling talent with high-floor talent, a good combination. Hamilton himself isn't one of my favorite ballplayers, as he's just so raw. He's got blazing speed to go along with great defensive quickness, and his arm is plus at short, too. However, in the areas where experience shows, Hamilton is most raw. His hitting and fielding tools are lacking greatly at the present time, and he might have to move off short due to that. This is a high-risk, high-reward pick, and even though I thought a couple other prep shortstops would go before him, this isn't a bad pick. He signed pretty quickly and is hitting .229/.292/.314 in 118 ABs in the GCL. DOB: 9/9/90. Signing bonus: $623,600.
3. Donnie Joseph, LHP, Houston, #88 overall, 6'3''/190: Joseph is a bit of a polarizing figure in scouting circles, as some say he has the pure stuff to be a late-inning reliever, while others say his lack of a history of command will keep him from getting very far with his stuff. I tend to think Joseph will succeed in pro ball, having developed a fairly consistent breaking ball to go along with an improved fastball out of the bullpen. I think he has the ability to be a CJ Wilson-like reliever, meaning he could probably close on some teams, but not most. I like this pick for draft position, it's about average for talent, and he signed quickly. He breezed through the Pioneer League in 11.2 innings with a 0.77 ERA, and he's only allowed three earned runs in 11.1 innings (2.38 ERA) with Dayton in the Midwest League so far. DOB: 11/1/87. Signing bonus: $398,000.
4. Mark Fleury, C, North Carolina, #119 overall, 6'1''/200: I wasn't a big Fleury fan for most the spring, simply because he had no track record of catching a full college season and handling the dominating stuff thrown by most UNC pitchers. While I'm still not high on Fleury, I'm much more so than I was four or five months ago. I like his patience at the plate, but I loathe the bunches of strikeouts he rang up. I think his bat is quite questionable. I heard mixed reviews about his handling of the pitching staff, and that makes me wonder whether he can continue to be a full-time starting catcher. This is about where I thought he'd go, but I don't necessarily liken him to fourth round talent. He signed quickly and is hitting just .175/.284/.286 in 63 ABs with Billings in the Pioneer League. He's 0-for-14 against lefties. Ouch. DOB: 5/4/88. Signing bonus: $249,300.
5. Daniel Tuttle, RHP, Randleman HS (NC), #149 overall, 6'1''/185: The Reds continued their pattern of following two safer college draftees with a more risky prep one with the selection of Tuttle. Much like Hamilton, Tuttle's got a lot of work to do. His mechanics just aren't right, and it's obvious to anyone with any history of scouting, as he can't even repeat his delivery from pitch to pitch sometimes. However, he still can have filthy stuff, and his pitch mix has the potential to be top-end. I like this pick a lot, and he only signed for slightly above slot money. It's filled with risk, but considering the reasonable price, it's worth the gamble. He's gone 0-1 with a 2.08 ERA in 17.1 innings so far in the GCL, striking out 15 and walking 6, while allowing 20 hits, a surprisingly high number. DOB: 8/21/90. Signing bonus: $200,000.
6. Mark Serrano, RHP, Oral Roberts, #179 overall, 6'2''/195: Serrano was drafted by the Royals in the 47th round way back in 2004 out of high school in California. In the next four drafts, Serrano was eligible each time, but was never picked again. Enter 2009. Serrano burst onto the scene partway into the year, and he never slowed down. He showed average stuff with excellent results. His fastball is fairly average, and I'd compare it to Leake's without the advanced movement. In addition, Serrano's slider has drawn some praise, and it could be a big league pitch in time. If Serrano can nail down his changeup, he could be a back-end starter in time. However, he's already 23, so you have to take most pro success shy of AA ball with a grain of salt. He signed quickly for what is next to nothing for a sixth rounder, and he ran through the Pioneer League in just 6.1 innings with only one earned run allowed, and he's 1-0 with a 1.59 ERA in 22.2 innings with Dayton so far. DOB: 9/14/85. Signing bonus: $25,000.
7. Josh Fellhauer, OF, Cal State Fullerton, #209 overall, 5'11''/175: This is a solid pick, as Fellhauer was projected to go off the board as many as three rounds higher. I think Fellhauer has a chance to be a solid starting outfielder in the bigs, especially with his excellent defense. He reminds me in many ways of A's outfielder Ryan Sweeney, though Fellhauer might be a better defender in center. I like this pick a lot, as it was above-average for draft position, talent, and Fellhauer signed quickly for a reasonable amount of money. He's hitting .296/.375/.528 in 142 ABs with Dayton so far. DOB: 3/24/88. Signing bonus: $125,000.
8. Juan Silva, OF, Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, #239 overall, 6'0''/190: I was hearing much better things about Silva coming into the spring than I heard during the spring itself. The big plus I like about Silva is his excellent outfield defense, and combined with a solid arm, he should be an excellent overall defender in time. It might be in right field, but he's blessed with that natural talent nonetheless. Silva's other plus tool is his speed, and while he's not a Hamilton-like burner, he's a speedster in his own right. His hitting lags behind a bit, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is the Reds' best offensive pick outside of Fellhauer in this draft. I do like this pick, especially considering the safety of the previous two picks by the Reds. Silva signed quickly and is hitting .258/.351/.412 in 97 ABs in the GCL. Solid start. DOB: 1/8/91. Signing bonus: $95,000.
9. Brian Pearl, RHP, Washington, #269 overall, 6'1''/190: Pearl was moving quickly up draft boards this year, but he never really put together the dominating results that some expected with his stuff. He was fairly inconsistent, actually varying wildly in terms of pure stuff from appearance to appearance. A pure reliever, Pearl has back-end stuff at times, but he's got a long ways to go to reach that consistency. I like this pick here, as it was great for draft position and talent, and they didn't even need six figures to sign him. He's been inconsistent still in the minors so far, compiling a 5.00 ERA in 18 innings with Billings, but striking out 29. DOB: 5/17/88. Signing bonus: $90,000.
10. Tucker Barnhart, C, Brownsburg HS (IN), #299 overall, 5'8''/180: When I first started writing this draft review, Barnhart still hadn't signed. However, he recently did, making this a solid pick. Committed to Georgia Tech, Barnhart's signability was the big question entering the draft, as his skills are less doubted. A very athletic catcher, Barnhart's arm is pretty average for the position, but due to that athleticism, Barnhart's pop times can be excellent. He's fairly new to the position, so he needs to work on receiving skills. With the bat, I see Barnhart as being solid, especially considering he's a switch-hitter. I like this pick a lot for draft position and talent, as Barnhart has the potential to be a Major League catcher in the mold of Jason Varitek. He took a fairly large over slot bonus, but getting him signed was important for this draft class. He went 0-for-4 in his Tuesday debut in the GCL. DOB: 1/7/91. Signing bonus: $250,000.
11. Jacob Johnson, RHP, Trinity Christian Academy (FL), #329 overall, 6'4''/215: I didn't really think Johnson would be a high pick in this draft, simply because his current stuff isn't very special. What's special about Johnson is his projection. With a pro pitcher's frame, Johnson is able to still have somewhat clean mechanics, a plus for such a big prep pitcher, and I think that's the saving grace for him. Otherwise, he'd be either hurt or on his way to Wake Forest. However, he was signed quickly for a pretty penny, though it could worth it if the Reds are patient enough with him to let him develop his offspeed stuff. Good pick for talent and draft position, and he signed quickly. He's had a very successful debut in the GCL, going 0-1 with a 1.04 ERA in 26 innings, walking 10 and striking out 24, allowing only 13 hits. He's handling lefties and righties alike, so this has to be seen as nothing but a success. DOB: 9/12/90. Signing bonus: $150,000.
12. Josh Garton, OF, Volunteer State CC (TN), #359 overall, 6'2''/205: I think this pick also has good potential, as Garton has shown great power potential at times in his JUCO career. I don't really see any other plus tools with Garton, but if he can improve his plate discipline, this can be a solid pick. He's already 21, so he doesn't have the extra potential that most JUCO players have compared to four-year program players, but this is a solid twelfth round selection. He signed quickly, but is off to a poor .190/.255/.320 start in 100 ABs with Billings. DOB: 4/27/88. Signing bonus: Unknown.
13. Nick Christiani, RHP, Vanderbilt, #389 overall, 6'0''/195: Christiani was a 32nd round pick of the Indians a year ago after his junior year at Vandy, but he chose not to sign. I thought he might go somewhere in the teens this year, but only because he seemed to be an affordable senior option for a team looking for relievers. He doesn't have great stuff, but might eventually be a middle relief candidate. However, he still hasn't signed, so I wonder if he even wants to play pro ball. DOB: 7/17/87.
14. Tim Crabbe, RHP, Westmont (CA), #419 overall, 6'4''/195: I don't know why, but I never saw Crabbe as a legitimate mid-round draft pick this year. A draft-eligible sophomore, Crabbe does have pro size, but I was told his current stuff wasn't pro material quite yet. Therefore, I expected he'd either be a late-round follow or not be drafted at all, though I figured the former was the more likely option. However, the Reds drafted him within their true "wants" range, and he signed quickly. He's 0-3 with a 2.96 ERA in 27.1 innings with Billings so far, striking out 29 and walking 18 while allowing 21 hits. DOB: 2/20/88. Signing bonus: Unknown.
15. Jamie Walczak, RHP, Mercyhurst (PA), #449 overall, 6'2''/195: Walczak was also an outfield prospect as a senior at Mercyhurst, though I didn't expect him to go this high for either spot. He doesn't have good stuff, and he's already 22, so I'm not a big backer of this pick. He signed quickly and is off to a 1-2 start with Billings, accompanied by a 6.39 ERA in 12.2 innings of relief. He's been hit quite hard by both righties and lefties alike. DOB: 5/4/87. Signing bonus: Unknown.
16. Chase Fowler, C, South Forsythe HS (GA), #479 overall, 6'1''/185: This enters the start of the unsignable and organizational players territory for the Reds. Fowler never really caught my attention as a possible pro prospect, but I do think he could re-emerge in the single digits for 2012 as a lefty-hitting catcher. I fully expect he'll honor his college commitment, as he hasn't signed yet with less than a week to go until the deadline. DOB: 9/16/90. Commitment: Southern Miss.
17. Deven Marrero, SS, American Heritage HS (FL), #509 overall, 6'1''/180: Marrero went from being in consideration for the best prep shortstop in this draft class to being a contingency plan for the Reds. Marrero has good all-around tools, and his best asset is his plus defensive actions. He has a good future hitting tool, too, but his present hitting tool is too far away from that future grade to expect him to reach it. Having been picked this far down, it's pretty unreasonable to think he'll sign, especially considering Hamilton's entrance into the organization at the same position, though Marrero's a far superior defensive shortstop. There's a possibility the Reds want to sign one of Marrero or Steven Perez, but I honestly don't know if they'll have the money considering they're still battling with Leake and Boxberger at the top. DOB: 8/25/90. Commitment: Arizona State.
18. Steven Perez, SS, Gulliver Prep HS (FL), #539 overall, 5'11''/175: It's funny that the Reds picked Perez in addition to Marrero, as they were often compared to each other this spring in south Florida. Perez has a lower ceiling than Marrero, but a higher floor, too. His defense is more solid than Marrero's, as is his hitting, but I don't see a ton of projection in his frame, meaning he might not ever hit with enough pop to hold down a steady shortstop job. Perez' commitment might be stronger than most think, and I don't think he'll sign before the deadline. DOB: 12/16/90. Commitment: Miami.
19. Mitchell Clarke, LHP, Forest Heights (ON), #569 overall, 6'2''/220: This is about where I expected Clarke to go, as he has a big frame and had a weak college commitment. Like most Canadian prospects, he's behind in his development, but his pure physicality is quite good, so I wouldn't count him out just yet. He signed quickly, and he's off to a 1-1 start with a 4.09 ERA in 11 innings in the GCL. He's been much more effective in relief so far. DOB: 8/29/90. Signing bonus: Unknown.
20. Matt Valaika, 2B, UC Santa Barbara, #599 overall, 5'10''/190: The Reds took a shot that Valaika would be tied in with his family here, though he probably has a much better chance of going in the single digits next year than he did this year. He's a small kid, and there's not much future projection there. He's a bench player at best. He'll most likely be returning to school for his senior year. DOB: 4/2/88.
21. Jon Reed, RHP, Memorial HS (OK), #629 overall, 6'2''/200: Reed comes with a lot of injury risk, as he didn't pitch this year due to elbow problems. He did continue to play in the field, however, and I'd be surprised if he didn't do some further damage to that elbow as a result. I don't see the Reds signing him, and he'll likely end up on campus soon. DOB: 9/12/90. Commitment: Tennessee.
22. Dave Stewart, 1B, Grayson County CC (TX), #659 overall, 6'6''/220: Remember the profile of Rangers' first baseman Chris Davis when he came out of the JUCO ranks? It's eerily similar to Stewart's. A power bat, Stewart does have some glaring weaknesses, but he's blessed with a big body and natural talent. I'm a big fan of this pick, as he's signed fairly recently. I expected him to go ten rounds higher after going to the Nationals in the 31st round out of high school in 2007, but he fell for unknown reasons. He's 2-for-9 in the GCL so far. DOB: 11/23/88. Signing bonus: Unknown.
23. Chris Richburg, 1B, Texas Tech, #689 overall, 6'2''/210: A 23 year old college senior, Richburg doesn't have much upside, and I didn't think he'd be anything but a late-round roster filler. He signed quickly and is hitting .231/.346/.341 in 91 ABs with Billings. DOB: 12/29/85. Signing bonus: Unknown.
24. Derrick Lowery, 1B, Young Harris JC (GA), #719 overall, 6'1''/215: Lowery was one of the better JUCO prospects in Georgia this spring, though that's not saying much. He was more highly regarded as a lefty pitcher, so I'm not sure what the Reds saw in him that others didn't. I thought he might go a few rounds earlier, but it was not to be. At 21, he's a year older than most JUCO sophomores, so there's less upside here. He signed quickly and is 6-for-19 in the GCL after going 1-for-3 with Billings. DOB: 5/3/88. Signing bonus: Unknown.
25. Mike Monster, RHP, Rutland SS (BC), #749 overall, 6'3''/220: Monster wasn't far behind Phillies' draftee Steven Inch for the title of best Canadian righty prep arm this spring, but I'd prefer Inch over Monster. Monster's got good projectability in his frame, and with time he could become what Inch already is. However, he fell due to his rawness, and it looks like he'll be heading to junior college. He'll be eligible again next year if he does enroll. DOB: 12/3/90. Commitment: New Mexico JC.
26. Trey Manz, C, South Florida, #779 overall, 6'1''/205: Who? Pure roster filler here, as the Reds were in need of a short-season catcher for split time between Billings and the GCL. He signed quickly and is 0-for-7 with Billings and 8-for-19 (.421) in the GCL, his current assignment. DOB: 9/1/87. Signing bonus: Unknown.
27. Stefan Del Pino, LHP, Dorman HS (SC), #809 overall, 6'1''/175: I thought Del Pino would be a late-round follow, as he just doesn't have pro strength yet. He might develop into something for the 2012 draft, but he's probably a middle reliever in the long run. I expect him to fulfill his college commitment. DOB: 6/8/91. Commitment: Coastal Carolina.
28. Derek Poppert, SS, San Francisco, #839 overall, 6'1''/190: Poppert wasn't very highly-regarded, making him just a roster filler option, though they haven't signed him. He'll probably return to school for his senior year. DOB: 7/27/88.
29. Jason Braun, RHP, Corban (OR), #869 overall, 6'5''/185: I like this pick quite a bit, especially considering they signed him so easily. Braun's a former basketball player who has great pro size, and he might have the ability to be a setup man in the future. He gets good downward action on his fastball, and with his tall frame, he gets a lot of ground balls. He's 0-2 with a 4.95 ERA in 20 innings so far with Billings, and he's getting a ton of groundball outs. DOB: 11/24/86. Signing bonus: Unknown.
30. Yovan Gonzalez, C, Wabash Valley CC (IL), #899 overall, 5'11''/190: A JUCO sophomore who is roster filler. He is only 19, so maybe there's something there I haven't seen. He signed quickly and is hitting .256/.318/.282 in 39 ABs in the GCL as a backup catcher. DOB: 11/11/89. Signing bonus: Unknown.
31. Adian Kummet, RHP, St. Scholastica (MN), #929 overall, 6'4''/205: Wasn't even on my radar, so the only thing I notice is his size. He's also 22, so there's probably not much to see here. He signed quickly and is 1-1 with a 4.67 ERA in 17.1 innings with Billings. DOB: 4/15/87. Signing bonus: Unknown.
32. Shane Carlson, SS, UC Santa Barbara, #959 overall, 6'0''/185: The inability to sign Valaika or Poppert meant the signing of the lower-rated Carlson became more crucial. Carlson is pure roster filler at its best. After a 6-for-27 (.222) run with Billings, he was promoted to Sarasota in the Florida State League, where he's hitting .275/.310/.338 in 80 ABs. DOB: 4/17/87. Signing bonus: Unknown.
33. Will Stramp, 3B, Lubbock Christian (TX), #989 overall, 6'3''/190: I find this pick intriguing, as I expected Stramp to go possibly fifteen to twenty rounds higher. He absolutely hit the cover off the ball this spring, and he's got some pro tools mixed in with the normal college skillset. He's old at 23, but this is a great sign this far down. However, he's only 1-for-19 (.053) so far with Billings, so he's off to a rough start. DOB: 5/29/86. Signing bonus: Unknown.
34. Forest Cannon, RHP, UC Santa Barbara, #1019 overall, 6'3''/190: I was honestly surprised to see Cannon sign, as he was a draft-eligible sophomore with pretty much no draft stock. However, it seems he decided that it was now or never for his pro career, and the Reds inked him quickly. There's some good size here, but not much current stuff. He's 0-0 with a 4.35 ERA in 10.1 innings with Billings, though he hasn't pitched since July 24. DOB: 6/5/88. Signing bonus: Unknown.
35. Oliver Santos, 3B, South Carolina JC-Salkehatchie, #1049 overall, 6'0''/186: A JUCO sophomore, there's also not much to report here. Santos is already 22, so we're once again looking at roster filler. He's hitting .245/.365/.340 in 53 ABs so far in the GCL. DOB: 2/5/87. Signing bonus: Unknown.
36. Chris Burleson, SS, Southern Maine, #1079 overall, 5'11''/190: I don't know anything about Burleson, and even though it's reported that he's signed, he has yet to appear in a game. DOB: 4/18/87. Signing bonus: Unknown.
37. Dayne Read, OF, Chipola JC (FL), #1109 overall, 5'11''/185: Read's a JUCO freshman who stood more to gain from staying in close and not signing. He'll be 21 in next year's draft as a JUCO sophomore. DOB: 12/31/88. Commitment: None.
38. Tommy Nurre, 1B, Miami (Ohio), #1139 overall, 6'3''/235: Nurre was a 38th rounder of the Dodgers a year ago as a junior, and he went in the same round this year. He's still only 21, though, and his size is good. However, he's got big weaknesses, causing him to fall this far. He signed quickly and is hitting .274/.346/.425 in 73 ABs with Billings. DOB: 12/11/87. Signing bonus: Unknown.
39. Paul Barton, RHP, Kwalikum SS (BC), #1169 overall, 6'3''/197: Much like Monster, I thought Barton would go much higher. However, he's still underdeveloped even when compared to other preps, though his projectability is good. He could turn into a higher pick in next year's draft after a year of JUCO ball. DOB: 2/17/91. Commitment: New Mexico JC.
40. Michael Robertson, OF, Bellevue CC (WA), #1199 overall, 6'2''/190: Robertson was a JUCO freshman that earned good reviews for his work ethic, but I don't see him turning into a pro player just yet. He'll be 20 as a JUCO sophomore for next year's draft, and he could go twenty rounds higher then. DOB: 4/8/90. Commitment: None.
41. Jake Wiley, RHP, Marist, #1229 overall, 6'1''/195: Wiley was an unheralded senior at Marist, and he's a middle reliever at best, though he doesn't even have that much current stuff. He signed quickly as roster filler, and after posting a 4.60 ERA in 15.2 innings in the GCL, he's allowed just an earned run in 3 innings with Billings. DOB: 10/4/86. Signing bonus: Unknown.
42. Blair Carson, RHP, Anderson (SC), #1259 overall, 6'2''/193: Carson was a senior outfielder who was surprisingly taken as a pitcher by the Reds. He didn't really have a future in the outfield, so many there's some upside on the mound. He went 1-2 with a 3.94 ERA in 16 innings over four starts in the GCL, and is 0-3 with a 4.63 ERA in 23.1 innings so far with Billings. DOB: 10/3/87. Signing bonus: Unknown.
43. Ricky Bowen, RHP, Mississippi State, #1289 overall, 6'3''/185: This is a re-draft, as Bowen was picked by the Reds a year ago as a JUCO sophomore in the 38th round. There might be some potential here, but probably not much. Bowen hasn't allowed an earned run in 3.2 innings with Billings so far. DOB: 8/6/87. Signing bonus: Unknown.
44. Jaron Shepherd, OF, Navarro JC (TX), #1319 overall, 6'1''/175: Shepherd was a 17th rounder of the Pirates a year ago at Navarro, and he fell this year due to both performance issues and a commitment to an SEC school. A lefty hitter, Shepherd has some potential to play right away, which will move him up boards for when he's eligible again next year. DOB: 10/30/88. Commitment: Mississippi State.
45. Brian Adams, OF, South Forsythe HS (GA), #1349 overall, 6'4''/210: Adams is actually more of a football player than a baseball player, and his commitment to school is for that sport. He's a big kid with big potential, but it will be tough for him to realize it when he's playing another sport. He won't be signing this week. DOB: 2/28/91. Commitment: Kentucky.
46. Tim Dunn, RHP, Trevecca Nazarene (TN), #1379 overall, 6'2''/215: Dunn has decent pro size, but he's still young, not turning 21 until next week. He'll probably return to school for his senior season, and he might be a decent senior sign next year. DOB: 8/19/88.
47. Jason Hampton, RHP, Rocklin HS (CA), #1409 overall, 6'4''/225: A big kid, Hampton's also a hitting prospect. Remember his name for a few years down the road. He won't be signing. DOB: 12/19/90. Commitment: Cal State Sacramento.
48. Kenny Swab, C, Young Harris JC (GA), #1439 overall, 6'2''/213: A teammate of Lowery's, Swab has a strong college commitment, though his skills aren't of pro caliber yet. I expect him to go to school. DOB: 8/20/88. Commitment: Virginia.
49. Darion Hamilton, OF, Taylorsville HS (MS), #1469 overall, 6'3''/180: Yes, this Hamilton is related to second rounder Billy Hamilton. Darion is Billy's cousin, and they played as teammates in high school. There's not much to say about Darion except that he was probably drafted as a courtesy to Billy. He won't be signing. DOB: 11/20/89. Commitment: Jones County JC (MS).
50. Chris Page, 1B, Genessee CC (NY), #1499 overall, 6'5''/240: Page is an unknown, but his size looks intriguing. I haven't even been able to find a college commitment for him, and he's already 21 now. DOB: 7/20/88. Commitment: Unknown.
At first glance, I love this draft. It's not in the territory of the Giants', but I expect it to be a top ten draft when signing day comes and goes next week. I've already mentioned I'm a big Mike Leake fan, and I'm probably higher on Boxberger than most. While there's plenty of risk in this draft with the likes of Billy Hamilton, Daniel Tuttle, Juan Silva, Tucker Barnhart, and Jacob Johnson, there's also plenty of safer picks to accompany those boom-or-bust type of players. It's this type of balance that I look for when grading drafts, as too much of one or the other can lead to either a low-ceiling or low-floor farm system, which no team wants. Balancing out your Hamiltons has to be your Leakes and Boxbergers, Josephs and Fellhauers. That's what teams need to do in order to build a farm system for both supplying the Major League club and for providing trading pieces to acquire other talent. Players like a Daniel Tuttle may look extremely appetizing in, say, December 2010, when he's probably put up some very good numbers in low-A ball, but most of what will determine his success is his ability to adjust against better hitters in AA ball and above. That's where the high-upside players come in as trade chips, as Tuttle will still be very attractive at those winter meetings, whereas he might still be in that boom or bust phase, but he can bring in talent that's better than the $200K the Reds just invested in him in the past month or so. Great mix here that should be encouraging for Red fans.
Looking at the Reds' draft from a monetary standpoint, the Reds should be in good shape to sign both Leake and Boxberger without a problem. Leake's probably holding out for last year's slot money ($2.27MM), and I'm guessing Boxberger is, too ($877,000). That would put the Reds at somewhere close to $5.5 million in total bonuses given out, a healthy amount, though not at the top of the league. Without a solid mix of high-ceiling and high-floor talent, though, they probably would be under spending compared to most teams who pay more for their draft picks. However, the Reds generally don't go over slot for many of their picks, and if they do, it's for a relatively small amount. Tuttle and Barnhart represent the only true over slot deals given out by the Reds so far, though Leake and Boxberger will probably join that group. Considering how much I like this draft, I'm surprised at how few over slot players they needed to put together such a group.
Now on to the grading. Like I said before, I like this draft quite a bit, though it's below the Giants' draft, the team that has my highest-rated draft so far. The Reds will be adding two college starting prospects in Leake and Boxberger, two prep starting pitching prospects in Tuttle and Johnson, potential shutdown relievers in Joseph and Pearl, as well as a possible swingman in Serrano. Add to that a potential top-flight shortstop, a platoon catcher in Fleury and a possible starter in Barnhart, and a college outfielder, JUCO outfielder, and prep Puerto Rican outfielder, and you have yourself great depth at each spot. Dave Stewart also helps me grade up this draft a bit, as he could be a Major League hitter in the future. They loaded up their first base depth in later rounds, mixed them with some middle relief prospects, and the overall combination is one of the more solid drafts for them in recent memory. So, I have to grade this draft right up there near the top, but one grading step below the Giants, who still hold my top draft class ranking for now.
FINAL GRADE: B+.
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Nicoson, William J.
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The planned community of Columbia, Maryland, is closing down development at about 85,000 residents, compared to Reston's 65,000 estimated at completion of Town Center. The Columbia Association maintains 3,100 acres of open space and 80 miles of pathways, compared to Reston Association's 1,100 acres and 55 miles. CA operates 23 outdoor and 2 indoor swimming pools, compared to RA's 15 outdoor and Reston Community Center's 1 indoor. CA maintains 23 outdoor tennis courts and 6 indoor courts, compared to RA's 49 outdoor and none indoor. CA runs 3 health and fitness clubs; RA closed its fitness club rather than invest new capital to be competitive. CA operates two 18-hole golf courses; Reston has 1 public and 1 private course, neither operated by RA. CA maintains an elaborate horse center; when the RA stables collapsed early in Reston's history, they were never replaced.
PDF file distilled from original WordPerfect document. Original size 11" x 8.5".
Name: ca.ra.pdf
Collection of newpaper columns by William Nicoson, an original member of Planned Community Archives, Inc.


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