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Biography - Walter Emmons "Smokey" Alston
During his lifetime, Walter Emmons Alston touched the lives of many people.
Walter passed away in 1984; however, his memory continues to impact others ... as evidenced by the following tributes to "Smokey."
"When Brooklyn owner Walter O'Malley hired Alston to be his manager in November, 1953, a sportswriter quipped, "The Dodgers do not need a manager, and that is why they got Alston." Despite a cold reception, Brooklyn warmed to Alston, who guided the team to their only World Series title in the burrough. Later, in Los Angeles, Alston added two more championships.
Walter Emmons Alston was born in Venice, Ohio, on the first day of December, 1911, the son of a farmer who had once played semipro ball. Walter played baseball at Darrtown High School, where his speedy fastball earned him the nickname "Smokey." After high school, the lanky Alston attended Miami (Ohio) University, where he majored in industrial arts and physical education. He graduated from Miami in 1935, after starring on their baseball and basketball squads. With his parents earning a modest income during the Great Depression, Alston relied on his wits to meet his college tuition. He played pool in local taverns and pool halls, winning money to pay for his classes and books.
Alston signed with the St. Louis Cardinals after graduation and spent 13 years in the minor leagues, earning his one major league chance at the end of the 1936 campaign, after he led the Mid-Atlantic League with 35 home runs. On September 27, 1936, after Cardinals' star first baseman Johnny Mize was ejected from the game, Alston was put in the lineup by manager Frankie Frisch. Alston was nervous; in three innings he made an error and struck out in his only at-bat. The next spring, he was back in the Cardinals minor league system, blocked at first base by Johnny Mize and other prospects.
In 1940, Alston's fortunes changed forever when he was offered the chance to play and manage at Portsmouth in the Mid-Atlantic League. That year he led the loop with 28 homers, but the team could only manage a sixth place finish. The next two seasons, in 1941 and 1942, serving as player/manager, Alston led the Mid-Atlantic homers and RBI both years, earning a promotion to Rochester, where he surrendered his managerial cap and performed as a player only. In 1944, the Cardinals released Alston, but Branch Rickey, formerly the Cardinals GM and now the president of Brooklyn Dodgers, hired Alston to play and manage in the Dodgers' system. With the Dodgers, Alston guided St. Paul to the Junior World Series championship in 1949, and the next year found him in Montreal, Brooklyn's top farm club.
The quiet, unflappable Alston spent four seasons in Montreal, grooming several Brooklyn stars for the big club. When the Dodgers' managerial position was open after the '53 campaign, O'Malley surprised the press and fans by hiring Alston, who was not highly regarded by most experts outside of the Brooklyn system.
Since his predecessor, Charlie Dressen, had been axed, because he demanded a multi-year contract, Alston made sure to never balk at his one-year deals. He worked under that arrangement for 23 seasons, never knowing if he might be sent packing following the season. But his success quickly gave him comfort, as he won a World Series title in his second season, fulfilling Brooklyn's fans' dream.
Building a winning machine, Alston paced the Dodgers to 88 or more wins in 13 of his 23 years at the helm. He suffered just four losing seasons, and posted a career .558 percentage. Alston won World Series titles in '55, 1959, 1963, and 1965, relying on power and pitching in the 1950s, pitching and speed in the 1960s, and youth and pitching in the 1970s, when he won his final pennant, in 1974.
He was named Manager of the Year six times, and garnered a record seven wins as manager of the NL All-Star squad. Walter Alston was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1983.
Best Season: 1963
Many would select the 1955 Brooklyn team, which won the only modern championship in that city, but they were really no different or better than many other Brooklyn teams. The '63 Dodgers were the best pitching team in baseball, played great defense and "small-ball." Koufax (25-5, 1.88) and Drysdale (19-17, 2.63) were the workhorses on the hill, with Johnny Podres (14 wins) and Bob Miller (10 wins, 2.89 ERA) rounding out the rotation. Ron Perranoski provided bullpen support (21 saves, 1.67). Maury Wills led the offensive attack from the leadoff spot, pilfering 40 bases and batting .302. The rest of the lineup was solid, but unspectacular, with the exception of center fielder Tommy Davis (.326) and right fielder Frank Howard (28 homers). The key word on offense was balance: two switch-hitters, three lefties and three righties played regularly. The Dodgers outperformed their pythagorean projection by seven games and then swept the Yankees in the World Series, allowing just four runs to the Bombers.
Future Managers who Played for Alston
Tommy Lasorda, Bill Russell, Bobby Valentine, Dusty Baker, Davey Lopes, Maury Wills, Jeff Torborg, Don Zimmer, Jim Lefebvre, Phil Regan, Frank Howard, Gil Hodges, Norm Sherry, Bob Lillis, Roger Craig, Bob Kennedy, Charlie Manuel, and Dick Williams
Alston won his 2,000th game on July 17, 1976, at Dodger Stadium, against the Chicago Cubs. Coming back from a first-inning 4-0 deficit, the Dodgers won on a two-run single by pitcher Rick Rhoden in the fourth inning. Alston became the sixth manager to win 2,000 games.
In 1957, Alston used 100 different lineups as the Dodgers failed to repeat as National League champions.
Replaced - Chuck Dressen, who lost the famous 1951 Playoff, and lost the World Series to the Yankees in 1952 and 1953. Dressen then had the audacity to ask for a multi-year deal, and Walter O'Malley axed him.
Replaced By - His coach, Tommy Lasorda, in 1977. Lasorda was in many ways the opposite of Alston. Lasorda craved the spotlight and loved to hold court with the media and Hollywood celebrities who frequented games at Dodger Stadium. He was a visible, vocal, "rah-rah" type leader, who wore his emotions on his sleeve. Lasorda managed the Dodgers through 1996, giving the organization two managers in 42 seasons. Since the 1997 season, the Dodgers have had four different managers."
The following tribute to baseball manager, Walter Alston, was taken from thisdayinbaseball.com
The following July 2010 news item appeared at the megasportsnews.com website.
See: http://megasportsnews.com/?s=walter+alston
Hall of Fame Manager Walter Alston inducted into
International League Hall of Fame
Written by Dan Hock on 28 July 2010
Photos used by permission of Joe Santry and the Columbus Clippers
"COLUMBUS, OHIO — Walter Alston, Hall of Fame Manager and a Darrtown, Ohio native, was inducted into the 2010 International League Hall of Fame on Sunday July 25 before the Columbus Clippers-Pawtucket Red Sox game.
Darrtown, Ohio is located in Butler County in the southwestern part of the state. Hamilton, Oxford, Fairfield, Middletown, Monroe, Trenton and Sharonville are cities in Butler County.
Alston, a Miami of Ohio graduate, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. He won three straight IL pennants from 1951-1953. He won the Governors Cup twice in that time, losing only in 1952 to the Rochester Red Wings. Alston also was manager of the only Brooklyn Dodgers world championship team, 1955 when they beat the New York Yankees.
Alston debut as a player in the majors and had one at bat, striking out in his only plate appearance for the St. Louis Cardinals on September 27, 1936. He was inserted into the lineup for Hall of Famer Johnny Mize who had been ejected from the game.
He managed seven pennants in 23 years as with the Dodgers and won the first Dodgers World Series in Los Angeles in 1959 beating the White Sox in six games. He was the first manager for the Dodgers to win a World Series. He annually signed one-year contracts during his tenure as manager from 1954 to 1976. He was hired as manager when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn and replaced former manager Charlie Dressen after the 1953 season.
Dressen asked for a three-year contract extension after the 1953 season and was fired and that paved the way for the Walter Alston era.
Alston died at age 72 on October 1, 1984 in Oxford, Ohio."
Column Posthumously Honors "Smokey" on His 100th Birthday
The following column, written by Howard Cole, and the photo of Walter "Smokey" Alston and Sandy Koufax, appeared in the Orange County Register.... on December 1, 2011.
Source: Orange County Register; see http://www.baseballsavvy.com/ob_WalterAlston.html
"Walter Alston would be 100 today
On the 100th anniversary of his birth, today we pay homage to the great Walter Alston, arguably the best manager in Dodgers history, and unquestionably the most accomplished.
Though compared to the other major sports, baseball allows for the longest of memories, for some reason, when it comes to Smokey, there's a rather unfortunate lack of appreciation. Well, no longer. Not if I have anything to say about it. And I do.
For a franchise that dates to 1884, that required nine name changes before finally settling on "Dodgers," and that endured 71 championship-less seasons before a certain young man from Darrtown, Ohio came along, October disappointment was simply a part of life.
The "lost-the-last-game-of-the-season" line is an expression for today; a good thing too, because 71 is a lot of "lost-the-last-game-of-the-seasons."
The Brooklyn Robins won National League pennants in 1916 and 1920, losing in the World Series to the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians, respectively. After a 20-year stretch without a league flag (sound familiar?), the Brooklyn Dodgers won the 1941 pennant, only to lose to the Yankees, four games to one.
Another Dodger pennant in 1947, followed by another defeat at the hands of the Yanks in the Series, this time in seven games. Then a five-game Fall Classic loss to New York in '49, a full-seven defeat in '52 and a five-game loss in '53. Each to the New York Yankees.
That's the Yankees over the Dodgers in the World Series four times in seven years, if you're scoring. Alston replaces Charlie Dressen in 1954, and bam, the very next year the Dodgers are champions of the world. Coincidence? I think not.
From there, we're talking another NL crown in 1956, World Series victories in 1959, 1963 and 1965, and two more pennants, in 1966 and 1974. That's seven pennants – good for fifth place in baseball history, behind Casey Stengel, John McGraw, Joe McCarthy and Connie Mack – and four world championships, of which only McCarthy, Stengel and Mack have more.
Alston won 2040 games as the Dodger skipper, which puts him in tenth place on the all-time list. For easy comparison, Tommy Lasorda won 1599, with of course, half as many rings. Earl Weaver won 1480, Miller Huggins 1413, and Whitey Herzog, who just went into the Hall of Fame last year, 1281. Also for comparison, Tony LaRussa stands in third place with 2728 wins, behind only McGraw's 2763, and Mack, with his little 3731.
Winning percentage?
For example, try...
Lou Pinella - .517, Dick Williams - .520, Tommy Lasorda - .526, Tony LaRussa - .536, Joe Torre - .538, Sparky Anderson - .545, Bobby Cox - .556.
Walter Alston - .558. - ...with a lifetime mark of 2040-1613.
Walter Alston, 23 years at the helm in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, on 23 one-year contracts.
Seven National League pennants and four World Series triumphs for the Dodgers.
Forgotten by some, perhaps, but proudly celebrated here, on his 100th birthday.
Thanks for the memories, Smokey."
April 19
" 'Cradle of coaches' goes beyond football - Food for Thought
Ewbank, Parseghian, Schembechler, Brown.
These names are the cornerstones of Miami University's "Cradle of Coaches." However, there is one name that belongs with the others most Miamians may not recognize as his accomplishments came not in football, but in baseball.
This man is a four-time World Series champion, his number has been retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers, he won the Dodgers' first MLB Championship and he is ninth on the all-time wins list for MLB managers. The man is Walter "Smokey" Alston.
Alston is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager for the Dodgers organization. He managed the Dodgers in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, coaching some of the greatest players to play the game including Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale and many others. All this after he had only one major league at-bat in which he struck out on three pitches.
Alston graduated from Miami in 1935 as a three-time letter winner in basketball and baseball. It was during his time as a Redskin that Alston earned his nickname of "Smokey" for how hard he could throw a baseball. He was elected as a charter member of the Miami University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1969 for his success as a student-athlete and later as a professional manager.
Following graduation, the St. Louis Cardinals drafted Smokey as a first baseman. The scouting report on Alston was he had a sweet lefty swing and was a pure long ball hitter, in addition to dominating the lower leagues of the minors. His one and only major league appearance was in 1936, as his skills seemed to be best suited for the minor leagues.
The rest of his career he bounced around as a player before becoming a player-manager for a team in the New England League in 1946. Following his stint in New England he became a full-time manager, moving from St. Paul to Montreal to manage one of the Brooklyn Dodgers top farm teams.
Alston was hired to be the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954. However, when he came into the Dodgers organization the players gave him little respect. He was able to win over the approval of the locker room following an early confrontation with Jackie Robinson, after which the team saw him as the boss and a fair disciplinarian.
Alston, after all, had to deal with managing a variety of stars, including baseball's first African-American player, but was able to keep his locker room together and was even known as "The Quiet Man" for his mellow personality.
He won his first World Series in 1955, beating the heavily favored New York Yankees in a classic seven game series (the only championship in the team's 68 years in Brooklyn). The Dodgers moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958 and with Alston at the helm, the Dodgers won four National League pennants and three World Series (1959, 1963, 1965).
He finished his career with 2,040 wins, spanning a 23-year period, and during this time Alston received 23 consecutive one-year contracts.
Smokey retired from the Dodgers in 1976 and returned to Oxford. He died in McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oct. 1, 1984, 10 months after his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The fact he was a baseball manager should not diminish his accomplishments and he should be remembered as one of the greatest coaches to walk Miami's halls.
So the next time you're talking about the Cradle of Coaches, chalk one up for Smokey."
The following article, written by Miami student, Chris Hopkins, appeared in the April 19, 2012 edition of The Miami Student, which is the student newspaper at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio).
Late April
Miami University provided this flyer, which Darrtown native Sandy Ward Jolivette hand delivered to Darrtown businesses and residents.
This publicity effort within the Darrtown community was accomplished within a seven-day period and a big "THANK YOU" is extended to Sandy!
Walter "Smokey" Alston Day
at McKie Field
Miami University
May 4
Famed columnist and sports writer, Tom Archdeacon crafted a story that appeared in the May 5, 2012 Dayton Daily News and its affiliates. Archdeacon's column is reproduced below.
"Miami to celebrate Dodgers' baseball legend
By Tom Archdeacon, Staff Writer Updated 11:01 PM Friday, May 4, 2012
"DARRTOWN — Thanks to Walter "Smokey" Alston, I was taken on one heck of a ride the other day, although I have to admit it was not as breathtaking as that one he gave Tommy Lasorda out there on Scott Road many years ago.
Mine was a trip along memory lane and it was a lot slower.
When the late Alston managed the Brooklyn and the Los Angeles Dodgers — which he did for 23 years while winning seven National League pennants, four World Series and six NL Manager of the Year awards before being enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame — his team often had a day off right before it played a series with the Reds in Cincinnati.
Alston would invite his players and coaches up to Darrtown, his small hometown near Oxford in Butler County, and he, his wife Lela, their extended family and the local townsfolk would provide them with some food and fun.
"The women from the Methodist Church would cook and they'd picnic the whole area," said Ron Wiley, a retired Miami University professor who grew up in Darrtown. "They had a miniature Model T Ford that the players drove around town and we had pony rides and everybody just enjoyed themselves alongside the big-name ballplayers like Koufax and Podres and Newcombe, Roseboro and Campanella."
Lela was known for her homemade pies and she and Smokey's daughter Dodie and her husband Harry Ogle cooked, too. And then there were the motorcycle rides.
"I remember Dad telling Lasorda he'd give him a ride," a grinning Harry said of Alston. "Well, Tommy didn't want to get on, but he finally did and they went out on Scott Road and Dad got up to about 90 miles per hour. Well, it scared the hell out of Tommy and he said, 'Never again!!!' "
That recollection — and so many more — came the other afternoon as 82-year-old Harry, his daughter Kim, Wiley and fellow Darrtown product and Miami alum Fred Lindley, a longtime Centerville schools and University of Dayton educator, gathered around the familiar patch of green where Alston so often showed his prowess.
But it wasn't a ball diamond. That pilgrimage comes this evening when Miami — Alston's alma mater, as well — honors the fabled baseball man before and during the RedHawks' 6 p.m. game with Akron at McKie Field.
A pool shark
To reminisce about Alston, the group gathered around the pool table in the billiard and memorabilia room inside the Cherry Street home he built in the early 1950s and ended up sharing with Harry and Dodie and their two kids, Rob and Kim.
And while Dodie, his wife of 60 years, died last October, Harry still lives there. He told how Alston so loved both the house and his hometown "he couldn't wait to get back here after the big-league season ended."
He said Alston hunted here, worked in his carpentry shop, played bridge and especially played pool:
"After dinner we came in here and played three games of pool every night. He'd give me two shots and sometimes I needed three. I remember once he ran 135 balls straight."
Early in his career — as he played minor-league baseball and one game with the St. Louis Cardinals — Alston also taught at area schools like New Madison in Darke County and Washington Logan High near Indian Lake.
"When he was teaching up there in the early days, every Saturday he'd go to the pool hall in Bellefontaine," Harry said with a laugh. "Dodie and her mother would go to the movies and about 5 o'clock they'd meet him. All the money he'd won would be stuffed in the front pockets of his (bib) overalls and he'd take them out to dinner with his winnings."
The worlds of billiards and baseball ended up cobbled together in Alston's woodshop, where he made the wooden benches that now sit alongside his pool table. The legs are made of authentic Dodger baseball bats, including ones that belonged to Jackie Robinson and Johnny Mize.
Every place you looked in that room you saw Alston memories. There were trophies and photos and there was a special diary with Alston's name printed on the cover.
It was from 1931. The 19-year-old Alston had graduated from Darrtown High School, married Lela and was trying to gather finances so he could return to Miami, from which he had dropped out of for monetary reasons.
Harry opened the booklet and began to read Alston's handwritten thoughts:
"This book contains the truth and nothing but the truth ... Be it said, no one should read this book unless given permission by the owner, Walter E. Alston ... In this book I intend to write and spell the way I wish and no one shall criticize..."
Loyal to Darrtown
Harry said the Methodist Church gave Alston $50 to help pay his way back to Miami, where he became a basketball player of note, as well.
Alston never forgot the embrace of his hometown and he returned the sentiment in full.
"Smokey never forgot his origin, he never forgot his roots," said Lindley.
Although he had a teaching job lined up after graduation, Smokey — the nickname came from the speed with which he could throw a baseball signed to play professionally in the Cardinals organization.
After several years in the minors, he was released in 1944 but soon tapped by Branch Rickey to manage teams in the Dodgers farm system. By the early 1950s, he was skippering the Montreal Royals in the International League and in 1954 he was the surprise choice to take over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Critics thought he was too quiet and unknown, but a year later he won his first World Series.
It was around that same time that Alston was taking part in the annual Christmas parties that Red Huber, owner of the Hitching Post bar and grill, threw for the children of Darrtown.
Wiley and Lindley said Red gave out Florida oranges and candy to the kids and silver dollars to the fathers as Alston handed out autographed baseballs.
After the '63 and '65 Series victories, Lindley organized parades that included an old school bus that was equipped with a loud air horn and decorated by homemade signs praising Alston and the Dodgers.
"The fire truck would lead us, and Constable Kelly was in his patrol car and everybody else joined the caravan in their cars," he said. "We'd go to Collinsville and up to Oxford and then come back to Darrtown."
No one got into it any more than young Kim Ogle, Alston's granddaughter.
"When I was a kid I wanted to be a catcher," said Kim, who's now working on her Ph.D. in gerontology at Miami. "I was a little portly, a little chubby and my pediatrician used to call me Lil' Campy (after Roy Campanella).
Ahead of his time
The Miami University players might not know a lot about Alston — he's a couple of generations before their time — but they're still being guided by him, said RedHawks coach Dan Simonds.
"Believe it or not, I've got a Walter Alston manual that I've had since I was a coach in the (San Diego Padres) minor leagues," he said of the 1972 book The Complete Baseball Handbook. "He was one of the best men ever in baseball — he was way ahead of his time — and the things he thought and did apply perfectly now.
"His book deals with everything from how to teach and play the game to how to act off the field. I refer to it on a weekly basis."
The Miami players also are reminded of Alston by a small display of mementoes in the Walter "Smokey" Alston Room at McKie Field.
Although Alston died in 1984, a year after his Cooperstown enshrinement, he is still remembered in various ways today. Darrtown has signs on Route 177 coming into town announcing it as the Home of Walter Smokey Alston.
There is a memorial stone that does the same in a park across from The Hitching Post and there is a wonderful website, www.darrtown.com, that Lindley maintains and keeps chock full of things about Alston, the town and the upcoming 2014 bicentennial.
In July, Alston will be honored at Dodger Stadium and Rob, who lives in Southern California, will throw out the first pitch. Kim did the same last year in Columbus when her grandfather was enshrined in the International League Hall of Fame, and she'll do the honors tonight at McKie Field.
First, though, Walter Alston will take everybody on one more ride.
It won't be a sit-back, meandering down memory lane like we had the other day, nor a hang-on-for-dear-life roar down a Butler County road like Lasorda got.
It will be somewhere in between.
Just like they did back in '63 and '65, some folks in Darrtown are going to get behind the fire truck and make one more parade to Oxford to celebrate the favorite son who never forgot his home."
May 5
..."Alston Day" at Miami University and a parade
from Darrtown to Miami's McKie Field in Oxford
Approximately thirty-five people traveled, in a caravan of 15 cars, from downtown Darrtown to McKie Field, to honor the memory of the Darrtown's Hall of Fame native son and to support KIm Ogle, as she threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Kim's father, Harry Ogle, was at her side, as Kim emulated her grandfather throwing "smoke" to the catcher.
With lights flashing, on the Sheriff's car and Milford Township's fire truck No. 162, the occasional sounding of the fire truck's siren, and horns honking from the individual cars in the caravan, Darrtown and Oxford on-lookers were alerted to the fact that something special was happening!
The caravan was escorted by Butler County Sheriff's deputy, Donald Tolley, a second-cousin of Walter Alston, and Milford Township firemen, Jim Meador and Gary Cole.
Another parade in honor of "Smokey"
All things considered, it turned out to be a pretty good-sized event for the little community of Darrtown. With only one week's notice, Darrtown enthusiasts and Walter Alston fans managed to organize a parade to help commemorate the memory of Walter Alston, as the Athletic Department of Miami University (Ohio) hosted "Alston Day" on May 5th, 2012.
ABOVE: Parade leaders on the Rt. 73 hill into Oxford
Gathering for the 2012 Alston Day Parade!
Some of the parade participants (identified below) gathered at the Hitching Post, in Darrtown, before joining the parade.
1 - Fred Lindley
2 - Freda Derickson
3 - Gene Derickson
4 - Betty Amrein
5 - Walt Amrein
6 - Marna Evans
7 - Ron Wiley
8 - Russell Collins
9 - Dixie Collins
10 - Paul Gillespie
11 - Betty Daniels
12 - John "Jack" Daniels
13 - Joe Pater
14 - Sandy Ward Jolivette
15 - Kathy Wiley
16 - Ken Russell
17 - Marvin Russell
Arrival at Hayden Park!
After posing for the photo that appears at the right, the group walked to the Alston Room to view baseball memorabilia, enjoy some refreshments, and settle in for the game between Miami and Akron on McKie Field.
Clockwise order,
beginning at the top left:
The entrance to
Hayden Park and
McKie Field
The sign posted above
the doorway to "Smokey's" Room
Jude Killy,
Associate Athletic Director,
Miami University, with
Sandy Jolivette
of Darrtown
Part of the
Alston exhibit
inside the
Alston room
LEFT: Harry Ogle and daughter, Kim Ogle, prepare for the ceremonial "first pitch."
BELOW: Kim delivers a STRIKE!
ABOVE: Russell and Dixie Collins
ABOVE: Gene and Freda Derickson
ABOVE: Ken and Caroline Russell
LEFT: Milford Township Firemen
Gary Cole and JIm Meador
RIGHT: Betty Daniels and Paul Gillespie visiting before the game.
RIGHT: Debbie Lindley and her mother, Ocie Kelly near the entrance to the Alston Room.
August 13, 2014
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60th ANNIVERSARY OF ALSTON'S MANAGERIAL DEBUT RECOGNIZED
Mike Dyer wrote the following Cincinnati Enquirer article.
These images accompanied the August 13, 2014 Cincinnati Enquirer article.
"When Walter Alston became the Brooklyn manager 60 years ago this season, Darrtown became Dodgertown.
While the Ebbets Field faithful had to wait decades for its first and only World Series title in 1955, the small Butler County town Alston lived in during the offseason helped laud him and celebrated four titles in 10 years between Brooklyn and Los Angeles.
"The Darrtown celebrations after the '63 and '65 World Series were quite something for a small little town," said Kim Ogle, granddaughter of the late Alston.
"After the final out for each series, I remember people shooting off shotguns literally painting the town."
Fireworks were too difficult to obtain, Kim said. Everyone had shotguns in town.
The telephone poles were also painted blue and white noting how the Dodgers were world champions or welcoming home Walter "Smokey" Alston. The phone rang nonstop at the Alston residence on Cherry Street.
A parade with a converted school bus and parties followed. A bonfire across from the Hitching Post in town was also hosted.
Alston, his wife Lela and grandchildren Rob and Kim rode in a convertible behind a band one year. Those were the days in Darrtown.
"The celebrations," Rob Ogle said, "were a real slice of Americana."
Sixty years after Alston's Major League managerial debut, Harry Ogle – Alston's son-in-law – enjoys recalling how the same Cherry Street house built in 1952 hosted several Dodger greats over the years.
Through one-year contracts, Alston managed the Dodgers for 23 seasons (1954-1976).
When the Dodgers had an off day in Cincinnati, Rob remembers his grandparents would invite members of the organization for dinner. (Rob said he remembers the dinners occurred after the team moved to Los Angeles in 1958).
Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Don Sutton and Maury Wills were among some of the players who went to dinner in Darrtown over the years. Even the traveling media was invited; and of course so was Vin Scully, who last week announced he will return for his 66th consecutive season in the radio booth in 2015.
Steaks, baked potatoes and salad were recalled as on the menu items for the ballplayers the house, Harry said.
"It was a chance to relax in a country setting and get away from the day to day life on the road," said Rob, who is a marketing consultant in Dallas.
The dining area where the ballplayers sat is still there. Ogle, 84, lives in the house where he and his late wife Dodie used to help the family cook the meals. Dodie was the daughter of Walter and his late wife Lela.
Darrtown never forgot Alston, a native of nearby Venice, Ohio. The Walter "Smokey" Alston Highway sign is visible entering town from Route 177. (He was nicknamed for how fast he threw as a youth).
There is also a diamond-shaped memorial in town with career highlights listed beneath a photo.
Having their grandfather back in Darrtown each offseason for his 23-year Major League managerial career was like living in their own City of Angels for Kim and Rob.
Activities included horseback riding, ice skating, sled riding, pickup baseball games, skeet shooting, bridge, billiards and good old practical jokes. Everything revolved around family for Alston.
Rob said his grandfather was very cordial to those around him and he could often be found at a lumber shop in Hamilton or the hardware shop in nearby Oxford wearing his bib overalls into town. In retirement he bought a pair of motorcycles and thoroughly enjoyed life.
Alston's handiwork is all around the house, including the brickwork above the fireplace and furniture in the billiards room. Several trophies, plaques and photographs adorn the walls of the billiards room where he was a pool shark. He was also known as a superb bridge player.
"He was truly larger than life for us as kids," said Kim, who is working on her Ph.D. in gerontology at nearby Miami University and is the funeral director at Ogle & Paul R. Young Funeral Homes.
Kim and Rob have fond memories of sharing experiences some of the game's greatest stars of the 1950s and 1960s in Darrtown and in Los Angeles."I was to some extent awestruck but you learn from an early age…these are regular guys," Kim said.
Starting at nine years old, Rob started to travel with his grandfather and would sit in the dugout and take batting practice; he traveled by himself for his first trip to Milwaukee.
Kim remembered the family trips to Los Angeles at either the Coliseum or Dodger Stadium each year and recalled sharing time on the plane with Drysdale and Koufax. Rob received his first pair of baseball spikes in the 1960s from Drysdale.
Rob filmed a commercial with Maury Wills in 1964 for Delco batteries in Los Angeles – he received a 8 check from the Dodgers base-stealing great.
The late Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella gave Kim some catcher's equipment as a youngster that she still has in her possession. As a child, Kim was referred to as "Little Campy" by her pediatrician and her grandfather often said she worried more about the Dodgers than Alston did.
Although Alston, who played baseball and basketball at Miami University, worked in two major cities as a manager, he always looked forward to returning to Darrtown and didn't crave the Hollywood spotlight.
"He hated going out to dinner probably because he ate so many meals on the road," Rob said. "Remember he basically had a night job the majority of the time. By the time he got out of the ballpark and got home it would be around midnight."
The Dodgers won seven National League pennants and four World Series titles during his tenure. He retired in 1976. He appeared in one Major League game as a player in 1936 with the Cardinals.
Alston won 2,040 games during his career and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame 1983 by the Veterans Committee. Because of complications from a heart attack, he couldn't attend the induction ceremony that summer.
Alston told Rob to give the acceptance speech in Cooperstown.
Rob said he tried to give a speech his grandfather would want – thanking the O'Malley family along with the Dodger greats over the 23 years. He also spoke about his grandfather's ability to manage a club especially during the advent of free agency.
"It was truly, truly the biggest honor I ever had," said Rob, who was the assistant general manager for the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate Albuquerque from 1976-80.
Time stands still in the billiards room where Alston often exhibited his pool skills for at least an hour after dinner. He also did paperwork at the desk on the left side of the room.
A clock on the right side of the room remains frozen at four o'clock – the time he died on Oct. 1, 1984 in Oxford.
Alston's memory radiates in not only the baseball treasures and mementos, but how he embraced being a family person at home every autumn.
"To me, (the pool room is) my grandfather's legacy," Kim said.
"I come in here and sometimes –because I grew up with him as my grandfather – it didn't always hit me who he was. And I come in here sometimes and think 'wow this is impressive' – even now."
"Rob Ogle, Dodgers manager Walter Alston and actor Jack Lemmon at Dodger Stadium. Rob is the grandson of Alston."
Walter Alston Hall of Fame plaque
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It's spring and time to begin our 2018 Mobile Area Jewish Federation Annual Campaign. As co-chairs, we would like to thank you for your support of previous campaigns, and if this is your first year, welcome to your first!
As a small Jewish Federation directed by the interests and needs of our community. We have serious discussions about how best to serve the Jewish community, both at home and abroad. How much do we send to Israel, how much do we spend locally, and how to do both with an eye on the Jewish future? We are responding to the interest and needs of our local community.
We are affiliated with what is now known as Jewish Federations of North America. We send the largest portion of our donations to JFNA. Our donations are our voice. JFNA takes that money and combines it with the contributions of other communities, in effect making our voice louder!
"By combining our voices and efforts we are also maximizing the outcomes we can achieve. Together we actively pursue the ideal of Tikuun Olam, repairing the world."
Our efforts are mirrored at home and abroad as we strive to help those in need by supporting cultural activities, and supporting Israel through JFNA social service programs, not to government agencies. The funds are distributed to the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Joint Distribution Committee. The Jewish Agency funnels its portion to Israeli programs serving those in need. Much of the money has always gone to immigrant absorption, setting up in new apartments, teaching them Hebrew, culture, history, and preparing them for employment. Internationally the JFNA sends its funds to Jews in need around the world to include the Former Soviet Union, Cuba, and anywhere Jews have been persecuted and/or are living in poverty.
Locally In 2017 our funds went to various groups that support the Jewish community. Our 2018 Report outlines where these funds are spent. Already funded this year is first time student scholarships for studying in Israel, sponsorship of No Child's Play, Mobile Museum of Art, an exhibit, speaker and reception from American Society for Yad Vashem. This fall we are sponsoring Southern Jewish Historical Society's October Meeting here in Mobile. We will always consider new applicants for funding, but we need the funds.
"This year's campaign goal is $120,000 which provides funding to continue our work and expand further programs to develop Jewish life and culture in Mobile. There is a wonderful vitality in Mobile that inspires us to commit ourselves to the 2018 Annual Campaign. We are dedicated to insuring a vibrant, Jewish future for generations to come. We feel so strongly about our future we are willing to increase our personal pledge by 20% and invite you to join us by increasing your pledge."
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Is Flirting The Same As Cheating? We Expose The For And Against!
Singles and married both are confused about the hazy line between the act of flirting and cheating. Some of them have misconceptions between these two entangled words. Let's look deeply into the details and see what is bad and good at flirting and cheating.
I am married then I should not flirt
No flirting for the rest of your life is a good vendetta. It keeps you true to your girlfriend/boyfriend or your spouse, if you are married. But, do you understand what flirting is? Technically the word flirting means "having social or sexual intension to the opposite sex other than your partner" – the key word is "or"; meaning, this may or may not suggest sexual plans but rather heighten social relationship only. What matters is the "intension". You have to check what you want from the other person to make flirting valid and within the norms of the society.
I'm a flirt, by nature. What are the signs that I'm crossing the line?
There is a thin line between flirting and cheating. Most people, who are used to flirting, either consciously or unconsciously cannot identify the red flags. Here is the general rule to abide by:
When you are aspiring to have a sexual relationship with the person other than your spouse then you are cheating. Ask yourself "Why am I trying to be charming to this person?" Evaluate your motives.
When your wife or girlfriend is jealous. There are particular people that your partner does not like you to blend with. Do not make them angrier by continually flirting and giving sweet conversations. Stop there and then. It will be healthy for your relationship as a married couple or boyfriend-girlfriend.
When the one you are flirting with misinterprets your actions. Flirting can be in deep social relationship like, strengthening business bonds, making the other person feel good about himself/herself. But, sometimes, the other person thought that you wanted something more than just complimenting him then, you have to stop.
I'm married. Is there any benefit that flirting can give to my relationship?
This can be ridiculous but, yes. Flirting can make your love for your partner flourish the more. Here are the reasons why:
Flirting gives you a good chance to be yourself and improve yourself. As humans, we want to be liked from the way we look to the way we socialize. When you flirt, it only means that you are using the best qualities you have to gain stronger bonds to your social circle. Their approval makes you feel confident. You tend to make yourself look good and be pleased. These things are beneficial to your relationship & to your partner because you are more secure about yourself and can lessen your jealousy.
It produces positive connection to others. How you deal with others will reflect back to you. If everyone in your workplace gives you an approval, you will go home happy. Your spouse will be happy to see you happy, too. Then you can have a small celebration for a positive day and a happy relationship.
It is good for your health. Healthy couple gets a chance to live together longer. Flirting makes your blood pressure to drop significantly. Loving actions give healthy feedback to your neurons. As your loving actions are reflected back to you, you will feel more relaxed. Dopamine is released. This neurotransmitter can make you feel excited and satisfied. Isn't that what you want in a marriage?
Now, that I have my own family, how do I differentiate acceptable flirting from the carnal one?
We all flirt. It shows in the way we dress, wear make-up, socialize and wanting to get approval from the rest of the people around us. So, you have to identify which is the acceptable one and which is not. Here is the measuring stick for your use:
Good flirting – This denotes a charmingly happy voice that offers compliments to other people to make them feel good about themselves. When you want to uplift someone's spirit, then go ahead and flirt. Boost their confidence to do better in their workplace.
Touchy – This type of flirting is a step closer to cheating. It involves hand movement that you are stroking the other person's arm or hair. For most people, this is a sign to back out of the conversation.
Dirty – This is over-the-top. You use dirty and sexy words to get the other person's attention. This is definitely a no-no.


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By Jean Christou
Cyprus appears to be on track to help save the planet… at some point in the future, maybe… if the Earth is ever in danger of being hit by a wayward asteroid… and if the cryptic words of George Danos, the head of the Cyprus' Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) lead to 'something' that's clearly in the works.
His comments last Tuesday at the Overseas Cypriots conference in Nicosia appeared to hint at something big, but 20 minutes of his speaking time was consumed by an overrun speech on hydrocarbons by Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis so Danos' comments were rushed in the ten minutes he was left with.
When he eventually spoke, he didn't let that slide. "Our island does not just sit on a great energy reserve, one of the greatest reserves is our people's brains and above all our youth," he told attendees. "And no, we have not yet given our spacecraft a name. Care to suggest one?" he asked participants at the conference.
What spacecraft?
"I know more but I can't say," Danos told a Cybc current affairs programme on Thursday. A couple of hours earlier he had told the Sunday Mail he was referring to Cyprus' role in a Nasa mission and his comment had referred to giving "our part of the mission a name".
What Danos could confirm is that Cyprus is being given a role in an ambitious plan slated for 2022 or thereabouts to hit an asteroid with a spacecraft in an attempt to see if they can throw it off track. Before that, in 2020, another spacecraft will be dispatched to rendezvous with the Nasa intercept craft, and monitor and record the event. The mission is a joint one between Nasa and the European Space Agency (ESA). The latter's job is to provide the monitoring craft.
What Danos can say, is that Cyprus' role in the mission is not just a matter of sending observers to Nasa like before or merely to provide power parts or software. It involves work that will take place on the island, bringing jobs and hosting experts.
"This [the mission] is very important, not only for us but for the world," he said.
Technical issues still need to be addressed such as timing and participation however. "The extent of Cyprus' participation hasn't been determined yet but it will not just involve sending some observers to Nasa," he said.
"Much of the work is expected to be done in Cyprus, a substantial part of the mission. It's up to us to engage successfully as this would be a huge benefit to the island. We are proud to participate in this."
Would it involve building a spacecraft or part thereof on the island by any chance?
"I can't say more," says Danos.
He had told the Overseas Cypriots conference: "This is CSEO's first space mission into outer space."
Danos defended the CSEO as not just "a local group of space enthusiasts" and "dreamers". CSEO was a multinational organisation whose council was comprised by top experts from across the world including top Nasa scientists, he said.
According to Nasa, research indicates that the best technique to use to divert an asteroid from its impact course with Earth is scenario-dependent. That is, the choice of method for impact mitigation depends on the orbit of the object and its composition, bulk properties and relative velocity, as well as the probability of impact and the predicted impact location.
Some NEOs (Near Earth Objects) could be in orbits that are especially hard to reach unless located many years to decades in advance of impact.
Some asteroids are essentially rubble piles, making them difficult to "push on" without breaking them up, while others could be coherent monolithic bodies. Some are too small or fragile to reach the surface of Earth such as the asteroid that disintegrated over Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013, and would not warrant a mitigation mission but rather emergency response planning, Nasa says.
Yet, despite the slim to nil chance of an asteroid hitting the Earth in the foreseeable future – less than a 0.01 per cent in the next 100 years – it has happened in the past and it is inevitable that it will happen again.
"One of the major threats to intelligent life in our universe is the high probability of an asteroid colliding with inhabited planets," physicist Stephen Hawking said in November 2016. "Although the chance of a disaster to planet Earth in a given year may be quite low, it adds up over time, and becomes a near certainty in the next 1,000 or 10,000 years. By that time, we should have spread out into space, and to other stars, so a disaster on Earth would not mean the end of the human race."
In the meantime, that doesn't stop the internet doomsday machine from reaching Defcon 1 each time an asteroid comes close. The latest will be Asteroid Florence, which Nasa says will pass safely by Earth on September 1 at a distance of about 4.4 million miles or 7.0 million kilometres, or about 18 Earth-Moon distances. Florence is among the largest near-Earth asteroids at about 2.7 miles or 4.4 kilometres in size. It last passed in 1890 and won't pass again until 2500.
Asteroid Florence was discovered by Schelte "Bobby" Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in Australia in March 1981. It is named in honour of Florence Nightingale. It will be visible in small telescopes for several nights as it moves through the constellations Piscis Austrinus, Capricornus, Aquarius and Delphinus.
The mission: making history
The Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) mission concept is an international collaboration among the European Space Agency (ESA), Nasa, Observatoire de la Côte d´Azur (OCA), and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL).
AIDA will be the first demonstration of how to change the path of an asteroid in space. It involves two independent spacecraft: Nasa's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), and ESA's Asteroid Impact Mission (AIM). The DART mission is managed by Nasa while AIM is managed by the ESA.
AIDA's target is the near-Earth asteroid Didymos, approximately 800 metres across, and a secondary body or 'moonlet, whose 150-metre size is more typical of the size of asteroids that could pose a more common hazard to Earth.
The DART spacecraft will deliberately crash itself into the moonlet at a speed of approximately 6 km/s or "nine times faster than a bullet". The collision will change the speed of the moonlet in its orbit around the main body by a fraction of one per cent, enough to be measured using telescopes on Earth. By targeting the small moonlet, the AIDA mission ensures that there is no chance the impact could inadvertently create a hazard to Earth.
The AIM spacecraft, with its extensive array of scientific instruments, will arrive at Didymos before DART's impact, and manoeuvre to a safe distance to observe and record the impact.
"This unique double mission scenario calls for the launch of ESA's AIM spacecraft in October 2020, leading to a rendezvous with the Didymos system in May 2022," says Nasa. It's DART spacecraft will launch in late December 2020 and intercept Didymos' moonlet in early October 2022, when the Didymos system is within 11 million kilometres of Earth.
How asteroids were first discovered
On the first day of the year 1801, Italian astronomer Gioacchino Giuseppe Maria Ubaldo Nicolò Piazzi found a previously uncharted "tiny star" near the constellation of Taurus. The following night Piazzi again observed this newfound celestial object, discovering that the speck had changed its position relative to the nearby stars. Piazzi knew that real stars were so far away that they never wandered – that they always appeared in the sky as fixed in location relative to each other.
Due to the movement of this new object, the astronomer to the king of the two Sicilies suspected he had discovered something much closer – something within our solar system. Piazzi made history's first asteroid discovery. He named it after the Roman goddess for agriculture: Ceres.
Even a half-century after Ceres' detection, there were only 15 known asteroids. But as time marched on, so did astronomers' equipment, techniques and interest in hunting asteroids. By 1868 the number of known asteroids had reached 100. By 1923 it was 1,000. Today, it is more than half a million. June 30 is International Asteroid Day.


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As Nev tightens his grip on Tracy, Tony enters the shop and the man is momentarily distracted. Tracy takes the opportunity to knee him in the groin and help herself to the cash in his wallet. The thug leaves and Tony warns Tracy she's playing a dangerous game. Lisa tells Leanne, Luke and Steph that Gavin is a cheat. Steph covers for him, telling Lisa he's left the job and they haven't seen him since. Lisa leaves and a sheepish Gavin emerges. Mary urges Dev to talk to Julie as she's ruining the kids' routine. Gavin tries to convince Steph he's a changed man but Luke warns him to stay away from his sister. In an effort to make friends with Mary, Julie invites her to remain behind and eat with them. Yasmeen remains annoyed about Sharif's obsession with the chickens. Eva tells Jason she's arranged to meet an old mate for the evening. Todd's suspicious as she hadn't mentioned this previously. Tony rings someone and demands to see them. Mary is annoyed when Julie suggests a laser quest outing for the twins' birthday rather than ten-pin bowling and Dev agrees to it. She leaves in a huff. Julie tells Dev to get her to come along with them on the birthday so that she feels wanted. After a chat with Michael, Gavin tells Steph how much he cares about her and she kisses him passionately. Audrey tells Mary how much Dev values her. Dev asks Mary to join them on the birthday treat, telling her how scared Julie is that the twins won't like her. Luke is annoyed about Steph and Gavin. He and Maria are about to eat their meal when she receives a phone call to say that Liam's friend is ill and she has to collect her son. Tony meets Nev and rips into him for messing up their scam. He gives him another chance to get at Tracy. Sharif spends the evening playing calming seashore sounds to the chickens. Yasmeen threatens him with sectioning. Having encouraged Gavin to tell Steph how he really feels, Michael decides it's time he expressed his own feelings for Gail. Heading home, Michael plucks up the courage and getting down on one knee, proposes to her. She's taken aback and Michael thinks he's messed up. He runs off in embarrassment.
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- Mary Taylor - Patti Clare
- Aadi Alahan - Zennon Ditchett
- Asha Alahan - Tanisha Gorey
- Julie Carp - Katy Cavanagh
- Dev Alahan - Jimmi Harkishin
- Yasmeen Nazir - Shelley King
- Sharif Nazir - Marc Anwar
- Alya Nazir - Sair Khan
- Tracy Barlow - Kate Ford
- Eva Price - Catherine Tyldesley
- Tony Stewart - Terence Maynard
- Maria Connor - Samia Ghadie
- Luke Britton - Dean Fagan
- Steph Britton - Tisha Merry
- Katy Armstrong - Georgia May Foote
- Todd Grimshaw - Bruno Langley
- Gail McIntyre - Helen Worth
- Michael Rodwell - Les Dennis
- Leanne Tilsley - Jane Danson
- Andy Carver - Oliver Farnworth (Credited as "Gavin Rodwell")
- Kal Nazir - Jimi Mistry
- Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
- Jason Grimshaw - Ryan Thomas
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
Guest cast
- Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Public and back yard
- 6 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms and garden
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- Just Nick's
- Barlow's Buys
- Unknown street
- Mark Strange was credited as the Fight Arranger on this episode.
- TV Times synopsis: Tony warns Tracy she is playing a dangerous game; Michael decides it is time he expressed his true feelings for Gail; and Luke is disappointed when Maria cancels their date.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 7,220,000 viewers (15th place).
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On day two, it was all aboard the boat, which appeared to be named after a blunderbuss-toting red moustache-wearing cartoon character (unless you spoke Spanish, of course).
In summary: no tigers, but plenty of saltwater crocodiles, wild boar, deer, Brahmin kites, Kingfishers, curfews and egrets. I wish we hadn't seen any of the latter, so I could write: "Oh well, no egrets," - but never mind. There were also tons of Indian tourists ignoring the wildlife and instead taking pictures of the three of us, many without asking first, which is rare. Say cheese, guys!
Ajay, Mowgli's young cousin who was looking after us for the day was very disdainful of them. He turned out to be a delightful raconteur, telling us a good anecdote about being ambushed by his family on Holi, and a more worrying one about a British-Gujurati girl who was, to all intents and purposes, stalking him from afar. He did have occasional moments when he seemed sullen, as if Sarah and I were his parents who he has embarrassed to be seen with, but then this impression would vanish and he'd start on another enthusiastic story. Later in the evening we walked a few kilometres with him to a cafe for chai and sweets, getting another bicycle cart back, with the road flickeringly illuminated by the naked flame the driver was using in lieu if a headlight, and the stars seemed brighter than ever.
The next day we wended our way back, via a number of tea shops, before getting a lift to Calcutta with Mowgli, getting to experience his pimped stereo. It cost a sixth of the price of the car itself, he told us proudly. Unfortunately he had a fondness for substandard house music and skipped over any promising-sounding hip hop, presumably in case P was offended by the language. More irony, since when we arrived back in Calcutta, she made a comment about Jews which made me wonder if my verdict on her - "Daily Mail reader" - had been a bit mild. Oh dear.


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I used to think Bailey was the power chewer in the family. All through her puppyhood she'd spend hours gnawing on every hard dog treat imaginable. So, when the people at Pawstruck® asked if my dogs would like to do a review of their stuffed and filled dog bones, I knew Bailey would be on board.
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Our experience with the variety pack of stuffed and filled dog bones
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I liked the chews because they're made in the USA to ensure their health and safety to my pups. Bailey and Olivia loved them for the tasty fillings.
Bailey's sniff and lick technique
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When it passed, she licked the yummy stuffed peanut butter inside.
Olivia's I'm in love with you approach
I keep forgetting that Olivia's only been with my family for two years. It seems like she's been with us forever. That said, I'm not sure if she's ever had a stuffed dog bone.
Her technique was to fall in love with the bone and its filling. She laid down, set the bone upright, closed her eyes and softly licked the contents. Occasionally, she would flip it over to see how the other end tasted.
It was pretty cute to watch.
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The importance of treats for paralyzed dogs who live to chew
I've written a lot about the importance of playtime for disabled pets. Because their mobility is limited, pet owners need to find creative ways to keep your dog engaged in life.
It was one of the first lessons I learned when Sophie was sick. She was depressed and lethargic if we didn't spend time each day playing. Giving her a tasty bone filled with peanut butter or cheese was one of the best ways I found to lift her spirits.
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The company was started by Kyle Goguen who noticed a disturbing trend when he bought treats for Tyson, his Boxer puppy. He wanted treats that had simple ingredients, no artificial additives and were reasonably priced.
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The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country is, above all, a great value. It's the latest iteration of a long line of award-winning Chrysler minivans, and it continues Chrysler's legacy of segment advancements. Since Chrysler invented the minivan in 1983, the Town & Country has been a leader in minivan innovation. Here are a few of the many "firsts" that we're most proud of.
1991: First minivan with child safety locks on sliding door
1994: First minivan to meet California 1997 Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) certification
1996: First minivan in U.S. market to offer driver-side sliding door (fourth door)
1998: First minivan to offer Flexible Fuel Vehicle availability, ethanol/gasoline
2000: First minivan to offer 6.4-inch LCD screen for in-vehicle entertainment system
2001: First minivan to offer power-up and power-down liftgate
2001: First minivan to offer engines with power over 210 horsepower
2004: First minivan with Stow 'n Go® seating and storage system
2007: First minivan with a six-speed transmission
2007: First minivan to offer ParkView™ rear back-up camera
2009: First to offer SmartBeam ® headlamps
2011: First minivan with an integrated "super" console for first and second row passengers
Our industry and segment "firsts" cover the full spectrum – technology, safety, design, and luxury – but the dedication that our engineers and designers have for creating the ultimate family vehicle is singular. The 2012 Chrysler Town & Country is the realization of that focus – a minivan for real people.
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18 March 2010 Edition
Easter Commemorations 2010
Remembering our patriot dead
IT'S that time of year again, Easter ,when Irish republicans commemorate our patriot dead and rededicate ourselves to the struggle. In the aftermath of a very successful Sinn Féin Ard Fheis the mood heading into Easter is very upbeat. "We're expecting a large turnout for this year's events", Mary McArdle of the National Commemoration Committee says. "Republicans are very conscious of the importance of commemorating our dead and especially in the run-up to the hundredth anniversary of the 1916 Rising. We are on the countdown to a very important anniversary in 2016, so that will be a big focus for us in the coming years. The Sinn Féin Irish Unity Task Force has been hosting conferences on the theme of unity and this is a theme that will be at the core of the buildup to the hundredth anniversary."
The Commemoration Committee is at the final stages of making its arrangements for Easter. "Events are planned all over the country and range from wreathlaying to the large commemorations like those held in Dublin and Belfast. There will also be commemorations overseas. Tom Hartley will attend events in Canada and Alex and Paul Maskey will be attending commemorations in the United States. It's about Sinn Féin going out and engaging with the Irish communities abroad."
Recent years have seen additional colour being brought to Easter events. "There will be pageantry along with the usual bands. It is always encouraging to see well attended commemorations, especially ones that include young people in the events in creative and imaginative ways, for example, through the use of drama, poetry and pageantry."
There will also be a civic ceremony in Navan Town hosted by Sinn Féin Councillor Joe Reilly. "For the first time ever Navan Council will hold a special Easter event hosted by the Mayor, Joe Reilly, in Navan Town Hall where the National Flag will be raised followed by the reading of the Proclamation. This event will take place at 1pm on Easter Thursday and everyone is welcome to come along.
Mary emphasises the importance of wearing an Easter lily. "The Easter Lily is a symbol of remembrance and, not only that, it's also a symbol of Irish Unity, so everyone should wear one."
Gerry Adams will be the main speaker in Belfast and Gerry Kelly will be the speaker for Dublin. Anyone requesting speakers or further information should contact Mary McArdle at [email protected]
A full itinerary of Easter commemorative events will be carried in next week's issue


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Michael Hill is looking to turn their business around following a severely disappointing year. The brand has appointed a new chief operating officer for their Australia and New Zealand sectors as a way to breathe new life into their business. Andrea Slingsby will head the jewellery retailer, entering the company with a long line of successful endeavours behind her.
Slingsby has succeeded in a number of elite business roles throughout her career and has been working with the company since August of 2018. Her previous positions include an impressive 14 year career with Flight Centre where she held a series of executive posts, such as the president and CEO of North America. She has been compiling HR strategies and operational executions on a contractual basis with Michael Hill, likely as a way to introduce her into the renown company.
The company had an 85 percent fall in profits in 2018, on all accounts a disastrous result, so are looking for ways to re-engaging their consumers. Emma Hill, a chair of the board of Michael Hill spoke of the company's intentions moving into the new year, and into new leadership. "To meet growing demands for personalisation, meaning and self-expression we are evolving into a design-led jewellery retailer, where our product is unique and beautifully designed with our customers in mind," said Hill. Online and in-store experiences are to be enhanced, as well as new personalised communications strategies both internal and external.
Slinsgby could be the key to this once revered company getting back in their stride. Daniel Bracken, a chief executive at Michael Hill, released a statement on behalf of the group celebrating Slingsby's arrival. "Andrea brings outstanding Australian and international experience to Michael Hill," said Bracken. "Her unique experience in people-focused fast-growing companies, business model improvements and operational excellence is a major benefit for Michael Hill as we implement our strategy to become a globally relevant leader in the premium jewellery category."


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Rider Of The Week looks at the career of a famous rider and highlights how successful they've been. Geoff Duke was a multiple Grand Prix world champion who rose to fame during the 1949 Manx Grand Prix. During the Junior race, he came second after falling off his bike, but he went on to win the Senior race with a record lap. Duke demonstrated his tenacity in several races and he had the heart of a champion.
Early life
Duke was born on March 29th 1923 in St Helens, Lancashire. He appreciated motorbikes from a young age, partly due to his brother owning a 1921 250cc New Imperial. Duke's first bike was a 1923 belt-drive Raleigh that he used while working for the Post Office as an engineer.
During WW2, Duke worked as a dispatch rider and then moved on to Norton, where he became a member of the trials team.
Racing career
Duke debuted in the 1948 Junior Isle of Man Grand Prix and he rode a 350cc Norton. Despite his engine failing, Duke impressed the audience. He bounced back in 1949 by beating Les Graham in the 350cc final at Haddenham. He went on to win the 350cc and 500cc world championships for Norton in 1951.
Following his three world championship victories for Norton, Duke moved on to Italian motorbike manufacturer Gilera in 1953. This was at a time when the British public's attitude towards foreign countries was hostile and some saw Duke's transition as unpatriotic. It didn't stop Duke from making the most of the opportunity and he won three 500cc world championships in a row.
While he was the highest paid racer of his era, Duke looked out for his fellow competitors. For example, he supported the 500cc world championship riders' strike for more start money. A lot of people were struggling to eat due to the cost of travelling around Europe while the race organisers pocketed the cash. As a result, the FIM suspended him for six months, putting a stop to his 1956 world championship campaign.
Duke eventually retired from racing in 1959 and moved to the Isle of Man.
Later years
After moving to the Isle of Man, Duke became a well known entrepreneur. He owned several businesses, including a hotel and shipping company. Duke played an important role in setting up the Manx Line that introduced a roll-on-roll-off ferry service to the island.
Duke maintained an interest in riding throughout his retirement, and he believed he was part of the golden age of motorcycle racing. "I raced in the best period. The circuits varied so much that no two were anything like each other. And while the racing was highly competitive, all the riders were very friendly and mixed in the paddock happily together."
Duke passed away at the age of 92 in 2015, having lived a long and successful life.


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Savage Mind/Savage Machine: Design Technics and the Making of Magical ThoughtGinger Nolan
AuthorUniversity of Minnesota Press, 2020
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Situated at the intersections of design history, media theory, and race studies, this book traces how constructions of race have been formulated through spatial and technological practices. Wishing to identify cognitive mechanisms capable of linking designed things to larger systems of signification, designers drew from anthropological and psychological accounts of the unconscious, using these as the basis for new "grammars" of design, tending toward the eventual development of computer-aided design. Uncovering an explicit link between the "primitive" and techno-aesthetics, this book examines how racial constructs within modernist design discourse were linked to the twentieth century's expansion of intellectual property in technologically reproducible design.
Ginger Nolan is assistant professor of architectural history and theory at the University of Southern California. She received her PhD from Columbia University in 2015, and subsequently held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Basel's department of Urban Studies. She has published articles in various journals including Grey Room, The Journal of Architecture, Architectural Theory Review, Perspecta, and Log. She published the short book The Neocolonialism of the Global Village (University of Minnesota Press, 2018). Nolan is the recipient of the 2013 Carter Manny Award for doctoral dissertation writing from the Graham Foundation.
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Courthouse structural assessment complete; report forwarded to District III
The regular meeting of the Gregory county Board of Commissioners was held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at the Gregory County Courthouse.
Slow it down!
Brad Kahler and Leroy Miller of Dallas kicked off the business portion of the meeting, requesting law enforcement help to slow traffic on the county road east of Dallas and on Main Street. Sheriff Tim Drey said that they do patrol the area and will continue to do so.
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Work has commenced on making available a digital town square for South Australian smart application developers through IgniteSA. The infrastructure will provide South Australian developers a container based platform to work on their applications as part of the smart gigabit community. Richard from Kiratech will be one of the first developers to access the digital town square and has been part of helping to set the environment, along with IgniteSA sponsor Optus. Cisco, another IgniteSA sponsor, has also been pivotal in providing infrastructure and knowledge to support this initiative. Work on the digital town square is being done at UniSA's Mawson Lakes campus, showcasing an underlying capability to connect within the state using advanced networks like SABRENet's which is now available to the innovation community through the GigCity initiative.
The digital town square will be available to the smart application development community within South Australia, aligning with IgniteSA's purpose to create and foster smart application that makes the most of South Australia's high speed networks.
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Design 101: Las Vegas Design Center teaches the basics
Shopping for home furnishings and décor can be a challenge, but luckily Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC) is here to help. Open to the public, LVDC offers the largest selection of fine home furnishings and décor in Las Vegas, featuring 200 product lines offered through more than 30 designer showrooms. This month, guests have the opportunity to learn how to shop for the home with "Design Center 101," a free and informative one-hour coffee tour that covers the basics of the Design Center and features expert tips on home shopping from design gurus. Offered twice this month (June 4 and June 25), it's great for anyone looking for home-design tips and savvy shopping tricks. Be sure to catch this exclusive hands-on experience. World Market Center, 495 S. Grand Central Parkway, 702-599-3093


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Model Size: 48" x 96"
Model Use: This PGA championship course was ready to open up more land to be developed for lot sales and they wanted a model for their sales office. Even though everything was existing (except for the new lots) the model was used to explain most of the visuals in the sales office and not on the property to save time when talking to prospective home buyers.
Model Details: Three separate golf courses with; tee boxes, sand traps, roughs, fairways, greens, green pins, golf carts, and people on
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Water Features; 13 different water areas within model - some with bridges.
Trees; Two square miles including over 5,000 trees are depicted on this model.
Houses; 500 houses of various styles were cast for the model's residential areas.


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Wenger to remain Arsenal manager after agreeing to new two-year contract
Arsene Wenger will return to Arsenal as manager next season after agreeing to a new two–year contract, the team announced Wednesday.
The Daily Telegraph was the first report Wenger's new deal.
Wenger met with majority shareholder Stan Kroenke on Monday, and the duo were expected to notify Arsenal's board of directors on Tuesday of the decision.
"I love this club and I am looking forward to the future with optimism and excitement. We are looking at what we do well and how we can be stronger everywhere," Wenger said in a statement.
Wenger completed his 21st season in charge of Arsenal last weekend, leading the club to an FA Cup final victory over Chelsea. But while the season ended with a trophy, Wenger's hold on the club has never seemed more tenuous than the last few months.
Arsenal finished fifth in the Premier League this season, failing to place in the top four and qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in Wenger's tenure. For Arsenal fans, just as painful was the club finishing behind archrival Tottenham Hotspur for the first time since the 1994-95 season. The Gunners narrowly missed out on top four, but the team finished the year a staggering 18 points behind title–winning Chelsea and 11 points behind second–place Spurs.
The sentiment among some Arsenal fans that the club should part ways with Wenger isn't new, but it was louder than ever this season amid the club's Premier League struggles and a drubbing from Bayern Munich in the Champions League round of 16. The uncertain futures of stars Alexis Sanchez and Mesu Ozil, whose contracts expire next summer, certainly didn't help quell dissatisfaction with Wenger.
As speculation over his future mounted, Wenger didn't offer much commentary, only saying that he preferred to stay in his role. It seems he got his wish.


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Entrepreneurs stay in startup mode way too long. Keeping a small business in startup mode requires you to stand on the brake. If you keep telling people you're "just a startup," you will never take actions for real GROWTH It's time to move from startup to grown up mode and from planning to doing. In
Being a creative professional is absolutely no joke, as fun as it can be to work with your medium of choice. From orchestrating strategies to gaining more paying clients, to figuring out the intricate aspects of how to market yourself, to curving those individuals that are only interested in taking advantage of your talent without
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As an entrepreneur one of the most important tasks you can perform is getting your idea(s) out from your head into a tangible format so that you can communicate that with others. In the past this usually meant a well researched business plan, that would usually take weeks (more like months) to create. I turn
Anambra Startup School is an initiative to support and encourage the Anambra Startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem. It is a 6 week offline/online entrepreneurial learning programme which contains interactive learning activities that will guide an entrepreneur from the ideation phase of their business through to startup maturity. If an entrepreneur already has and runs an existing
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Climate change may bury the Famous landmarks in U.S
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I like the term "early onset" climate change. We're already wobbly but most of us don't realize it.ReplyDelete
I get awakened these days by the bark of sea lions that seem to have taken up permanent residence on the beach, possibly due to the influx of masses of bait fish - sardines and anchovies - that have migrated out of warmer, southern waters.
With California in mind, we look anxiously at the snowpack atop our island mountains and hope that the predictions of a hot summer driving major forest fires won't come to pass.
I read an interesting item on Miami where sea level rise, coupled with the porous limestone that underlies Florida, sends seawater flooding streets through storm sewers during high tides.
It's happening, LD, and we're not doing a damned thing about it. We know that Canada needs many hundreds of millions of dollars in repairs and upgrades to our essential infrastructure, the ultimate stimulus effort, and our politicians are simply looking the other way, terrified of getting smeared for big spending plans to hike taxes.
You can't get through this stuff without solid leadership and, on that score, we're fresh out.
Mound, good to hear from you.ReplyDelete
I agree everything you stated. Harper does not give a damn. He is obsessed with developing Tar Sands and building pipeline through U.S and Canada. That dirty oil will be piped to Saint John, New Brunswick. Irvings will do the refining and then ship it all over the world. People are opposed but who cares as far as Harper and Irvings are concerned.
Sobering images, LD, that attest to our collective heedlessness. Sadly, far too many continue in their refusal to open their eyes.ReplyDelete
Lead story in this morning's Times-Colonist. Vancouver Island glaciers will be gone in 25-years at the outside. Gone, melted, vanished, tout finis.ReplyDelete
Thanks the Gods, global warming is a myth.
Mound, given this year's weather I hope more people will understand that global warming is real.ReplyDelete
We got the worst winter ever. Melting glaciers on the north pole were sending cold cold air to the south. I have never seen so much snow. And Spring has not arrived here yet. Snow is gone but it is cold and cloudy most of the time.


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By taking up the Old Mutual Family Plan, you can provide your family with financial security in case you are no longer there. This life assurance policy allows you to pay premiums from as little as NGN750 monthly to get cover of NGN300,000 whilst a premium of NGN12,500 monthly will give you cover of NGN5,000,000. In the event of death of the policyholder or their spouse(s), the policy provides a lump sum.
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What Do You Know About Parking
Knowing More About Parking Space Sensors and Parking Space Indicators
Decades ago, establishments provided lots of parking spaces for their customers allowing them to park wherever they like. Nowadays, however, customers will have harder time trying to find a space to park. In recent times, there needs to be a more organized way to guide customers into the right parking space. Parking lots before needed drivers to search a spot to park all on their own, sometimes driving for minutes or an hour just to find the right spot. In a large parking lot, this is often bewildering and very bothersome for drivers.
Parking guidance and information systems use sensors, light indicators and zone controllers in order to create an integrated information and control platform for the parking lot. They enable the easier search for vacant spaces for drivers to park. Unoccupied spaces are identified and the system directs drivers to these locations. This aids in the lessening of search time for drivers and reduces the number of cars on the road. This lessens the loitering time of vehicles, benefiting the environment by reducing air pollution.
Using the parking guidance system, parked cars tracked via ultrasonic parking sensors Data about the areas, both parked and non-parked, are sent to a central control system. The free parking spaces are then identified through the use of indicators. Drivers can then locate the area to park via parking signage. The most widely used of these are LED indicators which are extremely visible to drivers and can help then navigate to the location.
The parking guidance system is composed of different constituents. Detectors can be either ultrasonic or camera base. These detectors track the spaces or parking zones not currently occupied by a vehicle. Detectors then relay the data to a central control station.
Installed every stall in the parking lot will be LED indicators. The color from LED indicators will show whether the space is available to be parked via green color or if the space is occupied projecting a red color. Indicators are not hard to miss which makes spotting available stalls easier and faster for drivers.
The central controller is the one that manages the whole of the parking guidance system. It is the central controllers job to collect, process and manage the parking information. Sensory feedback proceed to the central controller where it is processed and then sent to LED indicators. This system creates a smooth, efficient and real-time data management for the whole parking zone.
Since people often want convenience, especially when it comes to getting their cars parked, smart parking guidance solutions are the best way for parking management.
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Apartamento Vila Nova in Ponta Delgada features accommodation with free WiFi, 500 metres from Santuario Nossa Senhora da Esperanca, 1 km from Portas da Cidade and 4.4 km from Estufas de Ananases. The apartment has 3 bedrooms, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 2 bathrooms with a bidet. Joao Paulo II Airport is 3.2 km from the apartment.
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