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Electoral chair meets political parties
April 4, 2017 | by	Lani Wone |
15:09 Tue Apr 04, 2017
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Report by: Ritika Pratap
The recently appointed Electoral Commission chair Suresh Chandra met with the representatives of five political parties yesterday.
Chandra says they are focusing on familiarizing themselves with the tasks before them as election is a highly specialized operation.
He says they will ensure the Fijian Elections Office and the Electoral Commission acquires the necessary capacities to conduct election operations.
The chair told the representatives that they have received the annual reports and recommendations by the previous Commission.
Chandra says they will only make any statement or comments on the report of the last Commission after reviewing it thoroughly.
He adds that they anticipate doing so by June.
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Anthony Craig: I cannot in Conscience Sit Back and Do Nothing…
Posted on April 1, 2017 | Leave a comment
To all my West Papuan friends and Supporters
Some people say Iam a little bit obsessed with west papua .Very true. I have been to west papua in august 15 and got a first hand experience. The Indonesian military is exterminating the west papuan people covered up by both the Indonesian and Australian governments. Both the major political parties have been given my report. The Lombok security treaty with Indonesia gives them the green light to slaughter thousands of west papuans 250KM FROM AUSTRALIA . AUSTRALIA WILK NOT OBJECT.
I CANNOT IN CONSCIENCE SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING WHILE BLACK WEST PAPUANS ARE BEING RAPED TORTURED AND MURDERED.
I am happy to be a clown for Christ. Amen.
Anthony Craig leader Free west papua party Australia established because the indonesian military is exterminating the west papuan people covered up by both the indonesian and Australian governments
Cry goes out remember balibo and East Timor
Anthony Craig: I cannot in Conscience Sit Back and Do Nothing… was originally published on PAPUAPost.com
Amunggut Tabi: West Papua Independence is NOT Limited to Peace, Stability and Security in the South Pacific
In response to Indonesia's strategy approaching the governments in Melanesian countries by providing what it calls "security assistance to poor Melanesian nation-states", Amunggut Tabi from the West Papua Revolutionary Army says
West Papua independence is not limited to peace, stability and security in the South Pacific region.
Please tell the world, this independence has more to do with wider issues, more lasting aspect, and it has universal benefits to the world. It has to do with the life on this planet Earth and to the life after life, rather than just limited modern nation-state anthropocentric sentiment of peace, security, and economic development in the South Pacific.
When Papua Merdeka News (PMNews) asked to clarify what Gen. Tabi means by his statement above, he says
All human beings in the world know that New Guinea is the second largest Island on Earth after the Greenland. And all human beings also know that New Guinea is the home to the third largest rain-forests on Earth after the Amazon and Congo rain-forests. All human beings on planet Earth also know that New Guinea is home to the Second Tropical Glacier on Earth. It is home to the worlds species of flora, fauna and human bio-cultural diversity.
Of course, all these have nothing to do with economic growth and gross domestic products and mass production of the modern nation-states in this planet Earth. But one should note, that these facts have things to do with "life" and "death".
New Guinea is not just full of natural resources to be exploited, as modern people know, but New Guinea has things to offer beyond economy, beyond money, beyond security beyond wealth, beyond prosperity.
Those who ignore or undermine the cause of West Papua independence are the ones who do not understand the real meaning this struggle. Those who support this struggle right now, we believe, receive blessings in their hearts and minds, in their life, because this life and this planet Earth knows that New Guinea is important for our survival.
Gen. Tabi also mentions that New Guinea is the home of all Melanesians.
All Melanesians come from New Guinea, we spread across the island countries from West Papua to Fiji, and all Melanesians have full right to come back to this Island when anything at all happens to the small islands across the South Pacific. We should not put hope on Australia, but New Guinea is our original home and out future home. Imagine when all small islands are threatened to be under water, and New Guinea is fully occupied by Malay-Indos, when will Australia host Melanesians? No, impossible because Australia today is occupied by Europeans, not our brother-Aborigines.
We all Melanesians are fighting in defending our race, and in protecting our home-land from being occupied by foreigners. We are protecting our future, the future of a grandchildren to come.
Amunggut Tabi: West Papua Independence is NOT Limited to Peace, Stability and Security in the South Pacific was originally published on PAPUAPost.com
Papuan student faces trial in Yogyakarta over political activities
March 23, 2017 | by	Lani Wone |
Bambang MuryantoThe Jakarta Post
Yogyakarta | Tue, March 21, 2017 | 08:19 pm
Fight for justice: Activists and Papuan students join with the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua's Yogyakarta branch and the Alliance of Papuan Students to stage a rally in front of the Yogyakarta District Court on March 21. (JP/Bambang Muryanto)
The Yogyakarta District Court on Tuesday began the trial of Obby Kogoya, 22, a Papuan student suspected of committing violence against police personnel before a rally on Jl. Kusumanegara in July last year.
Obby is the first ever Papuan student in Yogyakarta to face trial because of political activities.
Prosecutor Iswahyudi said in his indictment that Obby had fought against on-duty state officials, using violence or violent threats. The defendant had violated Article 213 (1), Article 212 and Article 351 (1) of the Criminal Code (KUHP), which carried a maximum sentence of five years in prison, he added.
"When the defendant was to be taken into custody, he brutally hit police officer Ronny Prasadana using his left hand, affecting his face, temples and eyes," Iswahyudi said during a hearing at the court on Tuesday. Another officer, Priambodo Rochman, also allegedly suffered injuries in the attack.
The incident occurred as Obby prepared to join Papuan students in a rally on July 15 to support the United Liberation Movement for West Papua becoming a permanent representative of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, which was meeting in Vanuatu. The students had planned to march from the Kamasan I boarding house to Titik Nol in the center of Yogyakarta.
Obby raised his objections over the indictment. Presiding judge Wiwik Dwi Wisnuningdyah said the trial would continue next week, when the court is scheduled to hear from the defendant. (ebf)
Papuan student faces trial in Yogyakarta over political activities was originally published on thejakartapost.com
Petition seeks NZ govt stand on abuses in West Papua
2:42 pm on 23 March 2017
New Zealand's parliament has been presented with a public petition urging government action on the human rights situation in West Papua.
Maire Leadbeater presents her petition urging the government to address the ongoing human rights situation in West Papua. Photo: RNZ / Daniela Maoate – Cox
Activist Maire Leadbeater and Murray Short, who was representing the Religious Society of Friends (or Quakers), presented their petition, with 729 signatures on it, to the Foreign Affairs and Defence Select Committee.
This petition focuses on continued abuses of the right to freedom of expression and assembly in Indonesian-ruled Papua, citing thousands of arrests of people taking part in peaceful demonstrations last year.
Earlier this month in Geneva, seven Pacific nations called on the UN Human Rights Council to request that the High Commissioner for Human Rights produce a consolidated report on "the actual situation in West Papua".
Ms Leadbeater said their petition simply asked government to recognise the abuses and to take a strong stand on them.
"And we've suggested specific things, like calling for the UN special rapporteur on freedom of expression to go to West Papua, and we've suggested that they take this up at the Pacific Islands Forum, and get them to support this, and also at the United Nations."
Maire Leadbeater (right) and Murray Short (left) present a petition to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee urging the government to address human rights issues in West Papua. Photo: RNZ / Daniela Maoate – Cox
"We obviously put this petition forward in the context of serious concerns about grave and ongoing rights abuses," Ms Leadbetter explained.
"But we have to go step by step. An important first step would be to make it possible for there to be much freer access to West Papua, and for the Indonesians to have to take note of the fact that the rest of the world won't accept that they just go on arresting people who do nothing more than peacefully protest."
The committee thanked Ms Leadbetter for her presentation, with several MPs expressing appreciation at gaining a slightly better understanding of the situation in Papua, which remained a blindspot for many New Zealanders.
Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade committee Todd Muller hears from petitioners asking the government to address human rights issues in West Papua. Photo: RNZ / Daniela Maoate – Cox
Indonesia's Joko Widodo-led government has made tentative moves towards opening up West Papua to outside access by foreign journalists.
But extensive restrictions remain for media in Papua, as well as international humanitiarian groups and NGOs, which are almost totally barred.
Jakarta is sensitive to what it sees as interference in its own domestic affairs.
Indonesia's Defence Minister recently urged Australia to tell Pacific Island governments not to talk about West Papua.
A Papuan pro-independence demonstrator is arrested by police in Jakarta, December 2015. Photo: ROMEO GACAD / AFP
However Ms Leadbetter said Indonesian sovereignty over West Papua should not override legitimate concerns about protecting an indigenous people systematically under threat.
She cited the research of Jim Elmslie, an Australian scholar who has studied the marginalisation of West Papuan people, amid demographic patterns in Indonesia's eastern region.
Dr Elmslie's research into the situation in Papua uncovered a marginalisation so serious that it meets the stringent criteria under the Genocide Convention.
"That's a strong thing to say but his academic research backs that up carefully," Ms Leadbetter explained.
"So he says this is genocide and as far as he is concerned nothing trumps genocide, not even territorial integrity. And I think we have to make that loud and clear. It's all very well saying sovereignty and territorial integrity, but not in the face of genocide – that's absurd."
Indonesian security forces detain hundreds of West Papuans at the Brigade Mobile headquarters in Kotaraja, 2 May 2016. Photo: Tabloid Jubi
Petition seeks NZ govt stand on abuses in West Papua was originally published on radionz.co.nz
International Day Of Solidarity For Free West Papua
Website: WPAN
World-wide protest demanding that Indonesia end military colonization of West Papua and free all West Papuan political prisoners.
Saturday, March 18, 1 p.m– 2:30 p.m.
Indonesian Embassy, Washington, D.C.
On Saturday, March 18, from 1:00 p.m to 2:30 p.m., the Free West Papua Political Prisoners Campaign Team in Washington DC will rise in solidarity with activist groups around the world in protesting Indonesia's brutal colonization of West Papua, and demanding the immediate, unconditional release of all Papuan political prisoners.
The Free West Papua Political Prisoners Campaign Team is a group of academics and human rights activists who are willing to stand up for what is right and work toward a free West Papua that is independent from Military and corporate colonization.
We work to raise awareness about the issue because we believe that knowledge can change the countries fate!
Human Rights Watch reports that Indonesia has incarcerated nearly 200 activists from Maluku and West Papua for peacefully voicing their patriotism and political views. One of those refugees, Herman Wainggai, here at GMU as a visiting scholar, leader of nonviolent struggle in West Papua, was imprisoned for more than two years after daring to raise the West Papuan flag, and his uncle died in prison for the same reason.
Please share this event and invite your friends to help spread the word. We hope to see many of you outside of the Indonesian Embassy in D.C
Free West Papua Political Prisoners Campaign Team- DC.
Stand up for West Papua.
Stand with West Papuans against genocide and torture.
Author praised for opening readers' eyes to West Papua's repression
By Pacific Media Watch editor Kendall Hutt, March 15, 2017
Bookstore owners, writers, authors, family, friends and a group hopeful of West Papuan independence squeezed into the Women's Bookshop in Ponsonby last night to celebrate the work of young New Zealand author Bonnie Etherington and her novel The Earth Cries Out.
Not only is the novel being celebrated and praised for Etherington's mastery of the written word, but because of its ability to make the public more aware of life in West Papua, a region controversially ruled by Indonesia since the 1960s.
Pacific Media Watch editor Kendall Hutt (left) with author Bonnie Etherington. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
Plagued by media freedom and human rights violations, many media freedom and human rights organisations and several Pacific nations have condemned the widespread arrests and imprisonment of West Papuans for non-violent expression of their political views.
These are issues Etherington herself acknowledged speaking with Asia Pacific Report earlier this week, saying she wanted to show readers West Papua's rich and diverse history, not only its complex political situation.
"I really wanted to show multiple sides of West Papua because it is so often forgotten or stereotyped by the rest of the world."
This is something those who have already read The Earth Cries Out praise.
Harriet Allan, fiction publisher for Penguin Books New Zealand, commended Etherington in a speech on her ability to provide insight into West Papua through the eyes of a child, that of female protagonist Ruth.
"As Ruth bears witness to what she sees, we too start to hear the voices that have been silenced by politics, sickness, violence and poverty."
Like Ruth, we come away with a greater understanding of this country and its diverse people and also of ourselves and the bonds of love and friendship."
'Shed some light'
Although she has not had the chance to read her sister's entire novel, Etherington's younger sister, Aimee, says what she has read is very similar to how she and her sister experienced West Papua.
"With the descriptions, I felt like I was back there. She's done a really good job of capturing how it feels, I guess."
Aimee Etherington says she hopes her sister's novel spreads awareness of West Papua.
"Most people that I've spoken to don't really know that it exists, so it will be good to shed some light as to what's going on there and, I guess, giving a bit of insight on how as New Zealanders and Australians we can actually do something about it."
'Almost experiencing it'
Like Harriet Allan, Women's Bookshop owner Carol Beu loved Ruth's voice.
"I think becoming aware of the situation in Papua through the eyes of this child, Ruth, is really quite special", Beu told the audience.
"The way it's revealed, it's fascinating."
Beu admits this was also "quite shocking", due to Etherington's ability to place the reader in the moment.
"You're almost experiencing it."
Penguin fiction publisher Harriet Allan (left) with author Bonnie Etherington. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
Bea also acknowledged those in the audience who were supporting the book on more of a political level, such as West Papua Action Auckland spokesperson Maire Leadbeater.
Bea told those gathered she found the politics of The Earth Cries Out "quite astonishing and wonderful".
"It's a book that makes you angry in many ways on a political level."
Leadbeater herself, however, says she is looking forward to reading the novel.
Mister Pip comparisons
"I think looking at countries through a literary perspective can be very helpful at times. I can't help thinking of the book Mister Pip, about Bougainville and how amazingly helpful that was I think in terms of people understanding the conflict.
"It's done in a fictionalised way but it's true to the situation, so I'm picking from what I've heard about the book it may achieve that as well."
Leadbeater is not the only one to draw comparisons with Lloyd Jones' Mister Pip, however.
Tony Moores, owner of bookstore Poppies in Remuera, reached a similar conclusion.
"This is not Mister Pip, but the issues it deals with are quite similar, from a different perspective."
Powerful, shocking
The Creative Hub founder, John Cranna, who also noted ties with Mister Pip, praised Etherington on her talent after listening to several excerpts read by Allan and Etherington herself.
"For such a young writer to be writing about such dramatic and shocking events, and to be pulling it off, is quite an achievement.
To write about violent death is … very hard in a reserved, powerful way, but she certainly did that very well.
Publicity of Etherington's novel continues this week in Palmerston North.
Debut novel offers rare glimpse of grief amid life in West Papua
Author praised for opening readers' eyes to West Papua's repression was originally published on PAPUAPost.com


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Cucumber Feta Salad w/ Greek Vinaigrette is a light and healthy vegetarian side dish that's a perfect way to clean out the crisper drawer and serve a crowd at your next church potluck or family picnic!
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Sprinkle with feta cheese and fresh parsley and toss to combine.
Refrigerate until ready to serve. NOTE: The longer it sits, the better it gets.
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If you don't have a food processor or blender, whisk all ingredients, except olive oil, together in a small bowl until well combined. While continuing to whisk, slowly drizzle in olive oil until the dressing is smooth and well mixed.
For my own future reference (and anyone else who is counting calories) One serving is about 194 calories if you split the entire recipe into 6ths, about 97 calories when split into 12ths. (Since it said 6-12 servings.) Thanks, I can't wait to try it!


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Saul Williams – Encrypted and Vulnerable
Posted on September 5, 2019 by aaamc
Title: Encrypted and Vulnerable
Artist: Saul Williams
Label: Pirates Blend
Formats: Streaming, Vinyl
Consider hacking into a deeper examination of the senses—visuality, audiology, tactility. Consider hacking into an observation of the world around us—geographically, temporally, contextually. Consider hacking into a scrutinization of socio-political issues—technology, leakology, trackology.
Consider hacking.
With his most current album, Saul Williams encourages us to do just that. Self-produced Encrypted and Vulnerable is the second in a three-part series, preceded by 2016's MartyrLoserKing, but more importantly, Williams' work is one more piece in a much larger metaphysical puzzle. The MartyrLoserKing project —a 3-part multi-media compilation of albums, a musical film and an upcoming graphic novel —focuses on governmental surveilling and silencing of global activists through the medium of Afrofuturistic performance. Of his current self-titled spoken word release, Williams describes it as "simultaneously a personal and intimately optimistic takedown on struggle, defiance, awareness, aloneness, and a takedown of heteronormative capitalistic patriarchal authoritarian politics in topics ranging from love, technology, religion, war, to migration." Continue reading →
Posted in Rap and Hip-Hop	| Tagged Alternative, Amy Makota, CD review, Encrypted and Vulnerable, Pirates Blend, Rap and Hip-Hop, Saul Williams
Welcome to the November 2018 Issue
Posted on November 1, 2018 by aaamc
Welcome to the November 2018 issue of Black Grooves, sponsored by the Indiana University Archives of African American Music and Culture.
This month we're featuring three new jazz releases including trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire's Origami Harvest, drummer Makaya McCraven's Universal Beings, and the eponymous debut album from Christian McBride's New Jawn.
In honor of Bill Withers' 80th birthday, two artists have released tributes to the legendary singer-songwriter: José James' Lean On Me and Anthony David's Hello Like Before: The Songs of Bill Withers. The late soul singer Charles Bradley is remembered on the posthumous release Black Velvet, while the late Ohio funk musician Roger Troutman is honored on Zapp VII Roger & Friends.
Broadway star Capathia Jenkins and composer Louis Rosen offer their new project Phenomenal Woman: The Maya Angelou Songs, while baritone Thomas Hampson's Songs From Chicago features works by composers Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, and John Alden Carpenter—all based on poems by Langston Hughes. Gospel music releases include Brent Jones' Open Your Mouth and Say Something and the Soweto Gospel Choir's Freedom.
Alternative rock and blues projects include Blood Orange's Negro Swan, Black Joe Lewis' The Difference Between Me and You, and Cedric Burnside's Benton County Relic. Rap albums include Masta Ace & Marco Polo's A Breukelen Story, and the self-titled release from Ill Doots that blends funk, jazz and hip hop. Wrapping up this issue is the Burkina Faso group Baba Commandant & the Mandingo Band's Siri Ba Kele and our list of October Black Music Releases of Note.
Posted in African American Culture & History	| Tagged AAAMC, Alternative, Archives of African American Music and Culture, Black Grooves, Blues, Classical Music, funk, Gospel, Jazz, new releases, November 2018, R&B, Soul, World Music
Blood Orange – Negro Swan
Title: Negro Swan
Artist: Blood Orange
Formats: CD, LP, Digital
Negro Swan, British singer-songwriter Devonté Hynes' fourth studio album under the moniker Blood Orange, follows Hynes' stream of consciousness as he explores blackness, gender and sexuality, mental illness, and queerness. In a press release for Domino Records, Hynes said his newest album "is an exploration into my own and many types of black depression, an honest look at the corners of black existence, and the ongoing anxieties of queer/people of color. A reach back into childhood and modern traumas, and the things we do to get through it all." Continue reading →
Posted in Popular, Rock, and Misc.	| Tagged Alternative, Blood Orange, CD review, Devonté Hynes, Domino, Kennedi Johnson, Negro Swan
Lonnie Holley – MITH
Posted on October 2, 2018 by aaamc
Title: MITH
Artist: Lonnie Holley
Label: Jagjaguwar
Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, Digital
MITH represents visual artist Lonnie Holley's third recorded album, following his debut Just Before Music (2012) and Keeping a Record of It (2013). Similar to his other releases, MITH challenges the notion of boundaries. As Matt Arnett writes in his liner notes essay, Holley's music often defies "easy, and sometimes even not-so-easy, characterization and classification." Holley himself writes the following about issues of classifying his work through typical musical genre systems: "All those terms they've called me—outsider, folk, visionary, self-taught—they've clung to me like an ill-fitted suit." Continue reading →
Posted in Popular, Rock, and Misc.	| Tagged Alternative, CD review, Jagjaguwar, Kennedi Johnson, Lonnie Holley, MITH
Jerry Quickley – (american) Fool
Posted on March 2, 2018 by aaamc
Title: (american) Fool
Artist: Jerry Quickley
Label: Temporary Whatever
Formats: Digital (MP3, FLAC, etc. available via Bandcamp)
Jerry Quickley is no stranger to taking risks and producing avant-garde depictions of his experiences. During his career as a performance poet, scholar and journalist, he has been a visiting fellow at Stanford University, where he developed his groundbreaking theatrical work Through the Looking Glass. He served as foreign correspondent for Pacifica Radio Networks in Iraq, which laid the foundation for the documentary Beats for Bagdad; his project Whistleblower (commissioned by Philip Glass) debuted in Europe at the Amsterdam Dance Event in 2016; and he wrote and produced the film Vampire Wars (2016), a fictional account of post-Civil War America. Quickley currently hosts a Los Angeles radio show, This Is Happening, discussing contemporary politics, arts and culture.
His latest offering, (american) Fool, is a collaboration with Los Angeles rapper and beatmaker Busdriver, who is also the producer. Two other L.A. musicians, Mike Ladd and Jevin Lamar, add their own flair to selected tracks. Quickley's MO is raw from beat one of the album's first single, "Colonist." The song is multi-representative from the perspective of two brothers, during the mid-colonizer period, who theorize on their positionality within the system. As he states to Alex Albert Ross of Noisey, "Initially I conceived it as a duet between two brothers, both colonial soldiers, who were filled with regret at the horror of their work, writing old school snail mail letters to each other, from vastly different spear tip points of some horrific global colonial operations. But after my first verse, it takes a turn and goes somewhere else with the martyrs, big and small. Then Mike Ladd comes in with his verses and they take the track even farther out in some ways. But in the end I think that maybe, somehow, we might have accomplished a drunken time travel version of my initial idea of a conversation between two brothers, both trapped and being used as spear tips in a colonial nightmare."
Other offerings, such as "Passenger" and "A.I.," showcase Quickley's masterfully crafted storytelling. He spins lyrical, mystical tracks addressing some of the most socially conscious issues relevant to modern day. Not to be missed is the short narrative, "Prep School," featuring Jevin Lamar, who discloses the all-too-familiar story of discrimination within the educational system. While Lamar offers no solutions, the track still impacts through its gritty honesty.
Quickley is no fool, American or otherwise. He clearly knows how to bring together a diverse collection of topics, dropping them against Busdriver's driving beats, and turning them into a creative project to be methodically analyzed over and again. With each play of (american) Fool, Jerry Quickley's message resonates more poignantly than ever before. In times like these, music with that ability is nothing less than a work of true art.
Reviewed by Amy Aiyegbusi
Posted in Rap and Hip-Hop	| Tagged (american) FOOL, 2018, 2018 music, 2018 music review, Alternative, Amy Aiyegbusi, CD review, Jerry Quickley, Temporary Whatever
Posted on May 13, 2009 by aaamc
Title: The Lonely Ones
Artist: Aceyalone
Label: Decon
Catalog No: DCN69
Aceyalone is one of the godfathers of West Coast underground hip hop. As a member of Freestyle Fellowship and the larger Project Blowed collective, he helped establish a musical movement that countered the force of the popular California gangsta rap scene in the early 1990s. His first two solo releases, 1995's All Balls Don't Bounce and 1998's A Book of Human Language, are considered classics and influenced a whole generation of underground lyricists. Aside from his solo work, Aceyalone has been a member of two notable groups, The A-Team (with Abstract Rude) and Haiku D'Etat (with Abstract Rude and Micah 9). The Lonely Ones is a Decon Records release and finds Acey somehow treading even newer waters.
This concept album finds Ace One rapping over 1950s-60s R & B/doo wop breakbeats. To further set the atmosphere, Acey includes skits set in an intimate night club, where he introduces songs in front of a live audience. All production is handled by frequent collaborator Bionik and manages to achieve stylistic diversity while maintaining the theme. There are many standout tracks on the CD including "Lonely Ones," "Can't Hold Back," the masterful "The Way it Was," and the fiery "Power to the People." As usual, Aceyalone shines as he incorporates these older styles without ever sounding unconfident or corny. The album is appropriately ten tracks deep and thirty minutes long, ending before the theme wears thin.
Following is the official music video for "The Way It Was" featuring Bionik, courtesy of Decon Records, directed by Jason Goldwatch:
With The Lonely Ones, Aceyalone secures his status as the king of concepts. Only a select few could pull off an album like this and Aceyalone manages to sound completely fresh while pulling from elder styles. Becomes he has spent his entire career in the underground, Acey's contribution to hip hop music and culture has been grossly overlooked. It is unfortunate that artists who consistently push the limits of hip hop have failed to get their deserved respect. Thankfully, Aceyalone and the like continue to produce creative music for those audiences willing to listen. The Lonley Ones by Aceyalone is a must have for Ace One fans and hip hop fans looking for a different sound.
Posted by Langston Collin Wilkins
Posted in Rap and Hip-Hop	| Tagged Aceyalone, Alternative, bionik, Rap and Hip-Hop, underground rap, West Coast rap
Falling off the Lavender Bridge
Title: Falling Off the Lavender Bridge
Artist: Lightspeed Champion
Label: Domino Records
Catalog No.: DNO 154
Falling off the Lavender Bridge is the solo debut of Lightspeed Champion, aka Devonte "Dev" Hynes, formerly of the English indie band Test Icicles. It's difficult to know what to make of Hynes in his Lightspeed persona, named for a comic book character he created in high school. His visual style treads somewhere between hipster cool and ridiculous geek enough to make one wonder how seriously to take him, and how seriously he takes himself. At first glance, song titles such as "Devil Tricks for a Bitch" and "All to Shit," both seem to suggest a harder sound and aggressive vocal style, but strangely, Lavender Bridge inhabits a country-infused rock soundscape dominated by slide guitar and acoustic strings beneath Hynes's slightly detached croon. Perhaps this is because Hynes left London and traveled to Omaha to record the album, but it establishes that what you see is not what you hear on this record.
This cognitive dissonance between words and music, and the ironic humor that emerges from it, is the crux of Lightspeed Champion's quirky style. Most of the songs on the album deal with the various heartaches and the awkwardness of relationships gone awry, and the music virtually always conveys an entirely different emotional message than the lyrics. The most pop-oriented number on the album, "Galaxy of the Lost," details an uncomfortable and drunken first meeting, scored to an upbeat guitar and piano-driven rock groove. "Devil Tricks for a Bitch" details the growing bitterness of waiting on a phone call that never comes, sung intimately with only a pizzicato string quartet as backup. In "Everyone I Know is Listening to Crunk," Hynes sings of the disorientation felt in the wake of a breakup ("My drawings are starting to suck / my best friends are all listening to crunk / I feel like the world's gone crazy") to a swingy country accompaniment punctuated by a jazzy clarinet. The whole album sounds easy enough on a single passive listen, but repeated hearings gradually reveal the high degree of craft and intricacy of the instrumental arrangements. Coupled with the quixotic lyrics, this makes for a compelling indie rock album, appropriately fresh, endearingly dorky, and often indescribable.
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An introduction to Lightspeed Champion (from Domino Records, includes interview clips and live performance footage):
Posted by Ann Shaffer
Posted in Popular, Rock, and Misc.	| Tagged Alternative, British rock, Indie, lightspeed Champion

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package org.assertj.android.api.animation;

import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
import android.annotation.TargetApi;

import static android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB;
import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;

@TargetApi(HONEYCOMB)
public class AnimatorSetAssert extends AbstractAnimatorAssert<AnimatorSetAssert, AnimatorSet> {
  public AnimatorSetAssert(AnimatorSet actual) {
    super(actual, AnimatorSetAssert.class);
  }

  public AnimatorSetAssert hasAnimatorCount(int count) {
    isNotNull();
    int actualCount = actual.getChildAnimations().size();
    assertThat(actualCount) //
        .overridingErrorMessage("Expected animator count <%s> but was <%s>.", count, actualCount) //
        .isEqualTo(count);
    return myself;
  }
}

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The boys and their father are slumped in the back of a dying pickup truck. Minutes earlier, dad lost his job, in part because he brought the boys with him to his overnight security gig; the boss showed up, an altercation took place before the trio's eyes, and now the truck is being towed. An eventful night, and as the father's face makes clear, a rather devastating one. Losing the job is a crushing blow, one made all the more upsetting by happening in front of his children. He struggles to keep from crying as the boys look on, and the tow truck rumbles in the morning light. The youngest boy's face responds to his father's sadness, while the older two feed off of his anger. When dad slaps the side of the truck, all three follow suit. They bang and bang, the youngest shouting, "No more work! No more coffee cup! No more crying!" Suddenly, the tone of the scene changes, and the feeling becomes nearly joyful.
It's a wonderfully complex moment in Jeremiah Zagar's We the Animals — sad, emotionally affecting, even darkly humorous. It solidifies the misguided confidence of the boys and the bitter sense of defeat of their father. Most of all, it shows the third brother, Jonah, to be the outsider. As the youngest and the smallest, he would seem the weakest. In actuality, Jonah is the strongest by far, and We the Animals is his story. Based on author Justin Torres's acclaimed novel and adapted by Zagar and Dan Kitrosser, Animals is a stunning, wholly original creation that brings to mind other films — Moonlight, Boyhood, American Honey, Beasts of the Southern Wild, even Ryan Gosling's deeply flawed but tremendously underrated (yep) Lost River. Yet these allusions are subtle; We the Animals and its characters are unconcerned with pop culture. Subtlety, in fact, is an essential element in the film's success.
Jonah (played by Evan Rosado) turns ten early in Animals, and for a child whose home life is fractured, to say the least, a birthday is not a momentous occasion. Jonah lives with his brothers, Manny and Joel, and their Puerto-Rican father, "Paps," and Italian-Irish mother in upstate New York. There is a closeness between the boys, one that is a necessity in a house that is often unsettled. Their father (Raul Castillo) can be violent and abusive, but also loving; a moment in which Jonah sits on his lap at work is hugely affecting. Mom (Sheila Vand, star of 2014's modern vampire classic, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night) struggles to stay afloat amidst the chaos.
Jonah, meanwhile, retreats into a world of drawings and imagination. Zagar cuts to these sketches throughout the film, often animating them into beautiful, sometimes violent bursts of color. His journal is a secret, one kept under his bed, away from his brothers' prying eyes. This is not Jonah's only secret; as the film progresses, Jonah and the audience realize that he is gay. There are indications of this in his journal, and the scene in which the family has discovered these hidden pages is downright terrifying. But the reaction, and what follows, is not quite what one would expect. It's that aforementioned subtlety, in the acting, the directing, and the writing.
We the Animals is most effective when it breaks free from conventional storytelling and relies on image, sound, emotion, and mood. Much of the film has an appropriately aimless feel, as the brothers wander the house and the community (the film was shot in Utica, NY). When events of great importance actually do occur, the effect is almost startling. The standout moments, though, are those in which introspection takes over. Zagar does not quite stick the landing — the discovery of Jonah's journal seems to promise an ending that does not arrive — yet this, too, feels appropriate. When young Jonah retrieves his crinkled drawings and writing from the trash and smooths out the pages, we understand that eventually, he will be liberated.
Our almost parental feel for the character means we cannot help but want to see that liberation onscreen; if ever a coming-of-age tale cried out for a years-later follow-up, it is this one. The acting — from Rosado, Castillo, Vand, and Isaiah Kristian and Josiah Gabriel as the older boys — is beautifully natural. And Zagar, whose past is rooted in documentary cinema, reveals himself to be a filmmaker capable of real onscreen complexity. These are flawed individuals traversing a rocky landscape, and their concerns and actions are never less than compelling.
We the Animals opens on Friday, August 17.


Clarksville Lions Club has selected Emma Frank as its student of the month for April.
Frank, daughter of Rebecca Frank of Rices Landing, is a senior at Jefferson-Morgan High School, where she maintains a 4.5 GPA. She is a member of St. Hugh Roman Catholic Church.
A four-year letterman of the Jefferson-Morgan Varsity Cheerleading Squad, Frank currently acts as Cheer Captain. She has lettered in Track and Field.
Frank is a three-year member of National Honor Society and serves as president. Currently she is organizing a walk to benefit MonValley Hospital as the organization's annual president's project. The walk will take place on Sunday, May 21. More information can be found at on the Facebook page "Jefferson-Morgan NHS Walk for Mon Valley Hospital".
As a member of Leo Club, she has rung bells for Salvation Army, participated in roadside cleanup for the Keep America Beautiful campaign, and packed backpacks for the weekend food program. This year, as president of Leo Club, she organized a letter writing campaign for the Girls Love Mail program. Frank received the Lions Club Young Ambassador of the 21st Century Award, in which she received first place in 2016 and second place in 2015.
In addition, Frank is a member of Foreign Language Club, Science Olympiad, Envirothon, Big Brothers Big Sisters. She is a member of the Jefferson-Morgan Chorus, an Academic Letterman, and a member of the Penn State 4.0 Club.
Emma volunteers weekly at Uniontown Hospital. Additionally, she helps raise awareness for domestic violence and participates in multiple Womens March Across America events.
Frank is the recipient of the National Merit Scholarship Association Commended Scholar Award, an AP Scholar Award, the Robert E. Titus Educational Excellence Award, the Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, the President's Award for Educational Excellence, the American Legion Auxiliary Award, and the American Legion Patriotism Essay Contest Award.
In the fall, Frank will attend the University of Pittsburgh to pursue a dual degree in Molecular Biology on the Premedical Track and Gender and Women's Studies.


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All-Alumni Reunion Weekend
All-Alumni Reunion Weekend Department Pages
All-Alumni Weekend 2014 in Review
Watch: Jed Rakoff '64
Watch: Bathtub Debate
Watch: Don Mizell '71
Watch: Arthur Chu '06
Listen: Lectures
Email: alumni@swarthmore.edu
Department Social Links
At Collection, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff '64 lauded the College's emphasis on "academic rigor coupled with social consciousness" and reminded the reunion crowd of the importance of free speech. He ended his talk by leading the crowd in singing "We Shall Overcome." Journalist Jamie Stiehm '83, who gave her own talk during the weekend, wrote about Rakoff's address in U.S. News & World Report. Read his full remarks. [pdf]
Rakoff, the federal judge of New York's Southern District, last spoke at Swarthmore in 2011 to give the Constitution Day lecture, "My Neurons Made Me Do It," in which he discussed how neuroscience is challenging the law's view of criminal and moral responsibility.
Rakoff, widely recognized for his legal opinions in the areas of securities and copyright law and constitutional rights, is the author of three books, over 100 articles, and co-author of two multi-volume reference works on the law. He is perhaps best well known for ruling the federal death penalty unconstitutional in 2002 (later overturned on appeal) and for taking on Wall Street firms and the SEC. As recently noted in the New York Times, his rulings "inspired other judges to question a handful of securities cases" and as a result "became something of a celebrity, a representative of the effort to crack down on Wall Street misdeeds."
Rakoff received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Swarthmore in 2003. He has also served on Alumni Council and is the founder of the College's popular Extern Program. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013.


Richard Charkin: How Do We Measure Commercial Success in Publishing?
It's 'the building up of publishing assets,' not cash reserves, says Richard Charkin, that finally adds up to a publishing house's worth.
Adept at partnering with advertisers for product placement and auxiliary content, Toronto-based Wattpad now rolls out in-story ads to boost writer earnings.


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BREAKING NEWS – Robert B. Sherman, co-writer of classic Disney songs like "It's a Small World" has died
by DisneyExaminer Staff
in Disney Corporate
— 6 Mar, 2012
UPDATE 3/6/12 – A public funeral service is planned at Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary in Culver City on Friday, 3/9 at 1 p.m. PST in the Large Chapel.
Robert B. Sherman passed away peacefully in his home in London tonight. He was 86 years old.
Known for writing such classic Disney songs like "It's a Small World" and songs from "Mary Poppins", both Robert and Richard were a music duo that brought the sound synonymous with Disney magic for all of us to enjoy throughout the years.
His son, Jeffrey, broke the news on his Facebook page and left this statement:
My Dad, Robert B. Sherman, passed away tonight in London. He went peacefully after months of truly valiantly fending off death. He loved life and his dear heart finally slowed to a stop when he could fight no more.
I will write more about this incredible man I love and admire so much when I am better rested and composed. He deserves that.
In the meantime, please say a prayer for him. As he said, he wanted to bring happiness to the world and, unquestionably, he succeeded. His love and his prayers, his philosophy and his poetry will live on forever. Forever his songs and his genius will bring hope, joy and love to this small, small world.
I love you, Dad.
Please join us in prayer as we support the Sherman family during their time of mourning.
— DisneyExaminer Staff
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It's the biggest and longest-running bazaar in Paris, organized by the city's American community. The 42nd annual AAWE Bazaar and new Winter Festival is a mind-blowing one-day rummage sale and holiday festival spread out over three floors of the American Church, which is located along the Seine River in the 7th arrondissement.
If you have never attended this community event organized by American women, you're in for a surprise. Not only can you pick up early Christmas presents at a bargain, you'll also be contributing to the circular economy and supporting women's and children's charities. It's impossible to walk out empty-handed!
This year, the extravaganza is scheduled for Saturday, December 1, 2018, from 10 am to 6 pm. The day before the big event, an army of 200 plus volunteers will receive a truckload filled with bags and boxes stuffed with generous donations collected at a storage depot outside of Paris. The call to clean-out-your-closets-and-give dates back to a time when braderies did not exist in Paris.
Bargains books, clothes, toys and Santa!
There are rows of racks and tables filled with gently-used designer clothing and accessories. Almost an entire room is filled with second hand English books to choose from. Bookworms can take home several classics or bestsellers for the price of one new book.
New this year will be a special room dedicated to holiday crafts and games for children, including cookie decorating, reindeer games, and… a special visit and photos with Santa Claus (be sure to reserve your spot online in advance!) Parents will love the fact that kids can fill up a bag full of toys and games which other kids have loved and outgrown for the price of one new toy.
It's hard to resist the original handicrafts on display, especially when you learn who made them. There's a dedicated group of women who meet almost every week throughout the year to lovingly hand make the Christmas cards, decorations, tea cozies and placemats.
Throughout the day, an American Café will also be serving up chili, hot dogs, salads and a scrumptious selection of home-cooked American treats — all lovingly made in AAWE volunteers' kitchens. So, if you're craving carrot cake, brownies, pecan pies or peanut butter cookies, this is the place to be!
This is a community gathering open to the public. The event has earned the backing of solid sponsors who provide attractive prizes for the Tombola. Proceeds from the Tombola help fund the Charitable Donations coffer which is used to make donations to local, national and international charities with specific emphasis on women's and children's causes. Over the years, AAWE has raised more than 100 000 Euros for French and global charities supporting women and children. And, when the bazaar is over, all of the remaining clothing, products and food are redistributed to local and overseas charitable associations.
So, when you buy something at the bazaar you're not only contributing to the circular economy, but also to a greater good. Now isn't that a wonderful way to start getting into the holiday spirit?
Entrance fee: 2€ per adult. Children under 13 free.
Have some gently-used books or clothing that you'd like to freecycle? AAWE is accepting gently-used women's clothes, fancy women's shoes and boots, accessories, baby wear, toddler outfits, children's clothes & shoes, winter coats & ski wear (all ages) toys, games, books in English and French, coffee table books and men's wear, suits, "smokings", sweaters, shoes, and ski and jackets.
Thank for the lovely article on the AAWE WINTERFEST Bazaar. It sounds so inviting and interesting.


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A picture is worth a thousand words. Hey Everyone! I am here with the topic related to 3 Best Flash Comics Collection. Comics represent the combination of words along with animated pictures. It makes the base of the story way more interesting. Reading comics feel like talking to the people in reality. Ultimately it's a blend of emotions & relativity.
3 Best Flash Comics Collection
Flash Comics
The Flash is the name of various superheroes appearing in the comic books issued by DC Comics. Made by writer Gardner Fox & artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first participated in Flash Comics. The Flash possess "super-speed", which conclude the ability to run, move, & think extremely quickly, use superhuman reflexes, & seemingly violate specific laws of physics.
Best Flash Comics Collection
Grant Morrison And Mark Millar's Year: The Flash (Volume 2) 130 – 141
Grant Morrison & Mark Millar are 2 of the most high profile & provocative creators in mainstream comics, both famous for marrying Silver Age concepts with a modern edge. When the two were much less prevalent in the '90s, they were writing partners who brought their same sensibilities to The Flash when Mark Waid took a year-long Hiatus. Their stories verged from strange to introspective to globe ending, & they were always quite interesting.
Stories concluded Wally being sidelined with a broken leg, taking initiate in an intergalactic race against an ersatz Sonic The Hedgehog, & the introduction of the grim reaper of speedsters, the Black Flash. Plus, the two Scottish authors did a Mirror Master story loaded with Scotland vernacular that makes zero sense to most Americans. My personal favourite of the run? When Morrison/Millar handled the end part of an action-packed crossover with Green Lantern & Green Arrow & turned it in a legal drama set mainly in a courtroom. Maritime law never seemed so intriguing!
The Secret Of Barry Allen: The Flash (Volume 2) 207 – 217
Identity Crisis was a grim & gritty take on the DC Universe that seemed so current in the year 2004 but has aged terribly, seeking more curious in its attempt to sound mature. Still, even if the violence towards women & faux-heavy prose glimpse stupid now, author Geoff Johns made the most of it. Identity Crisis' themes of corrupted heroes & secrets became a launching point for Wally West to review his mentor's life, as well as make The Top one of the most terrible foes West ever faced.
In addition to learning regarding the how Barry Allen compromised his morals with altering the minds of evil men, Wally West, also discover out that resident goofball The Top was one of the most horrible & terrible villains Barry ever faced. When Wally returns Top to his former mental state, it sparks a civil war among Flash villains, with Wally caught in a trap in the middle as he's dealing with a fractured view of his hero. On top of that, this collection also concludes one of the best Flash vs. Superman races ever put to paper.
Terminal Velocity: The Flash (Vol. 2) 96 – 100
The '90s were a time of changeover, not just for The Flash, but for comics in general. After Barry Allen's death, sidekick Wally West, took on the mantle of the fastest boy alive. As Wally learned his powers & dealt with the great legacy in front of him, series author Mark Waid introduced The Speed Force concept, with is this power all speedsters tap into, & some are forever intaken by it, a fear Wally must face in Terminal Velocity while also battling a terrible & horrible collection of terrorists.
It isn't just an excellent showcase for Wally's brand of heroism or the late Mike Wieringo's extraordinary artistic talent. Terminal Velocity shows what makes Wally different while at the same time explaining why he should encircle by other superfast folks in his supporting cast. You'd think filling a book with characters with same powers would make them all less unique, but Waid's smart brand of characterization keeps them all well defined, mainly when he uses Wally's powers to express West's fears & inadequacies, which makes it all the more intriguing to see Wally overcome them.
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The lib supports next paypal features: basic purchase, sync previous payments, recurring payments, digital goods.

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I've been away for far too long and this has been on my mind forever. I am so pissed off at BP that words cannot begin to express it. I watched the 60 Minutes interview with one of the survivors from the BP oil rig. He stated BP knew in advance that the drilling was dangerous and unsafe.
I wasn't able to see all of President Obama's speech last night but I know he wants BP to set up some type of fund to help with clean up and the local economy. With that being said let me tell you what I want from British Petroleum.
I recall that Exxon was fined 500,000,000 dollars. I think BP's fine should far outweigh Exxon's fine and they should be forced to pay it. BP's fine should include weekly paychecks for any and everyone who's livelihood depends upon working in the Gulf of Mexico. This includes fishermen, restaurants employees, oil rig workers and more. BP should have to clean every inch of every mile of beach and also every drop of water in the gulf touched by the leaking oil.
Any resources our government has already used should be reimbursed. You know, I could go on listing all that I want, but basically what I want is the gulf returned to normal. I want people's financial lives put back in order from Texas to Florida. I want half of BP's profits for the next ten years to go into a fund to help the United States get out solar and wind power initiative off the drawing boards and into action.
I want this to never happen again. That is all.
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Action for M.E. has provided briefings for parliamentarians taking part in a debate in the Scottish parliament this week, following a motion from Gail Ross MSP for the Parliament to acknowledge International M.E. Awareness Day. Ross additionally calls for the Parliament to recognise the experiences of people with M.E., including debilitating symptoms of cognitive impairment and muscle and joint pain.
The debate is scheduled to take place at 12.45pm on Thursday 11 May, and you can watch live on BBC Scotland's Holyrood Live channel.
Briefings provided by Action for M.E. detail on the prevalence of M.E. in Scotland, the impact of symptoms, and the issues people with M.E. face in accessing appropriate healthcare.
Aiming to address this, our Inform M.E. Scotland project, funded by the Scottish Government, will bring together health and social care professionals with the aim of improving care and support services for people with M.E.
"We want to provide professionals from across the health and social care sector with a better understanding of what living with M.E. is like, and create a space for shared learning and thinking about actions that can bring about meaningful change for people with M.E.," says Theresa Burns, our Project Co-ordinator Scotland, speaking about the project in an article published online by newspapers across Scotland yesterday.
Theresa is planning to attend the debate on Thursday, and will also be at the Millions Missing at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Friday. Millions Missing is a global day of action to raise awareness of M.E., and call for better services and funding. As well as Edinburgh, other UK events are planned in London, Birmingham, Newry and the Isle of Man.


Finally, I got around to making these again and actually writing the recipe down!
10 sheets/leaves of gelatine – you can buy these in your baking aisle in your supermarket.
Place the gelatine leaves into the 500ml of cold water to soak.
Place the egg whites into the scrupulously clean bowl of stand mixer, if you are lucky enough to have one.
Place the Baking Blend in a small saucepan with a sugar/jam thermometer and heat the baking blend and 80ml water in the pan until the mixture reaches around 100C.
Turn on the stand mixer in a low speed to form some stable bubbles and keep an eye on the 'sugar' and water mixture, remove from heat as soon as it reaches 118C and immediately turn up the speed to full on the egg whites and very carefully pour in a very thin stream, the sugar mix into the egg whites whilst they are mixing.
Once it is all in, leave the mixer going for at least 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, using the warm sugar syrup saucepan, place the gelatine leaves and 2 tablspoons of water in the already warm pan that you had your sugar and water mix in. Allow to melt in the residual heat of the cooling pan. There is no need to heat.
Pour this mixture into the egg white mix in the stand mixer and continue to beat for another few minutes until stiff peaks form.
Transfer into a baking tray pre-prepared with a thorough dusting of fruit powder and the optional 'icing sugar'. Spread out into an even layer and then sprinkle with more fruit powder and icing sugar and leave to set for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Slice into squares and coat the un-coated sides with more fruit powder.
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Displaying the Colorado State Flag, these leather mittens are named for Zebulon Pike, an American officer and explorer. As a United States Army captain in 1806–1807, he led the Pike Expedition to explore and document the southern portion of the Louisiana Purchase, during which he recorded the discovery of what later was called Pikes Peak.
Astis leather mittens are hand-sewn in the USA from light tan high-quality suede leather with hand-stitched beadwork on the gauntlet and are lined with Polartec® Thermal Pro® High Loft insulation. Working directly with a tannery in the USA, we developed a suede leather, injected with silicon during the tanning process for further waterproofing, that is extremely durable yet retains great dexterity. The length and cut of their design allows for a jacket to slide fully inside without bunching while providing a close fit that protects the wrists and hands from snow in the heaviest of powder days.


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Starting a new business website can be a daunting task. It is important to get it right from the very start. When starting the most important factor is to choose the right web design agency. Here are 4 reasons why you should choose a local web designer.
1.	Promoting local businesses can be of great satisfaction. You will contribute something towards your local economy, even though it might be small but still satisfying.
2.	It's easier to deal with a local web designer or agency than an international one that is remote and you can't reach them. Take an example if you are in Auckland and get web designer from Australia, you will probably be communicating mostly over email and a few skype sessions. This can be sometimes a slow process and can delay your project. It would be much easier if you got a web designer in Auckland and you can pop by their office anytime and sit down with them and achieve a lot more than you would with say Skype or email.
3.	Local web designers are also familiar with requirements in your area. For example if you want to make an e-commerce website, they are probably better placed to advise on what payment method is best to use for your area. Paypal is the most widely used, however withdrawals from a Paypal only work in a few countries. It would be challenging if you use a payment processor and have no option to withdraw those funds in your area.
4.	Your local web designer probably has some local SEO tips up his sleeve. Unless you are an international business, you will want to rank high on local searches. If you are a wrist-watch retailer in Auckland, people are probably searching for wrist watch shops in Auckland. Local web designers are better placed to help you rank in local seo.


The Billboard Art project is a nonprofit organization that acquires digital billboards normally used for advertising and repurposes them as roadside galleries. Projects are held in cities all over the country.
Francine LeClercq participated for the Chicago Billboard venue.


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Rays, Mets traveling different paths
Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange
Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets take on the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo
NEW YORK -- The Tampa Bay Rays have become one of baseball's most pleasant surprises since implementing an unusual wrinkle into their starting rotation. But possessing a true old-fashioned ace atop their rotation hasn't stopped the New York Mets from enduring one of the worst runs in their history.
Two teams heading in unexpectedly different directions will begin a rare three-game series Friday night when the Mets host the Rays at Citi Field.
It will be just the second time the Rays play the Mets at Citi Field since the stadium opened in 2009, though Tampa Bay played three "home games" against the New York Yankees at Citi Field last September after Hurricane Irma hit the gulf coast of Florida.
Right-hander Ryne Stanek (1-2, 1.98 ERA) is scheduled to serve as the "opener" for the Rays against Mets ace Jacob deGrom (5-4, 1.84).
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Both teams were off Thursday after completing brief two-game interleague series on Wednesday when the Rays fell to the host Miami Marlins 3-0 and the visiting Mets beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3.
Despite falling to .500 with the loss, the Rays (43-43) received what has become a standard strong pitching effort. Tampa Bay has the lowest ERA in the majors (2.81) since May 19 when it began utilizing an "opener" instead of a traditional starting pitcher in select games.
The Rays have allowed three runs or fewer 25 times in the subsequent 43 games, 23 of which have been started by relief pitchers typically pitching three innings or fewer.
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Stanek will make his 10th start, by far the most among openers. He has a 1.42 ERA as a starter and has pitched longer than 1 2/3 innings just once.
Stanek has also contributed as a late-inning reliever in the last six weeks, which means he'll take the mound Friday fresh off three decidedly different experiences.
After tossing a scoreless inning as a starter against the Houston Astros last Saturday, Stanek took the loss Monday when he allowed a run without getting an out as the Rays fell to the Marlins 3-2 in the 10th inning before he tossed two hitless innings in Tuesday's 9-6, 16-inning win.
"Ryne's thrown the ball so well for us in that opener role," Rays manager Kevin Cash told reporters after the loss Monday. "He's done some good things in the later innings."
Nobody in baseball is doing a better job of things during traditional starter's innings than deGrom, who leads the majors in ERA despite suffering from almost inconceivable bad luck. DeGrom has a 1.42 ERA in his last 13 starts, during which the Mets have gone 3-10 and deGrom is 3-4.
DeGrom's misery is par for the course for the Mets (34-49), who have gone 7-22 since June 1 and are just 23-48 since an 11-1 start.
"I'm tired of losing to be honest -- everybody else in here I'm sure is," deGrom told reporters Saturday when he took the loss after allowing three runs in six innings as the Mets fell to the Marlins 5-2. "That's not what we want to do. We came in here to win baseball games and we're not doing that. We have to find a way to do that."
With the Mets buried in the postseason race, deGrom has been the subject of trade rumors, though SNY reported Thursday that it appears he will stay with the team through at least the end of the season.
New York, which has a three-headed general manager setup after Sandy Alderson went on an indefinite leave of absence last week in order to battle a recurrence of cancer, is expected to hire a new general manager in the offseason.
Stanek has never faced the Mets. DeGrom didn't factor into the decision in his only previous career start against the Rays on Aug. 7, 2015, when he gave up two runs in 6 1/3 innings in New York's 4-3 victory.


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Matt Blashaw married to second wife after getting engaged in early 2017
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Yard Crashers star Matt Blashaw got married for the second time in 2017. He got engaged to his present wife early that year. They had a beach wedding in September. Read on for a short Matt Blashaw wiki.
Matt Blashaw married to second wife, engaged in 2017
Blashaw tied the knot with his current wife, Lindsay Archer, on September 17, 2017. They had a beautiful ceremony at a beach among family and friends. On Instagram, Blashaw called it the best day of his life as he shared a photo of him kissing his new bride.
They had been engaged since February 28, 2017. The reality star had shared the happy news to his fans with a photo of his then-fiancee flaunting her ring. "She said "yes"! I knew it from the moment we met and now I get to marry this beautiful soul," he wrote in the caption.
Matt Blashaw & Lindsay Archer Wedding
Apparently, they had the wedding on the same beach that they were engaged on. Blashaw had help from one of Lindsay's friends for the proposal. The friend asked Lindsay if she could help plant a pot, where Blashaw had hidden the ring.
The couple met on the set of Blashaw's show Yard Crashers. They began dating few days after their first meeting.
He was previously married to Teresa Blashaw.
Matt Blashaw Wiki: Short bio
Matt Blashaw is a licensed contractor. He has been hosting the DIY Network show Yard Crashers since 2011.
He was born in Orange County, California to an engineer and a home builder. He learned the ropes of building at a young age working in his father's lumberyard. He studied film and television production at Chapman University.
Matt Blashaw engaged to Lindsay Archer
In 2006, he participated in a DIY Network contest Stud Finder, which helped him land a small role on an HGTV show. He went on to host Deconstruction on DIY Network. Blashaw has hosted several shows for DIY Network and HGTV since then. His net worth is surely in millions.
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Forty five local educators from 6 major school districts attended the Sneak Preview of the Center today. The educators went on tours that included a walk through of the Center and short hike into the North Forty Native Protection area of the park.
It was a fine sunny day for a tour! Educators got a complete look both laboratories, the exhibit hall, and the community center. Attendees also were able to view the recently installed 3.5 kW Silicon Energy solar panel array. These panels were provided by a $46,000 grant from Snohomish PUD and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation. The panels and the inverter were made in Washington so they qualify for a .54 cent / kWhr credit. Funds earned from this credit will be put in a special fund for educational programs on site.


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Q: Boost serialization of an empty std::forward_list I'm using Boost 1.59.0 to serialize objects (let's call them Foo) in a std::forward_list<Foo>. However, I am unable to do this in cases where std::forward_list<Foo> is empty. To demonstrate my problem I have extended the "Very simple case" from Boost's serialization tutorial.
#include <fstream>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <forward_list>

#include <boost/archive/text_oarchive.hpp>
#include <boost/archive/text_iarchive.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/unordered_map.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/forward_list.hpp>

class Foo
{
private:
    friend class boost::serialization::access;
    template<class Archive>
    void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int)
    {
        ar & a;
        ar & b;
    }

    int a;
    int b;

public:
    Foo()
        : a(-1), b(-1) {}

    Foo(int new_a, int new_b)
        : a(new_a), b(new_b) {}
};

typedef std::forward_list<Foo> TListType;

class gps_position
{
private:
    friend class boost::serialization::access;
    template<class Archive>
    void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int)
    {
        ar & degrees;
        ar & minutes;
        ar & seconds;
        ar & my_list;
    }

    int degrees;
    int minutes;
    float seconds;
    TListType my_list;

public:
    gps_position(){};
    gps_position(int d, int m, float s, TListType new_list) :
        degrees(d), minutes(m), seconds(s), my_list(new_list)
    {}
};

int main()
{
    std::ofstream ofs("filename");
    TListType my_list(0);
    // my_list.push_front(Foo(-1,-1));
    const gps_position g(35, 59, 24.567f, my_list);

    {
        // save data
        boost::archive::text_oarchive oa(ofs);
        oa << g;
    }

    gps_position newg;
    {
        std::ifstream ifs("filename");
        boost::archive::text_iarchive ia(ifs);
        ia >> newg;
    }

    return 0;
}

This code compiles with g++ 4.8.3, however running it throws:

terminate called after throwing an instance of
  'boost::archive::archive_exception'
what():  input stream error
Aborted (core dumped)

If we add one element to the list by uncommenting this line
// my_list.push_front(Foo(-1,-1));

no exception is thrown and everything seems to work. If I replace std::forward_list<Foo> with std::forward_list<int> in the above code then the code also works. Additionally, using std::list<Foo> or std::vector<Foo> also works, so the problem seems to be exclusive to std::forward_list.
Question: How can I serialize empty std::forward_list<Foo> without inserting dummy Foo objects?

A: Try closing the ofstream before reading from the file. Best way, move ofs inside the "// save data" block:
{
    // save data
    std::ofstream ofs("filename");
    boost::archive::text_oarchive oa(ofs);
    oa << g;
}

My guess is, with no data the write is smaller than the ofstream buffer and the file is physically empty/incomplete at the time of reading.
This is a flaw in the "very simple case" example, if you ask me.

A: This is caused by a bug in boost (still there in boost 1.67, explanation and patch here: https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/13563). It's triggered by certain combinations of compiler and default constructors in the list elements.
As a workaround you can serialize a flag indicating if the list is empty. You need to split the serialize function into 'save' and 'load', e.g.:
template<typename Archive>
void save(Archive& ar, const unsigned int version) const
{
    ar << degrees;
    ar << minutes;
    ar << seconds;

    bool empty = nodes_.empty();  // workaround
    ar << empty;
    if (!empty)
        ar << nodes_;
}

template<typename Archive>
void load(Archive& ar, const unsigned int version)
{
    ar >> degrees;
    ar >> minutes;
    ar >> seconds;

    bool empty;  // workaround
    ar >> empty;
    if (!empty)
        ar >> my_list;
}

BOOST_SERIALIZATION_SPLIT_MEMBER()

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Q: Xubuntu 14.04 can't get steam installed Installing steam with the software center goes fine. When I try to run steam I get the error "You are missing the following 32-bit libraries, and Steam may not run:
libc.so.6"
I have run "sudo apt-get update" and installed amd drivers through additional drivers and terminal with this guide.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/AMD
locate libc.so.6 outputs /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 tells me to run sudo apt-get -f install
which returns
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Can't exec "locale": No such file or directory at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Encoding.pm line 16.
Use of uninitialized value $Debconf::Encoding::charmap in scalar chomp at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Encoding.pm line 17.
dpkg: warning: 'ldconfig' not found in PATH or not executable
dpkg: error: 1 expected program not found in PATH or not executable
Note: root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and /sbin
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

A: There is something wrong there.  I've installed steam twice on two different systems and I know from experience that when it is installed properly, it performs its own updates, rather obsessively, every time it's opened.
I would like to propose you do as I do and only use terminal for those rare occasions when you need to do something you cannot do any other way.  This means no more "sudo apt-get update".  Please humor me and open the update manager manually:

*

*press windows button

*type upd then press enter

*press check

*if it finds anything needing of updates, click update.

My guess however is that what's broken is steam, or something else in your system from installing too much unauthorized software using terminal.


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The 2013 MLB Draft: Who Will The Astros Select Number One - February Edition
Mark Appel and Sean Manaea have begun to separate themselves from the pack of possible draftees for the first selection.
By Timothy De Block Mar 4, 2013, 10:00am CST
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Because I know how much all of you love Bud Selig
High school and college baseball is underway and that means it's time to check in with the writers of TCB. After two weeks, two players have started to separate themselves from the pack: Sean Manaea and Mark Appel. Here's what our writers had to say about the upcoming draft, and in particular Manaea and Appel.
It's been about a month since our last draft discussion, with college and high school games started who has moved up or down for you as a potential first selection for the Astros in the 2013 MLB Draft?
Jordan (AKA jsams):
A few weeks into the college season, it's become a two-man race for me, between Mark Appel and Sean Manaea.
I liken the Appel/Manaea debate to a lesser version of Luck/RG3. Like Luck, Appel is a known commodity without much to prove. And Manaea, like RG3, is the sexier prospect, who burst onto the scene recently, with more overall upside.
As much as I like Manaea, I have Appel as my guy, by the slightest of margins. I like his combination of stuff, make-up and overall safeness.
Brooks (AKA Subber10):
Manaea has had a good outing and a sub-par outing. Overall, the stuff has looked for him though and he still is at the top of my board. Appel is definitely in the thick of things by showing he can pitch deep into games with efficiency and maintain his stuff. I like the RG3/Luck comparison. Appel is polished and knows the game. He pitches within himself and knows the ins and outs of his craft. Manaea is a bit of a wild card with great stuff to make anyone think twice about stepping into the batters box.
The interesting development so far for me is that Ryne Stanek is already falling down boards.
Glenn (AKA wgr56):
Nothing has really changed for me. In the debate of Manea vs. Appel, both are great pitchers, but I still like Manea because I think he's more likely to sign and sign quickly. I still think Appel and his agent are entirely capable of hijacking our entire draft with protracted negotiations.
I know there have also been discussions about "handedness," and that it shouldn't be a criteria for selecting one player over another. Mostly I agree with that philosophy, but in this case, I think Manea being a left-handed power pitcher makes him a bit more desirable.
I also think the Luck/RG3 comparison is a good one.
Chris (AKA CRPerry13):
the Luck/RG3 comparison might seem a bit of a stretch to TCB readers. Appel vs. Stanek isn't quite on the level of, say, Strasburg vs. Price. My opinion anyway, but nobody is super-excited about Appel OR Manea. They're just the best of what's available.
Glenn:
It IS a bit of a stretch, but I still think it works because both are pitchers, just like Luck/RG3 are quarterbacks. Of course the MLB Draft will probably never be as sexy as the NFL Draft, but I think the comparison could work, and perhaps especially for a Texas team because I think Texas is and will always have a football-first mentality.
It wasn't my idea, so I'll let Jordan champion it, but I like the idea as a way to introduce the next discussion. The longer/deeper you got into it, the holes in the comparison would become more exposed, but as an introductory device, I think it works, especially if it's keyed on just Appel vs. Manea.
Jordan:
It's obviously a much lesser version, because RG3/Luck were both sure-fire studs, and the best prospects in decades, but there are still parallels.
I just threw it out there to give casual observers a better idea of the comparison, and I think it does a decent job of that.
Spencer (AKA kyuss94):
I to think it's almost definitely going to be a college pitcher, however I think the two top dogs are Manaea and Stanek. For some reason I just really think that Appel is going to not have the greatest year- I don't see him improving his stock from last year, anyway, and the Astros passed on him then.
A big issue with Appel for me is how hard Stanford has worked him. He routinely threw 130-150 pitches for them last year, and if that continues this year he's going to have accumulated a ton of mileage before he even gets to the minor leagues.
Appel is almost certainly going to have a rougher 2013 than 2012, at least statistically. Going back for his senior year was a definite gamble, and it's one that it's going to be very hard for him to win.
The more I see of Manaea, the more impressed I am. Even when he's struggling, he continues to challenge hitters, and his delivery just looks a lot more consistent to me this year.
I'm flattening out on the non-pitchers. Bryant, Frazier, Meadows... I'm just becoming less excited about them the farther we progress, even with Frazier's outstanding opener. Maybe my interest will pick up as we move into summer, but right now I'm just not quite there.
Spencer:
I love Clint Frazier, and I think if any team would take him at 1.1 it's an analytics-driven front office like Houston, but I think his size could be an obstacle in going first overall. I don't care about height when a guy has tools like Frazier- while a guy that height has never gone first overall, guys that height have been superstars. I just prefer college picks with all things being equal, and I think pitching is a bigger need, and these things need to be considered.
Bad news for Austin Wilson - http://sbb.scout.com/2/1269332.html
So it sounds like as of now it is Appel and Manaea at the top of the draft. Is there anyone else that has raised or lowered their stock in the first two weeks of college and high school baseball?
Brooks:
Dillon Overton from Oklahoma is opening some eyes but he's not close to a 1.1 discussion. Mississippi States Hunter Renfroe and Virginia Tech's Tyler Horan are both off to good starts to the season, but like Overton, aren't 1.1 caliber.
Antony:
The 1.1 discussion right now comes down to Appel and Manaea. There are certainly some other guys who are doing well, but who aren't in that discussion.
Trevor Williams (Arizona State) had a terrific outing at Tennessee in which he struck out 8 through 7 innings. This is particularly good because the knock on Williams is that he doesn't miss many bats, so 10.29 K/9 is only going to help him. He doesn't have top of the rotation potential, so he'll never enter the 1.1 discussion, but he may actually be my favorite college pitcher in this draft. He could be pitching in the bigs by 2015.
Curtis:
That's good to hear from Overton.
I think Clint Frazier has had a nice start to the season, but high school performances are really tough to evaluate.
As far as early fallers, Stanek and Wilson are the only two who stick out, thus far.
Sean (AKA Native_Astro):
I don't think that the Boras thing is as big of a deal as it used to be. Manaea is likely to be represented by Boras. I don't think that there is a clear cut guy for 1.1 this year. If it stays that way, look for the Astros to use the same blueprint as last year.
I wouldn't be surprised to see them do something like...
1.1 Sean Manea 5 million
2.2 Cavan Biggio (Over Slot) <<< Slides to Virginia commitment and sign ability
3.3 Jeremy Martinez (Over Slot) <<< Slides to USC commitment and sign ability
I'm not sure it will happen this way, but I expect them to get creative like last year without a clear 1.1.
I don't think that Appel is out of the equation along with Meadows and Frazier.
My dark horse for 1.1? Trey Williams!
I believe is he's eligible after transferring to a Jr. College.
Exactly right about [Trey Williams] eligibility. I'm trying to get to a JC of the Canyons game to see him in person.
Although I - and almost everyone, I think - am on the college pitching bandwagon, I wouldn't be surprised if it did end up being a high school PP at 1.1.
Meadows, Frazier, Jan Hernandez. Even Oscar Mercado could rise quickly.
No Thank you to Cavan Biggio at 2.1
Tim:
And that ladies and gentlemen is how you resign from your position as a TCB writer.
Don't hate on me for wanting what's best for the organization. And by that I mean a second round talent or a first round talent that drops...instead of a third round talent who happens to be related to one of the greatest Astros of all time.
There are a ton of great prep catchers around this year, and I'm all for giving one a shot. Denney is my favorite, followed by McGuire, then Okey and Martinez in that order, but all have excellent traits.
I think Appel is still kind of #1 by default in a lot of peoples' eyes. I think Manaea is our frontrunner right now, followed by Clint Frazier.
I would agree with Manaea. I'm worried about Appel's college workload, and while he will almost certainly be a fine major league pitcher, he doesn't have Manaea's ceiling, and it's Manaea's ceiling that I keep finding myself drawn to.
Between Appel and Manaea who would be cheaper to sign?
The easy answer is Manaea, since Appel is a Boras client. However, I don't think the answer is nearly as clear cut as that. We have no clue who Manaea is going to be represented by and I wouldn't be surprised if Boras is doing what he can to "advise" him. The fact that Appel is a senior also muddles the situation a lot as this is the second draft in the new CBA and we have no idea how that affects his bonus. This isn't the old CBA where Boras clients get what they want.
I also think Appel, being a senior, has more incentive to sign. He may not do it cheaply, but it would seem as if his back is against the wall a bit. I don't really see a scenario where either of these guys becomes the Correa of 2013. That guy may yet emerge.
Tough to answer. Manaea has the leverage of being a junior, but Appel has Boras, and a history of being a tough sign.
When the time comes, I honestly believe Appel would be the easier sign, because he's a senior, which limits his leverage a bit. His stock will also inevitably decline this season, warranted or not. And Boras has said publicly that he enjoys negotiating with Luhnow. Remember, LMJ and Ruiz were both Boras guys.
If Appel isn't taken by the Astros could we see a similar drop as last year in the draft (selected eighth by the Pirates)?
I could certainly see Appel falling again. His senior year can only hurt his stock, along with the signing issues he had last year.
It's only putting more innings on his arm. Statistically it will be hard for him to top his 2012 season. None of us knows what happened with Pittsburgh last year, so I'm not ready to question his sign-ability. But those questions exist and they could really hurt him come June.
Given his willingness to pitch to contact, he seems all in on Stanford, which could help explain his return. I could paint him as the ultimate team-first guy who came back to compete for a national championship. If true, Wilson's injury is doubly unfortunate.
Chris:
To me, that seems to be a forced narrative, no offense. If he had gotten the money Boras advised him that he 'deserved', he would be playing for the Pirates right now. I think he made it pretty clear by his reaction to the 2012 draft that going back to Stanford was nothing more than leverage to earn a higher bonus.
Let me be clear: I'm not saying I blame him for that, although I'm sure Pirates fans feel differently. If he is being advised that he can earn more money in the long run by delaying another year, he's being individually smart.
I personally think that Appel is pretty far down on the Astros' list of players they'd prefer to draft at 1.1, just based on the questions about his upside (some still think he's no more than a #3 starter in the majors) and the way he and his adviser handled the 2012 draft.
It's absolutely a forced narrative. But you have to question how much leverage he could reasonably have expected to gain by going back for his senior year.
This is no dumb kid. He's a top prospect from a good family who pitches for Stanford. Maybe it was politics as usual for Boras, but given the constraints of the new CBA, it would be uncharacteristic for that office to misread the market in that way.
Just to be clear: A good season won't do much to improve Appel's standing this year. Nothing short of a stellar season, injury-free, with jaw-dropping numbers would have raised him high enough for anyone to consider going over slot, with the penalties inherent therein.
That's a good point. I guess the only thing I would add is, the Astros passed on him in 2012. Why would they take him in 2013?
I'm 100% with you there. It's hard to imagine he will find himself at the top of our board barring a significant dropoff among his competitors.
Word was that the Astros offered him a contract, but he rejected the figure and they moved on. There still could be interest from the Astros.
I still think he has a legitimate chance at 1.1. I still think he has a high ceiling harm ad would love to see someone like Roger Clemens tinker with his mechanics/approach.
In all honesty, the money issue when it comes to Appel seems like the easy target. Appel also made it very clear from the beginning that returning to Stanford was a realistic outcome. And, that was before numbers were even spoken.
With that said, did money play a factor in him returning to Stanford? I'm sure it did. But, if signability dropped him down and thats no longer a concern, he can go higher. If he goes higher, he can still take less than slot and still receive more money than what the Pirates offered him. Sounds like a fairly legitimate plan that he and Boras constructed.
There's a simple explanation as to why the Astros didn't take him. They liked Correa more. I know I did. Even if they viewed him on the same level as Correa, and they both gave the same number and Correa bit and Appel didn't, there's your answer. That scenario is if the rumor of offering a number to Appel is true.
Oh Draft discussion! I love this banter /discussion.
Everyone is going to have a different read on certain prospects.
I remember in 2011, I loved Matt Barnes and Jose Fernandez, and wasn't really high on Francisco Lindor.
Holy crap was I wrong about Lindor.
In filling out my board, all I could think was that this draft is WEAK for everything but high school hitters and college pitchers. College hitting, in particular, is very weak this year in regards to top end talent. I like guys like Phil Ervin and D.J. Peterson as much as the next guy, and I still love me some Kris Bryant, but even compared to last season it's a rough class, and that makes me sad because I love college hitters.
As we discussed on Twitter last night (Feb 26), it thins out pretty quickly after the top 3, then finds its groove again somewhere in the teens. I almost wish we were drafting lower this year; the chance to "win" at the #1 position looks razor-thin this year. That's not to say that there might not be some changes over the next few months, but it's a pretty uninspiring field at the top.
Given the glut of starters Lunhow just acquired and the good arms in the lower minors, I'm starting to think that despite our feelings about Manaea and/or Appel, the Astros will go after another huge-upside High School hitter who is not currently "on the radar."
I'm thinking a guy like Frazier or Meadows look likely, or perhaps a surprise like J.P. Crawford.
Rules for MLB Draft
1. Never draft for need.
2. You never have enough high end pitching prospects
3. Draft Best Player Available...Period!
Agree with Brooks. Luhnow's draft history and the ML pitching depth should have nothing to do with this year's first pick. I don't think Luhnow will a) draft a player based on position, or b) draft a player they don't believe has the talent to be 1.1, just to save money.
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