text: Good post. I'm glad Steph is doing good things on and off the court. I as specially like his challenge to Michael Jordan to lower the cost of his kicks. We need to yell this out to Nike and Jordan. This should be all over ESPN. I want to see Marbury publicly challenge Jordan to lower the cost of Air Jordans. Regarding Marbury on the court, I've been saying this as long as Marbury's been a Knicks. There were allot of posters up here a few years ago that demanded Marbury be traded and called him selfish. Not surprisingly they have all disappeared or jumped on the Marbury bandwagon. I never understood how a man that averages 7-8 assists per game can be selfish. I bet if Nash passed the ball less and scored more no one would call him selfish. The media would praise his scoring ability. The bar is set much higher for Marbury. All he has to do now is lead his team into the play offs. Finally he has the pieces he needs to do that.


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Every great drink starts with a plant. Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley. Gin was born from a conifer shrub when medieval physicians boiled juniper berries with wine to treat stomach pain. The Drunken Botanist uncovers the surprising botanical history and fascinating science and chemistry of over 150 plants, flowers, trees, and fruits (and even a few fungi).
Some of the most extraordinary and obscure plants have been fermented and distilled, and they each represent a unique cultural contribution to global drinking traditions and our history. Molasses was an essential ingredient of American independence when outrage over a mandate to buy British rather than French molasses for New World rum-making helped kindle the American Revolution. Captain James Cook harvested the young, green tips of spruce trees to make a vitamin C-rich beer that cured his crew of scurvy - a recipe that Jane Austen enjoyed so much that she used it as a plot point in Emma.
With over 50 drink recipes, growing tips for gardeners, and advice that carries Stewart's trademark wit, this is the perfect listen for gardeners and cocktail aficionados alike.
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"A rich compendium of botanical lore for cocktail lovers." (Kirkus)
Always moving. Always listening. Always learning. "After all this time?" "Always."
"No more cheap tequila!"
Last night, I realized Amy Stewart's "The Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World's Great Drinks" had ruined my uneducated, uncomplicated boring and cheap occasional drink. I wanted a drink to go with my take-out Japanese food last night. I went to a liquor store, found the right aisle and selected a reasonably priced Junmai Ginjo-shu. I knew what I was getting (fairly high grade rice wine) and why I wanted sake labeled Junmai (made with rice only, no added alcohol from other sources). A couple of weeks ago, I wouldn't have known what to look for.
- In the future, I'll ask the pedigree of tequila and avoid mixto.
- I no longer think Amaretto di Serrano is made from almonds. It might taste of almonds, but it's made of apricot pits.
- If I run into anything bottled by Dogfish Head Brewery, I'll try it. It might be brewed or distilled from a recipe that's thousands of years old.
- I've never liked a whisky or bourbon I've tried, and now I know why – and what I should look for in the future.
I do wish Audible had a true table of contents. "The Drunken Botanist" has three sections: Part I is devoted to fermentation and distillation, from Agave to wheat. Part II discusses specific fruits, nuts and trees. Part III talks about gardening, and has some great recommendations for selecting plants, and helpful gardening tips.
Throughout the book, there are fun drink recipes, introduced by the "tap, tap" of a utensil on a glass.
NPR's Rene Montagne had a fun interview with Stewart on Morning Edition, and the New York Time's Steven Kurutz and the Los Angeles Time's Debra Prinzing liked the book, too. I'll join them in raising a Champaign mojito in a toast to Stewart and her new book!
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"Fun and informitive"
Amy Stewarts writing style of mixing history, chemistry and trivia makes this book a rare gem that both entertains and educates.
The history of angastora bitters.
She has a silky voice that is a pleasure to listen to as well as her tongue twisting annunciations of the the plants scientific names without a stumble.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, there was a few giggles to some of the light hearted trivia.
If you enjoy science and history you you'll enjoy this book.
A fellow listener inclined to share my opinion on these productions. Maybe even inspire someone toward a powerful, or educational audiobook!
"Drunken Reviewer"
The amount of knowledge that can be gained from this book is extraordinary! I thought it was such a fun read, even if I didn't imbibe one mixed drink throughout the entire program. Even beer drinkers like myself can gain fun info about the making of, and some history of the processes that culminate with the delicious beverages that craft brewers make today!
This book is not just for the college student that drinks and happens to be studying botany(or related fields), but for anyone that is curious about plants that just so happen to be made into alcoholic beverages. I was skeptical as to the level of enjoyment I could obtain from this subject matter, however with Amy Steward's fun, and sometimes sarcastic writing style I truly found myself interested in a new field of science!
If you are just a drunk looking for recipes they are in here. If you never touched a drink in your life this is going to be exciting as well, as you will read of many famous consumers/creators that you may or may not be aware of and their escapades. If you are uninterested in consuming, you can still learn much from a botanical angle on many of the ingredients that go into a large chunk of the economic machine that turns the world.
This has been one of the better finds on this site. I can't see anyone really being disappointed with this purchase. Enjoy!
"Excellent, awesome book"
This book was awesome and informative. It got me to try new drinks. It made me want to start a garden. I cannot say enough good things about it.
It is only about 85% awesome as an audiobook. A lot of the early sections of the book do well as an audiobook - there's a fair amount of 'history' of the different plants and their connections to alcohol. But, by the end of the book, there are a lot of sections that seem more encyclopedic and reference-oriented. It's not *bad* as an audiobook, but I knew that I was going to want to consult this book after I'd read it, which is hard to do with an audiobook.
I actually got an addition copy of it in hardcover for reference.
Definitely recommended.
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"Forget the audio; buy the book"
There are some books that just don't lend themselves to being read out loud and this is one of them. This is more of a reference book and just does not lend itself to being read like a story. It is meant to be browsed and referred to over and over again.
That is not to say that it is a bad book, because it isn't. It is chock full of fascinating information. This is one of those books that you are going to want to underline, jot notes and stick flags in so that you can find your way back to the noteworthy--and you can't do that with an iPod.
As for the narrator. Terrible choice. Can't pronounce the foreign vocabulary. I know she made mistakes on the Spanish so I can only imagine how she butchered the other languages.
As I said, don't waste your money on the audio. If you are at all interested, buy the book.
"Not Worth the $$ (in my opinion)"
A couple of OK sections on Plants that actually had a story behind them and there relationship with spirits, but for the most part, I found this to be very boring. It was like listening to someone read out of a dictionary. My book downloaded into hundreds of chapters - each a very short (just a few minutes) definition of the plant, botanical classification, and how to make a drink with it. I can Google plants too. I was hoping for more botanical history and fun, informative plant/spirits trivia, not a hundred plant definitions & drink recipes.
At the risk of sounding too critical, I did not care for the narration. Her loooong pronunciation of vowels and emotion in her voice was more suited for a Romance Novel.
Overall, I did not care for this book.
"A fascinating look at Ingredient and their History"
The story behind so many herbs and spices that at various times, drove men to extreme measure. Intriguing and beguiling at every turn. In this book you get something worth toasting.
Realizing the power many countries derived from the control of many herbs. The Dutch in particular, proved to be quite unscrupulous in their drive to control the trade.
I enjoyed Coleen Marlo's performance. She's eloquent and energetic in her delivery.
This book had lots of surprises and "now way!" moments for me. You see the best and worst in people and the lengths at which they'll go to for the power and wealth that come from botanical gems like nutmeg and vanilla. Things we take for granted today.
I loved this book. Its packed with all kinds of interesting and surprising facts what could be a rather mundane subject. Amy Stewart puts a lemon twist on this top-shelf cocktail of a book.
I am a clay sculptor and an art instructor at a community college. I mostly listen to audiobooks while I work in my home studio.
"perhaps if you LOVE to drink...?"
Perhaps this is stupid, but I was expecting this book to be a combination of a book about drinks and a book about plants. I'm not much of a drinker and I will not try 90% of the recipes or ideas in the book.
I was hoping for interesting anecdotes and history about the plants that go into our drinks. This was like reading a cookbook with factoids in little boxes next to the recipe description.
What I'm trying to said it this was super dullness mixed with itty bitty bits of interesting history or mini-anecdotes. If you wanna read history and anecdotes related to beverages (alcoholic and not) read "A History of The World in 6 Glasses" by Tom Standage. It is way better.
If you want to make a lot of drinks and be an alcoholic drink snob, by all means, Stewart's is the book for you.
"Interesting information, unbearable naration"
The narrator is terrible. Her voice work doesn't sound natural at all. She does this weird open mouth pronunciation thing that sounds painfully forced and awful.
Her voice sounds like someone who is trying to sound more refined than they actually are. It's forced, and really painful to listen to.
In the section on hops the author discusses the difference between lagers and ales without once mentioning fermentation temperatures. This makes me question all of the information in the book - if this part was missing such an obvious piece of information, how many other parts are inaccurate or incomplete?
"Well written and researched."
I want to make cocktails now. The narrator was excellent. Well done all around.
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The Phillies lost the opening game of their series against the Mets, 9-1. There was basically nothing positive about this game, except Dave Herndon. It even included Brad Lidge serving up a home run to the very first batter he faced this season! Kyle Kendrick struggled, Danys Baez ruined a 1-2-3 inning by following up with a much rougher one, and no Philly batter recorded an extra-base hit as the hitters struck out eight times. What stands out, though, is the continued lack of offensive production from the frigid Philly bats.
There are few things more irritating than watching the Phillies' offense go into extended offensive slumps. A lineup stacked with good hitters – Utley, Howard, Werth, et. al – goes into a prolonged period of futility every year, almost without fail. Whenever the struggles come, they almost always manifest in the form of a full-team slump. No one hitter rises above the mess to salvage these ugly stretches, so it seems. Compounded by tonight's rather embarrassing loss to the Mets at the start of a homestand, the offense's struggles seem to have the same symptoms of past seasons' ills, only happening a couple of months sooner.
Granted, struggles often come with some poor pitching interspersed throughout. I'll put those aside, as we focus solely on the offensive side of things. In the end, even through the doom-and-gloom, you'll see the silver lining.
The Stretch: 14 games, 16 days, from June 14 to June 29
The Record: 3-11
Standing in Division: 41-28, 4 games up before; 44-39, 1 game up after
Real Aces Faced: Jon Lester (7 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 5 K, 1 BB)
New "Aces" Created: Eric Hurley (5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 K, 2 BB), Kyle Lohse (8 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 K, 2 BB)
Total Runs Scored: 47 (3.4 per game)
Team Batting Line: .206/.291/.342
A tough interleague stretch that started immediately after the Phils dumped 20 runs on the Cardinals made the Phillies seem like anything but a legitimate World Series contender at the time. Ironically enough, this stretch also included a series against Oakland, where Joe Blanton would defeat Jamie Moyer three weeks before coming to the Phillies in a trade. In a six-game losing streak that included a sweep by the Angels, the Phils managed to score just 11 runs.
Lester entered his start against the Phillies with a poor ERA, but those numbers belied his true talent; the man is/was an ace and proved it. Hurley, meanwhile, hasn't pitched in the Majors since that season.
The Stretch: 18 games, 21 days, from June 12 to July 2
The Record: 4-14
Standing in Division: 41-28, 4 games up before; 44-39, 1 game up after
Real Aces Faced: Jair Jurrjens (7 IP, 1 H, 1 R [0 ER], 6 K, 4 BB)
New "Aces" Created: Scott Richmond (8 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 11 K, 1 BB), Rich Hill (6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 5 K, 4 BB), Jeremy Guthrie (7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 4 K, 2 BB)
Total Runs Scored: 76 (4.2 per game)
Team Batting Line: .233/.308/.387
Oh, hey, interleague troubles again. While the hitting was a bit better here than the June swoon the Phils trudged through in '07, their record sure wasn't much better for it. Averaging better than four runs a game really isn't all that slouchy, but that number is skewed by three 10-plus run-scoring outputs, which resulted in three of the four wins during this stretch. An awfully bizarre dichotomy, as the Phils only averaged 3.0 runs per game when they didn't crack double digits.
Cole Hamels, meanwhile, in losing three straight starts at one point during this span, had a grand total of six runs of support in his four starts (not that he pitched all that well in that time), with one of those scored after he had left the game.
2010 (after Game 1 vs. NYM on 4/30)
The Stretch: 12 games, 14 days, from April 17 to 30
The Record: 4-8
Standing in Division: 8-3, 1.5 games up before; 12-11, 1.5 games back after
Real Aces Faced: Tim Lincecum (8.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 11 K, 1 BB), with Tim Hudson and Tommy Hanson as honorable mentions
New "Aces" Created: Todd Wellemeyer (7 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 4 K, 3 BB), Nate Robertson (6.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 K, 4 BB), Kris Benson (6 IP, 8 H, 3 R [2 ER], 5 K, 0 BB)
Total Runs Scored: 38 (3.2 per game)
Team Batting Line: .214/.282/.313
Record-wise, this one hasn't been as bad so far, and that's a good bit of luck for the Phils. They find themselves back just 1.5 games as April turns into May. What stands out here is the awful team slugging; repeating, the Phils did not manage an extra-base hit Friday, and they have just 27 in this 12-game slide.
There were wonderers-aloud about the Phils' offense this year, mainly about how long they could sustain such a hot start against better competition. The injury to Jimmy Rollins sure hasn't helped, but no one has really produced well in his absence. We can't blame this on one player missing. Additionally, the Phils seem to even be drawing fewer walks than in slumps past. The mathematical difference between on-base percentage and batting average – isolated discipline or IsoD – is only .056 here, meaning just five-and-a-half percent of Philly plate appearances are resulting in walks. That's the sort of walk rate you see out of a guy like Bengie Molina. For a team that bases a good chunk of its success on taking pitches – Werth and Utley, especially – having such poor plate discipline isn't exactly fast-tracking this slump to its conclusion.
So, what's bright side? Well, the Phils have managed to rebound. After their 2009 slump, they finished the year on a robust 54-32 run, hitting .260/.334/.449 the rest of the way. In 2008, the Phils went 48-31 with a .255/.329/.438 combined line after the selected slump above. Is this cherry-picking? Of course it is. On both ends. But it's certainly worth noting that this sort of thing is typical of the Phillies offense, for whatever reason. It's also worth noting that the team turned out just fine on the other side of the other two slumps.
With the talent of the hitters in the starting lineup, it's hard to imagine this year's slump lasting much longer. So, chin up. Things are slow right now, but the light at the end of this tunnel will start growing brighter any day now.
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great post , fantastic info , gives us some concrete facts to sink our teeth in. i agree completely. i am concerned with the pitching though. i dont disagree with howards contract , but if they have that kind of cash howard could have waited and lee would still be here. i know its more complicated than that but i'm not gonna write a small novel. bottom line is it was doable. after next year ibanez and moyer are gone so only 2010 and 2011 would have been a little expensive, so what , how many times in over 100 years have the phillies been in this position with a chance for a real dynasty , with halladay , lee , hamels , haap , blanton this team could have won 2 or 3 more championships between 2010 and 2014 with 2008 already in the bag. oh and by the way this is the only time in theyre over 100 year history to win 3 or 4 titles in a 6 year span .
Great information retrieval. I do remember horrible April starts before and those prolonged spells you mentioned without the details. Tonight's game was awful. Victorino looks lost, there were a few balls (very few) hit hard but were all caught. Ibanez is just about a sure out anymore. The first 4 batters in the lineup had 1 hit between them. How do you keep a team with this much talent down? The pitcher for the Muts tonight, Niese looked like nothing special at all yet the Phils struck out lots and seemed to hit every ball directly at someone.
I have not been to a game as bad as this one since probably 06.
It almost seams that regardless of how good Roy pitches tomorrow, if the Phils cannot score any runs, it wont matter.
The pitching looked horrible, the bats were invisible, and the defense was downright pathetic. But other than that, the Phillies played a good game tonight.
this should make us all feel better..
Cliff Lee only went 7 innings tonight… with 3 hits…0 runs…0 walks…and 8 ks….on a pitch count…
why did they trade him?
I am so sick of people complaining about Lee. Get over it already. Whats done is done, stop whining.
Pathetic game tonight. Hopefully with Roy on the mound tomorrow they can get it back on track.
it was a dumb move.
you know it.
i know it.
ruben knows it.
everyone knows it.
well Kenrick sucked, but we knew that he would.
last thing i'm ever gonna say about cliff lee and the trade ever again is:
unless he can hit 300 w/ 10-15 HRs as a pitcher it really is no use complaining at all as in whatsoever about him being traded because all kendrick did was meet expectations.
yes the pitching was horrible but with a pen stretched and with the loss of mad dog … stretched father still.
the offense lost this game flat out. not cliff lee, or anyone else.
Joe, you are right. I don't complain about the Lee trade. It's not worth the effort. Nothing to gain from it. And my simple peon mind will never truly understand it. And it's one of the few trades that you immediately knew was a bad idea. Right up there with the Polanco for Ugueth Urbina trade from a few years ago, but more significant. To be honest, I have blanked it out since it happened. It will only annoy you if you think about. And the only way the Phillies can prove to the fans it was a good move is to win the World Series this year. Or Lee blows out his shoulder/elbow. So here's to hoping we win the Series. Go Phils.
the difference here tad is that the polanco trade didn't gave us roy halladay. i don't even know how you can compare the two unless of course doc plans of getting charged for murder in Venezuela next week or something … btw did urbina ever get a trial?
i also don't understand how cliff lee's being in seattle lost us this game tonight.
The odds of resigning Cliff Lee was extremely low, even if we didn't pick up Halladay. The odds of getting back to the World Series even with Lee and Halladay for a third year in a row is low.
Combine those two odds together and you try to move Lee and get as much as you can for him, esp. since once you throw in a depleted farm system with aging starting players into the mix.
I really like Cliff Lee and will always be thankful for his time here. But let it go.
HAHAHAH! You got spanked! The Sillies are the most overrated team in baseball!
Get the broom, b/c you are about to be SWEPT!
Neither the Polanco trade nor the Cliff Lee trade landed us Halladay. Cliff Lee was traded from the Phillies to the Mariners for Aumont and other prospects. And yea, Phillippe looks good in the minors so far. In the minors. Kyle Drabek is what landed us Halladay. Honestly, there is seriously no good reason the Phillies don't have Halladay and Lee. Unless both wanted to be 34 that badly. My comparison to the Polanco-Urbina trade was that 99% of Phillies fans instantly knew it was a horrible trade the second it happened.
Hey, look, Mets trolls on the Phillies boards. I guess it must be May. I reckon we won't see them come June, July, August, September or October.
Back to the original point. The Phillies need to start hitting. Wake up boys.
Every time Kendrick pitches, I'm firmly convinced that it will be his last appearance for the Phillies. Yet they inexplicably keep trotting him out there somehow hoping the results will be different the next time.
Every time Kendrick pitches, I go get a bucket of fried chicken, because I know I am in for a long night.
Corey, I'm going with "alcohol".
Great original post tonight. Good to see originality and sound research going hand in hand.
This homestand has the potential to turn ugly real fast.
It's truly sad when people are so convinced the Phils could have kept Lee. He would have cost Halladay like money, the farm system would have been bankrupt, and there would have been nothing left to resign Howard (his "pay raise" doesn't even kick in for a few more years) or Werth. Long term, Lee would have ruined the team.
That said, the offense is pulling its typical slide, just a bit earlier than usual. I hope it's not a sign of aging. What I find troubling is that Polanco, signed for his steady bat, has joined in with the rest and isn't hitting. He's drawn very few walks and seen very few pitches. He hasn't performed as expected. Another thing which worries me is the lack of focus and hustle, but I think Manuel will address that, if he hasn't already. This team should be better, even with the lackluster pitching of late.
Next post should address the bullpen. I don't honestly see that as a plus. Baez has been terrible. Madson, even before he stupidly kicked a chair, was terrible, and would have been terrible even in a set-up role because teams are on to his pitching patterns. Lidge is still a question mark. The team has starters who will be back, but there's no one to replace the bad bullpen arms.
The Jeltz on this site makes NO logical sense. Halladay gives up 5 runs over 7, while Ben Francisco leaves 8 men stranded on base, who gets the Jeltz? Halladay. Kendrick, however, gives up 4 over 5 and Victorino gets the Jeltz. Do the people who do this site even think about their choices or just toss up whoever the first to come to mind is?
1. Happens ev-ery year. And the remedy is to LOOK AT MORE PITCHES PLEASE! Walk! Ryan, while not as bad as last year, is starting to get antsy at the plate again. I'm not complaining. Not worried about the offense.
2. The Cliff Lee stuff has to stop. What do you gain by bitching one more time about a trade you don't like?
3. I got news. Lidge throws 95-96. If he's throws 91, 89, topping out at 93. Its sooo over. I know he's rehabbing but he has got to get his velocity up and you can't put him out there till he does or he'll get pummeled. Slider looks great though.
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Phils_ftw, wouldn't you agree though that Baez is more deserving…? he also gave up 4 runs, but in 2 innings only! When KK left, the game was within reach… when Baez left, we were done.
I don't recall Lidge ever hitting 95-96, at least as a Phillie. I think the slider is definately back though. Not going to judge a guy that was thrown in to face a few hitters in a game that was out of hand anyway.
The game was an embarrasment last night though, for the Phils. They should no heart whatsoever.
You are nuts if you think fans will stop talking about the dumbest trade in the history of baseball, especially on a night when the Phillies lose and Lee wins. Get over it.
Last night's game was pathetic!
Confucius say: "No Hit-ee, no win-ee"
Good post. The only thing that concerns me, as someone else had mentioned, is that in both '08 and '09 the Phillies had similar Aprils, so another cold streak is bound to be on the way. As far as Lee goes, I fall on the side of "get over it." And Kendrick? Kendrick is pitching as well as can be expected for a 6th starter because that's exactly what he is. Things should turn around soon enough.
Anyone who defends the lee trade is crazy. It was a slap in the face to the fans. Lee for one year at 9 million gave you a great one two punch. The three prospects are a joke, gillies is a toolsy undrafted outfielder which we have a lot of in the minors, aumont is a hit or bust who is very inconsistant, and ramirez is another 22 year old low minors undrafted free agent. The owners showed you there loyalty to the loyal fans ,by worring about 9 million when you have people in lines trying to get in a ton of money pouring in and they bottom line us. The phillies wouldnt have sign lee we all know that but two first round choices are good if you are committed to sign them and pay the money it takes to get some good high school kid not to go to college. this year is loaded with pitchers and catchers coming out.so you can kiss the phillies ass by saying it over done , it doesnt change the fact. You loyalty was reward with a slap in the face by these five dont care owners. and howard was signed because he puts people in the seats, people will go to see a homerun hitter nomatter how poor the team is doing. baez should be release and mathieson should be up today .
Wait. You guys keeping bitching about the Lee trade, clogging up the message board, and I'M the one that's supposed "to get over it"??? You're shouting at the rain. The trade was bad, there was pain and anger, and its over. Now, when the trade deadline rolls around and the Phils have the chance to get Lee back for the stretch, then I will yell with you to trade for him, but cmon already. Thanks.
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Halladay did not pitch as expected, (5 in 7 would have gotten Hamels booed out of Philly) and Francisco didn't hit much worse than anyone else; he just happened to do it with runners on. Could have happened to Utley or Polanco, who haven't been hitting worth a crap lately, either.
Victorino gets the Jeltz because he made stupid mistakes, like not running on a dropped third strike, and generally not being Victorino-like, whereas Kendrick pitched no worse than expected. Baez was horrible, but with the offensive slump, the Jeltz pretty much has to be awarded to a position player. Baez came into a game that was already hopeless given the garbage hitting.
I totally agree with the Dipsy. Walks need to be coaxed, Lee is gone, period, and Lidge isn't ready if he's maxing out at 93mph. Any major league hitter can slam a totally straight fastball that isn't exactly fast.
Lidge only managed 93 on one pitch, too. The rest were between 89-91. That's "finesse pitcher" territory, and those types have the fastball movement Lidge does not. He won't get by with just a slider, because players are wise to it's dropping out of the strikezone and will force walks, instead.
Even if Lidge has supposedly never hit 95, as Scotch man claims, he did hit 94 consistently. That's a far cry from 89.
I'm not yet worried about Lidge, though. You don't have much of an adrenaline rush coming into a game that's already down the toilet. If you want worries, think about Baez.
George – I think he had an adrenaline rush last night pitching in his first game of the year and after two surgeries. We may all have to face the possibility that he can't close anymore. Did you guys see how those guys were all over that fastball? The ball on Barajas was on the hands and he still got around and crushed it. I hope Lidge comes back strong – but the odds are against him.
The Dipsy
Why do I keep getting Malware popups when I come to this site? (Only this site no other sites)
I know a lot of people want the Cliff Lee comments to stop but they will continue all season. You just can't help but notice how paper thin our rotation is. People are acting like Joe Blanton is a shutdown starter. This guy is "serviceable" at best. Hamels is not a number 2 for a WS caliber team. And then you're still going to have to watch Moyer or Kendrick go out there every 5th day. It's an ugly picture right now and it doesn't help seeing Cliff Lee dominate in his first outing of the season. It was a terrible decision to trade him because it didn't have to be done. Prospects are just that, prospects, and its not like our minor league talent pool received a humungous upgrade with what Cliff Lee fetched. As JRoll said when asked about the Lee trade and why they didn't keep him…"I thought we could keep him. I guess that's just the moves the Yankees do."
I think the bullpen is in shambles too but at least Lee would have helped preserve the pen too. The lineup needs to come around although I hate hearing fans talk about how J-Roll was the glue that held this lineup together. He sure didn't feel like the glue last year when he was hitting .200 for the first 2 months of the season. But because he started off hot before being injured, everyone wants to reason that he's the missing link. I got news though, the entire lineup started off hot. JRoll would probably be in this batting funk along with everyone else.
Is anyone else surprised that the best and most consistent hitter in the lineup right now (the only one really hitting) is also the only one that is in a contract year? Just coincidental, I'm sure.
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whaaaaaaaa cry baby philly fans you had your one lucky year and now that is over see you in another hundred years!!!! enjoy the worst contract in baseball history!!! In 5 years when Ike Davis is winning MVPs and The Big Nostril is all broken down…….phillies are done!!!
Lidge sure looks like he's done…at least we can always remember 2008. RAJ has some real problems on his hands.
Jay, unless I'm wrong the Phillies have won three consecutive Eastern Division titles, two consecutive NL Pennants, and one World Championship in the last three seasons. In 2007, they came from seven games back with 17 left to play to win the East (I forget exactly who they overtook…you may have to look that up yourself). That hardly seems like one lucky season. When was the last time the Mets won anything?
Adam – All the reasons you give for incessantly talking about Cliff Lee don't matter. That without remedy should be without regard. And, Blanton is more than serviceable. He's a good starter in the major leagues. And, if you wanna look at the pin action from the Lee trade, Howard doesn't get signed if we keep Lee and extend him. Its just the same thing over and over again with you guys so let it die. You must be hell when girlfriends break up with you.
The Dipsy
Please don't talk to Jay.
The Dipsy
If you think Jay is a 'rhoid, wait till you see what crawls up out of the toilet if the Phillies lose again today… to the Mets… with Doc on the mound for us.
Good points on Lidge, Dipsy, but I think he still may have had a bigger rush being in a REAL game. Manuel is bringing him back slowly, though, and probably for good reason: he's just not completely ready yet. It's as if he's just nearing the end of spring training, and he may yet improve.
Blanton is definitely more than serviceable. He's a double figure winner with a decent ERA, pitches a lot of innings, and is just now hitting his peak years.
Lee would have been gone without an expensive extension, and an expensive extension would have precluded signing some other key players. Two draft picks does not equal three prospects, either, and one possible pennant doesn't equal four or five.
And why is everyone so down on Hamels? He's had one bad year (in which he still won 10 games) out of four, and has taken the effort to improve his repertoire. If he could win 15, then 14 games, and four playoff and series starts with only TWO pitches, why will he be so bad with an added cutter and an improved curve? Give him a little time.
Of course, if Lidge can't get up any more speed, he's cooked as a closer, and the Phils are screwed.
The bats are undisciplined. The pitching is weak and will improve when Blanton and Happ return. Lidge may be done as a closer. I hope not, but feel that there are strong possibilities that this may be true. May will be better than April. I am feeling optimism — at least I think that feeling is optimism. Could be my blood sugar, though.
If the Mets win again today, I wonder which of you Philly fans will put your fingers down your thoat and vomit on another little girl last week
Pukemon just adds to the list that already includes snowballs being thrown at Santa and batteries being thrown at… I think JD Drew. At least THIS TIME, most people agree that Pukemon's actions were vile and he deserves ridicule.
This has got to be the most depressing stretch the phils have looked in a while they just don't seem to have any fight lately.
Look, we've all had a nasty but small look at what Lee might have done for us in 2010 had he still been here, but he's not. Would he have been gone *this* year without an extension? If so, then I'm confused and stand corrected. I thought we'd just have to pay 9 mil for an ace that would have gone a long way to taking us back to the WS and with a good chance of winning this year, so I don't agree that it's one probable pennant against 4 or 5.
What Adam F. said about preserving the pen is a huge point and one that is *so* important this year in particular, since it's a need that hasn't been addressed. Especially in times when the bats go cold, which obviously they can. Other than Halladay, who do we have that can go 7 deep with 3 hits, 8 Ks, and no runs – back in the AL no less (I look forward to stats of our current starters from future comments..). If "that which is without remedy should be without regard", I guess a lot of history books should be burned. Do we have a remedy? Dipsy, are you peeved at commenters who bring up CL because you've managed to find an explanation you can live with (if so, I'm really happy for you and I agree with your posts more than most, but can't get with the program here) and would like to forget the whole thing like a bad dream? Your "bar analogy" of the not *so* distant past is still one of my faves.
Again, Phils fans will probably not let the Lee thing die if the pitching aside from Halladay continues to be a concern, unfortunately.
Ignoring the Mets trolls has to be done, though 8)
The one thing so far is that the east is weak . braves I thought were better Marlins inconsitent, and Mets forget, it they stink and will fade, this isnt the miracle of 1969.
I laughed out loud at LetsGoMets' post after tonight's game.


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Alfred J. Black, 69, of Hobart Road, Glenville, PA, and formerly of Amsterdam, NY passed away November 29, 2012 in Parrish, Florida.
Born in Amsterdam on March 21, 1943, he was the son of the late Alfred and Virginia Nolan Black. He was a graduate of St. Mary's Institute and attended Siena College. He served as a Deputy Sheriff for Montgomery County under Sheriffs' William S. Wert and Ronald Emery.
In 1967, he joined the 109th Tactical Airlift Group of the NYS Air National Guard in Scotia, NY. He rose to the rank of Senior Master Sergeant and was Supervisor of the Propulsion Shop until his retirement in 1998. During his career, he also held the rank of First Sergeant of Maintenance.
He was instrumental in creating and establishing the first Non-Commissioned Officers Preparatory Course ever offered in the New York Air National Guard and served as course manager. He also served as a member of the Color Guard.
He was a member of the Irish American Club Amsterdam, NY. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 14, the Allied Veterans Honor Guard and the BPOE #763, all of Hanover, PA.
Alfred is survived by his wife, Sharon Bishop Black, whom he married on March 15, 1967, daughters, Shannon (Joshua) Nelson, Syracuse, NY, Erin (Daniel) Vrankin, Glenville, PA, and Brenda (George) Umbrianna, Bridgewater, MA and grandchildren, Nolan Theodore, Emma, Sara and Anna Nelson, Katharine, Zachary, and Alexander Vrankin, Andrew and Delaney Umbrianna. Many nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.
Cremation was held at Manasota Crematory, Bradenton, Florida.
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Do you guys realize Durant was the second overall draft pick while Gallo was the 6th? If not for peoples obsession with 7 footers Durant easily would have been the overal number one pick.
The NBA draft is often very subjective and in many ways a crap shoot. Usually there are 2-3 can't miss prospects and then from their your drafting solely on potential. There have been more misses then hits when it comes to draft picks.
1985: 6 Joe Kleine -- Miss
1986: William Bedford -- Miss
1987: Kenny Smith -- I'll give him a hit but he was drafted in from of KJ, Reggie Miller and Marc Jackson
1988: Hersey Hawkins -- AVerage
1989: Stacey King-- Miss
1990: Felton Spencer -- Miss
1991: Doug Smith -- Miss
92: Tom Gugliotta -- average at best
93: Calbert Chaney -- Miss
94: Sharone Wright -- Miss
95: Bryant Reeves -- Miss
96: Antonie Walker -- Hit
97: Ron Mercer -- Miss
98: Robert Taylor -- Miss
99: Wally Szcerbiak -- Average
00: Demar Johnson -- Miss
01: Shane Battier -- Hit
02: Dajuan Wagner -- Miss
03: Kaman -- Hit
04: Josh Childress-- Miss
05: Martell Webster -- Average
06: Brandon Roy -- Hit
07: Yi Jianlian -- Miss
08: Gallo -- ?
09: Johnny Flynn -- ?
The fact of the matter is Gallo is young and averaging nearly 15ppg well not hurting our salary cap situation at all. You can say he's a bust (you'd be wrong) but he's far superior then over half the players drafted in the exact same spot on the draft.
Let his career get some legs before you hate just for the sake of hating. We're all frustrated with this team but relax alittle.
Gallo is averaging 14 points a game while throwing up enough bricks to build the GREAT WALL OF CHINA..... And you guys are DUMB enough to think that David Lee's scoring and rebounding has no postive effect on the game but Gallo getting starter minutes and shooting all those bricks is OK???? Gallo only gets his measly 14 points a game because his Godfather let's him stay out on the floor and shoot all them bricks..... Why do you think Gallo only wanted to play in New York????? The weather???? Because his Godfather allows him to stay on the floor AND SHOOT THE TEAM OUT OF GAMES..... I mean this is ridiculous....... Did you see Gallo's statline last night??? That's the norm, not the exception..... You think that doesn't matter..... It takes big efforts from the Vets on the team to cover for the "Rookies" off shooting nights....C'mon gimme a break
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I gave various reasons for my opinions and am merely sharing my observations on him. I always give Lee credit for being a good player so how am I hating?
The truth is the truth.
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Pierce is still the man on the Celtics even with Allen and KG. Lee would immidiately become the 3rd or 4th option in that same scenerio.
Your not making any sense. Please go back and read my original post.
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Amare was compared to Ben Wallace.
He had no post skills or jumpshot before arriving to Phoneix.
D'Antoni and his staff transformed Amare into one of the most talented ans SKILLED big men we can find in the world today, this transformation put Phoneix on the top. Amare has a consistant jumpshot and can handle the ball to drive and slash to the basket, plus his post game is nearly unguardable and unstoppable. Amare before the major injury was a freak, he dominated one of the best defensive big men of all time, Duncan.
So its true, Amare could be a beast on defense if he wanted to, but we have to give D'Antoni credit as a coach for getting the best out of Amare, maxing out potential. This is D'Antoni's best trait.
Plus, if we obtain D'Antoni, it'll attract a lot of free agents.
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Maybe Philbin believed in his defense? you know the thing that was supposed to be the strength of the team? the one that let up a 94 yard drive, and after the missed FG the same one that let Brady drive down the field for another TD? how about the concept of making a stop?
You can also reference the 34-0 embarrassment the Giants received from the Falcons with their season on the fringe meanwhile the Phins were playing for nothing, the great "elite" Eli put up a whopping 0pts, the Giants kicker missed an early FG, switching momentum, from then on Coughlin went for it on 4th down multiple times, resulting in nothing but failed attempts giving the Falcons more short field which let them keep scoring which demoralized the giants and quickly put the game out of hand
Though Barry Jackson is probably the best of all. He gets the true breaking news and notes(perhaps Armando steals from him) and reports it as it is. Facts without the opinionated nonsense and spin that comes from Armando.
Basically, we all know the style he writes in by now. To be bothered by it would be like being appalled and disgusted by Howard Stern for being crass.


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It was a brief respite but last Sunday's rainstorm provided us with hope during a long dry winter.
The evidence of that hope was everywhere as the wife and I rose before daylight Monday for a trip to Lubbock. The night before the rare February thunderstorm had left us eating our supper by candlelight after the lights went out for nearly an hour.
As we left the house a glowing full moon hung low in the clear western sky. Out on Cacahuate Road, with the full moon behind us and dawn coming in the eastern sky, a decaying building showed the ribs of its roofless rafters. A short distance further the ribs of a home under construction will provide for a new generation in the sandhills.
Night birds swooped across our highway path taking advantage of the final hour of darkness to find the day's meal.
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Barely over 30 herself and terrified, she turned to her husband and three boys to find strength.
"My husband just told me just think about our kids, do what's best and I'm going to be there for you all the way," said Olipares.
Allison Taylor Shykowski, a genetic counselor at the Queen's Medical Center, says genetic testing proved Olipares indeed had a mutation in the gene most commonly associated with breast cancer called BRCA. In addition, she has a family tree confirming the patterns of high-risk patients: a clustering of cancer cases in relatives, more than one cancer, cancer at an earlier age and cancer in men.
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Regarding the March 23 story about locating wind farms in Bee, Live Oak and San Patricio counties:
Here are some facts about the devastating effects of wind farms.
1. They are massively subsidized by our federal taxpayers dollars.
2. They don't work, usually generating about 20% of their "advertised" capacity.
3. They lower adjacent landowners' property values. Studies in other areas show that adjacent landowners often apply to appraisal districts for a lower land value due to visual and noise pollution from nearby wind farms.
4. Even with government subsidies, they still produce more expensive electricity than we get from fossil fuel sources. And our electric utilities are "required" to purchase a certain percentage from "green" sources, adding to the customers' costs.
5. Initial employment drops to just a few persons to maintain the structures.
6. Biological studies are routinely ignored by wind farm companies, witness the Kenedy Ranch wind farm located in one of the richest bird areas of Texas.
7. The western U.S. is covered with abandoned and derelict wind farms because the companies went bankrupt when the subsidies ran out, and they had to replace motors or towers. The landowner gets stuck with a removal cost or a nice permanent monument to the "green gods."
It's all a "green scam" to bilk taxpayers and enrich the original developers. I hope our county commissioners don't fall for the scam by granting tax abatements which will make our property taxes higher to make up the deficit from lost revenues.
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JR has the basketball IQ of a five year old. When his shots are falling everything is alright as he is going to score, but once his shot is off we are in trouble as he seems to be lacking any kind of knowledge on how to move the ball systematically. I guess that's what college basketball does for you.
"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand."
Kurt Vonnegut
Spencer Hawes always gives us ****. The ball is moving really well and Kurt Thomas is a beast on the boards as normal!
Love Kurt Thomas..So good to see him back in Orange and Blue where he belongs
Jesus Christ. That was not a flagrant.
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Good hard foul its worth it. Bet you he wont come back down there while Thomas is on the floor
this is why I miss the 80s and 90s brand of basketball.
Thank you JR.
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Smith needs to swing and drive until he gets it going. Good pass!
We should come back with Felton and or Jason Kidd. Need to get some pick and roll with Melo going.
Prigioni took a jumpshot!!
Young has been a major pest under the basket. They need to be more aware of him on defense.
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Family, friends and acquaintances struggled Saturday with the reality of what investigators are calling the murders of Ramon and Crusita Sena of Clovis by their adopted son, Daniel Sena, who also killed himself.
Ramon Sena, 64, died late Friday at a Lubbock Hospital, hours after investigators said they discovered him wounded multiple times in a shooting spree that killed Crusita, 66.
The couple was discovered by Curry County Sheriff's deputies in their home at 4200 Homestead about 11 a.m. Investigators said they found Daniel Sena, 25, about an hour later in his car a few miles from his parents home, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Investigators haven't disclosed a motive for the killings.
Nina Allen of Clovis, grandmother to one of Daniel Sena's two children, said he had struggled with alcohol and drugs. Allen said she was told the mother of another of Daniel Sena's children — a daughter — called police Friday after he made a threat against his parents. The daughter, Allen said, attends Mesa Elementary School, which was locked down as a precaution for about an hour after the shootings were discovered.
Curry County Undersheriff Wesley Waller on Saturday confirmed that Daniel Sena had a violent history with his parents even before the killings.
Court records show Sena was charged in February 2010 with assault against a household member and battery against a household member. He pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct and was sentenced to 182 days in jail. The jail time was suspended along with a court order specifying no alcohol or drugs and that Sena attend and complete anger management counseling.
Kim Schiller of Clovis, a family friend of more than two decades, choked back tears as she remembered the Senas.
"This is one of the most tragic losses this city has ever seen," said Schiller. "And to die like that, it was just senseless."
Schiller said Crusita — Chris to those who knew the Senas — was her oldest son's babysitter "from the time he was 6 weeks old until he was 2."
The Senas, Schiller said, were more like godparents to her children than sitters. Even after Chris stopped watching Schiller's son to devote all of her time to her newly adopted son Daniel Sena, Schiller said they remained friends.
"He (Daniel) was a little over (age) 2 when they adopted him," Schiller said. "He was their life."
Schiller said because her son loved the song "La Bamba," the Senas bought a video tape and a plastic guitar for him. When Schiller arrived at the Sena home to pick up her son, "He would be standing in front of their TV strumming that plastic guitar and just singing 'La Bamba, La Bamba.'
"And she had some of the strangest remedies for sick children," said Schiller, "but they all worked." Schiller recalled a time when she dropped off her son with a high fever. Chris, Schiller said, peeled and sliced potatoes, soaked them in vinegar, then wrapped them in a bandana around the boy's forehead.
When Schiller arrived after work to pick up her son, "Here was my son running around in a diaper and a bandana and no fever," she said. "And when we took that bandana off, you could have had cooked potatoes, they were that hot. But no fever.
"They were some of the most loving people you could have asked for," said Schiller. "Angels. That's all I can say to describe the kind of people they were."
Schiller and Allen described Daniel Sena as a good kid growing up — doted on by his parents.
Allen said Daniel had struggled with alcohol and drugs in recent years. She said she thought he had beaten the addictions but had heard only days before the shootings that he had fallen in with a bad crowd and "was going to be a rapper," she said.
"It's sad," said Allen. "They were very, very sweet, wonderful people. They gave Daniel everything.
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John McGlade, Jim Chaplick, and William Luksha
When Dr Pepper Snapple (Plano, Texas) presented Victorville, Calif., with the prospect of locating a $125 million manufacturing and distribution plant in the city that would employ 200 people, officials recognized anopportunity they couldn't pass up.
A city of just over 100,000 and located about an hour's drive from Los Angeles, Victorville faced a significant challenge, however, because before Dr Pepper Snapple would commit to this investment, the city had to make its own promise — to construct a wastewater treatment facility to serve Dr Pepper Snapple's operations. Without a new treatment facility, the project was untenable for the company, because discharge of its high-strength wastewater to the regional publicly owned treatment works would incur large fees.
The drink maker needed the new manufacturing facility to go into production in less than 2 years, requiring that the associated $46 million industrial wastewater treatment plant, supporting utilities, and industrial and domestic collection systems be on-line in time to accommodate that schedule.
The city has built much of its economic development planning around a major industrial center at the Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) located in Victorville at the former George Air Force Base, which closed in 1992. The city's long-term plans called for bringing in more major tenants like Dr Pepper Snapple, so discussions about wastewater treatment addressed the need for a dedicated facility that would accommodate continued growth at SCLA.
According to Victorville Mayor Ryan McEachron, "The success of the redevelopment of SCLA depends on the ability of the Airport Authority to attract job-creating industry. Companies like Dr Pepper Snapple have walked away in the past due to the inability to treat their type of high-strength wastewater. The decision to build our own wastewater treatment plant was clearly the correct decision, not just for the successful development of Dr Pepper Snapple's new processing plant, but also to be ready for the 'next one.'"
The city teamed with Woodard & Curran (Portland, Maine) to design and operate the $30 million wastewater treatment facility, and Benham Constructors (St. Louis) was hired to build it. The city's engineering department was responsible for the design and construction of the collection system, which included 22.5 km (14 mi) of gravity sewer, all utility services to the plant, reclaimed-water distribution lines, and the design of a future solids-disposal line.
All parties fast-tracked the project to meet the schedule. The project was completed in 23 months and went on-line Jan. 1, 2010.
To understand the scope and size of this effort, it helps to visualize a football field with 15 concrete tanks, each measuring 91.4 m long × 18.3 m wide × 6.1 m deep (100 yd long × 60 ft wide × 20 ft deep). The mechanical systems filled the sidelines and end zones.
The facility, which is located adjacent to SCLA, is designed to treat a total of 9500 m3/d (2.5 mgd): 3800 m3/d (1 mgd) of industrial flow and 5700 m3/d (1.5 mgd) of sanitary flows.
The entire plant is controlled via a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system wired for Ethernet (TCP /IP) communication. It is equipped with pretreatment, anaerobic, and aerobic treatment operations followed by disinfection to produce high-quality effluent. The plant treats separate flows of sanitary wastewater and the high-strength industrial wastewater from the high-fructose corn syrup content of the company's product.
Industrial wastewater enters the plant in a separate, dedicated, industrial sewer line and undergoes anaerobic treatment in two 950-m3 (250,000-gal) upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors to reduce biochemical oxygen demand by 85% — reducing its strength enough so that it can be added to the sanitary flow. The combined flows then undergo activated sludge treatment and clarification in a membrane bioreactor (MBR).
Solids are thickened in the MBR to a concentration of 3.0% to 4.0%and pumped to the Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority for treatment and disposal. The MBR process enables the facility to maintain high mixed liquor concentrations (10,000 mg/L), which facilitates a low solids-generation rate, reducing the volume and, consequently, the cost for disposal.
MBR permeate is treated by ultraviolet disinfection prior to discharge to meet requirements for effluent disposal and water reuse under California Recycled Water Criteria Title 22. All wastewater treated at the plant is reused for irrigation.
The plant is staffed by three operators and supported by a senior manager from Woodard & Curran. All work closely with Victorville's Department of Public Works, Victorville Municipal Utility Service, the Water Department, and the city's Engineering Department.
In 2011, the facility treated 678,000 m3 (179 million gal), an average of 1900 m3/d (491,000 gal/d). The flow consisted of 510,000 m3 (134.7 million gal) of sanitary flow and 169,000 m3 (44.6 million gal) of industrial flow from the drink maker. Since midyear 2011, the majority of effluent has been pumped to Westwinds Golf Course for irrigation. The remaining portion goes to the Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority.
One of the most important requirements when a facility is producing reclaimed water is consistent excellent quality. To date, daily effluent contains no detectable biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, or coliform, and turbidity is less than 0.2 NTUs.
All systems are operated, monitored, and controlled from a fully networked SCADA system that is Web-accessible and monitored during off-hours using smartphones and tablets. The facility has both automated and manual controls to prevent the delivery of recycled water that does not meet California's Title 22 requirements. Final plant effluent is monitored for in-line turbidity, and if it were to exceed the maximum allowed turbidity, a control valve would reroute the effluent to the sewer or back to the treatment plant.
As another means to streamline operations, tablet computers are used to collect data. Data input into the tablets is downloaded automatically to a server that populates monthly operating reports. This process eliminates the need to duplicate data entry. Safety records, maintenance, housekeeping, and rounds data also are collected electronically.
As Victorville looks to the future, its primary goal is to bring in additional tenants to the SCLA complex, which currently serves various industries, including aviation maintenance, flight testing, warehouse logistics, furniture, and plastics manufacturing. With the high volume of passenger planes flying into Los Angeles, Victorville's airport is an appealing alternative for dedicated air-cargo operations, because SCLA hosts its own U.S. Customs office, a foreign trade zone, and the second-longest commercial runway in the United States, at 4587 m (15,050 ft). The city hopes to add rail spur lines that would connect the airport to the major Chicago-to-Los Angeles line that runs through town.
City officials are focused on identifying more opportunities for water reuse. Two future possibilities are for treated effluent to be used as cooling-tower makeup at local power plants and to use upflow anaerobic sludge blanket biogas to power and heat the power plant reactors.
Jim Chaplick
is a senior vice president at Woodard & Curran (Portland, Maine) and served as project manager for the design of the Victorville, Calif., wastewater treatment facility.
William Luksha
is senior manager of the Victorville facility.
John McGlade
is public works director for the City of Victorville.
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June 28, 2012 —
HANCOCK, NY — The organizers of the Catskill Valley Scenic Byway Initiative will hold an opening reception for an art exhibit at The Bakery, 167-169 East Front St., on Saturday June 30 from 4 to 6 p.m. Artworks will be on display for the month of July, and can be viewed Mondays 6:30 am to 3:30 pm, Thursday to Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The show is a celebration of outdoor scenes along Route 30 in Delaware County, as portrayed through paintings by the East Branch Delaware River Plein Air Painters, aerial photographs by Corneel Verlaan and works by other guest artists including Mike De Angelis, Charles Kowalski and Kay Parisi-Hampel.
All art will be auctioned at the end of the summer, with proceeds split between the Byway Initiative and the artists. Byway proceeds will be used for mapping the byway and its resources and for necessary consultant services. Call 607/326-7073.


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MLB Fan Cave Finalists Announced
Last month, I reviewed the top 50 MLB Fan Cave Finalists, and wrote what I thought about each one. You can see that post here.
Today, MLB unveiled the winners. Last season it was two people who inhabited the fan cave – this season it will be nine.
The winners are:
I found Ashley's video to be boring, Benjamin's video to be okay, but not superior, and Lindsay's video to be dull.
Shaun's video was boring and monotone, Gordon's video was annoying with a God-awful rap song, and Ricardo Marquez was actually funny, which is why he made my top 10.
Ricky Mast also made my top 10 – the guy was funny and collects baseball cards. Eddie came off as super passionate, but almost seemed desperate in his video. Kyle was creative in his video, altering the lyrics to 'Like a Boss' to 'In the fancave,' which became annoying after awhile.
I ranked the finalists as to who I thought were the funniest and would be the best for the Fan Cave.
So only two of my top 10 made it.
I'm not sure why they have chosen 9 winners, rather than one winner and a wingman. What's wrong with having Ricardo by the winner and Ricky his wingman?
With 9 people it will seem like a reality show.
I don't get the MLB Network because I have basic cable, so I probably won't see many of the characters throughout the season, but when thinking about a baseball reality show, my mind started to wander.
If the MLB wanted some more programming for the baseball season, I've got some reality shows for them:
Meet the Ballhawks: A show that would chronicle the ballhawking seasons of several ballhawks and their race to be the top ballhawk on mygameballs. It would show the near misses of home runs, the circus catches during BP, interactions with the players, etc. I think it would be really interesting.
Juiced: Put Jose Canseco in a house with players that he threw under the bus in his book 'Juiced,' and make them coexist. Canseco, by the way, was kicked out of the Mexican League today for taking testosterone. If you follow him on twitter, you probably saw a flurry of crazy tweets from Canseco challenging his 'haters' to MMA fights, etc.
Keeping the Dream Alive: Follow former major league players such as Armando Benitez as they continue to play baseball far away from the spotlight in lowly independent leagues. By the way, besides Benitez, what other players have turned to independent ball after the majors. I know there's got to be a bunch.
Any other ideas?
Will anyone else be visiting the Fan Cave website to watch the winners throughout the season? I probably won't, I got interested in the whole Fan Cave thing when fellow ballhawk Zack Hample applied, and I figured he would be a shoo-in.
That's all for today folks, time to watch the Office, run five miles, and play MLB the show for the rest of the evening.
There's only 28 days until Opening Day, and you have until Sunday to win this Ryan Zimmerman shirt.
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9 winners really? I dont even like that idea 2 maybe 3 9 is just way to much.
Canseco and his damn PED's he still cant give them up, and i think Ricky Henderson played in the independent leagues for a while?
I was a fan of Ashley's
Hey Erik. Again, thanks for taking the time to write a piece about the fan cave. I know the format is a little different this season, but I'm gonna do my best to make it interesting for everyone. There's a high bar that was set last year so we have a lot on our plate. If you, or anyone else, wanna visit the cave, shoot me a message on Twitter @iBlogBetter. The Fan Cave isn't about what we do in there. As cliche and probably stupid as this sounds, it's actually about all fans. Fans this season will have a lot more interaction with the cave. Plus, you can vote me off if you think I suck. So that could turn out rewarding to know you were a part of booting me out ha. Anyways, thanks again and hey, hopefully I can meet you and Hample.
Zack Hample is not a finalist that is crazy. He is the best baseball fan there is.