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Michael De Leon
Michael A. De Leon is a graphic designer by day, but wears many hats in his off time. In 2004, after several years of covering the Spurs, he started Project Spurs, a Spurs team fansite as an outlet to provide content to Spurs fans, while continuing to write for himself and learning the ins and outs of online publishing and web design. He has since built a writing team and started a popular weekly Spurs podcast called the Spurscast.
Monthly Archive for June, 2010
Splitter will be offered a contract and his thoughts on coming to the Spurs
By Jeff Garcia, Project Spurs According to elcorreo.com, El Baskonia will offer Tiago Splitter a contract which will run until 2015: Ante la más que posible marcha a la NBA de una pieza básica en su entramado, el club vitoriano va a realizar un último esfuerzo por retener al capitán azulgrana con una propuesta de […] [Read More]
Spurs to work out Tucker
By Jeff Garcia, Project Spurs Just a few days remain until the 2010 NBA Draft arrives and the San Antonio Spurs will be selecting at number 20 and 49, and the Spurs are still working out players. According to American Chronicle, Clay Tucker will be working out with the Spurs: "I have a tryout with (NBA) Washington […] [Read More]
A look at Texas' Damion James
By Jason Rogers, Project Spurs Though he has not participated in any pre-draft workouts for the San Antonio Spurs, there is quite a bit of Internet chatter about the possibility of Texas Longhorn star forward Damion James becoming a Spur on Thursday. In their mock draft, The Sporting News says this: 20. San Antonio. Damion […] [Read More]
Bonner. To resign or not to resign.
By Lance Fell, Project Spurs To sign or not to sign? That is the question. At least for the San Antonio Spurs' front office in regards to the "Red Rocket" Matt Bonner. Bonner, who made a reported $3.3 million dollars last season and finished his third year with the Silver and Black averaging seven points and three rebounds […] [Read More]
Spurscast #210: Talking Austin Toros and the NBDL
By Jeff Garcia, Project Spurs On this episode of the Spurscast, Mike and I were joined by Matt Hubert from Blog Talk BayHawk to discuss the Austin Toros and the players from the NBDL who were with the San Antonio Spurs last season. We review the play of Curtis Jerrells, Garrett Temple, and Cedric Jackson […] [Read More]
Spurs to work out Baylor's Lomers
By Jeff Garcia, Project Spurs The San Antonio Spurs will work out Josh Lomers from Baylor University as the 2010 NBA Draft nears: Lomers has been in the San Francisco/Oakland area for a few weeks training with Entersport and will stay there through the end of the week before he comes back to Texas. He'll […] [Read More]
A question for Ginobili
By Jeff Garcia, Project Spurs Recently, I was able to participate in a Q&A with San Antonio Spurs' guard Manu Ginobili at Spurs.com. Here was my question for Ginobili: JeffNYCMy question for you is after the Spurs season was over, you said, "Everybody could tell it wasn't enough, that we were not ever, probably, a […] [Read More]
Spurs to announce signing Splitter in July?
By Jeff Garcia, Project Spurs Looks like the wait for Tiago Splitter might be over. According to Tubasket.com, the San Antonio Spurs will sign Splitter in July when the NBA permits off-season signing: Los San Antonio Spurs anunciarán el fichaje de Tiago Splitter en julio, cuando la normativa NBA lo permita. If true, the Splitter […] [Read More]
What was missing in 2010?
By Jason Rogers, Project Spurs ( Editors note: Project Spurs would like to welcome a new staff-writer, Mr. Jason Rogers. Jason came from the Icemen Blog and will be bringing Spurs fans some great articles and views on the team. Project Spurs is pleased to have him on board. Please welcome, Jason and enjoy his debut post.) […] [Read More]
Former Spurs' coach Hill offered coaching job in Japan
By Jeff Garcia, Project Spurs Former San Antonio Spurs' coach, Bob Hill, has been offered the head coaching job in Japan for the Tokyo Apache according to the Japan Times. The Apache, coming off a 22-30 season under now-fired bench boss Motofumi Aoki, have offered the job to veteran mentor Bob Hill, hoop insiders have […] [Read More]
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This recipe is from happy home baking. I was attracted to these cookies due to its good amount of wholesome ingredients in the recipe. I agree with HHB and reckon the cookies are great. However, my son didn't like the walnuts and my husband think they are too "healthy" for him. "I want more butter in my cookies" he said. Oh well...I shall eat them all if my 2 men didn't like them.
Here is the recipe from HHB
(makes about 25~28 cookies, slightly less than 2" each)
90g butter, softened at room temperature
25g caster sugar
25g brown sugar
1 egg (weights about 60g with shell), lightly beaten
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
100g cake flour (or plain flour)
100g rolled oats
50g walnuts, coarsely chopped
60g dried cranberries, cut into smaller chunks
1. Preheat oven to 190 degrees. Line baking trays with parchment paper.
2. With manual whisk, cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until the mixture turns pale and fluffy (alternatively use an electric mixer if desired).
3. Dribble in the egg gradually. Mix well after each addition. Add in salt and vanilla extract, mix to incorporate into the batter.
4. Sift the flour over the batter, fold in with a spatula.
5. Add rolled oats, walnuts and dried cranberries. Mix well with the spatula.
6. Drop tablespoonfuls of the cookie dough onto the prepared baking tray. Leave some space between the cookies to allow for spreading (actually, they don't spread too much). Flatten each cookie dough slightly with the back of a fork, keeping the shape as even as possible.
7. Bake for 8~10 mins or until golden (my oven took 12~15mins). If necessary, rotate the baking tray halfway through the cooking time to ensure even browning. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in air-tight containers.
Happy Baking
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal Cookies
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Muscle aches and pains are common and can involve more than one muscle. Muscle pain also can involve ligaments, tendons, and fascia, the soft tissues that connect muscles, bones, and organs.
See also:
Muscle pain; Myalgia; Pain - muscles
Muscle pain is most frequently related to tension, overuse, or muscle injury from exercise or physically-demanding work. In these situations, the pain tends to involve specific muscles and starts during or just after the activity. It is usually obvious which activity is causing the pain.
Muscle pain also can be a sign of conditions affecting your whole body, like some infections (including the flu) and disorders that affect connective tissues throughout the body (such as lupus).
One common cause of muscle aches and pain is fibromyalgia, a condition that includes tenderness in your muscles and surrounding soft tissue, sleep difficulties, fatigue, and headaches.
The most common causes are:
Muscle pain may also be due to:
For muscle pain from overuse or injury, rest that body part and take acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Apply ice for the first 24 - 72 hours of an injury to reduce pain and inflammation. After that, heat often feels more soothing.
Muscle aches from overuse and fibromyalgia often respond well to massage. Gentle stretching exercises after a long rest period are also helpful.
Regular exercise can help restore proper muscle tone. Walking, cycling, and swimming are good aerobic activities to try. A physical therapist can teach you stretching, toning, and aerobic exercises to feel better and stay pain-free. Begin slowly and increase workouts gradually. Avoid high-impact aerobic activities and weight lifting when injured or while in pain.
Be sure to get plenty of sleep and try to reduce stress. Yoga and meditation are excellent ways to help you sleep and relax.
If home measures aren't working, your health care provider may prescribe medication or physical therapy, or refer you to a specialized pain clinic.
If your muscle aches are due to a specific disease, follow the instructions of your health care provider to treat the primary illness.
Call your health care provider if:
Call 911 if:
Your health care provider will perform a physical examination and ask questions about your muscle pain, such as:
Tests that may be done include:
Physical therapy may be helpful.
Bennett RM. Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 282.
Brinker MR, O'Connor DP, Almekinders LC, et al. Physiology of injury to musculoskeletal structures: 1. Muscle and tendon injury. In: DeLee JC, Drez D Jr, Miller MD, eds. DeLee and Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:chap 1, section A.
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The summer buddies trip is here, and you want to keep your body from giving out during your golf marathon. Focus on your hips and back, two vulnerable areas for golfers, according to Ralph Simpson, a former PGA Tour certified physical therapist. Do this each day of the trip:
Your Game Plan for 36 a Day
August 2008
In the Shower
While loosening up with a hot shower, stand at address with your back to a wall. Face forward, rotate your upper body and touch the wall with both hands in each direction 10 times.
On the First Tee
Stand in your address posture while holding a club at both ends. Reach toward the sky with your arms extended as high as they can go. While extended, lean left and right.
In the Fairway
Stand at address, hands on your hips. Turn your body into your finish position and hold (you should be braced against one leg, on your toes on the other). Repeat in the opposite direction.
At the Clubhouse
Take two Tylenol. A study suggests that acetaminophen (Tylenol) is just as effective as ibuprofen and naproxen for acute back pain and has fewer side effects.
In the Sack
For righties, sleep on your right side. Simpson believes this can help reduce back pain by countering spinal curvature brought on by repeatedly swinging in one direction.
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Step 4: Assembling the electronics box
Drill some holes on the end, clean up the sharp edges, and insert some rubber grommets. Insert the AC power cable, tie a knot in it to prevent it from slipping, and solder it to the circuit board. Make sure that the live and neutral wires are hooked to the right place. I had to check which wire was which on my multimeter--the "fat" prong on the plug side goes to neutral while the thin prong goes to hot/live. Also make sure to get a very solid soldered connection--you don't want this coming undone! The GFCI will help if anything goes seriously wrong, but you don't want to get to that point.
You'll need three wires for the other side--one for ground, one for LED positive, and one for the fan positive. Insert the wires through the grommet and tie another knot.
I don't have a picture here, but for the interior connection you'll want ground to go to the black wire from the board, of course, as well as LED positive to red. For the fan wire (yellow, here), you'll want to tie it to a reasonably beefy resistor (2 watt, 470 ohm is good). The other side of the resistor goes to the normal positive lead. Make sure to shrink-wrap everything.
When you finally test this, make sure to wear safety glasses the first time and stand back a ways. Nothing should go wrong if you've been careful, but in the worst case a component could explode and send shrapnel out. Be careful, and as before ASK FOR HELP if you aren't sure about the wiring. AC wall power is nothing to play around with.
I used Kapton double-sided tape to attach the board to the case, but you may want something more robust. The board had a large metal plate on the bottom that you can tap and screw into if you like. I may just go that myself, but for now the tape is sufficient (Kapton is strong and heat-resistant).
By the way, this circuit board handles any input voltage from 85 to 265, so it will work equally well anywhere in the world if you have the right plug.


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Jun 01 2008
Tornado Forming
My punks went to the big city to see a movie with their cousins yesterday, and as is customary, I met Missy at the end of our five-mile road when they returned so she wouldn't have to travail the gravel and the bumps and the curves. And as I was driving toward the highway, Missy called my phone and asked, "Um…are we supposed to be getting some bad weather?"—as if I was aware of anything going on in the world other than the "How Do I Look?" marathon I'd been watching on the Style Network all day. But I looked in the sky and sure enough, out of the blue everything had turned ominous and dark and gray. I continued to the highway, collected my punks, and by the time we were halfway home, a defined wall cloud had formed…and even seemed to follow us home. It was then that I knew it was going to be another one of those nights.
This year, after all, has been The Year of the Tornado, and the number of touchdowns compared to last year has absolutely skyrocketed. There's just something going on in the skies this year: the jet stream, the cool air, the warm air, the moon in the seventh house…whatever it is, the tornadoes just seem to love it.
Luckily, the huge cloud was straight east of our house and was moving east-southeast. This meant we could somewhat relax and watch it unfold…but it also meant it was headed straight for Pesky Tim's house—and then, straight for our small town.
Along the bottom of the forming funnel cloud was a roaring sea of rotation—and as I stood there looking at the sky, my stomach churned at the power in those clouds. There's just nothing like watching a tornado in its beginning stages, especially one this size. Since they're often either west of our house (i.e. headed right at us, so we're under the house) or wrapped in rain, it's rare that we have the opportunity to just sit and watch one form.
Rain eventually moved in and obscured our view, which was probably a good thing…
Because straight west of our house, another dangerous storm had formed and was heading our way.
The second storm wound up moving to the south of us, but eventually joined up with the first storm and kept on moving. The tornado tried to cause a little mischief, touching down in—but largely sparing—our small town.
This is just another day in the life of anyone living in Middle America in the spring of 2008. But strangely, as touch-and-go as it's been, I'm more aware than ever that this is exactly where I belong.
Because even as I stared into the center of this forming tornado last night, I knew I'd rather be here than in the middle of a 6.8 earthquake in Los Angeles.
Earthquakes. Now those things are scary.
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I'm Just Beachy On Monday, June 2 at 1:24 pm
The photos are beautiful!
Mama Jessi On Monday, June 2 at 1:37 pm
Glad you're safe–and your photography amazes me, every time I browse through your site…in spite of "danger lurking," you have an amazing ability to capture such beauty, even if it's scarey (like your son falling off the horse….a tornado in the distance, etc.). You are a gifted individual–my first time commenting on your blog–but I've been reading (and cooking your recipes) for 3 weeks and "I can't get enough of you!" LOL! Thanks for the inspiration, on so many levels!
Ruth Ann in East Texas On Monday, June 2 at 1:59 pm
i forgot to say how great the photos are! and i am sitting here wondering what your girls were thinking while they were standing there looking at the clouds. i used to love to sit on the porch and watch the thunderstorms with my daddy. still love to do that to this day.
michal On Monday, June 2 at 2:03 pm
i rarely comment but read your blog religiously. the photos in this one are absolutely breathtaking. the grass is so green, the clouds so amazing.
the earthquakes? been there, done that. tornados sound scarier to me.
susan On Monday, June 2 at 2:38 pm
BEAUTiful photos – love a good thunderstorm (without the tornadoes).
And those girls of yours are looking pretty stylin' – they'd fit in great in the Euro. neck of the woods.
AngAk On Monday, June 2 at 2:45 pm
Allysa in comment #8—that's just too funny!
PW, I have also wondered if you have storm cellars ala Wizard of Oz.
Eva On Monday, June 2 at 3:19 pm
Love the pictures – we are starting to get more and more tornadoes our way over the years but I have never seen on in person yet. I got the privilege of see two form last year, one on top of our driveway while I was mowing (it disappeared immediately) and one in the distance that I managed to get a picture of. I love the pictures storm clouds produce – some of my favorites.
The first picture is my favorite – the girls, the grass, the stone and the storm clouds in the distance. Just beautiful. Definitely one to frame.
Courtney On Monday, June 2 at 3:32 pm
See, now I'd have to disagree. I'd much rather deal with earthquakes than torandos or hurricanes. Maybe that's only be cause I live in California and have only dealt with little tremors in the Central Valley and not the big guys in San Francisco. Tornados and hurricanes seem to happen much more frequently than earthquakes. But I'm sure if I lived in the midwest it'd be a different story.
Heather in CA On Monday, June 2 at 4:05 pm
Um, I live in Cali. I thought I was used to earthquakes until Northridge 1994. Now I jump when a train passes by and makes the ground shake.
And not that it might deter me or anything, but can you hold the Ranchelor AFTER tornado season? Yeah, thanks.
Holly On Monday, June 2 at 4:19 pm
What beautiful photos!I'm from Oklahoma too, and don't live too far from you. Your photo's are better than those they had on the news!
Aunt Rhody On Monday, June 2 at 4:31 pm
Amen! Lived in California. Lived in Texas. I'll take Texas any day.
Yvette On Monday, June 2 at 4:40 pm
I'm glad you and your family are okay. Like you I would rather ride out a storm than an earthquake. I have a brother who lives in California, and he doesn't seem to mind that the earth moves! He's the crazy one in the family.
cinhiker On Monday, June 2 at 5:58 pm
Your first pic of the tornado is spectacular!! I wondered if your girls were frightened or just plain fasinated? Once again you prove that we live in a grand and glorious world.
Im so grateful that this one passed you by!!
anna On Monday, June 2 at 8:29 pm
Well, tornadoes happen all the time, several times a year, and can happen anywhere. That's why they scare me more than earthquakes. I've lived in California all my life, and can only remember two major earthquakes in that entire time, only one of which I was close enough to the epicenter to feel. While they can be a heck of a lot more damaging, I'll take my chances just because they're much rarer.
Debbie On Monday, June 2 at 8:35 pm
I'm feelin ya! We are headed into hurricane season here in Florida.
misha On Monday, June 2 at 9:43 pm
i hate this time of year b/c of hurricanes. i live in south fl and the news just insane whenever a hurricane forms (usually at least a week away from land). I just cant stand to watch the news, it makes me so anxious. But if one comes near, or is just a cat 1 (though one of those dropped a GIANT tree in the middle of my driveway) I love it. I find bad weather so exciting. The last hurricane that was near i lived in an evacuation zone (26 fl ocean front) but they only recommended we evacuate, they didnt demand it so I stayed up all night watching glued to the floor to ceiling windows. But they are so strange. Hurricane Andrew (cat 5) but very far south destroyed most every tree and patio in our hood. But ours stayed. Then a measly cat 1 (Katrina) came and the house went through the eye wall so everything was trashed. The suddenness of a tornado is scary but i think it beats the anxiety and length of a hurricane. Yeah, they can last from 5 hours to 3 days. I NEVER want to stuck in a 3 day hurricane. It happened to some unfortunate central american country a few years ago.
anna On Monday, June 2 at 10:01 pm
Is it weird that pictures like these make me miss my home state?
Dee Dee On Monday, June 2 at 10:06 pm
I'm sure glad all of y'all are okay. Tornados – even tornado watches – scared the bejeebers out of me all of the 14 years I lived in Missouri. I'll take our west coast rocking and rolling over that any old day.
Cat On Monday, June 2 at 10:10 pm
I was in Dallas a couple of years ago for a conference, and there was a tornado watch on. What amazed me was the huge television coverage, where the storm was, what it was doing, reports from behind the storm line, it was amazing to watch.
We have had little wee tornadoes a couple of times up here (Central Ontario), they always seem to catch us by surprise and they're always front page news over the next few days. About 3 years ago we had one in my town that damaged 4 houses, that was a big one for us.
I can't imagine having tornadoes to worry about on a regular basis. Or earthquakes, for that matter.
Aliendoc On Monday, June 2 at 11:43 pm
Incredible pictures. Tough fight – being swallowed by the earth or sucked up into the sky by a gi-normous wind tunnel. We felt the tremors here in beijing a couple of weeks ago from that devastating quake down in sichuan – I can't imagine what it must have been like in the epicenter. Tragic.
Jackie W transplanted Okie On Tuesday, June 3 at 12:05 am
Your pond is really full.
Love your stone drive.
Just as I read this yesterday morn our internet went out & just came back on. 36 hours without was making me antsy.
Was gonna warn you that more rain was headed your way.
What movie did they see or has that been answered ?
Andrea On Tuesday, June 3 at 12:59 am
Tornadoes terrify me! The only tornado that has touched down in my city was almost 21 years ago, and I was a month old. So every year they do a memorial. Anyways, so as a kid I'd always hear about it every summer, and so from when I was 5 until I was 14, I would not go to sleep until I looked at the the sky a few hundred times to make sure there was no funnel clouds. I also had a bag full of my favorite things by my bed so if my house got destroyed I'd have them. Also, it always had candy. Heh.
I also remembered how terrified I was when I was 7 or 8 and a tornado was forming just a bit away from my daycare I was in. Fortunately it didn't touch down.
Lara Hurley On Tuesday, June 3 at 8:23 am
So, you never said, did the girls get to meet up with Aunt Missy later for their trip to see "Sex and the City"??
Tanya On Tuesday, June 3 at 9:15 am
I love these pictures. I grew up in Tornado Alley and now live just outside NYC. Kind of the reverse of your life! Actually, the more I think about it, I may be Bizzarro Ree. Moved from a farm to the city; on the east coast, not the west … refuse to homeschool my kids and send them to private school instead … and I'm not funny at all. Hmmm … very interesting. Anywho, I miss those skies. We just don't get magnificent skyscapes like that here. They're so looming and powerful, evidence of a Creator we rarely see here. Thanks for sharing!
Krista On Tuesday, June 3 at 10:11 am
Tornado…..that is SO scary. You took some beautiful pictures though. I love that pond. Its so pretty. I am very jealous of your country life. I always wanted to live in the country. Maybe some day. My family and I moved to MO when I was a kid. I was in heaven. We didn't live there long though.
herbiehancock On Tuesday, June 3 at 10:41 am
Those are great pics! Realism is the best form of Art!
ladybughugs On Tuesday, June 3 at 10:59 am
We don't get a lot of tornadoes around here. Or earthquakes. Hurricanes, yes, but they're not as strong as they are along the southern shores. I can live with that. I think the tornado thing would have me in fits.
Cyndi B. On Tuesday, June 3 at 11:54 am
I'm a transplanted Californian in Michigan…I'll take a tornado over a earthquake any day, you get more warning!!
Jessica On Tuesday, June 3 at 12:02 pm
Wow! So beautiful, even given the threat! Earthquakes are the worse, I loathe earthquakes. What scares me most is the sound that earthquakes make- that middle earth kind of guttural groan. Creepy.
Lauralee Elliott On Tuesday, June 3 at 12:22 pm
"It's A Beautiful Morning" by The Young Rascals brings back the memory of my first son being born in 1969. It was such a glorious event and everyday I woke up thrilled to be with him. This song is the best!
Monya On Tuesday, June 3 at 1:05 pm
Babe, by Styx takes me back to that relationship-the one that got away. Def Leppard takes me back to highschool when I was trying to be a girl who liked hard rock, but I really don't. The Carpenters take me back to the days of angst…
Cynthia Thompson On Tuesday, June 3 at 2:44 pm
As a child, growing up (or being "reared" as was often said) in Oklahoma, these kinds of scenes were so exciting to me! I am thrilled by big storms, thunder and lightning to this day! While storms can sometimes be destructive, how these heavens display the power and glory of creation's Creator. Thank you, PW, for reminding me of my roots, my family farm and the good, wholesome people of Oklahoma!
Susan Riley On Tuesday, June 3 at 5:06 pm
Song that takes me back: Elton John's Crocodile Rock
linda smith On Tuesday, June 3 at 5:12 pm
My song from the past is" twelveth of never" by donny osmond. I was heartbroken when he married when i was in junior high.
Love your site and your photos.
You keep me laughing…
Ree S. On Tuesday, June 3 at 5:35 pm
My song is "butterfly" by mariah carey. I was just crushed when my college love broke my heart, and that song gave me hope. Turns out, he wasn't the right one for me, but it really helped get me through.
Your pictures are absolutely amazing.
Trude On Tuesday, June 3 at 5:39 pm
Awesome storm photos! For the record, I would much rather have an earthquake that's over and done with in a few seconds rather than sitting through a storm all night – way too scary!!
And speaking of storm photos, check these out, I think they may be of that same system: http://www.moosenewsblog.com/
Gretchyn On Tuesday, June 3 at 8:08 pm
Oooh, you'd take tornadoes over an earthquake? Not me! We moved to the Midwest from Seattle a few years back, and I'd take the earthquake any day of the week. Tornadoes scare the durn pee right out of me!
selena On Tuesday, June 3 at 11:38 pm
fantastic photos! i have a thing for tornados =)
ps- i love journey as well
liz armstrong On Wednesday, June 4 at 12:25 am
delightful pictures! i can't even imagine dealing with a tornado….i have lived in california all my life, now in the central valley in a cow/dairy town…..earthquakes aren't too bad, we don't get them every year!!! just to look at your tornado pictures makes me want to run to the bathroom and pee! you are a brave girl!!! be safe!
Muriel On Wednesday, June 4 at 12:57 am
Are you kidding me?! I'd rather be in our earthquakes than walk up from underground to a demolished home, then look over at the neighbors' perfectly untouched place. At least in an earthquake, everyone's in it together. ;D
I don't know, we are the disaster capital of the world…did you hear we got our own tornadoes in Riverside recently? Apparently California just gets it all.
Kathy On Wednesday, June 4 at 6:41 am
Thanks for the great pictures. I've wondered if any of the recent Oklahoma tornadoes were close to you. The pictures bring back a lot of Minnesota memories. . .I haven't missed those storms, since moving to Idaho. Though I miss my Minneapolis information/weather radio station. My first 'kinda' storm here in Idaho, I searched in vain for good old WCCO, or something similiar. Thankfully, here it's usually just some darkening skies and a lot of rain. Stay safe.
Daisy On Wednesday, June 4 at 7:39 am
Not meaning to be pesky but as an adult my favorite siinger/songwriter is Leonard Cohen. I'm Your Man makes me feel weak at the knees !
Daisy On Wednesday, June 4 at 7:55 am
Here in Florida, hurricane season has begun. Joy. I am a 5th generation Florida Cracker so unless the storm is huge, I am pretty much enjoying the show.
I love your photos Ree, and I love your site. I homeschooled for 13 years so I totally get that. I quit and put my youngest in school after losing my oldest son to a car accident. My heart just went out of it. Anyway the baby graduates next year and apparantly his "homeskoolin" didn't make him an idiot. He's making all A's and B's. heehee.
Sylvia On Friday, June 6 at 4:31 am
Haha, yes – I do not miss earthquakes AT ALL. My son's never lived in California (he thinks it's rather exciting that I am from Los Angeles – do your punks?) and asks me shouldn't he know what to do in case we have one here in Southern Spain. Yes, move north.
Barb On Sunday, June 8 at 9:09 pm
I'm from the Midwest but up North where there are basements, here in Tx there aren't any so I'm much more nervous about tornadoes. Hiding in a closet on a slab foundation isn't the same thing at all. Do you have a basement?
Thomas On Wednesday, June 25 at 5:03 pm
Just curious, but are you in Big XII country or Big 10 country?
Sonya On Thursday, July 17 at 1:07 pm
Just in case you are checking on new messages in old posts, I have to say that your pictures are absolutely breathtaking! So crisp, clean and unfussy! I was living in L.A. during the Northridge earthquake. I grew up there so I know all about those things. If you were there for the Northridge quake, I'd like to hear about your experience!
alex On Wednesday, August 6 at 4:17 pm
we have lots of tornadoes we might have one tonight but i am use to it. It is sun and sun right now


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CS Sfaxien coach Mrad Mahjoub has praised the dedication and sacrifice of his players after the Tunisian club celebrated reaching their first African Champions League final on Saturday.
The veteran coach, fired a year ago by Tunisian champions Esperance after their CAF Champions League group phase exit, said their total focus on the task had helped Sfax overcome South Africa's Orlando Pirates in their semi-final.
"I want to congratulate my players for their application and their sacrifice which led to the win over Pirates," said Mahjoub. "We passed the ball well, held possession and pinned our opponents in their own half. We have sacrificed a lot since the start of the season, neglecting our league form, to keep up our chances of getting to the final of the Champions League."
Fully deserved
Sfaxien had done much of the work in the first leg in Johannesburg last month, gaining a goalless draw and a crucial advantage in the return leg. However, A 40th minute goal by Tarek Ziadi in the second leg in Sfax ensured a 1-0 aggregate victory and a continuation of their fairytale run in Africa's top club competition. Ziadi was the quickest to react after Pirates' goalkeeper Avril Phadi failed to hold onto a powerful shot from Joetex Frimpong.
Indeed, it was only the excellent goalkeeping of Phadi which restricted the Tunisians to a single goal over the two matches. In Saturday's match alone Ziadi and Frimpong were frustrated time and time again as Pirates spent the majority of the match camped inside their own half.
However, the night also belonged to the passionate fans of CS Sfaxien who have now witnessed their team emerge from the shadows of their most successful Tunisian counterparts, Esperance and Etoile Sahel.


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A sex offender now accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl was paroled from prison with the express agreement he attend counseling and regular sex offender treatment programs, but he didn't comply with those conditions.
Police Arrest Thornton Man Wanted For Sexual Assault On A Child
Police in Washington state have arrested a man wanted for sexual assaulting a 9-year-old girl.
Police in Thornton are searching for a sexual assault suspect who allegedly assaulted a 9-year-old girl.


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Dr. Pennebaker: "Um, what? UT researchers find that people who say 'like' are more thoughtful"
Posted: June 23, 2014
CultureMap Austin online reported on the results of a recent study published in The Journal of Language and Social Psychology by Professor Pennebaker and researchers at the Department of Psychology on five common filler words (I mean, you know, like, uh, um).
In the aptly titled, "Um ... Who Like Says You Know: Filler Word Use as a Function of Age, Gender and Personality," a group of researchers from the university's Department of Psychology studied the use of five common filler phrases. The paper's authors analyzed the use of "I mean," "you know," "like," "uh" and "um" in transcripts recorded by a device called the Electronically Activated Recorder.
The EAR (kudos to scientists using straightforward acronyms) sampled the conversations of participants in the study over several days. By studying 263 transcripts from five separate studies, researchers looked to objectively measure what the use of these fillers meant about a user's personality.
Simple filled pauses such as "uh" and "um" were used at comparable rates across all genders and ages. However, so-called discourse markers including "like," "you know" and "I mean" were more common "among women, younger participants and more conscientious people," according to the paper. These findings further suggest that "filler word use can be considered a potential social and personality marker."
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Marshall in C-USA finals
May. 10, 2013 @ 07:36 PM
TULSA, Okla. — Marshall will play Houston on Saturday for the Conference USA softball tournament championship.
Marshall, the fourth-seed, defeated UAB in the semifinals Friday, 1-0.
No. 2 seed Houston won its semifinal against Tulsa, 3-0.
The Saturday, noon, championship game is televised on the CBS Sports Network.
Get more of this story in Saturday's edition of The Herald-Dispatch in print and online.


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Brendan Rodgers insisted his side's performance deserved much more than the 2-1 defeat they suffered to Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday as he confirmed injuries to Daniel Agger and Fabio Borini will require further assessment.
Borini was replaced by Suso at half-time after picking up an ankle injury, while Agger was carried from the field with 10 minutes remaining after sustaining a knock to his knee.
Rodgers told his post-match press conference: "Fabio had a badly swollen ankle and was struggling to put any sort of force on the floor, so we'll assess that tomorrow and see how he is. It looked badly bruised at half-time.
"Daniel Agger we'll need to wait and see. It didn't look so good with his knee, and some of the medics were saying he may have a problem with his medial ligament, but we'll to assess that over the next 24 hours and look at it again tomorrow."
Liverpool dominated the contest for long periods, but were dealt a blow when they were reduced to 10 men shortly before half-time after Jonjo Shelvey was shown a red card following a challenge with visiting defender Jonny Evans.
Nonetheless, Steven Gerrard fired the Reds into the lead shortly after the interval before full-back Rafael levelled up the game with a curling effort.
United were then awarded a penalty with 14 minutes remaining after Glen Johnson was adjudged to have fouled Antonio Valencia in the box, which was converted by Robin van Persie.
"I'm bitterly disappointed with the result - I thought the best team lost," Rodgers told his post-match press conference.
"What we could control, I thought the players and the performance level was outstanding. What you can't control is decisions by the referee.
"We're bitterly disappointed it didn't go our way today, but performance wise I thought the players were outstanding.
"We dominated the majority of the game, even with 10 men, but it didn't go our way."
Rodgers was left disappointed by refereeing decisions that saw Shelvey sent off, Antonio Valencia win a penalty for United and Luis Suarez denied a spot-kick after he went down under a challenge from Jonny Evans with the scoreline tied at 1-1.
On the red card, the manager said: "If Jonjo Shelvey gets sent off, Jonny Evans has to get sent off. If you watch the replays, if Jonjo's got sent off for both feet leaving the ground, then Jonny Evans has to get sent off for that as well.
"It's a tackle a player has to go for. It's also a tackle the Manchester United player has to go for - but the Liverpool player can't get sent off for it and the Manchester United player stay on the field.
"I thought it was a very, very harsh decision and throughout the game that's how it went for us. A number of decisions went against us and that [the sending off] ended up costing us the game."
He continued: "I think everyone will see it was never a penalty. Glen Johnson has made a fantastic recovery run back in and I don't know why Valencia goes down. It was certainly never a penalty. Then, at the other end, Luis Suarez gets a toe to the ball looking to go around the defender, he gets the contact, goes down and doesn't get a penalty.
"The only help we got today was from the crowd, who were absolutely phenomenal right the way through the game and I think they respect and appreciate what we're trying to do.
"Decisions didn't go our way, for sure."
The result means Liverpool are still awaiting their first Barclays Premier League win under Rodgers - but the boss remains confident his team are heading in the right direction after a performance from which many positives can be derived.
He said: "I remember Arsenal last year didn't get off to a great start. I think performance wise, everyone can see the growth in the group. There are a lot of young players looking to define a style of play. I think we're seeing that and seeing some a lot of positive moments in the games, particularly over the last couple of weeks.
"There has definitely been growth and I've got great confidence. Very, very soon our luck will change and we'll do what it takes to win games - and when we do, I believe we'll fly."
One such positive was the performance of Spanish teenager Suso, who replaced the injured Fabio Borini at half-time and turned in an impressive display on his first appearance in the Barclays Premier League.
"Fabio goes off and young Suso came on and I think you could see the excitement," said Rodgers. "There are a group of young players here who hopefully in the next few years can take the club forward.
"We'll have to wait and see with the injuries, but on the other hand the positives are some young players are getting an opportunity and doing very well."
Before the game, Anfield paid its respects to the 96 people who lost their lives at Hillsborough in the first home game since the release of the Independent Panel's report.
United also paid tribute, with both sets of players wearing jackets with 96 printed on the back and Old Trafford ambassador Sir Bobby Charlton presenting Ian Rush with a bouquet of flowers to lay at the memorial.
"This was my first involvement in a game of this magnitude and it was a privilege and a pleasure to manage the club," said Rodgers. "The work Ian Ayre has done to organise the tributes has been fantastic.
"As I said before the game, we are two leading and iconic clubs and we have an obligation - morally and socially - to show we can respect and I felt that was done today."
"There is an intense rivalry here, and you don't want that to end because that's a part of what makes this the biggest game in British football."
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Ohio utility overseer: Give clean energy requirements timeWritten by Associated Press | | email@example.com
Ohio's top utility regulator urged Gov.-elect John Kasich on Dec. 13 to keep clean energy standards in place — at least for his first couple of years in office.
Alan Schriber, set to retire as chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, said a requirement that utilities produce 25 percent of their electricity from solar, wind and other clean energy sources by 2025 deserves time to be tested before Kasich makes any changes to the mandates.
During the 2010 governor's race, Kasich said he might seek repeal of the advanced energy thresholds laid out in a sweeping energy bill pushed by Gov. Ted Strickland if they prove to be driving up energy costs.
"We haven't given it a good chance yet. I'd say give it time," Schriber said in an interview with The Associated Press. "There's no reason to rush into it. There's certainly a lot of other things that are more compelling in this state to take care of."
The commission Schriber chairs approved rules for the production of renewable energy in April 2009, roughly a year after the state law was enacted. It called for 12.5 percent of electricity sold in the state to come from renewable sources by 2025 and another 12.5 percent to come from "advanced" energy sources, such as clean coal and nuclear power.
Spokesman Rob Nichols said Monday that Kasich has no plans to fight the thresholds for the time being. He said his opponents exaggerated Kasich's concerns about the mandates during the fall campaign against Strickland, who signed them into law in 2008.
"He (Kasich) doesn't oppose the energy standard. He supports increasing renewable generation and wants to do everything possible to support development of an alternative energy market in the state," Nichols said. "Of course, anything where there's a major adverse impact on business, we would look at."
Using alternative energy will certainly increase energy costs — at least initially. The goal of the clean energy standards is to get electric companies to use forms of energy other than coal — the least expensive option, but also the dirtiest.
"Alternative energy is definitely a more costly option than baseload coal and nuclear power — and probably natural gas as well, since prices have been falling," said Ellen Raines, a spokeswoman for Akron-based FirstEnergy.
Raines said the company has pointed out the potential impact on consumers when targets were being studied.
"Certainly whatever added costs are related to alternative energy standards are going to be borne by customers," she said.
Strickland spokeswoman Amanda Wurst said the law caps consumer cost increases associated with imposing the alternative energy standard at 3 percent.
"Overall, the governor thought the aggressive advanced and renewable energy portfolio standard with the benchmarks was important because this was how Ohio would grow this industry and create jobs that could not be outsourced," Wurst said. "The advanced energy industry played on Ohio's greatest strengths — research and development, a strong college and university system, and our historic strength in manufacturing."
As Ohio's chief utility regulator for nearly 12 years, Schriber said he believes alternative energy can work, given time. He's scheduled to retire Dec. 31.
Schriber said no wind generation has been established in Ohio yet, despite approval by the PUCO and generous government incentives. The solar market is doing slightly better.
"A couple years down the road, I think we'll all have the opportunity to see what has transpired," Schriber said. "Things are moving so rapidly technologically, we'll all have to see."
AEP-Ohio spokeswoman Terri Flora agreed.
"New technology-wise, it does cost consumers more at this time. But, like all these kinds of deals that you go into, it requires long-term commitments that will eventually bring the costs down," she said. "Think of DVDs or anything else. At first they're expensive, then the price goes down as they become more common. I think what Kasich's trying to do is come to a conclusion on this that's beneficial to all stakeholders — and we think he's right to do that."
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Does the Studios need a new ride?
All they got for the HCOE was Lights, Motors, Action! Granted, MK also got a show, but they've also gotten new rides more recently. Epcot and AK got E-ticket rides. New Pixar related rides/attractions are soon to open in all parks except...the Studios. Actually, the Studios is the only park wo/ a Pixar themed attraction.
What was the last real attraction that the Studios got besides the stunt show? (Narnia doesn't really count.) It seems like it was Rock-n-Roller Coaster for the 100 years of magic celebration or maybe Playhouse Disney Live on Stage.
Since EE has been built in MK, the Studios is sure to take the #4 spot in WDW theme park attendance. I think the Studios needs to step it up and get rid of monstrous attractions like Sounds Dangerous. What do you think?


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HOUSE Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. on Monday scheduled plenary debates on his resolution seeking to amend only the economic provisions of the Constitution, preempting moves by allies of President Benigno Aquino III who want the amendments to include the lifting of term limits to enable Aquino to run for a second term.
"It is now submitted to the plenary for debate. I will push for the revision on economic provisions only as planned," Belmonte told the Manila Standard.
Belmonte said the resolution is up for sponsorship next week when the House resumes its session after a week-long break due to holidays.
Davao City Rep. Mylene Garcia-Albano, chairman of the House committee on constitutional amendments, is expected to deliver the sponsorship speech on the floor.
The resolution, principally authored by Belmonte, with 35 other lawmakers as co-authors, was approved by Garcia-Albano's panel unanimously.
Lawmakers opposed to amendments to the political provisions of the Constitution were suspicious that the Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas and the Liberals would use Belmonte's resolution as a vehicle to insert changes to the term limits and other non-economic provisions.
The lawmakers cited Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone, who was one of Belmonte's 35 co-authors in the House resolution.
Evardone, LP spokesman, has been campaigning for the revision of the political provisions that would allow the President a reelection.
Valenzuela City Rep. Sherwin Gatchalian, an ally of Belmonte in the Nationalist People's Coalition, withdrew his support for the amendment of economic provisions after the LP leaders started pushing for the inclusion of political provisions.
Belmonte assured the 116 LP members that he would not allow changes to the political provisions, however.
Belmonte's resolution seeks to amend seven articles of the Constitution that deal with economic provisions.
A vote of three-fourths of all its members with each house voting separately is required for the approval of the revisions.
Former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño said Aquino and his allies in Congress have now resorted to the extreme act of amending the Constitution just to preserve the pork barrel system.
"It's all about money — stealing the people's money and wanting to get away with it," Casiño said.
Casiño said it was about President Aquino's wish to clip the Supreme Court's powers through charter change.
"Why is the President suddenly interested in curtailing the powers of the Supreme Court? Because the SC dealt serious blows against the pork barrel system. The Pork Barrel King and his minions in Congress will have a hard time enjoying their pork if the SC continues to check on them," Casiño said.
"Even as we speak, the Palace and the administration-dominated Congress have connived to create new pork barrel mechanisms to undermine the SC's decision on the PDAF, as proven by the expose of ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio.
"They are also conniving to institutionalize the DAP in the 2015 budget by redefining savings and allowing cross-border transfers," he said.
"What more if the SC's powers to check on them are clipped?" he said.
Casino called on the public to attend the "Stand Up, Sign Up Against All Pork" rally in Luneta on Aug. 25, the anniversary of the Luneta Million People March Against the Pork Barrel. With Maricel V. Cruz
By Christine F. Herrera August 19, 2014 Manila Standard Today Read more: http://manilastandardtoday.com/2014/08/19/speaker-jumps-gun-on-roxas-s-cha-cha/


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Claim Your Account Power Point Presentation
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- Your CUNYfirst username typically will be your first name and last name, with a dot in-between the two names. Added to that would be the last two digits of your EMPLID.
For example, John Smith would be john.smith12
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|L. Whitney Clayton
|First Quorum of the Seventy
|March 31, 2001(aged 51)
|Called by
|Gordon B. Hinckley
|Presidency of the Seventy
|April 5, 2008(aged 58)
|Called by
|Thomas S. Monson
|Personal details
|Lyndon Whitney Clayton III
February 24, 1950
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
|Kathy Ann Kipp
Lyndon Whitney Clayton III (born February 24, 1950) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2001 and a member of the church's Presidency of the Seventy since 2008.
Clayton was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and attended the University of Utah. He served as a full-time missionary of the LDS Church in Peru. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance and earned a law degree at the University of the Pacific.[1] Clayton was a partner in the Newport Beach, California–based law firm of Call, Clayton and Jensen.[2]
Clayton married Kathy Ann Kipp in the Salt Lake Temple on August 3, 1973, and they are the parents of seven children.
Clayton served previously in the LDS Church as a bishop, stake high councilor, counselor in a mission presidency, regional representative, and area seventy. At the time of his call as an area seventy, Clayton was living in Irvine, California.[3]
Clayton was called a general authority and member of the First Quorum of the Seventy in 2001. Previous assignments as a general authority have included serving as both a counselor and as president of the church's South America South Area and as an Assistant Executive Director of the Family and Church History Department. When Clayton was called to the Presidency of the Seventy on April 5, 2008,[1] he was assigned supervisory responsibility for the church's North America West and North America Northwest areas.[4] Since January 2012, he has supervised the church's work in the three geographical areas within Utah.
- ^ a b "L. Whitney Clayton". Grampa Bill. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ Church News, April 14, 2001
- ^ Church News, August 5, 1995.[full citation needed]
- ^ Church News, June 7, 2008.[full citation needed]
- "Elder L. Whitney Clayton Of the Seventy," Ensign, May 2001, p. 104
- "Elder L. Whitney Clayton," Liahona, May 2008, p. 133
External links[edit]
- "General Authorities: Elder L. Whitney Clayton", lds.org
- Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: L. Whitney Clayton
- Deseret News listing of the First Quorum of the Seventy (from before the April 2007 General Conference)
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Week 33
Your Baby
How big is my baby?
Fetal size: crown-rump 30cm (12 inches), crown-toe 43cm (19.4 inches). Fetal weight: 2 kg (4.4 pounds).
Until Week 20, your baby spent most of its time in a wakeful state. Between Weeks 20 and 28, he/she started to have periods of activity and quiet. After Week 28 your baby started to experience active sleep (eyes and body moving, heart rate speeding up then slowing down, facial expressions changing, and changing breathing patterns). From Week 28 onwards, it is likely that your baby starts to develop a pattern of deep sleep and active sleep. During the active sleep periods, your baby's brain undergoes stimulation, which probably helps it to mature.
Your Pregnancy
What pregnancy symptoms will I be experiencing?
Up to and including Week 33, your weight gain should be between 10 and 12.5 kilos (22-28 pounds). You may start to gain weight faster from this week on, as your baby also grows very rapidly at this time.
It's important to keep eating well, and to ensure that you don't skip any meals. You will probably need to eat smaller meals more frequently due to the lack of space in your abdomen and the incidence of heartburn.
At this stage of your pregnancy, you may find that your vaginal discharge has increased. You may also leak small amounts of urine due to increased pressure on your bladder. If you are concerned that you are leaking more fluid than you should be, or if you have had a gush of water, visit your health care professional to ensure that your membranes haven't ruptured.
As you become more uncomfortable, it's only natural to wonder about the comfort of your baby. Your baby will let you know if it is uncomfortable in the womb, probably by moving about and elbowing and kicking you! Other than a lack of space, your baby is probably quite comfortable in the womb, enjoying the warmth and muffled sounds in utero.
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June 13, 2008
DES MOINES, Iowa - University of New Mexico senior Robert Caldwell capped his sensational collegiate career by finishing sixth to earn All-America honors in the men's pole vault finals this evening at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium. The Socorro, N.M. product cleared 17' 2 3/4" (5.25m) to become the Lobos' first outdoor All-American in the event since 1991. It was the second All-America award for Caldwell, who finished tied for eighth at the 2006 NCAA Indoor Championships.
Caldwell cleared the opening bar of 16' 8 3/4" (5.10m) on his first attempt and surpassed the 17-foot mark on hi second run. He missed, however, on all three attempts at 17' 6 1/2" (5.35m).
As expected, it was a hard-fought, unpredictable competition between the 15 finalists. Clemson senior Mitch Greeley, who was one of the favorites entering Friday, exited without clearing a single bar. Texas freshman Maston Wallace, however, won the event after becoming the only man to surpass 17' 6 1/2".
Caldwell was one of six men to clear 17' 2 3/4", but his two attempts at the bar caused him to slip to sixth. He still joined Simon Arkell as the only Lobos' to earn outdoor All-America honors in the event and the lone UNM vaulters to earn All-America accolades twice in their career.
Earlier, through the first four events of the women's heptathlon competition, New Mexico junior Sandy Fortner finished 14th with a score of 3,293 - just 66 points shy of seventh place.
Fortner opened the day with a personal record time of 14.34 in the 100-meter hurdles (17th), followed by a solid mark of 5' 5 1/2" (1.66m) in the high jump (T-12th). She continued her climb with a toss of 42' 3 1/2" (12.89m) in the shot put (5th), followed by a time of 25.56 in the 200 meters (18th).
The product of tiny Fort Sumner, N.M. resumes competition tomorrow afternoon with the long jump, javelin and 800-meter run. Fellow junior and New Mexico product Katie Coronado (Ruidoso, N.M.) will also be in action on Saturday in the finals of the women's javelin.


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You are currently browsing the tag archive for the 'Bluefin' tag.
Name that tug? Answer follows.
Kodiak . . . this is a new one for me and a one-off trip for the vessel?
The tug here is
Liberty Service. And yes, that's Chesapeake Coast in the distance.
McKinley Sea leads Bluefin in from the anchorage. I'm not sure why Bluefin is still gray.
This is an impressive lineup in the late fall afternoon light: the McAllisters Kate, Bruce, Helen, Brothers, Brian . . and more.
This vessel I truly don't know. It's new in the harbor, and I have a hunch . . . but will keep that to myself.
And the mystery tug at the start of this post was none other than W. O. Decker. Here's one of my favorite set of old photos of Decker. Here are many others.
All photos very recently by Will Van dorp.
Bergen Point, a 1958 Blount product, coming through the Narrows last weekend. Click here for many interesting vessels from Blount that have appeared on this blog.
And a first timer on this blog . . . John Parrish.
Penn No. 4 all painted white . . . click here and scroll through to see her in PennMaritime gray.
Bluefin . . still in PennMaritime gray . . . or is that primer?
Maryland . . . with reflections.
If my search window serves me right, then this is the first appearance of Katie G. McAllister on this blog.
This is definitely the first appearance of Pelican State here. The photo of this Great Lakes Dredge & Dock boat is here thanks to Mike and Michele Mcmorrow.
And thanks to Mage, here's Esti and
Cerro Jefe.
A previous view here of Emily Ann had her as Solomon Sea.
Brian Nicholas at work in Great Kills. Click here (scroll through) to see her as both Banda Sea and Brian Nicholas.
And finally . . . it's the mystery tug Elbe when it was Maryland Pilot boat Maryland. At its stern is its predecessor, Baltimore. I haven't found out much about Baltimore. Any help? About Maryland, Capt. Brian Hope–who shared this photo, said this, "In 1985 and MARYLAND was donated to Greenpeace. She was a great boat, but too expensive to operate. She had a crew of 18, plus a chief steward. The crew worked two weeks on and two weeks off, so that, counting the steward, we had a total of 37 crew. When we went ashore that was reduced to about 21 and our fuel, repair and food costs dropped dramatically as well. I am very glad to see that she has been preserved (in Maassluis). She's a great boat!" Thanks to a generous reader, here's an article about her sea trials.
When next I post, I hope to share photos Elbe in her restored glory.
Sorry to miss NYC's fleet week again.
The two tugs in question really have nothing to do with each other, although almost all these fotos have been taken in the past month. Bluefin, launched summer 2009, waits on the hook with Penn No. 80. Although the colors haven't caught up, the unit–one of 16 Penn Maritime tugs and 18 heated barges– is now owned by Kirby, in exchange for almost $300 million.
This foto and the others of this unit you can enjoy thanks to bowsprite. The red tug–Reliant–is about 20 years older than Bluefin.
Each designed for its own purpose, Bluefin is 111 feet, whereas
Reliant . . . 30′.
Coho, launched November 2008, on paper is an identical twin of the 4000 hp Bluefin. I took this foto in October 2009.
Here's a foto I took of Reliant over on the west side of Bergen Point a few years back.
Thanks to bowsprite for contributing the fotos of Reliant over at WorldFi ferry terminal. All others by Will Van Dorp.


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Euclid Avenue (Cleveland)
Euclid Avenue is a street in Cleveland, Ohio. It received nationwide attention from the 1860s to the 1920s for its beauty and wealth, including a string of mansions that came to be known as Millionaire's Row. There are several theaters, banks, and churches along Euclid, as well as Cleveland's oldest extant building, the Dunham Tavern. A large reconstruction project, which brought a bus rapid transit line to the street, was completed in 2008.
Euclid Avenue runs from Cleveland to the suburb of Willoughby. It passes through the cities of East Cleveland, Euclid and Wickliffe and forms part of the border between Wickliffe and Willowick. The Cleveland portion of the street begins at Public Square and extends to University Circle. The street passes Playhouse Square, Cleveland State University, the Cleveland Clinic, Severance Hall, Tifereth Israel (The Temple), Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, founded in 1866.
Millionaire's Row[edit]
In the second half of the 19th century and early in the 20th century, Euclid Avenue was internationally known. Baedeker's Travel Guides called the elm-lined avenue "The Showplace of America", and designated it as a must see for travelers from Europe. The concentration of wealth was unparalleled; the tax valuation of the mansions along "the Avenue" far exceeded the valuation of New York's Fifth Avenue in the late 19th century. Accounts at the time compared it to the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris and the Unter den Linden in Berlin.[1]
Families living along "Millionaire's Row" included those of John D. Rockefeller (during the period, 1868-84),[2] Sylvester T. Everett, Isaac N. Pennock I (inventor of the first steel railway car in the US), arc light inventor Charles F. Brush, George Worthington, Horace Weddell, Marcus Hanna, Ambrose Swasey, Amasa Stone, John Hay (personal secretary to Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State under William McKinley), Jeptha Wade (Cleveland benefactor and founder of Western Union Telegraph), Alfred Atmore Pope (iron industrialist and art collector), Worthy S. Streator (railroad baron, coal mine developer, and founder of the city of Streator, Illinois), and Charles Lathrop Pack. Euclid Avenue's most infamous resident was con artist Cassie Chadwick, the wife of Leroy Chadwick, who was unaware that his wife was passing herself off to bankers as the illegitimate daughter of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.
Architect Charles Schweinfurth designed at least 15 mansions on the street. Samuel Mather's mansion, built around 1910, "was among the last" to be built on Euclid Avenue.[3] The Mather Mansion remains as part of Cleveland State University, but most of the homes were later demolished.
Growth of commercial district and decline of Millionaire's Row[edit]
Charles Lathrop Pack is credited with at least part of the development of Euclid Avenue, on which he lived from about 1888 to the early years of the 20th century, into a thriving business district. According to Eyle, "In 1913, an article about Charles reported that 'inside of ten years...the [one-story, commercial buildings that he had developed at the lower end of Euclid Avenue] have disappeared. In their stead are skyscrapers, great retail establishments, magnificent banks, and a hotel that cost $2,000,000. Much of the land is owned by Mr. Pack and is leased for long periods. He helped to organize the companies which erected the buildings. It is said that his rentals, out of which not a penny is subtracted for taxes or anything else, amount to $100,000 a year."[4]
As Cleveland's commercial district began to push eastward along Euclid Avenue, families moved east towards University Circle. However, southeast of University Circle, the topography of the area rises sharply into what is referred to as "The Heights," and the development of Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights, along with more efficient means of travel, became more attractive than the increasingly commercialized Euclid Avenue.
By the 1920s, the former "Millionaire's Row" was in decline. During the Great Depression, many mansions were converted by their owners into rooming houses, which accelerated the decline. In the 1950s, Cleveland's Innerbelt Freeway cut through the Euclid Avenue neighborhood between downtown and the rail crossing at East 55th Street. By the 1960s, the street that once rivaled Fifth Avenue as the most expensive address in America was a two mile (3 km) long slum of commercial buildings and substandard housing. In the late 1960s, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Nick Mileti announced plans to move the basketball club from Euclid Avenue's Cleveland Arena to a new arena in suburban Richfield Township.
Legacies and redevelopment[edit]
Eight houses from the era remain on Euclid, including the Samuel Mather and Howe mansions owned and used by Cleveland State University. The most recent to be demolished was the Lyman Treadway Mansion, which served as part of the Cleveland Museum of Health from the 1930s until it was razed in 2002 for a new museum building.
The Euclid Avenue Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
On August 5, 1914, the American Traffic Signal Company installed a traffic signal system on the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue, the first traffic light installed in the United States.[citation needed]
Theaters of Playhouse Square[edit]
In their 1949 musical South Pacific, Rodgers and Hammerstein indirectly acknowledged the street's fame. In the script, Captain Brackett sends a grass skirt to one "Amelia Fortuna, 325 Euclid Avenue, Shaker Heights, Cleveland, Ohio". Theaters on Euclid include the Allen Theatre, State Theatre, Ohio Theatre, and Palace Theater.
Recent events[edit]
In April 2006, parts of Euclid Avenue were closed to traffic for the filming of a scene from the film Spider-Man 3. No major stars were on location, but the filming drew thousands of gawkers. Most of the filming involved explosions and destroyed cars, with hired extras walking the sidewalks. The sections of the street that were closed off were redressed to resemble a city street in New York City, complete with magazine stands and poster-covered walls.[5]
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority completely refurbished the western section of Euclid Avenue as part of the Euclid Corridor Transportation Project, which opened fully in 2008. A bus rapid transit line, the HealthLine, now runs from Public Square to the Stokes Rapid Transit station in East Cleveland, which is the eastern terminus of the Red Line rapid transit route. The refurbishing also entailed development – as of November 2009[update], more than $3.3 billion worth of completed or proposed urban renewal projects lined the street and surrounding area.[6]
Route designations[edit]
Euclid Avenue, originally known as part of the Buffalo Stage Road,[7] has carried various route designations throughout history:[8]
- 1923–1925: State Route 2 from Willoughby to Mayfield Road and State Route 2/State Route 15 from Mayfield Road to Public Square in Cleveland
- 1926: SR 2 from Willoughby to Superior Ave., and SR 15 from Mayfield Rd. to Public Square
- 1926–1931: U.S. Route 20 from Willoughby to Superior Ave., and U.S. Route 322 from Mayfield Rd. to Public Square
- 1932–1935: U.S. Route 6/U.S. Route 20 from Willoughby to Superior Ave., and U.S. Route 322 from Mayfield Rd. to Public Square
- 1936–1949: US 6/US 20 from Willoughby to Superior Ave., U.S. Route 6 Alternate/U.S. Route 20 Alternate from Superior Ave. to Mayfield Rd., and US 322/Alt. US 6/Alt. US 20 from Mayfield Rd. to Public Square
- 1950–1966: US 6/US 20 from Willoughby to Superior Ave., and Alt. US 6/Alt. US 20 from Superior Ave. to Public Square (US 322/Alt. US 6/Alt. US 20 from Mayfield Rd. to Chester Ave.)
- Since 1967: US 20 from Willoughby to Public Square (US 20/US 322 from Mayfield Rd. to Chester Ave.)
Landmarks on Euclid[edit]
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Public Square
- 200 Public Square Building (1982-1986)
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument (1894 renovated 2008-2010)
East 4th Street Culinary District
- Cleveland Arcade 1890
- 5th Street Arcades - 530 Euclid Avenue
- 1040 Woodview Road
- PNC Bank Garfield Building 1890
East Ninth Financial District
- Ameritrust Tower Now the Nine Complex of the Nine Apartments and Metropolitan Hotel 2014
- City Club of Cleveland
- PNC Tower 1977-80
- Cleveland Trust Company headquarters building 1908 Now a Heinen's Grocery Store Opened February 25, 2015.
- Huntington Bank Building 1922-24
- 1010 Euclid
East 12th
- Statler Arms Apartments
- Union Club
- Halle Building (studios for CBS Radio stations WNCX and WKRK; exterior was used on The Drew Carey Show)
- Sterling Linder
East 14th St./Playhouse Square
- The ideastream Idea Center (studios for PBS affiliate WVIZ, NPR affiliate WCPN, and classical music WCLV)
- Wyndham Hotel
- Renaissance/USBank Tower
- GE Chandelier, world's largest outdoor chandelier[9][10]
- Hanna Theatre
- Allen Theatre
- Ohio Theatre
- State Theatre
- Palace Theater
- Keith Building
East 17th-East 24th St. Cleveland State University Campus
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
- CSU Levin College for Urban Affairs
- CSU Music School
- CSU Student Center
- CSU Main Library/Rhoades Tower
- Main Classrooms
- CSU Science
- Fenn College of Engineering
- Viking Hall
- Fenn Tower
- Trinity Cathedral
East 30th St.
- Cuyahoga Board of Elections
- Applied Industrial Technologies
- Karpinski Engineering
Midtown East 55th St.
- Cleveland Clinic Campus
- University Circle
- East Cleveland, Ohio
- Euclid, Ohio
- Wickliffe, Ohio
- Center For Pastoral Leadership (Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Seminaries)
- The Pretenders mention Euclid Avenue (intersection at Fifth) in their song Precious
See also[edit]
- Eyle, Alexandra. 1992. Charles Lathrop Pack: Timberman, Forest Conservationist, and Pioneer in Forest Education. Syracuse, NY: ESF College Foundation, Inc., and College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Distributed by Syracuse University Press. Available: books
- Wilson, Ella G. 1932. Famous Old Euclid Ave. Cleveland.
- ^ Theiss, Evelyn (2011-04-03). "The Stockbridge in Cleveland has been sitting proudly on Euclid since the days of Millionaires' Row". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ a b Eyle, p. 39
- ^ Eyle, p. 40
- ^ Morrow, James B. January 5, 1913. "No sentiment, just plain common sense made him the first active worker for forest conservation," Sunday Plain Dealer, editorial and drama section. Quoted in Eyle, p. 40
- ^ Ewinger, James (2006-04-17). "Spidey's web to make Euclid Ave., E. 9th sticky". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ Jarboe, Michelle (2009-11-29). "Cleveland's Euclid corridor project has paved the way to economic development". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ^ DeMarco, Laura (2009-07-27). "More on Cleveland walking tours and history". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ Official Transportation Map archive, Ohio Department of Transportation
- ^ Cindi, Szymanski (January 14, 2014). "PlayhouseSquare Announces GE Lighting as Major Supporter of Neighborhood Transformation and Exclusive Chandelier Sponsor" (PDF) (Press release). PlayhouseSquare. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ Simakis, Andrea (May 2, 2014). "Chandelierious! Dazzle the District Lights the Way to New Era for Playhouse Square". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
Further reading[edit]
Cigliano, Jan (1991). Showplace of America: Cleveland's Euclid Avenue, 1850-1910. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press. ISBN 0-87338-445-8.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Euclid Avenue.
- Euclid Ave. from The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
- Euclid Avenue Memories, Plain Dealer special section, June 19, 2006.
- "Euclid Corridor project helps drive $4 billion in Cleveland development" by Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer, February 10, 2008. Includes video.
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