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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (Aug. 10, 2009) – Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin crossed the finish line 12th and 23rd, respectively, in Monday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Watkins Glen International, while their Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were involved in late-race incidents.
Johnson, who earned the pole position during Friday's qualifying session, led once for four laps and remains second in the driver standings.
"We just kept getting looser and looser," Johnson said. "We thought the track would tighten up and come to us, but it just went the other way. But, we are getting smarter, and I am learning a lot. It wasn't the performance we wanted today, but we fought hard and we got our first pole (here) so we had some bright spots. We will just move forward."
Martin, driver of the No. 5 CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet, maintains his footing in the race for the Chase after starting 28th and finishing 23rd in the 220.5-mile event. Martin now ranks 11th in the driver standings.
Gordon, who started 31st in his No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, was involved in two incidents on Monday. He bounced back from the first one, a three-car collision that happened on Lap 23 when he was running 17th. With help from his crew, Gordon stayed inside the top 20. But trouble stuck 40 laps later when Gordon was rocked by Sam Hornish Jr., who ricocheted off the tire barrier and collected Gordon in Turn 5.
Gordon was evaluated and released from the infield care center. Although uninjured, Gordon noted he was sore after the incident.
"The only saving grace is that there are no road courses in the Chase," said Gordon, a four-time winner at Watkins Glen. "You want the bonus points. You want a good run. You want momentum. We just haven't been good here in quite some time. I think our car was actually decent today, we just didn't qualify good enough to show for it. We moved up quite a few spots which is already tough to do on a road course. You don't see anybody passing unless they've got fresh tires out there.
"I'm proud of the guys. We made improvements as the weekend went on. We'll just have to wait until the next time we come back here to show just how many improvements we really made."
Earnhardt started 32nd and was running 25th when his No. 88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet suffered a brake issue on Lap 42.
"I mashed the brake pedal going into (Turn) 10, and it just went to the floor," said Earnhardt, who climbed from his car uninjured and was scored 39th. "It braked for just a second, and then it was like it blew the line or something. I tried to miss the No. 43, and he turned in the corner. I'm real sorry about that for those guys, but there wasn't anything I could do."
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Places to Go: Cub Creek Area
The Cub Creek area, located on the Utah side of the monument, includes hiking trails, petroglyphs and pictographs, historic structures from the monument's homesteading history, picnic areas, and campgrounds. Cub Creek Road extends for 10 miles (16 km), from the Quarry Visitor Center to Josie Morris's cabin, and provides access to all areas described below. NPS Petroglyphs and Pictographs The Fremont people, who lived in this area approximately a thousand years ago, left evidence of their presence in petroglyphs (patterns chipped or carved into the rock) and pictographs (patterns painted on the rock). Swelter Shelter, easy to access and located three miles from the Quarry Visitor Center, includes a variety of petroglyphs and pictographs. Petroglyph panels in the Cub Creek area feature a variety of typical Fremont designs, but are distinguished by several large lizard figures not common at other sites. NPS Josie Bassett Morris Cabin Josephine (Josie) Bassett Morris settled in Cub Creek in 1914 and lived there independently for the next 50 years. Self-reliant and industrious, Josie built a cabin and raised livestock, field crops, vegetables, and fruits on her 1 mile by ½ mile homestead. After Josie's death in 1964, her cabin and land became part of Dinosaur National Monument. Evidence of the life Josie led can still be found at Cub Creek: a chicken coop sits not far from her recently rehabilitated cabin; remnants of the irrigation system she developed remain; fruit trees that were once part of her orchard dot the landscape. A map of Josie Morris's homestead and more about her life and homestead can be found in the Josie Basset Morris site bulletin. NPS Hiking Trails The Fossil Discovery Trail passes through several layers of tilted rock in which a variety of fossils--from dinosaur bones to fish scales--are easily visible. Signs along the trail identify where fossils can be seen. Hikers can explore the desert landscape and geology of Dinosaur National Monument on the Sound of Silence Trail and the Desert Voices Trail. The River Trail, which runs alongside the Green River between Split Mountain Campground and Green River Campground, offers outstanding views of the Green River and Split Mountain. This trail is also one of the best places to birdwatch at the monument. Hog Canyon Trail and Box Canyon Trail, two short, well-shaded hiking trails, can be accessed from the parking lot near Josie Morris's cabin. Both of these trails allow hikers to explore box canyons--canyons with steep walls on three sides and only one way in and out. NPS Picnic Areas Picnic tables near the river are located at Split Mountain Campground. Vacant campsites at Green River Campground may also be used for picnics. Shaded picnic tables are located near the Josie Bassett Morris historic cabin at the end of the Cub Creek Road. NPS Camping There are two campgrounds in the Cub Creek area: Split Mountain Campground and Green River Campground. |

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Overriding lift safety controls can be crushing. Never allow technicians to disable lift safety controls by using bungees or other devices to block them open. An OSHA local emphasis program for automotive lifts explains why:
Automotive service and repair work in the automotive industry exposes employees to crushing hazards with the use of automotive lifts. These hazards can be effectively controlled through proper maintenance of the automotive lifts and effective training for the employees on inspection and use of the automotive lifts. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a total of 15,000 people were treated in hospitals for automotive lift, jack, or jack stand injuries during 2003.
While focusing on lift safety, watch for these five common hazards:
- Unapproved hoist accessories
- Missing or damaged contact pads
- Vertical catch on above-ground hoists
- Lack of training documentation
- Lost owner's manuals
Read the full article, Automatic Lift Review: Five Common Hazards that Bring Big OSHA Fines in KPA's newsletter.


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England / Devon
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Cosy shepherd's hut on a working sheep farm, a short distance from Camber Sands and the historic town of Rye.
England / East Sussex
Eco-chic luxury camping in boutique canvas lodges with four poster beds, set in two hundred acres of private woodland.
England / Yorkshire
Beautiful safari tents furnished with all the comforts you have come to expect and appreciate from a luxury hotel room.
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Unique glamping options deep in the wilds of north Suffolk, a great place to do nothing and get back to nature.
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Escape to the countryside in style and enjoy a private and exclusive glamping experience in this shabby-chic tipi with hot tub.
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Hand-crafted luxury yurts on the edge of Bodmin Moor, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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Exclusively yours for the duration of your stay, with a private hot tub and a beautiful enclosed space for you to enjoy.
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A wonderful collection of retro Airstream trailers south of Toulouse, rated by The Times as France's coolest caravan site.
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Cosy bell tent glamping in a beautiful river valley in South Devon, within easy reach of the moors and the sea.
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These unique luxury shepherd huts offer an unforgettable glamping holiday where you can truly relax and unwind.
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Nestled in a peaceful glade, these comfy tipis offer a tranquil place to stay on the borders of Provence in the Hautes Alpes.
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A romantic yurt featuring its own swimming pool and garden with stunning views of the surrounding mountains.
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A beautiful glamping site set within the grounds of a charming B&B surrounded by nature in the Dordogne valley.
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Collection of luxurious eco-domes set within the grounds of a stylish B&B in the heart of the Forest of Dean.
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Startups must be in this season, because it looks like Uncle Si is starting to pivot. Advance Publications, the Conde Nast parent company owned by the billionaire Newhouse clan, is "quietly" making a departure from the glossies, newspapers, and cable companies on which it built its empire. Keith Kelly at the New York Post reports that Advance, "armed with a $500 million war chest," is looking to invest in both the digital and startup world–both realms the company has struggled with in the past.
Earlier this month, Mr. Newhouse spun reddit out from under Conde Nast and into an independent company under Advance, perhaps hoping to better capitalize on high volume traffic, which in the case of some sub-reddits is basically as large as if they were "their own websites, " reddit general manager Erik Martin has told Betabeat.
As Mr. Kelly reports:
"The digital investment fund, which has probably spent less than 20 percent of its capital so far, came fromthe $500 million divestment of Advance's preferred stock in the cable channel Discovery Holdings in late 2010 and has been gathering steam since Andrew Siegel was hired fromYahoo! in January."
The fund goes beyond leveraging Conde brands. For example, the company's latest deal: a secondary investment in a Boston-based video analytics startup called Visible Measures. DAG Ventures led the $13 million round. (Partial equity is a departure from Advance's usual "all or nothing" acquisition approach. Rather, Mr. Siegel told the paper, he's making deals "anywhere from $100,000 for seed ideas all the way up to multiple tens of millions for startups that are a little further along." Part of that diversification strategy apparently involves a stake in Trigger Media Group, the new digital media fund with ties to McKinsey and Bob Pittman, the former president of AOL and founder of MTV.
Mr. Kelly also reports that "sometime in the next week, the Conde Nast unit of Advance is expected to announce that it has taken a major stake in Moda Operandi, the fashion startup co-founded by socialite Lauren Santo Domingo.
We wouldn't be surprised. At a startup party hosted on the Gawker rooftop in late June, Moda's other co-founder, Áslaug Magnúsdóttir, fresh of off hiring the company's CTO Matt Pavelle, shied away from talking to Betabeat for fear she would spill some big news. No need to be scared, Betabeat can keep a secret.


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Meltdown 2014: a festival for kids and their grown-ups!
Saturday, March 29th, 10am-4pm, Smith Vocational High School Northampton
Three stages of music, authors, puppets and storytellers. A dance club. Petting zoo. Bounce house, circus, food court, vendors and so much more. And it's all FREE!
Yankee Candle, 93.9 the River and Hits 94.3 proudly present Meltdown 2014, Saturday March 29th, Smith Vocational High School, Northampton MA.
Main Stage
Presented by On Call Urgent Care
The Main Stage room has plenty of space for dancing, tables for sitting and snacking, and all our food vendors plus books, CDs and more! Enjoy performances by Grammy-nominated Alastair Moock & Friends. The Deedle Deedle Dees. Gustafer Yellowgold. Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem, Elska, and Danny Lion.
Craft Corner
Presented by WEBS, America's Yarn Store
Can you knit without needles? If you knit with your arms, do you end up with a squishier, cozier scarf? Arm-knit your own scarf and find out!
Presented by Greenfield Savings Bank
A cozy space where you'll enjoy singer-songwriters and acoustic performances by JJ Farnham, Stacey Peasley, Grenadilla, Shiprock & Anchordog, Marsha Goodman-Wood and In the Nick of Time.
The Chill Room
Presented by the Hartsbrook School
Do you love puppets? You'll love the Chill Room! A day full of puppet shows and storytelling featuring Tom Knight Puppets, Talking Hands Theatre and Tom McCabe from Paintbox Theatre.
The Meltdown Get Down Dance Party
Presented by Oasis Summer Camp at Smith College
Dance the day away in our kid friendly club where DJ Trumpy from Hits 94.3 spins pop hits and family friendly dance music!
The Gym
Presented by Hampshire Gymnastics.
Watch the tumbling gymnasts and flying circus performers or just bounce in the bounce house!
Petting Farm
Presented by the Smith Vocational and Technical High School Future Farmers of America and Eastworks.
Meet all the animals in the barn! Pigs, sheep, chickens, turkeys and more, and find out about how you can go to high school and learn to be a farmer!
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I saw these for sale at a local garden center, the wholesaler was I believe Russell's. The description read "Like 'Acrocona' but with red cones." The plants themselves looked more like P. abies "Pumila" but with a slight bluish cast to their green needles. They were very very attractive plants with 2 inches of new growth a year. Does anybody have P. abies "Red Devil" and if so do these plants sound like the cultivar I described? Sorry, I didn't think to take a picture.
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I've never seen or heard of this plant either. I know 'Acracona' has red cones for about two months here before they turn brownish in color. Perhaps they are stating the cones on this new introduction stay red, though I am in the disbeliever camp. Many conifer cultivars, I am finding, are accidentally(or perhaps intentionally), renamed, for the shiny new label. Then silly fools like me end up buying them. -Will |
I emailed Don Howse as he lists "Red Devil" in his database with no info. Here is his response: "I only have a very small plant in my collection. It is a low mound, looking nothing like 'Acrocona'. My plant is about 6" in diameter, and I do not see any cones having been produced. The texture of the plant appears similar to Picea abies 'Pusch', which of course is a dwarf form of 'Acrocona', growing into a low mound. At this point I would say my plant appears more like 'Pumila' than 'Acrocona', but then it may be too early to make the assesment. I do not have any other information about the plant. Sorry!!" His "Red Devil" sounds just like the cultivar I saw. The plants are quite attractive, plus they're 25% off so I think that I'll buy one and give it a shot. -Matt |
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Inspired by a number of great DOS-era games, Grand Strategy: Space War takes you back to the roots of 4X games. It gives up modern 4X conventions and re-thinks the way you look at the 4X genre. This is a game of strategy, not numbers. What you do with what little you have will determine if your empire rises or falls. eXplore new worlds, and keep an eye out for enemies. eXpand your empire to the far reaches of space. eXploit your colonies and manage your supply lines. eXterminate all those who defy you, and reign supreme. Feel what it means to play a true old-school 4X game.
This is the production video log for Grand Strategy: Space War. We explain the vision of the game, and the current status of the prototype.
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For an individual to strategically develop leadership qualities and systemic leadership capacity, they must first understand their core leadership values, and authentic transformational capabilities.
A process that changes and transforms people, organizations, and culture. It is concerned with emotions, values, ethics, standards, and long-term goals and includes assessing followers' motives, satisfying their needs, and treating them as full human beings.
TQM consists of continuous improvement activities involving everyone, in a totally integrated effort towards improving performance at every level. TQM integrates fundamental management techniques, existing improvement efforts, and technical tools under a disciplined approach focused on continued process improvement.


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4'x6' Red and Blue Antigua Paisley Rio Floor Mat
easy to clean
beautiful colors! this rug added the bright touch my living room needed!
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Brings some great color into my room
I purchased this mat after seeing a larger one in person that my sister had purchased from here. The colors on it are amazing and the detailing is exquisite. I have it in my bedroom and it brings just the right pop of color into my room! I'm so happy with this purchase as it was one of my first world market purchases and can't wait to buy another mat in the future!
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I have bought a lot of other mats over the years. This is of comparable quality at a significantly lower cost.
Good quality comparable to many more expensive mats and the color is great. It has now survived 4 huge storms and looks like new. I recomment these over other more expensive products that I have purchased in the past. I will order more in the future.
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great color, great price, but...
you get what you pay for. being a synthetic material it is shiny and looks synthetic.
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Beautiful but lightweight
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The next line of defense is to purchase a good maintenance program like Symantec's Norton Utilities ($80 for version 8.0; $100 for Mac) to keep your hard drive in working order. Programs like this help monitor and clean up your system so there's less potential for problems. For example, Norton Utilities contains problem-solving tools that detect trouble with system files and software applications, and it offers crash protection and recovery assistance.
If you frequently copy data from disks or the Internet, you'll also want to install an antivirus program like Symantec's Norton AntiVirus (version 4.0, $49.95; 4.0 deluxe and Mac, $69.95). But before running an antivirus or maintenance program, be sure to back up, warns Stange. That way, if there's a problem and your software attempts to fix it but fails, you can always start over with your original information.
Keep an accurate inventory of all computer equipment, both in-house and off-site, in the same location as your data backups. This should include an itemized list of equipment, receipts and any other records you might need to speed up the claims process in the event of a disaster. It's also a good idea to contact your insurance company before any serious problems occur to find out what it needs to process a claim.
Finally, don't ever ignore your computer's odd symptoms. If you get an error message you've never seen before, write it down. If your computer makes a strange sound, begins to crash regularly or just starts acting funny, make a log of the symptoms so you can tell tech support what happened should a major problem develop.
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Bootsie $100 off's Info...
I am already spayed, housetrained, up to date with shots, good with kids, and good with dogs.
Meet Bootsie She is about 2 yrs old, a yorkie terrier mix. She is brindle in color black being the main color, spayed and had all her shots. Also heart worm negative. She is super friendly with people and other dogs. You can touch her food. She is not aggressive in anyway. She will bark to let you know someone has arrived. She is a total clown. She is crate trained but will need a refresher course upon arriving in a new environment in the house training dept. She is doing well now. If you are interested in adopting her please go to http://www.poochesonthemove.net/puppy-lepew.html Do this BEFORE emailing for more information. It will answer most of your questions and access an application if you'd like to fill one out.
Other Pets at Puppy LePew Rescue - Londonderry
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Bootsie $100 off, a Londonderry Terrier (Unknown Type, Small) dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Terrier (Unknown Type, Small) for sale in Londonderry, or seeking a Terrier (Unknown Type, Small) dog from a breeder in Londonderry.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Londonderry already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Londonderry breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Terrier (Unknown Type, Small) breeders who help with Terrier (Unknown Type, Small) rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Londonderry paves the way for another one to be saved.


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to DisneyWorldTrivia.com, Snazzo! What a great introduction! Hope you enjoy your time here.
Hello Everyone! Nice to meet you.
-I'm a weird nerdy guy from Chicago and I thought I'd stop by to say Hello.
-My friends call me Snazzo, or Snazz.
-My enemies call me "You big" !!
At the risk of boring you, here's a bit about me:
-I once worked at the Disney Stores. It was a blast! The stores were a lot different back then. Not just toys and DVDs, but wonderful collectibles and clothing. I bought more than I took home in my paycheck.
-I also was once the District Trivia Champion, if I may toot my own horn. I don't even know if they do that anymore. It was a huge district wide competition, and the best winners in the country were sent out to Disneyland for the grand finale competition.
-At the store I worked at, there was briefly an experiment called Mickey's Kitchen. An attempt to do healthy fast food. As I understand it, there were only two in the entire nation. Alas, it didn't work out. I did like the PBJ Rollups, and it was very cute, but they had a hard time serving a hot meal. So they shut that down.
-A PBJ Rollup, btw, is a pancake with peanut butter and jelly on it, rolled up around a banana. Yum!
I've been to Walt Disney World three times, Disneyland once.
-And I loved it! WDW is heaven on earth. I don't want to die and go to heaven, I want to die and go to WDW. Really, I'd haunt the Haunted Mansion for free. (That's my favorite attraction.)
-When we first went the Magic Kingdom was all there was, and the Contemporary and the Polynesian.
-Now, of course, WOW!
-Favorite attraction at EPCOT: The American Adventure
-Favorite attraction at the Studios: The Tower of Terror
-Favorite attraction at the Animal Kingdom: The Lion King show
-All three times I've been trying to accomplish a great feat. I've wanted to eat my way around World Showcase, with a major meal at each land. Not just a snack, but a sit down meal. I have yet to do it. My stomach just isn't big enough, and there isn't enough time.
I have two huge collections. Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas. And Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers.
-Favorite Disney movie: Dumbo
-Favorite Disney live action movie: Mary Poppins
-Favorite Disney song: Really obscure, "Space" from the old EPCOT attraction, Horizons (Horizons WAS my favorite attraction, but now its long gone.)
-Favorite Disney song that's not so obscure: Grim Grinning Ghosts
-Favorite obscure Disney movie: Hot Lead and Cold Feet
-Favorite Disney television show: Probably Kim Possible
And I reckon that's enough for now.
-Hope I didn't bore you to tears. This looks like a cool place!
to DisneyWorldTrivia.com, Snazzo! What a great introduction! Hope you enjoy your time here.
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We hope you enjoy it here, Snazzo! I live just over the border in NW Indiana.
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Welcome to DWT. That was a great intro. Enjoy your time here.
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Disney rocks, Walt was a genius.
Welcome to the boards! Nice to see another Illinois member come along!
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DL: 1955* (1); WDW: 1977* (2), 1980* (2), 1985* (3), 1989* (3), 1996 (ASMu-3), 1999 (ASMo-3), 2000 (ASMu-2/PO-2), 2001 (ASMu-5), 2002 (ASMu-5), 2003 (ASMo-5), 2004* (8), 2004 (ASMo-8), 2005 (PC-10), 2006* (15), 2007* (20), 2008* (22), 2009* (26), 2010* (27), 2011* (32), 2012* (39), 2013* (36), 2013* (15), 2013* (9), 2013* (13), 2014* (40) 2014* (20) 2015* (3) Total Trips/Days = 28/380
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Hello again folks!
-Aw, thanks for that warm welcome! I know you Disney folks are friendly folks.
-Cool, other folks from Illinois. And Indiana too!
But I'm so embarassed! No sooner do I show up than I make a big fool of myself.
-As you may have noted over there, my name got messed up. Instead of just plain ol "snazzo" there's a bunch of other gobelly gook. Gak!
-I think I hit the AutoFill button on my Google Task Bar and it messed up my name.
-"Oh drat these computers! They're so pesky and annoying. I could pinch them."
--That should be Marvin the Martian. Do pardon me form quoting Warner Brothers, but it's a good quote.
To the Moderator: Thanks for fixing my name! I wish it were just "snazzo" but it's much better than it was.
What a goofball! So I'm a newbie, I can't help it.
But anyway. Nice to meetcha!
Hey Snazzo! Great to have you with us! Hope you have a lot of fun here!
Welcome to DWT Snazzo (snazzo@sbcgloba), have a great time here!
Keep it cool, and keep moving forward!
Trips to Walt Disney World
1995: Port Orleans French Quarter - 2000: All-Star Music
2008: Caribbean Beach - 2009: Pop Century
NEXT TRIP: Sep/Oct 2011 - WDW's 40th Anniversary!
You mentioned collectibles. I had my eye on a collectible Mickey in the London Disney store, but alas, it just stayed beyond my $$$ reach. The packers would have probably broken it in transit, so I probably saved myself a broken heart.
mini-V What will you celebrate?
Adult daycare for the kid inside you.
Hello and welcome!!
"Most of my life I have done what I wanted to do. I have had fun on the job.I have never been able to confine that fun to office hours." ~ Walt Disney


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Posted onIlmor Marine, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ilmor Engineering Inc., started production this week at its new headquarters in Mooresville, N.C.
The 50,000-square-foot engine assembly and test facility is capable of producing up to 15,000 engines per year. The first engines off the production line today are already on their way to OEM customer MasterCraft Boat Company, the company said.
"This is a great day for our marine division. The program has been in the works for over three years," Ilmor Engineering president Paul Ray said in a statement. "We found a solid opportunity when we entered the marine business as a racing organization in 2002. Our core business had been auto racing, but we believed our engineering skills could be put to good use in the high-performance boating industry."
Ilmor worked closely with the state of North Carolina and Iredell County to hire skilled specialists from the area.
"Through careful planning and product development, we now have a very well-known brand synonymous with performance, high quality and strong customer support," said Ray. "Each of those attributes are very important to us and our goal is to provide all of our customers with the same experience as we expand into exciting new areas of the marine business."
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This project uses xslt to parse an open street map file and analyses the contents to calculate the total length of all named streets in the file. The source code is in this repository.
This project parses an open street map file and analyses the contents to calculate the total length of all named streets in the file. The source code is in this repository.
I am currently updating the mycroft android app to display map data from the open street map project. The source code is in this repository.
This project uses an ATMEGA8 with three seven segment displays. It uses three hall effect sensors and the concept is that it will be able to measure magnetic fields on three axes, and report total magnitude and direction. The source code is in this repository.
I am building an instrument around an ATMEGA8515 microcontroller. It will have a nine digit seven segment display and a 12 key keypad. It will have a few different additional inputs and outputs. I am currently writing a small real time operating system for this device.
As an experiment I have written an RPN calculator in QT Designer. There is a linux binary at the top of the repository if you want to run it directly.
I have a Newsky TV301U (RTL2832U + E4000) DVB-T receiver which I bought online. This device can be used as a software defined radio. I wanted to use it as an ADS-B receiver so I installed gr-air-modes which gave me MODE-S data in the form of text.
I wanted to see the resulting tracks visually so I wrote a tactical display but to get that working the way I like I modified gr-air-modes to give me a simple comprehensive output format which I could use for my HMI.
Along the way I built myself an antenna for 1090Mhz based on this design.
This saves a lot of manual work and avoids editing mistakes.
I had wanted to get pure debian running on the openmoko but I needed to log in to SHR to run the installation script. Unfortunately USB ethernet is broken on recent ubuntu versions and I had issues installing straight debian on one of my laptops. Eventually I found that usb ethernet works fine on ubuntu 9.04 so I tried the debian install script on the openmoko but hit a problem with fdisk on SHR. So thats no-go but I did install qtmoko on the openmoko. It is based on debian so it may do what I want with a serial interface to the AVR.
Job for tomorrow is to get host mode working on the USB port and try a USB to serial adapter.
$20 5W PV cell array from Altronics
Rated absolute maximum power output 5W +- 5%
I get 0.37A to a 34 ohm load for 12.58 watts
This is in my back yard, not in the mallee, and manually pointing the array at the sun.
I also got 0.39A into a 1.8 ohm load so internal resistance is a factor. Every time I increased load resistance I got more power. Have to stop now because I have fried my resistors.
Okay so this is the plan:
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George F. Kennan '25 is most noted as the author of the "Long Telegram." After World War II, as the Soviet Union expanded its influence in Europe, Kennan, an experienced diplomat and Soviet expert, wrote his telegram to advocate a new course in U.S.-Soviet relations, later publishing its tenets within Foreign Affairs as the "X" article. Dubbed simply "containment," for much of the Cold War it would be the foundation of American foreign policy toward the U.S.S.R., though there were significant departures from Kennan's original understanding of the term.
In honor of his centennial, Princeton University will host a day-long conference featuring academics, diplomats, and journalists to discuss the Cold War, its end, and the future of American diplomacy. It is open to students, faculty, alumni, and invited guests.
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Opening Address
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Secretary of State
Colin Powell*
Luncheon Speaker
and Video Presentation, 12 p.m. Dillon Gym
"The Many-Faceted
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Richard H. Ullman,
David K. E. Bruce Professor of International Affairs, Emeritus, Princeton
Kennan and the
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"The Long Telegram
as an Act of Leadership"
Robert C. Tucker,
Professor of Politics Emeritus, Princeton University; and former Attaché,
American Embassy, Moscow, 1944-1953
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"New Look or Containment?
George F. Kennan and the Making of Eisenhower's National Security Strategy"
William B. Pickett,
Professor of History, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
"Kennan's Understanding
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Jack F. Matlock,
former U.S. Ambassador to the U.S.S.R., 1987-1991
"American Diplomacy
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Ambassador Robert
Hutchings, Director for European Affairs with the National Security Council,
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Moderator: Don Oberdorfer '52, Journalist-in-Residence, Johns Hopkins University, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Former Washington Post Diplomatic Correspondent
The Future of American Diplomacy, Presentations and Discussion (4:30 p.m. Richardson Auditorium)
"The Role of Containment
in the Post-Cold War World."
John Mearsheimer,
R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science,
University of Chicago
"American Power
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Joseph S. Nye,
Jr. '58, Dean, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
"From the Fall of
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Dinner speaker
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"George F. Kennan
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John Lewis Gaddis,
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On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
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Like last year, the year before that, and the year prior to that and so on, it rained on Easter here.
I did manage to click some pretty terrible photos with my iPhone for you.
You're welcome.
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As we prepared to set out the goods for the children the night before Easter, we discovered some mice pellets in our pantry. Let me rephrase that, WE FOUND OUT WE HAVE MICE IN OUR PANTRY. As in EATING OUR FOOD.
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I have these sticky notes. They line my computer background, they clutter my virtual desktop, the travel in my portable office. They are text files I keep open to remind myself of my goals, todo lists, small notes. I have one that I keep open nearly all day, every day. It is titled, "People I want to emulate."
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SEC tournament ticket bids to benefit NICU
Are you looking for tickets to the SEC tournament next month? Baptist Health Foundation Paducah is offering you a chance to bid on "suite seats" for March Madness with proceeds benefiting the hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Up for bid are four ticket booklets to the SEC tournament at the Georgia Dome, March 12-16. The tickets are for VIP Luxury Suite reserved seats with private restroom and comfortable chairs. The suites may be viewed online at www.domeatlanta.com.
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Proceeds will benefit the region's only NICU, which cares for babies who are at least 28 weeks, providing expert care close to home.
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In a city so blessed by climate and geography, hyperbole comes naturally. And to the long list of Sydney superlatives, add this: dish for dish, it has the finest Asian food on the planet. No other city—not Singapore, not Hong Kong, not Bangkok—offers such assured cooking or such a wide range of cuisines. Why? Immigrants from East and Southeast Asia have formed a major demographic in Australia for more than a century, and in Sydney they have access to superb ingredients—fabulously fresh organic produce, renowned Australian beef and lamb, and seafood from the Sydney Fish Market, the world's second largest, after Tokyo's.
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Military commanders have raised the Afghan flag in the bullet-ridden main market in Marjah. But fighting remains intense in other parts of the Taliban stronghold.
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Thousands protest against military declarations in Egypt's Tahrir square
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Tens of thousands of Egyptians take part in a rally in Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square on November 18, 2011.
Thousands packed Tahrir square today in protest of declarations issued by Egypt's military led government.
The document sets rules for crafting the new constitution and includes a provision granting the military a political role as guardian of "constitutional legitimacy." Pro-democracy groups in Egypt object to the document, fearing the possibility of military intervention after a transition to civilian rule. Protesters were also critical of key pieces that would prevent civilian oversight of military spending and grant the military veto power in matters of foreign policy. The Muslim Brotherhood was the main contingent at the protest, but was joined by some left leaning groups. Many are wary of religious principals being inserted into the constitution who support the civil liberties protections outlined in the declaration.
What do you think of the recent protests in Egypt? Did the military overstep in issuing these guiding principles? Should the military act as a guardian of "constitutional legitimacy?"
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Breakfast Topic: What's your most anticipated patch 4.3 feature? {WoW}
Nov 30th 2011 8:03AM Using bank as a short-term storage system!
Patch 4.3: Hour of Twilight trailer {WoW}
Nov 30th 2011 3:26AM Oh FFS kids, grow up. It's just a frickin trailer. Do we have to knitpick about everything Blizzard does lately? MoP is a very odd and slightly letting down of a concept for an xpac, but please let's not take it to far and bully the guys.
Chris Metzen talks about heroes {WoW}
Oct 25th 2011 7:45PM Yeah, yeah. Out of those you mentioned I really just truly respect Twin Peaks anyway (at least until the murder was solved). So, please don't ever mention Twin Peaks in the same post as Fail of Lorecraft, again, thanks. :)
X Files is a case in point actually. A classic example of "we have something great, what do we do about it now?".
Chris Metzen talks about heroes {WoW}
Oct 25th 2011 5:35PM Always can expect asinine replies on WoW Insider, I see.
All I'm saying, many things that seemed genious, were either just randomly thrown together like the most recent stuff, or it was quickly deemed "uncommercial" enough and tossed aside for generic crap.
Chris Metzen talks about heroes {WoW}
Oct 25th 2011 4:41PM Lots of fanboyism in the article, sorry to say.
Metzen has always been weird and so far I have been gobbling up most of the things he said, always explaining the missing parts with the fact that I could not yet comprehend it or that his wisdom is so great and time will only tell, and shit like that.
The Lore panel at Blizzcon has proven just how broken and random the approach to lore has been. I'm not going to go into details, just read the transcript and see how it oozes: "We have no frickin idea what we are doing." It's either broken, or it's terribly driven by what market research says, completely forgoing coherency, tieing loose ends or just keeping the same "soul".
I stopped taking every one of this self-important's word as a word of a sage, and you should too, because, he isn't one.
5 reasons you should love Mists of Pandaria {WoW}
Oct 24th 2011 3:14PM Leave him alone, you Nazis, pandas SUCK and we don't need to agree with you.
Go back to your Stockholm Syndrome now, TYVMKKTNXBAI
5 reasons you should love Mists of Pandaria {WoW}
Oct 24th 2011 3:01PM To the writer of this article:
1. You are right about mystery
2. You are right about talent system
3. You are wrong about:
- the newness of the continent - so far it seems like nothing special, just a different color pallete and a few chinese characters here and there, but it's the same old forests, jungles, sprawling hills, mountains, grasslands etc. Maybe the detail is never before seen, but that was so in Cata as well, and everyone grew out of the whole graphical sheen quickly.
-lore- there is SO much more relevant and interesting lore left - Turalyon and Aleria, Azshara and the aftermath of the Vash'jr, Illidan's whereabouts, Titans' whereabouts, anything of this is ENDLESSLY more relevant, and more Warcraft than a April Fool's joke race. The impression is: Blizzard needed a filler expansion while they work on a "real" one. I just hope it's short.
- pandaren - sure, frickin lashers could suddenly become this really fleshed out race if developer's desire so. Would it be a good idea and would it seem like something to be excited about? Nah. Actually, lashers are more interesting than a Kung Fu Panda rip-off ;)
Arcane Brilliance: How to be legendary {WoW}
Jun 26th 2011 8:11AM My god, this is EXACTLY the article I was looking for, My oove for Arcane Brill has just grown hundredfold.
Sadly, I am in the "girlfriend gets it" kind of guild. Other than that it's a fabulous guild but this really is unfair and I have been looking into my guild choices for a few days. Of course, either way I'm kind of screwed because in a new guild i'll only be a recruit for awhile. :(
Still, awesome piece of writing to squeeze out any hope for Its Gloriousness of a Staff there is!
Patch 4.2 preview: Thrall's fate revealed in epic quest [SPOILERS!] {WoW}
Apr 29th 2011 4:12PM I feel REALLy ecited about hearing all these news.
Then I think how everyone was REALLY excited with all the news on Cataclysm originally.
And how everyone has been having some mild to strong disappointments with Cata later.
I hope they really nail it though.
Just find it funny how people go berserk for a little info that gets released, immediately forgetting their imagined or not imagined gripes with the game now.
Dev Watercooler: Ghostcrawler discusses the number of player abilities {WoW}
Apr 26th 2011 5:06PM Honey, who was complaining? I like the game as it is. I'm just saying the guy is a scriboman,


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NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Twenty Westminster College students from the Fall Semester Concepts of Statistics course toured Highgate Cemetery in London during their study abroad experience. The course was taught by Dr. Carolyn Cuff, Westminster professor of mathematics.
The students collected data about the people buried by taking pictures of the gravestones. The students learned how difficult it is to collect accurate data and what it means to carefully and correctly take a sample to be able to use the data. Statistically, they determined that there is an equal percentage of men and women buried in the cemetery, with each sex living approximately the same amount of time - on average 50 years.
Highgate Cemetery is the final resting place of Karl Marx; Doug Adams, author of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; George Elliott and about 170,000 others.
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Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.
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Hi there, I could use some expertise with identifying the rose bushes next to my house, if you please! History: They have begun to bloom again this year, but I would love to find out what they are to find out how to care for them properly (and if they could possibly be a continuous bloomer!) Rose information I have gleaned: Color is a deep pinky-crimson that becomes a bit lighter toward the center. Mostly visible stamen when opened - which when fully bloomed it seems to be primarily flat, slightly cupped at the ends. Flowers appear to be semi-double and they have the faintest smell of pepper. The flower that I clipped two days ago, which is slowly fading away, now has what I think of as the classic rose smell as well as the slight pepper musk. I thought that the two bushes were the same, but the one had a white bloom a few days ago and now what looks to be two pink buds. One of the flowers also has a white streak. I will post additional pictures below - any assistance on class or type would be much appreciated! Happy gardening! |
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- Posted by thatJulesgirl none (My Page) on Fri, May 31, 13 at 16:00
more pictures..also, is it possible to load more than one picture per message? I am trying shift and ctrl to no avail! |
- Posted by thatJulesgirl none (My Page) on Fri, May 31, 13 at 16:05
- Posted by thatJulesgirl none (My Page) on Fri, May 31, 13 at 16:07
My bet is that the previous owner had roses there and dug them out and took them with them. What's left is the root stock, Dr. Huey, coming up now. He is a once a season blooming, VERY vigorous climber. That's why he was used extensively for root stock. You can leave him if you like but most people will remove him and plant something that will bloom more often. |
A very nice specimen of 'Dr. Huey', a rootstock variety. Its pretty when well cared for, but has a short bloom period (and nothing you do to it will change that, really) and it can be devastated by fungal disease if the climate encourages such. Personally, I find 'Dr. Huey' to be of little value in a garden setting. Most people end up choosing to dig this variety out and replace it with something "more rewarding", but if you like it, and you don't mind its Spring-only blooming habit, then keep it. |
- Posted by lola-lemon 5b East WA (My Page) on Mon, Jun 3, 13 at 20:25
I think doctor Huey has such gorgeous blooms. I don't grow him because he is so gangly- but I love to drive around and see him growing. If you live in a colder climate- he's a very easy rose. |
- Posted by thatJulesgirl none (My Page) on Mon, Jun 10, 13 at 21:42
Thank you all so much! Right on the money...it's been a beautiful bloom season, but on the way out. Oh well, now that I know he's a climber I might be able to help a little more next season. Thanks again! |
Agreed. Looks like Dr Huey. Nice easy care rose in your climate perhaps but may become invasive over time (obviously a very vigorous rose). She's pretty on her own though, if you like her, keep it. There's nothing wrong with the rose itself. Its a good performer. Just blooms once a year, that's all. |
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[The following was provided by UMKC's Office of Advancement and Development.]
On Friday, March 2, 8:00 p.m., UMKC's Conservatory of Music and Dance composers and faculty will perform in Kansas City's Crossroads District at OfficePort, 208 W. 19th Street.
The event is a preview of the Conservatory's performance on March 9 at New York City's (le) poisson rouge. Featured composers for the Kansas City event are Chen Yi, James Mobberley, Narong Prangcharoen, Paul Rudy, John Corigliano, Nicholas Omiccioli, and many other Conservatory faculty.
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Little Winter League Hitting
Cheering for Pirates' players and friends in Wednesday's winter league action (the new minor league free agents did not get into the games):
Criollos de Caguas 2, Leones de Ponce 1 — Not a lot of hitting or scoring here. Ponce scored one run in the 3rd inning on a pair of doubles. Los Criollos tied it up in the 6th with a walk, a single, and a throwing error. 3B Ramon Vazquez walked, then another single brought in the winning run. SS Luis Figueroa singled in the 1st inning, but was left on base.
Caribes de Anzoategui 2, Navegantes del Magallanes 1 — Same thing in this game, not much offense. The difference is that Los Caribes scored one run in two different innings — a homer in the 2nd, and a double, a single, and an RBI grounder in the 7th. Los Navegantes scored on a double and two wild pitches in the 6th. Reliever Jean Machi pitched a perfect bottom of the 8th for Los Navegantes: two strikeouts and a ground out.
Tiburones de La Guaira 5, Aguilas del Zulia 4 — This first game of a double-header was supposed to be only 7 innings, but the score was tied at 1-1 from the 5th through the 7th. Los Tiburones scored 2 in the top of the 8th on a 2-run homer. With Chris Hernandez on the mound for La Guaira, Los Aguilas responded with a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 8th, and Hernandez was charged with a Blown Save. Then three singles gave La Guaira the go-ahead run again in the top of the 9th. An error and a wild pitch added an insurance run, which they would need. Zulia scored a run in the bottom of the inning on three singles, but their rally was cut short, and Los Tiburones held on for the win, credited to Hernandez.
Estrellas de Oriente 5, Tigres del Licey 4 — Los Tigres started the scoring in the 4th inning, on a single, a wild pitch, and an RBI single by Jake Fox. Fox moved to second on an error on a pick-off attempt, then scored on an RBI single. Robinzon Diaz also singled in the inning. Diaz also singled in the 8th after a walk, and two errors on the play brought the run in. A home run in the 6th gave Los Tigres one more run. Los Estrellas scored one run in the 4th, and collected a 2-run homer in the 5th. They took the lead in the bottom of the 8th on four singles.
Toros del Este 10, Aguilas Cibaenas 1 — Los Aguilas scored one run on a triple and a sacrifice bunt in the 2nd inning, then gave up 10 unanswered runs, including 6 Toros' runs in the 8th inning. SS Pedro Ciriaco walked in the 3rd inning but was out in a force play at second base. He was 0-for-3 for the rest of the night.
Tomateros de Culiacan 2, Venados de Mazatlan 1 — Los Venados were held to just 2 hits, and scored their only run in the 5th, on a walk, a stolen base, and an RBI ground out. Culiacan's 2-run homer in the 2nd inning was all the scoring they needed. LF Rogelios Noris came into the game as a late-inning defensive replacement, and struck out in his only plate appearance.
The game between the Adelaide Bite and the Canberra Cavalry had to be postponed. They will try for a double-header on Friday (early Friday morning for most of us). The two teams are already scheduled to play a double-header on Saturday.
The Bite are reporting that the Pirates have signed reliever Jackson Lodge to a contract. Lodge is a product of the Australian Baseball Academy, where he had a 2-3 record and a 2.03 ERA in 40 innings last year. Lodge has pitched in 4 games for the Bite so far this season, with mixed results. On Nov 13th, he pitched the 8th inning of the Bite's 8-3 win over Melbourne. After striking out the first batter, Lodge gave up two doubles and two singles, for 2 runs. On the 18th, he pitched to 4 batters in the Bite's win over Perth, and retired all four, including one strikeout. Two days later, he earned a "Hold" in another victory over Perth, but he faced only two batters — a ground out and a single, and that runner eventually came around to score. On the 26th, Lodge came on in relief in the 4th when the starting pitcher had to leave the game due to an arm injury. Lodge hit the first batter he faced, then ended the inning with a ground out. But he got into trouble in the 5th, giving up 2 runs on a walk, three singles, and a sacrifice fly. He retired two batters in the 6th, then was relieved. It will be interesting to see where Lodge is assigned in the US — the Pirates will surely be watching his progress in the ABL.
Claggett's First Win
Looking in on the Pirates' players and friends in Saturday's winter league action…
Criollos de Caguas 2, Gigantes de Carolina 1 — A low-hitting game, and Caguas scored their 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th on two singles and some mistakes by Los Gigantes. With the first two batters on base, SS Luis Figueroa bunted both into scoring position. That put the runner on third base in position to score on a wild pitch. Ramon Vazquez reached base on a fielding error at second base, which let the second run score. Another wild pitch and a walk put two runners on base again, but no more runs scored. Los Criollos also loaded the bases in the 3rd, on singles by Figueroa and Vazquez and a walk, and a walk and two more singles loaded the bases in the 6th, but both times the bases were left loaded. Vazquez also walked in the 1st inning. Los Gigantes' only run came in the 5th, on a single, a double by Luis Matos, and a sacrifice fly.
Navegantes del Magallanes 4, Tigres de Aragua 0 — Los Tigres could not score despite 7 hits and 2 walks. RF Alex Romero had 3 of those 7 hits, and 1B Hector Gimenez had a single. SS Ronny Cedeno, CF Jorge Cortes, and C Raul Chavez were all hitless in the game. Los Navegantes scored all 4 of their runs in the top of the 2nd, on a solo homer, followed by four singles. Corey Hamman pitched to one batter in the 6th, and gave up a single. Two more walks loaded the bases for Magallanes, but the runners were left stranded. Jean Machi pitched the 9th inning for Magallanes and gave up the single to Gimenez, but a double play erased Gimenez and ended the game.
Bravos de Margarita 6, Aguilas del Zulia 4 — Anthony Claggett earned his first Venezuelan League win with 1.1 scoreless innings for Margarita. Los Bravos scored first, with a run in the bottom of the 1st, and Los Aguilas tied the score with one run in the top of the 2nd. Zulia scored 2 more runs in the top of the 3rd on two walks and three singles, and Claggett was brought into the game with 2 runs in, one out, and the bases loaded. he faced just one batter, and got the double play to end the inning. Los Bravos' batters responded with 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th, on 4 singles, a walk, and a bases-clearing 3-RBI double. That gave Los Bravos the lead, which they would not give up, and Claggett was the pitcher of record. He began the top of the 4th with two outs, then a throwing error and a single put two runners on for Los Aguilas. Claggett was relieved at that point, but those runners did not score. Ronald Belisario earned his 9th save for Margarita.
Venezuelan League Round-Up
A quick look at what some of the Pirates' players and friends were up to in the Venezuelan League recently:
Anthony Claggett joined Los Bravos de Margarita, and has made two relief appearances. On the 17th, he pitched one inning, giving up only a 2-out double, then finishing the inning with a groundout. On the 21st, Claggett pitched 2 innings and allowed only a single to former Indy Indian Jorge Cortes, who he then erased in a double play.
Los Tigres de Aragua got two hits each from1B Hector Gimenez, SS Ronny Cedeno, and C Raul Chavez on the 17th. Unfortunately their only run in the game was Gimenez's solo home run. Brian Bass made the start for Los Tigres on the 19th. He pitched 5 innings and gave up 4 runs — one run on a pair of singles and his own throwing error in the 1st inning, and 3 runs on a homer then two walks and 3 singles in the 3rd. The score was tied when Bass left the game. Lastings Milledge contributed a 2-run homer for Los Tigres in the 1st. Aragua won the game in the bottom of the 10th on a walk-off RBI single by Cortes.
Also on the 19th, Sean Gallagher suffered his third loss of the season for Los Navegantes. He pitched 4 innings against Los Aguilas del Zulia and gave up 4 runs on 8 hits. In the 3rd inning, he allowed a 2-run homer, then in the 4th, Gallagher gave up 2 more runs on a walk and 3 singles.
Justin Thomas earned the win (his first in Venezuela) for Los Bravos de Margarita on Saturday the 20th. He was first charged with a blown save when he gave up a solo home run in the bottom of the 7th to Los Navegantes del Magallanes. But he was then credited with the win when Margarita hit a 3-run homer in the top of the 7th. Corey Hamman also was charged with a blown save for Magallanes in that same game, when he faced 3 Margarita batters in the 5th inning and gave up a homer, a single, and a double. Jean Machi pitched the top of the 9th for Magallanes and got three ground outs.
Roster Updates
Gone for a few days, and all kinds of changes going on….
The Pirates have removed starting pitcher Zach Duke, infielder Andy LaRoche, and outfielder Delwyn Young from their 40-man roster.
Duke (photo) was the starting pitcher for the Indianapolis Indians on Opening Day in 2005, the beginning of the Pirates' affiliation with the Indians. Duke faced the rehabbing Curt Schilling, and he and the Indians beat Schilling pretty easily.
The open spots on the 40-man roster, plus two other already open spots, went to a group of minor league pitchers:
Mike Crotta, a righty who made 4 starts for Altoona before he was promoted to Indianapolis. He made 24 starts for the Indians and pitched 131.1 innings, with a 4.93 ERA.
Daniel Moskos, who split the season between the Indy Indians and the Altoona Curve. The lefty was outstanding for the Curve, with a 1.52 ERA and 21 saves, though he struggled for the Indians, where he earned a 10.38 ERA in 17.1 innings of relief.
Tony Watson, another lefty who spent the season with the Curve. He made a few starts (9) but mostly worked in relief, earning a 2.67 ERA in 111.1 innings.
Jeff Locke, split the season between Altoona and the Bradenton Marauders. After earning a 3.54 ERA in 17 starts for Bradenton, Locke was promoted to AA, where the southpaw made an additional 10 starts and earned a consistent 3.59 ERA.
Kyle McPherson, a right-hander who spent most of the season with A-level West Virginia. McPherson made 21 starts and 5 relief appearances for the Power, with a 3.59 ERA in 117.2 innings, though he had some hot and cold swings. McPherson also pitched 4 scoreless innings for Bradenton in September.
Gallagher and Bass Have Good Starts In Venezuela
Cheering for the Pirates' farmhands and friends in Saturday's winter league games…
Cardenales de Lara 2, Tigres de Aragua 1 — Brian Bass suffered the loss for Los Tigres, though he did not pitch poorly. Bass threw 7.2 innings and scattered 5 hits and 3 walks. He gave up a run on a single and a double in the 3rd inning, and another on a hit batter and a double in the 6th. A walk and a double play on a bouncer back to the mound started the 8th inning, then Bass was relieved. Los Tigres scored their only run in the 5th inning. A pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases for SS Ronny Cedeno, whose sacrifice fly plated the run. Cedeno singled in the 1st inning. LF Lastings Milledge singled in the 4th inning, but he was picked off. DH Hector Gimenez doubled in the 8th, but was left on base. CF Jorge Cortes was the only Tigres batter with 2 hits, both singles. Romulo Sanchez pitched to two batters in the 6th for Lara — he walked Milledge, then got a ground out.
Navegantes del Magallanes 6, Leones del Caracas 3 — Sean Gallagher earned his third win for Magallanes, going 5 innings in this start. Gallagher faced only one batter over the minimum over the first three innings, allowing just a walk in the top of the 1st. He allowed a lead-off homer to DH Jesus Guzman in the 4th, then a single and a double in that inning. Guzman got to Gallagher again in the 5th, with a 2-run homer. Jean Machi earned his 5th save of the season with a scoreless top of the 9th for Magallanes, allowing only a single to
Tigres del Licey 5, Toros del Este 2 — C Jason Jaramillo drove in one of Los Toros' runs with a sacrifice fly in the 2nd inning, but Los Toros would not score after that. SS Pedro Ciriaco singled in the 9th innning, but was left on base. Los Tigres scored one run in the 3rd, and tied the game with a solo homer in the 5th. Licey took the lead in the 6th. Pinch-hitter Jake Fox began the rally with a single, and he came in on an RBI single. C Robinzon Diaz gave the team a pair of insurance runs with a 2-RBI single.


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Plan to revise food safety rules praised in NH
Thursday, December 19, 2013
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) � Members of New Hampshire's congressional delegation say they're pleased that the Food and Drug Administration will revise proposed food safety rules that many farmers say will put them out of business. The rules proposed in January would require farmers to take new precautions against contamination, making sure workers' hands are washed, irrigation water is clean, and that animals stay out of fields. The FDA said Thursday that its thinking has evolved after hearing from farmers and significant changes are needed. It plans to publish revised rules by the summer. U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Rep. Annie Kuster, who joined dozens of other members of Congress in seeking the delay, praised the decision. |