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Glasses are used to serve drinks in. Below are outlined some of the different glass styles you may see.
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- Pint: A standard, all-purpose beer glass with slightly tapered walls. Used primarily for English- and American-style lagers and ales ranging from light lagers to imperial stouts. Pint glasses come in two sizes: Imperial 20 ounce (570 mL) or US 16 ounce (470 mL) pints.
- Pilsener: A long, narrow glasses with walls that taper towards the base. Used to consolidate volatiles and support delicate heads of pilseners and other lagers.
- Weizen: A large, curvaceous glass, bulbous near the mouth to support and showcase the heads of weizens and other wheat beers.
- Seidel: A German-style mug, often of great volume, with handles and thick walls to help maintain a cool temperature. An earthenware, ceramic, or metal version is called a stein.
- Tulip: A bulbous glass with a trumpeted mouth and short stem used to capture aromas and support large heads of artisanal Belgian ales. They are ideal for swirling beer to release volatiles. Many have etchings on the bottom of the inside of the glass to stimulate carbonation, aiding in head retention. A tulip glass may be substituted with an oversize snifter.
- Chalice or goblet: A wide-mouthed, bowl-like, stemmed glass, often with metal linings. Used for serving Trappist ales and other abbey-style ales. Like tulip glasses, they are often etched to stimulate carbonation. Chalices may be substituted with an oversize red wine glass.
Brandy Snifter/Balloon[edit]
Similar to a wine glass, the brandy glass has a shorter stem and a wider bowl. The purpose is opposite of the wine glass — the brandy glass is designed to be cupped in the hand to warm the brandy.
- Martini
- Double cocktail
- Hurricane
- Margarita
- Poco/Piña Colada
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- Whiskey Sour
- Zombie
Cocktail and whiskey sour glasses are 4 fl oz (120 mL) glasses used for cocktails and whiskey sours. Martinis and Manhattans are examples of cocktails that are served in a cocktail glass; these cocktails are prepared with ice and then strained into the 4 fl oz (120 mL) vessel. Similarly, Sours are prepared in ice and strained into a 4 fl oz (120 mL) sour glass. The stems of these glasses allow the drinker to hold the glass without warming the contents.
Collins glasses are straight-sided narrow glasses, traditionally wrought of frosted glass, primarily designed for long drinks (namely the fizz and Collins family of drinks), and typically holding around 10 fl oz (300 mL) each.
Highball glasses are tall, 8 or 9 fl oz (240 or 270 mL) glasses designed to hold highball drinks — iced drinks containing liquor along with water and/or a carbonated mixer. Highball glasses may in some parts also be known as a cooler or a slim jim.
- Pousse-café
This type of liqueur glass has straight sides and is designed for drinks prepared using the pousse-café method.
- Irish Coffee
- Toddy Mug
- Absinthe or Pastis glass
- Specialty
A 4-6 oz (120-180 mL) lowball glass is designed to hold iced drinks without additional liquids, such as various on-the-rocks drinks.
A large glass, typically used for beer and related drinks. It is often used as a mixing vessel by customers when a cocktail is not offered at the bar. For example the 'Cheeky Vimto'.
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Punch Cup[edit]
Small cup used to serve eggnog and other punches.
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Usually used for whiskeys and gin. A perfect rocks glass has a perfect round bottom, and when the ice is dropped from the correct height a "ting" can be heard. Rocks glasses got their name as most of these drinks are served over ice (on the rocks).
Small, narrow stemmed glasses with a wider rim than a cordial glass. Holds 2 ounces (60 mL). Ideal for liqueurs and aperitifs.
A shot glass is a small glass that holds approximately 1.5 oz (45 mL), made for drinks intended to be consumed in one quaff. Shots are also used as volume measurements in cocktail and espresso recipes. A jigger is a metal, hourglass-shaped measure; the larger cup of the jigger measures one shot, and the smaller, one ounce (30 mL). The shooter or double-shot is the shot glass's larger cousin, and holds three ounces (90 mL).
Although wine glasses can be found in a variety of shapes and sizes, they all consist of three primary elements: the bowl, the stem and the base. The base and stem serve to weight the glass and provide support for the bowl. Wine glasses are stemmed so the drinker's hand does not warm the bowl and thus the drink. The bowl is the primary distinguishing factor of wine glasses. Different wines are best served in a specific style of glass so as to best release the aromas and flavors of the wine.
General Wine Glass Styles
- Red wine
- Burgundy
- Bordeaux
- White wine
- Chardonnay
- Champagne flute
- In America this has 4-6oz (120-180 mL) volume; in Europe 210 mL-330 mL (7-11 oz.)
Riedel has designed an extensive collection of wine glass styles based on the characteristics of specific grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah or common blends such as Burgundy & Bordeaux. The designs are based on the theory that wine can be delivered via the shape of the bowl to the taste buds in a way to accentuate the flavors specific to the grape variety or common to a standard blend. For blends that do not have a specifically designed glass the style designed for the predominate varietal in the blend is often used. A number of other stemware companies have extended their lines beyond basic Red/White dichotomies as well into less common blends in a similar fashion.
Additional Glassware[edit]
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Making work pay is the key aim for UC, however the report finds many households are set to be worse off, or only marginally better off. While the new system does incentivise more people to take 'mini-jobs' (less than 16 hours per week), it does not encourage the crucial next step into full-time work and help people move out of poverty.
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Hanley Ramirez got traded straight up for Starlin Castro. This is vetoable correct? – @Dorman06
I hate vetoing deals. The reason is that sometimes a team would benefit from picking up a "lesser" player in a deal. If you need steals maybe it makes sense to trade Justin Upton for Michael Bourn, even if straight up the players aren't equal. However, deals are never done in a vacuum, so unless the deal is horrifically one-sided the best course of action is usually to just let people stupidly make bad decisions and live with them. Actually, the best course of action to avoid this issue is simply to not allow trades. That way there is no funny business going on, but most people find such leagues to be boring.
In terms of this deal, I'm going to completely reverse course. This is one of those deals that simply must be vetoed. Wind back the clock four weeks. Hanley Ramirez didn't fall out of the top-5 in any draft, no matter what the format and Castro was lucky if he was being taken in the top-100. In each of the last four seasons Hanley has been one of the top-10 fantasy performers in the game who has averaged a 5x5 line of .319-27-83-111-36. Those numbers are Hanley's "average" effort the past four years. Even if Castro were to maintain his current pace (.357-1-11-16-3) over 150 games this season he would end up with a 5x5 line of .357-7-75-109-20. Castro will never hit .357, but even if he does he isn't even on pace to match a "normal" effort from Ramirez.
In this case the deal should clearly be vetoed even if Hanley is currently batting .194 with no homers.
Closers. Pick two to keep and one to shop around – Brian Wilson, Jonathan Broxton, Francisco Cordero. Thoughts? – @alistairjhogg
The problem with questions like this is the following – almost always the player or players you should keep are the ones that will bring the most value in a deal. Therefore, do you trade the "best" guy because he will bring the most in return or do you trade the inferior guys and get lesser players in return?
Wilson is the arm you have to keep. His 9.82 ERA is a total fluke as he's had three poor outings. Wilson still has five saves in six chances and a strikeout per inning on the young season. He's still working his way back to full health after being slowed by a side issue in spring, but you don't trade the majors saves leader from the past three years (127, five more than K-Rod), unless you get a huge return.
Cordero gets saves, he's had at least 34 in each of the past four years, but his K-rate continues to plummet. After posting a 12.22 mark in 2007 we've seen it dip to 9.98, 7.83, 7.31 and 7.00 this season. Given that he's walking 4.00 batters per nine this year which would be a 4th straight year of least four, you need to realize that the end is coming. Sooner or later a pitching line like that will catch up to you.
Broxton has struggled. His fastball is three mph down from where it was in 2009 (97.8), and that is a big concern. Even more concerning is his current 6.97 K/9 mark. I have to think that is a sample size thing though – he's never been below 10.54 per nine in his career. Even more disconcerting is his 6.10 BB/9 mark. Unless you're Carlos Marmol you cannot have success issuing that many free passes. At the same time Broxton is still generating a solid 1.56 GB/FB mark, and there is no way in the world that batters will continue to square him up this well all year (he's allowing a 34.3 percent line drive).
Keep Wilson and Broxton. If you tried to trade the Dodger right now you likely wouldn't get much for him anyway as people would be fixated on his ERA (4.35) and WHIP (1.84).
Should I drop Ervin Santana for Scott Baker? – @zaktraut
It's so funny. It's like people have all of a sudden discovered Baker as I'm literally getting 20 questions a day about him on Twitter. Just to prove that I'm not Johnny Come Lately with Baker, I'd point you to a piece I wrote last year in October titled Pitchers: Not as Bad as You Thought in which I suggested that everyone keep an eye on Baker in 2011. Baker has always had the skills to be an elite level performer, but he has never been able to put it all together. Will he be able to this year? That remains to be seen, but it cannot be argued that he is off to a fantastic start (3.24 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 8.64 K/9, 3.00 K/BB ).
Santana has been one of those odd every year performer (look at his win totals the last five years – 16, 7, 16, 8, 17). However, he posted a four year low in his K/9 rate (6.83) last year, continued to give up his fair share of long balls (1.09 per nine) and was hit pretty hard with a 22.1 percent line drive rate. This year he's upped the K-rate to 7.71 while dropping his walk rate way down to 2.20 per nine, but the outward results are poor (he's 0-3 with a 5.51 ERA). Clearly he has pitched better than the results this season. Let's compare the two righties by looking at their career numbers.
S. Baker: 4.29 ERA,, 1.27 WHIP, 7.12 K/9, 3.36 K/BB, 0.76 GB/FB, 1.19 HR/9 Santana: 4.43 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 7.22 K/9, 2.53 K/BB, 0.86 GB/FB, 1.15 HR/9
I want Baker even with the career numbers showing the matchup to be a toss up. I've said it before. One of these years it's all going to come together for Baker and when it does, watch out.
Would you drop Matt Thornton or Sean Burnett for Ryan Franklin? – @JSam85
I've written and talked about this many times, and I always say the same thing – give me skills over role and eventually I'll come out ahead. With the massive changes we've already witnessed in the 9th inning this year, I wrote about this situation in The Closer Conundrum, it's never been more obvious to me that my position is the right one. It may not always result in saves or me winning a league, but in the long run I'll come out ahead more times than not, especially since we have no idea what managers will do in the 9th inning.
ROLE: Right now the pitcher to own would appear to be Burnett. Drew Storen is coming hard and appears to have pretty much locked down the 9th inning job with the Nationals, but Burnett figures to at least get some work in the 9th. Thornton was so bad early on that he's likely nowhere near the 9th for the Sox, and with Mitchell Boggs looking strong, I wouldn't expect to see Franklin closing games any time soon.
SKILLS: You may not want to hear it given his horrible start, but the best pitcher of this group in terms of skills is Thornton, and it's not even up for an argument. Let's look at each hurlers numbers since the start of the 2009 season.
Burnett: 7.68 K/9, 2.31 K/BB, 6.78 H/9, 10.38 BR/9 Franklin: 5.98 K/9, 2.41 K/BB, 7.86 H/9, 10.75 BR/9 Thornton: 11.28 K/9, 3.98 K/BB, 7.15 H/9, 10.18 BR/9
Are you going to let 6.2 innings of poor work from Thornton wipe out three fantastic seasons (from 2007-10, amongst hurlers who tossed 200-innings Thornton was 2nd in base runners per nine innings, fourth in K/9, sixth in ERA and ninth in K/BB)? I'm not. I have no idea who will be the most valuable fantasy performer, the answer to that depends totally on whether or not each hurler's manager allows them to pitch the 9th inning, so give me the pitcher with the best skill set – Thornton, and leave Ryan Franklin alone.
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Arbogast, the O-man and Castleberry win at Taxi Cab Open.
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--- Paul and Kathy Hawes 2010 Taxi Cab Open was offered at Marysville Raceway Park Saturday. Tom Arbogast of Auburn won the featured Pro-Stock feature and the $1000 first prize paycheck. Jeff Olschowka of Yuba City took the honors in the companion Pure Stock main event and 2009 Mini Stock champion Misty Castleberry got the laurels in that class.
Arbogast started the trend toward sprint car wings on stock cars with an appearance at MRP 2 years ago. He was monster fast and only a mechanical ailment on that occasion prohibited him from winning on that occasion. Since then wings and panels have grown on nearly every stock car competing at MRP. Saturday night was the first time this innovator was able to bring his potent #88 to victory lane here. It was sweet success too. Arbogast took the lead at the green flag and never looked back. Only a lap 14 yellow flag kept this one from being a complete runaway.
Multi-time feature event winner in 2009, Ray Trimble had forged his way into 2nd by lap 14 but was nearly a ½ lap in arrears and needed some yellow flag help. Thats when the yellow banner waved. But, at the new green Arbogast simply drew away from Trimble and the pack at will. However, as the white flag flew on Arbogast it was apparent something was awry. His car was shaking furiously. His right rear tire was down and Trimble was closing fast. The fans got to their feet as one when Arbogast tip-toed through 3 and 4 for the final time. Trimble ran out of time and Arbogast dodged a big bullet and got to the checkers 1st. Trimble finished 2nd ahead of Craig Neimans and a fast closing Ryan McDaniel was 4th. Olschowka finished in 5th.
Arbogast said, They didnt have anything for us tonight. He was right.
The Pure Stock 20 lapper was anything but a runaway. The perfectly prepped track allowed this field to slug it out all race long. Again, few yellow flags were created allowing for tight clean racing. 6th starting Olschowka (doing triple duty) was on the move at the drop of starter Robin Davies green. Early race leader Phil Marino showed why he in one of the best at wheeling a stock car. Marino looked untouchable as he sliced and diced through traffic.
With cars all around the MRP ribbon of clay, Olschowka started to get through traffic a little better than Marino. Olschowka closed ever so slightly at first and then Marino got held up big time coming out of 4. Olschowka made up 20 yards in one big scoop and pressed Marino relentlessly. Marino and Olschowka have had some pretty rugged duels here in the past and this one was no different. As this event pressed to its conclusion Olschowka got a great run off of turn 2 and pulled even with Marino. At the same time Marino got to a lapped car and headed toward the bottom. But, Olschowkas great run off 2 got him there first. It was three wide for an instant and it all looked like it all would come unglued as Olschowka, Marino and the lapped car of Mike Gomez all arrived at the same place at the same time. When everyone took a breath, Olschowka was by and in the lead with Marino in close pursuit with Gomez spun and parked in 3. The race to the yellow was won by Olschowka.
The rest of the race was Olschowkas with Marino leaning on and threatening the O-man all the way to the checkers. Ryan McDaniel was 3rd.
In the Mini stock feature it was a Misty Castleberry benefit. The champion in this division simply showed, once again, that the championship was no fluke. She pulled for the pole, but it probably really didnt make a difference as she trounced the entire field. Well, almost. There was a quick #53 wheeled by the very busy Jeff Olschowka that, at least, kept her honest.
Olschowka, in a brand new car of his own making, got to 2nd place after a fierce battle with Jimmy Ford (also in a new ride), a topless Howard Law and 2-time champ Joel Giusti. This battle kept Olschowkas attention while Castleberry piled up a sizable lead. Once Olschowka got to 2nd he was running out of laps and Castleberry was on cruise control. Castleberry swept under the checkers ahead of a closing Olschowka, Law, Ford and Giusti.
With the pre-season on the shelf, the championship point season at MRP starts in earnest on Saturday April 3rd. The mighty Winged Outlaw 360 Sprint Cars will headline the program. The MRP Wingless Warrior Sprint Cars will also be featured with their sling it sideways brand of thrills & spills. The MRP Super Stocks and the MRP Mini Stocks will provide thrilling fendered race action as well. The event will present the first appearance of the ever-popular Nor Cal Dwarf Cars in a complete program. The pit gate opens at 3PM. The spectator gates will open at 5 PM with practice at 6 PM. IMPORTANT: The first race is to start after hot laps.
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France: Muslims celebrate New Year's Eve by burning 1,200 cars
"Youths" demonstrating their utter contempt for Infidel society.
"Muslims Burn About 1,200 cars on New Year's Eve in France," from the Conservative Papers, January 1 (thanks to Pamela Geller):
Interior Minister Manuel Valls said Tuesday that 1,193 vehicles were burned overnight around the country. Clashes between police and offenders in the New Year's Eve took place in the Muslim majority districts in the city of Strasbourg and Mulhouse. About seven police officers were attacked New Years eve night.
Around 1,200 cars were burned by rioting Muslims on the New Year's Eve in France, where the mass burning cars in the national holidays are kind of tradition among Muslim residents of the disadvantaged suburbs of immigrants.
In recent years, the celebration of the New Year and the Bastille Day (July 14) in France is often marked by mass burning cars as well. On the night of January 1, 2010, there were 1,137 thousand cars burned on the night of January 1, 2009 – 1,147 thousand were burned.
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Well if they climbed into the cars before setting the cars on fire……+5
If they were POS Citroens who gives a shit?+1
Hopefully it will get worse. Popcorn please.+3
Yay! Another Car-B-Q!+1
The burning took place in Muslim districts? So, they are torching their own cars?+5
These Muslim bastards are digging their own grave.
Less cars means that the West buys less Middle Eastern oil. Without the oil wealth, the Muzzies can crawl back into their 7th century caves.+4
some fool only busted in the sunroof on the caddy New Years morn.
I can take islamists off the suspect list.+3
Why is it always in France or somewhere like that?
Why can't the cowards try this in Texas? We'd love to give them a Texas welcome.+5
"…the disadvantaged suburbs of immigrants."
Even this conservative account gets it wrong. Exactly how disadvantaged can one be under socialism?
If that happened here do you think these savages would be deported?+3
they are mentally retarded due to inbreeding and islamic de-cerebralization; that's how disadvantaged they are.
besides, they are not living under the state, but under sharia, in no-go zones, where the police don't dare to go.+4
Open fire.
Oh, that's right, no second amendment – sucks to be France.+3
No wonder their public transportation vehicles reek like a barnyard.
Cannot own a car because the insurance must be through the roof.
Cannot wash because the facilities are down the hall.
No wonder the French treat us with such disdain.
It is called projection and it isn't pretty.+3
Funny, I read an article somewhere on this event (can't remember who put it out, MSM I'd guess) and there was no mention of Muslims.+3


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December 2, 1960 - Dr. Dooley writes letter to Fr. Hesburgh
Dr. Thomas A. Dooley, Dr. America, was a student at Notre Dame in 1944 and then again in 1946. In 1945 he had enlisted in the Navy's Corpsman Program, he would be stationed at a naval hospital in New York for the year. Dooley would enroll at the St. Louis University School of Medicine and then rejoined the Navy. While with the Navy, he served in Vietnam and Laos at medical hospitals. After leaving the Navy in 1956, he returned to Southeast Asia to continue his work.
While laying ill with cancer in a hospital bed in Hong Kong, Dr. Dooley would pen a letter to Father Hesburgh. In his letter, Dr. Dooley reflects ack to the Grotto at Notre Dame. Following Dooley's death in January of 1961, many copies were distributed by the press.
In gratitude for Dr. Dooley's work in Southeast Asia, he was posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal. President Kennedy would also reference Dooley's work when forming the Peace Corps. Father Hesburgh had a copy of the letter engraved in steel and commissioned, it currently resides in a box near the Grotto. The Alumni Association gives out an award in Dr. Dooley's name.
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Southwestern Posts Loss in 4Q But Lauds Fayetteville Shale Results
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Southwestern Energy Co. of Houston reported a fourth-quarter $355 million loss but praised activities stemming from its natural gas assets, including the Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas.
According to a news release, the loss was mostly due to lower natural gas prices and came on revenue of $773 million.
Southwestern CEO Steve Mueller said he was pleased with results from the Fayetteville Shale.
"We grew production by 13 percent, set records both for highest average initial producing rates and lowest well costs in the Fayetteville Shale and ramped our Marcellus production dramatically," Mueller said. "I am especially excited about the way we eliminated some of our operating costs. We didn't just reduce costs. A team made up of several disciplines found ways to eliminate the need for two of our three salt water disposal facilities in the Fayetteville Shale.
"Working with agencies in Arkansas, our staff developed new methods to creatively and effectively reuse the water leading to less road use, less water to dispose of and significant long-term cost savings."
The release noted that the company's natural gas gathering and marketing income was $77.7 million, up from $67.6 million in the same period in 2011. Most of that, it said, came from increase in gathering revenue from the Fayetteville and Marcellus Shale properties.
Southwestern has 3,228 total gross producing wells in the Fayetteville and owns 788,849 acres across the play. Earlier this year, Southwestern stated it would reduce its expenditure in the shale this year by about $200 million.


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Howard entering record territory
By Freddy Berowski
Ryan Howard is one of those players who always seems to save his best work for late in the season.
In 2007 and '08, the man Phillies manager Charlie Manuel calls his "Big Piece" was just that in the Phillies' late-season surges to overtake the Mets and win the National League East. In total, Howard posted 36 home runs and 101 RBIs in just over 400 at-bats during August and September in those two seasons. And this year, the 2006 NL Most Valuable Player has already posted numbers along the same lines, hitting 16 home runs while knocking in 52 in August and September, through Wednesday. The only difference this year is that the Phillies are in cruise-control right now, 6 1/2 games up on the Braves, with the Mets not even in the rear-view mirror, already having been eliminated from postseason contention.
One of the most dominant sluggers of this era, Howard didn't become a regular in the Phillies lineup until age 25, midway through the 2005 season, because he was blocked at first base by slugger Jim Thome. This season, however, Howard has matched many Hall of Famer milestones.
A month ago, he joined Hall of Famer Chuck Klein as the only Phillies to top the 30-home run and 100-RBI marks in four consecutive seasons. Two weeks ago, Howard became the fastest player to reach the 600-RBI plateau since Hall of Famer Ted Williams more than a half century ago. The 2009 campaign also marks Howard's fourth straight season with at least 40 home runs and 120 RBIs, something only Ken Griffey Jr., Sammy Sosa and Hall of Famer Babe Ruth have done before.
Freddy Berowski is a library associate at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Sept. 16, 1960: Warren Spahn tosses no-hitter
By Bridget Bielefeld
Warren Spahn had earned many accolades by the start of the 1960 season – the 16th of his career. He had won a Cy Young award, a World Series championship and was an 11-time all-star. He had 10 20-win seasons under his belt and a slew of other awards in his trophy case.
Yet one thing was still missing from his illustrious résumé – a no-hitter.
That void would be filled 49 years ago today: Sept. 16, 1960, when Spahn, at 39 years old, achieved baseball immortality against the Philadelphia Phillies at Milwaukee County Stadium.
Spahn, a crafty southpaw with a high leg kick, had been making quick work of the Phillies all evening. Coming into the top of the ninth inning, in a game that was barely two hours old, Spahn had only allowed two base runners – both of whom reached on walks.
With four runs of support from his Braves, Spahn was in a position to make history.
No. 9 hitter Bobby Gene Smith was the first to bat for the Phils in the ninth. Spahn promptly struck him out for his 14th K of the game – and proceeded to do the same to leadoff man Bobby Del Greco, elevating his total to 15 on the night.
Only one man now stood between Spahn and an accomplishment which few men achieve in a lifetime. Second baseman Bobby Malkmus stepped into the batter's box, and just as quickly as the game had progressed up to that point, it ended – with a groundout to shortstop Johnny Logan.
"He's beyond comparison with any modern left-hander," Hall of Famer Casey Stengel said "He has beaten every handicap – the live ball, second division teams. No one can ever say anything to deny his greatness."
With the win, Spahn improved to 20-9 and lowered his ERA to 3.46. He finished the season 21-10 and placed second in Cy Young award voting behind Vern Law of the Pirates.
Spahn would go on to throw his second no hitter April 28 of the following year – at 40 years old.
"I don't think Spahn will ever get into the Hall of Fame," Stan Musial once said. "He'll never stop pitching."
After the 1960 season, Spahn would spend four more years with the Braves before joining the New York Mets and then San Francisco Giants in 1965 — the year he played his final big league game.
Spahn finished his career with 363 wins (a record for left-handers) and remains sixth on the all-time wins list. He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973 in his first year of eligibility. Only 10 other pitchers have accomplished that feat.
Just add it to his résumé.
Bridget Bielefeld was the 2009 public relations intern at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
The Cubs are a hit
By Freddy Berowski
On Tuesday, the Cubs got off to a great start, connecting for eight straight hits off Pirates ace Zach Duke. While most of the balls were not hit particularly hard, they managed to find the right landing spots.
As Cubs leadoff batter Ryan Theriot put it, "The ball was bouncing our way and it was in our favor in the first inning for sure."
With those eight hits, the Cubs tied the major league record for consecutive hits for a team at the start of their half of the first inning, a mark that they established on April 21, 1973 – ironically, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Six times since, a major league team has matched this mark.
The seven-run first inning on Tuesday was all the Cubs would need as they cruised to a 9-4 victory, but it wasn't that easy for them back in '73. Future Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins started for the Cubs at home and the Pirates jumped out to an early 2-0 lead. The Cubs bounced back in their half of the first with eight straight hits, including one by another future Hall of Famer, Billy Williams, chasing Pirates starter Nelson Briles before he could even record an out. But Fergie didn't fare that well either.
Despite having six straight 20 win seasons under his belt, Jenkins hadn't beaten the Pirates in his previous seven starts against them, and had only three wins in his previous 15 games against them. Fergie lamented after the game, "Guess some clubs gotta have your number." Fergie was pulled after just 4 1/3 innings, and didn't factor in the decision. The Cubs would hang on for a 10-9 victory.
Other teams to match the mark established by the Cubs were the 1975 Phillies with future Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt, the 1975 Pirates featuring future Hall of Famer Willie Stargell, the 1981 Athletics lead by future Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson and the 1990 Yankees.
Freddy Berowski is a library associate at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Hands down, Schmidt among greatest ever
By Craig Muder
His hands settled around the shaft of the golf club, then drew back for his practice swing.
The power of that swing — the legendary power of Michael Jack Schmidt — was still apparent, even if the familiar baseball bat had been replaced by the metal wood.
Those hands — an unforgettable instinct.
Schmidt, who will turn 60 in less than three weeks, is still fit and trim. The once-red hair is now gray, but the body looks to be not far removed from his playing days with the Phillies. At the very least, it would be easy to picture Schmidt on the Champions Tour.
The Hall of Fame third baseman was in Cooperstown this weekend, and on Tuesday he teed off at the Pro-Am for the Otesaga Hotel Seniors Open. Schmidt served as the celebrity host of the tournament, which benefits Pathfinder Village, located in nearby Edmeston, N.Y., a residential community dedicated to children and adults with Down syndrome. The tournament also benefits the Baseball Hall of Fame.
"No charity I've ever been associated with is more deserving of a tournament like this," said Schmidt of Pathfinder Village. "I've played in this tournament a couple times now, and it's always great to come back."
Schmidt spent 18 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1972-89, winning eight National League home run titles and three NL MVP awards.
But his greatest thrill as a pro athlete just might have come on the famous Leatherstocking Golf Course in Cooperstown.
"I'm not playing in the Seniors Open this year, but I did a couple years ago and actually finished third in my flight. I got a check for $700. When you're up against competition like this — great senior pros from around the country — that's pretty good."
Craig Muder is director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Rising in the fall
By Trevor Hayes
A look at some of baseball's record chasers as the last month of the season gets under way:
Ranking Ryan: With August coming to a close, Ryan Howard cemented his name in the Phillies record book yet again. Last Friday marked his third multi-homer game of the month, tying the Phils record for a single calendar month. Among the five others to do it are Hall of Famers Chuck Klein (August 1931) and Mike Schmidt (August 1974 and August 1983). Howard's teammate Chase Utley (September 2006) is on the list as well.
The last week also saw Howard drive in his 600th career run in just his 693rd game. That's the fastest for any major-league player since 1946, when Ted Williams collected his 600th RBI in his 675th game.
Elite Pettitte: Though he lost a perfect game bid in the seventh inning, Andy Pettitte's win on the final day of August made him the third winningest pitcher in Yankees history. He had been tied with Hall of Famer Lefty Gomez at 189. Only Whitey Ford (236) and Red Ruffing (231) have more wins in Yankee history.
Power at second: Florida's Dan Uggla belted his 25th homer Wednesday, making him the third second baseman to hit at least 25 dingers in four straight seasons. The others are Alfonso Soriano (2002-05) and Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg (1989-92). Unlike the others, however, Uggla has done it all in the first four years of his career.
Remembering Roberto: In October, the Hall of Fame will hold its second Character and Courage weekend to honor the achievements and spirit of Jackie Robinson, Lou Gehrig and Roberto Clemente. Major League Baseball, meanwhile, is in the midst of its own celebration of the Pirates' legend.
Wednesday was the eighth annual Roberto Clemente Day, and MLB's teams announced their nominees for the Roberto Clemente Award, which seeks to find the player "who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team."
Prior to Clemente's tragic death on New Year's Eve 1972 while delivering supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua, the award was simply called the Commissioner's Award. Last year's winner was NL MVP Albert Pujols, and the names on the award read like a who's who of the game's greats since 1971 – the first year it was given out.
Hall of Famers have won the award 13 times, including Willie Mays, who received the honor the first year, Al Kaline, who was the first winner of the award after it was renamed in Clemente's honor; Clemente's teammate Willie Stargell. Other Hall of Famers who won the Clemente Award include Brooks Robinson, Lou Brock, Rod Carew, Phil Niekro, Gary Carter, Cal Ripken, Jr., Dave Winfield, Ozzie Smith, Kirby Puckett and Tony Gwynn.
Trevor Hayes is the editorial production manager at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Former Atlanta Brave Brian Hunter gets his turn in Cooperstown
By Craig Muder
Brian Hunter peered into the Braves' locker in the Hall of Fame's Today's Game exhibit and stared right into history.
"Look, Smoltzie's shoes," said Hunter of the cleats belonging to former Braves teammate John Smoltz. "And there's (a photo of Rafael) Furcal. And Andruw Jones' bat. I was there with all of them."
Hunter was more than "there." The nine-year major league vet, who spent parts of five seasons with the Braves, appeared in three World Series with Atlanta and played a role in the Braves' remarkable run through the 1990s.
Hunter toured the Hall of Fame on Monday as part of a team from the Cooperstown All Star Village. Hunter, along with former Minnesota Twins farmhand Vern Hildebrandt, serve as coaches for the team.
Hunter, now 41 but still looking every bit the athlete, broke into the majors in 1991 and finished fourth in the National League Rookie of the Year voting, He hit .333 in the Braves' win over Pittsburgh in the NLCS, then scored two runs and drove in three more while playing in all seven games of the World Series. Hunter appeared in the 1992 World Series with Atlanta, then — after being traded to Pittsburgh in following the 1993 season — wrapped up his big league career with stints with the Pirates, Reds, Mariners, Cardinals, Braves (again) and the Phillies.
It was Hunter's first trip to the Hall of Fame, but — on paper — he's been here since his big league debut in 1991. Hunter, just like every one of the 17,000-plus men who have played Major League Baseball, has a file in the Hall of Fame's Library. When shown a file story recounting Hunter's brush with a beanball, his youth baseball team let out a big "Ooohhhh."
"This is amazing," said Hunter while poring over a few of the three million documents in the Hall of Fame's Library. "It's all here."
Craig Muder is the director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.


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Building a Positive Business Image
The majority of home business owners do not have the advantage of elaborate offices or elegant storefronts to wow prospects and impress customers. Instead, they must rely on imagination, creativity, and attention to the smallest detail when creating and maintaining a professional business image.
Yes, there are disadvantages in operating a business from home in terms of projecting a positive and professional business image, but these disadvantages can be easily overcome and often turned into competitive advantages. In most instances, your start-up costs will be lower than those of a similar business that operates from a commercial office or storefront. Therefore, you can spend more to project your image. This means putting more money into brochures, promotional materials, public relations, customer service, and descriptive advertising campaigns. Since you do not commute, you have extra time and money to prospect, build strong relationships with customers, and develop business and marketing plans. Your overhead will most likely be a fraction of what competitors are paying to maintain commercial office space or storefronts, so you can devote some of the money you save into more productive activities to attract new clients--advertising, product demonstrations, and trade show marketing. You may also want to set aside some of the money you saved to incorporate or form a limited liability company right from the start.
Logos and Slogans
Logos and slogans can help to brand your business and build consumer awareness of your business, products, or services in a simple and easy-to-remember manner. Good slogans have been used effectively to communicate a message as attention spans are getting shorter. Logos provide visual images that can serve as imprints for businesses. Visual images are powerful tools that people remember. They can also transcend language barriers.
Of course, the key here is consistency. Once you have decided on a logo design and a promotional or descriptive slogan, you must consistently incorporate these into every aspect of your business. Branding requires time. The more often consumers are exposed to your brand, the more they will remember it, giving you brand recognition.
Business logos and promotional slogans play a major role in branding, especially logos because we recognize them as soon as we see them. You see the "swoosh" and you instantly think Nike. You see the golden arches and McDonald's instantly comes to mind. You hear or read "like a good neighbor" and think State Farm Insurance. This is what logos and slogans do: they act as beacons in the swirling fog of competition to attract consumers instantly to brands they know, like, and trust.
Slogans are very straightforward to develop. Simply think about the biggest benefit that people receive from doing business with you. Build a slogan around that benefit. Then, keep editing until you have a few powerful words that perfectly sum up your big benefit and are easy to remember. No, it's not necessarily easy. If it were, advertising agencies wouldn't make millions of dollars coming up with slogans. You also need a slogan that is not being used by another company.
Logos can also be tricky to create unless you have design experience. Fortunately, there are many logo and business image design services that will be more than happy to help you create a professional logo for your business--a logo that makes sense and builds brand awareness. Logo design starts around $50 and can go as high as a few hundred dollars, depending on your needs. Make sure your logo is not being used by another business. You can copyright your slogan and trademark your logo once you are happy with what you have created.
Listed below are a few online logo design services to get you on your way to creating a powerful business image through instant brand identification:
Print Identity Package
Your print identity package is composed of the print elements that you use daily in your business--business cards, letter stationery, receipts, envelopes, estimate forms, presentation folders, marketing brochures, catalogs, simple fliers, and account statements. High-quality printing is well worth the extra expense, especially for home business owners. Even though high-quality printing on heavy stock paper may be more expensive than a standard print job, it is still relatively cheap when compared with other overhead expenses, such as office rent, that home business owners do not have to pay. Therefore, you can spend a little extra on items that will project a very positive business image.
The key to a great print identity package is consistency throughout the entire package, just as in your entire marketing program. You want to develop a standard color scheme, logo, slogan, and type of font, and use these consistently so that customers and prospects visually link your business with your identity program. Use colors and a design that are appropriate for your business and your clients. For example, you might use brighter colors and a more youthful design if you are selling children's toys than you would as a legal consultant.
Consult your local telephone directory for printers near you or ask other business owners for recommendations. Remember to obtain three quotes for all your printing needs. Do not decide on price alone. Instead, base your purchasing decision on quality, value, reputation, and turnaround time. You can also visit the PrintUSA website at printusa.com to get free online printing quotes for hundreds of business products, from mouse pads to business cards and everything in between.
Whether you are handling e-commerce or not, your business needs a web presence. In simple terms, you need a website.
The type and complexity of the site will depend on the type of business you are running and your budget. If, for example, you are running a local tutoring service, you may need only a very simple web page that provides your basic information. In this case, you can probably design a workable site yourself with a web design program or through Yahoo or another search engine. However, if you intend to engage in business through your website, the design should be professional. You want it to sell merchandise, to present content that interests and/or informs visitors, and to promote your business and whatever you're selling.
Your online presence is a very important aspect of your overall business and marketing strategy and you should treat it as such. Again, consistency is one of the keys to success. You want your offline business and your online business image to be uniform and appropriate. This is not to say that you or someone you know cannot design and build your website. However, for a more complex site, with a shopping cart or other such functions, you should bring in a professional web designer.
Whatever you decide, take the time to plan carefully how you want the site to look, how you want it to work, and how you expect it to achieve your business and marketing objectives. In Chapter 17, "Internet and E-Commerce," you will find additional information, resources, and tips about building, hosting, and maintaining a website and using it to market your business and its products and/or services.
Communications systems and devices can play a major role in projecting a positive and professional business image. You can use communications to project your business as much larger and to reach more prospects, especially when you consider the following simple communications tips that every home entrepreneur can use:
- Install a dedicated business telephone line and promote the number in all marketing activities and business correspondence.
- Purchase and carry a cell phone so that important clients can keep in constant communication with you and vice versa. Poor access is always one of the biggest complaints in any customer service survey.
- Provide customers with a toll-free calling option for inquiries and product orders. This option makes your business appear much larger, especially when the toll-free number is featured in all your advertising.
- Always return telephone messages and e-mails the same day when possible, especially to your best customers and your hottest prospects. Never wait longer than 48 hours.
- If you operate a service business, use an answering service to take after-hours calls. You can also use a voice-mail system, since people are now more comfortable leaving messages. Answering machines, while they serve the purpose, do not project the same business image. However, for a part-time business or a business that is run primarily via e-mails, an answering machine with a business message (not recorded by your kids) will usually be sufficient.
- Record promotional on-hold messages featuring special offers or information on new products or services so you can take advantage of the time that any prospects or customers are placed on hold. Be careful not to overdo it or you will turn customers off.
Powerful Image-Building Business Letters
People receive lots of letters, especially businesspeople and professionals. If you want your business letters to attract attention and achieve your objectives, you must get to the point quickly and have a clear and concise message.
Start by letting your reader know right away what's in it for him or her. What will he or she get by continuing to read your letter? Write in short paragraphs, using subheadings for each new section to ensure that skimmers get the message and stay engaged and interested. Perhaps most important, write from the reader's viewpoint. Anticipate questions, concerns, and objections the reader might have and try to answer them. Here are a few more tips for writing powerful business letters:
- Write a first draft, wait a day, and then review it. Often you will notice points that you want to expand--or delete.
- Include a call to action: e.g., "Give me a call" or "Visit my website" or "Stop by our trade show booth."
- Avoid technical words or explanations. Use basic, easy-to-understand language. Never make your reader work or think too hard to understand your points.
- Edit and proofread for errors at least twice before sending.
- At the bottom of all written communications, include a postscript (P.S.) that restates the main theme of your message and the big benefit for the reader if he or she takes action and responds to your communication.
The world is e-mail crazy, with employees sending e-mails to co-workers 50 feet away and family members sending e-mails from room to room in the same house. While it is not always the best means of communication, since they consist of words alone without intonation or expressions and gestures, e-mail is a strong means of communicating business messages quickly and inexpensively.
Word all e-mails to clients and customers carefully, as if they were business letters, and take the time to proofread for errors and typos. Here are a few other tips for business e-mails:
- Do not send unsolicited e-mails to prospective customers. Make sure you have permission to use their e-mail addresses before sending.
- Use your business name in the From line so that people become familiar with your company and don't see just your name.
- Don't use acronyms, such as LOL (laughing out loud) and other lingo.
- Don't use all caps. It's considered the same as shouting.
- Keep your messages brief, professional, and to the point. Don't ramble.
- If replying to an e-mail question, inquiry, or complaint, address the sender's situation first and respond appropriately. Resist the urge to sell until after you've addressed the issue.
- Don't continue endless threads. Start a new e-mail or, if you are returning an e-mail, delete the older text that is no longer necessary. Change the Subject line to make it appropriate to the current communication.
- If you have a spam filter on, check your spam inbox briefly on occasion to make sure nothing that you need got routed there. Then delete all of the unwanted spam that you receive.
- E-mails are a very common means of communication now. However, there are some matters that merit picking up the phone or meeting in person. Try to judge accordingly, based on the nature and significance of the message to be communicated.
Dress for Success and Uniforms
You may hate them, but stereotypes sell. Resist the urge to stand out or make a statement in terms of how you dress for work. Leave fashion trends to the Hollywood types. Society in general has expectations about the way businesspeople and professionals should dress. We expect doctors to be in white lab coats, mechanics in coveralls, and bankers in business wear. It stands to reason that if you want to make the sale, don't let your choice of business fashion be an obstacle. Dress for success by wearing what the majority of your customers expect you to be wearing. If their expectation is a suit, wear a suit. If it is smart casual, wear smart casual. If it is a uniform, wear a uniform.
Enter Business Competitions
Winning business, product, and customer service awards is a fantastic way to earn credibility, attract new business, and build a great business image and reputation. This is especially important for service providers, who often build their entire sales and marketing campaign around trust, reliability, credibility, and a good reputation. Just about every community, city, and state has some sort of annual business competition classified by type, sector, or industry. Often these business excellence awards and competitions are sponsored and administered by local business groups such as the Chamber of Commerce, the economic committee of local government, or even local newspapers, radio, and television stations. Many industry associations also hold annual best-of business award ceremonies. It is more than worthwhile to take the time to enter your business.
Check with community business groups, your local newspaper, and industry associations for competitions and awards appropriate for your business. Study the details of each and then apply or get nominated for the ones that interest you and that offer the best opportunities to benefit your business. The publicity and free advertising that winning can generate are priceless, and the marketing opportunities associated with being the best are limitless.
Custom Postcards
Another great way to project a positive business image is with custom-designed postcards emblazoned with your company name, logo, and promotional message. Not only do they scream professionalism, but also they are a terrific way to keep in touch with current customers and new prospects. In bulk, custom-printed postcards can be designed and printed for less than 10 cents each, making them less expensive than sending an ordinary run-of-the-mill sales letter. Use the postcards to promote a new product or service or just to let customers know that you are thinking of them.
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Suggested Reading
Allen, David. Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life. New York: Viking Press, 2003.
Carter, David E., and Suzanna MW Stephens. American Corporate Identity 2008. New York: Collins Design (HarperCollins Publishers), 2007.
Kanarek, Lisa. Home Office Life: Marking a Space to Work at Home. Gloucester, MA: Rockport Publishers, 2001.
Allen, David. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. New York: Viking (Penguin Putnam), 2001.
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Download Superstore: Business software with shareware downloads.
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Steve's Digicams: Detailed revews and comparisons of digital cameras and related devices.
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20 January 2003
Text: U.S. Deeply Disappointed in Libya's Human Rights Election, January 20, 2003
(Will chair U.N. commission despite its "horrible rights record")
Geneva -- The United States expressed "deep disappointment" January 20 at the election of Libya to chair this year's session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
Ambassador Kevin E. Moley, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, said a country with Libya's "horrible human rights record" is "not fit" to occupy a position of moral authority within the U.N. system.
"The United States is deeply disappointed that members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights have elected Libya, a well known human rights abuser and a country under U.N. sanctions, to chair its 59th Session," he said in a written statement.
At the January 20th Session to select the chair, the United States took the unprecedented step of calling for a vote. Normally the Commission chair is approved by acclamation. Libya had been put forward by the Commission's African regional group.
Moley said the U.S. called for a vote "so that we could leave no doubt about our objection to Libya." He said Qadhafi's regime detains political opponents, tortures and mistreats prisoners, and restricts freedom of speech, press, assembly, association and religion. "A country with this record does not merit a leadership role in the U.N. System."
The secret ballot on the Commission chair was passed with 33 in favor, three opposed and 17 abstentions.
Asked whether the outcome represented a defeat for the United States, Moley responded, "No, this was not a defeat for the United States. It was a defeat for the Human Rights Commission, a defeat for the system which allows countries with egregious abusive records on human rights to become members of the Commission."
The following is the text of the written statement by Ambassador Moley released by the
U.S. Mission in Geneva:
Statement by Ambassador Kevin E. Moley Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva
Following the Vote on Libya for Chair of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights
The United States is deeply disappointed that the members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights have elected Libya, a known human rights abuser and a country under U.N. sanctions, to chair its 59th session. We took the steps necessary to ensure that there would be a vote on this matter, so that we could leave no doubt about our objection to Libya. Calling for a vote was an unprecedented and historic action, breaking a half-century tradition of election by acclamation. But we cannot have business as usual in what should be the world's foremost international human rights body. Libya's government continues to commit serious human rights violations. Qadhafi has detained political opponents for years without trial. Security forces torture and mistreat prisoners. The Government restricts freedom of speech, press, assembly, association and religion. Arbitrary arrests are used to suppress domestic opposition. A country with this record does not merit a leadership role in the U.N. System.
It is time to begin rebuilding the U.N. Commission on Human Rights into a body that fulfills its original mandate to champion democracy, freedom, and the human rights of all people, bringing scrutiny to bear on the worst offenders.
The United States will continue to make its position clear. We seek to actively engage and strengthen the moral authority of the Commission on Human Rights, so that it once again proves itself a forceful advocate for those in need of having their human rights protected. We are convinced that the best way for the Commission to ensure the ideals of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights over the long term is to have a membership comprised of countries with strong human rights records at home.
Today, America celebrates the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a champion of freedom and human dignity. We regret that more members of the Commission did not join with us on this day in sending a clear message to Libya and the rest of the world that human rights violators are not fit to occupy positions of moral or political authority in the United Nations system.
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