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I'm willing to pay, if you do as I say
I believe there has been more money spent on baseball contracts this last week than the entire country has spent Christmas shopping all of December.
I was out last-minute shopping tonight, it was dead out there.
On a political note, I'm ok with americans funding the GM/Chrysler bailout if it means every american gets a new GM/Chrysler car for helping fundthis unmonitored sham of a bailout.
I really like that 2009 Dodge Challenger. If the automakers are not willing to at least say thank you by coughing up a free or discounted car for everyone who pays taxes in America, then they need to fold like any other business would be ultimately forced to do.
This is America baby, sink or swim bitch.
Your ten years behind on the electric car, WTF were you thinking??
I have this love hate thing with the Yankees.
I love that they are eager enough to aggressively seek out high caliber talent and spend that money, I just hate the fact that they are financially able to do it, money talks.
I'm not true hater, I think I'm more jealous. I wish the Rockies could bankroll a few good players, but who am I kidding.
Folks who don't live here in Colorado don't associate this state with baseball. The Rockies just don't have any history.
Shoot, a lot of locals here don't think of Colorado as a baseball state. It's an uphill battle.
2007 helped the Rockies gain a little credibility, but the Rockies lost most of it in the World Series.
I have to tell you I'm surprised every time the Rant makes a top 50 list here on MLBlogs.com. It's not because I don't think I can express myself in blog fomat and do it well enough to rank, it's that the Rockies are not really a big draw to anybody other than Coloradans.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure that there are pockets of Rockies fans scattered throughout this big country.
One thing I've noticed is a lot of people living in Colorado have moved here from other parts of the Country and imported their loyaly to their home team with them.
How do I know this you ask? Go watch a Rockies or Broncos game live when the Phillies, Cubs or Steelers are in town, it's not a pretty sight.
At times, I have personally seen their sheer numbers drown out Colorado fans. It's a sad thing let me tell you.
As a loyal Rockies fan, I hate that feeling of being outnumbered in your own house.
I've come to the realization that, the Rant is never going to get the kind of love that an East Coast blog is going to get. Not for lack of creative heart, it just isn't in numbers.
I can't compete with population.
I'm ok with that, it doesn't change my roll whatsoever. I am what I am, and the Rant is what it is.
I'll keep you coming back with my wit, my grit, and my sh*t. I'll give out mad props to any blogger of any team not located on the East coast who can keep his/her blog in the top 50.
It ain't easy, but it sure is fun. I'll have the Ranter's wishes for 2009 coming up tomorrow.
Merry X-mas all…I'm itching to bust out that RockBand for the Wii…D
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D — Firstly – Merry Christmas to you and yours! This Red Sox fan enjoys your ranting and visits often. About people moving and remaining true to the team they grew up with – I can't imagine, no matter where I might live, not being a Red Sox fan! Our home teams are a part of us – our connection to our childhood. And it's okay! Red Sox fan show up in droves at other stadiums – but I would rather have true-blue loyal fans then the "jump on the band wagon" fans! Keep ranting – we'll keep listening! And I believe that the Yankees will learn – money can not buy a World Series!
Hey D,
I have to admit….I'm a die-hard A's fan (I was thrilled that Holliday went there). Grew up in Oakland and watched quite a few games with my Dad and brother. Even though it's hard to watch Bean running the show, I still love my hometown team. Of course, the Rockies are my #1 team.
I'm with you on getting a car from the automakers bailout and I'm totally down with getting the Challenger. Reminds me of my youth.
I feel your pain. The Braves are in a way the Yankees of the south popularity wise, but I live in central PA. It is hard out here for a Braves fan. I'm surrounded by Phillies and Yankees fans on every side. The only time I even get to watch them on tv anymore is when they play the Phillies or the Pirates and even then I have to listen to the obnoxiously biased Phillies announcers. I have to listen to "oh my god the Phillies just made the most amazing play, they are so good, look at the talent" all game long. If a Braves' player makes the same play he was lucky.
I'm really jealous of the Yanks, too! Here the Padres are cutting their payroll (basically all they have left this offseason to fill a LOT of holes is $20 mil), and the Yankees are going out and getting a ton of talent. It's not cool, man. But I guess that's baseball. Merry Christmas!
R-LUV, HB and KAYBEE, JULIA, KYLIE, first off I want to thank you for being regular commenters here on the Rant. I really value your opinions and just wanted to know that I appreciate you and what you write. Second, Merry X-mas, I hope your holidays are special, and I wish you all a killer 2009.
R-LUV-we need to catch a beer at a Rockies game.
KAYBEE-It's cool that we started our blogs around the same time. You have a great blog, and I admire your devotion to the Padres.
HB- You've got some blogging skills man. Your stuff keeps getting better and better. Your going to own this place in 2009.
To everyone who reads my crap regularly or occasionally. THANK YOU for your support. As I've said before, without someone to interpret them, they're just a bunch of words and pictures…Don


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Fans galore, now I miss it more.
As bad as I want the baseball season to start, attending the Rockies Pavilion Party last night made it worse. But in a good way.
Maybe it was seeing all those familiar faces. I don't know many names in this group, but I've seen most of them at the games.
They made us feel welcome and I appreciate that.
I was told 7pm which made me exactly a half hour late…I guess in hippy time that's perfect..kidding.
I have a thing about being late,…I'm not. It's an Army thing.
I was just glad my family was invited to be part of this gathering. See, I'm not a season ticket
holder because I can't make every game. Afternoon games are tough for me during the week.
If I know that there isn't going to be a batting practice, sometimes I'll skip that game. If you can't make them all, you tend to be rather selective.
We usually just buy Rockpile tickets and at somepoint during the game we "upgrade" our seats. It's cool because you can get several different camera angles.
I did get to see a bunch of familiar faces.
I got to see Captain Earthman off duty.
I found out "Earth" is heading down to Tucson the same time as the MBU.
When he found out we're going to have the MBU parked at Hi Corbett for the first eight days of spring training, he got pretty excited. I have a feeling we'll be having a few brews with Earth while we're down in Tucson.
Remind me when we're down there Earth, I'll pour you a beer for a change brotha!
Captain Earthman, Super Vendor, Super Grandpa.
Earth heads south every February and works the Rockies spring training games. Too bad he already bought his plane ticket, he could have rode down with us.
Dan was there with his wife Julie and kids.
Dan's a good dude and he introduced me to some people that I recognized, but hadn't formally met.
He also gave the Rockpile Rant a few plugs. You can't see it, but Dan's nametag says "Emily's Dad".
Thanks brotha..Have a good trip.
Here's a video of Emily and the whole group singing "Take me out to the Ballgame".
Below is a shot of Tom and Earth.
Last April, Dan gave Hunter and I tickets for seats in first row of the Pavilion. The seats were right next to Tom. He was fun to watch the game with, and was really cool to Hunter and I. Nice guy and familiar sight at Coors Field.
Here's Hunter dreaming about baseball.
Here's Mylee not dreaming about baseball.
Here's another one of the kids.
Here's the back of Robert's Harmon's jersey with a personalized autograph from Ryan Spilborghs.
In case you hadn't heard, Ryan Spilborghs got married a few weeks back.
Now you know what I know.
I didn't get a good shot of Robert, (bald head next to computer in window), but he's eating dinner with Ryan Spilborghs dad (plaid shirt).
I had the green chile burger and believe me I'm feeling it.
It seemed like a good time was had by all. I'm the newbie to this group, so I plan to put forth some effort next season to get to know this crew better.
This really is a great bunch of Rockies fans.
Hanging around these fans last night gave me a great idea.
For each game that I attend, I'd like to do a season ticket holder fan profile. It would be a picture of them, seat location, their favorite Rockies player, favorite all- time player, how long they've been a season ticket holder, etc.
You know, give them some props for being loyal and supporting the Rockies.
I think that would be cool, and you heard it here first.
Cool Note: About six months ago I sent out six 3×5 cards in the mail to various Colorado Rockies Players. I received one back from Omar Quintinilla within five days of mailing them. That was it, until today. As I rifled through my mail, I was staring at the envelope I had addressed to Matt Herges six months ago sitting in my hand.
I opened it up and this is what I found.
Thank you Matt.
How cool is it that I receive this the day of the Rockies Pavilion Party,…D
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I love your idea D. for the season ticket holder profile. Your kids are adorable! It looks like you all had a great time. And Earth looks like someone I'd like to meet. Keep the great blogs and pics coming!
Hey D,
Love the pictures from the party! So cool man! Wish it was me.
Love the picture of you with Elway. We have 2 Beagles and an IG mix (Italian Greyhound). Love the Pugs and have always thought of adding one to the pack. Funny thing, the IG is a new addition (courtesy of Boulder Humane) and the Beagles are teaching her to bay. LOL.
I think Ianetta got married this last November and Bucholtz has a wedding in the plans out in Penn State. Breaks my heart that Spilly is now officially taken. Sigh!
Spil got married! Good for him. Now, if Iannetta did get married… that would break my heart. But not as badly as if Tulo got married, I guess.
That sounds like a lot of fun. We're season ticket holders but we don't have a par-tay like you guys do.
I love the pictures. I wish I had the motivation to fill my posts with pictures like you do.
Kylie — http://kylie.mlblogs.com
R-LUV- Thanks, we rescued Elway's mom from an "evil breeder", and she was pregnant when we got her (at the time we didn't know). To our surprise Bronco had 8 puppies and 6 survived. Pugs are great dogs to have along with other dogs, they fit in well. They're all personality.
KYLIE- I'm not so much up on the player marital status. The P-Party is a cool thing, that's awesome you have season tickets. Wi$h I could afford that. My pictures tell my story,…..usually…D
That's so cool that you rescued Bronco and her pups. Pug pups must be adorable.
(Hey, was the party at GTs on Wads? The background in the picts looks like that one.)
See the Nuggets-Cavs game last night? It was great seeing Melo stick LeBron and vice versa. LeBron came out on top though. I think this is his MVP year. No one is playing even close to his level.
R-Luv-Yes, it was at the GT's on Wads, I have a zillion pug puppy pics. I'll post one soon.
HB- I agree man, Melo isn't a pimple on Le'brons ash. Lebron schools Melo damn near every time. It still was fun to watch though…D
The wife and I are heading down to Colorado Springs shortly to attend an X-Mas party with a bunch of my longtime friends. This is a great group of people. Then, tomorrow is Cheech and Chong. Oh yea! To quote cheech, "Don't answer the phone man, even if it's me" Peace all, and Happy freggin Hollidays…D
Unlike Kylie, when I heard Spilborghs got married, part of me died inside.😦
But I love the idea of honoring people who love the Rockies. And congrats on the autograph from Herges!!!
Very cool about the Pavilion, and your kids are adorable!
EMILY-No worries, you can do better🙂, I like Matt Herges, and it my only autograph of his.
ELIZABETH-thank you, thank god they look like their mom…D

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A House hearing on herbicide-resistant weeds shed light and generated heat but, unfortunately, provided little in the way of concrete solutions to the burgeoning problem in U.S. row crop fields.
Provocatively titled "Are 'superweeds' an outgrowth of USDA biotech policy?" the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform, Domestic Policy Subcommittee hearing Sept. 30 was chaired by Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich.
Who has authority?
Kucinich, in an attempt to determine what oversight and powers the USDA has — or believes itself to have — with regard to resistant weeds and herbicide-tolerant crops, tangled early on with Ann Wright, USDA deputy undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs.
Kucinich brought up Section 412 of the Plant Protection Act. Wright, obviously uncomfortable in the spotlight, displeased the legislator with several evasive responses to his questions.
Section 412 "covers your authority to prevent the spread of 'noxious weeds,'" said Kucinich to Wright, while pushing the view that USDA has more oversight power than it is currently exercising. "Section 412 gives the secretary (of agriculture) authority to prohibit, or restrict, the movement of any plant if the secretary determines the prohibition or restriction is necessary to prevent the dissemination of a noxious within the United States.
"Noxious weeds are defined by the statute … as 'any plant or plant product that can directly, or indirectly, injure or cause damage to crops…'
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Section 412, insisted Kucinich, provides the USDA broad authority to restrict the use of Roundup resistant crops "if sound science determines that those restrictions are necessary to prevent the spread of Roundup-resistant, noxious weeds."
Kucinich: "How can you come to Congress and insist that, effectively, Section 412 doesn't even exist?"
Wright tried to deflect the question. "This USDA is very committed to looking at all our programs and policies and ensuring they're for all forms of agriculture."
Kucinich interrupted, "I know this is your first time before a committee. And I do appreciate you being here. I asked you a question and I'd like an answer. (You) were not responsive."
The USDA, said Wright, interprets "our existing authorities as those focused on plant/pest risk. Back in March 2009, we issued a set of updates to our rules and regulations that expanded our authorities into the Noxious Weed Act (see Act).
"We're now looking at 66,000 comments on those rule updates. This is a new administration, and we'll be looking at the full range of comments that came in and look very carefully at where our authorities are."
Kucinich pounced: "Are you familiar with Section 412 of the act?"
Wright admitted she wasn't.
"You're really not?" said Kucinich, who ordered committee staff to provide Wright with a copy of the statute. "If the regulatory agency isn't fully familiar with the extent of its authority that may (explain) one of the difficulties we're having here."
By now, he continued, the USDA "understands the problem of 'superweeds' is a crisis. What I don't understand — and it defies comprehension — is that the department has the legal ability to help farmers deal with the crisis and prevent it from worsening and … hasn't made a decision to use that authority."


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CHATEAUGAY, N.Y. James E. Varney, 64, of East Main Street, Chateaugay, formerly of Constable, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at Alice Hyde Medical Center, Malone, N.Y.
Born in Framingham, Mass., on Dec. 7, 1948, he was the son of the late Edward and Caroline (Heywood) Varney. He was raised by his grandmother, the late Myrtle Heywood, since he was 7 years old.
He was united in marriage to Mary J. Bliss on April 18, 1998, at Barre Baptist Fellowship in Barre, Vt.
Mr. Varney was employed by National Life, Montpelier, Vt., as an electrician for over 30 years. In 2002, he moved to Constable and then moved to Chateaugay in 2011.
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June 5, 2012 —
One person's trash is potential treasure from the perspective of Mark Rea, founder and president of Advanced Recovery, Inc. (AR) in Port Jervis. The recycling company, whose local branch operates out of a large warehouse on Mechanic Street, has been steadily growing and is set for more of the same. "2012 looks to be a big expansion year for us," said Rea. "Ours is a business of pennies, but it all adds up."
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ENMU (4-5) at SD School of Mines (4-9), 5 p.m. today
ENMU vs. Johnson & Wales (Colo.) (3-12), 3 p.m. Thursday
• Where: Rapid City, S.D.
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• Last time out: ENMU lost at Azusa Pacific 75-69 on Dec. 18. The Hardrockers' last outing was on Dec. 21 in an 84-76 setback at Western Oregon while JWU, an NAIA school which had dropped eight of its previous nine before Tuesday, also last played on Dec. 21 and lost 90-80 at home to Bethany (Kan.).
Of note: The Hounds have not faced either opponent … Leaders for Mines are 6-foot-8 senior Fs Michael Dietz (13.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 56 percent FGs) and Caleb Shockman (11.2 ppg, 63 percent FGs), and 6-4 senior G Lance Kilburn (10.7 ppg, 2.9 apg). … Six players are listed at 6-7 or taller for the Hardrockers. … Mines coach Jason Henry, in his ninth season, had compiled a 55-16 home record through 2012-13 but the team is just 3-4 this season. … Mines has posted a school-best five consecutive winning seasons. … The Wildcats recently finished third in the JWU Cup, featuring three Johnson & Wales schools — one from Providence, R.I., which hosted the event, and the other from Charlotte, N.C. The fourth school was North Miami. … The Wildcats are averaging just under 67 points a game while allowing just under 81. … Leaders for JWU 5-9 senior G Demetris Love (18.7 ppg, 2.9 apg), 6-3 freshman F Michael Mitchell (10.8 ppg) and 6-5 freshman F Andrew Bonner (10.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg).
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Troy Percival Contemplating a Comeback?
Fox Sports reports that Troy Percival is contemplating a comeback. Percival officially retired at the beginning of the 2007 season and signed a contract to work 50 minor league games as a roving special assignment pitching instructor, but so far I haven't heard of him showing up anywhere. Doesn't mean he hasn't, I'm just saying I haven't heard of any appearances.
UPDATE 5/17/2007 7:30 PM PDT — Matt Hurst of the Riverside Press-Enterprise posted this entry on his blog at 3:45 PM today:
Today is the day that Troy Percival, the Angels' all-time saves leader is supposed to decide whether he's coming back to pitch in the majors again. I called his agent, Paul Cohen, as I did yesterday when I first got wind of this, and Cohen made it sound like Percival is going to give it a go.
"I spoke with him today," Cohen said. "He was going to go to UCR to throw a 'pen."
Cohen had not heard how Percival's bullpen session went at UC Riverside, where he went to school and where he worked this offseason to re-build the clubhouse. The definitive answer will come later tonight, but when I asked Cohen if everything went well in the bullpen, would that be the definitive answer to Percival returning?
"I think, probably," Cohen said. "This would be the second day in a row (throwing). We're navigating new waters."
Angels general manager Bill Stoneman said he had not spoken with Percival yet, so he would not make a comment.
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it would be a great deal for troy percival to re-sign with the angels that way they can get back in the playoffs then go back to te world series and win it again and in this case the angels would need to send sheets to one of their minor league clubs!!!


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Im doneeee with woodsonnnn.. Cooeland hits a 3 and geta out... Woodson makes our knicks double so much.. That someone in the Pacers hit an wide open 3
He has no idea of what to do now that JR is misfiring. He has since unsuccessfully been unable to help JR regain confidence.
He is still tinkering with line-ups. And at times he's been thoroughly out-coached.
My confidence in coach is waning. This is as much of an indictment on him as anything. Indiana is a good measuring stick team if anything because they went up on MIA but still lost last year. Coach has to get it together and fast!
We'll know where he is when the 2nd half starts.
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Im doneeee with woodsonnnn.. Cooeland hits a 3 and geta out... Woodson makes our knicks double so much.. That someone in the Pacers hit an wide open 3
"I'm more concern how Melo is gonna play with Lin" Joe Budden
Woodson is nothing but a glorified assistant who works good in the regular season. He's a garbage head coach.
He has one more game to prove himself. Stop being stubborn and play the quality people on your bench. OR I WANT HIM GONE!!!!!!!!!
Some of you guys were saying Woodson was the COTY earlier in the season, saying he was a solid defensive coach and the team's success was due to him.
His adjustments haven't been that great but he has been doing what he could with the lineup he has. I agree that Prig should be played more...but other than that, it's really on the players. Especially the 'star' players that needs to take over. I'm calling out JR and Melo for chucking contested shots and not passing enough. They both had a combined 1 measly assist tonight. Felton is getting too many minutes...we need a better PG
Favorite Team: Knicks
Favorite Player: D. Rose
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I'm not ready to say I want him gone but he needs to get his **** together next year. Unless we're gonna replace him with Sloan or one of the Van Gundy's there really isn't anyone better out there.
I don't want him gone, I do want him to be held accountable tho. Kidd can't play more than Prigs at this time. If JR isn't not hitting and playing withing the game plan, he has to sit. Novak Copeland need more playing time. 15 minutes at least. And I'll also go to say, if Amare can (if the doctors say he can) give more than 10-12 minutes, then play him more. There are a lot of things in this series that fall on the shoulders of the players(rebounding being the main one) but Coach Woodson needs to know that his bench consist of more than Kidd and Smith
I love Woodson but we need more creativity on the offense end and I'm not referring to ISO-ball or ball movement but today and the past 2 games I seen Melo make an effort to move the ball but guys were not in position to make anything happen because the offense is vanilla as hell
I would kill to get either Mike Malone from Golden State, Brian Shaw from Indiana or Mike Budenholzer from San Antonio. All 3 bring what we need to the table. If not then Woodson needs to hire and offensive consultant and let him work the X's and O's
completely disagree with you all. Its matter of player there is no team play. JR where is JR? from 6th man to slump.
Knicks stopped shooting 3s. Bad shot decision
only mistake from Woodson is bad bench choice where is Barron where is Q Rich Where is Camby.
I blame Woody only for not making the necessary adjustments fast enough (substitutions and changes to the defensive). And mostly for keeping his pet in the game for way too long. JR should have been so deep on the bench that he should never have taken his sweats off! The rest I put on the team as no one save for Melo has done too much of anything offensively.
A lot of pressure on woodson to make things work. Melo is getting no help out on the floor from most of his teammates. Felton has been playing well but he needs to be paired with Pablo more often. It's tougher on defense but it makes the knicks back court way more dangerous. Kidd can not hit an open 3 and we need offense to come from somewhere other then Melo who is getting triple teamed. We also need Amar'e to play more minutes and to play smarter. He stepped into the game and had 3 fouls alsot immediately.
They beat up on Indiana last night and instead of trying to get even on the score board, they were getting even with fists and hard fouls and dirty looks. The knicks need to get back to doing what they do best on offense, hitting the 3 and getting scorers in rhythm. They also need the bench to come alive.
Defensively they have to get away from doubling in the post and let Tyson Chandler and KMart work it out against Hibbert and West. Indy's 3's are dropping in and we need to stay at home on their shooters and be able to collapse on the dribble drives. Indy doesn't have a great offensive team but our coaching is leaving holes wide open. Adjustments need to be made and though the series isn't over the knicks have dug a pretty deep hole against a good defensive team. It doesn't look good.
Our saving grace is here on the team though. I know Melo will come through with a legendary performance at MSG and you can expect JR to feel more at home too. If the knicks can get some 3 point shooting (Felton, Melo, JR, Pablo, Novak, Copeland, Qrich) and something from Kmart and Amar'e inside then the Knicks should win.
- double team avery defensive possession in the paint, which leads to open threes opportunities;
- not playing healthy Camby while we're in desperate need of rebounding and muscle;
- limiting Copeland's and Prigioni's minutes while they clearly contribute;
- giving useless STAT any playing time;
- keeping unproductive Smith in the game.
These are the issues Woodson should take blame for, but it doesn't necessarily means this lack of adjustments lost us G3 and G4.
- Anthony not delivering, playing way below expectations;
- Chandler playing soft;
- Smith struggling offensively;
- Amare doing nothing beside constantly getting in the foul trouble;
- Kidd running around without a clue;
- whole team acting immature and unprofessional;
- Indiana being one of the best defensive teams in the league.
In my opinion these are the key factors that put us in this difficult situation. Wooodson is helluva coach, but with our major weapons being close to useless there is nothing to do.
Woody does what Melo tell him to do .. coach Karl did what Melo told him to do .. Melo's teammates follow Melo wishes throughout a 82 game season, but when postseason arrives Melo's teammates want to go FISHING!!!
The experiment of OLD SUPER STARS on the cheap is a failure. J. KIDD threw up a BRICK and was laughing on the bench with 2 min or less to go in the game. Just givr him his 3 million, Novak his 4 million, and Camby his 4 million {who never played} . And then folks look to K MART , CAMBY , STAT , and Q RICH whose combined minutes were ZIP ...to save us. Knicks were not stopped from getting good looks ..they just choked and could not score the ball or REBOUND it either.


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During the First World War, Charles E. Jackson enlisted as a private first class in the 301st Ammunition Train of the 151st Field Artillery Brigade, 76th (Liberty Bell) Division during the summer 1918. A native of central Massachusetts, probably Ayer, Jackson mustered in at Camp Devens and served on active duty in France at a depot at St. Aignan, shuttling ammunition to the front, beginning in July 1918. He remained at St. Aignan throughout his time in the American Expeditionary Force, returning home in June 1919.
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Why not foul when you are up 3 with 18 seconds to go. There was no way possible for us to not when this game. My bad we found away, just allow your team to foul and hit the free throws and we would have left Boston with a win. Thanks coach
Lin is a fraud, now that teams know his game hes just gonna be a scrub.
amare is a joke dont even have enough hops to dunk.
trade melo and chandler for Howard.
why was Melo driving to basket when we needed 3's?
where's Novak when we needed him?
so pissed Rondo had a career game against us.
i wouldn't mind the loss so much if it wasn't against celt-dicks... dammit.
i notice Chandler came in towards end, got a couple clutch O-bounds.
where was he till then?
why oh why won't Antoni foul up by three with seconds left?
this modus operandi lost the game for us... again.
what a sh*tty sh*tty loss.
D'antoni knew that fouling the Celtics on that play was the right thing to do but he did not want his pride to get in the way.
Humility is a virtue and pride is a vice.
D'Antoni complete dumbass... couldnt foul last play and Celtics with no timeouts wow!... and Stat mising a dunk?? costing us -2 point and +2 points for Celtics
"I'm more concern how Melo is gonna play with Lin" Joe Budden
Looking on the bright side... were secured for a playoff spot & and everyone knows anything can happen in the playoffs.
we keep 8th seed Most likely well see Chicago in the 1st round. I think we match up fairly well vs Chicago they dont Scare me as much as the Heat.
We make a push for 7th we see the heat who would you rather play.
I dont see the seeding changing minus probably IND, Philly & Magic.
35 years old Pierce with 34 points, 56% shooting and 7 rebounds... guy is just a tough matchup for Carmelo, let's hope CA gets him next time!
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Sony's entry into the new and rapidly expanding mirrorless camera sector will provide formidable competition to the current players in this market. The NEX system launches with two feature-packed camera bodies, three lenses and a host of peripheral accessories.
Like Sony's Alpha DSLRs the Sony NEX-5 and Sony NEX-3 both feature DSLR sized (APS-C) 14MP Exmor CMOS sensors and Bionz processors, but with a new E-mount for a range of interchangeable lenses.
The cameras are targeted mainly at those upgrading from compacts, so external buttons are kept to a minimum, and a slick, novice-friendly and colour-customisable interface includes the instruction manual, a pop-up Help Guide explanations of the various functions and a set of illustrated Shooting Tips.
Sony has created, in the flagship magnesium alloy Sony NEX-5, the world's smallest and lightest interchangeable lens digital camera.
Not surprisingly there's no viewfinder but Sony has instead provided an ultra-thin high resolution 3 inch LCD screen featuring Sony's TruBlack technology, which can tilt up 80° and down 45° (though doesn't swivel). An optical viewfinder is also available, matched to the 16mm pancake lens' field of view, but as yet there is no electronic viewfinder for use with the zooms.
Also omitted from the body for space reasons is a built-in flash. Instead, Sony has included a small accessory flashgun (GN7) in the box which, when not needed, can be kept in a dedicated plastic case on the strap. The flash fits into a slot on top of the camera and is switched on by lifting it up to a 45* angle.
NEX-5: Files and Formats
Both cameras produce images up to 4592×3056 pixels in size, which can be saved as JPEGs (fine or standard), Raw files (ARW), or both simultaneously.
Images can be saved to either MemoryStick or SD (including SDHC and SDXC) and the camera automatically detects which type of card has been inserted into the single slot, which is located next to the 350 shot-per-charge Lithium Ion battery.
In addition to stills there is a movie recording capability via a dedicated button on the back – in the case of the NEX-5 it's full 1080p HD at 50 fps, with full AF and unlimited recording times using the AVCHD format. An optional dedicated accessory microphone can be fitted to the accessory port on the top, though sadly there is no input for a third party mic.
NEX-5: Focus, Metering, Exposure
The NEX cameras feature a variety of exposure modes, including Intelligent Auto (iAuto) and eight scene modes, as well as the creative Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Manual (PASM) modes. The iAuto mode uses scene detection to select the appropriate Scene mode and other parameters such as ISO. In the iAuto and Scene modes the interface is simplified and on screen technical data replaced by a more beginner friendly system.
A clever innovation is the 'Background De-Focus' control (aka Depth of Field) whereby users simply rotate the input dial to increase or reduce depth of field, without necessarily having to understand what the camera is doing. The aperture adjusts in real time so the viewer can preview the effect, and the cameras use gain control to adjust the exposure as the aperture changes, so the LCD screen doesn't darken, like a DSLR's Depth of Field Preview. The drawback is the visible increase in noise that this produces when selecting small apertures in lower light conditions.
There's a choice of 49-zone multi area, centre-weighted or flexible spot metering, and a sensitivity range from ISO 200 to an impressive 12,800 – the highest in this sector of the market. Sony claims that high-ISO noise levels on the NEX cameras are significantly better than rival systems. I compared a pre-production model with the Panasonic Lumix GH1 (from the rival Micro Four-Thirds system) that I also had with me and the Sony was clearly much better in this regard.
Focusing is via the Contrast Detection method, as used by compacts (rather than the phase detection system used by DSLRs) and there's a choice of three area modes: 25-zone multi-area focus, central area AF or user-selectable spot focusing using any one of the 25 zones. There's a choice of Single, Continuous or Direct Manual Focus (with the option of a magnified viewfinder image) and a Manual Focus assist option lets you manually override the AF by turning the manual focus ring on the lens.
NEX-5: Cutting Edge Features
Sony has poured every high-tech trick in its armoury into the NEX cameras, including an enhanced version of the award-winning Sweep Panorama feature from its recent Cybershots, whereby the user only has to pan the camera with the shutter held down to create 220° panoramic shots. But whereas Sony's compacts use video capture to create its pans the NEX cameras use a high burst of still frames for a much higher resolution result. The mode also has 3D capability, enabling 3D panoramas to be created and played back on 3D Sony Bravia TVs either via the camera or the Playstation 3, though a firmware upgrade to activate this feature won't be available until later in the summer.
The NEX cameras feature several party tricks that take advantage of the cameras' high speed shooting capabilities.In addition to the standard single or continuous (up to 2.3 frames per second) drive modes, Speed Priority mode can shoot a one second burst at 7fps (with the AF disabled). In Twilight mode a six-shot burst is combined to create a single image with reduced image noise and in the Anti-Blur mode they combine to reduce camera shake. An Auto HDR mode combines a burst of three shots at different settings and blends them to create and save an HDR image with greater shadow and highlight detail – along with the single middle exposure in case you don't like the HDR version.
Alternatively the Dynamic Range Optimiser feature automatically (or manually) extends the dynamic range in a single shot by up to five stops using technology similar to Photoshop's Shadow/Highlight feature. Sony's much publicised Smile Shutter mode is also available, whereby the camera take a picture when the subject smiles.
Sony NEX System – Related Videos
Above: WDC's hands-on preview of the Sony NEX-5
Above: Press Conference at the Sony NEX launch
View sample HD video clips shot on the Sony NEX-5
Sony NEX-5 ? First Impressions
I spent several hours using a pre-production NEX-5 and came away very impressed at just how much Sony has crammed into such a small camera. In fact it's so small that it looks a little odd with the zoom attached – like an Alpha lens attached to a Cybershot – and with the larger, forthcoming 18-200mm attached I imagine it will look like one of those little Remora fish that cling to the sides of sharks. With the 16mm pancake lens attached the NEX-5 looks more proportional, and more importantly I was able to put it into my Blazer pocket with ease.
It will come as no surprise to learn that the NEX-5 handles more like a compact than a DSLR, so those preferring a more DSLR-like experience, and a viewfinder, may favour the excellent, but larger Samsung NX10 or Panasonic Lumix G2.
Start up is somewhat slow, but once up and running the camera is a smooth performer, with fast and accurate AF that only faltered a couple of times, in very low light. The user interface, especially in the iAuto and Scene modes, takes beginner-friendliness to the next level, with plenty of on-board advice and help available from a single button press to those who need it. The background de-focus control is especially good.
Where the camera falls down, from a usability point of view, is in the cumbersome button pressing and scrolling that more experienced photographers have to go through to change the ISO, White Balance and other image settings. This quickly became incredibly frustrating, and I found myself yearning for some kind of short cut button to these menus. This could possibly be addressed with a firmware upgrade, by adding the option to turn the soft key buttons into custom functions, though more realistically Sony may release a more enthusiast-oriented model (NEX-7?) with a couple more buttons. These are after all, just the first two models in what will grow into a much larger system.
The omission of a viewfinder was not a problem in overcast light, and there is an option to boost the LCD screen brightness and contrast for use in bright sun, but long-sighted users may still yearn for something they can put to their eye, like the rival Samsung NX10 and Lumix G2/G10, and the option of an electronic viewfinder attachment for use with the zooms would be an appealing addition.
Or perhaps Sony will introduce a slightly larger DSLR style model featuring a built-in EVF in the future.
Sony NEX-5 ? Image Quality (with sample images)
Image Quality
Bearing in mind that this is a pre-production model, the image quality from the jpeg files looks impressive. (I haven't yet been able to assess the raw files yet.) The jpegs are a little flat right out of the camera (at the default settings) but they're sharp and well detailed and only need a little Levels adjustment to make them pop. Colours are natural in the Standard mode, and even the Vivid mode seems to stay on the right side of garish. The noise in particular is kept well under control. At ISO 1600 it's barely visible and although the noise is fairly course by the time you top out at ISO12800 the images are still usable. In my ISO comparison with the Panasonic Lumix GH1 that I also had with me the NEX-5 was a good two to three stops better.
To be fair, having a much larger sensor than the micro four thirds system (23.4×15.6mm compared with 17.3×13.0mm) you'd expect the image quality to be better, but how the Sony stacks up against Samsung's NX10, which has the same size sensor, we have yet to find out. Of course the downside of the larger sensor is that, like Samsung's Hybrid system, the lenses will always be a bit bulkier than comparable MFT lenses.
On paper then, when compared with existing rivals the Sony NEX-5 has a lot to recommend it: its size, its high res flexi screen, the simple interface, the host of clever but useful high-tech features, the general build quality (which on the NEX-5 is first class) and, from my initial impressions, the image quality. Best of all the aggressive pricing is significantly below what I was expecting from a Sony product.
Image Samples (from a pre-production NEX-5)
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Above: Taken using the 18-55mm zoom. Below: a 100% magnification of the image above
Above: Sweep Panorama mode. Unprocessed jpeg (top) and with Levels adjustment (above)
Above: At the Vivid Setting
Above: B&W Setting
Above: Auto HDR Before (top) and After (above)
Above: Auto HDR in B&W mode (before and after)
Above: The shallow depth of field possible using the 18-55mm (@50mm)
Above: Macro Mode
Above: Portrait Mode Below: 100% detail
Above: hand-held in Twilight Mode
Above: Using the accessory flash in Slow-Sync mode
Sony NEX-5 ? ISO comparisons
Taken using a pre-production Sony NEX-5
Sony NEX-5 ? ISO comparison with Lumix GH1
The same subject photographed at ISO 200 through to 3200 on both a pre-production Sony NEX-5 and a Panasonic Lumix GH1 (Micro Four-Thirds camera)
Sony NEX-3 ? The differences
The NEX-3
The NEX-3 is the junior of the two new NEX system cameras and is almost identical to the NEX-5 except for a few key areas. The body is made from polycarbonate rather than magnesium alloy and is very slightly larger and heavier, though it has a much shallower handgrip, giving the user a less secure and, in my opinion, less satisfying hold of the camera. The shutter button is positioned further back on the body, giving the camera a more 'point and shoot' feel than the NEX-5, even though internally the only difference is that the movie mode is only 720p, rather than full 1080p HD. On the plus side the NEX-3 is around £100 cheaper than the NEX-5.
Sony NEX system – Lenses and Adaptors
Sony has introduced three lenses to kick start the NEX system. These include the 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6mm OSS kit lens and a 16mm f/2.8 pancake lens, both of which I was able to use during the press launch, and an 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS which is due out in July.
All the lenses feature the same high quality silver metallic finish and generously wide manual focusing ring. To keep them small, Sony's sensor based SuperSteady Shot stabilisation has been omitted from the NEX cameras in favour of optical image stabilisation (OSS) in its lenses, and both zooms feature this. Although new in Sony's still cameras, OSS is used in some of Sony's camcorders, so it isn't a new and untested technology. None of the lenses feature an OSS switch ¬ the feature is controlled from the camera's menu.
Other features of the lenses include a Manual Focus assist option, whereby you can manually override the AF by turning the manual focus ring, and circular apertures for a more attractive bokeh.
In addition to these two lenses Sony has also produced the LA-EA1 Mount Adaptor which enables the attachment of the 30 lenses from Sony's Alpha range. The adaptor provides full auto aperture control but not AF, so you'll have to focus manually. Finally an UltraWide converter and Fisheye Converter will be available from the autumn which attach to the front of the 16mm pancake for an even more wideangle field of view.
More lenses are promised but Sony say that they will be listening to user feedback before deciding which focal lengths they will develop next.
Sony NEX system – Packaging, Pricing, Availability
Sony has put together a variety of bundles. You'll be able to buy either body with any of the three lenses, or combinations of both. Both cameras are available in a choice of Black or Silver, with the NEX-3 additionally being available in Red.
Although Sony don't give RRPs for its cameras it has provided some guide prices at which it expects the new line up to go on sale from mid June. They are as follows:
NEX-3 with 18-55mm: £450-500
NEX-5 with 18-55mm: £550-600
16mm Pancake: £200-250
18-200mm: £550-600
Viewfinder: £130
Mic: £90
Alpha Adaptor: £100
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"This wouldn't have been possible if we would not have had a bond committee to work with the community," Clore said.
WKMC Architects Vice President Bill Wilson said construction crews are currently installing structural piers into the facility's foundation.
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Could it be…The Ranter on TV?
After it all happened I figured I might be on TV. Props to Robert for snaggin Spilborgh's home run ball in the third inning. Spilborghs is his favorite Rockies player.
Robert was sporting Spilly's Jersey and immediatly after he snagged that home run ball Spilly's dad called Robert on his cell phone.
Don't believe me,… look how happy this old man is.
Robert asked me later how close I was to him when he snagged that ball and I told him if he had stopped any shorter we'd have known each other too well.
Good job Robert, the dude is quick. Next time I'll sit on the other side of him.
Click on the link below and check out the video of it all:
Rockpile Ranter on TV/ Roberts snag of Spilly's home run
I know I didn't get the ball but at least I didn't look like a chump my first time on TV🙂
Today I was the first in line at the Rockpile gate and things were as they should be in Rockie land.
First in line at the gate puts me first into the Pavilion.
When the batting cages are out it gives me an extra few minutes before the place starts to crawl with people.
As you can tell from this picture, first didn't mean much today.
No cages = No batting practice
Here is a shot of Dan and Robert politely discussing one of yesterday's batting practice snags🙂
Something about somebody stepping on somebody's foot if I remember correctly? 🙂
I was lucky again today and Dan hooked me up with a Row 1 ticket. This enabled me to go onto the field during the autograph session. I've never done this before and let me tell you it was beyond cool.
Check out the video of me entering the field:
I love this picture of the field this is from the roped off dirt area we were in behind home plate.
Here's one with me in it.
I managed to get four autographs today.
On the left is Jason Hammel and on the right is Ryan Speier.
Manny Corpas came out and signed for a few people then split.
Ubaldo Jimenez also came out and signed for the whole group.
I skipped Ubaldo because I have him already. I was able to give him a knuckle bump and wish him good luck this year. Nice guy.
The other two autographs I snagged were Franklin Morales and Jason Grilli.
I got to see Todd Helton and Tulo, they popped out to say hi to a few kids and take some pictures.
Ubaldo took a few pictures before he signed autographs.
Here is Jason Hammel coming up to sign for us.
Looks like Jason will get his first start for the Rockies on Monday's game against the Padres.
Good luck Jason!
Here's what the Rockpile looks like essentially from where the batter stands.
Here is Jason Grilli signing my baseball, check out the lady in the background🙂
Todd Helton making one lucky kids year.
Manual Corpas signing the baseball of the little boy next to me
Here is the video of me leaving the field and walking back inside of Coors Field.
In the video below Robert and I were almost to the Pavilion when I heard someone call out "Rockpile Ranter". That someone was Missy from "View from the Rockpile".
Missy is an Usher at Coors Field and was on her way to Gate E when we ran into her. This was the first time her and I have met and it was really cool to finally run into her at a game.
Back in the Pavilion. Here was the view to the right of my seat. Thank you Dan!
A shot of the field from my seats
Dan's daughter Emily playing kickball with Dinger
A little Rockie history for you.
Here are a few of the Rockies warming-up
Chris Iannetta signs before every game. Rumor has it he does it because he's superstitious. Superstitious or not he's a good guy and I believe he'd sign anyway.
He signs for about 5 minutes then goes over to stretch and work out.
Spilly and Hawpe
Jeff Baker and Brad Hawpe
Krista made me put in this picture. She said it summed up the Dodgers lack of excitement in this game. I just don't get it??
Captain Earthman, business as usual entertaining the masses
Tulowitzki I call this picture…"Brat with a view"
I really like our new pitcher Marquis, the guy has been a superstar for us.
This game was just what I and all Rockies fans needed.
An in your face, blue bashing, get out of town, you got lucky on the last one, Rockies win.
I especially love beating the Dodgers.
Days like today are special. How often does a person get to go underneath Coors Field, then stand on the field and get autographs? I'm glad I could share some of it with you.
I'll be at Coors tomorrow for batting practice (weather permitting).
Who knows what whill happen? Stay tuned…D
Showing up for the game = 1 point
4 autographed baseballs = 8 points
Eating a foot long brat = 1 point.
Video of me and an Usher (Missy) = 1 point
Grand Total = 11 points.
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Awesome pix and vids! From the looks of things, either you got onto the field for autographs way earlier than most, or there weren't that many folks there? Last year we went for Photo Day, and ack. . . it was so crowded and crazy! Wish I coulda been there today. Great stuff! 🙂
Great stuff.
I love the photos.
-The Baseball Collector
I loved that video of you on TV! Hope Hunter is feeling better.
JOY/LUVMYROX-Thanks, it was a cool day. I'm still buzzing. What's up with the snow this morning?
ZACK-Thanks for the comment brotha, your're the reason I'm here🙂
JULIA-Hunter looks better, feeling ok, Thank everyone…D
Holy cow, how much did you have to pay Zack to leave you a comment? lol Also, Robert, if you are reading this, you were way too excited after "picking up" Spilly's home run ball, act like you've been there before. 🙂
Hey D, sorry I didn't get to see you yesterday. But I do have a question: Did you crop the pics of Brad & Spilly and then Brad & Jeff? Cause if you zoom out just a little bit, I'm like right there in the stands. I'm finishing up my blog entry, and it should be up in a little bit. My Hagg'n points will be there. Hopefully I'll catch you at the next game!
Sweet pictures. Tulo has so many tics–pushing his jersey up, biting his fingernails…
I love that Chris signs before every game! A lot of guys get disillusioned with their fame and forget how much fans adore them (coughcoughbradausmuscoughcough).
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I would've took a pic of you down there but my digital camera being crappy as always would've blinded you with the bright flash & plus the flash probably would've reflected off your video camera leaving me with a bright spot in the middle.srsly. if you know a place that sells better digital camera's for less tell me! I've seen better digital camera's from fans that makes mine look like a child's toy.
"Missy is an Usher at Coors Field"this year they made me a rover. that means I'll be hangin' at Gate E assisting Tony with watching the guests as they enter, take tickets, etc. & help give the other folks in other spots take their 15 min breaks.What's dumb about it is what my mom said to me "Why did they make you a rover? My guess is they're gonna let you go."
I'm like WTF are you talkin' about mom? If they didn't need me anymore they wouldn't have sent me a "Returning staff" form, only a letter saying "Thank you for 10yrs of service but we won't need you back this year." They're just over staffed for the first time this year instead of under staffed.
BTW I'm not working Mon or Tues game, I'm working Wed's day game. I just heard on the news that Tulo's been benched for tonight's game because he hasn't been playing good.Missyhttp://rocktober-2007.mlblogs.com
MISSY-I looked for you but didn't see you Mon. Now I know why🙂 I won't be at Wed's game. You've got ten years in Missy, you are not going anywhere.
KYLIE-Thanks, Chris signed for me on Monday's game. H's a great guy.
ALEX-I cant remember, I'm off on Wednesday and I'll do some research on that picture.
DAN-He (Robert) was pretty happy for a ball snagged on the bounce🙂 As far as Zack goes,… in all honesty if it wasn't for Zack I probably wouldn't have met you sir. I just want to see the "King of Snag"(Zack) work Coors Field anywhere other than "Row 1". You know,…show me what I'm doing wrong🙂 .
Everyone, I have tickets but I'm not sure if I'll make tonight's (Tuesday) game. I was told the next game I attend I can tour the manual scoreboard. I'm really looking forward to that. I nailed it Hagg'n yesterday and there wasn't even a batting practice. Also I managed to get Todd Helton's and a few others autographs🙂. I'll have that entry up after work today…D
There you go D,
I told you Hambone would be a great guy for autographs. Sorry Jason Hammel did not have a great night Monday night, but your bats erupted and saved the day/night.
Isn't it funny the small fights and discussions you get into at BP about the previous day, and some are so trivial you can not believe you even argued about them.
Hey, does that know he stole your TV moment? At least he caught the ball and did not hand catch it with the palm of his hand and you see that smack into the palm and then it goes 7 rows above him into some guys nachos.
The Rockpile Rant's moment will come, and it will be glorious in 2009.
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Hey D,
I'm glad you and Hunter are better. Mumps! Yikes! Yeah, unfortunately a lot of that stuff is coming back.
Sweet video. I thought that was you when I caught part of the game on TV in So. Cal. That totally rocks. Looks like you had an awesome Hagg'n day!
Of course the man looks happier after snagging the home ball. But taking your chances to be on TV because you wee seated next to a guy who snubbed Spilborgh's home run ball in the third inning is just being way too much opportunist. – Jordan
Not sure what you mean with your comment. Of course Robert looked happy, Spillborghs is his favorite Rockies player and he managed to snag Spilly's first home run of this season at Coors. Secondly I'm on an eternal hunt to catch my first live home run game ball and you have to take any opportunity you can get.
Robert could have bobbled that ball and I or someone else could have wound up with it you never know. Either way Robert and I are friends and I'm glad he got that ball…Plus I don't think there is anything wrong with getting your mug on TV as long as your not doing something stupid..Anyways welcome to the Rant brotha…D


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So it can have a 4P code but possibly not be a true SS?
Based on the tag info, it's either an L48 or an L30, as you're probably aware; However, the engine block is a 327 application from a '68 Camaro, assembled at Norwood not LA - so not original to your car. If the suffix code is 'ME', it's originally a '68 327/210hp engine; 'EE' would be an L30 327/275hp, but the photo looks more like 'ME' on my screen. Engine pad stamp shows a Flint block assembled November 27, 1967 with a partial VIN assigned to a Norwood Camaro assembled in December 1967.
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A car crash at the intersection of Forest and South streets in Rutland damaged a home when one of the cars careened into the porch.
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Police say two cars crashed in the intersection at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. One of the drivers, 26-year-old Bethany Thompson of Rutland, failed to yield to another car already in the intersection driven by 29-year-old Sheila Nichols of Rutland, according to police.
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- U.S. meat exports racking up banner numbers as Japan eases restrictions
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Pig's feet, beef tongue, hog intestines, hearts, and livers — while we in the U.S. may turn up our collective noses at the thought of chowing down on such things, these and other pork and beef parts are delicacies in other regions of the world and now constitute a major segment of the export market for U.S. meat, says Dan Halstrom.
"There is increasingly a lot of money in variety meats: tongues, stomachs, intestines, etc.," he said at the annual commodity conference of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation.
Halstrom, who is senior vice-president of global marketing and communication for the U.S. Meat Export Federation, says, "There are a number of markets that have a lot of demand for these products. Today, it's about going where the customers, putting the right products in the right market, and building an infrastructure."
And as been the case with a myriad of products from soybeans to almonds, he says, "China is the gold prize market that everyone is trying to capitalize on.
"In 1995, something as simple as hogs feet were going for 9 cents to 10 cents per pound; then around 2000, our trade with China started to really pick up, and in 2011 pork feet were going for $1.25 pound FOB — worth twice as much in that market as hams.
"China singlehandedly has the ability to change our markets. In August 2011, we set all-time high of $110 per hundredweight for pork cut-outs, an all-time record high because of China. They bought over 150,000 tons of carcasses in 2011, and it took live prices to an all-time high.
"In the Middle East in the last four years, sales are up almost 50 percent for muscle meats; it's a huge market for livers, particularly in Egypt. Pre-2008, the Middle East was primarily a variety meats market, but in last four years, almost 60 percent of our value on a tonnage basis has been muscle meats."
And says Halstrom, the demand for U.S. beef, pork, and lamb is across the board — from the variety products to top grade meat.
"We're seeing more preference for U.S. grain fed beef over grass fed beef from other areas. We're seeing an evolution into higher value cuts, especially in the United Arab Emirates and Dubai, which is like the Las Vegas of the Middle East, with very fancy hotels and restaurants.
"We're also seeing a huge demand in the Middle East for high end middle meats, and also a very big demand for ungraded cuts. This has become our largest market globally for ungraded meats. This diversificiation of products and increased value is exciting."
The U.S. has "a very good story to tell in the international meat market," Halstrom says, "especially in terms of adding value. We've gone from a very small business internationally to $11.5 billion sales of beef, pork, and lamb in 2011, and we expect to be over $12 billion in 2012 — two consecutive years of record export sales. We're really on a roll!"
In last four to five years, he says, "the volume of meat going to export has just skyrocketed. "In 2011, we were up to just under 5 billion pounds of pork exports, and we expect to set a new record in 2012. The value of exports was $6.1 billion two years ago and will be close to $6.5 billion for 2012, also a record.
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After I wrote the note on grieving, I thought I would write about all the things I love about nursing. My son was 2 in November and at this age, he's definately a little person. This is funny because we actually talk while we nurse. so here are a few of my favs about nursing at this age:
I love that if I am lying in bed on my side, He pinches my other nipple with his toes.
I love when he sticks his fingers up my nose while he's nursing
I love how we make funny sounds EXCLUSIVELY while we're nursing
I love that he stares so intently at my face, even when I don't notice. He knows every molecule of my face.
I love smelling him when we nurse and even when he's dirty or sweaty, the smell is so sweet.
I love that he knows its not a good idea to "get the baba's" in public now
I love when he tries to talk with a mouth full when he's nursing.
I love when he climbs in my lap and asks, "can i dink a baba's?" and smiles and cocks his head.
I love that I am the only person who can comfort him by breast when he is sick or hurt.
I love how he has to constantly play with the other "baba" when he's nursing.
I love that he is so smart and well balanced emotionally due to nursing
I love knowing that when he's a grown man with kids of his own, he will love women and treat them well because he loves his mommy, thanks in huge part to breastfeeding.....
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Potpourri of punk to performAugust 28,2013By Gordon Dritschilo
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Punks young and old will descend on Rutland this weekend for Punk in the Park.
The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in Main Street Park.
Manchester's pirate-themed Johnny Earthquake Band is a mainstay of both Punk in the Park and the regional punk scene.
"He's told us he's going to do it every year," organizer John Ellis said of the surf-punk stalwart. "He's celebrating his 33rd anniversary pretty much being in the same band."
On the other end of the spectrum are newcomers Dicosis.
"I'm not really 100 percent sure what they are," Ellis said. "They're a new band. They're local. I think they're punk kids from the area — they're all 17, 18."
Another local act, Get A Grip, offers a hardcore sound.
"The singer just goes crazy, jumps around," Ellis said. "The whole band — the energy level is just phenomenal."
Ellis said a third collection of local youth, This Time Stars Fall, is in the overlapping zone between metal and hardcore.
New Hampshire's Ammonoosuc River Shuffle Band, on the other hand, goes in a completely different direction.
"They're kind of like punk mixed with folk," Ellis said. "They have a banjo and an acoustic guitar — two-piece. They have some really good music with banjo and folk singing."
Ellis compared the Burnouts of Durham, N.H., to the band Rancid. Rancid, for those who don't keep up with such things, is frequently compared to The Clash.
Connecticut's The Damn Broads is an all-female punk band.
"They're fast," Ellis said. "The last time I saw them, the singer was nine months pregnant and it was pretty cool."
Ellis said Rutland metal band Humdinger and the Bucksnort are recovering after losing all their gear in Tropical Storm Irene.
"They had all their stuff in a basement and it got flooded," he said. "They've been able to rebuild and they're playing again."
Springfield's Matt Demon is "comedy metal."
"It's a two-piece," Ellis said. "They do pretty good covers."
Ellis described New Hampshire's The Pretty Corpses as showing influence from punk legend G.G. Allin, though more in his choice of subjects than his antics, which cannot be accurately described in a family newspaper.
"They don't do the bad stuff on stage," Ellis said. "They sing about trailer park girlfriends, stuff like that. They rock live."
Rutland-area crust punks The Midnight Saints will appear, as will New Hampshire's The Labor Pains.
"They're poppier punk with a little folk storytelling," Ellis said of the latter act. "They do oldies covers, like Del Shannon, but they put a punk vibe to it."
Crowds at Punk in the Park have been small since Ellis revived the event two years ago. He said threats of bad weather — and actual bad weather — didn't help.
"Last year we had to do it in the Gazebo, which was pretty cramped," he said. "We had about 30 people at the last one, not counting band members."
This year, Ellis said, the Facebook group for the event shows more than 100 people planning to attend.
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High School diploma still a valuable tool in job market
The rate of high school students around the country who are graduating within four years is at the highest it's been since 1969.
That's according to a new study from the U.S. Education Department.
But how much is that high school diploma really worth these days?
In the La Crosse School District, the most recent numbers show nearly 90 percent of high school students graduate in the four-year four year time frame.
That number is about three percent higher than the state rate.
But both educators and job experts say on time or not, receiving a high school diploma is still the foundation for making a decent living.
Graduation day is still months away, but Central High School senior Pa Houa Moua already has big plans after she walks across the stage -- college.
"Nowadays, job wise, it's really hard to find a job that just takes a high school degree ,and obviously higher education is so important," said Moua.
It's the motivation for finding a job as well as proper education that helps the district maintain a nearly 95 percent overall graduation rate, according to Central High School Principal Jeff Fleig.
"We're constantly evaluating when students are not learning,"said Fleig. "(We have) early intervening services in their freshman and sophomore year to make sure that we really get to those students that might be at-risk."
Fleig said students are realizing a high school diploma is their ticket into further education or getting a job.
Beth Sullivan of Workforce Development said down the road, a high school diploma will be considered as more and more of just a stepping stone to getting hired.
"It's hard to get a job without a high school diploma, but what we're finding is that 60 percent of the jobs that will be created by the end of decade will need post-high school-education."
The majority of jobs that continue to dominate in western Wisconsin center around government and education, health care and manufacturing. Sullivan said all of them require further schooling or training.
Moua hopes to one day become a community health educator.
While the competitive job market is plenty of motivation for her to keep studying, becoming a first-generation college student gives her an even bigger boost.
"My parents tell me every day to go to college, do well in school because of their situation that they couldn't go to college, and take that advantage."
Moua is actually one of five children in her family and will be the third among her siblings to go to college.
Educators in the area also attribute the high graduation rates to more accountability in education.
They say now more than ever, there are more tests and things like the state-issued school report cards that hold schools responsible for student success.
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Castleton taxes go upJuly 29,2013By Lucia Suarez
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CASTLETON — A slight increase in the municipal tax rate and a 7.8 percent increase in the state education tax rate means residents will pay nearly $117 more in taxes for the fiscal year that started July 1.
Town officials recently approved a residential tax rate of $1.97, which translates to a tax bill of $1,969.80 per $100,000 of assessed property.
This tax rate is an increase from $1.85 in fiscal year 2012.
The new non-residential tax rate is $2.02, which translates to a tax bill of $2,019.5 per $100,000 of assessed property value. This rate is an increase from $1.98 in fiscal year 2012.
The municipal tax rate — which includes amount to be raised by taxes in the budget and the local tax agreements — is $0.384, an increase from $0.382 in fiscal year 2012. This is a less than $2 increase to the tax bill.
The state education tax rate for residents is $1.59, an increase from $1.47 in fiscal year 2012. The non-residential tax rate is $1.64, an increase from $1.6 in fiscal year 2012.
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Hi all,
I've read a lot of documentation but I don't find the concrete way to resolve my question, surely it's because there must be some concepts I have no clear, so I need someone who could put me on the right track.
I need to develop a PHP application that provides autentication but not in the usual way username+password. It should ask for a digital certificate that the user must have installed in his browser. The particular thing is that the certificate must be valid for an existing Certificate Authority (CA), that is, I don't want to create my own self-signed root certificate and then give the user his valid certificate for my root certificate; the user already has his own digital certificate (standard for a well-known CA in Spain: the FNMT) and that certificate will be the right one to autenticate in my PHP application.
So, the process will start when the user connects my application, the browser will ask him for a digital certificate (from the several installed in the browser), so he will accept and will send his certificate to my application, that will check if the user certificate is valid for the mentioned CA, and then allow the access.
I'm not sure if I've explained myself well, but I've searched documentation and made some tests, and I'm not clear about it:
- Must I install the CA root certificate in my Apache or is enough to validate the user certificate with the .pem file (from the CA) using openssl?
- Must I create a virtual server for my application so the connection is made through https:// or can my application ask the user for his certificate without need of https://?
The experts will see that I'm not clear at some key concepts, but in short all I need is that my application asks the user for his certificate, and then check that the certificate is correct for the CA.
Thanks and I wish somebody could help me!
Digital certificate autentication
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