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Dogs, dogs and even some cats
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Let's try to keep the topics related to mountaineering, please.
Let's try to keep the topics related to mountaineering, please.
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Me and Snyder, my 3.5 year old German Shorthaired Pointer-Bluetick Coonhound, on the summit of Mt. Lindsey. I am always so proud when he makes it to the top! He has done about ten 14ers since we moved in May '12
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4 weeks ago, I adopted Bailey from the Airedale Terrier Rescue Group - she's almost 1 1/2 years old, and I'm already planning her first trip to Colorado, along with some 14'ers. A good, long hike seems to be about the only thing that wears her out!
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Well, since we're posting pics of our dogs, here's my golden Rainier waiting for me on the final section up Pyramid back in 2009.
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This time of year you don't have to bring dog treats.
Dogs like snow.
Photo by Zach Taylor.
Dogs like snow.
Photo by Zach Taylor.
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My little mountaineer, Summit Dog.
He goes everywhere with me, aside work and class 3 and above.. Loves to "snowboard" too.
He goes everywhere with me, aside work and class 3 and above.. Loves to "snowboard" too.
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My dog Molly and her friend Oz charging up Bierstadt
She loves the snow
She's done 8 14ers and is starting to like backcountry skiing!
She loves the snow
She's done 8 14ers and is starting to like backcountry skiing!
One foot in and one foot back, but it don't pay to live like that.
So I cut the ties and I jumped the tracks, for never to return.
So I cut the ties and I jumped the tracks, for never to return.
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Fishdude wrote:chrisgalan wrote:A favorite quote of mine: "May I one day become the person my dog thinks I am." I don't think we ever come close to repaying our furry friends for the love and loyalty they give so willingly.
We have 3 pugs who are and endless source of entertainment and who love nothing more than to snuggle up with mom and dad :D
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I'd like to think Jemima has clamed a couple puggy first accents! She's been up around halfdozen summits as well as a few backpacking trips...
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Brown Dog and I on Quandary a few years back. Was a fun day Wish she could still summit mountains with me. She's good for hiking about an hour and a half / two hours, now before her hips start buggin'...they get old too fast
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If only we all didn't need to carry water with us.
"Hold on Chuck, we're almost there."
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Buddy loves the snow, and water, and mud. Loves the mud so much, I sometimes wonder if he isn't part pig!
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Fact Check: Most Americans Still Have Free Checking Accounts
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NEW YORK (LowCards.com) -- When the economic downturn hit five years ago, many analysts predicted free checking accounts would become a thing of the past. After all, regulations such as the CARD Act and Dodd-Frank bill cut some of the revenue streams of financial institutions, and many people thought banks would have to make up for this revenue with additional fees.
But the majority of Americans still enjoy a free checking account.
According to a survey conducted by the American Bankers Association, 55% of bank customers are not being charged a fee for their checking account.
The figures from the annual survey have hovered around that number for the past few years: 59% had a free checking account in 2011, and 53% in the 2010 survey.
On the flip side, the findings show that almost half of Americans are now paying for a checking account. In fact, 14% pay $10 or more each month.
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- Shop around for a different bank if your current bank continues to charge you a monthly fee on your account.
- Be aware of your minimum balance. Many banks offer free checking if you keep at least a certain balance in your account. Make sure you are above this threshold.
- Sign up for email and text alerts to update you when your balance dips below a certain level.
- Check into making direct deposits. Some banks offer free checking if your paycheck is deposited automatically.
- Have multiple accounts at your bank. Your bank wants as much of your business as possible and may offer free services for multiple accounts.
- Use your bank's ATMs when making withdrawals.
The survey of 1,000 adults was conducted in July for the ABA by Ipsos Public Affairs, an independent market research firm.

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Energy efficiency and renewable energy projects from DOE national laboratories have won 12 of the 100 awards given out this year by R&D Magazine. The awards are presented annually to recognize exceptional new products, processes, materials, and software developed throughout the world and introduced into the market the previous year. Overall, DOE won 36 awards, including those funded by DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Scientists and engineers from DOE's national laboratories and facilities received the honors from an independent panel of judges.
There were eight DOE winners for energy efficiency. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) was cited for four projects: NanoSHIELD, a protective coating that can extend the life of costly cutting and boring tools by more than 20%; the robotic hand, which costs approximately 10 times less than similar devices while commanding 10 times more power than other electric systems; the asymmetric rolling mill, which provides a way to efficiently process sheet and plate materials, accelerating the production and availability of low-cost magnesium; and the low-frequency RF plasma source, a low-cost plasma generator for research, development, and production of nanometer scale materials at lower temperatures, faster rates, and with enhanced properties. In addition, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) earned honors for its ultra-fast, large-scale efficient boriding—a thermo-chemical surface hardening process in which boron atoms are diffused into a surface—that can drastically reduce costs, increase productivity, and improve the performance and reliability of machine components. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) won for its desiccant-enhanced evaporative air-conditioning (DEVAP) systems, which cool commercial buildings using a small fraction of the energy used by traditional coolers. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) won for co-developing graphene nanostructures for lithium batteries, in which small quantities of graphene can dramatically improve the performance and power of lithium-ion batteries so batteries last longer and recharge quickly. And, Sandia National Laboratories was honored for the Sandia cooler, technology that significantly reduces the energy needed to cool the processor chips in data centers and large-scale computing environments. See the press releases from ORNL, ANL, NREL, PNNL, and Sandia.
In renewable energy categories, there were four R&D 100 award picks. ANL and several partners developed a novel high-energy and high-power cathode material that is especially suited for use in lithium-ion batteries used in plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) was recognized for its platinum monolayer electrocatalysts for fuel cell cathodes, which have high activity, stability, and durability, while containing only about one-tenth the platinum of conventional catalysts used in fuel cells, significantly reducing overall costs. NREL was tapped for its SJ3 solar cell, which achieves a world-record conversion efficiency of 43.5% with the potential to reach 50% by using a three-layered SJ3 cell to capture different light frequencies, ensuring the best conversion of the energy from photons to electrons. And, Sandia's microsystems enabled photovoltaics were recognized because the glitter-sized PV cells created using microdesign and microfabrication techniques can be released into a solution and "printed" onto a low-cost substrate. See the press releases from ANL, BNL, NREL, and Sandia.
Since 1963, when R&D Magazine's annual competition began, DOE has received more than 800 R&D 100 awards in areas such as energy and basic scientific applications. See the DOE press release and the complete list of R&D 100 winners.


text: and yes no matter who the coach is it always comes back to the players for me. they are and will always be the most integral factor n any win or loss. so if im critical of melo (in this goes for any of you) just know that its for a reason and the context im basing my assessments of of him off of, ie legit greatness. if kobe had to go out and get 40 or 50 to send a message thats what hed do. melo, imo needs to have that mentality in opportunities to get 2 W's against a pretty good Bulls team that we may have to face down the road in the playoffs. that's the type of mentality Melo should have and all im saying. go out and get 50 if you have to and let the those *******s know that they have to fear you if you should meet in postseason play. i just dont see that type of gully from melo yet..


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Dental implants are surgical fixtures that are inserted into the jawbone to allow fusing over a span of few months. The implant works as a root replacement for a missing tooth. Eventually, this artificially placed tooth root helps in holding the bridge (partial denture) or the replacement tooth firmly. Dental implants are even designed to match your natural teeth, rendering a strong foundation to both the removable and the fixed replacement teeth.
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Dental implants are used to replace a single tooth, several teeth, or all of the teeth. The goal of teeth replacement is to restore function as well as esthetics.
When it comes to tooth replacement, dental implants is of the three options available. Deciding on which option to choose depends on many factors. Specifically for dental implants, these factors include:
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A dental surgeon examines the area to be considered for the dental implant and makes a clinical assessment of whether the patient is a good candidate for a dental implant.
Here are a few advantages of getting a dental implant done:
Improved Appearance: Dental implants provide an almost natural look to the teeth. Since they are designed in a way to amalgamate with your bone, they subsequently become permanent.
Enhanced Speech: Dental implants let you speak effortlessly and without the scare of your teeth slipping inside the mouth and meddling with your speech; which is otherwise a common phenomenon with ill-fitted dentures.
More Comfort: Since the implants become a part of you, they do away with the hassles accompanying removable dentures.
Easier Eating: Sliding dentures might pose difficulty while chewing. Dental implants help you with an almost painless eating experience owing to the fact that they function just the way your original teeth would.
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Convenience: Dental implants spare one the inconvenience that is so common with removable dentures and at the time of fixing them to their place with messy adhesives.
Healthy gums and strong jaw bones are the only two requisites for a dental implant. Maintaining good oral hygiene and visiting the dentist regularly should be at the top of the priority list after getting the implants done. However, one needs to put in the same amount and quality of care (read brushing and flossing) to the dental implants as one would've had to his/her original teeth. A thorough rinse with the help of an antibacterial mouth wash is a must along with periodic dental check-ups.
I am having black area in mouth, inside cheeks, I'm getting worried, but I don't have pain any thing, but why this.
How to get a fresh teeth after cleaning them from doctor. Please tell me the best pest and brush and more.
Hi, delivery through c-section ,after 4 months .can women go for dental checkup? And go for treatment of tooth decay?
I am 27 years age and in my lower last teeth has infected and after that half of the part tilted and take triangular shape. Doctor told me need to remove akal jaad and do RCT. Is it fine or how much max amount charged for this treatment.
I am 26 years old. My tongue becomes yellow after I eat but when I brush it cleans. Nd my throat pains sometimes a little.
I am 21 year old, my front teeth broken when I was 11 year old, now it got blackish in color and I get little pain sometimes. Is there any solution so that my half broken teeth become strengthen and white in colour.
Hi sir/madam I am suffering with nerve pain in mouth as I picked up one of my back teeth in dental hospital but it has dine in 8 years back but now I am suffering hardly with that nerve in mouth now I am unable to open my mouth and eat any item sirr please help me I can't bare this pain it was lagging all the day and my face become chubby my hemoglobin rate is 8 percent I can't sleep with that pain that's y I am behaving mental please solve my problem please tell me probable suggestions and medicines and tell me is it related to tooth or nerve can I take pain killer tablets.
I have cavity between wisdom tooth n pre molar tooth. I wish to extract it .will it be safe. Or other suggestions.
Hello! I'm 22 year old, I have undergone root canal treatment for my two front teeth (upper). I have caps on them now. As I am an army aspirant (officer entry), I always have a doubt about my eligibility. I have read about dental parameters. It is said that there should be no artificial dentures. An I eligible? Please let me know.
, I have bad breath problems. Come out to my mouth. I can brush twice a day "but I have problem of bad breath" what is reason I don't know,
My teeth are yellowish. Otherwise I have no problem. Pls suggest how to make them clean. Does cleaning effects enamel part. Pls suggest. Thanks.
There are two teeth of mine In the lower jaw on both tge ends are growing in an inclined position that is is growing that is hurting the neighbouring teeth and some time some puss comes out and makes the mouth smell.
My dad s three teeth fell down. Want to fix new 3 teeth. What is the procedure for that? I think it is better to fix removable 3 teeth. He have b.p and diabetes.
I am 20 years and had braces for my upper teeth. At present I am using a temporary clip. But after removing it my teeth r going back to there original position i.e they r coming up. How can you help me with the problem?
I am 39 years old but due to cavity in teeth both side of jaw all teeth broken and upper jaw also one teeth each cavity.
What is the right way of intake of Tulsi leaves that protects teeth from the harmful effect of the same?
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text: I really need help! I have been trying to relactate after having not breastfed since he was about 2 weeks. I decided to try and relactate because by six months he has been on antibiotics twice. I bf my daughter she was hardly ever sick. I have been taking dom for 4 weeks and now get about 2 oz in morining and another oz over the day. All of which I am thrilled to get any! My question is I feel like I could probably exclusively breastfeed b/c I never feel like the pump empties my breasts but cant' get my son to latch on. I have tried the sns and have nipple shields. Sometimes if I hold him right at my breast and give him his bottle he'll latch on when he is finished but as soon as he realizes the milk isn't flowing as fast he gets off and cries. Also he has 4 teeth on top and 2 on bottom and he is a comfort chewer. Never really been a comfort sucker. Any advice you guys can give would be greatly appreciated.


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For 2013, the Remote Drain Plug System features re-designed elements. The drain plug housing now utilizes a mesh design that prevents any debris from causing problems, while glass-filled nylon makes the drain plug actuator tee handle super strong for trouble-free operation. The drain plug and housing have also been improved to provide smooth and watertight operation. The cable is 9 feet long.
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1 cable can't be adjusted to the needed leght...so you can't cut it but keep long somewere in your boat without bent it
2 there ist any safe look to the close position and is quite easy and soft to open it ....also if you unvolontary hit it....a push to turn sistem could be better and safe!!. aver all a can give 4 by five rate to this prod
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The remains of a military transport plane that crashed near Shymkent on December 25, 2012 are seen in this still image from a video.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan — A military transport plane crashed in southern Kazakhstan on Tuesday, killing all 27 people on board, including the country's acting border service chief.
The Russian-made An-72 crashed about 7 p.m. local time (8 a.m. ET) about 12 miles from the city of Shymkent near the border with Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan's Committee for National Security said in a statement.
"The plane has burned up. Only some of its fragments remain," the news agency RIA quoted the head of the regional emergencies department as saying.
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Without specifying further details, authorities said an investigation was opened into the crash. No cause was given, but southern Kazakhstan over recent weeks has been buffeted by winds, heavy snows and low temperatures, causing widespread flight delays.
An eyewitness said he heard a loud explosion and saw flames at the crash site, the station reported.
The plane was carrying a crew of seven as well as 20 servicemen.
Kazakhstan's acting border service chief, Turganbek Stambekov, was appointed in June, after a mass killing of 14 frontier troops in a remote Kazakh outpost near China the month before.
The Kazakh-Uzbek border stretches across 1,350 miles of Central Asian steppes and deserts.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
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Yup, folks, the cinematic sci-fi action game, Mass Effect, is on its way towards becoming a Hollywood cinematic sci-fi action movie. Legendary Pictures acquired the feature film rights to the Mass Effect franchise and is already in discussions with the screenwriter of I Am Legend and Thor to pen the screenplay. But wait, there are even bigger names jumping in on this one.
According to the announcement, the BioWare Doctors/co-founders, Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, as well as Mass Effect executive producer, Casey Hudson, will serve as executive producers for the movie alongside film veterans Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and Avi and Ari Arad. You may recognize those last two names as the gents working on the film adaptations of Uncharted, Infamous and Lost Planet.
"At BioWare, we've always thought of Mass Effect as having the depth, emotion and plot twists perfectly suited for an adaptation to a motion picture," said Casey Hudson. "With Legendary and Avi and Ari Arad attached, we believe that the Mass Effect movie will be an extraordinary entertainment event that realizes our vision for the franchise and thrills fans."
Granted, it's going to be a while before we see ANYTHING about the Mass Effect movie, if it ever happens, though it's already got us tickled. Will Commander Shepherd be male or female? Better yet, will he/she be renegade or paragon?? At least we know who will play Miranda. What are your thoughts, ME fans?
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Nearly every time you fill out a prescription, your pharmacy sells details of the transaction to outside companies which compile and analyze the information to resell to others. The data includes age and gender of the patient, the name, address and contact details of their doctor, and details about the prescription.
A 60-year-old company little known by the public, IMS Health, is leading the way in gathering this data. They say they have assembled "85% of the world's prescriptions by sales revenue and approximately 400 million comprehensive, longitudinal, anonymous patient records."
IMS Health sells data and reports to all the top 100 worldwide global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as consulting firms, advertising agencies, government bodies and financial firms. In a January 2nd filing to the Security and Exchange Commission announcing an upcoming IPO, IMS said it processes data from more 45 billion healthcare transactions annually (more than six for each human on earth on average) and collects information from more than 780,000 different streams of data worldwide.
Deborah Peel, a Freudian psychoanalyst who founded Patient Privacy Rights in Austin, Texas, has long been concerned about corporate gathering of medical records.
"I've spent 35 years or more listening to how people have been harmed because their records went somewhere they didn't expect," she says. "It got to employers who either fired them or demoted them or used the information to destroy their reputation."
"It's just not right. I saw massive discrimination in the paper age. Exponential isn't even a big enough word for how far and how much the data is going to be used in the information age," she continued. "If personal health data 'belongs' to anyone, surely it belongs to the individual, not to any corporation that handles, stores, or transmits that information."
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The giant elliptical galaxy in the center of this image, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, is the most massive and brightest member of the galaxy cluster Abell 2261.
Spanning a little more than one million light-years, the galaxy is about 10 times the diameter of our Milky Way galaxy. The bloated galaxy is a member of an unusual class of galaxies with a diffuse core filled with a fog of starlight. Normally, astronomers would expect to see a concentrated peak of light around a central black hole. The Hubble observations revealed that the galaxy's puffy core, measuring about 10,000 light-years, is the largest yet seen.
The observations present a mystery, and studies of this galaxy may provide insight into how black hole behavior may shape the cores of galaxies.
Astronomers used Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys and Wide Field Camera 3 to measure the amount of starlight across the galaxy, dubbed A2261-BCG. Abell 2261 is located three billion light-years away.
The observations were taken March to May 2011. The Abell 2261 cluster is part of a multi-wavelength survey called the Cluster Lensing And Supernova survey with Hubble (CLASH).
Object Names: Abell 2261, A2261-BCG
Image Type: Astronomical
Credit: NASA, ESA, M. Postman (STScI), T. Lauer (NOAO), and the CLASH team
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Great thread. I believe Gallo is better by a wide margin. Gallo can shoot, handle the ball, pass, drive to the basket, and is a decent defender. Chandler is a poor passer and ball handler, poor shooter. He can drive to the basket, but he gets to the hoop far less often than he should.
IMO, assuming no major injuries to either of them, Gallo will also have the better career. Chandler's game relies almost entirely on his athleticism. Once that goes, he'll really have nothing. Obviously a lot of things can change during the span of their careers. Maybe Chandler improves, but as of now, that's how I see it.
Once again, the mental edge has to go to Gallo. He has shown signs of being a leader and a playmaker. Chandler has always had questionable heart and seems to slack off a lot.
The better athlete is probably Chandler. I wouldn't say Gallo is nonathletic, but that's really Chandler main skill.
I would definitely trade Chandler if the right package came along. I wouldn't give him away for nothing, but I wouldn't mind parting with him if it meant we would get some nice pieces in return.


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Kyle and her husband moved to Brookfield in 1986. She became active in local politics and started blogging in 2004. Her focus is primarily on local issues but often includes state and national topics, too. Kyle looks at things from the taxpayers' perspective in a creative, yet down to earth way, addressing them from a practical point of view.
Homeschool kids called "demented?"
The right to homeschool in the United States has been a long, hard fought battle. In many countries, it is still illegal. The public perception of homschooling is rather two-faced: People know homeschoolers on average outscore private and government school children on standardized testing*, but they still view the parents and students with skepticism.
This negativity was evidenced last week when Joy Behar from The View characterized homeschool children as "demented!"
Joy's slam did not escape Michelle Malkin's attention:
Joy Behar... [declared]..."a lot" of homeschooled children are "demented."
We also find out, ..."She [Joy] was a…public school teacher."
At the end of Michelle's post, she lists some great links:
...they're so much better off in public schools where "proper socialization" takes the form of ideological child abuse. Eh, Joy? [This was the case where public school teacher intimidates child for being pro McCain.]
Read about "demented" homeschool champions here. Homeschooling: A record of academic achievement and All in the family.
Homeschool parents know they are bucking the system. They really epitomize the American spirit that says, I don't want anything from you, government, just stay out of my way and leave me alone! Their stellar achievement record illustrate that American spirit is alive and well.
in Brookfield, some homeschoolers are looked at with skepticism. Last
week I read on Dick Brunner's blog some comments about the library.
(For some reason that blog was not posted today.)
hinted that somehow there was something wrong with homeschoolers
using the library: that Brookfield's circulation numbers were so high
because of homeschoolers, and that some of the users might not be
Brookfield residents. I wondered if that same concern would apply to
St. John students hanging out at
the library after school too? Or what about the Central students who
pour in or parents bringing their toddlers there? What about senior
citizens? Bottom line: anyone in Waukesha county can use libraries in
our system.
One comment
astutely pointed out that homeschoolers are helping taxpayers because
like private schooled children, they don't cost taxpayers money. (Thanks for that one.)
I did use the library a lot when I homeschooled; so did my other Brookfield homeschool friends. We were city residents! (I only mention the comments to illustrate there is a level of discomfort for some people when it comes to homeschooling.)
I was privileged to homeschool in an era where homeschooling was legal in every state, but that has not always been the case. In the early years, parents bucked the system in order to exercise their God given rights. The Homeschool Legal Defense Association is a great organization, helping homeschoolers ward off overzealous social worker's harassment as well as keeping an eye on legislation that would threaten homeschool rights. (They have been working to ensure homeschooling remains legal in California.)
Often homeschoolers are bucking their families too. I was privileged to have family support for our decision to homeschool. Considering some of them were educators, their support was appreciated. Some homeschoolers are not so fortunate; often immediate family are their worst critics.
I would wager that most homeschooled adults would score better on that Civics test than public (government) schooled adults. This is not to say that they are smarter, just that homeschoolers usually devote more time to history, civics, and economics than public school students who must spend a lot of class time studying tolerance, diversity, HGD, DARE, and ACT preparation. Obviously, when mom is the teacher, she can reinforce school day concepts as they arise during the remaining parts of the day.
If you are interested in the subject of homeschooling, listen to McKenna Show Thursday Hour 2 Part 1 November 20th. She discusses the "demented" comment but also discusses homeschool test scores and achievement numbers.
It is a shame the pendulum is swinging more to the negative side again when it comes to homeschooling. I guess it shows you can never rest when it comes to defending your rights. If you are thinking of homeschooling, contact me. If I had to do it again, I would...in a heartbeat. It may have been my greatest life work.
*I never did any standardized testing with my son, but these are available if a parent deems them important.
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'The Gentleman Bandit': A legislator's secret lifeVt. Historical Society
Clarence Adams was a legislator and prominent member of Chester. He also was found to be a kleptomaniac.
The first account of the assault on Clarence Adams, a leading citizen of Chester, was alarming.
Two men, Adams asserted, stopped him at 9:30 p.m. on July 28, 1902. They were armed with revolvers and threatened to shoot him.
The newspaper reported, "He informed the men that he had no money; whereupon one of them shot him, the charge entering his groin, making a dangerous wound. The horses were frightened and ran home with Mr. Adams in the bottom of the wagon. Doctors summoned said Mr. Adams had little chance of recovery."
Clarence Adams was a highly respected member of Chester, a bucolic community southwest of Springfield on the edge of the Connecticut River valley. It was said that he was a descendant of the famous family that had provided the country with two presidents. He was, at times, a selectman, a board member of the local library, and for the 1894 session of the General Assembly, a legislator in Montpelier.
He ran a prosperous farm where he had resided with his parents in an era when small hill farms were viable in Vermont. A discerning and erudite reader, he had published an essay in the literary section of The New York Times extolling the merits of historical romances. A straw poll of the citizens of Chester would have selected Adams as one of their principal citizens.
He was also their most notorious thief.
Adams was an inveterate burglar. Today he would be characterized as a kleptomaniac, a term in limited use 100 years ago. For more than 15 years he had robbed his neighbors and friends 51 times. Even when he was representing his town in the Legislature, he stole from merchants in the capital city. Some say, even in death, he connived to steal a new identity and a life of freedom in Montreal.
The initial reports of his shooting at the hands of highwaymen were a total fabrication. Adams had, in fact, been wounded by a booby-trapped shotgun aimed at a window of Charles Waterman's gristmill. Waterman's mill had been robbed repeatedly. First, the safe had been jimmied open and a week's receipts taken. Waterman replaced the safe with a more secure one and, on an irregular schedule, found bags of grain had been taken in the dark of night. A careful examination revealed that someone had entered through a second-story window, and Waterman contrived to place a shotgun inside the mill pointed at the lower part of the window. A device was attached to the gun so that it would be discharged if someone opened the window.
On the advice of the constable, the gun was aimed deliberately low so that the thief would be wounded in the lower extremity, rather than suffer the lethal consequences of a higher shot.
When it was revealed that Clarence Adams' wound contained the same size buckshot as that loaded in Waterman's shotgun, an arrest immediately followed.
The wound in his groin made it risky to transport Adams to the jail in Woodstock, so a pair of guards kept watch over the prisoner in his own home, while authorities undertook a search of the premises for loot that had been taken from local merchants and others. The newspaper reported "an almost endless variety of articles including clothing, harnesses, shingles, boots and shoes, silverware, revolvers, barrels of flour, books, gold pens, and other goods sufficient to stock a country store. When charged with the burglaries Adams would say nothing."
Authorities also found a box of neckties from a haberdasher in Montpelier suggesting that when the Chester legislator was in Montpelier he did not neglect his nefarious avocation.
The cache
When the cache of stolen goods was displayed at the town hall, it was obvious that certain residents of Chester suffered a disproportionate amount of theft.
J.E. Pollard, in particular, was a regular target of the thief:
"In 1886 J.E. Pollard's house was entered and Mrs. Pollard's gold watch, together with Mr. Pollard's pocketbook containing $200 in money, was stolen.
In 1891 Pollard & Carpenter's store was robbed of $100 worth of goods.
In 1892 Pollard's store was again robbed of a large amount of clothing and John H. Adams house was entered and a gold watch and chain and $375 in money taken. This chain has been identified.
In 1897 over $300 worth of goods from Adams and Davis's store and in 1898 $200 worth of clothing was taken from the store of Pollard & Abbott.
The latest burglary occurred in June last when Pollard and Carpenter's store was again entered and relieved of $250 worth of clothing."
Surprisingly, Pollard was a friend of the robber and, when Adams sought elective office, worked industriously on his campaign.
During the rash of burglaries there seemed to be no way of thwarting the series of crimes. When watchmen were hired, the robberies ceased. When surveillance was curtailed, the thefts resumed. At one time, there was a pooling of resources to offer a reward. It remained unclaimed. It is noteworthy that Selectman Clarence Adams contributed $100 toward the reward money.
The local druggist, F.W. Pierce, stocked some revolvers to arm the citizens of Chester against the bandit, but the thief made off with the weapons before many of the residents could buy them.
"Some stores in town had been broken into so many times that the proprietors felt something akin to lonesomeness if the burglars failed to appear for any considerable time.
The Waterman Mill, where Adams raised the window to which was attached the string that pulled the trigger of the gun, was robbed more than a dozen times.
Residents marveled at Adams' self control.
"So severe was his wound that he had to lie down in the grass by the road side to recover from a semi-swoon. He told the physician first called in that he had been held up by highwaymen, but when the spring gun affair was noised about town, the authorities put two and two together, searched the Adams farm buildings and placed the owner under arrest," the newspaper reported.
Over the years, blame for the thefts had been fixed on local men who had suffered hard luck or impoverished circumstances. "Several poor fellows, entirely innocent of wrong-doing, have been looked at askance — by people who had lost, and one man years ago, who was held in jail because somebody thought he was implicated in a burglary, died of a broken heart before the time set for his trial."
With Adams' conviction for the crimes, he became known as the "Gentleman Bandit," and the tale of his thievery became national news through the efforts of William Randolph Hearst and his infamous scandal-mongers.
Hearst owned newspapers in every major city and was notorious for his ill-famed "yellow journalism" that relied less on factual reporting than innuendo and rumor. Somehow, a reporter for the Hearst chain managed to interview Adams and his neighbors, and the story of a demonic bandit subsumed the tragic tale of a kleptomaniac with an irresistible impulse.
The Hearst-operated Denver Post quoted Adams' housekeeper that his addiction to books may have contributed to his downfall.
"He used to sit up all hours reading and I often wondered it didn't drive him crazy sooner than it did. Reading is the cause of it all, it has turned the poor man's head."
Hearst reporters examined Adams' bookshelves looking for clues. "History and adventure figure largely in this strange burglar's collection. He has the entire works of Poe, Sir Walter Scott, Dumas 'History of Celebrated Crimes,' Shakespeare, Kipling, Dickens, several volumes of Napoleon, and Thackeray — all the standard authors and poets — shelves and boxes, and bureau drawers packed full of books."
In fact, it was asserted that Adams' library contained more than 2,000 volumes — a substantial number, even today.
When asked what influenced him to the life of a burglar, he eyed the reporter for moment, then with a half-smile he spoke. "Have you ever read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?" Adams asked. "That book fascinated me. The first time I read it I was fascinated."
He said he had read the book several times. And said, too, that he enjoyed reading detective stories of Gaboreau and Conan Doyle.
When asked why he did not try to curb his inclination to larceny, he said, "I never robbed because I needed the money but simply because robbing and afterward listening to the comments of people amused me.
"I was never amused by the recreations that pleased most men. I always sought pleasure in some unusual way and robbery, for the fun of it, was unusual," he said.
The Hearst reporter succeeded in obtaining a dictated account from Adams of his life and crimes and published it under the headline "Jekyll and Hyde in Real Life." It appeared in The Baltimore Sun (Aug. 17, 1902).
Adams, a gifted essayist, had published an appreciation of James Fenimore Cooper in The New York Times literary supplement some months earlier. Now he turned his attention to autobiography which, in the hand of the Hearst papers, was sensationalized.
"Any man who has analyzed himself at all, I believe, and will honestly confess it, will admit that he feels most of the impulses of a criminal stirring within him at times.
"I have been a respected and even honored member of my community and I have enjoyed this distinction and have prized dearly the compliment of being a conspicuous citizen. Yet, too, I have even more keenly enjoyed the indulgence of my criminal instincts.
"It is not, I believe, that I am different simply because I have indulged both of my dual personalities — I have encouraged my honorable ambitions and my dishonorable ones. Thousands of respectable men who read these frank words of mine will, in their hearts, admit their truth ..."
Adams concluded his essay, "I have been a victim to the morbid craving to plot and carry out robberies. I have had the money to pay for whatever I wanted or needed. But I took more zest in getting things in other ways — by using my wits."
The reporter was quick to point out that Adams' thirst for adventure had dire consequences for others who had been accused and imprisoned for the crimes he committed. Thomas Converse died in the Woodstock jail while serving an unjust sentence. "The other who bore the blame of his crime was Gideon Lee, who lived for years under a cloud and died last fall while protesting his innocence."
The end?
With a preponderance of evidence against him, Adams pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced to "no less than nine nor more than ten years" in Windsor Prison. The trial took place in August 1902, but Clarence Adams would cheat justice again, for he died in prison after serving only two years of his sentence.
Even in death the story of the "Gentleman Burglar" made headlines.
For years a rumor persisted that he had feigned his death, escaped prison, and was living a comfortable life in Canada. The canard was generally believed despite formal denials from the prison physician, Dr. John Brewster, the supposed eyewitness, John Greenwood, and the undertaker, L.F. Cabot, who insisted that he poured three quarts of embalming fluid into Adams' body.
The myth was revived with an account published by Edward H. Smith in 1929. His book "You Can Escape" was published by MacMillan in 1929. The fanciful chapter on Adams asserts that he learned the art of suspended animation from reading about Indian mystics. By means of this ancient practice he was able to feign his own death in February 1904 and with the aid of his accomplice, William Dunn, escaped the cemetery vault in Cavendish and made his way to Canada and freedom. His body was replaced with a cadaver from Dartmouth Medical School. Smith offers no proof for his extravagant claims, which may have been inspired by his friend Edward Bierstadt who was a writer for "The Shadow," a radio serial and also wrote the preface for "You Can Escape."
In any event, official records indicate that Clarence Adams died from influenza. He was 46 at his demise.
The legend of Clarence Adams has been kept alive with feature articles in Yankee and other publications. Walter Hard wrote of the case for Vermont Life in the early 1960s and even prepared a humorous talk in which he would recount the misadventures of Chester's notorious leading citizen.
Numerous anthologies have also mentioned the bizarre aspects of the Adams crimes, but few have acknowledged the sad truth of his obsessive behavior, which led to the tragic downfall of an honored citizen from a picturesque Vermont village.
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MONTICELLO, NY — "Death be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so, For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow, die not, poor death."
So wrote the poet John Donne to remind us that death cannot overthrow the memory of a life that lives on in the hearts and minds of those still here to cherish it. And so it is in the spirit of her life, and not her untimely death at the tender age of 21, that I choose to celebrate the eternal memory of Jessica Fingers, the 2009 Monticello Graduate, Mayor's Cup Winner, runner extraordinaire, champion, teammate, role model, brilliant student, possessor of a captivating smile and aura, daughter, sister and to countless legions of us, an endearing friend.
The last time I let words flow on Jessica's behalf was in November of 2008 in a piece in this newspaper entitled "Hail Columbia." The occasion then was Jessica's decision to accept nearly a full scholarship to prestigious Columbia University. Ivy League schools do not offer athletic scholarships and so her award was based on her academic credentials and, of course, the blessing to run cross-country and track for the Lions while endeavoring to prepare for a possible future career in marketing or law. Promise is what lay before her… a world awaiting her stalwart perseverance that had enforced a running career beyond the pale at Monticello season after season.
In that narrative I had recounted my observations of an athlete with an uncanny work ethic, a team leader, a runner who was literally poetry in motion with a body forged through the rigors of assiduous training and self discipline. Over the four years of her high school tenure, Jessica had risen to prominence and with that ascendance came the accolades, the stories, the photos and the publicity that drew countless Division 1 colleges and universities bent on recruiting her.
Amidst the legions of Section 9 athletes within my purview, my camera sought her out along the shores of Hessian Lake at Bear Mountain, around the track in Gillis Field House at West Point and across the numerous spring venues and state meets at which she bore that royal blue Monticello uniform, turned heads and made history. Her bright smile would greet me after her epic runs as she stood just past the finish line breathing heavily exuding joy and humility. I will always picture her thus, that radiant embodiment and promise of youth, rife with the ardor and force that could conquer pain, distance and rivalry to find something stronger within, something more resilient, something born of will and empowered by the willingness to make a dream come true.
We are all born into this world as a singularly unique light, and that light comes into this plane of existence with hope, aspirations and dreams. Some lights burn more brightly than others, but for all their brilliance they do not last.
Even so, their luminosity extends across regions and chases darkness wherever it shines.
Jessica was just such a light: dazzling, warm, enlightening. And so it is when such a light goes suddenly out that we gasp at the stultifying darkness. We feel sightless and lost as we struggle to adjust to the pall and gloom created by its disappearance. But that darkness is like the death spoken of by Donne in his poem: temporary and futile. For when we close our eyes the light reappears, reborn as the memory of that life that lit up our world.
I thought at first that I would recite the litany of Jessica's accomplishments but I've chosen not to do. For she was so much more than a collection of medals, times run or records set. She was Jessica Sarah Lightheart and she always will be so.
Tonight there is a brilliant light racing along the course of Heaven's trails blazing the way for all of us who will one day hearken thence. Death be not proud. You have not claimed Jessica, for she lives on. Her eternal light shines within those of us privileged to have bathed in her radiance. Jessica, we will miss you here among us in your lovely earthly form, but your eternal flame will be passed on from one to the other of us for the rest of our days.
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This iteration of a "band" is (ahem, as ironically eluded to in the article)the Monkees! This guy took an average area cover band (hard working, albeit), and fortified them what could be described as Milwaukee session players to create a kind-of lowest common denominator Milwaukee super group. It reeks of profit-driven businessman thought. You take an established brand name (Chasin' Mason), bolster with experienced players, and presto! You have an out of the can band.
My guess is that this will work. Not because the music is especially original or necessary, but because the Kapco guy understands the formula, and is exploiting the correct variables of the equation.


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The Cherub series are one of the best books I've ever read. Second, I would say The Hunger Games trology.
Originally Posted by BondedByBlood
Its either the SKulduggery Pleasant series, The Warrior Cats series, or the Charlie Bone series which I have finished reading.
Skulduggery Through and through, well done Derek Landy ^^
Every book by Darren Shan L.J smith. And of course The Hunger Games.
Mainly Louis Lowry books....My childhood :D
My next favorite is Night World Series by LJ Smith
Warm Bodies & Shadow Man
Can't remember who either were by though.
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
Shōgun by James Clavell and White Fang by Jack London
My Holy Quran like Yanto said.
but apart from that i do like Perfume these days. its an epic book...
The Hunger Games! But if I have to pick one out of the trilogy, it would be Catching Fire
my fave books are:
Cirque Du Freak series by Darren Shan
House of Night series by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
I love anything from R.L Stine!! :D
there are tons more books that I'm too lazy to name :p
I don't have one specific favorite
there are is also this one book I'll never forget called The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse
it's kinda childish but it was a very good read and I highly recommend it if you like drama-ish type books ^.^
I love soooo many books... But some of my favorites:
Harry Potter Series- JK Rowling (Grew up with it, I can't not love it )
The Mermaid Chair- Sue Monk Kidd
The Lovely Bones- Alice Sebold
The Road- Cormac McCarthy
Who Killed My Daughter?- Lois Duncan
And anything written by Stephen King (or Richard Bachman for that matter)
Also, he has written short stories, but not full length books, but I love Edgar Allan Poe's works.
I'm sure there's way more, but I can't remember them >_<
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I loved The Hunger Games.
How to kill a Man's Pride
Stephen King's books
Mine are:
The Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
Anything by Nicolas Sparks and Jill Mansell
Harry Potter series
The Name of the Wind
Wheel of Time
Ender's Game
Wizards First Rule
Percy Jackson
Dresden Files
Mmm Harry Potter is my favourite series of all time, I think it's because I read it at such an impressionable age, because I'm certain I've read other book with better character development and even a better more complicated, sticky story line.. but Harry is dear and close to my heart.. I also have an abject fondness of Artemis Fowl
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Harry Potter series
The Name of the Wind
Wheel of Time
Ender's Game
Wizards First Rule
Percy Jackson
Dresden Files
I have never ever met someone else who's been into the WHeel of Time series!!! Who are you and how can I send you a friend request!!!!!
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Top Moment #6: Harry Kalas Passes Away in the Broadcast Booth in Washington
This isn't a top moment because of a particular play in the field or a tremendous home run hit, but because of the passing of a legendary figure. If we voted on Worst Moments in Phillies History, this would certainly be at, or near, the top. It makes this list because of the magnitude of such a loss; one that had a lasting impact on the 2009 season. It isn't a particularly joyous occasion, but it deserves its spot here as this list tries to tell the story of the past year.
Harry Norbert Kalas was born a broadcaster. His soothing delivery became epic upon excitement; it was something you waited for and when it happened, it made the play that much more special. Whether it was a "long drive, deep center field" or a "great diving stop", or even the occasional "6-4-3 twin-killing", Harry Kalas allowed for the game of baseball to be thoroughly enjoyed. It mattered not that you were five or 95 years of age; he connected generations with that smooth baritone voice. There isn't a Phils fan on Earth that hasn't shared a drink with Harry Kalas, either through the transistor, or more recently, the flat screen. There isn't a Phillies fan on Earth that didn't shed a tear on that somber spring afternoon.
On April 13, 2009, as HK prepared for another day at the park, his big heart gave way, and he was called up to the stadium in the sky. The Phillies would still play that day against the Nationals, pulling out a 9-8 victory with heavy hearts. But the game meant very little other than a win for the standings. It meant nothing it all because the voice of the team for nearly four decades would no longer raise his voice in celebration as the Fightin' Phils scraped and clawed their way to victory.
This is certainly a day no Phillies fan will ever forget. Still, it's good to know we can all take joy in the fact that HK finally got to call a World Series clincher. He also died in the place where he'd made so many memories – the booth, getting ready to call another game. I'm sure he's busy right now hanging with Whitey, smoking stogies, taking pleasure in yet another baseball game.
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How can someone dying be a top moment?
Well put.
In reply to Jason –
It is tough to call his actual death a "top moment". If it was worded differently – something to the effective of "the memory of Harry."
But as it's titled, its the DAY Harry died. It made us all look back on the great moments we had and brought us together as fans. That day made everyone – even the bandwagons – come together as true Phils fans.
I think we we together as "true Phils fans" before that….October 2008 might be a good example..
I dont disagree. It is a day that we will never forget. It was a day that stood out this season. It is a way of honoring and remembering Harry.
Top moments are not always good. There is no denying the significance this day had on the season and the histroy of the franchise. I recall I was working that afternoon and when I saw it announced on TV, it brought the day down really low. Then when Larry Anderson got really emotional while being interviewed, I lost it. The voice of my childhood was silenced and the games really didn't seem right for a while. The great baseball voices: Kalas, Scully, Ueker just don't ger replaced. I recall even being angry after watching McCarthy get excited about another team's clutch hit in a game and writing a letter demanding he be repalced. All in all, I actually thought McCarthy did a great job but Kalas was more than great. He was part of the team and he was the ultimate fan and he was able to broadcast the fans' emotions better than anyone. I still get chills hearing "Swing and a miss, struck him out! The Philadelphia Phillies are the 2008 World Champions of baseball!". Immortal words.
Pat did an excellent job of explaining why it was a top moment in the first paragraph. Also it's "top"not "best" which isn't always good.
top moment?
Greg V — You're description is so similar to the way I felt. Thank heavens we had Harry K as long as we did. I still miss him.
Kalas called the first game at Veterans Stadium (April 10, 1971), the last game at Veterans Stadium (September 28, 2003), and the first game at Citizens Bank Park (April 12, 2004). He also called the first game at Houston's Astrodome, on April 12, 1965. When he delivered a description it seemed like every player was worthy of praise and he never missed effectively conveying the importance of a crucial moment. He was a great straight man against the candor and often times cantankerous complaints offered by his long itme broadcast partner Whitey Ashburn. After almost 40 years of sterling service, he along with Whitey and By Saam (master of the non-sequitur) are deserving of immortalization as Philadelphia baseball broadcasters.
This is not a "Moments that try to tell the story of the past year" list. This is a Top Moment list. I think this choice was in poor taste.
I can see where some of your views are coming from. This is a tough moment in the history of the Philadelphia Phillies, perhaps to some the worst. However, I have to agree with those who voted for it that it definitely was a top moment in the 2009 season. Agreed, we are not calling his death a top moment in the season — that would be completely and utterly disrespectful. I was at the game in Washington on April 13, 2009. I felt the atmosphere of the fans there, both Phillies AND Nationals fans. The respect shown from all in attendance that day, the way some of the Nationals fans spoke respectfully about HK, the moment of silence they had for him, did indeed make it a top moment this season. The Phils played with a huge, heavy heart, and won!!! Speaking as a sports fan, especially a Phillies fan, it was one of the most heart-wrenching announcements that I have ever heard. Phillies games will never be the same, but the legacy he did leave behind gave us not just one moment in history, but rather hundreds upon hundreds of memorable moments that we will NEVER forget!!!! So, was his death a top moment, no… But, the day he died is one of the biggest moments that this season saw. Not just from this Phan's perspective, but from the perspective of millions of baseball fans around the world who knew who he was and what he meant to the game. Thanks HK for giving something to remember and hold on to.
I agree with those who defend this being a "top moment" of 2009. I guess "memorable moment" might be a more fitting title. Top moments do not need to necessarily be something good. It is reasons like that which make Hitler and Osama Bin Laden being named Time Magazine's man of the year. It is about impact on society. Harry Kalas will forever be missed. Not only by us Phillies fans, but fans of sports all over the country. I think many would agree with me in saying that you will never forget where you were and how you heard that HK left us.
If you are a true Phillies fan (and most everyone on here is), think about how much time you have devoted to some not very good Phillies' teams in July, August, and September over the years.
Three (3 hrs.) hours times about an average of 150 games times thirty-plus (30+ yrs.) years. That is a lot of time to spend with someone.
When I lived in Ohio for three years, I can't even begin to explain the tin foil, hook the antenae of the AM radio up to the cable, contraptions that I concocted, then position the radio in contortions that were never envisioned by the radio's manufacturer, just to pick up an in and out squelchy broadcast of a Phillies' game on old WCAU.
Part of the allegience was to the Phillies team, my love of baseball, but even more was to the dynamic duo that was Harry and Whitey, to hear their comradery, and share their joy of our nation's favorite past time.
With each of their deaths, a part of all of our lives passed with them.
Special moments became even more special, i.e., the Matt Stairs game winning home run or the 2008 Champions of Baseball call.
With their passing came the end of an era, and fortunately with Tom McCarthy and L.A., the beginning of what should be an excellent next chapter.
In five (5) years from now, most of these "top" moments will not share the "memorability" of Harry's passing.
I fully agree it was not a "top" moment, but it was certainly historical and should probably be higher on the list, notwithstanding a fabulous 2009 campaign.
I agree I think it was poorly worded, but I understand the point which I believe Pat Gallen was trying to convey. I believe it might have been better received if it was labeled as The memory of Harry Kalas, or the Legend Harry Kalas. I think the point from other posters is we all want to forget HK's death meaning, we wish it would NOT have happened, HOWEVER, NONE of us want to forget the memories we have all experienced from arguably one of the greatest if not the greatest baseball announcer to ever live. I know some of the other well known announcers like Vin Scully, but no one can ever replace Harry the K.
My cell phone ring tone is Harry's "Swing and a miss, struck him out! The Philadelphia Phillies are the 2008 World Champions of baseball!".
So every time my phone rings I smile – literally I smile.
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I first saw the Berlin Wall in August 1967,when I arrived on assignment as a Russian linguist with the U.S. Air Force. I stayed until November 1968 but, unfortunately, I did not have a camera with me. I borrowed one before leaving and took this shot of the Wall in the south-west part of West Berlin facing into the DDR. I lived not far from this part of the Wall and one could often hear the sounds of sirens and guns at night--training or possibly unsuccessful escape attempts.
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I saw the Wall again in 1972, when I was a graduate student living in Munich and took the train or hitch-hiked there a few timex, but again, I did not have a camera with me.
While I was there this time, I did have a camera, and below are some of the photographs I took of the Berlin Wall.


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Herbie Hancock, the iconic jazz pianist and multiple Grammy Award-winner, will perform his eclectic take on modern music Oct. 29 in North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall as part of the first solo tour of his legendary career.
Hancock is a powerful influence in acoustic and electronic jazz and R&B music. His career spans five decades, his recordings have earned 12 Grammy Awards and he continues to amaze audiences with his energetic live performances.
Hancock's performance begins at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, in the College's Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Tickets are $95 and $85; call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
In 2009, Hancock was awarded the prestigious Album of the Year Award at the Grammys for "River: The Joni Letters," a tribute to Joni Mitchell that featured instrumental arrangements of Mitchell's songs as well as tracks with vocal performances by Corrine Bailey Ray, Norah Jones, Tina Turner and Mitchell herself.
Born in Chicago in 1940, Hancock was a child piano prodigy who performed a Mozart piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 11. He began playing jazz in high school, initially influenced by Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans
In 1963, Miles Davis invited Hancock to join the Miles Davis Quintet. During his five years with Davis, Hancock recorded many classics, including "ESP," "Nefertiti" and "Sorcerer." As Davis later said in his autobiography, "Herbie was the step after Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, and I haven't heard anybody yet who has come after him."
Hancock's commercial successes include the compositions "Cantaloupe Island," "Chameleon" and "Rockit." In 1988, he was the subject of a career retrospective when Verve Records released "Then and Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock" collection.
The jazz visionary remains at the forefront of world culture, technology, business and music. In addition to his career as a composer, performer and recording artist, Hancock is creative chair for jazz at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and chair of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. He is a founder of The International Committee of Artists for Peace (ICAP). Visit herbiehancock.com to learn more.
North Central College's 2011-2012 Sesquicentennial Fine & Performing Arts Season is supported by a generous grant from the Illinois Arts Council. USG Corporation and Navistar, Inc. are underwriting sponsors. This performance is one of many ongoing programs at North Central College to enrich and broaden the cultural and academic outlook for the College and community. North Central offers a variety of venues accommodating a rich range of local and world-class events, performances and space needs for the public. For a comprehensive schedule of musical performances, theatrical productions, art exhibits and lectures, visit northcentralcollege.edu/show or call the box office at 630-637-SHOW (7469).


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Yankees vs. Rays: Thoughts and Notes
As we all know, spring training isn't really about final scores. It's about warm-ups, getting in shape, and finding rhythm. Today the Rays handed the Yankees their rear ends for the better part of the day and won 12-7 over the Bronx Bombers.
Instead of getting into all kinds of detail about who scored and when, I'm just going to tell you all my thoughts on what I saw today.
· Curtis Granderson
Curtis Granderson failed to reach base today and is still without a hit this spring. He flew out twice against two different left-handed pitchers. One of the knocks against him is his inability to consistently hit lefties, so I'm a little concerned for him. But I have a feeling he'll find his stride.
We'll give Granderson a little time. I think his bat will come alive soon and he just has to adjust to the new environment. His defense wasn't bad, but he did however have a fly ball sail over his head. Better to have it happen now than next month.
· Phil Hughes
In the first inning he gave up a solo homer to Sean Rodriguez (who had a career day at the plate, missing the cycle by a single) Other than that hiccup, Hughes wasn't bad.
Rodriguez's home run was the only hit Hughes allowed over the two innings he pitched. He walked one batter and did not record a strikeout. Other than that, Hughes's changeup was good and there was a lot of movement on it.
I know he wasn't happy with his performance. But that's the idea of spring training–to work the kinks out and get ready for the season. Hughes wants to be a starter but he'll have to fight for it.
If you're counting statistics, Hughes registered the loss today.
· Joba Chamberlain
I saw nothing today from Joba Chamberlain. He only pitched 1 1/3 innings and gave up a total of five earned runs on three hits. He walked three batters and only fanned one.
Chamberlain was extremely flat today; he left everything up in the zone and most of the hitters he faced feasted off him. I would say 85% of the pitches he threw were up and he missed the other 15%.
Not to make excuses for Chamberlain, but he is just getting over the flu. In fact, when the team went out on their "field trip" to the arcade a few days ago, Chamberlain stayed back because of his ailment.
It's difficult to do anything when you're sick, so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt in that respect. Catcher Francisco Cervelli even noted after the outing that Chamberlain looked "a little bit off" and said it was probably because of his flu.
I guess we'll have to wait and see if Chamberlain can rebound next time out.
· Nick Swisher
Nick Swisher had kind of a rough day.
He was picked off at first on a snap throw in a very sloppy play. He took a secondary lead (although he was so far off the bag, you could've called it a tertiary lead) and stumbled trying to get back before he was picked off by Dioner Navarro.
After getting caught napping, Swisher nearly fell into the bullpen trying to run down a fly ball hit by Justin Ruggiano. To me, he looked like a bowling pin out there today. At least he walked in his one at-bat and he looks like he shed some pounds, which is good.
As for the falling and getting picked off–Swisher! Come on, dude!
· Kei Igawa
Sporting a new number (17) Kei Igawa tossed 1 2/3 innings today. And for the first time, I can safely say he did well! Igawa hasn't had much to feel good about since signing with the Yankees, but today he proved he might just have it.
The Japanese non-roster invitee was perfect, not allowing a hit in his outing. He recorded two strikeouts on the afternoon, including a whiff of Ben Zobrist with a nasty breaking ball. His pitches looked a lot better than they were two years ago.
Igawa will without a doubt be in the minors this year. But if he continues to progress and pitch as he did today, the majors could be in his future.
I was very impressed with him today.
· David Robertson
Pitching the sixth inning, David Robertson had a perfect day. No runs, no hits, no walks, one strikeout. I feel good about him and I think he is going to be a valuable part of the bullpen this season. Robertson had such a good postseason last year. I think that sometimes goes overlooked.
Not to mention he and his family teamed up with Tino Martinez and his family last night. Collectively, the Robertsons and the Martinezs attended a Taylor Swift concert in Florida. I thought that was a neat little factoid Martinez mentioned while calling the game today.
And if you ask me, Martinez needs to call more games on the YES Network. He is more fun to listen to than Michael Kay!
· Jesus Montero
As a late inning defensive replacement, Montero was brought in to replace Cervelli behind the plate. He only had two at-bats. He walked and struck out looking.
Montero was one of my five players to watch this spring and I really feel we'll see better things from him this month. I didn't realize until today how big he is! For a 20 year-old kid, he is a monster.
It'll be fun to watch his growth and development, so keep an eye on him.
· Other Notes
–Tomorrow afternoon at GMS Field, A.J. Burnett will start for the Yankees against the Blue Jays. I believe I heard them say Shaun Marcum will make the start for Toronto.
–Nick Johnson did not start today due to a stiff back. He received heat therapy on his back and his activities were limited. His treatment may continue for the rest of the weekend.
The reason his back stiffened up was because of his shoes, believe it or not. According to the YES Network, Johnson wore regular turf shoes instead of spikes while practicing. Somehow that affected him and he hurt himself.
I don't understand it either, but he has to be more careful.
–The Yankees are now 1-2 in Grapefruit League play.
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Swisher did not have a good day! Maybe he should gain the weight back. lol. I give Joba a pass because of the flu. He really wasn't 100%, so we need to see him again when he's stronger. I wonder if Granderson is pressing. It's still early, but he hasn't looked good. I'm hoping he gets off to a good start to build his confidence as a Yankee.
I liked Hughes today it was a typical ST outing and I also like him for the 5th starter spot… your dead on with Swisher, almost looked like he had a late night last night and he was still thinking about it…
Outside the Phillies Looking In
What can you say, Yankees baseball is always sloppy in ST.
that's just how it is. Normally the horrible teams have the best records in ST, and the good teams have the worst records.
But hey that's why it's ST.
The Yankees will have their downfalls in the Spring but also some bright moments.
The only thing that could carry over to the season is Joba's pitching. 1 1/3 innings and five earned? Ouch. I don't think Girardi liked that much!
Maybe he'll turn it around?
If I were you, I'd sure as heck hope so.
Its funny to see this foreshadowing of the postseason back in March. With all the changes the Yanks are making for the playoffs, its hard to imagine a long run with such large adjustments.
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The 25-year-old played the whole game but afterwards coach Tony Smith expressed his concerns.
Smith told BBC Radio Merseyside: "We fear the worst on that one. He's got a back shoulder which he's been carrying around for some while now.
"If it's what we think it is he may have well finished for the year."
This is a big blow. Bridge was in the form of his life and Wire will be weaker in the backs without him. It could mean a move back to centre for King, with Grix partnering him. And maybe a big recall for Kevin Penny joining Riley on the wing.
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Breast cancer is a malignant (cancer) tumor that starts in the cells of the breast. It is found mostly in women, but men can get breast cancer, too. This information is only about breast cancer in women. You can learn more about breast cancer in men in Breast Cancer in Men.
The normal breast
To understand breast cancer, it helps to know something about the normal parts of the breasts, as shown in the picture below.
A woman's breast is made up of glands that can make breast milk (lobules), small tubes that carry milk from the lobules to the nipple (ducts), fatty and connective tissue, blood vessels, and lymph vessels. Most breast cancers begin in the cells that line the ducts. Fewer breast cancers start in the cells lining the lobules. Cancers can also start in cells of the other tissues in the breast. These are called sarcomas and lymphomas and are not really thought of as breast cancers.
The lymph system of the breast
The lymph system is one of the main ways breast cancer spreads. Normally, lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped tissues that contain a certain kind of immune system cell (cells that fight infections). Lymph nodes are connected by vessels (like small veins) that carry a clear fluid called lymph instead of blood.
Most of the lymph vessels of the breast drain into:
- Lymph nodes under the arm (axillary nodes).
- Lymph nodes around the collar bone (supraclavicular and infraclavicular lymph nodes)
- Lymph nodes inside the chest near the breast bone (internal mammary lymph nodes)
Breast cancer cells can travel in lymphatic vessels and begin to grow in lymph nodes. If cancer cells spread to lymph nodes, there is a greater chance that the cells have also spread to other places in the body. The chance goes up the more lymph nodes with cancer there are. Since cancer in lymph nodes doesn't always cause the nodes to get larger, doctors often remove one or more lymph nodes to check for cancer spread. Your treatment plan will depend on whether or not cancer is found in the lymph nodes.
Breast lumps that are not cancer (benign breast lumps)
Most breast lumps are not cancer – they are benign. Benign breast tumors are abnormal growths, but they do not spread outside of the breast and they are not life threatening. But some benign breast lumps can increase a woman's risk of getting breast cancer.
For more on benign breast changes, see Non-cancerous Breast Conditions.
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Carcinoma: a cancer that begins in the lining layer of organs such as the breast.
Adenocarcinoma: a type of carcinoma that starts in gland tissue (tissue that makes and secretes a substance). The ducts and lobules of the breast are gland tissues because they make breast milk, so cancers starting in these areas are often called adenocarcinomas. Nearly all breast cancers are adenocarcinomas.
Sarcoma: a cancer that starts from connective tissues such as muscle tissue, fat tissue or blood vessels. Sarcomas of the breast are rare and are not covered here.
Types of breast cancers
There are many types of breast cancer, but some of them are very rare. Sometimes a breast tumor can be a mix of these types.
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
DCIS means that abnormal cells start in the cells lining the ducts without growing (invading) through the walls of the ducts into the tissue of the breast. Because the cells haven't invaded, DCIS is also sometimes called a non-invasive breast cancer. Since the cells haven't grown through the duct wall, they cannot spread to lymph nodes or other organs. But sometimes DCIS can go on to become an invasive cancer. That is why it is sometimes called a pre-cancer. Mammograms find many cases of DCIS.
Invasive (or infiltrating) ductal carcinoma (IDC)
This is the most common breast cancer. It starts in the cells lining a duct, and then the abnormal cells break through the wall of the duct and grow into (invade) the tissue of the breast. From there, the cancer cells can spread to nearby lymph nodes or other parts of the body.
Invasive (infiltrating) lobular carcinoma (ILC)
This cancer starts in the cells lining the milk glands (the lobules). The cells grow through the wall of the lobules and then can spread to nearby lymph nodes or other parts of the body.
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC)
This is a rare type of invasive breast cancer. Often, there is no single lump or tumor. Instead, IBC makes the skin of the breast look red and feel warm. It also may make the skin look thick and pitted, something like an orange peel. The breast may get bigger, hard, tender, or itchy.
In its early stages, inflammatory breast cancer is often mistaken for infection. Because there is no defined lump, it may not show up on a mammogram, but other tests may be helpful. It has a higher chance of spreading and a worse outlook than other types of breast cancer. For more details, see Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
There are also many other less common types of breast cancer. More details about these can be found in the detailed guide Breast Cancer.
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