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The Potter's Clay of St. Mark Catholic Church proudly presents the 9th Annual FREE Health Fair.
Come to the Ada Wright Community Center and "Get Healthy" on Saturday, September 28, 2013 from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
Some of the highlights of the Free Health Fair include:
• Diabetic Testing
• Blood Pressure Testing
• Body Mass Index Testing
• Balance Checks
• Anemia Screening
• Mammography and Cancer Information
• Medical Professionals on site for consultation such as: dental, chiropractic, eye care
• Local non-profits on site to provide information on child abuse, domestic violence, drug and alcohol prevention
• The Fire Department will be available for Fire Safety tips
• The Sherriff's Department will provide fingerprinting identification cards for children and the elderly.
• Flu Shots will be available for $15 each.
• Free medication lock safes and medication safety sheets available through the Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition
Do you know a military veteran? Are you a military veteran or the immediate family member of one? Get connected to the services you are eligible to receive by visiting the Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition's VetCorps Veterans Prevention Coordinator.
The Ada Wright Community Center is located at Fred Deadman Park, 159 Wilson Street Manchester, TN.


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Police: Elderly Lynchburg woman's death homicide
Monday - 12/24/2012, 7:55am  ET
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Lynchburg police are investigating the death of an 86-year-old woman as a homicide.
Media outlets report that Lynda Slocum was found dead in her home on Thursday.
Police say there's evidence of forced entry. But they haven't released any other details.
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Located in Los Angeles, La Quinta Inn & Suites LAX is in the business district and convenient to Hollywood Park Racetrack and Hollywood Park Casino.
This hotel is within close proximity of Automobile Driving Museum and Los Angeles Forum.
Make yourself at home in one of the 278 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Enjoy a meal at a restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a business center, and audiovisual equipment. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference/meeting rooms, small meeting rooms, and a ballroom. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available 24 hours).
Hotel Amenities
- General
Less than a mile from LAX airport and 10 miles (16.1 kilometers) from downtown L.A., La Quinta Inn & Suites LAX is a convenient hub. Beaches are nearby, with Venice Beach's colorful boardwalk less than 7 miles (11.3 kilometers) away and the Santa Monica pier less than 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) away. The upscale shopping and mansions of Beverly Hills - including Rodeo Drive - are just over 8 miles (12.9 kilometers) away.
The onsite restaurant serves American cuisine and is open from late morning to late evening. For recreation, there's a heated outdoor pool and sundeck, plus a fitness facility.
The hotel hosts banquets, receptions, and business gatherings in its 7,900 square feet (734 square meters) of meeting space, with theater seating for up to 320 and a business center available to guests. Parking is also available on site (surcharge).
Accessible facilities and guestrooms are available.
- Parking (surcharge)
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- ATM/banking
- Audiovisual equipment
- Ballroom(s)
- Business center
- Banquet facilities
- Number of floors - 10
- Airport transportation (complimentary)
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Concierge services
- Multiple large conference rooms
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Laundry facilities
- Multiple small meeting rooms
- Total number of rooms - 278
- Restaurant
- Room service (limited hours)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Television in lobby
- Tour assistance
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi, Free wired high-speed Internet
- Parking
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- Room Amenities
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Clock radio
- Complimentary toiletries
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Iron/ironing board
- Speakerphone
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Flat-panel TV
- Microwave (on request)
- Premium TV channels
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Shower/tub combination
- Voice mail
- Wake-up calls
- Free movie channels
- Pillowtop mattress
- Free Wi-Fi
- Dining
La Quinta Inn & Suites LAX serves a daily complimentary breakfast buffet with waffles, hot and cold cereals, bread and muffins, fruit, and all-you-can-drink coffee and juice.
Destinations Restaurant and Lounge - The hotel's restaurant is adjacent to the lobby and serves American cuisine from late morning to late evening. A lounge area is open in the early evening hours.
- Recreation
The La Quinta Inn & Suites LAX has a fitness center and a heated outdoor pool.
Swimming, boogie-boarding, surfing, and volleyball are popular activities at the nearby beaches, and rental equipment is available at most beaches. Manhattan Beach is less than five miles from the hotel, and Venice beach is less than seven miles away. The Los Angeles River Greenway, 13 miles away, offers hiking paths.
Nearby golf courses include the short, nine-hole courses Westchester and El Segundo, both less than three miles away.
The recreational activities listed below are available on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Boating nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Boat launch nearby
- Volleyball nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Swimming on site
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- In-room accessibility
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible parking
Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, JCB International
- Pets
Pets allowed
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Self parking fee: USD 15.00 per day (in/out privileges)
- Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10.00 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.00 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.


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A.J. Burnett considering retirement after 2013 season
Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett says the 2013 season could be his last, but if he does not decide to retire, he'll only consider returning to Pittsburgh, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Burnett, a 15-year veteran, is entering the final year of a five-year, $82.5 million contract originally signed as a member of the New York Yankees. The 36-year-old was 16-10 with a 3.51 ERA last season after the Pirates traded for him during last year's spring training.
He told the Post-Gazette he's happy in Pittsburgh and taking his career one season at a time:
"I enjoy it here and I enjoy these guys," Burnett, said Thursday after pitching three innings in his final spring training tuneup. "If I was to keep playing, I wouldn't want it to be anywhere else but Pittsburgh. My wife and I talk about it now and then. But it's something I've got to put on the back burner. I'm just going to concentrate on this season, one start at a time."
"I know it's going to come up," Burnett said. "These guys (teammates) keep getting on me about it. They keep saying, 'Two more (years)! Two more!' I don't know. We'll see."
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Peer Reviewed
Hamlet (Folio 1, 1623)
Scena Tertia.
Enter Laertes and Ophelia.
¶And Sister, as the Winds giue Benefit,
465But let me heare from you.
¶Ophel. Doe you doubt that?
¶Laer. For Hamlet, and the trifling of his fauours,
¶Hold it a fashion and a toy in Bloud;
¶A Violet in the youth of Primy Nature;
¶The suppliance of a minute? No more.
¶Laer. Thinke it no more:
475In thewes and Bulke: but as his Temple waxes,
¶The inward seruice of the Minde and Soule
¶Growes wide withall. Perhaps he loues you now,
¶The vertue of his feare: but you must feare
¶Hee may not, as vnuallued persons doe,
¶Carue for himselfe; for, on his choyce depends
¶The sanctity and health of the weole State.
¶Vnto the voyce and yeelding of that Body,
¶Whereof he is the Head. Then if he sayes he loues you,
¶As he in his peculiar Sect and force
490May giue his saying deed: which is no further,
¶Then the maine voyce of Denmarke goes withall.
¶If with too credent eare you list his Songs;
495To his vnmastred importunity.
¶Feare it Ophelia, feare it my deare Sister,
¶And keepe within the reare of your Affection;
¶The chariest Maid is Prodigall enough,
¶The Canker Galls, the Infants of the Spring
¶Too oft before the buttons be disclos'd,
¶And in the Morne and liquid dew of Youth,
¶As watchmen to my heart: but good my Brother
¶Shew me the steepe and thorny way to Heauen;
¶And reaks not his owne reade.
515Laer. Oh, feare me not.
Enter Polonius.
¶I stay too long; but here my Father comes:
¶And these few Precepts in thy memory,
¶See thou Character. Giue thy thoughts no tongue,
525Nor any vnproportion'd thought his Act:
¶Be thou familiar; but by no meanes vulgar:
¶The friends thou hast, and their adoption tride,
¶Grapple them to thy Soule, with hoopes of Steele:
¶But doe not dull thy palme, with entertainment
530Of each vnhatch't, vnfledg'd Comrade. Beware
¶Of entrance to a quarrell: but being in
¶Bear't that th'opposed may beware of thee.
¶Giue euery man thine eare; but few thy voyce:
¶But not exprest in fancie; rich, not gawdie:
¶For the Apparell oft proclaimes the man.
540Neither a borrower, nor a lender be;
¶And borrowing duls the edge of Husbandry.
¶This aboue all; to thine owne selfe be true:
¶And it must follow, as the Night the Day,
¶Laer. Farewell Ophelia, and remember well
550What I haue said to you.
¶Ophe. Tis in my memory lockt,
¶Polon. Marry, well bethought:
¶Tis told me he hath very oft of late
¶Giuen priuate time to you; and you your selfe
¶Haue of your audience beene most free and bounteous.
¶And that in way of caution: I must tell you,
¶As it behoues my Daughter, and your Honour.
¶What is betweene you, giue me vp the truth?
565Ophe. He hath my Lord of late, made many tenders
¶Of his affection to me.
¶Doe you beleeue his tenders, as you call them?
¶That you haue tane his tenders for true pay,
¶Or not to crack the winde of the poore Phrase,
575Roaming it thus, you'l tender me a foole.
¶Ophe. My Lord, he hath importun'd me with loue,
¶In honourable fashion.
580My Lord, with all the vowes of Heauen.
¶Polon. I, Springes to catch Woodcocks. I doe know
¶When the Bloud burnes, how Prodigall the Soule
¶Giues the tongue vowes: these blazes, Daughter,
¶Giuing more light then heate; extinct in both,
585Euen in their promise, as it is a making;
¶You must not take for fire. For this time Daughter,
¶Set your entreatments at a higher rate,
¶Then a command to parley. For Lord Hamlet,
590Beleeue so much in him, that he is young,
¶And with a larger tether may he walke,
¶Then may be giuen you. In few, Ophelia,
¶Doe not beleeue his vowes; for they are Broakers,
595But meere implorators of vnholy Sutes,
¶Breathing like sanctified and pious bonds,
¶The better to beguile. This is for all:
¶I would not, in plaine tearmes, from this time forth,
600As to giue words or talke with the Lord Hamlet:
¶Looke too't, I charge you; come your wayes.


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Naturcenter Norddjurs - Grenaa Strand Hytteby - Djursland - Eastjutland
12 cabins located right at East Jutland's best beach with free access to the forest. Each cabin has a size of 25 square metres, two bedrooms with one bunk bed in each, and sleeping accommodation for two extra people in the living room. Shower and toilet. Kitchen with sink/cooker and tableware for six people. Covered patio with furniture. Groups may rent an additional spacious common room at an extra charge. Natural playground right next door. Lots of nature walks, canoeing, sea kayaking and angling. We will be happy to make you an offer. See us at www.naturcenternorddjurs.dk
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Garfield Park Conservatory is a green wonder under glass and a great place for groups of all ages to explore. Schools, camps, youth groups, college classes, social service groups, clubs and other adult groups can all take advantage of the historic and botanic beauty of the Conservatory at no cost. That's right - your basic self-guided field trip is still FREE!
School, Camp & Other Youth Groups
Tuesday – Friday9:00 am – 1:00 pm (arrival times)
• We do not schedule school and youth group visits for Mondays.
• Some afternoon and weekend visits available. Please contact us for more information.
Adult Groups
Every Day 9:00 am – 3:30 pm (arrival times)
Pre-Registration is required – please register early!
All groups of 10 or more people must pre-register for their visit to the Conservatory. If your group arrives at the Conservatory without pre-registering and we are at capacity, you may be asked to wait or even reschedule your visit.
We recommend contacting us at least 3 weeks ahead of time. Early registration has the best choice for visit dates and resource availability. By registering early, you can also take advantage of our discount rates.
A basic self-guided visit to the Conservatory is free and no payment is necessary if that's all your group has planned for your visit.
If you reserve exploration kits, scavenger hunts, a lunch room, or if you sign up for a program, payment is due on or before the day of your visit.
Discount Rates
Your group can receive a discounted rate for resources such as paid scavenger hunts, exploration kits, and lunchroom rentals if you pay at least one week prior to the day of your visit.
PHONE or E-MAIL: We can take credit card payments over the phone.
MAIL: We will accept checks by mail. Envelopes must be postmarked by one week prior to receive the discount rate.
DAY OF VISIT: If you decide to pay on the day of your visit, we will accept cash, check or credit cards.
PURCHASE ORDER: We will accept a copy of your organization's PO as a placeholder for your payment. Please note, in order for the discount rates to apply for your group, we must have a copy of the purchase order at least 1 week prior to your visit.
Field Trip Options
Field Trip Registration
Group Visit Policies
Pre-Visit Information
Rent an Exploration Kit
Scavenger Hunt
Teacher Training & Resources
Using an Exploration Kit (PDF)
Guidelines & Rules for Your Visit (PDF)
Kelly Calvillo
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We ask that teachers and group leaders familiarize themselves with the procedures and policies around group field trips to the Conservatory. To ensure a successful group visit, please take the time to carefully read the following documents and share relevant information with chaperones and the rest of your group.
Field Trip Procedures & Policies
Guidelines & Rules for Your Visit
eYESPY HUNT Make the most of your school visit to the Garfield Park Conservatory; before your next trip to see us, download this free Conservatory Scavenger hunt PDF, and print off a sheet for each student in your class. Download the PDF
Make the most of your school visit to the Garfield Park Conservatory; before your next trip to see us, download this free Conservatory Scavenger hunt PDF, and print off a sheet for each student in your class.
Download the PDF
The Conservatory's tropical and desert plant collections and outdoor gardens contain many possibilities for a field trip. Whether you're studying plant science, food production, geography, art, history or just looking for a unique experience, you're guaranteed to find something for your group.
Please note – at this time, we do not offer guided tours of the Conservatory for school groups. We offer guided tours for adult groups, at a rate of $12 per person, dependent upon guide availability. Please see our Tours page for more details.
Option 1: Self-Guided Tour (FREE)
All of our field trips are self-guided. Upon arrival, school and youth groups are required to receivea brief orientation and introduction to the Conservatory. If we have available staff, we can also provide orientations for adult groups upon request. After checking in with us, you will be on your own to explore the Conservatory and its treasures. Please note - we require all school, camp and youth groups to provide a minimum of 1 adult per 10 students.
Option 2: Exploration Kits & Scavenger Hunts
All groups have the option of enhancing their visit with one of our self-guided resources. Exploration Kits (backpacks) come complete with guidebook, maps, and touchable objects to share with your group while exploring the Conservatory. Each kit is designed for use with groups of up to 15 students. Larger groups will be required to rent more kits. Click here for more information about our Exploration Kits.
• Exploration Kit Fee: $35 per kit
We also have a variety of themed scavenger hunts to help groups of all ages find their way around the Conservatory in a meaningful way. We offer a free scavenger hunt every month and we have a variety of themed hunts that can be purchased. Click here for more information about our Scavenger Hunts.
• Scavenger Hunt Fee: $10 for 30 hunts
*You can receive a discount on these hunts and exploration kits by paying early! See our registration and payment section for details.
Option 3: Lunchroom Rentals
Many groups rent a classroom or meeting space at the Conservatory for a more private lunch space or gathering area . These spaces are limited and will be rented out on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please register extra early if you need a space.
If you are planning to eat lunch here during your visit to the Conservatory, you may wish to rent a lunchroom. Free indoor space to eat lunch is very limited and is available on a first come, first served basis. During warm weather, we have plenty of lawn space available that can be utilized by groups at no charge. Large groups (over 30) are strongly recommended to rent a lunchroom. These lunchroom spaces are also limited and will be rented out on a first-come, first-serve basis. We can accommodate up to 100 students at a time in our largest lunchroom. Groups larger than 100 will need to eat in shifts. Please register extra early if you need a space.
• School & Youth Group Rate:
# of students
• Adult Group Rate:
# of adults
*You can receive a discount on room rentals by paying early! See our registration and payment section for details.
Field Trip REGISTRATION
All schools and groups of 10 or more people must pre-register for their visit.
It's easy! Please click the button below to request a visit. Complete and submit the form provided. We will get back to you within one week about the status of your request.
We ask that teachers and group leaders familiarize themselves with the procedures and policies around group field trips to the Conservatory. To ensure a successful group visit, please take the time to carefully read the documents below and share relevant information with chaperones and the rest of your group.
These documents contain information about the following aspects of scheduling and planning your field trip:
• Registration
• Chaperones
• Payments
• Cancellations & Refunds
• Unloading & Parking Buses
• Emergency Procedures
• Respect for People, Property & Plants
• Recreational Equipment
• Group Gathering Places
• Coat Storage
• Food & Drinks
• Group Behavior Issues
• How to Visit the Conservatory
Scavenger Hunts: Turn Your Students into Sleuths!
We've discovered a good way to engage young groups in the excitement of self-guided plant pursuits – the basic scavenger hunt! Below you will find 6 themed explorations. Reserve one or several for the day of your visit. The scavenger hunts, though appropriate for multiple ages, do require reading skills. For non-readers, we encourage chaperones to guide students using the pictures provided.
Scavenger Hunt of the Month
Conservatory Picture Hunt
$10 for 30
Candy Land
Tropical treats
La Loteria de mi Tierra
*You can receive a discount on these hunts by paying early! See our registration and payment section for details.
Let us know which scavenger hunts you would like to reserve for your visit by completing the School & Group Registration Form (see link above).
Rent an Exploration Kit!
Students and adults alike are discovering the secrets of the Conservatory by taking an Exploration Kit along on their journey! These self-contained backpacks hold colorful pull-out resources about each space in the Conservatory; tropical sensory objects like coconuts, cinnamon sticks, and cocoa seeds; and hands-on tools like magnifiers and leaf presses.
All of our kits contain the same objects and tools.
Group Size
# of Kits
15 or less
16 - 30
31 - 45
46 - 60
Exploration Kits are limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Register for your visit and reserve your kits today!
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Tips for the Trail - Preparing for PelhamBy Brandon MaderA recent special issue by Runner's World magazine listed the Oak Mountain State Park as one of the 25 best trail runs in America. As we near the XTERRA Southeast Championship weekend and the Oak Mountain Mud Runs, it's worth taking a moment to discuss how middle-Alabama could come to earn such an honored listing. Toughness is a common ingredient to all XTERRA trail runs but when you mix equal parts of red clay and lake water the result is something special: the infamous Alabama mud. For a real treat, spread this sticky mess evenly over one of the most technically challenging short-mountain regions in the country, age it in the Southern sun, and garnish with the grins of your fellow competitors. That's Oak Mountain. So just how do you prepare yourself for this feast of trail glory as the May 21 race is now less than a month away? The first thing to note is the weather, which will likely be warm, sunny, and humid. Hydration is absolutely essential and should be your top priority. There will be aid stations spaced throughout the course but you should take responsibility for your own care and be prepared. I suggest using a hand-held water bottle for the 5k or 10k events, or a belt-pack based hydration system for the 21k and 42k events. Gel packs with sufficient carbohydrates and electrolytes should also be taken; I suggest carrying one pack for every half hour you plan to spend on the course. Participants in the 21 and 42k events should also consider electrolyte tablets to combat the loss of salt through sweating. The quality of preparation for a race often plays a much greater role than your individual efforts between the starting and finishes lines. With that in mind, if you have never used a hydration device or water bottle during your runs, go see your local running specialty shop. They should be able to set you up, and with a month to practice before the event there will be nothing to slow you down. As for the details of training and workouts between now and the Oak Mountain throw down, I suggest focusing on footwork and change-of-pace drills. The park features no ascents greater than 100 vertical feet at a time, so long hill work is unnecessary. But brief sprints on steep grade would be beneficial as Oak Mountain features sections where the grade can exceed 45 percent climbing (try running stairs if no steep hills come to mind). No foot-strike will be exactly like the one before it; you will encounter rocks, roots, turns, climbs, drops, leaves, dirt, logs, and gravel. Fartlek-style runs will serve you well to prepare for adjustments to the changing terrain and pace of your run. In a training session, run easy for 2 minutes, and then surge for 30 seconds. Repeat this cycle for as long as you comfortably can, learning to change pace throughout the run. To address the technical challenges of the trail, focus on your footwork. Do basic agility drills and pay attention to where your feet are so you develop a sense of proper foot placement to avoid rocks and such. This simple wrinkle in your training will save you a lot of stumbles and rolled ankles! Most of all enjoy your training. Celebrate the fact you're part of something so wild the Olympics stopped doing it after 1924. With the four separate race distances, there is an event for every fitness level, and with the special venue offered by the Oak Mountain State Park there is no reason you should not be out living the XTERRA lifestyle on May 21 and 22. Best of luck. Brandon Mader is a member of PowerBar Team Elite and the XTERRA Trail Run Ambassador Program. He has been running for 12 years through high school and college, and has been a premier competitor on the XTERRA series since 2008. He is the defending men's champion of the XTERRA Oak Mountain Half-Marathon Trail Run. His official website can be found atwww.runnerspace.com/MaderFistand it features weekly product reviews and a training blog. Find an XTERRA Training Event Near You Get Equipped with XTERRA Gear |
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Definition of tuffet in English:
Syllabification: tuf·fetPronunciation: /ˈtəfit
- 1A tuft or clump of something: grass tuffetsMore example sentences
- Our cat, Mick, has what we lovingly refer to as "tuffets of hair".
- Have you been gambolling on the hillsides, skipping over bluebells and snowdrops whilst hiding eggs under tuffets of grass, listening to the call of new-born chicks?
- 2A footstool or low seat.More example sentences
- By the way, a tuffet is a low stool, which she could sit on while milking the cow whose milk made the whey.
- They had to make do with kitchen tuffets, orange boxes, a piano stool and a rocking chair borrowed from next door.
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With the trade deadline in the bag and closers moving, we have a lot to talk about. Some of it refreshing like a glass of ice cold lemonade on a summer's day. Some of it less so like being asked to write something for Lainie Kazan, wondering who Lainie Kazan is and Googling her to find Playboy pics from the 1970′s juxtaposed with her present-day pics.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Vicente Padilla
Here's one way baseball could take cues from fantasy baseball. Yesterday, the Marlins announced that they'd be going to a closer-by-committee, which puts Steve Cishek in line for saves. If they had a fantasy baseballer (<–my mom's term!) running their club, things would've been different down in South Florida.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Surprisingly, the dust has settled a few places and some of the riskier closers (Frank Francisco, Jim Johnson, Grant Balfour, Fernando Rodney (wtf?), Javy Guerra, etc.) have gotten off to good starts. That said, there's still a dash of turmoil in Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, Toronto and Washington.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Derek Jeter left yesterday's game with a Grade 1 strain of his calf as reported by ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN News, ESPN U., ESPN Deportes and on the ticker at the bottom of the screen while they aired Mr. 3000 on ABC. Yes, I'm just as bad for even talking about it. Hey, pot, what's up? Kettle, here. You black? Whatever, it was a slow day yesterday in fantasy baseball — shoot, Justin Ruggiano was almost the lead. Member a few years ago when people were talking about how Jeter could get to 4,000 hits? I'd be surprised now to see him get to 3,400. Dorian Gray paint is starting to fade. You read me? Yeah, you do. My guess is Jeter will avoid the DL and make us endure more 3,000 hit talk after he rests his veal for a few days. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Russell Martin – Scratched with back stiffness. See, I'm usually scratched with back itchiness.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Anyone who's read this site for a minute — an urbandictionary minute, which is actually a long time — knows I have love for Adam Lind. In an age when the home run is scarce — wow, that sounded like a Ken Burns voiceover — Lind has big time power. I'm a fan. Have the pin that reads, "Lind-a-want-stats!" Sorry, that's a square pun in a round hole. Yesterday, he went 4-for-4, 2 homers in his 2nd game back from the DL. He can still get 30 homers and hits in the heart of a solid order. I wouldn't be scared of him, he might just do his best not-this-season Dunn impression. BTW, Bautista hasn't hit a homer in 7 games, what a loser! Anyway, here's what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Shin-Soo Choo – Says DUI is affecting play. Assuming he doesn't have to drive relievers in from the bullpen, I say just start drinking before games again.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Matt Joyce a sell? Now I will bite my lip and try not to sob. Quiet, gentle sobs that Joyce used to assuage. Joyce and I had something together that no one else can understand. Well, maybe some of you that also own him can understand it, but the rest of you never will. We shared moments that can only be explained by watching an Ecuadorian couple that has been married for 60 years sharing a mango on a park bench. That's what we had! Picture, if you will, a giant mustache wrapped like a shawl around Matt Joyce's shoulders. We were that inseparable for about six weeks. I own Joyce all over the place and he's about the only hitter I have playing over his head. Alas, playing over his head is the problem with Joyce, to DeWitt. His BABIP is absurd; he's a .270 hitter currently hitting .360. He's sandwiched between Votto and Miguel Cabrera on ESPN's Player Rater. That's crazy. I know I told everyone to grab him back in April, but he's not this good. Humble brag! He's never had more than 5 hits vs.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Matt Holliday heads to the DL with a quadriceps injury. C'mon, Mantle played with no knees for ten years! Have a scotch and get in the lineup! John Jay should see time while Holliday recoups. Worth owning in 12 team leagues and could make a decent sub while Holliday's out. That's not to say he could make a decent hoagie. Different things. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Kyle McClellan – Out for at least a couple of weeks with a hip flexor strain. Or it's hip to be strained, if you're a kid of the 80′s.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Vicente Padilla went to the DL with a forearm strain. Maybe it's was straining to be a fivearm. Oofa! Who am I, Buddy Hackett? Actually, I am. No, I kid. Or do I?! No, I do, he's dead. Unless I'm writing this post from beyond the grave! Boo! Know what I like most about Matt Guerrier? He's not Padilla. How's dem apples? Sour! Then we have Kenley Jansen– "Buh-buh-but, Grey! Who do we own from the Dodgers bullpen? I can't own everyone. By the way, nice mustache. Primo!" For immediate closer action, I'd own Guerrier, Jansen, Alyssa Milano, in that order. Unless your league counts blown saves, then reverse the order. But — and unless you're an alien, there's always a but — I think Jansen ends the season with more saves than Guerrier. The only problem is I think he gets weaned into the job and may not be getting saves regularly at first. Frankly, it's a committee and too many chefs make too many hors d'oeuvres and not enough entrees, or whatever that cliche is. Oh, and because any great closerousel shituation should keep fantasy owners on their toes, Guerrier pitched the 8th inning in a losing game last night. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Joe Blanton – Yesterday, he was scratched. No word if he's still itchy.
Please, blog, may I have some more?With 4 homers for Kelly Johnson, there's still the Kelly Ka-POW, see? With the 6 steals, he's still running. If you extrapolate those numbers out, it's a 20/20 season. If extrapolate is the right word. From radio, to the video, to Arsenio… Tell me! Yo, what's the best case scenario for Johnson? Last yeario, Phife Dawg. That's not happening this year though. This is what currently is happening. His balls batted into play are showing he's been unlucky, so he's pressing and his Ks have gone up and walks have gone down. If a couple balls fall in front of fielders and Johnson gets on base, his confidence will rise and he'll start being more selective at the plate. His average will then rise and he'll continue to hit for power and steal bases. His average isn't likely going to get up to .280, but a 18/15 year with a .250 average is still very possible. That's better than the current perception of him. If he's been dropped, I'd look to grab him.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Adam Lind looks headed to the DL with back spasms. Wait until the Iron Shiek gets his hand on Lance Berkman. You know how he hates ex-members of the Killer B's. I break your back! Make you humble! And… Well, you can watch the video yourself. It's not safe for work, community outreach centers or, really, anywhere there's anyone else within earshot. From that point, browse some more Iron Sheik videos. He has a surprisingly large amount of hatred for a wide array of people and expresses his hatred in the most eloquent of ways. Okay, that was a long sidebar. As for Lind, hope he gets DL'd quickly so you can grab someone else. Yeah, I kinda just wanted to talk about the Iron Sheik. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Vicente Padilla – Mattingly said Padilla could keep closing even after Broxton returns. I say, it's early May and things will change. To misquote my new favorite song, "Padilla is the same man, same that he's always been." All these buckets of rain! I love that song. Okay, moving on.
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Good Morning! If you missed yesterday's posting, be sure to click here to read the Word Association with Stick & Ball Guy.
Before I start out today, I received a few e-mails lately regarding "The Kidney Stone." The initial pain came a month ago and lasted for six days. I have now not had pain for over three weeks, which I'm obviously quite happy about. I went to a follow up appointment yesterday and found that it did grow and is still there. Today, I am going to see a urologist and will find out what needs to be done next. I am really hoping to avoid the surgical procedure as it was explained to me, and that does not sound like fun at all! So, there is the update. Now to today's topic:
I have plenty of baseball thoughts below, but today, I will be posting our third winner in the GuardDog watch Why Baseball Contest. Marvin Gustafson and Tracy Mitchell each already won a GuardDog Watch. If you are interested in participate by writing a Why Baseball for me, for next month, please e-mail me and let me know. I'll give you a date to shoot for and that day will be yours. If you're interested in purchasing a GuardDog Watch for Christmas, please click here.
So, without further ado, I present Why Baseball?, by Adam Roesch. Adam writes a blog creatively titled AMRs Blog. Here is a brief bio on Adam that he sent me:
I grew up in New Ulm, MN, graduating from Cathedral High in 1996. Went to college at Augsburg (Minneapolis). Married my high school sweetheart in 2000. We had our first kid (Cora) in July 2003, and our second (Henry) last week. I work as an actuary in downtown Minneapolis. My favorite player is Carlos Silva and Cora's is Jacque Jones. My last name is pronounced "Resh."
Why Baseball?
As a child, I wasn't very athletic. I played hockey in first grade, and T-ball and Pitching machine baseball in Kindergarten through third grade. I was never very good at any of it: hitting, throwing, catching, or running. I played right field - on the foul line so if anyone hit it to me and I dropped it, it would have been just a foul ball. Anyways, I made a much better fan than participant.
It must have been 1985 or so when I first noticed professional baseball. I collected cards with neighbor boys, watched a few televised games (Al Nipper of Boston pitching vs the Twins because I had a stuffed dog named Nipper), and went to one game with my dad and some of his work friends. (Roy Smalley hit a homerun.)Yet I lived in a small town and had no cable. My newspaper gave me capsule reviews of the Twins games and only scores for anything else. And I had other interests. The contrarian in me rooted for the Cards in the '87 Series (and I took a lot of guff from my classmates), but I had a lot of their cards and they were kind of my favorite team.I paid a lot more attention in 1991, and did root for the Twins hard, my Dad even let me stay up to see Kirby's HR in game 6. (I don't know if I watched all of game 7 though). I followed the Twins as well as I could in '92, but I took a 2-week wilderness vacation in August and the Twins fell behind a bit in the race. In '93, I was a Phillies fan (they are still my favorite team ever, non-Twins division), and in '94, I was looking forward to watching the Expos dominate the playoffs, only to have The Strike cancel that. The Strike really separated me from being a young fan to a teenager who didn't give a rip about pro sports. (I found out in 2001 that the Marlins had won a World Series. I thought my friend was pulling my leg.)But it wasn't all about the MLB for me, my uncle Chuck played with the New Ulm Brewers, a Legion league, and I probably watched 40 of those games over the two summers before I got a job. Chuck, who must have played high school ball with Brian Raabe and Terry Steinbach, was a pitcher and 2B. But my favorite player on the Brewers was Todd Pfaff, a Hafner-type Outfielder with a shaved head. I got one of his home run balls out of the parking lot and had him sign it. It's still displayed at my house.In 2001, I was graduated from college and had a job downtown, and the Twins started out with a 16-2 record, or something like that. So I checked them out and really got into baseball (and other pro sports again). I don't know, but like a fair-weather fan, I went from ignoring to being wrapped up in a couple of months. I still didn't have cable but watched when I could and listened on the radio.In July 2003, I had a baby girl and realized that I could easily do her midnight feedings if I watched late SportsCenter at the same time, and I started following the rest of the league. (We had basic cable by that time, which stopped at ESPN). I watched a lot of highlights and rebroadcasts. In April 2004, I found SethSpeaks via Twinsgeek at the Star-Tribune. And Batgirl. And I had FSN. So as soon as Victory Sports was history, I started watching every game, and in summer of '05, I started blogging, just because bat-girl's comments were getting overloaded, and my silly one-liners were off topic. So, long story short: winning Twins + TV + bloggers turned me from a non-fan into a huuuge fan over four or so years.So, why has baseball grabbed me so? It's a huge number of things, but number one has to be pitching. I love the pitching. No other position in sports puts themselves out there like a pitcher. He faces 20 or so guys and if just four of them hit the ball in the right places, he's had a bad outing. One mistake by a batter can be ignored, but one by a pitcher can mean 3 runs. Maybe my bias towards pitchers comes because the Twins have had a lot more pitching than hitting, but my bias is true. Santana vs Garcia, from this fall, is one favorite games ever (although I'm only looking at about 6 seasons). And, though I wrote about it for my "favorite player" article, I love what Carlos Silva does. "Groundout, Groundout, Groundout."I also love that the game is every day. All summer long, I can find a baseball game. I can have something to talk about the next day. Not just Mondays like football, or every third day like basketball. I love the regularity of it. It's my soap opera (with new episodes on weekends!).Another thing I love is the rookies and minor leaguers. You can hear rumors of them from sites like SethSpeaks. When they come up, they have names like Ambiorix and Yhency and Scott, and then they go out there and perform, or not. The way baseball is, with one-on-one at bats, every guy that gets to play gets his one moment to succeed or fail. (Unless he's only in as a defensive replacement). He could get a hit or he could ground into a bases-loaded double play. He could strike out the side or get torched for six runs and no outs. But either way, there he is in the box score.I would have loved to write more, but I have a baby due in a week, and I need to persuade my wife that "Harmon" is an excellent first name for the boy. [Note: Harmon was out of the running. "Henry" worked when we met him. It's a decent baseball name, but I should have called my uncle for tips on getting your wife to concede on naming. His son is "Kirby."]So, there you have it. A terrific Why Baseball article! Thank you very much Adam for taking the time to write up this essay. I think it was very good to see the game from another perspective. A fair-weather fan turned non-fan, turned fan, turned HUGE fan! Let me know what you think. If you would like to ask me or Adam any questions, please feel free to e-mail me, or, you can enter Comments!
The Dodgers were finally able to unload Milton Bradley. There had been rumors of this throughout the offseason. Yesterday, it finally happened. The Dodgers packaged Bradley with utility infielder Antonio Perez and sent them to the Oakland A's in exchange for minor league outfielder Andre Ethier. It's funny that the A's got two major league players for a minor leaguer, but I think that the Dodgers got the better of this deal. We all know what Bradley is, an extremely talented and yet volatile outfielder. He can hit and hit for some power. Perez is a solid, but he's a utility player. He won't have a huge role. Andre Ethier is a minor leaguer. There is always risk in that. But to me, he really made himself into a top 10-15 hitting prospect. He was the A's second round pick out of Arizona State just two years ago, and he has hit well at every level. This season, at AA, he flirted with .400 much of the season and ended up around .330. He had an excellent on-base percentage and showed flashes of power. I guess I don't know if he is a real highly regarded prospect, but I think he is worth watching!
The Royals may have some interest in Doug Mientkeiwicz. To that, I say... Let the weak get weaker!
And, according the the Chicago Sun-Times, the Cubs may have interest still in Jacque Jones, probably to replace Jeromy Burnitz in right field.
Our friend "Roger" posted a very interesting article at TwinkieTown projecting the 2006 Twins minor league affiliate's pitching staffs. I know Roger and I have discussed this at length in the past. There is an equally interesting discussion at John Sickels' site discussing the top minor league pitching staffs. Of course, the New Britain and Ft. Myers staffs are creating a lot of discussion!
'wcooley' authored another great and very interesting article. He discusses that the Twins are not as bad off in terms of offensive prospects as some may want to think. He does an interesting comparison of the A's OF Nick Swisher and the Twins AA OF Doug Deeds. Both played ball at The Ohio State and did well. Both have done well in the pros. Great comments too!
Over at John Sickels' site, someone wrote an article asking for Thoughts on Jason Kubel. Check it out and feel free to add some comments on what you think the Twins can hope for from Kubel. If I'm not mistaken, Kubel is either about to get married or just recently got married, so Congratulations to him!
ESPN has this very interesting chart that describes the Twins lack of home run hitters. As we have heard over and over again in the past, the Twins have not had a 30 home run hitter since they had three in 1987. This chart shows all of the major league teams and when their most recent 30 homer hitter was, and how many 30 home run hitters they have had since 1987. No team has had a streak that goes back further than 2000. Colorado has had 27 thirty homer hitters. Texas has had 26 thirty homer hitters. The highest total for a team that plays in a real ball park is Toronto with 25. Of course, there is another ESPN Insider article to which further discusses the Twins lack of power. But like most things on ESPN.com, you have to pay for that subscription and to read that article.
The agent for Jacque Jones is saying that he will decline the Twins arbitration offer. That is good news for the Twins, and the right decision for Jones. He apparently has a number of multi-year deals available to him that he is mulling over, and the Twins will only offer him a one-year deal.
Did you read the article in ESPN on poor Ugueth Urbina? It's really sad how the article makes him out to be the victim because he is sitting behind bars. OK, people on his ranch were beaten and nearly killed by machetes and other weapons. The actual victims are saying that Urbina was instructing his hired men to do these acts. Of course, he is claiming that these people did it in an attempt to extort him. If so, they're crazy. But I have to wonder about the mental well-being of Urbina after the kidnapping of his mother a year ago.
ESPN's Rob Neyer wrote an article for The Baseball Analysts yesterday as part of their Bert Blyleven week. He discusses how Blyleven's numbers stack up against a Hall of Fame pitcher.
The Bert Belongs site has added new information and links to more articles. Again, I would encourage people to e-mail your local paper's baseball writers and encourage them to vote for Bert. Also, feel free to e-mail me and let me know their e-mail addresses so I can e-mail them.
USA Today has an article on a few of the guys that are closest to the necessary 75% including Blyleven, Jim Rice, Andre Dawson and Bruce Sutter.
And on those notes, I am going to call it a day. I certainly hope that you have found the "Why Baseball" article by Adam worth reading. I will be back tomorrow with another very interesting guest column, another position analysis by "Roger". If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail me, or of course now you can just enter some Comments for all the world to see.


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What's in a name? Y chromosomes, surnames and the genetic genealogy revolution Trends in Genetics, Volume 25, Issue 8, 1 August 2009, Pages 351-360 Turi E. King and Mark A. Jobling Abstract Heritable surnames are highly diverse cultural markers of coancestry in human populations. A patrilineal surname is inherited in the same way as the non-recombining region of the Y chromosome and there should, therefore, be a correlation between the two. Studies of Y haplotypes within surnames, mostly of the British Isles, reveal high levels of coancestry among surname cohorts and the influence of confounding factors, including multiple founders for names, non-paternities and genetic drift. Combining molecular genetics and surname analysis illuminates population structure and history, has potential applications in forensic studies and, in the form of 'genetic genealogy', is an area of rapidly growing interest for the public. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (584 kb) |
In the name of the father: surnames and genetics Trends in Genetics, Volume 17, Issue 6, 1 June 2001, Pages 353-357 Mark A Jobling Abstract Hereditary surnames contain information about relatedness within populations. They have been used as crude indicators of population structure and migration events, and to subdivide samples for epidemiological purposes. In societies that use patrilineal surnames, a surname should correlate with a type of Y chromosome, provided certain assumptions are met. Recent studies involving Y-chromosomal haplotyping and surname analysis are promising and indicate that genealogists of the future could be turning to records written in DNA, as well as in paper archives, to solve their problems. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (58 kb) |
Genetic Signatures of Coancestry within Surnames Current Biology, Volume 16, Issue 4, 21 February 2006, Pages 384-388 Turi E. King, Stéphane J. Ballereau, Kevin E. Schürer and Mark A. Jobling Summary Surnames are cultural markers of shared ancestry within human populations. The Y chromosome, like many surnames, is paternally inherited, so men sharing surnames might be expected to share similar Y chromosomes as a signature of coancestry. Such a relationship could be used to connect branches of family trees [1], to validate population genetic studies based on isonymy [2], and to predict surname from crime-scene samples in forensics [3]. However, the link may be weak or absent due to multiple independent founders for many names, adoptions, name changes and nonpaternities, and mutation of Y haplotypes. Here, rather than focusing on a single name [4], we take a general approach by seeking evidence for a link in a sample of 150 randomly ascertained pairs of males who each share a British surname. We show that sharing a surname significantly elevates the probability of sharing a Y-chromosomal haplotype and that this probability increases as surname frequency decreases. Within our sample, we estimate that up to 24% of pairs share recent ancestry and that a large surname-based forensic database might contribute to the intelligence-led investigation of up to ∼70 rapes and murders per year in the UK. This approach would be applicable to any society that uses patrilineal surnames of reasonable time-depth. Summary | Full Text | PDF (244 kb) |
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Corresponding authorOne concern in human genetics research is maintaining the privacy of study participants. The growth in genealogical registries may contribute to loss of privacy, given that genotypic information is accessible online to facilitate discovery of genetic relationships. Through iterative use of two such web archives, FamilySearch and Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, I was able to discern the likely haplotypes for the Y chromosomes of two men, Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, who were instrumental in the founding of the Latter-Day Saints Church. I then determined whether any of the Utahns who contributed to the HapMap project (the "CEU" set) is related to either man, on the basis of haplotype analysis of the Y chromosome. Although none of the CEU contributors appear to be a male-line relative, I discovered that predictions could be made for the surnames of the CEU participants by a similar process. For 20 of the 30 unrelated CEU samples, at least one exact match was revealed, and for 17 of these, a potential ancestor from Utah or a neighboring state could be identified. For the remaining ten samples, a match was nearly perfect, typically deviating by only one marker repeat unit. The same query performed in two other large databases revealed fewer individual matches and helped to clarify which surname predictions are more likely to be correct. Because large data sets of genotypes from both consenting research subjects and individuals pursuing genetic genealogy will be accessible online, this type of triangulation between databases may compromise the privacy of research subjects.


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CLEVELAND , Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced that it will launch seasonal daily non-stop service between its Cleveland hub and London's Heathrow Airport, effective May 2, 2009 (eastbound). The new route will replace the current seasonal service between Cleveland and London /Gatwick Airport.
In addition, due to economic challenges, the carrier will end seasonal service from Cleveland to Paris /Charles de Gaulle Airport.
"Our Cleveland customers have told us they want non-stop service to Heathrow , the most important business airport in Europe , and we are delighted to be able to meet the City's needs," said Larry Kellner , Continental's chairman and CEO. "We are investing in this service because of its potential," he said.
The new Heathrow service will operate from May 2 through Sept. 26 . Flights will depart Cleveland daily at 8:25 p.m. and arrive in London at 9:15 a.m. the next morning. The return flights will depart London daily at 11:40 a.m. and arrive in Cleveland at 3:30 p.m. the same day.
"We have long believed that non-stop service to Heathrow is something Cleveland needs and that it will be a boost to our business development efforts. I am optimistic that the region's business community will support this improved service to London in a way that will warrant Continental's consideration of extending the service year-round in the future," said Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson .
The service will be operated by Boeing 757 aircraft, seating 16 passengers in the award-winning BusinessFirst cabin and 159 passengers in
Continental will continue to operate two daily flights to Heathrow from its Houston hub at Bush Intercontinental Airport in addition to three daily flights to Heathrow from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport. The carrier will continue to operate daily flights from both its Houston and New York hubs to Paris /Charles de Gaulle Airport.
In addition to its Heathrow flights, Continental also operates easy connecting service from Cleveland through Newark Liberty to Belfast , Birmingham , Bristol , Edinburgh , Glasgow and Manchester , as well as Dublin and Shannon - offering trans-Atlantic service to more cities in the U.K. and Ireland than any other airline.
SOURCE Continental Airlines
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