Podcast appearances and mentions of ben heller

Forget who you're kissing at midnight…what are the Chicago Cubs New Years resolutions for 2025? Are they likely to keep any of them? Plus, the Cubs make another addition to the bullpen and Roki Susaki heads back to Japan to mull over his big decision. Is Josh Rojas your Opening Day 3B? Meanwhile, Wrigley has been turned into a hockey stadium for the Winter Classic with the Blackhawks! Join Luke Stuckmeyer and Cody Delmendo for the CHGO Cubs Podcast.

The NS9 Postgame Show Powered By Primanti Bros. Tyler & DiNardo discussing today's Pittsburgh Pirates game vs. the Chicago Cubs that was also pretty. Jared Jones made his return off the IL and was only able to go 4 innings while giving up 5 earned. Ben Heller let the game get out of hand, but Oneil Cruz was able to go 4-for-4 with a sac fly that raised his OPS to a .801 and higher than Bryan Reynolds now. LIKE and SUBSCRIBE with NOTIFICATIONS ON if you enjoyed the show! NS9 MERCH: https://northshorenine.myspreadshop.com ►Website: https://www.northshorenine.com ►Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/northshorenine ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@northshorenine ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northshorenine ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northshorenine ►Discord: https://discord.gg/3HVYPg544m

The Pirates completed another disastrous game Monday in an 11-5 loss to the Reds. Daulton Jefferies adds to the list of Dennis Santana and Ben Heller tanking the Pirates bullpen.

On today's show, Dawson, Mike, and Noah open discussing former Pirate Tucupita Marcano being banned from baseball for life, along with some banter regarding the possibility of players being able to bet on themselves. Then, Dawson explains his frustrations regarding Alanna Rizzo's disrespectful comments towards the Pirates as the boys discuss the Pirates series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers (10:43). Noah takes a look at some of Rowdy's long-awaited improvements, along with Ben Heller's historically bad outings (22:34). The fellas have a roundtable discussion about the insanity of the phantom foul tip, which resulted in a Pirates loss (32:10). Noah has a farm report on the recently promoted Braxton Ashcraft, and an update on a record Mitch Keller is chasing (44:04). Later, the show closes with the boys reveling in team USA's cricket victory, and the great Baseball Twitter vs Cricket Twitter War of 2024.    Audio Intro/Outro, the one and only Pittsburgh Pirates Polka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCcKpvLcl9E   Raise It! Twitter: https://twitter.com/raiseitshow Raise It! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raiseitshow   Email Us: raiseitpodcast@gmail.com

Hour two with Joe Starkey, Paul Zeise, and Bob Pompeani. The NL Central and NL Wild Card is a jumbled up mess and has a chance to work itself out over the next month before the trade deadline. Ben Heller was accountable saying he wasted an opportunity. the pirates have little to no middle relief depth. Have you ever had a hole in one? Bob has, but didn't see it.

Ben Heller pitched... not good and the Pirates were crushed in the 10th against Minnesota. Starkey has changed his mind on Rowdy. We hear his hot take on Tellez before the series.

El Salvador's Warrants: Bukele's Folly? El Salvador has issued a new bond, using part of the proceeds to buy back some bonds that mature in the relatively near term. The issuance includes a detachable warrant that pays up to an additional 4% if El Salvador does not get an IMF program in place soon (or achieve a higher credit rating). The issuance has been characterized as a way to convince investors that El Salvador really is serious about striking an IMF deal. But the whole thing strikes us as loony tunes. Which is it? We ask EM guru Ben Heller. Producer: Leanna Doty

This episode of Not Every Fight Ends at the Bell featured Ben Heller, a 49-year-old boxer training to fight in the Haymakers for Hope charity boxing event to raise money for cancer research. Ben's motivation comes from his wife Amanda's battle with metastatic breast cancer.Ben shared his family's history with cancer, including losing his father to cancer and his mother being a breast cancer survivor. When Amanda was diagnosed with breast cancer during the pandemic, she initially went through treatment and was declared cancer-free. However, the cancer metastasized to her brain, and she has been undergoing intense treatments for the past 18 months.Finding boxing helped give Ben a sense of purpose during this difficult time. He has immersed himself in training and fundraising, raising an astonishing $108,000 at the time of this recording and just over $124,000 by the time this will air. Ben will be fighting in Rock ‘N Rumble XIII on May 9, 2024 at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway. Quotes(00:01:48): "I lost my father almost 10 years ago, 10 years in July, my mother's a breast cancer survivor and my partner at work passed away Christmas Eve of 2020, so I've had some really close people in my life and there's too many to count who have passed away or battled cancer and um, close as those people are, my wife is dealing with Metastatic breast cancer right now and it's really close to home."(00:26:25): "It's crazy when you think about it because you're going in that ring alone. You know, your coach is standing there, but they're not in there. You're the one fighting. And yet at the same time, you're carrying every person who either did drills with you or who sparred you, who smacked you in the mouth."(00:29:50): "I want to win. I want to make people proud of me. Um, I want Amanda to be proud. I want my opponent to, to know that I'm in this for real. This isn't just an activity. I'm doing this. This is very personal. I'm fighting as if Amanda's in there with me."(00:39:22): "I don't want to wish time away. I'm afraid of these next two months of training come May 10th, I'll be an alum. Um, so I really want to savor this moment. This part of the journey, but after that, that's, that's with me forever."Resource Links:Donate to BenDonate to Haymakers for HopeFollow Haymakers on InstagramHaymakers for Hope is an official 501(c)(3) charity organization that gives you the opportunity to fight back against cancer. They also have charity bibs for races all across the country and host charity golf tournaments.Not Every Fight Ends at the Bell is presented and produced by Haymakers for Hope. Our producers are former fighters Jordan McMillan and Julian A Lewis II.

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This episode, we are joined by Ben Heller, a reliever that just finished the 2023 baseball season as a reliever for the Atlanta Braves. If you are not familiar with Ben’s story, he just completed his 10th season as a professional baseball player after being drafted in the 22nd round out of Olivet Nazarene. Ben is incredibly generous with his time today sharing a lot of information that is directly applicable to any baseball player that wants to try to play at the next level. Ben and I discuss: Recapping his 2023 Season: What it was like to make it back to the big leagues His experience pitching against his hometown team, the Milwaukee Brewers His proudest moment looking back at the success he had in 2023 Mechanics and Pitch Design: Why he made mechanical changes His process to make the mechanical changes stick How long it took him to trust his mechanics on the mound The new pitch he learned Ben’s process to learning and incorporating a new pitch into his repertoire How many pitches a high school pitcher should learn How a high school player should design their pitch arsenal Baseball Development: Why Ben feels he is the best baseball player he has ever been in year 10 The importance of mindset in baseball development How a high school and college baseball player should look at their year to improve their development This episode is a must listen (maybe a couple of times through) for any high school or college baseball player that is looking to improve and develop to play at the next level. Ben gives so many insights into what he sees can make successful baseball players and he shares personal stories about his baseball journey. How to Keep Your Arm Healthy Course

What the FRAN? This episode is on Argentina's famous FRANs (floating rate accrual notes). The notes were intended to protect holders against the risk that the country's credit would deteriorate... and boy did they ever. Due to a drafting glitch, or a simple failure of imagination, the FRANs wound up earning a few lucky (well, smart) investors somewhere around 100% annual interest. Argentina's unsuccessful effort to avoid paying also raised some entertaining questions of contract law. It's not common for sovereign states to raise the unconscionability defense. Ben Heller joins us to talk about the FRANs, with some bonus discussion of dodgy exit amendments. Producer: Leanna Doty

Nick Cellini and Chris Dimino talk everything Atlanta Sports, the National Sports picture and the current (and WAY back when) in pop culture! Get the latest and your fill of Atlanta Braves, Georgia Bulldogs, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks daily from two "Southern" Yankees daily Mon-Fri from 11a-2p! Twitter Question of the Day Atlanta Braves look good vs Twins Mad Dog Chris Russo tries Braves/Mets math onair Daily Headline presented by Prometheus by Dr. Malik On Campus presented by Subaru of Gwinnett NBA Minute - Atlanta Hawks Drive Around the Sports World presented by Marietta Toyota See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick Cellini and Chris Dimino talk everything Atlanta Sports, the National Sports picture and the current (and WAY back when) in pop culture! Get the latest and your fill of Atlanta Braves, Georgia Bulldogs, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks daily from two "Southern" Yankees daily Mon-Fri from 11a-2p! Twitter Question of the Day Atlanta Braves look good vs Twins Mad Dog Chris Russo tries Braves/Mets math onair Daily Headline presented by Prometheus by Dr. Malik On Campus presented by Subaru of Gwinnett NBA Minute - Atlanta Hawks Drive Around the Sports World presented by Marietta Toyota See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick Cellini and Chris Dimino talk everything Atlanta Sports, the National Sports picture and the current (and WAY back when) in pop culture! Get the latest and your fill of Atlanta Braves, Georgia Bulldogs, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks daily from two "Southern" Yankees daily Mon-Fri from 11a-2p! Twitter Question Of The Day Atlanta Braves sweep away the Rockies Daily Headline presented by Prometheus by Dr. Malik Wyndham Clark wins U.S. Open NBA Minute Drive Around the Sports World presented by Marietta Toyota See omny.fm/listener for privacy information.

Nick Cellini and Chris Dimino talk everything Atlanta Sports, the National Sports picture and the current (and WAY back when) in pop culture! Get the latest and your fill of Atlanta Braves, Georgia Bulldogs, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks daily from two "Southern" Yankees daily Mon-Fri from 11a-2p! Twitter Question Of The Day Atlanta Braves sweep away the Rockies Daily Headline presented by Prometheus by Dr. Malik Wyndham Clark wins U.S. Open NBA Minute Drive Around the Sports World presented by Marietta Toyota See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We had a must-listen show with Rays & @DurhamBulls RHP @BenHeller21 who spoke on many subjects: how Cash/Snyder & the org support players, constant development, the ups & downs of injuries & battling back to be blessed & thankful. #RaysUp Support The Pod! Buy A Shirt! Use Promo Code “FLAPPY” for 10% OFF! Spotify: RBLR […]

We had a must-listen show with Rays & @DurhamBulls RHP @BenHeller21 who spoke on many subjects: how Cash/Snyder & the org support players, constant development, the ups & downs of injuries & battling back to be blessed & thankful. #RaysUp Support The Pod! Buy A Shirt! Use Promo Code “FLAPPY” for 10% OFF! Spotify: RBLR […]

A commercial free episode of Saturday's Weekend Crunch show, featuring an interview with special guest Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Ben Heller. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/world-wide-sports-radio-n/support

A commercial free episode of Wednesday's Sports Loud Mouths show, featuring interviews with special guests free agent cornerback Bashaud Breeland and Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Ben Heller. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/world-wide-sports-radio-n/support

Today we switch things up, having professional baseball player and Kinetic patient Ben Heller interviewing Dr. Michael! Here we get the unique view of hearing Dr. Michael being asked the questions by Ben, a long time patient and friend of his. Specifically, Ben and Michael discuss: The story of Kinetic Michael's background and early career as a Physical Therapist What Michael's learned working with baseball players How players can learn more about their body How Michael's job has changed from Physical Therapist to business owner Any athlete, physical therapist, or person with interest in sports medicine will find great value in this episode. Michael's drive to take his business to new levels is inspiring and gives awesome insight into building a business around your passion. Be sure to follow Kinetic Sports Medicine to see what they're up to: On Social Media:@kinetic_smp Online: www.kineticsmp.com Baseball Arm Care Free mini-course mentioned in this episode

Today we switch things up, having professional baseball player and Kinetic patient Ben Heller interviewing Dr. Michael! Here we get the unique view of hearing Dr. Michael being asked the questions by Ben, a long time patient and friend of his. Specifically, Ben and Michael discuss: The story of Kinetic Michael's background and early career as a Physical Therapist What Michael's learned working with baseball players How players can learn more about their body How Michael's job has changed from Physical Therapist to business owner Any athlete, physical therapist, or person with interest in sports medicine will find great value in this episode. Michael's drive to take his business to new levels is inspiring and gives awesome insight into building a business around your passion. Be sure to follow Kinetic Sports Medicine to see what they're up to: On Social Media:@kinetic_smp Online: www.kineticsmp.com Baseball Arm Care Free mini-course mentioned in this episode

Ben Heller is the chief technology officer at Driver Technologies, Inc. He has 15+ years of experience building in mobile, web, and server-side technologies. Both global corporations and rising startups have leveraged his code to facilitate growth and innovation. Heller has worn many hats, from co-founder (Cureatr, medical care coordination) to engineering director (Arccos Golf, IOT/data) to principal engineer (Plex, media-streaming). Ben delights in designing streamlined, scalable solutions for unique and challenging problems. His work has taken him deep into large geographically distributed databases with massive simultaneous read/write volume, low-level Bluetooth and audio interfaces, media processing pipelines, and behaviorally-driven motion algorithms. He's excited to combine these experiences to bring forth the next generation of automotive safety.Connect with Behind Company Lines and HireOtter Website Facebook Twitter LinkedIn:Behind Company LinesHireOtter Instagram Buzzsprout

Rob Sedgwick was born into one of America's oldest families and Manhattan royalty. His cousin, Edie Sedgwick, was Andy Warhol's muse. His sister is Kyra Sedgwick, the actress; his brother is painter Nikko Sedgwick; his brother-in-law is movie star Kevin Bacon, and his stepfather was renowned art dealer Ben Heller, who pioneered the careers of Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. So, to say Rob has struggled to stand out in a family of big personalities is a huge understatement. In his memoir, Bob Goes to Jail, Rob relates his journey from lost little boy to inept criminal with such honesty and heart that you can't help but root for him. More than the memoir of a man, Bob Goes to Jail is the story of the search for love, the yearning for acceptance, and the struggle to find oneself. Sedgwick, has the drop-dead good looks of Robert Redford and the judgment of Keith Richards. Though you cringe at each bad decision―and there are so many―it's impossible not to fall in love with him and hope he finds his way. Sedgwick's story is full of self-examination and biting comedy, absurd situations, and very human feeling. Mark Scarbrough, local literary scholar and lecturer, bestselling cookbook author, and author of his own recent memoir, Bookmarked, will discuss Bob Goes to Jail with Rob Sedgwick, in what is sure to be a fascinating conversation about families and the challenges and power of writing memoir. This program is free. Pre-registration is required. Register below to receive the Zoom link. REGISTER HERE Limited copies of Bob Goes to Jail are available to purchase from the Library. The book is also available to check out with a library card. Please call the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon for more information at: (860)364-5041.

That's right, we got the OG Beverly Marsh, Ben Hanscom and Stan Uris from the 1990 It mini-series on the show to talk about their experiences filming the landmark adaptation, dealing with the legacy of that show and what they're up to now.

Welcome home to the Boo Crew episode 334! Hang out with filmmakers John Campopiano and Chris Griffiths who created an incredible new documentary “PENNYWISE: THE STORY OF IT”, as well as Ben Heller one of the STARS of the original 1990 mini series based on the Stephen King novel! Its a fantastic deep dive into one the scariest television events of all time. With stunning behind the scenes footage, interviews with Seth Green, Tim Curry, Emily Perkins, Tommy Lee Wallace and SO many more. We'll talk about everything from its impact and legacy, stories from the set, and just the overall process of what goes into making something like this and the detective work and discoveries along the way! You can Watch PENNYWISE: THE STORY OF IT on the SCREAMBOX streaming platform that is a horror experience, curated by Blood Disgusting starting July 26. Episode 334 with Pennywise: the Story of IT, is now slaying! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, we are joined by Ben Heller who is a reliever for the New York Yankees. Ben is originally from Whitewater, WI and he went to Olivet Nazraene University. After pitching there, he was then selected in the 2013 MLB draft by the Cleveland Indians in the 22nd round. Ben was traded to Yankees and in 2016 he made his MLB debut there. I was glad to finally have Ben on the podcast and we appreciate him taking the time with us today! Topics discussed today: ⚾Ben's unique path to professional baseball ⚾How Ben handled the stress of being sidelined by injury ⚾Ben's shares his experience with the phases of a post-injury throwing program and his first game back ⚾How the mindset of post-surgery is up to you as an athlete and a pitcher ⚾Ben's highly valuable advice for anyone coming back from and injury/surgery

The final Friday of March has arrived and it’s also the twelfth such day of the year. One question is how many more are left in 2022? Is it worth the research it would take to bring you that piece of information? Or would it be better to proceed with another installment of Charlottesville Community Engagement? One fact I can say with some confidence is that I’m Sean Tubbs, your stenographic host.Know someone who might want to read or listen to detailed accounts of how decisions are made in local government? Share Charlottesville Community Engagement! On today’s program:Council holds first reading on a rezoning for 170 units in Fry’s Spring but approval will hinge on finding funding for sidewalk improvements Charlottesville City Council weighs in further on tax rates and the budget Today’s first shout-out goes to WTJUAlgorithms know how to put songs and artists together based on genre or beats per minute. But only people can make connections that engage your mind and warm your heart. The music on WTJU 91.1 FM is chosen by dozens and dozens of volunteer hosts -- music lovers like you who live right here in the Charlottesville area. Listener donations keep WTJU alive and thriving. In this era of algorithm-driven everything, go against the grain. Support freeform community radio on WTJU and get ready for the station’s 85th anniversary on April 1! Consider a donation at wtju.net/donate.City Manager Rogers to negotiate with Southern Development on Stribling sidewalk agreement As Charlottesville contemplates a more dense future with more people, how can today’s elected officials ensure the infrastructure is in place before new homes are built? The fate of Southern Development’s request to rezone undeveloped land in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood depends on if Charlottesville Council is satisfied sidewalks will be built on Stribling Avenue. “At 12 acres, this is one of the largest undeveloped properties within the city,” said City Planner Matt Aflele. Southern Development’s plan is to build 170 residential units in a mix of single-family attached, townhomes, and multifamily buildings at a density of 15 dwelling units per acre. The Planning Commission has voted unanimously to recommend a rezoning and a critical slopes waiver, but only if funds were placed in the capital improvement program for a sidewalk on Stribling Avenue. Southern Development had agreed to loan the city $2.9 million to cover the cost. This would be paid back in the form of real estate tax rebates until the amount is paid off. At Council’s first reading of the matter on Monday, Interim City Manager Michael C. Rogers said he did not recommend proceeding with the sidewalk for many reasons. For one, the city would need to issue additional bonds and it’s already at capacity. For another, Rogers said if the city is going to enter into public-private partnerships for infrastructure, there need to be rules first. “The city does not have in place a policy infrastructure for these kinds of arrangements,” Rogers said. “So that it’s clear to everyone up front and that’s something that we will work on. But at this time there are too many unknown variables.” However, staff does recommend the rezoning. “After a lot of considerations we do think that 170 new housing units in that location would be a benefit to the city, and the fact that 26 affordable housing units would be added would be beneficial to our affordable housing program as well.” Rogers said the city would have to find a way to pay for the sidewalk if the development was to move forward. “So we would have to go back to the CIP, include this project, find the money for it, and make it happen,” Rogers said. Jason Halbert is co-president of the Fry's Spring Neighborhood Association. They’ve been working on this issue since the idea of the rezoning emerged. "We as a board never said no, NIMBY, we didn't take that position," Halbert said. "We took a position to try to advance what we have always been trying to advance, which is improved safety on Stribling Avenue and the intersection of Stribling and Jefferson Park Avenue.” Halbert said the development should not occur without infrastructure. He thanked interim Michael C. Rogers for his announcement earlier in the meeting that the process for the capital improvement program would be overhauled. "If we want to work with developers to get more density in the city and really do this new  zoning ordinance in a proper way, the city's CIP and the infrastructure has to keep pace," Halbert said. "If it can't keep pace you're going to create serious problems on city streets, city intersections, and you're going to have more and more consternation from neighborhoods."City resident Ben Heller asked for the city to ask for $2.9 million in cash from Southern Development rather than the loan. He pointed out the company paid $2 million for the 11 acres of undeveloped land in June 2021. "With 170 houses there that's only $12,000 per development entitlement," Heller said. "In general you are talking about $120,000 per development entitlement in that neighborhood. You could ask the developer for $3 million and they would still be getting a bargain in terms of the price per development entitlement." Council discussionVice Mayor Juandiego Wade worked for many years as a transportation planner for Albemarle County and is familiar with the road because this area is within in the jurisdictions of a joint planning study known as Southern Area B. “We had some projects on the county end of this and it was a real gnarly, gnarly road there and i think it prevented some of the county projects from getting done in that area,” Wade said. Wade said the city has to find a way to build the sidewalk.Councilor Brian Pinkston said he could not vote for the rezoning until there was a plan in place to guarantee the sidewalks would be built. “I see why the notion of trying to fund this with a loan was a great idea, kind of a hail mary sort of thing, but I can see why it’s very difficult and problematic on the policy side and the debt management side and not having the policies and procedures in place to govern that,” Pinkston said. Another issue is lack of funding to upgrade the intersection of Stribling and Jefferson Park Avenue Extended to handle left-hand turns. That concerned Mayor Lloyd Snook as much if not more than the sidewalk. “That kind of improvement is never going to be made unless we’ve got a project like this,” Snook said. “Now to me the question therefore is how do we end up not having to hold the bag?” Snook said he was skeptical the city would be able to find the money in the capital improvement program. He said it would be his first preference for Rogers to continue to work on the loan to resolve outstanding questions. Charlie Armstrong of Southern Development said his company has looked at many options over the past few years, including developing the property by-right. “And that is 46 or so large single family lots, some of them approaching an acre in size,” Armstrong said. “They would be beautiful but affordable for very view.” A rezoning to R-2 would yield 64 units. Armstrong said the agreement was not so much of a loan but a tax increment financing structure. “It’s another odd version of a loan where we provide the funds and then we provide the funds again to pay ourselves back,” Armstrong said “Those tax revenues from the project don’t exist right now. The project would create them.” Armstrong said he would be willing to work with the city to move forward on the agreement, but needs to know if there is Council support for the rezoning. Rogers said he would set up a conversation with Armstrong but suggested Council hold first reading on the matter. They did so, and the matter will come back to Council at their next meeting on April 4. Second shout-out goes to Camp AlbemarleToday’s second subscriber-supported public service announcement goes out to Camp Albemarle, which has for sixty years been a “wholesome rural, rustic and restful site for youth activities, church groups, civic events and occasional private programs.”Located on 14 acres on the banks of the Moorman’s River near Free Union, Camp Albemarle continues as a legacy of being a Civilian Conservation Corps project that sought to promote the importance of rural activities. Camp Albemarle seeks support for a plan to winterize the Hamner Lodge, a structure built in 1941 by the CCC and used by every 4th and 5th grade student in Charlottesville and Albemarle for the study of ecology for over 20 years. If this campaign is successful, Camp Albemarle could operate year-round. Consider your support by visiting http://campalbemarleva.org/donate.Council weighs in on budget, real estate tax rateCharlottesville City Council held a community forum last night on the recommended budget for FY23. They had held a public hearing on Monday, but their own conversation at that time was somewhat limited. Staff asked Councilors to offer their perspective. (watch the budget forum)Interim City Manager Michael C. Rogers has recommended a two cent increase on the real estate tax rate with the approximately $1.84 million in revenue going to a fund dedicated to paying for renovation of Buford Middle School. Staff also presented Council with three other scenarios for higher tax rates for how to cover the costs of the $75 million the School Board wants for the project. “It seems our decision points are raising taxes by eight to ten cents, real estate taxes,” said City Councilor Michael Payne. “Going quickly in with $75 million for the reconfiguration plan. And I think if we do that we need to acknowledge that the trade-offs that all of those things not in our budget that are not going to get funded unless we have an extremely large unexpected surplus or we raise taxes above even ten cents.”Some of the things not in the budget include a contribution to Piedmont Housing Alliance for their project to build 50 units on the grounds of the Park Street Christian Church. Another is funding for the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center to cover their rent. Another is an additional $3 million for Charlottesville Area Transit to increase the system to 30-minute headways. City Councilor Brian Pinkston said he was not sure he could support a steep increase in the real estate tax rate because he thought it may push more people to leave the city. “I get these phone calls from folks whose housing has appreciated by ten, eleven, twelve, fifteen percent, their housing assessments,” Pinkston said. “And it is hard to put on top of that a real estate tax on top of that.” However, Pinkston said he could support a two cent increase in FY23 while an attempt is made to reduce the cost of the Buford renovation. Pinkston said all increases in the real estate tax should go to debt service for school reconfiguration. Krisy Hammill, senior budget analyst for the city of Charlottesville, offered this clarification. “There’s $2.5 million in the CIP in FY23 that is my understanding would complete the design and require no tax increase,” Hammill said. Vice Mayor Juandiego Wade served sixteen years on the School Board, where reconfiguration has been sought for many years. The School Board voted in October 2010 on a plan to build a single middle school to serve 6th through 8th grades, with fifth graders returning to elementary schools. The project has not yet advanced as a capital project. “Each time we have been putting it off so I will definitely be in the camp that we need to start on this now because one of the big issues is the inflation costs,” Wade said. “So I think that we were looking at some of the options and alternatives that we looked at on Monday, we’re in a rock’s throw of working this out and I think that we will as a community and a Council.”Wade said Council will have to make some tough decisions. ‘Many of the emails we receive say they want us to do it all, but we can’t!” Wade said. “We’re going to have to make some difficult decisions and that’s why they place us here.” Councilor Sena Magill said design of Buford would still continue during the next year and that the draft budget doesn’t show floating the bonds for Buford until Fiscal Year 2024. But she understood why some might be skeptical of the fate of dedicated funds in the Capital Improvement Program. “As we found with West Main Street, even if it’s in the CIP doesn’t mean it’s going to stay,”  Magill said. “West Main had been allocated out and we as a new Council took it out.” In all, previous Councils accumulated $18 million in capital funds for West Main that only existed on paper. The bonds are authorized but not yet sold, and the last Council agreed to transfer them to the Buford project. Magill said she would support a higher tax rate than two cents as presented to Council on Monday. Councilor Brian Pinkston said he wanted to consider a drop in the personal property tax to reduce the burden to those who will be hit with higher than expected bills.“My original inclination with that is that this is a windfall for us but [Commissioner of Revenue Todd] Divers has made some good points is that it will be an affordability issue for many people,” Pinkston said. Divers has suggested that continuing to charge $4.20 per $100 of assessed value would yield an additional $2 million and that a rate of $3.22 per $100 would be an equalized rate that would bring in the current year’s revenue. Pinkston suggested somewhere in the $3.75 range. That would yield approximately $1 million. Councilor Snook said that $1 million coupled with $1.2 million from a half-percentage increase in the meals tax would yield additional revenue that could be used to pay for other initiatives.“I think at some point we need to agree on what purposes we’d like to try to fund and then we can try to fit the taxes to meet those expenditures,” Snook said. Wade said he wanted the city to do what it can to keep the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center in place.“Whether it’s a combination of working with them for fundraising and the city assisting because I know when I was on the School Board the programs that they provided was invaluable and what they can do no one else can do, the way they bring the community together to have those courageous conversations,” Wade said. “They’re there to do that.” Councilors appeared to be willing to support a request to fully fund the Public Housing Association of Residents’ request of $41,000. The draft budget only recommended $21,035. Rogers said the conversation at the community budget forum was useful. “We will work the budget staff and the departments heads in the city to address what you have identified as priorities of sincere interest,” Rogers said.  However, Rogers reminded the Council to be mindful of what the city could afford. He suggested they review the three scenarios presented by Hammill on Monday. “And there are some hard choices,” Rogers said. “Whether to raise taxes or not, and if so, do it all at once, or have a phased approach?” The next step in the budget process is a work session on the Capital Improvement Program on March 31 beginning at 6 p.m. (meeting info)Support the program!Special announcement of a continuing promo with Ting! Are you interested in fast internet? Visit this site and enter your address to see if you can get service through Ting. 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On this episode we have a current player joining us on the podcast! Ben Heller, who has had an amazing journey from starting back as a high school pitcher not getting recruited. He then signed on to play at Olivet Nazarene a small NAIA college, got drafted by the Indians in the 22nd round, and ended up making it to the MLB. Ben has had some tough luck with injuries the last few seasons. In this episode, he talks about having to deal with those injuries from a mental and physical standpoint. We also talk about how Ben uses meditation to stay in the moment, why being too coachable isn't a good thing and advice to young players. If you have any questions you would like me to answer on the podcast please email me, jonesbaseballtraining@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Listen in on this special conversation with former MLB catcher Erik Kratz who spent almost two decades in baseball most recently with the New York Yankees. You will enjoy Erik's funny and insightful take on his career in professional baseball including the “absolutely craziest game” he's ever been part of. He also provides the backstory on his “shower shoes” and recounts his knuckleball debut against David Wright (Mets). Erik describes baseball's impact on his family (waffles and swimming pools) and the sacrifices made to be together as a family each season. Stay tuned to the end of the podcast to hear Erik's testimony of how his faith in Jesus Christ began. Be sure to subscribe now to Post Game with Paul Golden!

Bendy Bonds Are Better (Say it Five Times Fast) Our guest this week is Ben Heller, one of the most insightful observers of the sovereign debt markets, and someone we often turn to for a sense of the investor's perspective on the markets. Recently, Ben and a colleague published a proposal for so-called Bendy Bonds – state-contingent debt instruments that automatically give countries a short breathing spell in times of crisis. State-contingent debt is a favorite of many economists, but proposals for new instruments—like GDP-linked bonds—have generally gone nowhere. But there has been a great deal of interest in Bendy Bonds. We talk with Ben about the idea behind Bendy Bonds and about recent events in the markets such as the claim by some that the Pac Man and Redesignation strategies proposed by Argentina in its recent restructuring were innocent attempts to correct for flaws in the latest version of the ICMA CACs. Ben, who was on the key drafting committees for the ICMA CACs, gives us some rare and invaluable legislative history. https://www.hbk.com/uploads/documents/Bendy-Bonds.pdf Producer: Leanna Doty

We talk to multiple atheists in Israel about atheism in their country, Jewish identity and the influence of religion on their government and society. We get different opinions on this from Israeli atheists so check out the other parts as well. Our third discussion is with Ilan Spector and Ben Heller from The Common Atheist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6X1wh55NE-JtknVEpl7STA

Zaggin' With Zig - The Ziggy Elman Orchestra Bluebird sides from 1938-39 featuring mostly members of the Benny Goodman Orchestra (Hymie Schertzer, Dave Matthews, Toots Mondello, Noni Bernardi, Jerry Jerome, Babe Russin, Art Rollini, Jess Stacy, Milt Raskin, Johnny Guarnieri, Ben Heller, Al Kendis, Nick Fatool, Artie Bernstein) doing some excellent Jazz as well as pop standards. Two bonus cuts by Toots Mondello and His Orchestra leading virtually the same band (with Claude Thornhill) for Varsity. Sorry in advance for some technical glitches on this one - the narration part was slightly compromised by a microphone issue, but the music is fine! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-clark49/support

Heti történések: Nézőkkel indul a szezon, Darren O'Day, Ben Heller, Jay Bruce, Derek Dietrich, 5. starter, Robinson Chirinos, Justin Wilson, Corey Kluber, Jameson Taillon, Luis Severino, Zack Britton, Domingo Germán, Brett Gardner, NYY Diversity and Inclusion Comittee, Johnny Damon. MLB Hírek: Fernando Tatis Jr., James Paxton, Andrew Benintendi, Franchy Cordero, Mark Melancon, Justin Turner, Taijuan Walker, Todd Frazier, Cameron Maybin, Julio Teheran. Heti témánk: Öt héttel ezelőtt új sorozatba kezdtünk! Beliczay Gábor ötletét feldolgozván sorra vesszük az érdekesebb stadionokat liga szerte. Két hete végigvettük az NL és az AL Central pályáit, ezúttal jöhetett a zárás: NL East és AL East! NL Eeast: Atlanta Braves - Truist Park Miami Marlins - Marlins Park New York Mets - Citi Field Philadelphia Phillies – Citizens Bank Park Washington Nationals – Nationals Park AL East: Baltimore Orioles – Oriole Park at Camden Yards Boston Red Sox – Fenway Park Tampa Bay Rays – Tropicana Field Toronto Blue Jays – Rogers Centre New York Yankees – Yankee Stadium (Mivel hosszú adásokon keresztül taglaltuk már a csapat korábbi stadionjait, valamint a jelenlegit is, ezért ezúttal csak a kimaradt ételkínálattal készültünk) Keresd a magyar New York Yankees tartalmakat az alábbi linkeken: New York Yankees Hungary https://www.facebook.com/NewYorkYankeesHungary/ Jenkik Háza Blog jenkikhaza.blogspot.com/

Heti hírek: Gary Sanchez, Toros del Este, szabadügynökök: Jonathan Holder, Luis Cessa, Ben Heller, Gleyber Torres, Aaron Judge. Szabadügynök piac nagy nevei, igazolási hírek, pletykák: Corey Kluber, James McCann, Michael Brantley. Japán vonal: Yomiuri Giants és a Sagamura díjas: Sugano Tomoyuki illetve a Nippon Ham Fighters és Kohei Arihara, Heti témáink: A 70's és 80's évek World Series szereplései a Yankees részéről, A 70's évek New York-ban, káosz, bűnözés, lakástüzek: the Bronx is Burning, CBS, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, Ron Guidry, Reggie Jackson. Évfordulók. Keresd a magyar Yankees tartalmakat az alábbi linkeken: New York Yankees Hungary https://www.facebook.com/NewYorkYankeesHungary/ Jenkik Háza Blog jenkikhaza.blogspot.com/

Husband, Father, Professional Baseball Player, & Best FriendBen is one of my best friends. He and I sit down during our Friendsgiving weekend in rural Wisconsin and chat about being a new father, a Major League baseball player, and what life after baseball might look like. Enjoy!

Today, we are joined by Ben Heller who is a reliever for the New York Yankees. Ben is originally from Whitewater, WI and he went to Olivet Nazraene University. After pitching there, he was then selected in the 2013 MLB draft by the Cleveland Indians in the 22nd round. Ben was traded to Yankees and in 2016 he made his MLB debut there. I was glad to finally have Ben on the podcast and we appreciate him taking the time with us today! Topics discussed today: Ben's unique path to professional baseball How Ben handled the stress of being sidelined by injury Ben's shares his experience with the phases of a post-injury throwing program and his first game back How the mindset of post-surgery is up to you as an athlete and a pitcher Ben's highly valuable advice for anyone coming back from and injury/surgery Reach out to Ben: Via Instagram: @benheller21

We catch up with Ben Heller and Jonathan Holder about where they are on their roads back to New York. Also, Kyle Higashioka joins the podcast to discuss his front-row seat to all the happenings with the Yankees in the London Series: 2:31 -- Weekly highlights 8:26 -- C Kyle Higashioka Interview 12:35 -- RHP Ben Heller Interview 17:38 -- RHP Jonathan Holder Interview 21:47 -- Charleston RiverDogs (A) Report w/ Matt Dean 23:42 -- Tampa Tarpons (A+) Report w/ Nick Flammia 25:30 -- Trenton Thunder (AA) Report w/ Jon Mozes 26:49 -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (AAA) Report w/ Adam Marco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One dictionary defines a gym rat as “someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa.” The last guy you’d expect to fit that is a 97-year old Holocaust survivor named Ben Heller. But six days a week you’ll find Ben on the treadmill or cranking one of the weight machines at an Atlanta fitness club. Ben has won the respect of millennial club members amazed by his Just-Do-It determination. Especially when they learn his backstory of survival during three grim years in a WWII Nazi death camp. Ben told us about his remarkable life, right after—what else?—a long workout at the gym.

NYY Sports Talk's Christian and Chris Jr. sit down with Yankees relief pitcher Ben Heller to discuss the release of Yankee skipper Joe Girardi. In this episode we cover: -Goodbye, Joe Girardi -Getting to know Ben Heller AND MORE... Follow us on Twitter for live in-game updates @NYYSportsTalk and all of your New York Yankee news. Christian - @ChristianNYYST Chris Jr. - @ChrisJrNYYST Stat Guy Ry - @StatGuyRy_NYYST

Ben Heller from Aurora Productions stops by to explain the detailed, often byzantine process of the Broadway Load-In. Why does it cost sop much? You'll find out! Also, Dutch actress Babette Godefroy discusses the process of getting and maintaining a performance visa in the United States, while Katie Kozlowski discusses her new venture, Loving to Be Me, where her goal is to help artists love themselves through a process that involves constant rejection. In addition, we'll hear music from Karen Mason and Paul Rolnick.

ANNOUNCEMENT: We will have two episodes per week for the 2017 season! Episodes will be released on Monday and Thursday. Subscribe to the podcast so you get the episodes as soon as they’re released. The Bronx Pinstripes Show #127: Yankees rebound from their Opening Day loss, Chase Headley’s surprising hot start, expectations for CC Sabathia this season, the “Gleyber Torres Rules,” and why people need to get off Clint Frazier’s back. Then, Yankees pitcher Justus Sheffield (@Topsheff42) joined us. Justus was part of the Andrew Miller trade last summer and, coincidentally, the third piece of that trade we’ve had on the podcast (in addition to Clint Frazier and Ben Heller). We talk about his first big league spring training, being new to the Yankees organization, pitching in Double-A Trenton, looking up to CC Sabathia and other veterans, his high school days pitching with his brother, Jordan, who is a member of the Dodgers organization, and why he was a Red Sox fan growing up. Get in touch: @YankeesPodcast @Andrew_Rotondi @ScottReinen bronxpinstripes.com/podcast Call: 646-480-0342

The Bronx Pinstripes Show #124: Ben Heller (@BenHeller21), pitcher for the Yankees, joined us on this episode of the podcast. Topics: Ben's spring training experiences, the differences between major and minor league spring training, his development of a changeup and how pitchers go about working on a new pitch, growing up in a Wisconsin small town as a Brewers fan, the first time he met CC Sabathia and his memories of him as a Brewer in 2008, his major league debut, how pitchers kill time in the bullpen, pace of play in MLB, playing darts with JP Fiereisen, and enjoying 90s nostalgic video games. @YankeesPodcast @Andrew_Rotondi @ScottReinen bronxpinstripes.com/podcast 646-480-0342