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Hall Monitor: Hot Stove Around the Corner
By Trevor Hayes
Not much is left of 2010 and even less remains of the baseball season. With the Rookies of the Year, Cy Youngs and Manager of the Year Awards doled out this week, two awards remain – the League MVPs. The remnants of the season that was haven't stopped a flurry of action building toward 2011.
Classic impact: Monday saw a pair of new-bloods honored with the Rookie of the Year Awards. And for the third time in history, both players helped lead their club to the World Series. The Giants' Buster Posey and Rangers' Neftali Feliz were the first pair since Fernando Valenzuela and Dave Righetti in 1981 for the Yankees and Dodgers. The first pair was Gil McDougald and Hall of Famer Willie Mays in 1951 for the Yankees and Giants, respectively.
Seven is Three's Company: Your National League Cy Young Award winner, author of two no-hitters – one a perfect game and the other the second ever thrown in the postseason – is Roy Halladay. The Doc's second Cy Young shows he is among the game's elite, but he remains five behind the all-time lead in that category. His team however, just became one of only three teams with at least seven Cy Young Awards. Hallday is joined in Phillies history by Hall of Famer Steve Carlton (four), Steve Bedrosian and John Denny (one each).
Interestingly enough, the other two clubs with seven are also NL teams. The Braves racked up seven with Greg Maddux (three), Tom Glavine (two), Hall of Famer Warren Spahn and John Smoltz (one each). And the Dodgers out-rank all major league teams with nine Cy Young Award winners: Hall of Famers Sandy Koufax (three) and Don Drysdale (one), along with Eric Gagne, Orel Hershiser, Mike Marshall, Don Newcombe and Fernando Valenzuela (one each).
Nine years is a heck of a start: Minnesota's Ron Gardenhire won his first Manager of the Year Award, and Twins fans think it's about time. Gardy had previously finished second in voting five times. His teams have won 90 games five times and he is the first manger in history to win six division titles in his first nine years. With 803 career wins, only five managers had more wins in their first nine seasons than Gardenhire. All five now call Cooperstown home: Sparky Anderson (863), Al Lopez (836), Joe McCarthy (828), Earl Weaver (812) and Frank Chance (810). Current Angels manager Mike Scioscia, also had exactly 803 wins through his first nine seasons.
Hot Stove action: While the heat really turns up around the Winter Meetings, a least one big trade has already gone down. All-Star utility man Omar Infante is taking his talents to South Beach while slugging second baseman Dan Uggla shifts to Atlanta. Losing an All-Star who can play almost any position on the field is big, but the Braves may have picked up a steal. Uggla owns the third-best batting average of anyone at Turner Field since it opened in 1997 at .354. Only Albert Pujols and Barry Bonds have hit better.
But batting average aside, Uggla's best skill is his power. He's the first second baseman to produce four 30-home run seasons, let alone consecutively. And among the first five years of any middle infielder's career, Uggla's 154 home runs are tops. Three MVP-wining Hall of Famers round out the top five, with 500-home run club member Ernie Banks second (136), Joe Gordon third (125) and Cal Ripken Jr. fifth (108). Nomar Garciaparra is fourth with 117.
King Felix's Mariners vs. Lefty's Phils: Announced Thursday was the American League Cy Young winner, Seattle's Felix Hernandez. The honor continues a trend of moving away from wins in the voting. In fact, the AL wins leader has won only five of the last nine Cy Young Awards.
With the lowest win total for a Cy Young winner ever, King Felix and his team set a new precedent. Previously, Steve Carlton's 1972 Phillies were the worst team to boast a Cy Young winner. While the Hall of Fame lefty lead the league with an incredible 27 wins, his Phillies won 59 games – a .378 win percentage. This season, run support torpedoed Hernandez, who went 13-12, while Seattle posted a winning percentage of .377.
Catching up with the Hall of Famers: Drafted in 1978 and debuting in 1981 with the Phillies, Ryne Sandberg is returning to Philadelphia. After four seasons managing in the Cubs' farm system, the 2010 Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year was hired to manage the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate. Starting next season, Ryno will head the Lehigh Valley IronPigs as he continues his quest to pilot a big league club.
Stan Musial made news this week as the Cardinals legend was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. The St. Louis faithful campaigned all season to get Stan the Man the nation's highest civilian honor.
Also, two more Hall of Famers grace Studio 42 with Bob Costas tonight. Legendary hitters Tony Gwynn and Rod Carew will drop by to talk baseball and the art of hitting with the veteran broadcaster at 8 p.m. ET on MLB Network.
Trevor Hayes is the editorial production manager at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Star treatment
By Bill Francis
Brian McCann has been to Cooperstown before. But now, the 2010 All-Star Game MVP will have a little piece of himself in Cooperstown forever.
"It's a moment I'll never forget," said McCann only moments after the final out was made in the 81st Major League Baseball All-Star Game on Tuesday. "You are lucky enough to be playing in one of these things and to be put in a spot to come through and actually do it … you just dream about stuff like this. This isn't supposed to happen."
McCann, the Atlanta Braves' 26-year-old catcher, was selected the 2010 Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player after he went 1-for-2 with a bases-clearing three-run double in the seventh inning to give the National League a 3-1 lead that would remain intact throughout the remainder of the contest.
As important as the hit was for McCann, a five-time All-Star, the Senior Circuit's first victory since 1996 also means home field advantage in the World Series.
Afterwards, McCann graciously donated the bat he used for his memorable Midsummer Classic hit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
"No way," said McCann when asked if he thought about not parting with a bat that might still have hits left in it. "I was thrilled that they wanted it."
There were no artifacts from the short professional career of McCann in Cooperstown when he played in the Hall of Fame Game as a Braves minor leaguer in 2004. That fact has now changed.
"Brian was overwhelmed when I approached him right after he was presented with the MVP Award on the field minutes after the game had ended," said Hall of Fame Senior Director of Communications and Education Brad Horn. "I introduced myself and told him it was the time to add a piece of Brian McCann to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
"He was very excited and very honored by the opportunity. He immediately said we could absolutely have his bat," Horn added. "And to show the dedication that he had, when his bat wasn't at his locker in the National League clubhouse when he first walked in, he ran back out to the dugout to try and find it."
According to Horn, the Hall of Fame tries to commemorate every All-Star Game with an artifact from the contest's MVP.
"It allows fans the chance to come to Cooperstown during the second half of the season," said Horn, "and see something from the season's most memorable game and a timeless exhibition.
"Brian played in the Hall of Fame Game and here, just a short six years later, he's a part of history," he added. "And part of him is now in Cooperstown forever."
Bill Francis is a library associate for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Future history
By Bill Francis
It has been a decade since Hank Conger visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. His bat is staying for good.
Conger came away with Most Valuable Player honors for the 2010 Futures Game held at Angel Stadium on Sunday afternoon. He donated the bat he used to club a three-run home run with two out in the fifth inning off of Henderson Alvarez that gave his U.S. Team a 5-1 lead on the way to a 9-1 victory over the World Team.
Conger, a switch-hitting Angel farmhand playing catcher for the Triple-A Salt Lake City squad, finished the game batting 1-for-3.
"It's awesome," said Conger in the winning team's clubhouse after the game, referring to being asked to donate his bat. "It's a great honor. I wasn't really expecting it, to be honest."
The Hall of Fame has made it a point over the years to ask for an artifact from the game's MVP honoree.
"The Futures Game showcases the greatest minor leaguers," said Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson, "and by being able to represent them and document them in Cooperstown before they make that final step in a lot of ways talks about the journey of all major league players."
It was Idelson who first approached Conger, who grew up 15 miles from Angels Stadium in Huntington Beach, Calif.,about the possible donation.
"I was like, 'Really, you want my bat?'" said Conger with a laugh. "This whole event has been great, so to have that be in the Hall of Fame is just unbelievable."
Conger knows of the Hall of Fame firsthand, having visited back in the summer of 2000 as a 12-year-old when his travel baseball team from California played in one of the Cooperstown-area baseball camps.
"I loved Cooperstown," Conger said. "I was really expecting something different. You think its going to be in a big city, but there was just so much green. Even for me as a little kid I thought it was an awesome view.
"The Hall of Fame, just looking at everything that was in there, the jerseys, the plaques, for any baseball fans it's a must."
Asked if had any more hits left in the bat, Conger smiled and said: "For the Hall of Fame, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to give that one up.
"And I'll get to tell everybody for the rest of my life that I have something in the Hall of Fame."
Bill Francis is a library associate for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
All-Stars headed to Cooperstown
By Bill Francis
Prior to Sunday afternoon's All-Star Futures Game of minor league talent, Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg, a coach for the World Team, was looking forward to his trip to Central New York in two weeks to welcome an old teammate to the game's most exclusive fraternity.
Currently the Triple-A manager of the Iowa Cubs, Sandberg talked in the visiting team clubhouse of Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., prior to the U.S. Team's 9-1 win over the World Team.
"I'm looking forward to coming to Cooperstown. Andre Dawson's election was well overdue," said Sandberg of his Cubs teammate from 1987-92. "I'm looking forward to seeing him take his spot there."
The last time Sandberg saw Dawson was during this past spring training.
"I was just touching base, seeing how busy he had been. He'd been very busy doing things," Sandberg said. "That's always part of that first year. But he's loving every minute of it, so I think that's the key thing.
"And he's looking forward to that day. So I'll be there pulling for him. And I'll be right there sitting behind him."
Sandberg used part of his induction speech in 2005 to plead Dawson's case for enshrinement.
"So that makes it somewhat gratifying to see a fellow teammate go in," Sandberg said. "A guy that is very deserving, worked hard, maybe a little bit overshadowed through the steroid era, and now he's right where he should be."
Sandberg then talked about the kind of teammate that Dawson was.
"Just his work ethic. He was team-first, he played the game hard all the time, gave it his best, and at times he really overdid what he had to do to be able to play," he said. "He was the first one at the ballpark working on his body and working on his knees to be able to play a game. And he was the last one to leave.
"And with that being said, he was in the lineup every single day, never complained about anything, played hard, never took anything for granted, and really played the game the right way, even with two sore knees. I was very impressed with that and just the Hall of Fame quality of play that he'd bring year to year. Very impressive."
Sandberg was also eyewitness to Dawson's historic 1987 season with the Cubs, leading the National League with 49 home runs and 137 RBI en route to capturing the senior circuit's MVP Award while playing outfield for a last-place team.
"That was one of the most impressive seasons I watched first-hand like that," Sandberg said.
As for Sandberg, he has attended every Induction Ceremony since his induction and has no plans to end the streak any time soon.
"I haven't missed one yet. I'll try not to miss one as long as I can help it," he said. "It's a big thrill every time and it's great to see the new guys go in and reflect back what that felt like. It was just like yesterday. I don't think I'll ever forget that feeling of the year going in 2005."
And so far, the team's he has been managing have been more than accommodating when the last Sunday of July rolls around.
"The organizations have been all for that. They're very understanding about that. Not only that, they tell me to go. Sometimes it's hard to leave the team, but it's a good getaway and it's for the right reasons and I'm looking forward to it once again this year."
Bill Francis is a library associate for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Hall Monitor: Prodigies, perfection and the past
By Trevor Hayes
Pirate Prodigy: Not since 1928 has a Pirate had as many hits at his one-year anniversary as center fielder Andrew McCutchen. Currently riding a .302 average, the 23-year-old celebrated passed the one year mark since his major-league debut last week. He had 185 hits, the most by a Buc since Hall of Famer Lloyd Waner collected 225 in his first year.
Rare day for the all-time leader: Ivan Rodriguez has caught 2,322 games – the all-time leader among catchers after having passed greats like Johnny Bench, Gary Carter and Carlton Fisk. But only three times in his career has Pudge caught a pitcher who racked up 14 strikeouts like Stephen Strasburg did on Tuesday in Washington. Strasburg joins Jeremy Bonderman in 2004 and Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan in 1991 as the only pitchers to dominate their opponents that much with Rodriguez behind the plate. Pudge's Astros jersey from the game in which he broke the games caught record last season is on display in the Museum in the Today's Game exhibit.
Cubbies and 300: One-hundred and twenty-seven players have hit 300 home runs in the history of the majors. Wednesday, Derek Lee added his name to that list and this afternoon, Alfonso Soriano clubbed his 300th. Both join an impressive group of names to do so while playing on the North-side. Six other players have belted No. 300 with the Cubs including Hall of Famers Ernie Banks, Billy Williams and Andre Dawson. The most recent before Lee was Sammy Sosa who the 300th of 609 career home runs in June of 1999.
Boston's newest Fenway attraction: Two Hall of Famers and two other Red Sox legends were honored this week, as the team dedicated a new statue Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky and Ted Williams. The four were staples in the Sox lineups in the 1940s and into the 50s. All four were All-Stars and all four served in the military during World War II. The lifelong friends and Sox legends had their story told in David Halberstam's book The Teammates – Portrait of a Friendship. The new statue is a tribute to their legacy and features the four standing shoulder to shoulder holding bats. It is outside Fenway's Gate B at Van Ness and Ipswich.
Perfection and the Hall-aday: Roy Halladay threw the major's 20th perfect game on May 29, beating Marlins ace Josh Johnson 1-0 in the process. The two matched up again Thursday and Johnson got the win. 1965 marks the last time a perfect pitcher faced his opponent again in the same season, as Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax and Chicago's Bob Hendley squared off in back-to-back starts. Koufax mastered the Cubs on Sept. 9, and like Halladay in a 1-0 win, but like Johnson, Hendley got the win in the rematch.
Remembering the past: The Tigers will play host to a weekend long celebration of the Negro leagues, highlighted by their 16th annual Negro Leagues Tribute Game, Saturday. The Tigers will don Detroit Stars uniforms while the Pirates will pay homage to the Pittsburgh Crawfords. During the series, Hall of Famer Turkey Stearnes – a former Star – will be recognized with a video about his plaque, which was dedicated at Comerica Park in 2007. Stearnes' grandson will throw one of the ceremonial first pitches, while Stearnes daughters will perform the national anthem. Former Negro leaguers Frank Crosson, Joe Douse, Buck Duncan, Bee-Bop Gordon, Bill Hill, Gene Johnson, Cecil Kaiser, Alton King, Bullet Moore and Schoolboy Teasley will be on hand throughout the weekend.
Trevor Hayes is editorial production manager at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Team Dawson comes to Cooperstown
By Craig Muder
Vanessa Dawson watched carefully Tuesday as her husband toured the Baseball Hall of Fame, preparing herself for a hectic Induction Weekend less than three months away.
But during a film retrospective of her husband's career, the enormity of it all set in.
The stoic and regal Andre Dawson, one of the game's leading citizens for more than three decades, took his Orientation Tour on Tuesday in preparation for his July 25 induction. Dawson, who spent 21 big league seasons with the Expos, Cubs, Red Sox and Marlins, was making his fourth-ever visit to the Hall of Fame – but this time he arrived as an electee. Hall of Fame officials spent the morning preparing Andre and Vanessa for what is to come in July, then showed the Dawsons the Museum in the afternoon.
At the end of the tour, Andre and Vanessa were treated to a video summary of his career, complete with commentary from other Hall of Famers. When the lights went up, Vanessa was moved to tears – overwhelmed by the tribute to her Hall of Fame husband.
"I was driven by discipline that was instilled in me through women who were my mentors – being my mother (Mattie Brown), my grandmother (Eunice Taylor) and then my wife," Andre Dawson said.
That discipline brought Andre Dawson the 1977 National League Rookie of the Year Award, the 1987 NL MVP Award, eight Gold Gloves for his play in the outfield and eight All-Star Game selections. And now, it has brought him to Cooperstown.
Craig Muder is director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Ichiro, Phat Albert become Hall of Fame-eligible
By Craig Muder
Someday – 10 to 15 years from now – Monday will be known as the day it became official. The day when the clock started ticking. The day two legends truly began their journey to Cooperstown.
Monday was the day that Albert Pujols and Ichiro Suzuki first became eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Now, don't go marking calendars just yet. Phat Albert and Ichiro have a lot of baseball left to play, and their Hall of Fame eligibility doesn't officially begin until they've been retired for five years. At 36, Ichiro looks like he could play for at least 10 more years. And Pujols just turned 30, leaving him with a real chance to take a crack at 700 home runs and 3,000 hits in the latter part of this decade.
But barring the totally unforeseen, Ichiro and Albert are headed for Cooperstown. And on Opening Day, they cleared their primary eligibility hurdle when they appeared in a game in their 10th season of Major League Baseball.
Both Pujols and Suzuki broke into the majors in 2001, and both became instant stars. Each won their respective league's Rookie of the Year awards that season, and it's been virtually a non-stop success ride from there.
Ichiro has been named to nine straight All-Star Games, has won nine straight Gold Gloves in right field and was the AL MVP in 2001. He set the all-time single-season hit record in 2004 with 262 base hits, and owns nine straight 200-hit seasons – another big league record.
Pujols has been named to eight All-Star Games, has won three NL MVPs (including the last two in a row), owns a Gold Glove at first base and helped the Cardinals win the 2006 World Series.
But until Monday – when Pujols led his Cardinals over the Reds with two home runs and Ichiro went 1-for-4 for the Mariners in their win against the A's, the pair had not satisfied the Hall of Fame requirement of playing at least 10 big league seasons.
It would appear to be the last hurdle on a path that will likely take both to Cooperstown.
Craig Muder is director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.


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Hart of Dixie Review: The Other 1%by Matt Richenthal at . Comments
It seems impossible that Hart of Dixie had this in mind when it filmed "Faith and Infidelity," but the episode ended up depicting a stark contrast between Bluebell and Manhattan. Consider:
While thousands Occupy Wall Street in the latter, protesting against the a system that rewards the wealthy 1%, the lesson Zoe learned in Alabama this week was based around a very different 1%, that sliver of hope where cynicism falls prey to optimism.
Was it a bit saccharine? Absolutely. But that's Bluebell for you. There may be sniping here and STD-based controversies there, and the rumor mill may churn faster than it does in the headquarters of Us Weekly, but the message has been the same every Monday night:
This is a calm, loving place in which to reside. Everyone really does mean well and almost every problem really can be solved over the church pancake breakfast.
In this regard, Hart of Dixie is unlike any show on TV. It's not trying to shock viewers on a weekly basis (every single fan had to know the minister wasn't cheating and Zoe would be proven wrong, right?) with twists or turns or cliffhangers. It's simply dropping us down in a southern town and giving Zoe a medical case of the week to tackle. It lacks the technology of CSI or the occasional gore or Criminal Minds, but at its core, this is a procedural.
And that's mostly refreshing. One doesn't need to think very much when viewing. You can just sit back and enjoy Lavon's positive attitude, George's smile, Zoe's one-liners, Wade's singing voice. You can hope Zoe finally gives in and hooks up with her neighbor, too, while wondering how she resisted last week when he rarely wore a shirt and this week, when we learned he's actually the sensitive son of a drunken father.
Still, I can't help it. I could use some kind of ongoing storyline, some sense of urgency each week, as opposed to yet another episode concluding with Zoe discovering something else about Bluebell she actually loves. It's getting a bit repetitive and predictable.
And, man, Lemon is getting more and more irritating. She shudders at the concept of tapas and big cities and just comes across as close-minded and ignorant. Typically, the stereotype works the other way: northerners scoff at southerners and assume they are all the same. But Lemon continues to prove that both sides can be biased. What if George does want to move back to New York one day, Lemon? Would you not go with him? Maybe it would make you realize that while pancakes on Sunday morning are delicious... so are scrambled eggs at 4 a.m. after a night out.
Perhaps, though, Lemon is more afraid of George leaving her than she is of him leaving Bluebell. In which case, allow me to say: do it, man! You two are nothing alike. You want a wide road to help with transportation; she wants to re-cover a bridge to help her standing in some stuff club whose members wear big hats.
Complaints about Lemon and the similar nature of each episode aside, I do look forward to spending time in Alabama every Monday evening. I just itch for a bit more sometimes. Maybe Lavon can find me a powder for that.
Matt Richenthal is the Editor in Chief of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter and on Google+.Tags: Hart of Dixie, Reviews
@Clinton I noticed the same thing, i thought i watched them in the wrong order online but the reviews go in the same order....weird they defiantly aired them in the wrong order!
Is it just me or did anyone notice that Addie shows up in this episode introducing herself to Zoe for the first time yet in episode 4 she is already at the practice helping out and Zoe is already familiar with her. Was Episode 4 supposed to be Episode 5 and episode 5 be episode 4 it seems like it would make sense that way
I think the show is not a drama, but it has some very heightened aspects in it. For example, the clothing. While some are complaining about Lemon's get-up, you also have to notice that Zoe parades around town in her mini Chanel shorts. It's supposed to be a heightened form of Southern vs. New York style. I think that's the same case for their accent/dialogues. This show is a breath of fresh air that also has its own unique identity. This week's episode pushed believability to an uncomfortable line, but I won't judge it too quickly. It'll take about 10 - 12 episodes before we can really see if Zoe, Wade, Lavon, Lemon and George will be built into 3D characters.
LOVE THE SHOW, that being said I am from Alabama and need to say a few things. First off, they portray us favorably. Alabama is always first or second when in comes to obesity in the country. You rarely see that on the show and were all portrayed as gorgeous models. We are overwhelmingly EXTREMELY poor and while kind and church going, were overwhelmingly predjudice. We would nevet elect a black mayor, especially in a small town. Black folk don't go anywhere outside of Tuscaloosa and Mobile and even then, people here are close minded compared to other parts of the country. Look, I'm a realist and I don't sugar coat. We have a strong accent and a lot of us have crooked teeth and live in shacks with DIRT roads. Now about a third of us are EXTREMELY kind and god fearing BUT the prejudice is overwhelming. The poverty and obesity is also. The good looking girls are "cute" not gorgeous and can be extremely catty and defensive about our state. The wear a lot of makeup and wear heels to football games. They DO NOT care about football players. I graduated last year from the U of Alabama...Roll Tide. Anywats, thought Id clear that up for better or worse. Lemon is barely watchable and George and Zoe have no scenes. I'm Loving Wade and Zoe tho. Bilson is fabulous as always. Lemon and Lavon is so hollywood, awkward
Zoe was funny. Lemon is possibly the worst tv character ever. I can't stand her. George/Lemon's "relationship" is horrible. They have few scenes and no chemistry. George's "I love you" was laughable.
This show portrays cartoonish stereotypes of southern culture. The costuming and accents? Really? And the Lemon clique might be acceptable in high school but not among adults. Not to say adults can't be exclusive, but they're generally more subtle about it. I've lived in the South all my life, in large cities and very small towns. I find Hart of Dixie to be insulting. It's too bad. The premise is good: big city girl moves to small town, learns compassion and finds friendship. Somewhere along the way, though, someone got carried away with their "vision" of small town southern life.
Lemon's just like a royal pain on Hart of Dixie!! she and her friends are so annoying!! as for Zoey, always catches us by surprise every week!! crashing into the church in her pyjamas, so funny!! Wade, one word: "awesome", he's a charming, sexy, witty, great-abs neighbor and now caring, emotional son!! love to see more chemistry between Zoey/Wade!! Screw Lemon!!
How can you not love a son who sings "Moon River" the theme song from one of the gayest movies in history - "Breakfast at Tiffany's". I mean Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Truman Capote?
urgh how preachy. it kind of annoys me that they're all like, there's no place for cynicism in bluebell. I think the town is overly naive. is it really such a leap to think that someone with syphilis is cheating, or being cheated on? besides, lavon hayes might be all about optimism, but he's pining over a bitch who's engaged to someone else. that's not optimism, that's denial. and i also hope zoey hooks up with wade and not george. george is so vanilla and boring. and someone please explain to me WHY he's going out with such a stereotype? i understand that hod is all 'bluebell's awesome,' but there are some benefits to being a city girl that i think should probably be pointed out


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NEW TAZEWELL, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Authorities in Claiborne Co. planned to start rounding up dozens of individuals starting Friday after the Grand Jury indicted them Thursday on a total of more than 300 charges.
According to Claiborne Co. Sheriff David Ray, the 72 people they hope to capture face charges ranging from passing counterfeit money and robbery to child and elderly abuse to drug charges.
The indictments, which were handed down on Wednesday, were a result of a multi-agency effort, dubbed "Operation: Surprise."
"There's plenty more that we'll pick up. It takes a while to get the evidence examined by the TBI to see to see exactly what the contents of those items maybe," said Sheriff David Ray. "It's just a war like it is all over the state and in other states. And it's another battle."
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Benedict Cumberbatch is popping us everywhere these days. He is currently Sherlock in the very modern retelling of Holmes solving crimes in 21st century London. This is a popular series and we have blogged it more than once.
He is the voice of Smaug and The Necromancer in Peter Jackson's latest- The Hobbit. (Sherlock's sidekick John Watson is played by Martin Freeman, who plays Bilbo in The Hobbit). He is to be the next heavy in the new Star Trek. He had smaller roles in The War Horse, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy earlier this year. He's been in Atonement, The Whistleblower, The Other Boleyn Girl. With the exception of TTSSPY, I enjoyed everyone of these movies. He is a fine dramatic actor.
I quite liked The Last Enemy, a 2008 BBC mini series, which first aired on 'Masterpiece Contemporary'. He plays a disaffected researcher who returns from abroad after the death of his brother, only to find an England he barely recognizes. A government bent on controlling its citizens at all costs, information gathering technology run amok, and a deadly plague. What more can you ask for in a thriller?
And speaking of The Hobbit, I saw it opening night — in glorious Imax, 3D, 48 frames per second. I am a rabid LOTR 's fan and was happy to return to Middle Earth with Peter Jackson at the helm- a few minor complaints such as it was a lot darker than I was expecting for the more light hearted Hobbit, but then that's P Jackson isn't it. Let me say this. While I enjoyed it very much, I do not feel compelled to rush right back to the theatre to see it again like I did with the other three LOTR installments.


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It's a gr8 foundation for any networking job, most of the course is theory on general networking.
But what is your career intentions?
Hi Boys and Girls..
I'm looking into doing a CCNA course but will it actually help me in future employment? I know its a well known qualification but i don't want to be wasting money on a course that wont help me later in life.
Anyone got any experiences or even advise me on a better course for the same price?
Iv found a place in my local area that are doing it for £900 on evenings till July.
Any advice would be great.
It's a gr8 foundation for any networking job, most of the course is theory on general networking.
But what is your career intentions?
Thanks for the reply.
I'm mainly a build it and install it kinda tech. I use to work at a Uni as first line support but sadly my contract ended. Now I'm doing IT in a whole for a mid sized local company. Id love to get back into IT tech in a school or college but my quals are letting me down. I dont want to focus on Networking but i think it will get my foot in the door for a educational job.
Totally agree with twin-turbo. Great foundation for pretty much any IT role, I think it would definately help your career prospects.
Yeah I'm doing one now, though very recently put on hold to get a foundation Linux qualification.
You learn tons and it's very interesting really! Lots of 'penny drop' moments where you go "oh that's how that works!"
If you are interested, I recommend Chris Bryant's training videos along with Cisco Packet Tracer to produce the labs!!
I did CCNA, had a full racks worth of kit in the loft to practice physically on. Its a great foundation for learning networking, and how to manage/build networks. I'd also do Microsoft aswell if you get the chance.
As said its a good foundation. But the biggest plus is the knowledge lasts a long time. I did mine 7 years ago, and at the time the course was very old (ATM, frame relay, ISDN etc), yet the vast majority of what I learnt is very much relevant now, and will be into the next decade at least. Compare that to a MS for example and I can't see server 2000 knowledge being massively useful now.
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Grab the testout training at educational discount and do it, if you don't fancy it much then complete the course and don't worry about the exam.
If you are buying anything on ebay, books, equipment etc do check its applicable to the new/current CCNA course (200-120 or split 100-101/200-101 exams) as it changed quite significantly in June/July and the last opportunity to qualify for the old/current (640-802 or split 640-822/640-816) is the end of this month.
I found the course incl end of book exams to be quite easy (averaging 90-95% per book/module, but the final exam to be very tough - waiting 4 weeks for the exam voucher to come through and not studying during this time was, for me, a mistake. I am glad that I took the course and took the exam and has helped me a great deal especially when it comes to understanding wireshark captures, subnetting, layer 2 vs layer 3 etc.
Passed it today!! Wooo!!! Just nipped in there while it was still the 640-802. Would fully recommend doing the course and getting the qualification as it has been very helpful with work. As @itwasntme says above though, the final exam was a lot harder than the module ones
Awesome well done! Want a job? I need a new network / support engineer and we are in Leeds!
not sure If I will actually bother with the exam.
I have full hands on knowledge with Everything from A 1760 Router to a 4507 and ASA5520 and fixed config Catalyst Switches, and with Communications manager 6.x 7.x including the Voice gateways on 28xx's ..
But to get a job in the field I may need to tick the exam box.
Not that there are any Cisco Jobs round here anyway
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the Illusory Empire of the Banking Commodities Con Game."
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desire to know of me, "Where did you go to school?" I
find it even odder that many people find my attendance of an Ivy
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skill set, as if attending an expensive university is responsible
for the thought processes that have enabled many of my big picture,
long-term predictions of the global economy to be accurate. I believe
there is absolutely no correlation between the cost of an education
and intelligence or even between formal education and knowledge,
although oddly people believe this relationship to exist. If
there is a provable relationship between formal education and intelligence,
it is probably an inverse one. The more letters you have behind
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one likely possesses, as the attainment of a higher level of education
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the average citizen to the indoctrination process.
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that I sincerely believe that the knowledge I gained through formal
institutions of academia was detrimental to my understanding of
how capital markets operate. In fact, I explain to those that inquire
of my educational background that I had to rewire my brain and purge
it of nearly all of the false business concepts and stupidity I
learned in school because I later found the great majority of what
I had learned in school to be not only downright deceptive, but
also in my opinion, deliberately erroneous. Many people express
genuine shock when I tell them that my formal education was, as
was my education on Wall Street, almost entirely useless to any
of the investment research and analysis I perform today and that
my understanding of how capital markets move is entirely the result
of self-education.
In fact, an
article I wrote titled "Delaying
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probably generated some of the most perplexed responses I have ever
witnessed up close and in person when discussing the content of
this article with others. Some of the responses I have heard are
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I have a Windows 2003 Web Server that was rebooted and is apparently now running ChkDsk. I need to have the server back up in a few hours for the work day - is it possible to stop a ChkDsk is progress and force boot back into the OS?
Please note that it is not recommended to stop or interrupt the chkdsk running on the computer until it completes by itself.
If you feel the need to stop it the only option would be to do a hard restart by turning off the power of the computer. If you turn off the computer and restart it you will have to delete the files that it's scanning first and later try to run the chkdsk again.
Hope this helps. Let us know the results.
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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676. 491 the aforesaid John Carr in his life time nor the said Petronella while Liber N N she was sole (to whom administration of all & Singular the goods chattells & Creditts of the said John Carr since his death hath been committed) nor the said Petronella & George since the Nuptialls betweene them solemnized the said summe of foure thousand five hundred fifty Six pounds of tobacco to him the said John Edmondson have not paid or satisfied but the same to pay or satisfie have refused & denyed & as yet doe refuse & deny to the damage of the said John Edmondson five thousand pounds of tobacco And thereupon he bringeth his suite. Now here at this day to wit the One & twentith day of June in p. 308 the second yeare of his Lopps Dominion &c Annoq Dom 1677 Came the said George Oldfeild in his proper person and saith nothing in barr of the action aforesaid of him the said John Edmondson in forme aforesaid brought Whereupon it is granted by the Court here that the said John Edmondson recover against the estate of the said John Carr aswell the summe of foure thousand five hundred fifty six pounds of tobacco damages occasioned by the trespas aforesaid as also the summe of six hundred thirty foure pounds of tobacco costs of Suite. Edward Inglish admr Wm Hewit assignee Propry the deft by George Parker his Attorny agt appeares & imparles untill June Court. John Irland Charles Boteler This action in Ejectment being comenced by the agt plaintiff as Lessee to Thomas Clegat & Mary his George Lockier wife late wife of Richard Hooper deceased mother & Guardian of Sara & Ellinor Hooper daughters & Coheirs of the said Richard against the defendant as Casuall Ejec- tor & Henry Hooper being named defendant instead of the casuall Ejector to try the title to a parcell of Land of five hundred & fifty acres of Land on the north side of Petuxent River neere Prestons Creeke, this action continued untill next Court. Wm Taylor agt Wm Layton Ninian Beale . . . these three actions in Ejectment continued untill ag next Court. James Moore Wm Gibson agt John Bell April 28th 1677. The Court adjourned untill the 19th day of June next.
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A second location will open this fall.
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In the old Café Henri space.
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The director of public safety for Concordia University in River Forest was arrested last week after allegedly committing a lewd act inside the office of a school employee.
Tim Margis, 38, of 13910 S. King Road, Homer Glen, is accused of masturbating inside an empty school office on the night of Feb. 10 and ejaculating into a shoe belonging to the female employee who works there, said River Forest Deputy Police Chief Jim O'Shea.
According to police, the employee reported seeing Margis exit her office around 9:30 p.m. while buttoning up his pants and fastening his belt. When the woman confronted Margis about what he was doing in her office, he allegedly stated that he was checking the room because the door had been left open.
Police said that after Margis left, the employee discovered a "clear liquid" inside one of her shoes, which had been left in the office.
Detectives interviewed Margis on Feb. 12 at his home and he later admitted to entering the office and committing a lewd act there, police said.
Margis was charged with public indecency and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanor charges.
O'Shea said there was no relationship between Margis and the victim. Police have also received no other allegations made against Margis, he added.
Police did not indicate if the employee is a professor at the university or a staff member.
Eric Matanyi, spokesman for Concordia University Chicago, said the school learned of Margis' arrest as soon as it was reported by police on Feb. 12.
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The topic came up early in the debate, when John King asked Romney about Pawlenty's Obamneycare charge. Romney was ready with a concise and effective explanation of why his law was different from Obamacare:
ROMNEY: You know, let me say a couple things. First, if I'm elected president, I will repeal Obamacare, just as Michele indicated. And also, on my first day in office, if I'm lucky enough to have that office, I will grant a waiver to all 50 states from Obamacare.
Now, there's some similarities and there are some big differences. Obamacare spends a trillion dollars. If it were perfect—and it's not perfect, it's terrible—we can't afford more federal spending.
Secondly, it raises $500 billion in taxes. We didn't raise taxes in Massachusetts.
Third, Obamacare takes $500 billion out of Medicare and funds Obamacare. We, of course, didn't do that.
And, finally, ours was a state plan, a state solution, and if people don't like it in our state, they can change it. That's the nature of why states are the right place for this type of responsibility. And that's why I introduced a plan to repeal Obamacare and replace it with a state-centric program.
Rather than challenge this, and do some damage to the GOP frontrunner he needs to bring down, Pawlenty passed up repeated opportunities to repeat his Obamneycare charge. King did his best to coax it out of him, but to no avail:
KING: Governor, you just heard the governor rebut your characterization, Obamneycare. Why?
PAWLENTY: Well, let me first say to Sylvia, she has put her finger on one of the most important issues facing the country, which is President Obama stood before the nation in 2008 and said he promised to do health care reform focused on cost containment, along with Republicans, he'd do it on a bipartisan basis…
KING: The question—the question, Governor, was, why Obamneycare?
PAWLENTY: That's right. Well, I'm going to get to that, John.
KING: You have 30 seconds, Governor.
PAWLENTY: Yeah, so we—this is another example of him breaking his promise, and he has to be held accountable. And in order to prosecute the case against President Obama, you have to be able to show that you've got a better plan and a different plan. We took a different approach in Minnesota. We didn't use top-down government mandates and individual requirements from government. We created market alternatives and empowered consumers. I think that's the way to fix healthcare in the United States of America.
KING: And you don't want to address why you called Governor Romney's Obamneycare?
PAWLENTY: Well, the issue that was raised in a question from a reporter was, what are the similarities between the two? And I just cited President Obama's own words that he looked to Massachusetts as a blueprint or a guide when he designed Obamacare.
KING: But you chose—you say you were asked a question, which is fair enough, but you chose those words. And so one of my questions is, why would you chose those—choose those words maybe in the comfort of a Sunday show studio? Your rival is standing right there. If it was Obamneycare on "Fox News Sunday," why isn't it not Obamneycare standing here with the governor right there?
PAWLENTY: It—President Obama is—is the person who I quoted in saying he looked to Massachusetts for designing his program. He's the one who said it's a blueprint and that he merged the two programs. And so using the term "Obamneycare" was a reflection of the president's comments that he designed Obamacare on the Massachusetts health care plan.
KING: All right. Governor [Romney], you want to respond to that at all?
ROMNEY: No, just—just to say this, which is my guess is the president is going to eat those words and wish he hasn't—hadn't put them out there. And I can't wait to debate him and say, Mr. President, if, in fact, you did look at what we did in Massachusetts, why didn't you give me a call and ask what worked and what didn't? And I would have told you, Mr. President, that what you're doing will not work. It's a huge power grab by the federal government. It's going to be massively expensive, raising taxes, cutting Medicare. It's wrong for America. And that's why there's an outpouring across the nation to say no to Obamacare. And I'm delighted to be able to debate him on that.
This was simply inexplicable. For the first time on Sunday, Pawlenty had managed to separate himself from the pack, coming out with a brilliant line of attack that struck at the heart of his chief rival's chief vulnerability. He had teed up what might have been the biggest moment of the debate—and then blew it.
Why was Pawlenty unwilling, as King pointed out, to say to Romney's face what he had said about him from the comfort of a Sunday show? Perhaps it was out of deference to the tradition of "Minnesota nice" in which Minnesotans tend toward polite friendliness, understatement, and an aversion to confrontation. But Minnesota nice isn't going to put this Minnesotan in the Oval Office. Romney is the clear front-runner. If Pawlenty wants to knock him off his perch, he must—to paraphrase Romney—make him "eat" his healthcare law. He failed last night.


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1997 35 (ft.) Carver Flybridge Motoryacht
General Information
Listing# 140298
- Length
- 35 (ft.)
- Beam
- 12.75
- 35
- Hull Material
- Fiberglass
- Fuel Type
- unleaded
- Engine Model
- Number of Engines
- 2
- Engine Type
- Inboard
- Engine Hours
- 1203
General Details
Full bodied family cruiser combines enormous interior, and massive flybridge. Single level cabin features wide open salon with facing settees, double-entry head with stall shower, full galley, and roomy stateroom, with double birth and privacy door. Oversized bridge provides seating for 8, fore deck lounge converts to big sun pad.
- Main Salon
- Dinette w/U-shape seating Entertainment center Flat screen TV DVD VHS Stereo / CD / speakers L-shape sofa and hide a bed
- Galley
- Refrigerator Micro wave Stove / Oven Hot water Sink Lots of drawers
- Deck
- Swim platform w / ladder Transom door Cockpit shower Dockside water inlet Molded steps to bridge on both port and starboard side
- Electronics & Helm
- Raytheon GPS / Radar Auto Helm depth finder Windlass Search light Windshields wipers Stereo with remote Compass
- Electrical
- 5KW Generator 3 Batteries Battery switch Battery charger 30 Amp shore power cord 110/120
- Other
- Sport arch Halon System Electric head Stall shower Full enclosure Seat cover on bridge Trim tabs Reverse cycle air condition /heat New cockpit rugs and helm rugs Horn Bilge pumps Ice machine on bridge Kenwood speakers on bridge Sink on bridge Bench seat at helm Capt. Chair on port side Bench seat behind helm Bench seat aft of helm area w/cover Seat on forward deck converts to sun lounge w/cover Coaming pads
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The Times Wonders at Zara's 'Blatant Knockoffs'
"As expected, echoes from the spring 2012 runways are everywhere."
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"As expected, echoes from the spring 2012 runways are everywhere."
But if wearing Mickey Mouse is ears is wrong, who'd ever want to be right?
Also, Fred Perry got a new collaborator.
"To me, they seemed to be the worst sort of peacocking, lazy and under thought, a mark of amateurism."
"Fewer sequins, more lanyards."
"The central shoe destination is an Aerosoles."
"Gap casts a wide net, hoping to catch the indiscriminate shopper."
Despite the store's target demographic being "R-O-M's. Rich. Old. Men."
Three years of unrestrained store critiques condensed into one slideshow.
She concluded today's column with a good-bye message.
"This would be equally appropriate for work, bowling, lawn darts, gnocchi fights ..."
But besides cheating husbands, she's not sure who would shop there.
It also reminds her of "warm sheets stacked on ironing boards, pies cooling on windowsills, [and] Mason jars full of last summer's gooseberries."
"It is my least favorite shoe, lower even than Crocs."
The brand's 57th Street flagship left Cintra Wilson a bit overwhelmed.
Also, Ports 1961 is launching menswear, and Naomi Campbell calls Victoria Beckham "a real sister."
They look like "a skateboard team composed of the cast of 'Glee.'"
Boot-cut man-jeans mean that it's time to go.


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Web posted and Copyright © February 1, 2005, American Bankruptcy Institute.
Distress terminations of pension plans are now a common feature of large chapter 11 cases. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) faces an escalating deficit, in part due to airline bankruptcies such as that of United and US Airways. The agencyÕs single-employer insurance fund had a record deficit of $12.1 billion in FY 2004 alone, pushing the total deficit to $23.3 billion. In addition to losses booked, the PBGC calculates "reasonably possible" exposure, an estimate of the amount of unfunded vested benefits in pension plans sponsored by companies at great risk of default. The 2004 financial statements for the PBGC estimate this exposure at $96 billion. In this issue, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) responds to the Journal's questions on how he plans to deal with this looming problem in the new Congress.
ABI: The PBGC's FY2004 report shows that the agency's deficit rose to $23.3 billion from $11.2 billion the year before. There are $72 billion in future obligations by the agency's own estimates. Studies project that if the current conditions continue, the PBGC will run out of funds to pay benefits by 2020. How concerned are you that future pension payments are in jeopardy?
Grassley: We all need to be concerned about the financial condition of the PBGC. The PBGC serves an important backstop to protect workers' pensions. In the short term, everyone agrees that the PBGC has enough assets to keep paying benefits, but when we look down the road 20 or 30 years, the picture is less clear. The key to solving this problem is to make sure that companies fund their pension plans responsibly. I'm planning to work on legislation this year that will do just that so that workers can count on their pensions being there for them when they retire.
ABI: With some U.S. airlines and other large companies in manufacturing, steel and other industries skipping pension payments and threatening default on their retirement obligations, could the moves lead to a taxpayer bailout of the pension agency?
Grassley: Pension promises to workers must be kept, and those promises should be kept by the companies that make them. It's not fair to have American taxpayers picking up the bill. I'm confident that the ideas that the President has outlined and reforms that we will work on in the Finance Committee will avoid any future need for a taxpayer bailout of the PBGC.
ABI: Should companies in bankruptcy be required to maintain their pension plans? Do companies use the PBGC as a pension dumping ground to boost their economic prospects and get a leg up on the competition? Should healthy companies pay higher insurance premiums to keep the agency going?
Grassley: The PBGC's role is to serve as a backstop for workers' pensions, but the primary responsibility has to remain with the employers who make pension promises. If companies are trying to play games with their pensions, then we need to eliminate any opportunity to do so. We also need to make sure that any companies that are bad actors are punished. I'll be taking a comprehensive look at these issues in my role as Finance Committee Chairman. On the issue of higher premiums, the current financial condition of the PBGC probably requires all companies to pay higher premiums, but I actually think it is the companies that pose the most risk to the PBGC that should pay the highest premiums. That's just common sense. If you have a bad driving record, you pay higher car insurance premiums. In the same way, companies that have underfunded their pension plans should pay a higher premium to reflect the risk they pose to the PBGC.
ABI: Does the Bankruptcy Code contribute to the pension crises? Does the Code give debtors a way to unload their promises to their employees and retirees in the name of financial distress?
Grassley: We need to look at every aspect of federal law in dealing with the PBGC, and the Bankruptcy Code is certainly another area for review. Today, the PBGC falls pretty far down the list of bankruptcy priorities, and it might make sense to have them move further up the line.
ABI: Are traditional single-employer, defined-benefit plans outdated?
Grassley: Traditional defined benefit plans still play a very important role in our national retirement policy. As I said earlier, the key is to make sure that the promises made to workers under these plans are kept, and that they're kept by the folks who make the promises. The world is increasingly gravitating to 401(k) plans, which have been a great success overall, but traditional defined benefit plans need to be preserved as another option to get pension coverage to workers.
ABI: How quickly do you think Congress will act on reforms such as the National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee (NESTEG) Act of 2004 (S.2424), and comment on its importance to ensuring a healthy pension system?
Grassley: Pension reform and improving retirement security for all Americans is at the top of my list of priorities for this Congress. You can expect the Finance Committee to take action on the NESTEG bill early in the year, and I am working on adding to all of the positive reforms in NESTEG with additional improvements and reforms in this area.


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Where can I find information about stripping electroplated deposits from different base materials? M. M.
The only publication that is currently available that contains this type of information is the Metal Finishing Guidebook & Directory.
There is an older book, Practical Electroplating Handbook, by N. V. Parthasaradhy, that has an excellent section on stripping of plated deposits. It has been out of print for at least 10 years but you may be able to find a copy on www.amazon.com.
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Maui Zipline Company
Located at Maui Tropical Plantation
1970 Honoapiilani Hwy.
Wailuku, HI 96793
Reservation Info
Phone:(808) 633-2464
Fax:(877) 397-7444
Hawaii's best zipline value is centrally located at the Maui Tropical Plantation. Maui Zipline company is the only Maui zipline that can accommodate kids as young as 5 years old, making it a great family adventure tour. All ziplines are tandem, allowing two people to zip side by side.


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Biking on trailNo cars means more freedom.
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Hanging at the pump trackHanging at the Kingdom Trails Pump Track. Lots of space to try jumps here.
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Riding off into the sunsetIt's safe for kids to ride ahead on trail, with no cars around.
Do you remember learning to ride your bike?
When I was a kid, we lived in a block of townhouses with its own network of private roads that saw very little traffic. What cars there were left first thing in the morning and didn't, for the most part, return until the late afternoon.
My friends and I learned to ride our bikes by riding all over that townhouse complex. Once we mastered basic riding skills, we moved on to the more technical skills of no hands, no feet, doubling each other and a sort of free form dance we called ballet on a bicycle.
We were just messing around. But in the process of playing on our bikes, we learned some fantastic bike handling skills in a fun, carefree, kid-centered environment.
The highlight of this summer's adventures was a week of family mountain biking in Vermont's North East Kingdom. The kids are 6 and 9, so we weren't sure how much mountain biking we'd be able to do. Turns out there's a huge, well-maintained network of trails for cyclists of all abilities. Built on land generously shared by at least 50 landowners, the trails are stunning.
The kids and I found smooth single track trails that challenged us. We rode our favourite trails -- like Old Webs -- over and over, figuring out which gear we needed to nail a certain uphill and enjoying taking the downhills faster as we learned where the turns were. While we hung out playing at a creek in East Burke in the afternoon, my husband ripped it up on the more technical trails.
In just a few days, the kids were able to climb steeper hills, navigate tricky turns, brake on sharp downhills without falling and handle small jumps. As the routes became familiar, the kids enjoyed riding on ahead -- something they don't have the opportunity to do when we're on family rides in the city. I loved being away from cars and out in nature. And I loved watching the kids get to know their bikes really well by playing with them in the woods.
Out of necessity, especially if the vast majority of our biking with kids takes place on city streets, a lot of our conversation around kids and bikes is about safety. So it's a real treat to spend time with kids and their bikes when the focus can be on fun.
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April 21, 2010 4:00 AM
(Photograph by Dan Saelinger)
THE CANS1. Scepter Eco ($11)
2. Blitz Enviro-Flo Plus ($13)
3. Tuff Jug Gasoline ($43)
Scepter: The cumbersome dispenser was difficult to use. We eventually ditched it.
POUR TESTTo gauge how the design of the can provokes spills, we took turns pouring gas into various vehicles and containers.
Blitz: A "Store/Pour" switch effectively sealed the can when not in use. Trigger-controlled pouring was easy and accurate.
Tuff Jug: While the nozzle is designed to fit into some vehicles, making it do so required holding 5 gallons of heavy gasoline upside down. Pouring into noncompatible containers was very messy.
Winner: Blitz
Scepter: Our boots had little problem knocking over the full can, but it survived the upsets without losing fluid.
KNOCK-OVER TESTSimulating the effect of a bumpy ride in the back of a pickup, we repeatedly kicked the cans over to see if they leaked.
Blitz: Like the Scepter, the Blitz was easy to kick over but handled the falls without incident.
Tuff Jug: Although a high center of gravity made the Tuff Jug tip-prone when standing up, it was nearly impossible to knock over when placed on its alternate horizontal surface.
Winner: Tuff Jug
Scepter: Our toughest can survived until it fell from 5 feet, which caused the seam on the plastic handle to split and its contents to spill.
DROP TESTTo assess durability, we dropped full cans onto concrete from progressively higher heights--top down--until they split.
Blitz: At 4 feet, the plastic dispenser snapped into several pieces and its seal broke, allowing liquid to seep out.
Tuff Jug: After a fall from 3 feet, the nozzle completely broke off the tank and the fluid began to gush.
Winner: Scepter
BOTTOM LINEAlthough it was bested slightly in the drop test, the Blitz's accurate and easy-to-use nozzle makes it the best overall choice. The takeaway: For gas cans, a high price is no marker of quality.
For safety reasons, our tests involved filling the cans with a mixture of water and antifreeze (designed to create a more gasoline-like surface tension).


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Fugitive of the Week: Christopher Spratt located and charged
ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - Another fugitive of the week is now in custody.
According to the the United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, Christopher J. Spratt, 30 - who was featured as a "Fugitive of the Week" on March 5, 2010, has been located in Rome and charged.
Spratt was wanted by the NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Utica Police Department for second-degree robbery following a December 25, 2009 incident in Utica where he was alleged to have struck a subject in the head and face with a staple gun and stole the victim's neck chain and other items.
Local Task Force investigators said they received an anonymous tip that Spratt was staying in Rome and were able to develop several leads which corroborated this information. At approximately 9:45 a.m. On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Task Force members located Spratt in an apartment in Rome and arrested him without incident.
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