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Standing on the edge of a Rosebank Farms field on a predictably hot August morning, a pair of pickers squinted at the corps of six white women crouched over pink-eyed bean bushes at the field's far end.
The pickers, natives of Guatemala, wore the unisex uniform of experienced farm labor: Gloves to protect their fingers, long-sleeved shirts to ward off mosquitos, ball caps to shield their faces from the sun and bandannas to keep dirt out of their mouths and wind off their cheeks. But they weren't quite sure what to make of the mostly middle-age women crisscrossing the field's rows with their black plastic buckets.
Gesturing toward the seemingly pell-mell harvest, one of the pickers ventured a guess: "They're from iglesia? (church)"
Close enough. The women were delegates of the Kosher Food Pantry, which regularly sends volunteers to glean produce from Rosebank Farms fields that already have been cleared of what's fit for sale or damaged by deer.
Their recent one-day hauls included 1,100 pounds of cabbage and 1,400 pounds of bok choy.
Although everything that's gathered gets sent back to the Jewish Community Center for processing and distribution to various hunger relief agencies, organizer Jacki Baer stresses that gleaning is a nondenominational operation.
We're not serving a religion, we're serving a community," Baer says. "I don't think it makes any difference to a poor person which denomination their food is from. We don't ask the religion of our clients, and we don't ask the religion of our volunteers either."
The Kosher Food Pantry was launched two years ago in response to a local hunger crisis: Nearly one in five South Carolinians is now classified by the USDA as food insecure, meaning they have limited or uncertain access to adequate food. While the crisis hadn't directly affected many area Jews — "I seriously doubt that we have more than one or two Jewish clients, let alone kosher," says Baer, who keeps the pantry's anonymous service records — members of the Charleston Jewish Federation were concerned about their larger community. They reached out to Baer, a longtime hunger fighter who founded Charleston's chapter of Plant-A-Row for the Hungry and Fields to Families, a still-active organization that connects hungry people with fruits and vegetables.
Baer is Jewish. But her service work revolved primarily around churches, and she still has to remind herself not to lapse into Christian idioms when rallying Pantry volunteers. "I'm so used to working with Christian people, I want to say 'pearly gates,' but that's not right," she says before quoting a Biblical verse that promises the "Gates of the Lord," in Jewish parlance, will open for those who feed the hungry.
The practice of gleaning comes straight from the Bible: A passage in Leviticus explicitly instructs farmers to "not wholly reap the corners of thy field," so the poor and hungry can take the food they need.
Locally, the gleaning tradition got its start at Baer's house. A master gardener, Baer was tremendously excited by a 2000 conference presentation about the Plant-A-Row program. Her late husband, Richard, skeptically asked: "Where are you going to get people in Charleston to plant a garden in May?" He suggested she make friends with farmers and figure out where their castaways went.
One of Baer's oldest farming friends, Sidi Limehouse, has hosted every Kosher Food Pantry gleaning. "He's the only one who will let us come on Sunday," Baer explains.
The Kosher Food Pantry isn't just for Jews, but in deference to its Jewish Community Center home, the organization upholds a number of Jewish laws and traditions: The pantry doesn't stock meat, since dietary codes restrict the mixing of meat and dairy products. (Packaged items that don't qualify as kosher are accepted, but stored in a separate bin.) And gleanings are never scheduled for Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath.
"Most of the things they're into, we're done with," Limehouse says, explaining how he assigns gleaning groups to fields on his 75-acre farm. "They can't make too much of a mess. I've had them screw up, go to the wrong field, but overall it's been good. When we get what we need out of (a field), we don't want the food to go to waste."
This year, the Kosher Food Pantry has distributed 3,444 meals and shared 1,010 pounds of harvested produce with other agencies. For the women who gathered at Rosebank last week, though, the year's work can be counted head-by-head and ear-by-ear. "The corn was a little buggy, so I decided to shuck it," volunteer Jill Levy recalls. It took her three hours to remove the husks from 170 pounds of just-picked corn. Another volunteer dragged bushels of English peas to her son's swim meet so other parents could help her shell and bag them during the interminable waits between heats.
There's a social dimension to the gleaning, too. "I only moved here 21/2 years ago, so I listen to the gossip, find out who's who in the city," Cynthia Stetzer said as she plucked spindly pink-eyed beans.
Gleaners at the bean session agreed that having to stoop over the squat bushes was challenging, but possibly not as hard as chopping cabbage. "There's a lot of hacking and whacking," says Gail Barzman, who returned from the corn harvest swathed with red dirt. Barzman didn't mind.
"It's so direct," Barzman says of her contribution. "No CEO is getting 33 percent of this."
Being able to knowledgeably complain about the rigors of cabbage-picking is what Marsha Gewirtzman might value most about her involvement in the program.
"It's sort of back-breaking, but it makes you appreciate the people who pick this food," Gewirtzman said, sweating in the sun.
Stetzer, standing nearby, nodded: "There are people who are doing this eight hours a day."
"For all of us who live such a fortunate life, I think gleaning gives you a very direct connection," Gewirtzman continued. "You go and buy produce, and you look at it differently."
Reach Hanna Raskin at 937-5560.
How to help
WHAT: Gleaning for the Kosher Food Pantry
when: After registering, volunteers will be contacted with time and dates.
WHERE: Rosebank Farms, 3951 Betsy Kerrison Parkway
MORE INFO: Volunteers must register and complete a waiver online. For forms and more information, visit www.jewishcharleston.org/food pantry.aspx


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Wow....after posting something on this blog nearly daily in December, it was weird to go 5 days without posting. Of course, during that time, I didn't really have time to post. Plus....I got a terrible stomach virus early Sunday morning that had me wanting to do nothing but sleep for nearly two days. :(
Christmas was awesome. All my kids were home.....we had some great time together. Of course there was lots of great food, presents, etc......but the best part was just being together. :) I'm so blessed.
As far as cookies go.....I've not done anymore since last Wednesday. I had high hopes of doing some new ones for Christmas Eve and some to take to work on Saturday, but it didn't happened. Too many other things begged for my attention. And now that the holiday is over.....I have ZERO desire to make more. I now realize how much I needed a break from decorating cookies.
This week will be filled with putting all the Christmas deco away and getting the house back to "normal".......so no cookies planned for at least a week or two.
But that means that I'll have nothing to post here on this blog. :( So sad......
I guess we'll call it my "time off" for the holidays.
Good news.....I have one last cookie photo to show you from last week's cookie order. My friend ordered New Years cookies along with her Christmas cookies.....and I wanted to save it to show you right before the NY holiday.
I wish you all a wonderful new year of 2011 filled with God's richest blessings.
Happy New Year!

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CHINSALI, Zambia, 5 December 2012 – The President of the Republic of Zambia, Michael Sata, today commissioned the Shiwang'andu small hydro-power plant (SHP), which will supply a mini-grid that will benefit over 25,000 people. It is the first power plant built in Zambia since the 1970s.
The construction of the plant is part of a renewable energy project implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). By building three mini power plants, the project will demonstrate the technical and financial viability of using renewable energy resources to facilitate electrification in rural areas.
The electricity generated will provide energy to power lights in houses, schools and hospitals, will ensure optimum use of information and communications technology, and will stimulate income-generating activities in rural communities that cannot be reached by the national grid.
Financing for SHP was provided by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (ZESCO). The two other mini-grids, one powered by solar energy and one by a biomass-gasifier, will be co-financed by GEF, Zambia´s Rural Electrification Authority (REA) and the Coopperbelt Energy Company (CEC).
As well as President Sata, the inauguration of the Shiwang'andu small hydro power plant was witnessed by Zambia's first President, Kenneth Kaunda; the Minister for Transport, Works, Supply and Communications, Christopher Yaluma; the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development, Yamfwa Mukanga; and Chief of the UNIDO Renewable and Rural Energy Unit, Diego Masera; among others.
During the opening ceremony, President Sata stressed the fact that Zambia faces an increased power demand, which requires more investment in energy infrastructure. "The commissioning of Shiwan'gandu hydro power station could not have come at a better time than now," he stated. "(It) will create more job opportunities and possibilities of expansion and development in the tourism and agriculture sectors."
In Zambia, only 3 per cent of the rural population has access to electricity, and the head of state called on ZESCO and the Development Bank of Zambia to work hand-in-hand with UNIDO to build four more mini-hydro-power stations on various small rivers in Zambia. UNIDO is currently developing a project proposal to this end.
UNIDO's Diego Masera said that there can be no sustainable development without sustainable energy, and commended the Government of Zambia for its commitment to provide the rural population with clean, sustainable and affordable energy.
For more information on the project, please contact:
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(in predicted order of finish)
Winnebago Indians
Coach: Joe Murphy (25th year)
Last year: 33-1 (12-0)
Returning starters: Ryan Swigart (6-5 Sr. F...
(in predicted order of finish)
Winnebago Indians
Coach: Joe Murphy (25th year)
Last year: 33-1 (12-0)
Returning starters: Ryan Swigart (6-5 Sr. F); Zach Thoren (6-3 Sr. F); Isaiah Yanni (6-4 Sr. F); Dalton Menke (6-1 Jr. G).
Other key players: Brandon Suggs (6-6 So. C); Dalton Langholf (6-0 Sr. G); Evan Mack (6-0 Jr. G); Delundre Dixon (6-1 Jr. G); Eric Jacobs (6-3 Jr. C); Austin Moore (6-2 Jr. F); Joey Wilson (6-3 Jr. C).
Strengths: Tradition, size, quickness and leadership.
Weaknesses: Need to improve shooting and defensive pressure
Outlook: Winnebago will be strong again, with a team that has size and speed, and a winning attitude that has been growing for years.
Rockford Lutheran
Coach: Tom Guse (4th year)
Last year: 25-5 (10-2)
Returning starters: James Robinson (5-11 So.); Joe Kellen (6-2 Jr.); Kendall Lawson (6-0 Sr.); Thomas Kopelman (6-3 Sr.); Nate Wieting (6-5 Jr.).
Other key players: Ryan Dolan (6-7 Jr.); Michael Rhein (6-4 So.); Zac McGirk (5-8 Jr.); Jake Milani (6-3 Sr.).
Strengths: Size, speed, and a group of winners
Weaknesses: (none provided)
Outlook: Three of the team's stars were dinged up late in the football season, but this will be a tough team to beat down the stretch.
Still. Valley Cardinals
Coach: Ray McCracken (3rd year)
Last year: 8-17 (3-9)
Returning starters: Trevor Gerig (6-2 Sr. G); Jacob Hoey (6-1 Sr. F); Connor McNames (6-0 Sr. G); Keaton Weber (5-9 Sr. G).
Other key players: Kameron Lindsey (6-4 Sr. C); Kyle Hartzell (5-8 Jr. G); Logan Byers (6-0 Jr. F); Matthew Lewis (6-2 Jr. F).
Strengths: Overall quickness and a great attitude
Weaknesses: Low numbers, outside shooting and a late start because of the football team's success
Outlook: The Cardinals should claw their way back into the mix by the tail end of the season. If they stay injury-free, they are a team that could surprise some people late.
Oregon Hawks
Coach: Quinn Virgil
Last year: 16-14 (2-10)
Returning starters: Jessie McKinley (6-4 Sr. G).
Other key players: Billy Heeg (6-4 F); Matt Murray (6-0 G).
Strengths: (none provided)
Weaknesses: Inexperienced
Outlook: The Hawks will be improved this year, but will need to overachieve to compete for the conference title.
Byron Tigers
Coach: Tom Schmidt (6th year)
Last year: 13-14 (4-8)
Returning starters: Daniel Lowe (6-5 Sr. F); Tyler Nunez (5-10 Sr. G); Base Byers (6-0 Sr. F).
Other key players: Clayton Hoovver (5-10 Jr. G); Austin Carlson (5-9 Sr. G); Joe Hanlin (5-11 Sr. F); Jeff Lillard (6-0 Sr. F); Austin McCarey (5-10 Jr. G); Drake Aughenbaugh (5-9 Sr. G); Griffin Thatcher (5-11 Jr. F); Brenden Styles (5-11 Jr. F); Nick Schultz (5-4 Jr. G); Austin Coltrain (5-11 Jr. F).
Strengths: Experience, shooting, ball handling
Weaknesses: Overall team size
Outlook: Lowe has a chance to be a force inside, and if the Tigers can build around him enough, they can move up.
Rock. Christian Lions
Coach: Trent Emenecker (2nd year)
Last season: 19-11 (7-5)
Returning starters: None
Key players: Caleb Bubnack (6-1 Jr. G); Nolan Gazouski (6-5 So. F); Sam Bubnack (6-0 So. G); Brandon Williams (6-7 Jr. F).
Strengths: Team defense
Weaknesses: Team experience
Outlook: This is a young team, so it could take some time for it to gel.
North Boone Vikings
Coach: Richard Williams (1st year)
Last year: 0-12 in BNC
Returning starters: Wes Timpke (Sr.); Caleb Boemke (Sr.); Tre Williams (Sr.); Michael Gilmore (Sr.).
Other key players: Kyle Hoffman (So.); Nick Krawczyk (So.); Griffin Schuster (So.); Brad Buchner (So.).
Outlook: The Vikings have seven returning players, but still lack big-game experience.
Winnebago was one win shy of winning a Class 1A state title in boys basketball last year. But instead, the one-loss Indians settled for third.
This year, they have their sights set even higher.
"Last year was the first time in history that we won our last game. There's nothing negative left over from that," Winnebago's 25th-year head coach Joe Murphy said. "This team has a lot of confidence built right in already, and they know how to compete. We're hoping all that will help us win our last game again this year — maybe the big one."
However, Murphy knows there will be plenty of road blocks, and he believes Lutheran will stand in their way even when it comes to Big Northern Conference West Division competition.
Winnebago senior forward Ryan Swigart was the field general for Winnebago's 11-1 football team, and the 6-foot-5 power forward will be a leader on the hardwood as well. Along with forwards Zach Thoren (6-3), Isaiah Yanni (6-4) and guard Dalton Menke (6-1), as well as newcomer sophomore Brandon Suggs (6-6), the Indians have a balanced attack.
And, they already have that winning attitude.
"Sometimes when you get a lot of success you get cocky," Murphy said. "But basically, when you get cocky you get that swagger, which is fine as long as you keep working hard. That's the key, and this group will never lose that."
Thomas Kopelman, the 6-3 senior who averaged more than 22 points per game last year, helped Lutheran to 25 wins. He is joined by a talented cast of returning players who starred on the football field this fall. Junior Nate Wieting, a 6-5 junior, averaged 15 points and eight rebounds, and guards Kendall Lawson and James Robinson have already shown they can run the show on any playing surface — and light up the scoreboard.
"You just can't take a night off in the BNC if you hope to come out on top," Lutheran coach Tom Guse said. "And I know that's our goal."
Byron finished one game below .500 last season, but with 6-5 senior forward Daniel Lowe — who averaged 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds — back, they expect to move up. Oregon was two games over .500, but won just two league games, and 6-4 senior guard Jessie McKinley is the only starter back. Stillman Valley has four of its starters back after going 8-17, but none are taller than 6-2, and the Cardinals will rely on speed to try and climb back up the West's ladder.
In the East Division, Rockford Christian and North Boone both hope to push Burlington-Central, Richmond-Burton, Genoa-Kingston and Marengo, all of which seem to be bunched up at the top.
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The Vikings went winless in the conference last year and have no one taller than 6-4 Tim and Dan Ritchert, but they do have seven seniors.
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Evergreens are the shrubs and trees that stay green all winter. Some people call them "pine trees," but only a few of them are actually pines. Some call them "Christmas trees," but that can mean many kinds of evergreens. And some call them "green bushes for around the foundation." So let's start with the real terminology:
Woody plants (trees and shrubs) are either "deciduous" (drop their leaves) or "evergreen" (keep their leaves). Some evergreens are broad-leaved (rhododendrons, hollies), and some have needles, which are narrow leaves (pines, firs, hemlocks, spruces). The ones with needles are all "conifers"; they produce cones that contain their seeds.
Some conifers, such as larches and redwoods, drop their needles in winter. So we have both deciduous and evergreen conifers.
Evergreens for your landscape: Let's go back to those "bushes" for around the house. "Bushes," as you may have figured by now, doesn't really mean anything. Your landscaper or garden center consultant will want to know whether you're considering evergreens (needled or broad-leaved) or deciduous, perhaps flowering, shrubs.
The key question is whether you want green plants in winter, to give your snow-covered landscape some structure, to give the birds some shelter, or perhaps to decorate for the holidays. Landscapes are pleasing when they include both evergreen and flowering plants. Remember that all you see in winter are the evergreens and the silhouette or branch structure of the others.
"Foundation planting" is where most home landscaping starts. Most homeowners expect a collar of planting beds close to the house. Ideally, these beds should be 6 feet wide - or even much wider (preferably one-third as wide as the height of the house), to permit a well-proportioned planting. If beds are dug just 3 feet wide, it severely limits plant choices. A severe - and common - mistake is cramming those narrow beds with shrubs or trees that will soon outgrow the location - crowding each other, blocking the windows, often leading to bad pruning with ugly results.
Choose plants that will grow only as large as the spot you want them to fill. Spiraeas, hollies, spruces, junipers - whatever. You want it to still fit the spot in 10 years.
The premise of good horticulture is to choose plants that suit their site: the amount of light, available water, wind exposure, soil type, drainage, and potential for damage by salt, humans and animals.
The following evergreens can be great foundation or mixed border plants, if they match the home you're offering them:
. Yews (Taxus): Old foundations have them because there weren't many alternatives years ago, and they can be carved into hedges and balls. They are naturally big plants. Deer eat them. Good if you need plants you can shape; otherwise, move on.
. Junipers: Require full sun, deer eat them, and they're overused. But they are tough, versatile plants for many landscape purposes, with great wildlife value. Choose carefully for size, among the cultivars.
. Spruces: Includes 40 species, but most people know the Colorado (blue) spruce. For sunny spots, choose true dwarf cultivars. Sadly, many 25-foot spruces are planted 2 feet from a house, with awful consequences.
. Firs: Prefer acidic soil and full sun but tolerate some shade. Only a few compact cultivars are in the landscape market.
. Pines: More than 90 species include cultivars of all shapes and sizes that tolerate a range of landscape conditions. Truly dwarf, compact or weeping pines are underused in home landscapes. Provide full or dappled sunshine.
. Chamaecyparis (False cypress): Perhaps the most versatile of the small, evergreen choices, these tolerate more shade and resist deer better than most conifers; there is a wide range of textures and colors in many compact cultivars.
. Arborvitae: Require full sun and moisture-retentive but well-drained soil; deer eat them. Vast numbers of cultivars come in all sizes, shapes and colors from gold to blue-green.
. Hollies: The genus Ilex includes many kinds of hollies, both evergreen and deciduous, as well as winterberry and inkberry. Many species have compact cultivars - read the tags. You need males and females together to produce berries.
. Rhododendrons and azaleas: These plants are "ericaceous," requiring acidic soil. If you can provide that, many cultivars in many sizes can be great shade-preferring foundation plants. Some need winter protection.
. Pieris japonica: In part shade to shade, Pieris is beautiful for four seasons.
. Boxwoods and privets: Chosen because they can be pruned into hedges or specific shapes, both genera can be beautiful as evergreen, full-sized large shrubs or as small foundation-plant sized cultivars.
Specimen shrubs and yard trees: Almost every genus above has full-sized species or cultivars that would also be attractive as single specimen plants or - better - as part of a layered island planting in the front or backyard. If you like everything about a plant, except the mature size shown on the tag, consider placing it away from the house. A privet, unpruned and allowed to flower, is a beautiful, fragrant pollinator plant. Some Chamaecyparis are exquisite, stand-along soloists or centerpieces. Junipers, firs, spruces and pines - all include gorgeous, full-sized species or cultivars that deserve prime placement.
Beyond "Christmas trees," "pine trees" and "evergreen bushes" lies a whole world of outstanding plants for you to discover.
Sally Cunningham is a garden writer, lecturer and consultant.


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EDITOR'S NOTE: This article has been updated with additional comments from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
New restrictions on cross-border recycling in California are putting up hurdles for South Tahoe Refuse & Recycling and customers who drive up in vehicles with out-of-state plates — in some cases forcing people to go elsewhere if they want any money for their materials.
The restrictions are taking effect this year and the South Lake Tahoe recycling center has seen 50 to 70 fewer customers per day, or about a 30 percent decline in traffic, because of them, said Tracy Ruger, recycling manager, and Jeanne Lear, human resources manager.
The goal of the statewide restrictions is to shore up a structurally deficient recycling fund by making it harder for people to bring materials in from other states and collect California's recycling deposits, or California Redemption Values, which is illegal but has been happening for years.
"We're hard pressed to put a number on it because you only know about the ones you catch, but it is going on and we have taken efforts to stem that tide," said Mark Oldfield, communications director for the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
The restrictions lower daily load limits. Limits were 500 pounds for plastic and aluminum and 2,500 pounds for glass, but have been cut to 100 pounds for plastic and aluminum and 1,000 pounds for glass in an effort to create a tighter paper trail for redemption value payouts.
People importing more than 25 pounds of plastic or aluminum or 250 pounds of glass beverage containers into California now must get their materials documented at a California Department of Food and Agriculture inspection station and have a report issued for their load.
Imported loads also must now go to certified processing centers. Certified recycling centers such as South Tahoe Refuse & Recycling cannot accept any imported materials, even for scrap values, and the nearest processing center in California is in Sacramento.
"We thought we were allowed to take those and when they came up a few weeks they said no, you're not a processor," Ruger and Lear, of South Tahoe Refuse, said about the changes.
One provision in the new restrictions allows recycling centers to accept containers bought in California from out-of-state residents and pay redemption values for them, but only for amounts of up to $50, said Jeff Danzinger, a spokesman for California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
The new regulations have been difficult to explain to customers.
"It's hard for everybody to wrap their heads around these state regulations, because it doesn't seem to meet the basic idea of recycling. It's wasting fuel, increasing carbon footprints. It doesn't make a lot of sense to us either," Ruger and Lear said. "On the bright side, we will continue to have conversations with the state on how this is working and how the regulations might be interpreted so it's more beneficial to our customers and recycling."


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Archie was about 63 years old in 1901 and Mary, his wife, was about 61. The story in my father Keith's family, as told by his sister Miriam, is the sons of Archie and Mary decided it was time for their parents to retire from the farm. As I have discussed in a past post Archie's position as lock master had ended in the middle 1890's. Remember Ronald and Alex had already made the move to Minnesota and their older brother Angus he was gone, although I believe he came back and his daughter Helena Mary was born there 19 August 1897? John (Jack) was quoted in later years as saying to his daughter Mary: " We (Sarah and Jack) didn't like all of the king and queen stuff still going on in Canada." So the decision to immigrate to Minnesota was made for whatever reason or reasons.
When did the move take place?
In the 1901 Canadian census for Chichester, Pontiac County, Quebec we find Mary and Archie still living in the area along with their son John (Jack).
McDonald, Archie, farmer, 63 years old. Birth date is October [5,] 1837. Place of birth is Canada, which is written over with Quebec. Racial origin is given as Scottish, nationality is Canadian. Religion is Catholic. He can read, write and speaks English. His mother tongue is English. McDonald, Mary, birth date is March 13 , 1840, 60 years old. McDonald, John birth date is June 16, 1872, he is 28 years old.
Source: 1901 Canadian Census, Chichester, Pontiac Co., Quebec CC Film #T6538, 1800 Pontiac, pg. 116.
Note: The birth year of John is questionable in this census. His baptismal record has 3 June 1869 as indicated in the St. Alphonsus Church Records.
The other interesting fact is that Ellen (Nellie) their daughter is not in this census? We see that Alexander is also missing along with Ronald and Angus. I cannot find Ellen, Ronald nor Angus in either the Canadian or U.S. Census in 1901 or 1900. I have looked everywhere and have given it several tries based on what I know of their lives at the time.
John (Jack stayed) was highly motivated to stay a little longer because he was about to get married to Sarah Maria Burns. The 1901 Canadian census was supposed to be enumerated on March 31, 1901 and completed within a month. Their marriage took place in August of 1901. I wonder if this event is in the newspaper there?
pg. 356 #6916 McDonald, John Archibald (Archibald McDonald & Mary McDonald) 8/20/1901 to Sarah Burns (Geo.Burns & Cath. McMahon).
Source: Marriage Due Comte De Pontiac 1836 -1973, pg. 356 #6916, Pub. No. 26, Editions Bergerson & Fils Engr., Montreal, P.Q. FHL#971.4215.K29. Other versions are on CD-Rom
Or the Drouin Collection at Ancestry.com
Source: Ancestry.com, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) 1621-1967 database, Chapeau, Parish, St. Alphonse, Pontiac County, Quebec. Registres Photographies Aug Greffe De Campbell's Bay, No. 17, 20 August 1901.
What this means is the family didn't leave Chichester, Pontiac County, Quebec until after this marriage took place. Again, I refer you to Keith's sister Miriam's notes about Archibald and Mary and the family which I have shared before in a past post on Archibald. (Click on the image to make it bigger and remember to hit the back button to return to this post.


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Observations on British and American English
by an American linguist in the UK
England and America are two countries separated by a common language.
--George Bernard Shaw
BrE = British English
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Friday, June 16, 2006
Paul Brian's Common Errors in English Usage says: 'Although "whilst" is a perfectly good traditional synonym of "while," in American usage it is considered pretentious and old-fashioned.' Indeed, it is. I try to not let it affect me nowadays...
10 comments:
- Rebecca said...
I'm from Yorkshire, and we have the (somewhat annoying) habit of using 'while' in a period of time. For instance: 'What time are you working?' 'Ten while four'.
- 20 June, 2006 09:31
- lynneguist said...
One person's 'annoying' is another's 'charming'!
- 20 June, 2006 13:05
The software project I work on is a collaboration between Brits and Americans. I still frequently encounter the word "whilst" in comments in source code, and keep wanting to change it to "while", but I don't. An interesting difference.
- 01 November, 2006 02:14
- outerhoard said...
At some point I seem to have invented my own rule for distinguishing "while" from "whilst".
When the meaning is "although" I never use "whilst", and when the meaning is "at the same time" I don't use "whilst" if the following clause contains an explicit subject. Hence, "I ate a sandwich while I was walking" or, "I ate a sandwich whilst walking".
Where I subconsciously picked this rule up from I have no idea, but if I ever wrote a prescriptivist style guide and imposed spurious rules on everyone just because I can, this one would be on top of my list. :-)
- 08 May, 2008 04:47
- Steve C said...
Sounds just about right to me. I'm also not sure of a 'rule' as such but the different variants just tend to suggest themselves.
American Usage publications tend to say that the -st forms are archaic. This may be so in the US but isn't at all true in the UK.
Vive la difference, as they say in Holland...
- 28 May, 2008 12:10
- Harry Campbell said...
For what it's worth, "whilst" has always sounded "pretentious and old-fashioned" to this Brit.
- 18 June, 2010 01:12
- Albert Herring said...
The Yorkshire (or South and East Yorks at least, and over the borders a bit into north Derbyshire and Notts) use of "while" generally replaces "until" - "I won't be back while while the Wednesday game on Thursday". Don't think "whilst" ever gets used in that form, though. Apocryphally, the introduction of level crossing signs saying "Wait while red lights flash" led to a number of fatal accidents in the area.
- 18 June, 2010 04:25
- MM said...
I hate 'whilst' and I'm British. I think it's pretentious too, and I don't think I'm the only British person who regards it as poor style. You won't see it in newspapers much, for example. Pam Peters says while:whilst AmE 1500:1, BrE 10:1.
- 18 June, 2010 08:18
- Líam said...
I am British, and 30 years old for reference. "Whilst" is my default choice, not sure why I prefer it but to my ears it sounds more natural...
- 31 July, 2010 08:00
While I would not use whilst, I think it sounded nice when SuperNanny Jo sed it.
In my midwestern accent it just sounds hickish.
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This year i've had the pleasure to share some of my passion by speaking at several events. One of these was related to undersea fiber landings. And of course there's the article I wrote titled "The Making of a Revolution" (which is arguably my most read piece of writing)
This has been the year of the long awaited, supernatural, amazingly awesome, we're talking toast-your-bread-in-a-second event of cosmic proportions… i'm talking about the landing of fiber cables connecting east africa to the world (i'm still waiting for the earth to shift it's orbit slightly now that this has happened) – of course, i'm over exaggerating here (and probably not very fair, my apologies).
SEACOM and other fiber cables really have started us off on a really cool path here. Their role cannot be minimized (though it has been blown out of proportion more than enough times already). And it is still too early to predict with absolute certainty how the tech scene in Kenya will evolve now. However, there are some good indications so far from what I've been observing.
There's quite a bit of talk in tech circles about technology parks and other 'infrastructural' things that need to be in place for tech startups to launch into a Silicon Valley-level kind of tech cluster. The ministry of ICT is in the process of constructing some technology parks somewhere. This led me (a while back) to start researching on what made such technology clusters as The Valley succeed. In the process I came across some very interesting essays by Paul Graham (the guy behind that awesome thing called y-combinator) on precisely this.
One of them titled Can you buy SiliconValley? Maybe. Asks the exact question:
A lot of cities look at Silicon Valley and ask "How could we make something like that happen here?" The organic way to do it is to establish a first-rate university in a place where rich people want to live. That's how Silicon Valley happened. But could you shortcut the process by funding startups?
And he answers:
Possibly. Let's consider what it would take.
In a separate article (which gives a more elaborated answer this by describing what it would take to grow the cluster organically) he gives several things that make The Valley what it is. And he has some good points. One which I strongly agree with is that, creating 'a silicon valley' does not lie in buildings.
Buildings (technology parks) are important (don't get me wrong).
But the people who would fill those buildings are more important. And those people interestingly may not need the buildings given that today you can run a startup from your house all online, and yes, even from half way around the world in a continent few still think much about. I think the most important component is finding those startup founders, then figuring out how to get them to found startups, and then help them grow those startups.
When I gave this talk/presentation, 'The Making of a Revolution'; I would say that if we had about 10 founders – 2 each to start and scale a company as big as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook – we would have sorted out the Kenyan economy and more! Then i'd add the caveat that (of course) this could be a seriously difficult thing to scale (given that some of these companies have been around for decades and other circumstances) but what if you got 20 founders, starting 10 companies which became half as big as these, or 30 founders, 15 companies scaling a quarter of the scale of these; or 100 founder, 50 companies… Scaling this latter model is much easier right?
Ok, back to Silicon Valley and my quest forinsight. Today as I was learning on the internet about startups (and learn a lot did I!) I came across this awesome video on Youtube and corresponding presentation on slideshare that just gave me way new insight!
Need I say, Steve Blank has just joined my hall of fame. I hope some day I can start 8 companies…
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The 10 Most Unintentionally Hilarious Safety Posters Ever
Being an editor here at Cracked doesn't present much by way of workplace safety hazards, save the existential despair resulting from rare days when 99 percent of the submissions pile consists of stuff like "The 7 Most Cosmically Cruel Zero-Survivor Barge Accidents" and "The 19 Most Unpreventable Trolley Explosions."
Of course, I'm just one of Cracked's rare East Coast employees -- most of the staff is located in Los Angeles. And given that I've visited California maybe 10 days of my entire life, my conception of California is still mostly informed by the cover art of the 1989 Nintendo non-classic California Games. So yeah, I assume my co-workers are constantly being torn asunder by hacky sack and Frisbee golf accidents.
On a similar note, I'm unsure if my co-workers have heads.
But I digress. Ever since humanity reached a (very) tenuous consensus that a full-time job in an asbestos mine is not a suitable birthday present for a 5-year-old, workplaces have been plastered with safety posters imparting such pearls of wisdom as "DON'T SEARCH BARRELS OF GASOLINE USING FIRE."
Or, as the way-more-German translation goes, "THAT IS SUICIDE."
And at some point between then and the onset of the modern office economy, the workplace safety poster has become a lost art. For one, our sensibilities regarding geysers of hilarious gore in safety education have changed. Gone are the safety videos that depicted your average warehouse as a secret murder maze and children's pamphlets like It's Great to Be Alive, which subtly informed kids that the 1950s were just a 10-year-long deathtrap invented by the Pentagon.
Reading this pamphlet is sort of like learning that McGruff the Crime Dog takes off his trench coat
and reverts to a feral state to execute convicts.
So here are 10 of the most ominous safety posters ever to grace break rooms across the globe. It's unclear if they improved morale, but these posters certainly filled workers with the fear of a dark and wrathful god -- a dark and wrathful god named DILIGENCE.
#10. "Gravity, Enemy of the Proletariat!" -- Soviet Union
That sort of looks like a young Joseph Stalin. Can you imagine if he went out like that? If one clumsy construction worker hadn't been too hungover to come to work in 1917, Mister Trololo would've been elected general secretary by '75 and there would now be a Candy Bridge over the Bering Strait.
#9. "No Threesomes for Deaf Men!" -- United States
A lot's going on in that poster, so I've translated it in layman's terms: "Tinnitus causes you to fumble a menage-a-trois with Betty and Veronica. Look at that crazy matching lipstick -- they're trying to impress you, buddy! And if you mumble confused bullshit at them, they'll citizen's-arrest you for reasons unconstitutional. Stay out of jail: Never neglect group sex with women wearing clown makeup."
#8. "Electricity = Land Eels!" -- The Netherlands
The selling point of this poster is the Grim Reaper, because he's super exasperated that the dead guy won't be able to paint his house. He's all like, "Sweet Christ, Taco! I told you not to die before 5:30 p.m. Now I have to take time out of my busy day to ferry your soul across the River Styx. And FUCK ME, you forgot to put down the primer."
(ADDENDUM: Yes, "Taco" is a normal Dutch name. In fact, there's actually a pharmacoepidemiologist out in the world named Dr. Taco Monster. I bet he gets laid like a fiend.)
#7. "Too Dorky to Die!" -- United States
"Nuts to you, buster"? Stop being blase, Macho Miner Randy ChestRug. Your co-worker is the Grim Reaper. He's a celebrity! That SOB is like the Lee Trevino of killing people. Get with the program and hide that dynamite in the latrine.
#6. "Fuck, Fuck, FUCK!" -- Soviet Union
Call me crazy, but I'm beginning to suspect that nobody particularly enjoyed living in the Soviet Union. Well, except those scientists who invented Ivan Drago's boxing computer in Rocky IV. They seemed to have a good thing going on.


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One of my favorite songs from The Dream is "I Luv your girl"
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As participatory journalism, it wasn't ideal for the Mirror reporter who ran a 9.5-mile leg of the coast-to-coast fundraiser, One Run for Boston, as it moved through the area Thursday.
Blame the reporter's age, a gimpy knee and his fellow runners' plan to make up time to help get the event back on schedule to finish as planned on Sunday in Boston.
The leg started where Old Route 22 meets Route 764 in Duncansville, and within 200 yards, official baton-carrier Denise Claycomb and her three fellow runners were well in front, out of touch and soon out of sight.
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He arrived at the next hand-off point near Canoe Creek State Park a few minutes too late to meet the British organizers of the national event - Kate Treleaven and Danny Bent - who had committed to carry their GPS-equipped baton on the next leg to Alexandria, because the runner who signed up for it had to back out.
After a ride back to Duncansville, where his car was parked, and a shower, the reporter started a car trek to locate the Brits, going through Alexandria, the next hand-off zone 14 miles northeast at Manor Hill and finally the following zone at Greenwood Furnace State Park, 45 miles from Altoona.
But no Treleaven or Bent.
A phone call from the park phone cleared it up. Treleaven explained that she and Bent had dropped out briefly to do laundry in Alexandria.
One Run for Boston grew from a "small, crazy, little idea five weeks ago," she said.
And since it began June 7, it had become "something bigger, more significant, more poignant than we could have imagined," she said.
At the start, there were legs without runners.
But runners stepped in to fill them.
In the California desert, runners found it hard to manage 10 mile legs in 120-degree midday heat.
But they figured out on their own that they could handle it by alternating every two miles.
In New Mexico, one "phenomenal" runner labored uphill for two hours to reach the event's highest point at 9,300 feet.
In Texas, a runner who'd flown down from Maine ran three successive legs - a total of 30 miles - through a thunderstorm that was frightening even to Treleaven and Bent following in their car.
Between Alexandria and Manor Hill on Thursday, Theron Glenny and his wife, Mizpah, of Tyrone and Lindsey Boonie of Pennsylvania Furnace ran through steady rain.
"I forgot my bar of soap," Theron said jokingly when he stopped briefly to talk.
Was it miserable for him?
"I love it," he said.
Better than hot sun, he said.
A couple miles behind them, Boonie's brother, Ben Irvin of Tyrone, was laboring to catch them, having started from Alexandria late because of class at Penn State Altoona.
"Us running across the nation is not going to change what happened," he said.
But it's a worthy cause, he said.
It also was providing him with a reason for a good workout to prepare for a race he plans to run later this summer, he said.
And it was fun trying to catch his sister and the Glennys.
Treleaven and Bent conceived the relay so runners could present a "united front" against the Boston Marathon violence, to "bring a bit of positivity to a negative situation" and raise money for the victims beyond the insignificant amount the pair could have afforded alone.
The website on Thursday listed $69,300 raised so far.
The pair were qualified for it because they're self-employed and their professional skills are a match - she's an organizer of events and he's an organizer of expeditions.
They never expected runners who'd been in Boston during the bombings - such as Claycomb and fellow Duncansville-to-Canoe Creek-leg runner Tina Kuntsbeck - to participate.
But they've joined, and it's been therapeutic for them, helping them to get "over the trauma," Treleaven said.
When the relay began, the pair went without sleep, but soon settled into a manageable routine, spending two-thirds of each day on duty, visiting every other hand-off point, which allows them to see all the teams.
They're pleased they had the "courage to put this idea out," she said.
But the runners have taken ownership of the event, and it's for them to be proud of, she said.
Mirror Staff Writer William Kibler is at 949-7038.


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Spring Training Battles: Starting Pitching
The Cubs are a little over two weeks into spring training with about three weeks before Opening Day. It's time to check in on the yearly ritual of spring training battles. What's the fun of spring training without a little competition? The Cubs have a few spots up for grabs and today I'll look at the starting rotation battle between Jon Lieber, Ryan Dempster, Jason Marquis and Sean Marshall. I won't pretend that Sean Gallagher has a legitimate chance, although I guess I am pretending that Sean Marshall does.
Unable or unwilling to trade for some of the top notch talent that was moved over the offseason, such as Johan Santana, Erik Bedard or Dan Haren; the Cubs head into 2008 with much of the same talent that was good for the second best ERA among NL starting staffs last year. Carlos Zambrano, Ted Lilly and Rich Hill
will anchor the staff, and if Marquis and Marshall win the jobs, you'll have the same starting five that took the mound for the bulk of last season.
That though, appears to be the least likely scenario, as Ryan Dempster is getting his wish to compete for a starting spot and the Cubs signed Lieber on a one year deal. It appears to be a bit of a logjam at the moment, but the bullpen or the trade market can alleviate that "problem" at the end of spring training.
Let's take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate after the jump...
Ryan Dempster
After a few, ahem, adventureous years as the Cubs closer, Dempster decided that his true heart's desire lie in starting pitching. Or he saw how much money Carlos Silva just got from the Mariners, realized his contract was up after the year, and thought to himself, "Hey, I can do that!" His previous escapades as a starter with the Marlins, Reds and six brief starts with the Cubs in 2005, yielded a combined line of 51-58 in 162 games started with a 4.99 ERA, a 1.56 K/BB ratio, a 1.11 HR/9 and a 7.36 K/9 in 988.2 IP. Compare that to his reliever numbers of 8-17, 229.2 IP, 4.11 ERA, 1.74 K/BB, 0.63 HR/9 and a 7.76 K/9. Most of those reliever numbers have come in the last three seasons with the Cubs, so it's a bit difficult to differentiate if Dempster has gotten a little better or was just better at relieving. My money is riding on that he's just better at relieving.
He came into camp ready to battle; a lean, mean fighting machine that has so far not disappointed, with nine innings pitched of 3.00 ERA ball. The key for Dempster though is to keep the ball in the park and he's only given up one home run this spring. With Dempster's control problems and tendency to put runners on, he's lived by the timely double play or strikeout to kill many a mounting rally.
Dempster probably has the best "stuff" of the four candidates and either him or Marshall have the best shot to breakout this year. Both are unlikely to do so, but the talent is there. He'll need a good defense behind him, particularly in the infield, as his splitter often gets pounded into the ground by opposing hitters. If his home run rates are anything like last September (7 in one month, he had only given up 11 in his Cubbie career before that), Lou will have a few more choice words for him than he did last year in Cincinnati.
Jon Lieber
The last 20-game winner for the Cubs will most likely not be their next. Lieber signed a one year deal with the Cubs this offseason, and despite claims that he's competing for a job, a decent spring will almost assuredly give him a rotation spot. The portly right-hander with the self-indulgent monster truck, will try to bounce back from season ending ankle surgery.
Known as a quick worker with a vicious slider, age has started to take its toll (as has KFC). Lieber had seven straight seasons of an ERA above the league average, but has been below that line the last two years with Philadelphia. Hendry claimed they brought in Lieber because the NL Central featured a number of right-handed heavy lineups. Lieber's three year averages suggest that Hendry should bookmark ESPN.com. He certainly fares better versus righties with a line of 278/315/426 (714 OPS against) than he does versus lefties, which hit 310/366/465 (831 OPS against). But it's a far cry from his career numbers against righties of 243/271/369 (640 OPS against). It don't take rocket science to notice that he's been slipping.
He's been solid in his two spring starts so far, with 6 IP, a 3.00 ERA, 5 K's and his normally excellent control; zero walks. He'll get at least two more starts before Lou makes up his mind, but odds are in his favor that he'll start the season in the rotation.
Jason Marquis
Many a Cub fan were upset to learn that Jason Marquis was signed to a three-year deal before the 2007 season. Marquis did his best to calm Cubs fans' fears with a solid first half of 3.67 ERA baseball. The second half wasn't as kind, not with a 5.73 ERA and a trip to Lou's bad side. Many were quick to point out that this was just the old Marquis, the one that couldn't make the World Series Cardinals post-season roster and earned him tickets out of Atlanta and St. Louis. While there's some truth to that, a scan of his gamelogs from last year show that Marquis still did some good in the second half. While the overall numbers are ugly, he seemed to sprinkle quite a few good starts between some completely disastrous starts. That may have left a bad taste in the mouth of Cubs fans, but it's exactly the pitcher that should have been expected. The one who takes the mound every five days and, in the end, will be league average. The type of pitcher that gets $7 to $10MM a year under baseball's current economics.
Marquis didn't do himself any favors this spring, with his over-the-top, "I also have a family to worry about" comments. The type of nonsense that made him no friends in the Cardinals or Braves organizations. But he's done his job during spring training with two starts, 5 IP, a 3.60 ERA and plenty of reliance on his defense. If everyone comes out of spring training healthy, he's a good bet to be the one moved to the bullpen or in the trade market. And although his deal is more than reasonable for a league-average starter that takes the mound every five days (a valuable asset); the baggage, the age, the back-loaded contract and the lack of upside will make him difficult to move without taking on someone with equal amounts of baggage, age, contract dollars and lack of upside.
Sean Marshall
Two years ago, Sean Marshall was rushed to the majors with only 10 starts above Hi-A ball. Predictably, he got beaten up by major league hitters and ended 2006 with a 5.59 ERA (83 ERA+). He entered camp in 2007 with a sore shoulder that put him behind the rest of the starters, and began the year in Iowa. He quickly got back in the groove though, and by May 23rd got his first start with the big league club. His next 12 starts were masterful, his ERA ranging from a season-low 2.12 to no higher than 3.50. But August came around, and apparently the humidity got to Marshall. A disastrous month not only for his 6.18 ERA over six starts, but because the Cubs thought that Steve Trachsel would be an upgrade. While cutting his season short will probably do wonders to his long-term health, it also did wonders to Cubs fans' ulcers.
The Cubs said Marshall would get a fair shake in the competition, and he's performed just as well as the other three with a 3.38 ERA in 5.1 IP. The reality though is that Marshall still has two option years left and if there are no injuries or disastrous performances by the other three, he's the low-man on the totem pole. It might not be entirely fair, but after years of injuries to our starting staff, it's nice to have major league talent at the ready. And I don't think there's any guarantees that Marshall would outperform any of the other three.
Let's take one last look at our contestants career numbers:
There's really not a whole lot of difference there. Lieber has the best control, Dempster will strikeout the most, while keeping the ball in the park, Marshall is the youngest with the most upside and Marquis is the most reliable, health-wise. It's natural to want and hope that the 25-year old Marshall has better days ahead, but the peripherals strongly suggest that's he just the younger version of the other three pitchers. And while he would have certainly been cheaper, he's anything but a good bet to stay healthy. So I think the Cubs were wise to not rely upon him in the rotation, but rather use his relatively cheap contract and option years as insurance for the inevitable injury or ineffectiveness that is sure to hit the team at some point.
I also want to add that this article will do double duty as the preview for our bullpen battle. With five spots already set in Marmol, Howry, Wuertz, Wood and Eyre, that leaves only two spots left. Conveniently we could very well have two starters without a job. It's certainly no guarantee that the two "losers" will end up with the bullpen spots, but if no trades go down and everyone stays healthy, that's one very likely scenario. The other is that Sean Marshall is optioned to Iowa to stay stretched out for the rotation and his spot is taken by one of the half dozen bullpen candidates, with Kevin Hart probably being in the lead for that spot. My guess on our Opening Day pitching roster is:
STARTERS: Zambrano, Lilly, Dempster, Hill, Lieber
BULLPEN: Marquis, Hart, Wuertz, Eyre, Howry, Marmol, Wood
There's quite a bit of room for negotiation there. Marquis might get dealt. Hart might get replaced with a lefty, possibly Marshall, possibly Carmen Pignatiello or Neal Cotts. There's also the case of Tim Lahey, a Rule 5 draftee, who the Cubs will have to put through waivers if he doesn't stick with the 25-man roster. If he clears waivers, he'll be offered back to the Twins who might take him back or they might make the PTBNL in the Craig Monroe trade (that's an Arizona Phil theory and one I shouldn't have scoffed at earlier in the comments...silly me). Whatever happens, it's clear the Cubs have some depth in the rotation and the pen, let's hope we just have enough talent.
Next up: The Closers
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sorry, I've been out of the loop for a while...but what's the deal with Angel Guzman? Standard injury?
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Angel Guzman is rehabbing from Tommy John (Ulnar Collateral Ligament) elbow surgery done last September.
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Angel Guzman had TJ surgery, which is indeed standard for him.
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Dempster as a starter will be a very short experiment. He will struggle with his control and rack up a lot of pitches early and rack up a lot of runs often.
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Good stuff TCR. I really like these new authors a lot better than the old ones. :P
I voted Marquis, Marshall, Lieber, Demp.
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and Haren shouldn't be used in the same sentence.
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Anyone get their season tickets today? How about the parking passes? Thanks for any updates.
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tickets being fedex'd today...so probably will arrive tomorrow (got the fedex e-mailing).
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I may be the only one but I truly don't mind the log jam in the back of the rotation.
Marquis-We should trade that guy for a bag of hammers for all I care. The guy was stupid to make those comments and even dumber for not being a man apologizing like Lou did.
Marshall-I like the guy and I think he has huge upside not sure he is ready but pretty sure he is just as productive as our other options and holds long term value.
Lieber-Love this guy and what he did for us way to long ago. Also love the fact he is from Iowa..huge props for that. But this situation reminds me way too much of Wade Miller for some reason.
Dempster-For some reason and I have no factual evidence to back this up I think he will be one of the great surprises for us this year. The guys slider is awesome, probably one of the best in baseball and if he can hit the strike zone consistently he'll be effective as a starter.
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Dempster - for some reason I also think he will be a surprise this year. I think he will post an ERA of around 4 and get 12 or 13 wins. He is working his ass off and trying to make himself look like a starter because I believe he wants the contract of a starting pitcher. I think this is a better option becuase he is not a stubborn ass like Marquis. Unlike Marquis, he will listen to his pitching coach and catchers and will make the adjustments needed to win. Marquis seems to shut guys out and do what he wants/thinks he should do
Marshall - I like Marshall and he has always seems to pitch well enough to keep the team in a game. We do need another lefty in the pen. He has also never pitched a full MLB season as a starter (43 starts the last two years...19 last year).
Lieber - I am hoping for a Kenny Rogers, circa 2006, type year. Oldie but a goodie.
Demp - IF, If, IF, If
Hmmm. I read the very interesting article. THANKS!
I am thinking, based on his recent experience as the closer, he SHOULD be more mentally hardened. This is good.
What I still have a hard time with is his propencity for control issues. Those of you who saw the game Saturday know what I'm talking about.
IF (IF) he can improve on this, I agree that 12-14 wins are possible.
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The guy has always had problems finding the zone and probably always will. He is likely to at least a couple of outings in the first half of the year that are horribly lopsided because he will load up the bases with walks. But hopefully by the second half he will have learned how to pitch as a starter and gain better control. His rise in the second half will be in stark contrast to Marquis eminent 2nd half decline. I think Demp is sure to have some major growing pains in the starting rotation but molding him into the rotation will pay major dividends later in the year.
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Dempster seems Far and away better suited to the Pen than Marquis or Lieber. I'd leave him in the pen for that reason alone. He helps in the Pen. The jury is out as to if he's an asset in the rotation.
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I am not sure if our lady friend at cubs.com is accurate but, I found it interesting that today is the first time Soto is going to catch big Z...
I also thought you all would appreciate this quote out of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
"Yost and his staff have been pleased with the arm of catcher Jason Kendall, who is 2 for 2 in throwing out runners on steal attempts and also made a great throw Sunday on a bunt play to get the out at first base.
Kendall was awful throwing out runners last season with Oakland and the Cubs, nabbing only 13 of 124 (10.5%)."
I'm thinking even Aram and John Lieber will have the green light against Kendall. While he is a "good guy in baseball," he does have terrible facial hair and an even worse throwing arm.
Soto and Z
Unless she means this spring, she's wrong. Try Game 1 of the NLDS. http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=2007...
Or September 23rd. http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=2007...
Season Tickets MANNY
Picked mine up yesterday.
Your parking passes are in the package.
Be sure to count 'em.
Also - the Cubs printed xtra "contingency tickets" that you'll also find.
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It is weird they never gave us an official heads up we got the parking passes besides the charge hitting the credit card. Oh well, at least we got them.
So they give us 81 parking passes? I thought maybe they would just give us one parking pass good for the 2008 season.
I like the "contingency ticket" idea so they don't have to reissue tickets for rainouts.
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Yeah - 81 separate tickets!
The guy they gave the responsibility to for the passes, is the same guy who is responsible for the construction taking place in front of the ticket windows on Clark and Addison. Check out the Cubs cam to see what he's dealing with.
They maybe could have reassigned this thing to someone else who could have at least notified everyone.
I also found out that there are no guarantees for next year on the Parking. At this time.
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But they did say we would be given a shot for playoff parking passes though, right? Of course that is IF we make the playoffs this year.
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Didn't say re the "Playoffs" - but, the original tease was that it is included. Maybe you can look up the exact wording. B/c, IIRC, it was that the fee INCLUDED the playoffs, not, ENTITLES us to PURCHASE parking again.
LEt me know what you did up from your old emails..
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Er..."what you did up"
That's "what you DIG up..."
Re: Season Tickets MANNY
Here is what the Cubs said:
"If you purchase parking for this lot, you will also be entitled to purchase parking for all post season games."
So my take is that we WILL get parking passes, just like tickets if we pay for them.
Re: Season Tickets MANNY
Oh! OK, right, we will be ENTILTED to give them more $.
Thanks, MANNY!
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that is one big effing truck.
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Shingo released
Mateo, Fox to AAA
Samardzija to AA
Campusano, Closser, and Figueroa to Minor League Camp
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Typically days at work for me are filled with reading cub blogs and checking the status of the Roberts trade about 100 times. But today is different, my company brought on a new guy last week and placed him in the neighboring office next to mine. Just found out he is the son of ex cub great Bill "Mad Dog" Madlock.
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You should walk down the hall past his office asking if anyone has seen Steve Ontiveros.
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and don't forget to ask him to describe his dad's world series ring (with the 79 Pirates)
In June of 1979, Madlock was traded (from SF) to Pittsburgh and won a championship with a Pirates team with stars Dave Parker and Willie Stargell. Madlock... batted .328 with the Pirates during the regular season and .375 in the World Series.
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"In June of 1979, Madlock was traded (from SF) to Pittsburgh and won a championship with a Pirates team with stars Dave Parker and Willie Stargell. Madlock... batted .328 with the Pirates during the regular season and .375 in the World Series."
Madlock was a money player. (Per sabermetric othodoxy) I know there is no such thing as a "clutch" ball player -- but Madlock stepped up big when the pressure was on. Thinking about his 4 for 4 on the last day of the season in '76 to edge out Ken Griffey Sr. for the batting title -- Griffey started the last day at .338, leading Madlock at .333, so Griffey sat on the bench to protect his lead, until he got word that Madlock's 4 for 4 put him ahead at .339. So Griffey gets inserted into the game in the 7th inning to try to go ahead again -- and goes 0 for 2, striking out both times and finishing at .336. It was a wonderful, early October Sunday afternoon. I spent the whole time flipping back and forth between the Bears game, watching Walter Payton rush for ~ 160 yards and seeing Madlock locked in at the plate that day. I was so happy -- not realizing it would be the last time I'd get to see the hitting machine that was Bill Madlock in a Cubs uniform. (Speaking of being a "money" player -- Madlock also won the MVP in the '75 All-Star game (his first), driving in the winning runs for the NL in the top of the 9th inning.)
After all that, he gets traded after his second consecutive batting title because PK Wrigley didn't appreciate an "uppity black" player demanding a multi-year big money contract -- trading him for an inferior white player (Bobby Murcer) to whom they gave an even larger multi-year contract.
It's NOT the damn goat. It's the LONG history of stupid management.
It was my first exposure to Cubs management pig-headedness and it STILL steams me after all these years.
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Man, you guys are making me cry regarding the reminders of Madlock's talents. Another effing good player that was used, abused and traded for an old useless bag of dirt veteran (yeah, I'm talking about Murcer).
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I hated Bobby Murcer.
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The '70s were the worst decade I can remember for Cub trades. Most of the bad ones involved trading a young, promising player for an older, more established player, like Madlock for Murcer. Bad management, indeed.
Check these ones out:
November 2, 1972: Billy North to A's for Bob Locker. North, 24 at the time of the trade, became the starting center fielder for the A's, who won the world series in each of the first two years after the trade. Locker, 34 at the time of the trade, had a good year for the Cubs in 1973, going 10-6, with 18 saves and a 2.54 ERA over 106 innings pitched, and was then involved in two subsequent Cubs-A's trades (i) November 3, 1973, traded by the Cubs to the A's for Horacio Pina and (ii) October 23, 1974, traded by the A's with Darold Knowles and Manny Trillo to the Cubs for Billy Williams. Locker did not pitch in 1974 and posted a 4.96 ERA for the Cubs in 1975 before getting released in June of that year.
May 17, 1976: Andre Thornton to the Montreal Expos for Steve Renko and Larry Biittner. At the time of the trade, Thornton was 26, Renko 32 and Biitner 30. Biitner's career OPS+ was 88. Renko went 8-11 for the Cubs in 1976 with an ERA of 3.86. Renko was traded in August 1977 to the White Sox for Larry Anderson and cash. Thornton had a career OPS+ of 122 and hit over 200 home runs in the ten plus years he spent in the majors after leaving the Cubs.
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May 2, 1975: Burt Hooton to Dodgers for Geoff Zahn and Eddie Solomon. This does not fit the model of a young player for an old one, but was a pretty lousy deal. Solomon pitched 6-2/3 innings for the Cubs in 1975, and was traded prior to the start of the 1976 season to the Cardinals for Ken Crosby, who posted an ERA of 8.41 over parts of two seasons for the Cubs. Zahn pitched 62-2/3 innings over the rest of 1975 for the Cubs, with a record of 2-7 and an ERA of 4.45, then got hurt the following year. The Cubs released Zahn in January 1977. Hooton, 25 at the time of the trade, went 18-7 for the Dodgers over the rest of 1975, and was a mainstay of the Dodger rotation for the next 6 years, winning 70 games over such period, finishing second in NL Cy Young voting in 1978 and pitching in three world series.
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Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.


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I totally gave my girlfriend a Great White Shark
by Imahugewhore October 31, 2009
The biggest, baddest predator of the ocean. A Great white shark could eat the living hell out of a orca and a crocidile. The Great white can kill anything in its path. It does not matter about the size, the Great white shark is strong enough to take down a sea animal bigger than it. If you don't agree fuck off! The Great white is the king of the ocean. There has been stories of Great whites eating the living hell out of orcas and crocs. Hell a hippo can take down a crocidile We saw it on animal planet. A pod of dolphins can take down a orca, saw that also. But nothing can take down a Great white. It is our dream to swim with Great whites. Great whites kick ass! Great whites are such beautiful sharks. Great whites are our favorite sharks. There is a story of a Great white killing a blue whale! We believe it too. Great whites win all the way. Great whites are a LOT stronger than some orca and some croc. Go Great whites!
Great white sharks are awsome!
by Shelby and Sabrina May 29, 2007
When you have a lot of prebust on your tip, and then you finally burst, making it look like a great big blob of white rising from your sea of clear prebust. Just like a great white shark.
My Great White Shark flew all over her face.
It took forever, but when I let out my Great White Shark, it landed right on the tip of my toenail!
It took forever, but when I let out my Great White Shark, it landed right on the tip of my toenail!
by Rami Laham February 26, 2008