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Checking the Numbers
Perceived Velocity
Few pitchers utilize their fastballs more frequently than J.A. Happ of the Phillies does, as he throws his four-seamed heater 71 percent of the time. Unlike Max Scherzer, who throws his fastball at a similar rate but routinely registers 95+ miles per hour on the gun, Happ averages a relatively modest 89.7 mph with rather pedestrian movement. Despite these facts pointing towards the idea that Happ's chief pitch is thus somewhat average or below, his plate discipline data has trended in the opposite direction: Happ ranks amongst the leaders in zone percentage yet has very low rates of both swings induced and contact made on pitches in the zone, performance characteristics that portend an ability to deceive hitters when coupled with his velocity and movement marks. Unless we accept that Happ's numbers are fluky, something about his delivery is preventing hitters from picking the ball up and reacting in appropriate fashion, whether that's a question of his hiding the ball well, or having a release that's closer to home plate than hitters are accustomed to seeing.
That latter component of possible deceptiveness comes up almost automatically in discussions of what has made Chris Young of the Padres so effective; Young has had no problem retiring hitters despite throwing a fastball with velocity that makes it seem like it's impersonating Jamie Moyer's luke-warm heat. The ideas for why Young can do this revolves around his height and his wingspan, and how he releases pitches much closer to home plate, allotting less time for the hitters to react. Warren Spahn used to say that "Hitting is timing; pitching is upsetting timing," and the shorter reaction time supposedly allowed by Young's long-armed release closer to home plate increases the perception of his fastball's velocity to the hitters. In other words, a radar gun and the PITCHf/x start speed may clock him throwing at 86 mph, yet the hitter actually "sees" a 91 mph pitch. To get a better sense of what's involved, I reached out to Mark Reynolds of the Diamondbacks for his thoughts on the matter:
Some guys hide the ball well. [Dan] Haren does his little pause, Doug [Davis] has his eight-second windup. Pitchers make stuff up because it's their job to deceive us, and we try to hit them. Randy Wolf, Chris Young, those are two that come to mind off the bat. I'm sure there's more. Some guys throw 95 and it looks like 85 because it's straight and you can time them. You've just got to stay back and get your foot down and see them. Wolf throws 88-90, but I don't have very good numbers against him because he is one of those guys who hides the ball and short-arms it.
The final portion of his quote deals with deception, which we will tackle a bit later on this month, but with his confirmation that the theory of perceived velocity is more than just analytical hullabaloo, I set out to find the extent to which pitchers exceed or fall short of their real velocity based on the length of their deliveries and the actual points of release relative to home plate.
Applying PITCHf/x to the Chris Young Conundrum
The PITCHf/x system continues to revolutionize baseball research, and since my foray into perceived velocity is reliant upon this particular dataset, a brief review of how everything operates is in order. Essentially, PITCHf/x uses a best-fit algorithm to compute constant acceleration along the flight path of a pitch, which is determined by two perpendicularly angled cameras recording images of the journey of a pitch to home plate. With constant acceleration computed based on the image data, the system is able to calculate velocity in feet per second as well as both of the movement components.
Both the PFX_X and PFX_Z-the horizontal and vertical components of movement, respectively-are measured 40 feet from home plate, while the velocity is measured 50 feet away, a critical piece of information for this article, as not every pitcher releases the ball at that exact spot. The images below, courtesy of Sportvision itself, offer a better sense of how the system functions. The first image shows a sample of where the two cameras would be placed and their lines of positioning from afar:
This next image shows the lines of positioning from the much closer view of behind the plate:
The system is shooting a laser from each camera to the perceived image of the ball. The two-dimensional points that result are the assumed screen positions of the ball. The software then takes these images from both of the tracking cameras and uses the camera registration and some tricky math to fit these two-dimensional points into a three-dimensional trajectory. The final image shows the system in action in an actual game setting:
From this angle we can see both home plate and the pitcher's windup, which comes in handy when trying to quantify something not currently extractable from the dataset. Now that we have the idea in mind and an understanding of how the system tracks pitches, the task at hand involves gauging where the pitcher actually released the ball and substituting that data for the automated 50 feet results. Thankfully, Greg Moore of Sportvision was kind enough to send me actual game videos for this study, offering assistance at every corner, in part out of his active interest in my findings.
Determining Actual Release Points
When initially developing this idea, determining the actual release points seemed like a daunting task. Some geometry and photogrammetry would be required to calculate field distance from a picture, and common ground would need to be abundant to make an accurate scale. While in Pittsburgh at our PNC ballpark event a couple of weekends ago, Will Carroll and I discussed a way of scaling the mound based on the knowledge that all rubbers are 60'6" from home plate and the suspicion that mound circumferences were uniform across the league. If so, the distance from rubber to the edge of the mound could be determined, affording the opportunity to scale our area of interest.
After consulting Matt Thomas, a photogrammetry expert, much of my excitement dissipated. The potential for angle errors and mound-height discrepancies would prevent accurate scaling of the field, which in turn would preclude us from measuring the exact distance from release to home. However, before even attempting to circumvent these issues I reached an epiphany-velocity equals distance traveled divided by the time it took to travel that distance. My focus had been spent on measuring distance this entire time, when the more feasible methodology centered on accounting for time. With the videos provided, I could literally count frames, use the appropriate frame rate and determine the amount of time a pitch took from release to home relative to the projected time set from 50 feet away.
Drawing on my experiences as an undergraduate film student, I loaded a sample video into a film-editing program, placed the clip onto the timeline, and noted the frames at which the pitch was released as well as when it crossed home plate. According to Moore, the PITCHf/x system records at a 29.99 frame rate, so dividing the total number of frames between Point A and Point B by 29.99 produces the actual flight time of the pitch. Now, one thing to keep in mind is that the editing program does not measure partial frames, so I used my best judgment in certain cases of determining when the actual pitch was released. In some cases, the pitch appeared to be released between frames five and six, venturing closer to the latter; in situations like that I may have jotted down the start frame as 5.7 frames.
After formulating the idea I consulted with Dr. Alan Nathan, and soon became able to take attributes actually recorded by PITCHf/x for a certain pitch as well as my new flight time, and calculate new initial and average outputs based on the change in flight time from projected to actual. We'll run through an example to explain how things worked a bit more efficiently.
Chris Young Under the Microscope
The data below belongs to a Chris Young fastball thrown against the Angels on June 14, 2009:
x0 y0 z0 vx0 vy0 vz0 ax ay az -0.77 50 6.63 1.05 -123.23 -7.1 -4.13 25.12 -12.43 x0, y0, z0: the release point in three dimensions; PITCHf/x always sets y0=50 feet. vx0, vy0, vz0: the feet per second velocity in three dimensions as measured 50 feet away. ax, ay, az: acceleration in feet per second squared, a constant.
The first step involves converting the feet-per-second velocity figures into miles per hour, which can be accomplished by summing the squares of vx0, vy0 and vz0, taking the root and dividing by 1.467, the conversion rate of feet per second to miles per hour. In this case, Young threw the pitch with an initial start speed of 84.1 miles per hour and an initial average velocity of 80.7 miles per hour. Average velocity looms quite large in this study because, as counterintuitive as it may sound, hitters are not seeing the start speed. Instead, if the idea of perceived and effective velocities-the latter of which we will discuss throughout the remainder of the year-were fictitious, the hitter would see the average velocity, which is the total distance divided by the total time. Back to the scorecard, we converted the three velocity components into Young's original start speed as well as his original average velocity.
Were we interested in modifying the actual starting distance, the next step involves calculating the new start speed in the y-dimension; however, since our focus deals with time, the y0 of 50 feet remains valid, meaning that initial start speed equals new start speed in the y-dimension, or vy0=vy1. Next, calculate the vyF, or the end speed in feet per second of the y-dimension. The vyF can be found through the following formula:
vyF = -(SQRT(vy0^2+2*ay*(1.417-y0)))
Reverting to Young's sample data, the vyF equals -112.70. Calculating end velocity and relating it to the starting speed from the y-dimension allows for the calculation of original flight time, which is found by subtracting vyF from vy0 and dividing by the y-acceleration component; the formula produces 0.4119 seconds for the sample pitch, meaning that the pitch traveled for 0.4119 seconds based on the standard PITCHf/x output.
The subsequent step involves actually counting the frames. Carefully using the direction arrows I found that Young released the ball slightly before the fifth frame, crossing the plate at exactly the 16th frame. Subtracting 4.8 from 16 and dividing by the 29.99 frame rate results in an actual flight time of 0.3734 seconds. Essentially, by measuring Young's pitch from 50 feet away, the PITCHf/x system overstated his flight time by 0.0384 seconds, because Young releases the ball closer than 50 feet from home plate.
By subtracting 1.417 feet-the front of home plate-from 50 feet and dividing the difference by the actual flight time of 0.3734 seconds, further dividing that quotient by the 1.467 conversion rate we can produce the perceived average velocity of Young's pitch. The perceived average velocity comes out to 88.7 miles per hour, but this does not mean that hitters saw an 88.7 mph pitch compared to the recorded 84.1 mph, as the comparison is apples to oranges between the start speed and average velocity. Since the idea of average velocity likely feels weird, a short-hand for turning the perceived average velocity into the perceived initial velocity involves finding the delta between the originally reported values-the 84.1 mph and 80.7 mph average velocity, a delta of 3.4 mph-and adding that to the new perceived average velocity. For this specific pitch from Young, the perceived average velocity of 88.7 mph is added to the 3.4 mph delta to produce a perceived initial velocity of 92.1 mph.
Based on Young's size, stride, and release of the ball closer to home plate-which should be a clue that there are other factors potentially at work here capable of affecting the perceived velocity, all of which we will explore later on this year-the opposing hitter, Torii Hunter in this instance, saw a 92.1 mph pitch no matter what the radar gun speculated. Even if we adjust the frame count to counteract any sort of measurement error on my part, the fact remains that Chris Young threw this pitch with at least six more miles per hour of perceived velocity.
Plugging In Other Pitchers
Greg Moore sent me four games of data and videos, allowing for a diverse sample. I specifically requested games with both Young and Happ, but figured it would be interesting to run someone like Justin Verlander through the gauntlet as well. Taking five fastballs from nine different pitchers in the various games, the table below shows the averages in initial start and average velocity, perceived start and average velocity, and the delta between the perceived and initial start speeds.
Pitcher V_IN V_AVG PV_IN PV_AVG DELTA Chris Young 84.4 80.9 91.1 87.6 6.7 Heath Bell 92.6 88.7 97.7 93.9 5.2 Francisco Rodriguez 93.6 89.9 95.4 91.6 1.8 David Aardsma 94.6 91.0 96.0 92.4 1.4 Justin Verlander 96.1 92.5 95.6 92.0 -0.5 Johan Santana 90.9 87.2 89.9 86.2 -1.0 JA Happ 89.9 86.3 88.4 84.8 -1.5 Johnny Cueto 92.9 89.3 90.8 87.2 -2.1 Ian Snell 91.7 88.1 87.6 84.0 -4.1
According to these results, the theory on Young seems to ring true-on average he threw these five fastballs with a perceived velocity of 6.7 mph greater than what the PITCHf/x measured at 50 feet, a figure that correlates strongly to radar gun reports. Meanwhile, we struck out on Happ, as his five pitches averaged a real velocity of 89.9 mph that bested the perception by 1.5 mph. This does not necessarily indicate that Happ lacks deception or that his numbers are fraudulent, because there are a few aspects of perceived velocity left alone for the time being that will be discussed in a few weeks.
Two of the nine pitchers, both of whom are ironically members of the same team, really exceeded their recorded velocity, with Young and Heath Bell each averaging perceived velocities 5 mph or more better than recorded. On the flipside, Ian Snell averaged a recorded velocity of 91.7 mph, but based on the flight time of the pitch and the distance it actually traveled, the hitters saw 87.6 mph deliveries, which goes hand-in-hand with Mark Reynolds' suggestion that some pitchers throw slower than their gun readings. Truly interesting is the comparison between Justin Verlander and Francisco Rodriguez: Verlander averaged 96.1 mph to the 93.6 of Rodriguez, yet their perceived velocities were 95.6 mph and 95.4 mph respectively, a rather minuscule difference that goes a long way towards showing that two pitchers with a somewhat substantial difference in real velocity can create the same perception to the opposition based on their deliveries.
Moving Forward
Knowing the time from release to plate, or the actual spot at which the pitch left the pitcher's hand is incredibly valuable information. This study should serve as a stepping stone for the future in terms of what type of data could be available, because the radar gun velocity or start speed measured at 50 feet by PITCHf/x does not tell the entire story. There are several very real and scientifically proven factors that affect the perception of velocity to the hitter, making someone like Randy Wolf and his 91 mph fastball incredibly tough for Mark Reynolds, while Ian Snell becomes easier to time for one reason or another. Additionally, pitchers with divergent real velocities can converge on perceived velocity.
Today the exploration involved the first of the factors which affect the perception of velocity-the actual flight time as determined by the actual point of release. Next week we'll look at how the location of the pitch affects the perception of velocity in conjunction to the data presented in this piece. Following that, I'll eventually shift to a discussion of what is known as the hitter's 'attention zone, 'and how the perceived velocity measured here, the added or subtracted velocity based on the location of the pitch, and the preceding sequence of pitches all play into the batter/pitcher matchup, as well as which pitchers have truly maximized their efficiency based on these ideas of perception and setting up the hitters. For now, though, we can at least take away that Chris Young definitely throws harder than it looks from the stands, which at least partially explains how a non-Moyer can post very solid numbers with a very Moyer-like substandard four-seam fastball.
Eric Seidman is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Boy would I love to know what a fastball from Randy Johnson in his prime looked like in this context...
Sep 22, 2009 10:24 AM
Isn't the assumption being made that every batter begins to "pick up" the ball at the moment when it leaves any pitcher's hand (or a fixed small fraction of a second before or after)? It strikes me that this could vary among pitchers and batters as would the "perceived" velocities.
Sep 22, 2009 11:14 AM
Dave Holgado
Great stuff, Eric. Glad to see some follow up on this issue after KG's post from the other week re velocity. And I'd love to see how this data shakes out on a pitcher like Tim Lincecum. Presumably his long stride compensates for his diminutive height and results in what might even be a closer (to home)-than-average release point, which -- when added to his already well above average radar gun readings -- goes far to explain his dominance.
Sep 22, 2009 11:27 AM
Heath Hell has a huge add? He's not short but he's not CY. Is it something specific to him or is the Padres' mound somehow factoring in?
Sep 22, 2009 12:28 PM
This is completely a guess that comes from watching Heath Bell pitch a lot. I think he may "jump" as he throws and gets a little closer to home plate that way.
Sep 22, 2009 12:47 PM
This is a really excellent finding, but somewhat disheartening given how much case-by-case work needs to be put in to calculate these values. It seems like perceived velocities might provide better correlations with observed results.
Sep 22, 2009 13:02 PM
If we all get on them it just might happen! Haha, but seriously, it's something I discussed with them, and it is DEFINITELY very useful to teams, so it might take some time but it could be in the cards. Those guys can do anything.
Sep 22, 2009 14:43 PM
I'm sure there are lots of teams who are already doing similar research. If they are not then they better be getting on the wagon, since this makes a HUGE difference in player evaluation.
Sep 22, 2009 17:28 PM
The issue with Happ as presented here just means that the plane he creates when pitching and his actual release point makes the pitch look very slightly slower. There are other ways to increase the perception of velocity, which we will get into in the coming weeks. Next week we'll look at location, and soon thereafter how deception in the release of a pitch plays in. I'm personally not willing to accept that all of Happ's success is fluky, when he seems to be deceiving hitters somehow.
Sep 22, 2009 19:46 PM
I'm not sure if you are familiar with the Phuture Phillies blog of Phillie prospect Michael Schwimer, but apparently he's interested in perceived velocity and somehow measures Happs as 94-96mph:
Sep 23, 2009 20:52 PM
I e-mailed Schwimer when I began my research but never heard back. No way Happ is 94-96 though. Location doesn't add that much. What Happ MAY be doing though is hiding the ball from view for a longer period of timing so the batters cannot track it, and he might release his pitches from the same plane, in addition to utilizing location, but I cannot see that getting him higher than maybe 92-93, especially based on the results I found here.
Sep 23, 2009 21:06 PM
Eric Seidman for baseball czar!
Sep 22, 2009 13:19 PM
Richard Bergstrom
Will pitcher height being factored in? A 91mph from a tall pitcher like Chris Young should have a sharper downward plane than a shorter pitcher, making their pitches "appear" more flat.
Sep 22, 2009 17:45 PM
Just found one slight issue - the Padres game I was given was a bit off that day as all of the Padres and Angels pitchers had lower velocities on average than their seasonal lines. If all of them did, then it leads me to believe that Young and Bell still posted their quoted perceived velocities but that the deltas should go from 6.7 and 5.2 to more like 3.7 and 2.2, which makes a bit more sense. All of the other pitchers results stand.
Sep 22, 2009 21:20 PM
Have you looked at data from pitchers throwing from the windup vs. the stretch? Could there be differences in the release point that could explain some anomalies (such as why some pitchers seem to perform better with runners on)?
Sep 23, 2009 05:37 AM
Great article. I imagine that the next level of this, with the "attention zone" of the hitter, will be affected by whether a hitter is a pull hitter or can send balls to the opposite field. Ultimately, seeing the matchup of perceived velocity versus attention zone becomes a scalpel for a field manager seeking to optimize his lineup, compared to the butterknife that is the Lefty/Righty splits that exist today.
Sep 23, 2009 07:48 AM
Everything you guys are mentioning is stuff I'm interested in exploring down the road, data and feasibility permitting, but we're starting slow and working our way up. When we get into the attention zone it's going to be more of an explanation of handling pitches and the game theory of batters and pitchers. Then perhaps getting into the more advanced aspects like platoon splits and perception and type of hitter vs. attention zone.
Sep 23, 2009 07:54 AM
I would much rather see a slow but throroughly researched study of these issues where there is some truly valuable insight than a rapid fire series of articles with flawed analysis that invalidates the conclusions. In other words, please, I'm begging you, stick with your plan even if it takes a while! This article was excellent.
Sep 23, 2009 15:23 PM
I'm planning on continuing this line of research throughout the rest of the year. Quality over quantity. I have enough other interesting things to research in between if they take longer than anticipated, but there will certainly be something on this next week, and most likely another the week after.
Sep 23, 2009 19:10 PM
Tremendous research, Eric.
Sep 23, 2009 08:48 AM
Bob Horton
I agree that this is tremedous, Eric.
Sep 23, 2009 10:19 AM
Patrick Ferrington
What would be fun someday - is to backtrack and see if we can figure out any teams that are doing something like this. We know teams have private research. We also know that some teams are much better than others at finding effective relievers off the 'scrapheap' what would be intresting to know is if there a pitching staff out there that scores consistently better on these number.
Sep 23, 2009 10:23 AM
Mike Fast
Eric, I wonder if something went wrong in your calculations. By looking at still images, I find that most pitchers, Chris Young included, release the ball roughly in line with their plant foot. A pitcher's stride length is typically about his height or a little less.
Sep 23, 2009 13:05 PM
Mike, as I mentioned a few comments above, the data was off for the game I was sent of the Padres, so when I get the new video I'm going to compare. That entire Angels-Padres series was off by 1-3 mph for each pitcher. The calculations are also bound to experience some error in frame counting, which could mean Young was throwing 86 with a perceived 89-90, but not enough of an error would exist to bring it all the way down to the 85-86 he actually threw. Same goes for Bell. The others all checked out.
Sep 23, 2009 13:43 PM
And as a further aside, it might not be the distance that is important. I agree nobody is releasing inside of 50 feet, but rather that the plane of his delivery decreases the time to plate... not necessarily the straight y-distance from release to home, but the plane of the release.
Sep 23, 2009 13:48 PM
According to Dr. Nathan, the plane has less to do with it than I thought. So the likely issue with Young deals with the system being off for that series, and the new results from his games will be used in further studies on here. It'll likely produce a delta of 3-3.5 mph instead of 6. However, as we'll discss next week, location could make it appear +6 mph.
Sep 23, 2009 19:32 PM
One guy I'd really like to see the data broken down for is Jonathan Sanchez. According to the radar gun, he is throwing in the low nineties, 91-93 depending on the gun. He gets an awful lot of swing throughs, especially for a guy that has difficulty with command on his breaking ball. On TV at least, his 91 looks a lot harder then other guys that throw the same speed on the gun.
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The long-lost art of silent film improvisation, which is making a comeback, will be in the spotlight Saturday during a Halloween Spectacular presented by the Friends of Music at St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church.
The event, which starts at 7 p.m., will feature organist Dorothy Papadakos, a member of the seven-time Grammy Award–winning Paul Winter Consort.
Papadakos will improvise on the 1922 classic film "Nosferatu," starring Max Shrek, bringing to life the drama of the 1922 German Expressionist adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula."
The film is known for its groundbreaking cinematography and technical achievements, and continues to thrill audiences nearly 100 years later.
General admission tickets are $25; $15 for students; $50 for a family of three; $60 for a family of four. Premium seats (where you can see the performer as well as the film) are $35.
The event will be followed by a special Halloween reception.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.friendsofmusictucson.org or by calling 299-2062.
St. Philip's is at 4440 N. Campbell Ave. at East River Road. Parking is available in the north parking lot or under the solar covered parking structure on the east side.
About the artist
Papadakos was the first woman to be cathedral organist of the world's largest Gothic cathedral, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, from 1990 to 2003.
She is celebrated for her improvisations and scores for theater, film, TV and ballet. She is a renowned international performer, popular for her silent film programs, specializing in Charlie Chaplin and Lon Chaney.
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Noble Systems, a global leader in unified contact centre technology solutions, is pleased to announce they have won the Best Use of Technology Vendor Award at the prestigious Debt Collection Awards held at the Midland Hotel in Manchester on Wednesday 13th November. Hosted by Credit Today, the Debt Collection Awards have been celebrated for seven years; these awards recognise the industrys outstanding efforts and commitment to best practice.
Colin Chave, General Manager of Noble Systems EMEA, says: Noble Systems was delighted to see so many of our customers nominated for awards and we were over the moon by the end of the evening when more than half of the awards won were presented to Noble customers. We would like to thank Credit Today for the award and all of our customers for their support and loyalty over the years.
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"Images in Children's Picture Books": What social messages do picture books convey to the children and adults who read them? The combination of visual and verbal messages makes them a powerful tool for communicating society's visions and values to its youngest members. In this seminar students will explore ways in which the images in children's literature have presented class, gender, race, ethnicity, and other social constructs. We will pay special attention to books that have been banned, challenged, or otherwise proven controversial.
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The Bradford Mutual Sunday School League have decided not to follow the JCT600 Bradford League and introduce an electronic player registration system.
"Zaheer Ahmed (Great Horton Church) got the information about it and passed it on to league secretary Taj Butt, who discussed it with me," said league results secretary Stewart Roberts.
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ApproachThe climb begins at the camping area of Selva de Oza, on the upper valley of the Aragón Subordán. To get there, start from Huesca or Pamplona, in northern Spain. From any one of both towns, follow road N-240 towards the other one. At Puente la Reina (88 km away from Pamplona, or 72 km away from Huesca) you will have to turn north by road A176. This is the road running alongside the river Aragón Subordán, entering the Valley of Hecho. Follow the A176 up to the village of Hecho. After crossing Hecho the road becomes sensibly worst, but goes on to the Boca del Infierno (that's a narrow pass) and Selva de Oza (see approach for Castillo de Acher). Do not leave your car at the camping area. Follow the road ahead (north ) instead, to reach in about 2 km the plain of La Mina (also known in some maps as Guarrinza). This is the spot to leave the car.
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The idea is to start walking from La Mina and climb the slopes to your west. A multicoloured metal stick (pluviometer) marks the first reference for the hike. Get to it and afterwards keep following the red-and-white paint marks of the GR-11 path. They shall take you westwards and up to the Collado de Petraficha, placed north of Chipeta Alto and separating it from Petraficha. After crossing this Col turn south (left) to enter the final and wide slope of Chipeta Alto, reaching easily the summit.


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"The service was friendly and attentive. We loved the burger and the selection of drinks was great. Our guide was very knowledgeable and we now have a better understanding of Amsterdam. Amsterdam is a beautiful city - even more beautiful from the water and we would thoroughly recommend this tour. ...John T., Australia – See more reviews
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Chill out and cruise along the magnificent waters of Amsterdam! With a beer and a burger in hand, you're all set for the perfect getaway!
Your freshly made hamburger is picked up from a restaurant and accompanied by two Heineken beers. From the restaurant the boat will cruise along the highlights of Amsterdam.
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Police are currently looking for a man who was seen hiding and possibly peeping at women relieving themselves on him in a porta-potty during Boulder Colorado's Hanuman Yoga Festival. "A female patron of the festival walked into a portable toilet and told police she noticed that something was moving inside the tank when she lifted the lid," said police spokeswoman Kim Kobel. This free lovin' yoga practicing hippy woman who saw the suspect asked her male friend to go back inside the washroom to double check and sure enough, she was right. "The man told police that when he entered the toilet, he did see someone inside the tank, covered in a tarp," said Kobel. After exiting the toilet, the man heard the door lock from the inside.
UGH! I don't know if it's just because I went to summer camp every year, or maybe it's that drain scene from IT but seeing someone in the tank of a porta potty/ outhouse is one of my biggest fears. When the guy finally emerged from the washroom several minutes later, security and onlookers clad in Lulu Lemon gear were greeted by a man covered in feces and bloody cuts. The guards tried their best to grab the guy a la greased up death guy scene from the picnic Family Guy episode, but he got away.
Seriously, I am totally down with being open about weird sexual fetishes, but this one is way too weird for words. How could you possibly enjoy anything about this?! If you want to practice safe and legal scat peeping, at least invest in your own porta potty. If you're around Boulder Colorado be on the look out for this creep, apparently his name is Sky so I'm sure you'll find him around pot or hot yoga classes.
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Why Eat Local?
Buying locally grown food can be your contribution to the well-being of our planet, as well your own personal health and well-being. Buying locally grown products supports local farmers and ranchers and keeps land in agriculture. Simply, put, buying local is the right thing to do.
So why should you care about farmers and ranchers? Agriculture, whether or not you ever think about it, is part of the very molecules of your being. If you eat food, wear clothes, or live in house made with wood products, you are involved in agriculture, and the choices you make help determine the future of agriculture.
1. Taste the difference.
At a farmers' market, most local produce has been picked within 24 hours. It comes to your table ripe, fresh, and with its full flavor, unlike supermarket food that may have been picked weeks or months before.
Local eating is social. Studies show that people shopping at farmers' markets have 10 times more conversations than their counterparts at the supermarket.
3. Get in touch with the seasons.
When you eat locally, you eat what's in season. You'll remember that cherries are the taste of summer. In winter, comfort foods like squash soup and pancakes just make sense.
4. Discover new flavors.
Even familiar foods become more interesting when you buy them from the farmer and hear their story. Count the types of pear offered at your supermarket. Maybe three? Small farms are keeping alive nearly 300 other varieties -- while more than 2,000 more have been lost in our rush to sameness.
5. Explore your home.
Visiting local farms is a way to be a tourist in your own "backyard."
6. Save the world.
A study in Iowa found that a regional diet consumed 17 times less oil and gas than a diet based on food shipped across the country.
7. Support small farms.
In areas with strong local markets, the family farm has been given new life. Farms and ranches preserve open space and provide natural firebreaks around communities.
A US study showed that almost twice the contribution of a dollar stayed in the local economy when spent at a local food business compared to a supermarket. Buying direct also ensures you pay the true cost of food.
9. Be healthy!
Eating from farmers' markets and cooking from scratch makes you feel better; you are eating more fresh fruit and vegetables and fewer processed products, with fewer additives.
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Tebow a linebacker? Are you kidding?
As a high school junior in Stephenville, Texas, Jevan Snead thought for sure he would one day be playing quarterback at Florida Field on Saturdays.
He will be inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium today, but he will be wearing a Mississippi jersey and playing for Florida's opponent. And most likely, he won't get an especially warm welcome.
Snead was once a hot UF prospect whom Urban Meyer and his staff began recruiting while at Utah. He orally committed to the Gators as an 11th-grader. But when he learned that Meyer was actively pursuing Jacksonville-area quarterback Tim Tebow, everything changed.
In a book titled Meat Market: Inside the Smash-Mouth World of College Football Recruiting, Snead said Meyer promised he would not recruit another quarterback after he committed. When Snead inquired about the Gators' recruitment of Tebow, he said in the book Meyer told him that Tebow was being recruited as a linebacker.
This week, Meyer emphatically denied the allegations. And Snead now says he can't remember if Florida ever told him that.
"I really do not remember about that at all, at this time," Snead said.
But what he does remember is the difficult recruiting process.
"I guess it was a little frustrating," Snead said. "I decided it wouldn't be the best situation for me, so I decided to withdraw my commitment. Fortunately, it's worked out for both schools and myself."
The road to Oxford has been tough. Snead began his career at Texas, but eventually transferred to Ole Miss, where he sat out last season.
In four games, Snead is 55-of-102 for 844 yards, six touchdowns and seven interceptions.
Antonya English, Times staff writer
Information from the Associated Press and the Kansas City Star was used in this report.
A look at this week's college football scene. For more, check out sports.tampabay.com.
Former Countryside quarterback Harrison Beck, thrust back into a starting role at N.C. State after an injury to Russell Wilson, didn't have to look at video to know about the USF defense he will go up against tonight in Raleigh. The former Countryside standout said he has watched several Bulls games in the past two years, and he recognizes how turnovers have helped USF in wins against Auburn and West Virginia last season, and Kansas two weeks ago. "They play pretty good defense, but the turnovers are usually backbreakers," said Beck, a transfer from Nebraska who started four games last season before sustaining a shoulder injury. "Against Kansas, they sealed the deal at the end with a pick off the post route, and last year against West Virginia, their linebacker picked Pat White and returned it for a touchdown." Avoiding turnovers will be a key for Beck, whose career numbers against BCS foes are zero touchdowns and nine interceptions. N.C. State coach Tom O'Brien said of Beck, "We're just going to have to tell him that we're wearing the red jerseys on Saturday night, and we'll be in good shape." Beck said USF recruited him out of Countryside, where he was rated as the nation's No. 3 pro-style quarterback by Rivals.com in 2005, but he didn't seriously consider the Bulls because he knew he wanted to play out of state and was courted by major programs such as Michigan and Nebraska. "I lived in Florida my whole life, so if I had a chance to have my college degree paid for, I wanted to go away," Beck said. "USF wasn't the USF they are now. They weren't ranked, hadn't beaten the kinds of teams they've been beating. You could see them starting to turn things around then, but I just didn't want to stay in Florida."
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Air Force 1 boot variations are among Nike Sportswear's most popular hybrid styles, because they take the familiar Uptown's personality and pollinate it with a special blend courtesy of classic menswear. But we've only been scratching the surface of what's possible, as made evident by these new Nike Air Force 1 Duckboot iD samples from Tokyo's Nike Harajuku. These push the envelope with bold ripstop nylon colors contrasted by simple base tones, and the result might be good enough to have you wishing for nasty weather. Get a look at some samples after the jump and you can design your own AF1 Duckboot available now as the December Air Force 1 offering on Nike iD.
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As candidates for a host of elective offices stepped up recently to qualify for a May 20 primary and nonpartisan elections, Oconee County commissioners opted not to put a referendum on that day's ballot.
With a 3-1 vote Tuesday, Oconee commissioners opted to push a referendum on a 1 percent special-purpose local option sales tax from the May date to the Nov. 4 general election.
Commissioner Mark Saxon was the lone dissenter as commissioners Margaret Hale, Jim Luke and John Daniell approved the delay in the SPLOST vote.
In the several minutes of discussion prior to the decision, the three commissioners went through a number of arguments for delaying the SPLOST referendum. The proceedings were clearly frustrating to Commission Chairman Melvin Davis, an advocate of the May 20 date, who took the unusual step after the 3-1 vote of asking that his opposition to the November balloting be noted in minutes of the meeting. As commission chairman, Davis votes only in the event of a tie among the four county commissioners.
Tuesday's vote came just a day after the commission had held a special-called meeting in an attempt to cull the list of proposed projects, totaling more than $100 million, to fit the $55 million the SPLOST is projected to raise over its six-year span. Among the proposed projects to come off the list at Monday's meeting was a $25 million outlay for a new courthouse, an initiative supported by Western Judicial Circuit Chief Superior Court Judge David Sweat and Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry as a means of addressing security issues and other concerns with the existing courthouse. According to Davis, $2.7 million in funds from a previous SPLOST will be steered to the existing courthouse in downtown Watkinsville to address security issues for at least the next several years.
At Tuesday's meeting, Hale said she was "not entirely comfortable with the list (of proposed SPLOST projects) that we have," and argued for a delay in the vote in order to have "more of a dialogue with the public" and to increase the transparency of the commission's process in deciding on a final project list.
The county has been working since late last year to develop a list of SPLOST projects, and commissioners held two public hearings — one in January and another in February — prior to sitting down Monday night to pare down the list in advance of Tuesday's regular commission meeting.
At Tuesday's session, commissioners had positive reactions to Monday's session, with some of them indicating that they'd like to have additional meetings like it before finalizing the project list. That would be a tight schedule for a May 20 referendum, as commissioners learned Thursday that the official call for holding the referendum on that day would have to be issued on March 20.
But even before that deadline, the county would have to have intergovernmental agreements in place with the Oconee County municipalities that will be claiming a share of SPLOST proceeds.
Saxon contended that one additional meeting within the next few days could keep the commission on track for a May 20 referendum, adding, "I don't know that delaying is going to change anything."
According to Davis, moving the SPLOST referendum to November will require the county to repeat the process it used to get to Tuesday's meeting, with development of a new project list and new public hearings. Davis did say, though, that he didn't expect any appreciable changes in the project list in advance of a November referendum.
Commissioner Jim Luke, who said that he could have supported a May referendum "if I saw a compelling reason," noted just prior to Tuesday's vote to move balloting to November that "citizens are entitled to as much time as we can give them."


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"The Bakehouse is in a nice, ..."The Bakehouse is in a nice, peaceful, rural location a few miles out of Ludlow and is very comfortable with all necessary requirements. It's a great base for visiting all of the tourist attractions in the surrounding area .Fantastic views over the Shropshire hills.The Bakehouse is in a nice, peaceful, rural location a few miles out of Ludlow and is very comfortable with all necessary requirements. It's a great base for visiting all of the tourist attractions in the surrounding area .Fantastic views over the Shropshire hills.
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- Ground floor bedroom
- Smoke-free
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The property
This stone-built barn conversion is one of six properties in a quiet residential complex in the hamlet of Angelbank, only 4.5 miles from Ludlow in Shropshire.
Superbly renovated to create light and airy accommodation with contemporary fixtures, fittings and furnishings, as well as beautiful exposed beams, this superb cottage is ideal for a romantic break.
The countryside surrounding this cottage offers fabulous walking, cycling, fishing and birdwatching.
Medieval Ludlow, with its listed buildings, wonderful 11th century castle and excellent restaurants and pubs, is a must, as is Church Stretton, known as 'Little Switzerland', only a short drive away.
With the Long Mynd, the World Heritage Site at Ironbridge, Severn Valley Railway, Stokesay Castle and Wroxeter Roman City within easy reach, this lovely cottage is perfect for a romantic break.
All ground floor. One small double bedroom. Shower room with shower, basin and WC. Open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area with sofa bed and French doors.
- Electric central heating
- Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washer/dryer, dishwasher, TV with Freeview, DVD, CD
- Fuel and power inc. in rent
- Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
- Off road parking for 2 cars
- Side and rear decked areas with furniture
- Sorry, no pets and no smoking
- Shop, pub and restaurant 1.5 miles.
About the location
Ludlow 4.5 miles.
Angelbank is a rural hamlet which lies in an elevated position in the heart of the beautiful South Shropshire countryside, set amidst renowned scenic walking and cycling country. 4.5 miles away is Ludlow, one of the most beautiful towns in Britain; its medieval street pattern remains almost intact and provides a fascinating backdrop for the town's regular street markets, held in the shadow of the 13th century castle. Ludlow is renowned for its shopping and has several Michelin starred restaurants, as well as excellent tea-shops, pubs and inns. Within easy reach are Church Stretton known as 'Little Switzerland', beautiful Shrewsbury, Leominster and Hereford, as well as popular attractions such as the World Heritage Site at Ironbridge Gorge, Severn Valley Railway, Berrington Hall and the scenic Cardingmill Valley in the Shropshire Hills. A superb year-round destination for a relaxing break.
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This property offers the following short breaks:
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Sayyidah Zainab (a.s.)'s sermon in the presence of Yazid, the accursed, on the first of the month of Safar
The narrator says that Sayyidah Zainab (a.s.), the daughter of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (a.s.), arose and said,
"All praise be to the Lord of the worlds! And blessings of Allah upon His Messenger and his entire progeny! How true has Allah, the Glorious, said: 'Then evil was the end of those who wrought evil, for they belied the Signs of Allah, and at them they used to mock.' (Surah ar-Room, 30:10).
O Yazid! Now when you have locked the paths of the earth and the horizon of the heavens upon us, and driven us similar to the captives, do you presume that we are degraded in the eyes of Allah while you are endeared? While you have acquired an eminent and lofty status near Allah due to this? So you look down upon us and become arrogant, elated, and you rejoice that the world has turned towards you? You assume that your task is organized, while your sovereignty and kingdom pleases you? Gradually you seem to have forgotten the words of Allah, the Mighty, the Sublime, 'Let not those who disbelieve think that Our giving them respite is good for their selves; We only give respite to them that they may increase in sins, and for them is a disgraceful chastisement.' (Surah aal-'Imraan, 3:178).
Is this the custom of justice that you sit your women-folk and maids behind the veils, while you captivate and parade the daughters of the Prophet of Allah (S)? You snatch the veils off themand leave them open, while their enemies parade them from one town to another, and the inhabitants of every stream and town have a glimpse of them? And all intimate and non-intimate look at them, as also the mean and noblemen, when they do not have along with them their men or support? What vigilance can one expect from them who have eaten the liver of the virtuous ones, and whose flesh has emerged (by consuming) from the blood of martyrs? How could he lessen his envy towards us, who looks at us, the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.), with the sight of arrogance, enmity and resent? And he boldly declares that 'they would have hailed me with cries and said: O Yazid may your hands never stupefy'!
Then you turn towards the teeth of Abu Abdullah (a.s.), the Master of the youth of Paradise, and strike it with the stick of your hand? Then why would you not say so? You have sent the wound to its bottom, and you have uprooted the origins by shedding the blood of the Progeny of Muhammad (S) and the stars of earth from the descendants of Abdul Muttalib. Then you call out to your forefathers and in your assumption you summon them? Very soon you too shall face their conclusion, and then you will desire you were paralyzed and were dumb so as not to have uttered these words, nor would you have possessed this character.
O Lord! Take away our rights from them and seek revenge from our oppressors, and send forth Your wrath upon those who have shed our blood and killed our aides. By Allah! You have torn your own skin and have ripped your own flesh, and you shall go to His presence with the heavy burden of having shed the blood of the progeny of the Prophet (S) and violating the sanctity of his family and adherents, at a place where Allah will have united their dispersed ones and increased the quantity of their scattered ones, and present to them their rights. 'And reckon not those who are slain in the way of Allah, to be dead! Alive they are with their Lord being sustained.' (Surah aal-'Imraan, 3:169).
Allah is sufficient as a judge upon you and the Prophet will be your enemy supported by Jibra'eel. Very soon will your father, who set forth the kingdom for you and sat you upon the neck of the Muslims, realize what an evil place awaits the oppressors.
What an evil place you have acquired and what a feeble army you possess. Nonetheless, the unpleasant circumstances have made me speak to you; while I consider your status to be quite low and your reproach to be large, as also I consider scoffing you abundantly. But the eyes are manifest and hearts volley. Beware! It is astonishing that the army of the noblemen of Allah be killed at the hands of the army of the freed-ones, the Satans. These are the very hands that have clenched our blood, and these are the very jaws that have devoured our flesh. While these are the chaste and radiant corpses who are guarded, time and again, by the wolves, and hyenas strew sand upon them. And now when you consider us to be booty, 'this is for what sent before your hands (what you did in your life), and that (verily) Allah is not unjust to his servants' (Surah al-Hajj, 22:10).
I complain to Allah and rely on Him Alone. Then you may lay whatever traps you have, and take thou whatever steps you desire, and endeavor as much as you want. By Allah! You shall never be able to wipe out our remembrance nor oust our inspiration from the midst, nor will you be able to wipe off the disgrace of this episode. Your opinion is erroneous, and your days less, while your group is scattered on the day when the caller will announce: 'Beware! (Now) Verily the curse of Allah is on the unjust.' (Surah Hud, 11:18).
Praise be to the Lord of the worlds, Who ended felicity upon our beginning with forgiveness, and Who destined martyrdom for our conclusion with blessings. I desire from Allah to complete His reward upon them, and increase it further, and to turn with fairness their succession upon us, for He is Merciful and a Friend. 'Allah is (quite) sufficient for us and the most Excellent Protector is (He)' (Surah aal-'Imraan, 3:173)."
Yazid, in reply to this lengthy and significant speech of Sayyidah Zainab (a.s.), said, "Lamentation of the aggrieved women is admirable, but death is easy upon the lamenting women".
In the letter of Ibn Abbas addressed to Yazid, it is written that the worst reproach for him was that,
"You captivated the women-folk and children of the Prophet of Allah (S) from Iraq to Syria and plundered them and displayed your power upon us for the people to behold? You subdued us and dominated the Progeny of the Prophet of Allah (S). Then in your opinion you revenged the blood of the infidels and wicked ones of Badr from your family. Then you revealed your hidden revenge, and you manifested your envy similar to the fire concealed in a flint-stone. You, as well as your father, took the excuse of revenge for the blood of Usman.
Woe of the Judge of the day of retribution be upon you! By Allah! Even if you remain safe from the stroke of my sword, you shall be grinded by the sword of my tongue. Sand be in your mouth O evil-doer! O ill-omened one! You are worthy of stones and reproach. If today you have gained victory upon us, do not be deceived, for tomorrow we shall succeed in the presence of the Just Ruler, Whose judgment is not contradictory (to the truth). And very soon He shall engulf you in a grievous state, and shall make you leave this world as an innate evil, deprived and guilty. May your father never remain! Feast as much as you desire, for your sins will multiply in the presence of Allah.
'And peace will be unto him who follows the guidance' (Surah at-Taa-haa, 20:47)."
Shaikh Mufeed relates from Sayyidah Fatemah bintul Husayn (a.s.), that when we were seated in the presence of Yazid, he pitied our state. A red-faced man from among the Syrians arose and said, "O Commander of the faithful (Allah's refuge)! Present this girl to me", and by this he meant me. I trembled and presumed that this was easy for them. I clung to the lap of my aunt Zainab (a.s.) who knew that this could never happen. My aunt told the Syrian,
"By Allah! You lie! And you revealed your mean nature. You nor he has any authority to do so".
Yazid was enraged and said, "It is you who lie! By Allah! I do have the right to do so". Sayyidah Zainab (a.s.) replied,
"No, by Allah! Allah has not given you the authority unless you leave our nation and accept another religion".
Hearing this Yazid's anger increased two-fold and he shouted, "You speak to me in this manner? Verily it was your father and your brother who left the religion (Allah's refuge)". Sayyidah Zainab (a.s.) replied,
"If you are a Muslim, then you, as well as your grandfather and father, reached the right path by the Religion of Allah and the Religion of my father and my brother".
Hearing this Yazid said, "O enemy of Allah (Allah's refuge)! You speak a lie". Sayyidah Zainab (a.s.) said,
"You have the sovereignty, and you abuse with oppression and you reprimand anyone by the power of your rule".
Hearing this Yazid was abashed and remained silent.
Then the Syrian man repeated his request to present him the girl, and Yazid shouted, "Get away! May Allah kill you".[1] Sibt Ibn Jawzee in his Tazkiratul Khawas, relates from Hisham bin Muhammad (Kalbi), while Shaikh Saduq in his Amali, and Ibn Aseer in his Kamil relate this episode briefly, while both of them (Saduq & Ibn Aseer) attribute this to Fatemah bint Ali instead of Fatemah bintul Husayn.
It is related in Malhoof, that a Syrian man looked at Fatemah bintul Husayn (a.s.), and said, "O Commander of the faithful (Allah's refuge)! Present this girl to me". Fatemah turned towards her aunt and said, "O aunt! Hasten to my aid! I have become an orphan, should I also become a slave?" She (a.s.) replied,
"The immoral man has no authority".
The Syrian asked, "Whose daughter is she?" and Yazid replied, "She is Fatemah, the daughter of Husayn, while she is Zainab, the daughter of Ali". The Syrian asked, "Husayn, the son of Fatemah and Ali bin Abi Talib?" and Yazid replied in the affirmative. Hearing this, the Syrian said, "May Allah's curse be upon you O Yazid! You kill the progeny of the Prophet and arrest his family? I presumed them to be Roman captives". Yazid said, "I shall dispatch you to them", saying this he ordered him to beheaded.
It is quoted in the Amali of Shaikh Saduq, that Yazid ordered the women-folk of Imam Husayn (a.s.) along with Imam Zainul Abedeen (a.s.) to be imprisoned in a cell in which they would not be able to save themselves from heat or cold. They remained there until the flesh of their faces peeled and cracked.
It is related in Malhoof, that Yazid called for an orator and ordered him to ascend the pulpit and abuse Imam Husayn (a.s.) and his father (a.s.). He ascended the pulpit and started abusing the Commander of the faithful Imam Ali (a.s.) and Imam Husayn (a.s.), and praised Mu'awiyah and Yazid. (Imam) Ali bin Husayn (a.s.) called out to him,
"O you who preach! You have bought the wrath of the Creator in lieu of the pleasure of the creatures. While your place is the hell".
How appropriate has Ibn Sinan Khafaji praised the Commander of the faithful (a.s.), "You abuse upon the pulpit the one, by means of whose sword you have acquired the pulpit".
We (the author), say, that Khafaji is Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Sinan, a poet renowned as Ibn Sinan. He is connected to Khafajah tribe of Bani Amir, while these couplets are recited by him too, "O the nation that has turned infidel although they recite the Qur'an, that contains reproach and guidance for them, you abuse upon the pulpit the one, by whose sword you have acquired the pulpit, you have filled your heart with envy from the days of (the battle of) Badr, while the martyrdom of Husayn (a.s.) is the outcome of one of the numerous concealed envies".
1. It is narrated in the Maqtal of Ibn Nima, that the Syrians came to congratulate Yazid for his victory. A red-faced and blue-eyed man from among them looked at Fatemah bintul Husayn (a.s.), who possessed an illuminating countenance, and then said, "O Commander of the faithful (Allah's refuge)! Present this girl to me". Fatemah (a.s.) turned towards her aunt and said, "I have become an orphan, now should I also become a slave"? Sayyidah Zainab (a.s.) said, "No, by Allah, O Syrian! This is not possible for you nor Yazid, unless you leave our Religion". The Syrian repeated his request, and Yazid replied, "May Allah kill you". Then he recited the couplets of Ibn Zab'ari. Thereafter the daughter of Imam Ali (a.s.) arose and recited the sermon. Then Yazid called for an orator and ordered him to ascend the pulpit. Here he repeats the narration of Sayyid Ibn Tawoos, which we shall quote hereafter.
لا تَدَع زيارَةَ الحُسَينِ بنِ عَلىّ عليه السلام و مُر اَصحابَكَ بِذالِكَ، يَمُدُّ اللّه فى عُمرِكَ و يَزيدُ اللّه فى رِزقِكَ و يُحييكَ اللّه سَعيدا و لاتَموتُ اِلاّ سَعيدا و يَكتُبكَ سَعيدا؛
زيارت امام حسين عليه السلام را رها نكن و دوستان خود را هم به آن سفارش كن، كه در اين صورت، خداوند عمرت را طولانى و روزى ات را زياد مى كند و زندگى ات را همراه با سعادت مى كند و جز سعادتمند نمى ميرى و نام تو را در شمار سعادتمندان، ثبت مى كند.
كامل الزيارات ص 152
فى فَضلِ زِيارَةِ الحُسَينِ بنِ عَلىٍّ عليه السلام وَ لَقَد حَدَّثَنى أَبى عليه السلام: أَنَّهُ لَم يَخلُ مَكانُهُ مُنذُ قُتِلَ مِن مُصَلٍّ يُصَلّى عَلَيهِ مِنَ المَلائِكَةِ أَو مِنَ الجِنِّ أَومِنَ النسِ أَو مِنَ الوَحشِ و َما مِن شَىْءٍ إِلاّ وَهُوَ يَغبِطُ زائِرَهُ و َيَتَمَسَّحُ بِهِ و َيَرجو فِى النَّظَرِ إِلَيهِ الخَيرَ لِنَظَرِهِ إِلى قَبرِهِ؛
پدرم در فضيلت زيارت حسين بن على عليه السلام فرمودند: جايگاه آن حضرت از آن زمان كه كشته شده، از فرشته يا جن يا حيوان وحشى كه بر آن حضرت درود مى فرستد خالى نيست و هر چيزى غبطه زائر آن حضرت را مى خورد و خود را به او مى مالد و در نگاه كردن به زائر امام حسين عليه السلام اميد خير دارد زيرا او به قبر امام حسين عليه السلام نگاه كرده است.
کامل زیارات ص325 - مستدرك الوسايل مستنبط المسایل ج10، ص252، ح11952
اِنّ الحُسَينَ صاحِبَ كَربَلا قُتِلَ مَظلوما، مَكروبا عَطشانا، لَهفانا فآلَى اللّهُ عَزَّوَجلّ عَلى نَفسِهِ اَن لا ياتيَهُ لَهفانٌ و لا مَكروبٌ و لا مُذنِبٌ و لا مَغمومٌ و لا عَطشانٌ و لا مَن بِهِ عاهَةٌ ثُمَّ دَعا عِندَهُ و تَقَرَّبَ بِالحُسَينِ بنِ عَلىٍّ علیه السلام اِلَى اللّهِ عَزَّوَجَلَّ إلاّ نَفَّسَ اللّهُ كُربَتَهُ وَ اَعطاهُ مَسأَلَتَهُ و غَفَرَ ذَنبَهُ وَ مَدَّ فى عُمُرِهِ وَ بَسَطَ فى رِزقِهِ فَاعتَبِروا يا اُولـِى الاَبصار؛
حسين، بزرگ مرد كربلا، مظلوم و رنجيده خاطر و لب تشنه و مصيب زده به شهادت رسيد. پس خداوند، به ذات خود، قسم ياد كرد كه هيچ مصيبت زده و رنجيده خاطر و گنهكار و اندوهناك و تشنه اى و هيچ بَلا ديده اى به خدا روى نمى آورد و نزد قبر حسين علیه السلام دعا نمى كند و آن حضرت را به درگاه خدا شفيع نمى سازد، مگر اينكه خداوند، اندوهش را برطرف و حاجاتش را برآورده مى كند و گناهش را مى بخشد و عمرش را طولانى و روزى اش را گسترده مى سازد. پس اى اهل بينش، درس بگيريد!
مستدرک الوسایل و مستنبط المسایل ج10 ، ص239 - بحارالأنوار(ط-بیروت) ج 98، ص 46، ح 5
اَلبَرَكَةُ مِن قَبرِ الحُسَينِ بنِ عَلىٍّ عليه السلام عَشَرَةُ اَميالٍ؛
تا ده ميل اطراف قبر حسين بن على عليه السلام بركت است.
بحارالأنوار(ط-بیروت) ج 98، ص116، ح 41
قال ابوعبدالله عليه السلام: فى طين قبرالحسين عليه السلام الشفاء من كل داء و هو الدواء الاكبر
امام صادق (ع) فرمود: شفاى هر دردى در تربت قبر حسين عليه السلام است و همان است كه بزرگترين داروست.
كامل الزيارات، ص 275 / وسائل الشيعه، ج 10، ص 410


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$30 – helmet
$195 – 12 months (twelve, not six!) of insurance
$136.29 – property tax & tagging
$146.94 – maintenance to get it running like new (+ 4 hours of education as it was getting put together and a driving lesson!!)
$20.50 – motorcycle test/license
How much we are saving because we no longer own the truck:
$228.63 – insurance (every 6 months)
$140 – regular oil change
Truck costs $780.81 total for a year (This total is just 81 cents more than the cost of the Scooter + helmet.)
We broke even! Then, consider the gas savings:
Truck = $125/mo. on average for gas = $1500/year
Scooter = likely $20/mo. on gas (that number is a little high) = $240/year
So, we are saving $1260 in gas this next year!!
(The truck sold just a few days later which is money not even factored in!)
So, gross savings (subtracting the other costs) in a year from now will be $761.27!!


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Friday, September 22, 2017
Kidney Diseases
Best Sodium Intake for Lithium Patients
I am lithium user with chronic kidney disease (about 25% capacity). Since I am told lithium users should not have too low a sodium intake, what is minimum recommended sodium intake? Daily lithium is 900 mg, I am female weighing 153 pounds. Thank you.
The actual amount of sodium in the diet is probably not as important as keeping the amount constant from day to day. If sodium intake is constant, the dose of lithium can be adjusted to give the desired blood levels.
Typical sodium intake is about 5-6 grams of sodium per day. A so-called "no-added-salt" diet contains about 4 grams per day and is considered to be a good healthy amount of sodium intake in a diet that is not too hard to follow: it involves avoiding very salty foods and not adding salt at the table.
Trying to achieve a daily intake less than 4 grams per day may be difficult to do reliably from day to day. This could cause dangerous fluctuations in lithium levels.
However, in this day and age, many physicians are avoiding the use of lithium and are switching patients from lithium to other drugs that have the same mental effects but are much safer to take over a long period of time. You may want to ask your doctor about the possibility of switching medications, especially since you already have considerable kidney damage.
Mildred Lam, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University


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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThree thoughts on Wolfsburg's 1-0 victory over Lyon in the UEFA Women's Champions League final Thursday ...

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t? This was a major, major upset. Not only had Lyon won the last two Champions League finals, but it had its best team ever here, one that had posted an astonishing record this season with 35 wins and one tie in 36 games. (Lyon had outscored its opponents 223-10 entering the final.) But it became clear early on that Lyon wouldn't run away against Wolfsburg, which created early chances even though Lyon had the better of the play for much of the first half. (The U.S.' Megan Rapinoe came close with a header only to have it cleared off the line.) But Lyon's Laura Georges, a Boston College alum, was whistled for a handball midway through the second half, and Wolfsburg's Martina Müller made no mistake on the spot kick, powering it past Lyon keeper Sarah Bouhaddi for the game-winner.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPODCAST: Champions League final preview

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t? Rapinoe wasn't allowed to have much of an impact. The U.S. midfield star had scored for Lyon in the Champions League quarterfinals and semifinals, but she didn't see much of the ball for large parts of her 45 minutes on the field. Rapinoe had told me that she was asked to stay on the left flank more by Lyon coach Patrice Lair than she's used to doing in her role with the U.S. team, and Lyon attacked down the right side more than down Rapinoe's left side while she was on the field. Rapinoe's corner kick was turned by Amandine Henry into one of Lyon's best chances of the first half, a header that went narrowly wide of the goal. Lair ended up removing Rapinoe at halftime, and the American didn't exactly look thrilled about it on the bench.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t? Women's soccer continues growing in Europe. The women's game made a big leap forward the last two summers as the 2011 World Cup in Germany and 2012 Olympic tournament in Great Britain drew record crowds for women's soccer in those countries. Now the women's club game is growing, too, in Europe, and that's a good sign. UEFA made the smart call last year of holding the women's final in the same city as the men's final and attracted a big crowd in Munich for last year's final. Despite not having an English team this year, the game here still drew a healthy attendance, filling the lower bowl of Stamford Bridge. Those here ended up seeing a good game -- and a giant upset.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHONIGSTEIN: Lewandowski's star rises in Champions League


text: Earlier this month, the Ukiah Dolphins Water Polo Team participated in the 3rd annual Nike Open Water Tournament at Foster Lake in Sweet Home, Oregon. The gorgeous lake located at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains was filled with brisk snowmelt, and recreational boaters creating big wakes for the players to battle. It was a unique, fun and challenging experience for all of the teams who competed. Chase Hatcher, Jackie Rhodes, Maggie Selzer, Shannon Whetzel and Teak Larwood were all recognized for their performances at the final awards ceremony. The Ukiah Dolphins Water Polo Club season has come to an end. But the Ukiah High School Water Polo season will begin on Monday, Aug. 18. All levels are encouraged to contact Rick Cleland for more information at email@example.com. The Ukiah Dolphins will have another club water polo season this winter.


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He was Mr Kilmihil Football and then Mr Cratloe Football – Martin Murphy hopes that the common denominator between both will be the Jack Daly Cup, writes Joe Ó Muircheartaigh.
Back on the county final stage
"HE said he'd never walk the line again," says son of father, but there aren't too many football people who believed it would be true.
Those bones were made for walking the line, just when you consider how deep into the marrow this football thing goes.
It's Martin Murphy, the original Mr Cratloe Football and Mr Kilmihil Football before that as captain, trainer and inspiration behind his home place's crowded hour of that lone senior championship win in 1980.
"He was the top dog," says Martin 'Ogie' Murphy of his father. "The Colm Collins of the team back then."
And one who was always going to walk the line again, once recovered from a work accident last year. "There he was," says Ogie, "up and down the line against Kilmurry in the first round, something we knew he'd do again".
At once Cratloe were away and have never really looked back since, clinically dispatching every opposition en route to the county final. Kilmurry Ibrickane by seven in the opening round; Cooraclare by 11 after a hiatus of nearly 80 days; then Kilrush Shamrocks by five and Éire Óg by five in successive weeks as Cratloe football at senior level picked up its biggest head of steam since last reaching the final frontier back in Clare football's maiden championship voyage in 1887.
It brings Murphy back to final stage he graced so many times as a player and before that as spectator on Kilmihil's first county final day out back in '58 against Kilrush Shamrocks.
"I was ten years of age and it was an awful wet day in Kilmihil," he recalled of that county final a few years back. "After that I remember in the mid sixties things were going very bad in Kilmihil and we were even thinking of packing it up at senior level and going down junior.
"But we stayed with it and I remember we played Cooraclare one day in a league game, won and never looked back after that. We were always there or thereabouts. We thought we'd never win one, but we always came back for more and finally won it," he added.
It's that very same attitude that has served Cratloe football well – they kept at it, so much so that 55 years after Murphy's first county final experience he's back on the big stage again and as enthusiastic as he was back then as that ten-year old.
"They're hard to win, very hard and we knew that in Kilmihil, but the thing was to keep going and that's what we've done in Cratloe," says Murphy.
"There were times in the last few years when I thought the chance was gone," he admits, "because the game (semi-final) against Kilmurry was the one we should have won and we should have beaten them in the first round last year.
"It was hard to see us coming back after those defeats, but they're an unbelievable bunch. They're unreal. There's no messing. They're just mad for sport and were mad to get back and have another go this year.
"I remember in 2009 Sean Chaplin or one of the lads said in some interview that 'all we want is games'. That's what they're like, they'll play Sunday after Sunday, after Sunday. That's what they're all about and that's why they've made this progress," he adds.
The county final might have been far off during Cratloe's Garry Cup campaign when the side bereft of county players never every day out ended the seven-match campaign in relegation to Division 3 for 2014.
"It was very hard," says Murphy, "because we just didn't have our players, but in a way it helped because I remember talking to Sean Collins before we played Quilty and I said to him 'Sean we're in serious trouble here, we're only a bad second, what are we going to do'.
"But I also said 'if we beat Quilty the thing could take of again'. That's what has happened. We beat them and that was the lift off for us. You get good by winning, you get to know your team by winning. I was back in Kilkee after we beat Quilty and back there they were saying it was the greatest shock when it came over the airwaves, but we knew we could beat them," he adds.
Now one more will cap a remarkable journey for Cratloe football. From the days when Martin togged out to make up the numbers and helped breed a football culture in Cratloe to county senior final day.
"I always said back the years that some day we might bring the Jack Daly down to Cratloe," he says, "and we have our chance now".
Just to take it like Kilmihil did in 1980.
It would be as good as 1980.
No, it would be better, given the journey they've taken, along which they started to dream of bringing the Jack Daly to Cratloe.


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LAND O'LAKES — The substitute teacher who claimed the Pasco school district fired him for "wizardry" last year has one more trick up his sleeve — a lawsuit accusing the district and two employees of slander, libel, defamation and interference with his ability to get a job.
A lawyer for Jim Piculas, whose story made national news as it spread across the World Wide Web, notified the school district six months ago that he would sue unless they could reach a settlement. This week, Tampa-based attorney Jeffrey "Jack" Gordon said, he is making good on that threat.
He e-mailed a copy of the complaint, which had not been recorded in Pasco circuit court late Monday, to the St. Petersburg Times.
In it, Gordon alleges that letters and statements by district officials, specifically Rushe Middle principal Dave Estabrook and substitute teacher coordinator Patricia Sinclair, damaged Piculas' reputation and drew him into "public scandal and disgrace."
The officials stated last spring that Piculas had failed to follow lesson plans and had used foul language in front of students, among other complaints about his performance. Documents including these statements became public after Piculas went to a local television station seeking attention for his story, in which he said the district fired him for "wizardry" — a contention that district leaders denied.
They produced the letters and forms to demonstrate the firing had to do with Piculas' classroom performance, and not because he did a magic trick to make a toothpick "disappear."
School Board attorney Dennis Alfonso said he had not seen the lawsuit. He acknowledged that the district made no effort to deal with Piculas after receiving his legally required notice to sue back in July.
"We stand by the internal investigation that there was nothing inappropriate in his termination," Alfonso said.
In the lawsuit, Gordon argues that Piculas — who has said he wanted to be a full-time teacher — has lost professional and business contacts because of the damage to his reputation.
He contends that statements such as "Piculas violated school policies" are false.
Piculas "has taken some jobs here and there, but none of them has been as a substitute teacher or in the teaching industry," Gordon said. "He really feels blackballed."
Nowhere in the complaint does the word "wizard" appear.
Jeffrey S. Solochek can be reached at email@example.com or (813) 909-4614. For more education news, visit the Gradebook at blogs.tampabay.com/schools.