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Library staff have begun the daunting task of loading nearly 180,000 items into the automatic storage and retrieval system within the new Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons in time for Opening Day, June 24.
The ASRS will contain lower circulation items, while higher circulation items and selected titles for specific disciplines will be available on open stacks on three floors. The ASRS frees up valuable space in the Mary Idema Pew Library for multiple uses by students, such as individual and group study areas, technology, media and presentation prep rooms, and social areas, including a café.
All items in the ASRS are cataloged in the library's search engine and patrons will be able to request items online. Patrons also will have the choice of which campus to pick up their requested items. Immediate delivery will be available at the Mary Idema Pew Library. Deliveries to the Pew Grand Rapids Campus, Steelcase Library will be made several times each weekday.
The library's computer system is utilized to keep track of each item in the ASRS. All the books have bar codes and are packed in 2-foot-by-4-foot carriers that can be called up by the computer system. Packing within the carriers is not by subject, but rather by size to make the most efficient use of space. Room for future growth was planned into the system, which has a capacity for 600,000 items.


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New Woodward HQ site redevelopment could total 935,000 square-feet
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The bulk of the space on the 101-acre site would be occupied by the energy and aerospace company. Its plans, submitted Monday, show more than 760,000 square feet of five potential buildings to be used by the company.
Woodward has not said whether it intends to move forward with the site, but submitted its plans to the city Planning and Zoning Board in case it does settle on the location. The company — which moved its HQ from Rockford, Ill., to Fort Collins in 2007 after Fort Collins resident Tom Gendron was named CEO — announced last year that it was considered several possible locations around the country.
If approved, the project will proceed in phases, with the first phase including about 174,000 square feet. This phase would include a 150,000-square-foot Industrial Turbomachinery Systems building with both manufacturing and office space. This initial phase will also include 24,000 square feet of production support.
The first phase of the project will house about 500 employees. At full build-out, the headquarters will hold between 1,700 and 1,900 employees. Right now, Woodward employs 1,200 at its Fort Collins and Loveland campuses.
The entire project would be constructed over a five- to 30-year period. "Future expansion of the Woodward campus buildings will occur over time as production needs dictate," the company explained in its plan.
The site plan shows potential uses such as restaurants or a bank to supplement office and other mixed-use space.
The entire site is about 101 acres, and about 30 percent of that will remain open space.
Plans also show that the project, if it moves forward, will leave standing historic properties on the site, which is located at the intersection of Lemay Avenue and Mulberry Street.
A barn and some silos on the property are registered with the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties and will be integrated into the redevelopment, the plan says.
Also, the Poudre Trail would be relocated through the project area to allow for connections to the historic landmarks.
The redevelopment would also help restore parts of the Poudre River that were altered for the creation of the golf course.
The plans do not include additional housing on the site, but the creation of new commercial services and employment opportunities should spur the development of new housing nearby, the plan says.
Should it move forward, Allen Ginsborg of NewMark Merrill in Fort Collins would be the developer of the project.
A planning and zoning hearing is scheduled for Feb. 21 for final approval.
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Montpelier Police Log: Panic alarm and threats prompt callsFebruary 26,2013
The following is a sampling of incidents as initially reported to Montpelier police.
Feb. 19
A motorcycle was vandalized around 12:30 p.m. at Pioneer Center.
A panic alarm at a Department of Motor Vehicles counter was pressed around 12:45 p.m.
Threats to kill were spoken on Cummings Street.
A couple was arguing behind an apartment building on Barre Street.
A vehicle hit a deer around 9:25 p.m. near Main Street and Towne Hill Road.
Feb. 20
Music was blaring around 2 a.m. from Subway, which appeared unoccupied.
A simple assault occurred on National Life Drive.
Three males were huddled together outside a window around 2:15 p.m. at 535 Stone Cutters Way.
Feb. 21
Males were outside 535 Stone Cutters Way again about 2:30 p.m.
Feb. 22
A dog near the corner of Northfield Street and Independence Green had been barking all day and night.
An item was stolen from a Berlin Street porch.
A person was concerned about the way vehicles were parked on Bailey Avenue.
A person was concerned a Liberty Street power line may snap.
A red fox was hit and killed on Route 2.
Feb. 23
A skunk thought to have distemper on School Street was chased.
Montpelier resident Todd Ploof was intoxicated around 2 a.m. on Main Street, and during processing, a small amount of marijuana was found in a plastic bag inside his wallet, police said.
Feb. 24
A skunk was wandering around again near Liberty and Loomis streets.
A dog ran off into the woods around 9 p.m. near Robinhood Circle.
Police cited the following people:
Chelsea R. Parker, 24, of Northfield, on a charge of driving while her license was suspended Thursday.
Joshua G. Hosmer, 37, of Montpelier, on Friday for a forged prescription and two other offenses. Police said dispatch noted Feb. 14 that a physician assistant at Central Vermont Medical Center gave a prescription to Hosmer but he tripled the amount. He also contacted a woman Friday even though court conditions barred him from doing so, police said.
Derek A. Metivier, 28, of Montpelier, on a charge of retail theft on Friday. Police said a man and woman were putting things in their pockets at Rite Aid Pharmacy on Main Street.
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When it comes to iPhone ringtones, "Chimes" and "Ripple" will only get you so far. Discerning iPhone users need a ringtone that suits them, and what better choice than a song they love? Of course, nobody wants to pay for ringtones, and while there are several apps that offer to help users create their own ringtones, what many people might not know is that you can do this entirely with iTunes. The process can be a bit circuitous in that it requires you copy files and change extension names, but once you get the hang of it, it's quick and easy. Below is our guide on how to make ringtones for the iPhone using iTunes, whether you want to hear a mournful jazz number or the latest hit when people call.
Related: Craving content? Here's how to download and listen to podcasts in Android or iOS
Choosing your song and creating an AAC version
Step 1: Open and update iTunes
To begin, launch iTunes in Windows or Mac OS X and ensure you're using the latest version of iTunes — currently 12.3.3 — before you continue. To do so using Mac OS X, click iTunes in the main application toolbar and select Check for Updates from the resulting drop-down menu. If using Windows, click the Help option housed in the Menu Bar below the playback buttons, and select Check for Updates near the bottom of the resulting drop-down list.
If the Menu Bar isn't visible already, click the main toolbar in the upper-left corner of the main iTunes window and select Show Menu Bar.
Step 2: Choose a song
Choose the song you'd like to use for your new iPhone ringtone. Keep in mind that iPhone ringtones continually run in 30-second (or less) loops, so don't pick something that you are going to regret later. Once you've chosen the appropriate song, memorize or jot down the start and stop times for the desired, 30-second portion of the song you wish to be your ringtone.
Step 3: Insert the start and stop times
One of the lesser known features of iTunes is the software's ability to "crop" songs and videos, which allows you to choose specific times for them to stop and end. This is how we will select a portion of a song to use as a ringtone. First, right-click or ctrl-click the song you want and select Get Info from the resulting drop-down list.
Afterward, click the Options tab at the top of the window. There should be fields for Start and Stop. Enter the times you want. Remember that ringtones max out at 30 seconds, so keep it at or below that length. For our purposes, we'll use a segment from 0:14 to 0:42 in the song. Once done, click OK.
Step 4: Create AAC version
AAC is an audio format that Apple prefers to use for its devices; essentially, it achieves the same sound quality as MP3 while using less storage space. iTunes gives users the option to create AAC versions of any songs they choose, which is a nice tool for conserving hard drive space and creating a ringtone. Once you've set the start and stop times, right-click or ctrl-click the same song again and select Create AAC Version. Because we have altered the start and stop times for the song, this will create a copy of that specific section of the song. The copy will then automaitcally appear in your iTunes library directly beneath the original song.
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Click the new AAC version of the song once created, and drag it to the desktop or your desired save location. This will copy the file to that location.
At this point, you probably no longer need the shortened song. Unless for some reason you want to keep a 30-second snippet, you might as well delete the file to clear up any unnecessary clutter. Right-click or ctrl-click the AAC file in iTunes and select Delete from the resulting drop-down menu. Click the Delete File button, if prompted.


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Have you ever felt like you "knew" someone and could feel their joy and sorrow without ever knowing them? This is the way I felt when I heard the news on June 30 and then saw the televised memorial service for the 19 Prescott Granite Mountain "Hotshot" firefighters who lost their lives "32 miles Southwest of Prescott, Ariz."
I can almost see them wearing their heavy firefighter equipment as I saw their photos displayed surrounded by American flags as thousands attended the service at Tim Toyota Center this week.
A bell tolled as each name was mentioned and I could feel the grief that is felt at the death of a loved one.
Why? How could this firefighting crew that was so highly trained die?
The newspaper says that a meteorologist reported that thunderstorms and dangerous winds were heading toward them and alerted the dispatch center, but it's unclear whether firefighters received the message. Authorities confirm they deployed their individual shelters and to my understanding, this is like a fireproof body cover that is used as a last resort that can protect them against death, but only if they are rescued within a certain amount of time. Still, they died. And the country came together to mourn.
Each firefighter had something special as stated on the internet…
Andrew Ashcraft, 29, was a great dad to four children and he texted his wife Juliann at 3:19 p.m. "I would love some rain over here."
Robert Caldwell, 23, was a crew leader, outdoorsman, labeled "Gentle giant" and was to be married in November.
Robert and Grant McKee, 21, were cousins. Grant recently became engaged.
Travis Carter, 31, was the strongest man on the crew; he was a relentless worker. "No one could beat him; yet he was humble."
Dustin Ford, 24, loved God and firefighting as his passions; his pastor dad volunteered for local fire department. Dustin was fifth of 10 children and in hours of danger, he would talk to the crew about God. Four of his brothers are also firefighters.
Christopher Mackenzie, 30, followed his father's footsteps and became a firefighter; graduated in 2001 and loved snowboarding.
Eric Marsh 43, was the superintendent of the Hotshot crew; was the oldest in the crew and was "the best at what he did."
Sean Misne, 26, was the grandson of a former fire chief. He loved football and was a team player. Seans' wife is seven months pregnant.
Scott Norris, 28, was unmarried and the newest member of the crew kidding the longest he had been without a bath and living in tents was 14 days!
Wade Scott Parker, 22, liked "worship music" and a poem that he composed was read to the standing room audience.
John Percin, 24, graduated in 2007 (like Lorene Tonia, our daughter) he was a multi sport athlete (loved baseball) and had an 'unforgettable laugh."
Anthony Rose, 23, and his fiancée were expecting their first baby.
Jesse Steed, 36, a former Marine saw firefighter as a way to serve his community; he and his wife (a stay-at-home mom) have a 4-year-old son and a 2-year-old daughter.
Joe Thurston, 32, was a "daredevil "jumping off a 40-foot cliff and doing a front flip into the water below! He love being active and outdoors.
Travis Turbyfill, 27, nicknamed "Turby" a former Marine would train in the morning and then return in the afternoon with his wife and their two reddish-blonde curly hair little girls who loved their daddy! He wrote "I have decided to live forever or die in the attempt" on his yearbook photo.
William Warneke, 25, a former Marine loved nature. He and his wife are expecting their first baby in December.
Clayton Whitted, 28, had a lot of photos of their wedding and wrote "Newlyweds for 870 days."
Kevin Woyjeck, 21, followed in his father's footsteps who was a fire captain.
Garret Zuppiger, 27, loved being funny; he built his own skateboard and loved to drink coffee.
But the saddest was when Brandon McDonough, the 20th firefighter and only survivor received a standing ovation.
I could feel his grief as he recited "The Hotshot Firefighter's Prayer," thanked everyone for supporting him and ended his short speech with "I miss my brothers."
Indeed, their brotherhood was like their second family to each of them. And thousands came together to mourn this tragic loss and yet to celebrate their life as they died in a profession that they were trained to do to save lives and property.
It was an honor to see Vice President Joe Biden, Prescott's Fire Chief Dan Fraijo, the Arizona Governor and so many firefighters in uniform. The Honor Guard presented the IAFF Medal of Honor to the 19 families for their loved ones' dedication, honor and sacrifice.
As "Taps" was played, the camera focused on their photos and a statue of a firefighter surrounded with yellow roses and their firefighter boots held up their black helmets with their pickaxes and their firefighter's uniform. (This memory will stay with me for a long time.)
Do you feel like you knew them or they could have been our sons or our neighbors reading the above? I do.
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Reader Shannon Hutchins shares her recipe for mac 'n' cheese. The secret toits appeal? Liberal amounts of butter, and no surprises. "I've flown across the country with my mac 'n' cheese," says Seattle-based Hutchins."A friend in New York even asked me to overnight it to him. That wouldn't end well."
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- 1 pound macaroni pasta
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 8 ounces Velveeta cheese, cut into cubes
- 1 stick (4 ounces) butter
- 6 ounces shredded aged white cheddar cheese (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 6 ounces shredded muenster cheese (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 6 ounces shredded pepper jack cheese (about 1 1/2 cups)
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- In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until al dente; drain.
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A lighter was mistaken for a grenade at Miami International Airport, prompting a security scare on Christmas Eve, said Miami-Dade Police.
A woman flying to Honduras was carrying the lighter.
"It appeared that there was something that looked like a grenade in there. So obviously we can't take any chances with that," said Lauren Stover, assistant aviation director for public safety at the airport.
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According to information from DPS, the crash happened about 4:34 p.m. in a construction zone near the intersection of U.S. Highway 181 and FM 887.
An 18-wheeler owned by Premier Vacuum Service driven by Raul Ramirez, 38, of Rio Grande City, was traveling north on U.S. Highway 181 in the inside lane. Following the 18-wheeler was a GMC pickup driven by Craig Comeaux, 46, of San Antonio.
A Mitsubishi Raider pickup driven by Bobby Joe Schulz, 26, of Spring Branch, was traveling southbound in the outside lane. Police say witnesses reported Schulz falling asleep while driving and when the vehicle approached a curve, the right front tire veered off the right edge of the roadway.
Schulz, realizing he had driven off the roadway, then over-corrected, steering hard to the left and into the oncoming traffic in the northbound lane.
The truck driver, due to construction, had no place to go and braked hard striking the passenger side of the Mitsubishi causing massive damage. The GMC pickup, which was following the 18-wheeler, drove over the crash debris resulting in minor damage to the GMC.
An AirLife helicopter transported Schultz from a location near the scene of the crash to University Hospital in San Antonio for treatment to his injuries. A spokesperson for University Hospital told The Karnes Countywide on June 10 that Schulz had been discharged from the hospital.


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One or two people should be appointed to maintain the family records. It's always better to have two copies of everything just in case.
Don't let this discussion cause any dissension in the family, however. But if there are any estranged or quarreling family members, the holiday season is also a time to put it to an end ...
Stop fighting family members
There are sparks, arguments and sometimes even fistfights in families, but the holiday season is a perfect opportunity to make things right.
A "gnawing feeling" indicates that the matter should be handled so that it doesn't continue throughout the holiday season, according to Mark Gorkin, the Stress Doc and author of "Practice Safe Stress and The Four Faces of Anger."
"How strong is your reaction to that person?" he said. "If it's strong enough, you want to deal with it."
Gorkin added that sometimes it may be a pattern of small things that are said and done that may make a family member uncomfortable.
However, the key to resolving family disputes is to use good communication skills by telling the family member how something makes you feel and asking that he or she stop.
And after quarreling family members are back to being lovey dovey again, it's time to start a tradition that can be carried out each year ...
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Every family should have something unique to its celebration during the holidays. And if you do not have one, now is the time to start one.
The tradition should fit the family, of course. For some families, a toast can work as a tradition. For other families, a prayer may be better.
Because families have gatherings during the holidays, it may be a good idea to get a professional photographer to take photos or a video.
In families where names are drawn to buy gifts, notes should be written to other family members. After all, it's the thought that counts.
Not all families are affectionate. To show love more, family members can begin a tradition of hugging or kissing every family member at the celebration.
But no matter how you and your family choose to celebrate the holidays, don't get caught up with things that are fleeting. Focus on family.
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JACOBSBURG – Long, mounded rows of soil stretch across a grassy, sloped field. On a day when the forsythia just opened up, it may look like the Thorntons are getting ready to plant. Nope, the planting has already been done. They grow asparagus, which is a perennial, and, quiet as it looks, the crop is busy working its way toward the tops of those mounds.
The growth process began years ago, in fact. Asparagus "crowns" have a center surrounded by small roots. These are placed about two feet apart under a foot of soil. For the next two years, the plant will settle itself, spreading roots horizontally underground and pushing shoots toward the sky. Only after the plant is three or four years old, and the shoots are about the diameter of an average index finger, will the Thorntons harvest it.
Myra Thornton and husband Tom grow "Certified Naturally Grown" asparagus, rhubarb and red raspberries using organic methods and practices. She explains that first year asparagus comes up on skinny, weedy stalks that develop tops like feathery asparagus ferns. The shoots are bigger the second year – about the diameter of a #2 pencil – but they let the plant mature at least one more year before harvesting. Most of the asparagus in the stores and at markets is probably from middle aged plants, 6 or 7 years old. Asparagus plants are generally harvested for up to 15 years but have been known to live and produce to 30 years.
Asparagus is classified into groups beginning with "extra small," around pencil-sized, to "colossal," about the diameter of a 50-cent piece. Most of the mid-sized spears are cut at 8 or 9 inches in length. The wider, older spears are cut at 4 to 6 inches because the additional length becomes woody. These shorter, fatter spears are also sweeter, according to Myra. As the season gets underway, shoots can grow between 2 and 6 inches per day. The Thornton farm can produce 110 pounds per day during the high season, and all asparagus, even commercially produced, is cut by hand.
It is a good companion plant to tomatoes. Tomato plants naturally repel asparagus beetles, and asparagus plants repel some root nematodes that affect tomato plants.
After the 10-week season is over the Thorntons allow the asparagus to continue growing, and they will top 10 feet with the fern-like heads. Myra says they turn golden in the fall and are later chopped down with a weeder machine.
A member of the Lily family, of the nearly 300 types of asparagus recorded, only 20 are edible, and virtually the only commercially grown and most popular variety is Asparagus officionalis. In addition, all asparagus – with the exception of a genetically modified purple variety – is green. White asparagus is also Asparagus officionalis, but the new shoots are immediately covered with soil to stop photosynthesis, which produces green chlorophyll. Another type, Asparagus racemosus, from India and the Himalayans, has been used as a medicinal plant for centuries in Ayurvedic practice.
There is evidence that the Egyptians grew asparagus as early as 3000 BC. The Greeks and Romans also prized the vegetable for both its flavor and health benefits, and the name, which is Latin, is a derivative from a Persian word for "shoot" or "sprout." One of the earliest surviving cookbooks, from the third century, includes an asparagus recipe. It wasn't until the 15th century that Western Europe began taking note and using asparagus. It arrived in the United States around 1850.
Reading varied lists of asparagus' health benefits, one might think that it's a super food that can treat gout, fatigue, constipation, kidney stones, acne, hypertension, cancer and arthritis, and act as a diuretic, build healthy cell structure, reduce the risk of birth defects and cure hangovers. There is some truth in all of this.
A substance in asparagus has been found to dissolve uric acid (a problem with gout) and an amino acid called asparagine promotes the evacuation of fluids and salts that increase risk of high blood pressure and heart disease. The vegetable's high fiber content cleans the digestive system.
Asparagus has a high Vitamin C content that contributes to the development of collagen for healthy cells and skin. It also contains a potent antioxidant called glutathione, which with asparagus' Vitamin A, potassium and folate, renders strong anti-aging properties and fights cancer causing free radicals.
Asparagus is an excellent source of potassium, which neutralizes sodium, thus reducing the risk of hypertension. Asparagus has one of the highest contents of Vitamin K, with powerful anti-inflammatory properties. The high levels of B vitamins in asparagus have been shown to regulate both blood pressure and blood sugar, while a combination of folate and B12 contributes to improved cognitive ability and regulation of embryonic nerve cell development for healthy babies.
Recent studies have shown asparagus to contain a select group of phytonutrients called saponins that fight inflammation and cancer and control blood pressure, blood sugar and fat content in the blood. Asparagus is also on the short list of foods with inulin, a special type of carbohydrate that is not digested in the small intestine, but is an excellent food source for "good bacteria" in the large intestine, which, when thriving, lower the risk of colon cancer and allergies and help the body absorb nutrients more efficiently.
A sulfuric compound creates a side effect which most people experience, an odor in the urine. This is a harmless reaction of metabolization, and while it occurs in the majority of humans, only around 40 percent can actually detect the odor.
And, yes, recent studies in Asia have found that asparagus promotes production of an enzyme that breaks down alcohol, so it may even be an effective treatment for hangovers.
While Myra acknowledges that she is not a doctor, she and people she knows have experienced remarkable results for both cancer and fibromyalgia by using a puree of fresh, organic asparagus in 8 ounces of water twice every day.
Asparagus can be lightly steamed or sauteed (under two minutes), roasted or grilled. An upright steamer is best, Myra says, because the tops are most tender and cook faster than the heavier stems. Even the water is healthy after cooking, since nutrients leach in during the steaming process. Add the water to soups, vegetable juices or to a light dressing for vegetables or salads.
Asparagus is highly perishable, though, and should be used within two days of purchase for optimum health benefits. It is possible to freeze uncooked asparagus using designated freezer bags to keep moisture and air out.
The Thorntons will be available to answer questions about their crop while hosting the fifth "Experience Asparagus Festival" on Saturday, April 27 from 1 to 5 p.m. at their farm, 50222 Cook Rd. in Jacobsburg, off of Belmont County Rd. 5. There will be activities, cookbooks and asparagus-based dishes and snacks for the whole family from more than 25 vendors. The event is free and open to the public and is a fundraiser for the Ohio Valley Farmers Market. For more information call (740) 686-2025, or see the Ohio Valley Farmers Market page on Facebook.
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Even as the debate over gun rights takes center stage in President Obama's response to the schoolhouse massacre in Newtown, Conn., advocates are applauding his new mental health-related initiatives. The White House on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping new agenda to reduce the nation's gun violence, which has left some opponents going as far as threatening impeachment of the president over the issue. That agenda includes a number of new initiatives to improve U.S. mental health services, which the head of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) immediately praised. "NAMI applauds the President's plan for its significant provisions to strengthen and expand mental health services," says Michael Fitzpatrick , executive director of NAMI. "The plan in fact reflects the thrust … Continue reading


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According to Seattle Mariners' beat writer Ryan Davish, Marlon Byrd has indicated he is willing to waive his no trade clause to go to Seattle in a potential deal that has reached the serious discussion stage. According to CSN Philly's Leslie Gudel, Byrd has not yet committed to doing such.:
When asked if he'd waive no-trade clause to Mariners Byrd said "the trade would have to happen first then I would discuss what's best (cont)
— Leslie Gudel (@lesliegudel) July 13, 2014
…for me and my family and the Phillies organization." – Marlon Byrd on whether he'd waive no-trade clause to Seattle.
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Byrd is hitting .263/.315/.479, leading the Phillies in homers with 18 and slugging percentage. Byrd, 36, is signed through 2015 at $8 million per year, has a limited no trade clause that would require his consent to be dealt to Kansas City, Seattle, Tampa Bay, and Toronto, and has an attainable trigger for 2016 for an $8 million salary.
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I dont know a lot about Seattle's farm system, what kind of return can we expect for Byrd? Except de ackley scenario
Same here. I think we'd get more for him from the Royals–they have *much* better players!!
they've offered Michael Martinez for him.
Hammer this deal out bring back nick franklin or a good outfield prospect… Use this deal to set up another deal later this month for cliff lee to Seattle with cash for taijuan walker
Marlon Byrd does not equal Nick Franklin. Franklin will be used in the Mariners' push for David Price.
lol time will tell..
The rays want way too much for price right now… And the mariners will want to land someone soon, so they may over pay…
Byrds contract is reasonable but that that 2016 option is kind of worrisome a bit.
Agreed…that option is a killer. It seems like Amaro hands them out way too easily.
A bright spot in this season and we trade him? What kind of message does that send to the team?
Do youu understand the concept of a rebuild, dude?
It sends the message that by the time this team will be a contender again, Marlon Byrd (and many others on the team) will be retired. It's simply exchanging a short term asset for a long term asset. That's pretty much how it works.
If only that bright spot were the collective team, maybe he'd be worth keeping. He'd be better off contributing on a contender or even dark horse contender like mariners.
It depends on what the Phillies can get for him. Suppose that they can get a starting pitcher who will be on the Phillies for several years. It's something the Phillies have to consider.
Byrd on pace for about 35 HR's…even if he regresses some and hits 30 he still is of value for his contract..2016 option kinda takes away…it does seem like Amaro hands these out to often..but i dont know if its the norm around the league..
*but i dont know if its the norm around the league*
Yes they are. If the whiners who are constantly bashing Amaro for "too easily" handing out option years took the trouble to actually look at contracts around the league, they'd see that.
Here it is guys, feel free:
Premium players are going to get a year more than you ought to give them and/or an option you don't want to give them. That's how the game's played. It's called leverage.
So you're saying Ibanez, Polanco, Adams, Ruiz, Byrd, and Burnett were premium players when Amaro tacked on their option years? They were all guys at the end of their careers, and there wasn't exactly a bidding war for their services. Leverage? You can't be serious.
You seem to think that a "premium player" is a super star. Yes, Ibanez, Byrd, Burmett, and Adams were premium players based on their previous playing year performance, although in Adams' case he was coming off surgery. All of these guys were or would have been sought by and gotten competitive offers from other teams. They were decidedly not replacement-level blokes. I'm not saying I would have signed all of those guys, but that's not the point. Ruiz does not have a player option, it's a club option. Polanco had no option, just a straight buyout, either .5M or 1.0M, I forget which.
There were at at least the Orioles and Pirates involved in Burnett's case. The Rockies and red Sox were involved in Ruiz's case. At the time the Phillies signed him, Mike Adams was being pursued by the Rockies and Cubs. I think you can question whether or not RAJ should have pursued those players in the first place, but, if you really want a guy, and there are other teams involved options are given.
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As much as I hate to see Hamels be moved, he brings us the biggest return. Hamels and Byrd to the Mariners with the Phils eating some cash (Hamels owed 90 Mil. and Byrd 8 after this season with an option)..for Walker, Paxton, Franklin (Franklin as a future 2b option) and outfiled prospect Jarbari Blash (Mariners 18th best prospect).. it's a big haul for the Phils to land Walker (4th best prospect in mlb) and Paxton who is a high ceiling prospect and the others.
Forget about Paxton–the Mariners won't move him. A left-handed starting power pitcher with more upside than Walker? No way.
Just my opinion of course, but I see Marlon Byrd's 2016 option as very reasonable, and don't think it will be a detriment when trying to trade him.
He has to have 1100 PA's 2014-2015 including 550 in 15, or 600 PA's in 2015
If Byrd gets that many PA's at his age, then he has both remained healthy and is performing very well – or he wouldn't get them.
I'm not a big believer in WAR/ FA Dollars as presently measured by fangraphs, but it's a useful comparison tool. So using that, if he stays on present pace, he will have outperformed the entire contract in his first two years anyway.
This team can't score now…just imagine how bad they'll be by Aug 1st. If Byrd was 30, I'd say keep him, but this team doesn't have a chance to compete until 2017 when they can get out of that terrible Howard contract.
I'd trade anyone over 30 we can get something for.
I think what the phillies should do u know even right now there in a very very deep slump they can do something's that could be best things for the club and for Ruben amour jr to do would be is trade A.J Burnett and Marlon Bryd to the the rays for one of the best pitchers baseball right now would have to be David price. Next go to Seattle and try to do a trade possible like Jonathan Papelbon and Dominic Brown for Dustin Ackley also then for top pitcher prospects.
Neither of those trades will happen, unrealistic… The rays want multiple young controllable pieces for price and it doesn't make sense for us to acquire him anyway
I wonder with all the speculation concerning whether or not the Phillies will become "sellers", if anyone, including the PN writers, have given any thoughts about the media conglomerate, Comcast? The obvious connection is the Comcast Sportnet and their new $2.5 billion TV contract for 25 years with the Phillies. Don't you think their corporate heads will have some say on what direction the team should take? With the declining attendance and likely a drop in TV ratings, one would certainly think Comcast is keeping an eye on the Phillies' owners and GM on any decisions they make in possible trades. Sportnets has a very expensive media product to sell on air and do not want to jeopardize it with any talk of a "fire sale" and creating an image of a non-competitive, cellar dwelling team for the next several consecutive years.
Dj Peterson is another prospect we should look at in a trade, young third base, power hitting prospect
Trade the big bust at first base, occasional home run but the man can not hit with consistency.
Maybe Ruin Tomorrow Jr can trade himself and Ryan Howard. LOL. Then again, no other team is even remotely dumb enough to take on Howard at $25 Million a year. The only way the Phillies have a snowballs chance in hell of trading Howard is to probably pay at least $15 Million a year of his contract. UGH.
All true. Whether injury-related or not, it's sad how bad he's been this year, despite the almost decent RBI numbers.
Idk I think we'd have to pick up more than 15 mil a year to trade Howard


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A Curious Pacific Wave
A Curious Pacific Wave A massive swell of warm water is buffeting South
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March 5, 2002: Somewhere on a beach in Ecuador or Peru, someone is out for stroll. A warm breeze is blowing, water laps at their feet. It's paradise.
But something is amiss. The air is a bit warmer than usual. So is the water. And, for weeks now, tides have been cresting a few inches higher. Maybe only frequent beach-walkers would notice the difference, but the changes are real.
These countries have just been hit by a gentle yet massive swell of warm water -- a so-called "Kelvin wave."
"Kelvin waves are warm bumps in the Pacific Ocean," says JPL oceanographer Bill Patzert. They form around Indonesia and travel east toward the Americas. "A typical Kelvin wave is 5 or 10 cm high, hundreds of kilometers wide, and a few degrees warmer than surrounding waters."
El Niños and Kelvin waves are both triggered by winds -- or a lack thereof -- in the Pacific Ocean. Patzert explains: Pacific trade winds blow from east (the Americas) to west (Indonesia). The persistent breeze pushes Sun-warmed surface waters westward and, as a result, the sea level near Indonesia is normally 45 cm higher than it is near Ecuador.
"We call that part of the ocean near Indonesia the warm pool -- it's the biggest area of warm water on our planet," says David Adamec, a climate researcher at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The pool heats the atmosphere above the western Pacific where convection cells spawn thunderstorms, lightning, and plenty of rain.
Above: A Kelvin wave crosses the Pacific, Dec. 8, 2001 - Mar. 3, 2002. This plot shows a 500m-deep slice of the Pacific Ocean along the equator. The warm pool is on the left, the Americas are on the right. False colors denote temperature anomalies (measured by Pacific ocean buoys) in degrees Celsius. "The warmest part of a Kelvin wave is usually 100 to 150 meters below the ocean's surface," notes Adamec. [more]
Sometimes the trade winds falter for a few days or weeks -- researchers aren't sure why -- and warm water slides back across the Pacific toward the Americas. "That's a Kelvin wave," says Patzert. "We see at least one of them every (northern) winter."
El Niño begins when trade winds falter -- not just briefly -- but for many months. Then, says Patzert, strong Kelvin waves cross the Pacific "like a conveyor belt," depositing warm water near South America where the ocean is normally cold. This new "warm pool" alters weather all over our planet. Rains that would normally soak the western Pacific shift toward the Americas, while places like Indonesia and India become dry.
Above: El Niño conditions
Above: normal or La Niña conditions
Some people welcome the change. The last El Niño in 1997 suppressed Atlantic hurricanes, lowered winter heating bills in New England, and drew surfers to suddenly warm beaches in California. Sled dogs in the Sierra Nevada enjoyed extra sledding when it snowed in June!
Others dread it. Coastal villagers in South America fled torrential rains in 1997 that washed away their homes. Many were ready to leave anyway to escape record swarms of mosquitoes that bred in standing pools. Meanwhile, normally wet places like Indonesia were hit by terrible droughts and wildfires.
Below: Flash floods can be a side-effect of strong El Niños. Credit: NOAA.
"El Niño can do a lot of damage," acknowledges Patzert, "but it's not all bad." For example, farmers can profit from changing weather patterns by cultivating "El Niño crops." Rice and beans, for instance, could be planted in areas normally too dry to support them. But such is only possible if growers know when El Niño is coming.
Scientists have developed computer models that do a good job forecasting El Niño's effects -- after El Niño is underway. "The hard part," says Adamec, "is predicting when El Niño will begin."
Indeed, life would be easier if El Niño came and went on a regular schedule, but the interval between El Niños varies from 3 to 7 years -- another mystery for researchers. Because the last one began in 1997, the next could begin as early as this year or as late as 2004. No one knows.
After the El Niño of 1982-83 took forecasters by surprise, the United States, Japan, and France strung 70 buoys across the equatorial Pacific. Called the "TAO array," these buoys monitor water temperature to a depth of 500 meters, as well as winds, air temperature, and relative humidity. They are designed to be an early warning system for El Niño.
Below: One of 70 buoys in the Tropical Atmospheric Ocean (TAO) array. [more]
El Niño warnings also come from the US-French TOPEX/Poseidon satellite. It can measure the height of the ocean's surface by "pinging it" with an onboard radar. Warm water expands, so Kelvin waves appear as traveling bumps in the satellite's sea surface elevation maps.
Both TAO and TOPEX/Poseidon have tracked the latest Kelvin wave since it formed near Indonesia in Dec. 2001. "The wave crossed the Pacific in January and reached South America in February," says Patzert. Not all Kelvin waves manage to cross the vast Pacific -- but this one did. It reminds Patzert of another notable Kelvin wave: "It looks a lot like one that crossed the Pacific in early 1997 -- just before the last El Niño."
Does this mean another El Niño is near? "Not necessarily," he says. "Kelvin waves appear in the Pacific every winter; they don't all mean El Niño is coming."
Adamec agrees: "It's too soon to say. The real test will be what happens this spring." If the "conveyor belt" starts turning as it did in the (northern) spring of 1997, then we will know El Niño is back.
For now, scientists must watch ... and wait. "We're always watching the Pacific anyway," laughs Patzert. "It's the biggest thing on our planet!" And that, of course, is why Kelvin waves matter.
El Niño El No Show? -- The opposing views of experts highlight the uncertainty of an emerging science: predicting the onset of El Niño.
Recent press releases: Is El Niño Coming Back? (NOAA); Forecasters' Confidence Increases That El Niño Will Develop (NOAA); El Niño is Yawning (ESA)
"Kelvin waves are natural modes of the ocean's response to atmospheric winds," says Bill Patzert. "Kelvin waves hug the equator and are forced to travel west-to-east -- a result of Coriolis forces created by Earth's rotation." More information: Kelvin waves (US Navy); Oceanic Kelvin & Rossby Waves (JPL); Kelvin waves (University of Texas).
Right: A map of Pacific sea-surface temperatures reveals the "warm pool" near Indonesia. Kelvin waves carry water from the warm pool toward the Americas. [more]
The El Nino/Southern Oscillation -- a tutorial from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
TOPEX/POSEIDON Sea Level Anomalies in Equatorial Pacific (1992-Present)
El Niño/La Niña: Natu46;s Vicious Cycle -- (National Geographic) It rose out of the tropical Pacific in late 1997, bearing more energy than a million Hiroshima bombs: the giant El Niño of 1997-98.
Benefits of El Nino Prediction -- (NOAA)
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Skip to comments.For Tea Party Detractors and Mainstream Media, Thursday Was An Epic Fail [FR mentioned]
Posted on 04/17/2010 8:27:33 AM PDT by mdittmar
A Navy Chief once told me that close only counts in three things: horseshoes, hand grenades and area-effect weapons. Now, when it comes down to how the mainstream media tried to portray members of the Tea Party they did not come close.
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past year, America has witnessed a popular uprising of people who have grown concerned by the massive power grab by President Obama and his allies in Congress, who have tried to cram activist government down our throats, while leaving the bills to our kids, grandkids and their childrens children.
When the grassroots efforts of the Tea Party Movement first took hold in the early days of the Obama regime, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dismissed the movement as Astroturf, disheartened Republicans and racists, who could not accept a bi-racial man as President. The mainstream media and Democrat activists, taking their orders right from the Speakers office, tried to portray the political debate as being solely based on President Obamas race and not the policies of an overreaching government.
During the Health Care debate this same media, along with the Democrat leaders, tried and failed in their attempt to use civil rights icon John Lewis and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus as foils to induce a racial incident to smear the Tea Party Movement the citizen-reporter was there to bring you the real story and foil their plans.
The blogsphere was able to expose Democrat activists who sought to infiltrate the Tea Party Movement to incite incidents of violence, but once again these plans were foiled by blog sites such as Freerepublic.com, which exposed Oregon public school teacher Jason Levin the man behind Crashtheparty.org.
(Excerpt) Read more at bigjournalism.com ...
The short video clip in the story is priceless.
What I learned this week is that democrat thugs can break a woman's leg in four places and break her jaw as well, and the media will ignore it and at the same time ask are tea parties violent and racist.
This sh!t needs to come to a screeching halt, RFN.
"PRESIDENT OBAMA: And this week, .... we're going to be doing is bringing some of them into the White House and --
JIM LEHRER: To crack heads?"
"To crack heads?" Lehrer asks.
"Oh, I don't know about cracking heads," Obama said, "facilitating a discussion that solves these problems." "
"PBS's Lehrer Badgers Obama from the Left: What About Banks' 'Huge Profits?'
By Matthew Balan | July 21, 2009 - 11:56
"PBS's Jim Lehrer ... urged the executive to "crack heads"
to get his health care plan passed, and inquired if "taxing the wealthy" was an option to fund it.
Lehrer later pressed Mr. Obama on the "huge profits" being made by "big Wall Street banks.""
"This sh!t needs to come to a screeching halt, RFN."
The communists in the QueerMedia are not going to stop their propagandizing.
Lies and the politics of personal destruction, are stock and trade for the domestic and international Left.
What we need is true conservative alternatives, and I don't mean Fox News.
Someone threw a molitov cocktail at the home of Jan Brewer's top aide this week as well. That got minimal coverage even here at FR.
As the eldest of six children I would like to thank the obama administration for being the BIG BROTHER I never had.
I think my younger siblings would also like to thank him for his generosity towards us. We don't think that we could have made it through the past year without HIM.
ALL PRAISE obama.
Enjoy this San Antonio Tea Party video:
Alinsky is so embarassed:
I totally believe that it will come to a halt. Democrats have totally mis-read the American people and totally underestimated them when they see things going against everything we believe in. Either the media gets on board with the people or they will go out of business. I think that eventually, their stock holders will abandon the media, unless they want to loose everything. We see this happening with Democrat voters already. The voters are beginning to see what's really going on.
Slick Willies' Comment
...But I think that all you have to do is to read the paper every day to see how many there are who are deeply, deeply troubled. We know, now, that there are people involved in groups — these 'hatriot' groups, the Oath Keepers, the Three Percenters, the others — 99 percent of them will never do anything they shouldn't do. But there are people who advocate violence and anticipate violence.
One of these guys the other day said that all politics is just a prelude to the ultimate and inevitable civil war. You know, I'm a southerner. I know what happened. We were still paying for that 100 years later when I was a kid growing up, in ways large and small. It doesn't take many people to take something like that seriously. So I don't want the whole story of this retrospective just to be about this, and to try to turn everything into politics...
You said it. Here's a shout out to Darryl Postell from your fellow Americans. Way to expose the racist libtard for what she was.
The author of the article also had a great quote at the end:
"Nowhere can the Epic Fail of the attempt to smear Americans can be seen more clearly than in the video above of Kelly ODonnell, asking Darryl Postell whether he felt comfortable among his fellow Americans. I dont know about Darryl, but I as a Black man feel more comfortable among Tea Party members than the whole nightly lineup at MSNBC."
Battle lines have been drawn, by them. Its time for Americans to wake up and see this but too many people just want to look on the bright side. They will keep looking on the bright side until they are being marched toward an internment camp by these thugs. Alinsky understood human nature very well.
"These are my people - Americans."
— Darryl Postell
The democrats are desperately trying to stir us into foolish reaction but you're absolutely correct about how we just have to keep moving forward.
This is the first I have heard of this, and I read FR every day, as well as Drudge, but FOX not so much anymore.
Mafia owned democrat union thugs can't stop we the people movement,they operate like it's the 1930's.
This is a two minute clip of my hometown Tea Party yesterday. What a violent group of people! LOL
You're right, they can taste victory. 0bama getting elected was not their victory it was just their start. Victory will be when you cant tell the difference between the US and Venezuela anymore. If people think that in Novemeber we will just vote them out of office and this will be over well I've got some beachfront property in Death Valley I'd like to sell them.
There have been blacks at every tea party I have been to, and they walk about the crowd just like everyone else, in complete safety and comfort. Liberty is for everyone who wants it. Only leftists are obsessed with race, nobody else gives a rats arse.
The pure racism of this question can easily be seen if the participants were reversed!
If it were a white person at a predominantly black rally can you imagine this question being asked?
"How to you feel, Mr. Whitey, being in this group of blacks?"
And you and your ilk are gonna pay for it AGAIN.
Free Republic is not a blog.
They will not go away. As it is now our nation is evenly split between the producers and moochers. They moochers are not going to give up the fight.
That is why conservatives must not only be fighting issues in the short term but also must have a long term strategy.
One of the **MOST** important things conservatives should do is to SHUT DOWN EVERY GOVERNMENT K-12 SCHOOL IN THIS NATION! ( Yes, I am shouting.)
And..Work to see that every child in this nation has access to a conservative private school that teaches the Judeo Christian values upon which our nation is built. Do this and conservatives will begin to take back the cultural institutions that are now dominated by the atheistic Marxists.
In order to learn what Obama and shadow government are doing you have to realize that Barack H. Obama was raised a Marxist/Communist from early childhood into his adult life with friends and mentors teaching and living (Saul Alinsky's rules) Obama is a Marxist Community Organizer...that is what a "community organizer" is...a communist - not an American in any way.
Good point, I send my kids to Catholic school for that reason. What sold me was when I toured the school and the kindergarten class recited the preamble to the Declaration Of Independence. Brought a tear to my eye. My daughter even surprised me when she told me she learned about the Green Mountain boys and wanted to get their flag. Thats the last thing the publik indoctrination compounds want you to know.
There have been blacks at every tea party I have been to, and they walk about the crowd just like everyone else, in complete safety and comfort. Liberty is for everyone who wants it. Only leftists are obsessed with race, nobody else gives a rats arse.
"The MARXISTS are not going to just allow the GOP to take back control of the House and/or the Senate without a REAL FIGHT."
You are 1000% correct. It will be nasty and brutish.
Code pinko in full uniform, despirately seeking media attention (and not getting it).
Being of the "other 95%" to which they are referring, I fail to see anything remotely resembling a tax cut.
CBS has an almost fair report:
Schieffer: Tea Partiers Not Just "A Bunch of Yahoos"
Tea party activists aren't just a "bunch of yahoos who make a lot of noise" and are instead a "force to be reckoned with" for both Democrats and Republicans, "Face the Nation" moderator Bob Schieffer said on "The Early Show" Thursday.
A CBS News/New York Times poll delved deeper into the movement's size, makeup and beliefs, revealing insights that could pose problems for both major parties, Schieffer said.
"I think the most important thing about this poll is we now have some sense of just how large a group this is. It represents about 18 percent of the voting public. That is a force to be reckoned with," Schieffer told "Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith.
"One thing the polls also show, this is not just a bunch of yahoos who make a lot of noise. We're seeing they're actually more educated than Americans in general. These are people who seem to have a legitimate anger building ... and I think that is the thing that both parties have to worry about."[snip]
Bad ratings will have a tendency to do that.
Never heard of them before you threw that out there, you lying, philandering bum!!
What a scumbag.
Smear of the Week candidate, right there!
(U.S. Charges Goldman Sachs With Fraud)
Sachs is being charged for what happened (Bird & Fortune...subprime loans)...just a reminder of how congress handled the last subprime mess....Pelosi's congress made no law to stop that from happening again.....anyone see or can find law to that? Chris Dodd skipped and Barny Frank is written all over this bundling, selling and giving people the right to make loans they have no hope of ever repaying. Frank is not betting along with the GS folks, he has his own little fiefdom which is just as crooked as GS....where was and or are the SEC folks? This is also a government (Timmy Geithner & Obama) huge power grab.
May the pain of his no-doubt inevitable firing by CBS be brief ....
Especially after he said something like that, the knives will be out for him now.
And Slick Willie has the gall to say this the same week leftist thugs physically accosted one of Jindal's staffer's and her boyfriend, leaving both seriously injured.
Add this to the false allegations of the "spitting" and the "N" word, and the beating of the black tea partier. Yet to date, not one Tea Party member has ever been arrested or accused of violence during a protest.
If you were a black conservative, who would you feel most comfortable with?
didn't someone document his use of school IP address in using his site?
Well I am sorry you feel that way, I was simply trying to give credit were credit was due.
Sorry I "feel" what way? I said nothing about any feelings; "Free Republic is not a blog" is a simple statement of fact.
As much as I hate watching Obama at any time, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL5bPJFHRnA was an excellent video! Thank you for posting it.
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Good article, Kevin. Thanks for all your hard work!
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Algae A. Link, Sr.—Mr. Link was a graduate of Monessen (PA) High School, where he was an "All-Mon Valley Conference" honoree as an end on the football team. He was later a standout football player at Bluefield State, where he graduated with a degree in Education in 1938. Upon his return to Monessen, Link was a police officer for the city, retiring as a lieutenant, then was a Westmoreland Engineer.
James E. "Poop" Scott, Sr.—Mr. Scott was a star football, basketball, and baseball player in Beckley, WV, enrolling at Bluefield State College in 1956. During his years at BSC, he was a standout in football, basketball, baseball, and track, serving as captain of the BSC basketball team for two seasons. During the 1959-60 season, BSC defeated West Virginia Conference Tournament favorite, West Virginia Tech, and Scott was a first team All-Tournament selection. He later coached football and basketball at Amherst (VA) County High School, winning a division championship in football and advancing to the state tournament in basketball. For three years (1963-65), Scott played semi-pro football for the Brooklyn Black Hawks of the New York Football Conference. He led the conference in receptions and punt returns, later playing pro football for the Scranton (PA) Miners and Westchester Bulls, a farm team for the New York football Giants. He was inducted into the West Virginia All-Black Sports and Academic Hall of Fame in 2008.
Ellis Ray William, Sr.—Mr. Williams was class president and valedictorian at Gary District High School, graduating in 1940. He was an all-county and all-state selection in football. At Bluefield State College, he was co-captain of the 1946 Big Blues football team, playing in a post-season bowl game against Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA. He was president of the BSC Student Council and graduated, cum laude in 1947. He earned a master's degree from WVU and Certificate in Doctorial Studies from Virginia Tech. Mr. Williams served in the U.S. Army, European theater, during World War II, with nine-months' combat duty that included the campaigns of Roer Valley, Rhine River, and the Battle of the Bulge. He was an educator, administrator, and coach in McDowell County and Wyoming County for more than 40 years and served as an instructor for Bluefield State College, the West Virginia Department of Interior, and the West Virginia Community Action Directors Association. He has received numerous awards, including "Distinguished Teacher Award" from the Kimball High School National Alumni Association, Gubernatorial appointment to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission, and the State of West Virginia Pendant and Plaque for Civil Rights Contributions to West Virginia.
Ernest E. Smith, Sr.—Mr. Smith is a graduate of Bluestone High School, later graduating from Bluefield State College in 1958. At BSC, he was a multi-sport letterman and captain. He also played professional baseball in the Negro National League with the Baltimore Elite Giants. The BSC baseball team upon which he played was the first team to integrate the WVIAC, and he played in the CIAA. He received a master's degree from Virginia State University in 1963 and earned a second master's degree from Radford University in 1978. Very active in the Wytheville Recreation Commission, he was named Scott Memorial High School principal, athletic director, teacher, and coach in 1958. His basketball teams won the Virginia State Championship in 1962, and his career basketball coaching record at Scott was 109-17. In 1966, he was the Wytheville Intermediate School assistant principal, AD, and basketball coach, compiling a 257-7 record. He later coached junior varsity teams at George Wythe High School, and his combined coaching record for 30 years of coaching was 643-46. He is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Wythe County Hall of Fame , the Wythe County Sports Hall of Fame (as the organization's initial inductee), and the West Virginia All-Black Schools Sports and Academic Hall of Fame (in three categories).
John H. Jones--Mr. Jones was a star football player at Aracoma High School, earning West Virginia All-State honors as a tackle in 1954. He received a scholarship to Bluefield State College, participating for four seasons, 1955-1958. During that time, he earned three letters, was co-captain of the Big Blues' team, and was voted to the All-CIAA second team in 1958. He was also voted the Most Outstanding Offensive and Defensive Lineman during the 1957 and '58 seasons. After graduation, he attended The Ohio State University, receiving certification in Special Education. He enjoyed a stellar career in Vocational Education in the State of Ohio, where he served in capacities that included counselor, teacher, and Assistant Director of Vocational Education Training. He is also active in community service, volunteering with the Godman Guild Association as a counselor for youngsters.
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