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Yankees Need a Year Without A-Rod to Re-Boot$2.5 million or $27.5 million. That's the luxury tax impact depending on whether or not Alex Rodriguez is on the Yankees active roster next season. The Yankees are better of in '14 if he's suspended.
Yankees Continue to Get Churned Up by Rays' Pitching FactoryMaybe the Tampa Bay Rays have some magic powder or beans...but more likely they have outstanding scouting and minor league instructors that continues to produce outstanding Major League pitching. The Yankees have to be jealous.
Weak Back Sends Hughes to Sideline for WeeksPhil Hughes has a history of injuries in his still young career, but the timing of his current injury couldn't have been worse for the New York Yankees or Hughes' future.
Nova-Phelps Among the Few Battles in Yankees CampThe 5th and final spot is up for grab in the Yankees starting rotation, but most positions are already set.
Yankees Report to Camp After A-Rodiculous Off-SeasonThe Yankees off-season has been the strangest in the Steinbrenner owned era. Money cut backs, steroid allegations, and no free agent bidding wars.
Baseball Writers Association Snubs All Hall of Fame CandidatesCraig Biggio had over 3,000 hits in a stellar 20 year career, but even that wasn't good enough for a first year Baseball Hall of Fame candidate.
Yankees Eye Balling Nats' MorseWith Alex Rodriguez out of the lineup indefinitely and Nick Swisher now in Cleveland, Mike Morse could be a big acquisition for the Yankees
The NHL is Coming Back, but Does Anyone Care?After a lockout nearly wiped out the entire 2012-2013 NHL Season, a shortened version of the schedule is expected to kick into play January 19. But are the fans excited or angry?
Monday Morning Football: Let the NFL Bloodletting BeginMany heads could roll one day after the NFL's regular season ended.
Yankees Should Look in on Napoli: A Fan's TakeFree agent Mike Napoli's deal with the Boston Red Sox may fall through due to the health of a hip. The Yankees should take the opportunity to try to bring Napoli to the Bronx.
PED Era Stars Led by Clemens, Bonds on 2013 Hall Ballot - a Fan's Voting GuideRoger Clemens, Barry Bonds, and others are included on the baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. But do they have any chance of being enshrined in Cooperstown?
Pettitte, Rivera Prepare to Re-Sign as Yankees Move Forward: A Fan's TakeAndy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera are ready to return for at least one more season, but GM Brian Cashman still has plenty of work to do.
Steinbrenner's Sale of YES to Murdoch: The Beginning of the End? - a Fan's Worried ViewThe acquisition of 49% of the YES Network by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation could be step one in the Steinbrenner family's plan to sell the Yankees.
Yankees Low Key in Free Agent Market: A Fan's Cold Stove ViewUnlike past off-seasons, the Yankees won't be going after the biggest prizes in the MLB free agent market. As a matter of fact they won't be going after many of the smaller prizes either.
Mason Williams Rockets to Top of Yankees 2013 Prospect List: A Fan's LookThe New York Yankees have touted a number of prospects in recent years, but have not seen the potential of the prospects translate to Major League success. They're hoping their top prospect, Mason Williams, will change all that.
A-Rod Not the Only Question Mark for 2013: A Fan's LookAlex Rodriguez will likely return to the Yankees in 2013, but others may not. With the Yankees trimming payroll to under $189MM by 2014, there could be some big changes on the way in the Bronx.
If Season Ends, A-Rod Needs to Be a Part of It: A Fan's OpinionAlex Rodriguez has been a flop this post-season, but if the Yankees are to be eliminated in Game 4 of the ALCS, he needs to be a part of the lineup.
My One and Only World Series Game: 1981: A Fan's RemembranceThe 1981 season was very tumultuous with a player's strike shortening the season and adding another layer to the playoffs. I was fortunate enough to attend Game 2 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.
MLB's Poor Scheduling Puts a Premium on Hughes' Game 4 Start: A Fan's OpinionMajor League Baseball's decision to add a second wild card crunched the post-season schedule, and put a premium on winning series quickly. Phil Hughes has the chance to do that for the NY Yankees in Game 4 Thursday night.
Girardi Must Discard Loyalty and Drop A-Rod in the Lineup - a Fan's PleaAlex Rodriguez is a shell of his former self and if the Yankees don't make a lineup adjustment immediately, he will be the torpedo that sinks the Yankees playoff chances.Also published on:
Yankees Ready ALDS Roster - a Fan's ViewWhile the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles will be playing their one game wild card "play-in" game, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi will be finalizing their American League Division Series roster.
Andy Pettitte's Five Biggest Wins With the New York YankeesAndrew Eugene Pettitte has won 244 games in his career, but what five games stand out the most? I'm here to tell you.
Yankees Hoping Stretch Drive is a Sweet Sixteen Party - a Fan's PerspectiveThe Yankees looked to be an AL East runaway, but with just 16 regular season games left to play, the team finds itself tied for first with the Baltimore Orioles.
The 5 Greatest Games in Yankees-Indians History - a Fan's ChoiceThe two storied franchises have met 1,982 times in the regular season plus a couple of times in the post-season. But what were the five greatest/most memorable games between the two?
The 10 Greatest Yankees that Were Former Red Sox - a Fan's PerspectiveBabe Ruth comes to mind immediately when you think of ex-Red Sox, but there are a number of other very good or great players that have worn both teams' uniforms.
Make No Bones About It, the Yankees Need a Bat to Replace A-Rod: A Fan's TakeAs Alex Rodriguez writhed in pain Tuesday night, courtesy of a Felix Hernandez 88 mph changeup, GM Brian Cashman should have immediately starting making calls to look for a lineup replacement.
Ichiro and Other Pinstriped Oddities: A Fan's ViewSeeing Ichiro Suzuki in a New York Yankees uniform was very strange, but it was not the strangest rival to see in a Yankees' uniform.
Getting to Know Yankees' 1st Round Draft Choice Ty Hensley - a Fan's Q & AThe Yankees' 2012 1st round draft choice, Ty Hensley, talks about life, baseball, and goals.Also published on:
Yankees Rotation Hit with Double Whammy: A Fan's ViewYankees scramble to fill rotation spots as Sabathia and Pettitte felled by injuries.Also published on:
New York Yankees Streak Through Interleague Play: A Fan's ViewThere's a fair argument that interleague play interferes with divisional play. Considering the Yankees played .722 ball against the NL this year, they won't complain any time soon.Also published on:
The Top 5 Most Memorable Yankees-Mets Encounters: A Fan's TakeInterleague play and one World Series have created a much bigger rivalry for the kings of New York.Also published on:
Omar Rodriguez, Come on Down: A Fan's TakeThe Yankees dipped into Latin America to sign Omar Rodriguez, a 19-year-old left-hander from Cuba.Also published on:
Fan's Look: Yankees' Top 10 Prospects--What Are They Up To?Yankees anxiously await the arrival of players like Manny Banuelos and Mason Williams from the minor league system.Also published on:
Jeter and A-Rod Climb the Ladder of Success: A Fan's TakeDerek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez are in the company of some big time brand names game in and game out.Also published on:
Yankees' Rotation Spins Team to the Top: A Fan's TakeThe return of Andy Pettitte has sparked the New York Yankees starting pitching to new heights.Also published on:
A-Rod Slams His Way into History, but Gehrig Still Leads the Way: A Fan's TakeLou Gehrig's career grand slam record held up for 74 years until Alex Rodriguez tied it Tuesday night. But Gehrig's accomplishments will never be diminished.Also published on:
2012 Amateur MLB Draft: Yankees Hope Ty Hensley is Their Future Ace - A Fan's TakeThe Major League Baseball amateur draft is a crap shoot, but the Yankees hope their top pick Ty Hensley is a future ace.Also published on:
Fan's Take: Has Phil Hughes Turned a Corner?There's no timetable in baseball, but surely the clock was ticking on Phil Hughes' career in pinstripes. But his recent starts may indicate he's turned his season around.Also published on:
Andy Pettitte Turns Back the Clock for One Night: A Fan's TakeAndy Pettitte's second start out of retirement brought back memories of starts gone by.
Phil Hughes' Time in Pinstripes Running Out: A Fan's TakePhil Hughes was once the top pitching prospect in all of baseball. After some up and down seasons, the Yankees may be running out of patience with their former No. 1 pick.
Remembering Yankees Legend 'Moose' Skowron: A Fan's TakeBill "Moose" Skowron didn't get the notoriety of his teammates, but the first baseman was an integral part of the Yankees powerhouse teams of the 1950s and early 1960s.
Andy Pettitte Ready to Saddle Up Again for Yankees: A Fan's TakeAndy Pettitte was sitting around his house, staring at his five World Series rings and decided it was time to don the Pinstripes once again.
New York Yankees' Top 10 Career Home Run HittersThe Sultan of Swat and The Mick top the list of the Yankees greatest home run hitters.Also published on:
Battling Bobby Valentine Will Be No Bed of Roses for Yankees: A Fan's ViewNew Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine has already taken some shots at the New York Yankees in an attempt to reheat the rivalry.
5 1/2 Reasons the Yankees Will Win the AL East: A Fan's TakeThe Yankees starting rotation was in shambles, but two moves by GM Brian Cashman will put them on top of the heap.
Replacing Mariano Rivera, a Yankees Legend: A Fan's TakeMariano Rivera reported to Yankees' spring training and quickly hinted that this season may be his last. It's never too early to begin the search for his replacement.
The Golden Anniversary of a Fall ClassicAs the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants, both contenders in 2012, report to spring training, it's time to take a look at back at one of the greatest World Series ever. This season marks the 50th anniversary of the last time the Yankees and GIantsAlso published on:


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Information about the City of Albuquerque's Open Space Division.
The Open Space Visitor Center
- Learn more about the Open Space Visitor Center (OSVC).
- Shop at the Open Space Visitor Center Gift Shop and support the Open Space Division and the Open Space Alliance!
- See a variety of art and media from local, national and international artists in the Open Space Visitor Center Gallery.
Open Space Lands
- View Major Public Open Space land information.
- Fire Restrictions and Closures on Open Space: Information on fire restrictions on Major Public Open Space lands.
- Open Space Annual Pass information.
- See information on the Shooting Range State Park.
- Learn about paddle sports and other activities in the Rio Grande Valley State Park.
- Summer Hours: (In effect starting April 1st): 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. for the Sandia Foothills Open Space
Open Space Events
- Join us for the 7th Annual Urban Farm and Harvest Festival on September 14th at the Open Space Visitor Center.
- Enchanted Lands: Celebrating NM Public Lands, Local Plein Air Artists, Opens September 6th, Reception 3-5pm.
- Pieces Of The Whole: A Mosaic Show, Local Mosaic Artists, Opening reception July 5th from 3-5pm, on display until August 31st at the Open Space Visitor Center.
- Trail Watch Volunteer and Adopt-an-Open Space Training, September 27th, 10am-12:30pm. Registration required.
- View all upcoming events on the Open Space events calendar.
- Fractal Maze at Los Poblanos Fields, Grand Opening October 3rd.
Open Space News
- Read Quarterly Open Space Newsletter and Back Issues Online
- Rio Grande Bosque Restoration Project at Paseo del Norte 2014.
- Find out about Trail Watch and Visitor Center volunteer programs and learn how to adopt an Open Space.
- Help out during one of our Annual Volunteer Events!
Open Space Alliance:
- Join the Open Space Alliance, the non-profit friends group of the Open Space Division.
- Shop at the Open Space Visitor Center Gift Shop and support the Open Space Division and the Open Space Alliance!
- Teachers, parents and students: learn about the Open Space Alliance's Get into Open Space! Transportation Awards.
About the Open Space Division
Photos courtesy Bill Pentler.
Open Space works to acquire and protect the natural character of land designated as major public Open Space in the 1988 revised City of Albuquerque Comprehensive Plan.
These lands, which comprise more than 28,000 acres in and around Albuquerque, are managed to:
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Contact Open Space Division Administrative Offices
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WSLS follows up on parents concerns about bullying in Wythe County Schools.
'My son is redheaded. He's been called names like wicked, step child," writes one Wythe County parent. "Currently, he's being called gay."
"My daughter didn't want to go to school, quit eating and wanted to die," writes another Wythe County parent.
These are quotes from messages sent to reporter Katie Love by concerned parents who have children in the Wythe County school system.
Wythe County parent Bobby Mullins isn't surprised. He says bullying isn't just in Wythe County though, it's a problem in many schools.
He says after our WSLS story aired he was flooded with similar e-mails and phone calls.
"The response was overwhelming, especially from such a small community and particularly that night, my phone went off well past 1 a.m.," Mullins says.
Many of the e-mails he received he says were just heartbreaking to read.
"Children that were removed from school to go to home-bound studies, because they couldn't go to school anymore," Mullins says. "Children that had resorted to self mutilation and other children looked at dropping out of school all together."
Mullins and a few other parents are speaking at the Wythe County school board meeting.
He says his goal isn't to target the school system, but for parents and the school to work together to make sure students aren't suffering in silence.
"The bullies are no longer the ones in the leather coat looking to take our milk money. The bullies are any one body, anyone and everyone, who has access to a computer...
"If we stop right now, it's going to be the same old same old,"Mullin says. "We've got to go forward. We've got to make the powers of be aware of what's going on and move forward from there and make changes."
Changes to make sure students are taught both at home and at school that what you say can have a lasting impact.
The Wythe County superintendent says any bullying issue reported to the school will be investigated. He says parents just need to make sure they are communicating with the school.
Poem written by Wythe County student about bullying:
I walk the halls and I hide from their stares
Some say words and giggle with menacing glares
I want to run away, but that's no reason
I hide the bruises on my arms
All the teachers are subdued by their charms
I want to speak up and say look at me
But that's no reason
I cry myself to sleep each night
Wishing just one of them could see my fright.
I'm going to scream leave me alone
And run back to my safe home
But that's no reason
I've had enough, no one can hear my pain
Each and every day it's all the same
I spoke up once and I was told
You're very brave and very bold
But that's no reason.
No reason to not laugh with the boy
He's just being a kid
He's only trying to annoy
So that's no reason
You should ignore the girl
Despite the fact that she's destroyed your world
Just smile at her and wave
She's just a girl and will behave
So that's no reason
Now the pain is too much to bear
I lay me down and an oath I swear
No more will I be bullied and made to cry
They can't bother me after I die
I know and feel my parents love
They treat me so gentle like a dove
But this pain is so great, it defeats all love
So that's no reason
No reason to stay and hurt anymore
So now I will knock on Heaven's door
I've done no wrong and He will let me in
To be bullied no more and feel love again
So to stay here and die
Or be lifted up and hear cries?
That's my reason
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Thieves smashed their way into a business that an entire neighborhood counts on, but the owner of a Kansas City pharmacy is determined to keep helping his customers.
Workers had to board up a hole in the wall of Spalitto's Pharmacy, located at Independence and Cleveland Avenue, after the destruction, but that won't stop its owner. He is the third generation of his family in the business and they're not about to let the damage stop him from serving his customers now.
Spend any time with Pete Spalitto and people will quickly see it takes more than a hole in the wall to slow him down.
"We're actually doing business," he said. "We're back to normal, everything's running fine. We've just got a lot of damage we've got to repair."
Damage caught on surveillance video about 2:45 a.m. Thursday shows a white minivan backing into the business' side door twice before it bursts through the wall, sending prescription drugs flying.
"Some of them bottles are $400 and $500 a bottle," Spalitto said.
Add to that $60,000 to $80,000 to repair the wall and Spalitto's looking at a $100,000 loss. It's a huge sum compared to the cost of what the thieves actually stole – 20 bottles of prescription-strength codeine cough syrup, according to police.
"When they came in to get it, they knew exactly where we put it, and were out in less than a minute, before police could even get on the scene," Spalitto said.
But after 84 years and more than three generations in business, the Spalittos know this is not the worst that can happen. His grandfather was killed in a robbery at one of the pharmacy's old locations.
"I was relieved right when I received the phone call that it happened when no one was in the store," Spalitto said.
He was also relieved when the pharmacy was able to get running quickly, with even home deliveries going out by late morning. For people like Josephine Mussorici, just a day without her medication could be dangerous.
"I depend on that drug store," she said.
And with her medicine in hand, Mussorici had a prescription of her own for the thieves.
"Why did you do that? It's not right to steal, and you shouldn't ever do that again," she said.
The surveillance video, caught on the pharmacy's 16 cameras, also shows two men coming in the store. Police are not ready to release that part yet. The suspects have masks on, but they also left the white minivan behind at the scene and investigators hope it will hold more clues.
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- Network: Sundance Channel
- Series Premiere Date: Apr 22, 2013
- Season #: 1 , 1 , 2
- Summary: After 19 years in prison for the rape and murder of his girlfriend, Daniel Holden (Aden Young) is released due to DNA evidence. His return home brings new challenges including new family members and a divided community.
- Genre(s): Drama
- Show Type: In Season
- Season 1 premiere date: Apr 22, 2013
- Episode Length: 60
- Air Time: 10:00 PM
- More Details and Credits »
Score distribution:
Positive: 25 out of 28
Mixed: 3 out of 28
Negative: 0 out of 28
It's a breathtaking work of immense beauty and a thought-provoking meditation on the nature of crime and punishment, of identity and solitude, of guilt and absolution. It is, quite simply, the best new show of 2013.
There's not a bad performance to be had in Rectify, which even features Hal Holbrook as Holden's former lawyer. But it's Young, whose character veers from a deceptive lethargy to moments of dry humor, who carries every scene he's in as he finds ways to allow us glimpses of the man still imprisoned behind the mask.
The good news is that this contemplative, utterly engrossing and frequently gorgeous character study achieves and then surpasses both of those goals [justify the network's foray into the field while living up to the Sundance brand] over the course of its initial six episode season.
Flawless production design and lush cinematography make Rectify visually stunning, but its simmering mystery and artfully depicted dysfunction make every scene hum with tension.
It's not rushing us to the next plot point. It's content to be present. It breathes.
[Rectify] feels damply airless--the tension might be ripped open at any moment by a thunderclap of revelation.... It's a disturbing, impressive performance [from Aden Young as Daniel]. [13 May 2013, p.49]
For about an episode and a quarter, it's very good television. But over the rest of its six-episode first season it resembles nothing so much as a bad indie film, the kind of slow and tepid bummer that used to fill Sundance's late nights and afternoons when it was a full-time movie channel.
Score distribution:
Positive: 32 out of 38
Mixed: 2 out of 38
Negative: 4 out of 38
Apr 30, 2013This is a mesmerizing and engrossing story that captured me right from the first episode. It raises all kinds of questions and thoughts about someone missing 20 years on the outside. Very thought provoking; we need more of this kind of programming. Have seen 3 can't wait for the next 3. Bravo to the writers, producers, directors and fine cast.… Expand
May 11, 2013This series has the quality and intensely personal nature as "The Killing" and "Breaking Bad", but so far, without the violence.
It's incredibly well acted and gives us some time to know the characters, which is something I truly appreciate. It might not be action-packed enough for some viewers, but if you enjoy observing what each character is experiencing and reading between the lines a little, you'll quickly warm up to the unique premise of this series.
Personally, I already feel very attached to the lead character and am feeling tremendous empathy for him. In my view, without emotional attachment to the characters, there is no show!
I am greatly looking forward to this mystery unraveling and I find myself wondering, exactly how will JUSTICE be rectified...
....and who will rectify it???… Expand
Feb 16, 2014This is one of the best shows of 2013. Great acting and the story is just perfect. This is just a gem and can stand out for great acting, great directing and a great script. It is quite interesting to see the inability to communicate of all the characters and at the same time the difficulty to realise what the actual problem is. In many ways, this show can be considered original and provoking.… Expand
May 3, 2013Rectify is like one of those wonderful pieces of art that is arresting with its beauty, but filled with enough heart and depth that you'll find yourself staring inward as well.… Expand
Oct 9, 2013With breaking bad and dexter over not to many shows to be excited about.. Rectify is on top of my list. Vary good vary beautiful show. It's slow moving but vary compelling Sucked me in Goat man episode hooked me to fanatic status I got high hopes for season 2. Don't know how long they can stretch premise but I will be glued to tv and find out. You will cry at least once watching this show. Closest thing to compare it to drama and emotion wise is Six Feet Under … Expand
May 13, 2013After three episodes, I'm hooked and will be watching the series.
So far it's not without its flaws. The ages of the various actors all seem a little young in comparison with the established timeline. The whole father-son dynamic that would otherwise be key in a story like this is ducked via a pre-story heart attack and a decent stepfather that is strictly a background prop. Most of the male plot line directions and characters seem pat, stereotypical and expected, like the wicked stepbrother, the Jewish lawyer fish out of water, the bullying small-town sheriff or the sleazy Southern pol. The women in contrast all are a bit odd, with the vapid mother, driven non-conformist sister, repressed sister-in-law, the cheerful waitress who is in fact the dessert on her own menu.
However, there is also a feeling of depth here that shows a great deal of thought and nuance on both the part of the writers and actors. This is a classic Southern Gothic story that revels in sunlight instead of shadows. The pacing is so languid that the show is a character study rather than a procedural. People are introduced almost as asides that will obviously come to be key players in unexpected and unanticipated ways as time goes on. As the end of the pilot shows, not all is as it seems and surprising, sudden pops can be expected.
Most of all, the antihero lead is immediately sympathetic, interesting, and even mesmerizing. It is like watching a butterfly break free of its chrysalis. Seeing the overlooked mystery of our present through his eyes is worth admission alone. Following the unresolved mystery of his past with our eyes is worth staying for.… Expand
Apr 29, 2013Guess I must be missing something based on the 9s and 10s showing up here. Me? I guess I was a little worn down by "Forrest Gump Leaves Prison." It's not that I'm unsympathetic to a man returning to society after two decades of what we are told is quite likely wrongful incarceration, but it was 20 years, not 200. Aden Young isn't "dazed and confused" as much as "dumb and dumber." My goodness, he was imprisoned in the 1990s, not the 1890s. Things haven't changed that much. Heck, there were even large volume soft drinks back then, but the idea of a 32 oz. cup seems to have confounded him at one point.
But let's get to the characters. Can we get more cliched? I don't think so. The vengeful D.A. cum "Foghorn Leghorn"-type state senator. The equally vengeful and "what's-he-hiding?" current sheriff. The Henry Fonda-esque former sheriff (I think) who is morally conflicted by the fact that science (DNA) says not guilty while most town leaders see the release as BS. Oh, then there's the randy waitress trysting with the state senator, the jealous step-brother, the sympathetic wife of the jealous step-brother (she, of course, is conflicted and finds the newly released "innocent" almost irresistibly sympathetic), the noble sister, the cold mother and, last but certainly not least, the yin/yang inmates conveniently available for contrasting flashbacks. One is a redneck who torments the lead character while the other is open to the idea of reading W. Sumerset Maugham's "Of Human Bondage." Puh-leeze. What a collection of cliches!!
I'm waiting for the scene when the newly freed character stops to take in the true meaning of a summer's shower and spots a small bird ruffling its feathers in the rain. Ah, freedom!
Ah, wake me when it's over.… Expand


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With a jury trial set to begin on Tuesday in Solano County Superior Court for a Suisun City man accused of murder and felony child abuse related to the death of an infant in 2010, new evidence in the case has the defense calling for a delay.
Reginald Tanubagijo and his defense counsel, Martinez criminal defense attorney Jaye Ryan, appeared in court ahead of Tuesday's start to jury selection, where Ryan announced that the defense might not be prepared to move forward. Ryan, who had already filed a motion seeking to delay the case, also stated before Judge Robert C. Fracchia that she had just been notified the day prior that prosecutors had received new evidence in the case, specifically related to the child's birthing records.
Tanubagijo is accused in the death of a 3-month-old boy named Buddy, a foster child who was in his care.
On Friday, prosecutors stated that the new information related to the baby's birthing records had only been received this week, although defense attorneys had the ability to obtain them on their own.
Fracchia expressed concern over another delay in a case that has been pending since 2010 and been subject to several delays already. Fracchia ordered attorneys back at 8:30 a.m. on Monday to further discuss the motion.
Police responded to Tanubagijo's Youngstown Lane home on Nov. 29, 2010, after hearing a medical dispatch for a baby choking on milk. After performing CPR, medical personnel transported the baby to NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield, where a CT scan revealed a possible head injury.
Buddy was transported to Children's Hospital and Research Center in Oakland the following day and died after being taken off life support a week later.
During a July 2012 probable cause hearing, two doctors called to testify by prosecutors opined that non-accidental trauma caused the baby's death. However, a forensic pathologist called to testify by Ryan testified that while the cause of death was blunt head trauma, it was possible that it could have been the result of an accidental fall.
Tanubagijo has pleaded not guilty and remains out of custody after posting $250,000 bond.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Dodgers rookie closer Javy Guerra saved Saturday night's 3-0 win over the Giants despite a cracked fingernail that surfaced two weeks ago but has worsened in recent days.
Guerra has pitched three consecutive games and probably would be unavailable for Sunday's series finale anyway, but he said he would take his cue from the team medical staff before committing to his availability.
"It's been a little problem," said Guerra. "I've had it before. I grip the ball hard and sometimes it gets cracked."
Guerra, coming on to start the ninth inning, walked leadoff hitter Pablo Sandoval on four pitches and pitching coach Rick Honeycutt went to the mound, then explained the situation to plate umpire Scott Barry, but Guerra continued.
Manager Don Mattingly then sent Mike MacDougal to warm up, while Guerra retired Brett Pill on a fly to medium right field. Sandoval took second on defensive indifference and Brandon Belt hit a long fly ball run down by center fielder Matt Kemp on the warning track for the second out.
Orlando Cabrera singled Sandoval to third and Cabrera took second on defensive indifference before Guerra locked down save No. 18 by striking out pinch-hitter Pat Burrell.
If Guerra is unable to close games, the Dodgers would likely turn to Kenley Jansen, who struck out two in a scoreless eighth inning and has 77 strikeouts in 45 2/3 innings.
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The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has signed free-agent guard Dee Bost. Per team policy, financial terms were not released. NBA.com
Jody Genessy: Guard Dee Bost's deal with Jazz/Stampede is worth $65,000, per sources. He'll attend Jazz camp but will likely play in D-League for Idaho. Twitter @DJJazzyJody
Shams Charania: Free agent guard Dee Bost has accepted summer league invites with the Pacers (Orlando) and Mavericks (Las Vegas), sources tell RealGM. Twitter @ShamsCharania
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After speaking with a source close to DleagueDigest.com, Portland is likely to send EJ Singler, Dee Bost, and Richard Howell to Idaho for the start of the season, allowing Portland the decision of keeping Freeland. Will Freeland ultimately find a spot on Portland's depth chart? The forthcoming set of preseason games, will play a large role in determining Freeland's future with Portland. D-League Digest
EJ Singler will be one of two nonroster invites on the Blazers' training camp roster, joining guard Dee Bost, and both most likely will land on the Blazers' Development League team, the Idaho Stampede, at the start of the regular season. Oregonian
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Brian T. Smith: Undrafted Mississippi State guard Dee Bost is weighing European offers and #NBA Summer League possibilities. Will soon make a decision. Twitter
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Alzheimer's Society is recruiting people across the area to become dementia friends and help sufferers of the condition.
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People with dementia have told the charity they often lose friends and feel isolated so it has come up with the scheme to increase dementia awareness and change the way the nation thinks, talks and acts.
The charity's east region operations director Kate Moore said: "People with dementia want to remain independent and engaged in their communities by continuing to socialise with their friends and family and be as active as possible.
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Ali Larter was another actresses who attended the Art of Elysium 'Heaven' Gala held at Skirball Cultural Center on Saturday (January 11) in Los Angeles, California.
The actress and cookbook author wore a vibrantly hued strapless Monique Lhuillier gown with a dramatic fishtail train.
Matching green earrings and a basic black clutch accessorized the look.
Smokey brown eyes, subtle rosy lips and messy beachy waves all look lovely on the actress, but there seems to be a bit of a disconnect between the top of the look and the bottom.
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Dozens of Atlanta families who have lost a loved one in the military since September 11 are on their way to Texas for an all-expenses paid trip, thanks to American Airlines. It's all part of an annual event known as Snowball Express. In all, about 60 children and adults at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport were part of Friday's big sendoff party, and the smiles on the faces of kids there were priceless. They met Santa, and enjoyed arts, crafts, food and even face painting. The event involves a total of about 1,700 children and spouses of fallen U.S. military members each year. This is the seventh year the event has been held. During the four-day trip to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the families will take part in the Dallas Children's Parade, visit the Fort Worth Stockyards and Billy Bob's, and pay a visit to Six Flags.
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Tony Award-winner John Lee Beatty joins the faculty for the Live Design Scenic Design Master Classes to be held in New York City on October 2 & 3, 2012. He joins a distinguished list of designers headed by fellow Tony-winner David Gallo, as creative consultant.
One of theatre's most prolific designers, John Lee Beatty made his Broadway design debut in 1973, won a Tony for his outstanding sets for Talley's Folley in 1980, and Drama Desk Awards for Talley's Folly, The Fifth of July, Dinner At Eight, and Twentieth Century, as well as numerous nominations for his brilliant scenic concepts. Winner of American Theatre Wing Hewes Design Award (1976, 1978, 1988, 1995, 2003), and has won Obie, and Outer Critics Circle Awards; Theatre Hall of Fame. He is a graduate of Brown and Yale School of Drama.
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In my never ending quest to get the best shot of Southport Pier I ended up once again peering through barred gates at the setting sun. With tripod astride the wrought iron restriction I snapped a few bracketed exposures for later post production as HDR. I do like high key shots, even when it's going dark, so this is as light as I dared…
We took a couple of days up in the Lakes last week. The weather was miserable, just pre-spring damp and dismal. We decided to head up over Kirkstone Pass chasing a glimmer of sunlight in the distance. We never quite managed to catch up with the sun, but we did enjoy a bracing 'walk' at the head of the pass. This was the view of the road below.
It's the sort of thing that you want to keep local: a couple of fence panels blow out in the recent storms. The product is large – not suitable for posting! The product ideally could do with some customisation – a couple of inches cut off one panel. For once it would actually help to communicate with a real person. The ideal candidate for a local search I thought…
The first attempt was to email a couple of local businesses with our request. One replied to the email with instructions to phone him – what's the point in putting our request in words – we could have phoned first if we'd wanted to. Customer service involves responding to the customer via the medium they initiate where possible.
We decided to visit the second local business that we found. We got the address off the web site, used the sat-nav on my phone, and still couldn't find it. The business had moved 18 months previously and failed to change their web site! Customer service involves being where you say your are!
We quickly searched for another very local business, again used sat-nav but even sitting right outside the registered address we couldn't see anything. Oh, well, forget the small businesses, we'll try Jewson's, it's not far. Closed at 12 on a Saturday! Back home for a cup of coffee and a moan about how hard can it be to buy a couple of fence panels! Most people work Monday through Friday, customer service involves being open when customers are free to visit.
Next step, another web search, another local business, again closed, so draft an email with all the requirements so that a single response is all that is needed. Phone on the Monday morning to see if the email's been received. As I speak it's apparent that the email has been read, but not responded to. As the local business person informs me that it'll be a couple of weeks before he gets any more panels in he is already putting the receiver down as I say I'll look elsewhere!
The recent storms should have been a goldmine for local fence panel makers, instead they seem corporately uninterested and lethargic. Customer service is totally lacking, can do attitude is non-existent. Is it little wonder that these sort of businesses are disappearing.
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There was déjà vu at Newlands for Vernon Philander when he took a five-for in New Zealand's first innings. Just 14 months earlier he did the same on debut against Australia. Michael Clarke's men were dismissed for 47 while Brendon McCullum's went two worse and were skittled for 45. The synergy was stark.
Now, there will be more flashbacks for the opening bowler in the lead up to the Port Elizabeth Test. The hamstring injury which kept him in doubt until the day before the Newlands match has recurred and similar uncertainty exists around his fitness for the second contest in the series.
Philander left the field after bowling his final spell of five overs (he bowled 24 in total in New Zealand's second innings) after he felt stiffness in his left hamstring. "He said he slipped in the footholes and because his left leg is his landing foot in his delivery stride when he stretches too far forward with it, it could affect the area again" Mohammed Moosajee, the South Africa team manager, told ESPNcricinfo.
After play, Philander said he felt the irritation slightly lower down in his left leg than where it was previously and "hoped" it was only stiffness. Moosjaee, though, is concerned that the strain has been aggravated so soon after it had healed. As a result, Philander is back on fitness watch and will be monitored and assessed in the lead up to the second fixture.
A grade one strain of the hamstring usually requires seven to ten days rest. The second Test starts next week Friday, which will give Philander a full week but because the latest niggle has occurred directly off the back of a previous one, the recovery time may be lengthened as a precaution.
"With Tests so close together, management may not want to risk playing Vernon but we also don't want to take a call too early," Moosajee said. "What we don't want it is for it become three strains in three weeks then he is out for a month."
Philander suffers from a chronic hamstring condition which would mean that if it is injured again, he could need even more time out of the game. With the Pakistan series to come, South Africa want him available so leaving him out of the Port Elizabeth match may prove the sensible option.
Rory Kleinveldt, Philander's new-ball partner at Cape Cobras and the reserve bowler in the national squad, is likely to play if Philander is ruled. Kleinveldt had a forgettable debut in Brisbane on the recent tour to Australia but came back well in his second Test in Adelaide, where he stood in for Philander whose back had seized up. He has yet to play a Test at home.
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Project Director: Dr. Tom Guderjan, University of Texas at Tyler
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The Maya Research Program is a U.S.-based non-profit organization (501c3) that sponsors archaeological and ethnographic research in Middle America. Each summer since 1992, we have sponsored archaeological fieldwork at the ancient Maya sites of Blue Creek, Nojol Nah, Xnoha, and Grey Fox in northwestern Belize.
In 2014 we again offer opportunities to participate in our field program and learn about the Maya of the past and today. The Blue Creek project is open to student and non-student participants, regardless of experience. The field school is certified by the Register of Professional Archaeologists and participants will receive training in archaeological field and laboratory techniques. Academic credit and scholarships are available.
We invite students and volunteers to participate in the Maya Research Program's 23rd archaeological field season in northwestern Belize.
2014 Season Dates:
Session 1: Monday May 26 to Sunday June 8
Session 2: Monday June 9 to Sunday June 22
Session 3: Monday June 30 to Sunday July 13
Session 4: Monday July 14 to Sunday July 27
Application Process: The maximum number of participants for each 2-week archaeological field school session ranges from 30 to 35 students and volunteers. Participants will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. To enroll, the applicant should forward a 2014 enrollment form (http://www.mayaresearchprogram.org/web-content/helpdig_form.html ) and appropriate deposit to the Maya Research Program.
Cost: The donation for a single two-week session for non-students is $ $1750 USD. A special first-session rate of $1500 is available to students currently enrolled in an accredited University or College. If more than one session is desired, the donation is $1200 for each additional session. A non-refundable deposit of $250 per session is required to hold your spot. (Participants are responsible for their travel costs to Belize). If a student wishes to receive academic credit, tuition costs (via the University of Texas at Tyler or their home institution) will apply in addition to the required donation to the Maya Research Program.
The Maya Research Program also offers specialized laboratory and field courses (ANTH 4399) for students and volunteers in addition to the general archaeological field school (ANTH 4361). The specific study areas for the specialized laboratory and field courses (ANTH 4399) are:
1. Laboratory and Field Methods: Ceramic Analysis (understanding ceramic production, seriation, modal analysis, Type-Variety analysis) - limited to 5 persons in Session 3
2. Laboratory and Field Methods: Bioarchaeology (the study of human skeletal remains) -limited to 5 persons in Session 3.
3. Laboratory and Field Methods: Photogrammetry and 3D Digital Modeling - limited to 10 persons in Session 4 only.
Student participants can obtain academic credit through the University of Texas at Tyler or via their home institution through Independent Study and similar courses. Non UTT students can also take these classes through UTT as transient student (University of Tyler registrar webpage: http://www.uttyler.edu/registrar/) . If a students wishes to recieve academic credit, tuition costs from UT Tyler (or their home insitiution) will apply in addition to the required donation to the Maya Research Program.
Student scholarships and fellowships are avaliable.
For additional information please contact the Maya Research Program:
1910 East Southeast Loop 323 #296
Tyler, Texas 75701
Period(s) of Occupation: Classic Period, Maya
Project Size: 25-49 participants
Minimum Length of Stay for Volunteers: 2 weeks
Minimum Age: 18 unless a signed waiver is approved by the Board of Directors
Experience Required: None
Room and Board Arrangements
Maya Research Program will provide all in country transportation, room, and board.
Cost: $1,750 ($1,500 for students) for first two week session and $1,200 for each additional 2 week session
Academic Credit
Name of institution offering credit: University of Texas at Tyler or via student's University
Number of credits offered: 3 hours per 2 week session
Tuition: Variable -- please contact the Maya Research Program
Contact Information
Dr. Tom Guderjan
1910 East SE Loop 323 #296
Tyler , Texas 75701
Phone: 817-831-9011
Recommended Bibliography
Tom Guderjan, The Nature Of An Ancient Maya City: Resources, Interaction, And Power At Blue Creek, Belize, 2007, University of Alabama Press
Tom Guderjan, Ancient Maya Traders of Ambergris Caye, 2007, University of Alabama Press
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AC Milan are, obviously, without Antonio Cassano following what is apparently a mild stroke for their UEFA Champions League match against BATE Borisov, and their bench has been weakened without him. Their starting lineup looks solid, though, as Robinho will partner Zlatan Ibrahimovic up top. The center of midfield features some players who aren't necessarily first choice at the moment, as all of Massimo Ambrosini, Antonio Nocerino and Alberto Aquilani start. Here are the lineups.
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My requirement is to click the onaction we have to call another webdynpro component.....
1.Below image is my first component.In the component i am creating the main view in the view there is one action button.If i click the action button it will navigate to 2nd component.
2.If i click the submit button.It will view the 2nd component main view...
Can u please tell me how to call another webdynpro component in onaction in step by step process..........
below document resolves your issue.
Hi Chengalarayulu D & venkata krishna,
Another one small doubt if i click the onaction it will navigate to that component.But my requirement is to view another component while selecting the tab.
1.Ex-if i select the request tab it will view request component main view..
2.This view should be display while selecting the request tab..
can u please tell where i have to write the code and say in step by step process.........
Hi prabhu,
I think for u r requirement..
create viewcontroller under the tab.
in code menction like below.
If SELECTED_TAB = 'Request'.
then create instance and call component...
Hi Venkat & Chengalarayulu D,
Now the respective view is populating in respective tab.But the value is not populating in the respective view.
It should populate while clicking the onaction itself.
can u tell where i have to write the code in the onaction of the button else?
Explain in step by step process.Wheather u have any sample code please send me..
then, you just create an action for TABSTRIP, onSelect action you can compare like Venkat said above,
if SELECTED_TAB = 'TAB1'.
*** do
elseif SELECTED_TAB = 'TAB2'.
*** do
Hi chengalarayulu,
My requirement is while clicking on action itself the value should populate.Not while clicking on tab.....
so i need to write the code onaction of display button.............
In onaction button it self U write the code mentioned above...
In the onaction of display button we can't write the code.Because tab is using 2nd component.we can't get the selected tab in the 1st component.
1.My requirement is while click on display button.It will navigate to 2nd component and value should populate in the respective tab..But its not populating.........
we have to write the code in on action display button.Can u send what we have to write give some sample code..
In the onaction i am creating the instance and call component but its not working..............
Hi Prabhu,
These values are static or dynamic(Depends on user action)......
If these values are static then in com2 init() method u have to generate ..... If it dynamic you have to create interface node in comp2 u have to call that method in comp1 .
Hi Venkat,
My values is dynamic.I am created the interface node for the four component.But where i have to create the method.In comp1 or comp2.....
u r calling comp2 in comp1 if yes then do below
create interface method in comp2 and call the method in comp1(When ever u create instance of interface controller of comp2 at that u can call this interface method and u can pass the parameters )
Hi venkat,
while clicking the action button i need to invisible the tab according to my condition..Wheather i have to create node if which component i have to create the node.tell the attribute type.......
can u explain in step by step process.........
Hi Venkat & Chengalarayulu D,
I am tried that but value is not populating in the tab.i am creating the instance and call component but its not working..............
Can u tell another way to achive this process...........
Hi venkat,
While action button i face this error,
Syntax error in program /1BCWDY/06EI41WOIO5CTGZH3SAK==CP .
how to rectify the error...........
Hi prabhu,
-> Right click on component->check->syntax......Click here and it will show error where it occurs...
then rectify it.
Hi venkat,
There is no syntax error while checking.But it cames while clicking the action button..........
No code is required Prabhu,
just inser a ViewContainer UI element on specific TAB, then go to window, try to embed view, then automatically the view/window which is from another component will display, just select that.
now, whenever you click on that TAB, view/window of second component will be displayed.
Hi Chengalarayulu,
My requirement is slight change to click the onaction we have to call another webdynpro component in a popup..
1st component-zr3_requests2->Contain the action button..
2nd component-zwd_tabstrip.
which component i have to create the window and what view i have to embedded in that window.....
Hi prabhu,
In 1st Component u have to create popup method ....
-> create one window in comp1.. end embed the view of comp2 into window...
then generate the code in action method using codewizard by mention the window name in comp1...
Directly you can populate window of component-2 as popup,
if you feel it is difficult, just create a view in component-1, insert viewcontainer UI element, and create one more window, then embed the new view, then embed the window/view of component-2 into that, then test.
Hi prabhu,
Pls fallow below link it gives clear idea about your requirement...
For component usages Refer below link:-
Web Dynpro for ABAP 6 - Component Usage
Hi Prabhu,
This your senario,on a technical stand point.Go for External window concept in WDP.
Hope this will be useful .


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As long as the enormous cost of EPA overreach into every area of this country and the debilitating expenses/taxes of Obamacare are hanging over the business community, you may reasonably expect a continuing contraction in business activity. Only a fool of a businessman would consider hiring or expanding when faced with an unknown, but potentially gigantic, increase in expenses. Ain't Socialism great?October 25, 2011 at 1:22 p.m.
I don't see a lot of encouragement for business growth over the next 14 months, the uncertain environment related to EPA carbon regulations, uncertain increased group healthcare policy to cover pre-existing conditions/"dependents to age 27", the uncertain cost of new government regulations as they relate to IRS audit risk, and a flat customer base will have a major effect on planning and controlling cost.October 24, 2011 at 6:14 p.m.


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Another school fight, posted online and now it's gone viral, and lots of talk about it being from Warrensville Heights.
It is the latest example of a growing problem in schools. People putting video of fights, this one in a girls locker room on web sites that specialize in them.
The video is drawing all the attention because a bullied girl slaps the other girl silly. Her posse doesn't do a thing to help her. Online there are references to this being in Warrensville Heights.
So Reporter Paul Orlousky took the video there. Business Manager Mark Fritz's initial reaction was that the lockers didn't look like any of their schools.
He checked and was right. We now know it is from a school in Texas. But the question remains, why the perverted interest in a cat fight. Another concern, is it real, or staged for the Internet.
It appears it is real. As does one 19 Action News recently aired at John Adams High School that we brought to the administrations attention. But this one at John Adams appears staged.
Which brings up the final question. What do to about it? You could ban cell phones with cameras in schools. But lots of districts already do that and videos continue to appear. Or you could do what Cleveland Schools have done since we showed the the John Adams video about three weeks ago. Ignore the situation.
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But there is also a lot of ska. And I'm not talking about the upbeat skank-tastic third-wave ska from the likes of Mustard Plug or Reel Big Fish, either, although that's fun, too. But in this case, I'm talking about the First Wave and 2 Tone ska, the bands that loaded the rosters of Trojan Records, a sound that started in Jamaica and moved to England, providing a soundtrack for skinheads and rude boys alike.
I don't know if it's the landscape of the canals, canal houses and bicycles that make up my day-to-day in the 'Dam, or how much fun it is to see my year-old daughter bop around to rocksteady beats in our 1860's apartment (legalities of other things associated with Amsterdam and Jamaica actually don't factor into this), but somehow I always equate Amsterdam with these Jamaican/English sounds, and various Trojan Records Box Sets have served as the background to life in Amsterdam almost from the moment we arrived.
A recent trip to the States added to the collection of ska with another box set, this one coming from the unlikely home of Chicago, a city known more for its creation of blues and soul than ska. But Chicago is where the sensational band Deal's Gone Band calls home, and it's their box set Welcome To The Vaults that's been on heavy rotation lately.
An outfit that mixes ska and rocksteady with skinhead reggae and the soul that Chicago is better known for, Deal's Gone Bad was one of the more memorable acts of the 2010 Vans Warped Tour for the time they were there. Welcome To The Vaults looks back at their earlier days with three albums that span from 1998-2002.
This is a time period that showcases an earlier lineup of the band with Mike Park on vocals (but not that Mike Park), but it's an essential period for the band, when they established a sound, a style, and determined exactly when the deal went bad.
Large and In Charge
The box begins with 1998's Large and In Charge, the band's debut with Jump Up! Records, a Chicago label that specializes in ska and rocksteady music. Large and In Charge opens up with "The Elephants," a track which opens with jungle sounds and a driving drum beat that sounds for two seconds like it will be an exotic version of Dead Kennedys' "Holiday in Cambodia" before turning into something more akin to jazzier riff on the New York Dolls' "Stranded In The Jungle."
From there, the band sets the tone and attitude that will propel them through years and through lineup changes. As the title suggests Large and In Charge is loaded with swagger, but it's a relaxed swagger. It's an album heavily loaded with songs about getting heavily loaded, as the music carries the lyrics from dive bar to dive bar, with the occasional stop for "Mini-Thins" to keep the party going.
With "Pirates," Deal's Gone Bad grabs hold of the coolness of the theme years before Depp realized its moneymaking potential, and the band's cover of the Pogues' "Dirty Old Town" finds that Chicago can be just as dirty and lovely as the song's original locale.
The turn of the century found the band going Overboard, their 2000 release and second with Jump Up! Records. With 11 songs clocking in at under 40 minutes, the band is finding an increased energy and a more distinctive sound, as their varied influences of soul, R&B, reggae, rocksteady and ska come more cohesively together.
With the addition of keyboardist Julio Herrera, the organ sound is given much more free reign, adding another integral element of the Jamaican sound. Whereas Large and In Charge was more horn-driven, Overboard is more key-focused, maintaining the same idea of the band's influences, while looking at it from a different angle. As the band goes Overboard, they escape the dive bars as well, and explore the world beyond the barroom.
The drunken pirate theme reappears here on "Shiver Me Timber," a ribald tune that offers the inclusion of Matt Hensley on accordion, a character who would go on to bigger fame with another bunch of drunken pirates when he enlisted with the Flogging Molly crew.
Guide To Boat Drinks and Cruise Cocktails
Welcome To The Vaults wraps up with the band's third full-length on Jump Up! Records, 2002's Guide To Boat Drinks and Cruise Cocktails. Again with lineup changes, the band's sound has taken a mellow turn as they pursue more reggae-influenced sounds. That by no means suggests a loss of energy though, it's instead a more relaxed energy, with a sound that's just as exciting as ever, even if it's less driving.
Key on Guide To Boat Drinks and Cruise Cocktails are a pair of covers - The Skatalites' "Killer Diller," and even better is their cover of Judge Dread's "Dread Rock." A colorful character in his own right, Dread was the first white artist to have a reggae hit in Jamaica, and is known for, among other things, his stint as a professional wrestler, as a debt collector for Trojan Records, and for having more songs banned by the BBC than any other artists due to his frequent use of sexual innuendo.
Welcome To The Vaults closes with a band that was still in transition, with a lineup that would continue to change. Today only two original members remain and the exquisitely soulful Todd Hembrook has taken vocal duties from Mike Park. But what hasn't changed is the band's energy, or the fact that this Chicago outfit is keeping rocksteady and traditional ska alive. It was an amazing era for music that was essential to the early days of the punk scene, and it's great that bands still carry the torch. Whether it's in Chicago, Amsterdam, London or Jamaica, the music supplies a sound and an energy that everyone can relate to.