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For decades, winter meant the peak of snowshoe hare hunting, but a declining hare population has diminished this once rich tradition.
For decades, winter meant the peak of snowshoe hare hunting, but a declining hare population has diminished this once rich tradition.
Rabbits and hares used to be the token species of Michigan's winter hunting tradition, but much has changed since flying snow, shotgun blasts, and baying beagles created the tapestry of a successful hunt.
Over the last two decades, northern Michigan's snowshoe hare population has been in a precipitous decline. Areas once rich with long-ears haven't seen respectable hare numbers since the early 1990s.
According to Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Mark Monroe, the forces crippling the hare population are fairly clear — predators and diminishing habitat.
"Snowshoe numbers have been down for quite a while," he said. "Their numbers were good in the 70s and 80s."
Like any species, snowshoes are dependent upon habitat and there is simply less good hare habitat these days.
It's been over a half-century since the peak of Michigan's aspen cutting.
During the 60s and 70s, the state harvested thousands of acres of aspen, clearing space for regrowth and creating massive tracts of perfect hare habitat.
It takes roughly 50 years for an aspen forest to fully recover from cutting. Much of the once prime hare country, cut in the 70s and 80s, has regrown and is now ready to be cut again.
This cutting could potentially lead to a rebound in the struggling hare population.
"I think habitat has had a lot to do with the decline," said Monroe. "In the 80s and 90s we reached a lull in aspen cutting."
"We're getting back into aspen harvest," he added. "This should hopefully help the snowshoes."
The decline of the snowshoe population is not a secret. DNR officials are well aware of the issue and are devising replanting methods to help reinvigorate the once thriving species.
"When doing cuttings we look for areas we can do more for hare habitat," Monroe added. "We don't ever really focus on one species, but by focusing on hares we can do a lot for a bunch of other species."
Cuttings provide lots of downed treetops and other horizontal cover, which is ideal for snowshoes to hunker beneath.
As aspen cutting revs up, habitat should no longer challenge the viability of the northern Michigan hare population. An emerging challenge is the predator population.
More coyotes and wolves inhabit the North than ever before, significantly more than were present during the booming hare years of the 70s and 80s.
"There are definitely more predators around now," Monroe said. "There are tons of coyotes, a lot more than there used to be."
Though it's early in the process, the pieces are being put in place for the snowshoe population to rebound.
Given the necessary conditions, namely habitat, it doesn't take long for hare population to recover.


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Taft College returns to play Saturday
Cold shooting here Wednesday ruined the Taft College's chance to get off to a 2-0 start in Central Valley Conference women's basketball.
The host Pirates raced out to a 41-25 lead at the half and never let the Cougars reel them in.
The loss drops the Cougars to 1-1 in the conference and 6-11 overall heading into Saturday's 7 p.m. game at Merced College (1-1 CVC, 9-9 overall).
The Cougars came out cold and never really warmed up.
TC shot just 24.6 percent from the field, making 17 of 69 shot attempts, including 4-of-24 from three-point range.
Eighteen turnovers kept them from gaining any momentum.
Leading scorer Erica Evans led the Cougars with 13 points, well below her average of 20-plus.
She was 4-of-14 overall and made only 1 of her 7 tries from behind the arc where she usually is the most dangerous.
Evans had 6 rebounds and 4 steals.
Forward Crystallyn Feletoi came off the bench to score 10 points and pull down 9 rebounds.
Center Bezait Anbesse had 9 rebounds but just 2 points in the paint.
Ramonique Redding had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals.
Zanoria Echols had 6 points and 5 rebounds.


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Top ranked Smyrna travels to Wilmington to wrestle against Salesianum.
This week, Smyrna will be tested by one of the traditionally strong programs in the state when they wrestle against Salesianum in Wilmington, on Thursday, January 3, at 7 p.m. Two weekends ago, at the 20th Annual Beast of the East Tournament, at the University of Delaware's Bob Carpenter, the Eagles had the best showing of any Delaware team, finishing in 27th place. Smyrna junior Brent Fleetwood won first place in the 113 lb. division. Meanwhile, the Sals came in 68th place overall. During that competition, Smyrna's Ashton Russell won by a pin over the Sals' Sam Dugan in a consolation round.
After the "Beast" competition, Smyrna coach Kurt Howell said he was very pleased that Fleetwood came away with the first place victory. "But I thought that overall the team could have done a little better. It may have been our inexperience, but I think we will improve over the rest of the season."
And improve they have! This past weekend the Eagles team won first place in the Tenth Annual Tiger Classic held at A.I. DuPont High School. Here is a look at the team standings:
1st – Smyrna 231.5
2nd – Germantown Academy, PA 167.5
3rd – Salesianum 158
4th – Matoaca, VA 154.5
5th – William Penn 144.5
It appears the Eagles are peaking at the right time. With the state tournament coming in early February, watch for Smyrna to remain the dominant team for the remainder of the season, especially if they handle the Sals easily.
Possible Starters for Sallies-Smyrna match:
Salesianum Smyrna
106 - Jason Stevens ------- Alebbo Monsanto
113 - n/a ---- Brent Fleetwood
120 - n/a Othniel Edmond
126 - Alex Farley -------- Kalen Wilson
132 - Jake Bruce n/a
138 - Sam Dugan ------- Ashton Russell
145 - Lou Fedel ------- Zach Carbine
152 - Robert Donovan ------ Grant Daniels
160 - Domenick Gregory ---- Jarren Wilson
170 - Mike McLaughlin ----- Zach Boyles
182 - Daulton Gregory ---- Tyler Cox
195 - Anthony Mancini ---- n/a
220 - Riley Montgomery --- Dakota Dalton
285 - Sam Curran n/a


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Historically Speaking has been running essentially weekly since February 2006.
Historically Speaking has been running essentially weekly since February 2006. I am proud of the variety and substance of the articles and series that have been a part of the column thus far. However, what you are about to read will set yet another high water mark. I am pleased to have found it.
In the past, I have delighted in the opportunity to bring stories such as the Friendship Bell series featuring Emily Mitchell and her journey of discovery to Hiroshima (her journey has been recently featured by a Japanese writer in a book he has just published). I am proud of the series on the history of Oak Ridge schools and other subjects that have interested me over the years. Historically Speaking has become much more to me than only a newspaper column!
This four-part series I am about to publish delves deeply into a family's experience with a current method of engaging our youth in our history — the "National History Day" competition. I am pleased to bring it to you as a means to impress on you the value of such efforts.
National History Day is a nationwide competition that engages young students in creative writing, documentary film-making and other methods to communicate aspects of our history. I have been privileged to be asked to assist several students over the past few years. Many of them have chosen aspects of the Manhattan Project as subjects and have asked to interview me or asked for assistance in reviewing their submittals. I have done so with delight. These young people are amazing!
However, this National History Day entry featuring the Wheat community is not one I created. It came to me by email from David McMurray, a reader of Historically Speaking and someone who recognized a great story and wanted to share it with me. I am thankful to readers who constantly bring me stories! Thank you all who have become loyal readers and partners with me on this journey of mutual discovery of our history.
The author of the paper on Wheat is Sarah Littleton. I have enjoyed getting to know her and her father, Mark Littleton.
Before letting you read Sarah's entry, let me explain that she won at the local and district levels and even at the state level, where she placed third. As such, she was an alternate for the National History Day competition. She was selected to go to national competition when one of the Top Two were unable to go. Sarah did not place nationally, but she is a winner as is her family for having participated in the process.
Secondly, let me tell you that Wheat, Oak Ridge nor the Manhattan Project history of Oak Ridge was known by any of the eight judges who interviewed Sarah during the competition at district, state and national levels. This is amazing and makes me sad. It strongly suggests that we woefully need the Manhattan Project National Historical Park.
To set the stage for what Sarah wrote in the context of the competition and the family's experience, I am first bringing you Sarah's thoughts after completing the National History Day process with some commentary by her dad, Mark Littleton. Next I will bring you what Sarah's dad, Mark, had to say about his thoughts on the benefits of this competition for his entire family and especially Sarah. Finally, I will bring you the paper Sarah wrote, "They call it Wheat."
Research for National History Day started in August of 2011. After several months of research and writing, my final draft was due in December. Two projects from every category were chosen to go to districts in March 2012. Mine was one of the two chosen for papers. (Categories included papers, documentaries, exhibits, performances and websites. _ M. Littleton)
At district, I was interviewed by one of the two judges who read and judged my paper. Neither had heard of Wheat. I placed second at district, which was held at the University of Tennessee. I advanced to state in April, where I was interviewed by three men, none of whom had ever heard of Wheat. I placed third at state, held in Nashville.
Placing third meant I was an alternate for the national competition, held in Washington, D.C. About a week later, I received an email saying I was eligible to go to nationals. I still remember my English teacher at the time, Miss Lightholder, coming into my mom's classroom looking more excited than I had ever seen her. (Sarah was in her mom's room after school hours, not as a student. _ M. Littleton)
Only one other student from Concord Christian School had ever made it to nationals, and this year, she had two going, myself and Hadley Peters, who had placed second in her website division. I was absolutely thrilled about this opportunity.
Nationals were held at the University of Maryland in June. The welcoming ceremony was on a Sunday night. The Tennessee group went to do a Capitol visit later that week. My parents and I met with my cousin and had an after-hours tour of the Federal Reserve. We visited the Smithsonian, Georgetown Cupcakes, Union Station, and several more monuments and museums.
I was interviewed on Tuesday by three women; none of whom had heard of Wheat. Throughout the course of my interviews, especially at the state and national level, I found myself enjoying their reactions to my paper. It was as if they could not imagine such a thing, and were always astonished and surprised.
At the time, I was probably too nervous to really see it, but now I look back and think how amazing it is that so many people never heard anything of Wheat. Although I did not place, the week in D.C. had been priceless and something I will never forget.
While at times I would get tired of doing research, or frustrated about not knowing what to write next, all the work truly did pay off. I met many family members I might have never met under different circumstances. I learned an abundance of writing and research skills from Miss Lightholder that have helped me immensely in other English courses.
I gained knowledge about the Wheat community and history in WWII. My dad and I met many people at the Wheat Reunion and recorded priceless stories and tales of their days in Wheat. Overall, the experience was amazing with or without a medal.
(Regarding "did not place" and "with or without a medal," outside of a podium win at Nationals, results are not shared. The trip itself to D.C., the total experience of interviews and research and some special time with mom and dad without her older siblings became quite the prize for Sarah. There were 2,600 competitors at nationals, so she was not too focused on getting a medal among that mob. — M. Littleton)
(When Sarah says that judges had not heard of Wheat, what she means is that they did not know that Oak Ridge was a clandestine government creation. I did not realize until reading Sarah's summary that not just some, but all of her judges did not know the story. Consider, in 2012, none of eight judges in three different levels of a U.S. history competition knew of the origin of Oak Ridge. I would say it remains a "Secret City"! _ M. Littleton)
There you have Sarah's thoughts on National History Day, along with some explanatory comments by her Dad, Mark Littleton. Next we will learn Mark's thoughts regarding Sarah's choice to enter the competition and the impact of that process on his family.


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jkitsune wrote:I'm waiting for Hasselbeck to tell us why our excitement bothers him.
If I were the type, I would go for Wilson in a heartbeat.
I know what you mean, but really gotta give him credit here lately. He's been handing out RW some props. It's given somewhat begrudgingly, but given nonetheless.


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It's taken some time to get off the ground, but the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) may finally be gaining some traction. According to a new report released yesterday by the U.S. Treasury Department, 910,000 homeowners have now received a permanent HAMP modification and 83 percent of eligible homeowners that signed on with HAMP since June 2010 have gotten permanent Read full article »
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HAMP Success Tally Slowly Growing
D.C. Housing Inventory Lowest Since 2005
Not since 2005 has the Washington D.C. housing inventory been so sparse. According to a report by Real Estate Business Intelligence, 22 percent fewer homes were for sale in December 2011 than during the same month in 2010. Of that available inventory, only one in 20 of those homes is a foreclosure, also a steep decline from the 16 percent Read full article »
Investors Wonder If Profits Can Continue Rising in Face of Slow Economic Growth
Though you might not know it from the tone of the media these days, business is booming in the corporate sector. In fact, later this week fourth quarter profits are due to be released and analysts predict that they will have risen 7.2 percent over this time last year. In fact, corporate profits as a percent of GDP are near Read full article »
Cold, Hard Numbers: 20
The percentage down payment on a loan proposed by federal regulators from the FDIC, the U.S. Treasury, HUD, the Federal Reserve, the SEC and the FHA. Lenders have protested that requiring this much of a down payment would "suffocate" the housing industry because borrowers will simply be unable to come up with that large a sum of money. Read full article »
Training & Education: Housing Planning and Retirement
One of the most complicated aspects of retirement is planning how and where to live. In the past, many people simply focused on building as much equity in their home as possible so that the home could be sold to finance a move in retirement. However, in today's real estate market, this traditional plan is often no longer viable. With Read full article »
The Politics of Real Estate
Few industries are as profoundly impacted by the political machinations in Washington as the real estate industry. Whether it's old legislation like Jimmy Carter's Community Reinvestment Act or Barack Obama's massive mortgage bailouts, the U.S. political machine has a huge impact (usually bad) on the business of real estate.
Ideally, we could ignore politics. But here at the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter, we insist on seeing the world with clarity - including the reality of Washington's aggressive involvement in every facet of our business, from mortgage lending to real estate sales license; from loan modification regulations to appraisal requirements... every piece of our business is profoundly impacted by politics. So rather than stick our heads in the sand and ignore reality, readers of the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter choose to be informed and prepared.
Mortgage Industry News
Few things change more rapidly than the mortgage market, and with the increasing dominance of GSE's Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the mortgage business, it's more important than ever to keep up. Here are a few recent mortgage news updates:
Mortgage News
- HAMP Success Tally Slowly Growing
- Biggest Down Payments in the Country Found in New Jersey
- President Bypasses Congress, Appoints Director of the Consumer Protection Bureau
- Federal Reserve Recommends Expanding GSEs to Turn Housing Market Around
- Mortgage Rates Likely to Remain Low for a While Longer
- Top Former FDIC, Wells Fargo Execs Say Fannie and Freddie Must Go
- FHA Continues to Extend Anti-Flipping Waiver
- More Homeowners Using Delaying Tactics to Slow Down Foreclosures
- Now that It's Passed: The True Cost of the Payroll Tax Cut
- Minnesota Cities Limit Rental Volumes
About Bryan Ellis
Bryan Ellis is an Atlanta-based real estate analyst and publisher of the widely read newsletter "The Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter". With over 200,000 subscribers - including real estate investors, agents, brokers, appraisers and other real estate professionals - the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter is among America's largest sources of unbiased coverage of politics and public policy for the real estate industry.
Bryan Ellis serves as editor in chief for the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter and is assisted by an extraordinary staff of writers, researchers and editors who are each real estate experts in their own right and who assure that the news we report is well researched, factual, and highly relevant to today's real estate industry.
Bryan is very happily married and has two wonderful daughters. He makes his home in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. You can contact the team at the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter here.


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Remember when you draw these to be very slow and careful, especially with your first steps. If you get the basic shapes out of proportion or wonky, all the details will be too!
This fellow is working hard, but maybe not following the instructions exactly.
Start by drawing the basic shapes-the oval for the head, and then add the overall muzzle shape. Get those right first, then break each shape into its smaller components.
Don't erase the construction lines.
Try again, and go slower and more careful!
Stuart Mead
Jennifer Lewis
Chris DeCarlo
Mitch Leewe
Grant Beaudette
You guys make me feel like I'm doing something important. I can't wait to see your drawings and evolution!
Push the shiny orange button and join the cheapest cartoon school in the world.
Wow, Jennifer! I hope you have something left over for Christmas presents! Wanna adopt a kid?


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Mental health is complex issue for state's Sandy Hook panel
Hartford — The mental health status of Adam Lanza, who murdered 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, will not be public information anytime soon, said Danbury Assistant State's Attorney Stephen J. Sedensky at the governor's first Sandy Hook Advisory Commission meeting on Thursday.
But the commission is tasked with providing advice on mental health, gun control and school safety to the governor by March 15.
"It may be challenging, but I think we have enough information to still make credible public policy evaluations," said Scott Jackson, commission chairman and mayor of Hamden.
School safety and gun control will likely be addressed early on, he said. Mental health issues, however, are more complex and will require more time. But this complexity didn't stop multiple commission members from questioning experts from Columbine High School and Virginia Tech about how they addressed mental illness in the wake of the shootings there.
Outpatient commitment, in which someone living in the community is required to seek treatment, was discussed along with stronger mental health checks during gun background checks.
Richard Bonnie, director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, answered many commission members' questions about how outpatient commitment, known as "mandatory outpatient treatment" in Virginia, worked. Connecticut is one of six states in the country that do not have any type of outpatient commitment.
Bonnie was also a former member of the Virginia Tech Review Panel, which was formed after the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting where 32 people were murdered.
The shooter, Seung-Hui Cho, had actually been assigned to "mandatory outpatient treatment" before the shooting.
"As you know and probably everybody knows, there was no follow-up, and Cho never really reported to the counseling center at (Virginia) Tech, and that was one of the missed opportunities to intervene," Bonnie said.
Another problem besides lack of enforcement is lack of funding, he said.
"The issue is, you have to have resources," he said, adding later, "You can't successfully implement mandatory outpatient treatment unless you begin to work on the gaps in the services system."
Commission member Kathleen M. Flaherty, staff attorney for Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut, said she spoke out in opposition of outpatient commitment when a bill for it came up last year.
Flaherty said she brought to the panel personal experience of living with bipolar disorder.
She said she would rather see the state look at advanced directives, which means people are encouraged to seek out treatment on their own instead of being pushed into treatment. It would be similar to a living will, she said. People would list what type of medication they were willing to take and treatment they were willing to receive, she said.
"I don't know how they think forcing people into mandatory treatment, when they can't serve people who voluntarily seek help, will work," she said. "It will be interesting to see how that plays out."
Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, who also was a member of the Columbine Review Commission, repeatedly mentioned the intersection of mental illness and guns at the meeting Thursday. Thirteen people died in the 1999 Columbine High School shooting.
"I think mental health background checks as part of gun background checks should be strengthened across the country at a minimum," Ritter said.
Flaherty said she didn't have a problem with background checks, but that there are times when the two issues — mental health and gun control — are separate.
"Sometimes, people who are violent do have a mental illness diagnosis, but that doesn't mean that every person is," she said. Labeling everyone with a mental illness as violent is stigmatizing and discriminating, she said.
The state needs a health system that makes mental health services accessible and de-stigmatizes mental illness, Flaherty said.
State sees shortage of beds as more children sent for psychiatric care
T.J. Horner brings toughness from the football field to the basketball court
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Hawk Strap wrote:Smelled like burnt hair in a diaper full of Indian food
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SmokinHawk wrote:Colonoscopy without the use of sedatives.
hawksfansinceday1 wrote:SmokinHawk wrote:Colonoscopy without the use of sedatives.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
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I agree with Eileen Schoenecker ("Cashier brings smiles," Feb. 13) about the Friedman's supermarket at the Greater Butler Mart.
Having been a shopper at the former BiLo supermarket at Point Plaza, I now do most of my shopping at the Greater Butler Mart Friedman's.
All of the employees are very helpful. If a shopper has any questions or is unable to find an item, employees are willing to help.
When I enter the store, I always look to see if two special employees are working, Linda and Renate.
Whenever I am checking out, they always have a smile and are willing to joke with me.
When I am leaving, I always give them both a hug, and their faces light up with joy.
I wish to offer a special thank-you to the store's manager for allowing Linda to dress up in unusual outfits to bring laughter and joy to customers.
In addition to Schoenecker and myself, I'm sure many other people agree.


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Sometimes you unexpectedly see a familiar face when you're miles away from home. Such was the case this past August up in North Dakota. After our first day of riding on Cycling Around North Dakota in Sakakawea Country (CANDISC), my wife informed me that the family of four from Johnson County we had often seen riding Biking Across Kansas (BAK) was with us on this ride.
From 2000 to 2004 and in 2008, I viewed from a distance, been passed by, and passed the Johnson family of Shawnee, Kansas on their tandem quad bike numerous times while journeying across the Sunflower State on a bicycle. The Johnsons are a fast family with eight sets of legs to power their unique bicycle. I hadn't seen the family since BAK 2008 and now I know why. For the past six years, they have been pedaling farther north.
"We've always done rides with the kids since the beginning of time," said Mark Johnson, father of the family. Besides CANDISC, the Johnsons have ridden on BAK seven times. The family has also opted to ride the Oklahoma Freewheel instead of BAK for the past two years. The Freewheel runs from a Texas border town to a Kansas border town and usually happens the same week as BAK.
Besides Mark, the Johnson family includes mother, Julie, and daughters Courtney, 15, and Natalie, 12. Each member of the family has a function to perform in keeping the family rolling along on its cycling vacations.
Courtney said that she is the primary organizer for the family's bike trips. "If something's missing, I go, 'who touched it?'" On this past year's North Dakota ride, she said she enjoyed the scenery and the ice cream. "Riding is fun," she said, while also admitting that her friends in Shawnee "think I'm nuts."
Her younger sister, Natalie, put camping and ice cream at the top of the list of things she likes about bicycling vacations.
Julie said that her primary job this year was "to pedal." The prolific sunflower fields that adorned the landscape throughout this year's CANDISC route were her favorite part of the ride.
Mark said his primary duty is to prepare the vehicle and the quad tandem for travel. His favorite part of riding? "When everyone gets along and has a good time," he said, adding, "and also a cold beer or two or three" at the end of the day.
Mark Johnson is not only a tandem aficionado, but he also makes his living this way. Anyone interested in purchasing a tandem—whether a two-seater, three-seater, four-seater or more—may want to check out his company's website at www.precisiontandems.com.
Needless to say, when the Johnson family is cruising into town with matching bike jerseys on a four-seat bicycle, heads turn and smiles usually form.


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Earth : North America : United States of America : Midwest (United States of America) : Michigan : Southeast Michigan : Metro Detroit : Wayne County (Michigan) : Detroit : Detroit/Downtown
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Downtown Detroit is the central buisness district of Detroit, bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west, the Fisher Freeway to the north, Interstate 375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south. The area contains most of the prominent skyscrapers in Detroit, the nation's second largest theatre district, several parks, many of which are linked by the Detroit International Riverfront, three casinos, and much more that is sure to make your visit a unique and memorable one.
Anyone who visits downtown Detroit will be pleasantly surprised to see one of America's best preserved collection of late ninteenth and early twentieth century buildings standing beside the contemporary. Casino resorts add an air of excitement to the entertainment hub of the region. The International Riverfront is teaming with activity. Restaurant clusters emanate from Greektown, the Renaissance Center, and downtown stadiums. Downtown, with its revitalized riverfront area, has evolved into a popular place to reside with many new high rise lofts and restored historic homes. In the past decade, the area and the entire city has seen many historic buildings renovated, many parks open, and much more.
Get in
By car
The most popular way of getting to Detroit is by car. The area has many parking garages and is easy to access from the freeways, parking prices aren't bad.
By Bus
Detroit is often overlooked as having no transit system, when in reality it has two bus systems and a Downtown People Mover. The Rosa Parks Transit Center is the central hub of the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT). Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transit (SMART) busses also serve the transit center. Look up bus times at transit.google.com
After ariving at the transit center, hop on the people mover by walking either south to the Michigan Ave Station or north to the Times Square Station. The people mover is the easiest way of getting around Downtown.
The first segment of a light-rail system is planned for Woodward Ave. Downtown stations have not yet been configured, but they should soon be announced. Construction may begin as early as this summer (2010).
Historic neighborhoods
Parks and monuments
Detroit is home to one of the world's largest collections of late nineteenth and early twentieth century buildings. During the past decade, the city has restored many of its architecturally significant buildings. Several of Detroit's buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Detroit is definately one the best destinations for architecture buffs.
Detroit is the largest American city to offer casino resorts.
Explore Detroit's Greektown, with its Greek restaurants and shops surrounding the Greektown Casino.
Detroit is known for its "Detroit-Style" Pizza:
Coney Island
Detroit is known for the greasy and messy Coney Island hot dog and for its Coney Island Restaurants which are open very late or even 24 hours to catch the late-night bar crowd.
Vernor's Ginger Ale, created by Detroit pharmacist James Vernor, shares the distinction as America's oldest softdrink with Hire's Rootbeer. A local favorite, Detroiters pour Vernor's over ice cream. Also try Faygo soft drinks, another former Detroit based soft drink company. Detroiters enjoy Michigan Wines[66]. A family of GM heritage, the Fisher family Coach Wines are served at the Coach Insignia Restaurant atop the GM Renaissance Center.
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Are you looking for Tuesday's Tribute?
It has moved to Angie's Seven Clown Circus.
Go participate over there!!
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Tuesday's Tribute - It's time to give back.
59 comments:
- Kristina P. said...
Interesting! You guys always come up with great stuff!
I can do the celebrity mocking thing pretty well.
- January 2, 2009 at 12:28 PM
- Jen said...
Sounds interesting! I won't be able to check it out this week, but I'll try to remember it for next week.
- January 2, 2009 at 12:47 PM
- Cat said...
Unfortunately, I'm not a giving person, and in my world, it IS all about me. Great idea though. For those bloggers who aren't sick like me.
- January 2, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- CaJoh said...
Looking forward to seeing everybody's highlight. Will you be offering a badge that can be put on the sidebar— I think the picture is a bit too wide for mine.
- January 2, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- angi_b72 said...
awesome!! I linked it up!
- January 2, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- jori-o said...
Like it! Great idea!
- January 2, 2009 at 1:12 PM
- Leigh (Modern Mommy) said...
I'm trying to figure out what it says about me that I think I'd only be able to do the "roast" type posts. Hmm...
- January 2, 2009 at 1:14 PM
- Mariah said...
GREAT IDEA! I'll play along for sure
- January 2, 2009 at 1:16 PM
- Liz (Loving Mom 2 Boys) said...
Fun!! I love this idea!!
- January 2, 2009 at 1:18 PM
- Tony said...
This is great idea Jay. Kind of like the Pink Ribbon tribute I did about my college friends wife who kicked breast cancers ass. if you have not read it, it is a good one. find it in my Top shelf. I am in bro.
- January 2, 2009 at 1:18 PM
- Jay @halftime lessons said...
Kristina - Yes, you can...I know your work well.
Jen, we will be here when the muse visits you!
Cat, you ARE sick, and I am a big fan of that.
Cajoh- you bet...I am working on the badge right now...doesnt fit very well on My sidebar either! The ones I made are obviously meant for the end of a post, but I will have a sidebar button available asap.
Anji and Jori- Woohoo! U RoX0rZ, as the kids say.
Leigh, then I would say that your posts will probably be pretty popular...everyone loves to read a great bloodbath. ;-)
Mariah - Awesome...I smell a tribute to grandma coming?
Liz- fantastic, I have been stalking you more and more lately!
Tony - Awesome...and I do remember that post of yours well...that's exactly the type of thing we are aiming for. Thanks for coming along, pal.
- January 2, 2009 at 1:40 PM
- Elaine A. said...
Sounds like a great new bloggy venture and I hope to join in some weeks!
Happy New Year!
- January 2, 2009 at 1:52 PM
- Brooks said...
Sounds like a good idea...I just hope that I can keep up every week....and decisions...you should of only opted for one button...I'll never be able to decide!
- January 2, 2009 at 2:14 PM
- angie said...
I'm SO in. This is a fantastic idea, and a great way to keep continunity each week. And, it'll keep me grounded. he he. LOVED Mission MOnday, but can only imagine how much work you spent on it each week.
Happy New Year. I look forward to participating with you on T, W and Thursdays!
- January 2, 2009 at 2:32 PM
- amelia bedelia said...
wow jay, you be smart! I always hate it when i comment and see that you have already answered the comments....i feel so left out. whaaa. ok, enough about me...I will play!!
- January 2, 2009 at 3:00 PM
- Jenni Jiggety said...
Pretty fabulous idea!!!
Is it wrong that I hope everyone picks me to write about so that ever though it isn't about me, it is still about ME?
Just kidding.
No, I'm not.
Pick me! Pick me!
- January 2, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- Young Momma said...
I love the idea! I hate that it's on Tuesday though!! lol Can I post it on Thursday?? I do Thankful Tuesdays at my site - which aren't really about me all together... lol!! I do love the bar with the Willow Tree figurine pictured... do you think you'll make that one into a button??
- January 2, 2009 at 4:11 PM
- Petra a.k.a The Wise (*Young*) Mommy said...
Cool! Thanks for the new way to get out of coming up for ideas to write about!
You rock--Happy 2009!
- January 2, 2009 at 4:57 PM
- Amy B said...
I found your blog...somehow..and I love it. Being on bed rest I read the whole thing...either it was that good or I am stuck on bed on pain pills..lol.
I love the idea of the Tuesday Tribute...I know just what mine will be about.
- January 2, 2009 at 4:57 PM
- Tara @ Feels like home said...
This sounds like a great idea! I'm not sure how often I'll be able to participate because Tuesdays are already a busy blog day for me, but I will try. :)
- January 2, 2009 at 5:12 PM
- kel said...
I love this idea! you guys are brilliant!
- January 2, 2009 at 5:24 PM
- Jay @halftime lessons said...
Cajoh- Just got the sidebar button up.
Elaine- Sure, remember us any tuesday!
Brooks- I know...too many, right? kinda like going to Cheesecake Factory and they hand you that GIANT menu...just give me 3 things to pick from, and make them OUTSTANDING.
Angie- From the Goddess of Wordless Wednesday's mouth herself!! So glad you'll play...you certainly have enough kids to keep Tributing for a while... ;-)
LOL Amy- When I saw your comment I knew I had to come back..I'll always make return visits for the "Twisted Sisters"...
Jenni- It's absolutely fine to want the spotlight...I will be pushing everyone to make the inaugural week Of Tuesday's Tribute to be about the Jenni Bean.
Young Momma - I will try to make that one into a button soon, I promise...might take some creativity, of which I have very little...
LOL Petra...Think of the tuesday as the day that you dont have to think as hard as you clearly usually do!! Just sit back, shine your light on someone else, and do some "research" on those intimate apparatus posts...;-)
Amy B- I found you yesterday too! So sorry to hear of your bed rest...if it helps you at all I can find a quick home for some of those pain pills...Sorry, there's me thinking about ME again...
Tara - knowing your popularity, I fully understand...any time you want to slum it with us you are welcome! ;-)
Kel- Brilliant? You are being too sweet...oh wait...you were talking about Deb weren't you?? Dammit, I'm smart too...I gotts college, even.
- January 2, 2009 at 5:46 PM
- Kristen Andrews said...
looks interesting, glad I found your blog!
- January 2, 2009 at 6:03 PM
I like the idea but dang it I just wrote a great tribute a couple of days ago. Worthiness is hard to find these days. ;)
- January 2, 2009 at 6:10 PM
- Jay @halftime lessons said...
Kristen- Glad I found you too! I always wondered where those great necklaces came from, and now I know where to go Valentines shopping!
LOL BlueViolet- I know what you mean...I have written a bunch, and I am trying to think if anyone would notice if I recycled some! No need, I guess, there is still lots of great stuff to point at!
- January 2, 2009 at 6:22 PM
- Lacey said...
Oooh! This sounds like a great idea!
- January 2, 2009 at 6:22 PM
- Ali said...
That sounds like a great idea! You know, you've seen my blog, I got NOTHIN' going on on Tuesdays!
- January 2, 2009 at 9:06 PM
- Tabitha Blue said...
HAHA great idea!!!! Oh, and pick me!!! LOL.. have to get that one in there BEFORE TT!!!
- January 2, 2009 at 9:39 PM
- Evolving Mommy Catherine said...
I am totally in. It is easier to talk about someone else then to come up with original content about yourself all the time. I agree with Brooks though...I'm having touble picking just one button ;)
- January 2, 2009 at 9:48 PM
- The Mom said...
SMART, you guys are brilliant. Just writing up my post for next week and i've grabbed the link!
- January 3, 2009 at 10:21 AM
- Annie said...
Love the idea! I'll play along!
Kristina P.is throwing you under the bus at my place. I'll bein touch! :)
- January 3, 2009 at 2:09 PM
- Carol @SheLives said...
I think I can do this.
Even though it really is ALL about me. *snort*
- January 3, 2009 at 2:22 PM
- Becky Sue said...
As your 150th follower... I think this is a grand idea!
- January 3, 2009 at 5:11 PM
- Brittany said...
Man...you are quite the saint these days!
- January 3, 2009 at 5:49 PM
- steenky bee said...
This sounds like fun. I think I'll take part next week, well, not next week, but the week after that. This is a wonderful idea.
- January 3, 2009 at 6:14 PM
- Jenners said...
Cool idea. I hope to participate at some point. One of my new blog resolutions is not to participate in a Mr. Linky thing unless I think I have the time to visit almost all of the participants (or at least 40 or so).
And someone had fun making buttons!!!
- January 3, 2009 at 8:10 PM
- Mama Kat said...
Does Word verification drive you ape shit crazy?
You do realize your becoming that weird word verification comment leaver guy, right? Every time I see it in your comments I giggle (and clap)...
- January 3, 2009 at 11:08 PM
- Brandy said...
But I have Happy Bunny socks that says it IS all about me. Have I been living a lie for so long??
Kidding...I'd like to participate but no promises. Thanks for the heads up. I will definitely keep it in mind for Tuesday posts.
- January 4, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Stacy's Random Thoughts said...
Oh, you can count me in! I have trouble talking about myself - which is why I generally focus my writing on my Little Princess...and while she is a constant source of entertainment, I'm sure there are people out there that don't really appreciate the workings of a 6-year old mind! LOL!! It'll be really nice to shine that oh-so-bright spotlight on someone else...just have to figure out who my first victim....I mean, deserving person will be! ;)
- January 4, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- Candice said...
Hmm, I think I can handle this. My favorite past time is talking about others. ;)
I may not do it EVERY Tuesday because that would require a commitment on my part, and that just freaks me out. I'm sure you understand.
Much love,
Nick Nolte
- January 4, 2009 at 1:12 PM
- Bambola said...
What a fantastic idea! I'm going to try to do this, maybe not every Tuesday - but when I can.
Glad you found (& liked) my blog :) I'm looking forward to making my way through yours x
- January 4, 2009 at 3:27 PM
- Sera said...
I'm excited about this! I never did the Mission Mondays, so I'm really looking forward to doing this.
- January 5, 2009 at 8:55 AM
- Eudea-Mamia said...
Darn it!! I should have saved today's post for tomorrow. I thought it had to be nice...
Now I've got to write something else.
You can bet it won't a tribute to you or Deb!
- January 5, 2009 at 11:56 AM
- Jen said...
I love this idea. I am a little late in the game but better late than never right?
- January 6, 2009 at 6:15 PM
- bernthis said...
I'm technically unable to unable to participate as I have no clue how to do add a link or whatever it is. God, I wish I was born 20years later.
- January 10, 2009 at 9:06 PM
- Clare said...
i will have to give this a try! thanks Jay:)
- January 18, 2009 at 12:36 PM
- Jennifer said...
I am in for next week.
- January 18, 2009 at 4:30 PM
- mama's smitten said...
I finally found you! I tried to link to you through another blog but it did not work. I think this is absolutely wonderful.
- January 26, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- EADotCom said...
I like this. Will take part indeed. Spread some good news :)
- February 1, 2009 at 5:49 PM
- Heather of the EO said...
I'm in for next week too. I'm so glad to have stumbled over here today. (Don't ask how I haven't been here before, I think that's just weird and don't know how in the world it happened.)
I've been writing so much about Tuesday, thinking of her all the time. I was hoping her story would continue to touch people and move them to DO something for other people. Because it's not all about me :)
So thank you. This is a beautiful idea.
- February 3, 2009 at 12:31 PM
- Suzanne said...
what a GREAT idea! i was SO excited to see this and placed a button on my blog!
soooooooo many times we get caught up in our own problems and fail to see others around us...i LOVE this idea. thanks for sharing! i already know who i will showcase in next tuesday's blog!
suz (quad mom in texas)
- February 4, 2009 at 7:49 AM
- JoJo said...
I'm sorry but I dont know how to do what it is you need us to do? Can i put a link to this on my facebook page? How? I have something I'd really like to post about... you may already know the peole but I couldn't see anything about them on your site. It is a perfect start for your Tuesday's Tribute as the family have lost their daughter to cancer and her name was Tuesday! I do not know this family but I have been following their blog... http://www.half12.blogspot.com/
Thank you for helping if you can. Love from Jo x
- February 7, 2009 at 2:30 AM
- Growin' with it! said...
FABULOUS idea...can't wait to join in!
- February 7, 2009 at 9:46 AM
Just what I needed. AN IDEA!! And it's a great one. I'm in!!
- February 11, 2009 at 6:05 AM
- Krazy Armstrong K's! said...
late but I did it! :)
- February 11, 2009 at 9:51 PM
- mommaof4wife2r said...
love it...and i'm doing it today! super fun!
- February 17, 2009 at 9:06 AM
- dlh said...
just saw your site and grabbed the TT button to make a post today. I will have to add my site to the list next week. Fun!
- February 17, 2009 at 9:25 AM
- Becca said...
I am going to do this on my blog next week!
- March 24, 2009 at 9:21 AM
- Tamra said...
I stumbled upon a Tuesday Tribute post on another blog and it lead me here. Great idea. I just created my own Tribute on my blog.
- March 31, 2009 at 7:13 AM


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Shane Murray Cote
Memorial services for Shane Murray Cote were held March 25, at Arriola Bible Church, in Dolores, Colo. Rev. Kent Slyter officiated.
Shane was born Sept. 30, 1968 in Portland, Maine. He went home to Glory on Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
At a young age, Shane moved with his family from Maine to Wyoming where he spent his childhood growing up on the ranches of the west. He graduated from Saratoga High School in 1987. Wyoming was the perfect playground for Shane, providing endless opportunities for hunting, camping and fishing, passions that developed young and never left him. A natural athlete, Shane excelled in sports, competing in football, basketball and wrestling throughout junior high and high school.
After graduation, Shane enlisted in the Navy, serving from 1987 to 1992, including two tours on the U.S.S. Nimitz during Desert Storm. Shane was proud to have served his country though humble regarding his service and reluctant to take credit.
Shane's life-long dream was to be a veterinarian. He first experienced the life of a veterinarian at 13, working for "Doc" John Collamer at Saratoga Veterinary Clinic. He worked at the clinic until he graduated from high school, developing the skills and passion he later demonstrated in his professional career.
Upon his honorable discharge from the Navy in 1992, he enrolled at the University of Wyoming in Laramie where he studied animal science and pre-veterinary. During his time in college he never wavered from his ultimate goal of becoming a vet in his own right. He graduated with honors in 1996.
During his time at UW, Shane met Robyne Fulks, a fellow animal science major from Cedaredge, Colo. A friendship that began over shared study notes quickly developed into something more, and their relationship was cemented after a night that ended with the truck stuck in a snowbank and a long, cold walk back to town.
Staying true to his dream, Shane started classes at Colorado State University's School of Veterinary Medicine in the fall of 1996. He was joined in Fort Collins, Colo., by Robyne in January of 1997. Small classes fostered intense friendships and camaraderie and it was a sweet time for the couple.
Shane and Robyne were married on Jan. 3, 1998, in Cedaredge. Fifteen years later, the day is remembered as one of the best weddings the couple ever attended. The newlyweds settled in Fort Collins, while Shane finished veterinary school and Robyne took graduate classes.
Shane graduated from CSU in May 2000, and immediately began working for the Carbon County Veterinary Hospital, in Rawlins. After two years, the family decided to leave Wyoming and moved to Cortez, where Shane accepted a job with Montezuma Veterinary Clinic. A professional to his core, Shane thrived at the local clinic, serving people and their animals across the county. He purchased the clinic in 2012, finally fulfilling his childhood dream.
The Cotes were blessed with three sons, Clayton Murray, Chance Daniel and Caden James. Shane loved being a father. He loved playing with his boys, whether it was throwing the football, wrestling them to the ground or simply making them laugh. His sons mattered to him and he was so proud of them. He was their greatest champion and they were his best friends. They were everything to him.
Shane loved being outdoors with his family. His passion for hunting, fishing and camping never waned. His other passion was horses. He loved to break and ride, and was remarkably talented at both. He was skilled with his hands, could fix anything and was up for any project Robyne hinted at.
Shane will be remembered as driven and goal-oriented with an overwhelming sense of duty. He was a compassionate man and offered his services for those in any kind of need. Those who knew him knew he cared for people from the depths of who he was. The things that marked him were his love for his family, his love for his Savior and his compassion for others.
Shane trusted Jesus Christ with his life and his heart and his faith was strong. He would read his Bible with tears in his eyes, overwhelmed by the grace and love of the God who saved him.
Shane was a good man, a wonderful father and a husband who loved his wife with all his heart. Words cannot express how much he will be missed.
Shane was proceeded in death by his grandfather, Dave Murray; grandmother, Leneda Murray; and aunt, Ann Okane; and stepfathers, George Pearson and Brent Taylor.
He is survived by his wife, Robyne Dee; sons, Clayton, Chance, Caden; mother Naida Taylor; sister, Leneda Davis and husband, Dusty; nephew Galen Davis; niece, Kacey Starr and husband, Daniel; grandniece, Bristol Starr; brother-in-law, Gerry Mack; cousins, Kim and Randy Sikes and Trevor and Derik Sikes; father and mother-in-law, Roger and Fran Fulks; sister-in-law, Heidi Folkers and husband, T.J.; sister-in-law, Tanis McCulloch and husband, Brian; nephews, Aaron and Aden Folkers; and nieces, Rieley and Haylin McCulloch.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the Christian Discipleship Center, 24826 Road L, Cortez. A memorial fund has been established for the Cote boys at Citizens State Bank, 77 W. Main St., Cortez, Colo.


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A few weeks ago I wrote about the Smithsonian Magazine's article, "Madame Curie's Passion". Clearly, she was a woman ahead of her time. The Smithsonian thoughtfully included additional pics (including Nobel Certificate).
Marie Curie won a Nobel Prize in Physics(1903) and another in Chemistry(1911). Only Linus Pauling was able to duplicate this feat — They are the only two people who won Nobel Prizes in two separate fields and Madame Curie was the first. Of course, she honored her homeland (Poland), by naming the first radioactive element she discovered, "Polonium".
She was born, Maria Salomea Skłodowska, in Warsaw (Kingdom of Poland, part of the Russian Empire) 7th-November-1867 to Wladyslaw & Bronislawa Sklodowskich. Wladyslaw's father was Jozef Sklodowski and his mother was Salomea z. Suktinski. So Maria's middle name was from her paternal grandmother. She married Pierre Curie and had two daughters (Irene, Eve) with Pierre. She died on 4th-July-1934, Skłodowska-Curie died in Passy, in Haute-Savoie, France.


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It was possibly the warmest US Open in the 27 year history of the event and by the time the event was over, at 4:00 pm, the formerly pristine pipe was a hacked up, burned down, slushfest, but that didn't stop competitors from sending it with results until the bitter end.
The Scotty Lago trifecta that we dreamed up last night after his QP win was not to be, as the 3rd place qualifier served up the usual perfect practice runs followed by three choked runs. Can't really blame him though, the pipe was giving everyone trouble. Kevin Pearce, today's first place qualifier, also wasn't able to put a clean run together—maybe it was because of his bruised heel or maybe it was the pipe … either way, after falling on his final run, he was pissed—never seen Kev so pissed. For the record, Louie Vito had a sick final run, we were thinking his 7th place score was a sign that he got pretty robbed, but it's so hard to compare your overall judging versus the professional judging. After asking around, it turns out that this is one of the first events to implement the "grab cam", basically a close up cam that one judge uses to verify whether a grab was legit. The grab cam might have been some riders undoing today …
We're giving the TransWorld Trick Of The Day to Luke Mitrani—for his switch double backflip on the last hit of his run. Spectacular!
Danny Kass rode to victory on his Gnu BTX (banana Magne-Traction) 155. His victory run was his final run, and here's how it broke down from start to finish: front 1080 tailgrab, Cab 10 nosegrab, front nine melon, backside 7 mute, switch alleyoop five. This is his fifth US Open Superpipe victory, the most recent was in 2005, but the winning streak goes all the way back to 2001.
With his second place finish, Peetu Piiroinen now joins the ranks of Kevin Pearce, Shaun White, and Mathieu Crepel as the official TTR World Tour champion. Peetu Piiroinen took second today with his second run, but he basically held it down for all three runs. He started it off with a front 7, Cab 10, alley-oop backside Rodeo, a frontside alley-oop, a front 5, and a back 7. He said his goal for the season was just to be in the TTR top five, but after finishing well at the X Trail and Davos, he came into position to win it. He says that he started to think he had a chance of winning when Shaun and Kevin weren't showing up to some of the TTR 6 star events.
Luke Mitrani's first run sealed his spot, he started with a Cab 7 mute, into a frontside 9 tailgrab, Michalchuk nosegrab, a front 7, and crowned off with a switch double backflip, which he informed me, was a trick he's had in his bag or over a year—not a new one, but a crowd pleaser nonetheless.
After holding on to first place through the first two rounds, Kelly Clark came in hot on her final run in an attempt to regain first place and match Kass' four-time halfpipe champion title, and it looked like she had it, until, reminiscent of the Olympics, she gave it her hardest—which is so damn exciting—and bailed in the flatbottom goop. Torah's run was technical, but it was very calculated and not quite as energetic as we expect from her, but after two incomplete runs, she did put it together. Ellery Hollingsworth slid in a solid third place. Elena Hight was the single injury of the day, she did some damage to her knee and got a free ride down with the patrol, we'll let you know if we hear anything.
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Men's Final results:
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2. Peetu Piiroinen
3. Luke Mitrani
Women's Final results:
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So I usually do single game by game entries, but between
midterms this week and long days at the park (get there around 3:30, leave at
11:30), I have been squeezed for time.
So, I did the Opening Day entry
earlier in the week, followed by last night the quick post on the Jose Valverde spitting incident. Here are my game entries for the 2nd
and 3rd home games of the season to finish up the Tigers series.
So Wednesday was a relaxed night at the ballpark. Attendance went from sold out on Monday to
12,451 that night, so after BP, we just chilled in the outfield seats.
I got there around 3:30, still don't know why.
Adam Jones tweeted at
me offering to come in early, but he never got back at me, so that didn't
happen. Ballhawks and fans gathered with
me at the gate, and the day had begun.
For a pic of the group, check out Zack Hample's blog entry of the game (and the 2nd game) here.
So running around to BP, the first ball I snagged on the day
was a Mark Reynolds shot. He hit it to a
section to the right of where I was standing, and Tim and I both ran towards it
as it hit the seats and rolled awkwardly through a row. He was 2 rows down, I was right above it, so
I was able to reach over and grab it. On
the board. My goal on the day was 4 (to
even out with the 2 from the opener, since I want to average 3 this year), so
this was a quick start.
After that, I made two of my best snags ever. The first was a Casper Wells home run that I
got only about 15 feet to my left, and with no fans fighting for it. The reason it was special was because I
spaced it horribly, and had to leap and throw my arm back just to barely grab
it on the tip of my glove. Got high
fives for that one.
The 3rd ball of the day was a Brandon Inge home
run that was a section over to my right.
I ran a bit over, but saw it was landing in a group of people about 6
rows down, so I didn't really make a move.
The ball ended up missing everybody and hitting off a chair, flying high
in the air into another group of people to the right and a row in front of me. I reached above them with my bare right hand,
tipped it up into the air above them all, and then jumped and grabbed it. This one got me the most congratulatory
remarks I've ever gotten, and trust me, I don't make that many nice catches, so
I was proud of this one.
That was it on the day for baseballs. But 3 is good for me. I honestly feel good as long as I don't get
shut out, which hasn't happened since the 2009 season.
And I like this one shot I took of Tillman, Matusz, and
Britton during BP:
After BP, I ran over to where Max Scherzer was signing by
the dugout, and after he ignored me multiple times for wearing an O's shirt, I
made a "we both hate the Yankees" comment, he smiled, and signed my ticket.
I ran over to the Orioles dugout hoping for a warm up
ball. First, I stopped by where Vlad was
signing for a minute:
And got him to sign an extra ball I had brought with me (I
usually bring a clean ball or two for this kind of situation):
I didn't get a 4th ball, but whatever. I'm satisfied with 3 still.
Tim and Ben and I stayed out in left field for the entire
game. Low attendance and lineups full of
right handed power (besides the O's with Reynolds and Vlad, the Tigers have
Miguel Cabrera), we will be out there all season. It was a chill night sitting out in the
middle of the LF seats. Felt like
baseball season again.
Anyways, 4 HRs were hit to right or center field. Awesome.
Whatever. And Zack Hample snagged
Alex Avila's shot, so check out info on that on his blog post (linked at the
I left in the 8th to go sit with Brittany and
Donna at Donna's seats (Brittany has season tix next to the bullpen) that were…
well… beautiful. To show, here are a few
pics from that view:
So that was cool.
Though the Orioles lost their first
game of the season that night, it was still very relaxing to attend the
game. Afterward, I went with Donna and
Britney out to the players' lot. I had
never gone there after games (mainly because I live in the city now, so I don't
have to worry about rides or missing the subway or anything), but they
introduced me to it. We waved to
players, talked, and got yelled at. And
Jake Fox stopped his giant SUV to sign for everybody, though I didn't get
that. I got 2 pictures of him signing
from his car, but both are dark and blurry.
I then left, went home, and
crashed. Class in the AM.
Season stats (after this game):
Baseballs: 5 (4 hit, 1 on fly, 1
toss up, 0 found)
Autographs: 2 (Scherzer, Guerrero)
Orioles home games attended: 2
Orioles total games attended: 2
Total MLB games attended: 2
Total baseball games attended
(MLB+MiLB): 2
Then Thursday hit. I left class at 2, went back to my place to
do some things, and left around 3:15 for the game. Got there by 3:45, and chilled outside the
gates again. Zack Hample never showed
up, but that was because he was at the other gates (Ha!). Ben and Tim came around 4. Matt never showed up (turned out he was sick).
I said ha before because Zack went
to the other side since the run in is slightly shorter, but his gate opened a
full 30 seconds or so after ours, so we ran past him before he could even come
in. It was funny.
Running in, I got one ball in foul
territory down the 1B line, and then Tom (security guard) pointed out another
in the seats down the 3B line, so I had 2 already before even reaching the LF
BP brought more photos of our young
pitchers. This one of Matusz and Britton
talking with new pitching coach Mark Connor (I think that's him):
BP was empty for the first 25
minutes or so for us, which was nice:
In that picture, the people are:
1. Tim (going up the stairs to look
for easter eggs
2. Zack (recording notes and such
after Orioles BP ended)
I got some pictures of Justin
Verlander throwing some:
Jeremy Guthrie was back from the
hospital (he had pneumonia), pictured here talking with Verlander:
I scooped up an Adam Jones home run
hit into an empty section, then caught a Brandon Inge home run on the fly in an
empty row later in BP. Though it was
busier, nobody else made a play on that one.
And that was that. I didn't go for any autographs or extra
balls. Just the 4 on the day. Talked with my favorite ushers a bit and
wandered the concourse. Oh, and got some
of the old Orioles to sign cards. They
do that every Monday and Thursday home game.
Got Tippy Martinez, Fred Valentine, and Bill Swaggerty. Woot.
The game was cold. Tim, Ben, and I again sat out in left field,
but this time next to the bullpen. Ben
hit 12 balls on the day, including multiple at the pen, so we just chilled
there. Though on most righty batters, we
got up and moved to ends of rows to prepare for HR balls. Was quite funny actually how much we never
settled into actual spots, though we got no balls, the seats were so empty that
moving around was easy. Finally, though,
a HR was hit to LF (Adam Jones' shot), but it was a line drive smash down the
line, and way out of reach for where we were.
Tim and Ben danced like white kids,
Ronnie said hey, and we just had another chill night at the game.
Brad Penny pitched for the Tigers:
And Chris Tillman for the Orioles:
The end of the game brought an
Orioles come from behind W, but it also brought us Jose Valverde spitting on a fan in the 8th inning. Click on that for more info.
Here's my loot (space in the
baseballs is the Jones home run that I tossed to a kid after BP ended):
Season stats:
Baseballs: 9 (6 hit, 2 on fly, 1
toss up, 2 found)
Autographs: 2 (Scherzer, Guerrero)
Orioles home games attended: 3
Orioles total games attended: 3
Total MLB games attended: 3
Total baseball games attended
(MLB+MiLB): 3
And I am leaving in just a couple
of minutes for the park. The O's take on
the undefeated Rangers this weekend, and I plan to be at all 3 games, win or
lose. The weather is crummy out, so
probably no BP, but these games can bring some good fortune and fun at times,
so I'm there.


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Keith is involved with Wounded Warriors, helping out soldiers at the base hospitals in whatever way he can. That could mean helping them with finances, or connecting them with the right person. It's all about helping them heal and head home.
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"The person who keeps coming home, his heart is bigger and bigger," she said. "His sense of giving is larger."
Keith and Michelle met in 2001 in Denver. She got a job in Durango in 2007, and the two were engaged at a Count Basie Orchestra concert at Fort Lewis College the next year.
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Fast forward to 2013, and helmets are almost as much of a given as poles and boots at ski areas across the nation.
On the afternoon of Jan. 15, 1986, Julie Eckman kissed her daughter goodbye for the last time.
Thirteen-year-old Inger, the youngest of Philip and Julie Eckmans' three children, the girl with "a goofy, goofy spirit about her that was filled with laughter and generosity and kindness," in her mother's words, caught a ride with a friend to Spirit Mountain. A promising alpine skier in a family in which everyone skied, Inger was headed for an evening of downhill slalom training with Team Duluth, the team that's based at Spirit Mountain.
Julie Eckman was playing tennis and Philip Eckman, then president of the Duluth Clinic, was at a meeting when each got the call every parent dreads.
By the time they got to St. Luke's hospital, Inger was being kept alive until her organs could be donated — something everyone in the family had agreed the summer before that they'd do if the time ever came.
Witnesses at the time gave differing accounts about what happened. The Eckmans were told that a recreational skier crossed into Inger's path, causing her to veer into woods. She struck a tree head-on.
She wasn't wearing a helmet.
"I don't regret that she wasn't wearing a helmet, because nobody did," Philip Eckman said in a recent interview.
In 1986, helmets were coming into use in downhill ski races at larger ski areas, the Eckmans said. But on Minnesota slopes, helmets just weren't seen.
Fast forward to 2013, and helmets are almost as much of a given as poles and boots at ski areas across the nation.
Yet helmets, though widely recommended, offer little defense against the most serious head injuries sustained by skiers and riders, some researchers told the Duluth News Tribune (http://bit.ly/12Vs0I9). And one nonprofit agency argues that the helmets currently on the market aren't as effective as they should be.
Jake Shealy, professor emeritus in industrial engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology, has studied safety on the slopes for 40 years. When asked whether helmets help prevent head injuries for skiers and snowboarders, Shealy had to qualify his response.
"The answer is: They do, but not as much as you might think," he said. "They do precious little, at present, for anything in the way of a significant concussion."
Shealy, who is 72 and has been skiing for 50 years, was lead author of a 2006 study with the provocative title: "Do helmets reduce fatalities or merely alter the pattern of death?"
The authors looked at deaths in alpine sports from 1978 to 2004 and found that the rates remained essentially constant: 0.75 deaths per million visits for skiing and 0.53 for snowboarding. The percentage of deaths attributed primarily to head injury remained at 60 percent, even as helmet use rose, the study said.
That's not to say that helmets are ineffective. A variety of studies concluded that wearing helmets does reduce the number of head injuries while skiing or snowboarding by anywhere from 35 percent to 60 percent, depending on how head injuries are defined, Shealy said. But they are most effective at preventing relatively minor injuries, such as skull fractures.
"A skull fracture sounds really bad," Shealy said. "But the reality is that a skull fracture is not that bad of an injury. . The injury that really needs attention is, in fact, the concussion."
Shealy continues to track head injuries on the slopes, and he said nothing has happened in the past seven years to change his conclusions.
Yet Shealy's own research prompted him to start wearing a helmet, he said. He's satisfied with what's available to skiers and snowboarders. "What's on the market today, I think, is pretty good," Shealy said.
But one nonprofit agency disagrees.
"I think it's a good thing that a lot of people are conscious" of the need for helmets, said Hong Zhang, director of education for the California-based Snell Memorial Foundation. "I hope they will be asking for more protection than they have now."
The Snell Foundation sets standards for helmets used in a variety of activities, from auto racing to snowmobiling. It has a standard for snowboard and skiing helmets as well, Zhang said, but no manufacturer currently meets those standards. Two manufacturers that did meet the higher standards stopped making those helmets after a few years.
To achieve Snell approval, the manufacturer has to submit its design, Zhang said. And Snell randomly tests that company's helmets to make sure they really are meeting it.
Most helmets conform to standards set by ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials, Zhang said. But the ASTM standard achieves only 63 percent of the protection helmets made to the Snell standard would provide, she said.
Zhang still has the Leedom ski helmet she bought that was made to Snell standards, she said. But she can't get helmets made to that standard for her children.
She attributes the absence of helmets built to Snell standards to lack of demand from consumers and lack of competition among manufacturers.
But Shealy said consumers might reject a stronger helmet if it were also bulkier.
"Where I think it would make a difference is if helmets were bigger, heavier, clunkier," Shealy said. "That's where I think you might start to see some resistance."
The "bulk" factor may have contributed to the earlier demise of Snell-standard helmets, Zhang agreed. Early U.S. ski helmets were imports from Europe that appealed to the fashion-conscious, she said. The brands built to Snell standards suffered by comparison.
But U.S. helmets have changed enough so that the appearance wouldn't be as much of an issue today, Zhang said. The issue now is getting consumers to demand a better product.
"The technology certainly is there," Zhang said. "It's not high-tech science. The manufacturers will always make something that the consumer wants."
The problem may be the way skiers and snowboarders behave, not their helmets, people in the industry say.
Scott Neustel, owner of the Ski Hut stores in Duluth, said a couple of trends might keep the number of injuries up even as helmet use increases.
One is the growing popularity of side-country skiing at mountain resorts. That allows skiers to take the resort's ski lift but ski beyond the resort's boundaries, placing skiers in ungroomed, extreme terrain, Neustel said. The risk of injury is greater in that sort of terrain, especially if skiers lack the necessary skills, he said.
The second trend is present at Northland slopes: the increasing popularity of terrain parks for freestyle skiing.
"They build up piles of snow, and kids are jumping, and they have boxes and rails they slide on," Neustel said. "Well, a lot of them get hurt doing it. But if they didn't have helmets, I would think that head injuries would be significantly higher."
High-level snowboarding has become much riskier since Shaun White introduced the double cork in 2006, said Michael Aguirre, whose children Molly and Mason began their professional snowboarding careers in Duluth. The double cork was the maneuver Kevin Pearce was trying on Dec. 31, 2009, when he suffered the traumatic brain injury that ended his professional career.
"There's only so much a helmet can do," Aguirre said. "Look at Kevin Pearce. He had a full helmet on. At some impact or velocity, it's not going to do much good."
Kids want to emulate what they see the pros do, Neustel said. "They're seeing their heroes jumping higher and doing more tricks."
Helmets themselves might be part of the problem if they create a false sense of security, people in the industry say.


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Firefly Friday features the non-headling bands of this year's Firefly Festival line-up. Get background information and live footage of band performances to start planning your festival strategy now.
Last week, Firefly Friday introduced Delta Rae, one of the non-headlining artists that will be performing at this year's Firefly Festival.
This week, meet Grizzly Bear.
Formed in 2002, the band hails from Brooklyn, NY and consists of a quartet of musicians: Edward Droste (vocals, keyboards, omnichord), Daniel Rossen (vocals, guitar, banjo, keyboards), Chris Taylor (bass, backing vocals, various instruments, producer) and Christopher Bear (drums, backing vocals.)
The band's music has a dreamy, hazy quality often leading to Radiohead comparisons, who the band opened up for in the summer of 2008. But, the experimental nature of their sound, which includes the omnichord, an electronic instrument recognized as much for its chiming timbre as for its ties to the 1980's, could also be compared to Wilco's experimental release, "A Ghost Is Born."
However, with no collection of rock anthems, it will be interesting to see where Grizzly Bear winds up in the Firefly schedule. The quartet's second, "Veckatimest," was released in 2009 and subsequently reached number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. The album is considered more accessible for pop listening fans but it doesn't stray so far into mainstream that it loses any of its critical credibility either. Grizzly Bear's latest album, "Shields" was released in September 2012.
Now, meet another non-headliner: ZZ Ward.
Ward is a relative newcomer, whose debut album was just released last October. She performed her first single, a rock goddess anthem that pleads in the most unapologetic (and decidedly un-pathetic) terms that nameless man-stealers should "Put the Gun Down" and leave her man alone.
At 24 years old, Ward has already collaborated with a who's who of producers, including Michael Fitzpatrick of the Fitz and Tantrums (Firefly 2012 alumni). Currently, she's touring with Delta Rae, which includes a stop in Philadelphia at the Theatre of Living Arts Wednesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. General admission tickets are still available for $19.