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Prosecutors made their closing arguments Tuesday after a week of testimony in the preliminary hearing at Joint Base Lewis McChord. Prosecutors say Bales slipped away from his remote base to attack two villages early on March 11. Among the dead were nine children.
An attorney for Bales argued there's not enough information to move forward with the court-martial.
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Before I begin, I'd just like to give an update on my Grandma. Well, she's a lot better. In fact, she is out of the hospital and home with my family. She's back to her normal self: running around doing every little chore before anyone else can, like making the beds and doing dishes. She was even dancing with my dog today! Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. It's so nice to have Grandma back to her old self🙂
Back to baseball…sort of. Nick Swisher is one of the craziest people I've ever seen. When I think about Swisher, it's hard just to think about baseball. I think about clowns. And little boys. And a hot guy. Yes, Nick Swisher has a clowny, little boy mentality about him inside that hot bod. I miss Swishalicious right now.
Nick Swisher is so charming. Haha me and my blogging gal-pal Lisa have had heart-to-heart conversations about Nick before. Haha we both dig him. But aside from liking "him," we like his performance on the field. Seriously, although he's insane, Swish is a beast ballplayer. Last season he walked 97 times, and had 29 HR with 82 RBI out of the eigth spot! Prett impressive.
…whaaaat……lol I love this man.
I don't know what to say about Swish. I just miss his goofiness. He made me laugh. He is like the class clown of the Yankees. He's one of the biggest reasons why we won it all this year. Swish provided the chemistry for the clubhouse, which led to a fun atmosphere, which led to winning! I'm just going to highlight some of the most Swishalicious moments of the season.
Well, one thing's for certain: Nick Swisher gives max effort out there in right field. Especially at the wall.
Notice how he ripped it with his cleats. He's done that on more than one occasion.
And he's great when …"sliding" into the plate.
And what is with the tongue thing?
Very attractive….
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Bottom line, Nick Swisher made the Yankees have fun this year. And he made me have fun, too.
I sure miss you, Swish. You are quite the character.
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Ohh, Swish ;D He can butter my muffin anyday… but you already knew that! =D
Okay that may have been a little inappropriate. LOL. You've kept up so well with your blog, Virginia. I should be put away for neglecting mine! Sigh. I need baseball back in my life!
Swisher is a pretty cool guy. He has fun in a way that kind of reminds me of the '04 Red Sox. Wierd, hugh?
Nice tongue pictures too. Nifty look!
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Nick Swisher is freaking hilarious. He cracks me up and I LOVE players who make me laugh🙂http://hyunyoung.mlblogs.com
I like the Yankees to they are not my favorite team. My favorite players are C.C. Sabathia because he was on the brewers and Jeter because he is just a great player
Great montage of Swisher's tongue. LOL! Very glad to hear your Grandma is out of the hospital and dancing with the dog. By spring she'll be ready to yell at the TV watching the Yankees.
Nick Swisher is amongst the free-spirited players the Yankees could ever have. Even though he was intended to come off the bench and back up Xavier Nady, he has come up big when Nady went down. I think he should stay with the Yankees, this team is a good fit for him.
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Glad to hear your grandmother is so much better. I always have liked Swisher. You have to be cool, especially with a name like that!!
You are number 42 on the latest leader's list for the entire 2009. Congrats! Great work throughout the year.
Haha wow Swish sounds like a great guy🙂 Hey, sounds good for the World Series. I'll be there🙂
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MONTPELIER Republican Randy Brock, the Vermont GOPs nominee for governor in 2012, announced in an email Sunday that he will not challenge Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin again this year.
Brock, a former state auditor and state senator, had been publicly mulling a run. His decision comes after Stowe Rep. Heidi Scheuermann and former Wall Street executive Bruce Lisman already bowed out this year.
Scott Milne, president of Milne Travel, is the only other known Republican considering a run. Milne has said he wants a primary, however.
I will not be a candidate for Governor of Vermont in 2014, Brock wrote in his email. This decision has not been easy to reach. I have arrived at it over several months after careful thought, much input and serious deliberation.
Brock lost the 2012 race to Shumlin after winning only 38 percent of the vote after putting about $300,000 of his own money into the campaign. Brock said he was not prepared to pump his own cash into a race this year.
He said he is opting out of challenging Shumlin again this year despite persistent urging to do so from supporters.
I am thankful to the many Vermonters who have called upon me to run. I have heard from people from all over our state offering words of encouragement, he wrote. This outpouring of support from so many has been extremely heartening and I will always be grateful for their unwavering loyalty.
Brock, noting that his name will not appear on a ballot for the first time in 10 years, said he will miss being out on the campaign trail. But, sitting the election out is the right decision for me and my family, he said.
He pledged to remain involved in helping to shape public policy. The former auditor also said he plans to continue to contribute to the debate through critical analysis and commentary.MORE IN This Just InMONTPELIER A new report from a commission that studied the cost, availability and quality of... Full StoryVermont fish hatchery changes focus, looks inland
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Shooting Back: A Conversation with Go-Go Photo Laureate Thomas Sayers Ellis:
Stacey Palmer | 10/6/2011, 12:11 p.m.
"(Un)Lock It: The Percussive People in the Go-Go Pocket" is a collection of photographs taken in Washington, D.C., by poet and photographer Thomas Sayers Ellis, author of The Maverick Room and Skin Inc.
The interview is below the first section of Mr. Ellis's photo gallery
The collection conveys the depth of Ellis' 25 years of documentation on film in the form of black and white and color images that capture the essential D.C. as the go-go city. The exhibit ends this Saturday, Oct. 8, with a poetry reading by Ellis from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Washington Informer was able to catch up with the ever-moving Ellis to talk about the show and its future:
Informer: How long have you been photographing the "Go-Go" community and why?
TSE: I began taking a camera that I purchased from a trombone player to shows while I was a member of the Petworth Band in 1980-82, but I didn't take it seriously until 1986 when I started hanging out with MeShell Johnson (Ndegeocello) who was playing bass with Little Benny and the Masters. I was home from school and remember thinking how special it was that there was a girl bass player in the Masters. It seemed worth remembering and recording.
Informer: Your dedication to the "Go-Go community is evident. Do you feel that the community is receptive and appreciative to what you do?
TSE:If I were really dedicated I'd be on the stage, so I guess you can say that even my dedication has its limits, and it would not be fair to measure the community's dedication to me by its support of me. The Go-Go Community, like all folk expression, is dedicated to itself and that has to be enough for me. I need them to continue Go-Go (for now) more than they need me to photograph them. I, but they will need me more later. It's a crooked handshake, so all in all, I'd say that the community has been about 30 percent appreciative.
Informer: Tell us about your exhibit at Vivid Solutions.
TSE:The great thing about the exhibit is that it's the first of its kind. Go-Go's has struggled to find a strategy that will allow it to climb out of the box from a local, ghetto noise to a national art form. Photography can help Go-Go become modern in the same way that it helped Jazz and Hip Hop. Everyone knows what KRS-One looks like, but no one knows what James Funk looks like, so I wanted to change all that as well document what appears to be a struggling and vanishing folk cultural moment. I think of Go-Go is more than a beat. I dream about it as aresistance movement against gentrification as well as a powerful tool for true Home Rule and the struggle for black statehood in America. The authorities and outsiders who come to D.C. to live don't hate Go-Go. They are afraid (to death) of it!
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As a game designer, you've probably figured out that humans are pretty interesting creatures but we have a few idiosyncrasies both individually and collectively. Lots of these behavioral tendencies were ingrained in us back when we carried clubs and were still waiting for the magic of fire to warm our little toes.
In this fascinating article in Gamasutra by Dale Dobson, it turns out that the human mind has a reset button when it comes to walking through doorways or other portals. The piece goes on to examine how doors were used in several games (Zork I, Venture, Mystery Fun House, The Legend of Zelda, Resident Evil, Super Mario 64, Grand Theft Auto III, Shenmue, The Walking Dead episode 104, and the aptly named, Portal) and how our brains respond to each situation.
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Home List of Titles The influence of nanoscopically thin silver films on bacterial viability and attachment
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- The influence of nanoscopically thin silver films on bacterial viability and attachment
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- Ivanova, Elena P.; Hasan, Jafar; Truong, Vi Khanh; Wang, James Y.; Raveggi, Massimo; Fluke, Christopher; Crawford, Russell J.
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- The physicochemical and bactericidal properties of thin silver films have been analysed. Silver films of 3 and 150 nm thicknesses were fabricated using a magnetron sputtering thin-film deposition system. X-ray photoelectron and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy analyses confirmed that the resulting surfaces were homogeneous, and that silver was the most abundant element present on both surfaces, being 45 and 53 at.% on the 3- and 150-nm films, respectively. Inductively coupled plasma time of flight mass spectroscopy (ICP-TOF-MS) was used to measure the concentration of silver ions released from these films. Concentrations of 0.9 and 5.2 ppb were detected for the 3- and 150-nm films, respectively. The surface wettability of the films remained nearly identical for both film thicknesses, displaying a static water contact angle of 95°, while the surface free energy of the 150-nm film was found to be slightly greater than that of the 3-nm film, being 28.8 and 23.9 mN m−1, respectively. The two silver film thicknesses exhibited statistically significant differences in surface topographic profiles on the nanoscopic scale, with R a, R q and R max values of 1.4, 1.8 and 15.4 nm for the 3-nm film and 0.8, 1.2 and 10.7 nm for the 150-nm film over a 5 × 5 μm scanning area. Confocal scanning laser microscopy and scanning electron microscopy revealed that the bactericidal activity of the 3-nm silver film was not significant, whereas the nanoscopically smoother 150-nm silver film exhibited appreciable bactericidal activity towards Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 cells and Staphylococcus aureus CIP 65.8 cells, obtaining up to 75% and 27% sterilisation effect, respectively.
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- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 91, no. 4 (Aug 2011), pp. 1149-1157
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- Bactericidal activity; Film; Nanoscopically thin silver coating; P. aeruginosa; S. aureus
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Raiders, McNabb, Harrison top Week 11 lists [6:53 PM]
ESPN reports: Bills CB Chris Watson made a textbook coverage break-up on Trent Green's 36-yard pass to Eddie Kennison that was ruled pass interference. It put the Chiefs on the Buffalo 19, where they drove it in for the winning score. Some official needs to be held accountable for a brutal call at a critical time.
Buffalo at New York Jets -- Just a feeling that the loser of this game will be watching the playoffs for sure.
Mr. Bill [12:52 PM]
Bergen Record reports: '"He's running strong and powerful," Jets nose tackle Jason Ferguson said. "We've just got to get more than one hat [helmet] on him."'
Szott eager to return to gridiron [9:15 AM]
Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune reports: 'And while he's still probably at least a week away from being available to play, he's finally with a team that's within driving distance away from Jersey and his Morristown home, allowing him to help his wife and relatives care for his 7-year-old son, who can't walk or speak because of cerebral palsy.'
Jets have enjoyed season largely free of major injuries [9:14 AM]
Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune reports: 'There have been a few other nicks here and there, but defensive back Jamie Henderson is the only guy on injured reserve. The Giants, on the other hand, have nine guys on IR.'
Turnaround has inflated Jets' egos [9:07 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"When you win you feel better about everything," Jets coach Herman Edwards said. "The meal tastes a little bit better. Your wife all of a sudden becomes better looking. You pet the dog rather than trying to kick the dog. All those things come with winning, and these guys haven't tasted that in a while."'
NFL's appeal: No pain, no game [5:33 AM]
D and C reports: '�Everybody who plays the game plays with a little sense of denial, and you have to play that way,� quarterback Drew Bledsoe said. �You don�t think about the possibility of getting hurt, but when something like that does happen, everyone gets a feeling that this is a fraternity. We compete against each other but we ultimately care about each other, also.�'
Williams could benefit from more Sunday school classes [5:32 AM]
D and C reports: 'But Williams has not been a brilliant or innovative game-day coach and he too often attempts to deflect criticism of dubious strategic moves.'
It's Not How Jets Started, It's How They Will Finish [5:31 AM]
New York Times reports: 'In the last five seasons, the Jets have produced a 19-11 record over the final six games.'
Cowart makes his move [5:30 AM]
New York Post reports: 'The coaches felt Cowart would be better over the tackle instead of the tight end. It has given him more familiarity during games and it is not a secret he is playing better now.'
Luck, hard work keep Gang Green healthy [5:29 AM]
New York Post reports: '"I think it is a little bit of both," Jets coach Herman Edwards said. "I think it is a little bit of conditioning and a little bit of luck, too. I just think you have to be very careful, especially now at the end of the year, of how you run practice, making sure you are getting enough rest."'
Baker's block party begins [5:28 AM]
New York Daily News reports: 'Chris Baker never thought about playing football in New York.'
Jets Must Get to Bledsoe [5:27 AM]
New York Newsday reports: '"He knows he'll get hit, but that doesn't bother him," Jets defensive tackle Josh Evans said admiringly Friday. "He'll sit back and take it. He just wants to get the ball in the receiver's hands."'
Bills have dangerous duo [5:26 AM]
Newark Star Ledger reports: '"He hangs in there (the pocket)," Jets coach Herman Edwards said of Bledsoe. "He gives them another step or so to make a play. He's able to do that. He's got a strong arm. He makes the throws that other quarterbacks can't make, so that helps, too. But the receivers are gifted. They're good players.";
Bills the Subject of TNT's Second String [4:31 AM]
TNT reports: 'Gil Bellows, Jon Voight, Richard T. Jones and Teri Polo star in the upcoming Turner Network Television (TNT) Original film SECOND STRING, a comedy-drama about a group of benchwarmers who go all the way to the Super Bowl.'
Bills' return policy: Jets don't get any [9:01 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"I'm looking forward to smacking them in the mouth a couple times on special teams and let them know that was a fluke and it's not going to happen again," said linebacker DaShon Polk. "I'm picturing that kickoff on Sunday. I hope we get to kickoff to start the game so we can go put some wood to him and let him know, "Hey man, don't think it's going to happen again.' "'
Newly signed Favors might play Sunday [9:00 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Favors, who began his career in Kansas City, started 27 of 32 games the last two years in Tennessee. He joined Indianapolis as an unrestricted free agent this year but was inactive for every game before getting released. He is expected to back up Keith Newman on the strong side, opposite the tight end.'
Bills' Polk plans to return hurt on Jets [5:23 AM]
D and C reports: 'The Bills and Jets collide again Sunday in a critical AFC East showdown at Giants Stadium, and while Polk stopped short of making any Bengal-like guarantees, he was steadfast in his belief that Morton won�t be prancing through the kickoff coverage unit this time.'
For Szott, Returning Requires Transition [5:22 AM]
New York Times reports: 'The remarkably fast comeback of Jets guard Dave Szott from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee will give the Jets' offensive line a boost in the final month of the season.'
Gunfight at the Meadowlands [5:21 AM]
New York Post reports: '"The Buffalo Bills are going to feel like, 'You know what, Drew? Let's saddle it up, we're on your shoulders, take us to a win,' " Malone said. "They'll come out and throw it every single down, so I think the Jets will have their hands full."'
Pennington gives Jets bright future [5:20 AM]
New York Post reports: 'Thanks to the emergence of quarterback Chad Pennington, the Jets no longer have the desperate look of a team that must win now or be rebuilt with a new quarterback, a new coach and a new system. Instead, the Jets are a team with a future and will benefit from the experiences of this season regardless of whether they make the playoffs or not.'
It's a Chad, Chad world [5:19 AM]
New York Post reports: 'Sunday at Giants Stadium, where the Jets and Bills will play each other again, you can be sure that the Bills' special teams are on serious alert with regard to the Jets' kick-return game.'
Beasley earns praise [5:18 AM]
New York Post reports: 'WR Laveranues Coles sat out practice yesterday with a sore back but is expected to play Sunday. RT Randy Thomas, who was upgraded from questionable to probable with a sprained right ankle, returned to practice.'
Earning return engagement [5:17 AM]
New York Daily News reports: 'Since Morton's explosion, teams have been more hesitant to kick deep to the Jets, and that may again be the case Sunday.'
Parity manages to skip Jets' schedule [5:16 AM]
New York Daily News reports: 'The Jets, meanwhile, must play Buffalo, at Oakland (Jumbo, take note), Denver, at Chicago, at New England and Green Bay. It will be hard for them to avoid three more losses and an 8-8 finish.'
Chad cool amid wireless frenzy [5:15 AM]
New York Daily News reports: 'It's no secret the Jets suffered periodic communication breakdowns last season on offense, resulting in forced timeouts, delay-of-game penalties and sloppy game management. This year, the operation has been much smoother, evidenced by what didn't happen Sunday in Detroit.'
Healthy Cowart: This is Sam I am [5:14 AM]
New York Daily News reports: '"He is looking like the Sam Cowart of old, so you have to really account for him and find out where he is on the field because he makes so many plays," Buffalo's Eric Moulds said. "He is one of those guys that receivers try to stay away from, one of those big-hitting guys. We have so much respect for Sam on this team that it was hard to see him go."'
Return Engagement [5:13 AM]
New York Newsday reports: 'Ferguson said the Bills' kickoff-coverage unit must be "pretty much on alert. Just like we know what happened last time, they know what happened."'
Hackett: It's Too Soon to Evaluate Pennington [5:12 AM]
New York Newsday reports: '"We didn't know that there would be a quarterback change, but hey, there's been a quarterback change," Hackett said yesterday. "After he's played 50 [games], then we can sit and say, 'OK, what do you think about this quarterback? Now let's evaluate him.'"'
Jets defense cuts to chase [5:11 AM]
Newark Star Ledger reports: 'Henry, a powerful and quick 5-9, 220-pounder, repeatedly burned the Jets on a misdirection play in which he would get the ball, take a step or two one way and then go back the other way, following the fullback. Henry also victimized the Jets with cutback moves once he reached the hole.'
Campbell has emerged on special teams [5:10 AM]
Newark Star Ledger reports: 'Bledsoe has been sacked 36 times, second-most in the NFL, and it's often his own fault. "Sometimes Drew, and he has already admitted it, he'll hold the ball a little bit too long looking for the play down the field," Bills coach Gregg Williams said.'
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They're watchingDecember 07,2013
If you went to the supermarket yesterday, the National Security Agency may know all about it. Your cellphone may be among 5 billion that are monitored each day by the NSA, allowing the agency to track your movements along with the cellphone in your pocket or purse.
These are the latest revelations from The Washington Post, which has looked at documents provided by former NSA consultant Edward Snowden and interviewed government officials. It appears the NSA has a preposterously wide reach — so wide that ordinary citizens may throw up their hands and conclude: If I am among 5 billion, what can they really learn and what can it matter?
The immensity of the agency's monitoring program raises the haystack problem. Critics say that intelligence agencies looking for the terrorist needle in the haystack of the world may be making their job all the more difficult by enlarging the haystack to such an extreme degree. Now the NSA is watching our cellphones on the drive to work or on the way to Grandma's house for turkey dinner. Where does that get them?
Presumably, the intelligence agencies are developing methods of identifying contacts between cellphones of interest and other cellphones. We already know the agency has developed methods of tracking phone calls between a terrorist in Yemen and a would-be terrorist in Minneapolis. Now, apparently, they can follow the would-be terrorist to the airport as he prepares to embark for the Middle East.
Shortly after the first revelations about NSA spying, an acquaintance of ours emailed a friend, saying he had just returned from Pakistan, where he had learned to make bombs. It was a joke! It was meant as a taunt to would-be spies who might have been tracking references to Pakistan in private emails of American citizens. Come after me if you like — that was the message. They never did.
But there are a lot of people in America calling or emailing Pakistan and other trouble spots for reasons entirely innocent: talking to friends or relatives; arranging business trips; planning visits. If NSA spying is as pervasive as recent revelations suggest, their expectation of privacy has been sharply diminished, which represents a serious and continuing erosion of constitutional rights.
Supporters of the present surveillance regime say that if you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about. That is not the way our constitutional rights are supposed to work. It is offensive and oppressive for government authorities to rifle through an innocent citizen's papers or to follow him or her on the street. Innocent people are supposed to be left alone. It is one of the blessings of democracy.
Five billion cellphones a day pushes the NSA's monitoring efforts to an extreme that becomes almost laughable. The lives of most of us are too boring to make much of an impression on the NSA's map of cellphone movements. We represent the vast haystack of human activity.
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Bridgeport, Martinsburg advance
Bridgeport and Martinsburg advanced to the championship game of the Little League 10-11-year-old state tournament with wins Wednesday in semifinal action at Melvin Heckle Fields at Riverbend Park.
Bridgeport and Hurricane met in the first semifinal with Bridgeport dominating the fourth and fifth innings, taking the contest 23-7. Martinsburg used another good pitching performance and pulled away from Barboursville 13-0 in the second semifinal.
Bridgeport scored first against Hurricane as A.J. Goodwin led off in the top the first inning with a single, went to second base on an error, stole third base and later scored on an error.
Hurricane took the lead in the home half of the first when Cole Bumgarner singled and later trotted in when Austin Dearing blasted a home run over the center-field fence.
Emily Riggs, who started on the mound for Bridgeport, struck out the side in the bottom of the second inning.
The top of the third saw Bridgeport put three more runs on the scoreboard. After Gabe Zummo reached on an error, Nick Stalnaker singled and both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Ben Mossburg singled in Zummo and Drew Harbert hit a two RBI double.
Hurricane tied it up in the bottom of the stanza. With two outs, walks were issued to Brendan Lewis and Austin Dearing. They were brought in on a triple by Jacob Cooper.
Hurricane put out Bridgeport's first batter of the fourth inning but then everything started falling apart. Nine straight batters reached base, punctuated by Riggs' grand-slam home run. Mossburg and Jaidyn West both had RBI singles and Goodwin was walked in.
Bridgeport started hitting the ball with ease in the fifth as it sent 18 batters to the plate in the inning. The Harrison County team scored 12 runs on 11 hits, a walk and three errors. Riggs added to her RBI total by hitting a two-run double and a run-scoring single.
Dearing belted his second home run of the day for Hurricane in the bottom of the fifth and two more runs scored on three more hits but it was too little, too late.
In addition to her success at the plate, Riggs threw a complete game and recorded 10 strikeouts on the mound for Bridgeport.
Martinsburg's Ashton Staubs and Bryce Ferro combined for a two-hit shutout over Barboursville in the nightcap.
Chase Delauter got the eastern panhandle team rolling at the plate in the second inning. After a single by Ryan Barger and a walk issued to Nick Wright, Delauter belted a three-run homer over the right-field fence.
Martinsburg scored another run in the third inning when Tyler Gall started with a double and later scored on an error.
Two more runs were plated in the fourth. Delauter reached on an error and eventually scored on a wild pitch. Gall drove in Trey Sine, who had singled previously.
Martinsburg ended the game in the fifth due to the 10-run mercy rule when seven more runs crossed the plate.
In the inning, substitute Eli Demick and Gall had RBI doubles. Another sub, Brayden McDaniel, had a two-run double.
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Journal Junction for May 13
From Charles Town:
"How many jobs did the CVS and Tractor Supply bring to our city? Did any of these jobs pay more than minimum wage?" someone asked. I guess a minimum wage job is better than no job at all. Millions of us began our career ladder with a minimum wage job. We all have to start somewhere.
From Charles Town:
Yesterday was one of my luckiest. First I spotted a pair of cardinals tweeting in the front yard. Then I made an even rarer sighting: a yellow vested meter reader! By the time I got my camera both were gone. Now I'll be hanging out at the mailbox every day to see if I'm rewarded with an actual electric bill.
From Charles Town:
Ranson, how do you know the Jefferson County Health Department even inspects establishments. It has been a year since they posted inspection results on the county website. Guess they are saving our tax dollars.
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Only in the columns of the Journal Junction could people find something to complain about regarding libraries, citizen voting and clean water, among other subjects on which there used to be general community agreement and consensus. I can't imagine the Journal regards this column as any sort of a useful public service anymore. It's shameful, and it's dragging down the community.


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May 8, 2001
Chicago – What
you notice first about Dr. Emiel Hamberlin as he teaches his biology
and horticulture classes at Chicago's DuSable High School is the
parrot occasionally perched on his shoulder.
what you will remember is his remarkable ability to teach. To
communicate to generations of students. To make young people
feel special.
is one of five teachers nationwide being inducted this year into
The National Teachers Hall of Fame. The Hall officially announces
its annual list of inductees on National Teacher Day, which this
year is May 8. The 36-year veteran educator was chosen from among
88 nominees chosen for this prestigious honor.
Hamberlin is excellence in teaching personified," said State
Superintendent of Education Glenn W. McGee.
State Board of Education has made high quality teachers one of
its top education priorities. The State Board is committed to
helping find, recruit, train and support excellent teachers for
Illinois classrooms.
is inspirational to see such passion and dedication in a job
with as much pressure as teaching, especially after 36 years
in the classroom," McGee said. "He is truly the kind of teacher
we want and need to lead our students today, and The National
Teachers Hall of Fame is right to honor him."
National Teachers Hall of Fame, located in Emporia, Kansas, has
inducted five outstanding public and private prekindergarten
through 12th-grade teachers annually
each of the last 10 years. Today is National Teacher Day.
15-member selection committee comprising representatives of numerous
education-related organizations chose this year's inductees.
Hall of Fame President David Jahn said all five finalists represent
the best of the best.
know that by honoring these five, we are really honoring all
the outstanding teachers across the United States," Jahn said.
of (Hamberlin's) longevity I would compare him to a marathon
runner," he said. "He has gone the distance with style and class
and touched lives of his students in a very unique way. He represents
all that is good about teaching."
professional accomplishments span his whole career. He was named
the City of Chicago Teacher of the Year (1971); Outstanding Secondary
Educator of America (1974); the Illinois Teacher of the Year
(1977); an Illinois Master Teacher (1983); one of Newsweek Magazine's
100 American Heroes (1986); Who's Who Among Black Americans – Educators
(1988); the Kohl Family Foundation International Educator (1992);
and the winner of a Golden Apple Foundation Academy Fellowship
many significant educational initiatives, Hamberlin was part
of a group of teachers that worked with the Museum of Science
and Industry to develop program ideas and educational programs
to help teachers make the best educational use of the museum's
and his students developed a landscaping club through which students
were actually paid for producing public and private landscapes
Hamberlin is best known for his work with DuSable's award-winning
Urban Ecology Sanctuary, which has home to various animals (including
peacocks), assorted plant life and unique ecosystems, all housed
in an enclosed campus courtyard. The sanctuary is being revamped
to feature fish and plant life.
reputation precedes him, said Dr. Gloria Archbold, DuSable's
first-year principal. Archbold knew of Hamberlin years before
she actually met him because of his many teaching awards, she
is required to monitor every DuSable teacher five times annually
and often sees Hamberlin and his parrot, joined at the shoulder,
as it were. "He is truly one of a kind," Archbold said.
is one of those teachers that I like to show off to visitors.
He is synonymous with DuSable," she said, fondly remembering
the first time she saw the peacocks strutting proudly through
the sanctuary years ago.
than once this year Archbold has relied on Hamberlin's knowledge
about students' backgrounds and his sense of school history.
Parents of many of his current students once also sat in his
classroom, she said. Some of the school's teachers once even
were his students.
longevity can sometimes put pressure on a teacher, Archbold said. "He
has had to continue to model a certain kind of behavior" for
former students who come back to the school in one capacity or
another, she said. "He's always the teacher.
Hamberlin is about more than just his classroom, Archbold said.
He has a long, deep history of involvement in the DuSable community,
including creating and running several small businesses.
he truly cares about the young people he works with. Hamberlin
also created the school's "Sophisticated Ladies and Gents" program
to teach students good manners and social skills, Archbold said.
is a pillar of this school and this community," she said.
and the four other inductees will receive a $1,000 personal stipend;
a $1,000 scholarship to give to a student of their choice entering
teaching; $1,000 in school supplies donated to their district;
and a customized ring.
Illinois inductees include Dr. Jean Damisch of Northbrook; Gary
Swalley of Caseyville;
Dr. Larry Baran of Homewood; and Jim Jackson Sr. of Wauconda.


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durhamgrrl, yes I know what you mean...it feels like such a bitter disappointment that something you want to do and should be natural is so elusive no matter how hard you try. I don't think people who have not had this experience really understand and it's easy to say oh just give formula instead but it tears you up every time you give the formula. I never thought it would affect me like this (but then I guess I always thought that BFing would be hard work but straightforward).
Xerex, it's so encouraging to read your post. To know that at least one person succeeded really helps.
umbribyz, sorry you're not feeling so good. I hope that you feel better soon and all the best with your BFing endeavours...you are working so hard to do the best for your LO.
djs.mom, Eleanor was just having brick red deposits with v little liquid for the first couple of weeks.
well I'm pleased to report that over the last few days, we've been reducing formula again and yesterday we were back at 8oz.
However, Eleanor was quite distressed last night. She didn't need more food and there was no obvious problem but every time I put her down she started screaming (even though she seemed fast asleep before I put her down). She never does this normally. She's been drooling a lot more over the past week or so and has started chewing her fist....could this be the start of teething. Her cheeks haven't been red much so I didn't think it was.


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Are you kidding me? The 94 Knicks would herb everybody on the Knicks today if STAT and Melo are on then Oak and Mason might have some trouble guarding them but I'm taking the 94 Knicks any day
1994 Knicks
2012 Knicks
PG Lin > Harper
SG Starks > Fields
SF Melo > Anthony Mason
PF Oakley > Stat
C Ewing > Chandler
Bench: Mobb Deep all day
Id take the 94 Knicks in a 7 game series, that was one of the best defensive teams ever. But I think Chandler would do a solid job of defending Ewing, Stat would struggle against Oakley. Carmelo vs Mason would be a good matchup. Melo could get his shot off almost anytime, he could probably drive past Mason too but he wouldnt be able to post him up. Starks is better then Fields but I'd take our 3 shooting guards (Fields, Shumpert and Smith) over Starks anyday. Harper was a solid point guard, i remember him being clutch. He didnt put up the best stats but controlled the tempo well and was a great defender. It'd be a fun matchup to watch
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Are you kidding me? The 94 Knicks would herb everybody on the Knicks today if STAT and Melo are on then Oak and Mason might have some trouble guarding them but I'm taking the 94 Knicks any day
Are you serious bro? 1994 team would sweep our current team.
Damn fellas you would think i said the current Knicks are better with these first couple of posts. Are you guys serious? My nuts, please get off. Thank you
Just share your opinions, no need for the are you kidding me responses
And u guys are actin like the 94 Knicks would be able to play as physical as they did back then. Oakley would be fouled out before half time, same with just about every other player on the team. The game would be played under the current NBA rules
Because this is hypothetical, I'm thinking the 94 team should be allowed to play the style of game that existed in 94, so they could get away with a lot more physicality. Plus I think 94 was the last year you could handcheck and Harper was one of the kings at that.
PG: Harper (94)
SG: Starks (94)
SF: Melo (Current. 3 was Charles Smith remember, Mason came off the bench)
PF: Oakley (94)
C: Ewing (94)
Bench: Mob Deep
I think it would go 6 games, but the 94 team would win.
I think the current roster is more talented but the 94 roster had a lot of intangibles that the current one doesn't. The 94 team would probably win but it would be close because they would have no answer for Melo
Oakley is not better than STAT. What is with all the STAT hate here?
But yes like others have said I also believe the 94 Knicks would win.
94 fo sho!
Derek Harper vs. Jeremy Lin-Harper played lockdown D and hit jumpers as needed and drove the ball as good as any guard we ever had! Even if Lin Max's his potential I'd still take a Derrick Harper, not a slight at Lin, but I got Walt,Earl and then Derrick Harper as the greatest Knick PG's
Advantage 94
Starks vs. Shump-Feilds is our starter, but that is not even a conversation worth entertaining in comparing he and John Starks so I put in Shump who at least is comparable! Two tough defenders, streak shooters who look amazing when hot and terrible when off, yet Stark's fire and heart is unmatched! Ewing said if he had to go into the fight of his life and could only take one person he would take Starks! That's saying a lot!!!! Plus Starks head butt Reggie makes him legend and not to mention Shump is only a rook!
Advantage 94
Melo vs. Charles Smith-well Melo's string of miss layups against Orlando the other night was Charles Smith-esque, yet insert Melo into the 94 team for Smith (just need Marty and Doc Brown's time machine) and that's a championship dynasty, insert Smith to this squad for Melo, and we are lottery team! Melo is shorter but played bigger around the basket than Smith ever did
Advantage 2012
Oak vs. Stat-Depends on which Stat, last year's Stat was an All Time Great and had he continued to play at that level maybe The Greatest Knick PF ever, yet Oak did what he did for years! All Star, All NBA defender and the type of thorough hard nose player New York sports is all about! This is believe it or not a tough one despite Oak being my All Time Favorite Knick, would Pat have a ring if he had a player of Stat's caliber playing along side of him during 94?
Advantage-Oak (simply out of respect)
Ewing vs. Tyson-Tyson is what we have needed since Patrick left and we have gotten a washed up Mutumbo and a couple of failed projects (nicely put) Tyson is the answer to Stat's weaknesses on the frontcourt and should have been an All Star, should get his 3rd Gold Medal this summer, and should be on the All NBA Defense first team (first Knick since Oak in 94, I think) But Pat is Pat! All Star every year, the backbone of the team from 85 til 2000! An NBA legend for sure and The Greatest Knick ever!!!!
Advantage 94
Feilds vs Anthony Bonner-Feilds
JR Smith vs. Hubert Davis-Davis
Mason vs. Jefferies-Mason (at least that's not a commical comparison anymore)
Herb Williams vs. Jorts- Herb
BD vs Greg Anthony- BD
Renaldo Blackman vs Toney Douglas-Blackman (by a nose hair)
Novak vs Nick Anderson-Novak (like comparing Em to Vailla Ice)
Great thread!
it depends what rules you play under.
Lin rapes Harper all day tho. Harper was a good defender, but even good defenders get burned. Lin would of been the most strongest and athletic PG's in the 90's
94 Knicks.
Pat Riley would outcoach Woodson.
Woodson's bought defense back to the Knicks, but all present and future Knicks defense will always be compared to Riley's Knicks.
I think some of u guys that are stickin up for Stat are being a little sensitive here, its very logical to think that Oakley would be a bad matchup for Stat style wise. Even with todays rules Oakley would still be a great defender, he'd be like a much better version of Kendrick perkins. I think Oakley would come close to locking down any version of Stat with the Knicks. The only Stat that would sh*t on Oakley is the one from before the knee injury
Shumperts a better defender then Starks, hes more like Sprewell. If we had Spree from the time he was a rookie we woulda beat the bulls at least once.
And btw: The 72-73 team is the greatest Knick team of all time.
Clyde, Earl the Pearl and Dick Barnett in the backcourt. Bradley, DeBusschere, Phil Jackson and Jerry Lucas at the forward spots and of course Willis at center...damn!
Talk about a stacked roster.
With unbiased refs they'd probably sweep the current Heat.
Swept clean off the Map....Pat Riley & Anthony Mason....help Jordan's decision to retire in 1993 ECF all 7 games, thats how we got to the FINALS in 94.
Back then Anthony Mason & Rodman were the toughest bigmen in the NBA...
Lets get it right....Nash & Stat are generics of "Stocton & Malone"
Not to put down our current roster, but we'd be lucky to put up 80 points a game against the 94 team...i'd say they would win 4 games to 1 in a best of 7


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Meeting Fenway (7/3/09)
The morning after watching the Mariners beat the Yankees in the Bronx, we woke up and ever so slowly drove to Boston. It was time for Tim to meet Fenway Park…
…and for the Mariners to battle the Boston Red Sox — the final team Tim needed to see to close out the A.L. East. As we walked down Lansdowne Street toward Gate C, the air was full of BBQ smoke and humidity:
As we entered the gate behind the CF bleachers, we were met with a maze of support beams, concession stands, and signs:
(Remember, you can click on any of these pictures to see a bigger view).
We entered the bleachers and found ourselves behind the Mariners bullpen:
Batting practice was finished by the time we arrived. The catchers were stretching by the bullpens and the starting pitchers — Felix Hernandez (8-3) and Tim Wakefield (10-3) were about to arrive at the bullpens to warm up.
Hey, who is that standing in RF in front of the Mariners bullpen? Why its bullpen catchers extraordinaire Jason Phillips, "Hey, Jason!"
That is ball number 4 from Jason Phillips on the season, number 3 from Jason Phillips on the weekend, and Fenway is the third stadium with a ball from Jason Phillips this season.
You're the man, Mr. Phillips!
My parents were excited to be back to Fenway for the first time since 2003, and for their first time ever to see the Mariners at Fenway.
We watched King Felix warm up:
When Felix was sufficiently warmed up he handed off his warmup ball to Mariners pitching coach Rick Adair, and Adair passed it on to this gentleman:
My pa's first ball ever at Fenway.
I decided to go down to the first row in section 1:
In this picture, I had just gotten Jason Phillips's attention. He walked over to the fence to chat with me. If you saw my entry from the night before, you may recall that I'd thrown an A-Rod Mariners photo ball to Phillips the night before at Yankee Stadium. I asked Phillips what he had done with my A-Rod ball.
Phillips: "I put it in the pink backpack!"
Todd: "Sweet! Thanks, man!"
We exchanged a celebratory high-five. He explained, however, that he couldn't guarantee what would happen to it because he isn't in charge of the pink backpack. So it might not last in there. That's a-okay with me. I'm just happy it got in there at all. Either way, it is an honor if (i) the Mariners bullpen travels around with my A-Rod ball in the pink backpack or (ii) discards the A-Rod ball in a manner they deem appropriate.
Fenway is full of interesting views, and here are two of them I captured after chatting with Phillips:
If you enlarge that picture, you can see my dad waving to me through the fencing.
Next, it was time to tour around Fenway and get to know the park:
I wanted to capture this beautiful piece of history from every angle. And here is the first from our walking tour:
Check out these tiny aisles — that's what is called *old school*:
We checked out the Mariners dugout — its always nice to see our boys up close:
You see first base coach Lee Tinsley standing next to Brandon Morrow in that picture to the left? A few seconds before this picture, he walked in front of where we were standing. I said, "Hi, Lee" and I flashed him my glove as if he had a ball — clearly, he did not. He nodded at us and walked into the tunnel to the M's clubhouse. A few seconds later, he came back and stood right where he is standing in this picture. Tim and I were just standing around and taking in the scene and taking some pictures of the Mariners running in the outfield. Tinsley stood there for about 2 minutes and then, all of a sudden, he turned around and threw us a ball. He must have grabbed it when he went into the tunnel inside the dugout.
"Thanks, Lee!"
Here is what our view looked like at the dugout:
Next, we went out to the LF seats to watch the Mariners position players run and stretch. When we got there, it was time for the National Anthem:
I was excited — Griffey was playing!
While in this spot in the first row, Tim and I found ourselves sitting by a young boy named Tyler. I'd say he was about 8-9 years old. Tyler's uncle has seats in the second row. He's a nice guy, and a good Red Sox fan so I listened to him when he said Tim and I should just stay in the first row seats until some one came for them. If you say so, Tyler!
Here was our view as the M's got ready for the game to start:
Here is a picture of us taken by one of Tyler's seat-mates:
We sat in these seats for the first half of an inning — until Griff batted — and we chatted with Tyler the whole time, and a little with his family. We talked about two lopsided trades between the Mariners and Red Sox back in the 1990s — Jamie Moyer for Daren Bragg (advantage Mariners) and Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe for Heathcliff Slocumb (advantage Red Sox). At the end of the day, I think we're the biggest winners — because Moyer became our all-time winningest pitcher in franchise history.
Anyway, back to the game, here was Tim's view:
And here are some non-Mariners worth taking pictures of:
Here is some classic Ichiro leading off the game:
We got a great close-up look at my all-time favorite player — Mr. Ken Griffey, Jr.:
After Griffey's at bat, we headed on for more of our walking tour of Fenway Park. Here is the concourse behind the seats in the LF corner:
Out in the concourse, we spotted a sign pointing to the staircase to the Green Monster seats. The gal checking tickets at the top of the Monster said I couldn't get out there for a picture, but I could come back after the game. A lady who had tickets out there said she'd take a picture for me. Then she suggested that Tim and I should be in it. So she guilted the ticket checker into letting us go out about 10 feet onto the Monster for this picture:
Next, we walked the perimeter of the field level in the aisle that runs all the way from the Green Monster to the RF corner passed the Pesky Pole. Here is a panaramic view from behind home plate on the 3B side:
…and another from the 1B side:
Just to the right of this picture, there is a very cool looking ramp that leads to the rest of walkway around the 1B side of the grandstand and into RF:
It is truly amazing how small this park is compared to today's standards. There is a concourse below the infield grandstand, but this little walkway is it as far as navigating behind the field level seats. On the other side of the aisle opposite the back of the seats there is just a 4 foot wall that overlooks the street outside of the park.
Along the wall is a step where people sit or stand to watch the game. It makes the aisle pretty small. But Tim and I loved it and, as you'll see in our next entry, we spent a lot of time in this walkway over the course of the weekend.
On with the tour, the RF corner behind the Pesky Pole:
The grandstand seats are separated from the bleacher seats by an aisle that runs from the concourse out to the bullpen. Here is an interesting picture where you can see the back row of the grandstand (Section 1), the side row of the last section of the bleachers (Section 43), the break between the grandstand and bleachers, the concourse under the bleachers and a portion of the field:
With that picture, our ball park tour was finished for the day. It was time to grab some pizza and meet up with my folks to watch the rest of the game from the very back row of Section 42 of the bleachers:
We actually really enjoyed sitting in the back row. There is literally nothing behind you but a 1-2 foot thick concrete wall. We were able to stand up as much as we want without interfering with anyone's view, and we sat next to a very nice group of recent grads from U.C.-Davis who were on a post-graduation tour of the United States in an R.V. Here was our view:
After pizza, we stood in the world's longest ice cream line and picked up a $5.00 Red Sox ice cream helmet with crushed oreos topping:
After eating his ice cream, Tim spent some quality time in the bleachers with his grandparents:
Tim and I spent some time during the late innings standing in the exit ailses behind the Mariners bullpen where we had a good view of Jason Phillips, Chris Jakubauskas and the bullpen warrior helmets. I also noticed a little break in the side wall of the bullpen and took the bottom right picture through it:
I'm not sure who it was, but someone blew Felix Hernandez's win. The game went into extra innings. Jakubauskas ended up coming in and pitching two strong innings for the win. Mark Lowe got the save despite a continuous stream of heckling while he warmed up and a career first homerun by George Kottaras in the bottom of the 11th that landed within 10 feet of me and Tim.
As Mariners announcer Rick Rizzs would say, here are the Happy Totals:
One note, when Ronny Cedeno came to the plate earlier in the game, the stadium announcer said, "Now batting, Randy…I mean, Ronny Cedeno." Cedeno answered with a bomb to CF. As this picture shows, it was Randy's…I mean, Ronny's 4th bomb of the season.
After the game, I wanted to get a picture with the red seat in the RF bleachers. But first, we had to wait for the stands to clear out. While waiting, someone from the Red Sox bullpen walked over and handed us a ball.
"Thanks, unknown Red Sox bullpen dude."
Here is the picture with the red seat:
According to Lauren, whose job is to be paid to watch all Red Sox home games while standing in the tunnel into the RF bleachers in Section 42, the red seat marks the spot where Ted Williams hit the longest homerun ever to land *inside* Fenway Park (i.e., maybe some longer home run has landed out on Lansdowne Street). She said it was 502 feet.
With that picture in hand, we hit the streets for a leisurely walk back to our hotel. Along our way, we ran into a familar face:
In case you don't recognize him, that is Mariners General Manager Jack Zduriencik (zur-en-chick). Jack doesn't shy away from the public. He too was walking back to the team's hotel from Fenway along with thousands of others. It just so happened that my mom had booked us at the same hotel as the team, so we were walking to the same place. Jack came up to my folks and asked, "You folks from Seattle?" My mom yelled, "Jack!!!" And she complimented the fine job he is doing with the team.
Jack and his colleague — whose named I never heard, but he is apparently in charge of scouting for the Mariners — walked with us for a couple blocks. Tim was on my shoulders so he was at a perfect height to talk to Jack. They had the following conversation:
Jack: "Do you play baseball?"
Tim: "Yes!"
Jack: "What do you play?"
Tim: "Baseball!"
Jack said something to the effect that he'd come scout Tim some day. I like that plan.
With that, we called it a day.
Season Fan Stats:
16 Games (plus one 5+ hour rain out with no game)
7 Stadiums (Safeco Field, Camden Yards, Citizens Bank Park, Citi Field, Nationals Park, Yankee Stadium, and Fenway Park)
13 Teams (Mariners, A's, Rangers, Rays, Orioles, Tigers, Red Sox, Yankees, Phillies, Mets, Nationals, Braves and Padres, Dodgers — and sort of the Giants)
12 Ice Cream Helmets (Mariners (4), Phillies (3), Mets, Nationals (2), Red Sox and Yankees)
14 Baseballs (9 Mariners, 2 Rangers, 1 Phillies, 1 Red Sox, 1 Umpire)
4 Divisions Closed Out (So far in Tim's Life — AL West, AL East, NL West, NL East)
2 Autographs (Ryan Perry, Jason Phillips)
1 Player Photograph (Ryan Perry)
5 Mascot Pictures (Mariners Moose (2), Orioles Bird (2), 3 Presidents (Nats), Screech (Nats))
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Stumbled across this post by accident and just read through the whole thing, you sure did Fenway right. It seems like us Bostonians seem to only worry about the quickest way in and quickest way out at this point. Excellent pictures, there has never been a bad photo taken of Fenway. Running into the GM was probably my favorite part, things are a lot better as fans when your team has someone competent running the show.http://redsoxstats.mlblogs.com/
Came across your blog about a month ago and have been checking in on your trip. Thanks for sharing with us.
Props to Jason Philips regarding the A-Rod ball and the pink backpack – Hopefully we will get another great story out of the ball/backpack.
Love it how Tim enjoys into his ice cream helmets. Congrats on closing out the AL East. Looking forward to the next entry
How did you like Fenway?
I would like to see a game in Fenway.
I hear its great.——————–
nice post, and very nice pics. Best part was tim's conversation about baseball.
-bettencourt http://yankeefaninri.mlblogs.com/
I am quite impressed. I think your post is one of the most entertaining posts I have read since getting into this whole blogging thing a few weeks ago.
I am a lifelong Cubs fan, and seeing the pics of Fenway just reminded me of how much I miss Wrigley. Don't get me wrong, I love going to the Trop to watch a Rays game, but it just doesn't have that feel of the old stadiums.
I will be visiting often. You are living the dream!
I love all the pictures and reading about your adventures with your family. It sure seems like you guys have a lot of fun at every game.
There's not much else cooler than a father and son takin' in the national pastime together! Great work on the blog.
PITTPEAS – Thanks. Ichiro makes it easy.
REDSOXSTATS – I'm happy to hear a Bostonian say I did Fenway right. Fenway deserves it. Thanks for you and your fellow Bostonians for being such great hosts for the weekend.
TEEMO – Thanks for stopping by, man.
MYOTHERBLOG – I loved Fenway. You should definitely go check it out.
BETTENCOURT – Thanks for stopping by. I agree. Tim's chat with Jack Z. was awesome. I think Jack thought Tim was older than 3. Tim doesn't really think in terms of positions. He thinks batters, throws, catchers (i.e., any fielder), and umpires.
RANSFANBOY – That's awesome to hear. I'm glad you found my post entertaining.
BLOGGINGABOUTBASEBALL – Thanks. I agree. Baseball, fathers and sons are wonderful when mixed. We have blast going to games together. Thanks for checking in. Hey, and excellent photos on your last post!


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Tracking the Antics of the Rantics
12/21/10 I have a great idea, a couple of them.
I've been using the term "Rant Regulars" to refer to the tight group of folks who hang out at Coors Field (usually in the pavilion) paid or un-paid who frequent this blog.
I only used that term for lack of a better one.
I think I have a better one..(With your approval) I'd like to refer to the "Rant Regulars" as the "ROCKPILE RANTICS".
RANTICS just seems more fitting to me. Let me know what you think please?
Every one of you are Fanatical about the Rockies and you read the Rant.
Please note: If you are not a Rockies fan and you read the Rockpile Rant you do not have to consider yourself a RANTIC.
Please by all means continue to read :)
Ok..My other great idea…
Kidd'n…Ewww, do people actually eat this?
In the very near future I plan to have a link on my sidebar that you can click and:
Meet the Rockpile Rantics.
If you consider yourself a "Rockpile Rantic" and you're proud to show it… Email me a picture of you or If you'd like I can use one of mine.
Send in a small bio and include whatever you'd like to say about yourself.
In addition…Tell me how long you have been a Rockies fan.
Who your favorite Rockies player is.
Your favorite Rockies moment, story or maybe your favorite Rockies piece of memorabilia.
If you're a snagger you can send your previous years stats…Home Run catches, batting practice snags, or maybe tell us about something special a player gave you, etc.
If you wanted to say something to the Rockies "Meet The Rockpile Rantics" would be your chance. Remember this is a Pro-Rockies blog🙂
Please send the information to: firstname.lastname@example.com
The RANTICS have been kind to me so I'd like to give something back. This would be the Rantics little sub-section of the Rockpile Rant. Let the world and the Rockies Community know exactly what kind of Rockies fan you are.
Let's have fun with this.
I'd like the first Rantic inducted to be Dan…He was the first one to ever talk to me about the Rockpile Rant and has been extremely supportive of the Rant, myself and my family for over three years now.
As I get bio's emailed to me you will be able to click the link on my sidebar and see who it is and what they have to say.
Remember last week when some the RANTICS and I went to the Celtic Tavern to watch the FSN Top of the Rockies Fans Choice Awards?
I mentioned in that blog entry called…
FSN Rocky Mountain and dinner were both winners
… that I would love an opportunity to interview the FSN Rocky Mountain crew.
I also mentioned in that same entry that Tom Helmer (Rockies pre-game and post-game host) told me that he'd check out the Rant.
Well Tom was nice enough to send me an email stating that he checked out the Rant and really liked it. He also mentioned that he would totally do an interview.
The kind tone of his email and the fact that he actually sent me an email blew me away.
I plug the Rockpile Rant all the time and most folks forget about it before they get home. Tom took the time to check it out and even write.
Thanks Tom, I appreciate that.
I have a handful of what I think are really good questions..I'd like some help and participation from the RANTICS…I'd like all of you to send me a couple of your best questions. I'll ask as many of them as I have time to.
What would you ask Tom if you had a chance to?
Maybe he can explain to us exactly what will be happening to FSN Rocky Mountain when it turns into Root Sports in the spring.?
This opportunity will be cool. No details have been worked out and I'm in no rush.
I'm looking for some good questions so step up "RANTICS", give me your best and I promise you'll get mine.
Also "Pitch Your Team" 2011 is up and going and feel free to submit your videos at any point. This season's prizes haven't been decided on yet but I'll have a full entry explaining everything in January. It's really the same as last year.
Send me your best video (Five minutes or less) "Pitching your Team". This is open to all MLB teams and you don't have to have be a blogger to participate. All you need is a video camera and a stong will to promote your team. I usually finish my video around mid-May.
No I can't win, I just like to make videos that include my friends and the Rockies..
Don't miss out this season…Judging will take place during the All-Star Break.
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I like the new moniker and I will get you a bio sometime this holiday season when work is not distracting me. Anything I can do to support the RR I will do my best. Keep up the great photo blog next year.
Hope you back is healing well and that you will be getting back to work soon.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
– Ken
Hey D,
Rantics huh? I Like It! I'll try and get a bio to you before the Holiday break is over and I will definitely get a "Pitch Your Team" video to you before the All Star Break.
I'm glad your back is getting better. Hope to see you again soon.


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"Even if parents are watching them, so are we, just to make sure no one gets hurt," he said. "If there are only a couple of kids playing and the more kids, the more employees are watching."
While the business celebrated its grand opening on Saturday, the Kelley family is looking to the future of the bounce house.
"We are planning to expand in the near future with possibly two more sections," said David Kelley.
John Kelley said the section he is most looking forward to and hopes to open first will be the pizzaria.
"We want to offer pizza, subs and things like that so this will be a place for families to come, have dinner and play to give them a fun night," he said.
The other area will be an adults only place with gambling machines and possibly alcohol.
"Really, I wanted to create a place that kids could let loose in," said John Kelley. "Since the arcade and inflatables place in the mall closed, there is nothing like this in the area and I wanted to fill that void.


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About this set: The name is inspired by another collectors wife whose kindly patience and fortitude, are so honored by the naming. This set continues to be the equivilant of climbing the tallest mountain without the gear. None of this could be accomplised without my fellow collectors unending suppport including, Harold Sturner, Arthur Sainsbury, Dennis Karlinsky, and others. Thank you all.
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Veterans Upward Bound Program at BSC Exceeds Goal
The Bluefield State College Veterans Upward Bound Program has exceeded its fiscal year goal of enrolling 128 participants in the program, even though the program is just four months into its new year.
VUB Director Ron Holt attributed the popularity of the program, which is designed to assist service veterans, to an increased awareness of its success. "To date, the Veterans Upward Bound program at BSC has placed many veterans in postsecondary education," Holt said. "The program gives veterans the opportunity to continue their education and/or pursue their individual goals."
The Veterans Upward Bound ProgramÕs services include career and academic counseling and testing, short-term refresher courses in computers, math, and sciences, and assistance in completing college entrance applications, SAT/ACT applications, and financial aid forms. Veterans Upward Bound services are free to qualifying service veterans in the program, and the program pays a monthly stipend to help offset expenses for eligible veterans.
"Although we have met our goal for participants in this 12-week term, we still have a limited amount of available funding to provide services to additional qualifying veterans on a first-come/first-served basis," Holt noted. "We are looking for service veterans interested in pursuing postsecondary education--through college or through some type of vocational-technical training."
The Veterans Upward Bound Program has offices at BSC campuses in Bluefield (327-4288), Beckley (255-5866), and Lewisburg (645-6123). Additional information may be obtained by calling (toll-free) at 1-888-428-0485.
Holt also announced the addition of Al Hancock, a VUB counselor in Bluefield, to staff. "Our growth has come as a result of a program that meets important needs of service veterans. We've been successful, too, because of a hard-working faculty and staff, and because of the willingness of Bluefield State to make us a part of the College community."