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>Running 101>Clarification on Speedwork
The Year of the Monkey
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
CPT Curmudgeon
Considering your newness to running, I wouldn't be doing intervals at all.
I would be trying to up the number of times I run each week to around 4 or more. I would also work on increasing the distances or times (whichever you prefer to use).
What is in March that you're trying to ramp up to?


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NEWARK — From 2006 through 2011, Richard Greer, owner of a Marlboro cleaning supplies company, filed inflated vouchers with Union County and received more than $120,000 in fraudulent payments, federal authorities said
To get paid for those vouchers, Greer made monthly cash payments of $500 to Aniello Palmieri, the Union County director of facilities maintenance, authorities said.
Today, Greer, 54, who owns the company, Positive Attitude, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Newark to a mail fraud charge for receiving payments for the vouchers in checks that were sent through the mail, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said.
Greer received payments for "fictitious invoices for industrial cleaning products that included a profit for himself above the kickback he paid to Palmieri," Fishman said.
Positive Attitude received between $120,000 and $200,000 in fraudulent proceeds, authorities said. They said Union County send checks through the mail to Greer's company.
This is the second vendor who admitted paying kickbacks to Palmieri.
In October, Frank Vicendese, 59, of Berkeley Heights, owner of the Viva Group, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and admitted paying kickbacks to Palmieri.
Palmieri, 56, of Toms River, also pleaded guilty in federal court on Oct. 2 to accepting kickbacks from Vicendese. His plea came two days after he resigned from his $112,000 a year county job. He has agreed to pay $100,000 back to the county. He also faces 46 to 56 months in federal prison when he is sentenced in January.
Vicendese also agreed to pay back $100,000. He faces faces 24 to 30 months in prison when he is sentenced in January, his lawyer has said.
Greer, who appeared today before U.S. District Judge William Walls, has agreed to pay $185,000 in restitution, Fishman said. The mail fraud charge carries a maximum sentence 20 years in prison and a $250,000.
No additional charges have been filed against Palmieri for receiving bribes from Greer, federal authorities said today.
A call to Greer's lawyer was not immediately returned.
Union County spokesman Sebastian D'Elia said the county is cooperating with the federal investigation.
D'Elia said the contract with Positive Attitude was obtained through a normal bidding process.
"We will no longer make any purchases through Positive Attitude," D'Delia said. He said the county will terminate its contract with the company.
• Union County official to reimburse county for fraud scheme, vendor owner must also pay

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Warren Easton moved past East Jefferson with ease Friday night with an 84-23 home victory.
Five Warren Easton players ended the night with double digits and Sabrina Banks had a double double, finishing with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Shaniqua Tobias recorded a 16-point performance, Lawriell Wilson scored 10, Jeremica Edwards finished with 10 and Kechelle Figeroa added 10 points and 6 assists for the Fighting Eagles.


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A sword made of demon blood to fight demons.
A wonderfully ornate wood and silk dragon suit of the kind used in the Chinese Dragon dance. Flawlessly crafted, it is a wonder to see.
Freetext Friday, A Tale of Mysantia
Freetext Friday. One of the many flawed magic weopon types of the Stolen World
"Something weird heah! Get yer weird things!" I raised an eyebrow. Street vendors rolled by the Woflo Inn about five hundred blighted times a day, screeching like strangled gulls. I got sick of the racket by the second day, but it was midsummer, and closing the shutters would've choked us with the heat. Blight take this human city anyway, I'd take the Altanian jungles if I had a choice. At least there are no street vendors there.
Chav was on her feet and grabbing for her belt pouch like a shot. "Where are YOU going?" I drawled.
"You GOTTA come see this, Eve! This guy is great!" And with that, she was right out the door and pelting down the stairs.
"Something weird heah! Get yer weird things riiiight heah!"
Med-pods, med-bays, and a dozen trade marked names, all for the technomagical healing bed.
An ancient Chinese string instrument (guqin being the actual term) adapted to a fantasy setting
A weapon used in the old days of Setsokan warlords, by the Son of Sets himself, these barbed spikes rend through flesh and bone as easily as paper.
The Staff of the Flame Eagle
Seven rings were made long ago in the days of the Queens of old, seven highly magical rings to help a ruler to rule, but they proved anything but helpful.
Unusual weapons.
With triumph the Halfling thief pried the shining silver circlet from the skull of some poor merman long dead of the trident plunged clear thru the bones of his chest. As he swam to the surface he marveled at the craftsmanship and planned to take it straight to the camp. That thin fidgety wizard, Prinny the Prestidigitator, might know the worth of this silver circlet with waves so detailed he could almost feel the call of the sea....
Just the thing for making your demon-infested two-handed sword from Hell!
A weapon cleverly disguised as a wrapped drinking straw.
A piece of an ancient way of life, a tool for a consummate hunter.
A bag of enchanted beans. Dare you plant them?
Lightning steel is a miraculous metal formed from an alloy of iron, carbon, silver and pure captured lightning.
Created by the god of madness, one must be at least a little insane to be able to use them. These tools cause much confusion to those that see them in action and are guaranteed to cause misunderstandings.
- Stop ogling!
- I wasn't
- You can't take your eyes off her even now!
Only the good looking can't see it
Thieve's House or thier main front: All the floors are designed to squeak when stepped upon or to sag or bend sending a small shake along the beam, somewhat like a spiders web, to alert those inside.


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Do the Nats need a team meeting?
By Tom Schad | Associate Reporter
When Ian Desmond struck out in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday, mercifully ending the most disappointing series of a disappointing Nationals season, the numbers pretty much said it all.
Over three games against the Dodgers, the Nationals scored five runs. They hit a lowly .223, a full 17 points below their season average (.240), which is already fourth-worst in the Major Leagues. And with runners in scoring position, they were even worse: 2-for-26 (0.77).
"There's nobody to blame besides us, no coaches, no anything like that," third baseman Ryan Zimmerman said. "The bottom line is all of us, myself including, haven't been producing like we should and that's what happens."
The Nationals were swept in a three-game series for the first time since mid-April. Still, Kurt Suzuki doesn't think the series was as terrible as it seems.
"We could've easily won the first two games. We could've easily won the series," he said. "Things didn't go our way, and that's what happens in baseball. You've just got to get back on the saddle. That's a good team over there."
To a man, the Nationals have maintained that the offense will eventually come around. It's a long season. They'll go on a run. It's only a matter of time.
But after Sunday's loss, you couldn't help but wonder whether the Nationals should trade that patience for a heightened sense of urgency. One reporter asked Zimmerman, one of the team's unquestioned leaders, whether he needed to call a team meeting.
"Pep talks don't work for grownups," he said. "The truth is you go out and you play the game the same way as you do every night. We go out there and we try and win every game, and this year obviously hasn't worked out like we've wanted it to work out so far, but to have a meeting and tell people — I don't know what we would tell them. You can't tell them to play harder, you can't tell them to try harder, and that's really the only thing that those meetings are good for.
"Bottom line is we just need to go out and win games. Everyone can talk about whatever they want to talk about, but we got to go out and win."
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I love the NATS, follow intensely but C'mon Dodgers beat us up on the West Coast then sweep us in our house. We should have been royally ticked at what they did to us out there and yet we seem to not have the fire in the belly yet. Did we believe our own press pre-season too much, we look mediocre to the NL clubs that would be in the play-offs if the season ended today.
It's time…the fans will grind, the fans do have a sense of urgency now. I think we all believe in this team…it's players and it's coaches. Time to step up, everyone, let yesterday go and if their is "Natitude" let's find it and ride to the top sure and steady


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State upholds Blair verdict
Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided a Blair County judge properly sentenced a child sexual offender to 75 to 150 years in prison, even though a year ago, the court said a life sentence for the man was improper.
Blair County Judge Elizabeth Doyle in May 2011 sentenced David A. Helsel of Altoona to life in prison under a three-strikes provision of the state's Megan's Law. A Blair County jury found Helsel guilty of 15 charges stemming from a June 2009 attack on two girls behind the Prospect Park baseball field.
Last year, the Superior Court said Helsel's 2011 conviction only counted as his second strike and as such, he could not receive a life sentence.
Doyle then resentenced Helsel, 33, to 75 to 150 years as a two-strike offender, which the Superior Court said was proper on Monday.
The three-judge panel said the court "imposed individualized sentences and placed on the record its reasons for imposing the sentences."
Because of the way she worded her second sentence, Doyle did not abuse her discretion as a judge, stated Superior Court Judges Kate Ford Elliott, Paula Fransisco Ott and Anne E. Lazarus.
Doyle slapped the heavy sentence on Helsel because he is "a sexually violent predator; his prior record for sexually violent crimes; the rapidity with which he reoffended after his release from incarceration; the impact of the crimes on the victims and the community; and the need to protect the community from Helsel."
Helsel's attorney, Douglas Keating, argued that the 75-year minimum sentence essentially meant the reimposition of the life sentence.
The Superior Court judges agreed that Keating's claim that the new sentence was excessive raised "a substantial question," but the court said it was within the limits of the law.
Helsel had been released from a 10-year state prison sentence only four months in June 2009 when he approached a group of teens talking in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Under the pretext that two girls in the group, ages 12 and 15, had damaged tombstones in the cemetery, Helsel took the girls into custody, allegedly to take them to the cemetery owner's house and turn them in.
The girls didn't fight Helsel because they said they were frightened, stated the Superior Court.
As he and the girls reached a wooded area, Helsel pulled a knife and proceeded to sexually abuse the girls. He then focused his attention on the younger girl, allowing the 15-year-old to flee.
Help came immediately when the 15-year-old went to the nearby Bavarian Aid Society and called for help. It just happened that a meeting of the Fraternal Order of Police was in progress.
Police captured Helsel as he was attempting to sexually assault the 12-year-old.
When the case came to trial, former Assistant District Attorney Dan Kiss argued that Helsel was a three-strike offender because, in separate incidents, he had sexually assaulted two young girls a decade before.
Doyle imposed the life sentence, but the appeals court, while agreeing Helsel had committed two prior sexual offenses, he was sentenced during a single hearing and therefore did not have the opportunity to rehabilitate himself between the first and second offenses.
The court ruled the first two cases amounted to only one strike, and his 2009 offense was only his second.
Doyle last October gave Helsel separate and consecutive 25-50 year sentences for rape by forcible compulsion, which requires that the assault occurred under a threat, and rape of a child, for a sexual offense against a child under 13 years of age.
Keating disagreed with the consecutive 25 to 50 year sentences, contending they should have merged, but the three-judge panel disagreed.


text: I can't take credit for writing this one but I found it interesting A short guide to tire pressure Contact! firstly, the goal of tuning tire pressure is to gain as much of a contact patch as possible for a given situation and thus increase traction. therefore there is no set tire pressure for any type of driving, size of tire, etc. to find the best tire pressure takes trial and error, period. having said that, there is a ball park figure: 30-45psi. but that's 25% range! hardly exact science. so now we must assess what kind of driving your car is going to be doing. if it's just a daily driver, well you can forget most the tools and just tune it by feel in corners. if you're gonna get more serious, here's what you need: "The Tools First and foremost, you cannot possibly tune and optimize your tire settings without having the proper tools. At the very minimum you need an accurate and repeatable tire gauge. Don't cheat yourself with a $3 pencil style gauge. Get a dial gauge, preferably an oil-filled one, with a maximum reading of 50 to 60 psig. It should also have a bleeder valve so you can bleed air from the tire while the gauge is still connected. It's also worth getting the protective rubber case or shell. Dropping a gauge can ruin its calibration, and the rubber shell can prevent that. To be most effective, you also need a tire pyrometer. You can do a lot with just a pressure gauge, but you'll never be able to quickly and consistently tune the tire pressures without temperature data. Many decent pyrometers are available for a little more than $100. The probe types that penetrate the tires are the preferred ones. "Taking Tire Temperature Measurements The first rule in taking tire temperatures is that they must be taken when the car comes in from a full race-speed lap. Taking temperatures after a cool down lap is useless. If necessary, the driver should come in a lap early (before the checkered flag) to ensure the tires are race hot. If the driver waits for the checkered flag, chances are he'll get stuck behind slower traffic. The track will be under a no passing rule during cool down, and the tires will cool too much. Tire temperatures are taken in three places on the tire. First on an outer tread block on a street tire, or about 1" in from the outside edge of a racing slick. Second, in the middle of the tire. Third, on an inner tread block or 1" in from the inside edge of the tire. Often on high performance treaded tires, you'll need to measure the second tread block in from the edge. The outer shoulder block will not retain enough heat for a meaningful reading. The temperature probe should be inserted all the way in. Whenever taking temps of a treaded tire, be sure to center the probe in the tread block. The edges will cool faster, so it is important to have as much rubber surrounding the probe as possible. Wiggle the probe a little when first pressing it in to ensure it is well seated. The temperature reading will fluctuate for several seconds. Do not wait for it to be perfectly stable. As soon as it settles to within a couple of degrees F, take the reading and move on. You shouldn't have to wait more than 5 seconds for each reading. Always measure each tire in the same pattern. Whether it's inside, center, outside, or the other way around doesn't matter. Just do it the same way every time. Be consistent in the tire sequence also. Generally, you'll want to measure the hottest side first to be sure they're not overly heated. For example, if the entry to the pits is after a series of long right turns, measure the left tires first. Whatever the sequence, be sure to repeat it with every reading." from Turn Fast! Tuning now tuning can begin! firstly you should start with equal pressures all round to get a idea of what range of psi your car handles best with. so i would suggest driving the same course with no other variables and start be driving it with trie pressure around 30psi then the opposite end of the scale at 44psi (don't be afraid of it! it's well within the limits of the tire. ) and probably 2 points in between this. if you have a tire temperature gauge and a track, this would be the ideal situation. once you've established what range of all round tire pressure is best, you can move on to fine tuning. but first there are some concepts that must be understood: Adjustments------------Decrease Understeer ------Decrease Oversteer Front Tire Pressure -----------Higher ------------------Lower Rear Tire Pressure ------------Lower -------------------Higher Front Tire Section ------------Larger ------------------Smaller Rear Tire Section -------------Smaller ----------------Larger Front Wheel Camber ---------More Negative ---------More Positive Rear Wheel Camber ----------More Positive -----------More Negative Front Wheel Toe -----------Toward Toe-Out ---------Toward Toe-In Rear Wheel --------------Toe Toward Toe-In --------Toward Toe-Out Front Wheel Caster -------More Positive -------------More Negative Front Springs ---------------Soften ---------------------Stiffen Rear Springs -----------------Stiffen ------------------Soften Front Anti-sway ------Bar Soften (Thinner) ----------Stiffen (Thicken) Rear Anti-sway -------Bar Stiffen (Thicker) ----------Soften (Thinner) Weight Distribution -------More Rearward ------------More Forward tire tech information if you are not familiar with any of these terms, get reading! there's a suspension 101 thread in this section. now if you have a tire temperature gauge the tuning can be seriuosly accurate. i must point out at this stage that tire pressure is FINE TUNING and should not be used to make up for the short comings of your susspension set up. i.e. if your car is oversteering like crazy, tune your suspension first rather than having vastly different tire pressures at each end of the car to compensate. now, here's an example of how to analyse your tire temperature readings: "If you have a temperature probe, you can use the tire profile reading as the primary guide to tell you if the pressure should be increased, decreased, or left as is. if the centers of tires are 5 or more degrees hotter than the edges, then the tire pressure should be lowered. Try about 1 psi for each 4 to 5 degrees the center is higher than the lowest edge temperature. if the center temperature is more than a few degrees lower than the edge temperatures, then the tire pressure is too low. Try increasing it by 1 psi for each 4 to 5 degrees the center is lower than the highest edge temperature. use the guide below for more detailed tire temperature interpretation tips. errors." TurnFast! • Tire Pressure 3 i can't include the table unfortunately. turn fast now your car is on it's way to faster cornering! for your information you should also consider this table of recommended ranges of pressure depending on the set up of your car: Type of Vehicle, Position and Pressure Front Wheel Drive Front 35-45 psi Rear 30-40 psi Front Engine/Rear Drive Front 35-45 psi Rear 30-40 psi Rear Engine/Rear Drive Front 35-45 psi Rear 35-40psi when tuning our hondas you have to consider that the front tires do the vast majority of the work, driving, steering, braking. so consider it when tuning your tires. and for those that worry about the rain: "TIRE PRESSURES IN THE RAIN For both autocross and road racing, increase tire pressures 6-10 psi from what you would normally run in dry conditions. Hydroplaning occurs when a wedge of water develops between the tire and road surface. This wedge can actually lift the tire off the road and eliminate traction. Increasing the pressure rounds the profile of the tire by decreasing the deflection of the tire. This results in a smaller contact patch - narrower and shorter. It also helps keep the grooves in the tread open so they can channel the water out from under the tire." tire tech info this should serve as a general introduction into how to tune your tires for the corners. for more in depth info check these links out: Tire Tech Information - Air Pressure for Competition Tires TurnFast! • Tire Pressure 4 finally, tuning for the daily driver. all of this info is applicable to the daily driver also but other factors should also be considered, and thus is why recommeneded OEM tires pressures seem so low compared to what has been considered here. comfort: the lower, the less bumps you feel, simple. but i would not recommend dropping below 25psi as the tires will probably wear unevenly and the car will handle like a sack of spuds. fuel economy: the higher the better. if fuel economy is a concern, raise those pressures to whatever your side wall can handle! off road: lower tire pressures will increase your contact patch as the tire will deform to the shape of the ground. the softer the ground the lower the pressure. ever seen top gear race to the north pole? their tires on the hilux are ready to fall off the rims (and they do!) but their contact patch allows them to pull through the softest snow.


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TechStars has some useful advice for how to give mentees a hand up. sezer66 / Shutterstock.com
The UpTake: Mentorship means different things to different people. This handy TechStars 'manifesto' lays out what the accelerator thinks makes the right kind of mentor.
H ere's a useful document: Techstars' Mentor Manifesto.
The term "mentor" gets bandied about a lot. Either as something entrepreneurs desperately need or something they really should do.
Inspired by a dinner with Techstars Boulder mentors, Techstars co-founder Brad Feld is revisiting the accelerator's "Mentor Manifesto" bullet by bullet on his blog.
When we started Techstars, the word "mentor" was rarely used, typically referred to a single "mentor" that person had, and often connoted a very one-up / one-down type of "guidance relationship." For those of you in legal or investment banking professions, the equivalent word was often "rabbi" – it was someone who looked after you, covered your ass, gave you advice, and helped you on your career.
We meant "mentor" in a different way. We've learned an enormous amount about what does and doesn't work. What's helpful or harmful. And how a mentor can get the most out of their side of the relationship. Today, it's trendy to be a "mentor" especially to a startup. Unlike before, when mentor meant something very precise and narrow, it now is referred to a wide range of relationships and interactions.
You can follow Feld's posts here.
Basically, the manifesto lays out Techstars' platonic ideal of a mentor in 18 points, which are...
Alex is a Brooklyn-based freelance journalist. He writes about media entrepreneurs and creatives for Upstart Business Journal.
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Like many Indian groceries, India Sweets and Spices is a modest establishment located in a strip mall. It also features a small cafe that caters to the South Asian palate (the food is spicier). The caliber of the food makes this cafe special. India Sweets and Spices' menu was designed by Vikram Singh, the former executive chef of Gaylord India Restaurant in Beverly Hills. India Sweets and Spices doesn't offer a five-star environment, but the cafe's food is worth the trip.
The chow: The menu is entirely vegetarian, but you won't miss the meat. The side dishes constitute a meal by themselves. The dal makhani (lentils in a buttery sauce; $5.99) is my wife's favorite. The aloo gobi ($4.99) is another must-try, featuring tender cauliflower and potatoes in a robustly spiced sauce.
For dessert, make room for rasgullas (cheese curds and semolina dough cooked in sugar syrup), which aren't usually available at restaurants. Two pieces are $2.99.
Real deal: The daily special ($5.99) is a can't-miss. It comes with the vegetable of the day, rice, raita (yogurt-based sauce) and a pickle (a vegetable cooked in oil and spices). The Maharani Thali ($8.99) provides dal makhani, the vegetable of the day, rice, roti (buttery flatbread), raita and a pickle.
Hangout factor: There are a few tables at the cafe, but the space is not designed for a leisurely meal. It's best to order takeout and enjoy the food at home.
Liquids: Three different lassis (frothy yogurt drinks): mango ($2.49), sweetened ($1.99) and masala ($1.99). Definitely try the chai (99 cents). It's perfectly spiced, fresh and hot.
Inside tip: Order your food first if you plan to shop or buy some sweets to take home. That way, you can pay for all your goodies at once.
The numbers: 16205 N.W. Bethany Court, Suite 110, Beaverton; 503-690-0499; kitchen hours are Tues.-Sun. 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. The kitchen is closed on Mondays.


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Pennsylvania Mystery Species Clue No. 1: Greenish tan with dark brown spots along its back, sides and limbs.
A new Pennsylvania Mystery Species launches today with a brand new set of clues for the week.
Pennsylvania Mystery Species is a weekly, serial contest about the wild things and wild places of Pennsylvania. Daily Monday through Friday, new clues are offered to help readers frame their guesses about the species identity.
The correct identification and the names of the first few readers making the correct identifications will run on Saturday.
Send your guesses to email@example.com. Please do not answer in comments attached to this entry. To be noted as making a correct identification, you must include your full name and hometown with your guess.
Ongoing coverage of the wild things and wild places of Pennsylvania can be found daily at www.PennLive.com/outdoors. In addition, Marcus Schneck, outdoor and nature writer with The Patriot-News, takes questions, comments, photos and videos at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Global warming? Heck, how about global humidity? It felt like El Salvador outside yesterday. And if you thought yesterday was oppressive......
Our temperatures only got up to around 80 yesterday, around seasonal levels, while today we should top out around 90. We'll be looking at mostly sunny conditions, but it won't be bright sun. Haze will be thick, dewpoints (a measure of moisture in the air) will be high, and the air quality is expected to reach unhealthy levels.
It's the kind of weather that thunderstorms often break, but don't look for any such relief today, thanks to a mid-level capping inversion. This is typical summertime weather for the New York metro area, but this is also our first prolonged experience with it this summer. It always comes at us every year, when it comes, like a brick to the head.
.....Storm-chasing videos are a dime a dozen, and we don't make a habit of spotlighting them here. You've seen one tornado, you've seen them all. But a couple guys in Manitoba over the weekend captured some incredible video of a wedge twister that has to be seen to be believed. You've gotta check this out.
You can find the video here. And, you can find a story about the storm chasers and what they found in this article from the Winnipeg Sun.
Sunday's high and low temperature extremes in the contiguous United States --- High: 120 at Death Valley, Calif.; Low: 27 at Chiloquin, Ore.


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There are good numbers of bluefish, some bass and loads of snappers around. Porgies and sea bass are showing on area wrecks and reefs, and crabbing is good. Some large bass were landed off of Long Beach Island, and blackfish are making their presence known.
From Joe at Michael's Bait and Tackle, Great Kills, we learn blues are showing in the bay, and bass are showing off Seguine Avenue and by the bridge. There are plenty of sea bass and porgies showing on the wrecks and reefs, and some blackfish have been caught by anglers while sea bass fishing. Crabbing is good.
Paul at Great Kills Bait and Tackle says lots of bluefish and some bass are showing locally. Sea bass and porgies are showing around the rock piles, and there are plenty of snappers around providing good action. Bass are showing on the Coney Island Flats and around Breezy Point early in the morning. Crabbing is good.
Phyllis at Aunt Phyllis' Bait Shop, Midland Beach, reports regulars are catching and releasing good numbers of keeper fluke off the Ocean Breeze pier and landing lots of king fish, good numbers of snappers and porgies, some cocktail blues, sand sharks and a few bonito. Crabbing is good.
From Patty at Scags Bait and Tackle, New Brighton, we hear the St. George pier and the terrace are producing lots of 8-12-pound bluefish, nice sized porgies and snappers, blackfish and some bass.
Crabbing is good. On the fresh water scene, Patty reports Silver Lake is producing big bass off the Bridge early in the morning and sunfish and bluegills for the kids during the day. Clove Lake and Martlings Pond are producing pan fish and carp.
Fernando at Deadly Bait and Tackle, St. George reports area waters are producing schoolie bass, bluefish, snappers and good numbers of nice-sized porgies.
Captain Mike Romeo, of the Great Kills Harbor-based Atlantis Princess, reports the evening bluefish tips produced a slow pick of blues and some bass while the fluke trips produced a fair pick of keepers. The Princess sails for fluke from 8 a.m.- 2 p.m. on Saturdays, for blackfish from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sundays. A tuna trip is scheduled for tomorrow at 5 p.m. and returning Monday at 5 p.m.
Captain Anthony Belasario from Barbara Anne Fishing Charters reports fares aboard Sunday's open-boat bottom-fishing trip made a good mixed bag catch of ling, sea bass, cod to 14 pounds, some blackfish, two fluke and two winter flounder.
Captain Chuck Graham of Angler Fishing Charters reports the weekends charters caught big blues and some 16 to 18-pound bass on chunks.
The Staten Island Sail and Power Squadron will conduct the NY-NJ boating safety course beginning Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Richmond County Yacht Club, 142 Mansion Ave., Great Kills. Contact Dan Speranzo by email at email@example.com or by telephone at 718-967-3989.


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Customizing WYSIWYGs beyond module settings
A large majority of features found in WYSIWYG editors are overkill for end users. With the WYSIWYG module you do have control over the display of buttons to perform functions, but that's about all you get as far as customization. Our clients liked CKEditor as the WYSIWYG editor to use, but wanted some functionality changed which was not available to us in the WYSIWYG module.
Three of the major changes requested were:
- Automatically enable the built in spell checker when the wysiwyg is loaded
- Remove the "Advanced" and "Link" tab on image properties dialogue
- Rename some form labels and remove some form elements entirely from the image properties dialogue
I'll be talking specifically about how this was achieved in CKEditor. Let's start by seeing how to achieve these changes in CKEditor itself then we'll figure out how to incorporate the changes into Drupal.
The CKEditor documentation showed that enabling the spell checker was actually a configuration change normally part of "core/config.js" http://docs.cksource.com/ckeditor_api/symbols/CKEDITOR.config.html#.scay.... Altering the display of tabs and changing form labels was a little more involved though requiring some custom javascript as outlined here
http://docs.cksource.com/CKEditor_3.x/Developers_Guide/Dialog_Customization with additional documentation found in the ckeditor _samples directory in a filed called api_dialog.html
Ok, so now we know how to make the changes in CKEditor, but how do we do this with the WYSIWYG module? Thankfully WYSIWYG provides us with an all important module hook where we can make all our changes hook_wysiwyg_editor_settings_alter. Assuming I've created a custom module called ckeditor_tweaks my hook implementation would look like this.
function ckeditor_tweaks_wysiwyg_editor_settings_alter(&$settings, $context) {
//Check if the editor is ckeditor
if ($context['profile']->editor == 'ckeditor') {
//Enable the spell checker by default
$settings['scayt_autoStartup'] = true;
The hook takes two parameters, the $settings variable which is called by reference and the $context variable which contains information about the specific instantiation of each editor that's loaded. So first we check the context to ensure we are loading ckeditor, then we alter the $settings variable to add the configuration parameter we found in the ckeditor api. Pretty easy eh!
Now we'll try and tackle #2 on our list. Removing the "Advanced" and "Links" tab on the image properties. First lets create our Javascript in a file called ckeditor_tweaks.js in our module directory.
CKEDITOR.on('dialogDefinition', function( ev ) {
var dialogName = ev.data.name;
var dialogDefinition = ev.data.definition;
switch (dialogName) {
case 'image': //Image Properties dialog
// Remove the Advanced and Link tabs
So now that we know how to remove these elements, how do we inject this javascript? We can simply include it via drupal_add_js in the same WYSIWYG hook we used before.
function ckeditor_tweaks_wysiwyg_editor_settings_alter(&$settings, $context) {
//Check if the editor is ckeditor
if ($context['profile']->editor == 'ckeditor') {
//Enable the spell checker by default
$settings['scayt_autoStartup'] = true;
// Add our custom javascript to the page load
drupal_add_js(drupal_get_path('module','mymodule') . '/ckeditor_tweaks.js', 'module', 'header', $defer = FALSE, $cache = TRUE, $preprocess = TRUE);
The javascript is ensured to only be loaded whenever the editor is initialized. The last thing we need to do now is modify text labels for some form items and remove other form items entirely. So we'll update our ckeditor_tweaks.js file.
CKEDITOR.on('dialogDefinition', function( ev )
var dialogName = ev.data.name;
var dialogDefinition = ev.data.definition;
switch (dialogName) {
case 'image': //Image Properties dialog
// Get the contents of the image info window
var infoTab = dialogDefinition.getContents( 'info' );
// Change the label text for Alt"
field = infoTab.get('txtAlt');
field['label'] = "Image caption";
// Change the label text for Border"
field = infoTab.get('txtBorder');
field['label'] = "Border size";
// Change the label text for HSpace"
field = infoTab.get('txtHSpace');
field['label'] = "Left/Right space";
// Change the label text for VSpace"
field = infoTab.get('txtVSpace');
field['label'] = "Up/Down space";
// Remove the alignment dropdown
// Remove the Advanced and Link tabs
The new javascript first gets the contents of the dialog into the variable infoTab. From there we go through one by one loading the different fields we want and altering their "label" property. I found out the names for the fields "txtAlt", "txtBorder", etc by browsing through the CKEDITOR object in firebug. The .remove method is used to completely remove a field. In this case the "cmbAlign" field refers to the select box allowing the user to choose which alignment they want for the image.
So that's it. A customized WYSIWYG editor that has no modifications to the core module and is upgrade safe. If you'd like to get a copy of the module to play with you can find it on github. https://github.com/freeform/ckeditor_tweaks. Any comments, questions, tweaks, or better alternatives are welcome.
Thank you.
Thank you for the very helpful walk through. Spell check on by default, wonderful.
Alternative Text IS NOT Image Caption...
It may be used for that purpose too (by some templating in the back-end), but this field's main purpose is and should remain to provide an alternative short description for the visual impaired.
Renaming the field to Caption is very confusing for the average WYSIWYG user. With this field they should focus on optimizing its text for alternative uses, not for use as caption.
These might prove useful.
Removing some of the other elements in the Image Properties dialog:
infoTab.remove( 'txtBorder' );
infoTab.remove( 'txtHSpace' );
infoTab.remove( 'txtVSpace' );
infoTab.remove( 'txtWidth' );
infoTab.remove( 'txtHeight' );
infoTab.remove( 'ratioLock' );
infoTab.remove( 'cmbAlign' );
infoTab.remove( 'htmlPreview' );


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Posted by Debra on October 13, 2005 at 18:59:27:
In Reply to: Lemon tree leaves falling posted by Rob on June 21, 2003 at 22:37:17:
: I have a lemon tree which I bought from a nursery. It is about 5ft tall. It was fine for the first couple of months but then began to drop its leaves. It still flowers like crazy and produces fruit to pea size and then the fruit drop off. I fertilize twice a year with citrus fertilizer as per the instructions. We have had a bad drought in Australia up until late but the lemon was watered regularly. How can I get it to flower again.


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Blog Guy, you seem to read a lot of history. I guess that's to take your mind off the goofy stuff you see every day?
Oddly Enough Blog
Hey, I never said I'm proud of myself!
Blog Guy, I've just started a new blog, and I could use some advice from a veteran like yourself. What do you do if you want to get a lot of traffic, but you don't want to work very hard for it?
How about a greasy kebab, Your Majesty?
Blog Guy, I see Britain's Queen Elizabeth just spent 11 days visiting Australia. That must be a huge logistical undertaking involving thousands of aides, security folks, drivers….
Say "I'll be back," Duchess….
Blog Guy, it's me, the one you got hooked on pictures of Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge.
Meet the Duchess of Holiday Weekends
Blog Guy, it's me, the guy you got hooked on photos of that duchess…
I guess that narrows it down to about nine million guys.
I need fresh pictures, but the last time I asked, you gave me a duchess made of butter and a chick with gross fingernails. So this time, I'll be clearer.


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King's ends Coupeville's girls basketball season
The third time was the charm for King's girls basketball team.
Not so lucky was Coupeville which was eliminated from the post season 46-42 by the Knights last Saturday at Mount Vernon High School.
Although King's (9-5, 13-9) finished third in the Cascade Conference, two spots ahead of Coupeville, the Wolves (6-8, 12-11) defeated the Knights twice in league play.
Coupeville won the first meeting at home 46-42, then topped the Knights 39-37 in overtime on the King's court.
King's got revenge when in mattered most.
The Knights lost to Nooksack Valley 39-32 Friday, while Coupeville fell to Lynden Christian 74-39. That dropped both teams into the loser-out, third-place district game Saturday. The Knights squeaked out the win and now will take part in this week's tri-district in hopes of qualifying for the state tournament.
Nooksack (14-9) upset Lynden Christian (18-3) 52-41 for the district title and earned a trip to state. The Lyncs will have to work their way through tri-district to get a state bid.
Although Coupeville lost to King's, it was far from a lost season. The Wolves showed marked improvement over last year when they failed to win a league game and finished the year 4-18. Going into this season, the Cascade Conference coaches predicted in the preseason poll that Coupeville would finish seventh in the eight-team league. The Wolves placed fifth.
When Coupeville and King's squared off last Saturday, it was the third straight time the two clubs played a close ball game; this time, however, the Knights came out on top.
No team could wrestle control of the game as the clubs ended the first quarter tied 9-9. Coupeville edged to a 24-21 lead at the half, but King's tied it back up 34-34 heading into the final period.
Seniors Manker, 16 points (including three 3-pointers), and Megan Smith, 15 points (two 3-pointers), ended their Coupeville careers with fine offensive performances. No other Wolf scored more than Rosenkrance's four points. O'Keefe hit a 3-pointer, and Katie Smith and Courtney Boyd each scored two points.
King's featured a more balanced attack, led by Karlie Storkson's 12 points. Six different players scored at least five points.
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No, I know, but you see that's, that's what I'm getting at. But, but members of the inside group were beginning to see how they could achieve that. You, you, you see what I mean, which would have been a major move. See, it's not an accident everybody could break out into that immediately. It's because it, it was talked about throughout, and we were already doing. . .[Lapse, overlap]. . . Uh, see what- what must be understood…
I'm going to have him start again.
. . .O.K., is that Montgomery was the, was the proof of a method and a victory of that method, uh, and, but nothing happened for about a year, now it was in the air, it was buzzing, people said: "Great victory in Montgomery, what does it mean for us? What can we do?" All right? Uh, but they were also saying - we don't have Martin King, we don't have colleges and universities surrounding, all right, what does that mean? Then, then, in Tallahassee, Florida, C.K. Steel started a movement within weeks of that time-, all, right, there were eight or ten other movements across the country C.K. told me because he got calls from them, all right? Uh, then it was on its way, It was off and running now. Every place in the country figured that they could move.


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As we honor the leaders who have made this country what it is today, we offer these presidential words of wisdom and vision.
"I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man."
-- George Washington
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."
-- Ronald Reagan
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little."
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations."
-- James Madison
"If you want to make enemies, try to change something."
-- Woodrow Wilson
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
-- Theodore Roosevelt
"It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences."
-- Harry S. Truman
"When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor; when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man."
-- Herbert Hoover
"One man with courage is a majority."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
-- John F. Kennedy
"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
-- Abraham Lincoln


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ALEXANDRIA TWP. — With a laughing, cheering audience of hundreds of students, relatives and other well-wishers, scores of teachers, community members and young people got their heads shaved after school today, April 18, in the Delaware Valley High School gym.
The shavees had raised thousands of dollars for St. Baldrick's Foundation, which funds research seeking cures for childhood cancer.
A poster behind the five barbering chairs tells of the recent ordeal of Greg Smith, Del Val Class of '09, to remind participants of the worthy cause. Smith is responding to treatment and was there smiling and ready to have his head shaved, along with his brother, Del Val English teacher Brian Smith. Greg is a student at Rider University.
Music teachers James Schnyderite and Steve Cooney served as emcees before and after their beauty treatments.
The volunteer barbers were Eileen Inglin, Lisa Fischer, Angela Guenther, Melissa Harrison and Tracey Cooper.
The list of shavees also included Charles Inglin, Dean Breithoff, Tony Mormile, David Sousa, Frank Guenther, Rod Jensen, Paul Culcasi, Daniel Early, Scott Woodland, Justin Montgomery, Tara Civitillo, Tracy Miceli and Lawrence Voll.
About 40 young people, many below high school age were also shaved, but event organizers did not release their names.
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Double Clutch Menu Item for the Nationals Series: Washington Burger Sliders
The Brewers kick off a seven-game homestand tonight at Miller Park against the Washington Nationals and we've got Washington Burger Sliders on the Double Clutch Menu.
Not to be confused with the Will Smith "Slider of Death," which also debuts tonight, these sliders are topped with bacon and exude red, white and blue: bleu cheese, horseradish cream and red onion marmalade.
Priced at $10, this dinner will be a treat for Brewers fans.
In addition, the Spaghetti-in-a-Meatball will also be available for $9.50.
As always, the Double Clutch is located outside section 215 on the Loge Level for the three games of the Nationals series at Miller Park.
42 a Must-See for Baseball Fans
Last night, I was privileged to attend a special screening of "42," the highly-anticipated Warner Bros & Legendary Pictures biopic of the late, great Jackie Robinson, with a special reception for community leaders, hosted in part by Brewers Community Foundation.
The showing, which took place at Mayfair Mall's AMC Theatres, was one of just three private screenings in the entire country. In addition to Milwaukee, the other screenings took place in Washington D.C. (hosted by Michelle Obama) and in Atlanta, GA (with Hank Aaron in attendance), also last evening.
The movie is scheduled to open in theaters on Friday, April 12, but I've got a review for you here, plus details on a play based on Robinson's life opening in Milwaukee called Jackie and Me.
First, in case you haven't seen it, here's the 42 trailer to whet your appetite:
Although the movie is called "42," referencing Jackie Robinson's jersey number, this story is not only about Jackie—it's also about legendary Brooklyn Dodgers GM Branch Rickey, whose brave stand against prejudice forever changed the world by changing the game of baseball.
Because, in Rickey's words, "There is more than playing. I wish it meant only hits runs, and errors-only the things they put in the box score. Because…a baseball box score is a democratic thing. It doesn't tell how big you are, what church you attend, what color you are, or how your father voted in the last election."
The movie opens in 1945 and chronicles Robinson's journey from the Negro Leagues team the Kansas City Monarchs to the Brooklyn Dodgers' AAA Club, the Montreal Royals and finally to his Major League debut on April 15, 1947 as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers (a date we now commemorate across MLB as Jackie Robinson Day).
I will warn you that there are a few scenes that are tough to watch—but then you remember that this is not just a fictional movie; it's something that actually happened less than 70 years ago, and you think about how, if it's so hard for you to watch, how hard must it have been for Robinson to endure?
That's the feeling the filmmakers are trying to convey. And they don't just want you to sympathize with Robinson (although that's a key theme in the film)—they want to illustrate the type of man that he was, how primarily with help from Rickey, his wife, and a reporter named Wendell Smith, he prevailed in the face of the greatest of adversity and went on to not only break the color barrier, but become the 1947 Rookie of the Year and stolen bases champion, a six-time All-Star, and World Series Champion (1955).
Story aside for a moment, the acting in this film is just superb. Chadwick Boseman, a relatively unknown actor, gives an amazing performance as Jackie Robinson and Nicole Beharie, an actress of similar stature is stunning and gorgeous in her role as his wife, Rachel. And although I will admit that I had my doubts when I heard Harrison Ford was playing Branch Rickey (especially after reading this article), he surprised me with a very believable and powerful portrayal. The other actors in the film, particularly those playing Robinson's teammates or rivals, also did an excellent job. Whether it was someone lovable who sympathized with Robinson and reached out to him; or someone despicable (and there are plenty), you could tell that each character and line of dialogue was specifically chosen by screenwriter Brian Helgeland and really (excuse the pun) hits home.
One of my favorite people in the story is Pee Wee Reese the Brooklyn Dodgers' All-Star shortstop, portrayed by Lucas Black. His prowess on the field aside, Reese is also famous for his support of Robinson through the most difficult times.
In the movie he says to Robinson, "Maybe tomorrow we'll all wear 42. That way they won't be able to tell us apart."
It's a moment of levity and a moment of foreshadowing because, as you're likely aware, each year on April 15, in an inspiring, league-wide effort, Major League Baseball teams observe Jackie Robinson Day. On this day, all players and on-field personnel wear the number "42," in honor of his indelible legacy and commemorating the historic date when Baseball truly became our national game. This year, because the Brewers have an off-day on Monday, April 15, we'll celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on April 16 when the San Francisco Giants come to town.
There's also another Brewers-Robinson connection: First Stage Children's Theater will feature the play Jackie and Me at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee. It will be performed April 12 through May 5 and Brewers Community Foundation and Rickie Weeks are serving as sponsors of the production. Tickets can be ordered online at firststage.org.
Now since the Brewers had a game last night, unfortunately none of our players were able to attend the screening. However, in Washington, in addition to the movie's cast and crew, Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals was in attendance on his off-day. He tweeted:
What an incredible showing tonight of the movie 42! So moving and just an unbelievable story! He's a hero to all! #42 twitter.com/Bharper3407/st…
— Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) April 3, 2013
Likewise, some of the Atlanta Braves spent their off-day seeing the movie as well:
Off day in Atlanta watching the premiere of 42 with @henrylouisaaron & @jup_8tl.#respect #42atlanta
— Chris Johnson (@C_Johnson28) April 2, 2013
Pumped to be at the 42 Movie screening tonight!!! #42Atlanta
— Cory Gearrin (@CoryGearrin) April 2, 2013
Special off day, having a chance to watch the movie "42". Such an honor to enjoy the story of a legend. #42Atlanta
— Justin Upton (@JUP_8TL) April 2, 2013
I hope you'll take our recommendations and go and see this amazing film. I can't wait to hear what you think. Please share your comments/reviews below.
We #BREWLIEVE!
For Brewers fans, it's been quite the September to remember. Over the last 29 games, the Crew is 23-6 and, so far this month the Crew has gone 14-4, including three-game sweeps against the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Crew is now 4-0-1 over their last 5 road series and has gone 12-5 over the last 17 road games.
During that time, according to the website coolstandings.com, the Brewers chances of making the 2012 Postseason have risen dramatically from .6% on September 1 to 17.5% as of today.
Currently, just one team—the St. Louis Cardinals—is ahead of the Brewers in the race for the second NL Wild Card spot. They lead by only 2.5 games as of the time of this post.
And, of course, there is still plenty of work to be done. The Brewers face a tough four-game set against the Washington Nationals and then a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds, both teams that clinched playoff berths yesterday.
However, then we return home for our final six regular season games of the year, three against the Houston Astros (September 28-30) and three against the San Diego Padres (October 1-3).
And, as we know, thanks to you guys, the best fans in baseball, we've got a home field advantage at Miller Park that is second to none. The Brewers have always had one of the best home records in baseball. Last season the team set a franchise record with 57 wins at Miller Park. This season, the Brewers are 46-29 at home including winning 19 of their last 22 home games. The Brewers tied a Miller Park record with nine straight wins from August 20 – September 12.
Brewers fans have remained positive this season and maintained that "never say die" attitude. Despite any apparent adversity, we all continue to believe in our team.
In fact, there's a term for Brewers fans believing in the Crew. It's something we've noticed that has been catching on across various social channels already and we're jumping on board because, yes, like you, we #BREWLIEVE.
#BREWLIEVE twitter.com/YouAStupidHogg…
— Curt Hogg (@YouAStupidHogg) September 16, 2012
Oh dang, my bad I gotta get with it…#BREWlieve
— Manny Parra (@MannyParra26) September 13, 2012
Are you starting to #BREWLIEVE?? Brewers win again 9-7 sweeping the Pirates on the backs of Weeks and Ramirez!!!!
— 1250 WSSP (@1250WSSP) September 21, 2012
Hear me today at 9:30 local time in Calgary, talking brewers playoff run! @fan960walker #Brewlieve
— Jim Henderson (@JimHenderson51) September 21, 2012
Comeback Crew. #Brewlieve
— Sophia Minnaert (@SophiaMinnaert) September 21, 2012
Ramirez! #Brewlieve
— Timber Rattlers (@TimberRattlers) September 20, 2012
So, as of now, the Brewers are hanging in there, winning games and doing their part. You can do yours by coming out and showing your support for the team during the final homestand of the season and spreading the #BREWLIEVE message to your friends.
Tweet using the hashtag to tell them why you #BREWLIEVE in the Crew. Share the graphic on Facebook and/or download your I #Brewlieve Facebook Timeline image here.
While no one knows how things will pan out, one thing's for sure: MLB's addition of two more Wild Card teams and a single elimination game in each league has certainly added to the excitement of the playoff push.
On Wednesday morning, Commissioner Selig told MLB.com's Mark Newman, "It's been amazing. It's fascinating to watch the different things that have happened. We've got great division races, we've got a little of everything. You really judge how well we've done by the number of teams Labor Day and then post-Labor Day that are still in the hunt. Even I didn't think we could do this well."
Keep the faith, Brewers fans! #BREWLIEVE!
-John and Cait
Note: With the second Wild Card format for 2012, the three division winners in each league will await the survivor of a one-game playoff between the Wild Card teams in each league. Both games are slated for Friday, October 5, two days after the end of the regular season. Barring weather disruptions, the Division Series field of four teams in each league will begin the following Saturday and Sunday.
Porter Reed & Mamie "Peanut" Johnson Honored at Negro Leagues Tribute
Yesterday marked our seventh annual Negro Leagues Tribute at Miller Park.
As part of the Negro Leagues Tribute, the Brewers wore reproductions of uniforms worn by the Milwaukee Bears, the city's 1923 representative in the Negro National League. The team played just one season before disbanding but featured some of the game's most influential men, including Hall-of-Fame player/manager John Preston "Pete" Hill. The Washington Nationals also joined in the celebration by wearing the uniforms of the Homestead Grays, which played in the Negro Leagues from 1912-1950.
As part of our tribute, we also honored two former Negro Leagues players, Porter Reed and Mamie "Peanut" Johnson in a pregame ceremony.
Porter Reed is 90 years old and played as an outfielder with four different teams from 1946-1953–the Detroit Wolves, the Ligon All-Stars, the Omaha Rockets and the Houston Eagles. Porter was known for his speed and strong arm. Prior to his career in the Negro Leagues, he served in the United States Army from 1942-46 and played baseball on the military teams while stationed overseas in Saipan.
"When I was a young man, there wasn't much to do, but play sports. In the summertime, we played baseball and in the fall, we played football," Porter told me.
His neighborhood in Muskogee, Oklahoma, though, really influenced his career.
There was a baseball diamond about 60 yards from his house Porter also noted that two men in the neighborhood played for the Kansas City Monarchs, which inspired him to want to play in the Negro Leagues.
Porter told me he doesn't have one favorite memory of his time, but he enjoyed playing all over the United States, against all of the different Negro Leagues teams. Porter played with and against players like Satchel Paige (more on him in a minute), Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella.
It was an honor to speak to Porter, but personally, as a female, I was very excited to have the opportunity to meet and speak with Mamie "Peanut" Johnson. After facing rejection as a team member of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League due to race, Mamie turned a negative into a positive by becoming just one of three women to play in the Negro Leagues alongside the men (the other two were Connie Morgan and Toni Stone). Mamie was a right-handed pitcher and utility player for the Indianapolis Clowns from 1953-55.
"Where I came from in South Carolina, we had had nothing else to do when I was a child. Baseball was all we knew and we made our own baseballs with a stone, some twine and masking tape and that was our baseball. I learned how to play it pretty good when I was about 7 or 8 years old. The more I played, the better I got. The better I got, the more I wanted to play. And it just stuck with me. Baseball was just my thing and I enjoyed it and it was in mind as I got older that that was what I was going to do," Mamie said.
Mamie moved to New Jersey and then to Washington, D.C. In Washington, D.C., she played sandlot ball with the men.
"One day a gentleman that was an old Negro League ballplayer asked me if I wanted to play pro baseball and I said, 'Hell yeah! I'm ready. This has been on my mind for years. ' I was just at the right place at the right time. He sent me to meet the Clowns."
Mamie said she went for a tryout that day… and the next day she was on the bus to Spring Training.
Mamie, who compiled a 33-8 record, earned her nickname "Peanut" when Kansas City Monarchs third baseman Hank Baylis taunted her because of her small size.
I had read that Mamie received some advice on her curveball from the legendary pitcher Satchel Paige. When I asked her about this, she confirmed it, telling me:
"I met him and it was such a pleasure. I didn't realize who he really was, that he was one of the greatest pitchers that ever lived, you know? I didn't realize it because we were just playing ball and then-hey! It meant so much to me to know that he was that kind, to help me."
When Mamie was asked if she struck out anyone with that level of notoriety, she said, "'I struck out a whole lot of fellas" and named Henry "Hank" Aaron, also a former Indianapolis Clown, among them, as well as the Negro Leagues All-Star catcher, Art "Junior" Hamilton (who was honored at Miller Park in 2007).
During her career, Mamie was part of the Clowns' championship team in 1954. Of winning, "It felt beautiful!" she said.
""To be able to say you were an equal to some of the best ballplayers that ever picked up the bat….I am proud to say I did it and I did it well!" Mamie exclaimed.
"When you have something that's in you that you want to do and you get the opportunity to do that, It's a tremendous feeling and this is how I started playing Negro League Baseball and it was so, so wonderful, I enjoyed it," she said.
Following her baseball career, Mamie returned to school and became a nurse for over 30 years.
The ceremonies for both Porter and Mamie will continue today, beginning at 1:45 p.m. when they will be inducted into the Yesterday's Negro League Hall of Fame at the Mother Kathryn Daniels Center located at 3500 W. Mother Daniels Way on the grounds of Milwaukee's Holy Redeemer Church (COGIC). The event is open to the public.
In addition, the game-worn Milwaukee Bears uniforms from last night's game will be available for auction on brewers.com starting at noon CT on Wednesday, August 1. The auction will end at 5 p.m. CT on Wednesday, August 15. The proceeds from the auction will go to Brewers Community Foundation to benefit the Yesterday's Negro League Baseball Players Foundation and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City.


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VANCOUVER - Work has begun to try to douse the Olympic flame flap.
There was a beehive of activity near the Olympic cauldron early today as construction workers were making modifications to the fenced-in plaza that hosts the flame that will burn at the Vancouver Winter Games until Feb. 28.
It appeared that new concrete barriers were being laid out much closer to the flame. Dozens of workers and some heavy machinery were on the scene while security officials watched over the proceedings.
On Tuesday, Olympic organizers say they are putting the final touches on a solution that will include adjustments to the ugly chain-link fencing protecting the steel-and-glass structure as well as setting up a viewing area.
But they said details wouldn't be worked out until later today after security and Games officials had a chance to survey any new set-up to make sure it was safe for the public and yet still offered a level of protection to the flame from being the target of vandalism or protesters.
"This cauldron is unique because it is so close, so we're adapting to that," Renee Smith-Valade, the vice president of communications for the organizing committee known as VANOC, said Tuesday.
"We're going to put in place a plan that will give people, we think, a great way to see the cauldron both from up above and from street level."
The flame has been a 24-hour attraction in downtown Vancouver since it was the centrepiece of a glorious moment Friday when Wayne Gretzky lit the city's outdoor cauldron. But when The Great One was gone, so too was public access to the waterfront plaza where the flame now burns.
People who showed up the next day were confronted by the jarring sight of the flame locked tight behind a chain-link fence. The outrage wasn't limited to the public: members of the International Olympic Committee said privately they were stunned when they saw the fenced-in flame.
Even as construction was going on early today, people were still angry that a fence was put up in the first place.
"I would love it if they took down the fence," said Scott Crisp, who arrived in Vancouver on Tuesday from his home in Victoria. "It seems a little obscure there would be a fence in front of the flame."
The cauldron's location, right next to the International Broadcast Centre, turned out to be inside the secure perimeter established for the Games.
Organizers said placing the cauldron there did put it far closer than Olympic flames of past Games - they usually burn in or atop Olympic stadiums.
But if the 2010 flame was geographically closer to the public, psychologically it was as far away as possible.
The symbolism of placing the flame behind a fence became a symbol all itself.
Vancouver organizers now admit they also underestimated the number of people trying to bask in the flame's warmth.
Thousands have passed by each day, herded like cattle by an Olympic volunteer perched on a lifeguard's chair and armed with a bullhorn.
Vancouver organizers recognized the need for an external cauldron years ago when it became clear that their plans for indoor opening ceremonies - B.C. Place stadium is covered by a billowy fabric roof - would require an outdoor home for the flame.
So they settled on what they thought was an excellent location: a downtown waterfront plaza that was selected because it could permanently accommodate the massive gas-fed steel and glass structure, which stands 10 metres high.
It was going to be a legacy and the committee takes the idea of legacy very seriously - no venue was built, no contract awarded, no decision made without a conversation about how it could benefit the community both now and in the future.
As an added bonus, the province recently renamed the plaza after Jack Poole, the man largely credited for bringing the Games to B.C. and who died of cancer only a day before the flame was lit in Greece.
"The intention wasn't to put it behind a fence, it was to put it in a great place; it's a great shot of the city there," said John Furlong, VANOC's chief executive officer, recently.
Workers toil through the night as Olympic officials try to douse flame flap
VANCOUVER - Work has begun to try to douse the Olympic flame flap.
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Mark Vaile
Mark Vaile is Chairman of the Group. Mark was first elected to the Australian Parliament in 1993 after serving eight years on Greater Taree City Council, including two terms as Deputy Mayor. Mark served as Federal Minister for Transport & Regional Development and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry, prior to taking up the Trade portfolio in 1999.
He was elected as Leader of The Nationals in June 2005 and became Deputy Prime Minister. Mark Vaile was Australia's Minister for Trade from July 1999 to September 2006 and was responsible for negotiating Australia's free trade agreements with the United States, Singapore and Thailand. In addition, he led Australia's drive to free up global trade through the World Trade Organization.
Anthony Chan
Anthony Chan is the Deputy Chairman of the Group. Anthony has had extensive experience in the field of property developments and investment activities for more than 30 years, mainly in the field of commercial, residential and shopping centers in Tianjin, Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. He was the Executive Director of Shun Tak Holdings Ltd. from 1991 to 2009.
Anthony is the President of the Hong Kong Association for the Advancement of Real Estate and Construction Technology and a Director of the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong and a Fellow Member of both the Property Consultant Society UK and the Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administration. He has been appointed as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Guangdong Province since 2002 and a member of 800 members Election Committee of the Hong Kong SAR Government responsible for electing the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
Ian Tang
Ian Tang leads the business development arm of the Group. Ian and partners founded the AustChina Group in 2002 to bring value-added telecommunication and information technology solutions to the Chinese marketplace.
AustChina also provides a Corporate Advisory and Strategic Investment advice for business development and investments in a range of industries. Ian was born and grew up in Hong Kong and undertook his secondary and tertiary studies in Australia. Combining both his heritage and his adopted culture, he has been extensively involved with entrepreneurs and business owners in helping them gain access to markets in Australia, China and other parts of Asia. Mr Ian Tang was selected to be a director of the Board of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Beijing in June 2012.


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Bernie Sanders, another viewpoint
On Memorial Day weekend last year, a few compatriots and I, for the first time, put together a small booth and sign-up list to find volunteers for Kentucky for Bernie Sanders. People wished us well, but few had any faith in the movement. That movement has now led to this Democratic socialist challenging the darling of the Democratic establishment to win state after state and potentially forcing a contested convention.
There are those among the Democratic establishment who play to fear in a much more subtle way than do Republicans, but for the same effect. The argument that they make to the Democratic base — and make rather well — basically hinges on the electability of a socialist Jew. Ignoring that he polls better against Donald Trump than does Hillary, there are some other very important facts to note.
In Bernie Sanders, America finally has a candidate who has truly eschewed the smoke-filled rooms and traditional power-brokering that has been the norm. He is a wildfire that has raged out of control, from the least likely source. In massive rallies, upwards of 30,000 people, the firebrand liberal has spoken truth to power with the zeal of a Pentecostal revival. With the same fervor, his supporters have opened their wallets to the only candidate who has refused the support of the unlimited corporate money through Super PACs, setting records for money raised by individual contributions from common citizens. This is in stark contrast to Clinton, whose high-dollar fundraisers held by special interests have been closed to the public. Although Sanders supporters may not care about Hillary's emails, we are deeply interested in the transcripts of the speeches that earned her millions of dollars from the banks that ran our economy aground in 2008 — transcripts she refuses to release. In this light, the word socialist doesn't sound quite so scary, especially if you consider the social democracies that enjoy the highest standard of living and well-being in the world.Read More ›


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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The SEC confirmed this morning that it has approved Texas A&M as a new member contingent upon no legal barriers. The process has been slowed by legal threats. Multiple reports state that Baylor has held up the process by not agreeing to waive legal claims against the SEC or Commissioner Mike Slive.
Florida President Bernie Machen issued the following statement this morning:
"After receiving unanimous written assurance from the Big 12 on September 2 that the Southeastern Conference was free to accept Texas A&M to join as a new member, the presidents and chancellors of the SEC met last night with the intention of accepting the application of Texas A&M to be the newest member of the SEC.
"We were notified yesterday afternoon that at least one Big 12 institution had withdrawn its previous consent and was considering legal action. The SEC has stated that to consider an institution for membership, there must be no contractual hindrances to its departure. The SEC voted unanimously to accept Texas A&M University as a member upon receiving acceptable reconfirmation that the Big 12 and its members have reaffirmed the letter dated Sept. 2, 2011."
The SEC news release included a Sept. 2 letter from Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe to Slive. Beebe wrote that the Big 12 Board of Directors unanimously authorized him to convey that Big 12 members will not take legal action against the SEC or its members regarding Texas A&M. There's a qualifier: Beebe said the SEC needed to admit Texas A&M is publicly confirmed by Friday at 5 p.m. Central. The withdrawal of Texas A&M from the Big 12 would be effective June 30, 2012.
Baylor is worried about keeping its status and revenue in a BCS conference with the Big 12 teetering on implosion. There have been reports that once Texas A&M joins the SEC, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and possibly Texas and Texas Tech could head to the Pac-12.
On Tuesday, Baylor started a public campaign called "Don't Mess with Texas Football." Some of the talking points included these:
* Will Texas stands by and watch hundred-year-old rivalries be cast aside as the state's largest universities align themselves with other states across the country?
* Will Texans sit and watch as Texas' flagship universities pledge their loyalties to other states?
* Will Texans stand by as our most promising student athletes are lured out of Texas by new rivals?
Baylor called for Texans to call, e-mail or write the presidents at Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech to urge them protect the future of Texas football rivalries. Now Texas A&M to the SEC is delayed as Baylor fights for its own future.
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Baton Rouge will be abuzz Friday night with neighborhood-centered activity as the Highland Road and Northgate merchant associations host events in their respective communities. Both place an emphasis on local art, food and music.
The historic neighborhood at the northern gates of LSU hosts its seventh annual free festival this year with the help of local bands and more than 10 art vendors, according to Clarke Cadzow, Highland Coffees owner and Northgate Merchants Association boardmember.
Cadzow said Chimes Street is particularly suited to hosting a successful festival because of its "beautiful setting and ... historic buildings."
"Chimes Street was the first street to develop when LSU moved 'into the country.' Obviously, it's not country now," Cadzow said. "People have really enjoyed spending time in Northgate for generations. You talk to people all around the state about their memories of LSU, and they almost always talk about a business in the Northgate."
Students from the Baton Rouge Music Studios will kick off the festival's musical offerings at 5 p.m., followed by Pacifico, England in 1819 and finally headliner Righteous Buddha.
Northgate restaurants will serve various specials on the closed-off Chimes Street in addition to numerous art vendors scattered about.
"We invite people to come visit if they haven't seen us lately," Cadzow said. "We want people to enjoy it, and if they haven't seen it before, they're missing a really fun festival."
Highland Nights makes a return to Baton Rouge for its second year, and features an "open house" style of event for the 24 participating businesses.
The event spans Highland Road between the Kenilworth Shopping Center and the Laurel Lea Shopping Center near Staring Lane from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday.
Rozlan Fransen, owner of Frameworks Gallery and a member of the Highland Road Merchants Association, said Government Street's White Light Night, with its similar aim to showcase local businesses, inspired the annual event.
"It kicks off the holiday season and brings awareness to all the different businesses and the shopping people can do locally with local artists," Fransen said.
Although city police will be on hand to help direct foot traffic, Highland Road will not be closed to cars. Attendees can catch a shuttle at either the Kenilworth or the Laurel Lea shopping centers to avoid limited parking in other participating shops and restaurants.
Fransen said specials would be available at Sammy's Grill, Johnny's Pizza and George's Restaurant in addition to food trucks posted along Highland Road.


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Alabama has done it again. Our Chief Justice declared the Christian faith the one true religion, while simultaneously belittling other faiths. Furthermore, Moore derided "secular law" and said that the United States "lost its way" when it started removing God from governmental decisions.
How can a man who only respects his own religion be expected to protect the religious rights of others in his state? Similarly, how can a man who admittedly puts his faith above the nation's laws be expected to interpret the law correctly? Judges are supposed to impartially follow the laws of the land, not actively reinterpret them according to personal beliefs.
Moreover, this is not an isolated example of our upper leadership running amok. Remember Gov. Bentley's statement that not all Alabama citizens are his brothers and sisters, only the Christian ones. What troubles me most is that these are elected officials, placed in these high off ices by the people of Alabama. Are we that hopeless? I hope not.
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Defense might not always win championships, but as the Seattle Seahawks proved last NFL season, it certainly helps.
With this idea in mind, we're going to spend the next 32 pages examining every NFL defense heading into the 2014 season.
Rankings will be based on each team's 2013 performance, roster turnover and front office makeup. Injuries and pending suspensions will also be considered in our analysis.
Defenses will be ranked based on projected performance, starting with the very worst and ending with next year's potential defensive juggernauts.


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Devils holding optional morning skate; No lineup changes tonight other than Brodeur in net
The Devils are holding an optional morning skate today in preparation for tonight's game against the Philadelphia Flyers at Prudential Center.
All players on the active roster are participating plus defenseman Adam Larsson, who is recovering from a left knee injury.
Remember tonight's game is a 7:30 p.m. start because it is being televised on NBCSN.
Martin Brodeur will start in net for the Devils tonight. Devils coach Pete DeBoer said other than Brodeur in net, there will be no lineup changes from Saturday's 2-1 loss in Buffalo. That means rookie defenseman Eric Gelinas, center Jacob Josefson and right wing Cam Janssen will be the healthy scratches tonight.
DeBoer said again today that Patrik Elias' injury is "more than minor", but he doesn't have a timeline for when he'll return.
"He's not available tonight and and from there we'll just cross our fingers," DeBoer said.
Here is the breakdown of the players skating.
Forwards: Dainius Zubrus, Travis Zajac, Jaromir Jagr, Adam Henrique, Michael Ryder, Ryan Carter, Stephen Gionta, Steve Bernier, Reid Boucher, Andrei Loktionov, Mike Sislo, Jacob Josefson, Cam Janssen.
Defensemen: Andy Greene, Mark Fayne, Bryce Salvador. Anton Volchenkov, Jon Merrill, Marek Zidlcky, Eric Gelinas, Adam Larsson.
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The Pollyanna Series: Pollyanna & Pollyanna Grows Up (Mobi Classics)Pollyanna is a best-selling 1913 novel by Eleanor H. Porter that is now considered a classic of children's literature, with the title character's name becoming a popular term for someone with the same outlook. The book was such a success that Porter soon produced a sequel, Pollyanna Grows Up (1915). Eleven more Pollyanna sequels, known as "Glad Books", were later published, most of them written by
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The paska and pyrohy were popping off of the tables at the Easter Bazaar on Saturday.
The Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church has been hosting the bazaar for over 40 years now.
As always, customers of all ages were battling to buy the best baked goods.
"We have people who come in every year and we have a lot of new people who come in as well. They like coming in and looking at the crafts and the Easter eggs," said Fr. Teodor Czabala.
"It's just something they do every year in preparation for Easter."
Nesting dollars, jewelery and hand-painted Easter eggs were just some of the items that lined the tables, as well as traditional Ukrainian food.
The food was so popular the line twined through the entire gymnasium at the church.