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'Twas a sound I thought alarming, most assuredly disarming;
Up I rose from peaceful slumber to discern what it might be.
While my candle flickered, wavered; whilst my heartbeat halted, quavered,
At my window I was favoured by it sounding, dreadfully-
In the darkness loudly pounding- drawing nearer, dreadfully
As if calling out to me.
When the window I unshuttered, as my heart so wildly fluttered
Sounded forth the sound, and nearer, sounded forth so dismally:
And I heard the tempest sighing, through the trees and chimneys crying,
As if left alone and dying by some God-forsaken sea-
Quite forsaken, quite abandoned by the inky, lifeless sea,
Just as black as black can be.
There I stood a moment longer as the wailing winds grew stronger.
'Tis, I thought, but silly fancies dreamed imaginatively;
For there's nothing coming, leaving, and the night can be deceiving;
Yes, the wind was only breathing on the ancient maple tree,
Which was rapping on the shutters in the night, incessantly-
This was all that it could be.
Then a furious arctic guster gathered might and main and muster
And with hands so cold and clammy put my candle out while he
Wrapped his chilling hands around me, in his frozen grip he bound me;
I, his presence all around me groaned and grumbled in the dark;
As I groped and griped and stumbled, groaned and grumbled in the dark-
While he laughed so wickedly.
To the window, pitter-patter, I rehasped it with a clatter
Then relit and watched my candle as it flamed assuredly,
While it lit the old surroundings; but then how my heart was pounding!
As I gazed at the astounding standing on my posted bed,
Perched above the feathered pillows where I rest my weary head,
Perched there unashamedly.
"Ah," said I, "this nameless flutter sounding, pounding on the shutter
It was only this dear fellow trying so determinedly
To gain entrance to my dwelling, all to bring this piece of spelling,
And there really is no telling who has sent him here to me
'Till I read the little letter fastened on below his knee,
That he bears so cheerfully.
I undid the purple ribbon tied about the charming pigeon,
Quite forgetful of his presence as I read absorbedly.
I spent little time deciding who had sent this piece of writing,
For it bore me happy tidings in a hand I knew so well;
In a cheerful, laughing manner, so it was not hard to tell
That it was from my Melody.
"My favourite ribbon, I've untied it from my hair and wrapped inside it
All the words I wish to say, but am too far to tell to thee."
From this point and on hereafter I omit her words of laughter,
Words that make my heart beat faster; words that stop it suddenly:
Words that make me melancholy; words that make me shout with glee-
Words sent by my Melody.
When I'd traced each perfect letter, I was thinking clearer, better;
I set out some feed and water for my friend, repentantly.
"Pigeon," said I, "rest beside me; walls and roof shall safely hide thee
From the tempest roaring blindly o'er the inky, lifeless sea."
And I squinted through the shadows where he perched there silently;
Resting, sleeping peacefully.
Drawing near, I kissed him gently, thinking all the while intently
That the very place I kissed him once was cradled tenderly
By the hand I wish was holding onto mine, and deftly molding
Into mine, and mine enfolding, that of her who wrote to me;
That of her so far away across the inky, lifeless sea-
That of dearest Melody.
Entered In Kelly Deschler's Contest, "The Raven"
Copyright © Isaiah Zerbst | Year Posted 2014
My whole life waits, just this moment, the ink still
wet; for sunrise this clear May morning.
My shaman up already,
hair askance, dancing and trilling his flute
to the crescent moon face,
lit by the blue iron square welcoming
the sun.
The Sun appears now...my expectations grow...
A foray into the secret riverbank forest, hunting
for Morels with my hobo friend ( by choice,
wishing not to support 4 ex-wives) Clark,
he with his walking stick adorned with colorful
talisman ribbons accumulated from a life spent
wandering....me with my crafted Yucca stick
a friend made for me.
Then...off to pick-up heirloom vegetable plants
a master gardener has nurtured for me to
grow in my community plot, where my friends
are happy to see me.
Amidst all, I'll have Ma accompany me,
(not in the woods) but not far away, her
smile always eager to share in my discoveries,
a comfortable sitting bench at the garden awaits
her, the smell of fresh-turned soil enriches her.
Later, I promised her we would grill at one
of her favorite places she remembers going
with Pop, alongside Minnehaha Creek, the
water gently flowing this time of year, birds
singing and Ducks playing,
The Sun is up further now,
this poem must end,
my destiny
Copyright © James Marshall Goff | Year Posted 2015
When Winter comes, remember me
beside you on lush ivory sand.
If icy fingers beckon thee,
arise and brush aside her hand.
As you awake on shortening days,
when Winter comes, remember me.
Hoar frost just may forsake her grays
and let wet days set colors free.
Light snow may fall so subtly,
pale notes on parchment sheer as sleet,
when Winter comes. Remember me
and I shall play each shivering sheet.
July's abundant harvest gone,
I'm owed no Summer memory
but hope you will, from this day on,
when Winter comes, remember me....
Name: Lycia Harding
Date: Oct 28, 2015
Contest: Any Sad Poem
Sponsor: Broken Wings
Copyright © Lycia Harding | Year Posted 2015
This women in my home argues why I leave her so-much along.
Together she say, the two of us should make the weakest link in
the chain strong (relationship). "but she's all along". The bird's
chirping as the sun awaken and stretch forth its arm as another day
creeps through the curtains and not one word is spoken. "This stran-
ger in my home". Whoe, I guest - I-guest silent is the proper thing
to do, don't say nothing to me, and I want say nothing to you.
But I break's the ice and reach for her hand, she stubborni-
ily pull-away and storms out of the room, I'm confuse and now I'm
angry, "You men's just don't understand", is the response she say's
to me, cann't talk to this stranger in my home, "but she's all along".
I head-out the door for work, not to be such a jerk. I leave her a
note to meet me after work. at a nice cozy lil restaurant secluded so
we can talk. I arrive there first, then she walk's in looking so sexxy,
my whole head spins, (she's) looking this good can not be a sin.
We rap and we talk, this stranger (my wife) were once there were
danger of never seeing her again-now after a few drinks and the pro-
blem becomes vaguily clear, we toast to communicating, and sometimes
two people will not alway's agree on the same thing. Touching each
other's hands-looking into her eye's, she's wearing a very provocative
dress that clearily has awaken this man. Talking is refreshing and I tell
her, your perfume smells aahhh soooo--sweet, now at home we stop and
began Kissing, and together we floats-on to heaven. "With Wing's be-
neath my feet's".
Copyright © John Streeter | Year Posted 2010
Press not to flaming lips your tepid kiss
Touch not this burning form with hands of ice
A lukewarm love can never bring to bliss
Nor will indifferent love for me suffice
Seek not with obligation to appease
Perfunctory in making love to me
Disdain is what I feel for "gifts" as these
Tis better far, my dear, to let me be
For if you not assess my heart aright
And think me one to faint with weak caress
You've not been seared by passion's burning might
Nor tasted honeyed dreams that I undress
Hope not to bed me with halfhearted plea
With love obsessive, take a hold of me
Eileen Manassian Ghali
Copyright © Eileen Manassian | Year Posted 2014
The voyeur moon has promised she
will hide her light tonight and keep
it dark outside if we'll agree
to let her watch us while we sleep
Shadow to shadow, shade to shade
In youth the Eden where I played
was left bereft, destroyed, decayed,
by trusts malignant masquerade
Shadow to shadow, shade to shade
Sweet grass dies in my fallow glade
as opportunist needs invade
and bleed the life from every blade
Shadow to shadow, shade to shade
First, victims surging song is brayed,
then dirges of the helpless fade
and urges pant their serenade
Shadow to shadow, shade to shade
Agendas I've arranged cascade
to keep my motives undisplayed
and cover cracks in my charade
Shadow to shadow, shade to shade
I've planted with my soiled spade
slick seeds of doubt in hopes that they'd
conceal the putrid plots I've laid
Shadow to shadow, shade to shade
My blighted past will be replayed
and every bloom on whom I've preyed
must lie now in the beds I've made
If sorrow cloaks the surface of your soul
And chills the warmth that turns your wishes cold,
Unchain the hidden anguish in your hold,
Releasing tethered truths that must be told.
Your clever wisdom, once conceived as real,
So blinded you to feelings kept concealed.
Inducement starts when you at last repeal
The law you self imposed, a false ideal.
Beginning chapter one you sense a start.
Ahead we veer, adjust and reembark.
In time the doubts will pass, from our concern,
Devotion grows in knowledge two must learn.
A flaming passion, uncontrolled, will die.
Insightful ones will dodge the seering light.
The quantity is not where truth abides,
The quality is where forever lies.
Gene Bourne
Copyright © Gene Bourne | Year Posted 2014
Angry acts begin.
Harmful words would never flare,
Count to ten then once again.
Wildfire spreading fast,
With mistaken, muddled acts.
Smokey aftertaste will last.
Then finessed assaults,
Vainly exit, pride intact,
Casting blame, the other's fault.
Friendships fall head-long,
Disarrayed in stumbled steps.
Puzzled reasons blurred then gone.
Gene Bourne.
We hold hands walking under the bright beam of God's Moon Light,
And stop and kiss so intently in the soft cradle of the dark Moon Night.
The passion and rapture together we feel so on this cold black night,
Is reflected and majestically warmed by the touch of the Moon Light.
I look lovingly into your eyes on this quite special dark Moon Night,
Marveling at the love so reflected in your eyes by the Moon Light.
This is an enchanted sight to behold by All who love the Moon Light,
Reflecting the beauty and meaning while savoring all the Moon Night.
A deep Cosmic Blackness pervades the canvas of this great Moon Night,
While God's grace and love pleasure us with a most bright Moon Light.
Almighty God in Heaven gently modulates the tone of this Moon Light,
Bringing constant wonder and glory to All on this most dark Moon Night.
My love and I now understand the mystical meaning of this Moon Light,
As we ponder and hold so special God's emotion felt on this Moon Night.
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved, Schoeningen, Germany
(October 19, 2014) (Rhyme Couplet poetic format)
Copyright © Gary Bateman | Year Posted 2014
-------------------------------------- ~*note: done in fun and aimed at no one~
try and seed my name you'll concede to shame
no use in calling names to lose the game
yir' ill will is just plain disastrous
asinine avatars deserve an asterisk
as for being fact-less, your slaps don't diss
every lick you spit simply tends to miss
harmless words that curse, rehearsed childishness
gets your face erased and they'll say who's next
as defilement arrives inside your text
that's when shame wheels you back, right to the nest.
~10 syllables in each of 10 rhyming lines~
Copyright © JSLambert Mister ROBOTO | Year Posted 2014
I composed a song version of this poem with different lyrics but the same "beat".
When you see three "dots" ... pause for a second.
All it took...
Was your hand caress my neck...
As you passed.
Or a word...
Of affection, not some play...
You were cast.
No gifts... to please,
No wants... appeased.
So few... the signs,
Your eyes... were mine.
We create...
What we wished was truly there...
When it's not.
No ones fault...
She can't be the fantasy...
You had sought.
True romance...
Only happens when
Two hearts have
Joined as one...
Until then...
I will wait for
Love to come.
Gene Bourne
I look at the sky
from my window;
I observe people
from my window;
I feel raindrops
from my window;
I sense loneliness
from my window;
I think deeply gazing
from my window;
I cherish love
from my window;
I ponder eternity
from my window;
I sense the struggle of God and Lucifer
from my window;
I cry
from my window;
I yell
from my window;
I evoke emotion and rage
from my window;
I am joyful and sad
from my window;
And — I see my soul
from my window.
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved,
September 26, 2014
BURIED IN WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING (With apologies to Robert Frost)
Whose woods these are, mox nix to me,
both dead and buried, she must be,
to bother me, not one more time,
but sleep forever; endlessly.
Though thought of still, as perfect crime,
(it made my life a downhill climb,)
tis none the less, I must admit,
the joy of me, all of the time.
And smile I must, with thought of it,
the slicing of her throat a bit,
and struggling, oh! how she tried!
whilst I enjoyed her dying fit.
Her eyes now crossed, as if she spied,
her life and death on either side,
and so I gouged them both in fun,
for every time she ever lied!
She begged for mercy--there was none!
Her legs were dead, she couldn't run,
and with her throat cut, couldn't cry,
nor could I, whilst I had such fun!
Her pleas are still my lullaby,
I've lots of time to wonder why,
and years to go before I die.
and years to go before I die.
by © ron arbuthnot
Copyright © Vee Bdosa | Year Posted 2014
The widow, dressed in glossy black,
glides from the shadows at the back.
A veil lies slack across her face
to mask the grief her features lack.
Possessed of an insectile grace,
she sidles to the open case
and like the reptile smile she bares,
this too, serves to defile the place.
Since jealousy insures she cares
less for his death than for her shares,
obsession next finds her engrossed
in leaving with the gold he wears.
A parasite, she'll man her post
and feed from this depleted host
'til she believes she's bled the most
she can from his departed ghost.
Did I make you happy?
Did I use my dexterity?
Did you fall in love?
Did you love the ink?
My hand is ready
Tell me that feeling
That Indescribable feeling
Only the ink understands
Only the poet has the hands
Love me Love my ink
Copyright © CHRISDAD KOJO ARTHUR | Year Posted 2014
Incarnations of many lifetimes
sweep before me...
Liberating my soul's chants
As universal notes of music
Float on vibrant strands of color,
Phasing purple, pure and light,
In violet vibrations, swirls of
Incandescent glitter shimmers
Drawn by gravity in downward drifts.
Flaming candle's smoky essence
Mixes with incense of sandalwood
In a wafting waltz of vertigo.
Past and present intertwine
Lacing love with pulsing pain.
Effervescent breath is shallowed
By visions from the living dead.
Copyright © Connie Marcum Wong | Year Posted 2016
The Rushing Storm
Storm found my body gently at rest
it rushed in with an angry blast
Did its worst, then did its best
I had no time for it was too fast!
As the clouds smothered my views
the thunder rang upon my ears
Sad when we finally get our dues
yet such has to bring its tears!
Bold lightning stabbed the sorrows
each cutting sweet holding ties
Looking for far greater tomorrows
bed shaking where my body lies!
Nobody saw but this tale is true
bad sneaks upon us in such acts
When we may sleep without a clue
storm hits us with painful facts!
Robert J. Lindley, 07-10-2015
Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2015
That Old Tree Was Loved
That old tree had weathered many storms past
Veteran of countless intense brush fires
Giant limbs still grew strong and very fast
Yet this summer, one can see where it tires.
Broken limb , dangling about thirty feet up
Huge hole burnt in deep by last big burn
Dried out looking for water from drought's cup
If it dies this year , so it was its turn.
Child of nine swung from its lofty branches
Climbing so very high for a huge thrill
Tree was life and we daring to take chances
To see farther, what lay over the next hill.
A picture of old and ancient life now gone.
Remembering, this heart again feels so alone!
Robert J. Lindley, 07-28-2015
Note- Yes this old tree existed on the farm .
As a young child I marveled at its size and beauty.
When I turned 45 years old I went back to see if it was still there.
Only a huge stump remained.
For me as a child it was the greatest toy in world.........
that crazy old quilt
she was piecing together
just before the stroke
Dave Austin
Copyright © daver austin | Year Posted 2016
What Bell Rings Out So Clearly For You?
Hells bells, the ringing always carries on
Life be it beautifully great still endures
Ravages, we in this dark world, are cast upon
Temptations, great multitude of dark allures.
What bell rings out so clearly for you?
Massively sad are the long and crying bells
Peeling out that string of long blue notes
The ringing sends the message that tells
Nobody needs to send out words they wrote.
What bell rings out so clearly for you?
We may hear, not know for whom the bell tolls
Dire such bells ring in with a call to alarm
Such is how Fates streams in rushing flows
So unlike cow bells singing out on the farm.
What bell rings out so clearly for you?
For many happy events beautiful bells extol
Signal to join in the joy or meet to pray
This the sound that all God's children know
Calling out, walk calm in the Christian way
What bell rings out so clearly for you?
When loved one is sick, off goes alarm bells
Ringing in your mind like a dropping shoe
Then the call to prayer rushes and so impels
Miracles often brought if your faith is true!
What bell rings out so clearly to you?
Xxxxxx - X - XXXXXXX, 07-28-2015
Note- Written for Debbi Guzzi's contest
Jerusalem expensive
They took her by force and took it from under our feet They went out
We love and we want, but their weapons in the Muslim Tortured us
Cry day and night, and between their hands do not want to stay
Notifies the sadness calls, every human being by a drop of blood Islam
Youth killed aggression, and an orphanage in the streets of pain
Children of security they want, and the Zionists speak the language of blood
Responsible for watching the war, and organizations suspicion that they are incorrigible Peace
They beat us and tortured us, and armed Dmrona and Okhavona
Moved O Muslims, and all fighters Belongings
What is the value of the life he leads Denied, and of belongings you ban
Enough of humiliation and deadlock, Your cooperation to return You
God is in favor of the right, what you just have to go ahead and fight
O Muslim, there is no saddens blow ......
The higher the oppressor, Fall become more painful .......
Muslim proudly
Author : Omar Hachmi
Copyright © Omar Hachmi | Year Posted 2014
All The World Races Away , While I Pause
I will write yet again this sweet night,
cows need milking , the barn cleaning.
Sunny morn but this place is a sore sight,
critters need feeding, fence is leaning!
I will hold my thoughts until sunset,
a chore that allows me to still give.
Sure life is a gamble, a very sad bet
yet we must learn to love and let live!
Do not sorrow for my poor saddened cause,
there is gold in the clouds, a kiss awaits.
All the world races away , while I pause
to tempt her and curse the darker fates!
Standing on the precipice to now decide.
Does one rage on to live or race away to hide?
Robert J. Lindley, 07-16-2015
The Long Road To Her Heart
As I trample my sweat into reddened dust
walking down this long winding road I must
Seek her soothing heart laced with glee
ripened fruit hanging upon a fantasy tree!
Blowing petal to petal , heart to heart
welcoming breeze guides me from the start
Time holds no wonders that she can not give
paradise awaits with its glory as we Live!
Although the morn is long, the sun so hot
my life is wonderful knowing what I got
A treasure sent to hold me in my place
moonlit eyes upon her soft glowing face!
As I trample my sweat into reddened dust
walking down this long winding road I must
Seek her soothing heart laced with glee
ripened fruit hanging upon a fantasy tree!
Robert J. Lindley, 07-12 2015
The ice sheets on lakes are slowly thawing;
the sight resembles a glass separating
the water world from the dry world.
Green is gradually dominating the white
that covered the trees.
Snowmen are slowly disappearing,
melting away into the earth.
Icicles glitter like diamonds in the faint
sunlight, glowing in the midst of clouds.
Legends about snow monsters and snow people
are losing taste to children;
they want stories about mysteries
that spring carry with it.
Earth oozes with the scent of rebirth.
Easter bunnies are appearing everywhere
in the shops,
their Easter eggs surpassing chicken eggs
in numbers.
We are in Winter and Spring...
Date: 16/03/2016
Copyright © Teddy Kimathi | Year Posted 2016


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Maureen Dowd, an acerbic, liberal New York Times columnist, is exercised by one of the Clinton family. In this case it is neither Bill not Hillary. Dowd is put out that Chelsea Clinton, the 34 year old once and possibly first daughter, is getting $75,000 to give speeches. In a Sunday piece, Dowd took great exception to someone getting what is more than a year's wages for most people for talking for an hour.
"With her 1 percenter mother under fire for disingenuously calling herself "dead broke" when she left the White House, why would Chelsea want to open herself up to criticism that she is gobbling whopping paychecks not commensurate with her skills, experience or role in life?
"As the 34-year-old tries to wean some of the cronies from the Clinton Foundation — which is, like the Clintons themselves, well-intended, wasteful and disorganized — Chelsea is making speeches that go into foundation coffers."
That the younger Clinton's speaking fees goes into the coffers of the Clinton Foundation and not her own pockets is a fact that does not impress Dowd. The purpose of the foundation, after all, is the aggrandizement of the House Clinton. Better that she contribute to an outside charity or speak for free.
Hot Air took a more benign stance at Clinton's speaking fees, coming hard as it has on her vast compensation for doing puff pieces on network TV. All the market will bear, after all, even if she had not accomplished very much except being born to the purple. But that, after all, is the point. Corporations are not handing out big checks to Chelsea Clinton because they are actually interested in her thoughts on subjects like, say, the eradication of water borne diseases. Their interest is in toadying to her mother, who may become president of the United States one day.
Hot Air notes, quoting the New York Times, that people who have actually accomplished something, like former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush get less for talking than do any of the Clintons, about $50,000. Powell has a long, distinguished career as a public servant and an army officer. Bush, a member of another political family, is also mentioned from time to time in connection to the presidency.
Dowd's waxing wroth is an example of the media looking upon the spectacle of the Clinton family and not being very impressed. This suggests that if Hillary Clinton does decide to run in 2016 she is not likely to get the fawning coverage by the media that she would imagine is hers by right. Thus the path to a Clinton restoration is steeper than has hitherto been imagined.

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Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Reaches 10,000 App Milestone
Less than two weeks ago, the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace celebrated reaching 9,000 apps. As of tonight, however, a much more widely recognized milestone was reached and the Marketplace now offers 10,000+ apps for download.
Though WP7 started off slow (and unsurprisingly so), it appears to be picking up some speed. It took slightly more than 2 weeks to go from 8K to 9K, so the pace is at least getting faster as more and more developers jump on the bandwagon and start throwing their hats in the ring.
Sure, the Marketplace is no iOS App Store or Android Market in comparison since it's barely beginning, but to reach 10K in less than five months has to be great news for Microsoft as it is working hard and investing a lot into ensuring they steal market share from the other two juggernauts.
via Windows Phone 7 App List, via Engadget


text: Stephan A. Edelman said: > I welcome the availability of an ActiveX control for two reasons: (1) The > reality is that Java is becoming less accessible due to the fact that > Microsoft has decided to remove it from its browser. If indeed they leave it out, but I doubt they will. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46512-2004Apr2.html ActiveX and MSJVM are both one trick ponies. Neither work with anything that isn't IE. I'm not saying that an ActiveX control won't be attractive to some people, I personally don't see any advantage to it, however. -- William Hooper


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Members of the Saskatoon Farmers' Market "make it – bake it -grow it – sell it," offering only what they produce, thus ensuring the high quality of products, and allowing consumers direct, personal contact with producers.
Founded in 1975, the Market is a member-owned non-profit cooperative providing residents and visitors the best in local agricultural products, baking, prepared foods and crafts. In 2007, the cooperative moved to its year-round location at River Landing development.
The Market is a fun place to be with a feast for the senses. Special events include live music, local chefs demonstrating their skills, prize give-aways, and entertainment for the whole family.
Saskatoon's Farmers' Market is an important attraction at River Landing – an exciting social, cultural and commercial focus of our community.
The City's former electrical garage was renovated to form an indoor farmers' market and public market. New doors and the use of existing skylights provide natural light for the indoor market, while keeping a link with the past.
Adjacent to the facility, the "Market Square" with its distinctive and welcoming sign, allows for summer outdoor markets and special events. The location of this square combined with the Farmers' Market and the "Market Walk," form an attractive and always-changing gathering place.
River Landing offers the Market a permanent, year-round home in a beautiful setting, while providing Saskatoon residents with ready access to high-quality food from local producers.


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Random thoughts about the Saturday's 11 a.m. PST WHL trade deadline: *Could the Vancouver Giants' two big roster moves be the return from injury of winger Ty Ronning (collar bone) and defenceman Clayton Kirichenko (upper body)? GM Scott Bonner is … Continue reading
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Random WHL trade deadline thoughts: Don't like what Regina did, do understand Victoria and waiting on Vancouver
Lance Bouma among grads coming back to coach at Vancouver Giants Alumni Challenge tonight
Just a reminder that the Vancouver Giants' Alumni Challenge intrasquad game goes tonight at the Ladner Leisure Centre ( 7 p.m.). Going off Wednesday's practices, it looks like one team will feature a forward line with Marek Tvrdon and Jackson … Continue reading
Stockton Thunder reunites former Vancouver Giants sparkplugs Garet Hunt and James Henry
James Henry is following his leader once again. The former Vancouver Giants captain, who looked at Garet Hunt as his role model upon joining the WHL club in 2007-08, is back alongside Hunt, this time with the Stockton Thunder of … Continue reading
Former Giant captain James Henry picks Oil Kings over Winterhawks in six in WHL finale
Edmonton Oil Kings in six. That's the prediction on the best-of-seven WHL championship series from one of our resident experts, James Henry. The former Vancouver Giants captain picks the Oil Kings, the Eastern Conference champions, to beat the Portland Winterhawks, … Continue reading
Giants look at longtime Hurricane Fyten, out with a knee injury, for their open 20-year-old spot
In a bid to fill their open 20-year-old spot, the Vancouver Giants have turned to winger Austin Fyten, a former 20-goal, 100-PIM man with the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Fyten blew out a knee crashing into the net during a Sept. 8 … Continue reading
Giants short an overage but Bonner maintains "we have the best scorer, best coach, one of the top goalies in the west"
His history is so good and his day stopped so suddenly that you couldn't help but wonder if Scott Bonner didn't get shafted at the WHL trade deadline Tuesday. The Vancouver Giants general manager, who has excelled in his 11 … Continue reading
Where to fit Chuckie in the Giants' line-up? The possibilities are endless for the WHL club
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I'll expand on this later, but I wanted to put this up ASAP so folks can discuss in the comments. Here's the summary:
|Bryce Harper
|Derek Norris
|Danny Espinosa
|Sammy Solis, A.J. Cole
|Wilson Ramos, Robbie Ray
|Michael Burgess
|Eury Perez, Rich Hague, Cole Kimball, J.P. Ramirez, Chris Marrero, Steve Lombardozzi, Brad Meyers, Brad Peacock, A.J. Morris
|Tyler Moore, Tom Milone, Danny Rosenbaum
Now before anyobdy gets their panties in a bunch about the C's, remember that Sickels is a tough grader. And then look at his caveats…
"[Moore] — I realize that other sources and most Nationals fans rank him much higher, probably due to his hot second half. But he's older than Marrero, a level behind him, and I don't like the reports about holes in his swing or his BB/K ratio."
"[Milone] — Great Double-A numbers of course despite lack of stuff. I might be underestimating him."
"[Rosenbaum] — Tom Milone Part Two?"
None of these I can argue with and I'm especially pleased about Rosenbaum because I've been thinking it privately but was afraid to jinx him by stating it publicly. Nine C+ prospects is something to be happy about when for years it seemed like it was 19 C's out of the Sickels Top 20.
As threatened promised, here are some thoughts. And a link to his article.
…Yunesky Maya as an honorable mention. I'm very torn about whether or not to rank Maya even though he's technically a rookie and he's said to be major-league ready. Those two things are key components of being a prospect. But that also has a certain arrogance to it, that his international experience is no better than collegiate baseball. And I wonder if my ambivalence is also because he looks like he might be Rolando Arrojo II (though the parent club could certainly use a slightly-above-league-average pitcher).
…Michael Burgess being rated higher than Chris Marrero. The two are three months apart in age, but Marrero has shown that he can at least hit for average and with a modicum of power. It may be splitting hairs, but Marrero is the better prospect of the two at this point.
…Steve Lombardozzi is finally getting some respect. If nothing else, getting named here should make some folks pay closer attention.
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I've been wondering if Norris has or could play first base or left field. Defensively, might he be adequate at these positions, or even better than that?
Interesting that Hood is not on the list, nor Korbernus, who I particularly like.
Nice to see the inclusion of Rosenbaum and Milone, although have some questions about some of his other choices.
Kobernus is a man of glass. How many games has he even played? He was a college guy starting at Hagerstown to begin with and he hasn't graduated Hagerstown and you've got guys like Sanchez and Hague starting to pass him. Next year is huge for him.
Hood's an honorable mention guy for Sickels. To me, it's kind of a pick 'em between Perez, Hood, and Ramirez. Ramirez has a long, long way to go with his defense. Perez has that Juan Pierre ceiling and you worry about whether he'll walk enough. Hood has the most tools out of the guys but he has the most to learn about fundamentals. Which ones you list depends on what your personal preference is. Hood's an honorable mention and that's good.
Here are the honorable mention guys: "OTHERS OF NOTE: Adrian Alaniz, RHP; Justin Bloxom, 1B; Adam Carr, RHP; Paul Demny, RHP; Dave Freitas, C; Tyler Hanks, RHP; Destin Hood, OF; Taylor Jordan, RHP; Blake Kelso, INF; Jeff Kobernus, 2B; Jason Martinson, INF; Yunesky Maya, RHP; Randolph Oduber, OF; Tanner Roark, RHP; Atahualpa Severino, LHP; Josh Smoker, LHP; Josh Wilkie, RHP; Rob Wort, RHP."
Really the best thing to do is log on there and get your comments in while the forum is open, probably the next couple of days to a week.
Sickel's gives some pretty good grades to 2 pitchers who haven't even pitched professionally yet. Not saying they're not talented but let's see what happens in 2011.
You can tell what everyone thinks of Meyer's stuff, he basically didn't pitch in 2010 and still has the good ranking.
Have to think Oduber and Sanchez are both knocking at the door.
Sickel's must have seen what TBRFan did of Hood in Hagerstown in 2010.
Have to think 2011 will be the best year ever to be a Nats farm seamhead.
Solis has pitched professionally. He showed some potential, even after a long break, in the AFL. As for Cole, if you're going to give a guy a 1.4M signing bonus he better have enough stuff to be above the C+ marginal pros in your system. Maybe not a B grade, but certainly a B- grade at least. Remember, Sickels' grades take into account both a guys ceiling and his floor.
SIckels giving Lombardozzi a C+ and then writing "I might be underestimating him" in Milone's notes; Christmas in November!
Previously, I had made out a top twenty-five list and all of Sickel's twenty were in my twenty-five, although not necessarily in the same order. My other five were Maya, Hood, Kobernus (in my own top twenty) Sanchez and Carr. So obviously I think (with all due modesty) he's made a good list.
I would still like to get some information about Norris. As asked in the first entry of this blog.
Sue, my point is now that the Nats have Ramos, a very good defensive catcher with some pop, could Norris effectively play another position? I realize one or the other might be used as trade bait, but I would love to see both of them as Nationals. (although Ramus or Upton would look good in a National's uniform, but likely not worth the cost.)
I actually don't have a problem ranking Burgess higher, based on positional value alone. Sure the ages are the same, but experience is also key and Marrero has another year. Neither of them are finished products, but i'm at the point now where i think Marrero is basically an "Adam LaRoche" type with weaker defense. A solid above average hitting 1B with some pop, but not a true middle of the order hitter. Burgess has a similar profile but at a slightly more difficult position with better defense.
Are th ties, according to Sickels, in a particular order? For example, is Eury Perez, number eight, ahead of Hague, number nine, or Marrero, number thirteen?
I like this list with the exception of: Burgess – um, no. Again, "strike out king" needs to lose the all or nothing swing to get anywhere. Lombo – higher, much higher than a C+. Let's say a B- with a mid-season call up to play with Espinosa. :o) Norris – I followed his stats for catching in the AFL. I've got my fingers crossed for him, but still feel a position change is still possible. I do like the "model that can cook" analogy. I think i'd like him to call a better game than hit a better game….
Eury Perez – I have to remind myself he's so young and prone to mistakes. But at the level he wants to play at, he's got to lose the lackadasical (sp), half-a** play and come to the park with his game face on. If he turns up the intensity a notch, the sky is the limit for him. Man is he fast!
I am definitely on the Harper bandwagon and wow is all I can say from what I personally saw in Fla this fall.
I don't think i've ever been more excited for a season in Hagerstown than for the upcoming one. I think low A will be the level to watch – finally! Adrian Sanchez and Randolph Oduber are on my radar!
On your Marerro vs Burgess thoughts. As you yourself said Marerro was originally an outfielder and couldn't handle it. Scouts are torn on whether Marerro is as good as Adam Dunn at first base. In other words which is the lesser of two evils?
Unless Marerro proves he can hit as well as Dunn, Willingham, or Zimmerman; given his fielding don't you think he should be ranked below Burgess? There is no DH in the National league so he has no position on the parent club? While Burgess can play the outfield and has a plus arm to boot? And Burgess hitting and plate patience have improved this year even if his average and power have suffered as a result. Hopefully, that is only temporary … hopefully.
I'm not sure where Huzzard found this but he attributes it to Sickels and I think it should be a part of the conversation when ranking the Nats farm system:
There is always the chance that a minor leaguer surprises some people, but from the looks of the Nationals' minor league system it would be a surprise if a top of the rotation pitcher is developed in the next two years. –John Sickles at minorleagueball.com.
Thanks, Peric, even if it raised my blood pressure.
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On last night's "Motor City Masters," the competition show on Tru-TV hosted by Brooke Burns, is searching for the next top automotive designer. Last week, the second competitor, Troy left the competition leaving eight left to battle it out.
The competition between two teams of car designers, will send another designer home as they search for the next great designer from the team of Chevrolet and Tru-TV. But first, the individual challenge to find the two team leaders who will compete and choose their teams.
To get started, the group was brought to a California beach. For the individual challenge, each member had a tonneau cover for a Chevy Silverado. A tonneau cover protects the bed of a pick-up truck, and by designing theirs, they will show what the beach lifestyle means to them. The top two finishers will be the leader of their team, and the winner will be safe from elimination.
They had two hours to complete the task, and each got to work and at the end of the two hours; the winners were, Darby and Joann, and the winner who was safe from elimination was Darby.
For the team challenge, the mission was to create "The Ultimate Beach Vehicle" using a Silverado, that must have side paneling.
Both women find that dealing with male egos can be difficult. Joann gets no respect from her team, and when Jean comes into question her, she has no answers for her. After being on the bottom both times, she avoids making decisions, especially about color. Darby, is locking horns with Doc, who wants to charge ahead with his plans, but Darby wants to put it on a sketch and take it from there. When Jean questions Darby, she has definitive answers and an affirmative way of handling Doc, who Camilo feels does not know what he is doing. As time is running out, Joann's team is placing the wood paneling on the yellow and gray truck.
When it was time to present their vehicles, Brooke introduced the guest judge, pro surfer Malia Jones, who should know what a surf truck should look like. Darby presented her truck first, a blue and green paneled truck that holds surfboards on the panels. Joann's truck seemed to be accepted by the judges more favorably than Darby's, but after the teams were dismissed, they judges conferred.
When the announcement was made, Darby's team won because they used the paneling more creatively. Of the four, Bryan and Jameson were safe, and the last two were Joann and Shane, but can Joann's third time on the bottom be a charm or put her out of the game? When Shane had to defend himself, he had little to say, as he had all along. Joann blamed herself for being project manager and stated that she had the paneling in her hands, but let the men's opinion override hers. Although she was eliminated, Shane was warned that his lackadaisical attitude must change, and he had better start becoming a team player on this episode of "Motor City Masters."


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Video: Why the NCAA's concussion settlement seems so cheap
The NCAA agreed to a preliminary $75 million deal — that ended a class-action head-injury lawsuit brought by former college athletes.
As USA Today reports, the settlement comes almost three years after the first of several concussion lawsuits were filed against the NCAA and covers both current and former athletes.
Find out why the dollar amount might seem small with this Newsy video.


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House-Senate Conference Committee Pass .08 BAC Provision
On October 3, 2000, in an important bill for public health and highway safety advocates, bipartisan members of a House-Senate conference committee completed work on the fiscal year (FY) 2001 Transportation Appropriations bill. Included in the bill was a modified version of the Senate's .08 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) national drunk driving standard. Under the modified provision, states would have four years to adopt .08 BAC as their drunk driving standard without incurring penalties. States that do not adopt .08 BAC by 2004 would have their federal highway funds reduced on a graduated scale. The first year (2004) a state in noncompliance would lose 2% of its highway funds, in the second year 4%, in the third year 6%, and in the fourth year (2007) 8%. States that adopt .08 BAC as their drunk driving standard by FY2007 would receive highway funds lost between 2004 and 2007.
Nineteen states, and the District of Columbia, currently have .08 BAC as their drunk driving standard. Kentucky's .08 BAC law went into effect on October 1, 2000. Nearly all other states have .10 BAC laws.
State BAC Laws*
*Source: Insurance Institute
for Highway Safety
A national drunk driving standard of .08 BAC is necessary and reasonable. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the average 170-pound male would have to consume more than four 12 ounce cans of beer within one hour on an empty stomach to reach .08 BAC. The average 137-pound female would need to consume at least three cans of beer in one hour on an empty stomach to reach that same level. NHTSA also found that in 1998, 38% of all motor vehicle-related fatalities involved alcohol. This translates more than 15,000 alcohol-related deaths. Lowering BAC limits from .10 percent to .08 percent is an effective method of saving lives. According to a study by Hingson et al., if all states lowered their BAC limits to .08, alcohol-related highway deaths would decrease by 500-600 per year.
For background information on .08 BAC, please view our June 30, 2000 Action Alert at http://www.cspinet.org/booze/08_BAC.htm and our September 30, 2000 Update at http://www.cspinet.org/booze/08_update.htm.


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Gwyneth Paltrow has been one of the hottest actresses in Hollywood for several decades now. Her relationships have all been with equally successful men. In 2003 Paltrow married Coldplay's Chris Martin. According to a March 25 report from Fox News, the couple has announced their separation after 10 years of marriage. In a joint statement they expressed that they both love one another very much, but they are choosing to separate going forward.
The marriage between Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin has been pretty low-profile. They were never the subject of huge tabloid rumors or suspicion of cheating. In fact, they were one of the couples many were sure would beat the "Hollywood curse." Paltrow and Martin have two children together, 9-year-old Apple and 7-year-old Moses. It appears that the split will be amicable and arrangements will be made to accommodate the children as best as possible.
There has not been a reason or any further details released regarding the separation. Because both Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are so private, there may not ever be any more information on their split. The statement of separation was confirmed by the publicist for Martin. This is sad news out of Hollywood today and fans wish them both the best.
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This actress always makes a huge impression on screen, and so it's no wonder that her debut behind the camera is generating a lot of hype.
Natalie Portman is busy filming her new movie A Tale of Love and Darkness in Jerusalem currently, and her choice to film there is causing a bit of controversy. The local residents feel that filming the movie in such a religious neighborhood is inappropriate, but the Israel born Natalie felt very strongly that this is where her movie should be shot. Natalie is both directing and acting in the film.
Local residents composed a letter to officials, stating, "The film shooting is set to take place on several sensitive streets close to synagogues and yeshivas, and the scenes being filmed should have been examined first to make sure they don't offend anybody's sensitivities." To add to the tension, graffiti has appeared around where filming is taking place calling the whole process "a foreign invasion."
Natalie, however, is unfazed. "Israel just captures my imagination in a way, that's where I wanted to tell my first filmic story. I don't know another place that's so visually interesting and obviously dense with stories, so I'm really, really excited."The film is based on a book by Israeli author Amos Oz about his experiences growing up in Israel. Natalie will be playing Oz's mother in the film.
Despite all the attention, Natalie seems to be sticking to her guns. Bravo, girl. I can't wait to see what her first directing gig will turn out to be like! If its anything like her acting, we should be in for a treat.


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you must be clicking on something else. ask Dogar the Brave.
are you implying that dogar is a scam artist, kelsh?
Nah. My grandma is though. She steals too.
Ahahaha, it would be hilarious if my grandmother was a scam artist. She's probably one of the most polite and proper people you'll ever meet, and she'd never hurt a fly.
Lucky. Mine talks behind my mom's back and mine. And she steals designer clothes/purses for me.
That sounds awesome.
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When the Devil is too busy
And Death's a bit too much
They call on me by name you see,
For my special touch.
I have Skype but I hate it!


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What is an Information Catalog (or Catalogue) ?
An Information Catalog is a common Repository for all data and information related to Enteprise Data Management.
As a result, it can play a very important role in Data Integration.
The design will usually reflect the Project and the culture wihtint the organisation and change from time-to-time.
Initial format will often include Word documents and Spreadsheets, and these might migrate to a Database..
Therefore a flexible approach is required, which will usually be based on Extendable Tables.
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Mapping Specigications for Data Integration and so on
It will usually be published over the corporate Intranet with clearly-defined privileges for
who can create, update, access and provide feedback on the content.
n Information Catalogue can also be called a Data Dictionary or an Information Repository.
Wikipedia has an entry for a Data Dictionary that is worth checking out.
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An Information Catalogue can be used to record every activity and decision of importance relating to Data Integration at each Stage.
It can play a role from the beginning, by recording Data Owners and Data Sources.
Then during the Data Integration Stage, it can record details of Tables, Fields, Rules for Validation, Mapping and Translation.
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Thursday might be a tough one for fans of the Big Mac, as the "Fight for $15" movement is set to stage a massive, nationwide protest in the pursuit of higher minimum wage and the right to form a union. In more than 150 cities throughout the United States, fast food workers employed at McDonald's, Wendy's, KFC, Domino's and the like will walk off the job in an effort to spur management into increasing their base salary to $15 an hour.
During a speech in Milwaukee on Labor Day, President Obama was quoted saying, "You know what, if I were looking for a job that lets me build some security for my family, I'd join a union. If I were busting my butt in the service industry and wanted an honest day's pay for an honest day's work, I'd join a union. …I'd want a union looking out for me." These words have quickly become a rallying cry for organizations like Fast Food Forward and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the two groups who are spearheading the "Fight for $15" campaign.
Buoyed by these words, and having already seen success in Seattle (where $15 an hour is on its way to becoming the city-wide standard), Fast Food Forward and the SEIU are poised to make their biggest statement to date. Using the ongoing issue of growing income inequality as a springboard, the movement claims that the only way to get everyone on an even keel is to raise the wages paid to our lowest income employees. Understandably, this goal has set some segments of society on edge.
Now, it would be foolish to side with that small contingent who claim that the minimum wage should be abolished. Those folks have stated that a federally enforced minimum wage has the negative effect of killing jobs and raising prices (which in turn acts to discourage consumers from buying stuff). Without such a weighty anchor around a corporation's neck, they would be free to pay people the amount they actually deserve, which would in turn lower prices (because companies wouldn't have as many expenses) and increase the number of available jobs. These experiments, however, are always run in the context of a perfect capitalistic society.
Guess what, folks, America isn't a perfect capitalist society (though it'd be super if we were). Corporations don't care about their employees as much they'd like their customers to believe. Corporations are in the business of making money. In spite of recent court decisions that claim companies do have religious preferences, they still don't have loyalty (just Google "corporate inversion" if you want to know what I'm talking about) and they're under no sense of obligation to make their employees' lives any better than they absolutely need to be. If left to their own devices, companies would be totally fine with moving us back to the partial fiefdoms of the Industrial Revolution.
It's due to that lack of compassion that forces the need for minimum wage in this country, and it's due to ongoing lobbying on behalf of corporations that the minimum wage is so criminally low in this country. As long as the conversation's been going on, you've no doubt seen some chart or graph (like this one from the Pew Research Center) that explains that as the cost of living has increased, the value of minimum wage has plummeted. People making the federally mandated $7.25 an hour are currently living in a more complete state of relative poverty than any generation that's come before. Most of this has to do with Congress' seeming unwillingness to consider its poorest citizens by legislating regular increases in the minimum wage.
While we're there, here's another factoid that's being bandied about: if Congress had regularly raised the minimum wage to coincide with cost of living, the federal minimum wage today would be $10.90 an hour according to raisetheminimumwage.com. That would theoretically guarantee that fast food and service employees would be making a minimum wage designed to allow them to live with moderate comfort. It wouldn't be an easy life, of course, but it would still allow a low income individual to, say, afford rent in a two-bedroom apartment (which is impossible for any fast food worker at the moment). That's not all "woe to the poor" sentiment, either, because according to the Department of Labor, "more than 600 economists, seven of them Nobel Prize winners in economics, have signed onto a letter in support of raising the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2016." In other words, tons of people who should know, are advocating for an increase in the minimum wage.
What those learned types are not advocating for is $15 an hour. You know why? Because that's way too high. Sorry.
Doubling the minimum wage to appease fast food and service employees is a shortsighted solution. There's much informed debate on both sides as to whether the move would stimulate the economy by giving more buying power to consumers, or tank it by forcing companies to lay off employees to account for their new expenses. That's not a point this underinformed writer is able to comment on. What does seem evident, though, is this: a $15 an hour minimum wage doesn't hurt rich people, it hurts the middle class.
Let's just check out the numbers right quick. Last July, the fellas (and fellettes) at the Pew Research Center did a little digging to discover who exactly was earning minimum wage. They discovered that less than 3% of all workers (or 4.7% of all hourly workers) were paid the minimum wage in America. That's about 3.5 million people total. Of those 3.5 million, around 50% were aged 16 to 24 and around 60% were working their minimum wage job part time. In other words, that leaves around 1.8 million people who are both working for minimum wage and trying to support a family (and we're not even taking into account those people who work a minimum wage job to supplement a spouse's income). When you consider that there are currently a little over 200 million working-age Americans, is it really necessary to increase the minimum wage so drastically to accommodate less than one percent of the workforce?
Raising the minimum wage would decrease the income gap between the rich and poor, that much is true. It would also, however, decrease the gap between the poor and the middle class. As prices rose to account for the new fees companies would be expected to pay, middle class employees would find their salaries counting for less and less. Effectively, you'd be creating a larger section of the population who worry about being able to support themselves and their families. In other words, while the math would look closer, the income inequality chasm would be increased and possibly solidified.
Let's say that Fast Food Forward and the SEIU get their way and low income employees are able to unionize and earn a minimum of $15 an hour. We'll even do unions the favor of disregarding the fact that a portion of that new income would be placed in union vaults as opposed to workers' bank accounts (why do you think they're helping you out, people?). Proponents of the $15 an hour minimum wage seem to be operating under the assumption that in the aftermath of this legislation, CEOs across the nation would throw up their arms in defeat and slash their salaries in half. That's a fairy tale. Rather than handicap themselves, owners would undoubtedly either pass that cost along to consumers or cripple the earning power of their current employees. What they would not do is sacrifice their comfort in any way. In other words, the bill would land almost entirely on the shoulders of the middle class.
It stands to reason that we need a minimum wage, and that wage must be high enough so low income employees can work without worrying about where their next meal is coming from. But the minimum wage is not intended for people to thrive on, it's intended for people to survive on. That seems like a harsh lesson, especially when proponents of the $15 minimum wage consistently use imagery designed to tug at folks heartstrings, like the oft repeated example of a father or mother struggling to feed their family on such scant income. In spite of these seemingly benevolent motives, it would appear that such a drastic increase in minimum wage would compound that problem rather than solve it.
There's still no word from the giant companies who are being targeted by these protests, but with thousands of workers from Little Rock to Raleigh and New York to Los Angeles planning to walk out of their day jobs tomorrow, you can bet the response will be swift.


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The wide-ranging exercise tested readiness and cooperation between all sectors of the IDF for prolonged combat in multiple spheres
The IDF successfully concluded today (Thursday, February 14) a large-scale multi-arena exercise that examined the readiness throughout all sectors of the IDF. Both regular and reserve soldiers participated in the exercise, which simulated a variety of operational scenarios. Combat methods, cooperation procedures between Ground, Air and Navy Forces, as well as the capabilities of the headquarters to operate for prolonged periods of time were examined. In addition, the exercise simulated simultaneous combat in several theaters, supported by the Logistics and Intelligence Branches, IDF Spokespersons' Unit, Home Front Command and government officials who engaged in ongoing dialogue with senior IDF officers. Lessons learned in past drills, as well as those learned from the Second Lebanon War, Operation Cast Lead and Operation Pillar of Defense, were implemented and tested in the exercise. The IDF conducts routine activities in all units and commands in order to improve readiness for any scenario. The recent exercise was scheduled in advance as a part of the annual training program.


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Here we go again. Yet another spinach recall.
They have identified the usual suspect...Salmonella.
Should you be concerned? Well, if you shopped a Kroger's Fort Worth store and picked up a container of Simple Truth Organic's baby spinach, keep on reading.
Taylor Farms Inc. has voluntarily recalled their baby spinach in 39 states:
The spinach that is being recalled is being sold in 5-oz and 16-oz trays under the following names: Central Market Organics, Full Circle Organics, Marketside Organics, Simple Truth Organics and Taylor Farms Organic. All the recalled spinach has a "best by" date of February 24, 2013, Taylor Farms said.
Taylor Farms Inc.
Something you may not have considered is whether or not you can still use it instead of returning it to the store, or dumping it in the trash. Would you still be getting all the nutrition you're looking for when eating that spinach salad...if you cooked the spinach instead? Whether you want to eat cooked recalled spinach instead of getting rid of it is entirely your choice, but take a look at what is available in the cooked product:
And when it comes to certain minerals, you're better off eating your spinach cooked. Green vegetables such as spinach, beet greens and Swiss chard are high in calcium, but their high levels of a compound called oxalic acid binds calcium and reduce its absorption. Cooking releases some of the calcium that's bound to oxalic acid. Three cups of raw spinach, for example, have 90 milligrams of calcium, whereas one cup of cooked has nearly triple the amount (259 milligrams). Cooking vegetables also increases the amount of magnesium and iron that's available to the body.
The Globe And Mail
Of course, if you have a compromised immune system, are pregnant, or are of delicate health, you should take every precaution and remove potential food hazards from your diet.
And of course, there is always the option of growing your own. In light of all the recalls, it may be a viable alternative.


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May 6, 2011
Tempe, Ariz. -
The No. 6 Arizona State Sun Devils defeated the Long Beach State Dirtbags 6-3 on Friday night in Tempe behind a solid outing from starter Brady Rodgers and another strong night behind the plate for designated hitter Joey DeMichele. The Sun Devils improved to 33-11 on the season with the win.
Rodgers (7-2) earned the win, giving up just three runs and three hits in 7.1 innings of work. Mitchell Lambson came on in relief in the ninth to earn his eighth save of the season.
The Sun Devils jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Johnny Ruettiger led off the game with a double and scored one batter later on a throwing error. After the Dirtbags tied it up in the top half of the fourth, ASU answered back by manufacturing a run with a walk, stolen base and a Zach Wilson sacrifice fly to take a 2-1 lead.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Devils padded the lead with two more when. DeMichele hit his first triple of the night off the right field wall, driving in Zach MacPhee and on the very next at-bat,
DeMichele provided the Devils with two more insurance runs in the bottom of the seventh, scoring Michael Benjamin and Riccio Torrez with a two-run triple, his second three-bagger of the night. DeMichele finished 2-of-4 from the plate with 3 RBI. The Dirtbags threatened in the eighth, scoring two with the tying run at the plate, but Johnny Ruettiger made a diving catch in left field to end the inning and protect the lead.
The Sun Devils and Dirtbags will play game two of the non-conference series tomorrow night at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium at Brock Ballpark, with first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m.


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Three Chemistry graduate students have been awarded Rackham Graduate School's Distinguished Predoctoral Fellowship for 2014-2015. The awardees are Amy Speelman, of Nicolai Lehnert's research group; Joe Furgal, who works with Theodore Goodson III and Richard Laine; and Jeanne Hankett of Zhan Chen's lab.
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John J. Volk, 87, of Brunswick, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014. He was born May 11, 1926, to John A. and Anna Volk in Windber, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Volk was a proud Veteran of the United States Navy, serving during WWII. He retired from Ford Motor Company.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Helen; loving children, Joseph, Carole (Howard), Diane, Irene (Brian), Susan; cherished grandchildren, Juliet, Natalie, Amanda (Phillip), Jenna (Keith), Amy, Joe (Suzanne), Megan (Seth), Kimberlee (Justin), Tim (Meagan), Ben (Lauren), Collin, (Alyson), Jordan; and his 11 adored great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Margaret. (Charles).
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Friends may join the family for visitation Sunday, March 30, 2014, from 4 to 8 P.M., at Carlson Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, 1642 Pearl Road (1/2 mile South of Rt 303), Brunswick. An 11 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, March 31, 2014, at St. Colette's Parish Church, 330 W. 130th St. Brunswick, with Father William Krizner as the Celebrant. (Please meet at the Church). Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Valley City.
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Are you as confused as me?
I am asking that question, because of all the dramatic financial changes in both Collegiate and Professional Athletics. Actually, before I get down to the nitty-gritty of my column, I have to admit that my young Examiner Colleague, Evan Wiener who writes and lectures about the " Business of Sport", is much more qualified than me.
So, instead of reaching any conclusions, I am just going to give you the facts as I know them and let you make your own conclusions. Here goes!
The culprit, although not meaning to be is TV… in particular TV. Years ago, around 1960, I met a man named John Walson. He was lecturing at one of the early CATV (Cable Television) Conventions. You see, Mr. Walson was the visionary who in 1948 created the first Cable Television system in his home town of Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania.
He wanted to sell TV sets from his appliance store, but his customers were having trouble getting the signal. Mahanoy City was ideally suited for CATV services, since broadcast television could easily be received via mountaintop antennas.
So, Walson extended a lead cable and retransmitted the signal to the Valley below where Mahanoy City was located and until then broadcast reception was extremely poor.
The citizens could only get the transmission if they bought a TV Set from his store and paid a $100 hookup fee plus $2 per month. In essence, it was a public utility born out of necessity.
Have the time really changed? Not at all! Only the numbers have.
It's still the same story, if you want to get the product, in these games of your favorite teams etc.; you have to pay a price. The problem is that various sports leagues are protected by governmental amendments.
This allows owners to garner huge dollars, but it deprives the loyal fans with limited funds, the inability to partake in both the glories and the heartaches of their favorite team.
I was in on the beginning of Pay Cable for sports teams as a member of the Boards of both Prism, (now Comcast), in Philadelphia and the Houston Sports & Entertainment Cable System. It was exciting times and the cost of getting both movie and sports for the fans was reasonable.
Obviously, I believe in the American Spirit and our Entrepreneurship. What I do not believe in is "Greed". This seems to be today's motivating force.
I believe that Pro Sports Leagues, which have various governmental waivers that give them tax protection and exemptions, which as I understand it most other businesses must pay, should be serving the good of their fan base. Or they should not enjoy these exemptions.
Did you know that the NFL is listed as a "Non-Profit" Organization?
I indignantly resigned from my Executive position with the Lakers and the Kings when Jack Kent Cooke, the owner, had raised the prices on the floor seats to $100 per person with the cheapest seat being $25. I argued that the base fan that worked daily to take his family of four to an occasional Lakers game would be locked out.
Of course, this was 1971,Mr. Cooke argued that I was wrong and that someday those floor seats would be as much as $500 apiece. Well he was wrong! They go for multiples today greater than $500.
That's at the live level. As for TV Rights, they are so astronomical, or unavailable to the fan base, those who built the alliance through years of demonstrated/dedicated loyalty are now often shut out. They are shut out when one mammoth cable system pays for the right to broadcast exclusively and they do not make it available to everyone.
Often times, it is because they have overplayed for the rights and competing systems will not in turn, pay them their exorbitant fees for the rights to re-broadcast.
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The study was performed in association with the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany, Seoul National University, Korea, Konarka Technologies and Stony Brook University.
This material also called PCDTBT, being an example of a polycarbazole conjugated polymer, which is a molecule comprising alkyl side chains linked to a chainlike carbon backbone. Its capability in donating and accepting electrons makes it a superior performer and helps it convert at a high efficiency up to 7.2%.
The study was conducted at the Brookhaven's National Synchrotron Light Source. Using a high-resolution x-ray scattering method, thin films of PCDTBT were exposed to strong x-ray beams. At high temperatures, a crystalline-like phase was formed. This formation was not observed in earlier studies, which used x-rays with less intensity. In addition, the x-ray patterns revealed a structure containing conjugated backbone pair layers, whereas, other organic solar cells, studied till date, contain only single backbone layers.
Benjamin Ocko, a physicist at Brookhaven and head for the current study, stated that in- depth studies have been performed on the polymer, however, the researchers did not focus on the structural characteristics of the polymer that rendered better performance. He added that knowing the reason for the better performance of the material will facilitate the researchers to develop novel materials for a broad range of uses, which include enhanced PVs, transistors, displays and solid-state lighting.
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The Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa is pleased to announce our $20 million Timeless Revitalized guestroom and suite product refresh completed in the Tower and Diamond Wings. Together, 36 suites and 522 guestrooms have been rejuvenated. The new guestroom designs are a composition of neutral colors which creates a sense ofrelaxation and frames the stunning clear blue ocean views beyond. Incorporated into this contemporary Hawaiian guestroom design are sun bleached finishes, tropical weaves and textures.
In addition, the "First Lady of Waikiki" is also pleased to announce a complete renovation of the 21st floor located in the Tower Wing and the unveiling of the "Penthouse at the Moana". Elevated to distinction, the three penthouse suites and seven penthouse ocean guestrooms, provide exceptional views from large lanais, luxurious baths that feature a soaking tub, separate Heavenly Shower, vanities with dual sinks and wash lets. Attention to detail is evident throughout each penthouse guestroom and suite, all featuring soothing colors of blue and gray intended to represent the colors of the ocean throughout the day.
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Since the Moana Hotel introduced Hawaiian hospitality to the world, our artwork collection also includes the lei. The lei is a symbol of the culture and tradition that makes Hawai'i a special place. We give lei as a gift of love, of Aloha. The circle is meant to embrace the wearer of lei with the love of the gift. The flower, the lei, the circle are all representations of the deep connection to land and place that native Hawaiians honor, and is a tradition that goes back to the original arrival of the indigenous peoples to Hawai'i.
The new guestroom designs are a composition of soft tones which sets a tone of relaxation for our guests, and frames the stunning clear blue ocean views beyond. Sun bleached colors and finishes and tropical weaves and textures are incorporated into this contemporary Hawaiian guestroom design. The custom guestroom carpet is a dynamic adaptation of an Art Deco palm trunk design. The contemporary photographs in the guestrooms and suites feature a collection of indigenous Hawaiian plants.
In addition, the Diamond Deluxe Ocean Front category located in the Diamond Wing, will feature a special element of days gone by with two rocking chairs that look out to the shores of Waikiki Beach. Guests booking this category can gently rock their chairs to the soothing sound of the waves as they enjoy their afternoons at the Moana.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers have combined to win nine Super Bowl titles, and their cumulative total will reach 10 on Sunday. That's the most between two teams in the big game, even more than when the Cowboys and Steelers played in 1995, with four titles each heading into the game. Pittsburgh hasn't just enjoyed success in football. The Pirates and Penguins have combined for eight championships, most recently when the Penguins won the Stanley Cup in June 2009. And Green Bay's success is remarkable, given the city's population of barely 100,000. This year's Super Bowl isn't just a matchup of great football cities, but of great pro-sports cities — two of the best, when their small populations are accounted for.
To measure cities' success, I started with the Donovan Index, named for its creator, Bennett Donovan. He assigns cities points for titles won in the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL. The more teams in the league at the time of the title, the tougher it is to win, so each title is worth as many points as the number of teams in that year. He adds up points for each city and divides by the number of years accumulated by each of its pro teams. (I also used the Donovan Index as a proxy for calculating Pittsburgh's winning ways after the Steelers' last Super Bowl title, in 2009.)
Pittsburgh ranks third overall among cities with at least three sports teams, with an index of 1.52. That means, roughly, that Pittsburgh's teams have won 52% more titles than would be expected — or 52% more than their fair share — based on the number of seasons they've played. That's an impressive total, ranking just behind New York and Los Angeles. Yet those cities had far more people than Pittsburgh — 27 and 12 times as many in 2009, the latest year available, until the Census Bureau releases its totals from last year. New York and L.A. also have more teams than Pittsburgh, but not enough to make up for their much larger population sizes. That means there are more people to support each team, with ticket and merchandise purchases and in local television ratings. Some factors help level the playing field more than population might suggest, such as revenue sharing and the national following of teams such as the Steelers and Packers.
Still, given the size limitations of their local fan bases, Pittsburgh teams' accomplishments are far more impressive than those of the Yankees, (football) Giants, Lakers, Dodgers, et al. In fact, based on 2009 population, no city with more than three franchises, past or present, has a higher index per capita.
That tilts things a little toward Pittsburgh, because its population was greater for many of those championships. Since 1970, the first decennial Census year in the Super Bowl era, Pittsburgh's population has declined 40%. Using 1970 population figures, Pittsburgh slips behind Oakland, Miami, Tampa (which gets credit for Tampa Bay) and Newark (which somewhat dubiously I'm giving credit for the Nets and Devils). And using the average of the two population figures, Pittsburgh ranks third, behind Oakland and Newark. If the Steelers win on Sunday, Pittsburgh will move ahead of Oakland and trail only Newark. (And Newark only has teams named for the state of New Jersey, with one of those planning to leave for Brooklyn.)
Green Bay, meanwhile, is fifth among metro areas with one or two teams, with an index of 2.06 — meaning the Packers have won more than twice their fair share of Super Bowls. Its index would rise to 2.39, and fourth place, with a win Sunday. But even without a win, Green Bay is unquestionably the per-capita championships king. Hardly any city its size has had a major pro sports team, let alone one with such a great winning tradition. San Diego, Seattle and Portland — each with at least five times the 2009 population of Green Bay — each haven't won as many titles as the Packers have.


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