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ASHTABULA — Elinor Ann Tyler, 77, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at the Ashtabula County Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center.
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Lauren Jones, 2012 honor graduate of Malakof High School, is the recipient of the Ollie Bius Memorial Nursing Scholarship.
The scholarship is funded by Ray and Sandee McCann to acknowledge the life and career of Mrs. Bius, who was Mrs. McCann's mother. Ms. Jones is a student in the Associate Degree Nursing program at Navarro College.
Ollie Bius was born in 1916 in the Piney Woods of East Texas. Life was a struggle for her family growing up. As a young woman, she realized that the only hope she had for a better life was to relocate. Over a two year period, she managed to save $25 she earned from picking cotton. With her "life savings" in a tobacco sack pinned inside her blouse, she boarded the train to Fort Worth.
A relative there introduced her to a doctor who often provided help to aspiring nurses, and he agreed to pay her expenses for nursing school. When she offered to pay him back when she got established, he responded that he preferred she do for someone else what he had done for her. Over her career that spanned 46 years, she repeatedly honored the doctor's request. She served as director of nurses at several hospitals in the Galveston area, ending her career at John Sealy Hospital in that city. She also spent two years in the Panama Canal Zone in government service.
Mrs. Bius passed away in 1994 at the age of 88. On her deathbed she informed her daughters that she was supporting a nursing student who lacked one more year to complete her degree. She told them in no uncertain terms that they were to make sure the young woman would have funds to finish her studies.
At her funeral, several attendees told the family that Mrs. Bius had funded their college costs. She clearly had honored her commitment to "pay it forward." Although she had been gone for many years, her legacy continues though the scholarship established by her family.
"We are pleased to honor the memory of Mrs. Bius by assisting a deserving student like Laura Jones pursue her goals of becoming a nurse," said Dr. Tommy Stringer, executive director of the Navarro College Foundation.
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By Tim Graham
Given that we haven't heard from Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson or General Manager Buddy Nix, we don't know their specific grounds for firing head coach Chan Gailey.
One of the more notable reasons Bills fans are glad Gailey's gone is the way he used running back C.J. Spiller this season.
Spiller was a revelation. He ran for 1,244 yards and six touchdowns and caught 43 passes for 459 yards and two touchdowns.
The problem was that Spiller averaged only 13 carries and less than three catches a game.
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Spiller indicated today he's eager to be an Alpha back and suggested he wants to be known ahead of Adrian Peterson as the NFL's best. Spiller said he was rooting for Peterson to break Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record Sunday and sounded like he was ready to take a crack at it himself.
"You just don't see that year in and year out," Spiller said. "For him to come 9 yards short of it, it just speaks to the caliber of player that he is.
"You always want to consider yourself one of the best and probably want to have something to shoot for. He definitely has set the bar pretty high for me. But I believe in myself. I believe I can get it done."
Spiller also gave a strong impression he's ready for the expectations that will come his way after a breakout season. He'll be only 26 years old when next season begins.
"I can only get better," Spiller said. "This was a good year for me, a good stepping stone, I guess you can say.
"Now the big question's going to be, from you guys and everybody else, 'Can he do it again?' that'll be my motivation going into this offseason. It's a lot of motivation that I got that's burning inside of me."
Buffalo's next coach will determine how Spiller and Jackson split the carries. But knowing that tandem is in place will be attractive to any coaching candidate.
Spiller was replaced by Fred Jackson in certain situations, including when the Bills got into the red zone or when the game was on the line in the fourth quarter.
Jackson is a respected captain and a hard charger, but he averaged only 3.8 yards a carry this year and lost a career-worst four fumbles. Jackson missed time with knee injuries and a concussion.
"I was frustrated losing," Spiller said. "It didn't matter to me if I touched it 10 times or if I touched it 20-something times. If we didn't get the win, what's the point of it? That was the most frustrating part about the whole situation."
All season, Spiller had kept private his list of personal goals. He revealed them today:
- 1. Make the playoffs.
- 2. Make a Super Bowl run.
- 3. Rush for 1,000 yards.
- 4. Lead the NFL in yards per carry.
- 5. Get selected for the Pro Bowl.
He accomplished No. 3 and still has a chance for No. 5 if Arian Foster, Jamaal Charles or Ray Rice drop out due to injury or get to the Super Bowl.
"It's up in the air," Spiller said. "If I get chosen to represent this organization, then I'll do it in a class manner. But if I don't, I'll just continue to work hard and prepare for hopefully another great season."


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CLEMSON, S.C. Former Clemson women's basketball coach Annie Tribble died Thursday in Anderson after battling cancer. She was 80.
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Arizona: Freshman Grant Jerrett, 6-10, declared himself eligible for the NBA after one season at Arizona.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Democrats must keep looking for a West Virginia candidate to run in 2014 when U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller retires.
A leading prospect for that contest, former U.S. Sen. Carte Goodwin, says he's out.
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After thirty years of calling Veterans Stadium �home,� the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies both worked together in order to get funding for their two separate parks. The Eagles ended up in Lincoln Financial Field, opened in 2003 while the Phillies ended up across the road in Citizens Bank Park, opened in April 2004. Since its establishment, �The Bank� has been a huge hit with Phillies fans as the team consistently ranks near the top of the entire league in attendance each year, even putting together a sellout streak between 2009 and 2012 of 257 games, third-longest in major league history. The attendance records also reflect the performance of the team that�s on the field; the team has shown more consistently in recent years, cumulating into a World Series championship in 2008.
After opening with a capacity of 43,500 in 2004, Citizens Bank Park has been upgraded twice, the last time in 2011. Currently the stadium has a capacity of 43,651. If you ever do get the chance to go to the home of the Philadelphia Phillies, do not turn that chance down. While traffic may be a problem, the stadium is very well constructed and the fans create a wonderful atmosphere that really helps to explain what it means to be a Philadelphia sports fan.
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Philadelphia cheesesteaks are synonymous with the City of Brotherly Love but the locals also try to make sure it's known that there's definitely more than just that one sub in Philadelphia's culinary sphere. A hot spot for food at Citizens Bank Park as well as other special stadium features is Ashburn Alley. Named after the longtime Phillies outfielder/broadcaster Richie Ashburn, Ashburn Alley rests behind centerfield and is marked with a large bronze statue of Ashburn himself. Along with a team shop and a Phillies Wall of Fame, several concession stands rest in the Alley such as Campo's (cheesesteaks), Planet Hoagie, Bull's BBQ and Seasons Pizza.
Chickie and Pete's, a small locally owned business that was founded and has its headquarters within the city is another popular concession choice, especially because of their trademark crab fries. In all, Citizens Bank Park has over 40 food and beverage places from which to choose. Whether you're on the bottom 100 sections, the club 200 level or the terrace 300/400 level at Citizens Bank Park, you're never more than a quick walk from a place to eat or grab a beer. Food prices are what you may expect from a major league park, and beer is around $8 to $10. Several vendors will be by your section throughout the game making it easier to buy things like beer, cotton candy and bottled water.
Aesthetically, Citizens Bank Park is beautiful. The large scoreboard in the back of left field is still clear enough to easily be seen throughout the stadium and includes information such as lineups, the box score and even situational hitting statistics. The light-up Liberty Bell just to the right of centerfield is also something that pulls your attention. Beyond the stadium is just the skyline; no big buildings that fall in a fan's line of sight.
The fans, who will be expanded on later, really do help to create a great atmosphere at Citizens Bank Park. The ushers are polite as well as the vendors, even with it being an extremely hot Saturday night for the game that I attended. The seats don't include cup holders but are comfortable. There is some sort of game or time-waster between most of the innings like a kids' dance-off, smile cam, a short 'Ask the Phillies' video and a Phillies-themed matching game on the large video board. Gates inside the stadium open two hours prior to game time on weekends and one and a half hours prior to game time on weekdays. The one gate that is an exception is the left field gate (Ashburn Alley) which opens two and a half hours prior to game time every day.
Citizens Bank Park is fairly unique in that even though it is located in a big city (Philadelphia is the fifth-largest city in the United States), the actual stadium lies on the outskirts. Instead of being directly in the center of town, as parks are in places such as Target Field (Minneapolis) and Camden Yards (Baltimore), Citizens Bank Park is outside of the main city and makes up part of the Philadelphia Sports Complex along with the Wells Fargo Center and Lincoln Financial Field. Being outside of the actual city has its ups and downs. A pro, especially for the locals, would be that there's not constant and predictable traffic in the main city anytime the Phillies are at home. Cons would include the fact that there is still some very tough traffic on the bridge right before the Sports Complex exit, and the placement of the park restricts some choices that out-of-town fans have as far as places to go before or after the game.
With that said, there is still plenty of entertainment at the Sports Complex for Philadelphia natives and out-of-towners alike. A Chickie and Pete's restaurant is nearby in case you weren't able to eat it inside the stadium (or like it so much that you want it again) at 1526 Packer Avenue. Bomb Bomb Barbeque Grill on Wolf Street is also a good place to go whether you're in town for the Phillies, Eagles, 76ers or Flyers. Bars that are close by include Philadium Tavern, Cookie's Tavern, and McFadden's, all within walking distance. There are also plenty of tailgates within the parking lots before the game as fans get there early to fire up a grill and throw down a beer. As with any big city, Philadelphia has its crime issues but those problems are not anywhere close to where you will be when you attend a game at Citizens Bank Park.
'Main Philadelphia' is more towards where the Liberty Bell and Franklin Square are located and is about 5-20 miles southwest of where the Sports Complex is. If you have your own vehicle you can definitely make a day trip into the heart of the city either before or after the Phillies game. If you need a place to stay for the night, a Holiday Inn Philadelphia is just half a mile from the ballpark at 900 Packer Avenue.
Everyone knows, both within and outside of the city that the Philadelphia fan base comes with a reputation, highlighted by the incident when Eagles' fans threw snowballs at Santa Claus in 1968. At the game I attended, I didn't get a sense of that mean-spirit, though I certainly did get a sense of the good-hearted passion. The Phillies were playing the division-rival Atlanta Braves at the game I attended and the fan behind me was wearing a Braves hat and jersey and wasn't shy about his fandom, applauding every good Braves' hit or run. There was no animosity whatsoever from the fellow fans. Instead, the Phillies fans simply stayed behind their team; there were loud cheers every time the team made a good play, throughout the stadium and a huge roar when the Phillies scored their first run of the game despite the Phillies still being down by two at that point. The fans also cheered loudly in the fifth inning when Philadelphia's third baseman made a routine play to end an inning after previously booting two routine grounders earlier that inning, showing that the Phillies fans are certainly not past razzing on their own players when the situation calls for it.
In all I found the Philadelphia fans to be passionate and despite it being a humid night, very supportive. If fans aren't showing up to a stadium and watching their team's games, it doesn't really matter how good the ballpark looks. Citizens Bank Park is a great mix of a good stadium and supportive, passionate fans that will do more than just sit at home and watch the team on the television. The fans love their team and certainly had their favorites in the July 2013 game (Ryan Howard and Chase Utley), while wearing the jerseys of both current and former players (Mike Schmidt was a popular choice as well.) Even though Philadelphia had gone through an up and down season, fans still showed their support in bunches, something that not even some other top MLB teams can do.
The Phillies are a major league team and although the stadium is located outside of 'central' Philadelphia you can still run into some major league traffic getting to and from the park. Most of the trip is a breeze. From the south you will take I-95 for most of the trip. Once you get off I-95 you'll get to a bridge that's over the Schuylkill River. The bridge is pretty long but would normally not be a problem; maybe a 10 minute drive. The traffic is pretty much a nightmare however when it's close to game time. Although there are three lanes on the bridge, only the right lane exits towards Patterson Avenue where the park is located. As a result the right lane is backed up almost immediately on the bridge while the other two lanes proceed with mild traffic. Certainly factor this into your schedule as you're getting ready to make your way to Citizens Bank Park. There is also a SEPTA Broad Street Subway Line that drops you off a few blocks from the stadium if you choose to go with public transportation.
Parking is $15 and the lots are very close to the stadium to ensure that your walk over is minimal. Since there are two other stadiums around the Sports Complex there are more than enough spots to park, even if you don't get to Citizens Bank Park early.
The Phillies are a very popular commodity in Philadelphia and the organization knows it. The cheapest tickets at Citizens Bank Park go for around $20 while getting on the bottom row closer to the field will run you around $50-$70 a ticket. This makes Phillies games an expensive habit to get into but you do get back quality within the experience that makes going to a Phillies game justifiable as opposed to just watching the team on TV. As long as the fans keep coming out and Citizens Bank Park continues to be one of the attendance leaders in Major League Baseball, it's a fair investment to come out and enjoy an afternoon or evening at the Bank.
The first extra point simply goes to the quality of the stadium. Veterans Stadium was widely considered a wreck, especially towards the end of its life as the Phillies' home stadium. Fans of the Phillies, such as a friend of mine who lived in Philadelphia at the time, would love supporting the team but would never go to watch them in person because of how poor Veterans Stadium's condition was. Citizens Bank Park came as a huge breath of fresh air to Phillies fans in 2004, rewarding a fan base that had stuck with a team despite the Phillies having the most losses in Major League history. A second point goes to the Phillie Phanatic. Many teams across sports have pushed mascots off to the side, choosing dance teams and marching bands instead. That is fine but there's still something special about seeing a person in a cartoonish suit. The Phillie Phanatic, a member of the Mascot Hall of Fame, continues to delight fans of all ages to this day at Phillies games and continues to be one of the most recognizable mascots in all of sports.
A third point is awarded to the scoreboard in left field. While it is pretty standard nowadays for a ballpark to have a large scoreboard somewhere in the outfield, the one at Citizens Bank Park is especially clear and always includes fun stats and information to look at. A fourth extra point goes to Ashburn Alley behind centerfield and a fifth extra point is for the lighted Liberty Bell replica in right centerfield that lights up every time a Phillies player hits a home run and after every Phillies win.
Phillies fans love their team. There's no simpler way to put it. When I am judging how good a stadium experience is, a lot of my decision goes into what kind of atmosphere the fans create. As I said before, a team could have the most beautiful stadium in the world but without fans, the experience is mediocre at best. The same holds true if a team had great fans but a lousy ballpark. The Phillies manage to have the best of both worlds; great fans and a great stadium. Bad traffic takes a toll on the experience but all in all, time at Citizens Bank Park is time well spent.
Chickie and Petes is at max a 10 minute walk from the stadium. You do realize theres 3 or 4 differe
Chickie and Petes is at max a 10 minute walk from the stadium. You do realize theres 3 or 4 different ones right? The one is maybe 4 blocks from the stadium. I don't think its fair to give them a 1/5 for the eagles/phillies/flyers/sixers and blame it on that partially, when its not even accurate.
by th2010 | Jun 03, 2010 03:37 PM
I\'m a slow walker ;-) The 1/5 is not because of Chickie and Pete\'s; but because the sports comp
I'm a slow walker ;-)
The 1/5 is not because of Chickie and Pete's; but because the sports complex is just that, the sports complex. There's nothing to do within a reasonable walking distance. Other arenas and stadiums are in neighborhoods. The Sports Complex really isn't. Not really, not compared to, say, Camden Yards or Wrigley Field, for example. Walking for 15 minutes before you get to ANYTHING worth doing is not what I would call close. But it is an awesome place, as I noted in the extras.
by gtcrawley | Jun 10, 2010 07:55 AM
Great time to be in Philly for some playoff baseball! Who wouldn\'t want to see Roy Halladay and the
Great time to be in Philly for some playoff baseball! Who wouldn't want to see Roy Halladay and the Phils?
by paul | Oct 06, 2010 03:59 AM
Philly Trip
I visited Philly to watch my hometown 9 take on the Phillies in 2010. I feel like this review is dead on save for one thing. The fans though knowledgeable and thoroughly devoted to their team, they are simply the rudest and mean spirited fans I have ever encountered towards fans of the opposing team in any city or any sport that I have traveled for. I hope that the interactions I had are not typical of what an opposing fan. My specific examples in the 3 games I went to include typical rants, cursing, name calling. Some of this from kids that couldn't be older than 12. We also were given the bird, spit on and at, had powdered sugar dumped on our heads, beer glasses thrown at us. We are certainly not a rowdy bunch and we sat in a different part of the stadium for each game thus our interactions were with 40 or so different fans. I was simply amazed at the level of rudeness achieved by the fans, especially towards an American League team they play but once every 3 years, of the 40+ venues I have been at to watch professional and college sports the fans here are simply the worst.
by ezz1010 | Jun 23, 2011 05:41 PM
RE: Philly Trip
It's tough to defend this kind of behavior, so I won't even try. I can only report on what I saw while I visited, but frankly, it's not much different from what you will see in New York or Boston. Ask Cliff Lee's wife about that. Having said all that, it doesn't make it right, and you shouldn't have to endure it. Honestly, I can't really relate, because I have never been hassled as a visitor in another stadium. But Philly is different, and the reputation is well known, and in some cases deserved. I would advise visitors to keep a low profile.
by gtcrawley | Aug 30, 2011 11:25 PM
Phillies vs. Cubs 4/28-29/2012
I was at Citizens Bank Park for the Phillies vs. Cubs last weekend. Sure the setting could be better if it were in Center City but the tradeoff is easy access. On Sunday there was a Flyers game going on at the same time (granted it started & ended later) but parking and getting in and out of the lots was a breeze. I really don't think there's a bad seat in the house. I sat in 2 different locations-upper deck by the RF foul pole and upper deck on the 3rd base line and I thought both were great seats. Great atmosphere-it was a packed house and the fans are very vocal & passionate. As for the concessions, definitely get the crab fries. My biggest complaint is about the beer. I thought $7.25 for a small cup of beer was a ripoff and there's too much bad beer & not enough Yuengling. But my one piece of advice is if you're going to eat at the game, get there early because the lines can get crazy long.
As for the neighborhood, I wish I could have gone to the big Chickie's & Pete's on Packer Ave. but that will have to wait until next time. But since you're already in South Philly if you're looking for cheesesteaks, you have to go to either Pat's or Geno's at the corner of 9th & Passyunk--about 10-15 minutes away. Yes they're both tourist traps but you have to go at least once and order a "wiz wit".
by george1969 | May 03, 2012 09:49 PM
Caught a game against the Nationals and it was fantastic. Great atmosphere in the stadium and what people sometime overlook is the tail gate parties in the parking lot. Long after the game was finished barbecues were still cooking and people were still having fun outside of the stadium. There is not a bad seat in this place and the choice of brews and food is impressive. There is also the fact that this team has the best nad most involved mascot in the big leagues. The Philly Phanatic stands out amongst all mascots in baseball. What a treat especially for the kids.
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Citizens Bank Park is the home of the 2008 World Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Built near the former spot of the not-at-all-missed Veterans Stadium, it is part of the massive Philadelphia Sports Complex, which includes Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL's Eagles, and Wells Fargo Arena Center, home of the NHL's Flyers, Arena Football's Soul and the NBA's 76ers.
The last of the three to be built, "The Bank" is a vast improvement over the Vet.
Citizens Bank Park is definitely on my top 5 list. It has great food, great fans, and great sight lines throughout the stadium. As someone coming in from out of town, I like the Holiday Inn at the edge of the parking lot. It's fairly affordable and put s you right next to the stadium, yet within easy reach of other Philly attractions. If you hit the time of year just right, you may be able to catch a game of all four major sporting teams, without having to leave the parking lot, in a single weekend in October. Of course the Phillies would have to make the playoffs for that to happen. That's hard to beat.
I just recently visited Citizens Bank Park and I was pleasantly suprised. One the whole Philly sports complex is absolutely great and the fans and view at Citizens Bank Park is great. Definitely am looking forward to a return visit to the park.
As a Phillies fan who was raised on Veterans Stadium, Citizens Bank Park is still a breath of fresh air every time I go inside. The food is amazing and plentiful, the energy in the stadium is second to none, and the sightlines are spectacular from all over the stadium. The new scoreboard is enormous, though the Phillies have tried to cram too many numbers onto an already-imposing feature, making it difficult for the average baseball fan to take in all at once. The Phanatic is its own piece of baseball legend, adding even more of an aura to the experience that a Phillies baseball game has become. If you want to see major-league baseball done both modern and right, come to Citizens Bank Park. But, don't plan on hanging out afterwards--it's the stadiums, and nothing else.
This ballpark is part of the best sports complex in the country if not the world. Thankfully they decided to build it across from where the old "Vet" was. That way it's very to access off the Walt Whitman Bridge and/or I-95.
All the Philadelphia sports teams play there. I've never been to Chickie's & Pete's but I know they have a shuttle bus that takes you to the ballpark. I prefer to go to the Oregon Diner for my meals when time allows which is nearby and you can walk there if you want to.
Since the Phillies have been a dominant team the last 3 or 4 years the "Bank" has been jam packed practically every game. People always come decked out in a sea of red to support their Fightin' Phils on to victory. As their late great broadcaster, Harry Kalas sang they have "High Hopes."
In addition, the Phillies have the best mascot in the Phillie Phanatic. He entertains fans of all ages.
Unlike many of the new ballparks built in the last ten years or so, this one is clearly the best of them.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the original of the retro style ballparks so like Wrigley Field it will always be head of the class.
Unfortunately the Orioles have been so bad for so long that park has lost alot of its luster. That's a shame.
I don't see the Phillies being bad for many years to come so with that being said the "Bank" will continue to rock and roll to the tune of 45,000 plus every game through late October year in and year out.
If you haven't seen a game there, I strongly suggest you find a way to do so. If you need any help, visit my blog at www.royaltytours.blogspot.com for all the details about me.
For the record, I've seen 112 games there and I live in New York City and I work a full time job which restricts me from going there more often.
Yours truly,
Gary Herman
I went for my first (and so far, only) game against division "rivals" Washington Nationals on May 30, 2009, the Saturday after Memorial Day. From the ambiance to the food, almost everything is perfect about Citizens Bank Park.
Even against a team that (at the time) never competed for the NL East title, the stadium was packed and were both knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Even as someone wearing a big red "TB" (Tampa Bay) hat, everyone I saw was very cordial and nice �?? the antithesis of what Philadelphia fans are known for �?? with one even telling me that he saw Boston, Yankees, and Toronto hats floating around that night, with only Baltimore needed to complete the "AL East takeover of the Bank", as he jokingly put it.
The only flaws are the non-existent neighborhood (Chickie's and Pete's is the only saving grace from getting a zero rating), and �?? surprisingly for a place that has a mega-sized parking lot �?? mediocre access. The parking was expensive, and waiting for queues to get in and out along Broad Street are usually painfully-long. As I was visiting my family in New Jersey, if you can, park along the PATCO commuter rail line on the Jersey side of the Delaware River and take the train to connect to the SEPTA Broad Street Subway under City Hall. It's both cheaper and allows you to drink at the park, and be sober by the time you get to your car.
All-in-all, it's a great time and a must-visit for any baseball enthusiast. I just wish they would have put the park at the originally-planned site of Broad Street and Spring Garden Street in Center City; while it would have probably killed access even more, it would have made the Atmosphere and Neighborhood grow by leaps and bounds. Guess that's what the gold-standard of Camden Yards will do to you.
I have been going to this stadium since it opened back in 04 (I believe) and I can tell you the fans did not start packing this place until 08. And once they did, the best and brightest sure showed up. Their fans are animals.
Food is okay, beers on tap from Victory which is fantastic.
Neighborhood is way down in south philly which is dumpy and has nothing around the area for after the game, you pretty much have to go north 15-20 blocks to find a decent bar.
Getting there is a breeze, by train or by car.
Atmosphere is okay if you like mental cases who don't realize that baseball is 162 games and it is meant to be watched by civilized people. The view is nice in that you can stand and watch from almost anywhere.
Ticket prices are reasonable.
Overall, if you are from out of town make sure you go when your team is NOT playing.
I've been to many Phillies games in my life, but this was my first experience at Citizens Bank Park. I have to say that the ballpark is very impressive to look at, and it was awesome considering I was about 10 rows behind the visitors' dugout (Atlanta Braves).
The one thing that I will remember most about this experience was the Phillies fans mocking the Braves fans with their tomahawk chant as the Phillies were completely blowing out the Braves in the 8th inning.
I did not find Chickies and Petes crab fries to be as wonderful as others have proclaimed.
The Holiday Inn is just a block or two from the stadium and worth the visit. There's a bar there for pre or post game drinks.
The bullpens in center field are great.
If you are out of town and going to stay the night might I suggest the Courtyard Marriott in the Navy Yards. It's a brand new hotel that's about a 20 minute walk to the stadium and you get to see some old Navy boats that are docked blocks away.
As for the ball park, before you enter the park there are tail gate parties all over the parking lot. The smell of barbecue and beer leave you tempted to just hand out outside of the stadium for a while. Once you get into the park the atmosphere is great. Philly fans love their team and it shows.
In terms of food and refreshments there are lots of choices. It's pricey as to be expected but if you are hungry there will be lots to eat and if thirsty, lots to drink.
If you have little ones then there are lots of activites around the park like jungle gyms and bouncy castles and of course the kids will be treated to the best mascot in all of baseball. The Philly Phanatic is the best in baseball hands down no contest.
All in all it's a great ball park and you won't be disappointed.
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Mainers this month voted in 53 new members to the House of Representative and another 12 to the Senate in giving Republicans majority control of both chambers of the Legislature for the first time in decades.
In the first of three orientation sessions, the freshman class toured the State House and met with key legislative employees. They were versed on subjects such as compensation and benefits, Capitol security measures, the filing of bills and the inner workings of legislative committees.
"It's a little intimidating and exciting at the same time," said Richard Malaby, a Republican from Hancock. "There's a lot to learn. In looking over some things, I realize some of the procedural stuff I find frightening. I wish I'd taken a little more Latin in school."
Two more orientation sessions are scheduled for Nov. 29 and 30 before the new Legislature is sworn in Dec. 1. When that happens, the House will have 78 Republicans, 72 Democrats and one independent, while the Senate will have 20 Republicans, 14 Democrats and one independent.
Of the newcomers, many have served in the Legislature in previous years. But for the majority, walking the halls of the State House is a new experience.
While it's all well and good to learn what the legislative mailing privileges are and that food, beverages and gum are forbidden in the House chambers, Democrat Walter Kumiega of Deer Isle said the most important thing is learning how to get things done.
"I hope to not be such a newbie, and understand what we need to do to get legislation passed and help my constituents and the state as a whole," said Kumiega.
Outgoing House Speaker Hannah Pingree and Senate President Libby Mitchell spoke to the group in the House chambers about the role of the Legislature.
Pingree warned that now that they're in office, they'll be overloaded with legislative information, fact sheets, annual reports, invitations to dinners and parties, and mountains of mail. It's easy for first-time legislators to get overwhelmed and feel like they need to do everything, she said.
"It's important that you stay sane and get sleep," Pingree said.
Besides learning the ins and outs of the Legislature, the new lawmakers are also getting to know each other.
"We're just people," said Kumiega, who's a carpenter. "It's not like I've been elected to he U.S. House where most of the people are lawyers."


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Ardmore High School football offensive coordinator Clint Legg was hired to fill the head coaching vacancy at Ardmore during the Limestone County Board of Education meeting Tuesday night at the Clinton Street annex.
Legg, 43, replaces Shannon Brown, who resigned in November to take an administrative position with Huntsville Center for Technology. Brown spent four years at Ardmore, where he compiled a 13-27 record overall and a 5-5 record this season.
This is Legg's first stint as a head football coach. He has 18 years of coaching experience, including stops at Hazel Green, Lee-Huntsville, Sheffield and West Limestone.
"I have to mention Jimmy Don Nave, Mike Nave, David O'Connor and John Meadows at Lee, Chris Tucker at Sheffield and one of my best friends, (East Limestone head coach Jeff Pugh), for everything they have done for me," said Legg, who celebrated his new gig with a late dinner with family and friends at a local restaurant. "I appreciate all of these guys for giving the expertise to help me get where I'm at today."
Legg, who has taught history for 15 years, will teach physical education at Ardmore beginning the spring semester.
"I'm really excited and ready to get started," he said. "It's a great place to coach, with good administrators, parents, and fans."
He plans to use a run-oriented offense based out of the pro-style I-formation attack.
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Alex Smith played competitive sports all through high school and remained so active even after graduation that he was able to make money as a professional wrestler.
Over time, that profession wore his body down, and he eventually decided to quit. It took six months for his body to heal, he said, and during that time he developed some bad habits that he clung to for the next eight years. His 6-foot, 2-inch body swelled from about 300 pounds up to 552 pounds. Instead of going to wrestling tournaments and paying attention to his diet, the Dawnville resident sat and ordered takeout.
As a Southeast Whitfield High School student, he got up early so he could run two miles before school started. Years later, at his heaviest, Smith would sit around hoping he could get someone to walk 50 feet across the street to bring him his lunch.
"I was kind of embarrassed of the shape I was in, and I took that as motivation and started walking because that was all I could do at the time," he said.
Smith said that began a several-years process to lose the weight and change his lifestyle. He said he lost 150 pounds last year by doing a combination of exercises including weight-lifting, Brazillian jiu-jitsu and cardio workouts. He also limits his diet to 2,200 calories a day and plans to lose 50 more pounds in 2013 to bring him down to roughly 250 pounds.
While not everyone wants or needs to entertain such a major lifestyle shift, a study by the University of Scranton shows the No. 1 New Year's resolution for 2012 was to lose weight.
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Miller suggested following three simple steps to achieve success: 1) Find a partner or group, 2) set a schedule and 3) remember why. She said people are more likely to go to the gym regularly if someone is there waiting on them. Smith said that when he was so large walking was the only exercise he could do, he often met friends at the track.
Focusing on why you're exercising — whether it's to lose weight or become more fit or for other reasons — is a big motivator, Miller said. She said setting a schedule and sticking with it is also important.
"Whenever you choose to exercise, be sure to put it on your calendar," she said. "If you think of your workout as an appointment, you will be less likely to miss it.
Dalton Seventh-day Adventist Church health educator Vivian Raitz, who is 82, said she isn't trying to lose weight, but she does pay close attention to the kinds of foods she eats and as a result feels healthy and energetic. A lifelong vegetarian, she became vegan in the last few years meaning she eats no meat or animal products like milk, cheese or eggs. She also avoids processed sugar.
"It's good to make the decision ahead of time so there's no debate when you're looking at that wedge of pecan pie," she said. "For a few years now, every six months I promise God that I will eat only one unhealthy dessert this month, and every six months I renew it. It works for me because there's no debate, the decision has been made."
Sidonnia Reece, a manager at Super Body Fitness Center in Dalton, said workers there are preparing for their usual post-holiday rush of new customers coming in and old ones returning after time off. She said that even though she's been healthy and active nearly all her life, she sometimes has to push herself to get through sluggish days too — but the effort is worth it.
"Unless you're running a fever or something, pretty much it makes you feel better to exercise," Reece said.
Exercising can alleviate a number of health issues, too. Smith said he was diagnosed with diabetes after his weight gain, but his blood sugars have since stabled and returned to a non-diabetic level. He has also dropped out of a high-risk category for having a heart attack. Smith said he's had a strong support system along the way from a wife who allows him to devote several hours a week to exercise to the jiu-jitsu trainers at Veritas in Dalton who provide classes and inspiration.
"When you're having fun, it doesn't seem like work," he added. "It doesn't seem like exercise."
Tips for staying on track
• "If you look in the mirror and you're not happy, remember that is why you are getting up early to get to the gym. If it's because you want to be fit and healthy as you age, remember that's why you make the effort to go go the gym each day. Whatever it is, if you focus on why you are exercising, you will be more likely to continue making it a priority." — Rebecca Miller, Bradley Wellness Center fitness consultant
• "If your goal is losing weight there's only one thing that matters and that is burning more calories than you are eating. As long as you are operating at a calorie deficit you have to lose weight." — Alex Smith, lost 150 pounds in 2012
• "Set a schedule. Find a time that works for you every day, or at least two or three days a week. ... Whenever you choose to exercise, be sure to put it on your calendar. If you think of your workout as an appointment, you will be less likely to miss it." — Miller
• Decide ahead of time to push through the days you don't feel like it. "The thing is when you weigh 500 pounds you feel bad every day, and you don't feel like going every day. It wasn't a different thing for me. I had made my decision." — Smith
From Dalton Seventh-day Adventist Church health educator Vivian Raitz, adapted from "Eight Weeks to Wellness" by Don Hall
• Take personal responsibility. Others can assist, but you have to take charge of your health and life.
• Choose to make changes because you want to. For goals and values to be permanent, they must be chosen freely. Make a list of the reasons why you want to make changes.
• Set realistic and measurable goals. Be specific. Set a time line to achieve your goal (a short-term goal should be no longer than six to 10 weeks). Plan a reward when you reach your goal (not food!).
• Enlist the help of a buddy, someone you can work with in achieving your goal. Tell family and friends your new goal and ask for their support. If needed, join a support group.
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A golf-ball-sized rock that struck a Novato house Thursday night is the first confirmed piece from the meteor shower that has taken place over the Bay Area sky in the past few days, according to a NASA-affiliated astronomer.
And, in a poetic coincidence, the little piece of heaven happened to hit a pastor's house.
Peter Jenniskens of the SETI Institute in Mountain View held the 2.2-ounce meteorite Sunday morning while facing TV cameras in front of the home of Rev. Kent and Lisa Webber, who live on St. Francis Avenue in Novato's Pleasant Valley neighborhood.
"It's wonderful and very interesting to think this might be billions of years old," Rev. Webber said during a break from his Sunday duties at the Presbyterian Church of Novato. "Maybe God's trying to get our attention. I'm not sure what God is trying to say, and I'm not sure how to interpret it."
Lisa Webber, head nurse in the University of San Francisco's medical dermatology department, said she has a hard time believing the piece she picked up on her side yard turned out to be a meteorite. She was at home Oct. 17 enduring a rainout of the San Francisco Giants' playoff game in St. Louis and listening to NPR when she heard a boom outside followed by what sounded like something rolling on the roof.
"I thought 'There's something like a rat or a raccoon in my garage or something,'" she said.
She walked into the garage and outside but didn't see anything amiss. It wasn't until after work on Friday that she noticed a newspaper story about the meteor shower and its projected pattern directly over Novato.
"That's when I saw, 'Oh my gosh, I might have a little meteor chunk outside in the yard.'"
Home alone at the time, she made a visual check of the roof and the recently cleaned gutters but didn't find anything, so she started walking around the perimeter of the house. She picked up an odd-looking rock near her side gate and brought it in the house. Her neighbors, Luis Rivera and his wife Leigh Blair, also were not home, but their 23-year-old son, Glenn, was home. He recalled from a Discovery Channel show that pieces of meteor should be magnetic.
"So I go find a magnet and it sticks to it, and we both go, 'Whoa!'" she said.
At that point she contacted Jenniskens, who was on the hunt for meteor chunks along with other scientists from the Carl Sagan Center of the Study of Life in the Universe. Luis Rivera climbed onto the Webbers' roof Saturday and found a divot identical in size to the meteorite.
Jenniskens confirmed the gray rock was a piece of meteor Sunday morning.
Streaks of exploding, disintegrating material have been visible all over Northern California since Oct. 17, and there were many reports loud booms heard. Astronomers have said it is part of the Orionid meteor shower, named after Orion constellation. The Orion meteors are space debris from Halley's Comet, visible as the earth crosses through their trails, Jenniskens said.


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I had a new restaurant experience this past week. New meaning I visited a restaurant for the first time, and at my house, that's big news. I traveled to Canton, 641 South Montford Street, to be exact, and had dinner at Verde.
That restaurant is new at that location, but it has been the home to two other restaurants I remember, going back about 20 years. Of course that particular building has lots of history, but today I'll be talking only about what's there now.
And what's there is Verde, which opened in early September, serving Neopolitan pizzas. What makes a pizza Neopolitan? Don't know, even though Ed, one of the owners, along with his wife MaryAnn, explained it to me.
I do know the pizzas are cooked in a wood burning oven at 825 degrees and it only takes 90 seconds before those pizzas are done and ready to be delivered to your table. And I also know the flour is imported from Italy as are the tomatoes.
How good are the pizzas, well when I was finished dinner I actually ordered another one, especially when I found out they have chocolate pizzas in the house. I couldn't resist. And nobody was watching.
The restaurant is closed Mondays, serves dinner every night and lunch Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There's valet parking on weekends and carry-out.
Later on they'll be adding another room upstairs, Sunday brunch, a new menu and, during the warmer months you can eat outside.
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A strong surge midway through the second half proved too great an obstacle to overcome as A&M-Commerce dropped a hard-fought 69-63 decision to Cameron Saturday afternoon at the Field House.
The Lions fall to 14-12 overall and 7-9 in the Lone Star Conference standings, moving into a three-way tie for sixth with West Texas A&M and Texas A&M-Kingsville. Cameron clinches the second overall seed in the LSC tournament, closing out the regular season with a 17-7 mark and a 13-5 in conference action.
Once again, A&M-Commerce struggled from the floor, hitting just 18 of its 59 attempts (30.5 percent) while going just 3-for-18 from beyond the arc (16.7 percent). Cameron was 18-of-57 from the floor (31.6 percent) but hit five more three-point shots than the Lions (8-of-29), helping give the Aggies the distance they needed.
Four Lions finished in double figures, led by a double-double from Andrew Davis who notched 11 points and a career-best 14 rebounds on the night. It marks the fourth double-double of the season for Davis, who earlier this week was named a first team Capital One Academic All-American.
After clinching a spot in the LSC tournament earlier this week, the Lions were looking to make a statement and climb up the standings by knocking off the second-place Aggies to open up a season-ending two-game homestand. A&M-Commerce looked strong early, building a six-point lead at 16-10 midway through the opening stanza.
But Cameron began to find its shooting groove, stringing together a 14-5 run to take a 24-19 lead with just under four minutes remaining in the half. That was answered by an 8-0 run by the Lions, however, giving A&M-Commerce the edge at 27-24 before taking a 28-27 advantage into the locker room.
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Moulin Kirk is situated in the centre of the conservation village of Moulin , near Pitlochry, Perthshire.
The present Kirk was rebuilt in 1875 after a devastating fire.
Its main features were an aisle which approached the Pulpit and Communion table from both sides, plus a superb area of galleried pews accessed from staircases by each of the two side entrances.
The Pulpit area of the Kirk has been retained and restored to its original layout using old photographs. It is hoped this will become a 'quiet' area for people to reflect on the past populations, and their lives.
The Trustees have had the lease of the Church since 2006 and are slowly turning it into a Heritage Centre/Museum worthy of it's history and surroundings.
Comments from the Visitors' book are very encouraging - here a just a few from the 2013 season:
"Interesting information on the local area"
"Keeping the past alive"
"Excellent use of building"
"Local history very well displayed"
Why not become a member of Moulin Kirk Trust and help support your local heritage centre. Application forms are available from the centre during opening hours. Subscriptions for 2014 are £10 for single membership, £16 for family membership and £20 for corporate membership.
Moulin Kirk Trust
Moulin Kirk,
Moulin Square
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