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Final Frontiers
For modern-day pioneers, five remote locales across the globe offer both beauty and solitude; how to weigh the challenges, costs—and hungry crocodiles—before building a homestead.
To get to his vacation home, Bruce Porter charters a plane for $50 per person, one way, to land on a remote island's grassy airstrip. He then walks half a mile to get to his cabin, about a quarter-mile away from his closest neighbor. There is no cell service—or even a paved road, for that matter. But the six weeks he and his family spend at a tiny island off the coast of Maine every year are some of his best, he says.
Like Mr. Porter, modern-day pioneers are in search of a place where they can truly get away from email, cellphones and social obligations. While it's getting more difficult to find pockets of land that are both beautiful and largely undeveloped, Mansion scoured the globe for these final frontiers. Be warned: It's not exactly the easy life. Settlers here may face challenges in finding transportation, reliable electricity and even clean water—not to mention a decent cup of coffee.
But for those willing to stake their claim, a private haven awaits.
Along the Kafue River and the Banks of Lake Kariba, Zambia
Siavonga District Snapshot
Siavonga district population: 89,787
Foreign eligibility: To buy land, foreigners typically become minority shareholders in a company incorporated in Zambia that has 75% of its shares owned by Zambians.
Infrastructure: In remote areas, it's fairly challenging to hook up electricity, so most homes run on solar power and a generator. Most people drill a borehole for water and dig a septic system for sewers.
Zambia is one of the fastest-growing countries in Africa, fueled by an influx of Chinese investors in the mining sector and the country's push to upgrade its infrastructure, repairing and building almost 5,000 miles of roads outside of major cities. What's more, Zambia's relatively stable democracy and English-speaking population make it attractive to foreigners.
The western bank of Lake Kariba, the world's largest man-made lake, is lined with unspoiled forests and small villages. (Zambia and Zimbabwe split the lake, with the eastern bank located in Zimbabwe.) A growing number of wealthy residents who live in Lusaka, the country's capital, are driving the 2½ hours to Lake Kariba for weekend getaways.
Visitors enjoy going on safari in many of the nearby national parks and seeing lions, antelope, elephants and hipposor traveling to Victoria Falls.
Higher-end homes in Zambia cost between $74 and $186 per square foot to build. Homes typically are constructed of cinder block, with porcelain floor tiles, tiled roofs and granite countertops. While the standards are fairly high, the quality of finishes is not up to U.S. standards, says Inutu Zaloumis, a managing director of Pam Golding Properties Zambia in Lusaka.
Of course, slick finishes aren't the biggest worries when living along the river or on the banks of Lake Kariba. Pollution is a significant problem, with runoff from the copper industry flowing into the Kafue River and contaminating the water supply. (Lake Kariba's local leaders are seeking government approval to sink more boreholes.) Also, there have been crocodile-related deaths on the shores of Lake Kariba. Still, the area is a draw for houseboat enthusiasts, who gather in Siavonga, one of the larger towns on the lake, says Janet Irwin, director of real-estate firm Homenet Zambia.
The Kimberley Region, Australia
Broome Snapshot
Population of Broome: 16,031
Foreign eligibility: Foreigners can buy land, but they must apply and meet certain criteria set by the Foreign Investment Review Board.
Infrastructure: Four-wheelers are the norm for this rugged territory where there's one main highway—and a wet season that can wash out roads. Power comes from diesel generators, solar power and some hydroelectric power. Many residents draw water from boreholes.
Located in northwestern Australia, the Kimberley is one of the most exotic habitable areas in the world, with its vibrant red soil, sweeping gorges and abundant flora and fauna. "When you're walking around in some areas it feels like no one has ever walked here before," says Don Hodgson, who moved to the area about five years ago.
Mr. Hodgson and his wife, Jan, used to live in Sydney, where they ran a culinary business. They vacationed in the Kimberley before purchasing property there. They now live in Coconut Well, an area that's about 12 miles away from Broome, the town considered to be the gateway to the Kimberley. They're fairly self-sufficient when it comes to meals, eating freshly caught barramundi and mud crabs and growing lettuce, tomatoes, carrots and sweet potatoes in their garden. They draw their own water from a borehole and use solar panels for most of their electricity.
Development is quite restricted because much of the land is reserved for natives. As a result, the average lot costs $305,000, and building costs run around $240 a square foot, says Tony Hutchinson, managing director of Hutchinson Real Estate in Broome. That doesn't include installing a solar-power system, drilling a borehole and transporting building materials.
Note: Be prepared to visit Broome once a week to pick up mail, because the residents voted against mail delivery. "It's such a social thing," Mr. Hodgson says. "Everybody meets up at the post office."
Coastal Islands Of Maine
Isle au Haut Snapshot
Population of Isle au Haut: 73
Population of Matinicus Isle: 74
Infrastructure: On Isle au Haut, there's a town dock, island store and community center. Electricity comes through a submarine cable and there's one loop road, a third of which is paved. Water is drilled or dug from wells, and oil is used to heat 85% of year-round island homes.
Maine is home to more than 4,000 islands that offer both scenery and serenity. Two options with unspoiled territory are Isle au Haut, a 6-mile-long island that's a 45-minute boat ride from the mainland, and Matinicus Isle, which is about two hours away.
The scenery and remoteness spurred Bruce Porter, a retired Columbia University journalism professor, to build a modest, $225,000 vacation home on another small island nearby. (The family didn't want to identify the island to keep it as undiscovered as possible.) Unlike Isle au Haut and Matinicus, Mr. Porter's island has no plumbing, power lines or paved roads. His daughter, Manhattan architect Alex Scott Porter, designed an aluminum-clad home with solar panels, a composting toilet and a gravity-driven cistern for the 1-acre property. "It needed to be self-sufficient," Ms. Porter says of the home. The family also installed a solar-powered refrigerator, a propane-fueled stove and an outdoor shower.
They spend their days cooking with the wild rhubarb that grows outside the cabin, swimming in wetsuits off the rocky shore, collecting beach glass and watching sunsets.
Shipping the building materials to the island proved to be a challenge, costing $2,500 for an amphibious boat to transport lumber and other items.
Currently, there are 15 islands that are habitable year-round and a number of private summer retreats where people can develop, according to the Island Institute, an organization that focuses on islands in the Gulf of Maine.
Langkawi, Malaysia
Langkawi Snapshot
Population of Langkawi: 64,792
Foreign eligibility: Foreigners can purchase land or homes so long as they spend a minimum of 500,000 ringgit, or about $160,684. For information on navigating the rules of Malay land, contact a real-estate agent in Malaysia.
Infrastructure: Locals say phone calls that last more than 20 minutes are iffy, as service frequently gets cut off. But the road system is in fairly good shape, as are electricity, water and sewage services.
Langkawi, an archipelago of Malaysian islands in the Andaman Sea, is the most inhabited of our picks, attracting yachters and an increasing number of tourists. But local real-estate agents and homeowners say parts of Langkawi still offer seclusion among the rain-forest-like hillsides.
Malaysia is also one of the few Asian countries where foreigners can pay for land and build on it, says Shirley-Ann Joseph, a real-estate agent at Zerin Properties in Kuala Lumpur—though restrictions on some land may require foreigners to get creative about finding ways to build. "In America and the U.K., it's black and white," says Nicholas Holt, research director at Knight Frank Asia Pacific, of laws concerning land ownership. "But here there's a lot of gray."
Finding a lot can be a challenge. It took Gavin Welman, U.K.-born chairman of an investment-holding company in Singapore, three years to find a suitable plot of land with a clear title. Then, because the lot was on Malay Reserve land, he needed to ask the Malay owner to enter an agreement in which he could use the land and build on it, but not own it.
On the plot, he built a 5,800-square-foot home, where he enjoys yachting, dining at local restaurants and listening to tropical birds, such as hornbills, kingfishers and drongos.
Once Mr. Welman secured land and found a suitable architect (which took another year), he was able to build three separate three-bedroom, two-bathroom homes for about $2 million in all. Labor cost him about $17 a day, and materials, he estimates, cost about $150 a square foot because some of the luxury finishes he chose required shipment from abroad. One of those homes is now for sale for about $1 million.
These days, his biggest challenge, he says, is dealing with the incursions of nature: He enjoys watching his cat catch lizards that often scamper into his home.
The Northern Coast of Ecuador
Away from the hubbub of the Galápagos Islands, a lone road snakes up the northern coast of Ecuador from the small town of Jama to the northern post of Cojimies. The area boasts the best of land and sea: white-sand beaches, quaint fishing villages and whale-watching opportunities. Minutes away are lush dry tropical forests that are home to vibrant orchids, lizards and frogs, howler monkeys and big waterfalls.
Cojimies Snapshot
Population of Cojimies: 15,000
Foreign eligibility: U.S. citizens don't need to be residents to purchase property.
Infrastructure: Finding good water in Jama requires digging a well, and electricity there is "very bad" according to locals, who say residents should install backup generators. Most roads are made of dirt or sand and are vulnerable to flooding.
In 2010, a new bridge was built over the Chone River, which cut down the time it takes to travel to the white-sand beaches here. Still, "it takes three hours to get to a grocery that resembles an American one," says Gary Phillips, an Ecuadorean real-estate agent.
Real estate is a word-of-mouth business in Ecuador. There is no multiple-listing service, and many parcels are for sale by owner and not readily advertised. Developers own many of the available lots along the beach, while land on the other side of E-15, the main road, primarily belongs to families.
Buying family-owned land may involve multiple negotiations, since acreage may be co-owned by numerous relatives. As a result, Mr. Phillips says transactions can take eight to nine months to complete.
Alternatively, local developers can sell small parcels of land in areas that are still relatively unpopulated. Francisco del Castillo, for example, is offering 125 lots ranging from 1/3 of an acre to more than 5 acres for between $5 and $10 a square foot, depending on location. Building costs range between $65 and $85 per square foot, meaning a 4,000-square-foot home could cost as little as $260,000, not including the price of the land.
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A View from Space
-Planetarium Hallway-
See the world from a satellite's perspective! Track a hurricane, study astonishing images from NASA's Earth Observing System, and more!
Clever Together
-Life Hall-
Use "human power" to take a virtual trip through Portland, try smart sorting tactics, and find ways to save energy every day.
Ready to visit?
Buy tickets in advance for easy access to hundreds of exhibits, halls, and labs.
Celebrate Oregon Agriculture
This photography exhibit celebrates the agricultural diversity of Oregon.
Renewable Energy
-Turbine Hall-
How do wind, water and sun support our energy needs. Take control of a wind turbine, go inside a solar panel, and try your hand at managing the power grid.
Our Ocean
-Turbine Hall-
The ocean is your inspiration as you craft a world using an augmented reality sandbox, mimic marine animal sounds, explore local art--and even create your own!
Eat Well, Play Well
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Nutrition and fitness education come together to encourage all-around healthy living for visitors of all ages!
Science on a Sphere
-Featured Hall Gallery-
Watch at 6-foot sphere come to life with images of the sun, moon, Mars, animal migration patterns, global warming trends, hurricane paths, and more.
Beginning the Journey
-Life Hall-
Examine the stages of human fetal development across nine months of pregnancy with one of the largest public displays of human fetuses.
The fun doesn't have to end.
Keep the spirit of summer alive with year-round Science Classes.
Innovation Station
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Program a robot, design a flying machine, and head to the Inventor's Ball Room to build a crazy contraption that sends balls whizzing!

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Police were called to a local store by a loss prevention officer because a 17-year-old kid stole about $50 worth of merchandise. But worst of all, he tried to throw his own mother under the bus while doing it.
The kid was shopping in the store separate from his mother. They met up at the self check-out and starting ringing up their purchases. He handed the bag of stuff to his mother and said he would pay for everything. She began walking out the store. At that point the kid starts hitting cancel on the transaction and then tried to leave the store.
He was briefly detained by the self check-out attendant, but ran past her and out the door. He snatched the bag of merchandise from his mother's hand and took off running.
The manager said he did not want to press charges on the kid, but did want to put him on trespass notice. The notice was written up and given to the kid's mother.
The boy was later located at his house and said he threw the bag in the woods. He said he would ride with police to show them where the bag was. But when they got there it was gone. He said his friends must have taken it.
However, he could not name those friends, their addresses were unknown as well as their phone numbers.
The boy was returned to his home where his grandmother gave officers the money and said she would pay the bill.
Great examples
Two grown men got into an argument in the car rider lane at a school while dropping off their kids.
One man said the other cut him off and then drove very dangerously in front of him.
Once at the school he noticed that this suspect driver was behind him. He saw the suspect driver get out of his car and approach. At this point he pulled up in the line and told his son to get out of the car, which he did.
The suspect driver then had to return to his own car and pull up.
At that point there were cars in front so the victim could not go anywhere. Again the suspect driver got out of his car, the police report said. He approached the driver's side window and began to yell and said he was going to kill him. He also said he did not care if the victim called police. Since the suspect driver did not care, the victim did call police.
At that point he spit on the victim's car. The victim was visibly shaken by the incident and was very nervous according to the police report.
When questioning the suspect driver, he said he did exit his car, but he was the one who was spit on. Police did not notice any spit on the victim's car, the report said. In the end, neither man wanted to press charges.
A glance at the school security video does show the dangerous driver exiting his car, yelling at he victim and spitting on the car as he walked away.
Passive Aggressive
A woman living in a local apartment complex called police because she noticed derogatory and almost threatening posts being put on Facebook about her and her dog.
She said complaints had been lodged against her because her dog had been aggressive to others in the apartment complex. She had been ordered by the management there to muzzle her dog unless the dog was inside her apartment - which she said she now does.
But one tenant in the complex did not think this was enough and made comments online about carrying a bat and being in fear for her safety. Police were shown these posts and offered to go speak to the woman.
She said she did post those comments and was quite concerned about this dog. Officers suggested that perhaps she take those concerns to the management and not Facebook, in an effort to get better results.
She agreed to do so and said she would avoid the woman as much as possible so to avoid conflict - both human and otherwise.
The woman with the reported aggressive dog was approached again by management and told she could not bring her dog to the dog park if any other resident was there. She could only walk her dog when the park was empty. She agreed and everyone was happy.
Trying to get a rise
Police were called to a home because a man had a self-inflicted injury. A police report said he was extremely intoxicated and had purposely cut himself during an argument with his mother.
According to the report, although he purposely cut himself, he denied wanting to hurt himself. Police made contact with his mother who said, "he's just trying to get a rise out of me."
She said they had been arguing about his drinking and he picked up the scissors and stuck it in his arm. She said she did not believe her son was suicidal and she is working on getting him into treatment, according to the report. He was voluntarily taken to the hospital.
The right thing
A driver got a little off track one evening and slammed his car into a brick-type mailbox, severely damaging both the car and the mailbox housing.
He went to the front door of the residence and spoke to the homeowner. He was extremely upset according to her statement to police and his hands were all scratched up. He asked to use the phone but then was distracted by someone driving by on a golf cart. He suddenly walked away to speak to them and then walked off toward the highway.
The homeowner called police because he left his car in her yard up against the mailbox.
Police arrived and ran the tag and also found a college identification tag in the car.
They located a number for the driver but did not receive an answer when they called.
A short time later, a taxi cab pulled up about three houses down and a random person was about to get in it. Police saw this and stopped the man before he got in. They asked for his identification and it turned out he had been the driver of the crashed vehicle.
He agreed to speak with police and told the officers he went to the front door and spoke with the homeowner. He said he was trying to do the right thing. He was asked why he left the scene of the accident and where he had been for the last 30 minutes, but he would not answer. He only said he was trying to do the right thing.
He was then informed he was being arrested for leaving the scene of an accident. In addition, the report said the man had slow speech and an odor of alcohol coming from his person so he was also charged with drunkenness in public.
A concerned citizen called police because he heard a loud argument going on at his neighbor's house. When police arrived they too heard the yelling.
The officer was greeted by a young woman who said her friend was causing a disturbance and she wanted him to leave.
He then came to the door and said that this young woman punched him in the face.
The officer smelled a strong odor of pot coming from inside the house and asked the girl if they could step inside. She said no that this was her house and all she wanted was for the man to leave.
But an officer speaking to that man learned that they had all been drinking and the young woman punched him in the face after becoming angry with him. He said she was 17 years old. The officer went back and asked her how old she was and she said 21. When asked why the man would say she was 17 she started to cry and admitted she was 17.
At this point the officer asked if there was any alcohol in the house, and another person came to the door and said there was and that it was his. At this point the girl denied drinking anything. The officer then asked if there was any marijuana in the house and the girl said no, but the boy behind her said yes.
The man who complained about being punched in the face took full responsibility for the pot and was issued a ticket and thanked for his honesty.
He took officers inside and handed it over. Police saw beer cans strewn about the house as well. The girl asked that everyone leave her house. But police called her mom first who said she could not get off work, but was sending her 23-year-old child over to dispose of the beer and supervise her 17-year-old child.
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Amount per hundred. A concept which many people are somewhat naive about. Often abbreviated as "%" (the percent sign).
I've read that people will often treat a 0.1 percent chance as less than a 1-in-1000 chance, even though they are exactly the same amount. *shrug*
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A man who marries a woman with children. The man then decides to take on the children as his own. Eventually, he runs out of love for said children and begins to treat them like shit. He tries to control their lives and degrades them in every way possible. The stepfather takes away the rights of said children and refuses to grant them any privileges in his household.
Friend: Dude, your stepdad's such a dick. He never lets you do anything...
Boy: Yeah. He's a shitty Stepfather Nazi.
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NIAGARA FALLS – UB OrthoCare, which provides emergency care for orthopedic and sports injuries, will open its first Niagara County clinic on Monday in the Summit Healthplex, 6934 Williams Road, Wheatfield.
UB OrthoCare, a collaboration between UB Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday in Suite 600. In conjunction with UB OrthoCare, the hospital will extend the hours for its walk-in X-ray service at Summit Healthplex to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Appointments are encouraged at UB OrthoCare, but are not required. The clinic will treat muscle, bone and joint injuries and concussions and provide bracing, casting and therapeutic injections. For information, call 204-3200.


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CFP: Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature SW/TX PCA/ACA (12/2/12; 2/13-16/13)
Deadline Extended to December 2, 2012
Join us for the 34th Annual Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations Conference, February 8-11, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Area Chairs of the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Associations (www.swtxpca.org) invite paper or panel proposals about science fiction and fantasy literature.
Proposal submission deadline: December 2, 2012
Any and all topics related to sci-fi/fantasy literature will be considered.
Submit 250-word paper or 500 word panel proposals to the 2013 SWTX Presenter Database.
Choose the area "Science Fiction & Fantasy – Literature." This online submission database will be available after September 15. If you are experiencing difficulties with the website, please
email your proposal to the address listed below.)
Direction questions to: Brian Cowlishaw, firstname.lastname@example.com
Deadline for proposal submissions: November 16, 2012. Earlier proposals are welcomed and will be responded to with all due haste. The registration deadline is December 31, 2012. All participants must register by that date or they will not be permitted to present or appear in the program.
Conference hotel:
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque
330 Tijeras
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 1.505.842.1234
Fax: 1.505.766.6710
Conference Rate Reservations can be made through www.swtxpca.org
For more details on the conference, please visit the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association: www.swtxpca.org.
Follow us on Facebook & Twitter: www.facebook.com/swtxsff and @swtxsffchairs
More about the SF&F Area:
With an average of 70+ presenters annually, The Science Fiction and Fantasy Area of the
Southwest and Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association is one of the most
dynamic and well-attended areas at the conference. Numerous book and article publications have
originated from our panels.
The Area was founded in 1995 by Prof. Richard Tuerk of the Texas A&M University-Commerce
(formerly East Texas State University) and author of Oz in Perspective (McFarland, 2007). The
Area is currently chaired by Ximena Gallardo C. of the City University of New York-LaGuardia
and co-author of Alien Woman: The Making of Lt. Ellen Ripley (Continuum: 2004); Tamy
Burnett of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, co-editor of The Literary Angel (McFarland,
2010); Brian Cowlishaw of Northeastern State University, author of "No Future Shock Here: The
Jetsons, Happy Tech, and the Patriarchy" (The Galaxy is Rated G, McFarland: 2011); Susan Fanetti; and Rikk Mulligan of Longwood University, author of "Zombie Apocalypse:
Plague and the End of the World in Popular Culture" (End of Days, McFarland 2009). Though
the co-chairs consult on submissions, Ximena and Rikk are primarily responsible for the general
organization of the conference panels and coordinates special panels, Susan coordinates the
Whedonverse panels (Buffy, Firefly, Angel, and etc., Tamy coordinates annual special topics
related to SFF television, this year including Supernatural, Vampire Diaries, and Doctor Who,
and Brian reviews and organizes the literature panels and other special topics (this year Game of
Thrones and The Hunger Games).
Area Co-Chair Names: Tamy Burnett, Brian Cowlishaw, Susan Fanetti, Ximena Gallardo, Rikk Mulligan.


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Three more names on the long list of casualties
There is shock and outrage throughout the media. There had been threats and warnings for some time, so it was not altogether surprising that the Real IRA, after a lengthy period in the shadows, succeeded in killing two British soldiers in Northern Ireland on Saturday night. In a further grim episode, it is reported that a police officer has been shot dead in Craigavon tonight (Monday) and I have updated this blog accordingly. (more…)


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Community Forum Budget 2012
**£12,500 For Your Community**
Leicestershire County Council has made available £12,500 per year to Ashby, Measham and Moira Community Forum for local communities to invest in local improvement of their choice.
The Community Forum Budget is not a regular grants programme. A vital part of the Community Forum Budget process is that everyone has an opportunity to contribute, whether by submitting a project, making comments on proposals, volunteering to assist in the development or delivery of a project or by voting for your favourite projects.


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Cubs & D'backs Split Two at Talking Stick
Josh Conway, Erick Leal, and Carlos Martinez combined to throw a three-hitter, retiring the last ten men a row, and David Bote drilled an RBI single to tie the game and Jacob Rogers followed one out later with a sacrifice fly to give the Cubs the lead, as one squad of Cubs rallied for two runs in the 5th and held on to edge one squad of Diamondbacks 2-1 on Whirlwind Field, and Carter Bell blasted a three-run home run to cap a five-run 3rd and Josh Parr singled and tripled and scored two runs, leading the other squad of D'backs to a 7-1 victory over the other squad of Cubs on Jackrabbit Field, as the two squads split a Cactus League Extended Spring Training doubleheader played this morning at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Resort east of Scottsdale, AZ.
Former Cubs minor leaguer Michael Brenly (released during Minor League Camp) was the catcher for the Diamondbacks squad on Whirlwind Field, and he went 0-3 (K, F-7, K).
Here are the abridged box scores from the two games (Cubs players only):
1. Kevin Encarnacion, RF: 1-3 (4-3, 3-U, 3B)
2. Jeffrey Baez, CF: 0-3 (F-8, 6-3, K)
3. Jesse Hodges, DH #1: 0-3 (F-9, 5-3, P-3)
4. Jose Dore, 1B: 1-3 (K, 1B, L-8, SB)
5. Trevor Gretzky, DH #2: 1-3 (1B, 4-3, P-2)
6. Mark Malave, 3B: 0-3 (K, K, K)
7a. Wilfredo Petit, C: 0-2 (6-3, 6-3)
7b. Alberto Mineo, C: 0-1 (K)
8. Roberto Caro, LF: 1-2 (1-3, 1B, R, SB)
9. Frandy de la Rosa, SS: 1-2 (K, 1B, RBI)
10. Bryant Flete, 2B: 1-2 (1B, K)
1. Jose Rosario: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R (4 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 39 pitches (29 strikes), 3/3 GO/FO
2. James Pugliese: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 35 pitches (25 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO
3. Tyler Bremer: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches (15 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO
1. P Jose Rosario - E-1 (errant throw on pick-off attempt at 2nd base allowed runner to advance to 3rd)
2. P Jose Rosario - E-1 (errant throw on pick-off attempt at 1st base allowed runner on 3rd base to score)
3. 3B Mark Malave - E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely - eventually scored unearned run)
4. SS Frandy de la Rosa - E-6 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
5. C Wilfredo Petit - E-2 (Catcher's Interference allowed batter to reach base safely)
Wilfredo Petit: 1 E (see above)
1. Shawon Dunston Jr, CF-DH: 2-4 (3-U, 1B, 1B, K)
2. David Bote, 3B-SS: 2-4 (6-3, 1B, 1B, K, RBI)
3. Yasiel Balaguert, RF: 1-4 (F-9, 6-4-3 DP, P-6, 1B)
4. Jacob Rogers, 1B-3B: 1-3 (1B, 6-3, F-7 SF, K, RBI)
5. Reggie Golden, LF-CF: 0-2 (P-6, BB, F-8)
6a. Carlos Penalver, SS: 0-1 (HBP, F-8)
6b. Dong-Yub Kim, LF: 0-1 (F-7)
7. Lance Rymel, DH-1B: 0-3 (5-3, 5-3, K)
8. Justin Marra, C: 0-2 (F-7, BB, K, R)
9a. Brad Zapenas, 2B: 1-2 (K, 1B, R)
9b. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 1-1 (1B)
1. Josh Conway: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 5 K, 53 pitches (32 strikes), 2/4 GO/FO
2. Erick Leal: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 29 pitches (19 strikes), 1/4 GO/FO
3. Carlos Martinez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches (7 strikes), 2/0 GO/FO
RF Yasiel Balaguert - doubled-runner off 1st base 9-3 after line-out
WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 80's
NOTE: It wasn't a Cactus League game, but there was a 4-1/2 inning intrasquad game played at FITCH PARK FIELD #3 yesterday (Monday) morning.
RHP Dillon Maples threw 3.1 IP of one-hit ball, retiring the last ten men he faced in a row.
Trevor Gretzky fisted a two-run double down the LF line to spark a four-run 3rd for Squad "A."
LHP Andrew McKirahan (2012 TJS) walked off the mound in obvious pain in the bottom of the 3rd inning after facing one batter (seven-pitch walk). He didn't wait for the trainer or manager to come to the mound, he just headed straight for the clubhouse.
Here is the box score from that game:
1. Rashad Crawford, CF: 1-3 (2B, K, 4-3)
2. Jeffrey Baez, RF: 0-3 (K, 4-3, K)
3. Jesse Hodges, 3B: 0-2 (6-3, BB, 1-3, R, SB)
4. Jose Dore, 1B: 0-1 (F-8, BB, BB, R)
5. Garrett Schlecht, DH: 0-2 (F-8, BB, K, R)
6. Trevor Gretzky, LF: 1-3 (6-3, 2B, K, R, 2 RBI)
7. Erick Castillo, C: 1-2 (4-3, 1B)
8. Francisco Sanchez, SS: 0-2 (K, K)
9. Bryant Flete, 2B: 1-2 (1-3, 2B)
1. Shawon Dunston Jr, CF: 0-1 (5-3, 1-3 SH)
2. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 0-2 (F-9, K)
3. Yasiel Balaguert, DH: 0-1 (6-3, BB)
4. Jacob Rogers, 1B: 1-2 (1B, 6-3, SB)
5. David Bote, 3B: 0-1 (P-2, BB)
6. Carlos Penalver, SS: 0-2 (P-2, F-8)
7. Xavier Batista, RF: 0-2 (K, E-5)
8. Dong-Yub Kim, LF: 0-1 (BB, F-8)
9. Lance Rymel, C: 0-1 (BB, 1-3)
1. Kyler Burke: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/3 GO/FO, 34 pitches (20 strikes)
2. Andrew McKirahan: 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches (3 strikes)
3. Dayan Diaz: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 19 pitches (8 strikes)
4. Hunter Ackerman: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches (8 strikes), 2/2 GO/FO
1. Dillon Maples: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 48 pitches (30 strikes), 5/2 GO/FO
2. Jasvir Rakkar: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R (4 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 41 pitches (24 strikes), 1/0 GO/FO
3. Anthony Prieto: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 22 pitches (13 strikes), 1/0 GO/FO
NOTE: Top of the 5th inning was continued for one extra out to allow Prieto to throw more pitches, then game was stopped
3B Jesse Hodges - E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
C Lance Rymel - E-2 (errant throw on attempted pick-off at 3rd base allowed runner to score)
Erick Castillo: 0-1 CS
Lance Rymel: 0-1 CS, 1 E (see above)
From the Muskat: "We're all
From the Muskat: "We're all in this together," Hoyer said Tuesday.
Epstein, meanwhile, was quoted as saying, "F*** those guys. They're on their own."
Sveum's comments may have raised some alarms in the front office regarding his level of frustration with the task in front of him. Certainly, if he feels he's supposed to win games with the roster handed to him, that task must appear impossible.
t.cingrani...12 pitches, 3 Ks
t.cingrani...12 pitches, 3 Ks.
heh, Cingrani gets Miami and
heh, Cingrani gets Miami and then Cubs to start off his career...way to ease into the league...faced tougher lineups in the minors.
and Cody Ransom immediately
and Cody Ransom immediately homers off him...good times.
all setting up the bullpen implosion...
a.soriano steals 2nd...then
a.soriano steals 2nd...then 3rd...
"it's turn back the clock night." - len
...then scores on a sac fly.
...then scores on a sac fly.
unf...making runs happen.
six years after signing his
six years after signing his contract sori shows his past potential
cody ransom HR!
cody ransom HR!
hahahah...welcome to the cubs.
...and follows it up with a
...and follows it up with a double.
Cody Rasmus with the bomb! Oh
Cody Rasmus with the bomb! Oh. Wait.
travis wood and vanillawafers
travis wood and vanillawafers...staff aces.
once garza + baker show up it should be awesome...with a full pen replacement and 2-3 impact bats =p
since the soriano single to
since the soriano single to lead off the 7th there's been 6 tosses to 1st to "check/hold" him.
soriano, the SB threat...awesome.
Cody Ransom with an error..
Cody Ransom with an error...perfect.
and then starts a double play
and then starts a double play to get out of the inning...Ransom saved the Cubs season
Ransom saved the cubs season?
Ransom saved the cubs season?
Yeah, but at what price?
1 throwing error aside, he's
1 throwing error aside, he's been busy + effective there all night.
obscure Neifi reference...
obscure Neifi reference...
Not THAT obscure. Dusty
Not THAT obscure. Dusty would approve.
Poor Crunch
pretty much...
pretty much...
...though if the job market continues to pass on me out here i'll have new issues with missing a ton of games all-together if i take up hawaii as an option (6 hours time difference from the east coast, 3 from the west...aka, missing a lot of games no matter if they're east or west coast games).
Ace Villanueva at 92 pitches,
Ace Villanueva at 92 pitches, LET HIM FINISH!!!
1 pitch from the pen.
1 pitch from the pen.
tie game
well that was predictable....
well that was predictable....
(first away game HR in his career)
borbon reaches on error +
borbon reaches on error + takes 2nd on the error...then steals 3rd.
...then scores on a single to RF.
cubs up by 2...marmol in line for the win...if the pen can hold it (lulz sigh etc).
kevin gregg in for the save..
kevin gregg in for the save...at least dale has a sense of humor.
he gets the save!
he gets the save!
...gave up a couple of singles on the way, but whatever.
something is wrong with votto
something is wrong with votto
a near-.500 ob% sure doesn't
a near-.500 ob% sure doesn't impress like it used to.
I was thinking something's
I was thinking something's different about him, too. He just has some kind of perpetual scowl on his face the last two nights that he's never had before. He looks like he did personality training classes with Milton Bradley and Kenny Rogers this offseason.
Arizona Phil,
Arizona Phil,
How has Frandy de la Rosa looked? It's pretty rare for the Cubs to send an under-18 Latin American prospect who signed the previous summer straight to the U.S. so he's definitely caught my eye.
Wow. Thanks, as always!
Wow. Thanks, as always!
PHIL: That is a riot about
PHIL: That is a riot about Almora. I remember when we were kids we did this funny thing while playing pick-up games and someone in practice would deliberately hit (or throw) a ball so the player could make a "spectacular' catch. Of course,our version of Brickhouse would be involved with play-by-play as well, making it more spectacular.
rosscup (AA) 1ip 1h 0bb 3k
rosscup (AA) 1ip 1h 0bb 3k last night...
9ip 6h 1bb 16k (1er) on the season.
it's about time to move him up...the age/skills/results are getting a bit "post-AA"
90-92mph fastball, sharp curve...deception (a lot of late swings on his stuff)...AAA him already...
Pinch-hitting a cold Soriano
Pinch-hitting a cold Soriano against a hard-throwin RHP, when all that is needed is contact to tie the game? Bad decision, predictable result.
i liked the SP travis wood
i liked the SP travis wood pinch runner as the lead runner move...a play at the plate would have been interesting.
i understand using a pinch runner for slow-as-hell navarro, but using a SP in the lead runner position where his running/scoring may need to be aggressive (a tie, or in this case the tieing run) makes me cringe a little bit.
I think Frazier wins a steak
I think Frazier wins a steak for this shot...
Nice play by Cozart on the only real Cub rally...
Soriano's pinch-hit AB
If I have trouble sleeping
If I have trouble sleeping tonight, I'll just watch replays of Cubs hitters trying to hit the ball.
On a more positive note, Pete
On a more positive note, Pete Schrager is projecting the Bears to pick FSU's Menelik Watson in the draft. I was watching him against NIU (my alma mater) and I was saying to myself, Go Bears. Take a chance if he goes pro. He's a damn beast.
Go Cubs.
I know nothing of the draft
I know nothing of the draft other than I hope they don't take Manti Te'o as a few have predicted.
some other names I've seen in mock drafts
LB Alec Ogletree (Georgia), CB Xavier Rhodes (Florida St.), CB Jamar Taylor (Boise St.), WR Cordarrrell Patterson (Tennessee), DT Sylvester Williams (North Carolina St), TE Tyler Eifart (Notre Dame), OT DJ Fluker (Alabama)
Trib guy suggested trading down with the 49ers who apparently have a bunch of picks. Bears have no 3rd or 7th round pick.
Unless they are confident
Unless they are confident they can get Ogletree, and I doubt he will still be there, I would drop. They don't need a star outside of MLB or OL (and neither will be had that late), they need a bunch of pieces.
I don't know anything either,
I don't know anything either, to be honest. I just remember seeing the guy, huge, really amazingly quick feet, and a clear mean streak, and thinking, Bears.
"Manti Te'o as a few have
"Manti Te'o as a few have predicted"
Lazy national press.
Nd is close to Chicago, good fit.
I don't see why the Bears
I don't see why the Bears would draft OL early. They spent on Bushrod, added competition with Slauson and uh, Britton?. Well, if they wanted to replace Garza or add a guard, I could perhaps see it, but feels like Carimi will be given a shot at guard.
I like Menelik a lot, but I just don't see a Bears team whose window is basically the next 2-4 years (while the defense still has enough juice, you hope the offense takes big leaps). That said, there isn't a position that the Bears are absolutely pressed to take, so I guess that makes a lot of things possible. Still, drafting an OT prospect high would surprise me, unless said player was light years ahead on their board (and I'm not sure you draft Menelik to stick him inside for a year ... he's so raw in general (hard to imagine he'd beat out J'Marcus Webb for the RT job).
I tend to think they need to go LB and/or CB fairly early in the draft. Take the best value (and there should be good value mid-round 1 to maybe round 3/4 at those spots). That said, if the Bears can trade back, that'd be nice. I think you'll be able to find similar values from maybe mid-1st to mid-late 2nd, so if you can add another pick (and a future pick could be a consideration), it makes sense.
This draft is bleh. Not a huge fan of it. I tend to think the tackles (all three) have been over-hyped a touch (relatively speaking ... it's not that I don't think Joeckel/Fisher/Johnson are good ... just over-hyped). Actually, the guy I really love in this draft might be Sharrif Floyd. Looks like a potential monster with positional versatility. Granted, same was said about Glenn Dorsey once upon a time, so you never know.
To me, the absolute priority
To me, the absolute priority of any football team should be the linemen, both offensive and defensive, because teams that dominate there will usually win a lot more games than they lose. The glamor positions can wait until the offensive line and defensive line are the best they can be, especially in this draft, where the Bears won't have access to any true studs at the glamor positions. A fantastic offensive and defensive line can make even ordinary playmakers look a lot better than they are. A good offensive line creates gaps, and gives the QB time to throw, and receivers to get open. A good defensive line puts pressure on the QB, puts a wall up on runners, and gives more options to a defensive coach, depending of course on the type of linemen you have. Each part of the offensive line has specific ways you need to defend against it - Henry Melton was a good example of a project pick who had tremendous athleticism and not a lot of experience but he's turned into a killer 3 technique B gap guy, right? Projects are perfectly fine in the draft, ESPECIALLY when you have a draft like this with no marquee studs likely to be available.
Overheard on the radio...
Overheard on the radio...
"3-run home run by Ronny Cedeno..."
almost swerved off the road
HOU has a better record than
HOU has a better record than the cubs.
brb, buying suicide stationary.
Please, no joking/teasing
Please, no joking/teasing about that. Cubs march to 1st pick in 2014 MLB draft is simply gaining steam. Turn off the TV and Gameday. Learn to crochet. Try scrapbooking.
As of right now, 9 teams have
As of right now, 9 teams have an equal or worse run differential to the Cubs, including playoff possibles Washington, Philadelphia, Toronto, and 2x L.A., but only San Diego and Miami have worse winning percentages. #cubbery
Two ways to look at all this.
Two ways to look at all this. 1 - It's really early, but if the starting pitching holds, things could still get interesting. As bad as the Cubs' hitting is, even a bad hitting team can play competitively when the starting pitching is outstanding.
The other way to look at this is that the starting pitching will simply not hold up. Villanueva and Travis Wood could both falter. Garza is starting to go Prior on us. I'm always suspicious of Samardzija, if only because he has only recently turned into a decent pitcher (on the other hand, it's also possible he hasn't reached his ceiling).
One thing that really bugs me is the quality of at bats the Cubs get from their number 4 hitter. I'm not happy with the approaches of our 2 and 3 hitters but I at least have some hope because they are young and can still grow, but number 4, that's just an abomination. As long as Soriano is the clean up hitter, the Cubs will not be clearing the bases any time soon early in ball games. Hell, I'd probably put W Castillo in that slot before I'd have Soriano in there.
Starting pitchers tend to
Starting pitchers tend to look good in April because it's too cold to hit in a lot of places (particularly Wrigley). Usually, Cub pitchers look good in April and Cub hitters look bad. Real bad, this year. Agree that Garza seems to be on the injury track, which is too bad.
I think the reality is that this team is built to lose -- you cannot win today with a lousy bullpen. Not sure who Theo will flip at the deadline, but there's nobody who will bring a lot in return.
Theo seems wedded to his strategy of being competitive starting 2015 (thus the need for more high draft picks) -- and why not? If it works, he looks like a genius and the ugly years of 2010-2014 will be a distant memory. He's a young guy; he's got time. If it doesn't work -- well, what was the alternative?
"the ugly years of 2010-2014
"the ugly years of 2010-2014 "
And Theo didn't start until end of 2011.
Good point -- it's more of a
Good point -- it's more of a "Ricketts era" thing, which I think a lot of people equate with Theo, which is the "expect to lose" feeling that lingers over the team.
The Ricketts' unfortunate "Year 1" slogan gave everyone a starting point to focus on -- do they have the worst winning percentage of any owner in baseball?
Rotoworld blurb...meh
Rotoworld blurb...meh
Both Ian Rapoport and Stacey Dales of NFL Network report the Bears will take Notre Dame ILB Manti Te'o if he's available at the No. 20 pick.
We have a bit of information on this same topic and would insist vehemently that the Bears aren't drafting Te'o at No. 20 overall, but there isn't a more uncertain time of year. At least based on game tape and upside, Kansas State's Arthur Brown and Georgia's Alec Ogletree are both superior prospects to Te'o. Most signs do point toward Chicago selecting a linebacker in round 1
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Meh, I messed that up. Mets are in.
Cards and Giants can still tie though.
Kershaw gets hurt by his defense and gave up 2 more runs. Blach has 8 shutout innings.
Mets already won as did Cards.
tomorrow is gonna be helluva fun if Giants hold on. We're all rooting for a 3-way tie I presume.
good news is now 5 K's for Lester through 4 (in a quest for 200 for season). Bad news is he's already at 86 pitches.
be curious how long Maddon sticks with Lester to try and let offense get back into it and get him the win (4-2 as I type, was 4-0)
Fwiw, he needed 2.1 IP to cross 200 for season so he got that at least. He also needs 9 K's for 200K's on season and he has 4 through 3.
cubs score 2 runs thanks to predictable reds pitching and horrible CIN defense...cubs only down by 1 now. heyward even got a gift 2rbi double out of an easy popout. neat.
something named Ty Blach has outpitched Clayton Kershaw through 6 innings (1-0 Giants).
not that finishing 2nd place will matter much nor did this game, but have to think if Hendricks pitches well tomorrow, he could leapfrog Lester in Cy Young voting. Don't see anyway Scherzer doesn't win it regardless and it doesnt' look like Lester has any incentive clauses that matter. Also might give Cueto some votes.
Rather remarkable how many teams have really good 1-2 options this year.
Nats: Scherzer and Roark (and Strasburg was great before injuries)
Cubs: Lester and Hendricks (and Arrietta is still damn good just not as consistently lately)
pretty much what I'm gathering from this thread is that it doesn't matter who you play in 5-game series, but no one wants to have to deal with Cardinal fans if we end up losing.
I can respect that.
first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.


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Accountability demanded by protesters
April 23, 2013
Earth Day — a day to remember the importance of clean air, land and water — became a day of protest Monday in Williamspor....
Crimeindasuites1 should be investigated immediately!!!!!!! Its OK I have already dropped a call to the FBI?
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Bill Ayers planted a bomb in a police station and tried to kill police officers! He's no different then the terrorist's in Boston!!!!!!!!!!! MORON!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks Crimesindasuites for the supportive comment. Bobbie2--lies about Riverdale? Ha! Like WHAT? Perhaps you think you can make generic accusations--anonymously no less--without having to put any substance to them. LIke the child who flails his fists in the air. WHAT lies? What precisely?
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First of all if these people wanted to do something productive for earth day they should have planted trees, picked up garbage or held down a steady job not waste their time protesting. Second if you have a problem with the drilling regulations go to the politicians that wrote them. This is the equivalent of protesting at the police station because the speed limit is too low.
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And how come nobody complained when all the crap was dumped in the river for the last hundred years, good luck eating anything fish out of there. I'd rather drink frac fluid than swim in that river.
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You can always tell the ones are not getting any money and feel cheated, there the ones complaining the loudest. The roads up north have never been in better shape as they are today, bought and paid for by the gas compaanies using them. I'm tired of spending what I use to spend on a weeks worth of groceries to fill my gas tank in my car. I am so thankful to have CLEAN BURNING NATURAL GAS in my house, instead of paying over 4 bucks a gallon for heating oil. This industry has brought so many jobs to this area, and has given so many other options for work besides walmart and a fast food joint, I for one am thankful that they are here and hope they stay. I know you'll never make everybody happy, and there will always be those people that if they found a rainbow in there yard, they would complain that somebody left a pot of gold there.
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If fracturing is so safe, why can't the industry be held to the same standards as everyone else?
Fracturing is exempted from the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.
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Alternative energy sources create massive amounts of pollution.
There is no free lunch.
Energy must come from somewhere.
Hydraulic fracturing is safe. There are no problems except with surface spills....and even then, it is less harmful than a sewage spill or fuel spill.
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I meant to hit 'agree' on Wendy Lynn Lee's comment. Bill Ayers is a respected educator. Bernardine Dohrn helped more children get justice in Chicago through the legal office she worked at that then people posting defamatory insinuations against Ms. Lee will ever help. If you don't LIKE earth day--don't go. Why does this newspaper cover the fracking issue like it's a 'he said' 'she said' debate? Contaminated water is contaminated water.
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Bobbie2: "What's the difference between Wendy Lee, Bill Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn or Kathie Boudin?" "Was whack job Wendy Lee there handing out tinfoil hats?"
My response: "Mr. anonymous Bobbie2, absolutely I was there. And I have the guts to stand on my principles in a public forum. Let me know when you've grown out of childish name-calling, ludicrous comparison, and when you're up for a debate on the facts. But beware. If this is the best you can come up with, I have already won."
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Oh boy, @Katlymc, are you REALLY that naive? Do you not know about the plant that blew up in Texass? The dangerous one right in the middle of a town that pretty much doesn't exist any more? Texass does not HAVE any zoning regulations. They only care about the $$$$$ and when that's gone (or exploded away) the jobs will be gone, too. I certainly hope your hubby survives this wonderful job.
Oh, and btw, we don't need a spelling lesson...we use "frackers" and "fracking" deliberately. It's pretty close to what we really mean.
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First of all, let me say thank you to the SG for even allowing comments on an article like this. We all know what side THEY are on. Next, while this is a volatile emotional issue and I don't know all the science behind it, I can say there is a lot of collateral damage due to these frackers.
The roads in the area are becoming a horror story from all the truckage related to these frackers. The prices in SOME of the grocery stores used by these frackers have been deliberately increased to take advantage of this new clientele. And, while I could go on and on about the ecological damage, many here have already noted the problems. It's a frackin' mess!
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Being a fracers wife, it's frac not frack. We moved down to Texas for him to work. They don't protest down here. They drill for oil right next to the highways! If it was that dangerous my husband and other workers would not be doin because of the harmful chemicals. They have company's that help clean up. Most of the people that have protest have pads on their land and are making good money off of it. The frac boom in pa has created a lot of jobs.
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You would love to silence me.
Typical request of a weak-minded liberal.
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That is correct. All of that radium and barium comes from natural sources underground.
But "facts" are irrelevant to the close-minded. No different than those liberals who believed blacks had inferior minds.
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Born Here, exactly right. The gas industry has been fighting not having to tell all because they know that what they use is not good for the environment and especially our water supply. They are just so happy to have a puppet like Tommy Corbett in office so they can get away with polluting PA and then we will all hear, hey it wasn't our fault that you can't drink the water or breathe the air.
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omg, erik....just stop with your stupid remarks. We all know are the gas industry cheerleader but honestly we don't want to hear anymore!
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Feb. 2013
Waste water from fracking is 3,609 times more radioactive than the Federal limit for drinking water standards and 300 times more radioactive than the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for nuclear plant discharges.
USGS and Penn State University studies show that waste water from fracking contains high levels of Radium and Barium.
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I agree, Erik. Everyone wants cheaper energy and cleaner energy, just what NG provides, yet they don't want to do what it takes to extract it. The facts are that solar and wind are not viable alternatives yet in most of the country. Also, wind kills thousands of birds every year, but I guess that faction of the eviro whackos will have to fight it out with those who want wind. And, what about the massive arrays of solar panels in the desert? I would bet there is some critter there who is being disrupted by these panels, but I guess that is ok. Hmm, many double standards.
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We're all for domestic energy production. Clean and safe production. All Erik cares about is pimpin' for the gas companys. Not thinking long term at all.
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"...making the earth cleaner..." LOL. Guess I probably shouldn't chuckle given the fact that you're probably serious. You and Jeffy are VERY shortsighted individuals.
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Lynne Whelden claimed there are some radioactive elements in hydraulic fracturing fluid.
Like someone who finds out that hamburger is made from cows, Lynne, thinks she has made a major "find", but has only discovered that millions of products have some form of radioactivity.
The levels and type of radioactivity are important, not simply its presence.
It indicates that either Lynn is an uneducated fool or she wishes to create hysteria by using the chilling term "radioactive".
The truth is that there are no dangerous radioactive ingredients of hydraulic fracturing fluid. If there were, workers would need protection.
The truth is that much more harmful radioactive materials are found naturally in the ground, but are disposed in the process.
In effect, the gas industry is making the earth cleaner by removing radon, uranium and other products from deep within the planet.
Lynn should be thanking them.
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Even if the industry revealed the detailed ingredients (general ingredients are known) of their fracturing fluid, these people would not stop.
This is an unhappy group that opposes any domestic energy that is extracted by American workers.
They prefer their solar panels be made in China and subsidized with billions of taxpayer dollars while seniors get no increases in their cost of living adjustments.
These people have no clue about energy production and would prefer it stays "over there", in the hands of terrorist states.
These are deniers of reality and opponents of progress.
No amount of disclosure will ever satisfy them.
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These protesters should of started protesting when the gas companies started coming in and leasing land back 4 or 5 years ago.
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Ormand Beach – The Stetson University men's golf team was unable to hold on to its first round lead on Monday when the team completed play at the Gary Freeman/Bethune-Cookman Invitational.
Florida Atlantic posted a 289 in the second round, which was stopped on Sunday by darkness and completed on Monday morning prior to the final round of play. The Owls followed their tournament low round with a 299 in the final round to defeat the host team from Bethune-Cookman by nine shots.
Stetson posted a 298 in the second round, but slipped to a 305 in the final round to finish with a team score of 906, 12 shots off the lead.
Ryan Fricker of Bethune-Cookman posted the best individual round of the tournament in the second round with a 67 and then held on for a two shot victory over Alex Gates of Florida Atlantic for the individual title.
Stetson freshman Dustin Dingus played consistent golf throughout the tournament and finished in a three-way tie for fifth, a position he shared with fellow freshman Andrew Peterson. Dingus followed his opening round of 74 with a 76 in the second round and another 74 in the third for an eight-over par score of 224.
Peterson got into contention with an even par score of 72 in the second round and also finished the tournament with an eight-over par score of 224. Junior Tyler White was the third Hatter to finish in the top 10, finishing at 11-over par 227 to tie for 10th.
Stetson's third freshman, Andrew Primavera, finished the tournament tied for 17th at 16-over par 232. Sophomore Matt Taylor finished tied for 22nd, three shots further back at 19-over par 235.
The Hatters will be back in action on March 4-5 at the Charleston Shootout, hosting by the College of Charleston and Charleston Southern, at the Links at Stono Ferry in Charleston, SC.


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ATLANTA -- T.I. is adding a new line to his resume -- broadcaster.
The Grammy Award-winning rapper and reality television star will take part in Friday night's broadcast of the Atlanta Hawks hosting the NBA champion Miami Heat on SportsSouth.
T.I., whose actual name is Clifford Harris, is an Atlanta native and frequently attends Hawks' games. He will join announcer Bob Rathbun and analyst Duane Ferrell to help call the first half.


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on January 25, 2013 - 12:14 AM
LOCKPORT – As the search continued for runaway sex-crime defendant Paul S. Turley, one of his alleged victims offered graphic testimony Thursday about Turley repeatedly molesting her when she was between the ages of 5 and 7, and again when she was 12.
Turley, 47, whose last known address was on Lincoln Avenue in Dunkirk, was living in North Tonawanda when he allegedly molested two girls between 1996 and 1998.
Wednesday, Turley, who could face up to 39 years in prison if convicted on all charges, left the Niagara County Courthouse during the lunch break in the trial and did not reappear.
Thursday morning, Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth R. Donatello told County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas that Turley's wife, Diane G. Turley, also could not be located. A call to her place of employment resulted in word that she was absent.
Donatello told Farkas that jails and hospitals in the region have been checked, with no sign of Turley.
Defense attorney D. Daniel Stevanovic told the judge that he tried to reach his client by phone Wednesday night and Thursday morning without success. He also tried to contact the defendant through Turley's mother, who posted a $50,000 bail bond for her son after his arrest Jan. 4, 2012.
Donatello requested that Farkas order the bail forfeited, but the judge demurred. She told Stevanovic that she would give Turley's mother 24 hours to get her son to court. "If she can produce him, she won't lose her money," Farkas said.
Meanwhile, the trial continued after Farkas and the attorneys spent an hour in the judge's chambers, questioning the jurors individually about whether they had read or heard any media reports about Turley's flight. The answer apparently was no, as the trial continued with no jurors missing. However, Farkas imposed a gag order on the attorneys.
On the witness stand, one of the alleged victims, now 21, talked about how Turley would get her alone and fondle her during visits to his home between 1996 and 1998. When Assistant District Attorney Cheryl L. Nichols asked her to describe her relationship with Turley, the woman replied, "I tried my best not to have one. … I wasn't comfortable around him."
She said the Turley family moved to Wisconsin in 1998, which ended the abuse, but the Turleys returned to North Tonawanda in 2002 and resumed a relationship with the victim's family. That eventually led to a further fondling incident on Christmas Day 2003, the woman testified. She said she never reported the incidents until the other alleged victim decided to tell police in November 2011. "It was the right thing, and I wanted to support [her]," the woman testified.
The woman said she has nightmares about being chased through woods by a man who always turns out to be Turley.
"I get very emotional if someone sits next to me," the woman said. "I get very uncomfortable if I'm alone with an older man I don't know."
The other victim's stepsister testified Thursday that this victim confided in her about the abuse in July 2007 but that the stepsister didn't report it.
"It was no longer occurring. I didn't think it was my secret to tell," the stepsister told the jury. She said she didn't learn about the other case until November 2011.
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Nichols escapes Walsh
It looked a little grim for Nichols with four minutes left, down by seven to an Archbishop Walsh team playing a phenomenal game. But the Vikings applied pressure on the host's backcourt, forced some steals leading to scoring chances and were able to hit free throws down the stretch to earn a 59-54 win in Olean on Friday.
It's Nichols' third win in as many games in Olean as the Vikings won the IAABO Tournament at St. Bonaventure last week, which included a championship game win over Small Schools No. 1 Olean.
The Vikings led 30-20 at halftime but Walsh turned things around in the third quarter with the three-ball as freshman Adam Moore came in and canned three treys and scored all 11 of his points during the frame.
But Nichols' Adam Noonan and Cameron Lewis combined for 10 points in the final four minutes to help the Vikings (9-1) escape.
"The Walsh team just played a phenomenal game," Nichols coach John Reinholz said. "I was very impressed with them. We were fortunate to force a few turnovers late in the game. Other than that, they had us."
Noonan finished with 15 points, while Lewis had 13.
Jake Chapman scored a game-high 16 points for Walsh, which made 12 three-pointers to Nichols' three.
EA nips Maryvale
It was a gritty, nip-and-tuck game with physical play. In other words, it was a typical East Aurora versus Maryvale boys basketball game in ECIC III. The host Blue Devils earned a 55-52 win, a verdict that wasn't secure until Maryvale missed a tough three-pointer at the buzzer.
EA led by eight with 1:30 left but the Flyers chipped away and pulled within one on Ed Smith's three-pointer. Ian Allen made two free throws with 15 seconds left to boost EA's lead to three as the senior finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
"I think we were on the fortunate end of a couple bounces at the end. ... It was nice to have a senior like Ian Allen step up and hit two free throws at the end and give us that cushion so we had to force them to shoot the three," EA coach Chris Koselny said.
Brendan Cox led the winners with 16 points, while Smith had 16 for Maryvale.
Elsewhere, Springville held host Global Concepts to just three fourth-quarter points to turn a two-point deficit into a 58-47 nonleague win. Billy Dickinson had 22 points, canning five three-pointers, for the Griffins, who trailed 44-42 after three quarters. Greg Beatty added 12 points in the win.
Falls wins in a rout
In the Niagara Frontier League, Jermaine Crumpton had 32 points, 14 rebounds, and Ramir Burton added 17 points and seven assists as Niagara Falls rolled host Grand Island, 96-41.
Jack Mulcahy's two free throws with nine seconds left provided the winning points for Niagara-Wheatfield in a 52-51 win over Kenmore East. Mulcahy finished with 16 points.
North Tonawanda warded off a furious fourth-quarter rally by Lockport to escape with a 57-53 win. Ian Gilhousen led the way for the Jacks with 16 points, while Joe Piotrowski and Nehemiah Stone each had 12. NT led 45-29 after three quarters.
Roy-Hart edges Medina
Roy-Hart blitzed host Medina with a 27-7 first quarter and then held off the Mustangs' furious rally to earn an 84-83 boys basketball win in the Niagara-Orleans League.
"We just shot a very high percentage early in the game. As I was telling their coach for us it seemed like we couldn't miss in the first half and then they couldn't miss in the second half," coach Mark Rydza said.
Brad Bobbitt scored a game-high 27 points to lead the Rams (5-1, 2-0), while teammate Blake Copella added 23 points. Jason Hellwig led Medina scorers with 21 points, sinking six of his team's 14 three-pointers. The Mustangs had ball and threw lob pass intercepted by Alex Stoddard with five seconds left to preserve the win.
Elsewhere, Senior Darnell Carson scored 20 of his game-high 35 points in the fourth quarter for CSAT, whose zone defense sparked a 28-16 fourth quarter to pull out a 75-71 win at Newfane.
Middle College wins
Brian Brown had a double-double of 10 points and 16 rebounds, while Keir Anderson scored 24 points for Middle Early College in a 67-47 win over Bennett in the Yale Cup. Kevin Briggs had 17 points and Elijah Mingo added five assists for the Kats.
Jordan Garrett had 25 points and nine assists, while Lenny Dowell added 22 points as Emerson beat Buffalo Arts, 62-39.
Sean Marshall had 10 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks, while Raymond Harris poured in 17 points as Burgard beat MST Seneca, 64-49.
Sacred Heart rallies
Sacred Heart crashed the boards in the fourth quarter and rallied from a three-point deficit to stay unbeaten in girls basketball with a 55-49 win at Holy Angels in the Monsignor Martin Association.
The key to the win for the Sharks (7-0, 2-0) was scoring second-chance points in the fourth quarter as they pulled down five offensive rebounds. La'Trice Hall had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Sacred Heart, while Hannah Rehbaum added 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Sacred Heart blitzed Holy Angels early as the Angels' attempts at pressing the Sharks led to fast break points as well as three-pointers by Kelly Farrell, Rehbaum and Chelsea Smith.
"It was a great win for our kids," Sacred Heart assistant coach Debbie Laux said. "They hustled and played a great game."
Jontay Walton scored a game-high 28 points to lead Holy Angels (6-3, 2-2).
Elsewhere in MMA, Kelsey McCarthy had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Leah McDonnell had 14 points and eight assists for Cardinal O'Hara (7-0, 1-0) in a 68-35 win over Mount St. Mary (5-2, 1-1). The Hawks trailed 13-12 after the first quarter but outscored their guests 44-15 during the middle quarters.
Danielle Devole's double-double of 24 points and 16 rebounds led Niagara Catholic to a 48-39 win at Buffalo Seminary.
Deas scores 57 in I-Prep win
Tatiana Deas delivered a record-setting performance for I-Prep/Grover during its 74-40 win over da Vinci. Deas, a junior, scored a school-record 57 points on 22-of-28 shooting. She also set the school mark for three-pointers in a game with eight and also chipped in six steals and six assists.
Deas is now 128 points away from 1,000 for her career.
"She plays really hard every game," coach Chris Gelsomino said. "Today I think she played extra hard. She was unable to play in yesterday's game [due to work] and the team lost by 40 points so I think she knew she owed us. We didn't try to run the score up. We only had five girls. ... She was absolutely fantastic. She was patient. She waits for her shot. If it's open, she takes it and she can drive to the hoop as well as anyone I've seen in the city."
Oursler hits milestone
Cassie Oursler became the fifth player in Grand Island history to score 1,000 career points as the 6-foot-3 senior achieved the milestone in the fourth quarter on a layup during the Vikings' 56-49 win over Niagara Falls in the Niagara Frontier League. Oursler, who will play Division I ball at Robert Morris, finished with 14 points and now has 1,005 in her career.
"It's great that she got that. She's been working hard. She signed with Robert Morris earlier this year. That was a big milestone for her. She's accomplished two big things this year," coach Jenepher Banker said.
N-W skates past OP
Orchard Park scored the first goal of the game but Niagara-Wheatfield scored the final four in a 4-1 triumph in boys WNY Hockey Federation play. Anthony Vekich had a goal and an assist in the second period, his goal with 18 seconds left in the frame breaking a 1-1 tie. Mike Parise, John Liberti and Andrew Connelly also scored for the Falcons (7-2, 3-2). Tyler Riter scored for OP.
Gehen scores seven
Erin Gehen scored seven goals and two assists for West Seneca in a 10-6 girls WNY Federation Hockey win over Lancaster. Molly Sikorski scored twice, while Kristen Sikorski also scored for West Seneca, which beat Amherst/Sweet Home, 7-6, on Thursday.


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National Parks Week
National Park Week is April 16-24 and has been created to celebrate this country's 394 National Parks. "This year's focus, Healthy Parks, Healthy People, highlights the connection between human and environmental health and the vital role America's national parks play in both."
Indiana isn't awash in National Parks, but we are blessed with amazing State Parks, State Forests and lots of opportunities for hiking and connecting with nature. Despite some possible rainy weather, what better time to celebrate nature!
Need some inspiration on where to go?
Hiking Indiana: A Guide to the State's Greatest Hiking Adventures by Phil Bloom
A Guide to the Knobstone Trail: Indiana's Longest Footpath by Nathan D. Strange
Nature Walks in Southern Indiana by Alan McPherson
Questions about gear and what to bring?
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Backpacking and Hiking by Jason Stevenson
The Complete Walker IV by Colin Fletcher
The Hiking Companion: Getting the Most from the Trail Experience Throughout the Seasons by Michael W. Robbins
What are those flowers? And is this a Sycamore tree?
101 Trees of Indiana: a Field Guide by Marion T. Jackson
Indiana Wildflowers: Lawrence & Monroe Counties by John Seeber
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Golf cart laws
Every year when the weather gets warmer, many parents in the Park West community of Mount Pleasant lose their sense of parental responsibility. I am referring to the illegal use of golf carts by underage drivers on paths used for walking and bicycles.
I was recently walking along Grey Marsh Road where the sidewalk narrows. A golf cart behind me cut off the path and into the lane of oncoming traffic causing a driver to apply his brakes.
The cart was driven by a young boy who appeared to be about seven years old. His mother was sitting helplessly in the passenger seat.
Over the years, I have encountered dozens of reckless young drivers who fly through stop signs and have little regard for public safety.
Last year, I brought this matter to the town council. The police chief called me several days later asking what he could do about this situation. I told him that tickets should be issued to drivers spotted by passing police cars. I was told that there were "bigger fish to fry" and that the police didn't have time to crack down on golf cart violations.
What we have in this area of Mount Pleasant is an accident waiting to happen. Someone is going to get seriously injured, and the town will be at the wrong end of a lawsuit.
The law is very simple. Carts must be driven on secondary roads by licensed drivers. Golf cart owners in Park West need to stop giving in to the fantasies of their children. Instead, they should behave like parents and teach their offspring to obey the law.
Bob Blumenthal
Daniel Legare Place
Mount Pleasant
Nurses qualified
The article "Two years too short" was misleading to the public and offensive to a lot of very qualified associate degree nurses (ADN), most who are employed and making hospitals and clinics function safely.
After graduating from an accredited nursing school, AD or bachelor of science, all registered nurses are required to pass the same state board examination and then must regularly meet criteria (30 hours of continuing education for each credentialed period)to maintain their licenses.
It is the nature of nurses, whatever their initial level of education, to continue learning as new medical knowledge develops. Being a nurse only starts with the ADN or BSN. It continues for a lifetime, whether there is more "alphabet soup" at the end of your name or not.
It isn't helpful to undermine the confidence that the public has in its nurses. As the quality of health care deteriorates with Obamacare — and it will — it is essential for patients and their families to be proactive in their health care. Ask questions if you don't understand something or if something doesn't seem right. Have an advocate at the hospital bedside of loved ones.
Keep a notebook indicating when hospital staff enter and leave the room. Write down his name, what he does, what medication he gives, the dose, the route. Keep your own record of vital signs.
Insist that anyone who touches your loved one wash his hands first. Write down who takes the patient away, where they are going and what for. Be very clear about in advance directives, durable power of attorney or living wills, which can be a dangerous source of confusion for first responders.
Don't assume that anyone involved with your care is smarter than you are, credentials or not.
Lynn Smith, R.N., ADN
Serotina Court
Mount Pleasant
Self check-out
I'm seeing more of a disturbing trend in retail stores. At first, it was grocery stores and now big box stores that encourage customers to check themselves out rather than being cashed out by a person.
I wonder if replacing people with machines is the right thing to do in these times of high unemployment. Further, it's impossible to ask a machine a question or correct a mistake.
I'm sure these large corporations are improving their profits by replacing people with machines, but I have another suggestion. If these companies want to improve profits, how about across-the-board executive pay cuts?
Wayne Salkeld
Cross Timbers Drive
Mount Pleasant
Wind turbines
Mark Sanford talks about the wind turbine effort as being bad public policy and a poor return on investment. Using his same math calculations, $900 million divided by 2,000 jobs equals $450,000 per person. I believe this is what Boeing's return on investment was.
How many people could Lyerly's Cleaners put to work for this amount?
Erin McKee
President, Charleston Central Labor Council
Short River Court
Mount Pleasant
'Grand lady'
Several years ago, the Charleston Symphony Orchestra League staged a fundraiser and needed a great deal of greenery for decorating the premises of that year's ball.
Word went out to CSOL members asking everyone to contribute branches, vines and other greenery.
One member replied that she had a tree with many branches and needed someone to cut them down as her contribution to the fundraiser.
My husband and I drove to her house with clippers and met this energetic older woman who took us to the tree.
After we had cut down enough branches to fill our trunk, she asked us if we wouldn't like some more. That was our first acquaintance with Margot Freudenberg, and we never forgot her.
When we left that day, we tried to figure out just who she was and where had she come from. She seemed to have a German accent, and we speculated that she might have been old enough to have been through the Holocaust.
She never said anything about herself and seemed too dignified and focused on donating branches to permit personal questions.
It took her recent death for us to learn more about her from her obituary. She was a grand lady, and we were very fortunate to have met her. Charleston will miss her.
Anne Lindsey
Intracoastal Court
Isle of Palms
What Tea Party?
What and where is the Tea Party we hear so much about? The best I can find is they have no membership and no location. My conclusion is there is no such thing as the "Tea Party."
Dan Cross
Mahan Court
Mount Pleasant
Gun rights
Many thanks for standing up against the gun lobby. Its attempt to limit free speech between doctors and patients follows other attempts to place riders on legislation to prevent the collection and release of basic gun violence and gun trafficking data.
How perverse, how un-American, how unpatriotic to prevent access to truth. Seeking truth is fundamental to our national character, and we are urged to seek truth in our Bible.
Where are these people coming from? Are they so brain-washed that they abandon our basic principles and rights?
Without truth, how can we find the right balance between gun rights and our other "inalienable rights"?
I've worked in aviation safety for years.
Where would we be if the FAA and the NTSB were prevented from collecting and releasing accident data or if pilots and mechanics were prevented from discussing accidents and incidents?
As an informed electorate, we need to be examining our legislative candidates more thoroughly and demanding more from them.
Daniel Stapleton
Park Lake Drive
Kiawah Island
TV charisma
Woop dee doo, a Bravo show titled "Southern Charm" will be gracing our TV screens soon. It will follow Charleston's "most charismatic gentlemen and their Southern belle equals."
Funny it did not mention the words "convicted felon" since the show will also include former state Treasurer Thomas Ravenel.
Is all of TV turning into Jersey Shore?
Seymour Rosenthal
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Hugh Jackman
- 1976
Father Knows Best
Grace leaves her husband, Chris Jackman, an accountant, and their five children. Growing up, Hugh, the youngest, stages magic shows and dancing competitions for his four siblings. His sister Sonia describes her little brother as "determined to get the attention." By the 1990s, Hugh enrolls at the University of Technology Sydney as a journalism major, but it will be a senior year drama theory course that draws him to acting. He later enrolls at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts.
- 1995
Captured Heart
Jackman makes his onscreen debut as a vicious inmate in an Australian television prison drama. Acting opposite him is his future wife, Deborra-lee Furness, whom he weds in 1996. Jackman tells In Style in 2000 that he is "indecisive – except on big things like marriage. I was 100 percent certain about my wife, Deb."
- 1998
Jackman stars in the leading role of Curly in the London revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! Says costar Maureen Lipman to PEOPLE, "Women, men, children and dogs completely went to pieces when Hugh took his shirt off." Beyond sex appeal, though, the leading man has acting chops. The following year, Jackman is nominated for an Olivier Award – the U.K.'s major theater honor – for his role in the musical.
- 2000
A New Addition
Jackman and Furness adopt Oscar Maximillian. The couple will also adopt a daughter, Ava Eliot, in 2005. The family man tells PEOPLE that adopting is "phenomenal, and there are so many kids in need. It's the greatest thing that's ever happened to us."
The Triple X Factor
When Dougray Scott backs out of playing Wolverine in the comic book epic, X-Men, Jackman dons the superhero claws. The film pulls in nearly $55 million in its opening weekend. In 2003, Jackman again sinks his claws in X2, which grosses a monstrous $215 million. In 2006, after starring in the final installment, X-Men: The Last Stand, Jackman nabs a Wolverine spin-off scheduled for 2008.
- 2001
The Time Traveler
In Kate & Leopold, Jackman plays a 19th-century duke who time-travels to modern-day New York and falls in love with Meg Ryan's contemporary workaholic. He receives a Golden Globe nod for his performance.
- 2003
A Wizard in Oz
Jackman shines as ostentatious, openly gay songwriter/singer Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz on Broadway. Though the show receives mixed reviews, Jackman receives raves and a Tony nomination. Entertainment Weekly writes, "This slim, loose-limbed Jackman bumps and grinds his way across the stage, winks flirtatiously at the balcony, and endlessly flashes his irresistible smile." The actor jokes to PEOPLE that to prepare for the role, "I just have a pina colada when I get to the theater and, bang, that's it. That's all you need to bring out your inner Peter Allen."
- 2004
A Monster Killer
Jackman stars as a self-described "assassin sent to murder monsters" in the horror film Van Helsing inspired by Bram Stoker's Dracula. Writer-director Stephen Sommers tells EW, "I wrote Van Helsing with Jackman in mind. I'm not sure what I would have done if he had said no." The blockbuster, also starring Kate Beckinsale, brings in $52 million during its opening weekend.
Host with the Most
Jackman hosts the 58th Annual Tony Awards for the second time (he hosted in 2003 and will again in 2005) and brings Sean "Diddy" Combs onstage to sing "O, What a Beautiful Mornin'" from Oklahoma! Combs, who starred in the Broadway sensation Raisin in the Sun, doesn't know the words, but Jackman grabs his hand and asks the mogul to repeat the lyrics after him. Jackman takes a break from his hosting duties that night to pick up the leading actor
award for The Boy from Oz.
- 2006
What's the Scoop?
Jackman costars with Scarlett Johansson in Woody Allen's comedic mystery Scoop. Jackman plays a debonair businessman who charms Johansson's character, a college journalist, as she struggles to solve a puzzling murder mystery.
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Luke Williams's exquisitely written debut novel is narrated by Evie Steppman, a woman born with an extraordinarily acute sense of hearing. Now, at fifty-four, alone in an attic in Scotland that is filled with objects from her past, and with her powers of hearing starting to fade, she sets out to record the events of her life. From her recollections come an outpouring of stories that transcend history; tales of a twelfth-century mapmaker mingle with memories of Evie's childhood growing up in Nigeria in the 1950s and her travels across America in the 1960s. Williams's fascination with history and his talent for evoking multiple voices will bring to mind the work of Salman Rushdie and David Mitchell.


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5 Pop Culture Classics That Almost Had Truly Terrible Titles
You can spend years crafting a piece of art that represents complex thoughts and emotions. Then you have to sum up all that complexity with a clear, concise title with no more than a handful of words. What a pain in the ass. It should be snappy and catchy, too? Damn it! And something that rolls off the tongue with ease and fluidity? Son of a bitch!
Not everyone can nail a title on the first shot, which means there's bound to be some famous things that ran through some exceptionally shitty titles before they landed on the one that worked. And there are! Here's five entries of proof, starting with ...
#5. House Was Once Called Chasing Zebras, Circling the Drain
You've got a shitty title on your hands when it requires people to drown in med school debt just to attain the knowledge needed to understand it. House, the show about the doctor who could solve the most vexing medical cases but couldn't heal himself, began life as Chasing Zebras, Circling the Drain.
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"Why?! Why did we have to get picked up for a full season?!"
That absurdist nonsense is medical slang. "Chasing zebras" refers to medical cases where symptoms of a rare illness present themselves as a more common illness. Like Foreman says in the pilot episode: "If you hear hoof beats, you think horses, not zebras." "Circling the drain" is exactly as it sounds: patients on the verge of death.
That title perfectly described House: doctors who are attempting to diagnose the undiagnosable. It also sounds like the title of a Salvador Dali painting, or a doctor show starring Dali himself, where all his cures involve rearranging people's guts into surrealist shapes that his underlings don't understand, but they don't want to look stupid, so they just nod in agreement.
"The mangled gallbladder with a lady's face represents ... his lymphoma? No! His disconnect from a post-industrial society!"
House may ultimately have been the boring choice, but at least it wouldn't mislead people into thinking they were going to watch an Oscar-baity documentary about a man who has lost control of his life but rediscovers himself as he hunts pinstripe ponies.
#4. The Original Title of Robinson Crusoe Was Too Long to Fit in This Entry Heading
Robinson Crusoe isn't a great title in itself. If you added a plus sign in the middle, it'd be a good name for a hip ad agency in Seattle run by people with thick rectangular glasses.
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It's too bland for a book about a castaway who gets into some serious shit with cannibals and mutineers. Still, it's infinitely better than the infinite title Daniel Defoe originally published his book under. If you're reading this article out loud because you have brain problems, take a deep breath before you start reading the title:
The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Pyrates
That damn title ate a third of this article's word count. Every time you think it's going to end, it runs you down with more title. It's the Return of the King of book titles. That title should come with volunteers who hand you cups of water as you struggle through that word marathon. And it spoiled the entire book. That's like if The Sixth Sense was called This Guy? Oh, Yeah. He's Dead!
Here's what the title looked like on the cover of the first edition:
The words start off big, then get smaller and smaller, like the cover is simulating how your interest fades away as you continue reading the title. Raise your hand if you've ever seen a title with a Doppler effect. Cram it, you liar! This is the first and only one. It's written like it's meant to be read aloud by someone passing by on a motorcycle.
#3. The Original Title of License to Ill by the Beastie Boys Was Really Offensive
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It's #219 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and it was the best-selling rap album of the 1980s. "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)," "No Sleep 'Till Brooklyn," and "Brass Monkey" were all massive hits off of the album, and all three are still being played to this day. It's without question one of the most influential hip-hop albums ever. I wonder how much of that acclaim the album would have had if the Beastie Boys' License to Ill had kept its original title: Don't Be a Faggot.
Given the tone of some of the songs, the original title seems fitting. Here, watch the video for "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)" and tell me that doesn't look like a bunch of 1980s frat guys itching to shotgun a beer and beat up queers, because that's the definition of a good Friday night when you're stupid:
The title may have come from the mind of producer Rick Rubin. Rubin wanted the band's image to be pretty much what you see in the video above. Their label, Columbia Records, was not run by people missing a ton of chromosomes; they refused to release the album under its original title. They forced Beastie Boys manager Russell Simmons to force the band to change the title. That's way too much usage of the word "force" to describe an act that should have been effortless.
The suits protect from the gay menace.
The band changed the title to a play on a classic James Bond reference, and boom -- best-selling rap album of the 1980s. The Beastie Boys have since apologized "for the s---ty and ignorant things we said on our first record." Rick Rubin later went on to produce pretty much every popular album ever, all while hoping no one ever again brings up his gross proposal for an album title.


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