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Muskat reports the Cubs have optioned Kevin Hart and Randy Wells to Triple A. Outfielders Brad Snyder (who was already outrighted off the 40-man roster) and So Taguchi have been assigned to minor league camp, along with infielders Estaban German and Andres Blanco and catcher Mark Johnson. That gives Joey Gathright the final bench spot with just the decision between Paul Bako and Koyie Hill left for the backup catching duties.
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CATCHERS - Soto, Bako, Hill
INFIELDERS - Lee, Theriot, Miles, Fontenot, Ramirez, Hoffpauir
OUTFIELDERS - Soriano, Fukudome, Johnson, Bradley, Gathright
STARTING PITCHING: Zambrano, Dempster, Lilly, Harden, Marshall
RELIEF PITCHING: Gregg, Marmol, Heilman, Vizcaino, Cotts, Gaudin, Patton, Guzman, Fox, Stanton, Samardzija
Samardzija seems certain he'll be optioned to Triple A, which makes it between Gaudin, Patton, Guzman, Fox and Stanton for the final 2 bullpen spots.
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I can't really imagine a scenario where Stanton would get one of those two spots.
The easiest scenario would be to simply keep Gaudin and Guzman, and not add Fox or Stanton to the roster, and return Patton.
But it will be interesting to see how it shakes out. I wonder what they will do with Patton. Why would you draft a guy in the Rule 5 if when he does excel in spring training you can't keep him anyway? I mean, shouldn't that be the point? Hopefully they can work out a deal to keep him in the minors somehow at least.
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Hopefully they can work out a deal to keep him in the minors somehow at least.
Rule 5 players cannot be demoted to the minors unless they've already passed through waivers. So there's a pretty tough gauntlet to pass before you could "work out a deal" with the original club.
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Scott Eyre?
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Chris Young. Then he threw his glove.
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I like the time stamp on that comment, Rob.
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if you have it set for Central Time. Which you don't. *sigh*
Lee goes out in the 5th after pulling up lame...
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kinda worrisome some of the excess hasn't been traded yet.
even with a spotty spring i thought a.guzman would have found a new home by now.
z.greinke (KC) just struck out a.beltre (SEA) on a slow/sharp breaker called strike.
it was awesome cuz mr. mental greinke threw the ball and basically rode out of the end of his motion walking toward the dugout. he knew he had it...and he did.
beltre didn't know whether to be pissed at greinke or the ump so just sat there generally yelling. nothing came of it...fun.
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and seattle gets the lead over kc... 7-8 kc/sea
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gee...wonder why mark cuban wasn't taken more seriously as a possible owner...
love his comment...it's all about him (again). he sure takes pride in not learning a lesson over and over and over.
psst, cuban...there's a team and an entire league that's more important than you...just ask what's left of steinbrenner about that.
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right or wrong mark cuban revels in the attention.
watching basketball has nothing to do with an owner who consistantly makes an ass of himself, elevates himself above the game, and finds it funny to break rules and pay fines.
he consistently makes himself bigger than the game and loves the aftermath. it's little wonder MLB owners aren't too keen on the guy...much like steiny back in the day he doesn't have many friends as it is in the league he's already in.
maybe he should WATCH more basketball...
yea... it had nothing to do
yea... it had nothing to do with money and cuban's interest.
oh wait...
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Boy, I dont know how you can send Patton back at this point.
Perhaps this was the final face-off with Gaudin. I have to wonder if Gaudin even gets picked up if we cut him.
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Rob G. how does it seem certain that Samardzija is headed to Iowa? On what info do you have you can make this statement. I just got back from AZ. and watched 6 games myself. I don't agree with you at all that Fox Stanton Guzman or Patton are our relief picthers. Patton only pitches when the starters are out of the game. Like the A's game when he came in the game the score was 19 - 2 cubs. He still gave up a double and a walk.
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Before yesterday's game it was 8.93, which is effectively 9.00. But when it comes to ERA, arguing about 8.1 or 8.9 is pointless.
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Just further proof that you hate Jeff, ninjas, and hunchbacks.
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UNIVERSITY PARK - Bishop McCort scored eight first-inning runs, took advantage of three first-inning errors and downed Montgomery, 14-2 in five innings in Friday's Class A state championship at Penn State University's Medlar Field.
Montgomery had won seven straight and outscored its last two state playoff opponents, 15-0. Friday, it simply ran into the one team in Pennsylvania that was better. The Crushers (24-2) had eight different players deliver hits, made no errors and received solid pitching from Jesse Cooper, who finished 12-1.
McCort features players who were part of district champions in football and basketball earlier this scholastic year. That experience paid big dividends and after reaching the state semifinals and quarterfinals in the last three seasons, the Crushers experienced their ultimate breakthrough.
McCort outscored its final two opponents, 31-2 in 10 innings. Three of the first four hitters reached on errors and that opened the floodgates as five hits followed and McCort seized control.
Fannett-Metal claims title
UNIVERSITY PARK - The celebrations in Path Valley have probably already begun.
The Fannett-Metal softball team earned a 1-0 victory over Southern Columbia in the PIAA Class A championship game Friday morning at Penn State's Beard Field for the tiny school's first-ever state title in any sport.
Nearly 750 Tigers fans made the trip to PSU, most clad in specially designed white T-shirts that said, "How far? All the way" on the back. They got their wish.
F-M junior pitcher Blair Lauthers was stellar on the mound. She allowed just one base hit and struck out 11 batters. In the bottom of the seventh inning, she threw nine consecutive strikes to set Southern Columbia down in order and claim the state crown.
Lauthers also drove in the game's only run with a two-out single in the top of the fifth ining that scored Megan Dougherty from third base.
"It felt just great seeing all those fans here," Dougherty said. "There are no words I can say to thank them enough."
Other champions crowned
Central Bucks South won the Class AAAA softball title with a 1-0 victory over Bishop Shanahan in nine innings, and Big Spring won the AAA title with a 2-1 triumph over Valley View.
Neshannock, which eliminated Philipsburg-Osceola in eight innings in the first round and Central in the semifinals, defeated Warrior Run, 4-3, in eight innings to claim the AA title.
La Salle College defeated Council Rock South, the team that beat Altoona in the semifinals, in the Class AAAA baseball championship. Pine Grove, which topped Philipsburg-Osceola in the quarterfinals, fell to Riverside, 5-4, in the AA title game.
West York, which topped Hollidaysburg in the first round of the state tournament, topped Lampeter-Strasburg, 9-6, in the Class AAA championship.


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Monday, March 25, 2013
I have a perfect bracket.
Yup, heading into the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Tournament, I have managed to keep my beloved bracket from the crumpled depths of a trash can and mounted on top of the office pool.
ESPN.com noted only one of 8.15 million submissions in its online challenge had an unblemished submission through the first 24 games. Who's winning now, Charlie Sheen?
Granted, that one person wasn't me, because I didn't fill out a bracket on ESPN. And, I've heard nothing about it belonging to Mr. Sheen.
A mathematics professor at DePaul Unviversity estimated the odds of picking a perfect bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion. Before the latest Powerball lottery was claimed, the odds of winning that were one in 176 million.
Further, the odds of being struck by lightning are one in 576,000. And, heck, the odds of bowling a perfect 300 score are one in 11,500.
It'd be more likely for me to be struck by lightning holding a winning lottery ticket after bowling a 300 than my current bracket streak.
Unlike most of you, I didn't write off Harvard, which has produced more U.S. Presidents than NBA players. No. 12 Oregon and No. 12 California beating No. 5 Oklahoma State and No. 5 UNLV, respectively – duh.
I bought into the Florida Gulf Coast vibe. And, more people should have seen La Salle sneaking into the Sweet Sixteen.
With all the "second chance" bracket challenges popping up online, I can't reveal my Final Four picks, because, frankly, you winning money off of my expertise just ain't right.
But, what I can tell you is how I've managed to have a perfect bracket. Grab some paper and a pen; this could pay off for you.
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Can the open source way help nurture passion in classrooms? | Opensource.com
Can the open source way help nurture passion in classrooms?
Recently, Red Hat held a panel discussion for the North Carolina STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) organization. There were lots of great conversations around education and how to prepare students for careers in technology. One recurring theme was passion.
The open source way tends to attract passionate people. It allows those who care enough to take matters into their own hands. In the world of open source, what counts is not so much who you are as it is what you have done. The phrase "actions speak louder than words" takes on even deeper meaning.
Teachers struggle with passion in the classroom. I overheard one teacher whisper: "You can't teach passion." Another teacher mentioned that some of the same behaviors that receive positive attention within the open source world--like hacking code or self-starting--are not appreciated or recognized in most classrooms (especially in K-12). Many curricula are so structured there isn't time to deviate. And this structure tends to reduce the chances of creating an environment that fosters passion.
I think back to my own K-12 days--I can't say I was extremely passionate about school. I was a good student, but that was because my parents expected me to work hard and I wanted to get good grades mostly for the sake of having good grades. It didn't have a lot to do with an inner drive to learn.
It wasn't until I was older and started interning that I realized I do enjoy learning. My learning style is very different from traditional learning methods. Traditional teaching puts a lot of emphasis on theory and memory: Read a chapter in a textbook, do a worksheet, discuss, take a quiz, take a test, review the test then repeat, ad nauseum. I learn best by doing and interacting; I am a very strong kinesthetic learner. I think I would have been a more inspired student if there had been more opportunity to do things—and build knowledge and opinions from those experiences versus memorizing chapters in a textbook.
It is the reflection above that leads me back to the comment, "You can't teach passion." I'm not sure whether or not you can literally teach it, but I do believe it can be nurtured. If the environment is ripe with opportunity and creativity, if the students participating do so openly and transparently, I believe passion can be grown and expanded. How? I have two suggestions—and both are based on principles from the open source way. Maybe you have more and/or different ideas?
1. Release early, release often.
To me, this alone would do wonders to a classroom environment lacking passion. Students would better understand that you don't always get it right on the first try. It's actually more likely that you won't get it right on the first try which just means keep trying, keep learning, and keep collaborating until you do get it right versus a bad letter grade and no time to further explore the topic because you must start the next chapter.
2. Put down the grading pen. Collaborate more.
Today's grading system is more harmful than it is helpful—especially when you are trying to get students to invest in their own education, and connect to a life of continuous learning. I believe we should revisit and innovate on our current grading system.
From the start, most schools categorize students smart, average, or not-smart based on a letter grade. A bad letter grade feels personal—especially in K-12 when you are more insecure and unsure. You put your thoughts and answers on paper and when you get it back and there is a 'D' glaring at you, the effort seems wasted. And even worse, your peer to the right got a B+ and your peer to the left got an A-. Internal translation: "Geez, I'm dumb."
Now, I am not saying we are being too hard on students by giving them a D--I don't believe that every student deserves a participatory medal or that some bad grades aren't earned. I am simply saying that our grading system, as it is today, doesn't inspire children to want to learn, particularly those just beginning their education.
When we leave it to letter grades to tell young students if they are good or bad at something, it's really hard to get beyond the grade and develop passion for learning. A bad letter grade—or repeated bad letter grades--prematurely spells it out for students: The results are in and, as it turns out, you are not a good student. Or, on the flip side, you get an A on a test, so you must be a great student. You must fully understand this topic.
Wait, does the student really understand the material or is he or she just good at memorizing? How do you know the difference? There is a difference, right?
The more you prototype and collaborate as a class or in groups, the more likely students will find the best answers or ideas. The more everyone will learn. It's through the collaborative process that students will start to truly develop both a passion for and ownership in the learning process.
I invite you to share how you think one can go about creating an environment that nurtures passion when there is little to no room for any type of exploration or deviation from the mandated structure. Maybe you disagree with my two suggestions and want to tell me--that's fine too. Hash it out in the comments below. You never know, your story could turn into an article.
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from my experience in building courses for online higher ed...I've found that students are willing to suggest changes to course construction or assignments. So allowing or building venues for students to make those suggestions or to make those changes themselves is something we've been playing with. If course materials or classrooms operated more like a wiki my hunch is that quality would only improve...
Be around passionate people. When I see other people going for the things they love, it inspires me to do the same on the things I love, even if they are completely different. It's almost like being alive gives those around you permission to be alive as well.
Play. Don't worry too much about "finding your calling" or being perfect from the outset. Work hard, but have fun - and someday you'll look up and find you've fallen in love with something without even realizing it.
Mary, I'd recommend Coyle's book "The Talent Code" if you're looking for some good reading on the topic - he talks about creating the conditions for "ignition" (inspiration, passion) and then following up to channel on the red hot blaze of that passion with good, deep learning of fundamentals.
A lot of the passion in open source comes out of the building, editing, and nurturing of the product itself. As you mention, when the curriculum mandates task A be completed between dates 1 and 2, and task B be completed between dates 2 and 3, there is very little incentive to have lasting interest in a particular task. Why should a student bother to invest passionately in a project when it has no inherent longevity?
It certainly is not easy to force alternative curriculum options or to simply allow students to work on projects for which they hold the most interest (passion). But I think it is possible to get students to work on longer term, multi-faceted projects that could allow iterative work pertaining to each lesson as it comes. This would cater to your release early, release often idea; while also (I think) allowing for a more appropriate grading metric. This turns grading into a more cumulative effort on the part of the students. These lessons could also be a little more amorphous in terms of scheduling, because it may be worthwhile for a student to return to their previous implementation in order to make the next section work better. It also allows student to focus more on the lessons that inspire them more, and pay less attention to sections that are not of interest, as the cumulative nature would effectively reduce the grading weight of each individual lesson.
I am not certain what the most effective implementation would be, but I feel we need to make learning feel a lot more like a series of related challenges or even a game. These types of longer term projects work well for group activities, and also enhance the cumulative nature of education by highlighting the importance of iteration, updating existing work, and learning from mistakes. As a bonus, I think this also makes education a better means of training for life, which is rarely assessed in such a compartmentalized way.
great suggestion's. I'l check it out
I always found it crazy how instructors relate getting 70% of the possible points on a test to understanding 70% of the material that you are supposed to have learned. I posted on this topic a while back here:
Good ideas. Couldn't agree more. The important things that students need to realize that failing is a part of the success. As someone said before, "I have failed my way to success". People need to accept failures and learn from them.


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Sister Maria Josephine D'Angelo, R.S.M., 88, a member of the Mid-Atlantic Community of the Sisters of Mercy, died Tuesday at Mercy Center, Dallas, Pa.
She was born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late Joseph and Lucy (Caruso) D'Angelo.
Surviving are three siblings: Patricia Schneider of Deerfield Beach, Fla., Joseph of Bradenton, Fla., and John of Warrington; nieces and nephews; and her Sisters of Mercy family.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Sister Maria Regina D'Angelo, R.S.M.
Sister Maria Josephine graduated from South Philadelphia High School for Girls and obtained a bachelor's degree from Moore Institute of Art, Philadelphia. She received a master's degree in fine arts from Notre Dame University. While her background was in traditional painting, she acquired an appreciation for abstract art while at Notre Dame.
Sister Maria Josephine entered the Sisters of Mercy on Sept. 8, 1948, and took her vows on March 12, 1951. She was assigned to Mount Aloysius, where she witnessed many changes, from the days of the all-women Mount Aloysius Junior College, through the move to co-educational status in 1968, and then through the transition to the four-year institution known today as Mount Aloysius College.
Her greatest cultural contribution to the Cresson region was the Mount Aloysius Art Alliance, which she founded in 1989. In 2001, she was recognized by the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art with its Service to the Arts Award for her impact on the development of art in the region. In 2006, she became an active member of the prayer ministry at Mercy Center, where she continued support to her students through prayer.
Friends will be received from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Charles M. Kennedy Funeral Home, Cresson. Committal service with interment will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at Sisters of Mercy Cemetery, Mount Aloysius College, Cresson.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Sister Maria Josephine may be made to the General Scholarship Fund, Mount Aloysius College, 7373 Admiral Peary Highway, Cresson, PA 16630; or to Mercy Center, P.O. Box 370, Dallas, PA 18612.


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Men's Ice Hockey Game to Benefit Wounded Warrior Project
Posted February 13, 2014
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The Hamilton College men's ice hockey team will host its first Wounded Warrior Project game on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m., when the Continentals host Tufts University at Russell Sage Rink.
Donations and sales of specially created jerseys (which the Continentals will wear during Saturday's game) will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, a non-profit organization that assists members of the armed forces who have been injured in service of our country.
"This is a cause that is near and dear to my heart," said Dom Jancaterino '14, a forward for the Continentals who will attend Marine Corps Officer Candidate School after graduating. "I hope that people will show their support, not only for Hamilton men's ice hockey, but also for the brave men and women of our military."
"I'm very proud of our team, and Dom Jancaterino in particular, for organizing this event in support of our nation's military," head coach Rob Haberbusch said.


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"It is with deep sadness that I can confirm the tragic death of a member of our nursing staff, Jacintha Saldanha," John Lofthouse, the chief executive of King Edward VII Hospital in London, said in a statement.
"She was an excellent nurse and well respected and popular with all of her colleagues. We can confirm that Jacintha was recently the victim of a hoax call to the hospital."
On Tuesday, two radio disc jockeys – Mel Greig and Michael Christian from Australia's 2DayFM – called the hospital impersonating Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles and inquired about Kate, who was released on Thursday morning.
The hospital said Wednesday that it deeply regretted the call had been put through to one of the nurses who was caring for the Duchess.
Saldanha was found dead on Thursday of a suspected suicide, according to The Times of London.
"The hospital had been supporting her through this very difficult time [since the hoax]," the hospital executive said. "Jacintha was a first-class nurse who cared diligently for hundreds of patients during her time with us. Everyone is shocked by the loss of the much-loved and valued colleague. Out thoughts and deepest sympathies are with her family and friends."
On Friday, a St. James's Palace spokesman released a statement: "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jacintha Saldanha. Their Royal Highnesses were looked after so wonderfully well at all times by everybody at King Edward VII Hospital, and their thoughts and prayers are with Jacintha Saldanha's family, friends and colleagues at this very sad time."
The radio station, which broadcast the call on the air, said on Wednesday that the prank "was done with lighthearted intentions."
But in a statement on Friday, the Australian media company Southern Cross Austereo wrote on its Facebook page that they are "deeply saddened by the tragic news of the death of the nurse, Jacintha Saldanha from King Edward V11 Hospital and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family, and all that have been affected by this situation around the world."
The statement also said that the hosts would not be returning to their radio show until further notice "out of respect for what can only be described as a tragedy."
Southern Cross Austereo / EPA / Landov
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The MikadoI can say I enjoyed my experiences in Nashville, which for years was a bleak desert as far as a wide range of ethnic choices. One WAS called the Abyssinian, I think. That may be the one called Addis Ababa. They move and change names, and it throws us off! But, hey, it's all about the injera! (BTW, Horn of Africa is getting some buzz in the Music City. Again, I can't remember which is which?!)
pogophiles Gojo is the Ethiopian restaurant in the old Addis Ababa location. They have an excellent lunch buffet which I highly recommend!
Earl of Sandwich I've eaten at a number of Ethiopian restaurants from Kansas City to Nashville to Washington DC. It's one of my favorite foods. But, one of the best ethiopian restaurants you'll ever find is in Knoxville TN. The name is Gosh. Coincidentally it sits next to The Holy Land a wonderful middle eastern deli and restaurant.
josefinajoisey My co-worker told me to eat at the local Ethiopian restaurant (Mesob) in Montclair, NJ, but I stonewalled him for almost 2 years. Last week I ate there and was pleasantly surprised. I still like the strong flavors of Indian food, but everything was very tasty, and I like eating with my hands!!! http://www.mesobrestaurant.com/
californyguy was at a conference once in DC with folks i did not know.Everyone went to dinner and someone suggested Ethopian- they said there was a great place where you sat on the floor and passed food around with no silverware used- I passed


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BOALSBURG - A local tourist attraction has a new name and new features to attract visitors.
"We have been re-branded. We no longer go by Tussey Mountain Ski Resort. W e are now Tussey Mountain All Seasons," said Bennett Hoffman, director of operations. "We are trying to promote our resort as a year-round operation and destination."
Tussey Mountain has poured about $250,000 into capital improvements.
Some of the additions include the Avalanche Canyon Gravity Zip Line, new batting cages, a new miniature golf course, an improved Par 3 golf course, renovations and additions to the skate park, renovations to the lodge, summer chair lift rides, The Lodge at Tussey Mountain offsite catering and Clem's Barbeque on site.
The improvements should be beneficial, said Andrea Harman, spokeswoman for the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County.
"It should help them attract people from the community and attract people from outside the area to enjoy these things. The batting cages and miniature golf should attract the younger people, but I would say the expansion is geared to a variety of age groups. They are not targeting any specific demographics. They are just expanding their operations," Harman said.
Tussey Mountain also plans to focus on improving its customer service, Hoffman said.
The resort also is planning to make improvements geared to the winter season.
"We are getting ready to upgrade our snow-making activity in shorter windows. Last year, we added two state-of-the-art snow guns," Hoffman said. "This year we will increase water pressure capacity to make more snow in shorter windows."
The ultimate goal is to increase business.
"We want to increase revenues and to improve our relationship with the community," Hoffman said. "We want to be successful and make a profit and want to have an impact on the community, that is a very powerful thing."
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This luxury South African safari package in Kruger Park offers the romance of a bygone era with good game sightings and luxury tented safari accommodation. Experience the legendary wildlife and wilderness of the Kruger Park where you will feel like the African explorers of yore, only with added comforts and service. This is an excellent option for couples and anyone who wants a quiet retreat to recharge their batteries.
Many of today's Big Five safari experiences revolve around the safari lodge where extravagance is the key, but there are still lodges that hark back to the golden era of the early safaris, where there is a genuine feeling of being part of the wilderness, and yet not giving up on the comforts associated with the modern safari.
This 3 day South African safari allows for the opportunity to be part of something from the past. The unique tented safari accommodation is not the only attraction on this Kruger Park safari, for the time is spent in a private concession in Africa's most iconic game park.
The game is plentiful and the birdlife prolific, and with experienced field rangers guiding the activities, the experience can only be memorable. Combine a legendary game reserve with luxury tented safari accommodation and you have an unbeatable South African safari in Kruger.
Depart Johannesburg for your flight to Hoedspruit where you will be met by your driver who will take you through to your Kruger National Park luxury tented safari Camp. This drive will be in the wilderness of the Kruger Park, allowing you your first views of the wildlife. Arrival at the camp will be in the early afternoon with time to check in, enjoy high tea and relax a bit before heading out on your first open safari vehicle game drive. The drive will be between 3 - 4 hours with a stop to watch the sunset and enjoy a refreshing drink. Upon return to the lodge, dinner will be served on the deck or in the dining room.
Following your early morning wake-up call with coffee/tea and rusks, you will head out on a morning open safari vehicle game drive with your ranger where you have the chance of viewing lion, buffalo, elephant, rhino and cheetah. After the 3 - 4 hour game drive, you will return to camp.
After a delicious breakfast, the rest of the day can be spent on your peaceful verandah overlooking the wilderness of Kruger Park or around the swimming pool. Tea, coffee and cakes are served in the late afternoon, before you are taken out on the afternoon open safari vehicle game drive which also doubles as a night drive since you return to the lodge after dark. Enjoy pre-dinner drinks before a candle-lit dinner.
Another early day, followed by a 3 - 4 hour morning open safari vehicle game drive and breakfast served back at camp before transferring back to Hoedspruit for your return flight back to Johannesburg. This concludes your 3 Day Canvas Dreams Safari Package in Kruger Park.


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The function of this great Bodhisattva is to guide travelers in both the physical and spiritual realms. In Japan, it is customary to place statues of Jizo at the intersections of roads and paths so the correct way will be chosen. Jizo is often depicted as a child-monk, or as a pilgrim carrying a staff with six jingling rings to announce his friendly approach. He is sometimes shown holding the "Dharma Jewel," the calming light which banishes all fear.
Jizo is special to pregnant women and to those whose children have died. Statues of Jizo can sometimes be seen wearing tiny children's clothing or bibs. Grieving parents place toys and other offerings beside the Jizo statue to invoke his protection of their dead child. Offerings are also made by parents to thank Jizo for saving their children from a serious illness.
Chanting the mantra of Jizo and other rituals associated with this Bodhisattva are widely practiced in Asia. Jizo is now becoming better known in American Buddhism, and many Buddhist practitioners find Jizo practice helpful for remembering the Bodhisattva vow which guides our lives, as well as for healing our minds and hearts in times of grief and loss.
We hope you enjoy this issue of In the Moment; and that it serves to inspire your meditation practice.
In lovingkindness,The folks at DharmaCrafts
Jizos for Peace by Claire Sykes
Claire Sykes is a freelance writer in Portland,Oregon. She covers visual arts and music, health and fitness, and general interest.
Masahito Hirose remembers it well: "a strong, white-blue flash… ships burning in the port… another sun appearing all of a sudden…." In his email to me from his home in Nagasaki, he describes the morning of August 9, 1945, at 11:02 a.m., when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city. On the same day, in Chicago, Jan Bays came into the world. Now co-abbot of the Jizo Mountain–Great Vow Zen Monastery in Clatskanie, Oregon, Jan Chozen Bays (Chozen is her dharma name) says, "I realized I was led to become a Buddhist in the Japanese tradition partly because of the many people who died in Japan the day I was born." read more >>
This article first appeared in Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Fall 2005. www.tricycle.com. Reprinted with permission.
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Jizo in Japan by Jan Chozen Bays
Jan Chozen Bays is the co-abbot of the Jizo Mountain–Great Vow Zen Monastery in Clatskanie, Oregon.
In Japan, Jizo Bodhisattva is a beloved bodhisattva, omnipresent and accessible. The other bodhisattvas sometimes have a fierce aspect and are housed in dark niches on altars at a distance from the people in the temples. Peering through a wire screen or a wooden grate in the darkness of an old temple you can catch a gleam of gold or a glimpse of a graceful man or torso. In contrast, Jizo Bodhisattva resides in the open, among the people. His face is serene and gentle, with a hint of a smile. Even in city neighborhoods he can be found in small shrines every few blocks. The cities have grown up around him and the old altar houses that shelter him are sometimes notched into telephone poles or squeezed into a niche between modern buildings. read more >
Statue of Jizo in Osorezan, Japan. Photo by Jpatokal.
From Jizo Bodhisattva: Guardian of Children, Travelers & Other Voyagers, by Jan Chozen Bays, © 2002. Reprinted by arrangement with Shambhala Publications Inc., Boston, MA. www.shambhala.com.
A Jizo Garden by Jan Chozen Bays
A little man of gray stone stands in the garden. His eyes are closed and his lips curve in a faint smile. A fern leaf arches over his head like an umbrella, holding a few drops of rain. Someone has made a small bonnet and cape of red cloth for him. A bit of paper peeks out of a pocket sewn on the cape. If you slip it out, you will find it is a message to a child, a dead child. You had a sweet soul. In your short life you knew pain and love. I miss you. read more >>
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We also receive many customer requests for a way to connect with each other, so here is a small challenge for all of our tried and true patrons and newsletter readers:
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Samuel W. Linderman was born in Wichita KS to Merrill and Ida Linderman. Sam passed away November 13, 2012, at age 75, after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
He is survived by his loving wife of over 50 year, Mary Ann Linderman of Incline Village, NV. Also surviving him are his daughter, Valerie Tidwell (Jerry) and grandchildren Sydney and Dane of Henderson, NV. He was predeceased by his son, Ward Linderman.
Sam was much loved and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He wore many different hats in his varied careers. He enlisted in the U. S Marine Corps which led to his acceptance into the Naval Cadet Air Training Command.
After qualifying and serving ad a jet pilot he then went on to become an instructor in the Advanced Flight Training Command. Following his military service he spent 10 years as an Air Traffic Controller. His love of model railroading led to his partnership in a hobby shop that featured trains and a large variety of radio controlled cars and aircraft.
Sam and Marry Ann retired to Incline Village in the late 1990's to pursue their enjoyment of the outdoors lifestyle.
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE - The Potters came up short in their season-opening match.
The St. Clairsville boys' and girls' bowling teams swept East Liverpool Tuesday down at St. Clair Lanes. The Red Devils won the boys' match, 2169-1595, and St. Clairsville won the girls' match, 1545-1540.
The St. Clairsville boys won the match play, 1853-1323, and the Red Devils won the bakers' matches, 316-272. The Red Devils bowled a 175 in Game 1, and they bowled a 141 in Game 2. East Liverpool bowled a 150 in Game 1, and the Potters bowled a 122 in Game 2.
Individually for East Liverpool, Jacob Graves bowled a 299 series with six spares and seven strikes. Jim Bundy bowled a 290 series with six spares and five strikes. Andre Coles bowled a 253 series with five strikes, Andrew Arcuragi bowled a 249 series with four strikes.
"The boys faced a kid, Josh Yeager, who almost bowled a 300," second-year East Liverpool head coach Erik Adkins said. "They are still learning. We have four new starters this year. We are starting from scratch like we did last year with it being our inaugural year.
"The kids were kind of shell-shocked, but they came back and battled until the end of the matches. If we could have gotten more strikes together we would have been able to stay close."
On the girls' side, St. Clairsville won the match play, 1280-1241, but East Liverpool won the bakers' matches, 299-265. The Potters bowled a 166 in Game 1, and East Liverpool bowled a 133 in Game 2. The Red Devils bowled a 125 in Game 1, and St. Clairsville bowled a 140 in Game 2.
Individually for the Potters, standout Becky Brewer bowled a 349 series with seven strikes and eight spares. Leighanna Frantz bowled a 248 series with five strikes and two spares. Mya Messenger bowled a 238 series with four strikes and two spares. Nicole Linkous bowled a 237 series with three strikes and two spares.
"With the girls, Becky is still leading the way," Adkins said. "In the last game, she bowled a 190. She was able to stay in it for eight frames. she had mostly spares, but she added a few strikes, She did not close frames together toward the end of the match.
"We have two new starters. The nerves got to them early, and then they settled down. Tamara Brown and Nicole Linkous are our new starters.
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Robert Odawi Porter's critics accuse the outgoing Seneca president of being a smooth-talking, power-hungry leader who put family members in high-paying jobs and made millions of dollars in salaries and legal fees while working for the Seneca Nation over the past decade.
His chief rival, Barry E. Snyder Sr., has critics, too.
They want to know what Snyder was doing as Seneca Gaming Corp. chairman while his former attorney, Timothy Toohey, and one of his closest aides and confidants, Bergal Mitchell III, allegedly embezzled $540,000 from a Lewiston golf course project.
Accusations about Porter, Snyder and people close to them are flying around the Seneca territories, as an intense battle is waged for political control of the state's most high-profile Indian tribe.
The election two years ago attracted a little more than 2,000 Seneca voters, so why should people outside the Seneca Nation care?
Because the Senecas are an important part of the regional economy. With casinos in Niagara Falls, Buffalo and Salamanca, the Senecas say they spend more than $630 million a year on salaries, goods and services in Western New York. The Senecas employ roughly 5,000 people – 3,700 in casino jobs and 1,300 in tribal jobs – making them one of the region's 10 biggest employers.
While other local employers have cut jobs, the Senecas say about 500 more jobs are on the way, at the bigger casino they are building in downtown Buffalo.
This is all complicated by the practice of vote-buying, a long tradition in the tribe. The Senecas do not prohibit candidates from giving people cash for their votes. An aide to one of the presidential candidates predicted that Senecas will be paid anywhere from "$250 to $500" for their votes this year.
"Vote-buying has been around since I was a little girl, and it gets worse every election," said Joyce Waterman Cruz, 67, an outspoken Seneca from North Collins. "I don't think it will ever change."
As many as five prominent Senecas are expected to be on the presidential ballot when the Seneca Nation holds its elections Nov. 6. The candidates are:
• Richard E. Nephew, 55, a stone-carving artist and former Seneca chief marshal who is a close Porter ally. He is the Tribal Council chairman and has been a member of the council, the Seneca's all-powerful governing body, for 14 years.
• Snyder, 72, a wealthy businessman and politician who has been one of the Senecas' most controversial figures for decades. A four-time president, Snyder is making a comeback despite publicly guaranteeing in November 2010 that his political career was over.
• Norman "Cochise" Redeye, 56, a retired Erie County sheriff's detective. He formerly was chairman of the Seneca Gaming Corp., which runs the Seneca casinos, and he now serves in Porter's administration as executive director of emergency management, at a salary of more than $50,000 a year.
• Cyrus "Cy" Schindler, 64, a former president who helped to negotiate the casino gaming agreement that was signed in 2002 between the Senecas and New York State. He is a retired ironworker who runs a cigarette business. He announced his candidacy two weeks ago.
• Aaron J. Pierce, 42, who runs cigarette businesses and an ammunition company. Pierce is one of the leaders of an ongoing battle with the federal government over a law preventing mail order sales of cigarettes. So far, according to the Senecas, Pierce has not registered with the tribe as a candidate, but he has until Oct. 22 to do so.
For these men, the stakes of the presidential race are very high.
The winner will serve two years and make $185,000 a year, with a $40,000 annual expense account. He will have control of hiring and firing for more than 1,300 tribal jobs. He will have a major role in all facets of the tribal economy, which – according to the Senecas – has more than twice the combined economic impact of the Buffalo Bills and Sabres.
The next president will be able to walk into the tribe's casinos and get treated like a king. He'll have the power to steer casino-related jobs and contracts – some worth millions – to friends, relatives and allies.
He'll become the public face of a tribe that is locked in a fierce battle with New York State over $460 million in casino revenues that the Senecas are withholding from the state and the cities of Niagara Falls, Salamanca and Buffalo.
Money buys votes
The candidates all say they oppose vote-buying, but they all acknowledge that – without their involvement or approval – it will probably run rampant in this year's election.
"Usually, the presidential candidates don't hand the money out themselves, but word gets around, and you can go to certain houses and pick up your money from each party," said Waterman Cruz.
That is exactly how it works, confirmed several other Seneca Nation members, who asked not to be quoted by name.
Snyder said it is not unusual for him or other candidates to pay "travel expenses" for Seneca voters who travel from out of town to vote on the two Seneca reservations, the Cattaraugus and Allegany.
"What we need is to start allowing absentee ballots," Snyder said.
In 2006, The Buffalo News reported that hundreds of out-of-town Seneca voters were paid as much as $1,200 for their votes and that dozens of voters stayed in free rooms in the Seneca Niagara Casino while they were in town.
Candidates have told The News it is common for Seneca political parties to host large events, where Senecas can meet candidates, devour free meals and, sometimes, get all the free beer and liquor they can drink, before the elections.
"To me, it isn't right. You're adding to the alcohol and drug problems we have in our nation," Waterman Cruz said.
Porter family profits
Some heated allegations have been traded in recent weeks:
Snyder supporters say Porter and his wife, Odie Brant Porter, have made more than $5.9 million working for the tribe over the past decade. Before he became president, Porter earned a $465,000 salary as chief legal counsel for the Senecas, plus an additional $250 for each hour in the courtroom, according to Snyder's supporters.
The Seneca president earns $185,000 a year, plus the $40,000 expense account, according to Snyder's staff.
"That's a huge raise over the salary I made in my last term as president," said Snyder, who made $123,000. "I wasn't there for the paycheck. I don't need the money."
Pierce said the salary won't matter to him.
"I'm not going to take a salary if I'm elected," Pierce said. "I'm financing my own campaign. If I'm elected, I won't owe special favors to anyone ... except the Seneca people."
Odie Brant Porter makes at least $185,000 a year as president and CEO of a Seneca Nation subsidiary, the Seneca Construction Management Corp. That company has been a major success since it was started in 2008, according to Porter. It now has several big construction jobs, including an $18.5 million contract to build an Army Reserve center in Schenectady.
Snyder supporters say at least six more members of Porter's family – including his mother, his sister and some cousins – hold high-ranking, appointed jobs in the Seneca government that bring in at least $375,000.
Meanwhile, Porter has fired or threatened to fire Seneca workers who associate with Snyder's party, according to Snyder.
Lenith Waterman, 62, said Porter laid her off in late August after he learned she planned to run for tribal clerk on Snyder's ticket. Waterman had been a $55,000-a-year aide in Porter's office.
"I have worked for the nation for 20 years, and none of the presidents I worked for were as much of a tyrant as Rob Porter," said Waterman, a sister of Joyce Waterman Cruz.
Through a spokesman, Porter said he appointed Waterman to her job and had the right to lay her off.
In light of their educational backgrounds and the size of the operations they are running, the Porters' salaries are not unreasonable, Porter backers said. They said many jobs and casino-related business deals went to Snyder friends and relatives when Snyder was president.
Snyder's son's business
Nephew told The News that Snyder's son, former Seneca Party Chairman Scott Snyder, once told him that he and his live-in girlfriend, Marie Williams, ran businesses that received more than 50 contracts to provide goods and services to the Seneca casinos.
The contracts for Scott Snyder and Williams – including steel, kitchen appliances and banquet chairs for casinos – were worth at least $30 million, Nephew's campaign said. The Senecas declined to provide a detailed breakdown of the contracts. Scott Snyder is a convicted felon who served 27 months in federal prison for illegally selling cigarettes smuggled from China.
"[After Snyder's presidency,] I got a clear message from our people that they wanted new leadership," Nephew said. "They're tired of the scandals that plagued Barry Snyder's leadership."
Barry Snyder responded that he has "never been involved in the processing or awarding of contracts," as president or in any other capacity. Marie Williams told The News that Nephew greatly exaggerated the number of contracts she has received.
"I got every one of these contracts – not Scott – and I got them fairly," Williams said. "There was open bidding for every one of them. ... Barry never helped me."
President's residence
In a tribe where many people live in poverty in worn-down trailers and some still do not have indoor plumbing, Snyder criticized Porter for recently buying a luxurious $485,000 home in North Buffalo and enrolling his children in the expensive Nichols School.
Snyder said the move illustrates that Porter has "abandoned his people" and put his own personal comfort ahead of his duties as president.
Porter supporters fired back that, for years, Snyder has spent much of his time at his vacation home in Scottsdale, Ariz. They point out that Snyder has a granddaughter who already attends Nichols.
"My main home is in Irving, and during any time when I've served as president, I've spent almost all my time in Irving," Snyder told The News. "[Porter] is more interested in fulfilling his own personal goals and aspirations, moving his residence to an elite Buffalo neighborhood and sending his children to an elite private school."
Porter said his primary home will continue to be on Seneca territory, in the Jimerstown section of Salamanca. He said his wife wanted a Buffalo residence so she can concentrate on overseeing construction of the downtown Buffalo casino.
Porter accused Snyder of "hypocrisy" and said Snyder will resort to "lowdown, dirty tricks and falsehoods" to regain the presidency.
$900,000 embezzled
Both Nephew and Redeye raise questions about Snyder's role in – or, at least, his failure to prevent – a $900,000 embezzlement crime involving the Hickory Stick golf course, built in Lewiston by the Senecas and opened in 2010.
A grand jury last year indicted Bergal Mitchell III, former vice chairman of the Seneca Gaming Corp., on charges of siphoning $338,000 from a $2.1 million land purchase for the golf course. Snyder was the chairman of the corporation while Mitchell, a longtime friend and confidant, allegedly stole the money.
Mitchell denies the allegations. Meanwhile, disbarred lawyer Timothy Toohey, who used to represent Snyder, has pleaded guilty to stealing $202,000 from the land deal. Toohey has said Mitchell was his accomplice. So far, no trial date has been set for Mitchell.
"This cloud over Barry Snyder gets darker and deeper. I want to know, what was his role?" Nephew said.
"Because of the way it went down, if Barry didn't know what Bergal was doing, he should have known," Redeye said. "The land purchase was tabled by the gaming corporation. We had a lot of questions about it. As president, Barry then went to the Tribal Council, and they ordered the gaming corporation to purchase the land for $2.1 million, which was $900,000 more than it was worth."
As it turned out, according to charges filed against Mitchell, the Senecas paid $2.1 million for the Lewiston land, but only about $1.2 million went to the two families that sold the land.
About $900,000 was skimmed from the deal, prosecutors charge. They allege that Mitchell and Toohey got about $540,000 of the missing cash. More than $350,000 has never been accounted for.
While Snyder was never charged criminally in the case, FBI agents said in a 2009 search warrant application that a lawyer involved in the deal had called Mitchell Snyder's "backroom wheeler dealer," who handled Snyder's "dirty work." The FBI quoted the lawyer as saying the price of the land deal had to be inflated because Snyder had elections coming up and needed to buy votes for $300 apiece.
Snyder vehemently denied those allegations and noted that, after conducting their investigation, federal prosecutors decided not to charge him with anything.
"I didn't even run for office the year the lawyer said that. ... I think he was blowing smoke," Snyder said.
Snyder said he regrets that the alleged embezzlement "happened on my watch," but he insisted he had nothing to do with any crimes. He said he was questioned in detail by the FBI and testified before a federal grand jury.
"If I knew about [the alleged theft], it never, ever would have happened," Snyder said. "All I know about the case is what the FBI told me. It's not my call whether [Mitchell] is guilty or not."
Did Snyder pressure the gaming corporation to approve the $2.1 million land deal? He doesn't deny that he did so.
"But if I had information that we could have gotten the land at a cheaper price, I would have held out for a cheaper price," Snyder said. "As I have told everyone, if I knew anything was wrong, I wouldn't have gone along with it."
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Most people are surprised to learn we are a two-dog clan. I often write about little Nicky (aka She Who Rules), and nothing about Widdle's dog, Molly. So here's the scoop.
Molly is a gigantic, shambling black Lab who lives in the fenced back yard. Widdle adopted her as a wee pup. She slept inside back then. He even took her on the road, back when he had a traveling job. Then one day Molly decided she did not wish to set paw indoors ever again, and she never has--with one nerve-wracking exception.
One night, when a hurricane seemed imminent, Widdle literally dragged her 90-pound bulk into the kitchen, where he'd made her a pallet of towels and sheets.
She crouched there, spraddle-legged, and proceeded to pant hysterically for hours. She refused to stand, sit or lie down. Finally, when the wind and rain stopped, Widdle opened the back door. She bolted into the night and hit the ground running. Then she dug a hole and passed out in it.
Molly's holes—there's a bottomless topic. The very first time I went to Widdle's house, I noticed a large hole in the grassy side yard. It looked like a meteor had landed.
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Over the years Molly has dug several other recliners, for different times of the day. At 7 a.m. she might be in her Barcalounger (ha, get it?). By 3 p.m. she's moved to her cabana, in sync with the sun's rays. Her snug holes seem to soothe her old bones.
Widdle long ago made her a nice sleeping area in the storage shed, next to her automatic feeder. He even installed a heat lamp for her. She seldom uses it—the shelter, not the feeder. Boy, does she use that feeder. But she's not big on shelter: She also has a large, expensive doghouse she's never so much as sniffed at. She prefers the great outdoors.
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