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Though some tenants at Jefferson County Corporate Park are unhappy with the retail nature of the new Penske leasing operation, the company has taken the position that it is a moot point because what it does is not retail trade.
In a letter sent Dec. 11 to developer Michael E. Lundy, owner of the facility Penske moved into in January, the company characterizes its business not as retail, but as light industrial. As a result, It has asserted it is not in violation of any covenants that prevent retail operations at the park off Route 12F in the town of Watertown.
The Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency, which manages the park, adopted the explanation in that letter to grant the company permission to move into the site. The letter can be seen at http://wdt.me/5tMKqy.
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Penske failed at its attempt to get unanimous consent from business owners this past fall. SWBG Wholesale Inc. and Valentine Stores Inc. both opposed a request from the agency seeking a waiver to allow businesses with limited retail sales, such as Penske.
One of those business owners said he is considering filing a lawsuit that would force the agency to enforce park restrictions and deny Penskes retail operation. Neil Katzman, president of SWBG Wholesale, is considering a lawsuit against Mr. Lundy and the JCIDA to force Penske to end its operation. He said he believes the agency acquiesced unreasonably to Penskes argument that it qualifies as an industrial operation, not retail.
I think theyre talking out of both sides of their mouth, both Penske and Mike Lundy, Mr. Katzman said Monday. If I were to sue on this matter, I would have to pay for it initially. But if I win, the agency would have to pay for all of my legal fees and enforce restrictions.
The Dec. 11 letter from Penske to Mr. Lundy obtained by the Times through a Freedom of Information request clearly states that its plan is to operate a renting and maintenance business. Though its business includes retail sales, Penske argued it ultimately should be considered an industrial use by the agency.
This use is commonly considered an industrial use in municipal zoning codes and is typically excluded from zones permitting retail activity, the letter states.
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Zoning law and IDA rules are two different things, he said. Zoning laws say certain businesses can be in certain areas, but the park has different rules. (Penske) may have to have their storefront in an industrial zone, but they are a retail storefront.
Agency CEO Donald C. Alexander said the question over whether Penske should be defined as a retail operation came up because agency restrictions at the park created in the 1990s are vague and subject to interpretation.
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Mr. Alexander said the letter sent from Penske to Mr. Lundy in December eased his doubts about whether the company should be deemed a retail operation.
When I saw that letter, I was no longer concerned about them violating the park covenants, he said.
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Were not in a position to really even offer an opinion, he said. If one of the park owners believe someone else is in violation, its incumbent upon them to do something about it. If someone were in violation of something, they would have the responsibility of proving or disapproving that in the court of law.
Mr. Lundy concurred that park owners, not the JCIDA, are responsible to enforce agency covenants. He said Mr. Katzman would need to directly sue his company, Lunco Development and Property Management of West Carthage, if he decides to legally challenge the matter.
Park covenants are extremely gray and can be interpreted a lot of ways, and theres no process for resolving issues, Mr. Lundy said. Quite frankly, some of those covenants arent being followed by many people in the park today. The intent of the (retail) covenant was that a Walmart, or a very large traffic generator that is a 100 percent retail entity, would not go into the park. There are several facilities that have a minor retail part of their business, and we all felt that Penske is an industrial use.
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let the battle of airbus vs boeing commence! :p YAY BOEING!
The best way to keep quality and standards up.Is by competition!!!Otherwise,you'll have an overpriced,inefficient"Piece of Junk!"
It's been going for a while now, Boeing always lost until this year.
Every underdog has it's day. First time in TEN years.
Way to go Boeing YEAH!!!
way to go congrats
Why are you ignorants focussing your hate on France. Airbus and EADS are NOT french companies, Germany's share in both companies are equal to France's share, and Spain is shareholder as well. Do you hate all these contries because they contribute to compete (quite successfully) with your Holy Boeing?
My friend, this is not about hate at all, it is about pride in our nation's product. France, Germany and Spain are beautiful countries with wonderful people, but I'm sure they feel the same pride when Airbus is ahead in sales.
Since both manufacturers use basically similar engines and both build good airframes,
I think what it boils down to is that Boeing's over all philosophy is "computer enhanced pilot control" while the Airbus philosophy is "pilot enhanced computer control".
These sales may be reflecting more of a real carrier/pilot preference in these two philosophies.
Most who comment unfortunately do not understand the aircraft market. Boeing is ahead this year and Airbus may be next year. Both produce excellent aircraft but it is a matter of manufacturing slot availability, financing and customer choise that determines who delivers the most in any particualar year.Furthermore units delivered do not reflect revenues. It could ebe that Airbus actually generated more revenue with less unit deliveries.
Blessed,Are the peacemakers!!!!
Which Peacemaker? The Colt 45? LOL
There is no Holy Boeing, but when God want to get going he hops on a Boeing. They are simply better aircraft.
Good on you Boeing,Happy New year and all the best in 2013 and beyond,
If it ain't a Boeing..........
Hold on buddy, and take a look at the american airliner trend. What us carrier is buying any jumbojet? None. It is not the pressure from boeing. If that is the case, united would not have ordered the a350 to replace the 747. The most common wide body jumbo in the Us is the 777-200. It is smaller than the 747 and it is a twin but also out performs the a330. Personally i am a boeing guy, i like what they offer. Only the a340-300 looks good in the airbus fleet.
You can say airbus is technologically superior all you want just because of what? Fly by wire and side sticks? Give me a break. Airbus follows a philosophy of let the computer fly the plane, Boeing doesn't believe in that. I rather trust the pilot to fly and sure why not give em some computer assistance- Boeing philosophy. Ask pilots which they prefer to fly.
Unfortunately you don't know a great deal about how airplanes are sold and neither do the American people. When the first A-300 came out pressure from banks, Boeing/McD/Lockheed and the White house interceded to stop American carriers from buying the A-300 even though it was a major leap in air transportation efficiency. How do I know? Read the 1972 U.S. Senate and House Aviation Subcommittees transcripts where U.S. carriers admitted that that was the reason why they did not buy Airbus even though over 50% was U.S. content! That is happening today with the A-380! The A-380 is a far superior aircraft to anything Boeing can offer for high density long hauls. Why is it that Singapore, BA, Lufthansa, China,Korea,The Middle East carriers etc. are operating A-380? Are they stupid?? They just happend to be making tons of $$ with that aircraft whos eload factos are averaging in the high 80%-mid 90%.As to pilot's preference. I haven't heard any pilot, and I deal a great deal with them, flying an Airbus complaining about it only the pro Boeing propaganda mills which obviously you swallow hook line and sinker! Of course Boeing delivers a good product but it has never been known to be in the forefront of commercial airliner innovation. It is Boeing not Airbus whose aircraft have been lost due to poor structural design! As to management it was Boeing that was embargoed from Defense Contracts because of unethical
management practices not Airbus!It's one thing to cheer on the local team but it is quite
another when one doesn't know what they are talking about!
I am not naive to how aircraft are sold. I know the history between the two companies. They are both guilty of using politics etc to sell their planes. I do not care for company propaganda, I am more interested in the design, functionality etc of aircraft to make my decision on which I like. I live in Canada but I am not a default Bombardier fanboy. I personally like both bombardier and its rival, Embraer. So because I live in NA I am not on a Boeing bandwagon as you seem to be for the bus. I Boeing is so inferior technology, Airbus would out sell Boeing by a landslide like how both companies did to McDonnell Douglas. You keep saying that the 380 is far superior to what Boeing has put out, so what of the 787 or 747-8? By the way, how is the a380 so popular with passengers in polls when only a small percentage of worldwide travellers ever flown on it? I had said before that I work on these planes for a living and the Boeing planes are not inferior as you claim. Boeing keeps operators in mind when they design their aircraft. I say this because it is easier to work on them- personal experience! So please don't pass my comments of as pro American hurrah. And yes I also work with the A380; it is not as special as you make it out to be. Is not the 787 tech innovative? I am not an Airbus basher, both produce great planes. As stated in an earlier post, the real difference between the two is the way the planes are flown. These days political pressure is not going to cut it when airlines are looking to save and make money buy buying whatever plane is suited to make them profit. Btw, who are the Wright brothers again? Oh ya Americans. America seams to be hated by everyone whether they do good or bad. But that is another discussion. In aviation, who cares who makes what as long as it makes you grin.
Fine so you work on these planes.That means you are a mechanic and do not design planes. Therefore just what qualifies you to coment on Boeing vs. Airbus design/engineering? None! I participated in design/egineering planes for both Boeing and Airbus. I know the design philosophy of both and Boeing always takes the short cut and waits for someone else to take the lead in innovation. Always! Just look at the most recent the copycat 737 MAX!It is Boeing planes that come apart in the air not Airbus! unless you are qualified to comment on aircraft design/engineering you have no case! The 787 is an innovation but not an original one. Airbus designed composites into its aircraft long before Boeing. The reason that Airbus doesn't overhwelmingly outsell Boeing is very simple-slot availability!
Wow you really come off as a narrow minded. Don't assume things, I never said that I was a mechanic. To work on planes could mean any number of things. Btw I am a ramp worker. I also hold a Mechanical engineering diploma, so don't think that I am not allowed to make valid points that don't match your views. Listen, I know you will not be satisfied until everyone runs to Airbus; but what is your occupation- see no assumptions. If you are an engineer
Sorry, got cut off. As I was saying... If you are an engineer, who did you work for first and what part of the design team were you on. When I made the comment about design philosophy, it was really from experience. It is one thing to design something that looks good on paper and it is another to operate and use it. For example: My company has a contract that services 737ng and an A320. The 320 in this case is a freeload version. A320 pros: the rear hold door is centered in the middle of the hold. A320 cons: where to begin... the plane is too high off the ground. Look at all the aircraft of similar size ever made and see how much ground clearance the belly has. The only planes that I should be using a ladder to reach the potable water hatch and properly set the ground power should be wide bodies. The hold doors open outward and with hydraulics too. This is unnecessary for a plane of this size which will be put through many flight cycles a day. It just adds to the maintenance cost. The holds are rather angular on the inside and what is up with the nets! Could they not find a better netting system like what Boeing uses. The 380s nets are fine but the rest of the fleet is bad, especially the 310 with its fish net that tangles strollers and wheel chairs. During push back, the airbus tow bar takes a little more work just to detach it from the nose gear. This is because the locking mechanism allows only a little space to pull it through. 737 pros: The plane is low to the ground so everything is within reach and no I am not short. The holds are semi circular and have a metal floor to make sliding bags down the hold easier. The hold doors are manual and open inwardly. If the belt loader is removed and a last second bag arrives at the plane, the door can be quickly opened and you can hop in the hold- no ladder or anything because of the height. The tow bar btw is rather easy to come off once you remove the lock. 737 cons: the rear hold door is near the very back of the rear hold which means more effort to send the bag to the hold. When you say that Boeing doesn't lead in innovation then what of the APU? Was it not introduced in the 727?
Mechanics,are better qualified.In determining.The ease and maintenance,of the aircraft they work on.They have to deal with the nuances and difficulties.Of each particular aircraft!What might look good on paper,and be a technological innovation.Might,just be nightmare>for mechanics!No matter what is .Mechanics,have to deal with the mess!,Ease of maintenance is important.For faster turnaround times!!!Dispatch reliability!
My point exactly.
Karl asked:
"Why is it that Singapore, BA, Lufthansa, China,Korea,The Middle East carriers etc. are operating A-380?"
Because the European people (mostly Germans) paid to have the aircraft built and essentially gave them free of charge for five years. Of course Singapore is going to make money. Free airplanes for SIA are the greatest thing to happen in Singapore since they were expelled from Malaysia in '65.
American airlines are savvy and know what they need to make money. That is the reason they exist. No amount of government or bank macinations will stop them from buying an airplane if they thought it would make money. They looked at the costs associated with the A300 and knew they would need to charge $500 for a ticket like the Europeans did for short haul service like LHR to CDG. In the US, similar distances were less than $50.
It is the British and European people that are unaware of aircraft financing. If they knew their politicians were using tax money to buy planes for the likes of China and Middle East carriers, they would be fitting a new blade on the guillotine.
Leaving your statement that SIA is getting A380's for free stand for what it is, namely ludicrous, it is actually preposterous, but typically American, to say that "Free airplanes for SIA are the greatest thing to happen in Singapore since they were expelled from Malaysia in '65".
Making out that Singapore is some kind of third World Banana-Republic, kicked out by Malaysia and having to rely on "giveaway planes" just highlights your ignorance, as it is a simple fact, that in terms of purchasing power parity, Singapore has the third highest per capita income in the world, compared with a mere eights place for the US. The Gross Domestic Product at purchasing power parity per capita is the value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given year divided by the average (or mid-year) population for the same year and Singapore's ranking at position 3 shows clearly and undisputedly that their economic is on much better footing than that of the US.
By the way, the $500 for a ticket LHR CDG must be the price they charge US citizens only, as I get a flight on the same route with BA for £65
You have a good point. Look at Emirates, they have the worlds largest fleet of 777s. They did not want a 747 nor do I think they ever had one, but as soon as the 380 can out they took it? Why hmmm...The trend is for large twins- the 777s success says it all.
Is that why the piece of junk wetdreamliner catches fire!
Has the investigation to the cause finished yet? No it has not. Don't be so quick to judge. If you are going to say comments like that, think about some of the mishaps Airbus has had too. Did you know that on the demo flight, the a320 crashed because of its fly by wire? What about the wing cracks on the a380? Every new plane has teething problems and don,t be ignorant to think all mishaps on planes are due to design failures. I am sure that Airbus did not foresee such a problem nor did its engine makers expect such failures as seen. The same for bombardier's Q400 landing gear.
Technologically Airbus is superior to Boeing. Aibus has lead in every major innovation in thr past forty years. It was the first long range twin. It was the first Fly By wire. It was the first with Autoland.It was the first with side stick. AND Airbus aircraft have had far fewer crashes than Boeing aircraft over comparable years and fleet size. The A-380 which, incidentally, Boeing was first part of its development then tried to sink it by bad mouthing it is the most popular aicraft with passengers EVER!American carriers haven't bought the A-380 because of American political, banking and Boeing pressure against it. America talks about Free Trade but doesn't practice it.Typical hypocrite!
I have often said Airbus is an incredible simulation of a Boeing aircraft. They are not technically elegent, rather they are crude and old-fashioned in their approach to various systems. The so-called inovations are not new, nor invented by Airbus. Fly by wire and side stick were on military aircraft ages before Airbus drafted their first vellum.
Airbus was not the first with an automatic landing system. The first passenger aircraft to use it was the Lockheed L-1011.
The A380 is not popular with passengers. No one wants to hit immigration and baggage conveyors with 853 strangers. Most airports are too small for safe operation.
You are right about one aspect of why American operators have not bought an A380. Pressure from Boeing. Boeing does this by proving superior product. Sales are the proof of the pudding.
Obviously you don't know what you are talking about or you reject the obvious! Airbus is known for innovation in the commercial aircraft industry.Boeing is not. The 767 didn't come out until long after the A-300 and then , inorder not to appear to be a copy cat, Boeing narrowed the fuseladge, thereby depriving shippers of using the standard LD-3 cargo container.Airbus had fly by wire long before any fly by wire was widely applied in the military as was the side stick. Autoland was first on the Airbus leet as a standard-no one else. The L-1011 had a partial not fully automated system and most carrier did not buy it because of its primitive nature!Obviously you don't read the passenger preference polls which puts the A-380 far and above any other aircraft! Your comments are based on blind bias-typical of narrow minded Americans- who have been so brainwashed about how great they are that they can't take it when someone else out performs them. Just keep in mind where the jet engine came from,The swept wing.The first jet fighter. commercial jet liner.The Tri-jet. The rear mounted twin jet. The space program. The instrument landing system. The RADAR etc. Europe is far ahead in the application of satellite NAVAIDS!America copies it rarely leads although it tries to make it look as though it were the innovator!
It is difficult to say who invented what because in many engineering disciplines the mathematicians are sometimes centuries ahead of any practiced art. There can be no dispute amoung right thinking people as to the who made the first sucessful passenger jet. That was when Juan Trippe invited guests to be the first passengers to fly from Baltimore to Paris on a Pan Am Boeing 707 in 1958. Jets were known as a parlor trick before the common era, so some 20 centuries later Europeans and Brittons can claim invention? No they were simply developers of an idea. Hundreds of years ago Chinese people used jet propulsion for celebrations.
Radar would not exist without the AMERICAN invention and manufacture of the Klystron and Magnetron vacuum tubes.
The L-1011 was still first, and did a snappy job of putting the nose wheel astride the centerline without human intervention in zero-zero visibility conditions in the tests I wittnessed in Palmdale. Did it taxi to the gate and shut off the engines? No, but other than that it was fully automatic.
Would those polls of passengers that prefer the A380 paid for by EADS? You can buy a poll in the Middle East that people feel that Bin Laden was not bad, just "misunderstood."
Scientific polls by acredited survey companies would tell a different story, like the A380 is preferred to the A320 for a long distance journey, but those who fly all manner of planes actually do prefer Boeing products over Airbus.
Satellite NAVAIDS are wonderful and can reduce the cockpit burden contributing to the safety of the flight. What happens if it fails or the Americans switch it off? I can navigate with a watch and compass, can the computer flying the Airbus do that?
The 767 was purpose built to use the industry standard LD2 cargo container, where it seems that the LD3 is only standard to Airbus, and even that standard is sullied by the short box (45" v. 63") for the A320.
I must say you really manage to advertise your probably inbred ignorance to the fullest!
You blatantly mix Rocket Propulsion with Jet Propulsion and try to re-write undisputed historical facts!
The de Havilland DH 106 Comet was the first production commercial jetliner.
Developed and manufactured by de Havilland at its Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom headquarters, the Comet 1 prototype first flew on 27 July 1949, whilst the 707, granted, a very good aircraft(!!), was developed from the Boeing 367-80, a prototype jet first flown in 1954. A larger fuselage cross-section and other modifications resulted in the initial production 707-120, powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3C turbojet engines, which first flew on December 20, 1957.
The fact that the Havilland DH 106 Comet did have some catastrophic failures due to metal fatigue around the square windows is neither disputed or "swept under the carpet", as these shortcoming served the industry to grasp the whole concept of metal fatigue, resulting in safer and better aircraft subsequently.
It's the price you pay if you are the first in developing a completely new concept!!
I work on planes at my job. I have to say that the boeing planes are better designed for practicality and ease of service.
Boeing,has by far produced.The finest products.In the line of B777s,B747-8s,and B787s.Which have not only met the airlines expectations."But,exceeded them.The flying public loves them!Whatever,Boeing is doing.Other U.S. companies should follow their example!
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Honestly, there is no surprise that Boeing is #1! Boeing has more to offer its customers! Unlike Airbus who doesn't build good planes like Boeing. I think Airbus doesn't stand a chance against Boeing in 2013! Boeing should always be the worlds #1 plane maker every year!
Happy New Year to all!!!
Right you are. The new 787 & 747-8 are no doubt the best the industry has evr seen of late."If you build a better mouse trap, the world will beat a path to your door-way".
The best feature the 787 has is that every fifth tank of fuel, is FREE !
Beat that Frenchy, whose A-380 can only be accommodated in, maybe 10 terminals across the planet.FYI, Boeing cranks out one 737 each and every day from the Renton facility .THE most trusted aircraft world-wide !
Not surprising at all ! Great Management , hence good employees, and good products and services . In that order , which is absolutely logical. And , A HAPPY NEW YEAR to all admirers of FLIGHT AWARE . And thanX to them (Flight Aware) for keeping us well informed . All about the good , the bad or the ugly.
If I look at the technical aspects of the aircraft, Boeing wins everytime. If I look at the financing, Airbus has snookered every other player by forcing the European taxpayers to front the loot to put the machines in the hands of customers. There is also a desire of European airlines to want planes made in Europe to keep people in the workforce. Not that they really care, but the PR backlash would be difficult to pave over.
My feeling is this is about to change. The Germans have had it up over the moustache with first paying for reunification, and now the excess spending by foreign European governments. Couple this political ill will to Daimler AG dumping their massive position in EADS, buyers of Airbus planes will need to start paying for them at delivery. Daimler AG reasoned Mercedes-Benz buyers pay at delivery, so should Airbus purchasers.
The airlines operating the 787 are already smiling about the fuel costs, and MAX customers will be delighting passengers and airlines when they are in service.
As for the NEO, I don't think you will ever hear a waiting passenger say "Goody, we are flying Airbus today."
Yay Boeing ! I know it's the best because every time I have gotten a delay at the airport because of equipment, it was always an Aibus. My son say's."If it ain't Boeing, I'm not going !"
Congrats Boeing keep up the GREAT work !
Give up Airbus and let Boeing go all the way!
It's not the amount of planes that matter it's the quality, Airbus make far superior planes look at the a380. Plus it shows how ignorant and retarded the yanks are when it calls Airbus French everyone in Europe knows its a European company.
Britain,and all of Europe have.Well-tempered patient and technically knowledgeable people.As well as pride in what they build,Signed Ignorant Yank!!!
Good go Boeing... They have always been number 1.


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Up here in the office between tours, those of us on the tour team have the distinct privilege of reading and responding to the fan mail that comes into the brewery daily. It is indeed very cool to know that, through our humble yet passionate efforts (well, maybe not humble), we have been able to turn so many people on to great beer. And do they let us know it! In the last couple of months we have been able to bring more Stone brews to more people in more places than ever before: Texas has received an expanded lineup of our beer, North and South Carolina are now receiving copious amounts of Arrogance for the first time, and so is the state of Georgia. Ain't that a peach! But our southward march hasn't ended there. Last week we FINALLY entered Florida, much to the rejoicing of Floridians all the way from the Panhandle to Key West!
These days, instead of receiving all those wistful—if not downright desperate—letters that start with the line "PLEASE sell your beer in [any one of previously Stone-free zones]," we are happy to be reading more and more letters from folks who can hardly believe their eyes when, upon unsuspectingly walking into their local bottle shop, they see before their disbelieving eyes the brown bottled deliciousness that is Stone, proudly declaring its residency for the first time! These thank you notes are a real shot in the arm, and its a great feeling to hear from so many happy Stone lovers. Here's an excerpt from one such letter:
Moved to Raleigh NC five years ago and had to console myself with lesser brews since you didn't distribute to my area. Imagine my happiness when I saw a big gargoyle display right by the front door of the Peace St. Market yesterday! I'm drinking my first Bastard in years as I type this. Thanks for finally sending your liquid heaven out to my neck of the woods!
Eric, Raleigh NC
And how about this one:
I just got the news of the DECADE today and discovered that you guys DO listen to your fans …you've actually started distributing to GEORGIA! I have one thing to say about that: HALLELUJAH!
Rory Atlanta, GA
The big push started back in September, when trucks full of Stone beer started rolling into Houston, Austin, Dallas, and Amarillo. Although two of our brews, Stone IPA and Arrogant Bastard Ale, had been readily available in the Lone Star State since 2001, there'd been an increasingly vocal demand for more of our beers to be added to the lineup. Working in conjunction with Ben E. Keith Company, we've finally been able to bring Stone Pale Ale, Stone Smoked Porter, OAKED Arrogant Bastard Ale and Stone Ruination IPA into Texas as well—and our Texas brewery rep, Jason Armstrong, says the response among rejoicing Texans has been HUGE!
The response in Dixie has been no less enthusiastic. Our own Head Brewer, Mitch Steele, was in Georgia a couple of weeks back, where he and our Southeast Stone rep and native son of the South, Scott Sheridan, attended some of the Stone kick off celebrations at places like The Trappeze Pub in Athens. According to these two very seasoned veterans of the beer trade, they'd never before seen such a successful roll out. People were ecstatic!
And because one good turn deserves another, Mr. Sheridan has now headed down to Florida to usher in a great new era of great beer in the Sunshine State. Here's what he said of the recent rollout:
"Sure Joe Maddon and the Rays made it to the World Series…Sure Tim Tebow and the Gators are having a great year…But what could be bigger than the arrival of Stone Brewing Co. in Florida? Uh…nothing!!"
Scott was on hand to celebrate the Florida kick off at the Gulf Coast's Oldsmar Taphouse on Saturday, November 14th. On tap was a lineup of Stone beers as never seen before and, quite possibly, never again (at least not any time soon…). Year-round award winners such as Stone Pale Ale, Stone IPA, Stone Ruination IPA, Stone Smoked Porter, Stone Levitation Ale, Arrogant Bastard Ale, and Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale were gracing a Forida tap tower for the first time. He also managed to wrangle away from the Stone brewery in California archived masterpieces such as Stone 08.08.08 Veritcal Epic Ale, a trio of Stone Anniversary Ales featuring the 10th, 11th, and 12th versions, 2008 Imperial Russian Stout, 2008 Old Guardian Barleywine, 2008 Double Bastard Ale, and the gracefully aged 2006 Double Bastard Ale. Now THAT'S a kick off! Nicely done, Scott!
Back here in sunny So Cal (sat by the pool and read a sci-fi novel on this glorious 80 degree morning–not to gloat or anything), I look forward to hearing from all our new fans–and of course, our old friends too. So please drop us a line whenever you feel like sharing your enthusiasm with us. It really makes our day. Cheers!
-Ken Wright


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Symptoms of Heat-Induced Ailments
• Dehydration – thirst, less frequent urination
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• Exhaustion / Fatigue – characterized by clammy skin, paleness, dizziness, nausea, fever, and headache
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• Lethargy, sluggishness
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Caring for a Heat Stroke Victim Until Help Arrives
While you are waiting for help to arrive you can assist the person by doing the following:
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Circa 1910
A wide foliate-detailed cast glass dome chandelier with silver mounts and suspension chains. Due to the antique nature of this fixture there may be nicks or imperfections in the glass including a small chip to the rim.
Current height: 119 cm
Minimum height: 97 cm
Overall: 46 cm diameter
CE wiring available, contact sales for a quote.
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Alexis Godbout was born and raised in Mt. Tremblant, Quebec. His parents are both level 4 ski instructors so you might say he was destined to be a skier. Alexis started skiing at 2 years old, raced until age 9 and competed in moguls until he was 11. It was then that he first saw Philou Poirier doing cork 9s and jumping switch, and Alexis has been a freeskier ever since. He has more podiums at Dew Tour events that any other slopestyle skier, including a 1st place finish in 2010 and a 3rd place in 2011, both at Breckenridge. Alexis' goal is to win a medal at X Games and continue to film with Poor Boyz and other production companies.
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Softball Visits Nationally-Ranked Nebraska Wednesday
Creighton (26-12, 12-3 MVC) is currently in first place in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The Jays are perched atop the standings 1.5 games ahead of second-place Drake with just two weeks of conference softball action remaining.
Nebraska (34-10, 12-4 Big Ten) is ranked No. 20 in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) poll released on Tuesday and stand No. 16 in the latest ESPN/USA Softball rankings. The Huskers are currently in second place in the Big Ten behind No. 9 Michigan. NU hosts the Wolverines later this weekend.
In the teams' last meeting on April 3 in Omaha, CU jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a two-run homer from junior Alexis Cantu in the bottom of the first frame. Nebraska answered with back-to-back homers in the top of the second to knot the game at 2-2. The Huskers added a single run in both the fifth and seventh innings to make it 4-2 heading into CU's final at-bat.
A one-out RBI single from junior Blair Lowe scored a run to cut the Husker lead to 4-3 with runners on the corners. The Jays loaded the bases with one out but Nebraska pitcher Tatum Edwards recorded two strikeouts to end the game.
Nebraska claimed a 3-0 victory during the teams' last meeting in Lincoln in 2012.
Last weekend CU junior pitcher Becca Changstrom became just the third Bluejay in program history to record 200 strikeouts in a season. She eclipsed the mark against Southern Illinois on Sunday. Changstrom joins former Creighton aces Tammy Nielsen and Tara Oltman in the exclusive club. Her 208 K's this season ranks No. 8 all-time in the CU record books.
After claiming the MVC career home run record outright three weeks ago, Creighton senior Amy Baker became the first player to eclipse the Valley RBI record two weeks ago.
However, Baker is in an active battle with Illinois State senior Elizabeth Kay to hold on to the top RBI mark. Last weekend Kay posted six RBI at Wichita State to jump Baker in the active standings at 165. Baker now trails the Redbird by just one at 164 career runs batted in.
Following the Jays: Live stats links for the game can be found on the softball schedule page of GoCreighton.com. Fans can also keep in touch with Creighton softball on Twitter - @BluejaySoftball and Facebook - www.facebook.com/CreightonSoftball.
Last Time Out: For the first time since 2009, Creighton welcomed Southern Illinois to Omaha for a Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) series. The Jays took two out of three contests to claim their fifth MVC series win of the year and remain in first place in the Valley standings.
Creighton won a wild series opener in dramatic fashion. After seven complete innings of scoreless ball, SIU and Creighton exploded for 11 runs in the eighth inning. After the Salukis posted five runs in the top of the frame, Creighton answered with six in the bottom of the eighth to cap a dramatic come-from-behind victory.
The Bluejays batted around in the bottom of the eighth as freshman Blake Ringle ripped a three-run pinch hit homer and junior Ellen Homan ended the game with a two-RBI bases-loaded single for the 6-5 win.
Southern Illinois snapped Creighton's season-long six-game win streak with a 6-1 victory in game two. The Bluejays blanked SIU 5-0 in the finale to capture the series win.
Creighton hit .310 in the series scoring 12 runs on 26 hits. Three Bluejays hit .400 or better over the three-game series. Creighton hit four homers on the weekend including a pair from junior Alexis Cantu and one each from Ringle and senior Amy Baker. Sophomore Liz Dike finished the weekend with a .417 average at the dish with a 5-of-12 effort.
Junior pitcher Becca Changstrom went undefeated against Southern Illinois with a pair of complete-game victories while surpassing the 200-strikeout mark.
In her two starts against the Salukis, Changstrom pitched 15.0 innings giving up just five runs on 10 hits, resulting in an ERA of 2.33. She only allowed the Salukis one inning of scoring all weekend and shut out SIU in the series finale.
The Lincoln, Neb., native struck out 23 Salukis on the weekend with a pair of double-digit strikeout performances. With a dozen K's in game one and 11 more in game three she increased her season total of double-digit strikeout efforts to 11 this season to lead the Valley.
As a result, Changstrom claimed MVC Pitcher of the Week honors for her play.
Scouting Creighton (26-12, 12-3 MVC): After claiming its fifth MVC series of the year by taking two of three games against visiting Southern Illinois last weekend, Creighton has won 11 of its last 14 games dating back to March 16.
The Bluejays are now 7-3 at home this year, but play the next six contests on the road beginning with a single game at No. 20 Nebraska on Wednesday evening. Creighton is 6-3 in true road games this season and has won its last four on the road.
CU has won each of its first five MVC series resulting in a 12-3 record for first place in the MVC and a 26-12 record overall. The Jays are 1.5 games ahead of Drake in the standings.
Junior pitcher Becca Changstrom went undefeated against Southern Illinois with a pair of complete-game victories while surpassing the 200-strikeout mark. The right-handed pitcher fanned her 200th batter of the year on Sunday against SIU to become just the third pitcher in program history to accomplish the feat, joining former Bluejay aces Tammy Nielsen and Oltman.
Changstrom's 208 strikeouts this season ranks eighth all-time in the CU record books. Her total is more than eight of the Valley's pitching staff totals this season for K's and equal to Bradley's staff total of 208 combined strikeouts.
The Lincoln, Neb., native struck out 23 Salukis on the weekend with a pair of double-digit strikeout performances. With a dozen K's in game one and 11 more in game three she increased her season total of double-digit strikeout efforts to 11 this season to lead the Valley.
In the circle, CU junior pitchers Changstrom and Alexis Cantu are among the top five in the Valley ERA standings. Changstrom leads the MVC with a 1.56 ERA while Cantu boasts a 2.73 ERA. As a staff, the Jays lead the conference with a 2.23 ERA and 274 strikeouts.
Changstrom leads the Valley in ERA (1.56), strikeouts (208), opposing batting average (.195) and wins (19).
With two RBI on the weekend, senior Amy Baker increased her career total to 164. Baker became the first player to eclipse the old Valley RBI record two weeks ago. However, Baker is in an active battle with Illinois State senior Elizabeth Kay to hold on to the top RBI mark. Last weekend Kay posted six RBI at Wichita State to jump Baker in the active standings at 165. Baker now trails the Redbird by just one at 164 career runs batted in.
Baker also extended her MVC home run career record to 57 with a solo shot last weekend against Southern Illinois.
Three Jays enter the midweek contest at Nebraska on hitting streaks of five games or more. Baker has hit in nine straight contests and reached base safely in 36 straight games this season. Junior Blair Lowe owns a seven-game hits streak and sophomore Liz Dike has posted a hit in five consecutive games. Each streak is a season-long effort for the respective player.
Three Creighton players have started all 38 games and are hitting .300 or better in 2013 including Baker (.409), Dike (.348) and Lowe (.327). Creighton ranks fifth in the Valley with a .271 batting average. The Jays' 43 home runs and .465 slugging percentage are tops in the MVC.
Scouting No. 20 Nebraska (34-10, 12-4 BIG TEN): Nebraska enters the single game Wednesday after taking two out of three games at Purdue last weekend. The Huskers are in second place in the Big Ten, four games behind No. 9 Michigan.
NU is ranked No. 20 in latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) poll released today up one spot from last week. The Cornhuskers are 11-2 at home in Bowlin Stadium this season and are currently riding a three-game win streak in those friendly confines.
Nebraska has won eight of their last 10 games overall. The Cornhuskers have only lost back-to-back games once all year to then-No. 10 Cal and No. 1 Oklahoma a month into the season. Nebraska fell to Purdue 6-5 in its series finale on Sunday.
The Cornhuskers are one of three teams to defeat the top-ranked Sooners this season when NU split a doubleheader against OU on March 2 in Norman. Since that win over Oklahoma, the Huskers are 23-5.
Five of the Huskers' 10 overall losses have come against ranked squads. The exceptions include Sunday's loss at Purdue and Big Ten road losses at Illinois and Iowa. Wisconsin beat Nebraska in Lincoln, as did North Dakota State.
At the plate NU is hitting .296 as a team. Four regular Husker starters are hitting .316 or better at the plate in 2013 including Alicia Armstrong (.385), Taylor Edwards (.352), Brooke Thomason (.336), and Jordan Bettiol (.316).
Thomason and Armstrong lead the team with 47 hits apiece. Edwards boasts 11 homers and 47 RBI to go with a .703 slugging percentage to lead the Huskers.
In the circle, Tatum Edwards leads Nebraska with 25 starts and 31 appearances. She carries a 1.95 ERA with a 21-7 mark and 165 K's this year. Emily Lockman leads Nebraska with a 1.55 ERA while registering 77 strikeouts and a 13-3 record.
Head Coach: The winningest coach in Creighton athletics history, Brent Vigness is in his 20th season at the helm of one of the most successful programs in the Midwest and Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). He carries a 632-440-3 record in 19-plus seasons at Creighton and boasts a 780-51-4 overall record that includes five years at Assumption College prior to beginning at CU.
A three-time MVC Coach of the Year, he has led the Bluejays to six MVC regular-season titles (1998-2000, 2007-09), six Valley tournament titles (1999, 2003-05, 2007, 2010) and seven NCAA regional appearances (1999, 2003-05, 2007-08, 2010). He claimed MVC Coach of the Year honors in 1998 and guided the MVC Coaching Staffs of the Year in 2007 and 2008.
Vigness coached his 1,000th game at Creighton and recorded his 600th win at CU in 2012.
Creighton-Nebraska Series: Nebraska leads the all-time series with Creighton 80-37 after claiming a 4-3 win over the Bluejays on April 3 at the CU Sports Complex.
Last season each team won on its home field. The Bluejays beat the Huskers 2-1 at home in their 2012 meeting after Nebraska claimed the first game of 2012 by a score of 3-0 in Lincoln.
Creighton has won eight of the last 18 meetings between the schools. The Bluejays have faced the Huskers more than any other team in school history. The teams first met in Omaha on April 26, 1978 with Nebraska winning 12-1 before Creighton edged the Huskers 6-5 in the nightcap of a doubleheader.
The teams have met at least twice each year since 1978 with the exception of the 1986 and 1987 seasons when the schools did not play on the diamond.
The teams' first postseason meeting was at the 1982 Women's College World Series when Nebraska edged Creighton 3-2 in eight innings. Since then Creighton is 2-4 against Nebraska in postseason meetings at the 1988, 2004 and 2007 NCAA Regionals hosted in Lincoln.
Creighton has won 21 of the 52 games of the series played in Omaha. The Jays have won 16 of 65 in Lincoln.
CU head coach Brent Vigness is 12-49 overall against Nebraska but has led the Jays to a virtual split with the Huskers since 2005 with an 8-10 mark versus NU.
Changstrom Earns Fourth MVC Pitcher of the Week Honor of Season: For the fourth time this year Creighton softball junior Becca Changstrom earned Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Pitcher of the Week honors after posting two wins over Southern Illinois last weekend and eclipsing the 200-strikeout mark for the season, the conference office announced Monday.
The four awards earned by Changstrom this season are the most since former CU pitcher Tara Oltman won five weekly honors in 2008. Changstrom has also claimed three MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week laurels in 2013.
Changstrom went undefeated against Southern Illinois with a pair of complete-game victories while surpassing the 200-strikeout mark. The right-handed pitcher fanned her 200th batter of the year on Sunday against SIU to become just the third pitcher in program history to accomplish the feat, joining former Bluejay aces Tammy Nielsen and Oltman. Changstrom's 208 strikeouts this season ranks eighth all-time in the CU record books.
In her two starts against the Salukis, Changstrom pitched 15.0 innings giving up just five runs on 10 hits, resulting in an ERA of 2.33. She only allowed the Salukis one inning of scoring all weekend and shut out SIU in the series finale.
The Lincoln, Neb., native struck out 23 Salukis on the weekend with a pair of double-digit strikeout performances. With a dozen K's in game one and 11 more in game three she increased her season total of double-digit strikeout efforts to 11 this season to lead the Valley. The rest of the league owns just seven games total with 10 or more strikeouts. No other MVC pitcher can claim more than three such efforts in 2013.
Changstrom held SIU batters to just a .185 batting average and only yielded five walks. Changstrom leads the Valley in ERA (1.56), strikeouts (208), opposing batting average (.195) and wins (19).
The award marks the sixth career MVC Pitcher of the Week accolade for Changstrom. She also earned the award in back-to-back weeks last month (March 11 and 18) for her efforts in Evansville and at the Rebel Spring Games. Additionally, Changstrom earned recognition on Feb. 25 with her showing in the circle at the Central Arkansas Tournament. Previously Changstrom won a single conference weekly honor in each of her first two seasons.
The weekly award pushes the Bluejays' total to five this season. Senior Amy Baker claimed Player of the Week honors on March 18.
Lowe Named MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Creighton softball junior Blair Lowe claimed Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors on April 17 after a prolific weekend at the plate at Indiana State that included her first pair of home runs of 2013.
The award marks Lowe's first career MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week honor. It is the fourth scholar-athlete award claimed by a Bluejay this season. Junior Becca Changstrom claimed the other three earlier this year.
Lowe recorded a stellar performance at the plate last weekend. Lowe came into the series with one career homer but hit two out of Price Field at ISU as she posted a .636 average at the plate on 7-of-11 hitting that also included two doubles.
She capitalized on batting in the leadoff position in all three games last weekend after batting at the top of the lineup just twice earlier this season. Lowe's 15 total bases and slugging percentage of 1.364 led the team against the Sycamores.
Lowe owns nine hits over the last five games and has reached base safely in each of the last 11 contests.
She stands first on the team with eight doubles in 2013 and is second on the team with 23 runs scored and 11 multiple-hit games. Lowe's batting average of .337, 33 hits, 13 walks, .420 on-base percentage and five multiple-RBI games all rank third on the team this year.
A nursing major, Lowe owns a 3.493 grade-point average.
Creighton and the NCAA RPI: Creighton currently stands at No. 62 out of 291 squads in the NCAA ratings percentage index (RPI) compiled on Monday.
The Bluejays are 3-3 this season against teams ranked ahead of them in the latest calculations.
CU dropped a 5-2 contest on opening day to No. 45 San Diego State on Feb. 7 at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz.
A day later at the Classic this week's No. 2 Florida squad defeated Creighton 13-3. Later that same day the Bluejays toppled No. 36 Oregon State, 5-3.
The Jays overwhelmed No. 57 Ball State 7-1 at the Central Arkansas Tournament on Feb. 22.
Creighton also owns a 4-3 win in eight innings over this week's No. 24 team, Tulsa, at the UTA Maverick Invitational on March 2.
On April 3, No. 10 Nebraska escaped with a 4-3 victory over the Bluejays at the CU Sports Complex.
Illinois State is the only Missouri Valley Conference team ranked higher than the Jays; the Redbirds currently rate No. 44. Illinois State and Creighton cancelled their season series due to inclement weather on Monday.
Baker Ranks Among Top 12 in Three NCAA Offensive Categories: Senior Amy Baker ranks No. 5 nationally in slugging percentage (.909). She stands at No. 6 in the country for home runs per game (0.42). Baker's season home run total of 16 is tied for No. 12 in the country this week.
Bluejays' NCAA Rankings this Week: Creighton ranks No. 24 in the country at 1.13 home runs per game in the latest NCAA weekly statistical rankings released April 21.
With 1.45 doubles per game, the team also rates at No. 37 in the country. The Bluejays stand at No. 40 nationally with an earned run average of 2.23. Creighton's slugging percentage of .463 ranks No. 48 in the NCAA.
Individually, junior Becca Changstrom's average of 9.0 strikeouts per seven innings stands at No. 19 in the NCAA as does her season strikeout total of 208. Changstrom's total of six shutouts in 2013 is tied for No. 24 nationally. Her 1.56 ERA rates No. 26 in the country.
Baker Writes Recipe for Record-Setting Success in 2013: Senior Amy Baker's solo homer last weekend helped the Omaha native extend the Missouri Valley Conference home run record to a career total of 57.
Last month Baker belted career home run No. 52 to spark a come-from-behind victory at Evansville and tie the MVC career home run record held by Abby Olson of Illinois State since 2011.
MVC Career Home Runs
T1. 57 Amy Baker, CU (2010-pres.)
T1. 52 Abby Olson, ILS (2008-2011)
3. 50 Renae Sinkler, CU (2007-10)
4. 47 Amber Smith, ILS (2006-09)
Baker's total of 16 homers this year already equals the fourth-best mark for a single season in the CU record books. She is two home runs short of her career-best total of 18 that ranks second all-time in program history.
She also became the first player to eclipse the Valley RBI record two weeks ago. However, Baker is in an active battle with Illinois State senior Elizabeth Kay to hold on to the top RBI mark. Last weekend Kay posted six RBI at Wichita State to jump Baker in the active standings at 165. Baker now trails the Redbird by just one at 164 career runs batted in.
MVC Career RBI
1. 165 Elizabeth Kay, ILS (2010-pres.)
2. 164 Amy Baker, CU (2010-pres.)
3. 157 Heather Stella, ILS (1996-99)
4. 150 Amber Smith, ILS (2006-09)
5. 146 Renae Sinkler, CU (2007-10)
6. 145 Jessica Huff, UE (1998-01)
7. 144 Abby Johnson, CU (2002-05)
In 2013, Baker has already set Creighton career marks in home runs (57) and runs batted in (164).
Give the Bluejays a Lead and You May Not Get it Back: Creighton is undefeated this season when leading after the third (14-0), fourth (17-0), and sixth (14-0) innings.
The Bluejays also have impressive records with an advantage at the beginning of the game. CU is 10-1 when leading after the first frame and 13-1 when up after two innings. The Jays are 14-1 when leading after five innings.
Creighton's Magic Numbers:
· Creighton is undefeated at 19-0 this season when allowing opponents fewer than three runs.
· The Bluejays are also 20-0 when scoring four or more runs on offense in 2013.
· CU is 20-3 when scoring first this season.
· Creighton is 22-1 when posting more hits than its foes this year.
Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Just five weeks into the season, junior Alexis Cantu set the Creighton single-season mark for being hit by a pitch at 11. Michelle Graner held the previous CU record of 10 set in 2008.
Cantu's hit-by-pitch per game average of 0.29 stands No. 36 in the nation.
Cantu was hit multiple times on two occasions this year. Against Arkansas-Pine Bluff she was hit three times in four plate appearances. Cantu was hit by a pitch in each game of the Jays' series at Evansville. The Aces registered two HBP's against Cantu in game two sandwiched between one hit-by-pitch in the games one and three.
The junior is currently on a season-long streak of 13 games without being hit by a pitch.
Baker Climbs to the Top of CU Career Record Books: Last month senior Amy Baker claimed the top spot in the all-time Creighton record books for home runs and runs batted in.
The senior's career total of 57 homers surpassed the previous top mark of 50, set by current assistant coach Renae Sinkler in 2010. Baker has also set the Missouri Valley Conference mark.
With 164 career runs batted in, Baker recently moved past both of her assistant coaches in the rankings Abby Johnson (144) and Sinkler (146) to claim the top spot.
Baker is also among the Creighton career top 10 for batting average, total bases and walks. The Omaha native's .409 batting average this season would currently rank fifth all-time for a single-season mark in program history.
Baker leads the Valley in home runs (16), total bases (100) and slugging percentage (.909) this season.
Walk It Off in Grand Style: Amy Baker's walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning against Youngstown State on March 12 secured a 6-2 win and marked the 16th time a CU player hit a walk-off blast since 2001.
The slam also marked the third straight season with a walk-off home run. In 2012
Alexis Cantu's three-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the eighth inning vs. Missouri State on May 6 beat the Bears, 5-4.
Cantu's first career walk-off homer was the first by any Bluejay since Sammy Snygg posted one against Bradley on April 2, 2011.
Stacey Rybar is the last Bluejay with two walk-off homers in the same season (2002), and also the last Bluejay with a walk-off homer in the MVC Tournament (May 10, 2002 vs. UNI).
Here's a list of Creighton's walk-off home runs since 1999:
Inn. Player vs. Opponent Date
8 Amy Baker vs. Youngstown State 3/12/13
8 Alexis Cantu vs. Missouri State 5/6/12
8 Sammy Snygg vs. Bradley 4/2/11
10 Michelle Graner vs. Wichita State 5/3/09
7 Laura Kratochvil vs. Illinois State 3/21/09
6* Sara Loeffelholz vs. Saint Joseph's 3/6/09
10 TJ Eadus vs. Northern Iowa 3/29/08
7 Bailey Dawson vs. Texas State 2/9/08
6* Michelle Graner vs. South Dakota State 3/22/07
9 Jessica Merkel vs. Nebraska 4/14/05
6* Lauren Flores vs. Bradley 4/9/05
7# Abby Johnson at Missouri State 3/15/03
7 Stacey Rybar vs. Northern Iowa 5/10/02
8# Stacey Rybar at Bradley 5/4/02
5* Nicole Garber vs. Drake 4/23/02
10 Kari Shank vs. Northern Iowa 4/8/01
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Homer Cooking: After not hitting a home run in the first two games of 2013, Creighton jacked at least one ball over the fence in 10 consecutive contests before the streak was halted at UT Arlington for three games.
Creighton has drilled a home run in 18 of its last 23 contests, including six multi-homer games. Junior Alexis Cantu each smashed two homers against Southern Illinois last weekend.
Freshman Kelsey Allender's first career grand slam highlighted the series versus UNI on March 29. The slam was the Jays' second of the year following Amy Baker's walk-off grand slam against Youngstown State on March 12.
As a result, CU leads the Valley with 43 homers this season. The Bluejays rank No. 24 nationally with 1.13 home runs per game in the latest NCAA statistical rankings released April 21.
Seven Bluejays have hit multiple home runs this season led by Amy Baker's league-leading total of 16. Joining Baker with more than one homer in 2013 is sophomore Bri Lingl (6), freshman Blake Ringle (6), Cantu (6) sophomore Liz Dike (3), Lowe (2) and Allender (2).
Allender hit her first career home run of an inside-the-park variety against Grambling State Feb. 24. Allender's inside-the-park home run is the first since Dike scored two of them last season, the last against Wichita State on April 7, 2012.
Senior Sammy Snygg also rifled a shot over the wall versus then-No. 14 Florida in Creighton's opening weekend. Junior Ellen Homan drilled a three-run homer at home against Bradley April 6.
Indiana State Series Recap: For the first time since 2005, Creighton posted a road sweep at Indiana State. The Bluejays won game one of a doubleheader 3-1 before dominating the nightcap with a 16-5 victory in five frames Saturday. CU closed the series with a 9-1 victory in six innings on Sunday.
The Jays outscored ISU 28-7 and out-hit the Sycamores 33-15 on the weekend. Six Bluejays hit .400 or better over the three-game series. CU players batted .393 at the plate and finished the weekend with a .798 slugging percentage.
Creighton hit seven homers on the weekend including a pair from senior Amy Baker and two from junior Blair Lowe. Coming into the weekend, Lowe boasted one career home run, but hit two homers out of the Sycamores' Price Field. Lowe and sophomore Liz Dike finished the weekend with a .636 average at the dish with 7-of-11 efforts.
As a result, Lowe claimed MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors for her play in Terre Haute.
In the circle, juniors Becca Changstrom and Alexis Cantu combined for three complete-game victories. Changstrom won games one and three for the Jays, allowing just two earned runs while fanning 19 Sycamores on the weekend including 10 in the finale – her ninth double-digit strikeout effort this season.
Marching into Spring: Creighton finished the month of March with a 14-5 record this year. The Jays closed out the month on a four-game win streak and opened its home season with a three-game sweep of Northern Iowa to take over first place in the Valley.
Last season the Bluejays finished 9-10 in the third month of 2012.
Bradley Series Recap: Creighton took two out of three games from Bradley at home April 6-7. Each game of the series was decided by just one run.
Bradley won the opener 3-2 before the Bluejays came from behind to take game two of a doubleheader 6-5 in eight innings on April 6. CU jumped out to a 3-0 lead April 7 before BU scored two in its final at-bat for a 3-2 Jays' win.
Senior Amy Baker's pair of home runs against Bradley increased her career total to 54 homers. With 156 career runs batted in, Baker needs just one RBI this week to tie the Valley career RBI record of 157.
Day one of the series ended in dramatic fashion. Junior Ellen Homan connected on a three-run home run just over the right field wall to tie game two at 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning. It marked Homan's first home run of the season and third of her career.
In her first at-bat of the season, junior right-handed pitcher Becca Changstrom capped the come-from-behind victory with a walk-off double to right center in the bottom of the eighth inning of game two to give the Jays a 6-5 victory over BU.
Nebraska Rivalry Part One: Down 4-3 with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Creighton softball team rallied to load the bases and put pressure on visiting No. 22 Nebraska but the Cornhuskers got out of the jam to escape with the one-run victory at the CU Sports Complex Wednesday evening.
The loss snapped a four-game win streak for Creighton (19-10) as Nebraska (26-7) dealt the Bluejays their first defeat at home this year.
Creighton jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Senior Amy Baker drew a two-out walk before junior Alexis Cantu drilled a two-run homer over the left field wall to put the Bluejays up two after one inning.
Nebraska quickly answered in the top of the second inning with back-to-back solo home runs then took the lead for good in the fifth before adding an insurance run in the seventh.
Following a leadoff walk, a double from CU sophomore Bri Lingl down the right field line put runners in scoring position with no outs. A one-out RBI single from junior Blair Lowe scored a run to cut the Husker lead to 4-3 with runners on the corners. Freshman Kelsey Allender drew a four-pitch walk to load the bases with one out on the scoreboard.
But the Huskers handled the pressure to strike out the final two Bluejay batters and escape with a 4-3 victory.
Northern Iowa Series Recap: Creighton swept a three-game series from Northern Iowa March 29-30 at the CU Sports Complex. The Bluejays swept a Friday doubleheader by scores of 4-1 and 11-1, with the second game shortened to five innings. CU clinched the Saturday finale 4-2.
Sophomore Liz Dike led the Bluejay offense last weekend with five hits versus Northern Iowa. Including a 4-for-4 effort in the finale. She recorded a triple, double and pair of singles. Freshman Kelsey Allender hit the first home run at the CU Sports Complex of 2013, and her second career homer with a grand slam in game two.
Junior Becca Changstrom remained undefeated in MVC starts at 4-0 and improved to 13-4 overall this season after registering two complete-game wins. She gave up just three earned runs on nine hits through 14 innings in the circle resulting in a 1.50 ERA. Changstrom notched her seventh double-digit strikeout performance in the opener with 11 K's.
Evansville Series Recap: Creighton senior Amy Baker capped off a record-setting week by blasting career home run No. 52 to spark a come-from-behind victory at Evansville March 16 and tie the MVC career home run record.
CU junior Becca Changstrom matched her career high of 13 K's on Friday night in a conference-opening win at Evansville. She struck out 10 Purple Aces in the series finale a day later.
The Bluejays opened the MVC season at 2-1 on the road for the third consecutive season. Creighton also went 2-1 at Evansville to begin the 2011 conference slate before the Jays earned a 2-1 split at Bradley last season.
Rebel Spring Games Recap: The Bluejays went 6-2 at the 2013 Rebel Spring Games March 9-13. The wins increased Creighton's all-time record at the tourney to 49-9 (.845) in six appearances at the Florida tourney all under current head coach Brent Vigness.
The Bluejays shut out five opponents (Saint Francis (PA), North Dakota, Butler, Fairleigh Dickinson and Army) over the four-day span. The exception was a 6-2 victory over Youngstown State in eight innings after a walk-off grand slam from senior Amy Baker.
One CU loss was a no-hit 5-0 defeat at the hands of Eastern Illinois on March 10. Three days later Creighton dropped a 3-1 decision to Robert Morris.
UTA Maverick Invitational Recap: The Bluejays went 3-2 at the UTA Maverick Invitational in Arlington, Texas, to improve to 8-6 this season. After a pair of wins over host UTA and Lamar on March 1, CU upset then No. 21 Tulsa 4-3 in extra innings on March 2 for its first win over a ranked team since February 2010.
The Bluejays' bats struggled in the final two games of the tourney resulting in losses to Lamar and the host Mavericks. The losses snapped a five-game win streak for the Jays.
Fantastic February Finishes: Creighton finished the month of February with a 5-4 record. It marks the seventh straight season that head coach Brent Vigness has directed the Bluejays to a winning record in the first month of the season.
The Bluejays are 46-24 in February spanning those seven seasons to the beginning of 2007. CU's 5-4 mark this season is the same record the Jays had in 2010 – the year of the program's last NCAA Tournament appearance.
Central Arkansas Tournament Recap: The Bluejays went 3-1 at the Central Arkansas Tournament in Conway, Ark., to improve to 5-4 this season. CU's only loss was to host UCA in its first true road game this season. Creighton outscored opponents 35-16 last weekend. The Bluejays hit .353 as a team over the four games while holding opponents to a .271 average.
The Bluejays are 8-1 all-time at tournaments hosted by Central Arkansas. Creighton went undefeated in five games at the UCA Spring Clash to open the 2007 campaign. The Jays are now 2-1 all-time against UCA with two wins in the 2007 tourney.
Kajikawa Classic Recap: Creighton opened 2013 at the Kajikawa Classic Feb. 7-9 with wins over New Mexico and Oregon State, leading to a 2-3 record. The Bluejays are 5-6 all-time at the Kajikawa Classic following a 3-3 ledger at Tempe in 2010.
Déjà Vu vs. OSU: Creighton's win over Oregon State on Feb. 8, marked the Jays' second-straight victory over the Beavers by the same score (5-3) in the same tournament (Kajikawa Classic) at the same location (Tempe, Ariz.), three years apart. CU is now 2-2 against the Pac-12 foe and head coach Brent Vigness is 2-1 versus OSU.
Telecky on Top against Oregon State: Brittany Telecky won her first start of the season in a 5-3 victory over Oregon State. The junior pitched 6 innings against OSU allowing just three runs on eight hits. She also came in as a relief pitcher against San Diego State for two innings, allowing no hits or runs and just one walk.
Season-Opening Salvo: The Bluejays' season-opening win over New Mexico was Creighton's third-straight victory to begin a season following opening-day wins in 2011 and 2012.
CU's first-game win streak matches the longest in program history when the Jays previously won three consecutive openers from 2006-08 and 1998-2000. All three streaks were under the direction of current head coach Brent Vigness.
Creighton is 19-18 overall in season-opening contests including an 11-9 record under head coach Brent Vigness.
Preseason Predictions: The Creighton softball team placed four players on the 2013 preseason all-conference team as the league's coaches picked the Bluejays to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), the league office announced Jan. 23.
The fourth-place prediction is the highest preseason ranking for the Bluejays since 2010 when they were picked to win the Valley. Creighton has finished lower than fourth in the MVC regular season standings just three times in the past 16 seasons.
Senior catcher Amy Baker earned the second All-MVC preseason selection of her career to go with a nod from 2011 during her sophomore campaign. Additionally, three juniors claimed their first preseason honors in designated player and pitcher Alexis Cantu, pitcher Becca Changstrom and outfielder Ellen Homan. All four of the CU honorees earned All-MVC accolades after last season.
The four CU player selections match Southern Illinois for the most on the 2013 preseason squad. Additionally, the four players on the preseason all-conference team are the most for any Creighton squad dating back to 2004 when three Jays earned All-MVC preseason honors and current assistant Abby Johnson collected honorable mention recognition.
Recapping 2012: The Bluejays return 11 players from last season's team that compiled a 28-25-1 overall record and finished fifth in the MVC at 15-11. Creighton finished last season with a school-record 294 runs. CU led the MVC with a .292 batting average, 56 homers, 275 RBI and a .464 slugging percentage. The Jays ranked in the NCAA top-30 in scoring (No. 20), home runs per game (No. 22) and slugging percentage (No. 27) in 2012.


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Study of Mental Fatigue in Polio Survivors
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Post-Poliomyelitis Syndrome (PPS) is the term describing the new problems affecting polio survivors many years after recovery from paralytic polio. Among the symptoms, fatigue is one of the most frequent and debilitating. In addition to physical incapacitation, the fatigue of PPS also affects mental function. The term "brain fatigue" is usually used by patients to express problems on the areas of attention, concentration, memory and clear thinking. Unfortunately, little is known about cognitive fatigue of PPS patients. This study is meant to examine if mental impairment is present in PPS patients and, if so, how it interferes on the self-function of patients. Patients will undergo an interview, clinical and neurological evaluation, and a battery of screening laboratory tests to make sure they are eligible for the study. Patients who qualify will undergo neuropsychometric tests in order to assay performance in the main areas of cognitive functioning. Through this organized approach we expect to be able to determine if mental fatigue is a significant problem affecting polio survivors, what areas are most affected, and how it may interfere with daily living.
Post-Poliomyelitis Syndrome
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|Allocation: Random Sample
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
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Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- Be a survivor of poliomyelitis
- Willing to attend two clinic visits for completion of screening procedures and required tests
Exclusion Criteria:
- Suffer from medical conditions that can interfere with cognitive function, including stroke, traumatic brain injury, dementia (progressive memory loss), severe depression, psychosis or other psychiatric disorders, etc.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00487487
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Candidates for this study are survivors of paralytic poliomyelitis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome
Central Nervous System Diseases
Central Nervous System Infections
Central Nervous System Viral Diseases
Enterovirus Infections
Muscular Diseases
Muscular Disorders, Atrophic
Musculoskeletal Diseases
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Picornaviridae Infections
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Police accuse nearly 7-foot homeless man of attempting to abduct jogger in Melbourne
Man was charged with similar crimes in 2008
A nearly 7-foot homeless man accused in the attempted abduction of a female jogger in Wickham Park on Sunday remains in jail, Florida Today reports.
John Patrick Fabian, 48, who police said has been charged with similar crimes in 2008, was being held Tuesday in the Brevard County jail in lieu of $150,000 bond.
According to his arrest report, Fabian, who is 6 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds, was hiding in some bushes next to the paved jogging path that the woman was running on.
She told police that Fabian said to her, "Hello, how are you?" and then leaned forward, stretched out his arms and lunged at her.
The woman managed to evade him and ran to her car, police said. As she was driving away, she saw a Melbourne police officer who was patrolling nearby and notified him of the incident.
"If he did grab hold of her, he would easily have overpowered her," Sgt. Sheridan Shelley said.
Shelley said Fabian watched the woman as she jogged and made some comments. During her second lap, he was hiding in the bushes, and on the third lap he tried to abduct her, according to police.
The alleged victim, who was visibly shaken, told police she feared for her life because she believed the man was going to pull her into the bushes and kill her.
Police said Fabian was charged in 2008 with burglary after breaking into a woman's home in Melbourne. That same year, he was charged with attempting to sexually assault a woman in the presence of her 4-year-old child on the beach in Satellite Beach.
"He is definitely exhibiting a pattern," Shelley said. "There is a pattern there."


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On September 27, 2013 Boone Police arrested Edward Charles Lucas, Jr., 48 years old of Linville. Lucas, the former owner of Raven's Tavern, is alleged to have sold equipment from the former restaurant that was not his to sell. He was charged with one felony count of
obtaining property by false pretense. Lucas was held under a $5,000 secured bond with an October 31st court date.
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By C.J. MCMANUSSun Advocate reporter
I recently learned the story of Argus Panoptes, the many-eyed monster charged by Zeus' jealous wife Hera with the task of guarding his current mistress, the nymph Io. The story is lengthy and quite interesting. However, it is a small portion of the plot which inspired this column. In one of the myth's many versions, Zeus sends Hermes to slay Argus and free Io. When Hera learns the fate of her fallen guardian, she removes his many eyes and places them on the tale of her favorite bird the peacock, providing Argus with an eternal honor. The eyes of Argus are always open and they see much.
I heard this story through Audible, the Android application that has pretty much taken over my life. It's digital audio library keep me in books just about 24/7. The myth of Argus is told as part of "Don't know much about Greek Mythology." Wherein the author explains the monicker of a Mount Vernon daily newspaper, The Daily Argus, which closed its doors in 1994. I was immediately struck by the imagery of a newspaper, ever watchful with many eyes. That is the soul of a newspaper; many eyes which attempt to always remain watchful because unlike the human mind which forgets, once an eye has seen, it cannot unsee.
The Sun Advocate has printed under several names and owners for more than 120 years. Its stories, photos and reporting have been a constant in this community for the great majority of Carbon County's existence. The Sun Advocate's pages have chronicled the history of our lives. Several media sources now race to have the first word in local news but the Sun Advocate always has had the last word. The paper's archives are the skeletons in this community's closet, its unique microfiche or newer digital archives tell the good and the bad, the beautiful and the grotesque history of Utah's Castle County.
I am extremely proud to be a part of that. I was told by my grandfather that a man who enjoys his work is either stupid or lucky. Depending on who you talk to, I fit into one of those categories. However, that enjoyment is lined with a price, as Spiderman is told in every horrid remake of his creation tale, "with great power comes great responsibility."
Please understand that I don't have delusions of grandeur about having great power, but serving as the community's eyes when they aren't around to see for themselves has value. One of the first writers I worked with in this industry was a great reporter. He was abrasive and outspoken and I didn't always agree with his stance but he always had one and he always told the truth. He welcomed the angry comments that would always follow unpopular pieces and he never backed down from anyone.
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