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Photograph - Shopfront Display Featuring Hecla Products, circa 1920s Reg. No: MM 106805
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- Black and white photograph of McDonald & Co. Electrical Contractors shop with window display of Hecla domestic appliances circa 1920s.
This photograph is from an album containing 255 black and white photographs depicting electrical appliances, showroom displays, factory interiors and advertising material relating to Hecla Electrics Pty Ltd. It is part of the Hecla collection of photographs, documents, products, manuals and promotional materials from the Hecla Electrics factories in Melbourne. This collection dates from the late 19th century to the late 20th century and was acquired in 2004 from the current owner of the Hecla Electrics brand.
Hecla Electrics manufactured and distributed a wide range of domestic and commercial electric appliances products to Australasia, such as heaters, kettles, toasters, stoves and water heaters. Its client base included households, commercial businesses such as cafés, hospitals and offices, as well as the military. The company promoted its goods through advertisements in home magazines and displays in shop windows, home shows and the 1935 All-Electricity Exhibition. Hecla Electrics became a household name in Melbourne during the 1920s and remained a popular Australian brand until the late 20th century.'
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- Black and white photograph adhered with sticky tape to white backing paper with holes punched on side. Photograph is attached at all four corners.
- Description Of Content:
- Black and white photograph of an electrical contractor's shop window with a busy display of electrical appliances and advertising material. There are some price tags at the front (prices are given in pounds). The shopfront is tiled along the bottom and there are signs all along the top of the window advertising goods and services offered.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr Phil Wollen, 2004
|159 mm (Height), 206 mm (Width)
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|Hecla Electrics Pty Ltd, Electrical Appliance Manufacturers, Melbourne, Victoria, Working Life & Trades Collection
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|Domestic Appliances
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|shop fronts
|Model Name/Number:
|Electric kettle
|Photograph: Black & White
|Place & Date Depicted:
|Australia, circa 1920s
|Manufacturer of Item Depicted:
|Hecla Electrics Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920s
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Telling Tales brings D.J. Enright's two renowned poetical sequences together in one volume. The first, Paradise Illustrated, is a contemporary telling of Milton's Adam and Eve and their fall from grace in Paradise. The second is A Faust Book, again a retelling of a perenially relevant tale of mankind's arrogance and ambition. Both sequences are immensely comical, witty, outrageous, and sad. They stem from both Enright's knowledge of the work of his great predecessors--Milton, Goethe, and Marlowe--and from his own wry and sympathetic understanding of life. Also included is a new Foreword written by Enright specially for this edition that introduces the two the sequences.
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By mrd2u2 on Sunday, July 29, 2012
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 202,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"I have owned and sold (1) 1997 and (2) 1999 Avalon XLS cars. These cars have varied in mileage from 40K ( 1997 bought in 1999 ) to 230000 miles. I suggest "Insiders Secret" because I am always made to realize that the Toyota Camry is, if not the one of the, most popular and recognized cars on the planet. So it becomes interesting to see that the same year/mileage Avalon will not fetch more resale dollars than the Camry. That said you will get: More luxury, features, reliability, room, and build quality with the Avalon hands down. This is good news for the buyer – not so great for the owner wanting to get a fair value amount for the sale of his/her likely beloved Avalon. The Avalon XLS is arguably twice the car of the Camry especially if you are looking for room and luxury. If one can get passed the Blah exterior design and the Plastiwood interior that can fade out all too soon this could be in my opinion considered one of the used car industry's 10 best values especially in the budget minded < $4000 range cars available. Great leather, paint quality (unless abused or not maintained) - these should still be humming along like new 12 – 15 years later and on and on and on… If I do not rate all areas a solid 10 it is because I compare all cars to the benchmarks; Lexus, BMW . Mercedes and Audi's. This car may not get you to the pool area of the Best Luxury Car party – but it will get you in and for the price of a Camry which won't get you into the neighborhood. Not to put the Camry down – great little car and depending on the time of day; people's choice but have these people driven the Avalon before they made their decision? – In my experience it never occurred to them. Toyota marketing team got too comfortable in their Avalon and fell asleep at the wheel."
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By Sankasa45897 on Sunday, March 30, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 254,711overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Comfortable, dependable, excellent ride, quiet"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"This car was purchased new in 1999 and now its the most reliable car ever had it ranks #1 from a great reliability history 15 years in row. My Avalon drives better than most vehicles as rentals and relatives I've been riding in its smooth ride and great V6 engine gives perfect acceleration to the car at anytime. Car is comfortable on long trips traveling out of town or state I always have the oil changed every 3k miles with high synthetic oil due to high mileage on motor, (Tire rotations and changing fluids doing oil changes as well). I Love my car very comfortable affordable at its age and still gives the luxury every time driving my Avalon. Engine: Transmission both running strong without needed any major high expensive repairs even there isn't no rust or paint chips anywhere around car its 2 tone/green exterior factory paint I got to say looks excellent for the age it is. I be driving this car hard even running on surfaces as rocks and other debris still holding up well being a 15 year old car. Only things that was replaced on the Avalon were brakes, CVs, timing chain, all new belts, alternator, struts, batteries, water pump and fuel injector ''etc''. Avalon is quiet and being if not a luxury car the size it is this vehicle rides just like a Buick having all the best features in its class. I'm planning to drive it many more miles before time for a new car replaced but might last even longer as think probably give another 30 more years or so. Reliable Toyota Ever Owned or Drove."
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By Mr.Mec101 on Monday, September 02, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 175,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Reliability, price, resale value, great investment"
Cons: "Minor-Exterior appearance,"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Its not a Lexus but it sure feels like it, which makes sense because its designs and mechanics are very similar if not exact. For its price, the consumer is getting outstanding reliability, great fuel efficiency (considering the size of the family car, and size of the engine), a comfortable smooth ride, in a classy spacious interior, equipped with an award winning engine. It's outdoor appearance it's deceiving, but the xls provides a leather, wood trim, and electrical everything including a moonroof which comes in handy every time."
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By Ranzay on Friday, April 26, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 423,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Reliable. Excellent legroom front and esp. rear."
Cons: "Rides low and exceleration is moderate."
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"I bought the 1995 Avalon XLS new in '95. I currently have 422,000 plus miles with the original engine and original transmission.Friends still cannot believe that I still have this car and use it everyday. No one believes the miles on it until they look at the odometer. I always hear,..."You got your monies worth.""
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Pros: "Dependable, equipped, seats, cheap maintaining,"
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Alloy + Armor or Alloyx2
Given that their are diminishing returns on consoles. Would it be better to stack 2 Neutronium Alloy, or mix in Neutronium Alloy and a particular armor? I'm more looking for hard numbers. Obviously it would give a boost regardless to kenetic resist. I'm just curious what the drop off in percentage is for the second alloy, and if it's worth it to incrase it in the energy types being missed, while taking a hit to the others.
2 Neutroniums and youre good.
There is no diminishing return on the number of consoles.
There is a diminishing return on the actual resist percentage itself.
If you have 2 slots, your choice should be a double Neutronium Alloy.
However, if you had a third slot available, a Diburnium could help you, since Phaser and Disruptor are the most common damage in PvP.
(Obviously, a 3 Neutronium combo is still a good choice).
Fly and test your resistance ;D
About armor and Effective hitpoints calculation..
So in base mode my ship have 42,591 hitpoints.
My shield is a Mako mk 12 (5%) bleedthrew.
Incoming damage of a 1000 on shields, give me 50 hull damage witch is reduced by 37.4% ~~19 points or so in damage. So instead of thinking in resist like this you could say that
Now if I have low shields I take damage to the hull directly 1000 damage on hull reduced by 37.4% i take 626 damage.
But I could say instead my hull is ~~42600 and incoming damage is reduced by 37.4% or I take rather 62.6% giving more surviablity (Effective hull points) ~~68051hp.
Now having shields up all the time is always better 10%bleedthrew and 5%bleedtrew shields make this alot harder to kill shielded targets but not many teams can manage to keep the shields up on their players due to many reasons one of them being subnuke and then its quite good to have some base hull resist.
I'm thinking about going the route of zero point energy conduit to up my critical followed by 2 neutronium. Would having a third neutronium be so good of an increase in defense to lean more in favor of that than the increased critical?
I rarely run more then one Neutronium armour.
Look into a Hazard Doff... cost of one doff slot... Extra Neut armour on demand.
In general I find with a resilient shield... one neut is enough... as long as you have options to cleans dots these days.
If I do loose a facing... or am taking far to much bleed dmg... I brace for impact and for 10s I have the extra hazard doff armour.... BFI is up often enough that I find this gets me through 95% of the time. 5% of the time I die or make it by the skin of my pants... but so what I got an extra console slot for more Pew. :)
I single Neut because I get my second Neut from skills. This means I can drop that Uni in an Eng Console slot rather than taking up a Sci (not going to say taking up a Tac, cause that's just a no-no). A Neut would have diminishing returns - that Sci console's not going to have DR. Or maybe I'm looking at more than one Uni - I've still got the Neut covered by skills. Maybe it's not even a Uni, maybe I just really feel the need for a RCS or two.
Threat 3, Hull 6, Armor 3 and 1 Neut will give you ~1% better than 2 Neuts for Energy and around ~1% less for Kinetic.
6 to energy resit, 3 to 6 to threat control. after that any armor console is only useful if you cant think of anything better to put there
APD is another resists source. PH, Aux2Sif, HE, Aux2Damp all have resist options as well that you can roll depending on your build. This frees up Eng slots for other options such as turn rate, universal consoles, and some repair boosts depending on the roll you want your build to fill.
PS Hazzards trigger w/ramming speed in addition to BFI. ;)
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DreadedWalrus wrote:Yep, we deserved to go down - it's been a woeful season. Surprised we were not dead and buried before now, to be honest.
More importantly - who would like a cut-price Wolfswinkel?
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thedaveeyres wrote:Think kal was meaning he'll have some from Bayern.
|Can't believe his only hit the back of the net once all season. Shocking Hooper should have played over him every day of the week.
I hope van Gaal doesn't end next season with egg on his face.
It's much tastier with pineapple.
Tom_Servo wrote:As an Englishman, those shady forrin leagues don't count of course.
I don't get the "ham" comparisons for Louis van Gaal. Surely he's got more of a crudely photoshopped thumb for a head?
|Is that Chelsea disguised as Villa?
|First time I've seen that version of the Barclays ad where the teams actually score - have they been saving it all season?!
|Up yo game, City...
|When is Bentitski back from injury? Who's up front for Villa tonight?
Trowel wrote:Its a cut down version as they usually end it showing the City fans crying. Think it was from the 3-1 defeat at Spurs?
The ad sucks anyways apart from the old boy.
|Can the great wall of villa survive another 45 minutes?
Baihu1983 wrote:It's all fake, nothing's from a real game. It usually only has sad faces, even the full version.
Trowel wrote:Know its fake just the ad started late last season making me think that was the game they 'used' for that.
But I've seen the cheering before. I think anyways I normally flick as soon as it comes on.
Baihu1983 wrote:Was all filmed in the summer - the reason I know is this thread for the filming of the Everton version: http://www.nsno.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,41856.0.html
It took 12 hours to film - it was that long before we managed to score
|Oof, that Gerrard sign... bad juju.
I like Van Gaal in this video.
Man U players are going to be shitting it on their way out the door.
|As much as I want City to win, I will laugh my arse off if they still contrive to screw it up now.
superbob85 wrote:It'll be interesting to see who hangs around. Becchio would have been great to have in the Championship, but he's been treated so badly that I think he'll be out.
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|Even though I'm afraid of the stories about his lunacy, Van Gaal definitely seems like the kind of guy to manage egos, and tell shit players to fuck off. We definitely need that atm.
|It would be a fun last day of the season if it remained a draw.
|For FPL reasons I want Liverpool to be able to win the title by winning 10-0.
|Going to take a mistake or a moment of brilliance imo
|Not particularly looking like scoring here.
|Bacuna has been poor recently.
Apparently there's been problems getting into the man city ground. Someone outside is threatening to throw themselves off the bridge.
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|2-0 man city i'd say no way will villa hold on.
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Visit a local museum and learn some regional history Watch a sunset from the Beauty Spot Attend a Johnson City Symphony Orchestra concert Visit the wolves at Bays Mountain Park See local artwork at First Friday Festival in downtown Johnson City Walk across the Mile High Swinging Bridge at Grandfather Mountain Hike up to Roan Mountain's Round Bald at night to see the stars Walk down main street in Tennessee's oldest town, Jonesborough Volunteer at a local charity Go rock climbing or rappelling at the Blue Hole Attend a potluck dinner after church on Sunday (home cooked food!) Have a picnic inside the fort at Sycamore Shoals 25. Drive across the Linn Cove Viaduct on the Blue Ridge Parkway 26. Go bike-riding on the Creeper Trail in Abingdon or Damascus 27. Visit Cades Cove and Clingman's Dome at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park 28. Enjoy the view of Milligan from the top of Buffalo Mountain 29. Hike a section of the Appalachian Trail 30. Learn to fly fish on Watauga River 31. Listen to bluegrass (and maybe even dance a jig) at Carter Fold 32. Eat barbecue & fries at Ridgewood, Firehouse, or Dixie BBQ 33. Hike to Laurel Fork Falls 34. See a movie at Bonnie Kate or State Line Drive-In Theatre 35. Hike the old Tweetsie railroad at Doe River Gorge 36. Enjoy a Pal's sweet tea and frenchie fries for a late-night snack 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. Eat country cooking at Shirley's on Watauga Lake Cheer on a local high school football team at a Friday night game Drive the the Valley Beautiful -- I-26 East from Johnson City to Erwin Go to Watauga Lake for a picnic Worship with friends at "The Well" Visit Dollywood and Gatlinburg Go to Speedway in Lights at Bristol Motor Speedway and drive on the fastest � mile track See the Brown Mountain Lights Visit Bristol Caverns, the largest series of caverns in the Smokies Visit downtown Bristol and stand in two states at once Attend (or work) the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough COME & SEE CONVENIENT LOCATION Milligan College lies nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in the Northeast corner of the State of Tennessee, U.S. Located between Johnson City and Elizabethton on the Milligan Highway, the campus is located in the Tri-Cities (Johnson City, Kingsport and Bristol) region and an hours drive to historic Asheville, North Carolina. Milligan's campus spreads over 181 acres in northeastern Tennessee, rising eastward from the banks of Buffalo Creek. Richly endowed by nature and enhanced by skillful landscaping, the grounds possess unusual beauty. SECURITY Milligan's campus is one of the safest college campuses in the country. Security guards are on duty every night. Security phones are located throughout campus, which is well-lighted. STAFFING Milligan's on-site support staff provides 24-hour service for your program. The college has over 40 years of experience hosting summer camps, conferences, retreats, and training events. Our staff are dynamic and enthusiastic about making sure your event is a success. HOW FAR TO? 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Capacity-building workshop for the finalization and implementation of the Management Plan for the World Heritage site Stari Ras and Sopocani
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No heritage management plan has been completed or adopted in Serbia so far. Currently, a plan for the World Heritage site Gamzigrad – Romuliana is in the final stage of preparation and it is expected to be soon ready for public review. The preparation of a plan for the Stećci medieval tombstone as part of the nomination dossier is also underway, while the preparation of a plan for Stari Ras and Sopoćani is hugely delayed.
'Stari Ras and Sopoćani' is inscribed on the World Heritage list since 1979. Although several years have passed since the initial drafting of the document, the scarce awareness, involvement and ownership by the local communities with regard to the preparation of Plan, combined with an insufficient dialogue among the relevant stakeholders (representatives of the state planning and preservation institutions at both central and local level, representatives of religious communities, NGOs, the private sector, etc.) have severely hampered the process.
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Release DateNovember 06, 2012 (DVD)
MPAA RatingR
Duration97 min.
Production Budget$20 millions
StudioLionsgate Films
REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers Be the 1st!
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DirectorDavid Barrett
ProducerRandall Emmett, George Furla, 50 Cent, Matthew Rhodes, Andrew Deane
ScreenwriterTom O'Connor
- Josh Duhamel as Jeremy Coleman
- Bruce Willis as Mike Cella
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- 50 Cent as Lamar
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After witnessing the brutal murders of a convenient store owner and his son; firefighter, Jeremy Coleman nearly escapes with his life. As he is forced to testify against the crime lord, Hagan, he is placed in the witness protection program under the watch of the U.S. Marshalls. As his new identity becomes compromised Jeremy is forced to take an unexpected course of action in order to get is life back and save the lives of those he loves.


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I have been thinking about this since my last birth almost 1 1/2 years ago. I just found out we are expecting again (yay!), and I really want a UC. I have had midwife assisted hb for my two kids, and I'm just disappointed kind of. I want to do it myself with no poking, prodding, and fear (unfortunately, that's how the few m/w here are, and SO not supportive of UC either).
I'm kind of scared though, because my labors are long (1st over 50 hours, 2nd 30 hours from water breaking), and I bleed a lot from unknown causes during labor (but not after). My biggest fear is that I'll be stuck in the middle of another marathon labor, with no one to ask advice of that has knowlege and wisdom. I also want a UP, but IF there is an emergancy, I don't want me and baby treated like we have the plague.
Anyone with experiences like mine? Any wisdom to share?
Jenny - wife to one great guy, mama to three babies, with #4 due in January 2015!
Jenny - wife to one great guy, mama to three babies, with #4 due in January 2015!
Go for the UC if you are comfortable with it. I am planning that this time with my third. I was UPing until now. I have my first hospital midwife appointment at 24 weeks (mid-Jan.)
I decided I should try to get a bit of care so if there were an emergency they wouldn't treat me poorly either. I did UP with my second pregnancy but I was in Romania when I gave birth so I don't think they view things the same as in US. It was a terrible experience though. (I had wanted an UC with my second child too but nowhere to do it.)
Go with what feels right.
Happily married Christian SAHM of 2 boys, DD1 , and DD2 July 2013
I have no experience with labors that long, and I don't know how you cope with such long labors - but obviously, you do! If you think you can handle it, why not? This is a great forum to get more general information about UC, but of course the decision is your alone to make. Have you any idea what is the cause of your long labors? That might be a factor in your decision, too.
I did see your thread yesterday too, but my labors lasted eight and four hours (the last was a UC). I can't offer you any specific advice.
Dayiscoming: So you're just going the once to get on record?
Mittenskittens: I have a tilted uterus, I've heard that may play a part. Also, I wonder if the midwife's fear or whatever played a role, or even just having someone there. I am a very intuitive person who is sensitive to others feelings, also I don't like to be rushed (and having her there made me feel rushed), and I think I have performance anxiety. So there are many factors I think played a part. I'm hoping UC will shorten my labor since I will feel more comfy just me and my family. I don't want to get my hopes up too much though and be discouraged if I get another long one, that's what happened last time.
Jenny - wife to one great guy, mama to three babies, with #4 due in January 2015!
Yeah, I want to get on record but will probably go more than once as long as the midwives are nice and let me dictate what care I do and don't want while I'm there.
I had a really long labor with my first... Started on Saturday around noon, lasted until Tuesday at 12:43pm (I think.) almost 73 hours. Was in the hospital on and off.That was with a little pitocin at the end but I really don't think it helped me - my nurses and OB were probably just getting sick of me being there/coming up on a time limit or something. They didn't explain anything.
I don't know what positions you were in during your labor but I was mostly laying down a lot during my first so that might have also caused it to be longer besides the fact it was my first.
With my second I had read up on how to UC, mostly was left all by myself for the laboring except for a couple super annoying and painful vaginal exams that I didn't want. I maintained upright positions the whole time and pushed on hands and knees mostly. (against my Doc's wishes.) My labor lasted from about 8 am to around 6:45 pm. I think that the birthing environment is important but had a crappy one myself. I think UC allows for a better birthing environment for sure.
Happily married Christian SAHM of 2 boys, DD1 , and DD2 July 2013
It took the longest to get past 4 cm. Once I was at 7 he was born 47 min later. I think vag exams had something to do with it too, they were very painful (cervix very posterior), and I was very disappointed with the (lack of) progress.
Jenny - wife to one great guy, mama to three babies, with #4 due in January 2015!
On the up side, you won't have to deal with vaginal exams with a UC.
On the other hand, if you want a homebirth and want to have someone who's knowledgeable about birth there, you could ask a friend who's into birthy things to come or hire a doula.
Midwife (CPM, LDM) and homeschooling mama to:
14yo ds 11yo dd 9yo ds and 7yo ds and 2yo ds
I am a doula (and aspiring midwife), and I'm not sure I want anyone else there. But I do have a doula friend who is more experienced that i might ask to come...
We'll see. I have a lot of thinking and considering to do. I'll definitely be hanging around here and reading UC stories!
Jenny - wife to one great guy, mama to three babies, with #4 due in January 2015!
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Knee-high socks against dengue in Mandaue
PRE-SCHOOL children in Mandaue City are strongly encouraged to wear knee-high socks as part of the city's preventive measures against dengue.
This step will reduce skin exposure to insects.
Councilor Jimmy Lumapas, author of the City Council resolution enjoining parents, teachers and students to follow the measure, will be visiting kindergarten classes in 27 barangays to jumpstart the campaign. The resolution was approved last Wednesday.
"The best way to prevent dengue is to keep mosquitoes away,' he said.
Wear light colored clothes or long sleeves. Use mosquito repellants and wear knee-high socks, he said.
Lumapas has made the anti-dengue campaign a personal mission after his 19-year-old son was hospitalized for dengue. REPORTER Jucell Marie P. Cuyos
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Roger Clemens Ejected From Son's Game
By BEN WALKER
(AP) — Roger Clemens got tossed for a spitter. Ejected from a youth league game after his 10-year-old son was called out in a close play, Clemens was banished to the parking lot after an umpire said the Rocket spit a sunflower seed at him.
It happened Saturday in rural Craig, Colo., during a 10-and-under Triple Crown Sports tournament. The future Hall of Famer was away from the Houston Astros, as his team allows him to be when he's not pitching.
"It wasn't like he was shouting or came storming on the field, like a Mike Piazza moment," Ron Stapp, whose son made the phantom tag on Kacy Clemens on a steal attempt, said Monday.
Even so, Clemens wound up watching the rest of game from his car, peering over a fence as Kacy and the Katy (Texas) Cowboys lost to the Bakersfield (Calif.) Curve 11-5.
"I supported the umpire's decision and he respectfully left," field supervisor Jim Carpenter said.
A call to the Triple Crown coordinator for comment was not returned. Organizers did not identify the umpire.
"Roger told me he was signing autographs when the disputed call happened and didn't even see the play," said one of his agents, Randy Hendricks. "To his knowledge, no one ever asked him to leave.
"In his mind, it's a nonevent," Hendricks said.
Clemens was sitting in his own chair, behind a fence near the first base dugout, when Kacy was called out at second base in the middle innings.
Stapp's son Ryan made the tag – "my son admitted he missed him," the dad said – the Cowboys and their fans complained.
"But Roger never said a word," Katy manager Doug Hanson said. "He was holding his camcorder and never stood up. He didn't do anything wrong."
Hanson said the umpire, whom he described as being about 20 years old, walked over toward the bench.
"All of a sudden, I hear him say, 'He's outta here!'" Hanson said. "I asked him who because I thought it was one of my coaches. And then he says, 'Roger.'
"I couldn't believe it. I said to him, 'You just ejected Roger Clemens?' and he said, 'Yeah.'"
Hanson said the umpire told him that although Clemens didn't say anything, the pitcher spit a sunflower that hit the ump's pants cuff.
"There was a pile of 250 to 300 sunflower seeds there, I don't know how the umpire knew that was the one," Hanson said.
Carpenter was then summoned from an adjacent field and said it was time for Clemens to leave the premises. At that point, Clemens simply got up and left the Loudy-Simpson complex without an argument.
"He told me it wasn't worth it, that he didn't want to be distraction and to let the boys play ball," Hanson said.
Bakersfield manager Travis Sterling said he wasn't aware that Clemens had been ejected.
"I thought Roger had just gone over to the bleachers to sign more autographs. He signed a lot of them," Sterling said.
In fact, young Ryan Stapp approached Clemens shortly after his missed tag set off the episode.
"He signed my son's ball. He was real respectful and nice," Ron Stapp said.
Bakersfield won two more games and left town with the championship and several Clemens autographs.
Clemens was in northwest Colorado because his deal with the Astros gives him personal time to watch his four boys play sports. He pitched Houston past Arizona last Wednesday, and is scheduled to start Tuesday night when the Astros host Atlanta.
Clemens is 12-3 with a 2.77 ERA while pitching for his hometown team. When he's not playing, he's often at the fields with his sons.
"He knows more about baseball in his little finger than I'll ever know, but he's been great to have around this year," Hanson said. "He doesn't ask for any special treatment because of who he is."
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Letters: Marine and tea party
While you are in the military, be it Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, etc., you are still answerable to any violations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. – John Selbe, San Diego
Department of Defense policy states, "A member of the Armed Forces on active duty shall not speak before a partisan political gathering, including any gathering that promotes a partisan political party, candidate, or cause."
According to "Hearing today for anti-Obama Marine" (Local, April 5), two weeks ago U.S. Marine Gary Stein "gave a 10-minute speech and answered questions for another 10 minutes at a Fallbrook Tea Party meeting in Bonsall." How much clearer does the language have to be before Stein and his attorneys understand he should be discharged immediately? – Theo Chen, San Diego
As a veteran USMC officer – 1st Marine Division, Class of '56 – I am shocked and disturbed that Congressman Duncan Hunter is supporting Sgt. Gary Stein's attempt to introduce partisan politics into the armed forces. Hunter, as a former Marine, should be aware that unit discipline and commitment to mission would be severely compromised if partisan politics of any kind were permitted to contaminate any branch of the armed service. We are not a South American banana republic with its revolving door of military coups driven by the partisan interests of the day.
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David Meyler hopes a big preseason will help him break into the Sunderland first team.
The Irish midfielder feels he's now over his knee woes.
Meyler told The Journal: "I spoke to the manager at the end of last season and I told him I wanted to play. He said to me that was fine, but that I had to prove to him I was worthy of my place. So I am of the mind to push hard every day and give everything I've got to get in that Sunderland team. I did take a few weeks off over the summer, going on a holiday or two, but when I got back to Ireland I started extra training with my dad to work on fitness.
"My dad is quite a well known coach back home, working in different sports. He even thinks he knows a thing or two about soccer.
"So I trained away with him. I built up my upper strength and identified little things in my game that needed working on. He helped me improve and I feel that it's paid off.
"The Gaelic football is one of his. Now there is a proper man's game.
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Rain is on the way. Thunderstorms overnight are likely, but the National Weather Service says they shouldn't be severe.
After a high today near 61 – no threat to the record, 70, set in 1904 – there's a chance of showers before midnight. After midnight, thunderstorms generally south of the Missouri River might accompany the rain. The overnight low is 48, so it'll be rain, not snow. The chance of rain is 80 percent, and amounts of one-tenth to one quarter-inch are expected, though it could be heavier in areas with thunderstorms.
The thunderstorms could last as late as 9 a.m. Thursday, and the rain could go until noon. Then it clears off, with a high of 52. It'll be chilly Thursday night with a low of 27. Clear weather sticks around for a couple of days – highs of 49 Friday, 53 Saturday – and the next chance of rain comes Saturday night and Sunday.
National Weather Service, Pleasant Hill: www.weather.gov/kc
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