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We're a couple hours away from the new year, which will put an end to the decade of the 2000's (2000-2009). In 2000, the Phillies finished with a record of 65-97. My, how things have changed. The Phillies were oh so close to the postseason in 2005 and 2006, but finally got over the hump in 2007. They won the National League East in 2007, 2008, and 2009. They won the National League pennant in 2008 and 2009. In 2008, they hosted Philadelphia's first championship parade since 1983 after beating the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series.
Also during the 2000's, the Phillies moved from Veterans Stadium to their current home, Citizens Bank Park. The 2000's didn't start off so hot for the Phillies, but the end of the decade made for the best time to be Phillies fan.
Here is the Phillies "Team of the 2000's" Roster:
C: Mike Lieberthal (2000-2006): 719 G, .279 AVG, 83 HR, .789 OPS
Lieberthal was injured a lot during his time in Philadelphia, but that doesn't remove the fact that he was the best Phillies catcher of the decade. Lieby was a fine defensive catcher and he had some pop.
1B: Ryan Howard (2004-2009): 732 G, .279 AVG, 222 HR, .961 OPS
Jim Thome was great, but he was only a Phillie for a few seasons. When Thome got hurt, this man filled in. Howard responded by winning the Rookie of the Year Award in 2005. A year later, he shattered Mike Schmidt's single season home run record (Schmidt: 48, Howard: 58), and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Howard is known to strike out, but he is also known for his power. He won the Home Run Derby in 2006 and became the fastest player to hit 100 home runs. Howard has repeatedly carried his team in September. In 2009, he became the NLCS MVP.
2B: Chase Utley (2003-2009): 891 G, .295 AVG, 161 HR, .902 OPS
Harry Kalas said it best: "Chase Utley, you are the man!" The second baseman was blocked by Placido Polanco for the first few years of his career, but once he got the chance to play, he amazed everybody. Utley has started in four consecutive All Star Games. He has turned himself into today's best second baseman in baseball.
SS: Jimmy Rollins (2000-2009): 1406 G, .274 AVG, 146 HR, .768 OPS
Bold predictions, three time All Star, two Gold Gloves, 2007 MVP, best shortstop in Phillies history. What else is there to say about Mr. Rolllins? He might not have a typical leadoff hitter's on-base percentage, but he's the Phillies spark plug.
3B: Scott Rolen (2000-2002): 434 G, .283 AVG, 82 HR, .884 OPS
*Stats include 55 games with St. Louis Cardinals in 2002.*
Third base was a weak spot for the Phillies over the past decade. David Bell, Wes Helms, and Pedro Feliz never lived up to their expectations. The Phillies had a franchise player in their hands, but they couldn't make him happy. Losing led to the departure of Rolen, who didn't leave on a pleasant note. Despite being here for only a couple years, Rolen put up impressive offensive numbers and played a solid third base.
LF: Pat Burrell (2000-2008): 1306 G, .257 AVG, 251 HR, .852 OPS
Philadelphia had a love-hate relationship with "Pat the Bat." Burrell had high expectations, especially after an incredible 2002. Then, he slumped. And he was booed. But, Burrell also had his high points. And he was cheered. During the 2000's, Burrell will remembered for his New York Met crushing.
CF: Shane Victorino (2005-2009): 607 G, .289 AVG, 44 HR, .787 OPS
The Flying Hawaiian made his first All Star team in 2009. He won two Gold Gloves. He improved his base running dramatically, jumping from four steals to 37, thanks to the help of Davy Lopes. Victorino has had his share of injuries, but like Utley, always gives 110%.
RF: Bobby Abreu (2000-2006): 1108 G, .300 AVG, 165 HR, .922 OPS
*Stats include 58 games with New York Yankees in 2006.*
Abreu was always questioned as to whether he'd "risk his body" defensively. However, he had a Gold Glove, and was a two-time All Star. Abreu won the Home Run Derby in 2005, setting a record for most home runs in the first round. Abreu hit for average, reaching at least .300 in four of the six years he was with the Phillies during the 2000's.
SP: Brett Myers (2002-2009): 73-63, 4.40 ERA, 986 SO
Myers had his share of off the field issues, but he was arguably the best Phillies' starter of the decade. He spent some time in the bullpen, and was even demoted to the minors. However, Myers was always determined and could be lights out. He struck out Wily Mo Pena to end the Phillies' playoff drought in 2007. His curveball was his go-to strikeout pitch. Myers will be remembered for his hitting in the 2008 postseason when he drew a huge walk and had a few hits. Myers threw eight complete games in his tenure as a Phillie.
RP: Ryan Madson (2003-2009): 37-26, 3.83 ERA, 15 SV, 421 SO
Madson, like Myers, was converted from starter to reliever, but was most effective in the bullpen. Madson reaches the high 90's on the radar gun, and his changeup is deadly.
UTIL: Jason Michaels (2001-2005): 383 G, .291 AVG, 21 HR, .822 OPS
I'm not going by the next best player here; I'm going by an actual utility player. J-Mike, a proud member of the "Bench Dawgs," provided a reliable right handed bat off the bench.
Manager: Charlie Manuel (810-447)
Manuel is one of the best managers in Phillies history. He led the team to three consecutive NL East crowns, two straight National League pennants and a World Series title.
Team: 2008 Phillies
As Charlie said, "who's the World Champions?!"
Pitching Performance: Kevin Millwood's no-hitter in 2003.
Millwood no-hit the reigning NL Champs, the San Francisco Giants, led by Barry Bonds. Rickey Ledee drove in the only run of the game, and made the final out in center field.
Home Run: Matt Stairs vs. Jonathan Broxton in 2008 National League Championship Series.
It still hasn't landed yet.
Defensive Play: Aaron Rowand's Catch in 2006
With the bases loaded, Xavier Nady sent a deep fly ball to center field. Rowand kept going back, and made a game-saving catch, plowing into the wall and breaking several bones in face.
Other Things To Remember:
There are things from the 2000's that you might want to forget, such as Johnny Damon's "heads up" base running, Utley's foul ball home run off the foul pole, and Craig Biggio's home run off Billy Wagner. Thankfully, there are plenty of memorable moments:
Jim Thome's 400th career home run, Jimmy Rollins' NLCS walk-off, Shane Victorino's NLDS grand slam off CC Sabathia, the passing of Harry Kalas, how the Phillies helped America heal after September 11, the four game sweep of the New York Mets, walk-offs, shut outs, big trades, triple plays, as well as many other big moments.
What are your favorite Phillies' memories of the 2000's? Happy New Year!
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I'd take Hamels over Myers. Hamels was 48-34 and had a monster postseason in 2008. Not sure how you missed that one. Otherwise, good picks.
Rollins' double play to clinch the NL East title in 2008 was one of the greatest Phillies plays of the decade.
I would give Lidge the reliever of the decade simply on his 2008 season, but I guess that's not the point of this…
My top 6:
6. 2007 NL East clincher
5. Matt Stairs shot
4. Ryan Howard v. Huston Street
3. 2008 NL East clincher
2. J. Rollins vs. J. Broxton
1. Brad Lidge v. Eric Hinske (I literally cry everytime I see #2 and #1. Every time).
The years before that were really a blur to me: Mike Lieb, Randy Wolf, Brandon Duckworth, and David Bell were my favorite players… haha.
And honestly, the 2009 NL East clincher wasn't even fun. Up by like 8 games and Tom McCarthy just HAD to suck all of the possible fun out of it by telling us that the Braves had ALREADY lost… like THIRTY SECONDS before Lidge got the final out. Couldn't he just wait?
I was really rooting for the Braves to win that game so the Phils could clinch it themselves.
It's so much more fun winning the div by 1 game over the Mets than it is winning by 7
Nick, you sir are an idiot.
I've never seen much point or much fairness in picking "the best" of any particular decade. Someone such as Hamels, who arrived rather late but has pitched extremely well can be beaten out by a guy with a 4.40 ERA, simply because that guy had more years in which to be below expectations. Another example might be Jayson Werth, who maybe just hasn't had the number of years yet to beat out Abreu. A player who spans two decades could be the greatest during that time, but his 5 year stats in those TWO decades might not quite reach those of a person who played his entire 10 in one decade.
I'll also raise another issue here. This is still 2010, so this decade isn't really over yet. 2000 was the last year of the previous decade; this one started with 2001. (You can't start counting with "0"; you start any count with a "1".)
My #1 has to be Vic hitting a walk off homer on his "Flyin' Hawaiian" day. It rained the whole game and he was looking lost at the plate until his last AB. Hollywood would reject such a hokie script!
Others in no particular order:
Howard's 7 RBI against the Yankees
Utley's 2 stellar plays in WFS game 5 in 2008 (baseball genius!)
The feeling of being 'home' after walking through the turnstile at CBP
Happy New Year
Scott Rolen played 844 games as a Phillie…how does that translate into "only being here for a couple of years"?
It takes dedication to write a column like this late on New Year's Eve. And I am one Phils Fan who appreciates the hard work, dedication, talent and baseball knowledge that Amanda brings to blog. Great work and thanks. Happy New Year. You are a winner and I look forward to reading your work in 2010.
My favorite moment was the final game of the 2007 season. I remember going particularly nuts when J-Roll hit his 20th triple of the season and virtually locking up the MVP, and obviously will never forget Brett Myers shutting the door to finish an impossible comeback in the division standings. That was the start of this wonderful run of Phillies baseball we're on.
I tried not to say "this decade" a lot because of the 2001 debate. I was just breaking it up how we break years up: the 80s, 90s, now 00s and 10s..
Like the one commenter said, tenure sometimes changes the best of the decade. That's what happened with Myers/ Hamels. Myers, hamels, and Wolf were my top 3. The phillies never really had a #1 starter until later in the decade.
The Rolen being here a few years meant a few years in the 2000s. 2000-2002 wasn't very long.
Happy new year everyone.
What about the best trades or FA signings of the decade?:
1. Bobby Abreu and Cory Lidle (RIP) to the Yanks for 5 minor leaguers- we didn't get any impact prospects back (but watch out for a converted C we got down there) but the Yanks took all of Abreu's contract and changed the clubhouse chemistry from a poisioned one to a championship one.
2. Cliff Lee- enough said about this but we wouldn't have gotten to the WS without him.
3. Trading for Brad Lidge: the impact of the Lidge trade can be compared to the Lee one but it lasted the entire season. Sadly, his 2009 season puts him behind the Lee trade
4. Trading Thome for Aaron Rowand: You can say we traded Thome for Rowand and Ryan Howard in this one. Rowand bought a style of play that showed the young nucleus what it took to win a championship, had a great year at the plate, and will forever last in Phillie lore with the catch. And the impact of Howard will also be felt for decades.
5. Selecting Victorino in the Rule 5 draft- allowed the Phils to let Rowand walk and saved us $60M in the process
These are my Top 5 moves of the decade by our front office.
I also have a problem with Madson as the best reliever of the decade. To me, he was a few blown saves and holds from being exiled from here. I have to nominate Jose Mesa. All he did was become the all-time Phillies saves leader this decade. Hate him all you want but he did this in a relatively short stint as our closer.
Jose Mesa did to Rolaids what sad drama films did to Kleenex…then again, the same could be said about about Mitch Williams, and 2009 Brad Lidge…and both have become beloved in their own ways, so why not a little more respect for Mesa too?
The four game sweep against the Mets in 2007 is definitely at the top of my list, I was at Game 4 and it was mind-blowing. Played hookey from work too, all the better !
That last game was so back and forth, we put 5 on the board, then they came back and answered with 5, followed by a huge inning when we tacked on 3 more. Seemed like a lock until the 8th when the rug got yanked out from under our feet. The whole crowd was so dejected, it was like getting punched in the gut. And when it finally ended with Chase getting a run, ESPECIALLY off Wagner, it was such an unbelievable moment. Not only because the Phils polished off the sweep, and won a crazy game, but also because at that moment, you knew they really had a shot at taking the division and could go all the way.
I've never been so pumped or seen a crowd so worked up into a frenzy as after that game. My hand was sore from high fiving so many random people, it just so goddamn exciting. That is what baseball is all about !
What about Bruntlett's triple play?
I think my favorite moment was Lidge striking out Hinske swinging for the final out of the world series. That was absolutely insane. Honorable mention to game three of the world series when Bruntlett scored the winning run on Chooch's infield single and Longoria threw the ball over the catcher's head so Bruntlett could score.
I was at that game too but wasn't it Werth that got the run? I thought that was the game he stole 2nd and 3rd in the 9th there.
Either way, it was an awesome way to finish that sweep.
George, when 1989 went to 1990 I think it was seemed right to say the decade of the 80's were over. You're technically right but who cares, when Dick Clark declares the decade over it's over. When 1999 rolled over to 2000 I celebrated the Newmanian. HAPPY FESTIVUS FOR THE REST OF US!!!!
To Matt Kwasiborski: best trades/signings for a decade are way too difficult to evaluate. A player may be obtained in a trade–particularly, prospects–and not completely prove his mettle until the following decade. An example could be Poalnco; signed in 2009, but won't play until 2010. Or maybe Aumont (though I hesitate to even mention anyone from that trade, because I'm sick of the whining), who won't arrive in the majors for at least two years. Again, he was obtained in this decade, but we won't know his true abilities in this decade.
Your choices are good for the most part (I'm not convinced the Abreu deal ranks in the top five) but transactions made toward the end of this first ten years could still prove to be better.
Werth stole 2nd and 3rd, and Iguchi drove him in. Then Iguchi was on 2nd when Chase drove him in for the winning run. Incredible ending to an incredible game !
Let's not forget Joe Blanton's HR in game 4
Or the complete Game 3 of the 2009 NCS, when the Phillies MASSACRED the Dodgers by 11 to zilch, including Lee getting a run scored.
I think Harry going into the hall and the players giving him an ovation after he sung take me out to the ball game at Wrigley the day or 2 before he was inducted has to be on the list of memorable events of the decade.
for me – most exciting part of the decade was the run against and capture of the mets in august and september of 2007 – unf—ingbelievable!!! – i think thats when the phils really became the championship phils of the last 2 years!!!
I would agree with Keith E. mostly because I was sitting next to him at 2 of the 3 games (we did go to the second part or best part of the WS game 5 actually).
Most memorable though would have to be the passing of the great one, Harry Kalas. Every game I go to, I cannot leave without singing along to my new favorite song.
I too feel at home when I pass through the turnstiles!
Go Phils!
Im not sure how to put this to not sound ignorrant, but Im not sure I would classify the passing of Harry the K as a moment to remember. Meaning, I dont want to remember it, because I wish it didnt happen. Make sense? Of course I will always remember it, always wondering if I was weird for shedding some tears for a man I had never met in person, until I spoke with my cousin and logged on here to see I was not alone. It was an extremely depressing moment that I wish didnt happen, but all great things must come to an end, just as the great life, and great career of Harry the K had to come to end. RIP Harry, lets got for a 3-peat of the NL, and get another WFC!
Harry passing was the most depressing part of the whole Phillies season for me. You grow up listening , always hearing his voice during Phillies games, and then one day…that voice is just gone. While it's true that nobody lives forever, Harry's voice remains immortal and irreplaceable.
It's remembering harry's legacy, not his passing..
Understood Amanda, but the fact remains that you did call "the passing of Harry Kalas" a memorable moment. I'm sure the readers understand the message you are trying to convey, but it still comes across as being poorly worded. Perhaps "the celebration of Harry's career with the Phillies" instead?
Harry Kalas's passing was indeed a memorable moment, and is not a "poorly worded" statement. Too many times we remember a man's legacy only slightly while they're alive. Unfortunately, it takes death to truly show us what that person brought out in us all.
I doubt we'd even be discussing Harry Kalas, or would only mention a few of his calls in passing, had he not moved on. That, as pathetic as it may seem, is why his death was memorable–because it presented us all with his legacy.
Smokey, I said that not Amanda.
Defining moments can be measure by how much your heart flitters when you think about that time or occasion or that person.
There will always be games and great moments that linger in your memory and make you smile. Harry will forever be fondly in my memory and the thought of him will always bring a smile to my heart.
My favorite moment was the game against the Rockies a few years ago when the phils were helping the grounds crew with the tarps during the rain delay.


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Lois Gingrich, an alumna and adjunct professor at the Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, passed away unexpectedly with her husband Ronald at their home on Jan. 2, 2012. She was 68 years old.
Lois was strongly committed to counselling and believed in the potential for healing and change that can occur in the counselling relationship, said Kristine Lund, assistant principal and director of the Pastoral Counselling Programs at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary.
Lois was a graduate of the MDiv/MTS-MSW program jointly hosted by Waterloo Lutheran Seminary and Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Faculty of Social Work. She had been an adjunct professor at the seminary since 2008. She was also a substitute teacher and played the piano.
Memorial services for the couple were held over the weekend.
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Allison with her co-workers from Senkoase High School
Description of Service
After a competitive application process stressing appropriate skills, adaptability, and cross-cultural sensitivity, Allison Matlack began Peace Corps Pre-Service Training on November 18, 2005, in Maseru, Lesotho. She completed an 8-week training program and was sworn-in as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer on January 12, 2006.
- Language Training: The training consisted of 88+ hours of structured Sesotho language lessons. The language training ended with Ms. Matlack being tested by a certified Foreign Language Institute examiner. She received a rating of Intermediate High in spoken Sesotho at the completion of training. At the time of her Close of Service (10 December 2007), Ms. Matlack retested and received a score of Advanced Mid.
- Technical Training: The training consisted of 67.5 hours. Lesson planning, classroom management, and practice teaching were stressed. Micro teaching lessons were held and teaching methodologies were examined and demonstrated. The training also incorporated an orientation to the education system of Lesotho with discussions on scheme and record books, the English curriculum, what the COSC and JC exams cover, how to prepare students for those exams, and various elements of protocol in the schools and Ministry.
- Cross-Cultural Training: The training consisted of 16 hours, including sharing information about values and myths of the American and Basotho cultures. The Basotho and volunteer trainers demonstrated examples of Basotho life through skits, songs, and other activities. Discussions of Lesotho history and traditional political customs were also included.
- Community-Based Training: This training consisted of approximately 4 weeks. Ms. Matlack lived with a Basotho family in a rural village with learning geared towards actual day-to-day family life, including chores, roles and responsibilities of family members, family structure, mode of dress around the house/outside the home compound, religious beliefs, and traditional food.
- Medical: 16 hours of instruction was given on first-aid, nutrition, diseases prevalent in southern Africa, preventative health care and HIV/AIDS. Stress was placed on self-care.
- Administrative/Safety and Security: This training consisted of 32.5 hours. Instruction was given on crime trends in southern Africa, in Lesotho amongst the general population, and among the volunteer community. The Emergency Action Plan (EAP) was introduced and discussed. Scenarios were acted out with staff and trainees in order for trainees to become aware of possible problems they would encounter at site and how to avoid or confront those situation. Peace Corps/Lesotho policies were discussed and made clear to the trainees.
- HIV/AIDS: In addition to Medical Training, this training consisted of 10 hours. This included a medical introduction to HIV/AIDS (the immunology of the disease and disease progression); statistics world-wide, in southern Africa, and in Lesotho; ways to discuss HIV with Basotho; myths Basotho have about HIV/AIDS; life skills and its role in HIV education; examples of life skills activities; HIV nutrition; and key-hole gardening for AIDS sufferers.
- GAD: This training consisted of 3.5 hours. Trainees were asked to examine their beliefs about gender roles and the distribution of work. Trainees were introduced to commonly held beliefs about gender in Lesotho and participated in role-plays of scenarios they would likely encounter during their service in Lesotho.
- Diversity Training: This training consisted of 3.5 hours. Focus was placed on the assumptions, beliefs, and stereotypes the volunteers brought to Lesotho about their fellow Americans as well as towards Africans and the Basotho. The volunteers explored these beliefs and skills were given in order to overcome or mitigate these beliefs.
- Other: Other training added up to 34.4 hours, including PACA (community planning training, where community seasonal habits and expected gender roles, among other things, were evaluated and discussed). In addition, a total of 7 days were spent on site visits, both a visit to a current volunteer and an evaluation visit to the site-to-be.
- Phase 3 PST: Due to a shorter pre-service training, Ms. Matlack's training group met for one week in April 2006 to discuss teaching methods and dealing with discipline in the classroom, problems and successes encountered in the first three months of service, further medical/safety matters, Sesotho, and ideas for the rest of their service.
During the Peace Corps service, training is offered to help improve skills, discuss problems with other volunteers, listen to advice and enable volunteers as a group to communicate with the administration as a whole.
- June 2006 Education Sector IST: This training took place at the Anglican Center in Maseru. Volunteers discussed teaching techniques, student/teacher motivation, developing appropriate teaching materials for schools with limited financial resources, problems encountered in the first 6 months of service, and community development projects/proposal writing with each volunteer's supervisor. Volunteers on the GAD committee, diversity committee, and HIV/AIDS committee respectively conducted sessions where issues relating to each committee were discussed and how the volunteers were introducing ideas of gender and HIV into their work.
- January 2007 All-Volunteer Conference: This workshop was held at the Bambhata Tsita Conference Center. This conference revolved around the upcoming snap elections in Lesotho and related safety/security/medical procedures and precautions. Lectures were given by officers from the U.S. Embassy and the Peace Corps office.
- March 2007 HIV/AIDS Workshop: This workshop took place at the Bambhata Tsita Conference Center. Many PC/Lesotho volunteers attended this workshop. It was conducted by PC staff who brought in numerous guest presenters. Among others, issues discussed were general HIV information specific to Lesotho, how HIV/AIDS affects the workplace, how to assist small businesses (BizAIDS), and how to assist Lesotho's Student Union clubs. Volunteers across the two PC/Lesotho sectors discussed how to incorporate HIV into their work and demonstration lessons/ideas were given.
- September 2007 Peace Corps Volunteer Close of Service Conference: This conference was held at the Maseru Sun Hotel in Maseru. Issues discussed were administrative and medical procedures required for COS, self-assessment of the Peace Corps experience, self-assessment of future goals, assessment of Peace Corps Lesotho, job hunting, re-entry to the USA, ways to implement Peace Corps' third goal of educating people in America so they better understand other people and cultures, grief and loss, and a diversity session focusing on the relationships built among Education 2006-08 volunteers.
Ms. Allison Matlack swore in as a Peace Corps volunteer on January 12, 2006, and was responsible to the Ministry of Education during her service in Lesotho. She served as an English Language and English Literature teacher at Senkoase High School in the district of Mokhotlong.
Ms. Matlack worked with about a dozen other teachers at her high school and taught English to over 300 students ranging from ages 12 to 27. She planned lessons with her colleagues, incorporating everything from grammar and literature to HIV/AIDS awareness and life skills. She was able to incorporate technology in the classroom, utilizing music and films to demonstrate lessons; she also donated books and magazines to the students. She provided her staff with resource information and also occasionally worked as an administrative assistant, copying or typing papers. She helped organize and chaperone sporting events and assisted in creating class/teacher schedules and exam timetables. In all of her classrooms, career advice, study tips, examination preparation skills and current affairs were constantly discussed.
Ms. Matlack taught English Language/Literature to Forms A and B (roughly equivalent to U.S. grades 6-8) in both 2006 and 2007. She taught English Language to Form D (roughly 11th grade) in 2006 and continued with those students into Form E (roughly 12th grade) in 2007.
In English Language classes, the following topics were discussed:
- Forms of writing: descriptive composition of a person, descriptive composition of a place, narrative composition, argumentative composition, informative composition, speculative composition, magazine articles, newspaper articles, formal letters, informal letters, reports, accounts, and speeches
- Vocabulary development
- Grammar: verb tenses, transitions, punctuation, sentence types (simple, compound, complex), parts of speech
- Paragraphing
- Direct and reported speech
- Idioms, proverbs, metaphors, similes and other figures of speech
- How to write a summary of a text
- Reading Comprehension skills
In Literature classes, the following topics were discussed:
- Theme, plot, setting, character, narrator, characterization
- The importance of reading
- Differences between novels and plays
- Poetic devices and figures of speech
- Comprehension skills including how to compose essays based from questions
- Ms. Matlack organized a Form D debate team in 2006 to compete with PCV Amy Bowes's Form D students. Her students from Senkoase defeated Amy's from St. James in the first round but lost by a hair in the second. This was a good experience for the students as they had exposure to a private school and its students; it motivated students from both schools.
- Through Ms. Matlack, Senkoase High School was one of five recipients of the inaugural U.S. Embassy Loan Library Program in 2006, where five schools yearly rotate a total of about 400 books, exposing students to a wider range of reading material. This was the beginning of Senkoase's library; she, her students, and her co-workers built a bookshelf and maintained the books for the school. (She also donated many of her own books.)
- She assisted PCV Sara Anderson in compiling and designing a booklet for young girls entitled, What is Happening to Your Body? A Guide for Young Girls in Lesotho. This booklet provides sorely needed information about puberty and sexuality, including HIV/AIDS prevention, for adolescent females. Ms. Matlack and Ms. Anderson received a PEPFAR grant to have the booklet translated into Sesotho and published. The booklet has been eagerly approved by the government and 500 copies are being printed in English to distribute to Adolescent Health Corners in hospitals throughout the country; as soon as translation is complete, 500 copies will also be printed in Sesotho.
- Ms. Matlack helped coach the boys' and girls' volleyball teams at Senkoase for two years. In August 2006, she helped find sponsorship to assist the boys' team, which was number one in the district, to reach the national tournament in Maseru, where they were not able to place. (However, many of the boys had never seen the capital city before and the venture was well worth the trouble.) Also, in January 2007, she met with members of the boys' volleyball team during summer break to help prepare for the upcoming season, but illnesses and injuries prevented the team from becoming number one for a second year. The girls' team, despite enthusiastic practices, never managed to perform well at competitions.
- Ms. Matlack took 14 Form E students to town in March of 2007 for a Career Day to talk with local men and women about different careers and how to accomplish life goals, assisted by PCV Libby Bachhuber. The students came away with an adjusted perspective, saying they realized "hard work comes before paid work," and they were more highly motivated to study. Those 14 students presented findings to the rest of the class.
- She facilitated the district's first Speak A.L.O.U.D. (A Look at Our Understanding of Development), a nation-wide project initiated by the GAD committee. Students from PCV schools (4 schools in Mokhotlong) participated in March of 2007, learning more about emerging gender and youth issues in Lesotho. Guest speakers were two members of the Mokhotlong CGPU (Child/Gender Protection Unit) and one active youth member of the community.
- As a result of the Speak A.L.O.U.D. workshop, the six students from Senkoase formed an English club (The Snowball Club) and, requiring only guidance and technical assistance from Ms. Matlack, published Senkoase's first-ever school magazine in September 2007. The proceeds of the magazine will go to fund group trips to other schools in the district for debating competitions. The self-stated goals of the group are to improve students' English ability and to raise awareness of the gender/youth issues discussed in the workshop.
- In early 2007, Ms. Matlack, using her knowledge of grant writing, applied for a U.S. Ambassador's Self-HelpFund to help finish a poultry house at her school. The grant was approved and was signed in early October.
- In September 2007, she applied for a Peace Corps Partnership grant through the U.S. Peace Corps to provide funding for an irrigation system for the garden of the local HIV/AIDS support group (Ha Re Bolaeeng Sekhobo Moremoholo Support Group). Food from the garden goes to feed well over 300 orphans and vulnerable children in the community. The grant has been submitted but is still pending and has been transferred to a current volunteer (Jane Hollinshead) for completion due to Ms. Matlack's approaching Close of Service date.
- In late 2007, Ms. Matlack applied for library books through the African Library Project, along with other volunteers from Lesotho (25 volunteers needed to apply to receive books). The application was approved, but the books will arrive after Ms. Matlack's Close of Service date. She worked with the deputy principal and the head of the English language department to prepare to receive and house the books and instructed them on how to run the library.
- Ms. Matlack spent a week and a half covering HIV/AIDS with her Form A class in 2007 and was able to impart knowledge previously unknown, hopefully influencing behavior change in younger children before they get into trouble. (50 out of 51 students passed the end-of-lesson quiz.) She also presented the information in more depth to Form E at the bequest of the biology teacher who needed help covering the topic for the biology syllabus, dispelling many deeply held myths about the disease for the students.
- Ms. Matlack sponsored four students to attend school in 2007 through Peace Corps Lesotho's Tuition Assistance Program, funded by Friends of Lesotho. Each grant provided 700 Rands (approximately $100) for one student for the second half of the school year.
Pursuant to section 5 (f) of the Peace Corps act, 22 U.S.C. 2504 (f) amended, any former Volunteer employed by the United States Government following his/her Peace Corps Volunteer service is entitled to have any period of satisfactory Peace Corps Volunteer service credited for purpose of retirement, seniority, reduction in force, leave and other privileges based on length of Government service. Peace Corps service shall not be credited toward completion of the probationary or trial periods or completion of any service requirement for career appointment.
This is to certify in accordance with Executive Order No. 11103 of April 10, 1963, that Ms. Allison Matlack served satisfactorily as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Her service ended on the below mentioned date. She is therefore eligible to be appointed as a career-conditional employee in the competitive civil service on a non-competitive basis.
This benefit under the Executive Order entitlement extends for a period of one year. The employing agency may extend the period for up to three years for a former Volunteer who enters military service, pursues studies at a recognized institution of higher learning or engages in other activities which in the view of the appointing authority warrants extension of the period.
PCV: Allison Matlack Reviewed by: Ted Mooney, Country Director, Peace Corps Lesotho
Lessons Learned
- Don't plan anything. If you do make a plan, expect it to change.
- Don't freak out: everything always works out, one way or the other.
- Teaching is a HARD job.
- Don't take yourself too seriously.
- Remember to take time for yourself...you can't serve others if you're burnt out.
I LOVED Lesotho...I was told I would be receiving an invitation to Eastern Europe, but Lesotho showed up in my mailbox. I really didn't want to go to Africa...I don't do hot. But Lesotho didn't seem like "AFRICA Africa" in my mind...meaning that it wasn't the desert I imagined all of Africa to be in my ignorance. It's a beautiful mountain kingdom full of generally well-meaning people. It was my home for two years, and I miss it in a lot of ways.
And I'm proud of the work that I did. It felt like I didn't do much, but once I looked at my final DOS, I was like, "Wow. I DID something."
About Allison Matlack Today
I am definitely more patient.
I learned that underneath our multicultural clothes, we're all really the same...we all want the same things, we all are striving to reach the same goals. We just get there in different ways.
I also have to say that I was pretty down on America and Americans before I left, but now I appreciate all we have and all we are given...I'm just dismayed at how we waste it all.
External Links
Publications based on Peace Corps Experience
I am having a short story of mine entitled "Mokhotlong: These Mountains are my Home" in Peace Corps at 50 Anniversary Story project, due out sometime....
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text: PITTSBURGH, PA (May 10, 2011) – Passenger traffic at Pittsburgh International Airport (www.FlyPittsburgh.com) has increased for the 12th consecutive month as the March 2011 Scheduled Airline Traffic Report shows a 3.0 percent gain in traffic, according to the Allegheny County Airport Authority. Nine airlines reported an increase in passengers in March 2011 compared to March 2010, as a total of 698,920 scheduled passengers were enplaned and deplaned at the airport for the month, compared to March 2010, which had a total of 678,422 passengers (698,920 passengers in March 2011/678,422 passengers in March 2010; 3.0 percent increase). It is the first time monthly traffic has increased for 12 consecutive months since a 17-month stretch beginning April 2000 and ending in September 2001. "These gains are positive for commercial aviation and our local economy. Our fares continue to be below the national average due to the low cost carriers here and the competition that creates," said Bradley D. Penrod, Executive Director/CEO, Allegheny County Airport Authority. American (42,597/35,077; 21.4 percent), Continental (42,638/37,230; 14.5 percent) and JetBlue (17,770/15,942; 11.5 percent) led the gainers as each airline reported more than a 10 percent increase. Meanwhile Southwest Airlines, which will begin service to Denver on June 5, had the largest increase of total number of passengers (9,665 passengers) and reported a 7.5 percent increase for the month (139,080/129,415; 7.5 percent). Other airlines to show increases for the month are Delta (112,165/110,089; 1.9 percent); United (64,562/60,716; 6.3 percent); Skywest (6,003/5,548; 8.2 percent); Air Canada (3,373/2,454; 37.4 percent); and Myrtle Beach Direct Air (1,735/923; 88 percent). US Airways, which is the largest airline in terms of passengers at the airport, reported a 2.4 percent decrease in traffic (179,955/184,446; 2.4 percent). AirTran (85,454/110,089; 5.0 percent), and Frontier (3,588/6,593; 45.6 percent), which previously operated as Midwest, also reported decreases in traffic. Year-to-date totals show scheduled traffic up 7.3 percent (1,845,215/1,719,026; 7.3 percent). US Airways (492,740/469,731; 4.9 percent), Southwest (360,978/318,996; 13.2 percent), and Delta (288,343/276,166; 4.4 percent), the top three airlines in terms of numbers of passengers at the airport, have all reported increases in traffic, while AirTran (208,136/224,466; 7.3 percent) and Frontier (9,419/17,007; 44.6 percent) are the only airlines to report decreases in traffic through the first three months of the year.


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INGREDIENTS:4 8-oz. red snapper fillets 1 oz. vegetable oil ½ onion, diced 1 cup cilantro leaves 2 cups heavy cream 1 lb. butter, cut into small cubes 1 shot of tequila 1 cup white wine ½ lime, juiced as needed, salt and pepperDIRECTIONS:For the Sauce: Reduce onion and cilantro with white wine. Strain. Add heavy cream and reduce until half of the liquid remains. Add lime juice and butter cubes, one by one, until the sauce gets thick. Season with salt and pepper. Add tequila shot. Season ...
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Tomato & thyme cod
Nutrition and extra info
- If the fish was not previously frozen
- Easily doubled / halved
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal172
- fat4g
- saturates1g
- carbs7g
- sugars6g
- fibre1g
- protein27g
- salt1.11g
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Olive oilol-iv oyl
Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 1 onion, chopped
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 400g can chopped tomato
- 1 heaped tsp light, soft brown sugar
- few sprigs thyme, leaves stripped
This popular herb grows in Europe, especially the Mediterranean, and is a member of the mint…
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
Soy saucesoy sor-s
An Asian condiment and ingredient that comes in a variety of of varieties ranging from light to…
- 4 cod, fillets (we like No Catch) or another white flaky fish, such as pollock
A popular mild-flavoured saltwater fish mainly found in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Cod…
Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion, then fry for 5-8 mins until lightly browned. Stir in the tomatoes, sugar, thyme and soy, then bring to the boil.
Simmer 5 mins, then slip the cod into the sauce. Cover and gently cook for 8-10 mins until the cod flakes easily. Serve with baked or steamed potatoes.
Make ahead
The sauce for this dish can be made up to a day ahead. Simply cool and chill until ready to reheat.
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Really really simple to make, and very tasty with a nice piece of fish. I didn't have any fresh thyme, but followed the others on the ingredient list and it was delicious. I was only making for 2 people, yet still used whole tin of tomatoes, so there was a bit of extra 'sauce', but would be nice with some crusty bread. I served with roasted wedges to dip in the excess tomato sauce.
Tasty and really simple recipe. I added garlic and omitted the soy sauce and sugar. Even my super fussy kids liked it. It made a perfect lunch, served with steamed new potatoes, carrots and brocolli. I prefer origano in tomato sauces, so next time I'm going to use origano instead of thyme, and salmon filets and prawns instead of white fish, which I think are more flavoursome (and healthier!).


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Fullerton events for Tuesday, June 7Author: mmclaughlin | Filed under: Daily Post
Tuesday 6/7
You probably all know that it's Taco Tuesday by now but did you know that on Tuesday you can also learn ASL free, go hiking at Laguna Lake and meet singles, workout with local beachbody coaches, or watch a movie for free with an .89 cent cup of coffee?
Announcement: Applications are being accepted for two vacancies on the Community Development Citizens Committee, an advisory group to the Fullerton City Council. Both posts are for four-year terms. The Community Development Citizens Committee provides citizen input to the City Council on the development, implementation and evaluation of Fullerton's Community Development Block Grant Program. Applications and further information may be obtained by calling the Fullerton City Clerk's Office at (714) 738-6571.
Coming up: Want to write a book? Don't miss this Saturday at 10am-12pm, Dr. Flora Morris Brown, author of Color Your Life Happy, will lead a workshop, "How to Write a Nonfiction Book Even if You're an Ordinary Person and Hated High School English" at California State University Fullerton, in the Titan Student Union. The fee for the workshop is $49 and includes a workbook with book publishing resources. Participants must preregister.
10-10:30am: Mommy and Me event: Story Time with Amy McCamly at Belly Sprout is free and for all ages.
11am-2pm: Looking for Mexican fare near Cal State Fullerton? Cantina Lounge has lunch specials starting at $6.99.
11am-2pm: Slidebar invites you to enjoy their $7 Express Lunch – build your own sandwich and side.
11am-3pm: At Revolucion 1910 Cantina the lunch specials are only $5.99 with over 10 items to choose from.
11am-9pm: Get 5 for $10 wine tasting at Angelo's and Vinci's Ristorante. From 11am-3pm you can enjoy their lunch buffet or get the $3 pizza/salad combo special from Woppo's takeout.
11am-10pm: Twofer Tuesday at NYPD Pizza in downtown Fullerton means you can buy a large specialty pizza and get a large cheese pizza FREE.
11am-2am: Booze Day Tuesday at House of Eden gets you the only topless bar in town AND $2 well drinks and $2 domestic drafts all day & night.
11:30am-1pm: The Fullerton Chamber of Commerce Networking Lunch at Colette's Catering at the Meridian Club (1535 Deerpark Dr., 2nd Floor Banquet Center) is for Members and first-time guests ($15, or $20 at the door) to generate weekly leads and referrals, featuring a member presentation. RSVP by the preceding Friday required.
12pm-1am: Don't forget you can stuff your face with Taco Tuesday deals in Fullerton! (One place where kids eat free!)
1-2:15pm: Creation Station-Messy Art (Ages 4-9 year) at Belly Sprout is $80 for 6 weeks or $15 Drop-in. This exciting class promises to be a hit for your child, where they will chose their own materials to create their own masterpiece.
1:30pm: The Fullerton Senior Multi-Service Center offers free art classes led by veteran art educator Veronica Kortz, who teaches beginner through advanced-level students in the use of oil, acrylics, pastels and watercolors. Students must provide their own art supplies.
3-7pm: Our HH Guide page will help you find Happy Hour deals in Fullerton.
4-7pm: The Facial Lounge at Belly Sprout is by appointment with Laurel De Graaf. Only $35 for ½ an hour of eco-heaven and A la Carte options available for additional fees (lymphatic drain, anti-aging, extractions, fruit facials, etc.) Call (714) 879-1303 to book.
4-9pm: At Ruby's Diner (1301 S. Harbor Blvd.) Kids 12 and under get a Free Kid's Meal!
4:30pm: The Summit House Restaurant invites you to enjoy $30 Tuesday. Have a three course dinner from North Orange County's renowned restaurant for only $30.
5pm: Join Roscoe's Famous Deli in downtown Fullerton's SoCo District for Shuffleboard League night.
5-9pm: Catch food trucks together for the first Epic Dinner (NEW food truck stop) at Fullerton Dental Associates (2949 N. Brea Blvd.) This week eat from The OC Food Truck, Dos Chinos, Spud Runners, Oh For Sweets Sake and Piaggio On Wheels, and from LA (!) the Dim Sum Truck. (Trucks are often subject to change, follow us on twitter for updates!)
5-9pm: Enjoy Service Industry Night at Cafe Hidalgo for 30% off. Be sure to bring your proof of employment.
5-10pm: Commonwealth Lounge has a Tuesday dinner deal. Get a $10 Garlic & Parmesan Prime Rib served with garlic Romano mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables.
6pm: Celebrate National Seafood Month with The Cellar and their 4-course tasting menu for $34.95 per person, available starting tonight through June 16th. (Optional wine pairing available for $19 per person. Their sommelier will pair the appropriate wine with each course.) Get detailed menu at the website page.
6pm: $2 Tuesdays at Incahoots is 21+ Country couples dancing & line dancing. $2 Drink specials & Karaoke. Free dance lessons at 7 & 7:45pm. $5 cover ($3 before 7pm).
6-8pm: Learn American Sign Language (ASL) free at Eastside Christian Church, Room 216 (2505 Yorba Linda Blvd.) Join this class anytime. For more information email firstname.lastname@example.com or call (714) 996-9669.
6:30pm: The Fullerton City Council/Redevelopment Agency/Public Financing Authority will hold a Regular Meeting at City Hall, in Council Chambers (303 W. Commonwealth Ave.) Agenda items include Fiscal Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 Biennial Budget Adoption.
6:30pm: Join the OC Sierra Club Fullerton Singles Beginners Hike for an approximate 5-mile hike on various trails around Laguna Lake in Fullerton. Wear sturdy boots or sneakers, bring water, a flashlight and money for optional dinner following the hike. The meeting spot is always the same, at the northeast end of Laguna Lake in Fullerton.
7pm: The Fullerton Barbershop Chorus will meet at Eastside Christian Church (2505 Yorba Linda Blvd.) New members are always welcome. For more information call (714) 871-7675.
7pm: The Civil Air Patrol Fullerton Composite Squadron 56 meets at the Aviation Facilities at the Fullerton Municipal Airport (2119 W. Commonwealth Ave.) Open to anyone 12 years of age or older. For more information email email@example.com or call (714) 866-3203.
7pm: Join local BEACHBODY coaches for a free P90X workout with the Fullerton Fit Club with local coaches at the Holiday Inn (2932 E. Nutwood Ave.) Coaches fee is $5, guests are free and water is provided. Bring a towel and arrive early to register. Workout starts at 7pm. For more information contact Christy Carter at email@example.com.
7pm-1am: Don't forget it is Taco Tuesday all over town in Fullerton.
7:30pm: Max Bloom's Cafe Noir in downtown Fullerton will have The Cinema, free movie showing. Tonight's movie: SLC Punk! (1998).
8pm-12am: Lucky John's invites you for their Summer Specials, Tuesday with $11 Buckets of Booze (5 bottles of 5 wells).
8pm-12am: Slidebar presents Brian O'Hara from KROQ and Steven Andrew of 80s Club Addiction spinning 80's classics and also a free live show from The Curse, a Cure tribute band for a special set in the lounge.
8pm-12am: Steamers Jazz Club & Cafe will charge no cover for the all ages show with The Ron Kobayashi Trio with Debi Ebert.
8:30-11:30pm: Enjoy the free Dueling Piano Show at Ziings'/TAO in downtown Fullerton featuring 2 grand pianos played by some of the world's best piano bar entertainers.
9pm-1am: Sing karaoke in Fullerton, found out where with out Guides page.
9pm-2am: Bourbon Street will have DJ L-ROC spinning all night long.
9pm-2am: 1992SDAYS at Commonwealth Lounge means All 90's Hip Hop, Brit Pop, New Jack Swing, Deep House, R&B, Ska, and more with DJ ZOLE (Speech Impediments / Liberty Boardshop), BOBBY SOUL, 1 TRACK MIND (Video) and DIJON (101 Apparel/BLT). Also get $5 Late Night Menu and $3 Beer all for no cover!
10pm-1am: One-time popular MTV rock band Dig will play live at Back Alley.
10pm-1am: College Night at Ziings' means $2 Bud Light & $3 Widmer Hefeweizen Draft Beer All Night.
10:30-11:30pm: Catch the Kogi BBQ food truck at Sunset Lounge for a late night dinner.
11pm-1am: Happy Hour at Stubrik's late night is a dollar off draft beers and well drinks.
If you're looking for late night food near downtown, check out Guides page for that information and more!
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text: I'd like to extend thanks to the Three Rivers Chamber of Commerce for providing the TRMS Communication Applications students with the valuable experience of mock job interviews. Special thanks to Murrell Foster, Mike Pierson and Lloyd Grubbs for their help with this project. The information these students acquired with be invaluable to them in years to come.


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Vin Scully: My favorite Irishman!
the poet laureate of Baseball:
Vin Scully! We Love you!
pic from the L.A Times at the Coliseum .
Happy St Patrick Day everyone!
A toast also to the O'Malleys and the McCourts!
The O'Malleys used to have this elaborate parties on ST. Patrick's day. you can read about them here
St Parick's day in the O'Malley Days
I like the menu items from the O'Malleys St Patrick parties:
|clever menus were concocted based on the names of Dodger players, coaches and executives: Oysters O'Zark, Alston mixed salad without Dressen, Corn O'Sorda, Soft Drink O'Drysdale, Scully onions, Andy High balls, Podres pudding, O'Porter potatoes, Milk O'Davis and DeLury Lima Beans…
Here is what I am wearing today but notice my blue nails🙂
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I have my Green Red Sox hat on! And I blogged in green today! lol! The Red Sox are wearing their home whites with green lettering and shamrocks and green hats! GO RED SOX!
Hey Julia. I can't get away with a hat at work. Only day I can wear a hat and jeans and also a t-shirt is on Frdays but I got a sweater over my t-shirt. Besides, today is Pilates day. The class is from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays & Thursdays.
Love the shirt, Emma. And love Vin Scully too. He's a pleasure to listen to and I hope he never retires!
Me too Jane! We hope he does not retire. He does not go beyond Colorado for games. He deserves his shorten schedule. I always carry a radio with TV audio so that I can listen to him on the radio for the 1st 3 innings or the whole games when he is on the channel 9. Oh wait a minute! I can't do that anymore with the TV antenna thing that started this year😦. boo to that.
King of Cali,
I met this charming couple last week. Their only fault is that they are Giant fans🙂.
thanks fellow crazy fan! I forgot I still had my nails painted blue until I saw the pic.
Don't you all hate it when you start typing and you have not signon yet?
Yeah, I get that a lot! It's a pain…especially when you REALLY want to say something!
Hola Emma, así es, Venezuela se va para semifinales en Los Ángeles, la casa de tus Dodgers. Esperemos que EEUU también, mi imagino que tu corazón esta en este país aunque todavía no me has dicho ¿cuál es el que te gustaría que ganase? Un saludo mucho fuerte amiga.
Hola Alex! Recivistes las fotos? Pues si, mi corazon esta con EEUU.
Incluye la direccion de tu blog la proxim vez. Yo la tengo en la computadora de la casa.
Arriba EEUU! Que le ganen a los Puertoriquenos!
Entre mas pasan los dias, mas entusiasmada estoy que voy a ver mis primeros juegos de WBC.
Hey Emma – great shirt and thanks for sharing the Spring Training pics with us all. It looks fantastic. I'm so envious.Ashhttp://ashleymarshall.mlblogs.com
Thanks for the comment, Emma. I'm blogging the USA game now, but will have to miss the Japan game. I'm glad you enjoyed my posts and I hope you come back and visit often. I love your LAD stuff. Do you mind if I add a link to your page in my favorite links?Ashhttp://ashleymarshall.mlblogs.com
I hope you had a great St. Patty's day! Gotta love Vin Scully! Heh, Dreeson is my last name, I wonder if my name comes from that? lol
Ash! No I don't mind at all! I am honored! I will do the same! I want to read your posts!
Elizabeth! I had a great day. Our cafeteria makes some nice corn beef and cabbage and potatoes. I hope you also had a great day. I remember that interleague game at Fenway with the Dodgers when Vin made the trip there. As a rule he does not do the games beyond Colorado but that was a special ocassion.
I am so happy USA advanced! I was worry there for a while. Woohoo!!! Oh, I so hope they beat Venezuela, even though I also like Venezuela.
Estoy muy feliz que EEUU avanzo! Esta preocupada que los Puertoriquenos nos ivan a eliminar. Ahora contra Venezuela el Miercoles. Tengo que confesar que tambien me gusta Venezuela.
Hey Emma, very nice. Well done. I have bookmarked your site. Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Jhall!
I had cornbeef & cabbage for lunch so for dinner I decided to have one of these items from the O'Malley's menu: Alston mixed salad without Dressen! haha. Just a little lemon & pepper on it.


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It's all gone very quiet regarding our dual reg signings, but I saw the link above and thought it might be of interest.
2 wingers (by the look of it, although 1 of them is reputed as being 6'2") have been made available. A position where I think we have looked very strong in the friendlies.
Has anyone else heard anything regarding possible signings?
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ENMU Board of Regents — 9:30 a.m. Regents Room, ENMU.
WPA exhibit opening reception — Noon-5 p.m. District courtroom, courthouse.
Photo 76 opening reception — Investments Out West Fine Art gallery, 113 W. Second St.
City Council — 5 p.m. Work session. Discussion of water reuse and desalination.
City Council — 7 p.m. Regular council meeting.
The events calendar is a daily listing that contains meeting and event information for the next week. To submit an item call 356-4481, ext. 33 or e-mail:


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Closed Road No Professional Driver
By mduigou on Sep 09, 2010
When they eventually make a TV commercial about Shelley I hope that they include the disclaimer "Closed Road No Professional Driver". It sure is odd to see a car driving with nobody in it. Shelley's simplest driving demonstration already exceeds the James Bond autonomous car gimmick from two movies back.
We've now had three full days of testing at Pike's Peak. The testing is going very well and Shelley is performing flawlessly. Most importantly for me the Java systems have been performing flawlessly. If there's one thing I've learned on this trip is that tuning server VM performance is child's play compared to configuring DGPS repeater systems. It's really fun working on a team project like this with automotive , software, mechanical and control systems engineers and uber-mechanics. (OK to most people this probably reminds them of the "Deep Space Homer" episode--"A mathematician, a different kind of mathematician and a statistician"). The discussions around dinner have been really interesting and not all about autonomous cars.
It's rather exhausting working at 2900m (9500ft) and getting up at 0400 to be on the mountain by 0500 so that we can test the car with the road closed to tourists. Hot coffee is your friend. By mid afternoon everyone is starting to look a little dazed and slow. I've only made one trip to the summit so far (didn't get to try the donuts) and I felt a bit winded just standing there.
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President Stewart introduced special guest District 24 President Barbara Hartman. As District President, she must inspect each Auxiliary in her district at least once a year. President Hartman talked briefly about the expectations of new state officers, the duties of our Auxiliaries, and the upcoming District 24 meeting to be held on July 27 in Refugio.
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I've just setup transactional replication using a licensed copy of v220.127.116.1132. It works, but it's really slow with transactions involving large row counts. I'm getting a synch rate of about 2500 rows / minute...
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I'm going from SQL Server 2008 R2 to Postgres 9.2.1.
I'm just doing straight inserts into fairly wide table. Something like this:
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I also tried to increase the -CommitBatchSize and -CommitBatchSizeThreshold of my distribution agent, also with no success.
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Hello, I posted in the regular forums a while ago and figured out that I have an oversupply issue. My son is 3 months old and I have switched to block feeding of 2-3 hrs per side two weeks ago. His frequency of poops seems to have decreased but not the volume, they are mustard colour but still very runny. (as this is my first I am not sure if this is normal). I seem to have been successful in decreasing my volume some as I leak less during the day but still do at night. I am still getting some significant spray (worse on the right side) during let down and let it run off.
My question has to do with frequency of feedings. My son eats every 1hr to 1hr1/2 during the day (occasionaly I will get a 2 hr break for one feeding but not every day). He is sleeping well at night - we have never really had a problem here - he will sleep 4-7 hrs before waking to eat and then every 2 hrs after that until he wakes for the day. I was hoping that his frequency might decrease as my supply decreased and he was getting more hind milk. I am just wondering how long it can take to adjust and if I should be expecting a change or if my baby is just one of those that eats frequently.


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Did you know that 13,326 donors gave to Grand Valley in 2012? Or that $8.2 million in private gifts and pledges were raised in 2012?
The Future Alumni Association will host the first-ever GVS(You) Week from February 18-22 to raise awareness about donors who give to Grand Valley and how it affects the university.
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What Defines a Bear Market?
Any time the stock market falls, pain is felt by investors. The severity of the fall determines how it is categorized and helps to provide a sense of how quickly a rebound may occur. The three categories are a pullback (a decline of 5%–10%), a correction (a drop of 10%–20%) and a bear market (a plunge of 20% or more).
This past October, the S&P 500 briefly fell by more than 20% from its 2011 highs, putting it in bear market territory. A quick reversal lessened the severity of the large-cap index's fall, making the drop a severe market correction as of press time.
When calculating performance numbers for our fund guides and our stock screens, we look at the performance of several indexes to determine if a new bear market (or bull market) period has started. Based on the data as of September 30, we concluded that stocks were not in a bear market. There were exceptions, as some markets and sectors had plunged by more than 20%, but such a big plunge was not evident across the majority of the indexes we reviewed.
Though calling a decline a correction instead of a bear market may sound like a naming convention, history shows a correlation between the magnitude of a fall and the length of time it takes for stocks to rebound. Historically, stocks have recovered at a more rapid pace from corrections than from bear markets. Therefore, not crossing the –20% line is a positive for stocks, both on the way down and on the way back up.
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I conduct a lot of instructional workshops before my shows when I am on the road. A question that comes up very often is, How do I go about writing a piece of music for fingerstyle guitar?
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When learning how to play jazz, and other improvisational genres of music, learning how to play the seven modes of melodic minor is an essential skill any guitarist should have in their soloing...
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'Pee-wee's Playhouse': Where are they now?
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I will be returning to work in about a month when school starts again (I'm a teacher). My DD will be 9 months old then. She hates bottles and gets mad at even the sight of them. She doesn't like the taste of any liquids except for water, which she will drink from a cup. She even makes a sour face for pumped breastmilk. So, I don't plan to pump at work. I would like to just wean her during the day. She is pretty good at eating stage 2 baby food and seems to enjoy it.
I'm feeling very anxious about returning to work and DD getting enough to eat. If she refuses to take formula during the day, will she be getting enough nutrition from jarred food and maybe 3 nursing sessions? I'm thinking she might nurse in the morning, when I pick her up from daycare, and again at bedtime. Hopefully she won't reverse cycle because that will exhaust me, but she probably will.
Anywho, worst case scenario: say she eats 3 jars of food and nurses 3 times a day. Is that enough calories??? She's a peanut as it is and I don't want her to lose weight. I still plan to send formula and lots of baby food to daycare with her, along with a sippy cup of water.
What do you ladies suggest?