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Vine Line Poll: What were your favorite moments from the 2014 Cubs season?
The 2014 season will likely be remembered as a turning point for the franchise. While the record wasn't what most fans were hoping for, make no mistake, the team played an entertaining brand of baseball, especially as the season progressed. Exciting prospects made their debuts, young veterans became cornerstone players and a new coaching staff made a strong impression.
As you'll see below, there were many memorable moments from the 2014 season. For the December issue of Vine Line, we're asking you, the fans, to pick the best moments of the 2014 campaign. We've compiled a list of 25 Cubs-related events that occurred during the past year and are asking you to select your five favorites. The top vote-getting moments will be highlighted in the December issue.
Simply check five selections from the list below and hit the Vote button.
The 1060 Project breaks ground at Wrigley Field
The restoration of historic Wrigley Field is officially underway. On Saturday, Oct. 11, the Chicago Cubs and the Ricketts family hosted Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig, former Cubs pitchers Milt Pappas and Kerry Wood, city and state officials, community and corporate partners, and representatives from the project team at the groundbreaking ceremony for Wrigley Field's long-awaited expansion and restoration, now titled The 1060 Project.
More than 200 people joined the team for the event, which included a ceremonial dig with special Cubs-themed shovels and a backdrop of construction already underway in the outfield.
"After years of working on a solution to save and improve Wrigley Field, we are thrilled to break ground on The 1060 Project," said Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts. "This day marks a significant milestone in our quest to provide our players and fans with the best facilities in baseball."
The 1060 Project will ensure the viability of the 100-year-old ballpark for future generations of Cubs fans, while preserving the beauty, charm and historic features fans have come to know and love.
"When you think of a baseball park that embodies its city, its community and its fans, there is simply no more powerful example in baseball than that of Wrigley Field and the profound bond it continues to inspire with Chicago, Illinois," Selig said.
The four-year plan—which includes structural updates; improved player facilities; new signage, including video boards in left and right field; expanded concessions; new and improved restroom facilities; and much more—will be rolled out in four separate phases, beginning in the 2014-15 offseason. This privately-funded, $575 million project will create approximately 2,100 jobs and generate $1.2 billion in net new revenue to the local economy over the next 30 years.
"This restoration project is a significant private investment that will create thousands of jobs, ensure Wrigley Field can be enjoyed by Chicagoans for generations to come, and help the Cubs toward their goal of giving their fans a long-awaited World Series championship," Emanuel said. "With this project, the Cubs are investing in more than just their historic stadium. They will continue to be a good neighbor by investing in the surrounding area for traffic flow, security and public parks. This is a great step for the Cubs and for all of Chicago."
The 1060 Project team includes Pepper Construction, a Chicago-based firm that has nearly a century of experience on large-scale projects such as the Merchandise Mart, Marshall Field's and the Shedd Aquarium; VOA, a full-service international architectural firm that designed many high-profile projects in the Chicago area, including Navy Pier, the Old Town School of Folk Music and Prentice Women's Hospital; D'Agostino Izzo Quirk Architects (DAIQ), a full-service architectural firm instrumental in restoring Boston's Fenway Park, Dodger Stadium and The Rose Bowl; ICON Venue Group, a project management company that has produced more than $4 billion worth of home venues for franchises in each major professional sports league, and has worked on Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field, Toyota Park in Bridgeview and the Cubs' new Spring Training complex in Mesa, Arizona; and Harboe Architects, led by nationally known, Chicago-based preservation architect Gunny Harboe, who has had oversight of major restoration projects such as the Sullivan Center, the Chicago Board of Trade and the Field Building.
The primary focus of the project's first phase, to be completed this offseason, is infrastructure work. The ballpark's structural steel and foundation will be strengthened, and much of the concrete in the Budweiser Bleachers will be replaced. More than 50 million pounds of new concrete will be poured at the Friendly Confines during the course of the restoration.
The first phase also includes the expansion and improvement of the left- and right-field Budweiser Bleachers. This expansion will provide more room for fans in the concourse, additional concession areas, and new group terraces where fans can congregate during Cubs games and other events. Several new outfield signs will be added this offseason, including a 3,990-square-foot video board in left field and a smaller 2,225-square-foot video board in right field.
Subsequent phases will address the improvement and expansion of player facilities; new bullpens and batting tunnels; new restrooms, concessions, seats, luxury suites, clubs, restaurants, and retail and entertainment spaces for fans; additional commissary space for food preparation; and an improved press box. A separate Ricketts family development will feature a hotel, a fitness club, a retail space and an open-air plaza adjacent to the ballpark.
For additional information about The 1060 Project, please visit www.wrigleyfield.com. And watch for the November issue of Vine Line, which will have a cover feature with details on all four phases of the restoration.
Hot Off the Presses: October Vine Line featuring the Cubs' young talent
It's not always easy to stick to your guns. Especially if the decisions you're making aren't all that popular.
When Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod first came aboard with the Cubs, they were hailed as conquering heroes who could do no wrong and would soon (and inevitably) carry the organization to the promised land. The Chicago Sun-Times even ran a tongue-in-cheek image of Epstein walking on water.
The new baseball operations men quickly laid out their plan, set a clear course of action and got to work. Their stated goal was to hire the best people in the business, stockpile young talent and build a player-development machine to get that young talent on the fast track to Wrigley Field.
Once the brain trust started making their first moves, the fan base gave them the benefit of the doubt. Not everyone loved seeing favorites like Andrew Cashner, Ryan Dempster and Sean Marshall go, but people figured everything the front office touched would turn to gold. On the plus side, the Cubs picked up first baseman Anthony Rizzo, signed Cuban free agent Jorge Soler and drafted outfielder Albert Almora, among other, less-heralded moves. Despite finishing 2012 with 101 losses, baseball ops stayed the course.
By the time the 2013 campaign came to a close, the voices of dissent were growing louder. The Cubs traded Matt Garza and Alfonso Soriano and fired manager Dale Sveum after a 96-loss season. Yet, the front office remained steadfast. While people grumbled, the team acquired players like Jake Arrieta, Corey Black, C.J. Edwards, Justin Grimm and Pedro Strop; drafted Kris Bryant; and locked up Starlin Castro and Rizzo with team-friendly long-term deals.
Though the win-loss record didn't improve dramatically in 2014, the Cubs' collection of young talent—augmented by players like Billy McKinney, Addison Russell and Kyle Schwarber—hit critical mass. Now it's undeniable the Cubs are coming fast, and people around baseball are taking notice. National columnists, local pundits and sports pages across the country are lauding the organization's elite system.
For the past several years, if you were unwilling to look beyond the team playing at Wrigley Field, it was hard to see what the Cubs were building. When the major league team was losing, the idea of "top prospects" was too nebulous to provide much comfort. But once those same prospects started arriving in the bigs, it was hard to deny their energy, enthusiasm and raw talent.
Not every call-up posted huge numbers, but they all made strong impressions. Kyle Hendricks was occasionally dazzling, Jorge Soler demonstrated impact potential, and guys like Javier Baez, Arismendy Alcantara and Eric Jokisch all showed flashes.
Through everything—all the losses, all the complaints, all the stories about the Cubs' struggles—the front office never wavered from their plan, even when it would have been easier (and much better PR) to hold onto some of their veteran talent and/or throw money at risky free agents. Now that patience is starting to pay off.
I'm in no way saying the Commissioner's Trophy should be on its way to Clark and Addison next season. Baseball is far too random to guarantee anything like that. But it's undeniable the Cubs have built a formidable foundation of talent that is the envy of the baseball world.
In the October issue of Vine Line, Baseball Prospectus' Sahadev Sharma examines the work the front office has been doing to assemble the top system in the game. We also give readers a sneak peek into a true baseball treasure, as we take a tour through the famous Wrigley Field manual scoreboard with the men who work inside. Finally, we go back to June 23, 1984, when Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg made the entire baseball world and a national TV audience take notice with two memorable home runs in the fabled Sandberg Game.
You can always find news on Wrigley Field, the Cubs' storied past and the organization's bright future in Vine Line and on Twitter at @cubsvineline. And stay tuned this offseason—things are about to get fun.
—Gary Cohen
Now Playing: Stretching Out with Chris Pratt
Few people had a better summer than Chris Pratt, who is currently preparing to host Saturday Night Live's season premiere tomorrow night. The affable actor seamlessly made the transition from television star on Parks and Recreation to silver screen action hero with the release of Guardians of the Galaxy. He also has a history with baseball (well, baseball acting), having played former Athletics infielder Scott Hatteberg in the movie Moneyball. We caught up with the 35-year-old at Wrigley Field in early September when he was in town shooting an episode of his sitcom.
1000 Words: Thanks for a great season
From the Pages of Vine Line: Jack Brickhouse's voice defined the Cubs for generations
Jack Brickhouse, the longtime face and voice of the Chicago Cubs on WGN broadcasts, was eternally and unapologetically an optimist. From 1941-81, including 33 years in the television booth, Brickhouse "Hey-hey'd!" the Cubs' highs and rallied fans through the many lows. In the doldrums of team history, during a decades-long span when it was exceedingly easy to bail on the downtrodden North Side nine, Brickhouse remained steadfast.
Of course, that might have been by necessity.
"He saw a lot of bad baseball," said Bob Vorwald, director of production for WGN-TV. "He called over 5,000 games through rose-colored glasses."
While 5,000 baseball broadcasts may seem like a lot, that only scratched the surface of what Brickhouse accomplished during his career. He also called games for the crosstown White Sox, the NFL's Chicago Bears and the NBA's Chicago Bulls. On top of that, he covered political conventions, interviewed politicians (including four presidents) and contributed to the evening news. At one point, he even interviewed Pope Paul VI. But through it all, it was his work with the Cubs that made him a broadcasting legend and earned him a well-deserved spot in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
"His was the voice people aligned with the Cubs," Vorwald said. "He was also a voice of endless enthusiasm and optimism."
Brickhouse's fans credit his unflinching positivity and unconditional love for the Cubs with the creation of a devoted and unshakable fan base. His omnipresence in the WGN-TV broadcast booth also aided in the formation of a nationwide patchwork of Cubs boosters as the television era was dawning and WGN was increasing its reach.
"He was as much a part of the team as Ernie Banks and Billy Williams," said Cubs historian Ed Hartig. "You remember broadcasters. They're the first ones you learn the game from."
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The truly classic tales always seem to include humble beginnings, and Brickhouse's early years certainly fit the mold.
"He was very proud of [that]," said Jack Rosenberg, Brickhouse's longtime sports editor and friend. "He was a phenomenal guy who came up the hard way."
Born in 1916 in Peoria, Illinois, Brickhouse lost his father when he was just a toddler, according to Hartig. His mother remarried, but the family's financial outlook was bleak. In high school, he played basketball and acted in the senior play while cutting his reporting teeth at the school paper. His college days ended after only one year when the family coffers ran dry, but other promising opportunities emerged.
In 1934, a teenaged Brickhouse got a part-time job at the local WMBD radio station working the switchboard and forming the foundations of his on-air personality. But he never grew up dreaming of making a name for himself on the airwaves. His first foray into radio was actually entering—and losing—an announcing contest. The prize was a $50 watch, which the young man planned to sell for cash to give to his mother, said Jack's widow, Pat Brickhouse.
While the watch ultimately went to a more seasoned entrant, the station manager heard something in the kid's voice and hired him anyway. While in Peoria, Brickhouse ran the gamut from news to sports, but he also covered every barn dance and variety show in between. He pushed to expand coverage of Bradley University basketball, and later became the voice of Big Ten football, boxing matches and minor league baseball in the area.
Chicago broadcasting stalwart and longtime White Sox announcer Bob Elson brought the young broadcaster to WGN in 1940 to work Cubs and Sox games, as well as Notre Dame football. Though Brickhouse was already an experienced radio man by this point, the national pastime was still a bit outside his comfort zone.
"If asked, [tell them] you know everything about baseball," Pat Brickhouse recounted of the wire message alerting her late husband of his new position. "He didn't know dibbledydook about baseball."
But, clearly, he managed. Brickhouse jumped around and filled in for the next several years as World War II beckoned Elson away from the booth (childhood tuberculosis kept Brickhouse a civilian). Brickhouse eventually became the lead broadcaster for all Sox and Cubs games. He also covered political conventions, and later briefly worked for baseball's Giants in New York on WMCA. Brickhouse's career seemed to be taking off, but Pat Brickhouse said her future husband's year in New York was the worst of his life. He loved Chicago and was desperate to get home.
In 1947, a new medium beckoned him back to his beloved city. WBKB in Chicago was televising Cubs home games courtesy of local sponsors and needed a personality to anchor its broadcasts. Brickhouse jumped at the opportunity and worked alongside Joe Wilson until the following year when WGN-TV rehired him. The fledgling television arm of the radio giant would be broadcasting all Cubs and White Sox home games, which Brickhouse called in addition to serving as sports service manager.
Along with baseball, Brickhouse worked college and pro football games and some wrestling, which Hartig said irked the broadcaster initially. But he later learned to appreciate the sport's over-the-top theatrics.
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WGN-TV, Channel 9 in Chicago, broadcast its first Cubs game, a crosstown affair with the White Sox, on April 16, 1948, from Wrigley Field. The South Siders bested the home team 4-1, and Brickhouse's legendary 33-year tenure as the station's televised baseball ambassador was off and running.
"Jack was on his own in that regard," said Len Kasper, WGN-TV's Cubs play-by-play announcer. "He was so ingrained here for so many decades."
The station gained exclusive rights to Cubs games in 1952, with Jack Brickhouse and Harry Creighton taking television-owning Chicagoans out to the ballgame every summer—and it shouldn't be taken for granted just how novel that experience was. While every baseball game is now broadcast, stations were still scrambling to figure out the medium around the time of Brickhouse's television debut.
No longer did an announcer need to paint the picture—the picture was already being beamed into living rooms—so the call had to be more deft and data-driven. Broadcasters weren't groomed for telegenics either. They simply made the jump from radio.
"This was all brand new, the idea of [baseball on] television," Hartig said of the early broadcasts. "How do you cover this [sport]?"
The first major league game was televised in 1939 from the Brooklyn Dodgers' Ebbets Field, but by the end of the 1940s, most teams were getting on board. Yet no broadcaster had a presence quite like Brickhouse's, and none was calling as many games, Kasper said. The sheer volume of work he did, the knowledge he gleaned about the American and National leagues, and the time he spent behind the mic were, and continue to be, without equal.
Though Brickhouse became a Chicago institution, his reach extended beyond the city's borders. He called five All-Star Games as well as four World Series games—all while publishing his Jack Brickhouse's Major League Record Book and working to get pro golf televised, Hartig said. Brickhouse began 20-plus years as the radio voice of the Chicago Bears in 1953; he became the first announcer for the Chicago Bulls in 1966, a role he held until 1973; he served on the Cubs' board of directors for 11 years; he interviewed presidents and dignitaries; and he occasionally popped up on the local Chicago news.
But it was at Wrigley Field where he felt most at home, his widow said. While the 40 years of his Cubs tenure witnessed more blight than bliss, Brickhouse saw, and delighted in, several no-hitters and Ernie Banks' 500th career home run. In the archived broadcast of the latter event, his voice cracks and bellows with unfiltered joy.
"He was a homer," Hartig said. "No Cub was ever in a slump. They were always overdue."
The broadcaster called his unprecedented 5,000th game in 1979 and retired from announcing Cubs baseball in 1981. As Pat Brickhouse put it, he wanted to go out at the top of his game.
"Forty years as a broadcaster is never going to be topped," she said. "People don't stick around that long."
Brickhouse didn't exactly spend his retired years enjoying the quiet life. He wrote two books, made various speaking engagements and played a great deal of gin rummy. In a fitting cap to his esteemed broadcasting career, he was given the Ford C. Frick Award by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
In March 1998, Brickhouse died of cardiac arrest at the age of 82, after surgery to remove a brain tumor. His beloved but beleaguered Cubs finished the 1998 season in second place in the NL Central with a 90-73 record, and went to the postseason as the Wild Card winner. It would have been one of the finest seasons on Brickhouse's watch.
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"I think everybody over the age of 40 can do a Jack Brickhouse impression," said Vorwald, striking a delighted, high-pitched "Wheeeeee!" to demonstrate.
Brickhouse's signature "Hey-hey!" call following each Cubs run—a phrase now emblazoned on the foul poles at Wrigley Field in the legendary broadcaster's honor—was typical of the man who unabashedly root, root, rooted for the Cubbies, even when they weren't winning.
"They were dreadful," Vorwald reiterated. "He always found a way to never let it show on the air. "The fans' optimism—that comes from Jack."
Brickhouse's cheery, glass-half-full style earned him his detractors, but largely drew more fans into the Cubs fold.
"That's just how the man was. He was optimistic about life," Pat Brickhouse said. "And about his beloved Cubs."
A 1970 letter to the Chicago Tribune sports editor came to Brickhouse's defense after a column suggested the city's broadcasters should consider "shutting up."
"If [the columnist] doesn't expect the sportscasters to get excited during a hockey or baseball game, then he must not get very excited himself," wrote the reader, signed P.A. Mueller. "With Lloyd Pettit yelling 'A shot and a goal,' and Jack Brickhouse yelling 'Hey-hey!' it all adds to the excitement of the game. I think they do a marvelous job of reporting the action."
Ed Hartig credits Brickhouse with turning the historian—and native South Sider—into a lifelong Cubs fan.
"Every day, Jack Brickhouse was there," said the 49-year-old Hartig.
Rosenberg, whose tip-tapping typewriter can be heard churning out production notes in the background of his friend's old broadcasts, said he hears stories like Hartig's all the time.
"What they remember was that he was like part of the family," said Rosenberg, who penned Brickhouse's Hall of Fame speech. "People grew up with us."
A statue of Brickhouse, which his wife was instrumental in securing, now stands on Chicago's famous Michigan Avenue. Notes in hand and microphone poised, he appears mid-call—his eyes cast ahead and mouth turned up in a smile.
"'I hope I never have to go to work for a living,'" Pat Brickhouse recalled her husband saying. "He just loved what he was doing so much."
—Kerry Trotter
Final Homestand Promotions and Guests: 9/15/14-9/24/14
The Final Cubs homestand will include Big Ten Rivalry Week.
It's hard to believe, but it's already time for the final homestand of the season. From Sept. 15-24, Charles Barkley, Joakim Noah, Larry King and more will help the Cubs welcome the Reds, Dodgers and Cardinals to town for a last hurrah. If you're a fan of the Big Ten, this is the series for you, as the Cubs will be hosting Big Ten Rivalry Week games the entire homestand.
Here are the other guests and promotions you'll find at the Friendly Confines during the 10-game set.
Final Homestand Recap, Sept. 15-24
Monday, Sept. 15, Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds, 7:05 p.m.
- Special Event: Big Ten Rivalry Week, Indiana vs. Purdue
- First pitch: Shane Davis, Loyola University Chicago men's volleyball coach
- Seventh-inning stretch: Members of the 2014 National Champion Loyola University Chicago men's volleyball team
- Broadcast: CSN-TV+, WGN 720-AM Radio, WRTO 1200-AM Spanish Radio, Cubs.com
Tuesday, Sept. 16, Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds, 7:05 p.m.
- Special Event: Big Ten Rivalry Week, Minnesota vs. Wisconsin
- First pitch: Charles Barkley, NBA Hall of Famer and current analyst on TNT's Inside the NBA
- Seventh-inning stretch: TBD
- Broadcast: WGN-TV, WGN 720-AM Radio, WRTO 1200-AM Spanish Radio, Cubs.com
Wednesday, Sept. 17, Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds, 7:05 p.m.
- Special Event: Big Ten Rivalry Week, Michigan vs. Ohio State
- First pitch: Joakim Noah, All-Star Chicago Bulls center
- Seventh-inning stretch: TBD
- Broadcast: CSN-TV, WGN 720-AM Radio, Cubs.com
Thursday, Sept.18, Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 7:05 p.m.
- Special Event: Healthcare Professionals Night
- Pregame ceremony: Recipients of more than $330,000 in Diamond Project grants from Cubs Charities
- Seventh-inning stretch: Big Ten Network's BTN Live host Dave Revsine, analysts Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith
- Broadcast: CSN-TV, WGN 720-AM Radio, Cubs.com
Friday, Sept.19, Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 1:20 p.m.
- Promotion: Cubs Travel Blanket presented by United Airlines (first 10,000 fans)
- First pitch: Larry King, host of Larry King Now on Ora.TV
- Seventh-inning stretch: Nick Digilio, Pete McMurray and Patti Vasquez, WGN Radio talents
- Broadcast: WGN-TV, WGN 720-AM Radio, Cubs.com
Saturday, Sept. 20, Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 12:05 p.m.
- Promotion: Cubs Tumbler presented by Pepsi (first 10,000 fans)
- Seventh-inning stretch: TBD
- Broadcast: FOX-TV, WGN 720-AM Radio, Cubs.com
Sunday, Sept. 21, Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 1:20 p.m.
- Special Event: Big Ten Rivalry Week, Maryland vs. Rutgers
- Promotion: Lunch Tote presented by Jewel-Osco (first 5,000 children)
- First pitches: Actors Jason Beghe and Eamonn Walker from Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire
- Seventh-inning stretch: TBD
- Broadcast: CSN-TV, WGN 720-AM Radio, Cubs.com
Monday, Sept. 22, Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 7:05 p.m.
- Special Event: Big Ten Rivalry Week, Michigan State vs. Penn State
- Seventh-inning stretch: Tom O'Reilly, Cubs Charities Bricks and Ivy Ball auction winner
- Broadcast: WGN-TV, WGN 720-AM Radio, WRTO 1200-AM Spanish Radio, Cubs.com
Tuesday, Sept. 23, Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 7:05 p.m.
- Special Event: Big Ten Rivalry Week, Iowa vs. Nebraska
- Seventh-inning stretch: Tom Dreesen, comedian, Chicago native
- Broadcast: WCIU-TV, WGN 720-AM Radio, WRTO 1200-AM Spanish Radio, Cubs.com
Wednesday, Sept. 24, Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 7:05 p.m.
- Special Event: Big Ten Rivalry Week, Illinois vs. Northwestern
- Pregame ceremony: Military Take the Field
- Seventh-inning stretch: Wrigley Field grounds crew
- Broadcast: CSN-TV, WGN 720-AM Radio, WRTO 1200-AM Spanish Radio, Cubs.com
2000s Homestand Promotions and Guests: 9/1/14-9/7/14
Mark Prior and the Cubs celebrating after they clinched the 2003 NL Central Division. (Photo by Stephen Green)
The 2000s saw three first place finishes at Wrigley Field and dazzling performances from players like Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Mark Prior and Kerry Wood. Starting Monday, Sept. 1, the Cubs welcome the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates to town for a 2000s-themed celebration. Fans can relive the decade along with Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt, Jon Lovitz and many more. And on Labor Day, the Cubs will celebrate the U.S. Little League Champion Jackie Robinson West All-Stars.
Here are the other guests and promotions you'll find at the Friendly Confines during the six-game set.
2000s Homestand Recap, Sept. 1-7
Monday, Sept. 1 (Labor Day), Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 1:20 p.m.
- Special Event: Salute to Armed Forces Day
- Pregame recognition, first pitch, seventh-inning stretch: U.S. Little League Champion Jackie Robinson West All-Stars
- Pregame ceremony: Salute to Armed Forces Day guests
- Broadcast: WGN-TV, WGN 720-AM Radio, Cubs.com
Tuesday, Sept. 2, Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 7:05 p.m.
- Promotion: Gatorade Protein Bars (postgame distribution to 5,000 fans)
- Seventh-inning stretch: Jimy Sohns, lead singer of Chicago-native rock band The Shadows of Knight
- Broadcast: CSN-TV+, WGN 720-AM Radio, WRTO 1200-AM Spanish Radio, Cubs.com
Wednesday, Sept. 3, Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 7:05 p.m.
- Special Event: Oktoberfest Celebration
- Pregame performance: Jesse White Tumblers
- First pitches: Actor Chris Pratt from Parks and Recreation; Vicki Santo and Logan Burke, guest of Ron and Vicki Santo Diabetic Alert Dog Foundation
- Seventh-inning stretch: TBD
- Broadcast: CSN-TV+, WGN 720-AM Radio, WRTO 1200-AM Spanish Radio, Cubs.com
Friday, Sept. 5, Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:20 p.m.
- Promotion: Greg Maddux 3000th Strikeout Bobblehead presented by Bank of America (first 10,000 fans)
- Seventh-inning stretch: Cast members from the NightBlue Theatre show Clemente: The Legend of 21
- Broadcast: WGN-TV, WGN 720-AM Radio, Cubs.com
Saturday, Sept. 6, Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 3:05 p.m.
- First pitch and seventh-inning stretch: John Lovitz, actor and comedian
- Broadcast: CSN-TV, WGN 720-AM Radio, Cubs.com
Sunday, Sept. 7, Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:20 p.m.
- Throwback uniforms: 2008 home uniform
- Promotion: 2000s Clark Build-a-Bear presented by Bank of America (first 5,000 children)
- First pitch and seventh-inning stretch: TBD
- Broadcast: WGN-TV, WGN 720-AM Radio, Cubs.com
For more information on Wrigley Field's 100th birthday celebration, please visit www.wrigleyfield100.com.
The Cubs and Jackie Robinson West are in town to celebrate the 2000s
Greg Maddux during the 2006 season. (Photo by Stephen Green)
The Cubs have excited baseball fans with their recent youth movement, but no youngsters wowed America quite like the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars. The Chicago South Side Little League team captivated the country last week, claiming the U.S. Little League title. The team will be on hand Monday to throw out the first pitch and sing the seventh-inning stretch on Labor Day as the Cubs kick off a six-game homestand against division rivals Milwaukee and Pittsburgh.
All of those players on the JRW squad were born in the 2000s, the decade being celebrated on this homestand, as the Cubs continue to honor 100 years of Wrigley Field with decade-themed promotional giveaways, specialty food and beverage offerings, and entertainment. On Friday, Sept. 5, Hall of Famer Greg Maddux will be recognized with a 3000th Strikeout bobblehead for the first 10,000 fans. On Sunday, Sept. 7, the first 5,000 kids 13-and-under will receive a Clark the Cub Build-a-Bear Doll, and the first 1,000 kids can run the bases postgame.
The team will host two special events, which offer fans a chance to attend a game with others who share the same interests along with an exclusive promotional item and fan experience. Salute to Armed Forces Day is on Monday, Sept. 1, while the Cubs Oktoberfest Celebration is Wednesday, Sept. 3. A Special Event ticket is required to participate in each event.
Fans coming to the ballpark Monday through Wednesday also can take home a Hall of Famer's autograph for a charitable cause. Fergie Jenkins will sign autographs from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Cubs Store across from Wrigley Field on Monday, Sept. 1, and inside Clark's Clubhouse on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 2-3, from 6 p.m. until the sixth inning to raise money for the Ron and Vicki Santo Diabetic Alert Dog Foundation. Vicki Santo and Logan Burke, the first recipient of an alert dog from the foundation, will throw ceremonial first pitches on Sept. 3.
Special Event tickets for Salute to Armed Forces Day and Oktoberfest can be purchased at cubs.com/specialevents. General tickets for the Brewers and Pirates series remain available at cubs.com or 800-THE-CUBS (800-843-2827). Highlights of the upcoming homestand include:
Throwback Uniforms:
On Sunday, Sept. 7, the Cubs will wear a modern uniform from 2008, when the team won the National League Central Division with an NL-best 97-64 record.
Promotional Giveaways:
The 2000s-themed homestand marks the final decade of this season's Wrigley Field 100 Bobblehead Fridays and Retro Toy Sundays. On Friday, Sept. 5, Hall of Famer Greg Maddux will be recognized with a 3000th Strikeout bobblehead for the first 10,000 fans. On Sunday, Sept. 7, the first 5,000 kids 13-and-under will receive a Clark the Cubs Build-a-Bear Doll, and the first 1,000 kids can run the bases postgame as part of the team's ongoing Kids Sundays. In addition to these promotions, Gatorade will offer free Gatorade Protein Bars to 5,000 fans following Tuesday's game.
Special Events:
The Cubs are proud to salute the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. As part of the Salute to Armed Forces Day ticket package for Monday, Sept. 1, fans will receive a commemorative Cubs military coin and can help honor veterans and members of the military in a special pregame ceremony.
Fans can grab their lederhosen and head to Wrigley Field to celebrate Oktoberfest in the Budweiser Bleachers on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Each Special Event Budweiser Bleacher ticket can be redeemed postgame for a special-edition Chicago Cubs Oktoberfest Boot Shaped Glass Mug.
To receive Special Event giveaway items, fans must purchase tickets through the dedicated cubs.com/specialevents page.
Specialty Food Offerings:
Levy Restaurants continues its decade-inspired menu at the Decade Diner, located inside Gate D near Section 142. The 2000s homestand features a Kraft Grilled Flatbread with Spanish chorizo, peppers and shredded Kraft Cheese, as well as an Asian Pork Burger topped with Asian slaw and served on a toasted Hawaiian bun.
The Decade Dogs stand near Section 123 is serving the most popular dog from the season's previous homestands, which was the 1950s TV Dinner Dog with a Vienna Beef hot dog, mashed potatoes, gravy and corn on a hot dog bun.
Adults 21-and-over can enjoy a 2000s Playoff Punch cocktail on the main concourse at Section 109 and on the bleacher patio in left field. This Cosmopolitan-inspired punch is made with Smirnoff Orange Vodka, Monin Tiki Blend, cranberry and lime juice.
Historic Moments:
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LUBBOCK, TX (NEWS RELEASE) -- On the first Friday of August, the Buddy Holly Center invites the community to participate in Lubbock's First Friday Art Trail, an event held on the first Friday of every month in venues around the city, organized by The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts. Galleries, restaurants and businesses open FREE of charge to display local and regional visual and performing art. A free trolley service to and from venues will be offered.
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The CPC is very common and is caused my fluid becoming trapped as the brain is formed. If there are no other markers, than I wouldn't worry too much.
When I had the anatomy scan(19 weeks) with my son, my dr told me that he had a CPC. I was scheduled for an ultrasound with a perinatologist around 22 weeks to check and make sure there were no abnormalities. By that ultrasound at 22 weeks, the cyst had dissolved and there were no other factors. He is a healthy 20 month old little boy.
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This log home "lodge" was a positive experience from start to finish; it surpassed our expectations! The ambiance was phenominal, from the stunning interior and comfortable lay-out of the overall floor plan, to the incredible sun rises and the even more spectacular moon rises. The lake view from the great room, as well as the master bedroom and balcony, were priceless. A very,very peaceful location and setting overall. I was a "hero" with our family group ( brothers and Dad ) for discovering this gem...and was given an overwhelmingly hands-down vote of approval to make this our annual destination of choice, hopefully for years to come! I definitely want to book a return stay with my wife and kids as well -- they would love this place. Thanks Rob for your friendly assistance and for providing such an outstanding rental property...definitely count us in, God willing, for the same time frame in 2012!!
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text: Kate Norgate, John Lackland (1902, reprinted 1970), the most exhaustive scholarly biography, is still valuable. W.L. Warren, King John, 2nd ed. (1978), is a lively, modern account. J.C. Holt, King John (1963), discusses both the medieval and modern assessment of the King. For accounts of the reign, see Sidney Painter, The Reign of King John (1949), which is thorough and extensive; J.C. Holt, The Northerners (1961), a study of the baronial opposition, and Magna Carta (1965), for the origins and course of John's quarrel with the barons. D.M. Stenton, English Justice Between the Norman Conquest and the Great Charter, 1066–1215 (1964), has an important essay on King John and the courts of justice. R.E. Turner, The King and His Courts: The Role of John and Henry III in the Administration of Justice, 1199–1240 (1968), a general survey of the King's legal powers and functions, is also valuable. F.M. Powicke, The Loss of Normandy, 1189–1204, 2nd ed. (1961), a definitive study of John's defeat on the Continent, is also useful on financial and military administration.


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This semi-autobiographical epic made Lord Byron famous. Written during his two-year post-college tour of Cambridge, the poem is about a disillusioned young man who has had his fill of pleasures (sound familiar?). It was the first of his works to feature the Byronic hero prototype that appears in his later poems. It clearly shows its author as a poet of serious talent.
Many of Byron's best-known poems are his short works. Whether it's a love poem like "She Walks in Beauty" or a contemplative piece like "On This Day I Complete My Thirty-Sixth Year," Byron demonstrates his gift for exquisitely beautiful lyrics. Grab any edition of his collected works and get acquainted with this poet.
Many poets have tackled the Spanish legend of the lover Don Juan, but Byron's telling is among the best. Who knows - perhaps he felt an affinity with the much-misunderstood nobleman who couldn't take things seriously or keep his pants on. Byron began this poem in 1819 and was still working on it at the time of his death in 1824.
Forget Byron's poems - Edna O'Brien wrote an entire biography just about Byron's love life. Since Byron seems to have courted, slept with or impregnated just about everyone with a pulse, this makes for good reading. It is a fascinating glimpse into the poet's twisted personal life.
The adventurer E. J. Trelawny befriended Byron and Shelley a few years before Shelley died. He wrote two different memoirs of his times with the poets. There is some dispute over the accuracy of his accounts, given that he wrote the memoirs several decades after the events took place. Also, Shelley comes out looking a lot better than Lord Byron, whom Trelawny disliked.
Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley were the twin stars of English Romanticism. Though Byron's fame overshadowed Shelley's during their lifetimes, today scholars examine the two poets side by side. Both were major contributors to English poetry.


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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals re-signed six players from their practice squad and also signed three free agents to contracts for next season.
Re-signed from the practice squad Thursday were center Ryan Bartholomew, cornerback Korey Lindsey, defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin, running back William Powell, tight end Steve Skelton and linebacker Quan Sturdivant. All six players finished the 2011 season on the Cardinals' practice squad.
Also signed were linebacker Antonio Coleman, guard Chris Stewart and tight end Martell Webb.
Coleman played three games for the Buffalo Bills this season and had four tackles in limited action before being released Dec. 17.
Stewart was released Aug. 24 by the New York Jets. Webb was on the practice squads of the Jets and Tampa Bay this season before the Buccaneers released him Dec. 19.


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Segregating Sound: Inventing Folk and Pop Music in the Age of Jim Crow. By Karl Hagstrom Miller. Reconfiguring American Music. (Durham, N.C., and London: Duke University Press, 2010. Pp. [x], 372. Paper, $25.95, ISBN 978-0-8223-4700-2; cloth, $94.95, ISBN 978-0-8223-4689-0.)
While it might be a tad hyperbolic to insist that the field of popular music studies, especially as it relates to the discrete vernacular musical traditions that eventually coalesced into the behemoth called rock and roll, is entering a new golden age, much recent scholarship has thankfully, if somewhat controversially, challenged analytical paradigms that have become ossified. For a book so thoughtful, complex, and nuanced, Karl Hagstrom Miller begins his introduction to Segregating Sound: Inventing Folk and Pop Music in the Age of Jim Crow with an assertion that is simple yet resoundingly emphatic: "Southern musicians performed a staggering variety of music in the early twentieth century. Black and white artists played blues, ballads, ragtime, and string band music, as well as a plethora of styles popular throughout the nation: sentimental ballads, minstrel songs, Tin Pan Alley tunes, and Broadway hits.... Many performed any music they could, regardless of their racial or regional identities" (pp. 1-2). Miller's argument contests the racialized categorizations of musicians (white folks played hillbilly music, black folks played the blues) that, over decades, had become the bedrock of popular music discourse and do not, in any meaningful way, represent the way many southerners listened to or performed music. Putting performers in these boxes was not, however, solely the province of academic folklorists. Commercialists, such as Ralph Peer, also inscribed on the music their own concepts of authenticity--itself a moving target, or in the words of the late Richard A. …


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When nurse Hanne Abrahamsen impulsively shields Steffen Petersen from a nosy Gestapo agent, she's convinced the Lutheran pastor is involved in the Danish Underground. Nothing could be further from the truth. But truth is hard to come by in the fall of 1943, when Copenhagen is placed under Martial Law and Denmark's Jews—including
When nurse Hanne Abrahamsen impulsively shields Steffen Petersen from a nosy Gestapo agent, she's convinced the Lutheran pastor is involved in the Danish Underground. Nothing could be further from the truth. But truth is hard to come by in the fall of 1943, when Copenhagen is placed under Martial Law and Denmark's Jews—including Hanne—suddenly face deportation to the Nazi prison camp at Terezin, Czechoslovakia. Days darken and danger mounts. Steffen's faith deepens as he takes greater risks to protect Hanne. But are either of them willing to pay the ultimate price for their love?
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Chapter OneBispebjerg Hospital, København Friday Morning, 17 September 1943
I live in a crazy time. - Anne Frank
Hanne Abrahamsen awoke with a start in the middle of a bad dream, something about being in nursing school once again and a man who looked like Adolf Hitler (but with the face of a codfish) announcing at her graduation that she was a Jew, and didn't everyone already know that? The graduation had stopped, and she remembered wanting desperately to escape but not being able to move.
Hanne had never thought much about dreams, or cared. Until now.
Somewhere outside her window she heard what had awakened her: a line of cars and trucks roaring through the narrow streets of København, on their way to the devil's business. And even louder at this time of the morning, when the only ones awake were the skrallemænd, emptying garbage.
She shivered and pulled up the covers to her chin, but couldn't put away the feeling that something was not right. It was not the first time she'd heard German vehicles at odd hours, so maybe it was just the dream. Still, she slipped out of bed to check the window that faced Tuborgvej. Of all the nurses' apartments on the Bispebjerg Hospital campus, hers commanded the best, and sometimes the noisiest, view of the city. She shivered at the September predawn chill, reaching the window in time to peek through the heavy blackout shade and see a pair of brake lights fl ash as a vehicle careened around the corner.
"Well, they're in a hurry, aren't they?" she mumbled, pushing at the upper pane of her window to keep out the draft.
A Dane? Not likely. No dansker would dare make so much noise at this time of the morning-especially not after all the troubles and tension they'd seen here in København over the past several months. After the strikes and all the troubles this past summer, no one wanted to make themselves a target.
No, she'd heard German vehicles-and then another truck screeching around the corner confirmed what she'd feared. This one carried armed soldiers in back, holding on for dear life. This could only mean that the Germans had stepped up their campaigns against the Danish Underground-and that they were flexing their muscle in an early morning raid somewhere in the city.
Hanne drew back as the little cuckoo on the wall of her kitchen sounded four ... five ... six times.
"Too early, my cuckoo friend," she told the clock with a sigh. "Though I suppose I needed to get up for the morning shift, anyway."
But she stood there, shivering in her nightgown and bare feet, unable to move and unable to forget her dream-or the nightmare outside her window.
Wildflowers Of Terezin
On The Streets of København Friday Morning, 17 September 1943
"We're late."
Wolfschmidt frowned and checked his watch once more as he squeezed the backdoor handle. Was he the only one in this operation who cared about being punctual? It would take a Gestapo man's attention to detail to make this work.
His young driver from the schutzpolizei, the German Security Police, mumbled a weak apology and wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead as they squealed past the famous Round Tower, then careened around the corner and approached the Jewish synagogue on Krystalgade.
Ahead and to the right, he could make out the large, blond-bricked building, rather square and squat despite a row of stained-glass windows running the length of the second floor level and a stepped roof even higher to the rear. Wolfschmidt thought it rather base looking and nowhere near as grand as a proper German cathedral, though that did not surprise him. A place of worship, indeed!
"Do you see it?" Wolfschmidt sat on the edge of his seat and pointed to a clear spot on the curb, directly in front of a gate in the street-level fence. "Stop there."
"Yes, Herr Sturmbannführer," replied the driver, using Wolfschmidt's proper Gestapo title. At least he could do that correctly. But now Wolfschmidt grabbed the young man's shoulder to get his attention and to go over their instructions yet one more time. Despite the utter routine of their action this morning, Wolfschmidt couldn't help feeling his heart pounding in his ears. He was made for this work.
"Listen carefully, Anwärter," he told the young recruit. "You will accompany me into the building. I will be two steps behind you. If any doors are locked you will break them down. If anyone tries to stop you or question you, step aside and I will deal with it. Keep your weapon holstered but loaded and ready."
"I understand." The driver shut off the car's ignition and waited. The good news was that if they needed to, Wolfschmidt was confident this large young man had the required beef to make his way through any door they needed, locked or otherwise. Much more so than Wolfschmidt himself, who was slight of build and might break his shoulder if he attempted such heroics.
"Good. We will locate this librarian and escort him back to the car, so he will assist us in our task."
Again the driver nodded. How hard could this be? But by now they were almost five minutes off schedule, and Wolfschmidt could feel his anxiety rising as he pushed open his door and stepped out into the cool September air. No more delays. No more foolishness.
"All right, then," hissed Wolfschmidt. "Let's be about our business."
He straightened his high-peaked gray hat where it perched on his precisely short-cropped blond hair, then checked to be sure his matching gray trousers still held a crease after his short ride. Why was it so hard to find anyone in København who knew how to properly clean and press his uniform? Soon that would change, however, once this war was won and a more full measure of the Reich's efficiency found its way to this city.
Or they could simply flatten it and start over. In his opinion that might prove to be the more efficient solution. Frankly, he didn't care either way.
"After you." Wolfschmidt waved for the young man to lead the way through the gate.
Happily it swung open with hardly a complaint, though he had to say that didn't surprise him, either. These Danes had no sense of how to secure their buildings. They would be content, he imagined, to remain fat and protected by Germany, enjoying their cheese and beer and sending the best of their own produce to help keep the German army well-fed. In this way they could at least be useful, even if too many of them did not appreciate the advantage such an arrangement posed to their wealth and security. What did the Danes know of that?
Three steps up from the outer gate, the building's large oak outer door swung open just as easily. This was going to be too simple. Checking his own pistol, Wolfschmidt stepped in behind the driver as they entered a high-ceilinged foyer. It smelled of ancient, institutional dust in the way of most such buildings, which gave him even more reason to despise the place. He stepped on the driver's heel to hurry him along.
Beyond the red-carpeted foyer a set of double doors with small glass windows opened into the synagogue's main auditorium, an expansive room with lofty ceilings and a horseshoe-shaped balcony level all around the back.
This could make a fine movie theater, he thought, and made a mental note of it.
But right now he focused on the task at hand, which would lead the way for a more sensible use of the building. Up in front, a cluster of twenty or thirty men had gathered for their Friday morning prayer service, dressed in the peculiar head garb that left no doubt of their religion.
Wolfschmidt had not come to pray. Despite his revulsion at being found in such a place, he straightened his back and coolly strode to where a robed, bearded man stood before the group. This would be the rabbi. And by this time they had stopped their prayer, or whatever Jewish thing they were doing, and all stared wide-eyed at the remarkable impertinence of Wolfschmidt and his assistant.
"Pardon me, sir," began the rabbi, visibly shaken as he should be, "but-"
"Josef Fischer will accompany us immediately." Wolfschmidt interrupted the rabbi. He naturally had no time for nonsense or small talk, even if he had been so inclined. To emphasize his commands he made a point of moving a hand to his holster, making certain they all noticed. They would understand his meaning, if not his German.
He needn't have worried. A pink-faced little man in the front row stepped out after an uncomfortable silence, gently pushing aside the hand of a friend who halfheartedly tried to hold him back.
"Ich bin Fischer," said the man, who adjusted a pair of round spectacles and stepped up to face them. He ignored the whispered warnings of his nearby friends, which Wolfschmidt counted for blind stupidity. So this was the man they'd gone to all this trouble to apprehend?
He might have respected a little more defiance, just for sport, even though this man stood a full foot shorter than himself. But never mind. They would all face the same fate, sooner rather than later. This Josef Fischer could appear brave as much as he wanted to, for all the sturmbannführer cared.
He signaled with a nod so that his assistant grabbed Fischer by the back of the collar and guided him roughly back up the aisle toward the exit. The man's tasseled prayer shawl fell at Wolfschmidt's feet, but when the Jew bent to pick it up Wolfschmidt couldn't resist holding it to the floor with the toe of his boot.
"Keep walking!" ordered Wolfschmidt.
"Wait!" objected the rabbi. "What has he done? You can't just come in here like this, disrupt our prayer meeting, and abduct our people!"
Wolfschmidt would have gladly taken on this man, here and now, had it not been for his specific orders and the even more specific task at hand. But with a deliberate motion he picked up the shawl and quite deliberately tore it in two. The ripping sound pleased him, even more as he watched the expressions on the men's faces turn from fright to horror.
Without another word of explanation he turned on his heel to follow his assistant and their charge out to the waiting car.
* * *
Fifteen minutes later Sturmbannführer Wolfschmidt stood with arms crossed in the middle of the Jewish Community Center offices on Ny Kongensgade, New King's Street. Surely it didn't need to take this long to find a simple file of addresses?
And this librarian-Fischer-worse than useless. They could have easily broken down the front door, and never mind the keys which the little man now held in his trembling hands as he watched five uniformed schutzpolizei taking apart his office, file by useless file.
"It's not in this one, either," reported one of the polizei, tossing another file drawer into the middle of the room. Still the librarian trembled.
"You're wasting our time!" cried Wolfschmidt. "Or would you rather we simply torch this place and be done with it? We're going to find it, whether we destroy your office or not."
Fischer looked to be in pain as he closed his eyes and mouthed ... what, a prayer? Little good it did him now, because a moment later one of the schutzpolizei let out a cry as he pried open a locked metal file cabinet with a crowbar.
"I think I found something!" said the young man. Fischer winced but said nothing as they poured out the contents of the drawer, and then another-hundreds upon hundreds of cards, each one neatly printed with a name and address. Wolfschmidt smiled and stepped over to pick one up.
"Davidsen, Noah." He smiled as he fingered the card. "You don't imagine this could be a Jewish name, by chance?"
By this time the schutzpolizei had dumped the contents of several drawers on the floor. Which was all very well, but now they would just have to gather them all up and cart them away.
"In a box," he said with a wave. "All of them."
All of them, yes. The name and address of every Jew in this little country-and that would constitute close to seven thousand names. Perhaps that didn't amount to much, compared to populations in other countries they had liberated. But it was enough to make their job much easier when the time came.
And that, he knew, would be very soon.
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For exiled Chaldeans, Iraq war is far from finished
A second wave, mostly Muslims targeted by Hussein, came during the Gulf War.
Most Chaldeans came after 2007, when the State Department made it easier for them to seek refugee status. San Diego has the country's fastest growing Iraqi refugee population. Other refugees include Assyrians, Kurds and Mandaeans.
Globally, the Iraqi diaspora created hubs in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Australia. Source: United Nations Human Rights Commission.
This last resettlement is colored by the devastation of a homeland, a cultural climate that resulted in bias against Middle Easterners, and the economic downturn that makes it hard for U.S.-born workers, let alone refugees, to find jobs.
"Most of these people came at the worst time, because our economy was a tragedy," said Bob Montgomery, executive director of the San Diego branch of the International Rescue Committee, a nonprofit that serves refugees.
Tony Yousif, a Chaldean who moved to the U.S. when he was 14, tells the story of a job hunter over a plate of fish at Nahrain: "I was talking to this newcomer a couple months ago. The guy broke my heart. He said, 'Listen. Please find me a job. I'll work for $2 an hour. I'll work for one day, and the second day is free.'" He repeated that line, flabbergasted. "They're so desperate. They'll do anything. You would do anything if you had kids."
Mohammed, 46, moved to San Diego three months ago. He and his hijabbed mother, Saad, shared a fish that covered the width of their table. In the same breath, he talked about the big bucks he was earning in Iraq as an engineering supervisor and the savagery he faced. A conflict with a neighbor about landscaping escalated to threats on his life. He couldn't count on the police for safety. He sought refuge in America. "I had a big position. All my dreams are broken. Now I need to start over," he said.
A different kind of hope
Starting over in a new country is hard. Starting over in a new country when your homeland is destroyed is harder.
Montgomery offered a surprising insight about the lack of hope for Iraqi refugees: their grim awakening has made it somehow easier to dive in head first and commit. This is especially true for Chaldeans, he said. "At some point, they have to say, it's not realistic to think (of going back) any more. … Now we have to look forward. We have to look for opportunities for ourselves and our children, because our future may not be in Iraq."
At the downtown El Cajon offices of Chaldean-Middle Eastern Social Services last week, the hallways and meeting rooms were packed with families in limbo. A volunteer translator who asked to share only his first name, Ayman, said he was a lawyer in Iraq. He's been in the U.S. for 10 months and he's still looking for a job. He has given up hope of finding equivalent work but said he may take paralegal courses.
But he and others said they're confident knowing the U.S. is a country with rules. Follow those rules, work hard, get ahead. There's a transparent system here, and that's worth a lot.
Everywhere they go, these newcomers stumble across reasons to hope things will improve for them: a cousin's college graduation here, a parent's stable job there. The tens of thousands who came before them, who run markets and doctor's offices, are more evidence.
Look at the diners at Nahrain, feasting on red snapper and tilapia. This is not the tilapia used as generic filler for fishsticks and other processed abominations. This fish is roasted whole, its flesh white as ivory, its crisp, caramelized skin the color of honey or a Mesopotamian sunrise.


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|Collect four complete sets of Collector Chips
|The following Chip Series count towards this achievement:
Pro Player Takedowns (look for the list under "10 Pros Sent Packing" for who counts)
Poker Hands
All In and Win
Single Hand Takedowns
Tournament Takedowns
Total Takedowns
In the Money
Final Tables
Winning Streak
Overall Winnings
Invitational Wins
The easiest to go for are the All in and Win, Tournament Takedowns, Overall Winnings, and whatever other one you can get.
If you go with the easy win strategy, you should pick up those three, and Winning Streak. You can also go for the In the Money and Final Tables if you're dilligent enough. If you win the Main Event, you'll basically complete probably 3 on just that, as I won 22 million from the Main Event, and the Overall Winnings is complete at 20 million. This should be pretty easy to do. In the career menu, go to Awards and Stats, then Collector Chips, and you can see what each one requires to be complete.
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Left Field
September 25, 2007
|ESRB: Teen
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