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Cite as "AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 06032866 (posted Mar. 28, 2006)"
March 24, 2006
Dear President Bush and Members of Congress:
We are writing to you as non-partisan Evangelical leaders and churches who are concerned about the issue of immigration in the United States. We urge you to support comprehensive immigration reform. The current state of immigration in this country is a complex situation, which requires a workable solution beyond increasing enforcement mechanisms.
We support comprehensive immigration reform, based on Biblical mandates, our Christian faith and values, and our commitment to civil and human rights. We value immigrants as human beings, made in the image of God. We are aware of the obstacles that immigrants face, especially undocumented individuals, because they are vital members of our churches, our communities, and our nation. Evangelical immigrants are a continually growing part of our churches.
God requires that we show love and compassion to aliens. In Deuteronomy 10:18-19, we learn that "[God] defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing. And you are to love those who are aliens, for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt." Leviticus 19:33-34 teaches us, "when an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the Lord your God."
We are deeply concerned with the possibility of some anti-immigrant provisions being included in legislation that could pass in Congress this year. Instead, we encourage Congress and the Administration to enact comprehensive immigration reform that includes the following principles.
Thank you for your consideration of these important principles.
National Evangelical Organizations:
Christian Reformed Church in North America, Grand Rapids, MI, Dr. Peter Borgdorff, Executive Director
Esperanza USA, Philadelphia, PA, Rev. Luis Cortes, Jr., President
Evangelicals for Social Action, Philadelphia, PA, Ronald J. Sider, President
Jubilee Campaign USA, Fairfax, VA, Ann Buwalda, Esq., Director
National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, Sacramento, CA, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Jr., President and CEO
Sojourners, Washington, DC, Jim Wallis, Executive Director
World Evangelical Alliance, Rev. Geoff Tunnicliffe
World Relief, Baltimore, MD, Sammy Mah, President and CEO, Dr. Gordon MacDonald, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Local Churches and Other Evangelical Organizations:
Bilingual Christian Church of Baltimore, Dr. Angel L. Nunez , Baltimore, MD
Grace Life Church, Rev. Roger Kim, Baltimore, MD
The Brethren Church, Rev. Kenneth Hunn, Ashland, OH
Individual Evangelical Leaders:
Dr. Will Ackles, Pastor, Calvin Presbyterian Church, Shoreline, WA
Rev. George Antonakos, Associate Pastor, Central Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD
Scott Arbeiter, Senior Associate Pastor, Elmbrook Church, Brookfield, WI
Richard Armstrong, Sr., Former Senior Vice President, Service Master, Fort Myers, FL
Nancy Elizabeth Bedford, Georgia Harkness Professor of Applied Theology, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL
Rev. Paul Borthwick, Senior Consultant, Development Associates Int., Lexington, MA
Don L. Bray, Board Chair, Evangelical Fellowship of Mission Agencies, Indianapolis, IN
Emily R. Brink, Editor, Reformed Worship, Senior Research Fellow, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, MI
Rev. Dr. Clive Calver, Senior Pastor, Walnut Hill Community Church, Former President, World Relief, Bethel, CT
Peter T. Cha, PhD, Associate Professor, Pastoral Theology Department, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL
Dr. Gustavo Crocker, Regional Director, Eurasia Region, Church of the Nazarene
Laird R. O. Edman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Northwestern College,
Orange City, IA
Diane Eldridge, Pastor, Lincoln Glen Church, San Jose, CA
Dr. David Espinoza, Board of Directors, Global University, Assemblies of God, San Fernando, CA
Deborah Fikes, Executive Director, Midland Ministerial Alliance, Midland, TX
Carlos Guadagno, Pastor, Crown of Love Evangelical Free Church, Palatine, IL
Dr. William J. Hamel, President, Evangelical Free Church of America, Minneapolis, MN
Dr. Juan Hernandez, Founder, Center for US-Mexico Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, Former Cabinet Member for Mexican President Vicente Fox, Fort Worth, TX
Rev. Dr. Joel Hunter, Senior Pastor, Northland - A Church Distributed, Longwood, FL
Dr. Roberto Hodgson, Hispanic Mission Director, Church of the Nazarene, Kansas City, MO
Rev. R D Hudgens, Lead Pastor, Reba Place Church, Evanston, IL
Rev. Paul Kortenhoven, Christian Reformed World Missions, Grand Rapids, MI
Rev. Brian Kluth, Senior Pastor, First Evangelical Free Church, Founder of, www.MAXIMUMgenerosity.org, Colorado Springs, CO
Rev. Brian Kluth, Senior Pastor, First Evangelical Free Church, Founder of www.MAXIMUMgenerosity.org, Colorado Springs, CO
Rev. David Lazo, World Harvest Spanish Churches
Rev. Bob LeMoine, Minister, Church of the Nazarene, Berwick, ME
Rev. Valerie Coe Lowder, Pastor, Lynnhaven Colony Congregational Church, Virginia Beach, VA
Bishop Jaime Loya, International Christian Churches of America
Jamie Lindeman, Staff Partner Coordinator, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, Grand Rapids, MI
Rev. Valerie Coe Lowder, Pastor, Lynnhaven Colony Congregational Church, Virginia Beach, VA
Bishop Jaime Loya, International Christian Churches of America
Alejandro Mandes, Pastor, Communion Chapel, San Antonio, TX
Scott M. Manetsch, PhD, Chair of the Church History and the History of Christian Thought Department, Associate Professor of Church History, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL
Deborah A. McFarland, PhD, MPH, Professor, Department of Global Health,
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Dr. Sergio Navarrette, Superintendent, Assemblies of God, Pacific Latin
David Neff, Editor and Vice-President, Christianity Today, Carol Stream, IL
Bill Nelson, Campus Staff Member, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Cockeysville, MD
Mark Nielsen, Missions and International Affairs Committee Member, Reba Place Church, Evanston, IL
Allan Parker, Pastor, Quitman Church of the Nazarene, Quitman, GA
Susan Paynter, Director of Public Policy, Christian Life Commission, Baptist General Convention of Texas, Austin, TX
Pascal Permis, Haitian Mission Director, Church of the Nazarene, Indiantown, FL
Dr. Oliver R. Phillips, Mission Strategy Director, Multicultural Ministries Council, Church of the Nazarene, Kansas City, MO
Rev. Felix Posos, Superintendent, Assemblies of God, Northern Pacific
Dr. Dennis Rivera, Superintendent, Assemblies of God, Rocky Mountains
John E. Schmidt, Pastor, Central Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD
Dr. Lindy Scott, Professor of Latin American Studies, Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics, Democratic Candidate for the US Congress District 6,
Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
Howard A. Snyder, Professor, E. Stanley Jones School of World Mission & Evangelism Director, Center for the Study of World Christian Revitalization Movements Asbury Theological Seminary University Professor of World Christianity, Spring Arbor University
Rev. Dr. James A. Stackpole, United Church of Christ, Retired, Williamsburg, VA
Kirsten Strand, Director, Community 4:12 of Community Christian Church, Naperville, IL
Richard L. van Houten, General Secretary, The Reformed Ecumenical Council, Grand Rapids, MI
Dr. Gilbert Velez, Senior Pastor, Mercy Church, Laredo, TX
Richard L. van Houten, General Secretary, The Reformed Ecumenical Council, Grand Rapids, MI
Rev Elizabeth Vander Haagen, Pastor, Boston Square Christian Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, MI
Peter Vander Meulen , Coordinator, Office of Social Justice and Hunger Action, Christian Reformed Church in North America, Grand Rapids, MI
Kathryn H. Vaselkiv, Board Member, World Relief, Elder, Central Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD
Dr. Gilbert Velez, Senior Pastor, Mercy Church, Laredo, TX
Dr. John P. Williams, Jr., General Superintendent, Evangelical Friends Church - Eastern Region, Canton, OH
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By Jason Haddix
For The Herald Bulletin
FAIRMOUNT, Ind. —
Mother Nature continued to play havoc on the Madison County high school track and field teams, as the temperatures hovered around 40 degrees for the 2013 Madison County Track and Field Championships at Madison-Grant High School on Friday.
For the second straight year, and the fourth since the county championship began in 1996, the Pendleton Heights Arabians made a clean sweep of the hardware by capturing both the boys and the girls crowns.
"We are doing the right things this time of year," Arabians boys coach Ryan Potter said. "Our girls team has set the bar pretty high for us to try and chase them down."
Unlike last season when there was little question to who was going to win early in the tournament, this year it came down to the 13th scored event for the girls and the 14th for the boys.
Heading into the final three girls events, Pendleton Heights and Lapel were tied with 117.5 points. The next event to be scored was the 200-meter dash. Junior sprinter Kiawna Cottrell ran it in 26.30 seconds, fast enough for a first-place finish, but more importantly for the team — 10 points. Those points put the Arabians up by three.
With that win, Cottrell finished the night with three first-place finishes, including the 100-meter dash (12.71) and the long jump (16-feet-8).
The Arabian girls won a total of seven events. Perhaps the biggest came in the 3,200 when Alex Buck and Chelsea Blackwell scored a one-two finish to put the meet out of reach for Lapel.
"I am pretty proud of the girls," Pendleton Heights coach Melissa Hagerman said, "Lapel, wow, they were a good competitor. They gave us some good competition. We had a lot of first-place finishes."
Senior Emma Manchess captured two first-place finishes, the 1,600 and the 4X800 relay. With the team crown, she will leave Pendleton Heights as a four-time county champion.
"It is great to be a part of this team," she said. "We are like family. It was great to come back and win it again my senior year."
Anna Dudley also joined in on the victories with a first-place finish in the 800.
Not to be outdone, the boys team from Pendleton Heights also recorded seven victories, with the biggest being in the next to the last race of the night.
Anderson held a nine-point lead heading into the 3,200. Potter said one of his team's goals was to take first and second in the distance races, and that is what they did as Eli Young took first, followed by Steven Win. The 18-point total gave the Arabians a 130-122 lead.
"The reality of it set in that we could win this," Potter said. "Anderson got out early, they were running away of it. We got the best out of our kids. I can't say enough about how hard our kids work."
Other winners on the boys side for the Arabians was Brandon Smith in the 1,600, Colby Knecht in the 800, Sean Brady in the long jump, Skyler Prol in the shot put, as well as relay teams in the 4X400 and 4X800.
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Damien survived a determined Rowland boys basketball team Saturday night in a 59-57 victory in the championship game of the 59th annual Covina Christmas Basketball Tournament.
Rowland guard Joseph Dionisio's last-second layup attempt in traffic missed the rim, securing the victory for the defending champion Spartans.
This year was more of a series of battles and less of a coronation with Damien winning its last three games by a combined 10 points.
Damien (11-4) did not trail Saturday, but it never felt comfortable as the Raiders squandered chances to take the lead.
"They (Rowland) are great competitors and really well-coached," Damien head coach Matt Dunn said. "I watched them all tournament and I thought they were the best team throughout all four days.
"We just found a way to score one more basket tonight, but I thought they were really good."
Chris Arzadon's made a layup and was fouled with 4:08 remaining in the game, and his free throw pulled Rowland even for the first time since the opening moments.
Jeremy Hemsley broke the tie with a short jumper in the lane to give Damien a 51-49 lead.
Hemsley scored seven of his game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter and the sophomore went on to be named MVP of the tournament.
Following two free throws by Dionisio, Damien senior forward Ayo Adedeji converted consecutive layups to extend the Spartans' lead to four with just over a minute remaining.
Adedeji, Isaiah McCullough, and Jared Dizon were named to the all-tournament team.
"He (Adedeji) has come a long way in his four-year career with us," Dunn said. "He's a kid going to Stanford as a student, so we are very proud of him. He made some really big plays for us."
Hemsley made one of two free throws with 14 seconds left in the fourth to put the Spartans ahead 57-55 and set up the failed final attempt by the Raiders that would have sent the game into overtime.
Rowland seniors Dionisio, Arzadon, and Saeed Montoya scored 47 of Rowland's 57 points. All of their points were scored from the second quarter on.
Rowland entered having outscored its tournament opponents by an average of 29 points and were looking for their tournament title since the 80's.
The Spartans, who were the preseason top-ranked team in CIF-Southern Section Division 3AA, improved to 11-4. Damien jumped out to a fast start. Adedeji followed up a 3-pointer with a blocked shot on Rowland's next possession that led to a layup by sophomore McCullough, who also was fouled. McCullough's free throw capped an 8-0 Spartans run and gave them their largest first-half lead, 20-11.
Following a 3-pointer by Damien's Keith Cavanaugh to open the second half, Rowland answered with seven consecutive points to close the gap to 33-32. But consecutive layups by Hemsley denied the Raiders the opportunity to take their first lead and pushed the Spartans lead to five with 4:28 remaining in the third quarter.


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He didn't want to look in the mirror that morning. He'd been floating by mirrors for some time now, his reflection a shadowy distortion. He didn't like the face he saw, either. He didn't like what he was becoming.
He reached for the stubble on his chin as he dragged his feet across the natty hotel room rug that morning, eyelids half-mast and not too eager to begin a new day with a hot shower. He hated the dark place where he was; only he didn't know he was in a dark place. Maybe today will be different, he tried to convince himself. Maybe I'll look forward to going to the ballpark and throwing again, he thought.
That's when Taylor Buchholz hit his nadir.
He had no idea what was coursing through his body. But something gripped him. Clutched him hard. His joints locked. He couldn't stand. Buchholz remembers bracing himself up against the bathroom tile of the shower stall and realizing the water falling from his face wasn't coming from the showerhead. They were his tears.
He pounded his fist against the wall in frustration, wondering where this overflow of emotion, where the uncontrollable sobbing originated.
What Buchholz, a graduate, experienced that day in May 2010 was typical, though very frightening to him at the time. The scene took place in a Modesto, California hotel when Buchholz was on a minor league rehab assignment then with the Colorado Rockies Class A affiliate Modesto Nuts. It seemed appropriate. Buchholz feared he was losing control and going nuts himself.
What the New York Mets relief pitcher discovered was that he suffers from depression, a diagnosis that carried a certain stigma decades ago though it's actually a physical disease that requires medication, psychological counseling and other treatment. Close to 19 million American adults, or 9.5 percent of the U.S. population 18 years or older, endure a depressive disorder each year, studies show.
Depression doesn't discriminate. Even Major League Baseball pitchers enjoying a career resurgence can fall victim.
Players like the gregarious Buchholz, someone who would normally whistle through a clubhouse and constantly wear a beaming smile. A major league clubhouse can often be filled with malcontents, but Buchholz was never one of them. He was the go-to guy the media always found accessible, the kind of player the club could put out in front as a good, positive representative for public appearances or to speak with school children.
That's the guy Taylor Buchholz is.
This season in New York, he wasn't. He was the anti-Taylor, more of a recluse. On May 30, the Mets placed Buchholz on the 15-day disabled list and came out publicly with what was ailing the right-handed reliever, who had posted a 3.12 ERA in 26 innings and a 1-1 record. Signed by the Mets as a free agent after three seasons with Colorado, Buchholz made 23 appearances and was one of the bright spots in New York's bullpen, beating Philadelphia with two innings of shutout relief in a 2-1 Mets' victory on May 1.
He made his last appearance on May 29, again against Philadelphia, and that was it for the 29-year-old Buchholz.
It all stems back to that day in Modesto. When someone who's been a rock to everyone around him throughout his life began to crumble and wonder why.
"I really didn't know what was going on," said Buchholz, a five-year Major Leaguer, originally drafted by the Phillies in the sixth round in 2000. "But when I think back on it, maybe it was a sign that the team psychologist [Ron Svetich] was there in Modesto when I broke down. I saw Svetich the day before in the clubhouse and I remember him asking me how I felt. I told him I was great. I lied to him. Then the next morning, I was showering, and I broke out into this crying fit. When I went back to the clubhouse later that day, I pulled Svetich aside."
Buchholz then proceeded to explain to Svetich what was going on, the pangs of anxiety, the heart palpitations, the nervous twitches, and wild muscle spasms he was experiencing. It was just Buchholz and Svetich speaking to each other alone in an empty dugout, hours before game time, when Buchholz was struck again …
"I literally broke down right then and let him know everything," Taylor recalled. "It was one of the most embarrassing moments of my life. I'm there crying to another man. But Svetich recognized there was a problem. He was fantastic and someone that helped me get through this. At that point, I didn't want anything to come out, because I was totally embarrassed about it. I'm a man's man who's supposed to be tough and not breaking down into tears for no reason. I didn't feel like a man, I've been the one that's been the rock in my relationships."
Someone else was about to step to the fore and take that mantle over for Buchholz, his wife, Ashley. The two had met when Taylor was pitching for Houston. He just had signed her autograph, and she was about to return to her seat, when a security guard playfully insisted she wasn't getting away without writing down her number for the Astros' reliever. The two spoke almost constantly on the phone before they began dating, and now they're inseparable.
There was just one issue Taylor needed to confront—Ashley didn't know what was going on. The Rockies gave Buchholz a checklist of symptoms for depression—all of which he fit the description. He suffered from extreme irritability, snapping at anything on anyone in an instant over trivial things. He'd watch a comedy and couldn't laugh. It was as if someone had taken possession of his soul.
"You become very good at lying with depression, and the biggest lie is to yourself," Buchholz said. "This has been an ongoing thing for two-and-a-half, three years and I had no idea what was going on. I was totally irritable, but I was able to fake it around people. I would normally be the guy whistling and singing and smiling around the clubhouse. But with total anxiety, I had this tightness all of the time. I was constantly on edge and I'd come home to Ashley, and I hate to say it, I'd take it out on her. She's my angel; I give her so much credit for putting up with me. Just that it wasn't me. I shut off people, and I became a hermit. I wouldn't go out in public.
"So when the Rockies gave me this paperwork, I came back to Denver from Modesto, gave Ashley a hug and a kiss, and I remember throwing the paperwork at her, like 'Can you believe this!" I had to be the man and be tough. I'm the husband, a major league baseball player. I kept thinking major league players don't go through this."
Yet the signs persisted. Taylor kept feeling as if he had bugs running through his body. Ashley recalls going down the checklist: spasms and jerks, check; convulsions in the middle of the night, check; heart palpitations, check; irritability, double-check.
"I read it and it all sounded like Taylor," Ashley said. "He'd have such strong convulsions in the middle of the night that I used to think they were seizures. We'd watch a movie on the couch, or be lying up in bed, and he'd start crying. We like going out to eat, and he never went out. The times he did, he'd go out in sweatpants and really didn't care what anyone thought. I know Taylor. He's the most giving, caring person I ever met. This person wasn't my husband. He was that different."
Buchholz attributes the depression to a perfect storm of circumstances. He underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2009, scuttling that season after experiencing his best year in the majors in 2008, when he appeared in 63 games, posting a 2.17 ERA in going 6-6, after helping the Rockies reach the World Series in 2007.
Another gaping hole in his life was the time he was absent from his young son Jayden, who was living with his mother in Havertown, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, a leafy suburb just west of Philadelphia where Taylor is originally from and where he still calls home.
"I couldn't hang out with my son Jayden, and that hurt, plus I was coming back from Tommy John, and I just remember being miserable all of the time," Buchholz said. "I was going to the field miserable and I had to go there and fake it, put on the face for everyone like I was happy to be there. Just going out there and playing catch was a constant battle. I'd sleep for 12 hours and lay in bed all day and still feel tired. I used to be the kind of player that would be the first guy to the field and the last one to leave. My body was breaking down and I shut off people. I turned into the guy that was last to arrive to the park, and the first one out."
Buchholz gradually began to feel better after 2010, when the Rockies narrowed down the cause of his behavior. But he appeared in only seven games for the Rockies in 2010. He was released by Colorado late last season and picked up briefly by the Toronto Blue Jays, and then became a free agent. Prior to this season, Toronto and Boston offered minor league contracts, and rumors began to swirl in major league corners about Buchholz' condition.
Still, Mets' general manager Sandy Alderson took a chance knowing Buchholz past and offered him a major league contract for $600,000, plus a $400,000 bonus if he made the club. Buchholz signed with the Mets on January 3, 2011. A great spring was followed by some strong performances this season, and then Buchholz began experiencing shoulder fatigue.
"That's very real, my shoulder began bothering me, and then all of the anxiety started building back up again," Buchholz said. "The signs were there. I struggle with being perfect. In 2008, I had a great year with the Rockies; in 2009, I got to the point where I pushed myself so hard with perfectionism that it reached a point where it became too much and I got hurt. With the Mets, it reached a point where I'd throw a bullpen and I'd throw 40 pitches, maybe throw 30 pitches for strikes and the 10 pitches I missed I'd dwell on. I'd carry those pitches to the clubhouse, back to my home. I started hiding in the clubhouse, going away from people. But this time I knew what was going on. This time I knew what I had to do.
"The Mets have been amazing to me and they even hid it for a while. I kept getting questions and I started lying to people what was happening to me. I felt bad about that. I didn't want them to lie about my situation anymore; I needed to let everyone know. That felt good to get it off my chest. I felt like I was letting people down and everyone has been so supportive, especially Alderson."
If there was someone who shined throughout this process it was Alderson. Dave Pasti, who's been Buchholz' agent throughout his 12-year pro career, had shopped his client around to a number of teams.
"Sandy actually called me and I had to let him know what was going on with Taylor when the Mets first thought about signing him," Pasti said. "We wanted to be honest and put it out there that Taylor was feeling better. When the Mets put Taylor on the DL, Alderson was a real prince in this whole thing. I dealt with a lot of different GMs, but Sandy is a man full of integrity, and he really handled this thing the best way you could. He really treated Taylor great."
Which hit Buchholz.
"I had to apologize to him," Taylor said. "Alderson gave me a shot when a lot of teams passed up on me. He gave me the chance and I kind of felt like I let him down. I remember meeting up in his office and having a five-, 10-minute conversation about it. I was upset and I apologized to him about it. I felt I like let him down, and the team down. He just wanted me to get better. I have so much respect for him."
He's lost about 20, 25 pounds, dropping to around 205. But Taylor Buchholz is able to smile. He's back home in Springfield with his wife and son Jayden. It's the first summer he's had back home in 12 years, and he often fills the nights taking walks with Ashley, holding hands down the block, playing with Jayden and catching up to his family and three sisters.
A month ago, Buchholz believed the New York media was out to get him. Now he doesn't think about baseball hardly at all. Now his mind is on getting better. He's taking medication and receiving treatment. His sisters, Kristin, Michelle, Tamara, all say that their brother, the one who one time they snuck up on and died his hair pink while he was sleeping, has returned. The same brother who shows up each winter to speak to Tamara's second-grade class, and the one who would come home each winter to work out with the area kids, who look at the local major leaguer as someone who walks on water.
"I haven't been this happy in a long time; I'm getting back to being myself again," Taylor said. "I can laugh, I can smile at things that are funny. I'm being proactive about my situation; it's still a work in progress and it's something that you can't force. But things are certainly going in the right direction, with the support of my family and my friends, and without Ashley, who knows where I'd be.
"I never had the issue of suicidal thoughts. It never reached that point. I dreaded going to the park each day at 3:15. Imagine that. I couldn't bear being without my family and friends and being without my son. I'm much more aware of everything. I feel like I'm a better person because of what's happened. The ignorance is gone. I feel stronger because of this, and I suppose it's why it's important for me to tell my story. If my story helps just one person, that's all that counts."
Which, to anyone who knows him, is typical Taylor.
As for baseball, Buchholz is not completely shutting out the possibility of returning. He's battled many personal demons and he's won. Pasti, who feels Taylor is more like a son than his client, still considers Buchholz a major league pitcher and more importantly, he's become more communicative.
"Taylor was always accountable; he doesn't make excuses and those are good qualities to have," Pasti said. "At some point, whether he's open to it or not, I'd like to see him take those steps to try and come back. Not that he needs to do it or has to do it, but to try and do it. I want to encourage him when he gets to a place where he's able to talk about it.
"He's still a major league quality pitcher, there's no doubt about that. He has one of the best curveballs among relievers in the majors. And for everything Sandy Alderson and the Mets have done, I'd like to see him back with the Mets. I understand Taylor is standing in a certain place right now; he could be standing in a different place later. Let's see where it goes. It's refreshing to hear the good things going on in his life. I don't want to tell him to come back, he has to do that on his own."
And it is something that Buchholz is pondering.
"I'm not closing a door on baseball by any means, but I can't say where things are right now; I don't want to rush back," Buchholz said. "I didn't want to let people down, people in my community, my family. I put my heart and soul into baseball for 12 years. Two months ago, I would have said 'Yes,' I let myself down. Now, no. I'm letting things go. I don't always have to be perfect. I'm still not out of the woods and I still have a lot of work to do. Baseball has been part of my whole life. But happiness is much more important than any job in the world. The most important things in my life are Ashley, Jayden and my family. That's what makes me most happy; I'm in a very good place right now."


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LARCENY: An O'Connor Drive man reported on Thursday that sometime overnight an unknown person entered both of the vehicles parked in his driveway, went through the vehicles and stole an entertainment headset valued at $200 and a Garmin GPS system valued at $250.
LARCENY: A Jennifer Drive woman reported on Friday that sometime between Wednesday night Thursday an unknown person went into her unlocked vehicle that was parked in her driveway and stole a red Sony digital camera and four one dollar bills.
BURGLARY A Locust Street woman reported on Friday that someone removed a blue "The Grind" BMX style bicycle valued at $150 from an unlocked garage sometime overnight. The victim reported that the suspect also rifled through a vehicle that was unlocked in the garage, but nothing other than the bicycle was missing.
BURGLARY: A Jeffrey Drive man reported at 8:36 p.m. Friday that a silver/white 10-speed Schwinn bicycle valued at $200 was taken from his unlocked garage sometime after 5 p.m. Thursday.
CONTEMPT: Edward N. Wright, 29, of Lockport, was charged at 10:50 p.m. Friday with criminal contempt for violating a court order. He was held for court.
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The percentage of American adults who are 100 or more pounds over a healthy weight has skyrocketed since 2000, a study released Monday shows.
In 2010, about 6.6 percent of adults in this country were severely obese – about 15.5 million people – up from 3.9 percent in 2000, says the study from the RAND Corp., a non-profit research group.
"There is no question that severe obesity is going up very fast," says lead author Roland Sturm, a senior economist at RAND. "Severe obesity has severe effects on quality of life, chronic conditions and health care costs."
Extra weight increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer and other chronic and debilitating health problems.
About two-thirds of people in the U.S. are either overweight or obese. People are considered obese if they have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, roughly 30 or more pounds over a healthy weight. People are severely (or extremely) obese if they have a BMI (a height-weight ratio) of 40 or higher. That's roughly 100 or more pounds overweight.
"Moderate obesity (a BMI of 30 or more) has adverse health effects, but severe obesity is in a different league," Sturm says. Severely obese people have far more complex health issues and create different challenges for the health-care system, he says. "Moderate obesity increases health care costs by 20 percent to 30 percent compared to those at a healthy weight, where severe obesity more than doubles health care costs."
Sturm and colleagues write in the paper: "Physician offices and hospitals require additional resources for severely obese patients, who exceed limits on standard measuring and lifting equipment and may not fit standard imaging equipment, operating tables or wheelchairs."
The new study is based on results of a telephone survey of about 3 million people over a decade from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because people tend to under-report their weight (more so for women) and over-report their height (more so for men), the researchers adjusted the findings for that potential bias.
The research, published online by the International Journal of Obesity found:
Severe obesity is about 50 percent higher among women than men.
It is about twice as high among blacks as Hispanics and whites.
The percentage of severely obese who are younger than 40 is similar to those who are older than 40.
"The younger group should normally be less overweight or obese," Sturm says. "Yet for severe obesity, the young age group is already similar."
Sturm speculates that one reason for the overall increase in severe obesity may be that "there is some genetic vulnerability among people, and in this environment where there's an overabundance of food everywhere, people have become severely obese instead of just overweight."
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From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos, "suffering").
pathos (countable and uncountable, plural pathoses)
- The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
- 1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From The Madding Crowd, 1874:
- His voice had a genuine pathos now, and his large brown hands perceptibly trembled.
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- (rhetoric) A writer's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions not strictly limited to pity.
- (literature) An author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character.
- (theology, philosophy) In theology and existentialist ethics following Kierkegaard and Heidegger, a deep and abiding commitment of the heart, as in the notion of "finding your passion" as an important aspect of a fully lived, engaged life.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Of course it was another one-run game. How could it not be a another one-run game for Little Axe at the state softball tournament?
It's the only kind of game the Indians seem to play this time of year. And they just keep winning them.
Friday, at Hall of Fame Stadium, Little Axe dispatched Washington for a second straight season in the Class 3A semifinal round.
The Indians didn't need 11 innings to top the Warriors this time. Only seven were required to pick up the 1-0 victory. Not that it wasn't nerve-wracking and hard.
"I can't think about that," said Little Axe pitcher Andee Frazier, who threw a one-hitter and struck out 12. "1-0 is a lot of pressure, but I like the pressure."
Frazier didn't give up her no-hitter until Washington's Dagan Lampkin greeted her with a one-out double off the centerfield fence in the sixth inning.
Frazier responded by striking out Tiffany Winchester, walking the very dangerous Jacie Stevens and getting Callie Busby to fly out to right field. It was the second and last time a Warrior reached second base.
"She's getting stronger," Little Axe coach Mike Bread said. "That's one thing I've learned about Andee. She loves the lights, the crowd. She loves the big game."
It was certainly that.
Played on the big diamond, the only one at the complex truly fit to be called Hall of Fame Stadium, both Transcript-area communities were out in force. It wasn't enough to fill it up, but the crowd was large and the noise not too far removed from the Women's College World Series, played on the same diamond every June.
At 1:30 p.m. today, against Sequoyah-Tahlequah, the Indians will be back on the big field playing for their second straight Class 3A crown and their third straight state title, a run that began with the 2010 Class 4A championship.
Little Axe pushed the game's only run across in its half of the sixth inning, when Reagan McDoulett led off with a walk, Aubree Branch struck out and Cassidy Clark moved McDoulett to second base with a ground out. Next up Callie Brophy hit a hard shot through Washington second baseman Brittany Ball. McDoulett came around to score, leaving Frazier three outs from victory.
Earlier, Little Axe survived its only mishap in the field when Lampkin lifted a fly ball down the right field line that Indian right fielder Savannah Hall could only put a glove on, yet could not corral. Similar to what would happen two innings later, Frazier responded by striking out Winchester, giving Stevens a free pass and then Busby on a fly ball and Tymber Howard on a soft liner.
Washington pitcher Kailee Orr was very good, only three hits and striking out six. Frazier just had a few more answers.
"She's been throwing harder lately and her ball hadn't really been moving," said McDoulett, Frazier's catcher. "We talked about it and worked it out. She was really good today."
Good enough to have Little Axe playing for another state championship.
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Keep your eye on one of the quirkiest prices in America: Amazon.com's $79-a-year charge for free shipping. It's not just that a higher fee lies ahead. The oddity here is that the new price will likely be guided by the number genie, given Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's delight in prime numbers.
A little business history is in order. In 2004, Seattle-based Amazon set up the free-shipping program, known as Prime. At that time, the online retailer did some rough modeling that could have pointed decision-makers toward a $75 or $80 price as optimal. But round numbers didn't prevail. Instead Bezos chose $79, because 79 is a prime number. (Get it!?)
That $79 price has held firm for nearly a decade. Now, however, Amazon in its latest earnings call signaled that Prime's yearly fee is likely to climb $20 to $40, because of rising shipping costs.
Could Amazon switch to $99 a year? Not likely. After all, 99 isn't remotely prime: it's the product of 3, 3 and 11. Settling on a new price of $119 would betray Bezos's sense of numerology, too. (It may take Americans a moment to realize that 119 isn't prime, but every Finnish schoolgirl knows that 119 is the product of 7 and 17.)
So if Amazon wants to keep Prime prime — which seems like a near certainty — the only workable options within the new price band are $101, $103, $107, $109, and $113.
We will know how Amazon handles this odd dilemma soon enough. Customers had better enjoy the new price while they can. If Amazon needs to roll out an additional price increase down the road, the next stop on the Prime Number Parade is $127.
Even though it is less than 20, I think the price increase will be to $97.
A prime number and below $100, which is critical break point.
Go ahead Bozo, raise the rate – you won't be getting any money from me for Prime. My experience with Prime free shipping via Ontrac has been horrible every time I've used it. Nothing I've ever ordered using Prime was delivered in the two days promised and any attempts to contact either Ontrac or Amazon customer service were a complete waste of time. Just go to the Amazon Carrier Feedback forum or Google "Ontrac Sucks" and you find many other reports of unhappy users of Amazon Prime with shipping via Ontrac.
I agree, if they are going to raise prices they need to at least go with a more reputable company. I have had them (Ontrac) leave packages at the doorsteps of other apartments I have had delivered to, simply because they could not find the address. But, when I called to explain it stated delivered, they said the driver would be back tomorrow and had it on the truck when my neighbor handed it to me, stating this was under the stairs and it had your name on it. I called and confronted them that this is not the first time. Told them do not want ontrac delivering to me anymore. Now I get snail mail but, don't get stuff left in weird places.
Well this seems nice, but when fuel costs go down they don't lower the costs. I honestly think this is a foolish decisions on Bezo's behalf, he will lose a huge number of clientele on this move. I would still keep it, seeing how much useless garbage I order from them.


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Dig those big forward windows – they provide lots of light to the VIP stateroom, but will they leak in heavy weather? Azimut says not.What's the Mission?Like all Azimuts, the 64 Flybridge is designed for one thing: Having a lot of fun on the water. We think that water ought to be the Mediterranean, but anyplace warm and sunny will do. This is strictly a boat for hedonists – it's not for fishing, or long-range cruising, or battling the elements (although it's built to CE Class A standards, meaning suitable for almost any weather and sea conditions). It's a boat for leaving the dock after a leisurely breakfast al fresco, racing to a nearby cove, having a swim, enjoying a gourmet lunch. (Don't worry about the cooking: If you can afford this boat, you can afford a chef.) Then, after a nap, up anchor and off to Portofino or Capri or Ischia or some other trendy spot for a romantic dinner. Maybe clubbing or dancing onshore afterwards, or just a lazy run back home under the stars. It's all about the fun of doing nothing special on the water. We love it – we'll buy our fish at the market and take the Azimut 64 as our yacht.Azimut calls the flying bridge the "heart" of the 64, and it looks good to us: There's a big sunpad adjacent to the helm, a table and comfy settee. The sundeck aft can be rigged to carry a tender.A Life Lived AloftHistorically, many Italian-designed boats have been a little short in the flying-bridge department – the bridges tend to be low-sided, more for sitting rather than standing, and maybe a bit Spartan compared to the rest of the boat. This is more of an issue for Americans, used to big, roomy, well-protected flying bridges that can be used in any weather. In designing the new 64, Azimut expanded the typical Med-style bridge to make it "the most complete in the category," according to the company. They say the flying bridge is the boat's heart, "the center of gravity for the passions of the owner and his guests." Sunpads fore and aft, and on the bridge – can we be anywhere but aboard a Med-style boat? The skipper might get lonely, since there's no companion seat – but he can talk to whoever's lounging on the sunpad next to him.So what's new about the bridge? It has a newly designed hardtop with a Bimini that can be kept rigged at all speeds, to provide sun protection for the ubiquitous bikinied signorine camped out here. The open back and sides let in the breeze. There's a table and large, comfortable settee – Azimut calls it a sofa – and a fully equipped barbecue. Aft, the sundeck is big enough for two chaises lounges. Optionally, it can be set up for tender stowage to free up the lifting swim platform.The main deck includes a compact galley to port, opposite a dinette just abaft the lower helm, then a saloon proper a couple of steps lower. The absence of bulkheads ties all the spaces together.We like the higher-than-usual radar arch. Too often Med-style boats have low arches that place the radar scanner just about cranium level for anyone of even average height. The weather is so good in the Med most of the time that nobody thinks of using the radar when on the flying bridge – when the weather's poor and the radar's on, everyone is below in the pilothouse anyway. But New World boaters like to keep the scanner spinning all the time, and that's probably not good for the little grey cells. No worries on the Azimut 64: The arch is plenty tall.Azimut increased the height of the radar arch so the microwaves pass harmlessly overhead. The helmsman is on his own, with no companion seat, but a pad bunny catching rays will keep him company. We'd take most of our meals up here.Weather too nasty for the flying bridge? Steer from the pilothouse, at the forward end of this just-too-cool saloon. It's more like the TGV than a boat, or maybe something James Bond would own. We love it.The cook's-eye view. Nobody should complain about being relegated to galley duty on this boat. Belowdecks access is next to the helm.Beauty Not Just Skin DeepSometimes a pretty skin can hide a nasty structure, but that's not the way they do it at Azimut. Every boat, no matter how nice it looks, is built to take it, with state-of-the-art construction and materials. The 64 Flybridge is built with traditional, proven fiberglass laminates combined with high-tech composites and reinforcements – carbon fiber, for example -- where necessary to achieve strength without excess weight. Certain areas are laminated using resin-infusion for the same reason. The master stateroom is 'midships, with its trademark Azimut catty-corner berth; the cabin also includes a small dinette. The head and hanging locker should insulate the cabin from engine noise, too.Reducing weight will coax maximum performance from the twin 1,150-hp Caterpillar diesels; we don't yet know what those performance numbers will be. The boat was introduced only in late June, 2010, so we haven't had a chance to test it yet. Nor has anyone else, as far as we can discover.You can't beat Italians for design. The 64's master stateroom is clean and airy, not at all like you'd expect aboard a boat. But maybe what you expect from Azimut. The big hullside windows provide a great view.ExtrasMost owners will hire a crew to maintain their Azimut 64, but might want to do their own piloting. That can be a recipe for disaster, but probably not with this boat. Azimut engineers have developed a computer-controlled Easy Docking system that works with the engines, steering and bow and stern thrusters to make close-quarters maneuvering as easy as it can be. Like pod drives, it's joystick controlled, and intuitive to use. It also works with straight shafts and rudders – no pods required.Even the VIP stateroom is classy, despite its island berth that we usually don't care for. 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Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa's first ever PGA EuroPro Tour event was a roaring success.
The course record was smashed as hundreds of fans turned out to see the inaugural Formby Hall Classic.
Elliot Saltman's (Aegon) record breaking 65 on the first day was not enough to prevent Tom Haylock (Ground Construction Ltd) walking off with the £10,000 prize.
Haylock began the final day five shots off the lead at one under par but set about climbing the leader board with seven birdies in his final round – five in six holes from the ninth – and clinched the title by one stroke from James Freeman at five under despite a double bogey at 17.
"I wasn't really thinking about it at the start of the day," said Haylock, who climbs from tenth in the Order of Merit to sit one place behind money list leader Scott Jamieson. "I knew it was going to be windy throughout but I can't say I was looking for anything other than one or two under and top ten really.
"I just started holing putts at the start of the back nine. I looked at the scoreboard at 15 and knew I was on top and if I could pick one more up in the last few holes I'd be in great shape. Then came the double bogey at 17 and the last is a tough hole too so I thought 'here we go', but thankfully in the end it was enough."
Tim Cowell, business development manager at Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa, said: "The event was a great success; we witnessed some exceptional golf on a very challenging course, five under par was the best score and difficult to get with a prevailing wind.
"It was a great three days of golf, a new course record was set and now our thoughts are turning to next year as we consider securing the Tour again."
With the end of the Tour drawing closer, the £10,000 first prize at Formby Hall was much coveted in the chase for a top five spot and a Challenge Tour card, something that the champion is very aware of.
"I'm in a great position of course but there's still work to be done. The Tour Championship is worth £20,000 to whoever wins so that's two tournaments effectively, but a top five place is in my hands now," said Haylock, a 33/1 shot for the tournament with official bookmakers Sky Bet.
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For decades, now, Republicans in Congress have become accustomed to following the herd, without question or challenge. This time around, they've gone overboard in their lemming response to their own leadership as they willingly cooperated in waging an illegal war, supporting torture, and weakening our precious Constitution. In that process Republicans have unashamedly embraced dictatorship as a replacement for debate and discussion, and blind obedience to their handlers as a substitute for any legitimate election process.
They are now trying to validate that philosophy through their complicit media hirelings on the so-called news networks that most Americans still turn to for their nightly source of information.
Trent Lott's election to his earlier post in the Senate was hailed by every television 'news' pundit - other than Keith Olbermann - as a laudable victory over an opponent. But, lo and behold, the corresponding Democratic challenge for leadership was reviled as a defeat for Nancy Pelosi and a nasty catfight among the new House members-elect.
This unified assessment was undoubtedly another example of how the media collectively repeat the same daily talking point. Pelosi was criticized for her inability to manipulate and control a secret ballot. Her influence as the new Speaker was undermined because she could not dictate and deliver a vote for someone she supported. To a pundit, the network parrots characterized a fair and honest election among Congressional Democrats as a serious rift in the party and a damaging weakness of leadership for Pelosi.
We are witnessing the continuation of the mindless media chorale that parades as political analysis on our television screens. The same media that supported every move by the Bush administration in blind and sycophantic loyalty is still unable to accept the defeat of those policies at the polls. The same media that refused to question a single criminal or unconstitutional power play by this administration is still unable to assume the responsibility of unbiased journalism.
In the very least, the public must recognize the ruse. At the very most, the public can totally reject the nonsense being spewed by the corporate media and turn to alternative sources of news on the Internet that offer information and news, not mantra and distortion.
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David Ewalt, award-winning Forbes journalist and life-long geek, brings the history of Dungeons & Dragons to the masses with his upcoming, highly readable nonfiction book Of Dice and Men. Wryly funny and chock-full of fascinating factoids, Ewalt's take on D&D's life story is made all the more compelling by his own tale of personal discovery woven through the historical facts.
A fan of D&D at a young age, Ewalt lost touch with his gamer cred in college. ("Only a D&D nerd would think he'd become cool by working on a school newspaper.") Ten years later, and working as a professional journalist, he heard D&D's siren call, and responded to a Craigslist ad looking for players for a new campaign. "I'm a journalist," he told himself. "It will make a good story." But soon enough, he had fallen back into the fold.
In honor of the release of his book on August 20, we asked David Ewalt to share with us some of his D&D true confessions.
Where and When You First Played D&D:
In the spring of 1986, at my friend Scott's house in Great Falls, Virginia. I was in fourth grade. All my friends were there, and at some point Scott convinced us to take a break from our normal schedule of running around like maniacs cranked out of our minds on Mountain Dew to sit still and try this weird tabletop game. We played through The Keep on the Borderlands in a single session. I don't remember if my character survived, but I do remember what I was thinking when the game was over: "That was awesome!"
Favorite D&D Character (Name, Class, History):
I think my favorite character is the one I'm currently playing, and the one that I write about in Of Dice and Men. Weslocke is now a level 15 cleric, and shortly after the events depicted in the book he also took a single level of Psychic Warrior. The grognards in your audience may remember "Weslocke" as a male Elf fighter/wizard that was included as one of the pre-rolled characters in Module S4: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth. That module was a favorite of mine when I was a kid, and when I started playing in my current campaign, I named my new PC after him.
Most Embarrassing Moment Involving D&D:
A few years ago at Dragonmeet, a D&D convention in London, I rolled a one and dropped my weapon on three consecutive turns. As the sole Yank at the table I felt like I was somehow letting down my country.
Most Bizarre Factoid You Know About D&D:
After writing Of Dice and Men I am a font of obscure arcana. But how about this one: The Monk player class appeared in D&D after designer Jim Ward heard the song Kung Fu Fighting, thought it was really funny, and added a bunch of martial artists to one of his dungeons.
Your Perfect D&D Party (Past or Present):
Is made up of late role-playing greats like Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson, and M.A.R. Barker. Or the entire cast of Monty Python.
Owlbears are:
... just in need of a good hug.
How D&D Changed My Life:
D&D taught me how to tell a good story, which is an important life skill, and obviously relevant to my chosen profession. But the biggest way the game changed my life was by introducing me to the amazing, brilliant people who play it. I met some of my oldest and most cherished friends at the gaming table, and I continue to forge new friendships every time I sit down to play some D&D.


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In Maine, tidal energy sites come in three general categories. There are the large commercial sites like the ones off Eastport and Lubec, the location of Maine's highest tides. At the other end of the spectrum are the very small turbine sites, using technology comparable in size to a small wind turbine. Where the Maine Tidal Power Initiative expects to be most helpful is in middle-size tidal energy locales such as the tidal energy project being pursued by the town of Wiscasset and the Chewonki Foundation, a local conservation organization, Peterson says.
"This may be our model site," Peterson says. "Originally, a commercial developer came in and permitted the site. The Chewonki Foundation worked with the town to exercise its municipal option. This gives us the opportunity to now look at the site and discuss with the community what its values are, and to look at the environmental impact and how much energy will be generated so that the community can make the decision."
In the Maine Tidal Power Initiative, research on community concerns and the potential social impacts related to tidal energy development is the focus of social scientist Teresa Johnson, whose work examines the human dimensions of marine fisheries.
"With a lot of renewable energy projects, the limiting factor in development is public perception and opposition," says Johnson. "There are concerns about loss of fishing grounds and the impact on the environmental, social and economic conditions in the community. It's important that university researchers are there to provide unbiased assessment of impact and the community understands we are independent researchers."
In summer 2010, in collaboration with the Maine Sea Grant Program and the Cobscook Bay Resource Center, Johnson surveyed stakeholders — from fishermen and scientists to regulators and Passamaquoddy tribal members — in the Quoddy Bay region in an effort to better understand their concerns about tidal energy and the related questions they have. In particular, Johnson asked residents about the role of ORPC in their communities, and how scientists and engineers can best communicate their findings.
In the initial survey, concerns about the potential environmental impacts of a tidal energy project on marine mammals, fish and birds topped the list.
Residents also indicated that they were unaware UMaine scientists were on site conducting research and hoped that the findings of their work would be shared — in layperson's terms — with the community. Strategies ranged from local articles in papers to community forums and websites.
"It's not about keeping the community appeased, but making sure stakeholders are engaged so everyone can move forward in a responsible way," says Johnson. "The goal is to avoid unintentional consequences, which can happen with fast-tracked projects.
"There's a lot of uncertainty related to tidal energy because it's so new," she says. "Our big task is staying engaged with the community — staying on top of their concerns. Moving forward in tidal power, it's important to know that the research makes sense and is useful to the community. We need research that answers their questions."


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Highly Recommended!
I cannot say enough about this great little spot. I have been to Paris many times and this was my best overall experience from a hotel perspective. We had a superior queen room -small but perfectly fine by Paris standards. The room was beautifully decorated with great attention to detail in the design and finishing touches. It was extremely quiet and the beds were very comfortable with great linens. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful without exception. Fantastic location on a quiet side street behind the Rue de Rivoli across from the Tuileries metro station. We got a great rate on Expedia which was fortunate as I otherwise probably wouldn't have stayed there as I thought that their rack rates were a little high. I travel quite extensively throughout the world and in terms of hotels have seen them all from top to bottom. I am pretty picky and don't usually like to recommend hotels as everyone's tastes are different but I have no hesitation in recommending this place and will definitely stay there again.
A consummate delight
My husband and I stayed here in July 2004, and it has spoiled us for any other hotel in Paris. This hotel exceeded expectations on all levels. At check-in, we were greeted warmly and escorted to our room (none of this "here's your key the elevator is on your left.") The entire hotel is attractively designed, with beautiful and tastefully furnished rooms. The beds are very comfortable, there are flat-screen TVs and ample storage space. The rooms are also impeccably clean and well maintained (turn down service is included.) The staff were always pleasant and attentive. The hotel location is both very convenient (walking distance to the Lourve, Orsay, theatre district and metro lines) and charming. I wear my reputation as a "hotel snob" as a badge of honor, and this is the first hotel I have been moved to write a review of - our experience was simply that enjoyable.
Plaza Paris Vendome: The ideal luxury hotel
We decided to stay at the Paris Plaza Vendome for the last night of a two and half month stay in Paris and could not have been more thrilled with our experience. Upon arrival, we were personally escorted to our room by the hotel staff, who showed us how to use the brand new flat screen television with dvd player. The entire hotel was quiet and the service made us feel as though we were the only guests present. The concierge arranged for fantastic dinner reservations and made sure that our taxis arrived on time; we never had to lift a finger. From the luxurious Frette linens, Bulgari toiletries, and fluffy robes and slippers to the unbelievable pool, sauna, hammam, and exercise area (also with flat screen tvs), the brand new Plaza Paris Vendome is the ideal luxury hotel.
A jewel worth the money
After reading a lot of reviews on this website, I was scared about choosing a hotel for my 6 months pregnant wife and I, for our first trip to Paris in May 2004. So we exceeded our budget and chose the Plaza Paris Vendome hotel, and we were so glad that we did. The hotel is newly built (or rebuilt) just 7 months before our trip. It has a modern look and feel and is very elegant. The location is terrific, a minute from the garden of Tuileries which is by the river and walking distance from the Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, the Concorde, Place Madeleine etc. The staff was very cordial and helpful. The room they showed us first had a very slight noise coming from the AC and I hadn't even noticed it but the receptionist who had accompanied us to the room was horrified at it and insisted that we take another room. The room was of course small as is the norm in Paris, but very nice. There was sufficient storage space, a wall TV and a nice bathroom. The only jarring part of our stay was that the bath tub had a small glass partition separating it from the rest of the bathroom while the rest of it was open. So you had to be careful while taking a shower to not spill water outside the tub. That was a little weird but very manageable. The Bulgari toiletries were great. The staff helped us with whatever we needed including booking a boat cruise and Moulin Rouge tickets. There was nice shopping and cafes nearby. ATMs were easy to find. All in all, we had a great time and none of the fears we had before about visting Paris turned out to be true. Unlike some other comments we read, despite booking the hotel on Expedia (where we got a room rate of $285 as against the rack rate of Euro 460 or $550), the staff was exceedingly friendly. Would highly recommend this place.
The best of the best
The perfect ending to a romantic 3 week trip through Spain and France. My wife and I stayed here from May 21-26, 2004. We decided to splurge ($300 per night) and we walked into the hotel and knew it was worth every penny and then they upgraded us without asking. Beautiful hotel, no expense was spared, glass roof in lobby, fireplace in library, incredible pool, steam room, gym in the basement, rooms were impeccably designed, no detail forgotten, large room, great views, terrific bathroom and the service was outstanding, especially Janet at the front desk. One block from the Louvre and convenient to everything, the perfect place to end a very romantic trip that was my wife's treat. Can't wait to go back to Paris and this magnificent hotel!!
Excellent if a little flawed
Stayed at this hotel for valentines weekend and couldnt have asked for more. Booked an deluxe room on-line and that what we got, a room with lounge area 2 YES 2 full bathrooms, 2 Flat screen TV,s and small traditional french balconies. We paid for three nights what it should have been for one night, absolute bargin. Pool was shut which was dissapointing. Service was a little off at times, ordered breakfast room service but only came with one set of cultery??. Hotel booked us a restraunt nearby I then asked for a car to be ordered, was shown to the car but the driver set off but didnt know where we were going, the hotel hadnt told him, had to get out of mad taxi and ask policeman, would expect hotel to tell taxi where we were going after all I was a stranger to the area and the language. Also on last day their a problem with the hot water (their wasnt any) this meant cold shower but effected the whole hotel, nearly all of our room service was knocked off the bill, which was good, all in all I would not hesitate to go back to this very luxurious well located hotel. Very impressive
Understated luxury and excellent location
This hotel is a real find. Excellent location in the heart of Paris.
Short walk to the Louvre. Convenient for Musee D'Orsay, Tour Eiffel and Galeries Lafayette. Recently refurbished in contemporary style. The hotel is stylish but welcoming. I stayed here in February 2004. The room was quiet, clean and extremely comfortable and staff were friendly and efficient. The small swimming pool in the basement was closed. Not cheap but highly recommended.
A touch of glamour
I've just come back from a weekend in Paris, having stayed at this hotel. I've been to Paris a few times and this has been by far the best hotel that I have stayed in. The rooms are beautifully decorated, modern and clean. Staff are friendly and speak very good English. The Pinox restaurant was delightful, as was the Chinese themed bar. I would recommend this hotel to anyone who is looking for a little glamour in the heart of Paris.
A Lost Treasure
My son and I stayed here in April 2002. It is in a sensational location, on a quiet street but only 200yds from the Tuileries Garden (and metro), very close to the Louvre and just across the Seine from the Musee d'Orsay. It was undergoing a refurb (so the room was basically new) and then actually closed over the winter. However from what I can see on the web, when it re-opens soon the prices will be at least double what they were before (we paid 160 Euros for a twin room including breakfast). Highly recommended, the staff speak good English and are friendly, but I suspect now it will be in much more upmarket price bracket.
Nice place to stay while in Paris
I have stayed at this hotel twice now and plan to stay there again. A nice hotel. clean, close to sites, close to metro and shopping, close to opera and resturants. The only thing missing is a lounge but I hear it is on the way. I would highly recommend this establishment.


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WENDELL — When Christie Adams first decided to run for election to a seat on the Wendell board of commissioners in 2009, she was concerned about the amount of rental housing in the town. Just across one street from her corner lot, an apartment complex was proposed for construction. Across the other street sat a dilapidated mobile home park.
Now, four months before the end of her four-year term on the board of commissioners, Adams, who is not running for re-election, continues to hammer away at the issue.
At a recent board meeting, Adams used her time for comments to highlight the town's inability to enforce its own safety regulations.
She singled out the mobile home park across from her house to highlight the lack of enforcement.
Two of the properties – 368 and 370 Fourth St. – were deemed deteriorated, according to Town Manager Teresa Piner. One burned in a fire in 2011. Adams said that in the two years since the fire no one had been taking care of the property.
"New tenants are moving in," Adams said. "There's no meter, no electrical meter. It has no power. People are just dropping their stuff off, moseying on in. Until citizens call in and report, we do not have a system of checks and balances. We rely on taxpayers to be the system of checks and balances."
Piner said the properties have been repaired and have passed inspections. One had the power restored and the other was expected to have its power restored later in the week.
But in an interview last Wednesday, Adams said the town has been lax in keeping up with problem properties.
"We are essentially turning a blind eye," she said. "To think I have to repeatedly call and report these things, that doesn't sit right with me. It makes me want to say, 'Can I have my taxes back? Can that be my salary for doing an extra job?' " Piner said changes to the town's minimum housing standards have given town staff more tools to deal with derelict properties. Key among those changes is a reduction in the threshold inspectors use to determine if a property is uninhabitable.
Adams, though, says there is still more that can be done.
"We need a program that inventories these properties but doesn't create a stigma or a label that bullies these property owners and creates a way the town can keep up with their progress" toward making improvements, Adams said.
In her remarks at last week's town board meeting, Adams said the mobile home park is just one instance in which the town has been unable to protect its residents and its public property.
"I walked past this rental property (on South Main Street) every day almost for three months," she said. "And every day, I saw cars parked on the sidewalk or in the yard – parked in such a way where they didn't use the driveway. They used the curb and the sidewalk. The same curb and sidewalk is damaged. Well, all you taxpayers feel good because that sidewalk has since been repaired. Your tax dollars repaired it." She also cited problems with damaged sidewalks on Wendell Boulevard and in front of homes and businesses.
Though her term on the board is nearing an end, Adams said she plans to continue pushing for stronger regulations. But she is realistic.
"I am absolutely going to bring it up again and they (town commissioners) are going to have an opportunity to debate it. In all honesty, I'm going to keep my expectations realistic and not expect that we come out of this with an ordinance."
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