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The game's afoot once more for Robert Downey, Jr., as he brings his quirky take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective back to the big screen in "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" (opening Friday). And as he tells PopcornBiz about his experience making the film, we didn't need to be a master sleuth to deduce he had a grand time.
On keeping true to the essence of the Holmes character while still finding new places to the performance:
"Well, you just keep Doyle in mind, because I just respect the guy more and more. I think the other thing is oftentimes what's required – particularly if you're in any central position – is you just have to let go. You have to let go of the things that are darling to you. You have to take the focus off yourself and put it on the shape of the scene and the intention of what everyone else needs. You have to give people something to actually write music to, so that you're not just running your mouth all the time."
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On throwing ideas into the pot for the sequel's storyline:
"After the first one worked out pretty good, we were pretty much doing the press tour talking about things we would like to improve, other directions we could go, blah blah blah. And then there's the reality of doing it. Anybody who's ever been involved in making the second part to a first that worked, there should be a whole online support team for this. We happened through it. There's so much to learn, and again I think the greatest disguise was us disguising ourselves as consummate by-the-numbers professionals, when in fact we're all kind of incredibly eccentric."
On how he and Jude Law riff their way through improvised dialogue:
"I think the goal is to make a well-written scene seem like it's improvised, and/or to come up with things that you find in the room that you couldn't have known until you get into the real situation, just try to improve things as you go along."
On testing the patience of ensemble newcomer Jared Harris, who plays Holmes' nemesis Prof. Moriarty:
"We'd have a scene that he's shooting in two days and Jared would be like, 'Is this going to pretty much stay like this?' I was like 'Not a word of it.' 'Can I have something that I can study the night before?' I'd say 'I'm going to venture a "no" on the possibility of "yes." Everything Jared Harris did in the course of making this movie was essentially thrown at him with very little time to prepare, and also talked about a lot philosophically as opposed to actually getting ready to do it in a professional way. So it was shock and awe. I think what he brought back with him was something that was just so particularly him – the essence of him while still being this character. It honestly is the main reason that the movie works, but it was also an exercise in trial by fire for him. And Jared was really quite nice. Once in a while he would say 'I really just beg of you: if I could even have a semblance of knowing what I might say, I guarantee you I could do a better job with it, because I wouldn't be like YOU, Robert, for this long scene that you just wrote wearing an earwig where someone's telling you what to say in the other room. I would actually know what I was going to say.' I'd be like 'Interesting – yeah, everyone has their own process.' [Director] Guy Richie told him to go home and he wanted him to come back singing a German aria the next day. Nobody learns a German aria overnight, except Jared Harris."
On his favorite takes on Holmes by other actors:
"I kinda like everybody. Whenever I watch someone doing something, even if it doesn't turn out so great, I at least admire their intentions and stuff. I know that there's some kind of quintessential performances that have happened out there. I've heard more about the series than I've seen, but I'm intrigued by it. I think it's important that we're all part of the same collective of honoring this great writer and his stories."
On reprising Iron Man for next summer's "The Avengers":
"I think that it's going to be really entertaining. I think Joss Whedon was the right guy for it. I think the fact that it works at all considering how ambitious it was, was pretty amazing. Some of my wife's favorite stuff in the trailer, she goes, 'Oh my gosh, that's a good line.' I go, 'Actually, Joss wrote that'."
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Brand/Trade Names
US brand name
Available as Zyprexa in these countries1
- Zyprexa: Australia, Canada, EU, Ireland, New Zealand, UK
Other trade name(s) for olanzapine used in these countries1
- Zyprexa Zydis orally disintegrating tablets (ODT) - the preferred/default version in some countries
- Zyprexa RelPrevv (olanzapine pamoate) long-acting IntraMuscular (IM) injection. RelPrevv? WTF? Was that the winning word in a game of margarita-fueled strip Scrabble or something?
- ZypAdhera (olanzapine pamoate): EU. Is that how you say "RelPrevv" in European? At least "Adhera" sounds like "adhere to" in some kind of
socialist slurredEuropean accent.
- Zyprexa Velotabs: the ODTs of the EU, UK & Ireland
Just because a drug is available in one country doesn't mean you can get it everywhere. Even if a medication is available elsewhere, it won't necessarily have the same brand, or trade name everywhere it is sold. We do our best to find all the countries where a med is available and all the names it's sold under.
Generic Name and Availability
Generic name / international nonproprietary name
A drug's generic, or international nonproprietary name (INN) is how it is uniquely identified around the world. Unless it's not.2. The generic version of a med is are often available in other countries long before they are in the US3.
Is generic Zyprexa available in the US?
olanzapine is available in these countries4
Branded generic names5 & transcribed or transliterated INN/generic name2
Known Differences Between Zyprexa vs. olanzapine
In theory any prescription of olanzapine you get should have effects identical to those of Zyprexa. In practice that is usually, but not always the case. Especially with crazy meds. See our page on brand vs. generic meds for details on the differences between brand name and generic drugs, including how and why those differences can affect how the branded version of a drug works one way, and the generic versions from different manufacturers can each work in other ways.
If we know of any problems with particular generics, or if some generics are better than others, we'll let you know.
Specific generics with complaints, preferred generics manufacturers, or other information about olanzapine / generic Zyprexa
Generics with independently-tested bioequivalence data
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Forms and Classes
Available / supplied as
- Tablets:
- 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 7.5 mg, and 10 mg tablets are white, round, and imprinted in blue ink with LILLY and the tablet number.
- 15 mg tablets are elliptical, blue, indented with LILLY and the tablet number.
- 20 mg tablets are elliptical, pink, indented with LILLY and the tablet number.
- Zydis orally disintegrating tablets (ODT) 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg and 20 mg. They are yellow, round, and indented with tablet strength/size (5, 10, 15 or 20)
- Intramuscular (IM) injection in 10mg vials
- Zyprexa RelPrevv (olanzapine pamoate) long-acting IM injection
- In Canada the powder for the IM injection is olanzapine tartrate, everywhere else it's listed as free base olanzapine.
Shelf life / good for / expires after
Zyprexa (olanzapine) has a shelf life of: 2.5mg tablets: 2 years, all other tablets, including ODTs: 3 years. IM: 3 years in the vial, one hour after you mix it for an injection.
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- Mosby's Drug Consult 2007 (Generic Prescription Physician's Reference Book Series) © 2007 ISBN:978-0323040587
- Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution
- Greenstone Pharmaceuticals' Product List. Greenstone LLC Last accessed 04 July 2014
- History of Pfizer and Warner-Lambert; 2000 to Present. Pfizer.com Last accessed 04 July 2014
1 EU: European Union. Currently Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Not all drugs approved in any one EU country are approved in all, but most crazy meds approved in several EU countries are at least obtainable in all EU countries on the European mainland. I'm not sure about Britain, Cyprus, Ireland, and Malta.
The UK and Ireland are listed separately because we're a primarily English-language site. Plus the UK tends to be more independent on more matters than any other EU member state, so it should probably be listed separately no matter what language a site like this is in.
While the EU is moving toward one brand name for the same med, that's not going to happen overnight. And people will still refer to meds by old brand names. So we'll list old brand names until they vanish.
2 In some countries the INN / generic name is transcribed into a local phonetic equivalent. In Spanish it's often so close as to be redundant (e.g. topiramato vs. topiramate). In Finnish it's close to being a different drug (e.g. escitalopram vs. essitalopraami). I can understand the need to transliterate the INN / generic name into another alphabet (topiramate becomes топирамат in Russian), but giving a med a different generic name using the Latin alphabet just makes it difficult to find.
3 Protection of intellectual property is in Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution*. That's right after all the rules about money and the post office, and well before anything regarding war and what the President gets to do. That tradition is why the US has the strongest patent and copyright laws on the planet, and why it takes forever for generic versions of drugs to be available here. America really was the first country based on capitalism, albeit not the libertarian wet dream some people think it was. But if you don't like it, then move to China or Canadia with all the other commie pinkos and let those of us who can't afford to pay full retail stay crazy and die in peace.
4 Generic availability isn't fully harmonized in the EU. Sometimes a drug is available everywhere as a generic, sometimes it's available only in a few member states. We'll provide the best information we have.
If a transcribed or transliterated generic name is used (see below) and we know about it we'll use that here as well.
5 The term "branded generic" has three meanings:
1) A generic drug produced by a generics manufacturer that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company that makes the branded version. E.g. Greenstone Pharmaceuticals makes gabapentin, and they are owned by Pfizer, who also own Parke-Davis, the makers of Neurontin.
2) A branded generic is also a generic drug given a 'brand' name by the manufacturer (e.g. Teva's Budeprion), but otherwise has the same active ingredient as the original branded version (Wellbutrin).
3) A branded generic is also a generic drug given a 'brand' name by the manufacturer (e.g. Sanofi-Aventis' Aplenzin, which is bupropion hydrobromide) and uses a salt of the active ingredient that is different from the original branded version and other generics (Wellbutrin, Budeprion and all the others are bupropion hydrochloride). We aren't sure how much of a difference that makes. The FDA says they're the same thing. As usual, the data are contradictory. So far it's looking as if the FDA is wrong again, and I need to make separate pages for Pexeva, Aplenzin, etc.
For our purposes a "branded generic name" refers to the second and third definitions. We'll note if any preferred generics are manufactured by the pioneering company's subsidiary.
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I'm planning next years garden, and want to know what the most culinary flexible pepper to plant would be.
I plan on using peppers for canning & chili.
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I'm planning next years garden, and want to know what the most culinary flexible pepper to plant would be.
I plan on using peppers for canning & chili.
A very flexible pepper that is also good for canning is the hungarian pepper. It allows for a good usage in fresh, uncooked dishes. Additionally it sautes well, goes great in salsas, bakes well, is great roasted, or just eaten on its own (ok, that may be a bit much for most people). For canning my mother-in-law does it in different varieties with sweeter peppers, hotter peppers, a dill blend, and a savory blend and it's also a terrific relish once brought out of the canning.
Growing peppers of the proper heat level I think will be the most important.
If you like a lot of spice and grow Jalapeno peppers, then everything is going to taste like Jalapeno because you have to use a lot to get your desired heat level.
If you have the appropriate heat level pepper, then a little goes a long way in a dish and you will feel it much more than you taste it.
Here is a page with a nice list of peppers with ratings from the Scoville Scale (also explained on the page) http://ushotstuff.com/Heat.Scale.htm
Unless you're really space limited, why not grow several varieties of peppers? I've never regretted having access to more options.


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Ear Plug Time
Here we are, Game 6 tonight. Hope the Giants packed ear plugs because the passionate Phillies fans will be pumped.
Charlie and a player are scheduled to appear in the Interview Room at 4 p.m., with Bochy and a Giants player at 5:30. Sometimes I think MLB gets carried away in having these daily interview sessions. Charlie was there after Game 5, again yesterday afternoon and yet again today. What questions can the media ask today that they didn't ask yesterday?
Rally towels tonight courtesy of Amoroso's Baking Company and Pro Physical Therapy. Darren Daulton will be throwing out the first ball. Miss America will sign the Anthem and Kane Kalas, "God Bless America."
Game 6 History
Phillies are 2-2 in Game 6 of the postseason. In 1980, they won the World Series and in 1993, they won the NL pennant. In 1993, they lost the World Series in Toronto and a year ago, the Yankees won the WS.
This Date
Phillies are 0-2 on this date in their postseason history. The 1993 World Series loss at Toronto came on this date and two years ago, the Phillies bowed to the Rays, 4-2, in Game 2 of the WS.


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Tom Bradshaw is out as executive director of the N.C. State Ports Authority, an official confirmed on Monday.
Tom Bradshaw is out as executive director of the N.C. State Ports Authority, an official confirmed on Monday.
Ports authority spokeswoman Laura Blair said Bradshaw no longer works for the N.C. Department of Transportation, but provided no other information.
Department of Transportation representatives could not be reached for comment on Monday.
�This is a change in the administration. This is a transition,� Bradshaw said. �You�ve gotta remember. If you go back, I told the governor and the secretary I would give them a year. I came on Jan. 23 and left on Jan. 25.�
But ports board members were caught by surprise when they learned news of Bradshaw�s leaving on Monday.
�I wish I had been consulted with,� said Danny McComas, chairman of the Ports Authority�s board of directors.
Bradshaw was named interim statewide logistics coordinator a year ago at a salary of $150,000.
A former Raleigh mayor from 1971-73 and state transportation secretary from 1977-1981, Bradshaw oversaw operations at the N.C. State Ports Authority and the N.C. Global TransPark.
He was to work closely with Department of Transportation partners on a more strategic approach to transportation assets and the needs of businesses, the DOT said in a news release.
The DOT at the time planned to begin a national search for a permanent logistics coordinator.
Bradshaw said he only pledged to serve a year in the position.
�If you call my wife, she�d tell you I�m two days late coming back,� Bradshaw said. �I�m gonna be 75 years old this year, and my wife asked me if I was ever gonna take her anywhere. I said, �Give me a year to go do this, and then I�ll take you somewhere.��
McComas said Bradshaw had been an effective leader of the ports, turning a profit and investigating new business opportunities.
The chairman also expressed fears that it could be difficult to find a qualified successor for Bradshaw.
�I would like to see stability,� McComas said. �I talk to my friends at the ports to the north and the south and they say, �There�s no stability. Why would I even apply for this job?� It�s too political.�
Bradshaw�s leaving came on the heels of the departure of ports board Vice Chairman Alex McFadyen, who resigned before the board�s regular meeting in Charlotte on Thursday.
McFadyen said he stepped down after meeting with McComas and Tony Tata, the new secretary of transportation, prior to the meeting.
A major factor in McFadyen�s resignation was the fact that the secretary of transportation, not the board of directors, now appoints the executive director of the Ports Authority, a change that came about when the Ports Authority was transferred from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Transportation in 2011.
�What they�re doing is they�re politicizing the executive director of the port, which historically for 75 years the board of directors of the port has hired the executive director, and now the board of directors does not hire the executive director. It�ll be a political appointee, apparently,� McFadyen said.
McFadyen, a former vice president of First Citizens Bank, was appointed to the board of directors in 1999. His term was to expire in 2017.
McComas echoed McFadyen�s concerns about the executive director�s role.
�In a nutshell is we have a situation where you have an individual (the executive director) who cannot serve two masters at one time,� McComas said. �He serves the secretary of the DOT and he serves the board? That�s not the way the world works.�


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I have a single full license (4.0) and 20+ run-only licenses. The full license is activated on a computer in my lab. I want to activate it also on my personal computer. However, when I try to do this I get an error message (see attached screenshot error 1).
I can click through it to get to the activation screen, where the message appears again (attached screenshot error 2).
I can (again) click through that message. I enter my email and password. The program seems to be working and reactivating the license, but then a new error message appears (attached screen shot error 3)
Do you have any advice as to how I might address this problem?
Thanks much,
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When it was announced a couple of weeks ago that Kim Deal was leaving the Pixies, I have to admit that after a brief, "Oh, man!" sentiment, I immediately moved on to wondering if it really mattered. After all, no new songs had been released since the initial reunion in 2004 and it had been over a year since their last tour.
We are sad to say that Kim Deal has decided to leave the Pixies. We are very proud to have worked with her on and… http://t.co/estthRyVwQ
— PIXIES (@PIXIES) June 14, 2013
As of the morning of June 28th, however, it appears the Pixies are back in action with the release of "Bagboy". Although the song features background vocals that sound very much like Kim Deal, it turns out that the man – yes, man – behind that voice is Jeremy Dubs.
There still doesn't appear to be any further information on what to expect next from the Pixies, but if you enjoyed the track, trade your email for a download.


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A running discussion on the Cincinnati Reds and everything else in the baseball universe.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
2010 Top Prospect List: #16 Devin Mesoraco, c
Height 6-1, Weight 220, B/T: R/R, DOB: 6/19/1988
2009 Redlegs Baseball Prospect Ranking: #7
Rob Neyer once wondered whether there was a "statute of limitations on an opinion." Neyer was asking the question in regards to Kris Benson, who continually earned big MLB money despite poor production by living off his status as the #1 overall pick in the draft. In the near future, we may be asking a similar question about Devin Mesoraco. But...not just yet.
Mesoraco, who has really struggled in adapting to the professional game, is still worthy of mention because of his tools. His reputation heading into the draft was as a fast rising prospect due in part to five solid tools and good makeup. At this point, he hasn't lived up to his draft position and he no longer looks like a solid five-tool guy, but there's still reason for hope.
The Reds selected Mesoraco with the 15th overall pick in the 2007 draft. He hasn't panned out yet, but it's difficult to fault the selection too much. Despite some quality talent in the top 10 or so picks, not many players after the 14th pick have developed. Unfortunately, potentially the best player in that draft was selected right before the Reds picked, as the Braves snapped up hometown prospect Jason Heyward, leaving Devin Mesoraco for the Reds.
Despite the slow start to Mesoraco's professional career, his circumstances have always necessitated patience. Mesoraco was drafted out of Punxsotawney High School in Pennsylvania, which quite obviously is a cold weather state. Prospects are much more frequently and easily found in warm weather states, where the weather simply allows for longer baseball seasons and greater opportunities to hone baseball specific skills. In addition, Mesoraco injured his elbow and required Tommy John surgery, which cost him a year of development in high school. Finally, as a catcher, his development curve was already going to be longer than that of other position prospects, so the Reds will continue to need patience with Mesoraco's development.
Mesoraco stands 6-1, but has added bad weight to his lower body (compare the high school photo with the Sarasota Reds photo). It happens with young catchers, due in large part to the physical demands of the position. Lower body strength can help reduce the stress on the knees, but also adds bulk to the lower half. Additional weight in the legs can rob a prospect of a bit of lateral quickness and agility, as the legs get thicker and slower. It's also something that can show up at the plate, as the changing body type can lead to changes in the swing. Ranger catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia seems to be an example of this, as he has added weight to his legs and his swing no longer looks as fluid as it did with the Braves. Maybe it has more to do with Salty's shoulder injury, but even before that injury came to light his swing simply wasn't the same. Fortunately, Mesoraco has maintained a pretty solid swing.
Mesoraco spent the entire 2009 season at high-A Sarasota, which continued the Reds deliberate development pace for him. After he was drafted, Mesoraco spent the 2007 season in the Gulf Coast League. In 2008, he spent the entire 2008 season at low-A Dayton. He has made a one level jump in each professional season.
In 2009, Devin was assigned to high-A Sarasota. In 312 ABs, he hit .228/.311/.381/.692 with a 76/35 K/BB ratio and 8 homers. On the plus side, he was in a tough environment for hitters, collected 22 doubles, and got stronger later in the year. Before the All Star break, he hit .200/.307/.343/.650, but after the break he hit a more respectable .263/.315/.431/.746. His best month was July, when he posted a borderline impressive slash line of .271/.330/.458/.789. In addition, he hit line drives at an impressive 20% clip, which should have resulted in a higher BABIP than .276.
Behind the plate, he continues to show a strong arm and signs of being a good defensive catcher, which will only help his cause as he climbs the ladder. In addition, he continues to show a strong work ethic and good character, which could help emerge as a leader in the clubhouse.
Obviously, his overall level of production wasn't inspiring, but his peripherals do give some reason for optimism. His walk rate was solid, he consistently hit line drives, and also flashed a bit of extra base power. Add in the fact that he finished up strong and will be in a home park that is more friendly for hitters in 2010 and the potential is there for a long awaited step forward.
As an amateur player, Mesoraco utilized very little stride in his swing, instead he used a rocking motion in his pre-pitch setup to load up for the swing. As the pitcher delivers the ball, he transferred his weight from back to front to meet the pitch. In utilizing this approach, he occasionally got out on the front foot to early, leaving him susceptible to good offspeed pitches.
In the professional ranks, Mesoraco made changes to the lower body action in his swing. Instead of the rocking motion to trigger his weight transfer, Mesoraco switched to a more traditional stride. The stride he uses is short and towards the plate, which closes up his stance a bit as the ball is delivered. His stance starts off square to the plate, but his stride closes him off a bit. Despite the change, he still doesn't incorporate the lower body into the swing all that effectively, relying more on his upper body and arms. His limited lower body action reduces his load and the torque generated by the rotation of the hips, which makes it difficult to envision him ever hitting for significant power.
Mesoraco utilizes a fairly upright and slightly wider than shoulder width stance. He uses a high pre-pitch hand position, as he holds his hands up at or even above ear level. In addition, he also uses a very high back elbow, which is at or above the level of his shoulders. At times, a high back elbow can make it more difficult to be quick to the ball, as the back elbow must drop before the swing can fire. Once the swing gets underway, he gets good extension out to and through the ball and finishes with one hand on the bat. His swing can get a bit long at times, which when coupled with a slightly closed off hitting position could leave him susceptible to good fastballs in on the hands, but generally speaking he does a nice job of centering the ball on the bat.
As each year passes, it's gets more difficult to be optimistic regarding Mesoraco. Even so, the circumstances surrounding his development warrant an additional year of patience. He was always the type of prospect that would have to travel a longer development curve, because of the additional layer of unpredictability inherent in catcher development. And, he did show signs of improvement in 2009, so he may be starting to figure it out. Fortunately, as a catcher, his bat doesn't need to improve too much for him to carve out an MLB career, but he does need to show something more in 2010. If he doesn't take a step forward next year, then he'll slide off this list completely.
Patience has been warranted, but now is the time for Mesoraco to make good on his ability. If not now, then it becomes increasingly unlikely that he'll ever take the necessary steps forward. For me, the statute of limitations on this particular opinion is one more year, but for now Mesoraco checks in at #16 on the list.
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- AnonymousJanuary 27, 2010 at 8:40 AM
I am Will,ReplyDelete
I always think of prospects in this way. If you make the majors legitimately by age 24 you are most likely a starter for most of your Major league career and chances are a solid one or better, and I tend to give catchers a tad more time due to the finer points of the position. Devin will be 22 in June of '10 and has a reasonable expectation to be in AA by then. Which most likely puts him in the majors at 24 or 25 in the worst case scenario assuming he doesn't stall somewhere along the line.
I'd say this year will be very telling but I won't completely give up on him and will still consider him a top 20 prospect even if he doesn't break out in '10. As you have said and I agree the hardest minor league jump is High A to AA and as long as he just maintains decent peripherals in doing said jump I gotta feel that's advancement in itself.
Interesting comment and one that mirrors my thoughts on Mesoraco in a lot of respects.
I do think patience has been warranted, but I also do need to see some more production. I'd be happy with a strong set of peripherals in 2010, but I'd also like to see some legitimate production out of Mesoraco.
Your comment on his expected age at double-A got me thinking again on his likely 2010 level(s). I wonder if the Reds will send him back to high-A and make him earn the jump to double-A. He hasn't exactly dominated high-A and by proving himself there in 2010, he might end up better prepared for double-A.
It's an interesting situation. Maybe we are simply advancing him too fast up the ladder. Maybe if he keep him down in A until he shows some true dominance, then he'd gain more confidence and start to open more eyes. At this point, I think I'd ratehr see him flash true dominance against younger competition than borderline adequate production against more advanced competition.
Anyway, thanks for the comment.
- AnonymousJanuary 29, 2010 at 11:15 AM
I hear ya on the moving him up the ladder point, that has been my problem with the Reds and Devin all along. They make guys who don't need it (I.E. Frazier/Dorn/etc.) redo levels and with a few specific guys they seem to advance them too fast Mes is one of those. He really should have been given the opportunity to get his feet under him to start '09 in Dayton and then after a month or 2 been moved to Sarasota. I feel like he has been trying to catch up his entire minor league career thus far. In a situation where your skills are not yet developed to the level of your peers at any particular stop then you are most likely hanging on for dear life and not neccessarily developing but surviving on talent alone. I think draft dollars have made the organization push him like this to try to sway opinion that they didn't make a mistake drafting him, which is highly unfair to him and a major mistake. Otherwise I don't see the rational in the way they have advanced him, his offensive numbers certainly haven't ever suggested he needed to be pushed.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 29, 2010 at 11:16 AM
I am Will, sorry that previous post was mine BTW. I need to register at some point I guess.ReplyDelete
First, I'm not entirely sure, but I think you can put your name instead of Anonymous without having to register.
As for Mesoraco, to be honest, before now I haven't spent too much time pondering the rate of his progression. Still, now that I am, it's an interesting item to consider. My general impression of the Reds player development strategy is that they are very deliberate. They don't seem to rush prospects up the ladder.
Still, that's clearly not the case with Mesoraco. They have pushed him up the ladder faster than his production would warrant. I do think it's an interesting question if he would be deemed a more impressive prospect if he had been pushed up the ladder with a bit less haste.
I really don't know the answer, but it's interesting to consider. Either way, 2010 will be a pivotal season for Mesoraco and I'll be interested to see where the Reds start him and what they do with him.
Anyway, thanks for the thoughts.
- AnonymousMay 12, 2010 at 7:51 AM
I think the Reds in thier evaluations and promotions are much more concerned with periphal stats like line drive rate as compared to batting average.ReplyDelete
They seem to do a good job of putting analyzing all the numbers to determine what a prospect can handle.
I'm really not sure what criteria the Reds use in advancing prospects. I tend to doubt they are actually looking at line drive rates of minor leaguers, but I could be wrong.
Still, I've never read/heard anything about the Reds being on the cutting edge of the statistical analysis movement and Walt Jocketty was fired as the GM in St.Louis, in part, because he was unwilling to incorporate statistical analysis into the organization.
I would imagine the Reds use stats and scouting reports to evaluate their prospects and determine the proper level.
Anyway, thanks for the comment!
- AnonymousAugust 1, 2010 at 7:41 PM
He will make it to the big league, 2010 will be the bridge to get him to island...?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 25, 2010 at 1:03 PM
After reading this post, I would say Mesoraco has made the jump that you said he needed too? A great year by Mesoraco! 25 dingers 70 rbis and over a .300 avg. I see him called up next June if he gets off to a good start in AAA ball next year. Now we have Yasmani Grandal as well.ReplyDelete


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University of Hawaii researchers capture unique volcanic mudflow event in New ZealandUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
School of Ocean and Eartch Science and Technology
Fagents and colleague Bruce Houghton were there on a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project to study the long-forecast Crater Lake break out lahar at Mount Ruapehu. (A lahar is a type of mudflow composed of water, pyroclastic material and other sediment that flows down from a volcano, typically along a river valley.) Lahars can be extremely hazardous, especially in populated areas, because of their great speed and mass. They can flow for many tens of miles, causing catastrophic destruction along their path. Lahars are commonly caused by the rapid melting of snow and/or glaciers during a volcanic eruption, or as in the case of Mount Ruapehu, the breakout of a volcanic lake.
Fagents is the Principal Investigator on the NSF grant, and was one of the leaders of the student excursion. Sarah is working with New Zealand volcanologist Vernon Manville from the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, who coordinated the science response to the lahar.
Along with UH and New Zealand colleagues, Fagents visited stretches of the lahar pathway 2-3 days before the breakout in order to assess pre-event channel conditions. Although the event was predicted to occur in 2007, the recent decreased filling rate of Crater Lake suggested that the lake bank would not be overtopped until 2008. However, several days of intense rainfall and increased seepage through the bank ultimately caused it to collapse on March 18, 2007.
A lahar warning system was installed at Mount Ruapehu, coordinated by Dr. Harry Keys of the New Zealand Department of Conservation, and was hailed a success after it successfully alerted officials to the onset of the lahar. In total, about 1.3 million cubic meters of water was released from the Crater Lake, and this increased greatly in volume by incorporation of eroded sediments along the lahar pathway.
A group of UH geology students joined the researchers for a class fieldtrip. "The lahar happened the day the GG601 students arrived in New Zealand, so we weren't able to get in and look at the aftermath until the following day," explains Fagents. "However, the fresh deposit was spectacular. We got into a location about 40 km from source (the Tangiwai Bridge -- the site of a 1953 lahar disaster), and what we saw was a broad devastated area now covered in a veneer of mud and boulders. The threat was now effectively zero, as the lahar had passed the previous day, and so it was an unprecedented opportunity for the class to see the immediate aftermath of such an event. They produced an impressive group project interpreting flow conditions from the observations at Tangiwai. It's particularly motivating for the students to learn first-hand about lahar processes in such a dynamic environment."
Fagents, Houghton, and graduate students Chris Hamilton and Licia Costantini returned to New Zealand a month later to conduct a much more detailed analysis of the deposit. "Because the Crater Lake breakout had been long forecast, there was an unprecedented amount of instrumentation installed in the catchment by our New Zealand colleagues to capture the event," says Fagents. "Because of this, the 2007 event will be by far the best studied lahar in the world."
Prediction of the effects of these types of events is of critical importance in populated volcanic regions. Many other volcanoes around the world, including Mount Rainier in Washington State, and Galunggung in Indonesia, are also considered particularly dangerous due to the risk of lahars. Fagents is currently developing a computer model to simulate lahar emplacement and to predict the associated hazards. "Using the unique data set generated for this event to test my existing model, we will be able to verify that we have encapsulated the correct physics of lahar emplacement," explains Fagents. "Our intent is then to adapt this model to account for different lahar triggering mechanisms, and for different locations, to make it more widely applicable. As an example, we have a collaboration in place with Jon Major of the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory to use the model to study lahars at Mt. St. Helens. The ultimate goal is provide a useful hazards assessment tool for future lahars.
Images available at: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soest_web/soest.press-release-Ruapehu.htm
For Interviews contact: Sarah Fagents, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, School of Ocean & Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI Phone: (808) 956-3163, email@example.com
Related links:Crater Lake bursts banks under scientists' noses — NewScientist.com (March 19, 2007) http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn11407-crater-lake-bursts-banks-under-scientists-noses.htm
New Zealand History Online — The Tangiwai railway disaster of 1953. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/963


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Homemade Steak Sauce
"I think this steak sauce tastes better than the commercial brands," writes Judy Neil of Royal Oak, Michigan. Her creative condiment features everything from tomato paste and raisins to grapefruit juice, honey, garlic and soy sauce.
Total TimePrep: 10 min. Cook: 30 min. + cooling
Makes1-1/4 cups
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium beef broth
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup ruby red grapefruit juice
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoons coarsely crushed pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- In a nonstick saucepan over medium heat, cook onion in oil until tender. Add honey; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in broth, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, grapefruit juice, tomato paste and vinegars until blended. Stir in the raisins, garlic powder, pepper, thyme and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for about 20 minutes or until sauce is reduced to about 1-1/4 cups. Cool to room temperature. Transfer to a blender; cover and process until smooth. Cover and refrigerate.
Nutrition Facts1 tablespoon: 27 calories, 1g fat (1g saturated fat), 1mg cholesterol, 222mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch.
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Apple didn't address speculation about a possible stock split at its annual shareholder meeting Wednesday. But the gadget maker's share price — which places the company near the top of the valuation heap — still makes it a likely candidate, according to experts.
Investors follow the Cupertino, Calif., consumer electronics manufacturer's every move. As a result, rumors of a split, hitting the Internet late Tuesday, appeared to drive trading in the company's shares
Such a split shouldn't, in and of itself, say anything about a company's fundamentals. If Apple had indeed declared, say, a two-for-one split, the value of its shares would drop from roughly $445 Wednesday morning to $222.50. Everybody who owns one share would now own two. Either way, Apple's overall market value would remain $422 billion and it would still hold $137 billion in cash on its books — the real prize for investors.
So what's the big deal? Wall Street pros have long pointed to a couple of benefits of stock splits that have more do with perception than accounting — but may be real nonetheless. The first has to do with price of the stock. While sporting a $445 share price doesn't make Apple more expensive than a company with a $45 share price, it certainly looks that way. Some experts think lower prices have greater curb appeal to small investors, one reason market experts say typical stock prices have stayed below $100 since the Great Depression. See related story at SmartMoney.com: The demise of the stock split.
It's not all about appearances, however. Stock splits may help small investors buy and sell more cheaply, too. Stocks typically trade in so-called round lots — or groups of 100. When brokers have to split round lots, they can end up charging higher mark-ups to compensate for the inconvenience, meaning small investors looking to buy just 10 or 20 shares might be offered slightly higher prices than those buying 100 or 200.
Indeed, Apple's share price is unusual, according to Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices. Only 57 companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 have shares priced at more than $100, and only six, including tech rival Google
Splits are getting rarer, too. The number of companies planning stock splits has plunged from about 100 a year during the late 1990s to just 11 last year. One key reason: Not many companies have seen their shares take off like Apple's have. (Roughly a third below its peak of more than $700 last September, Apple is still more than five times its 2009 price. Its last stock split was in 2005.) "Splits trail the market," says Silverblatt.
Another reason for investors to care about stock splits: what they say about company's financial health. Traditionally, investors see stock splits as a bullish sign — especially since they are often announced in conjunction with dividend hikes.
Of course, using a stock split as a trigger to buy is problematic. Unless you have inside information, you're not likely to be able to make the trade earlier than anyone else. Just as important: Since plans surrounding Apple's cash hoard have already been in the headlines for weeks, in this case, investors already know about all there is to learn regarding any dividend plans. See related research paper: The adjustment of stock prices to new information.


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To be a slaveholder was almost by definition to live in fear. While they proclaimed paternalistic feelings for their human property, slave owners regularly committed acts that created bitter hatred: whipping the disobedient; separating families; exploiting sexually black women; withholding adequate food, shelter, and clothing–the list could go on and on. While most slaves prudently kept any hatred to themselves, during a time of general crisis such as occurred at the start of the American Civil War, some slaveholders and other whites apparently could not help but exhibit what can only be described as a paranoid fear of African Americans.
So not surprisingly evidence of this fearful paranoia exists associated with the attack on Fort Sumter. For example, Jamie Malinowski, writing recently in Disunion in the New York Times, stated about the federal ships that loitered outside Charleston Harbor during the assault on Fort Sumter: "South Carolina authorities believe that the steamers, perhaps as many as 4,000 troops, who were expected to be put ashore at any moment, and with the assistance of hundreds if not thousands of rebellious Negro slaves, engage the militia regiments present in Charleston." As anyone knowledgeable about the U.S. history knows, the idea of federal forces acting in concert with rebellious slaves in a military assault in Spring 1861 is ludicrous in the extreme. Eventually, the United States would call upon the slaves to fight, but it would take urgent military necessity and a political climate transformed by over a year of war to make it possible. Yet in their paranoid fear, South Carolina's leaders in April 1861 were already conceiving the Union military effort in the darkest possible tones–as a servile insurrection initiated by the Lincoln administration.
To be fair to white South Carolinians, they did not create out of thin air the alleged conspiracy of their slaves and the federal government. The idea seems to have started in abolitionist circles in the North and in the fearful minds around Charleston taken flight. The New York Times editorialized on April 12, 1861, the day of the attack on Fort Sumter:
The Journal of Commerce copies an article from the Liberator, recommending that war be made upon the South by inciting an insurrection of the slaves. The Journal asks, "how many of the Republicans approve of this prescription? Does the National Administration? We hope not."
Has the Journal of Commerce any doubt whatever on this point? Has it ever seen anything in the conduct, language or character of the Administration to warrant the suspicion, for a single moment, that it either approved or would tolerate such a policy? The Journal knows perfectly well the utter falsity of the infamous aspersion insinuated in its hypercritical phrase — "we hope not." If the Journal desires to fasten upon the Government the odium of these infamous designs, why not imitate the frankness and the courage of its brother-agent in this business, the Herald? Why not quote WENDELL PHILLIPS, GARRISON & Co., and boldly assert that they are leaders of the Republican Party? Such a course would be not one whit more dishonest than its roundabout insinuations, while it would be a good deal less cowardly and contemptible.
Yet it was not just South Carolina where this paranoid fear existed in the South at the start of the Civil War. A letter appeared in a Richmond paper, The Daily Dispatch, on April 13, 1861, which indicated that some Virginia slaveholders, convinced that the Commonwealth would not secede from the Union (the state convention had soundly defeated a secession resolution on April 4) and believing the peculiar institution and their own security were in jeopardy, were preparing to leave with their slaves to points further south.
The article, which appeared under the title, "The Stampede of Slave Owners from Virginia," read:
The following is an extract from a private letter written by a prominent citizen of Prince Edward to a gentleman in this city. The letter was written with no design for political effect, but merely the communication of facts that must be distressing to all parties within the limits of our venerated and beloved State:
"It is melancholy to witness the stampede of slaveholders from our midst. I found on my return home, that A. R. Venable and A. C. Carrington, two of our best citizens, (owning fine estates in land and negroes in this county,) have gone South to look for a settlement. Mr. A. G. Green, another of our best citizens, with a considerable estate in land and negroes, starts with his family to-morrow for Texas, never to return; and a number of others, comprising the best of our population, with large estates, are making arrangements to go. If this state of things continues, the slaveholding portion of Virginia will soon be impoverished. What madness, folly and wickedness is it in our Convention, to attempt to force an unnatural and repugnant Union with the Yankee States, to which slaveholders will never submit; and thus drive into exile the best part of our population, who will carry with them the chief subject of taxation, while they leave behind them a debt of $40,000,000 to be paid or repudiated by the impoverished part of the State, without the means of payment."
Yet to quote Henry Kissinger, "Even a paranoid can have enemies." As much as slaveholders blew out of all proportion the danger of their slaves, it was not illusory. Harper's Weekly, in its April 13, 1861 edition, reported on the murder of a Tennessee slaveholder in Sumner County by a slave. Evidently, the planter had decided–likely as had his Virginia counterparts–to move his operation further south where presumably it would be more secure. Harper's Weekly's correspondent reported:
"Mr. W. C. Moore, who resides at Saundersville, in Sumner County, on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, had recently purchased a plantation in Alabama, and was preparing to remove to it. All of his negroes except one expressed entire willingness to go, and it became necessary to use force with that one. Mr. Moore was handcuffing him for the purpose of sending him off with the rest of the negroes. The boy, it appears, had prepared himself for a murderous assault upon his master, as he had a knife concealed in his right sleeve, and while the handcuff was being fastened upon his left arm he made a lunge at Mr. Moore's throat, inflicting a terrible but not fatal wound, which he followed up with another stroke, cutting a deep gash upon his chin. By this time Mr. Saunders and the father of Mr. Moore came to his rescue, when the negro turned upon the former and commenced cutting him, and then upon the latter, cutting his throat from ear to ear, almost severing his head from his body, and killing him instantly. The alarm having been given, the people in the vicinity hastened to the bloody scene, and it was found necessary to shoot the negro three times before the knife could be got from him. He was then taken and hung immediately. It is thought the wound of the younger Moore will not prove fatal."
Yet this murder was clearly an isolated incident. Just as most slaves prudently did not run for Union lines until they had a reasonable chance of success, only the most desperate, angry, and reckless slaves resorted to murder. W. C. Moore's slave did and paid with his life. Hence, it is not surprising that as the fighting started all but a few slaves did little but watch and wait, showing much greater intelligence than white people, North or South, gave them credit for. The time to act for some of them would be coming soon, but in the face of the paranoid fear of many slaveholders in mid-April 1861 most wisely lay low.


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The day-to-day activities of the Cruwys/Cruse one-name study with occasional diversions into other topics of interest such as DNA testing and personal genomics
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
John Cruse and Mary Rook
David is descended from John Cruse and Mary Rook, who married on 30th April 1814 in Whitechapel, London. At the time of the marriage John was around 32 or 33 whereas Mary was only about 16 or 17. Mary was already a few weeks' pregnant and it's quite possible that the marriage took place without the permission of Mary's parents. After the marriage they returned to Mary's home parish of Bourn in Cambridgeshire. Their daughter Marian was baptised on Christmas Day 1814 at St Mary's, Bourn. Their son Edward was baptised one year later on 26th November 1815 in Bourn. Shortly thereafter John and Mary seem to have decided to return to London. We have records of two further children, Matilda, born about 1820 in St Luke's, Finsbury, and Thomas John Cruse, born about 1821 in St Luke's. By 1841 the family were living at James Street, Finsbury. John and his son Thomas were both working as carmen (drivers of horse-drawn vehicles for delivering goods and parcels) and Mary and her daughter Matilda were silk weavers. By 1851 they had moved to 15 Memel Street, Finsbury. John, now 70, was a labourer and Mary, 54, was a fruiterer. Their daughter Matilda, 31, was still living at home and was working as a silk winder. John died shortly after the 1851 census.
Normally it is a straightforward matter to trace a birth for those people who are included in the 1851 census. However, John Cruse has been somewhat more problematic. In 1851 he gave his place of birth simply as Berkshire, but in 1841, when living in Finsbury, he indicated that he was born "in the county". Working on the assumption that the 1851 census was more accurate David Cruse has spent many years researching the Cruses of Berkshire in an attempt to discover John's origins. In the course of his research he has assembled a large tree comprising most of the Cruses in Berkshire. The only likely candidate he has been able to find is John Cruse who was baptised on 23rd February 1783 in Lambourn, Berkshire, the son of Edward and Mary Cruse. John Cruse married Ann Young on 12th October 1806 in Lambourn. They had one son John, born in 1811. John's baptism is recorded in the Coleshill parish registers. Coleshill was then in Berkshire but is now part of Oxfordshire. John Crewes was privately baptised on 28th April 1811 and received into the church on 16th June 1811. There are no further Crewse/Cruse baptisms in Coleshill and no burials so we assume that John and Ann must have moved away from the parish shortly after the birth of their son. If this John Cruse did indeed marry Mary Rook in Whitechapel in 1814 then Ann must have died some time between 1811 and 1813. There are no matching burials in the Berkshire Burial Index, which now covers most of Berkshire, so it would appear that they left Berkshire and possibly moved to London. There is however no easy way to check the London burials so the proposed scenario will be very difficult to prove. Unfortunately the Whitechapel Marriage Register provided no clues as the vicar only recorded the names of the bride and groom and the date of the marriage. However, the fact that John was so much older than Mary does suggest that it was his second marriage.
Mary Rook has been much easier to trace. She was baptised on 26th February 1797 in Bourn, Cambridgeshire. She was the daughter of Thomas Rook and his second wife Sarah Adams, who married on 17th May 1796 in Bourn. By an astonishing coincidence, one of the witnesses at their wedding was Edward Bodger who is my husband's great-great-great-great-grandfather. Edward Bodger was a tailor, and the father of fourteen children. His son John Bodger (my husband's ancestor) was the head gamekeeper to the Earl de la Warr at Bourn Hall.
5 comments:
- jean louise said...
I am also a descendant of john cruse and mary rook they are my g.g.g.grandparents.my grandfather was edward thomas cruse 1880-1959.my cousin in New Zealand wrote a piece on edward thomas cruse,some of the things she wrote were wrong,so could you please get me intouch withher.thank you.
- 19 March 2012 at 11:59
- jean louise said...
I forgot to leave my email email@example.com
- 19 March 2012 at 12:06
- Debbie Kennett said...
Jean, I'll contact you by e-mail.
Best wishes,
- 23 March 2012 at 13:43
hi do you have any information on edward and mary cruse - matilda is the one I am researching but any info on edward and mary appreciated
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- 4 June 2012 at 21:03
- Debbie Kennett said...
I will e-mail you separately. I do have a Matilda Cruse in my database who was baptised in 1790 in Lambourn, Berkshire. She was the daughter of Edward Cruse and Mary Dash.
Best wishes
- 12 June 2012 at 23:07


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I knew my boyfriend had the ring, because I picked it out with him ;) I started to research venues even before he proposed My cousin and I went to Moffitt Oaks for a tour. The moment I drove onto the property I knew it was the venue for me! Moffitt Oaks is gorgeous! There are so many areas you can get married at and have your reception. I fell in love with the barn! That day, I booked my wedding and called my boyfriend to let him know that he had a year to propose lol! I didn't care about the cost (which was average by the way!), because I knew that I would have no regrets looking back. We planned to have our wedding and reception in the barn! Our wedding was the best day in my life! My wedding coordinator Chris Krauss did such an outstanding job! She took care of everything for me. The Holiday Inn double booked the conference room that I was going to have my rehearsal dinner in. The Holiday Inn reserved a conference room at another hotel and told us that a shuttle would transfer all the guests. The shuttle driver went home for the night 45min early and left a lot of us at the other hotel. I called Chris to let her know what was going on and that I didn't know what to do. Chris offered to come over there and drive my whole party from one hotel to another! She would drop everything to make sure that I was taken care of and stress free. She does so much work behind the scenes to make your day perfect. I literally had nothing to worry about the day of my wedding. Chris made sure that everyone knew their responsibilities and when and where to be. I just sat back and relaxed while I had my hair and makeup done! She called all the vendors for me to double check everything a couple weeks before the wedding. I am so thankful I had Chris as my wedding coordinator. All my guests talked about how beautiful the venue was and that they all had such a great time! There are so many things that I would have not thought about for my wedding, but thankfully I had Chris and she went through it all with me! I would have been a mess without her! Thank you, Chris, and Moffitt Oaks for giving us a gorgeous wedding to celebrate the best day of our lives!
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I completed a task several weeks ago (i.e. checked it off), and I'm not trying to view it (the task contained 2 pages of checklists that I need).
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Thanks--that did the trick.
I clicked Search, and chose criteria of Task = "" resulting in a list of _all_ tasks (including completed ones).
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Despite attempts to stir up controversy about Obama defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, it seems likely that he will get the job.
First of all, the only time a Secretary of Defense nominee has been rejected by the Senate was when alleged personal issues derailed John Tower's bid in 1989.
Furthermore, the former Republican senator from Nebraska has too strong a resume to be derailed by a few maverick actions. Let's go over a few highlights.
Everyone's freaking out about Hagel's stances and comments concerning Israel, despite him repetaedly voting for Israeli military appropriations bills and receiving high praise from the Israeli officials with whom he worked.
Hagel quotes in the Aaron David Miller book, "The Much Too Promised Land," seem to be the central crux of the Hagel-is-an-anti-Semite mud slinging.
"I support Israel, but my first interest is I take an oath of office to the Constitution of the United States, not to a president, not to a party, not to Israel. If I go run for Senate in Israel, I'll do that."
He mentioned a "Jewish Lobby" and its efforts to intimidate anyone who dare deviate from what's generally accepted to be 'support' for Israel.
"I have always argued against some of the dumb things they do because I don't think it's in the interest of Israel. I just don't think it's smart for Israel," he said.
In 2009, he urged President Barack Obama to push for a Hamas-Fatah unity government in Palestine.
Chuck has refrained from voting to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as terrorists, and has also expressed that Israel ought to try and use diplomacy rather than military might to settle its differences with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
These two decisions drew sharp rebuke from many in the conservative sphere, politician and analyst alike.
John B. Judis of The New Republic summed up Hagel's foreign policy stand best in a December piece:
Hagel first took issue with George W. Bush's foreign policy after the President used the term "axis of evil" to describe Iran, Iraq and North Korea in his 2002 State of the Union address. Hagel thought the term precluded any attempt at diplomacy.
Hagel, like Colin Powell before him, will likely be conservative when it comes to future troop deployments.
Having fought an endless "war of attrition" strategy in Vietnam, Hagel is more apt toward diplomacy rather than a policy of complete isolation and eradication of foreign entities that offer resistance.
During an interview in 2002 about fighting in Vietnam, Hagel said, "(I was) thinking to myself, you know, if I ever get out of all of this, I am going to do everything I can to assure that war is the last resort that we, a nation, a people, calls upon to settle a dispute."
Military service:
Chuck Hagel brings a piece of Vietnam with him everywhere — literally — he still has shrapnel stuck in his chest from Vietnam, where he fought side by side with his brother Tom as an Army infantrymen.
Tom initially thought the shrapnel, from a mine which exploded on the patrol, would kill Chuck. Luckily, Tom successfully staunched the flow of blood.
A month later, Chuck returned the favor, after a mine striking his and Tom's armored vehicle left Tom incapacitated. Chuck sizzled the skin off the left side of his face to rescue Tom, then helped beat back a vicious enemy assault.
Chuck's awards include two Purple Hearts, a Vietnam Cross for Gallantry and an Army Commendation Medal.
Hagel is close with Obama:
Hagel was open to running for vice president with Obama in 2008. He didn't get the offer, but nonetheless his political bromance with Obama continued.
From Marc Ambinder's great brief of their relationship in The Weekly:
Hagel was the head of Obama's intelligence advisory board, and was a frequent informal "red cell" brain that Obama privately turned to when he wanted a second opinion. He has been picking Hagel's brain on subjects as diverse as Afghanistan, China, special operations force posture, and intelligence for several years now. (Hagel has all the required clearances.)


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