I'm still hopeful they can upgrade at 2B, but if not Bonifacio can play every day and brings some additional speed and versatility.
I'm still also hopeful they can either get Carlos V done, who I prefer over Happ, but if not someone else for additional depth.
I could see TDA and Buck as a tandem/mentor type deal until TDA is ready to take over full time in a couple years.
And IMO, Reyes is still as good of a fielder than Esco. No more of that double clutching all the time that annoys the heck outta me. A couple more errors, but better range IMO will help that infield.
I'm not sure how much more money they'll spend. They're payroll after arbritration with some players should be around $120M. Rogers has dramatically increased payroll. I doubt they'll spend much more. I can't really blame them. Especially with Johnson's probable extension.
Bonifacio will be platoon LF and maybe even platoon 2B. Basically he will get everyday AB's. In 2011, he had quite a good year. .296/.360/.393 while swiping 40. His BABIP was elevated, so he was lucky, but overall he should be an average producer. Last year he hit .258/.330/.316 slash while swiping 40. I personally think he could hit something like .265/.345/.330 and be a decent offensive producer. He strikes out a bit, but as long as he can provide a decent OBP and speed on basepaths, I think he'll be fine.
I do think Izturis will be mostly our 2B. I don't think we'd pay him ~3M if he's going to be a bench player. I do think his 2007 season is the best we can expect of him. He hit .289/.349/.405 that year and was decent at fielding. If he can give us that, I don't think he'll get that, but he should be another average offensive producer. Again, as long as he can get on base and be average, he should be fine.
I think Happ was fine for us. Especially as a 5th starter. Though it was a small sample size, he performed at a: 10.3 K/9, 3.8 BB/9, gave up less H/9 and less HR/9. Again it's only 40 IP, but I think he'll be fine. Carlos V may cost too much, and I'd be fine if we cut a few corners to save some money.
I think they'll take is slow with TDA. He is coming off a season ending injury. Let him shake off the rust in AAA and get back on his feet. Let Buck and JPA play C until TDA is ready.
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Yeah if we can go into next season and keep our top 5 as this:
Johnson
Morrow
Buehrle
Romero
Happ
...we will be in good shape. It would be really nice to re-sign Villaneueva and have him as that bridging 1st releiver between the starter and the set-up guy. Then also do spot duty should someone in the starting rotation get injured.
Either way they still have a plethora of guys who can battle for the #5 spot anyhow like McGowan, Litsch, Hutchisen to name a few. At the end of the day the JAy significantly improved their team. I think they still need an upgrade at 2nd and I think they are likely to trade Lind before the season starts as well.
I hope this case gets thrown out fast. We don't need an american prescedent set up here in Canada. IMO if you want to drink a hot beverage on a ****** tight spaced area known as an air canada jet then you assume the risks of doing so.
I hope this case gets thrown out fast. We don't need an american prescedent set up here in Canada. IMO if you want to drink a hot beverage on a ****** tight spaced area known as an air canada jet then you assume the risks of doing so.
baha PTSD from getting tea spilled on her
Sure make the flight crew retrain on beverage serving safety, but lol
Sure make the flight crew retrain on beverage serving safety, but lol
I thought the best part was that she couldn't carry on being a massage therapist due to burning herself so badly. Airlines give such tiny proportions that her claim is so laughable.
I hope this case gets thrown out fast. We don't need an american prescedent set up here in Canada. IMO if you want to drink a hot beverage on a ****** tight spaced area known as an air canada jet then you assume the risks of doing so.
Or alternately Air Canada shouldn't be walking up and down plane aisles with scalding hot water which could land on anybody with enough unexpected turbulence. You don't have to order the tea, hot water could conceiveably end up on the next passenger if theres improper service as seems to be the case here from description.
The hot water is supposed to be poured and sealed away from the passengers in the small galley area. Its also not supposed to be so hot that it produces scalding burns. If the burns are substantiated, and they have caused the suffering indicated, then the lawsuit may be successful and perhaps should. Remember as well that the Mcdonalds lawsuit was due to the scalding hot temperature of the water which was deemed to be unsafe, and unreasonably hot. Certainly hotter than need be. Tea for instance should not be steeped in boiling water anyway.
I'll note one last part by chronicallly putting more and more seats on planes and reducing the spacing between seats and the mechanism of injury sighted hear. (the passenger in front backing her seat effecting her tray. Is a direct result of airline change in seating space which may actually render such food and drink service unsafe.
Its not the passengers job to recognize the safety concerns and ensure her own safety in this instance. its up to the airline that served her scalding hot water in an uncontrolled environment.
If a drunk waitress in a restaurant stumbled, and scalding hot water landed on a customer would there be any questioning who is at fault?
I thought the best part was that she couldn't carry on being a massage therapist due to burning herself so badly. Airlines give such tiny proportions that her claim is so laughable.
One of my best friends growing up had a small pot of boiling scalding water accidentally fall on him as a 3 yr old. Probably about a litre. He had burns all over his body. He still does.
It doesn't take a lot of scalding water to produce scars, burns, lesions. Its more how hot the water is and the scalding can take place in an instant. The injury in many cases being longterm.
Just as an unpleasant reminder if any guy had scalding water thrown on their lap I imagine there'd be some severe pain...
small pot of boiling water on 3 yr old >>>>>>>>>>>> airplane sized portion tea cup on a grown woman ... and lets be honest - the water wasn't scalding served on an air plane. It's not like it was boiled and came right off the burner from a tea kettle.
small pot of boiling water on 3 yr old >>>>>>>>>>>> airplane sized portion tea cup on a grown woman ... and lets be honest - the water wasn't scalding served on an air plane. It's not like it was boiled and came right off the burner from a tea kettle.
Is it possible that its microwaved? I'm not sure really. If it is that would be a huge problem. Far more unpredictable heating than a tea kettle.
By statement of evidence the woman has lesions, and scalding from the scalding water.
Everything I stated is predicated on IF her reports are substantiated. i.e. if her claims of injuries and suffering are true. In which case it would mean the water was scalding in order to cause the alleged injuries.
lol pretty soon we'll be arguing proper tea etiquette or some such thing if hockey doesn't come back soon.
So whats peoples favorite breakfast cereal? With strawberries or banana? Do they still make prostars?
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I'm thinking she's after a pay day. An airplane doesn't have the means to boil water onboard. I've seen my wife order a tea on the airplane enough times to know, they have a thermos with something a little hotter than lukewarm in it. It isn't giving off steam when its poured. And if you read the article, she had the water on her tray and it was "bumped" by the person in front of her shifting in their seat. Smells like ******** to me.
I'm thinking she's after a pay day. An airplane doesn't have the means to boil water onboard. I've seen my wife order a tea on the airplane enough times to know, they have a thermos with something a little hotter than lukewarm in it. It isn't giving off steam when its poured. And if you read the article, she had the water on her tray and it was "bumped" by the person in front of her shifting in their seat. Smells like ******** to me.
I hear you. She needs evidence of her injuries with this being DR's reports, photos, and substantiated medical statements on how she could be impacted. Without that she doesn't have much of a case I imagine. If its frivolous this will be shown. In instances that are I wouldn't mind a userpay legal system for obvious attempts to appropriate the legal system for spurious gains.
Based on the story written, it was 2nd degree burns to what I would assume is less than 10% of her body through clothing (considering an entire leg is around 18%)
2nd degree burns with water tend to affect only the epidermis and very upper dermis without damaging sweat glands or hair follicles or having extensive scarring.
For her to claim all those problems and expect to win especially if she was wearing pants at the time....I dunno
But then again they have barely given enough information in the story to truly know anything about it. She could have been more severely injured but one would think they'd call it third degree or there would need to be flame or oil involved to cause the damage she is stating.
Move over Yakupov, Ovechkin, Crosby. Coming soon to a city near you(no, already here) Superstar researchers worth 10M. Elitist U. Federal govts can fund this crap, but look out university tuition..
A European scientist widely described as a “superstar” when he was lured to Edmonton with $10 million from the federal government has aborted his Canadian experiment.
After just seven months at the University of Alberta, Patrik Rorsman returned to Oxford, England, forfeiting his $10-million Canada Excellence Research Chair.
Rorsman was one of 19 foreign men awarded lucrative deals at Canadian universities in 2010 as part of a $190-million Canada Excellence Research Chair program, the federal government’s ambitious science talent drive.
It gets better. We gotta throw a Nylander Stepford Wife in here:
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But he said the deal-breaker was the way the U of A treated his wife, who had initially planned to move to Edmonton, leaving their children, aged 16 to 22, and aging parents behind.
His wife works in administration at Oxford, and Rorsman said she was offered a good position in Edmonton. But she was told she could only have two weeks vacation a year. She asked for 11 more days without pay. “Unfortunately, the university was not very flexible on that score,” he said.
As her negotiations dragged on, Rorsman headed to Edmonton in February 2011. In the end, his wife decided not to move.
Wait, let me get this, your husband is awarded a 10M buck contract. relocation expenses, guaranteed job for wife, jobs for his staff, favorite secretaries.. and the deal breaker is not having MORE than two weeks paid holiday for his wife? Thats the deal breaker?!?
I'm speechless here. I keep looking at the calendar and its not April 1st.
But anyway, nice that the federal govt, that doesn't fund arenas for superstar hockey athletes has found a new superstar club to drop 200M on. your hard paid taxes at work for you. I'm sure it takes 10M buck researchers to further study these days. God how did any medical science or cures ever get done in the old days. Love or money? Looks like money winning everytime out. Who needs periodicals and published research when you have superstars and fame. Couple probably looks like the Beckhams..
Stay the **** at Oxford. We're good without you. Who dreams this **** up?
This article just keeps on giving:
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Michele Boutin, executive director of the program, said the universities have in effect been given “hunting licences” to go and find “rock star” scientists to fill the positions, each of which will receive up to $10 million over seven years from the federal government. The government says the grants are among the most prestigious and generous in the world.
"rock star" scientists. These people are nuts. As far as the bolded, yeah, I'm not surprised. We have no fiscal accountability here.
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One of my best friends growing up had a small pot of boiling scalding water accidentally fall on him as a 3 yr old. Probably about a litre. He had burns all over his body. He still does.
It doesn't take a lot of scalding water to produce scars, burns, lesions. Its more how hot the water is and the scalding can take place in an instant. The injury in many cases being longterm.
Just as an unpleasant reminder if any guy had scalding water thrown on their lap I imagine there'd be some severe pain...
I can attest to that. I dropped a can of very hot tea (between 1/2L an 1L) on my left thigh when I was 10 or 11. I don't remember the degree of the burns, but I stayed two weeks in hospital and I have a scar on my upper left thigh. Beside the initial pain, removing bandages every day was very painful also. I consider myself lucky that my crotch area was unaffected.
Its not the passengers job to recognize the safety concerns and ensure her own safety in this instance. its up to the airline that served her scalding hot water in an uncontrolled environment.
It's always our job to recognize safety concerns. When you're climbing up a mountain do you need a reminder that some rocks may be lose? Or when you're looking over the edge of a cliff do you need a reminder or need a fence in front of you to keep you from falling?
As you alluded to above that's what I was getting at earlier, it's so ******* cramped on a plane that the last thing I would do is order a hot beverage, hell the turbulance alone is one reason I wouldn't. Having a lid or not the liquid is at some point exposed to possibly causing an accident.
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If a drunk waitress in a restaurant stumbled, and scalding hot water landed on a customer would there be any questioning who is at fault?
I don't recall this case having a drunk waitress.
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Originally Posted by Replacement
One of my best friends growing up had a small pot of boiling scalding water accidentally fall on him as a 3 yr old. Probably about a litre. He had burns all over his body. He still does.
It doesn't take a lot of scalding water to produce scars, burns, lesions. Its more how hot the water is and the scalding can take place in an instant. The injury in many cases being longterm.
Just as an unpleasant reminder if any guy had scalding water thrown on their lap I imagine there'd be some severe pain...
This is a whole liter scalding a 3yo. Not 150ml scalding your lap of an adult. Let's at least compare apples to apples. No doubt scalding water can burn you I mean it's hot afterall, however I don't need a sign on my stove to tell me to handle it with care when in use.
Move over Yakupov, Ovechkin, Crosby. Coming soon to a city near you(no, already here) Superstar researchers worth 10M. Elitist U. Federal govts can fund this crap, but look out university tuition..
It gets better. We gotta throw a Nylander Stepford Wife in here:
Wait, let me get this, your husband is awarded a 10M buck contract. relocation expenses, guaranteed job for wife, jobs for his staff, favorite secretaries.. and the deal breaker is not having MORE than two weeks paid holiday for his wife? Thats the deal breaker?!?
I'm speechless here. I keep looking at the calendar and its not April 1st.
But anyway, nice that the federal govt, that doesn't fund arenas for superstar hockey athletes has found a new superstar club to drop 200M on. your hard paid taxes at work for you. I'm sure it takes 10M buck researchers to further study these days. God how did any medical science or cures ever get done in the old days. Love or money? Looks like money winning everytime out. Who needs periodicals and published research when you have superstars and fame. Couple probably looks like the Beckhams..
Stay the **** at Oxford. We're good without you. Who dreams this **** up?
This article just keeps on giving:
"rock star" scientists. These people are nuts. As far as the bolded, yeah, I'm not surprised. We have no fiscal accountability here.
I think your outrage is a bit over the top. The $10mil is a research grant not salary, so the comparison with Beckham or Crosby are really not justified in any way. Rorsman is hardly unique and top universities recruit researchers under similar conditions all the time. In terms of benefit to society, funding a $200mil arena or funding 20 scientists to open research labs in various areas from medicine to engineering, it is not even close. Where the government is wrong, in my opinion, is that big money thrown at few people comes at the expense of severe shortages in funding existing researchers and labs. This is not new money, it is just shifted from one pot to another. Funding for NSERC and CIHR has been stagnant for years, with falling success rates for applicants. The reality is that UofA or any Canadian university rarely can compete for top 0.1% talent with big research universities like Oxford, MIT, etc which have much larger research budgets and are able to attract much larger private investments as well. In my opinion, they should not even try if it comes at the expense of the other non-top 0.1%, but still excellent, researchers.
So whats peoples favorite breakfast cereal? With strawberries or banana? Do they still make prostars?
I steer clear of any cereal with big chunks as they are choking hazards after all. Can't believe the government has let these bafoons produce foods like this.
I steer clear of any cereal with big chunks as they are choking hazards after all. Can't believe the government has let these bafoons produce foods like this.
Based on the story written, it was 2nd degree burns to what I would assume is less than 10% of her body through clothing (considering an entire leg is around 18%)
2nd degree burns with water tend to affect only the epidermis and very upper dermis without damaging sweat glands or hair follicles or having extensive scarring.
For her to claim all those problems and expect to win especially if she was wearing pants at the time....I dunno
But then again they have barely given enough information in the story to truly know anything about it. She could have been more severely injured but one would think they'd call it third degree or there would need to be flame or oil involved to cause the damage she is stating.
Exactly my main shake head from that article was reading the amount she's suing for(~quarter of a million) and the fact that they are 2nd degree burns or alleged anyhow.
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Him and Drabek are going to be eating spits for a while.
