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(50% samso, 34% garnatxa, 13% cabernet sauvignon and 3% picapoll, raised for 14 months in mostly new French 500-liter casks): Glass-staining ruby. Blackberry and cassis on the nose, with smoky licorice, floral and tobacco overtones. Juicy dark berry preserve flavors are enlivened by juicy acidity, with sweet violet pastille notes carrying through the finish. Nicely balanced and energetic, with a suave interplay of fruit and oak.


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MORRISTOWN — There would be no municipal tax increase in Morristown for the fourth consecutive year under a proposed budget, MorristownGreen.com reports.
Mayor Tim Doughtery proposed a $35.9 million spending plan Tuesday for 2014 that holds the line on taxes despite pay increases for union employees and overtime budgeted for snow removal, the report said.
That plan does not include county or school taxes, which are set separately. But with school taxes added in, a home assessed at $350,000 would pay an additional $56 a year for an estimated $9,103.50 — a slight jump in taxes over the last year, the report said.
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|Re: [CQ-Contest] cqww rtty (and tqp) spotting report
|George Fremin III <email@example.com>
|Mon, 2 Oct 2006 10:41:05 -0700
On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 11:59:53PM -0000, David Robbins K1TTT wrote: > ================================================================= > > Cheerleader report: > > How this works... the number in the 'spots' column is how many spots the > spotter made for that dx station. the total column is how many spots the > spotter made that weekend. and the pct is what percentage of spots the > spotter made were for only that one station. so ki5dr made 105 spots over > the weekend, and 104 of them were for k5na/m. > > spotter dx Spots total Pct > KI5DR K5NA/M 104 105 99.05 mobile in tqp > > WOW! 104 spots in TQP by ki5dr for k5na/m! that has to be a record of some > kind! Oh, and in case you were wondering, the 1 spot not for k5na was a > typo where he spotted '142' on a frequency of 71000... then of course > corrected it to be 14271 and the right call. KI5DR was one of the ops in the K5NA/M effort. http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/3830/2006-09/msg01066.html Apparently self spotting is allowed in the Texas QSO party - maybe even encouraged. So this was not against the contest rules. I guess Scott could have even done those spots logged in as as K5NA and not broken the contest rules. Had I know that self spotting was allowed I guess I would have made sure the op at my station was doing it and I can only guess that next year you will see *more* Texas QSO Party spots since the rules allow for it. I keep thinking I will do this contest one year - I see now I will need to make sure I that I get the contest software that I use will spot my call and frequency every time I call CQ. Just to be clear - I think the TQP leadership should seriously reconsider allowing self spotting. -- George Fremin III - K5TR firstname.lastname@example.com http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
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Lohnes pwoers Warriors in Columbus
COLUMBUS – For West Branch and Minerva, distance is key.
A score of Warriors and Lions competed in -distance events in the Division II state track meet at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
West Branch brought a trio of runners, including senior Drake Lohnes, who placed sixth in the 3200-meter run in 9 minutes, 36.02 seconds. Defiance senior Abel Flores won the event at 9:29.21.
It was the first time on the podium for Lohnes, who finished 13th last year.
"It was the last run of my career in high school," Lohnes said. "I just wish I could have went with him (Flores) more. Seeing those kids on the podium burns a little bit.
" I picked him out at the beginning of the race to stick with and I did. But in the last lap, he just slipped away. I could have finished the line and died and I wouldn't have cared."
Lohnes was among the leaders after several laps and beat his former personal best by an incredible 11 seconds. Despite the mark-setting performance, he could only watch as the rest of the field raced ahead of him as the laps became fewer.
"When they took off for their final sprint, it just wasn't there," Lohnes said. "I just did not have that kick. That's better than I have ever run, and that's something I just wasn't used to. My body could not have a kick the way I wish it would."
Only four other times have the West Branch boys ever scored at the state meet.
Lohnes also joined seniors Tyler Ware and Jerry Sanor and junior Dustin Greenawalt on the 3200 relay team that finished 15th (8:23.13) on Friday.
West Branch senior Connor Sharp was 16th in the discus (142-2) on Saturday.
West Branch freshman Haley Davis was 12th in the girls 1600 run (5:16.96). Coldwater sophomore Sarah Kenney won in 4:55.26.
"Those girls were just amazing," Davis said. "I just couldn't keep up with them."
Despite failing to take home a medal, Davis accepted the competition as a learning experience, especially since she has just started running track in the past year.
"It was awesome to be here," Davis said. "The whole thing was kind of nerve-wracking, but you just have to calm down and focus. I gave it all I had."
Davis also raced on the girls 1600 relay team with senior Kyla Sharp and juniors Erin Carver and Alexandria Tubbs that finished ninth at 4:03.74. Meadowdale won in 3:51.78.
Minerva senior Kaele Lightfoot placed for the third straight year in the Division III girls 800 run, takings seventh in 2:15.97. Lightfoot, the 2011 state champion, was disappointed with her result as she had stopped competing in other events to focus solely on the 800 for tournaments.
"After 550 meters they started to pull away," Lightfoot said. "My mind wanted to go but my body just didn't respond."
Lightfoot has dealt with extensive injury issues over her senior year, though she remained hesitant to pin them to Saturday's result.
"I had a bladder infection for the week of districts," Lightfoot explained. "My kidneys swelled and I wasn't sleeping too well. I just happened to turn a certain way while I was sleeping and pulled my muscle in my back. It bothered me a little bit this morning, but I'm not going to use it as an excuse. It bothered me last week and I won there."
It was the final race of Lightfoot's career, who will be running track at the University of Cincinnati in the fall.
"I'm not going to beat myself up about this," Lightfoot said. "It's just disappointing because I'm competitive and I like to win. But at the same time, I'm looking for big things to come out of Cincinnati."


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High winds overnight have knocked down tree branches and power lines across Central New York causing power outages in many communities. Many schools throughout the region have announced closings or delays.
The following list of closings and delays was compiled from WSYR Radio, WSTM.com and News 10 Now.
A-P-W Central Schools: Delayed 2 hours
Auburn City Schools: Closed
Baldwinsville Central Schools: Delayed 2 hours; No AM kindergarten
Bascol Child Care: Closed: Morning childcare at Liverpool sites only
BOCES, Madison-Oneida: Delayed 1 hour
BOCES, Oswego County: Closed
Camden Central Schools: Delayed 2 hours
Canastota Central Schools: Closed
Cato-Meridian Central Schools: Closed
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES: Closing Summit School Program & Center for learning; main campus open
Cazenovia Central Schools: Closed
Central Square Central Schools: Closed
Chittenango Central Schools: Closed
E John Gavras Center Pre School: Closed
East Syracuse-Minoa: Delayed 2 hours; No morning pre-k; Fremont Elementary closed
Fabius-Pompey Central Schools: Closed
Fayetteville-Manlius Central Schools: Closed
Fayetteville-Manlius Immaculate Conception: Closed
Hannibal Central Schools: Delayed 2 hours
Jamesville-Dewitt Central Schools: Jamesville Elementary only: Closed
Jefferson Co. Community College: Two hour delay
Jefferson-Lewis BOCES: No morning BOCES Boland Tech Center
Jordan-Elbridge Central Schools: Delayed 2 hours
LaFargeville Central Schools: Delayed 2 hours
Liverpool Central Schools: Delayed 2 hours; No AM Universal Pre-K
Madison Central Schools: Two hour delay and no morning pre-k
Marcellus Central Schools: Closed
Mexico Central Schools: Closed
North Rose-Wolcott Central School: Delayed 2 hours
North Syracuse Schools: Closed
Oneida City Schools: Delayed 1 hour
Phoenix Central Schools: Closed
Pulaski Academy & Central: Delayed 2 hours
Red Creek Central Schools: Delayed 2 hours
Remsen Schools: Delayed 2 hours
Rome City Schools: Closed
Sackets Harbor Central: Closed
Sandy Creek Central Schools: Delayed 2 hours
Skaneateles Central Schools: Delayed 1 hour
South Jefferson Central Schools: Closed
Southside Academy Charter School: Closed
Thousand Islands Central Schools: Delayed 2 hours
TLC Nursery School: Closed Today
Vernon-Verona Sherrill Central Schools: Closed
Watertown City Schools: Closed
West Genesee Central: Delayed 2 hours, including Holy Family; Camillus Middle - Closed
Word of Life Academy: Delayed 2 hours


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A retired Bangor Area School District teacher was arraigned on burglary, criminal trespass and theft charges after being seen last month in the boys' high school locker room, authorities said.
Curt Reimer, 63, of Nazareth, was released on $40,000 unsecured bail Tuesday following his arraignment before District Judge Todd Strohe.
School district police filed the charges, which stem from a March 19 incident at Bangor Area High School, according to court records.
This isn't the first time school officials have investigated Reimer's presence in the boys' locker room, court records say. In 2002, an investigation found Reimer took and possessed about 40 pairs of underwear from the boys' locker room, records say; it's unclear whether any legal action was taken at that time.
On March 19, Reimer was seen by a boy entering the high school through a rear entrance and walking into the boys' locker room near the gym between 3 and 4 p.m., according to court records.
The boy said he had greeted Reimer, but was ignored by him, and then saw him in the office of Mike Hopstetter, a physical education teacher and track and field coach at the high school, police said. The boy saw Reimer going through papers on the desk, records say.
The boy said he saw Reimer leave the office and start going through clothing and gym bags in the students' changing area in the locker room. He then went to Hopstetter and reported what he saw, according to court records.
Another boy said he saw Reimer picking up articles of clothing and going through gym bags, too, records say.
Hopstetter confronted Reimer in the locker room and directed him to leave the property, records say. Hopstetter believed Reimer was concealing items in his right jacket pocket, police said.
Hopstetter reported the incident to Ralph Falcone, who is the school district's director of safety and security, according to police.
Falcone was able to look at security camera images from the day, which allegedly showed Reimer entering the boys' locker room two different times between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Falcone also received information from district Superintendent Frank DeFelice and high school Principal Tamara Gary that Reimer did not have authorization to enter the school through that entrance or be in the boys' locker room, records say.
Three other people who also knew Reimer saw him in the school, walking in the rear hall of the gym and in the theater area, records say.
Reimer did not immediately return a phone call for comment.
In a statement, school district officials said they will work with police and "do what is necessary to ensure the continued safety of our school community."
Falcone was familiar with Reimer and participated in the 2002 investigation, according to the court paperwork.
During his arraignment Tuesday, Strohe ordered Reimer to surrender any firearms and barred him from Bangor Area School District property, records say.
A preliminary hearing is set for April 17 at Strohe's office in Bangor.


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Watch Jennifer Lawrence Recount When Miley Cyrus Cast Judgment on Her Puking
Miley Cyrus cast judgment.
Jennifer Lawrence reportedly had too many drinks at this year's Oscars and ralphed at some rich dude's big house. She tells the story herself to Seth Meyers. The most historically significant aspect of the tale was that pop music's party icon du jour gave her opinion on Lawrence's antics:
I was in such bad condition and I look behind me while I'm puking and Miley Cyrus looks at me like, Get it together.
If Miley Cyrus thinks you've hit the edge of a party's limits, you fully hit the edge of a party's limits. That's the wall.
UPDATE: There is some question about the veracity of Cyrus's involvement in these events.


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Being a server admin sometimes turns Minecraft boring. This plugin is intended to help server admins make their time in Minecraft a little bit more fun. This plugin can make a player/the whole server believe something happened, when it actually didn't. Something like "Gamerule keepInventory has been set to true" or "Opped target". And if you don't want to trick anybody, but to visibly annoy someone , you can fill their chatbox with a text of choice.
If you want to know what are the exact functions of each command, or want to see some examples, follow the links at the bottom.
- Make somebody believe they're OP(/fakeop)
- Spam someone's chat(/spam)
- Make everyone believe some famous YouTuber(Or any name) joined the server (I don't know... SkyDoesMinecraft, PewDiePie...)(/fakejoin)
- Fake a console message. (Currently the message has to be specified in the config, not through commands)(/fakeconsole)
- Or if you want to guard your server without everyone bugging you, use /fakeleave and have some invisibility potions.(/fakeleave)
To see a full clear list of commands and permissions click here
To see some sample screenshots, click here
To see an advanced explanation of what each command does, click here
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(Irish, Maol Brighde ua Heodhusa ; Latin, Brigidus Hossæus ).
Known also as Giolla-Brigid and as Bonaventura Hussey, a Franciscan Friar, b. In the Diocese of Clogher, Ulster. Little is known of his life. The first definite information about him dates from 1 November, 1607, on which day he became one of the original members of the Irish Franciscans at their college of St. Anthony at Louvain. It seems, however, that he had previously been at Douai. At Louvain, he lectured first in philosophy and afterwards in theology. His fame rests upon his profound knowledge of the history and language of Ireland, for which, according to the chronicles of his order, he was even in his own time held in high esteem. As far as we know, his works were all written in Irish, and one of his writings, "A Christian Catechism" (Louvain, 1608), was the first book printed on the Continent in the Irish character. The book must have met with considerable success, for we find that it was several times reprinted and revised. Among his other works are to be mentioned: a metrical abridgement in 240 verses of the Christian Catechism, a poem for a friend who had fallen into heresy, a poem on the author entering the Order of St. Francis, and three or four poems preserved in manuscript in the British Museum and the Royal Irish Academy. A letter in Irish from him to Father Nugent, the superior of the Irish Jesuits, is printed in Rev. E. Hogan's "Hibernia Ignatiana" (p. 167). O' Hussey remained as guardian of the college at Louvain until his death in 1614.
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Designed to present its readers with the full body of Catholic teaching, the Encyclopedia contains not only precise statements of what the Church has defined, but also an impartial record of different views of acknowledged authority on all disputed questions, national, political or factional. In the determination of the truth the most recent and acknowledged scientific methods are employed, and the results of the latest research in theology, philosophy, history, apologetics, archaeology, and other sciences are given careful consideration.
No one who is interested in human history, past and present, can ignore the Catholic Church, either as an institution which has been the central figure in the civilized world for nearly two thousand years, decisively affecting its destinies, religious, literary, scientific, social and political, or as an existing power whose influence and activity extend to every part of the globe. In the past century the Church has grown both extensively and intensively among English-speaking peoples. Their living interests demand that they should have the means of informing themselves about this vast institution, which, whether they are Catholics or not, affects their fortunes and their destiny.
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W40 Homer Goes to Hollywood: Classical World in Film. This course examines how the medium of cinema has told, retold, and repackaged the ancient Greco-Roman myths with a particular eye to the following questions: How does the "Homeric Hero" compare to the "Hollywood Hero" and what does this comparison tell us about the cultures that produced them? At what points in the history of Hollywood does the fascination with the Classical world go in and out of favor? Why? What elements of ancient understandings of "divine agency" or "fate" do Hollywood retellings keep or discard? Why do films change fundamental details of the ancient texts? Has Hollywood transformed ancient myth into new, distinct, modern mythologies? What does "Rome" symbolize or stand in for in film? How has Christianity developed its own myths in relation to its experience with the Roman Empire? Class time is spent viewing and discussing several films as well as discussing readings of several seminal works from the Classical world. Students will be responsible for lively participation in class discussion, keeping a journal of reviews of both texts and films, and a (team) presentation of a film not viewed in class. J. Winkle. 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
GREE 101 R Review Greek. This review is intended for all students who have completed Greek 101and intend to continue in Greek 102. The course thoroughly reviews the elementary Attic Greek grammar which was presented in 101 and aims to insure that students maintain proficiency until 102 begins, since there is no review in the spring semester. No work outside of class is required in Greek 101-R, though optional exercises are available. Since the course is non-credit, it is typically taken in addition to a regular Interim class. Identical sessions of Greek 101-R are offered each morning and afternoon to avoid any conflict with regular Interim classes. Prerequisite: GREE 101. D. Noe. 11:00 a.m. to noon or 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
IDIS W45 Italy: Ancient & Medieval. K. Bratt, Y. Kim.


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A Stubborn Woman
Thinking of youth
The world is so wide, so vast, why put on a formal vestment at the sound of a bell?
-- Yun-Men
It's sad; I look at myself and wonder where I am. I feel that old wishful tug of my heart as spring approaches. I remember dancing in my apartment living room to Ralph Vaughan Williams. "Variations on a theme by Thomas Tallis" every year in joyous abandon. The music both voluptuous and glorious. And I probably neither of the above but not caring, just dancing and living entirely in the moment.
I could not do that now, on my best day I could not manage it. The mind is willing but the body is weak. And mine is more than weak, it is dysfunctional. I listened to the fund drive for WAMC today and Alan Chartock was saying that he would turn 70 in June. "People keep asking me," he said, "when am I going to retire? And I answer, 'Why should I?' " And then he added, "but truthfully, it's getting a little hard on my body."
And I want to yell loud enough for him to hear me on the radio, "Yes, yes I turned 70 last September, and I know just what you mean." And I do, I do. There should be some sort of a club for us aging compulsive workers. Our motto could be "I want to do less, not nothing at all." There are times when I do not want to leave the shelter of my home. When I want to do nothing more than curl up with my animals and the current book I'm reading and just unite with the moment, you know, live in the now.
I think I'm just too much of a multi-tasker, cause right now Love-Asia is sitting next to me in the car. Tess is leaving me a message for Tifa, Raymond is looking for the keys for the office and Jose wants a pen to write poetry with. All this with a ballet class going on and others soaring up for a great meal for Kay-shawn's birthday. And I gave my favorite pen to Jose so I had to scrabble around the floor of the car just to find something to write with.
In 10 minutes I have to take Deviani and her sister home, then Ty-Quan and I are going to get the pizza, plus Tamir and Bianca need to be home at 7:30 and I already brought Cliff home at 5:40 because he was misbehaving in ballet, and I need to get gas. I am sitting in my car looking for a shred of peace in order to write this epistle. And of course everyone is leaving at 9:00 and I am making 2 trips to drive kids home. Plus I will be arbitrating, and soothing hurt feelings, providing praise for jobs well done and in general making my car a refuge for anyone in need.
And my day started with an insurance debacle at 8:45 which took 2 hours to straighten and should never have happened in the first place. If anyone knows a responsible, reliable and cost effective insurance company, please please let me know. I am desperate.
Yes, Yes, Yes!
"To me this award means a lot because it shows that the human element of making music is what's most important. Singing into a microphone, learning to play an instrument and learning to hone your craft, that the most important thing for people to do.
"It's not about being perfect. It's not about sounding absolutely correct. It's not about what goes on in a computer. It's about what goes on in your heart and what goes on in your head."
-- Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters
And this could stand for anything, even life itself. Take away all the electronics, take away the bells and whistles and the nifty little extras and there you are, standing alone and (hopefully) moving forward. I get so tired of all the little electronic goodies, the plugs in the ears, the withdrawn and isolated faces. It's really a zombieland. Cellphones -- don't get me started. Tell me why does a 10-year-old girl need a cellphone? Please don't say safety.
There are cellphones out there which only allow you to have access to certain numbers, like your parents or 911, or your care giver. Proscribed numbers. 11-year-old girls are calling boys in my car continually, nonstop. Parents say that they are worried about their children but then hand out cellphones with everything up to and including the Internet. Then there's the X-Boxes, iPods and on and on. Hundreds of dollars on electronics; I don't know all their names or kinds but they do serve to isolate a child. Hands on, learn to draw, play an instrument, write a play, throw a pot, read to another child. The best work comes from your gut, not those ubiquitous earphones.
But wait, there's this small gem
"Warriors are not what you think of as warriors. The warrior is not someone who fights, because no one has the right to take another life. The warrior for us is one who sacrifices himself for the good of others. His/her task is to take care of the elderly, the defenseless, those who cannot provide for themselves, and above all the children, the future of humanity."
-- Sitting Bull
Are we listening, are we paying attention? I keep reading all of these comments in many many places that sicken me, they speak of revenge, they speak of making the U.S. the strongest military complex in the world, they speak of Judeo/Christian conglomerate as the only religions of worth in the world. I keep remembering the shortest lesson in the bible " Jesus wept." Nowhere do I see people's concern for children, I mean concern expressed in real sacrifice and commitment.
When we have 7-year-old girls in the city trying to hang themselves and then being put on massive doses of meds just so they can get through each succeeding day, I weep. Why is this a topic no one cares to address? You tell me. It's easy to supply togs (electronic devices) and computers. Put the child in front of moving screens and let these devices raise our children. How outrageous.
We are taking easy routes out of the mystery and wilderness of human growth and development. Gift a child with a dog or cat and gently lead the way to teach him/ her about love and responsibility. Now there's an idea. There's programs like this in prisons, yes prisons. Where are our inner city programs for youth who put no value on any life, including their own?
I am thinking about my mutt from 11th Hour Rescue, and the passion and zeal in the face and eyes of the man who first brought Wilbur into my home. His is absolutely on fire with his mission to save lives. "Do you know how many dogs have passed through or home" he queried when I asked him if he wouldn't miss Wilbur.
Where are the rescue agencies for children? And no, I don't mean C.P.S. or D.S.S. or even Berkshire Farms and Probation. People who put everything on the line to rescue and follow up on everyone who passes through their lives. Follow up -- yes –- follow up, no-one should be allowed to fall through the cracks. If a pregnant woman is arrested in a drug raid in her home, and then has the baby in jail that child should be monitored for birth addiction. Not labeled ADD or ADHD or any other group for anonymous letters but the reality of long term follow- up care for a child born drug addicted. And it should be public. Confidentially protects no one but the officials handling the problem. Families need to be monitored with surprise home visits and drug testing. Any fool, even an old one such as myself, can see that.
To notify ahead of time that you are coming is self-defeating. Do you really think that addicts are so stupid they won't plan accordingly if they know the city is stopping by?
The general consensus is that essentially all C.P.S. is looking for is a relatively clean home and food in the fridge. Means many clients have told me that even some probation officers acknowledge the reality of that statement.
I love dogs, cats, animal life in general. I support Buster's Law vigorously but should we not have the same laws, enforced and maintained with justice and strength for our children. I see everywhere the slogans for animal rights groups to speak out for those who cannot speak out for themselves. Should this not also be true for our children?
We are so strong on protecting family structure but family can and should extend beyond blood kin. Family can be your teacher at school, the cashier at the super market, an advocate at the after school program the child attends, the crossing guards notice and bond with the kids who need a special hug or a pat on the back. Real information shared responsibility can go a long way to helping folks stay the course and confirm the journey to a more promising ending.
"I carry the fire and that is enough-
What I mean is
When I travel light
The stars in my bundle
Show me the way"
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With the beginning of each New Year, comes the latest round of iPhone rumors. When will the next one be launching? What will it look like? What will it be called? We fully expect more concrete updates in June, coming out of Apple.
New Apple's iPhone 6 Launch
According to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal, Apple has 2 iPhones to launch this year. The difference? They will both have substantially larger screens – imagine something between an iPhone and a mini iPad, a so called Phablet. Reportedly the screens will be 4.5 inches and 5 inches.
iPhone 6 Casing
Apparently the plastic casing (aka the iPhone 5C) is no longer on the table. The packaging of the new 2014 iPhones will return to the metal casing that we're used to seeing on the iPhone 5S.
iPhone 6 screen : curved vs flat display
Apple has always followed their own path, and will continue to do so when it comes to screens. Despite many competitors making the move towards curved screens, Apple is anticipated to stick to the standard flat display that we have come to know and love.
The last change in screen size was back in 2012 when the iPhone 5 was released. And based on the somewhat mediocre launch of the iPhone 5C, we're hoping to see something truly brilliant from Apple this year.
What rumors have you heard?


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Saturday, July 10, 2004
Don't Understimate a Pitcher Who's Just Had a Good Meal
Batgirl gives an entertaining account of today's game between the Twins and the Tigers.
I wonder what's going to happen next time the Twins and Angels meet. If Colon's around, the Twins might be missing another player off the roster. Post-game, the Twins might have to do a Colon-ectomy.
Subterranean Homesick Blues
After the game tonight, KOMO played portions of a pre-game press conference with Melvin.
Melvin was more animated and articulate than I have ever previously heard him. He was forceful and animated, and you could actually detect anger in his words and tone. He said the team is going backward. He was emphatic that major changes were going to be made to the roster, and that players currently in the minor league system were going to get looks. He said the veterans should understand that changes are going to be made.
He also stated that the Mariners expected to contend next year, and the goal of the rest of this year was to assess minor league talent as part of the process of deciding what moves would be made this offseason. In the course of his comments on this topic, he specifically mentioned Leone and Jose Lopez. He did not specifically say that Lopez would be called up. He simply mentioned Lopez in the context of evaluating players in the minor leagues.
Nevertheless, it sounds as if the team has decided to give Lopez a look in the majors. That, by the way, will use up one space on both the 40-man and 25-man rosters, and will start the clock running on his major league service time.
I also would not be surprised if the team delayed filling the 40-man roster spot created with Aurilia's departure. Having a vacant spot on the 40-man roster makes it easier to do trades. There's also no reason to add a Jacobsen or Zapp to the 40-man roster until the team is ready to promote that player to the 25-man roster as well.
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. (Bob Dylan)
Aurilia Released
As Ibañez returns from the DL, Aurilia is released to make room on the 25-man roster. Immediate thoughts:
- This means Leone stays on the 25-man roster. Leone should receive significant playing time as the team assesses his future.
- This also opens a space on the 40-man roster. I think the M's will leave this spot open to create additional flexibility in making trades. If they fill the spot now, then in future deals they may need to send a play through waivers to clear a spot. If the Mariners do decide to fill the spot, my guess is that Jacobsen will be added to the 40-man roster.
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A Tale of Two Starters
Both Melvin and Guillen stayed with their starting pitchers in the 7th inning of last night's game at junctures when many managers would have brought in a reliever. As the inning started, the White Sox were leading 3-1.
Garland opens the top half of the inning by walking Martinez, then gets Spiezio to hit into a fielders choice. Aurilia singles, moving Spiezio to third and taking second when the White Sox make a play on Spiezio at third. At this point, Garland has thrown 93 pitches, and he is wobbling. Guillen elects to stay with Garland though. The next batter, Cabrera, swings at the first pitch (naturally) and hits a grounder to third. Spiezio is running on contact, and is easily out at the plate. Hansen pinchhits for Leone, and Garland pitches him carefully, knowing that Wilson is on deck. Hansen draws a walk. Wilson then swings at the first pitch (naturally) and flies out to right to end the inning.
In the bottom of the 7th, Piñiero gets two outs, then Rowand and Ordoñez hit back to back singles. The next batter is Carlos Lee, and Piñiero has thrown over 110 pitches. Mateo is ready in the bullpen. Niehaus expects a switch to be made, and expresses his surprise when Bryan Price comes out of the dugout instead of Melvin. On the second pitch to Lee, Lee hits a monster shot to put the game out of reach 6-1.
Two starting pitchers in similar straits in their respective halves of the same inning late in the game. Both managers make the same decision to leave the starter in the game. The decision works for one but not the other. For one it was the best of innings, for the other it was the worst of innings.
Perhaps it was easier for Guillen to make the decision. Garland had thrown fewer pitches, and he also was facing the bottom side of one of the weakest offenses in baseball. Piñiero, on the other hand, had thrown more pitches and was facing the heart of one of the most potent offenses in the league.
Not following the White Sox, I can't put any context around Guillen's decision. For the Mariners, though, it looks as if Melvin has lost confidence in his right-handed relief pitching and felt he had to ride Piñiero through the 7th inning. He had Mateo ready but didn't use him. It wasn't the 8th, so he probably wouldn't be thinking of Hasegawa, since Hasegawa's role is pretty much the 8th inning only, and Melvin especially won't use someone out of role while they are struggling with their current role. Putz is also not being used in high pressure situations anymore.
Friday, July 09, 2004
From Whence These Sadistic Impulses?
When I was a lad, I don't think I was excessively cruel to sentient creatures. Ok, I did pull wings off of flies occasionally. And sometimes, on a sunny summer day we used magnifying glasses to focus the sun's rays directly on ants as they went about their business as ants. (We used to play "antball" - frying one ant at a time was a single, two was a double, three was a triple, four was a home run.)
I also salted snails and slugs, but doesn't everybody do that? Now that I'm older, though, I set out pie tins filled with Miller or Bud, and let the slugs drown in drunken stupor. (That is the only practical use I've ever found for Miller and Bud.) If I were a slug, I might compose a poem comparing death by salt and death by beer, and I would end the poem by concluding that "beer is dear, and less severe".
I'm so old that microwaves ovens weren't invented until after I got married. In the interests of a happy marriage, I have resisted all urges to release flies inside a microwave oven, though I do ponder if they really would explode like popcorn. I never asked my kids what they might have put in the microwave when we weren't around; my wife has trained me to not ask questions where we might get an answer we're not ready to hear. I think we were better off not knowing for sure the origins of some of those splotches inside the microwave.
So, given all of that, what's the source of this sadistic urge that causes me to post updates on the progress of Conor Jackson through the Diamondbacks minor league system? Why this glee in continually reminding Mariner fans of what could have been - and of how the Mariners, while starving for position prospects, sold the right to draft Jackson for a proverbial bowl of pottage?
For those who don't know about Conor Jackson, he is the player the Diamondbacks selected with a first round compensation pick, 19th overall, that they received from the Mariners when the Mariners signed Greg Colbrunn. Colbrunn, of course, spent most of the 2003 season injured, but when he was available, Melvin didn't use him anyway. The Mariners then sent Colbrunn and cash to the Diamondbacks for Quinton McCracken, and all the value he brought to the Mariners this year. So, in exchange for Jackson, the Mariners got the combined contributions of Colbrunn and McCracken these last two years, and the Mariners paid about $4 million in salaries for those guys as well.
Playing 1B for Yakima in the Northwest League in 2003 (Jackson's first year of pro ball), in 257 ABs Jackson hit .319, with a .410 OBP and .533 SLG. More than half his hits were extra base hits. For that, he was promoted this season to Lancaster in the California League. I last updated Jackson's progress on June 25, when he had compiled the following line:
Games AB AVG OBP SLGReduce those numbers some because Lancaster is one of the most hitter friendly parks in the minor leagues.
67 258 .345 .438 .562
Shortly after I made that post, the Diamondbacks promoted Jackson to El Paso, their AA affiliate in the Texas League. After appearing in 15 games, Jackson had 55 at bats, and was hitting .345 with a .438 OBP, and a .418 SLG. He hasn't found his power stroke yet in AA ball, but other than that he appears to be making the transition well.
Jackson is 22 years old this season.
New Sidebar Links
New links added to the right sidebar.
- Marinomics: The Dismal Baseball Science. Heavy, heavy, heavy on the stats and number crunching.
- Batgirl. A Twins blog I mentioned a couple of days ago.
Angels in Flight?
The LA Times is reporting that, with Colon continuing ineffectiveness, the Angels may be interested in Randy Johnson. I think that would be splendid for several reasons:
- We would get more chances to see Johnson pitching in Safeco.
- The trade would remove prospects from the Angel's roster, enhancing the Mariners position in future seasons.
- Most importantly, Johnson wouldn't be going to the Yankees!
Sweet Josias!
Mike Berardino of the Miami Sun-Sentinel has an article on Josias Manzanillo, the former Seattle Mariner with an eternal place in team lore.
And, the 25th anniversary of Disco Demolition Night is fast approaching. Mark your calendars. Since disco is pretty much dead, we need to pick another genre to trash. I suggest you celebrate by putting some Kenny G discs on a nice hot barbie. Friends don't let friends listen to Kenny G. And if you can't find any Kenny G, Yanni is a fine alternate.
Thursday, July 08, 2004
Resignation Rather Than Resolve; Foreboding Instead of Frustration.
Toronto 10, Mariners 8 as Guardado can't hold a two run lead, giving up two home runs, includig a walkoff game winning 3-run homer to Delgad. AP game recap here.
Has fatalism overtaken over the team during this losing streak? Prior to this road trip, I think they believed that things would turn around.
Now the basic emotion reflected in many faces looks to me like resignation rather than resolve. And where players previously vented frustration at each other, now they slip each other glances of foreboding.
Feel free to post your comments using the "comments" link below.
Beckett's blistering heat is also his curse
from the Sun-Sentinel (Miami), Beckett's blistering heat is also his curse:
Beckett's blisters come midway or later in games, meaning it takes a while for the skin to come undone. But when it does, it is the equivalent of the leader's tire blowing in a NASCAR race. Beckett is done, and not just for the night.If Beckett can't reliably handle a starters workload without getting blisters, why not move him to the pen? If he pitched one to two innings every other game, on average, the Marlins could get 100 to 150 innings of output, and he could be the main reliever handling high-leverage situations late in the game. That seems to me to be a lot less risky than tinkering with his delivery.
Beckett is on the 15-day disabled list for the fifth time since the first blister appeared in April 2002.
A Popped Clutch?
This morning it occurred to me that it's probably been at least two weeks since I've heard Rizzs tell us that Spiezio is "one of the best clutch hitters in baseball". Is this just because I'm actively minimizing my exposure to Rizzs, or is the absurdity now so obvious that even Rizzs doesn't believe it anymore?
You can never go wrong by tagging somebody
During Mariners games, Ron Fairly has repeatedly suggested that Mariners infielders should let a ball drop when the infield fly rule is called. The idea is to nab a baserunner who believes he is forced to go to advance because of the dropped ball. In the Twins game against the Royals on May 30, it happened, with exactly the result expected by Fairly.
The Royals load the bases, with Beltran on first, Berroa on second, and Relaford at third. Sweeney hits a popup in shallow right field, and the infield fly rule is called. Mientkiewicz drops the ball, and Carlos Beltran heads for second. Unfortunately Angel Berroa hasn't advanced, so Beltran heads to back to first.
In the meantime, Relaford tries to score from third. Mientkiewicz picks up the ball and fires to home to try to get Relaford, except Mientkiewicz nails Sweeney, who is standing near first base, square in the back. Sweeney drops like a wounded duck, and the ball goes into foul territory between home and first. Catcher Henry Blanco retrieves the ball.
Jacque Jones, playing right field, sees the mix-up with Berroa and Beltran at second and observes that no one is covering first base. Jones runs in to cover first base, receives a throw from Blanco, and tags out Beltran returning from second base. Jones later comments: "I was trying to be sure. You can never go wrong by tagging somebody."
Sound confusing? Well, Batgirl has it all nicely laid out, complete with Legovision. And this whole post is really just an excuse to post a link to Batgirl's site because she has a neat blog, she uses Legovision, she's a Twinkie fan, she has less stats and more sass, and she's a she.
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
It is incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial... or something. -- Butt-head
Mariners 13, Toronto 11. Ooops ... that's the number of hits by each team. The actual score was Toronto 12, Seattle 4.
Just when you think this season can't get more absurd, we get a game like this. The Mariners outhit their opponent in a game they lose 12 to freakin' 4!!
I could say the Mariners define ineptitude, but that wouldn't be fair to the inept.
More on Mariners Medical Incompetence - Revisiting Carlos Guillen's 2001 Tuberculosis Infection
The following is from an October 2001 Seattle P-I story about Carlos Guillen's 2001 tuberculosis infection:
Dr. Charles Nolan, director of TB control for Public Health/Seattle and King County, said it's "extraordinary" that Guillen developed such a severe case of pulmonary tuberculosis before it was diagnosed last Friday.See this link on my right sidebar for more information on this idiotic episode. I hadn't seen this article in any of my previous Google searches on this topic.
Other area physicians, who declined to be identified, were less charitable.
Many said the symptoms Guillen had should have prompted the team's medical staff to consider TB as a possibility much earlier. A negative skin test, such as that done on Guillen during spring training, they said, does not rule out disease because it has a relatively high rate of "false negatives" -- meaning it fails to detect the infection.
No real new information here, except that I had not been aware of that comment by Dr. Nolan. To say the situation was"extraordinary" is about as close to "incompetent" as a public official can get in a public statement. And, as the article noted, other physicians, speaking off the record, "were less charitable" than that. And that's about as close to "incompetent" as the P-I can get without being able to give names.
In case anyone was wondering, Larry Pedegana and Mitch Storey are still the Mariners team doctors. Why you might ask? Possibly it's because they pay the Mariners for the privilege of advertising themselves as "the Seattle Mariners team doctor"? About half the teams in North America's four major sports leagues actually sell the rights to be team doctor. Are the Mariners one of those teasms?
When team physicians are selected based on how much they will pay for the privilege, rather than on which physicians are the most competent, incidents of substandard care and misdiagnoses are the probable result. The bungling of Guillen's tuberculosis infection is the reality.
The Worm Within
I've assumed that the unnamed parasite that has struck Jason Giambi and Kevin Brown (and now Giambi's wife) is Giardia. But what if, they have tapeworms?
And Page 2 at ESPN.com features an interview with the critter.
Having Your Cake and Eating It, Too
Paul at Nice Guys Finish Third registers his comments on the midpoint of the season. His thoughts are much the same as mine, less the tables, numbers and "composite rankings". But, true to the quote from Rick Peterson on the header of this page, I give you data - stupefying, mind-numbing, bludgeoning reams of data - all to show what we already know. Our 2004 Mariners are a bad team.
Paul does make the following comment that I disagree with, however:
But what it comes down to is that the Mariners' conservative "business plan" is killing them on the field. No matter how much you want to, Howard Lincoln, you cannot run the Mariners like any other business. Sports doesn't work that way. In sports, you have to be prepared to lose money in order to win games.The real boggler with the Mariners is that they can win more games and make more money as well. The Mariners are very inefficient in spending their money, throwing money away on excessively large contracts, giving multi-million dollar contracts to players who could be replaced for major league minimum salary, and failing to protect their investments in arms of young pitchers in the organization.
But here's the kicker. The M's make a TON of money. They don't even have to lose money - they just have to be willing to make less. They just have to be willing to do SOMETHING. With every loss, and every day that goes by with no more deals or player movement, all the goodwill that was flowing Bavasi's way after the Garcia trade will vanish completely by the end of the month. I'm not much for hyperbole, generally, but the month of July is shaping up to be one of the most critical months that the Mariners have faced in a long time.
The Mariners operate with a business model that is being eclipsed. If ownership insisted that the Front Office be more efficient in fielding a competitive team, and were willing to alter the business model if necessary to do so, the Mariners could win more games and be more profitable.
BTW - doesn't anyone ever wonder about the expression that "You can't have your cake and eat it, too"? Offhand, I can't remember ever receiving a piece of cake without being allowed to eat it, too.
Money, Motivation, and Maturity
The TwinsGeek provides some commentary on the Garcia's contract extension with the White Sox. He thinks its a good deal for Twins fans.
I generlly agree with TwinsGeek here. Last winter I initially thought the Mariners should non-tender Freddy instead of paying him the $8 million he likely would have received in arbitration. Later, I (weakly) supported the Mariners signing Garcia to the one-year deal that they struck to avoid arbitration. I thought the Mariners overpaid, but if the alternative was giving Bavasi $7 million of extra payroll to spend, Bavasi was sure to spend even more stupidly than reupping Garcia was. I also thought that Garcia was a good bet to rebound in his walk year, and if he did, the $7 million salary would be reasonable.
How Much do the A's Miss Tejada?
When Miguel Tejada left the A's last winter, many observers projected that the A's would have little or no offense this year. In a post last February, I suggested that reports of the demise of the A's offense were greatly exaggerated. If Dye showed even a minor rebound from past seasons and Crosby came through with even a modest season, the A's could easily replace the offense lost with Tejada's departure.
Here is an excerpt from that post:
In one of my posts leading up to the collaborative blogging effort, I talked about Basic Bad Assumptions that people make when they project the past into the future:Through games of July 6, essentially the halfway point of the 2004 season, the A's are generating 5.12 runs per 27 outs, versus their 4.75 rate of 2003. That's an improvement of 0.37 runs per game, and not the offensive black hole that many predicted.
As humans, we remember and apply immediate past experience much more readily than we do more distant experiences, and we give more weight to recent history than to more distant memory. So, when we evaluate our players and our teams, our memories are very strongly influenced by the season just concluded, and we generally start by assuming that, without changes, the next season will be like the last season.
I think that many fans are far too pessimistic about Jermaine Dye. Jermaine Dye has been an very good player in the past, and there is a very good possibility that this year he will finally get over the injury problems that have slowed him greatly the last several years.
The chart below compares OPS for Dye and Tejada:
As the chart indicates, with the exception of 2003, Dye's OPS numbers compare very favorably with Tejada's; in fact, until 2003 overall Dye was generally a bigger offensive contributor than Tejada. It is not difficult to imagine Dye returning to at least a .750 OPS level (and possibly more). If Dye can provide that contribution, and Crosby provides a .700 to .750 OPS contribution from shortstop, the A's would easily make up for Tejada's bat.
The Oakland offense is not the barren waste that many people want to believe it is.
The tables below compare 2004 and 2003 batting data for Oakland's overall team offense, for Jermaine Dye, and for the shorstop position (Crosby vs. Tejada):
As indicated, Dye and Crosby have performed beyond the modest contributions I posited. In fact, with Crosby completely replacing Tejada's bat and Dye's hitting returning to normal, the A's offense is better in 2004 than it was in 2003, despite Tejada's departure.
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
Checking to See if the Patient Still has a Pulse
We're at the halfway point of the season. I had been planning to revisit my preseason team reviews about this time, but I don't have the time and energy to get into that right now.
Instead, I'm going to compare the Mariners 2004 season to date with the overall franchise performance history. All of the rankings below represent the ranking from best to worst. The 2004 pitching staff, for example, ranks 22nd in HR/9. That means that in the 28 years of franchise operation, 21 of the pitching staffs had a better HR/9 ratio than the 2004 pitching staff has posted so far.
You might want to wait until after the children are in bed before viewing this.
*dERA is defense independent ERA. The formula used is Voros McCracken's "Quick and Dirty DIPS, which does not include park factors.
No park factors are included in the hitting stats.
To get a quick look at how 2004 to date compares overall with other years, I calculated the average ranking for each year from the above tables. For pitching I used the dERA ranking, and for hitting I used the OPS ranking.
The results of those overall rankings are summarized in the table below:
As indicated, the 2004 Mariners are on pace to be about the 23rd worst team in this 28th season of Mariners baseball. You have to go all the way back to the early days of the franchise, 1983, to find a team that overall has performed as badly as this one. Given the expectations and payroll of the 2004 Mariners, however, this season is clearly the worst season in the history of the franchise.
As expected, pitching has been the "strength" of this team. The 2004 Mariners rank 16th out of the 28 teams in dERA. That's close to the franchise average mound performance. Many of the individual pitching parameters are above average for franchise history; the 2004 pitching staff currently ranks 11th in franchise history in H/9, 8th in SO/9, 10th in BB/9, and 6th in SO/BB. Unfortunately, this staff also ranks 22nd in HR/9.
To no great surprise, the offense is the real weakness of this team, tied for 18th in franchise history in OBA, 23rd in SLG, and 22nd in OPS. As with the composite rankings, you need to go back to the early years of the franchise, when the Mariners were still an expansion franchise, to find a worse team offensive performance.
The combination of a slightly below average pitching performance, a putrid offense, and poor overall performance has driven this season to the scrap heap.
Note: the pitching and hitting statistics do not include tonight's game 81 versus the Blue Jays.
A Buffa with no Basso?
The Mariners now stand at 32-48. It's comedic the way the Front Office was talking about getting back into the race after making a run against the underside of the NL. Then the Mariners got back to playing some good teams, and were promptly reminded to quit their pretensions. If we were to think of baseball as opera, the Cardinals series would be a buffa, a comedic opera, in three acts and the story behind the buffa would be the comeuppance of a fool.
In our buffa, the Cardinals play Busch Stadium as a complete company, with a full set of well-trained voices, hitting the high notes and the low notes, with proper dynamics, and voices blended in perfect harmonies. Had the games been played at the old Kiel Opera House, the cries of Bravi! Bravi! would have probably collapsed that venerable old structure.
Meanwhile, the Mariners, as the visting troupe, were exposed as a third rate company, with lead roles sung by voices that really belong in a chorus, and with many performers forced into roles outside of their ranges.
The voices most noticeably missing from the Mariners opera company are the basses, particularly the basso profundo, the strong voice that takes on the roles associated with power and strength. The Mariners have been filling that role with assorted baritones and tenors, and on occasion the Mariners have even used a countertenor or two. I expect that some game Melvin will give the role to one of the club's castratos. (If baseball were opera, the Mariners would be the only team that would actually find roster positions for castratos.)
Meanwhile, the Mariners do have an apprentice named Bucky Jacobsen, who has amply shown that he can hit his notes in the minor keys. The critics and the fans are all tired of hearing performers trying to hit the low notes, and failing miserably. Today we have Larry Stone standing on the edge of his front row seat, shouting to the company director to get someone on stage who at least has the range, if not the training, to sing a bass part.
A buffa is bad enough, but no basso? Give Bucky the role.
Monday, July 05, 2004
Introducing Higher Power Exponents to Pythagorean Projections
My final piece from the NY rags today is courtesy of Alan Schwarz of the NY Times, discussing Pythagorean records (soul-sucking registration required). For those previously familiar with Pythagorean records, there's no new information. But what is interesting is the frank acknowledgement by some teams that they use Pythagorean projections to help evaluate team performance.
It's not surprising that Boston would use Pythagorean information, but when teams such as Cincinnati and Houston acknowledge that they are using the information, then it's clear that baseball in general is paying attention. That means the Pythagorean method is gaining exponents in higher power positions.
All the News that Fits the Print
Here are links to stories from New York area papers, mostly talking about things Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox. Items include nasties about Garciaparra and the Red Sox anxiousness to trade him (Garciaparra for Boone?), and the Mets and the Yankees (Myers to the Yankees, the Mets need help in the rotation and the pen, bow the Hidalgo trade has worked out so far for the Mets). All of the NY papers, including the Times, over-hype everything - it's amusing in sports, but infuriating in politics. Soul-sucking registration may be required for some sites.
- The New York Times - The Nine Days That Shook New York's Baseball World:
These were the nine days that shook the little world of New York baseball and even rattled windows as far away as Boston.
They shook the Mets into believing that they really are contenders in the National League East, and they shook the Yankees into again doubting their confidence in their postseason rotation.
They also shook the Red Sox into consternation over their wild-card chances.
And now the question is, will the Mets' unprecedented sweep of the weekend series with the Yankees at Shea Stadium shake Fred Wilpon into renting another starting pitcher or a better bullpen setup man in order to overtake the Philadelphia Phillies and keep the Florida Marlins at bay?
- The New York Times - Hidalgo Puts Punch in Once-Weak Lineup
Once the Mets' batting coach, Don Baylor, analyzed Hidalgo's at-bats, he saw a player who was too conscious of trying to pull the ball. Baylor theorized that Hidalgo had become too enamored with the tantalizingly short left-field fence at Houston's Minute Maid Park, slipping into the shoddy habit of trying to hit everything to the left side.
So Baylor has worked with Hidalgo every day on simple drills in batting practice and simple reminders in games so he remembers to use the entire field.
"They were just small changes," Baylor said. "That's all he needed."
Hidalgo acknowledged that he had been doing "little things," but he refused to be specific. Piazza said he noticed that Hidalgo's head was unsteady and that his swing was too long, but Hidalgo has quickly erased those deficiencies.
- Newark Star-Ledger - Moody Garciaparra squarely on trading block
Convinced they cannot re-sign him after the season --and so repulsed by his behavior Thursday night in the Bronx they no longer want to -- Red Sox officials are seriously considering trading Nomar Garciaparra before the July 31 non-waivers deadline.
The Angels, Dodgers, White Sox and Mariners are all potential suitors for the aloof Garciaparra, who sat out the finale of the epic Yankees-Red Sox series Thursday, a game that all but finished the Red Sox in the AL East race. Players mentioned as possible return for the Red Sox include Chicago's Magglio Ordoñez, the Dodgers' Adrian Beltre, Seattle's Bret Boone, Toronto's Carlos Delgado and Anaheim's Adam Kennedy and Ramon Ortiz.
- New York Post Online Edition - Bombers Waiting on the Big Unit
According to several clubs the Yankees have been talking trade with, they are holding their limited chips until they are convinced the Diamondbacks won't trade Randy Johnson, the No. 1 choice of George Steinbrenner.
"They are telling people they don't want to do something now, and then have Arizona decide to ask Johnson if he would waive his no-trade clause," an industry source said.
"They could get [Kris] Benson and probably [Jamie] Moyer right now but are waiting."
Get Out the Brooms and Dustbins, Grandma! The Mariners are Coming to Town!
After sweeping the Mariners, the Cardinals now return to playing real baseball teams. Dan O'Neill of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reaches into the cliche closet (inspiring me likewise), and cleverly notes that the Mariners have been swept more this season (five times) than most people's porch steps.
Now the Cardinals face the Reds in a three-game series. Preparing for the series, Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an article in today's online edition about Ken Griffey, Jr. Part of Hummel's story includes a vignette on the aftermath of the aborted trade of Griffey to the Padres, as recounted by Hal McCoy, the Hall of Fame sportswriter for the Dayton Daily News:
McCoy recalled Griffey being even quieter than usual, sullen and moody actually, when he reported in the spring of 2003 after the trade didn't go through.Classic Griffey, combining moodiness and sensitivity with joy and playfulness. I'm glad for Griffey that the joy once again has sway in his career.
"He was upset with (Reds general manager) Jim Bowden," said McCoy, "and for a week, he didn't speak to anybody. My wife found these little stickers that said, 'You have the right to remain silent. What you say may be misquoted and used against you.'
"I thought, 'OK, if you're going to be like this, I'm going to make you even madder.' I ripped one off and hung it on his locker. The next day, he saw it and burst out laughing. Halfway through the season, he had the saying printed on a large square and hung it above his locker in Cincinnati. It's there to this day. And ever since that day in spring training, he's been unbelievable - a changed person.
"Now, he's always the lead guy in the clubhouse cutting up. One day, he went back into the equipment room and came out with one of those police loud speakers. He turned it on and said, 'Ryan Freel, I've got it. Ryan Freel, I've got it.' Freel (an infielder) was always running into him."
No Rude for Olerud
Olerud exercises his "no-trade" clause. I suppose Olerud will catch crap from some fans about this, but I have no problem with it. Olerud has a strong sense of values and priorities, and family considerations rank very highly. That was why he signed with Seattle after leaving the Mets. He negotiated for the no-trade clause in his current contract because it was important to him to stay closer to his family. I see no reason to fault John for his actions.
The Mariners, however, need to respond objectively and unsentimentally. Olerud won't be around next year, and, because of the no-trade clause, there is nothing that he will bring to the club in a trade. Accordingly, the Mariners should not hesitate to bench Olerud if it opens a playing position to assess a younger player.
Personally, I think that the Mariners and Olerud should work out a dignified and gracious retirement ceremony. Olerud announces his retirement, saying that he knows this is his last season, and given the status of the team, his retirement will allow the team to build for the future. He and the Mariners select an opportune home game for the John Olerud farewell game, and provide appropriate events and ceremonies.
I think it would be a pretty classy way for John to make his exit.
Then put him on the payroll and have him teaching plate discipline.
Added note: just to be clear, with the retirement scenario I describe, Olerud would continue to draw has salary for the remainder of this year (i.e., through the end of his contract).


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Attica Fair results, Aug. 11
Senior Fair
Annual Flowers
Amaranthus: 1st and 2nd, Maxine Heyman.
Canna: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Cosma: 1st, Eric Heyman.
Dahlia, Cactus: 1st, Janine Riedlinger, Tiffin.
Dahlia, Pom Pom: 1st, Jane Wurm.
Gladiolus: 1st, Susan Shade; 2nd, Janine Riedlinger.
Marigold, Large: 1st, Jane Wurm.
Money Plant: 1st, Jane Wurm.
Pansy: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Petunia, Double: 1st, Courtney Meyers, Attica.
Petunia, Single: 1st, Lilly Schiefer.
Petunia, Bi-Color: 1st, Courtney Meyers; 2nd, Jane Wurm.
Salvia: 1st, Janine Riedlinger.
Snapdragon, Dwarf: 2nd, Jane Wurm.
Snapdragon, Tall: 1st, Jane Wurm.
Sunflower, Smallest: 1st, Valerie Bordner.
Zinnia, Large: 1st, Marilyn Kochel, Attica; 2nd, Jane Wurm.
Zinnia, Pom Pom: 1st and 2nd, Marilyn Kochel.
Perennial Flowers
Astible: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Blackeyed Susan: 1st, Lilly Schiefer; 2nd, Eric Heyman.
Cardinal Flower: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Chives: 1st, Janine Riedlinger; 2nd, Rose Reer.
Cone Flower: 1st, Janine Riedlinger.
Chrysanthemum: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Daisy: 1st, Eric Heyman.
Dianthus: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Dill: 1st, Rose Reer.
Geranium: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Hibiscus: 1st, Janine Riedlinger.
Hydrangea: 1st and 2nd, Maxine Heyman.
Lambs Ear: 1st, Jane Wurm.
Lilly, Any Other Kind: 1st, Lilly Schiefer; 2nd, Maxine Heyman.
Parsley: 1st, Rose Reer.
Phlox: 1st and 2nd, Maxine Heyman.
Rose Hybrid, Tea: 1st, Jane Wurm.
Rose of Sharon: 2nd, Rose Reer.
Sedum: 1st, Lilly Schiefer; 2nd, Maxine Heyman.
Sweet Peas: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Tansy: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Yarrow: 1st and 2nd, Maxine Heyman.
Potted Plants/
Hanging Baskets
African Violet: 1st, Eric Heyman; 2nd, Maxine Heyman.
Begonia: 1st, Janine Riedlinger.
Caladium: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Coleus: 1st, Paula Karr.
Geranium: 1st, Janine Riedlinger; 2nd, Maxine Heyman.
Hens and Chicks: 1st, Janine Riedlinger; 2nd, Evelyn Langjahr, Attica.
Impatients: 1st, Janine Riedlinger.
Ivy: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Philodendron: 1st, Jane Wurm; 2nd, Lilly Schiefer.
Floral Arrangements
Arrangement in a Kitchen Item: 1st, Eric Heyman.
Arrangement in a Cup: 1st, Maxine Heyman; 2nd,, Eric Heyman.
Arrangement With Small Dog: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Arrangement With Small Cat: 1st, Eric Heyman.
Crescent Shaped Arrangement: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Arrangement in Bud Vase: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Best of Show, Floriculture
Annual: Susan Shade.
Perennial: Maxine Heyman.
Potted plants: Eric Heyman.
Floral arrangement: Eric Heyman.
Farm Products
Pontiac: 1st, Jane Wurm; 2nd, Evan Schiefer.
Any other variety: 1st, Kelly Bordner, Attica; 2nd, Evan Schiefer.
Early Girl: 1st, Susan Shade; 2nd, Evan Schiefer.
Better Boy: 1st, Kelly Bordner; 2nd, Susan Shade.
Beef Master: 1st, Kyle Vanderpool.
Any Yellow Tomato: 1st, Kyle Vanderpool; 2nd, Rose Reer.
Italian: 1st, Susan Shade; 2nd, Rose Reer.
Grape Tomato: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Cherry Tomato: 1st, Kelly Bordner.
Any Other Cluster: 1st, Maxine Heyman.
Yellow: 1st, Evan Schiefer; 2nd, Kelly Bordner.
White: 1st, Kelly Bordner; 2nd, Jane Wurm.
Zucchini for Bread: 1st, Marilyn Kochel; 2nd, Evan Schiefer.
Zucchini for Frying: 1st, Peggy L. Martin, Attica; 2nd, Kyle Vanderpool.
Butternut: 1st, Kyle Vanderpool.
Burpless: 1st, Kyle Vanderpool.
Pickling Size: 1st, Marilyn Kochel; 2nd, Kyle Vanderpool.
Slicing Size: 1st, Peggy L. Martin; 2nd, Marilyn Kochel.
Bell: 1st, Rose Reer; 2nd, Kyle Vanderpool.
Sweet Banana: 1st, Evan Schiefer; 2nd, Rose Reer.
Chili: 1st, Kyle Vanderpool.
Habaners: 1st, Kyle Vanderpool.
Jalapeno: 1st, Kyle Vanderpool; 2nd, Ashley Aichholz.
Wax: 1st, Rose Reer.
Any Other Variety: 1st, Evan Schiefer.
Green: 1st, Susan Shade; 2nd, Rose Reer.
Yellow: 1st, Jane Wurm.
Any Other Variety Beans: 1st, Marilyn Kochel.
Peas: 1st, Kelly Bordner; 2nd, Marilyn Kochel.
Baby Lima, Dried: 1st, Jane Wurm.
Kidney: 1st, Jane Wurm.
Root Vegetables
Carrots: 1st, Jane Wurm.
Red Beets: 1st, Kelly Bordner; 2nd, Jane Wurm.
Early: 1st, Evan Schiefer; 2nd, Peggy L. Martin.
Late: 1st, Evan Schiefer.
Red: 1st, Jane Wurm.
Broccoli: 1st, Ashley Aichholz; 2nd, Evan Schiefer.
Rhubarb: 1st, Jane Wurm; 2nd, Maxine Heyman.
Celery: 1st, Jane Wurm.
Field Pumpkin: 1st, Evan Schiefer.
Watermelon: 1st, Peggy L. Martin.
Muskmelon: 1st, Evan Schiefer; 2nd, Peggy L. Martin.
Grapes: 1st, Jane Wurm; 2nd, Kyle Vanderpool.
Apples: 1st, Jane Wurm.
Berries: 1st, Jane Wurm; 2nd, Rose Reer.
Field Crops
Wheat: 1st, Rose Reer.
Corn: 1st, Evan Schiefer.
Soybeans: 1st, Evan Schiefer.
Field Corn Stalks: 1st, Evan Schiefer.
Largest or Oddest
Heaviest Tomato: 1st, Kyle Vanderpool.
Heaviest Zucchini: 1st, Marilyn Kochel; 2nd, Jane Wurm.
Heaviest Pepper: 1st, Niki Schiefer; 2nd, Kyle Vanderpool.
Longest Cucumber: 1st, Kyle Vanderool.
Oddest Looking Vegetable: 1st and 2nd, Kyle Vanderpool.
Vegetable: 1st, Janine Rieldinger; 2nd, Kyle Vanderpool.
Pepper: 1st, Kyle Vanderpool.
Tomato: 1st, Kyle Vanderpool.
Lady: 1st, Eric Heyman; Lilly Schiefer.
Vegetable Heads
Mr. Potato Head, Ages 11 and Under: 1st, Lilly Schiefer; 2nd, Valerie Bordner, Attica; Ava Deel; Jada Deel; Carline Kagy; Evan Schiefer.
Mr. Zucchini Head, Adults: 1st, Lisa Deel.
Best of Show, Field Crops
Field Crops: Evan Schiefer.
Displays: Janine Riedlinger.
Best of Show, Vegetables
Potatoes: Kelly Bordner.
Tomatoes, Regular: Kyle Vanderpool; Cluster: Maxine Heyman.
Onions: Kelly Bordner.
Squash: Kyle Vanderpool.
Cucumbers: Peggy L. Martin.
Peppers: Kyle Vanderpool.
Beans: Susan Shade.
Peas: Susan Shade.
Carrots: Jane Wurm.
Cabbage: Evan Schiefer.
Rhubarb: Jane Wurm.
Attica Has Talent Show
1st: Gene Gregor and Dani Coppus, Attica; 2nd: Darcy Young and Cory Jolly, Clyde; 3rd: Patrick Jaeckin; 4th: Cody Appeman, Monroeville.
Others: Mandi Breyman, in Army, stationed in Hawaii; Keith Scouten, Attica; Kalean Vogt, Bellevue.
Seneca East Athletic Boosters Cornhole Tournament
Friday Night: 1st, Jack Daniels and Johnny Diehm; 2nd, Wyatt Holman and Jacob Hahler.
Saturday Night: 1st, Jim Park and Brandon Corvidvin; 2nd, Stacia Pugh and Christine Papcke; 3rd, Dave Behney and Ryan Bishop; 4th, Dave Reese and Steve Bishop.
Second Chance Winners: Cal Miller and Cody Tanner.
Garden Tractor Pull
14 H/P Stock, Light: Brandon Perry, Monroeville; 2nd, Bryan Schaller, Stoney Ridge; 3rd, Dewe (Abbie) Brocwell, Mt. Gilead; 4th, Cole Perry, Monroeville; 5th, Jessica Brocwell, Mt. Gilead; 6th, Ben Hall, Stoney Ridge; 7th, Britney Lykins; 8th, Brianna Lykins; 9th, Norm Lucius, New Washington; 10th, Cole Hudson; 11th, Nate Buchman, Bloomdale; 12th, Savlee Shatzer; 13th, Justin Perry, Monroeville; 14th, Doug Shatzer.
12 H/P Stock Altered, Light: 1st, John Dewald, Bascom; 2nd, Katelynn Shellhammer, Fostoria; 3rd, Chase Wright; 4th, Alex Theis, Bloomville; 5th, Kyle Hudson.
Twin, Light: Mark Laibe, Tiffin; 2nd, Jeff Powers; 3rd, Sandy Wise, McCutchenville; 4th, John Krouse.
16 H/P Stock Altered, Light: 1st, Dick Miller; 2nd, Mike Hall, Stoney Ridge; 3rd, Wes (Red); 4th, John Dewald; 5th, Lee Dewald.
Open, Light: 1st, Dick Miller; 2nd, Mark Laibe; 3rd, Kenny Lucius; 4th, John Krouse; 5th, Sandy Wise.
14 H/P Stock, Heavy: 1st, Bryan Schaller; 2nd, Brandon Perry; 3rd, Jessica Brocwell; 4th, Dewe (Abbie) Brocwell; 5th, Ben Hall; 6th, Norm Lucius; 7th, Cole Perry.
12 H/P Stock Altered, Heavy: 1st, John Dewald; 2nd, Katelynn Shellhammer; 3rd, Grant Theis; 4th, Chase Wright; 5th, Kyle Hudson.
Twin, Heavy: 1st, Jeff Powers; 2nd, Sandy Wise; 3rd, Mark Laibe; 4th, John Krouse.
16 H/P Stock Altered, Heavy: 1st, Dick Miller; 2nd, Lee Dewald; 3rd, Mike Hall; 4th, Wes (Red); 5th, John Dewald; 6th, Wes (Red); 7th, Andy Felter.
Antique Tractors
Featured Tractor Case
1st, John Rupp, 1956 Case 300; 2nd, Jerry Kelbley, 1951 Case D.C.
A: 1, Justin Albright, Willard, 1955 Case 400; 2, Aichholz Farms, Attica, 1951 Case VAI with Mower; 3, Jim Alt, Bellevue, 1937 AC-WC; 4, Jim Alt, 1953 AC-WD6.
B: 5, Adam Bauman, Monroeville, 1952 AC-WD; 6, Jenny Beard, Attica, 1939 JD-B; 7, Jeremy Beard, Attica, 1942 Farmall H; 8, Jim Beard, Attica, 1950 JD-A and Wagon; 9, Joshua Beard, Attica, 1957 Farmall-450; 10, Kevin Benfer, Attica, 1949 Ford 8N With/Disk; 11, Kevin Benfer, 1941 Ford 9N With/Plow; 12, Dillon Bogner, Tiffin, 1957 JD 720.
ATV s
1, Matt Bischoff, 1984, Yamaha 225 DX; 2, Matt Bischoff, 1985, Yamaha 125; 3, Josh Drown, Republic, 1985 Honda ATC 70; 4, Josh Drown, 1973 Honda ATC 70; 5, Leah Drown, 1980 Honda 110; 6, Jeff Geary, 1986 Honda 200X; 7, Wyatt Holman, Attica, 1985 Honda ATC 70; 8, Brandon Martin, Attica, 2005 Mini Chopper; 9, John Miller, Castalia, 1986 Honda 350X; 10, Rod Miller, Republic, 1985 Honda 70; 11, Kayleigh Walliser, Attica, 1985 Honda ATC 70; 12, Kolton Walliser, Attica, 1983 Honda ATC 70; 13, Lexy Willman, Attica, 1984 Honda 200X; 14, Paul Willman, Attica, 1988 Honda TRX250R; 15, Tom Willman, Attica, 1984 Honda 200X, in memory of Steve Willman.
D: 13, Johnny Diehm, Attica, 1966 JD 3020; 14, Ed Dillinger, Bloomville, 1951 Oliver 88; 15, Ed Dillinger, 1949 Oliver 77.
F: 16, Bill Featheringill, Willard, 1947 Farmall M; 17, Nancy Featheringill, Willard, 1952 Farmall Super M; 18, Brock Ferres, Bellevue, 1953 Ford Jubilee, in memory of Tom Miller; 19, Richard Fankhauser, Tiffin, 1948 M M G; 20, Richard Fankhauser, 1956 AC WD 45.
G: 21, Amy Guttenberg, Attica, 1967 JD 112 Hyd Lift.
H: 22, Ben Hahler, Willard, 1948 Farmall C; 23, David and Marvin Holman, Willard, 1951 Ford 8N V8; 24, Kasey Hossler, Bettsville, 1951 JD G; 25, Kennedy Hossler, Bettsville, 1958 JD 630; 26, Tyler Hossler, Bettsville, 1953 JD 60.
K: 27, Ben Kelbley, Tiffin, 1962 JD 4010; 28, Ben Kelbley, 1949 Case Vac; 29, Jerry Kelbley, Tiffin, 1951 Case SC; 30, Jerry Kelbley, 1951 Case DC.
L: 31, Brian Lykins, Willard, 1947 Farmall H.
M: 32, Jim Marquart, Tiffin, 1949 Ford 8N; 33, John Martin, Attica, 1974 Oliver 2255; 34, Dea Miller, Bellevue, 1953 AC WD 45; 35, Dean and Cole Miller, Bellevue, 1949 AC G; 36, Gerry Miller, Republic, 1965 IH 806; 37, Mark Miller, Tiffin, 1940 Ford 9N.
N: 38, Korey Newell, Republic, 1956 INT 300.
P: 39, Matt Potts, Republic, 1950 Farmall H.
R: 40, Dianne Randall, Old Fort, JD 112; 41, Steve and Ed Rau, Old Fort, 1936 JD D; 42, Dennis Reer Family, Attica, 1967 JD 4020; 43, Kori Reichert, Attica, 1952 Farmall Super C; 44, Benny Ritz, Attica, 1969 JD 4000; 45, John Rupp, Tiffin, 1956 Case 300.
S: 46, Don Schafer, Bloomville, 1957 JD 820; 47, Jim and Rosalie Schetter, Tiffin, 1952 Ford 8N; 48, Jacob Shoen, Republic, 1954 Farm-all MTA; 49, Joe Schoen, Republic, 1971 Studer built Simplicity; 50, Gary Seasly, Republic, 1947 AC WF; 51, Steve Smith, Republic, 1944 Farmall H With Sub Soiler IHC No. 2; 52, Jim Stacklin, Attica, 1959 AC D 14; 53, Jim Stacklin, 1965 D 17 Series 4; 54, Jim Stacklin, 1967 D 15; 55, Marvin Stacklin, Attica, 1956 AC CA; 56, Marvin Stacklin, 1961 AC D-10; 57, Marvin Stacklin, 1952 AC WD; 58, Marvin Stacklin, 1948 AC B.
W: 59, Jim and Nadine Ward Family, New Riegel, 1952 Farm-all W9; 60, Jim and Nadine Ward, 1950 Farmall H; 61, Jim and Nadine Ward, 1947 Farmall H; 62, Tom Weaver Family, Attica, 1938 Oliver Row Crop 80 (Bought new by Harry Weaver and has stayed in Weaver family); 63: Tom Willman, Attica, 1945 Farmall H (Bought new by Tom's father, HJ Willman); 64: Tom Willman, 1952 JD A; 65: Marilyn Willman, Attica, 1948 Ford 8N With Mower (Bought new by Marilyn's father, John A. Phillips); 66: Paul Willman, Attica, 1948 JD B (Previous owner, Paul Schriner); 67: Paul Willman, 1939 Farmall F-14 (Previous Owner, John Damschroder, only steel wheeled); 68: Donna Willman, Bloomville, 1950 Farmall M (Bought new by Donna's grandfather, John A. Phillips); 69: Shane Willman, Attica, 1971 JD 4320 (Newest Tractor, 43 Years Old).
Saturday (Finals) Kids Pedal Pull
Weight 25-35 Pounds: 1st, Payton Watson; 2nd, Isaac Nelson; 3rd, Baylee Schwab; 4th, Tyler Bischoff; 5th, Adelyn Barnett.
Weight 36-45 Pounds: 1st, Ava Deel; 2nd, Trey Miller; 3rd, Lydia Ruffing; 4th, Donald Fourtner; 5th, Kyle Kreh; 6th, Cadi Schwab; 7th, Thomas Schiefer; 8th, Logan Price; 9th, Jordyn Enders; 10th, Colton McConnell; 11th, Matthew Drown.
Weight 45-55 Pounds: 1st, Evan Schiefer; 2nd, Alyssa Heiser; 3rd, Sage Miller; 4th, Vincent French; 5th, Isabel Stockmaster; 6th, Blake Bumb; 7th, Valerie Bordner; 8th, Dillon Vogel; 9th, Amber Bischoff; 10th, Austin Fourtner.
Weight 56-65 Pounds: 1st, Jada Deel; 2nd, Will Bischoff; 3rd, Noah Young; 4th, Leah Drown; 5th, Ayden Zack; 6th, Alex Shade; 7th, Caden Bumb; 8th, Cahen Meyers; 9th, Gavin Shook; 10th, Lilly Schiefer; 11th, Elyse Bischoff.
Junior Fair
Clean Barn Awards
Tuesday: Attica Dairy, Hogs.
Wednesday: Roots and Wings, Chickens.
Thursday: Bloomville Beef and Feeders, Beef.
Friday: 4-H Guys and Gals, Rabbits.
Saturday: Seneca East FFA, Sheep.
Overall Clean Barn Award: Bloomville Beef and Feeders, Beef.


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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- ADS Environmental Services will be conducting sewer smoke testing during the next few weeks as part of their contract with the City of Huntsville Water Pollution Control Department.
Field crews will be smoke testing sanitary sewers located in South Huntsville in an area generally bounded to the north by Byrd Spring Road, to the south by Cameron Road and Lauderdale Road, to the east by Memorial Parkway, and to the west by Teal Drive and Logan Drive. ADS will distribute door hangers to residences and businesses located within the testing area to notify them of these activities.
Smoke testing is a diagnostic test in which a non-toxic, non-staining smoke is blown into a portion of the sanitary sewer system. Smoke will exit defects in the system so their locations can be flagged, photographed, and documented.
Smoke testing allows the city to identify where the sewer needs repair and/or rehabilitation, to restore lost capacity to the system, and to provide structural improvements to maintain the system in good working order.
Under normal circumstances, smoke from this testing will not enter homes or businesses. However, on occasion, smoke will enter a residence or business through defective plumbing or dry drain traps. If smoke does enter the home, it will quickly dissipate once doors and windows are open.
For more information, call region engineer Kevin Enfinger at ADS at 256-430-3366.


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EWING — Two College of New Jersey students accused of sexually assaulting a freshman on campus have been indicted by a grand jury.
Samuel Sarpeh, 20, of East Orange and Christen Solomon, 19 of Irvington, face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of attacking the woman after a dorm party during the first week of school last fall.
Prosecutors say the woman, whose name is being withheld by The Times, was at a party in Sarpeh's dorm when she became intoxicated and reached out to Sarpeh, a friend, for a place to spend the night. Sarpeh and Solomon assaulted the girl, prosecutors said.
Both men were charged with sexual assault, but before the case was sent to a grand jury for possible indictment, Sarpeh pleaded guilty to criminal sexual contact in exchange for a sentence of two years probation.
On the day of Sarpeh's sentencing in June, the victim asked Superior Court Judge Gerald Council for a harsher sentence, saying the attack left her physically and emotionally damaged. She said she was harassed at school, forced to drop out for months to receive counseling and tried to commit suicide several times because she couldn't bear the memory of what happened to her.
Visibly moved, Council said a probationary sentence was "far too lenient" and ordered Assistant Prosecutor Renee Robeson and defense attorney Dorion Morgan back to the negotiating table to hammer out a more suitable punishment.
No new deal was struck, and the case was presented to the grand jury, said Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.
Sarpeh is free on $75,000 bail on condition that he not return to The College of New Jersey until the matter is resolved. Solomon is free on bail but the conditions of his bail were unclear yesterday.
A TCNJ spokeswoman declined yesterday to comment on the students' academic status or on the indictment.


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Buena Vista Township will seek a federal loan to pay for part of a state-mandated, multi-million sanitary sewer upgrade.
Representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicated the agency will consider loaning the township $9 million, said Charles Rolfe, senior vice president at Wade Trim, the Detroit-based company planning the sewer upgrade for the township.
In December 2006, the state Department of Environmental Quality ordered Buena Vista Township to eliminate overflows of untreated wastewater into the Saginaw River.
The state set an August 2009 deadline for the township to fix system failures that have caused the sewer system to dump up to 12 million gallons of wastewater per day into the river during wet weather.
The township hoped to borrow funds from the state revolving fund to pay for the estimated $15.3 million rehabilitation project, which should end in 2012. But the state declined to loan the township the money to help pay for the rehabilitation.
To meet the rigorous deadline the state established, Wade Trim staff divided the project into two phases, Rolfe said.
The first phase involves rehabilitating the sewer system itself, including cleaning the sewer lines, inspecting manholes, installing digital meters, repairing and rehabilitating 11 miles of sewer line and repairing or rehabilitating 50 manholes within that 11-mile stretch.
The $9 million federal loan would pay for that phase of the upgrades.
If approved, the township would pay 4.375 percent interest on the 40-year loan.
"This will address the biggest problem first," Rolfe said. "This will get you the most bang for the buck."
The township still will have to expand the basin at the wastewater treatment plant.
Wade Trim officials hope to submit the loan application today Tuesday.
The township's wastewater system serves about 2,520 customers between Interstate 75 and the eastern township border.


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New York City – A federal appeals court has affirmed a U.S. District Court's $400,000 award to a Syracuse police officer who claimed the police department retaliated against her and had a policy against employees who complained about sexual discrimination.
In a ruling issued Thursday, three judges of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said there was enough evidence for the District Court jury to conclude that someone within the police department had retaliated against Officer Katherine Lee for complaining about discrimination.
The judges also rejected the city's claims that an award for emotional damages was not justified; that the $400,000 award was excessive; and that Lee's lawyer, A.J. Bosman, improperly sought punitive damages by urging the jury during closing arguments to "send a message" to the police department.
They also rejected the city's contention that the lower court erred when it allowed other female Syracuse officers to testify about retaliation they said they experienced after they complained about gender discrimination. The district court also ruled correctly when it allowed another officer's testimony that her supervisor allowed male officers to watch pornography at work, the judges said.
The appellate judges also rejected counter-appeals by Lee's side.
The district court rightly awarded attorney's fees of $210 an hour, not the $275 an hour that Bosman sought, they said. The fees, which total about $203,000, are in addition to the $400,000 awarded to Lee.
The lower court also correctly dismissed her gender discrimination claims, the appeals judges ruled.
Lee said in her lawsuit that she was assaulted in 2000 by her then-boyfriend, who also was a Syracuse cop. After she complained to the department, she claimed, she was repeatedly subjected to sexual discrimination, accused of misconduct when she complained about it, and denied pay and promotions equal to male officers.
She sued the department and supervisors in 2006. The court dismissed the sex discrimination claims in 2009. The trial went forward on claims that she suffered retaliation after she complained about discrimination.
The jury found in Lee's favor in March 2010 and awarded her $650,000, but U.S. District Judge David Hurd cut the amount to $400,000 after agreeing with city lawyers that Lee had not proved another of her contentions, that the city had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when police officials placed her on administrative leave.
City officials have 30 days to decide whether to ask the entire second circuit bench to consider the appeal or 90 days to decide whether to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, Corporation Counsel Ann Mary Doherty said.
"We don't believe the city retaliated in any way against the plaintiff," Doherty said. "I've worked with the police department for 10 years on this litigation. I think this case was about specific personality disputes. It shouldn't have been an indictment on the police department as a whole."
Bosman was not available for comment this morning.
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According to a report from the Orlando Sentinel, an 8-year-old girl had a scary experience at SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla., last week when she was bitten on the hand by a dolphin she was feeding. The girl suffered three puncture wounds to her hand, according to the Orlando Sentinel report.
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Mock Orange, Philadelphus, is an old-fashioned, fragrant, spring-blooming shrub. It's large — it can grow to nine feet — easy-to-grow and produces thousands of blooms that smell like orange blossoms, hence the name. While they resemble and smell like an orange tree, they are not related.
Unlike their namesake, Mock Orange plants are not fruit-bearing. Clusters of white flowers, single or double, one to two inches in diameter, appear in June. Their branches or stems are long and grow mostly from the base of the plant. Usually placed around the perimeter of a property, the shrubs require little maintenance, flower freely and basically are undemanding.
The 65 species and many hybrids of Philadelphus are prized for their sweet fragrance, which can perfume an entire section of a garden.
Young Mock Orange shrubs are erect growers, but as they mature, they begin to arch and become pendulous. Blossoms are pure white, usually with four petals spreading out from the center. The leaves, which are arranged in opposite pairs, are deep green and oval, with a point at the end. They drop off in fall and appear again in late winter and early spring.
Mock Orange can be planted as a hedge or a single specimen and can be trimmed back after blooming to keep it compact. Older plants can be renewed by thinning out at the base or by cutting back the entire shrub close to the ground.
If you purchase a "balled and burlapped" plant at a nursery, be sure to remove all the twine and wire from the root ball before planting your Mock Orange. Trim the burlap wrapping halfway, but keep the root ball intact. Plant either in full sun or partial shade in a well-drained location. Adding some organic material such as compost is beneficial.
Dig a planting hole two to three times the width of the root ball, but keep as deep. Make sure the root ball is level with the surrounding ground. It's best to first add a small amount of soil, position the plant in place and then fill the hole with water. After the root ball and surrounding soil have absorbed the water, backfill with the remaining soil and water again thoroughly.
Mock Orange can be propagated in many ways including dividing, layering, replanting suckers, making cuttings or by seeds.
When dividing to produce new plants, use a shovel to dig around the base of the shrub and cut off several clumps, being sure to include as much of the root structure as possible. The new division should be watered well and placed in the shade in a container at the same depth as it was growing.
Softwood cuttings can be taken in summer, while hardwood cuttings can be taken in fall or winter. Remove a three-inch stem from a mature Mock Orange, maintaining several leaves at the tip of each cutting. Carefully scrape off the outer bark of the cutting at the base with a knife. Place the cuttings in a container of water to prevent them drying out.
After shaking off any excess water, dip the bottom of each cutting in some rooting hormone. Poke a hole in the soil with a pencil and carefully insert the cutting into a pot of soil. Water gently, cover with clear plastic to retain moisture and place in a shady location.
Mock Orange also may be propagated by seeds, but the seeds need to be stratified. You will have to keep them in the refrigerator in a sterile medium like peat moss in a plastic bag for a few weeks. Add a little water, but avoid making the soil mix soggy.
Make a gritty, well-drained potting soil by combining compost and sand. Add a slow-release fertilizer and some water to produce a moist, but not soggy soil.
Plant seeds about one-half-inch deep in the potting mixture. Wait until the seedlings develop true leaves — leaves that emerge after the first set of leaves — then place in a shady area and keep moist. Repot when the seedlings have more than doubled in size.
First District Federated Garden Clubs of New York State will host a Standard Flower Show, "Fiddler on the Roof" tomorrow from 1 to 5 p.m. at New Dorp Moravian Parish House, 2205 Richmond Rd. Guided Tours of the show will be conducted at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Educational Workshops will be held on herbs from 1:30 to 2 p.m; roses from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m.; African Violets from 3 to 3:30 p.m. and Creating Unusual Plant Containers (made from clothing) from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m.
The show and workshops are free and open to the public. Classes on container grown plants, both flowering and foliage, are open to the public. Entries must be in place by 9 a.m. For more information go to www.sigardenclubs.org or call 718-966-7847.
Lee Gugliada is past president of the Great Kills Garden Club and past director of First District Federated Garden Clubs of New York State.


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Clay Buchholz, all the time.
According to Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman and Tom Verducci, Boston – after losing out to the Yankees on Mark Teixeira – engaged Florida in some level of dialogue over the last few days regarding Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez (who of course was originally Red Sox property before the Josh Beckett trade three winters ago). The discussion reportedly centered on righthander Clay Buchholz, center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, and "others" (I presume including Jed Lowrie and Lars Anderson). Talks, however, according to Heyman and Verducci, have broken off, as Florida isn't inclined to trade one of the game's best young players.
This means one of two things:
1. The reason Boston has refused until now to discuss Buchholz with the Rangers is that he was a necessary component of any serious offer for Ramirez.
2. Nothing.