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Todd Zolecki reports (via Twitter) that Chad Durbin avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a $2.125 million contract.
Durbin signed with the Phillies as a free agent in 2007. He pitched very well in 2008 which earned him $1.635 million in 2009. In 2010, Durbin gets a significant raise despite pitching almost 20 innings less and having an ERA almost two points higher in 2009, compared to 2008. Durbin went 2-2 with a 4.39 ERA and 1.48 WHIP in 69.2 innings last year.
Carlos Ruiz, Shane Victorino and Joe Blanton remain arbitration eligible.
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Wow…another retarded move by Ruben….
I've got a great idea for running a team…let's overpay everyone!!!
Let's give Durbin 2.1 million so we can get the 15th worst reliever by ERA in the NL…. or 8th worst by FIP…..AWESOME
John: Don't be so sure that this move was "retarded" since his salary was likely to be even higher, had it gone into arbitration. You seem way too quick to pick on a decision, without knowing all the details involved. The market has been crazy this year, and many okay or fair players have been getting a lot more than they deserve. Get used to it, and don't blame everything on Amaro.
It was a good move! People tend to forget our pitchers struggled last year a little from over pitching the season before due to the series.
This year with some having less innings could very well have a stronger year next year.
I could be wrong, just like John, of course.
"I could be wrong, just like John…"
Not to mention the pen was burned out early in the year from the starters doing their best to not go more than 5 innings.
The single biggest improvement to the pen has already happened – signing Doc, who will go at least 7, typically 8 every time out. Relievers, esp middle relievers, are best when used sparingly. If Hamels comes back to 2008 form, we will have one of the better pens regardless of who we sign. The good lefty/righty splits will also help Happ and Blanton (especially Happ). Price seems a little high, but matches the market.
Not related, but reported by Gammons that the Red Sox backed off a 4 year deal with Bay when they took a look at his knees. There should be some type of disclosure requirement between medical staffs. I guess it is possible that the Mets knew, but seems unlikely (although I don't think they would have matched the Stl offer for Holiday).
bfo – I am sure the Mets knew that Boston didn't like his knees which tells me that – Jason Bay has bad knees. But, Theo Epstein's job is secure and Omar Minaya's is not. Plus, Omar Minaya is an idiot, so it doesn't surprise me that Minaya would sign a player to who has a physical infirmity to a six year deal. If the Mets don't win, or come reasonably close, this year – he's a goner.
The Dipsy
And you also got to remember Durbin pitched part of the season with that injury he had and didn't tell anybody til he went on the DL
The Met's won win, the Met's are incapable of winning. And the Jason Bay signing is a prime example of that. Minaya is infact an idiot and will not make it through this year in my opinion. The Met's and Minaya knew Bay had knee problems. I am sure the Sox told them such, but even if they didn't, the fact that no other team in baseball wanted Bay, and certainly not at the length and dollar figure he got should tell you a little something about what teams expected from Bay.
Bay is a slightly better outfielder than Pat the Bat with less of an arm. Imagine Burrell trying to play LF in Citi Field…or any field with a decent sized outfield. Not good.
I for one can not wait to see this signing fail. Sure the Met's may score an additional run a game compared to last year…won't matter when their 2-5 starters are still career AAA pitchers at best.
Meet the Mess, Meet the Mess. Step right up and BEAT the Mess.
In other news…look at the Phillies newest slim figure…
Way to go Charlie.
good for Charlie. Send your dies program to Andy Reid!
Pretty sure all the food Charlie hasn't been eating has been going right into Andy Reid's mouth.
I cannot believe the Phils signed Brandon Duckworth. Holy Crap !!!!
Durbin is a decent bulpen arm. He's a guy that can pitch the 7th in a meaningful situation or eat innings if called to do so… he's pretty dependable and fairly consistent. I'm ok with it… it's a bit pricey for a guy that doesn't have shut down ability but he throws strikes and he helps this team. We need a few guys like Durbin… you can't have a team of high risk, high reward guys.
I certainly like Durbin at this price as opposed to no Durbin and then Clay Condrey for less money…he is consistent…and while he doesn't have that classic "shut-down" approach…during the postseason last year I remember some of his performances as being pretty stud-like…
Duckworth was signed solely as a warm body for the minors. Too bad he's not very warm.
There was some disagreement among doctors as to Bay's medical condition. According to some, his knees aren't really that bad, and he's never been on the DL because of them. Still, you wonder, especially in the light of Beltran's problems with the Mets' medical staff. This signing has "Mike Hampton" written all over it.
The Durbin signing was decent. His raise was small, he's a useful pitcher and just as cheap as anyone except a AAA guy or an injured veteran. He also knows the team, and the team knows him. There are still two spots left; three, actually, until Romero returns, and they'll be filled with the really cheap guys like Bastardo or Escalona.
Will Manuel be able to "trust his gut" now?
Omar Minaya has proven himself to be a terrible GM… I'll admit that he has been bitten by bad luck but he has not done himself any favors. 2 out of the Mets 3 starting outfielders have knee concerns… patrolling the outfield at Citi is tough enough without a bad flipper. They still don't have a first baseman and they still don't have a #2 starter. That ship is sinking quickly…
Meh. I don't understand why they didn't non-tender Durbin in the first place. They would've been better off going after a cheaper option like DJ Carrasco.
Go after DJ Carrasco? I think there's a reason why no one except the Pirates seemed to be interested, and even they only signed him to a minor league deal.
Giving Durbin a contract was a no-brainer. He's proven his reliability. True, he might not be spectacular, but he'll do the job. With all the injury concerns the Phils already have (Lidge, Romero, Moyer) they need a guy who's been healthy. He's a reliever now, but he's also started in the past. An all around good option to have on the team.
Minaya appears to be hoping Delgado can play first base. Another injury risk! And all the really decent #2 starters have already signed elsewhere, so he'll be signing a potential cripple there, too.
Frank Wren of the Braves has signed a number of risks, too. We may see a three way battle in the NL East–for the bottom!
I thought Pelfrey was their #2. Cue laughter. Alot of Mets fans were on fangraphs the other day basically saying Minaya blows but over the past few years alot decisions were made by Jeff Wilpon. With Minaya's authority to make decisions waning, his job title is now Jeff Wilpon's NY media flack jacket. No first baseman and you watch LaRouche settle for 5 million to pay on the D-Backs. It's gotta suck being a Mets fan.
I thought Delgado was done. Guess not.
Pelfrey gives us fits.. I think he's pretty good
Durbin is one of the few reliable bullpen guys that can give you multiple innings, while holding a lead.
I liked Condrey too, but it appears that his constant nagging injuries wrote his ticket out of town … Durbin isn't spectacular, nor is he asked to be..
He goes out, does his job, and gets paid what a reliever gets paid.. $2.125 M really isn't that much for a guy that can pitch in any situation in any game.. even a spot starter if need be to get you 4 innings
I'm on the side of the Gillick/Amaro front office but I don't like this move and I'm starting to question the Lee move now (please don't use that to open that argument back up…).
I love the Durbin signing in '07 as well as the re-signing last in '08 but like the figure Blanton is going to get is this value for the production we're likely to see?
Could we not find arms worth taking a shot on like we did with Durbin? Does the front office have so little in the arms in the system to contribute? Could the approximate $10m on those two players and whatever spare payroll have gone towards taking the draft picks for Lee and being more aggressive in the international market to find a couple more prospects. I really like those former-Seattle kids and I don't expect the Phils to be a better team this year but I think the money could used better in some instances…
That said good on you Chad, looking forward to a good season where you don't get run into the ground like '07… Go Phils
Why would anyone think the Phils overpaid for Durbin. You are going to quibble over a few hundred thousand for a veteran middle reliever?
I knew there was something wrong with Bay when the Red Sox told him to hit the road after he was their most consistent power hitter. Mets are a complete disaster but since they are in New York, they always need to at least pretend to contend.
Well said, NJ.
Re: Condrey… he's a sinkerballer… and I liked him a lot, especially after the 09 season. Anyway, would've liked for him to stay but I really don't think/hope this would be a factor in determining the team's success…
Who the hell is "Lee" ??
I think the Phils overpaid Durbin because of Baez and the multitude of arms in the system. I think Charlie shortens his bullpen and at times in the year and leans on guys being afraid to let a guy with question-marks fight through a couple of bad outings to get to find form. I'd much rather see him more willing to work through a few young arms to find a couple of guys that can contribute instead of continually adding to a very expensive bullpen. That said that's more to the Baez deal which I did understand the need for.
On a personal level, if JC gets a guaranteed $12m (after whatever the Red Sox paid him in the year they waived him), Durbin deserves as much as he can get and then some. I firmly the Championship was won by guys like Durbin and Moyer going above and beyond in the lead-up be it on the mound or in the clubhouse.
If we would be counting on Clay Condrey as to the reason for our success/failure…then we really aren't a championship team..
I liked Condrey, too…but between him and Durbin….I'll take Durbin for a little more money any day
There's no doubt that we wouldn't have won a WFC without "guys like Durbin and Moyer going above and beyond."
Durbin gives the bullpen and clubhouse a veteran, steady presence…that alone is worth a few hundred thousand.
"I'd much rather see him more willing to work through a few young arms to find a couple of guys that can contribute instead of continually adding to a very expensive bullpen."
Except when they try to do that, people flip out, call them cheap.. and then start saying how bad the organization is
so then they go get guys like Eyre, Pedro Martinez.. and people bitch about signing washed-up veterans ..
there is no perfect solution. . . but $2.125 M for a proven MLB pitcher, with playoff and big game experience is a pretty good signing in my eyes!
Don M- I completely agree, the organization shouldn't care about the fans flipping out when it comes to a few young relievers making the pro-rated $400k or whatever it is… They know more than we do and there's no point having so much pitching depth in the minors when your unwilling to let some of these guys try and cut their teeth at the major league level and over time not just 5-10 appearances at a time… The cost of our bullpen is ridiculous compared to some other teams in our position when it comes to middle relievers and the last couple of guys on the staff.
I think Durbin is a very good signing at that price on its own, but I think the way the Phillies have built the bullpen is broken and is in desperate need of youth and not a Mike Zagusrki injury call-up, a commitment to finding 3 or 4 guys out of a absolute plethora to follow the likes of Madson and Myers is what's needed.
I think that is what they're doing with … Escalona, Mathieson, Bastardo, etc
But you can't sacrifice low priced, proven veterans like Durbin to make room for unproven guys like those.
If it was a big money move, like getting rid of Romero, Madson, or Lidge.. which would free up extra money …that would be one thing.
but saving $2 M on a relief pitcher won't make or break the budget
Wait. I like Bastardo and Escalona. One of those guys will be the loogy this year. What they really, really need is the LH that can pitch to righties, Like Romero is. But, something tells me that Romero is going to disappoint this year. I don't see any reason why we just can't tell Jamie now that he's pitching outta the pen and see how it goes for 40 or 50 games.
The Dipsy
Well…if Jamie is behind in his rehab….and Kyle Kendrick impresses in Clearwater…then Jamie WILL be "pitching outta the pen."…and that's not such a bad thing..
And…what logical reason do you have for J.C. Romero "disappointing" this year??
I would like to see the organization either get our young pitchers ready and use them or put some of them together in some kind of trade package if possible. If neither of those two options than just spend the money they need too. And I am assuming by all the hand wringing about the budget we should be bringing these kids up, but if we do then we can't afford all the blown saves and the team wide batting slumps we are prone to and expect to make up for games lost to rookie learning curves.
that is "we can't afford to blow saves like we did last year and go into team wide batting slumps …."
Didn't we JUST package young pitchers in the past two seasons.. to improve each time
Joe Blanton.. then Cliff Whatshisname.. then Roy Halladay!
Don't forget Jamie Moyer in '07….we got rid of two minor league pitchers for him..
Oh, that's right …I forgot…most of you didn't like that deal either.
JRoll is getting married this weekend in the Cayman Islands.
This morning there was a 5.8 earthquake on the Island. He has Emailed some of his teammates that he is OK
Here is how I look at is
Closer- Lidge
Setup- Madson
Lefty specialist- Romero
If they go with 12 I would guess Escalano wil be dropped or Mathieson
Don't forget Moyer was great out of the pen, and I am sure he will be again. He has nasty pitches that totaly throw batters off the first time through the lineup, with him pitching out of the bullpen he doesn't need to pitch more than one time through. His probelms last year were that the lineups caught up to him 2nd tome through and 3rd time they were teeing off. He is not a starter at this point in his career.
Kendrick will give 5 inning s and maybe more on occasion and has better upside with youth. Maybe we see some else like Savery or Stutes. Time will tell
Don M. –
"Didn't we JUST package young pitchers in the past two seasons.. to improve each time
Joe Blanton.. then Cliff Whatshisname.. then Roy Halladay"
First off, that's a straw man argument. You can infer from the context of these posts, that I was thinking a reliever or back end starter not a stud. Furthermore, if we, being over budget as it and have the need, but don't bring up these kids, then why have them. Get something for them to so you can get what you need.
And you said "saving $2 M on a relief pitcher won't make or break the budget" Didn't they tell us they were already over budget? I liked what Durbin showed us in the post season, other than that bad performance in game 6. I think he will have a good year…. but NJ, once i thought about it, is right if we are indeed, according to the FO, over budget.
The Phils HAVE used inexperienced bullpen arms over the past several years, so that's not a valid argument. Fabio Castro, Escalona, Zagurski, Bastardo, and others I just don't remember have all been tried since 2007. Some did okay, some didn't, but that wasn't for lack of use or lack of faith in them. Castro, for instance, was used in some pretty tight spots.
They'll be trying at least two more youngsters this year, because they have two openings and they're at the limit of the budget. Three if Romero is out a long time. They needed at least one more experienced bullpen piece, and that's Durbin. $2+ million is a bargain when it legitimately fills a need. Comparable arms were signing for about the same, anyway, unless they were injury risks such as Condrey.
Oh Moyer we got rid of two minor league pitchers. You forgot about all the money we are paying him. He's a sunk cost…paying a 48 yr old guy (now injured) to be 6.5 million dollar long man…
At the time….giving Moyer the two year deal seemed like the right thing to do..
He just came off a great season in '08…winning 16 games….getting us to the postseason and beyond…and you're forgetting what he did in '07…coming over from Seattle.
If Jamie Moyer isn't here for those two years…'07 and '08…..we probably don't get to the playoffs and certainly not a WFC..
So trading to get him…to improve our team's chances… WAS essential…and proved the right thing to do.
So..yeah..we give him the 2 year deal…which seemed ok at the time..
That's what it took to retain his services…
Is he a drain on the budget now??….sure…but you can't look back and criticize management for going out and getting him in the first place.
Chad Durbin you're a millionaire!
@George: to be honest, I was surprised by the lack of interest leaguewide in Carrasco. The guy can pitch multiple innings, keeps the ball on the ground, doesn't walk a lot of people and succeeded in the AL. Seems like one of those "low risk, high reward" type of guys Rube's always talking about.
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POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College celebrated homecoming Saturday, Oct. 19, with the presentation of awards, the crowning of Melissa Dragon as queen and a big win on the football field.
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Portending things to come, yesterday's primary elections were a rousing reality of America's anti-incumbent mood: Specter lost, Paul won, Lincoln will be in a run-off. In Pennsylvania's District 12 special election, Critz was victorious. Or, as Michael Scherer from Time characterized it:
This is how it goes in 2010 at the ballot box: Old orders are upended, political lions become roadkill, chosen successors get left behind, and the outsider, riding a wave of discontent, becomes the new frontrunner.
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Party-switching Sen. Arlen Specter fell to a younger and far less experienced rival in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, and political novice Rand Paul rode support from tea party activists to a Republican rout in Kentucky on Tuesday, the latest jolts to the political establishment in a tumultuous midterm election season.
In another race with national significance, Democrat Mark Critz won a special House election to fill out the term of the late Democratic Rep. John Murtha in southwestern Pennsylvania. The two political parties spent roughly $1 million apiece hoping to sway the outcome there, and highlighted the contest as a possible bellwether for the fall when all 435 House seats will be on the ballot.
On the busiest night of the primary season to date, Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln was forced into a potentially debilitating runoff election against Lt. Gov. Bill Halter in her bid for nomination to a third term. The run-off will be June 8.
Specter, seeking his sixth term and first as a Democrat, fell to two-term Rep. Joe Sestak, who spent three decades in the Navy before entering politics. Sestak was winning 54 percent of the vote to 46 percent for Specter. He told cheering supporters his triumph marked a "win for the people over the establishment, over the status quo, even over Washington, D.C."
Sestak's campaign calling card was a television commercial that showed former President George W. Bush saying he could count on Specter, then a Republican, and then had Specter saying he had switched parties so he could win re-election. Once unleashed, it coincided with a steady decline in Specter's early lead in the polls and signaled the end of the political line for the most durable politician of his generation in Pennsylvania.
Former Rep. Pat Toomey won the Republican nomination and will run against Sestak in the fall in what is likely to be one of the marquee races in the battle for control of the Senate.
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The Lions would make short work of the number pitcher for the Eagles as they scored 12 runs on 11 hits.
A 6 run second inning would be all the Lions pitcher Dominic Cruz would need as he gave up only 1 hit in 4 innings of work and striking out 11.
Rolie Zepeda would finish off the 5th inning striking out 2 in his three batters faced to secure the 12-1 win for the Lions.
Leading the way at the plate was Jeremy Rodriguez and Kris Bryan who both went 2for3.
Dominic and Isaac Cruz both went 2for4. JD De Los Santos and Eddie Villarreal would both go 1for2.
Zepeda would round out the offensive attack for the Lions going 1for3.
On Friday April 19th the Kenedy Lions hosted the Three Rivers Bulldogs on the last official home game of the 2013 season.
It would be a good parent's night for the seniors as they would defeat the Bulldogs 19-3 and force a showdown with the Port Aransas Marlins for the district championship on Saturday.
Isaac Cruz would pick up his 4th district victory on the mound as he struck out 7 and gave up only 3 hits.
Leading the way at the plate for the Lions was Jeremy Rodriguez who went 3for4.
Isaac Cruz and Jacob Asebedo both would go 2for3. Rolie Zepeda and RayJ Garza would both go 1for2.
JD De Los Santos would go 1for3. Dominic Cruz and Eddie Villarreal would both go 1for4.
Bryant Tiemann would come in for 1 at bat and knock a base hit in his only appearance. With the win the Lions moved to 10-1 in district 31-A play and 20-3 on the year.
Saturday April 20th the Kenedy Lions hosted the Port Aransas Marlins for a chance to split the district championship and would do so behind the 6 and 2/3 innings of pitching from senior Rolie Zepeda who would strike out 6 and give up 6 hits with 4 unearned runs.
With the win Zepeda would finish off district play at 4-0.
The Lions would take the lead in the first inning as the Port A pitcher would have trouble finding the plate and walk Zepeda, give up a hit to Dominic Cruz, then walk the bases loaded with the free pass to Isaac Cruz.
A pass ball would plate Zepeda which would follow with a pop fly single by RayJ Garza which plated Dom.
On the throw home it would sail to the back stop to plate another. Eddie Villarreal would smash a ball in the right side hole that would get knocked down and plate another run. In the second inning the Lions would take a 6-0 lead as a walk to Dom and then a base hit by Isaac would plate his brother.
A walk to Villarreal would make it first and second and Jeremy Rodriguez would take a 0-2 pitch to right field to bring in Isaac.
In the top of the third the Marlins would score 2 unearned runs behind one throwing error.
The Lions would get a runner on in the third, fourth, and fifth but the Marlins starter would settle down and end any threat.
Things would get excited in the top of the seventh as the Marlins would start the inning off with a base hit but he would be erased for the first out with a great throw from Rodriguez to Isaac at third for the first out.
A walk would follow with a steal of second. A pop up to second would record the second out. Then the wheels came off the train as the hard grounder to short which went through short and then left field to score the run instead of recording the final out.
A base hit would follow that to right to plate the second run of the inning to make it 6-4 with the tying run coming to the plate.
Dominic Cruz would come in to relieve Zepeda and get the final out and save as he got the hitter to ground to second and Garza would toss it to Villarreal to secure the split. Instead of playing a playoff game both coaches agreed to be co-champs for district 31-A and flip for position in the playoff bracket.
With the flip Kenedy would go in the number 1 spot and Port A would go in the top half of the bracket as the number 2.
So with the win the Lions finished the regular season 11-1 in district and 21-3 overall.
The Lions now get the first round bye and will play some warm up games following the testing week and regional track meet.
As of now we are looking to play Saturday April 27th at home and we play Ben Bolt on Tuesday April 30th at home with a 7:15 start and possibly another game on Saturday May 4th. Our first playoff game will be on May 10th or 11th.


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"The philanthropy of Ralph and Brian Roberts will be a legacy of life and hope for cancer patients in the Philadelphia area and beyond," said Amy Gutmann, PhD, President of the University of Pennsylvania. "It will be the jewel in the crown of PENN Medicine's cancer treatment facilities, bestowing healing treatment for a deadly disease that is diagnosed in over one million new patients each year."
Proton therapy is the most precise form of advanced radiation therapy available to treat certain cancers and other diseases. It works by targeting a focused beam of high-dose radiation to a specific tumor site – thereby dramatically decreasing damage to surrounding normal tissue. Proton therapy results in less side effects and clinical complications for patients; and it enhances the physician's ability to treat tumors close to critical organs and the spinal cord.
"Philadelphia and The University of Pennsylvania have always been special to our family," said Ralph J. Roberts. "Suzanne and I are delighted to have the opportunity to give back to these two communities that have meant so much to us, with a gift that gives life through groundbreaking cancer research and treatment. Proton therapy as a treatment for cancer will undoubtedly touch thousands of lives, both adults and children, and we are fortunate to be a part of that process."
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Ralph J. Roberts graduated from the Wharton School in 1941 and served a four-year tour of duty in the US Navy. In 1963, with the purchase of a 1,200-subscriber cable television system in Tupelo, Mississippi, he began to build what would become the largest cable television company in the country – Comcast Corporation – employing 87,000 people and serving 24 million customers. Roberts, is founder and former Chairman of the Board of Comcast Corporation, and on the boards of the Council of Emeritus Directors of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Brandywine Museum and Conservancy, the Advisory Board of the Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition. He has been a member of the PENN Medicine Board of Trustees since 2002.
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Both father and son are members of the Cable Television hall of Fame, and are well known for their leadership in industry, civic, and humanitarian endeavors.
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Williamstown residents work to start a partially flooded car as another remains halfway sunk Tuesday after overnight flash flooding sent torrents of water and mud through a portion of the village. Heavy rains began around midnight Monday and continued for hours. Basements flooded and heavy damage was done to some dirt roads and driveways.
WILLIAMSTOWN — Gov. Peter Shumlin, touring yet another flood-ravaged Vermont community Tuesday, heard from officials and residents who were starting to clean up mud and add up the damage after the sky opened again overnight.
Shumlin was joined by Mark Landry, the top Federal Emergency Management Agency official for Vermont, who has been working in the state almost nonstop since Tropical Storm Irene inundated much of the state almost two years ago.
"We have not seen things like this. It's extraordinary, it's unusual. I don't know if it's a phenomenon or if it's the new normal," Landry said after touring the flooded business district in Williamstown village. "Business, unfortunately, has been very good in the emergency management world."
Shumlin, who has visited flood scenes in Warren, Underhill, Granville and other communities in recent weeks, is frustrated.
"We can't keep our heads above water. We can't get rid of this rain," he said. "It's just unrelenting and discouraging."
In the last 16 days, damaging amounts of rain have fallen in localized flash floods that overflowed rivers and streams, cutting roads, turning yards into swamps across central Vermont, and frustrating many people eager for summer sun. Two people have been swept away and died after swimming in fast-moving rivers.
Before the recent downpours, there were rainy periods in May and June.
There have been similar problems in New York and New Hampshire.
The weather pattern has been caused by an unprecedented meteorological blocking pattern that has kept moist tropical air centered over the Northeast as well as much of the eastern United States, said Scott Whittier, a warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Burlington.
Whittier said FEMA asked him if the rainy weather, which has brought violent thunderstorms that caused much flash flooding, was a single weather event. If it is declared a single event it would be easier for the state to ask the president for a disaster declaration that could help rebuild damaged infrastructure.
"I am comfortable that the overall weather pattern is tied in together," Whittier said.
He said the moist, wet weather has been blocked and prevented from moving away.
"To have a blocking pattern of nearly two weeks where ... every day or every other day (there has been) some extreme precipitation event that allows for localized flash flooding is somewhat — just in my 20-year tenure — unprecedented," Whittier said.
If the floods were separated by more than three days, each event would have to be considered separately, Landry said.
Whittier said Vermont is in its third major wet period since spring.
A presidential disaster declaration already has been issued for flooding in Chittenden, Washington and Essex counties between May 22 and May 26.
During his tour of Williamstown, Landry heard from resident Brandy Todd, who said her village property had been flooded for the third time.
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Sheriff Philip Bueki said that the reaction to the massacre of children at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT is the opposite of what might be expected. He said, "Instead of people talking about controlling high-capacity magazines and assault weapons, the sales have gone through the roof, and people that normally didn't think about buying high-capacity magazines or assault weapons are now going out and buying them by the droves."
Bueki spoke at the Pike County Commissioners meeting on February 20, and said gun and ammunition's sales in the county, as well as applications for concealed weapon carry permits, are up 400 to 500%. He said, "I think the fear of people coming into your homes and taking your guns away and taking your rights away are unfounded. And I've said it publicly for a couple of weeks, people need to calm down."
He said the residents in many counties in New York State are seeking concealed carry permits in Pike County, and there is "no way Pike County can issue permits to the whole state of New York," which he said is prompted by the fear of losing weapons or permits in New York. He said there were 10 permit applications from New York for every one from Pike County.
Pennsylvania has reciprocity agreements with 25 other states for concealed weapon permits, and if a New York State resident has a concealed weapon permit there, he or she may obtain one in Pennsylvania. However, if the New York permit is revoked, it is also automatically revoked in Pennsylvania.
Bueki said Pennsylvania has a robust background check program for people who apply for concealed carry permits, which includes national and international checks. Further, he said if a person is committed to a hospital or institution for a mental health issue or is named in a "protection from abuse order" his office is informed, and if the person has a concealed carry permit it is revoked.
Bueki said several times that he is a "pro-gun sheriff" and said "responsible gun owners need to do the right thing." He said he was hearing increasing reports of people openly carrying guns when they go shopping. He also mentioned the case of a Lebanon County woman who wore a holstered pistol to her daughter's soccer game in 2009, which became a national story. A Pennsylvania court ruled that the woman, Meleanie Hain, had a right to carry the weapon under state law.
Bueki said, "Some people like to push the envelope, but I think the more envelope you're going to push, the more restrictions you're going to see, and I don't think that's fair to the gun people like us who are responsible."
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PORTALES — There will be a lot of new faces around veteran Eastern New Mexico University women's tennis coach Christine Blaeser this spring.
Only sophomore Tracy Hughes saw regular action last season for the Zias. The seven-player roster also includes senior Tracy Williams, who missed most of the 2006 campaign with a back injury, and five freshmen — including two from Australia.
The Zias open their slate with dual matches on Thursday against host Western New Mexico, Friday against Eastern Arizona and Saturday against Grand Canyon at Silver City.
"We have potential, but a lot of the other teams got recruits in at the semester," Blaeser said, "so we'll just have to see how we do against them."
Hughes is scheduled to play No. 2 singles this weekend and team with freshman Amelia "Millie" Weeks, one of the Aussies, at No. 1 doubles. Weeks will play No. 1 singles.
Blaeser, in her 17th year at ENMU, said Hughes and Weeks played well together in a fall tournament at Midwestern State.
"They can be a very good doubles team," she said.
Blaeser said the Zias begin the spring ranked No. 10 in the Central Region, comprised of Lone Star Conference and Heartland Conference squads.
She's not that concerned about her team's youthfulness.
"I've come to find out that it's the maturity level of the individual that matters," Blaeser said. "Tracy Hughes is the captain, and I think she's got a handle on the team concept."
The Zias will play all their matches away from home except for March 2-3, when they host Western New Mexico and LSC foes Cameron and Midwestern State.


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It's not yet clear how the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will react to the lawsuit threatened by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. The decision will ultimately come from the four commissioners, the governors of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware and the federal representative.
But if the DRBC denies Schneiderman's demand and refuses to prepare a full environmental impact statement on the effects of gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing in the Delaware River Basin, one of the central questions that will likely be raised is whether or not the DRBC is a federal agency.
Schneiderman said that the DRBC must complete the review because such reviews are mandated for all federal agencies by the 1970 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
But drilling supporters say the DRBC is not a federal agency.
After Schneiderman's announcement, Marian Schweighofer of the Northern Wayne Property Owners Alliance wrote in a release. "We were surprised that Mr. Schneiderman doesn't seem to know that the DRBC is not a federal agency and subject to NEPA. The Federal 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals decided almost 30 years ago that the DRBC is not a federal agency."
The idea was also put forward by the Independent Oil and Gas
Association of New York, which said, the court made that decision in a case called Delaware Water Emergency Group v. Hansler.
However, not everyone agrees with that assessment. A letter from the Environmental Advisory Council of Easton, PA to the DRBC sent last year, had this to say on the matter: "We note that historically the DRBC has prepared environmental impact statements and in several cases the commission conceded that it was a federal agency for purposes of NEPA;" the letter listed several cases. As to the Hansler case, the council wrote, "While the court expressed some doubt on the matter (of federal agency status), it also noted that the DRBC did not dispute that NEPA obligations applied to it, and stated 'to the extent that the United States' member of the commission votes in favor of an application or otherwise acquiesces in accordance with the Compact, such approval might be deemed federal action.'"
In his announcement, Schneiderman's said that he sent letters to "agencies that decide policy for the federal government as a member of the DRBC. Led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the federal agencies include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Parks Service and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency." So, even if a court were to rule that the DRBC is not a federal agency, other federal agencies may be named in a lawsuit.
Another statement that suggests there may be more than one federal agency involved in possible litigation came from Barbara Arrindell, co-founder of Damascus Citizens for Sustainability. She said, "It is absolutely essential that a full and complete EIS be undertaken before the DRBC proposes regulations. NEPA requires this of the federal family of agencies that share in DRBC decision-making."
In any case, DCS may become part of the legal action. Jeff Zimmerman, an attorney for DCS, said in a statement, "If the federal agencies don't start preparing the environmental impact statement called for by the Attorney General, we intend to join him in filing suit to protect the resources of the Delaware River Basin."


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We know what Castro learned last year
Looks like Ramon Castro learned something from David Wright's prank of late June, 2007. Ah, the bubblee has become the bubbler.
If you missed yesterday's SNY coverage of our win against the Orioles, you missed the multi-inning, multi-tiered arts and crafts project on Luis Castillo's cap. But fret not, for I bring you the highlights:
And Luis Castillo's less than thrilled reaction when, after three innings, he realizes he's been Bubble Cap Dude:
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You all have to admit this is really bad a friend of mine has had this for ever and it needs to go i wont even sit on it cause its soo bad god only knows whats been crawling on it or is in the back of it its all tore and he throws a blanket on it sometimes but its still pretty grouse, Bottom of it is all broke i say lets burn it and get rid of it .Give this couch a future in the dump.
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For some of you who have kidded me about the length of these messages, you'll be getting a bit of a break today—at least for my portion of the Weekly Message.
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Miles Sherts
B.A., The Evergreen State College, 1979
Biographical Note
Miles has studied communication skills for over thirty years, and been a professional mediator since 1989. He has taught Conscious Communication skills for over twenty years at the Community College of Vermont and other schools, and led numerous private trainings including working with the Omega Institute staff since 2005. He practiced divorce mediation for ten years in collaboration with the Vermont Family Court, and now works privately with couples who want to strengthen their relationship.
Miles began practicing meditation in a Buddhist monastery in Sri Lanka in 1976. He has sat intensively at IMS in the U.S., and in Thai Monasteries abroad, and has integrated mindfulness into a simple lifestyle based on daily contact with nature. His teaching style emphasizes what can be known in this present moment rather that formal doctrine or terminology. His practice and teaching are influenced by A Course in Miracles, Byron Katie, and Eckhart Tolle. He is the founder of Sky Meadow Retreat in Vermont where he lives and leads retreats in Conscious Communication and Buddhist Insight Meditation. (www.SkyMeadowRetreat.com)
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Conscious Communication: How to Establish Healthy Relationships and Resolve Conflict Peacefully While Maintaining Independence
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Why Consciously Communicate?
There are few things more important now than learning to communicate with each other in a way that supports our individuality while also recognizing our interdependence. Most of our familiar social rules are changing so rapidly that it is difficult to pinpoint what is essential in our relationships with other people. We are experiencing an unprecedented degree of personal independence, yet the price we are paying is an increased sense of isolation from each other. This leaves many of us feeling confused about where we belong, and with whom we feel genuinely connected.
The old formulas for relationships are failing because they do not allow for each of us to be our own person. And, our new emphasis on personal growth and individual freedom has left us without a good way to connect with each other.
We think we cannot be ourselves and maintain close relationships with other people.
Yet this is not so; we simply have not yet learned how.
The aim of Conscious Communication is to provide a clear way for us to invest in our relationships with other people, while also investing in ourselves.
The Dilemma of Relating to Other People
All of us are in relationships of some kind. We each have family, and most of us have neighbors, friends, and people with whom we work or socialize. Nations relate to other nations, and communities relate to other communities. In spite of being surrounded by people, however, many of us have a nagging sense of being alone.
No matter how close we are to others, it seems they frequently do not understand us. At the same time, they often baffle us with their annoying complexities and contradictions. It is easy to become disillusioned with other people when they fail to provide the kind of support we want, or when we just don't understand them. We may then find ourselves wishing that everyone would just go away.
But, when everyone does go away, we get scared. Few of us are comfortable in isolation, and while we may condemn the failings of our neighbors, friends, or family, we need them. It seems that we can't live with other people, yet we also can't live without them. We often cope with this dilemma by trying to keep a safe distance from others, only to end up hopelessly trapped in relationships that do not work.
Caught between our need for connection,
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This book is not going to offer some miracle cure, be cheerfully optimistic, or predict an apocalypse. It merely begins with the suggestion that behind each one of the unthinkable threats facing us today is one very simple cause. And if we truly understand that cause, a way out of our situation will open like clouds parting to reveal the clear blue sky.
An old proverb goes something like this:
It is not the mountain ahead that wears you down, but the grain of sand in your shoe.
If we are honest with ourselves right now, the mountains ahead of us do seem impossible to cross, and our chances of making it through this next period of human history make even the optimists among us hesitate. Yet the very problem may be that we are focusing on the mountains, instead of looking in our shoe.
The grain of sand in our shoe that is wearing us down is simply that we seem to lack the capacity for contentment. While our brains have a remarkable ability to process information, and this enables us to manipulate the world around us in astounding ways, few of us are really satisfied with life. Indeed, it seems that the more we have the more we want. We are caught in a perpetually repeating cycle, chasing one thing after another, only to find that this one does not solve our problem either.
How did Evergreen help you in your career?
My time at Evergreen in the late 1970's taught me a lot about group process and decision making as our year long programs involved many student/faculty meetings in which we worked together to shape the course content and direction. I felt supported by the open minded atmosphere of Evergreen in those days and enabled to follow my passions which included organic farming, meditation, and conflict resolution.


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A Haleiwa woman told police she slit her dog's throat because the canine would not stop sniffing her daughter's private parts. This disturbing detail is in court documents outlining the animal cruelty charge against 36-year-old Andrea Fiegle.
Police say Fiegle killed the dog at her home on Sunday.
The arresting officer says he asked Fiegle if the dog was dangerous or if it charged or bit someone. She said no.
Fiegle is free after posting $11,000 bail. She is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
Fiegle is the first person in Hawaii charged under a law making cruelty to animals a felony.


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Yes to GMO labelingApril 17,2013
Yes to GMO labeling
I am very concerned with the food I eat. Like putting good fuel into our cars, I want to put good nutrition into my body, food that gives me energy and good health. When I shop, I look for non GMO food items because I worry that GMO foods have not been carefully tested for possible effects on our health. In fact, there is currently no strict safety evaluation protocol like we have for drug testing. An example of my concern is that scientists have recently found that the insecticide in GMO corn is now showing up in our bloodstream and in umbilical cord blood of pregnant moms. What other effects are we experiencing from GMO foods that are not being tested? Labeling GMO foods would allow those of us who are concerned to be able to more easily select what foods we choose to purchase.
This week, Bill Lippert, chair of the House Judiciary Committee announced that H.112, a bill addressing GMO labeling, will be taken up by his committee before the end of the session.
Please let him and your legislators know that you support the labeling law as do over 6,000 Vermonters, 75 farms, 25 food producers, all 18 of Vermonts Food Coops and dozens of other organizations.
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Dordt College News
Rodenburg Picks Dordt College
April 17, 2014
(Tuesday, April 15; Sioux Center, Iowa) Lincoln Rodenburg, a senior at Lewis Central High School (Iowa), has announced his intention to attend Dordt College and join the Defender basketball program.
Rodenburg, a 6-6 forward, averaged 11.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game while converting 46 percent of his field goals and 40 percent of his three-point tries last season. He claimed all-city, all-conference and all-Western Iowa honors in basketball this season. A multi-sport athlete, Rodenburg earned all-city and all-district honors in football and qualified for the Drake Relays and the state track and field meet during his high school career.
"We are very pleased Lincoln will be a part of our basketball program next season. Lincoln comes from an outstanding program at Lewis Central under the direction of coach Dan Miller. Coming off a solid senior season, Lincoln has the potential to become an even better player in the future as he becomes physically stronger. He is versatile player on both ends of the floor and possesses a skill set that fits well with our system. In addition to his basketball abilities, Lincoln is a very good student who will thrive on our campus," said Dordt College coach Ross Douma.
Lincoln is the son of Eric and Deanna Rodenburg of Council Bluffs, Iowa. He plans to study civil engineering at Dordt College.
Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a comprehensive Christian college rooted in the Reformed tradition. Dordt's athletic program is a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC).
U.S. News & World Report, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review all list Dordt on their best colleges lists. Dordt is home to approximately 1,400 students.
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Collaborating to Conquer Cancer: Wrap-up
Close to 150 people attended the UNC Cancer Network's November 30, 2012 conference "Collaborating to Conquer Cancer."
Conference participants represented members of the Clinical Protocol Office, NC Cancer Network sites (25/100 counties in NC), and collaborations within the US (20/50 states). Members of the Ireland Cooperative Oncology Group, a new partnership with the NC Cancer Network, also took part in the conference.
Nine vendors supported the conference and held exhibits: Amgen, Biologics, Celgene, Dendreon, Genentech, Merck, Millennium, Novartis, and Onyx. In addition, three non-profits displayed exhibits: the American Cancer Society, Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center, and UNC Health Care.
This conference was targeted for clinical researchers who are integral to the operation and successful management of clinical research: nurse coordinators, data managers, clinical research associates, regulatory associates, financial managers, administrators, and physicians. This was a nursing accredited conference. View conference agenda.


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BSC's Basic Science building becoming a "Cooler Place," with a big assist from the Recovery Act and the Higher Education Policy Commission (w/photo)
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(Bluefield)—With a big assist from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (WV HEPC), work has begun on a complete heating/air conditioning upgrade in the Brown-Gilbert Basic Science Building at Bluefield State College.
The College received $850,000 from the Recovery Act, in addition to a $750,000 WV HEPC loan. BSC allocated $500,000 toward the project, which began in May. "We are extremely grateful for the external support from the Recovery Act and for the HEPC loan," observed Shelia Johnson, the College's Vice President for Financial and Administrative Affairs.
"The Basic Science Building project includes an HVAC upgrade in the auditorium and throughout each of the classrooms and laboratories on the upper three floors of the building," Johnson added. "The original HVAC system was 40 years old, and the new system is projected to result in an energy savings of more than $40,000 a year."
The Basic Science Building houses the College's School of Arts & Sciences, as well as a 500-seat auditorium that hosts College and community theatrical and musical productions, meetings, several academic competitions involving area public school students, Model United Nations conferences, and more.
"This project represents a tremendous commitment to improve facilities and promote an environment that makes it easier to teach, learn, work, and enjoy the experience," Johnson said.


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A woman in southeast Iowa has been accused of helping a man escape from a county courthouse.
The Ottumwa Courier reports Latisha Bunnell is charged with aiding and abetting escape. Police say she helped Curtis Bunnel on Monday by allowing him to get into her car before she drove away from the Wapello County Courthouse. Curtis Bunnel was there for a court appearance related to a robbery charge.
The pair was later arrested at a home in Oskaloosa.
It's unclear how Curtis Bunnel escaped police custody in order to get into the car. He now faces a separate escape charge.
The pair is being held at the Wapello County Jail. Online records do not list attorneys for them.
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The Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources will revoke a permit for the kayak tour company that led a group of teens when one from New York was swept out to sea.
A lawyer for Hawaii Pack and Paddle tried to postpone Friday's decision by the state Board of Land and Natural Resources. Lawyer Bob Frame says the teens or a Colorado company's guides along for the trip pressured local guides to deviate from the route. He says he needs more time to find out exactly what happened.
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources recommended revoking the company's permit to lead tours at a Big Island state park because of three violations on July 4, when 15-year-old Tyler Madoff was swept away by large waves. His body was never found,, and he is presumed dead.
The permit is set to be revoked in 30 days. At that time, the tour company can present new evidence why it should be allowed to keep the permit.
The land board has warned three other permit holders for the area that all permits may be revoked in January.
A lawyer for the family of the teen from White Plains, N.Y., says the Hawaii company is wrongly trying to shift blame.


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Largely dry with sunny spells.
After a rather cloudy start it will be a dry day today. The cloud will break up, especially this afternoon, with some bright or sunny spells developing, and the winds will be light. Maximum Temperature 8 °C.
It will stay dry tonight with some clear spells developing. With the light winds and starry skies a frost is expected though. Minimum Temperature -2 °C.
Sunday will start bright and dry. There will be some long sunny spells through the day but it will be cloudier in the east. Maximum Temperature 7 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
It'll be largely dry and bright on Monday and it will become milder. Patchy rain will then affect most on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the winds will strengthen.
Updated at: 0022 on Sat 3 Dec 2016
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Largely dry with sunny spells.
Many places will be dry today. It will be cloudy for most this morning but by the afternoon there will be some sunshine. Scattered showers will linger in the west and southwest though and it'll be breezy in the southwest.
It'll stay dry for most tonight with clear spells developing. The north will be cloudier and many places will be frosty away from the southwest, with fog in the northeast.
Sunday will start frosty for many. It will be a fine and dry day though, with plenty of long sunny spells, but it will be windy in the southwest.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
It'll turn cloudy and damp from the west on Monday, but it will become milder. Patchy rain will affect most on Tuesday, with heavier rain in the northwest on Wednesday.
Updated at: 0021 on Sat 3 Dec 2016
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UK Outlook for Wednesday 7 Dec 2016 to Friday 16 Dec 2016:
On Wednesday, wet and windy weather will arrive in Northern Ireland, western Scotland, north-west England and North Wales and gradually spread further south and east. As it does so, the wind and rain will gradually ease so the south-east may well stay dry during Wednesday. The wet weather is likely to edge further southwards at times so there is likely to be a spell of wetter and breezier weather even in the south-east for a time. It will become significantly milder across the country with much less frost than recently. Into the next week, this milder, wetter and windier theme is likely to continue, but in general, winds will be stronger and rain will be heavier in the north-west, whereas the south-east will stay drier and quieter.
Updated at: 1224 on Fri 2 Dec 2016
UK Outlook for Saturday 17 Dec 2016 to Saturday 31 Dec 2016:
After a milder, rather unsettled interlude in the middle of the month especially in the north, more settled weather may return as high pressure builds in for the second half of December, and re-establishes more widely across the UK. However, this build of pressure is quite uncertain. If it happens, it would bring drier than average conditions again for most areas with lighter winds and an increased risk of local frost and fog, especially where skies remain clear overnight. On balance, unsettled spells look slightly less likely and temperatures will probably be generally colder than average.
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The NorthStar Custom Baits Craw Bug Football Jigs are the perfect tool for cold water Bass! Featuring the perfect blend of Bucktail and silicone, hand-tied on a chip-resistant football head, these jigs bring home the bacon! A definite go-to bait when the water dips below 50 degrees, they also can't be ignored for fussy fish in warmer water! These jigs, with their light wire hooks, penetrate even on finesse spinning gear, yet the hook is strong enough to haul in even the biggest porker. Available in several proven color combinations, the NorthStar Custom Hairy Craw Football Jigs catch fish no matter where they go.
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Comments: love the bait it works great but the hooks suck I lost a 4lb smallie today that just straightened the hook and I had a couple others do the same, the hook you can bend it with your fingers... if these had trokar hooks they would be the best out there...
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Comments: Great jig! Very appealing and catches fish year around. It realy excels for me in colder water. The hooks on them are terrorible and need some TLC after recieveing them. If the hook was better quality (sharper/stronger) it would be one of my top choices in a football jig. Trying the premier next
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