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Seeing the Baltic in our small but perfectly formed cruise liner was brilliant
Forget the old adage that 'big is beautiful', for it would seem that nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to cruising, writes Anthony Collins.
Forget the old adage that 'big is beautiful', for it would seem that nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to cruising, writes Anthony Collins.
LANCASTER is a charming and compact city - the hustle and bustle of the likes of London could not seem further away as you walk across the cobbles of the pedestrianised city centre.
"Will we need to speak French?" my 14-year-old daughter Grace asks on the journey to Mont Tremblant, Quebec's top ski resort. Well, you don't have to parlez Francais in this neck of the woods, but it certainly helps.
Humour can be a great way of dealing with embarrassing scenarios. This is certainly true for Elaine Miller, whose incontinence provided great material for her stand-up comedy routine - like her 'Dribbly Doorstep Disaster'...
JAZZ trio Spats Langham's Hot Fingers are preparing for a triumphant return to Halesowen later this month.
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Kate Bush made headlines recently; after 35 years, she was finally back on stage with her Before The Dawn tour - but she wasn't the only artist to make a remarkable return this year.
You wait 26 years for a Johnny Marr solo album, and then two come along at once.
In a sea of dark neutrals, red is fashion's standout hue of choice this season.
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I'm half expecting Paul Merton to be one of those angst-ridden comedians who's deadly serious off-stage, the comic genius only emerging when he steps into the spotlight.
Rosamund Pike sits munching from a fruit plate. She's pregnant with her second child, and apparently has a craving for watermelon. "I'll gun down any questions that contain spoilers," she warns with her mouth full.
Lynda Bellingham is hoping to make it to Christmas to celebrate her favourite part of the year for one last time, surrounded by her family.
It's a curse of modern life that whenever you ask someone how they are, they say they're 'busy'.
When you meet Liam Neeson in person - all 6ft 4 of him - it's easy to see why he's still fielding action hero offers, while others his age dream of retirement.
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With autumn comes books, lots of them. Celebrity autobiographies, new novels from top-notch authors and, best of all, a plethora of gardening books.
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What makes man-of-the-moment Benedict Cumberbatch so good at playing odd characters?
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Now that the days are shorter and darker, many people understandably feel a little miserable. But an estimated half a million of them aren't just a little low - they have seasonal affective disorder.
THE Food Standards Agency is calling on people to check the hygiene ratings of restaurants before booking Christmas meals out with family and friends.
From having his chest waxed in The 40 Year-Old Virgin to eating lipstick in Anchorman 2, there aren't many things Steve Carell won't do for a laugh.
Most people just aren't comfortable mentioning the F-word in public - the fertility word, that is.
A few years ago, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was startled to learn he had high cholesterol.
Kaya Scodelario's mother recently pleaded with her daughter over her choice of roles. "My Mum asked, 'Can you stop playing crazy characters? I can't handle it any more'," reveals the 22-year-old actress, laughing.
As the sun disappears behind the cluttered skyline of Amman and the call to prayer echoes through the city, I'm sitting down to dinner.
A key component of autumn's 'no make-up' make-up trend is a flawless complexion, and right on time, a ton of the big beauty brands have unveiled their latest foundation formulations.
They're the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40, yet brain tumours currently receive just 1% of the national spend on cancer research.
THE first time I took the train from Birmingham to North Wales was unforgettable, writes Steve Zacharanda.
Ed Sheeran is sitting in his dressing room in Melbourne Cricket Ground. In the background, Tom Jones can be heard soundchecking.
As head of empowerment and social inclusion at the Mental Health Foundation, David Crepaz-Keay is in a good position to talk about 'living with schizophrenia', the focus of this year's World Mental Health Day on October 10.
SPECIALIST USA travel firm My America Holiday have announced a raft of discount deals for tourists wanting to sample state-side.
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Spring/summer season at Fashion Week is notorious for its no-make-up looks. The fresh-faced glows, the oh-so slightly dewy cheeks and rosebud mouths.
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Description: The RiverDogs now have Bark Dolls!! The happiest, most lovable palmetto tree ever grown. He doesn't boast the dancing skills of Charlie T. RiverDog, but his energy and excitement inspires everyone at The Joe.
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The teachers are good. My daughter had great years there. My son enjoyed Kindergarten. The only problem I had ws my daughter going to Enrichment Class and missing most of her math class. Her grade in math slipped to a B becasue she was missing the lesson in math. After talking to her teacher about it, she allowed my daughter to stay in her math class and attend Enrichment afterwards. It worked out great. She now has an A in math.
I was very happy with my son's first year on school(kindergarten). The teachers made the transition exciting by making him feel welcomed. So now he loves to go to school.
My children have had a wonderful experience at Woodland Forrest. High points included wonderful classroom teachers and an exceptional music teacher that enrich the lives of WFS children. In addition, 'Run for the Fun of it', family reading nights and the enrichment program have also been my children's favorite. WFS has received 100% on the Annual Yearly Progress the last few years. My children are very happy. Things that could improve...right now it is a little overcrowded, but this should get better with the new restructuring plan. I would also like to see more parent involvement in PTA leadership roles. We have great PTA support, but there are always room for new ideas! Thanks WFS for what you have done for my children!
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Hmm anyone actually managed to upload these? I just keep getting website closed
I'm in the process of collecting the TA for KS3 and reporting them to the NAA, I am putting the results in there respective aspects ie EN TA: English Subject Level KS3, i have done this for all subject but can't find the equivalent for reading writing and speaking for english.
Does anyone know which aspect they should go in so it will be picked up in the ctf files?
Hmm anyone actually managed to upload these? I just keep getting website closed
Today is the deadline.
I am logged into the site at the moment as I am waiting for any last minute changes due to student movements.
I can log on its just when I go to the upload it says the site is closed! Am I the only one?
Ok they have changed the dam website I have just got the new instructions!
It has been in schools since april. It is in school at around the same time each year. Make a note in the calendar for next year to ask for the instructions in May. Failing that ask for them on here.
Our LEA gave us the wrong instructions. Their instructions pointed to TeacherNet: the education site for teachers and school managers . It was only when I called the help desk I got an automated message to new instructions
Ps not normally my job but someone is away
I uploaded ours last Friday - no problem with that. The part that took up my time was creating the CTFs. After several attempts with system just hanging, discovered I had to create them 55 students at a time. Even with this small number each one took around 12 mins to create
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Pregame notes: "We know what he's capable of doing" • 07.27.11
Phil Hughes has made three starts since coming off the disabled list. There was a so-so outing against the Indians, a good start against the Blue Jays and last week's ugly performance against the A's.
"I think it's important for him to bounce back after the last start," Joe Girardi said. "His pitches just weren't crisp the last time like they were in Toronto. I think it's important for him… The trade deadline does not enter my mind when we talk about Phil Hughes, does he solidify (his spot)? That doesn't enter my mind. The bottom line is we've got to get this guy back to where he was last year, and how do we do that, and what's the best approach? That's what's mostly in the back of my mind because we know what he's capable of doing, and it's getting him there."
Hughes seemed to take a significant step forward with his improved curveball and improved fastball command in Cleveland, but those things weren't evident in his 4.1 innings against Oakland on Friday.
Girardi has talked a lot about Hughes keeping a good downward plane on his fastball, and Girardi brought that up again this morning. Someone asked if swing-and-miss stuff would be a key this afternoon, but Girardi said that's not exactly the case.
"That was part of what he did last year," Girardi said. "I look at swings more than swings and misses. Are they squaring the ball up is the bottom line. You can have deception, have guys out front and they hit weak ground balls or weak pop ups. That's a good sign. To me, it's the quality of the swing more than the swings and misses."
• The Yankees decided not to activate Rafael Soriano for today's game and will likely activate him on Friday. "With him throwing two days in a row, we feel it's probably best in this situation – because he's just coming off an injury – to give him two days," Girardi said.
• Speaking of players on the disabled list, Girardi finally vocalized a truth that's been pretty obvious for a while now: It's time to give up on Pedro Feliciano pitching this year. "I would think so, yeah," Girardi said. As it stands, Feliciano is still in Tampa, and Girardi said he's "trying" to play catch. "He's not doing much," Girardi said.
• Damaso Marte is still throwing bullpens in Tampa, so he actually has some chance of playing some sort of role down the stretch.
• Girardi wasn't sure when exactly, but Alex Rodriguez will do his early rehab work — taking batting practice and such — with the Yankees rather than at the minor league complex in Tampa. They Yankees have a date in mind that Rodriguez will join the Yankees to begin baseball activities, but Girardi couldn't remember the exact day.
• The decision not to play Eric Chavez today: "It's a day game after a night game and Chavy's played seven out of eight days," Girardi said. "We want o be smart about this. This is not a guy that we want to lose again."
• The Yankees still haven't announced starting pitchers for Saturday's double header. Bartolo Colon will start one of them, but Girardi said the other game is still TBA. Ivan Nova is available to make the start — Girardi said health is not a concern for Nova — but the Yankees aren't certain he'll come up to pitch one of those games. "Just some things we're talking about that we could do with our rotation," Girardi said.
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Postgame notes: "There was no doubt in my mind" • 07.27.11
Through most of CC Sabathia's career with the Indians — including his Cy Young season — the Cleveland manager was Eric Wedge, who tonight sat in the Mariners dugout and watched his former ace dismantle his current lineup.
"That was about as good of stuff as I've seen him have," Wedge said. "He had a better fastball than we've seen him have a times. He's always had a good fastball, but at times, but he was really consistent with it tonight. His secondary stuff was as good as we've seen it too."
It was a performance for the ages until the rain came. Clouds had been gathering since the early innings, and it was quickly very obvious that the weather was a greater threat than the Mariners. Sabathia had struck out seven in a row — one shy of an American League record — before a steady shower turned into a temporary downpour, forcing a 30-minute rain delay. Sabathia retired the first three batters after the break, but Joe Girardi said Sabathia's stuff wasn't quite the same. He'd thrown for a while underneath the stands, but the offspeed stuff was different.
"He was so sharp before the rain delay, and I thought his slider got a little bit bigger after the rain delay," Girardi said. "I didn't think he was quite as sharp, and we'll never know, but golly, for that (six) and a third he was brilliant… It's one of those nights, he's rolling along so well, it's just like, please don't stop this game. But you can't stop mother nature."
Sabathia said he still felt good after the first delay, but the second was obviously a different story. Ultimately, Sabathia settled for a career-high 14 strikeouts on a night that was more memorable for what might have happened than for what actually happened.
Francisco Cervelli: "The whole game, I had in my mind, no-hitter… The first inning, the way he was throwing the ball in my glove, sliders in the dirt, I thought we had a chance to do it. They're professional hitters, but CC was really good today."
Mark Teixeira: "He was so dominant. You always figure someone's going to bloop one in or you're going to make a mistake, someone's going to get a hit. But the fourth or fifth inning, he was dominant, and we figured, alright, if he can keep this up, I think he's going to get it… You never know. No rain, he might have had a perfect game."
Eric Chavez: "There was no doubt in my mind he was going to throw a no-hitter."
CC Sabathia: "You know you haven't pitched out of the stretch the whole game. Some guys say they don't know, but I know from the first pitch until I get out of the stretch that I'm in the situation I'm in."
Here's Sabathia.
• Girardi said the first delay could have gone quite a while without Sabathia needing to come out of the game. His pitch count was low enough, that the Yankees could have let Sabathia throw simulated innings every 15 minutes or so and just counted that against his game pitches. Sabathia said it didn't matter. There was no chance Girardi was taking him out. "I was going back out," he said.
• During the rain delay, Sabathia said he sat in the clubhouse and talked to his teammates. There was no superstitious silent treatment during the game or the delay. "I'm really not that type of person," Sabathia said. "It was just normal."
• Sabathia guessed that he's shaken off Cervelli two or three times since Cervelli became his regular catcher. As soon as he started his postgame press conference, Sabathia gave a ton of credit to his catcher. Cervelli, of course, deflected the praise right back to his pitcher. "He's a liar," Cervelli said. "He's got the ball, so he throws what he wants. I just try to be on the same page."
• The single by Brendan Ryan was a 2-0 fastball. It extended Ryan's hitting streak to 10 games.
• The Yankees had a total of 18 strikeouts tonight, their highest nine-inning total since Ron Guidry's 18-strikeout game in 1978… This was the first time the Yankees held their opponent to one hit since September of last year when Sabathia beat the Athletics… This was the first time the Yankees held the Mariners to one hit since 2002 when Freddy Garcia was opposing starter for Seattle.
• Curtis Granderson momentarily took sole possession of the team lead in home runs tonight, but just a few innings after he hit his 28th, Teixeira responded with his own 28th homer in the eighth inning. "It's a lot of fun," Teixeira said. "We don't like sitting on whatever number we're at, so we enjoy going back and forth."
• Teixeira has now hit 100 home runs since coming to the Yankees.
• Nothing more to say about Dave Robertson. That was still a three-run game when he came out of the bullpen with the bases loaded and no outs in the eighth. He allowed one run on a routine grounder to third, but got two quick outs to limit the damage. "He does it every time, doesn't he?" Teixeira said.
• By the way, Girardi said he's still not sure whether Rafael Soriano will be activated tomorrow or Friday. He also refused to say whether Soriano will take back the eighth inning. "The first thing is, let me get him back, and then we'll make decisions as the game goes on," Girardi said. "We need to get him pitching well, that's the bottom line, and get him comfortable. He had four outings, which is not a ton of outings. It's somewhat of a short spring training, but we feel that we need him and then I'll make those decisions."
• Chavez said everything felt fine in his return from the disabled list. He was tested a little bit — and made some nice plays at third — but he came out of the game with no pain, having gone 1-for-3 with an RBI single.
• Let's end with this Robertson stat: When he struck out the first batter he faced in the eighth, it was his 10th consecutive strikeout with the bases loaded. No pitcher since at least 1965 had a bases-loaded strikeout streak that long in a single season. Robertson has faced 12 batters with the bases loaded this season: 10 strikeouts, one ground ball out and one double.
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Pregame notes: Chavez today, but Nunez will keep playing • 07.26.11
Eric Chavez wasn't surprised to see his name in the lineup today. He still hasn't been officially activated from the disabled list — the Yankees will wait until after batting practice to complete the transaction — but after six minor league games and an off day Monday, Chavez showed up ready to play.
"The last day actually I fielded about six balls," he said. "When I had played third, I didn't have a lot of action until the last day. Once that happened, in my mind I knew I was ready to go."
Joe Girardi said this isn't an indication that Chavez will takeover as the Yankees everyday third baseman until Alex Rodriguez returns. In fact, Girardi said he still plans to play Eduardo Nunez, but obviously Chavez is a proven alternative.
"Nuney's been playing extremely well," Girardi said. "Nuney has played every day here at third base for us, so I thought he could probably use a day — especially the way he plays, at such a fast pace. His legs could use a day. I'm not of the belief that we would play Chavy six or seven days in a row. We have to make sure we keep him healthy."
Chavez was hitting .303 before the foot injury that landed him on the DL, but he's actually hoping for better in his return. He said his minor league at-bats felt good last week, and he'd like to drive the ball a little more than he was back in April and May. He actually felt like he was starting to drive the ball when he broke his foot.
"I'm sure if I play well, then I'll play," he said. "If I don't look too good, I probably won't play… It was more of filling in for Tex and Al than being an everyday guy (out of spring training), but if this did happen, I was hoping to be physically in shape to do it. And hopefully I can do that."
• There appears to be a fake Twitter account claiming to be Carlos Pena. Whoever has the account just tweeted that Pena has been traded to the Yankees. It's not true. A Yankees source just confirmed that no such deal is in place.
• Rafael Soriano felt normal soreness today, and the Yankees expect to activate him in a few days. Could he be activated tomorrow? "Possible," Girardi said. "But probably not." That's because Soriano just pitched back-to-back days and the Yankees prefer to give him two days off. It's not because of any sort of injury concern.
• Girardi said Soriano will be reevaluated tomorrow before any decision is finalized. An off day Thursday would give Soriano an automatic extra day of rest either right before or right after being activated.
• The Yankees have to open both a 25-man and 40-man roster spot for Chavez because he was on the 60-day. The assumption seems to be that Brandon Laird will be optioned back to Triple-A, but the Yankees won't announce anything until after BP, which is going on right now. (Actually, maybe they don't have to open a 40-man spot. Don't remember when they opened on, but it seems there is one open for Chavez).
• CC Sabathia is going for his 15th win of the season, which would be the Mariners 17th straight loss. "Our job is just to win games," Girardi said. "That's the bottom line. You can't worry about how your opponent has been playing or what's going on with their club, because on any given night, a club can win a game. Clubs go through tough spells and then they get hot, so you obviously don't want to be the start of someone getting hot. You go out, play the game, play the right way and hope you get CC another win."
• A lot of young kids from today's HOPE Week event around the Yankees today. There were a few roaming through the clubhouse, and a bunch went through stretch with the players. Pretty cool to see how much the Yankees are smiling and laughing with those kids around.
UPDATE, 5:45 p.m.: The Yankees still haven't sent any sort of official announcement, but MLB.com lists the transaction as Chavez being activated and Laird being option. As expected.
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Brendan Ryan SS
Dustin Ackley 2B
Miguel Olivo C
Justin Smoak 1B
Franklin Gutierrez CF
Mike Carp DH
Greg Halman LF
Chone Figgins 3B
Associated Press photo
Postgame notes: "Go out there and do my job" • 07.26.11
The trade deadline is less than a week away. There's plenty of speculation and conversation about whether the Yankees need to, have to, or even want to add a starting pitcher. A lot of that trade talk centers on whether Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon will remain reliable through the postseason.
That was the big-picture backdrop of tonight's game, and Garcia delivered his longest outing of the season. As usual, he wasn't perfect, but he walked just one batter and did his usual off-balance act of mixing speeds and pitches.
"(It tells me) that he knows how to concentrate," Joe Girardi said. "He knows how not to get caught up in what's going on around him. It also tells you he knows how to pitch. This guy has been real effective for us."
Garcia was as understated as ever, both during the game and after. He joked about not wanting to be the pitcher who finally lost to the Mariners. He said the nearly-two-hour rain delay was a non-issue. He said a standing ovation always makes him feel good, "especially here."
"(The trade deadline) is not in my hands," Garcia said. "I'm a player. That's all the front office. I have to worry about when I'm pitching. Whatever they have to do, they're doing it. That's not my business. I always try to go out there and do my job."
He's done that all season, with the same underwhelming stuff and the same been-there, done-that demeanor. This was the Yankees 100th game, so it's clearly too late in the season to consider this a strange fluke. But is Garcia the kind of pitcher who can keep doing this beyond the regular season?
"Pitching is pitching, to me, whether it's in the postseason or during the course of the season," Girardi said. "There have been a lot of guys that have won a lot of games in the postseason that haven't lit up the radar gun. The bottom line is if you make your pitches, you're going to be successful."
It was kind of a late decision to get Steve Garrison into this game. Garrison didn't start warming up until Boone Logan was almost ready to face the leadoff man in the ninth inning, but Garrison said there was so much adrenalin running through his body that he felt ready after one toss in the bullpen.
"It was definitely a cool feeling," he said. "It's something I'll gladly do again if they want me to… After I got out there and threw my first pitch I felt much more comfortable. It's where I want to be. I want to be on the mound. It's where I feel most comfortable."
Girardi said he felt comfortable bringing Garrison into the middle of an inning because he'd done it in spring training, and Girardi liked the idea because Garrison might have to pitch in those situation if he develops a role later in the season.
By the way, Garrison's mother took the hour train ride up from Trenton for the past three games. Of course she decided to skip this game.
Here's Garrison.
• Rafael Soriano pitched a scoreless inning tonight for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He said afterward that he felt good and was leaving immediately for New York. "I'm not sure where he would go if he's not coming to see us," Girardi said.
• Because he's thrown on back-to-back days, the earliest the Yankees would activate Soriano would be Wednesday. Girardi said they'll wait until then to make a decision on him. They might give him two full days off — three, actually, with the off day — after throwing back-to-back.
• Girardi said everything went well with Eric Chavez's test this afternoon. Girardi wouldn't say for certain that he'll be activated tomorrow, but he certainly indicated that the Yankees are planning to activate Chavez tomorrow.
• This was Garcia's longest start since September 20, 2009 with the White Sox against the Royals. He pitched eight innings that day… Garcia's now gone 53.2 innings without allowing a home run, which is his career-long streak… He's won four of his past five starts at Yankee Stadium.
• Derek Jeter homered for the first time since career hit No. 3,000. He also tripled later in the game, driving both extra-base hits to right field. He's hitting .324 with nine extra-base hits since coming off the DL. "We have seen that (Jeter driving the ball that way)," Girardi said. "I thought it started in Texas, but since he's come back, we've even seen it more… He's hitting like the Derek we're used to seeing."
• For whatever it's worth, Jeter said it's not so much driving the ball to right field that tells him he's hitting better lately, it's more the pitches that he's choosing to take and the pitches he's choosing to attack. "I can tell if I'm staying back, taking pitches and swinging at good pitches," he said. "I feel as though I've been doing that for the last few weeks so I'm happy with where I am right now."
• This was the fifth time Jeter had ever homered and tripled in the same game. He last did it April 30 of last season against the White Sox.
• Mark Teixeira leads the Majors with 12 games with at least three RBI this season. He's back in a tie for the team lead with 27 home runs.
• Donnie Collins reports that Ivan Nova came through a simulated game with no problems today. He seems to be in line to start Saturday's double header.
• For the first time this season, the Yankees have improved to 20 games over .500. "It kept escaping us, trying to get to 20," Girardi said. "Go back to the Saturday after we played the Mets, we were 19 games over. It's been a while since we could get to 20. We've had some tough losses in there and our guys have responded pretty well."
Associated Press photo of Garcia and a Scranton Times-Tribune photo of Soriano. For whatever reason, the AP service I use still hasn't moved any pictures of tonight's game, so that's a shot of Garcia in Tampa.
Pregame notes: "I've got a chance to contribute" • 07.25.11
Brett Gardner was sitting in his locker, looking at something on his phone when he noticed a group of reporters gathering around a locker just a few feet away. Nick Swisher wasn't in the room. Neither was Russell Martin.
"Is Chavy here?" Gardner said.
Eric Chavez arrived about an hour ago. He'll be evaluated today, and if that goes well, he could be activated tomorrow.
"Knowing that this team was obviously a real good team and hopefully going to make the playoffs, that's why I'm here," he said. "I've got a chance to contribute, and hopefully I can still do that."
The foot is healed. The kidney stone issue has come and gone. The back feels good. Chavez said it might take a while to feel as comfortable at the plate as he was back in May, but he feels healthy enough to play.
"I'm still a guy with a bad back history and I still have to worry about it and stuff like that," he said. "But I've been on the field. Yesterday I played nine and everything went smooth, so I'll just hold my breath for the next two months."
Joe Girardi said he doesn't expect Chavez to be an everyday player — he's not going to push the health issue and try to play Chavez seven days in a row — but it's entirely possible Chavez could be in the lineup right away, if only to give Eduardo Nunez a day off.
As for Chavez, he just seems happy to be back. The broken foot, he said, was an extreme level of frustration because he was playing better than he'd played in years. When his back forced him to delay his rehab — when he was just days away — Chavez said the idea of retirement briefly crossed his mind. Now he's as healthy as he's going to be, and Chavez is expecting to be ready to play tomorrow.
"Everything's fine," he said. "That's why I'm here."
Here's Chavez.
• The tarp has been on the field since I got here, but players are outside playing catch, which doesn't always happen if the teams are expecting to have the game rained out. It's not a beautiful night, but it might be good enough. Have to wait and see, I guess.
• Rafael Soriano is still scheduled to pitch today in Triple-A, but there's also rain in the forecast there. This would be Soriano's second straight outing. The Yankees want Soriano to go back-to-back, and Girardi said they would have to discuss whether to activate him if today's Triple-A game is rained out.
• Alex Rodriguez is progressing as expected after knee surgery. Girardi said he's still doing pool work and other low-impact exercises. He's "on schedule" but Girardi's not sure when he'll be ready to begin baseball activities in Tampa.
• Girardi on facing a team that's lost 15 games in a row: "It's a weird feeling because obviously you got to believe they will be playing extremely hard because the motivation to end this streak. It's going to be a team that is excited to play here as well. They got some young kids on their club that I know will be excited so I would throw out that they lost 15 in a row."
• The guys who went to the HOPE Week event this morning said it was a lot of fun, and apparently included quite a bit of Yankees singing (including a Backstreet Boys song at some point). Feel free to imagine Nick Swisher's comments and enthusiasm. He was exactly as excited as you would expect.
• Girardi on HOPE Week: "I love that our players go through this because you could be going through a good time as a player or a bad time as a player and you realize that some of the obstacles that others have to overcome are so much greater than what we're trying to overcome. Whether you're in a 0-for-10 slump or you haven't won a start in a couple of times or you gave up a few runs and we lost a game, you realize that there's so much more to life than what we do."
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Brendan Ryan SS
Dustin Ackley 2B
Miguel Olico C
Adam Kennedy 3B
Mike Carp DH
Justin Smoak 1B
Franklin Gutierrez CF
Greg Halman LF
Associated Press photo
Postgame notes: Offense can't make up for two mistakes • 07.21.11
"For sure."
That's what CC Sabathia said when someone asked whether he pitched better tonight than he had in some of those seven straight wins he had coming into this game.
"CC's been pitching like that for a long, long time," Derek Jeter said. "You'd like to see him get a win. He definitely pitched well enough to win, (but) we just couldn't get anything going off Shields. He's been doing that all year to most teams that he's faced. He was better than us today."
I thought Sabathia would say that he made three mistakes tonight, but he counted only two. In the first inning, he left a curveball up to Evan Longoria, and Longoria hit it for an early home run. The Yankees had gone eight games without allowing a home run, and Sabathia hadn't given one up since Alfronso Soriano took him deep on June 19.
"Just a bad pitch," Sabathia said.
The other mistake was a slider to Sam Fuld. It was supposed to be down and away, but Sabathia left it inside and Fuld was able to pull it for a two-out, RBI triple. I thought Sabathia would be disappointed in the two-out walk immediately before the triple — it came against .197 hitter Elliot Johnson — but Sabathia wasn't sweating that at-bat.
"There was a lefty on deck," he said. "I feel like I can make pitches and get those guys out most of the time."
Here's Sabathia.
And here's Derek Jeter.
• Not much the hitters could say on a night like this. James Shields actually has a lower ERA than Sabathia this season, and he was terrific against the Yankees less than two weeks ago in New York. It's not like they didn't know what was coming. "(Shields) threw a lot of strikes, and we were chasing pitches," Robinson Cano said. "We all know he can really pitch, so when he throws strikes, it's hard to lay off pitches against him."
• Shields beat the Yankees for only the fourth time in 18 career starts. Girardi said Shields command and curveball have gotten better. Jeter said it's that notorious changeup that's making the difference. "His fastball moves," Jeter said. "It runs in, he throws his cutter, throws his curveball, but his changeup is his pitch. He lives and dies with his changeup. It's really tough to pick it up."
• The Yankees only sign of life came when Jeter and Cano both doubled in the eighth inning. Cano's two-out RBI drove in the Yankees only run and chased Shields from the game. "It was a curveball," he said. "That's what he threw me the first time, so I thought he might throw another one here. That's what he was throwing to lefties, guys he knows can hit home runs. That's what I saw all game."
• Obviously, the decision to pinch hit Curtis Granderson in the seventh was all about trying to get a two-run homer. "Just trying to tie it up with one swing of the bat," Girardi said. "Grandy has the ability to do that. I talked to him after he did all of his treatment today, and he said he was OK to pinch hit."
• Granderson put together a good at-bat in the ninth, but ultimately went down swinging to end the game. "He had some pretty good swings," Girardi said. "He fouled a couple off, and as I said, our guys played hard on this trip and to lose this game you move on and you go try to win a series at home."
• The Yankees stole 11 bases in the first three games of this series. They didn't steal any tonight.
• Jeter's eighth-inning double moved him into a tie with Wade Boggs for 25th on baseball's all-time hits list. He has 3,010 and needs 10 more to tie Rafael Palmeiro for 24th all-time.
• Fuld's triple was only the fourth extra-base hit and first triple that Sabathia has allowed to a left-handed hitter this season.
• Mark Teixeira did build a small five-game hitting streak during this road trip — that ended tonight — but he had only two RBI and 10 strikeouts during these eight games immediately after the all-star break.
• Eric Chavez went 1-for-3 with a double and played six innings at third base in tonight's rehab game with Tampa. Rafael Soriano threw 16 pitches. He pitched one inning, allowing two hits and an earned run.
• Sabathia is now 0-2 in three career starts on his birthday.
Associated Press photos
Pregame notes: Girardi considering lineup changes • 07.20.11
Although it hasn't happened yet, Joe Girardi said this afternoon that it's entirely possible he'll shuffle the Yankees lineup against right-handers so that Brett Gardner moves back into the leadoff spot.
"I might," he said. "He's going so well, it's something I'll definitely consider. Just wait and see what happens."
Girardi said that since Alex Rodriguez went down with the knee injury, he's spent some time thinking about new ways to configure the lineup. He's thought about moving Gardner back to the top, and he's considered moving Curtis Granderson into a run-producing spot in the middle of the order.
Before he makes a change, though, Girardi said he would discuss it with everyone involved. There will be no lineup surprises in the clubhouse.
"I think guys like knowing where they're going to be," Girardi said. "I think you can get caught up sometimes trying to catch lightning in the bottle. You move a guy up because he's hot, then you disrupt your whole lineup just because a guy's hot. I think you can get caught up in that too. There's something to be said about the consistency of your lineup, and a lot of times it's how it all works together."
Would Girardi be afraid to have that conversation with Jeter?
"No," he said. "I have to do what I feel is best for the team. When you look at a lineup, you look at how it works together, not independent of one guy. No, I'm not afraid to have that conversation."
• Nick Swisher has been moved from right field to DH, and Andruw Jones has switched from DH to right field. Girardi said it's strictly to give Swisher a day off his feet. There's nothing physically wrong, he just changed his mind after the lineup was posted.
• Tests on Ivan Nova's ankle came back negative. Girardi talked to Nova this afternoon, and Nova said he feels much better today than yesterday. Turns out, he didn't exactly role the ankle, he just felt some pain in the spot where he was hit by a line drive in his first Triple-A start back on July 7. Donnie Collins texted me to say Nova's been placed on the disabled list, but Girardi said this doesn't necessarily rule out Nova starting one of those double header games on July 30.
• The Yankees were encouraged by Eric Chavez's day in Tampa. "The positive thing there is that he was able to give you five at-bats where the foot didn't get sore," Girardi said. "That's the positive thing for me. Obviously the hits are positive as well. He's getting his timing back, but that he can continue running the bases and not get sore, that's important to me."
• Rafael Soriano is scheduled to pitch again either Thursday or Friday. Girardi said his reports had Soriano at 91-93 mph on Tuesday, and he considered that encouraging velocity for a guy making his first rehab appearance.
• Still no word on when Chavez might play the field. Girardi said he wasn't sure.
• Girardi on Granderson's left foot: "I told him to let me know if he could play today. I saw him, and he didn't say anything."
• Girardi wasn't certain, but he thought Alex Rodriguez had started doing some pool work in his recovery from knee surgery.
Associated Press photos
Postgame notes: "We just gave it to them" • 07.20.11
Last night was decided on a bases-loaded walk. Tonight it was a fly ball lost in the roof and a bad play on the mound.
"We kind of stole one last night," Joe Girardi said. "We gave it back tonight."
To put it another way.
"I don't feel like they won it," Russell Martin said. "We just gave it to them."
The fly ball to center
It was a routine out, hit sky high but infinitely catchable. Off the bat, it seemed to be no problem for Curtis Granderson, but as the ball came down, he put his hands out in the universal "I lost it" signal.
"Just missed it," Granderson said. "It went up and I lost it right away. Picked it back up, and then right when it was on the way back down, couldn't find it. And then right at the last minute, when I finally found it, I was too deep. So that was it. Just one of those things where, (I was) trying to find it, kept my eye on it the whole time, but it ended up disappearing up there in the top of the roof here in the dome."
Granderson said he wasn't sure whether he lost it in the white of the roof or in the sudden background of the catwalk.
"I knew I was in the vicinity," he said. "And I thought I had got to the point where, once it does finally come out, I'll be there. But I ended up being about 10 feet too deep."
Here's Granderson.
The chopper to the mound
With the bases loaded after the lost fly ball, Boone Logan got exactly what he needed. A chopper to the mound was at least going to be an easy out at the plate, but both Logan and Martin thought it would have been a 1-2-3 double play.
"I was so geared up to get him out, I was more focused on making my pitch," Logan said. "When he hit it, it caught me off-guard. The hardest ball to catch would be the hopper over a pitcher's head like that. You can't really judge it well, and you're so focused on the pitch, it kind of throws you off a little bit."
That's why Logan hesitated. He said he's had other balls like that, and they always give him trouble for whatever reason. Girardi said Logan pitched "outstanding" and Granderson said Logan "did everything we needed" on the mound, but that ball gave him trouble. He said it wasn't a funny hop off the turf, just a bad reaction on the mound.
"There was nothing quirky about my error," Logan said. "Take that away, we win the game."
Here's Logan.
• Granderson had his left ankle iced and wrapped after the game. He said he felt it all night after being hit by a pitch in the first inning, but it was never swollen and the ice was more preventative than anything.
• Obviously the bright side of tonight's game was Bartolo Colon, who struck out a season-high nine during his 6.1 innings. "It was back like the Bartolo from earlier in the year," Martin said. "He mixed in his pitches a bit more today. I thought he had a better feel for the changeup and the slider as well."
• Colon also made the point that he was throwing more four-seamers than usual, and he was able to use that pitch up in the zone for some outs. After back-to-back disappointing outings, this was a big dose of encouragement. "I was extremely happy with the way he threw," Girardi said. "That's what we want to see. That's the good thing about it. We didn't score a lot of runs, but he threw the ball really well."
• Girardi said he pulled Colon because he'd already reached a 105 pitches, which was a season high. "That's the manager's decision," Colon said. "I don't even think about it. Whatever he wants me to do, that's what I do."
• It was Ivan Nova's right ankle that was hurt tonight. Apparently he believes it's not too serious.
• Rafael Soriano went 1.1 innings in his first rehab outing. He pitched a perfect first inning, but allowed a home run, single and sacrifice bunt in the second. He struck out one and threw a total of 21 pitches.
• Eric Chavez went 0-for-3 with a walk in his first game as Tampa's DH. He was forced out at second base after the walk.
• Martin made the final out on a fly ball to deep left field. Off the bat, I thought it was gone. Martin knew otherwise. "I didn't hit it square so I knew that it probably wasn't going to go out," he said.
• Brett Gardner was 2-for-3 with two more stolen bases and his batting average is up to .290. He has 13 hits and three walks in his past 25 plate appearances for a .640 on-base percentage since the all-star break.
• Gardner's been successful on his past 15 stolen bases attempts and has six steals in his past six games.
• Robinson Cano hit his first home run since his Home Run Derby show. I didn't see it, but there were stories floating around about the show Cano put on in batting practice before tonight's game. Apparently it was a sight to see. This is what I miss writing pregame notes!
• Colon was 8-0 in his first 12 career starts against the Rays, but he's won only one of his past seven starts against them. His nine strikeouts were his most since April 26, 2007 against the Rays as a member of the Angels. His 105 pitches were his most since July 18, 2007, also against the Rays.
• How hard is it in the American League East? Tonight is only the third time since May 11 that the Rays have picked up a game in the standings on both the Yankees and the Red Sox in a single day.
• A final word from Girardi: "We kind of gave them the game. You're going to have physical errors and you're going to lose balls in the lights. That's going to happen sometimes in a dome. That doesn't mean that I'm happy about it. It happens. It's baseball. These guys aren't going to be perfect. They bust their butt every day and I'm proud of them for doing that. You don't like these type of losses."
Associated Press photos
Pregame notes: "I'm anxious to see him get back out there" • 07.17.11
Hope you weren't counting on massive breaking news coming out the pregame clubhouse this morning. Aside from the arrival of Chris Dickerson — he flew in from Toledo last night — things were pretty routine. At this point, the story of the day will almost certainly be Phil Hughes.
"I'm anxious to see him get back out there and try to get him back to the form that we had him last year," Joe Girardi said. "As you said, he's had some time off, and that's always a little bit of a concern about how strong he'll be coming out of the gate, but he did do his share of bullpens."
Trade talk is starting to heat up, but Girardi said a healthy and fully capable Hughes could be more significant than any sort of deadline addition. And Girardi thinks that Hughes knows just how important he can be in the second half.
"I think he does, and I think he relishes the responsibility," Girardi said. "He's excited to get back on track."
• The Yankees swapped Dickerson for Greg Golson, who was optioned back to Triple-A. The Yankees wanted Golson for the past three games because they were facing two left-handed starters. With right-handers pitching four of the next five games against the Yankees, they preferred the lefty Dickerson.
• Derek Jeter was going to get one game off this road trip. Girardi decide today made the most sense.
• How did Girardi decide who started at short and who started at third? "We thought Nuney did a pretty good job at short while Jeet was gone, and we want him to continue some reps over there for when Alex does get back," Girardi said. "If you play him a month at third and he never gets any reps at short, could that become an issue for a couple of days when you do put him over there?"
• Rafael Soriano is still on schedule to start Tuesday in Tampa. "Soriano's going to have to have a few appearances," Girardi said. "We'll have to talk about, does he need to go back-to-back? To me the important thing is, let's take it one day at a time and see how he feels after Tuesday."
• Still not sure when Eric Chavez will begin a rehab assignment: "I'm not sure when Chavy is going to play. He's obviously doing better. Hopefully it won't be too long that we can get him going." Marc Carig reports that Chavez could rehab as early as Tuesday.
• Alex Rodriguez has been riding a bike and doing upper-body workouts. He'll stay in Miami for roughly two weeks total.
• Bartolo Colon is still on schedule to start Tuesday.
Rajai Davis CF
Eric Thames DH
Yunel Escobar SS
Adam Lind 1B
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
Travis Snider LF
Aaron Hill 2B
J.P. Arencibia C
Corey Patterson RF
Pregame notes: Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign? • 07.16.11
From the very moment that Russell Martin suggested the Blue Jays were stealing signs on Thursday, the Yankees have insisted that sign stealing is perfectly fair as long as it takes place between the lines. A player on base reading signs and relaying information is fair game.
This morning, though, Joe Girardi implied that the Blue Jays sign stealing goes behind head gestures from second base.
"I don't really want to get into it," Girardi said. "Signs are coveted. Anywhere that you play in the game, you have to protect your signs. Sometimes we have inclinations that things might be happening in certain ballparks that we're aware of, and we try to protect our signs… I've told the guys, there's things you have to do in certain ballparks."
This was in response to a question about why the Yankees were using multiple signs last night, even without runners on base. Why would it be necessary to flash multiple signs when there's no base runner to read them? Asked if there's a chance the signs are being gathered off the field, Girardi gave a cryptic, "Could be."
"I'm not accusing anyone," Giardi said. "I just said we need to protect our signs. You have to take pride in it, and you have to be smarter than the other club when you do things and you have to change things up. You have to be willing to do those things."
Of course, Blue Jays manager John Farrell denied any sort of off-the-field activity, and brought up the fact that his team is still trying to get above .500 at home. He seemed more confused that anything about the implication.
"Honestly, why that would even come about, I don't know," Farrell said. "We play this game to compete and prepare every day, and we don't look to any other means than what takes place between the lines."
Here's Girardi
• Rafael Soriano is throwing live batting practice today, but Girardi wasn't sure when. If that goes well, Soriano could be cleared for a rehab assignment next week.
• Girardi said Eric Chavez is also taking steps forward. "He's taking ground balls, and he's taking BP, so he's done okay," Girardi said. "Hopefully we can get him in a game pretty soon too. I can't tell you when, but it would be nice to get him in a game soon."
• Damaso Marte is throwing bullpens now. Pedro Feliciano is playing catch again.
• Russell Martin is sitting because it's a day game after a night game. Curtis Granderson is the DH to rest his legs on this turf. "This is the third of eight days, and you'll see us do this a little bit," Girardi said.
• Lefties have hit Ricky Romero better than righties, so Girardi didn't want to take either Brett Gardner or Granderson out of the lineup. Could be because Romero has such a good changeup. That pitch is usually helpful in a left-hander neutralizing right-handed hitters (and vice versa).
• Girardi said he'd have to check with Hector Noesi before knowing whether he's available, but he doesn't expect Sergio Mitre to be available today. Mitre has struggled the past two nights. "He just doesn't have the velocity and the sink that he had, and I can't tell you exactly why," Girardi said. "We're looking at things and we're trying to work on it."
• Jose Bautista is once again out of the Blue Jays lineup.
• If you haven't seen it, George King has reported that the Yankees have scouts watching Ubaldo Jimenez, as well as several other potentially available pitchers. As always with Brian Cashman, it's hard to say whether this is legitimate interest or part of Cashman's usual diligence in checking every possible option.
• Derek Jeter got a kick out of hearing about Paul McCartney's "more hits than me" line from last night's concert.
Rajai Davis CF
Eric Thames RF
Yunel Escobar SS
Adam Lind 1B
Edwin Encarnacion DH
Aaron Hill 2B
Travis Snider LF
J.P. Arencibia C
John McDonald 3B
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That there would be a sign to identify his redoubt. Question would be: which way is it facing?
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The dresser is only good to look at and that's all. the drawers are so very small and doesn't pull out all the way. Very very inconvenient furniture. Very expensive for the something that's not efficient. i feel like i wasted my money, i would have gotten a very nice piece from **** or other furniture store for the price that i pain for that. VERY DISSAPOINTED.
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We had done a large scale family room remodel a couple of years ago and I have been looking for the perfect piece to finish off the last empty spot. I didn't want to spend a bundle but also didn't want a cheap piece. I decided to take a chance on this piece and I am glad that I did! It arrived quickly and was packaged very securely, my husband only had to put the legs on which took all of 5 minutes. Then my family stood around and oohed and aahed over it. It is a very pretty blue and the antiquing/distressing doesn't look fake or over the top. The attention to details and the beveled curves of this piece make it look much higher end than it is. The drawers slide nicely and the hardware is upscale. I didn't think this piece was a steal but definitely would have paid about $XXX more if I had bought it in a high end furniture store. It is made in China and although the description includes MDF, which I loathe, the chest doesn't give off any odor and is made very solid. The color looked exactly the same as the photo displayed on my monitor. I hope that this review helps with your decision!
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The way girls look at me?
Ok not to brag or anything at all but I am a fairly good looking guy, I am 18 year old male 5'10 blue eyes dark brown hair etc.. I have always had done lots of things with girls but still not sure. So when I walk through the mall and I walk by some girls and they sort of have eye contact with me for few secs are they interested in me in any way? or are they just looking at me? cause I have girls looking/staring at me all the damn time and I am like wtf?! cause they never ask me anything.
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It depends what they do when they make eye contact. Most of the time if a girl smiles at you after making eye contact or raises her eyebrows it means she is interested. But that's not always a sure sign because some people just smile to everyone because they are so happy with themselves. Girls will usually do subtle things sometimes consciously, and most of the time subconsciously when they like a guy. For example if you're at a place and a girl keeps staring at you and playing with her hair that is an obvious sign that she wants you to approach her and talk to her.
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Well, wouldn't that be qeird if some random girl would walk straight towards you and hit on you? I think that's what guys do... (just joking!) Anyway, if they stared for more than five saconds (that's the average time we look at people in the street for example... people we don't know in general and we have no particular feelings towards them...) Plus, you said you're used to getting stared at by girls so why do you find these girls staring at you weird? :/ Most of them don't even want to get to know you, to be honest... They just want to freaking stare at you for the rest of their lives or just, you know, have your children... (again, just kiding) Nevertheless, I think that's where my thoughts on the matter end... I hope I helped even a little bit! :)
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It could be you are so stunning, like shockingly stunning that they are intimidated to talk to you. It's a known fact that when people are amazingly good looking, really, really good looking, they are afraid to talk for fear of rejection. Must get lonely being really, really good looking. I wish I was really, really good looking...but I'm really, really ugly.


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Just before 10 p.m., a Cadillac Escalade was going east along Abbott Drive when it left the road at Gallup Drive and struck a light pole.
The driver, 44-year-old Salvador Flores-Miro and a passenger, 46-year-old Lucia Flores-Cortes were injured. Police say neither were wearing their seatbelts. They're both recovering at the Nebraska Medical Center.
Officers also say speed is a factor in the crash, so charges against Flores-Miro are pending.
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World History Research Paper
Here is a set of fantastic project guidelines for a World History research paper, including over 60 possible research topics and guiding questions. Templates for source citations and summaries are included, as well as a very detailed essay rubric.
9th - 11th English Language Arts CCSS: Adaptable
Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism
What really constitutes nationalism? The video's narrator reviews this concept in detail and covers a range of topics in the nineteenth century, from the creation of the Ottoman Empire to the Opium Wars of the mid-1800s. He spends great deal of time focusing on Japan as a case study, including information on the daimyo, the restoration of the imperial throne, and the country's rise as a modern nation-state.
11 mins 9th - 12th Social Studies & History CCSS: Adaptable
New Review Timelines
What do BC and AD mean on a timeline? What is the difference between a decade and a century? Here is a nice handout that offers all the foundational knowledge your young historians will need on how to look at historical timelines.
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The Reagan Revolution
"We're going to talk about the forces that predated Reagan's presidency that led to the so-called Reagan Revolution." John Green details Ronald Reagan's conservative platform, abilities as a communicator, and implementation of trickle down economics.
14 mins 9th - 12th Social Studies & History CCSS: Adaptable
The Ethics of Outsourcing to China
After viewing clips from a documentary on factory work in China and US outsourcing, learners have a fishbowl discussion. They work in groups to build both personal points of view and strong arguments on the effects of outsourcing in China. This lesson includes excellent resources and wonderful discussion questions intended to engage learners in building an economic and global perspective of US business overseas.
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Harvesting the New World: Changing Land Uses and Contact Between Cultures in Colonial Times
Ninth graders differentiate the Native American and European values. In this world history lesson plan, 9th graders define colonialism in their own words. They study the effects of epidemics and other diseases to Native American populations.
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Fall Of The Roman Empire
Sixth graders make a hypothesis about the fall of the Roman Empire and then read data sets that show what really happened. In this Roman Empire lesson plan, 6th graders can revise their hypothesis as they read and then explain what really happened in a detailed essay.
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The Great Age of Exploration (1400-1550)
Delve into the Age of Exploration with this activity-packed resource! Complete with a pre-test, discussion questions and quiz for a 30-minute video on the period, map activities, timeline of discoveries, vocabulary, etc. this is a goldmine for ideas and activities associated with exploration in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
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The Renaissance: Was it a Thing?
Why is the master and creator of this history-based video series claiming the Renaissance didn't even happen? Listen as he offers evidence for this interesting take on the period. The video discusses the significance of trade and wealth in Italy, the influence of the Ottoman and Islamic empire on the Renaissance, and the lasting impact of humanism in fifteenth and sixteenth century Europe.
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The Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905: A Turning Point in Japanese History, World History, and How War is Conveyed to the Public
The big question: How did Russo-Japanese War imagery and the press influence Japanese perception of the war? Learners consider this big question as they compare and contrast various artistic media from the period. The lesson is discussion-based and employs wood block images and streaming video of the Russo-Japanese War as the basis of comparative analysis.
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Linking Important Geographic Sites To World History
Ninth graders examine the importance of geography as it relates to significant events or periods in world history, especially that which pertains to Europe and the United States. They access websites imbedded in this plan to do their research.
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World History People Review
Who's who in World History? Help your historians keep track of major figures with this World History People Review, where students match 96 world figures to the appropriate descriptions. The matching questions are grouped by historical era or subject.
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AP World History Unit Test Chapters 8-15
Get your AP historians thinking about the facts with this exam activity, which has students responding to 60 multiple choice questions about world religions, major events, and significant historical figures. The exam specifies chapters 8-15, however the text it is referencing is not listed.
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Decoding the First Alphabets: Not as Simple as A, B, C
Explore early writing systems and their significance in understanding the development of past civilizations. In groups, learners research early writing systems and then present their findings to the rest of the class. They teach their classmates how to write their names in the early style of writing.
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A New Era for Palestinians
Get a global perspective and examine the challenges facing Mahmoud Abbas, the newly elected president of the Palestinian Authority. Thoughtful classroom citizens write letters to Mr. Abbas, asking him questions and suggesting advice. This is an extremely well written lesson, which includes links to solid source materials.
6th - 12th English Language Arts
Absolutism: A Concept Formation Lesson
Rather than just memorizing and regurgitating a definition, your young historians will determine on their own what critical attributes the concept of absolutism entails! This excellent lesson plan involves analysis of a period portrait of King Louis XIV of France, and then group work to review, analyze, and classify several different examples of absolute monarchs.
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Travel Diary
Darwin kept a travel diary as he voyaged to South America, noting the politics, geography, cultures, animals, and interesting facts he encountered. Your class will do the same. Each student chooses a country to research and keep a five day travel diary describing key facts about the country they have "traveled" to.
10th Social Studies & History
Writing Exercises: The Gupta Empire I
Those studying the history of India and the legacy left by the Gupta Empire will have no problem answering these three short answer questions. Learners compose three short paragraphs describing the Gupta Empire, the historical population of India, and the caste system.
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The sign may say "Ralph's Snack Bar," but make no mistake: The lunch truck bouncing around south Scottsdale on weekdays is all about Sonia Gonzalez.
Gonzalez, a bilingual single mother of three kids, drops her youngest at the babysitter by 4 a.m. and drives from east Mesa to the Ralph's loading zone at 45th Avenue and Van Buren Street in Phoenix, where her truck is one of 90 that sit ready for their drivers to stock them with a day's worth of food and drinks.
As an independent contractor, Gonzalez buys all her food from Ralph's commissary-style warehouse. She also pays for the vehicle's gasoline, the propane that powers the cookers and the salary for the truck's cook, Sonia Mejia, who travels in the truck with her all day. What's left over is her profit.
Ralph Collela founded his company in 1973 when he moved to Arizona from New Jersey and drove a "cold truck" that served no hot foods. In 1982 Collela bought his first three "hot trucks," and the company has grown steadily since.
Even though he's 64, Ralph is still in the office in the wee hours, taking payments from drivers and putting out fires during the madcap mornings.
"If I have to drive a truck, I'm still capable of doing it," he said. "I'll never retire from driving."
Mejia fills the truck with the ingredients to make such items as breakfast burritos, teriyaki chicken, hamburgers and grilled vegetables, while Gonzalez tends to the shelves that line the vehicle exterior and hold bags of chips, ramen noodles, drinks packed in ice and a refrigerated section with juices, fruit and yogurt. It's still dark when Gonzalez pulls out of the yards and onto the freeway for the trek to her south Scottsdale territory.
A shift for what regular customers call the "Sonia Squared" truck is much like a bus route, with scheduled stops at specific times. (Drivers herald their arrival with a blast of a distinctive horn. To maximize sales, each stop lasts no longer than 10 minutes. Then it's off to the next location a few blocks away.
Gonzalez's route includes only one construction site; the bulk of her business comes from auto dealerships along McDowell Road in Scottsdale. (The lunch truck is very egalitarian: It stops at Kia and Isuzu as well as Jaguar and Cadillac and Infiniti.) Some places have stops for breakfast and lunch.
"You can pretty much set your watch by her," said Larry Bockius, director of Scottsdale Lexus. "The service that I want my staff to give to our customers, that's what she gives to my employees."
Gonzalez knows her customers by name — or by nickname, since Ruben is "Rubencito," and she addresses many women along the route as "mi hija" (my girl).
The crowd at Wells Fargo Bank is 95 percent women, who order salads even at 9 a.m. Gonzalez isn't afraid to hustle up her business: "I know you're hungry, girl!" she tells one woman who hovers at the back of the crowd, unsure about whether she should buy something. She does.
At Scottsdale Jaguar, the younger mechanics scoop shaved ice into snowballs, which they lob at a "keep right" traffic sign a quarter-block away. Ice normally goes for 25 cents per cup, but Gonzalez cuts them a little slack since they helped repair the vehicle after one of the flip-up windows flipped up into a back wall at their dealership.
The teens at the SEES charter school in north Tempe go for chicken wraps, french fries and quesadillas. "Thank you very much, your majesty," Gonzalez half-jokes to two special-order princesses, a blonde in low-slung Seven jeans and a brunette with a wild mane of supermodel hair. "It was an honor."
Tailing a Ralph's truck is a little like being parked outside a Burger King all day; the scent of frying burger wafts through the air. The bright blue raised louvers on the top are a little reminiscent of the sails of a frigate, and if your windows are down you can hear Gonzalez shouting to Mejia over the sound of traffic as the truck shuttles to its next location.
Food isn't reheated in a microwave in a Ralph's truck; Mejia spends her day chopping and frying in a galley-style kitchen that includes a grill, a deep fryer, steam tables and a "hot zone" for prepared foods such as barbecued chicken (along with a refrigerator, three sinks and a food-prep area for chopping and wrapping). To minimize the wait between ordering and eating, some foods have been prepped in the morning — hamburgers, for example, are fried only until the blood cooks out — but are finished off on the grill.
After at least 30 stops, Gonzalez returns to the Phoenix yards, switches lunch truck for family car and drives back to Mesa; she's home by the time her children return from school.


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text: The First Lady Needs to Dust Off Her Etiquette Books by Lisa De Pasquale 17 Jan 2014 Share This: I'm not one to pick on the First Lady and the President on little things, but the event planner in me couldn't be silenced. From The Washington Post: Guests attending Michelle Obama's 50th birthday party at the White House later this month can look forward to "a little Dougie" but definitely not dinner. Word's out that the lucky VIPs invited to fete Mrs. Obama at a "Snacks & Sips & Dancing & Dessert" party have been advised to dust off their dancing shoes and, more strictly, "to eat before you come." While it's always nice to give the stiletto sporting crowd a heads-up, the East Wing's "EBYC" directive has some folks in the party planning business scratching their heads. The Post quotes several etiquette experts falling over themselves to be diplomatic and not criticize the First Couple too much. I suppose that is what good manners dictates. However, as a former event planner I would say the appropriate way to notify guests that they won't be served dinner is to say what you will be serving. I've used "Light Refreshments" and "Heavy Hors d'oeuvres and Drinks." Or just "Beer and Wine" if you won't be serving any food. Generally, you should tell guests what you're offering, not what they're missing. The invite said there would be snacks and dessert, so given that dinner is omitted, the directive to "eat before you come" isn't necessary. Regarding footwear, I also don't like the directive of what kind of shoes to wear. Aren't adults attending this party? If you say there will be dancing, let your guests decide what to wear and deal with the consequences. Michelle Obama, you can take our trans fats and salt, but please don't take our stilettos! I can't help but wonder why no one on the White House staff caught these faux pas. Perhaps they were shot down by political staff who wanted a more informal invitation. (Aside: I'm not criticizing the First Couple for not serving dinner. I'm sure there would be complaints, given the economy, if we got a hold of a lobster-laden menu for the First Lady's birthday dinner. I also have no problem with entertaining people in the White House. It's all the overseas vacations that seem outlandish.)


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